Chapter 582

Jie Ming leaves the laboratory with the Black Giant priest, heading east all the way.

Passing through the settlement of the Black Giants, crossing several volcanoes that are still smoking, he finally arrives at a vast plain.

This was originally a lava lake, which cooled down a few years ago because the Black Giant community moved here.

The solidified magma formed a layer of black rock ground, as flat as if it had been paved by hand.

At this moment, that black ground is covered with dense runes.

Those runes spread from the center to the surroundings, covering an area of tens of kilometers in radius.

Every rune is glowing slightly, connecting to each other to form a huge magic array.

This is the "experiment" that Jie Ming had the Black Giant priests prepare.

In order to test Rong Shan.

As a Tier 7 elemental creature following the traditional elemental lord path, Rong Shan's height exceeds ten thousand meters.

What kind of concept is that?

Standing in front of it is like standing at the foot of a real mountain range.

The difficulty of conducting a detailed test on such an existence is imaginable.

Just for this experiment, the Black Giants prepared for several months.

Jie Ming walks to the control panel at the edge of the magic array and looks up into the distance.

There, a black figure stands quietly.

It is Rong Shan.

The ten-thousand-meter-tall body lies across the earth like a towering mountain range.

Its body surface is covered with that signature layer of black liquid metal, glowing with a dark luster under the grey-red sky.

Those liquid metals flow slowly, like black rivers flowing on the mountain.

Jie Ming knows that the seemingly liquid body surface is just an appearance.

As an elemental creature filled with liquid metal, Rong Shan's actual density and weight are much higher than a mountain range of the same height. If it wanted to, a single punch could pierce through the continental shelf.

Even like now, it looks like it is just standing in place.

But the reason it can stand on the ground with its mass and density is actually because Rong Shan has been carefully controlling itself to hover just above the ground. "Rong Shan."

Jie Ming's voice is transmitted through spiritual power.

That huge figure moves slightly and then begins to walk toward the experiment.

After "walking" to the reinforced ground next to the experiment, it finally lands.

With every step it takes, the earth trembles, and the dull sound of the crust vibrating is like the heartbeat of the entire plane.

Jie Ming stands at the control panel, motionless.

Rong Shan walks to the edge of the experiment and stops.

It looks down at the dense runes on the ground, then looks at Jie Ming, seemingly waiting for instructions.

"Sit on the experiment." Jie Ming points to the area covered by the magic array, "Try to keep your whole body within the range of the magic array." Rong Shan nods.

It carefully steps into the magic array and then sits down.

The scene is somewhat comical.

To ensure it is completely inside the magic array, a ten-thousand-meter-tall giant hugs its legs with both hands and squats there like a small child. Its movements are light and careful, for fear that it might use too much force and destroy the runes on the ground.

But it is simply too big.

Even curled up like this, it still occupies most of the experiment area, with only a circle left empty at the edges.

Jie Ming nods and begins to operate the magic array on the control panel.

The runes on the ground light up instantly.

Beams of light shoot out from the runes, interweaving into a huge light net that shrouds Rong Shan from head to toe.

Those rays of light flicker constantly, and every flicker scans a certain part of Rong Shan's body.

On the control panel, a three-dimensional model is rapidly taking shape.

That is a 3D projection of Rong Shan's body, from skin to internal organs, from energy core to soul fluctuations, every detail is clearly marked. Jie Ming stares at the model, his brows slightly furrowed.

"The body is too thick, is it difficult to penetrate even with this power of detection array..."

The thickness of Rong Shan's body has not yet exceeded the detection limit of the magic array.

More importantly, as an advancement of the Black Giants, after Rong Shan promoted to Tier 7, its instinct for absorbing energy became even more powerful.

Even though Rong Shan has tried its best to restrain itself, the energy absorption effect is still formidable.

When these magic arrays are scanning, a large part of the energy is unconsciously absorbed by it.

Although those specially made scanning runes are powerful, they can only penetrate to the surface layer when facing an existence of this level.

However, just the surface layer has already benefited Jie Ming greatly.

He zooms in on the model, focusing on Rong Shan's skin area.

The structure of that layer of liquid metal is clearly displayed in the 3D model.

Completely different from other Black Giants, the liquid metal layer on Rong Shan's skin presents an extremely complex structure.

Not only is the elemental composition of the metal particles on the skin different from low-level Black Giants, but these metal particles themselves also form countless fine patterns that interweave together, forming layers of 3D networks.

Jie Ming narrows his eyes, mobilizing the Universal Eye to carefully analyze those structures.

The current him is no longer the Jie Ming from decades ago who could only stare blankly when seeing such structures.

After so many years of study, his understanding of biological structures has reached a new height.

"This is;..."

He zooms in on one of the areas, staring at the arrangement of those patterns.

Those patterns are not just "patterns"; they are an extremely precise energy circuit.

Every pattern is an energy channel, and countless energy channels interweave together to form a 3D energy absorption network. This is the root cause of Rong Shan's greatly enhanced energy absorption talent.

But it is not just that.

Jie Ming continues to analyze deeper and soon discovers something even more astonishing.

Deep within those energy circuits, another layer of structure is hidden.

Those structures are extremely obscure; if he hadn't been looking for them intentionally, he would never have found them.

They are like the "shadows" of the energy circuits, attached to the back of every channel.

"This kind of structure... this thing can actually naturally stabilize the soul!"

Jie Ming gasps.

For elemental creatures, the soul is the most fragile.

Their bodies can be infinitely strengthened, but the strength of the soul is limited by nature.

Many elemental creatures get stuck at the threshold of Tier 6 to Tier 7 because their souls are not stable enough to carry more powerful forces. And these structures on Rong Shan's surface happen to solve this problem.

They do not directly strengthen the soul, but use the "aftermath" of the energy circuits to nourish the soul, allowing the soul to become stable in a subtle way. "Indeed, the key to Tier 7 is the soul. It seems that the main reason Rong Shan was able to evolve into Tier 7 is that its adaptive evolution made up for its previous shortcomings in terms of the soul..."

Jie Ming quickly writes down this inference in his notebook.

For Black Giants to promote to Tier 7, they must first solve the soul problem.

Rong Shan was "luckier," encountering soul-targeting attacks in multiple battles, but the intensity of these attacks was not enough to completely finish it off. So, relying on the adaptive evolution of the body-tempering technique, it evolved the relevant structures.

If he wants to mass-produce Tier 7 Black Giants, he must find a way to artificially strengthen the soul.

And these structures on Rong Shan's surface are the best reference.

Jie Ming continues his research, dismantling those structures bit by bit.

Time passes second by second.

He is immersed in the world of data, completely forgetting the existence of the outside world.

Every time he cracks a structure, he gains new inspiration; every time he discovers a rule, he can deduce new applications.

Until the Magic Net terminal suddenly vibrates.

Jie Ming is stunned for a moment, coming back to his senses.

He looks down at the terminal on his wrist, and a message is flashing.

【Sender: Avery Knight (Dean of Nolen Academy No. 147)】

【Content: Jie Ming, the alchemy teacher position here at the academy is suddenly vacant, and we need someone to fill in temporarily. Do you have time? You only need to work half a day every ten days, it won't affect your research. If it's convenient, reply to me.】

Jie Ming looks at this message, frowning slightly.

This message is a bit abrupt. When he joined the elite combat unit, one of the clauses in the agreement was that he would no longer need to take on various teaching tasks. However, Dean Avery Knight has always been good to him and provided a lot of convenience in the past.

And taking up only half a day every ten days really doesn't have much impact.

Jie Ming thinks for a moment and replies:

【Okay. When exactly does it start?】

The other party replies in seconds:

【It starts in five days. I'll have the academic affairs office send you the class schedule and teaching content, sorry to trouble you then.】

【It's nothing, just a small favor.】

【Don't worry, I won't let you suffer a loss, I'll have a surprise for you then.】

Jie Ming doesn't pay much attention, turns off the terminal, and looks up at the ten-thousand-meter giant squatting in the distance.

Rong Shan is still sitting there honestly, motionless, waiting for his next instruction.

Jie Ming smiles: "Continue."