Xue Wuwang and his group were also found not far away. Most of the elites who followed them in were killed or wounded, and Xue Wuwang and his group were all seriously injured. Fortunately, they were found in time and were kept alive.
Chang Le had never seen Fu Guang so weak and broken. Such a tall man, leaning against her chest, had so many wounds that he seemed like he could break at the slightest touch, and his breathing was extremely weak. The usually burning hot spot on her chest was now icy cold.
The fear of losing everything filled her heart, making her so terrified that she hated the people who wanted to take away all her happiness, and the whole world made her feel resentful.
...
On this side of the invisible wall.
Chang Le gasped for breath, clutching his aching heart.
A blood-red robe fluttered down behind Chang Le, and a man dressed in the blood-red robe knelt behind Chang Le, like a ghostly spirit, his low, sinister voice constantly echoing in Chang Le's ears:
"Look at you, Chang Le, you hate it. You hate this world, you hate everything that has taken away your happiness!"
"You want to kill! You want to vent your anger! You want to destroy everything you hate!"
"Listen! Your heart is crying out, crying out, 'Why! It's unfair! Why am I so unhappy?!'"
"Your heart is restless, it is bleeding, you are in so much pain you can't breathe! Always joyful, always joyful, yet still uneasy!"
"Who's the good person? Who wants to be the good person? Hahaha, you want to be the bad person!"
"You've picked up the knife, come on! Swing it at everything you hate—"
...
During the exploration of the uninhabited area in the northern border, more than 200 people from eight teams survived, but fewer than 30 survived.
At that time, the two heads of the Qin and Ying families did not venture deep into the no-man's land like the Dragon Emperor. Instead, citing insufficient cultivation, they led a team to search near the North Sea Bay. After suffering heavy losses, they immediately returned.
Originally not in mortal danger, he was killed by a strange species deep in the wasteland on his way back.
The Dragon Emperor, who had gone the deepest and was the most seriously injured, survived thanks to timely rescue.
Both families were deeply grieved. The former patriarchs, Qin Shaoji and Ying Miao, reluctantly took back control of the situation, drawing intense attention to the only surviving team from the Ninth District in the Central Plains. Seeds of resentment and hatred began to sprout in the shadows.
But no one knew that at that time, the remnants of the Qin and Ying armies on their return journey reached the wilderness.
The two groups of people who pushed the Dragon Emperor's army into the deepest no-man's land in order to protect themselves were met not by their own reinforcements, but by the bloodthirsty young master of the Dragon Clan and the Dragon Emperor's subordinates.
The two remaining troops, including two family heads with ninth-level cultivation, perished in the wasteland.
...
"It's a secret."
The man in the bright red shirt grinned maniacally, his hands clutching the hem of her shirt as he whispered in her ear:
"Only we know that they were killed by us. Cowardly deserters deserve to die on the battlefield they tried to escape from!"
"Their souls are trapped in the place they longed to escape, and they wail day and night even after death! Those melodious wails, ha ha ha..."
"Lele, that was the ritual for my birth, our first celebration."
Chang Le's eyes turned the same crimson as the man beside her, and her lips curved into a cold smile: "Wei An."
My heart is not at peace.
Is that enough? Not nearly enough.
A deep abyss of destruction lies buried within its heart, enough to overturn heaven and earth.
"I like this name." The man in blood-red clothes laughed maniacally. "Uneasy, uneasy, always happy, yet never at peace, let this world never be at peace, hahahaha!"
The two sat together.
Beside him sat Ye Buqi, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed, while on the other side was a white-haired man, silently watching the two who were acting like madmen.
...
Qin Xian was in a terrible predicament.
The first phase of the fusion experiment was successful.
The fusion ability of the green vine sample has been reactivated, allowing the experimental subject to accommodate other abilities through this partial tissue. This news was made public after a month of observation without any problems.
This means that humanity will enter an era of artificially created superpowered beings, with a surge in human superpowered individuals, who will then counter natural disasters and alien species that threaten human survival.
The people sang praises, and Qin Xian's glory was unparalleled for a time.
However, just three days after the initial samples were made public, a terrifying mutation occurred.
The green vines inside the experimental girl's body burst forth, completely enveloping her. No matter how the researchers stimulated her, they could not awaken her consciousness.
It was only then that they discovered a problem with the experimental data. After careful correction, they discovered something horrifying.
The green vine devoured the girl's internal organs and essence, completely taking over the body. Furthermore, the so-called successful fusion of superpowers was actually within the green vine's body, not belonging to the girl.
Subsequently, over 90% of the test subjects also underwent varying degrees of mutation. While they retained some human characteristics, their minds were completely controlled by their own abilities, turning them into slaves to power, only following their instincts to unleash their power, and becoming monsters devoid of humanity.
The laboratory urgently sealed all the experimental subjects. After several days of research and examination, it was found that, except for a very small number who suppressed the slight mutation with their own powerful abilities, all the others were backfired by the fused energy.
Each superpower is independent. Green Vine can only erase the "uniqueness" of energy entering Green Vine, but it cannot grant the test subject the "uniqueness" of erasing external abilities.
The fusion was just a surprise for one person.
For the general public, integration is a self-destructive and insane path.
Qin Xian realized this, and after being shocked, he was overwhelmed with worry.
The news has been released, but the road ahead is blocked. The reputation has been built, but it's like a tree without roots.
He walked into a dead end.
...
Gu Yujing stopped at level 80.
A solitary mountain stands tall, its cliffs reaching into the clouds.
A sea of clouds floats on the mountain cliffs, where a crooked old tree stands, its branches lush and green. Beneath the tree, an old man and a young man play chess.
"Thud." The old man opposite him placed a black piece.
His voice was aged, his tone drawn out, carrying the weight of years: "One last question."
"If one abandons worldly pursuits, one can attain great fortune. What do you think?"
Gu Yujing was stunned.
Most cultivators cultivate for survival, but which top cultivator doesn't strive to reach the highest peak that no one before them has climbed? If they succeed, they will transcend the mundane and become the number one person in the world.
Such a destiny is hard to come by even in a million years, but... how easy is it to give up the mundane world?
In ancient times, there were those who cultivated Taoism and sought immortality by extinguishing the seven emotions and six desires, entering the Tao with an emotionless heart, and seeking the path to immortality.
To abandon the mundane world means to discard one's parents, lovers, and relatives, to abandon one's sense of protection, and to be devoid of emotion and desire in order to reach the heights one seeks.
but,
The old man's previous question was, "What is the relationship between cultivation ability and will?"
The question asked by the superior was, "What is your wish?"
He replied that his intention was to achieve spiritual enlightenment, live up to expectations, protect those he loved, and safeguard the world.
They believe that the higher one's cultivation level and the stronger one's abilities, the better one can fulfill the desire to protect.
Now, the old man's question tells him...
He needs the ability to protect others, but he cannot have both the ability to protect others and the desire to protect others.
A heart that casts aside worldly notions can attain supreme fortune, but one who rejects supreme fortune lacks the ability to protect those they love.
The game before us is a dead end.
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