Chapter 676 - 669: Transform into a Dragon
"A Lifebound True Skill?"
Seeing the state Zhou Ji was currently displaying, Zhou Yuanjue muttered to himself, seeming quite curious about this new term.
Based on what Zhou Ji said, his mind raced with numerous ideas.
The strange and varied abilities of the Primordial Ancestors came from the rudiments of Lifebound True Skills produced by their special life structures. After he simulated the Sacred Lotus Structure, the three unique abilities he could use—Rebirth, Growth, and Bloom—were likely all related to the Lifebound True Skill inherent to the Sacred Lotus Structure.
No wonder that after he finished simulating and constructing the Sacred Lotus Structure, he had naturally mastered these powerful abilities as if he were born with them. ’Perhaps this is the true power of a Lifebound True Skill.’
"By the way, forgive my forwardness, but have you already broken through to the level of a True Realm Life? Also, how did you manage to perfect your life imprint in such a short time? After all, according to our understanding, perfecting a single life imprint takes tens of thousands of years, and may even require the collective wisdom of an entire civilization to support it. We’ve been exploring for so many years, yet we’re still stuck at the threshold, our progress moving at a snail’s pace."
Zhou Ji asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.
In truth, this was the question she found most incomprehensible. According to the Celestial Demon Ancestor’s understanding, it should have been impossible for humans to catch up to them in such a short period. No matter how much of a genius Zhou Yuanjue was, he shouldn’t have been able to cross this chasm so easily.
And yet, in just three years, Zhou Yuanjue had miraculously undergone a complete transformation, a feat that was truly difficult to comprehend.
"Based on what you’ve said, it seems I haven’t fully broken through. I’m likely still missing the final stage of transformation. After all, the essential structure of my life is merely something I’ve simulated."
"And you’re right, perfecting the structure of a life imprint in three years is indeed unrealistic with my own abilities. Perhaps there was an element of fate involved. In fact, you aren’t the first extraterrestrial civilization to descend upon this planet. Before you were exiled from the True Realm, a High-level Civilization left its mark on Earth. I just happened to obtain what they left behind: a perfect life structure."
Zhou Yuanjue didn’t hide this information. There was no real need to. Zhou Ji was weaker than him, and he had already implanted a control mechanism within her essential life structure. She was basically no longer a threat to him.
"Remnants from a High-level Civilization? So that’s how it is? I never would have thought there were traces of a High-level Civilization on Earth!"
Hearing Zhou Yuanjue’s words, Zhou Ji found it incredible. A thought flashed through her mind: could they use this High-level Civilization to fight against Blazing Fire? It seemed like a viable path.
Conversely, she had little interest in the perfect structural atlas left behind by the High-level Civilization that Zhou Yuanjue mentioned.
At their level, once the rudiments of a Lifebound True Skill had been produced, it meant their own path was essentially set. After all, a living being could only possess one essential life structure. Even if she obtained the Sacred Lotus diagram, she could no longer change her own path.
Just as she was about to remind Zhou Yuanjue that he could use the High-level Civilization’s power to fight Blazing Fire, the content of his previous sentence suddenly flashed through her mind.
"Wait, what did you just say? You said the essential structure of your life was simulated, which is why you can’t achieve the final transformation?!"
Zhou Ji stared at Zhou Yuanjue in disbelief.
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
Zhou Yuanjue looked at her, confused.
"No, that’s not it. How can an essential life structure be simulated? Once your essential life structure is set and has produced the rudiments of a True Skill, it becomes fundamentally unchangeable. An essential life structure isn’t a drawing board you can just wipe clean whenever you want."
"What do you mean by ’simulated’?"
Zhou Ji said, her face a mask of disbelief.
"I mean it exactly as it sounds. Although it’s a perfect life structure, it comes from another civilization. Before I’m clear on their background and intentions, I won’t be so rash as to set it as my own fundamental path."
Zhou Yuanjue said.
"But... that... that’s impossible."
Seeing Zhou Yuanjue’s matter-of-fact expression, Zhou Ji suddenly became incoherent.
"Why would it be impossible?"
"Have you ever seen a dragon?"
"Not only can I simulate a perfect structure, but right now, I can even simulate a ’dragon’."
Zhou Yuanjue said softly.
Then,
CRACK!!
It was as if the bones in his body suddenly shattered. The "activated" essence that had simulated the Sacred Lotus Structure suddenly awakened from its dormant state and began to transform into a different structure.
Zhou Yuanjue selected and combined life fragments of animals such as fish, snakes, oxen, and deer from his own gene pool, and his body subsequently underwent an unimaginable change.
GURGLE GURGLE!!
The cells in his body proliferated wildly. Under the infusion of immense Power and guided by the altered life structure, his body began a tremendous transformation.
His body rapidly swelled and elongated. Dark Gold scales, like those of a fish, appeared on his skin. Several sharp talons, like those of a Divine Eagle, grew from his body. The pupils in his ever-expanding head turned into the pale Gold slit pupils of a snake, and antlers, like a deer’s, sprouted from the top of his head...
A few minutes later, in the vast, endless expanse of space, a colossal living being appeared right before Zhou Ji’s eyes. It was tens of meters long, identical to the Divine Dragons of Donghua Mythology—not an illusion, but a real creature made of flesh and blood. Its whiskers drifted out, brushing against Zhou Ji’s body.
To Transform into a Dragon amidst the stars.
Zhou Ji stared at the massive Divine Dragon, her gaze turning vacant. She wasn’t shocked by the change in Zhou Yuanjue’s size. In fact, Sai of the Twelve Primordial Ancestors was a master of flesh manipulation and could mold her own flesh and blood into almost any life form.
But that was merely a change in shape—form without substance.
But Zhou Yuanjue, before her now, was different. She could feel that the very aura of his life essence had fundamentally changed. This meant that his essential life structure had indeed undergone a radical transformation.
"This is what I mean by ’simulation.’ It’s just that, for now, the strongest structure I can simulate is the Sacred Lotus Structure."
Zhou Yuanjue said to Zhou Ji, his voice transmitted via magnetic fields.
Then, his body began to rapidly collapse. Under his control, vast numbers of useless cells were reabsorbed for their nutrients. His form swiftly shrank, and after a few minutes, he returned to his human shape. His essential life structure had also re-formed into the perfect state of the Sacred Lotus Structure.
However, his face looked somewhat pale. It seemed the procedure had cost him a great deal of Energy and Heart Power.
In reality, this ability looked intimidating but wasn’t particularly useful. After all, a single simple transformation often took several minutes or more and was accompanied by intense pain and massive Energy consumption.
However, in Zhou Ji’s eyes, this ability caused a strange light to flash in their depths.
"Have you ever considered what your own Lifebound True Skill is?"
Zhou Ji asked.