Chapter 136: Great Evolution!
With the complete collapse of the Hero Association and its dwindling popularity compared to the Hero League, investors saw no reason to continue pouring money into it. They chose to cut their losses and abandon further investments.
As a result, most heroes found themselves unemployed and had no choice but to take the Hero League's entrance exam to become superheroes.
However, the Hero League's screening process was far stricter than that of the Hero Association.
Because of this, Terrible Tornado found herself with nothing to do, stuck at home with an unexpected amount of free time.
For once, she had a rare break from her usual busy schedule. Yet, instead of enjoying it, she had no idea how to spend her time.
"So annoying… I guess I should just go out and hunt some monsters!"
Terrible Tornado was uncomfortable with this sense of being unnecessary. However, she also didn't want to lower herself by applying to the Hero League to become a superhero.
After all, the Hero Association had sought her out in the first place. If the Hero League wanted her, they should do the same.
Meanwhile, Chang Wei's Invisible Killer carefully landed on Terrible Tornado. From the sheer scale of her psychic power, it seemed like she hadn't developed her abilities on a microscopic level. Or perhaps it was simply too difficult to refine her control at that scale. After all, her current strength already made her an unstoppable force, so she likely never felt the need to.
That said, she had once compressed the controller inside Hell Blizzard's body into a fine needle and forced it out through her flesh, which did injure Blizzard slightly. That level of precision was only passable at best.
If it were Chang Wei, he could have compressed the controller into microscopic particles small enough to exit through the pores without causing any harm. He wouldn't even need to remove them himself—her body's natural metabolism would expel them over time.
Still, it was possible that Terrible Tornado maintained a psychic barrier around herself at all times. Her perception was also terrifyingly sharp—she had managed to bypass Psykos' numerous psychic transfer devices and locate her true body underground.
It was hard to say whether she would detect the Invisible Killer.
From thousands of miles away, Chang Wei remotely controlled the Invisible Killer to obtain Terrible Tornado's genetic material. After that, he simply left.
He only took the time to interact with characters that interested him, like Seras. Otherwise, he couldn't be bothered—once he got what he wanted, he left without a second thought.
In a way, this made him relatively harmless.
"I wonder how Tornado's genes compare to Geryuganshoop, that octopus alien…"
Chang Wei was intrigued. When the Divine Light Virus absorbed Geryuganshoop's genes, it pushed the T-Virus to unprecedented heights. Then, under the system's power, the Divine Light Virus replicated the T-Virus' principles and structure. It couldn't directly consume the T-Virus, but it could recreate it through an entirely different evolutionary path!
This utterly mind-boggling mechanism made Chang Wei realize just how terrifying the Divine Light Virus was at its core. Given enough time, it could devour and absorb anything. The only difference was that the system could accelerate its evolution, eliminating the need for billions of years.
Now that he had acquired Tornado's genes, Chang Wei hesitated briefly before allowing the Divine Light Virus to absorb and assimilate all other viruses.
The Super Virus System had two evolutionary paths:
1. Unifying all viruses—dominating them and becoming the Virus King.
2. Focusing on a single virus—constantly integrating others to refine a singular, perfect, ultimate virus.
Chang Wei had initially chosen the first path, believing that no single virus could ever be truly perfect. A diverse arsenal of viruses seemed like the best approach.
However, the Divine Light Virus, after evolving from the Blacklight Virus, made him reconsider. The system allowed him to freely switch evolutionary paths at any time.
Once given permission, the Divine Light Virus instantly established absolute dominance within Chang Wei's body, assimilating every other virus in an instant. The evolved T-Virus, G-Virus, Progenitor Virus, and even the Stand Virus were all absorbed.
Tornado's genes triggered another wave of evolution in the Divine Light Virus, though it wasn't as dramatic as the changes caused by the viruses it consumed.
The Resident Evil series' viruses had a relatively mild effect on the Divine Light Virus. However, the Stand Virus sent it into a frenzy.
This mysterious virus from the JoJo universe was something entirely new to the Divine Light Virus, sparking an unprecedented reaction.
Chang Wei pondered whether he should let the Divine Light Virus assimilate the Stand Virus. Its potential was absurdly vast—even its derivatives could affect parallel universes and the entire cosmos. In terms of potential, the Stand Virus had a floor at planetary destruction and a ceiling at beyond-single-universe scale.
Of course, this referred to its abilities rather than raw destructive power.
It was only natural that the Divine Light Virus would react this way. At its current stage, it might not even be on par with the Stand Virus. Even the Jenova Virus fell short in comparison.
Then, Heaven's Forge began to transform. Chang Wei watched closely.
Heaven's Forge's body split open, revealing a being inside—an "angel."
A pure energy construct with a radiant glow, it had a halo floating above its head, a pair of luminous wings, and multiple overlapping rings of light behind it.
The split-open Heaven's Forge remained connected to the angel, almost as if it had become its arms and legs.
This fusion created a bizarre yet holy-looking entity—something that might not even qualify as a Stand anymore.
After all, the Stand Virus had already been devoured by the Divine Light Virus, which was still digesting it. It was hard to say how long this process would take, and Chang Wei didn't have enough Gene Points to accelerate it.
Still, Tornado's genes gave him a pleasant surprise—they had significantly boosted his psychic power.
"But now, my body strength can't seem to keep up with my mental strength…"
Chang Wei reflected on this issue. His physical body was already incredibly strong, but compared to his current psychic and mental power, it was like comparing Yakumo Kurama's psychic abilities to an average Jonin's physical prowess.
There was simply no comparison.
This was despite the fact that his body had been shaped through Ultimate Breathing Techniques, Ultimate Lifeform Evolution, the Divine Light Virus, and countless powerful genetic templates from Dragon-level monsters. He had even used Ultimate Steroid Evolution Elixirs to enhance himself.
Not to mention, he had already adapted during his battle with Boros. The sheer scale of his current mental power was evident from that fight alone.
Yet, his improvements had only manifested in the macro realm—his micro-level control had barely progressed.
"…Forget it. I've got Meteoric Burst for close combat, and I can rely on psychic power most of the time. Much more elegant and stylish."
Chang Wei had too many trump cards, and some were already becoming obsolete.
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