Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 260 The Reappearance of the Mind Realm

Bai Yuekui's actions were somewhat exaggerated, and Sui Xing and the others realized that this was not the time to joke.

They understood each other implicitly and avoided the scene.

Normally, Bai Yuekui wouldn't care about such jokes and might even chat with them. But facing Qin Ming, she had an instinctive sense of awe and naturally wouldn't let them say such things carelessly.

"Senior, what are you doing here?"

Qin Ming said, "Just wandering around. I've always been observing this world in order to understand it."

After a moment of silence, Bai Yuekui realized that Qin Ming had been searching for the mystery of the origin of life.

But she couldn't answer that question.

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Yuekui said, "I have seen several humanoid Devouring Beasts before, they..."

"You want to ask me if that's true? After all, the power they've displayed is beyond what humans can achieve."

Bai Yuekui remained silent; clearly, this was the question she wanted to ask. Qin Ming smiled and explained, "At least compared to them, I should be closer to humanity in this world."

Seeing that Bai Yuekui didn't believe him, Qin Ming explained, "Since you know they are Devouring Beasts, you should understand that they were originally 'humans,' right? They attached themselves to the Mana ecosystem, completely integrated into it, and under the impetus of the vast life essence, they completed a life leap and evolved into a higher level of life. In a sense, this can also be considered one of the evolutionary directions that humans pursue."

Bai Yuekui frowned and said, "But they feed on human life essence and cannot communicate with humans."

"From a microscopic perspective, there are many organisms with genes similar to humans, so similar that some organs can even be transplanted into humans. But humans don't communicate with them. Do you find the act of consuming protein from them cruel?"

"..."

Bai Yuekui paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "But they are no longer human. I cannot accept this kind of evolution. Their souls are also completely different from those of humans."

Qin Ming continued, "There's no difference. It's just that human genes are still evolving. Civilization is born from violence, and the advancement of civilization naturally requires something. Therefore, humans need richer emotions and feelings to feed back to their genes, thereby prompting evolution. This is the principle behind your ability to unleash your potential."

"Having already completed their evolution, they naturally don't need such rich emotions. In terms of human genes, they are indeed more perfect. They have longer lifespans, self-healing abilities, and their methods of transmitting information are simpler and more efficient than human language and complex limbs. Because individuals are born for specific missions, there's no need for groups to consider any rules to constrain them. Their genes themselves have created a hierarchy, layer by layer, and they can grow simply by continuously absorbing life essence. By the way, their efficiency in absorbing and converting life essence is almost 100%, which you should understand more easily."

In comparison, humans are less efficient at obtaining energy from food; even Bai Yuekui, who has unleashed his physical potential, can only achieve close to 90%.

After hearing Qin Ming's explanation, Bai Yuekui was speechless for a moment.

Although it's hard to admit, the fact is that, from any perspective, the Devouring Beasts evolve much faster than humans.

This is one of the reasons why, after the cataclysm, humanity almost instantly went from being the dominant force on Earth to experiencing the collapse of civilization.

With the technology of the old world and the control of super artificial intelligence, as long as the factory is not completely destroyed in an instant, the speed at which the robots produce will definitely not be slower than that of the Devouring Beasts.

It's not that the Devouring Beasts are too strong to fight against humanity, which has completed the second technological explosion, but rather that the Devouring Beasts' level of civilization is... higher.

In the early days of the apocalypse, when order collapsed, most humans did not first rebuild order, but instead... plundered, killed, and frantically slaughtered each other.

However, nourished by a vast amount of life essence, the Devouring Beasts rapidly established a civilization from scratch and completed their evolution.

From the initial ones in the laboratory to their complete spread after coming into contact with the Mana Flower, and finally evolving into another kind of life, the Devouring Beasts only took a few decades.

It has taken humanity millions of years to get to where we are today.

This is also the reason for the complete collapse of human civilization.

After a long while, Bai Yuekui exhaled and looked at Qin Ming with a firm gaze, saying, "Senior, what you said may be right, but I still believe that humans can also achieve a life leap, become a higher level of life, and have an equal dialogue with those beings in a human way."

"You are quite confident."

Qin Ming smiled. This vibrant and upward-moving vitality is the key to the continued evolution of civilization.

New hope can only be born from chaos.

……

Explore Nirvana Biotech.

Because Morgan suddenly fell ill, Mark and his team's mission was to bring back medicine.

If successful, Xuefeng and others from the previous generation of hunters will help Mark secure his position as city lord, and then we can consider what happens next.

As for failure, the outcome is obvious without even thinking about it.

"Ah! Don't touch those sharp spikes!"

As they entered the underground space, Mark and his team began to explore, but soon after, the hidden calyx beast was awakened and attacked the team.

Casualties began to appear, and the remaining squad was almost completely wiped out!

"Ahhh!!"

puff!

Various forms of firepower were unleashed, but they were difficult to inflict effective damage on the calyx beast.

"These must be the elite troops from that big pot lid, right? Not bad at all."

"Tch, so many people were beaten so badly by a bunch of Hydralisks, and that big guy is still digesting life essence. Oh no."

Bai Yuekui glanced at the scene. As the team's casualties gradually increased, the gravity bodies were all torn apart by the flower calyx beasts. Mark finally returned and joined the battle, stabilizing the situation.

Noticing Mark's fighting style of manipulating gravity, he said, "This reaction to being suddenly attacked is already quite good. Mark has a strong fighting spirit, and his genes were developed in the Old World. If he masters the method of stimulating his inner potential, he can become stronger very quickly."

That's the truth; Mark's genes are different from everyone else on the Lighthouse.

In a sense, even without the genes of the Devouring Beast, he cannot be considered a complete human.

Qin Ming had already discovered this point. Combining it with some of the truth he had seen, Qin Ming sighed and then raised his hand and pointed at the void in front of him.

Bai Yuekui looked over, seemingly puzzled. She didn't sense any fluctuations in the life essence, but she could sense that something seemed to have happened.

"Attack their core!"

"Yes!"

Mark remembered Qin Ming's words and, before leaving, instructed the research department on the lighthouse to install a simple life-source substance detection device on the gravity body, which could detect the concentration of life-source substance within a certain range.

Naturally, one can also see the core inside the Devouring Beast.

This eliminated a significant number of Hydralisks, reducing casualties considerably, though the overall casualty count remained high.

When fighting the Calyx Beast, Mark no longer resorted to brute force, but instead tried to destroy the core. However, the Calyx Beast, as a mid-level Devouring Beast, possessed a considerable degree of intelligence and was able to control the core's transfer.

In the end, Mark was seriously injured but managed to delay the Flower Calyx Beast. He was only able to save his life because Bai Yuekui and others lured the Flower Calyx Beast away.

Unfortunately, Charles arranged for 4068 to secretly try to kill Mark.

Ultimately, Mark was unexpectedly possessed by the spine and was brought back to the lighthouse for treatment while on the verge of death.

Morgan awakens to the news of Mark's death and can only cremate him in grief. However, Mark unexpectedly merges with the spine and is resurrected as a chimera.

At that time, just as the old hunter Xuefeng and others had predicted.

Morgan was old, Mark had an accident, and Charles took control of the lighthouse. Mark naturally fell into Charles's hands as well. After suffering some torment, Morgan used the secrets of the lighthouse as a bargaining chip to secure an opportunity for Mark and Ran Bing to travel far away.

In reality, he intended to hand Mark over to Bai Yuekui.

But during the departure ceremony, Charles had no intention of letting Mark go. He devised a plan to reveal the truth about Mark's transformation into a Devourer in front of everyone, which triggered a riot.

In the chaos, Mark, weakened after transforming into a Devouring Beast, instinctively absorbed Ran Bing's life essence.

Once he regained his senses, Mark flew into a rage and lost control, damaging the lighthouse, seriously injuring Charles, and falling off the lighthouse...

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