Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

Jing Yuan sneered, "Back in Nirvana, when you attacked us, you just wanted to take Mark away for experiments, right? At that time, you didn't even think about asking anyone's opinion; you just came to take away a test subject."

“It’s not what you think. Mark is a person, and of course I would ask for his opinion.”

"Fine! Mark disagrees!"

Mark looked at Jing Yuan, about to speak, but Jing Yuan's voice appeared in his mind out of nowhere, saying, "Don't speak yet!"

Mark paused for a moment, then remained silent.

Bai Yuekui looked at Mark and asked, "Mark, have you changed your mind?"

Mark remained silent.

Seeing that Mark didn't speak, they assumed that Mark had really changed his mind.

Bai Yuekui remained silent, but Master Lai spoke up, "Mark, you are our only hope for eliminating the ecosystem. For the sake of the continuation of all humanity, I hope you will reconsider!"

"Hmph!" Jing Yuan sneered, "Bai Yuekui, what Master Lai said is what you also want to say, isn't it? If the other party doesn't agree, you resort to moral blackmail?"

Bai Yuekui said, "Any sacrifice is worthwhile as long as it can end the ecosystem."

“That’s right, you’re absolutely right!” Jing Yuan laughed. “I love this kind of grand narrative! Any sacrifice is worthwhile as long as it can end the ecosystem… The heavy responsibility of preserving this civilization rests entirely on Mark’s shoulders. Do you think he could refuse?”

Mark sighed, "If sacrificing myself can save everyone, then let me go!"

Jingyuan turned to look at Mark, "Sometimes I wonder how a place like Lighthouse could raise such an upright person as you. After reading some information, I understood. After Gray brought you back, he entrusted you to Red Heron to raise because Red Heron is an upright person. I think they raised you to be so upright so that one day, when you are asked to sacrifice yourself to protect others, you will be able to do so without hesitation!"

Jingyuan then looked at Bai Yuekui and said, "Look, Gray's original plan actually benefited you! See? You and Gray are actually the same kind of people!"

Bai Yuekui's expression changed. "What did you say?"

"I'm saying you and Gray are the same kind of people!"

Bai Yuekui's narrowed eyes seemed to shoot out a cold light: "You are also an immortal?"

"I'm not."

"At your age, you shouldn't have met Gray!"

"Sigh!" Mark sighed and said, "Alright, you don't need to argue anymore!"

Mark looked at Jing Yuan and said, "Jing Yuan, I know you've been helping me all along! I'm very grateful! Because I'm a cerebral clone, and the only clone with life essence, the one who has to sacrifice is me! If I can save this world, I'm willing to sacrifice myself."

“Of course I know you’re willing to sacrifice. But I hate people who hide things from everyone and presumptuously arrange other people’s fates!” Jing Yuan then turned to Bai Yuekui and said, “When you replaced your teacher Horn’s brain back then, did you ask for his opinion?”

Bai Yuekui's pupils dilated in shock. "How do you know these things?"

"Don't worry about how I know!" Jing Yuan looked at her. "Back then, did you really want to resurrect your teacher? Or were you just trying to grab the title of the first scientist in human history to successfully perform a brain transplant?"

Bai Yuekui's face turned extremely ugly.

Jingyuan continued, "I should have understood you sooner. You're the kind of person who would sacrifice everything for a grand goal. I believe in you; you're willing to sacrifice your own life to save the world. Let me tell you, we can sacrifice ourselves to save the world, but we can't sacrifice others to save the world! You agree, right?"

Jingyuan's words left Bai Yuekui silent.

"Saving this world requires Mark's sacrifice, and only he can sacrifice himself willingly, not you who make him sacrifice himself."

Master Lai asked with a puzzled look, "What's the difference?"

"The difference is that you should give Mark all the information and let him make the decision himself!"

"Isn't that so?"

Jing Yuan pointed to the beast-like Mark inside the glass jar and said, "You said you wanted to use Mark to restore his cranial biological abilities. All the experimental clones you made before failed because they lacked life essence. In other words, this is the first time you've experimented with an individual that has life essence. Perhaps this time you can successfully transform Mark into a Devouring Beast, then wouldn't he be like this Devouring Beast corpse in the jar?"

"They share the same genes, of course they're the same!"

Bai Yuekui didn't want to speak anymore, so it was Master Lai who answered.

“But Cranioblast, doesn’t he have four arms?” Jing Yuan sneered. “If I’m not mistaken, even if you implanted the spinal cord worm in Mark, you still can’t restore all of Cranioblast’s biological functions! Did you tell Mark about this?”

Jing Yuan's words caused Bai Yuekui's expression to turn shocked once again.

"who are you?"

"Don't worry about who I am! If you want Mark to save the world, you have to tell Mark everything! Let him make the decisions, instead of you making them for him from behind the scenes!"

You have to treat him like a human being, not a lab rat!

Hearing this, Mark finally understood that Jing Yuan had been against it because Bai Yuekui had been hiding something from them.

Bai Yuekui could only say, "That's right! The experiment may not succeed! But you need to understand that since the outbreak of the disaster, we have been accumulating experience in fighting the ecosystem through death!"

Chapter 212 The wedding is in progress

Mark realized that the experiment might not succeed, which meant he was just a test subject!

In fact, Mark doesn't care whether he is the savior or not.

He genuinely wanted to sacrifice himself to save everyone.

But now he understands that even if he sacrifices himself, success is not guaranteed.

Even if I successfully transform into a Devouring Beast, I still don't know what to do next!

Seeing Mark begin to hesitate, Bai Yuekui said, "Mark, although I can't guarantee 100% success of the surgery, I will do my best! I've done computer simulations, and the probability of success is at least 90%."

Jingyuan shook his head. This was different from the way Dr. Carrie performed surgery in the original novel.

When Carrie underwent surgery, it was a last resort.

Now, the goal is to take a living, breathing person and reform them.

Jingyuan looked at Mark, "Mark, we also have the Soul-Destroying Tower, a weapon from an ancient civilization. Perhaps we can try the Soul-Destroying Tower first!"

Jingyuan's approach was simple: since it was uncertain which method could eliminate the Mana ecosystem and the higher-dimensional beings behind it, they would try them one by one. Moreover, they would start with experiments that wouldn't require sacrificing human lives!

Bai Yuekui retorted, "If the weapons of ancient civilizations were useful, then the Mana ecosystem wouldn't have survived to this day!"

"So you only agree with your own proposal?"

"Because this plan offers the best chance of success!"

Master Lai watched coldly from the side and also spoke up: "Mark, maybe you feel it's unfair, why does it have to be you! But this is fate!"

"Hmph!" Jing Yuan sneered, "Don't mention destiny. If we really believed in that stuff, we should just lie down and let the Devouring Beast absorb our souls!"

"Stop talking." Mark pondered for a moment, then said to Bai Yuekui, "I need all the information you have about Mana ecology and higher-dimensional life. I'll make a decision after I've reviewed it."

Bai Yuekui had no choice but to agree.

Jingyuan and Mark left the laboratory and also left Dragon Bone Village.

The two stood on the surfboard and flew back to the lighthouse.

Mark remained silent the entire way; this event had a profound impact on him!

Mark remained silent.

As they approached the lighthouse, Mark suddenly said, "Before, I had doubts about the future story you told me, but now it seems that my becoming a Devourer might really be my destiny!"

Jing Yuan stopped, hovering in mid-air, and calmly said, "It has nothing to do with destiny; at most, it's a matter of personality determining fate."

Charles wanted to kill you, and I stopped him once, but as long as he lives, he will do it again.

I used to think that Charles was the one who turned you into a Devouring Beast, but I never expected that the real executor of this matter was Bai Yuekui.

Bai Yuekui wants to transform you into a Devouring Beast. As long as she lives, she will definitely transform you into a Devouring Beast.

"What if this could really eradicate the mana ecosystem?"

Jingyuan looked ahead. "That's why I said you should make a decision only after you know the whole picture. Everyone should have the right to choose their own future."

The reason I reacted so strongly was mainly because I was too disappointed with Bai Yuekui.

I originally thought she should be hopeful, but I didn't expect her to be like Morgan.

We've lived in the lighthouse for so many years, but what is the lighthouse like?

Morgan formulated three laws, telling the common people that as long as they suffer, the Lighthouse can survive! The Lighthouse can survive! Human civilization can survive!

But the result?

Actually, there were other options for the lighthouse! Morgan simply chose the one he wanted most!

What about Bai Yuekui?

Did she also choose the one she wanted most?

They stand on high ground; they can see more, but they don't give those below a choice.

"Actually, Bai Yuekui is right! Even if the results of the transformation are not ideal, we can only gain experience in fighting against the ecosystem by trying again and again!"

Jingyuan sighed inwardly.

Mark is indeed a very good and kind person, and he is willing to give to others.

In fact, Jing Yuan was the same. He transmigrated here, and his memories from his previous life shaped his personality.

In Jingyuan's heart, he still believed that human nature is ultimately good.

The era that shaped Jingyuan's character was, after all, a time of peace.

Even so, after experiencing Charles's two coups and the deaths of so many people, Jingyuan was already disillusioned.

Mark grew up in the apocalypse, yet he's even more soft-hearted than Jingyuan.