Planetary Level! Origin Placenta!

After leaving Mist Island, the X-101 warship returned to the starting point in Wilderness Zone 003 in just over ten seconds.

Lin Fan stepped out of the warship, then waved his hand, stowing the vessel into his space ring.

Although the X-101 warship possessed powerful stealth and shielding capabilities, he had no intention of flying it directly back to the base city; there was still a risk of being discovered, and it was an entirely unnecessary risk.

Babata must be absolutely furious right now.

After landing, Lin Fan couldn't help but picture Babata's exasperated expression, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.

"Time to head back."

Lin Fan expanded his spiritual force, confirming there were no life fluctuations in the vicinity and that nothing had changed since he left, before exiting the basement and rushing toward the base city.

The journey back was uneventful, and Lin Fan arrived at the Bright Moon Residential Quarter without incident.

He entered the Martial Arts Hall and pulled the heavy alloy door shut behind him.

Sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall, Lin Fan did not rush to absorb the Spirit of Vegetation. Instead, with a thought, he sank his consciousness into the Bronze Hall.

"True Self."

In the center of the hall, the golden light-figure stood solemnly.

"Begin full-power training of the Basic 18 Forms of the Spirit Reader," Lin Fan said in a deep voice.

At his command, the golden "True Self" moved instantly.

Within the space of his sea of consciousness, countless virtual feather blades manifested out of thin air, beginning to practice according to the movements of the Basic 18 Forms of the Spirit Reader.

After all, if he wanted to step into the Planetary Level, piling up energy alone was not enough; he also needed to grasp the artistic conception.

The Basic 18 Forms of the Spirit Reader and the Basic Warrior 36 Forms provided in the system's beginner gift pack both offered the ability to comprehend that artistic conception once mastered, which would help him cross the threshold into the Planetary Level.

Therefore, his top priority was not to absorb energy, but to calm his mind and diligently master one of them.

Time flew by, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these seven days, Lin Fan barely left the basement, save for necessary meals and sleep.

On the morning of the seventh day, the mist of spiritual force that had permeated Lin Fan's sea of consciousness had completely vanished, replaced by billions of threads of aurora as fine as silk.

These rays of light were a strange, milky white. They did not swirl like water, but instead constantly darted and refracted throughout his sea of consciousness.

"Gather!"

Lin Fan focused his intent.

The previously chaotic, scattered rays of light stopped their aimless refraction, adjusting their angles in unison to point toward the very core of his sea of consciousness.

When the first wave of ten thousand rays converged at the core, a blinding spot of light ignited instantly.

Then came the second wave, the third... endless spiritual force transformed into beams of light, rushing toward that point like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

Flash, dim!

Flash again, dim again!

The core ball of light expanded and contracted like a heart, and with every flash, more spiritual force was forcibly compressed into the center.

Amidst this high-frequency flickering, the central spot of light grew larger and larger, while the frequency of the flashes slowed down.

Seeing this, Lin Fan flipped his palm.

A ginseng root the size of an infant's head, appearing as if it were condensed from blood marrow, appeared in his hand.

Without hesitation, Lin Fan swallowed it in one gulp.

The ginseng melted upon contact, and a surge of scorching energy rushed straight to his crown.

Lin Fan clearly felt his sea of consciousness barrier, which had already reached its limit, begin to soften, stretch, and expand under the nourishment of this energy.

His brain region became more vast, and the flickering frequency of the light spot in the center of his sea of consciousness accelerated.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Fan's eyes, and he flipped his hand once more.

This time, a white crystal emitting an alluring aroma of rice appeared in his palm—a Wood Bud Crystal.

Gulp.

The Wood Bud Crystal went down.

A massive surge of life energy exploded within Lin Fan's body, violently scouring his limbs and bones.

"Now is the time!"

"The ultimate limit of light, transform the void into reality!"

Feeling the surging life energy in his body, Lin Fan manipulated all the remaining spiritual force that had turned into light, condensing it entirely onto the light spot.

BOOM!!!

The light spot exploded instantly.

In an instant, the entire sea of consciousness turned silver-white.

Then, this sky full of silver-white suddenly stalled. All the light seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, recoiling at an incredible speed and collapsing into the very center.

Crack.

A crisp, melodious sound, like glass forming, echoed through Lin Fan's sea of consciousness.

As everything returned to calm, a miniature ball of light floated silently in the center of his sea of consciousness.

Its surface had countless fine facets, possessing a translucent, glass-like texture, while a golden flame that would never extinguish seemed to burn within.

Light refracted through the countless facets on the crystal's surface, casting brilliant, seven-colored rainbows throughout his sea of consciousness.

Planetary Level, achieved!

At the core of his sea of consciousness, the newly born star of light shuddered violently, and vast Planetary Level spiritual force, carrying brilliant radiance, instantly washed over Lin Fan's limbs and bones!

At the same time, the massive life essence of the Wood Bud Crystal turned into rolling green waves, perfectly merging with his spiritual force.

It began to drive every cell, bone, meridian, and organ in Lin Fan's body into a frantic metamorphosis.

The genetic chains of his body disintegrated in the surging energy, then reorganized and regenerated.

This was an essential leap in the level of life!

This rebirth-like transformation lasted for several minutes. When the last trace of energy was devoured by his body, a visible shockwave rippled out from Lin Fan.

He opened his eyes, and then, without any external assistance, his body slowly floated upward.

Flight without leverage!

This was the Planetary Level.

Having broken free from the shackles of the earth and achieved a leap in life level, he had truly stepped over the threshold of a cosmic citizen.

Lin Fan hovered in mid-air, feeling the massive power within his body.

This power was more than ten times greater than when he was at the peak of the War God level!

"This is great."

Just as he was about to fully experience the changes in his body, the Bronze Hall in his mind suddenly began to vibrate violently.

CLANG!!!

Following a grand bell toll, the system's notification sounded.

[Congratulations to the host for breaking through the shackles of life and advancing to Planetary Level 1!]

[True Self quantity increased: 1 -> 10]

[True Self comprehension bonus cap increased: 1 -> 10]

[Detected that the host's life level has leaped to the Planetary Level.]

[System core function module unlock conditions met.]

[Activating...]

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the auxiliary function—Origin Placenta (Clone Creation)]

[Current clone slots: 0/1]

[Description: The host only needs to see a biological entity or an object containing biological genes; the system can analyze it independently. No resources are required for the system to gestate it. The gestated clone will be a "genetically perfected version" of the species. The host can inject a True Self clone into the embryo to accelerate gestation.]

[Note: The host is currently at the Planetary Level. If an embryo is gestated, the True Self clone will take 24 hours to re-condense.]

Looking at the lines of system prompts, Lin Fan narrowed his eyes.

Ten True Selves, and...

A clone!