20: Physical Evolution

Pain!

Extreme pain!

When Li An chose to merge with the internal substance of the unknown seed, an indescribable agony instantly engulfed him in a sea of suffering. At this moment, Li An knelt on the ground, clutching his head with both hands, emitting silent groans.

This pain surpassed what he felt when he first merged with the blacklight virus; in fact, it was countless times more intense. Li An only managed to hold on for a few seconds before his body went limp, and he completely lost consciousness.

Time passed, and after an unknown duration, when Li An woke up again, he only felt the pain dissipate, replaced by a refreshing sensation throughout his body.

He was alive!

"Is it over?"

Li An, having just regained consciousness, immediately recalled the scene before he fainted, realizing that he had completed the merger.

The next second, he opened his information panel with a thought.

Name: Li An

ID: 940001997

Mark Authority: Level 2

Life: 100%

Strength: 83

Agility: 83

Stamina: 83

Intelligence: 99

paradise coins: 800

Constitution: Source Devourer

1. [Source Devourer Lv.3: Can devour any target and convert it into evolution energy. There is no upper limit to the evolution level. Can absorb 2% of the total attributes of the devoured target to strengthen oneself, and cell activity will also be in a highly active state. After devouring a certain amount of targets, physical strength will receive an additional boost.] (Unawakened state)

Abilities: Tenacious Will Lv.3, Absolute Madness Lv.3, Combat Mastery Lv.3, Lord of Blacklight Lv.3, Super Perception Lv.3, Absolute Barrier Lv.3, Absolute Devour Lv.3

1. [Passive · Tenacious Will Lv.3: When you endure a soul Impact that is on the verge of collapse, you will gain an additional mental power bonus, with an initial value of 10 points, increasing by 10 points per second over time. If you can persist until the Impact ends, you will also receive a random permanent mental power increase. No cooldown.]

2. [Passive · Absolute Madness Lv.3: When health drops to 50%, you will gain an additional attack power of +10 points. At the same time, attack power increases inversely with health. When health drops to a minimum of 1%, a total of 490 additional temporary attack points can be gained. Cooldown: 1 natural day.]

3. [Passive · Combat Mastery Lv.3: Melee damage is increased by 50%, and comes with penetration, heavy strike, and shock effects. No cooldown.]

4. [Passive · Lord of Blacklight Lv.3: Can control blacklight virus matter through consciousness to construct any shape. The constructed object is connected to the Contractor's health and cannot be destroyed. At the same time, the constructed object gains an additional attack power bonus of 10-50 points. No cooldown.]

5. [Passive · Super Perception Lv.3: You can detect magnetic fields of various negative energies, including killing, destruction, and annihilation, within a 200-meter radius centered on yourself. No cooldown.]

Absolute Barrier Lv.3: Can instantly generate a transparent material barrier. The material barrier has an upper defense limit of 1000 points and can be constructed by the Contractor's consciousness from nothing. Duration: 1 second! Cooldown: 10 minutes.]

7. [Active · Absolute Devour Lv.3: Will absolutely purify the devoured target, separating the target's memories, abilities, attributes, bloodline, etc. The Contractor can absorb and integrate as needed. No cooldown.]

..."Hiss..."

Looking at the greatly changed information panel, Li An immediately gasped. Although he knew the information panel would change, he never expected such a significant alteration; it was almost completely different.

"Devourer?"

"That's more fitting."

Looking at the changed constitution, Li An thought of the characteristics of the blacklight virus. Compared to the previous 'Evolved Body,' Devourer was undoubtedly a more accurate description.

He withdrew his gaze.

After understanding all the changed information, Li An began to check the unlocked novice permissions.

This time, as he became an official Contractor, he unlocked three permissions: the Safe House Layout permission, the Paradise Trading Area permission, and finally, the Primary Trading Zone permission.

The Safe House permission was easy to understand. Li An also learned that the pure white space he was currently in was actually his Safe House. Later, he could adjust and modify this space according to the relevant permissions, making it his ideal residence.

The Paradise Trading Area permission was also easy to understand; it meant he finally had a channel to communicate with people. Although face-to-face communication was not possible, for his current weak self, online communication might be safer. And with the opening of the Trading Area, he also had a channel for obtaining intelligence, which was very important to Li An.

When he was a boxer, he developed the habit of 'knowing yourself and your enemy.' He would thoroughly understand the strength of each opponent before stepping into the ring. This was not because he was timid, but to be more confident in his actions.

Li An continued this habit in Death Paradise.

As for the final Primary Trading Zone, Li An was very interested, guessing that there must be many eye-opening things inside.

But for now, he decided to first simply set up his Safe House. After all, he was still standing and had no place to sit. He needed to get himself a place to sit, didn't he?

The next second, with a thought from Li An, a brand new page popped up on the transparent panel in front of him. This page was full of various styles of architectural layouts, including luxurious palace layouts, homely modern renovation layouts, and most importantly, custom layout styles. There was a wide variety, allowing Contractors to choose freely.

"Dozens of gold coins, not expensive."

Under Li An's conscious control, the page began to scroll down. These layout styles were all priced around dozens of gold coins, which was not expensive.

Li An wasn't particular about living styles, he was just curious about the multitude of architectural layouts. After a few seconds, he directly selected a modern-style building, a villa with facilities including a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, and a gym. After paying 58 gold coins to the Paradise, the pure white space he was in immediately transformed.

Li An stood in place, and under his gaze, the surrounding space began to flow. In just a breath's time, he heard the sound of water.

Whoosh~

As the architectural style layout was confirmed, the appearance of the Safe House immediately changed, and Li An's current location was precisely the jacuzzi area.

"Hey, perfect for a bath."

Li An looked at the luxuriously decorated jacuzzi area with a smile, then directly took off his clothes and immersed himself in the pool water.

It was only then, as his body gradually relaxed, that Li An controlled his consciousness and opened the second unlocked novice permission.