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Chapter 241 The Supreme Will That Can Even Control Desires [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

When the camera in the anime shifted away from the boundless starry sky and began to zoom down like a falling meteor...

What greets the eyes of the dimensional audience is no longer the urban ruins swept by the beast tide, but the Ember Base that is all too familiar to them.

Outside the special glass, Tiandao sat quietly in the testing chamber, dozens of slender intelligent mechanical testing needles hovering around him, clearly conducting extremely detailed data testing on him.

"Doctor, why is Xiaotiandao's examination taking so long?"

Yunmeng stood outside the glass, her words making no attempt to hide her worry for Xiaotiandao.

After all, she had never seen a doctor examine a child so meticulously, to the point that even the breathing rate had to be calibrated three times.

In response, the doctor adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and suddenly asked, "Yunmeng, do you know why cancer was the most feared disease among humans before the Star Origin Era?"

Yunmeng paused for a moment, then gave her own explanation.

"Because cancer cells can proliferate indefinitely, and in the process they will try to plunder the nutrients in the host's body to grow stronger, they will not stop even if it means mutual destruction."

"Yes."

The doctor's gaze fell back on Tiandao inside the glass, his expression quite complex.

“I saw a similar existence within the Heavenly Dao’s body; its cells also possessed the potential for unlimited proliferation and unlimited self-repair.”

"But the Way of Heaven is very special because it suppresses the cells' desire to grow with its own will and only activates them when needed."

"Huh? Isn't this self-imposed limitation?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor shook his head and, contrary to his usual composure, gave Tiandao a very high evaluation.

"No, this is not a restriction, but a restraint."

The doctor raised his hand and swiped across the tactical tablet, bringing up the Tiandao cell activity curve.

The growth line that should have been as steep as a cliff was now as smooth as a lake, clearly the result of being artificially suppressed.

“Yunmeng, everything must have its limits, and once those limits are exceeded, things will only get out of your control.”

The doctor tapped the screen with his fingertip, and the data of the Heavenly Dao Cells instantly magnified.

"The Heavenly Dao's absorption efficiency of star energy is 37 times that of ordinary people, and its effective conversion rate of star energy has even broken through the theoretical limit of a first-level star envoy."

"Therefore, even theoretically speaking, as long as the Heavenly Dao is given enough energy, its body can evolve indefinitely."

"But the consequences of this unrestrained and rapid evolution are devastating."

"Because this would cause the Heavenly Dao, which could easily lift a thousand-pound boulder one second, to lose its grip and throw it away the next second due to a sudden increase in muscle density."

"One moment he can sense the slightest movement of the wind a hundred meters away, the next he may be overwhelmed by an excessive amount of sensory information and lose his rationality."

"It's like a train that's always accelerating; one day it will go out of control and derail."

At this point, the doctor turned to look at the calm figure inside the glass and said, "Fortunately, it seems that the Heavenly Dao knew its own specialness from birth and accurately predicted the consequences of indulging desires."

"That's why he chose to build a cage with his will, locking up the beast within him and only releasing it when necessary."

As they were talking, the tactical tablet in the doctor's hand suddenly displayed the physical fitness test data of the Heavenly Dao.

Strength, speed, nerve reaction, and all other stats are followed by a glaring red 'Not at the limit' indicator.

Looking at these data, the doctor sighed, "Those breakthroughs that others dream of are nothing more than a choice made in the blink of an eye by the Heavenly Dao."

"And his innate terrifying will is more frightening than any Star Source or Miracle Stone."

"Because the will of humanity is itself a 'miracle,' and the Heavenly Dao is even more synonymous with 'miracle.'" After saying this, the doctor signaled to the researchers outside the glass to stop monitoring the Heavenly Dao's body and gave a top-level order to those around him.

"Stop testing and classify all of Tiandao's data as top secret at the base. No one is allowed to keep his hair or blood samples."

"He is now a Pandora's box. Once this box falls into the hands of others, they will not only be unable to realize their own wishes, but will also bring unprecedented disasters to the world."

Yunmeng nodded, and was about to say something when she heard the Doctor add another word.

"Also, block the data of NO.36 Dust Void, and only retain the most basic data information."

"what?"

Yunmeng didn't quite understand the doctor's approach.

Because among the current Star Children, Chen Kong is the only one who has not undergone any mutation.

He was as ordinary as an average person who had never undergone a stellar core surgery.

If it weren't for the doctor's strong opposition, Chen Kong might have been sent away as a failed experiment long ago.

Seeing Yunmeng's puzzled expression, the professor gave a meaningful explanation.

“Yunmeng, not everyone is the Heavenly Dao, and not everyone is like him, possessing a terrifying will to control everything.”

"In this respect, whether it is you, me, or Chen Kong, we are all just ordinary people."

The doctor retrieved Chen Kong's basic information. The boy on the screen had an ordinary appearance, showing no special features whatsoever.

"For an ordinary person, the best way to control desires is not to test one's willpower, but to stay away from temptations from the very beginning."

"Now that someone has already built a high wall to keep him from having desires, we don't need to do anything extra. We just need to protect this wall."

After speaking, the doctor turned off the tactical tablet in his hand and said in an absolutely rational tone, devoid of any emotion, "Acknowledging our ordinariness and keeping everything under control is the rule for us ordinary people to survive."

"Because those fools who are controlled by desires all start by thinking they can control things they cannot control."

"On this point, even an existence as talented as the Heavenly Dao understands that human will cannot withstand the test, and therefore always maintains its own restraint."

As they were talking, Tiandao, who had finished the test, walked out of the laboratory.

Looking at the calm expression on Tiandao's face, the doctor smiled and said, "Tiandao, you don't mind if I temporarily seal your overclocking calculations, do you?"

Heaven laughed at this as well.

"No, after all, the speed of mental progress always precedes that of physical progress, and it's really tiring to maintain a balance between the two."

"Is it just tiring?"

The doctor smiled, clearly understanding the unspoken meaning behind Tiandao's words.

That is, it's not that the Heavenly Dao can't balance the relationship between 'Heavenly Dao Cells' and 'Overclocking Calculation', it's just that doing so would distract him too much.

Therefore, his 'seal', which seemed like a 'restriction', was actually a protection for him and allowed him to focus more of his energy on other things.

Not to mention that this so-called 'seal' never existed in the first place. As long as Heaven is willing, it can remove the 'shackles' that the Doctor has put on him at any time.

With that, the lighting in the anime gradually dimmed, and the special side story dedicated to the Heavenly Path, titled "The Innate Strongest 2," came to a complete end.

And everyone who has read this side story knows one thing clearly.

That is what makes the Heavenly Dao most terrifying, not only because of its special physique, but also because of its terrifying 'will' that can even lock up desires.

(End of this chapter)