Variant! Inert Cell!

Yan Anqing's few words had easily hypnotized Jia Yuanliang, leaving the other members of the Yaoguang Section's Special Operations Team Thirteen shaken, their expressions shifting with surging emotions.

"So this is the so-called 'capable people can do anything,' huh? I used to think Dr. Yan was just lucky and I was a bit resentful."

"And now?"

"I'm convinced! Utterly convinced!"

"Is it too late for us to grovel now?"

"Don't talk! This is a critical moment! Watch closely!"

The special operations personnel instinctively ended their hushed discussions.

Their gazes flickered between Yan Anqing and Jia Yuanliang. They desperately wanted to ask questions but feared interrupting Yan Anqing's "training" and incurring his displeasure.

Hypnosis...

It was a term with a grand reputation, but in reality, it was largely useless.

Although most of Team Thirteen were just coasting by, they still completed their minimum special operations and learning tasks each quarter.

Their internal files were filled with countless scammers claiming to be masters.

One thing they were sure of:

Before the Crimson Moon Incident, the limit of all hypnosis techniques was merely to help the subject fall asleep quickly, provided they cooperated willingly.

As for making someone obey every command, convincing them to transfer their savings to another bank account, or arranging for them to commit crimes...

Those were all baseless rumors and hearsay!

Things that simply didn't exist in the real world!

But now...

Watching Jia Yuanliang's performance, they began to worry if hypnosis might truly become like the legends say in the future.

Ordinary scammers weren't a threat.

The real fear was if the golden-eyed individuals and Silver-Eyed also learned these subtle techniques.

Humans with Limitless Cells in their bodies, regardless of gender, age, or any other factor, possessed overall qualities that far surpassed the limits of normal humans.

Skateboarding, rock climbing, track and field, swimming, basketball, soccer, table tennis, tennis...

For superhumans, even casual participation was more skilled than the livelihood of many professional athletes.

Their overwhelmingly superior overall capabilities made everything they did seem like cheating.

Effortless hypnosis—world-renowned hypnosis masters couldn't achieve this level, yet Yan Anqing could.

"So, this 'mental power' thing really exists?"

"The point is, superhumans' mental power is many times stronger than ordinary people's."

"It feels like it's just Dr. Yan's personal mental strength, possibly an isolated case, not a general phenomenon."

"What is Yan God trying to do?"

"I don't know."

The few people present didn't find anything wrong with this.

Colleagues from the Information Section had already used their positions to uncover Yan Anqing's little secret—this guy was also an unregistered candidate for the Crimson Moon!

Recently, Yan Anqing's appetite and weight had surged, yet his physique remained unchanged.

This led many to privately speculate about when he would become Silver-Eyed.

Even setting aside the possibility, Yan Anqing, as the discoverer of the Fuxi Cell and Limitless Cell, might not be weaker than those superhumans even if he wasn't golden-eyed or Silver-Eyed.

Did they really think researchers were idiots?

Ninety-nine percent of scientists killed by experimental subjects existed only in popcorn movies and fringe science groups.

Almost all base staff secretly believed that Dr. Yan must have a hidden ace up his sleeve, and perhaps... his current Limitless Cell infection rate was higher than anyone else's!

"You believe there's no possibility you've become Silver-Eyed."

"You're just using this almost self-harming training method to vent your guilt."

Yan Anqing said casually, "In fact, you are an unregistered candidate in the truest sense."

"After this period of training, the Limitless Cells within you have proliferated to a certain quantity and are beginning to awaken gradually."

"This accumulation has reached a certain critical point."

"It only needs a tiny, insignificant external stimulus to undergo a qualitative change."

Yan Anqing wasn't spouting nonsense.

This wasn't pure deception or a lie.

Jia Yuanliang was a lucky man; he truly was an unregistered candidate.

The Limitless Cells in his body had proliferated to a considerable extent.

While far from the first-tier golden-eyed individuals like Ma Ran, Yu Hongyi, Uesugi Zangetsu, Tokugawa Ishimasa, Christian, Aisteron, and Vladimir, who had the support of national backing, he was actually doing quite well.

Due to individual differences, or perhaps environmental factors, the Limitless Cells within Jia Yuanliang mutated, entering a dormant state.

This mutant form only took and gave nothing.

In Yan Anqing's view, the dormant Limitless Cells in Jia Yuanliang were akin to a degraded form of tumor cells.

They weren't fatal, nor were they of any use, offering no benefits whatsoever. They could only be described as a pure burden and encumbrance.

"Tell me. What do you believe is the most significant change from a latent qualified individual to a Silver-Eyed?"

Jia Yuanliang responded blankly, "Pupil color."

"That's right. Look at your eyes..."

"They've already turned silver..."

With that, Yan Anqing snapped his fingers.

Snap!

Jia Yuanliang suddenly regained consciousness.

He couldn't quite recall what he had said to Yan Anqing.

It felt as if he had been unconscious for a period.

His colleagues around him looked at him with expressions of astonishment.

"Old Jia! You've become Silver-Eyed!"

"Holy crap..."

"What is this? A blessing? Yan God, can you hypnotize my little sister too?"

"Subhuti tapping Sun Wukong's head, Taiyi Zhenren using lotus roots to reconstruct Nezha's body, Wang Chao meeting Tang Zichen by chance, Xiao Yan meeting Yao Lao... The stories between the group leader and Jia Yuanliang can be written down and passed on for generations!"

"What are those last two references? I've never heard of them... Can you recommend them?"

Yan Anqing didn't pay much attention to the reactions of the members of the Yaoguang Section's Special Operations Team 13.

He backed up the dormant Limitless Cells within Jia Yuanliang in the database, considering it an unexpected gain.

This time, Yan Anqing's ability to successfully hypnotize Jia Yuanliang was also a coincidence.

The gap between an ordinary person and a Tier 2 individual in the superpower cell system wasn't this vast.

It was mainly because Jia Yuanliang was cornered, had no other options, and had placed all his hopes on Yan Anqing, trusting him implicitly.

From the beginning of their conversation, Jia Yuanliang had realized what Yan Anqing intended to do.

Without almost any hesitation, he immediately chose to clear his mind and cooperate fully with Yan Anqing's guidance.

That's why everything went so smoothly.

"Huh..."

Yan Anqing observed the changes within Jia Yuanliang through the Cross-Sectional Mapping function.

This person's physical mutation wasn't a comprehensive enhancement like other golden-eyed or Silver-Eyed individuals; it was confined solely to his eyes.

"Is it due to the characteristics of the mutated dormant Limitless Cells, or is it simply a strong, singular desire, with subjective will interfering with the operation of the Limitless Cells?"

His thoughts yielded no conclusion.

Yan Anqing's eyebrows twitched slightly as he patted Jia Yuanliang's shoulder. "Come find me in the lab tomorrow. I'll help transplant Limitless Cells to your mother. If all goes well, it should extend her life by at least ten years."

"Also, the rest of you, unless it's urgent, don't bother me."

"Jia Yuanliang was already a latent qualified individual; his records are in the XieZhi System. You are all merely Aspirants."

"Instead of thinking about useless things all day, it's better to wait patiently and see if Limitless Cells can be widely transplanted in two or three years."

In fact, if Yan Anqing willed it, he could turn an elderly person, half their body already in the grave, into a young man at any time.

And it wasn't just a superficial youthfulness.

Even their internal organs, muscles, and bone tissue could be restored to a healthy state characteristic of adolescence.

Extending life by ten years was simply a moderate effect of transplanting foreign Limitless Cells – this was a research finding by Qu Li, who was recently heavily promoted by those in power.

The life-extending effect was related to the compatibility and integration of the individual's Limitless Cells.

It could limit the number of cell divisions, allowing people to live approximately 5 to 15 years longer.

Hearing Yan Anqing's words, Jia Yuanliang froze.

A moment later, he confirmed the truth of the matter. By the time he recovered his senses and was about to express his gratitude, he suddenly realized Yan Anqing had already left, disappearing without a trace.

"If... if he can really do it. My life would belong to him."

Jia Yuanliang silently made a solemn promise in his heart.

From childhood, his mother had educated him with traditional Chinese virtues.

A drop of kindness received should be repaid with a gushing spring.

He was a person of reserved emotions and few words, but he valued loyalty and gratitude more than the average person.

Yan Anqing had helped him become Silver-Eyed, not shying away from the trouble, acting righteously to help him fulfill his filial duty.

This kindness was something he could never repay in a lifetime.

emmm, this chapter felt quite drawn out for the sake of "logic" and "reasonableness." I'll strive to refine my writing in the future and minimize the logical side-notes to make the story flow better!

If you encounter anything that feels unreasonable, please feel free to imagine your own reasons!

Yes! This is to train your thinking ability, definitely not laziness!