Demon Hunter and His Cabin
Chapter 863 - 663: Mutation Inducer?

Chapter 863: Chapter 663: Mutation Inducer?

Many clues were intertwined, the intersecting world rules, and consciousness from Another World. After the Fifth Tier, power was no longer about simple accumulation.

Instead, it became about finding loopholes within the existing world rules and refining oneself. Transcendents rise beyond the constraints of world rules.

This inexplicably reminded Roger of a saying he’d heard in his "previous life": To leap beyond the Three Realms and transcend the Five Elements.

Despite differences in cultural heritage between the East and West, at the end of the Transcendent path, there might be a surprising convergence.

However, owing to multiple factors, the core of extraordinary powers in that great Eastern nation is sealed off from the outside world, and Roger had no intention of violating rules to investigate it.

Hillrenes hadn’t said much, but Roger had already drawn a basic outline of the Transcendent World after the Fifth Tier.

Extreme selfhood.

Or perhaps selfishness.

From the perspective of those Fifth-Tier Transcendents, it was only natural that they’d not want the split-off portions of themselves to escape their control.

Yet those split-off individuals.

Apart from some shared experiences and relevant memories, they’d already developed entirely independent personalities.

No matter the species, the innate desire for freedom is universal.

Roger had a faint premonition that as he ascended the path of transcendence, he would inevitably unravel the mystery of the Hunter’s Cabin.

In truth, there was still an invisible blade hanging over his head.

Because at this moment, Roger and Sword Master Cold Crow were no different.

Hillrenes was very satisfied with Roger’s reactions, a smile gracing her exquisitely beautiful face.

"Extending one’s life is merely the first step. Only with a sufficiently long lifespan can we truly qualify to seek other possibilities within this vast world."

"And then, refine oneself further."

"Construct a second body, and eventually form a complete self-contained world."

"A second body?"

Roger thought of Hillrenes’s other form.

A dragon.

"Could it be..."

"Could it be that this woman wasn’t born as a dragon?!"

"But her bloodline inheritance..."

Seemingly guessing at Roger’s thoughts, Hillrenes let out a smile. "As you’ve seen, the dragon body is my second form."

"It isn’t merely a simple mutation, but a gradual refinement along the path after the Fifth Tier, integrating multiple World Fragments to embody the rules."

"This world originally didn’t have dragons; we just happened to walk the path laid by our predecessors."

Hillrenes’s words were astonishing.

A sudden realization dawned upon Roger; Hillrenes’s explanations cleared up many of his prior confusions.

The birth of every species was a result of natural evolution and selection, deeply intertwined in cause-and-effect complexity, yet still displaying tight connections among them.

Fish swimming in the sea, birds soaring through the skies, earth can nurture worms but cannot care for fish.

Creatures like dragons grow so mighty they can nearly disregard all existing rules of the real world.

Someone as powerful as Hillrenes, even if limited in reproduction capabilities, could undoubtedly become an undisputed ruler.

The Earth Bear and Giant Dragon are just the beginning—within deeper layers of the world, there must exist countless other formidable creatures.

Looking at it now, these apex creatures might not be entirely products of nature; their origins appear to resemble deliberate choices instead.

From human to dragon—or from human to other beings—this conversion process must involve integration of otherworldly rules.

This suggests that so-called bloodline inheritance doesn’t actually pass down blood but rather certain unique rules.

It’s the transformation of external forces within the confines of existing rule systems.

Following this hypothesis, Roger connected it to the boundless changes observed in the real world.

To break free from the limitations imposed by world rules, powerful Transcendents have no choice but to carve out unconventional paths.

Squeezed by world rules, they extend their bodies or consciousness into other worlds.

After enduring prolonged adaptation, their power transforms, enabling them to perform feats that defy standard constraints within current rule frameworks.

Such acts were akin to cheating in a properly functioning game.

Except, in the beginning, only a handful cheated—its influence limited to a small scope.

But with time.

The long lifespans of Transcendents led to a sharp rise in their numbers.

More and more people began "cheating".

A subset even devised feasible shortcut paths.

Later generations need not explore these paths independently; merely following in the footsteps of predecessors could cut down effort while achieving the same outcomes.

Thus, a complete process emerged, eventually resulting in what’s known as "bloodlines."

But this still wasn’t the end.

The actions of these powerful Transcendents not only affected themselves, but gradually altered entire world rules.

Different power systems began to converge; transcendence fused with reality.

Chaos ensued.

Today, the secrets of the Transcendent World can scarcely remain hidden.

If things continue to develop like this, what will become of this world?

Will the world be swallowed whole, or fractured amidst the chaos into countless pieces?

World Fragments?

Could Hillrenes’s so-called World Fragments have been formed this very way?

Whatever changes we impose upon the world will inevitably rebound on ourselves.

When someone believes they control everything, it’s often the beginning of their tragedy.

Many questions found their answers, although it was evident that Hillrenes had deliberately withheld certain information.

Such as how to integrate World Fragments to break free from the constraints of existing rules; or how to conduct bloodline planning after reaching the Fifth Tier?