Arc 89Data Ball and Gene Engine

Ling Yi seized the Data Ball and defeated the Church of Darkness forces that had taken over the Professional Academy. After studying the world's digitization, he transmigrated into a technological immortal cultivation world and used a Gene Engine while managing a dispute over stolen pig feed.

  • Ling Yi confirmed his immunity to digitized skills, hunted Earth-Turning Mud Dragons with Ziying, and chose to take the Professional Academy assessments.
  • Ling Yi defeated the Church of Darkness forces at Feng Town, seized the Data Ball, and learned that dungeons connected other worlds targeted for digitization.
  • Ling Yi cleared 129 level-100 dungeons and reached level 308 while displaying level 30.
  • Ling Yi survived the Church of Darkness attack on the academy plane and took control of the Two-Headed White Eagle.
  • Ling Yi closed the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower's instances, killed Bai Yunhai in the arena, and stripped the Church of Darkness leaders of their power.
  • Ling Yi helped establish mercenary guild regulations, studied the world's digitization for three years, and transmigrated into a technological immortal cultivation world.
  • Ling Yi obtained a Transcendent God World Gene Engine, fused muscle genes, and repaired the spiritual veins of 123 Big-Eared Pigs.
  • Ling Yi reversed the pigs' improvements, urged Lü Peng to spread the secret of Li Chen's feed theft, and later told Lü Peng to request a Qi Refining cultivation technique.
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Ch. 2201Skill Effects Didn't Work on Ling Yi? Digitization Didn't Work (May All Go Well)!

Ling Yi tested Ziying’s skills and discovered that the world’s digitization rules did not affect him, then prepared to hunt valuable monsters with her. The chapter left them driving toward the swamp while the Awakening Bureau planned to recruit Ling Yi and use his admission to address problems at the Professional Academy.

  • Ling Yi cooked a celebratory feast, then had Ziying attack him with her skills; every attack failed to hit or harm him, confirming that digitized skill effects did not work on him.
  • Ling Yi agreed to take Ziying monster hunting and chose the Eastern Suburb Swamp, where Earth-Turning Mud Dragons had valuable hides.
  • Director Li consulted a higher-up, who advised him not to pressure Ling Yi, suggested telling him about rewards for killing Church of Darkness members, and arranged an entrance-exam-exempt admission offer to the Professional Academy.
  • The higher-up said he had destroyed records about Shadow Ziying and told Director Li not to monitor or contact her directly.
  • The next morning, Ling Yi drove a modified Hummer with Ziying toward the swamp, passing other professionals as they headed into the high-level monster zone.

Ch. 2202Hunting Earth-Turning Mud Dragons, and Good Stuff in the Low-Profile Points Shop!

Ling Yi lured and defeated the Earth-Turning Mud Dragons with his powerful skills, then harvested their hides with Ziying. A nearby group discovered that he was a level 22 Priest who could also use Chain Lightning, while Ling Yi found cheap sealing talismans in the Low-Profile Points Shop to carry his loot.

  • Ling Yi drew the Earth-Turning Mud Dragons out of the swamp, then used Healing Technique and Holy Light Technique to protect Ziying from their poisonous miasma.
  • White Moon watched the battle from nearby with Sister Susu and worried that Ling Yi might hate her for obeying her father's order to avoid him.
  • Susu sent Li Hai to investigate, and he reported that Ling Yi had used Chain Lightning to kill dozens of Earth-Turning Mud Dragons despite being only level 22.
  • Susu ordered her group back to the city after realizing Ling Yi's two classes and transcendent-grade talent could attract powerful factions and the Church of Darkness.
  • Ling Yi and Ziying harvested thirty-five hides, and Ling Yi found single-use sealing talismans in the Low-Profile Points Shop for storing his loot.

Ch. 2203Luo Yuhai Called, and Ling Yi Made His Choice!

After selling the monster materials he gathered, Ling Yi returned to school to meet Zhou Yunkai, the Professional Academy’s vice dean, and chose to take the academy’s entrance assessments rather than accept admission without them. He left Luo Yuhai baffled, saying he wanted to test a few things and was confident in his choice.

  • Luo Yuhai called Ling Yi back to Dafeng City because a Professional Academy representative wanted to test him.
  • Ling Yi sold his Earth-Turning Mud Dragon scales and hides for over fifty million, then learned from Ziying about the academy’s three possible entrance assessments.
  • At the school, Luo Yuhai introduced Ling Yi to Zhou Yunkai, the academy’s level-89 vice dean, who offered him either direct admission or a place in the September assessments.
  • Ling Yi chose to take the assessments, despite Luo Yuhai’s objections, and told him he wanted to verify a few things.

Ch. 2204Class changes and class change orbs, news of his parents!

Luo Yuhai explained class-change requirements and warned Ling Yi that the Church of Darkness might target him after Song Yan exposed his transcendent-grade talent. When Director Li reported that thousands of Church of Darkness members had infiltrated Feng Town, Ling Yi went to confront them, while learning new details about his missing parents’ disappearance inside a mysterious dungeon.

  • Luo Yuhai told Ling Yi about the Class Holder Academy entrance requirements and how mercenary guild monopolies made class-change orbs prohibitively expensive, then gave Ling Yi the school's orbs for his first and second advancements.
  • Luo Yuhai warned Ling Yi to stay alert because the Church of Darkness might come after him, and explained that Song Yan had been imprisoned for exposing his talent.
  • Director Li told Ling Yi that three thousand Church of Darkness members, including powerful archers and a poison priest, had infiltrated Feng Town, and Ling Yi agreed to deal with them.
  • Ling Yi asked Director Li about Ziying and learned that she was an Awakening Bureau undercover agent planted in the Church of Darkness.
  • Director Li explained that Ling Yi's parents had entered a level 30 dungeon in Nanling City with over a hundred thousand other class holders, but the dungeon vanished after half a day and none of its entrants returned.
  • Ling Yi learned that the dungeon had offered only Hell Grade difficulty, then entered Feng Town to confront the Church of Darkness.

Ch. 2205Exchanging for Skills Again, Ziying Recovers Some Memories!

Ling Yi reassured Ziying that she was no longer affiliated with the Church of Darkness, then prepared for the arrival of over three thousand of its members. As Ling Yi cooked, the armed Church members gathered outside Feng Town, led by someone who hoped Ling Yi would be a worthy opponent.

  • Ziying recovered memories of serving as a Hunter for the Church of Darkness but remained unsure of her past, and Ling Yi told her Director Li had confirmed she was not truly one of them.
  • Ling Yi used Appraisal Technique to inspect Ziying and Li Chunfeng, then bought Protective Divine Shield and placed it on himself and Ziying.
  • Ziying warned Ling Yi that the Church of Darkness was targeting him because of his transcendent-grade talent, but Ling Yi chose to eat before facing them.
  • Li Chunfeng sent Ling Yi an Awakening Bureau bounty notice offering at least 100,000 for each Church member killed, and Ling Yi considered the potential reward for defeating the group.
  • More than three thousand black-robed Church of Darkness members gathered at the eastern junction outside Feng Town, carrying real weapons and firearms, while their leader examined a glass-like marble and hoped Ling Yi would not disappoint him.

Ch. 2206The Data Ball-Finally, It Was Starting to Feel Like a Game!

Elder Gu used the Data Ball to trap Ling Yi and Ziying in a Duel Domain, expecting their deaths to advance the world's digitization. When the Church of Darkness attacked, Ling Yi recognized the Data Ball's power and weathered their skills behind his replenishable shield, leaving Elder Gu alarmed by Ling Yi's apparent external energy release.

  • Elder Gu activated the Data Ball's domain and ordered the Church of Darkness to attack Ling Yi and Ziying while sparing the Awakening Bureau's followers.
  • Ling Yi and Ziying noticed the digitized indicators above people and saw the Church of Darkness surrounding their hotel.
  • Ling Yi appraised the Data Ball, learned its functions, and decided he would take it from the Church of Darkness.
  • The Church of Darkness bombarded Ling Yi and Ziying with skills, but their attacks only depleted shield value that Ling Yi could restore.
  • Ling Yi released towering energy after the attacks struck him, and Elder Gu feared he had encountered a powerhouse beyond level one hundred.

Ch. 2207Which came first: the Data Ball, or digitization that created the Data Ball?

Ling Yi defeated the Church of Darkness forces and took the Data Ball, then heard Elder Gu explain its history and how it had led to Blue Star’s digitization. Ling Yi knew the Church’s explanation was mistaken because the Data Ball was a naturally formed origin object, and the chapter left him questioning whether it had truly come before digitization.

  • Elder Gu and Elder Bai argued over whether to attack Ling Yi, while Elder Situ was left weakened by Corrosion Plague.
  • Ling Yi and Ziying fought back, with Ling Yi using Chain Lightning and Flash Step to eliminate the armed Church of Darkness forces and Elder Gu remaining as the last opponent.
  • Ling Yi took the Data Ball from Elder Gu, returned home with him, and asked what the Church knew about it.
  • Elder Gu recounted that the Church’s founder had found the Data Ball in an ancient tomb, and that later leaders used it to open dungeons and create class holders.
  • Elder Gu said the Church had deliberately caused wars to feed the Data Ball until it digitized Blue Star fifty years earlier, while Ling Yi knew the object had formed naturally.

Ch. 2208That's Not How You Use the Data Ball! Getting Ready to Open a Level 100 Dungeon!

After binding the Data Ball, Ling Yi learned its true purpose and the Church of Darkness’s mistaken beliefs, then faced growing attention from the Awakening Bureau and other factions. He decided to open a level 100 dungeon with Ziying, and the chapter ended as he reviewed the Data Ball’s dungeon records.

  • The Data Ball bound itself to Ling Yi, revealed its secrets, and transformed into armor that he also gave to Ziying.
  • Ling Yi learned that dungeons were passages to other worlds and that the Data Ball was part of the World Consciousness’s plan to digitize and infect worlds.
  • Li Chunfeng warned Ling Yi that the Awakening Bureau had split over how to deal with him and that the White Tiger Mercenary Guild might approach him.
  • Ling Yi told Li Chunfeng he would join no faction, then said he planned to level up and visit the Class Holder Academy.
  • Ling Yi and Ziying shared breakfast, and Ling Yi invited her to enter a level 100 dungeon with him.
  • Ling Yi projected the Data Ball’s panel and found over five thousand cleared dungeons listed, with none above level fifty.

Ch. 2209Ziying and Zirui, the difference between cleared and uncleared dungeons!

Ling Yi entered a level 100 dungeon on Hell difficulty while Ziying went into a cleared level 10 dungeon, where Zirui followed her. In the Realm of the Dead, Ling Yi discovered that killing monsters granted him EXP and increased his attributes, and he began fighting the dungeon’s skeleton army.

  • Ling Yi explained that cleared dungeons remained accessible and let class holders gain digitization progress, then opened a cleared level 10 dungeon for Ziying before entering the level 100 dungeon himself.
  • Zirui arrived at Ling Yi and Ziying’s home, teased Ziying about her feelings for Ling Yi, and charged into the level 10 dungeon; Ziying followed her in.
  • Ling Yi entered the Realm of the Dead, selected Hell difficulty, and received a warning that failing to clear the dungeon would let its monsters invade the world.
  • Over a thousand level 100 skeleton soldiers emerged, and Ling Yi killed a wave of them with Chain Lightning.
  • Ling Yi absorbed EXP from the skeletons, saw his attributes increase by one point, and realized he could level up despite lacking a class holder data panel.

Ch. 2210The Professional Academy Assessment Arrived, and Ling Yi Wasn't Too Pleased!

After clearing a level-100 dungeon with ease, Ling Yi spent a month leveling up and enjoying Zirui’s cooking with her and Ziying. When Luo Yuhai called to say the Professional Academy assessment was beginning, Ling Yi decided to attend despite distrusting the powerful factions behind it.

  • Ling Yi defeated the Skeleton King, inspected his stats, and left the level-100 dungeon.
  • Ziying returned with her older sister Zirui, who apologized for taking Ziying into a dungeon and offered to cook for Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi welcomed Zirui after learning she could cook, and the sisters stayed with him as he ran dungeons and enjoyed her meals.
  • Over the next month, Ling Yi cleared 129 level-100 dungeons, reached level 308 while displaying level 30, and faced no further attacks from the Church of Darkness.
  • Luo Yuhai called Ling Yi about the Professional Academy assessment, and Ling Yi chose to go with Ziying and Zirui despite suspecting the Academy and its affiliated factions might try to control or eliminate him.

Ch. 2211Meeting a familiar face again: White Moon had completed her second class advancement!

Ling Yi returned to school for the Professional Academy assessment and revealed that he was level 30 with both priest and mage classes, astonishing his classmates. White Moon had also reached level 30 and completed her second advancement, while recruiters arrived to sign up students and Liu Hongying approached Ling Yi.

  • Ling Yi arrived at Dafeng City No. 3 Middle School with Ziying and Zirui, reassured Li Rui, and told classmates he had reached level 30 and learned the Holy Light Technique.
  • Ling Yi displayed his level information, revealing his priest and mage classes and leaving the students stunned.
  • White Moon watched from a distance in her new moon-white armor, and Wen Susu noted that Ling Yi's displayed level seemed false; White Moon had reached level 30 and completed her second advancement as a lightning mage.
  • The principal, Luo Yuhai, Liu Hongying, Li Chunfeng, and Zhao Ruixing arrived with Lin Shu, whom Ling Yi recognized as an unusually capable student affiliated with the Professional Guild.
  • Zhao Ruixing recruited several students for the Professional Guild, while the officials left Ling Yi to the Professional Academy; Liu Hongying ignored their warnings and walked toward him.

Ch. 2212Liu Hongying's Overbearing Ways, Ling Yi's Disregard!

Liu Hongying tried to force Ling Yi to join the White Tiger Mercenary Guild and marry White Moon, then attacked him when he ignored her. Zirui stopped the arrow and defeated Liu Hongying, while White Moon boarded the bus without helping her; a Church of Darkness elder then ordered Plan Six as Ling Yi sensed the surveillance.

  • Liu Hongying demanded that Ling Yi join White Tiger and marry her daughter White Moon, but Ling Yi walked away without responding.
  • Liu Hongying fired a Cold Ice Arrow at Ling Yi, and Zirui shattered it before striking Liu Hongying into the school wall.
  • Ling Yi, Zirui, and Ziying boarded the bus, and White Moon left with them without checking on her injured mother.
  • A Church of Darkness elder watched the bus depart, worried that Ling Yi had mastered the Holy Orb, and ordered Old Bug to carry out Plan Six.
  • A sparrow flew after the bus, and Ling Yi opened his eyes, recognizing that the Church of Darkness was monitoring them.

Ch. 2213White Moon joined the team, departure for Baihai City!

Ling Yi and his companions traveled toward Baihai City for the Professional Academy entrance assessment, while Zirui revealed how guilds controlled key resources and Ling Yi considered the coming digitization of the world. White Moon joined their team, and the chapter ended with Ling Yi wondering what the Church of Darkness’s Plan No. 6 involved.

  • Zirui explained that the bus used magic-resistant materials and Burrow Demon Dragon fuel, and she and Ling Yi discussed mercenary guilds’ control of vital resources.
  • Zhao Ruixing warned Zirui to watch her words, and Ling Yi reflected that the world could become fully digitized after the data sphere and World Consciousness completed their updates.
  • White Moon apologized for backing out of their earlier agreement, and Ling Yi and Ziying invited her to join their team despite the trouble her parents might cause.
  • Zirui joked about Ling Yi being surrounded by beauties, while Ziying introduced herself and the sisters to White Moon.
  • Ling Yi and seventeen others boarded an automated Professional Academy plane bound for Baihai City without their principal or guards.
  • After Li Rui worried that someone might attack the plane, Ling Yi questioned whether it was truly safe and wondered about the Church of Darkness’s Plan No. 6.

Ch. 2214The Church of Darkness's Grand Elder attacked, and Lin Shu set out on the protagonist's path!

Ling Yi and the other students encountered a level-85 Grand Elder of the Church of Darkness riding a Two-Headed White Eagle beside their unmanned aircraft. As the eagle began charging, Lin Shu prepared to protect Liu Wenwen and fight back.

  • Ziying, Zirui, and White Moon debated whether a world without professionals would be better, and Ling Yi redirected their attention to the enemy outside.
  • The students spotted the Church of Darkness Grand Elder and discovered that the aircraft's weapons system had been disabled, prompting panic and accusations among the passengers.
  • Lin Shu ordered the frightened students to prepare for battle and reflected on how grinding monsters with Liu Wenwen had rapidly strengthened him and led to a clash with White Tiger Mercenary Guild members.
  • Liu Wenwen asked Lin Shu how they would fight, and he told her to stay close while planning to attack the Grand Elder with a volley of arrows.
  • The Two-Headed White Eagle curved around and accelerated toward the aircraft as Lin Shu cursed the passengers who thought the attack was part of an assessment.

Ch. 2215Lin Shu's Ambush Arrows, Ling Yi Forces a Contract on the Two-Headed White Eagle!

The Two-Headed White Eagle and the Church of Darkness grand elder attacked the plane, but Lin Shu wounded the grand elder with ambush arrows and Ling Yi took control of the eagle with Mental Contract. The plane landed safely at Baihai City Professional Academy, leaving Ling Yi with a new flying summon.

  • The Two-Headed White Eagle tore open the plane’s fuselage, and the grand elder of the Church of Darkness fired at Ling Yi and destroyed the passengers’ parachutes.
  • Lin Shu ambushed the grand elder with arrows, wounding him, before the grand elder ordered the Two-Headed White Eagle to block another volley and the arrows nearly killed her.
  • Ling Yi healed the Two-Headed White Eagle and used Mental Contract to take control of her, then threw the grand elder through the opening in the plane.
  • Ling Yi told the Two-Headed White Eagle to block the opening and shielded her from the damage, while Lin Shu questioned why he had not acted sooner.
  • The plane landed at Baihai City Professional Academy, and Ling Yi sent the Two-Headed White Eagle away to level up.

Ch. 2216The assessment begins, first round: combat power test!

Ling Yi and the others arrived at the Professional Academy, where examiner Situ Cheng ordered the new candidates to undergo a three-round assessment. After explaining the combat power test, Ten Thousand Beasts Tower challenge, and arena matches, he began assigning candidates to testing rooms.

  • Ling Yi appraised Situ Cheng and discovered his high stats and ties to both the Church of Darkness and the Professional Academy.
  • Situ Cheng handed out teleportation stones and ordered the candidates to teleport to the academy field within three minutes.
  • Ling Yi and his companions arrived at the field, where other candidates noticed their high levels and White Moon identified Bai Yunhai as her hated cousin.
  • Situ Cheng announced that candidates needed a combat power score of 500 to pass the first round, clear the tenth stage of the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower to pass the second, and survive arena matches until one thousand remained.
  • The candidates moved to the testing grounds, checked their assigned rooms on the screens, and began the combat power test.

Ch. 2217Everyone's combat power, and the data orb's new function!

Ling Yi and his companions took the combat power test before heading to the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, where Ling Yi learned that many Professional Academy members were also tied to the Church of Darkness. He secretly crippled Bai Yunhai, then chose to enter the tower with Zirui, Ziying, and White Moon.

  • Lin Yun tested the group, and Gao Xiaohu was eliminated while Lin Shu, White Moon, Liu Wenwen, Li Rui, and Zhao Ming passed; Ling Yi, Zirui, and Ziying each deliberately registered 750 combat power.
  • Bai Yunhai confronted White Moon and threatened Ling Yi, so Ling Yi secretly disabled Bai Yunhai's skills and attributes, weakened his equipment, and emptied his inventory except for his Teleport Stone.
  • Ling Yi and his companions traveled to the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, where Lin Shu's group arrived separately.
  • The armored gatekeeper warned that parties faced more monsters, death was permanent, and the tower's monsters were unusually dangerous.
  • Ling Yi chose to enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower in a party with Zirui, Ziying, and White Moon.

Ch. 2218Entering the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, the Demon-Sealing Talisman!

Ling Yi discovered that the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower’s floors contained instances whose open passages could expose the world to invasion, so he began clearing and closing them with the Data Ball. The Church of Darkness, secretly controlling the Professional Academy, decided to arrange an attempt on his life using Bai Yunhai and a Demon-Sealing Talisman.

  • Ling Yi entered a floor’s instance, while Ziying and Zirui explained instance monsters to White Moon as she struggled to defeat the level 1 Goblins.
  • Ling Yi cleared and closed the instance, then returned as White Moon finished the monster wave.
  • Jiang Yunhui and the Church of Darkness elders debated whether to recruit, control, or kill Ling Yi, while concealing their takeover of the Professional Academy.
  • The Ninth Elder reported that Ling Yi was closing the tower’s instances as he advanced, alarming Jiang Yunhui and the elders.
  • The Fifth Elder proposed giving Bai Yunhai a Demon-Sealing Talisman to kill Ling Yi in the arena, and Jiang Yunhui approved the plan.

Ch. 2219The Ninety-Nine-Floor Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, Hostile Red Name Special Effect!

After clearing the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower, Ling Yi and the three women entered the arena assessment and discovered that red-name targets surrounded them, including Professional Academy staff and contestants. The Church of Darkness’s apparent infiltration became undeniable as the women’s forfeits were ignored and Ling Yi’s number finally appeared in the tenth round.

  • Ling Yi cleared the tower’s final floor while the other new students had their tower assessment canceled and moved directly to arena matches.
  • Ling Yi emerged with Zirui, Ziying, and White Moon, then learned from the Ninth Elder that their arena matches had already begun.
  • Ling Yi used the Red Name Special Effect to reveal people with killing intent, identifying the Ninth Elder and many Professional Academy staff as enemies.
  • Ling Yi explained that the red-name people were linked to the Church of Darkness and told the women to forfeit their matches.
  • The women’s numbers repeatedly appeared against red-name opponents despite their forfeits, and Zirui grew frustrated as Ling Yi warned about hidden weapons.
  • Ling Yi’s number appeared on the match list for the tenth round.

Ch. 2220You Flipped the Table Just Like That? Then the Game's Over!

Ling Yi and his allies fought the Church of Darkness after its leaders trapped the stadium, and Ling Yi revealed that he controlled the Data Ball. With Jiang Yunhui and the elders stripped of their powers, Ling Yi considered what to do with them without destroying the Professional Academy.

  • Bai Yunhai tried to seal Ling Yi’s skills with a Demon-Sealing Talisman, but Ling Yi killed him with Holy Light Technique as the match began.
  • The Church of Darkness sealed the stadium and demanded the Data Ball, so Ling Yi shielded the non-hostile professionals while Ziying, Zirui, Bai Yue, and Ling Yi fought the red-named attackers.
  • Ziying, Zirui, and Bai Yue appeared exhausted, while Ling Yi seemed to have stopped fighting, prompting the Church of Darkness’s leaders to enter the arena.
  • Ling Yi unleashed lightning to defeat the attackers and used his control of the Data Ball to empty Jiang Yunhui’s inventory, drain the elders’ stats and levels, and seal their skills.
  • Jiang Yunhui begged for his life, and Ling Yi weighed sparing the Church of Darkness leaders to avoid ruining the Professional Academy.

Ch. 2221The Myriad Worlds melted from ice to water, with the Ling Realm as the "USB drive"!

Ling Yi experienced the digitization of a world and realized that the Ling Realm could achieve Boundary Breaking only by homogenizing and containing the heavens and Myriad Worlds. After three years of study, he prepared for a fully random transmigration into a technological immortal cultivation world.

  • Ling Yi helped establish regulations for mercenary guilds, and the authorities arrested the White Tiger Mercenary Guild’s leaders before the guilds applied for certification.
  • The world underwent spatial stasis and digitization, and Ling Yi concluded that all worlds had to transform together, with the Ling Realm serving as their vessel.
  • Ling Yi shared his memories with Yin Wanqing, who discussed Boundary Breaking and promised Uncle that readers could enter the Ling Realm and receive golden fingers.
  • Ling Yi spent three years studying how physical laws became data laws as the world turned into a game world and four new world maps opened.
  • Ling Yi activated fully random transmigration into a technological immortal cultivation world, replacing its protagonist with a clone and gaining an Infinite Passive Technology Tree Aura.

Ch. 2222A new world: technological cultivation, starting with a Transcendent God Gene Engine sign-in!

Ling Yi awakened a Technology Sign-In System after transmigrating into a servant disciple’s body and received a Transcendent God World Gene Engine. After the engine rebuilt his body, he discovered it could analyze and simulate genes, but he still had to find a way to save the starving Big-Eared Pigs.

  • Ling Yi recalled that the original owner died after provoking a Big-Eared Pig and realized the pigs were starving because a servant disciple had been stealing half their feed.
  • Ling Yi feared the sect would punish him when the underfed pigs were collected, but knew he could not escape because the sect’s brand tracked him.
  • The Technology Sign-In System activated, and Ling Yi used his available sign-in to obtain a Transcendent God World Gene Engine.
  • The Gene Engine reconstructed Ling Yi’s body overnight, and he examined its limited computational speed, gene capacity, and energy reserves.
  • Ling Yi scanned an ant and learned that the Gene Engine could simulate several muscle genes with different fusion limits.

Ch. 2223The powerful Gene Engine, the big-eared pigs' genes!

Ling Yi fused energy, strength, and defense muscles, replenished his energy with fasting pills, and backed up his body. Scanning the malnourished big-eared pigs revealed upgraded genes that could increase his energy capacity, enable automatic cultivation, and improve his digestion.

  • Ling Yi fused energy muscle at 10% coverage, then ate fasting pills until he had 55 crystals of energy stored between his body and the new muscle.
  • With enough energy, Ling Yi fused fiber and defense muscles and backed up his body so he could repair or resurrect himself from the backup.
  • Ling Yi resolved to address the big-eared pigs’ poor growth before they were slaughtered in less than three months and to raise his Gene Engine’s permission level.
  • Ling Yi scanned the big-eared pigs and discovered upgraded energy, digestive, fiber, and defense muscles, along with strong bones and fragrant meat muscle.
  • Ling Yi realized the upgraded energy muscle could store up to 250 energy points and absorb Spiritual Qi automatically, while digestive muscle could upgrade his entire digestive system.

Ch. 2224Strengthening the Big-Eared Pigs' Genes, Servant Disciple Lü Peng!

Ling Yi used the gene engine to repair the Big-Eared Pigs’ spiritual veins, letting them absorb spiritual Qi and grow despite the skimmed feed, while his own body continued to strengthen. When feed distributor Lü Peng arrived, Ling Yi pressed him about the outer disciple behind the scheme and learned it was Li Chen, who ate pig feed to aid his cultivation.

  • Ling Yi’s increased energy reserves raised his gene engine’s processing speed and gave him seven more opportunities to fuse genes.
  • Ling Yi repaired and strengthened the spiritual veins of all 123 Big-Eared Pigs, allowing them to absorb spiritual Qi and recover their health.
  • Ling Yi continued absorbing spiritual Qi himself, growing stronger as his physical appearance settled into its improved state.
  • Lü Peng arrived with the monthly feed allotment, and Ling Yi accepted the storage bag while confronting him about the person skimming the pigs’ feed.
  • Lü Peng revealed that the outer disciple he served was Li Chen, who ate pig feed for its spiritual Qi while striving to enter the inner sect.

Ch. 2225Revealing the Secret of Spirit Beast Feed, Ling Yi's True Purpose!

Ling Yi and Lü Peng spread word that spirit beast feed contained Spiritual Power, drawing outer disciples into eating it and turning Li Chen’s secret into a sect-wide scandal. After Li Chen paid them and promised to replace the feed, Ling Yi saw that they could still be silenced once the affair passed, so he sent Lü Peng to ask Li Chen for a Qi Refining cultivation technique.

  • Ling Yi warned Lü Peng not to expose Li Chen directly and instead urged him to spread the feed’s secret so the outer disciples would join in and force the sect’s attention onto the matter.
  • Ling Yi changed the Big-Eared Pigs’ spiritual vein genes back, made them go hungry, and sent his enhanced raven, Little Hei, to watch Lü Peng.
  • Over the next month, Little Hei returned each evening with what it had observed, while the Big-Eared Pigs grew thin without spiritual veins.
  • Lü Peng returned with feed and six thousand taels from Li Chen, who had promised to replace what he skimmed after discovering that many outer disciples were eating feed.
  • Ling Yi explained that Li Chen could not safely silence them during the scandal but might target them after it ended, and told Lü Peng to ask Li Chen for a Qi Refining cultivation technique.
Arc 89 of 208
Arc 89 of 208