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Chapter 127 The Demonic Transformation [First Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"It bit off... right?" Zhan Lan replied uncertainly.

The giant snake did indeed convey that kind of "touch" to her.

"This is just the beginning." Fang Ge narrowed his eyes slightly.

He knew that Zhao Zhuikong had lost the ability to suppress his inner demons and had entered a state of rage.

Unwanted, Zhao Zhuikong, amidst the serpent's bites, will eventually reach the hut of self-awareness... and then, the demon residing in the deepest layer of his consciousness will grow rapidly.

Inner demons, or rather, mental flaws, obsessions, major regrets, inability to let go, and unfulfilled desires... these are the biggest obstacles to everyone's progress.

Zhao Zhuikong, a member of an Asian assassin family, is a genius in the assassin training program codenamed "Kong".

A member of this family once returned from the Main God Space and unlocked the fourth-level gene lock, but died in a very short time, leaving behind only a piece of related information.

Based on this, the Zhao family produced a large number of catalysts and cultivated a large number of artificial humans, resulting in a large number of people unlocking the fourth stage of gene lock at a very young age.

However, these artificial beings lack a complete inner light and are unable to overcome their inner demons.

After rapidly reaching the fourth level of gene lock, it's only a matter of time before these people go insane, their genes go berserk, and their bodies revert to the appearance of their ancient ancestors.

These are the settings from the original work.

Based on these settings, the worldview of the Infinite World Game has been further supplemented with some reasonable additions.

It's important to understand that while the primary level of the fourth-order gene lock can be mass-produced by the main god, it still requires a certain cost.

In reality, the Zhao family seems to have an exceptionally easy time cultivating individuals at the early stage of the fourth rank, or even those whose combat power reaches the level of a near-saint.

However, every independent intelligent being should have its own inner light; this is the fundamental rule of the world.

This conflicts with the fact that the product of the Empty Project is inherently lacking in spiritual light.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the members of these "empty" projects are not independent intelligent beings.

Unlike the creation of humans in the Main God Space, the creation of humans in the Main God Space is not independent in terms of intelligence—because their personalities often become false and empty due to the creator's ulterior motives.

In terms of intelligence, consciousness, and personality, Zhao Yingkong, Zhao Zhuikong, and others are undoubtedly independent.

Their flaws... manifest in their physical bodies.

All the clones in the Empty Project are only a part of the "Original Man," still the same fourth-tier S-class "Witch Bloodline" enhancer who was reduced to a ball of flesh due to the rampage of his inner demons.

Perhaps it's because of the [Witch Bloodline], or perhaps it's because after being devoured by inner demons, the remaining cells still retain an instinctive will to survive.

The first person was not actually completely dead.

The ambitious members of the Zhao family attempted to replicate this power. This led to the dismemberment of the corpse of the "First Man." These physical tissues were then used to cultivate members of Project Empty.

Therefore, the genetic lock realm of Zhao Yingkong and others is not unlocked, but rather they have only retrieved a portion of the genetic lock of the "First Man", and it does not belong exclusively to them.

They may have originally been just arms, limbs, or even smaller limbs, rather than a complete person.

Therefore, the light of the soul is only a part of the "original man," and all face inevitable imperfections.

"Ow—"

A piercing howl.

And... a soul-stirring power.

The members of the Central Continent Team all felt a shadow of gloom and madness hanging over their hearts.

Fang Ge's world power suppressed this force to prevent it from affecting the [demons] and [reincarnation army] in the inner world cultivation dish.

Otherwise, they will face unavoidable huge financial losses.

The price was that the vegetation withered, the spiritual energy was depleted, and the once vibrant inner world had become a desolate scene.

The snake's head, which was gnawing at Zhao Zhuikong, was crushed into dust by an unknown force at that moment...

It reappeared in everyone's sight.

The sunny, cheerful boy Zhao Zhuikong is no more. In his place lies a primal reversion brought about by a violent genetic drive, transforming him into an uncontrollable monster of flesh and blood...

The restless light of the soul, its mental imagery, begins to erode the reality that belongs solely to Fang Ge.

Zhao Zhuikong's personalized spiritual light should be present in every step.

But for "it," the raging light of the mind... could also manifest in forms like telekinesis. That mass of flesh pumped, twisted, and mutated.

In a very short time, the assassin's mutilated form changed rapidly and drastically.

The flesh was dried up, the bones were broken, and there were disgusting crunching sounds.

Its body swelled dramatically, growing longer and longer... and even began to devour everything around it.

"It turned into... a snake?" Zheng Zha couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement as he watched this scene.

A strange serpentine creature... with a distorted human face, its scales made of bizarre flesh and blood...

Its outer skin was also incomplete, and the latter half of its body exposed a ghastly white skeleton, which was extremely terrifying.

—Is this some kind of white phosphorus serpent? It's truly quite ugly.

In any case, it got out of control.

As Zhao Yingkong watched all this, the tomoe in her eyes spun rapidly, almost connecting with each other.

At the same time, her mental energy was constantly agitated.

Fang Ge knew that this was the girl's alternate personality, which was stirring.

The inner personality's "Big Apple" is a kind of inner demon that one can't let go of...

She couldn't let go of her brothers and sisters and wanted to find a way to overcome her inner demons and lead them to happiness.

However, the other brothers and sisters have all perished.

—Now… Zhao Zhuikong here is the [last one].

Fang Ge was too lazy to deal with the Zhao family's mess. But considering that Little Apple called him "teacher," he could resolve the issue of the other personality as well.

After all... we're all family.

For a master like Fang Ge, there is a way to save everything.

Zhao Zhuikong possesses the [Mortal Blade - Opening Gate], meaning that even if he is killed on the spot, his soul will remain within the [Opening Gate], and he will not truly die.

His current physical body... is an invaluable experimental subject. With a huge amount of reward points, Chu Xuan could use this body for experiments, achieving something similar to what the Zhao family did.

Although it is a defective product of a defective product, it can still win by sheer volume.

At that time, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to fill in the spiritual light of Little Apple?

However, the Big Apple clearly wouldn't agree to... using Zhao Zhuikong's body for experiments—such an "abstract operation."

The biggest problem with the Zhao family is that they are uneducated, too stubborn, and short-sighted. After gaining power, they become too arrogant and do not believe in the methods and opinions of others.

Of the ten thousand ways to solve a problem, they see only self-sacrifice...

That's for sure. It's normal to sacrifice your hands and feet for your brain; that's the underlying logic of how the body functions.

They're just a bunch of neurotics trapped in their cellular consciousness.

After all, it's a clone of the Uchiha clan, so it's normal for it to feel a little awkward.

However, Little Apple is indeed innocent and adorable.

"Whatever you're thinking right now, you just need to remember..."

Fang Ge patted Zhao Yingkong's little head and used his true energy to transmit his voice secretly: "You will eventually have a happy life."

Little Apple nodded somewhat blankly.

To be honest... she didn't feel that there was anything unfortunate about her right now.

And... why you guys?

—If the inner personality still can't help but go crazy...then there's no choice but to give it a good beating.

Fang Ge said that he had already shown his sincerity, and it would be impolite for the old woman to cause any more trouble.

"Zheng Zha, make your move."

(End of this chapter)