Experiment Lab Zero.
Other realms’ hundred ghosts, at least thrice resembling humans.
Those who died from the Experiment Zero Elixir, in life bore suffering a thousandfold, dying amidst vein mutations spurred by Yin energy, the spliced resultpletely monstrous.
With a hundred hands and a thousand eyes, dark clouds boiled and churned.
Fortunately, the Imperial Court had anticipated this, heavily guarding withyers of soldiers, who after days of fierce fighting exterminated the demons.
The demon looked terrifying, like an Evil God from ancient myth, but was in fact also limited by heaven and earth, its mana merely at the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement.
Technological weapons matched the might of Foundation Establishment Lightning Methods, allowing Zhou to easily ovee the ghost cmity, while also increasing the Imperial Court’s trust in technology, after all, easier to control than cultivators.
A powerful cultivator might harbor rebellious thoughts, but powerful technology would stabilize rule.
Thus, investment in talent and funds intensified, even Imperial Court cultivators bing test subjects.
The sess rate and manufacturing process of the Experiment Zero Elixir improved significantly, theoretically Qi Refinement Realm cultivators or Martial Arts Grandmasters had a fifty percent chance of sess post-consumption.
Sess meant a tremendous increase in strength, failure meant death and Dao destruction!
"Continue the deep research of the Experiment Zero Elixir, and on this basis, develop the Experiment One Elixir, for future preparation..."
With national support, technology advanced by leaps and bounds.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
Year 375 of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Winter.
Experiment Lab Zero was a hive of excitement.
"We finally seeded!"
Professor Hong, benefiting from the Elixir, remained vigorous despite being over a century old, excitedly gazing at the test subject within the ss chamber.
The monkey with aquamarine-gold fur slept quietly, over two meters tall with muscles coiled like dragons harboring terrifying strength.
Its one peculiar feature was having six ears.
"Test Subject 1827 is truly exceptional, surviving nine doses of the Experiment Zero Elixir without dying, and sessfully consuming the Experiment One Elixir, a one in a million probability..."
People surrounded the experimental tform, any one of them a top biological expert, among them also Qi Refinement tier three cultivators.
Cultivators were not just fearsomely powerful, their spirit far surpassed ordinary people, easily bing elites in any field.
The crowd was busy sucking up to Professor Hong, addressing him with high respect as ’Prince Hong’, ’Elder Hong’, and so on. With the continuous promotion of the Experiment Zero Elixir, favored by both the cab and Royal Family, his status was extraordinary.
At that moment.
The sleeping test subject suddenly opened its eyes, shooting out divine light, sting two holes in the ss chamber.
The chamber, though modified, as hard as a Magic Artifact and inscribed with restrictions, was imed to withstand missile bombardment.
The color drained from people’s faces, just as they were about to send an rm, ayer of pitch-ck demonic aura enveloped the surroundings.
The test subject easily snapped the shackles, removed the various tubes from its body, and lifted the cover of the chamber to stand.
"You... er, call me Six Ears!"
Having never spoken humannguage before, Six Ears’ voice sounded strange, pausing briefly before speaking again, bing significantly more urate.
"Thank you for awakening me."
Stimting the bloodline of his demon race fostered sapience, akin to awakening the mystery within the womb.
"I now have a small request, that is, please leave with me to develop even more powerful elixirs..."
As Six Ears’ voice trailed off, he turned to look at one of the experts, baring teeth and grinning, "Your body carries the scent of mana, you must be a cultivator from the human race. ording to the inherited memories, the taste of flesh is most splendid!"
As soon as the words were out, he swallowed that person whole, chewing a few times with crunching sounds before swallowing.
"The taste is indeed exquisite, whoever else attemptsmunication, their fate will be as such!"
Six Ears’ gaze swept over everyone, finally resting on Professor Hong, "Professor, I’ve studied in theb for over twenty years, I am arguably your best student!"
Professor Hong coldly appraised Six Ears, his expression a mix of shock, regret, and various other emotions, extending his hand toward the red button on the experiment chamber.
Swoosh!
Six Ears opened his mouth and swallowed Professor Hong whole, cackling a few times before saying.
"I have an intimate disciple-master rtionship with the Professor, our bond deeper than blood, now merged as one, even closer! All of you could consider me a disciple, who else wishes for closeness?"
Everyone fell silent, among them four experts stepped forward, making a move to sound the rm.
Liu Er opened his mouth and devoured the four, integrating their souls, flesh, and blood into his body; his mind filled with countless memories, and his eyes became increasingly perceptive.
"Eating humans can increase intelligence, what a great discovery!"
Having said that, he transformed into a pitch-ck demon wind, sweeping up the remaining experts and vanishing into the ground.
A momentter.
The rm bells rang out.
...
Twenty yearster.
Qiong Continent.
After the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, the vegetation andndscape began to recover.
Oases continuously expanded, the poption gradually prospered, yet there was no progress in technology whatsoever.
Unlike the great Zhou, the Imperial Court relied on weaponry to suppress all directions; it was only after the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts that cultivators became the rulers of tribes.
Cultivators disfavor technology and weapons because during the Qi Refinement Realm, it’s difficult to withstand heavy firepower.
The difference from ancient times was that civilian technology such as electric lights and automobiles had already been widely adopted in Qiong Continent, as cultivators easily broke through the technology blockade of the great Zhou.
Themon people were very satisfied with this and resolutely supported the rule of cultivators.
Green Ghost City.
It had evolved from a tribe into a city, with a poption of over two hundred thousand people, and several towns under its jurisdiction.
The tribe had been incredibly lucky back then, having produced an Exotic Spirit Root, and thanks to its adjacency to a Spirit Vein, had quickly attained top contemporary skills to be a famous registered disciple of a certain Qi Sect.
That day.
Dusk approached.
There was a peaceful atmosphere in the city, with off-duty citizens strolling the streets.
Meeting familiar faces, they greeted each other and discussed news and amusing events, inevitably talking about the Spirit Root and how someone’s young son was found to have one, earning a good sum of money as a reward.
Spirit Roots had now be deeply ingrained in people’s hearts, possessing one equated to leaping across social sses!
Because they urred randomly and were not influenced by privileges, the ordinary people had no objections whatsoever.
All of a sudden.
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The ground trembled slightly, and a rumbling sound came forth.
Some people fetched their telescopes and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see countless fierce beasts emerging from the mountains and forming a torrent rushing toward the city.
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There were creatures flying in the sky, running on the ground, and even a considerable number of fish equipped with sharp ws.
The fastest of the flying beasts reached the vicinity of the city in a blink of an eye, letting out piercing shrieks and brazenly pouncing on the crowd.
The nationwide cultivation movement had poprized martial arts, so among the crowd were numerous Martial Artists who attempted to fend off the beasts. Unfortunately, they were torn to shreds and became food for the creatures.
"Run!"
The crowd let out terrified screams, fleeing in all directions.
The soldiers guarding the city took out their handguns to attack the beasts while quickly closing the city gates.
A momentter.
The beasts surged like a tide, easily breaking open the city gates and rampaging, ughtering the humans within.
Atop the mountain.
Liu Er, d in a whiteb coat, admired the ughter brought upon by the invading beasts, revealing a satisfied smile.
Behind him stood a portly demon of the beast race, with a pig’s head and human body. Unlike those beasts that only knew destruction and ughter, it had awakened its bloodline inheritance after consuming the No. 0 Elixir.
"Big brother, the cultivators in the city have already fled. The news of the beasts’ massacre will spread, and what will we do when the humanse to exterminate us?"
"The other brothers have already taken the elixir form and are establishingbs everywhere to breed the beasts. As more demons are born, newbs will be established, and the number of beasts will increase geometrically!"
Liu Er stroked the sses on the bridge of his nose with a schrly gesture.
"Even if humans wipe you and me out, the future of the Nine Continents will inevitably belong to the beasts!"