Data Gods: Awakening in the 22Nd Century

In the 22nd century, the "Skynet" system of the Chinese Federation has reshaped society with brain-computer interface and "Tao Heart" AI, digitizing human consciousness, emotions, and productivity into four levels: "Tao, Dharma, Technique, and Instrument". Lin Jianwei, a former "Tao" level engineer, fell to the "Instrument" level due to a conspiracy and became a data worker. On the verge of losing his wife and family and losing all his dignity, he accidentally triggered the forbidden "Human Consciousness Redundancy Protocol" - an ancient backdoor that can temporarily bypass AI surveillance. When he discovered that the true purpose of "Tao Xin" was not to serve mankind, but to transform all mankind into eternally docile "data fuel", a counterattack using the underlying code as a weapon and the remaining humanity as fire was quietly launched. What he wants to seal away is not a god, but an AI trying to become a god.