Rebirth in the apocalypse: You can mess it up, I will open the book directly

Originally, this development was impeccable.

In nature, all things are interconnected and mutually restraining; all living beings have natural enemies, and reproduction also has cycles.

Powerful as an elephant, with a two-year gestation period, each pregnancy produces only one child.

As small as a rabbit, she was pregnant for one month and gave birth to more than ten children.

Invisible laws and order pervade the universe.

However, the emergence of the human race gradually disrupted this balance.

Because of their significantly higher intelligence compared to other living beings, the human race has developed at an astonishing pace in all aspects.

In ancient times or during periods of war, when order was newly established, many died young or perished in battle, resulting in a low life expectancy. At that time, the number of human souls participating in reincarnation was sufficient to meet the needs of newborn infants. That is, the birth rate and death rate were relatively balanced.

Then people built cities to defend against wild beasts, no longer fearing any natural enemies, and continuously developed military equipment to improve their survival rate.

In times of peace, wars between human races gradually subsided, and more people were able to die of natural causes.

Then, at the beginning of this dynasty, the dynasty was unified, the sick had access to medical care, the old and young had support, the sick had care, and many died peacefully in their old age.

It was originally a magnificent scene of blooming flowers and blazing oil.

However, this also completely disrupted the balance of reincarnation; the death rate was far lower than the birth rate, causing the reincarnated souls to be unable to make up the difference.

Therefore, as a temporary measure, a portion of the complete soul was split in two by the power of the Azure Dao, and upon reincarnation, it was placed into the bodies of two infants.

After that, the number of newborns gradually increased, and the reincarnated souls were even divided into multiple parts, which were then integrated into more physical bodies in an incomplete form to complete their reincarnation.

From the macro perspective of the Cangdao, this expedient measure of splitting souls should actually have little impact. At most, some humans would become more intelligent and polite, while others would become more foolish and ignorant. It would not hinder the overall progress of the Cangdao.

But cruelly, the primordial world continues to evolve.

The progress of the world is based on the steps of the "strongest," not the steps of the "weakest."

Just as apes evolved into "humans" at a certain period, unevolved apes remained apes, while humans continued to evolve rapidly.

Therefore, when the soul power of the beings here is strong enough, the Azure Dao will initiate the next stage of the evolution of the entire race.

As the race with the strongest soul power in this world, the human race's physical body, as the vessel for the soul, naturally evolves and strengthens accordingly.

Thus, "extraordinary people" came into being.

The special abilities that use mental and spiritual power as energy sources, along with the enhanced physical attributes, are all manifestations of "evolution."

Those souls that were divided into multiple parts to balance the birth rate were too weak to bear the power of evolution.

Under the immense pressure of forced growth, the already incomplete soul completely collapsed; the body was still indiscriminately strengthened by the Azure Dao, thus transforming into a mindless and thoughtless "wooden puppet".

.......

After arriving at the complete conclusion, everyone fell silent.

No one complained, no one was angry, and no one lamented the ruthlessness of fate.

These prodigies standing at the pinnacle of humanity may think differently from ordinary people. No matter how incomprehensible things seem to ordinary people, no matter how difficult the problems are, the first thing these prodigies will think about is "solving the problem first".

Everyone present was deep in thought; the entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

A moment later, Lingwei, who understood the power of the "soul" best, was the first to come up with a solution. She suggested:

"Since Cangdao split the souls in the cycle of reincarnation in two, causing the human race, which should have evolved, to fail to evolve and fail to awaken the power of the superhuman, thus becoming wooden puppets, then we will do the opposite and glue the souls of many dead together, so that they can be reincarnated in a complete state. In this way, when these souls are reincarnated as humans again, they will not fail to evolve again."

Chu Yan, whose mind was always active, quickly offered Qin Zheng his idea: "Since the disaster is caused by an imbalance between the number of newborns and the number of dead, why don't we enact laws to control the number of births in the population? For example, each family could only be allowed to have two children."

This applies to all living beings in this world. When they have a safe place to live, plenty of food and water, and a stable life, their instinct to reproduce is no longer suppressed.

Because of the peaceful life of the people, the population of this dynasty has indeed surged, with almost every household having four or five children.

Controlling the number of births is indeed a good way to solve the current predicament.

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and after figuring out the root of the problem, each person had their own solution.

Qin Zheng adopted these suggestions one by one and made improvements and additions.

However, Chu Yan keenly noticed that Qin Zheng's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed.

......

Winter of the eighteenth year of Yong'an.

Several solutions have been implemented, but the predicament has not been alleviated.

After all, these countermeasures are paving the way for the future and do little to improve the current situation.

Those whose souls are weak cannot be reformed, nor can they be forcibly fused with other souls while they still exist. At this stage, we can only watch helplessly as those who have failed in their evolution are turned into wooden puppets.

During this time, Meng Shuyao once again travels through time, bringing back news from the future: 145 years later, the dynasty will fall and the human race will perish.

The future will change because of the changes in the present. Due to the actions of Qin Zheng and others, as well as the implementation of the new policies of the dynasty, the time of the dynasty's demise has indeed been postponed.

Good news: These methods do work.

The bad news: But it didn't have much effect.

The inevitable decline and destruction did not change; it was merely delayed by 45 years.

A 45-year delay is nothing more than a slow death, like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Bad news is often followed by even worse news: Li Zhao obtained a new divination, which revealed that the leader of the human race, their chieftain Qin Zheng, would be destroyed by the star of destiny.

Upon hearing this news, Chu Yan was furious. He vandalized Li Zhao's Tianji Pavilion and cursed him as a charlatan spouting nonsense.

Then she and Lingyan left in a huff that very night, saying they were going to the Netherworld to find something extraordinary recorded in an ancient book.

No one could accept Qin Zheng's demise. Even Li Zhao, who had obtained the divination, remained silent, letting Chu Yan smash the divination set and astrological mirror that she cherished most.

For the first time, Li Zhao doubted her own abilities, or rather, she hoped she would make a mistake.

However, since she awakened the power of the supernatural, she has never made a mistake.

After that, Li Zhao began a long period of seclusion.

Compared to everyone else's anxiety, Qin Zheng herself remained extremely calm.

As Qin Zheng's level of supernatural power increased, she became increasingly taciturn.

No one knows what she is thinking, just as no one has ever truly understood what strange abilities her supernatural powers contain.

Qiu Ming, contrary to his usual behavior, abandoned his indifferent attitude and became extremely diligent in dealing with the "wooden puppet" matter.

Qiu Ming, a notorious "ability thief," had never attempted to steal Qin Zheng's extraordinary abilities in the past eighteen years.

However, after Li Zhao went into seclusion, Qiu Ming tried to steal Qin Zheng's abilities many times. Qin Zheng did not even resist this behavior. Qiu Ming tried every means, but still failed.