Viktor, whom they had found in this parallel spacetime, had already lost his autonomous consciousness.
Yet the remaining clues were enough to determine that Viktor truly was the culprit.
Just as He Xi had said, this was what happened when Machine Ascension and consciousness fusion failed.
Heimerdinger looked at Lan Hong and asked, "Can you let us enter it? We might be able to obtain some clues from him."
Heimerdinger pointed at Viktor's body.
Lan Hong nodded, then tossed Jayce, Ekko, and Heimerdinger into that parallel spacetime.
Once they were done, he could simply grab them and bring them back.
Looking at the utterly silent spacetime, Ge Xiaolun could not help asking, "Is Machine Ascension doomed to fail?"
Hearing Ge Xiaolun's question, He Xi replied, "Of course Machine Ascension is not doomed to fail. Compared to Gene Ascension, Machine Ascension might even be easier.
Haven't you seen examples of successful Machine Ascension? Aren't there successful Machine Ascension cases among the Taotie?"
Only then did Ge Xiaolun remember. Indeed, Taotie King Shi Yin and those white mechs under his command were all products of Machine Ascension.
Kaisha also spoke up at this moment. "For individuals, Machine Ascension is feasible. But for an entire civilization, Machine Ascension cannot succeed."
"Why is that?"
"It's simple. Two words: population. Even the Angels, as a single-sex civilization, face this problem.
If an entire civilization underwent Machine Ascension, no new members would ever be born.
Or rather, any newly born members would only possess False Consciousness granted by computers.
Do you think such a situation could last very long?"
"There is actually an even more important point."
He Xi added, "That is Consciousness Sharing! Civilizations pursuing Machine Ascension almost always engage in Consciousness Sharing.
But Consciousness Sharing is fundamentally impossible to succeed.
To put it bluntly,