To ensure that the dark magic learned from the notebook of chthon would not have any backdoors left by Chthon, Michael spent a full one million energy points to modify all the dark magic! The modified dark magic naturally no longer had to worry about hidden doors left by Chthon. At the same time, Michael also added a rule to these dark magic spells, especially the dark soul magic: any creature subjected to Michael's dark soul magic would subtly prioritize all of Michael's interests!
There was no messy operation of having to recognize Michael as master after being subjected to dark soul magic; Michael didn't like such behavior.
Could it be that one day, after casting dark soul magic on a monster Michael detested, he would also have to recognize Michael as his master? That was impossible! Moreover, would dark soul magic really lack specialized master-recognition spells? The magic Michael was preparing to cast on Bruce Banner Hulk's soul was naturally the dark soul-splitting magic that would subtly maintain Michael's interests!
In fact, the advanced biochemical human production center and the Red Alert-like barracks that Michael had previously manifested had all been subjected to permanent dark soul magic by Michael. This also solved the previous problem of insufficient IQ and EQ in mass-produced biochemical humans!
At the same time, although these biochemical humans were already set with the concept of prioritizing Michael when they were produced, the permanent dark soul magic cast by Michael would still subtly influence them!
..."Have you heard of cloning technology?"
Michael looked at Bruce Banner.
"Hmm, of course, why?"
Bruce Banner was a bit confused. Weren't they talking about magic? Why did science come into it again?
"What do you think is the difficulty of cloning a body for you?"
Michael asked again.
"Ha, does Earth already have this technology?"
Bruce Banner's first reaction was disbelief. "I'm a Dr. in biology myself, how come I haven't heard of it?"
"Cloning humans has always been a taboo topic,"
Michael nodded, "But cloning organs is of immense help to medicine! And the profits are astonishing! Therefore, research into cloning technology has never stopped, and it never will! Of course, none of this has anything to do with me cloning a body for you, because the technology I'm using doesn't come from Earth!"
"What? Do you have alien technology?"
Michael's words clearly shocked Bruce Banner once again.
"Of course!"
Michael generously nodded and admitted, "Do you think, with the wonder of magic, it's impossible to detect life beyond Earth?"
Michael was naturally talking nonsense. Although alien technology certainly had advanced cloning technology, Michael obviously didn't have it now.
Michael was merely preparing to use the mutated gem to create a cloned body for Bruce Banner; saying this was just to bluff.
Of course, if needed, spending some energy to manifest relevant data using the mutated gem wouldn't be a problem! It's just that without a direct reference, the energy consumed would be relatively high.
"Then why is Earth so backward?"
Looking at the Space Station above Venus, Bruce Banner knew very well that with Earth's technology, it was absolutely possible to build a Space Station here! Compared to this, Bruce Banner found it even harder to understand why, if mages possessed such power, they didn't help Earth progress better.
"Uh-huh."
Michael shrugged, "Perhaps they want to keep everything under their control."
As far as Michael knew, the three major empires of the Universe had all existed for at least a hundred thousand years, and any war between them was recorded in units of millennia. Michael didn't believe that in such a long time, there hadn't been a Sorcerer Supreme who wanted to develop Earth better.
Consider Ancient One, who lived for at least several hundred years. In Ancient One's youth, Earth, if not barren, was dominated by feudal systems. Perhaps at that time, it hadn't even entered the steam age.
Mages, at least the successive Sorcerer Supremes, possessed the ability to travel long distances between stars, yet they did not bring alien technology back to Earth. What was the reason for this? Strictly adhering to the instructions of the Time Stone? Then don't use it! It's really hard to guess.
"It seems you look down on the mages on Earth."
Looking at Michael's expression, Bruce Banner guessed.
"Oh? You can even guess that?"
Michael looked at Bruce Banner with a surprised expression. Bruce Banner retaliated with a soul eye-roll. "The disdain on your face isn't hidden at all. If I couldn't tell, are my seven Dr. degrees fake?"
"Can those guys on Earth even be called mages?"
Michael didn't mind Bruce Banner's eye-roll; he was just being mischievous. "A bunch of guys who clearly have the ability to kite opponents insist on close-quarters combat with bayonets. It would be better to call them battle mages! Especially that Doctor Strange guy, who clearly plays wind magic so smoothly, but instead of throwing a few tornadoes among the alien grunts to let everyone focus fire on Sunset Purple Sweet Potato, he runs off to play with Water, letting an ordinary person who loves you three thousand times snap his fingers. He's simply the trash among mages! No! He's simply the trash among trash!"
Seeing Michael suddenly start cursing while talking, the soul form of Bruce Banner looked embarrassed. "What are you saying? Why do I understand every word, but when put together, I can't understand anything?"
"Hulk! Hit trash!"
As the other head of the two-headed soul, Hulk was much simpler. Hearing Michael curse trash, he naturally felt that as a friend, he should help his friend deal with the trash!
"Haha, yes! Deal with that big trash!"
Hearing Hulk's words, Michael snapped back to attention, laughed heartily, and at the same time simulated a scene in his mind of Hulk violently beating Doctor Strange. The feeling was so refreshing!
"Alright, alright, let's get to the point!"
Reining in his wandering thoughts, Michael asked the soul form of Bruce Banner Hulk, "Splitting the soul requires your heartfelt willingness, otherwise there's a risk of failure. Have you thought it through?"
"Hulk! Willing!"
Hulk was naturally willing.
"If your cloning technology is truly perfect, then I am naturally willing too!"
Bruce Banner was not as easily agreeable as Hulk, but after much thought, he still made his choice. "At the same time, you have to restrain Hulk!"
To be continued: For an un-underlined version of the novel, please download Feilu.