Chapter 56 The Double Shackles of Gene Lock and Soul Lock! The Third True Trial of the Eternal Divine Kingdom!

After the fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom left the Mechanical Empire, it sailed through the starry sky for six months.

During these six months, Lin Feng had been contemplating the deeper meaning of the Journey of Eternal Evolution.

In the first two stops, he had saved the Consciousness Civilization and the Mechanical Civilization that were on the verge of destruction, respectively, but he discovered a pattern—the crisis faced by every civilization was an extreme imbalance of the Third Equilibrium.

"Lin Feng," Li Xue's voice carried a hint of unease, "a very strange civilization signal has been detected."

"Strange?" Lin Feng roused himself from his thoughts and looked at the detector in Li Xue's hand.

"Yes," Li Xue operated the detector rapidly, "this civilization has already reached Level 5 Civilization, but their life form is very special—they seem to be composed entirely of flesh, and... their gene readings are very abnormal."

"A civilization composed entirely of flesh..." Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, "This is very rare."

Tian Jian also leaned in: "Flesh Civilization?"

"Yes," Li Xue continued, "and the detector shows that every member of this civilization is locked by some kind of power, as if bound by chains."

"Locked by power..." A glimmer flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, "This may be the most special test in the Journey of Eternal Evolution."

Level 5 Civilization · Flesh Abyss

When the fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom arrived at the galaxy of the Flesh Civilization, everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

The surfaces of the planets here had no vegetation, no buildings, only countless huge lumps of flesh and wriggling biological tissues.

The stars were surrounded by blood-red energy fields, and even asteroids had been transformed into huge biological organs.

The entire galaxy was like a huge organism, filled with a bloody and eerie smell.

"This is the Flesh Abyss..." Li Xue looked at the data on the detector, "The biological structure of this civilization is shocking."

"Not only that," Lin Feng looked toward the center of the galaxy, "there is an abnormally huge organism there, which might be the core of the entire civilization."

Just then, the fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom received a communication signal from the Flesh Abyss.

"Visitors..." A hoarse voice sounded, as if from hell, "Are you here... to make a sacrifice...?"

"Sacrifice?" Lin Feng frowned, "We are the Eternal Divine Kingdom; we come from another universe, and our purpose is to help your civilization."

"Help..." The hoarse voice carried sarcasm, "Who... can help us... we... have already been cursed..."

"Cursed?" Lin Feng asked gently, "Tell me, what have you encountered?"

After a moment of silence, the hoarse voice sounded again, but this time with deep despair: "We... the Flesh Abyss... have been double-locked by the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock... for five thousand years... unable to evolve..."

"Gene Lock and Soul Lock..." Li Xue and Tian Jian were shocked at the same time.

"Please... come to see us..." The hoarse voice became weak, "Perhaps... you can break... these eternal shackles..."

Flesh Abyss · The Curse of the Double Shackles

The fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom was guided to the central region of the Flesh Abyss.

There was a huge planet here, and the entire surface of the planet was covered by a huge organism—this organism was coiled around the planet like a giant dragon, with every part of its body wriggling and pulsing.

"This is the core of the Flesh Abyss..." Tian Jian looked ahead in shock, "This is too spectacular."

The delegation was taken into the interior of this huge organism.

The interior was filled with veins and organs of flesh, and the air was permeated with a bloody smell, but it also had a certain eerie beauty.

"Welcome... to the Flesh Abyss..." The hoarse voice came from all around, "I am... the core consciousness of the Flesh Abyss... you can call me... Mother of the Abyss..."

"Mother of the Abyss..." Lin Feng looked around, "Tell me, what exactly are the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock?"

"The Gene Lock..." the voice of the Mother of the Abyss became heavy, "is the fundamental curse of our Flesh Civilization... An evolution experiment five thousand years ago failed, causing our genes to be locked, unable to continue evolving..."

"What about the Soul Lock?" Li Xue asked.

"The Soul Lock..." the Mother of the Abyss continued, "is a psychic shackle that was accidentally triggered when we tried to forcibly break through the Gene Lock... It locks all of our soul power, making us unable to use any psychic abilities..."

"The Gene Lock locks physical evolution, the Soul Lock locks psychic power..." Lin Feng was thoughtful, "This is indeed a double shackle."

"Not only that," the voice of the Mother of the Abyss became desperate, "the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock reinforce each other, forming a perfect cage. We have tried every method, but we cannot break this cage."

Just then, the body of the Mother of the Abyss began to tremble violently, and the surrounding flesh veins also began to wriggle wildly.

"Pain..." the Mother of the Abyss shouted hoarsely, "The Gene Lock and the Soul Lock... are attacking each other... our bodies... souls... are all being torn apart..."

"They are attacking each other?" Tian Jian asked in shock.

"Yes..." the Mother of the Abyss said in pain, "The Gene Lock tries to consume the power of the Soul Lock, the Soul Lock tries to consume the power of the Gene Lock... but we... cannot withstand this internal friction..."

"This is the truth of your curse," a glimmer flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, "the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock are not independent, but a problem of the Third Equilibrium where they are mutually hostile."

"The Third Equilibrium..." the Mother of the Abyss was thoughtful.

"The Gene Lock represents the body, the Soul Lock represents the spirit," Lin Feng explained, "the two are not hostile, but should be mutually achieving. But now they have become forces of mutual destruction."

Just then, the entire body of the Mother of the Abyss began to collapse, and the flesh tissues were constantly tearing.

"We... cannot hold on much longer..." the Mother of the Abyss said desperately, "the entire Flesh Abyss... is about to self-destruct..."

Power of Eternal Evolution · Breaking the Double Shackles

Lin Feng walked toward the core area of the Mother of the Abyss and closed his eyes.

The ten civilization evolution cores in his body began to rotate, emitting a soft but powerful light.

"Power of Eternal Evolution—Gene Lock Detection!"

Following Lin Feng's voice, a surge of energy poured into the body of the Mother of the Abyss. A few seconds later, Lin Feng opened his eyes.

"The Gene Lock was set by your ancestors to prevent excessive evolution," Lin Feng analyzed calmly, "it locked your genes, making you unable to break through to Level 6 Civilization."

"The purpose of the Gene Lock was... to prevent excessive evolution..." the Mother of the Abyss said in shock, "but why... did it become a curse?"

"Because you tried to use soul power to forcibly break through," Lin Feng continued, "and as a result, you triggered the Soul Lock. The existence of the Soul Lock is to prevent the Gene Lock from being cracked by force, so the two formed a mutually hostile closed loop."

"A mutually hostile closed loop..." the Mother of the Abyss was thoughtful.

"Now," Lin Feng looked at the Mother of the Abyss, "I want to use the Power of Eternal Evolution to break both locks at the same time, but this requires your cooperation."

"We... are willing to cooperate..." the Mother of the Abyss said weakly, "as long as... we can break... these eternal shackles..."

"Good," Lin Feng nodded, "I need you to release all your genetic energy and soul energy so that I can touch the core of both locks at the same time."

"Release all energy..." the Mother of the Abyss hesitated, "This might cause our bodies to collapse."

"If you don't release it," Lin Feng said calmly, "your bodies won't last another half hour."

"Half an hour..." the Mother of the Abyss fell into deep thought.

"Trust me," Lin Feng said gently, "I will use the Power of Eternal Evolution to protect you, break both locks at the same time, and let you find the Third Equilibrium."

The Mother of the Abyss was silent for a moment, then said: "We... trust you..."

The Third Equilibrium of the Gene Lock and Soul Lock

The Mother of the Abyss began to release all her energy.

Red genetic energy and blue soul energy surged out at the same time, like two giant dragons fighting inside the body of the Mother of the Abyss.

These two types of energy clashed and devoured each other, tearing the body of the Mother of the Abyss into countless fragments.

"Begin," Lin Feng stood up, and the civilization evolution cores in his body began to resonate.

"Power of Eternal Evolution—Double Shackles Broken! Third Equilibrium Resonance!"

Following Lin Feng's voice, a huge surge of golden energy poured out from his body and rushed toward the body of the Mother of the Abyss.

This golden energy was like a pair of gentle palms, wrapping around the red genetic energy and the blue soul energy respectively.

Under the guidance of the Power of Eternal Evolution, these two hostile energies began to find a balance point.

"I see it..." the voice of the Mother of the Abyss carried shock, "I see the perfect combination of gene and soul..."

"This is the Third Equilibrium," Lin Feng said gently, "genes are not enemies, and the soul is not an enemy; the two are mutually achieving."

"Mutually achieving..." the Mother of the Abyss was thoughtful.

Just then, the cores of the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock appeared at the same time.

The core of the Gene Lock was a huge DNA double helix, covered with ancient runes.

The core of the Soul Lock was a huge psychic crystal, inside which countless soul fragments were imprisoned.

"I need to break these two cores," Lin Feng looked at the Mother of the Abyss, "but this might cause drastic changes to your genes and souls."

"We... are ready..." the Mother of the Abyss said firmly, "no matter what we become... it is better than... the current curse..."

"Good," Lin Feng nodded, "Power of Eternal Evolution—Double Core Broken!"

Following Lin Feng's voice, the golden energy violently impacted the two cores.

The core of the Gene Lock began to crack under the impact of the golden energy, and the runes dissipated one by one.

The core of the Soul Lock also began to collapse, and soul fragments flew out one after another.

Just at the moment when the two cores were about to completely shatter, Lin Feng used the Power of Eternal Evolution to fuse the broken genes and souls together.

"Power of Eternal Evolution—Third Equilibrium Fusion!"

Red and blue energy began to fuse under the guidance of the golden energy, forming a brand new energy—purple genetic soul energy.

"Success..." the voice of the Mother of the Abyss was full of excitement, "we... are free..."

Flesh Abyss · A True Rebirth

With the breaking of the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock, the entire Flesh Abyss underwent huge changes.

All members of the Flesh Abyss felt unprecedented freedom—genes could evolve freely, souls could grow freely, and the two mutually achieved and promoted each other.

The body of the Mother of the Abyss also began to reorganize, changing from a twisted lump of flesh into a more graceful biological form.

The bloody atmosphere of the entire galaxy gradually disappeared, replaced by the vitality of life.

"We... have evolved..." the Mother of the Abyss looked at her body in shock, "we... have broken through Level 5 Civilization... and reached Level 6 Civilization..."

"Not only that," Li Xue looked at the data on the detector, "your genes and souls have reached a perfect Third Equilibrium, and your evolution speed is ten times faster than other civilizations."

"Ten times faster..." Tian Jian exclaimed, "This is too powerful."

"This is the true power of the Third Equilibrium," Lin Feng smiled, "genes and souls are not hostile, but mutually achieving."

"Thank you... thank you..." the Mother of the Abyss was moved to tears, "you... have saved our civilization... and also given us... a true future..."

"This is our honor," Lin Feng said gently, "helping all civilizations find the Third Equilibrium is our mission."

Just then, all members of the Flesh Abyss began to evolve rapidly.

Genes began to optimize, souls began to grow, and the two promoted each other and made progress together. The civilization level of the Flesh Abyss jumped directly from Level 5 Civilization to Level 6 Civilization, showing powerful development potential.

Journey of Eternal Evolution · Third Stop Completed

When the delegation of the Eternal Divine Kingdom left the Flesh Abyss, all members of the Flesh Abyss came to see them off.

They were no longer twisted flesh monsters, but a beautiful, harmonious, and vibrant Flesh Civilization.

"Thank you," the Mother of the Abyss said, "you will always be friends of our Flesh Abyss."

"We are your friends too," Lin Feng smiled, "the Eternal Divine Kingdom will continue to help all civilizations in need."

"Then where is your next stop?" the Mother of the Abyss asked curiously.

"The next civilization in need of help." Lin Feng looked at the starry sky, "Our Journey of Eternal Evolution has just begun."

"Good luck to you!" the entire Flesh Abyss said in unison.

"Good luck to you too," Lin Feng waved goodbye, "may the Flesh Abyss be forever reborn."

The fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom set sail again, heading into the depths of the starry sky.

This was the third stop of the Journey of Eternal Evolution; Lin Feng broke the double shackles of the Gene Lock and the Soul Lock, helping the Flesh Abyss find the Third Equilibrium of genes and souls.

In the trials of the first two stops, Lin Feng saved the Consciousness Civilization and the Mechanical Civilization, respectively. In the trial of the third stop, he saved the Flesh Civilization.

Three different types of civilizations, three different Third Equilibria, and three different ways of resolving crises.

The Journey of Eternal Evolution is revealing an increasingly profound significance.

And Lin Feng, this Level 12 Civilization powerhouse who has already fused with ten civilization evolution cores, is using his own way to help the entire Multiverse achieve Eternal Evolution.