Chapter 2043 - 1543: The Neutron Combat Body Ultimately Becomes a Tumor! (Part 2)

Although neutrons also have a magnetic moment, the force exerted by a magnetic field on them is quite small. Our will is primarily composed of subjective emotions as well as the spirit and soul. The strength of the spirit and soul is divided into Spiritual Waves and electromagnetic waves, with Spiritual Waves having no effect on neutrons, and the electromagnetic wave force being very small. Therefore..."

Jiang Dali understood, "Therefore my will, even if it reaches the electron level, would still find it difficult to control neutrons and directly detach them from the atomic nucleus."

The Divine Fragment responded, "That’s right! According to the information provided by the main brain, the only effective way to control neutrons is through the nuclear force. But if you just want to detach neutrons from the atomic nucleus, there’s another way, and that is to violently smash the atomic nucleus."

Jiang Dali: "Violently smash the atomic nucleus?"

The Divine Fragment said, "To release neutrons from the atomic nucleus, you need to supply a large amount of energy to the neutrons within the atomic nucleus to overcome the nuclear force restraining them inside. This method involves ’smashing’ the atomic nucleus, requiring something smaller than the nucleus to act as a ’bullet’. This bullet can be a proton; using your will to control high-energy protons to bombard the atomic nucleus, a spallation neutron source can produce neutrons."

"Good!"

Jiang Dali comprehended, decisively and swiftly executing Near and Far, entering the Insight State, with his eyes emitting golden light waves, promptly commencing the attempt.

Several tens of breaths later.

Freely neutrons, invisible to the naked eye, appeared in front of Jiang Dali, enveloped and locked by his will, and began approaching the decay period as time passed.

However, Jiang Dali gave these free neutrons no reaction time; his will directly enveloped this cluster of free neutrons and stuffed it into the flesh of his right arm.

As the will withdrew.

"Puff!——"

The skin of his arm, surpassing a First-class Divine Weapon, suddenly swelled, a patch of capillaries ruptured, subcutaneous tissue quickly became bruised, and stinging pain radiated from beneath the skin.

It was as if the neutrons, which were still tame within his will’s embrace, lost his will’s wrapping and instantly transformed into devils baring their fangs.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Dali wasn’t surprised by this situation.

Neutrons are uncharged, inherently possessing extreme penetrability. The inability to directly penetrate his flesh indicates that these neutrons’ lethality still left him a bit disappointed.

He quickly tried to utilize his formidable blood and cells to devour the not-yet-decayed neutrons, attempting to use them to enhance his own flesh and bones to achieve a stronger physique.

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Half a cup of tea time passed.

Jiang Dali’s forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, panting heavily while staring at his already swollen and bluish-purple arm, looking grim.

In a certain sense, his right arm indeed successfully devoured neutrons and also became somewhat stronger in mass, but it had twisted in shape, and the strength hadn’t increased much.

And most importantly, after devouring neutrons, the right arm, which seemed merely a bit swollen, had in fact developed malignant tumors inside the flesh.

These tumors, an aberrant flesh product that should not have grown within him, now sprang forth due to the forced devouring of neutrons... It’s foreseeable, once the entire body absorbs and devours a large number of neutrons, in the future, even if he becomes a giant reaching several tens of feet tall, weighing several hundred tons, with a surge in strength, he would also become a terrifying non-human monster full of tumors, and whether there would be other negative impacts and repercussions is unknown.

Thus, the great notion of cultivating a Neutron Combat Body has already been declared a failure just at the beginning, causing Jiang Dali’s initially passionate enthusiasm to diminish considerably.

The Divine Fragment, integrating the main brain’s analysis, reminded, "Right now, while the idea of a Neutron Combat Body is not feasible, the neutrons’ very strong penetrability is still quite impressive. If you can gather a cluster of adequate mass neutrons, that also constitutes a formidable weapon."

Jiang Dali slowly shook his head, frowning coldly, "Such a weapon already exists, right inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault. It’s just I am still somewhat dissatisfied; has my physique reached its limit, unable to ascend further?"

This query was self-directed, with no answers forthcoming, not even from the Divine Fragment. Perhaps in the future, when the main brain acquires sufficient data and information, it might be able to resolve his questions.

But for now, even the main brain cannot answer his questions.

Jiang Dali felt a momentary discouragement, forcibly digging out the tumor from within his arm, dispersing the radiation neutron source, and immediately ceased to continue the secluded cultivation, opening the mission interface on the faction panel to review the specific progress of the world-level task "Seeking Dragon Turtle Clues."

Despite the joint efforts of over eighty million Players, the progress on this world-class task was advancing quite slowly, with the progress bar still remaining at a mere two percent.

The vast majority of Players couldn’t locate a single clue related to the Dragon Turtle.

A small number of Players found dragon turtle-related folklore and transmitted myths in several regions of various vassal states, but these were almost the local regional myths, or authors’ fabricated strange tales, barely enough to incite minor fluctuations in the progress bar.

Only a very few Players discovered things or information that had some connection with the Dragon Turtle in a few tombs or ancient texts, possessing some value, although these minor clues were still insufficient to decisively lead to the Dragon Turtle’s whereabouts.

As a result, after over thirty days, not only did concrete clues on the Dragon Turtle fail to emerge, but the Players’ enthusiasm due to the task’s extreme difficulty also rapidly diminished, leaving only a few professional Players or those particularly interested in the Dragon Turtle continuing to persistently seek information in various regions.

"In over sixty days, the Fire Phoenix will undergo a complete Nirvana Rebirth. Now, the Azure Dragon and Fire Qilin have almost completely restored their peak powers; everything is prepared, except for one turtle... But this turtle is indeed challenging to find!"

"Perhaps! At the last moment, the Mud Buddha might again need to take risks to determine the exact location of the Dragon Turtle; otherwise, even if only the three spirits are gathered, they can’t entirely disperse the grudges within Sky."

Reflecting on this.

Jiang Dali couldn’t help but feel a momentary perplexity, but quickly his will firmed once more.

He continually questioned himself as to why he was undertaking these things.

Even if the grudges within Sky completely dissipate, what benefits would that bring to him?

He is now the fourth Breaking Realm individual within the heavens and earth; if Qin Shi Huang were to fall in the future, he would, besides the Emperor and Regent King, be the strongest!

So, having reached this stage, why bother doing so many arduously unrewarding tasks?

Could resolving the grudges in Sky, leaving no evil thoughts in the world, perhaps unravel the mystery of his rebirth and confinement in this world?

These doubts seem to find no answer within.

But when such doubts emerge, other responses firm his will once again; it’s the promise he once made to Chuan Ying, the aspiration he once had to fully resolve the Twisted Land, and the reluctance to witness close friends and family dying and being swallowed by twisted lands!

Furthermore, there exists another feeling always influencing him... An instinct tells him that this is something he must do.

Before exiting the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, he thought of it merely as intuition, but upon leaving, he faintly felt it might not be mere intuition, but rather—Fate!

"Fate... Truly laughable... I’m now actually believing in this, then, if after a hundred days still the Dragon Turtle can’t be found, perhaps it’s fate’s doing, lacking the Dragon Turtle to dispel the grievances within Sky, there’s nothing I can do."

Jiang Dali inwardly ridiculed himself, watching the torn flesh on his right arm gradually heal; he immediately stood up, the Illusion Soul transforming into majestic Golden Armor, covering him and concealing his robust body, then a step forward caused ripples in space, his form disappearing instantly.

Since the Players temporarily can’t find any specific clues about the Dragon Turtle, he had no choice but to pin hopes on Zhang Sanfeng.

Thirty days ago, this Master Zhang seemed to have some new discoveries, and now thirty days later, there ought to be some progress...

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