I'm smart as hell

Every living creature had its own Gene Lock.

The Gene Lock limited their further development.

Octopuses possessed three hearts, nine brains, and two memory systems. Their bodies were so perfect that they hardly seemed like creatures of Xuanxing.

Yet after mating, every octopus, male or female, was doomed to die.

The Gene Lock determined that even if a male octopus fled, once mating was complete, its body would seem to trigger some condition and directly enter self-destruction mode.

Either it lost its appetite and slowly starved to death.

Or it mutilated itself, eating its own tentacles and body until it died.

Female octopuses, meanwhile, would also waste away and die while waiting for their young to hatch.

The true Lifespan of every octopus was only two or three years!

It was not that they lacked intelligence.

It was not that their bodies were weak.

They simply... died too quickly, too early.

They could not form a civilized community, nor could they pass civilization down.

But what if, starting now, they could pass it on?

A film like this definitely had not been made at random, without purpose.

He could not help taking a deep breath.

The Xia Kingdom was promoting Martial Dao, while the America was changing and enhancing human genes.

The root cause was that the animals on Xuanxing were all evolving, all opening their Gene Locks.

Could humanity, standing still and relying on Hot Weapons, suppress them for a while—and suppress them forever?

Who could say whether these animals might evolve into super beasts that did not even fear nuclear bombs!

All things evolved.

Humanity had only one path.

Evolve—evolve one step faster than them!

The Guidance Technique...

He had to come into contact with it as soon as possible!

He also had to quickly get started with Hungry Tiger Howling Mountain Force!

Time waited for no one!

Two Worlds Travel, seizing resources, bringing great power back to oneself.

Jiang Shu trusted only himself.

He did not dare place his own safety, or the safety of his parents and sister, in someone else's hands!

Practicing martial arts was about taking control of one's fate!

As his breathing gradually calmed, Jiang Shu secretly glanced sideways at his mother.

For the time being, Xuanxing would not face any great danger.

The film was merely laying the groundwork.

Animal evolution always took time.

Hot Weapons held absolute dominance in the early stages.

Humanity had enough time to evolve and open its own Gene Locks.

It also had enough ability to turn some dangers into opportunities.

For example, calling the flesh and blood of creatures that had opened their Gene Locks Exotic Beast Meat.

With the acting support of countless award-winning actors and actresses, along with the special effects funded by massive capital.

The slowly advancing plot was not dull.

A cruise ship vanished.

The government investigated.

The military deployed at sea.

Creatures evolved.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"Yan Yan really is something. She told me to record that final scene where Ye Zhenzhen appeared, saying it lasted several minutes. I recorded it, but for a whole minute she was just a silhouette from behind. There were only a few seconds when she turned around and you could see her face. But honestly, that young lady really is gorgeous."

People in the theater began leaving their seats one after another.

Yet Jiang Shu remained seated. His fingers unconsciously tapped against the armrest, while creatures from the deep sea surfaced in his mind one by one.

And that was only the evolution of creatures humanity could observe.

What about the true depths of the sea?

The bottom of deserts.

The depths of rainforests.

This world was simply too vast.

And humanity was far too small.

No matter how much technology advanced, what they could detect was only a tiny fraction.

"This movie was pretty scary too. Who knows what kind of shark that was? It was so huge it could ram a cruise ship straight to the bottom. I think when we go out for fun in the future, it's better to drive ourselves. No planes, no cruise ships—they're all far too unsafe!"

"That final scene was a bit ridiculous too. A young man in his twenties became a general. And he didn't even bring any equipment, just dove straight underwater to fight monsters."

"Overall, it was all right, but it wasn't really suitable for an old person like your mother. Next time, Xiao Shu, you should bring Yan Yan along instead."

"I think nothing is more reliable than having the military show up. I really don't know what the director was thinking. And the actors barely appeared—I thought they'd spend ages filming scenes inside the cruise ship. Mainly because your mother doesn't know much, hehe..."

"Xiao Shu, I'm warning you. Practice martial arts if you want, but don't be as reckless as the people in this movie. Just stay safely at home. The Xia Kingdom can take down monsters like that with one shot each."

Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Xu Lizhi chattered on for quite a while. Only when most of the people in the seats ahead had left did she stop talking and prepare to gather her things and leave the theater.

Just then, a pleasant voice drifted over from behind them, like a nightingale in a deep forest. "Auntie, you're right. But what if one day those monsters evolve until even Missiles can't hurt them?"

Xu Lizhi turned around and saw a girl seated behind her, wearing sunglasses and a cute bear-shaped hat.

"How could that be? Besides, there are nuclear bombs."

Xu Lizhi did not take it seriously. In her eyes, it was only a movie.

As long as people enjoyed watching it, that was enough.

How could reality possibly be like that?

Living under the protection of a great nation, she had never worried about safety.

"If Hot Weapons were enough, the Xia Kingdom wouldn't be promoting Martial Dao. Isn't the America also enhancing and changing genes? A few days ago, they released Ring of the Great Ocean. Its plot is pretty similar to ours, except a giant Mecha appears at the end."

The girl continued, "Auntie, if you're interested, you can watch it at home after a while. The theaters definitely won't be allowed to screen it, since some of its scenes are rather insulting toward our Xia Kingdom's Martial Dao. But watching a pirated copy at home is no problem."

"Martial Dao and genes are a clash of philosophies, but both countries are actually researching them. Like the martial artists in Ring of the Great Ocean—they're called New Technique Martial Artists. Once their genes are improved and their strength surges, they just need a chip implanted. All martial arts can be uploaded to the chip. Something like our Xia Kingdom's Horse Stance—they can learn it at a glance."

"The Xia Kingdom seeks stability; the America seeks speed. The Xia Kingdom seeks strength from within; the America seeks external methods. But either way, both are enhancing and changing humanity's original genes. I think that if both great nations are doing this, there must be changes in this world that we don't know about."

"There have been cases throughout history where movies came true."

"This..."

"All right, Mom. Let's go."

Seeing that his mother suddenly did not know what to say, Jiang Shu smiled, rose to his feet, and replied to the girl, "Thanks for the reminder."

Then, as the girl nodded with an approving look, he took Xu Lizhi by the hand and left the theater.

Fifteen minutes later.

A hurried figure rushed into the theater. Seeing that the girl was the only one left in the corner, they patted their chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"My little ancestor, what if someone photographed you?"

"So what if they did? It's no big deal. I came to watch my own movie—what's wrong with that? It'd be weird if I didn't even support my own movie."

The girl tilted her head and stretched, revealing every inch of her alluring curves. Rising to her feet, she said, "Relax, I had huge sunglasses on and was tucked away in the corner. Who could possibly recognize me?"

"I'm smart as hell!"