This killing move was originally refined based on his foundation. Moreover, over the past few days, under Mo Yao's guidance, Fang Yuan's attainment in the Refinement Path had deepened, and his horizons had broadened far beyond before.
Thus, his understanding of the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King was thoroughly clear and complete.
At this moment, when he saw the perfected killing move, without testing he knew it was already extremely perfected.
Mo Yao had cut down many auxiliary Gu from the original foundation, leaving the core and six pillar Gu unchanged, and added a few auxiliary Gu.
Perceiving the subtlety within, Fang Yuan repeatedly praised.
Inside his mind, Mo Yao's will introduced, "This is also thanks to the Heart Gu from Pan and Chang. With their detailed experiences and insights, I was able to refine it to this extent. This killing move has been perfected to the extreme; as long as it doesn't exceed the time of one incense stick, no matter how frequently it is activated, it will not accumulate corpse qi in the body and produce corpse spots."
Fang Yuan nodded, knowing Mo Yao was not lying.
This killing move was indeed perfected to the extreme, and within this line of thought, it had been done to the utmost. Unless immortal Gu were added in the future or the core Gu was replaced.
But adding immortal Gu would inevitably break the original system, requiring a complete reorganization, utterly changing everything — as they say, one hair moves the whole body.
If the core Gu was replaced, it would be equivalent to changing the entire line of thinking. Change the thinking, and the whole killing move would become unrecognizable. After reconstruction, it would more be a new killing move than the "Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King".
All things considered, whether the core Gu, pillar Gu, or auxiliary Gu of the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King, all had been taken to the extreme and matched perfectly. There was nothing left to modify.
Although there was still a side effect — exceeding the time of one incense stick would cause corpse qi to damage the Gu master's body. If exceeded for too long, it could even turn the Gu master completely into a zombie.
But this was caused by improper use by the Gu master. It could be completely avoided. Because no matter how many times it was used, corpse spots would not accumulate. The Gu master could activate it frequently to achieve the effect of a long-lasting activation.
However, Fang Yuan was still somewhat dissatisfied with such a huge achievement.
"Do you have any other ideas to perfect the killing move? I, a grandmaster, am all ears." Mo Yao let out a faint cold smile.
"At this stage, the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King is the ultimate, with no room for improvement. But there is still one point that dissatisfies me — the side effect of this killing move." Fang Yuan said.
"After perfection, the current Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King has doubled in power and lasts up to one incense stick. Enough for you to handle any challenge in the mortal world. What are you still dissatisfied with? You should know, any killing move is a combination of Gu insects, and as long as it's use of Gu, there will be drawbacks. Side effects are unavoidable, only some are severe, some are mild. This strength-type killing move ranks among the top five in power in my memory. Kid, don't be a snake trying to swallow an elephant." Mo Yao lectured.
Fang Yuan snorted coldly.
His imaginary enemy was exactly Gu Immortals, beings that transcend the mortal world!
With the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King, Fang Yuan could even abandon the Slave Path and still dominate the mortal realm. But it was far from enough to deal with Gu Immortals.
Fighting an immortal as a mortal — this goal was too arrogant, too shocking. Fang Yuan disdained it and couldn't conveniently inform Mo Yao.
So he immediately continued, "Forewarned is forearmed. What if one day, under special circumstances, I overuse the killing move and become a zombie? I also know that the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King killing move cannot be further improved. Next, I need to solve this side effect."
Only then did Mo Yao understand Fang Yuan's meaning, and she fell silent.
Fang Yuan was young and successful; Mo Yao had not expected him to have such a cautious side. Frankly, this made Mo Yao look at Fang Yuan with some admiration —
"This kid has talent, resources, opportunities, and a tenacious character that can bend and stretch. On one hand, he is bold and aggressive; on the other hand, he is steady and prudent, considering everything thoroughly. This kid will one day make a name for himself throughout the world."
The silence was brief; soon, Mo Yao deliberated, "To solve this side effect is somewhat troublesome. The Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King is not an ordinary zombie. The corpse qi is extremely dense; once a Gu master transforms, they can't even use the Yin-Yang Turn Gu!"
"You, a Refinement Path grandmaster, can't handle it either?" Fang Yuan didn't believe.
Mo Yao wasn't provoked by Fang Yuan's taunt, and her tone remained calm, "I need a fifth-turn Gu master, completely transformed into the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King, and then conduct experiments on him (her). I need this experimenter's full cooperation, constantly monitoring his (her) state: physical, emotional, experiences, insights... These are all important reference information."
Mo Yao didn't want to think deeply and overconsume herself. She used the same old trick, intending to replace deep thought and difficult deduction with experiments on living people.
Fang Yuan frowned, "A fifth-turn Gu master? And full cooperation?"
"Exactly, preferably willing. Because using Slave Gu etc. to control him (her) would interfere with proper emotional expression and destroy the necessary experiences and feelings of becoming a zombie."
That was difficult!
If Fang Yuan wanted to solve the problem of the Six-armed Heavenly Corpse King's side effect, he needed to find a fifth-turn Gu master who was willing, obedient to Fang Yuan, and ready to risk life and cultivation to fully cooperate in the entire experiment.
Where could Fang Yuan find such a person?!
Three days later.
Central room.