"Swallow you?"
Professor Mo Xuan bulged his eyes, as if he had been greatly insulted. The fire that was burning the village behind him grew even more furious. He waved his hands heavily and said, "This is my world. If I had any malicious intentions toward you, I would've swallowed you with the strength of the entire world. Why would I tell you everything as it is and win your trust?"
"Hehehehe. Do you really think that I'm so gullible? If you could swallow me without any trouble, would you not?"
The mental devil cackled. "You are planning a scheme against the Federation and the Black Wind Fleet, controlling the entire Spiritual Nexus, and constructing countless Spiriters' Realms to corrupt so many Cultivators from the Ancient Sages Sector. You must've reached your limits, haven't you? Perhaps our fierce battle will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and all your plans will be ruined. That is why you are trying to appease me with your fancy words, isn't it? "
Li Yao gritted his teeth and struggled to wave his arms. He struggled to say, "You! Whatever your scheme is, I will not let you get away with it! "
"Shut up!"
The mental devil grinned hideously. "This is a high-end business negotiation between the extraterrestrial devils. You are in no position to talk. Just wash your neck and wait to be killed, idiot!"
Along with its hideous grin, more blood-colored thorns grew out of Li Yao's body, tightly entangling the right half of his body, making him let out a low roar of agony. His body, which was on one knee, trembled even more violently.
"Hehe. It doesn't matter if I tell you the truth. It's true that I've been lurking inside the idiot's body because, on one hand, I was waiting for an opportunity to swallow his soul when the odds of success were highest and the cost was lowest!"
Bloody stripes blossomed all over the mental devil's body and wriggled like a bunch of dancing snakes. It couldn't have looked more hideous. "But on the other hand, the idiot was lucky enough to climb to a high position in the Star Glory Federation. My life has been quite comfortable, too!
"The Blood Stripe Virus is different from the new extraterrestrial devils such as yourself that use the Internet as a carrier. We mainly live in the fleshly bodies of intelligent lives and count on the intense feelings, especially the negative feelings in wars, as the source of energy!
"Hehe. The Xing Yao Federation is marching to the center of the cosmos. There will be countless great battles to be fought. It doesn't matter whether or not I swallow the idiot's soul. I can get everything I want with the identity of 'Li Yao'!
"Therefore, why would an ancient extraterrestrial devil from a traditional domain like me have to cooperate with a weird network extraterrestrial devil like you? Even if you brag about your plan to network all mankind, it will still be nothing more than a pile of bubbles!"
"The Internet is the future of human civilization. It is definitely not a bubble!"
Maybe 'it' was really Professor Mo Xuan, and maybe the extraterrestrial devils had their own beliefs, too. Hearing that the Spiritual Nexus had been criticized as a bubble, Professor Mo Xuan suddenly raised his voice and shouted at the top of his voice, "It is destined to be an era where everything is connected to each other. Nothing can stop it!
"Oh?"
The mental devil chuckled and narrowed its eyes. "Then, what can an ancient extraterrestrial devil such as myself, who uses flesh and blood as a carrier, do in the era where everything is connected to each other?"
"Listen to me!"
Professor Mo Xuan gradually calmed down. Passion and sincerity beamed out of his silver eyes. "I'm really not lying to you. I've been looking for you, the king of the Blood Stripe Virus of the highest level!
"I believe that the civilization of mankind will certainly be fully networked. However, your concerns are reasonable, too. In order to prevent more innocent people from dying miserably, and in order to bring a new world of absolute peace to us sooner, it is true that I … was a little too hasty.
"Right now, we still haven't prepared the most advanced super crystal processors for all mankind as the carriers of their souls. Even the super crystal processors below the ground of Deep Blue Super Brain Hospital that simulate the human brain based on bionics and 3D scanning at the molecular level are still expensive and costly to produce. They are also slightly different from the real human brain and have all kinds of side effects.
"Even if our plan works out, for a long time in the future, the fleshly body of human beings will still be the indispensable 'shell' for the Spiriters. At the very least, it will be the case for the brain!
"Therefore, I've been studying how to strengthen the human brain and make it more suitable for the all-day, incessant life on the Spiritual Nexus.
"You know that the human brain is very fragile right now and is not used to staying in the cyberworld for a long time. The more realistic the cyberworld is, the slower the virtual time passes, and the heavier the burden on the human brain will be. The human brain must be logged out every few hours so that the brain can cool down for a longer time before it can enter again!
"It's all because the human brain is too primitive. It was born for the collection and hunting of the desolate worlds in the first place. The evolution of only a hundred thousand years is not enough for it to completely enter the new era where everything is connected to each other!
"Besides, there is also the issue of offspring. It is true that we haven't resolved the problem of how the Spiriters can give birth to real offspring in the Spiriters' Realm. Then, in reality, the human brain and the reproductive organs cannot be abandoned no matter what but must be strengthened!
"However, my research has hit a snag.
"Like you said, I'm just a specialist of the Spiritual Nexus after all. I'm not adept at biology or gene technology. Besides, the construction and maintenance of the Spiriters' Realm alone have consumed all my attention. How can I have the time and energy to establish a second frontline?"
"That's why you thought of me?" the mental devil asked coldly.
"Of course!"
Professor Mo Xuan said. "Five thousand years ago, when your ancestors, or your 'predecessor', arrived on Iron Plateau, we were already neighbors. Although we never talked to each other, we were aware of each other's existence in a certain mysterious way!
"Li Yao told me everything about his experience on Iron Plateau. Also, when the 'Glorious Sunlight Group' was developing the Dark Continent on Iron Plateau on a large scale, we encountered some weird creatures that were suspected to be infected by the Blood Stripe Virus and studied them. They were some sort of ancient life form that was somewhere between bacteria and viruses and boasted the function of activating genes and strengthening the fleshly body!
"When I realized that the human brain and the reproductive organs could not be abandoned, I naturally thought of you. I wanted to strengthen the human brain with the strength of the Blood Stripe Virus and raise a brand-new human brain that was more suitable for the age of the Spiritual Nexus!"
"The things that were somewhere between bacteria and viruses were not the real Blood Stripe Virus," the mental devil explained.
The mental devil explained, "They are the ancient, primitive lives from billions of years ago. They are the first-generation carriers of the Blood Stripe Virus, or in your words, 'shells'. You may consider them as escape capsules for long-distance space travel.
Professor Mo Xuan was even more convinced after hearing the explanation. "As I expected, I should've thought of it a long time ago. Those things did have the ability to infect and strengthen creatures, but they were not as strong and wise as the Blood Stripe Virus that attached itself to Yan Xibei in the past!
"It seems that most of the Blood Stripe Virus is still a very low-level, primitive life form. It's like most of the extraterrestrial devils wandering between the three-dimensional and the four-dimensional space are nothing more than low-level, primitive 'energy worms'. High-level extraterrestrial devils that have been perfectly melted with intelligent lives like you and me are few and far between after all!"
The mental devil sniffed. "Let's cut to the chase. How exactly do you want me to cooperate with you?"
"I want you to build a human brain that is stronger and more separated from the soul," Professor Mo Xuan said.
"You boast the naturally-endowed techniques of the Blood Stripe Virus, and you have spent a long time in the Blood Demon Sector, which is best at biochemical technology. After we seize the highest power of the Xing Yao Federation, tremendous resources and excellent talents will be provided for you. It shouldn't be a problem for you to complete the research in that regard in a hundred years, right?
"By then, the brains of all human beings will be connected to each other through crystal cables or biochemical nerves. They will be able to live in the Spiritual Nexus for a long time. Not only will everything be connected, but all the brains will be connected!
"As for the other parts of the body, in order to save the precious resources as much as possible, they can all be abandoned except for the reproductive organs. I will need your help in that regard, too!
"Look. The demands that I have proposed are all very long-term. It proves that I am not fooling you on the spot but have been sincerely hoping to cooperate with you since a long time ago!"
The mental devil tilted its head and thought for a moment before it said, "Wait a moment. Let me summarize your demands. You don't want me to build a human being into such a form. He will boast an enormous head, and the brain capacity will be five to seven times larger than what it is right now, so that there will be enough space for heat dissipation, cooling, and buffering to withstand the blast of super powerful information for a long time. His brain may be born with certain interfaces that allow him to connect to various biochemical nerves and even crystal cables. But his limbs and internal organs can be extremely atrophied, to the extent that they are not necessary at all. At best, he can add a set of reproductive organs that are rather powerful so that he can produce seeds for his offspring normally, right?
"Let me put it in a rather vulgar way. The new human being in your imagination has a penis hanging right below his head, right?"
"You are wrong."
Professor Mo Xuan said solemnly, "New human beings do not need external genitalia. After all, the artificial insemination technology is very mature right now. Sex can be done in the Spiriters' Realm. In the material world, all that is needed is a tiny internal genitalia. It is the most optimal form with the most resource conservation. What's the problem?"
The mental devil frowned. "The problem is, what's in it for me?"
"Of course."
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