Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 642 Old things
The trunk of the Yambu tree, personal space.

Qin Huai's main body, along with his three clones, all surrounded the Taotie that had taken over, pinching and touching it here and there, carefully comparing the differences between the current state and the previous one.

"It's amazing. The essence of the Yama's will, which was infused with the power of inheritance, helped Xing to achieve a sublimation. It's different from the ether dragon body modified by the Tianrui Origin Blood. While the characteristics are obvious, the improvement seems to be more comprehensive."

Looking at Taotie, whose energy and spirit were clearly much stronger than before, Ma Fu, who had been exposed to the cold winter for a long time, subconsciously mentioned Big Ben's latest research direction: "Moreover, I always feel that the aura that the second brother is emitting now is somewhat familiar, very much like the mythical potion that Big Ben just started a project on not long ago."

"Mythical potion? What's that? A new type of gene potion?"

Kaiming, who had been busy with the official salvage operation, opened his eyes, broke free from the empathy, and asked a question.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. The widely circulated saying inside Big Ben is that gathering all the extraordinary genes produced by the Frost Winter together can grant a person three thousand minor supernatural powers, a supreme fifth-tier ability, a seventh-palace level personal growth ability. But that's not the whole story of gene abilities. When Su Ling picked the Frost Winter, what he harvested from the core was even more abundant than a supreme fifth-tier ability. Once, during a small meeting, he mentioned unintentionally that this thing was called the [Mythical Factor], which was closely related to the Yanfu inheritance. Later, I asked Xia Gengshi, and he said that Su Ling relied on this [Mythical Factor], plus some characteristics of the Qiongqi inheritance, to cultivate the original Dharma Body, which is extremely difficult for the Five Immortals to cultivate, with relatively shallow qualifications. Then he achieved great success, entered the Six Departments, and gradually climbed to his current position as the Ghost Lord of Yanfu."

Ma Fu paused for a moment, then continued, "Right now, the feeling I get from the second brother is similar to that of a test subject for the Mythical Potion, except that the two are in completely different states. One is as hard as stone, while the other is as loose as shredded meat. They are not comparable."

"Mythological factor?"

Qin Huai frowned, as if he had thought of something, and directly opened the auction house, searching for many items produced by the Big Ben Research Institute.

"Found it. This thing should be a derivative of the so-called mythical potion."

Before he finished speaking, a small porcelain bottle appeared in his hand. After opening the cap, a pungent smell of blood immediately wafted out.

[Qiongqi Blood (Fake)]

Type: Consumables
Quality: Normal

An early experiment by the Big Ben Research Institute, this product, when fed to warhorses, temporarily increases their speed and endurance, and ignores the effects of artillery fire, high-level exotic beasts, and malevolent entities.

Note: Overconsumption can lead to the death of warhorses!

"Fake Qiongqi blood?"

Ma Fu seemed to be deep in thought, and soon pulled out a research paper by Yan Zhaohui that was regarded as a golden rule by the Big Ben Research Institute.

"I remember about ten years ago, Liu Dajun, the agent of [Yanluo], raised a question: Is there some kind of mysterious connection between the agent's inheritance and those mythical creatures? Like the inheritance trial that the second brother underwent before, he encountered a native Taotie in the fruit. Liu Dajun must have also truly encountered a Yama during the process of exploring the Yanfu Fruit, which is why he had such a question and took the ghost immortals with him to conduct some exploration and research."

Ma Fu pointed to the small porcelain bottle in Lu Wu's hand and explained, "The Sifan War was fierce, and Liu Dajun died at the hands of Ba Ku. But this question has not been forgotten. To this day, Big Ben is still searching for the answer to this question. This fake Qiongqi blood is a product of the process of exploring this question."

"Yanluo Liu Dajun? I remember that Su Ling was invited by him when she entered Yanfu, which is why she became a Yanfu traveler."

Because of his long-term work on salvage operations, Kaiming got to know many agents and knew a lot of gossip. He immediately started explaining: "Su Ling is an overseas Chinese whose ancestral home is Shanghai. He obtained his doctorate from Cambridge University a long time ago. At that time, he was planning to stay at the National Institute of Medical Research in Great Britain. Later, I don't know how Liu Dajun found him, but he brought him back to China without much effort and introduced him to the world."

"So early? I thought he would enter Yanfu later than Mr. Qin."

Lu Wu was somewhat surprised.

"Actually, it was about the same time, almost immediately. At most half a year after Su Ling entered Yanfu, Ninth Master pulled Mr. Qin out of the archaeological team and into the circle of people traveling in Yanfu."

Kaiming shrugged, just about to say something more, when Taotie suddenly interjected.

"There is a very faint trace of Qiongqi power in this, about the same as a drop of blood poured into the Canglan Sea. Although it is extremely rare, it is genuine."

Taotie, possessing the [Qiongqi Enhancement], was quite familiar with the power of Qiongqi. In addition, the proxy had enhanced his extraordinary senses several times over, which enabled him to perceive a meager amount of inherited power from less than fifty milliliters of blood.

"If this thing is really a derivative of that mythical potion, then the essence of the mythical factor is probably no different from the power of inheritance, so it might as well be called the inheritance factor."

Taotie raised its hand, forcing out a drop of crimson blood from its fingertip, and slowly said, "After all, every proxy who passes the inheritance trial can be regarded as a mythical creature. Ordinary beasts can achieve the same effect by eating this drop of my blood, but the effect is too strong, and they will die instantly after using it."

"With the reincarnation of Taotie combined with the blood of the Ether Dragon, your blood is now practically no different from a potent poison to mortal creatures."

Lu Wu nodded, then suddenly remembered Bu Yang's earlier reminder and asked, "Second brother, can you feel the effect of the weight now?"

"No, Dragon Blood, Buddha Tendon, Daoist Bone, Martial Spirit, and Ultimate Intent—all these personal growth abilities have been twisted into one during the process of essential sublimation, so they don't put any burden on the wings."

Taotie shook its head, and the crimson blood droplets instantly melted back into its body.

"Hit me."

Just then, Tianwu suddenly activated his stance, using the [Eight Extremes Body], and shouted at Taotie.

boom!
Before the sound arrived, the fist had already landed. Seeing Tian Wu being sent flying by a single blow, Lu Wu's cloud-like tail flashed out from behind him and then retracted, pulling Tian Wu, whose mouth was bleeding, back to safety.

"How about that, third brother? I only used half my strength."

With a wave of his hand, he dispelled the Taotie power attached to Tianwu's chest, and Taotie asked with a smile.

"At least a level 6 official output, otherwise the Eight Extremes Body wouldn't have been broken so quickly."

After taking a big gulp of Qiquan Liquor, Tianwu nodded, having gained a more accurate assessment of Taotie's strength and the effects of the Eight Extremes Body Technique.

Having achieved Daoist bones through the sublimation of his essence and fully possessing the body of a Human Immortal, Taotie, although his own fist intent has not yet reached the level of Li Shuwen, possesses the ultimate intent of the Divine Spear. At this moment, he can be regarded as a Martial Immortal who has just entered the Six Departments. Coupled with the promising Ether Dragon Body and many inherited divine abilities, his competitiveness would not be among the bottom few even if he were placed among the two seats of Yan Zhaohui.

As for the effect of the Eight Extremes Body, it surprised Tianwu. He knew very well how terrifying the defense-breaking effect of the Taotie Power, which was enhanced by more than two hundred times, was. Even so, the Eight Extremes Body still reduced a huge amount of damage for him.

"Alright, Third Brother, go back to the mortal realm and continue your seclusion in your tortoise shell. Fourth Brother, take a break from your bubble cultivation for the next couple of days, and take Nightbringer to complete that [Exclusive Yama Event: Gatekeeper] and obtain the [Enlightened Beast Spirit - Wei Jing]. Fifth Brother, go back to Winter's End and do what you need to do. Second Brother, you..."

Lu Wu looked at Taotie with a hint of helplessness: "You need to go to Hong Kong. We owe Chaos a favor from him for this trial, and he specifically asked you to go and talk to him." "Okay, I'm leaving now. What are you going to do?"

Taotie looked at Lu Wu, who had taken out the "Promotion Chart," with some curiosity.

“The old man has a set of Ying Tianshou calligraphy. I’ll go ask him for advice and have a friendly exchange. Otherwise, this thing would be wasted.”

Qin Huai chuckled and stepped directly into the black pillar space (the trunk of the Yanfu tree).
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"Hello, sir, do you have an appointment?"

Beneath the huge logo of Three Eyes Global, the well-dressed receptionist saw Qin Huai (Taowu) enter and immediately gave a polite professional smile, standing up to ask.

"For external hires, contact consultant Qin Huai and Director Li An'nan of the Safety Supervision Department."

Qin Huai pulled out his employee ID card, which had been gathering dust in his personal space, and waved it at her.

"So you are Consultant Qin. Chairman Li instructed me that you should go directly to his office when you arrive. It's A-104. Turn left after entering and walk to the end; it's on your right."

"Thank you."

Qin Huai nodded, gave the receptionist a slightly approving look, and then strode inside.

Because of the rules established by the Lord of Man, no one walking in the mortal world is allowed to display any supernatural abilities. Therefore, he voluntarily shut down the Taotie form that was free of energy after taking over, so as not to interfere with ordinary people. However, since entering Yama, the number of enemies he has eliminated is enough to pile up into mountains of corpses and seas of blood. If left uncontrolled, the dense killing intent he naturally exudes can almost solidify into a tangible form.

The fact that this employee could remain calm and composed when he saw himself, who had been immersed in blood and fire for so long, shows that the elitism practiced by Three-Eyed Global is not entirely useless.

dong dong dong~
"Enter!"

Upon hearing the knock, Li Anan put down the lifelike Taotie figurine and called out loudly.

"Chaos Director".

Qin Huai pushed open the door and found that in the huge office, besides the smiling baby-faced man, there was also a powerful man sitting upright like a clock, exuding a strong presence.

"Master Feather?"

"sit."

Cao Yuanchao glanced at Qin Huai, nodded slightly, and said succinctly.

After Qin Huai sat down on the single sofa, Li Anan patted him on the shoulder and looked at Cao Yuanchao, who was standing silently with his arms crossed, and asked, "How is it?"

"My physique is still quite solid, not much worse than I was back then. But if I want to go deep into that area, just having a little bit of flesh won't be enough."

Cao Yuanchao pulled out a finely detailed black and red feather from somewhere, slapped it on the table, and said to Qin Huai, "This contains a moderate level of demonic influence. I obtained it from [Feather · Bingzi Twenty-Seven]. If you can maintain your sanity after eating it, we can continue our discussion."

Qin Huai lowered his eyes and saw small words appear on his iris.

【Peng's Feather】: One of the billions of wings of the Four Great Peng, the most top-grade Yama token. Using it will grant 30% awakening level in any category. Using it on feather-type inheritances will grant 50% awakening level.

"【Feather·Bingzi Twenty-Seven】, is it the fruit that Di Ting left behind? I understand."

After listening to Cao Yuanchao's explanation, Qin Huai understood immediately. Without saying a word, he assumed a new posture, with yellowish-brown fur growing on his body, and his whole being seemed to be transforming into a tiger.

[Inherited Divine Power: Nine Transformations of the Desolate Ferocity]: An inherited divine power that can only be used after becoming a substitute for Taotie. It allows one to switch freely between human and beast forms, greatly enhancing the effectiveness of absorbing the life force of enemies to nourish oneself, ignoring abnormal statuses and soul attacks, and improving physical attributes in all aspects.

At the same time, you can unleash the power of the ferocious beast within your body (the quality of which must be no lower than that of the Taotie's original form) by utilizing the secret treasures of the Yama, thereby stimulating inherited potential and temporarily enhancing your strength.

After the potential of inheritance is activated, there will be a period of weakness. Please use with caution.

He currently possesses the power of a ferocious beast: Qiongqi.

Note: There are also Jiuli enhancements and Phoenix enhancements attached to [Wilderness Change], the effects of which are omitted.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Huai, whose appearance was no different from that of a half-orc, grabbed the black and red feather and swallowed it. Everything he saw before him immediately distorted and changed beyond recognition.

Cao Yuanchao to his left and Li Anan opposite him both lost their human forms and transformed into a majestic roc with folded wings and sharp eyes, and a round, chubby ball of red and white flesh.

The next moment, everything around him gradually disappeared. Qin Huai remained unmoved, watching coldly until varying shades of blackness crawled from his stomach and intestines up to his neck and facial features, staining his iris with black clouds.

These ominous black clouds rolled in, enveloping him and lifting him upwards, making him feel as if he were floating on air.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Huai, standing on dark clouds, found himself amidst a scattering of stars. Inevitably, he saw some things—some deformed and terrifying, yet inexplicably sacred monsters.

A colossal, indigo-blue statue with bull horns, three faces, and a human body, its entire body engulfed in an eternally burning purple-yellow flame. Its eye sockets were gaping black, its gums protruding, and its face terrifying. The heads on either side of its neck had mutated into grotesque, honeycomb-like mountains of flesh.

A tall, crimson figure stood before a hundred arms, sculpted into bone swords, flailing wildly behind him, seemingly slashing at something in the surrounding area.

There are also three boundless, long rivers, shimmering with a faint light, and a bodhisattva with closed eyes and bowed head, only a smooth skeleton remaining, sits peacefully in them.

Not only that, but Qin Huai could also see a vast, dark purple thunder swamp, a kind woman woven from countless strange insects, and a giant bronze sword with countless black cracks all over its body.
In the vast and boundless starry sky, there seemed to be countless terrifying and indescribable monsters, but Qin Huai just watched quietly, his expression unchanged.

Over the years, he had traversed the Sea of ​​Leaves and seen many strange and wonderful things. These were just a few mythical creatures that looked rather ugly, and they couldn't have any real impact on him.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt a numbness and itching in his left armpit, and a fleshy lump the size of a fist swelled up!

(End of this chapter)