Chapter 18: Psionic Awakening, Art and Dao

Why should an intellectual resort to killing? Problems that can be solved through 'trading' are not problems at all.

If he didn't do this, how long would it take to find the "Red Light Virus progenitor" in just one month?

How long would it take to sneak into a military region to steal the "Red Light Virus progenitor"?

How could he resist the subsequent endless pursuit by a frantic America?

Expose "Psionic" mental control and face off against the 'Dungeon · Raging Sea'?

If it really came to that, let alone researching viruses, filling in shortcomings, and seizing wisdom, whether he could even survive would be a problem.

Blue Star civilization would not allow a 'monster' capable of manipulating minds, personalities, and spirits to live under the same blue sky as them.

Raging Sea + Wrath of Winter + Great Wall Watch + The Tower Still Stands + Oliver Twist—brushing through five major dungeons single-handedly makes one shudder just thinking about it.

……

Meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done one by one.

If you can get full by eating three steamed buns, you can't skip the first and second buns and eat the third one directly, right?

Meng Yi admits he is very greedy for the technology of the Three-Body universe, and also very greedy for the interstellar civilization genetic modification of Firefly.

The former is a long-term plan; Luo Ji's current 'rank' is a bit low.

As for the latter, Meng Yi must first have a certain degree of self-preservation ability to avoid Firefly suddenly attacking him.

Let's set a small goal first: obtain cellular-level immortality comparable to "Black Light Virus · Alex".

Further up, the individual information integration compression package "Karma" of the 'Otsutsuki Clan' and the 'atomic-level immortality' of 'Sacred Kaisa' are too far away. Even further, the 'rule-level immortality' of rule-based Star God lifeforms is even more out of the question.

The 'reconstruction from a drop of blood' rank is enough to deal with the early stages; what more could one want?

Based on "Longevity Gene · Type I", gradually constructing his own 'Ascension Ladder' and exploring the limits of evolution is the real path.

……

In the sterile laboratory, Meng Yi is ruthless to others, but even more ruthless to himself.

'Werewolf' isn't enough; 'Werefire' is also a bit lacking compared to him; he must be described as a 'Were-extinguisher'.

Because he couldn't expose his most vulnerable self to others, no one helped him.

He used the highest authority to close the laboratory.

Without using medical anesthesia, he lay directly on the operating table, inserted a syringe into his jugular vein, and injected the red-green spiral virus.

Meng Yi's forehead veins bulged, his eyeballs seemed to want to jump out of their sockets, and he grinned and laughed.

"Hahahaha! Is this all there is?"

"It's far worse than the backlash of 'Psionics'!"

"Psionics" enveloped his whole body, the DNA helix of the Warhammer interstellar human race broke, and the viral gene fragments of "Longevity Gene · Type I" were embedded.

Having completed the modification of the first cell, the next step was the repetitive work of replication, assimilation, and spread.

Hardening himself against the intense pain of the rejection reaction, the determined Meng Yi multi-tasked, leveraging his fundamental "Psionics" in an attempt to open up more branches through genetic modification.

【Prompt: C+ Grade "Psychic · Psionics" resonates with "Longevity Gene · Type I · Original Version", "Biochemical · Psionics" unlocked.】

At the level of consciousness and thought in the sea of consciousness, the glowing tree derived a brand-new 'branch'. It was very weak, but flourishing and full of vitality, seemingly containing infinite possibilities.

The direction of "Psionic" system interference with the material world is usually divided into: Biochemical, Energy, Telekinesis, Psychic, and Prophecy.

It is not that one cannot combine other paths after stepping onto a certain "Psionic" branch. Top-tier psionic players in the Warhammer world (S/Alpha+ Grade) can generally control four, or even all, psionic classifications simultaneously.

Lacking the "Astartes" modification technology of the Galactic Human Empire, he used his self-developed genetic modification surgery as an opportunity to touch the "Biochemical · Psionics" branch.

……

Unlocking a brand-new "Psionic" classification + genetic modification took far longer than the time it took for Wesker clones and Alicia Marcus to fuse with the virus.

After two full days and nights of torment, the blood oozing from his pores formed a thick scab on Meng Yi's body surface.

Fortunately, he noticed something was wrong halfway through and, despite the intense pain, hooked himself up to nutrient solution; otherwise, the energy remaining in his body would not have been enough to support the completion of the genetic modification.

【Prompt: "Longevity Gene · Type I · Original Version" fusion complete!】

【Player Nickname: White Demon (Meng Yi)

Authority: lv1 (First Rank)

Health: 80% → 85% (Overly strong spiritual body suppresses the material body; health cap temporarily unrecoverable.)

Energy: 27.7%, recovery speed: 8.3% → 8.4% per hour

Mental Strength: C+

Physical Strength: F → F+ (Human species limit physique, self-healing ability improved, recovery speed improved, lifespan limit slightly extended.)

Fundamental System: C+ Grade Psionics (Psychic branch roughly developed, Biochemical branch initially contacted, subsequent expansion possible...)

Active Skills: ① Psionic Attachment · Puppet Drive; ② Psionic Interference · Cognitive Modification; ③ Psionic Impact · Psychic Scream; ④ Psionic Burst · Annihilation of Life; ⑤ High-Intensity Virus Spread (contact, droplets, water source, air); ⑥ Domination (Progenitor virus-type infected).

Passive Skills: ① Memory Palace; ② Specialist-level Chemistry; ③ Specialist-level Biology; ④ Specialist-level Medicine; ⑤ Proficient-level Explosives; ⑥ Proficient-level Unrestricted Fighting; ⑦ Introductory-level Cold Weapon Use; ⑧ Introductory-level Thermal Weapon Use; ⑨ Weak Fire Resistance; ⑩ Spontaneous Combustion Blood.】

Equipment: None

Remaining Wealth: E-Grade Evaluation · 1, Paradise Coins · 2000.

Comprehensive Evaluation: C- (Physical strength and mental strength are not proportional; a relatively biased 'glass cannon', but can overturn the world pattern of conventional surface civilizations given time.)

【Crack — Crack —】

The scabs shattered, and Meng Yi raised his hand to break free from the hanging IV needle.

The life cap caused by years of malnutrition + radiation + pollution disappeared without a trace after the genetic modification, leaving only the imbalance between 'Spirit' and 'Essence'.

The Daoist patriarch Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" once pointed out the classification of 'Vessel, Art, Law, and Dao'.

Vessel is easy to understand: a vessel for self-protection.

Art: techniques to protect the path of cultivation, which can be dabbled in but should not occupy too much energy.

Law: the method of formulation, the method of cultivation.

The highest 'Dao' is the goal, the direction, and the philosophy.

Meng Yi is clear-headed; he knows very well what he needs and cannot put the cart before the horse.

Climbing to the end of "Evolution" is the 'Dao', the main "Psionic" system he cultivates is the 'Law', and all other things can only be classified at the level of 'Art'.

He glanced at the vast majority of abilities brought by "Longevity Gene · Type I · Original Version" and ignored them. This was just a transition, far from the final harvest of the selection dungeon.

Only one-third of the month had passed.

The Umbrella Corporation still had the "Uroboros Virus" that hadn't been excavated, and the "Red Light Virus progenitor: Elizabeth Greene" that hadn't arrived yet was the real 'super gift package'. ===== CHAPTER 19 =====