EFB Chapter 2206 Research on Demon Puppets in the Heavenly Palace
Chapter 2206 Research on Demon Puppets in the Heavenly Palace
Chapter 2206 Research on Demon Puppets in the Heavenly Palace
He Lingchuan rubbed his temples: "Why did you think of catching croakers?"
The "stone croaker" is not a common fish, but it has appeared repeatedly in the intelligence he has received recently.
“We were catching a giant grouper, and we had just succeeded when this totoaba suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tore a big hole in the giant grouper’s back.” Dong Rui rubbed his hands together. “When it ran away, it knocked off a large piece of reef. When we looked at it, we thought, ‘Goodness, this is the one.’”
He Lingchuan was both amused and exasperated: "While you were away, a Bega fleet was attacked in the southern waters of the Mu Kingdom, and only a few survived. Witnesses said that the attack was carried out by a large number of sea creatures, including siren, sharks, and totoabas."
“Hey, hey, that’s definitely not our business! We were just catching totoaba to dig holes on a whim.” Dong Rui quickly waved his hand. “We went back as soon as we finished investigating the Thousand Eye Cave, and we didn’t cause any trouble in the south of Mu State along the way.”
"I know." Without He Lingchuan's authorization, why would Dong Rui and Aunt Zhu go to tow the sunken ship for fun? "What did you find in Thousand-Eyed Cave?"
"There are a total of thirty-six demon puppets, including thirteen terrestrial demons and twenty-three aquatic demons."
"So few?" He Lingchuan frowned. "The Thousand Eyes Cave covers a huge area, yet it only houses such a small number of demon puppets?"
"They said they would be moving out within a year or two, so after disposing of the old experimental subjects, there has been no expansion for the time being," Dong Rui continued. "Oh, by the way, two demon puppets escaped from Hurricane Sky, one of which was Ashmona."
He Lingchuan was slightly surprised: "That demonic puppet of Cao Wendao was actually sent to the Thousand-Eyed Cave?"
It turned out to be an old acquaintance.
"Yes. They sealed it in the Thunder Prison Cage, but the hurricane destroyed the formation and it broke free. The other demon puppet killed anyone it saw after it came out, so it was quickly caught and subdued; but Ashmona was smarter than it. After it came out of the cage, it was focused on escaping. In addition, its main body was an earth spirit, so Thousand Eye Cave was unable to stop it in time."
Yes, Ashmona may appear to have a human form, but it has nothing to do with humans. Its true form is an earth spirit mutated by the remains of a demon. The Thousand-Eyed Cave is underground; once it escapes, it will be very difficult for others to capture it again.
“Thanks to Ashmona, when we went in, the Thousand-Eyed Cave was in complete chaos.” Dong Rui paused and then said, “Just as we expected, these experimental fields established by the Heavenly Palace are mainly for studying the humanization of demon puppets. I saw a large number of unstable subjects, but three of them, judging from their backs and not their faces, were already very similar to humans.”
"Can these three be stabilized?"
"Although its face is ferocious, its appearance is stable. Two of them are alive, and one died from internal organ malformation. When I entered the Thousand-Eyed Cave, they had already dissected the dead demon puppet. I saw that its brain structure is somewhat similar to that of a human, only much smaller." Dong Rui looked He Lingchuan up and down. "It's probably only about 30% of yours."
"That's not young anymore. After all, it will be used to receive the divine descent of the Heavenly Demon in the future." He Lingchuan stood with his arms crossed. "Does it have the Eight Extraordinary Meridians?"
“No.” Dong Rui frowned. “Generally speaking, the progress of the demon puppets in Thousand Eyes Cave is faster than that in Red Pavilion, and there are some similarities. However, neither Thousand Eyes Cave nor Red Pavilion pays much attention to the meridians in their research.”
"Perhaps it's because the supernatural powers and techniques cultivated by the Heavenly Demons don't emphasize meridians."
Dong Rui scratched his head: "Perhaps it's because a divine body doesn't actually need to be a complete replica of a human body?"
He Lingchuan sensed something was wrong: "Are you sure?"
“Originally, a divine body could only be a human body. If the Heavenly Demon wants to use a monster to modify it, it must first figure out how similar this demonic puppet is to a human body.” Dong Rui said solemnly, “I did not find any meridians on the humanoid demonic puppets in Honglu and Qianyan Cave. Either the experimental subjects cannot develop human meridians, or the divine body does not need them.”
"You prefer the former?"
"There is an experimental subject inside the Thousand-Eyed Cave, the remains of which are from seven years ago, but it has been carefully preserved. That is not a demon puppet, but a ghost child!"
He Lingchuan was stunned: "What?"
"It's the cub of the Jindu Ghost Mother!" Dong Rui said, enunciating each word clearly. "You've seen Jindu Ghost cubs before; most of them are strangely shaped. But this one has facial features, limbs, arms shorter than legs, and can stand upright. Aside from being a bit ugly, it also has a long tail, making it quite similar to a human. Most importantly, I asked two prisoners, and they both said that this set of remains welcomed a divine descent seven years ago!"
He Lingchuan took a deep breath.
"The barrier between the two realms is strong, but the Jindu Ghost Mother can make human women pregnant and give birth to ghost children. These monsters have both human and divine blood flowing through their veins, but they are naturally more stable and harmonious than the demon puppets made in the experimental field." The mystery of life is truly intoxicating. "I've also thought that if a ghost child were in human form, it might be a ready-made divine body. It seems that the Heavenly Palace has the same idea as me and has put it into practice."
"How did that little devil die?"
"Too weak. The divine descent lasted for less than a quarter of an hour before the ghost child's body collapsed, and the Heavenly Demon clone had to return." Dong Rui pointed to the sky. "Fortunately, the Jindu Ghost Mother has a very low birth rate and an uncontrollable output rate, so it cannot serve as a stable source of divine descent avatars."
If the Jindu Ghost Mother is a ruthless breeding machine, and the offspring she produces are of exceptionally consistent quality, then why would the Heavenly Palace need to research any methods of anthropomorphizing demon puppets? This world would have already been invaded by the Heavenly Demons.
"But I focused on examining the remains of that ghost child. Although its appearance resembled a human, its internal structure was not entirely the same as that of a human. Its acupoints and meridians were different from those of a human."
He Lingchuan sighed: "This is not good news."
“I also found some experimental medicines, one of which was labeled ‘Hybrid Divine Blood,’ and it was very fresh. I asked the prisoner, and he actually said it was the blood of the Jindu Ghost Child. It’s sent over by the Heavenly Palace every year, but in very small quantities.” Dong Rui spread his hand, revealing a small crystal vial in his palm. Sure enough, it contained a dark red liquid, only about one-fifth full. “I did two experiments on the way here. The demon puppets induced by it were quite stable, and the effect was excellent! Moreover—”
He shook the medicine bottle: "The owner of this blood is extremely powerful! Far more powerful than that little devil in the Thousand-Eyed Cave. I had Number Sixty-Six smell the blood, and it immediately went into alert mode and became very agitated; the Ghost Ape even showed signs of fear."
"The Heavenly Palace possesses such a powerful Jindu Ghost Child?" He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be a sadist?"
"Wait a minute, are there sadists in the Heavenly Palace?" Dong Rui asked urgently, "Are you sure?"
"Have you forgotten the giant nest we saw in the Demon Nest Swamp?" He Lingchuan reminded him. "Back then, extremely rare predators appeared in the Demon Nest Swamp. Who sent troops to hunt them down?"
(End of this chapter)