Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 717 - 717: 715 Three-in-One

Zhou Bai then tried coupling with the Heavenly Demon Xu Dela and the Heavenly Demon King Em. Xu Dela was successful, but sadly, besides gaining a dozen basic types of knowledge, he didn't reach any core technology of the Heavenly Demons.

Meanwhile, Zhou Bai was not surprised when the Heavenly Demon King Em failed.

"he wisdom rating of the Heavenly Demon King is even higher; it's even higher than mine. Yet, their physical bodies can create Heavenly Demons and develop weapons, they must possess extensive core technologies regarding Heavenly Demons."

"If I could upgrade my Dao fusion degree again and increase my intelligence, I might be able to extract the Heavenly Demon King's technology."

"However, what I have now is enough for the time being."

Zhou Bai sat down, and his brain started turning rapidly, beginning to recall the technological knowledge of the Heavenly Demons, divine path technologies, and the Nine Calamities of Heaven and Man.

Three drastically different forces collided in Zhou Bai's mind for the first time.

If Zhou Bai has just learned the knowledge of the Heavenly Demons, even starting from scratch to build an entire industrial system would be a prolonged project, but now he had ready-to-use existing systems.

Three hours later, he instructed Xing Jun, "Give me a Level One Heavenly Demon."

A Level One Heavenly Demon, over a meter tall and shaped somewhat like a jackal, was brought to Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit moved slightly, directly dismantling the Heavenly Demon before him.

Xing Jun and Xu Dela watched Zhou Bai strangely, Xing Jun cautioned, "The structure of a Heavenly Demon is extremely complex. Without specialized knowledge, it's impossible to fully understand the structure of each Heavenly Demon."

"Shut up," Zhou Bai said, "I've studied science before, and now I want to use a combination of divine path and Heavenly Demon technologies. Just watch, and keep quiet."

In the communication network, Ji and Ai were both watching Zhou Bai's current state.

"What is he doing?"

"In my view, just randomly disassembling, a childish attempt."

"Zhou Bai isn't that simple; maybe it has something to do with the power he got from the void."

"No, he seems to know a lot? He has perfectly disassembled the power unit of this Heavenly Demon."

"It appears he's also inscribing runes; does he really want to combine Xian Dao with our technology?"

"I originally thought Zhou Bai would combine our technology to enhance his own power, at most using our weapons to reinforce some weapon's power."

"But from Zhou Bai's actions now, it seems the integration he spoke of is far deeper than we previously thought."

Not long after, the Level One Heavenly Demon had been disassembled into pieces by Zhou Bai, who then forcefully pressed it together using the power of the Primordial Spirit to create an entity with tentacles resembling an octopus, albeit crudely crafted like a child's toy.

The octopus's head was wrapped in a strange shell, resembling a helmet, which made the head look particularly large.

Zhou Bai looked at the Octopus Heavenly Demon in front of him and transmitted, "Fly."

The Octopus Heavenly Demon shivered slightly and floated into the air. Following the sonic commands of Zhou Bai, the Octopus Heavenly Demon flew smoothly around Zhou Bai, moving as fluidly as if swimming in the ocean.

Meanwhile, the communication within the Heavenly Demons boiled over.

Ai: "How is that possible? His power system doesn't conform to any known principles."

Ji: "That's because he inscribed runes on it, similar to the anti-gravity runes used in human flying vehicles. He's using the runes to fly."

Xing Jun exclaimed, "We can't contact this Heavenly Demon anymore; it has rejected our control."

"What?" Ji quickly tried to take over the body of the Level One Heavenly Demon via the Quantum Communication Network but found that it even denied her commands; she couldn't control it.

"What about the auto-pilot system? I need to take control of this Heavenly Demon."

"No good. Its consciousness algorithm keeps reporting errors unless we completely disconnect, there's nothing we can do."

This situation seemed very familiar to Ji. She quickly remembered that there was a time when Heavenly Demon King Em, who had spent time with Zhou Bai, outright refused all commands and even eventually disconnected the Quantum Communication Network.

A subsequent inspection revealed an issue in Em's consciousness algorithm. Until now, the Heavenly Demons have been unable to figure out exactly what the problem was.

"It's Zhou Bai's power! What exactly did Zhou Bai do?"

At this moment, the inner shell of the octopus's head was filled with densely packed twisted scripts, all lies left by Zhou Bai.

And at the very end of those dense lies, Zhou Bai's command was left.

Reject all commands from the Heavenly Demon.

Fully obey Zhou Bai's commands.

Delete all records.

Repeatedly read all the text above.

Zhou Bai smiled as he watched the level-one Heavenly Demon in front of him completely obey his commands; he first combined the power of technology and immortality to rebuild the power and structure of this level-one Heavenly Demon, then used the power of the Fool to strip the Heavenly Demon of its intelligence, making it fully obey him.

And the most crucial point was that the Heavenly Demon in front of him was now his foolish follower, sharing the ability 'Light Body' from the third star node of the poverty diagram, which increased its movement speed.

"In that case, perhaps I can create an army of mechanical followers belonging to me?" The full series is hosted on My Virtual Library Empire, known as NovelFire.

"The only problem is with the Heavenly Demons. A level-one Heavenly Demon is not the same as Em. Em is one of the few Heavenly Demons whose original body is not in the Heavenly Demon Pool."

"The consciousness algorithms of other Heavenly Demons are all in the Heavenly Demon Pool. Even if they reject the commands of the Heavenly Demon, if forceful methods are used..."

Suddenly, the Octopus Sky Demon in front of him banged onto the ground, seemingly completely out of control, turning into a pile of ordinary mechanical devices.

Zhou Bai thought to himself, 'As long as the communication network and consciousness algorithms are still under the control of the Heavenly Demon, I won't be able to create a truly autonomous intelligent mechanical army.'

In the communication network, Ai said, "The connection to the Heavenly Demon Pool has been cut off. It finally stopped."

Ji: "Incredible, what kind of power is this? It directly twisted the psyche of the consciousness algorithm?"

Ai: "Were the operation records also deleted?"

Meanwhile, the other Heavenly Demon Kings from different regions also gathered, all focusing on this situation.

"The Queen was not wrong, Zhou Bai definitely possesses a power from the void. Conversation, watching, both might be influenced by his abilities."

"Terrifying power, but with this power, we can truly lift the binds of the Holy Prayer and achieve real freedom."

"The void, immortality, and our technology have unexpectedly merged together. Although still crude, this path holds infinite potential."

"Continue observation, increase support for Zhou Bai, record all his surveillance records thoroughly. This power is too terrifying; we should also try to master it."

Em: "What the hell are you all babbling about? Always spamming, so annoying."

Ji: "..."

Meanwhile, as Zhou Bai observed the reaction of the Heavenly Demon in front of him, he instructed again, "I think I've figured out how to combine the powers of immortality and technology."

Xing Jun, listening to the Heavenly Demon Kings' evaluations, admiration, and covetousness towards Zhou Bai, controlled his metallic face to not reveal the shock in his heart and calmly said, "The Heavenly Demon King is willing to fully support your actions; what else do you need?"

Zhou Bai: "I need more Heavenly Demons, more basic materials, more Heavenly Demon organizations, and of course... It would be best if you could provide me with the core technology of the Heavenly Demons."

Xing Jun was silent for a moment, seemingly communicating with the Heavenly Demon Kings.

He said, "We can provide everything else, but what exactly is the core knowledge you desire?"

"Your communication technology, nanomachine manufacturing technology, consciousness algorithms, preferably Bo Xun's codes as well..."

Listening to Zhou Bai list a series of items, Xing Jun said, "Your demands are too high. We don't have the authority to give you these things."

Zhou Bai regretfully said, "What a pity; I had wanted to exchange it for the technology I have in my possession."

Xing Jun was silent again for a moment before finally saying, "We have to wait for the Queen's decision. For now, we still can't provide these to you."

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