118: The Secret of Man-Ship Integration

“I probed Overturning Sea King about the secret method of Body Integration for warships, and he was very resistant to exposing this secret method to us.

To avoid affecting our cooperation, I didn't push too hard. If Junior Brother has a way, that would certainly be best.

Regarding the materials, Overturning Sea King promised to be fully responsible. Junior Brother, make a list of the materials you need, and I will go to Overturning Sea King to request them.”

Qin Yue saw that Senior Brother Shi had agreed to his suggestion, knowing that this matter had been approved by the three of them, because Senior Brother Bai, that Cultivation fanatic, was already cultivating with his eyes closed.

Qin Yue knew that if he couldn't obtain the secret method of Human-Warship Body Integration through Overturning Sea King, the best way would be to study it by disassembling Overturning Sea King's warship.

Without further delay, that very night, Qin Yue stealthily left the room arranged by Overturning Sea King and went straight to the dock.

However, to Qin Yue's disappointment, Overturning Sea King's warship was not there; it seemed to have been moved to another location.

But this couldn't stump Qin Yue. He activated Super-Sense Mode fully, slowly sensing along the coastline, and it didn't take long before he found Overturning Sea King's hidden dry dock.

This dry dock was a space carved out of a volcanic rock wall, completely hidden from the outside by a natural maze formed by reefs.

However, this couldn't fool Qin Yue, whose method of detection uses vibration as a means of perception. After finding the dry dock, Qin Yue immediately activated Shadow Step, becoming invisible, and entered Overturning Sea King's warship.

All key areas of the warship were filled with patrols, but due to the difference in Realm, these patrols were completely oblivious as Qin Yue passed, feeling no abnormalities.

Qin Yue didn't go deep into the ship. He found a convenient room to hide in, activated Super-Sense Mode fully, covering Overturning Sea King's entire warship.

In an instant, all the details of Overturning Sea King's warship appeared in Qin Yue's mind.

This warship was a standard Human Race warship; on the surface, there was nothing particularly special about it.

Qin Yue frowned slightly. The more ordinary it appeared on the surface, the more it indicated that Overturning Sea King had hidden the key to “Human-Warship Body Integration” extremely deeply.

He didn't rush to move, but instead let Super-Sense Mode probe down along the warship's framework, like a dense spider web enveloping every pipeline and every cabin.

Suddenly, an extremely faint abnormal vibration entered Qin Yue's perception. That vibration was unlike the normal vibrations Qin Yue had felt since coming to this world; instead, it resembled the roar of an engine from his previous life.

Qin Yue carefully investigated along the trajectory of this vibration and soon found a machine, clearly out of place for this world's style, at the very core of the warship's Dragon keel, wrapped in three layers of thickened wood panels and metal disguised as ordinary load-bearing pillars.

He quietly got up, using the stealth effect of Shadow Step, bypassing the patrol routes, and approached the Dragon keel.

The deeper he went into the warship, the more a faint fluctuation permeated the air. The fluctuation was very subtle, imperceptible to ordinary people.

But Qin Yue's sensitivity to vibrations far exceeded that of ordinary people, and he immediately captured it—the frequency of this fluctuation subtly echoed the Qi he had felt from Overturning Sea King.

Upon reaching the outside of the Dragon keel cabin, Qin Yue did not force his way in. Instead, he pressed against the cabin wall, closed his eyes, and focused his Super-Sense entirely on that abnormal vibration.

Soon, a complex mechanical structure clearly emerged in his mind.

This structure was very complex, and Qin Yue couldn't understand it at all, but that didn't matter; Qin Yue had already captured the key secret within this structure.

Although this mechanical structure was complex, it had thirty-six clear nodes, and each node was inlaid with a fist-sized transparent gem.

Qin Yue sensed the Qi of these gems and discovered that these transparent gems were actually the demonic energy crystals of various Vicious Beasts.

Like demons, these Vicious Beasts, after Breaking Through to the Great Demon Realm, would condense an energy crystal in their minds or a certain part of their bodies. Demon crystals are generally called Demon Cores. Although the crystals of these Vicious Beasts are different from Demon Cores, Qin Yue, after discovering them, had no other name for them, so he simply called them demonic energy crystals.

“It seems the key to this secret method lies in this mechanical structure and the demonic energy crystals.”

Qin Yue's heart filled with joy. Just as he was about to study the mechanical structure more closely, he suddenly heard footsteps from outside the cabin.

These footsteps were not the heavy strides of ordinary patrols, but Overturning Sea King's unique, slightly oppressive soft sound.

Qin Yue immediately reined in his Qi, hid in a dark corner piled with mechanical parts, and maximized the stealth effect of Shadow Step.

The next second, the cabin door was pushed open, and Overturning Sea King walked in, holding a demonic energy crystal similar to the array eye crystal.

He scanned his surroundings warily, muttering to himself, “I always feel like there's a pair of eyes watching… Am I imagining things?”

Overturning Sea King walked to the Dragon keel, raised his hand, and pressed the demonic energy crystal onto a mechanical node. As Overturning Sea King's Blood Qi circulated, the demonic energy crystal emitted a faint glow, and the mechanical roar immediately sounded.

The entire machine began to operate. Qin Yue could feel the fluctuations emitted by the machine resonating with Overturning Sea King, enhancing the strength of the Blood Qi on Overturning Sea King's body.

Qin Yue held his breath, using Super-Sense Mode to carefully observe the trajectory of the internal parts as the machine operated. In a trance, Qin Yue seemed to see the traces of his own Protective Aura running through the thirty-six acupuncture points inside his body.

So that's how it is!

This machine is simulating the Blood Qi circulation map inside the human body!

Who knows which Genius, in this Martial Artist world, could actually reverse-engineer a method of Cultivation using machinery to replace the human body.

But Qin Yue couldn't understand. Wouldn't it be better for him to put this energy into his own Cultivation?

Although Qin Yue was puzzled, he was very impressed.

He could only use the Visualization Technique in his Sea of Consciousness to visualize the parts of these machines, forcibly memorizing this mechanical structure to see if he could go back and replicate this great invention.

Soon, Overturning Sea King used a new demonic energy crystal to replace the original, slightly cracked one.

After Overturning Sea King left, the machine went into hibernation. Since Qin Yue had already memorized all the rotating parts when the machine was running, he didn't linger any longer and quietly exited the dry dock along the same path.

When he returned to his room, it was still dark. He immediately took out paper and pen, drawing the models from his Visualization Technique onto sheets of parchment.

By the time all the mechanical structures were copied, an entire day and night had passed.

Looking at the stack of mechanical blueprints in front of him, a smile played on Qin Yue's lips: “With these, even without Overturning Sea King's Legacy, I can decipher the secret of Human-Warship Body Integration.”

When Qin Yue emerged from the room, he found Senior Brother Bai sitting cross-legged at the entrance.

He knew without thinking that his two Senior Brothers must have seen that he had made progress and didn't want to disturb him, so Senior Brother Bai was guarding his door, acting as his Protector.

“Senior Brother Bai, you've worked hard. Junior Brother has already clearly investigated the secret of Overturning Sea King's Human-Warship Body Integration. Next, Junior Brother will continue to modify the warship.

I will have to trouble both Senior Brothers to continue dealing with Overturning Sea King. Once Junior Brother finishes modifying the warship, I will certainly thank both Senior Brothers properly.”

Senior Brother Bai waved his hand, said nothing to decline Qin Yue's words, and directly turned and returned to his room to continue Cultivating.