Holy Demon Embryo

Who could have imagined that in his previous life, a strapping man standing six-foot-three and weighing nearly two hundred pounds had now been reduced to a skinny twig?

Fortunately, his foundation was still there. That was some comfort to Chen Wu.

As long as his appearance had not changed, everything else could be made up for given the chance.

At this point, it was necessary to explain the circumstances of Chen Wu's former self.

Both parents were dead. He had a car and a house. He also had an older sister, ten years his senior, with neither parent in common.

Hmm, something seemed off.

Right—this sister was the daughter of a colleague whom his mother had adopted over a decade ago.

You asked where his father was?

Not long after divorcing his mother in the year Chen Wu was born, he died.

At any rate, in his former self's memories, there was not a single trace of that man.

Even Chen Wu's current surname came from his mother.

Four years ago, during the Golden City Beast Tide Disaster, Chen Wu's mother had served as a precinct squad captain. With the cultivation of a Rank Six martial artist, she held back the beast tide and protected innocent civilians, her team members, and the facilities. In the end, she died from severe injuries and exhaustion.

After her death, the state posthumously awarded her a Special-Class Merit and recognized her as a martyr.

But his former self would rather have given up that Special-Class Merit if it meant his mother could return safely.

Because of this, his former self became withdrawn and taciturn, rarely leaving home and unwilling to associate with others. This eventually developed into a hatred of martial arts; he believed it was the martial path that had taken his loved one from him.

Even with his sister caring for and urging him on, by the end of his second year of high school, he had only barely reached the stage of sensing qi.

For an ordinary high school student, one would generally complete one round of Essence Tempering during the second year of high school.

Those with greater talent might even complete three rounds of Essence Tempering.

Essence Tempering was the stage in which prospective martial artists refined their inner essence before entering the Ninth Rank realm.

Sensing qi was the basic requirement for advancing from middle school to high school.

Chen Wu, who had not sensed qi, had nevertheless entered high school—and one ranked among the top three in Jincheng, a provincial capital—because of the preferential treatment afforded to him as the surviving family member of a martyr.

Originally, Chen Wu could have attended the city's top-ranked Martial Arts Teachers' Affiliated High School, where martial arts resources were the most abundant.

He had insisted on going to Jinlian No. 1 High School instead, solely to stay far away from martial arts cultivation.

If Chen Wu still failed to complete Essence Tempering before the end of his third year of high school, he would be unable to take the martial examination.

The martial examination was part of the college entrance examination.

The college entrance examination was divided into two tracks: literary and martial.

The literary track was like the mathematics, physics, chemistry, literature, history, and politics of Chen Wu's previous life, leading toward scientific research and writing.

The martial track followed the path of becoming an army unto oneself, invincible against ten thousand men.

Of course, the martial track also included written tests in ideological politics and history, but they carried little weight. Together, those two subjects accounted for only twenty percent of the total score.

The prerequisite for taking the martial examination was being a prospective martial artist who had completed one round of Essence Tempering.

Only those who had reached one round of Essence Tempering were eligible to participate. This was a non-negotiable state requirement.

After all, unlike literary examination candidates, who merely sat in classrooms for written tests, martial examination candidates had to personally enter the field and kill enemies.

The more points one earned, the better the university one could enter, and the greater the help it would provide for one's future martial path.

If one lacked sufficient strength yet forced one's way into a secret realm, the only outcome would be death.

Although there were some basic written tests, the main event was still the Autumn Hunt.

The term Autumn Hunt came from the ancient autumn imperial examinations; others said it came from the royal autumn hunts of the past.

On the day of the martial examination, the state would open several of the lowest-level secret realms across various regions as examination sites.

The schools would organize everything and send the martial examination candidates inside.

They would earn points by hunting the vicious beasts within.

Every year, the state published the specific procedures for the martial examination on relevant websites for public reference.

After reviewing past announcements, related videos, and comments, Chen Wu discovered that completing the first round of Essence Tempering was merely the minimum standard for taking the martial examination—it only gave one an admission ticket.

To get into a good university, one needed to complete at least three rounds or more.

To enter the nation's top universities, such as Capital Martial University, China Martial University, or Magic Martial University, one generally needed to complete five rounds of Essence Tempering.

Moreover, even with government surveillance, secret realms were not necessarily safe.

Every year, anywhere from several to more than a dozen candidates died in secret realms due to accidents.

Given Chen Wu's current situation, he would enter his third year of high school after summer break.

Even if he worked as hard as possible for one year, he could at most reach the second round of Essence Tempering.

For an ordinary person, after wasting four precious years of martial cultivation, there was no way to make it all back.

But...

Who told him to be a transmigrator?

At that thought, Chen Wu's body shuddered. A red-haired man with the exact same appearance as him appeared in the room.

As one of the transmigrators, having no cheat was like instant noodles without a seasoning packet, coffee without coffee beans, or a two-dimensional world without Jerusalem.

And the compatibility between his golden finger and this world could not merely be called winning at the starting line—it could be called seizing every advantage from the outset.

The instant he transmigrated, Chen Wu awakened a special physique known as the "Holy Demon Embryo."

The Holy Demon Embryo was a special lifeform created by Heaven-Abandoning Emperor, the "God of Destruction and Rebirth" from the Pili world. Its defining trait was two bodies and three souls.

The two bodies had three effects:

First, one person, two bodies: those with the Holy Demon Embryo physique could have both bodies fight simultaneously, or have just one body fight. This greatly enhanced both combat power and survivability.

Second, transferring injuries: the owner of the Holy Demon Embryo could switch the main combat body at any time during battle. Even if injured in combat, he could immediately switch to the uninjured body or transfer the injury and continue fighting.

Third, transmitting power across space: regardless of the distance between the two bodies, the owner could transmit his strength and cultivation to either body.

The three souls were equivalent to three Primordial Spirits and could manifest into avatars.

Furthermore, the Holy Demon Embryo could not commit suicide and possessed extremely powerful recovery abilities. So long as one breath remained, it could recover completely in an extremely short time.

Moreover, the Holy Demon Embryo came with the innate martial arts Dual Qi Flow and True-Absorbing Divine Formula, granting Chen Wu unimaginable advantages.

Dual Qi Flow had three functions. First, it absorbed the qi of heaven and earth for one's own use, ensuring an unending supply of true qi. Second, it allowed two moves to be used simultaneously. Third, it resisted attacks.

The True-Absorbing Divine Formula, meanwhile, could transform the energy within an opponent's attacks into one's own true essence, either releasing or absorbing it.

Both Dual Qi Flow and True-Absorbing Divine Formula originated from the ancient supreme art left behind by Heaven-Abandoning Emperor—Reverse-Returning Demon Origin.

As the source of those two martial arts, Reverse-Returning Demon Origin was even more direct and brutal in its functions.

It could directly reflect any true qi that came into contact with it, harming the opponent while protecting oneself; it could replenish inner essence with the qi of heaven and earth at any time, and unleash two moves at once.

Simply put, Chen Wu, who possessed the Holy Demon Embryo physique, effectively had unlimited mana and health regeneration, along with the ability to attack twice in battle while weakening and converting his opponent's attacks.

After Chen Wu awakened the Holy Demon Embryo, Dual Qi Flow and the True-Absorbing Divine Formula began circulating on their own without needing his control, automatically absorbing the qi of heaven and earth to nourish his body.

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