Chapter 1138

Lin An blinked slightly, and upon seeing the last message he was obviously startled.

Rule parasitism!? Blood‑drop rebirth!? Isn't that exactly the rumor I heard in my past life?

So it really is possible?

Just being able to rebirth without cracking the rule—what does that mean? Keep it hidden and not use it?

He can understand the progress of mastering electromagnetic power; at this rate he only needs to use catastrophe power each day to keep stimulating the cells, becoming proficient at making more cells generate electricity. Advancing to the Fourth Stage is no difficulty for him.

Unexpectedly, there is a special hint.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the Savior System is giving him special treatment.

A perfect one can master three rules at the Fourth Stage? That would mean crushing all Fourth‑Stage opponents!

Normally both sides clash with two rules each, but if I suddenly throw out a third, it's like a Fourth Stage fighter against a Third Stage—no one can withstand it!

He had a vague suspicion.

Lin An, combining the trait of rule parasitism, also realized something interesting.

If I forever use only two rules in battle, wouldn't that mean I'm guaranteed to rebirth? Nobody could guess the unused rule, right?

Of course, the price is also quite painful.

After suppressing his chaotic thoughts, Lin An continued to think.

Let's not think that far ahead for now.

But the problem is, what should I learn for my third rule?

One is self‑learned electromagnetic power, one is the rule of seamless transformation, and the other?

Upon realizing the huge advantage of a perfect one, Lin An felt excited and momentarily found himself at a loss.

Should I use Voidwalk conversion? Master spatial rules? Or use the Fool? Really lower the Wisdom Light Ring to turn the opponent into an idiot?

The former helps survivability and mobility, the latter..

The latter also seems pretty nice.

While pondering, Lin An couldn't decide, so he simply went straight to find Colonel Chu.

Two people considering a problem are always better than one alone.

It was still a somewhat chilly laboratory.

After taking off his rubber gloves, Chu An listened calmly to his question.

Under the bluish light, his face looked somewhat pale.

"So you're undecided about which third rule to pick, right? You personally think the Fool skill might be better, after all, that's what the Savior System gave you."

Leaning against the lab's glass, Lin An gave a slight nod.

If we talk about which of his skills is most special, there's no doubt it's the Fool, which he hardly uses anymore. After all, its damage is a bit low..

The enemies he faces either force him to reveal all his trump cards, or they're trash that can be killed with a single finger.

He's hardly ever encountered mid‑tier enemies.

Slightly lifting his glasses frame, Chu An pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly:

"Actually, there's no rush."

"Mastering any two rules lets you advance to the Fourth Stage; you have plenty of time to think."

"You've already preliminarily mastered electromagnetic power, and turning seamless transformation into a rule doesn't even require your attention—just use it."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the rule of seamless transformation should be related to defense."

"Use electromagnetic for offense, seamless for defense—you actually have no weak points. Your combat power remains impressive even after reaching the Fourth Stage."

Chu An first analyzed it for him, reassured him not to rush, then continued:

"If you really do pick another rule, I'd suggest you convert a skill instead."

"That skill might be more useful."

"What skill?"

Lin An blurted out the question instinctively; he hadn't really learned any skills, since ordinary skills he'd learned weren't stronger than his basic attack. Looking around, most of his skills came from equipment.

Chu An gave a mysterious smile, didn't beat around the bush, and spoke word by word:

"SSS‑rank skill, Death Calamity!"

"You haven't forgotten this skill, have you?"

Lin An's expression froze; he hadn't expected Chu An to mention this.

"Death Calamity… isn't for learning the electromagnetic rule using catastrophe power…"

Before he could finish, Lin An's face instantly showed a bitter smile.

Damn it, he'd been led around by his own inertial thinking.

Since obtaining Death Calamity, in the short term when he couldn't possibly use it, he'd almost forgotten the skill. Basically he only used catastrophe power to strengthen his strength and control cells. But the problem is, this skill is still a skill—it can totally be converted into a rule!

Moreover, an SSS‑rank skill couldn't possibly turn into a terrible rule, right?

With that thought, Lin An quickly began simulating.

"But if I convert Death Calamity into a rule, what would it become? Lower cost, able to unleash a large‑scale disaster ahead of time?"

"Or does it mean that wherever I go, a calamity will erupt?"

He hesitated a bit.

He isn't unwilling to use Death Calamity; it's just that this skill is either utterly useless or terrifyingly powerful—at best it can destroy a city or a nation, at worst it can annihilate the entire ecosystem. At high levels, forget punching a star to pieces—you could crack the Earth like a walnut with no problem.

This skill is fundamentally not for combat; it's for mutual annihilation!

Facing Lin An's question, Chu An gave a stiff smile:

"Who knows?"

"But I think there probably isn't any skill whose value exceeds it."

I'm just making a suggestion; you can consider it. Who knows, it might not be impossible to use as a trump card.

Sometimes, battle isn't necessarily on Earth...

Lin An frowned after hearing it, glanced at Chu An with some suspicion. He always felt that this guy had hidden meaning in his words.

Battle not on Earth?

Is this about letting myself blow up a dungeon?

However, what Chu An said is correct; there's indeed no need to rush the third rule. Anyway, it's converted by the system, and he doesn't need to learn it.

"Talent conversion! Selected: Uninterrupted!"

Following the system's instructions, Lin An said goodbye to Colonel Chu and then attempted to start converting his first rule.

Electromagnetic force still needs some time, but talent conversion can be done now.

With a strange beep from the system, Lin An then felt flashes of battle scenes in the Uninterrupted state flickering through his mind.

Just like a movie, the rapidly flashing images began to accelerate playback.

Moreover, many scenes he had never experienced also appeared.

"Beep, start conversion!"

Under waves of somewhat uncomfortable detachment, the images in Lin An's mind turned into an information torrent, continuously displaying the conditions of using Uninterrupted in various situations.

This is... the true usage of Uninterrupted being poured into me!?

His eyes gradually filled with a hint of enlightenment; half an hour later, Lin An, drenched in sweat, leaned on the chair, staring fixedly at his system information.

Only seeing on the system panel, a constantly flashing progress bar was slowly increasing.

"Uninterrupted conversion progress: 37%"

"Expected conversion rule: Eternal Body!"