"Uh... Chief, please don't..."
"I can't take it anymore, Chief, have mercy on us..."
"Ah... Ah, please, we know we were wrong!"
The door to the room on the second floor was tightly closed, with faint sounds of intense pain seeping through, as if unbearable. Even the servants downstairs, who were tidying up the dining area, heard the commotion and looked up with strange expressions: Was it that intense?
A moment later, the second floor fell silent, and then Chen Chong, with a blank expression, pushed the door open and walked out, heading towards the study.
Don't get me wrong, unlike what everyone might think, Chen Chong didn't do anything inappropriate.
Although he is a perfectly normal man, he has no interest in these four worn-out women who were almost ruined by the Blood General. It was their recklessness and self-importance that made him furious, so he resorted to harsh measures to teach them what true cruelty was.
Once the "Ultimate Infinite Qi Gong" reached the electrical propulsion stage, the flow of Qi generated its own electric current, making Chen Chong a human-shaped generator. So when he channeled his Qi and touched the skin of these four ordinary women, it was no different than an electric shock torture. In just a short while, the four women, including Li Yun, were electrocuted to the point of incontinence, and eventually, they didn't even have the strength to plead for mercy.
Having witnessed Chen Chong's ruthlessness and perversion, Li Yun no longer had the appearance of a coquettish woman from before. She lay on the ground, crying and sniveling, and quickly told him everything she knew.
What she knew was indeed a small secret. It seemed that the Blood General had a secret notebook hidden behind the clock in his study, which she had discovered by chance. However, she didn't have the courage to touch the Blood General's belongings, so she didn't know what was recorded in the notebook.
Chen Chong arrived at the Blood General's study, removed the clock, and a square compartment appeared, containing a thin notebook and an object resembling a badge.
Chen Chong took out the two items from the compartment. The badge seemed to be some kind of military merit medal, cast in a certain metal. After examining it from all angles, Chen Chong found that the medal didn't have any special features, so he put it aside and opened the yellowed notebook to identify the content:
"Nine deaths and one life, I have finally unlocked the genetic lock. The world seems different in my eyes now. However, the state after activating the genetic lock cannot be maintained for long, is it because I am not skilled enough?"
"I didn't expect that after activating the genetic lock and breaking through 100 units of life force, it would transform into real energy within my body! Is this the so-called original force?"
"My chest began to itch and tingle, starting to mutate."
"Why is this happening? Is it because I activated the genetic lock and transformed life force into original force? Why haven't other parts of my body mutated, only my chest? Ah, I remember there was a lipoma here, perhaps it's a kind of mutation..."
"Gene awakening method... it's truly amazing! Now I can maintain the activated state of the genetic lock for a long time. Unfortunately, the wasteland here is too desolate, and the spiritual fruit grades are too low. Plus, I haven't mastered the life force refinement method, so the absorption efficiency is really low..."
"Four years have passed, and my life force has only increased by less than 200 units. I am still a step away from reaching the intermediate level of excellence. The growth of original force since the first energy level is so slow; how do those who enter the second energy level and even activate the second-order genetic lock manage it?"
"Indeed, only large gathering places have the conditions for rapid progress. But with the horror of the wasteland god... forget it. Although this border wasteland is desolate and infertile, it is relatively safe. Even controllers may not live as long as I do. Here, I am the king who decides life and death."
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"It seems that Tie Shan's claim that Blood General came from a large gathering place is indeed true. According to the notes, this area seems to be a desolate wasteland?"
In the empty study, undisturbed by anyone, Chen Chong reads the notes word by word under the desk lamp, his expression growing increasingly surprised.
"Gene Awakening Method, Life Tempering Method... They sound like ways to cultivate realms and strength. So, in fact, the awakened can also practice to enhance their life essence and power. It's just that there are few survivors here, and the area is too desolate and remote, which is why these methods haven't spread?"
What Chen Chong holds in his hand is more like Blood General's cultivation diary than a simple notebook, recording a wealth of physical changes and experiences since he unlocked his genes. However, Chen Chong doesn't care much about these methods. In fact, his Ultimate Boundless Qi Gong, cultivated to the level of Magnetic Field Rotation, is very comprehensive and superior. Even if given a so-called awakening or tempering method, he would only use it as a reference and not have the extra energy to try it out.
After reading through the diary, although Chen Chong didn't find the method to unlock genes, he glimpsed several crucial pieces of information.
1. Similar to refining essence into qi, those who unlock their genes can convert the ethereal life field into original force, a power akin to true qi or internal strength.
2. Blood General is still at an early stage, close to the middle stage, in the realm of the awakened.
3. The development of large gathering places seems very advanced, far surpassing wastelands in terms of population base, resource conditions, and the number of awakened.
4. There are even stronger beings above the awakened, those who unlock the second gene lock and are called Controllers, with unknown strength!
5. Large gathering places seem to be highly competitive and unsafe, with something called the "Desert God" posing a great threat to them.
"What is the Desert God? An exceptionally powerful radiation species? And this gene lock system is the same as the one in the Main God's Space, with more than one stage. So-called Controllers..."
Chen Chong repeatedly flipped through the diary, his emotions surging, and his brows furrowed:
"Even at the level of the awakened, Blood General is far from the strongest."
According to Blood General's cultivation diary, the life field intensity of the awakened ranges from 10 to 100 units, while the range for the awakened realm after unlocking the gene lock is 100 to 1000, showing a tenfold increase!
Obviously, an awakened with a minimum life field strength of 100 units cannot be a match for a top-level awakened with 1000 life field units. Such a large span naturally leads to the division of smaller realms. Life field strengths of 3, 6, and 9 represent the boundaries of early, middle, and high stages, and Blood General remained in the early stage of the awakened realm until he was killed by Chen Chong.
Not to mention that Chen Chong's unexpected sneak attack played a significant role. If he were to face a fully-restored Blood General in a frontal battle, even if he could win, it would likely come at a great cost.
"I wonder which level Di Rui Si is at among the awakened?"
Thinking of the formal action that the Dawn Gathering Place would soon take against the base, Chen Chong felt a sense of urgency. He immediately stood up, walked out onto the second-floor balcony, and shouted at the patrolling guards outside the building.
"Go find Old Xu from the power plant for me!"