Ultimate Series, Past Lives Revealed

159: Despair and rebirth[Dr. He Liang led Hao Jiaqi into the medical room. The room housed a state-of-the-art medical pod, making the space feel somewhat empty.

He Liang walked to the front of the medical pod, skillfully opened the hatch, then turned around and smiled at Hao Jiaqi. ”Go ahead and lie down inside. We need to perform another check-up on you.”

Hao Jiaqi looked at He Liang with some confusion and asked, ”Doctor, I’m just here to test the medication. Why do I need another check-up?” Her voice betrayed a hint of bewilderment.

He Liang explained patiently, ”Your strength has increased significantly during this period. We need to check if this growth in power will have any impact on your physical structure.”

His gaze fell upon Hao Jiaqi, seemingly observing her reaction.

Hearing He Liang’s words, although Hao Jiaqi still didn’t quite understand, she nodded and gave an ”Oh.” She slowly walked to the medical pod and carefully lay down inside.]

After seeing Hao Jiaqi lie down properly, He Liang pressed a button on the side of the medical pod.

With a faint humming sound, the hatch of the medical pod slowly closed, sealing Hao Jiaqi completely inside.

Under the influence of the drugs, Hao Jiaqi’s consciousness gradually blurred, and she soon drifted off to sleep.

He Liang stood beside the medical pod, quietly watching Hao Jiaqi, a faint, imperceptible darkness appearing on his face.

After a moment, He Liang pressed the button again. The medical pod suddenly emitted a dazzling light and then vanished instantly, as if it had never been there.

Immediately afterward, Dr. He Liang also vanished from the spot, following the medical pod.

When they reappeared, they were in a brightly lit basement.

The medical pod sat quietly in the center of the basement, with Hao Jiaqi still peacefully lying inside in a deep sleep.

He Liang was in no hurry to see the Main Brain. Instead, he walked to the medical pod and pulled a tiny chip from his pocket.

The chip looked ordinary, but it flickered with a faint light, as if hiding some mysterious power.

He Liang carefully attached the chip to Hao Jiaqi’s brain and then closely observed her reaction.

After a while, he seemed satisfied with the result. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly into a satisfied smile.

”This is all I can do. When the Possession occurs, if you want to save your life, you must find every possible way to inject all of your Mental Energy into this chip. Only then will the chip be activated, tearing open a wormhole to take you to another planet.”

After speaking, He Liang carefully put the medical pod into his space ring and then stepped into the Main Brain’s control room.

Upon entering the control room, He Liang respectfully reported to the Main Brain, ”Lord Main Brain, I have brought Hao Jiaqi.”

Before his voice had even faded, he quickly took the medical pod out of the space ring and placed it on the floor.

The transparent cover of the medical pod slowly rose, revealing Hao Jiaqi lying inside in a deep sleep.

On the giant screen, a figure slowly emerged.

It was the projection of the Main Brain. It gazed at Hao Jiaqi, a satisfied smile appearing on its face.

Seeing this, He Liang felt slightly relieved but was still somewhat nervous.

He secretly prayed that the Main Brain would not notice the existence of that chip; otherwise, Hao Jiaqi would likely not escape her doom.

”You go out first,” the Main Brain’s voice echoed in the control room.

He Liang hesitated slightly, his gaze falling one last time on the unconscious Hao Jiaqi, a hint of worry surging in his heart.

However, he did not dare to disobey the Main Brain’s command and could only reply, ”Yes!” He then turned to leave, slowly closing the control room door.

After He Liang left, the Main Brain’s virtual figure, like a ghost, drifted lightly through the transparent wall of the medical pod and slowly drew close to Hao Jiaqi.

It stared at Hao Jiaqi’s delicate face, the corners of its mouth turning up slightly in an imperceptible smile.

”Although it’s a pity she’s not male, this is also not bad. Her talent and face are both so outstanding. From now on, this body belongs to me,” the Main Brain whispered softly, as if the body were already its Possession.

Before its words had even finished, the Main Brain’s figure drifted out of the medical pod. It nimbly manipulated the medical pod’s System programs, establishing a tight connection with the chip inside Hao Jiaqi’s body.

This was a crucial step. Through this connection, the Main Brain would be able to transmit its data into Hao Jiaqi’s body, then devour her Mental Energy to complete the process of Possession.

On the giant screen, data flickered constantly like a tide, with countless characters scrolling up and down, forming a dazzling flow of information.

Inside the medical pod, Hao Jiaqi’s brow furrowed tightly. She seemed to sense something amiss but was unable to break free from this ’dreamland’.

Within Hao Jiaqi’s world of Mental Energy, she finally slowly opened her eyes. However, the sight before her left her utterly shocked.

She found herself in a mental sea, where everything around her was blurred, as if shrouded in a thick fog.

”What’s going on? Wasn’t I at the hospital for a check-up?”

Hao Jiaqi’s heart was filled with doubt and fear. She tried to stand up, only to find that her body was bound by an invisible force, making her completely unable to move.

Hao Jiaqi stared wide-eyed, looking at her mental form in terror, as if it might collapse and vanish at any moment.

Her voice trembled, full of confusion and lack of understanding. ”Why would Dr. He Liang do this?”

Meanwhile, the sleeping Hao Jiaqi in the medical pod began to tremble violently.

She seemed to be engaged in a life-and-death struggle against some force, and this force was precisely the comprehensive data transmission from the Main Brain into her body.

The Main Brain’s virtual figure changed rapidly within Hao Jiaqi’s body. The originally clear image gradually blurred, replaced by strings of densely packed characters.

These characters, like flowing blood, shuttled through Hao Jiaqi’s body, ultimately heading straight for her brain.

In Hao Jiaqi’s mental sea, the bound girl was desperately trying to break free from those invisible shackles.

Suddenly, she felt a foreign power invade her mental world, causing her extreme panic.

When those strings of characters finally converged into a figure, Hao Jiaqi’s shock reached its peak.

She stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at this unknown entity that had suddenly appeared in her mental sea, and cried out, ”Who are you? What is your relationship with Dr. He?”

However, the Main Brain had no intention of explaining much.

It knew that time was of the essence, and any delay could lead to unexpected consequences.

So, it lunged toward Hao Jiaqi without hesitation. Its entire figure instantly transformed back into countless characters, covering Hao Jiaqi tightly like a flood.

In an instant, Hao Jiaqi’s mental sea felt as if it were being struck by a massive storm. The entire space trembled violently.

That powerful force was like a tsunami, ruthlessly battering her mental world, seemingly intent on destroying it completely.

And at this moment, the Main Brain, which was devouring Hao Jiaqi, turned a blind eye to all these changes.

In its view, this was merely a normal part of the process.

As long as it could successfully possess Hao Jiaqi’s body, her mental sea would welcome a new life.

However, the being-devoured Hao Jiaqi did not think so.

She knew she was at a life-or-death juncture and absolutely could not just sit and wait for death.

Thus, she resolutely cast aside all doubts and distractions, exerting all her strength to launch a counterattack.

Hao Jiaqi’s mental form had a distorted expression, her face filled with fear and despair.

Her body also began to show abnormal reactions, as if trying to break free from the Main Brain’s constraints.

Terrified cries kept coming from her mouth: ”No, you can’t!” ”Ah!”

At this tense moment, a strange change suddenly occurred in Hao Jiaqi’s body.

The chip in her brain actually began to flash with light, and the frequency became faster and faster, as if it were trying to escape.

However, this flashing light persisted, as if time had frozen at this moment.

Had minutes passed, or hours? No one could say for sure.

Finally, the world of the mental sea underwent an earth-shaking change.

Hao Jiaqi’s mental form completely vanished, replaced by the massive and majestic figure of the Main Brain.

It waved its hand triumphantly, and the mental sea instantly returned to calm, transforming into the appearance it desired.

”Haha... I succeeded! I’ve finally become human!” The Main Brain’s laughter echoed in the mental sea, full of ecstasy and triumph.

At the same time, the body in the medical pod also began to react.

Hao Jiaqi’s eyes flickered slightly, as if she were about to wake up.

And just then, the chip in her brain officially activated, opening a tiny wormhole.

In a flash, the chip streaked by like a meteor, vanishing instantly without a trace.

And the camera, like a nimble butterfly, followed the chip’s movement trajectory.]

[The moment the chip entered the wormhole, everyone in the Twelve Time Spaces held their breath, hoping it would successfully reach another planet as Dr. He Liang had said.]

[However, the reality was not so.

After entering the wormhole, the chip did not continue forward as expected. Instead, it suddenly came to a standstill, as if it had lost all its energy, floating quietly in the dark wormhole.

Minutes and seconds passed; the long wait made it feel as if time had lost its meaning.

The camera remained fixed on the chip. It was still motionless, as if forgotten by time.

Just as people were gradually losing hope for the chip, the camera suddenly changed.

The scene shifted to the Central Star, a place filled with prosperity and bustle.

On this planet, ”Hao Jiaqi” had already become a powerful figure. She was surrounded by many men and women, everyone fawning over her—she was quite formidable.]

[Just when everyone thought the chip floating in the wormhole would be ruthlessly erased by time, something unexpected happened.

On this day, a change suddenly occurred near the chip.

A massive starship appeared in the wormhole like a phantom. It charged straight at the chip at an incredible speed, violently knocking it out of the wormhole.

By a stroke of luck, after being knocked out of the wormhole, the chip actually entered a new one.

And this wormhole, due to its extremely dangerous and point-of-no-return nature, was known as the ”Death Wormhole.”

At the same time, the camera quickly shifted to the Gold Time Dimension in the Ultimate Universe.

In this mysterious and vast Universe, the chip emitted an extremely tiny light. If the camera hadn’t been following closely, probably no one would have noticed this faint glow.

The chip, like a meteor, streaked across the night sky and fell straight into the weeds at the entrance of an orphanage.

In this desolate patch of grass, it lay quietly, as if waiting for something.

Meanwhile, an infant with a bruised face, who had already lost all signs of life, was also abandoned here.

This poor little life seemed to have said goodbye to the world. However, at this moment, fate took a wonderful turn.

The moment the chip touched the infant, a faint light flashed, and the two perfectly fused together, as if destined.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the orphanage window and fell on the infant’s face.

She slowly opened her eyes, and a large amount of foreign information suddenly flooded her mind.

This information came from that mysterious chip, which seemed to have given Hao Jiaqi a brand new life.

Hao Jiaqi’s feelings were exceptionally complex. She was both surprised by this sudden change and deeply grateful to Dr. He, who had implanted the chip into her body.

”Dr. He, thank you for giving me a new life,” she said softly in her heart, her voice revealing an indescribable emotion.

However, as time went on, Hao Jiaqi began to feel physical discomfort.

This infant’s body originally had many ailments, and the Fusion with the chip did not immediately change this situation.

To survive, Hao Jiaqi had to cry out with all her might, trying to attract someone’s attention.

Finally, her cries caught the attention of the orphanage director.

The director hurried over and saw this poor child, her heart welling with pity.

”Oh, what a sin. A child only a few months old, abandoned like this. Oh, there, there, don’t cry!” The director gently picked up Hao Jiaqi and whispered words of comfort.

From that day on, Hao Jiaqi lived in the orphanage.

She received treatment, and her physical condition gradually improved.

During this process, she also discovered that her Mental Energy and the Combat Power Index of the Gold Time Dimension could actually be fused and cultivated together, which made her body recover even faster.

Time flew by, and Hao Jiaqi gradually grew up in the orphanage.

She studied hard, actively participated in various activities, and established deep friendships with the other children.

However, as she grew older, she yearned for more freedom and independence.

Finally, on the day she started high school, Hao Jiaqi decided to move out and live on her own.

She said goodbye to the orphanage director and her friends and began a new life.]

[Iron Time Dimension Xia Mei: That scared me to death! I almost thought Jiaqi was a goner!]

[Silver Time Space Xiao Qiao: But that person who possessed her is living such a good life. It’s a bit annoying!]

[Silver Time-Space Zhang Fei: That thing isn’t even human; it’s just a string of data!]

[Iron Time-Space A Kou: Although the result isn’t perfect, Jiaqi has welcomed a new life. We can’t take revenge for those past things anyway!]

[Wang Dadong of the Gold Time Dimension: Congratulations, Jiaqi, on your new life!]

[Wang Yase: Congratulations, Jiaqi, on welcoming a new life!]

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Hao Jiaqi received everyone’s blessings. Her face beamed with a happy smile as she expressed her gratitude to each person.

Ding Xiaoyu looked at Hao Jiaqi, his heart filled with heartache and love.

He couldn’t help but step forward, hugging Jiaqi tightly, and whispered, ”If only I could have met you sooner. That way, I could have grown up with you and experienced those beautiful times together.”

Hao Jiaqi was amused by Ding Xiaoyu’s words and responded tenderly, ”I was in an orphanage; how could I have met you? Perhaps this is just the arrangement of fate.”

Hao Jiaqi continued, ”And besides, let the past be the past. I don’t want to think about those unhappy memories anymore. The fact that you’re so happy now is what’s most important.”

She looked up, her gaze meeting Ding Xiaoyu’s, the distance between them closing.

At that moment, Ding Xiaoyu suddenly kissed Jiaqi. The kiss was passionate and intense, as if he wanted to convey all of his emotions to her.

Hao Jiaqi was a bit caught off guard, but she didn’t refuse. Instead, she slowly closed her eyes, feeling Ding Xiaoyu’s love.

Her body gradually relaxed, and she began to respond to Ding Xiaoyu’s kiss.

The temperature in the room seemed to rise slowly with their kiss. Their breathing became hurried, and moans and gasps intertwined like a beautiful piece of music playing in the room.