Tang Wulin Research Diary?

Research Log (No. 1)--

Research Subject: Tang Wulin (6 years old)

Preliminary Data Analysis: The research subject's physical development is clearly beyond the average for his age. His muscle development and bone density in particular differ significantly from those of ordinary people. This is determined to be the effect of the Bloodline of the Golden Dragon King.

At the same time, testing of his bloodline detected an unknown component. As it differed from all known components, it was determined to be a product of unknown bloodline energy.

After an in-depth comparative analysis, it was confirmed that the bones in the research subject's hands had undergone slight mutations, showing a tendency to develop toward the skeletal form of a Soul Beast. This was determined to be a preliminary change heralding the alteration caused by the Golden Dragon King's first seal ability.

After finishing this first research report, Mo Yuan took out a metal box, placed it inside, locked it, and only then put it back into his Storage Soul Tool.

"I didn't expect the power of the Bloodline of the Golden Dragon King to act directly on both hands this early?"

Mo Yuan muttered to himself.

Based on his memories of the original story, he knew that after Tang Wulin's first seal was unlocked, his right hand would transform into a Golden Dragon Claw. It would also gain a shattering effect, and that would happen three years later.

He had originally thought this was a special ability obtained after unlocking the seal, but today's research results suggested that it wasn't something achieved in one stroke. Instead, it was the product of gradual evolution.

It should have begun when Tang Wulin awakened his Martial Soul. The seals of the Golden Dragon King had gradually begun leaking Golden Dragon King Essence outward.

They were gradually transforming Tang Wulin's body, causing it to evolve toward a dragon's physique. The "side effect" of this evolution was that it gave Tang Wulin strength far beyond that of ordinary people.

Combining this with what Tang San had said in the original story, it should not be limited to Immortal Spirit Energy. As long as it was energy, it would be absorbed autonomously by the Golden Dragon King, causing the seal to gradually break open. The energy's level would only affect the speed of this process.

But none of that was important. What mattered was what he had obtained today.

The machine suddenly opened from the middle, and a test tube rose from within. Inside was a drop of pure golden liquid, dazzling as the sun.

This was a drop of the Golden Dragon King's blood that Mo Yuan had extracted and purified while Tang Wulin was asleep. Merely looking at it, one could feel the explosive power within.

But even this drop was already the limit. Although the Golden Dragon King Essence had transformed Tang Wulin's bones, allowing them to produce traces of the Blood of the Golden Dragon King, there really wasn't much of it.

This amount was already the limit. Drawing another drop would injure Tang Wulin's origin, which would make the loss outweigh the gain.

It was better to take things slowly. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future anyway.

After putting away the test tube, Mo Yuan waved his hand and destroyed the machine, leaving not a trace behind.

"It's getting late. I should head back and see what's for dinner tonight."

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, three years had gone by.

During this period, Tang Wulin came to conduct an experiment every half a month at Mo Yuan's invitation.

Before he knew it, Mo Yuan had accumulated a thick stack of research reports on Tang Wulin. He had gained a thorough understanding of Tang Wulin's development over the past three years and had also conducted in-depth research into how the Bloodline of the Golden Dragon King transformed his body.

He had also accumulated quite a bit of the Golden Dragon King's blood.

However, he had kept it all and hadn't used it recklessly. Until he had fully figured it out, he wouldn't dare use strange things on his own body.

Aside from money, Mo Yuan had also devised a highly scientific training regimen tailored to Tang Wulin's body, allowing the Golden Dragon King Essence to maximize its enhancement of Tang Wulin's physique.

That night, they were once again in the same empty classroom. It had practically become their secret base.

Tang Wulin sat up inside the glass chamber, and Mo Yuan handed him the usual ten thousand Federation Coins.

Tang Wulin accepted the money but didn't count it right away. Instead, he looked at Mo Yuan with a complicated expression. "Brother Mo Yuan, could you lend me some more money?"

"Lend you money?" Mo Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Indeed, you've already broken through to Level 10. What, are you planning to go all the way and buy a Century Soul Spirit directly?"

Tang Wulin nodded. Over the past three years, he had earned roughly 700,000 Federation Coins as Mo Yuan's test subject. Including the money he had saved himself, he was still about 200,000 short of the one million needed for a Century Soul Spirit.

"Lending you the money isn't impossible, but how are you planning to explain it to your parents?"

"Uh..."

Tang Wulin suddenly fell silent. He didn't know what to do either. In fact, he hadn't told Tang Ziran and Lang Yue about the money he had earned from the experiments over the years. Whenever he came home late, he always brushed it off by saying he had been playing with friends.

After all, doing experiments sounded too improper. It would be difficult to explain to them.

Seeing Tang Wulin's reaction, Mo Yuan understood that he hadn't thought of an excuse at all.

"How about this? I'll lend you enough to make it a million. When you go home, just tell them that I lent it to you. Say that I saw your potential in blacksmithing and lent you the money. If there's any problem, have them contact me directly through Soul Tool communication."

"Thank you, Brother Mo Yuan." Tang Wulin nodded gratefully.

Mo Yuan then took out a card and handed it to Tang Wulin. "There's 250,000 Federation Coins in here. It should be enough. Handle the rest yourself."

Tang Wulin accepted the card and stared at Mo Yuan with burning eyes, looking as if he was about to kneel before him.

"All right, all right. Take the money and get lost."

Mo Yuan felt a little frightened by the boy's gaze, afraid that the kid had developed some strange fetish.

"Mm."

Tang Wulin left.

"Honestly..."

Mo Yuan finished organizing that day's research report as usual, then destroyed all traces.

"I can't believe three years passed so quickly... It feels like hardly any time has passed at all..."

When he returned home, Lin Zhiwei had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him.

They had grown used to their son coming home late.

After all, geniuses were always unconventional, and the one in their family was no ordinary genius.

"Brother, you're back!" When she saw the front door open, Na'er, who had been sitting at the dining table, sprang up. She ran to Mo Yuan in a flash, threw her arms around him, then raised her chubby little face and asked sweetly, "Did you bring any food for Na'er?"

"It's almost time for dinner, and you're still thinking about snacks!" Lin Zhiwei couldn't help teasing her.

Mo Yuan smiled faintly, patted Na'er's hair, and casually took out a local snack from Aolai City.

"Wow!" Na'er's eyes lit up. She took the snack and dashed back to the dining table.

Mo Yuan shook his head helplessly. Na'er's appetite had been growing larger and larger lately. Fortunately, their family wasn't short of money, so they wouldn't have to let Na'er go hungry.

But whenever he thought of how close that time was getting, Mo Yuan's heart darkened.

It was probably within the next few days...

Thinking of his abilities, Mo Yuan suddenly made a decision.

Just then, Mo Qingfeng, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke. "Xiao Yuan, what are you planning to do next?"

"Planning?" Mo Yuan thought for a moment, then took out an invitation and placed it on the table. "Perhaps I'll make a trip to Mingdu first. As for what comes after that, I'll decide later."

Mo Qingfeng and Lin Zhiwei stared at it. Written clearly on the invitation were the words:

Invitation to the Level-9 Soul Engineer Examination!