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Chapter 125: Virus Core
Just as the video finished playing and the persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing reached one hundred percent, a mysterious, higher-dimensional power imperceptibly began to modify some of the world's settings.
In an instant, traces of Sun Zhongjing's existence appeared in many places across the entire world. Memories related to this divine physician also surfaced in some people's minds. It was as if this person had always existed, and no one noticed anything amiss.
Even the so-called five great God Kings, like all other mortals, were within the scope of this influence. They didn't notice the slightest thing amiss.
This showed that, from a higher-dimensional perspective, the gods and mortals of this world were still essentially beings of the same class. They had not truly achieved the distinction between god and mortal.
【Role-Playing System — Fabricate a persona. The more people believe in it and generate shock, yearning, fear... all kinds of emotion for this fictional persona, the more this persona will ultimately become real!
Currently Portraying: Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing (100%)
Previously Portrayed: Twin Martial Soul-Ye Cheng, Water Controller-Neptune
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System — 58.4% (Absorption progress is insufficient, possessing only low-level authority. Can arbitrarily ask questions, fabricate and tamper with videos, and set Q&A rewards and punishments. However, cannot obtain Q&A rewards. Only by obtaining 100% ultimate authority can one control everything within the system.)】
"Not bad, not bad."
Looking at the persona progress on the system panel that had been boosted to one hundred percent, Ye Cheng couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. As expected, as long as it didn't involve the god-level, a single live stream was enough to boost a persona to one hundred percent.
The persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing was extremely strange and powerful—far more than a simple doctor.
In Ye Cheng's created backstory, Sun Zhongjing had tasted a hundred herbs, so he understood the uses and medicinal properties of every plant in this world. This included the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's medicine garden, which, according to the persona's backstory, he also recognized. Therefore, when he later tried to obtain that garden of medicinal herbs, he wouldn't have to worry about possessing a treasure trove without knowing how to use it.
Besides this, as a doctor, he naturally also treated illnesses and saved lives. His discerning eyes, which had healed countless people, needed only a single glance—just as in the video—to see if the other party harbored any hidden illnesses. Whether their body was healthy, the state of their life force... no physical secret could be hidden from his eyes. He was the strongest doctor in the world!
Moreover, besides treating illnesses, he could also concoct medicinal potions and refine pills. He could formulate specific body-tempering potions or potions that aided in the cultivation of soul power. He could also refine pills with various miraculous effects, such as the Life-Giving and Deficiency-Mending Pill, the Revitalization Pill, the Youth-Preserving Pill, and the Longevity Pill.
Of course, to refine pills with such heaven-defying effects, it was impossible to use ordinary medicinal herbs. Immortal herbs were needed, as well as materials from certain soul beasts, or even soul bones.
If ordinary medicinal herbs were used, one could at most refine common pills like the Grain-Abstention Pill, Hemostasis Pill, or Soul Power Pill. After all, with the wrong materials, no matter how heaven-defying the persona, it would be impossible to refine gold from coal.
"Come out!"
With a thought, Ye Cheng activated his torso soul bone's ability—External Avatar.
A figure of light separated from his body, eventually transforming into a man without a stitch on. Including Sea God Neptune, he now had two clones.
"Change!"
At Ye Cheng's thought, the image of the clone before him rapidly changed, ultimately transforming into an old man with crane-white hair, a youthful complexion, and a long white beard.
"Fuse!"
His thoughts directed to the panel, he chose to fuse the persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing into this clone.
In an instant, the white-bearded, white-browed old man's hair began to stir without a wind, and a powerful aura burst from his body. A series of blood-red spirit rings appeared, one after another, stopping only at the ninth.
"This will do."
Ye Cheng's main body closed his eyes. Simultaneously, the Neptune clone on Sea God Island also closed his eyes to rest. He focused most of his attention on this newly formed clone.
"What a marvelous feeling..."
Ye Cheng felt a power in this body that was different from soul power—the Power of the Sickness Fiend! The mysteries it contained were as vast as the universe—intricate, complex, and ever-changing. The vast knowledge of pharmacology that flooded his mind, along with a lifetime of medical experience, was a true eye-opener.
The persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing might not be the strongest he had fabricated, but it was definitely the strangest and most knowledgeable. Moreover, knowledge, unlike power and talent, integrated into the clone's mind, which meant it also integrated into his main body's mind.
Thus, Ye Cheng's main body now possessed the same medical skills as Sun Zhongjing, along with his methods of applying poison. Of course, he couldn't use certain techniques that required coordination with the Plague God Physique.
Speaking of the Plague God Physique, this constitution was not as simple as the video made it out to be.
In Ye Cheng's backstory for the persona, Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing was just the initial stage; it could later be upgraded to Plague God-Sun Zhongjing!
And the key to upgrading from Medicine King to Plague God lay in this Plague God Physique.
Actually, the video had left out many mysteries about the Plague God Physique. If someone watched the video and tried to imitate Sun Zhongjing by refining a Plague God Physique, they would absolutely fail. They would be one hundred percent certain to die a sudden death!
Because refining the Plague God Physique wasn't about actively inhaling viruses and then simply overcoming them. The key lay in how to integrate the viruses within the body with one's own soul power, ultimately forming a virus core named 'Plague God.'
This was precisely the origin of the Plague God Physique's name.
If one could not refine the many viruses in their body into a 'Plague God,' then even if that person's luck was heaven-defying enough to survive the dangers of numerous viruses, they would at most become a large-scale source of contamination. They would carry incurable, fatal viruses, and a single drop of saliva would be enough to infect countless people with terrifying plagues. More terrifying than an AIDS patient!
Only by being able to fully control the myriad viruses within one's body, retracting and releasing them with perfect ease, could one be called a Plague God!
For example, Sun Zhongjing, although his body contained extremely terrifying viruses, could perfectly control them without letting a single one leak out.
He could exhale to spread a terrifying plague or raise a hand to withdraw those same viruses back into his body.
Ever-changing, entirely at his will.
If one couldn't even control their own viruses, what kind of Plague God could they claim to be?
And the key to doing all this lay in the 'Plague God' within his body. As long as one could integrate all the viruses in their body to form a unique virus core—the Plague God—thus simplifying the complex, then controlling them would naturally become incredibly simple.
Furthermore, using this virus core to devour new viruses would also greatly reduce the danger.
(end of chapter)
Just as the video finished playing and the persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing reached one hundred percent, a mysterious, higher-dimensional power imperceptibly began to modify some of the world's settings.
In an instant, traces of Sun Zhongjing's existence appeared in many places across the entire world. Memories related to this divine physician also surfaced in some people's minds. It was as if this person had always existed, and no one noticed anything amiss.
Even the so-called five great God Kings, like all other mortals, were within the scope of this influence. They didn't notice the slightest thing amiss.
This showed that, from a higher-dimensional perspective, the gods and mortals of this world were still essentially beings of the same class. They had not truly achieved the distinction between god and mortal.
【Role-Playing System — Fabricate a persona. The more people believe in it and generate shock, yearning, fear... all kinds of emotion for this fictional persona, the more this persona will ultimately become real!
Currently Portraying: Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing (100%)
Previously Portrayed: Twin Martial Soul-Ye Cheng, Water Controller-Neptune
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System — 58.4% (Absorption progress is insufficient, possessing only low-level authority. Can arbitrarily ask questions, fabricate and tamper with videos, and set Q&A rewards and punishments. However, cannot obtain Q&A rewards. Only by obtaining 100% ultimate authority can one control everything within the system.)】
"Not bad, not bad."
Looking at the persona progress on the system panel that had been boosted to one hundred percent, Ye Cheng couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. As expected, as long as it didn't involve the god-level, a single live stream was enough to boost a persona to one hundred percent.
The persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing was extremely strange and powerful—far more than a simple doctor.
In Ye Cheng's created backstory, Sun Zhongjing had tasted a hundred herbs, so he understood the uses and medicinal properties of every plant in this world. This included the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's medicine garden, which, according to the persona's backstory, he also recognized. Therefore, when he later tried to obtain that garden of medicinal herbs, he wouldn't have to worry about possessing a treasure trove without knowing how to use it.
Besides this, as a doctor, he naturally also treated illnesses and saved lives. His discerning eyes, which had healed countless people, needed only a single glance—just as in the video—to see if the other party harbored any hidden illnesses. Whether their body was healthy, the state of their life force... no physical secret could be hidden from his eyes. He was the strongest doctor in the world!
Moreover, besides treating illnesses, he could also concoct medicinal potions and refine pills. He could formulate specific body-tempering potions or potions that aided in the cultivation of soul power. He could also refine pills with various miraculous effects, such as the Life-Giving and Deficiency-Mending Pill, the Revitalization Pill, the Youth-Preserving Pill, and the Longevity Pill.
Of course, to refine pills with such heaven-defying effects, it was impossible to use ordinary medicinal herbs. Immortal herbs were needed, as well as materials from certain soul beasts, or even soul bones.
If ordinary medicinal herbs were used, one could at most refine common pills like the Grain-Abstention Pill, Hemostasis Pill, or Soul Power Pill. After all, with the wrong materials, no matter how heaven-defying the persona, it would be impossible to refine gold from coal.
"Come out!"
With a thought, Ye Cheng activated his torso soul bone's ability—External Avatar.
A figure of light separated from his body, eventually transforming into a man without a stitch on. Including Sea God Neptune, he now had two clones.
"Change!"
At Ye Cheng's thought, the image of the clone before him rapidly changed, ultimately transforming into an old man with crane-white hair, a youthful complexion, and a long white beard.
"Fuse!"
His thoughts directed to the panel, he chose to fuse the persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing into this clone.
In an instant, the white-bearded, white-browed old man's hair began to stir without a wind, and a powerful aura burst from his body. A series of blood-red spirit rings appeared, one after another, stopping only at the ninth.
"This will do."
Ye Cheng's main body closed his eyes. Simultaneously, the Neptune clone on Sea God Island also closed his eyes to rest. He focused most of his attention on this newly formed clone.
"What a marvelous feeling..."
Ye Cheng felt a power in this body that was different from soul power—the Power of the Sickness Fiend! The mysteries it contained were as vast as the universe—intricate, complex, and ever-changing. The vast knowledge of pharmacology that flooded his mind, along with a lifetime of medical experience, was a true eye-opener.
The persona of Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing might not be the strongest he had fabricated, but it was definitely the strangest and most knowledgeable. Moreover, knowledge, unlike power and talent, integrated into the clone's mind, which meant it also integrated into his main body's mind.
Thus, Ye Cheng's main body now possessed the same medical skills as Sun Zhongjing, along with his methods of applying poison. Of course, he couldn't use certain techniques that required coordination with the Plague God Physique.
Speaking of the Plague God Physique, this constitution was not as simple as the video made it out to be.
In Ye Cheng's backstory for the persona, Medicine King-Sun Zhongjing was just the initial stage; it could later be upgraded to Plague God-Sun Zhongjing!
And the key to upgrading from Medicine King to Plague God lay in this Plague God Physique.
Actually, the video had left out many mysteries about the Plague God Physique. If someone watched the video and tried to imitate Sun Zhongjing by refining a Plague God Physique, they would absolutely fail. They would be one hundred percent certain to die a sudden death!
Because refining the Plague God Physique wasn't about actively inhaling viruses and then simply overcoming them. The key lay in how to integrate the viruses within the body with one's own soul power, ultimately forming a virus core named 'Plague God.'
This was precisely the origin of the Plague God Physique's name.
If one could not refine the many viruses in their body into a 'Plague God,' then even if that person's luck was heaven-defying enough to survive the dangers of numerous viruses, they would at most become a large-scale source of contamination. They would carry incurable, fatal viruses, and a single drop of saliva would be enough to infect countless people with terrifying plagues. More terrifying than an AIDS patient!
Only by being able to fully control the myriad viruses within one's body, retracting and releasing them with perfect ease, could one be called a Plague God!
For example, Sun Zhongjing, although his body contained extremely terrifying viruses, could perfectly control them without letting a single one leak out.
He could exhale to spread a terrifying plague or raise a hand to withdraw those same viruses back into his body.
Ever-changing, entirely at his will.
If one couldn't even control their own viruses, what kind of Plague God could they claim to be?
And the key to doing all this lay in the 'Plague God' within his body. As long as one could integrate all the viruses in their body to form a unique virus core—the Plague God—thus simplifying the complex, then controlling them would naturally become incredibly simple.
Furthermore, using this virus core to devour new viruses would also greatly reduce the danger.
(end of chapter)
