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Chapter 2535 No Agreement Reached
Chapter 2535 No Agreement Reached
He Lingchuan even suspected that Lingxu City and the Demon Emperor were unaware of the latest progress of this research.
The appearance of A-Lian foreshadows a terrifying possibility:
Is the grand descent of the gods really far off?
He was secretly wary, and Duan Heyun continued, "When she was born, her features were distorted, with protruding eyes and buck teeth. Her appearance was ugly and her limbs were uncoordinated. She also had an extra hand. She was almost disposed of as a piece of junk."
The experiments with the demon puppets are highly unstable, often resulting in many defective or substandard products that must be disposed of.
But everyone looked at Ah Lian with great surprise.
This adorable little girl was born a hideous monster?
But considering her identity as a demon puppet/divine being, it seems reasonable.
"The question is how her appearance was altered, from a monster to someone more human!" Dong Rui couldn't contain his curiosity. "Even demon puppets can transform like this!"
The evolution of demonic puppets in the world usually involves becoming larger, more ferocious, and more bizarre.
The most valuable thing is that it's more like a human being.
"She was released from Yanxia Bay in that appearance. I originally planned to capture her and destroy her after completing the experiment. But after escaping into the outskirts of Baisong City, she displayed astonishing intelligence. Not only did she evade the Lingyun Palace's search for several days, but she also didn't prey on mortals even when she was starving." Duan Heyun turned and pointed at Alian, saying, "Her appearance changed from that time on. I later asked her how she did it, and she said that she saw human children and wished she could become like them so she could play with them and we wouldn't be able to catch her. So, she worked hard to transform herself."
As he spoke, Ah Lian hid behind him, regarding him as her only safe haven, and timidly looked at the others.
This is what a little girl looks like when she's afraid of strangers; she doesn't look like a demon puppet at all.
Everyone in the cardamom garden suddenly realized. It turned out that the demon puppet that had lurked in the farm for three days without harming anyone a few months ago was Ah Lian!
"Intelligence? What a joke!" Xiao Ping crossed her arms and sneered. "You know yourself that this isn't the intelligence a demon puppet should have. I've told you many times, she's a variant of the Hidden God's soul!"
The combination of the terms "Hidden God" and "Divine Soul" had a tremendous impact on He Lingchuan and everyone in the Bean Garden.
No wonder, no wonder Xiao Ping sees A-Lian as a menace and strongly advocates for her elimination.
"The soul of the Hidden God Lord has been completely annihilated; this has been personally tested by the Holy Venerable." Duan Heyun knew he had to use the Holy Venerable's name as a shield. "Are you saying that the Holy Venerable made a mistake?"
"Don't try to intimidate me with the Holy Venerable! Our experiment is unprecedented, and it's only natural to question authority!" Xiao Ping refused to listen to him. "The Holy Venerable has already authorized all experiments that are questionable to be conducted. There's no need for any hesitation!"
The descent of the Heavenly Demon to the mortal realm was a desperate gamble for both the Heavenly Realm and the Holy Venerable Lingxu himself. He had to bow to reality and be pragmatic.
"If you want to question it, you need to have a legitimate reason!" This wasn't the first time Duan Heyun and his wife had engaged in a war of words, and they were quite adept at it. "What is your reason for accusing A-Lian of being the Hidden God? Besides her excessive intelligence, there was only one instance of her talking in her sleep! Shouldn't we, as people, act based on concrete evidence? Your sophistry is nothing more than jealousy towards A-Lian!"
“That time I used tranquilizers to put her to sleep, and she said ‘I want you all to die.’ She had only been enlightened for less than two months then, and shouldn’t have had any concept of life and death. How could she hate us to the bone? Besides, of all the divine bodies we’ve created, which one could change its appearance from crippled to a human little girl like her? Only the Hidden God Lord has this ability to control the body so precisely. Even if she no longer has the complete consciousness of the God Lord, just being a variant is enough to make us suffer.” Xiao Ping said coldly, “If you could observe her carefully and not let her be bewitched, you would find that her eyes are full of calculation. She’s so vicious at such a young age, what will she be like when she’s older? If she takes back the Hidden God Lord’s body, how much trouble will she cause for our experiments and the Holy Venerable’s grand plan?”
"You've finally spoken your mind, 'What will happen if she gets any older?' How old are you afraid she'll grow?" Duan Heyun looked at her, his eyes full of disgust. "Over the years, whenever I've taken a liking to something, you've had to get rid of it, all under the guise of righteous indignation..."
“I’ve always known that a leopard can’t change its spots. But I never imagined you’d be willing to taste such dangerous shit!” Seeing his gaze, Xiao Ping’s eyes twitched, and she no longer bothered to be reserved. “I’m nipping the threat in the bud, what’s wrong with that? Even if my judgment is wrong, it’s just signing a divine body for the Heavenly God Helu. What serious consequences is that?”
She pointed at A-Lian: "You are weak and sentimental, secretly controlled by this little mutant, and have already broken several rules without even realizing it. But the Holy Venerable's experiment is of utmost importance. If you continue to be obstinate, don't blame me for being impolite."
"She's changed so much in just a few months, which shows she still has a lot of potential." Duan Heyun stroked A-Lian's hair. "Why don't you do the math and see how much we've learned from her? One of the most important abilities of a divinely descended body is the ability to continuously improve and develop it, and even to continue cultivating! So far, which demon puppet has demonstrated this ability?"
"she……"
Dong Rui, who was in Doukou Garden, widened his eyes upon hearing this.
"—Only A-Lian!" Duan Heyun interrupted his wife, "Only she possesses the ability to change herself, and her power has been rapidly increasing! Not to mention she still has a human mind. You don't cherish such a near-perfect experimental subject, and instead, for your own selfish desires, you're single-mindedly trying to kill her! You are truly unworthy to lead the Lingyun Palace!"
He turned to the god Helu and solemnly said:
"You personally oversee the Lingyun Palace because you want the divine body experiment to proceed smoothly. The key to our research progress may lie within A-Lian. It would be a great pity to let her perish now, and it may also affect the subsequent progress."
Helu looked at him and said slowly, "Your desire to protect this little girl is very strong."
A pointless and meaningless argument between two humans. If His patience hadn't been growing, He would have turned and walked away long ago.
"For the sake of the Holy Venerable's grand plan of divine descent," Duan Heyun said, neither humble nor arrogant.
He was also one of the leaders of the entire divine body research project, and he was respectful but not humble in the face of the gods.
“But I don’t intend to use her immediately.” Helu God looked at Alian, who shrank back in fear. “It’s just planting a mark of divine descent, is that not enough?”
"This..." Duan Heyun was speechless for a moment, but Helu Shen was not fooled by his words.
(End of this chapter)