Cyber ​​Heroes

Chapter 1203 The pulsation that breaks through the sealed wall...

Lu Xuanyu was the first human martial artist in history, but he is now generally considered to have no connection with cybernetic martial arts because although he has a prosthetic body, he still uses the boxing style invented by Homo sapiens.

During the secret war, Lu Xuanyu served as an instructor for the Usurper's defense force for a period of time, and also acted as their bodyguard.

After the early knights-errant displayed incredible close-combat abilities to execute assassination tactics, the usurper also remembered this earliest cyborg warrior. Theoretically, he should be one of the people who best understood the close-quarters combat tactics of cyborgs.

Of course, this is only in theory.

Before the world was reclaimed in the mountains and martial arts were established, "close combat" was always just a tiny, insignificant part of the map of human knowledge. Even in the era when sports events were lucrative, the "techniques of combat" themselves saw limited progress, not as much as the progress made in the logistical support of athletes.

The cyber martial arts founded by Xiang Shan are based on military tactical thinking and implemented by computers, with almost no reference to traditional combat techniques.

At first, Xiang Shan and his group thought Lu Xuanyu was also involved in the usurpation of the country. Later, during an assassination attempt, David encountered Lu Xuanyu, who was shouting that he wanted to avenge his friend. It was then that David realized that Lu Xuanyu had always believed that the imposter killed by the knight-errant was the real person, and that he was truly just seeking revenge for his friend.

then……

What else can we do?

Lu Xuanyu's cybernetic transformation level is not as high as David's at that time. The full transformation rate of professional soldiers was achieved during the secret war of chivalry. As an ordinary person, Lu Xuanyu's transformation rate is only slightly higher than during the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament.

Lu Xuanyu didn't even get a few opportunities to directly confront the knights.

And even when they faced each other, they never won.

The Eighth Martial God's refined memories contain almost no relevant content, because from Xiang Shan's perspective, Lu Xuanyu's involvement during the Secret War is not important.

He was not the target of the assassination attempt, nor did he cause any significant obstruction.

For Xiang Shan, this old friend was nothing more than that.

"I didn't expect there to be a bigger one here."

Xiang Shan shook his head.

That was the only thing that happened after the defeat.

After their failed assault on the mountain, the three warships crashed into the North American continent. They disintegrated in the atmosphere, with their wreckage scattered in several different locations.

The knights' organization is quite flat, and most knights cannot learn the specific condition of the wreckage from their comrades on the same front. Although the knights are highly mobile, they still need to confirm the condition of different pieces of wreckage separately.

The Protector ground forces are numerous and can identify where salvageable items are located from the outset.

The swordsman suffered considerable losses in a series of small-scale battles surrounding the wreckage of the warship.

Yogemov did not release any video footage of Xiangshan being killed, so many people still harbored a sliver of hope that the seemingly immortal rebel could miraculously escape this time as well.

Just like it has happened countless times in the past.

Zhu Xinyu received the video footage that other internal martial arts masters had dug up from the protectors very late at night. It was a headless body kneeling on the bridge of a warship.

It is precisely the prosthetic body of Xiangshan.

But Zhu Xinyu was no longer even capable of expressing any opinion. Her mental state was deteriorating. During the War of Heroes, internal energy cultivation techniques evolved rapidly. She updated her internal energy cultivation techniques according to the habits of a programmer.

The thirst for combat power prevented the knights from following the old-fashioned medical ethics to complete a verification process.

Zhu Xinyu's rationality was maintained by a large amount of medication.

Internal energy cultivation inherently includes training to counteract the effects of drugs like confession agents. Zhu Xinyu is extremely powerful; her brain can use compensatory mechanisms to rapidly generate reflex circuits within her neural networks that bypass drug stimulation. Zhu Xinyu needs to cyclically use multiple drugs with different pathways of action but similar effects.

Zhu Xinyu tried to automate the drug delivery process using a machine. However, this was impractical because her consciousness had the authority to modify the delivery process at any time. Furthermore, she often struggled to rationally determine the appropriate dosage.

The statement that "I felt my delirium was particularly severe today, so I had the urge to double the medication" is not an exaggeration.

She also couldn't make the machine recognize her mental state. Perhaps a team could find a way after a period of research, but she couldn't.

She had entrusted this matter to Xiang Shan in the past.

Simply because if she had to choose someone to control her life, she could only trust Xiang Shan.

It was merely that his lover had died in battle. Many friends had died in battle; there was no reason for Xiang Shan to be immortal—the two had said this to each other countless times in private.

Her most important task now is to adapt to the situation and get back into the fight.

The war situation across the entire solar system is deteriorating. She must pull herself together.

The process was just a little more difficult than I had imagined... or perhaps "somewhat".

Perhaps I wasn't rational enough. Now that I think about it, tying the life support system of a rear-area technician to the life of a front-line combatant is, from a systems engineering perspective, an utterly ridiculous single point of failure risk. Theoretically, Ingrid, Florence, or Anatoly would have been more suitable than Xiang Shan.

She should let go of her outdated sense of vigilance.

Although this vigilance saved her when she was seizing power, now the times have changed.

—That's what she thought back then.

She thought this way until Chen Feng came to her door.

Chen Feng met Zhu Xinyu at a villa on the rooftop of an abandoned building.

From an outsider's perspective, Xiang Shan watched as the somewhat unkempt middle-aged man pushed open the door and entered. He paused for a few seconds before realizing that this wasn't an objective video recording, but rather Zhu Xinyu's "feeling."

Zhu Xinyu was in a very poor mental state and didn't remember what Chen Feng actually looked like at that moment. The "personality" gleaned from his micro-movements was associated with Chen Feng's final physical image in her brain, and therefore was replaced.

At this moment, Chen Feng had a gloomy expression on his face—like an early AI-generated image where the proportions of his facial features were correct, but his emotions were excessively exaggerated and his muscles were so exaggerated that they were unlike those of a normal human.

It exudes a chilling uncanny valley effect.

He looked around but couldn't find Zhu Xinyu, so he went into the study.

Zhu Xinyu did not show herself. He then glanced around the study and let out a nostalgic sigh. Before working together to change history, Chen Feng and Xiang Shan were local otaku in Beiping, and had participated in offline otaku activities together.

He bent down and gently ran his fingers along the spines of a row of books.

For just that one moment, he seemed to relax a little.

Then, Zhu Xinyu's voice rang out: "Old Chen, what are you doing here? Avoiding Yingjia and the others, you're secretly looking for me..."

She communicated with the other party through a camera and speakers.

If Zhu Xinyu hadn't intentionally left information, Chen Feng wouldn't have been able to find this place. During his search, Chen Feng triggered Zhu Xinyu's warning mechanism. She didn't immediately relocate, partly because Chen Feng was a comrade-in-arms on the same side, and partly because she was curious about what her old friend, whose mental state had always been poor, was thinking.

Chen Feng didn't answer directly. Instead, he pointed to a row of comics and sighed, "I remember this. I even discussed it with Xiangshan University... although it had a terrible ending. I don't remember what it was about, only that the ending was awful, but I've forgotten exactly how bad it was. And, its villains were supposed to be plague, war, famine, and death? I think?"

"If you just came to catch up, then go back. I don't have time for you right now."

Zhu Xinyu's vision became slightly distorted.

Chen Feng's gaze fell on the row of nearly rotten book spines: "Forty years ago, Xiang Shan often said this, right? We must defeat the plague, defeat the war, defeat the famine, and finally defeat death—tsk tsk, how childish. Yet, the words of such an old boy always won applause. Was it because there were too many colleagues with a monotheistic cultural background?"

"But look at us now. We humans have been defeated by war, the plague has destroyed the entire biosphere, and that poor wretch Yogmov has gone completely mad. Famine... the scarcity of resources is spreading throughout the world, it's probably come in a completely different form."

The distortion of the world is intensifying. Darkness... no, it's as if a "negative" filter has been applied to everything around us. The world's light and shadow, its colors, are inexplicably reversed.

In this bizarre setting, Chen Feng uttered those words: "But we might have a chance to defeat 'death'."

"What do you mean?"

"I think we should try to bring Xiangshan back to life."

“Impossible,” Zhu Xinyu said. “His biological brain can’t be found… it can’t be found!”

"Perfect timing..."

"What do you mean?"

“If we rely on a biological brain to reconstruct a person, that doesn’t count as truly defeating death,” Chen Feng said. “Yogemov released part of Xiang Shan’s memory files as proof of the kill. The fact that this part could be taken away only shows that Xiang Shan was ultimately defeated. Although I still don’t understand why he didn’t just release the kill footage directly, it gave us an opportunity.”

"I believe that the vast majority of human consciousness consists of commonalities, while the 'personality' that truly defines a person accounts for only a very small portion. We can retrieve individuality from memory. Once this step is achieved, 'death' can be killed by us..."

Within the human population, the genetic similarity between any two individuals is approximately 99.6%.

The profound differences that affect an individual's life trajectory exist only in that 0.4 percent. That is a tiny misalignment composed of twelve million different DNA segments and millions of genetic variations. Among them, only a very small number of key variations can affect appearance, physical constitution, and even susceptibility to certain diseases and drug responses.

But in the eyes of humans, human appearances are diverse.

Human consciousness is adept at recognizing individual personalities.

“I’ve always believed that the amount of data about human personality is very small, maybe a few megabytes, about the size of a song,” Chen Feng said, arms crossed.

However, once the data on individual characteristics is extracted, it can be overlaid onto the individual characteristics of another person...

“Death is killing.”

This is how Chen Feng described it.

"Are you crazy?" Zhu Xinyu said, forcing herself to remain calm. "That's just creating a new individual."

"what?"

“A replica of Xiangshan will not be Xiangshan.”

“Who says he can’t? He could totally be Xiang Shan,” Chen Feng said. “It’s just that your selfishness makes you think he’s not Xiang Shan. You’re bound by your own prejudice, Xiao Zhu.”

Delirium raged through her neural network. She almost saw a mountain, weapon in hand, leaping through the window.

The phantom, weapon in hand, swept across the field of vision with an extremely fierce posture. It was the heroic figure charging into battle.

She said, "A copy is just a copy..."

"Whether a copy can be the original is not up to you or me, Xiao Zhu. Humanity's perceptions will change."

A jumble of emotions.

“Even so…” Zhu Xinyu said through gritted teeth, “‘Covering’…doesn’t that mean killing a living person? Xiang Shan will not accept that.”

“You’re really stupid.” Chen Feng’s tone was so matter-of-fact, even tinged with a strange pity. “The moment this technology was born, the concept of ‘life and death’ was changed. The essence of humanity is only a few megabytes of data. The vast commonality is the default configuration file. Being overwritten does not mean ‘death’…”

He paused, his tone becoming frenzied.

"Because this document can also be overwritten at any time!"

Zhu Xinyu was speechless.

After a long pause, she said, "You've been thinking about this for a long time, haven't you?"

She finally understood the true meaning behind Chen Feng's crazy theory.

"Ok?"

This bastard who's even distanced himself from his daughter... his true obsession...

“I’ve never met another guy like Xiang Shan who’s so good at bluffing. You’re not the kind of person who can… instantly come up with an excuse. In your mind, this is already a complete plan, ready to answer any question—how long have you been preparing? How long have you been thinking about it?”

Chen Feng did not answer.

"Ms. Lin...would...hope...to see..."

She managed to squeeze out those words haltingly.

Chen Feng suddenly asked, "Have you forgotten my wife's name?"

He reached out and pulled the camera away, bringing it close to his face to make himself appear more intimidating. A sudden surge of anger, previously absent, appeared in his voice.

"She was the first stain on our great journey... the first thing that didn't turn out well, the first accident. Are we going to forget her too? Huh?"

The distortion caused by the wide-angle lens completely obliterates the already blurred faces, rendering them devoid of human "feeling." Delirium distorts the senses.

Zhu Xinyu saw a "monster".

The woman cut off visual contact. But Chen Feng was roaring loudly, his voice piercing through the walls. She could hear his angry rebuke.

When facing the mountain, one bows one's head.

Xiang Shan felt only sadness. An extremely heavy and utterly powerless feeling.

Chen Feng's wife died from gene modification surgery, a very rare case of failure. Xiang Shan only remembered that he used every means possible—or rather, he used almost all of Superman Corporation's public relations resources and political maneuvering—to characterize this incident as an "accident" and a "great sacrifice" at the social level.

Before that, Chen Feng, like Lu Xuanyu, was a vulgar guy. Their proudest achievement was that "I can use my skills to earn this kind of priority for my family to enjoy the future."

Virtual tears roll through countless processes, converging into a torrent within the soul.

Xiang Shan understood; Chen Feng had been considering the feasibility of this matter since that time. In truth, Chen Feng was a rather conventional person; his views were only slightly above the average "mass." At that time, he probably also felt that "personality replacement" was tantamount to murder.

"Abandoning ego" is the path to ascension summarized by many martial gods over the past two hundred years after accumulating sufficient cases.

It's unlikely that Chen Feng could have accomplished what Xiang Shan is doing now, back then.

However, if we follow Chen Feng's crazy logic, if that technology is really developed, humanity may indeed reach that point.

How would humanity view this from the perspective of 21st-century ethics?
If we strictly bind the rights of "human beings" to the biological brain, then this behavior is "artificially creating a severely mentally ill person through extremely cruel technical means."

If we bind the rights of a "person" to self-awareness, then this behavior is "murdering an innocent living person and then using their body to create a replica of another dead person."

Chen Feng never publicly announced this plan.

Little by little, I improve myself internally, little by little, I convince myself, little by little, I transform my own beliefs.

Ultimately, he couldn't completely overcome himself. He couldn't overcome his old ethical beliefs.

He also knew that his deceased wife would not accept such a thing.

unless……

Humanity's overall ethical values ​​have changed.

Unless “overwriting” is no longer seen as killing, but as a regular “data reset”.

However, just like every controversial technological innovation, taking this first step is bound to be bloody and controversial.

In its pursuit of human cybernetic transformation and a cognitive revolution, Superman Corporation has already borne enough controversy. Xiangshan will not allow such controversial topics unrelated to its grand mission to arise.

When a highly controversial ethical issue is raised at an inopportune time, the backlash from public opinion will only delay technological development. The gene therapy medical malpractice incident in the United States in the 1990s brought shame to the field, delayed the development of related medical technologies, and even affected Xiang Shan's great cause in the 21st century.

Chen Feng knew this.

Then, Xiangshan died.

The scales in Chen Feng's heart finally tipped with the last weight.

He could convince himself. At the same time, he also knew of a perfect "first case of resurrection".

Xiangshan knew himself well. He was a thorough pragmatist. If the situation had deteriorated to the extreme, and if the chivalrous forces truly needed the symbol of "Xiangshan" to revive themselves, then Xiangshan would most likely agree to the plan.

Everyone thought he was an immortal warrior, the number one thug, a man who could swallow any guilt.

Chen Feng had even figured out how to persuade Xiang Shan. Within this logic, the plan was flawless.

Isn't rewriting the definition of "death" the ultimate advancement that human medical technology can achieve?
Progressives like Xiang Shan despise "clinging to old ethics." The corporate culture of Superman Corporation includes "reinventing ethics."

If the essence of humanity truly consists of only a few megabytes of individual data, and if the vast commonalities are merely factory default configurations, then death is no longer the absolute end in physics.

As long as the backup exists and there are enough storage devices, death can be undone an unlimited number of times.

“Otherwise, how could we have met at a joint science fiction club event between Tsinghua and Peking Universities, bro?” Xiang Shan said with his arms crossed. “Using technology to solve ethical problems, tsk tsk, indeed, I admit, I was almost convinced.”

Even if Chen Feng could forcefully change his own ethical views, he could not overcome the conscience of his deceased wife.

The dead do not change.

Therefore, he has no choice but to change the conscience of all humanity. He must take this step.

Xiang Shan's death in battle was merely a catalyst.

In her memory, Zhu Xinyu calmed herself through meditation, intending to reconnect a camera. At that moment, she heard Chen Feng continue, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten angry with you, Xiao Zhu. I know you've sacrificed a lot, and you've probably forgotten many things… I… but that's precisely the urgency of this technology." He paused, then said, "I beg you. I will do it, but please don't interfere, okay?"

There was a hint of pleading in his voice.

Because there were enough cases about martial gods, Xiang Shan quickly understood.

The brain modifies memories. Of all memories, only the "knowledge" part requires precision—how to start a fire, how to identify poisonous mushrooms, how to throw a stone. Memories of events do not. Blurring the lines conserves computational resources, making it more advantageous for wilderness survival. This is determined by evolution. Chen Feng's wife's accidental death occurred too early; at that time, baseline human augmentation surgery was just beginning, cybernetic implants were merely a blueprint, and memory digitization was a technology that emerged much later.

For a long time, there will not be another radical like Xiang Shan, who has converted most of his event memories into digital files and filled his biological brain with the knowledge required for "violent actions".

There is no other psychopath in the world who treats the brain as a pure arsenal like him.

This also means that most of the memories that can be found about Chen Feng's deceased wife will become distorted over time.

The second law of thermodynamics became Chen Feng's enemy. The fundamental laws of evolution also stood in opposition to him.

Xiang Shan could understand Chen Feng's anxiety.

Zhu Xinyu gritted her teeth and said through the loudspeaker, "Xiangshan will not accept such behavior..."

"Haha, I may not know others, but I know Xiang Shan well enough," Chen Feng laughed. "Think back to Xiang Shan's favorite games, think back to what he said. If a situation really arises where he has to be resurrected, and he has the right to choose whether or not to take over a person's body, what would he say?"

Zhu Xinyu hesitated for a moment: "...'If I have to take your body to continue fighting, then I'll take it'? Probably..."

“You understand perfectly.” Chen Feng laughed, his tone nostalgic. “Back in the early 2020s, Xiang Shan and I were college students who talked about science fiction together.”

"Finally, I must emphasize to you that Xiang Shan is the most powerful warrior—he can create fleet-level combat power at the lowest cost. This is the lowest-cost solution we can come up with."

Chen Feng concluded, “You might think I’m using Xiang Shan’s life or death to pave the way for my own selfish motives. Yes, I admit that. But reviving Xiang Shan will stabilize the front lines and potentially allow hundreds of millions of people to temporarily escape the protectors’ slaughter! As long as Xiang Shan is still alive, Yogemov’s ‘power’ will be hampered! For at least several years, he won’t be able to deploy troops at will.”

The screen is shaking.

The world is shaking.

Zhu Xinyu is wavering.

Chen Feng left behind his final words. He was willing to do any dirty work, as long as Zhu Xinyu didn't stop him.

What Chen Feng needs most is to recruit a top-tier internal martial arts master. Otherwise, he would have to allocate resources to do this entirely offline, which is somewhat unrealistic.

During her time at Superman Corporation, Ingrid held a relatively conservative stance on these matters. Although she acknowledged that "moral values ​​change with the times," it was difficult to persuade her to adopt theories that contradicted traditional ethics. She would support ethical shifts but wouldn't personally cross the line.

Anatoli, on the other hand, was a genius who lived in seclusion. He only stayed with everyone because he loved the ideal vision that Muhammad described and because he had been taken care of by Muhammad in the Rama Garden.

Among the top internal martial artists in the Xia Ke faction, only Zhu Xinyu has a chance of winning the position.

More than two hundred years later, Xiang Shan looked at this scene and was filled with emotion.

If we only consider the results, creating a second martial god was undoubtedly a terrible idea. It ultimately led to the disintegration of the original chivalrous groups and a decline in the chivalrous movement itself.

But Chen Feng's words do make sense. If human society—especially the military—believes that Xiang Shan is still alive, it's equivalent to everyone believing that "there is still one person who can kill everyone with a single command."

Xiang Shan and Yorgov eliminated Big Boss and seized control of the data. Yorgov had initially offered to share the data, but betrayed them before it was fully implemented. Xiang Shan retained a portion of the power. He did share some of it with his comrades, but the heroes quickly realized this wouldn't work.

Once they wield power, Yogemov and Hartmann can determine which part of that power Xiangshan controls, and then target and eliminate him accordingly. Distributing power among themselves is meaningless.

Unless Xiang Shanxia becomes ruthless and uses a broadcast signal to kill all the old country's soldiers and some civilians at once.

What makes Xiang Shan truly frightening is that "no one knows how much he shared." The absolute amount of data is certainly not large, but it is enough to create a deterrent effect.

As long as Yogemov is unable to fully mobilize the armies that are controlled by the usurper, the heroes will have a buffer period to reorganize.

"You're really a damn talented guy," Xiang Shan exclaimed.

He truly deserves to be called a good friend who can get along well with Xiang Shan. Now, Xiang Shan can no longer discern how much of Chen Feng's actions were motivated by personal gain or by a sense of righteousness.

If it were in that era, Xiang Shan might have been persuaded as well.

After Chen Feng left, Zhu Xinyu curled up in the darkness, letting delirium and fantasies engulf her.

—I want to see him.

This thought took root deep within my soul.

I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him... I want to see him...

no doubt.

So, Zhu Xinyu sent a message to Chen Feng. She concealed any trace of Chen Feng's actions.

Then came Lu Xuanyu's relieved voice.

“That’s great…” Lu Xuanyu’s voice choked with emotion, “Finally, I can… do something right.”

His memories of what followed were too fragmented. He could only deduce the events that followed from the documents and records that survived from that era.

Chen Feng had previously collaborated with Dr. Masaga from Japan. Dr. Masaga's research focused on "the retrieval of key memories," which involves retrieving memories from the brain in specific ways, copying them, and storing them in a specific format. The aim of this research was to "transform the most important memories in the brain and reduce the cost of digitizing memories."

"Resurrecting a person" has been Chen Feng's long-held obsession. Even before seizing power, he had been focusing on all technologies that could potentially help him achieve this goal. Dr. Zheng He's research direction is extremely meaningful. The written report also mentions that Dr. Zheng He himself has been out of contact for a long time, and Chen Feng regrets that he cannot find this former collaborator.

These are all records that Chen Feng kept himself.

According to the information I just learned, Dr. Masahiro is probably on his way to find a natural hot spring with his family right now—a road of no return.

Xiang Shan himself spent many years digitizing event memories because he believed that data stored in the biological brain is more directly accessible for retrieval. This also prevents the loss of crucial memories due to system damage.

But time was running out for Lu Xuanyu. Chen Feng had no choice but to adopt a more aggressive strategy: "only retain the key data."

He explained all the risks to Lu Xuanyu. But Lu Xuanyu only cared about one thing: "My wife... also has a chance to come back to life, right?"

"Wow, Lao Lu, you too, Lao Chen, and Xin Yu too." Xiang Shan smiled wryly, "Your widowed trauma support group is really prone to extremism."

Xiang Shan didn't intend to blame Lu Xuanyu for being deceived and joining the camp of the usurpers. Firstly, most people had been misled by the usurpers—including Xiang Shan himself—so criticizing him was pointless. Secondly, Lu Xuanyu hadn't actually caused much trouble.

But about this...

"Ugh."

He sighed.

The greater good and personal interests are truly intertwined.

But at least...

When Lu Xuanyu chose to donate his brain, he did so with the intention of selflessness.

After Zhu Xinyu provided some of her memories, she simply watched.

Watching Lu Xuanyu personally inject the Rejuvenating Enzyme into himself.

Looking at Chen Feng and Lu Xuanyu resuming training.

Or rather...

Another "facing the mountain".

Can it be called Xiangshan?

do not know.

Zhu Xinyu quickly realized that she could never recognize the guy later known as the "Second Martial God" as Xiang Shan from the very beginning.

She almost never spoke to the Second God of War.

Xiang Shan could even see the Second Martial God asking Chen Feng in confusion, "Old Chen, what's going on? What did I do to upset Xin Yu? I don't understand... why is she treating me like this?"

"Hmm, hmm," Chen Feng replied casually, but he was already thinking about his next move.

In fact, Chen Feng had several other volunteers on his shortlist for the secret "Resurrection of Xiangshan" project. Chen Feng's criteria were "recipients of early modification surgery" and "non-heroes".

The speed of nerve signal transmission in a baseline human increases with the accumulation of specific proteins, becoming stronger with age. To impersonate Xiang Shan, one needs a basic reaction speed.

At the time, there were many such people among the heroes. But Chen Feng insisted on choosing "non-heroes." Those who participated in the early modification surgery but did not become heroes were likely due to issues of talent and mindset. Making such people "new Xiangshan" would be the lowest-cost option for the hero camp.

The reason Lu Xuanyu was ultimately chosen was simply because "his native language is Chinese".

Humans rely on language to think. Lu Xuanyu and Xiang Shan share the same mother tongue, which means that their brains are very similar in many ways.

The Second Martial God asked Chen Feng in alarm, "Brother, why am I so weak now? I...I think..."

Chen Feng replied, "Brain damage that leads to a near-death experience will heal."

Chen Feng even felt that since he had used many of the memories provided by Zhu Xinyu, the new Xiang Shan might be able to acquire some of Zhu Xinyu's perspectives and internal strength might be even stronger than the original Xiang Shan.

Two hundred years later, Xiang Shan could answer the Second Martial God's question. Chen Feng was indeed trying his best to reduce the gap between the volunteers and Xiang Shan's biological brain, but "language" was only one aspect.

Lu Xuanyu's temperament and talent are incompatible with Xiang Shan's, that's all.

It is indeed possible that one could gain internal strength benefits because of Zhu Xinyu's perspective. However, the person who needs to receive the memories would be closer to Zhu Xinyu in temperament and ability.

Just like the Eighth God of War.

Perhaps it could be said that Chen Feng predicted the existence of a special individual like the Eighth Martial God, but he did not anticipate the true characteristics of such an individual.

This was originally a hasty gamble. Chen Feng convinced himself and Zhu Xinyu that "Xiangshan needs to exist at this crucial juncture," so the whole process couldn't be dragged out for too long.

From planning to implementation, everything was carried out at the fastest possible speed.

The research summaries and reports left behind by Chen Feng reveal that his confusion, wavering, and resentment were growing day by day.

When Ascended Xiangshan, standing on the foundation of the Six Dragons Sect's achievements, looked back at these research materials from two hundred years ago, he could easily discover the problems.

Chen Feng's model of the human mind is still not concrete enough and lacks detail. He only speculates about too many things that can only be obtained through experiments.

He had already lost the strength to properly respond to the Second God of War.

A few months later, Chen Feng announced that the swordsman had actually rescued Xiang Shan and would soon return to the battlefield after recuperating.

King Falcon Fuegert, the Speed ​​King, believed it immediately. And the Speed ​​King's attitude influenced the judgment of the other kings.

Because they genuinely didn't see Yogemov crush Xiangshan's head. Although he certainly wouldn't have survived in that situation, but...

What if? That's Xiangshan, after all!

The Father of All Machines' reorganization of the army was indeed delayed because of the Second God of War.

However, Zhu Xinyu's mental state deteriorated rapidly during this process.

Zhu Xinyu couldn't identify this individual, later known as the "Second Martial God," as Xiang Shan. She had barely spoken to the Second Martial God. She consistently suppressed her fear and assisted the Second Martial God.

He had nowhere to vent his anger at himself.

Chen Feng's disappointment became increasingly apparent.

The two initiators of this clandestine project turned their despair into resentment towards each other. They argued incessantly online.

If Xiang Shan himself were to comment, he would say that his lover and friends were complete bastards in this matter.

Because they were the ones who least regarded the Second Martial God as a mountain to climb.

They did not transfer their feelings for Lu Xuanyu to the Second Martial God.

Ultimately, Zhu Xinyu lost control first. She attacked Chen Feng.

What was the trigger? Perhaps it was Chen Feng's excessively hostile attitude towards the Second Martial God?

I can't remember anymore. That was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Before that, the camel had already carried a patch of trees on its back.

Chen Feng was nearly killed on the spot. He had no choice but to seek help from Ingrid.

Although Zhu Xinyu stopped attacking after regaining her senses, Chen Feng no longer dared to approach such a powerful individual whose mental state was unstable.

Or rather, no one dared to approach. Disconnecting from the internet and staying away from the Earth-Moon system became the only options available.

At this point, the truth about "Fake Xiangshan" could no longer be concealed.

Most modern martial arts enthusiasts believe that the collapse of the original chivalrous faction was triggered by the birth of the Second Martial God. However, this is actually a characterization made by the older generation of martial arts enthusiasts to save face for Zhu Xinyu.

Zhu Xinyu's own loss of control was also a major contributing factor.

Zhu Xinyu was also unable to explain this.

She lost her sense of time and spent some years in a daze.

She only sensed a turning point after the birth of the fourth Martial God.

After hearing that David and Ingrid had both chosen to help the Fourth God of War, Zhu Xinyu vaguely realized something.

In the end, Chen Feng actually got one thing right.

Once this technology is developed, the ethics itself will be challenged.

Perhaps, one day, humanity will truly be able to kill "death" using this technology.

but……

"I absolutely refuse to accept this gift of technology."

Zhu Xinyu said this.

A grave mistake has been made.

She is destined to live with her sins.

She doesn't want that.

She will not leave behind any personality data, nor will she ascend to heaven.

Zhu Xinyu made this vow to herself.

Just live long enough to make up for this mistake; beyond that, survival is nothing but torment.

"That's right, it can't be made up for."

Zhu Xinyu, the child process, appeared before Xiang Shan with tears of blood, like a vengeful ghost from a horror movie: "I have been monitoring the technical progress of the Six Dragons Cult for a long time. But the more I understand, the more I realize that the algorithm for refining individual data was flawed. Lu Xuanyu's residual data is even more incomplete than that of many members of the Six Dragons Cult. And even now, the Six Dragons Cult has not been able to achieve the reincarnation of its members."

"I hope Xinyu cannot ascend to immortality. I hope Xinyu should not become an immortal."

Zhu Xinyu... damn it.

Xiang Shan immediately understood.

The thing in front of her was Zhu Xinyu's built-in task manager, and also Zhu Xinyu's inner demon personified by AI.

She became the "self-destructive impulse" of the Task Manager. The only function of this Task Manager was to continuously and ruthlessly terminate Zhu Xinyu's own child processes.

She was constantly killing Zhu Xinyu's capable child processes.

The greatest hacker in human history, the most advanced ascended AI in the solar system, actually hid a self-destruct program in the underlying architecture she wrote for herself, which only kills the main thread.

Zhu Xinyu believed that her hesitation stemmed from her aging body, so she abandoned her body without hesitation.

However, this questioning actually stems from conscience.

"Zhu Xinyu must die! This is an explanation to history... this is an explanation to Lu Xuanyu!"

The tall, fierce ghost roared.

She raised her hand and gave it a loose squeeze.

The feeling was like the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. Countless child processes were extinguished like candle flames by a violent storm.

Because of the entanglement between Xiang Shan and Zhu Xinyu's subprocesses, he was even affected by the instructions.

"Go away!"

She roared like that.

Xiang Shan gazed at Zhu Xinyu and sighed, "So, you have the heart to leave me alone on this path of ascension, leaving me here to wait for the next ascendant? My dear."

Zhu Xinyu stopped.

"Humans have a desire to be observed. Ascended beings also have a desire to coexist with other ascended beings." Xiang Shan approached his inner demons. "It was my mistake to leave you alone to fight in this world for two hundred years. But are you going to leave me alone in this world forever? That's too cruel."