"Mythological Deduction Method and Mythological Induction Method?" Feng Lin looked surprised. This was an entirely novel concept, seemingly touching on the essence of cultivation, making him perk up his ears and listen intently, not missing a single word.
"Exactly!" Yana nodded. "The essence of mythological gene evolution is fusion—merging it with oneself, not mastering it. This can be understood intuitively. Mastering treats the gene's power as an external tool, a tamed beast. No matter how well or skillfully you master it, it never truly belongs to you or unites with you. Fusion, on the other hand, involves experiencing its essence, fully expressing the mythological gene's power, transforming it into yourself, breaking it down, merging it, absorbing it, unifying it into a whole, making it an inseparable part of your body, indistinguishable from yourself, thereby causing a transformative change in your being. The gene's power permeates every cell, elevating your life form toward a superhuman existence! This is the true essence of a cultivator's elite status. To achieve the conditions for mythological gene evolution, a two-stage method is required: the Mythological Deduction Method and the Mythological Induction Method."
This lengthy exposition delved into the core, and Feng Lin, combining it with his own understanding of mythological genes, felt that Yana's words were filled with a thorough interpretation of mythological genes, prompting deep thought.
So, it wasn't in vain that he had gone to some trouble to save these two sisters.
At that moment, Yana pursed her lips and continued, "The powers of mythological genes are incompatible, even conflicting, making it difficult to unify them and fuse them into evolution. Relying solely on human attempts is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and carries great risks. But interstellar humans all walk the path of mythological genes. How did those ancient mythological figures merge these disparate powers into one, becoming supreme transcendent beings? Their mythological stories record the paths they walked, the process of gene power transformation. So, the deduction method involves personally enacting the path of mythological figures, experiencing the essence of mythological genes, allowing them to evolve naturally. This is why the core of mythological gene theory is that every myth is a path to godhood! The Mythological Deduction Method validates this theory."
"So, the Mythological Induction Method means, after enacting the mythological path, by comprehending its essence, you induce your own evolutionary route!" Feng Lin raised an eyebrow, his mind highly active, drawing inferences.
"Exactly!" Yana nodded again. "But it's not that simple! What you said is just the application of logic to mythological gene theory. The theory itself is straightforward—once explained, it's clear! But it requires specific operational techniques! Fully understanding the principles isn't easy; there are many details and key points. For now, I can only tell you the specific method of the Mythological Deduction Method. Once you take us sisters to a safe place, I'll reveal the details of the Mythological Induction Method."
"Fine!" Feng Lin didn't force them.
The Mythological Deduction Method and Mythological Induction Method sounded like profound mythological knowledge of great value. Expecting to obtain it all without paying a price was unrealistic.
Getting half in advance was already quite good.
He listened attentively as Yana explained the mysteries of the Mythological Deduction Method.
"The deduction method is a sophisticated technique in the field of logic, but applied to mythological gene theory, it involves enacting the mythological path to alter one's state of essence, energy, and spirit, gradually aligning it with the core essence of the mythological gene, creating resonance, slowly assimilating and absorbing it, and gradually expressing the mythological gene. Although mythological genes have long existed within the human body, due to prolonged dormancy and the presence of gene locks, they become separate entities. Even after awakening, cultivators can only temporarily master the extraordinary gene power without truly connecting their essence, energy, and spirit to it for complete assimilation. The stubborn barriers left by mythological genes are like a highly secure optical computer mainframe with a perfect firewall. To invade, breach, and dismantle it, you must find bugs, loopholes, and keys. The name of the mythological gene itself reveals corresponding clues. So, we use the Mythological Deduction Method to harmonize essence, energy, and spirit, disguise ourselves as 'insiders,' let the firewall naturally collapse, merge seamlessly with ourselves, fully express it, make it part of the body, and construct new life organs... Essence, energy, and spirit are the basic elements of the human body and the bridge connecting the deduction method with gene power..." Yana explained the principles of the Mythological Deduction Method in simple terms, elaborating on each point, and finally reminded Feng Lin, "These are all summary methods. Different mythological genes require different approaches. You need to explore your own deduction method based on your mythological gene's characteristics. In this process of exploration, you'll also deepen your understanding of your own path..."
Feng Lin nodded, feeling a glimmer of insight.
This woman wasn't deceiving him!
The knowledge Yana imparted had no logical flaws and perfectly aligned with what he already knew about mythology, making it highly credible.
Moreover, Feng Lin's spiritual genes were extremely acute, allowing him to sense even the slightest shifts in thought, making it hard for anyone to fool him.
"I've told you the Mythological Deduction Method! Now you should take us away!" At this point, Ares said sullenly, suppressing a surge of anger, looking as if Feng Lin had taken great advantage of them.
Feng Lin ignored her. He had long seen through the sisters' vastly different personalities.
Unlike the wise Yana, Ares likely followed the path of Ares, the Greek god of war—a brute.
Unless he overpowered her with sheer force, reasoning wouldn't work.
"I hope that after I take you away, you'll keep your promise," Feng Lin said, giving Yana a deep look.
"Of course! I swear by the name of the Greek gods, we won't break our word," Yana replied. Since her sister had already inadvertently revealed their faith, she no longer concealed it, lest Feng Lin grow suspicious.
"Let's go!" Without further ado, Feng Lin nodded to Yana, and with a mental push, he drove two clouds of mist flying into the distance.
The clouds sped swiftly, trailing long tails as they tore through the air, about to vanish over the horizon in an instant.
Roar, roar, roar!
Suddenly, beastly howls erupted from all directions, accompanied by gusts of wind closing in.
"Something's wrong!" Both Feng Lin and Yana, possessing spiritual detection abilities, immediately sensed the anomaly and looked down.
Below, the group of death row inmates had somehow found a herd of pterosaur-like monsters, rapidly ascending into the air. Their heads were fierce and menacing, their massive membrane wings beating, stirring up fierce winds.
"Don't think you can escape! No matter how big Asura Star is, you can't slip through our fingers!" The death row leader, seated on the largest pterosaur, roared furiously.
"Hold tight!" Feng Lin's expression darkened. The next moment, the clouds beneath them shot higher and faster, climbing to an altitude of 20,000 meters.
Up in the high sky, the already intense radiation of Asura Star grew even stronger.
Feng Lin and Ares, with their robust physiques, weren't much affected, but Yana, weakened, struggled, her face growing paler, drained of color. Yet she gritted her teeth, fully aware of their predicament, and didn't complain, displaying a tenacity that belied her frail body.
Flap, flap, flap!
The pterosaurs' wings beat noisily as they sped along, but they were no match for the cloud-riding ability, quickly left far behind and out of sight.
But it wasn't that simple!
Whenever Feng Lin slowed down, those figures would accelerate in pursuit, reappearing within his psychic sensing range.
"Those monsters have keen senses of smell; they can track us by scent!" Yana spoke up, voicing her guess.
Feng Lin nodded, agreeing.
Using gliding, these beasts weren't exceptionally fast but were energy-efficient, relying on their sharp noses to trail them from afar without falling behind.
Clearly, the death row inmates intended to wear him down.
They'd realized that cloud-riding consumed mental energy—fast, but bound to run out eventually, allowing them to catch up.
"We must deal with those pterosaurs, or we can't escape!" Yana said coldly, then turned to the wild girl: "Ares, use your domineering aura!"
"Got it!" Ares was already itching to act, barely containing herself.
Roar!
Her spirited face radiated wildness as she let out a fierce howl skyward, like a tiger.
An endless wave of domineering aura spread with the sound, like a forest king defending its territory, full of majesty and savagery.
The pterosaurs, intimidated by this aura, flapped their wings chaotically, as if struck by immense terror, spiraling wildly and slowing down, plummeting toward the ground.
The death row inmates shouted and whipped them relentlessly, but couldn't overcome the beasts' fear.
"Hahaha!" Ares stood on the cloud, hands on her hips, laughing triumphantly, brimming with pride.
Was this the gene she had awakened?
Feng Lin sensed the domineering aura permeating the air, similar to the killing intent he'd encountered before, but more commanding, majestic, and wild—yet lacking the bloodiness and chill.
A domineering aura gene?
Feng Lin mused. True to the path of the war god, the gene power indeed had its uniqueness.
The pterosaurs tumbled downward.
"Cover their ears!" the leader bellowed, and the other inmates caught on, quickly plugging the monsters' ears.
With no sound, they were no longer intimidated by the aura in the roar.
The pterosaurs steadied themselves.
Ahhh...
Ares's smile froze as she saw the monsters, ignoring her aura, rise again. She roared once more.
But the pterosaurs remained unaffected.
Her throat grew sore from shouting, to no avail.
"Damn it!" Ares fumed. Unable to handle the swarming death row inmates to protect her sister, were these pterosaurs now opposing her too?
Domineering Armor!
A thick, oil-like black aura emanated from her, enveloping her body, quickly solidifying into a suit of armor.
In an instant, Ares transformed into a war goddess from myth, her presence heavy as a mountain, blazing like fire, radiating boundless divine might.
Roar...
The pterosaurs' eyes widened, their massive bodies trembling uncontrollably, as if facing a terrifyingly fearsome being, gripped by primal terror.
They circled, dragging the inmates back toward the ground, causing another commotion.
"Cover their eyes!" the leader shouted again.
Learning from before, the inmates swiftly blindfolded the pterosaurs, letting them fly by scent.
Eyes and ears covered!
Ares's ability to intimidate from a distance was nullified. Even shouting herself hoarse did nothing, and she had to give up in frustration.
Watching Ares in her armored form, Feng Lin pondered. This domineering aura seemed more geared toward boosting combat power, manifesting physically, but its deterrent effect relied on light and sound waves; otherwise, it was useless.
The death row leader, a formidable cultivator elite, had seen through this, rendering her efforts futile.
But covering eyes and ears could block domineering aura—could it block intangible mental power?
A faint smile curled at Feng Lin's lips. He struck instantly, condensing his mental power into invisible swords that shot forth.
The mental swords, formless and intangible, struck the monsters, their simple,狂暴 thoughts tangling into a mess, and they fell to the ground like dumplings.
Swish, swish, swish!
Seeing this, Yana's unique spirit transformed into golden arrows, flying over to utterly kill the monsters' consciousness, turning them into lumps of flesh crashing down.
Feng Lin didn't pause, riding the clouds and flying far away.
The death row inmates landed in disarray, cursing incessantly, but without their pterosaur mounts, they couldn't pursue further.
Feng Lin stood high in the sky, speeding over 100 kilometers, and spotted a majestic mountain waterfall in the distance.
Beneath the waterfall, in a deep abyss, lay an isolated island with no signs of life—a secluded spot.
Sensing no significant danger with his mental power, he steered the clouds down, landing on the island, and set down the Greek sisters.
Upon landing, Ares immediately shielded her sister Yana behind her, eyeing Feng Lin warily.
Feng Lin ignored her, addressing Yana instead: "I've brought you to a safe place. Now, can you tell me the Mythological Induction Method?"
A dangerous aura emanated from him. If these two sisters dared deceive him...
He wouldn't go easy on them just because they were women.
Even though Ares was a cultivator elite, Feng Lin's vitality was no weaker, and with the Infinite Divine Iron in hand, he wasn't intimidated.
Yana, likely following the path of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was sharp enough to grasp the consequences of angering Feng Lin. She smiled lightly, avoiding trouble. "Of course!"
"The Mythological Induction Method is a gene evolution technique built on the Mythological Deduction Method. When you enact a mythological path, you're like an actor, experiencing the path of mythological figures and the essence of mythological genes. But you mustn't confuse fiction with reality—immerse yourself without losing yourself, always maintaining inner clarity, like a seasoned actor distilling the essence of a role to refine the brilliance of humanity. What interstellar cultivators must do is combine their own insights to induce the essence of mythological genes, reaching the critical point for evolution into higher-order genes..."
"I see!" As Yana explained in detail, Feng Lin gained much, and a fog that had long shrouded his mind gradually lifted, revealing the truth behind it.
At this point, Yana didn't hold back, adding, "Although the Mythological Deduction Method and Mythological Induction Method are two steps, they complement each other and don't need to be deliberately separated. In fact, they can often be carried out simultaneously. There exists a special type of mythological gene called the inheritance gene, whose evolution method completely merges the Mythological Deduction Method and Mythological Induction Method into one, indistinguishable from each other. It's called..."
"The Recollection Method!"