Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Great Sun Undying Demon Body
Sitting silently on the floor, Fang Can mulled over creating his own Cultivation Technique. One by one, he recalled the various techniques from before the Great Shattering.
The "Divine Elephant-Suppressing Prison Force," the "Six Desires Demonic Separation Chapter," "Magnetic Field Rotation," the "Burning Skill," the "Nine Calamities of Heaven and Man," the "Dragonless Heart Method," the "Eight-Nine Profound Skill"...
All kinds of Cultivation Techniques, along with their respective effects, surfaced in Fang Can’s mind.
But the more he visualized them, the more uncertain Fang Can became.
Because visualizing a Cultivation Technique required not only logical coherence but also the payment of a corresponding price.
But the cost to manifest those famous Cultivation Techniques was far too expensive for Fang Can to afford.
Description:
The Host’s thoughts converge. With delusion as the foundation, flesh and blood as the altar, willpower as the anchor, and vital energy as the sacrifice, the process of visualization and manifestation begins.
Beginning manifestation of [The Divine Elephant-Suppressing Prison Force]
Manifestation Progress: 0.0000000...1%
——Estimated Time: 999,999,999,999...99 trillion eons——
...
Looking at the panel, Fang Can wasn’t surprised at all.
The time and energy required to visualize and create an invincible Cultivation Technique out of thin air were far beyond what a mere mortal like him could currently afford.
’If that’s the case, what if I lower the requirements step by step?’ Fang Can wondered.
He decided to stop trying to create a complete Cultivation Technique. Instead, he would focus on creating a technique for the Transcendent Body Realm.
After closing his eyes and visualizing for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Fang Can looked at the description panel. This time, manifesting a Transcendent Body Cultivation Technique with the effects of the Divine Elephant-Suppressing Prison Force would only take ninety million years.
’This makes it simpler. I just need to cut back the effects step-by-step, get the framework built, and let the universe handle the rest.’
Fang Can lowered his head in thought, trying to figure out how to get the maximum benefit from a limited budget.
’First, the energy problem. Every time I train, I have to eat massive amounts. It would be better to just change the method of energy intake. Then there’s the efficiency problem. The original eighty-eight Grotto Heavens are too crude. It would be better to strengthen every cell in my body, leaving no weak points...’
With these thoughts in mind, Fang Can scaled down the energy source. From generating energy out of thin air, he went down to zero-point vacuum energy, then down to dark matter, until he finally weakened it to just sunlight.
Finally, there was the foundational issue. Fang Can originally wanted to root the Extraordinary power in the atomic level, then settled for the molecular level, then downgraded to the nanoscopic level, until he finally, barely, managed to make it work at the cellular level.
Having simplified the requirements all the way to this point, Fang Can took a deep breath and looked at the description panel.
Description:
The Host’s thoughts converge. Using cells as a foundation, flesh and blood as an altar, willpower as an anchor, and vital energy as a sacrifice, the process of visualization and manifestation begins.
Beginning manifestation of [Great Sun Undying Demon Body · Initial Version]
Manifestation Progress: 0.000001%
——Estimated Time: 594 days, 6 hours——
...
’This is as simple as I can make it.’
Fang Can sighed and accepted reality. He had already cut everything he could. If he cut anything else, it would be too pathetic to even look at.
By now, more than fifty minutes had passed since he swallowed the massive dose of arsenic. Fang Can still leaned against the windowsill, his expression blank.
Before the final deadline arrived, Fang Can took a coin from his pocket and tossed it. ’Will the arsenic kill me? Heads for yes, tails for no.’
Seeing which side of the coin landed face up, Fang Can made his decision.
Suddenly, the manifestation time on Fang Can’s panel began to shorten drastically.
——Estimated Time: 296 days, 5 hours——
’Hmph, so the arsenic is finally starting to kick in?’ A trace of satisfaction flashed in Fang Can’s eyes. He ignored it and immersed himself completely, pushing the manifestation of his visualization forward.
days... 57 days... 26 days... 18 days... 12 days... 5 days...
As the arsenic in his body—seventy to eighty times a normal lethal dose—fused further with his cells, Fang Can’s "Fortune From Misfortune" and "Unyielding Perseverance" talents were both pushed to their absolute limits, desperately trying to save their living ancestor, Fang Can.
After a few minutes, Fang Can began to experience severe gastrointestinal reactions like nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
At the same time, he also experienced symptoms like headaches and dizziness, but he ignored them all, believing they were just illusions before his success.
But just before the vision of his life flashing before his eyes could appear, the great hand of his second talent began to work its magic.
Stimulated by his second talent, Fang Can’s cells began to exhibit a terrifying vitality, frantically resisting the negative effects of the arsenic fusing with his blood.
——Estimated Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes——
Under the frantic boost from his talent, the manifestation of the Great Sun Undying Demon Body began to proceed step by step.
But outside the room, Jiang Ning’an was growing restless. She could sense that Fang Can’s originally strong and powerful heartbeat was gradually weakening, and his breathing was becoming faint, almost nonexistent.
’This guy isn’t going to die in there, is he?’ Jiang Ning’an worried.
She, who had always been calm and composed, had her emotions stirred up countless times by this young man today. She really had no way of dealing with a madman.
Looking at the tightly closed door, she hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided not to break in. Instead, she just started waiting silently outside.
One hour... two hours... three hours...
Time passed, bit by bit, and the young woman’s mood had soured completely.
Because the person inside had completely stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating. He was dead.
For a moment, feelings of self-blame washed over the young woman. She felt as if she had talked him to death.
Before she could continue to blame herself, a series of strong, powerful heartbeats suddenly reached her ears.
THUMP... THUMP... THUMP...
The powerful heartbeats, each one stronger than the last, couldn’t help but ignite a flicker of hope in the young woman’s heart. ’Could it be that the little madman inside isn’t dead?’
Under her tense gaze, the doorknob in front of her was gently turned, and a somewhat gaunt figure slowly walked out.
That’s right, he walked out. And yet, just a short while ago, she had watched him break his own legs with her very own eyes.
Before she could think any further, the sight of Fang Can’s face gave her a terrible fright. Blood was trickling from all seven of his facial orifices.
"You... You’re not dead?" Jiang Ning’an said, dumbfounded.
If the person in front of her didn’t have a heartbeat, she might have thought he had become a vengeful spirit come to claim her life.
"Why would I be dead?"
"You’re bleeding from all seven orifices, and you can walk! Don’t tell me you’ve turned into a ghost!"
"Bleeding from seven orifices is one thing, being dead is another. How could they be the same?" Fang Can replied, lightly wiping the dried blood from his face.
As they spoke, he shifted his gaze to the panel.
Description:
You have successfully manifested the Cultivation Technique [Great Sun Undying Demon Body].
Flesh and Blood Aberration: 3.85%
...
And what no one knew was that as the morning sun streamed into the room from outside, Fang Can’s Cultivation Technique began to operate automatically.
Fang Can’s cells began to actively devour the sunlight from the outside world, converting it into energy to strengthen his body.
Even if Fang Can never actively cultivated again, his Flesh and Blood Aberration percentage would rise on its own.
Great Sun Undying Demon Body? More like a Kryptonian battle form!
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