Siheyuan: At the beginning, I can integrate everything!

Chen Bing reacted quickly and grabbed Yan Bugui, who was still pounding his chest and stamping his feet on the ground.

"Uncle, Engineer Zhang needs to work quietly now, you can go back now!"

No matter how much Yan Bugui wailed, Chen Bing half-invited and half-dragged him out of the east wing like a chick.

As the heavy cotton curtains fell, absolute silence returned to the room once more.

Only the coal in the stove occasionally emitted a slight crackling sound.

Zhang Huaimin sat alone at the octagonal table that was covered with the Nobel Prize.

His gaze did not fall on the blueprints on the table, nor on the gold nugget that the world was so madly pursuing.

Instead, he stared intently at the semi-transparent virtual panel in front of him, which only he could see.

At the top of the panel, the previously gray progress bar is now burning with dazzling golden flames.

This light is purer than any gold and deeper than any star.

Zhang Huaimin leaned back slightly in his chair and let out a long breath.

Having transmigrated to this day, he has reached the pinnacle of this mortal realm thanks to the system and his knowledge that transcends his time.

Hand-crafted nuclear fusion, the creation of top-tier fighter jets, and the disruption of the global technological landscape.

Whether on the chessboard of great power rivalry or in the halls of human science, he has no rivals left.

Fame and fortune? Status? Wealth?

To Zhang Huaimin now, these are no different from the wooden blocks under the table.

He has reached the highest peak that human civilization can reach, and all he can see is a sea of ​​clouds, with no more obstacles in sight.

Everything in the mortal world had completely lost its challenge for him.

Just as this feeling of loneliness and isolation arose in his heart.

"bite--"

A clear, resonant notification sound, seemingly transcending endless dimensions, resounded deep within his mind.

Immediately afterwards, the voice of the system sprite Ling'er came out.

This time, Ling'er's voice was no longer that cold, rigid, mechanical tone.

Instead, it carried an indescribable sense of solemnity and sanctity.

[The host's influence in the mortal realm has been detected to have reached its physical limit.]

[Global shock value collection is full.]

[Congratulations, host! Your 'Mortal Shock Value' has reached its absolute limit!]

The system's underlying logic is being refactored... Refactoring complete.

Ultimate privileges are now officially available!

As Ling'er's words fell, Zhang Huaimin felt the world before him blur.

The fire in the east wing, the eight-immortal table, and the cold wind outside the window all vanished in that instant.

His consciousness was enveloped by an irresistible, immense force, and suddenly pulled into a vast and boundless strange space.

System space.

This is no longer the simple virtual interface of the past.

All around was an endless sea of ​​stars, with dazzling nebulae slowly rotating in the distant depths of space, exuding an ancient and boundless aura.

Zhang Huaimin's consciousness floated in this starry sky.

Directly in front of him, countless golden data streams rapidly converged, eventually coalescing into a stunningly beautiful phantom draped in starlight, resembling a deity.

This is the ultimate form of the system Ling'er.

"Host, congratulations."

Ling'er's voice echoed in the starry sky, ethereal and otherworldly.

"You have created the ultimate miracle that mortals can achieve with your short human life."

"But human technology has its limits; the human body has its limitations."

Zhang Huaimin gazed calmly at Ling'er, his heart unmoved.

He had long known that when technology reached its limit, it would inevitably touch the barrier of the essence of life.

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are shackles that carbon-based life forms cannot escape," Ling'er continued.

"If you want to explore the ultimate truth of the universe, if you want to witness the birth and death of stars."

"Your current body, which has a lifespan of no more than a hundred years, is far from sufficient."

Zhang Huaimin nodded slightly.

He knows this better than anyone else.

Even if he possessed countless incredible blueprints, even if he built warships capable of destroying galaxies.

If he himself is just a handful of dust, then what is the point of all this?

Time is the cruelest enemy in the universe.

"So, what has the system prepared for me?" Zhang Huaimin asked calmly.

Ling'er smiled slightly, a smile that revealed a transcendence that placed her above all living beings.

"The final chapter of the System Shop has been unlocked for you."

The voice just fell.

In the center of the vast sea of ​​stars, a huge virtual exchange box radiating chaotic light slowly emerged.

The exchange box contained no blueprints, no weapons, and no complex industrial equipment.

There was only one drop of water there.

A strange drop of water suspended in the void, emitting a hazy, chaotic glow.

This drop of water may seem tiny, but in Zhang Huaimin's perception, it seems to contain the entire cycle of birth and death of the universe.

Inside the water droplet, countless galaxies seem to be eternally reborn and endlessly flowing.

[Ultimate Trait: The Fountain of Youth in a Higher Dimension]

[Item Description: The primordial substance of life from a higher-dimensional universe, surpassing the genetic limits of carbon-based life forms.]

[Effect: Breaks the "Hayflick limit" of cell division, rewriting the fundamental code of life.]

[Exchange Cost: Consumes all maxed-out Shock Points.]

Upon seeing these few simple lines, Zhang Huaimin's heart, which had long been calm and still, finally began to beat violently.

Fountain of Youth!

This is not some kind of elixir of immortality from myths and legends.

This is the ultimate product of the system using high-dimensional technology to directly reduce the dimensions of life!

Once fused, his cells will no longer age, and his DNA telomeres will extend indefinitely.

He will completely break free from the fate of carbon-based life and become a perfect individual untouched by the ravages of time.

From "human" to "god" who transcends time!

This is an absolute leap in the level of life.

"Host, do you want to confirm the exchange?" Ling'er's ethereal voice rang out again.

"Once you redeem it, all your accumulations in the mortal realm will be wiped out."

"But you will have eternity."

Zhang Huaimin did not hesitate at all.

Having witnessed the vastness of the universe and the ultimate mysteries of life's evolution, worldly power and wealth are not even worth a speck of dust.

He decisively issued the command in his mind.

"Confirm redemption!"

"Merge immediately!"

boom--!

The massive amount of shock value accumulated in the system space over countless days and nights was instantly cleared at this moment.

That drop of high-dimensional fountain of youth, radiating chaotic light, seemed to be receiving some kind of powerful summons.

It transformed into a streak of light and, at a speed exceeding the speed of light, instantly entered the space between Zhang Huaimin's eyebrows!

Followed by.

Inside the east wing in the real world.

Zhang Huaimin, whose eyes were closed, suddenly shuddered.

A terrifying energy, undetectable by scientific instruments yet vast as the ocean, erupted within his body!

There was no heart-wrenching pain, nor any earth-shattering phenomenon.

This is a life reconstruction that is subtle yet extremely powerful.

The energy of the high-dimensional fountain of youth instantly permeated his limbs and bones, penetrating deep into his internal organs.

Finally, it precisely pierced the nucleus of every cell in his body.

Zhang Huaimin could clearly sense it.

At this moment, the cells in my body that were slowly aging and heading towards death were infused with endless vitality.

They are no longer bound by the number of splits.

The old cells are instantly annihilated, and new, more perfect cells containing enormous energy are instantly reborn!

The telomeres at both ends of his DNA strand are being forcibly locked, repaired, and even extended indefinitely in a way that defies common biological sense.

The impurities in his blood were instantly vaporized.

His bones became more indestructible than the hardest alloy in the Qin Heavy Industry, yet as light as a swallow.

His heart was beating slower and slower.

It went from seventy beats per minute to fifty, then thirty...

Finally, it might only jump once every few minutes.

But with each heartbeat, what is pumped out is no longer ordinary blood, but a golden life source containing high-dimensional spiritual energy.

Zhang Huaimin could even hear the sound of his blood rushing through his body, a sound as deep and powerful as the Yangtze River.

The limitations of lifespan were completely shattered at this moment.

A hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years!

The relentless passage of time has left not even the slightest trace on his flawless body.

He could feel as if he had become one with the earth beneath his feet, and breathed and shared the same fate with the starry sky above.

It is a sense of absolute control that transcends the mundane.

He was no longer a fragile human being who needed to breathe and eat to survive.

He has transformed into a higher-dimensional being.

From sci-fi steel behemoths to mythical epics of immortality.

This transformation at the level of life lasted for an unknown period of time.

It may be a moment, or it may be a century.

When Zhang Huaimin regained consciousness, the system space had already quietly disappeared.

In the east wing, the stove fire was still burning brightly.

The cold wind outside was still howling.

Everything seems unchanged.

But Zhang Huaimin knew that everything had changed.

He slowly opened his eyes.

What eyes they were!

His eyes, which were originally clear in black and white, were now as deep as the most mysterious abyss in the universe.

It seemed as if stars were being born and dying, and nebulae were flowing within.

There are no ordinary human emotions, only a calm and indifferent acceptance of the vicissitudes of time.

Zhang Huaimin stood up.

His movements were so gentle that they made no sound, not even disturbing the air.

He felt the boundless vitality and power within his body, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He had already broken through the peaks of the mortal realm; the true sea of ​​stars was only just beginning to open its doors to him.

Zhang Huaimin walked to the door and reached out to grasp the doorknob.

With a gentle pull.

With a creak, the heavy wooden door of the east wing was pushed open.

A biting wind, carrying a few snowflakes, rushed towards me.

But within three feet of Zhang Huaimin's body, these snowflakes silently melted into nothingness.

Zhang Huaimin raised his deep, star-like eyes and looked outside.

He saw it.

In the midst of the swirling snow.

Outside the door of the east wing, a woman was standing quietly, seemingly out of nowhere.