Chapter 229 – [Bone Demon]

With the help of Su Hao’s large pliers, Yashan finally resolved his urgent need.

But problems followed, Yashan’s current state meant he couldn’t be seen!

Su Hao tried to find a solution while reassuring Yashan, “Yashan, you can completely trust Boss Wei to handle this! I’ve already found the problem and I’ll fix it for you in a couple of days! But for now, just stay in the dorm and don’t go anywhere. I’ll block anyone from coming in.”

Actually, Su Hao was worried Yashan would be captured for dissection and research!

He currently didn’t have the ability to stop them, so he could only quickly help Yashan resolve the issue of uncontrolled growth.

Next, Su Hao didn’t sleep and went straight into the Pinball Space to start his research.

After careful comparison, he finally discovered the source of the problem.

The ‘Controller’ gene didn’t function alone, but rather formed a whole with the adjacent genes to exert its effect.

Because it was connected to the ‘Database’ and ‘Armory’, Su Hao had overlooked this.

Having found the problem, Su Hao immediately made adjustments, and while he was at it, fixed the issues with his eyelids. Then he began cultivating the corresponding ‘Gene Modification Fluid’ from various parts of his body.

This process was estimated to take eight hours.

Under Su Hao’s cover, no one actually noticed Yashan’s abnormality.

It made sense, really. Few people actually paid attention to what others were doing or what was happening to them.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs, and their primary concern was themselves.

Of course, the gossiping aunties in the village were an exception.

In the evening, Su Hao’s second dose of Gene Modification Fluid was successfully cultivated.

Su Hao’s complexion turned exceptionally pale, and he looked much weaker and less energetic.

The ‘Gene Modification Fluid’ was cultivated from Su Hao’s flesh and blood. He didn’t have the powerful regenerative abilities of the [Bone Demon], so the consumption of his flesh and blood caused him immense harm.

Su Hao carefully extracted the cultivated ‘Gene Modification Fluid’ from various parts of his body and then purified it using a self-made device.

With everything ready, he said to the uneasy Yashan, “Don’t worry, Yashan, after this injection, you’ll be all better!”

Yashan looked at the test tube with longing and said, “Boss Wei, let’s do it!”

He had been tormented by the scales that shouldn’t have grown, feeling uncomfortable all over throughout the day.

After the injection, Yashan slept for another four hours. During this time, his scales grew and receded twice, making Su Hao realize that his human version of [Shen Armor] had been successfully created.

This also meant that the path from Level Two to Level Seven in the future would be smooth sailing.

After Yashan woke up and tested his readily controlled [Shen Armor], he was utterly impressed with Su Hao, saying, “Boss Wei, you are simply, too amazing!”

He couldn’t imagine how Boss Wei managed all of this.

Evolving into an Evolved Human at will without devouring flesh and blood?

Not only that, it was as if he could change a person’s body at will, achieving any desired effect…

It was simply like deities!

No, in Yashan’s eyes, even the deities he imagined couldn’t do such a thing.

Also, he remembered that he had died in battle, but why had he become this strange human child?

Why had he come back to life?

This must be related to Boss Wei!

Yashan no longer knew how to describe his boss!

All he knew was that Boss Wei was his golden thigh! He just had to hold on tight and never let go.

…

After recuperating for half a month, Su Hao began to evolve himself into the “Divine Armor.”

After Yashan’s experiment, his evolution went smoothly without any accidents.

After sleeping for four hours, Su Hao successfully evolved into the “Divine Armor.”

His physical strength increased significantly, and Su Hao’s most concerned about blood Qi capacity also greatly improved.

Only now could Su Hao boldly use runes and have a certain degree of self-preservation ability.

But for Su Hao, this was not enough!

One month later, Yashan prioritized evolving into a Level Two “Crawler.”

After confirming there were no issues, Su Hao also smoothly evolved into a Level Two “Crawler.”

Six months later, both of them evolved into “Bone Demons” with the ‘immortal’ trait.

During these six months, their roommate Bai Jingchun slept very soundly every night, and his usual mild insomnia, caused by fear, had greatly improved.

Meanwhile, Xiao Tian, the freckled girl responsible for the orphanage’s meals, always complained that the food expenses had recently exceeded the budget.

She chased Sister Bai every day, demanding an increased budget, otherwise she’d have to pay out of her own pocket!

What she couldn’t understand was why Jing ZhongHarmony and Jing Yi, those two tiny little tots, after eating a large bowl of food, would still look at her with pleading eyes, extending their empty bowls and saying pitifully, “Sister Xiao Tian, I’m hungry~”

How could their stomachs hold so much?

This year, Su Hao and Yashan are both six years old.

These two six-year-olds don’t look like the adorable porcelain doll type.

Instead, they have an exceptionally sturdy build, looking like they can take a beating and bounce back.

Of course, their faces are an exception!

Their tender faces are still adorable, showing no hint of toughness.

The two of them, holding food bowls larger than their heads, squatted in a deserted corner, eating and chatting.

Yashan said, “Boss Jing Zhong, I’m already a [Bone Demon] now. When will you carve the Rune onto me? It feels wrong not to have a Rune on me!”

Su Hao said, “We’ll talk about the tattoo later. We can’t transform freely yet, so we need to hide ourselves. It wouldn’t be useful to engrave a Rune on you anyway.”

“Besides, school will probably require a physical exam. If you’re covered in tattoos then, you’ll be labeled a delinquent child.”

“I’ve already designed a composite Rune that can engrave multiple effects onto the body simultaneously. Then, you won’t need the Runes on your carapace to achieve various effects. I’ll prepare it in the next couple of days and then engrave it for you.”

Yashan’s eyes lit up. He had experienced the exhilarating feeling after ‘Rotation’ was engraved into his body.

Yashan said with a face full of anticipation, “Boss Jing Zhong, is there a ‘Lightning’ Rune?”

In his previous life, Boss Wei’s ‘Fire Dragon Thunder Domain’ left a deep impression on Yashan. He couldn’t forget the ‘Level Two-Lightning’ Rune Thought-power, and if he could make ‘Level Two-Lightning’ his destined Rune, Yashan would be able to laugh in his dreams.

The thought of advancing to [Life-Seed] and then adding the ‘Level Two-Lightning’ Rune made Yashan’s eyes burn with eagerness.

Whether it’s strong or not doesn’t matter, the key is that it’s cool!

Su Hao said, “Of course. I’ve already improved it. There can be multiple combination schemes. Each combination can have up to four effects, and I’ll let you choose then.”

After speaking, Su Hao said, “Hurry up and eat! We have to check your studies soon, and you still have a lot unfinished!”

As soon as he heard the word ‘studies,’ Yashan became listless.

He couldn’t understand why this world was so insane as to invent ‘studies.’ He was only a six-year-old child!

Shouldn’t six-year-olds be playing happily? Why must they endure such inhuman torture!

Seeing Yashan so dejected, Su Hao chuckled, “Yashan, this is just the appetizer! We’re already six years old. Sister Bai said we’ll officially enroll in school in three months, and that’s when the real start will be, hahaha!”

Su Hao even forgot to call Yashan by his alias ‘Jing Yi,’ showing how happy he was at the moment.

Yashan’s eyes widened in disbelief, “What? There’s more?”

……

Two days later, Su Hao successfully cultivated the ‘Gene Modification Fluid’ and used it to engrave a composite Rune onto Yashan’s genes.

Striving to advance to Grandmaster in one go.

Of course, Yashan was still an experimental subject. Su Hao couldn’t succeed on the first try; he still needed to position the Human body and establish a Rune coordinate system.

Yashan chose ‘Lightning’, ‘Fire Dragon’, ‘Rotation’, and ‘Penetration’.

He was going for a flashy style.

Su Hao injected the full syringe into Yashan’s arm and waited patiently.

Four hours later, just as Su Hao had predicted… it failed!

The resulting Rune pattern had many deficiencies and couldn’t form a complete Blood Qi network.

Yashan widened his eyes and asked curiously, “Huh? Why isn’t it working?”

Su Hao replied, “Don’t worry, Yashan! Composite Runes aren’t that simple; they require several subsequent steps to succeed.”

Yashan realized, “So that’s how it is.”

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