Chapter 471 406: The Second Possessor of the Memory Divine Technique

"February 1st, '26. Miss Guan personally presided over the first human genetic modification surgery! Naturally, it was a success...

That was to be expected.

The human genetic modification surgery I had at my disposal was already incredibly mature. Even if a novice doctor performed it, the failure rate would still be less than one percent. Not to mention, this time it was Miss Guan, eh... Though, come to think of it, isn't Miss Guan technically a novice doctor right now?

Well, that's not important. All I can say is... even though I expected it, I was still excited."

"Half a month later, the test subject successfully adapted to his new body! He possessed power equivalent to a First Realm Body Cultivator! His physique completely surpassed human limits... and according to the basic data, his lifespan reached one hundred and fifty years!"

"As for the second person to undergo genetic modification... it was me!"

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"May 7th, '26. We assembled a powerful army of genetically modified humans. Across the globe... with support from drones, androids, robotic dogs, Z, and so on, we launched a heavy strike against Golden Dawn!"

"More than half of Golden Dawn's official members were slaughtered by us... Now, only ten remain. But they've gone completely silent!

At the same time, the Western Alliance was formed. Although they haven't officially admitted it, they are effectively in a state of war with us!

But we are not afraid! Even though I would have preferred to completely unify humanity's forces... it's a shame that without bloodshed, it's impossible for people to truly understand one another!"

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"July 1st, '26. James, who was previously confirmed dead, launched an attack on me! At that moment, I was already a Second Realm Cultivator and had also completed my genetic modification, making me a Level 2 genetically modified human... Yet, I was nearly killed!

No, that person was definitely not James."

Chu Bamboo's pupils constricted; he couldn't quite wrap his head around it. 'My good buddy, who had broken through to the Second Realm, undergone genetic modification, and was practicing Immortal Body Dual Cultivation... almost got killed by James? Impossible... Did James turn on hacks or something?'

'In the real world, James isn't even an Extraordinary yet... and this diary is telling me that in less than a year, he'll be able to reach at least the Second Realm? Strong enough to catch up to my good buddy? Although, that was probably why my good buddy wasn't in a rush to break through...'

'Hmm, but this just goes to show that I can't get too complacent in the real world! I need to break through as quickly as possible... I can't just assume the situation is under my control!'

"In previous runs, the power of the Second Realm might have been enough for this time period... but this time, I really suffered a huge loss..."

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Bamboo read on, and a look of understanding soon appeared in his eyes.

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"I'm not waiting anymore. Even if the Life Ladder hasn't been successfully replicated, I have to use it... I'm breaking through to the Third Realm directly!"

"I killed James for the fourth time! I read his memories... I saw blood and fire... He's not James at all!"

"Damn it! In the Outer Civilization, there's a Cultivator with Memory Divine Techniques! But their development of these techniques is completely different from mine—one of their abilities is Memory Infusion!"

"A lunatic, an absolute lunatic! It forcibly infused a portion of its own memories into James's mind, using a method akin to divine possession...

It severed James's emotions and forced him to awaken some kind of blood-sacrifice Divine Technique, allowing him to grow stronger in a short time through devouring, absorbing, killing, and sacrificing—

Even though the consequences of this method are extremely severe!

I... maybe... no, I'll just record the method for awakening this blood-sacrifice Divine Technique. Whether you use it or not is your business!"

At that moment, Chu Bamboo's scalp tingled. 'Another Memory Divine Technique... and it belongs to an enemy?!'

'...Still,' Chu Bamboo's eyes glinted, 'compared to my own development of Memory Divine Techniques toward Reproduction and Rewrite, this person has clearly taken a completely different, yet intricate, path focused solely on memory...'

'Memory Infusion!' Chu Bamboo pondered a very serious question. 'If I were this person with Memory Divine Techniques, and I focused purely on the concept of 'memory' and the direction of 'memory infusion,' what kinds of Divine Techniques could I develop?'

'...There should also be memory reading, deletion, and infusion!'

Chu Bamboo's expression was unreadable. 'It's a whole package... and when you combine them! You get the ability to extract intelligence from someone's mind—and at the same time, you can groom anyone into an undercover agent or a spy...'

'For example, if I were to capture a normal person right now, delete all of their memories, and then infuse all of my own memories into their mind... what would that person become?'

'They'd probably think that they were actually Chu Bamboo, and that they had just possessed this person's body—'

'What if I only deleted their memories related to self-awareness, but preserved their knowledge base and some of their intel... and then infused my own memories of self into their mind? What would happen then?'

'You would create a perfect spy!'

'...That's terrifying.' Chu Bamboo's heart pounded. Although this was a different direction of development, it was just as absurdly powerful. Chu Bamboo even thought of an even more outrageous move: don't just target one person, but a whole group of people.

'Strictly speaking, it's not a Clone-type Divine Technique that can forcibly assimilate others into Clones... but it undoubtedly has a similar effect... Though, if you did it this way without any restrictions, could you even guarantee that the beings infused with your memories would be 100% on your side?'

"'Still,' Chu Bamboo quickly reined in his thoughts, 'judging by the situation, this Memory Infusion must have significant limitations... I just don't know if it's because of the 'fish tank's' restrictions, or if Memory Infusion is just inherently difficult?'"

One possibility after another flashed through Chu Bamboo's mind. 'After all, if it were really that easy, there's no way they would only be revealing this ability now... In all the previous worldlines, there was never any mention of this Memory Divine Power User! But...'

"'With this kind of risk... I must take precautions!' A grave look entered Chu Bamboo's eyes. 'If a member of the Time Club who knows the inside story gets manipulated by the enemy, we'd be completely screwed... Letting the Outer Civilization learn the true nature of my power is the trigger for the doomsday timeline.'"

'...But, if I can think of this, my good buddy should have been able to as well, right?'

Chu Bamboo pondered for a moment before continuing to read. He felt that his good buddy should be able to come up with a solution. 'Of course, if he really can't figure it out, then I'll just have to pay close attention to this issue every day when I read the diary... The risk isn't that great!'

As Chu Bamboo scrolled through the diary on the screen, his mind raced, analyzing the information revealed in this entry.

Clearly, the aliens' development of Divine Techniques was far beyond imagination... They seemed to possess some kind of standardized method for developing them!

For example, this slaughter and sacrifice... it seems it can precisely cause a specific person to awaken this Divine Technique?

"'...It's somewhat similar to the inheritances of those great sects! But far more terrifying.' Chu Bamboo bit his lower lip.

'After all, those inheritances have their limits, like needing to turn the previous Divine Power User into a Refined Pill or something... This one, it seems... might not require that?'

"'Breaking through to the Second Realm in less than a year! Just how many people did that guy kill?' Chu Bamboo sighed softly but said nothing more.

He hesitated for a moment, then searched for the keywords "blood sacrifice" and "offering," quickly filtering down to a single file.

Chu Bamboo immediately began to seriously commit it to memory. As he read, a look of astonishment spread across his face.

"'Wait... My good buddy's Third Realm Divine Power... he didn't choose Regression?!'"