Chapter 520: To Freeload and Experimental Abilities

The time didn't last too long. About three hours later, the mass of Energy in the Observation Room gradually calmed down, and ultimately completely disappeared.

Li Yu's figure appeared within it once again, panting heavily.

And the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], which had to temporarily detach due to the Energy eruption, covered his whole body once again, gradually concealing that strong, muscular physique.

Feeling the explosive strength within his body, the corners of Li Yu's mouth couldn't help but curl up. His Strength had once again welcomed a massive Amplification.

Merely the Initial Fusion with the Celestial God Gene Chain had brought him a Combat Power Level exceeding five million. This was an unimaginable astronomical figure.

A normal Third-Stage Evolutionist, at this stage, would at most be slightly over a million. Even if the fused Gene Chain was exceptionally powerful, it wouldn't exceed 1.5 million.

This was because they were limited by their own Genetic Structure, unable to withstand power that exceeded their life tier, and could only slowly strengthen with the gradual development of the Gene Chain.

But Li Yu, having just fused with the Celestial God Gene Chain, had already reached five million. If this spread out, it would probably shock a large group of people.

As soon as he walked out of the Observation Room, those several Gene Research Experts gathered around again. The blazing heat in their eyes could hardly be concealed, and a few even wanted to get their hands on him.

The numerous research experts looked at me, I look at you. They seemed to have something to say, but no one opened their mouths. Ultimately, they all focused their gazes on one person.

"Um, Lord Duke, there's a matter we want to discuss with you..." That Gene Research Expert said with a hesitant expression.

Li Yu glanced at the name tag on his chest—Dr. John Arvelsen.

They came from various systems within Return Star. There were experts drafted from official research institutions, and also those conscripted from civilian gene commerce chambers.

The Status of this kind of scientific research personnel was generally relatively high. It was just that they were still a long distance away from Li Yu, and in front of him, they still needed to maintain respect.

"Slicing is out of the question, anything else can be discussed..." Li Yu moved his limbs. Due to the sudden explosive growth in power, he felt an urge to vent in his heart.

But right now he could only temporarily suppress that feeling, and gradually adapt to the enhanced power.

"Of course it's not any slicing research..." He smiled awkwardly, then hesitated for a moment and said: "Could we stay here? Although we've only been here for a month, everything here is so fascinating."

"His Excellency Peyton's profound knowledge is admirable, and the various unheard-of genetic creatures are truly too attractive."

Don't want to leave?

Hearing what he said, Li Yu was somewhat surprised. He then looked at the other research experts, discovering that they also meant more or less the same thing, looking at him eagerly.

Then that's perfect. Li Yu was instantly happy. Gene research wasn't a one-time deal.

In the future, there might still be places where they would be needed. If this group of people wasn't willing to leave, that couldn't be any better.

It was just that if he forcibly kept this group of people, he feared it would cause many people to be dissatisfied with Klein. After all, Klein was the one who issued the conscription order previously.

As a result, the people were detained now; who could be happy about that?

"This..." Li Yu revealed an expression of difficulty: "You all belong to research institutions after all. If I forcibly keep you here, I'm afraid it will cause Public Outrage..."

"This..." The numerous Gene Research Experts Looked at Each Other in Dismay.

In the aspect of gene research, although they couldn't be considered the absolute top experts, they also had a reputation outside.

In their respective research institutions, they each led a project.

Klein's forced conscription had already caused quite a bit of Verbal and textual denouncement, because it led to the stagnation of many research projects.

If these experts directly didn't leave, those research institutions would probably go crazy.

But they truly didn't want to leave. It wasn't just because of Li Yu's bizarre Genetic Structure.

There was also that miraculous creature they had never seen before, a highly reproductive lifeform born for slaughter, possessing extraordinary potential.

They didn't really lack money. Under the premise of having enough to eat and drink, they didn't mind continuing to explore on the path of genes.

"However..." Li Yu's tone changed, giving them hope: "If you go back, resign on your own accord, and then join another research institution, those people probably won't have anything to say."

"That's right!" The several old men looked at each other and nodded excitedly.

"I'll go back and prepare right away. I've long found that Idiot an eyesore, making me research some Genetic Serum targeting female aging all day long. What the hell is the use of that!"

"Right, right!"

"..."

The group of people clamored. They were already Impatient to go back and resign, and then throw themselves into the various miraculous researches here.

Led by Li Yu's subordinates, they were individually searched. Only after confirming they weren't carrying any data did they leave this place.

"Are you sure there's no need to brainwash them? Although the secrets they know are limited, it's always better to be safe than sorry," Li Yu said to Peyton.

Peyton denied it: "No need. At most they saw your Genetic Structure. That thing is not something a human brain can memorize. Also, there are no Espers among this group, you don't need to worry."

"Furthermore, if you use that control method of yours, it will cause them to lose too many things. That guy you controlled previously can basically only do auxiliary work now."

Li Yu felt slightly relieved upon hearing this. He was still relatively trusting of Peyton's words. He then said with a bit of teasing: "Your Personal Charm is quite formidable, actually making so many gene experts Willingly stay."

"It doesn't have much to do with me..." Peyton was expressionless, shaking his head and saying: "It's mainly because of that pet of yours."

"Pet?" Li Yu was somewhat confused: "What pet?"

"The pet you call the Alien Queen," Peyton reminded, staring at Li Yu: "You didn't forget about her, did you?"

"You mean the Alien Queen, how could I forget..." Li Yu laughed awkwardly.

"That pet of yours was left here by you previously. I didn't have time to ponder over it, but those old geezers are very curious." Peyton immediately followed up:

"After devouring Rohan's Divine Child, her potential has been elevated. If there are enough biological resources and genes, she can completely create an army of biological entities."

"Those old geezers are very fanatical about her ability to devour the dominant genes of other organisms and eliminate the recessive genes. They want to research her."

"So that's how it is..." Li Yu realized. He didn't expect there to be such a small interlude.

"Eh, if that's the case, it seems I can spawn troops..." Li Yu suddenly thought. Wasn't the Jade Void Palace a perfect Base?

Previously, the Alien Queen couldn't be put to use completely because it was too troublesome. But the Jade Void Palace could open its doors at any time. The Alien Queen could madly spawn troops, and he could carry an army of biological entities with him anytime and anywhere.

At that time, equipping them with various mechanized Weapons, just imagining the scene was beautiful.

"However, if you want her to burst forth with maximum potential, there must be a steady stream of biological materials, and it's best if they are of all kinds. The more complete, the better," Peyton reminded.

"No problem, these are all trivial matters." Li Yu waved his big hand, directly taking it upon himself.

At worst he'd sacrifice some of his looks. It was nothing more than a matter of a single sentence from Klein.

Freeloading off a group of research experts. In the short term, they could make the Alien Queen rejuvenate with vitality. In the long term, they could prepare for the modulation of the next Gene Chain.

This put Li Yu in a great mood. He leisurely strolled out of the Base to test the two abilities attached to the Celestial God Gene Chain.

The Celestial God Gene Chain was granted two abilities by the System. The first was [Creation].

Although this thing sounded impressive, it was a completely different concept from the "Creation" in the fantasy novels Li Yu read in his past life.

Essentially, it turned Li Yu into a planet, and then created a unique ecosystem on the planet, just like what Ego did in the movie.

Li Yu had no interest in that form whatsoever, even if he could continue to act by creating avatars outside his body.

But it couldn't provide him with much additional help.

Moreover, those avatars were clearly trash, with severely insufficient combat power.

He only slightly activated this ability, and his body underwent a bizarre change. His skin began to undergo rapid fission, and continuously extracted his body's Energy.

This made Li Yu have no choice but to stop this attempt, dissipating some of the matter fissioned on the surface of his skin, which looked like soil but not quite similar.

"Completely useless..." Li Yu muttered, but after pondering for a moment he added: "Not necessarily, but I definitely won't be able to use it for now..."

And the second ability attached to the Celestial God Gene Chain was the so-called [Star Devouring].

The name was similar to one of the five supreme gods in the Marvel Universe, he just didn't know how it was specifically manifested.

Li Yu raised his palm. Subsequently, under his gaze, a flower mixed with gold and red slowly grew from the center of his palm.

On the surface, this looked like just a flower, but in reality, its internal structure wasn't a plant structure at all, but a special Genetic Structure, similar to a biological entity, rather than a plant.

Recalling the System description, Li Yu placed it on the ground and said: "Claptrap, try injecting pure Energy into it."

"Yes!"

The dimensional consciousness Claptrap obeyed the order. Wisps of pure Energy surged out from the Void, continuously injecting into it.

Sure enough, this special flower didn't refuse any external Energy, devouring it all, and rapidly proliferating at a bizarre speed.

Half an hour later, an area of nearly a hundred kilometers in radius had already been covered by this special flower, extremely bewitching.

"Master, I sense that the portion of Energy injected into it has permanently disappeared, and this patch of flowers has begun to actively extract various energies." Claptrap's voice sounded.

Hearing this, Li Yu's mind moved slightly. Instantly, a large patch of flowers died without leaving any corpses, rapidly retracting.

And the place that had just been covered by the flowers, the soil had all turned into withered earth, losing all its nutrients.

A fluorescent blue light lit up. This special patch of flowers condensed into an Energy flower, levitating in Li Yu's palm, and then completely merged into his body. A slight warm current emerged, and then quickly disappeared.

At this point, Li Yu also completely understood what the so-called [Star Devouring] was all about.

This flower separated from his body would continuously Devour the various energies rooted in the Earth.

The devoured energies would all be fed back into Li Yu's body in this form.

"In that case, I'll call you the Flower of Devourment..." Li Yu said softly:

"Is this the method for rapid development of the Celestial God Gene Chain..."

To develop a Gene Chain, besides the slow grinding effort, there was also rapid development by aligning with the habits of the genetic organism. However, generally speaking, they were all rather troublesome.

If encountering something too difficult, like the first A-Class Gene Chain Li Yu fused with, it would require devouring star fragments or taking a bath in a star.

For ordinary A-Tier Lifeforms, this was completely impossible to achieve; they could only use the slow grinding effort.

"If that's the case, I still have to choose planets. It's just that its own Devourment speed is too slow. If I supply energy remotely, I won't be able to hold on." Li Yu pondered.

Ordinary Barren Planets definitely wouldn't contain too much Energy.

On normal Life Planets, if something amiss was discovered, people would come out to stop it.

The Flower of Devourment itself was still very easily destroyed in its early stages.

"And I also don't know how the gains from devouring a planet will be..." Li Yu sighed: "It's a pity I can't use the Jade Void Palace to experiment..."

The Energy in the Jade Void Palace was limited. Following the law of conservation of energy, it was in a state of continuous circulation.

But the Flower of Devourment was like an intruder, forcibly scooping away a sum.

There was no need to damage the Jade Void Palace to conduct experiments.

"Why must I find a planet? The Energy contained in a Dimension World is far, far more than an ordinary planet." Li Yu suddenly realized, instantly feeling he had a goal.

In this Universe, if one were to say who understood Dimension Worlds the best, had the most complete data, and the most precise coordinates.

There must be a name that couldn't be avoided—Other-Dimensional Camp!

Cough cough... Li Yu looked around with a Guilty Conscience. What Other-Dimensional Camp, it's the Abyss Institute.

They possessed an extremely high degree of exploration of Dimension Worlds. If Li Yu relied solely on himself, he feared he would need to spend a massive amount of time to find a suitable Dimension World.

After all, most Dimension Worlds were extremely mixed and completely useless.

"It's just that they probably won't obediently cooperate. This requires a long-term plan..." Li Yu also clearly knew that the Dimension coordinates and information data controlled by the Abyss Institute were the foundation of their existence.

Handing those things over also meant they weren't far from decline.

However, he had just become a Third-Stage Evolutionist now, so there was no rush for the time being. If it really didn't work out, he could also use planets as a substitute. It was nothing more than spending a bit more time.

(End of Chapter)