Blind Spot
Chapter 669: Life Machine 2

Chapter 669: Life Machine 2

Li Chengyi plunged headlong, feeling as though he was sliding through an extremely narrow tube.

The pressure around him was immense, causing the tube to occasionally expand and contract.

The solidified Black Sea around him had long since turned into a blur of colors, streaking past him at high speed.

Time lost its meaning here, and soon, ahead of him, there was a sudden tremble. The entire tube seemed to collapse, expanding rapidly and shattering.

Li Chengyi burst out from it in an instant.

Around him was no longer the solid, static Black Sea, but the Black Sea Depths he had entered through the fissure.

There were not many Blind Spots around. In the dark and empty void, only a few Blind Spots floated and spun, and they were not spherical but came in odd and bizarre shapes.

Li Chengyi vaguely felt that he had left the solidified space-time near Silent Oblivion City, and time in the Black Sea began to flow again.

After pondering for a moment, his gaze fell on the other nearby Blind Spots.

Ascension to the Saint Position was a major event, and he had chosen "Eternal Vitality," requiring him to find an environment that would maximize its growth potential.

’"Eternal Vitality" is an extremely powerful physical enhancement system. Forbidden knowledge records it has severe side effects, and in the Bottomworld, supernatural abilities are greatly limited...’

Li Chengyi’s brows furrowed tightly. At a glance, indeed, without the ability for rapid recovery, cultivating Eternal Vitality was basically tantamount to courting death.

But he had been pulled forcibly to the Black Sea Depths by the Blind Spot, creating an inescapable deadly situation...

’It seems I must select carefully... How to meet the cultivation requirements of Eternal Vitality and successfully ascend to the Saint Position...’

He began to approach each Blind Spot in turn, searching.

With the aid of the Flower Language Ability, indeed, some of the pressure could be alleviated, but it still wasn’t enough, nowhere near enough... Only a world with a higher degree of compatibility could help him reach the pinnacle.

No one knows how much time had passed.

Suddenly, Li Chengyi’s figure froze, stopping in front of a gigantic, ash-white spherical Blind Spot.

The volume of this Blind Spot was the largest he had ever seen in his life. A rough estimate showed it to be hundreds of times larger than the Mo Sha Blind Spot, and even more exaggerated than Master Tian Xuanzi’s true form.

Most crucially, inside this Blind Spot, he could clearly sense the presence of a large quantity of strengthening materials required by Eternal Vitality.

"Let’s give it a try."

Li Chengyi glanced at the Mark of the Evil Flower and felt the general condition of the others, making sure there were no major problems.

The aura of a few of them was transmitted through the Divine Flower General System, and even increased quite a bit. With no further concerns, he dived headfirst towards the enormous Blind Spot.

Just at that moment.

Putt!

Suddenly, a vast pulling force appeared out of nowhere, enveloping him.

Before Li Chengyi could enter the surface of the Blind Spot, he flashed silently and disappeared from his original spot.

At this critical juncture, overcome with shock, Li Chengyi struggled to press the Evil Flower in time, initiating the Flower Language Technique.

All the instances of ’Good Fortune+2’ accumulated up to that moment vanished in one go.

The enormous pulling force, under the influence of this strange and mysterious Good Fortune, twisted forcefully, shooting off in another direction.

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In a dense Ashen Forest.

Brown oaks swayed their massive branches and leaves in the wind, creating a rustling sound.

Their holes looked like dark eyes, watching for any unwelcome guests attempting to come close.

Putt.

Suddenly, from a hole in one of the trees, a gray, dusty animal head poked out noiselessly.

The head was somewhat oval with two sharp ears, and the black, shiny eyes exuded a pure confusion.

It was unmistakably the head of a gray squirrel.

The gray squirrel slowly wriggled out of the hole, clinging to the trunk with its limbs. It shook its head attempting to rid itself of the dizziness inside.

’Where am I?’

Li Chengyi had never expected to be pulled away by the Blind Spot in such a critical moment.

Or rather, he guessed that the Blind Spot was probably supposed to pull him much earlier, but due to the immobility in Silent Oblivion City, it had been powerless.

As soon as he left the solid space-time range of Silent Oblivion City, he fell into the trap immediately.

Just as Master had said, something would go wrong if he got close to a Blind Spot...

’But... what is this situation now!?’

His mind’s immense Consciousness Power instantly radiated through every part of his body. This scan frightened him greatly.

"A squirrel!!?"

Li Chengyi felt as though he was dreaming, then radiated his Consciousness Power meticulously again.

This time, he clearly saw that his body was indeed that of a squirrel.

A weak-bodied squirrel with a slight trace of blood on its forehead from a concussion.

"I...."

He wanted to curse, but the only sounds that came from his mouth were chirps and squeaks.

In a world where transcendence was impossible, being turned into a squirrel, even after the forceful adjustment by Good Fortune, was the improved outcome.

He dared not imagine what state he’d be in without Good Fortune.

A bacterium? Or a paramecium??

’A squirrel’s body simply cannot withstand the enhancements of Eternal Vitality... What do I do now!?’

Li Chengyi’s heart sank completely.

This body couldn’t even defeat a small child; in the vastly restrictive Bottomworld, a squirrel’s lifespan was at most four to fifteen years.

What could be done in such a time?

In this situation, he couldn’t even leave the body; the world’s restrictions seemed stronger than before.

Li Chengyi felt that if he dared to leave, his pure Divine Fire Consciousness Power wouldn’t last three seconds here, it would be obliterated and disintegrated in an instant.

This wasn’t aimed only at him but at all the transcendental beings that came here.

’Trouble....’

Li Chengyi stood at the entrance of the tree hollow, looking around at the dense forest that surrounded him, with tree roots protruding from the ground and a thick carpet of fallen leaves.

Birds and insects were everywhere, and there were not a few small animals and snakes at first glance.

He exhaled and turned back into the tree hollow.

Inside was a cozy nest arranged by the squirrel’s previous occupant. It was stuffed with pine nuts and dry leaves, making it quite warm.

Li Chengyi tried using the Sword of Wisdom and tendrils of emotion but couldn’t project them out of his body. The Flower Language Technique was even more restricted. When he released the Glint Flash at full power, it was just a barely discernible light that vanished in an instant.

He lay back down in the tree hollow and began contemplating how to break the situation.

In the last world, at least there were mages, and after the Divine Fire of consciousness, he could leave his body.

But here the restrictions were greater, almost as if it were a purely material world.

’Wait.’ Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind—Eternal Vitality seemed to be a system that wasn’t an extension of the transcendental world!

The initial process of Eternal Vitality was an accidental biochemical chain reaction within the body of a wild ox.

However, that reaction was so swift that only the Omniscient elders from his sect captured it, using it as a primer to perfect a set of forbidden knowledge.

’Could this be the sliver of hope my Good Fortune has blessed me with!?’ Li Chengyi paused, his heart suddenly lurching.

His expression shifted subtly, and the two small black eyes flickered with an intelligent light.

"Xiao Hui, Xiao Hui?"

Suddenly, a yellow-furred squirrel burrowed headfirst into his tree hollow, staring down at him.

"I’m going to the pine trees in the east to pick some pine nuts. Do you want to come?"

"...." Li Chengyi looked into its innocent eyes, and the memories of this body quickly surfaced.

This was his friend from nearby, Yellow Fur Thin, and the two squirrels had always acted together. The pine nuts in the hollow were gathered by them both.

"That human will come over in a while; if we don’t go now, we might not have time later," Yellow Fur Thin continued.

The squirrels’ language was all squeaks, but the rhythm and tone made it clear to Li Chengyi what the other meant.

"No need, I don’t want to eat pine nuts anymore," Li Chengyi thought for a moment and replied.

What was urgent for him now was to first find the materials needed for Eternal Vitality and then figure out how to resist its substantial side effects.

Otherwise, in a world with such enormous restrictions, he wouldn’t even be able to fly, and once the fifteen-year lifespan limit was reached, he might just die here alive!

"Pine nuts taste so good, why don’t you want to go?" Yellow Fur Thin asked, puzzled.

"I’m tired of them," Li Chengyi reasoned and casually replied on the spot.

"But if we go now, humans will come soon, and then we won’t have time," Yellow Fur continued.

"I don’t want to eat pine nuts," Li Chengyi repeated.

"Pine nuts taste so good, why don’t you want to go?" Yellow Fur asked again, puzzled.

"....." Li Chengyi understood then that the other’s intelligence was there, but not much of it...

He pushed aside the other’s head and walked out of the tree hollow, thoughts of Eternal Vitality knowledge flickering through his mind.

The whole system of knowledge was intact, which could be divided into different stages according to the Yin Canon system.

Strengthening advancement.

Sublimation concentration Imprint.

A large amount of sublimation, condensing the same Imprint ninety-nine times.

Combining Imprints, further enhancing physical vitality.

Repeat the process above. Merge again.

All five stages were simple, but the huge side effects made the system extremely dangerous. The previous chosen geniuses all failed at the third stage.

Li Chengyi climbed skillfully along the trunk for a while, adapting to the sensitivity of this body, and then began carefully looking for the first kind of material needed to strengthen the body.

Although this body was only that of a squirrel, forbidden knowledge is a system of knowledge. It is a flexible system that can create enhancement plans according to the state of the body.

So there was nothing preventing him from beginning to cultivate.

Just as he touched down from the tree, a black-scaled python snake burst out from the leaves, lunging at him with its mouth open.

Li Chengyi’s strength might have been restricted, but his reaction was bolstered by the power of consciousness, more than doubled.

He quickly sidestepped, avoiding the python’s lunge, and stabbed upward with his right paw.

The force of the python’s charge skidded heavily over his paw, and a fine, long trail of blood opened on its pale underbelly.

Hiss hiss!

The python writhed in agonizing pain as its internals nearly spilled out from the wound, rolling to one side in torment.

Li Chengyi’s expression remained unchanged as he continued to survey his territory.

Yellow Fur Thin followed behind him and, seeing this scene, immediately stiffened, too frightened to follow any further.

"Weren’t you going to get pine nuts? Lead the way," Li Chengyi looked back at him and said with a deep voice.

"...." Yellow Fur gulped and, glancing at the struggling python, quickly followed.

"Xiao Hui.... how did you suddenly become so powerful!?" he couldn’t help but blurt out.

"Has my strength gotten bigger?"

"No."

"Has my speed gotten faster?"

"No...." Yellow Fur replied.

"Then why is he almost dead, and I am unscathed?" Li Chengyi asked.

"I... don’t know...." Yellow Fur shook his head.

"Because it just so happens." Li Chengyi said indifferently, "I just struck with the right paw at the right time. Everything was predetermined."

"Just so happens...?" Yellow Fur was confused.

"Let’s go, lead the way first," Li Chengyi did not want to continue staying in such a weak state anymore.

He had to scout the surroundings and begin strengthening this body at the fastest speed.