Chapter 433: You’re Not Developing Divine Techniques, You’re Developing Science???

After that, Qi Suian stayed quietly in the capital of the Transylvania Kingdom for a month.

During this time, he began researching three skills—Envenom, Corpse Explosion, and Poison Nova—while also starting the endless, nested process of enchanting and upgrading himself and his modules.

However, according to his calculations, he could theoretically be nested infinitely, just as the Tai Sui God could evolve without limit.

However, theory is just theory. In practice, he found that at his current stage, he could only stack the enchantments seventy times. Any more than that, and he wouldn’t be able to bear it.

In other words, each evolution of the Tai Sui God would allow for one additional layer of nesting, rather than being unlimited.

This limitation was reasonable. If it were truly that heaven-defying, its quality wouldn’t be SSS-rank, but X-rank.

But even completing these seventy layers of nested enchantments was no simple task.

Even if Qi Suian didn’t add any more module slots, it would still take an extremely long time.

As for strengthening the Energy Modules and Legendary Equipment Modules first, that wouldn’t work either, because all the modules were interconnected.

It was like how a person couldn’t have 100 points in strength but only 1 point in agility and constitution.

Such a huge disparity would cause problems for him.

So, he could only strengthen them slowly.

’Combining the polymorphic energy and my Abyssal Virus seems to have formed some kind of indescribable Halo Force Field?’

Qi Suian’s skill research was going smoothly. After all, with complete data and knowledge, plus his prior experience researching the three equipment stones, it was easy to modify them into new skills.

’Anyone who enters it will be polluted, corroded, and then assimilated into a monster. This comes from the corrupting effect of Poison Nova and the fibrous nature of the Abyssal Virus.’

’The monsters are highly contagious, which should be the effect of Envenom and the inherent transmissibility of the Abyssal Virus.’

’They explode upon death, further expanding the Halo Force Field’s distorting power.’

’At the same time, it starts to unconsciously siphon something to replenish my body, but... it doesn’t seem to be able to draw anything in?’

Qi Suian started to question his existence. He didn’t know what it was trying to siphon, only that the target was the world itself.

It felt as if he were trying to gnaw on the world, but because his strength was insufficient, he couldn’t bite through this tough bone.

’But it’s not all bad news. I am grasping the power of rules.’

’It’s just that this rule seems to be an artificial one of my own making. Compared to a true rule, it’s just a little brother.’

’Still, with this seed, perhaps it can become the foundation of a world.’

’More importantly, I think I’ve found the survivor’s mark that the Apocalypse Game left on me.’

Qi Suian could feel a gray mark within his body, tangled like a messy ball of yarn.

Normally, the mark should be white, but because he was a violator, it had undergone an abnormal change.

This grayness was comprised of corrupted data from the Apocalypse Game’s failed attempts to eliminate him.

’Then there’s my protagonist halo.’

Compared to the survivor’s mark, his perception of the protagonist halo was much vaguer.

It was an ethereal, pillar-like object stacked thirteen layers high. Qi Suian could sense it, but he couldn’t effectively observe it.

He could only see wisps of its aura occasionally dispersing, seemingly searching for opportunities for him.

Most of the time, however, it didn’t bring back any good feedback.

"So you’re just casting a wide net too. And here I thought you were some high-end tech, like fate or destiny," Qi Suian grumbled.

The protagonist halo, however, didn’t react at all. It obviously couldn’t understand him.

’I probably have the ’Rule Affinity’ enhancement to thank for this. Otherwise, succeeding wouldn’t have been so easy.’

Qi Suian naturally wouldn’t think it was all his own doing. He was responsible for the hard work, while the protagonist halo gave him the right direction, allowing his efforts to pay off.

The effect was like a low-budget version of ’heaven rewards the diligent.’

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

But that one percent of inspiration is the most important part, even more important than the ninety-nine percent of perspiration.

After all, if you’re working hard in the wrong direction, all your effort is for naught.

’At this stage, the usefulness of various Extraordinary systems has probably dropped significantly for me, unless they’re special systems like the Blood Race, ghosts, or Sacred Artifacts.’

’But those are probably quite rare.’

Qi Suian felt a pang of worry. Most Extraordinary systems were based on gradual progression.

How could there be systems like these three that let you touch upon the rules right from the start? These weren’t normal Extraordinary systems at all.

While they offered convenience, they also came with all sorts of drawbacks.

Qi Suian preferred more normal worlds.

’Once I’ve advanced a bit more, I’ll find a way to slaughter the Apocalypse Game.’ Qi Suian could now perceive the survivor’s mark.

If he were ruthless enough, he could even strip it away and make himself completely free.

But it wasn’t worth it.

After breaking free, Qi Suian would completely lose the possibility of growing stronger in the future.

His own foundation was weak to begin with. He had only succeeded by relying on a vast amount of knowledge combined with incredible luck.

Without either one, he would have been trapped and left for dead.

Therefore, he needed the Apocalypse Game’s ability to travel between worlds.

As for stopping to live a good life? He could only say that there was no going back.

The person he was now and the person he was back then were no longer the same in character.

’It’s about time to find the Daywalker and have him join me in killing the Piercing Demon to snatch the Blood Race Sacred Artifact.’

In the Blood Race World, there were still things that could help him improve. Besides the Blood Race Sacred Artifact, there was the Red Sea.

After all, one represented the Blood Race Ancestor, and the other was the Red Sea Witch.

The Blood Bath Queen had once said that the Red Sea Witch Lilith was not only one of the ancestors of the Blood Race, but also an ancestor of humanity.

This made Qi Suian suspect that above Cain, there might also be Adam and Eve.

However, this was just speculation; he wasn’t clear on the specific details.

After packing his things, Qi Suian headed directly for the Daywalker’s palace.

After occupying the Transylvania Kingdom, they naturally didn’t have to live in tents anymore. Since the war was over, they would of course choose to live in palaces.

All the magnificent palaces previously built by the Blood Race had now fallen into the hands of the Church for a bargain.

But the Church had no time for leisure. The entire world was a huge mess, and they couldn’t expect to clean it all up in a short time.

"The Church’s power must be limited. Even for proselytizing, we need..." the Daywalker declared loudly. A group of Archbishops listened in silence, occasionally offering rebuttals.

When Qi Suian entered, he found a place to sit down without interrupting them.

The Daywalker was beginning to impose restraints on the Church and vigorously promote the development of science.

However, this action clearly touched upon the Church’s fundamental interests, making progress rather difficult.

If the Daywalker’s strength were insufficient, this wouldn’t be resolved in a meeting; they would have directly deposed him from his position as Sect Leader.

"Alright, that’s enough discussion for now." Seeing Qi Suian’s arrival, the Daywalker quickly concluded the meeting and dismissed everyone.

They merely glanced at Qi Suian, making no move to target or drive him away. His strength was plain to see, and they weren’t foolish enough to cause trouble.

Besides, Qi Suian had no conflict of interest with them. Why create an enemy for no reason?

After everyone had left, the Daywalker spoke out of habit, "What supplies do you need this time? Give me the list, and I’ll have the Church arrange it for you."

Qi Suian had come asking for resources so many times that the Daywalker didn’t think anything of it anymore.

"I don’t need anything for now. I just wanted to ask when you’re planning to go with me to kill the Piercing Demon."

"And what about news of the Evil Key? Has the Church gathered any information?" Qi Suian asked about the matters relevant to his own interests.

"As for the Piercing Demon, I still need about a month."

"We have a lead on the Evil Key."

"It’s in the hands of Abel, the brother of the Blood Race Ancestor Cain. Perhaps Cain gave it to him," the Daywalker said.

Qi Suian’s heart sank. ’So Abel really does exist.’

"According to the Church’s investigations, Abel was the firstborn son of the human ancestors Adam and Eve. They..." The Daywalker proceeded to tell a story very similar to what Qi Suian had imagined.

The progression was also similar, but the final outcome was different.

"So, the Lord the Church believes in is the ancestor who created humanity."

"The Red Sea Witch Lilith was actually also a human ancestor, but she did not choose to procreate with Adam to create humanity. Instead, she fell."

"Then here’s the question: where is Abel?" Qi Suian asked.

This question was crucial. He didn’t care whether the Blood Race and humans were one big family; he only wanted to know where he could find the Evil Key.

"Perhaps only the Piercing Demon knows. After all, he possesses the Corpse Hand, one of the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts. It might be able to find the location of the Evil Key for you." The Daywalker wasn’t certain either.

After all, these were just rumors.

"So it all comes back to killing the Piercing Demon first," Qi Suian said, exasperated.

Qi Suian estimated his own power. With his current strength, fighting the Blood Bath Queen shouldn’t be a problem. He might not be able to kill her, but he could certainly beat her to a pulp.

By the same logic, the Piercing Demon should be similar to the Blood Bath Queen. It wouldn’t be difficult for him to string up the Piercing Demon and give him a thrashing.

The difficult part was that his own protagonist halo was insufficient to kill his opponent.

That’s why he needed the Daywalker to go with him and act as an amplifier.

As for killing the Daywalker and taking his protagonist halo... it was possible, but not sufficient.

At best, he would only acquire half of the home-field advantage for himself, unlike the Daywalker who could utilize it completely.

Therefore, Qi Suian didn’t want to take that risk.

"Yes, but there are benefits to waiting a month for me."

"This time, it won’t be just the two of us. We’re going to assemble a large army, which will increase our chances of success." As he spoke, the Daywalker found some blueprints on his desk and handed them to Qi Suian.

"Cannons. An enlarged and improved version of the flintlock rifle."

"The ammunition is encased in mithril and blessed with Holy Water. When detonated by gunpowder, it can inflict both fire and sun attribute damage simultaneously."

"A single shot can kill even a Blood Prince."

"It might not be able to kill the Piercing Demon, but it can definitely render him powerless to resist." The Daywalker said, then switched to another blueprint and continued his explanation.