Special treatment

The stone pillar peeled away layer by layer, revealing a skeleton nearly three meters tall.

There was not a shred of flesh on the skeleton, only a fist-sized Red Crystal glowing lustrously at the chest, inside which flesh seemed to be writhing.

This Red Crystal... Lu Chuan subconsciously thought of the Red Crystal on the hilt of the taotie's fang; the feeling both Red Crystals gave Lu Chuan was surprisingly identical.

"Benefactor!" Bai Yimo suddenly exclaimed.

Lu Chuan looked up at the sound and saw that the Red Crystal on the skeleton was overflowing with light that felt almost tangible. Wisps of red light, like hyenas smelling blood, surged toward Bai Yimo and burrowed into his mouth and nose.

"Aaaah—" A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the great hall.

Lu Chuan's eyes darkened: What treasure left by ancestors? This is clearly possession!

Lu Chuan knew that some Transcendent Creatures could share certain memories or perspectives with their descendants in some way. Perhaps from the moment this guy was sealed here, it had already intended to possess a descendant. It just hadn't expected that the "fleshly body" it had been longing for would actually be hundreds of years late!

The method of possession by Transcendent Creatures is exceptionally cruel. Except for mental-type Transcendent Creatures, almost all Transcendent Creatures below the God Level do not have souls as powerful as humans. Therefore, their method of possession is not to forcibly occupy the body with the soul, but to use their own bloodline inheritance to forcibly erase the other party's memories. They complete their "rebirth" through a dual method of memory possession and bloodline possession.

Lu Chuan stepped forward to check. Bai Yimo's hand seemed to be firmly stuck to the stone pillar by some force, almost merging with the stone pillar.

"A bit interesting, but unfortunately... you are not a god!"

Whether it is a Transcendent or a Transcendent Creature, the level classification goes from First-Tier to Ninth-Tier, and each tier corresponds to a sequence of Transcendent abilities. The First Sequence lays the foundation for a Transcendent's entire Transcendent sequence chart, and every crystal core energy absorbed thereafter must ensure there is no rejection with previously absorbed crystal cores. Above the ninth tier is what people often call the Super-Ninth Tier, specifically divided into Catastrophe Level, Domain Level, Demigod Level, and God Level.

It was just a mass of flesh and crystal that had lost its physical body and crystal core and was surviving by clinging to life; even though it had once reached the height of the Catastrophe Level, it was still not enough in front of Lu Chuan, who possessed ten percent of the Ancient God Bloodline.

Lu Chuan placed one hand on top of Bai Yimo's head. [Devour]! While the Ancient God Bloodline infinitely broadened Lu Chuan's potential, it also made every one of his advancements incomparably difficult. If not for this, he would have already been a First-Tier Transcendent when he finished devouring the first Fifth-Tier Transcendent. But it didn't matter; although the powerful dark energy and blood energy brought to him by the [Devour] ability could not let him break through, they could forge his body into walls of bronze and iron. Whether it's some Fifth-Tier Transcendent or a Catastrophe Level creature, devour them all for me!

"Benefactor..." The barbaric force that had been tearing at his consciousness and body was pulled out of his body by Lu Chuan, and Bai Yimo's eyes gradually regained clarity. Until the last trace of power belonging to that Catastrophe Level Transcendent Creature was completely devoured by Lu Chuan. Bai Yimo collapsed weakly to the ground. He knew that his Benefactor had saved him again!

That Red Crystal originally embedded in the skeleton's chest also dimmed and fell off. Yet even so, the flesh within that Red Crystal did not lose its activity, but instead fell into a deep sleep. Lu Chuan picked up the Red Crystal and put it into his pocket, then put the skeleton into his Spatial Spirit Artifact. Thanks to capturing the Spatial Spirit Artifact from that Blond-haired Man, otherwise, Lu Chuan's free Spatial Spirit Artifact wouldn't have been able to carry this skeleton away.

Having lost the support of the blood crystal, the Spatial Spirit Artifact activated by Lu Qingyu's blood could no longer be maintained. The surrounding stone walls collapsed, and Lu Chuan and Bai Yimo were expelled, reappearing at the original location of the Stone Array. A blue spirit artifact that looked like a Rubik's cube slowly appeared in front of Lu Chuan. Lu Chuan reached out, and that Spatial Spirit Artifact landed in Lu Chuan's hand.

"Is this that magical Spatial Spirit Artifact?" Lu Chuan was incredibly excited inside. If he could combine this Spatial Spirit Artifact with his game... then wouldn't teleportation functions and independent Instance spaces be a piece of cake?

Unlike Lu Chuan's joyful mood, even though Bai Yimo had escaped danger, his face was still full of pain and struggle. "Why? Why did it happen like this?" Bai Yimo looked confusedly at his right hand, which had been burned by the stone pillar. Wasn't it his ancestor? Its existence was regarded by his father as the hope for the family's revival, even paying the price of his life for it. Didn't they say that as long as he found it, he could take revenge? Didn't they say that as long as he found it, everything would be fine? Why did it want to possess him? Why could he only feel its resentment that destroyed everything? So his ancestor was a monster? He was a descendant of a monster...

Lu Chuan sighed, reached out, and ruffled Bai Yimo's messy hair. "Because it is a beast. Beasts do not have the expectations of dual bloodline and spiritual inheritance that humans have for their descendants. You don't need to be sad for its indifference."

"But Benefactor, I cannot accept it..." Large tears rolled down from his eyes, and Bai Yimo's shoulders were trembling. "I cannot accept that half of the blood flowing in my body is a beast's!"

"Sigh—" Lu Chuan sighed. "Study hard after you get out, kid. That guy is just one of your ancestors." "It is true that you have its bloodline in you, but after so many generations of dilution, the non-human bloodline in your body is long gone, with less than one in ten remaining."

Lu Chuan could understand the sadness of an illiterate person. However, if one were to really speak of it, the non-human bloodline in Bai Yimo's body was not even as much as what was in Lu Chuan's body. What was there to be inferior about?

"Yimo, you actually want to take revenge, right?" Bai Yimo slowly raised his head. "I thought the treasure map hid the power to make me stronger." But it didn't. He even almost died here! "I am so weak, how could I possibly fight against a powerful Transcendent family!?"

Lu Chuan shook his head. "No, you are wrong." "When a common man is enraged, blood splashes five steps; furthermore, doesn't your body already contain powerful strength?" "Do not resist your bloodline; being different is nothing. This is a world where strength is respected, and the strong are destined to soar alone into the clouds."

Bai Yimo tried hard to digest all of this. "My strength?" "You haven't had much contact with peers, so you have no concept of your own potential." "For a child as old as you, even a Transcendent with an extremely powerful body would bleed from seven orifices if they ate an entire Qingyuan Deer."

Lu Chuan took out a black cloak and draped it over Bai Yimo. "I will ask a friend to get you a legal identity, hmm... how about I find you a way to both make money and become stronger?" Bai Yimo's voice was hesitant. "But I don't know how to do anything." "Do you know how to play games?"...

The first thing Lu Chuan did after leaving the Rift was to call Wang Lei. The moment the call connected, Wang Lei's surprised voice came from the other side, "Brother Chuan! You finally called me!" "I haven't been able to reach you these past few days, and Mom and I were worried to death." Lu Chuan was silent for a moment. The unexpected concern made him feel a bit at a loss.

"Sorry, Xiaolei, I've been in the Rift these past few days, and my phone had no signal." "The Rift!? Why did you go there? Do you know how dangerous it is?" "Yeah, I broke through to become a Transcendent, and I didn't go to a very dangerous Rift, I just went to the Endless Forest to test the waters."

Now it was the other side's turn to be silent. After a few seconds, a more urgent voice came, "You injected the third-generation gene modification agent!?" The voice was obviously a bit annoyed. "It's my fault. At the time, seeing that your will was too depressed, I told you about the third-generation modification agent..."

"Brother Chuan, the side effects of the third-generation modification agent are huge, even if you successfully break through..."

"No," Lu Chuan smiled and interrupted the other party, "I don't know what happened either. Clearly, I didn't inject the third-generation modification agent, but I suddenly broke through on my own."

After a few seconds of silence, Wang Lei's voice was relaxed and surprised, "That's good..."

"I know! It must be the second-generation modification agent!" "Brother Chuan, the time interval between you injecting the first and second generation modification agents was too short. Normally, it should be at least three years apart, but you injected two doses in less than three years." "Because the damage caused by the first-generation modification agent had not yet been repaired, the second-generation modification agent didn't take effect." "Now, as time has passed, the damage in your body has gradually disappeared, and the residual dark energy of the second-generation modification agent has taken effect!"

The more Wang Lei talked, the more he felt his reasoning was well-founded, and finally, he let out a long sigh of relief. "My mom will definitely be happy when she finds out."

Lu Chuan's mouth corners also raised involuntarily. "Xiaolei, I got some Transcendent Creature corpses in the Rift, which can probably sell for about 200,000 alliance coins..." "I'll transfer 100,000 to you; you buy some nutritional supplements for Aunt Zhao for me." Wang Lei refused straightforwardly. "No need, you just broke through to become a Transcendent, and it's exactly the time when you need money."

"Xiaolei, you know that 100,000 alliance coins doesn't mean much to a Transcendent, but if Aunt Zhao knows this is money I earned after breaking through to become a Transcendent, she will be happy in her heart."

"Alright then," Wang Lei did not refuse this time. "By the way, Brother Chuan, weren't you always very interested in games? This time, a game called "miracle of creation" suddenly appeared on the game platform, which is called a 'God-Domain Level Secret Realm' by the alliance officials."

God-Domain Level Secret Realm!? Lu Chuan was a bit surprised. He didn't expect it to be noticed by the officials so quickly? It seems that the players in the game have already generally broken through to become Transcendents.

"That game is talked about as if it's divine, but I haven't played it either, and I don't know if it's true or false. I made a reservation online and happened to be ranked 5,999th. If you make a reservation now, it's probably going to be after the 100 million mark..."

"I know, Xiaolei. I'll reserve the game as soon as I get home. Can I ask you for a favor?" "Brother Chuan, tell me." "I met a child on my way back, who seems to have run out of a city attacked by Transcendent Creatures. He bumped his head on the way and has some amnesia, lacking even the most basic common knowledge of life." "Can you help him get a legal identity?"

Wang Lei did not hesitate at all. "That's easy to handle. Our city is just about to accept a batch of orphans from the fallen cities; we can just handle it together."

"Hmm... this child doesn't remember how old he is either, but I think he is about sixteen years old. You can just register him at that age, so he won't have to spend another year in the orphanage."

Lu Chuan of course knew Bai Yimo's age, fifteen. He was still one year away from the alliance's unified talent test, and one year away from the download age limit for "miracle of creation". The alliance would confirm the age of orphans by directly measuring bone age when re-registering their identity information. But it was only one year off, which could be manipulated completely.

"I understand, Brother Chuan. Do I need to arrange a place for him to stay?" "No need, just find him a cheap and safe place to stay. I'll transfer another 20,000 to you. You can help him open an account and give him the money to keep on hand."

After finishing the instructions with Wang Lei, Lu Chuan flashed over to Bai Yimo, who was shrinking in the shadows, bored. "Benefactor!" Looking at Bai Yimo's sparkling eyes, Lu Chuan reached out and pointed forward. "See that city? After entering the city, find a place called Twilight Cafe and wait for a person named Wang Lei. He will help you solve the identity and accommodation problems."

"Do not tell anyone any details of what happened in the Endless Forest, including that Wang Lei." "At 2:30 PM, three days from now, go to the internet cafe upstairs from the Twilight Cafe, book a Game Pod, and use your identity information to download a game called "miracle of creation"." "Did you remember?"

"miracle of creation?" Bai Yimo repeated it. "Rest assured, Benefactor, my memory is the best!" "Then let us part ways here."

Bai Yimo was a bit lost amidst the surprise. Is he leaving already? "Benefactor, you haven't told me your name yet." "When the time comes, you will know naturally. Rest assured, one day in the future, I will come to find you." Bai Yimo nodded heavily. "Yeah! I'll be waiting for you!"

...Finding a place with no one around to change his attire, Lu Chuan naturally walked into a shop specializing in purchasing Transcendent Creature materials to sell the Transcendent Creature corpses. After transferring 120,000 alliance coins to Wang Lei's account, the first thing Lu Chuan did after returning home was to replay the events that had happened in the Beginning World during this period.

Because there were no new species, new environments, or the birth of new civilizations, Lu Chuan did not receive any rewards. However, the performance of the players truly shocked Lu Chuan. Especially his staggering amount of yuan energy points. Lu Chuan couldn't help but gasp. "I've really made a fortune!"

When the scene came to the players working together to defeat the Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rat King, Lu Chuan couldn't help but frown. "These Insect Soldiers have a bit of a big bug..." Regardless, they were his only kin at the moment, so Lu Chuan began to think about whether to give them some special treatment...