[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh":3,"chapter-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-494":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},282375,551,"Chapter 494 - 215: Unearthing the [Evolution] Superpower","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-494",494,"\u003Cp>That night, after Liang Yuan had his fill of Yang Mei, he went to the study to research the talisman stone technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the lamp, Liang Yuan placed three talisman stones of different sizes on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the light, the talisman stones emitted various colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrowhead talisman stone of the Blast Arrow shone with a fiery red glow, with faint red light pulsing within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Turtle Shield talisman stone appeared white, its light was so faint it was almost undetectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an attributeless superpower stone, containing very little energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last talisman stone, however, emitted a faint blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue light resonated with a watery glow, with a soft halo within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely the other talisman stone Liang Yuan obtained from Wu Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water-Repelling Talisman Stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The military disclosed three types of talisman stones: the Bursting Rune, the Earth Defense Rune, and the Water-Repelling Rune in front of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t find the corresponding rune for the Earth Defense Rune for now, thus I can’t create the talisman stone, but the Water-Repelling Talisman Stone given by Wu Meng might be worth a closer study; it may be possible to recreate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the Water-Repelling Talisman Stone, a fist-sized stone with complex wave-like patterns carved on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan fetched a basin of water, then held the talisman stone and activated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the Water-Repelling Talisman Stone glowed, and an invisible wave spread around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan’s spiritual power keenly sensed this transparent wave enveloping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to push the fist holding the talisman stone into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A marvelous scene appeared immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smooth, mirror-like water was forcibly repelled downward by an invisible force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water on both sides rose up, but Liang Yuan’s fist, holding the Water-Repelling Talisman Stone, pressed into the basin without getting wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the water automatically avoided his hand within a distance of about five centimeters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan was astonished: \"This Water-Repelling Rune is amazing, I wonder what kind of creature evolved it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn’t a creature with such an ability be able to move freely in water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan’s mind raced: \"Wait, if Wu Meng and his team could find such a Water-Repelling Rune in Yangshan, there must be such a mutant beast with water-repelling ability in Yangshan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to ask them what kind of mutant beast it is and where it can be hunted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan lifted his hand, and the water instantly returned to its original state as the light of the Water-Repelling Rune faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan began to study the Water-Repelling Rune on the talisman stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite experienced in rune research since he had already mastered the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as he continued to draw and condense the Water-Repelling Rune using his spiritual power, he gradually sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, this isn’t right. Why does it always feel off halfway through the condensation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hundreds of attempts to condense the rune, each time his spiritual power suddenly dispersed halfway through, rendering him unable to form the Water-Repelling Rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan frowned, a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even suspected his spiritual power might have weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately took out an attributeless superpower stone and easily created a Spirit Turtle Shield talisman stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process went smoothly without any issues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not my spiritual power that’s the problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it this rune that has a problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan frowned, gradually realizing the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water-Repelling Rune on the talisman stone was a finished Water-Repelling Rune; its rune patterns were so complex that he couldn’t distinguish the beginning from the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he thought the order didn’t matter, but it seemed he was mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arbitrarily chose a stroke to start condensing his spiritual power, which led to failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does rune technology require a strict order of the rune patterns? Is random imitation useless without knowing the sequence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan frowned, having a hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced, and he immediately found a way to verify his idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly gathered his spiritual power again and attempted to condense the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn’t follow the activation pattern of the runes on the turtle shell but started from a random corner of the rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, halfway through, his spiritual power immediately disintegrated, failing to form the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Liang Yuan understood completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, this means the runes can’t be condensed randomly; they must be drawn strictly following the initial order of the rune patterns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan realized that the turtle shell he initially obtained recorded the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time he activated the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune on the turtle shell, the rune didn’t illuminate all at once; it followed the path of the patterns and lit up in order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t thought much about it back then and learned the runes according to the order in which they lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the runes made into talisman stones, once activated, the entire rune activates at once, not lighting up stroke by stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means these talisman stones inherently have an anti-theft feature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with the actual rune can one follow the order of the patterns to draw and condense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan gave a wry smile: \"No wonder Monsoon and Wu Meng were willing to trade the rune with me; they must have known that the runes on these talisman stones wouldn’t leak easily, so they felt safe trading them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan sighed, shaking his head slightly, and put away the talisman stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems to learn more rune technology, I still have to find a way to get the original rune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the green skill bead and began to deduce the green quality skills on it.\u003C\u002Fp>",966,"2026-05-29T17:51:39.873Z","2026-06-01T04:29:53.098Z",1,"novelbin.me","9dcd0a63a0b222147d239ae5c9ed7e5c503cad3ffaa96cbf168dee82b22cd9a8","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-495","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-493",1292,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-cover.jpg"]