Chapter 289 Fate's Subtleties

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在诸多伟力之中，生命造化之力是最为特别的。
哪怕是一对凡人夫妻，不需要任何指点教导，在天性的引导下，他们就能亲自验证这一伟大的过程。
Witnessing the entire process of life, from nothingness to birth, to growing up, which was single-handedly led by oneself.
In certain surreal moments, an ordinary person may also mistakenly believe that they have grasped a glimpse of this great power.
Only practitioners know how absurd this illusion can be.
修为越高，才越发能够体会到这样的伟力是多么的“高不可攀”。
可也正因如此，才越发激起了一个个修行者矢志不渝的热切追逐。
That is more resolute and persistent than a dog licking a goddess.
“血嗣洗灵”、“珠胎孕结”这两门秘法，各有各的神奇，各有各的诡异，却都是一些先行的求道者在追逐“生命造化”的过程中的些许皮毛之得。
孟周又以此为基础，加上自身的认知和感悟，糅合成了一门全新的秘法。
其最特别的一点在于，不同于寻常技能，有着明确的力量层次。
一阶力量就是一阶力量，绝对做不了二阶才能做的事。
二阶力量同样做不了三阶力量才能做成之事。
这种分明的界限，在修行的方方面面都有体现。
练气境的修为，就必然修炼不了筑基境才能修炼的法术；
只是二阶早已的药师，任其天赋超绝，面对三阶手段造成的损伤，也是无能为力。
可“珠胎洗灵”这门秘法不同，秘法本身只是个“介绍人”。
真正发挥作用的，是生命繁衍孕育过程之中展现出来的生命造化伟力。
这样的力量，是没有品阶限制的。
If one wants to establish a limit, it should be "limitless" or "top-level".
至少，以孟周现在的识见，心中就是这么想的。
三阶大妖孕育幼崽，与一只普通老鼠孕育后代，反应在生命造化的“质”上，都是一般无二的。
所以，晏庄能够在筑基之时，就用“血嗣洗灵”秘法洗涤四阶巅峰重宝真灵，并且效果显著。
Apart from the significant personal cost and time-consuming nature, there are almost no other flaws.
This is also the reason why Meng Zhou is confident that this inexplicable spiritual armor will reveal its true form under the "Purification of the Pearl Womb".
However, while there is no "quality" difference between the cultivation of a third-order demon and an ordinary mouse, there is still a significant difference in "quantity".
This is also why Mengzhou specifically came to Wumonghai to select third-order large demons as "incubators".
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When the secret technique of "Polishing the Pearl Embryo" merges with the soul armor and the developing small life within the abdomen of a third-order high-grade demon, it suddenly reveals a bewildered and confused expression, looking around in all directions.
生命的本能在对它发出警告，强大的兽性直觉也让它隐约间意识到了不妥。
可它又实在不知道这“不妥”来源于何处，它那不高的智慧只能习惯性的将危险简单的默认为来自外界的威胁。
在发现周围一切如常，没有外敌之后，它便再次恢复如常，率着群兽继续在深海水域中疾行。
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珠胎洗经验灵+200，入门200/1万。
孟周留心了一下技能变化之后，以五行遁紧贴在大妖腹部随行的他再次施展出第二道“珠胎洗灵”。
孟周看不到“洗灵”的效果如何，却能够清晰的看见，大妖腹内的小生命，在秘法的作用下，以肉眼可见的速度成长了一些。
至于它成长的养分从何而来，当然是孕育它的这只三阶大妖。
才刚恢复如常的三阶大妖，忽然混身一阵激烈的剧颤，然后，一股前所未有的虚弱感从体内深处传来。
力量是妖兽最大的、甚至是唯一的倚仗，力量上的持续虚弱让它感到恐慌。
“饿！！”
那种在某种外力引导下，强行植入它意识中，让它必须与某种力量为敌的本能消失了，被另一种更加根深蒂固的生命本能所取代。
本来在队伍最前方，率着群兽疾行的它忽然调转身形，猛地扎入身后密密麻麻的妖兽群中。
那些追随它一起行动的妖兽，距离最近的那些都还没有反应过来，就已经成了它口中之食。
The food that is continuously swallowed into its body fills its massive stomach, somewhat calming its panicked heart.
但这非常短暂。
As Meng Zhou injects the third secret method of cultivating the Pearl Fetus into its body, this illusionary sense of safety shatters like a bubble.
This big monster suddenly felt a bottomless abyss forming inside its body, relentlessly drawing in its power, its life... Everything within it was uncontrollably flowing towards the depths of its being.
疯狂的进食，对这种局面也并没有任何实质性的改变。
而且，现在的它，便是想要进食，周围也已无食可进。
在它刚“发疯”的时候，追随在它身后的妖兽确实都懵了一下，不过很快，随着它疯狂的杀戮吞噬，鲜血和血腥气随着翻滚的浪涛激流在水域中快速扩散，群兽也迅速四散逃命。
很快，这片水域之中就只剩这头大妖自己，以及一些残肢碎肉，还有颜色正在迅速恢复正常的水域。
刚开始，这头大妖还会徒劳的挣扎一下，后来，它彻底绝望，完全放弃了。
Although alive, it feels as if one is dead, floating motionless in this water region, allowing the "tumor" inside the body to grow larger and larger.
When Meng Zhou performed the "Pearl Embryo Pregnancy" secret technique for the fifteenth time, a giant demon cub, larger than an elephant, crawled out from under the demon's body and fell into the water region. Translated content:
The big demon cub happily swam around for a while and, driven by instinct, successfully found a place to feed on breast milk. However, no matter how hard it sucked, there was no milk coming out.
它呜呜叫唤了两声，在大妖腹部蹭了蹭，游到了大妖头颅附近。
一边游，一边轻轻的撞着叫唤着，仿佛在撒娇，又像是在乞求。
已经绝望等死的大妖，意识被这头幼崽重新拉了回来。
It looked at the toddler, constantly rubbing and colliding with its head, and for a moment, a cruel and savage killing intent flashed in its eyes.
它那轻易就能吞下十头大象的大嘴甚至已经张开，就要将面前这只“魔物”吃掉。
幼崽丝毫不知危险降临，还在它下巴处撞着，撒娇着，乞求着……
大妖那已经张开的嘴巴缓缓合上，眼中暴虐凶残的杀意已不知何时如同冰雪般消融。
虚弱无力的它缓缓伸出舌头，在幼崽身上来回舔着。
下一刻，一道白炽的光芒闪过。
紧紧依偎在一起的大妖和幼崽，全部化作了冰冷的尸体。
在这两具尸体旁边的水域中，一个隐约而模糊的人形轮廓一闪即逝。
幼崽体内一道光芒射出，没入这道模糊的人形轮廓手中。
下一刻，这道淡淡的人形轮廓便已消失无踪。
很快，一群过路的妖兽经过，这一大一小两具尸体连骨渣都没有剩下，在这片水域中消失得干干净净。
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"Ah."
孟周为自己那还不够冷硬的心叹了口气。
本来，以那头大妖的生命状态，完全还可以做更多的贡献，再生个一两胎都问题不大。
可不知是哪一刻，他心中动了恻隐之心。
最终，他没有继续在这头大妖身上施法，给了它们一个干脆利落的了解，连大妖的尸体也是说扔就扔。
“任性了，任性了。”
这样的行为，有这么一次就够了。
接下来，该认认真真练级了。
不过，孟周心中也是打定了主意，这门秘法，自己练练就可以了，千万不能扩散了出去。
这门秘法，若是放在修行界，那妥妥的魔门秘法。
Although Meng Zhou does not possess inherent notions of good and evil, he also knows that if this kind of secret technique were to spread, it would bring about dreadful consequences.
此后，孟周又选中了一头三阶大妖。
这一次，他真正进入了状态。
这头大妖在连续贡献了三胎之后，这才油尽灯枯而死。
Mengzhou found that the body of this great monster was just a hollow shell, with all its essence forcefully drained by the triplets.
已经没有了任何收存的价值。
孟周挥掌将其排成齑粉，完完全全的还给这方水域。
至于三头幼崽——
为了避免心中再起波澜，它们都没有真正生育出来，在它们完全成型，即将破体而出的前一刻，直接被孟周“化”掉了。
If we look at it from the perspective of maximizing profits, this approach is somewhat improper.
These young creatures with third-order demon bloodlines have even greater value.
However, this value is completely ineffective in tempting Meng Zhou. Compared to that, inner peace is still more important to him. Translated Content:
此刻，珠胎洗灵这门秘法也已完成入门阶段的积累，晋入初成之境。
“珠胎洗灵初成0.2万/2万”
孟周一边在广袤的水域中疾行，通明月镜扫视周围数百里水域，寻找下一个合适的目标。
他也在分心打量手中这件小小的神魂甲胄。
借助连续四个生命孕育的“冲洗”，原本在他感觉中滑不留手，看不出丝毫异状的神魂甲胄，变得毛糙了许多。
虽然依旧看不出任何异常，但通过那在神识层面显得“粗糙”起来的接触面，已经隐约展示了一些想象空间。
虽然没有更多的发现，但这却已经足够让孟周兴奋的了。
这至少说明，这条路确实走对了。
那么，接下来事情就非常简单了。
"Continue."
乌蒙海广袤的水域，孕育生命的能力本来就在天祁山之上。
Both the Spirit Conqueror Army and the Azure Sect have mainly adopted a defensive strategy in this sea area, unlike the Tianqi Mountain that focuses on annihilation.
This has provided convenience for Meng Zhou's actions.
With the assistance of the transparent moon mirror, which has a maximum viewing radius of six hundred miles, Meng Zhou hardly wasted any time in searching.
At the beginning, the "Pearl Embryo Cleansing and Spiritual Secret Technique" itself was not highly advanced. In order to ensure a higher success rate and quickly accumulate more experience, Meng Zhou would also carefully select and choose.
随着这门秘法连续完成入门、初成两境的积累，晋入小成之后，他就渐渐放开了手脚，选择范围也变得更大。
这也让他的行动变得越来越容易。
一头三阶下品大妖，在他的强行“催生”下，最多一胎半就能给彻底榨干。
而三阶中品大妖，基本在三胎之后就会彻底油尽灯枯。
而三阶上品大妖，则能够强撑着连续诞下五胎到八胎，才会彻底灯枯油尽。
随着他的选择范围越来越宽，他选择的目标个体实力也越来越强。
Just like that, as one child after another is "birthed", this divine armor in my hand gradually reveals its true form, also revealing its magnificence.
With the power of life transformation, this object that has been carefully "polished" and "sealed" is gradually stripped of its carefully crafted disguise.
At the beginning, only the "smooth" surface became increasingly "rough" and "mottled".
Until it completely disappeared.
When the surface disguise was completely torn off, Meng Zhou was shocked and quickly stepped back.
他仿佛看见了“凶恶”本身。
这还发生了一次意外。
随着这件神魂甲胄表层伪装剥离之后第一次将内部真实展现出来，在“珠胎洗灵”秘法之下正在快速孕育成长的大妖幼崽，发生了预料之外的畸变。
最终，这只还在孕育中的大妖幼崽变成一大坨寄生在大妖体内的肉瘤。
There is no longer any trace of the cub.
若非这肉瘤的所有营养供给都来自于大妖，若非被吸得油尽灯枯的大妖已经彻底死亡，孟周真的怀疑这肉瘤还会一直畸变、一直膨胀下去。
不过，也正是这头大妖及其幼崽的死亡，形成了第一道防火墙，将这具常年伪装、常年处于“压抑”状态的神魂甲胄的第一次反弹给抵挡住了。
这也是最暴烈的一次反弹。
Afterwards, Meng Zhou once again used the lives of three third-grade superior demon beasts in succession, finally forcefully smoothing out the vicious and violent aura hidden within this divine soul armor. Please note that the "@" symbols are not commonly used in English and do not have any specific meaning or purpose.
孟周这才得以将这件神魂甲胄看了个通透。
孟周先是看到了一个巨大而空阔的奇异空间，不同于寻常的储物空间，这个空间更接近识海空间，就存在于神魂甲胄的大脑区域深处。
在这空间中，孟周还看到了一大团浓重的云雨团。
这自然不是云雨团。
"This should be the residual power of the divine soul that hasn't been fully used up inside Yan Zhuang's existence." Meng Zhou speculated so in his mind.