From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Just as Bai Yuekui said when he brought it back, you have to forget who you are, but you must always remember your mission."

Jiang Liu said, "Of course, right now there's only one person on your mind—"

Ran Bing.

So I only have one requirement.

Just remember that you are still a human being.

By the way, be careful not to let it penetrate into your spirit seed during the fusion process.

Upon hearing this, Mark exhaled two puffs of white breath from his nostrils, slightly displeased.

During his six months living in Dragonbone Village, he admitted that what he wanted to do most was to revive Ran Bing, but he was not without feelings for the villagers of Dragonbone Village. Especially after getting to know Shan Da and others, he found the feeling of being the commander of the Hunters again.

But he couldn't refute it verbally, so he simply asked, "What do I need to do?"

His potential does indeed allow him to fuse the genes of other organisms, thereby enabling him to use and mutate the abilities of the fused organisms in a short period of time.

Examples include the agility of a cat and the eyesight of a falcon.

Basically, all you need to do is inject the creature's blood into its body, but what you're asking him to do is directly fuse such a large eye tumor—

How to integrate them?

Go into your stomach?

"Activation capability".

Jiang Liu prompted.

Helpless, Mark had no choice but to grab the bizarre eye tumor that had tentacles and was even starting to grow hair, and activate its potential.

In an instant.

The part of his body that wasn't involved in editing proteins was activated by the life essence. The eye tumor in his hand struggled incessantly, but because it was naturally complementary to Mark's genes, like the positive and negative poles of two magnets, it was attracted to each other and couldn't resist at all. It turned into a pool of liquid, entered Mark's body, gathered at his heart, and spontaneously merged.

"Roar--"

Mark trembled all over and knelt on the ground. His spine emitted a faint red light and streaks of scarlet pigment. The temperature was extremely high, like flames, and it burned away the clothes on his back.

Red lines spread from Mark's back to his entire body, making him look like a red-hot iron, and his internal organs were clearly visible at this moment.

"Hold on, Mark. Enter the flow control room, continue to unleash your potential, and completely integrate its genes into your own!"

"You may hear a voice, and because of your current body, you may be able to understand its meaning, but do not believe it. Focus on merging!"

Mark gritted his teeth and persevered.

The moment the black-eyed, golden-eyed tumor burrowed into his body, a voice echoed in his mind, telling him:

[A cocoon of lies has blinded you; all around you is illusion. Do not listen, do not believe; seek for yourself and see for yourself.]

[The name of resurrection entices your heart; life returns to me, reincarnation and rebirth re-establish order.]

A powerful being from another world has bound you, and all living beings are under his control. Only by resisting him can you gain freedom.

It was not any known human language, but as Jiang Liu said, Mark could understand it and tried to ignore the voice in his head, continuing to use his potential to completely integrate the eye tumor and the genes within it into his heart and body genes.

Follow your destiny of destruction!

[It belongs to me...]

However, Mana's ecological will originates from a higher dimension, causing images to appear in Mark's mind—

Bai Yuekui, with her black ponytail, lives and fights alongside "him"...

The four-armed self betrayed them, destroying Dragon Bone Village and grabbing Bai Yuekui by the head, but Bai Yuekui's face seemed to have transformed into Ran Bing's...

"Roar!"

Mark completely lost control, roared to the sky, and an extremely strong force field emerged from his body, actually blasting the worried Bai Yuekui away.

But Jiang Liu stood still, chanting the six-syllable mantra, his spiritual power ignited, resonating with the golden headband on Mark's forehead.

"what!"

The heart-wrenching roar of the beast transformed into a agonizing scream, causing the images in Mark's mind to vanish instantly, and the voice originating from the higher dimension also disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that Mark had regained some consciousness and was constantly tugging at the golden headband, Jiang Liu's primordial spirit continued to chant the calming mantra, but he said to Mark, who was clutching his head and struggling, "Remember what I said!"

Bai Yuekui won't tell you everything, and may even deliberately mislead you!

Before you think about saving Ran Bing, please ask yourself this question first—

Are you human?

Or is it a Devouring Beast?

Mark gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and looked up at Jiang Liu. Seeing that Jiang Liu had stopped chanting the incantation, he realized that it was the will of Mana Ecology at work, constantly urging its own potential to completely fuse with that special eye tumor—he must not be bewitched by that voice!

"I am···"

Mark roared, like a lion's roar, and the moment he opened his eyes, his dark red pupils turned azure, and he completely took control of his consciousness.

Perhaps Bai Yuekui was indeed hiding something from him, and might even have been manipulating him during this time, but in essence, it wasn't about concealing anything from him, but rather deceiving the Mana ecosystem that could connect with his thoughts...

The matter of reviving Ran Bing—

Perhaps the original technology of Dragonbone Village was insufficient to complete the reverse transfer experiment of life essence, but Jiang Liu's appearance and teaching of Qi Refining enabled Leila to truly complete her resurrection!

However, the process of resurrection involves the topic of "ethics" and will also affect the current rules and regulations of Dragonbone Village, so it cannot be carried out directly in the short term.

Besides, it's related to his life safety; it's impossible to extract Ran Bing's life essence from his spiritual seed in a short time...

The restraint of the golden headband—

Perhaps this is a safety net; once he fully embraces the Mana ecosystem and follows that fate of destruction, the golden hoop will turn his mind into mush and kill him completely.

But he can understand.

Moreover, he himself chose to wear the golden headband on his own initiative!

Because he is not a Devouring Beast!

"I am human!"

The sound was like thunder, stirring up the wind and clouds on the mountaintop.

thumping!

Pounding!

Thump thump thump!

The sound of a heartbeat, deep and powerful, like the vibration of a drum, bursts forth with waves of blood-red air, and the temperature is extremely high. The ice and snow within a radius of a thousand meters are affected by it, gradually melting away to reveal black rock and soil.

"It's done."

With his discerning eye, Jiang Liu saw that Mark's heart and the tumor with its black eyes and golden pupils had completely merged into one, and he knew that Mark's three gates and nine orifices were completely open.

Inside the flow control room, Mark and Jiang Liu's eyes, which were restrained yet bright, reflecting the stars and blooming like lotus flowers, met for a moment. They sensed a message, their minds were enlightened, and the life essence within their bodies was mobilized, flowing through the three dantian, opening the three gates, and focusing on the three acupoints. Combined with his potential, they constructed a unique system of circulation that belonged to him.

After completing a full cycle, which is the microcosmic orbit of the human body, the will voice originating from Mana's ecology in Mark's mind gradually diminished until it disappeared completely.

So far!

Mark now belongs entirely to the human side!

"I can feel my life essence flowing through my body, forming a unique system. Can it help me to perfectly control everything in the human body?"

With each clenched fist, every cell vibrated, the power coordinated and unified, unleashing a sonic boom that astonished Mark.

"The human body has three orifices. The Yin orifice is unified in 'emptiness', and your Spirit Seed is the embodiment of the combination of form and momentum. The Yang orifice is unified in 'spirit'. Because it is completely integrated with the brain, it can make people perceive the information of the universe and show it through your physical movements. This is the combination of Qi and strength."

"The final central acupoint, unified in 'emptiness,' allows you to perfectly coordinate and unify the system built upon the essence of life."

At this point, Jiang Liu added with a smile, "It's also because your body is special. If it were a normal person, even if they opened all nine orifices, they would only have just embarked on the path of Qi cultivation and would not be able to reach this level at all."

“If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want this Devouring Beast’s body,” Mark said once again.

"Alright, stop with the Versailles. If the Qi cultivators back home found out about you, I wonder how many people would be fascinated by your physique," Jiang Liu said with a chuckle, patting Mark's chest.

Mark was speechless and could only say, "Could you please stop making such suggestive remarks?"

"You're the one who's misunderstood, aren't you?"

Jiang Liu just smiled, then suddenly glanced outside the mountain and said to Mark, "Ran Bing's life essence can now be extracted."

"Really? Let's get started!"

Upon hearing Ran Bing's name, Mark excitedly placed his hands on Jiang Liu's shoulders and shouted, "Quickly remove Ran Bing's life essence from my body! And remove Mai Duo's life essence as well!"

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Bai Yuekui asked seriously.

"I know this could very well affect the village's rules, but I'll persuade the elders! Please, Mr. Bai!"

With a thud, Mark knelt down.

Even when kneeling, Mark was still nearly half a head taller than Bai Yuekui.

"So, you mean, Mother Bai, are you going to revive Ran Bing now and let her continue to face this cruel world? Or are you going to wait until you... defeat the Mana Ecosystem with us before reviving her?" Jiang Liu revealed the hidden meaning in Bai Yuekui's words.

But before Max Solo could finish, he added, "Remember what I said at the beginning? To completely physically end the mana ecosystem, the entire planet would have to be returned to a molten state."

Mark closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened them again and said very seriously, "Boss Bai, whether Ran Bing is willing or not, I have to ask her after I personally revive her. What do you say?"

Bai Yuekui glanced at Jiang Liu, his brows furrowed, but eventually relaxed. He sighed and said, "Since Boss Jiang has spoken, I can't be unreasonable. Come with me."

"Thank you, Mr. Bai!"

Mark finally felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders...

···

Back in Dragonbone Village.

Bai Yuekui immediately found Ao Deng and said, "Little Deng, come here. Mark has met the requirements."

"what?"

Ao Deng didn't react for a moment, then remembered what it meant for Mark to meet the requirements, and excitedly asked, "Can Maido come back?"

"Go to 'Xia Mengyao' clinic."

Bai Yuekui didn't answer directly, but simply told him to follow.

Inside the clinic.