Attempt

Old Liu explained to Su Hao in detail the process of imprinting Beast Patterns—how to adjust the structure, how to solidify the structure, how to determine whether the structure was compatible with his body, and so on.

Before leaving, Old Liu added, "Oh, right. In a month, the Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Students of our Academy will hold an Academic Year Competition. You don't need to participate. If you went, you'd only be bullying the others. So stay here and focus on imprinting Beast Patterns!"

Su Hao did not mind that at all. It would free up time for him to do his own things, so he nodded in agreement.

Who knew Old Liu would add another remark? "The first-place winner in the competition will receive a powerful combat skill, though it would make little difference to you."

Su Hao chuckled. "But who would ever complain about having too many skills?"

Old Liu said, "If you want to learn it, once you successfully advance to Grandmaster, I'll teach you a move."

"Thank you, Teacher Liu!"

Su Hao realized that Old Liu was genuinely good to him. No one else seemed to receive such treatment. He could only tuck this debt of gratitude away in his heart.

Su Hao knew Old Liu wanted nothing from him. Old Liu simply believed he was a promising talent, so he taught him with care and looked forward to his future growth—to becoming a powerhouse capable of bearing the heavy beam for the Human Race. Perhaps that was the faith of a teacher: to always hold a sense of reverence for the inheritance of knowledge. Su Hao increasingly felt that every piece of knowledge he learned carried immense weight. He thought that, as long as he lived well, one day in the future, he would surely give the Human Race of this world a grand gift.

After Old Liu left, Su Hao found a quiet spot on the third floor and opened the Beast Pattern—Perception.

The scroll depicted a complex and exquisite circular pattern, like clusters of electrical signal ripples twisted and tangled together. Amid the warped, interlacing lines, an indescribable beauty rushed toward him.

Perhaps this was the beauty of nature, the beauty of life.

The instant he saw the pattern, a question immediately surfaced in Su Hao's mind. Was one year really enough to imprint such a complex diagram into one's body? Anyone who could accomplish it within a year was no ordinary Genius. As for the Human Emperor who had forcibly created this Method back then, one could imagine just how astonishingly gifted he had been.

Su Hao took a deep breath and muttered, "Not only do I have to imprint it, I also have to modify and coordinate its structure so that it matches my own traits. With this level of difficulty, even two years might not be enough for me. But... who told me to have Little Light? With Little Light's help, it should be faster, right?"

The moment Su Hao saw the Beast Pattern, he recorded its design into the Light of the Universe and created a new knowledge entry within the Light of the Universe, naming it "Rune"! These Beast Patterns could be categorized as Runes, a branch of Runes. Once he recorded more and more Runes in the future, he could begin researching them.

Su Hao's consciousness entered Marble Space. Looking at the complex Rune manifested in midair, he considered how to analyze and adjust it.

With Little Light's assistance, the process of memory imprinting became extremely simple. He only needed to set the program and follow Little Light's prompts.

The problem now was that he could not simply imprint this Rune exactly as it was. It would not fit his body and would lead to failure. According to Old Liu, if he relied on instinct and slowly adjusted the structure, he would eventually succeed.

"Instinct?"

Su Hao's mouth twitched. If instinct were reliable, he would have become rich long ago from buying lottery tickets in his early years. He believed the least reliable thing in the world was "feeling." If someone began a conversation by saying, "I feel...," then one absolutely must not believe them. They were basically always wrong.

That was a lesson Su Hao had learned in blood.

Since "feeling" was unreliable, he had to rely on "science."

But lacking material for comparison, Su Hao did not know where to begin.

"I'll just try it first. As long as I get moving and keep experimenting bit by bit, it should work eventually."

With a wave of Su Hao's hand, the environment in Marble Space instantly transformed into a scientific Laboratory, with a broad Test Bench in the center.

"Little Light, collect real-time body data and manifest a 3D Projection of my body."

Little Light received.

As soon as the words fell, a naked figure instantly appeared above the Test Bench, suspended in midair. It was a Projection of Su Hao's body, every strand of hair and every detail clearly visible.

Not only was his physical body manifested, even the Blood Qi within his body was manifested along with it.

Su Hao continued issuing commands. "Adjust transparency to 50%."

The body on the Test Bench instantly turned translucent. The organs within were faintly visible; every beat of the heart, every flow of blood, and every wriggle of the intestines could be seen directly.

"Adjust the size of the Rune 'Perception' and attempt imprinting."

The Beast Pattern floating to one side began adjusting its size. Then it moved into the translucent body and was finally imprinted between the inner side of the chest cavity and the spine.

"Enlarge the local area by two times!"

The area where the Rune had been imprinted enlarged. Su Hao stared intently at the changes in the Rune and the body.

He continued issuing commands. "Automatically simulate changes in bodily operation."

A moment later, Little Light's voice sounded. "Simulation failed. Reason for failure: insufficient corresponding data."

Su Hao sighed.

Sure enough, it would not work without data for reference. It seemed he needed to personally attempt the imprint many times. Only after collecting enough data could he compare, analyze, and automatically simulate it.

Su Hao immediately issued a new command: Establish task: imprint Rune 'Perception.'

Task established successfully.

After making the adjustments, Su Hao immediately exited Marble Space, sat cross-legged on the ground, and quickly entered Meditation.

At this moment, within his Perception, his own body overlapped with the body manifested by Little Light. A point of light lit up along the inner side of his spine—this was where Little Light indicated he should begin drawing.

Su Hao immediately mobilized Elite Blood Qi to the point of light. The point began moving, extending forward like navigation guidance, while Su Hao's Blood Qi followed close behind.

Following the point of light's guidance, Su Hao carefully controlled his Blood Qi and slowly drew the pattern. Once he became more practiced, his speed grew faster and faster. Soon, the pattern had basically taken shape.

It took only ten minutes from start to finish. His first attempt at imprinting the Rune had succeeded.

After the Blood Qi maintained its shape and he confirmed that it would not easily collapse, Su Hao opened his eyes and could not help smiling. "With Little Light's help, this process really has become much easier. If I try a few more times, perhaps I'll soon be able to successfully imprint it."

Su Hao returned to Marble Space, used 3D Projection to manifest his current bodily state, adjusted the transparency to 50%, and began observing carefully.

Very quickly, he discovered the discordant areas.

At this moment, the Blood Qi Rune inside his body seemed to be subjected to the body's spontaneous rejection. It trembled slightly in every area, and some parts even showed signs of slowly collapsing.

Su Hao was not in a hurry. He continued observing the movements of the Blood Qi Rune.

"Not every location is discordant! Of the eighty-nine node positions, eighty-six are discordant, but three positions are exceptionally stable."

A sharp gleam flashed through Su Hao's eyes.

He swiftly Recorded these two phenomena and added them to the Database.

Then he exited Marble Space, voluntarily dispelled the Blood Qi Rune, and returned to his normal state.

"Again!"

Su Hao entered Meditation once more. After slightly adjusting the Rune, he rotated it by an angle without affecting the three stable positions and began imprinting the Rune for the second time.