Chapter 547: Crazy Experiment (5/10, Autumn Moon Votes)

It's false to say Lord Han feels no pain or has no sensation.

Every time Lord Han speaks, his voice trembles—that's the result of suppressing agony.

After a series of procedures, Lord Han's side was temporarily stabilized; now, Lord Han was extremely weak.

According to my theory, I must immediately resolve Xiao Xuedou's issue at this point.

"I hope Brother Jing Yan won't blame me!"

He clasped his hands together in prayer, took a deep breath in the morning air, and began operating on the sleeping Xiao Xuedou.

Previously, Jing Yan had entrusted Chen Qing to take full responsibility for Xiao Xuedou's three-in-one integration.

Now, he was solving exactly that problem; if something went wrong and Xiao Xuedou died, Jing Yan had said he could accept that outcome, so Chen Qing had received implicit permission.

Stabilizing his mindset, correcting dozens of errors and deviations under Lord Han's feeble guidance, he barely managed Xiao Xuedou—making an additional incision on Xiao Xuedou's neck and inserting numerous materials to form a relatively stable structure.

He exhaled, the cold wind blowing through the window calming him; once his emotions steadied, like a precise machine, he began the final step—merging Lord Han and Xiao Xuedou into one!

Xiao Xuedou is a Ghostly Hunter, possessing a Ghostly Hunter body, protected by the strange, then sealed with the 【Strange Artifact】 Seven-Seal Short Sword to suppress the strange power.

What Chen Qing had to do was, while unsealing Xiao Xuedou, allow Xiao Xuedou to stably harness the combined power of the strange and the Ghostly Hunter.

What he did was have Lord Han—once modified by the Phoenix Organization, who had since internalized its power and gained profound, thorough understanding of strange forces—press his head against Xiao Xuedou's body to create an entirely new species.

According to Chen Qing's theory, when the seal was lifted, Lord Han could control Xiao Xuedou's body as its full power erupted; combined with Lord Han's theory, with Lord Han as the dominant force, they could wield the power of the Strange Artifact.

Thus, a door to a new world opened.

Though the theory was wildly crude, it surprisingly seemed to work—and had received Lord Han's support.

After filling in various details and plugging theoretical gaps, the theoretical framework of this procedure had become nearly perfect.

That was why the previous conversation occurred.

The appearance of dark clouds made Lord Han eager to restore his power and help Fang Yue escape danger!

Chen Qing's theory arrived at the perfect moment; the two instantly agreed and proceeded directly to this final step.

Chen Qing was drenched in sweat, droplets pouring from his forehead onto the floor.

The extreme difficulty of the final step caught him off guard, but he still held under pressure and pushed forward.

Lord Han could no longer speak—or rather, had not spoken for a long time.

Chen Qing didn't know if Lord Han had been killed by him, or had simply fainted.

After all, this step involved Lord Han's 【Origin】, an extremely perilous gamble for any martial artist.

One misstep, and death and the dissolution of the Dao.

Yet Lord Han chose to trust Chen Qing, fully accepting all his actions.

What immense trust!

Therefore, Chen Qing could not fail! He would not allow himself to fail!

Chen Qing felt, for the first time, such complete immersion in a task, such a desperate desire to succeed.

He sweated profusely, focused entirely, his mind fixed solely on successfully completing this experiment; his sense of time grew dull.

When the first ray of morning sunlight pierced through the window and entered the room.

Chen Qing finally stopped his movements.

He realized he was trembling. His entire body shook, as if he had exhausted his life's potential, leaving him sluggish.

But only his hands—the hands that had just ceased active operation—remained steady as iron, firm as steel; they moved only when his brain issued a command.

And at the moment he stopped the experiment… or rather, completed the experimental procedure,

his hands also trembled along with his entire body.

"It's over… it's over…"

Chen Qing's mind was hazy; he stared at the two-headed dog before him, unsure how to react.

This was his achievement—but it wasn't his achievement.

Because he seemed to have messed it up…

Neither Lord Han nor Xiao Xuedou had awakened.

They… seemed dead, dead on his experimental table…

Thud.

Exhausted, Chen Qing collapsed onto the floor, his face pressed against the cold surface, his consciousness slowly fading into darkness, sinking into deep sleep—even lacking the strength to log out of the game.

Before losing consciousness, Chen Qing thought he heard a voice.

"Woof!"

…

The three days Jing Yan had mentioned had already passed one day and one night.

It was now the morning of the second day.

Fang Yue, with dark circles under his eyes, ran back and forth inside the room.

But… a night of intense cultivation had not allowed him to master 【Lightness Skill: Shadow Stepping】.

So the room wasn't enough!

Fang Yue felt his own talent was already strong—five points of Comprehension!

Five times higher than when Ni Dongmei had scorned him!

This Comprehension was verified by the Heart Method; in one night, he had burned resources and yang lifespan to learn two Xiantian Realm Heart Methods.

So Fang Yue was deeply dissatisfied that he still hadn't mastered 【Lightness Skill: Shadow Stepping】 after a full night of cultivation.

"Obviously, the room isn't enough! Lightness Skill techniques must be trained in open outdoor spaces to be mastered quickly."

Fang Yue would never admit his talent was insufficient.

But conditions didn't allow it; Fang Yue could only cultivate inside the room.

He couldn't possibly run around Qingsi County with Black Cloud, that would scare people into wetting themselves.

But he himself wasn't afraid of Black Cloud—after all, it was deep night, and he had 【Night's Breath】; what was there to fear?

He checked the back of his hand: the flesh had already reformed, the bones repaired—this was surely the work of last night's 【Night's Breath】.

Under 【Night's Breath】's healing, the injury to his right hand had fully recovered.

But when daylight came, and 【Night's Breath】 vanished, that cursed burning sensation returned— the bloodstained cloth wrapped around his right hand, its stains now dried, began oozing fresh blood again.

"If this keeps up, will I bleed to death??"

Fang Yue continued practicing 【Shadow-Stepping Technique】 while lost in thought; he still had a plan for himself.

If by nightfall he still hadn't mastered 【Shadow-Stepping Technique】, he'd set it aside and switch to the final primordial Martial Technique: 【Dark Moon Blade Technique】.

Of course, if he could master it during the day, that would be best.

Then he'd train 【Dark Moon Blade Technique】 as well.

Heart Method, Step Technique, Blade Technique—unified, his strength would surge!

The idea was beautiful, but reality was harsh.

Fang Yue trained until noon without mastering 【Shadow-Stepping Technique】; instead, two Black Clouds appeared on the horizon, just as before—against the wind, moving opposite to the direction of the white clouds, straight toward him, converging.

(End of Chapter)