A deafening sound suddenly erupted within the Huaxia Base City, leaving everyone staring blankly. They watched as the monstrous beast with eight arms, which had been lunging for Murong Xue, violently shuddered. Then, under the pressure of her slender white palm, the creature’s entire body was shoved backward!
The Hercules Beetle Superman, in its first stage, granted a 35-fold power amplification. With Murong Xue’s Level 150 Constitution, she instantly possessed 5,250 times her base strength!
With this level of power, factoring in aerodynamics, air resistance, and other scientific calculations, she should, at best, only be able to fight the Level 5,000 Eight-Armed Beast to a stalemate, and the ground beneath them would collapse from the immense force. Yet, at this very moment, not only was she not driven into the earth, but she had actually repelled the monstrous beast!
Had anyone observed closely, they would have noticed a layer of keratinization covering her entire skin—she had achieved Superman Second Stage!
A 70-fold power amplification!
Tens of thousands of times her arm strength allowed her to completely overpower the Eight-Armed Beast!
Normally, with her natural fusion rate, it would have taken her at least another year to reach Superman Second Stage. However, the intense emotional fluctuation just now caused the gene fusion rate within her body to surge explosively, resulting in her immediate ascension to the Second Stage!
Through extensive research by various scientists, Earth had experienced five epochs of the sun, enduring five extinctions. However, descriptions found in ancient ruins suggested that before these five epochs, there existed an even more distant history—the era of the Rune Civilization and the Ancient Martial Arts Civilization!
The Fire Civilization was originally named the Mesopotamian Civilization!
The Light Civilization was originally named the Atlantean Civilization!
Now, the Fifth Epoch, the modern civilization, is called the Spiritual Civilization, originally termed the Emotional Civilization!
The Atlantean Civilization inherently possessed the power of light; they healed their sense of smell with floral scents and cultivated their state of mind through Zen meditation, much like modern Buddhism...
And scientists estimate that the modern Emotional Civilization will not fully awaken for another 200 years. By then, every person will possess spiritual power from birth, which can be used to manipulate objects at a distance through cultivation [.nub] (Excerpt from Prehistoric Civilization Studies).
At the current stage, people of the Spiritual Civilization have already demonstrated special powers. For instance, under the power of "Love," they can endure immense torture—something unimaginable under normal circumstances. Under the power of "Hate," their tolerance increases! Under the power of "Rage," their physical body strengthens, and their courage expands. This is why the saying goes, "Even heroes fear the angry man," because in a state of rage, the body experiences an amplification, leading to a surge in power far exceeding the normal state.
Other civilizations do not exhibit such reactions even when intensely angered; this is due to the different physiological structures of people in the modern Spiritual Civilization!
This amplification derived from various emotions also results in a shorter lifespan for humans of the Spiritual Civilization compared to others. For example, the average lifespan in the Atlantean Civilization was 200 years, and in the Mesopotamian Civilization, it was 500 years!
However, individuals of the Spiritual Civilization might die as young as 60, and reaching 100 is considered achieving longevity.
Therefore, Buddhism emphasizes "purity," extinguishing all distracting thoughts, practicing vegetarianism and chanting mantras to pacify emotions like greed, anger, ignorance, and rage. By minimizing the eruption of these emotions, the body bears less strain, thus ensuring a long life.
At this moment, fueled by the emotional powers of "Sorrow" and "Rage," Murong Xue not only accelerated her gene fusion to reach Superman Second Stage but also compressed her muscle fibers further, doubling the power she achieved after her Superman Mode—from Level 10,500 to Level 21,000!
This is the innate talent of the Spiritual Civilization's humans!
If the emotional power is strong enough to unleash the latent potential within the genes, it can even cause a two- or threefold increase in strength!
For an ordinary person, doubling their power might only allow them to take down two or three opponents. But the stronger the individual, the more terrifying this emotional amplification becomes!
The Spiritual Civilization lacks the supreme intelligence of the Atlanteans to create artificial beings; it lacks the three-eyed superpowers of the First Sun Epoch Civilization; it lacks the longevity of the Second Sun Epoch Civilization. Instead, it possesses this talent, one that goes unnoticed during periods of technological explosion in peaceful times...
It seems practically useless, but once humanity reverts to primitive conditions, this talent will prove terrifying. This is why generals in wartime strive to elevate morale—morale is emotion, is battle intent!
Of course, this emotional talent has its downsides. If fear takes hold, power drastically diminishes. Some people succumb to such terror that they die instantly! When emotions reach a critical threshold without breakthrough, collapse occurs. If a breakthrough is achieved, true awakening follows, leading to a genuine Spiritual Civilization human—one who can control spiritual power!
One scientist concluded that in cases of high blood pressure or heart disease, drastic emotional fluctuations can trigger an episode, illustrating the intimate connection between emotion and the body!
Humans of other civilizations also experience emotions, but these feelings do not resonate with the physical body; joy, anger, sorrow, and grief do not cause the body to strengthen or weaken.
With her power reaching Level 21,000, Murong Xue’s eyes grew colder. She stared fixedly at the Eight-Armed Beast, remaining still. She raised her hand toward the creature, slowly closing her five fingers.
"Light, Burst!"
The light spot on her forehead suddenly blazed, as if all light in the universe bowed to her. Following her icy command, the light condensed into streaks of white radiance, weaving across the sky and enveloping the monstrous beast. As she clenched her fist, the light abruptly contracted!
Bang!
A shriek was swallowed by the explosion. The Eight-Armed Beast, unable to move, was sliced into fragments by the linear light matter elements, leaving no intact portion—as if swept by a laser beam.
Instant kill!
The hundreds of thousands of onlookers stood dumbfounded, unable to comprehend what they saw in that figure clad in white. This very beast had previously been too much for the combined strength of Senior Commander Hua Bu Luo, Qin Lan, and Murong De. Now, it was obliterated by Murong Xue in a single move!
She stood in the rain, radiating a faint glow. Within her body seemed to be a magnetic field, drawing the light towards her, centering everything on her, evaporating every bead of water clinging to her clothes. Even the strands of dark hair stuck to her fair cheeks dried and fluttered in the wind.
Rumble...
Lightning flashed across the sky, momentarily illuminating the earth.
Pfft!
Suddenly, seven or eight tentacles burst forth from the gaping crater, terrifyingly sweeping into the crowd, causing chaos. Countless people were swept up and dragged into the sewage below the pit, foaming. One of the tentacles lashed violently toward Murong Xue.
"Burst!"
Murong Xue’s expression was ice-cold as she casually crushed her hand.
Crack!
The tentacle exploded from within. The free-floating light matter elements condensed into a sharp battle saber that plunged after the tentacle’s trailing form into the filthy water. A miraculous scene unfolded: the previously dim, foul water instantly brightened the moment the light blade touched it, immediately transforming into pristine, clear water, deep enough to see the bottom, devoid of any impurity!
If Ye Chen were present, he too would nod in approval; Murong Xue's bloodline talent was terrifying! It even contained the ability of "Purification"—incinerating the substances in the sewage, proving more effective than any filter!
Screeech—
A piercing cry, sharp as fingernails scraping glass, echoed from the pool. Then, a massive silhouette erupted from the water, its immense body sending sprays of water showering onto the street, drenching nearby onlookers.
Murong Xue saw the octopus monster, and her killing intent instantly intensified. Her almond eyes flashed fiercely. She had personally witnessed her father's corpse being pulled from this very sewage, and the beast responsible was most likely the one before her!
"Die!!!"
The chilling word, saturated with infinite malevolence, left Murong Xue’s lips. She raised her hand, and the light of the heavens condensed into a light blade that settled in her slender white grip. Her toes tapped the ground; her expression conveyed seven parts rage and three parts sorrow as she charged forward!
Her figure was like light!
Graceful as a startled swan!
Whoosh!
A flash of blade light—the octopus monster didn't even have time to react. Its large, bulbous head was cleanly severed. Then, Murong Xue squeezed her palm, and intense light coalesced. With a bang, the monster was instantly killed before it could evade!
A Level 20,000 octopus monster couldn't even register her speed!
With a Constitution of Level 20,000, coupled with the circulation of light matter elements, this world was effectively Murong Xue's domain!
This was her bloodline talent—the Light Domain!
Murong Xue’s silk garments fluttered as she descended slowly from mid-air, gazing at the octopus monster's corpse, now a pile of putrid flesh. Her body trembled slightly, and two crystalline tears slipped from her eyes.
After revenge, could what was lost ever be recovered?
A hollowness settled in her heart, as if she had lost her purpose. Great vengeance was exacted, but the smiles of the past could never be brought back, and the familiar, gentle voices could never be heard again!
From now on, there was only herself...
She looked around at the countless figures, the sky churning with dark clouds, utterly dim. In this vast mortal world, she could no longer find a single familiar scent...
She stood there, alone, as the encroaching darkness enveloped her.
She looked toward the distant, cold corpse, tears flowing like a spring. She reached up, wiping the tears from her eyes, mixing with the rain.
Silently, she lowered her head, biting her lip, stubbornly clenching her fists, her body trembling slightly.
Thunder roared overhead, and the rain poured down, striking the ruins of broken buildings and splashing countless droplets from the emerald green leaves.
Roar!
In the distance, a harsh, piercing roar echoed across the wilds, reaching her ears and causing the girl to lift her head. At nineteen, with eyes full of hazy sorrow, she stared at the dense swarm of monsters charging from afar. In her mind, the gentle voice that time could never erase seemed to whisper...
"The Base City is our home..."
"The Base City is our home..."
The sound echoed in her mind, causing her fists to slowly tighten. Her gaze turned cold again as she fixed on the hideous monsters. Her relatives, her most precious kin, had perished at the hands of these creatures!
Hate!
Intense hatred flooded her soul!
She charged forward, recklessly, heedless of everything, rushing straight into the horde...
: The Atlantean Civilization is scientifically proven to be real; the others are still under investigation. The modern civilization is indeed called the Spiritual Civilization. Perhaps in 200 years, humanity really will be flying through the air like in novels—whether they do or not, I certainly won't live to see it... (To be continued) Book Address: If you like this, please copy this address to your friends. (To read novels, go to Yezi·YouYou.)(To read novels, go to Yezi·YouYou.)(To read novels, go to Yezi·You~You.)~~~~