Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 723: Avatar Transformation Part 1 (Request for Subscription)

"Is this really going to work?" Having his body occupied by Jun Zhao once again, Pei Yan, curled up inside, watched her continuously infusing her source energy into the energy body of Li Songtao in front of him and said worriedly.

"Why wouldn't it work! Now you are the owner of this world, which makes you his master! According to the mirror's latent replication trait, this energy body of Li Songtao retains its original owner's abilities and can replicate your abilities as his master. But since you haven't been interacting with him long enough to influence him, to speed up the process, we must inject your essence into his body. Additionally, with my refinement and sublimation, it will integrate perfectly." After explaining, Jun Zhao, dissatisfied with Pei Yan daring to question her abilities, added a sarcastic comment.

Having interacted with Pei Yan for some time, she already knew his temperament. Although Jun Zhao's age, experience, and strength far exceeded her own, betrayal and long-term imprisonment made her eccentric and desirous of recognition. Thus, Pei Yan immediately put on a flattering smile, apologized, and praised her abilities. With her vanity once again satisfied, Jun Zhao cursed Pei Yan for being slick while speeding up her work without pause.

It was unclear how much time passed until the origin in Pei Yan's body was depleted again and again. Using reserve energy fragments, he replenished his strength three times, finally bringing the refinement work to a temporary halt.

Regaining control of his body, Pei Yan ignored the exhaustion overwhelming him and circled around the energy body three times. Feeling the terrifying abundance of energy within it, identical to his own, he rubbed his hands together excitedly and asked, "Is that it?"

"It's just the beginning. No one understands energy body beings more than our original selves do. Right now, it's only step one. To make him closer to perfection, we still need to find your Elder Lin, who is an expert in meridian abilities. He can help me outline a circulation of meridian flow within this energy body. This way, even after battle, he can absorb the surrounding source energy to recover on his own without needing such strenuous energy injections each time." As soon as Jun Zhao's slightly tired voice fell, Pei Yan darted out of the parallel space and quickly returned with Elder Lin, who was still unclear about what was happening.

After explaining the situation to Elder Lin in detail, he snapped out of the shock from seeing Li Songtao's energy body. After personally examining the energy body's condition, he stated that the plan could only be completed with Jun Zhao's assistance. Without further ado, Pei Yan relinquished control of his body, allowing Jun Zhao to direct Elder Lin, who personally manipulated the two as they collaborated in reconstructing the energy body.

Time passed painfully, second by second, until four hours later, this modification process, akin to a surgical operation, concluded with a long exhalation from both of them. Looking at Elder Lin, the seventy-year-old man standing with his hands on his hips, utterly exhausted, Pei Yan, who had troubled him multiple times, was filled with gratitude. Hurriedly, Pei Yan conjured a chair and helped him sit down. While rubbing his sore shoulders, Elder Lin, satisfied, said as he gazed at the energy body, "Ah, this transformation not only helped you but also benefited me greatly. Building a new meridian system in an energy body from scratch gave me a new layer of understanding and insight into my abilities. After finishing the work here, I want to go back and reflect deeply. Pei Yan, don't hover around me. Go check if there are any improvements needed on this energy body."

"Oh, all right!" Pei Yan said, moving to the energy body and stretching out a finger. The energy body mimicked his action, extending a finger as well. At the moment when the fingertips touched, a strange feeling arose within Pei Yan. The identical source energy allowed it to circulate unimpeded within both their bodies. With each circulation, Pei Yan could distinctly feel the resonance between him and the energy body growing stronger. After dozens of cycles, only then did Pei Yan reluctantly withdraw his finger, staring at the energy body, and exclaimed in admiration, "Perfect, absolutely perfect, it's just like another me, but..."

"But what?" Seeing he was about to speak but hesitated, Elder Lin hurriedly asked.

Pei Yan stepped forward and performed several movements in front of the energy body, watching with regret as it woodenly mimicked his actions and said, "It's just that it has almost no intelligence. Its response is worse than a child's. How can it be sent into battle like this?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Lin stood and circled the energy body twice, shook his head, and said helplessly, "That's true, but I am powerless in that regard. If we cannot solve this issue, it would be a waste of such a fine puppet."

"Ah, that's why I said you're an idiot!" At this moment, Jun Zhao's mocking voice rang in Pei Yan's mind: "It's understandable that Old Man Lin can't think of a solution since he's unfamiliar with your abilities, but you not being able to think of one means you're just dumb."

Upon hearing Jun Zhao's words, Pei Yan slapped his head in realization and said, "You mean artificial intelligence! Is that possible?"

"Of course, it is. If it were anyone else, it would take years to cultivate a consciousness, but you're different. This energy body is your replica, and your abilities can operate perfectly within it. As long as you separate that thing in your head and introduce it into the energy body to control it, it can have self-awareness. It's ridiculous that I have to teach you such a simple thing!"

"Yes, yes, you're right. This is a classic case of being unable to see the forest for the trees. How could I not think of it?" In his extreme excitement, Pei Yan completely ignored Jun Zhao's ridicule, impatiently extending his hand to the energy body and shouting, "Mechanization, Heaven's work through human substitution!"

With these words, Pei Yan's entire body immediately completed mechanization. Subsequently, the vast materials stored within his mechanical body were continuously injected into the energy body in front of him. After more than ten minutes, a mechanical body identical to Pei Yan gradually took shape within the energy body with the injection of materials. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Suzi, can you construct a new artificial intelligence within this energy body?" Pei Yan continued to integrate materials into his new avatar while commanding in his mind.

"Yes, Master. As long as you inject the necessary equipment for this mechanical body, I can initiate the intelligent program within it. Please rest assured, the materials stored within you should be sufficient to complete the construction of this mechanical avatar." Suzi's gentle voice responded patiently.

"Excellent!"

Another half-hour later, Pei Yan, swaying from exhaustion, plopped down on the ground. Looking at the avatar created by depleting half of his reserves and painstaking effort, he excitingly squeezed out two words from his mouth.

"Activate!"