All middle school biology students whose teachers didn't slack off should know a common fact:
The main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates is that vertebrates have a spine or backbone.
Invertebrates do not have this organ.
Centipedes are academically classified under the phylum Arthropoda, class Chilopoda, order Scolopendromorpha, family Scolopendridae, and are standard invertebrates.
Although, in Thailand, a red dragon centipede was once detected with a 'spine' inside its body.
But later, dissection revealed that it was actually just a thick needle.
It's unclear whether it intentionally or accidentally got lodged into the centipede's body, ultimately causing the flesh and tal surface to fuse into a 'spine'.
So you could say this:
If soone tells you that a centipede is a vertebrate, you could slap a biology textbook on their face.
But at this mont.
The knowledge that Yang Tianwen personally compiled into the middle school textbook in 2006 was blatantly contradicted right before his eyes!
That's right.
The white strip that blocked Yang Tianwen's scalpel…
Was indeed a genuine spine!
Outside the operating room partition.
At this mont, Yang Tianwen had already left the dissection site.
"Mixed with motor fibers... oval enlargents near the intervertebral foran are the spinal ganglia... even traces of the remaining spinal cord, naly, the CNS, were detected..."
Looking at the examination report in front of him, Yang Wen sighed softly and gently rubbed the bridge of his nose:
"It all makes sense now...
Why it can bear such a large weight, and why its muscle density is so high yet can still control muscle fibers normally...
It's because...
It has a spine!"
Saying this, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the east.
That was the direction of Modu, also where the gateway to Damo Realm was located.
"Damo Realm..."
At this mont.
The renowned elder scientist echoed the sa sentint as Li Bai'an before.
However, compared to Li Bai'an's longing.
Yang Tianwen's emotions were a bit more complex.
Because...
Wu Long's remains were discovered entirely locally!
Then Yang Tianwen, together with Luo Feng and others, perford a deeper analysis on the remains.
The final conclusion was:
This gigantic centipede was indeed a monster with developed spinal nerves!
In a certain sense.
This centipede is sowhat more like the extinct Titanoboa.
At least from the skeletal structure and appearance.
The two are like the difference between Lucian's Project skin and High Noon skin, only the centipede has a bunch of extra legs.
Then Yang Tianwen suddenly thought of sothing:
"Although this centipede's real na is Wu Long, the image of Wu Long in 'Investiture of the Gods' is at least human.
This centipede, although special, doesn't show any inclination or possibility of transforming into a human. It feels awkward to give it a human na.
And constantly ntioning 'Wu Long's corpse' can lead to misunderstandings, so let's give it a new na.
Maybe we'll discover a species soday. We can't keep calling them Wu Long No. 2, Wu Long No. 3, can we?"
Yang Tianwen's proposal quickly gained consensus, and the researchers on-site flexed their creative muscles.
The first to speak was a little girl with braided buns nad Gan Tiantian:
"Elder Yang, centipedes without a spine are always floppy, often resembling the Chinese character '几'(ji).
Now that it has a spine, it's as if there's a dot inside the character, so I think we can na it 'Fan'.
Since it's called Wu, why not call it Wufan?"
"Don't, absolutely not!"
Having just arrived at the site, Wei Fan broke out in cold sweat upon hearing this na:
"This na happens to coincide with a little brother from Damo Realm. It's not good, not good at all, maybe we should choose another na."
Hearing this, Gan Tiantian let out an "oh", and sulkingly lowered her head, dissecting a frog.
Then Yang Tianwen thought for a mont and said:
"Since this centipede resembles a serpent, let's call it a 'Snake-centi'. Maybe it could serve as a species na.
If it's confird it has a human form later, we'll discuss it then, what do you all think?"
"Snake-centi..."
Wei Fan stroked his chin:
"I have no objections to this na."
Assistant Luo Feng also raised his hand:
"I have no objections either."
"Agreed!"
"Seconded!"
Seeing this, Yang Tianwen glanced around and nodded:
"No problem, we'll call it Snake-centi then, I'll draft the report."
Then he thought for a mont and asked Wei Fan:
"Instructor Wei, are there results from the search in Guanjiangkou and ishan?"
Wei Fan shook his head:
"We released a large amount of L17 Spiritual Energy around Dujiangyan and ishan, but in the end, there was no feedback from any ruins or tombs.
So the first round of net-style searches was declared a failure, and pinpoint testing will follow.
But Dujiangyan covers over twelve hundred square kiloters, and even focusing on the Guanjiangkou area is no small figure, ishan is about the sa.
So unless sothing unexpected happens.
The entire search process is unlikely to yield results in a short ti.
Unfortunately, Teacher Mingmou is currently in seclusion, and Director Fei Qiu can't return to the mainland either.
Otherwise, the two of them might have been able to lend a hand."
Yang Tianwen nodded ambiguous acknowledgnt.
He had not personally been to Damo Realm, so he wasn't particularly familiar with the personnel at Fire Camp.
He had heard the na of this so-called teacher several tis in the past few days, seed related to milk or sothing.
Possibly a fellow researcher of bovines, why else would he be called Ming 'moo'?
As for Fei Qiu, he knew nothing at all, so he could only give a few polite responses.
However, speaking of Damo Realm, Yang Tianwen did recall sothing else.
He turned his head to Luo Feng and said:
"Xiaoluo, draw so of the Thunder Tribulation samples previously sent from Modu and conduct an impact test as well."
Although conclusions can be drawn from Hua Xiaomo's pre-evolution experint that a third-tier monster would be instantly reduced to ashes under a Thunder Tribulation.
But the Snake-centi samples are after all the only locally discovered sample, no test should be skipped.
Even if it's just a formality, it's a step that cannot be neglected.
Since the container for storing Thunder Tribulation isn't an ordinary capacitor, but a new type of capacitor composed of condensed microorganisms,
the procedures for deploying it are cumberso.
Luo Feng spent a full hour handling all relevant processes.
Soon.
A portion of Snake-centi's flesh sample was transferred to another platform capable of withstanding high-intensity lightning strikes.
At the sa ti.
The corresponding Thunder Tribulation descending thod was also ready.
Once everything was in place.
Yang Tianwen pressed the start button.
Zizizi——
A cluster of Thunder Tribulation approximately 20-sized Valium flashed out with lightning speed, forcefully striking a sample the size of a basin.
This sample contained a bit of spine and a large amount of exoskeleton, the rest consisted primarily of flesh.
Under normal circumstances.
This sample would turn to ashes under the Thunder Tribulation, leaving behind only a charred mark.
However, unexpectedly.....
As the Thunder Tribulation dissipated, the flesh sample did not disappear.
More astonishingly...
It had shrunk!
...
Note:
Scheduled sending didn't co through....
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