From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

But while the warden wasn't exactly quick-witted, he had his own cleverness and didn't completely trust Evelyn—

When Jiang Liu and his group, along with Evelyn, Jonathan, and others, had prepared their luggage and arrived at the port of Giza on the Nile, the warden arrived with two suitcases.

"What are you doing here?" O'Connor was a man of his word; he didn't run away after escaping but instead chose to lead the way for Evelyn, though he had a very low opinion of the warden.

"I have to protect my investments!"

The warden spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, then boarded the ship without looking back, turning to the crowd and saying, "What are you all standing there for? Get on the ship!"

O'Connor: "...I hate this guy."

After boarding the ship.

Duanmu Ying immediately inquired about Zheng Zha and the others' identities: "They look like they're from our hometown, but it doesn't quite feel like it... What exactly are they?"

Because China lagged behind the world, the mental outlook of its people was very different from that of Westerners. Most Chinese people would also maintain a relatively humble attitude when facing foreigners.

Besides that.

The reincarnators' clothing is also out of step with this era, as if it were something more "fashionable".

"They are similar to mercenaries, employed by a force called 'God,' and travel to various battlefields to complete all sorts of missions. They are under restrictions and their lives are not in their own hands."

Jiang Liu succinctly described the situation of Zheng Zha and the others, but temporarily concealed their identities as people from other worlds. "Right now, they have two missions."

One of them is related to the city of death we are heading to.

There lived a monster there named Imhotep, who was once the high priest of the Pharaoh and was said to have had an affair with Anshuna, the wife of Seti I.

After being discovered, Ansuna committed suicide, and the High Priest prepared to resurrect her in the City of the Dead using the Book of the Dead.

However, at the most crucial moment, he was discovered by the Pharaoh's paladins, causing the ritual to fail. Imhotep was then subjected to the most severe punishment of being devoured by scarabs, which involved cutting off his tongue, locking him in a coffin, and pouring scarabs into him to eat him up.

Legend has it that because this form of punishment is so cruel, once the person sealed in the coffin is resurrected, they will gain extremely powerful cultivation.

"Isn't that ridiculous?"

Duanmu Ying tilted her head, her eyes filled with question marks.

Since Imhotep had an affair with Pharaoh's wife and was eventually discovered, why not just execute him directly instead of using the so-called "insect-eating punishment" and sowing the seeds of future trouble?

"It may be related to some traditional customs of ancient Egypt."

Lu Jin guessed, "Just like in our hometown, a small part of the area has special customs regarding burial."

“We may not understand, but we need to respect it,” Jiang Liu said. “And Zheng Zha and the others’ mission is to wait for that monster to revive and then kill it.”

"???"

Duanmu Ying became increasingly puzzled. "Why wait for that thing to revive? Can't we just burn the mummy after we find it? Is the only way to completely kill it the way it revives?"

"No, but the 'main god' forces that forcibly hired Zheng Zha and the others have other purposes. They hope that they will break through their limits and complete their evolution in the struggle."

At this point, Jiang Liu had a sudden inspiration and thought he could describe the concept of "gene lock," so he asked, "Over the past three days, you've also looked at books related to Western medicine in the library and know the concept of genes, right?"

"I already knew about it when I was in my hometown."

It was precisely because she accidentally learned about the "gene concept" in Western medicine in her hometown that Duanmu Ying secretly ran away from home to study abroad and further understand the fundamental substance of genes, which, according to the Western medical system, controls all life activities of the human body!

"That makes sense."

Jiang Liu looked at Zheng Zha, who was having a heart-to-heart talk with Zhang Jie not far away, and said calmly, "The main god forces believe that the ancient apes were able to evolve into humans because they broke the genetic restrictions. If humans want to evolve further, they must make a breakthrough at the genetic level and unlock the 'lock' that has locked away the rapid evolution of genes!"

Through my conversations with Zheng Zha and his team, I learned that they had indeed achieved some results, discovering that the gene lock has four stages. Opening the first stage allows control over bodily instincts; opening the second stage allows control over more than 90% of the body's life activities; and opening the third stage allows the brain to be developed, simulating the thinking of others, and even utilizing the abilities that others can control.

The fourth stage involves the essence of life, genes, and the spiritual stage; the specific effects are currently unknown.

Driven by intense emotional fluctuations and the burning desire to survive, the potential of genes is unleashed, breaking through the invisible locks on our genes.

"Four stages of gene lock?" Duanmu Ying couldn't believe that a certain supernatural force in the West had already begun to discuss the origin and evolution of humankind.

"But this evolutionary process is extremely cruel."

Jiang Liu added, "Their second task is to fight against the other teams under the control of the main god. Only by surviving can they be considered victorious."

"Then the person behind this main god force really thinks of himself as a 'god'."

Duanmu Ying's eyes narrowed. "It may seem like genetic evolution, but it's actually playing with human lives. It's outrageous!"

As a doctor, Duanmu Ying believes that every life is unique and precious, as long as no one has made an unforgivable mistake.

Even though she sees the pursuits of ordinary people as pitifully insignificant, they are still incredibly precious!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have developed the spiritual goal of curing all diseases in the world—this wasn't just for her own spiritual satisfaction.

"Is there a way to destroy that supreme god's power?"

"No."

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"No?"

Duanmu Ying was taken aback, then asked, "Is it because you can't find the location of that main god's power?"

"While that's one reason, the more crucial one is that at this stage, even if I go all out against the main god, I probably won't be able to harm the main god's power in the slightest."

At this point, Jiang Liu asked Duanmu Ying, "Do you still remember the existence of the Guixu Qi Bureau? The main god exists within a Qi Bureau."

Ordinary feng shui formations, on a small scale, are the Qimen formations opened by sorcerers, while on a large scale they are established based on natural landscapes.

But there's actually an even grander scale—the planet itself!

You mean—

Regarding the Qi formation, Duanmu Ying had gained a general understanding after experiencing the Guixu. If the entire Earth itself is a super-large Qi formation, and the main god forces can still rely on its space to survive, then how many powerful beings does the main god forces actually have?

Duanmu Ying couldn't imagine it!

In fact, this is still Jiang Liu's conservative estimate. Given the mystery of the Main God Space, it is very likely that it relies on the "qi pattern" at the cosmic level, and the flow involved is no longer airflow or ocean current, but magnetic fields and the like.

Jiang Liu is to deal with the Main God Space—

At this stage, his actions would be futile, like throwing an egg against a rock!

"There are many unknowns in the world, aren't there? Haven't you seen the Kun fish that stirs up the waves in Guixu, and the Peng bird whose wings are like clouds hanging from the sky? With their size, even a person who has reached the heavens would be shattered to pieces if they were hit head-on, unless they had the ability to gather their energy and disperse their power."

Jiang Liu used the Kunpeng Qi Formation as an example to prove his point.

Duanmu Ying could only sigh and turn to look at Zheng Zha and the others. Apart from Qin Zhuiyu, the others did not seem to have much of a sense of helplessness, and it seemed that they had gotten used to it.

Therefore, she stopped dwelling on that topic and instead inquired about the specifics of the gene lock, which was what interested her most.

I'll tell you when we get back safely.

Jiang Liu noticed a ship following him nearby. He went to the deck, looked back, and used his mental energy to scan and collide with another mental force, which he immediately destroyed.

"Humph!"

On the ship, a fair-skinned woman's face turned pale instantly, blood flowed from her seven orifices, and she collapsed straight down.

"Snowy!"

A handsome young man beside her hurriedly helped Xue Nai up, his eyes filled with panic. He quickly took out his communication device and shouted, "Captain! The Central Continent Team has arrived! The enemy also has a mental controller with an extremely high level of mental power. Xue Nai was only probing when she was detected and severely injured, losing all combat ability!"

"I'll be right back..."

Swish!

Before the sound from the communication device could fully travel, a flash of silver light streaked across the face, and the handsome young man's throat was slit.

It's Zhao Yingkong!

The moment Jiang Liu noticed something amiss with the ship, she darted out, leaping across the air to the other ship. She then used her Swift Steps technique, landing silently and leaving no trace. Based on her experience as an assassin, she quickly located the two men's hiding place.

"Hey! Lamb!"

Zhao Yingkong picked up the communication device, her tone calm, "Lamb is dead. The other woman is in our hands. If you don't want her..."

Before the word "death" could be uttered, Zhao Yingkong, relying on her sixth sense, immediately retreated. A red laser appeared where she had been standing, piercing through the chest of the already dead Lamb.

The newcomer had a hooked nose, a big beard, and a gloomy expression. More than 80% of his body had been replaced with machinery. Seeing that his first attack had missed, he did not linger and pounced on Xue Nai.

As the team's psychic controller, Snowna's importance is second only to the captain; she must be saved.

but--

Zhao Yingkong appeared behind him without his noticing, her dagger piercing his mechanical joint. With a flick and a pry, she removed one of his mechanical arms.

After that, Zhao Yingkong activated the second-tier gene lock, and her arms shot out like a storm, making a series of "bang bang bang" sounds.

This cyborg was completely helpless!

A second later, the bearded cyborg had lost the ability to move.

"call--"

After deactivating the gene lock, Zhao Ying took a deep breath, quickly looted Lamb's belongings, then hoisted Xue Nai onto her back onto Jiang Liu's ship, carrying the immobile bearded man.

"Is this a person?"

Upon seeing the bearded man whose entire body had been modified by mechanical structures, Duanmu Ying was dumbfounded, unable to imagine that a person modified like this could still live.

Among the supernatural beings, there are those who modify themselves using talismans and mechanisms, but some, like this one, can mount steel and firearms onto their bodies and modify their bones and internal organs—

Duanmu Ying had never heard of such a thing!

More importantly, there were no signs of Qi cultivation on this bearded man's body... Could it be that steel can replace human bones and internal organs?

Lu Jin was also shocked when he saw the cyborg, finding it hard to believe that science and technology could have developed to such a level.

“Miniature rockets, laser eyes, small tracking missiles, small artillery shells…” Using his magnetic field, Chu Xuan disassembled all the equipment on the bearded man’s body and stored it in his storage ring. Then, in a peculiar way, he used his supernatural ability to manipulate and transform the mechanical structure on the bearded man’s body.

[Weapon forging? So fast?]

Jiang Liu realized that Chu Xuan had most likely exchanged one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, "Divine Refinement," with the Main God, which was why he was able to control and transform external objects in such a short time.

"I've removed his weapons and communication devices. Next, Zhan Lan, hypnotize him and create a false memory," Chu Xuan instructed.

After returning to the Main God Space last time, Zhan Lan exchanged for many skills, one of which was "Memory Tampering". This skill allows her to connect her brainwaves with those of others, thereby using mental power to transmit, distort, and construct memories, but it consumes a lot of energy.

However, by using the light spot that Jiang Liu gave her from her ancestral aperture as a medium, the consumption can be greatly reduced.

therefore.