Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

The fighting was exceptionally fierce in the heart of ASH.

Initially, Mark was not as fast as Bai Yuekui, and his strength was only barely on par with Bai Yuekui. His combat skills were practically nonexistent due to his berserk state, so he was suppressed by the latter.

But Mark's evolution was faster than anyone could have imagined.

In just a few minutes, Mark's power had undergone a qualitative change, and his speed had also increased.

His leg muscles had evolved to resemble springs, with each muscle fiber unleashing tons of power the moment it was activated. Just by stepping on the ground, they would create a deafening roar!

His exoskeleton armor also changed, completely merging with him and seemingly becoming a part of his body. Every movement was accompanied by an explosion of life essence, further enhancing his strength and speed.

It's like having a built-in combat suit!

With these abilities, Mark's speed and strength have surpassed Bai Yuekui's!

hum!

Like a bolt of black lightning, a thunderclap from a clear sky!

Wherever she went, Bai Yuekui's gaze sharpened, and she had to release a large amount of life essence to form barriers to resist. However, after only a few times, she felt that her life essence was being depleted too quickly.

"call……"

A warm breath containing the essence of life was exhaled from his mouth, and Bai Yuekui's whole body began to emit a faint glow, even every strand of hair seemed to be glowing!

His eyes were like a constellation of brilliant stars, mysterious and vast!

Mark has completely changed his appearance. If Mark was more and more like a Devouring Beast before, then with evolution, he is now more like a human, only his body is still tall, and his whole body except for his face is covered in a layer of biological armor.

It's practically a killing machine!

With an expressionless face and eyes as cold as knives, he raised his hand from the side and swung it at Bai Yuekui.

boom!

Suddenly, Bai Yuekui pointed a finger at the inside of Mark's elbow joint.

*Sizzle! Sizzle sizzle!!*

Five visible ripples flashed through the air, carrying with them faint electrical currents!

"Um?!"

Mark was shocked when his arm suddenly went numb. As his evolution level increased, his rationality gradually returned, and his battles were no longer chaotic.

Upon discovering that Bai Yuekui's attack had disrupted the transmission of life essence in his arm, Mark decisively raised his other hand.

boom!

Bai Yuekui's kick, imbued with extremely strong life essence, came almost simultaneously, carrying a tail flame like that of a comet.

Boom!

The dull thud was like a drumbeat. Mark was kicked away, his feet gripping the ground tightly, sparks flying from his feet!

The arm that blocked the kick trembled, while the other hand hung limply at the side due to the loss of life essence support. The fishy purplish essence was continuously released from the body, and the blue life essence flowed between the flesh and blood, rapidly repairing the damaged body.

"call……"

Bai Yuekui exhaled again, planting the scabbard of his Tang sword, Alaya-vijnana, into the ground. As life essence was injected, mysterious and unpredictable patterns opened up a huge magic array on the ground!

"Um!?"

Mark was startled and sensed something was wrong. He tried to back away from the attack, but it was too late. The moment he was enveloped, bolts of lightning-like energy fixed him firmly in place!

Oh?

Seeing this, Qin Ming suddenly became interested in these methods from ancient times that stimulate the body's potential.

Although spiritual abilities can also achieve this, and he even developed the ability to allow any "immortal" to project their spiritual space, making the domain more effective at suppressing the target, the means to unleash potential comes from genes.

Just like Mark's transformation, it's similar to a fairy's transformation ability, which can greatly increase destructive power.

These methods are all of reference value to him.

His level of skill is already too high; he can grasp these abilities with just a glance, but that doesn't mean he would complain about having too many tricks up his sleeve.

"call……"

The third breath was a habit of Bai Yuekui's; it was a sign that she used to mobilize a large amount of life essence whenever she entered battle mode in order to conserve her life essence.

Because of the scarcity of life essence, every time she mobilizes life essence, she is accelerating her life metabolism, which, in short, is depleting her own life!

Her white hair is not due to any genetic mutation, but rather the result of accelerated cellular aging.

As the life essence burst forth, Bai Yuekui unleashed a full-force strike in Mark's direction!

"Roar……!"

A suppressed growl escaped from Mark's throat, the deadly threat driving his genes completely out of control.

In an instant, the life essence transformed into a black liquid substance, covering the entire body from the inside out, forcibly breaking free from the suppression of the formation. Accompanied by a roar, the life essence transformed into an energy barrier and expanded wildly!

Meanwhile, the totem in the distance, which contained a large amount of life essence, gradually dimmed and was completely absorbed by him!

A life magnetic field erupts!

boom! !

Bai Yuekui's strike was her strongest attack, transforming the essence of life into a sharp edge that could cut through anything, even energy!

Mark's body was instantly split in two!

However, the energy contained in the life magnetic field is equally devastating. Bai Yuekui released too much life essence, and there was no time to defend himself. He was instantly severely injured!

Both sides suffer.

Buzz! Light gradually filled the surroundings, revealing a floor made entirely of various ultra-high-hardness alloys. This was the interior of a massive triangular space. Data flowed in ASH's eyes as he stated, "43.1%, the rules are about to be destroyed, the cycle is about to break; reincarnation is about to end, the gate is closed..."

After saying that, the projection raised its hand and executed some kind of command.

The massive floating island, far away in the ruins of the Hela Empire, gradually began to operate, and the aerial behemoths, dormant for decades, slowly began to awaken, moving towards the largest vortex on Earth.

A countdown timer appears in the core data of ASH.

[44 hours, 31 minutes, and 13 seconds...]

This is the last chance left for humanity. With the complete outbreak of the mana ecosystem, humanity will have no more choices!

……

The two were almost both severely injured, but Mark recovered quickly due to his genes' super-strong regenerative abilities, though he lost a large amount of life essence.

After waking up, Mark gradually returned to his human form, nodded to Qin Ming, and seemed to be in a stable state, although his expression was slightly cold and stiff.

Having incorporated Mana's genes, his genetic evolution has transcended the realm of humanity.

Fortunately, the human soul was preserved.

Mark then left to return to the lighthouse. With his evolution, his brain had become a biological computing system, enabling him to understand that everything Ash did was indeed the optimal solution for humanity.

Without needing to say anything more, he understood what he had to do next.

"..."

Then, ASH walked up to Bai Yuekui, scanned him, and said, "Life essence is depleted too much, genetic evolution is interrupted, and signs of life are disappearing..."

Bai Yuekui's hair had turned from silver-white to gray-white, lifeless, and his skin had gradually become dull.

ASH paused for a moment, then continued, "Yuekui, you have done very well, managing to evolve your genes to this point within a limited time. But your time is running out. I will now perform gene fusion for you."

Several robotic arms and a platform rose directly from the ground, and Bai Yuekui's body was transferred onto them.

Just as ASH was about to inject Mana genes into Bai Yuekui, Bai Yuekui woke up, his expression unusually calm, and stopped ASH's actions, saying, "ASH, it's not necessary."

ASH said, "Moonlight, the evolutionary experiment was very successful. The genetic sequence of the Mana ecosystem is superior to that of humans. It is feasible for humans to complete genetic leap based on this. You don't need to have any concerns."

Bai Yuekui shook his head again, took a deep breath, and gestured for ASH to stop. Then he looked at Qin Ming not far away.

As if reading her gaze, Qin Ming raised his hand, and an almost transparent figure appeared beside Bai Yuekui, followed by a second, a third...

A woman excitedly hugged Bai Yuekui, her voice trembling as she said, "Little Kui."