Chapter 646 - 503: Mission Complete: Seed of Spring (Epic)

Gao Xiaomeng, on the other hand, snapped her gaze toward the location where the fiery light was rising.

"Something’s not right. Tangtang’s energy is a bit too berserk. She must have absorbed too much evolutionary energy... She forced her breakthrough!" Gao Xiaomeng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Is it serious?" Gao Neng immediately asked.

"Not serious, but she needs a little help from me." After she finished speaking, Gao Xiaomeng rushed toward Fang Tangtang’s location.

’Hmm? Dual cultivation?’ Gao Neng had already guessed Fang Tangtang’s plan. If she absorbed too much energy, she could just find Gao Xiaomeng to dual cultivate with.

"Yes!" Gao Xiaomeng’s voice drifted back to him.

"Mom, Tangtang absorbed too much energy over there. I’m going to go take a look too." Gao Neng raised his head, looking at Xu Zilan, who was slowly descending from mid-air.

"Okay." Xu Zilan nodded, not stopping him.

At that moment, the Strongest from the Snow Demon Race, who was standing not far away, walked over.

This was a Strongest whose gender was unknown.

They could have been male, or female...

When Gao Neng had broken through earlier, the Clan King and Elders of the Snow Demon Race had all congratulated him, but this particular Strongest had remained silent the entire time.

"Leng Mian of the Snow Demon Race greets Lady Fairy Dragon!" The Strongest held a fist across their chest.

"You call me Fairy Dragon?" Xu Zilan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yes." Leng Mian nodded.

"Why do you call me that?" Xu Zilan asked.

"Because that is your name. The Human Alliance refers to you as such. They call you... Fairy Dragon, Bai Feixue!" Leng Mian said again.

"Is that what you wanted to tell me?"

"Yes."

"Mm, you’re very clever. Since you’re so clever, you can continue to stay with the Snow Demon Race..." Xu Zilan waved her hand dismissively and turned away.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Lady Fairy Dragon!" Upon hearing this, Leng Mian finally dropped to one knee and bowed to Xu Zilan.

But Xu Zilan was looking at Gao Neng’s retreating back.

There was a gleam in the corners of her eyes.

It was the trace of undried tears.

But at the corners of her mouth, there was an unconcealable strength, as if she were hiding a sorrow she could not speak of, one she had to bear alone.

’Little Neng... To be honest, for the past nineteen years, I had already given up...’

’And now, you’ve given me hope again...’

’...’

...

「The Snow Demon Race’s Forbidden Ground.」

The layout here was rather bizarre.

In the very center was a massive stone, snow-white and smooth as a mirror. And on the stone’s mirror-like surface were carvings of mountains, rivers...

This stone was the Snow Demon Race’s Source of Evolution!

And the water Gao Xiaomeng had taken out was from the rivers on that mirror-like surface.

Gao Neng encountered no resistance as he walked into the forbidden ground, but when his eyes fell upon this Source of Evolution, he was still somewhat stunned.

Mountains and rivers within a mirror...

’It actually exists?’

This was a Source of Evolution with spatial properties!

Gao Neng had seen many Sources of Evolution during this time, which had allowed him to categorize them.

For example, the Elf Race’s were generally tree-based, and their special properties were mostly related to ’water’ and ’wood’.

Other races, on the other hand, mostly used ’stones,’ ’rivers,’ ’pools,’ ’sculptures,’ and the like.

Of course, although these Sources of Evolution varied in form, the evolutionary energy within them was basically the same in nature.

Moreover, there was another characteristic: whether it was a major race or a minor one, there wasn’t actually much difference in the energy concentration of their Sources of Evolution.

’That’s actually quite strange.’

Gao Neng had originally thought that the evolutionary energy of major races like the Blood Race, Beast Race, and Celestial Race would be more concentrated.

But in reality, that wasn’t the case.

Of course, now was not the time to ponder this question, because although Fang Tangtang had successfully broken through, her clothes had been completely burned away.

This kind of clean...

Naturally, it started with her clothes.

Right now, Fang Tangtang was completely naked, without a stitch of clothing on her.

Furthermore, faint flames seemed to be burning beneath her skin, and patches of red light continuously shone out from within her body.

However, Fang Tangtang wasn’t screaming or shouting.

Instead, she was gritting her teeth, desperately holding on.

But the sweat dripping from her body betrayed her condition.

"Tangtang, extend your palms! I’ll help you stabilize your energy!" Gao Xiaomeng was already in front of Fang Tangtang, her hands outstretched.

"Nghh..." Fang Tangtang’s eyes slowly opened. She seemed a little dazed, but her hands reached out subconsciously.

Four palms met.

The flames on Fang Tangtang’s body quickly leaped onto Gao Xiaomeng.

FWOOSH!

Gao Xiaomeng’s clothes instantly caught fire.

In a moment, she was just as bare.

...Gao Neng watched this scene, somewhat astonished. He remembered that the material of Gao Xiaomeng’s clothes was quite high-quality.

They were probably created by Gao Xiaomeng herself using Alloy Wire.

’But now they were burned away just like that?’

This just went to show how much evolutionary energy Fang Tangtang had absorbed to break through.

’This girl really is reckless.’ Gao Neng sighed with a mix of admiration and helplessness. He had to admit Fang Tangtang had guts, but he also scorned her disregard for the consequences.

After all, what she did was truly very dangerous.

Of course, Gao Neng also knew why Fang Tangtang had decided to take such a risk at this moment.

It was simply because Gao Neng was leveling up too fast.

In three days, Fang Tangtang had skyrocketed from Tier Seven Early Stage to Tier Seven Late Stage. To put it bluntly, that kind of speed was like riding a rocket.

But what was the result?

Gao Neng had leveled up even faster.

In three days, he had gone straight from Tier Seven Early Stage to Tier Eight Late Stage, and he was even preparing to break through to Tier Nine...

This had completely dumbfounded Fang Tangtang.

Now, seeing that Gao Neng had broken through to Tier Nine, Fang Tangtang finally couldn’t resist her greed. She took a few extra bites and forced her breakthrough to Tier Eight.

But as for the consequences...

’Huh? What’s this formula?!’ Just as Gao Neng was about to look away, he suddenly saw numerical formulas light up on Fang Tangtang’s body.

It wasn’t just Fang Tangtang.

There were numerical formulas on Gao Xiaomeng’s body as well.

They were densely packed...

But he could still make out what was written on them... Uranium-235... critical mass... 13kg...

D[1-B RO... (B R)]=DC...

’Is this the critical equation for a spherical nuclear bomb with a reflector layer?!’ Gao Neng had actually studied a bit about nuclear bomb design recently, so he instantly recognized what the formula was.

’Holy shit!’

’Could this be the formula for a human-shaped nuclear bomb?’

Gao Neng had once asked Fang Tangtang what the formula for a human-shaped nuclear bomb was, because he believed that if he had the formula, he might also be able to control nuclear energy.

However, Fang Tangtang herself didn’t know the formula, so Gao Neng had slowly given up on the idea.

And now, the formula was laid bare right before his eyes.

To look or not to look...

That was the question!

However, Gao Neng didn’t agonize over this question for too long.

Soon, he walked over.

He watched closely.

Recording.

’Hmm, this formula on Fang Tangtang’s shoulder looks quite familiar... Oh, this should be the chemical reaction equation for a neutron bomb, right?’

’This one on Gao Xiaomeng’s waist... huh? Could this be the legendary hydrogen bomb? It can’t be that simple, can it? Let me take a closer look...’

...

Gao Neng was observing them quite meticulously.

He wasn’t just recording; he was also carefully analyzing them in his mind.

After all, these kinds of formulas were extremely precise. A single mistake in a small detail could result in self-detonation.

If that really happened, it wouldn’t be worth it at all.

’Good thing their clothes are all burned off. Otherwise, it would be bad if something was blocked.’ As Gao Neng continued to watch, his mind became completely immersed in the formulas.

His mind was filled with numbers.

String after string of them...

But just then, a mechanical voice jolted him out of his immersion.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the hidden mission ’Seeds of Spring’!"