Choosing a Skill

Chapter 17: Choosing a Skill

Su Ze realized the seriousness of the situation.

Once his heart stopped beating and blood stopped flowing, he could only pray for another transmigration.

Su Ze pinched his thigh hard to jolt his sluggish brain awake and think of a solution.

"My body didn't explode, which means my physical fitness is sufficient to absorb this extract. The current situation is due to the evolutionary power within the Rock Scorpion extract affecting me. The Rock Scorpion's abilities include Paralyzing Toxin and Rock Shield. My current physical condition is similar to being poisoned and gradually petrifying."

Su Ze gradually clarified his thoughts. He wasn't truly poisoned or petrifying, but the evolutionary power was affecting his body. What he needed to do now was to fight against the evolutionary power, maintain his body's activity as much as possible. As long as he could get through this wave and his body completely absorbed the evolutionary power, the crisis would naturally be resolved.

My heart rate is getting lower and lower, my blood flow is getting slower and slower, so I should think of things that will make my heart race and my blood boil... Su Ze tried hard to recall all the exciting moments from his two lives, attempting to use his body's instincts to counter the effects of the evolutionary power.

He had to admit that he really needed the help of Technician 403 right now.

Compared to his life, what was chastity?

Fortunately, Su Ze had an outstanding memory, coupled with his immersive imagination, he gradually felt a heat rising within him. His blood flow recovered somewhat, and his heart rate stopped slowing down.

His brain was no longer sluggish; instead, it felt like it was about to explode. The imagined scenes were incredibly vivid and convincing.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Ze's heart rate and blood flow completely returned to normal. His stiff skin softened again, and his mind exploded like fireworks, all distracting thoughts receding. He felt as if he had entered a blank world.

A moment later, three orange mists appeared in this blank world. Su Ze shifted his attention to the largest mist, feeling a sharp, piercing sensation. The other two mists, roughly the same size, respectively emitted an aura of slowness and heaviness.

I succeeded in absorbing the Rock Scorpion extract. This is my consciousness world, and these three mists represent the Rock Scorpion's three skills: Needle Strike, Paralyzing Toxin, and Rock Shield... Su Ze guessed in his heart.

Could it be that I can choose my skills now?!

Su Ze was immensely shocked. The three mists representing the three skills had appeared in his consciousness, seemingly waiting for him to choose.

Others who absorbed extracts received a skill randomly and could not choose.

While Evolvers with good talent and a solid foundation had a higher chance of obtaining powerful skills when absorbing extracts, there was still a lot of uncertainty, and they absolutely could not choose freely.

"Is this a perk of being a transmigrator? Or a privilege for absorbing a higher-tier extract? Or a hidden effect of the Divine Grace of Evolution skill?"

There were only these three possibilities.

Su Ze was certain that Zhao Lingxiao had no opportunity to choose skills when absorbing his first three extracts, so this ability was clearly not something Zhao Lingxiao originally possessed.

Su Ze didn't dwell too much on the origin of this ability. He directly chose the "Needle Strike" skill and plunged his consciousness into the largest mist.

Thump!

Like diving into water, Su Ze instantly regained control of his body. He opened his eyes and saw himself lying on the large bed in the private room of the bathhouse, the sheets beneath him already soaked with his sweat.

He concentrated and sensed that he had indeed mastered his fourth skill, "Needle Strike."

In addition, his physical fitness had been comprehensively improved. It had to be said that in terms of strengthening the physique, even a Tier 2 D-class extract was far superior to a Tier 1 S-class extract. Su Ze's strength, speed, and stamina had all seen good improvements.

"I've only absorbed the evolutionary power of the Rock Scorpion extract so far. It will take some time to fully digest it. During this process, my physical fitness will continue to improve," Su Ze said with extreme confidence, feeling that his foundation was as solid as a rock. Once he completely digested the Rock Scorpion extract, he could immediately complete his first Evolution, and there would be no possibility of failure.

Evolvers with an insufficient foundation had a chance of failing their Evolution. Therefore, many people, after digesting the third tube of extract, dared not evolve. Instead, they spent a lot of time taking medicine and training to strengthen their physique before daring to attempt their first Evolution.

But Su Ze had no such concerns. He had absorbed one more tube of extract than others, and among the extracts he had absorbed, two were S-class, one was super S-class, and he had even absorbed a Tier 2 extract beyond his level in the Mortal Tier. It was impossible to find anyone with a more solid foundation than him.

Su Ze's configuration could no longer be described as top-tier; it was beyond top-tier, breaking the limits!

Even the geniuses from major powers at the Mortal Tier could at most absorb three tubes of Tier 1 S-class extract. In front of him, they were all mere novices.

"My goal now is to thoroughly digest the Rock Scorpion extract as soon as possible, then complete my Evolution, and then find a way to go abroad."

"The Rock Scorpion extract is too high-tier. Natural digestion will take at least half a month. I can't wait that long. Taking medication to assist can greatly shorten the time."

Su Ze rummaged through his handbag. There were a few bottles of medicine left by Zhao Lingxiao, but they were mostly Body Strengthening Pills. Only one bottle of "Body Conditioning and Digestion Tablets" was for assisting in the digestion and absorption of extracts, but there were only two pills left in this bottle, which was not enough.

Su Ze swallowed the two pills and immediately felt a stream of energy circulating within his body, constantly drawing out the latent orange evolutionary power within him and assisting his body in digesting and absorbing it.

"As expected of the medicine left by Zhao Lingxiao, the effect is undeniable. If taken daily, the Rock Scorpion extract can be fully digested in two to three days."

Su Ze pondered for a moment, took out his phone, inserted a new SIM card, and dialed Xu Sheng of Evolution Technology.

"Hello, who is this?" Xu Sheng's voice, polite yet distant, came from the other end of the phone.

"Old Xu, it's me, Su Ze."

"Ah, it's Mr. Su! Mr. Su, why did you change your number?" Xu Sheng's tone immediately became enthusiastic. "Do you have any instructions, Mr. Su?"

"Do you sell 'Body Conditioning and Digestion Tablets' in your store?"

"The patent for this medicine's formula is held by Life Pharmaceutical Company. If you need it, you can only purchase it from their store," Xu Sheng explained.

Su Ze was not surprised. Although Evolution Technology also sold medicine, Life Pharmaceutical was still the leader in terms of the variety and comprehensiveness of its products.

He changed the subject and asked, "After I left, did anyone come to your store asking about me?"

"I was just about to tell you about that," Xu Sheng paused. "Not long after you left today, an old gentleman came to inquire about you. I told him that we cannot disclose customer privacy and sent him away."

"Speaking of which, the smell on that old gentleman was truly... ugh... indescribable!"