Chapter 169: The Juanzhu Race Belonging to Baichuan

Of course, where there is gain, there is loss.

Having obtained such a terrifying undying ability must naturally come with an enormous price: that is, in its light cocoon form, no matter how powerful its abilities, it falls into a state where it has power but no energy to unleash it.

Even though Baichuan gave it the Photosynthesis Light Point, that can only keep it from dying; it still needs to slowly accumulate energy before it can unleash its full power for a short time and seize a true body of flesh belonging to it.

Once it obtains a body of its own, that is its complete form — a form that can unleash its power at will.

This symbolizes the union of flesh and Spirit.

And in seizing a body of flesh, he referenced the ability of the invading Transformation Light Point.

As long as it finds a creature powerful enough to its liking, it can, with the energy it has accumulated, unleash its power for a short time and forcibly invade that creature's body.

Then it converts the outer parts of its light cocoon body that do not affect its own consciousness back into invading Transformation Light Points, devouring and replacing that creature's brain, thereby making itself the true master of that creature.

And at this point, once it becomes the true master of that creature and possesses a body of flesh—

Because its true body is a light cocoon, and the light cocoon body can in turn transform into Transformation Light Points, and Transformation Light Points themselves can become tiny individual cells.

In other words, as long as it has enough energy, it can completely turn its body into one composed purely of transformation cells.

Such a body may still look like flesh and blood on the surface, but in essence it has already become a species purely composed of something between Light Point energy and flesh and blood.

This might be called a semi-energy lifeform.

Unfortunately, Baichuan himself cannot achieve such a powerful form.

Because the Light Points themselves originated from him — a power born from his own flesh-and-blood ability organs — how could he possibly turn the very organs that birthed Light Points into Light Point cells?

It's like lifting himself up by his own bootstraps — basically impossible.

Besides, because the change to the entire body would naturally involve the brain as well, Baichuan doesn't dare act rashly on this point alone for now.

Although he doesn't know how he managed to think and remain conscious back then with a snake brain, perhaps he was rather special in that regard.

But his consciousness absolutely cannot be unaffected by the brain of his body itself; if he acts rashly and an accident occurs as a result, there'd be nowhere for him to cry.

This is probably the difference between him and his own Juanzhu: the Juanzhu's consciousness itself was born because of the special nature of the spirit light, without such a thing as a brain, whereas his consciousness, as things stand, cannot do without the support of a brain.

Sigh, in the end it's still that his understanding of consciousness and soul is insufficient. The birth of today's spirit-light consciousness was thanks to a fortunate coincidence — he only managed it by relying on Da Zhou's research; he merely stood on Da Zhou's shoulders.

Regarding this, although Baichuan is disappointed, he has no choice but to accept this fact.

But he also knows that once he overcomes this difficulty, he will definitely usher in a blowout-style burst, and by then the true dragon's "majestic power vast as the heavens, capable of giving birth to and concealing within; great compassion moves the stars and charts the heavens, small grace shakes and overturns the hidden stars" ability might fully unlock for him.

By then his survivability would also shoot straight up, but let's set that aside for now.

Also, because every cell of this lifeform's entire body is composed of Light Point cells, it naturally can arbitrarily change its internal structure, thereby producing all kinds of outward appearances.

Of course, the creature itself cannot do this, because the structure of the flesh must still follow the most basic principles of reason, and the modification also requires a massive amount of computational power to adjust, lest errors occur.

Therefore, these initial appearances can only be crafted by Baichuan, this creator; later on, perhaps as Time passes, they can grow more familiar with their own flesh structures and make minor adjustments.

Even if they become somewhat stronger later, they might be able to directly remodel and optimize their bodies to be even more perfect.

Because their current structure is ultimately one Baichuan referenced from his own winged-period structure, and with Baichuan's current knowledge and vision this has reached the highest point — but that doesn't mean it's the most perfect structure.

The myriad species of the whole world are endlessly strange; all manner of life-forms exist, so how could there possibly be one unchanging, most perfect form?

Perhaps only the true gods of legend have even a sliver of a chance at that.

And when Baichuan was creating it, a sudden whim struck him: he directly set within its deepest Core consciousness the image of a giant dragon possessing high-temperature flames, and then set this form as the second form of this newborn life.

Right — a four-legged, long-winged giant dragon form. Originally he had also wanted to modify it into a body similar to his own.

But the trouble was that doing so might cause it to lose its Flight ability, because his Flight is achieved by using a massive amount of computational power to calculate the repulsion points between the planet's magnetic disk and the individual's small magnetic field, and constantly adjusting accordingly.

Yet a life-form created from his ability cannot do this, because the Light Points themselves are an extension of his power to him, so he can control them one hundred percent and fully unleash their might.

But to this life-form, Light Points are the very foundation of its creation — like the cells of a flesh-and-blood creature. How could a creature possibly control every single one of its own cells?

Therefore, if he were to modify it into a slender Flood Dragon, then once it lost its Flight ability, that form would not be the optimal body structure on the ground; it would only become a burden to it.

Regarding this, he could only settle for the next best thing and choose to transform it into a giant dragon form with wings for Flight.

And so, Baichuan's very first true Juanzhu — the giant dragon wielding high-temperature flames and metal — was born!

And because of its own special nature, without a doubt, this is a species that grows ever more terrifyingly powerful the longer it lives.

Because the flames come from its own terrifying body temperature, as long as it accumulates long enough, it can bring about apocalyptic, devastating disasters.

And the faster its own body reaches a state where the entire body is composed of Light Point cells, the stronger it becomes — because Light Points themselves are a terrifying power; at critical moments it can completely erupt attacks of terrifying might at the cost of consuming its own flesh.

Therefore, this is a race that grows stronger the older it gets, and its most vulnerable times, apart from the earliest juvenile period, are later on when it loses its flesh-and-blood vessel and is left with only its primordial soul.

In that case, such a peculiar giant dragon, and the brothers and sisters it will soon give birth to, all need a name.

So, what name should they be given?

Baichuan lowered his dragon head, his claws beginning to prop up his chin and tap lightly as he pondered.

"Ding~ ding~ ding~~"

Accompanying the crisp clinking of metal, his gaze also silently fixed upon the giant dragon before him, still in its light cocoon form and not yet truly awake.

After a moment, he suddenly smiled. Since it's a race that grows stronger the older it gets, and also belongs to Baichuan this Flood Dragon's Juanzhu, then he'll just take one character from each.

Also, this one is the very first giant dragon he ever created, the first under heaven.

Then…

(End of this chapter)