"I don’t feel anything..." Lin Qing muttered to himself.
Twenty minutes later.
The transparent device slowly rotated and gradually changed color to an opaque pure black before shrinking.
"Is it over?"
Lin Qing looked at his hands, puzzled, and sensed carefully again, but there was no change in "Superpower Sensing."
After leaving the room, the person in charge smiled and said, "Come back again tomorrow and the day after, and the evolution should be complete."
Lin Qing then realized, "So it needs to be done in three sessions?"
"The process can be done all at once, but when the cells in your body are nearing saturation from absorbing the radiation energy, the efficiency would be much lower, wasting too much energy. At least half a day would be required for success," the person in charge shook his head.
Lin Qing nodded slightly, "Alright, I’ll come back tomorrow."
...
That night.
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Lin Qing closed his eyes; the Mysterious Energy within him trembled slightly, like ripples on the surface of water, continuously trying to spread these vibrations throughout his entire body.
He was attempting to learn the beginner’s level of the Star Refining Skill.
The version Dr. Chu Hui had adapted from the Intelligent Star People’s Star Refining Skill was more suitable for Earth people, allowing one to absorb Fourth Energy Level energy more easily.
Essentially, it relied on one’s own Mysterious Energy and body to generate a specific type of vibrational wave.
As the energy from the Fourth Energy Level was too difficult to absorb, the appropriate vibrational wave would break it down into fragments for absorption.
It was like how infants who are unable to eat solid food can consume it once it’s mashed into a puree.
Of course, the principle behind the Star Refining Skill was a thousand times more complex.
Suddenly—
A wave spread from within his body, like dominoes falling, causing the Mysterious Energy throughout Lin Qing’s entire body to ripple in the same way.
"Star Refining Skill, mastered."
Lin Qing opened his eyes, a slight smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
He had sensed in the past few days that the Star Refining Skill might succeed at any time, expecting to master it in another two or three days, and tonight he had indeed succeeded.
The entry-level of the Star Refining Skill wasn’t too difficult, having mastered it in just under a month.
Compared to the original "Free Body," even with the simplified version that changed genes and increased compatibility, it still took him two months to master.
In comparison, the Star Refining Skill was much simpler.
"Order."
With a thought, Lin Qing invoked, "Advance, Star Refining Skill."
As a flood of inexplicable information poured into his mind, he understood what he needed to do to successfully cultivate the Star Refining Skill.
—Form a perfect vibrational ripple throughout his body, maintain it for two hundred and fifteen hours, naturally adapt to this type of vibration, and freely change the frequency to adapt to different energies and changes.
"215 hours? That’s not too difficult."
Lin Qing nodded to himself.
Practicing the Star Refining Skill for several hours a day, it wouldn’t take half a month to complete.
He didn’t need to attend any training anyway; the only daily necessity was going for Genetic Optimization. The rest of the time, apart from making up for the original "Free Body" Combat Skill, he could use to repay the debt of the Star Refining Skill.
...
Three days later.
The azure light above gradually faded, and the device slowly contracted and came to a stop.
Lin Qing stood with his eyes closed, carefully sensing the changes within himself.
Before the radiation ended, a curious change had already begun within him; his cells, even his genetic material, were undergoing astonishing transformations.
—He had developed an additional sense.
At that moment, Lin Qing could not only sense the energy emanating from himself but also the tremendous energy contained within the crystals in the device above his head.
"Is this Superpower Sensing?"
Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.
Put simply, this sensing ability allowed him to perceive those extraordinary conglomerations of energy.
Dispersed energy in the void or untrained ordinary people were not so easy to sense.
This was different from Telekinesis sensing the intensity of a Life Field, purely a perception of energy, so it was still necessary.
Moreover, He could not always be together with Zhao Jiayi.
Having such a capability was perfect for balancing his weaknesses.
...
Three days had passed.
With the disappearance of the emerald green light that radiated endless vitality above his head, Lin Qing’s genes underwent optimization once more, granting him another genetic ability—
High-speed regeneration.
His cellular activity and self-healing capabilities had significantly improved.
Upon returning to his residence, Lin Qing tried cutting his finger with the Invisible Blade. The small wound he made healed and scabbed over in just a few seconds.
At most, the wound would completely disappear within an hour or two.
This was a rather practical ability for saving one’s life.
As long as the injuries weren’t too serious, this self-healing ability would enable quick recovery.
"Not bad," Lin Qing nodded with satisfaction.
"The Intelligent Star Group also has a similar Fourth Energy Level ability known as ’Super-speed Regeneration.’"
Chen Guang’s voice echoed in his mind, "In addition to faster healing, unless the brain is destroyed or the heart is utterly ruined and unable to pump blood, even severe injuries or lost limbs can regenerate."
Lin Qing was astonished.
The gap between the abilities of the Third and Fourth Energy Levels was indeed vast.
This only heightened his anticipation for the Fourth Energy Level genetic ability granted by the Heavenly Orb Monarch Bloodline.
"Before the Genetic Awakening, the ones who can try for the Fourth Energy Level genetic optimization are probably those ’geniuses’ who have signed indenture contracts with the Intelligent Star Group," Lin Qing sighed.
Without signing a contract with the Intelligent Star Group, it would be very difficult to become a Two Stars Level Elite Patrol before the Genetic Awakening.
Only a handful of oddities—
Such as those naturally adapted to the Fourth Energy Level energy, or those who risked their lives undergoing gene modification experiments, or those who took a chance with Class B mutant radiation and fortuitously awakened a Fourth Energy Level ability—could achieve this step.
However, for Lin Qing, the Fourth Energy Level genetic ability was now within reach.
"More than a decade ago, my father’s adoptive father, Chu Hongjun also tried the Fourth Energy Level radiation evolution at the Dawn Group. I wonder how it’s progressing."
Chen Guang’s soft voice said, "If the Dawn Group manages to succeed, Earth’s civilization in terms of genetic optimization before Genetic Awakening won’t be too far behind that of Intelligent Star."
"Let’s hope so," Lin Qing slowly nodded.
...
Three more days went by, and Lin Qing completed his third genetic optimization, ’Giant Strength.’
"After strengthening muscles and bones, strength could potentially increase by about three times."
Lin Qing stepped out of the radiation chamber, trying to enter a state of Giant Strength enhancement as his arm muscles suddenly swelled up as if inflated, becoming extremely sturdy.
If energy consumption wasn’t an issue, he could even enter a state of Giant Strength enhancement with all of his muscular and skeletal system.
"Not bad."
A trace of a smile appeared on Lin Qing’s face as he commanded his arm to return to its normal state.
He then checked his current state with a Biological Detection Instrument.
[Genetic Optimization Index: 81.7%]
"Over 80%..."
Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as I excavate one Fourth Energy Level ability, my Genetic Optimization Index can exceed 100%."
Each Third Energy Level genetic optimization only added 10% to the Genetic Optimization Index.
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But a Fourth Energy Level genetic optimization could increase it by as much as 20%.
"Lin Qing."
Chen Guang’s voice suddenly resonated in his mind: "I’ve found that your cells haven’t fully adapted to the high energy radiation. Theoretically, you could undergo another genetic optimization using high energy radiation, although it would be relatively inefficient and might require two or three more sessions."
"Oh?" Lin Qing’s eyes lit up, "Another session is possible?"
It was just as well—he had previously regretted not being able to enhance the ’Divine Speed’ ability.
"It’s probably because you have fully excavated the Sky Track Monarch Third Energy Level ability, so the potential of your body has also improved," Chen Guang explained.
"I still have one Special Grade Merit, which I originally planned to exchange for the original ’Divine Transformation,’ but let’s exchange it for three sessions of high energy radiation first."
Lin Qing nodded to himself, "Anyway, I haven’t reached the Instinct Level with any of the Divine Transformation Series Combat Skills recently, and I don’t have extra opportunities to put them on credit either."
As long as he was strong enough, he would have chances to earn Special Grade Merits in the future.
Strengthening what can be strengthened now is the right path!