This mass of black water is precisely the flesh and blood of the Great Demon Xuanwu.
Just like black flas, black water is a high-density mana aggregate. Just as white dwarf star substance cannot exist independently from a white dwarf star, the flesh and blood of the Great Demon Xuanwu cannot exist apart from it. Why have I suddenly beco capable of preserving this black water? The answer lies in the Solar Eclipse Fire.
More specifically, it depends on Earth Attribute mana.
The domain of the Four Symbols and Five Elents is complex and variable. Not only can the Vermilion Bird Fire be transford into Yellow Dragon Soil based on the relationship between fire generating earth, but also achieve alternative changes based on the earth controlling water. The relationships of the Five Elents can refer to the relationships in nature; soil can retain water and beco a fertile ground for plants, thus "earth" can restrain "water", and in turn be restrained by "wood".
The key here is that Earth Elent mana has the capability to preserve Water Elent mana. The black flas of the Catastrophe Demon can also be used to seal and restrict the flesh of the Great Demon Xuanwu.
The realization I had during the previous battle wasn’t entirely a stroke of genius; it was also prompted by the experience of the Catastrophe Demon. Strictly speaking, the Catastrophe Demon’s experience with the eclipse form didn’t originally include the part about using Earth Elent mana to restrict Water Elent mana, but it had recently clashed with the Great Demon Xuanwu. The residual experience was inherited by , and the feedback from the conflict between Earth and Water Elent mana allowed to analyze the feasibility of this approach.
When the "Eclipse" devoured the entire Great Demon Xuanwu, I intercepted a portion to preserve, which is now what I’m showing to Little Bowl.
Incidentally, while I’m using the black flas now, these black flas are not being directly maintained by .
To maintain black flas in the Earth Elent realm requires the Eclipse form, but I can’t maintain the Eclipse form for long periods. That being said, before bringing the flesh and blood of the Great Demon Xuanwu to Mazao, I must preserve it using black flas. So what should I do? The thod I devised is to use my normal flas as fuel to feed the black flas while exiting the Eclipse form.
With external fuel, my flas can continue to exist after detaching from . I am essentially doing the sa thing now. Although black flas aren’t "flas" per se but rather "fla-like substances," they may not have the concept of sustaining themselves with external fuel. However, much like how the Catastrophe Demon can attempt to devour , black flas can also devour my flas to replenish themselves.
Extrely speaking, I am nothing but a "self-aware fla," so if I convert my consciousness into preset instructions for the black flas to automatically absorb regular fla power, this mass of black flas can be considered a "super-miniature version of the Catastrophe Demon."
Thus, the container for preserving the flesh of the Great Demon Xuanwu is completed.
I briefly explained a couple of sentences, and Little Bowl seed to fully understand my approach, then said in a tone of surprise and admiration, "What an ingenious thod! It’s thanks to Brother Zhuang Cheng coming up with such an idea."
Hearing my quick wit praised by the always intelligent Little Bowl, I felt my vanity subtly swelling.
"But is such a small mass of the Great Demon Xuanwu’s flesh really sufficient?" Little Bowl asked worriedly.
"Actually, it’s not just this small mass; quite a bit more is preserved within the black flas, I just haven’t decompressed it." I said.
"That’s reassuring." Little Bowl showed a relieved expression.
I stored the black flas away. At this mont, I sensed fluctuations in the space not far away, along with a slight tremor in the Divine Seal Fragnt in my consciousness. Turning my head, I saw No. 7 appearing near the gas station. She carried a shoulder bag and walked toward us.
"You all seem quite happy, did sothing good happen?" she asked.
"We just acquired so spoils. It’s a long story, but if you’re interested in hearing it, I can explain in detail later." I responded.
"Spoils..." No. 7 gave a deep look, "You defeated them, right? During my activities at the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute, the earthquakes and shockwaves from your battle kept reaching us.
"Fortunately, you and Huang Quan kept pulling the battle farther from the Institute, so the impact here was barely within an acceptable range, but I could still clearly sense the mana fluctuations from your side. In the end, the mana fluctuations of the Great Demon Xuanwu and Huang Quan disappeared one after another... The Great Demon Xuanwu must have been killed by you, so what about Huang Quan? Did he commit suicide, or was he killed by you?"
"I killed Huang Quan." I said, "using True Spirit Power."
"...Is that so?" For a mont, No. 7 seed sowhat incredulous.
It’s reasonable. Even if she knows that I am now stronger than Huang Quan, it’s probably hard for her to imagine that I could kill Huang Quan faster than he could commit suicide.
While this might seem like a pointless comparison, among all the Impermanence, if I claid to be the second fastest at suicide, no one else could declare themselves the first.
This is perhaps one major advantage of "Manifestation." Not only can I freely decompose my soul into Fire Elent, but flas themselves are inherently explosive and destructive, so when I decide to self-destruct, it only takes a thought.
But it’s different for other Impermanence. Regardless of their physical form, their souls are their foundation for survival. To withstand their own vast mana output and resist attacks from equally powerful opponents, their souls have massive density. It’s like compressing a mountain-sized substance into a human-sized container. Even they themselves can’t easily destroy it.
There are even those who, having made themselves too resilient, find themselves unable to die even when they wish to. Wandering souls are an example of this. As for soone like Huang Quan, who can commit suicide with a simple slap to his own face, he might be one of the fastest suicide experts among the Impermanence.
I even suspect whether he specifically trained himself to be able to quickly commit suicide in case of ergency.
Thinking of this, images of Huang Quan secretly practicing suicide out of fear of death amusingly appeared in my mind.
Finally, No. 7 seed to have processed this reality, and with a complex tone said, "...Then, he truly is dead, never to be revived again."
The Catastrophe Demon and Huang Quan were both her enemies, and both died by my hand. Being deprived of the opportunity for revenge is certainly not pleasant. While she might take satisfaction in the death of her enemies, there is also the regret of not delivering the fatal blow herself. Although I’ve never harbored true hatred against anyone, I can sowhat imagine that mindset.
I shifted the topic, asking, "So, what about you? No. 7, did you retrieve what we wanted as agreed?"
"Of course."
No. 7 quickly composed her expression and took out two items from her shoulder bag.
One item was a blue folder, filled with thick white paper docunts. The other item was a small black jade stone, which was a Divine Seal Fragnt.
No. 7’s hands were covered with black tactical gloves, preventing direct contact with the Divine Seal Fragnt. At this mont, this Divine Seal Fragnt was still in an ownerless state. The subtle vibration in the Divine Seal Fragnt in my consciousness was due to it.
"Nonetheless, I successfully obtained ’Du Shuo Mountain’ technical docunts and the ownerless Divine Seal Fragnt."
With that, No. 7 handed the blue folder — the ’Du Shuo Mountain’ technical docunts — to , adding, "This is a copy made from the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute. The original was left there to create the illusion that no critical technical data has leaked."
After receiving the technical data, I stored it into my flas and took out two more items from them.
These two items were the Three-Life Stone Powder previously handed over by No. 7 and the wooden box for storing the Divine Seal Fragnt that Divine Light had given in the past, which also held an ownerless Divine Seal Fragnt.
With the ownerless Divine Seal Fragnt presented by No. 7 and the Divine Seal Fragnt bound by Little Bowl, the three Divine Seal Fragnts were thus collected.
The three Divine Seal Fragnts are the prerequisite for "not dying upon consuming the Three-Life Stone Powder."
"Little Bowl, are you ready?" I asked.
With a determined expression, Little Bowl replied, "...Yes, Brother Zhuang Cheng, I am prepared."
By taking the Three-Life Stone Powder, one can retrieve mories lost due to frenzy infection... and different from the scenario of wandering souls, ordinarily consuming the Three-Life Stone Powder only retrieves the part of the mory one wishes to restore. However, using the forthcoming thod to consu the powder does not result in death, and allows the retrieval of all past mories.
How would a wandering soul view this if they knew? Surely, they’d have so thoughts, but likely wouldn’t say things like "Had I known there was a way to not die..." Because their pursuit wasn’t "Restoring mory even at the cost of death," but rather "Restoring mory in preparation for death," with "restoring mory" being rely a necessary condition to achieve peace in death.
"How should we implent this specifically next?" I looked toward No. 7, "You ntioned you’d provide us with technical support, do you know the procedural details?"
No. 7 nodded and then said to Little Bowl, "Now... Little Bowl, please bind these two Divine Seal Fragnts first."
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