"To touch the threshold of the ceiling does not mean one can become a human apex." Li Kengqiang's voice rang out unhurriedly. "Throughout history, many powerful figures reached the peak of the 'Klein' realm, but very few were able to cross that threshold and become human apexes... Do you know why?"
Lin Qiye and the others all shook their heads.
"Because the threshold to becoming a human apex cannot be crossed merely by reaching a certain realm.
What is a human apex?
Only those who break through humanity's theoretical limits and reach the end of their species' evolution can be called 'apexes.' At that level, they have reached the absolute pinnacle that the species known as 'humanity' can attain.
Our species, our genes, dictate that this is as far as we can go. It was the endpoint decided for us from the very moment humanity was born.
Breaking through the human apex also means that every potential within the human body has been developed to its limit, including both mind and body."
Li Kengqiang paused. "You should all have seen someone use Ghost God's Pull before, right?"
"We have."
Lin Qiye had not only seen it; he had personally used Ghost God's Pull. Within Nightfall Squad, only he and Shen Qingzhu had experienced what it felt like to have their potential wrung dry.
"The purpose of Ghost God's Pull is to forcibly stimulate the hidden potential within the human body. The lower one's realm, the more effective it is after use. For those who have not awakened a Forbidden Ruin of their own, it can even help them temporarily activate the Forbidden Ruin hidden deep within their bodies.
But it has no effect on human apexes, because their potential has already been developed to its limit."
Cao Yuan spoke thoughtfully: