Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the man's words. They instantly forgot that they had just been attacked by the strange man. Compared to the secrets of life, everything else was not worth mentioning.
Seeing that they were moved, Lu Ting continued, "Don't worry, I've already figured out most of the secrets in the ruins. However, the center will definitely be a little dangerous. However, compared to the biggest secret in the world, this little bit of danger is nothing!"
The others looked at each other. The strange man in front of them had lived for more than a thousand years, so he must have obtained some benefits. They were not interested in the secrets of life. What they wanted was unparalleled power and the ability to live for a long time.
In the end, they all looked at the leader of the Phoenix Association, Cang Lang. Strength was everything. On the surface, he and his team were the strongest.
Cang Lang frowned and thought hard for a while before saying, "Some things have to be done step by step. There's nothing in this world that can make people reach the sky in one step. Even if it can increase one's lifespan and power, one's awakening and evolution cannot be improved by external things. You have to think carefully."
Seeing that no one wanted to leave, Cang Lang sighed and said, "Alright then, let's go to the center of the ruins."
"Haha, alright. Everyone, please follow me. By the way, may I know the name of this human brother?" Lu Ting laughed and said.
"My name is Cang Lang."
"Oh, Brother Cang Lang, please don't mind me. I ordered the nanites to attack you just now to protect the ruins. Also, my body has been affected by the radiation. My spirit and body hormones have changed, so my body and mind are a little messed up. I'll be fine after I leave this godforsaken place and recuperate for a while."
Lu Ting waved his hand shyly in the air. The wall on one side slowly shrank and the oval-shaped door appeared again. A group of nanites in front of him made a squeaking sound and rushed in first.
Everyone carefully followed Lu Ting in. In front of them was a winding staircase, so long that they could not see the end.
Luo Kai slowed down his pace and walked at the back. He had no interest in lifespan. There might be shortcuts to increase one's lifespan and gain strength, but there were no shortcuts to the growth of one's spiritual realm and the improvement of one's cognition. He had fought countless battles in his life, and had even experienced several near-death experiences. In addition, he had inherited the wisdom of the ancestors of mankind, and had combined the strengths of both Buddhism and Taoism. Only with this could he break through the limits of his own life.
The front gradually became clear, and an incomparably magnificent hall that was emitting golden light appeared in front of them. The hall was densely packed with oval-shaped golden stone eggs that were as tall as a person. The golden light was coming from these stones.
Everyone stopped in their tracks and stared dumbfoundedly at the golden stone eggs. One of the team members exclaimed, "Don't tell me they're all gold!"
"No."
Lu Ting introduced loudly, "These are all Bio-Human petri dishes!"
Luo Kai looked at the ceiling of the hall. It was a huge map. There were four continents on the map, as well as some scattered islands. The rest of the map was filled with endless seawater.
Zhang Mingyu, who was beside him, also looked up at the map. Her eyes kept darting around as if she was searching for information, but she found nothing. She could only wonder, "Where is this on the map?"
Lu Ting had been paying attention to the two of them. Hearing this, she said with a look of longing, "If I'm not wrong, the human world in ancient times was like this. It was very big, and there were countless species, including all kinds of virtual and real life forms, living together."
Everyone spread out and observed the hall. There were also many murals on the walls of the hall. Different from the previous ones, the murals here were all colorful landscape paintings.
Luo Kai's eyes were attracted by a landscape painting on one side of the wall. It was a painting of a towering mountain. It was impossible to tell how tall this mountain was. Half of its body went straight into the clouds, as if it had pierced through the sky. A waterfall that looked like a silver chain fell from the clouds.
The whole painting gave people an immersive feeling. As he looked at it, he couldn't help but close his eyes and look at the mural with a different vision. The scene in front of him changed again. The towering mountain in the painting started to tilt slowly, as if it was about to collapse.
Seeing that the mountain was about to crash down on him, Luo Kai couldn't help but activate his spirit force field to fight against it. At this moment, the scene in front of him changed again. The towering mountain straightened up again, and the perspective changed to the peak of the mountain. Then, the entire mountain seemed to have turned into a huge sword, piercing toward him with a towering momentum. It contained some kind of sword intent that could directly attack a person's soul.
Luo Kai's expression suddenly changed. It wasn't that the sword intent contained in the painting was amazing, but that he was too familiar with this sword intent. Wasn't it the Profound God Sword Intent that Yun Shan had passed on to him? Could it be that Yun Shan had been to this virtual world before?
On the other side, Cang Lang asked Lu Ting, "Is this the center of the ruins?"
Lu Ting smiled noncommittally. He pointed to the eggshell-like stone in front of him and said, "Didn't you guys want to see a cyborg? It's inside."
Cang Lang walked over and knocked on it. Then, he pulled out a short knife from his waist and slashed at the eggshell in front of him.
All the stones in this ruin were very hard, except for this golden eggshell. It was like a real egg. It cracked with a light touch, revealing a strange-looking person. The reason why it was said to be strange-looking was that the person in the eggshell actually had four hands and two heads.
Xu Ming walked forward to observe and asked doubtfully, "This is a cyborg?"
Cang Lang nodded excitedly, "Yes, these cyborgs' bones are made of an extremely hard and indescribable material. Even our most advanced cutting tools can't destroy it. Their skin and muscles, on the other hand, are formed by cells that divide at an extremely fast rate. They can almost regenerate infinitely. They are simply natural war machines. Our mission is to obtain one and bring it back for research."
As soon as he finished speaking, the cyborgs in front of them seemed to have heard their words. Suddenly, their four eyes wriggled slightly. Then, they slowly opened, and rays of golden light shot out from them.
The eggshells around them began to crack, and one by one, strange cyborgs were revealed. Some of them had three heads and six arms, some had the body of a snake and the head of a human, some had a pair of bat-like wings on their back, and some looked like holy angels.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. They took a few steps back and said in shock, "These things are still alive?"
Lu Ting walked to the cyborg at the front and touched it obsessively. He said softly, "They have never been alive before. Of course, they won't die. Don't worry, they are currently in an initial state. They won't attack."
Zhang Mingyu's eyes kept flashing. Suddenly, she said, "Can you control them?"
Lu Ting shook his head and sighed. "No, but whoever can control this invincible army can definitely dominate this world!"
After saying that, he pointed to a shining golden door at the end of the hall and said, "The hub to control these cyborgs is there."
Zhang Mingyu asked curiously, "Why don't you go in and get it yourself?"
Lu Ting spread out his hands. "I've thought of countless ways, but I can't get in. According to my speculation, we need to know some kind of secret key or have the bloodline of a pure human. Unfortunately, there are no pure humans left. I've already caught thousands of people outside and tried, but they all failed. You guys can also give it a try. If anyone can get in, they must give me half of the command rights of the cyborgs!"
Everyone looked at each other. A tall man could not help but say, "I'll give it a try."
After saying that, he directly rushed over. The moment he got close to the golden light, his body was directly sent flying by an unknown force. He fell to the ground and could not get up. Blood kept spitting out of his mouth.
Lu Ting shook his head and said, "Looks like you can't do it."
The tall man's physique was very good. He slowly got up and walked over with a limp. Half of his arm was twisted, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.
At this moment, the people who were eager to give it a try hesitated.
After a while, Zhang Mingyu suddenly chuckled. "I'll give it a try."
After saying that, she walked to the front of the golden light leisurely. When she was about to enter, she suddenly turned around and hooked her finger at Lu Kai. Then, her figure disappeared into the golden light.
Lu Ting was not surprised. He said in a cold voice, "This woman is really not ordinary."
"Captain, is this Ms. Zhang Mingyu from our Soaring Wind Association?" Xu Ming asked Cang Lang in a low voice.
Cang Lang squinted and said, "She's one of the academicians of the Institute of Life Sciences of the Academy of Sciences. She has a deep understanding of biology. We brought her here this time to cooperate with her to study this ancient ruin."
Lu Ting thought for a while and said to everyone, "When she comes out, how about we snatch the thing? If we want to control the cyborgs, we must load the program. It's impossible to complete it in a short time. If this woman doesn't know what's good for her, we'll kill her and split the cyborgs. By then, this world will be ours!"
After saying that, he walked to the front of the golden light and waited anxiously. He wanted to control Zhang Mingyu as soon as she came out.
But then, another person walked over. It was the feminine-looking man. He glanced at him faintly and walked into the golden light.
After a while, another person walked directly into the golden light. It was the middle-aged man in the tattered military coat.
Lu Ting's face immediately turned cold. He looked at another human who he felt was abnormal.
At this time, Lu Kai was standing in front of a cyborgs with a human head and a snake body. This cyborgs looked exactly the same as the Rain Snake. Even the faint water energy was very similar. Could it be that the Direbeasts were also related to this virtual world?