“Look! Look! The energy value! It’s ten times that of a Seven-Bar Zombie!”
The energy curve surged rapidly, almost exceeding the instrument's monitoring limit.
Scarlet, lightning, deep blue, and golden energy gradually unified under the suppression of white light, as if the world returned to chaos and then split open again.
Rou Moyu’s body trembled slightly. A lotus-shaped mark flashed on her brow, then returned to calm. Professor Yan stared intently at the data stream, so excited he literally jumped up, muttering to himself:
“This isn't fusion, this is evolution… a brand new life form is emerging!”
Zuo Feng’s eyelids twitched, afraid that Professor Yan might have a heart attack from over-excitement.
“Eleven times! Twelve times! Thirteen times!! Fourteen times!”
Professor Yan’s voice was completely distorted, like a roar erupting from his chest.
The Laboratory lights flickered, and the entire space seemed to subtly vibrate with the energy fluctuations.
“Seventeen times! …… Twenty! Twenty! Haha, it’s broken through the twenty-times mark!”
Professor Yan was as excited as a child, gesticulating wildly, completely oblivious to the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes twisting into exaggerated lines under the light.
He suddenly grabbed a researcher’s shoulder next to him, almost shaking him apart,
“Quick! Record this! This will be the greatest moment in history after the apocalypse! This energy… it is reshaping the rules of abilities!”
At the same time, in the Laboratory, the lotus at Rou Moyu’s heart emerged on its own without her summoning it. This time, everyone saw it clearly: the lotus petals unfolded one by one, slowly rotating as if possessing sentience.
A small figure sat in the center of the lotus. It was crystal clear, like white jade, with red, gold, and blue patterns clearly visible entwined around its body, as if performing some ancient and mysterious ritual.
Even the color of Rou Moyu’s lotus changed. The originally golden lotus became transparent like white jade, with an interwoven halo of red, gold, and lightning, and eight lotus seeds were actually lit up!
One must know that Rou Moyu had only lit up the seventh lotus seed yesterday, and now another one was forcibly lit up! This was not like Jun Wushuang, who only lit up half, but completely lit up!
Zuo Feng’s eyes widened. At this moment, his thoughts seemed to wander: the small figure looked exactly like Rou Moyu! And it wasn’t wearing any clothes!
However, at this time, no one noticed Zuo Feng’s astonishment. Everyone’s attention was drawn to the rotating lotus and the small figure.
Professor Yan’s fingers moved through the air, quickly recording energy data, “Twenty-one times! Twenty-two times! Still rising!”
The Laboratory’s energy field began to become unstable, and the metal structure of the walls emitted subtle metallic friction sounds.
“Twenty-five times! …… Thirty times! …… Still rising! Thirty times! Thirty-five times! The energy is still skyrocketing!”
Professor Yan’s voice was almost hoarse, but his eyes gleamed with fanaticism, as if witnessing the arrival of a miracle.
At this moment, Xiao Mi Tao also couldn't withstand the pressure inside the isolation chamber and exited, coming to Zuo Feng's side, hugging his arm, and staring excitedly at the screen's display and data with her big eyes!
“Thirty-nine times! Forty times! …… Fifty times! …… Still rising! No sign of decreasing at all! Fifty-one times!” Professor Yan’s voice was almost maniacal.
“Fifty-two times! Fifty-three times! …… Sixty times! Sixty-one times! Sixty-two times! …… Seventy times! …… Eighty times! Eighty-one times! Eighty-two times! …… Ninety times! It’s ninety times! Still rising!”
The entire Laboratory, apart from the alarm and the hum caused by energy fluctuations, seemed to have everyone’s heartbeats stop.
The rotating lotus figure suddenly opened its eyes, and the three-colored patterns instantly brightened, as if a corner of time and space was torn open, revealing a truth beyond comprehension.
The data on the instrument was still rising, but the speed was noticeably slowing down.
“Break a hundred! Break a hundred! It must break a hundred!”
Professor Yan was practically shouting, his voice full of anticipation. His hands were clenched into fists, nails almost digging into his palms, his voice hoarse and excited.
If it really broke a hundred times!
That would mean he had personally created a miracle, an existence with strength comparable to the theoretical Nine-Bar Zombie!
The energy climbed to ninety-nine times and then suddenly stagnated. The air in the entire Laboratory seemed to solidify, and time became slow at this moment.
Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound rang out, like a glacier splitting or a star falling. The white jade-like lotus suddenly contracted, and all eight lotus seeds simultaneously erupted with dazzling light!
The small figure’s body trembled, its eyes dimmed for an instant like falling stars, followed by an indescribable pressure that swept out, instantly engulfing the entire isolation chamber in white light!
Professor Yan’s eyes widened, his lips trembled, but he couldn't make any sound—the number on the screen finally stopped at: one hundred and three times!
After the white light dissipated, there was a profound silence inside the isolation chamber; the air itself seemed to have solidified.
Xiao Mi Tao tugged at Zuo Feng’s sleeve in pleasant surprise, while Professor Yan stared intently at the screen, his face a mix of ecstasy and shock.
“It succeeded… it really succeeded!” Professor Yan murmured to himself, as if unable to believe the reality before his eyes.
The lotus figure inside the isolation chamber floated serenely, surrounded by a faint halo, like the most perfect work of art in the world.
The leaked energy began to slowly recede, like a receding tide. The three-colored patterns on the lotus gradually faded, eventually transforming into a faint glow that merged into the petals.
The entire Laboratory was silent. Everyone held their breath, as if afraid to disturb the tranquility after the miracle’s arrival.
Zuo Feng was deeply shocked. What kind of existence had they created?
The lotus still had eight lotus seeds lit up. Logically, the energy fluctuation should be ten times that of a Seven-Bar Zombie, but the reality was a terrifying one hundred and three times!
This meant they had created an existence that had eight lotus seeds lit but whose true strength was comparable to—an existence with nine lotus seeds lit.
This was the power of the new Super Individual! Zuo Feng’s heart was shaken, unable to calm down.
“Rou Shouling, Rou Shouling! If you hear me, please respond!”
After the data completely stabilized, Professor Yan eagerly rushed to the control panel, calling out to Rou Moyu, who was lying on the experimental table, through the communicator.
Rou Moyu slowly opened her eyes, and the lotus and the small figure instantly retracted into her heart. She sat up gently, her movements graceful and composed.
Professor Yan held his breath, afraid to miss any syllable she uttered.
“I feel… more powerful than ever before.”
Rou Moyu subtly clenched her fist, her voice soft but imbued with an indescribable sense of power, as if her very existence had transcended the scope of human cognition.
“It succeeded! She still has consciousness! It really succeeded!”
Professor Yan excitedly slapped the control panel, tears almost welling up in his eyes.
Zuo Feng, however, just quietly watched Rou Moyu, his gaze deep and complex.
His heart ached with regret: twenty seven-line zombie crystals were still too little! He couldn't help but inwardly curse himself for being too conservative. Originally, a Super Individual at most had the combat power equivalent to an Eight-Horizontal-Bar Zombie, but he hadn't expected it to be the theoretical strength of a Nine-Bar Zombie! If he had known this, he should have asked for at least ten times more!
But now, it was too late for him to regret, because he already felt four intense gazes falling on him.
It was Mao Wudi, Tie Zhenshan, Luo Tianyu, and Lu Zhuoyan. The four slowly approached, their eyes gleaming with unconcealed desire and excitement.
They said in unison: “Left Leader Zuo (Brother Zuo), does your previous promise still count? We also want to undergo the experiment! Right now!”
With combat power comparable to a Nine-Bar Zombie, the four were almost going crazy.