Chapter 301 Evolution of the Inhuman

Chapter 301 Evolution of the Inhuman

Chapter 301 Evolution of the Inhuman
Xiao Jie came to the window, opened it casually, looked at the night view of the city outside the window, felt the night breeze blowing in his face, and his mood was quite ups and downs.

Today has been a day of ups and downs. My Qi refining technique has been upgraded to the seventh level. I crossed Jiaomuling Mountain and returned to Fengyin Prefecture. I helped the white ape extend his life. I organized a plan to go to Guiwuling Mountain tomorrow. Finally, I learned three more magic techniques.

Now it’s time to experience the day’s rewards.

After all, the power in the game is not deep enough to feel, the power in reality is the real power.

Magic - Eagle Eye Technique!

Xiao Jie silently circulated his magic power, and his eyes instantly became extremely sharp, even his pupils turned into those of an eagle.

All of a sudden, the night scene in the distance became extremely clear.

Even people watching TV in the window of a building thousands of meters away can be clearly seen.

Xiao Jie's eyes slowly swept across the city at night. The apartment where he lived was on a high floor with a good view, so much so that he could see several streets.

This spell is truly magical.

The biggest advantage is that it is not as scary to use as the Qi Refining Secret Technique, after all, mana can be restored by itself.

Unfortunately, these three magic arts are not very useful in reality.

Eagle Eye Technique is equivalent to the effect of a high-power telescope.

Although Leopard's Swiftness has a significant effect on improving combat power, combat skills are almost useless in reality. His body movements are already superhuman for ordinary people, so it doesn't matter whether he activates Leopard's Swiftness or not.

As for the Demon Fire Spell, this kind of offensive spell is even more useless.

But it doesn't matter. When I advance to a demon refiner, there will probably be no restrictions in this regard, and I can then learn some truly powerful demon arts.

For example, magic transformation and so on. He has a long-standing desire to fly, and it would be cool if he could learn to transform into a bird.

Although Qinggong is quite cool, it is not real flying after all.

After testing the magic, Xiao Jie immediately checked his body.

He must confirm how much impact this Qi-refining technique has on himself and whether he is still the same person as before.

He has already experienced the benefits of Qigong: invulnerability to swords and spears, immortality, and protection from gods and ghosts... Well, this is of no use, after all, he has never seen ghosts and gods in real life.

However, the side effects still need to be confirmed. What he is most worried about is whether this thing will make him numb and heartless.

Xiao Jie clicked on drive D and opened a folder called learning materials, which contained a large number of video materials.

Xiao Jie opened a movie at random and watched it patiently.

The more he watched, the more he frowned. Looking at the vivid scene, Xiao Jie felt no ripple in his heart, and there was no reaction at all below.

I changed to another large-scale movie and watched it for a while, but still had no reaction.

All these passionate scenes did not stir any ripples in Xiao Jie's eyes.

Damn, could it be that I have ruined my Qi-refining technique?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jie became more and more panicked.

It's not that he is too vulgar, but men attach great importance to certain aspects of their abilities. This is not only a matter of physiological function, but also a manifestation of masculine characteristics.

No, this should only be a psychological factor. As his Qi Refining Technique was upgraded, his mind also gained memories and information related to Qi Refining Technique. However, these memories were incomplete, as if they were forced in and did not form a system.

Although Xiao Jie had some experience and memory of these skills in the past, he often did not understand them in depth - there was nothing he could do about it, after all, to learn martial arts one had to understand the knowledge of meridians and acupoints, and if he had to start from scratch the time cost would be too high.

In the past, Xiao Jie just made sure that there were no problems using it, but this time, he felt that he had to study it thoroughly.

After turning off the educational video, Xiao Jie sat cross-legged on the bed and entered a state of concentrating his mind and refining his energy.

This state is the posture used by Qigong practitioners specifically to absorb spiritual energy. Not only can they absorb spiritual energy, but they can also use the technique of endoscopic observation to observe their own changes by observing the circulation of spiritual energy.

Xiao Jie wanted to see what this Qi refining technique was all about.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the huge spiritual energy in his body, which was completely different from the game where the picture only looked brighter.

It was as if a storm was surging within my body.

With every inhalation, the spiritual energy is filled; with every exhalation, the spiritual energy surges.

By using the art of looking at qi, one can clearly see the flow of spiritual energy in the limbs, bones, blood vessels and meridians.

Xiao Jie's mind moved, and his spiritual energy gathered, and he immediately reacted.

Fortunately, fortunately, Xiao Jie felt relieved.

He continued to circulate his spiritual energy, regulating the changes in his body. The more he circulated it, the more amazed he was. Not only could he use spiritual energy to control his own instincts, but every organ in his body, every blood vessel, every inch of skin, and every gland could be perfectly controlled through spiritual energy.

In fact, not only did he not lose his ability, in his current state, Xiao Jie could clearly feel that he could maintain it as long as he wanted.

His control over himself has reached the point where he can do whatever he wants. He can stay up as long as he wants, and stop when he wants.

This is the power of the seventh level of Qi Refining Technique.

The reason why I lost my five senses before was mainly a psychological problem. I seemed to have lost some emotions.

However, despite this, Xiao Jie still frowned.

He had long passed the stage where he would feel ecstatic for gaining subtle powers. Now he was able to think more. This new power made him happy, but the changes that had taken place in himself still made him feel vaguely worried.

Humans are animals driven by desires, and desires often come from the body's instinctive reactions.

Human beings desire delicious food because they are hungry, desire strength because they are weak, desire lust because of their animal nature, desire wealth because of poverty, desire respect because of anonymity, desire freedom because of bondage, and desire security because of fear.

When all these desires are met, human beings gain happiness and fulfillment.

It can be said that a person's character, pursuits, life goals, everything starts from this.

All of this makes me who I am, which, although not perfect, is unique.

But now I can control the secretion of hormones in my body, warmth and cold, fullness and hunger, and even completely control my emotions. I can be happy when I want to be happy, or sad when I want to be sad. As long as I activate the corresponding glands and secrete the corresponding hormones, everything will happen naturally.

If you don't want to experience joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, just shut down all these functions. You can be like a bystander, always remain calm and composed, and deal with everything with the most rational thinking.

To put it in a positive way, it means having no desires, a mind as calm as still water, and being detached and free.

To put it in a bad way, it can also be said that he is gradually losing his humanity. If he continues to develop like this, he will eventually become a walking corpse with no desires, no waves, and even no motivation in life. What will happen then?
Although I can use my body's abilities at any time, what if one day I feel that matters between men and women are meaningless and I never engage in such activities again?
Just like the immortals in those immortality novels, pure-hearted and free from desires, forgetting emotions. It sounds very beautiful and free, but when Xiao Jie thought about himself becoming like that, he felt a little cold in his heart.

Is that still myself? How is it different from being brainwashed?
The changes brought about by this game are certainly magical, but they are also full of threats. They make people no longer like human beings and lose their true self consciousness.

Will the future still be me, or will it be a monster in my own body?

This is not just a worry. In fact, Xiao Jie now feels that he seems to have a tendency in this direction.

As long as you don't deliberately activate some of your physiological functions, it is assumed that they do not need to be activated.

Take eating for example. I used to enjoy all kinds of delicious food, especially having a big meal when I was hungry. But now I can no longer experience that kind of satisfaction.

Although I can still eat normally and taste the food, it is completely different from the contented feeling I had in the past.

Similarly, he could no longer experience feelings such as warmth and coolness, because to him, the temperature was always just right, and he had even lost the concept of temperature.

Xiao Jie stretched out a hand and felt the night breeze blowing towards him. He felt neither cold nor hot, just an invisible airflow.

He frowned and thought for a while. Oh no, Anran!
Xiao Jie suddenly remembered the "immortal fruit" that An Ran took a picture of yesterday. At that time, he was just a little uneasy and didn't think about it carefully. Now, he thought that the impact of that thing on people might not be less than that of Qi Refining, and that kind of change might not be as calm as that of Qi Refining.

All the monsters in the Demon Star Tower are completely inhumane and have completely transformed into monsters. This is probably the exact opposite of Qi Refining. Qi Refining makes a person lose desires, while the "Immortal Fruit" probably makes a person completely dominated by desires.

That is why the monsters in the Demon Star Tower mate and reproduce endlessly, killing and devouring each other.

Because hunting and reproduction are the most basic desires and instincts of living things.

He quickly took out his phone and called An Ran.

"Hello, Anran, are you there?"

An Ran's voice was a little surprised: "Yes, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Have you eaten your 'immortal fruit'?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?"

"Don't eat it. I think there's something wrong with that thing. It's best not to eat it carelessly."

An Ran was silent for a moment, "What's the problem?"

Xiao Jie opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start. "Things are a bit complicated, let's talk about it when we meet. Have you eaten?"

"not yet."

"I just wanted to thank you for your help these past few days. Why don't I treat you to a meal and we can talk while we eat."

"That's fine, let's meet at Huifeng Building."

Half an hour later, Xiao Jie was sitting in a private room on the second floor of Huifeng Building, waiting for An Ran's arrival.

His mind was still immersed in philosophical thoughts about self-awareness.

Xiao Jie was still hesitant about whether he should make some adjustments to his own changes, such as turning off the trait of being immune to cold and heat that affects his perception of the outside world.

He was not even sure whether he could turn off this function. After all, these traits were passive effects and seemed unable to be changed.

"Sir, do you need any service... uh, I mean order food?" a young waitress asked in a slightly excited tone.

Xiao Jie glanced at the young waitress and didn't know why this girl was so aggressive.

"Oh, not right now, thank you. I have to wait for a friend."

"Oh, then I'll stay outside first, you can call me anytime."

The waiter left, but the sound of two waiters talking faintly could be heard outside.

Normally, one couldn't hear anything through the door of the box, but Xiao Jie now had extremely strong hearing, so he could still hear it clearly.

"Wow, that boy was so handsome."

"Yes, yes, I saw it too. He looks like Li Xiaoran."

"I think he's even more handsome than Li Xiaoran, and has a kind of temperament that's hard to describe."

Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment. Li Xiaoran is a male star who is very popular recently. Li Xiaoran is even more handsome. He thought to himself, is this talking about me?
He is very clear about his appearance, which is just above average, with regular features and a bit of delicateness. If he dresses up, he can score a seven. When he doesn't dress up, he only looks a six.

The door suddenly opened, and An Ran walked in.

When An Ran saw him, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed in an exaggerated expression and tone: "Wow! I mean - wow!"

Xiao Jie was speechless for a moment, "What do you mean by this tone?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly realized that you seem to have become more handsome." An Ran said as she sat down, but her eyes remained on his face.

Xiao Jie's heart moved, and he touched his face thoughtfully. It seemed that he had indeed become more handsome. Could it be the result of the Qi Refining Technique?

He looked at the window beside him and could clearly see his own appearance through the reflection of the glass.

His facial features are delicate and three-dimensional, his eyes are as deep as stars, his figure is handsome, and even his hair, which has not been taken care of for a long time, has become messy yet has a hint of elegance.

What’s even more amazing is that her fair skin emits a faint luster under the light, and her cold face reveals a kind of calmness and indifference that is above everything.

When people see it, they will even feel a sense of detachment as if all ordinary people in the world are nothing.

Xiao Jie was slightly stunned. A person's appearance is often determined by many factors, including skin, facial features, body shape, and temperament.

My appearance in the mirror hasn't changed much, the biggest change is in my temperament.

This should be the change brought about by Qigong, which transforms one's body from the inside out. It not only makes the physical fitness stronger and acquires various characteristics, but also improves the appearance.

No wonder those waiters were amazed. Even Xiao Jie himself was dazed for a moment - am I so fucking handsome?

However, despite this emotion, Xiao Jie did not feel too happy, and his heart was still calm, which made him feel even more that something was wrong. Although this change was good, if it were his past self, he would definitely be ecstatic, and even use this super high appearance to pick up girls, enjoy life, and feel all kinds of passion and happiness.

But at this moment, he had no such thoughts, and was not even too excited about the improvement in his appearance.

It seems that he has changed unconsciously, the scary thing is that he is completely unaware of it. If Yuan Bai hadn't mentioned the matter of picking up girls to him today, he might have even ignored it until he completely lost interest in women.

(End of this chapter)