Armor: After finding the Demon-Sealing Box, I won't eat beef.

Lin Zhen lowered his right hand and slowly spoke.

"A long, long time ago."

"The Dark Universe is ruled by the Shadow Emperor."

He was not content with ruling only one universe.

"He tried every means to break down the barriers between the universes."

"finally."

Five little guys successfully traveled through time.

They carry the most primal power of the dark universe—the Demonic Stones.

"But as soon as they landed, they were discovered by the will of the luminous universe."

"Just like the human immune system attacks invading viruses."

"The will of the universe directly coalesced into the Emperor's Armor. That is truly invincible power."

"The five little guys were no match for them at all and were beaten back one after another."

Finally, carrying the last remaining magic stone, they escaped to Earth five thousand years ago.

"Human civilization already exists on Earth."

The Emperor Armor cannot directly destroy the Earth; instead, it must find the invaders hiding among the people.

"So He transformed into the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which scattered throughout five ancient villages."

"The villagers who are blessed by these five energies will have the bloodline of the five elements in their descendants."

"A person with the bloodline of the five elements, combined with the five light and shadow stones left by the emperor, can combine to form the Five Elements Armor."

"Generation after generation, we will protect the Earth and fight against the invaders of darkness."

After Lin Zhen finished speaking, he turned to look at Karen.

"The story is over. What are your thoughts?"

Karen stood there, her mind blank, unable to recover for a long time.

His lifelong scientific beliefs were shattered in those few short minutes and then forcibly recast into something else entirely.

The solar system is already big enough; even if humans spent their entire lives, they could never fly out of it.

Now Lin Zhen tells him that there are universes beyond our own. And there are wars that transcend the universe.

"Wait... let me sort this out."

Karen took a deep breath and walked to the nearest glass jar.

He reached out and gently touched the cold glass. His voice still trembled as he looked at the faintly glowing magic stone inside.

"I have lived for over forty years and have spent my whole life studying science."

"I never imagined that the outside world was so big."

There are universes beyond our own... This is truly eye-opening.

"So... this is all filled with the dark energy brought by those five intruders?"

"Not bad." Lin Zhen nodded.

"Your molecular reconstruction technology is perfect for analyzing the structure of the Magic Stone."

"This force will help us plant our flag in every corner of the world."

"I see."

Karen turned around abruptly, her eyes filled with fanaticism.

Lin Zhen looked at him and dropped another bombshell.

"From this moment forward, this secret laboratory is entirely under your control."

"All the researchers, all the equipment, and all the funds here are at your disposal."

"Whatever you want, I'll give you."

"I have only one request—to unleash the full power of the Demon Stone."

Lin Zhen knew this in his heart.

Magic stones themselves have no inherent strength or weakness.

In the original story, Karen could only create useless creatures like the Evil Ginseng Beast.

It was entirely due to insufficient funds, poor equipment, and a shortage of manpower.

Now he's giving Karen the best of everything.

The created mutant beasts must be at least as powerful as the Demon Bull Beasts.

Karen stared blankly at Lin Zhen, her nose tingling with emotion.

No one had ever trusted him like this before in his entire life.

Lin Zhen not only cured his health, but also gave him everything he had ever dreamed of.

"Don't worry, Chairman Lin!" he said through gritted teeth, emphasizing each word.

"I will definitely investigate the secrets of the Magic Stone thoroughly! I will not let you down!"

"Okay. I look forward to your results."

Lin Zhen stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

Then he kept the ugly general.

Let the ugly general assist Karen.

While it's called "assistance," it's actually half about helping with communication and half about monitoring.

He has poured so much effort into the laboratory; it's impossible that he would be completely unguarded against Karen just because she is the villain in the original story.

That's something only a fool would do.

Karen and the ugly general took their positions.

From this moment on, the framework of the Shadowlands is officially complete.

As for the Black Emperor and Shadow Overlord from the original work.

Lin Zhen never considered them.

They're just two useless bastards; they can't do anything but drag the team down. In the entire film industry, only Karen and the Ugly General are somewhat useful.

……

A month later.

Top floor of the headquarters building of the Riyin Group.

Two bodyguards in black carried a tightly wrapped sack out of the bedroom without making a sound.

Their movements were practiced, and their faces were expressionless.

They quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Lin Zhen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the endless stream of cars below.

His face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

He stood there for a very long time.

He then turned around and sat down on the sofa.

Looking at the messy bedding on the bed, his brows furrowed tightly, unable to relax.

Ten minutes ago.

He killed a woman here.

Just because that woman was in bed, she showed a slight hint of reluctance.

He acted impulsively and completely lost control of himself.

He reached out and snapped her neck.

Lin Zhen pinched the bridge of his nose.

He didn't want to kill anyone.

I don't want to waste my time on women every day.

But in recent months, he has become increasingly strange.

He became extremely addicted to sexual matters.

His temper became increasingly irritable, increasingly paranoid, and increasingly ruthless.

He used to be able to keep it under control.

Today, it's completely out of control.

Crazy ideas keep popping into my head.

I want to go out and beat someone up.

They want to see others begging for mercy at their feet.

I want to destroy everything that doesn't suit my taste.

Lin Zhen was very clear about this.

All of this is related to the mysterious dark energy within his body.

As the energy grew stronger, it became increasingly difficult for him to remain rational.

Those dark thoughts in my mind were magnified infinitely.

There was always a force pushing him to become arrogant, domineering, and lawless.

His experience of being born twice told him this.

Before you have absolute strength, staying rational is the most important thing.

He knew exactly where the problem lay, but he didn't know how to solve it.

For so many years, he has never known where this energy came from.

Even the Shadow Guardians couldn't explain it.

suddenly.

Lin Zhen's eyes lit up.

He thought of someone.

Karen.

He's a researcher.

Perhaps he can figure out what exactly is happening inside his body.

They could just pack up and go.

Lin Zhen immediately got up and went downstairs, driving to the secret laboratory in the suburbs.

He told Karen about all the abnormalities in his body in detail.

Karen dared not be negligent.

They immediately gave Lin Zhen a comprehensive examination.

A few hours later.

Karen took the medical report and walked up to Lin Zhen.

"Boss, we've found the root of the problem."

"The power within you does indeed originate from the dark universe."

"Normally, the human body cannot withstand pure dark energy; it would be reduced to ashes upon contact."

"But when the five protectors repaired your body, this energy was filtered by them and miraculously merged with your body."

"This energy will continue to expand on its own, and the rate of expansion will increase faster and faster."

"I named it—Dark Negative Energy."