Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 201 The Code of Life
Currently, it seems that everything is under the control of the White Corpse. This monster is wary of Miss Ai's power, so it has tried every means to get itself to the front of this Mother Tree, so that Miss Ai or anyone else cannot interfere in this battle.

But is Miss Ai powerful because she rolls up her sleeves and gouges out his eyes?
No, Miss Ai's strength has always been her calculations.

So, now is not the time to kill this guy outright. Now is my chance...

Anyway, this monster was too greedy for what was inside its head to kill itself...

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but Han Su calmed down instead. He allowed the pollution of the Mother Tree to engulf him. Instead of panicking and resisting, he released his spiritual tendrils to actively contact the spiritual fragments that had long been hidden deep in his memory.

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In a daze, he seemed to have escaped reality and arrived in a desolate and dilapidated world.

Here, he once again became the person struggling to survive in the apocalypse.

He saw that more and more "ghosts" were possessing him.

That's because more and more people are being forced to come up from the underground shelters, and more and more people are being mutated by intense radiation.

"I" witnessed firsthand these bizarre life forms that shouldn't exist in theory, and watched them being accepted, worshipped, and treated like gods by the masses. The scientific knowledge I had once accepted collapsed overnight, and I felt that the world had gone mad.

At first, he couldn't understand this life form, and the knowledge he had received became a constraint.

Until one day, "myself" was killed by intense radiation after walking on the ground, and I became one of those drifting, adrift, and unattached "surreal beings"...

These were all things Han Su had seen from a third-person perspective before, but this time was different. This time, Han Su used his mental activity to immerse himself in these fragments and thus personally experienced them.

In this extremely real experience, he felt the evolution of his own life and a certain change.

In fact, it was because of this feeling that he realized the reason for this change.

"This... is the code of life?"

Han Su's heart stirred slightly, and he let himself go, immersing himself in the memories and continuing to experience them.

He saw living people turn into "ghosts," and he also saw some twisted machines that connected flesh and blood, becoming a new kind of vessel.

He saw countless spiritual entities intertwined, taking root in reality, and becoming towering trees.

He even saw that as these countless bizarre life forms began to appear, fight, and develop, humanity adapted to this cruel world much faster than it had imagined.

The intense radiation on the earth caused a distorted change in various environments, organisms, and even cities, mountains, and rivers, making them difficult for ordinary people to understand and accept.

But when human mutations also began, they exhibited another kind of madness.

Since the world is no longer what it used to be, humanity has evolved various forms to cope with these dangers.

Thus, all sorts of bizarre creatures appeared in this world, including banshees, giants, ghosts, fake humans, sea monsters, mechanical ghosts, and creatures of consciousness. Consequently, worship, religion, sacrifice, and domestication naturally followed.

Everything began to change.

The age of solar flares, the age of radiation, or as they are called by other names:
The Age of Gods!

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Endless memories and experiences appeared and took root in Han Su's mind, allowing him to glimpse a corner of distant history.

However, even the most immersive dream must eventually end.

When Han Su finished reading those fragments of memory, it was as if someone had pushed him, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his hands in surprise and found that he was still alive and well in reality.

But he had already sensed that many things were different, and that he had noticed many things that had always existed.

Life will automatically find a way out under intense pressure.

Therefore, the human race underwent various changes in the face of the strange phenomena of the radiation age.

But where did the initial changes come from?

What exactly is that "fundamental substance" that determines all changes?
[Mysterious powers are merely weapons; mental vitality is the true foundation!]

The essence of life is an endless war; only by forging ahead can one break through the barriers!

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For some reason, the words Miss Ai once said when she was conveying the concept of the code of life to me came to mind.

In fact, everything is so simple. For ordinary people in the real world, this is hard to understand, but for the extraordinary people who have entered the mysterious circle, it is just an introductory test for elementary school students.

When Han Su began to ponder the origins of this change, the answer gradually emerged.

With a mental activity level as high as 71%, he was already able to see many things that ordinary people could not discover.

For example, deep within one's own spiritual world, there lies some dormant, dim substance.

This substance has always existed in one's own body, or rather, in everyone's body.

It is not readily apparent in normal times; in prosperous times, it lies dormant deep within our genes. However, whenever humanity faces harsh environments or even the crisis of extinction, this substance is activated.

Humans will also undergo various mutations due to the activation of this substance, in order to cope with all kinds of powerful disasters and harsh environments, as if they have unlocked the "code" of some kind of evolutionary process.

The code of life.

Han Su suddenly opened his eyes.

This mysterious substance is the source of everything, and also a threshold for truly entering a higher level.

Upon discovering this substance, Han Su activated it. At this moment, he could clearly and distinctly feel this substance awakening within his body.

My spirit felt as if it had been cleansed, and as the mysterious substance was activated, the sensations were different once again.

He felt the "copper" once again. It was on the back of his hand, around him, and hidden in the deep space of the swaying giant cart. There was also some somewhere in Qinggang... The mysterious substance in his body resonated with the power of the "copper".

With just a thought, this substance in one's body can be transformed into "copper".

A certain high-ranking force will willingly submit to you and gather around you.

At this moment, Han Su even felt a large bronze hand appear in front of him.

As long as you are willing to reach out, you can wield great power.

But he hesitated to reach out.

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In reality, beside the Mother Tree, the White Corpse sensed the changes in Han Su's body and felt that his mind was in an abnormal state. The aura of "copper," which he craved most, was emerging in Han Su's body, and endless greed appeared in his eyes.

It's almost here, as if it's within reach, and I'll be able to get everything.

He didn't mind Han Su's understanding of the "life code" at all, since the gap between him and Han Su was enormous.

Even if you understand the code of life, you're still a long way off.

However, once the code of life is understood, the will of copper will truly emerge, and one can then "devour" it.

Devour it along with the will of bronze!
Thinking that all the hard work would eventually come to an end, he couldn't help but drool.

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It was a giant bronze hand, and also a step.

Han Su has activated the mysterious substance in his body and gained the power to choose to possess "copper".

But when faced with this choice, a difficult thought came to mind: he remembered what Wei Lan had said to him.

Once one becomes the heir, one has the opportunity to ascend to the highest position and possess endless followers and power.

However, the heir has no choice in the matter.

The heir belongs to a mysterious organization and is also a believer!
These were not just empty words. At this moment, Han Su felt the will of "copper" more clearly than ever before.

This power truly possesses an autonomous will and can even transmit information.

It is talking to itself; it is welcoming itself, yearning for itself, and embracing itself.

As long as one is willing to sincerely worship it, one will possess its power, gain greater control over the bronze, the blood of the white corpse, and even the ability to command the living bronze puppet in the Lilac Mansion to come and serve one's purpose.

but……

Han Su was unable to bow down.

If this devout worship only required one bow, then Han Su could go bankrupt from it.

But precisely within this will, what is needed is Han Su's devout worship, a worship that requires a wholehearted, complete opening of one's spirit and will to accept it.

Han Su couldn't do that, he simply couldn't...

Are those things really gods?

Han Su felt a sense of absurdity: "To me, they've always been monsters..."

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At the same time, Qinggang was unaware of the chaos outside. The peace remained, with a cool breeze blowing. On the hilltop, one could vaguely see people carrying suitcases standing quietly.

He gazed at the towering Mother Tree in the distance and spoke softly to someone: "Miss Ai went to such lengths, exposing her hidden computing power to bring him to this position, but in the end, she left all the choices to him..."

"What do you think he will choose?"

"Faced with such a terrifying monster, and having just come into contact with the essence of such high-level power for the first time, will he choose to step onto the bronze steps?"

"..."

In response to his question, a woman with a cool, clear voice replied: "No!"

The shadow carrying the suitcase laughed: "Why are you so confident?"

"Of course I'm confident."

The voice laughed, but its tone was unusually firm: "Because he belongs to the emperor!"

"The emperor disdains to step onto anyone's steps!"

"No matter how strange, powerful, or prosperous life forms have ever existed in this world, no matter how many regions or how long they have ruled this world, in the end, they cannot escape one fate!"

"They were defeated by the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)