Permanent Martial Arts

Chapter 81 Breaking the Genetic Lock

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Feng was tired. He had sunken into the boundless darkness in a daze. He did not even want to move a finger.

However, the darkness was too enduring, and far too monotonous. Unwittingly, Lin Feng’s consciousness seemed to have returned, yet it also seemed to be very blurry.

The darkness here was unchanging. It felt like a very, very long time had passed. It felt like an instant. Lin Feng did not even have the concept of time.

“Where am I?”

Lin Feng was “drifting” around. As he had no physical body here, he was like a white mist, drifting around. However, no matter in which direction he drifted, his surroundings seemed to be pitch-black.

Lin Feng “recalled” carefully. He felt like he had forgotten something important.

“I’m Lin Feng?”

“It seems like I’m already dead. How can I be dead?”

“A battlefield. The battlefield of Dragonlith City?”

“Who is Qu Chen? Who is Yu Shan? And Father, Mother…”

Lin Feng stopped. He was thinking carefully, recalling carefully. More and more details came up, making him feel like he had thought of many, many things.

“Lin Feng, if fate wills it, may we meet again.”

“Feng’er, there is still hope for you. As long as you break the genetic lock, your strange illness will be cured.”

“Dad, I want to go to Myriad Academy…”

Some details slowly appeared in Lin Feng’’s memory. He jolted awake.

“I’m not dead yet. I can’t give up. There’s still hope. There’s still one last hope—breaking the genetic lock!”

Lin Feng remembered. He did not know how long he had been unconscious for, but since he still had awareness, it meant he was not dead yet. He also found this dark place very familiar.

Wasn’t this the place where he had come when he was unconscious in the hospital, the place that Chief Commander Long Duo had called the “lock”?

“This is the genetic lock?”

Lin Feng was startled. He had actually “seen” the genetic lock again. According to the experience of ordinary martial artists, as long as they could see the genetic lock, they would basically be able to undergo

metamorphosis and become an inhuman expert.

However, Lin Feng was an exception. Although he had seen the genetic lock previously, there were no signs of metamorphosis in his body at all. Later on, he analyzed that it might be related to his fusion of four types

of dire beast genes. If he wanted to break his genetic lock, he would have to break all the genetic locks of the four dire beasts.

In the past, Lin Feng had already seen the genetic locks of the Wild Bovine, Unicorn, and Proboscis Beast. Only the genetic lock of the last dire beast he had fused, which was also a dire beast king, had not been

detected yet.

Now that Lin Feng had “seen” the genetic lock again, this was an opportunity.

“I will definitely break the genetic lock of the dire beast king this time!”

As Lin Feng made his decision, the fierce roars of dire beasts suddenly sounded beside him. He looked around and realized that without his notice, a few dire beasts had already surrounded him.

They were the Wild Bovine, Unicorn, Proboscis Beast, and the massive fleshworm dire beast king respectively.

“Good, good. All four types of dire beast genes have gathered. Let’s break it then!”

Lin Feng bellowed. He would break through the maze with utmost resolve and break the genetic lock!

The battlefield remained brutal. Tens of thousands of fleshworm dire beasts surrounded and killed the human martial artists maniacally.

Of the over 2,000 people resisting on the battlefield initially, only a few hundred remained in the present. The casualty rate had reached over 80%. Very few human martial artists could now be seen on the battlefield.

Even Li Wei’s news team encountered danger several times. It was the escort team that stepped forward bravely. Two of the escorts even died in battle with the dire beasts.

The intensity of the battlefield exceeded everyone’s expectations. Not only ordinary professional martial artists but also those inhuman were in complete danger.

These inhuman experts were the pillars of the human world. In the past, inhuman experts very rarely actually died in battle. But now, in despair, these inhuman experts all showed their tenacity.

Almost all the inhuman experts who had really been heavily injured and could no longer fight chose to self-destruct. The mighty shockwaves made even the 30 demons incomparably furious.

Some demons were heavily injured, but their regenerative ability was simply too astonishing. They could recover quickly even from grievous injuries.

As for the ordinary dire beasts that died or were injured, they were just cannon fodder. Any amount of deaths meant nothing.

Time passed by slowly. Three hours, four hours, five hours…

In the blink of an eye, eight hours had passed. From morning until afternoon, only eight of the original 16 inhuman experts were left.

Almost half of them had died in battle. Such heavy losses were simply shocking.

No one would think that this was an insignificant battle anymore. Everyone had realized that if these fleshworm dire beasts charged into Dragonlith City, the amount of dire beasts born from parasitism would be

unthinkable.

At that time, it wouldn’t just be tens of thousands of dire beasts, but millions of dire beasts. If even one dire beast was allowed to enter another city, the entire human race might be destroyed.

These dire beasts had parasitic ability, just like certain terrifying infectious diseases. Dragonlith City was the source and must be controlled.

However, there were only eight inhuman experts left, and they were all exhausted and almost at their limit. How much longer could they hold out for? Ten minutes, or half an hour?

In half an hour, the remaining eight inhuman experts would probably either self-destruct or be killed by the 30 demons. They would never be able to wait until the Invincible Fist Sage’s arrival.

Many people despaired. They were truly in despair, especially the three million citizens of Dragonlith City. They began to despair from the bottom of their hearts. How could anyone resist these tens of thousands of

savage dire beasts?

Chief Commander Long Duo, was also covered in injuries. He was much stronger than ordinary inhuman experts, and had only needed to deal with three or four demons previously.

However, as his companions died, only eight inhuman experts remained, yet they still had to face 30 demons. Long Duo himself was surrounded by a total of six demons.

He might fail to hold out at any moment. He would choose to self-destruct as well, but it wouldn’t be of much use. The three million civilians of Dragonlith City would still become the parasitic hosts of these dire

beasts, and they would be parasitized or devoured.

There were endless fleshworm dire beasts everywhere, as far as the eye could see. There was nothing Long Duo could do. Deep down, he also felt very helpless.

At this moment, no one saw that Lin Feng, who was almost completely mangled like a corpse among the pile of dire beast corpses, was quietly undergoing changes.

Darkness surrounded him, but four types of dire beasts were gathered around Lin Feng. They all growled, as if in indignation, and as if in excitation.

However, Lin Feng could feel the closeness between himself and the four dire beasts. Since their genes were fused, they were one. If Lin Feng wanted to break the genetic lock, he would have to break the genetic locks

of all four dire beasts together.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, and his will became incomparably resolute. He flung his arms open and growled, “Come, you and | are one. Now, we must gather all our strength to break through this darkness, break

through our shackles, and break our genetic locks!”

Lin Feng shouted. As soon as he finished speaking, the four dire beasts roared towards the sky simultaneously. Then, they swiftly turned into a beam of light and merged into Lin Feng’s consciousness.

Boom.

Arumble sounded through Lin Feng’s mind. He felt as if he had transformed into a Wild Bovine, Unicorn, Proboscis Beast, and fleshworm dire beast. The various wills of the four dire beasts were merging with him

rapidly.

In the end, they merged completely. He felt as if nothing in the entire world could stop him anymore. He needed an outlet!

Under the impact of Lin Feng’s firm conviction and will, the surrounding darkness shattered. He only felt the world spin, and then his consciousness continued to sink. Finally, it was as if he had returned to his mother’s

womb. His entire body felt warm. The feeling was incomparably affectionate and familiar.

Swoosh.

Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes and saw this real world again!.