Chapter 25 Complete Form

Lin Rui and Wang Sen's extraterrestrial spiritual synchronization work was carried out separately.

Professor Si Malin personally took charge of Lin Rui's part, munching on the cookies Lin Xi had prepared while reading Lin Rui's newly issued medical report. He clicked his tongue and said, "Your spiritual power value is now 372, which is at the level of a captain, having almost doubled."

Lin Rui listened, his eyes blank.

He hadn't done anything special these past few days. He had practiced the Red Thunder Stance every day without fail but certainly couldn't have increased his spiritual power level to 372 in just a few days.

With a speculative look, he gazed at Si Malin, "Professor, could this be related to my extraterrestrial body?"

"You guessed it right, it is indeed the extraterrestrial body."

Si Malin closed the medical report and looked at Lin Rui, "You must be familiar with the theory of the people from Tianji Star. They believe that the universe is an ocean, the physical body a ship, and the soul nurtured within it. The more robust and powerful the ship, the stronger the soul it nourishes."

Lin Rui nodded; such theories also existed in ancient China.

Other ancient civilizations within the Earth Federation had similar beliefs.

"The so-called extraterrestrial body is essentially another physical form of yours, akin to the ancient concept of an external incarnation. Your current extraterrestrial form is extraordinarily powerful, hence it can nurture back your soul, significantly increasing your spiritual strength and even enhancing your control over thunder and fire. This is quite common among those with extraterrestrial bodies, nearly all of whom possess a far superior spiritual power than average bioengineered martial artists."

After saying this, Si Malin opened a door nearby, "Come on in, and see what your extraterrestrial body looks like."

Lin Rui had long been anxious for this moment.

Eagerly following Si Malin, he then saw a vertical incubation tank positioned in the center of the room.

Inside the tank stood a 'Tianji Star person,' two meters four in height, well-proportioned, with a handsome face, high nose, ears reminiscent of legendary elves, and short hair floating in the nutrient solution like seaweed.

By human standards, this Tianji Star person's features were very handsome, although Tianji Star people's aesthetic standards differed from humans'.

Upon seeing this Tianji Star person for the first time, Lin Rui felt a profound connection of blood and flesh.

—This must be his extraterrestrial body!

Lin Rui felt as if he and this body were one!

Lin Rui then noticed that this Tianji Star person's skin was strikingly covered with scales reminiscent of dragon armor.

"These dragon scales can be retracted and hidden under the skin. Their defensive capability is very strong, equivalent to the latest model of third-tier exoskeletal armor. If you ever attain the Dragon Transformation Realm, your transformative armor should be incredibly powerful," Si Malin said while sending Lin Rui a report via an online chat interface, "You can have a look at your extraterrestrial body's medical report."

Lin Rui opened it and glanced through, his body trembling.

The Tianji Star identity 'Lin Twelve' chosen by Lin Rui was a first realm martial artist, already in the later stage of 'Channel Opening', equivalent to a Warrant Officer in the Earth Federation.

Hence, the cultivation standard of Lin Rui's extraterrestrial body was set accordingly.

The current bioengineering technology of the Earth Federation was indeed capable of directly cultivating bodies fit for colonel-level bioengineered martial artists.

However, considering the issue of soul-body synchronization and spiritual power, extraterrestrial walkers generally started at the levels between four-star non-commissioned officers and warrant officers, growing in synchronization with their extraterrestrial bodies.

According to the report in Lin Rui's hands, although this extraterrestrial body met the standard of a warrant officer, its physical attributes far exceeded this benchmark.

"Affinity with fire 194%, affinity with thunder and electricity 195%, Dantian capacity 180%, physical strength 150%, meridian width 174% over, True Qi circulation speed 152%, judging from the configuration of the meridians, the extraterrestrial body has the divine authority and speed bloodlines potentially matching a complete Sacred Body—"

As the report lacked instruments capable of measuring it, it didn't include the extraterrestrial body's speed and reaction data, but these values were likely also very high.

Upon reaching the end of the report, Lin Rui looked at Si Malin in shock, "A complete Sacred Body? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

Other data were reasonably foreseeable, although powerful, but didn't surprise Lin Rui much. However, the complete Sacred Body astonished him.

A complete Sacred Body typically involves the aggregation of five or even more bloodline talents.

Each of these bloodline talents, when isolated, is extremely strong.

"Not exaggerated at all, compared to the electricity it has consumed these past few days,"

Si Malin sent Lin Rui another document, "Take a look at this."

Opening it, Lin Rui discovered it was an electricity bill.

When he saw the figure of 59.45 million kilowatt-hours, he first could not believe it, then felt a tingling on his scalp, finding it difficult to meet Si Malin's gaze.

A kilowatt-hour is one unit of electricity, and so much electricity would cost how much? Although electricity was relatively cheap in this era, the quantity was enormous.

"As you can see, the potential of your extraterrestrial body is terrifying. The current scientific instruments are not adequate enough to precisely assess all of its physical qualities. According to my estimation, this might be a variant of the 'Brilliant Thunder Sacred Body,' yet much more powerful. However, it is currently unawakened. Regarding the divine authority and speed bloodlines, they seem to come from the blood of that seventh realm demon," Si Malin crossed his arms, watching Lin Rui's expression, "Lin Rui, can you tell me, the blood you brought earlier, what exactly is its origin?"

Lin Rui looked bewildered; he was unsure of how to respond.

His video library had no records regarding this drop of blood.

However, in the new piggy bank Lin Xi had bought, there were still two similarly blood-red Crystal Stones.

Lin Rui realized that his family indeed held great secrets.

Did Xue Bogao use so many surveillance cameras to watch the Lin family because of this blood?

Si Malin's eyes flickered, "Was it left to you by your father Lin Cong?"

Lin Rui paused again, looking at Si Malin in confusion.

Lin Cong was indeed the father of his body.

"Three days ago, when there was a problem with your variant body, I checked your background and found out that your father is Lin Cong. The Red Thunder Palm, Red Thunder Saber, and Thunder Fire Pile skills you learned are probably his doing, right? These are the most suitable martial arts for this physique."

Si Malin smiled as if he had expected all this, "You might not know, but I was classmates with your father. We not only graduated from Mingde University together but also did our research studies under the same advisor."

Lin Rui was utterly surprised; he hadn't expected such a connection between himself and Si Malin.

"But friend or not, you still have to pay for the electricity used, which was extra consumption. It's good you came to me. If you had gone to the affiliated school's variant body cultivation department, or to those government-designated institutions, they would have simply cut off your power in such a situation.

We will charge you the current commercial electricity rates, which total 5.2 million Federation Coins. Considering you might not have that money right now, you can sign this."

Si Malin pulled out a document, his eyes meaningful, "Your variant body is very valuable for research. I want to observe its subsequent changes and collect data. Consider the power for your variant body cultivation covered."

He had several research projects in his hands, and he could easily write off the 5.2 million in electricity fees.

Lin Rui took the document and found it was a permission agreement, which would allow Si Malin to extract some data from his 'variant body intelligent auxiliary biological chip.'

Variant operators still have to live; they can't control the variant incessantly.

That's when the 'variant body intelligent auxiliary biological chip' is needed to help. In the absence of the variant operator, it takes over according to programmed behaviors, much like an automobile's autopilot system, capable of handling daily activities and simple tasks for the variant.

Lin Rui noted that the permission agreement Si Malin offered was very rigorously worded. Si Malin was allowed to access data only on Lin Rui's variant body's physical condition, and the term was set for 20 years.

After careful thought, Lin Rui decisively signed the agreement.

He knew someone like Si Malin, a top-level medical professor, had many ways to take advantage of or harm him if he wished to.

Si Malin didn't need a permission agreement to meddle; he could have tampered with his body during the cultivation of the variant body.

Lin Rui knew without Si Malin's help, with the electronic consumption of his variant body at the time of cultivation, he likely wouldn't have had the chance to complete it.

This was a blessing in disguise.

Looking at the worst-case scenario, Si Malin could directly report the situation to the company and federal government, forcing him into experiments.

"Here's to a fruitful collaboration."

Si Malin's eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he took back the agreement, thinking that this kid was truly smart.

There was definitely something wrong with that drop of Lin Rui's blood; it probably related to the calamities that befell the Lin family years ago. However, Si Malin had no intention to probe deeper or to announce it publicly. He just wanted to research the data of Lin Rui's variant body, which could help him develop a new model of enhanced control implants, a more powerful version.

That old classmate of his had left him a significant surprise.

Si Malin was even willing to use his formidable connections to offer some protection to the kid: "Given your body's condition, you don't need to wait another month. Based on past experience, your variant body and original body will have a synchronized reaction; the stronger your variant in Tianji Star, the stronger your original body will become as a result.

After one round on Tianji Star and taking one type of gene enhancement fluid, you can implant the wheel veins. I recommend the 'Divine Thunder Heavenly Flame' wheel vein version, which fits your channels inherited from the Sacred Body. However, it's very expensive, 450,000 Federation Coins, and you'll need to replace your Dantian too, which will cost another 50,000 Federation Coins.

Your current Dantian is top-grade, but it can't bring out the full power of 'Divine Thunder Heavenly Flame.' You should prepare a loan; at that time, based on the condition of your variant body, I still plan to make special adjustments to ensure uniformity between your physical body and variant body. If you're not reassured, you can actually consider enrolling in my integrated bachelor-master program in medicine, which would help you better understand your body."

Lin Rui frowned slightly.

Wasn't the gene enhancement fluid only usable once a month? Otherwise, his spirit and body wouldn't be able to handle it.

He soon realized that this was advice based on his particular body condition provided by Si Malin.

This was one of the benefits of signing the permission agreement with Si Malin.

As for Si Malin's suggestion about studying medicine with him, Lin Rui was actually quite tempted.

If he could master certain medical knowledge, it would prevent others from deceiving him.

He trusted the current Si Malin and had no choice but to trust him, but who knew what the future might hold?

Lin Rui heaved a quiet sigh; where would he find the time and energy to study now?

"By the way! Who made these pastries? Your sister?" Si Malin picked up the gift box in his hand and shook it in front of Lin Rui, "Bring me some more next time you have the chance."

These cookies and sweet osmanthus cakes are delicious!