Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 208 - 186: Amazing! I Am Gradually Understanding Everything!

"What, what is that thing in your hand?"

Zhang Baiyi looked at the cylindrical object in Su Yuan's hand, feeling a vague sense of familiarity.

Being proficient in Artifact Refining, he sensed a trace of evil from its seemingly high-tech exterior.

Su Yuan smiled and replied:

"I told you, I have some knowledge of the Artifact Refining Dao. This is the first Magical Treasure I've crafted."

"And my Artifact Refining method is quite similar to your Talisman Making technique; both are products combining AI with ancient refining technologies."

"So, do you dare to match my Magical Treasure against your Spirit Talisman?"

After listening to Su Yuan's words, Zhang Baiyi vaguely sensed that ahead might be hell.

But as a proud genius, he couldn't bring himself to retreat. He gritted his teeth and nodded, taking a card-shaped Spirit Talisman from his Storage Magical Treasure.

This was a defensive Spirit Talisman, so even if something went wrong, it wouldn't harm anyone.

As soon as the talisman appeared, Su Yuan swung the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Crackle—

A wisp of green smoke rose from within Zhang Baiyi's Spirit Talisman.

Under his astonished gaze, the Spirit Talisman activated without his control, creating a translucent blue shield that enveloped Su Yuan.

"See, manipulating this AI-integrated Spirit Talisman of yours is really quite simple."

Su Yuan spread his hands.

Zhang Baiyi: "..."

"You have an impressive Magical Treasure, and my Spirit Talisman was no match either. Is there anything you are not good at?"

Suppressing his intense indignation as the one wronged, he gritted his teeth and asked:

"So what do you propose? Adding a firewall to the AI in the Spirit Talisman?"

Su Yuan shook his head:

"The cost of installing a firewall is high. If you ask me, you could learn a bit from my Talisman Making skills."

"Not only can you save a lot of material costs, but you can also achieve functions like automatic targeting and automatic defense."

"Impossible! How could there be such a Talisman Making method in the world?"

Zhang Baiyi refuted firmly.

Having systematically studied the Fundamentals of Talismanic Techniques, achieving such multifunctionality seemed nearly impossible.

Lowering the cost of Talisman Making would reduce the function and power of the Spirit Talisman.

While increasing its functionality and power would significantly raise the cost.

The two seem almost oppositional.

Su Yuan didn't explain further, instead casually gesturing to Xiao Meng beside him.

The girl slightly tensed, but under Su Yuan's compelling gaze, she could only bite her lower lip and walk to his side.

The moment she activated the Yin Fire Dharma Body, Xiao Meng's clothes had already been burnt away.

To avoid exposure, she maintained the Yin Fire Dharma Body state.

"Xiao Meng, please materialize your arm now."

Su Yuan instructed.

"Alright."

Xiao Meng breathed a slight sigh of relief, thankful it wasn't the demon talisman on her abdomen that she had to reveal.

She swiftly transformed her right arm into solid form, revealing a fair arm before Zhang Baiyi.

But what shocked him was the purple-black rune inscribed on the pale skin.

Su Yuan pointed at the rune, saying:

"Zhang, how do you find this Spirit Talisman of mine?" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Not only is it powerful, but since it's inscribed on human skin, it eliminates the costs of talisman paper and cinnabar ink."

"Also, once the Spirit Talisman is inscribed on a body, the cultivator themselves can serve as the talisman's intelligent system and won't be invaded by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner... ahem, won't be invaded."

You! You did mention the Ten Thousand Souls Banner just now!

I thought that metal rod looked familiar; it's indeed the notorious Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

Zhang Baiyi gritted his teeth:

"This isn't a Spirit Talisman at all, but a Demonic Talismanic Technique."

"So what?"

Su Yuan shrugged:

"I never asked you to learn any Demonic Talismanic Technique."

"You just need to slightly modify your existing Talisman Making method, inscribe it on a human body, and refine it into a Human Skin Talisman. Wouldn't that achieve the same effect?"

"Of course, if you're keen on learning my Demon Talisman Technique, I could conduct classes for it."

Come on! The Human Skin Talisman concept is already quite demonic!

Zhang Baiyi was at a loss for words.

Yet somehow, Su Yuan's "guidance" made him feel enlightened.

The superiority of the Human Skin Talisman was evident; it indeed resolved many pitfalls of AI Spirit Talismans.

Moreover, the AI and Human Skin Talismans didn't conflict and could coexist.

Reconsidering Su Yuan's views on the Artifact Refining Dao made Zhang Baiyi admit that Su Yuan indeed had a knack for Artifact Refining and Talisman Making.

The other could easily highlight his flaws, leaving him speechless.

Undoubtedly, this debate concluded with his complete defeat.

"I lost."

He took a deep breath, admitting his shortcomings.

Su Yuan glanced at the mission progress; undoubtedly, Zhang Baiyi had already been corrupted.

His concepts in the Artifact Refining and Talismanic Daos had taken a massive hit, planting seeds of corruption and downfall in his heart.

Even if he barely maintained his principles as a Righteous Dao member now, should he hit a bottleneck in these paths someday...

He might instantly turn to darkness, committing a series of heinous deeds.

Of course, Su Yuan wouldn't idly watch such things happen.

Once in the Preparatory Class, he'd find a chance to absorb Zhang Baiyi into the Primordial Sect.

He believed the advanced thoughts and technologies of the Primordial Sect could guide him onto a dark yet law-abiding path.

After completing the task, Su Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, casually asking Zhang Baiyi:

"Zhang, do you still plan to challenge other Night Watchers?"

"Let me make it clear, if you want to challenge them, you must first get past me."

Zhang Baiyi fell into silence.

He naturally wasn't so pedantic as to abandon the exam due to losing a debate.

But the problem was, he seemed unable to get past Su Yuan.

Whenever he brought out his magical treasures and spirit talismans, that kid would easily deal with them, and there was a possibility that these trump cards could turn against him.

In terms of pure strength, he considered himself not inferior to Su Yuan.

However, Xiao Meng, who was covered in demon talismans beside Su Yuan, posed a threat.

Judging by Su Yuan's moral baseline, he would absolutely have no qualms about throwing Xiao Meng into battle at the first moment and using the demon talismans on her to bombard him!

Wouldn't he be doomed then?

Just as Zhang Baiyi was hesitating, a slightly arrogant but pleasant voice rang out:

"Zhang, you don't have to worry. After I defeat Su Yuan, you can naturally bypass him to challenge the other Night Watchers."

The speaker was none other than Xi Yu, seated atop a white tiger.

The girl looked at Su Yuan with some dissatisfaction, and said coldly:

"Su Yuan, you should feel lucky to live in the modern Cultivation Realm. If this were the Ancient Era, demons like you would be hunted down by everyone!"

"Even if your various demon techniques don't violate the law, I still find you somewhat unpleasant."

"I want to see how you plan to debate with me."

"Didn't you say you're a Beast Tamer? Go ahead and call out your beast then!"

Faced with such aggressive words, Su Yuan was not angry.

He simply continued to smile:

"Alright then, let's have my beast make an appearance."

As his words fell, eight figures quickly converged from afar behind Su Yuan.

They were none other than the eight artists under Primordial Media.

Yang Mei'Er, who had previously been injured, had already healed through the Eight Treasure Merit Pool and was among the group.

Xi Yu looked at these eight beautiful women, each with their own unique charm, feeling somewhat bewildered.

"You're saying these eight people are your beasts?"

Xi Yu was infuriated:

"Putting a couple of animal trait plugins on people makes them beasts?"

"Su Yuan, are you kidding me... Xiaobai, what's wrong with you?"

But before Xi Yu could finish, the white tiger she was riding seemed to have seen something terrifying and took a few steps back on its own.

The entire tiger bristled like a cat, transforming into a spiny dinosaur form.

Xi Yu hurriedly used the Beast Taming secret technique to communicate with Xiaobai to find out what was going on:

"Do you mean... these eight people make you feel very afraid? What... they aren't even human?"

The more Xi Yu inquired, the more shocked she became.

After Xiaobai laboriously conveyed the meaning, she finally understood why Xiaobai was frightened.

In Xiaobai's eyes, these eight artists were not some dazzling humans.

On the contrary, they were a kind of kindred spirits who had undergone bloody transformation!

It was as if humans saw a little girl turned into an animal through alchemy, still calling you big brother!

Spoiled Xiaobai had never seen such a scene, and the Joy Valley effect was about to take hold.

As a Beast Tamer, Xi Yu only felt a chill running down her spine when she learned the truth, and her gaze at Su Yuan involuntarily carried a hint of fear.

"Su Yuan, how could you do such a thing? They are all living beings."

Xi Yu shouted in anger!

Su Yuan casually pulled Xiaowu to his side and said indifferently:

"Don't resort to moral blackmail. The true forms of my eight artists were merely ingredients from the cafeteria, and their souls ascended long during the enlightenment process."

"So, whether on a moral or legal level, there's absolutely no issue with my actions."

"And this method of enhancing ordinary Spirit Beasts and equipping them with artificial intelligence to precisely execute every command is my innovative Beast Taming Technique."

What kind of innovation in Beast Taming Technique is this!

Xi Yu felt her vision blur.

She felt like she was hearing some kind of dark web knowledge that needed urgent brainwashing.

"Su Yuan, shut up! I don't want to debate with you about anything anymore!"

"Right now, I just want to kill you! Just want to smash these so-called beasts of yours!"

Xi Yu shouted in anger, and then she tried to forcibly command the already terrified Xiaobai to launch an attack, to quickly clear these unsightly things.

However, before Xiaobai could make any moves, Su Yuan shook his head helplessly and said:

"Sigh, it looks like Student Xi is not prepared to debate with me in words, so I guess I'll have to reason with you through combat."

"Today, I'll show you the advanced aspects of my Beast Taming Technique!"

As he finished speaking, the eight Vermilion Face White Bone Puppets behind Su Yuan simultaneously transformed.

"I'll form the head."

Xiaowu spoke first, and then her head immediately detached from her body, flying into the air on its own.

Her exquisite, perfect body was instantly disassembled, turning into numerous small components.

"I'll form the left arm."

"I'll form the torso."

"I'll form the jade feet."

One by one, the artists under Primordial Media spoke in unison, as their bodies rapidly separated, then reassembled together.

With a scene resembling a mecha fusion yet displaying grotesque bursts of flesh, Xi Yu, Xiaobai, and everyone present were left in utter shock.

Within moments, the eight beautiful artists had reassembled into a new... monster.

This monster had two heads facing opposite directions, eight torsos stacked to form a large one, and sixteen arms connected to form three on each side, merging into six extraordinarily long arms.

Her legs were equally bizarre, initially formed by sixteen legs connected into two long legs, with the extra six beautiful heads forming the knee joints.

On her exposed skin, there were numerous strange, dark purple runes.

After the artists' bodies were interlocked, these runes subtly connected, creating an enchanting pattern.

This monster stood nearly five meters tall, almost as high as Xiaobai.

When she appeared, an indescribable demonic aura and bloodthirstiness permeated the entire area.

Gazing upon this beautiful yet eerie "beast" composed of eight stunning maidens, Su Yuan couldn't help but marvel:

"Truly extraordinary."

"I gradually understand everything."

"Su Yuan, you are not close to the divine, but you have already drifted far from humanity."

Zhu Qingqing's voice came from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, carrying a weight of astonishment in her tone.