Chapter 177 A First Glimpse of the Myth
"After condensing the Rhythmic Body, you can enter the Starry Sky Vision of others and protect them when they use the Starry Sky Vision. And more importantly, the Rhythmic Body can feel the deeper rhythm through touch, which is something that cannot be obtained by just looking."
"Is that so?" Ren Zheng suddenly thought. Before leaving the Starry Sky Vision, he seemed to have indeed... seen a rhythmic figure moving towards him. Judging from its aura, it seemed to be Yu Cang. "Then doesn't this Starry Sky Vision cut off the possibility of my cultivation?"
"Yes."
Ren Zheng's eyes suddenly became complicated when he looked at Yu Cang.
Although this resonance method is powerful, it is also very dangerous. Newcomers must be guided by experienced people to ensure that they do not get lost. So, as the creator of this method, how many dangers did Yu Cang go through in the past?
It’s not an exaggeration to say that it was earned with one’s life.
This makes sense... When Yu Cang went to the imperial capital, he probably hadn't yet mastered how to safely enter and exit the Starry Sky Vision Area, so he stumbled and didn't differentiate between himself and other geniuses.
After returning to the ancient capital, Yu Cang must have had no idea how much effort he had put in and how many risks he had taken before he successfully perfected the Starry Sky Vision, thus completing so many incredible works in such a short period of time.
Now, he has even successfully created a soul card that can bring others into the Starry Sky Vision.
Thinking of this, Ren Zheng sighed and patted Yu Cang on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."
Yu Cang blinked, not knowing why Ren Zheng suddenly felt so heavy.
If he knew what Ren Zheng was thinking, he would definitely be ashamed.
No, you totally misunderstood. I was just completely overdoing it.
Ren Zheng asked, "How do you plan to deal with this resonance method?"
"What do you think?"
"I think..." Ren Zheng thought for a moment and said, "It's better not to make this resonance method public for now. After all, you're the only one who can help others adapt to the Starry Sky Vision. Even if you make it public, it won't be universal. Instead, it will put you in the spotlight. When some veteran soul card masters come and want to learn from you, it will be difficult for you to refuse. Not only will it waste time, but it might also offend people."
Ren Zheng also knew that Yu Cang was very busy recently. He had to prepare for the college league and promote several projects on hand. He had no time to teach too many people.
As long as the news of the resonance method spreads, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to come and learn it. Ren Zheng can help him reject most of them, but there are always some people who are difficult to reject, and rejection is even equivalent to offending them.
Moreover, the Starry Sky Vision requires such high talent that there is no guarantee that everyone can learn it. What if there are a few people who come but fail to learn it? Will they think that Yu Cang is targeting him or something like that?
You don't need many people like this; even just one or two are enough to make you upset.
Asking for trouble.
"That's right." Yu Cang nodded. "However, the Resonance Method was created to be used by people. There's no point in hiding it."
"Then I suggest promoting it among those you trust first. Once they've mastered it, you can consider other options. Alternatively, you can report the Resonance Method directly to Yan Nation's Mythology. Regardless, Mythology is undoubtedly trustworthy and the one who can best utilize the Resonance Method."
Hearing this, Yu Cang seemed to be thinking about something.
"That old man...is there any way to pass the Resonance Method to Shenhua?"
"Well," Ren Zheng thought for a moment, "with Emperor Chang'an asleep and Ye Yan traveling, I really might not be able to see them in the short term. But if you want, I can submit an application. I'll probably be able to see Shen Hua in one to two years."
Yu Cang couldn't help but gasp in amazement: "One to two years? My goodness, is it really that hard to meet Shen Hua?"
"It's mainly because of the special circumstances," Ren Zheng said helplessly. "Emperor Shenhua is old after all. His awakening time has been carefully planned by a specialized medical team. There's no guarantee he'll awaken again within two years...Ye Shenhua has been wandering for a long time, so a return within two years is a conservative estimate."
Yu Cang could only say, "Well, I'll trouble you with this matter... As for the candidates for learning Starry Sky Vision, how about promoting it in the laboratories of Professors Guan Qingrui and Hu Jingzhi first?"
Both professors have high status and are quite familiar to Yu Cang.
Professor Guan Qingrui's laboratory has now made fusion its main research direction. With the Starry Sky Vision, I believe their understanding of fusion will be even deeper. And Hu Jingzhi... because she is Lin Yunqing's grandmother, Yu Cang is also willing to believe it.
Then add Ren Zheng, that’s all for now.
No matter how many people there are, he can't handle it all.
Ren Zheng nodded: "Okay...but this matter is of great importance. To be on the safe side, I'd better prepare a few confidentiality agreements first."
"You arrange it."
Ren Zheng rubbed his hands: "Um... can you give it another try?"
"No problem." Yu Cang agreed.
He stretched out his hand, and the passage to the other world lit up with bright starlight again. Ren Zheng's eyes blurred, and he entered the starry sky field of vision.
He thoroughly enjoyed observing the rhythm that permeated his body. Even as a guardian of the country, he rarely had the opportunity to experience this feeling of being surrounded by rhythm.
Moreover, his willpower and mental strength are not comparable to those of Yu Cang and Lin Yunqing. At this moment, facing this complicated rhythm, he just felt a little swollen in his eyes, but he could completely accept it.
After all, without the condensed rhythmic body, he only saw superficial rhythms, not much. Furthermore, he wasn't in a dangerous place now, just a laboratory, so he could take it in easily. Therefore, he could appreciate this beautiful scene more calmly.
Suddenly, he had an idea and his eyes looked towards a certain place.
Under the starry sky vision, an ordinary laboratory is already so beautiful, so how beautiful should the myth be?
Ren Zheng's gaze came to a place in front of him, which was wrapped in layers of rhythm and emitted a faint glow.
He wasn't surprised. Myths naturally radiate a bit of their own power, and in most cases, this power is used to conceal themselves; this is what's known as the self-concealment of divine objects.
These forces naturally have corresponding rhythms, which are also displayed in the Starry Sky Vision. Ordinary people have to spend a lot of effort to break through this layer of power, but Ren Zheng is the holder of "Candle" after all, so with just a thought, his vision passed through layers of rhythm and came to the core area.
"This is..." Ren Zheng's eyes widened slightly, and the next second, he suddenly had an uncontrollable headache. The clear rhythmic texture in front of his eyes became more and more blurred, and his eyes were spinning, and he couldn't see anything clearly!
"It's bad." Ren Zheng thought to himself that it was not good. His consciousness was becoming more and more blurred. When his consciousness was completely exhausted, he would probably get lost in this place.
He wanted to leave, but he was not proficient in his Starry Sky Vision to begin with, and under the mental shock at this moment, he could not do it at all.
Just as his vision was becoming increasingly blurred, a large hand suddenly appeared behind him, breaking through the layers of rhythm and grabbing Ren Zheng's sight!
"Old man, come out!"
A loud shout interrupted Ren Zheng's increasingly blurred consciousness. Then Ren Zheng felt his eyes blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he was back in the laboratory.
"Uh... cough cough." Ren Zheng coughed violently a few times, and two lines of blood and tears slowly flowed from the corners of his eyes.
It was a bad idea.
He hadn't expected that the mythical rhythm would be so difficult to detect. He had only looked at it for a second and was almost lost... Then in this world, perhaps only a true mythical card maker could face the myth squarely.
Indeed, within the Starry Sky Vision, everything was unobstructed. Normally, he could use the Zhou Tian Resonance Method to gradually explore the rhythm of the "candle," but within the Starry Sky Vision, this was impossible. Seeing a little meant seeing everything.
How powerful is the mythical rhythm? Even if one can only see the surface without the rhythm body, it is not something that ordinary people can withstand.
Thinking of this, Ren Zheng relaxed for a long time before his vision became clear again. He raised his head and looked at Yu Cang, and found that he was also shedding tears of blood at this moment.
"Xiao Cang, how are you?" Ren Zheng asked worriedly.
"I'm fine..."
Lin Yunqing had regained some strength at this time, and quickly took out a pack of tissues from the side and asked the two to wipe their tears.
Yu Cang blinked hard, barely regaining his sight. "Old man, this card of yours is quite powerful. I tried my best not to look at it, but it still made me look like this."
“…” Ren Zheng’s face was full of self-blame.
He really didn't expect that he, the guardian of the country, who had held the candle for so long, couldn't even hold on to one side.
It would have been fine if he couldn't bear it, but he also caused Yu Cang to suffer as well.
"It's okay, don't blame yourself." Yu Cang shook his head. "With Shen Hua as his master, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to help but take a look... Don't do it again."
"I understand." Ren Zheng took a deep breath. "I'll go prepare the confidentiality agreement. You should prepare it too."
"Okay, no problem."
After Ren Zheng left, Yu Cang looked towards the door thoughtfully.
He had just entered through the same passage that Ren Zheng had entered, so it didn't take much effort. And when he was pulling Ren Zheng out... he also caught a glimpse of the scene in the core area.
However, what he saw surprised him a little.
I originally thought that there should be a rhythmic pattern there, but it turned out not to be the case.
Although Yu Cang witnessed the scenery there for a much shorter time than Ren Zheng, with only a fleeting glimpse, and even Yu Cang did not look at it directly, but only used his peripheral vision, he still seemed to see - a pale flame burning quietly there.
This was the first time he saw something so concrete in the starry sky vision.
In the past, the existences in the starry sky had no specific shapes. They were all composed of different rhythms and were very abstract. Only after watching and understanding them carefully could one recognize what they were.
But Yu Cang was sure that he was not mistaken. In that place, what he saw was indeed just a candle flame, a candle flame no different from the one in the real world.
"Could this be some kind of quality of a mythical being..."
Yu Cang thought for a moment, walked to the side, and took out a blank soul card and a formation writing pen.
He felt a faint touch in his heart, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't grasp it.
Although the time was short, he saw the rhythm of myth! At this moment, countless inspirations flashed through his mind, but when he really wanted to pick up the pen to write something down, his mind went blank.
It's such a painful feeling to have something in my head but not be able to write it down.
Yu Cang scratched his hair, looking helpless.
"Alas, it seems that my level is not enough to leave such inspiration..." For the first time, Yu Cang felt his lack of ability in card making.
However, he has already remembered the feeling of this glimpse. As long as he thinks about it often in the future, he believes that he will definitely gain something.
"Senior." Lin Yunqing also came over, "Shall we continue?"
"...You have already forced your way into the Starry Sky Vision Zone nineteen times. This is your limit. Rest first."
Lin Yunqing was a little anxious: "But I have rested well..."
"No, your body is too weak." Yu Cang refused decisively, "If you want to learn this resonance method, go and train your body."
Lin Yunqing bit her lip, her face full of grievance.
But Yu Cang's attitude was very decisive, and he didn't give her any chance to negotiate, so she had to give up in the end.
She just exercises!
Yu Cang nodded and said nothing.
Lin Yunqing is delicate and weak, and even if he is not a combat type, he is afraid that he will die suddenly in the laboratory one day. This time he finally has something that can make Lin Yunqing so excited, so he naturally has to take the opportunity to train her well.
Walking into another room, Yu Cang sat at the table and rubbed his brows.
Speaking of which.
Everyone has a destiny star, but...what about me?
When he entered the starry sky field of vision, there were countless stars above his head. Although it was spectacular, not a single star maintained a connection with him like a "life star".
It seems that he doesn't have such a thing.
This made him very confused.
Could it be related to him being a time traveler...
Yu Cang was a little distressed.
However, the principle of the Starry Sky Vision is to observe the world from the perspective of the stars. How did I enter the Starry Sky Vision without a life star? Even the first time I entered the Starry Sky Vision, I condensed something like the Rhythmic Body!
"Ye Lai, do you have any ideas?"
On the side, Ye Lai retracted his dragon wings and shook his head: "Master of this body, please forgive my ignorance."
Well, I didn’t even know it was coming at night.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Cang had no choice but to give up.
There must be a reason for this, but there are too few clues now, so we can only explore it later.
All in all, this is a good thing for now.
"Don't think about that. With the Starry Sky Vision, I should be able to make that card." Yu Cang rubbed his hands and took out a soul card from the table.
The fusion of darkness and wood!
When he was making this soul card, he found that some of the patterns on this card could not be detected by the existing resonance method. Although he could perceive it through the equipment [Orderly], he could not remove the influence of other patterns and take out the most core part alone.
But now, he can definitely do it!
Holding this fusion, Yu Cang's mind moved, and he entered the starry sky vision. Suddenly, a sky full of stars appeared above his head, and in front of him, the fusion pattern of darkness and wood was clearly displayed before his eyes, without any obstruction!
Yu Cang calmed down, stretched out his hand, and gently touched the rhythm. In an instant, the mysterious rhythmic sound rang out, and the surface rhythm was temporarily broken open, revealing a deeper part.
As Yu Cang looked at it, his eyes began to swell and his consciousness gradually became dull due to receiving too much information, but his heart became more and more excited.
That's right! That's it... That's what he wants!
Soon, Yu Cang could no longer hold on, so he immediately exited the Starry Sky Vision. He returned to his seat and gently rubbed his eyes.
"The idea is right." Yu Cang was certain in his heart. After resting for a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "Then let's continue."
The next second, Yu Cang once again entered the starry sky field of vision!
After repeating this several times, Yu Cang returned to his seat and began to think with his eyes closed.
"That's enough...
After opening his eyes, Yu Cang immediately picked up the blank soul card and the array writing pen, activated the resonance, and started working.
Swish, swish, swish!
The writing brush fell quickly, and Yu Cang had almost no hesitation when he started writing, as if he had already made up his mind about what he was going to draw.
The high intensity of concentration quickly caused a line of sweat to form on Yu Cang's forehead. The weeping girl noticed this and poured him a glass of warm water from the side, but Yu Cang had no time to drink it.
Time passed quietly, and soon, an hour had passed.
As the last stroke was made, a dazzling purple light burst out from the blank soul card. After the light dimmed, a soul card appeared in the palm of his hand.
Yu Cang gently brushed his fingers across the soul card and looked at the introduction on it. A very satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Soul Card Name: Fusion
Category: Spell Card
Quality: Epic
Attributes: None
ability:
[Fusion]: After use, two summoned beasts on the field or in the deck are sent to death cooldown, and a fusion state of the two is summoned.
…
Yu Cang let out a long breath.
finally!
He made the world's first fusion!
With this card, there is room for many fancy moves.
Turning on the entry recorder, Yu Cang casually started the entry extraction on the fusion, and suddenly, a six-hour countdown appeared on it.
Yu Cang nodded, no surprise.
If his guess was correct, the epic item that would be produced by this countdown would probably be [Fusion].
He had tried many times to extract the fusion entries on those fusion cards with attribute restrictions, but he had never gotten the fusion entry. Now he finally understood why - this was an epic entry hidden in a rare soul card, and it was impossible to extract it by simple extraction.
Fortunately, with the help of Starry Sky Vision, he successfully drew this fusion and also successfully understood the principle of fusion on the soul card pattern!
Then things will be much simpler.
"Brother." Qi'er ran over and handed him a towel on tiptoe. "Thank you for your hard work. Qi'er will wipe your sweat!"
Yu Cang smiled: "Okay."
He squatted down so that the girl could reach his face. At this time, the weeping girl also controlled the little doll and poured another cup of warm water and brought it to her.
"Okay, you two go play over there for a while, brother still has to work."
"Yeah!" Qi'er nodded obediently, then picked up the little doll and ran away.
Yu Cang sat back in his seat and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Congratulations, the owner of this body." Ye Lai stood at the edge of the table with a smile in his eyes.
Yu Cang has achieved fusion, which means that they are one step closer to the day when they can truly fight side by side.
"I was just lucky." Yu Cang slid to the computer in his chair and opened a document.
Now that the principles of fusion have been established, it's time to compile the relevant papers and create the corresponding resonance stones. After that, the bulk of the work of perfecting the system can be handed over to Professor Guan Qingrui.
Trying to achieve a fusion state is a huge project. This kind of exhaustive work is definitely not something he can do in a small laboratory.
However, just after typing a few words, Yu Cang suddenly felt itchy all over.
He closed the document—comfortable.
"Damn." Yu Cang touched his forehead.
It’s bad. I haven’t dealt with this kind of writing work for a long time. Now I don’t know what to do. I feel uncomfortable as soon as I start working.
He looked in the direction of the test site.
Well... I'd better let Lin Yunqing do this kind of work later... ahem, after all, she is better at it, everyone has their own expertise.
Thinking of this, he turned off the computer with peace of mind and slid his chair back to the original area.
"Hmm... Let me think about how to incorporate fusion into my current combat system..."
Thinking of this, Yu Cang began to feel troubled again.
Although judging from the effect description, this fusion is not much stronger than the low-level attribute fusion, but there is actually a slight invisible difference.
After continuous experiments, Professor Guan Qingrui's laboratory has already gained a general understanding of the current fusion. They found that rare-level fusions are unlikely to affect epic-level soul cards.
It's not that there's absolutely no way to use epic beings as material, but if you really force a fusion, the consumption of this soul card will suddenly increase a lot when crossing levels. In comparison, the soul energy consumption is about to surpass that of a higher-level summon, which is not very practical.
Professor Guan also had some speculations. After the epic fusion, this situation would definitely improve. However, there was no movement from Yu Cang, so he was completely in the dark and didn't know what to do.
Also, some summoned beasts cannot be used as summoning materials at all, and there are even a few ordinary cards among them, and no one knows the reason why.
Yu Cang had some idea about this - his dragon costume was an example.
Dragon Clothing can fuse Dragonborn and Dragon Scales. However, Dragon Scales cannot be used as materials for normal fusion, so Dragon Clothing can only be used.
Those soul cards that cannot be used as materials may be like dragon costumes, requiring specific fusion soul cards to be fused - or in other words, they require real "fusion" to be fused.
Now that the fusion has been achieved, these questions will definitely be answered one by one.
Therefore, adding this spell card into his own system is a very important thing, but unfortunately, there is no method of upper-level summoning for most spell cards. Yu Cang just tried it and was unable to perform synchronized summoning.
Although the soul energy consumed by the fusion is very low and Yu Cang can fully afford it, if he cannot summon it from a higher level, he will not be able to establish a deep connection with it and will not be able to summon it.
Yu Cang thought for a moment.
"Hmm... If the fusion can't be used, then put the fusion effect on the monster and then summon the monster. That'll be fine."
Several card decks flashed through Yu Cang's mind.
Thanks to 20210731140936190 for the reward!
I'm not well yet, but my mind is clearer now, so it doesn't affect me.
(End of this chapter)
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