Translator: CinderTL
As his body underwent transformation, Feng Qi found himself enveloped in a crimson and golden light.
Eventually, the two energies merged, completely encasing him.
Crack!
A sound like an eggshell shattering echoed in his mind.
Like the Big Bang, his previously invisible Sea of Consciousness gradually materialized from a hazy blur into a clear, golden mist.
This time, he could distinctly perceive the quantity and fluctuations of his mental energy.
With the formation of the Sea of Consciousness, a golden bead condensed at its center, faintly containing a crimson bead within. Eight differently colored beads orbited the central golden-crimson bead.
Focusing his awareness, he realized that the eight outer beads represented the eight innate abilities he had acquired after killing domain creatures.
The sensation of evolution was extraordinary.
It felt as though his very life form had been elevated, granting him a clearer understanding of his physical structure.
His Sea of Consciousness transformed into a universe that had exploded from chaos, with the golden-crimson bead representing his core self. The innate abilities orbiting the golden bead were like celestial bodies.
The evolution continued for a long time, the originally thin golden mist in his Sea of Consciousness steadily thickening.
Eventually, his entire Sea of Consciousness transformed into a vast cloud sea composed of golden mist, with the golden-red pearl carrying eight innate abilities weaving through it.
When he regained consciousness, he found that the blood-red and golden mist clinging to his body had vanished.
The skeletal frame that had been his form had grown flesh, and the stench of decay had disappeared.
At this moment, Feng Qi's appearance was identical to his real-world self, except his skin was now even more fair, and his muscles were perfectly proportioned, not the hulking, muscle-bound physique the Narrator had been hoping for.
Realizing he had become human again, a smile spread across his face.
He knew his guess had been correct.
Since his bloodline was human, it stood to reason he could evolve into a normal human.
He could even hear the clear sound of blood flowing through his veins and the strong, steady beat of his heart.
[Whoa, that's pretty big!]
Hearing the Narrator's voice, Feng Qi instinctively looked down.
Feng Qi immediately realized he was naked, completely unclothed.
But he made no move to cover himself.
After all, this wasn't reality. There was no need for such restraint. Who was he trying to hide from?
[Come take a look, everyone! There's a pervert who just transformed into human form! And the way he walks... it's terrifying!]
"Shut up!"
Ignoring the Narrator's taunts, he summoned his status panel.
His attribute details had already changed.
Very Robust Living Dead: Feng Qi
Comprehensive Strength Assessment: Bronze Tier 1
Mental Strength: Black Iron-Intermediate Stage
Prefix Title: Very Robust: Body strength increased by 30%, significantly enhances self-healing ability.
Tenacity LV6, Nightmare, Blood Source, Malevolence (upgradeable), Adamant Fangs (prefix title evolution), Regeneration (Cellular) LV1, Thorn LV1 (prefix title upgradeable)
Bloodline: Human (Middle Stage)
Bloodline Evolution Points: 77/10,000
Bloodline Abilities: Human Body, Battle Body (toggle)
Besides a significant overall improvement in his abilities, he discovered he now had an additional bloodline ability slot.
What puzzled him was the description of the human body and Battle Body within it. The "Switch" option next to Battle Body left him completely baffled.
In my opinion, this is likely a form-switching mechanism. Haven't you noticed how weak your physical body feels now? Your mental energy, on the other hand, has become incredibly powerful. This could be a consequence of the form change. Perhaps you should explore this further.
The Narrator's comment about his weakened physical body was something he had already noticed. After completing his evolution, he felt a sense of weakness. It was as if his once robust physique had been drastically diminished after the transformation.
This was accompanied by a significant increase in his mental strength, leading to a marked improvement in his perception of the external world. Everything in his vision became exceptionally clear. He could even vaguely see the spiritual energy particles floating in the air without consciously trying to sense them—his vision alone was enough.
This indicated that the evolution had overwhelmingly focused on enhancing his mental capabilities.
This enhancement made Feng Qi's control over telekinesis effortless. If he hadn't lacked innate abilities related to art magic, his proficiency in such abilities would undoubtedly have also significantly improved after his evolution.
However, his original body cultivation-oriented innate abilities had become less prominent.
His physical strength had clearly been weakened.
It was as if all his power had been channeled into the mental realm, a trade-off of one for the other.
"Could I switch forms and convert the power from my mental realm into body cultivation-oriented power?"
That's my guess, but it's not necessarily correct. Perhaps you could try researching it.
With this question in mind, Feng Qi began to study himself.
During this process, he used psychokinesis to clearly observe the consumption of mental energy within his sea of consciousness.
If his previous mental energy had been a pond, it was now a lake.
Both in quantity and quality, it had improved dramatically.
Through exploration, his consciousness touched the golden-red bead at the center of his sea of consciousness.
Instantly, the red light within the bead began to seep into the golden orb, gradually dyeing it red while the golden color retreated inward.
Finally, the bead transformed into a blood-red orb encased in gold.
Feng Qi's body underwent a dramatic transformation.
The flesh on his surface turned into crimson mist, absorbed by his bones, and the overwhelming sense of weakness vanished.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in his living dead form.
But now, in this bone man state, he no longer emitted a foul stench. Crimson veins had appeared on his bone surface, giving him a terrifyingly grotesque appearance, like a villain from a movie.
Clenching his fist, he could clearly feel surging power coursing through his body. However, the golden mist in his sea of consciousness had noticeably diminished by more than half.
This realization struck him:
After his human bloodline evolved to the Intermediate stage, he had gained the ability to freely switch between combat forms.
The total amount of primal power within him remained unchanged.
When he switched to his human body form, his combat style shifted entirely towards art magic, relying primarily on mental energy consumption.
When he switched to his Battle Body form, his combat style favored body cultivation.
After a brief moment of surprise at the transformation, Feng Qi quickly accepted it.
Compared to his previous living dead form, which constantly emitted a foul stench, the ability to freely switch between two forms was far superior.
He no longer had to worry about being unable to interact with the Future People.
[I think your analysis is flawed. Your Battle Body form is clearly superior to your human form. While your primal power is 1 and you reallocate it after switching forms, all your innate abilities are tailored for the Battle Body. Your human form only has psychokinesis... Considering all this, the Battle Body is the strongest!]
Feng Qi agreed with the Narrator's explanation.
Until he mastered powerful art magic abilities, he believed using the Battle Body was the better choice in the Dream Realm.
Not only did it offer superior defense, but all his innate abilities were geared toward close-quarters combat.
This wasn't reality; looking good was useless here.
Psychokinesis was useful for auxiliary combat, but relying solely on it would quickly drain his mental energy.
His Battle Body rating had reached Bronze Tier 1, while his telekinesis comprehensive rating was only at Black Iron-Intermediate Stage. The disparity was obvious.
With the evolution complete, he suddenly felt curious about the changes that would occur when he evolved into a High-Tier Human Bloodline.
"My guess is the two forms will merge completely, with one form mastering both ultimate powers."
"That wouldn't be bad," Feng Qi mused. "At least I wouldn't have to switch forms."
Having familiarized himself with the changes brought by the evolution, Feng Qi didn't waste time. He stepped out of Room 201 and returned to the data control console.
In the days that followed, Feng Qi began reviewing the "Brain in a Vat" data left behind by his colleagues at the Scarlet Research Institute.
If this plan were to be implemented, he would inevitably have to endure all the suffering his future self had experienced.
Yet it would also give him a second chance at life.
The knowledge his future self had acquired and the experiences he had lived through would all become his memories.
As Wei Wei had said, it was essentially reincarnation with his past life's memories intact.
This would allow him to learn more about the information not recorded in the email.
As for the suffering, he believed he could endure it.
Having chosen this path of salvation, he had long been prepared to become a sacrifice in one Future Line, creating value for his counterpart in another.
As he delved into the Brain in a Vat data, he gradually entered a state of focused study.
He became completely oblivious to the world around him, his mind solely focused on his research.
However, his foundation in biological sciences was shallow, forcing him to pause frequently to re-examine the material.
He tried switching back to his human body.
To his surprise, he discovered a significant improvement in his memory, along with enhanced analytical abilities.
When reviewing materials related to the Brain in a Vat thought experiment, he could easily memorize the content.
This discovery thrilled him.
While he hadn't gained Photographic Memory ability, he realized that as his strength and sea of consciousness grew, his memory would continue to improve significantly.
In essence, his progress in strength was now directly linked to his memory enhancement.
After a brief moment of excitement, he returned to his studies.
He resolved to fulfill Wei Wei's dying wish: to bring the Brain in a Vat research data back to reality and deliver it to the Scarlet Research Institute when the next timeline began.
This would allow the institute to explore new research avenues, potentially leading to a breakthrough—a super research project that could change humanity's destiny.
With the Scarlet Research Institute's support, he found the path to saving the world much smoother.
Each time Feng Qi entered the Dream Realm, he not only had the chance to obtain a Talent Blind Box, but the Scarlet Research Institute could also assist him with any questions he had or investigations he needed to conduct.
I am not alone on this path.
Time flew by as Feng Qi carefully reviewed the Brain in a Vat project twice.
In his human body, his memory efficiency had increased by at least three times. Information that would have taken him much longer to memorize before was now clearly etched in his mind.
After closing the Brain in a Vat project page, he turned and headed toward the elevator.
With some time to spare, he decided to verify something.
After passing identity verification, he arrived at the first level of the Scarlet Base's underground plaza.
As the elevator doors opened, a scene of utter devastation met his eyes.
Little Black and Suction Cup were still locked in combat.
Rows of buildings had collapsed, and even the starry sky lights on the ceiling had been shattered.
But Suction Cup was clearly exhausted. The crystal-clear jade color flowing across her body had dimmed considerably, and her punches had slowed noticeably.
As Feng Qi walked toward the exit, he switched back to his Battle Body form.
The flesh and blood on his body transformed into crimson mist, absorbed by his bones. He reverted to his bone man form, with scarlet flames now burning within his skull.
"Suction Cup, take him down!"
After shouting encouragement without looking back, he turned and strode into the metal corridor.
[That was awfully perfunctory.]
"Revolution always comes with sacrifice, but one day I'll avenge her."
[Next billionth time?]
Feng Qi fell silent.
He felt utterly helpless against little black's power.
Fortunately, Suction Cup had come to his aid; otherwise, his time in the Dream Realm would have been fleeting.
Leaving the Scarlet Underground Base through the metal corridor, he emerged from the abandoned hospital and sprinted directly toward the Star City Shelter.
The wind howled past his ears as he ran.
Having completed his bloodline evolution, his physical attributes had been greatly enhanced, and his running speed had noticeably increased.
Now, activating his Blood Origin Form, he even felt he could stand toe-to-toe with little black.
Of course, he knew this was just an illusion brought on by his newfound strength.
Little Black was like a bug in the system—at least for now, there was no way to kill him.
This made Feng Qi consider joining the technology research institute in the next Future Line to find a way to control him.
If he succeeded, he'd have Suction Cup on his left and Little Black on his right, both as protectors. In this Future Dream Realm, he could walk sideways without a problem.
If you truly controlled Little Black, you wouldn't just walk sideways—you could walk backwards, crawl, or even walk upside down without any issue.
Feng Qi: ...
After hours of travel, he reached the burial ground.
Without stopping, he continued west, passing straight through the Star City Shelter. It wasn't that he didn't want to review cultivation techniques and other information. Time was limited, and he no longer had time to study cultivation techniques. He'd spent too long in the Scarlet Underground Base, and Suction Cup was clearly weakening. He even suspected that Little Black had already emerged shortly after he left the Scarlet Secret Base.
If that was the case, it was better to use this time to test a hypothesis.
When Feng Qi stopped, he was standing before a thick mist. Turning east, he began to wait.
Time passed slowly. After about twenty minutes, he suddenly shouted into the mist:
"Lin Ran, get the hell out here!"
At the same time, his mental energy transformed into psychokinesis, surging out of his body and into the mist like a tidal wave, churning and roiling the fog.
Provoked by his taunts, a blurry human face slowly materialized within the mist.
He could vaguely make out that the face belonged to Lin Ran.
As he had suspected, the Lord of the Mist wasn't a specific individual but rather a parasitic entity that took on the form of its host.
Therefore, Old Wang hadn't betrayed humanity.
"Who are you?" a voice echoed in his mind.
"I'm your father," Feng Qi replied, flipping the middle finger.
The moment the words left his lips, a surging wave of mist crashed toward him. He immediately turned and fled eastward.
But his speed couldn't match the mist's relentless advance. He was quickly engulfed.
In this life-or-death moment, he saw little black rapidly approaching and shouted, "Brother Hei, save me!"
Even on the brink of death, he refused to let the Lord of the Black Mist have the last laugh, choosing instead to drag it down with him.
TL/N: Hei = Black.
(End of the Chapter)
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