Chapter 725 452: Plunder 3

But the Genetic Enhancement Potion catalyzed a mutation that strengthened his bodily tissues, while the organs that didn't belong to him were unable to transform in sync.

This extreme imbalance finally triggered a devastating rejection response.

His muscles were regenerating, his bones were restructuring, but the transplanted organs remained in their original state.

It was like a precision engine contaminated with inferior parts, destined to cause a total system collapse.

This was why Hu Qi had said earlier that the man wouldn't be able to use it.

PFFT!

The next second.

Hu Qi raised a hand and tapped.

The old man's skull was pierced, and he stopped struggling.

Modification Points +2 (53%)

A line of text floated before his eyes.

Upon seeing this,

Hu Qi's expression shifted slightly.

'Just as I thought...'

This undoubtedly confirmed one of his previous suspicions.

The two Power Users he had killed previously hadn't granted any Modification Points.

This was because he had personally granted them their powers through the Celestial Destiny System.

In essence, their power came from the same source as Hu Qi's.

This old man, however, had induced his body's Mutation by taking a Genetic Ability Potion containing special substances.

That was why killing him yielded Modification Points.

The difference was that one was bestowed by Hu Qi,

while the other obtained Extraordinary power through indirect means.

Apparently, to acquire Modification Points—aside from devouring a target or killing an Extraordinary Life Form—

the target's power could not share the same origin as his own.

'Still, that makes sense.'

'If this restriction didn't exist,'

'he could simply mass-produce Extraordinary Life Forms'

'and continuously farm Modification Points.'

'Unfortunately, it seems that loophole doesn't exist.'

He glanced at the scene on the floor and heard the commotion from outside the distant door.

Hu Qi paid it no mind.

His figure faded away on the spot, disappearing as if he had never been there at all.

...

Not long after.

After calling out and receiving no response,

the door was broken down.

The scene inside was discovered.

The death of a high-ranking politician and two Power Users, coupled with the disappearance of Kalu, the head of the Genetic Ability Potion project...

This combination of events was enough to enrage the highest echelons of Kapu Star.

Compared to the deaths,

they were far more concerned about Kalu's whereabouts.

After all, his Ability was plain for all to see, and his importance to the research and development of the Genetic Ability Potion was self-evident.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they searched, they found no clues.

It was as if he had vanished into thin air.

Fortunately, there was one piece of good news.

They still had the initial Genetic Ability Potion and its research data.

As time went on,

through successive generations of improvement,

the potion became increasingly refined.

To conduct more and better experiments with the Genetic Potion and gather more data,

the leadership began distributing the Genetic Ability Potion to the general public.

They even changed their laws and societal order to accommodate Power Users.

The entirety of Kapu Star began transforming into a society of Power Users.

Technological progress slowed.

The development of all kinds of Power Users was accelerated instead.

...

Twenty years later, Kapu Star underwent a massive change.

A baby was born with an innately awakened Ability.

For the past two decades, ordinary people had to be at least eighteen years old and receive an injection of the officially developed Genetic Ability Potion to induce an Ability awakening.

But now, the first innately born Power User in human history had broken this ironclad rule.

The news sent the entire planet into an uproar upon its announcement.

After testing by an authoritative agency, researchers reached an astonishing conclusion:

The baby's ability to be born with an awakened Ability was most likely due to a special genetic combination, as both of its parents were Power Users.

Compared to those who underwent Postnatal Awakening, this Innate Power User exhibited a more perfect genetic expression.

Even more exciting, preliminary observations indicated that the growth potential of Innate Power Users far surpassed anything previously imagined.

Their Ability ceilings and development speed showed exponential improvement, heralding a potential new era for human evolution.

...

Just after the birth of that Innate Power User on Kapu Star.

「In outer space, beyond Kapu Star.」

Hu Qi's pale, serpentine body stretched slowly like a celestial object, its scales glinting with a cold luster in the starlight.

As he was analyzing the Yin Yang Heaven-Stealing Strategy, he suddenly opened his eyes.

In the void,

strange wisps of power began to converge toward him.

It was a portion of this world's authority.

The reason for this was not difficult to understand.

Void Creatures were like parasites, growing by siphoning a world's origin.

By devouring the Void Creature parasitizing this world—a white, multi-eyed worm—Hu Qi had, in a sense, saved it.

More importantly, the Power User system he had established had rekindled the embers of Extraordinary power in this world, becoming its new source.

The combination of these two acts had led to the current situation.

He looked at the Cause and Effect Karmic Force hanging over him.

Between the constant attrition from his True Godhood and his recent act of saving the world,

its mass had been reduced by more than half.

This was a pleasant surprise.

'Quite generous...'

Hu Qi withdrew his gaze, sensing the portion of the world's authority he had just obtained.

For a world to exist in the Bottomless Realm, its inherent power was, needless to say, immense.

Unfortunately, after being parasitized by the Void Creature for so long, the world's origin had been depleted to a precarious level.

It was like a giant tree, hollowed out by termites; its exterior remained, but its core was riddled with decay.

This was why the world's will had so readily accepted the Power User system he had left behind.

This world's past Extraordinary civilization must have once been glorious, but under the Erosion of the Void Creature, its Rules had been twisted and its Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy depleted, causing it to fall into an End of Dharma Era.

Now, the world was granting him its authority.

It was a gesture of goodwill—born partly of gratitude, but mostly of fear.

Before, a world of this magnitude wouldn't have needed to act this way.

But now, it was like a weak, critically ill patient forced to cast aside all pride when facing a potentially fatal threat.

...

'A pity. This is not nearly enough to satisfy me, because I want more.'

Hu Qi's serpentine tongue flickered, and a greedy, cold light glinted in his Crimson eyes.

The next moment, the terrifying might of a True God erupted from him, sweeping across heaven and earth like a tidal wave!

The Gorging Domain, an evolution of his Spirit Devouring Talent, expanded.

Empowered by the world's authority,

he began to frantically plunder the world's Power of Origin.

It transformed into a surging torrent that poured into his body.

This was his true goal.

He had never wanted the world's authority; he wanted its origin.

Otherwise, why else would he have lingered in this world?

At this moment,

the instant this stream of the world's origin entered Hu Qi's body,

his Pocket World began to tremble violently, expanding wildly as it was nourished by the majestic power.

Rules intertwined and evolved, and the origin of the Pocket World rapidly grew stronger.

'As expected, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.'

Hu Qi felt the power surging within him.

Even though this world had been devoured by a Void Creature for years, its remaining origin was still as vast as an abyss—far beyond what any ordinary world could compare to!

At this very moment,

heaven and earth suddenly trembled as the void twisted and shattered.

A vast, unparalleled will awakened from the Chaos, descending upon the world with majestic, heavenly might.

Within a brilliant golden light, a towering figure began to take shape.

It was the manifestation of the world's will.

Hu Qi's act of devouring the world's origin had thoroughly enraged it.

"DIE!"

The world's will spoke, its voice like the roar of Ten Thousand Thunders.

The roars of countless living beings echoed through the void, as if the fury of the entire world was condensed into that single word.

As it raised its hand, the stars in their celestial Circulation were pulled along, and the Power of Rules trembled violently.

Endless starlight converged into a giant, sky-blotting palm, pressing down on Hu Qi with world-destroying might.

This one strike was enough to slay a god!