Crime Prison Island

"What collapse?" Wan Kai asked urgently.

Gao Xin pointed to the outline of his matrix humanoid form: "Of course, it's my matrix body. You don't think this can exist permanently, do you?"

"Strictly speaking, it's a technique that's keeping me alive."

"And maintaining the current state requires continuous consumption. Although I seem vigorous, I'm actually running on empty."

"Combat will only aggravate my energy depletion."

Everyone was shocked. Wan Kai was confused: "What? Energy depletion? Then just recharge, and don't you have Devil Worship High Energy?"

Gao Xin shook his head: "Although energy consumption is high, that's not a big issue for me."

"But the depletion of heart power must be replenished with sleep..."

"I haven't slept for over ten days, and after multiple battles, my mind is nearing meltdown..."

Wan Kai asked urgently: "Heart power? Spiritual exhaustion?"

"Then sleep... uh... don't tell me you can't go into hibernation?"

Everyone realized that Gao Xin didn't even have a physical body anymore, so how could he sleep?

And the inability to sleep seemed to be a severe issue for Gao Xin.

The intensity of the recent battles had been extremely high.

First, there was a fight with the Sea King and his group, then with Caesar and his entourage. After that, without a moment's pause, they fought against Adam, the Lion King, the Eagle King, and others.

Each was a high-intensity battle, and finally, there was a fight with an Angel Envoy, leaving Gao Xin utterly exhausted and his body destroyed.

"Not only can I not sleep, but I also have to stay conscious all the time to keep the matrix brain running with heart power."

"But if this continues, my mind will melt, and then I'll fall into a demon state, unable to wake again."

Gao Xin's words left everyone speechless.

Falling into a demon state and unable to wake? Wouldn't that be equivalent to death?

Which means, Gao Xin's life is already on a countdown. He may seem alive, but he's already dead, merely kept in a conscious state by some means.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about me falling into a demon state."

"Because rather than falling permanently into that state, I might as well die completely. If it comes to that, I'll voluntarily dismantle the matrix and return to the Great Saint Spirit."

Gao Xin was resolute, indicating he would choose death before falling into a demon state.

In death, at least he would retain his 'self' and might have a chance to wrestle against the Great Saint Spirit, existing independently in the soul world.

But having his mind melt into a demon state would certainly mean the loss of self.

To Gao Xin, the latter was the true death.

This was also why Gao Xin didn't consider a cyber brain or a mechanical body, because they couldn't sleep either.

A body that can't sleep can't restore heart power, which was meaningless to Gao Xin.

After hearing his words, everyone became more anxious: "What? So you're going to die?"

"Then what are we going to do? Didn't you say you could definitely be resurrected?"

Everyone was anxious, as Tai Sui was the most likely person to unify the entire island.

And possibly the one who could lead them to a complete breakout.

Such a legendary figure, after countless battles, even shaking an Angel Envoy, was wounded at his core and facing a slow death; it felt too suffocating.

If such news spread, the Holy Spirit Empire would face the danger of collapsing at its zenith.

Gao Xin contemplated, "These days, I've been researching the Resurrection Technique. The only hope lies with him."

He brought out a lump of flesh, bumpy yet rounded, like a meat gourd.

And after Gao Xin's nourishment during this time, it had already grown large.

"This child carries my bloodline, but after my research, I've found that this thing will forever remain gourd-like, without consciousness and unable to be born."

Wan Kai was shocked: "Unable to be born? Why?"

Gao Xin said ethereally: "I'm not sure either. This is the offspring of me and Sivina, but we don't even share the same type of radiation, theoretically, there should be no child."

"Perhaps this anomaly carries some genetic defect?"

"In any case, no matter how much this embryo grows, it doesn't develop a brain or other organs; essentially, it's just a massive fertilized egg..."

At this time, Xia Heng stepped forward: "Let me take a look!"

Gao Xin was taken aback and immediately handed the meat gourd to him.

After fiddling with it for a while, Xia Heng said: "There are cells inside; can't you just break it down and use the cells as material to repair yourself?"

Gao Xin shook his head: "The premise of using external materials in the repair field is to have one's own cells as a source for division, essentially still self-regeneration."

"I don't even have a single cell of my own left. I don't even know what my genes are to repair."

"If I reached Dragon Level, with a biological field microscopic to the molecular level, or Divine Level, more microscopically detailed, then perhaps I could attempt to replicate."

"But right now, it's not possible, which is why I need this child's brain cells."

"At least the genes include my genes, and they might be able to carry my soul."

"However, I didn't expect this embryo not to develop at all."

Everyone nodded, understanding that regardless of whether it was a treatment or repair, it essentially involved cell division and regeneration.

They couldn't just create a person out of thin air, let alone Gao Xin, who didn't even know his own genetic makeup.

However, after studying the meat gourd for a while, Xia Heng suddenly said: "Hey... is it possible... it's because he was separated from the mother body and can't develop?"

"..." Gao Xin was stunned.

Those words woke him from a dream; perhaps the answer was that simple.

As ingenious as he was, with all sorts of bizarre ideas, even contemplating death, he had never considered sending the embryo back to the mother for nurturing...

Xia Heng laughed: "Are you insane?"

"Of course, the child should be born from the mother's womb. Did you think just because it was taken out, it could develop on its own?"

"Uh..." Gao Xin was silent.

He had indeed thought so, considering the meat gourd really was special. Sivina removed it casually, and it hadn't died outside the body, still retaining vitality, even absorbing nutrients to grow.

So Gao Xin always assumed the meat gourd didn't need the mother body, just needed to be cultivated in a high-nutrient environment.

But now, since it couldn't develop, it seemed it indeed needed to return to its original mother to develop, although the reason was unknown, this was the only option left to try.

The others looked at each other, and soon someone ran out to fetch Sivina.

Sivina had long recovered, as she was only shattered initially, not dead.

However, within the Holy Spirit Society, she was considered a peripheral figure.

She wasn't included in this high-level meeting discussing many secrets.

Upon arrival, and after being briefed on the situation, Sivina exploded: "What? You want to possess your own child? I absolutely won't allow it!"

Gao Xin explained: "It's not possession, I just need a little of his brain cells."

"Then, using those brain cells, I'll regenerate a complete brain. As long as it can carry my soul, afterward I can continue to stimulate the brain, self-repair a complete body."

Sivina, holding the meat gourd, breathed a sigh of relief and then said with a strange expression: "Then... then wouldn't you also be considered born by me?"

Gao Xin spread his hands: "So what?"

"Actually, if you don't want to, I won't force you, and maybe there's not much time... I only have three days left."

Everyone was taken aback, right, there wasn't enough time.

Even if the dragon-level gestation speed was incredibly fast, it would take at least a month for childbirth.

Even if Gao Xin only needed some brain cells, theoretically it wouldn't require the child to be fully grown, but it would still take a few days, right?

If after three days, this embryo hasn't developed any brain, it's unlikely to work.

"You're going to die in three days?" Sivina was shocked.

Soon, she lifted her clothes and, pressing the meat gourd against her body, observed as her abdomen twitched, extending like an exoskeleton solution that enveloped and engulfed the meat gourd inside.

Gao Xin spread his hands and said: "So what?"

But he really had thought that since the meat gourd was so special, Sivina could just take it out without it dying and it would still absorb nutrients and grow, even outside the body.

That's why Gao Xin didn't think the meat gourd had to be returned to its mother's womb for development, even though he didn't know exactly why, but it seemed that this was the solution as it couldn't develop any other way so far.

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