Chapter 1239

Am held the ice-blue war hammer, and Su Xiao carefully observed the war hammer in Am's embrace. The war hammer radiated cold air, and he tried to snatch it from Am's hand, at least to let Am regain consciousness first. Although their current position was not dangerous, they were still inside the Holy Temple of Hia, and who knew what changes might occur here.

Su Xiao gripped the handle of the ice-blue war hammer and exerted force with his hand.

"Moo~"

Am suddenly let out a miserable cry. Due to Su Xiao's pulling motion, blue threads appeared between the ice-blue war hammer and Am's hands.

Seeing Am's pained expression, if Su Xiao used brute force to seize the war hammer, Am might very well die on the spot.

Su Xiao released his grip, the blue threads contracted, and the war hammer returned to Am's hand.

"Woof."

Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang shouted loudly beside Am's ear; this fool was also very anxious, but could do nothing.

Su Xiao checked Am's condition. Am's condition showed no abnormalities. Su Xiao placed his finger on Am's shoulder, sensing the internal state.

Most of Am's alchemical arrays inside his body had turned ice-blue. His core alchemical array was very active, and the energy contained within could only be described as terrifying.

If the original energy in the core array was 100, allowing Am to survive over two hundred natural days, then the current energy in the core array was at least 6000—several dozen times the original.

Does this mean Am could survive 38 years? No, the lifespan of an alchemical being is not determined by how much energy it contains internally.

For an alchemical being, energy accounts for less than 10% of its lifespan; the rest depends on the wear and tear of the arrays, and whether the pseudo-biological materials composing it are of high quality.

Even Wolf Steward, such a powerful alchemical being, could not fundamentally extend its lifespan. Alice was merely recycling Wolf Steward's core matrix. Note: the core matrix is not the core array; the matrix is the center point of the array.

Am's core array is equivalent to Am's brain, storing Am's memories. When the core array shatters, it means Am has completely ceased to exist.

Even if Su Xiao used Am's array remnants to remake a Frost Minotaur, the newly created Frost Minotaur would not be Am. It could be called A Dai or A Meng, but it would absolutely not be Am. Am is a unique existence, and the most obvious difference lies in memory and consciousness.

Therefore, once Am's core alchemical array shatters, Am will cease to exist. This cannot be fixed by simply remaking a Frost Minotaur—it would be self-deception, just like Alice, who endlessly remade new Wolf Stewards, until in the end, the Wolf Steward betrayed her.

Actually, it's not that the Wolf Steward betrayed Alice, but rather the flaw in Alice's repeated use of the core matrix. Memory fragments from many Wolf Stewards merge, so no new Wolf Steward ever appears. Alice's relationship with the Wolf Steward somewhat resembles a lover's relationship, while different Wolf Stewards are like each other's "brother-in-law." With multiple brother-in-laws' memory fragments merging, it would be strange if the Wolf Steward did not betray her.

If Am's core alchemical array shatters, Su Xiao will not attempt to remake a new Am. In his view, although Am is an alchemical being, it is also a unique existence. Remaking a substitute—Su Xiao will not do that.

The current situation is that Am's core array contains too much energy, causing Am to lose consciousness. If this continues, Am's core array may very well shatter due to energy overload.

The core array is like a balloon constantly being inflated—it appears much larger, but once it bursts, the core array vanishes into nothing. The source of the external energy is that ice-blue war hammer.

Am picked up this ice-blue war hammer because the energy similarity between them exceeds 95%, both being ice-attributed. Do not assume all ice-attributed energies are the same—iron and copper are both metals, but their internal structures differ greatly.

Upon encountering ice-attributed energy with such high similarity, Am was uncontrollably drawn to it. Otherwise, without Su Xiao's permission, Am would not have rashly taken up the ice-blue war hammer.

The situation has occurred. Su Xiao does not intend to blame Am. Now, ensuring Am does not burst from overpressure is the top priority.

If it were other contractors, they might be helpless in this situation. But as Am's creator, Su Xiao can easily disassemble Am into eight pieces and reassemble him without damaging the core array.

Since the core array is overloaded, the best method is to divert this ice-attributed energy into other subsidiary arrays, or into pseudo-biological materials such as bones and muscles.

Su Xiao drew his slaughter short dagger, preparing to open Am's back.

Five minutes later, Su Xiao wiped blood from his face. Beside him were the trembling Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Elyssa—this person and dog were so frightened they almost clung together.

Am's back was completely opened by Su Xiao. The core alchemical array appeared before his eyes—ice-blue throughout, emitting light that had already begun to sting the eyes, like a bulb under high voltage emitting strong light.

Su Xiao moved his fingers, pressing one hand onto the core array.

Crack crack crack...

Ice wrapped Su Xiao's left arm. Seeing the situation inside Am's core array, Su Xiao suddenly had a bold idea.

The ice-blue war hammer contains immense energy. According to Su Xiao's speculation, this is not a regular weapon—no one could fight with it. It continuously releases energy. Not to mention whether it can harm enemies; merely holding it might cause one to burst from the ice energy surging within the war hammer.

Indeed, this object was originally made to suppress a certain existence. Its initial forging purpose was not combat.

Since it continuously releases energy, it must need energy replenishment; otherwise, it would be rootless water and could not last long.

Upon inspection, Su Xiao confirmed the ice-blue war hammer does absorb energy—it absorbs energy from the suppressed being's body, then converts it into ice-attributed energy.

Su Xiao's idea is this: since it absorbs energy, can it absorb its own energy? If an energy channel is formed inside Am's body, redirecting Am's internal ice-attributed energy back into the ice-blue war hammer, it could perfectly solve Am's core array overload problem.

Moreover, due to long-term nourishment by large amounts of ice energy, the lifespan of the core array and pseudo-biological materials would greatly increase. The severe wear would only affect the energy transmission channel. Am does not produce ice energy—it is merely a carrier of ice energy.

After consideration, Su Xiao decided to construct a new energy channel inside Am's body. This channel would be like an arterial blood vessel, with many branching vessels connecting to various parts of Am's body.

This way, the core array would no longer serve as an energy transmitter. If energy were transmitted for a long time, the core array's lifespan would greatly decrease.

If the transformation succeeds, the ice-blue war hammer would be equivalent to Am's heart. This heart would allow Am to function with near-zero consumption. Of course, leaving this heart would also be fine, since Am's body originally contained energy.

Ice energy would become Am's blood, the main energy channel would be Am's arteries and veins, the core array equals the brain, and the dozens of subsidiary arrays would be various organs. Pseudo-biological materials would be bones, muscles, skin, etc.

Su Xiao felt this idea was reliable and not difficult—of course, the low difficulty only applied to him.