Chapter 160

On the morning of the second day, Su Hao got up from bed early.

Last night, after Su Hao conducted detailed experiments on various supernatural plants, he told Huayao and the others not to work too late, then went back to rest.

After waking up in the morning, Su Hao began today's synthesis; as for what to synthesize, he had already planned it.

Originally, Su Hao had planned to synthesize these things yesterday, but because he spent yesterday making potions for Huayao and the others, he could only do it today.

Immediately, Su Hao moved his thought, took out 300 kilograms of contaminated meat from his Storage Bag, divided it equally into three 100‑kilogram portions, and used today's first Item Synthesis Technique on them.

The contaminated meat is merely a Supernatural Grade First Rank material, so the synthesis time is relatively short.

Soon after, the synthesis golden light burst into dazzling radiance, and a huge piece of meat appeared before Su Hao's eyes.

Compared to the original First Rank contaminated meat, this synthesized meat looks hardly different in appearance, only its color is somewhat more vividly red.

Moreover, the meat buds on the surface writhed faster; in just a moment, Su Hao's blanket was affected by an unknown force and contaminated into vivid red flesh.

【Second Rank Contaminated Meat】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: It has the ability to assimilate surrounding objects into contaminated meat; with sufficient energy, it can assimilate everything around into infected flesh.

……

"What a pity, no mutation occurred."

Looking at the appraisal result displayed, Su Hao shook his head with some regret.

Synthesizing the same three kinds of items yields two possible outcomes.

One is like this time, raising the Supernatural Grade by one rank.

The other is like Infinite Cells, where after synthesis the Supernatural Grade does not increase.

Yet it violently synthesizes a brand‑new item whose effect is in no way inferior to the original high‑grade item.

In Su Hao's view, this mutation‑like synthesis result is better than merely raising the Supernatural Grade.

Especially for something like contaminated meat that can undergo infinite augmentation, this is even more the case.

Anyway, there is plenty of contaminated meat, so material is no concern; synthesizing a few more times can produce stronger supernatural items.

However, since no mutation occurred, Su Hao did not dwell on it further.

Immediately he took out a drop of black liquid from his Storage Bag.

The contaminated meat has the ability to assimilate all surrounding objects into contaminated meat.

This drop of black liquid, namely the Corruption Source Fluid, has the ability to cause surrounding objects to degenerate into corruption avatars, which are under the control of the Incubation High Priest.

According to Su Hao's idea, if this drop of Corruption Source Fluid is synthesized with the contaminated meat, perhaps the resulting new item, while infecting surrounding objects into contaminated meat, could also cause some kind of mutation.

Of course, that would be the best outcome.

The new item after synthesis could also possibly turn the contaminated meat into an avatar of the Decay High Priest.

Even if it fails, it merely wastes two synthesis chances; Su Hao currently has five synthesis opportunities per day, so this trial‑and‑error cost is easily affordable for him.

"Synthesize!"

Having made up his mind, Su Hao hesitated not at all and immediately used today's second Synthesis Heart on the Second Rank contaminated meat.

Because this synthesis involved a Second Rank and a Third Rank material, the required time was longer—over half an hour passed before the golden light enveloping the two items burst into dazzling radiance, completing the synthesis; a vivid red piece of meat appeared before Su Hao's eyes.

"What's going on? This thing looks as if nothing has changed?"

Looking at the vivid red meat before him, Su Hao involuntarily furrowed his brow slightly.

After using the Synthesis Heart so many times, Su Hao still encountered this situation for the first time.

Normally, when two different items are synthesized, the result will show an obvious change in appearance.

But this time, the synthesized meat showed no change in appearance, which left Su Hao somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, even if the synthesis failed, the Corruption Source Fluid should not disappear.

"Let's appraise it."

Immediately, Su Hao stopped thinking further and used the Item Appraisal Technique on the vivid red flesh before him.

【Corrupted Meat】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: By consuming the energy of energy crystals and similar items, it can transmute all surrounding objects into corrupted flesh, strengthening its own origin and slowly raising the Supernatural Grade.

Furthermore, after transmuting surrounding objects into corrupted flesh, there is a certain probability that they will mutate into Corrupted Infected.

Corrupted Infected are controlled by the owner of the Corrupted Meat and possess part of its abilities; by consuming energy they can infect all surrounding items into corrupted flesh.

After the Corrupted Infected have caused surrounding objects to become corrupted flesh, they can likewise increase the origin of the incubating meat lump, accelerating the rise in Supernatural Grade.

The person who first inscribes this rune at the core of the Corrupted Meat (picture) can become its sole master.

……

"Holy shit!"

"It actually turned into a supernatural item with growth ability!"

Looking at the appraisal result displayed, Su Hao involuntarily widened his eyes, showing a look of shock.

He had braced himself for synthesis failure, but now seeing this, damn it, this is clearly not a failure—it's a perfect synthesis, right?

Originally, the contaminated meat could only infect surrounding objects into contaminated meat.

The effect of the Corruption Source Fluid is even more like a rib—useless, only able to transmute surrounding objects into corruption avatars controlled by the Corruption High Priest.

Yet after synthesis, the effect of the contaminated flesh remains, and it can likewise, by consuming energy, transmute all surrounding objects into corrupted flesh.

Moreover, it also gained the effect of the Corruption Source Fluid to transmute surrounding objects into avatars.

The avatars transmuted from corrupted flesh will not be controlled by the Corruption High Priest, but by the owner of the corrupted flesh.

Furthermore, Corrupted Infected also possess part of the corrupted flesh's abilities, enabling them to infect surrounding objects into corrupted flesh.

The corrupted flesh infected by Corrupted Infected can likewise obtain special energy from it, thereby raising the Supernatural Grade of the incubating blood flesh.

From a theoretical standpoint, as long as there is enough energy crystal and an infectable object, this roughly 100 kilograms of contaminated flesh can ultimately become at least a fourth‑tier supernatural item, and its volume can be infinitely expanded.

However, Su Hao did not stop there.

(End of chapter)