Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 603 New Life, New Humans

“I have my own speculations about this matter, but I was unaware of its occurrence,” Fan Zhonghong said. “I only realized this when you sent people to catch me and put me under surveillance.”

"You mean it has nothing to do with you?" Li Busi asked.

“It can’t be said that it’s unrelated.” Fan Zhonghong shook his head and denied it. “If we’re talking about the source, this matter itself has a huge connection with me. If it weren’t for me, this matter might not have happened. It’s just that Li Miaosheng made this choice without my knowledge.”

……

The Lumière Pure White Academy Research Institute has entered a state of emergency alert.

After Li Busi relayed the news of the enemy attack to them, they made basic preparations. However, as the situation escalated and news of Li Busi's defeat quickly spread, their previously relaxed attitude suddenly became tense.

The Pure White Society has now banned entry and exit, and all kinds of weapons and equipment, including secret weapons from some factions, are ready to attack any approaching strangers at any time.

Even worse, they are wary of their other colleagues who are also at the research institute.

It can only be said that they have a tacit understanding and awareness of each other regarding their moral bottom line.

A group of people suddenly broke down the courtyard gate in one corner of the research institute. The intruders saw Li Miaosheng leaning against a big tree in the center of the courtyard, seemingly taking a nap.

"It's her, let's take her with us." The group quickly reached a consensus after whispering among themselves.

One person stepped forward and suddenly seemed to kick something. Looking down, he found it was a peach pit.

Li Miaosheng, like a puppet whose mechanism had been triggered, suddenly opened his eyes. His first instinct, however, was not to look at the uninvited guest who had barged in, but rather to gaze into the distance.

"Is Ah Hong coming soon?" Her voice was soft and sweet as she had just woken up; anyone who was into voices would probably enjoy it.

However, it's clear that none of these people know how to appreciate it.

She looked down at the people below and asked, "You guys aren't guests, are you?"

There was no reply; the leader silently waved for them to step forward.

"At this critical juncture, who would still be thinking about doing this? Could it be Li Meng?" She had already come to her own conclusion, though it was a question, her tone was that of a statement.

A series of muffled thuds echoed in the courtyard before quickly returning to silence.

The courtyard door, which was slightly ajar, was suddenly pushed open, and Li Miaosheng walked out barefoot, not caring about getting dirty.

“Miss Li Miaosheng, please go back. Your ‘wedding’ is not ready yet.” Cheva suddenly blocked her way.

Li Miaosheng tilted his head: "Are lamplighters usually very free?"

“This is proper work, Miss Li Miaosheng.” Cheva remained composed, maintaining her polite and gentle smile.

"Oh," Li Miaosheng replied somewhat boredly, then continued walking forward on his own.

Cheva took a step forward and reached out to grab Li Miaosheng.

Stab it!

She suddenly opened her eyes wide, and her approaching movement turned into a retreat. At the same time, three scratch marks appeared on her neck. The wounds were not deep, but they were quite real. The burning pain was something Cheva had not felt in a long time.

"What is this...?" She looked Li Miaosheng up and down, her face unable to hide her surprise.

From her perspective, Li Miaosheng does indeed possess excellent fantasy elements, and if fully unleashed, his violence level would likely reach the 'gun' level.

But this level of difficulty is not a big deal for the lamplighter.

The main problem is that Li Miaosheng did not use the fantasy factor.

Just a moment ago, Li Miaosheng's supernatural power was completely unused, which is why Cheva was completely unresponsive to his sudden action. If it weren't for her high level of basic discipline, her throat might have been torn open.

The wound on her throat healed naturally, but a sense of vigilance had already crept into Cheva's eyes.

Is this the power of "living within"? The Chief instructed us to pay attention to this...

Li Miaosheng's left fingernails had become long and incredibly sharp, easily piercing the lamplighter's skin.

Body enhancement? It seems ordinary, but that only makes it more bizarre.

“The growth brought about by the life-gathering is actually very similar to the fantasy factor, except that the source is not to seek from the outside but to seek from within.” Li Miaosheng didn’t seem to be in a hurry, and seeing Chewa’s expression, he kindly explained.

"The essence of humanity... the essence of life is first survival, then greed, from material acquisition to spiritual yearning. Based on my own experience, I have summarized this stage division so far."

As he spoke, Li Miaosheng suddenly sprang up, his figure vanishing in an instant, leaving only a gust of wind blowing in the air.

Suddenly, Cheva raised her leg, like a thunderclap from a clear sky. Prepared and ready to react, she caught Li Miaosheng's movement and her leg, like a long knife, precisely severed Li Miaosheng's body, extending from his right abdomen to his left shoulder. However, the gruesome wound healed completely in the next second.

Thanks to the instant he severed Li Miaosheng's body, the lamplighter's excellent senses allowed him to clearly see inside Li Miaosheng's body.

The condition of those internal organs is extremely different from that of normal people. Even the internal organs that should be fragile have great resilience and recovery ability, and their functions have been significantly enhanced.

And unlike those guys she had heard of who haphazardly piled up life force while obscuring the body's differentiation functions and messing things up.

Excellent.

Anyone who has looked closely at her body cannot help but admire it; it is not particularly outstanding, but it enhances evolution in every aspect. It is similar to the initial physical enhancement brought about by the blood-red factor, but even more exquisite and perfect.

If the physical enhancement brought about by the hemoglobin factor is like a brute-force modification of a behemoth vehicle that just needs to run, then this body is an industrial miracle that lacks neither strength nor precision.

You can control your entire body at will within a certain range.

Energy exchange with the outside world is taking place in a more advanced form...

When the topic of energy exchange came up, Cheva noticed that Li Miaosheng was absorbing free-floating factors from the air with every breath he took.

In the instant Cheva was distracted, Li Miaosheng's hands moved swiftly, creating several afterimages. Cheva quickly regained her senses and gracefully parried with a certain rhythm, deflecting and bypassing all of Li Miaosheng's attacks, rendering them posed no threat.

A flash of white light appeared on her body, and her movement speed increased again. Li Miaosheng's hands and feet were all thrown off, while Cheva launched an even more ferocious counterattack.

This is indeed a significant improvement for the average person, but that alone is not enough!
At this moment, with a somewhat sarcastic smile, Li Miaosheng suddenly waved his hand in the air as he retreated to dodge Qiewa's attack.

bass--

A colorful streak of light appeared out of nowhere, passing through Cheva's dance-like movements and slicing across her waist, leaving a gruesome scar.

"Varied……"

what is that?
The colorful things are factors, a mixture of various factors! After being digested in Li Miaosheng's body, the originally ordinary factors became a tangible new energy that could be directly used without any risk of mutation by attaching to the body.

“There are many factors here. If you separate them, they can make me feel like a magician. In the past, it would have taken a lot of control over my factors to do this. But once we enter the stage of greedy craving for life, our bodies will naturally absorb factors more efficiently. And once we learn to mobilize our spirit, even this kind of thing will come naturally.”

Li Miaosheng leisurely and happily introduced the results of her self-research to Cheva.

The fantasy elements she had absorbed in the past had long since been digested and transformed into other powers.

There are no further risks. With just a little practice and mastery, the rest is as natural as using an arm or leg, just like a person learning to use chopsticks.

The power and uniqueness of the living are fully revealed.

It's not particularly outstanding, nor does it have the exaggerated increase seen in Si Zang.

But this is the path most life forms take after evolution, gradually becoming more advanced beings who are unafraid of strange and unusual external things.

Faced with such new humans, even with the Lantern Bearer's pure white factor, a symbol of purity that should have been able to suppress all other factors, their defenses were easily breached, and they were even unable to suppress them.

Cheva felt a sense of fear.

It wasn't out of fear of Li Miaosheng.

Rather, it is the fear of the unknown future that awaits after this "door to life" has been opened in Dadu.

In the face of life, the pure white factor may not be special.

(End of this chapter)