Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Wen Qi had already pulled back her spreading black hair.

She frowned, as if she was thinking about something.

After hearing Su Ming's deeply shocked murmur, Wen Qi turned around.

Judging by the time, it's time for Wen Qi to teach again.

So she went to Su Ming's side and asked seriously, "Why do you think that a ship cannot have a life?"

"Chen Zhiwei told you about this before."

"The so-called eeriness is a general term for all abnormalities."

"They defy all common sense."

"Anything that seems impossible is just wishful thinking on your part."

"Open your mind and broaden your perspective."

"Nothing is impossible in this world, only things you cannot understand."

That's what Wen Qi said.

Su Ming's mouth was agape.

He really wanted to say it.

Sister, these are my lyrics.

These are the words I used to say to the Skeleton Bride.

Why did you say that again?

He now seriously suspects that Wen Qi may have eavesdropped on his academic exchange with the Skeleton Bride.

Otherwise, how could it all be such a coincidence?

However, upon closer examination of Wen Qi's words...

Although he wanted to describe the ship itself as an inanimate object, made up of various things such as wood, iron, nails, and plastic, it was impossible for it to have life.

But just as Chen Zhiwei said before.

The knowledge that humans have is only what humans believe.

What humankind possesses is but a tiny, insignificant drop in the ocean of knowledge.

His belief in the impossibility is limited to the human knowledge system.

Life is inherently the most mysterious and unpredictable thing.

Wen Qi noticed Su Ming's confusion.

This kind of knowledge is too ancient and vital; even Wen Qi only knows a little about it, let alone how to explain it.

Anyway, if you understand, you understand; if you don't, you'll never understand.

Although Su Ming's thinking has a part of "flesh and blood proliferation", it is ultimately limited to the human realm.

Wen Qi squatted down in front of Su Ming and pointed her finger at his forehead.

A refreshing feeling washed over him, dispelling Su Ming's confusion.

Don't get stuck on a single detail.

"If you can't figure something out, don't force yourself to think about it."

"Especially this place."

Wen Qi pointed around: "The eternal whispers are permeated with the pollution of knowledge."

"Although the pollution level is relatively low, it still needs to be taken seriously."

Su Ming nodded repeatedly, shaking off the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

Wen Qi told him not to overthink things, and there must be a reason for that.

Perhaps, as he thinks about it, he will be influenced by the whispers and become distorted.

Although I seem to be immune to knowledge contamination, it's still best to be cautious.

After all, Yu Mengnian's ending was too tragic.

But speaking of Yu Mengnian...

Wen Qi suddenly asked.

Do you think Yu Mengnian succeeded or failed?

Su Ming was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

To call it a success, she did break the world's limits, forcibly updating the world and achieving her goal.

You could call it a failure; she certainly paid an unprecedentedly heavy price for it.

Just like Yu Mengnian said.

It will only update when it crashes.

Only through updates can there be a future.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, no one can say for sure right now.

The eerie atmosphere has fully returned, and death is everywhere.

But many awakened beings will be born from death.

These awakened ones will either awaken quickly in the apocalypse and build a new Great Wall.

Either die in the apocalypse, ending human civilization.

Although intense, it could even be described as brutal.

But upon closer examination, this is the most correct approach.

Compared to boiling a frog in lukewarm water, burning one's boats in boiling water is far more terrifying.

"School beauty, what do you think?"

Wen Qi glanced at Shen Wanyu beside her: "For her, she failed."

"But to the world, she succeeded."

Su Ming didn't quite understand what that meant.

Wen Qi pointed at Shen Wanyu: "You should have felt it by now."

"After the world's upper limit was raised to the sixth level, both she and I were heading towards the Destruction level."

Su Ming nodded quickly.

He had already noticed that his physical strength had been slowly increasing recently.

"The Destruction level corresponds to the Sixth Awakening Awakener. This is a watershed, a huge chasm."

"The ability to advance to the sixth level of awakening or the level of destruction is beyond one's capacity."

"In stepping into destruction, you also destroy yourself."

"Therefore, we need to rely on external aids."

Wen Qi pointed to the sky and uttered two words: "Knowledge."

"Only ancient, forbidden, and unspeakable knowledge can take this step."

"You've also heard Chen Zhiwei say that the world's dramatic changes are influenced by unknown knowledge."

"Whether they are awakened beings or demons as defined by humans, they are all influenced by knowledge."

"In terms of impact, it can actually be called pollution."

"However, life possesses its own resilience, which allows it to withstand this pollution."

"But the pollution is a real problem."

"In particular, the more powerful the supernatural entity, the more powerful the awakened one, the more contamination they are subject to."

"Because the farther they go, the deeper the pollution they cause."

Actually, Su Ming already understood by now.

"School beauty, what do you mean?"

"To the world, Yu Mengnian has indeed become a sixth-awareness awakener, breaking the world's upper limit."

"But for Yu Mengnian, she couldn't withstand the pollution of knowledge, which led to her becoming distorted."

Wen Qi nodded: "That's right, she couldn't handle it."

"So for her, she failed."

"You've seen the cost of failure."

Su Ming nodded.

The price of failure is a fate worse than death, turning one into a deformed monster, perhaps still retaining their own thoughts.

In the face of vast knowledge pollution, one's own thoughts are insignificant.

If I had to use a single description, it would be called a conscious descent into depravity.

This is the most terrifying, the most horrible ending, a billion times more terrifying than death itself.

"And you guys?"

Su Ming's biggest worry at this moment was Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu.

Once they advance to the Destruction level, will they be able to withstand the contamination of knowledge?

At this point, Wen Qi smiled and pointed at Su Ming: "We have you."

"Although it's unclear why you're immune to knowledge pollution, and even able to perfectly absorb it."

"But as long as you are here, even if a situation similar to Yu Mengnian occurs, we can still transfer the out-of-control knowledge into your body."

Su Ming looked at the ghost school beauty in front of him.

He realized for the first time the limitations of human knowledge.

Humanity's definition of ghosts is perhaps too limited.

The labels of ghosts—terrifying, cruel, cunning, and insane—seem to apply equally to living people.

Ultimately, life is about adapting to the world; it's just that different people have different ways of surviving.