Chapter 90: Starry Sky Behemoth Type II Gene Enhancement Potion

Chapter 90: Stellar Beast Type II Gene Enhancement Serum

"This is the Stellar Beast Type II Gene Enhancement Serum. An essence extracted from the life core of a planetary-level stellar beast. Its purpose is to comprehensively improve your physical constitution."

"It manifests in two main aspects."

"First, it enhances your body's efficiency in absorbing, utilizing, and converting external spiritual energy."

"Second, it reshapes your nerves, bones, and alters the arrangement of your cells."

"In simple terms, after using this serum, your aptitude will undergo a leap. From now on, your vitality index will progress faster than before. At the same time, under the same vitality index, your explosive power, speed, endurance, and self-healing ability will all be a cut above those of martial artists at the same level."

"My personal guidance here is to help you safely endure the violent phase of taking this serum and to guide the medicinal power for complete absorption. This process will take about five days. In other words, you might miss the upcoming veteran student competition."

"Are you ready?"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of excitement stirred in Qin Feng's eyes.

An improvement in aptitude!

Without any hesitation, he nodded repeatedly and answered solemnly, "I'm ready!"

Zhou Xiong nodded slightly and handed the serum to him.

"Take it, then sit cross-legged."

Qin Feng did not hesitate for a moment. He unscrewed the container and downed the serum, which seemed to contain a fragment of the starry sky, in one gulp.

Immediately afterward, following Zhou Xiong's instructions, he sat cross-legged.

The moment the serum entered his abdomen, an unimaginable, heart-wrenching agony, like a burst dam, instantly swept through his entire body!

Every pore screamed with the searing pain of fire and the piercing sting of steel needles! His consciousness blurred in an instant, nearly fainting from the torment.

Just then, a large, fan-like hand pressed down on the crown of his head.

A gentle yet vast force surged into his body, guarding the last vestiges of his clarity.

Zhou Xiong's palm began to move across Qin Feng's body in an extraordinarily mysterious manner, slowly gliding.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Zhou Xiong let out a faint note of doubt.

"Have you been treated with the 'Ten Complete Hands'?"

Qin Feng, enduring the excruciating pain, replied with difficulty, "Yes... before... because of a subspace rift, I inhaled miasma and developed a chronic condition... Some days ago, at the Limit Martial Arts Hall, I was treated by Mr. Sun Chantang. He said at the time that he used the Ten Complete Hands."

"I see."

Zhou Xiong nodded slightly and said no more.

It was unclear whether he knew Sun Chantang or not.

His hand continued to glide over Qin Feng's body, while his low voice slowly echoed in Qin Feng's ears, using conversation to help Qin Feng divert his attention and resist the inhuman pain.

"The Empire has a clear classification standard for human physical aptitude."

"The higher the aptitude, the faster the vitality index improves, and under the same vitality index, the stronger the body. However, this is not absolute. What determines a martial artist's ultimate height also includes spiritual aptitude, combat insight, weapons, armor, spiritual techniques, spiritual strength, and many other factors."

"Regarding the judgment of physical aptitude, from low to high, it is roughly divided into: Pureblood Human, Special Constitution, and Golden Standard Human."

"Special Constitution, like that little fellow named Shi Dang you defeated before the finals. He is a half-blood of the Stone Clan, naturally endowed with an extraordinary physique."

"Golden Standard Human is the standard physical potential quality of newborns in the Empire's artificial human project, divided into levels I, II, and III."

"Golden Standard Human Level III represents the limit of the physical aptitude of the human race. To break through this upper limit, one must ascend to a planetary-level life form, allowing a fundamental leap in life form."

"Your current constitution is already among the top tier of Pureblood Humans, even comparable to some weaker Special Constitutions."

"Once you have fully absorbed this Stellar Beast Type II Gene Enhancement Serum, your physical aptitude will officially ascend to—Golden Standard Human Level II."

Qin Feng's body trembled violently in the midst of intense pain. Fortunately, his mental will was no longer what it once was, and he could barely hold on.

He could clearly feel that Zhou Xiong's large hand possessed a kind of magic; with every glide, it guided the violent energy of the serum to precisely act on every corner of his body.

Bones were shattered inch by inch, then reassembled.

Muscles were torn apart, then regenerated.

Nerves were scorched, then transformed.

This was an excruciating process of destruction and renewal.

Time slowly passed in this extreme agony.

Five days.

For five whole days, Qin Feng remained immersed in this hellish torment.

—

Five days later.

Zhou Xiong slowly withdrew his hand.

The vast force that had guarded Qin Feng's consciousness also receded.

Qin Feng's tense body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground as if drained, but his consciousness was clearer than ever.

"Congratulations, you succeeded."

A rare smile appeared on Zhou Xiong's face as he looked at the figure on the ground, as if pulled from a pool of blood, and said, "Go wash up, then see the changes in yourself."

Qin Feng struggled to his feet, covered in sticky blood and grime that even he found unpleasant.

He dragged his weary body into the adjacent washroom.

Cold water streamed over his body.

Soon, he emerged, refreshed and renewed.

He lowered his head, examining his body.

Outwardly, it seemed... no different.

His build, height, skin color, hair color—all exactly as before.

"It's the changes inside you."

Zhou Xiong's voice offered a timely reminder.

"Oh, sorry, I was a bit dazed from the pain."

Qin Feng realized belatedly, somewhat amused and exasperated.

He immediately stood still and began to practice the "Intermediate Empire Body-Tempering Technique."

The moment he assumed the starting stance!

He felt the difference!

The energy accumulated in his body from previous spiritual potions surged like a tide finding an outlet, madly flooding into every hungry cell of his body!

His body, like a parched sponge, absorbed this energy with a terrifying efficiency never seen before!

The panel representing proficiency was skyrocketing at a visible rate!

The speed of improvement in the body-tempering technique's proficiency was several times faster than before!

"Cardiopulmonary function and the blood vessels throughout my body have all been strengthened; my endurance has greatly improved. The nerves and muscle tissues, after remodeling, have made my explosive power even stronger. The fascia all over my body has also been remodeled, allowing me to perform various difficult movements with greater ease. My digestive system is now like a furnace..."

Qin Feng summarized the sensations in his body.

It was as if he had undergone several of the most advanced genetic modification surgeries; all of his human life functions had become extremely powerful!

He couldn't wait to open his terminal panel.

[Name]: Qin Feng

[Vitality Index]: 16.12

[Martial Artist Level]: Level 2 Martial Artist

(End of this chapter)