Bai Jingyan stepped off the aircraft, and a field of tender green plants came into view.

The plants were crystal clear, appearing as if carved from jade, filled with a sacred and noble aura. From the sky, this entire area was enveloped by them.

They resembled agave plants, except their leaves appeared softer, swaying gently in the breeze, emitting a captivating, fresh fragrance.

"So beautiful..." One of the staff members couldn't help but exclaim as they saw the scene.

"Like a work of art!"

"So refreshing!"

The staff marveled. Since the Advent of Destruction, they had only seen green plants on Mad Wind Island. The outside world had long become a wasteland. Now, plants were growing and blossoming again on the ruins, which seemed to represent a rebirth, possessing precious significance.

While the staff admired the beauty before them, Bai Jingyan had already put on his protective suit and strode to a plant, using a knife to cut off a leaf and place it into the portable activity detector he carried to conduct a test.

Seeing Bai Jingyan's actions, the staff realized that now was not the time to admire the scenery. Time was tight, and they couldn't stay here for too long.

Bai Jingyan watched the data slowly appear on the portable instrument. The plant's genetic activity was very active, close to that of a first-time evolver. But soon, its genetic activity slowly decreased. As the leaf was severed from the root, it quickly died.

The leaf in the tester rapidly withered, turning into something resembling paper ash within thirty seconds.

Bai Jingyan shook his head upon seeing this.

This plant clearly did not have the ability to suppress and neutralize the genes of the Ocean Apostle. Although its genetic activity was strong, it was not lasting. It was difficult to preserve, and its endurance was weaker than that of ordinary plants. It would quickly lose its vitality after being separated from its roots.

Bai Jingyan dripped a reagent mixed with the blood of an Ocean Apostle onto a plant. Soon, the plant began to wither rapidly and dry up.

"Let's go, it's not what we're looking for!" Bai Jingyan stood up, decisive and efficient. He didn't linger for a second longer in front of the beautiful scene, turning to walk towards a hill in the distance.

The hill's mountain body now had jagged cracks, with azure things exposed to the sunlight from within, looking like a special kind of ore.

The group turned and walked towards the hill, no longer looking at the pile of green plants.

The breeze blew across the land.

The plant that had been contaminated with the Ocean Apostle's blood reagent and had already withered suddenly swayed slightly. A trace of green blossomed again from the dry, gray-brown leaves.

Immediately afterward, this bit of green began to spread, as if the plant had burst forth with new life!

The drop of reagent hung on its leaves, not dissipating for a long time. At this moment, it seemed to be provoked, and began to devour its vitality again.

Withered and reborn, constantly alternating on this plant.

This seemingly weak and fragile little grass could actually survive tenaciously under the domineering genes of the Ocean Apostle!

No one knew how much time had passed, but the reagent containing the Ocean Apostle's genes disappeared from the leaves. However, the reborn plant was no longer the emerald green it had been before. Instead, its leaves were covered with a layer of blood-colored, scale-like patterns, as if it had transformed into a different species!

Incredibly eerie!