Evolution Heart!

"Turn you... into my slave?"

Bai Pu was taken aback.

He had thought he had analyzed Qin's personality thoroughly—a woman obsessed with knowledge, in pursuit of wisdom, and somewhat paranoid.

Yet he still had not expected Qin's paranoia to reach this extent.

"You should be quite willing to do it. I'm very confident in my own value," Qin said with a smile. "Only this way can we ensure that we will have a chance to meet again in the future. Perhaps I might even be able to visit your world."

Bai Pu fell silent. He somewhat understood Qin's intentions.

First, Qin feared that after he left the Flesh Plague: Origin Plane, he would never return, and this parting would become a final farewell.

Second, Qin sought a broader world and wanted to enter Bai Pu's real world through this method.

"Aren't you worried that after turning you into my slave, I'll make you do many things against your will?" Bai Pu pressed.

"Things against my will? Rape me?"

Qin examined Bai Pu's handsome young face and smiled. "That wouldn't count as going against my will. Who would be taking advantage of whom isn't certain yet."

After a pause, Qin continued, "You're a smart, rational man. You wouldn't do meaningless things to me, like abuse or venting... After I become your slave, I'll be your precious private property. You'll be too busy cherishing me. The most likely thing you'll have me do is research related to Flesh Alchemy. Isn't that exactly what I want?"

Qin was clearly saying some outrageous things, yet her crooked logic somehow sounded rather reasonable.

A beautiful, noble, intelligent, and learned native woman was voluntarily asking to become his slave. As a man, even Bai Pu could not help but feel pride, excitement, satisfaction, and other emotions welling up within him. Even his lower abdomen grew a little hot.

Bai Pu was not some moral paragon. He would not sternly refuse like the righteous protagonist in a movie—at this point, refusing would only make him seem hypocritical.

"I'd be happy to accept, but there are considerable difficulties in actually carrying it out."

Bai Pu said, "To take you as my slave, I need to be stronger than you... You should understand that."

Qin nodded. "Yes. The reason the Blood Ring Curse Seal can successfully restrain aberrants is because Blood Ring Fortress has a pyramid system based on strength. At the top is Emperor Gustav. The second tier consists of Prime Minister Okerson Sheerna, Marshal Horne, and scholar Schroeder. The third tier is made up of generals of every rank, such as Blood Hand Colen."

Bai Pu said, "Your apparent strength is about the same as Zweig Lieutenant and Galan Witch's—Reinforced Elite—somewhat weaker than Blood Hand Colen, a leader. But your true strength should exceed Blood Hand Colen's, right?"

Qin nodded with a smile.

A prompt from the Spirit Realm Will arrived:

Due to the native Qin's voluntary display, you have learned part of the target's information.

Qin (alias) / Level 3 Reinforced Leader

Race: Humanoid Race / Human

Profession: Blood Demon Instructor

Attributes: Strength 12, Agility 17, Endurance 45, Spirit 49

Skill 1: Flesh Alchemy: Qin has stockpiled various blood curse ingredients for preparing corresponding Flesh Alchemy Potions. Qin can use Blood Demonic Power to activate Flesh Alchemy Potions, greatly increasing their effectiveness.

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"Level 3 Reinforced Leader!"

Although Bai Pu had been mentally prepared, he was still shaken. He said, "After I absorb the second vial of Origin Blood, I probably still won't be able to surpass your strength for the time being."

"Two vials of Origin Blood should not be your limit," Qin said.

"Indeed, this is only my beginning." Bai Pu said solemnly, "I will become stronger. In the near future, I will definitely surpass you."

"Then I'll wait for that day to come, when I become your slave."

Qin said it very naturally, anticipation still on her face, as though the word "slave" was no different from "lover" or "bride."

You have fused with the second vial of Origin Blood. Current progress: 2/2.

Based on the Spirit Realm Oddity you fused with: Evolution Source Blood, you have gained the growth-type talent: Evolution Heart.

Below is the talent description for Evolution Heart.

Evolution Heart, Level 1 (Growth-Type Talent, Rank Unknown)

Talent Skill 1: Self-Adaptive Evolution: You can store various evolutionary forms to adapt to different types of damage. Currently stored evolutionary forms: 2/4 (Keratinous Skin, Fluid Skeleton)

Talent Skill 2: Pure Blood Guard: You can store up to 2 drops of pure blood in your heart. Injecting pure blood grants a bonus of (7) free attribute points. If pure blood is injected into another person, in addition to granting them (7) free attribute points, there is also a chance to turn them into your temporary slave.

Talent Skill 3: ??? (Please collect enough Life Source Points to unlock. Current Life Source Points: 44/100)

Prompt A: Under a standard Earth diet, 1 drop of pure blood is stored every 7 days. Consuming nutrients rich in spirit particle energy can significantly shorten this cycle.

Prompt B: Killing powerful lifeforms can grant you Life Source Points and unlock more abilities of the Evolution Heart.

The talent description was rather lengthy, practically a short essay.

The two major talent skills alone were enough to make other Awakened jealous—after all, most Awakened had no talent abilities. Not to mention the third talent skill that had yet to be uncovered.

Bai Pu glanced through it and found that the Evolution Heart's two major talent abilities had actually manifested earlier.

The two evolutionary forms of Self-Adaptive Evolution—Keratinous Skin and Fluid Skeleton—had respectively appeared when he fought the Plague Dead and the Blood Ring Hammer Knight.

But now that Bai Pu had initially gained control over the Evolution Source Blood, he no longer needed to get beaten up for his body to undergo Stress Response Changes. He could directly "transform"!

The pure blood mentioned in Pure Blood Guard was actually the Alchemy Potion, Stimulation Blood, that Qin had previously made for him. Now, Bai Pu no longer needed Qin's further processing. He could manipulate the power of Evolution Source Blood and directly create pure blood to enslave others.

Of course, Bai Pu could also use pure blood to enhance his own strength. Seven free attribute points were no small boost in the early stages.

The final prompt stated that killing powerful lifeforms could grant him Life Source Points and uncover more abilities of the Evolution Heart. Bai Pu tried to check what those abilities were, but received a prompt saying that he needed to explore them himself.

Judging from the 44 Life Source Points he had already accumulated, when Bai Pu had poisoned Blood Hand Colen to death earlier, although he had not received any treasure chest, Colen's Life Source Points had still been "absorbed."

Setting the talent aside for the moment, Bai Pu continued reading the new prompts below.

Trial Mission completed. You have obtained qualification for Awakened advancement.

Based on your Trial Mission difficulty and your efficiency in completing the Trial Mission, your Awakened advancement template is: Enhanced Elite Template.

Enhanced Elite profession!

Bai Pu was overjoyed.

This was practically the best template a trial participant could obtain. Its growth potential was equivalent to people like Zweig Lieutenant and Galan Witch at Duke William's side. During Spirit Realm exploration, he would easily stand out.

For ordinary trial participants, Trial Mission difficulty did not exceed A-rank, and most ultimately received standard templates. Those who could obtain an Elite Template were inevitably extremely efficient in completing their missions.

Bai Pu had undertaken an S-rank Trial Mission and completed it in just two days. Obtaining the Enhanced Elite Template was only natural.

Above Enhanced Elite was the "Heroic Profession," equivalent to a Native Leader!

However, no one had ever heard of a trial participant directly obtaining a Heroic Profession. Usually, only a rare few geniuses could acquire one after overcoming countless obstacles in subsequent Spirit Realm explorations and completing a second class advancement.

Bai Pu already had a goal. He would collect more Evolution Source Blood, as well as every Spirit Realm Oddity related to Evolution Source Blood. One day, he would break free from his cocoon and become a butterfly.

His current Enhanced Elite profession was already an almost perfect starting point.

You may choose one of the following distinctive professions from the Flesh Plague: Origin World as your profession.

A: Berserk Blood Fighter: Use boiling berserk blood to unleash mighty strength and crush your enemies.

B: Blood Curse Hunter: Use eerie blood curses to relentlessly pursue your prey.

C: Blood Armor Shield Guard: Draw upon your enemy's life to construct flesh-and-blood shield armor. You are the city wall.

D: Blood Magic Sorcerer: Wield blood magic and drain the strength of the ignorant for your own use.