That afternoon, Adams completed the serum compatibility test. The result was Dual Polarity Excellence! When Johnny, one of Arona's men, received the report, he was stunned.
"So you really do have Dual Polarity Excellence. You lucky bastard." Johnny patted Adams on the shoulder.
Adams grinned. "You bet. We're practically family now. Come on, drinks are on me."
Adams had a powerful charm. Once Arona called off his men, it took him only half an hour to be laughing and joking with the people who had come to kill him.
"Forget the drinks. Detroit's liquor can't compare to what we have on Saint Qing Island... Come with us," Johnny said with a smile.
"Where to?" Adams asked.
"To meet the Sword-Keeper," Johnny said.
And so Adams was sent to Saint Qing Island.
Hua Xu's serum really works, Adams thought. He had known all along that he would test as Dual Polarity Excellence.
When Huang Ji returned to Detroit, he had asked Adams if he wanted to become a Sword-Bearer. After Adams agreed, Huang Ji injected him with a dormant Perfect Human Serum.
A dormant Perfect Human Serum simply had a delayed effect: it did not immediately begin enhancing the body or altering its genes.
But it could bring Adams's compatibility with serums like Burning Devotion and Ascension to the highest possible level.
Adams had taken the Ascension Serum long ago, and his aptitude for Ascension had already been exceptional. With Huang Ji's advance adjustments, achieving Dual Polarity Excellence was only natural. It was almost effortless.
Tsk. Veronica's dad is as good as dead.
Adams knew Huang Ji's plan. Making him a Sword-Bearer would give him a legitimate claim to take over the Arona Family. That meant Sword-Keeper Arona had to die in tomorrow's operation.
Arona was not particularly old, but he