Sky-cracking Rider

Chapter 1228 1197: Soul Organs

Five seconds later, the death row inmate, twitching and stiffened, suddenly collapsed to the ground. His eyes rolled back, completely lifeless.

This was the end he deserved.

"Dead?"

"Dead, huh!"

"Couldn't last five seconds. That's not good!"

"Well, what a useless guy!"

The scene was filled with comments disregarding human life.

"The source of spiritual power has dissipated, but..." The Heavenly Rank Alchemist, who was operating the Magic Artifact, paused. He pointed to his forehead, near the space between his eyebrows, and said, "Successfully confirmed the location of the spiritual quality gathered, the prefrontal cortex, but the component of the spiritual quality remains unknown."

To accurately define "all things have spirits," we specifically confirmed the term "spiritual quality," but truly verifying the existence of such a thing remains challenging.

The Wisdom Race attracts "spiritual quality," and the prefrontal cortex is the organ most easily sensed.

An Alchemist said with some disappointment, "I thought it was the pineal gland!"

The relationship between the pineal gland and the soul can currently only be glimpsed within the realm of philosophy.

Based on the technological routes of the Cangqiong Star Civilization and Blue Star Civilization, researching the "soul" inevitably involves philosophy. Aside from that, there is no other path or method to utilize, which is also based on the theory that all roads lead to Rome. No matter if it works or not, just start.

"I think it's all correct. If you compare the human brain with a 'Fibonacci sequence' structure, the prefrontal cortex is precisely the entry point, and the endpoint happens to be the pineal gland."

Chen Fei picked up a blackboard and drew a comparative diagram of the human brain and the "Fibonacci sequence" spiral. Then he added a few strokes, marking the existence of "spiritual quality," which, after continuous compression and transformation through the spiral passage, ultimately enters the pineal gland.

The Fibonacci sequence is a unique phenomenon existing in nature, used to compare human organs, also conforming to the logic of the relationship between humans and nature. After all, humans are a part of nature and can't set themselves apart.

The Heavenly Rank Alchemist was stroking his chin, thoughtfully saying, "Then by directly extracting the pineal gland, perhaps we can obtain the components of the soul?"

On Blue Star, philosophy guides science, and scientific discoveries arising out of thin air are all too common, even those dreamt up. Existence is reasonable, and reasonable is correct, which can also be applied to Cangqiong Star.

"It's not that easy. The prefrontal cortex is the entry point. Once it gets damaged, people lose their soul."

Chen Fei suddenly thought of prefrontal lobotomy. This kind of surgery really screws people over!

When the prefrontal cortex is damaged, a person becomes a walking dead. Soul? Originally innately perfect, now with acquired flaws, looking again at the spiral horn shape of the "Fibonacci sequence," centripetal compression becomes outward expansion, wouldn't that mean no soul?

Just like the Biological Combat Weapons of the Sagali Civilization that act instinctually without fear of death, those monsters have no sense of reason, whence comes a soul.

Three souls and seven spirits, three souls for the soul (Heavenly Soul, Main Soul), Awakening Soul (Earth Soul, Visual Soul), Life Soul (Human Soul, Elephant Soul), and the seven spirits are Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, Hatred, Desire. Emotionalization is precisely the characteristic trait of wisdom. Without feelings, they would be no different from stones, with spirit but no soul.

Time to crib from the ancestors again!

Ancient civilizations without historical gaps are indeed the most valuable treasure.

Swipe, swipe, swipe, Chen Fei directly copied the Three Souls and Seven Spirits theory onto the small blackboard. Ancient legends could also be put to use, with quantum entanglement comparing to Tai Chi Diagram, even the old folks could stand up and fight.

The Heavenly Rank Alchemist looked at Chen Fei's richly illustrated blackboard, saying thoughtfully, "Hmm, still need to try a few more things, actively and passively probing simultaneously."

The things Chen Fei wrote and drew were not exactly what he thought, but rather the result of inspiration.

The consensus among everyone now is that "soul" should be somewhere in the brain. It certainly can't be in the internal organs, much less in the bovine or Na Zi.

Having found direction, there are many more methods to consider.

Another alchemist at the scene said, "Divide into three small groups, active probing, passive probing, plus a probing barrier. There should be some traces of spiritual quality gathering and soul dissipating."

However, he looked around, and the alchemists and magicians in the alchemy workshop were not only there because of the royal order, but also out of interest. But the number isn't large, totaling only a dozen or so. If divided into three research groups, it would immediately be stretched thin.

The crowd exchanged glances without speaking, but unanimously pulled out their phones.

Call for backup!

Under the banner of the Silan Royal Family, plus the royal wealth and Blue Star Civilization's technology support, with such good research conditions, would it not be a pity not to produce something?

The magical civilization appearing with such technological creations as mobile phones, the scene can also easily lead to distraction.

This is the result of the two civilizations carrying out large-scale exchanges with each other, introducing each other's technological advantages. Cangqiong Star not only has mobile phones, but also various industrial products such as the internet, television, satellites, and vehicles. Similarly, Blue Star has mages, warriors, and magical beasts, who clock in and out of work like ordinary people. Occasionally, expensive alchemical creations appear in the market.

The people of the two civilized planets are long accustomed to this.

The sound of conversations on mobile phones rises and falls.

A death row convict who died unexpectedly was dragged away, and the traces of excrement and urine left on the scene were carefully cleaned up by spells. A breeze swept through, eliminating the strange smells.

The next death row convict is already on standby. In order to yield research results, a few more human lives might need to be sacrificed.

The female Metallic Dragon, Yilan, who had been observing the research process the entire time, suddenly asked, "Chen Fei, the Dragon Soul of a giant dragon gathers at the Heart Core. The Dragon Soul should be the same thing as what you call a soul, right?"

"Yilan, do you think that by researching the Giant Dragon Heart Core, you can detect the Dragon Soul adhering to it?"

Chen Fei immediately guessed the other's thought.

If no accidents occur, after a giant dragon's death, the Heart Core and even the Dragon Crystal will return to Sky Dragon City. To this day, Sky Dragon City has collected many Giant Dragon Heart Cores and Dragon Crystals.

As a long-lived species, the accumulated wisdom of the Dragon Clan is enough to turn into high-quality souls.

"Uh, more or less what I mean!"

Yilan also wanted to help, at worst by stealing a Dragon Crystal from Sky Dragon City.

Hmm, very Metallic Dragon!

"Then let's make an inference, if you put a Metallic Dragon's Dragon Crystal into a pile of metal, can this Metallic Dragon be resurrected?"

Chen Fei didn't directly deny Yilan's idea but used a logical deduction method to argue its feasibility.

He wasn't speaking casually but knew the real answer.

"Is it possible?"

A Heavenly Rank Alchemist put down his phone and looked at Chen Fei in shock.

Despite being an industry bigwig of Alchemist level, he had never encountered a Metallic Giant Dragon Heart Core, nor such very rare and easily fatal treasures like the Dragon Crystal.

Even the Silan Royal Family dares not casually possess such sensitive items. Even if the current Dragon King is easygoing, pretending not to see, what about the next Dragon King, the one after that? Eventually, someone will be pushed out to bear the consequences. To dare to contest with Sky Dragon City over the final relics of giant dragons is no different than provoking the entire Dragon Race.

"Never tried! How about I give it a go?"

Yilan immediately became eager to try; she currently has the Heart Core of a Metallic Dragon!

"Foolish!"

Chen Fei walked up and punched her on the head, emitting a heavy thud.

When withdrawing his hand, the surface of his skin was left with white marks by the sharp Dragon Scales. If it were someone else, their hand would likely be torn to shreds, no longer retaining its shape.

In the Alchemy Workshop, everyone simultaneously took a sharp breath.

To openly beat the Dragon of Slaughter, even if it's a young dragon, this is a path to death!

"Is it not possible?"

Yilan tilted her head, the fragmented golden Dragon Eyes filled with confusion and ignorance. She had read many books and even used the "Heritage Module" of the Metallic Dragons to directly input digitized data, yet there was never information on the Metallic Giants Heart Core.

Indeed, there wouldn't be such information. Publicly available Metallic Heart Cores would be reclaimed by Sky Dragon City for collection or making Divine weapons. The Heart Cores acquired by Dragon Hunters through assassination are also immediately used to create Divine weapons, with very few dedicatedly researching them.

After all, the Metallic Giant Dragon Heart Core is extremely hot to handle; if not processed quickly (consumed), it easily invites trouble, significant trouble.

"Of course not! Once the Heart Core leaves the body, the Dragon Soul will instantly dissipate."

Chen Fei had already tested this and thus knew the correct answer precisely.

The core of the "planetary-level compute node" is a Dragon Crystal of the Metallic Dragons; if Osythius could be resurrected, the "planetary-level compute node" wouldn't even appear.

The hasty impulsiveness of Yilan is a path to demise, hmm, it is also typical behavior of the Metallic Dragon Race.

In the historical records of Cangqiong Star, most Metallic Dragons bring about their own demise. Very few survive to die naturally, and cases of being killed by Dragon Hunters are even rarer, as the chances of counter-killing are greater, and Metallic Dragons enjoy hunting Dragon Hunters.