A Modification Plan for Transcendents Alone

"Your brain has also popped out," Katy added. "One question. What did you mean when you said, 'I roughly understand this hint'?"

"What?" Ron didn't react.

"What you were thinking a second before your skull flew off," Katy reminded him.

Ron shuddered involuntarily, his eyes flashing with recollection. "Before the scorching sun and wind brushed against my head... I remember now!"

"But isn't it obvious? Let's go find Okada Tesshin."

"After all, that's how the story goes next. Dr. Tsuchiya seeks out his teacher, Gaunt Tetsushi, to learn the manufacturing process of the new material ZMC."

"What are you talking about?" Susan asked.

"Ryū," Katy said. "His hint to us."

After she relayed Ryū's hints and two questions, Hoshikage Gō's answer to one of the questions, Susan and Magneto fell into a brief silence.

"I think Ron's guess makes a lot of sense. I know what you're worried about," Magneto said. "But Ryū is a straightforward person; he won't go into any of those mysterious puzzles."

"Furthermore, both Dr. Tsuchiya and Dr. Ogami have said that the [Great Cataclysm] and the [Super Vanguard] who did not appear in this competition are very likely related to their teacher, Okada Tesshin."

"Dr. Ogami," Susan said.

"What?" Ron asked, puzzled. "We were talking about Dr. Okada."

"I mean, we need to go find Dr. Ogami," Susan said. "Right now, Dr. Tsuchiya and his staff are working on the new Triangle Arrow. They're enacting a scene. We can only go to Dr. Ogami when he's free."

"Moreover, as beings who have already Beyonder, we can implant parts at will and modify them."

Da Shen Research Institute.

"I know exactly why you're here," Dr. Ogami said. "I've been following your performance and conversations on the field."

"Especially you," his gaze burned intensely as it swept over Magneto and Susan, "You have achieved something unparalleled. The hope for saving the world, the true immortal path of the racers."

"Let's get straight to the point."

"Enter the laboratory."

"We probably understand the main point differently," Magneto shook his head.

"Same," said the Dr. Ogami. "The stronger a driver's path, the closer the Soul of the Car Power is to the Destiny Force."

"The parts we manufacture, especially the truly advanced and powerful ones, are very close to the Soul of the Car Power in terms of their properties and composition."

"Those Beyonder will not fall from their ultimate state due to modification."

"But you are different, Erik."

"Your strength, your body, everything about you is the opposite of this world."

"The Destiny Force is everywhere; it is the air, the sunlight, and even this spacetime itself. The chains you see are merely its physical manifestations."

"You are the embodiment of absolute freedom."

"The opposite of the script."

"My part enters your body like a drop of water falling into a furnace."

"So?" Magneto frowned.

He didn't actually think he needed to be reformed.

Dr. Ogami saw the nonchalance in Magneto's eyes. "So we need to collect your unique Anti-Destiny Force first and conduct a full examination of your body. Don't think that modification is unimportant."

"It is the only way for the Beyonder to truly compete on the same stage as drivers from the ancient era."

"Your power originates from a fragment of the enemy. What makes you think you can defeat its source with just this fragment?"

"What you see is never their true speed."

"They are competing with your high-tech cars that can travel on the surface of the sun, reach the speed of light, erase time, and use electromagnetic technology, using primitive aerodynamics and fluid dynamics, which are outdated and can only reach a speed of 60 kilometers per hour under normal conditions."

"Moreover, without the driver becoming one with the car, the driver's mind is also dormant, only performing when required by the script."

"Their Soul of the Car Technique are also deliberately kept at the original level."

"It's just using the wind."

("That's really ridiculous. Like me using [Lumos] and Death Eater using Avada Kedavra." Harry nodded in agreement. "No, it would be even more ridiculous. My opponent should be Voldemort.")

"I heard you want to participate in the World Cup?" The Da Shen smiled contemptuously. "Without undergoing transformation, you won't even see their shadow."

"One in a billion. So far, this is only one in a billion that they have shown."

"What?!" Magneto broke out in a cold sweat. "A billion times the speed of light? Their full speed?"

"How is that possible? Those 'Blood Collector' clearly..." Susan wondered, "If your parts can really close such a big gap, how come the 'Blood Collector' using the most advanced technology are so slow?"

"Slow?" The Da Shen shrugged. "If we don't consider the influence of the Dash, in extreme environments, their normal speed is light speed."

"The speed of light and faster than light are a boundary."

"The speed of light is the ultimate speed under physical constants."

"Most cutting-edge technologies require sufficient 'Soul of the Car Power to unleash their full potential."

"Some of them can only be mastered by those Beyonder."

As they spoke, they returned to the room that resembled a model shop.

"Speed is the life of a car." He casually picked up a motor. "[The Milky Way] contains a complete artificial universe. Only the Soul of the Car Power Beyonder car spirit can activate it."

("My Lesser Universe!" x3)

(Harry and the other Cosmic Knight' eyes practically popped out of their sockets.)

"To make the car's performance reach 100 times the speed of light."

"Of course, now that the speed has increased, gears, body, shell, wheels, tires, and guide wheels that can withstand such speeds also need to be equipped one by one."

"They are the easiest to overlook."

"Because of the omnipotence of the Soul of the Car Power."

"Its ability to counteract negative environmental influences makes you overlook the inherent resilience of the materials used in the Soul of the Car."

"In most cases, the Soul of the Car Power brought by the corresponding speed is enough to offset the negative status caused by the corresponding speed alone."

"However, if the vehicle itself can withstand such a speed, the Soul of the Car Power brought about by the Soul of the Car running can be directly used to increase the vehicle's speed."

"In other words, if equipped with the corresponding external parts from the [Galaxy], your vehicle's speed would be more than a hundred times the speed of light."

"You should see drivers who actually use my parts in the upcoming Da Shen Cup and Autumn Race. I'm not talking about basic products like the [Black Hole Engine]."

"The [Destiny Loom] can directly create artificial Soul of the Car Power, and the [City of Devouring Time] can devour time."

As the Dr. Ogami spoke, he picked up the corresponding parts.

"Why didn't we see them before?" Ron asked.

If there really were such drivers, they wouldn't have a chance.

"Because too many drivers will distract attention," Dr. Ogami said. "Your progress in real races comes entirely from the gaze of the dormant souls of ancient warriors. They will only watch over you when you, as drivers, compete against them."

"Why do cars only improve in real races? What is the definition of a real race?" Katy repeated Ryū's words. "These two questions are solved! Because only when a script exists will Eternity protagonists like Hoshikage Gō and his team appear as drivers and competitors."

"That's why Ryū reminded Katy and me to become Beyonder as soon as possible before the Da Shen Cup and the Autumn Tournament," Ron suddenly realized.

"Yes." Dr. Ogami nodded. "As for why they didn't show up, it's because they have the ability to get a ranking."

"The rankings in the Autumn Season have already been predetermined. The victory in the Da Shen Cup has nothing to do with the World Cup."

"No driver wants to participate in the World Cup until they're tired of living."

"Moreover, they are not Eternity characters, and they are not bound by the script, so it is difficult for them to get tired of living."

"If it weren't for the [Great Cataclysm], most drivers would have given up their racing careers after mastering the technique of using manifested power to achieve immortality."

"If you're worried about accidentally getting a good ranking, you can participate in Super Downhill Race like the Tōkichi Cup," Susan said.

"This is a training ground for you fledglings," the Da Shen said. "It's not a place they should be joining."

"Furthermore, if they display excessive speed, it may stimulate the awakening of the car spirit in Hoshikage Gō, causing them to subconsciously learn their opponents' Soul of the Car Technique and combine them with their own. They might even directly modify their Soul of the Car themselves."

"We made this mistake a long, long time ago."

"To make up for it, Okita Kai had no choice but to destroy himself and take the initiative to replace him."

"If we didn't do that, we would see the 'Rush God of War,' whose performance alone could surpass the speed of light; the 'Sonic War God,' whose turns could distort spacetime; and the 'Spider King,' whose single strike could shatter spacetime."

"Combined with their vast Soul of the Car Power, this is simply a nightmare."

"When the competition reaches the edge of the universe, even the basic rules are erased."

"Even if the Beyonder were equipped with my parts, they still wouldn't be able to compete with them."

"After all, they have mastered the same technology and can learn and update it themselves."

"Wait a minute," Magneto asked, "Won't this happen during the Autumn Tournament and the Da Shen Cup?"

"If we make modifications."

"Wouldn't those of Beyonder can fully unleash the power of your parts inspire them to learn, master, and renew themselves?"

"It's different." The Dr. Ogami shook his head. "You are Beyonder."

"Even with such severe modifications, it will not fall from the complete realm and can still achieve oneness with the vehicle."

"You will not leak information."

"They themselves possess enough Soul of the Car Power to reach your speed."

"If they are my experimental subjects who only know how to modify and abandon the path of a driver, then the losers are their opponents."

"When they are not fast enough to maintain the plot, they tend to maintain the plot in a more convenient way—learning the techniques of their opponents and making them their own."

"This is something they cannot choose or control."

"Which parts do you think we should choose?" Susan asked.

"Even those Beyonder need to digest," Dr. Ogami said, walking to a shelf further inside. "In that case, a slow, incremental digestion of parts is obviously not suitable. We need to..."

"[Heart of Time Sequence]!" He picked up a motor that seemed to be pulsating and was carved from jade. "I'll use my most advanced technology directly."

("Absorbing time, guiding everything around it from chaos to order, then extracting time again, disrupting order, and restoring chaos. This is the infinite cycle that repeats itself." Harry's senses were pushed to their limit, and he could barely make out what it said.)

(But it only shows that it can't be learned instantly like before.)

("This is Perpetual Motion Machine on the time plane.")

("If Lesser Universe Time Force, it would definitely be like this.")

(Harry sighed again.)

(This reminded him of the Lesser Universe that Basil created in the Starry World using the power of a single positive aspect of the universe.)

"This suits you well," he said to Susan. "I've taken note of your creative Soul of the Car Technique."

"Reset your own time and go straight to the end."

"It's remarkable, but it also has its shortcomings and needs to accumulate strength."

"With it, you will be able to constantly restart your time."

"And time, and space are merely human definitions. In a way, they are one thing." He walked to the other side and picked up a dusty, unremarkable-looking gear set. "[Aether], motor and gear set, the perfect combination of time and space."

"Aristotle believed that the void did not exist at all, and that space was filled with a continuous stream of matter. He believed that there was a fifth element in addition to earth, fire, air, and water."

"The Eternity existing matter that contains no contradictions or oppositions—emptiness, that is, Aether."

He held up the gear set. "Its name is [Aether], and the substance it's made of is also [Aether]. This substance, which exists only in philosophy, has been materialized by the Soul of the Car Power and my technology. It is the material of the perfect gear set."

"It can resist the forces that cause everything around it to cycle from order to chaos during the operation of [Heart of Time Sequence], and perfectly bear the operation of time."

The Dr. Ogami stopped in his tracks.

Susan looked puzzled.

Ron asked directly, "Is that all? The body shell, the battery, and the guide wheels—I can think of these three right away."

"Just these two," the Da Shen said. "Although Susan could handle more parts as well."

"But sometimes more modifications aren't necessarily better."

"This combination is the best for her."

"Furthermore, [Aether] will self-replicate as time goes by."

"It's not just a gear set; it will replace the entire structure of the vehicle body."

"From the motor to the battery, and then to the body and guide wheels."

"Of course, this does not include [the Heart of Time Sequence], which is the motor. This happens only when [Aether] exists."

"I see," Ron said. "Then you should get started quickly."

He now knows how the Dr. Ogami modified the Soul of the Car.

The Soul of the Car is personified, and then the driver is killed.

Then, the car spirit is turned into a toy car, and the parts are replaced like ordinary people changing parts.

"The Beyonder cannot be modified like this." Dr. Ogami saw through Ron's thoughts. "My rules cannot distort or reshape their vehicle spirit."