GAMMT - Chapter 78
Chapter 78: Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine
The seventh floor had left a rather large shadow on Fu Chuan; she just wanted to get as far away from it as possible. So, she left the sixth floor at top speed, but not before silently mimicking another person's appearance.
When she arrived on the fifth floor, she found that the criminals and candidates were mostly gone. She was just about to hide there and digest the treasures from the six boxes when, at that very moment…
Her nerves suddenly jolted.
In that instant, she swiftly activated her Blue Light Black Armor Turtle gene talent, but as she did, a shadow hiding within the wall had already executed a single-stage spatial jump using space Arcane.
The single-stage jump bypassed a thick wall, allowing the figure to emerge from it in a flash, landing right behind Fu Chuan.
As he appeared, he slashed a dagger in his right hand across Fu Chuan's throat.
The dagger was sharp, imbued with two damage-enhancing Arcane Truths: Bleed + Rend.
An assassin?
Fu Chuan dodged sideways and retreated to escape, putting distance between them. But her pupil technique suddenly saw the spatial elements in the air become unusually active, not concentrated in his attacking right hand, but in his left.
His left hand?!
Something was wrong with his left hand.
But this person was clearly an assassin. Yet, his left hand suddenly opened, palm up, revealing a silver, hexagonal light seal—an Arcane diagram. It rotated, its lines activating to form a bow, with an arrow nocked at its center.
It instantly fired an arrow—one with explosive power but no physical form.
This was an Arcane Truth of the archer profession. When comprehension and refinement of an Arcane Truth reached a certain level, various Truths could be combined into an Arcane Truth Diagram. This diagram could then be used to instantly cast Arcane attacks. Generally, these diagrams were based on weapons, as they provided the greatest and most direct destructive power.
Professional Arcane Truths were something intermediate players dealt with, typically mastered by Arcanists around level 40. Of course, geniuses were not bound by this limit. The top few in the first echelon had basically formed their diagrams by level 30.
The early stages of a diagram were divided into three phases: Formation, Manifestation, and Spiritualization.
Each stage was more powerful than the last, and naturally, more difficult.
This was also why Fu Chuan planned to decide on a profession at level 30; she needed to prepare the foundation for her Arcane Truths so she could create the diagram immediately upon choosing her path.
But an Arcane Truth Diagram was one thing; for a close-combat assassin to suddenly switch to a long-range archer left Fu Chuan somewhat stunned. Fortunately, her reactions had always been swift. Having already sensed something was off with his left hand, she flapped the wings on her back, her body flickering to the other side, just as she was about to attack.
Her scalp suddenly tingled with numbness.
Not good!
An invisible figure suddenly dropped from the ceiling above Fu Chuan, wielding an axe in a leaping chop aimed at her head.
Arcane Truth: Gravity Enhancement!
Just as the axe was about to strike Fu Chuan's head… Hum, the turtle's light armor shield appeared.
Clang!
Armor resistance plus damage reduction allowed the shield to absorb 70% of the axe's damage, but the rest… Bang!
The turtle shell cracked and shattered into pieces. The concussive force of the impact slammed into Fu Chuan's body, and the axe's momentum wasn't spent. The remaining 30% of its power continued to cleave downward.
Her opponent had struck too quickly, and there was a second person?
No, not a second person. Her pupil technique saw a non-elemental entity, but not an organic one either.
What was that?
Fu Chuan's first reaction was to make the connection, as she herself had a 1st Sequence Manifestation talent. This person's 1st Sequence talent was a physical clone!
And it was a trump card that shared combat power and was nearly on par with the main body.
The 1st Sequence was genetic material. Although some pupil techniques could perceive it to an extent, a fully manifested 1st Sequence talent was beyond the scope of her current pupil technique. Even Xie Yiyuan would likely struggle to see it, unless he had enhancements from other genetic abilities or his own 1st Sequence talent was specialized in that area. Otherwise, there was no way to guard against it.
She could only take it head-on!
How could Fu Chuan possibly withstand it? At that moment, relying on the shared senses from her fusion with Little Yellow, she barely managed to dodge…
Slash!
The axe still struck her shoulder. The clone had no distinct form or appearance, resembling a stick figure, but Fu Chuan could still see its eyes, as cold and sharp as its master's. It was ruthless enough. The axe changed shape according to the clone's will, barbs appearing on its blade. They pierced directly into the flesh and even the bone on both sides of the wound, hooking into her tissue. This was to lock her in place, pinning her body with the bone-hooking barbs.
Danger, danger!
Three negative statuses immediately appeared on her: Bleeding Speed +30%, Bone Fracture Pain Debuff 20, and Hooked and Pinned, Unable to Move!
Simultaneously, seven or eight meters away, the main body—a young man with a messy, bird's-nest hairstyle who looked like a common street urchin—had an exceptionally cold gaze. He clasped his hands together, an Arcane Bow Diagram appearing on each palm. He crossed the backs of his hands, merging the two bows into one.
Composite Arcane Truth Diagram: Spatial Double Arrow!
Buzz…
Two arrows shot out instantly, speeding toward the space between Fu Chuan's eyebrows.
But in that instant, the young man was taken aback, because the shoulder that had been pinned was suddenly severed by Fu Chuan herself!
Her entire left arm fell to the ground, detaching along with the axe. After she dodged aside, her right hand moved mechanically. A tentacle rapidly fused and emerged from her left shoulder, instantly forming a new arm. She crossed her hands.
At the same time, Little Yellow, inside her body, had already opened fifty bottles of mental power potions from her private space. Some were hers, others were dropped after killing Qin Minfeng and his group.
She used up more than half of them. Absorb?
Yes, absorb!
Green Blood digestion, Little Yellow's digestion, and her gene talent's digestion—a triple-speed absorption. A massive amount of liquid mental power sizzled as it was converted into actual mental power.
Rampage!
Light Glory, triple-charged, unleashed!
Tens of thousands of light rays erupted madly from her body as she spread her palm… piercing, enclosing, exploding!
This was Fu Chuan's strongest burst damage at present. A single move emptied all her mental power, even with the surge from the digested potions… The elemental riot triggered by 300,000 points of mental power instantly formed a giant birdcage, trapping both the opponent's main body and his clone inside.
Then, the entire room was consumed by light.
The walls and floor were blasted into countless fragments.
Holy crap! The critical damage of an elite LV45!
It was enough to instantly kill most of the geniuses in the first echelon.
The young man's expression changed. He had no choice but to switch to a defensive stance. The clone returned to his body, and he released his defensive armor… Buzz!
The defensive shell vibrated violently as it was pierced, and tiny holes appeared on its surface.
Damn, what terrifying group-attack light damage!
The young man had to summon elements to repair his armor… He had no energy left to attack Fu Chuan.
And at this moment, Fu Chuan… through the massive amount of light elements here, she sensed the repulsion from a small number of other light elements.
Her elemental affinity was very strong, something she had discovered long ago. Perhaps this was why she excelled at agility. This sensitivity allowed her to instantly realize someone else was coming.
And it was the dark element, which the light element detested and repelled most.
She had a sudden epiphany: why was such a powerful young man hiding in ambush here? Was it an accident? No, it was because his companion had sensed something amiss on the fourth floor earlier. They guessed that someone skilled in stealth and speed was present. Coupled with the subsequent events, this person suspected someone was pulling strings from behind the scenes and had most likely reaped the benefits.
So, she had arranged for her companion to come here and wait…
Her judgment was correct. The prey had indeed appeared. It was time for a double-cross.
Fu Chuan had just gone through a maximum-level burst attack and had only her Spirit Elf left unrevealed, but… it was useless for now. Her opponent specialized in attack speed and had a clone, making him too fast. The elf wouldn't be very effective, so Fu Chuan hadn't used it. As for now… it was even more unnecessary.
She had a feeling this girl was stronger than the young man, and even better at combat.
Especially since light and dark countered each other. The opponent's attribute and Arcane Truth level were definitely higher than hers, giving her an even greater advantage. She would be the one at a disadvantage.
Fu Chuan decisively transformed her tentacle…
At that moment, the girl in black had indeed arrived. She was covered in blood, clearly having just come from a slaughter. She had rushed over, turning invisible and entering the ball of light, unleashing dark elements…
Whoosh!
A dark vortex was released from her palm, its terrifying suction directly absorbing and destroying the light elements. At the same time, she pointed her other hand toward Fu Chuan, releasing a terrifying corrosive black mist that looked like a python…
Whoosh!
A second before being engulfed, Fu Chuan leaped backward, her body protected by the tentacle that wrapped around her entirely as she merged into the wall.
She phased through the walls continuously, without stopping.
The girl was stunned. The young man, now having dismissed his defense, also frowned. "What the hell was that? What kind of wall-phasing technique is that? Did he just wrap himself in a 1st Sequence tentacle and phase through the wall?"
"Aren't you going to chase him?"
The girl was only seventeen, at that perfect age of transitioning from a young girl to a beautiful woman. But her aura was too cold and gloomy, which accelerated her mature feel. She raised a slender eyebrow, took out a bottle of coffee with her blood-stained hand, and took a sip, calming the slight fatigue from the continuous battles. She said flatly, "Can't catch him."
"A density-less property… what a rare 1st Sequence."
"With an ability like that, this person is the king of survival in a maze-like environment."
"No wonder he could run circles around all of us and get his hands on the treasure from the sixth floor."
The young man took out a cigarette, intending to smoke, but seeing the girl's tired expression, he put it away. "So I worked for nothing. But that kid is ruthless, severing his own arm just like that. What a pity. How did things go on your end?"
"Not bad… I got about a third of the treasures."
The special space treasures from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors had been split three ways.
"If you took one share, then which one of Hong Yan, Li Cang, and Xie Yiyuan lost out?"
"Xie Yiyuan. He was being targeted by that ape monster and couldn't spare the effort, so I got lucky."
She called it getting lucky, but everyone in the hunting ground was now in an uproar.
For no other reason than the three major battles that had just erupted.
Hong Yan was the first to secure the third floor. Later, on the fourth floor, he clashed with Li Cang. Li Cang, being from the Li Family, had Li Yu and others nearby who rushed to help, enduring the pressure from the criminals to provide some assistance. Li Cang capitalized on this slight advantage and snatched the special prison treasure of the fourth floor, though Hong Yan got the kill points.
On the fifth floor, everyone thought Xie Yiyuan had the sole advantage, but then… they were shocked to see a girl in black suddenly appear and snatch the fifth-floor treasure from Xie Yiyuan's hands. Then they saw the battle between Xie Keli and the young man, followed by this girl's arrival… some things became obvious.
"She was competing with Xie Yiyuan for treasure, yet she dared to send her capable companion to ambush someone else? That's too bold."
"What's her name? What are their names?"
Amidst the discussion, someone found their names.
"The guy is Yue Mingze, and the girl is Wei Mingtang. They're both from Xifu City."
"Mingtang?"
"The 'tang' from 'haitang' (begonia)."
Someone from the Yun family suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Xifu Begonia?"
This person was Yun Baobao's older sister, Yun Tuantuan. She looked a bit like her sister—not tall, short, with a cute face. Though she was in her twenties, she looked like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. At this moment, she was resting her chin on her hand with a look of surprise. After her elders asked, she explained, "Didn't I go to Xifu City to purchase pet food before? I think I heard some students talking about a 'Xifu Begonia.' I thought it was some kind of famous flower there, but when I casually asked, they told me it was a girl from their school who was incredibly beautiful, the number one beauty across all the associated schools in Xifu City, from middle school to high school and university… She's very famous, and her studies and strength are also good. It's just that her family background is a bit poor; she's a scholarship student, and I think she's an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. I thought if she was so outstanding, I might as well recruit her into the family. But when I looked into it, I found she was only decent within Xifu City, ranked in the top hundred. I still sent an invitation, but the little lady refused."
An elder felt like they had missed out on a fortune and asked urgently, "Why? Didn't you offer enough money?"
My dear sir, do I look like a stingy person?
Yun Tuantuan had a complicated expression and said, "Her reason for refusing was that she hates the rich."
Damn it. The Yun family had really taken an arrow to the knee. Among all the blue and Green Blood families in Beluke Province, apart from the Orange Blood families, the Yun family was the wealthiest. Their family business was in the pet trade, one of the most high-end and valuable industries in the Arcane system. Wealth flowed through their fingers like water.
The elder's expression was complex. "This young lady is quite good at precision strikes."
"It's all my Yun family's fault for being too rich. It's so annoying, sigh!"
"Isn't it? I'm afraid to even play a game of chess because people might let me win on purpose, thinking I'm too rich."
"…Isn't that because your chess skills are just terrible?"
A few of them got so into it they started to believe their own act, complaining about the troubles of being too wealthy. Yun Tuantuan rolled her eyes and ignored these short old men and women.
"In any case, if I had known she was this outstanding, I would have tricked her into the family one way or another. What a pity."
Xifu Begonia, Wei Mingtang, was definitely the biggest dark horse so far, even more so than Xie Keli. Didn't you see the latter was so scared he had to sever his own arm to make a miserable escape?
"Wait, she herself has strength comparable to Xie Yiyuan and the others. If you add in Yue Mingze, who is second only to those four, doesn't that make her the strongest?"
"Holy crap, you're right!"
The Orange Blood families had mixed feelings, while the Que family fell silent due to Que Baige's downfall, until a woman whispered, "Now all that's left is the kid from the side branch."
"Forget about that Que Baimo kid… he was only in the second echelon before."
"Look at his points now, ranked in the fifties."
In fact, every family had children from side branches participating in the assessment. After all, the larger the family, the more numerous the offspring. It was just that the family only meticulously nurtured a select few.
They had thought the children of the Orange Blood families would dominate, but what happened!
One dark horse ran circles around everyone, and another dark horse duo was currently the strongest. Both came from the bottom rungs. Although Xie Keli had a noble title attached to his name, everyone knew he was worse off than someone from the bottom, having come back from a garbage star. He wasn't an elite cultivated with a noble background.
In other words, their elite education was on the verge of being completely defeated by grassroots counterattacks.
This was more than just a slap in the face; it was like someone was stepping on their heads to climb to the sky.
So, these powerful figures were in a very foul mood. But just as the screen was about to switch, Wei Mingtang picked up the severed arm from the ground. She touched a bit of the blood, rubbing it between her fingertips, and said, "If you can't catch him, be careful next time you meet. He should be Xie Keli. This person wasn't raised by nobles; his resource efficiency is very high. After getting those treasures, he'll be able to digest them and see results in a short time. If you fight him again, you'll most likely be killed."
Yue Mingze raised an eyebrow. "You have that little faith in me?"
Wei Mingtang's expression was indifferent. "I only trust myself. If you don't listen, I'll replace you."
A girl of only 17, having grown up in the cruel environment of an orphanage, had learned to fight early on. Her words and actions were one. She served only her own interests, making only the most calm and precise judgments—which included assessing and choosing her companions.
Yue Mingze also came from a common background. People like him were either slick, selfish, and refined like Qin Minfeng, or introverted, resolute, and unmoved like Lin Chengxiu. He was somewhere in the middle.
"Fine. I was just worried you'd be like that little princess from the Lian family, head over heels in love, giving a free pass to some two-faced, three-legged man. If her family had fewer siblings, I could predict with a snap of my fingers that she'd have her entire family's fortune eaten up by that Qin fellow in the future. I really don't get you girls, how you judge people. Hey, if it were you, what would you think of that Qin Minfeng?"
Wei Mingtang was examining the severed arm. Though it was a bloody and horrifying sight, she seemed to be studying a research subject. Hearing his words, she replied casually.
"Average."
"His talent or his cunning?"
"His looks."
So, she didn't think much of his talent or his cunning, and even his only redeeming feature, his looks… was just average.
This was tantamount to casually nailing Qin Minfeng, with his bug-like charisma, to the pillar of shame.
Everyone in the hunting ground heard this.
The Lian family members' faces turned green. Qin Minfeng almost coughed up blood again. He quickly professed his innocence and grievance to his girlfriend, adding that he didn't know this Wei Mingtang and didn't like her. Lian Sujin was furious.
Who's head over heels in love? Who's head over heels in love!
Ah Feng and I are in true love!
What does this Wei Mingtang mean?
In reality, Wei Mingtang paid no mind to the topic of Qin Minfeng. She just spent some time observing the severed arm, then tossed it into her backpack.
Yue Mingze: "?"
What are you doing?
Wei Mingtang: "I'll roast it and eat it when I'm hungry."
"But, while we're at it, let's spread some news. Don't let Xie Yiyuan take the fall, even though they both have the surname Xie."
Wei Mingtang's words were quite meaningful. Outside, the expressions of the Xie Clan members turned ugly.
Another young person skilled in political maneuvering. Was she trying to sling mud all over the Xie Clan? To make people think Xie Keli was the troublemaker, with Xie Yiyuan cooperating?
Everyone: "…"
The attitudes within the Xie Clan were divided. One faction, representing the first and second branches, believed Xie Keli was causing trouble and implicating the family's outstanding scion, Xie Yiyuan. The other faction felt that Xie Keli was very talented and had great potential for cultivation…
"Contact Xie Siyi, see what she says."
"Don't tell the Clan Head. There's no need to bother the Clan Head with such a small matter."
Even the College Entrance Exam wasn't worthy of the attention of the Clan Head, the grand elders, and the powerful sect masters, let alone the High School Entrance Exam. So, these ordinary elders and middle-ranking members just wanted Xie Siyi to state her position.
But… she still ignored them.
They couldn't even get a message through.
Damn it! This woman was the most difficult monster in the Xie Clan.
"But, as that Wei Mingtang said, if Xie Keli really digests those treasures, won't he truly be qualified to fight against Yiyuan?"
After a moment of silence, someone said, "There's a limit to resource utilization efficiency. He's already a Green Blood and has awakened a gene talent. Unless he advances to Blue Blood and awakens a higher-level gene talent, it's impossible for him to improve drastically. His weakness is still being at level 20, his low mental power, and the fact that he's now heavily injured."
"There are only 30 minutes left until the end of the exam. How can he turn this around?"
Looking at the rankings now, the order was: Hong Yan, Li Cang, Xie Yiyuan, Wei Mingtang, Yun Baobao, Zhang Doudou…
Xie Keli was ranked ninety-second.
He had caused a lot of trouble, but he had actually fought very few criminals. He had basically been scheming and plotting the whole way, and that kind of thing consumed time and energy.
He had taken advantage by getting the treasures, but his points clearly hadn't increased much.
And in the end, the assessment was all about points.
At this moment, Fu Chuan was indeed in a sorry state. The pain was infinitely weakening her condition. Coupled with the continuous consumption from using her tentacle to phase through walls, the cost was immense. By the time she finally hid deep inside a wall, she was out of ammo and supplies. But she cherished every second. She immediately released her Spirit Elf and used a triple-digestion of potions to rapidly replenish her mental power. In just one minute, she had recovered a third of it, a heaven-defying speed.
But even so, as she raised her hand to use Luminous Body on herself… she suddenly stopped.
She glanced at the spot where her arm had been severed, lost in thought: I can't use Luminous Body. It will expose Fu Chuan's identity and affect my plans.
She switched to using potions and other secondary light healing skills to repair the wound. The recovery would be slower and less effective this way, but that didn't matter.
The difference in her physical condition wouldn't be a major factor in the upcoming battles. What was important was that she had to break through as soon as possible.
"This time, I was exposed by those two. They might not keep my identity a secret, and they'll probably spread the word to get Hong Yan and the others to deal with me together. Because I got the treasure from the sixth floor, she definitely sees me as a threat."
Fu Chuan felt that everyone outside was probably looking for her to get revenge… She had provoked public outrage.
Fu Chuan's scalp tingled. She quickly opened the six boxes, and with a single glance, all the treasures were laid bare.
Five ordinary prison boxes: 2 items worth 1000 points each (2000 points total), a pet egg (a blue-tier mechanical pet egg from the Imperial Research Institute, can be hatched and bonded immediately, its specific type and talents vary based on the user's aptitude), a blue-tier offensive Arcane Truth Stone (long-range multi-fluid control), a blue-tier offensive Arcane Truth Stone (single-target extreme critical strike), and a blue-tier offensive Arcane Truth Stone (multi-target control and AoE damage).
The jade box: a book (Orange-tier item: Gene Awakening Enlightenment Book).
What was she supposed to do with this?
Fu Chuan felt a headache coming on as she looked at these treasures. First, the points were a direct resource. While they were an effective way to increase her ranking, they didn't increase her combat power, effectively wasting two boxes. Then, the pet egg was a pleasant surprise. Getting a blue-tier pet for free was a very lucky draw; it was at least the most valuable item among the five boxes. Fu Chuan had seen Donglong Zhao's mechanical pet before; his ability to survive wasn't entirely due to her holding back. But!
Right now, Fu Chuan had no resources to level up a pet. This blue-tier pet was strong, and its initial stats were high, but without levels, its stats and skills wouldn't be significant. It would have no advantage against the likes of Hong Yan; it would be killed in the first round.
Then there were the Arcane Truth Stones. Damn it. Arcane Truths were very important to her, and she lacked a foundation, but she didn't have enough time to comprehend them now…
She already had four blue-tier Arcane Truth Stones. She had more or less comprehended the previous one, but did she have time for the remaining three?
Would others give her the time?
Finally, there was the Gene Awakening Enlightenment Book. To be honest, it was very high-end, with a 50% success rate for awakening—provided she had a latent gene talent.
"The problem is, Xie Keli's natural aptitude is poor. He's already awakened one pupil technique talent… can he awaken a second? As for Fu Chuan's original body, it's better, but she's already awakened two. Can she get a third?"
No matter how lucky she felt, she didn't dare to be that confident.
But that was the purpose of the treasure. Either use it now, or use it later…
Fu Chuan wasn't optimistic about the gene talents of either body, but she had no way out.
People nearby were constantly scanning…
Someone was looking for her.
In fact, she was certain that if Xie Yiyuan teamed up with another person who also excelled at detection, she would most likely be found and hunted down.
Fu Chuan took a deep breath and quickly sorted through her knowledge of past strategies.
Unorthodox. She could only take an unorthodox path. Since it was all a gamble, she might as well gamble on another unorthodox method.
At this moment, Fu Chuan took out a backpack, but not hers. It was the one dropped by Lian Sujin's group after she KO'd them.
Inside the backpack were the resources of those three.
Fu Chuan had little faith in the intelligence and judgment of Lian Sujin and Chen Sihai, knowing they were just assembly-line products raised by their families—not bad, but not great.
Qin Minfeng, on the other hand… even if she didn't trust that bastard's cunning, she trusted his luck. So, the first backpack she opened was his.
Time had been tight before, so she had only taken their potions for backup and hadn't had time to inspect anything else. Now, upon careful examination, she quickly discovered a large number of medicinal herbs stored inside.
As expected, the male lead was destined to walk the path of alchemy. And according to the plot, this bastard was a once-in-a-millennium alchemy prodigy.
But Fu Chuan and the other top players had always grumbled about it. What alchemy prodigy? He just had super strong luck, and alchemy sometimes really depended on luck.
Getting sidetracked. Anyway, Fu Chuan quickly sifted through the herbs. When she casually opened a box, she froze and took out the plant inside.
In her palm was a vine, scarlet like flowing blood, but its leaves were golden yellow. The mix of gold and red was domineeringly beautiful, yet exuded a certain bewitching charm.
"A hundred-year-old Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine? He even got his hands on this?!"
Fu Chuan nearly planted a thousand-year-old lemon tree on the spot out of sheer envy.
My god!
Why!
This was an orange-tier medicinal item!
Even the Lian family couldn't possibly have given it to him. He must have obtained it through some fortuitous encounter.
She had inherited the entire Xie Clan treasury and hadn't found a single precious herb that could compete with this vine, yet this phoenix man…
"This person must not be allowed to live. Otherwise, it won't be long before he makes a comeback." A faint sense of fear crept into Fu Chuan's heart, but she quickly released Little Yellow.
Why release her?
"Sister?" Little Yellow was confused. Fu Chuan instructed, "In a moment, activate your blood-restoring skill and consume this vine. But do it crudely, slowly. Absorb its fibrous tissue and other organic matter into this arm of mine as much as possible. Slow down the blood conversion effect to preserve them longer… I need to keep this arm in a semi-fused state of new plant matter and flesh. Can you do that?"
Little Yellow had always been very smart. She nodded.
Fu Chuan had already released a tentacle, mimicking the density of an arm. Little Yellow entered Fu Chuan's body, sharing her abilities, and began to digest the Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine.
As the plant-based substance entered the arm, it continuously fused with the tentacle… With her other hand, Fu Chuan carefully controlled Luminous Body, bit by bit, to repair the flesh in the gaps…
It was excruciating. This was reconstructing an arm by fusing different properties: the tentacle was like the gene chain, while the flesh and plant matter were the tissues. Fusing these different existences over and over again caused an indescribable pain. Playing a game didn't come with this kind of agony.
It was killing her!
But Fu Chuan endured it all. When the arm was almost reconstructed, Fu Chuan took the Gene Awakening Enlightenment Book and performed a series of operations on it.
The tentacle detached from her main body, severing the effect of Luminous Body, leaving the arm separate. She used the Enlightenment Book on the arm. Gene awakening!
What was the principle behind this operation?
The Gene Enlightenment Book targeted organic spiritual bodies. As long as it had physical tissue, genes, and was a living thing, it would work.
Thus, this arm of Fu Chuan's was such an existence. It met the conditions for awakening a composite gene talent. But Fu Chuan had to instantly sever her connection with the tentacle, because theoretically, the tentacle belonged to her genetic body. If it remained connected to her main body, the gene being enlightened would default to being linked to both her bodies, occupying the second or third gene slot on her Gene Tree, which would greatly reduce the probability of success.
By separating it, the probability of this arm awakening a talent was a guaranteed 50%.
Fu Chuan's calculations were rattling off like an abacus, but whether it would succeed…
With the tentacle detached, she lost her sense of the arm, but she watched it closely with her pupil technique… One second after using the Enlightenment Book, the arm's reaction in the second second told her the enlightenment was complete.
The moment it finished, she quickly released another tentacle into the severed arm, fusing with the genetic tentacle that remained inside but was losing its activity. She re-fused, reconnected the severed arm, attached it to her shoulder, and used Luminous Body to repair it!
By the third second, everything was perfectly completed.
In the fourth second, amidst the pain of reattaching the arm, she received its information. Then, with a stoic expression, she continuously repaired it until it became a complete and flexible arm.
But… for some reason, she could feel the influence of this arm on Xie Keli's body.
She knew that two genes were merging: the plant gene of the Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine and the gene of the Xie Clan.
"My guess was right. The ancestral gene talent of the Demon Orchid Xie Clan comes from the Demon Orchid itself. The genes passed down through generations have plant-like characteristics, so naturally, they wouldn't reject the Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine."
Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine: A high-risk devouring-type plant. After entangling a living being containing energy, it can rapidly absorb the opponent's power to replenish itself. It can also release a star-sucking skill to devour surrounding elements… In its highest state, it can release a dense web of star-sucking vines, creating a terrifying elemental vacuum.
Fu Chuan slightly moved the palm of her left arm, and a scarlet vine grew from her fingers.
It was slender, delicate, but terrifying.
She suddenly had a strange feeling: now, does this make her a plant person?
That wasn't all. While the pain still lingered, Fu Chuan struck while the iron was hot and bonded the pet egg. But she used the blood from her left hand. She had a vague feeling that this Thousand-Net Star-Sucking Vine arm, created today from a flash of inspiration, would become a major turning point in her future.
It was an inspiration born from the collision of genes.
Then, she hoped this pet egg would become the next inspiration.
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