5: Chapter 5 Evolution Successful! Mouthparts Upgraded!

A trace of bitterness appeared at the corners of Gu Yuexi's mouth.

She was currently penniless.

She was an orphan; her parents had died early, leaving her an inheritance of tens of millions and a large luxury apartment.

To purchase that high-grade bloodline Spirit Green Snake, she had resolutely sold her house and spent every last penny.

She had thought she could use it to soar to the heavens, but who would have thought...

Now, the snake was dead, the money was gone, and she had even contracted a mosquito!

A single Meridian Protection Pill had a market price of at least five hundred thousand; what could she use to buy one?

Go to work? With a salary of a few thousand a month, how long would it take to save enough?

Gu Yuexi fell into deep thought, her brain working rapidly as she searched for any possible way to make money.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she thought of a way!

"The Senior Year Joint Examination!"

She had another identity—the school belle of Jiangcheng Spirit Martial High School and a senior student.

In half a month, there would be a joint mock exam held by all the Spirit Martial High Schools in Jiangcheng.

To motivate the students, the top three of the joint exam would receive a generous scholarship!

The prize for first place was exactly five hundred thousand!

"This is it!"

Gu Yuexi made her decision instantly.

However, she also remembered her current situation.

In her previous life, because her Martial Dao talent was incredibly poor, even after reaching her senior year, she was only an early-stage Rank One martial artist, a bottom-tier existence in the whole school.

Meanwhile, most of her classmates had reached the late-stage of Rank One, and a few chosen geniuses had even touched the threshold of the Rank One peak.

Because of this, being self-aware, she hadn't signed up for this joint exam at all back then.

But now it was different!

"With my current refining speed, within half a month, it's not impossible to fully absorb all the essence blood of the Spirit Green Snake... By then, my strength should reach at least early-stage Rank Two!"

"A Rank Two martial artist going against a group of high school students who are at most at the peak of Rank One..."

A confident arc curved at the corners of Gu Yuexi's mouth.

"Isn't that just a dimensional suppression?"

First place in the joint exam was a must!

Thinking of this, Gu Yuexi didn't delay any further. She quickly cleaned up the mess in the room, packed the snake corpse into a large bag, and hid it under the bed—this was her "cultivation resource" for the next half month.

Then, she changed into a clean school uniform, preparing to head to school immediately to sign up before the registration deadline!

"You stay here and behave; don't run around, do you hear me?"

Before leaving, she glanced at Chu Sheng, who was still perched on the hem of her school uniform skirt, and gave a cold warning.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a numbness in her leg.

Looking down, she saw that hateful mosquito had plunged its proboscis deep into her thigh!

And on the snowy-white skin next to that mosquito, there were already two red, swollen bumps, both painful and itchy!

He had already bitten two bumps!

He's actually still biting!!

"You...!"

Gu Yuexi was so angry she almost couldn't catch her breath.

While in Chu Sheng's heart, there was only one simple and happy thought.

[Ding! Blood digestion complete, Evolution Points +0.2!]

[Current Total Blood Qi 0.64, Total Evolution Points 0.3...]

[0.36 Blood Qi still needed for the first evolution!]

Soon, it's almost time!

Chu Sheng sucked blissfully while calculating in his heart.

Two more bites and I can evolve immediately!

[Blood Qi +0.06]

[Blood Qi +0.07]

[Blood Qi +0.9...]

[Ding! Host has extracted 0.38 Blood Qi! Current Total Blood Qi is 1.02!]

[Promotion! Host has met the conditions for the first evolution. Begin evolution?]

Good, good, good!

Chu Sheng was overjoyed and was about to have the system start the evolution directly.

But at that moment, a hurricane suddenly struck from above, followed by a bout of spinning and dizziness.

???

What happened?

Chu Sheng was completely bewildered. When his vision returned, he was stunned to find that he had actually been locked inside a translucent plastic box.

It seemed to be the kind of box used for takeout...

Gu Yuexi held the plastic box before her eyes, her cold gaze fixed on the mosquito inside as she said coldly, "Greedy thing... From now on, without my permission, you are not allowed to suck my blood!"

Chu Sheng: "..."

Stingy.

What's wrong with a couple of bites? It won't kill you!

Chu Sheng curled his lip inwardly. However, he didn't have the heart to think about anything else right now. Being in the plastic box was actually much safer, so... let's just start the evolution!

[Ding! First evolution initiated!]

[Estimated time: Three hours!]

The system's voice faded.

Chu Sheng instantly felt his vision go dark and fell directly into a deep sleep.

Gu Yuexi didn't notice anything unusual about him. She simply put the plastic box into her backpack, slung it on, and left the house, heading straight for school!

She had put Chu Sheng in the plastic box partly to ensure his safety.

After all, a mosquito was far too fragile. Gu Yuexi really couldn't feel at ease leaving him out like that!

...

Jiangcheng Spirit Martial High School.

As one of the three best Spirit Martial high schools in Jiangcheng, it gathered the most talented boys and girls in the city.

It was currently class time, and the campus was somewhat quiet, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze.

Gu Yuexi carried her backpack and walked along the shaded path leading to the Academic Affairs Office. Her expression was as cold as ever, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

She gripped the backpack straps very tightly because inside the backpack was her entire "life" and... a lingering sense of shame.

But what she didn't know was that the mosquito she regarded as a shame was undergoing a mutation at this very moment!

The sleeping Chu Sheng felt as if he were soaked in warm amniotic fluid. Waves of strange energy were washing over and remodeling his body.

Every one of his cells was cheering and greedily absorbing this energy.

Time passed minute by minute.

After an unknown amount of time, when that warm energy had completely merged into his body, the system prompt sounded on time.

[Ding! First evolution complete!]

[Congratulations to the Host! The race has evolved from 'Aedes Albopictus' to 'Junior Mutated Blood Mosquito'!]

[Updating status panel...]

[Host: Chu Sheng]

[Race: Junior Mutated Blood Mosquito]

[Lifespan: 30 days]

[Blood Qi: 1.1]

[Evolution Points: 0.5]

[Rank: None]

[Skills: Female Mosquito Mouthparts LV2, Blood Food Tracking LV1, Zerg Space LV1]

[Tip: The next evolution requires reaching 10 Blood Qi and consuming 1 Evolution Point!]

Chu Sheng suddenly woke from his slumber and immediately opened his status panel to check.

"Holy shit!"

After seeing the changes on the panel clearly, Chu Sheng couldn't help but swear inwardly. His mosquito face was full of excitement!

The changes were too great!

First, the race had changed from an ordinary Aedes Albopictus to the high-sounding "Junior Mutated Blood Mosquito"!

Second, his lifespan had increased directly to thirty days! This was a solid guarantee of survival!

[Female Mosquito Mouthparts] had also been upgraded from LV1 to LV2!

Chu Sheng subconsciously looked down at his mouthparts and instantly sucked in a breath of cold air.

Good lord!

The mouthpart that was originally thin as a cow's hair had now become as thick as a toothpick. Its length had also more than doubled, and the tip flickered with a faint, cold light!

This thing... let alone human skin, it could probably easily pierce through an elephant's hide, right?!

Moreover, the mouthpart becoming thicker and longer also meant that the amount of blood he could suck at once would increase exponentially!