Under the effects of the anesthetic, Ren Jie's entire left side lost sensation, and the reinforced surgery began.
Nuo Yan, with a cigarette in her mouth and eyes narrowed, operated with one hand while holding a Holy Light Secret Tome in the other, not even delaying her studies during the surgery.
Ren Jie's eyes were filled with the swaying Ah Hei Yan short sleeves, and he didn't dare to look too much. In this situation, it would be embarrassing if he were to rise up.
Nuo Yan said casually:
"I heard everything about you from Xiao Li. You crawled out after being put into the incinerator, unlocked your Gene Lock, and awakened fire abilities?"
"Not bad~ Your gene sequence is pretty good. Go worship your family's ancestral grave later; it's like green smoke is rising from your ancestral grave~"
Ren Jie rolled his eyes:
-(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦo)ว "With a hero like me in the family, shouldn't the Old Ancestors be the ones to worship me?"
Nuo Yan smiled: "You look so good when you're filial, like a spring flower..."
"But you were injected with Spiritual Awakening Gene Agent three years ago, and you can still Awaken? Such cases are extremely rare."
In reality, Ren Jie had already been injected with a Spiritual Awakening Gene Agent when he was 15 years old.
During the nine-year compulsory education in Daxia, children would receive a free injection of Spiritual Awakening Gene Agent when they turned 15.
Children who awakened abilities would go to Shenwu High School, while those who didn't could only attend regular high school...
Ren Jie was among those who didn't Awaken any abilities. He had long since accepted his fate and given up on the unrealistic dream of becoming a Gene Warrior...
Who knew that this accident would grant Ren Jie the ability to control fire? But whether it truly counted as an Awakening, Ren Jie himself didn't know.
The main reason he joined the Si Yao Hall and was so determined to become a full member wasn't primarily for the gene agent given after regularization.
It was mainly for the benefits he would enjoy after becoming a Si Yao Official.
However, people like Lin Huairen and Tian Yu were indeed striving for the gene agent after regularization. Although they had passed the optimal Awakening age, re-injecting the gene agent still offered a possibility of Awakening, albeit a very small one...
But they still wanted to take a chance.
After all, who is willing to be ordinary?
This is also why, despite the dangers of becoming a Si Yao Official, a large number of people still desperately try to get in.
Ren Jie grinned:
"I guess it's luck, Yan Jie. I'm also considered a Gene Warrior now. How exactly do I Cultivate?"
He attended a regular high school, so his professional knowledge of Gene Warriors was limited to what he found online...
Nuo Yan chatted: "To Cultivate, first you need to understand the origin and basic principles of Gene Warriors!"
"Two hundred years ago, the Spiritual Qi of Blue Star revived, and 12 Spiritual Springs emerged across the world. However, humanity did not enjoy the benefits brought by Spiritual Qi because the human gene chain is extremely complex, and there is also the existence of the Gene Lock!"
"Although they wanted to Cultivate with Spiritual Qi, they could never find the way..."
"But animals and plants were the first to Cultivate using Spiritual Qi, initiating gene evolution and gaining extraordinary abilities. Thus, the situation began to spiral out of control. Humans, who were at the top of Blue Star's ecological chain, fell from their throne, and the Great Cataclysm began."
"And this Great Cataclysm almost destroyed the entire Human Race civilization."
Nuo Yan continued to operate and talk at the same time, without it hindering her reading of the Holy Light Secret Tome.
"The turning point began with an experiment. Daxia's molecular biologist, Professor Yang Hongxiu, deciphered the human genetic code and developed the Spiritual Awakening Gene Agent, opening the door to human gene evolution. Thus, Gene Warriors were born, and the great era of gene evolution officially began!"
"But by then, animals and plants had already surpassed humans by too much, and they had awakened their intelligence, beginning to form tribes and societies, gradually evolving into the Yao Race and Spirit Race, two major races that occupied the Spiritual Springs and divided Blue Star."
Ren Jie said speechlessly:
"I know all this, the two-hundred-year history of Spiritual Qi revival. Later, racial wars broke out, and humans began to fight for their survival space."
"And then, the Space-Time Magic Abyss appeared, and the species known as demons emerged on Blue Star. The war between the Human, Yao, and Spirit Races turned into a war against demons, but they were still losing ground."
"It was only after the appearance of the Sacred Heavenly Gate that this situation was alleviated. Until today, a situation of coexistence among the Human Race, Yao Race, Spirit Race, and demons has formed."
It's just that the Human, Yao, and Spirit Races don't get along with each other, but even now, demons are still the biggest threat to the three races, with Devil Disasters constantly occurring.
Nuo Yan ground her teeth and poked Ren Jie's wound fiercely: "You know it, so why ask?"
Ren Jie grimaced in pain: "I didn't ask you to talk about that?"
Nuo Yan rolled her eyes:
(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ〃) "The principle of Gene Warriors is very simple. Humans have 23 pairs, a total of 46 chromosomes, of which one pair is sex chromosomes. Excluding those, there are 22 pairs of autosomes."
"Gene sequences are located on chromosomes. These 22 pairs of chromosomes, two pairs per Rank, so there are 11 Ranks for Gene Warriors. And because the chromosome shape is an 'XX' 'XX' structure, each Rank is divided into eight stages."
"Every time you advance a Rank, you will experience a gene evolution, and stages one to five of each Rank will have two skill slots."
"As for whether skills are self-awakened or require absorbing gene fragments, it depends on how powerful your own gene sequence is."
Ren Jie swallowed his saliva. Goodness, so that's how it is?
"That's not right? There are 11 Ranks for Gene Warriors? But the Rank mnemonic online is 'Awakening, Spinal, Strength, Hidden, Body, start, Life, Devour, Heaven, Might!' First Rank is Awakening Realm, second Rank is Spinal Realm, and so on. That's only ten characters, what's the eleventh Rank?"
Nuo Yan spread her hands: "The 11th Rank is only theoretical. So far, no life form on Blue Star has been able to reach this Realm."
"Moreover, because everyone is a completely different individual, their inherited gene sequences are also different. The process of Awakening is merely the manifestation of the recessive genes they carry."
"Therefore, the abilities of Gene Warriors are diverse. So far, over thirty thousand types have been recorded. Your fire ability should be considered an ancient bloodline, and its potential is quite good."
"You've just Awakened and are still in the Awakening period; your cells are still evolving. In a few days, you should enter the first Rank Awakening Realm, right?"
Ren Jie frowned. The abilities he currently obtained through the demon tree seemed to be somewhat different from what Nuo Yan said?
"I have another question. Do Gene Warriors need to pay a price when using their abilities?"
Nuo Yan paused, then smiled:
"Of course Gene Warriors don't. You're talking about God-favored Ones, right? But God-favored Ones are also a branch of Gene Warriors."
"You know about the Sacred Heavenly Gate, right? Legend has it that when a person's faith is strong enough, the gods will cast their gaze upon them, and they will become a God-favored One."
"Their internal genes transform into divine genes, becoming gods walking among humans. Every God-favored One is extremely powerful, possessing lethal destructive power against demons."
"Is Xiao Li a God-favored One?"
Ren Jie raised an eyebrow: "Xiao Li, are you talking about the Dog-Head Woman?"
Nuo Yan: ???
What Dog-Head Woman?
"God-favored Ones do not need to pay a price to use their abilities, but they must maintain sufficient faith in the gods in their daily lives, otherwise they will be burned by divine fire."
"But unlike Gene Warriors, God-favored Ones possess the ability of Divine Transformation. They can temporarily gain more powerful strength through Divine Transformation, but using Divine Transformation requires paying a price."
"The longer the Divine Transformation is maintained, the greater the price that needs to be paid."
Ren Jie swallowed his saliva: "What price?"
Nuo Yan looked mysterious:
"They will lose a part of their body tissue as a price."
Ren Jie's eyes widened. What the heck?
Is it that tragic?
They undergo Divine Transformation, and I undergo Demonization?
And it's such a strange price as making others cry?
There shouldn't be any god with such a perverse taste, right?
"You mean, the Sacred Heavenly Gate randomly bestows blessings, turning people into God-favored Ones?"
"What about the Space-Time Magic Abyss, which is opposite to the Sacred Heavenly Gate? Does it also have this ability?"
Nuo Yan's expression stiffened, then quickly returned to normal, and the look in her eyes as she looked at Ren Jie became teasing.
In an instant, Ren Jie felt as if his little secret had been seen through.
"Of course! It's just that their numbers are even rarer than God-favored Ones."
"They are called... Demon Contractors!"
