The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

The Golden Emperor was taken aback; a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

When I participated in the Great Expedition, the enemy suddenly had an inexplicable internal conflict. My side was about to collapse, but the enemy fell for a counter-espionage plot and started a civil war. We then took the opportunity to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop and successfully won.

Although there were many conflicts on his side at the time, he acted as a mediator and united all forces into one.

But now this mad viscount claims that his host has been contaminated and distorted, and that even his genes have undergone fundamental changes.

"Could it be that……"

"Yes, that's it. Could it be that we are all fabricated, manufactured rather than 'born,' with an invisible hand hovering over us? I don't know how much of my research is correct and how much is wrong, but it's strange, it doesn't conform to science..." he said with a smile.

"Every 100 years, there is a great expedition, and if the same race wins too many times, it will become corrupted."

"The more victories we win, the more severe the pollution becomes."

"You've seen the people after they've been contaminated. Besides the genetic changes, their personalities also become arrogant and domineering, as if they've completely become different people."

"There's also the distortion in reproduction; we're not born naturally, but rather as if we were manufactured..."

"So I wanted to find the answer: whether I had made a mistake in my research, or whether I could find the essence of this world through these 'anomalies'," the Mad Viscount said, continuing to look at the man.

"I think the secret might be hidden in the Great Expedition."

……

Deep within this battlefield lies a deserted place, seemingly buried by volcanic ash for a long time—this is where the ruins are located.

Xue Dinglu crawled in immediately and saw the skeletons in the area.

Xue Lude wanted to know the information about the mastermind behind this world, as well as the Ninth Apostle's clan.

He then began searching through the remains of the corpses. As the cursed blood stripped away the information from each skeleton, Xue Dinglu frowned.

How come the genes on these skeletons are so similar to Lana's?

Xue's biological knowledge came entirely from his parallel world self, but even with just this little knowledge, he understood the anomaly.

"Could these be the remains of Lana's ancestors? That shouldn't be the case. Lana's ancestors did indeed rise to the rank of nobility through the Great Expedition, but they should have successfully returned home and established their family. Could it be..." Xue Dinglu continued to explore the remains, then frowned.

Especially after picking up the skulls—there were three skulls here, plus various other scattered bones—Xue Dalu felt that at least four people had probably died here.

But these skeletons almost look like they belong to the same person.

Furthermore, everyone's genes are very similar to Lana's.

This is very strange...

Xue Lude only used the cursed blood to heal Lana in this world, so he only kept Lana's genetic sample; he killed everyone else.

But now, this is too abnormal.

However, if the little beggar who summoned Xue's Law had been healed by the cursed blood, he might have discovered that the little beggar and Lana's genes were extremely similar.

Xue began collecting the remains, and also discovered weapons buried under volcanic ash, several damaged occult artifacts, and more.

However, during further excavation, they discovered inscriptions carved on a stone.

This gave Xue Dinglu a bright idea; he had indeed found it.

He came to the underground of this Judgment Land to search for relics or information left over from the Great Expedition. He believed that some of the heroic spirits or ancestors of this world could discover the problem.

Ideally, there should be any information left by those who had witnessed the Ninth Apostle's family.

He immediately began to carefully excavate what appeared to be the remains of writing, which was covered by the body of a skeleton, who seemed to be trying to protect the information he had left behind with his own body.

“Brothers… Demons… and us…” He silently explored the characters, reading the fragmented words above.

However, much of it remains buried under volcanic ash and cannot be clearly seen.

Volcanic ash is something that can penetrate anywhere; even words carved in stone can be buried.

His body did not prevent the writing from disappearing; on the contrary, a portion of the original record was preserved beneath the rusty greatsword.

Xue began to carefully examine the traces here, and then slowly scraped away the "stones" formed by volcanic ash, thus revealing the traces inside.

“We and the demons are brothers…” Xue Dinglu read the words above.

He looked at the skeletons here and suddenly had a terrifying thought.

Xue was completely ignorant about archaeology and the excavation of cultural relics, but the Blood of the Curse made up for this shortcoming.

Try to slowly let the cursed blood seep into the volcanic ash shell, and then obtain the following information.

Sure enough, they found even more handwriting. After combining these characters, Xue Dinglu discovered information that left him speechless.

“The four skeletons here are not all human. Two are from the demon race and two are from the human race, and their genes are almost identical!” Xue Dinglu was stunned.

And Lana, too, shares similar genes.

Xue Dinglu seems to have discovered the secret of this world. He had originally guessed that the demon race and humans should be the same race, just like white people and black people, the same race but different subspecies that appeared due to long-term separation.

To everyone's surprise, it turns out that humans and demons have exactly the same genes.

Some people even realized long ago that humans and demons are brothers.

He continued collecting these fonts, and through his imagination, he gradually pieced together a story.

This is a group of members who participated in the Great Expedition and also became a couple during their brief time together. Their heroic spirits died protecting them, and they had no choice but to escape to a cave, hoping that their victory would bring them out.

But a day later, they discovered that another group of demons had arrived at the cave. After a fierce battle in which both sides were severely injured, they suddenly realized that the other side was in the same boat.

The two demons were a brother and sister who were both members of the Great Expedition. However, their heroic spirits died unexpectedly, and they fled here.

The four of them settled down there, living together as demons and humans, relying on each other for survival in this place where there was no food.

During these few days, they even shared stories about their hometowns, got to know each other, and talked about their dreams and futures.

In the face of hunger and thirst, they began to try a tradition of the demon race: swearing brotherhood by dripping blood.

Simply put, it's about two people's blood dripping together. If they blend together, they become brothers; if they repel each other and separate and clump together, then they don't share this destiny.

Then, to their surprise, they discovered that the blood of the four people could be perfectly mixed.

This was their final discovery. The two demons believed that the gods wanted them to become sworn brothers, but the human noticed something amiss, so in the end, he had a guess.

Could it be that humans and demons are actually of the same origin?

He wrote these records here and briefly told the story of the group. In the end, they waited for the end of the Great Expedition, but instead of returning home safely, they were buried by volcanic ash.

After witnessing the volcanic eruption, he desperately led the others to hide here, then covered the writing he had secretly left behind with his body.

This is the story of this cave.

After Xue's law restored this place, he saw the record written above again.

He was wrong, but he was also right in part.

Humans and demons are not of the same origin, but rather their genes are almost identical. This cannot be explained by a single ancestor; it is more like...

"They were all manufactured!" Xue Luding thought of cloning technology. The genes extracted from their bones all looked like they had been cloned and manufactured.

Only then did Xue Dinglu realize that he still had a little bit of the Ninth Apostle's ashes.

He arrived in the consciousness space in an instant and found a small amount of ashes that had been used as fertilizer under the sealed insect-eating tree.

He was very wary of the Ninth Apostle's lower body at the time, so he certainly wouldn't dare to test it with the cursed blood. He only dared to feed the ashes to his daughter after the ashes had been reduced to dust.

And now, the few remaining ashes are gradually being extracted by the cursed blood.

Xue Dinglu frowned, staring in horror at the information transmitted back by the cursed blood.

The Ninth Apostle, these four skeletons, and Lana, the noble girl from the Earl's family, all share almost identical genes!

No... that's impossible. Why are Lana and the Ninth Apostle's genes exactly the same?

What exactly is this pollution that comes from being summoned through the Heroic Spirit Contract?

Xue Dinglu took out the "Pseudo-Heart of the World" from the consciousness space, on which seven twisted shadows roared incessantly.

Could these guys be the true kin of the Ninth Apostle?

At the same time, will everyone who participated in the Great Expedition become a member of the Ninth Apostle's clan and be corrupted by his genes?

Beside the insect-eating tree, two crosses are sealed with Zeus, the father of fertility, and Typhon, the father of fertility, respectively.

Perhaps it wasn't Zeus and Typhon who were hunting him down, but rather... what they wanted!

It is this world that is calling upon these two great gods who represent fertility, except that this extraterrestrial demon is summoning Zeus and Typhon, who are closest to him.

If the summoning of Heroic Spirits continues, who will be the next one summoned? Cronus, Zeus's father? Or Poseidon, who gave birth to him?

Xue Dinglu began to feel a headache coming on. He felt as if he needed to grasp some information, but the intelligence was still insufficient.

……

It was early morning, and the time for the light curtain to be unveiled was approaching.

Lana, who was far away, couldn't sleep at all. She asked the female pirate beside her, "Mr. Mad Viscount, is it really possible to win?"

“We will win,” the female pirate said.

In her view, Xue's Law had reached the limit of her understanding. She believed that there must be someone stronger than Xue's Law in this world, but definitely not many.

All we need to do is keep them occupied; Xue Dinglu can probably wipe them out.

That slash that severed space still haunts her to this day.

The archer watched them from a distance, not revealing that he had left the man's side, but hiding as a scout.

Soon, the light curtain was removed.

"Get ready, I'm ready to run away with you at any time," the female pirate said, preparing for battle.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xue Dinglu blocked the door.

The moment the light screen disappeared, he rushed to the island on the demon side and bumped into four groups of masters and servants.

"We were pretty lucky," Xue Dinglu said.

The opposing side immediately prepared for battle and slowly surrounded him. Xue Dinglu took a look.

3rd order, 3rd order, near-4th order, and a near-3rd order...

The difference in strength was too great. Xue Lude didn't know how these demon spirits could fight against humans. Not to mention himself, even the Blood Duke could unleash his full power here.

This was not a battle, but a massacre.

Compared to their human hosts, the demon hosts had sallow skin, fierce expressions, and were barely clothed.

But they all stared intently at Xue Luding, as if they were seeing their father's killer.

"Fine, all of you come at me together, I'm in a hurry." Xue Dinglu immediately drew his dimensional sword and charged forward. "Let's end this war before dawn."

……

five minutes later……

Eight more human bodies, imprisoned by crosses, have appeared in the consciousness space; they are still alive.

The cursed blood seeped into the bodies of those demon hosts, and the information that returned confirmed Xue Dinglu's conjecture.

These four hosts have the same genes as Lana and the Ninth Apostle!

"It's not that I haven't found the Ninth Apostle's retinue, but that all living beings in this world are His retinue..."

"Or perhaps, the Ninth Apostle has assimilated the entire world..."

Thinking about this, Xue Dinglu had an extremely frightening idea.

"The genes of people all over the world are very similar to those of the Ninth Apostle. Could this be a kind of resurrection ritual?" he thought in fear, almost letting out a screech like a groundhog.

Chapter 333 The Gods Are Dead

"Your Highness, victory is imminent," the think tank reported directly, reviewing the intelligence reports transmitted back through a mysterious academic method.

The prince breathed a slight sigh of relief. As the main person in charge of this great expedition, he had faced bad news before the expedition, such as a shortage of people, internal strife, and only four teams participating. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was very nervous inside.

At this moment, looking at the images transmitted back, he finally felt a sense of relief.

"Begin preparations to publicize this great victory throughout the country, and start printing the corresponding newspapers. Tomorrow, this news will be delivered to every corner of the empire," he said, assigning the task to his subordinates without room for argument.

"Yes!"

"By the way, what's the situation regarding child deaths nationwide?" the prince suddenly asked, posing a seemingly random question.

But then the aide froze, sweat beading on his forehead, and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, for the past 12 days, not a single child has been born safely in the entire empire, and not a single embryo has successfully implanted..."