"In your opinion, where is the way out?" the Fire Ant asked.
Elder Nether Spring smiled confidently and said, "According to the legends of the Pantheon of Demons, the demon race originated from the Pangu in the primeval era. According to the believers of Chaos, the demon race was created by Chaos. However, according to human beings, the demon race evolved from the demon beasts that were injected with the 'Demon God' virus.
"The three theories are entirely different. Which one do you think is the truth?"
The Fire Ant pondered for a moment and said, "Although I am the leader of the Blade of Chaos, I have to admit that the three theories are all biased when faced with unquestionable evidence. Perhaps, the truth will be found after they are combined."
"Exactly."
Brilliance that nobody could tell what color was beaming out of Elder Nether Spring's eyes as he said, "Since we explored the cave within the cave of Chaos decades ago, I have been collecting all the files about Chaos in secret, just like you did. I excavated dozens of residences of Chaos, too. During the process, I gradually collected countless colorful scraps. After piecing the scraps together, I finally deduced the truth of the past.
"The theories of the demon race, Chaos, and human beings all have their reasons, but they all have their flaws. They all exaggerate certain aspects for the sake of propaganda.
"After removing the exaggerations and combining the rest of the theories, my conclusion has been reached."
Brilliance suddenly beamed out of the Fire Ant's eyes. "What's your conclusion, brother?"
"First of all," Elder Nether Spring said, "the Pangu in the primeval era certainly existed and were our ancestors. Countless fossils, relics, and the 'genetic memories' that we generated when we trained ourselves to the deepest part of our cells can prove it.
"Second of all, Chaos did exist. He was an expert of human beings forty thousand years ago. At the very least, he was an expert of human beings in the beginning. He was the direct creator of the demon race.
"Third of all. The theories of human beings are partly correct, too. The 'Demon God Virus' must have existed, too. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the explosive development of the demon race in only hundreds of years and the sudden occupation of the entire sea of stars!
"Taking the three theories into consideration, my conclusion is …
"At the end of the age of ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago, the first civil war of the Cultivators was coming to an end. The three thousand Sectors were on the brink of collapse. The people are in a terrible situation, in the midst of the apocalypse. "
"At this time, a human expert named 'Chaos' inadvertently obtained the inheritance of the Pangu Clan from the Prehistoric Era."
"Using the legacies, he produced a virus named 'Demon God'. However, the purpose of the virus was not to evolve the demon beasts but to mutate the human body. The primeval genes that had been dormant for billions of years were awakened, turning human beings into demons!
"Although, we still don't know why he did that. However, this is the deduction closest to the truth that I've come up with after decades of calculation! "
This deduction caused the Fire Ant to fall into deep thought. He nodded subconsciously.
Li Yao, who was eavesdropping below the ground, nodded quickly, too. Elder Nether Spring's deduction was indeed more comprehensive and reasonable than the theories of human beings, demons, and Chaos so far.
If the demon race was truly mutated from human beings who had been injected with the Demon God Virus, then the demon race always liked to transform into human beings, the demon race used the human language and social system, and there was no reproductive isolation between different demon races … There were all kinds of seemingly strange phenomena. They all had reasonable explanations.
After all, the demon race was a human being who had embarked on a different path of evolution in the first place.
The Fire Ant pondered for a moment and asked, "What does this have to do with the 'way out' that you mentioned?"
Elder Nether Spring smiled and said, "An ancient person forty thousand years ago. He could've produced the 'Demon God Virus' and turned a large batch of human beings into demons. Forty thousand years later, why can't we, who have mastered the advanced biochemical technology, do the same? "
The Fire Ant was greatly alarmed. "Are you planning to recreate the Demon God Virus and disseminate it in the Tian Yuan Realm so that all the natives of the Heaven's Origin Sector will be turned into demons?"
Li Yao almost exclaimed in shock.
If Elder Nether Spring really intended to do that, he would definitely be the greatest threat in the Tian Yuan Realm!
But out of his expectation, Elder Nether Spring shook his head again. "No. I don't plan to do that."
The Fire Ant found it odd. "Why not?"
Elder Nether Spring drew close and stared at the Fire Ant solemnly with his eyes wide open. "Brother, I don't know if you have the same experience, but during my hundred years of training, I've always had a strong feeling that we are not perfect.
"I'm not talking about the chaotic-blood demons, but that all demons are imperfect and have serious flaws.
"That's right. We can directly cultivate our cells and activate the primordial power in the depths of our genes. However, this cultivation method also causes our power to be extremely unstable. Our cells can easily collapse and even mutate into various useless organs and skills."
"The lifespan of most experts of the demon race is shorter than that of Cultivators. In many cases, driven by their genes, they will become extremely brutal and bloodthirsty, and they will lose the ability to think rationally and make use of tactics.
"On the other hand, our strength is often limited to a certain field. Common members of the Feather Clan cannot use the strength and combat mode of the Insect Clan. Common members of the Claw Clan cannot use the strength and combat mode of the Horn Clan, either.
"In short, we are like 'tools' that have been modified for a certain 'purpose'. Our path of growth and upgrade are all locked. One can see where the peak of training is at a glance."
"Compared to us, human beings are vastly different.
"Although ordinary people are very weak, once their spiritual root is awakened, their utilization of strength will be more stable and efficient. They will have infinite possibilities!
"In many cases, I envy human beings because our path of training is to awaken the primeval force deep inside our cells. However powerful the primeval force is, it has its limits. Even if we reach the peak of our training, we will only be a second Pangu. What's so great about that?
"Human Cultivators, on the other hand, are moving forward and exploring new worlds with infinite possibilities. Nobody knows what a Cultivator will look like when they reach the peak of their training …
"Of course, human beings have shortcomings, too, which is that the combat ability of ordinary people is too weak, and the difficulty and cost of the spiritual root awakening are too high.
"In that regard, the advantages of the demon race are obvious. Most demons, especially the bronze-blood demons and the silver-blood demons, are born with immense strength, which can be fully utilized after some training.
"It is safe to say that the demon race has given up the possibilities of the future in exchange for the strength of the present!
"The two paths of training are entirely different, but the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious, and they are equally imperfect.
"After discovering that, I've been thinking, what if there is a path that can combine the advantages of the demon race and the advantages of human beings?
"Think about it. If a demon can awaken the primeval force deep inside his cells, form a solid shell, thick horns, and sharp claws on the surface of his body, boast a couple of hearts and a couple of stomachs for different purposes, can survive and fight in the harsh environments such as glaciers, undersea, and rocks, and can summon natural spiritual energy directly to form Jin Dan and even Yuanying inside his body, how strong will he be?
"A demon with Jin Dan and Yuanying!
"No. He will not be called a demon anymore. He will be a life form that is more advanced than demons and human beings. Perhaps we can call him a 'god'!"
Elder Nether Spring seemed to have taken too much hallucinogens. Enshrouded in the flames of excitement, he was shuddering.
The Fire Ant stared at him and said, "I understand it now, brother. You are trying to improve the Demon God Virus!"
"Exactly."
Elder Nether Spring smiled. "The primitive Demon God Virus is a product from forty thousand years ago after all. At that time, the world of Cultivators was still underdeveloped in terms of training and magical equipment technology. There was even no systematic concept of cells, bacteria, or viruses.
"The so-called 'Demon God Virus' is just a name that our descendants came up with. Perhaps, people at that time regarded it as a brand-new venomous gas or poison.
"The primitive Demon God Virus was not perfect. Its transmission speed and mutation efficiency were very low. It only had a chance to spread in the chaotic apocalypse forty thousand years ago.
"Faced with the efficient and cooperative modern government and army, the virus was destined to be annihilated before it spread out!
"Therefore, it was meaningless to sow the primitive Demon God Virus directly in the Tian Yuan Realm. Under the burning of the True Samadhi Fire, the primitive Demon God Virus would've been obliterated. Even if all the human beings in a city were transformed into demons, human beings could've wiped out the entire city!
"But the brand-new virus that I'm developing with the primitive Demon God Virus as the material will have all the defects erased, and its activity will be significantly improved. More importantly, it is not just targeted at human beings but also at demons. It will allow both human beings and demons to evolve into a third life form that is stronger and absolutely perfect!
"Hehe. Forty thousand years ago, our ancestors turned from human beings into demons. Today, our civilization will make another leap and transform from demons into gods!
"This is perhaps the correct meaning of 'Demon God' and the real Demon God Virus!"
Li Yao clenched his fists so hard that his fingers almost pierced into his palms. The craziness of Elder Nether Spring's plan was far beyond his imagination!
The antennae that dangled from the tip of the Fire Ant's eyebrows shivered crazily. "An absolutely perfect third life form? That's impossible! "
Elder Nether Spring's lips were so wide that they almost reached his ears. He smiled and said, "Of course it's possible. For such a perfect life form, I've been studying it for decades. I've established countless research centers in secret. What you found in Bone Sand City was just one of them.
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