GA: Chapter 281: The Changed Future, China's Choice
Huo Yu's words made Qin Tian pause, then he wore a thoughtful expression; thinking about it, that did seem to be the case.
"Alright, stop thinking about pointless things."
"Right now, for us, it is better to hurry up and collect those clow cards scattered all over China."
Ye Feng said indifferently, and the others nodded as well.
Meanwhile, in a mountain range in Hangzhou City.
"Boom!!!"
Amidst the violent roaring sound, two figures appeared in the smoke.
"The Phoenix's flames are indeed powerful."
Zhao Feng looked at the flames still burning on his left hand and said indifferently; then, he condensed a long sword made of rock.
"Bang!"
Without hesitation, Zhao Feng severed his arm that had been infected by the holy flames, and the severed arm, losing the support of Zhao Feng's spiritual energy, was burned to ashes in an instant.
"Your ability is not bad either."
The huge crimson tiger walked over slowly and said indifferently after hearing his words.
A powerful physique and mysterious Petrification; were it not for his holy flames being able to block all buffs affecting him personally, the outcome of the battle would have been hard to predict.
"Also, I can directly help you dispel the remaining holy flames; there is no need to sever your arm."
Turning around, it looked at the purple Mutated Creature flower beside it.
"Zi Ling, help him heal."
"So troublesome, every time it has to be like this."
Although the purple Mutated Creature flower complained, it still honestly helped Zhao Feng heal.
As green light flickered, Zhao Feng's lost arm was restored at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was fully repaired a few seconds later.
"Getting used to pain is helpful to me."
Zhao Feng said indifferently.
He was a desk worker, and even after the Spiritual Energy Revival, the injuries he had sustained were few and far between.
The most serious one was the battle with Huo Yu; if not for Jin Hong and the others saving him, he would have been captured even if he hadn't died.
However, just the battle with Huo Yu was not enough to make him get used to pain, or even ignore the stimulation caused by pain.
After all, he was not a real warrior; to get used to pain, he needed more stimulation.
Therefore, every time he fought with Tiger Flame and the others, he fought by self-mutilation.
His strength was inferior to theirs, and their talent was not weaker than his. While he was improving, they were also improving. Only by relying on a suicidal fighting style, and with them holding back, could he hold out for a period of time.
There is gain in sacrifice; now he could almost ignore the pain of losing an arm.
Even if his body gave him more pain, he could still maintain rational thinking.
"Moreover, Zi Ling is here."
"Its healing ability is the best I have ever seen in my life; apart from Ye Feng, I cannot think of a stronger healing-type Ability User than it."
Regrowing severed limbs was a piece of cake; the most critical part was dispelling the negative energy.
Whether it was his Petrification or Tiger Flame's holy flames, it could dispel them, though it took quite some time.
Among the Ability Users he knew, apart from Ye Feng, he could not think of a stronger healing-type Ability User than Zi Ling. If Zi Ling were human, its potential would definitely be rated as First Sequence.
"Hee hee hee, I'm not that good."
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Zi Ling felt a bit embarrassed, and the leaves under the flower covered it up by a third.
Although it was a flower, vaguely, Zhao Feng seemed to see the appearance of a human little girl feeling embarrassed after being praised.
"Becoming more and more like a human."
Zhao Feng sighed in his heart; both the tone of voice and the actions were getting closer and closer to humans.
If one didn't look, and only listened with ears, it would be hard to believe that the other party was not human, right?
However, the main thing was still him.
Zhao Feng's gaze looked at the crimson giant tiger beside him, his eyes filled with complexity and disbelief.
If it weren't for confirming it again and again, he could hardly believe that this giant Mutated Creature tiger with terrifying strength in front of him had actually come across by a human soul!
And when he crossed over, the Spiritual Energy Revival had not yet begun.
Holy flames, flames from a Phoenix, are they really that magical?
But he could not understand why it would take the initiative to reveal its information.
Since it was human, it should know even better that the human heart cannot be looked at directly, just like the sun.
"Don't misunderstand; although I have a human soul, I am ultimately not a human now."
"And I don't think there is anything that cannot be said about this."
Tiger Flame noticed Zhao Feng's gaze, and as if it knew what he was thinking, it said indifferently.
Since crossing over until now, he had already become indifferent to the identity of being a human or a beast.
What if it's a human? What if it's a tiger?
In today's world, the most important thing is strength!
Moreover, what if his human identity is revealed?
Could it be that knowing this, Zhao Feng could suddenly advance by leaps and bounds and kill him?
Or is it that the humans, knowing his soul is human, would suddenly become interested in him, or feel he is a threat and want to kill him?
This is simply impossible.
If such a possibility really existed, Jin Hong would have seen it long ago.
"The future has changed."
Suddenly, Jin Hong's voice rang out in the air, and Zhao Feng and Tiger Flame also looked at it.
"This time, the Spiritual Energy fluctuation has created a different outcome."
"Because of the existence of [Dao], China is changing."
"It has adjusted the threshold for cultivation; the future where everyone could practice cultivation techniques has disappeared, replaced by a brand new future."
"This is not just Its choice, but also China's choice."
The eye between Jin Hong's brows seemed to flicker with a faint, gentle light, and the expression on its face gradually became somewhat joyful.
"In this way, the possibility of peaceful coexistence between us and humans is getting higher and higher."
Although the future has changed, this change will only make humans better and make human civilization stronger.
It does not mean that other creatures have the possibility of replacing human civilization.
Humans will still be the final victors, and China will still be the final victors.
Therefore, Jin Hong does not want to be an enemy of humans, much less an enemy of China.
From the moment it awakened its ability and saw the future, it never had the thought of being an enemy of China again.
What it hopes for, forever, is a home that can protect any creature that does not wish to participate in war.
Tiger Flame's soul is human; although he died at Its hands, he himself was influenced by inexplicable emotions and developed murderous intent towards them.
He could not develop murderous intent towards humans because of this.
Although because of his identity, he could no longer integrate into humanity, this did not mean he wanted to be an enemy of humans.
Zi Ling is an unknown Mutated Creature flower with extremely strong healing abilities; perhaps due to the influence of its ability, it naturally hates slaughter and Death, and naturally does not want to participate in the war between humans and Mutated Creatures.
Kong is also like this; it is a fox, injured because it was hunted by a wolf pack, and fell into a coma during the escape due to excessive blood loss.
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GA: Chapter 282: Zhao Feng's Shock, Huaxia Begins the Journey of Cultivation
During its unconsciousness, it received treatment from humans; later, it even spent a period of time living with humans before being released back into the wild once its injuries recovered.
It had a favorable impression of humans and was naturally unwilling to be their enemy.
Foxes are inherently highly intelligent animals, let alone after mutating and awakening a powerful talent.
"Living in peace is merely a self-deceiving notion for the weak."
"Based on our strength, they should be the ones wary of us, not us wary of them."
Zhao Feng glanced at Jin Hong and said indifferently.
He knew that the humans Jin Hong spoke of were Huaxia, and how many First Sequence level experts did Huaxia have in total?
Even including those who hadn't fully grown yet, they only numbered on one's fingers.
But what about them?
Tiger Flame, Kong, Jin Hong, and Zi Ling.
Four First Sequence level Mutated Creatures!
Zi Ling's ability could even rival Ye Feng's.
Kong possessed a First Sequence level space Supernatural Ability, traveling through human civilization without being discovered until now.
Last time, Kong had even saved him from right under Flame Emperor Huoyu's nose.
Although he hadn't fully matured yet, as his strength grew and he plundered his second and third First Sequence level talents, his talent would transcend everyone!
By then, suppressing several First Sequences alone would not be impossible.
Because this was a qualitative change!
With such strength, no force other than the state could compare to them!
Even so, they would inevitably be wary of their power.
And wariness is the prerequisite for peaceful coexistence! Because both sides have the ability to flip the table.
Moreover, unlike our side which has so many people, they only have five!
Although they would surely take in more beings who hate war and long for peace in the future, right now, it should definitely not be them being wary of us, but us being wary of them.
"I know."
Jin Hong nodded after hearing Zhao Feng's words.
Strength was naturally an indispensable thing, but that wasn't the reason it was happy.
Peace achieved through mutual wariness is but a hypocritical peace; what it wanted was true spiritual acceptance.
Before, this possibility was too small, almost non-existent.
Whether it was the vigilance and rejection of other intelligent species, the excessive negative emotions accumulated in their hearts, or the occurrence of certain things they found incomprehensible, all made them indifferent to everything except their own families and friends.
Even before the Spiritual Energy Revival, they held malice toward others' pets, even if they were collared and leashed.
In reality, they restrained their negative emotions, but on another "land" called the Internet, they frantically vented the malice in their hearts.
If it were such a country, peaceful coexistence would truly only exist under mutual wariness.
Even if they felt regret, there was nothing they could do.
But now, another possibility had appeared!
The threshold of cultivation techniques allowed everyone to pursue and persist in their own paths; they became purer, and the qualities they had once lost were picked up again.
As more and more people found their own paths and became purer, they developed more tolerance for the world.
Then, the heart-to-heart integration they longed for might actually be realized.
This was the reason for its joy and excitement.
"Wait, did you just say something?"
"Cultivation techniques?"
Suddenly, Zhao Feng seemed to remember something and looked at Jin Hong with a frown.
"Huaxia has created cultivation techniques that can absorb spiritual energy?"
"How did they do it?"
"Techniques collected by various Sects? But I remember they shouldn't be able to be practiced."
"Could it really be created by the Scientific Research Institute?"
Before he defected and plundered Supernatural Abilities, he had also fantasized about whether the cultivation techniques in novels existed due to his weak talent and strength; but he had searched all the information he could access in the Spiritual Energy Bureau and found no information in this regard.
Although there were some experimental data, the experimental results all indicated that the Spiritual Energy Revival did not make cultivation techniques a reality.
Jin Hong glanced at him without speaking; it pulled out a phone from somewhere and threw it to him.
"See for yourself."
Zhao Feng took the phone and quickly read the news, and then—
Cultivation techniques become a reality, Huaxia officially begins the journey of Cultivating Immortality?!
Disciples of Taoist Sects such as Mount Shu, Sect, Dragon Tiger, and Quanzhen School have all shown their brilliance?
Alchemy, Weapon Refinement, Formations, Talismans, Spells—asking just how comprehensive the studies of Taoist disciples are?
Buddhist Sects like Baiyun and Shaolin are reported to have fewer than one in a hundred who reach the cultivation threshold?
The path of seeking the Dao, the path of pursuing the Dao—the Longevity Technique is just the beginning!
Zhao Feng fell into a daze. How long had he and Tiger Flame been training? How did the world feel like it had changed?
It turned out not only had cultivation techniques become a reality, but the entire Huaxia had also begun the journey of cultivation?
No, it wasn't that everyone could practice, but rather they first had to have a path they were willing to strive for their whole lives.
Most people were still in the process of seeking their Dao.
So, what would his Dao be?
Zhao Feng's gaze turned to the basic Taoist technique officially released, the Longevity Technique, and he subconsciously tried to practice according to the technique.
But after only a few seconds, he snapped out of it; it seemed there was an invisible membrane preventing him from cultivating.
Was this membrane the so-called threshold?
Shaking his head slightly, he put the phone away.
To him, whether he could really practice cultivation techniques didn't matter. Even if he had a Dao to pursue and could cultivate, the only thing he could practice was the basic Longevity Technique released by the officials.
Was there any need for him to practice a basic technique?
If he wanted something deeper, he would have to go to the Spiritual Energy Bureau for certification, but he estimated he was still being "wanted," so going there would be suicide.
"When you find your Dao, I will give you a cultivation technique that suits you."
Jin Hong looked at Zhao Feng and said.
"You saw the technique I will practice in the future?"
Zhao Feng looked at Jin Hong, saying with some surprise, though his expression became increasingly strange.
Was Jin Hong's ability really foresight? Seeing random scenes of the future?
And then conveniently seeing the technique he would practice?
But if not, what other reason could there be?
"You'll know when the time comes."
Jin Hong didn't answer and closed its eyes to begin recovering the mental energy lost from seeing the future.
Seeing this, Zhao Feng didn't ask further. He glanced at his arm, which had already been healed by Zi Ling, and looked at Tiger Flame.
"Continue."
"Good."
Tiger Flame also nodded.
Like Zhao Feng, it had a strong thirst for strength.
However, unlike Zhao Feng who wanted to reach the peak of this world, all it wanted was to protect Jin Hong, Kong, Zi Ling, and the others.