Chapter 694: Original Gene Segment of the Pillar God (Two-in-One)

“Please, for goodness sake, try to be more normal!”

Some people reading the comments felt a headache coming on. Every time a discussion topic began, it would inadvertently shift focus, becoming stranger and stranger, eventually veering completely off-topic.

“Seriously, act like human beings! (LOL)”

“Can you guys actually offer some ideas? Weren’t you all supposed to be keyboard saints with incredible foresight? (Dog emoji)”

“But honestly, everyone here is a genius. Netizens immediately saw through it—this is a great revolution in the development of a feudal, tyrannical, dark, slave society! This is a grand nation establishing ‘regulated weapon management laws’ and ‘rule of law’!”

“Regulating weapons and confiscating ‘tools of crime’ at any time could indeed significantly lower crime rates. I suggest a certain country follow suit (Serious face emoji).”

“??? You above me, are you trying to make me spit out my breakfast?!”

“You guys are the natural enemies of Balloonfish!”

“Nonsense! You’re clearly all the same type of people, great heroes with the same dream!”

What a bunch of annoying clowns.

Balloonfish’s face darkened.

Could these people please stop being so erratic? We’re seriously discussing major historical events. If you can’t be serious, at least offer some ideas!

He was so angry his mouth was askew!

Just then, Autumn Mountain Speed appeared, easing the awkwardness. “Ahem, so judging by your situation, you’re planning to intervene, and Umbrella Corporation will re-emerge? (Serious face emoji).”

Balloonfish replied, “That’s right. Normally, I wouldn’t dare to go out, but now the world line is jumbled. Several visitors from other worlds have become variables, wildly interfering with the world line. The Three Pillar Gods probably can’t see the future clearly anymore... So I’m seizing this opportunity to intervene. They shouldn’t have time to bother with me.”

He naturally had an idea.

After all, he had been stuck at the peak of Heavenly Emperor for some time, unable to become a god. Although he had been isolating himself in slumber to extend his lifespan, his life was quickly reaching its absolute end.

He couldn't wait any longer.

However, he lacked confidence. He hadn't been infected by the virus, so he didn't possess a demon core and couldn't use arcane arts. He also lacked the abilities of the grotesques, making his combat power extremely low and rendering him incapable of seizing a share of the era. This was the major predicament he faced.

Moe Girl Wants to Evolve into a Dragon chimed in, “Then just follow Elusha. She’s also a protagonist of this era. Others want to follow Elusha too, to contend with Cyberton, and some grotesques are even secretly assisting from behind the scenes.”

Balloonfish lamented, “But I’ll get infected (cries).”

Moe Girl looked speechless. “What are you afraid of getting infected for? Can’t you just make a phone and communicate remotely?”

Balloonfish: !!!

He was stunned on the spot, never having imagined such a move.

And so, Balloonfish decided to side with Elusha, hoping to break through and become a deity by riding the coattails of an era’s rise, as a founding contributor. What’s more, Du Xue was helping him from behind. Before, with the Three Pillar Gods, Du Xue didn't dare to act rashly, but now was naturally the chance for Du Xue to lend a hand.

Meanwhile, Messiah was in the Arcane Library. He wasn’t observing or interfering with the era’s progress; instead, he was quietly studying.

Under the microscope, nothing could hide. It was the Three Pillar Gods’ infection virus, shaped like a long, narrow fritter, resembling a twisted, deformed black sea cucumber, with fine protrusions. The viral envelope had been cut open, revealing its genetic material.

“Is this the true form of the Pillar God infection virus? Is it also about gene sequence modification and insertion?” he wondered, his face full of curiosity.

He had never actually been there before to deliberately study the Three Pillar Gods’ Arcane Era. Ever since the Great Joyful Emperor, even the ancient super-gods had departed with Caroline to build the Miniature Universe Era. Therefore, unlike other sandbox worlds, no avatars were ever left behind in this world during the entire Three Pillar Gods era to conduct detailed research! Now that he was finally studying arcane arts and viruses, he could say he was benefiting greatly.

“Back then, Caroline established the human DNA gene bank, researching the forbidden zone of gods, conducting human modification experiments, and bio-gene lock experiments... Now, the Three Pillar Gods seem to have completely mastered DNA gene bank modification technology, thoroughly transforming people into their own race, into sub-computers under their command. And the means of transformation is what’s called... the virus.”

What is a virus? Anyone who studied high school biology would know. It’s a biological entity that isn’t exactly “alive.” A virus is essentially a protective shell enclosing a “gene segment.”

“A shell, enclosing a gene segment... like a syringe needle, containing genetic material, constantly floating in mid-air....”

Xu Zhi’s eyes widened slightly as he looked around. He saw countless needle-like forms floating in the air, seemingly ready to inject you at any moment, forcefully injecting their genetic material into your body, making you involuntarily accept their genetic material... and then modifying your DNA sequence.

“This is the virus! The Great Unification Infection Virus! Strictly speaking, they are super-syringes containing encapsulated genetic sequences, floating everywhere.”

As Xu Zhi saw this and researched to this extent, a chilling thought began to creep into his mind. The structure of a virus is simply an outer shell plus the genetic material inside. Current Earth civilization cannot achieve this, but what about advanced cosmic civilizations? Cellular technology, quantum technology—modifying the structure of a virus would be effortless!!

“In advanced civilizations, do they modify the genetic sequences within viruses to act as floating DNA libraries, as invisible syringes, infecting entire races?”

Take, for example, such an advanced civilization invading Earth humans. If the Pillar God virus were released, it would be like releasing countless gene reagents with needles, floating in the air, ready to inject you at any moment, causing widespread infection and assimilation. This is the true nature of the mysterious and profound “zombie virus.” The truth behind a flesh-tumor crystal inexplicably growing in someone’s brain, forming a demon core, is actually the forceful injection of the demon core gene talent into one of their five gene slots!

The Pillar God world, with its Great Unification Virus, might appear to be an extremely primitive medieval city-state civilization, but in reality, it has likely already reached an incredibly advanced level of cosmic technological super-civilization. No battleships, no mechanical armor, no space travel, no warp drives... It’s just that their form is different. Because they have the Three Pillar Gods, a hierarchical structure of a special species.

“Seeing a leopard through a tube, it seems I can glimpse the true war forms of some advanced technological civilizations.”

Xu Zhi couldn’t help but laugh freely, continually unearthing and developing the true principles behind this terrifying zombie virus. “However, since gene viruses can be used in warfare, they can also be used for evolution... In fact, this is inherently a form of evolution, a type of genetic bloodline potion.”

Just like the inner-world bloodline potions or the Witch clan bloodline potions from other worlds, their original purpose is to grant someone a certain bloodline.

“The Pillar Gods can put their demon core bloodline talent into a virus, allowing people to grow demon cores. I can also put other genetic talent sequences into a virus. For example, the Inner World gene bloodline.”

If the genetic sequence within the Great Unification Virus were replaced with the Inner World gene bloodline, it would become a completely new “Inner World Virus.” Once infected, people would undergo a transformation, each gaining the Inner World gene, and embark on the path of cultivation and transcendence, leading to the Sea of Consciousness and the Primordial Era.

“Essentially, it’s not much different from the Pillar Gods’ Great Unification Virus.”

Xu Zhi sighed, put down the microscope, closed the book, and a faint smile played on his lips. He said softly, “From the simple test-tube gene potions of the Alchemist Emperor back then, to the viral gene potions of the Three Pillar Gods today, the essence is the same... But genetic bloodline technology has undergone a qualitative leap through iterative generations. In fact, at this moment, as I continually deduce sandbox civilizations, the knowledge I possess is already enough to change all of humanity!”

Yes, all of humanity on Earth! As long as he arbitrarily extracted a segment of extraordinary gene talent—such as the Inner World bloodline, demon core bloodline, or Witch clan bloodline—and integrated it into the “internal genetic material” of a virus patterned after the Pillar God virus, as a new type of bloodline virus, and released it across the entire Earth, it could probably be called—the Extraordinary Mythical Virus!! At that time, the entire human “spiritual energy resurgence” era would begin. Their bodies would undergo the “Great Unification Virus” invasion, leading to bloodline modification.

Spiritual energy resurgence? The arrival of an extraordinary era? Spiritual energy classes? Cultivation majors?

Xu Zhi looked at the silly netizens discussing online, still seriously rambling on, and suddenly felt a sense of missing out.

“Before, gene bloodline potions couldn’t possibly affect such a large population... injecting them one by one was impractical for universal transcendence. But now, with this model, it’s possible.”

“The virus, the Pillar God virus, the self-replication of the gene bank—it’s truly an incredible super-civilization model!” He was very excited, feeling this was an extraordinary power, comparable to that of gods. The mythical virus, floating in mid-air, like some kind of spiritual energy factor...

“Unconsciously, the knowledge I possess is already enough to achieve this level—to change the bloodline of an entire planet’s civilized race...” Xu Zhi suddenly laughed heartily. He felt an immense sense of relief and transcendent joy. This was the intoxicating feeling of being empowered by knowledge! He felt as if he saw a blue planet, held in his hand, a supreme power that he could easily control and play with. At this moment, he truly felt like he held the destiny of the entire planet!

Of course, he had no such intentions at the moment. Mastering a forbidden divine drug didn’t necessarily mean he had to use it.

Xu Zhi’s avatar continued his research. At this moment, the ancient lava land still resembled an unmined goldfield. Having not thoroughly researched it before, now was the time to harvest and acquire knowledge. Days passed, and Xu Zhi’s avatar continued to research. He remained secluded in a rented laboratory within the Arcane Library.

Until the virus he was studying mutated again.

“It mutated again. Let me count, is this the eighty-seventh generation virus?” Xu Zhi mused inwardly.

The Three Pillar Gods’ three types of infection viruses were, in fact, constantly floating in the air, competing, battling for infectivity, and possessing firewall mechanisms. Beings that were already part of their species naturally needed an immune mechanism to prevent infection by the other two major viruses and being forcibly “stolen.”

But at this moment, Xu Zhi cut open the viral envelope.

“What is this?”

His face instantly darkened.

The eighty-seventh generation virus... The eighty-eighth generation virus... Xu Zhi watched as the virus, in a mere instant, updated and iterated wildly, like a biological big bang, reaching the ninety-seventh generation within just half an hour! The continuous updates in viral forms were akin to a technological explosion within half an hour, from the era of black and white television directly to the age of internet computers.

Ultimately, he saw that the dissected virus wasn’t a gene segment, but a demon core.

What did this mean? Quantum-level computing. It meant the Three Pillar Gods’ infection virus had achieved terrifying, rapid development. It had leaped countless stages out of nowhere; even a microscopic life form like a virus was now forcefully endowed with a demon core. This also meant that their environmental monitoring had become even more terrifying!

If, before, every ant and flower in the Arcane Library had been a camera, exposing anything to them was exposing it to the entire race’s fate, discovered by the Three Pillar Gods... Xu Zhi could still hide himself well then. But now, the microorganisms and viruses filling the air were all their cameras... How many microorganisms are there in the air? Tens of thousands, nowhere to hide. Quantum-level surveillance cameras, ultra-miniature robots smaller than cells. The entire world no longer had any blind spots in a conceptual sense!

Too terrifying! It was absolutely chilling!

Xu Zhi felt as if the Three Pillar Gods had instantly become three or four times more powerful! They had recently been utterly humiliated! Presumably, after being dealt a blow by Caroline, then messed with by various grotesques, and then having Cyberton created by him, they had suffered continuous losses, leading directly to this explosive change in their form! As Pillar Gods with the strongest will to survive, they had implicitly sensed a massive life crisis.

“It’s highly likely that the Three Pillar Gods have formed some kind of alliance, combining their three computational powers to instantly achieve this evolution, which would ordinarily require hundreds or thousands of years of stable arcane civilization calculation to develop!” That’s why, during this period, the virus had rapidly evolved through several versions.

“Caroline ran away, grotesques can turn into energy forms, so I’m the easiest one to catch? To catch me, to find me... they’ve been lying low to this extent... quietly updating the virus, and then, in an instant, unleashing it all.” Xu Zhi froze, bewildered. “The Pillar Gods are indeed the most terrifying, most difficult-to-kill, horrifying destiny.”

Xu Zhi suddenly fell silent. He sat quietly in the arcane laboratory, because he knew that in that instant, he had been completely exposed to the Three Pillar Gods.

Thump, thump, thump...

Suddenly, sounds echoed from within the arcane laboratory.

Creak.

The door silently swung open. Like countless dust motes, billions of tiny specks in the air converged, gradually merging to form three indistinct figures that slowly walked in from the doorway.

“Billions of viruses in the air, forming a collective body—it truly is a Great Unification Virus in the truest sense,” Xu Zhi sighed, looking at the Three Pillar Gods who had come calling.

I really have it rough. All I did was secretly learn some of your knowledge, didn't I?