Chapter 89

Ai Yue smiled and said, "But I think I've found a solution to this problem."

"Really?"

Mobius, who was still dozing off, suddenly sat up, almost bumping into Ai Yue's chin. "Quick, tell me about it!"

It seems that she is not as indifferent as she appears.

"The fact that the life process will regress after resurrection is, to put it bluntly, a characteristic of 'Sesha's' own ability."

Ai Yue said, "But the Mutated Weapon have already achieved the re-editing of the genes of the fused Honkai Beast, so if we could go a step further in this regard..."

"Is it possible to break through the limitations of 'Sesha's' original abilities?"

Mobius looked incredulous. "But is it really possible to do something like this?"

Ai Yue spoke of it casually, but the matter was far from as simple as he described; it seemed as if it were merely a further step on the basis of the Mutated Weapon.

It was precisely because Mobius was an expert in the field of Fused Warrior that she was able to understand how outrageous what Ai Yue was saying was.

To put it bluntly, this is about enabling her, who has fused with the "Sesha" gene, to achieve an evolution that even "Sesha" herself could not accomplish. Although the Mutated Weapon is powerful, it essentially only brings human power close to the Honkai Beast Prototype. This level is already the limit for Fused Warrior. How can we surpass this limit?

Faced with Mobius's question, Ai Yue simply shook his head and gave a confident smile, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

It's just a mere limit; watch me break it (with the power of the system)!

27

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Strongest Man on Earth.

Mobius's doubts were not without reason. Rashly attempting to edit or modify the genes of Honkai Beast at a deeper level, making them exceed the original limits of Honkai Beast, could indeed lead to unimaginable problems.

Moreover, setting aside the consequences of doing so, the act of doing it itself is a huge problem.

Mobius knew, of course, that if he kept dying and shrinking like this, sooner or later his biological state would regress to a limit. Therefore, he had thought about solving this problem. However, even though humanity has now studied the genes of Honkai Beast to a very deep extent, it is still possible to sense that there are still countless mysteries that have not been solved.

Not to mention that she fused with Sesha.

Sesha is Judgment-class Honkai Beast, and this level of Honkai Beast can be said to be the limit of the Honkai Beast species. Although there is a so-called "End-of-Law class" classification in the human classification, this is not a classification of strength, but rather a special category that brings together Honkai Beast that are difficult to classify and cannot be clearly defined.

In this situation, even Mobius would find it difficult to imagine where to begin.

Ai Yue certainly understood the other party's thoughts and the reasons behind them.

The key point is that the system can be irrational.

After introducing technologies from various biochemical fields, such as "Daishoker Cyborg Technology," the theoretical upper limit of the Fused Warrior model has been expanded once again. If the Mutated Weapon Technology had already touched the ceiling of the Fusion Fused Warrior system in the previous Fused Warrior Formula, then now, Ai Yue is preparing to build another layer on it.

"Since you've put it that way, I'll look forward to it."

Mobius was naturally unaware of Ai Yue's secret, but seeing his confident demeanor, he didn't press the matter further.

After all, she could be said to be the person who knew Ai Yue's abilities best. When the other party made such a gesture, there were generally only two possibilities: either the technology was basically already feasible, or the technology had actually been iterated three or four times.

After a moment's thought, Mobius realized that the latter possibility was actually higher.

She lay back down in Ai Yue's arms, but quickly sat up again. "Damn it, I can't sleep. I'm going back to the lab first. Tell me as soon as you have any news, understand?"

She didn't actually want to leave at all, and even wanted to participate directly in Ai Yue's next project. But everyone has their own things to do. A moment of relaxation and rest is allowed, but Mobius would not allow herself to become someone who completely depends on Ai Yue.

"Are you going back, Dr. Mobius?"

Prometheus's voice rang out at just the right moment, "As you requested, both videos have been sent to your email address."

"Thanks, Rose."

Mobius nodded, then realized, "Wait, two portions?"

"Yes, as per your request, the video has been edited into a 'purely scientific version' and a 'purely flirtatious version'."

"That thing at the back isn't needed, is it?"

After the brief period of excitement, the Star of Light Experiment Base returned to its usual quiet atmosphere, but this time it didn't last long before it welcomed new guests.

"Ai Yue, I've arrived."

Appearing before Ai Yue was a white-haired warrior with a resolute face— Kevin, the current pinnacle of human individual combat capability.

"You're here?"

Ai Yue didn't even turn his head, just waved casually as a greeting. "Please sit wherever you like."

The reason for this perfunctory attitude was not because he didn't care about Kevin, but because the matter he was dealing with had reached a critical stage. As the device in front of him finally lit up with a green light indicating that the production was complete, it quickly ejected a tube of pale white liquid.

Ai Yue took it out and dripped a few drops into the container in front of him. After the pale white liquid reacted noticeably with the liquid inside the container, he nodded and said, "It's done."

Only then did he finally turn around and look at Kevin, who was still standing there. "Why are you still standing? Didn't you say you could sit anywhere?"

"You here..."

Kevin turned his head and glanced at the lab, which was incredibly messy with all sorts of equipment, supplies, and other miscellaneous experimental materials. He couldn't help but smile helplessly. "There wasn't even any space to sit anywhere."

"It's my fault. I should have made you wait in the lobby first."

Ai Yue put the vial of liquid into his pocket. "Let's go outside and talk— Queen, call a few worker bees to clean up this place."

"Doctor Ai Yue, based on past records, this place will definitely revert to its current state within 24 hours after the cleanup is completed—therefore, I suggest canceling this pointless cleanup."

Kevin immediately looked at him with a puzzled expression—he hadn't been to the Star of Light many times, so this was the first time he had ever seen the Artificial Intelligence here actually contradict the demands made by its creator.

"Sigh, just do what I tell you to do."

Ai Yue coughed awkwardly for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "It's just that I've been too nice to these two guys, and now they're starting to go against me."

Kevin nodded, but didn't say anything.

Although he knew almost nothing about science, he could still realize that the machine's ability to make such human-like responses clearly went far beyond conventional Artificial Intelligence.

"You should already know why I called you here, right?"

After arriving in the lobby, Ai Yue found a place to sit down with Kevin. "Given these circumstances, since you've come here, can I assume that you've already approved my application?"

"Certainly."

Kevin nodded without hesitation and said, "Although I didn't fully understand, Ai Yue, you need to build upon the existing foundation of the Fused Warrior to make the next attempt, so I need to be the first test subject, right?"

"That's right. 'Brahma Project',"

Ai Yue nodded, took out the vial of liquid from his pocket, and placed it on the low table in front of Kevin. "By integrating the genes of multiple Honkai Beast into the human body, we can edit or even program them to react, fuse, and mutate with each other, thus giving birth to a completely new evolution that belongs only to Fused Warrior."

"I already understand that,"

Kevin nodded. "However, you haven't specified the risks of the plan."

"Because this plan poses no risk to you."

Ai Yue said bluntly, "Kevin, among the known Fused Warrior, you are the most special one. I don't know if there are any other people in the world similar to you, but as long as you are the one who participates in this project, I can guarantee that it will be 100% successful without any risks."

This is the confidence that the system gave Ai Yue.

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: You really have learned bad habits from Mobius.

The "Brahma Project" also existed in the original storyline, but at that time it had another name, the "Chimera Project".

In mythology, Chimera is a magical creature that possesses the physical characteristics of multiple organisms. In the scientific community, this name is also used to refer to the "Chimera phenomenon," in which a person has at least four sets of DNA.

In the original storyline, this project was intended to create a true "savior" who possessed the genes of multiple Honkai Beast, making him stronger than mortals, and his vessel was Kevin.

Judging from the original storyline, the Chimera Project was naturally not without risks. After having so many Honkai Beast genes mixed in his body, Kevin had to endure pain that was unimaginable to ordinary people. This pain would also accompany his long lifespan and responsibilities, continuing for 50,000 years. It could be said to be a torture ten times more severe than that in human history.

The fact that Kevin was able to withstand this heavy burden without collapsing is enough to prove his strength.

However, this situation was entirely avoidable for Ai Yue, because human technology could not create a real "Chimera," but it was not a problem that was difficult for him to overcome.

Therefore, as long as Kevin agrees to the plan, Ai Yue can guarantee to eliminate all risks.

Moreover, unlike the "Chimera Project," which could only create one savior, the "Brahma Project" was not limited to a single individual. As a scholar with a strong obsession with mass production, Ai Yue would naturally try to apply the results to more people after the project succeeded.

Kevin is indeed the strongest being among humans. He single-handedly raised the limits that the human body could possibly reach. It should be noted that the original Fused Warrior were beings that surpassed all human power. Even the most ordinary Fused Warrior's individual strength should not be comparable to that of ordinary humans.

However, based on Kevin's physical abilities before becoming Fused Warrior, even when he was just an ordinary soldier, he was able to rival Fused Warrior of average skill level with his honed physical strength. This greatly diminished the value of the Fusion Warrior Project.

Not to mention, Kevin initially fused with the genes of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast "Parvati," and the only special ability he gained was the manipulation of ice. He should be quite different from Mobius, who fused with the genes of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast, and Elysia Cosmo, who fused with the genes of the End-of-Law Class Honkai Beast. However, even Elysia was willing to admit that Kevin was the most powerful Fused Warrior, which is enough to illustrate his specialness.

"So what should I do?"

Kevin didn't question Ai Yue's reasons, or perhaps he just needed a plausible excuse, so he readily agreed, "So, we're going to use this... uh, potion?"

"This is Hypervariable Factor from the 'End-of-Law class' Honkai Beast Brahma,"

Ai Yue picked up the vial of liquid. "Do you remember why Brahma was classified as 'End-of-Law class'?"

"I remember it because of its extremely powerful assimilation ability."

Kevin pondered for a moment and quickly found the answer, "Brahma himself does not possess very strong combat power, but he can split himself and assimilate with other Honkai Beast. Honkai Beast assimilated by Brahma will have Brahma's physical characteristics, and their power will also be amplified dramatically."

Ai Yue nodded. "Yes, the abilities that Brahma displays are completely opposite to those of Vishnu. Vishnu devours all things to strengthen himself, while Brahma assimilates himself with all things. His strength depends on the strength of the assimilated ones, which is why he is the difficult-to-define 'End-of-Law class'."

"But precisely because of this, Brahma's genes cannot be used for the Fusion Warrior Project."

Kevin frowned, recalling more and more things as he went along. "I remember Mei saying that even if Brahma's genes were processed, they would still retain their original abilities. Everyone who received Brahma's genes was assimilated into Brahma, which is why they were sealed away."

"That's because my skill level wasn't high enough back then, but I'm different."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Brahma's genes are the foundation of the plan. Only by accepting Brahma's genes and utilizing its extremely powerful assimilation ability can we integrate the genes of many other Honkai Beast into one, so that there will be no rejection reaction among them."

"But don't I already have two completely opposite Honkai Beast genes in my body?"

Kevin asked in confusion, "So far, there haven't been any rejection reactions."

To solve Kevin's body temperature problem, Ai Yue ultimately chose to integrate genes from "Garuda" into Kevin, using the power of fire to neutralize the low temperature. In this way, Kevin can maintain a normal body temperature in daily life, but his body temperature will still drop when he needs to fight.

"That's because you haven't truly integrated the 'Garuda' gene. It's only responsible for regulating your body temperature and doesn't participate in anything else."

Ai Yue pursed his lips, "I remember explaining it to you clearly back then."

Ai Yue put in a lot of effort to solve Kevin's hypothermia problem. Kevin still has the auxiliary regulator implanted in him to maintain a stable balance between the two types of Honkai Beast.

"Well, I probably didn't pay much attention to it at the time..."

Kevin scratched his head awkwardly.

"Of course you didn't care,"

Ai Yue rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. "You and Dr. Mei passionately kissing, almost to the point of suffocation before you separated. What else could you possibly care about?"

Kevin's expression immediately became even more embarrassed.

"However, I can understand your concerns. After all, Brahma's genes are indeed very dangerous, and relying solely on written statements is obviously not very convincing."

Ai Yue rolled up his sleeves and showed his arm to Kevin, "So I still have physical evidence here."

On his arm, a thin purple line gradually emerged, and along with the appearance of this purple line, white armor gradually formed on Ai Yue's body, and went up along his arm, finally covering half of his head.

The white body with deep purple patterns is a characteristic that Honkai Beast assimilated by Brahma will all have.

Kevin's face immediately fell in surprise. "Ai Yue, you..."

He knew very well that Ai Yue had always kept his distance from the Fusion Warrior Project, otherwise he would not have refused to accept the Honkai Beast's genes until now. He never expected that the other party would be willing to risk his life for this project.

"How?"

Half of Ai Yue's face was covered by a white mask. He smiled, but the mask remained unchanged, looking somewhat eerie. "Now you should believe me, right?"

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: You're getting impatient.

A brief silence fell over the room following Ai Yue's question.

"I didn't say I didn't believe you, Ai Yue."

Kevin sighed, a helpless expression on his face. "You, such an important scholar, actually took this kind of risk... I reckon Mei will scold me when we get back."

"Don't overthink it. It's not like it's for you. I'll definitely be the first to use this kind of good stuff after eliminating the risks."

Ai Yue shook his head and said casually, "As for Dr. Mei, you should just step up your efforts."

After saying that, Ai Yue made a gesture that needed to be censored, which made Kevin panic.

Ai Yue had already reconciled with the Fusion Warrior Project when the second batch of Fusion Warrior Project was being implemented. After his last battle with the Ninth Herrscher, he also realized the limitations of technological armor.