227: Limit Argument, God-Creation Plan

Chen Xuantong muttered to himself, his eyes wild, as if he had seen the key to a new world in Elric.

"Old Chen!"

Zhang Xianzong's voice carried a hint of helplessness and a reminder, trying to pull the self-absorbed chief scientist back to reality.

"This is Elric, known in the West as the king of alchemy, and also..."

"I don't care who he is!"

Chen Xuantong roughly interrupted, waving the sleeve of his stained white lab coat, his gaze fixed on Elric.

"Tell me! How did you bypass the existing observational limits in the direct interference and material transformation at the microscopic particle level that you just demonstrated?"

"Specifically, how does your 'perception' medium analyze and reconstruct the Power of Rule? Is it through the special resonance frequencies of the runes within your body? Or some dimensional energy we haven't yet recognized?"

His questions came like a barrage, each one directly hitting the core, carrying the unique sharpness and undeniable edge of a top scholar.

The fervent atmosphere of inquiry in the air instantly heated up.

The runic array in Elric's eyes flowed and reorganized at a visible speed, as if performing high-speed calculations.

His cold voice carried a subtle hint of pleasure, almost imperceptible, from being truly understood.

"Observational limits stem from the limitations of tools and perception."

"My 'Runic Body' is the vessel for alchemy's highest achievement, the 'Astral Transmutation Array.' It itself is the concretization of the Power of Rule for energy and matter transformation."

"Runes are not simple energy conductors; they are the 'words' of the Power of Rule, fragments of 'truth.' When my consciousness is fully synchronized with this body, it's like merging myself into the torrent of the Power of Rule. Particle-level 'phenomena,' to me, are as clear as you observing the movement of macroscopic objects."

He raised his hand, and starlight once again condensed at his fingertips. This time, it was no longer a simple rune, but an extremely miniaturized, dizzyingly complex three-dimensional alchemical array model slowly rotating.

At the core of the model, a chaotic flow of fundamental particles was simulated, attempting to transform into some ordered crystalline structure under the guidance of the alchemical array.

"The Power of Rule is the underlying logic of the universe. Understanding it is not about 'seeing,' but about 'deconstruction' and 'reconstruction.'"

"Just as you use gene editing technology to cut and splice DNA fragments, I use the alchemical array to cut and splice the 'strings' of energy and the 'ground states' of matter at a more fundamental level."

"Deconstruction... Reconstruction..."

Chen Xuantong watched the miniature alchemical array mesmerized, his breathing rapid.

"It's like how I forcibly implant alien gene fragments, trying to reconstruct a more powerful blueprint for life! But your method... is more direct! More fundamental! Bypassing layers of genetic expression limitations, directly rewriting the source code of life's composition!"

"Forcibly implant?"

Elric's voice suddenly rose, carrying an almost cutting disapproval.

"That is barbaric patchwork! It is a reckless disregard for the Power of Rule of life!"

"You only see the result—the superficial manifestation of power—but ignore the process—the harmony and stability of the Power of Rule's operation. Those failed experiments in your lab,"

His cold gaze swept over several culture tanks where abnormal pulsations were violent, and some even began to seep unknown viscous fluid.

"are clear evidence of rule conflict and energy imbalance. They are like walking bombs, capable of collapsing at any moment, dragging themselves and everything around them into destruction."

"What do you know!"

Chen Xuantong bristled instantly like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his bloodshot eyes wide.

"The evolution of power itself is a cruel selection process! The chaos and ferocity of alien genes are precisely the source of their infinite potential!"

"I strip away their will, extract the evolutionary factors, precisely to tame this power! Failure is a necessary cost! Only by enduring the baptism of rule conflict can truly transcendent life be born!"

"Foolish efficiency."

Elric retorted, giving no quarter.

"Taming does not equal understanding. You are merely gambling on a slim, potentially stable state with the annihilation of countless lives."

"The core of alchemy is equivalent exchange and precise control."

"Understanding the Power of Rule allows us to guide energy and matter to our desired forms with the smallest cost."

"Your 'limit-breaking potion' merely utilizes the crude stimulation of alien gene fragments on the essence of life. It's like drinking poison to quench thirst, overdrawing potential, and will eventually backfire!"

"Drinking poison to quench thirst? Nonsense!"

Chen Xuantong gesticulated wildly, spittle flying.

"Look at Lin Feng! He fused with the Xenomorph Queen's genes, and not only did he not collapse, he controlled this power! This is the best proof!"

"The potential of the human body is infinite, it just needs to be stimulated by specific conditions!"

"The Power of Rule? The Power of Rule is also meant to be broken!"

"Power beyond Epic-level is hidden in how we break the Power of Rule that we thought was already powerful enough!"

"The miracle of life lies in its unpredictability and breakthrough!"

"Lin Feng is an anomaly, a one-in-a-billion coincidence, a miracle born from countless superimposed variables, not reproducible!"

Elric's voice remained cold, but carried an understanding that saw through everything.

"Your experiments attempt to replicate this miracle, yet ignore the stringent conditions under which miracles are born."

"What I pursue is controllable, reproducible 'truth'! It is technology that integrates 'miracles' within the framework of the Power of Rule!"

"Technology? Haha!"

Chen Xuantong burst into wild laughter, with the stubbornness of a mad scientist.

"Without the courage to break the Power of Rule, how can there be technological progress? Your precise framework is merely self-imposed limitation!"

"True creation requires a bit of 'madness'! A bit of 'chaos'! Just like the singularity of the Big Bang!"

"Chaos is entropy increase, leading to oblivion."

"Creation requires establishing order in chaos; it is a process of entropy decrease."

Elric stood his ground.

The two were like needle points against wheat awns; their fierce argument instantly filled the entire laboratory.

Obscure genetic terminology and profound alchemical theories clashed intensely, and energy particles around them seemed to agitate uneasily.

Lin Feng, Zhang Xianzong, Alicia, and others were completely relegated to the background, and Sergeant Major watched, dumbfounded, as two beings at the pinnacle of their respective fields argued heatedly like two children fighting over candy.

However, this fierce argument was not purely hostile.

On the contrary, amidst their ruthless criticisms and negations of each other, a strange, strong attraction was brewing.

They both saw blind spots in their own theories in each other's words, and also saw unprecedented possibilities.

"Hmph! Empty theories! Dare to speak with facts?"

Chen Xuantong suddenly stopped arguing, his eyes burning as he stared at Elric.

"I had the same intention."

The runes in Elric's eyes glowed brightly.

Over the next ten-odd days, this independent laboratory, located in the deepest part of "-99F," completely transformed into an exclusive stage for two scientific fanatics.

They completely ignored external disturbances, fully immersing themselves in an unprecedented "academic exchange" and "achievement display."

No one knew what these two titans in their respective fields discussed over the ten-odd days; they only knew that when they emerged from the laboratory, both had the same wild expression, and Chen Xuantong immediately sought out Zhang Xianzong.

On the same day, the Professional Association secretly issued an order: all research resources and most elite forces began to be concentrated, with large quantities of rare materials, precious metals, and monster corpses being transported into "-99F."

At the same time, the Death Godhead in Lin Feng's possession was taken away and locked in the deepest part of "-99F"... Simultaneously, Lin Feng, by using the limit-breaking potion, and the Xenomorph Queen both broke through to Epic-level...