Chapter 541: Chapter 534: A Man Like a Nation
Acupoints are the hubs of the body.
Pathways are the routes that connect these hubs.
Throughout the development of human society, a network of hubs and centers—townships, counties, cities, provinces, and so on—has connected the countless individuals within a vast nation. This structure unleashes individual initiative while simultaneously providing a way to manage what would otherwise be a scattered population.
In this world, there is only relative freedom, never absolute freedom. The same is true for the control of one’s cells.
Absolute indulgence leads to disaster. Only relative autonomy, paired with proper management, can truly unleash the power of an organization.
Within the body, the Acupoints can serve as "capitals" for their respective regions, shouldering the crucial responsibility of unifying the body’s total power.
Use the Acupoints as hubs and the pathways as routes. Distribute the primary will-magnetic-field among the Acupoints according to their importance. Finally, infuse the cells with a secondary magnetic field to activate their autonomy. This method, which borrows from the principles of state governance, would unify the body’s power.
Advanced philosophies, systems, and ideologies can revitalize a nation, allowing it to continuously strive for new heights, achieve monumental social transformation, and usher all of human society into a new age.
In the same way, this can fully unlock the body’s potential, allowing it to evolve into a new form.
A nation is like a person; a person, like a nation.
At that point, Zhou Yuanjue would no longer be fighting alone. He would have an entire "nation" within his body backing him up.
The epiphany settled in his mind, bringing crystal clarity.
Zhou Yuanjue slowly closed his eyes and began his attempt.
Drawing on his previous experience, he quickly connected with the Three Rivers Return Path. Using its magnetic field, he extracted his own will-magnetic-field from his body, then swiftly executed a "side-step" before the Ghost Gate. He detached from the Three Rivers Return Path and returned to his third-person perspective.
This time, without much hesitation, his will-magnetic-field slammed back into his body.
The ’self-severing’ state reactivated, and the individual will of his cells awakened.
BZZZZ!!
His body rapidly entered a magnetized state, erupting in a dazzling silver light.
Among them, the light from six Star Points on his chest shone the brightest.
These were the locations of the six Acupoints represented by the Southern Dipper Immortal Seat.
They were the six Acupoints he was most familiar with in his entire body, and he planned to start his experiment there.
He tried to extract a portion of the conscious magnetic field from the cells in the corresponding area, gathering it within the Acupoints to form a control hub for that region...
However, it was not that simple. On the contrary, progress was incredibly difficult.
This attempt at centralized control was met with intense resistance from the cells, whose individual wills had been awakened. If the will-magnetic-field allocated to the Acupoints was too weak, the cells would enter a rebellious state of feigned compliance. But if it was too strong, their autonomy would be suppressed, and they would revert to being mindless "walking corpses."
’It’s just like social reform in human society. From ancient times to the present, no reform has ever been easy.’
In the end, Zhou Yuanjue failed to find that perfect balancing point. He could only exit the ’self-severing’ state, shaking his head with a soft sigh.
Looking back through history, no great social transformation has ever been easy. Whether in modern or ancient times, it is never a simple matter for a nation or a society to reform its order.
This was especially true for such an enormous leap, akin to moving from a Feudal Dynasty to a modern society in a single bound.
Take Donghua’s modern history, for example. To achieve such a feat took countless years, innumerable failed attempts, and an immeasurable amount of bloodshed before success was finally won.
’I suspect the Overlord of the Hunting Mark Organization is facing a similar dilemma. That must be why he has been unable to achieve his Awakening and has remained in a long slumber.’
Zhou Yuanjue’s gaze grew calm. He believed there had to be a solution to this problem.
All kinds of information and images flashed through his mind.
The social evolution of humanity from ancient to modern times, the rise and fall of nations, the systemic transformations in modern Donghua...
Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open, seizing a fleeting spark of inspiration.
’Crisis.’
All of his thoughts finally coalesced into a single word.
’When is reform in a nation and society easiest to implement and promote?’
’When the nation faces a great disaster, and its very survival is at stake.’
’Only when a nation, a people, faces the existential threat of total annihilation—of their country being destroyed and their race extinguished—can they erupt with their greatest strength. Only then will the people unite with unprecedented solidarity.’
’At such a time, a nation, a people, an organization will truly yearn for reform and change.’
’Countless individuals will even cast aside their lives, spill their blood, and give their all to achieve that goal.’
It reminded him of his past battle with Beichuan Xuanxin. Spurred on by Zhou Yuanjue’s enmity and the threat of a life-or-death crisis, Beichuan Xuanxin’s potential had been fully activated. He had grown stronger the longer they fought, the power of all his cells converging into one, their united will becoming an impregnable fortress.
’Perhaps a sufficiently intense disaster, a great suffering, is necessary to rapidly achieve this internal systemic revolution.’
However, this was also an extremely dangerous path.
Survive, and a boundless new era awaits. Fail, and the result is total annihilation.
"So, in the end, it seems everything has come back to the starting point," Zhou Yuanjue said as he slowly opened his eyes, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow.
WHIRRRRR!!
Just then, the roar of propeller engines echoed from the sky. Zhou Yuanjue slowly looked up to see a squadron of helicopters flying in from the distance, heading toward his position.
He knew the Donghua Special Operations Team had arrived.
Sure enough, the helicopters landed in a clearing not far from him. Huang Bin and his team stepped out, their eyes filled with an awe reserved for a Divine Spirit.
"Sir, we’ve come to take you back."
Huang Bin said, approaching Zhou Yuanjue and giving a slight bow.
"Let’s go."
Zhou Yuanjue nodded and stood up. As they began to walk, he continued, "Aside from that nuclear bomb, has there been any other movement from the Starry Sky Country and the Celestial Organization?"
"That is precisely the intelligence I came to report to you," Huang Bin said, his expression grave.
"Oh? What is it?" Zhou Yuanjue asked, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Just now, headquarters sent an urgent intelligence report. A short while ago, in the Congo Basin, a King Level Seal was destroyed within the Sealing Realm Image guarded by the Forest Race, one of the Spirit Guardian clans. The elder of the Forest Race who was guarding the Seal died in battle..."
"Headquarters hopes you will temporarily drop everything and head to the Congo Basin to assist the Forest Race and prevent the situation from deteriorating further. At the very least, you must hold out until Spirit Guardian reinforcements from around the world arrive," Huang Bin said in a low, serious voice.
"Heh. I was just agonizing over this, and now an opportunity has delivered itself to my doorstep."
A slight smile touched the corners of Zhou Yuanjue’s mouth.
"A King Level opponent... I’ve been waiting for this for a long time."
Comments