Gu Ding's New Ability

Gu Ding sat cross-legged on the floor of the corridor outside Liliath's room. Although the success rate of Perfect Quality Gene Enhancer in improving gene levels was over 90%, and even if the improvement failed, the possibility of leaving sequelae was less than 1%, Gu Ding didn't think Liliath's evolution would fail. However, he felt that having him by her side would make Lily feel more at ease.

Sea Emperor is also monitoring Liliath's physical condition through her Smart Watch.

The two-hour wait was long, Gu Ding only relaxed when he heard Sea Emperor say, "Lily has successfully evolved."

Liliath pushed open the door and saw Gu Ding, who had just stood up. She happily announced, "I did it! I've successfully evolved into Fourth Order Gene Body!"

"Wh... what?!" Gu Ding was stunned. "Fourth tier? Shouldn't it evolve to third tier?"

"It's not third tier, it's fourth tier!" Liliath said with some pride. "I skipped third tier directly."

"His abilities must have improved as well, right?" Gu Ding hadn't expected the potion he concocted to be so effective.

"Yes, my Pupil Technique has become stronger, and I've gained another powerful move. My body has also become much stronger. As a gunsmith, I should be able to use more powerful firearms now." Liliath nodded with a smile, then seemed to remember something and suggested, "Do you need me to implant Energy Crystal Orb in you? I heard from the Sea Emperor that your genes are quite special. An E-grade Gene Enhancer might not be able to help you evolve, right?"

"My physique is indeed not well-suited for conventional evolution." Gu Ding thought of the Gene Lock within his body. According to the Sea Emperor, this was an innate Gene Shackles that needed to be broken with each genetic evolution. Conventional drugs that could enhance genetic levels were actually of little use to Gu Ding. Each of Gu Ding's evolutions required a tremendous amount of energy to break through the shackles.

Even the Energy Crystal Orb of a fourth-tier Gene Beast can only allow Gu Ding to evolve from First Order Gene Body to a second-tier one, which shows just how enormous the energy required for Gu Ding's evolution is.

"We obtained quite a lot of spoils from that infected virus, but we only have two Energy Crystal Orbs from Fifth Order Gene Beast." The Sea Emperor recounted the spoils and reported the number of remaining Energy Crystal Orb.

"Let's implant them together! I'm afraid one won't have enough energy." Gu Ding thought for a moment and decided that it would be safer to implant both together to ensure that he could get enough energy to break through the Gene Shackles.

"Won't there be any problems? After all, it's Energy Crystal Orb from Fifth Order Gene Beast." Liliath was actually asking the Sea Emperor this question.

"It shouldn't be a big problem," Sea Emperor still didn't understand what the strange virus in Gu Ding's body was, but he had no doubt about its ability to devour.

Hearing the Sea Emperor say this, Liliath was finally relieved. She took the two Energy Crystal Orbs from Gu Ding, disinfected her hands, and began the implantation process again.

It didn't take long for Liliath's implantation to be completed. She still didn't leave a single scar on Gu Ding's neck. However, given Gu Ding's current High-Speed Regeneration, leaving a scar would be very difficult for him.

The moment the wound healed, the Sea Emperor saw the virus reappear, frantically devouring the two Energy Crystal Orbs. In less than ten minutes, both crystals were completely consumed. Meanwhile, the Gene Shackles within Gu Ding's body began to crack again, then shattered completely at a visible speed, and Gu Ding officially evolved into Third-Order Gene Body. But this wasn't the end; a subtle change began to occur in one of Gu Ding's Gene Chain.

Once everything had settled down, Sea Emperor re-examined Gu Ding's physical data.

Name: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 15

[Gene Level: Tier 3]

Special Ability 1: Second-Order Berserk (Evolvable)

[Ability Description: Attack power, defense power, speed, and recovery ability are tripled for ten minutes.]

[Side effect: Enters a state of exhaustion for ten hours, reducing combat effectiveness by half.]

[Special Ability 2: First-Order High-Speed Regeneration (Evolvable)]

[Ability Description: Cell regeneration ability is increased tenfold (permanently).]

Special Ability 3: Third-Order Damage Stacking (Curse Ability) (Evolvable)

[Ability Description: Inflicts a curse effect on the target, with damage stacking. The second hit adds to the damage of the first hit, and the third hit adds to the damage of the first and second hits.]

Cell Comprehensive Index: 300

[Mental Strength Index: 8]

[Combat Talent: B+]

Comprehension Ability: A

Sea Emperor projected Gu Ding's latest physical data, and he felt that Gu Ding's newly acquired ability was simply too much. "It's actually a curse-type damage stacking... How can such an overpowered ability appear?"

"The Cell Comprehensive Index has actually reached 300 points..." Liliath was envious of another statistic, "I'm only at 300 points even with my current Fourth Order Gene Body. Cell Comprehensive Index of 300 points is clearly a limit that Fourth Order Gene Body can reach, and you're only Third-Order Gene Body..."

"My physique has always been different from ordinary people; you're not just finding out today. By the way, is the damage stacking ability very strong?"

"It's not just strong, it's incredibly overpowered. Your Cell Comprehensive Index is 300 points. Ignoring any other additional status effects, let's say your first attack deals 300 points of damage, the second 600, and the third only 10. This is without activating your Limitless Body Technique, using Berserk, or employing any weaponry. Moreover, this kind of stacking enhancement is capable of evolution. In the later stages of evolution, as long as you don't encounter someone who counters your curse abilities, you'll be virtually invincible." The Sea Emperor's explanation was very detailed.

Hearing the Sea Emperor's explanation, Gu Ding was quite satisfied with his new ability. "With this upgrade in my genetic level, Sea Emperor, your authority should have been enhanced as well, right? Have you unlocked any new permissions?"

"My unlocking permissions have been raised to the intermediate level. Now I can remove some energy-related seals and restrictions. In addition, my detection range has increased tenfold, with the radius increasing from one hundred meters to one thousand meters." The Sea Emperor's abilities have also been significantly enhanced. "Wait, I see some good news. Gu Ding, you and Liliath have become celebrities."

"What is it?" Gu Ding asked curiously, Liliath also leaned closer.

"On the Dark World's network, a ranking has been made of the rising stars of the Long Teng Universe Country this year. Gu Ding and Liliath are ranked third and fifth respectively." The Sea Emperor said, projecting the ranking.

(I've been rewriting this chapter since 8:30 PM, and I'm speechless...)

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