The Medallion novel Chapter 139

Rocky was one of the best gene scientists in the world, and there was no denying that. Despite his level of expertise, developing a method to control two spirit-manipulated beasts simultaneously remained to be a difficult task. No spirit manipulator had the ability to control two beasts at the same time, at least, that was what Rocky knew.

The relationship between a spirit manipulator and a spirit-manipulated beast was like of a key and a lock's. They just simply fit together. When the blood of the spirit manipulator entered a spirit-manipulated beast, a unique spiritual bond between the two was formed. The spiritual power-filled blood was used by the beast to lock on its master, as if to imprint. This master-beast relationship was so strong; it would only be broken if one of them were to die. They were bound so tightly they could feel whatever the other was sensing. This mutual perception enabled them to locate each other no matter the distance between them.

According to the Beast Encyclopedia, the reason behind the strength of the bond between the spirit manipulator and the spirit-manipulated beast was the beast itself. Their unique connection empowered the beast. Hence, the stronger their connection was, the more powerful the beast grew. If the spirit manipulator held the same power as the spirit-manipulated beast, the pair could perform Spirit Possession.

Rocky knew how powerful Spirit Possession was. He witnessed in the Dragon Birth Festival how this process could heighten the ability of the spirit manipulator. During Spirit Possession, the spirit manipulator was given the chance to improve their strength by merging theirs with the spirit-manipulated beast's. With this, they could double their power. Once it was done, they would have fused together as a single unit.

A powerful beast could give a spirit manipulator more benefits than a weak one. In essence, the more powerful a spirit-manipulated beast was, the more it could give to its spirit manipulator. It was usually one spirit manipulator to one spirit-manipulated beast. An additional beast was a liability, and offered no additional benefits. Instead of providing more strength to the spirit manipulator, an extra spirit-manipulated beast could only bring chaos to its master. Keeping two beasts under control was something beyond a sole spirit manipulator. Given that, no one ever tried owning more than a single beast.

Currently, Rocky and Uriah were almost at the same level of power. Uriah's capabilities were of the second grade of three stars. Its power was at par with the spirit manipulator at the first grade of the Earthly Stage. Rocky was just at this level. Had Uriah leveled up even in the slightest, its abilities might have bumped it up into the Heavenly Stage and Rocky would not be able to control Uriah by then.

The unwritten contract spirit manipulators and spirit-manipulated beasts had between them stated that the latter was to remain less powerful than its owner. It existed as part of their spiritual bond. Spirit-manipulated beasts could only evolve if its owner was strong enough to control them in their more powerful state. Otherwise, the beast would have to remain weak. Hence, a weak spirit manipulator's beast would remain weak unless the master got stronger.

Due to these inhibitions, a single spirit manipulator's power was allowed to possess only one spirit-manipulated beast.

Rocky's idea was unrealistic and to believe in it was simply delusional. It was simply impossible.

However, Rocky came from the modern world. Apparently, the modern world was conducting a research on manipulating the genes of powerful species. With their modified genetic codes, the new genetically modified beasts possessed stronger power. In turn, they were harder to be trained. In response to the hardships that came with the more powerful beasts, researchers developed a technology that would make them behave as they were told. They invented an advanced spirit-controlling device. The device worked wonderfully in keeping them tamed. However, this hindered the beast's full potential to be completely unleashed. Rocky was aware of all of this. He started researching ways to tame the genetic beasts and have them serve for humans.

The power of the genetic beasts was something humans had never seen before. They harbored so much strength, and that made controlling them almost impossible. People came up with an idea of making the genetic beasts believe they were weaker than humans. They controlled their thoughts and convinced the beasts to follow them. They managed to sway the beasts' minds by injecting their thoughts into the beasts' heads, like what happened in spirit bonds. However, with the thought of them being weaker than humans, the growth of the genetic beasts' power was limited.

Rocky developed a theory that went against the mainstream idea. The gist was that the way human beings needed to use the some kind of special methods to control genetic beasts was the same as how spirit manipulators kept their spirit-manipulated beasts under control.

This theory was proposing a way to make genetic beasts follow human beings willingly. It was obviously impossible. Never in a million years would a genetic beast follow humans voluntarily. They knew they were more powerful and more capable. They would never bow down to the weaker kind.

In an attempt to change the way the genetic beasts thought, Rocky tried to change their genes. Crazy as it was, it was his only option. Had this research went well, it would have become a breakthrough in the field of genetics, but luck was not in his favor. He was possessed by the epitome of incompetence: Prince Basil. It was also during the critical stage of his research when all this unfortunate event took place. Needless to say, things got messy.

He needed to put a stop to his research to be able to deal with his current life. Having to deal with his current life, unfortunately, also meant having to deal with ancient technology. The technology available in this world was simply impossible to work with. His gene experiments had to wait. It was as if Rubygon flicked a switch in him. His drive to resume his research suddenly went back to him.

To achieve the best results, the gene experiments should be conducted on the maternal beasts. Rocky knew this but he still needed the technology and equipment he had in his world. Without them, his ideas would only remain ideas, and never be realized.

Rocky initially tested the experiments on infant beasts, but when they gave unsatisfactory results, they switched to the maternal beasts.

The main reason he used infant beasts was that their cranial nerves were easier to stimulate. Their genetic evolution was also more pliable with the modern devices. Although, after a certain number of trials, the infants would slowly stop producing results, and some would even die suddenly. That was the reason maternal beasts were used in his experiments.

If Rocky wanted to manipulate two beasts, he had to make Rubygon submit to him. He needed it to follow him voluntarily so its power growth would not be limited.

Rocky thought he could use his spiritual power to stimulate Rubygon's cranial nerves. After that, he hoped he can finally urge forward its gene evolution, even without the help of modern devices. Rubygon was at the perfect age. It was still an infant, and if Rocky were to modify its genes, the best time to do was now.

However, doing so would be too risky. Rocky had to be very careful not to cause Rubygon any harm while performing his experiment.

This would be a very long process. His patience was of utmost importance, and if he were to lose it, it would become an instant failure.

"Cute little thing, I'm sorry you have to suffer." Rocky patted its fluffy head as he pointed the Stroking Evaluation Skill to its cranium. He used the said device to evaluate Rubygon's brain structure. Acting as a scanner, it helped transfer the spiritual power into the beast's body and examined its body structure.

It was actually because of the Stroking Evaluation Skill that he beat Carter in the Super Beast Farm. The Stroking Evaluation Skill was a basic Beast Evaluation Skill in the Magical Evaluation Skill. The higher one's cultivation base was, the better their Beast Evaluation Skill would be. It would be of help in identifying the properties other Beast Evaluation Skills could not identify. The Magical Evaluation Skill was very difficult to understand and extremely enigmatic.

Rocky evaluated Rubygon's brain structure with the Stroking Evaluation Skill. The knowledge he got from the modern world allowed him to figure out the function of each part. Finally, he found the area that controlled its thoughts, which was as small as a walnut.

"This will be painful. Please endure it," Rocky hushed at Rubygon, as if comforting it. He then gathered his spiritual power at the tip of his finger. The power he was harnessing in his fingertip was in the first grade of the Mortal Stage, not enough to hurt its brain.

Rocky gently touched Rubygon's head to transfer his spiritual power into its brain. With that one little gesture, he was able to stimulate its cranial nerves.

After some time, Rubygon started showing signs of discomfort. It was Rocky's cue to stop administering his spiritual power upon its brain. They continued again when Rubygon gestured it was feeling better.