Translator: CinderTL
Leaving the training room, he headed to the Tiger Soul Research Institute's "Wilderness" Laboratory.
The institute's primary focus was cultivation studies, with its headquarters housing eight core laboratories named after the classical elements: Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow, Universe, Cosmos, Vast, and Wilderness.
Each laboratory specialized in a distinct area of research.
Pushing open the door to the Wilderness Laboratory, Feng Qi was greeted by a stark black interior. Experimental equipment was arranged across four distinct zones, with a massive data processing machine dominating the central area.
The oppressive black decor, though somewhat stifling, served a practical purpose for the experiments conducted within.
The black paint on the walls was derived from a spirit plant cultivated in the Domain Field, possessing the ability to seal spiritual energy.
This coating reduced the annual loss of spiritual energy within the laboratory by approximately 20%.
Feng Qi walked to the left-hand area, where several researchers from the Tiger Soul Research Institute were busy at their control consoles.
Among them, a handsome man with short hair and frameless glasses was intently observing a transparent glass dome. Inside, a faint blue energy cluster emitted a soft glow.
"Uncle Hei, what's the progress?" Feng Qi asked immediately as he approached.
Hearing the question, the man turned around, his face lighting up with a smile when he recognized Feng Qi. He nodded warmly.
"Research on the blue energy cluster has been slow these past few days, but we've made some progress."
"What exactly is this thing?" Feng Qi pressed.
"We're not sure. The substance within the blue energy cluster is impossible to extract, but your initial hypothesis was correct: it's influenced by willpower."
Under Feng Qi's curious gaze, Uncle Hei stepped forward, opened the glass dome, and grasped the blue energy cluster in his hand.
"I'll just demonstrate it for you. Explaining it would be too complicated."
With that, the man known as Uncle Hei closed his eyes.
After a brief pause, the blue energy cluster in his hand began to twist and distort, eventually spitting out a pearl that radiated a soft white light.
Uncle Hei caught the pearl and approached Feng Qi, offering it to him.
Feng Qi accepted the small white pearl, his expression puzzled.
After examining it closely, he held it up to his nose and sniffed. With a gentle squeeze, the pearl shattered, releasing a burst of concentrated spiritual energy that dissipated throughout the laboratory.
"A spirit stone?"
"Exactly. It's a spirit stone I created using my willpower."
Feng Qi's face registered shock.
"Created? Uncle Hei, do you mean the blue energy cluster can conjure matter from thin air?"
"You're mistaken. It's more accurate to say it can create matter from thin air under the influence of willpower. For example, when I strongly desired a spirit stone, the blue energy cluster, guided by my willpower, created one for me. However, this ability has limitations. My willpower can't create a spirit stone exactly as I imagine it; the small pearl you held earlier represents the maximum I can achieve."
Feng Qi was stunned by this explanation.
He suddenly understood why the Lord of the Mist's qi blood, once depleted, would inexplicably replenish itself with vast reserves.
And then there was that time in the future when Lin Ran had shattered the Lord of the Mist's consciousness cluster, only for it to reform.
Most absurdly, during his villain arc, when the Lord of the Mist's corpse was already cold and he was about to give up, the Lord of the Mist had reconstituted his source and resurrected on the spot.
The root cause, it was now clear, lay in this blue energy cluster.
The Lord of the Mist's boundless desire for life had unleashed a terrifying force of will, influencing the blue energy cluster to reshape his source and even conjure Qi and Blood Power from thin air.
He had thought the miracle bloodstone's ability to continuously generate small bloodstones was already absurd enough.
But the Lord of the Mist's body contained something even more ridiculous—a veritable protagonist template.
Now he was certain the blue energy cluster was a miracle item. Only such artifacts could possess such logic-defying capabilities.
"Don't get too excited. As I mentioned earlier, this blue energy cluster has its limits. Even if I imagine a mountain of spirit stones, it can only create spirit stones the size of my pinky finger."
"If I were to imagine even more precious spirit materials, the mass ratio would shrink further, entirely governed by the strength of my will."
Upon hearing this explanation, Feng Qi immediately nodded.
He fully understood the limitations of miracle items.
If this miracle item could truly create without limit, it would surpass even the power of the Pillar Gods, making it akin to a creator deity.
Old Mist yearned to live, but he also craved to ascend to the pinnacle and become a Pillar God.
If this miracle item were truly omnipotent, it would have already helped the Lord of the Mist achieve godhood.
Nevertheless, Feng Qi still found the item's capabilities astonishing. Some special spirit materials produced within Domain Fields were irreplaceable; each use diminished the remaining supply.
If this miracle item could create such materials, it would undoubtedly accelerate the progress of Human Civilization.
Just as he was envisioning how to utilize the miracle item, the researcher known as Uncle Hei shook his head again.
"You've likely grasped the function of the blue energy cluster. Now, let's discuss its hidden dangers."
"Hidden dangers?"
"Yes, this is a critical issue. Without resolving it, we can't use this mysterious item normally."
As he spoke, the man wiped the blood-tinged fluid from his nose and continued:
"Through experiments over the past few days, we've discovered that each use of the miracle item generates a faint consciousness within the body. With prolonged use, this consciousness rapidly grows stronger, eventually completely seizing control of the host."
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the residual consciousness of the Lord of the Mist after his death. The blue energy cluster is helping him reincarnate by borrowing a host body."
Feng Qi: !!!
As he spoke, the researcher known as Uncle Hei approached the control console and patted a busy colleague on the shoulder.
"Pull up the relevant video from yesterday," he instructed.
The researcher immediately manipulated the console, and a video appeared on the screen in front of the Main Control Console.
When played, the video showed the scene inside the glass dome.
The blue energy cluster expanded and contracted like breathing, but unlike its current state, it was covered in patches of pinkish material.
Uncle Hei turned to Feng Qi, his gaze piercing.
"Besides creating a faint consciousness of the Lord of the Mist within the user's body, the blue energy sphere has another hidden danger: flesh and blood tissue will gradually form on its surface. Though the process is slow, given enough time, I believe... the Lord of the Mist will be reborn."
"Therefore, we need to periodically cleanse the flesh and blood tissue to prevent the Lord of the Mist's resurrection."
Hearing this explanation, Feng Qi's gaze toward the blue energy sphere shifted.
Thanks to Uncle Hei's explanation, he now understood the miracle item's potential hidden dangers.
If the Lord of the Mist's consciousness cannot be dispelled, this miracle item will remain bound to him alone. Driven by his boundless yearning for life in his final moments, it will aid in his resurrection.
Prolonged use without resolving this issue could even allow the Lord of the Mist to possess the user's body and be reborn through them.
The phrase "haunting spirit" was once just a figure of speech.
But in the case of the Lord of the Mist, it has become a terrifying reality.
(End of the Chapter)
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