Chapter 1147

Tsk… Are these Golden Descendants still human? Sanemi Shinazugawa crossed his arms, his brows almost knotted together, "In the scene that Natsume saw, wasn't there a little girl who looked very much like Xiaodie? She is his sister; if Xiaodie is his sister… then Xiaodie is equivalent to having lived from the Age of Conflict to the present, at least over two thousand years old, which is older than the combined ages of the two demigods Aglaea and Tibao."

Before, they thought Muzan was already quite long-lived, but now they feel that Muzan, in front of this group of Golden Descendants and demigods, is like a new recruit who just joined the Demon Slayer Corps—not only does he not live as long as others, but he also cannot live under sunlight.

If Muzan had been born in Aohema, a city bathed in sunlight all day, that would probably be the real prison, right?

Shinobu Kocho lowered her head, lightly pressing her forefinger against her chin, and said seriously: "Wandi does not innately reject death; this ability is obtained through the waters of the River of the Dead. Could it be that Xiaodie also experienced a similar encounter in childhood, causing her to receive Senatos's blessing?"

"If that's the case, then Natsume probably wouldn't be troubled by this." Iguro Obanai shook his head, "According to his notes, the holy maiden of Gate City ultimately became a demigod of the Gate Path, and Aglaea is also a descendant of the Moneita priests… Wandi, Fūjin, they are also strongly related to the Conflict and the Sky Titan, don't you think? They are practically the best candidates that fate prepared for the corresponding Titans."

Saying this, Iguro's heterochromatic eyes flickered with a hint of confusion: "…It seems that among them, only Hakai is an outsider—he was born in the countryside, neither a priest's descendant nor a prince, and has shown no extraordinary or supernatural ability, having no relation to any Titan whatsoever. Yet he is precisely the most important among all the Golden Descendants… How strange."

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"Tan Heng: 'Natsume pays special attention to the 'divinity' flowing in the Golden Descendants, and he also conducted a detailed examination of the heroes' backgrounds.'"

"If it were only Xiaobao, it wouldn't be strange; she is also curious about her own origins. The elixirs concocted by the Wisdom Seed School also include a panacea for healing diseases, so it makes sense for the Golden Descendants researching longevity. But now it seems the teacher's goal is absolutely not to make medicine, but to investigate the origin and principle of 'gold blood.'"

"Natsume wants to use alchemy to make the 'gold blood' inside the Golden Descendants purer, so as to reach divinity. This is probably what 'approaching absolute purity' means. But… treating Titan creations and human bodies as alchemical materials is perhaps too crazy."

A bead of cold sweat slid down the girl's cheek: "Tanbao, I have a bad feeling. Look here…"

Fujin took out the second notebook, which recorded Natsume's clearer notes:

……

The aforementioned method still has blanks.

Recombining a person's soul with Titan creations cannot increase the purity of gold blood. Even pure Titan creations remain impurities to gold blood.

Even though the Golden Descendants and the creations both have Titan creation in the myth of genesis, there is still a difference between 'creation' and 'creation'.

Titan creations are not an intermediary variable in alchemy research; the Golden Descendants are closer to Titans than the creations.

In other words, I should not compare Titan creations with the Golden Descendants. The hypothesis I am considering should point directly to the Titan itself.

……

Opportunities for Titan research are scarce; one should carefully choose the research subject——

Titans that are still alive are difficult to control.

Titans that have long been dead lack value.

Titans that are dying are rational specimens.

……

One should master the principle of creations so that all things are born in a perfect state. I will personally smelt the Titan to reach the essence of the soul……

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Honkai 3

"Hahaha… Interesting, it's really too interesting."

"Smelting the Titan…… So from the very beginning he was not satisfied with merely seeking the answer to Sersis's problem; he also wants to completely smelt Sersis, this Titan himself."

Meibiwusi's petite shoulders trembled slightly, and low laughter kept issuing from her throat.

She clearly knew she could have no interaction with Natsume, but at the other end of the universe she saw a "mad" scientist whose thoughts were so similar to hers, watching him about to launch that blasphemous experiment against the Titan—Meibiwusi finally felt it.

……That was an extremely unfamiliar feeling.

"It is not loneliness—loneliness is the state she had long grown accustomed to during experiments, nothing to sigh about. That feeling is like a traveler walking through eternal night who suddenly sees a cluster of lights on a distant mountain ridge; even if the other party will never know of one's existence, merely knowing that there is another person, likewise holding an unextinguished torch in the darkness, is already enough to make her shoulders feel a rare lightness."

"It's too crazy—can the current Fire Pursuit Journey only make Golden Descendants into demigods at best? Is he planning to directly replace Sersis? If so, what would become of the fire seed……?" Eden couldn't help but frown and say.

"Crazy? I think this is great—by his hand, Yang Sheng will ascend to godhood." Meibiwusi stopped laughing, but the curve at the corner of her mouth did not diminish in the slightest, "Humans call answers they can understand 'truth,' and call those they cannot understand 'fallacy,' and call such a person a 'madman.' Yet only such a person can more closely touch the essence of the world…… and Natsume has already touched it."

"Titans are not some supreme being, after all. If he succeeds, he would be the first Golden Descendant of Ophyrus to fully obtain Titan authority, right? In that case…… he might even be able to directly rewrite the ending of the Fire Pursuit Journey, huh?"

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"The thing I worried about most… sure enough, it still happened. As I've been reading along, my hypothesis has gradually taken shape." Fujin took a deep breath, "Teacher Natsume is conducting research on 'soul forging.'"

"Tan Heng: 'If I haven't misunderstood, is it through Alchemy that a person's soul is reforged?'"

"This is the teacher's secret research, a blasphemous experiment that must not be known to others. Compared to his public statements, this is truly desecration……" Fujin suddenly widened her eyes, "Ah! Could it be……?"

"What's wrong?"

"Do you remember? When the Heichi approached, Shu Ting had planned to transfer Sersis's fire seed, but an accident occurred midway, and Teacher Natsume also died in the line of duty……"

"But Sersis conscripted his body, causing Natsume to 'die and be reborn,' which led to the present situation."

"Fujin nodded: 'That's right, but what if… the fusion of Teacher Natsume with the 'Rational' fire seed was not an accident?'"

"What do you mean?"

"If you were him, seeing the Heichi draw near and realizing your life was almost over… what action would you definitely take?"

"Tan Heng pondered for a moment, then answered firmly: '…Carry out these conjectures by one's own hand, regardless of cost.'"

"Yes. During the Heichi invasion, the teacher's true purpose in going to the Enlightenment Throne… was to perform the transmutation, merging his own essence with the Titan's fire seed."

"So, did he succeed?"

"No, judging from the aftermath, the current state is likely beyond the teacher's expectations; perhaps he also didn't anticipate that Sersis would make a similar decision." Fujin lowered her gaze to the empty cabinet before her, "The alchemy-style manuscripts were taken away, indicating that his research is still continuing……"

"But what would it be used for? The Titans left in the world are also only……"

When that extremely unpleasant thought surfaced in his mind, Fujin's eyes widened with a 'swish'.

"This… can't be……"

"Tan Heng lowered his gaze to the disordered words on the notebook: 'One should master the principle of creations so that all things are born in a perfect state……' Now Natsume is in Aohema, his goal……"

"——It's KefaLe!"