Chapter 32: 【Conqueror】!

Chapter 32: 【Conqueror】! (Please follow! Monthly Vote needed! Investment requested!)

Hongning Base Metropolis.

Hong sat in his office at the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion Headquarters. Six open books lay scattered across the sandalwood tea table before him—Jiang Clan's Xingyi Six Arts, which he'd requested for meticulous study and analysis.

After twenty days of intense focus, however, progress remained frustratingly slow.

He couldn't understand it.

How could these six manuals—rated only as "proficient" and "adequate" in his eyes—produce a martial artist capable of unleashing twelve times his normal power?

Hong didn't suspect Jiang Clan of deception. He'd repeatedly analyzed the battle footage; Jiang Zhe's techniques clearly embodied the mysteries of Xingyi Style—Dragon Body, Bear Shoulder, Eagle Claw, Rooster Leg... His mastery was undeniably rooted in the authentic Xingyi Six Arts.

"It's like how Lei Shen and I once blended ancient martial arts and yoga to forge our own paths. Jiang Zhe has done the same with Xingyi, but his technical genius clearly surpasses ours."

A rare smile softened his usually stern features.

Lately, Hong had been in high spirits. After cultivating Earth humans for so many years, he was finally seeing returns—geniuses emerging who could reciprocate his investment.

Still, rather than waiting for others' achievements, Hong preferred researching breakthroughs himself. Even a grandmaster has his pride.

"Quantitative change leads to qualitative transformation—that's the brute-force method. His success stems from the Xingyi Six Arts system itself!"

"Actually, mastering this entire system is more challenging than World Annihilation or Ninefold Thunder Blade. Learning all six manuals simultaneously isn't feasible for most martial artists. Only those with extraordinary talent can integrate the Six Arts cohesively."

"Even then, the perfected version of Xingyi Six Arts only grants power amplification approaching Lei Shen's level. It shouldn't enable someone to double their strength like Jiang Zhe."

"He's... a glitch!"

Suddenly, his AI system sent an urgent red-flagged message.

"News about Jiang Zhe?" Hong's expression sharpened.

Opening the file, he scanned the coordinates of Jiang Zhe's recent activities and the identity of the behind-the-scenes manipulator.

Since learning Jiang Zhe's power amplification level, Hong had implemented silent protective measures. Any mention of "Jiang Zhe" in Earth's communication networks was automatically intercepted, analyzed, and neutralized by his AI systems.

His face darkened.

"Twenty years of peace have made you bold. Do you think I've grown soft because I've never struck down a Legislator?"

"Li Nansheng!"

"You've been scheming from Hanxia's territory, trying to undermine my position. Do you truly believe I'm made of clay?"

He seemed to ask the empty air, "Why target Jiang Zhe?"

The office lights dimmed. A holographic screen materialized, playing a grainy video—the contents of that old smartphone.

Li Nansheng had no idea his secrets would be exposed to Universe technology's devastating countermeasures.

"A weapon capable of piercing the Black God Suit... So this is Jiang Clan's hidden ace!"

Hong's eyes gleamed with interest at the long spear. As a spear specialist himself, the 2.6-meter Dragon-Engraved Pike—luxurious and exquisite—stirred his envy.

Deeper investigations uncovered records predating the Great Nirvana.

"This ancestral weapon traces back to Jiang Clan's lineage? Supposedly to the Sui and Tang dynasties?"

Hong's enthusiasm waned. He'd hoped Jiang Clan had discovered an ancient civilization's relic to share.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhe—the "glitch" Hong himself had labeled—faced a dangerous "bug fix."

The Pulsating Life Force Field hammered his body like a blacksmith's forge, fusing flesh, bone, and blood into a unified whole. The lingering sense of disjointedness vanished completely.

Three Stellar Nodes synchronized in rhythmic pulses, like primal breaths resonating with cosmic harmony.

Vitality Field dissipated.

Life Evolution temporarily concluded.

A smile curved Jiang Zhe's lips.

From this moment, he became a "perfect" 3x Genetic Tier lifeform—one whose enhancements could be inherited.

Theoretically no longer an Earth human, but a new subspecies within Universe humanity.

Once he ascended to Cosmic Sovereign and established his Cosmic Nation, he could proudly claim Imperial Bloodline status among humans, rivaling Yao Clan's Celestial Wolf.

Without warning, an overwhelming willpower descended!

Space around Jiang Zhe froze mid-drip. His half-formed smile locked in place as water droplets suspended in air. His entire Internal World stilled.

An incomprehensible force surged into his body—both refining his lifeform and probing its depths—before plunging into his Primordial Core.

To this domineering will, the Core's space appeared as barren purple earth—no Dao Tree, no axe, no Divine Core, no Golden Fragment.

Nothing.

After scanning his system, the will found no flaws. This new race was perfectly evolved.

...Leaving the will's intervention strangely redundant.

It recorded the new race's genetic blueprint, then etched Jiang Zhe's beast-blood sigils into a crimson Banner Mark on his forehead.

Only then did the oppressive will withdraw.

Perhaps in some future reincarnation era, Jiang Zhe's "kin" would emerge—new lifeforms birthed by the Primordial Universe using him as a template.

With clear lineage, no supplements needed for balanced nutrition.

"Where am I?"

"Australasian Continent, Subterranean Rock Layer... I just..."

The murmurs shifted inward.

"I've achieved 3x Genetic Tier, completed the first stage of Life Blueprint, reached the 【Hero】 stage, created a new human subspecies, and..."

He touched the mark on his brow, sensing the newly implanted Innate Secret Art.

"The Primordial Universe's will visited... and granted me an Innate Secret Art?"

His expression soured.

"Can't say I'm thrilled."

"You took the external cultivation method from Life Blueprint—【Conquer】—and converted it directly into an Innate Secret Art?"

"Thanks a trillion Primordial Units!"

He grumbled about "Doppelgänger" gifts—knowing the Primordial Universe had bestowed such on others.

"Rich Original Brother, couldn't you spare me a Clone ability? The universe's unfairness hurts!"

Sighing, he called out to unseen companions.

"Tree, Axe."

"Doppelgänger! Doppelgänger! Doppelgänger!"

"Important things need repeating. The universe is dangerous—I need survival insurance!"

"If the Primordial Universe won't hear me, you two surely can?"

After this self-directed pep talk, Jiang Zhe reviewed his achievements.

Golden Human Clan Life Blueprint's five stages:

【Hero】Bloodline, 3x!

【Half-God】Bloodline, 10x!

【Bronze】Bloodline, 22x!

【Silver】Bloodline, 181x!

【Gold】Bloodline, 1810x!

Reaching 【Hero】stage meant full genetic inheritance to offspring, plus an Innate Secret Art—【Titan's Might】!

No frills, just doubling strength.

Familiar?

Of course! One of Goldhorned Beast's three gifts—【Reinforce】!

Common among universe races, this amplitude-based Innate Secret Art could also be replicated through Divine Body Amplitude Secret Arts.

Using both together created diminishing returns—the higher the multiplier, the greater the loss.

2x × 40x might yield only 60x or 50x instead of 80x.

The universe allows no easy loopholes.

Such calculations mattered only at Immortal tiers nearing 100x physical limits.

For now, simple multiplication worked fine.

"Overall, 【Titan's Might】 remains practical early on."

"And as I advance through Life Blueprint's stages, this ability will evolve accordingly."

Turning to the Primordial Universe's gift—【Conqueror】!

—Conquering targets' "body" and "mind" dropped Primordial Essence Quanta, automatically stored in the Banner Mark.

(End of Chapter)

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