Lu Yin said, "I'm not asking you to explain. Just tell me how much consciousness can be extracted from inanimate objects, and..."
He paused and looked at Yi Kai. "Can consciousness be extracted from animals?"
Azure Lotus Supreme and the others looked at Lu Yin.
Extracting consciousness from animals? That was tantamount to stripping them of their awareness—no different from killing them.
"Little Seven." Mr. Mu called out to Lu Yin and looked at him.
Lu Yin turned to Mr. Mu. "Don't worry, Master. I know what I'm saying, and I'll be careful."
Mr. Mu nodded and said nothing more.
It had been so many years. Everyone knew what kind of person Lu Yin was.
Methods were merely tools. What determined whether they were right or wrong was how they were used.
Lu Yin wasn't a good man, but he certainly wasn't a bad one.
Yi Kai's voice rang out. "In theory, it's possible. We studied inanimate objects not because we only wanted to study inanimate objects. Our civilization was weak at first, so we could only study them. Studying animals would have brought disaster."
"But as our civilization gradually grew stronger, the things we came into contact with advanced as well. Even at that level, however, we could only study inanimate objects. In the end, things became what they are now."
"The method of extraction should be much the same. As long as an animal can't move, it becomes an inanimate object."
"But the amount of consciousness extracted is truly small. The stronger the creature, the harder it is to extract its consciousness. Extracting it is simple; preserving and making use of it is another matter entirely. If you want to use this method to obtain a vast amount of consciousness, it isn't impossible, but you'll need to be