Chapter 624 - 358: Absorbing a God-Level Extract, Divine Grace of Evolution Upgrades

He was stronger now than he’d been back then, yet Su Ze was still even stronger!

’I paid a steep price for this power. What gives you the right...?’ Feng Bqing seethed with resentment.

"We meet again," Su Ze said with a smile. With a light wave of his hand, the gravity eased, allowing Feng Bqing to get to his feet.

He reached out to pat Feng Bqing’s shoulder, but then he noticed the leaves covering the other man’s body, each with the texture of skin. He drew his hand back and said,

"You know, you don’t have to hate me. Look on the bright side. Isn’t your current situation pretty good?

"You used to be nothing but vermin, and now you’re a Tree-man. Which is better, vermin or a Tree-man? Hard to say, right?

"Besides, if I hadn’t turned you into this, would you be a Supreme now? Who knows, you might’ve ended up as cannon fodder long ago in the war between the Filth Earth Organization and Lin Hua Country."

Though he was loath to admit it, upon reflection, Feng Bqing realized that Su Ze actually had a point.

If Su Ze hadn’t screwed him over and turned him into this freakish thing, he’d probably still be at the Overlord tier and might very well have died in the war.

Moreover, this had effectively opened up a new path for him.

Many Defilers in the Filth Earth Organization hadn’t become so willingly. They were forced or deceived into absorbing their first vial of human extract.

Once they absorbed the extract of their own kind, there was no turning back; they had to follow that dark path to the end.

The same was true for Feng Bqing.

But now he had another option. He could continue on the path of evolution without having to absorb the extract of his own kind.

And as things stood, if he ignored the side effects of no longer looking human and his occasional bouts of madness, he was actually quite satisfied with his current condition.

His combat power was greater, and his evolution speed was faster.

Of course, Feng Bqing wasn’t about to thank Su Ze for this. If he hadn’t been so damn lucky, Su Ze would have gotten him killed long ago.

"What do you want?" Feng Bqing asked after a moment’s deliberation.

He knew Su Ze must have a reason for seeking him out. If it were just for revenge, he would have made his move long ago.

"I’m about to leave Blue Star. I plan to take you with me and hand you over to some evolutionary scientists for study. If you cooperate, maybe they can even cure that madness of yours."

"A nice way of putting it. You just want to use me as a guinea pig."

"No. Guinea pigs are cheap. If one dies, you just get another. But you... you’re one of a kind. So you don’t have to worry about your safety."

"Do I have a choice?"

"Of course not."

Feng Bqing fell silent.

Su Ze didn’t waste any pleasantries on him. He hauled Feng Bqing aboard the Magic Cube, found a room, and locked him inside.

...

When Su Ze returned to Lin Hua Continent, he was met with a string of good news.

First, the Pope had successfully eliminated his doppelgangers and returned to Lin Hua Continent. He was now waiting for Su Ze in Dongli.

Next, Chen Suifeng had successfully completed his sixth evolution, ascending to the Legendary rank!

All the resources Su Ze had poured into him hadn’t gone to waste.

Now that Su Ze was leaving, Lin Hua Continent would finally have a Legendary-rank expert watching over it. Only with Legendary-level strength could Chen Suifeng truly secure his position as the master of Lin Hua Continent.

Furthermore, after many days of screening and review, the thirty thousand people who would accompany Su Ze off of Blue Star had been finalized.

These thirty thousand individuals had all undergone rigorous background checks, confirming that their families had been clean for the past three generations to prevent any "traitors to their people" from infiltrating the group.

They had also all undergone physical examinations to ensure none were hosts to parasites or under anyone’s control.

Most of the thirty thousand spots were given to talented and promising young people, as well as experts with specialized skills in various fields.

This included evolutionary scientists, top professionals from every industry, and, of course, their families.

The families of various leaders were naturally included as well. Several of Dongli’s Guardian Gods had arranged spots for their own relatives, which was understandable. Besides, their descendants were often exceptionally talented individuals in their own right.

Of these thirty thousand spots, Dongli’s ten thousand were a given. As for the twenty thousand Su Ze left for Chen Suifeng, aside from a small number allocated to the Great Desert Kingdom, the rest were distributed within Lin Hua Country.

As for Luofan Country, Mu Country, and Ancient An Country, they didn’t receive a single spot.

Thirty thousand spots were far too few. Lin Hua Country didn’t even have enough for its own people, so it was impossible to allocate any to those three nations.

The Great Desert Kingdom only received some spots because it had allied itself with the Blue Star Party early on.

Su Ze went to see Chen Suifeng to congratulate him on his ascension to the Legendary rank. They agreed that Su Ze would set off for Zexing in two days.

In those two days, they needed to arrange for the thirty thousand people to board the spaceships.

Su Ze left the Emerald Spaceship with Chen Suifeng, tasking him with organizing the boarding of the twenty thousand people from Lin Hua Country and the Great Desert Kingdom first.

Although the Emerald Spaceship was physically smaller than the Magic Cube, its interior had been fitted with various upgrades that expanded its capacity. As a result, it could hold even more people.

Meanwhile, Su Ze returned to Dongli to organize the boarding of its ten thousand people and make his final farewells.

He left a portion of his high-level resources, such as Bloodline Crystals and Wondrous Items, for Chen Suifeng and Gu Chengguang.

The Wondrous Items he had once used, such as the Wind-Rolling Grass and the Bathed in Fire Feathers, had gradually lost their effectiveness as his own power grew, so he simply left them all behind.

Aside from two God-tier Wondrous Items, he only kept for himself the Tier Six Wondrous Item, the Weapon Seed, and the Tier Five Wondrous Item: Flower of Desperate Struggle.

In truth, the Weapon Seed and the Flower of Desperate Struggle were also starting to fall behind his level of power, but both Wondrous Items had the potential to grow.

This was especially true for the Weapon Seed. It absorbed a massive amount of energy every time Su Ze killed an enemy and was now just a step away from upgrading to Tier Seven.

On his last day, Su Ze didn’t go anywhere, spending the entire day in his villa at Dongli University.

He checked the date: January 25, 1002 of the Evolution Calendar.

It had been over a year since he first arrived on Blue Star. Tomorrow, he would leave this planet for the vast, star-filled river of the cosmos!