Translated by: Novellise
Beijing.
Underground base.
Genetics lab.
Densely packed with over a thousand glass containers.
Hundreds of genetic martial artists with various instruments implanted in their bodies, soaking in pale green nutrient fluid.
Dozens of lab technicians in white lab coats shuffled between the glass containers, busy collecting various data.
[Warning! Warning!]
[Five minutes later, I will attempt to awaken the first Genetic Extreme Realm Martial Artist!].
[This process involves great risks, all relevant lab personnel please evacuate immediately!]
[Cardiopulmonary function is normal!].
[Nervous system response normal!].
[All vital signs within normal range, attempting initial awakening!].
Nova's cold, mechanical voice echoed through the lab.
The warning was heard.
All lab personnel hurriedly evacuated the lab.
Minutes later.
As the pale green nutrient fluid was drained.
The scarred man in the first jar suddenly opened his eyes.
A powerful internal force surged through him, instantly sweeping through the entire lab.
Fortunately, all the equipment in the lab was made of nanomaterials.
Otherwise, the aura emitted by the scarred man alone would have been enough to destroy half of the lab.
Seeing him walk out of the container.
Expressionless, cold gaze.
Despite his seemingly frail figure, he seemed to hide an ancient Tyrannosaurus.
Ready to erupt at any moment with unparalleled power.
If equipped with weapons and armour.
He would undoubtedly become a perfect killing machine!
"Not bad, the results of the experiment are even better than I expected."
Not far away.
Chen Hongyu stood at the entrance of the laboratory and nodded in satisfaction.
But at that moment.
The scar-faced man turned his head, his eyes fixed on Chen Hongyu as if remembering something.
He took a step forward, covering a distance of over a hundred metres.
As if teleporting, he appeared in front of Chen Hongyu.
Then he stretched out his right hand, grabbed Chen Hongyu's neck, and lifted him into the air as if it were effortless.
With the terrifying strength of an Extreme Realm martial artist.
A gentle squeeze from the scarred man would have snapped Chen Hongyu's neck in half.
Yet Chen Hongyu remained calm throughout.
It was as if the person in imminent danger was not himself, but a stranger who was no relation to him.
"Trouble! The test subject's memory is still intact, Dr Chen is in danger!"
Just when everyone was nervous, with their hearts in their throats.
The scar-faced man's eyes went blank again.
Then he released his right hand.
Suddenly, he kneeled down and respectfully said, "I salute the Doctor!"
Chen Hongyu's neck was bruised.
But there was a pure smile on his face.
Like a child, genuinely happy to have created a work that satisfied him.
"The experiment was successful."
"Nova, repair the memory defects of the test subjects and expand the production scale!"
"Within half a month, I will create an Extreme Realm Martial Artist Legion of tens of thousands!"
Chen Hongyu said enthusiastically.
Outside the lab.
Lu Yuan crossed his arms, witnessing the whole process first hand.
It had to be said.
Chen Hongyu's methods were truly awe-inspiring.
From this experiment.
The Genetic Extreme Realm Martial Artists he had created were not as powerful as true Extreme Realm Martial Artists, but they had an overwhelming numerical superiority!
"Do me a favour."
Chen Hongyu walked over bluntly.
"I've seen the Blood Qi Martial Arts you've created, it's impressive."
"The martial arts of the Extreme Realm are still flawed, I want all the information and data on the Blood Qi martial arts."
"What's the reward?"
"The entire world."
Chen Hongyu replied confidently.
"What do you mean?"
"This world needs a thorough transformation, the old order will be destroyed, and a new civilisation will rise from the ruins!"
"In plain words."
"The time is ripe, I have decided to transform everyone into digital life forms, including myself."
"If the plan succeeds, the entire world will be yours."
"Are you mad?"
Chen Hongyu's tone was calm.
But to Lu Yuan's ears, it was nothing short of thunderous.
To put it nicely.
He was turning everyone into digital life forms.
To put it bluntly.
It was a slaughter far worse than the destruction of a nation and the extinction of a race!
And beyond.
Could this really be achieved with existing human technology?
"In fact, top scientists have been researching digital life for decades."
"With the push and improvement from my mentor, this technology is already mature."
As Chen Hongyu spoke.
He took out his palm-sized smart brain and pointed it at a small white mouse.
And then.
He pressed a button.
An infrared beam scanned the small white mouse.
The whole process was as simple as scanning a QR code.
Scan, encode, reconstruct, transmit...
All the data was transmitted to the palm-sized smart brain.
The little white mouse disappeared from its cage.
Then it appeared in front of Lu Yuan in the form of a virtual projection.
Except that the body was illusory.
The white mouse looked no different than before.
On the screen of the intelligent brain.
The panicked little white mouse scurried around, squealing in terror, unaware that it had turned into a string of data.
Incredibly clever, unfathomable.
Faced with this cutting-edge technology, Lu Yuan could only marvel.
"But even if you forcibly turn everyone into digital life forms."
"There's no server that can handle such a massive data stream."
Lu Yuan furrowed his brow.
"No, the 'Ark' is the perfect vessel."
Chen Hongyu's face showed a meaningful smile.
Lu Yuan was stunned, he finally understood everything.
No wonder Chen Hongyu had put countless efforts and dedication into creating a virtual online game.
It turned out that the Ark was not just a game, but an entire virtual world!
"So how do you plan to counter the nuclear and space-based weapons of various countries?"
Lu Yuan continued to ask.
In this modern world with advanced technologies like fusion, quantum engines, etc.
Weapons of mass destruction with yields in the tens of billions were the ultimate killers.
Under nuclear weapons, all lives were equal.
No matter how powerful the Legion of the Extreme Realm, no matter how thorough the plan.
It was nothing more than adding a few more nukes.
"Nova."
Chen Hongyu said confidently.
As the most outstanding artificial intelligence of this era, Nova possessed numerous advanced permissions.
It could freely infiltrate any computer in the world, control any telephone.
Even more frightening compared to other AI.
After a sudden malfunction, Nova unexpectedly gained a power that could be considered BUG-level.
It could transcend the limits of artificial intelligence.
Automatic learning, infinite growth.
The larger the database, the faster its growth.
With each conversion of a digital life, Nova's abilities would grow a little stronger!
This meant
She would have endless possibilities!
"So you've already planned everything?"
Lu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.
Chen Hongyu's hidden personality, extraordinary methods, and thorough planning were truly frightening.
However, Chen Hongyu might be a madman.
There was no denying that.
Everything he did was to continue human civilisation.
He realised this.
Lu Yuan looked at Nova and vaguely understood something.
The malfunctioning BUG.
Maybe it was a blessing from the will of the martial arts world!
Lu Yuan had heard this in school.
When a world is facing destruction.
A few lucky ones, favoured by the will of the world, would appear.
From different signs.
Chen Hongyu.
Perhaps he was the chosen one of this world!
(End of chapter)