One hour later.

Several sealed metal boxes were delivered to the laboratory.

Clang——

The high-torque robotic arm placed these metal boxes on the experiment platform, with each box having a nameplate marked in Chinese characters.

For example, the one on the far left is 'Tier Three Early Stage Demon Beast Thundercloud Tiger'.

The second from the right is 'Tier Three Late Stage Demon Beast Night Sky Wolf', and so on.....

While the nameplate on the last box on the far right boldly read 'Tier Four Early Stage Demon Beast Fire God Crow'.

Indeed.

These metal boxes contain the preserved flesh and blood of beasts of various realms!

After ensuring the stability of the metal boxes, Lin Li used the robotic arm to input a series of codes into the combination lock.

Beep beep beep——

Click——

With the crisp sound of the lock disengaging, the sealed boxes were gradually opened.

A moment later.

The bases inside the boxes rose, and the beast flesh samples appeared before everyone.

The flesh of the lower-level demon beasts on the left looked relatively normal.

They resembled slaughtered pork, red and white intertwined, with tendons clinging and a few bloodstains.

But the piece of Tier Four Demon Beast flesh equivalent to a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator looked entirely different from other beasts:

It was a piece of meat like a ruby, with extremely fine textures, giving off an aesthetic allure.

Upon closer inspection.

One could see a faint hint of gold flashing through it.

This appearance would fetch at least 598 for a plate of ten pieces in a local hotpot restaurant.

After opening the metal boxes, Lin Li introduced Tang Pin, Liu Xiangqian, and others who had newly arrived at the scene:

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are the various beast flesh samples currently stored within the camp.

According to our tests.

As the realm increases, the weight of beast flesh per unit volume also rises accordingly.

For instance, under normal circumstances, a cubic decimeter of non-water-injected beef weighs about two pounds.

However, the flesh of a Tier Three Early Stage Demon Beast of the same volume weighs over twenty pounds.

The mid-Tier Three reaches about thirty-five pounds.

By the time it reaches Tier Four Early Stage, the beast flesh per unit volume weighs more than a hundred pounds."

At the side, Liu Xiangqian nodded calmly:

"This value is not outrageous; it aligns with our expectations or, rather, conforms to biological and physical laws.

After all, once demon beasts reach Tier Three, their speed can approach the speed of sound, and Tier Four can even reach multiple times the speed of sound.

If they didn't have sufficiently dense bones and flesh, they couldn't withstand the corresponding pressures."

Just as Liu Xiangqian mentioned.

The faster a large individual flies, apart from keeping up mentally, their physical conditions must meet standards.

Ancient pterosaur fossils illustrate this well.

Actually, cultivators are no different.

For example, the rabbits had previously conducted data tests on Wei Fan and Patriarch Wei, revealing their weight and bone density exceeding normal levels.

However, compared to demon beasts, cultivators, enhanced by spiritual energy, don't experience extreme weight changes.

A cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm might weigh forty or fifty pounds more than an average person.

Not unlike Er Gen.

As for samples of cultivators above the Core Formation Realm, the rabbits haven't been able to obtain them yet, so related data remains uncollected.

This is why Ma Ning and others were keen even to collect Yang Zhengchu's nasal mucus.

In this context, saying "its waste is more precious than gold" is not merely lip service.

Lin Li then looked at Wang Qiang, instructing:

"Xiao Wang, begin."

Wang Qiang nodded in understanding and then maneuvered the robotic arm to move the Thundercloud Tiger sample to the center of the area.

This Thundercloud Tiger has appeared before, practically an old performer.

It was the tiger-like demon beast killed in the Xiaolianzi Mountain range, from which Wang Qiang and her team dissected the demon crystal from its head.

After the Thundercloud Tiger sample was moved to the center, Wang Qiang looked at Li Yan beside her:

"Senior Sister, inject the marker first."

Li Yan nodded and pressed a silver button.

To observe the internal condition of a substance, marker fluids are certainly a low-cost and efficient choice.

Previously, when Cao Yi broke through to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, the rabbits had injected him with phycoerythrin markers.

Phycoerythrin can undergo harmless enzyme linkage with tyrosine kinase, making it a conventional marker fluid.

However, "harmless" often implies limitations in the testing results.

After all, gain and loss coexist.

But this time was different.

Given the demon beasts' stable post-mortem condition, Wang Qiang and her colleagues confidently used a barium ion marker fluid.

Barium ions differ from the barium meal consumed during hospital x-rays, where barium isn't in ionized form.

Barium ions are highly toxic, akin to the poison 'red-crowned crane' in martial arts novels.

However.

Their testing efficacy surpasses other substances by a tier.

After the barium ions were injected into the demon beast sample, Li Yan pressed another red button.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle——

Flashing electric arcs reached the flesh.

Upon instant contact, a piece of the Thundercloud Tiger flesh quickly swelled.

Then...

Bang——

The entire flesh exploded instantly, turning into a mass of red sludge.

Wang Qiang remained unfazed, though her control over the robotic arm subtly intensified:

"Tier Three Early Stage Demon Beast flesh can't withstand the Thunder Tribulation; barium ions provide no feedback.

Next, prepare to test the Tier Three Mid Stage Demon Beast Purple Feather Earth Scorpion."

Click——

Once again, the robotic arm moved, grasping, and placing.

Inject the marker fluid.

Then.....

Again, boom.

".....Attempt the Tier Three Late Stage Demon Beast Night Sky Wolf."

Upon hearing this term, even Lin Li, sitting in the main seat, grew more solemn.

This beast flesh sample was one of those Lin Ziming and others brought back from Ziqiong City, from a powerful demon beast slain by Yang Zhengchu in his earlier 'sword honing'.

Even among Tier Three Late Stage demon beasts, this Night Sky Wolf was mighty.

According to Yang Zhengchu, it was vaguely nearing the threshold of the Tribulation stage.

If one were to assign it a specific realm, it would imply initial Ninth-Layer Core Formation Realm cultivation.

Ten minutes later.

Boom——

Yet another explosive sound signified another experiment failure.

Even quasi-Tier Four demon beast flesh couldn't withstand it, visibly lowering the lab's morale.

Even Wang Qiang's resolve was wavering.

After all, she was mainly a researcher and far from a seasoned veteran.

She couldn't help but glance at Lin Li, her eyes flickering, asking:

"Teacher, should we continue?"

Lin Li stood up at these words and walked to the side of the operating table from the command platform.

Standing beside Wang Qiang, he spoke with a tone of firmness:

"Continue, why not?

Take a good look at the Night Sky Wolf's flesh; haven't you noticed any issues?"

Wang Qiang appeared momentarily taken aback and turned her head to look.

After a few seconds, she raised her eyebrows in surprise:

"Huh? It seems... the flesh isn't as pulverized as the Thundercloud Tiger.

There appear to be some remaining meat chunks and bone fragments?"

Lin Li took out a ballpoint pen from his chest and tapped it on her head, a rare gesture:

"There's hope; regardless of the experiment's outcome, write me a 700-word reflection."

Unusually, Wang Qiang didn't talk back but gently nodded:

"I understand."

"Good, keep going."

Wang Qiang took a deep breath and turned around.

She moved the robotic arm towards the final Tier Four Demon Beast sample.

Then she looked at Li Yan, her tone resolute:

"Senior Sister, discharge!"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle——

Another cluster of high-energy electric arcs flickered.

Then the heavy Thunder Tribulation descended into the Tier Four beast flesh.

Five seconds....

Twenty seconds....

One minute....

By the third minute.

A small bump suddenly emerged from the Tier Four beast flesh.

Then, after another half minute.

This little bump suddenly burst open, and then.....

A heap of crystalline white, oil-like substance gushed out...

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