Chapter 237
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Chapter 237: 【Mutation】
【【Bestow a Blessing】 has been upgraded.
Follower Wang Xiao has advanced.
Current Level: Three
Current Path (Unique): 【Flesh】
Manifested Abilities: 【Proliferation】, 【Transformation】, 【Absorption】
【Triggered feedback effect of 【Bestow a Blessing】, you have gained a new ability:
Path: 【Flesh】
Manifested Abilities: 【Proliferation】, 【Transformation】, 【Absorption】, 【Mutation】
【Flesh—Mutation: By coming into contact with the blood and flesh of other beings, you can selectively grow valuable parts within.】
Vibrant waves of energy filled the dim basement, and the unseen life force even stirred the cores of the dormant Dummies.
But they could not break free from the bondage of dream-born power; they trembled briefly before falling back into slumber.
Lin Qingliu lay in bed with closed eyes, sensing the presence of this power with his heart.
He had to admit that, compared to other fanciful abilities, the 【Flesh】 path was truly unpretentious yet formidable.
From now on, Wang Xiao, having reached the Third Level, would be difficult to kill unless there were no beings nearby to absorb life force from, and he suffered tremendous damage in a short time; otherwise, he could function as a perpetual motion machine in most battles.
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In the north of Hope City, at the junction of forest and wilderness.
In a corner that no one paid attention to lay a high-tech helmet.
“It can change back now.”
Lin Qingliu’s voice entered Fulan’s consciousness rather than her ears, as she did not have such things in her current state.
“Okay, meow~”
Upon hearing her master’s command, the unmoving helmet’s surface seemed to polish itself instantly, then twisted into a chaotic mass.
Soon, a cat with mixed colors emerged from the chaos.
“I really don’t know who designed the helmet’s ejection function…”
Fulan muttered to herself while rubbing her head, as if she had genuinely suffered a bump in the recent collision.
“Does the master have any orders? Fulan senses some changes in your aura from my blood.”
“Oh? You’re quite clever. Go find a random tree and strip off some bark.”
“Alright.”
Although Fulan didn’t understand Lin Qingliu’s command, she felt there must be a deeper meaning behind it.
She quickly leaped to the nearest tree and opened her mouth, biting down on a patch of bark, exposing the milky-white trunk beneath.
This attack did not cause Fulan any trouble; partly because most plants were preoccupied with Wang Xiao in the distance, and partly due to the indelible marks of extraordinary beasts on her.
No matter how much she currently resembled an ordinary cat, Fulan once had two fierce heads.
“What’s next, master?”
“Lean your neck closer.”
“Understood.”
Fulan pressed her neck against the exposed trunk.
A drop of blood, seemingly refined through multiple processes, slowly seeped out from beneath her skin. As soon as it touched the trunk, it spread like a seed taking root in fertile soil.
Fulan gently pulled her neck away, and when she looked back at the bare trunk, that area had already turned a deep, bloody red.
She instinctively jumped back, feeling a twinge of fear despite knowing it was Lin Qingliu’s ability at work.
The blood quickly spread throughout the entire tree, and a cracking sound emanated from the thick trunk as the wood fibers began to break.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
It seemed something ominous was brewing beneath the bark.
Faintly, the irregular cracking sounds continued for several minutes, ultimately reaching a climax under Fulan’s terrified gaze.
The tree in front of Fulan began to split open, revealing the section beneath the bark.
And there, there was no trace of the trunk or core—only a human-sized figure made entirely of wood.
This figure appeared to have been birthed directly from the once vibrant tree that had lost all its life force.
As he emerged from the bark, stepping down onto the exposed roots, his colors gradually began to show, as if coated in paint that changed color upon contact with air.
He wore casual clothes typical of the inner city of Hope City, with an expression of surprise and anticipation on his face, as if he longed for the views beyond the city walls.
That face was identical to Lin Qingliu’s in Hope City.
After further refining his Blood and Flesh pathway ability, Lin Qingliu successfully created this wooden figure by absorbing the tree’s life force and causing his own blood to mutate, resulting in this wooden-bodied doppelgänger.
Because it only used a single drop of blood, the mutation had certain limitations, meaning this doppelgänger’s combat capabilities were not very strong and couldn’t bear too many different or powerful forces.
Even so, it was already sufficient.
Lin Qingliu bent down and patted Fulan’s head. The cat knew her master was right in front of her but still felt a bit of instinctive fear.
“This body is indeed not what I imagined,” Lin Qingliu chuckled slightly.
“But it can still be used; after all, it would be a shame not to recover all those items.”
Indeed, Lin Qingliu chose to use this doppelgänger to come here not only to test his new ability but also to help the defeated Fresnel team reclaim their gear.
It wasn’t out of kindness or favoritism; he simply wanted to know why there was a rocket and a life pod outside the city.
To learn these things, that pile of scrap metal had to be taken away by the team so Ji Yongxing could conduct targeted research.
Although the exploration team and the researchers from the institutes seemed far apart, Lin Qingliu had the ability to connect both parties, which made it more efficient.
“How is it? Can you find it?”
Lin Qingliu asked Fulan, clearly implying something.
“Yes, Fulan remembers the smell of that old relic.”
Fulan lowered her head and began to sniff the ground carefully, making Lin Qingliu suspect she might have some dog genes.
Soon, Fulan found the right direction and started to lead the way.
Though the plant density in the forest was high and visibly increasing, not a single branch impeded the progress of the one person and one cat.
These two beings—one born of plants and the other marked by extraordinary beasts—were perceived as genuine allies among the plants, just like Wang Xiao and others who had consumed the enriched nutritional paste.
As they navigated through the layered plants, the pair moved northward, treading the path previously taken by Fresnel and his fleeing team.
