Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1535 - 814: Golden Corpse
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Li Shiming had no obligation to jot down notes himself, as his natal magical treasure IBMz15 captured each and every element of the late-stage Golden Corpse refinement procedure straight into the database, enabling instant access and review at any moment.
Additionally, IBMz15 would scrutinize and investigate this information to uncover potential enhancements.
Even with the simultaneous application of three rule imprints on the late-stage Golden Corpse, the combined rule imprints controlled by his five late-stage Golden Corpses surpassed those held by the majority of Great Cultivators.
Nevertheless, this marked merely his initial effort in refining a late-stage Golden Corpse, qualifying as a triumphant trial run. He felt certain that identifying the underlying pattern would enable the creation of far more formidable late-stage Golden Corpses.
Li Shiming persisted in his examinations of the late-stage Golden Corpse, noting that its intelligence proved quite substantial.
Still, owing to a complete absence of everyday knowledge, the late-stage Golden Corpse directed its smarts purely toward battle; beyond the inherent fighting reflexes shared among all Golden Corpses, it further incorporated rule usage.
Equipped with the 'speed rule imprint', 'power rule imprint', and 'defensive rule imprint', the late-stage Golden Corpse gained a subtle infusion of rule strength in velocity, might, and protection during fights, even without intentional activation of the imprints.
Yet in pivotal situations, the late-stage Golden Corpse could deliberately unleash rule power from the imprints to suit the battle's requirements, abruptly amplifying its speed, power, or defense.
Using his soul connection, Li Shiming commanded his natal magical treasure IBMz15 to instill human speech along with fragments of routine life knowledge into a late-stage Golden Corpse.
"Greetings, master!" Upon assimilating this knowledge segment, the late-stage Golden Corpse performed a bow akin to any ordinary Cultivator and spoke to Li Shiming.
"From now on, you'll be called Li Da!" Li Shiming nodded with approval, eyeing the late-stage Golden Corpse he had just designated as Li Da.
"Li Da thanks the master for bestowing the name!" Li Da held his bowed stance and responded.
Regrettably, despite acquiring the essential insights of human Cultivators and managing to mimic them, Li Da missed the sentiments inherent to human Cultivators, resulting in speech that came across as utterly icy.
Thankfully, numerous Cultivators exhibiting that very disposition existed throughout the Cultivation World.
With Cultivators enduring prolonged isolated meditations and many embracing solitary paths, Li Da blended in without drawing suspicion.
Li Shiming proceeded to relay the identical knowledge to the remaining four late-stage Golden Corpses, assigning them the names Li Er, Li San, Li Si, and Li Wu.
Gazing upon the five late-stage Golden Corpses positioned before him much like everyday Cultivators, their words devoid of feeling yet permitting standard exchanges.
Regardless of the angle from which he examined the five late-stage Golden Corpses, something felt off about them, leading him to tap his forehead gently as the explanation hit him.
The five late-stage Golden Corpses had freshly endured heavenly tribulation, which had torn their prior attire to shreds, rendering them entirely bare at that instant.
He mulled it over briefly, then retrieved five simple robes from the soul crystal ring and provided them to the five late-stage Golden Corpses for dressing.
In order to exploit the full potential of these five late-stage Golden Corpses, he began pondering strategies to elevate their battle effectiveness to its peak.
The primary challenge lay in the late-stage Golden Corpses' absence of distant strike capabilities; upon consideration, they could only deploy their fighting strength in close quarters, rendered ineffective against remote targets.
While the 'speed rule imprint' rendered late-stage Golden Corpses blisteringly quick, the adversaries they would confront as Great Cultivators demanded a broader array of combat tactics.
Next came bolstering the close-range striking force of the late-stage Golden Corpses, where claw power boosts lagged far behind the impact of swinging massive weapons.
Thanks to the 'power rule imprint', the late-stage Golden Corpses could wield armaments of outrageously immense weight; such tools, upon mere contact, would overwhelm even protective magical treasures.
Finally, concerning the late-stage Golden Corpses' safeguards, Li Shiming's trials revealed they could nearly endure assaults from the bulk of elite fourth-grade magical treasures.
However, within the Cultivation World, Cultivators' distinctive ability boosts atop the might of elite fourth-grade magical treasures represented the ultimate peril.
For example, Sword Cultivators of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion employed elite fourth-grade flying swords further empowered by 'Reality-breaking Sword Intent', allowing a Great Cultivator's strike to shatter the late-stage Golden Corpses' corporeal barriers without fail.
Outfitting late-stage Golden Corpses with comprehensive armor ensembles might amplify their defensive prowess once more.
Li Shiming stood as an Artifact Refining Master unmatched by any in the Cultivation World, granting him this superior edge alongside ample elite fourth-grade materials to equip all five late-stage Golden Corpses.
To address far-off assaults, he crafted the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow', inspired by Sun-Shooting Sect's foundational 'Sun Shooting Technique', with a focus on the rune that transformed raw strength into devastating force—the mightier the input, the deadlier the arrow's impact.
For up-close warfare, he eyed adapting the forging techniques for Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures to produce enormous hammers.
Fortunately, he retained various superior fourth-grade Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures, acquired from eliminating White Emperor Sect's Great Cultivators and vital members; his intensest rivalries had involved that sect, securing the lion's share of such prizes.
He had once envisioned integrating these Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak', but circumstances had shifted their application.