Chapter 76 The secret spiritual energy concentration has reached the standard!
Xiao Jiu has mutated.
Zombies mutated from humans, so what can they mutate into next?
Zombie Superman?
Or will it really turn into a mutated flower, growing a bunch of tentacles and running around wildly?
The thought of that scene caused both Suanni and Qianchuan great pain.
The system simply said, "Think about it, this world operates with three energy systems working together. I've mutated for so long, so it's only natural that my host would mutate as well."
Suanni and Qianchuan: "..."
This statement is a bit outrageous, but it also seems to make a lot of sense.
Seeing that they did not raise any objections, the system continued.
Actually, it's not complicated; it's just the same thing that binds the dimensional world, the Elf Tree, the system, and Xiao Jiu to the four directions.
To put it simply, the system program has malfunctioned.
Initially, the system concluded that the Moon Spring's flow would increase once the spiritual energy revived, and once the Moon Spring's flow increased, they would be able to break off branches from the Elf Tree and begin planting the Elf Forest.
But then, Xiao Jiu suddenly obtained a prop.
The Ganymede Vase.
The item was designed to produce special effects on liquid substances, so they used the bottle on the Moon Spring.
As a result, the Moon Spring suddenly skipped the "spiritual energy revival" step and its flow rate increased dramatically.
In fact, the system program started to malfunction from this point on.
The eternal night world here operates under three energy systems: the Moon Spring, spiritual energy, and blood energy.
The original plan was to wait until the world of eternal night merged with the world of the red sky before slowly transplanting the spirit flowers. The spirit flowers and the spirit trees would work together to form a spiritual energy cycle.
Once the cycle is complete, gradually increase the flow rate of the Moon Spring to gradually raise the energy concentration.
But at that time, the Moon Spring suddenly increased its energy, directly disrupting the original energy balance.
Under normal circumstances, let alone talk about energy or not, this eternal night world would be doomed instantly.
But unfortunately, this world of eternal night is abnormal.
Within the energy cycle of this place, there are Xiao Jiu and the system.
So the overflowing energy rushed back and hit Xiao Jiu and the system directly.
To this world, Xiao Jiu, who can absorb blood energy and release spiritual energy, is essentially an energy transfer station.
The system, on the other hand, is a set of rules that maintain this transit station.
Therefore, when the "Moon Spring energy backlash" occurred, the system, adhering to its instinct to protect the host, automatically changed the rules and blocked the energy at the Elf Tree.
After all, Xiao Jiu is a zombie. He can absorb blood energy, but he can't absorb spiritual energy.
If spiritual energy were to be poured into its host's body indefinitely, Xiao Jiu would definitely be torn to pieces.
The system's actions saved Xiao Jiu, but also caused great suffering to the Elf Tree.
The spirit tree couldn't digest this energy; it could only project it in reverse, directing all of it onto the spirit flowers that were illuminated by its light.
This is equivalent to opening a hole in a box that's about to burst, and the energy just rushes out.
With all that energy being poured into the spirit flowers, how could the transplanted spirit flowers not grow well?
At this point, Qianchuan suddenly realized, "No wonder none of those spirit flowers failed to be transplanted and they started to reproduce so quickly."
The "flower propagation" that represents the revival of spiritual energy was originally expected to take more than ten years to occur, but they achieved it in just one year.
The system lowered its head, scratched its head hard, and didn't say anything.
So many strange phenomena, so many doubts, yet it all seemed so natural, so it continued to operate according to this "mutated" program.
When you're in the midst of a mistake, you often don't realize it's a mistake.
So when Xiao Jiu finally showed signs of abnormality, it was already too late.
The system was silent for a moment before speaking in an unusually calm tone: "The energy cycle is blocked, so the broadcast cannot be heard throughout the world."
That broadcast is also a manifestation of global energy.
The energy in the world could not flow, so the broadcast range shrank smaller and smaller until it could only be heard by Xiao Jiu, the host, and the creatures within a certain range around her.
Qianchuan, recalling the time when Xiao Jiu wasn't emitting smoke, immediately asked, "Has this problem been resolved now?"
Not only Qianchuan wanted to know, but Suanni also wanted to know.
The system didn't keep you in suspense; it stood upright, raised its two paws, and made an exaggerated celebratory gesture.
It said, "Of course it's solved!"
Suanni: "Oh? How did you do that?"
The system smugly hummed: "It's a tribulation of lightning, a tribulation of lightning."
The system said, "I simulated an energy wave similar to a lightning tribulation and delivered this energy into the host's body."
In the cultivation system governed by the Heavenly Dao, all heavenly lightning has the effect of refining the body.
For cultivators, in addition to expanding their meridians, another purpose of undergoing tribulation is to refine their sea of consciousness.
The sea of consciousness is actually a very subtle concept. The system understands it as a collection of spiritual energy, which is also a type of bioenergy.
The crystal core of a zombie is essentially the same thing.
Xiao Jiu successfully "refined her body" and upgraded her sea of consciousness, thus completing the crystal core refinement.
The crystal core reflects a zombie's strength and condition.
Xiao Jiu's mind became sharper and his limbs became more flexible. Naturally, his receptivity to bioenergy also increased significantly.
And coincidentally, because it was bound to this energy cycle, this thing was like a cultivator's inner core or a demon beast's demon core, allowing Xiao Jiu to directly step into a new realm.
The system concludes: "So, my host mutated."
Suanni and Qianchuan took a moment to understand.
Suanni: "Does that mean... Xiao Jiu can now absorb not only blood energy, but also spiritual energy!?"
System: "Yes!"
Qianchuan was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment.
Under normal circumstances, a cultivator can only use one cultivation method. If one goes down the path of "evil cultivation," then one can no longer use spiritual energy to cultivate, but must use evil methods instead.
And this method, which can absorb both spiritual and evil energy...
It really looks like a Taotie.
Qianchuan didn't speak again, and Suanni also frowned with a cat-like face.
Although this explanation was indeed reasonable, Suanni still felt that something was not quite right.
The system glanced at him only, then immediately raised its head and said in an exaggerated tone, "Hmph, little meow meow, are you shocked by my power?"
It glanced sideways at the Suanni: "Sigh, never mind, you little kitty won't understand the principles anyway, so I won't explain them."
The system's posture and tone are so familiar.
Qianchuan suppressed a laugh.
Suanni: !
Enraged by the system's actions, the Suanni lunged forward with a roar.
As soon as they started fighting, Qianchuan quickly tried to break them up.
Actually, if Suanni and Qianchuan were free right now, they could carefully recall their conversation and perhaps discover something.
—In the system's description, Taotie never appeared at all during the entire incident.
But that bloody aura was originally the blood that Taotie lost when it broke into this place.
How could this be unrelated to Taotie?
Energy is conserved.
Each appearance of a Spiritual Flower and a Mutant Flower actually consumes the spiritual energy and blood energy of the world.
This kind of consumption is imperceptible, just like when a flower blooms or a leaf withers in the world, the living things in the world cannot feel the changes in air humidity and temperature at all.
Ten years have passed since the system's program encountered problems.
Over the past decade, they have harvested so many flowers that they can't even count them all. Later, in order to produce even more flowers for synthesis, they planted flowers at an absurdly high frequency during that period.
So none of them noticed that the blood mist in this eternal night world had actually been almost completely consumed.
The energy flow in the Eternal Night World has long been abnormal.
Xiao Jiu was the same; the energy within his body was completely stagnant.
So, when the nightingales and water lilies were in full bloom, trouble immediately followed.
—The special property of the nightingale and water lily is "harmony," which has the effect of recirculating blocked energy.
This was originally a good thing.
After all, Xiao Jiu's crystal core was just one step away from being formed; it was only lacking the right opportunity.
The nightingale and water lily were the catalyst.
However, by then, the blood mist in the world was simply not enough.
Zombies need to consume flesh and blood to evolve.
How can a crystal nucleus condense without enough blood?
The first to discover this was Taotie.
So, Taotie injured itself to continuously provide blood to Xiao Jiu until the entire "harmonization" process was completed.
This process lasted for a full three months.
The Taotie's blood flowed for a full three months.
Every day, if the wound heals on its own, Taotie will tear it open again and bite it open. Only after the blood vessels there have died and can no longer bleed normally will he have the system apply external medicine.
The monsters have very strong physical attributes.
But Taotie couldn't even wait for its body to recover on its own.
He bit himself again, while constantly taking oral medication to replenish his spiritual energy and then convert it into blood energy.
Three months.
Three whole months.
The wounds on Taotie's body never fully healed.
Without the support of so many synthesized drugs, Taotie would have become something else entirely.
However, the system had promised Taotie that no one could tell him these things.
Xiao Jiu, Suanni, Qianchuan...
No one can tell.
The system, which was originally being bitten on the head by the Suanni, suddenly flipped over and used its weight advantage to pin the Suanni down.
It looked at Xiao Jiu and Taotie in the distance, then looked up at the elf tree that was glowing with a soft white light.
It said, "I will become powerful."
The Suanni, which had been forced to flail its claws by the system, stopped struggling upon hearing this: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
Just then, Xiao Jiu ran over carrying the Taotie on its head.
From a distance, Xiao Jiu was shouting loudly, "Eat! Eat!"
Qianchuan's voice sounded a little panicked: "Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu, slow down."
Because of its restricted movement, Suanni couldn't see Xiao Jiu at all.
He was wondering what Qian Chuan meant by "slow down" when suddenly, with a gasp from Qian Chuan, dark things appeared in his field of vision.
"Knock knock knock—"
Nearly a hundred sweet potatoes were thrown at the Suanni and the system, burying them both.
Meanwhile, Xiao Jiu, who was originally holding a bunch of sweet potatoes, was lifted off the ground by Qian Chuan, who grabbed her under the armpits with both hands.
Xiao Jiu, with her feet dangling in the air as if running, anxiously called out towards the pile of sweet potatoes, "Meow! System!"
Taotie, as if boneless, slumped its head on Xiao Jiu's head: "Wow, Meow Meow has really turned into a cat pancake now!"
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Taotie finished speaking, the pile of sweet potatoes on the ground, which looked like a small mountain, was suddenly overturned, and a white shadow flew out from inside.
He launched a flying kick directly at the Taotie: "You're the cat pancake! Big black pancake!"
The Taotie and Suanni roared and fought, rolling around on the ground.
"I'm not dark-skinned anymore!"
"You're so dark! So dark! Not only are you dark, but you also have short legs!"
Gluttonous Beast: !
Taotie: "Waaaaah!"
Just as they were about to roll away on the ground, leaving afterimages, the system also climbed up from the pile of sweet potatoes.
Just as it was about to say something, it suddenly heard a data update notification sound.
In an instant, its two copper-ring-like eyes almost shot out light.
"Stop hitting! The spiritual energy concentration is high enough!"
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