Blood Sacrifice To Millions Of Zombies, I Will Be A Demon Cultivator In The Apocalypse

Chapter 170: Establishment of the Symbol Armor System

Using special fixed tools, the Golden Saint Beetle was fixed and sealed with spiritual power by the symbol master. The symbol master lightly carved simple basic rune traces on the surface of the golden carapace using a sharp carving knife made from the teeth or claws of several special monsters.

However, as soon as the last symbol master finished carving the runes, before they could catch their breath, they heard a "bang". The golden beetle that had been carved with runes exploded, and white and green bodily fluids exploded in all directions. Fortunately, the spiritual energy shield was opened in time, avoiding being pierced by the fragments, but the surroundings were covered in sticky fluid.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

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The opening scene repeated itself, as if igniting the first firecracker, followed by a continuous series of explosions. The spiritual energy of the golden beetle with carved runes clashed with the runes, and they could only survive for a few breaths before becoming extremely unstable due to the spiritual energy of the runes themselves, like bombs, exploding one after another.

Thus, the first batch of five golden saint beetles all failed without exception.

When Qi Lin relayed the news back, Zheng Yi was not surprised. During the process of deducing the entire symbol armor system through the super brain god in the incense world, he had already calculated this situation.

There were not many good solutions, only repeated attempts. Unless they could find a high-level symbol master at the Violet Palace level, they might be able to greatly increase the success rate.

But on one hand, each symbol master was proficient in different runes. In order to refine the seventy-two different earth demon spell runes, they had to be compatible and recruit more symbol masters to collaborate separately.

This was somewhat similar to the assembly line workers in the previous life making handicrafts. Zheng Yi deliberately divided the entire process so that each symbol master could control a part of it, not only improving the success rate, but also allowing each symbol master to work in their own area of expertise.

After all, some symbol masters were skilled in invisible symbols, some were skilled in bird control symbols, and some were skilled in wind control symbols. Each person had different rune proficiency and couldn't be treated uniformly.

On the other hand, even if there was a self-recommended high-level symbol master at the Violet Palace level who wanted to personally help Zheng Yi refine the golden saint beetle runes, Zheng Yi would have to consider it carefully. If he knew nothing about runes and the symbol master was too high-level, he might not be able to control it. If the other party had ulterior motives and added some ingredients, he would be the one to suffer.

This was also the reason why Zheng Yi ordered the Great Principle Alliance to avoid involving symbol masters trained by the sect in this plan.

So failure is the mother of success. From the beginning of this plan, Zheng Yi had already deduced this situation.

Fortunately, although the output rate of the golden saint beetles was extremely low, in the end-time world, he had a continuous supply of materials to provide for continuous trial and error. This was something that set Zheng Yi apart from others.

The huge reserves he had could give him confidence that ordinary sect disciples couldn't achieve.

Even if it was an elder from a certain symbol master sect, wanting to be so extravagant, they would probably have to consider whether they would empty their savings and what the success rate would be. Was the final input-output ratio worth it?

Although there was some regret, Zheng Yi had to go to the end-time world again to bring back the second batch of mature golden saint beetles.

Before leaving the end-time world, Zheng Yi instructed the high-level members of Fengdu to provide zombie flesh and fully cultivate the golden saint beetles, allowing them to mature at an accelerated rate.

With the cooperation of both sides and the simultaneous operation of the two worlds, Zheng Yi's planned tasks could be completed as quickly as possible.

The second batch consisted of a total of eight mature golden saint beetles.

Zheng Yi did not demand too much from the symbol masters who had failed last time. Instead, he had Qi Lin tell them to experiment with confidence. As long as they successfully carved the runes, the Great Principle Alliance would reward them generously.

Those symbol masters had wasted such precious materials, but they hadn't succeeded even once. Although the Great Principle Alliance had made promises in advance, they still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

But now, with the instructions from the higher-ups and without strict demands, it instead allowed these symbol masters to let go of their nervousness and wholeheartedly devote themselves to the process of carving runes.

The carefully selected five symbol masters were all cultivators with extremely rich experience, and each had their own proficient method of carving runes. Up to now, after experimentation and summarizing their experiences, they had gained a preliminary understanding.

Now, the most difficult problem is how to keep the runes calm on the hard shell of the Golden Saint Beetle without affecting its spiritual power, so that the runes can be preserved on the hard shell of the Golden Saint Beetle without conflict.

After several experiments, a runemaster finally found the feeling of engraving runes. When he engraved them, it was like being divinely assisted, extremely smooth, and fully focused on the whole process.

When the third Golden Saint Beetle was handed over to him, he engraved his most proficient "invisibility rune".

This rune consumes a great deal of mental energy. Even with his accumulated experience over the years, engraving an invisibility rune would still consume a lot of energy, not to mention engraving it on the hard shell of the Golden Saint Beetle.

So he dared not be careless at all. Instead, he was cautious and poured all his energy and spirit into it. Carefully and meticulously, he engraved a trace of the rune representing "invisibility", bringing his decades of skill to the extreme.

Finally, with a strange vibration, an invisible aura spread out, and on the hard shell of the Golden Saint Beetle fixed on the worktable, a peculiar rune representing invisibility twisted with a mysterious luster. A trace of spiritual power flowed, intertwining with the spiritual power inside the Golden Saint Beetle, harmoniously coexisting without any conflict.

"It's done!"

The man took two steps back, his face full of joy, unable to help but let out a long breath. At this moment, he was sweating profusely, his face pale, clearly suffering from severe spiritual exhaustion.

Several other runemasters who were observing nearby immediately walked over, ignoring his condition and focusing their curious gaze on the Golden Saint Beetle accurately engraved with the inscription. Their eyes sparkled.

At this moment, they were not ordinary cultivators, but pure craftsmen, enthusiasts who studied rune engraving techniques.

They exchanged ideas, summarized their experiences, and congratulated the man one after another.

They felt that he had set a good example, and with his experience and lessons, the progress of the project should be much easier.

Successfully engraving the "invisibility rune" on the Golden Saint Beetle is not an immediate success; further observation is required.

The entire inscription must be maintained for at least a week without any spiritual conflict. The engraved runes must penetrate the golden shell, almost merging with the Golden Saint Beetle, before it can be considered a final success.

In this way, maintaining calmness all the while, after a full week of testing, it completely met Zheng Yi's requirements.

Qin Lin, the chief supervisor of the Great Principle Alliance responsible for this matter, couldn't wait to take credit and presented the successfully engraved Golden Saint Beetle with the "invisibility" rune to Zheng Yi.

"You did well. The runemaster who engraved this rune will be rewarded with one thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones. After completing the task, there will be additional rewards..."

As a businessman, Zheng Yi understood one thing: generous rewards bring out the best in people. For the successful engraving of the first invisibility rune, he directly offered a generous reward to encourage more people to study it.

At this moment, other runemasters were extremely envious and secretly started to compare themselves. This was exactly what Zheng Yi wanted. All their attention was drawn to this achievement of the fusion of runes and the Golden Saint Beetle for the first time.

Representing the entire project, the Beetle Armor Plan entered a new stage.

After giving out generous rewards, Zheng Yi took away the inscription that successfully engraved the seventy-two Earth Demon spells of invisibility.

This was part of his plan, even though it involved different rune engraving techniques. With Zheng Yi's current strength, he needed to familiarize himself with the steps and directions.

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Deep in the core of the second-level Spirit Vein of the Great Principle Alliance.

A hidden cultivation place.

Zheng Yi quietly arrived here. This was the true secret place, the core area of the Soul Devouring Sect. Outsiders couldn't set foot here at all, and there were heavy guards outside, with various formations set up like a net.

Avoiding the chaos and disturbances outside, Zheng Yi carefully took out the only successfully engraved Golden Saint Beetle with the seventy-two Earth Demon spells.

Among the thirteen adult Golden Saint Beetles, this was the only successful one. The rest were all destroyed, and the cost and waste of resources were not insignificant.

But for Zheng Yi, all of this no longer mattered.

Why did he establish his power? It was all for this day.

As long as it can enhance his own strength and pave the way for his future cultivation, Zheng Yi thinks it is worth it.

Using public resources for personal gain is something he originally intended to do.

After all, whether it is the Soul Hall in the Doomsday World or the Great Principle Alliance in the Great Yi Immortal Domain, they are just tools under his command, a means for him to achieve his goals.

What ultimately affects him and improves his own strength is the most crucial key.

The entire power is under his control, so what does it matter if some resources are wasted? As long as the goal is achieved.

Looking left and right, Zheng Yi held the golden scarab, as shiny as gold and exquisitely crafted, between his fingers and admired it.

Apart from its hard golden shell surface, there were invisible mysterious fluctuations, faintly revealing a complete and unique rune, which was different from other golden scarabs.

After carefully observing it, Zheng Yi could slightly perceive some clues.

But after all, he was not proficient in runes and could not see the difference between this golden scarab, which successfully engraved the "invisible rune," and the previous ones that failed to do so.

After a while, he still couldn't find any differences.

Of course, Zheng Yi is not an expert in these matters. Cultivation has various unique techniques in each genre, which are profound and far from being understood just by casual observation, unlike what ordinary cultivators imagine.

There is a saying that goes, "Don't challenge someone's livelihood with your hobbies."

Zheng Yi deeply agrees with this statement. Professional matters should be left to professionals. Let the professional rune masters handle the engraving of the scarab.

What Zheng Yi needs to do now is to integrate this golden scarab, which is engraved with the "invisible rune," into the cavities opened in his own flesh.

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In the secret room, after calculations by the super brain main god and combining the characteristics of the Concentration Technique and the Saint Armor Technique, the newly calculated trajectory quietly started to operate.

As the mana circulated, it seemed as if seventy-two small suns rose inside Zheng Yi's body, and the seventy-two cavities opened in his flesh silently appeared.

Each cavity was filled with dazzling white light.

Inside the cavities, the hot red light was the surging blood energy, constantly strengthening and perfecting the interior.

As Zheng Yi focused on one of the cavities, his divine soul pulled, and the golden scarab was attracted to it.

Suddenly, the radiance connecting all seventy-two cavities dimmed. Suddenly, it seemed as if it had turned from day to night. These cavities, like stars hanging in the night sky, flickered with light, as if they were covered by the darkness of the night.

Suddenly, on the dim surface of one of the cavities, a star-like cavity burst out with an extremely powerful suction force.

Zheng Yi widened his eyes and saw with his own eyes that the golden scarab slowly disappeared into the flesh like flowing water, gradually vanishing from sight.

When the golden scarab reappeared, it had already entered one of the cavities that was flowing like a star.

Unlike the other empty cavities, this cavity was now under Zheng Yi's control. The white light on its surface directly submerged the golden scarab, making it even more brilliant.

This is the radiance cultivated by the "Origin Qi," specifically for refining the golden scarab.

Inside that cavity, amidst the brilliant white light, a dazzling rune floated silently, as if swimming, constantly moving within the space of the cavity.

This rune was like a living fish, seemingly possessing a certain spirituality, wanting to break free from the cavity.

Swish! Suddenly, blood-colored chains flew up in the air, like opening tentacles, and abruptly bound the rune. The energy of blood spread, directly suppressing the rune that wanted to escape at the bottom of the cavity, completely merging it with the golden scarab enveloped by the white light below.

The process may sound simple, but the evolution is actually extremely slow. Zheng Yi spent half a day refining the first golden sacred beetle that integrated one of the seventy-two Earth Devil spells, the Invisible Rune, completely merging it into his acupoints.

...

Phew!

"I didn't expect the Xin family's original aura to have such a wonderful use!"

As Zheng Yi opened his eyes, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His eyes were filled with restrained brilliance, and his body was filled with auras.

As the two body refining techniques, "Innate Qi Gathering and Dissipation of Divine Light" and "Soul Refining Method of the Sacred Armor," were deduced and merged into one, opening up seventy-two acupoints, the "original aura" also merged with the gathering and dispersing divine light, allowing the runes to be refined at will through the power of transformation.

However, since it was only a preliminary practice, it was extremely unfamiliar to cultivate. Zheng Yi didn't expect it to be so difficult and felt a bit strenuous.

However, when Zheng Yi activated the beetle armor in his merged acupoints, it was like a planted seed that took root and sprouted, displaying an unprecedented vitality.

On the surface of the golden carapace, the "invisible" rune that permeated into the flesh suddenly lit up, giving rise to a mysterious feeling from within his body.

Zheng Yi immediately understood the wonders of the invisible rune. With a thought, his mana rushed towards that acupoint, absorbed by the beetle, and transformed into the power of the invisible rune.

Immediately, Zheng Yi's body disintegrated like gravel, dissipated in the wind, and slowly merged into the heavens and earth without a sound or trace.

During this process, he and the heavens and earth became one, concealing any changes in his form, silently leaving no trace.

"The way of runes truly deserves to be called the foundation of cultivation, containing the profound mysteries of all things' operation..."

Zheng Yi sighed in his heart, experiencing the brilliance of runes for the first time.

In order to accurately test to what extent the "invisible" rune could hide, Zheng Yi even went out and quietly approached the most heavily defended area of the sect's residence. He circled around it without being noticed by anyone, which was unexpectedly effective.

According to Zheng Yi's estimation, the invisible rune could easily deceive ordinary Foundation Building Stage cultivators, but its effectiveness at the Violet Palace level still needed further research.

However, his goal was to ultimately perfect the rune armor system and form a rune body refining formation based on the calculations of the Transcendent Level main god.

The power of individual runes was not within his current consideration.

But the current effect was surprisingly good, and he unexpectedly gained something.

Although the seventy-two Earth Devil spells were considered unorthodox techniques, they had been widely circulated in the Immortal Cultivation World for many years and were even related to the thirty-six Heavenly Demon spells, naturally possessing their own mysteries.

Leaving aside other aspects, just the invisibility ability of this rune allowed ordinary cultivators to have more choices when facing danger, making it easier for them to survive in chaotic and dangerous environments.

When necessary, it could even save lives.

And each of the seventy-two Earth Devil spells led to a different direction, making them unique and peculiar spells.

Zheng Yi even considered whether he should go to a Violet Palace sect like the Nine Yin Temple and test the invisibility ability.

Of course, he wouldn't actually intrude into the sect's residence. He would only probe around the periphery. However, considering the detection capabilities of the general sect's protective formations, intruders would have nowhere to hide, so he ultimately abandoned this idea of testing.

There was no need to provoke Violet Palace cultivators just for a small test.

Of course, Zheng Yi was very satisfied with the final result.

This result once again proved that with the wisdom aura of the Incense World and the transcendent-level calculation and deduction ability of the main god, the rune armor system based on the foundation of the gathering divine method and the sacred armor method could indeed be established.

Moreover, due to the enhancement of the seventy-two Earth Devil spell runes, certain extremely mysterious changes could be evolved.

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(End of this chapter)