Orochimaru's voice suddenly came from behind.
Senju Chen turned around and pointed at the training tank. "Teacher, this is..."
"Oh, that." Orochimaru walked to the cultivation tank, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, "A failure. Or... an unfinished work."
"It was originally one of the experimental subjects I used to study the 'Perfect Container'. It was a fusion of various Kekkei Genkai and special physiques. But in the last step, its body suddenly collapsed, and all its power went out of control. In the end... it became like this."
Orochimaru paused and his tone became a little playful. "However, although it failed, the power remaining in its body unexpectedly stabilized. I have been keeping it to see if I can find a way to use it."
Senju Chen stared at the corpse, and a crazy idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Teacher," he said slowly, "What if... I mean if, this body is used as a 'container' and implanted into my Wood Release Clone core?"
Orochimaru's eyes suddenly lit up.
"You mean... use it to hold your alter ego?"
"It's not just consciousness." A trace of madness flashed in Senju Chen's eyes, "I want to try to see if I can transform it into a real 'double'. One that has an independent body but is completely controlled by me... another me."
There was a brief silence in the laboratory.
After a while, Orochimaru suddenly laughed, and the laughter was full of appreciation and excitement.
"Hehehe... hahahaha! Little Chen, you are indeed the most unique student I have ever seen!"
"But," Orochimaru's tone changed, "Are you sure? Even I cannot fully control the power remaining in this body. The probability of failure is close to 100%."
"It doesn't matter." Senju Chen smiled, with a hint of gambler's madness in his smile, "We are going to do experiments anyway, why not play something big."
Orochimaru looked at him deeply, then turned and walked out.
"Follow me, we need to re-plan the renovation plan."
Senju Chen followed him, and before leaving, he looked back at the culture tank.
The pale corpse floated quietly in the green culture fluid, and the hollow in the chest was like a silent mouth, as if it was telling something.
Senju Chen suddenly had a premonition.
This experimental subject may be more... interesting than he imagined.
The pale corpse in the culture tank was slowly rotating in the green liquid.
Senju Chen stared at it for a long time, so long that Orochimaru even licked his lips impatiently.
"What, are you scared?"
"No." Senju Chen shook his head, "I was just wondering who... this person was during his lifetime."
Orochimaru was silent for a moment, a trace of recollection flashed in his golden vertical pupils.
"A very talented child." There was a rare hint of emotion in his voice, "The war orphan from Land of Rain was already dying when I picked him up on the battlefield. I wanted to save him and do some experiments on the way, but the result..."
"In the end, you lost it?"
"You can say that." Orochimaru did not deny it. "His body's ability to integrate various Kekkei Genkais far exceeded my expectations. Sharingan, Byakugan, Shikotsumyaku, Ice Release... I almost stuffed him with all the blood heirs I could get."
Senju Chen The corners of his mouth twitched.
This teacher really dares to play.
"Then what?"
"Then his body collapsed." Orochimaru shrugged, "All the Kekkei Genkai ran away at the same time, clashed with each other, and finally blew his heart into pieces. I thought he was dead, but..."
Orochimaru walked to the culture tank, reached out and knocked on the glass.
"As a result, he survived. In other words, his body survived."
Senju Chen narrowed his eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"The consciousness is dead, but the body is still alive." Amado also walked over at some point and pushed up his goggles. "To be precise, it was the Kekkei Genkai powers in his body that, after losing the control of his consciousness, reached some strange balance. They restricted each other, integrated with each other, and finally formed a... self-consistent ecosystem."
Senju Chen My scalp feels numb when I hear it.
Isn't this just a walking Kekkei Genkai hodgepodge?
"So," he looked at Orochimaru, "You keep it because you want to study this 'balance'?"
"That's right." Orochimaru licked his lips, "If I can crack the secret of this balance, I can create a true 'perfect container'. A body that can carry any force without collapsing."
Senju Chen was silent.
He suddenly understood why Orochimaru was so interested in his Wood Release Clone.
Because the essence of Wood Release Clone is similar to the "balance" of this corpse.
It is all through some means to allow different forces to coexist in the same container.
"Teacher," Senju Chen said slowly, "If I guess correctly, the experiment you recently studied is also based on this experimental subject, right?"
Orochimaru's eyes lit up.
"Smart." He nodded approvingly, "The core of Living Corpse Reincarnation is to let my soul reside in other people's bodies. But the problem is that most bodies cannot bear my soul and power and will collapse in a short time."
"So you want a 'perfect container'."
"Yes." Orochimaru's tone became a little fanatical, "A body that can perfectly carry my soul and even make me stronger. And this corpse is the closest I have come to a successful attempt."
Senju Chen Looking at the corpse in the culture tank, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Teacher, if... I mean if, I can make this body come alive, would you be willing to give it to me?"
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Hehehe... Little Chen, you really dare to think about it." He looked at Senju Chen with interest, "However, if you can really do it, this body is indeed more suitable for you. After all, it is just an empty shell now and has limited value to me."
"Then it's settled." Senju Chen turned around and walked out, "I need some time to prepare. By the way, teacher, can you lend me your research materials about Living Corpse Reincarnation?"
"In my private study, the password is..."
"It goes without saying, I'll find it."
Senju Chen waved his hand and left the warehouse without looking back.
Orochimaru looked at his back, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
"Amado, do you think he can succeed?"
Amado pushed up his goggles, "Based on the data, the possibility of success is infinitely close to zero."