Chapter 7: Three-Handed Cheat, One-Star Rating!
Su Ze casually picked up the handbag, unzipped it, and rummaged through its contents as if by chance.
Inside the bag were a mobile phone, some documents, several bottles of medicine, a wad of cash, several human infant inhibitors, and… a tube of extract!
Su Ze’s pupils constricted. The extract was in a glass tube, appearing as a transparent liquid, with a green light floating within, shimmering with a dreamlike luster.
This green Evolutionary Light corresponded to a Saint-level lifeform that had undergone four Evolutions. It was a tube of Fourth-tier Extract!
Moreover, judging by the density of the Evolution Power within, it should be a high-quality Fourth-tier Extract.
It was important to note that extracting a tube of extract came at the cost of a life. In other words, behind this small tube of extract was the fall of a Saint-level lifeform.
King Mu, the strongest in Mu Nation, had only completed four Evolutions.
To put it mildly, this tube of Fourth-tier Extract was priceless and incredibly difficult to obtain.
Tier 1 and Tier 2 extracts could still be bought on the market, Tier 3 extracts required connections and channels, while extracts of Tier 4 and above were simply unavailable.
Take Zhang Fantie, for instance. Despite being a Butterfly Transformation stage expert, he had never absorbed a tube of Fourth-tier Extract. Firstly, he wasn’t confident he could absorb it successfully, and secondly, Fourth-tier extracts were extremely rare.
Zhang Fantie needed to absorb three tubes of Fourth-tier Extract to complete his Fourth Evolution, and there was still a possibility of failure.
Once an Evolution failed, even if the individual survived, they would have almost lost the chance to evolve again.
Therefore, even with the Zhao family’s financial resources, cultivating a Saint-level lifeform was incredibly difficult.
Why would such a precious Fourth-tier extract be in Zhao Lingxiao’s bag?
Su Ze found the answer in his newly unlocked memories.
The body he inhabited was a clone, and its memories had been blocked for a month. These memories had all flooded back when he was attacked by the Head of the W.
A month and a half ago, Zhao Lingxiao, as a good friend of Princess Zhuzhi, attended her grand coming-of-age ceremony.
On his way home, Zhao Lingxiao encountered a powerful and mysterious individual radiating a foul stench. The person claimed to be from a Mysterious Organization and wanted to engage in what sounded like an unreliable transaction.
The transaction was for Zhao Lingxiao to find an opportunity to kill Princess Zhuzhi, extract the Evolutionary Substance from her body to create an extract, and in return, they would cultivate Zhao Lingxiao into an Evolver stronger than King Mu.
Extracts could be drawn from all evolved lifeforms, including Humans. Human extracts could also be absorbed for Evolution, though people usually absorbed extracts from various Exotic Beasts.
Furthermore, the laws of all countries strictly prohibited the production, sale, and absorption of extracts from one’s own kind. Discovery of such acts would result in the death penalty.
Zhao Lingxiao naturally did not believe this mysterious individual of unknown origin, nor would he risk it for their empty promises. However, the mysterious individual produced three tubes of Fourth-tier extract and one tube of Fifth-tier extract, claiming that if the transaction were successful, these would be the remuneration paid upfront.
Moreover, if he agreed, they would deliver one tube of Fourth-tier extract as a deposit right then.
Zhao Lingxiao was completely tempted; they offered too much!
These extracts alone were enough to support his future Evolutions, allowing him to evolve all the way to a Saint-level lifeform like King Mu, assuming he didn’t fail his Evolutions.
Even with the Zhao family’s substantial wealth, cultivating a Saint-level lifeform was not simply a matter of having money.
Zhao Lingxiao was an extremely ambitious person. He knew his father would likely refuse this transaction, so he secretly agreed without Zhao Yuanyi’s knowledge and accepted a tube of Fourth-tier extract as a deposit.
This was the very extract currently lying in Zhao Lingxiao’s bag.
In the following days, Zhao Lingxiao began to plot and look for an opportunity to strike at Princess Zhuzhi. Half a month later, he finally found a chance to be alone with Princess Zhuzhi.
Princess Zhuzhi had no defenses against Zhao Lingxiao. Although she had undergone one Evolution and was in the Pupa stage, possessing strength superior to Zhao Lingxiao’s, the gap between the Pupa stage and Mortal level lifeforms was not too large. She could still be threatened by firearms, let alone Zhao Lingxiao’s Tier 2 Mysterious Item.
With meticulous planningagainst an unsuspecting target, Zhao Lingxiao successfully ambushed and killed her with the Head of the W.
Afterward, Zhao Lingxiao used the portable extraction device he carried to extract the Evolutionary Substance from Princess Zhuzhi’s body, creating a tube of Tier 1 extract.
The extract made from a human body was clearly different from that of beasts. The transparent liquid in the tube was tinged with a faint red.
After escaping from the scene, Zhao Lingxiao thought more about it and felt something was amiss—why would that Mysterious Organization exchange a large amount of Saint-level extracts for a single tube of Tier 1 extract from Princess Zhuzhi?
Unless Princess Zhuzhi’s extract was more valuable than those Saint-level extracts!
How could a Tier 1 extract be so precious?
After much deliberation, the ambitious Zhao Lingxiao gritted his teeth and absorbed Princess Zhuzhi’s extract himself!
At that time, Zhao Lingxiao had already absorbed two tubes of Tier 1 extract. After absorbing this third tube, he could attempt his first Evolution.
As it turned out, Zhao Lingxiao’s gamble paid off. He successfully absorbed Princess Zhuzhi’s extract and gained a Skill beyond his comprehension.
It was a passive Skill that, at each Evolution stage, granted him an additional opportunity to absorb extract!
While others could not absorb further after absorbing three tubes of extract and had to proceed to the next stage of Evolution, Zhao Lingxiao, with this Skill, could absorb a fourth tube.
Su Ze, sitting in the back seat of the car, suddenly opened his eyes.
As Zhao Lingxiao’s clone, he had replicated all of Zhao Lingxiao’s Skills. Did this include this Skill?
He finally understood what Zhao Yuanyi meant by “that” Skill.
This was a passive Skill. Su Ze had no prior memory of it and had not sensed it before. Now, upon actively sensing, he immediately detected its existence.
Su Ze remained outwardly composed, but internally he was ecstatic. This was undoubtedly a Divine Skill!
At each stage, he could absorb one more tube of extract than others, meaning he would gain an extra Skill at each stage.
Not only that, but remember that each absorption of extract also comprehensively improved physical fitness. While not as significant as the improvements during Evolution, it was definitely not to be overlooked.
With superior physical fitness and more Skills than others, Su Ze couldn’t imagine how he could lose in battles at the same level.
Furthermore, the advantage this Skill provided him would grow over time, making it seemingly possible to fight across levels in the future.
Zhao Lingxiao had named this Skill “Evolution Divine Grace,” meaning the blessing of the God of Evolution.
Su Ze felt that this Skill lived up to its name.
“Meaning, I have already absorbed three tubes of Tier 1 extract, but due to the effect of Evolution Divine Grace, I can absorb a fourth tube before evolving,” Su Ze pondered.
Although Evolution Divine Grace was powerful, its drawback was also obvious: it was expensive, requiring an extra tube of extract at each stage compared to others.
And high-quality extracts were all costly.
Fortunately, his family was wealthy…
“Is Evolution Divine Grace my cheat?”
Su Ze felt a pang of dissatisfaction at this thought, not because he thought Evolution Divine Grace was weak, but because this cheat had come to him in such a roundabout way.
He preferred straightforward and crude cheats like “systems” and “leveling up.”
Other transmigrators had systems upon arrival, so why did his cheat take two detours to reach him?
Evolution Divine Grace was originally Princess Zhuzhi’s Skill, stolen by Zhao Lingxiao, and then replicated to Su Ze through cloning technology.
Three-handed cheat, one-star rating!
But fortunately, Princess Zhuzhi was dead, and Zhao Lingxiao was also gone. Now, he was the only one possessing this Skill.
Thinking of it this way… it’s truly amazing!
However, Su Ze also had a doubt: could such a monstrous Skill truly be replicated so easily through cloning technology?
If the Mysterious Organization possessed cloning technology, wouldn’t they be able to mass-produce Evolution Divine Grace extract? Why would they value it so much?
This didn’t make sense, yet the Skill Evolution Divine Grace had undeniably appeared within him.
