Volume 1 The Long Night Will Dawn Chapter 129 Bloodline
“RR” virus?
Everyone is in great shock. This will bring major changes to the world, but also great pain. Is this something that the truth will bring about?
Simon Davis did not answer directly. He pursed his lips and said calmly: "Let me tell you a story."
His deep blue eyes looked at the people present.
"Patton Davis was born in 1880. His father was a German landowner. He grew up in a wealthy family and naturally received a very good education. During World War II, he was already a well-known scientist in the Empire and participated in the research and development of biological and chemical weapons."
"But in the 1930s, when he was already 50 years old and felt his own age, an idea suddenly occurred to him."
“He wanted to deconstruct the nature of life in order to extend his own life.”
"The number of times a cell can divide is limited. Once it is used up, the cell will die. This number depends on the length of a structure called 'telomere' on the chromosomes in the cell. The longer the telomere, the more times it can divide."
"Of course, external factors are also affected by the external environment. Internal factors, bad living habits or emotions will aggravate this process. For example, long-term depression will cause the telomeres in the human body to fall off, accelerate cell aging, and cause people to age prematurely."
"The maximum number of divisions of human somatic cells is about 52 to 60 times."
"He was thinking, what about the 'cancer cells' known as immortal cells? How do they break this limit?"
Everyone did not interrupt Simon Davis's narration and listened carefully to his story.
This man named Payton Davis is most likely his ancestor.
Simon explained: "This is related to an enzyme called 'telomerase'. In normal cells, the activity of telomerase is inhibited, so telomeres usually shorten as cells divide. However, tumor cells can reactivate the activity of telomerase, so that telomeres are replenished faster."
"Under these circumstances, tumor cells can proliferate unchecked, achieving 'immortality' and unlimited division."
"But we are not afraid of telomeres because we have stem cells. After human cells die, stem cells can divide into new tissue cells to replenish them."
"However, as the human body ages, the activity and regenerative capacity of stem cells change, and eventually the repair capacity decreases, resulting in cell damage, tissue damage, and individual death."
"After a large number of human experiments, Payton Davis completed two major projects, telomere extension and artificial induction of stem cells, and finally edited his own genes."
Lin Yan's eyes flickered. 60 times was the limit for humans before the Great Nirvana period. Unlike warriors who evolved through practice, warriors' cell activity was greatly improved and had a higher upper limit , but they still had their own division limit.
It is also different from Wen Zhian’s research results on the regeneration of severed limbs. That kind of regeneration of severed limbs also has its own upper limit.
Because of the unlimited proliferation of cells, the consequence is cancer.
For warriors, they will not suffer from this disease again, but life span is a very serious matter, especially for "Devouring the Stars". This has risen to the level of cosmic rules. Lin Yan is more inclined to the fact that the warriors' cells will become cancerous, and the consequences will be more serious.
I'm afraid that what Peyton Davis does won't go as he wishes.
"Payton Davis successfully edited his own genes and regained his youth. After the war, he was active on the world's academic stage under other pseudonyms and identities, and discussed and conducted research on cells and genes with many scientists."
“This is also the predecessor of the Truth Society.”
"But in the 1980s, not long after his 100th birthday, the cells that had been well controlled under his modification suddenly became cancerous. This process is irreversible and cannot be suppressed."
"His 'immortality' plan enters the countdown at this moment!"
"Then he remembered an experience he had when he was organizing an academic conference in Oceania. At that time, an earthquake occurred, and he entered the remains of an ancient civilization, which is now the No. 5 ancient civilization ruins."
"In there, he gained some knowledge about cosmic civilization. He learned that people can become warriors through cultivation. They are divided into apprentice level, planetary level, stellar level and cosmic level, and their lifespans are different. He also obtained seven white translucent crystals that smelled like rice."
A congressman immediately exclaimed: "Mu Ya Jing!"
"Yes, it's Mu Ya Jing."
Simon nodded, and the many congressmen present realized that the treasure "Mu Ya Crystal" that they learned about in the information of the ancient civilization ruins No. 5 last year actually exists on Earth, but it was taken away by Payton Davis before that.
This can also explain why the remains of ancient civilization No. 5 were only discovered last year. You know, they can discover almost all the remains of ancient civilizations on the earth through some special instruments, but the remains of ancient civilization No. 5 had been excavated before the Great Nirvana period, and it no longer contains any high-energy reactions, so it is naturally useless.
Simon said, "But how can we practice ?"
"There is only the simplest Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation method in the ruins, but even now, one must reach the level of a warrior to practice it. At that time, Paiton had no way to do it."
Patton saw the goal, but there was no way to get there.
"So his research direction shifted to the Muya crystal. This crystal has a huge energy reaction, but the method of use is also unknown. Patton conducted an experiment on it, and all animals that swallowed the crystal would explode and die."
"This situation continued for decades until 2014, when fishermen caught a giant sea snake on the northern coast of Europe that was over 100 meters long. Patton had been looking for those special animals and bought this giant sea snake."
"He fed the sea snake the wood crystal, and it was the only creature that did not explode directly. This gave him some hope. The sea snake's vitality once reached the bottom, but it miraculously woke up three months later. After shedding its skin and growing new scales, its body grew to three times its previous size."
"Patton named it 'Jörmungandr', but how to achieve his self-evolution through Jörmungandr is also a very serious problem, which will take decades or even hundreds of years."
"Payton was suffering from cancer at the time and didn't have much time, so he made a crazy decision."
"He plans to rely on the natural law of survival of the fittest to achieve his goal!"
"He used the R virus influenza of the time as a basis and combined it with the gene fragments of Jörmungandr to isolate the initial strain of the RR virus."
“It can be transmitted through the air, with absolutely no means of prevention, and it can spread rapidly around the world!”
Three months of nightmare.
The population dropped sharply by 2 billion, and the human survivors naturally produced antibodies in their bodies, which more than doubled their strength, speed, cell activity and skin toughness!
The degree of improvement of the monsters is even more astonishing, thus ushering in the era of great nirvana.
"In fact, the reason why sea monsters are stronger than land monsters is not just because of the number base. As a sea snake, Jörmungandr's genes are more harmoniously integrated with sea monsters."
In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr is a giant sea serpent that can surround the human world, although the monster's body is not too exaggerated to live up to this mythical existence.
But in a sense, it also "surrounds the world".
“But it’s not over yet.”
"Patton successfully became a warrior, but being an apprentice does not increase your lifespan."
"Planetary level is extremely difficult for humans. So far, less than 60 people have achieved it. If they cannot reach planetary level, all their efforts will be in vain."
"His body is on the verge of collapse. It is impossible for him to withstand the energy of the Wood Crystal to break through this level."
"After a long period of research and exploration, he still hasn't found a suitable method."
"But he discovered a problem and it made him think about it."
"When the East Sea Azure Dragon reaches adulthood, it is a king-level monster, and when the Iron Armored Dragon reaches adulthood, it is a high-level monster lord. There are many different kinds of monsters in this world, but they all have the problem of racial potential."
Simon's eyes sparkled: "Or rather, it's 'bloodline'!"
"King-level monsters are equivalent to humans' planetary level, but some monsters do not have this threshold and are king-level when they reach adulthood. If this phenomenon is extended to humans, do humans also have bloodlines?"
"Are there humans who can reach planetary, stellar, or even cosmic levels as adults?"
Everyone present fell into deep thought.
This is something that has never been mentioned in the cosmic knowledge they possess, but it is indeed a possibility.
Even if two warriors get together, they will give birth to a child with better talents.
The theory of bloodline is not nonsense.
Lin Yan couldn't help but be amazed. Although Peyton Davis had some serious problems with his behavior and was selfish, he was indeed an absolute genius.
In the universe, for example, races like the Manka people can even reach the level of Domain Lord when they reach adulthood. The golden-horned giant beast that Luo Feng later possessed can naturally grow to the peak of Realm Lord, and is the pinnacle bloodline in the universe.
The bloodline of Earthlings can only be considered inferior in the universe.
Simon's voice sounded again.
“So, the Truth Society has a new subject.”
"Superhuman Serum."
"The goal is to improve the bloodline through genetic modification of the human body and break the barriers to planetary breakthroughs."
