Qiong Jin's containment wasn't safe. It could only trap it for a while but not forever.
As long as Clockwork Spring wanted to, it could attach itself to the pot and fly around.
However, it wouldn't do that now. The pot was forcefully moved by Mo Qiong. Even if Clockwork Spring controlled it, it couldn't fly.
It wasn't Bastet Metal. It couldn't change its shape.
"Just bring it to me. I'll prepare the containment measures," Professor Mu said.
Mo Qiong nodded. He left Luo Yan to clean up the mess while he and Master Gou escorted Clockwork Spring back to 250 Base.
At this moment, You Xin and Hua Yin had already solved the self-immolation incident and returned.
"Is the ether dead?" Hua Yin asked.
"It's dead …" Mo Qiong said.
Everyone had a complicated expression. The ether had killed thousands of people. Finally, it was dead.
After its death, it caused two anomalies to go berserk. Now, everything was settled.
"Is it over?" Hua Yin sat on the ground and stared at the ground.
"No," a voice said.
Everyone looked over. It was Professor Mu from 250 Base.
"You mean the problem with the divinity?" Mo Qiong asked.
Professor Mu said, "That's right. I've asked the D-class members to study the Golden Apple. Unfortunately, it can increase the number of divinities but it can't get rid of those who have already been divinized."
Mo Qiong frowned. "Yes. Luo Yan noticed it too."
This didn't make sense.
According to Lan Bai Club and the third generation assassin, the divinity of the person who triggered the divinity would be removed when the trigger died.
That was because the activation of divinity was a continuous state, and the price was borne by the activator, which was to bear one-tenth of the impact of the information storm.
Once the trigger stopped bearing the impact or his consciousness collapsed, the divinity would be removed.
Once, Mahmood went crazy in the desert. He helped the third generation assassin regain his sanity.
Of course, the third generation assassin had other methods. He could split his personality and recover part of it. That was another matter. That kind of recovery was just a verbal abuse. It couldn't take back control of the body.
But now, the ether was dead. Why didn't the divinity get rid of the divinity?
Dr. Mu looked at the doctor who had fought with the members of the club and died in the end. He closed his eyes in pain.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "The ether isn't dead! He's still insisting on the price of the Golden Apple. "
Hua Yin suddenly bounced up from the ground. Her breathing was heavy, and her eyes were bloodshot. "Another failure … Then let's look again!"
Everyone frowned. Could it be that the guy they had just killed was still a substitute?
"No, no, no, that's real. We found the Golden Apple, the assassin roster, a feather that can restore itself, and a copper ring that can condense all the water in the area. "Dr. Mu said.
"Wind Awn and Water Awn are both on him?" Mo Qiong asked.
Dr. Mu said, "Yes, the feather is the Wind Awn. It can turn the holder into any image he wants, including his clothes and equipment. Of course, it was just an image. Even though blood type and DNA can be simulated, there are no corresponding characteristics. "
"In other words, Wind Glow is an absolute form of image deception. Apart from the lack of corresponding effects, even if it is a strange, unbelievable, or illogical image, it can still be imitated."
"For example, if a person has five heads, thirty-eight arms, and the upper body is separated from the lower body with an empty space in the middle, it can still be simulated."
"In other words, this thing can theoretically turn a person into a God, but it doesn't have any corresponding ability or quality."
Hua Yin scowled: "Then, the anomalies we found on its body, aside from the feather, are all simulated, right?"
"No, the holder of the Golden Apple can sense how many Divinities there are, this is something the feather can't simulate. We've also tested the copper ring, it can really create super-heavy water, and the heavy water can even share fluctuations with each other, similar to quantum entanglement "Dr. Mu said.
So many things, plus the Fire Awn that was only a single sentence.
It could be said that all the anomalies of Ether had been seized, so there was no reason for this guy to be anyone else.
"No, there's still one missing, the Fifth Element!" Mo Qiong said.
The Fifth Element, this anomaly was the most mysterious anomaly of the little brother association.
Although the Golden Apple was the most important anomaly, due to its fame and the fact that it had displayed its power so many times since ancient times, it wasn't the most mysterious one.
The five leaders, Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, and the Fifth Element, made up the leadership of the little brother association. The Fifth Element that was inherited by the Chinguli tribe was the most mysterious anomaly, one that had never displayed its effects to the outside world.
Even an ancient Assassin like the 3rd generation didn't know what the Fifth Element's effects were, not even the slightest bit.
"Then, is he real or not?" Hua Yin guessed.
Dr. Mu shook his head: "There's no way Ether wouldn't carry the Golden Apple with him, so there's no reason for him to only keep the Fifth Element while discarding all the other anomalies. If that's the case, he might as well die "
"I personally believe that this is his real body, but he's not dead …"
Mo Qiong blinked: "I'm sure he has no signs of life … you mean … he used the feather to simulate himself as a corpse at the moment of the ambush?"
"What!?" Hua Yin immediately drew her Blade.
Ether had used this trick once before. He had used it to disguise himself as a corpse and then assassinated Chris.
It was like simulating a God, but there was no corresponding effect, even if he was over a hundred meters tall, he would still only have the weight of a human. Because of that, simulating a corpse with a feather wouldn't really make one die, no matter how others tried to examine it, they would still find it to be a corpse.
Hua Yin coldly scoffed: "Pretending to be dead? Can he pretend for the rest of his life? "
Saying so, she asked where the corpse was, intending to kill Ether again herself.
But Dr. Mu shook his head: "Follow me"
Everyone followed Dr. Mu to a medical laboratory.
There were 12 glass jars here, each of which contained Ether's body parts.
He had been dismembered … into 12 parts.
"After we took the feather, although he wouldn't return to his original form, he wouldn't be able to use it anymore. Thus, I dismembered him. How could he still be alive after being dismembered to such a state? But the truth is, the Divinities still haven't been dispelled "Dr. Mu explained.
Mo Qiong nodded. So what if he was simulating a corpse? It wasn't like he couldn't be killed.
But even after being dismembered like this, he still couldn't dispel the Divinity of the society's Divinity.
"Why?" Mo Qiong pondered.
Dr. Mu smiled: "Perhaps, the Fifth Element made his soul … undead"
"If that's the case, although Ether's body is dead, his consciousness still exists. So he can still bear the price of the Golden Apple and maintain our Divinity "
"Soul?" Hua Yin and You Xin didn't understand. They didn't know much about souls.
Dr. Mu said: "A human's soul will be squeezed out of the body after brain death, and then nature or some kind of law will annihilate it."
"A soul can neither fly nor touch matter. It only exists in the body of a living creature because of some kind of law. Once it's physically dead, it will turn into ashes without the protection of the body. It's just another carrier of consciousness and memory in addition to the brain. "
Hua Yin was puzzled: "Then what's the meaning of its existence? Is this the law of nature, or the influence of some anomaly on the universe that makes souls exist in the world? Anyway, when people die, their souls die with them. What's the meaning of this law? "
Dr. Mu said: "The meaning of the soul's existence is reincarnation. If for some reason, the soul isn't destroyed by reality. Then the brain dead body can be restored and it can continue to function reasonably … Then, the person will be resurrected. "
"This … There's a precedent."
As he spoke, he looked at Mo Qiong.
That precedent was Mo Qiong. He was once brain dead, but he was a stubborn person. His soul went in and out of his body, but it didn't completely go out.
Because of the protection of his body, reality couldn't destroy Mo Qiong's soul. It dragged on until his body was repaired and he was resurrected.
This was the meaning of the soul's existence. Without a soul, consciousness was a car. When the car broke down, the consciousness died.
But with a soul, the consciousness was the driver of the car. If the car broke down, the car could be repaired. If the driver didn't die … he could still get in the car and drive again.
It was just unknown whether this was added to the universe by the anomaly, or if the universe had this law in the first place.
"The annihilation of the soul is an iron law. Unless there's an absolute characteristic that affects the process of the soul's annihilation …" Dr. Mu said.
Mo Qiong relied on absolute fate to escape the annihilation of his soul. Ether might be able to do the same. He used the fifth element to prevent his soul from dying and still 'living'.
"Is the fifth element an anomaly that allows people to reincarnate after death? Is he now lodging in someone else's body? Or is he simply reincarnated from a baby … "Hua Yin gritted her teeth.
You Xin felt a headache coming on. "How are we going to catch him?"
So we have to kill him in this life? And he'll make a comeback in his next life?
Mo Qiong frowned. "A soul can only enter a suitable body. Basically, only one's own body can enter."
"The fifth element's effect. You know that anomaly can't allow a soul to possess another's body or steal it?" You Xin asked.
Mo Qiong pondered. "Guqin Guli is a clan! They pass down this anomaly from generation to generation. According to what you're saying, the Ether we're chasing now is a reincarnation of some tenth generation of the first Ether? Then isn't he Mozi's disciple … Huai Li? "
You Xin said, "Isn't that the case? Why is Guqin Guli the only one passed down from generation to generation? Why is every generation called Guqin Guli? And only the second generation, the third generation … the 28th generation? "
"It's Huai Li's goal to pursue the Akasha Demon realm. And the ancient assassin also said that the existence of Ether and the Guqin Guli clan is to ensure that the little brother will always pursue this goal."
You Xin's words made sense. Dr. Mu couldn't help but laugh.
Hua Yin narrowed her eyes. "No one is allowed to leave this place and undergo inspection. Maybe someone in the base is already a reincarnation of Ether. "
Saying so, she looked at the smiling Dr. Mu.
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