Chapter 114: Activate the Star Transmission Tower

"Orbital coordinates?"

Lin Qing had long studied the gene abilities of the third and fourth tiers of the Orbital Sovereign bloodline, so he naturally knew about "Orbital Coordinates," one of the three abilities of the fourth tier.

This ability resembles precision-guided technology and can also be called "Absolute Accuracy."

First, establish a coordinate; then, any object infused with his energy will accelerate toward that coordinate, as if following an invisible trajectory, like magnetic attraction.

And the distance can be extremely vast.

Meanwhile, if the "Instant Light" ability is developed, Orbital Coordinates can be combined with it.

Unfortunately, only two coordinates can be maintained at once, and each use consumes roughly half his energy.

"Good."

Lin Qing's mind instantly conjured several applications for Orbital Coordinates, and he nodded slightly in satisfaction.

He did not hesitate, immediately shifting his intent.

"Advance: Bloodline Evolution Ability—Orbital Sovereign 'Orbital Coordinates'!"

At that moment, inexplicable information flooded his mind, and he understood exactly how to cultivate and unlock this gene ability.

It required precisely twenty-five perfectly timed, naturally seamless adjustments to his own genes via the Bloodline Evolution Method.

As vast memories surfaced, Lin Qing's body trembled slightly, his blood circulating at boiling speed, and strands of pale blue luminescence danced within him.

Within the microscopic world of his cells, unprecedented transformations occurred, and his genetic material continuously altered.

In a daze, Lin Qing seemed to hear his own roar echoing across heaven and earth, and faintly saw endless skies rushing past before his eyes.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, a nonhuman coldness lingering in their depths.

A few seconds later, he blinked, and his gaze returned to normal.

"That was… residual memories buried deep in my genes?" Lin Qing realized inwardly.

This was the Bloodline Evolution Method.

Introducing the genes of a higher lifeform into one's own genome naturally brings impact from deep within the bloodline.

"Orbital Coordinates…"

At this point, he had mastered this gene ability and naturally knew how to use it.

Like a biological instinct—just as one naturally knows how to eat, excrete, or reproduce.

"What's my Gene Optimization Index?"

Lin Qing rubbed the ring on his finger, and instantly felt a slight sting on his skin; the biological detector lightly pierced him, extracting a trace of genetic material.

The next moment, a line of text appeared on his retina.

【Gene Optimization Index: 112.5%】

"Over 100%!"

Lin Qing couldn't help but smile slightly.

At this point, he no longer needed to advance the Gene Awakening Method to achieve Gene Awakening effortlessly.

This already exceeded the average for Zhi Star people.

"There are still two fourth-tier gene abilities in the Orbital Sovereign bloodline."

Lin Qing secretly anticipated, "Once I unlock the remaining two, my Gene Optimization Index will exceed 150%, and then I can begin Gene Awakening."

Although he could not benefit from Zhi Star Corporation's fourth-tier gene optimization, through the Bloodline Evolution Method and other means, he had compensated for this gap.

At least, he had narrowed the gap with Zhi Star geniuses.

"With a Gene Optimization Index of 100%, the Star Transmission Tower can now truly be activated."

Lin Qing's anticipation grew stronger.

Although he still had one advance opportunity left, he did not rush to use it—he would first see what benefits the Star Transmission Tower offered before deciding.

After all, the other two gene abilities, "Celestial Wings" and "Hypermatter," were both fourth-tier; the former was a core ability, so the next ability he unlocked would inevitably be the latter.

He had already studied Hypermatter and could compare them directly.

"Let's try now."

Lin Qing immediately activated the mysterious energy, sinking his intent into the seven-tiered treasure tower hidden within his body.

The next moment—

The seven-tiered treasure tower fused into his body suddenly erupted in seven-colored light; the glow shifted slightly, then shot directly into Lin Qing's mind.

"Hm?" A puzzled voice echoed in his mind: "Your Gene Optimization Index is over 100%?"

At the same time, Lin Qing felt his consciousness rapidly plummeting, sucked into the treasure tower.

……

Before him was a world filled with endless, boundless white mist.

A blurred figure swiftly solidified into Lin Qing's own form, clad in the simplest plain white robe.

"This is…"

Lin Qing stared around in surprise, sensing his body, "A virtual consciousness world? Or something else?"

But his body felt identical to the real world, as if he were truly present.

It was said that Zhi Star Corporation possessed virtual reality devices with near-100% realism, greatly aiding cultivation and learning.

Lin Qing surveyed his surroundings, carefully noticing that ahead, amid the drifting mist, lay a narrow path.

"Master."

Suddenly, a beam of white light landed before him, forming a beautiful little girl resembling an angel—clearly Wu San's face, Chen Guang.

Lin Qing exhaled slightly and asked, "Is this the Star Transmission Tower?"

Chen Guang nodded slightly and said, "Yes. This is the training space of the Star Transmission Tower—a virtual consciousness world with realism approaching 100%."

"Can Zhi Star Corporation do the same?" Lin Qing asked.

"Correct, but virtual reality technology is not rare for cosmic civilizations to begin with."

Chen Guang said, "The Star-Transmitting Pagoda is precious solely because it is a treasure used by a certain high-level civilization of the universe to cultivate candidates for divine offices. What is truly precious is the cultivation model. Many geniuses among the Wisdom Star People also long to obtain a Star-Transmitting Pagoda."

Lin Qing nodded in sudden understanding.

Chen Guang spoke softly, "Only after you enter the Star-Transmitting Pagoda will you truly begin to master it. From now on, I can appear in reality, though only you, Master, will be able to see me. Do you need to reset me, your guide?"

At this moment, Lin Qing could also feel that he could indeed command Chen Guang, this intelligent life form attached to the Star-Transmitting Pagoda, to initialize her at any time; it was merely a thought away.

"No need."

Lin Qing shook his head and said, "Let me first understand what benefits the trial space of the Star-Transmitting Pagoda actually offers."

Chen Guang nodded slightly, pointed her finger at the faintly visible path deep within the mist, and said, "Master, please walk forward."

Lin Qing walked along the path for a while and discovered a huge stone gate ahead. No one knew how massive it was; the ancient and magnificent door was tightly closed, standing within this world.

Two huge characters were visible on the door.

【Genetic】

"Chinese characters?" Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly.

"The Star-Transmitting Pagoda has automatically adjusted itself according to the Master's civilization and native language. Units such as time, length, and weight have also been converted."

Chen Guang explained, "Currently, only your genetic aspect meets the standard, just satisfying the minimum requirement for the Star-Transmitting Pagoda's cultivation. Therefore, you can only see this Genetic Gate now; your telekinesis and authority are still not up to standard."

"Oh?" Lin Qing nodded in sudden understanding.

"Master, you can try pushing the door," Chen Guang said. "This also counts as the first trial. Only by pushing these two doors open can you truly access the trials within."

Lin Qing stepped forward and tried pushing, but the giant stone gate did not move an inch.

He took a deep breath, activated the Free Body Combat Technique, and at the same time, a cyan light burst forth from his pupils. His muscles swelled rapidly, and his strength erupted completely.

With his strength at this moment, even an object weighing hundreds of tons would be pushed aside by him!

But these two stone doors only slowly moved inward by more than ten centimeters before stopping, revealing merely a narrow crack.

The more he pushed inward, the more difficult it became.

"Master, being able to push open a crack is already quite good. It is estimated that once your strength reaches about eleven times its current level, you will truly succeed," Chen Guang analyzed.

"Eleven times?"

Lin Qing was stunned. "Then I must at least wait until after genetic awakening to succeed, right?"

"That is correct," Chen Guang nodded slightly. "These candidates for divine offices must, after genetic awakening, reach the level of genetic recombination to be capable of the role."

"Before pushing the door, are there no other benefits?" Lin Qing asked.

"Yes," Chen Guang said. "Master, you can try infusing the energy within your body into these two doors."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing stepped forward and did as instructed. Immediately, a large amount of text and relief-like patterns began to appear on the two stone doors.

"This is..." Lin Qing looked closely and could not help but be stunned.

On these two stone doors, the cultivation methods for two Combat Techniques had clearly appeared.

《Six Movements of the Sinking Star》

《Endless Sky Spikes》

The 《Six Movements of the Sinking Star》 Combat Technique is a technique focused on strength and defense.

The 《Endless Sky Spikes》 Combat Technique, on the other hand, is a technique utilizing thrown attacks for killing.

Chen Guang looked up at these Combat Techniques and said, "These are the Combat Techniques most suitable for you, selected by the Star-Transmitting Pagoda based on your genetics, Combat Techniques, personal strengths, compatibility, and so on."

"Most suitable for me?" Lin Qing thought carefully and seemed to agree that it was indeed correct.

His current weakness was actually defense; he could only rely on the defense of the Free Body, yet the Free Body's greatest strength was actually its unbound, free movement technique.

At the same time, he also needed sufficiently strong killing power to cooperate with Flash Light, and the 《Six Movements of the Sinking Star》 was indeed very suitable, making up for his shortcomings.

And the 《Endless Sky Spikes》, belonging to long-range thrown killing, was perfectly suited for the 'Sky Orbit Coordinate' genetic ability.

Even the Superpower Substance could pair perfectly with the 《Endless Sky Spikes》.

Thinking this way, these two Combat Techniques were truly very suitable for his situation, making up for shortcomings while simultaneously strengthening strengths.

"These two Combat Techniques, like the Free Body, belong to basic Combat Techniques."

Chen Guang, standing nearby, said, "Although there is no simplified breakdown version, since the Star-Transmitting Pagoda deems these Combat Techniques suitable for the Master, the Master should have hope of successfully cultivating them."

Lin Qing nodded slightly. "I will try my best."

The Free Body is not good at killing, its defense can only be considered average, and the life-saving method of becoming a statue by combining hardness and softness also has major flaws.

The Free Body mainly has advantages in transformation and movement techniques.

If he could learn these two Combat Techniques that pair with genetic abilities, his strength would definitely increase greatly.

"After the Master pushes the door open, these two Combat Techniques will surely have subsequent, higher-level 'Primordial Combat Techniques'. Therefore, this is not only a benefit given by the Star-Transmitting Pagoda, but also a hidden trial."

Chen Guang said, "Moreover, the Star-Transmitting Pagoda cultivates the Master towards the most suitable Starry Sky Divine Office direction. Divine Offices all have various strict requirements. As long as one can meet the Star-Transmitting Pagoda's trials, one will surely succeed in taking office in the future."

She paused and said, "Of course, the Combat Techniques taught by the Star-Transmitting Pagoda must never be revealed to others; otherwise, the Star-Transmitting Pagoda will automatically release its master recognition."

Lin Qing hummed and asked, "The higher-level ones are 'Primordial Combat Techniques'?"

"Yes."

Chen Guang nodded and said, "The Free Body, Divine Transformation, Six Movements of the Sinking Star, and so on all belong to basic Combat Techniques, suitable for those with genetic awakening to cultivate. The higher-level Primordial Combat Techniques are generally cultivated by Primordial Beings, though those at the genetic recombination level also have a sliver of hope to succeed."

"Is the 《Unyielding Body of the Stars》, ranked in the top three of the Chaoyang Martial Arts Hall, also a Primordial Combat Technique?" Lin Qing could not help but ask.

"Yes," Chen Guang nodded. "However, the Unyielding Body of the Stars is also a very powerful one among the Primordial Combat Techniques. The Master has talent in the Free Body Combat Technique, so if there is an opportunity in the future, you must learn the Unyielding Body of the Stars."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

He did not even know yet how to learn this legendary Combat Technique.

However, since there is only a sliver of hope to learn it at the genetic recombination level, he was not in a hurry.

"These two Combat Techniques..."

Lin Qing examined the two Combat Techniques on the two stone doors, thought for a while, and decided to learn the 《Endless Sky Spikes》 first.

"Endless Heaven's Edge" is perfectly suited to complement the gene abilities of the Sky-Track Monarch bloodline.

"I wonder when I'll finally be able to enter the path..."

Lin Qing was uncertain himself; he could only learn it first and see.

Although the Star-Transmitting Tower had selected a combat technique suitable for him, starting from scratch without a simplified, decomposed version to assist naturally made the difficulty much higher.

He could only proceed slowly.

Immediately, Lin Qing gazed at the reliefs on the doors; after a moment, the spiritual imagery contained within the reliefs manifested as a visualization diagram in his mind.

Surprisingly, the spiritual imagery and clarity of this visualization diagram were countless times greater than when he first learned the original "Free Body," and the difficulty of entry was far lower.

"If it's just about entering the path, it shouldn't be as difficult as I imagined." Lin Qing couldn't help but feel some joy.

"Master, this is, after all, the Star-Transmitting Tower," Chen Guang said. "In terms of learning combat techniques, this is the condition available to geniuses of the Wisdom Star People."

"Very good."

Lin Qing revealed a smile of satisfaction.

Having finished learning the combat technique, he looked left and right; seeing no need to stay longer, he said, "I will leave the Star-Transmitting Tower space first."

"Yes," Chen Guang nodded.

After his consciousness returned, Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes and found he had returned to the cultivation room of the apartment.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

No wonder the Star-Transmitting Tower was so important; although what was learned could not be shared externally, its effect on the individual was unparalleled.

"'Endless Heaven's Edge' cannot be entered for now; I should advance the gene abilities first."

"Continue."

Lin Qing picked up a dose of energy stabilizer, injected it, then absorbed another portion of energy from the Second Source, and finally circulated the Star-Forging Art to continue cultivating the bloodline evolution method.

After excavating one gene ability, one could attempt to excavate a second.

However, if the bloodline concentration was insufficient, the probability of excavation would decrease by more than tenfold.

For him, advancing had nothing to do with probability.

One hour later.

Lin Qing sensed the tip of an iceberg of another gene ability once more.

He didn't need to look at the Entropy-Reverser's panel to know it must be the fourth-level gene ability, "Super-Energy Matter."

"Order."

"Advance: Bloodline Evolution Ability — Sky-Track Monarch 'Super-Energy Matter'!"

(End of this chapter)