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Chapter 308 Chakra and Life Essence
After browsing through all the memories, everyone in the consciousness space focused their attention on the newcomer from the "Lighthouse" world.

"Life essence..."

"It records individual will and life information, and at the same time serves as food for those monsters called 'Devouring Beasts.' This thing is so similar to the essence of chakra."

A hoarse yet magnetic voice rang out; it was Orochimaru from the Naruto world, his eyes filled with excitement.

His current research focuses on deciphering the relationship between chakra and the Otsutsuki clan, but he never expected to end up in such a world.

"Oh?"

"You mean that the so-called 'Mana Ecosystem' might be a trap set by some advanced civilization to harvest planetary resources, just like the Otsutsuki's divine tree?"

Zhuge Qing, who was alone in his world, gently stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes, and asked in return.

Like his world, the life essence and the innate Qi both come from the outside world, determining the growth and reproduction of life.

If a child is born with insufficient innate vital energy, they will be weak and sickly from a young age.

That is why the Lighthouse divides people into Dust People and Upper People, and only Upper People have the right to reproduce, so as to give birth to healthy children.

If that's the case, the Mana ecosystem, which forcibly plunders the life essence, is quite similar to the Otsutsuki's Divine Tree.

After all, the natural energy in the Naruto world is the life force of the planet, and the role of the Divine Tree is to refine and process this primordial energy into chakra fruits that the Otsutsuki clan can directly absorb. This is a plunder and harvest of the planet's life force.

"But isn't the mainstream view in the Lighthouse world that the 'Mana ecosystem' stems from humanity's overconsumption of natural resources, thus triggering the planet's self-punishment?"

Agito Makijima from the world of Guyver Armor raised a question.

"It seems unnecessary to go to such extremes as to punish them all."

"From the outbreak of that world's apocalypse to the establishment of the lighthouse, only a few decades passed."

For the will of a planet, this reaction speed is far too intense, and far too... hasty.

At least the planet in my world, though possessing a will, wouldn't resort to such extreme measures..."

Kenneth from the Type-Moon universe explained that the planetary will in his world is called a restraining force, not a destructive force or anything like that.

Thus, the discussion became intense, with theories and examples from various worlds intertwining and colliding, generating new ideas.

Zhang Qi, who was at the eye of the storm in the world of Lighthouse, felt a sense of detachment that was almost dazed.

If... if all of this were true...

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Zhang Qi, the Lighthouse, took a deep breath and also joined the discussion that concerned the fate of his world.

First, share all your research data, observation records, and speculations without reservation.

Then his gaze was mainly drawn to "him" in the worlds of Naruto, One Person, and Armor, because in terms of the energy characteristics of "life essence", it is most similar to energy systems rooted in life itself, such as chakra and Qi.

Seeing this, Durandal from the Gundam SEED world also sought out his "self" from the EVA and Guyver worlds for in-depth communication.

The core conflict in the Gundam SEED world lies in the opposition between the Coordinators and Naturals.

Although modifiers far surpass natural humans in various abilities, they face two fatal flaws: due to the over-optimization of their genes and the stringent requirements for matching, their fertility rate is extremely low.

This means that the population of the Coordinators can never achieve a scale advantage, and even with technological superiority, it is difficult for them to completely overwhelm the large number of natural people in a total war.

Secondly, the gene pool of the Coordinators still requires natural humans as "raw materials" for supply. They can precisely integrate the DNA sequences that determine Einstein's wisdom and Bolt's speed into an individual, but they cannot create wisdom that surpasses Einstein out of thin air.

This bottleneck has locked down the upper limit of the Coordinator civilization; without a rich sample, it cannot move forward.

However, the EVA world's analysis of the origins of humanity (the LCL Sea, the Angels) and the Guyver world's mastery of the "Descendants" bio-weapon technology undoubtedly pointed him to a completely new path.

If we could introduce the biotechnology from these two worlds that touches upon the very essence of life, we might be able to completely solve the genetic problem of the Coordinators and achieve true evolution for all humanity.

Meanwhile, in the Bleach world, Mayuri Kurotsuchi is discussing the relationship between Stands and souls with Kars.

After this exchange, everyone got the results they wanted, and the next step was to verify them in their own worlds.

……

Lighthouse, Upper East Side, a clean yet cold bedroom.

Zhang Qi suddenly opened his eyes, quickly sat up in bed, and looked out the window.

Outside the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, the night sky was as deep as ink, dotted with a few distant and dim stars, while below lay a thick, lifeless sea of ​​clouds illuminated by the lighthouse's beams. Everything was as usual, suffocatingly calm.

Was everything that just happened... a dream?

Let's give it a try...

Zhang Qi closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down.

He recalled the method of entering meditation that the "him" in the one-person world had taught him when he communicated with the "him" from the other worlds.

He returned to the bedside, and without the slightest hesitation, sat down cross-legged, assuming a standard meditation posture.

With hands forming a mudra and placed on the knees, the back straightened, and breathing gradually becoming long and even.

He cleared his mind, turned all his senses inward, and tried to enter that wonderful state called "stillness".

It can also be called a state of flow, because the characteristic of this energy is that the more focused you are, the easier it is to control.

Thanks to the vast experience shared by the rest of "him," he succeeded almost instantly.

As consciousness sank into the deepest parts of the body, an unprecedented feeling surged forth.

He "saw" them; they were streams flowing ceaselessly, emitting a faint glow, spreading throughout every corner of his body.

They pulsate in rhythm with the heartbeat, brimming with a warm and powerful sense of life.

This is... the essence of life.

As Orochimaru said, the characteristics of this energy are more like a primitive and pure form of energy than the chakra that is refined later in life.

More accurately, it is similar to Sage Chakra—a life force that integrates external natural energy and is deeply imprinted with personal will.

In the Naruto world, before the Sage of Six Paths spread chakra, the humans of that world were not without power; they fought by directly using natural energy, but that power was wild and difficult to control.

Until the advent of chakra, the threshold for using power was greatly lowered, allowing even a six-year-old child to unleash powerful ninjutsu through hand seals.

By analogy, the essence of life is the natural energy of this world that has undergone simple processing by living organisms...

if it is like this……

Perhaps if one could master this power, one could fight the Devouring Beasts even without firearms...

Thinking about this, Zhang Qi couldn't help but feel a little excited, which meant that people in his world could become stronger through cultivation.

Without further hesitation, he began to try to guide and circulate the energy within his body according to the cultivation methods of the One-Man World.

Strangely, this energy cannot be mimicked into flames or lightning through magic and ninjutsu.

As this power flowed, his physical abilities actually improved considerably.

If the techniques from the One-Man World and the Naruto World aren't enough...

With that in mind, Zhang Qi began to try using the energy of the armor world's intent.

This energy is very similar to the primordial Qi, but the difference is that it is greatly influenced by the user's state of mind.

For example, in the original work, Lu Fa concealed himself, so he could not generate the strongest evil energy, and thus could not activate the Shura Armor.

When he admits that he is evil, he can immediately use the Asura technique.

Therefore, the method to generate powerful spiritual energy is very simple: just have a firm belief.

The next moment, with his will, the stream gradually gathered and grew stronger, and was finally detonated completely.

At that very moment, an indescribable transformation erupted from the most microscopic level of his body.

Those dormant gene sequences, defined as "useless" in modern biology and never involved in protein synthesis in life activities, seemed to be awakened by a thunderclap and began to operate wildly with unprecedented efficiency...

His consciousness was drawn by some force and came to another dimension.

This is a world beyond the material realm. A huge purple planet hangs high in the sky, and countless eyes are scattered across it, all staring at Zhang Qi...

(End of this chapter)