Chapter 10: Bloodline Enhancement!
As Jiang Zhe visualized the incomplete three-point star map undergoing its metamorphosis, somewhere approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth—
A colossal star cluster… the Martial Immortal Constellation… was being awakened!
The feedback Jiang Zhe received from visualizing the star map didn't originate from that constellation.
In fact, it would be more accurate to say that the Martial Immortal Constellation benefited from Jiang Zhe's light. By being exposed to the aura of the Supreme Martial Immortal, it was awakened from its slumber, reborn with a spark of spiritual awareness, and began undergoing an extraordinary transformation.
"In my past life, I heard of genetic diseases that could torment people to the brink of death. But now, my genetic code is being rewritten, and I feel no pain whatsoever. On the contrary, it actually feels… good. Like soaking in a hot spring, there's this… surging sensation in my blood."
While maintaining part of his consciousness focused on the visualization, Jiang Zhe found himself making a strange analogy.
"And there's also this bizarre sensation… as if my body is disintegrating into a stream of particles, then recombining at a microscopic level."
After murmuring to himself, Jiang Zhe closed his eyes again, fully immersing himself in the visualization of the incomplete star map.
Roughly two hours passed.
The complex genetic encoding process was finally complete. Jiang Zhe had undergone a complete transformation—his very essence had changed.
Genetic coding is similar to binary programming in computers, except it's quaternary in nature.
It holds information density a million times greater than a computer. By altering the sequences and arrangements of genetic code, one can express entirely different traits—height, weight, personality, intelligence…
When genetic encoding changes, hereditary information changes, and naturally, the entire person changes accordingly.
Jiang Zhe's physique was now perfectly aligned with the golden ratio. His features were handsome and striking, his muscles well-defined like they'd been chiseled from stone. His entire form exuded a powerful aesthetic, like a divine sculpture—an irreplaceable masterpiece crafted by the heavens.
Of course, Jiang Zhe's current transformation was only surface-level.
He still needed to continue his metamorphosis.
Only after condensing three stellar points and completing the first stage of the Blueprint of Life would he truly become a new species, perfected inside and out.
A luminous star had taken shape deep within his mind.
Naturally, this was on a fantastical level—a creation of imagination. Like Schrödinger's cat, Jiang Zhe's star was in a state of uncertain existence. Even if you cracked open his skull right now, you wouldn't find any trace of it on the physical plane.
"The first step is complete!"
Feeling the results of his transformation, Jiang Zhe was excited, though some concerns crept into his mind.
Sigh… next time won't be this easy.
My original genes were already at the 1x level, so I had a strong foundation. Transforming into a different form of 1x genetic life was naturally much easier.
It's like tearing down an old house and rebuilding it using the same materials.
But condensing the second star? That's like collecting entirely new bricks, stones, and timber to build an extension. The difficulty increases exponentially.
Luckily, I'm still young. I don't need that much "fuel" yet. If I wait until I'm a Realm Lord to cultivate the Blueprint of Life… I can't even imagine how terrifying the consumption would be.
Jiang Zhe smiled wryly, recalling how Luo Feng, when cultivating the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex, once suffered similar headaches.
When Luo Feng's Earthling body failed in cultivation, it turned to ash and could be revived at minimal energy cost.
But when the Golden-Horned Beast failed and died, the energy needed to reconstruct its body was so immense it nearly made Luo Feng pass out on the spot.
Fortunately, he discovered a workaround—recycling the ashes to compensate for the energy loss, a brilliant solution via the law of conservation of energy.
Although I'm still a 1x genetic lifeform, I'm no longer the same as before. Based on the universe's classification of human bloodlines, I've reached the first tier. A person with my bloodline can reach Domain Lord level just by reaching adulthood… and mind you, 'adulthood' in the universe doesn't mean turning eighteen.
Domain Lords live for 100 epochs—that's a million years. How could someone mature in just twenty years?
But here's a question: What's the genetic level of those Manka Star people? Reaching Domain Lord upon adulthood… even the Skywolf clan of the demon race, with 6x genetic code, only reach Domain Lord level in adulthood.
Jiang Zhe scratched his head, recalling this minor plot inconsistency from the original novel.
Still, one thing's certain: the Manka Star people definitely aren't higher than the Skywolf clan in genetic level.
…
Leaving his inner world, Jiang Zhe sat on the couch, lying flat with palms and soles facing upward—classic "five hearts to the sky" meditation pose—as he began practicing with his newly awakened gene-origin energy.
And just like that, he couldn't stop.
Because—it felt incredible!
In the past, cultivating required effort to guide universal energy. The energy itself behaved like an aloof goddess, completely ignoring his "ordinary" physical form.
But now, after his bloodline evolved, the ugly duckling had become a swan—and the universal energy turned into a lovestruck puppy, swarming toward him.
The roles had been completely reversed.
That first cultivation session after the transformation lasted from morning until nightfall—over seven hours—before his cells finally reached near-saturation.
And that was without using any guiding techniques!
"Having a high-level bloodline really lets you do whatever you want!" Jiang Zhe couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
But doubts soon crept in. "With my current condition… would Earth's guiding techniques even work on me anymore?"
I'll bug Second Brother about it tomorrow. I've got nothing new to learn lately—he should pass the guiding method to me. I also need to choose a core technique and decide on my main combat weapon soon."
That's right. Jiang Zhe had temporarily decided to walk the path of a warrior.
What?
He's also a spiritual force user?
That's just a title. The real function of a spiritual force awakening is to boost one's physical attributes, giving them a leg up on their peers in the early stages—great for bullying weaklings.
But it's also a pay-to-win class—you need quality psychic weapons, matching secret arts, and more to bring out its full potential.
On Earth, if you're not under the Winged Ink Star Gate's wing, can you even play a spiritual force user properly?
As it stands, Earth's spiritual force users are just people controlling flying knives for sneak attacks. What's even worth learning from that?
With a flick of thought, six gel pens from a pen holder floated into the air. Their tips pointed downward and shot toward the rosewood desk at high speed.
A flurry of crisp impacts rang out, and components scattered in all directions.
Yet, none of the fragments got far—they were all tightly restrained by an invisible force, frozen in midair, including even the tiniest drops of black ink.
Jiang Zhe directed them neatly into the trash can using nothing but his mind.
"Sixfold mental amplitude!"
"That means I can control six flying knives at full strength simultaneously."
"To have such mastery at the very start… Part of it is because of my special circumstances—I was fully conscious when Earth transformed me, so I gained a very clear understanding of soul-related fundamentals. But more importantly, the divine crystal helped modify not just my soul, but my deeper true-spirit essence."
"So there's no rush for me to dive into spiritual cultivation. Illusionist or Controller… I'll decide between them when the time is right."
Having charted out his long-term path as a spiritual force user, Jiang Zhe turned his attention back to the present.
"Improve genetic level. Boost strength amplitude. Cultivate to planetary level. These are the three most important tasks right now."
"Well… maybe not the third one. Those who know, know."
"So my main focus will be provoking fights and refining my power techniques. I have to head into the wilderness zones..."
Just thinking about power techniques gave Jiang Zhe a headache.
"Earth's martial path has gone astray. And I don't have the money to buy high-end universal techniques. Keep in mind—even most Realm Lords can't achieve a hundredfold power amplification."
"I'll have to find a way to squeeze some benefits out of the beginner's package from Babata."
"Then again… with my cheat, I don't need to ruin Luo Feng's opportunities. At the very least, I'm not touching that soul imprint of inheritance."
"More importantly, I carry secrets of my own—teaming up with Babata wouldn't be wise."
"So for now, I'll just keep experimenting. Taking a wrong path is still better than standing still. Once I gain access to true universal techniques, I'll analyze their principles, refine my methods, correct the errors, and push my skills to higher levels."
"With my level of insight, that's not an unrealistic goal."
"Even someone like Moro, a so-called ordinary genius, managed it—so why can't I?"
"Besides, both of us belong to the Xingyi (Form-Intent) lineage."
Damn… it's over. I got too absorbed polishing this long chapter and missed the final submission time.
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Guys, toss me a couple of monthly votes, maybe some investment too—cheer me up, please.
( End of the chapter )