36: Chapter 36 The Birth of an Extraordinary Individual!

In that chaotic, toxic swamp that had completely turned into a dead zone, the remains of countless spiritual plants were rolling and dissolving in the stinking black water.

Yet deep within the mire, a trace of life fluctuation, so faint it was almost imperceptible, was stubbornly throbbing!

Lin Yunfei immediately zoomed the image to its maximum.

That was the root of an unknown spiritual plant. Catalyzed by the heaven-defying trait [Transcendent Breeding], the spiritual plants here underwent thousands of cycles of life and death in just a few minutes.

They frantically took root and sprouted, only to be instantly corroded into black water by the xuanming heavy water; then, the surviving root systems once again gave birth to new shoots, only to be ruthlessly obliterated once more.

Reproduction, death. Reproduction again, death again.

This was a near-cruel law of species evolution and elimination!

After tens of millions of reproductions and destructions, and paying an unimaginably heavy price, a seed deeply buried at the very bottom of the toxic mud finally resisted this destructive power.

"Crack!!!"

Amidst an imperceptible shell-breaking sound, a tender green bud tip bearing dark black patterns pushed aside the highly toxic mire covering it with great effort yet exceptional firmness, sticking its head out!

The surface of this newborn shoot was covered with a layer of black film possessing a metallic texture. The xuanming heavy water, capable of melting flesh and blood, fell upon it, only to be slowly absorbed by that film and transformed into eerie nutrients for its growth!

"It survived, it mutated!"

However, before the smile on his face could fully bloom, a sudden change occurred!

"Hum!!!"

Without any warning, a dizzying sense of vertigo fiercely slammed into his brain.

"Ugh!"

Lin Yunfei let out a painful groan, his vision instantly turning pitch black with stars dancing before his eyes. He felt as if a red-hot steel needle had fiercely pierced deep into his soul, stirring it frantically afterward!

"Cough cough... Puff!"

A mouthful of crimson blood spewed from his mouth, splashing onto the cold metal floor, shocking to the eye.

All the strength in his body seemed to be drained in an instant, his legs going soft, and his entire body uncontrollably collapsed to the ground, panting heavily as cold sweat instantly soaked him from head to toe.

Pain!

A pain that went deep into the bone marrow!

Not only was there a tearing sensation in his soul, but his entire body and limbs were also emitting unbearable groans.

Lin Yunfei gritted his teeth tightly, forcefully enduring the turbulent vertigo in his mind, and laboriously raised his head to look at the devastated divine kingdom in the holographic projection.

Until this moment, that ironclad rule from the textbook truly transformed into substantive pain engraved into his bones: the divine kingdom and the Creator were intimately connected, their lives bound together!

Time inside the divine kingdom flowed rapidly under the influence of the Time Acceleration Card!

The long black rain seemed to have no end, and the xuanming heavy water was still ruthlessly scouring this shattered land.

But as time passed, those initial despair-inducing, massive and devastating casualties finally began to slowly decrease.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

Facing this heavenly punishment aimed at obliterating all foundations, the human race displayed an astonishing resilience unique to intelligent creatures.

Within the Megalithic City-State, Leader Yan Er led the heavy-armored warriors to desperately reinforce the shelter above the [altar of the abundant spring] using remaining boulders and beast bones. Even though their hands were corroded by the seeping toxic water until their white bones showed, not a single person took half a step back.

Far away in the Far North Ice Field, that nomadic tribe that had once fallen into a desperate purgatory also welcomed a turning point in their fate.

One hundred meters deep underground, inside a huge natural ice cave.

A faint firelight flickered in the darkness, bringing a pitiful trace of warmth.

Yan San's body was wrapped layer upon layer in baked mutated snowfield yak leather. His left arm had been completely corroded and ruined by the toxic water, broken off at the root, with a layer of dark gray herbal mud applied to the stump.

"Leader, the brothers on patrol above have returned." A young warrior covered in frostbite crawled into the ice cave, reporting with a hoarse voice.

Yan San raised his head, his once unruly eyes now filled with vicissitudes and composure: "How is the situation?"

"Those black toxic ice cones are still falling, but the brothers found that if you grind those yak bones that have been corroded by toxic water and completely carbonized into powder, and smear them on animal skins, you can resist the erosion of the black water for a short time!"

The young warrior's eyes flashed with the excitement of surviving a catastrophe: "We can go out to look for food!"

On Yan San's rock-hard face, a difficult smile finally forced its way out.

It was too hard.

During this period, the Far North tribe had experienced a nightmare-like torment.

At the very beginning, toxic ice cones fell from the sky, and more than half of the tribe died or were injured. They fled into the underground ice cave like stray dogs, only to face the desperate plight of hunger and cold.

But as time went on, those who survived began to adapt to this cruel environment bit by bit.

They discovered that after staying for a long time in this harsh environment filled with xuanming heavy water toxins, their bodies also began to undergo subtle mutations.

The newly grown skin became coarser and tougher, able to withstand the splashing of trace amounts of toxic water; their breathing became prolonged, and they could even briefly stealth across the ice field filled with toxic fog.

They were not destroyed; instead, they forcefully smashed out a path of survival from a dead end!

"Good! Pass down the order, organize manpower, put on the bone-powder animal skins, and go dig up the frozen mutated beast meat on the ice field!"

Yan San suddenly stood up, his remaining right hand gripping the battle axe tightly.

Right at this moment.

Deepest inside the ice cave, inside the simple animal-skin tent surrounded by many women, a hurried and painful shout suddenly came forth.

"Push! A-Lan, push harder! The child is almost coming out!"

Yan San's whole body shook, and he immediately turned to look.

That was one of the strongest women in the tribe, and also the widow of one of his bravest fallen warriors under his command.

In this dark, sunless underground ice cave full of despair and death, a new life was about to arrive!

The entire ice cave instantly quieted down, everyone stopping the actions in their hands, holding their breath, and staring fixedly in that direction.

In this world-destroying heavenly punishment, there were too many deaths, so many that they had already become numb. And the birth of a new life was undoubtedly the best shot in the arm bestowed upon them by the heavens!

"Ah—!"

Accompanied by the parturient's final, exhausted, heart-rending scream.

"Waa—!!!"

A loud, crisp, and extremely penetrating baby's cry suddenly exploded in the spacious and oppressive ice cave!

This cry was like a sharp sword, instantly piercing through the dead silence and despair of the Far North Ice Field that had lasted for countless days and nights.

Just at the moment this cry rang out.

An incredible anomaly occurred!

Outside, the black xuanming heavy water ice cones that were originally raging and endless actually paused together in mid-air for half a second!

Following closely, a naked-eye visible invisible ripple centered on the newborn fiercely spread outward.

Inside the ice cave, those pervasive cold toxic mists that originally permeated the air seemed to be summoned by the absolute decree of some higher-level law, beginning to frantically converge toward the newly born infant!

"Not good! Protect the child!" Yan San's eyes split with anger as he roared and rushed forward.

But the next second, he abruptly stopped his footsteps, his eyes widening in utter disbelief.

Those cold toxic mists that were sufficient to tear adult warriors' skin and flesh apart did not cause the slightest bit of harm when they touched the infant's delicate, flawless skin!

On the contrary, that grayish-black toxic gas circled and intertwined on the infant's body surface, finally slowly seeping into the flesh and blood.

And between the infant's eyebrows, a deep blue mysterious mark resembling a miniature hexagonal ice ray was faintly flashing with a captivating cold light.

Following that was a cry that resounded through heaven and earth, completely breaking the silence of this ice field...