Metal Lifeform Liu Li

After the auction ended, Lin Yuan continued comprehending the laws and tempering his will as usual, all the while eagerly waiting for his purchases to arrive.

During this time, Lin Yuan and the chubby Cohen went to a very upscale restaurant on Red Flame Planet. That one meal ended up costing nearly ten million Universe Coins.

Lin Yuan couldn't help grumbling inwardly. This chubby fellow really didn't hold back—one meal had cost as much as several of the estates Lin Yuan lived in.

Still, this time Lin Yuan finally got to try the Ye Hua Wine Cohen had been boasting about for so long. It tasted very good, but after sampling the precious Purple Fire Ape Wine, Lin Yuan felt that Ye Hua Wine was nothing special.

Thirty days later.

The items Lin Yuan had been waiting for finally arrived.

The person delivering them this time was a World Lord from the Virtual Universe Company. Though he discovered upon delivery that his customer was merely a little fellow at Universe Level, he remained extremely respectful—far more diligent than the Domain Lord Level courier Lin Yuan had encountered when shopping at the Holy Land Mall.

"Finally, they're here."

In the estate's cultivation room, Lin Yuan took out the package he had just received. It was a black briefcase.

When he opened it, he found a World Ring and several instruction manuals inside. He picked up the Space Ring and probed it with his consciousness, finding all three auction items stored within.

Lin Yuan read the three instruction manuals first.

The first manual introduced some basic information about the Storm Ruins Spirit, along with instructions for using its skin.

Lin Yuan went straight to the basic information:

Energy Lifeform. It had no soul, and its core was a Life Crystal Core. It was naturally attuned to the four Origin Laws of wind, earth, space, and time.

The Storm Ruins Spirit absorbed universal energy extremely quickly. After expending or losing energy, it could automatically recover to its normal state in a short time.

A Universe Level Storm Ruins Spirit had a Gene Level of 96 times. Upon reaching Domain Lord Level, its Gene Level would leap to 192 times, and after advancing to World Lord Level, it would leap again to 768 times.

After reaching World Lord Level, a Storm Ruins Spirit could grow to more than forty thousand kilometers in its normal state.

The Storm Ruins Spirit possessed two Innate Secret Techniques.

Innate Secret Technique "Condense": A Body Amplitude Secret Technique that increased the strength of its Body Amplitude and its rate of energy recovery by thirty times for a short period.

Innate Secret Technique "Formless": The Life Crystal Core released energy that could take on all kinds of sizes and shapes, from as small as a pebble to dispersed across a vast area of space. It could also transform into the appearance of various creatures, perfectly mimicking their life and soul auras.

"Unbelievable!" Seeing this information, Lin Yuan felt a surge of delight.

"I can definitely nurture a Storm Ruins Spirit with this Gene Level."

"And its Innate Secret Techniques are incredible, too. Its Body Amplitude can reach thirty times!"

Normally, the upper limit for a Body Amplitude Secret Technique was one hundred times.

The Golden Horned Beast's Innate Secret Techniques "Strengthen" and "True Body World" were both Body Amplitude Secret Techniques.

If the Golden Horned Beast perfected "True Body World," it could gain a thirty-sixfold Body Amplitude. Combined with the twofold boost from the Innate Secret Technique "Strengthen," its Body Amplitude could reach seventy-two times.

Of course, only a tiny fraction of Golden Horned Beasts could cultivate "True Body World" to perfection, so reaching a seventy-twofold Body Amplitude was extremely difficult.

The Storm Ruins Spirit, on the other hand, didn't need to cultivate anything. Its Innate Secret Technique could directly grant it a thirtyfold Body Amplitude.

Later, Lin Yuan would only need to casually cultivate another Body Amplitude Secret Technique to reach the upper limit of one hundred times.

After calming himself down, Lin Yuan picked up the second instruction manual.

The second manual was about the Zerg Mother Nest. Its information was basically the same as what Lin Yuan already knew.

As expected, this Zerg Mother Nest had also been obtained by a powerful warrior from the Outer-Domain Battlefield.

Lin Yuan picked up the third instruction manual, which was about the Metal Lifeform "Liu Li."

Liu Li was a Metal Lifeform with no soul, so Soul Attacks had no effect on it.

In its ordinary form, it was a dark golden liquid metal, exceptionally tough and highly resistant to damage, but it had virtually no offensive capabilities. It excelled mainly at defense and trapping enemies.

For defense, it could form Battle Armor covering its master's entire body, or merge with a spaceship to strengthen the ship's defenses.

As for trapping enemies, Liu Li's tremendous toughness and malleability allowed it to wrap around enemies within a certain area. Ordinary cultivators of the same level were completely unable to break free.

Liu Li's core was a many-sided cube.

Just as the number of main vines determined the level of a plant-type lifeform like Mo Yun Vine, Liu Li's strength was determined primarily by the number of faces on its core cube. The more faces it had, the tougher Liu Li was and the stronger its defenses.

Raising it with resources of different grades could greatly affect the number of faces on its core cube.

By the time it reached World Lord Level, the weakest Liu Li would have only ten faces on its core, while the strongest could reach 1,008.

Of course, the more faces its core had, the lower its chances of becoming undying, and the greater its resource consumption.

As a result, hardly anyone would pursue Liu Li with a 1,008-faced core. Breaking through to become undying would be even more difficult for Liu Li of that level than for the Zerg Mother Nest Lin Yuan had purchased.

A core with five or six hundred faces was considered ideal. Liu Li in this state was already sufficiently tough, and becoming undying wouldn't be nearly as difficult. With enough resources, its chances would be around sixty percent or higher.

And even if Liu Li failed to break through, it would only suffer some penalties. As long as there was enough money and enough resources, it could be restored to its original state and try again.

So as long as one had sufficient resources and didn't insist on perfection, it wasn't difficult for Liu Li to become undying.

Liu Li could continue growing after becoming undying, but the resources it would require then would cost a fortune.

Legend had it that when Liu Li reached its ultimate perfect form, its core could have 10,081 faces, and its defenses would be unmatched.

After carefully reading all the manuals, Lin Yuan digested the information.

The Storm Ruins Spirit's skin was definitely what delighted Lin Yuan the most. Not only could it help him comprehend the laws, it also possessed the powerful Body Amplitude Secret Technique "Condense," as well as the Innate Secret Technique "Formless," which was ideal for braving danger and exploring secret realms.

A body more than forty thousand kilometers long at World Lord Level was already quite impressive for an Energy Lifeform.

As for the Zerg Mother Nest, Lin Yuan couldn't do anything with it at the moment. Out of curiosity, he sent his consciousness into the World Ring and carefully examined it from the inside out, finding that there really wasn't a single Zerg Warrior inside.

Lin Yuan thought for a moment, then took the Metal Lifeform "Liu Li" directly out of the World Ring.

A mass of dark golden liquid flowed slowly over Lin Yuan's hand, cool to the touch.

Lin Yuan could clearly feel that the liquid was alive. He reached out and gently stroked it, as though petting a newly purchased companion animal.

Following the bonding procedure in the instructions, Lin Yuan drew his finger across his wrist. Blood flowed steadily from the cut and was gradually absorbed by Liu Li.