Chapter 491: Same Origin of Enemy and Self

"What does 'same origin of enemy and self' mean?"

Lin Xian frowned: "Are you trying to say that the power of human supernatural abilities and anomalous entities are the same?"

"This point no longer needs to be proven." Ding Junyi lowered her head to type on the keyboard, saying without looking up: "The discovery of cold dark fundamental particles, as well as dark energy co-potential data, our understanding of dark energy has become increasingly clear. If I were to use an analogy, it's like the oxygen on Blue Star; it is the foundation of our lives. Similarly, dark energy is also the foundation of those anomalous creatures."

"Then are human supernatural abilities possessed because humans were mutated by the influence of this 'oxygen'?" Lin Xian shook his head: "Although I've tried to explain it using scientific methods, the differences in individual supernatural systems don't look like random mutations of the body."

"You're right!"

Ding Junyi turned around at this moment: "What I mean by 'same origin of enemy and self' refers to this."

Lin Xian's face slowly grew solemn.

"Are you trying to say that the supernatural systems awakened by espers are traceable, and were 'bestowed' under certain conditions?"

Ding Junyi was silent for a second, then said: "There is currently a lack of effective evidence. It's just a conjecture I've derived from integrating the growth data of disaster plants, Taboo Items, and all the supernatural personnel on the train for so long. I'm thinking that disaster plants are essentially a type of organic matter on Blue Star, while Taboo Items are some kind of random inorganic matter. These special objects can release different characteristics, making people only think toward myths and magical treasures."

"Trying to force a scientific explanation won't work either, right?" Lin Xian said.

"I understand what you mean." Ding Junyi adjusted her glasses and said directly: "The essence of myth is also the fantasy humans extend from all things in nature. Looking at it from the other side, if one wants to awaken those strange object-fire powers, does it mean that the civilization has already mastered the power capable of regulating nature, biology, and physics?"

Lin Xian was stunned upon hearing this: "Alright, I still don't understand."

Ding Junyi looked at him, her voice cold: "I don't like beating around the bush. My conjecture is that human espers are essentially the same logic as the anomalous entities created by the Dark Mother Nest. The lattice of human evolution can fully utilize the power of dark energy, and the blood essence of anomalous entities is the same. In other words, espers and anomalous entities are the same—creatures transformed by dark energy. It's just that before lattice evolution, humans relied on their own life and spiritual power to carry this power. 99% of people simply couldn't carry it, so their biological logic was destroyed by this power, becoming walking corpses driven by this power. This also explains why the people of the Falcon Sea Group could immediately double their Soul-Oscillation Value after lattice evolution, because essentially, this kind of lattice is the blood essence born from humans themselves under the nourishment of dark energy!"

"Of course, these are currently just my theoretical conjectures, lacking effective experiments and evidence to support them. The reason I'm telling you such a conjecture so loosely is because this conjecture can effectively and reasonably explain many of the difficult points in our research."

After listening, Lin Xian's face was gloomy, and he subconsciously said: "Which problems?"

"First, the zombie problem. Excluding virus transmission, the characteristic of infinite individual vitality can be explained to a certain extent."

"Second, the evolution problem. Human adaptation to darkness and mutation is walking on the edge of being transformed by dark energy."

"Third, the lattice problem. This is also a question you and the Phoenix Society have. Perhaps the Phoenix Society has already had such a hypothesis and is conducting extensive research and comparison."

Lin Xian nodded: "I have indeed thought so. A crystal core growing inside a human body—this looks just like an anomalous entity."

He shrugged and looked at Ding Junyi again: "But this still circles back to the original topic. 'Same origin' refers to dark energy. Then it makes sense that human supernatural abilities and evolution are similar to anomalous entities. There's no problem with that, right?"

"What I mean by 'same origin' isn't 'oxygen', but the individual." Ding Junyi walked to the side at this moment. The green clothes on her body quickly withered and fell off. She took a document from the bedside and threw it to Lin Xian, then found a set of clothes and slowly put them on: "Look at this."

Lin Xian took it and looked. This was actually a confidential document from the early days of the Angel Project. Lin Xian was no stranger to it, because when he was still in Beiwan, Kiki had shown it to him.

"I've seen this. The earliest esper evaluation and investigation report. The term 'Soul-Oscillation Value' came from this Angel Project, right?"

Lin Xian said while flipping through it: "Esper system, peak evaluation. The Phoenix Society perfected it on this basis later."

Ding Junyi put on her clothes smoothly, draped her coat over her shoulders, shook her hair, and walked straight to Lin Xian. She opened one of the pages of the document and pointed to the end.

Lin Xian's gaze fell, and his pupils constricted: "Beyond Awakening and Esper Zombies. I've seen this too. A portion of espers, after awakening, had their peak Soul-Oscillation Value directly reach the Vajra level or even higher. I once heard someone named Zhou Wuer from the Night Walker organization mention it; he was like that. And Wen Zhuo, many experts within the Phoenix Society were like that. As for this sudden disappearance of supernatural abilities..."

*Pa*, Lin Xian closed the document and looked at Ding Junyi: "Tell me directly."

Ding Junyi took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xian calmly, and said: "Do you think there is some connection between an esper's supernatural ability suddenly disappearing and a specific anomalous entity being eliminated?"

Lin Xian's pupils constricted violently upon hearing this. He immediately gasped, horrified: "Is this what you mean by 'same origin of enemy and self'?!"

Ding Junyi looked sideways slightly: "If Taboo Items and disaster plants are the 'diffraction' of 'natural phenomena' in a certain dark world, then human espers are the 'diffraction' of high-level anomalous entities on Blue Star life individuals. This is completely understandable."

"Understandable?"

"Is it a shocking conclusion?"

"Earth-shattering." Lin Xian's face turned gloomy: "If this is the case, then all human supernatural evolution will have no meaning."

Ding Junyi seemed to be able to guess Lin Xian's reaction. She put her hands in her pockets and looked at him in a comforting tone: "Don't be surprised. In fact, if this point can be proven, it is a good thing for humanity to some extent."

Lin Xian smiled silently: "Espers, especially those after lattice evolution, should now be humanity's greatest reliance in dealing with doomsday disasters, besides the Interstellar Army and the Emperor Project. Major organizations are desperately trying to get espers to evolve, break through, find higher limits, and try to break through the shackles from this direction to find a way to save human civilization. Now you tell the world that espers are the diffraction of anomalous entities in the human world. Isn't that equivalent to saying that humanity has absolutely no possibility of defeating those monsters in the darkness?!"

Ding Junyi shrugged: "If the theory is confirmed, there are several directions worth thinking about: 1. If an anomalous entity dies, the esper's supernatural ability disappears. Then, if an esper dies, does it have any impact on the anomalous entity? This is extreme thinking. 2. From the perspective of game theory, there currently doesn't exist an esper capable of dealing with S-level, Corpse-Driver, or even world-level entities alone. If 1 can work, then the strategic value of espers will be greatly increased. 3. If from the perspective of balance, espers and anomalous entities can maintain the same strategic deterrence, then doesn't humanity's technological power become an important link affecting the balance?"

Lin Xian closed his eyes with a headache: "Are you kidding? If espers could maintain the same strategic deterrence as anomalous entities, Dawn City wouldn't have been fought so miserably."

Ding Junyi's gaze focused on him: "The premise is that the Dark Civilization knows we have grasped this point, grasped the means of counter-control."

Lin Xian opened his eyes immediately upon hearing this, his whole body startled, his gaze meeting Ding Junyi's. At this moment, it was as if thunder exploded in his heart!

He stepped back two steps slowly, his brain spinning wildly. Although what Ding Junyi said were all just inferences, the discovery of this viewpoint indeed lit up countless doubts about the world simultaneously. He kept searching his memory, looking back, and the more he thought, the more his scalp tingled.

If what Ding Junyi said was true, then humanity's deterrence against darkness might also have a great connection with this.

"Crescent Moon Project..."

"Connecting to S-level..." ===== CHAPTER 492 =====