Of course, those unforgettable blood debts still need time to settle.
Half a day later, news of Mutants major social media platforms around the world.
A large number of "science popularization bloggers" subsequently emerged on the internet, explaining to the public in simple language that Mutants are not monsters, but rather a continuation of the natural evolution of human genes.
The X-Gene is actually widely present in the human population and is a recessive genetic segment. Perhaps tomorrow, your child, partner, or neighbor will quietly awaken a certain ability.
Public opinion has quietly shifted: the once overwhelming "panic about being different" is being replaced by a more cautious and rational understanding.
These things actually have little to do with Chen Xiao.
Late at night, on the fourth floor of the underground research institute, Chen Xiao stood in front of a sophisticated instrument, his expression solemn, his gaze fixed on the slowly evolving stem cells inside the glass chamber.
Under his mental scan, the cells suspended in the life-mimicking fluid were continuously releasing faint bioelectric signals from their nuclei, signals that were imperceptible to human senses.
As signals continue to be transmitted, the protein structure within the cell membrane quietly reorganizes and reconstructs.
Before long, a tiny embryonic form, barely visible to the naked eye, quietly emerged inside a single cell; then, as if a precise replication program had been initiated, various subcellular tissues began to proliferate and differentiate in an orderly manner.
However, this process is extremely unstable, with a large number of embryonic structures collapsing instantly, along with the entire stem cell, disintegrating and dissipating.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of the millions of stem cells separated from a drop of bone marrow have died completely; the rest are also going out of control and collapsing one after another.
Chen Xiao had witnessed such failures hundreds of times in the past few days and was already used to them.
After an unknown amount of time, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up slightly, because he clearly "sensed" that a brand new stem cell was steadily taking shape.
This is the first stem cell he has successfully replicated after several days of continuous work and hundreds of rounds of repeated adjustments, creating an embryo-level life environment.
More importantly, the strength of the Mutants's original gene sequence in this cell has been weakened to half of its original strength.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao stopped lingering, decisively withdrew his consciousness, and turned to leave.
This means that the life simulation environment he constructed fully meets the standards, and all that is needed is to wait for it to develop naturally without any artificial intervention.
Back on the third floor, he threw himself into another round of busy work.
However, this time it's not about exploring the genetic level, but about materials engineering.
Several sets of black battle suits were neatly hung on a shelf in the distance, one of which was the Draco Black Armor that he had briefly tried on.
Beside it was a suit of armor with a deep black base and a biomimetic scale pattern on the surface, with a fiery red cape trailing behind it.
That's right. While tackling biological genes, Chen Xiao was also simultaneously developing materials and mechanical systems, with a clear goal: to create a Superman combat suit that truly belonged to him.
Based on his combat performance, major forces have now dubbed him " Superman "; he might as well go with the flow and make this label even more deeply ingrained.
If someone tries to deal with him using the " Superman " formula in the future, they will be astonished to find that this guy can also use a variety of Mutants abilities;
However, if they were to use methods of surrounding and eliminating Mutants to suppress him, they would realize with despair that even without using any mutant abilities, his pure physical strength and power would be enough to crush the vast majority of his opponents.
This suffocating feeling of being trapped with no way to advance or retreat can only be understood by those who have experienced it firsthand.
Just like the America government, even though they had already listed Chen Xiao as their number one high-risk target, they dared not visit him rashly.
There's only one fundamental reason: he's too strong, so strong that you can't find any weaknesses.
Normally, given their usual tyrannical style, they would have launched a surprise attack, forcibly detained the suspect, and subjected him to severe torture. But this time, they could only pretend that nothing had happened.
By day, they bask in the sunlight, working at heights to develop models and analyze massive amounts of data; by night, they immerse themselves in the laboratory, tackling challenges in genetics, materials, mechanics, electrical engineering, and software development...
Chen Xiao was like a tireless top researcher, working at a fast pace and never stopping. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Late at night, dozens of kilometers outside a small town in Mexico.
Inside a modified SUV, two women and a middle-aged man were intently watching the diagnostic instrument screen. The dashboard displayed flashing red lights and emitted short beeps, but...
"Jane, are you really sure something's wrong?"
The middle-aged man stared at the radar chart that remained unresponsive for a long time, and finally couldn't help but turn his head to look at the brown-haired woman.
"Wait a little longer."
Jane's expression remained calm, and her tone was steady. "Recently, through repeated monitoring, I've discovered that this area experiences intense upper-level atmospheric discharge interference at fixed times."
"When the interference peak arrives, the star map in the night sky will show anomalies, revealing a constellation we've never recorded before."
The middle-aged man rubbed his temples, his tone tinged with helplessness. "Jane, you studied physics, not astronomers."
"Besides, the distribution of stars around the solar system, and even in the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies, has long been clearly mapped. How could an unfamiliar constellation suddenly appear?"
Jane's gaze was firm. "Trust me this once. I'm not joking, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you here specifically."
"..." The middle-aged man was about to speak when the woman in the driver's seat suddenly gasped.
"Look! What's that in the sky!"
In the distance, dark clouds surged and rapidly coalesced into a massive vortex, slowly rotating. At the center of the vortex, a ghostly light flickered, and a chilling energy was frantically compressing and distorting the structure of space.
Suddenly, a stream of seven-colored light burst forth from the depths of the vortex, transforming into a giant tornado that stretched across the heavens and earth, crashing down onto the ground!
boom!
The earth trembled, the wind howled, and sand and stones swept across the land.
At the same moment, another crimson streak of fire fell from the horizon like a meteor, crashing down heavily. The ground exploded with a deafening roar, sending debris flying and creating a crater tens of meters in diameter.
In the center of the pit, lies a simple and heavy hammer.
"It's finally done."
One month later, inside the underground research institute.
Chen Xiao gazed at the transparent chamber of the large particle pulse centrifuge in front of him, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
Hundreds of tiny, dust-like points of light within the cabin were flickering steadily, fine and bright.
This is the culmination of his thirty days of hard work.
The X-Factor carries Telekinesis characteristics and all meet Alpha-level standards.
However, this batch of X-Factor is different from the X-Gene cells originally envisioned. It is neither a living cell in the traditional sense nor a pure energy body, but a new type of biological quantum state carrier that lies between the two.
After thousands of iterative experiments, layers of screening, and targeted enhancement, Chen Xiao finally cultivated billions of X-type cells that were completely embedded in their own DNA and contained no foreign gene fragments;
Then, with the help of specialized equipment, the gene fragments that carry the Telekinesis function are precisely separated and purified in a highly condensed energy form.
Extracting a mere few hundred X-Factor from billions of cells is an unimaginably difficult task.
If Chen Xiao's mental power hadn't been able to penetrate to the subcellular level and even directly analyze gene expression dynamics, this work would have been impossible to begin.
In addition, the large particle pulse centrifuge in front of him, used to extract the X-Factor, was a custom device that he personally modified over half a month.
Even while basking in the sun during the day, his brain, comparable to a supercomputer, was constantly running at high speed in the background, simulating experimental paths, optimizing parameter models, and processing real-time data, leaving him nearly mentally exhausted.
"Sure enough, when science reaches its end, it bumps into theology."
Before a soft sigh had even finished, Chen Xiao had already reached out and opened the centrifuge compartment cover, slowly inserting his left hand inside.
In an instant, those energy points seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand, surging towards Chen Xiao, gently disappearing into his palm, and quietly merging into the hidden X-Gene network within his body.
Perhaps due to the system's mechanism, although Chen Xiao's entire body had completely transformed into the Krypton Superman form, the X-Gene originally rooted in his body did not dissipate. Instead, it quietly lurked between every inch of his muscles, weaving a delicate network between energy and substance, running through his limbs and bones.
This X-Gene network both resonates with the Krypton body, nourished by its continuous evolution at the cellular level and slowly strengthening; yet it also forms its own system, existing outside of Superman's bloodline, making it exceptionally strange.
The moment those Telekinesis Factor seeped into his palm, they merged with the X-Gene instantly, like water entering the sea. An indescribable wave rippled outwards, silent yet powerful.
boom!
In an instant, a terrifying spiritual force exploded outwards from Chen Xiao, the shockwave surging like a raging tide, causing the entire laboratory floor to vibrate and the glass windows to rattle.
Superman, in the eyes of the world, has always been someone with the strength to uproot mountains, the speed of a shooting star, the Heat Vision to tear through steel, wings that soar through the air, and an indestructible body...
Few people noticed that his will was also being tempered and growing along with his physical body.
Only Chen Xiao knew that Superman's mental strength had always increased in sync with his physical abilities.
However, due to the "attribute limitation" mentioned by Professor X, this will has never been able to concretely interfere with reality, and therefore has never shown any signs.
Whether in comics or on screen, Superman has never used telekinesis or telekinesis until he transforms into the Golden Superman, at which point he truly breaks free from constraints and can control everything at will.
As for the Silver Tide? It has long transcended the rules themselves; it is all-powerful, capable of achieving anything one desires. The stronger the belief, the deeper the power—it is that straightforward and awe-inspiring.
At this moment, as the psychic X-Factor sank into Chen Xiao's left palm, his vast and unfathomable spiritual power was finally given a tangible "texture".
He slowly raised his left hand and gently pushed it towards the load-bearing wall in the distance.
boom!
The entire underground building suddenly shook.
The two-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall suddenly caved in, revealing a huge palm print that was two meters deep and six meters in diameter, with distinct knuckles and clear palm lines, as if it had been pressed by the hand of an ancient giant.
Chen Xiao stared at the palm print, pondered for a moment, and said, "I only used one-thousandth of my spiritual power."