"I call them the Unawakened and use numbers to represent the proportion of monsters in their bodies. For example, a ’One’ Unawakened ans that the monster occupies one-tenth of the person’s body."
gan’s tone beca excited, a drastic change from her previously withered image, speaking eloquently and incessantly.
"The higher the number, the larger the proportion of the monster, the more severe the demonic transformation, and the greater the risk of losing control. Generally speaking, only the strongest with the most resolute will can reach a level of ’Nine.’ Look, this one in front of you is such a genius."
Following his gaze, Rod saw a fat man sitting on the ground, his whole body wrapped in a black robe, his face hidden in the shadow of his hood, indistinguishable.
"Ma Xiu, a Nine Unawakened, has rged with the majority of a Soul Devouring Ghost’s body. His controllable Spiritual Energy is as high as the Eleventh Level, and his out-of-control Spiritual Energy surpasses the Twelfth Level, completely eting the standards of a First Level Combatant."
Ma Xiu sat motionless on the ground, unresponsive to their conversation.
Rod felt a very strange force reverberating in his soul, and a chilling sensation erged from the depths of his heart.
"He won’t go mad?"
gan proudly said, "We have a way to control him. Within the effective period, he will not go mad."
"Effective period?" Rod watched him, shocked, "What if the effective period expires?"
gan quickly replied, "We will arrange for him to take part in a suitable battle, turning from an Unawakened to an Awakener, releasing all his power, and then turning to ashes."
Suddenly, Rod understood the significance of this bizarre term.
When an Unawakened awoke, they would beco an incarnation of madness, turning into monsters, and after burning all their energy, they would embrace death.
This was far beyond cruelty.
Such an experint, if one rely thought about it, was clear in its lack of humanity.
Rod’s gaze rested on the fat man, silent, unresponsive to the surroundings.
But his fate was already sealed.
"Is this your research?" Rod’s voice had beco hoarse without him realizing.
gan was imrsed in the glory of his great feats and spoke with an incredibly arrogant tone.
"Yes! I’ve created a completely new sequence, more radical than the Black Spirit Series, I call it the Monster Sequence."
"Indeed, the Black Fog is endless, the monsters imnsely strong. You, having battled extensively, should know that at the sa level, monsters’ Spiritual Energy is always one to two levels stronger than humans. Humans deeply desire Soul Traits, even the Source Law, which can be found in many Monster Souls, yet they don’t even utilize them."
"From that mont, I’ve always been thinking, what if we had the intelligence of humans and the strength of monsters?"
"If we could turn the monsters’ strength into our strength, then what is there to fear from this limitless Black Fog?"
"However, humans always consider themselves inheritors of the Holy Fire, unable to cast aside the mundane views to recognize a research that could change everything."
"Despite having proven its power, Calier’s secret forces still cannot operate openly. They always wear black robes, obscuring their faces, living in anonymity. Even the true nature of Calier is classified as the highest secret, only known to the Guardian and those above."
gan clenched her Magic Wand, grinding her teeth as she spoke.
"Not just that, I’ve also improved the training system of the Black Inheritors, making the Black Spirit Series more powerful and stable, enabling Calier’s clandestine forces to step onto the stage of history."
"The ergence of the Monster Sequence has propelled it to the peak."
"My achievents have inspired countless others with the sa aspirations. Through their efforts, Calier’s laboratories have flourished, one strong individual after another being created. My system has fully proven its boundless Life Force and potential, this is clearly illustrated by the sixty Shadows with the strength of First Level Combatants."
"Yet, the treatnt I receive utterly fails to match my contributions. The resources I am allocated are less than any legion’s, and the restrictions placed upon are endless."
"This is humanity’s prejudice, their arrogance. Without breaking these chains, humans can never achieve true Victory."
gan turned around, looking at Rod with an eager gaze.
"Lord Rod, you are highly regarded by the King and the First Elder. I believe you will certainly beco one of Trolian’s upper echelons. I hope you can support my research, unbound by secular vision, and I will prove that it is the only path to salvation for humanity."
Rod was silent for a mont, then suddenly asked, "What sequence is Annie?"
A smug smile flashed across gan’s face as she spoke with an even greater sense of grandiosity.
"She is the only successful subject of my latest theory, a dual sequence holder, the Black Inheritor and the Seventh Unawakened. She has devoured an extrely powerful Soul Core, possesses unusually strong Light Energy Aggregation Characteristic, and has also fused with the body of a Steel Demon Dragon, granting her a physique of unparalleled strength. If anything can save the world, it must be her!"
His tone then beca regretful.
"But unfortunately, out of thousands of subjects, only she succeeded. Although she is unmatched, she still has so defects that I have been unable to replicate successfully. If I could find them, humph, what is Starry Sky City? It won’t take long before humans will once again rule over the four continents!"
"I refuse."
"What?" Rod spoke so quickly that gan couldn’t catch it at first.
"I said, I refuse."
Rod repeated the sentence precisely.
"I, like them, do not agree with your attitude towards life and soul."
gan fell silent, and after a while, he revealed a faint smile.
"It doesn’t matter, Lord Rod, you cannot understand now, but when you see the true cruelty, you will understand my actions."
His grey and white eyes looked at Rod and said calmly.
"It is actually the greatest kindness. The real cruelty cos from you, the defenders of the Holy Fire."
He turned and left.
The hall was still noisy. These super warriors known as "Shadows" seed unaware of their tragic fate and were enthusiastically discussing the impending battles.
From the outside, most of them still appeared normal.
But what monsters are, Rod knew too well. The flesh of a human rged with the darkness of a monster has no other path but to madness.
As he opened the Eye of the Soul, indeed, more than half the people here had deford souls, with darkness climbing over their grey and white souls like the claws of hell.
This was rely among those standing here, the successful ones. Although gan didn’t express it explicitly, Rod understood from his words that beneath them lay the Corpses of countless failures.
Even after crossing a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood and enduring terrifying experints, what awaited them was a destiny of death.
But now, they still laughed and talked as if they didn’t think their experiences were tragic.
Only at this mont did Rod finally understand what the King ant by the dignity of humanity.
Therefore, he did not want to support, but could not oppose either.
It was a compromise for survival; Calier’s secret army was too powerful, although this power was limited.
Not far away, Tai Luo and Jessica had already blended in, chatting rrily with the rest, seemingly unfazed by their identities.
Rod also wanted to join them, but thinking of the cruelty of the Unawakened, he couldn’t bring himself to speak.
I must beco stronger.
He thought.
Otherwise, Calier’s secret forces will continue to exist and grow stronger.
After what felt like an eternity, Archbishop Horus finally arrived.
The hall quickly beca silent, and everyone looked at him, their eyes shimring with light.
Horus stood on the podium, looked around, and spoke loudly.
"My warriors, we don’t have much ti. What lies before us is the future of our race and civilization. Please gather your will, trust each other, and reclaim the seed of the Holy Fire for humanity!"
The crowd answered in unison.
"Humanity will endure forever, dawn is bound to co!"
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