Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 382 - 027. Remold the Body

Chapter 382: 027. Remold the Body

Li Aozi’s goal was the Chief God seat of the Meteor Fall Master pathway.

This pathway wasn’t controlled by any Narrative-Level Civilization, and high-rank Meteor Fall Masters were always scattered and isolated, causing the entire pathway to lack a solid foundation for ascending to godhood.

If a group is preoccupied with each member fighting their own battles, they will gradually fall apart and eventually disintegrate, even in the absence of natural disasters and calamities.

The only flaw of the Meteor Fall Master pathway was that it couldn’t choose the C3 Luca Type Aliens as the prototypical race.

Therefore, the choices left for Li Aozi were actually quite limited. There were many species in the Layer Abyss, but only a few had strong magical casting potential.

"In that case, might as well take advantage of the six days of freedom I have and head straight to the Obliteration Sanctum to complete myself."

[Implant Gear I has been completely repaired.]

Li Aozi stripped off his clothes and lay down in the Biological Pool, then opened the Implant Gear modulation interface.

[Within the range of Transmit Consciousness, two pieces of Implant Gear detected. Proceed with the transfer of consciousness?]

Li Aozi did not choose to transfer his consciousness; instead, he opened another option—[Implant Gear Fusion].

Previously on Azure Star, he had already consumed a number of Gene Fragments to upgrade [Physical Strengthening] to counter Youhe Lai, the White Knight.

Fortunately for him, merging with a Gamma Rank body didn’t require many Gene Fragments for his Beta Rank self.

Not only that, but because it was a Beta fusing with a Gamma Rank, and there was a penalty for merging ranks, the system even returned 20,000 Gene Fragments to Li Aozi as compensation.

[Warning! There is a large disparity in ranks between the Implant Gears being fused, continuing will result in a forced demotion to Beta Rank.]

[Do you wish to continue?]

Li Aozi didn’t hesitate at all and boldly proceeded, making further modifications to the fused body, further optimizing the nerves for magic conduction.

The Mutant’s Implant Gear modulation wasn’t great, but Li Aozi wasn’t just a Mutant; he had previously learned the basics of magic, had the Biochemist and Specialty: Flesh Affinity abilities, so it was quite easy for him to modify his body and correct some of the flawed areas.

It was a pity though, there wasn’t much that could be modified.

On one hand, the Tanas Race had already evolved quite perfectly, dealing with nearly all human shortcomings. Digging deeper for potential proved limited.

On the other hand, magical organs were quite precious, and just by casually tweaking the spiritual power areas of his brain, he used up all the Gene Fragments.

Unable to do anything about the spiritual power, Li Aozi extended the tissue cells responsible for adjusting elemental affinity to his perception system.

With this, he could clearly sense where various elemental distributions were, making prolonged battles much easier.

Li Aozi did not wish to be treated as a piece of bio-weaponry and thus promptly modified his lineage chromosomes to [Tanas Race - Dominant].

The endurance of the Tanas People was much stronger than the New Generation Homo sapiens of Azure Star.

This way, during the fusion of the Implant Gear, it was less likely to cause an immune rejection reaction, preventing the same fate as the last Implant Gear that was destroyed after a short duration.

[Implant Gear body, modulation complete.]

[Fusing Implant Gear in progress...]

Li Aozi’s consciousness was once again detached; he had grown accustomed to observing from this perspective higher than his own body and no longer felt excitement or novelty.

From his godlike viewpoint: ’Li Aozi’s’ and ’Leo’s’ bodies in the Biological Pool gradually deteriorated. Flesh melted like chocolate exposed to heat, bones fractured and crumbled—in just a few seconds, both bodies completely dissolved, as if they had been thrown into a vat of strong acid, with every particle, every cell destroyed, their telomeres and genetic materials leaking out.

The entire Biological Pool had effortlessly become a grisly soup of flesh and blood.

However, this gory spectacle quickly came to an end.

The cells, under the command of some mysterious will, intricately wove and structured, while sturdy bones reformed, and new flesh interlaced. Veins filled with magic and elements stretched forth, and as surging magical energy was infused, layers of muscular membranes tightly adhered together, forming a powerful heart filled with magical energy.

Under artistry that rivaled natural wonders, a human body gradually took shape.

His face had two visages, capable of switching between ’Li Aozi’ and ’Leo’ at will. The Haines Crystals storing arcane energy were contained as microscopic particles within the bones and joints, effectively concealing his identity as a Mutant.

The weaving threads of life were thus completed.

Following that was a roar.

The bone marrow began creating blood, and as ceaseless energy infused into the body, the emaciated Implant Gear bodies swelled to fullness, becoming robust and resilient as the muscles swelled with blood. As blood flowed through the vessels, the powerful Charm was already drawing dispersed magic and elemental matter from the air into the body, spontaneously adjusting the balance.

"You have experienced a benign mutation, gene fragments are integrating..."

"Your superior genetic traits are revealing themselves, please choose one direction from the various groups of mutant traits listed below"

It was at this moment that the long-absent mutation notification popped up from the system.

Perhaps it was the constant combination of genes during the modulation of the body and the fusion with the Implant Gear that accidentally induced the mutation.

Li Aozi glanced at the first batch of mutations, which were rather average and not very suitable for his direction.

Luckily, he still had one last chance for a perfect reset. Li Aozi estimated that if things went smoothly, he would soon be able to successfully change his profession.

As he likely wouldn’t need it later, he decided to use it here and now.

"Reset complete"

"Presenting to you, flawless genetic engineering:"

A——"Gene Selection · Inorganic Material Synthesis": Your genes have obtained an excellent integration direction. Now, your body will become a factory, capable of refining inorganic substances and metals such as titanium, iron, magnesium, sodium, etc., inside itself, and using them as weapons.

If you choose to retain this trait, your genes will no longer serve the purpose of combat and killing. Options for mutation in production, digestion, and adaptation will become more numerous, but the frequency of battle-related mutation directions will decrease.

B——"Gene Splicing · Magic Nerve Interface": Your gene splicing has produced a surprisingly excellent gene sequence. Now, you can equip yourself with magic prostheses and Implant Gear, with magic power replacing electrical potential energy to control the operation of the prosthetic and Implant Gear.

If you choose to retain this trait, you can enchant your organs and consciousness, and in future mutations, you will automatically select the mutation directions of "Magic Consciousness Upload" – "Magic Digital Phantom" – "Magic Network Link".

C——"Gene Grafting · Dark Origin Energy Devouring": During your journey through the universe, your body has been eroded by Dark Origin Energy, a tyrannical and primal force. It once destroyed your Arcane Energy and caused you much pain. However, as your body restructured, this energy remained within you. Now, its constituting fragments are displayed before you. Absorb it, or miss it.

Arcane Energy has a particular fondness for Dark Origin Energy.

When releasing Gravity, you will gain an additional ’Dark Oppression’ effect, and you can maintain a constant strong gravitational field by consuming Dark Element.

Dark Oppression: For controlled targets, causes a 3% Dark Erosion effect per second. At 99%, the target will be imprisoned.

If you choose to retain this trait, you will begin to devour Dark Origin Energy, unlocking your new element pool—Dark Element. However, it will also predispose your Arcane Awakening towards ’dark’, ’destructive’, ’shadowy’ aspects of arcane energy.

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"CCCCC!"

Without hesitation, Li Aozi feared missing out.

"Let’s go with C!"

It wasn’t because he had a dark personality or liked choosing powers that sounded villainous.

Instead...

"No arcane energy related to darkness is lower than the Arcane Colossus Level!"

"Gene grafting complete"

"Your renewed Implant Gear has been transformed"

"Specialty: Flesh Affinity—triggered"

"The species of this Implant Gear will be regarded as—[Tanas Subspecies]"

"You have opened a new element pool—Dark Element"

"Due to a conflict with the Main Profession—[Magician] will exist as your Secondary Profession"

"Your Secondary Profession—[Elemental Sorcerer] has been cleansed, returning 750,000 experience points"