Chapter 236

Ultimately, the ruins in the Ancient Wilderness world are essentially a reflection of human civilization. The Kree mythology is a worldview created in modern times. It is quite profound, but it does not actually contain the existence of the Great Old Ones.

The effect of this characteristic can also be called information distortion.

When Wen Jing releases her power, she can cause other individuals observing her to receive incomprehensible results that are beyond their comprehension.

Although it doesn't reach the rule level, as the saying goes, terror comes from the unknown... This characteristic could be surprisingly effective in intimidating people.

"Moreover, this world is merely a lower-level altar of Cthulhu; the deeper worlds within the Ancient Wilderness might contain relics truly pointing to the level of Cthulhu..."

"I wonder if there's any connection between Dean Ailin's entry on the Deep Sea and..."

As the world collapsed, Wen Jing pondered and cleansed the corruption of his subordinates' personalities, while also killing the dazed and confused Aoderiqi.

*

In the lobby of the Awakened Guild, people came and went as usual.

Suddenly, a red alarm sounded in the shuttle plaza behind them.

Three figures fell, their bodies still damp from the seawater, their faces pale to the point of being almost transparent, and strange, newly healed scars faintly visible on their exposed skin.

"Medical team!"

As soon as Seweiya and the others were rescued, the news spread quickly.

"That's... Seweiya?"

"And Kashi and Weierna, are only the three of them coming back?"

"Hiss—wasn't Weiluo part of their expedition? And Aoderiqi, who was leading the team, hasn't returned either."

"Something terrible has happened..."

Ten minutes later, in the Awakened Guild's emergency meeting room.

Seweiya, Kashi, Weierna received treatment while being questioned by relevant personnel.

Because of Wen Jing's presence, this trip had received special attention beforehand. At this moment, apart from the guild's senior deacons, all the representatives of the six major families who reside in the Awakened Guild had gathered.

"So, you mean Aoderiqi has a problem?"

"Yes." Seweiya frowned. "That world wasn't a natural Ancient Wilderness at all, but a ruined civilization. He lured us in to sacrifice us and use the power within to enhance himself."

Kashi nodded silently. "If it weren't for Weiluo... we wouldn't have made it back at all."

"What happened?" The representative of the Heinrich Family quickly looked at Kashi, who belonged to their faction.

The three of them, naturally, dared not conceal anything at this point, and recounted their experiences one by one, supplementing each other's accounts, and explaining the situation in detail.

From entering the ruins, to experiencing the transformation, to the Wen Jing... that star.

"What?!"

"Her Wilderness Body isn't an ordinary celestial body, but a star? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"No." All three affirmed, their faces still bearing the shock of seeing the underwater star, an emotion that could not be faked.

Upon hearing that Wen Jing had transformed from a planet into a star at the crucial moment, dispelling the pollution, suppressing the mutated Aoderiqi, and leaving behind the task of covering the retreat, the representatives from each faction immediately became anxious.

The fact that this special experimental subject's Wilderness Body could transform from a planet into a star makes it even more significant.

The Virid Family, in particular, notified Panxi directly.

A few minutes later, two figures in white robes entered the Awakened Guild and headed straight for the plaza.

"Bloodline? Bloodline members need special permission to come to the guild, right?"

The Awakened of the guild watched the figure flash by in the side passage and began to chatter curiously.

"It must be the Virid Family. I heard that Weiluo stayed behind to cover the retreat and hasn't returned even after thirty minutes. I'm afraid..."

"Xu Yuan, do you know about the matter concerning the stars?"

"Have no idea."

"Is she still hiding something from you?"

"So, this is my chance to shine."

"But what if she dies in the Ancient Wilderness world?"

That just means I'm unlucky.

Panxi personally went to the conference room to gather more intelligence, leaving Xu Yuan alone standing in the shuttle plaza.

At this moment, the various factions were in an uproar. They had just learned that the opponent's Wilderness Body had transformed into a star, and at the same time, they received news that his fate was unknown.

Aoderiqi didn't come back, and now no one can enter the ruins.

The pursuers of Wen Jing from the five major factions were not unwilling to show off, but the Awakened Guild was a public control area for the experimental subjects of the six major factions, so they could not come at will and needed relevant permission.

Only those with a legitimate name can enter the Xu Yuan directly.

However, it was too late for other factions to get permission, because his role as the "waiting-for-him-wife-stone" didn't last long. While the emergency meeting room was still questioning him, a familiar red-haired figure appeared in the square.

"She's back!"

"Weiluo! Are you alright? Do you need to be checked?" The scene erupted in excitement. There were guild stewards asking questions, representatives from the five major factions offering their condolences, and three teammates expressing their gratitude.

"I'm fine." Wen Jing ignored the people, grabbed Xu Yuan's hand, and strode away, leaving behind only a hearty laugh and a single sentence.

"I'm going to participate in this month's Compatibility Trial."

This month... Compatibility Trial?

Everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing what had happened. Not only had the other party returned safely, but their Wilderness Body had also undergone a transformation, and their compatibility had even exceeded 60%!

What kind of growth rate is this? She's only been awakened for less than half a year...

Some gossipy people, seeing Wen Jing's triumphant Wen Jing due to his great strength, thought about the special quirks of this currently most sought-after genius.

Tsk, her spouse is going to suffer a lot tonight...

Chapter 236

Beyond the Tide of Ignorance, in a desolate galaxy far from two Type III civilizations, and also far from any Type I or Type II cosmic civilization, a rocky planet quietly rotates.

There is no atmosphere or life here, only eternal darkness and radiation.

At this moment, within a crater on the planet's dark side, floats a shadowy, black insect.

It is the Clone that carries Wen Jing's Analysis Personality.

She has been here for seven days, conducting an experiment without an audience using biotechnology obtained from the Alaya Race.

At the bottom of the crater, an area with a diameter of 100 meters was shrouded in a faint Energy Shield.

Inside the shield, a mass of grayish-white flesh was writhing, splitting, and reorganizing—it was 'biological slurry' she had created using inorganic matter conversion technology, which could theoretically differentiate into any form of swarm unit.

"The Thirty-Seven test."

As the Analysis Personality gave the command, dozens of protrusions appeared on the surface of the flesh, rapidly growing into small, six-legged insects, each about the size of an adult's arm.

They shook their limbs and crawled up the rocks, their movements gradually becoming more coordinated from stiff.

The appearance of this batch of biological swarms of experimental subjects does not resemble any specific insect, but rather is a combination of various functions, modeled after the early evolutionary form of the Wen Jing.

"Move in a circular motion around the pit wall."

The swarm of insects began to run, marching in neat formation around the edge of the crater at a steady pace and with even spacing.

This is much better than the last test a month ago, when they could barely stand.

The Analysis Personality nodded slightly and continued issuing complex instructions, "Disperse the formation and simulate an attack on the target."

The swarm dispersed, barely forming a semi-encirclement, before assuming a pouncing posture.

However, during this process, several positions experienced internal competition and pressure.

The swarm's movements immediately became chaotic.

Several stopped moving and began circling in place; others turned to their companions, hissing threateningly; still others pounced on the nearest rock, tearing at it frantically as if it were an enemy.

"We used pheromones to enhance control, but it backfired and caused mutual interference." Wen Jing frowned.

She waved her hand, throwing the chaotic swarm of insects back into the biological slurry, testing the termination.

After returning from the ruins of the evil god, Wen Jing's Wilderness Body in the eyes of the Alaya Race upgraded from a planet to a star. The research level of the Xu Yuan was improved again, unlocking the knowledge permissions of a level 5 researcher and obtaining more advanced biomodulation technology.

This technology allows her to create swarms of living insects that can 'move'.

However, they can only move; they lack sentience and can only execute the most basic commands, such as going somewhere. They can't even attack or devour, because these created swarms of insects lack the instinct to survive and reproduce.

Adding this system would be technically difficult, and it wouldn't be relevant to Wen Jing's combat needs.

Such swarms of insects can only be used as one-time self-destruct weapons—but if Wen Jing wants to achieve the same effect, he has other methods.

Therefore, the Analysis Personality was further upgraded, simulating insects in nature and incorporating the identification and control of pheromones.

In this way, the swarm can indeed execute more advanced commands, such as assembling, surrounding, and attacking.

However, this kind of control is actually the same as the network signal of the mechanical insect swarm, which is easily interfered with and restrained. They can even interfere with each other, resulting in unpredictable behavior.

Essentially, the current swarm of organisms still lacks true conceptual 'consciousness', cannot understand the intentions behind commands, and can only mechanically repeat them.

Wen Jing's swarm is composed of units that are extensions of her will. No matter how the environment changes, they can accurately execute strategic intentions and even make autonomous judgments when contact is lost.

"If we endow them with the instinct for survival and survival, and allow them to evolve naturally over time in an environment, perhaps they could form a true ethnic group, but I don't have that time..."

Time is what Wen Jing lacks most right now.

To catch up with the technology developed by the Alaya Race over nearly a million years is already defying the heavens.

Under these circumstances, her enemies are also making progress.