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Chapter 1358 - 691: Spirit Control Failure
"Need any help?"
Liang Yuan asked from the side.
He used the [Puppet Threads] to manipulate the neural network of the Vajra Leopard, rendering it unable to resist.
However, he released the control over Vajra Leopard’s Sea of Consciousness to allow Wang Ling’Er to perform Spirit Control.
Unexpectedly, even though it was injured, the Vajra Leopard’s Spiritual Power was still quite strong.
After all, it was a Gold Attribute Mutant Beast, a type of Elemental Class Mutant Beast, meaning its Main Attribute would definitely be Spiritual Power.
So, it was expected that its Spirit Attribute would be high.
It should be much higher than Wang Ling’Er’s, at least by more than 20 points.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have performed like this.
Wang Ling’Er gritted her teeth and said, "I just don’t believe it. You don’t intervene, let me handle this!"
"I just can’t believe I can’t outlast it!"
Wang Ling’Er exerted all her Spiritual Power, using her [Spirit Control] superpower, forcefully imprinting the rune into Vajra Leopard’s Sea of Consciousness.
The Vajra Leopard struggled violently, continually letting out roars.
Those roars contained unwillingness, anger, and despair.
It’s hard to imagine that a Mutant Beast could have so many emotions.
Liang Yuan speculated that after the Mutant Beast evolved, its intelligence might also increase alongside its rise in Spiritual Power.
After a long time, the Vajra Leopard finally lost out of exhaustion.
In Wang Ling’Er’s eyes, filled with excitement and anticipation, the blue Spirit Control rune was suddenly embedded into its Sea of Consciousness.
Just as she thought she had finally succeeded with this Vajra Leopard,
The next moment, the Vajra Leopard suddenly opened its eyes, with a trace of mockery in its gaze.
Liang Yuan immediately sensed something was amiss.
"Watch out!"
He immediately issued a warning, simultaneously pushing his Sea of Consciousness, and his Spiritual Power surged madly toward the Vajra Leopard.
But it was too late, as the Vajra Leopard’s eyes suddenly widened, its Spiritual Power in its Sea of Consciousness churning and boiling fiercely.
BOOM!
Under everyone’s horrified gaze, the head of the Vajra Leopard exploded with a bang.
Its Spiritual Power detonated, instantly forming a terrifying shockwave spreading in all directions!
Liang Yuan saw this, his face darkened, and without saying a word, he channeled his Spiritual Power, forming a turtle shell-like barrier!
Mental Enclosure!
BOOM!
As the Mental Enclosure appeared, it directly encapsulated the self-detonating Vajra Leopard.
The self-detonation of its Sea of Consciousness’ Spiritual Power collided with the turtle shell barrier of the Mental Enclosure, making muffled banging sounds.
The powerful Spiritual Power clash left everyone feeling their Sea of Consciousness quaking, with their minds buzzing!
"Island Lord!"
"Sister!"
After the Vajra Leopard’s Sea of Consciousness self-detonated, Liang Yuan, though he managed to stop the aftermath in time, Wang Ling’Er, as the owner of the Spirit Control rune, still suffered a serious psychic backlash.
She coughed up blood from her mouth, blood seeped from her eyes, and her body went limp, collapsing on the spot.
Liang Yuan was also taken by surprise.
He steadied himself and was the first to reach Wang Ling’Er’s side, catching her.
Liang Yuan immediately checked her Sea of Consciousness situation.
He saw that she was suffering from psychic backlash, with her Spiritual Power trembling inside the Sea of Consciousness, showing signs of instability.
Without a word, Liang Yuan swiftly channeled his Spiritual Power to help stabilize her Sea of Consciousness.
He also quickly drew out a vial of blue potion, administering it to Wang Ling’Er.
"Don’t worry, it’s just an aftermath from the psychic backlash, her Sea of Consciousness is a bit unstable, I’ll help stabilize it."
"This is a Spiritual Power Recovery Potion, once she takes it, she’ll recover quickly."
Liang Yuan quickly explained to the people rushing over.
Wang Yu’Er, with tears in her eyes, pleaded, "Mr. Liang, you have to save my sister, please, please, she’s my only family left, sob sob."
After the great flood, she had been staying with her elder sister.
The two sisters depended on each other for survival, with her sister always sheltering her from storms.
For her, if she could exchange her life for her sister’s, she would willingly do it.
Jiang Ziyin, on the side, also quickly asked, "Mr. Liang, is she really going to be alright? She’s bleeding from her eyes."
Liang Yuan nodded slightly, saying, "Rest assured, she’s fine."
"With the Sea of Consciousness injured, bleeding is a good thing; at least it won’t accumulate in the brain."
"It means she has already found a way to eliminate the impact of the psychic backlash immediately."
"Rest easy."
As Liang Yuan reassured them, after administrating the Spiritual Power Recovery Potion, they saw Wang Ling’Er’s eyelids twitch, and her eyelashes flutter, as she opened her eyes.
Her eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and her head spun with dizziness, barely able to see faces.
"Did I... did I fail?"
She instinctively asked a question.
"Sister! Sob sob..."
Wang Yu’Er threw herself into her arms, bawling her eyes out.
Wang Ling’Er came to her senses, raised her hand to stroke her younger sister’s head, saying, "It’s alright, it’s okay, sister’s fine."
Jiang Ziyin on the side also commented, "At a time like this, you’re still concerned about that."
"How are you feeling now?"
As a doctor, she asked this as part of her profession.
Wang Ling’Er shook her head, "Terrible headache, seeing stars, can’t see people clearly, everything seems blurry."
"Also... so tired, so sleepy, I want to sleep."
Jiang Ziyin immediately analyzed, "This is a sign of excessive Spiritual Power consumption. Mr. Liang, do you have any potion left?"
Liang Yuan nodded slightly and took out a vial of potion.
This is a Spiritual Power Recovery Potion developed by the research department, made from Mutated Fruits and Mutant Plants.
According to Yang Shenmin, it is a proprietary Chinese medicine with quite good effects, but has some side effects. He suggests not using it more than three times a day, or there might be toxin accumulation.
"I have plenty of potion, but it’s not advisable to take too much in one day. Dr. Yang has said, ’Every medicine has its toxicity.’
"Take another vial, stabilize the injuries, and don’t drink any more."
"Let your Spiritual Power recover slowly afterward."
Jiang Ziyin nodded slightly upon hearing this and advised, "Mr. Liang is right, every medicine indeed has its toxicity. Island Lord, this potion should be used sparingly."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ling’Er took a deep breath and said, "Then maybe I won’t use this vial, I think I can stabilize myself."
"But maybe I’ll be dragging everyone down these days."
Everyone quickly shook their heads and comforted her.
"Island Lord, what are you talking about? You’ve always taken care of us, it’s us who have been dragging you down."
"Island Lord, rest assured and heal. We’ll just go with Mr. Liang to dig up Blood Crystals."
"Yes, Island Lord, you just take a good rest."
Everyone’s supportive words warmed Wang Ling’Er’s heart.
Back then, she was very particular about choosing people with good character to come to the island rather than just anyone.
Now, in this crisis, indeed people did not let her down.
Jiang Ziyin proactively said, "You have a good rest, I’ll lead people with Mr. Liang to dig Blood Crystals and collect resources on the island."
Meanwhile, she turned her head to Ling River and said, "Ling River, you take some people and stay behind to take care of the Island Lord."
Ling River immediately nodded, about to speak.
But Liang Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "No need for such hassle, there are just us here, if we spread out, it will be extremely dangerous on this Abyss Island."
"Mr. Liang, do you have any good suggestions?" Jiang Ziyin quickly looked at Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan smiled, "Did you all forget I’m a Space Ability User?"
"I have a portable space where you can temporarily reside."
"Spirit Island Master Ling’er, why not stay inside? In this way, you won’t affect your body recovery and won’t worry about other Mutant Beasts attacking."
"Everyone can also go dig up Blood Crystals with peace of mind, how about that?"
Before Wang Ling’Er could speak, others’ eyes were already brightened.
Wang Yu’Er quickly said, "Great, great, Mr. Liang, if you can take my sister, that would be best."
"With the Island Lord along, that would be wonderful, at least it guarantees safety."
"True, true, being together is the safest."
"At times like this, we absolutely can’t spread out. Horror movies on TV have shown that splitting up is often the most dangerous."
Wang Ling’Er looked up at Liang Yuan and said, "Of course, being with everyone is best, but wouldn’t it be too troublesome for you?"
Liang Yuan smiled, "Between us, such things needn’t be said. In any case, if not for my suggestion to tame the Vajra Leopard, you wouldn’t be injured."
Liang Yuan indeed felt some guilt; he had not taken everything into account.
Who would have thought that the Vajra Leopard would be so stubborn, preferring to die rather than be enslaved as a Beast Taming subject.
Wang Ling’Er was still puzzled, "I don’t understand, I was about to succeed, yet it would rather self-destruct its Sea of Consciousness than be with me?"
Liang Yuan speculated, "Perhaps it’s related to its status as a Genetic Reorganization Level Exotic Beast. At this level, their wisdom greatly expands, and they probably resist serving beings with lower power."
Wang Ling’Er immediately felt dejected, "Is it because my power is still too low?"
Liang Yuan consoled, "You now have 100 points in your Main Attribute. Though injured this time, once recovered, it’ll likely enhance your Spiritual Power concentration."
"During this time, you might try gene recombination."
"The process from zero to one is the hardest. Once you get on track and formally step into this, you’ll become an expert at the Genetic Reorganization Level."
"By then, perhaps you can control Mutant Beasts of the same level."
Liang Yuan’s meaning was clear; at this stage, Wang Ling’Er is merely at the Genetic Species Level, somewhat struggling to control Genetic Reorganization Level creatures.
If she also reaches the Genetic Reorganization Level, her ability to tame the Vajra Leopard might face less resistance.
"Thank you, you’re right, I’ve been stuck at 100 points for quite a while and have been trying to break through to gene recombination recently but without any clues."
"Perhaps, taking advantage of this injury, I might calm down and give it a try."
Liang Yuan smiled and nodded, opening the space inside the Sumeru Ring.
Took Wang Ling’Er, Wang Yu’Er, Jiang Ziyin, Ling River inside to take a look.
Liang Yuan’s Sumeru Space, after several breakthroughs, has increased manifold in size.
With his gene recombination progress reaching 20%, his Spiritual Power in human form has already reached 123 points.
Truth be told, the increase in human form is not much.
That’s not due to slow Spiritual Power improvement, but because a human body’s flesh can only contain so much Spiritual Power.
Once he enters Gene Recombination form, the flesh strength skyrockets, and various attributes rapidly spike.
Especially in the Spirit Turtle Illusion Snake genetic map form, his Spiritual Power can directly rise to an astonishing 200-point level!
Liang Yuan had expanded the Sumeru Space whilst in that state.
The currently Sumeru Space is a large area with dimensions reaching 1550 meters in length, width, and height.
Liang Yuan has stored a lot of supplies here, not to mention constructing some building infrastructures.
Since his first experience being trapped in a shadow space, he’s been consciously establishing this base.
If there’s danger outside, he can retreat into the Sumeru Space, where his stored living materials and cultivation supplies can sustain him for a whole year without emerging.