Chapter 1186: Born with Exceptional Talent
Tang Guangbo sat back down in the doctor's seat. Seeing Xu Huo emerge from the dark space, he raised his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him.
Xu Huo cooperatively sat down and lay back, just like he had in the treatment room outside.
"What are you feeling now?" Tang Guangbo asked with a smile. "Doesn't this evolution feel like it had no difficulty at all?"
Xu Huo nodded honestly.
"That's because someone paved the way for you. All you had to do was walk it." Tang Guangbo paused, then said, "They paved the way for your childhood self. If it were you now, they might have made it harder."
Xu Huo glanced at him. "Isn't it a bit unethical for a doctor to laugh at his patient?"
"How could it be?" Tang Guangbo said. "Just read the social news more often, and you'll know a doctor like me is already considered a good one."
"With tensions between doctors and patients these days, some people have really contributed to that." Xu Huo curled the corner of his mouth.
Tang Guangbo opened his notebook. "Let's begin."
What he wanted to know wasn't the evolutionary opportunities or precautions that those seeking super evolution hoped to learn, but rather the data on evolution itself.
Back in the W37 Base City, Xu Huo had undergone tests regarding the intensity of his spiritual power, and at that time, a specific number had been recorded.
"I'm not interested in the numbers the instruments measure," Tang Guangbo said. "You can use your spiritual power. I have my own set of criteria for evaluation."
"Would you mind sharing it?" Xu Huo showed some interest.
"Of course." Tang Guangbo conjured a transparent sphere, letting it float in the air before gently pressing on its surface. "When pressed, it depresses and then rebounds. Or, if it's continuously filled from within, it expands. This represents the total volume of spiritual power. There's some leeway, but it can't exceed a certain limit, otherwise the human brain can't withstand it. That limit is also the boundary of mental collapse, the critical value that instruments can measure."
"However, this only shows the volume. As the intensity of evolution deepens, the volume also increases."
"The first quantitative change occurs at the beginning of evolution, when the Evolver first becomes aware of the concept of spiritual evolution. The second is when they successfully expand their spiritual realm and can project it to influence others. The third is the compression of volume, usually referring to when certain things imagined within the spiritual realm gain substantial attack power, like Materialized Objects. The fourth is the influence on reality itself. At this stage, it's no longer simply about influencing the minds of others. The barriers created by spiritual power can even be indistinguishable from reality, and simply seeing through the illusion isn't necessarily enough to break it."
"These four stages each cause a change in the total volume of spiritual power. On the surface, it also appears as a qualitative leap. However, this only indicates the Evolver's level of learning, not a change within themselves."
Xu Huo understood. "You believe that the change within the Evolver themselves is the foundation of spiritual evolution. Quantitative or qualitative change is the final result, not the cause of becoming stronger."
Tang Guangbo smiled with satisfaction. He tapped the sphere with his finger, and speckled lights appeared inside it. As the sphere was squeezed or expanded, the light spots showed varying shades of brightness.
"Super evolution has nodes. These nodes are reflected in the intensity of these lights."
"When a light spot goes from dim to bright, reaching its peak, it will then begin to dim continuously."
"If most of these light spots in an Evolver's brain become very bright, it means that this is the optimal time for evolution. At this point, only a little external stimulation is needed to potentially trigger an evolution."
"However, if this opportunity is missed, the Evolver will have to wait until most of the light spots brighten again before they can possibly evolve."
"This light spot is the precursor to evolution, and also its characteristic."
He seemed very proud of his achievement. "So far, every Super Evolver I've studied has been no exception."
"Meaning, if there were an instrument that could capture the precursor to evolution, it could correctly prompt an Evolver to evolve, without relying on luck?" Xu Huo said seriously. "That sounds a bit far-fetched."
"If the precursor or characteristic of evolution could be captured, super evolution would have been mass-produced long ago."
"The reason Super Evolvers are so few, and why many people make no progress for years, is precisely because the method of evolution can't be replicated, and the direction of evolution can't be repeated. What Tang Guangbo described could be seen as a form of human experimentation. After all, to test the state of the brain, the best way is to dig it out and look at it yourself. Otherwise, instruments can only detect changes in the total volume of spiritual power."
Tang Guangbo didn't deny his words. Instead, he said, "People simply cannot understand each other."
Xu Huo raised an eyebrow. "I'd like to know, do I need to be sliced open for you to empathize with me?"
Tang Guangbo laughed out loud. "How can simple human experimentation be compared to spiritual evolution? Spiritual evolution is more mysterious than other types of super evolution precisely because it's absolutely impossible to follow the same path."
"But the evolutionary characteristics are certain."
"I can give you a score."
After he finished speaking, he made a "please" gesture.
Xu Huo narrowed his eyes, then activated his spiritual realm, continuously adjusting its intensity, and for the first time, condensed his Materialized Object into a deadly weapon.
This fluid sequence of operations took only a few seconds.
The towering Library Tower vanished in an instant. He looked at Tang Guangbo, waiting for his next words.
After finishing his notes, Tang Guangbo actually put down his notebook and applauded. "As expected of someone who received spiritual training in childhood. Your mental state is excellent, the most robust I've seen among my patients. This means that as long as the timing is right, you can begin the next step of evolution at any time. This is also one of the reasons why your evolution has been exceptionally easy."
His gaze was hot as he stared at Xu Huo's forehead. "I have to say, your brain has piqued my interest as well. Because, logically speaking, a person's mental state can't remain at a high brightness. Especially for Super Evolvers, using evolutionary power consumes a great deal, and it's normal to tire quickly."
"Probably because I took a lot of drugs as a kid," Xu Huo said nonchalantly.
"It seems that teacher from your childhood was one of the enthusiasts of human experimentation." Tang Guangbo's smile faded, and he said solemnly, "But I must warn you, nothing should be used without restraint."
Xu Huo paused, then looked at him sincerely. "Does it feel like a major blow to your research career? The evolutionary precursor you mentioned can be influenced by drugs, and these are drugs I took twenty years ago."
"Haha!" Tang Guangbo threw his head back and laughed, seeming very pleased. "Instances that don't conform to the normal state are also very valuable for research. Besides, it's not necessarily the effect of the drugs. Any drug has a metabolic process, especially for Evolvers. Perhaps you were born with exceptional talent, different from everyone else."
"If you come for treatment a few more times, I might be able to find your evolutionary precursor from the subtle differences."
(End of Chapter)