Chapter 435 Developing Potential--118!
"Li Ming is already an S-level life form." The prophet said slowly.
The Virgin Mary paused for a moment, her expression stunned beneath the black veil. Her body trembled slightly, and a shadow on the ground spread, then quickly receded. She exclaimed in surprise, "He... S-rank?"
"That's right." The prophet's eyes were more intense than ever. "He is definitely not an ordinary life form. He must have a great secret. That's why my spiritual clone decided to bring him back."
"S-level..." the Virgin Mary murmured, "You did well. This kind of life form is of extraordinary value. Its seeds are enough to create..."
As she spoke, she suddenly came back to her senses, her brow furrowed, "But failed?"
"I've even brought him out and taken all the necessary measures to block him." The prophet said in a deep voice, "It's Kaiina. She's an undercover agent for the conservative faction."
"Hmm?" The Virgin Mary's expression turned extremely ugly. "A conservative undercover..."
At the last moment, he failed because of this?
The prophet nodded, rubbing his head. "I don't know the specific details. I can only receive fragments of memories from the spiritual source, which are the things she remembers most clearly."
"According to our original plan, she should have just wanted to steal some seeds, but Li Ming is already an S-level life form, which disrupted everything."
"I remember she was recommended by the Spider Queen." The Virgin Mary's face was solemn.
"We should be able to follow the clues and find a large number of undercover agents, but compared to Li Ming..." The prophet felt a dull pain in his heart. This loss was too great.
"We must get him back!" the Virgin Mary said firmly.
"The Oath Keepers will definitely make all preparations. If we really have to take action, we are not 100% sure." The prophet shook his head. If the Oath Keepers faced a crisis, there was no guarantee that they would not directly annihilate Li Ming, resulting in mutual loss.
"Yes, although she has only inherited it for a few hundred years, she is an X-level life form after all. 100% success must be guaranteed." The Virgin Mary pondered, "Alchemy Baron..."
"You want to cooperate with him?" The prophet was slightly surprised.
The Virgin Mary said solemnly, “You can try.”
Then, his voice was cold, "Activate our covert channels and lock onto the coordinates of the conservative hive at all costs."
………
"…Recently, Qinglong and three other master craftsmen from the Mechanics Association have publicly declared that any political persecution of the Mechanics Association is unacceptable…"
"...Ever since the announcement of the ten founding members of the Higher Life Forms United Organization nine months ago, discussions about Azure Dragon have been a constant topic of public discussion..."
The screens on the walls were broadcasting the latest hot news. This seemed to be a biological laboratory. The surrounding walls were not made of cold metal or bricks, but of wriggling flesh and blood.
It seemed to have life, rising and falling slowly, its surface covered with tiny blood vessels and veins, mucus oozing out from time to time, emitting a pungent fishy smell.
Against the backdrop of the walls of flesh and blood, the various experimental instruments appear even more bizarre, with their surfaces covered with a layer of slippery tissue and metal parts fused with biological structures.
The buttons on the instrument are like constantly rotating eyeballs, emitting a strange light that makes people shudder. They rotate slowly as the instrument runs.
In the central glass tank, within the boiling yellow liquid, there was a vaguely formed body, with flesh and blood tissue proliferating at an extremely slow rate.
Judging from his appearance, he is 70% similar to Ryan.
"Finally..." Levenbeck, standing in front of the screen, breathed a sigh of relief, his expression extremely excited. "After more than half a year of hard work, consuming a large amount of alchemical substances, I have finally restored my basic body."
Cloning higher life forms is almost impossible, let alone X-level life forms. Even A-level life forms are fraught with difficulties.
The reason why it was possible to do it was because the alchemical substance had completely corroded Ryan.
In reality, he wasn't cloning, but restoring Ryan through alchemical substances.
"The data is normal, the genes are being corrected..." He looked at the various data on the screen. Before Ryan was completely recovered, this mass of flesh and blood was just flesh and blood, without any genetic data.
"Hmm... Even if he recovers, his body is severely damaged. It will probably take at least ten years to get back to his peak combat power, unless he uses a large amount of alchemical substances to fill it, but in that case it will soon become deformed..." Levenbeck studied it carefully and was not disappointed.
He didn't restore Ryan for his fighting power, but for the blood in his body, the blood of the Terraxians.
Since he cannot get Li Ming for the time being, the Terrax bloodline is his only way out.
"Teacher, you have made progress, and I have not been idle either." Levenbeck took a deep breath and was ready to work hard as long as he waited for the gene correction to be completed.
However, at this moment, Ryan's body, which was soaked in the yellow liquid, suddenly began to twitch violently, his eyes rolled up, and under his skin, it looked like small snakes were swimming.
"Hmm?" Levenback's expression suddenly changed. "What's going on?"
He didn't understand what was happening, and quickly called up various data. His face became increasingly grim. "The genes are collapsing, and there's no way to correct them..."
The restored body's movements became more and more violent, bubbles coming out of its throat, but its face was expressionless and it seemed to have no emotion at all.
Shadows surged in the corner of the biology laboratory, and the eyeball buttons on the instruments were spinning frantically.
"How can it not be corrected..." Levenbeck quickly mobilized more alchemical substances, and flesh and blood tentacles spread into the liquid tank and connected to Ryan, and blood-colored energy continued to flow into it.
The restored body's movements quickly calmed down, but as soon as the alchemical substance was interrupted, the genes would quickly collapse.
In order to maintain the restored body and continue genetic modification, a large amount of alchemical substances must be consumed every moment.
These were all his accumulations over the years, and a large portion of them had been used to restore Ryan, which was almost equivalent to the blood sacrifice of a hundred life planets.
But the genetic data is not complete yet, and he has no idea why it collapsed. If he wants to find out, he must wait until the genes are formed to a certain stage so that it can detect more detailed data.
The sudden change made Levenbeck's face change, but after a moment, he decided to increase his investment. "It has come to this point. We can't just get nothing for nothing."
At least we need to figure out what happened so we can make better corrections next time.
In an instant, the entire biological laboratory began to vibrate, and the walls of flesh and blood emitted a bloody light. A large amount of alchemical substances were continuously transported in and then swallowed by Ryan, like a bottomless pit.
After three days and three nights, Levenbeck's ugly and hideous face had turned into the bottom of a pot. The amount of alchemical material consumed in the genetic correction had reached more than ten times the amount required for recovery.
These were all accumulated by him with great care, so how could he not feel the pain?
"It's almost there, it's almost there." Levenbeck's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at the screen in front of him like a gambler.
As the words fell, as if reaching a limit, Ryan suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a hint of spirit in his eyes.
But the next moment, there was a loud "bang" and the whole jar exploded, with the fishy yellow liquid splashing everywhere.
The broken head rolled at Levenbeck's feet, and the rest of the flesh and blood was scattered everywhere. The shadow in the corner suddenly jumped out and greedily surrounded the flesh and blood.
Levenbeck had a blank expression on his face, but his cheeks twitched slightly. He took a deep breath, but still retrieved the latest data to try to figure out what was going on.
The rolling eyeballs reflected the virtual screen, and the large screen refreshed. Levenbeck quickly found the data he wanted.
Suddenly, a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight into his forehead. Levenback's face froze as he stared at the string of data. His voice was hoarse: "Development potential - 0"
"...And the greatest achievement of the Divine Craftsman Qinglong so far is his confrontation and battle with the former Imperial Prince Ryan in front of the Mechanical King's Court..."
The word "Qinglong" seemed to stimulate Levenbeck. He turned his head suddenly, and the virtual screen on the wall happened to be playing the slices of Qinglong.
The angle of view does not stop, and due to editing reasons, it looks more like the shot is directed at Qinglong's face. The mecha's eyes are staring straight at the screen, and it seems more like it is staring at Levenback.
"What have you done!"
Levenbeck subconsciously raised his hand, which turned into a long whip of flesh and blood, and smashed the eyeballs that projected the virtual screen into pieces. An unprecedented panic filled his heart.
As a prince of the empire, Ryan enjoys the best resources, so how could his development potential be zero?
He had seen this method before. It happened to an S-level life form of the Holy Mother Church. It was some unknown virus that destroyed the life form's development potential. The living life form could only watch itself degenerate.
He studied it for a long time but didn't find any clues.
Not to mention this restored body, it is already a genetic defect, so it cannot take shape at all.
Unexpectedly, Qinglong applied it to Ryan silently. Could it be that he had anticipated that he would try to clone or restore Ryan?
"Not good..." Levenback's face suddenly changed, "Seal off the entire biological laboratory!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wall of flesh and blood began to wriggle, blocking all the passages.
He couldn't find any transmission route for the virus, nor any trace of its existence, so he didn't even know whether he had been infected.
And the key point is that he is now moving in his original form. If he is infected with that virus, he may die silently.
Who would have thought that his life would be in danger if he stayed in his old nest?
"You've taught me another lesson." Levenbeck tried his best to calm himself, but there was always a fear in his heart that he refused to admit.
But he was not an ordinary person after all. Soon, he thought of a lot of information. "This virus cannot be spread at will. The Holy Mother Church has been studying it for a long time and has not found any transmissibility..."
He checked his development potential and found no change. "The estimated onset time is between three and six months. Let's wait and see, otherwise we'll have to abandon the original body."
He felt a little relieved, but when he thought about the alchemical materials he had wasted, his cheeks couldn't stop twitching.
………
At the same time, somewhere in an unfamiliar star field, a small spaceship was moving forward in a propulsion form.
"Zi-zi-"
Suddenly, a sound came from the ship's channel. Kaina approached nervously, and then a cold female voice said, "Code name."
"*********" she gave out a series of code names.
"Code confirmed, docking with you now." The signal disappeared, and the spaceship's radar suddenly sounded an alarm. Ripples suddenly appeared in the void behind the left, and a slender black warship suddenly leaped over.
The small aircraft ejected and quickly docked with him, and a group of people wearing combat armor entered the spacecraft.
"I'm Celia, codename Corruption..." The leader was wearing scarlet combat armor, three meters tall, almost close to the top of the cabin, with a fierce aura.
It is a female troll with indigo skin.
"Sir Celia." Kaina paused for a moment, then said impatiently, "The person is right here."
She pointed to the metal cabin at the back and said, "He's still asleep. Let's take him back first."
"Wait..." Celia shook her head and said in a deep voice: "I need to test him first."
"Testing?" Kaina frowned. "Don't headquarters believe my report?"
"A twenty-five-year-old S-class lifeform is too bizarre." Celia made no secret of it. Kaina's face turned grim. "I risked my life, which is equivalent to destroying our entire line of traitors."
"That's why we have to make sure what you say is true." Celia said firmly, but also said: "If it is confirmed, you can be one of the first to be reincarnated."
Kaina's expression finally relaxed, and she said hesitantly, "The prophet has put him into a deep sleep. If stimulated by external forces, he might wake up. I didn't dare touch him all the way."
"It's okay, I'm sure I can defeat him." Celia was quite confident. With a wave of her hand, someone quickly came up and carefully opened the metal cabin.
She turned on her smart terminal. Under the bright blue light, a slender virtual projection gradually emerged. It looked like an interstellar human, elegant and noble, with a cold gaze. Kaiina was slightly startled and hurriedly lowered her head: "Oath Keeper."
She had only heard of the conservative leader occasionally, and her heart was inevitably stirred.
"Well." Oath Keeper nodded, "You did a good job."
"Report...the A-level blood-drawing needle can't be inserted." The subordinate looked surprised.
The Oath Keeper looked over, his eyes filled with expectation. Celia immediately said, "Change to something more advanced..."
His men quickly changed to a more advanced blood-drawing needle and carefully drew out a drop of blood. Celia looked at him vigilantly, while Li Ming was still sleeping.
This drop of blood was quickly put into the tester, and soon the result came out. The subordinate couldn't help but shout in surprise: "S, S-level life form!"
Celia suddenly appeared in front of the instrument, and the narrow cabin was suddenly filled with a strong wind. She frowned, "It really is an S-class life form."
Looking down, her face froze even more, her eyes wide open, and she screamed in shock, "Is this a person?"
"What's the meaning?"
Kaina, trying to keep her balance in the strong wind, was puzzled by the situation.
He noticed that the virtual projection of the Oath Keeper had reappeared beside Celia. His eyes fell on the screen, but his expression suddenly changed. He blurted out, "How... is this possible?"
The strong wind in the cabin died down a little, and Kaina managed to steady herself, feeling confused and uncertain. The Oath Keeper was the leader of the conservative faction and an X-class life form, so how could he lose his composure like that?
What did you see?
She couldn't help but walk up and glance at the screen, and saw a line of words that she would never forget.
Development potential--level 118!
(End of this chapter)
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