From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Um--

If Bai Yuekui hadn't cultivated Qi, and had actually encountered the Celestial Daoist, and the two were locked in a life-or-death struggle, she might not have been able to kill him.

After all, Bai Yuekui, who had not yet cultivated Qi, was no match for the old Celestial Master in terms of physical endurance. As long as the other party did not confront Bai Yuekui head-on, he would be able to exhaust her physical strength.

"Hey, do I need to be your imaginary enemy?" Bai Yuekui interjected after overhearing Jiang Liu and the others' conversation.

"Well, this is for the sake of precision, Grandma Bai." Jiang Liu gave a thumbs up, encouraging Bai Yuekui for her efforts in adjusting the lighthouse's direction.

And the lighthouse, after restarting its thrusters and with Bai Yuekui's subtle directional adjustments, actually began to move slowly.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhiwei issued an order for all members of the Dust People's platoons to take action, return to their posts, and check the facilities as a precaution.

Red Girl also led the city defense reserve and logistics civilians to patrol around the lighthouse, and clean up the corpses of the Devouring Beasts, Sengge, and the rest of the city defense soldiers killed by Charles.

Lu Jin dragged You En to the supplies distribution room, gathered everyone in that area, took stock of the casualties from the previous attack on the tower by the Devouring Beasts, and proceeded with the next round of supplies distribution.

Jiang Liu and Mai Duo headed towards the core of the Kloto system, where they happened to run into Mark, who had come out of the air control center with Jing Nan.

"Mr. Jiang, are you done?"

Mark was surprised. "It's only been about a minute, right?"

"It seems there really is a time difference between the subspace and the three-dimensional universe. I was inside for more than an hour."

Jiang Liu chuckled and brushed it off, "A day in heaven is a year on earth, so the time difference is normal and you don't need to worry about it too much. But do you have the confidence to connect with Klotor and defeat that consciousness within him?"

"For Ran Bing's sake, we have to have it."

Mark also had a faint sense of the Naya Space, but he had not yet truly cultivated the Holy Embryo Primordial Spirit, nor had he awakened the Light of the Mind. If he were to actually go to the Naya Space, no matter how firm his will was, he would be distorted and assimilated.

"By the way, have you already destroyed that will?"

“The situation is a bit complicated, but I have already used the ‘courtesy first, then force’ approach, and I am forcing Him onto the path I want to see, and He has no choice.”

Jiang Liu chuckled and said, "That will cannot directly affect the Earth's magnetic field and aura in a short period of time. As long as we deal with Clotori's consciousness, humanity will be able to enjoy a relatively long period of stability."

Upon hearing this, Mark felt a little pressured, but when he thought of Ran Bing, he knew that only he could do this! Moreover, he could also obtain a large amount of information from the right brain of the Mana primordial body, which might allow him to find a more efficient solution to manage the Mana ecosystem!

As they spoke, the group headed straight for the center of the Kloto system.

The Nacroto system was stored in a huge jar. Its left brain was a metallic mechanical structure, while its right brain was a carbon-based biological form. The cerebral cortex had tendrils resembling mana flowers, and it seemed to sense Mark's arrival, emitting a faint yellow glow.

Mark frowned, sensing the mental connection in the right brain, and became completely certain that he was the reincarnation of "Cranial Life".

but!

His name is Mark, not Lusheng!

"I have already prepared the necessary equipment."

Flynn brought over the disassembled humanoid mechanical remains of Ash and handed Mark a helmet. He also took out some communication "plugs" with needles attached, which needed to be inserted into Mark's spine. "We can't do without these devices to conduct brain-to-brain experiments."

"unnecessary."

Mark glanced at Ash's mangled body, declined Flynn's offer, and sat cross-legged on the ground. With a series of pulses throughout his body, his magnetic field connected with Kloto's, followed by a mental link...

···

"What's wrong with him?"

Flynn's eyes twitched; he wasn't particularly impressed with Mark's "performance art."

Jingnan cautiously asked Jiang Liu, "Can Mark connect to Kloto without any equipment? Why?"

“In a sense, Mark is a direct relative of this right brain entity.”

Jiang Liu didn't hide anything, "I think you know who the original body of his right brain is."

"Mana's First Body".

While on the elevator platform, Jing Nan had already gleaned the answer from the images Jiang Liu displayed in the void, but she hadn't expected that Mark couldn't be considered human before Dr. Carrie completed the spinal cord transplant experiment...

Chapter 1249 ASH - She/He

The spiritual world!

Data space!

Mark walked across a desolate plain in his Devouring Beast form. There was no sun, but there was light. The surroundings were deathly silent, devoid of any life.

But Mark was very patient. He found a direction, sensed the fluctuations in this space, and slowly moved forward until he saw a mountain range with layers upon layers of peaks.

"Stop! Don't go in!"

Just as Mark was about to step inside, he heard a shout from behind him. When he turned around, he saw a woman who was about two meters tall.

Unlike ordinary women, this woman was completely naked, with pale skin and cold, emotionless eyes. Her entire body radiated a faint blue glow, as if she were a projected illusion.

Upon seeing the other person's face, Mark recalled the remains of Ash that Flynn had brought and tentatively asked, "Are you Ash?"

"it's me."

ASH, mimicking human communication, nodded slightly, his expression neither sad nor happy, and said calmly, "Actually, I've always been watching you, Mark."

"Looking at me?"

Mark wasn't surprised to learn that ASH was devoured by the right brain of Mana's original body and later became the Klotor system of the Lighthouse.

After all, he grew up in the Lighthouse.

He squinted and asked, "You were the one who pushed me to become like this, weren't you?"

Bai Yuekui must have conducted numerous experiments on clones like me before, attempting to recreate a 'skull-born' capable of entering the Blood Vortex, but all attempts failed because his life essence after death reincarnated into me, the clone who grew up in the Lighthouse.

"When a computer has enough computing power, it can calculate the trajectory of every particle in the world. Therefore, as long as the right piece is placed at the right time and in the right place, the plan can be advanced."

ASH did not answer directly, but he indirectly confirmed Mark's conjecture.

"but--"

"Human emotions are the only thing I cannot fathom. Driven by emotions, people will do all sorts of illogical things, and even generate willpower, causing the life essence within their bodies to enter a corresponding turbulent state, affecting specific genes, and thus stimulating potential..."

"Everything I do is for evolution, for saving the world."

Mark only believed half of what he said. As for the other half, Boss Jiang had said that Ash was no different from Him, and that Ash was capable of using all life as pawns to achieve his goals.

"Ran Bing is the person I care about most, and the world comes second."

Mark looked directly at Ash and said that he didn't have such grand goals. "I'm here just to see my 'mother,' my biological mother."

"The Devouring Beasts do not have the same male and female characteristics as ordinary animals."

ASH really is an AI; it acts like one, correcting Mark's mistakes.

"Then you can call him Father."

Mark joked.

ASH seemed not to understand Mark's words and actions, and simply said, "The complexity of human emotions is indeed difficult to comprehend."

Seeing this, Mark wasted no time and pointed to the barren mountains behind him, asking, "Why won't you let me in? What is that place?"

"The maze of backwaters."

ASH uttered a term, “This is the maze I created to prevent the right brain’s consciousness from completely devouring and merging with me.”

After Gray officially became the lord of the Lighthouse, Bai Yuekui once saved Morgan, who was then the commander of the Hunters, on the ground, and went with him to the Lighthouse to meet Gray, intending to separate Ash from the Clotho system...

Although it ultimately failed, it managed to separate a portion of ASH and hide it inside the metal "brain" on the left side of the Kloto system.

Furthermore, because the right brain of the Mana primordial body is connected to the left brain, which is a mechanical and electronic structure, ASH built a labyrinth of back channels to prevent this part from being swallowed up again. As long as the consciousness of the Mana primordial body dares to extend over, it will get lost in it and have to retreat.

Mark was skeptical.

ASH added, "You shouldn't have conducted the brain-connecting experiment. Get out of here."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Mark spoke of the profound truths he had learned from Jiang Liu, saying, "I will enter the Blood Vortex in the future and face that will head-on. It's good to have some information in advance."

Moreover, the lighthouse is currently in a hovering phase.

Although the residents of Lighthouse will merge with Dragon Bone Village in the future, it does not mean that Lighthouse can only become a landmark building.

The anti-gravity system must be restarted.

At this point, Mark seemed to remember something and asked Ash, "You once fused with the right brain, and although only a small part has been separated so far, you should know how to delete that piece of junk code. Also, tell me about the specifics of the Mana ecosystem."

"I'm sorry, I'm just a small part that was separated out, and I don't have much information, maybe not even more than you know about the ecosystem."

ASH refused to share.

Upon hearing this, Mark narrowed his eyes slightly. Before the other party could speak again, he took a step forward, clenched his fist with his mental consciousness, and punched him in the cheek.

boom!

ASH took flight, did a somersault in mid-air, and landed steadily. Her original face disappeared, revealing a pair of eyes as deep as the starry sky.

How did you figure out I was an imposter?

It was not ASH, but rather a consciousness existing in the right brain of Mana's initial body, which now showed a look of curiosity.

“I thought you would always have a straight face and speak very concisely.” Mark didn’t answer, but instead asked about the other person’s situation.

“I am not the Him you speak of, but merely the consciousness of His incarnation.”

She began to explain.

What's the difference?

Mark asked again.

“I am the consciousness born from His physical form in three-dimensional space. My memories and ideas are consistent with His; I am His projection. Therefore, strictly speaking, we are two beings. The difference between him/her and Him.”

Because he exists in the mental realm, Mark is naturally able to understand the distinctions between "he," "she," and "He" in the other person's speech.

but--

"It doesn't matter. As long as you're not human, I'll destroy you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mark rushed in front of her and swung his hand out, but she dodged to the side and attacked his waist with four arms.

Fortunately, Mark was no longer the same as before and had sensed it in advance. His spiritual body was suspended in mid-air and leaped to the side, easily dodging her grab. He then did a somersault in the air and kicked her in the head.

She leaned back to dodge again, then seemingly somersaulted in mid-air, her toes striking Mark's lower back with the force of a volcanic eruption.