Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi

Wang Ye immediately concentrated the light,

shining it towards the direction of the disturbance.

The penetrating light illuminated hundreds of meters of seawater.

Shortly after, a massive dark shadow swiftly darted past the light. A rough estimate suggested it was at least forty to fifty meters long, and its terrifying power caused the water around Wang Ye to ripple. High-pressure whirlpools rolled over, making him float like a leaf in the wind.

Wang Ye’s pupils slightly contracted,

it was...

the Megalodon?

Could it be that prehistoric creatures actually still exist in the world? And such a gigantic one?

The Megalodon, known as the largest shark in history, was, according to scientists, never more than eighteen meters in length, and its weight never exceeded fifty tons.

However, the Megalodon he saw was over forty meters long! Its weight was close to two hundred tons, otherwise, it could not possibly make the seawater at a depth of several thousand meters roar like this!

But in such depths, there are very few small fish and shrimp to feed such a massive creature. That’s also the main reason why Blue Whales only exist in shallow waters since most fish live in shallow waters, and Blue Whales feed primarily on huge quantities of these fish.

Even the prehistoric Megalodon was a warm-water shark that preferred to hunt in warm shallow waters, and the cold environment of the Mariana Trench posed a significant challenge to it. Additionally, the immense pressure of the deep sea was beyond the structural capacity of the Megalodon. This is why some scientists believe the Megalodon has long been extinct.

Yet now, this Megalodon mysteriously appeared at such an unusual depth.

What does this mean? It implies that this Blue Whale might have evolved some special energy acquisition method.

Similar to Wang Ye’s solar energy and anaerobic metabolic abilities, but what intrigued him was how the Megalodon evolved to acquire new abilities.

Wang Ye’s evolution was aided by a system, allowing him to accomplish in one day what would take normal evolution thousands of years. According to the theory of evolution, ordinary species need generation after generation to undergo natural selection, survival of the fittest, and produce extremely subtle changes that may lead to noticeable evolution over hundreds of thousands of years.

Take humans, for example; humans from tens of thousands of years ago and now haven’t structurally changed much.

It is only when tracing back to the period of the late Homo sapiens thirty thousand years ago that humans have noticeable differences from today, mainly in appearance and posture, not even as significant as the differences between modern ethnic groups like the differences in facial features among Asians, Caucasians, and Africans.

The primary characteristics of the late Homo sapiens were a large brain capacity, over 1300 milliliters, even ten percent larger than modern humans. Scientists have long speculated that modern humans are less intelligent compared to early Homo sapiens or have lost certain abilities, such as powerful spatial navigation and three-dimensional recognition during hunting.

This is why many people today have poor directional sense and can’t distinguish north from south, yet a few have excellent directional sense and can intuitively know directions even in an unfamiliar place.

Additionally, late Homo sapiens had developed brow ridges, sloped foreheads, prominent occipital bones, broad and flat noses, and protruding jaws, giving them a slightly more primitive, almost ape-like appearance.

Even the most powerful creatures in the world have such slow evolutionary processes, needing thirty thousand years for relatively minor changes. How could the Megalodon evolve so distinctly without being noticed?

One thing is certain; if this Megalodon began widespread reproduction and evolution, it would be impossible to go unnoticed by humans for such a long time.

For instance, the Coelacanth and the Megamouth shark, once thought extinct with dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period, were rediscovered; the Coelacanth in 1938 and the Megamouth shark off Hawaii in 1976, challenging previous extinction beliefs.

As human technology advances, more areas of the world are being explored, and there are fewer creatures undetected by humans, especially colossal beings like the Megalodon. If it’s reproducing normally and its numbers increase, it will inevitably be discovered by humans, even deep in the Mariana Trench.

"Could it be that this Megalodon has survived from prehistoric times to the present?" A shocking hypothesis surfaced in Wang Ye’s mind.

Considering the Megalodon has been extinct for over 2.6 million years, if this one had lived from prehistoric times until today, it would mean this Megalodon is almost two million years old.

But that’s clearly unreasonable.

At this moment,

the viewers in the livestream also saw the massive shadow through the motion camera.

Instantly,

countless comments flooded in.

[Whoa!]

[What is that??]

[So big!]

[What just flashed by?]

[Why are there so many whirlpools around Wang Ye? Was it caused by that thing just now?]

[Is that a Blue Whale?]

[That’s way too big!!]

[No, it can’t be a Blue Whale!]

[As far as I know, Blue Whales can’t live so deep underwater; typically, they don’t dive beyond two hundred meters. But Wang Ye is probably at a depth of several thousand meters, so it can’t be a Blue Whale.]