Chapter 127, Interlude: The Evolutionary Path of Guardian Spirits

Li Xingke never got a chance to communicate with Lei Zhe after all. He left behind technical data on the mechanism species and invited Lei Zhe to visit his research institute after the mechanical conference. He sincerely hoped that Lei Zhe could help solve the problem of the disorder of the mechanism species' attributes.
He is very certain that Dr. Lei Zhe, who has mastered the fusion runes, has the ability in this area. However, since the Mechanical Conference is a matter of national honor, he feels guilty about disturbing Dr. Lei Zhe's preparations at this time.
After reading this message, Lei Zhe collapsed on the office chair and glanced at Alice, who was massaging his back, and then looked at the researchers working late outside. Suddenly, he felt very guilty about his corrupt life.
But what can I do when Xiao Zhen is the one in charge of building the magic network and I'm left alone? Maybe I should wait for Xiao Zhen to come back and continue working.
The quick-thinking young boy happily stroked the little white fox in his arms, and both of them made comfortable moaning sounds together.
"Master." Alice asked sweetly, "Alice's technique is pretty good, right?"
"It's good, really good." Ray narrowed his eyes.
"Then, Master, does Alice deserve a reward?"
"It's worth it, must reward. Oh~ just this spot, apply a little more pressure."
"Alright, master." The mermaid leaned in close to the envoy's ear, her breath fragrant, "Can Alice choose her own reward?"
With his brain already floating in the clouds, Leizhe's mind was blank. "You say, you can have any reward you want."
"Well, Alice wants to evolve."
The young man suddenly awakened, "Evolve?"
Yes, Master. You're right. Yao Guang City has already been on the right track. The Crystal Silk Factory, Familiar Breeding Base, and Exoskeleton Production Line, which were jointly established with Xia Guang City, have all officially started operation. We have also reached a consensus with Ice Princess on the peripheral warfare.
"Alice, who is idle, must evolve in order to provide even greater exploitative value to her master." She looked at Reg carefully with her sparkling eyes and asked, "Has the master decided on the evolutionary path for Alice?"
Lei Zhe was embarrassed. Can I say I haven't considered this yet?
It seems that the mermaid heard Lei Zhe's inner voice, and a layer of tears instantly covered her eyes. "It seems that Alice is indeed unimportant in the master's heart..."
Looking at this drama queen, Leizhe is a little overwhelmed. However, Alice, who has already exceeded the limit, is indeed at the point of evolution.
But how will she evolve?
At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.
Leizhe's heart skipped a beat. If someone sees Alice's appearance, they might think I did something!
Feeling anxious, he turned around and saw the mermaid already wearing a sweet smile, changing expressions faster than turning a page of a book.
She definitely is a drama queen...
"Please come in."
Liu Yuemang walked in, carrying a box and said, "Professor Lei, this is something His Majesty the Dragon King wants to give you."
"Let me take a look," Leizhe had a sudden realization, thinking of that legendary iron tower.
It is the inheritance of the Great Xia's Imperial Dragon Technique.
He stood up and took the box, then opened it to find a syringe filled with golden liquid and a thick pile of documents.
"What is this?"
The baby-faced person clearly recognized this thing, "This is a dragon marrow injector. As long as it's injected into the spinal cord, one can become a hybrid of the Primordial Dragon."
"Half-dragon hybrid?" Lei Zhe curiously picked up the syringe, and the Platinum Book presented its information to him.
【Dragon Marrow Syringe: Legendary item. It contains the spinal cord of a dragon deity. Injecting it into the spinal cord allows one to obtain the dragon blood gene sequence, reaching the Dragonblood Realm and becoming a Half-Dragon Hybrid.】
"Shilong is the kind of divine dragon that represents our Da Xia totem." The Baby Face saw that Leizhe really didn't understand, so he explained, "Although Da Xia and the White Star Alliance's Yu Long Style have the same name, their origins are different."
The Imperial Dragon Style, practiced by the White Star Alliance, is a compromise created after forging an equal treaty with the Platinum Dragon Clan, which refers to those winged giant lizards. However, the origin of the Great Xia is distinct, as we originate from a dormant primordial dragon.
Lei Zhe has already opened the box's information, and the first thing that caught his eye was a five-clawed golden dragon, meandering like a mountain range.
"Code sss001, discovered by Zhang Tiezhu, is an external god husk that does not possess any spiritual power fluctuations. It is suspected that its soul has been extinguished, but its physical body remains alive with an immense vitality that cannot be detected. Its cellular tissue possesses an extremely potent genetic pollution force, capable of easily contaminating other organisms into dragon vein creatures. Even spiritual entities, upon absorbing the dragon pearl it is fused with, will evolve into dragon kind."
The boy exclaimed in astonishment, "Is this one of the foundations of the Great Xia? Injecting spiritual energy into it when needed, it becomes a god fighting for Great Xia."
Liu Yuemang looked at him with a very strange look, "It's not that easy. Currently, only Sword Immortals and Holy Monks can withstand its life pressure, even Spirit Souls cannot. But who would dare to let two legendary figures in their prime abandon their original bodies?"
Indeed, Gao Yi is absolutely impossible. Master Lianhua, on the other hand, may not care about his own wretched body. However, unless it is absolutely necessary, I believe no one would risk the danger of losing a legend in this body snatching process." Lei Zhe shook his head and continued watching the next piece of information.
According to the information, the Imperial Dragon Style is a martial art genre built around the unique physical attributes of dragon species, known as the Dragon Group effect.
【Dragon Group effect: When two dragon species that recognize each other form a dragon group, both sides are strengthened by 50% overall. If the dragon group reaches three or more, the overall strength is increased by 100%, and a dragon group connection is formed to share life force and spirit energy.】
Dragons are very proud creatures. After they reach adulthood, they usually live alone and apart from others. They only come together with a potential mate during mating season, so it is very difficult to form dragon groups. It is surprising that such proud creatures have such strong social characteristics.
I'm afraid only dragons under the same summoner can form a stable dragon group.
However, as for the physical characteristics, it means that pure dragon spirit familiars do not possess this trait, so most dragon-summoning techniques are just empty shells?
Curious, he continued to read the information.
"The Dragon Ball can weaken the group effect of dragons and serve as a spiritual tool for dragon spirits. However, even without its own traits, it can help activate the traits of companions who possess them."
So it turns out that the core of the Daxia Yulong lineage actually consists of envoys with dragon bloodline. The envoys who are injected with dragon marrow not only possess the dragon group effect, but also have the potential to break through into an alternative silver blood state - the dragon blood state.
Injecting other cell tissues of the Primordial Dragon could further generate small dragon scales below the cortex, thus locking the scattered life force and forming true qi when reaching the True Qi realm.
Lei Zhe is really interested. This kind of hybrid of Shilong is no longer pure human, but to say it is a different species is a bit off, it is a very mysterious existence.
Looking at his appearance, the baby face couldn't help but remind, "Professor Lei, before using this Dragon Essence, I hope you think it through."
"Oh? It seems like you're not very supportive of the Dragon Clan?" Lei Zhe looked at him in surprise.
He shook his head, "I don't not support the Dragon Clan, I just don't have high hopes for this foreign, non-human bloodline. I believe that humans should rely more on the machines they create with their own hands."
Very good, your answer is highly research-style," Lei Zhe nodded and said, "I have received your suggestions, and I will definitely consider them carefully."
"Well then, professor, I will take my leave."
Watching his departing figure, the alchemist began tapping his finger on the desk. He won't use Dragon's marrow for himself, that's for sure. Such lineage would definitely be restricted by the source unless you start transcending it.
Although Lei Zhe had confidence, the time required was too long. If someone were to take control of the dragon god's body in the meantime, he would be in danger of being controlled. However, it would be a pity to abandon this dragon marrow and not use it."
"Master, is there something troubling you?" asked Alice, the doll-faced girl who had remained quiet all this time.
"I was just thinking about how to handle... huh!" Ren turned his head towards the mermaid. "Do you want to become a dragon?"
"Huh?" The mermaid was taken aback by this nonsensical question.
Raizhe's thinking, on the other hand, became increasingly clear. The Da Xia Imperial Dragon Style mainly focused on summoners because other summoners did not have physical bodies, so there was no way to use dragon marrow. But that's not the case with Raizhe.
Forget about the whispers. Her bloodline level is no worse than that of a Dragon God, but Alice is a perfect fit.
Although the mermaid's body is enhanced by the Flame of Life, it can still be mass-produced from the mainland. If she were to use this Dragon Marrow, it would have a transformative effect.
Moreover, there are other Shilong organizations that can continue to evolve in the future. The Dragon King has granted Lei Zhe the privilege of accessing the resources of the Yulong Style at any time, which ensures that Alice can evolve into a true dragon.
Jumping over the Dragon Gate, right?
He has already come up with a name for her mythological form, it's called Candle Dragon!
This matter is reliable! As for bloodline restriction, the alchemist has also come up with a solution.
Alice hadn't even recovered yet when she heard her caretaker say, "Let's switch bodies."
Considering Alice was just parasitic in this body, it would be better to abandon it and start anew. After all, she was originally an artificial intelligence in the cyberspace.
Then simply construct the skeleton with nanounits, add flesh, and finally inject dragon marrow. Even if you encounter bloodline restraint in the future, you can forcefully control the body by using nanounit connections to the magic network, breaking the restraint!
Feasible, completely feasible. As for the Dragon Group effect, Lei Zhe plans to use Xiao Zhen to cooperate with her. That means having Xiao Zhen merge with the Dragon Ball to evolve.
The alchemist knows that Gao Yi's "Chasing Lightning Ghost" has evolved into the Thunder Prison Dragon Lady by fusing with a Dragon Ball.
Xiao Zhen can also take this route. And Dragon Ball has a division between holy and evil. Le Zhe intends to let her fuse two Dragon Balls of different attributes, holy and evil, at the same time in order to unleash her maximum potential.
If you can't defeat them, call on Sister!
Lei Zhe plans to use the Dragon Ball as a vessel, so that Hongyi and Bai can simultaneously descend onto Xiaozhen. Only when Xiaozhen is divided into three parts can he/she fully unleash his/her potential.
At this moment, the mermaid had already understood Leizhe's meaning and sweetly smiled, saying, "Alice will follow her master's arrangements."
"Alright, I will now inform Xiaozhen to design your body." Leizhe, full of excitement, had his clothes tugged. He lowered his head and saw that it was Xiaobaihu, who was looking at him with enchanting eyes. It clearly conveyed a message.
As for me, what about me?
"Haha, you want to evolve too? Let me think." Lei Zhe pat the fox's head while secretly making fun of it. It's really weird, I actually find this fox so attractive in appearance.
【Spirit Name: Ice Princess】
【Spirit Race: Illusionary Ice Fox】
【Spirit Type: Demon Spirit】
【Spirit Level: Transcendent - Growth Period】
【Spirit Attribute: Illusion, Ice】
【Spirit ability: Mind Charm, Twin Spirit Core, Spirit Energy Penetration, Devour God Transmutation】
【Spirit profession: None. Recommended for Mage, Esper, Hunter, Priest】
【Skill:
Spiritual Mastery Lv4: You have comprehended the true essence of illusion spells. When casting illusions, you can imbue them with intrinsic meaning, transforming falsehood into reality.
Ice Mastery Lv3: When harnessing one's own ice elemental power, it triggers a resonance with the spiritual energy of the world, enhancing the potency of skills.
Fox Tail Martial Arts lv4: A martial art style created by the fusion of various martial arts schools by the Ice Princess, fully utilizing the fox tails. The unique boxing technique of the Ice Princess makes it unpredictable and mysterious.
White Fox Blade Art lv3: Ice Princess has combined the essence of various weapons to create this blade art. It can control most weapons in the world and transform spiritual energy into White Fox Aura.
The skill panel of Little White Fox is extremely magnificent. It inherits the skill levels of Ice Princess, and Ice Princess can transform into many forms, possess unparalleled illusion techniques, and not only immerse in various schools of martial arts, but also integrate and create its own unique fighting style.
Unbelievable!
Leizhe is very fortunate that he had Tianxin, who possesses irrational time abilities, and the massive energy support from the Magic Network, which barely allowed him to defeat Ice Queen through strength rather than skill.
If I had known that Ice Ji's combat skills were so incredible, I might not have had the courage to face her.
So, without saying anything else, it is essential for the Little White Fox's evolved form to allow her to fully utilize her extraordinary techniques, preferably in a humanoid shape.
Arcane machinery can achieve this, but Raze is dissatisfied with the Platinum Book's recommended profession.
In his heart, the most suitable profession for Ice Princess is the Qi Practitioner in the world of dreams.
The Cultivator pursues qualitative changes, refining their own essence, energy, and spirit into one, even to the extent of possessing some of the power of external gods with a mortal body. This makes them the perfect fit for someone like Ice Princess, who has reached the pinnacle in both spellcasting and martial arts.
So in one point, magical mechanical seeds are not very suitable.
What Ray Zhao is interested in is the mechanism seeds. The unique energy possessed by the mechanism seeds is exactly the special energy created by Dr. Li Xingke by combining the theory of vital energy and spirit, and it can definitely open up the career path for cultivators.
The final challenge lies in how to simulate the intricate network of channels and meridians in the mechanical body. This remains a difficult task for the current technology of Lei Zhe, but it is not impossible.
Furthermore, if Bingji really takes up the role of a Qi cultivation practitioner, it will also be advantageous for his future plans concerning Qizhen.
In summary, apart from the possibility of a slightly longer duration, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
It seems that I really need to visit Dr. Li after the mechanical exposition.
He thought to himself. For Dr. Li, who can create mechanical species, Lei Zhe deeply admires him.
Determined, he touched the head of Little White Fox. "No rush, no rush. I already have an idea for your evolution, I promise you'll be beautiful after evolution."
"Chirp!" The white fox happily closed its eyes under his magical touch.