Fortunately, his situation wasn't hopeless as it seems.
Ding!
[You have been bathing in refined high-quality mana pool for an hour!]
[Your Vitality has increased by one point!]
[You have gained 63 EXP]
[You have leveled up!]
'Huh? I can gain attribute points and experience points by bathing in this liquid?'
Ding!
[Explanation: [Devour] automatically absorbs the refined soul essence contained in Mana Potions and converts it to Experience Points. The amount of EXP gained from soul essence is determined based on the host's level]
'I see, then I won't have to worry about leveling up as long as these scientists supply me with high-quality mana potions'
And so, Jake waited for two months swimming in mana and gathering enough attribute points. Although it was very boring, he still enjoyed leveling up by doing nothing.
* * *
Ding!
[You have leveled up!]
'Finally! Level 20!'
Jakr bounced around happily, and his slimy body moved smoothly. Unlike two months ago, he had fully adapted to his new body and his movements were almost perfect now.
During the two months, he had discovered that he can regenerate his body using his own mana as long as he's not completely obliterated.
However, it's still difficult to dodge attacks with such a sluggish body. In fact, his movement speed didn't improve much except his reflexes, but what's the point of having quick reflexes when you could only helplessly get attacked?
Ding!
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You have reached the perquisites for your first evolution!
Race Detected: Inferior Soul Lifeform.
Please choose one of the five options below as your evolution. Warning: The evolution process is irreversible. Low compatibility will reduce your chance of evolving to the next stage of your race.
[Human]: 88% Compatibility
[Lesser Elemental]: 54% Compatibility
[Slime]: 74% Compatibility
[Lesser Soul Lifeform]: 96% Compatibility
[Frost Giant]: 21% Compatibility
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Lesser Elemental means he'll gain great affinity to a certain element he choose. Slimes are without a doubt the weakest monster race, but there is the tempest of the debate community.
Lesser Soul Lifeform is the stronger and improved version of Inferior Soul Lifeform, and also the next stage of his race.
Frost Giant is the least desirable option. He might gain immense strength and powerful Frost Magic, but he'll be a larger and slower target. It also has a low compatibility, meaning it's a dead end. The cons obviously outweighs the pros.
Among them, the human is a golden opportunity and has the second highest compatibility.
However, he'll lose his exclusive racial skill [Devour] if he evolves into a human. He would choose the human race if he has a skill better than [Devour].
Jake sighed and cursed his luck.
'I want my d*ck back! You want me to sacrifice my humanity to save the world!?'