Chapter 110 – Yashan Brand Shell Rune

Two days later, the first ‘Yashan Brand Shell Rune’ was successfully carved. Su Hao began to import Blood Qi, and the moment it was completed, the Rune flashed with a Strong Light, blinding Yashan’s eyes.

“Boss Wei, what is this?” Yashan’s eyes were dazed, but he still tried his best to look dumbfounded.

Su Hao smiled and said, “This is power!”

Then he continued, “Yashan, I’ll teach you how to control Blood Qi first!”

Yashan scratched his head and asked, “Blood Qi? What’s that?”

Su Hao said, “It’s the energy accumulated in your body. You have a lot of energy in your body, but you only instinctively use it to transform into a [Crawler]. However, that’s not the only way to use Blood Qi. So, if you want to gain the strength to defeat the bone people, you must first learn to control your body, including the energy within it.”

Yashan eagerly said, “Boss Wei…”

Su Hao smiled and nodded.

Teaching Yashan how to control Blood Qi first has three benefits for Su Hao. First, Su Hao can confirm whether the body energy consumed by Evolution is Blood Qi. If it is Blood Qi, he can choose when to attempt Evolution himself at any time without worrying about sudden death.

Second, after Yashan masters Blood Qi, he can accumulate Blood Qi at the fastest speed, thereby accelerating the prerequisite for Evolution into the [Counter-Thorn Beast], which is convenient for Su Hao’s research and saves time.

Third, Su Hao needs to conduct some Rune experiments on Yashan because he really likes the Evolved Human of the [Shen Armor] sequence. Especially the bone person he saw that day, it was incredibly cool. Most importantly, if operated well, a large number of Runes can be engraved on the Bone Armor, allowing him to go anywhere, heaven or earth.

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One year later, Su Hao was eight years old.

During this year, Su Hao wandered through Silin City every night, collecting the blood of various Level One and Level Two Evolved Humans, and also obtained some from Level Three Evolved Humans.

The database within the Pinball Space was now very rich.

Su Hao had also marked out the extraordinary genes of all sequences except for [Seer].

In addition, he had deciphered the expression functions of many ordinary genes.

For this, many poor Little Round Mice had been sacrificed.

Overall, Su Hao’s progress was very smooth.

The only setback was that during this year, a powerful lunatic had appeared in Silin City at night. Su Hao recognized him as the cocoon person [Thread Demon] who had cut the [Speed Demon] into pieces that day.

Every night, the [Thread Demon] roamed the city, shouting that he was looking for the [Nightfiend], demanding that the [Nightfiend] hand over the item and come out to die. This had thrown the entire Silin City into chaos, and ordinary people hid at home in fear every night.

The key was that this [Thread Demon] didn’t distinguish between right and wrong. He thought everyone he saw was the [Nightfiend] he was looking for, and subjected them to brutal interrogation. If he was in a bad mood, he would just cut them up.

He was practically a major villain BOSS in Silin City!

If Su Hao had been prepared, he would have personally tried to study the Harmony gene sequence of this [Thread Demon]’s body…

It should be said that it was to eliminate evil and defend the righteous path.

What troubled Su Hao the most about this [Thread Demon] was that many Evolved Humans, fearing him, reduced their nighttime activities and stayed home to sleep, increasing the difficulty of Su Hao’s gene collection work.

Fortunately, he had finally deciphered the extraordinary gene sequences of Level One Evolved Human Harmony and Level Two Evolved Human.

Su Hao thought that after preparing himself, he could go and confront the [Thread Demon]. The opponent was too violent, like a great Demon King in Silin City. It would be best to just kill him once and for all. Otherwise, it would be bad if he was inexplicably cut into pieces while walking down the street one day.

The other party has been looking for the [Nightfiend] for a year without any success. I don’t know when they’ll stop.

Meanwhile, Yashan has successfully mastered the transformation of Blood Qi, obtaining elite Blood Qi and gaining flexible control over it.

Yashan’s Rune progress has been going smoothly, with Runes successfully inscribed on Yashan’s carapace.

The difficulty in inscribing Runes on Yashan’s carapace lies in the fact that every time Yashan transforms, the inscribed Runes are automatically repaired and dissipate. To use them again, they need to be re-inscribed.

Su Hao quickly came up with a solution for this: tattoos!

First, tattoo the Runes onto Yashan’s body. Then, when transforming into the [Crawler], the clear patterns will appear on Yashan’s carapace.

Su Hao’s idea was quickly successful; the carapace, even after transformation, still retained the Rune patterns.

Another issue was that the Rune patterns needed to create a Blood Qi adaptability gap.

This was also easy to solve. By choosing suitable tattoo materials and filling the blank areas outside the patterns, just like carving a seal, leaving only the carapace patterns, a good Blood Qi adaptability gap could be formed.

When Yashan transforms into the [Crawler], all that’s needed is to input Blood Qi into the patterns on the carapace at a certain speed. In less than a second, the Rune effects on the carapace can be activated.

After completing the inscriptions, Yashan was having a blast, as if they had a new toy. But Su Hao knew that despite the increased smiles on Yashan’s face, the hatred in their heart had not diminished one bit.

Su Hao tattooed over a dozen commonly used Runes onto Yashan.

These were ‘Hardness,’ ‘Barrier,’ ‘Deflection,’ ‘Penetration,’ ‘Sharpness,’ ‘Corrosion,’ ‘Double Burst,’ ‘Strong Light,’ ‘Fire Ring,’ ‘Strong Electric Shock,’ ‘Earth Spikes,’ ‘Coordination,’ and ‘Light Absorption.’

As Yashan practiced day and night without interruption, they gradually mastered the usage of the Runes and could apply them flexibly in combat.

To Su Hao, inscribing Runes on Yashan was nothing. Yashan had only mastered the usage, not the underlying principles, making it ultimately useless.

Moreover, Su Hao built a backdoor into each Rune. If Yashan harbored any ill intentions, he could revoke the Runes on their body at any time.

Most importantly, the [Shen Armor] sequence was truly perfect for him!

He just didn’t know if this characteristic would be maintained after evolving into the [Counter-Thorn Beast] or the [Bone Demon].

One day, Yashan found Su Hao and said calmly, “Boss Wei, I’ve found the [Counter-Thorn Beast]. I plan to hunt its flesh and blood tonight.”

Su Hao nodded, “Do you need any help?”

Yashan immediately shook their head, “No. I want to use my current strength to acquire the Evolution myself. But Boss Wei, please watch over me from the side. If I fail, please rescue me!”

Su Hao nodded, “Alright.”

Su Hao wouldn’t let Yashan die in vain.

At this moment, a porcelain doll about five years old peeked its head out of the room and asked crisply, “Daddy, Uncle Wei, where are you going? Take Taini with you!”

Su Hao: “Call me brother…”

Taini timidly called out, “Brother…”

But Su Hao knew it was useless; the next day, the silly girl changed her address to “Uncle” again.

As soon as Yashan saw Taini come out, he immediately put on an ugly smile and shut his mouth, no longer speaking.

Su Hao immediately stepped forward and patted Taini’s little head, saying, “We’ll just stay home, not going anywhere. Come on, today big brother allows Taini to pick her favorite Little Round Mouse to be your partner.”

Taini’s big, round eyes immediately lit up, and she asked in surprise, “Really! I want that white Little Round Mouse.”

The Little Round Mice Su Hao raised for experiments were plump and very cute. Taini had been coveting one for a long time and wanted one to play with, but Su Hao had always refused, saying Little Round Mice bite. Today, he was in a good mood and directly granted Taini’s small wish.

Su Hao replied, “Really, I’ll give it to you now.”

Taini excitedly grabbed Su Hao’s hand and pulled him towards the breeding room, saying, “Quick, quick.”

Then she pointed to the fattest and biggest Little Round Mouse and said, “Uncle Wei, I want that one, I want that one.”

Su Hao was speechless. “Call me big brother!”

Taini giggled and said, “Big brother, I want the big one!”

Su Hao found a rope, tied the Little Round Mouse’s tail tightly, and handed it to Taini, saying, “Here, take it to play with! Be careful not to lose it.”

“Got it!” Taini immediately picked up the Little Round Mouse and ran off.

At this moment, Yashan finally put away his stiff smile, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Su Hao admiringly, “Boss Wei, you’re amazing! You’re really good at coaxing children!”

Su Hao’s mouth twitched. “Of course!”

How many times had he been reincarnated as a child? When it came to children, he was sick of it!

He sighed inwardly, “Ah… I don’t dare to mess around anymore. Let me grow up quickly!”

Night soon fell. The predators of the night quietly emerged from their nests, Seek looking for tonight’s prey.

Su Hao, Harmony, and Yashan also got ready to set off.

So, who would be the prey?

(End of Chapter)