Little Herta raised his hand and swept it across the light screen in front of him. Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul model rapidly enlarged, and a large amount of complex data unfolded from both sides of the model.
"His Martial Soul structure is very strange. The surface is severely damaged and can no longer maintain the normal form of a dragon-type Martial Soul. His strength, speed, and elemental affinity are all below normal standards. The only ability he can reliably release is to create gas through a special structure within his body to attack."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's lips twitched slightly.
To put it bluntly, it's all nonsense.
Yu Xiaogang lay on the experimental table, his face as black as could be, but because his body was restrained, he could only stare intently at the Little Herta.
The Little Herta completely ignored his expression and reached out to peel away Luo Sanpao's outer structure layer by layer. As the dark and incomplete parts disappeared, a completely different golden structure appeared deep within the Martial Soul model.
Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Although that part of the structure was dormant, it was exceptionally complete, and the outline of a dragon-type Martial Soul could already be vaguely seen.
"This is where it's really interesting."
The Little Herta zoomed in on that area. "It contains a complete high-level dragon-like structure, and it wasn't formed later. Judging from the information left by the Martial Soul Origin, this structure already existed at the time of awakening, but it was never truly fully activated."
She glanced at Yu Xiaogang's medical records.
"The most likely explanation is that the Martial Soul attempted to evolve to a higher level during its awakening process, but the host's body, Soul Power base, and life strength could not withstand the burden of evolution. To prevent the Martial Soul Origin collapsing directly, this higher-level structure actively entered a dormant state, leaving only the outer, incomplete structure to maintain its existence."
Yu Xiaogang's angry expression gradually froze.
He had studied Martial Soul for so many years, and he had never imagined that Luo Sanpao could exist in this way.
Lin Yuan immediately thought of the Golden Iron Triangle.
"So the Golden Sacred Dragon wasn't created by three people on a whim?"
"Based on the information available now, it's not entirely true."
The Little Herta pulled up another set of Simulation images. "If the information you provided earlier is correct, then the so-called Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill is likely just using the other two Martial Soul to provide the missing conditions. The foreign life structure and Soul Power temporarily fill the gap, allowing the high-level template hidden inside to awaken for a short time, which is why it can transform from its current state into the Golden Sacred Dragon."
At this point, Little Herta finally showed some interest.
"A low-level Martial Soul contains a high-level evolution template that was never fully completed from the beginning of its awakening, and it can be temporarily activated by external life structures. Such a sample is indeed rare."
She casually opened the communication interface and sent out the preliminary test results.
The recipient has only one name.
Nguyen Mai.
The Little Herta added a sentence.
"We've discovered an interesting life form. Its low-level phenotype contains a complete high-level evolutionary template, and this template can be temporarily activated through exogenous life structures. Interested in taking a look?"
Shortly after the message was sent, a reply came from the other side.
Send me the complete information.
Little Herta chuckled.
Subsequently, a large amount of information about Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul Origin, Yu Xiaogang's physical condition, and the Golden Sacred Dragon was compiled and uploaded.
Not long after, Ruan Mei sent several more questions, which quickly jumped from the Martial Soul Origin to the stability of life structure, and then involved the completion of external information, evolution path and reconstruction of life template.
Little Herta quickly started discussing it with her.
The words they spoke became increasingly unfamiliar.
Lin Yuan stood to the side and listened for a while.
Can't understand.
I can't understand a word.
He decisively turned and walked out of the laboratory.
It's better to leave this kind of thing to people who actually do research.
Behind him, Yu Xiaogang watched his departing figure and finally couldn't help but shout, " Lin Yuan! Come back here! What exactly do you want to do to my Martial Soul?!"
The laboratory doors slowly closed.
Lin Yuan didn't even turn around.
The next morning, the hotel where Shrek was staying was in complete chaos.
Flender stood at the door of Yu Xiaogang's room, his face growing increasingly grim.
There was no one in the room.
The Shrek team had searched the hotel twice and asked many people on the nearby streets, but they still couldn't find any trace of Yu Xiaogang.
"What time did Xiaogang go out last night?"
Flender looked at the hotel staff member on night duty.
The other person thought for a moment and quickly replied, "About a few hours after the match ended, he left alone in a wheelchair, probably heading towards the Pope Hall. He never returned."
Flender immediately led everyone to the Pope Hall.
The guards at the gate clearly still remembered Yu Xiaogang.
"He did come last night, carrying Elder Command Token to request an audience with His Holiness the Pope. He came out shortly after entering, and our people had to help him get his wheelchair down the steps. We don't know where he went after that."
The trail goes completely cold here.
Flender stood Pope Hall, his face grim.
Yesterday, Tang San was captured for ambushing the Spirit Hall Team after the competition ended, and last night Yu Xiaogang suddenly disappeared.
The atmosphere that Shrek had slightly improved after reaching the finals had completely vanished.
Xiao Wu was clearly getting restless. "Dean, let's go find Little San first. Grandmaster might have just gone somewhere temporarily, but Brother is still being held captive by the Spirit Hall."
Dai Mubai frowned and said, "The problem is that the Grandmaster couldn't have disappeared without a trace. Both his legs are broken, where could he go by himself?"
Ma Hongjun also put away his usual joking manner. "Could it be that you offended someone last night?"
No one answered.
Ning Rongrong glanced at the Spirit Hall personnel passing by and whispered a reminder, "There's no evidence yet, so don't talk nonsense here. Grandmaster did indeed emerge alive from the Pope Hall last night. The important thing is to continue searching for people and rescuing Tang San."
Flender took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the agitation in his heart.
The biggest problem now is that Shrek can't afford any more accidents.
"Continue investigating Xiaogang's case, but first, deal with the Little San's problem."
The group quickly arrived at the area where the Spirit Hall was responsible for temporarily detaining those who violated the rules of the competition.
The Soul Master on duty quickly found Tang San's name by flipping through the records.
"The person is still here, but you cannot see him without His Highness the Holy Son's permission."
Flender frowned and said, "We are his faculty members; we should at least check on his situation."
The guardian Soul Master shook his head.
"Tens of thousands of people saw him preparing to ambush Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan from behind yesterday. His Highness the Holy Son personally ordered Shrek Academy to first demonstrate their commitment before discussing releasing them. Instead of waiting here, you should go directly to His Highness the Holy Son."
Where is he?
" Interastral Peace Corporation's research area."
Flender's expression shifted slightly.
That area is not open to the general public, but Shrek, as a finalist team in this competition, is entitled to visit some of the research projects.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at the perimeter of the research area.
Before they could even go inside, a familiar figure emerged from within.
Lin Yuan had just left the laboratory where Yu Xiaogang was and was about to return to the Spirit Hall when he looked up and saw Flender leading the Shrek members toward him.
The two sides collided.
Flender immediately came to greet him.
" Your His Highness the Holy Son, we'd like to discuss Tang San's matter."
Lin Yuan stopped in his tracks.
His gaze swept across the faces of the group, finally settling on Xiao Wu, who was clearly anxious.
"Can."
Just as Flender was about to continue, Dai Mubai suddenly asked, "And Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang disappeared last night. We found out he last went to the Pope Hall. If Your His Highness the Holy Son knows anything, we hope you can tell us."
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.
Deep inside the research building behind them, Yu Xiaogang was less than a few hundred meters away.
Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
" Yu Xiaogang has disappeared?"
Flender stared intently at his expression, but couldn't detect anything unusual.
Lin Yuan paused for a moment, then said quite naturally, "It is indeed a bit strange that a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, especially one in a wheelchair, could simply disappear into Spirit City."
He glanced at everyone.
"But let's put Grandmaster Yu's matter aside for now."
"Didn't you come to ransom Tang San?"
Lin Yuan's lips curled up slightly.
"Let's talk about how much he's worth first."