Reforging the Body

Li Aoz's goal is to obtain the main god position on the path of the [Starcaller].

This path is not controlled by any Narrative-level Civilization, and the high-level [Starcaller] are always scattered and isolated, which makes it impossible for the entire path to gather the foundation for godhood.

If a group is focused on fighting its own battles, it will gradually fall apart and eventually disintegrate, even without natural disasters or man-made calamities.

The only drawback of the [Starcaller] route is that you cannot choose the C3 Luca-type Cosmic Human Race as your prototype race.

Therefore, Li Aoz didn't have many choices. There seemed to be many races in the Abyss, but only a few had strong spellcasting potential.

"Since that's the case, let's take advantage of the six days of free time to make a trip to the [Temple of Annihilation] and complete my task."

[Colony Armor I, repairs complete]

Li Aoz took off his clothes, lay down in the Biochemical Pool, and then opened the bio-engineering interface.

[Two implants detected within the communication range. Proceed with the communication?]

Instead of choosing to transfer knowledge, Li Aoz opened the interface and selected another project—[Plant Fusion].

Previously on Azure Planet, he had already consumed a considerable amount of gene fragments to upgrade his [Physical Enhancement] in order to fight against [White Knight] Yuhelai.

Fortunately, for a Beta-rank body, merging with a Gamma-rank armored body doesn't really require many gene fragments.

Furthermore, due to the fusion of the Beta-rank and Gamma-rank, which incurs a downgrade penalty, the system even refunded Li Aoz 20,000 gene fragments as compensation.

[Warning! The class difference between the fused implants is too large. Continuing to fuse will force a drop to the Beta-rank.]

Should we continue?

Li Aoz didn't hold back and made sweeping changes, further optimizing the merged system and the nerves that transmit magic.

The modification of the "Mutant" body armor is actually not very good, but Li Aoz is not only a "Mutant". He has studied the basics of magic, is a "biochemist", and has the expertise of "Flesh Affinity". It is still easy for him to modify his body and correct some defects.

It's just a pity that there aren't many things that can be modified.

On the one hand, the Thanatos Human Race have evolved to a relatively complete state, and they have basically solved most of humanity's shortcomings. Further exploration would have limited potential.

On the other hand, magical organs are quite precious. He casually modified the Mental Power area of his brain and used up all the gene fragments.

There was really no other way. Since Li Aoz couldn't change his Mental Power, he extended the tissue cells responsible for adjusting elemental affinity to his sensory system.

This way, he can clearly perceive where various elements are distributed, making long battles much easier.

Li Aoz didn't want to be treated as a bio-weapon, so he simply changed his bloodline chromosomes to [Thanatos Human Race - Dominant].

The Thanatos Human Race are far more resilient than the New Generation Homo Sapiens on the Azure Planet.

This way, when merging implants, there is less chance of rejection, preventing the implant from being destroyed after a short period of use, just like the previous one.

[Plant-equipped body, modification complete]

[Initiating the fusion of implants...]

Li Aoz's consciousness was once again withdrawn. He had become accustomed to observing the lower world from this perspective above his own body, and no longer felt excited or curious.

From his God's-eye view: ' Li Aoz's ' and ' Rio's ' bodies gradually rotted in the Biochemical Pool, their flesh melting like hot chocolate, their bones cracking and breaking down—in less than a few seconds, the two suits completely melted and disappeared, as if they had been thrown into a pool of strong acid, damaged and corroded, every cell destroyed, leaking out Telomere and genetic material.

The entire Biochemical Pool was thus transformed into a shocking feast of blood and flesh with remarkable ease.

However, this bloody and grotesque scene soon came to an end.

Dominated by some mysterious will, the cells intricately weave a structure, reorganize a strong skeleton, and intertwine with newly formed flesh and blood. The veins filled with magic and elements extend upwards, and with the surging magic power injected, layers of muscle flaps tightly clamp together to form a powerful magical heart.

Under this skillful craftsmanship, comparable to the wonders of nature, a human body gradually takes shape.

He has two faces, which he can switch between at will, ' Li Aoz ' and ' Rio '. He contains Haynes Crystal that store Aoneng energy in the form of microparticles within his bones and joints, effectively concealing his identity as a ' Mutant '.

The threads of life are woven here.

Then came a roar.

The bone marrow began to produce blood, and with the continuous infusion of energy, the newly formed cyborg body went from shriveled to plump. The muscles, along with the infusion of blood, became strong and tough. As the blood flowed through the tubes, the powerful [charm] brought in the scattered magic and elemental substances in the air, spontaneously adjusting the balance.

You have experienced a Benign Mutation; Gene Fragments integration is underway...

Your superior genetic traits are evident; please choose one direction from the following groups of mutant traits.

Just then, the system displayed a long-awaited sudden change.

Perhaps it was the continuous combination of genes during this process of body modulation and fusion that accidentally triggered the mutation.

Li Aoz glanced at the first batch of mutations; the bonuses were rather average and not quite suitable for his own direction.

Fortunately, he still has one last chance for a perfect reset. Li Aoz estimates that if things go smoothly, he will soon be able to successfully change jobs.

I probably won't need it in the future, so I might as well use it here.

[Reset complete]

[To show you, Perfect and Flawless genetic engineering:]

A - [Gene Filtering Inorganic Substance Synthesis]: Your genes have achieved excellent integration direction. Now, your body will become a factory, and you will be able to refine inorganic substances and metals, such as titanium, iron, magnesium, and sodium, within your body and use them as your weapons.

If you choose to retain this trait, your genes will no longer be designed for fighting and killing. You will have more options for production, digestion, and adaptation mutations, but the frequency of combat-related mutations will decrease.

B—— [Gene Splicing·Magic Neural Interface]: Your genes have been spliced together to create an unexpectedly excellent Gene Sequence. Now, you can equip yourself with a magical prosthetic body and implants. Magic will replace electrical potential energy to take over the operation of the prosthetic body and implants.

By choosing to retain this trait, you can enchant your organs and consciousness, and in future mutations, you will automatically choose the mutation direction of [Magical Consciousness Upload] - [Magical Digital Ghost] - [Magical Network Link].

C— [Gene Grafting: Dark Source Energy Devour]: During your cosmic journey, your body was corrupted by dark source energy, a domineering and primal force. It once destroyed your Aoneng, causing you immense pain, but as your body reconstructed, this energy remained within you. Now, fragments of it are presented before you; absorb it, or let it pass you by.

[Gravity] Aoneng has a great fondness for dark energy.

When releasing gravity, you will gain an additional ' Dark Oppression ' effect, and you can maintain a fixed strong Gravity Field by consuming Dark Element.

Dark Oppression: Inflicts 3% Dark Erosion effect on controlled targets every second. When it reaches 99%, the target will be imprisoned.

Choosing to retain this trait will allow you to absorb dark energy, unlocking a new Element Pool — Dark Element. However, it will also make your Aura Awakening more inclined towards dark, destructive, and shadowy Aoneng.

"CCCCCC!"

Li Aoz did not hesitate, afraid of missing out.

"Choose C!"

It's not because he has a dark personality and likes to choose abilities that sound like villains.

Instead...

"There's no Aoneng related to darkness that's lower than the Omikron level!"

[Gene grafting complete]

Your new genital outfit has been completed.

[Specialty: Flesh Affinity - Triggered]

The race that possesses this armor will be considered as—[Thanatos Human Race - Subspecies]

You have created a new Element Pool — Dark Element.

Due to a conflict with your Main Class, [Mage] will serve as your secondary class.

Your secondary profession—[Elementalist]—has been cleansed, and 750,000 experience points have been refunded.