Chapter 409 - 13: DIY Character Creation-Style True Body Cultivation Technique

However, for Su Zhou, pondering the nature of the Maze or the meaning behind its levels was merely a passing thought.

BOOM—RUMBLE!

「The Seventh Level of the Maze - Hurricane Cliff.」

A tremendous roar echoed through the atmosphere.

With Su Zhou’s might and the Maze map provided by the Naisel family, Su Zhou and Elias had descended from the first level to a depth of at least fifteen thousand meters in less than a day.

At such a depth, they should have been reaching the planet’s mantle. However, the Tartadis World was not a planet. It had a peculiar Round Heaven and Square Earth structure, making Earth’s geography meaningless.

Due to various special factors, like the Magic Power cycle and the nature of the Maze itself, strong air currents still flowed through this extremely deep seventh level. They even generated massive storms that had carved out layer after layer of treacherous cliffs and abysses.

But even the roar of these storms couldn’t drown out the thunderous crash of someone’s attack, nor the wail of a beast.

A steep cliff was shaking violently. The immense air pressure formed layers of distinct, milky-white shockwaves that crashed outwards in all directions like tidal waves. Swept up by the blast, countless rock fragments shot out like bullets, peppering the surrounding cliffs with craters.

The one responsible for this scene was an armored figure, enveloped in translucent Storm Armor and wielding a long black blade.

He had since stopped his attack. Before him, a massive, four-winged giant beetle twitched in a sunken rock crater. Its exoskeleton was shattered, crushed by a force of hundreds of tons. It was now completely immobile, barely clinging to life.

The dying giant beetle, which resembled a rhinoceros beetle, was over twenty-five meters long. Its two pairs of sturdy wings shimmered like metal with the light of Magic Power, faintly generating a levitating force. Its enormous horn resonated with the power of the Wind Element. With just a gentle swing, it could create a spiraling Gale at its tip capable of tearing through steel and gouging craters dozens of meters deep in the earth.

This Overlord of the Maze’s seventh level, the Extraordinary High-tier Magical Beast known as the ’Siege Giant Armor,’ was believed by the previous Duke to possess enough destructive power to breach a city single-handedly. That was how it earned its simple yet intimidating name.

But now, it was nothing more than reference material for a certain someone.

’The Runes on its wings can be copied for reference. And that horn is clearly a special Spiritual Power Organ. It can control the Gale and form spiral tornadoes with pretty good efficiency. I’ll note that down as well.’

Fighting his way down, Su Zhou had already collected seven or eight high-quality Extraordinary Organs from various Extraordinary Creatures, giving him a rough idea for his own True Body. It might sound like he was coming up with ideas a little too quickly, but who could blame him? The Maze’s resources were truly abundant, with all sorts of Magical Beasts and Extraordinary Tier creatures appearing one after another.

No wonder the Shelter Cities weren’t short on resources. After all, each level of the Maze was like a miniature ecosystem, a small world unto itself. If properly utilized, one would never have to worry about sustenance. And for someone like Su Zhou, who desperately needed a wide range of biological information, these levels were the perfect places to gather data.

He had accumulated enough knowledge, and the materials were ready. It was like having a keyboard and monitor but still missing the computer tower. All Su Zhou needed now was a proper True Body Cultivation Technique. He could, of course, just play Frankenstein—stitching one piece from here and another from there to sloppily patch his True Body together—but there was no need. That wasn’t the right way to forge one’s own path. Otherwise, why would anyone bother standing on the shoulders of giants to blaze a new trail?

So, he simply asked Yara in his spiritual world, "Yara, Yara, do you happen to have any frameworks or Techniques for cultivating a True Body?"

This time, Yara’s reply was prompt. "Of course. I have lots, actually. What category are you looking for?"

Yara’s reply was magnanimous, but Su Zhou’s was even more so. "I want to see them all!"

"Are you sure? Fine."

After voicing his assent and giving a crisp "No problem" to Yara’s question, Su Zhou’s vision abruptly went black. He felt as if his brain was about to explode from the endless tide of information. "Ouch, my head..."

...*Abyssal Rebirth*, *Witch’s Manual*, *Neutron Star Combat Body*, *Ether True Body*, *Jade Book*, *Wraith True Remains*, *Mikroff Ancient Scroll*, *Dragon and Snake Secret Ceremony*, *Celestial Demon Transformation*, *Data Spiritual Body*, *Naga Celestial Dragon Body*, *Seven Sages’ Proverbs*, *Eternal Night City Forbidden Scripture*, *Pure Spirit Transformation*, *Taixu Treasure Mirror*, *True Dharma Body*...

From Western fantasy to Xianxia, from classical to sci-fi, from Spiritual Energy-based to purely physical... In an instant, a massive amount of data—enough to crash a computer—was transferred to him, yet it was subtly throttled to a level that wouldn’t cause him too much pain.

"Whoa!" Realizing he had been overconfident, Su Zhou let out an embarrassing cry. "There are this many?!"

"Those are just some of the titles. I haven’t even sent the table of contents yet," Yara said with a chuckle. "Do you *really* want to see them all?" It slowly descended onto Su Zhou’s shoulder, and he could feel its warmth as it slithered gently across his neck.