Chapter 58: The Arm of God

  In a bulletproof glass room sealed like a box, Li Ling and Guan Xiao sat opposite each other. On the table, some books were scattered, with extremely chaotic titles. At a glance, Li Ling could see that one of them was a book introducing ancient mythological figures.

  The two didn't speak but instead gazed at each other.

  There are quite a few people in white uniforms walking around, all of whom seem to be working on the same project.

  But what made Li Ling curious was that those culture dishes filled with naked people, what were they planning, what were they cultivating?

  Guan Xiao fell silent for a long time, seemingly hesitant about something, or whether or not to say it.

  "Is there something you want to say?" Li Ling looked at Guan Xiao with an expression that seemed to be hiding something, and spoke first.

  "The Superman Project." Guan Xiao said in a low and flat tone, his eyes sunken.

  Li Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and Guan Xiao's gaze also converged in an instant. The atmosphere between the two was extremely tense.

  Li Ling picked up a book on the table called "The Theory of Gods", and when he opened to the first page, it was Zeus, the leader of all gods.

  "I don't understand." Li Ling said calmly after a moment of silence.

  "I'm discussing something with you in private, hoping you can accept a contract." Guan Xiao's eyes were cast downward, no longer looking into Li Ling's eyes. His expression was serious and solemn, completely different from the smiling face he had earlier.

  Li Linghe put down the book of gods' theory, tapped his head with the book and raised his eyes: "What kind of contract? Why do you want me to sign this contract?"

  Guan Xiao fell silent again, and after a long time, he stood up from his chair, turned around and walked towards a bookshelf. He took down a book with golden silk edges from the bookshelf, held it in his hand and stroked it gently before turning around and walking closer to Li Ling, handing the book over to him quietly.

  Li Ling nodded slightly and took over the book handed by Guan Xiao. On the cover of the book were four golden words: Superman Plan.

  "Do you believe in the existence of God?" Guan Xiao asked calmly.

  "I don't know." Li Ling had just received the book and hadn't even opened it when he was asked this question.

  "God... an awe-inspiring existence, but in a sense, God is just another form of human with magical powers, that's Superman!" Guan Xiao's face had a hint of excitement, his eyes shining brightly.

  Li Ling looked at the excited Guan Xiao and couldn't refute his words.

  "There's no basis for that, I advise you not to blindly believe it either. After all, we have to be more realistic." Li Ling raised his head and looked at Guan Xiao.

  Guan Xiao stopped being excited, his face returned to normal, but there was still a divine light flowing in his eyes.

  "Perhaps you don't know what we've discovered?" said Guan Xiao, his mouth twitching with excitement.

  Li Lingxu narrowed his eyes and looked at the people in the culture dishes, saying: "They are the superhumans you want to create, aren't they?"

  "It doesn't count." Guan Xiao said indifferently.

  "Oh, what did you find?" Li Ling said while flipping through the Superman Plan book.

  "A thousand-year-old arm that will never rot." Guan Xiao closed his eyes, stretched out his arms, and felt the baptism from God like an angel.

  "An arm that will never rot!" Li Ling's eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes suddenly changed.

  "Regarding... this arm, after our verification, although its body has gone through 10,000 years, it is still vivid, and the cells are even undamaged!" Guan Xiao slowly opened his eyes, saying this great discovery.

  "You're sure you're not joking." Li Ling felt that things were getting more and more complicated.

  Guan Xiao hastily waved his hand and smiled: "How could I joke about God's arm?"

  "God's arm?" Li Ling felt that this statement was a bit too exaggerated.

  Guan Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly as she found a photo album on the bookshelf, wiped it clean with great care, and handed it to Li Ling.

  Li Ling opened the album and was shocked to see that the photo indeed showed a pale human limb, and the cut end of this limb had fresh blood and flesh as if it had just been severed.

  "This......" Li Ling furrowed his brow and said: "You're not telling me that this is the arm of God you were talking about, are you?"

  "That's right." Guan Xiao hugged her arms and said affirmatively.

  Li Linghe closed the photo album, raised his head and looked at Guan Xiao: "But I still don't know what you invited me here for?"

  "This topic, we'll discuss later. First, you must come with me to the research room." Guan Xiao's mouth curved into a slight smile as he beckoned Li Ling over with his finger.

  Li Ling had no choice but to follow behind Guan Xiao. Since he came here as a guest, Li Ling felt that there was no opportunity for him to escape from here by relying on his own abilities. At least the maze outside could completely trap him in here.

  After passing through several bulletproof glass rooms, Guan Xiao was treated with great courtesy and respect by many researchers along the way. It is clear that Guan Xiao's status here is not low.

  "Li Ling, you're the apprentice of the world-renowned assassin Jiuweihuli, aren't you?" Guan Xiao suddenly asked this question, with a rather thick implication in his tone.

  "I am not his apprentice, I am just his assistant." Li Lingdao said.

  "That also counts as his apprentice. However, as his apprentice, you should understand one thing - we are all dedicated to the same cause." said Guan Xiao.

  Li Ling felt for the first time that he seemed to be drawn into a whirlpool by some kind of fate.

  "What's wrong?" Li Ling asked indifferently.

  "Study God!" Guan Xiao said boldly.

  Watching Guan Xiao transform from a refined person into a madman in less than a minute, I knew this guy had already split his personality.

  However, along the way, Li Ling had carefully observed that there were indeed many culture dishes here, and in those culture dishes, most of the people were with their eyes open, relying on nutrient solution to maintain their vital signs.

  "Now that you're here, let me show you the most incredible arm in the world, an arm that will never rot." Guan Xiao opened a cabin door, behind which was a cryogenic facility. In the spacious cryogenic warehouse, a crystal coffin was placed in the center, bathed in the white light projected by a lamp.

  As he approached, Li Ling stroked the crystal coffin, and through the transparent crystal, he could see that inside the coffin was an arm he had seen in a photo just now.

  This arm, as if it were that thousand-year-old incorruptible arm. When Li Ling saw this arm, his consciousness suddenly became blurry, and a series of illusions appeared before his eyes, as if he had entered another dimension.