Inheritance

Sizzle!

Steam escapes.

As the steam in front of him gradually dissipated, Luo Di found himself sitting in a metal chair in a private cubicle.

"Is he back? It's definitely most comfortable in my original form."

Luo Di easily broke free from the constraints of the chair, and when he stood up, he could feel a clear support for his spine. This long-lost feeling of spinal support made him feel very relaxed.

"By the way, did the brain come along with it? I don't feel it very clearly."

Just as Luo Di was about to perform a self-examination of his brain regions,

Knock knock knock~

A knock came from the iron door of the cell.

The sound instantly drew Luo Di's full attention, and cold sweat trickled down his temples. This was no ordinary knocking; it was a call from ancient times.

Although Luo Di was not affected by his thoughts and had no urge to open the door, his intuition told him that something might not be right about the current situation.

Looking around the cell,

The mechanical maid who was supposed to take care of his eating, drinking, and toileting needs was nowhere to be seen, and the cell itself was also slightly different, with marks on the walls seemingly outlining the shape of a [door].

Luo Di was certain of one thing.

"I haven't returned to the Human World; this is somewhere else..."

He got up and walked to the only exit of the cell, which was also the location from which the knocking sound came, and opened the door on his own initiative without being pulled.

The iron gate was pushed open.

Outside was indeed not a prison passage, but a deep and enormous cave, the same huge cave that Luo Di had once visited, or more precisely, the "deep part of the Gate Ancestor's digestive tract".

This time, I am not physically present, nor am I in a state of being "digested".

Rather, it was some kind of sensory transmission that brought Luo Di's consciousness here, no longer subject to the erosion of digestive fluids, his body free of any burden... as if he had obtained an ancient Experience Ticket.

It didn't take long for Luo Di's consciousness to reach the depths of the cave.

The anticipated "encounter" did not happen again.

Deep inside, there sat only a corpse, an ancient corpse with an arched face, whose skin texture was also related to a door.

Whether it's the shape of the nails, the outline of the muscles, or the structure of the navel, all are considered "doors".

Luo Di recognized him at a glance—this was the ancestor who had nearly swallowed the cruise ship at sea...

Standing before the corpse, Luo Di instinctively reached out his arm to touch it, to complete this contact that spanned countless centuries.

The tip of the finger gently landed on the center of the corpse's forehead, which also corresponded to the center of the arch structure of its face.

The tactile sensation transmitted back was completely devoid of any biological elements, just like touching the surface of weathered rock.

Just this slight touch,

The remains began to disintegrate at the face.

They transform into grains of sand, carrying the weight of time.

However, these tiny grains of sand that fell to the ground did not drift away with the wind. Instead, they were attracted by something, drawn by Luo Di's body... or rather, they wanted to burrow into Luo Di's body from the very beginning.

Shasha~

Tiny grains of sand converge into streams, seeping through the pores of the skin, flowing into the spine with the blood and spreading upwards along the spine.

This is a gift, a gift from our ancestors.

"Spine... cervical spine... brain..."

Luo Di could feel these substances permeating his spine, helping him repair the Metal Spine damaged by digestive juices, while also moving intensely in the cervical region.

It seems to be connected to something.

It seems to be creating an intracranial growth structure to allow the cervical spine to make a direct connection with the brain, as if building a door between the brain and the spine to allow the two to connect.

in addition,

Luo Di also heard a language he had never heard before, but he could understand its meaning from the subtle emotions within it.

Thank you...

[Repair Center, Intensive Care Unit (E)]

The headless corpse lay on the ground, with a head whose brain had been emptied rolling down beside it.

The newly formed brain, wrapped in gray tentacles, was inserted into the skull and installed.

The Ancestor Material remaining in Luo Di's body were actually mobilized, not only without harming his body, but also assisting in repairing his Metal Spine.

After the entire spine was filled and repaired by Ancestor Material, its former metallic luster faded, and it gained an ancient texture.

At the very top of the cervical vertebrae, the atlas, which was originally the first cervical vertebra, is growing upwards to form the zero cervical vertebra, a cervical segment filled with ancient substances that penetrates deep into the skull and connects directly to the brain.

Like some kind of placenta,

Like some kind of throne,

To house the brain

By establishing a direct connection with the brain, the brain itself becomes part of the cervical spine, seemingly forming a completely new whole.

As the core spine was repaired, Luo Di's damaged body began to regenerate rapidly.

The head nurse, who has worked for fifty years, had never seen anything like it before, mainly because the "Ancestor's Injury" itself is quite rare.

Most people who go to sea will not encounter their ancestors.

The few unlucky individuals who encountered their ancestors mostly sank and died at sea, with no possibility of bringing them back for restoration.

The Repair Center will not need to treat more than three cases of Ancestor's Injury throughout the year.

The IV line between the head nurse's eyes swayed outside at that moment, giving her a clearer view of the changes inside Luo Di's body.

"Mr. David, this Outer-Realm Apostle is truly capable of achieving multi-system compatibility."

His ancestors were actually helping him, and even helping him achieve the Trinity. I can't understand why deceased ancestors would help an outsider.

But if this existence were to return him to the Spine, it would pose a huge threat to us in the future.

I suggest we go straight to...

Before the words were finished,

The head nurse suddenly felt as if she could not speak and had lost all control over her body.

Snap!

Her head, or rather half of her head, was on the ground.

The part below the bridge of the nose has been ground into minced meat.

David, standing to the side, simply made a downward pressing motion with his palm, his face full of impatience.

"You talk too much nonsense!! How could the Repair Center let someone like you with so many 'strokes' be a manager? They really need to reorganize."

When the head nurse's head was still half-open and trying to move,

David pressed his palm down another 1cm.

Smack! The head nurse's mutilated head was completely crushed.

"Phew~ It's much quieter now. Such a scene is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Since my employee is handpicked by our ancestors, let him continue to develop well."

Whether he stays with the Spine Monk or with us, it will be beneficial to the situation.

The entire development of the True Hell is like a play.

The addition of novel and interesting characters makes the play more engaging.

Moreover, Mr. Di's world is a civilization that highly values cultural development. This is quite rare; most worlds only know how to develop military power, which is utterly boring.

If it's really interesting over there, I'll have to find a way to go... Lately, for some reason, I feel like staying in the Grand Theater is pointless; I want to go out for a walk.

Sizzle~

Steam escapes.

Luo Di woke up once again in the metal chair, but this time the feeling of reality was very strong, and the maid from [Atom Military Industry] was changing the nutrient solution next to him.

Just as Luo Di was about to get up from his seat, a voice from hell came.

<Personal information has been significantly updated; the original Hell Object "Metal Spine" has undergone a fundamental change>

The new Hell Object, "Old Spine," has formed. Because some areas of this Hell Object are not yet saturated, the "Spine Opening" function is temporarily disabled.

*The spinal cord region of the brain is in a nascent stage; it is recommended to use a playful approach to achieve saturation and completion.

*The new Hell Object ' spines will be vastly different from before.

Luo Di easily broke free from the chair's restraints and looked at the mechanical maid beside him.

"Excuse me, do you have a mirror here?"

The maid nodded, and the metal on her body immediately switched to a highly reflective material, revealing the back that Luo Di wanted to see.

That protruding, steaming back was no longer the familiar metal, but covered with a layer of ancient ash.

Since it is ashes,

It's gray again.

Ancient and simple,

It is more perfect and has a better texture than the Metal Spine of the past.

Moreover, the length of the spine was extended, and the expected state of balance between the brain and spine was not achieved. Instead, it was a state even better than balance, directly becoming one.

In addition to his cervical, Thoracic Vertebra, lumbar, and coccygeal vertebrae, Luo Di also has an extra Brain Vertebra.

Looking at that spine and feeling the physical enhancement brought about by his hellish experience, Luo Di now wanted to go and take a look in the corner.

and,

Through his interactions with the Gate Ancestor, he also discovered the true answer to the Gate of Demon Ascension.

The door he wants to build doesn't necessarily have to rely entirely on hell...