The Overturning of Theory and Guidance of Direction

Three days later, Huo Yuhao was invited into a secret chamber.

This was Light of Truth's core seminar. Everyone seated here was a key member of the organization.

A black-robed man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood at the front, passionately explaining a battered metal fragment.

"Based on our 371 energy fluctuation tests on this piece of 'God's Remains,' we can basically conclude that it is an identity verification device! As long as we can simulate the corresponding imperial bloodline frequency, we can activate it!"

The members below listened in rapt attention, occasionally letting out admiring exclamations.

Huo Yuhao sat in the corner and yawned boredly.

Within the [Thought Palace], a three-dimensional model of the metal fragment had long since been constructed, surrounded by densely packed data.

[Analysis Report: This fragment is scrap from the edge of an ancient soul tool heat dissipation unit. Its material is orichalcum steel mixed with star iron, and the runes on it form a basic heat dissipation rune array.]

[Conclusion: This thing has absolutely nothing to do with identity verification. It is just a heat sink.]

These people are studying a heat sink like it's some holy relic. There's really no one else like them, Huo Yuhao frantically mocked inwardly.

"...Therefore, our next step is to intensify the bloodline fusion experiments and strive to create a 'key' capable of perfectly resonating with God's Remains within one month!"

The man with glasses concluded his speech with impassioned fervor.

"I object."

A calm voice rang out, instantly plunging the entire chamber into silence.

Everyone turned to look at Huo Yuhao in the corner with astonishment.

"What objections do you have?" The man with glasses pushed up his spectacles, his tone unfriendly.

"My objection is this." Huo Yuhao stood up and swept his gaze across the room. "Your research direction has been wrong from the very foundation. Absurdly wrong."

"How presumptuous!"

"What does a brat like you know?"

"President Xu, is this the 'key' you found? I think he's just an arrogant fool!"

The room instantly erupted into chaos.

Xu Qingsong sat in the seat of honor without speaking. He merely watched Huo Yuhao quietly, waiting for him to continue.

"What, did I hit the mark? Are you lashing out from embarrassment?" Huo Yuhao chuckled softly, walked to the front, and picked up the so-called God's Remains.

"You say this is an identity verification device?" He weighed the metal fragment in his hand. "Then have you ever tried stimulating it with high-frequency spiritual power in an environment of absolute zero?"

The man with glasses froze. "What absolute zero? That would damage the rune structure!"

"Amateur." Huo Yuhao spat out the two words, then activated his Ultimate Ice martial soul in full view of everyone.

Crack—

A thin layer of frost instantly covered the metal fragment, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

Immediately afterward, he released a highly condensed stream of spiritual power, piercing into the metal fragment's core like a fine needle.

Buzz!

A soft hum rang out.

The previously unresponsive metal fragment suddenly lit up. The so-called "identification runes" on its surface began to flow, forming an entirely new three-dimensional array that emitted a dark blue radiance. A pure energy fluctuation spread from within it.

[Concept Armament: Low-Temperature Superconductivity]

According to the deductions of the [Thought Palace], the essence of these ancient runes was a form of energy encoding. Only in an environment close to absolute zero could they exhibit superconductive properties and achieve zero-loss energy transmission.

The entire room fell deathly silent.

The man with glasses gaped, unable to close his mouth for a long while.

The other black-robed figures wore expressions as though they had seen a ghost. Something they had studied for over a decade had been activated by a youth through a method they had never even heard of?

"H-How did this happen?" one black-robed man asked tremblingly.

"It's simple. You mistook a 'program' that requires a specific environment to start for a 'lock' that needs a 'key' to open." Huo Yuhao withdrew his soul power, and the glow on the metal fragment dimmed accordingly.

"Your understanding of God's Legacy is still stuck at the stage of digging for treasure. It's way too low-level."

Xu Qingsong's breathing became somewhat hurried. He stood and walked over to Huo Yuhao.

"You mean... God's Legacy... isn't an item?"

"Of course not." Huo Yuhao dropped the bombshell he had prepared long ago. "Did you think gods would leave behind some giant treasure chest for you to open? Don't be naive. If God's Legacy truly exists, it is more likely to be a source of energy—or rather, a 'life core.'"

"A life core?" This entirely new term sent everyone into deep thought.

"That's right." Huo Yuhao continued guiding their thoughts. "A super energy source capable of affecting the ecology of the entire planet. And the ancient ruins you speak of are merely peripheral equipment for this core. Your bloodline experiments are like trying to use someone else's ID card to log into a supercomputer that requires triple verification through fingerprints, iris scans, and voiceprints. You've got the direction completely backward."

"Then... what is the correct direction?" Xu Qingsong's voice carried a trace of yearning.

"Not bloodline fusion, but resonance." Huo Yuhao spoke with complete confidence. "Since it is a 'life core,' it will inevitably resonate with certain special energies in this world. I analyzed all of your research data from the past seventy years and discovered an interesting phenomenon."

He walked over to a massive map and pointed at the northernmost tip of the continent.

"All abnormal energy fluctuations ultimately point to the same place—the Extreme North Land."

"According to my theory, that 'Life Core' is very likely in a dormant state, and the Extreme North Land's brutally low temperatures are precisely the protective layer maintaining that dormancy. We don't need to create a key that doesn't exist. We only need to go there and find clues that resonate with the core!"

Huo Yuhao's words exploded in everyone's minds like thunder.

Seek resonance, rather than forge a key!

Explore resources, rather than conduct dangerous live experiments!

Compared to their previous crude and simplistic plan, this theory sounded incomparably more sophisticated!

Xu Qingsong stared fixedly at the Extreme North Land on the map, the fervor in his eyes nearly bursting forth.

"How hadn't I thought of that... So that was it..."

"Is there any basis for this theory?" a more cautious black-robed man asked.

"The basis is that your bloodline experiments could never succeed," Huo Yuhao said coldly. "Because you haven't even grasped the most basic principles of energy conduction. If you continue, you'll only blow up the entire Sun Moon Royal Academy."

Those words struck at everyone's sore spot. The terrifying scene of the array losing control three days ago was still fresh in their minds.

"Good!" Xu Qingsong slammed a hand onto the table and made his decision. "Immediately halt all bloodline fusion experiments! Establish a special task force for the Far North Exploration Plan, with... with Huo Yuhao as its chief technical consultant!"

Late at night, in the tower laboratory.

Lin Mu paced back and forth anxiously.

"Are you crazy? You led them to the Extreme North Land? What kind of place is that? It's a near-certain death trap!"

Huo Yuhao was adjusting a soul tool without even turning his head.

"Shh, keep it down." He spoke to Lin Mu through their mental link. "If we want to save those students, we have to draw this group of lunatics' attention away."

"But why did you choose the Extreme North Land? That place..."

"Because there," Huo Yuhao stopped what he was doing and slowly turned around, "is something I truly need."