Back home, Jiang Chen of the Jiang Family had always kept a low profile.
However, due to the recent uproar over the broken engagement, people would occasionally whisper when he entered the house.
Jiang Chen quickened his pace; it seemed he would have to move out once the matter was resolved.
Upon arriving at his small courtyard, Jiang Chen immediately controlled his Clone to surface again, his anticipation growing even stronger, and he promptly took out a box he was carrying.
From inside, he retrieved the Darkling Beetle he had confirmed countless times.
The Darkling Beetle still struggled vigorously after Jiang Chen held it between his fingers, but its minuscule strength was no match for Jiang Chen's.
"I hope your ability is truly as the internet describes."
Jiang Chen silently prayed, then, with a slight exertion of force, he directly twisted off the Darkling Beetle's head.
The moment the Hydra Clone made contact with the Darkling Beetle, a strong sense of engulfment emanated from its body.
The Hydra's five tentacles immediately enveloped the Darkling Beetle.
The light blue attribute interface reappeared.
"Detected a species suitable for Clone evolution. Evolve by engulfing?"
Jiang Chen silently thought: Evolve.
This time, the engulfment was unlike how the Hydra consumed food during its growth.
The five tentacles were like five feeding limbs, and the Darkling Beetle was instantly engulfed without a trace.
Within the Hydra Clone's body, a flood surged, as if a rampant energy ceaselessly impacted every single cell of the Hydra's entire body.
Jiang Chen could clearly feel countless cells being destroyed and Regenerating, then continuously dividing until they mutated and evolved.
And as the Clone evolved, Jiang Chen also clearly felt as if some shackles within his own body had been broken.
His blood cells also began to boil, just like the Clone's, and an inexplicable energy started flowing from the depths of his Soul throughout his entire body!
His main body was also affected by the Clone; Jiang Chen's heart couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
However, he had no time to think now, so he immediately sat cross-legged and began to silently recite the Star River Meditation Method.
Starlight once again showered down.
After entering the Cultivation state, Jiang Chen clearly felt that the effect of his Star River Meditation Method Cultivation this time was much better than the last.
After an unknown amount of time, when Jiang Chen opened his eyes again, a sharp glint flashed.
He got up, feeling that the Clone's evolution had also ended.
Looking at the Clone now, Jiang Chen was stunned.
The current Clone looked completely different from before.
The most obvious change was that the current 'Hydra' still had the previous elongated shape, about ten centimeters long, but its appearance was somewhat like a stick insect.
Because its entire body was now covered in black carapace scales, Jiang Chen even vaguely felt that even if one were to use a knife to cut it, it might not be able to break through its scales.
Its entire body shape also changed from being like a chopstick to being as thick as a thumb, and the five tentacles it previously had were gone.
Instead, four legs, like black alloy, supported its slender body, and a sharp bone protruded from its head; Jiang Chen could even feel the bone's sharpness, and its dark eyes darted around, appearing very agile.
Looking at the 'Hydra' before him, resembling a creature in black mecha, like a new species from a sci-fi world, Jiang Chen felt an inexplicable delight.
He immediately summoned his personal attribute panel.
When the attribute panel appeared, Jiang Chen was completely dumbfounded!
"Holy cow! No way?!"
"Personal Attributes"
"Race: Human Race"
"Strength: 9"
"Physique: 12"
"Agility: 9"
"Mental Energy: 15"
"Blood Qi Value: 97.2 (Normal)"
"Talent: Avatar"
"Cultivation Technique: Star River Meditation Method Elementary 28/100"
"Avatar: Ironclad Hydra (Growable)"
"Rank: Elementary Demonic Beast"
"Strength: 18"
"Physique: 24"
"Agility: 18"
"Talent: Regeneration (Unless it encounters destructive attacks, it can Regenerate with just one cell)"
"Talent: Absolute Defense (Possesses a special body structure and scales. When subjected to fatal damage, it will enter self-protection to resist fatal damage)"
"Evolution Value: 0/200 (Can evolve through eating or absorbing energy)"
After reading the entire attribute panel, Jiang Chen was immersed in immense happiness.
He hadn't expected such a small evolution to bring about such a huge change in himself.
Strength increased by 1 point, and Physique directly increased by 4 points!
Agility remained unchanged, but Mental Energy also increased by 1 point!
What shocked Jiang Chen the most was the massive increase in his Blood Qi Value!
It directly surged from the initial 57.6 to 97.2!!
Instantly, Jiang Chen's dream of becoming a Martial Artist was reignited.
Jiang Chen felt his body and clearly sensed that he had become much stronger; even the muscles on his arms and his abdominal muscles already had clear outlines.
So, becoming a Martial Artist was just around the corner!
According to the nationally unified standard, one can become a Martial Artist as long as their Blood Qi reaches 200!
However, Jiang Chen also clearly realized how terrible his previous Martial Dao talent was.
And when he saw the Clone's newly updated attributes, Jiang Chen felt completely numb!
Strength, Physique, and Agility were all double that of the main body, and it even gained a new talent: Absolute Defense!
After one evolution, it directly became an Elementary Demonic Beast; only now did Jiang Chen clearly understand how formidable Demonic Beasts truly were.
No wonder humans had to diligently Cultivate the Martial Dao.
Feeling the surging power within the Clone's body, Jiang Chen could also clearly sense that the Clone could now easily kill him!
Under a full burst, Jiang Chen would be completely unable to block the Clone and would be directly pierced through.
After glancing at his Clone, Jiang Chen's eyes deepened.
He even somewhat anticipated what kind of existence he and his Clone would grow into in the future.
Quickly suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Jiang Chen also found that his current Meditation Method Cultivation was showing progress.
He was only at the starting point now, and the future Martial Dao path was still very long.
After taking a deep breath, he shook off the jumbled thoughts in his mind.
Next, all he had to do was diligently level up the Clone.
The current Clone no longer needed to hide in this small pool; it could now not only move freely in the water but also walk on land.
Jiang Chen controlled the Clone to leap out of the water.
"Splash!"
With a loud splash, Jiang Chen saw a black shadow flash past his eyes.
Having just evolved, Jiang Chen hadn't yet fully controlled the Clone's power.
It seemed he needed to train it well.
However, he still needed to get some food first; after the excitement, Jiang Chen felt like he could eat an entire ox!
After satisfying his hunger, Jiang Chen began his Cultivation for the day.
His main body sat cross-legged, meditating, while the Clone began to gradually familiarize itself with its own power.
After a day of Cultivation, with his body now back to normal, Jiang Chen found that the Star River Meditation Method also had a slight effect on his Blood Qi Value increase.
"Blood Qi Value: 97.6"
Jiang Chen, who had gotten up, ate all the food he had prepared in the morning, along with the Clone.
Tomorrow is Monday; he has to go back to school.
He wondered how many people would be shocked when he became a Martial Artist.