Myriad Transformations 2

Inside the Myriad Races Simulator in the Virtual Universe, Zhou Yuan was controlling the body of a Machine Race warrior, mainly studying the subtle details within the body, with particular attention to the differences in the forms of soulless consciousnesses.

Zhou Yuan had been practicing inside the Myriad Races Simulator for nearly a year. The fee for a universe-level powerhouse simulation was five hundred million Universe Coins per year. It was expensive, but the results were also extremely significant.

During this period, aside from going to Nanyun City to return the nutrition pod, he had spent nearly all his time inside the Myriad Races Simulator, familiarizing himself with the physical traits of various races.

A strand of consciousness controlled the bodies of different races in the Virtual Universe, while his other consciousnesses controlled his real body as it cultivated. By comparing his insights between reality and the Virtual Universe, Zhou Yuan mastered each racial transformation at an astonishing speed.

By now, he could perfectly transform into several thousand different races. Whether they were flesh-and-blood lifeforms or plant lifeforms, he could imitate them with lifelike precision. He could even simulate their soul auras and life imprints, making it impossible for ordinary undying powerhouses to distinguish the real from the fake.

According to Zhou Yuan's estimation, only a Universe Master's control over spacetime could distinguish the difference.

However, during his practice, Zhou Yuan had also discovered the limitations of the Myriad Transformations Secret Technique. The first was a restriction on size. He could not transform into a lifeform larger than his actual body. At most, he could maintain his current size or become smaller.

The second was an energy restriction. After transforming, the energy contained within his body could not increase. For example, he was currently at the second level of the universe rank, with a genetic level of sixty times, but his actual energy was roughly equivalent to that of a universe-rank eighth-level being.

When he transformed into the appearance of a universe-rank ninth-level powerhouse, he looked as though he possessed the aura of one, but once he fought, he could still only unleash the output of a universe-rank eighth-level being.

"Ugh, a soulless race like the Machine Race is truly difficult to transform into." Zhou Yuan tried once again to perfectly transform into the Machine Race, but he still failed.

In fact, at his current level, even ordinary undying beings could no longer distinguish the Machine Race form he transformed into. However, there was still a flaw at the soul level. As long as he encountered a soul master, he would be discovered.

The Machine Race was a soulless race. For a lifeform with a soul to transform into a soulless existence was undoubtedly a tremendous challenge. Zhou Yuan had tried countless times, but he was still unable to completely suppress his soul fluctuations. This had become his current bottleneck.

"It'll soon be a year. Five hundred million for one year... I really can't afford it. I can't even renew it for a second year." Zhou Yuan muttered about the price of the Myriad Races Simulator. Although he had earned quite a lot before, after spending all this time, he had only a little over three hundred million Universe Coins left.

Soon, Zhou Yuan's one-year usage period for the Myriad Races Simulator expired, and he could only stop practicing the transformations of living races. His transformation into soulless lifeforms was still stuck, leaving behind that final flaw.

However, Zhou Yuan did not lose heart. He could still practice with nonliving materials. During this year, he had purchased hundreds of thousands of samples of various materials through the Virtual Universe and stored them in his storage space. He planned to cultivate for a while before going adventuring again, using his spare time to practice transforming into these materials.

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After more than a year of seclusion, Zhou Yuan had finally reached the third level of the universe rank. After cultivating for so long, he planned to take a break and practice the Myriad Transformations Secret Technique.

Zhou Yuan took a metal case from his storage space. It was filled with samples of various materials: metals, ores, crystals, wood, rocks, and more.

He picked up a piece of A3-grade gold and carefully examined it, sensing the gold's texture, weight, atomic structure, and the faint energy fluctuations it contained.

"Let's begin." Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into his sea of consciousness, and activated the power of the Myriad Transformations Secret Technique. He simulated the form and structure of A3-grade gold in his mind, guiding the origin force and spiritual force within his body to transform.

As the secret technique circulated, Zhou Yuan's body began to change. His skin gradually turned golden, the color of gold, while the characteristic luster of metal emerged on its surface. His body's density continued to increase, and his weight grew heavier and heavier.

Before long, his body had completely transformed into a humanoid piece of gold. In both appearance and texture, it was exactly the same as genuine gold.

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and moved his body around. Although he had transformed into metal, he could still control his movements. He walked over to the pile of ores and pressed his arm against a piece of A6-grade Blue Gold, sensing the differences between the two metals before attempting to transform himself into Blue Gold.

This transformation was more difficult than the previous one because Blue Gold was a higher grade than gold. Naturally, the higher the grade of a metal, the harder it was to transform into. However, Zhou Yuan had previously studied the structures and properties of various materials in the Virtual Universe, and Blue Gold was naturally among them. Thus, he succeeded very quickly.

As Zhou Yuan steadily increased the grade of the metals, the transformations became more and more difficult. In the end, Zhou Yuan stopped before E-grade metal. E-grade metal was still too advanced, and he failed.

He then tried transforming into other materials instead, moving from metal to ore, from ore to crystal, and from crystal to wood. Each transformation into a different material brought him new insights.

Practicing transformations into nonliving materials was somewhat simpler than transforming into living races, but it had its own difficulties. Nonliving materials had no souls or life imprints, but their molecular structures and energy fluctuations were all different. Extremely precise control was required to simulate them perfectly.

For example, when transforming into rock, he had to simulate its rough texture, porous structure, and the faint earth-element energy contained within it. When transforming into an energy crystal, he had to simulate its transparent texture, crystalline structure, and the pure energy it contained.

Every day, Zhou Yuan spent several hours practicing transformations into various materials. He gradually advanced from simple transformations into single materials to complex transformations into mixtures, and could even transform different parts of his body into several different materials at the same time.

For example, he could transform his upper body into metal, his lower body into rock, and his arms into crystal. This kind of mixed transformation required extremely high control, and the slightest carelessness would result in failure.

He also tried transforming into an ordinary stone while retaining the defensive properties of metal. Under machine inspection, it appeared to be a stone, yet it could withstand attacks far beyond what an ordinary stone could endure.

Practicing during his spare time made Zhou Yuan increasingly proficient in the Myriad Transformations Secret Technique. He could already perfectly transform into hundreds of thousands of different materials. Whether observed by the naked eye or examined by instruments, it was impossible to distinguish them from the real thing. He could even combine the properties of different materials to transform into new materials.

After mastering the transformation of basic materials, Zhou Yuan began attempting more difficult transformations.

He first tried transforming into various mechanical devices, beginning with changes in form and then moving on to the circuits and components inside them. He transformed step by step into the shape of each device, then progressed from static to dynamic, steadily improving until the device could operate successfully.

He advanced from simple devices to complex ones, eventually reaching even more complicated super-intelligent brains. Not only could he make their appearance completely identical, he could also connect them to the Virtual Universe network.

After that, he tried transforming into origin-force weapons. Not only did their appearances look similar, but even the law secret markings inside them were perfectly replicated. Before an instrument, it was exactly like a genuine origin-force weapon.

Looking at the secret markings within his body, Zhou Yuan's heart trembled. If he understood the secret markings and knew the material ratios, could he refine origin-force weapons himself?

"I never imagined the Myriad Transformations Secret Technique would have this effect." Zhou Yuan muttered to himself, deciding to give it a try later.