Swallowed Star: Infinite Fortuitous Encounters
Chapter 2

Primal Embryo

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Name: Wang Cheng

Age: 25

Evolution Level: Apprentice Tier 3 (One Times Gene)

Opportunity Points: 91

Treasures: None

Secret Manuals: None

Secret Realms: None

Looking at the virtual screen before him, savoring the information that suddenly appeared in his mind, a smile gradually formed on Wang Cheng's lips, and the smile grew wider.

After a moment, Wang Cheng quickly calmed down. He suppressed the smile on his face and began to ponder everything that had suddenly appeared.

Wang Cheng automatically interpreted the panel and the pile of information that had suddenly appeared before him as a transmigration golden finger.

As a transmigrator, Wang Cheng had lived quite cautiously before acquiring a golden finger.

He had actively sought to befriend Luo Feng. Even if he had the opportunity to latch onto Luo Feng's powerful support in the future, he hadn't expected to achieve much. Being an immortal would have been a cause for immense gratitude and prayer.

Wang Cheng even understood that he was more likely to die on the path to becoming stronger. No matter how friendly he was with Luo Feng, he was ultimately an outsider. Luo Feng wouldn't help him like he would his own family. In such circumstances, with his ordinary talent, what hope did he have of becoming stronger?

But now, with the golden finger in hand, Wang Cheng instantly felt a difference!

Befriending Luo Feng?

Before, it was mixed with self-interest. Now, it was because Wang Cheng admired Luo Feng as a person!

A simple shift in mindset reflected Wang Cheng's current confidence!

He had hope, even without relying on Luo Feng!

"Opportunity Grasping System!" Wang Cheng thought about the name and function of his golden finger, and couldn't help but feel happy.

The function of the Opportunity Grasping System was simple: even if Wang Cheng did nothing, he could obtain opportunities scattered across various locations from home.

Wang Cheng could gain 1 Opportunity Point every Earth Day. He had been in this world for three months, so his current Opportunity Points were 91!

By consuming Opportunity Points, Wang Cheng could randomly grasp opportunities.

The more Opportunity Points consumed at once, the wider the grasping range, and the greater the possibility of obtaining a good opportunity.

For example, if Wang Cheng consumed one Opportunity Point to grasp an opportunity, he could search within the entire Earth.

Consuming three points would expand the range to the entire Solar System, and consuming nine points would cover the entire Milky Way Galaxy...

The Solar System was more than three times larger than Earth, and the volume of the Milky Way Galaxy far exceeded that of the Solar System. The growth of Opportunity Points and the grasping range were clearly not linear. However, it was certain that the more Opportunity Points consumed, the larger the range that could be grasped!

"According to the information that appeared in my mind, my first grasp has a special preferential treatment. Consuming one Opportunity Point will have the effect of one thousand points, and the chance of grasping an opportunity suitable for me is greatly increased. Since that's the case..." Thinking this, Wang Cheng directly moved his mind.

Instantly, the Opportunity Points on the virtual screen before Wang Cheng changed from 91 to zero.

For his first grasp, Wang Cheng invested all his Opportunity Points.

Because it was the first grasp, 91 Opportunity Points had the effect of 91,000 points.

Hum!

In an instant, a silent force swept across the entire Original Universe and rapidly expanded into the depths of the cosmic seas.

In a certain dimension of the Three Thousand Vast Seas of the Universe, within a Void Ocean, a Light Cluster composed of Ten Colors was wantonly absorbing surrounding energy and rapidly growing.

Suddenly, a silent force swept through this place.

In an instant, the Light Cluster with Ten Colors disappeared.

At the same time, the virtual screen in front of Wang Cheng also changed, and lines of text appeared.

[Consumed 91 Opportunity Points, first opportunity grasp successful.]

[Opportunity Category: Treasure]

[Opportunity Name: Primal Embryo]

[Opportunity Usage: Oral]

[Opportunity Effect: Modify physical body and soul, obtain Primal Body]

As these lines of text appeared, Wang Cheng felt his consciousness connect to a void space. This space was empty, with only a Light Cluster composed of Ten Colors quietly suspended within it.

"This is the Primal Embryo?" Wang Cheng could feel it clearly now. As long as he wished, the Primal Embryo would immediately appear in his hand.

With the opportunity in hand, Wang Cheng had no intention of hiding it. He naturally planned to use it immediately to see!

"I hope the commotion isn't too big!" Wang Cheng thought, then he moved his mind.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Wang Cheng felt a slight warmth in his throat. Then, a warm sensation spread through his body, and at the same time, Wang Cheng's consciousness began to blur.

"What just happened?" Wang Cheng was a bit dazed. In his muddled state, it took him a great deal of effort to piece together everything that had just occurred.

The Primal Embryo had indeed appeared in Wang Cheng's hand in an instant, and at that very moment, Wang Cheng's hand had placed the Primal Embryo into his mouth.

This was entirely Wang Cheng's subconscious action, or you could say it was his body's instinct upon contact with the Primal Embryo. It was like an LSP who had been lonely for countless years encountering a beautiful girl with no resistance – neither hesitated in the slightest.

"This Primal Embryo has such a strong attraction to my body; it must be an extraordinary item, right?" This was Wang Cheng's last thought before he completely lost consciousness and finally collapsed with a thud in the training room!

He didn't remain unconscious for too long. As dawn broke, Wang Cheng, who had been lying on the training room floor, slowly opened his eyes.

Morning dew dripped drop by drop. Countless insects were going about their business in unseen places. A gentle breeze, warm sunlight...

Wang Cheng quietly felt all of this. He understood that he was completely different now!

Name: Wang Cheng Age: 25 Evolution Level: Planet level first order (Ten Times Gene) Opportunity Point: 1 Treasures: None Secret Realms: None

Wang Cheng's eyes widened as he looked at the virtual screen before him. The information displayed made him disbelieve it.

In just one night, he had gone from Apprentice Tier 3 to Planet level first order. Most importantly, his body's gene level had also leaped to Ten Times Gene!

The so-called Planet level first order, in Earth's terms, was an existence that surpassed War Gods. In terms of status, each one was a supreme being among supreme beings, possessing immense power!

Of course, this wasn't really much. After all, Planet level was just the starting point in the universe. Treasures that could instantly turn an apprentice into a Planet level being were countless.

The key was the leap in gene level!

If the so-called gene level had to be described, it was the difference between higher and lower life forms.

Take the peak bloodline among Starry Sky Giant Beasts, the Kinkaku Giant Beast. Compared to ordinary humans, calling them higher life forms wouldn't be wrong. Unlike the weakness of Earthlings, a newborn Kinkaku Giant Beast was already Planet level, and an adult Kinkaku Giant Beast was directly at Realm Lord peak!

And the Kinkaku Giant Beast's gene level was actually 10 times that of ordinary humans!

A leap in gene level was extremely difficult. Besides methods like the Nine Tribulation Scripture, which could be considered a "cheat," improving gene level could basically only be achieved through special treasures. And these special treasures were either incredibly precious or had special requirements for use!

For example, the Blood Luo Crystal, which could cause excruciating pain, making it impossible for normal people to absorb!

"My gene level seems to still be increasing?" Wang Cheng felt the lingering warmth in his body and was somewhat surprised.

Wang Cheng wasn't guessing randomly. The feeling in his body told him that his gene level was likely still growing, slowly but very steadily.

"And I've also acquired an Innate Talent?" Wang Cheng thought to himself. Then, with a thought, a faint white light emanated from Wang Cheng, enveloping him completely before slowly splitting into two streams.

Whoosh!

As the two streams of white light dispersed, two Wang Chengs appeared in their place.

The difference was that the auras of these two Wang Chengs were completely distinct: one was powerful, the other weak. However, both bodies were actually Wang Cheng, and his consciousness was mutually connected between these two bodies.

In other words, Wang Cheng was now controlling two bodies simultaneously.

"What kind of Innate Talent is this?" The two Wang Chengs looked at each other with a hint of helplessness.

The Wang Cheng with the powerful aura was still at Planet level first order strength; this was Wang Cheng's main body. The Wang Cheng with the weak aura was likely the clone he had just created.

However, the clone's power was pitifully low; even before Wang Cheng consumed the "Primal Embryo," he was much stronger than it.

"I need to try again!"

With another thought, Wang Cheng's main body once again emitted a faint white light.

Moreover, this time the white light appeared for a longer duration than before. Soon, the white light split into two streams again, and the "Wang Cheng" in the training room became three.

And this time, the two newly appeared Wang Chengs had identical auras.

"The power is completely divided, but these new bodies are still just clones!" Wang Cheng felt his situation and quickly analyzed some information.

Wang Cheng patiently studied his Innate Talent. By the time the sky outside had fully brightened, he had a rough understanding of what this talent entailed.

It was a Special Clone Technique. Wang Cheng could use it to create a large number of clones, though not infinitely; the maximum was 10,081!

Whether these clones were strong or not depended on how much power Wang Cheng was willing to give them.

If less power was given to a clone, it would naturally be weaker, like the first clone Wang Cheng created.

If more power was given to a clone, it would naturally be stronger, like the second clone Wang Cheng created.

However, the total power of Wang Cheng himself and all his clones combined remained unchanged. Therefore, after creating a powerful clone, Wang Cheng's main body's aura would decrease.

In fact, Wang Cheng vaguely felt that his clones weren't just taking away power; a portion of his consciousness and soul was also being taken by the clones.

This wasn't actually a good thing. Because if a clone died, its soul couldn't return to Wang Cheng's main body in time, and Wang Cheng's own soul would be diminished.

After all, in some situations, soul damage could be extremely fatal. Minor soul damage was one thing, but severe soul damage could be truly irreparable!

Hu Yanbo, who was still lying underground on Earth, had a lot to say about this... From this perspective alone, this Innate Talent was truly garbage!

Of course, after some research, Wang Cheng still discovered the highlights of this cloning technique.

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