Chapter 539: The New Human Project

"Right now, perhaps it doesn't count as perfect in the true sense, but one day, the God Lord will succeed." The Underworld Envoy's face was ferocious; suddenly, he opened his mouth wide, and an extremely long tongue extended from it.

His tongue was like a sharp arrow, shot out without any warning.

Chen Yu flashed aside, and with a *thwack*, the tongue pierced into the wall behind Chen Yu.

At the same time, the mucus on the tongue dripped onto the ground; *hiss*, a puff of green smoke rose up—his tongue actually possessed extremely strong corrosive properties.

Chen Yu was furious. How many more secrets did this neither-human-nor-ghost monster have on him? He kicked the Underworld Envoy flying, then grabbed with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his hand; with a ring of the sword, he was about to mince the Underworld Envoy into pieces.

The Underworld Envoy suddenly surged up, let out a roar, then crossed his arms and violently threw them open.

An extremely strong Mental Power formed a storm, whistling toward Chen Yu.

*Bang*... Chen Yu thrust out with Lichen in his hand; *whoosh*, that wall of storm was pierced through by Chen Yu's sword, and the Underworld Envoy flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

But he rolled and rose from the ground, using the momentum of Chen Yu's sword to quickly disappear into the night.

Chen Yu retracted Lichen and chased after him. This grandson hadn't caused him trouble for the first time; he had to be eliminated.

In an abandoned factory in the suburbs, Zhou Cheng'en sat on the ground in pain. His aging had accelerated, but the Gene Extraction Fluid had run out, so now he could only struggle to hold on.

With a *bang*, the factory door was pushed open, and the blood-covered black-robed Underworld Envoy stumbled in.

"Underworld Envoy..." Zhou Cheng'en lunged forward as if he had seen a savior, but when he saw the Underworld Envoy's true face after his hat was lost, he was so scared he involuntarily retreated two steps.

The Underworld Envoy's appearance was too terrifying, like a monster fused together, making him afraid to get close.

"You are afraid of me?" After panting violently for a long time, the Underworld Envoy finally raised his head. His pupils were very thin and yellow, just like those venomous, cold-blooded animals.

"No, no, I'm not." Zhou Cheng'en swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty, "Underworld Envoy, are you alright?"

"Chen Yu is indeed powerful. His sword destroyed my Regeneration system, and now my body has begun to fall into disorder." The Underworld Envoy took a deep breath: "My injuries can no longer heal; I must go back to repair them as soon as possible."

"Then... me, what about me?" Zhou Cheng'en asked, stuttering slightly.

"You?" The Underworld Envoy turned his head to look at Zhou Cheng'en, and suddenly, he laughed: "To the God Lord, you are nothing more than one of countless experimental subjects. Now that your Gene Rebirth has a substitute, you are of no use."

"No, no, I am the God Lord's most loyal subordinate. I served him for over a decade; I was the one taking care of him before the God Lord left the Huaxia Research Institute." Zhou Cheng'en was scared out of his wits and retreated repeatedly.

"Pity, you're useless now." The Underworld Envoy smiled and said: "Now I need to take the records in your genes for the God Lord's research. You have lived in vain for 8 years; it is time to go."

"No, no, no, don't." Zhou Cheng'en looked terrified, retreating non-stop.

In fact, the older people are, the more they fear death when their end approaches. Zhou Cheng'en was like that now; he instinctively wanted to live a few more days.

But the Underworld Envoy no longer gave him a chance; he punched Zhou Cheng'en in the chest.

Zhou Cheng'en spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and collapsed onto the ground.

A ferocious grin appeared on the Underworld Envoy's terrifying face. He reached out his hand, forcefully plunged it into Zhou Cheng'en's chest, and then grabbed inside his body to retrieve a small instrument.

"In the name of the new humanity, I thank you for your contribution to the new life." The Underworld Envoy crossed his hands over his chest, slowly bowed to perform a strange ritual, then stood up and quickly left.

Just after the Underworld Envoy left, Chen Yu chased up from behind, but the Underworld Envoy had already disappeared, and Zhou Cheng'en was already at his last gasp.

Chen Yu leaned down, checked Zhou Cheng'en's breath, then took out Silver Needles and plunged sixteen of them in at once.

A glimmer of light suddenly surged into Zhou Cheng'en's eyes. Chen Yu's sixteen needles stimulated all his potential, but his body was already too frail; even with Chen Yu using all his strength, there wasn't much potential left to stimulate.

Chen Yu grabbed with his right hand, and a Talisman Paper appeared in his hand. He crossed his hands, changed several finger seals, and finally, with a clear shout, slammed the Talisman Paper in his hand onto Zhou Cheng'en's chest.

The Nine Heavens Life-Fighting Talisman, fighting for life against Heaven, can make the consciousness of a dying person temporarily clear.

Zhou Cheng'en's eyes shone with brilliance. He let out a strange roar from his throat, then opened his eyes wide and suddenly sat up.

"Tell me, what happened back then?" Chen Yu shouted.

"Chen Yu..." Zhou Cheng'en grabbed Chen Yu's clothes tightly: "Your maternal grandfather... He Tiansheng, your grandfather, Chen Tianming..."

"He Tiansheng is the current God Lord. Back then, his research touched upon human ethics and morality and had anti-human tendencies, so it was stopped by the authorities." Zhou Cheng'en held on, wanting to tell Chen Yu everything he knew.

"From then on, he faked his death to escape Shengjing and transformed into the God Lord. His whole life, he has been dedicated to biotechnology and gene research. He believes that through research, genes can be recombined; as long as the genes of some long-lived, highly regenerative creatures are compatible with the human body, humans can become perfect."

"He feels that as long as the code of life is cracked, humans can become a perfect species with long lifespans, high physical strength, and the ability to quickly recover from their own wounds."

"Your grandfather... Chen Tianming is a Dharma Cultivator." Zhou Cheng'en's breathing suddenly became rapid; the Dao power of that Nine Heavens Life-Fighting Talisman was almost exhausted.

Chen Yu grabbed with his right hand, and another Talisman Paper was slapped out. Zhou Cheng'en's body paused, and he continued: "He is dedicated to cultivation. He firmly believes that the world is divided into Heaven and Earth, and the Dao has Yin and Yang. Through Dharma Cultivation, one can defy Heaven and change fate, allowing a person's destiny to change completely."

"Get to the point," Chen Yu roared.

"When you were born, both of them were shocked, because in He Tiansheng's view, your genes were excellent and your body was perfect. In you, his lifelong dream could be realized: gene fusion to become a perfect new human."

"And your grandfather firmly believed that you possessed the Heavenly Mandate fate. If the Wuji Yin-Yang Theory were used to defy Heaven and change fate, reversing your life mechanism, it could cause you to sprout a brand-new fate, namely, the Purple Star Emperor Fate."

"Purple Star Emperor Fate." Chen Yu's pupils constricted. When he was guarding Xinyu, he had met an Underworld Yin Official.

That Yin Official had mentioned this fate, but even with Chen Yu's erudition, he had never heard of what the Purple Star Emperor Fate was. At the time, he thought the Yin Official was talking nonsense, so he didn't pay attention.

But he never expected these words to be spoken again from Zhou Cheng'en's mouth.