I Take Life Seriously 103: The Formidable Demigod (Part 2)

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Zhang Yidao began to set each ring of the trigrams spinning. Inside the eight-sided cylindrical array, the eight rings of trigram symbols were arranged in alternating order: one ring of yang trigrams, followed by one ring of yin trigrams, then yang again, and so forth. Yang trigrams carried positive rotational energy, while yin trigrams contained negative rotational energy. The sum of all the positive and negative energies in the eight-trigram formation always equaled zero, a fundamental law in harmony with the Way of Heaven and Earth. It was said that all things arise from yin and yang, and yin and yang arise from the void.

However, now the formation was infused with a tremendous negative rotational energy from You Yan and the spacetime monster coding. To maintain the total energy balance at zero, in accordance with the Way of Heaven and Earth, the eight-trigram formation had to take action against the two of them.

At that moment, the yang trigrams spun rapidly clockwise, while the yin trigrams rotated counterclockwise at high speed. The mutual generation and restriction between yin and yang kept the formation operating swiftly and stabilized the cylindrical array.

But the center of the eight-trigram cylinder, where You Yan resided, was extraordinarily perilous.

You Yan, positioned there, felt as though he were at the center of a miniature black hole, surrounded by a swirling spatial energy field that twisted and tore at him, the pain growing ever more intense.

He exclaimed in surprise, “I underestimated this formation—I never imagined such a profound secret.”

Yet, despite the danger at the core, You Yan seemed largely unharmed.

One reason was that the spacetime monster coding helped absorb most of the attacks; another was that the unit energies composing his body were incredibly powerful, like a protective membrane safeguarding every atom, rendering his entire body as solid as forged metal.

After a moment, the spacetime monster coding inside You Yan finished its calculations and said, “The sum of energies at these sixty-four focal points is indeed zero. Half of the focal points are dominated by positive rotational energy, the other half by negative. Adding them pairwise yields zero—truly marvelous!”

You Yan was skeptical and asked, “Then why is there still an energy focal point in the center?”

“That’s because you and I suddenly appeared as a factor within the formation. You possess a great deal of negative rotational energy supplied by me, so the formation naturally generates a positive rotational energy focal point to seize you. It tries to absorb our energy through this focal point and convert the absorbed negative energy into positive energy. Once it absorbs half of your energy, it converts half of your energy to positive, restoring the total energy sum to zero.”

“I see! No wonder this energy focal point holds me so tightly.”

“Exactly! But breaking this focal point’s hold on you is quite simple.”

“Oh? How?”

“Give it half of your energy.”

You Yan was horrified and retorted at the spacetime monster coding, “Which side are you on? That’s tantamount to telling me to commit suicide! Besides, even if I give it half my energy, do you think it will let me go? More likely, it will drain its own energy, throw the formation’s energy balance off again, and resume absorbing my energy. This cycle will continue until I’m completely exhausted.”

The spacetime monster coding calmly laughed, “This formation is truly formidable. To break it, you must first give it half your energy. I’ve monitored it: currently, there are thirty-three focal points rich in positive rotational energy, and these points communicate and exchange energy with each other.”

You Yan seemed to understand something.

The coding continued, “Half of your body’s negative rotational energy will be trapped and converted to positive energy at your focal point. This energy will then flow into the other thirty-two positive energy-rich points for information exchange. Doesn’t this give you a chance to infiltrate the formation?”

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Hearing this, You Yan fully comprehended and laughed heartily. Then he said excitedly, “I just need to write a command program, copy it, and implant it into every quantum particle of my body... When I give energy to this focal point, I also send the command program. It will automatically spread to the other thirty-two energy focal points...”

“Exactly!”

Suddenly, You Yan questioned, “Won’t the formation filter out the command program I write?”

“That depends on the insight of the formation’s controller. Based on my calculations, they do not currently have that ability.”

“Hahaha... In that case, I can implant control programs into at least thirty-three energy focal points, then control them and use their energy for myself. What a brilliant strategy!”

After speaking, You Yan excitedly wrote a control program into the energies within his body. Within seconds, it replicated into every quantum particle of his body. Once complete, he began releasing energy.

Sure enough, the moment he gave half his energy to the focal point imprisoning him, he was instantly freed.

Half of his energy converted to positive rotational energy, quickly communicating with the other thirty-two positive energy-rich trigram positions.

Thus, his “virus program” smoothly infiltrated these positive rotational trigram positions. He was hacking them with this virus program, aiming to ultimately control them.

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At this time, Zhang Yidao still naively thought it was his eight-trigram formation working, and that the speed at which half of You Yan’s energy was absorbed was super fast—only three minutes. The result was astonishing.

Zhang Yidao smiled smugly, “I didn’t expect this demigod to come on so fiercely, but actually be so fragile—a beautifully embroidered pillow, all show and no use!”

Zhang Mingjing and the other Taoist team members were also delighted at the outcome. However, the five-dimensional spatial thinking model sensed something unusual and warned Zhang Mingjing, “There’s no reason for the demigod’s energy to be drained so quickly. Normally, it would take one hundred and twenty minutes, but now it’s only three. This discrepancy is terrifying. This situation is definitely abnormal.”

Zhang Mingjing found this suspicious and asked, “Then what do you think is going on?”

The five-dimensional spatial thinking model did not answer immediately—it was still calculating. About three seconds later, it exclaimed in surprise, “There was no resistance at all when his energy was being drained, which is why it only took three minutes.”

“No resistance at all?!” Zhang Mingjing immediately felt uneasy.

At that moment, Zhang Yidao began commanding the eight-trigram formation to discharge energy, preparing to absorb You Yan’s energy after.

But no matter how he operated, the formation could not release a single bit of energy and increasingly disobeyed his commands.

It turned out that half the trigram positions in the formation had already been temporarily hacked by You Yan.

His “virus program” prevented even the slightest energy from flowing out of those half positions, and they obeyed only his commands.

By controlling half the positive rotational energy in the formation, he also effectively controlled the opposite half of the negative rotational energy. Since the eight-trigram formation must obey the conservation law that total energy sums to zero, if positive rotational energy cannot move, neither can the negative.

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Zhang Yidao frantically issued command programs to his own eight-trigram formation, but to no avail.

Zhang Mingjing sensed the anomaly and immediately ordered the Taoist team members to leave their battle positions.

Though they did not understand the reason, sensing Zhang Mingjing’s tense urgency, they did not hesitate and promptly withdrew.

The eight-trigram formation was not completely in You Yan’s hands, but it had temporarily lost functionality under Zhang Yidao’s control. Zhang Yidao even wanted to shut it down, but could not.

Meanwhile, You Yan had only dispersed his energy among thirty-two trigram positions, yet he could freely mobilize and use this energy at will, even summoning more energy from the trigram positions to attack Zhang Mingjing and the others. The Taoist team suddenly became extremely passive.

“What do we do now?” Zhang Mingjing asked the five-dimensional spatial thinking model.

Before it could answer, You Yan commanded the thirty-three controlled trigrams to unleash a fierce attack on Zhang Mingjing, Catherine, Jamiri, and the two pets.

Hundreds of laser beams continuously shot from the trigram positions, relentlessly striking them.

The energy within those trigram positions was abundant, so the firepower never ceased or weakened.

You Yan laughed with satisfaction while attacking, “Hahaha... so exhilarating! I will let this Taoist death squad perish beneath their own weapons.”

Amid the storm of gunfire and lasers, Zhang Mingjing and the others could only helplessly dodge the dense incoming beams. When escape was impossible, they raised energy shields to block some attacks. Overall, they were thoroughly on the defensive.

Zhang Yidao was still trying to regain control of the eight-trigram formation, but it was now operating according to You Yan’s commands. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he could not intervene. Growing anxious, he became even less calm in devising a strategy.

Observing Zhang Yidao’s state, Xiao Nüxia did not want to disturb his thoughts. However, when Zhang Yidao still had no solution, she suddenly had an inspiration and called out loudly and excitedly, “Zhang Yidao, you should induce a ‘burnout’! When you burn out, your consciousness temperature rises, causing your mind to become chaotic. The eight-trigram formation will automatically collapse, and the enemy won’t be able to use it!”

But Zhang Yidao, who had already begun to burn out, found that Xiao Nüxia’s shout made his consciousness suddenly leave the anxious state it had been in, and the burnout ceased. Though he thought her idea made sense, he could no longer bring himself to burn out no matter how he tried.

He muttered bitterly, “Ah! Why do I always become self-aware when I shouldn’t? It’s so frustrating!”

Xiao Nüxia waited for a while, seeing no response, began to worry, then scolded him, “You’re so useless, always dropping the ball at critical moments. You should really practice how to make yourself burn out.”

Unexpectedly, her words struck a nerve in Zhang Yidao’s dark side, making him suddenly angry. He snapped viciously, “You better shut your mouth! Aren’t you annoying enough already?!”

Xiao Nüxia was insulted but refused to back down, retorting, “You’re useless yourself, and you dare to blame me?!”

“Who else would I blame? I was already burning out, and your yelling reminded me and made me aware—so the burnout stopped. You always meddle in my affairs. Because of you, I lose focus and function.”

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