Devouring and Adaptation! (Please Read On)

After Lin En successfully acquired two soul skills, Little Sage immediately constructed a brand-new body model and recorded the two newly acquired soul skills in the database.

"First soul skill: Origin Return. At its core, it is a refined form of Devouring—returning all things to oneself.

When activated, the Immune System entered a frenzied state and triggered a cytokine storm. Cellular structures such as macrophages changed, allowing them to devour bloodlines, energy, and even matter, turning them into nourishment for the body. It could be used in conjunction with the Mysterious Heaven Skill."

"Second soul skill: Memory. At its core, it is a spiritual imprint, turning external things into one's own.

Upon activation, once the devoured bloodline information was analyzed, entirely new bloodline memory cells could be generated. The relevant bloodline information would be imprinted within those new Memory cells, which would then handle its external manifestation."

"Deduction: Perhaps spiritual power can also imprint different injuries into Memory cells, allowing for rapid adaptation and regeneration."

Lin En had never felt so refreshed before. It was like taking a full-body bath at the start of a new year, changing into red underwear, then lying in bed to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Every shackle in his body had been torn apart. His Nervous System could clearly sense the surging Soul Power coursing through his meridians. Even if Tyson appeared before him now, he would be no different from a little girl who could only go "waah waah waah."

"When the Qiantang River tide rises, only today do I know myself!"

The two Soul Rings circling his body lit up in sequence. The mixed bloodlines within Lin En were completely devoured by the Origin Return soul skill, returning to their original purity.

The information that had already been analyzed was imprinted by the Memory soul skill. Brand-new Memory cells surged through his body, making all external things his own.

Lin En looked at the Silver Hero Beast corpse beside him and pressed his palm against its head. Its flesh began to squirm as countless strands of blood connected to Lin En's arm.

The Silver Hero Beast's flesh rapidly dissolved, flowing along the blood threads into his body and becoming pure energy.

A corpse would only be left there otherwise. Lin En was not someone who liked wasting things; he would clean every grain of rice from his bowl. How could such excellent energy be allowed to rot away?

After devouring the Silver Hero Beast, Lin En immediately finished digesting the Devouring Dragon as well, completely integrating those two angel investor beasts into his body.

Every cell in his body gave off an indescribable sense of saturation. The energy within him had never been so abundant, as though it were about to overflow.

His lava-like Golden Eyes shone. Lin En grinned, his hand curling into a claw as savage blue dragon scales spread over it before vanishing in an instant.

With his first and second soul skills working together, he could finally freely control his own external manifestations. All the bloodlines that old bastard had injected into him had now become part of his foundation.

After Lin En spent some time familiarizing himself with his soul skills, he turned his gaze toward the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear. Just as he was about to act, a silver-white wall rose and interrupted him.

Clap! Clap!

"Excellent soul skills. Is this Devouring?"

"No wonder you wanted the Silver Hero Beast. Without its spiritual power to support you, you could easily have been driven mad by those bloodlines."

"Heh, looking at you now, we would not even need to deliberately alter you. To outsiders, you are already no different from an Evil Soul Master."

The old bastard in white clapped as he approached Lin En, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

Devouring flesh and blood was a classic trait of Evil Soul Masters on the continent. The Holy Spirit Cult had an enshrined elder named Zhang Peng, the famous Scorpion Tiger Douluo, who had once been branded an Evil Soul Master merely for drinking Soul Beast blood.

Yet the trait Lin En had displayed—devouring flesh and blood—was far more formidable than what Zhang Peng had once possessed.

If the Shrek Inspection Corps saw this, those inexperienced brats would not bother listening to reason.

However, this old bastard seemed to have misunderstood something. He thought Lin En had hunted the Silver Hero Beast to balance his bloodlines and spiritual power, using the latter to suppress the madness of the former.

There was no shortage of people in the Holy Spirit Cult who had gone insane after indiscriminately devouring different kinds of flesh and blood.

Lin En withdrew his Soul Rings. He did not care whether a soul skill was evil or not. Any soul skill that could make him stronger and help him escape this place was the perfect soul skill.

"What do we do next?"

The old man smiled. "Nothing. You have just acquired Soul Rings, and two at once. The Soul Power in your body should be somewhat unstable."

"However, after consecutively devouring two Soul Beasts, you should have made up for that deficiency."

"Go get some proper rest first. The next experiment will be something you never forget for the rest of your life. As for this Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear... hehe, let me raise it for a while first. Even if I let you devour it now, you would not be able to digest it."

With a wave of his hand, the old man had the wall behind him absorb the cage holding the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear, signaling that Lin En could leave.

Lin En could not be bothered to stay around this guy any longer. If he got the chance, he would not hesitate to kill this bastard.

Just as Lin En stepped halfway out of the laboratory, the old man behind him seemed to remember something and suddenly said:

"Oh, right. I forgot to tell you something."

"There is still one week until the Holy Spirit Cult's ceremony. In three days at most, that little girl named Zhang Lexuan will be taken away.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that fellow with the Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul will also be sacrificed, and his soul will be escorted to headquarters to please the Cult Leader."

Lin En froze, turning his head slightly to meet the old man's meaningful gaze. He wanted to say something, wanted to ask why the old man was telling him this, but in the end, he turned and left.

The old man smiled and shook his head, his eyes full of anticipation. Everyone in the Holy Spirit Cult was insane. There were no exceptions.

Treading over familiar stone slabs, Lin En followed the Holy Servants back to his cell.

The Holy Servants' footsteps quietly faded away along with the flickering lights. Lin En leaned against the wall, knocked on the floor, and said:

"Hey, Uncle."

"You are going to die."

The voice woke Yu Mu'en.

He smiled. "What difference is there between living and dying in this place?"

Lin En lowered his eyes. "This time, it is not trash talk or empty nonsense. It is real."

"There are seven days until the Holy Spirit Ceremony. You should be one of the sacrifices offered to that so-called Cult Leader."

"You will not live past three days. Do you have any last words? I can remember them for you."

Lin En did not doubt the old man's words. After dealing with him for three years, Lin En knew that aside from liking to falsify experiments, the old man had never deigned to lie.

Uncle Yu was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha."

"Last words?"

"What last words could I possibly have? Last words are for people about to die, and I am not dead yet."

"I hate last words the most. I have heard too many of them, so I cannot be bothered to think that much."

"Kid, the timing is quite perfect. While you were gone, us old fellows came to a decision too. We are planning to make a big move. Want to join us?"

Lin En raised his head, the corners of his lips curling up. "Aren't you afraid I will hold you back? Sister Lexuan and I are just two nobodies. We will probably only be able to stand behind you and cheer."

Yu Mu'en waved a hand dismissively. "The few of us will slaughter them all. You two just need to cheer."

"Now, let me tell you the plan."