The legend of Liu Xiaoxiao in Douluo mainland

Chapter 1128: Artificial Gods and Forbidden Divine Arts

"It turns out that you still care about the information in those words." Liu Xiaoxiao said.

Rong Lingji shook his head. "That's all I can translate at the moment. If there's any progress, I'll contact you."

After Liu Xiaoxiao and He Qiang left the laboratory, they followed Rong Lingji into the flying car and sped away.

"It seems that we are not going to meet them." He Qiang looked around.

"Aren't you very interested in that plan to create an artificial true God?" Rong Lingji glanced at them.

"Is it true?" Liu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

"That's not the case," Rong Lingji said. "Although human cloning technology has been mature for a long time, it's only available to special families for ethical reasons. However, the technology for creating artificial gods still has limitations. The genetic map of a god-level powerhouse is much more complex than we imagine. We don't know how the father of technology and the father of evolution achieved it. We can only rely on archaeology to trace it. If I have to say, past civilizations may have been superior to us in all aspects except aerospace technology and weapons technology."

"So where are we going now?" Liu Xiaoxiao was a little confused.

"Although the technology for creating artificial gods cannot be restored, the new human technology of the Lost Empire has already been completed," Rong Lingji said. "Tracing back to older civilizations is difficult, but the Lost Empire is only a previous generation of civilization. After hundreds of thousands of years of archaeological excavations, we have already reached a definitive conclusion."

"The so-called New Humans are the result of introducing the bloodlines of other races into humanity, right?" Liu Xiaoxiao pondered. "Just like how spirit masters possess various bloodlines, enabling them to awaken their martial spirits, this is a technology that breaks reproductive isolation and makes humanity more powerful. Although humans possess creativity, they lack sufficiently powerful bloodline power. This gives them unlimited potential, but they are stuck at the first step in developing it. The turning point from the Manifestation Era to the Primate Era was the moment when humanity unlocked its potential. It was after the introduction of the bloodlines of other races that many powerful individuals were born. They opened up various paths of cultivation, and humanity was able to rise. It can be said that the introduction of foreign bloodlines is humanity's most primitive path of cultivation."

Rong Lingji nodded. "The Lost Empire once conducted many experiments, and the corresponding data has been preserved. Humans, elves, dwarves, or some high-level magical beasts have been interbred, or bloodlines like those between the dragon and phoenix tribes have been bestowed, or the cores of magical beasts have been integrated into humans. However, the latter is subject to significant ethical controversy, so for a long time, no live human experiments were conducted. However, there are always some volunteers willing to take the risk to gain powerful strength. In the end, it was successful. This technology can mass-produce martial saints and magicians. But what I want to talk about is not just this research, but the use of this research to develop the human body's acupoints, thereby breaking through to the innate level and mass-producing divine masters and divine descenders."

"So that's how it is. Using alien energy to break through the innate bottleneck?" Liu Xiaoxiao showed a look of understanding. When he was practicing the Creation Divine Art, there was a step of opening the acupoints, so he naturally knew a lot about the acupoints.

"Indeed," Rong Lingji said approvingly. "In the past, opening acupoints often relied on chance, but there were always rules. Over the long years, warriors and magicians eventually summed up a set of theories. But relying solely on these theories to open acupoints is undoubtedly a pipe dream. Therefore, we need a scientific method. Ultimately, we set our sights on the long-stagnant new human technology."

"So that's how it is. Innate Qi is the key to opening the acupoints, but humans are born after ten months of gestation, so the time available to absorb Innate Qi is too short. Those races that are born strong often have strong bloodlines. Such bloodlines must wait a long time before absorbing sufficient Innate Qi. Moreover, strong bloodlines also mean faster absorption of Innate Qi." Liu Xiaoxiao whispered, "Not only that, even if you have Innate Qi, you need to actively develop and guide it, otherwise you can't use it effectively. In addition, utilizing Innate Qi requires a sufficiently strong body and mental strength, otherwise you won't be able to withstand the Innate Qi and will only suffer backlash. A strong bloodline can effectively increase the strength of the body and mental strength, so that you can better withstand the impact of the Innate Qi."

"Ideally, we'd prioritize opening the Heavenly Eye acupoint. It requires the least innate energy and is primarily focused on mental power, while the other acupoints are the opposite. If we can't open the Heavenly Eye acupoint right away, there's no need to think about opening it later," Rong Lingji said. "So, our first challenge is to open the Heavenly Eye acupoint. There's no effective long-term method for improving mental power; it often develops naturally through meditation. Magicians have a clear advantage in this regard, but they're still somewhat behind summoners who specialize in mental power. Therefore, fusing the crystal core of a magical beast that specializes in mental power with a human to open the Heavenly Eye acupoint has become a viable approach."

"But there aren't many spiritual monsters, right?" Liu Xiaoxiao asked.

Rong Lingji nodded. "This is the biggest obstacle to research and promotion. Currently, there are two approaches. One is to imitate, replicate, or replace the spiritual core. The other is to use magical technology to stimulate the mind. If there is a skilled god who can guide it with divine consciousness, even without a spiritual core, it should be no problem. In short, although it cannot be promoted yet, at least the experiment itself has been successful. A total of four people have opened their Tianyan acupoints through the experiment, and their talents are relatively average."

"As expected, resources are indispensable wherever you go." Liu Xiaoxiao sighed. "You could learn from the innate secrets of the Body Sect. It should be of great help in attracting the innate energy and achieving life evolution."

Rong Lingji nodded and said, "I have already made a deal with the Body Sect, but research always takes time."

While they were talking, they had already arrived at a vast mountain range.

"This is the Tiandang Mountains. Some forbidden spells or super forbidden spells, also known as divine arts, are tested here. However, the most powerful ones are basically carried out in the simulated world. It is quite troublesome to conduct experiments here and get approval. After all, the Yangshen Alliance does not have the origin of the universe to assist in the development of the simulated world. The simulation is not complete enough, and some divine arts still need real-life experiments." Rong Lingji said, "The area around the experimental site is surrounded by magic to disperse pedestrians and monsters, so there is no need to worry about any casualties. In addition, some secret research is also carried out here. It is said that some researchers hope to create a sense of atmosphere. However, people still send supplies here regularly."

The flying car slowly landed on the mountains and drove into a cave. It was not dark inside, and there were glowing mosses everywhere. Liu Xiaoxiao looked carefully and found that the glowing mosses were not native species, but were generated through genetic modification technology.

"The Tiandang Mountains themselves are a huge experimental field, partly for divine arts experiments and partly for biology. Researchers here occasionally release some experimental species, but they all need to be reported."

"I always feel a little uneasy..." He Qiang pressed his forehead with one hand.

"Well, magical technology is advanced enough. Although there have been occasional accidents in the past, they were nothing serious," Rong Lingji said. "The Innate Development Project is being carried out here. The person leading the project is a professor from the Dragon Clan who works in the Magic Scroll Department of Lanmeng Academy. He is also the partner of the current Wind Dragon King and a thirteenth-level dragon magician who is particularly skilled in magic circles. If he is willing to ascend to the divine realm, he should be a third-level god."

"So, besides sightseeing, what is your purpose in bringing us here?" Liu Xiaoxiao asked.

"Ninety thousand years ago, an archaeological team discovered some prehistoric materials deep in the Tiandang Mountains. However, their preservation was far inferior to that of fossils, making it impossible to restore them. Later, due to the collection of similar fragmentary materials and technological breakthroughs, even such materials could be restored to a certain extent. With the help of linguists who mastered tens of thousands of languages ​​and mages proficient in ancient magic and magic circles, they finally translated a small part of it over hundreds of years. However, those linguists have now been transferred to translate the Taiyan ancient language, so progress has stalled. This dragon professor is very dissatisfied with this."

"So, what exactly does the information record?" He Qiang asked.

"It's a prehistoric forbidden divine art," Rong Lingji said. "I think it might be a Divine King-level art. Although the records are fragmentary, the power of the art can still be seen from the scattered bits and pieces. After all, the information contains not only text, but also symbols and images. However, even the scholars are unsure of the accuracy of the reconstruction. They also admit that the degree of unreliability is higher than the degree of reliability."

"You want us to resolve his dissatisfaction?" Liu Xiaoxiao asked.

Rong Lingji shook his head. "I'm letting you take a look at that forbidden divine art, to see if you can restore it to a certain extent, or determine what it is and which civilization it originated from. If you can do that, he'll probably calm down."

"The result is no different..." Liu Xiaoxiao muttered.

"Divine King-level spells are called forbidden spells because even Divine Kings can't use them at will. They place immense strain on the body and consciousness, and some can even cost the Divine King his life." He Qiang frowned. "Generally speaking, when Divine Kings fight, they use ordinary spells. Casting ordinary spells doesn't require the lengthy chanting of ordinary gods. They rely on manipulating and combining numerous spells to defeat fellow Divine Kings. This is their normal approach. Only when achieving certain specific goals, or requiring the unparalleled power of a Divine King's fusion technique, can forbidden spells be used, supported by the Divine Realm's central core, using extremely long spells to alleviate such pressure, or even involving multiple Divine Kings chanting together. In terms of practicality, I'm afraid they're not very high. However, the study of forbidden spells can indeed promote the development of magic."

"You're talking about the general situation. If you have pseudo-super artifacts, super artifacts, or even supreme artifacts, and the number is larger, you can also cast forbidden magic." Liu Xiaoxiao added casually, "As for me, casting three or five forbidden magics at the same time probably wouldn't be a problem. It's just that I don't have any forbidden magics."

"Forbidden divine arts are not so easy to obtain. Each one requires a long period of research by an advanced interstellar civilization." Rong Lingji shook his head.

As the car moved inward, the passage gradually took on an artificial appearance. After a period of transition, the surroundings appeared to be a completely artificial passage, with various holographic promotional videos playing all around. Moreover, the images and sounds did not change in shape or frequency as they moved forward, but remained normal, as if the holographic projection was moving at the same speed as them.

"This is the result of a combination of factors, including brainwave and visual capture," Rong Lingji explained. "Current augmented reality technology pursues a more powerful influence of the information world on the real world. One approach is virtual reality, like the current one, which enhances the input of virtual signals into the human body, reducing reliance on terminal hardware devices like glasses, and creating the effect of an open virtual reality world. This focuses more on tangibility without substance. The other approach is mixed reality, also known as the materialization of fantasy, which reflects virtual objects and their substance into reality, rather than just their form. However, research in this area primarily relies on spiritual mages."

As they were talking, they had already passed through the invisible checkpoint in the passage and entered a huge experimental base.

The biggest difference between this place and the laboratory in the Lost Holy City is that it is bigger. At least there are not so many obstacles within the visible range, and you can tell at a glance that this place is big enough.

"Isn't this His Majesty the Holy God of Cookery? What a rare guest." A man wearing square glasses, a blue and white checkered robe, and thick light blue hair walked forward and spoke.

This person was naturally the god-level magician that Rong Lingji had introduced before, but Liu Xiaoxiao did not see any scales under his clothes. He didn't know whether it was because the dragon bloodline was too rare or because of his profound cultivation that allowed him to restrain and release.

Liu Xiaoxiao knew the other person's name at a glance. It was Jin Tianxing. He seemed to be the current deputy patriarch of the Dragon Clan. He was quite talented. Even though Yang Shenxing himself was at a higher level, it was not easy to cultivate to this level.

However, this person didn't seem to have much respect for Rong Lingji.

"It's only been a few years since I returned to Yangshen Star. Not many people know about the events of ten thousand years ago, and even fewer know about the history left behind in even more ancient times. Not many people know my true identity now, at least not completely. He just knows that I suddenly appeared as the champion of the God of Cooking Competition." Rong Lingji transmitted, "The God of Cooking Competition has a long history and has attracted much attention in the Yangshen Alliance. He probably thinks that I became a God of Cooking because of my status as a god-level chef, so he is a little prejudiced against me. I have been here with others before, but at that time it was mainly Luo Yun who was in charge of the negotiations. Her public status is also the highest, as the director of the Special Investigation Bureau directly under the Yangshen Alliance, which is higher than his. I am only a God of Cooking certified by the Chefs Guild. Although the title sounds impressive, it has no real power."

Liu Xiaoxiao was speechless. Rong Lingji said to Jin Tianxing, "These two are distinguished guests from the God Realm and should not be neglected. They came here to see the information. Perhaps they can find some clues."

Before Jin Tianxing could say anything, He Qiang waved his hand and the drawings were projected in front of them.

"I see." Liu Xiaoxiao scanned with his spiritual sense and revealed a look of surprise, "If it is arranged like this and then reorganized according to the high-dimensional structure..."

"At least it's certain that there are time and space attributes. It's not the kind of separation of time and space, but the state before the two are differentiated. It's the original law." He Qiang frowned. "It doesn't look like it's of the destructive type."

"It's something like teleportation or traveling through time. To be more precise, it's something like time-space translation." Liu Xiaoxiao said solemnly, "It's either teleporting to a specific area or parallel universe, or it's related to time travel."

"Could it be related to that?" He Qiang and Rong Lingji looked at each other.

"It seems you've figured it out, too. The eighteenth-order forbidden spell that the True Gods once used, a divine art that only a first-level god could cast alone." Liu Xiaoxiao said in a deep voice, "The divine art that once banished the Lost Continent to another dimension, the divine art that shifted time and space."

"That's at least a simplified version of this. Perhaps they once had access to far more information than we've gathered, and based on that information, they recreated that weakened version of the divine art." Rong Lingji pondered, "Since they've already plundered everything, they probably can't find enough complete information. The question is where the information they collected back then is now."

"Kao and Tianxiang should know, but they are now far away in the outer domain, and it will take at least ten thousand years before we can get in touch with them." He Qiang pondered, "Order and Destruction are dead, and the God of Time may not really exist on this timeline, and we can't connect with time and space..."

As he spoke, he looked up at Liu Xiaoxiao and asked, "Do you have any way to go back in time?"

"It's not a question of whether or not we can do it, but the consequences of doing so." Liu Xiaoxiao shook his head. "If it were the God Realm or other areas of the universe, it wouldn't be impossible, but this is the main plane after all, and we're not from this plane. If we use divine power, it will inevitably have an impact on the plane, and thus trigger the will of heaven. Although I control destiny and can use this as a price to avoid the secrets of heaven and escape the punishment of heaven, the price is not small. If there is an exact time and place, it would be fine, but now we don't know where they got the information, and we don't know when they got it. If we want to traverse it, the cost is too high for us."

"Can we further investigate the origin of this information?" Rong Lingji asked again.

"The level involved is quite high, and the view is rather vague. I can only say that this thing is not a native product of this planet. It is most likely from the universe." Liu Xiaoxiao shook his head again, "Maybe this planet didn't even exist before. Some god moved it here from far away."

"A hunch without any evidence..." He Qiang muttered to himself.

"Anyway, we will analyze this thing further. It would be great if we could buy some instruments specifically used to analyze this kind of thing." Liu Xiaoxiao thought about it and copied the information several times, giving one copy to each person.

The three of them immediately got into the car and left, leaving Jin Tianxing with a look of shock and confusion.