Chapter 458: Match Rate Skyrockets?

When Zhang Yu arrived at the designated research institute, he noticed a timid figure also approaching.

"You brat!" Zhang Yu pointed at Yu Xinghan and barked, "Didn't you say you were working overtime today?"

Yu Xinghan was startled when his whereabouts were exposed by the other's finger, but immediately came to his senses: "Didn't you say you were going to the construction site?"

The next moment, they exchanged a knowing smile.

Zhang Yu said, "The head teacher contacted you? Why haven't you gone in yet?"

Yu Xinghan smiled and said, "You're first in the class, you go first."

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "We're old classmates, you go first."

After a brief exchange of polite refusals, Zhang Yu already understood Yu Xinghan's intention.

"This kid!" Zhang Yu sneered inwardly, "Interested in the dual cultivation experiment, yet afraid the content won't match his interests. He doesn't have an ounce of dual cultivation talent—why is he even taking part in this experiment?"

Yu Xinghan thought to himself, "That guy Zhang Yu is picky even about gender. He obviously wants me to go in first, scout out the information, and then decide whether to go in himself."

In the end, the two walked into the institute together, only to find that besides them, there were many students from the Civil Engineering Department.

There were not only Gongshu Jin and Ying Xin from their class, but also outstanding senior students like Xiao Yunji, Su Yanyang, Ma Xuan, and others, all waiting here.

Upon seeing Ying Xin and Xiao Yunji, Zhang Yu's heart stirred: "Both men and women? What kind of experiment is this exactly?"

Unfortunately, before formally participating in the experiment, Zhang Yu couldn't get any information.

Yu Xinghan said, "Did they pack up all the elites of our Civil Engineering Department and invite them here?"

"What kind of dual cultivation experiment requires students from our Civil Engineering Department?"

Hearing Yu Xinghan's words, Zhang Yu felt a premonition of something bad flashing through his mind.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind the two.

"Don't worry, it's something good."

Zhang Yu turned around and saw that the speaker was Ye Xingli from the Artifact Refining Department.

Ye Xingli nodded slightly at Zhang Yu and then said, "Our Artifact Refining Department and the Talisman Department have jointly developed a new product that can promote students' cultivation through the way of dual cultivation."

"However, this product still has flaws at present, so we need to conduct experiments to collect data to decide on the next step of improvement."

Yu Xinghan exclaimed in surprise, "Our school? Developing a dual cultivation product?"

Ye Xingli nodded and said, "That's right. It's a wholly original new product based on our school's own technical strength—100% school-produced, without a trace of outside school technology."

At the same time, Ye Xingli was thinking about the difficulties they had encountered during this period of development.

"Since the experiment started, we have transferred outstanding students from various departments to participate, but unfortunately... almost none have succeeded."

"This Nascent Soul Yin Artifact of Lord Qiongjiang clearly contains mysteries we don't understand, which is why it has never been able to truly operate."

"If the students we found earlier hadn't all failed the tests, it wouldn't have been the turn of Civil Engineering students."

Ye Xingli sighed inwardly, "If the Civil Engineering Department and Security Department also fail, we might have to try a more forceful brute-force approach."

Just as Ye Xingli was explaining to Zhang Yu, a staff member came out from the front, explained the basic procedure to everyone, and distributed confidentiality agreements for the experiment content.

As everyone signed the contracts one by one, they were led into the laboratory in turn.

Watching batch after batch of students, starting with the seniors, go inside, Zhang Yu became even more curious about what was inside.

He thought to himself, "Dual cultivation? And a product?"

"Could it be that kind of dual cultivation product that can be used alone?"

"Wouldn't that be a fast track to... soaring on the path of immortality?"

After watching the seniors come out, Zhang Yu observed their expressions.

Seeing the surprise on Xiao Yunji's face, the regret on Su Yanyang's face, the strange look on Li Zhen's face... Zhang Yu's curiosity grew heavier.

Amidst Zhang Yu's mixed feelings of curiosity, anticipation, and excitement, he walked in together with his classmates Yu Xinghan, Gongshu Jin, and Ying Xin.

As soon as he entered the lab, Zhang Yu saw something like a diamond-shaped crystal floating in midair, emitting strange wisps of light.

At the same time, a male professor beside them said, "Hello, I am Tianzhang Zhenjun from the Talisman Department, and I will be in charge of your experiment this time."

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"Next, I will introduce the specific content of the experiment."

He tapped his fingertip lightly, and beams of divine power marked out that diamond-like crystalline object.

"This is a brand-new product we have developed—a dual cultivation yin artifact."

Upon hearing the words 'dual cultivation yin artifact,' both Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan felt their minds settle, and their previously uneasy spirits calmed down.

"So it's a yin artifact." Zhang Yu crossed his arms and thought to himself, "I've never used one before, but I feel this is an area I excel in."

Beside him, Yu Xinghan also revealed a confident smile. "After so many years of hard training and accumulation in this extracurricular project, the day has finally come to shine and show my skills."

"My master was right: starlight does not disappoint those who travel by night; time does not disappoint those who have a goal; hard work will not let me down."

On the other side, Gongshu Jin and Ying Xin also seemed to sense the strong confidence emanating from the two.

Gongshu Jin thought to himself, "I can understand Zhang Yu's confidence, but what does the fourth place in another class have to be confident about?" Up ahead, Heavenly Chapter True Lord continued, "Everyone should already know about yin artifacts, so I won't go into much detail."

"Today's experiment regarding yin artifacts will focus on their usage."

"We will activate the yin artifact to scan and find a student whose parameters match this artifact. Then we will collect data during that student's usage process to prepare for future improvements..."

"Of course, it's also possible that none of you match, and you will ultimately fail to meet the artifact's activation criteria."

"Oh, and remember to report the magical prosthetics on your bodies."

As the students reported their magical prosthetics, Ying Xin couldn't help asking, "Why do we need to report our magical prosthetics? Are you worried they might conflict with this yin artifact?"

"This yin artifact has basic intelligence and generally won't conflict." Heavenly Chapter True Lord explained calmly, "The main concern is that you might not be able to bear the load of this artifact."

Gongshu Jin asked, "What does it mean to not be able to bear the load of this artifact?"

Heavenly Chapter True Lord looked at him as if the question were strange and said, "When you install a magical prosthetic, do you not need to consider the load?"

"Wait..." Zhang Yu said in shock, "Install a magical prosthetic?"

Heavenly Chapter True Lord said matter-of-factly, "A yin artifact is a magical prosthetic. An experiment on using a magical prosthetic... isn't it just installing it and then observing its operational effects?"

As he spoke, he revealed a kind and gentle smile. "Don't worry, after successful installation, I will conduct the experiment for you. I won't let you get hurt."

"And if it doesn't succeed, I won't charge you."

However, the smile that Heavenly Chapter True Lord thought was gentle appeared to Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan like the roar of a wild beast.

Neither of them had ever expected that today's experiment would involve installing the yin artifact onto their bodies.

Zhang Yu screamed in his heart: Run! This is not home!

Just as the two simultaneously took a step back and were about to shout that they were withdrawing from the experiment, the yin artifact had already activated, radiating patches of light that enveloped the several students.

At the same time, inside the observation room of the Spirit Realm.

Many staff members were observing the situation inside the laboratory.

The Top Artificer of the Artifact Refining Department, Yan Qianji, also stood among them. He looked at the Nascent Soul-tier yin artifact in the laboratory as if admiring a perfect work of art.

"Hehe, the world believes that the yin artifact of Divine Lord Qiongjiang only has the single use of dual cultivation with her."

"But they don't stop to think—how could a Nascent Soul-tier yin artifact be so simple?"

"Especially as a magical prosthetic, equipping it is the greatest use of this artifact."

Yan Qianji sighed in his heart, "Once this Nascent Soul-tier yin artifact is activated, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage probably have no power to resist and will be forcibly equipped with this artifact."

"In other words, with this yin artifact in hand, one can treat countless living beings in the world as females, and once the artifact is deployed, one can forcibly engage in plunder and supplementation."

"If combined with Divine Lord Qiongjiang's yang artifact and techniques, one can forcibly devour the opponent's mana, cultivation, and even knowledge."

Yan Qianji's mind conjured the scene of Divine Lord Qiongjiang holding a yin artifact in one hand and a yang artifact in the other, plundering and supplementing all living beings in the world with a single thought.

In these days, the more he participated in the work of deciphering the yin artifact, the more he marveled at the sheer power of Divine Lord Qiongjiang.

"To pluck the whole world using the Great Dao of Yin and Yang—that is the true prowess of Divine Lord Qiongjiang."

At the same time, on the other side, Magnetic Pole True Lord was also observing the laboratory.

Recalling the experimental situations over the past period, she thought to herself, "That Divine Lord Qiongjiang, what kind of settings did she put into her yin artifact? With so many excellent targets, none of them can activate it?"

"That doesn't make sense. According to the activation criteria we cracked, many of the previous test subjects should have met the requirements."

"Sigh, if it really doesn't work and we have to resort to brute force..."

When Lord Magnetic Pole saw that Zhang Yu was among this batch of test subjects, his heart stirred slightly, and he said to Lord Celestial Chapter, "Celestial Chapter, let me take over in a bit."

Lord Celestial Chapter said in surprise, "You want to do it yourself?"

Lord Celestial Chapter said, "I'm afraid they can't afford the price."

Lord Magnetic Pole said, "It's fine, I have my limits."

At that moment, as the radiance of the Nascent Soul Yin Artifact shone, the artifact's detection function started to operate, and a flood of data began to emerge.

Meanwhile, in the observation room of the Spirit Realm, the detection data from the Nascent Soul Yin Artifact was intercepted piece by piece, instantly appearing before everyone.

Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin... the detection results of each student were displayed, each name followed by several columns of data, apparently evaluating from various different aspects.

But unfortunately, the project team still hadn't figured out what these numbers meant.

And now, looking at these rows of data, Yan Qianji was shocked and thought, "What is going on with this last column of data?"

"Gongshu Jin and Ying Xin have zeros in this column... no, I should say the vast majority of students have single digits in this column."

"But why... why have Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan exceeded 1000 in this column?!"

Staring at this astonishing number, Yan Qianji felt that Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan were now shrouded in an impenetrable veil of mystery.

"Could it be that they have an astonishing compatibility with this yin artifact?!"