Chapter 1017: The Tenfold Dissociation Disc
"I can imagine. After all, when a cultivator practices the new method, the resources of heaven and earth become one with them, inseparable. To have that extracted again would be no different from being shattered and torn apart," Li Fan stated coldly.
"This Dharma Transmitter Zheng is truly a rare talent. If I get the chance, I'd very much like to meet him," Li Fan sneered.
Mo Rubin shook his head. "His suggestion was rejected, and in a fit of anger, Zheng returned to his own small world. He's refusing to see anyone. I'm afraid there won't be an opportunity anytime soon. Perhaps we can make one final plan before we leave."
Li Fan nodded in agreement.
With that amusing anecdote concluded, Li Fan returned to the Spirit Wood Realm with the nine Dissociation Discs.
Deep within his underground chamber, Li Fan meticulously laid down another layer of protective formations.
Only then did he take out the nine newly born Dissociation Discs and place them before him.
No longer suppressing the ravenous desire pulsing from his sea of consciousness, the Final Dissociation Disc shot out. It was like a starved beast, its gaze glowing red as it stared intently at its "selves" from this world.
Had it not been for Li Fan's control, the Final Dissociation Disc would have likely succumbed to its instincts and devoured the nine discs in an instant.
Should he let the Final Dissociation Disc devour the nine unmerged discs one by one? Or should he wait until they had unified into a single, complete disc before the final consumption?
The answer was obvious.
With immense willpower, Li Fan restrained the Final Dissociation Disc.
Then, he began to manipulate and push the nine discs toward fusion.
The fusion of the nine was, at its core, a battle for survival: the weak would perish, and the strong would remain.
For Li Fan, who had personally witnessed the nine-disc unification and now possessed formation knowledge far beyond this era, the task was laughably simple.
He casually selected one of the nine to be the lucky one, pulling it into his palm. Then, with a light flick of his finger, the Final Dissociation Disc hovering above shot out a beam of white light.
The constantly shifting information within the light represented countless formations that the Dissociation Discs of this time had yet to record.
Formations that a disc would normally have needed a vast amount of time to learn and deduce on its own.
Now, all of it was being crudely stuffed into this newborn disc by Li Fan.
It was the very definition of forcing growth.
As the newborn disc absorbed an ever-increasing number of formations, its outer glow brightened to a degree that was visible to the naked eye.
The remaining eight discs, meanwhile, seemed to sense the impending crisis.
They were forced to push their own deduction speeds to their absolute limits.
But how could they possibly compare to the lucky one, who was reaping rewards without effort?
In less time than it takes to drink a cup of tea, the first Dissociation Disc was eliminated.
After devouring its companion, the lucky one grew even more powerful.
Its speed of accepting the influx of knowledge quickened as well.
The pace at which it consumed the other newborn discs continued to accelerate.
Finally...
A few hours later, the final winner emerged.
The complete Dissociation Disc of this world had come into being.
Li Fan did not immediately have it devoured. Instead, like a patient gourmand, he followed the same procedure as before, tempering the newly completed disc with Source Power.
Once all preparations were complete, he finally released his suppression of the Final Dissociation Disc.
And so, the "lucky one" that had just emerged victorious from a life-and-death struggle against its brethren fell, in an instant, into the jaws of the mastermind behind it all.
Li Fan could almost hear a faint chewing sound.
He could also almost hear the indignant and furious wails of the newborn disc.
But the fusion of the two was already destined.
As if returning to a state of primal simplicity, shedding all artifice, the once-shining Final Dissociation Disc's light slowly receded as it continuously absorbed the newborn entity.
It began to resemble an ancient object, ground from stone.
Utterly unremarkable.
Although the process of deducing formations had been interrupted by the fusion, Li Fan, as the master of the Final Dissociation Disc, could clearly feel an unimaginable transformation taking place within it.
A world-altering change in the blink of an eye.
As the Final Dissociation Disc ascended, a mysterious ripple descended upon the world.
The scene was remarkably similar to when the Spirit Wood Realm had been upgraded; the entire world began to tremble faintly.
The creatures living in the Spirit Wood Realm all sensed it in their hearts, knowing that something extraordinary was happening.
However, due to Li Fan's deliberate concealment, they could not pinpoint the source of the disturbance.
The transformation continued.
Upon its stone-like surface, a series of profound and mysterious patterns began to form spontaneously.
Before Li Fan could get a clear look, they retreated into its interior, vanishing from sight.
Bolstered by these innate patterns, the faint aura emanating from the Final Dissociation Disc grew even more exceptional.
In the sky above the Spirit Wood Realm, a void inexplicably tore itself open.
It was as if something was descending from beyond the void.
Li Fan looked up, his heart filled with anticipation.
However, to his surprise...
The void lingered for quite some time, yet the change he awaited never came.
And the Final Dissociation Disc seemed to be hovering just short of the highest peak, only a final step away from reaching the summit.
But something intangible seemed to be obstructing it, as if an invisible barrier stood in its path.
The aura of the Final Dissociation Disc surged relentlessly, but in the end, it failed to complete its ultimate transformation.
After reaching its zenith, it began to wane.
The void in the center of the Spirit Wood Realm's sky gradually shrank with the passing of time.
And eventually vanished completely.
The various phenomena surrounding the Final Dissociation Disc also subsided entirely.
Li Fan held the new Final Dissociation Disc in his hand, lost in thought.
"Something is missing."
"It seems the severing of the Immortal Road affects even pure artifacts."
He soothed the feelings of unwillingness that occasionally pulsed from the disc. Once it finally accepted this helpless reality, Li Fan began to test the sublimated artifact.
Although it had failed to transform into an immortal-grade artifact, its efficiency in deducing formations could no longer be compared to what it was before!
The most remarkable change was that its speed in analyzing the Myriad Spirits Return to Number Array had increased by severalfold.
It was even capable of performing its own deductions while simultaneously analyzing the array.
Furthermore, it had enough spare capacity to continue its previous task of deducing a way to break the Dharma Spreading Heavenly Venerate's restrictions!
Even more terrifying, Li Fan keenly sensed that this was not the new Final Dissociation Disc operating at full capacity!
It still had power to spare!
Li Fan estimated that after devouring its other self, the Final Dissociation Disc's overall deductive efficiency had swelled by more than tenfold!
"This..."
It had not ascended to the level of an immortal artifact, but Li Fan was confident that the current Final Dissociation Disc stood at the absolute pinnacle of mortal creations.
In terms of pure formation deduction ability, it was likely already on par with some immortal artifacts!
The results were so astounding, they had far exceeded his wildest expectations!
"So, a fusion with myself brings an effect far greater than the sum of its parts..."
Li Fan immediately sank into deep thought.
(End of Chapter)
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