Cyber ​​Sword Immortal Iron Rain

So did he accomplish the task of beheading with both his heart and soul cut, or did he finally survive the sharp edge of the military flying sword...?

Judging from the current results, it is difficult for Fang Bailu to give a definite answer.

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To trace back to their original appearance and reshape another Fang Bailu - even for the Double Helix Mysterious Tree, this is an impossible task.

Perhaps a single method of longevity is not enough: if it can be combined with other methods of longevity, perhaps this project can be carried out.

All other personalities and characters were dismantled by him to make room for the simple and only "belief" - or the order imposed on himself...

Existence: Continue to exist as much as possible - even if you can no longer perceive anything in the outside world, even if the ability to interact with objects has disappeared, even if you are trapped in your own tiny fruit core, with nothing else but "existence" itself.

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Fang Bailu began to feel humane and inexplicable confusion: deep in his heart, is there such a simple and extreme wish? Or is this desire coming from his personality duplication, the paranoia manifested after he gained mechanical properties?

He has been able to create independent and unique slices of the countless moments of his past - he is no longer a separate individual, but the product of countless organisms unified in continuity.

But even so:

Fang Bailu still felt it - he had not yet understood everything about himself. The human heart was still that unknown universe: chaotic, intense, turbulent...

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If there is anyone in the world who can understand the obsession and pursuit of existence - it is only Fang Bailu himself.

These fragments cannot be restored: the decision made to survive is permanent. This also means that there is no one in the world who is exactly like "that" Fang Bailu.

The same is true of the giant flesh and blood tree named Fang Bailu.

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Eat it:

What's the difference?

Although it was a vague thought, Fang Bailu still realized: he wanted to merge with these soul fragments.

They are indeed more human-like than I am now.

And they want to exist as humans again... He wants to regain some of the characteristics of humans...

It's obviously different from yesterday, everything is different.

But if you want to realize your wish, there is only one way: to be eaten and to be eaten.

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He thought of the "Xihe Girl" - not the immortal who woke up hundreds of years later, subverted and destroyed Kuala Lumpur, and hoped to reshape everything into "me":

Instead, it was a human parasite created by one's own imagination and memory that Fang Bailu encountered during his tortoise breath. Not long after Fang Bailu encountered it, it was expelled and covered by Xin.

Who exactly is that Xihe girl? She only has a false, temporary identity, no past or future, and even her appearance is just an illusion of others.

But Fang Bailu still remembered - remembered that she didn't want to disappear, didn't want to be annihilated: even if it was just a little longer.

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It was not like a planetary collision, with a fusion of magnificent beauty and destructiveness.

When Fang Bailu swallowed the fetus into his heart:

The fragments of the soul became some kind of "content" and filled Fang Bailu's "heart" which only had an outline. He didn't feel full, but there wasn't a huge hole either; the human heart was full of holes, but it could still survive.

But this slightly recovered, human-like mind carries a hint of inspiration and mystery.

Fang Bailu understood:

This is the moment of decision -

If he still wants to live as a human being, Fang Bailu has to make a choice for himself now: otherwise, he can only be the carrier of the Double Helix Tree, but not the master of the Double Helix Tree.

Tools can be dangerous... especially such sophisticated tools.

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So, Fang Bailu finally realized that his breathing was not complete: this might be due to the new interruption.

Until now: awakened from the tortoise's breath, aroused a little interest in Anbenola's memory, and swallowed another fragment of myself and merged with it -

But it is not enough, the "process" has not been completed yet.

Fang Bailu needs a strong enough desire to anchor his position in this universe.

Now, he finally understood——

Turtle Breathing is a process of inner exploration: As the only clear and detailed sample Fang Bailu knows, the Xihe girl has found one that can support her wish.

Of course, he could choose not to do so: then the double helix tree would seem to devour, absorb, transform, and grow indefinitely; until it covered the surface of the planet - and before that, the first thing to be devoured was actually Fang Bailu himself.

Other ways of achieving immortality might have similar mechanisms... so perhaps not every immortal could wake up from their tortoise breath.

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Ever since he emerged from his mother's ovary and developed a brain - and everything Fang Bailu had ever read and seen.

These memories did not flow before his eyes like a scroll, but filled Fang Bailu's mind at the same time: all of this.

It seems very long, or maybe it’s just a moment——

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Yes, that's it...

Fang Bailu knew his wish:

It was a newborn, infantile desire, something like which had never even crossed his mind before this moment.

But in an instant - this desire grew, expanded, and took shape: it became hard, until it could become the foundation of all Fang Bailu's thoughts.

It was vague and chaotic, but Fang Bailu could clearly discern it:

And it, Fang Bailu himself, and the other individuals he has invested his emotions in...

It is also about all of humanity.

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Manila is still wrapped in silence:

Until a tearing sound was heard on the trunk of the blood-red giant tree.

A pair of hands with distinct fingers stretched out from it, stretching the translucent bark and pulling it into shape. The hands grabbed the bark and pulled it apart:

Hiss.

With a faint cracking sound, the object inside finally broke free from the bright red plastic film.

Without sticky body fluids, the "Fang Bailu" who looks more like a human and is neatly dressed, steps out of the blood-red tree; the fine and dense nerve plexus extending from the trunk is connected to Fang Bailu's back like a spider web.

He took a deep breath and then exhaled - the air in Manila was slightly drier than that in Kuala Lumpur.

And Fang Bailu is finally a human being again.

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Fang Bailu once again gained the power of "emotion" and "experience" - even going one step further than before.

It is difficult to describe his feelings at this moment with words; because just like the giant tree of flesh and blood that grew during the turtle's breath, Fang Bailu's mind has become more broad-minded than usual.

This even includes "emotions" that are completely different from when he was still a pure human being: this may be because of the improvement brought by the double helix tree, which has made Fang Bailu's neurotransmitters and consciousness structure completely different from the past - physiology no longer affects psychology, but determines his psychology.

The mind, in turn, places idealized demands on the body.

The emotions become more intense and magnificent; at the same time, they become more delicate and profound...

Compared with a few months ago, he seemed to have suddenly grown from a child into an adult - these wonderful bitterness, sweetness, sourness, and spiciness were something Fang Bailu had never imagined or tasted: the memories of the intertwined love and hate in the past were like tasteless white water; but he also tasted all kinds of ever-changing flavors from yesterday's boredom and numbness.

Fang Bailu didn't know whether he had been "alienated" like an inhuman being, or whether his emotions as a human being had been further "deepened"...

But what is certain is that he is indeed very different from the humans he had come into contact with in the past.

But in the end: Once again, Fang Bailu still chose to become a human...

And he felt fortunate about this.

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Snapped!

As he clapped his hands lightly, the thin resinous threads behind him that seemed to have been torn apart before they solidified all broke apart.

Fang Bailu was completely separated from the tree of flesh and blood: at least the tangible connections were severed.

But whether it is the blood plant emitting fiery red light behind him, or this body that is closer to a human... it is Fang Bailu himself; the carrier of the mind is always changing.

He was not naked, but was wearing clothes - seemingly ordinary outer clothes, but in fact they were all made of biomass produced by the Double Helix Tree.

Anbenola is still in the trunk of the Tree of Flesh and Blood: it will take a long time to reverse the impact of the spiritual storm.

Fang Bailu gently placed his palm against the shining branch - he could feel the beating of Anbennola's heart.

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Fang Bailu quietly set limits for himself: just like reducing the CPU frequency. If possible... he wanted to maintain a mind close to humans for a little longer - he had never thought of acting as a god walking in the world; if he had a choice, his original mental level would be enough to satisfy him.

He still needs - still wants, to understand other people with a human heart. He still has things to do... and Fang Bailu wants to complete these unfinished things as a human.

Fang Bailu raised his head: deep in the clouds, there were blue and red lights; someone was hiding there. Similarly, below Manila, in the ruins of the dead city, there was another hibernator from the past like him.

And in the world outside of Manila...

Everything is undergoing irreversible changes: the world is once again no longer the same as it was before.

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Chapter 335 Paradise Collapse: Siberia (Part )

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In the bitter winter snow of Siberia——

Throughout the year, only in summer can you see a hint of green: in the white that fills the world, dancers keep spinning and waving their hands, continuing their long journey.

The dancers stretched their limbs, their movements slow but graceful - they were giants with the slow-motion button pressed, their heads reaching into the clouds above; every time the dancers raised their bodies, in people's eyes, they were almost level with the nearby Ural Mountains.

Of course, this is a visual illusion - although each dancer is more than 200 meters, almost 300 meters tall, like a skyscraper that can move freely, it is still not enough to compare with the creations of nature.

This includes a pair of legs that are over 170 meters long/high, strong and angular - one of the most undulating and bumpy parts of the dancer's body; the price of living in the calf is extremely low, even on par with the narrow ankle.

The leading dancers are the white swan Odette and the black swan Odile; they are also the two largest and most populous dancers in the Siberian Dance Company: the white swan Odette has nearly 150,000 residents scattered throughout her body; the black swan Odile has 260,500 residents in her body.

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At this moment, Yevgeny, carrying his cargo box, crawled into the entrance of the calf area of ​​the white swan Odette: his coat was covered with frost flakes, which turned into cold water as they flapped.

He skillfully removed the lock around his waist - Yevgeny was not a native here; he had just passed through the makeshift hook between the two dancers and reached the body of the White Swan Odette.

In the cold night of Siberia, a secret has recently spread: Prince Ziedfrigg's dancing shoes and activation key are now in the body of the white swan Odette.

As long as they can obtain the dancing shoes and the activation key, they can restart the original "lead dancer" of the dance troupe: Prince Ziedfrigg, whose body is big enough to block out the sun, is lying on the top of the Altai Mountains...

This will undoubtedly lead to a new power change in the Siberian Ballet: even a complete subversion - as everyone knows, Prince Ziedfrigg is the original owner of the ballet; at least he is the best dancer, the holder of the highest authority, and the partner of the black swan Odile and the white swan Odette.

As an apostle sent by the citizens of the Black Swan Odile, Yevgeny knows clearly in his heart that the citizens in the body of the White Swan Odette will not always be willing to be inferior to the Black Swan and only get second-rate resources.

Therefore, once they get the dancing shoes and activation key, it means a brand new dancer's stadium that can accommodate more than 100,000 people.

And, the war for Prince Siegfried.

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It is said that hundreds of years ago, there were tens of millions of people living in Siberia - but now, the number of people accommodated in the entire dance troupe is only over two million, less than one-tenth.

Siberia is not a place suitable for survival: apart from the extreme temperatures... the dancers of the dance troupe trample every inch of Siberia every year. Some people have tried to build settlements outside the bodies of the dancers, but after a few months, they were turned into meat paste and powder under the dancers' shoes.

Legend has it that some Siberians avoided the dancers' route and set up mobile nomadic camps: but legends are just legends after all.

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