When the anime's camera pulled away from that boundless starry sky and began descending like a falling meteor.
What entered the Dimensional Audience's view was no longer an urban ruin ravaged by the Beast Tide, but the Ember Base they knew so well.
Beyond the specialized glass, Tiandao sat quietly inside the testing chamber. Dozens of slender intelligent-mechanical testing needles floated around him, clearly conducting an extraordinarily detailed data examination.
"Doctor, why is Little Tian Dao's examination taking so long?"
Yun Meng stood outside the glass, making no attempt to hide her concern for Little Tian Dao.
After all, she had never seen the Doctor examine any child so meticulously—so meticulously that even his breathing rate had to be calibrated three times over.
In response, the Doctor adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and suddenly asked, "Yun Meng, do you know why cancer was humanity's most feared disease before the Star Source Era?"
Yun Meng froze for a moment before offering her explanation.
"Because cancer cells can proliferate without limit, and in the process, they seize as many nutrients from the host's body as possible to strengthen themselves. They won't stop even if it means perishing together."
"Correct."
The Doctor's gaze returned to Tiandao inside the glass, his expression complicated.
"I saw something similar within Tiandao's body. His cells likewise possess the potential for unlimited proliferation and unlimited self-repair."
"But Tiandao is very special, because he suppresses his cells' desire to grow with his own will, only activating them when necessary."
"Huh? Isn't that self-restraint?"
Hearing this, the Doctor shook his head. Abandoning his usual calm, he gave Tiandao an exceptionally high evaluation.
"No. This isn't restriction. It is restraint."
The Doctor swiped across the Tactical Tablet and brought up Tiandao's cellular activity graph.
The growth curve, which should