Chapter 58: The Final Secret, Section 2

“You… you already know everything?”
“No! That’s impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
The Emperor of Moore was clearly disturbed by the words of the beautiful woman. His eyes wandered aimlessly, and as he moved, he let out moans-like murmurs.
Seeing his reaction, the crew on the Li Feng Shang grew curious. What secrets did this terrifying emperor possess? What could make him lose control like this?
No one knew. But Blood Pupil and Baroque noticed one thing: ever since that woman named the Beautiful One spoke those words, not only had the Emperor of Moore lost his composure, but Black Hair had also suddenly fallen silent. One hand unconsciously stroked his chin, his eyes filled with deep thought.
“He claims to have rescued the Beautiful One, Monkey, and Grizzly Bear, yet he doesn’t know anything about the defense system of the gene cultivation nests.”
“He pretends to have started wars to keep the Beautiful One alive, yet he ended up using Monkey, who is also a base body, as the brain for an experimental warship.”
“Three base bodies trapped in the cultivation nests ended up with completely different fates. And that last one, Grizzly Bear, turned out to be a fully developed gene creature.”
Quietly, Black Hair went through the doubts he had discovered one by one. The more he thought about it, the more furrowed his brows became. Gradually, an idea surfaced in his mind.
The gene base had a complete defense system. If one wanted to enter from the outside, they would inevitably have to deal with it. So, it was impossible for the Emperor of Moore to enter from that angle. Following this logic, if he wanted to open those cultivation nests, he could only do so from within.
Entering from within meant he must have come from this base himself. Could he have been one of those mad scientists? Was this the so-called secret of the Beautiful One?
No, that was also impossible. Black Hair dismissed this idea before he could fully develop it.
If that were the case, he would also know everything about the design of the cultivation nests. But judging from his current state, he clearly didn’t know anything about the base body’s forced restraint mechanisms. So, how did he get into the base and bring out the Beautiful One, Monkey, and the others?
Unless…
Black Hair’s eyes lit up as he suddenly thought of a possibility.
Unless… the Emperor of Moore was also one of the base bodies—a fully developed one after going through all the modification processes! Because only in that way could he be automatically released by the cultivation nests and freed without knowing the base’s defense system. And if that was the case, it made sense that Grizzly Bear was his subordinate.
After all, Grizzly Bear was also a fully developed gene creature!!

A powerful Gene Complete Form leading another, weaker one. This is precisely the model of a hierarchical command system in an army. It’s absolutely possible. As the doubts were resolved, Hei Fa’s thinking became increasingly clear. Suddenly, he thought of monkeys. Monkeys aren’t Gene Complete Forms. But as long as one Gene Complete Form appears first, it will automatically gain the highest authority in the base even if all the researchers disappear. It’s not difficult to release an unfinished prototype. Going a step further, it could even replace researchers in training the prototypes!!

Training prototypes!!!

Hong Yan!!!

Didn’t Hong Yan also lose her vitality? According to his earlier reasoning, the only way to make a prototype lose its vitality in the training nest was through forced training! And such actions are strictly prohibited in experiments. No experienced researcher would do it, let alone disable the self-protection mechanisms in the training nest. So, the occurrence of this situation could only mean that someone forcibly accelerated her training process and disabled the self-protection mechanisms. Such actions could only be done by a complete novice with no training experience, willing to harm the prototype to achieve their goals…

Forced training!

Emperor Moore. You’re the Gene Complete Form released by the training nest, right?

A glint appeared in Hei Fa’s eyes as he instantly understood everything.

This was Emperor Moore’s secret. It was also something Hong Yan had always wanted to tell him. For some reason, however, Hong Yan clearly couldn’t speak this secret directly, so she could only try to get his attention by giving hints. And from Hei Fa’s understanding of Hong Yan, she was a girl with strong self-determination. As long as she was conscious, nothing could force her, let alone make her sign a highly restrictive agreement.

Besides, a restraint system was embedded during the training process.

Emperor Moore. He wasn’t just a Gene Training Complete Form but also the base owner with managerial authority. If Hei Fa’s reasoning was correct, this was likely the foundation of how he built everything from scratch. From what Hei Fa knew about Gene Training Bases, these bases came in different tiers. His base was only of middle rank, while the highest-tier bases not only had complete training facilities but also were equipped with warships. In a sense, they were even equivalent to separate space cities!!

This guy!!!

Hei Ba had never felt such anger before. When he realized the woman before him was not an illusion but might truly be Hong Yan, the emotions accumulated over thousands of years erupted like a volcano. The intensity of it made his whole body tremble. He rushed toward the porthole. His strength was so great that several crew members who accidentally touched his body were flung away by the force, slamming into the wall.

Instantly, chaos ensued in the cabin. All the crew members were horrified to see their wolf king go mad, leaving them at a loss. Yet few dared approach Hei Ba at that moment. The experience of those few crew members had made it clear just how dangerous it was to get close to him now.

“Bang!!”

A fist slammed hard against the porthole, producing a loud noise. Hei Ba, with bloodshot eyes, lay there, gazing through the porthole at Jing Lake in the distance. There, Hong Yan’s petite figure was clearly visible. Perhaps because the temperature was a bit cool, her thin clothes made her body tremble slightly, which only deepened Hei Ba’s heartache.

“Hong Yan!!!” Overcome with emotion, Hei Ba finally called out her name. At that sound, the woman in the lake shuddered noticeably and slowly turned her head.

Oh, God, what a beautiful face! The crew members gasped in shock, unable to believe their eyes. Fair skin, long eyelashes—what appeared before them was a perfect face, even more beautiful than an angel’s. Though her eyes were closed, she exuded an otherworldly serenity. Seeing her, people didn’t even dare breathe loudly, afraid of disturbing that peaceful atmosphere.

Unfortunately, though Hong Yan’s beauty stunned everyone momentarily, it didn’t calm Hei Ba down. Seeing the woman he had longed for right before him, he could no longer control himself. His hands cracked loudly from gripping so tightly. Gazing at his beloved woman, regardless of whether she could hear him, he suddenly shouted, “Wait for me! I’ll come to save you!!”

Wait for me… I’ll come to save you…

The woman in the lake trembled. Her beautiful face showed a mix of joy, pain, hesitation, and anticipation. Yet in her mind, a distant scene came to mind.

Perhaps… it was a year ago, perhaps a hundred years ago, or maybe ten thousand years ago. More likely, it was just yesterday.

It was also a desperate situation like this. She was in a sealed training nest, while he lay in the nest across from her…

The biochemical liquid was being slowly injected, and her consciousness was already fading. The cultivation pod was sealed; she couldn’t hear any sounds from outside. But she could see his roars. In that tiny pod designed to hold only one person, she and he were as close as they could be yet worlds apart.
He was roaring, struggling, and she was doing the same.
But sadly, it was all in vain. The pod was so airtight that not even air could get in. As the cold biochemical liquid gradually covered her head, she could only watch as he coughed up blood and tore at his fingers.
The bright red blood stained the colorless biochemical liquid—like fiery flowers…
She couldn’t hear his voice, but she could understand his meaning. He was telling her:
“Wait for me. I’ll come to save you.”
She smiled, tears streaming down her face. Under his intense gaze, she stretched out a finger and slowly, slowly broke it.
Blood stained the biochemical liquid. She knew their bloods would soon mix together. Even though the biochemical liquid was filtered multiple times during reuse, there would still be a chance for their bloods—together, even if it was just one in a thousand or one in a ten thousand.
One of their blood cells would still merge within the container of biochemical liquid, just as they had done in the past.
Looking at him across from her, she gently opened her mouth and formed words with her lips:
“I… wait for you…”
“I… wait for you…” The woman in the middle of the lake suddenly wore a joyful smile as she murmured these words toward the direction of the black-haired man.
She didn’t know if he could hear her, but she knew he would understand her meaning—just as she had understood his in that cultivation pod years ago.
Then she saw it: the giant warship in the sky suddenly blossomed.
Countless energy beams, as thick as buckets, appeared from all directions—from the sky, from the ground, from the air, from every corner of that space. Right in front of her, they pierced through her beloved’s warship.
Boom! Explosion! That mighty warship, the one he was on, instantly turned into a ball of fire.
Then, someone’s figure blocked her view—a smiling man…
The Emperor Moore.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation,” he said with a smile, performing a highly gentlemanly gesture. Then, as if by magic, he took out a bright red rose from behind him and offered it to her.
“Tch!” The beautiful woman spat in disdain.