The one-armed old man sat quietly on the sofa, standing behind him, while the white-browed old man watched Zheng Yubai's actions with interest.
Zheng Yubai had entered a state of trance, his own meridians flashing before his eyes. Although this was his first attempt to see the structure of another person's body, Zheng Yubai seemed to be familiar with it. There was a voice that pointed out the way for Zheng Yubai like a GPS system for car navigation. In his world, the macroscopic was greater, the microscopic was more detailed, nothing could escape his eyes, everything was clear.
Soon, Zheng Yubai found the way to enter the one-armed old man's body. He could see that the one-armed old man's body functions had deteriorated, and many places in his blood vessels were congested, and the blood flow was hindered, which obviously meant that the old man had symptoms of thrombosis. However, for an old man who was almost a hundred years old, this physical condition was still good.
As he continued to move forward, the old man's meridians gradually emerged. His meridians should be no different from those of ordinary people. Those extraordinary meridians have not been moved since birth. Obviously, the old man has not practiced martial arts. His fierceness was completely tempered on the battlefield. That is the true soul of a warrior, which does not exist in the body but in the indomitable spirit.
After a moment, Zheng Yubai's eyes had already wandered around the one-armed old man's body. The old man's body had aged severely. Although it could still function, it was hard to tell when it would stop functioning. In addition to the changes brought about by aging, his body was just an ordinary heart, liver, intestines and stomach. At least from the organs and meridians and blood vessels in his body, there was nothing abnormal about the old man.
However, the most critical part was the old man's right arm. When Zheng Yubai's vision expanded to the broken end of the right arm, he finally discovered something different.
At the end of the limb, where the meridians and blood vessels of the right arm should be connected, the ends of those meridians and blood vessels did not wither, but still maintained surging vitality. Zheng Yubai was a little puzzled. According to reasoning, after losing the stimulation of the body's circulation, the extremities here should wither, so how could they still maintain such vitality
Zheng Yubai didn't know much about medicine, so he could only write down this doubt and then check other parts of the one-armed old man's body. He spent half a day carefully checking the one-armed old man's body, and apart from those extremities, he found nothing else unusual.
With a long sigh, Zheng Yubai came out of the inner world. When the old man with white eyebrows saw it, he immediately asked anxiously: "Did you find anything?"
Zheng Yubai told them his discovery. The two old men were stunned. The one-armed old man said, "This is something we haven't discovered before. It seems that your superpowers are indeed more powerful than those machines in the hospital."
"But I'm not sure if that is the key. Maybe Zhang Daosheng knows." Zheng Yubai thought of Zhang Daosheng's healing ability that cured Du Bisheng.
"Xiao Zhang? Then ask him to come over and take a look." said the one-armed old man.
Xiao Zhang? Zheng Yubai couldn't help but laugh when he heard this name. It turned out that "Zhang Daosheng" had betrayed him. The president of the Superman Association was really good at selling favors.
An hour later, Zhang Daosheng arrived at the safe apartment. Under the guidance of Zheng Yubai, the two came to Building No. 3.
"You said you found that those extremities are still alive?" Zhang Daosheng was surprised when he heard Zheng Yubai's story. "I have observed it before, but my inner vision ability is not as good as yours, so I didn't find these abnormalities. What you saw is probably a change at the nanometer level, which is something that no medical device can see clearly with current technology."
"I haven't asked you why you recommended me to them." Zheng Yubai asked.
Zhang Daosheng smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "These two old men are my elders. They contacted me, so of course I will do my best to help. But I recommend you for my own selfish reasons."
"For research?" Zheng Yubai knew that Zhang Daosheng didn't care much about other things except his research.
Sure enough, Zhang Daosheng nodded and said, "What happened to the one-armed old man is really unbelievable. The story of his right arm exploding is very weird in a certain circle. I think this incident may be related to the potential of the human body, and perhaps related to the emergence of aliens. It is a very valuable research topic. So I thought of you first."
Zheng Yubai felt that he was being treated as a research assistant by Zhang Daosheng. However, if it weren't for Zhang Daosheng's help, he probably wouldn't know what happened to his body until now. As an alien, he should do something practical to find a bright path for this species.
Zheng Yubai, who didn't want to take on too many responsibilities, was helpless. Whether it was being valued by Xu Heixing and taking on the responsibility of the administrator of the D-level security apartment, or being dragged by Zhang Daosheng to study the characteristics of aliens, he was shouldering several important missions. Fate really likes to force people to do things that are difficult.
"So what should we do now?" Zheng Yubai asked. In fact, he was also very curious about the reason why the aliens appeared, and he was very interested in the development of superpowers. He found that the superpowers of the four-eyed double pupils were very expandable. Now the ability he had was much stronger than when he first discovered it. However, he himself didn't know how much potential he had in his superpowers.
"Found the reason." Zhang Daosheng said it simply. While he was speaking, they had already arrived at the door of Building No. 3.
Entering the building, two old men were waiting in the living room. When they saw Zhang Daosheng, the old man with white eyebrows said, "Xiao Zhang, you are here. How is your father doing recently? Is he still in good health?"
"He's fine, but his appetite has been poor recently. I treated him once, but it didn't work." Zhang Daosheng spoke very respectfully to the two old men. He was usually the oldest in the Superman Association, but now he was just a young man in front of the two old men.
"When you are old, even if you have the superpower of healing, you can only prolong your life, but you can't live forever. It's time for us old guys." The old man with white eyebrows smiled. He looked carefree when talking about life and death. Because he had experienced tragic deaths that ordinary people could never imagine, he was so indifferent to life and death.
"Uncle Wen, you're joking. My father said a few days ago that you are the healthiest among the old brothers." Zhang Daosheng said.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore." The white-browed old man said, "Come here and tell me what happened to Lao Wang's arm."
The one-armed old man had been resting with his eyes closed since Zhang Daosheng and Zheng Yubai came in. He opened his eyes and said, "Time is running out. Come over here."
Zhang Daosheng walked up to the one-armed old man, his face suddenly changed, and he asked in a low voice: "Uncle Wang, what are you doing?"
The one-armed old man smiled and said, "My time is coming soon. If I don't figure out the strange incident before I die, I'm afraid that when my brothers in the underworld ask me about it, I won't be able to explain it clearly and they'll beat me up."
He said it lightly, but Zheng Yubai felt sad when he heard it. When he entered the old man's body just now, he had already noticed the aging of his body functions. Those organs could weaken and stop functioning at any time. And people like the one-armed old man who have experienced countless life and death often have some signs of the coming of the end. Hearing him say this at this moment, he probably really had a premonition of something.
Zhang Daosheng walked to the one-armed old man without saying a word and placed his hand on his chest. A layer of green light slowly enveloped his palm and then penetrated into the one-armed old man's body.
Zheng Yubai saw a scene invisible to the naked eye. The body of the one-armed old man turned into a ball of mist, his muscles were yellow, his blood vessels were red, his organs were black, and his meridians were pure white. Inside his body, a green light was slowly moving. That was the power of Zhang Daosheng's healing touch.
The green light moved in the old man's body, stopping in front of each organ for a moment, and then flipping between the blood vessels. Zheng Yubai could see that the somewhat dim blood vessels became brighter red after being passed by the green light. However, the organs remained black without any change.
Zhang Daosheng finally finished his treatment, and he heaved a long sigh and said, "Uncle Wang, this is all I can do."
"It's already good." The one-armed old man smiled heartily, "No one can live forever. My old brothers have been waiting for me for decades. I can't stay in this world forever without visiting them."
Zheng Yubai couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he said this. A person's life is only a hundred years, and the one-armed old man has experienced countless hardships. At this moment, this heroic spirit of looking down on life and death makes people feel extremely admired.
"The administrator said he found something strange on me. What do you think?" After laughing, the one-armed old man got back to the topic.
Zhang Daosheng said, "This is indeed a rare case. Logically speaking, after so many years, the blood vessels, muscles, and meridians in the severed area must have atrophied and lost their functions. But now, they are still alive in tiny places. There is no medical example of this before."
"Don't tell me any medical principles. I just want to know what this means." The one-armed old man asked, "Can we find out the reason why what happened that year?"
Zhang Daosheng hesitated and said, "I have always wanted to cooperate with Zheng Yubai on an experiment, but I can't guarantee the safety, so I have been researching it..."
The one-armed old man didn't wait for Zhang Daosheng to finish speaking, and waved his hand and said, "No need to say more, just use my old bones for the experiment."
Zheng Yubai looked at Zhang Daosheng and heard him explain: "These days, I have been wanting to combine our superpowers to explore the mysteries of the human bodies of the aliens. Today may be a good opportunity to experiment."
Zhang Daosheng's theory is very simple. Zheng Yubai has the ability of four eyes and double pupils, which can see the subtleties that others cannot see. His healing touch can relieve people's pain. Years of experience have given him a deep understanding of the physical differences between ordinary people and aliens, but he lacks the opportunity to conduct physical research. He wants to use Zheng Yubai's four eyes and double pupils' ability to see the microscopic world and combine it with his healing touch and knowledge to conduct a joint research.
"How do we combine our efforts?" Zheng Yubai scratched his head, still a little confused.
"It's very simple. In addition to curing diseases, my healing touch has another auxiliary ability, but I rarely use it." Zhang Daosheng smiled and said, "That is mind control."
Mind control was originally a type of healing touch, used to treat brain diseases. During the process of using it, Zhang Daosheng gradually discovered that sometimes he could use mind control to hypnotize patients and quickly restore their body functions. Using it on Zheng Yubai at this moment was like Zhang Daosheng using Zheng Yubai's eyes to explore the body of the one-armed old man, which was also a big risky idea of his.
Zheng Yubai was very interested in this combined use of super powers, so he readily agreed. After a little preparation, the two began to examine the one-armed old man's body.
Zhang Daosheng stood behind Zheng Yubai with his hands on his head. Green light spread and quickly invaded Zheng Yubai's brain.
Zheng Yubai was conscious and he clearly felt a voice in his head calling him. Yes, it was by feeling rather than hearing, because Zhang Daosheng used his consciousness to enter Zheng Yubai's brain, and the two could communicate directly with their consciousness, surpassing the five senses of the human body. This way of communication made Zheng Yubai feel very novel.
"Yubai, if we can find the cause of the mutation, it will benefit all mutants and may even change the fate of mankind." Zheng Yubai's four pupils opened for inward vision, and Zhang Daosheng's healing touch and inner vision ability were tied together, slowly moving into the body of the one-armed old man.
Zheng Yubai knew that Zhang Daosheng's purpose in establishing the Superhuman Association was to protect the rights of the superhumans, and his higher ideal was to establish a superhuman society. However, although the human body has been verified countless times in medicine, there are still countless unsolved mysteries. For example, everyone knows that the potential of the human body exists, but they don't know how to develop it. In comparison, the more illusory theory of the soul and the question of whether the spirit is immortal after death have been a problem that has troubled mankind for thousands of years.
Although these questions are beyond comprehension, countless wise people throughout history have tried every possible means to challenge them. Some of them have made some progress, while others have failed. At this moment, Zheng Yubai and Zhang Daosheng inadvertently witnessed a piece of history. For the first time in human history, they wanted to use super powers to verify what kind of potential humans have. What exactly is the reason that a person's arm can blow up a tank
"Slow down." Zhang Daosheng directed Zheng Yubai's gaze to the old man's broken arm, and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my God, I have never seen such a scene. This is an ultra-nanoscale world that cannot be seen by high-magnification microscopes or any modern scientific technology. Yubai, your superpowers are amazing!" Zhang Daosheng did not hesitate to praise him.
In front of the two of them, the blood vessels were like huge transmission channels, with blood flowing like a flood. And the ends of the blood vessels that should have been dead still had vitality. Zhang Daosheng's green light quickly wrapped around the ends of the blood vessels, and he greedily checked every tiny place, hoping to find clues.
"I understand..." Zheng Yubai suddenly felt Zhang Daosheng's inner thoughts and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"What did you find?" Zheng Yubai asked excitedly.
"I roughly know what's going on." Zheng Yubai could even feel Zhang Daosheng's excitement.
"If my guess is correct, Uncle Wang should be the descendant of Zhurong." Zhang Daosheng suddenly blurted out this incoherent sentence.
"Zhurong? Are you talking about the god of fire in ancient mythology?" Zheng Yubai asked curiously.
"That's right. In fact, I have a research result that I have not announced to you because I think the conclusion is too ridiculous. But after seeing the structure of Uncle Wang's blood vessels, I probably guessed right." Zhang Daosheng's tone was obviously full of joy.
Zheng Yubai wanted to ask more, but Zhang Daosheng said, "Let's talk about it after we get out."
The two of them quickly regained consciousness. This combination of superpowers was very physically demanding. They were both sweating profusely and it took them a long time to recover.
"How is it?" The one-armed old man asked after their breathing became even.
Zhang Daosheng opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out a document, wrote a few words on it, and then said: "This is my research result. If my judgment is correct, Uncle Wang, you are a descendant of the ancient Zhurong tribe, I am a descendant of the Shennong tribe, and Yubai, you are a descendant of the Youmu clan."
"Youmu clan?" Zheng Yubai had heard of Zhurong and Shennong, but he didn't know who this Youmu clan was.
"You may not have heard of Youmu clan, but you must know about clairvoyance. We jokingly call Bianjian's superpowers "Shunfenger". Now it seems that he should be a descendant of Youer clan." Zhang Daosheng said.
"You mean, we are the descendants of gods?" asked the one-armed old man puzzledly.
Zhang Daosheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "There are no gods in this world. Those ancient gods with great supernatural powers in myths and legends are actually aliens!"
This inference is extremely sensational, but it is also the same as Zhang Daosheng's previous theory. His original view is that human potential is actually the ability that primitive people eliminated in the process of gradually adapting to the environment. Now, combined with ancient mythology, ancient gods such as Zhurong and Shennong are actually humans with primitive superpowers. In the following tens of millions of years of evolution, their descendants gradually sealed these abilities passed down through blood, and only a small number of people occasionally activated their superpowers through some stimulation.
The one-armed old man is a descendant of Zhurong, the god of fire in mythology. The old man's superpower is the ability to attack with fire, which explains why his arm can blow up a tank. Zhang Daosheng is a descendant of Shennong. His healing touch was probably an important tool for saving lives tens of thousands of years ago. However, this treatment method has benefited few people. After Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, people used herbs more to treat diseases, and Shennong's ability was gradually sealed.
If Zhang Daosheng's theory is true, then Zheng Yubai's ancestor is probably the clairvoyant who appeared in Journey to the West and could see things thousands of miles away. As for other superpowers, they probably have their own origins. The ancient data has been lost so badly that it is probably impossible to compare them one by one.
However, Zheng Yubai suddenly thought of a question, and he hurriedly asked: "If these abilities are passed down from ancient times, why can Uncle Dong Ying block electronic signals?"
Zhang Daosheng had obviously thought about this question as well. He smiled and said, "This electronic pulse signal was not invented by humans. There are such electromagnetic pulse signals between the earth and various planets. Although primitive people could not use these signals, it is not surprising that they had the ability to shield them. However, there are some superpowers that can communicate with electrical appliances, but I have never been able to find the reason. Perhaps there were people in ancient times who could communicate with inanimate objects."
Things in ancient times are too magical. Whether it is the geographical Shanhaijing or the myths passed down orally, many rumors at that time are extremely exaggerated and cannot be called reliable history. However, Zhang Daosheng's explanation has solved the mystery of why humans had so many "immortals" with powerful abilities in ancient times, but in modern times, there is no trace of the existence of those powerful "immortals".
In any case, Zhang Daosheng's theory is self-consistent, but as to whether the real history is actually like this, no one knows.
"Xiao Zhang, your theory is indeed interesting, but how can you be sure that I am the descendant of Zhurong?" The one-armed old man still had doubts.
"It's very simple, because I have taken a lot of samples, and your blood sample and blood vessel structure are very similar to those of several other fire-type aliens. I have always suspected that people with fire-type superpowers were of the same race a long time ago. After using Yu Bai's superpowers to see inside today, my doubts can finally be confirmed." Zhang Daosheng said.
This explained all the doubts of the one-armed old man. He sighed and said, "I didn't expect this to be the case. In that case, only people with ancient alien blood can have superpowers? Then why can you control your superpowers freely, but I only had it erupt once that day?"
Zhang Daosheng said: "I don't know the details, it probably has something to do with the distance of bloodline. If it is a direct descendant, it may be easier to activate superpowers. If there are too many collateral bloodlines, the superpowers will be weaker. If the bloodlines of several races are fused, perhaps new abilities can be combined. This is completely a masterpiece of nature. No matter how intelligent we humans are, I am afraid we can't understand the principles and mysteries behind it."
Zheng Yubai knew that what Zhang Daosheng said was right. From ancient times to the present, there are tens of thousands of years of history. After this long river of history, hundreds of generations of reproduction, everyone's bloodline has changed drastically from the ancient times. The ancient aliens were able to turn the world upside down, but today's aliens have huge side effects after only using their superpowers a few times. From this, it can be seen that the bloodline of the past has been diluted a lot.
According to this theory, after who knows how many generations, the aliens will no longer exist. Because the bloodline cannot find its source, nor can it find records of changes, the future will only become more and more complicated and thinner, until it can no longer be activated. Therefore, the idea of establishing a superhuman society is probably going to be shattered. In the future world, everyone will be equal, and there will be no so-called aliens. I wonder if such a world will be better than the present.
From nothing to something, and from something to nothing, from prosperity to decline, everything turns to its opposite when it reaches its extreme. This is the law of development of all things in nature. Although the aliens are beyond ordinary people, they cannot escape this set of laws of nature.
Zheng Yubai thought about these silently in his heart, feeling filled with emotion.
It was late afternoon, a ray of sunset swept into the hall, everyone turned their heads to look out the window, the sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was almost dusk, just like the mood at this time and place. (To be continued)