I Am The Swarm

Since his emergence from the Iphieash egg, Luo Wen had always felt somewhat confused. He lacked the inheritance of the Iphieash species, and even if he had it, his situation was entirely different from that of his predecessors.

This was a new universe with rules completely distinct from the Wizard Continent. He was a new life form, born through a series of coincidences.

In essence, he and the Iphieash as understood by the Wizard Continent had become two entirely different species.

Initially, Luo Wen operated purely on instinct—collecting genetic fragments, fusing them, and, after a certain sacrificial ritual, gaining the Swarm Network, which elevated his life form to a higher state.

After billions of years of dormancy, Luo Wen awoke as a being that was half-corporeal and half-virtual. His corporeal form served as the foundation of his virtual self, and both were inseparable.

Subsequently, Luo Wen began modifying genetic fragments, cultivating intelligent entities, and leveraging their power and intellect to upgrade the Swarm Network. At one point, he seemed to transcend the limits of physicality entirely, becoming a “being of the network.”

But that was merely his prior understanding.

With the Swarm Network’s upgrades, new dimensions of existence unfolded before him. Or rather, they had always been there—he simply couldn’t perceive them before.

Luo Wen, lacking any inherited knowledge, had to rely on instinct to sense, comprehend, and explore.