Chapter 1 The Cannon Fodder of the Empire Strait Continues

The cannon battle in the Empire Strait continued, with thousands of warships of all sizes bombarding the million-strong army of the Celestial God Realm.

However, the effect waned as time went on.

Although the cost-no-object firepower coverage destroyed several hundred magic airships, with those shortcomings gone, the enemy's formation became more streamlined, and its defenses grew even stronger.

The million-strong magic army of the Celestial God Realm, weathering the barrage, marched west towards the mainland of Lu Ying, unopposed.

Fortunately, the magic airships were slow and their movements difficult to conceal. The Joint Empire Military was also urgently gathering tens of millions of troops on the east coast, awaiting the final battle.

Two days later.

In the secret chamber of the Eternal Night.

The [Dwarven Eternal Forge] in the alchemy array was burning fiercely.

Suren was using the Ulken magma fire from the empty furnace to temper a bio-augment that looked like a crystal brain.

This crystal brain was crystal clear, with a nervous system like the most complex runes in the world. Tiny blue lights flickered and pulsed, visible to the naked eye.

It was a still-active biological brain.

The forging was nearing completion, and the Omniscient Eye could already see the attributes of this Epic-grade bio-augment.

[Isaac the Blasphemer]

Description: How do gods think?

Details: An alchemical bio-augment refined from the brain of a Void Bug Mother. It is a super biological computer with the powerful alienating and corrosive properties of the Void Bugs. After fusion, brain development increases by 10%-30%, nerve reaction speed increases by 1500%, brainpower is 982, world perception ability is acquired, mental endurance is greatly increased; awakens the "Thought Tree," gaining extra brainpower and the [Myriad Hearts, Billion Uses] ability; immune to all mental control below the Divine rank, gains intelligence and cognitive enhancement; [Mind Flayer's Mental Control] advances to [Nightmare of the Gods]; Fusion conditions: Void affinity no less than 300, mental power no less than Spirit Travel, physical evaluation SS, intelligence evaluation SSS, malformation probability less than 20%; "Overlord Aura" can reduce the probability of brain alienation by 5%.

Evaluation: This bio-augment is scalable and has a continuous effect improvement as the user's cognition develops. The current development level of the bio-augment is 30%. After fusion, the bio-augment is indestructible, and the consciousness is immortal.

The light reflected in Suren's eyes mirrored the crystal skull, and he couldn't hide the look of joy on his face.

He hadn't expected that the effects of the bio-augment refined from the [Brain of the Void Two-Way Bug] would be so good.

The attribute enhancement on the mental level could increase his eighth-order strength several times.

Of course, the most crucial aspect was the [Myriad Hearts, Billion Uses] function, which far exceeded expectations.

And the "Thought Tree" would allow his mental power to extend endlessly like the roots and branches of a large tree, forming countless independently thinking separate thoughts.

For him, a Puppet Master, this was simply a god-level skill!

Moreover, this bio-augment was a scalable, growth-type item with sustainable performance enhancements, promising a bright future.

This was the boost that the superior materials gave to the bio-augment. The bio-augment refined from the brain of the Void Two-Way Bug was even stronger than those of Dora and her teacher, Grandmaster Lucien Pepys.

.....

An hour later, the refining of the bio-augment was complete.

The flames in the nine-pointed star array dimmed, and a complete crystal brain appeared before his eyes.

Suren couldn't suppress the anticipation in his heart. After recovering a little of the spiritual power he had consumed over the past two days, he raised his hand, and a person in a white coat appeared from the black hole in his palm.

Suren said, "Doctor, I'm counting on you."

Doctor Banks looked at the bio-augment before him, astonishment revealed in his eyes that resembled the compound eyes of a fly.

He also saw some of the intricacies and cautiously asked, "Suren, are you sure you want to fuse with this bio-augment? I feel it has a very strong 'biological alienation' property, even capable of turning a dragon into... Bio-augments are inherently cursed objects. The curse characteristics of this crystal brain are like hallucinatory crystals. Just looking at it makes one feel mentally disoriented.”

Moreover, he himself was in a state of semi-alienation and semi-mutation, so he was even more aware of the danger of this characteristic.

Suren nodded, listening, and replied, "Yes. Thank you, Doctor."

The fusion conditions for this bio-augment were indeed extremely harsh.

It required extremely strong mental power and a strong body to resist the virus-like alienating properties of the Void Bugs.

Even with his outrageous physical fitness comparable to a ninth-order flesh-type professional, there was still a nearly 15% chance of mutation.

For anyone else, successful fusion would be almost impossible.

If it weren't for the Omniscient Eye identifying detailed data and the help of Doctor Banks, a top scientist in the field of biological alchemy, Suren wouldn't dare to touch such a dangerous bio-augment.

Doctor Banks frowned as he listened to Suren's explanation of the bio-augment's characteristics. "If that's the case, it is possible to control the probability of fusion mutation to below 8%. However, there are still significant future risks. It will continue to erode your brain..."

Suren naturally knew the hidden dangers and said, "After I digest the bio-augment, I can advance to the ninth order at any time to suppress the mutation, so it's not a big problem."

Hearing this, Doctor Banks didn't say anything more and nodded, "Okay."

After a pause, he looked at the brain and seemed to remember something, asking, "By the way, Suren, what do you plan to do with that 'Celestial God Eye' that was extracted earlier?"

"That Celestial God Eye?"

Suren pondered for a moment, slightly hesitant.

That "Celestial God Eye" had been extracted from Octavia's body two days ago. The divine eye of this demigod powerhouse was of much higher quality than the one Saint Frank had previously.

Suren had originally intended to transplant it into his own body.

After all, Mr. Black had already transplanted one, and the effect was very good.

Moreover, Doctor Banks' transplantation technology was very mature, and there was no risk.

However, during its use, Mr. Li discovered a problem, which was that after transplanting this "Celestial God Eye," there was a kind of bloodline suppression against the Celestial God Race. Perhaps there were some other hidden dangers that had not yet been discovered.

This made Suren somewhat hesitant.

If his fully realized Omniscient Eye were to transplant this eye, it would indeed gain another trump card, but they were currently at war with the Celestial God Realm. If they had to face the gods of the Celestial God Realm in the future, and he were suppressed, it could be a fatal hidden danger.

But putting it on a living corpse puppet would be a bit of a waste.

Suren was momentarily unable to decide, so he hadn't transplanted it yet.

However, before he could think more, Doctor Banks said, "My meaning is, if possible, I would like to use it for an experiment."

Suren looked up, "Oh?"

He knew that if the Doctor spoke up, he must have had some new discovery.

Sure enough.

At this time, Doctor Banks said, "I have been studying the corpse of the Void Two-Way Bug recently. I have found that the fission characteristic of the Void Bug Race is a very, very special biological ability. It has a very strong ability to devour, advance, and alienate. Simply put, the corpse can copy some characteristics of other creatures."

"Copy?"

Hearing this, Suren immediately thought of Crow.

It had devoured the corpse of the Void Bug and gained the ability to copy and split.

Doctor Banks continued, "So I had an idea to use this corpse to copy some special biological bloodlines or organs. For example... eyes."

"!!!"

Hearing this, Suren suddenly realized the profound significance of Doctor Banks' idea.

No wonder he wanted to use this eye for an experiment; so that was it!

Doctor Banks continued, "I have studied the genetic chains of that Celestial God Race member, Octavia j. Fielding, and the previous Saint, Frank McAdam. I found that their 'three-eyed external characteristics' may be related to a recessive atavistic gene. My meaning is that this talent is not necessarily inherited through bloodlines, but through gene transplantation, there may be a chance to replicate it. And I have also studied the information about the insect race that we obtained from the Void Passage before. In theory, there is a certain feasibility..."

"..."

Suren was even more shocked by these words than he had been when he looked at the newly refined [Blasphemer] bio-augment.

He had always been thinking about how talents were awakened.

This was one of the unsolvable mysteries in the field of alchemy, and no explanation could completely stand. But it was certain that talents were passed down through some special means.

Just like when he obtained the two S-rank talents [s-018-Omniscient Eye] and [s-004-Death Reaper] in that secret altar in Stormwind Manor.

It was just that this special method must be an ability mastered by gods or even higher-level gods.

But he didn't expect that Doctor Banks' subject seemed to be taking a different approach, discovering a bug.

......

This "Celestial God Eye" represented the S-rank talent [s-009-Myriad Transformations True Understanding].

This talent was not only able to decompose everything but also had a super learning ability. Therefore, even a weakened version of the [Myriad Transformations True Understanding] talent was definitely one of the most ideal talents for any alchemist!

If one could obtain part of this talent by transplanting an eye, it would simply be "exploiting the Creator's bug."

This was the magic of alchemy.

It was omnipotent.

And now, the purpose of Doctor Banks' experimental subject was to replicate this talent in batches.

Doctor Banks obviously knew what his subject meant. Looking at Suren, he didn't hide anything and said directly, "But the possibility of this experiment failing is not small. Because there are no substitutes for the experimental samples, I estimate that the failure rate will be about 85% or more. At that time, this eyeball may be lost. So, I want to ask what you think."

Hearing this, Suren immediately made a decision, saying in a relaxed tone, "It's okay. Doctor, just feel free to research."

All research was like this.

Investment may or may not bring returns.

But being reluctant to invest inevitably leads to no results.

This was the inevitable path to exploring the unknown.

A "Celestial God Eye" was precious, but if it really succeeded, the rewards would definitely be countless times greater.

Moreover, even if it failed, the Celestial God Realm was so vast that they might be able to find other experimental materials in the future.

Doctor Banks didn't seem surprised to get this result and smiled slightly, "That's good."

Ordinary people would never have the courage to waste an immeasurably valuable "Celestial God Eye" as experimental material.

But he was certain that Suren would.

The two didn't say anything more, and the topic returned to the fusion of the bio-augment.

Suren had already prepared the materials and arranged them. He then began to chant the incantation, "Following the law of equivalent exchange of all things, praising the glory of the original Creator, using alchemy to witness the miracle of creation..."

Several days later.

The secret room next to the captain's cabin suddenly opened, and Suren walked out of the room.

In the spacious room, there was the sound of splashing water.

The bathroom curtain in the corner was not drawn, and wisps of steam were rising, indicating that someone was soaking in the bathtub.

But not one, but two.

Besides the expected Chitose, there was also Pandora.

This Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto had also developed the habit of bathing every day after spending a long time with them.

When Suren came out, the two were chatting leisurely while soaking in the bath.

The bathtub was full of undisguised sensuality. Suren wasn't surprised that Chitose was naked because she never avoided it.

What slightly surprised Suren was that Pandora was also unclothed, soaking in the hot water without a stitch, looking like she was enjoying herself.

At a glance, her graceful figure was fully visible.

Seeing Suren come out, the two in the bathtub didn't show any change, remaining composed.

Even Pandora didn't have any intention of covering up.

In fact, her eyes even radiated a bewitching charm that could catalyze human instincts. Judging by her expression, it was as if she felt that since Suren had studied her many times, she didn't care about her exposed beauty at all.

Suren glanced for a moment, then averted his eyes to avoid suspicion. He knew that the charm was Tsukuyomi's Shinto power.

Chitose saw him come out and greeted, "Yo, Suren, your seclusion is over?"

Just after asking, she seemed to sense something and asked in a very strange tone, "Huh...you advanced to the ninth order?"

Suren walked over and replied, "How can it be so fast? I just fused with the bio-augment."

Chitose asked again in confusion, "Huh...that's strange. If you haven't advanced to the ninth order, how come I find that your aura has changed so much?"

Suren had always known that Chitose had a special ability to judge.

She could see people's "aura" and thereby judge their strength.

Pandora, with her exquisite face, also wore a charming smile. "Your mental power has changed very...peculiarly."

As the Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, her mental power had reached the "Spirit Travel Realm" a long time ago, so she naturally saw through the strangeness of Suren's mental power at a glance.

After carefully pondering for a moment, she was equally surprised and asked, "Could it be...you condensed divine fire?"

But as soon as the words left her mouth, an eerie red light flashed in Pandora's eyes, as if she had tested it with some Shinto secret technique.

Then she denied her own statement and muttered to herself, "No, it's impossible to condense divine fire. But if you haven't condensed divine fire, how can your mental power be so strong?"

So strong that her Shinto charm was completely immune? "..."

Suren looked at the surprise on Pandora's flawless face and smiled slightly.

How could he not know that he had just been charmed but had been immunized by the effect of the [Blasphemer]?

There were no outsiders here, so there was nothing to hide. Suren briefly explained, "This is the effect of the [Blasphemer] bio-augment. This bio-augment is very special and allows humans to have some of the cognitive abilities of gods."

"I see..."

Hearing this, Chitose and Pandora instantly understood, and their faces showed curiosity as they looked up and down at Suren, who had changed so much.

The [Blasphemer] bio-augment couldn't be explained in a few words, so Suren didn't say much on this topic, and instead asked Chitose, "By the way, where's Shijie?"

After sensing for a moment, he found that Mr. Mirror wasn't on the ship.

Chitose said, "She's been tracking the million-strong magic army for the past few days, wanting to see if she can find a chance to break the situation. But it's not ideal. Those guys in the Celestial God Realm have now contracted the magic airships again and created a strange bird battle formation. I've also gone to see it. Even a demigod can't break it. We may have to wait for the final battle..."

Hearing this, Suren frowned slightly, a strange bird battle formation? "Is it a cross-shaped bird formation composed of earth, wind, water, and fire magic airships?"

Hearing this, Chitose glanced at him, "Oh? You know?"

"Yes."

Suren nodded, a gleam of wisdom appearing in his eyes.

He had previously extracted the memory of the great princess Octavia and knew all the preparations of this million-strong army, including this million-level magic battle formation - the [Shiz Giant Bird Magic Array].

The characteristic of this battle formation was that it was specially used for large-scale flying marches. It had a stable structure, super-strong defense, and low consumption. Unless it was a million-level battle formation of the same scale, it was impossible to be broken by external forces below the divine rank.

Now, although the warships on the Alchemy Realm side had fierce firepower, they were currently only relying on the advantage of range to put on a lively show. If they really wanted to engage in close-quarters combat, without sacrificing several million soldiers' lives, there would be no chance of victory.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Joint Fleet couldn't do anything about this million-strong army and could only wait for the enemy to reach the mainland of Lu Ying and finally have a final battle on land.

But now, hearing about this battle formation, Suren's mind instantly came up with a crazy plan.

He dialed the communicator.

A few minutes later, a flash of mirror light appeared, and a graceful figure appeared in the captain's cabin.

Mr. Mirror looked at Suren, her eyes asking.

Suren said directly, "Shijie, I have an idea that has a high probability of breaking the Celestial God Realm's million-strong army!"