An Experiment That Changed the Course of History

Superpower Private Hospital.

Monitoring Room.

"Little General Wu, the next experimental subject for the Source Blood Project is ready. It's him."

The dean, wearing thick bottle-bottom glasses and a white coat, tapped one of the small surveillance feeds on the large screen.

That feed rapidly enlarged until it filled the entire screen.

The camera showed a hospital ward. A pale, emaciated young man lay flat on the bed, staring blankly at the pure white ceiling.

"He doesn't look very bright." Little General Wu, a tall young man, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled.

"Yes. This experimental subject usually acts dull and foolish, and he isn't very sensitive to changes in his surroundings," the dean said.

"My father wants to know... is this person safe?" Little General Wu asked.

Understanding his meaning, the dean immediately replied, "Absolutely safe.

"The experimental subject is named Bai Pu. He has congenital heart disease and was abandoned by his parents, growing up in an orphanage. As his condition worsened, he dropped out in middle school. He has no classmates or friends, and his social connections are completely clean. He's the kind of marginal person who could die in the street without anyone collecting his body.

"Of course, for legal purposes, we still signed a Clinical Medical Agreement with him under the pretense of testing a special heart disease drug."

Little General Wu nodded and asked, "Why does this experimental subject look like he's about to die?"

The dean explained, "Possibly because of insufficient blood supply from his heart, his internal organs have suffered varying degrees of failure, and his muscle fibers have severely atrophied... Optimistically speaking, he has less than a year left to live."

After a pause, the dean continued, "Strangely enough, the severity of his organ failure and muscle atrophy far exceeds that of ordinary heart disease patients. It's as though there's an invisible black hole inside his body, desperately competing for the nutrients carried by the blood pumped from his heart."

"Dean Zhao, why choose a heart disease patient for the Source Blood Project?" Little General Wu sounded somewhat dissatisfied.

Dean Zhao said confidently, "Don't worry. Based on the preliminary sampling comparisons, this experimental subject's compatibility with the Origin Blood far exceeds that of the previous three experimental subjects! I'm fully confident that he'll remain conscious and avoid being influenced by the Evolution Instinct of the Evolution Source Blood!"

As he spoke, Dean Zhao displayed a thick stack of documents in his hand. "Data doesn't lie. I guarantee with this stack of experimental records that the Source Blood Project will make a breakthrough this time!"

Ward 3072.

Bai Pu stared at the ceiling with hollow, unfocused eyes.

"11,247 times 99,821 equals 1,122,686,787..."

"11,248 times 99,820 equals 1,122,775,360..."

No one knew what was going through the mind of this pale, frail young man who appeared so dull and foolish.

With a creak, the ward door opened, and several people in white coats pushed in a gurney.

There were four of them, two men and two women. The leading man wore an earpiece and was around forty. He had four acne scars on his face, darkened eye sockets, nostrils tilted at sixty-two degrees, seven visible nose hairs, two long and five short... lips... build... skin condition... movement patterns... stride length... step distance...

The second person...

Bai Pu merely swept his gaze over them, but a flood of information surged into his mind. His brain immediately swelled with pain, and darkness washed over his vision.

Bai Pu hastily withdrew his gaze and fixed it back on the ceiling.

"11,249 times 99,819 equals 1,122,863,931..."

Basic arithmetic problems were still more economical for his mental energy.

The medical staff helped Bai Pu up, intending to lift him onto the gurney.

Bai Pu put up a token "struggle."

The medical staff did not dare use too much force. Bai Pu's wrists were as withered as dry sticks, and they feared snapping them by accident.

"Dean, the patient is resisting fiercely. Requesting sedative injection and forced removal," the lead white coat said into his earpiece.

A clear reply came through the earpiece:

"No. The experimental subject must remain conscious right now. No drugs that affect the central nervous system may be administered!"

After a pause, the voice in the earpiece spoke again. "The experimental subject may have developed environmental dependence. Considering the importance of the experimental subject's good mental state, change the Experiment Site immediately. Bring the experimental apparatus to Ward 3072 and conduct the Origin Blood injection experiment on site!"

Dean Zhao was clearly explaining this to Little General Wu beside him. Although Little General Wu did not hold a high position in the corporation, he had another identity—he was the Chairman's second son, representing the Chairman's authority!

Bai Pu was carefully placed back onto the bed and laid down again. A female nurse with peach blossom eyes even gave him a gentle smile, seemingly trying to soothe him.

Bai Pu closed his eyes and silently pondered:

The experimental records concluded that they "valued the experimental subject's emotions"... Judging from this test, I made the right move. Holding the experiment in a hospital ward gives me at least some geographical advantage, and one of my prepared Contingency Plans can be used...

Three months earlier.

Bai Pu had dragged his increasingly failing body to sign an agreement for the Drug Trial Program with Superpower Private Hospital.

The hospital assumed Bai Pu was dull and foolish, a semi-literate boy who had not even finished middle school, someone they could manipulate however they pleased.

But Bai Pu had seen through the traps hidden among the complicated clauses after merely glancing over the contract.

A "theoretical" 90% cure rate, an Informed Consent Form for "accidental risks," an additional clause for "body donation"... Everything proved that this agreement was entirely meant to recruit Guinea Pigs, arranging every detail from admission to burial.

Yet Bai Pu had no other choice.

He had been left with less than a year to live!

So, despite knowing it was a trap, Bai Pu had still chosen to sign.

He would enter the trap himself and Win Half a Game Against Heaven!

Against a behemoth like the Superpower Corporation, Bai Pu, whose physical fitness was far inferior even to that of an ordinary person, was undoubtedly meat on the chopping block. The tiny bit of geographical advantage he had just secured was merely a crack in a desperate situation.

"Preparations are complete. Prepare to inject the Origin Blood..."

After an unknown amount of time, Dean Zhao's order came through. Bai Pu felt a faint prick in his arm, followed by a liquid slowly entering his body.

"Hiss—"

Bai Pu's entire body shuddered. What liquid was this? It was clearly a stream of magma!

The scorching "magma" surged through his blood vessels as though it possessed a will of its own, heading straight for Bai Pu's heart!

Everywhere it passed, blood vessels, bones, and muscle fibers became like land scorched by magma—barren and devastated.

Spirit Realm Prompt: Unknown Rare Item injection in progress... Compatibility: 99.47%

Fusing with an Unknown Rare Item carries unknown risks. Continue? Yes/No

"So this is the prompt information given by the legendary Spirit Realm Will?" Bai Pu murmured softly.

The so-called Spirit Realm referred to the Spirit Energy Realms beyond reality.

The Spirit Realm contained countless dimensional scenarios of different types: ancient martial arts wars, Battle Qi and magic, immortal swords slaying demons... It was a trial ground where humanity's Awakened Powerhouses pursued higher evolution.

The Spirit Realm Will was the mysterious consciousness that controlled the Spirit Realm's operations.

If the Spirit Realm were compared to a massive game, then the Spirit Realm Will would be its "system"—emotionless, desireless, and omnipresent.

Eight hundred years ago, the Spirit Realm infiltrated reality, and countless Spirit Realm lifeforms landed on Earth through the Intersection Lands.

While Spirit Realm Infiltration brought humanity a survival crisis, it also opened humanity's path to awakening, turning Earth into an extremely realistic massive game.

Earth, once a technological civilization, suffered an immense shock and rapidly transformed into a Spirit Energy Civilization.

By now, the influence of the Spirit Realm Will was everywhere. Even an unawakened human like Bai Pu could receive prompts from the Spirit Realm Will when he came into contact with things related to "spirit energy."

Bai Pu let out a soft breath.

Based on the agreement he had signed with Superpower Private Hospital, he had to agree unconditionally when faced with the Spirit Realm Will's question. Naturally, this was also one of Bai Pu's goals. Even without the agreement, he could not possibly give up.

After silently choosing "Yes," the fusion officially began.

The scorching magma continued pouring into his heart like an extraordinarily potent cardiac stimulant. Bai Pu's originally weakened heart suddenly began beating violently!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

With every beat, fragments of impurities shook loose from the edges of his heart. With every beat, his heart grew stronger, as though it had been completely renewed.

The blood it pumped out was also scorching hot, brimming with violent energy!

Following the blood, that energy circulated through his limbs and bones. Those withered, dead muscle fibers, bones, and blood vessels shed their impurities like a cicada molting, bursting forth with new vitality.

An overwhelming hunger surged within Bai Pu, while darkness and dizziness repeatedly clouded his vision. He would also feel dizzy whenever he overused his brain and expended too much energy, but that sensation was nowhere near as severe as this.

At that moment, streams of warm, viscous liquid entered Bai Pu's body from different directions. These warm, viscous liquids contained abundant nutrients and rapidly replenished his depleted body.

Monitoring Room.

On the large screen, Bai Pu's body was covered in tubes as streams of carefully formulated green nutrient fluid became green lines flowing into him.

Bai Pu's previously shriveled, emaciated body slowly filled out as though being inflated. His protruding ribs were gradually covered by the contours of healthy flesh, while his face, once like a skeleton covered in skin, began to regain a lustrous complexion.

"Excellent, the situation is stable!" Dean Zhao said joyfully. "The experimental subject has not developed any limb deformities, which proves his compatibility with the Origin Blood is extremely high. He also hasn't gone berserk, which proves he has avoided the instinctive influence of the Evolution Source Blood!"

"Using his blood to create a blending agent will definitely allow others to withstand the Origin Blood!" Dean Zhao gave his conclusion. "This experiment is enough to change the course of history!"

"Then the experiment seems to be going smoothly. What about the data?" Little General Wu's eyes gleamed as he looked at Bai Pu's body on the large screen as though it were an invaluable treasure.

"Connect the Physique Monitor data." After Dean Zhao gave the order, a small black display soon appeared in one corner of the large screen, with several fluctuating thin blue lines on it.

"Little General Wu, please look at the experimental subject's initial data: Strength 0.6, Agility 0.4, Endurance 0.5... His Total Physique Attributes added up to only 1.5, inferior even to humans from the technological era! Now his Total Physique Attributes have already reached 4.5, tripling! The experiment is progressing very smoothly!"

Physique was the collective term for the human body's three attributes: Strength, Agility, and Endurance. It represented the intensity of a person's physical fitness. In the technological era before the Spirit Energy Era, humanity's Total Physique Attributes were around 3 points.

After the arrival of the Spirit Energy Era, humanity's physical fitness had steadily improved as Spirit Energy Particles infiltrated reality. According to the latest census of population quality, ordinary humans today had already crossed the threshold of 6 Total Physique Attributes.

"I never expected this experimental subject to have the potential to be a stud." Little General Wu teased, "He's hung like a donkey, and he's quite handsome too... With those conditions, he's almost as good as me."

Bai Pu on the screen no longer looked pale and withered like a skeleton. His appearance was gradually recovering. Though he had not yet fully returned to health, his looks and bearing were already enough to make countless film stars feel ashamed.

Dean Zhao looked at Bai Pu's face on the screen, then visually assessed the length below him. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he did not refute him despite his conscience.

Little General Wu was not jealous of Bai Pu's appearance or length. In his eyes, Bai Pu was merely a guinea pig raised by his family, someone from an entirely different world.

He asked, "How far can the Origin Blood raise his Total Physique Attributes?"

"We currently lack the relevant data, so we cannot estimate it. After all, we know too little about the Origin Blood."

After thinking for a moment, Dean Zhao said, "One thing is certain: the higher the Total Physique Attributes, the more outrageous the demands for the quality and quantity of nutrient fluid. Based on the existing model calculations, without considering an awakener's 'critical threshold,' the Hachimga Type II nutrient fluid stockpiled by our corporation can raise the experimental subject's Total Physique Attributes to around 50 points."

After a pause, Dean Zhao added, "Of course, that is also because the experimental subject has only been injected with one tube of Origin Blood. If we inject him with both tubes of Origin Blood stockpiled by the corporation, or even transplant the Living Tissue of the Source Heart into him, I believe it would not be difficult for the experimental subject's Total Physique Attributes to reach 100 points!"

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