“But now… Chen Xiao has done it.” JOKER said the last sentence.
"You should be very happy right now, shouldn't you?" Shi Gaofei shook his head.
JOKER glanced at everyone, his tone cold and menacing!
"Yes, I'm very happy."
Then, he raised his hand, and everyone in the room suddenly felt everything go black...
Chapter 293 [The Door!]
Looking at the two corpses on the ground... well, they should be called "bodies" now, not corpses.
Old Tian coughed, bent down, reached out and pinched Gonggong's wrist to check his pulse. When he looked up, his face showed surprise: "Huh? There really is a heartbeat!"
The people nearby breathed a sigh of relief. Phoenix immediately stepped forward, pressed two thumbs to Gonggong's temples, and frowned, saying, "His bodily functions are back... but it seems that his consciousness hasn't reacted yet."
"Could it be..." The fat man stood to the side, looking somewhat timid, and cautiously said, "Could it be that Chen Xiao hasn't summoned their souls back yet?"
Phoenix immediately glared at the fat man and laughed, "Do you think this is a horror movie?"
Chen Xiao shook his head: "What he said might not be untrue... Perhaps, a person's 'soul' should also be a kind of 'matter.' At least, when I was trying to collect the scattered matter from the two people's bodies and consciousness, I sensed a special existence. This special existence wasn't some protein or other compound or organic matter that makes up the human body... but something I can't describe. It was this special thing that triggered my senses, allowing me to collect them... Once these things diffuse into the air, they quickly weaken. If I had been any slower, they probably would have dissipated completely before I could collect them."
"Are you talking about the soul?!" Phoenix asked in surprise.
"Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't." Chen Xiao squinted. "Whether in Eastern or Western religions or mythologies, there are descriptions of the human soul. Perhaps, such a thing as a soul really exists."
“Twenty-one grams…” Prince muttered under his breath, then glanced at the fat man and the others beside him and explained, “There is a saying in Western religions that there is a special part in the human body, which is the soul. And the human soul is also a kind of matter, and its weight… is only twenty-one grams.”
"None of that matters. What matters is whether these two guys can wake up?" Old Tian sighed.
"It should be possible." Chen Xiao smiled, a hint of weariness in his eyes. "It's just that the special substance in their bodies is already quite weak, so it might take some time to recover."
After a pause, Chen Xiao's tone became somewhat troubled: "However... there's one thing I haven't quite mastered yet. Whether it's the soul or the spirit, it's likely a composite of a person's mental consciousness. After death, this composite of mental consciousness will probably dissipate quickly. Moreover, most of our abilities as superhumans originate from mental power. Without the control of mental power, we're not much different from ordinary people. So... because their composite of mental consciousness is already very weak, even if they wake up, I'm afraid they'll..."
"He's become an ordinary person now." Old Tian nodded, finishing the sentence for Chen Xiao.
“Yes.” Chen Xiao seemed a little guilty: “Actually, according to the law of conservation of energy, the demise of a substance does not actually mean it disappears, but rather it is transformed into other substances. As long as you try hard, you can always find its whereabouts and then find a way to restore it… But I have only just mastered the ability to sense matter, and I am not very familiar with this feeling yet, so I cannot do it for the time being.”
Simply put, take a drop of water. If placed in a cold place, the water will freeze. In this sense, the drop of water ceases to exist in its "liquid" form, but it has transformed into a new substance called "ice." Essentially, it hasn't truly disappeared. Conversely, if the water is placed in a dry, hot place, it will evaporate. Again, the "liquid" form ends, but it becomes water vapor hidden in the air. Essentially, it still exists, just in a different form.
Chen Xiao looked at the silent crowd and said with a wry smile, "So, it seems that my power is still limited and far from reaching the level of the 'God' you all talk about."
“However, the ability you possess, in terms of its nature and level, already belongs to the level of God.” Prince still insisted on the term “God,” and his gaze towards Chen Xiao at this moment even contained a hint of fanatical reverence.
"I think this is great." Old Tian suddenly burst into laughter a few times: "Becoming an ordinary person isn't bad either."
Then a faint trace of melancholy appeared in Lao Tian's eyes: "Anyway, I've lived too long, and I've had enough. Now that I no longer have superpowers, I can finally age normally... and then die. Originally, this should be the normal form of life."
Phoenix and Chen Xiao exchanged a glance, and they both probably understood what Lao Tian meant.
Phoenix then looked around. The surrounding buildings were in a mess. Many buildings in the nearby streets had cracks in their facades. The ground looked like an Iraqi battlefield. Looking around, there wasn't a single intact thing to be seen.
"What about those other guys?" Phoenix pointed into the distance.
Test subjects number two and three were still lying there, as if they were dead... In fact, it was almost as if they were really dead. One had his skull smashed by Chen Xiao, and the other's body was shattered, limp there like a puddle of mud.
However, the direction the phoenix was pointing was clearly not towards those two, but rather...
Poseidon!
Poseidon still lay there upright, face up, eyes wide open.
Chen Xiao coughed and touched his nose. Phoenix simply sighed, "Alright, I understand what you mean... Take her away. As for the other two..."
"Hey!" Prince yelled first, "Are you crazy?! Do you think this is like adopting puppies and kittens? These three are S-class powerhouses! We're all crippled now! The only ones who can still be of any use are you two!" As he spoke, Prince glared at the fat man and Tyrannosaurus Rex who were about to speak, "What? You're not convinced? If you really encounter an enemy and a fight breaks out, with your current strength levels, you two wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder!"
Tyrannosaurus Rex glared. After all, he was a seasoned superhuman and did not object to this statement. His only proficient ability was A-level strength, but his overall strength was only barely B-level.
In a massive melee like the one we just witnessed, he wouldn't even qualify to be cannon fodder.
As for the fat man... he wasn't even a combatant.
"Anyway, I only helped you out for the benefits. Now that it's over, I'm leaving." The Tyrannosaurus Rex shook its huge head. "Neither the service company nor the club are places a nobody like me with no backing can afford to mess with. Alright, as long as you give me the benefits you promised, I'll be gone!"
Prince ignored the scoundrel: "Three S-class experts, taking them back would only cause trouble. After saving them, are we going to fight them again? Perhaps..." A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Phoenix sneered from the side, glancing sideways at Chen Xiao: "Hmph, those two Chen Xiao clones, kill them if you want. But I think someone would never be willing to kill this pretty girl!"
Chen Xiao gave a wry smile: "Phoenix, I really have no connection with this sea god."
Phoenix sighed and glared at Chen Xiao: "Alright! Then take them all back! By the way, we really need to find out how these two Chen Xiao clones were created! Their abilities are obviously the same as yours! This is not good news! Could it be that someone used your genes to clone a whole bunch of Chen Xiaos?"
Everyone's expression changed!
A whole bunch of Chen Xiaos?
Imagine this: theoretically, cloning can be repeated indefinitely... If a huge number of Chen Xiaos were actually cloned, what would the world be like?
Are S-class cars everywhere?
That's not the scariest part. The scariest part is that Chen Xiao's clone has the same genes as him!
In other words, it means purifying others, absorbing their supernatural abilities, and then evolving to become stronger by absorbing others...
"Actually, Chen Xiao's existence is like a virus. Don't you think that a superhuman like him really has the characteristics of a 'virus'? Devouring others to strengthen himself! One Chen Xiao is enough for this world. If we really create a whole bunch of them... hehehehehe!"
Prince's words sent chills down everyone's spines.