Even the most resilient creature is still a creature, and creatures need sustenance. In the harsh environment of the universe, extreme survival abilities are necessary.
Many people have seen all sorts of science fiction masterpieces and are deeply terrified by the power of some of the alien invading creatures in them, thinking that if one of them came to life, it would be a disaster.
But in fact, as an ecological planet where species have multiplied to their fullest extent and biodiversity has resulted in an almost innumerable number of species, Earth can be considered a true treasure trove of life.
There are quite a few creatures on Earth that are virtually unkillable or extremely difficult to kill, similar to those in science fiction movies. However, they are all relatively "low-level," having excessively enhanced their own survival capabilities and lacking strong aggression.
Previously, Wu You would not have chosen such creatures due to their relative potential, as excessive extremism would inevitably lead to the weakening of other aspects.
For example, tardigrades are very small, ranging from as small as 50 micrometers to as large as 1.4 millimeters. They are highly adaptable and can be found in the Himalayas at altitudes above 6,000 meters and in deep-sea trenches below 4,000 meters. They can even tolerate vacuum environments and lay eggs.
There is even a gene called "thief" that can absorb various molecules, including dNA, from the environment, and they are very good at repairing dNA and fixing damage caused by dehydration.
Although they seem to be able to survive in all kinds of environments, tardigrades are very intolerant of mechanical friction; in short, they die if squeezed.
Then there's the Turritopsis dohrnii, which is practically immortal, but everyone on Earth knows how fragile a single jellyfish is.
The more powerful a creature appears, the more it needs other species to patch up its fatal flaws, and its potential for biological evolution is also lower.
Wu You previously overlooked this type of choice because there were simply too many creatures to choose from, and also because it was difficult to repair this defect when his alchemy level was low.
However, the concerns are not as strong as they used to be.
The first two types of creatures have already been included in Wu You's material options, and the last one is lichen.
Something that is ubiquitous yet far beyond the imagination of most people.
Lichens can remain viable even after being placed in a vacuum for 6 years, and can survive at temperatures twice as high as boiling water. They can grow in deserts, Antarctica, the Arctic, and even on the backs of sea turtles.
Even more resilient are lichens, which can grow at temperatures as low as -273 degrees Celsius, a temperature that is close to absolute zero in numerical terms.
Strictly speaking, lichens cannot be considered a single organism, but rather a symbiotic relationship between fungi and green algae, so they are essentially two different materials.
Spiritual beings, being the most mysterious and essential material, are naturally indispensable and can also compensate for the spiritual deficiencies of the previous types of creatures.
The remaining creature is the queen bee.
The speed at which such a creature moves in the universe must be related to its mental state.
While taking notes and reflecting, Wu You recorded all her thoughts from the past few days as notes for the artwork.
Now we need to prepare an alchemical ingredient, namely tardigrades.
All other materials are readily available in the system's material library, except for the tardigrade.
This is the research base of the Dark Sanctuary, where biological content makes up a significant portion. How could there not be live specimens of tardigrades?
He tapped the table twice.
"Knock knock~"
The door to the internal live broadcast immediately opened, and the vampire Fanny walked in.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"I'm looking for tardigrades. Do you have any live specimens?"
Fanny simply spoke a couple of sentences into the communicator and received the information she needed.
"Yes, the third specimen room. Please come with me, my lord."
So while the other scientists, filled with excitement and exhaustion, headed to the lounge to rest, Wu You was led to the biological specimen room by a Templar Knight dressed as a vampire.
Ten minutes later, a researcher took a small, transparent, round container out of the refrigerator and handed it to Fanny, looking at Wu You with some excitement.
"Sir Observer, this specimen is only two hundred micrometers in size. If you need to see it clearly, you'll need a microscope. I can help you with that!"
Wu You smiled at him.
"Okay, thank you, but I don't need it. It's late, I think you can go and rest."
"No, no, no, I'm not tired. I can help you here!"
The vampire Fanny walked up to him with amusement, grabbed the researcher's left hand, and forcibly dragged him outside. The researcher's body stiffened as Fanny's chest pressed against him.
Wu You opened the lid of the specimen container, revealing only a small piece of culture medium inside. He looked closely.
The visible objects seemed to be magnified layer by layer in an instant, and the tardigrades, which normally require a microscope to see clearly, were revealed in Wu You's sight in minute detail.
Such a small thing shouldn't resist; after all, it's an animal.
Wu You extended a finger and slowly approached the "swarm" in his line of sight.
I was afraid of crushing these creatures, so I stopped as soon as I touched them, but when I tried to capture them, it said that I hadn't even touched the target.
Did we actually run into each other?
Wu You had no choice but to press down with some force, and instantly killed a whole bunch of them.
I simply used my mental power to absorb the numerous tardigrades on the culture medium.
After choosing to capture it, I finally obtained a large amount of tardigrade material. It seems that this "low-level" creature has no sense of resistance, or rather, it does not regard Wu You as a threat at all. The size difference is too great, so it just treats it as a stone.
These little creatures aren't hermaphroditic; they're actually male and female. Wu You had thought they could reproduce on their own.
Back in his lounge, Wu You carefully drafted a plan based on his notes and then prepared to begin alchemy.
Open the system and select Level 5 Alchemy.
Select the following from the resource warehouse: Turritopsis dohrnii, Tardigrade, African Queen Bee, Spiritual Creature, Fungus, and Green Algae, and confirm the selection.
The alchemy drawing board for level five alchemy is slightly different from the previous ones, with fine gold lines adorning the dark black background.
However, Wu You didn't study this "background" and immediately began to focus intently on the mental description.
Like shimmering, fine threads, countless transparent, iridescent lines first appeared on the alchemy board, and then rapidly and intensely arranged in a spiral pattern.
To wander the starry sky, you need a whip that combines the real and the illusory, as well as the spiritual.
Long, seemingly invisible whips covered the alchemy canvas, and were filled with holes that looked like they could breathe.
You need to be able to absorb the rays of stars and the universe, and withstand the tearing and changing temperatures of space.
As Wu You described it, layers of enormous transparent canopies appeared at the top, progressing in a stepped manner, with countless spiritual networks and membranes on each layer.
Countless strange substances, resembling moss and lichen yet transparent and wriggling, slowly filled every inch of the umbrella canopy as Wu You mentally described them.
You are a thief in the void, capable of plundering stellar matter and absorbing the genes and advantages of extraterrestrial life.
Each special organ is depicted layer by layer. Here, secretions will be generated and the membrane will extend at an extremely high speed. It will also have tiny mouthparts and fine hairs, with the length of which can extend to the extreme of a gun wire. It will be stored in another organ with densely packed edges.
You will not exist alone; you will be able to produce countless subordinates, as your claws, your eyes, and your tentacles. Your spiritual network will spread to every corner of the void.
Inside the creature on the alchemical drawing board, spiritual strokes depicted wriggling biological cavities, where countless egg-like structures were stored.
As the depiction progressed, Wu You needed to further stimulate the creature's mind. A massive amount of mental energy was frantically injected into the alchemy drawing board by Wu You, and even specks of crystalline light began to appear in the long, whip-like holes of the creature.
Each of your cells will possess an independent spiritual entity, which will aggregate and sublimate your spirit.
By employing a spiritual perspective, you will be able to perceive the shifts in gravity, the twisting of the void, and the borrowing of their power; you will be able to interfere with distorted distances.
O creature that roams the void of the universe, comparing the universe to a boundless sea of stars, you will be the deadly eye that swims freely in the void, able to dive from the inside of one side of the ocean, delve deep and break through to the surface of another ocean.
As the depiction progressed, a mysterious spiritual symbol appeared in the air not far from the creature's skin. From the huge umbrella-like substance at the top, a giant, purple, transparent eye slowly emerged. Within the dark black circle in the center were countless pupils arranged in concentric circles, culminating in a black dot at the center that seemed capable of collapsing light.
At this point, Wu You had completed all the descriptions of this creature regarding the material and semi-material levels, but the descriptions of the spiritual level were still ongoing, and the spiritual power, which had been injected at the beginning, was now being withdrawn.
However, Wu You is no longer the same Wu You as before. Especially after the initial assimilation of the Eastern Realm, he not only increasingly felt the spiritual distance of that world, but also the quality of his spiritual power became higher and higher.
If Wu You were to look in the mirror at this moment, he would find that the color of his eyes and pupils had completely changed, filled with countless mysterious particle-like gilded substances.
After the spiritual absorption of the alchemical creature reached a critical point, the newly appeared golden threads on the alchemy drawing board after level 5 seemed to come alive, entwining and rushing towards the creature. Moreover, Wu You could see the faint reflection of every extreme idea he had about the new creature in these threads.
They are like weaving threads, weaving into the new life and then disappearing immediately.
The infusion of spiritual energy abruptly stopped, and Wu You's standing body couldn't help but sway slightly.
I shook my slightly dizzy head and twisted my neck, which was already sore after just a short while.
Good heavens, just how much of my spiritual energy did the creature on the alchemy board absorb?
besides!
Looking closely at the background of the alchemy drawing board, all the fine golden lines that were drawn at the beginning of the alchemy process were gone, leaving only a dark black liquid substance. Now it looked like an ordinary alchemy drawing board from before.
System notification: Body arrangement accuracy 88%, alchemy success rate increased by 8.8%.
Current success rate: 50% + 20% (manifestation of will) + 8.8%.
Is it alchemy?
Wu You was startled, and his somewhat drowsy mind was instantly jolted awake. What was this "manifestation of will"? There had never been any hints before!
Looking at the alchemy success rate, the total was already very high, but Wu You still wanted to test whether Bai Ze could really affect the system.
With such a large amount of mental energy and a sudden flash of inspiration, even Wu You himself wasn't confident that he could reach such a near-perfect level if he failed and had to try again.
First, summon Bai Ze.
A dark, eerie light flashed, and the six-winged auspicious beast of destiny, Bai Ze, appeared in Wu You's rest room.
"Bai Ze, try to see if you can interfere with my creation."
It walked over slowly, gently touched Wu You's right hand with its horn, and spread out all six of its wings.
Wu You could sense that Bai Ze's spirit was fluctuating violently, and at the same time, his body began to tremble, as if he was enduring great pain.
Note: Willpower has shifted; the rationality of the physical body's arrangement has increased to 89%, 92%, and 95%.
Current success rate: 50% + 22% (manifestation of will) + 9.5%.
Is it alchemy?
When the system prompted the change, Wu You clenched his fist; he was surprised that it could actually interfere with the system.
"My lord, I can't hold on any longer..."
Bai Ze's trembling voice came through.
Wu You didn't waste any more time and immediately chose to confirm the alchemy.
In the material warehouse, six streams of light were projected onto the creatures on the alchemy canvas, causing ripples to spread across the entire canvas until it transformed into a deep, dark sea.
The creatures on the canvas appear and disappear intermittently, their bodies materializing like particles.
Two minutes later, an exceptionally beautiful creature appeared on the alchemy board. It seemed to have a different shape at every glance, like a jellyfish, a giant worm, a spiral, or a dragon composed of transparent light spots.
Hint: Alchemy successful. Please name it.
Choose a name: Void Surveyor, Jupiter
Alchemical Creature: Void Surveyor; Name: Jupiter
Talents: Crushing Power, Stance Interference, Materialization of Mental Stance, Gene Repair
Abilities: Boundary Travel, Curved Surface Traversal, Plundering Touch, Dissolution, Mental Exploration
Basic rating: Silver (Unrefined)
System description: This is an alien creature destined to enter the realm of miracles.
"Bang."
Bai Ze collapsed to the ground.
Wu You checked and sensed that Bai Ze was only exhausted, with minor mental trauma, and should recover after a period of rest.
Then look at the Void Inspector who has already received the stable.
From the first bio-alchemy to the present, this is the first time that an existence has appeared that has reached the silver rank upon creation, and the note afterward indicates that it is in an unrefined state.
So to what extent can it reach? Can it directly break through the barrier of the Gold rank?
We'll find out once it's released, but of course it can't be released on Earth. The tempering process of the Void Patrol is not as simple as a storm or a flash of lightning; it will inevitably attract a wide range of cosmic rays and various fields, and may even leave the atmosphere.
Blue Star is out of the question, and Gemini Planet is still some time away, so the only option is the Eastern Realm.
After greeting his subordinates at the research base, Wu You once again used the Dream Eater's ability to return to Qiantang City through the Dream Gap, which was extended by the spirit of the ancient natural tree. Because it was late at night, it was easier to locate him, since there were people dreaming everywhere.
P.S.: Because the content is too tightly connected, today I'll just write one long chapter of 4000+ instead of splitting it into two.
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