Immortal Martial: Starting from Reality, Pushing Through Two Realms

As parents, time spent with their children is never enough. Especially after she opened her shop, she made some money at first, but the children were still young then, and she couldn't manage both. Therefore, even now, she feels guilty towards Jiang Shu and Jiang Yanyue.

He wouldn't refuse if his son actively requested something.

After tidying up the shop and putting the cash into her bag, Xu Lizhi closed the door and followed Jiang Shu towards Yingtai Mall.

The first floor of the mall was mostly filled with gold, silver, jewelry, luxury goods, and high-end cosmetics.

Jiang Shu remained composed. Using the excuse that Xu Lizhi had never been there before, he took his mother around the entire first floor.

"Xiao Shu, I heard Yanyan mention a few days ago that there seem to be some Martial Arts-related movies recently. Why don't we go upstairs and watch a movie? Just a movie, so your mom can keep up with the trends."

"Anything is fine. I haven't really been paying attention to movies. Let's ask Yanyan what the movie is called."

Jiang Shu secretly noted the areas where his mother's gaze lingered, then took out his phone and sent a message to Jiang Yanyue.

Long Grass Yan Tuanzi: "Shocked (doge)! Watching a movie!!! Jiang Shu, you single dog, what movie are you watching? Quick, tell me, who are you with... sob sob sob..."

Jiang Shu: "Your mom."

Long Grass Yan Tuanzi: "?!! [Scratching head] No, do you think you're funny?"

Jiang Shu: "Really."

Jiang Shu raised his phone, took a selfie with his mother, and clicked send.

Long Grass Yan Tuanzi: "..."

"As expected, I knew it. You perpetual single dog, the only one who can accompany you to watch a movie is your mom. Tsk tsk, you're really in luck. 'Martial Era,' the hottest movie in Xia Kingdom right now, with full special effects and a cast of all veteran actors and actresses."

"It's a shame Ye Zhenzhen was born at the wrong time. She's young and just became famous, so she only has a cameo of a few minutes. Otherwise, I'd definitely go to the cinema to watch her!"

"Low EQ: I don't have money and can't afford movie tickets. High EQ: My idol was born at the wrong time and only has a cameo, so I won't watch."

"???"

In the movie theater.

The attendance rate was as high as 80%. Jiang Shu and his mother sat in a corner.

Soon, the movie officially began.

On the screen, a giant cruise ship sailed steadily across the calm sea.

The camera, from a bird's-eye view, gradually focused and zoomed in.

Following the tourists on deck, it moved inside the cruise ship.

A huge crystal chandelier hung in the center, the interior was magnificent, and the aroma of food on the tables seemed to permeate everyone's noses through the screen.

Men and women mingled, accompanied by singing and dancing, like a scene from paradise.

Under the soothing piano music, not only the characters in the movie but also the audience outside the movie relaxed.

As time passed, outside the cruise ship, the sea stretched for miles, and the moon hung high.

The camera panned, moving from the calm sea surface all the way down.

At a depth of twenty meters, various familiar fish foraged, and coral reefs thrived, dazzling with color.

At a depth of sixty meters, a pod of orcas swam by.

At a depth of one hundred and twenty meters...

Two giant deep-sea octopuses were mating.

But after mating, the male octopus did not leave immediately.

The female octopus did not eat the male octopus, as some scientists had discovered.

With their eight tentacles spread out, the two giant octopuses, each five to six meters long, coexisted harmoniously, as if nothing had happened.

In the corner, Jiang Shu, who was indifferent to the movie's plot, suddenly clenched his fist.

Zheng Yanbo's words from that day echoed in his ears again: "Some wild animals seem to have entered a fast-evolving channel."

At this moment, he finally understood that sentence.

Jiang Shu stared intently at the screen, his earlier relaxation gone.

These two giant octopuses might very well have...

Unleashed the Gene Lock that had confined their entire species.

Every creature has its own Gene Lock.

The Gene Lock restricts their further development.

Octopuses have three hearts, nine brains, and two memory systems. Their bodies are so perfect they almost don't seem like creatures from Xuan Star.

But all octopuses, regardless of gender, die immediately after mating.

The Gene Lock dictates that even if the male octopus escapes, as long as mating is completed, its body will trigger a certain condition and directly enter self-destruct mode.

It's not a loss of appetite and gradually starving to death.

even to the point of self-mutilation, eating its own tentacles until death.

And the female octopus would also decline and die while waiting for the young octopuses to be born.

The true lifespan of each octopus was only two to three years!

It wasn't that they lacked intelligence.

It wasn't that their physique was weak.

It was simply that... they died too quickly, too soon.

They couldn't form a civilized community, couldn't pass down their civilization.

But what if, from now on, they could?

This kind of movie would definitely not be made randomly or without purpose.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Xia Kingdom was promoting Martial Arts, and the Free Nation was changing and improving humanity's genes.

The fundamental reason was that the animals on Xuan Star were evolving and unlocking their Gene Locks.

Humanity was stagnant. Could they suppress things for a while, or even for a lifetime, relying on thermal weapons?

Who knew if these animals would evolve into super beasts that wouldn't even fear nuclear bombs!

All things evolve.

The only step humanity could take was one.

Evolve, evolve one step faster than them!

Guiding Technique...

He had to get his hands on it as soon as possible!

"Roaring Tiger Mountain Strength" also needed to be mastered quickly!

Time waits for no one!

Inter-dimensional travel, resource acquisition, great power returning to oneself.

Jiang Shu only believed in himself.

He dared not place his own safety, nor the safety of his parents and sister, in the hands of others!

Practicing martial arts was for controlling one's destiny!

Gradually calming his breathing, Jiang Shu secretly glanced at his mother.

For the time being, Xuan Star did not seem to pose a significant danger.

The movie was just for foreshadowing.

The evolution of animals always required time.

Thermal weapons had absolute dominance in the early stages.

Humanity had enough time to evolve and unlock their own Gene Locks.

They also had enough capability to transform some dangers into opportunities.

For instance, the flesh and blood of these creatures that had unlocked their Gene Locks could be called Exotic Beast Meat.

With the acting of a host of film kings and queens, and special effects funded by major capital, the slowly progressing movie plot was not dull.

The cruise ship disappeared.

The government investigated.