Bei Bei, standing to the side, no longer knew what to say.
Furina's Axis Cult was not only researching self-condensing spirit ring and artificial spirit ring, but they were also researching self-condensing Spirit Bone and artificial Spirit Bone.
Even more terrifying was that they actually possessed enough Medicinal Pill and Immortal Herb to allow four Spirit King-level Spirit Master, who had long passed their prime age for Cultivate, to Breakthrough to the Spirit Saint Realm or higher.
Although Spirit Saint created in this manner were inevitably inferior in strength to those who had truly advanced through talent and hard work, this was sufficient to demonstrate the abundance of the Axis Cult's resources.
Moreover, Furina had said "above Spirit Saint," meaning that Spirit Saint was just the baseline. Who knew? They might even reach Spirit Douluo, or perhaps even Titled Douluo.
More importantly, since they could research methods for artificial Spirit Bone and self-condensing Spirit Bone, they must require a large amount of Spirit Bone as research Materials. And how precious were Spirit Bone? Ordinary factions would treasure even a single piece as if it were a holy relic; who would be willing to use them for research?
Yet the Axis Cult was not only willing, but they had also achieved results.
What did this signify?
It signified that their stockpile of Spirit Bone had reached an unimaginable level.
Xiao Xiao widened her eyes, exclaiming: "Artificial Spirit Bone, artificial spirit ring... My heavens, this is just too terrifying! You are actually researching these kinds of things?"
Wang Dong also clicked his tongue: "You guys are just too wealthy and imposing!"
Tang Ya's eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands in excitement: "Oh my goodness, this is too strong! My choice back then was definitely correct; I really latched onto the right thigh!"
Ye Guyi nodded slightly, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Looking back at the day she was invited by Furina to join the Axis Cult, it was undoubtedly the wisest decision of her life. Otherwise, she didn't know which corner she would be wandering in, or perhaps she would have already died at the hands of some Evil Soul Master.
Furina, however, just smiled faintly, her tone as calm as if she were talking about the weather: "There is nothing to be surprised about. I am merely handing over the things I want to them to research, while I am responsible for providing a little bit of assistance."
A little bit of assistance?
Everyone looked at each other, feeling that Furina was being too modest.
You call this a little bit? This is clearly a billion bits!
Furina continued: "Besides, Soul Beast cultivation is not easy; growing up is too difficult, which is completely disproportionate to Spirit Master. A Spirit Master needs at most nine spirit ring. But if you add up all the Spirit Master on the continent, how many Soul Beast would need to be hunted?"
She paused, her tone becoming serious: "For the sake of sustainable development, researching artificial spirit ring and artificial Spirit Bone is necessary."
Xiao Xiao sighed sincerely: "That's right, Furina. Your thinking is truly far-sighted."
The others nodded one after another.
It had to be said that this was indeed a highly forward-thinking approach. Others might have thought of it, but they never put it into action. After all, self-condensing or artificial spirit ring and Spirit Bone required too much cost and too bold an imagination. From ancient times to the present, no one had ever truly tried it.
But Furina had done it.
Although it must have cost a lot and consumed massive resources, as long as it succeeded and this technology was carried forward, she would inevitably be a figure who would go down in history.
Dr. X struck while the iron was hot, taking out a pile of Spirit Bone from his storage spirit tool and arranging them neatly on the table.
"Please take a look, Pope. These are all the artificial Spirit Bone I have researched so far; they are all here." He pointed to the pile of bones of various shapes on the table, "They are all ten-year and hundred-year ones. There are no finished thousand-year Spirit Bone yet, only one semi-finished product, but the quality is not very good, so I categorized it with the hundred-year ones."
Furina glanced at them.
Compared to the two displayed separately just now, this batch of Spirit Bone was either uglier or emitted weaker Soul Power fluctuations. Clearly, the quality was uneven and far inferior to the first two.
Dr. Da Mu saw this, and his heart sank immediately, a sense of crisis arising spontaneously. He had to quickly produce some decent results, otherwise he would be left far behind by Dr. You and Dr. X.
Dr. Jing, on the side, was amazed by Dr. X's results. To have achieved such progress, Dr. X must have put in effort beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
She couldn't help but look at Dr. X's limbs... Ruthless. If he were a general on the battlefield, he probably wouldn't even frown.
Furina asked: "Can these Spirit Bone be absorbed? Can they use Spirit Ability?"
Dr. X nodded repeatedly: "Of course! I have already had people test them, and I have tested them myself."
As he spoke, he once again revealed the self-condensed Spirit Bone on his left arm. A ray of light flashed, and a shockwave shot out, hitting the test target precisely, with power comparable to an ordinary hundred-year spirit ring.
He scratched his head with some regret: "It's a pity that this is an attack skill. It would be better if it could be made into an amplification type."
Furina encouraged him: "It's okay, take your time. This is only a preliminary result. To be able to produce these in less than two years is already not easy."
Her tone became serious: "You must know that every small step you take now is a giant leap for future generations. The hardest step has already been overcome, and the rest will be much easier. Next, I will provide you with thousand-year Spirit Bone for research, keep working hard."
Dr. X's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! I understand, Pope! I will continue to work hard!"
Bei Bei, listening from the side, was already completely numb.
Even if Furina told him now that the Axis Cult could pull out a few hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, he wouldn't feel surprised. After all, if they could even create things that didn't exist like ten-year Spirit Bone and hundred-year Spirit Bone, what else was impossible?
Dr. X finished his report, and it was Dr. Da Mu's turn.
However, Dr. Da Mu did not speak immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and said to Furina: "Pope, can we talk inside my laboratory? I'm afraid my ideas... will scare these children."
He looked at the four people: Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.
If only Furina, Huo Yuhao, and Ye Guyi were present, he probably wouldn't hide anything and would speak freely, stating all his strange ideas and results.
But there were four children in front of him. Bei Bei and Tang Ya were slightly older, which was fine, but Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao looked to be about twelve years old. He was really worried that after saying some of his ideas, he would corrupt them or cause a huge impact on their worldview.
After all, they were Furina's friends.
Furina did not expose the fact that Dr. Da Mu was having a romance with a Soul Beast, nor that it had already been heard by Bei Bei and the others.
Instead, she nodded understandingly: "No problem. Then you can follow Ye Guyi to look around here, and let Dr. X and Dr. Jing take you to visit their research results."
She turned to Dr. Jing and added: "Dr. Jing, we will discuss the results you have achieved later."
Dr. Jing bowed slightly, her demeanor elegant: "Naturally, no problem, Pope."
Ye Guyi greeted everyone: "Come on, I'll take you around to see."
Bei Bei and his group followed Ye Guyi away, while Furina followed Dr. Da Mu into his laboratory.
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