Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 275 - 26: The Seed Bursts

Chapter 275: Chapter 26: The Seed Bursts

Tang Zheng picked up the poker, sizing up the girl in just a tight t-shirt and denim shorts, wanting to confirm his discovery, to verify how everyone was killed by Alice.

"Yin Shangwu, what’s with Tang Zheng’s state of emitting a faint red mist all over? And what does this boxer mean by ’Seed Explosion’?" Li Xinlan wiped away her tears, her heart filled with worry about Tang Zheng’s upcoming four rounds of gambling. The young woman didn’t want Tang Zheng to play the hero; she just wanted him to return safely.

"After using the Seed, aside from some unlucky ones who have absolutely no potential or are of poor quality, about ninety-five percent of people can activate their Seed Ability, which is its most basic effect. However, the Seeds are more than just that. They are like keys, unlocking the hidden life potential within the body, activating those that are dormant." Yin Shangwu explained in detail, "As for Seed Explosion, or Genetic Power Outburst, it is when all the pent-up potential in the body is unleashed in times of a life-threatening crisis."

"Tang Zheng’s current state is the most basic character when in Seed Explosion state: he emits a red mist; those are life energies overflowing." Yin Shangwu watched Tang Zheng and continued, "During the Seed exploding state, the Seed Ability will evolve, so I guess his female musketeer or warrior can now become invisible."

Yin Shangwu’s judgement was spot-on. Even though Tang Zheng didn’t understand the concept of Seed Explosion, he acutely perceived the evolution of his abilities. Both the musketeer and warrior could become invisible, which was why he dared to take on four rounds of bets.

"How long will Seed Explosion last? Will it harm the body?" Li Xinlan clenched her fist, her body trembling. She stared at Tang Zheng without blinking, as if she might never see him again if she looked away.

"It depends on each person’s potential. For most people, it lasts within ten minutes. But, for Tang Zheng, who has enhanced endurance, he should be able to withstand eleven or twelve minutes." Yin Shangwu was also counting the minutes, hoping the game would end as soon as possible. "As for the harm, although it’s not deadly, it will cause premature aging and bodily functions will go haywire. There will also be some minor sequelae after use, such as being especially fatigued, feeling dizzy or vomiting, but these symptoms will fade as they adapt to the condition.

"We won." Seeing Tang Zheng defeat the opponent, all the high school students cheered with their hands up.

Tang Zheng didn’t have the time to pity this girl. He focused on her as he noticed a greenish glow flash on her shoulder when the cheerleading captain’s head was exploded.

"Another one dead?" The girl’s head exploded. Tang Zheng faked a smirking face, leaned over the table, pulled her collar down to reveal the burn mark on her shoulder, which looked like a circular magic array. The mark also lit up when the girl died.

"So that’s it." To avoid alerting Alice, Tang Zheng quickly sat back down.

"Three to four, the eighth round begins." The butler mercilessly announced the game plan. The newbies in the Superman Squad had been completely defeated, everyone, even the dimmest, could see that Tang Zheng was cheating.

Tang Zheng was disappointed when he saw an unfortunate student being pushed out, Brant had somehow dodged a bullet. However, he managed to secure a victory, although with a little hiccup. No matter how carefully Tang Zheng planned, he couldn’t avoid some unexpected situations. He drew a pair which meant he had to cut off a finger. Therefore, after language manipulation failed, he paid the price of a finger.

"Three to five, China’s team wins." Alice declared the end of the game grumpily, she was upset that Tang Zheng didn’t die. But it didn’t matter, there was still another game to come.

Tang Zheng stood up and walked towards his team’s side, receiving a warm welcome. He waved his hand, heading to Lin Weiguo’s corpse while the other high school students, knowing their place, didn’t disturb him. They started watching the terrified faces of the Superman Squad as the punishment was randomly selected.

"Yin Shangwu, what is Seed explosion?" Tang Zheng threw out a question, then tried to fit Lin Weiguo’s corpse into his Spaces Wristwatch to take it back for burial in reality. But the wristwatch intelligence said it wasn’t allowed, which frustrated him, he almost smashed the wristwatch.

Yin Shangwu knew Tang Zheng would ask so she succinctly explained it.

"From what you’re implying, it seems Seed explosion also has stages?" Tang Zheng thought much further compared to Li Xinlan, Yin Shangwu’s offhand remark tipped him off.

"Yes, the first stage of Seed explosion enhances and releases battle instinct. Typically, it strengthens to fifteen to twenty times of an ordinary person. But for those with good physical quality, like you, it could be strengthened to thirty times. There’s also the evolution of the existing Seed Ability, which I think you experienced already."

"Go on." Tang Zheng nodded, he indeed felt a surge of power within him just now. He even felt that with a bow and arrow, he could shoot down the sun. The heroes he summoned now possessed invisibility and could use the ability throughout the Seed Explosion process.

"The second stage is to control more than eighty percent of the body, including strength, muscles, vision, even controlling your breathing for a short period. Adjusting the body and mind to the most suitable state for battle, turning off unneeded organs, concentrating all energy, thereby intensifying attention and explosive power. This can greatly enhance Seed Ability’s damaging effect and range." Yin Shangwu raised her voice as she noticed that some high schoolers were also listening, she didn’t mind since their chances of returning to the room alive were slim.

"The third stage is a crucial moment. Whether a Seed Ability User can step into a higher realm depends on this stage’s refinement. At this time, the brain will evolve and simulate to optimize oneself. Even without Seed Explosion, this process continues slowly, transforming the ability user’s body, nurturing the foundation. You can consider this as laying a foundation." Yin Shangwu spread her hands apart, "I’m currently in the third stage, so for answers about higher stages, you’ll have to find them on your own."

"Then why didn’t you tell us about this secret earlier? We would’ve had a better chance of survival." Zhang Hao looked sullen. Had he known about this secret, wouldn’t his strength have increased, making it easier for him to survive?

"Hmph, Tang Zheng isn’t as dumb as you." Yin Shangwu retorted mercilessly, showing Zhang Hao no mercy.

"She’s not obligated to," Tang Zheng didn’t care about such things, he was more concerned about other things, "How can I trigger the seed ability?"

"Extreme emotional fluctuation, generally anger is the most likely to provoke it, and there is also the situation of impending death. However, for the second type, most people die before they manage to trigger it," Yin Shangwu glanced at Zhang Hao, "That kind of emotion must be the purest form of emotional venting, if there’s even a slight impurity, it fails. So Zhang Hao, don’t even think about it."

Zhang Hao’s face instantly became gloomy.

"Can the seed ability be controlled?" Tang Zheng pulled out a can of canned beef, starting to replenish his food. He was tired and hungry. Once again feeling the adverse effects of fatigue, Li Xinlan stood considerately behind him, massaging his body.

"That requires talent, some ability users still don’t know how to control it until their death," Yin Shangwu looked at Tang Zheng, "But I advise you not to attempt it lightly before reaching the third stage, it will damage your body."

The high school students saw two unlucky sacrifices being head-exploding and screamed.

"What a pity, not a single Conqueror." Xu Guanlin sighed, "There are still eleven people left on the other side, and we have twenty-one left. I wonder what the next game will be?"

"The game continues in an hour, now it’s halftime." After the butler announced Alice’s orders, he left the room with her. The ghost maids began to clean the table, leaving behind only bloody fingers and blood.

"Alice’s death still had a bit of humanity, at least," sighed Han Zifeng, immediately garnering the stink-eye from everyone.

"She just wants us to feel more fear before death," Tang Zheng looked at Alice and smirked, "Guanlin, let me see your shoulders."

"What for?" Xu Guanlin asked, starting to undress. But when he touched his wound from the bloody fingertips, his face filled with despair.

"It’s fine, you will be restored when we go back to the room," Tang Zheng consoled Xu Guanlin, and pulled open his collar, a red magic circle was etched on top.

"Have you discovered something?" Yue Tong was confused, then pulled her own collar, took a look and cried out in surprise.

"Hush." Tang Zheng quickly put his hand over her mouth. Seeing others wanting to look at their own shoulders, Tang Zheng quickly stopped them, "Don’t move, Alice will notice."

"What is this?" Yue Tong firmly covered her shoulder, her voice trembling, "When was this symbol branded on?"

"Come, form a human wall, surround me without drawing attention. Actually, I guess this is why Alice can make our heads explode," Tang Zheng squatted, checked no one was looking, messed with Firefly a bit, indeed, there was a magic circle on her shoulder.

No one spoke, waiting for Tang Zheng to explain.

"On the way from the Coliseum to here, we were definitely hit by some mechanism and this magic circle was branded on us, so we got controlled by Alice." Tang Zheng focused on recalling events after the teleport, "Yes, the most likely reason is those gases in the poison liquid pool, that’s the only place all of us were sprayed upon."

"We can’t attack Alice, maybe this is the reason." Zhang Hao gasped, "but even knowing this, what can we do? Alice certainly won’t tell you how to unlock this."

"Cut it off." Tang Zheng gritted his teeth, looking stern.

"What did you say?" Zhang Hao thought he had misheard, other students all looked as if they have seen a ghost.

"Cut it off." Tang Zheng pulled out a straight knife, compared it a little, chose the location, without any hesitation, he cut down.

"No." Li Xinlan grabbed Tang Zheng’s hand, worried, "What to do if your head explodes when you damage it?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes or monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)