A massive Tai Chi symbol floated in the night sky, woven from the auroras. However, unlike a typical Tai Chi diagram, this one constantly morphed, with the positions of the Yin and Yang fish moving according to a specific pattern.
I repeated a string of numbers, thinking that if these were coordinates, then each number should represent something. Before I could finish my thought, I suddenly felt a resonance from the viral program within me. Through a special vision, I saw that the Tai Chi symbol contained some kind of information; those numbers were not coordinates but rather a sequence of genes!
"Quick," I said to Miho, "pull up the genetic experiment records from the year."
She swiftly opened her laptop. In the database, we found that file: during human experiments conducted by the military, it was discovered that certain individuals had special sequences within their genes, and these sequences—
"Look here!" Zhou Jing pointed at the screen; they had numbered these sequences!
"Not only that," Stevens added, "this sequence also appeared in the year. At that time, we faced a second trial where we had to reproduce the energy pattern of this gene sequence."
I carefully observed the changing patterns of the Tai Chi symbol. Gradually, a pattern emerged: the trajectories of the Yin and Yang fish corresponded perfectly with a double helix structure!
It wanted us to simulate the activation process of this gene sequence using the viral program. But just then, the aircraft's electronic systems completely failed. All instruments stopped working, and even the backup power went out.
"The engines are about to shut down!" Martin shouted.
The plane began to descend. Through the window, we saw that the Tai Chi symbol was sinking as well, as if guiding us to a specific location.
"We need to act now," Li Yang said, "but how do we synchronize so many people with the viral program?"
Then I remembered something: the mask! The bronze mask was meant to be a synchronization tool. Although we didn't have the original piece, I took out a fragment of the mask I had brought from Changling Village: perhaps we could use this as a reference.
All carriers formed a circle and placed their hands on the fragment. Suddenly, a strange energy began to flow. Through the fragment, our viral programs started to resonate with one another.
"Look at that Tai Chi symbol," I said; its changes followed a pattern. The first number represented gene activation, which indicated replication; it represented transcription and termination. We needed to follow this order.
Under my guidance, everyone began adjusting their internal energies. Soon, a miniature energy field formed in the cabin, perfectly replicating the changing patterns of the Tai Chi symbol.
Just then, Stevens announced that the measurement instrument had reacted. The needle on the dial began to move and finally pointed to a specific location.
"That is—The Gate of Gods," he said; the instrument sensed an energy field from a cluster of buildings.
But what shocked us even more was what happened next: the Tai Chi symbol suddenly began to rotate, forming a massive vortex. At the center of this vortex, we saw an astonishing sight.
There floated an enormous structure resembling a double helix. Even more bizarrely, the entire building seemed alive, with energy pulses continuously flowing across its surface.
"It is summoning us," I said, "but this isn't the final test, right?"
Stevens shook his head. "The third test is the most dangerous."
Before he could finish his sentence, a powerful light erupted from the vortex. Within that light, I glimpsed some images: remnants of an ancient memory, concerning a cataclysmic change.
And it seemed that this great transformation was about to unfold once more.
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