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The same power as the Eye of Root—perhaps this is the source of everything?

Considering this possibility, Lin Yi had to endure the intense pain in his eyes and begin searching within the "Root" for records related to the "Akasha Records," an ability that had never played a significant role.

It may be called an ability, but in reality it is just a kind of "record". This "record" itself does not have any ability. It can neither make you suddenly invincible nor weaken your enemy to death... It is simply a "carrier" that records things.

However, unlike ordinary media, the capacity of Akasha records has no limit, and there is no scope to what it records... or rather, its scope is "all".

From the birth and operation of the world to the formation and fate of a tiny speck of dust... everything about that world can be found in this "record".

Naturally, something capable of recording infinite things doesn't exist in reality, so the "Akasha Records" don't have a concrete entity either; more often, it's at least a medium, its function...

"Record information?"

Soul Leap: Chapter 349 Soul Leap (1)

In the world of origin, units for measuring information generally exist such as B, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB, and BB. Among them, 1KB = 1024B = 1024B/2B = 512 Chinese characters, which is approximately the concept of a 1024-base system.

Taking the Origin World in 2017 as an example, the total amount of data in all printed materials under human civilization is about 200PB, which is undoubtedly an exaggerated figure. However, compared with the data of the entire human civilization, the data of the entire Earth, and even the data of the entire universe, the total amount of 200PB is not even a drop in the ocean. In addition, the universe is still in a state of unlimited expansion, and it is possible that even the conceptualized data units defined by human civilization cannot accurately measure how much "information" exists in the world itself.

However, the "Akasha Records" completely recorded all this data and information, the total amount of which is impossible to estimate, and then integrated it into a "medium"—stuffed into "itself".

So, it's simply 'indigestion'?

Feeling the increasingly sluggish "saturation" in his body, Lin Yi, who had finally found the source, felt no joy at all.

Finding it is one thing, but figuring out how to solve it is another. At least for now, with the main god still unable to respond, Lin Yi simply cannot figure out how to resolve this "indigestion" situation based solely on his current knowledge and skills.

Ultimately, Lin Yi's understanding of "indigestion" is at most a physical phenomenon caused by abnormalities in the human digestive mechanism. However, the "indigestion" caused by the sudden ingestion of information from two worlds is not even based on the most basic principles. To say that a solution can be found is simply a pipe dream.

"...So, all we can do is wait?"

There are still more than six months to go before the "fusion" with the source of the fire is completed, and the revived main god will provide instructions. Then, following its instructions, we will solve the problems in a state of knowing what to do but not why, and once again blindly throw ourselves into the next round of "advancement"...

"The problem is not physical."

Taking a deep breath, I focused my attention on my body again: "The 'forbidden zone' is normal, which means that the 'Akasha Record' does not affect the body... or rather, it does not affect matter."

In a narrow sense, there are many things that constitute a person, but in a broad sense, there are only two: material and spiritual.

To put it more vividly, it's about the body and the soul.

Since the "indigestion" isn't in the physical body, it must be in the soul. The question is, how exactly do we solve the problems of the soul...?

"At least its existence must be observed."

If you can observe, you can intervene; if you can intervene, you can control. If you can't even observe, then everything that follows is just a mirage.

Having established the foundation for the first step, Lin Yi naturally began searching for a "target".

Naturally, Lin Yi would not use himself as a guinea pig when he rashly ventured into the unknown. Moreover, unlike material interference, the observation of the soul should not be accomplished by simply dissecting a few test subjects. Therefore, Lin Yi had to abandon all his previous "experiments" and treat this "experiment" with the attitude of looking at a completely different and new field.

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Originating in the world, Mount Everest.

The portal, which had been operating frantically to meet the resource needs of various invasions into other worlds, entered a period of calm. With the invasion of the second world ceasing, the exhausted expeditionary force retreated to the Imperial Arms world. The war supplies that originally needed to be urgently transported there no longer needed to continue. Considering the time and resources that would be needed to transport them back, they were ultimately chosen to simply pile them up near the portal.

In a distorted, dazed state, Lin Yi stood outside the portal leading to another world.

After barely managing to activate the Eye of Origin to cast a spell that would make people ignore their existence, Lin Yi began to "observe" the people around him.

A very ordinary person.

Neither corrupted by an unknown virus nor aware of the concept of magic, let alone transformed into a messy cyborg, but rather the "human" that Lin Yi was most familiar with, most vulnerable to, and most likely to have.

Yet within these fragile and insignificant people lies something unique to them, something that belongs only to them: a soul.

Just as no two people in the world are exactly alike, each person's soul is destined to be different. However, those who lack the means of observation can only stay at this level. Deeper questions, such as what the soul is, where it comes from, and where it goes, are all just speculations.

Lin Yi was the same way before, but today he decided to take a step forward.

Unlike the physical body, as a part of the spirit, the soul is destined to exist in this inanimate world, where there is no vitality, and it is said to interfere with the operation of the material world... When a person is killed, he dies, and once a person dies, everything ends.

In this respect, the priority of the Origin World is clearly higher than that of soul matter; otherwise, the real world would not need a group of living people to support its operation, but would have been dominated by a group of ghosts long ago.

"The soul cannot exist independently of the body, but matter can determine whether consciousness continues... Perhaps it is possible to indirectly interfere with the soul's operation by changing the body?"

After observing this world for three whole days, Lin Yi could only come to this ambiguous conclusion. Without obtaining more information, he had no choice but to move on to the next world.

A world of spiritual energy.

As a world that was once considered highly active, it was forcibly shattered by the invasion of the "Immortal Execution Sword," which destroyed the most powerful Immortal Realm and Underworld, leaving only a fragmented Human Realm. In addition, due to the large amount of spiritual energy consumed in the previous invasion of the Origin World, the current spiritual energy world is probably barely even a medium-active world. Even so, as a once highly active world, it still has many things that can be learned from.

Among them, the most iconic are "demons and monsters".

Let's assume that demons are similar to cultivators, only they are different species.

Demons are also a type of cultivator, only they choose a different path.

But ghosts and monsters are quite interesting...

"A soul that can still exist independently even though it has lost its physical body."

Soul Leap: Chapter 350 Soul Leap (2)

If the Origin World is one where matter determines consciousness and the soul cannot exist apart from the body, then the Spirit World is a completely opposite rule.

In this world, people don't die immediately after being killed; their souls continue to exist for a period of time. Through certain special methods, this period can even be extended. There are even rumors of people being able to cultivate into ghost immortals through their ghosts, but in this spiritual world, such things are destined to remain just rumors.

"So, are ghosts considered souls?"

The far north.

Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave.

After taking a sip of the fine wine, which had been brewed by soaking virgin blood for forty-nine days, Han Tian felt a wave of comfort spreading from his mouth and abdomen throughout his body. As he experienced the pleasure of his spiritual energy continuously becoming richer and more concentrated, the uncrowned king of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave let out a loud laugh that echoed through the valley.

"You never expected this, did you, Tian Yuanzi? You were so proud and glorious when you suppressed my Ten Thousand Ghost Cave for three hundred years. But in the blink of an eye, you suffered a great calamity. Not only did your cultivation turn to ashes, but even your lineage and sect were taken away. Now, the cultivation world is in decline, and there are less than one in a hundred Golden Core cultivators left... It seems that it is time for my Ghost Path to rise!"

Outside the Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts, several cultivators who had been hiding in the snow using the art of spirit concealment gritted their teeth upon hearing this.

"This mere ghost general is nothing. If it weren't for the great calamity that has befallen our cultivation world, any senior in the Golden Core stage could easily suppress him. How could we allow him to be so arrogant!"

"Silence! This Han Tian is a former general of the previous dynasty. Before his death, he was filled with astonishing resentment. After becoming a ghost cultivator, he was suppressed by Senior Tian Yuanzi for three hundred years. Unexpectedly, his cultivation level did not decline but rose. He is now in the late stage of Ghost General. You and I are only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. If this ghost general had not repeatedly come down the mountain to harm mortals, we would not have taken such a dangerous step at this time... If he discovers us, this assassination will surely fail."

Suppressing the anger in his eyes, the young cultivator waited patiently for his opportunity.

Two hours passed in this way. Suddenly, a cold wind blew through the valley. The several cultivators who were lying in ambush were startled and quickly grabbed their talismans and magical artifacts, waiting to destroy the ghost general with a thunderous strike as soon as it appeared.

Unexpectedly, although the yin wind rose, the ghost general did not reveal himself at all.

Just as one of the cultivators had a bad feeling, a cry of alarm rang out: "Oh no! We've fallen into a trap! Retreat!"

"Hahaha, you think you can just leave now that you've come?"

With a roar, the entire valley was instantly enveloped by a cold wind. Several cultivators who had planned to escape on their swords were immediately trapped inside. Among them, the junior sister, who had just successfully established her foundation, was even more severely affected by the cold energy, which permeated her body and turned her face deathly pale.

Amidst the angry and regretful gazes of several cultivators, the Ghost General, who should have been in the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave, stood before them clad in a suit of armor exuding a chilling aura. The spiritual energy emanating from him had already surpassed that of a Ghost General, reaching the level of a Ghost Commander, equivalent to the Golden Core stage!

"Hmph, a few Foundation Establishment stage juniors dare to cause trouble in my Ten Thousand Ghost Cave, they're just asking for death!"

"Don't be so arrogant, you ghost! Take this!"

With a shout, the cultivator rode his flying sword toward the ghost general, but before he could even get close, he was corrupted by the yin energy, lost his spiritual energy, and fell to the ground, where he was crushed underfoot in the cultivator's incredulous gaze.

Facing the cultivators whose faces showed despair, Han Tian sneered, "This cultivation world is truly getting worse with each generation. It seems that my Ghost Path is truly on the rise! Once I lead the 100,000 ghosts of the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave to slaughter my way through, I may even be able to sit on the throne of the Human Emperor."

Thinking of that scene where he dominated hundreds of millions of lives in China, Han Tian couldn't help but laugh out loud, no longer caring so much about the resentful gazes of the cultivators.

"My last words have been spoken; now it's time to send you on your way!"

Driven by his magical power, the entire Ten Thousand Ghost Cave seemed to respond to the Ghost General's command, surging forth in an overwhelming manner. The cultivators who witnessed this scene couldn't help but feel despair.

Faced with the terrifying power of this Ghost King, it's likely that no one in the current cultivation world could withstand his invasion. At that time, countless lives across the land would be lost. Thinking of that desolate scene, the cultivator about to be swallowed by the Yin energy cried out in anguish, "Heaven's will is not—"

"thunder,"

In an instant, the entire far north was engulfed by endless lightning.

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Feeling the astonishing heat emanating from below, Lin Yi frowned.

Disturbed by the "strange feeling," even though he was in a world filled with spiritual energy, Lin Yi was still interfered with when he used the Immortal Execution Sword to draw in spiritual energy. He had only intended to blast away the mountain called "Ten Thousand Ghost Cave," but due to a brief loss of control, he ended up bringing a large part of the far north into his attack range...

After a long pause, Lin Yi finally calculated the damage caused by this out-of-control attack.

"Spiritual energy concentration decreased by 70%"

This is undoubtedly bad news. After being repeatedly invaded by the Immortal Execution Sword and suffering heavy losses in the Origin World, the spiritual energy in this world was already insufficient. This time, due to the loss of control, it directly turned this extremely northern region, which was barely rich in spiritual energy, into a spiritually barren area. It will probably take several hundred years to repair it.

"...Anyway, it's just a peripheral area."

As long as it doesn't interfere with the "free-range" development of the entire spiritual world, Lin Yi decided it was better not to interfere too much.

After some thought, he landed directly. It took him a lot of effort to find the almost vanished ghost at the bottom of the "old site" of the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave, which had now become a basin. Fortunately, it was only grazed by the aftershocks at the edge, otherwise it probably wouldn't have survived until Lin Yi came down and would have turned to ashes.

After finding its target, it paid no attention to the several auras not far away and directly disappeared into the distance, guided by the magnetic field.

After a long while, the disheveled cultivator emerged from the melting snow, panting heavily as he gazed at the distant sky with a look of utter shock: "...True Immortal stage."

Half a day later.

"It has no weight."

"Unaffected by inactive substances."

"Similarly, without using active energy, it is impossible to interfere with the material world."

"In other words, what determines the priority of matter or spirit is activity?"

Lin Yi crushed the extremely weak ghost cultivator's soul with a single crushing motion, and feeling the active energy dissipating in the air, he frowned: "But what does this have to do with the soul?"

Although he concluded that ghosts are souls that have absorbed active energy, Lin Yi didn't need any inexplicable information about the origin of ghosts. What he needed was information about the pure human soul state before becoming a ghost.

Lin Yi had considered whether to capture a few people in the spiritual world, kill them, and observe the state of their souls when they died, but then gave up. He couldn't very well kill himself when he needed to deal with his own soul, could he?

After much deliberation, the only option left is to change the world once again.

Soul Leap: Chapter 351 Soul Leap (3)

The T-virus world.

As the first world Lin Yi successfully invaded, the T-virus world was in a state of near-zero activity, similar to the origin world. Only under those circumstances could Lin Yi, who was just an ordinary person at the time, easily invade it and even dismantle the entire world's civilized order with just half a tube of T-virus. If it were another world, Lin Yi believed that he would definitely be killed by a series of unpredictable "accidents" before he could throw out that half tube of T-virus.

After many years, Lin Yi stepped into this world again and discovered an unexpected situation.

"resident Evil?"

Across the vast Pacific Ocean, not only Japan, which once abandoned half a tube of the T-virus, but even the country that should theoretically be the safest has been ravaged by the virus, and the extent of the infection is much more severe than in Japan. This scene is strangely similar to the "Resident Evil" world described by the main god, where the prototype T-virus was born.

Surprised, he calculated the spatial coordinates and immediately switched from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere. After half a day of observation, he finally understood what had happened in this world after he left…

Interestingly, Lin Yi was once unable to fight against the local forces of this world due to his limited abilities. Faced with interference from across the ocean, he could only barely manage to gather a few reincarnators and some virus data before leaving this world. After that, he focused more on the worlds that were later invaded, and paid little attention to this world. This resulted in Lin Yi not making any modifications or interference to the subsequent evolution of this world for a considerable period of time.

I originally thought that when I came back, I would at most see Japan razed to the ground or that humanity had successfully cracked the secret of the T virus and thus resolved the crisis. But I didn't expect that neither of these outcomes would happen. Instead, the third situation has emerged.

By detecting anomalies within Japan through satellite detection, the United States deployed special forces. In addition to determining the extent of the virus's damage, they also brought many virus vectors that were raging in Japan to the United States for various purposes, and began to study these viruses from another world.

Because of Japan's experience, American research institutions initially adopted a very cautious approach to these dangerous pathogens, and achieved considerable success in a short period of time. At one point, even the concept of "super soldiers" made great progress (benign mutations in the candidates).

However, as research on the T-virus deepened, researchers who gained more and more benefits began to feel dissatisfied. At the same time, the virus activity in Japan also declined after passing its peak. American research institutions, having lost their research subjects, began to turn their attention to other "possibilities"...

Perhaps by coincidence, or perhaps by inevitability, an organization called "Umbrella" was established. This organization, which aimed to research the T-virus, received preferential treatment from all aspects of resources, from politics to economics. With a large number of test subjects, it achieved great success, and the world's hegemon, which had been declining, once again rose to an unshakable position.

It was at this moment that the accident happened.

No one knows the exact cause, but what is clear is that when the U.S. government realized that the T-virus had spread extensively within its borders, it had no other choice.

"To prevent any race from gaining absolute dominance after the 'purification' and launching a genocidal attack on civilizations worldwide, and because of nuclear radiation, the T-virus underwent a secondary mutation and evolution, and thus..."

Speechless, Lin Yi faced this world that had already entered its "final stage": "Let's perish together."

It must be said that Lin Yi had considered all possibilities, but the worst-case scenario was that the virus infection would spread to the temperate and tropical regions of the entire Earth, and a small number of surviving humans would hide in the polar regions where the virus's activity could not withstand it, waiting for this biohazard crisis to end. But he never expected that a mere half tube of T-virus would actually destroy human civilization in this world...

To be more precise, did he destroy himself?

Even if you don't get to see this scene as you fall from the sky, where thick radiation clouds have accumulated, the coldness you feel on your skin is enough to confirm many things.

After a moment of thought that was hard to define as either a sigh or a mockery, Lin Yi didn't have any further ideas about the ending of this world... Even if he did, it wouldn't be something he could do in his current state. His priority was to deal with his own problems first.

As he opened his hand, an invisible surge of energy, imperceptible to the naked eye, spread from his palm to every inch of the surrounding space like a tide. In less than half a second, it reached every corner of the ruins beneath his feet. However, the only response he received was coldness and deathly silence.