Chapter 239

As the entity that carries the Sacred Core... what is its current condition?

Wen Jing wanted to communicate with the other party, but in this space, even Mental Link was not possible. The only ones who could communicate were the six prophets, who exchanged information more directly.

However, this difficulty was no match for the clever Insectoid Civilization.

After a moment's thought, Wen Jing attached his consciousness light point to the protocol thread connecting the light points.

Or [Information Touch]?

This time, she precisely suppressed the content of the agreement information in the surrounding area.

It's like temporarily covering up everything else in a very long sentence, only showing the information she needs to display.

She conveyed information to the other party as if plucking the strings of a musical instrument.

Can you sense me?

"I am human too."

Are you still conscious?

"..."

"..."

"..."

The other person is conscious, but there is no reaction.

Wen Jing confirmed that the other party had definitely received the information. In essence, the other party could receive all the information in the Sacred Core, let alone such a close chain.

"Isn't it obvious enough?"

She looked at the dense threads of the protocol, and this time, when transmitting information, she temporarily suppressed all other 'noise' and only highlighted the part she wanted to convey.

"I am human."

Do you want to regain your freedom?

Please respond.

She doesn't need the other party to manipulate the agreement like she does; she has Information Perception, and she can see it directly as long as the other party generates a thought response.

"..."

She sent the message three times in a row, but received only silence in response.

Is it because their thinking has become rigid?

Within the Mind Palace, Analysis Personality and the Creation Personality are Analysis the state of this consciousness.

"The Alaya Race mental agreement may not only alter the pathway between the other party's 'thoughts' and 'actions,' but goes deeper, directly restricting the other party's thoughts."

"Any thought is distorted into the operation of the Sacred Core; true autonomy rests with the six prophets."

"If this continues, the other party's mindset may have devolved into nothing more than the instinct to maintain their superpowers..."

However, just when Wen Jing thought the communication was fruitless, the consciousness within the core suddenly trembled.

The next moment, a clear message emerged.

This is the most vivid piece of conscious information that Wen Jing has perceived since Information Perception.

The intense, singular, and extreme ecstasy and pleading of someone in dire straits who has found a lifeline.

Kill me!!!

Chapter 239

Wen Jing finally received a reply from the other party.

She looked at the enormous light in front of her, which was the core of [Heavenly Evolution], the central processor of the entire Sacred Core. The light was still pulsating steadily, transmitting the power fluctuations that supported the operation of the entire civilization.

Deep within that light, a faint tremor of consciousness was desperately calling out to her.

But the other party had no other thoughts besides 'kill me'.

"..."

Wen Jing paused, instinctively wanting to reply, but immediately stopped.

Within the Mind Palace, Creation Personality well-versed in social psychology completes the Analysis of the other person's state.

"Heavenly Evolution is resisting, resisting the reception of any information."

Now, Wen Jing can only refer to the consciousness of this ancient Awakened as "ability information."

Because the name, origin, and gender of the Awakened of the Heavenly Evolution ability still exist in the Sacred Core, but they have been washed away and mixed over tens of thousands of years of information flow. Even if they receive their own information now, they cannot recognize it.

"The sheer volume of information overwhelming an individual's consciousness is beyond what an ordinary Awakened could withstand. In such a situation, their consciousness would have long since collapsed. However, because Heavenly Evolution is the supplier of this ability—and his own ability will not harm him—he is forced to remain consciously aware of everything under the onslaught of information."

"Every moment, a torrent of information from the entire Sacred Core washes over my consciousness, never ceasing. For Heavenly Evolution, receiving this information is tantamount to enduring pain."

"So the information we transmitted earlier might not have been 'heard' by Heavenly Evolution at all, or it might have been automatically blocked."

"Its consciousness is now reduced to a single instinct: shutting down its receiving channels and rejecting all input, even the faintest signals from the outside world."

The Creation Personality paused, a hint of pity in his voice.

"It was only after the agreement information was temporarily suppressed that Heavenly Evolution was able to have his first peace and quiet, his first rest while he was trapped here..."

What have the Alaya Race been doing with their abilities all these years? How many Awakened? Such cruel facts... Heavenly Evolution's consciousness has long since lost the ability to think about these things.

Because the other person has been enduring pain that exceeds the limits of their individual consciousness.

They've even forgotten themselves, let alone more complex emotions like identification, stance, and hatred.

"The fact that Heavenly Evolution can still respond to us, pleading with us to kill it, already demonstrates its strong will and that its spirituality has not been completely extinguished..."

The Dominant Will sighed; this was also the reason she had just stopped.

"If I were to communicate with Heavenly Evolution right now, even in a normal conversation, it would be a painful experience for him."

"That's right." The Creation Personality nodded. "Any information input will trigger a painful reaction from Heavenly Evolution, especially now that we've given him a long-lost sense of peace. Further information shocks might actually cause him even more pain."

"Forget it, we can't get any direct information from them anyway."

The Dominant Will waved its hand, continuing to suppress the information linked to Heavenly Evolution.

The other person's memories, emotions, and self-identity have long been erased by the pain of so many years.

Now all that remains is the instinct to stop everything, and... the ability.

Heavenly Evolution's abilities are still functioning, because that's the reason it's locked here. It doesn't need to remember who it is; it only needs to continue to utilize the characteristics of [Heavenly Evolution].

"The original purpose of this characteristic was to link the wisdom and characteristics of other Awakened with Heavenly Evolution as the core, so as to unleash the power of the collective... But after the Alaya Race discovered its potential and stripped it of its power, it became the central processor that carries their entire civilization."

Wen Jing's gaze fell on the dense network of protocol threads, which extended from Heavenly Evolution's abilities and connected the entire Sacred Core Network.

The survival of Heavenly Evolution's consciousness is a prerequisite for ensuring the continued existence of this ability.

The Heavenly Evolution cannot explain the situation, but its very existence is the explanation.

If you can't get the answer by asking, then just "see" it for yourself.

The intelligent Analysis of Information Perception and Personality Network allowed Wen Jing to immediately find the biggest vulnerability in the Sacred Core.

"If the core function of this Sacred Core were purely technological, I would have to spend time learning it and wouldn't dare to act rashly. But it actually uses extraordinary power..."

Originally, her purpose in entering the Sacred Core was only to investigate the situation, gather technological knowledge, and wait for an opportunity to act.

At this moment, as the situation became clearer, an idea arose in Wen Jing's Mind Palace, quickly verifying the deduced plan and determining its execution—

The entire Sacred Core represents the power and thought processes of Heavenly Evolution, which were hijacked by six prophets of the Alaya Race.

What Wen Jing was planning to do at this moment was to use the agreements linking to the Heavenly Evolution to 'counter-hijack' the six prophets!

As for the method to achieve this goal...

As the core of the Alaya Civilization, the six prophets guarded this place with utmost vigilance, and over the years they continued to improve its vulnerabilities, achieving near perfection in the control of various protocols.

Wen Jing's attempt to attack the core using his current form of consciousness points is futile.

The rules of this space are layers of permissions; as an outsider, she couldn't even touch the prophet's consciousness.

Even if she could temporarily suppress the protocol information, suppressing information is not the same as tampering with it. This method could harm the prophets, but it would only alert them and wouldn't allow her to complete her plan.

Therefore, what Wen Jing needs to do is not to break the door open from the outside, but to get the prophets to open the door on their own initiative.

"Xu Yuan, how many Skill Points are needed to exchange for the one-time trait of [Heavenly Evolution]?"

"21790," Xu Yuan replied immediately.

A single exchange requires over 20,000 Skill Points, and among S-level traits, [Heavenly Evolution] is quite powerful.

However, the Dominant Will glanced at its balance of over a million, noting that twenty thousand was still a fraction of its total. It waved its hand dismissively. "Exchange it for me."

Now, any characteristic of Awakened is equivalent to being known by Wen Jing.

Heavenly Evolution's S-level characteristics are naturally those related to consciousness, such as [Information Touch] and [Gestalt Consciousness]. After the exchange is completed, the personality node in the Sacred Core activates the ability with a thought, and the form instantly undergoes a wonderful change.

A cluster of Heavenly Evolution Cores, identical in characteristics and abilities, appeared next to the original core.

The exchange from the Xu Yuan is different from the permanent ability that Wen Jing evolved using the panel; it is a copy of information, and there is no difference between it and the original.

"Although this ability is a one-time use, as long as I keep it active like Heavenly Evolution, wouldn't it be equivalent to being permanent?"

This ability to persist is similar to a [Standardization Meme], and it will not be interrupted as long as Wen Jing's personality node does not travel through the Ancient Wilderness.

After completing the one-time exchange, the next step is to consume the majority of Skill Points.

[The direction of evolution has been determined...]

[Consumption points...]

[Skill Points: 1241389 → 241389]

[Evolution complete]

[Split III]

[Acquired Trait: Personality Network) ]

The million Skill Points vanished instantly, replaced by Wen Jing's personality nodes splitting again, increasing from four to eight.

This evolution did not take much time, nor did it cause much fluctuation in the Mind Palace, because Wen Jing's physical and mental strength has now reached a terrifying level, and the attribute values of each Clone are now measured in tens of thousands.