For Baiyu, who had studied evolution theory in his previous life, he naturally understood the journey of human evolution.
Although Darwin's theory of "natural selection, survival of the fittest" was not accepted by all biologists and historians, it was at least mainstream.
However.
In this world, Baiyu was unsure how humans actually evolved.
Compared to humans on Earth.
On Canglan Star, humans actually had two additional organs.
One was the "Blood and Qi Central Hub," which could be tangibly felt and existed, where Blood Qi was generated and stored, and also the foundation of the Martial Artist.
It is one of the most important organs for a Martial Artist.
If the Blood and Qi Central Hub is destroyed, the Martial Artist would become crippled and unable to use Blood Qi again.
The other organ is the "Spiritual Eye."
This is the place where humans generate and control Spirituality, extremely important for the Extraordinary, similar to the position of the Blood and Qi Central Hub for Martial Artists.
These two organs.
The Blood and Qi Central Hub can be accurately sensed, explored, and destroyed.
While the Spiritual Eye cannot be detected or sensed, it is merely a hypothesis and conjecture put forward by various scientists today to represent the organ controlling Spirituality.
Zhang Guo mentioned genes and evolution.
Baiyu quickly understood his meaning and sighed inwardly that a robot was indeed a robot, believing so devoutly in science even in this Extraordinary World.
However.
What Zhang Guo said next made Baiyu immediately dismiss that thought.
"During the era of the Shell Species, it was dark and sinister, and death reigned over the land, forcing all kinds of creatures to live in darkness and gloomy environments.
Back then.
It was the world of the Shell Species.
Their deity, the Stone Origin God, was the ruler of that era.
But this dark situation was broken by the appearance of a sliver of light."
At this point,
Zhang Guo suddenly paused.
Baiyu, who was taking notes in a small notebook beside him, found the lack of continuation unbearable, and immediately looked up at him.
"Don't rush, I'm consulting the information in my mind."
Waves of ripples appeared in Zhang Guo's eyes, he froze for a moment, then clapped his hands: "I remembered, according to the records in the 'First Strange Light.'
The first sliver of light appeared on Flint.
It is a six-sided smooth stone shining with brilliance.
Each of its facets was a complete hexagon.
Within the hexagon were countless other hexagons.
Repeating over and over, each hexagon emitted light like the most blazing star.
No one knew where Flint came from.
However, Flint brought a peculiar brilliance to this dark world. It was the most special Stone Origin God, its splendor was magnificent beyond comparison."
Baiyu recorded this passage in his notebook, then said, "Do you have the book 'First Strange Light'? Can you translate it for me to read?"
"No, I only remember some fragments.
Do you want to keep listening?"
Zhang Guo was displeased Baiyu interrupted him.
"Yes, why not, hurry and continue."
"Humans obtained the ability to 'Shape' and 'Learn' from Flint, marking the official beginning of human evolution.
Humans continuously perfected themselves, becoming stronger and stronger.
Gradually.
Conflicts and wars began with the Shell Species.
Humans built their own nations, paying tribute to those primitive Divine Spirits to gain their protection.
Eventually.
A struggle for the position of the Dream Realm God completely changed the world's structure.
Let me find it for you, I remember accounts of this event exist in some forbidden ancient texts."
After speaking,
Zhang Guo fell into a frozen state again.
This time Baiyu did not disturb him, and after a while, the ripples in his eyes started lighting up again:
"According to the records in 'Supreme Defection,' 'At that time, the world ruled by the Stone Origin God faced a cataclysmic storm.
The rise of mankind, the decline of the Shell Species.
This signaled the dawn of a new era.
The first to launch an attack was the Great Mother.
She swallowed the tides whole, drank the blood of the tides, devouring every drop completely.
The sea dried up, and the riverbeds collapsed.
The Red Cup's mouth of desire sucked the tide completely dry.
Humans became stronger, their perception of the seven emotions and six desires became more intense, allowing them to experience love and hate more profoundly.
Afterwards.
The moth devoured the Stone Origin God's wheel, dyeing the forest a bloody red.
The Scar God killed the Seven Coils.
The Ovum retreated into the Aurora like the most cowardly wretch.
The Stone Origin God's era came to an end, the new era belonged to humans, belonging to these supreme rebels."
Baiyu noted down this passage about the Divine Spirits.
Even though these accounts were ambiguous and difficult to grasp the true meaning, it was still possible to conjecture some hints from between the lines.
Battle of Blood Stone...
If Baiyu guessed correctly, this passage corresponds to the Battle of Blood Stone.
However.
It seemingly was not the case.
The Battle of Blood Stone should have been nothing more than a skirmish within this great war.
Because.
All the deities should have participated in this battle.
And the result was the disastrous defeat of the Stone Origin Gods, thus ending the era of the Shell Species.
But.
What does this have to do with human genes?
Before Baiyu could ask, Zhang Guo said: "The deities are closely tied to the world, the alternation of day and night, the change of seasons, the flow of river water, the fall of wind and snow, these are all the results of the deities' manipulation.
And humans.
Are the same.
Human genes, desires, and emotions are deeply influenced by the deities.
After the end of the era of the Shell Species, humanity underwent rapid evolution, people of that era were powerful, healthy, full of vitality, long-lived, wise, and agile.
However.
Like the turning of day into night.
This glorious era quickly passed, and the Dream Realm underwent changes once again.
The deities continuously fell and were reborn.
Each formed their own factions, starting to fight and battle.
Subsequently, human development hit a bottleneck.
By the time of the Frost Imperial period.
Humans were already very frail, even many had lost their strength, regressed to being like animals, unable to even lift a stone weighing a few hundred pounds.
But back then, we were still the strongest force on the Earth's surface.
Regrettably.
Our god betrayed us."
At this point, Zhang Guo's tone suddenly turned sad.
Baiyu, having no choice, to continue listening, had to change the topic: "You haven't mentioned the issue with the genes."
Zhang Guo snapped back: "Haven't you noticed, after all these years, human genes have not changed?
There has been no evolution, nor has there been severe regression.
However.
This is unreasonable, especially in this dark world, where to not advance is to retreat. A race that cannot continuously elevate itself will vanish in the river of history.
This situation can only have one explanation."
"What explanation?" Baiyu's eyes were deep.
"That is the human gene has already been controlled, locked, unable to evolve."
Zhang Guo spoke assertively.