NOVEL NEXT Chapter 350 Barbarians
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Mo Cheng, the Great Elder of the Mo Family, was an ambitious yet extremely self-centered man who struggled to accurately assess situations.
When he realized that Yun Meng was setting his sights on the Mo Family's secret technique for grafting magical beast limbs, he immediately harbored killing intent towards Yun Meng.
"My lord, this is the very foundation of our Mo Family's survival," Mo Cheng almost couldn't resist making a move.
Before the other party could react, Yun Meng calmly spoke, "Yun Leng, act. Leave him a breath."
After a slight hesitation, Yun Leng's eyes turned sharp. His Dou Qi surged, and he struck out with a palm, forming a large earthen-yellow handprint that flew towards Mo Cheng, the Great Elder of the Mo Family, and Mo Lan, the Mo Family Patriarch.
Mo Cheng and Mo Lan's expressions changed drastically. Although they were furious, they hadn't been overly wary of Yun Leng, and coupled with the immense disparity in strength, they both spat out blood and fainted in an instant.
"Great Elder!"
"Patriarch!"
The other clan members wanted to step forward, but under Yun Leng's oppressive aura and murderous gaze, they all retreated, hesitating and not daring to advance.
Yun Meng dragged the two unconscious men into the room and nodded to Yun Leng: "You watch outside and protect me while I'm cultivating."
"I understand," Yun Leng nodded in agreement.
Looking at the two unconscious individuals, Yun Meng's right hand suddenly split open, and two translucent worms with twelve rings and a cosmos-like coloration crawled out onto the back of his hand.
The worms slowly crawled into the two men's brains, integrated into their bodies, and then merged into their souls.
After Parasiting Yun Shan, Amon's overall share of mass had been in a state of tension, so after controlling them, he abandoned the relatively less important physical Parasite.
Discarding the bodies of these two Worms of Spirit, only their souls remained... this was equivalent to an extreme soul-specialized Worm of Spirit that completely abandoned its body and Dou Qi.
Only the soul could achieve such extreme specialization. Dou Qi needed to be attached to the physical body, and the physical body needed the soul to drive it. Only the soul could exist independently of the other two.
Mo Lan and Mo Cheng opened their eyes. After a brief period of confusion, their eyes immediately cleared.
Although complete memory retrieval was not possible after Parasitism, some relatively superficial information could still be accessed.
The three walked out of the room together.
Yun Meng said to the other Mo Family members who were confronting Yun Leng:
"After some persuasion, your Great Elder and Patriarch have recognized their position and decided to cooperate with me."
Yun Leng's face showed surprise. He knew how stubborn Mo Cheng was, yet he had been convinced in such a short time...
However, he didn't find it too unbelievable, after all, he came from the Central Continent!
Perhaps some benefits were promised... combined with the previous coercion, forcing Mo Cheng to yield.
Subsequently, under the guidance of Mo Lan and Mo Cheng, Yun Meng successfully obtained their family's secret technique.
Although the process was somewhat crude and caused some commotion, it saved time.
Amon did not necessarily only choose dark, secretive methods when acting. After weighing the options, if direct violence could achieve the goal faster and without too many side effects, he would not mind using force directly.
...This was also a form of wisdom.
If one could clearly overwhelm the opponent with no significant negative consequences, yet still meticulously plan and take several times longer to achieve the goal, that would be foolish.
In the dimly lit secret chamber, the fluorescent stones embedded in the walls emitted a cold, eerie light. Various tools hung on the walls, along with wooden boxes of various sizes.
The boxes contained limbs from various magical beasts: arms, legs, tails, hearts... it looked like a slaughterhouse.
On the stone platform, stained with dark red dried blood, a naked, unconscious man was tied up.
His hands were gone from the armpits, the wounds had stopped bleeding but hadn't healed, and they were very neat, clearly cut off by human hands.
On the other side of the stone platform, there was a wooden box containing a pair of Iron Arm Ape's hands.
Yun Meng guessed that Mo Cheng was about to replace his arms, but before he could finish, he and Yun Leng had already broken into the Mo Family, so the secret technique was only halfway done.
He raised his hand, pinched the monocle over his right eye, and chuckled softly: "Perfect, time to put it into practice."
He took the Iron Arm Ape's arms from the wooden box and placed them on the unconscious man's wounds, accompanied by the medicinal liquid that Mo Cheng had already prepared and placed nearby. Then, he used Dou Qi to activate it, allowing the medicinal liquid to fully take effect.
Although the Iron Arm Ape was not large in size, it was still a magical beast. Its arms were noticeably thicker than the man's original arms. The two cut surfaces did not match in size.
However, under the effect of the secret technique, tiny flesh sprouts emerged from the man's severed arm, and the Iron Arm Ape's arm also shrank by a circle.
Dou Qi began to flow, circulating continuously between the man's body and the magical beast's arm.
The man suddenly let out a tragic scream. He abruptly opened his eyes wide, his body convulsing non-stop, turning red, and a large amount of blood oozed from the surface of his skin.
After a violent spasm, the man fell silent.
Yun Meng shrugged, "As expected, an unexpected turn occurred."
The Mo Family's secret technique was called "Magical Beast Limb Transfer Method." It had been passed down in their family for an unknown amount of time. Its effect was to replace human limbs with those of magical beasts, thereby obtaining a more powerful specific body part.
However, this secret technique had a very high failure rate, because the meridians of humans and magical beasts are different. If it was just transplanted for daily activities, there was basically no chance of failure.
But once the Dou Qi in the body was activated, the meridians would still flow according to their original trajectory, which would affect the transplanted magical beast limb.
Moreover, after Dou Qi flowed through the magical beast limb, it would be corrupted with the magical beast's characteristics, becoming more violent and difficult to tame, and then flowing back into a normal human body, it could easily cause damage to the human body.
However, in lucky circumstances, one's own Dou Qi would open up new Dou Qi circulation channels within the magical beast's limb.
This required both the recipient and the transplanter to have a considerable understanding of the secret technique. Yun Meng had just skimmed through it, and many parts were only half-understood, yet he directly proceeded with the subsequent connection, so the success rate naturally would not be high.
After one hands-on operation, Yun Meng gained a deeper understanding of the secret technique. He muttered softly:
"Tsk, if the transplanted limbs were from a seventh-tier magical beast or above, the success rate should increase significantly. Such magical beasts inherently possess the ability to shapeshift, and their bodies have extremely strong plasticity, making the issue of Dou Qi circulation easier to resolve.
"However, the Dou Qi will also be harder to tame after flowing through, and it will require higher physical strength from the recipient.
"Additionally, the limbs of such high-tier magical beasts probably contain residual spiritual energy from the beast. After activation through transplantation, it might affect the spirit."
He snapped his fingers, reducing the Worm of Spirit's control over Mo Lan.
Mo Lan, whose self-awareness had returned, looked at Yun Meng with a face full of horror. His consciousness had never been completely suppressed; Yun Meng had intentionally preserved his perception of the outside world.
"You, you... who exactly are you?" Mo Lan looked at Yun Meng in fear.
Just now, he could see, hear, and feel everything around him, but he simply couldn't control his own body, only being manipulated like a puppet on strings.
He felt as if there was another self inside his body!
"Heh, that's not important. What's important is that your life is in my hands, and your family is in my hands," Mo Cheng's slightly hoarse voice sounded.
Mo Lan looked at Yun Meng, then at Mo Cheng, seeing the identical expressions on their faces, watching them both pinch their right eye sockets, and the expression on his face grew even more terrified.
"Now, tell me about the origins of your Mo Family. You aren't from the Jia Ma Empire, are you?" Yun Meng said with a hint of certainty.
Mo Lan took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and after a brief thought, replied:
"It depends on how you look at it. The Mo Family did indeed migrate from another place several hundred years ago, but for the Mo Family members still alive today, it's not inappropriate to say they are native to the Jia Ma Empire."
"You are from the Northern Continent, aren't you?"
Mo Lan's face showed surprise, somewhat astonished that the other party had immediately revealed their origins:
"That's right, we are indeed from the North. The Mo Family's bloodline contains barbarian ancestry." Mo Lan seemed to realize something and couldn't help but ask, "Is that why you targeted the Mo Family?"
The Dou Qi Continent is vast and boundless. Besides the Central Continent where heroes gather, there are other continents. Among them, various magical beast families live south of the Central Continent, while the Northern Continent is most famous for its barbarians who can merge with magical beasts.
Amon's "Parasite" was actually a form of fusion, so the barbarians naturally piqued his interest.
"That's right, I'm very interested in the rumored methods of the barbarians to merge with magical beasts. However, my current strength is still a bit weak, and going to the Northern Continent is too risky, so I came to your Mo Family first to take a look," Yun Meng answered without reservation.
Mo Lan couldn't help but show a bitter smile. Their Mo Family benefited from their secret technique, but also attracted a powerful enemy because of it.
Yun Meng continued, "Your Mo Family's secret technique is somewhat interesting, but only somewhat interesting... it doesn't have much practical value...
"Originally, I intended to wipe out the Mo Family directly. After all, you've done quite a few things that provoke both heaven and man, and there's a lot of deception... using the Yunlan Sect's name, have you paid enough of the required tribute? If I destroyed you, Yun Yun wouldn't be able to say anything...
"However, I've changed my mind now. I'll give you a chance: tell me more information about the Northern Continent and the barbarians. If I'm satisfied, I'll spare you...
"Of course, you and Mo Cheng shouldn't expect to regain your freedom. After all, this is my core ability, and I can't let you leak it."
Mo Lan's face showed a hint of relief, "Okay, I will tell you everything I know. I hope you can keep your promise."
"I, Amon, never lie!" Yun Meng replied with a serious expression.
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