4 Genetic Equation (1/2)

”This is…?” Feng Lin narrowed his eyes as he looked at the strange thing before him. He was extremely shocked.

In the desolate and empty void, a transparent silhouette could be seen immersed in starlight. This transparent and shiny silhouette actually looked identical to him.

On the chest of the shiny silhouette, two conspicuous balls of golden light could be seen. They resembled the blazing sun and were extremely dazzling.

These two balls of golden light were surrounded by dots of dim silvery light. They looked as scattered and as numerous as stars in the sky.

These dots of light flickered between brightness and dimness, and looking at the silhouette in its entirety was like looking at a figure.

A figure that resembled the starry skies.

At the head of that figure, a row of numbers could be seen.

Vitality: 0.4

What was that ball of golden light…?

Feng Lin willed his intention there, and two rows of information appeared in his mind.

Monkey Gene: 2

Stonebirth Gene: 1

Could all these be genetic points? Were they some kind of energy that was transformed by one's physical data?

Many thoughts flashed through Feng Lin's mind. But when he crossed-reference it to his own situation, he was certain that he was right.

To awaken the potential of one's genes, the cultivation of genetic points was required. There were three aspects to it: Awakening, Strengthening, and Evolving.

Gene awakening was the stage in which genes changed from recessive state to a dominant state.

When the gene awakened, it controlled the life elements of the human body and produced new organs and abilities.

Originally, the human body couldn't control extraordinary abilities. But once someone awakened the Flame Gene, they would be able to control the power of fire. If they awakened the Ice Gene, they would be able to control the flow of water and condense it into ice...

However, the process wasn't just a single step but rather, a course of events that slowly progressed on and transformed. This was what gene awakening meant.

After a gene was completely awakened, it would mean that one's body had adapted to its own transcending mythological gene.

Next, one had to use a certain method of cultivation to undergo the gene strengthening process, to stimulate the gene's greatest potential.

The number of times in which different genes could be strengthened was also different.

The higher the tier, the more the number of times it could be strengthened.

The two golden balls of light clearly represented the two current mythological genes that Feng Lin had awakened.

One of them, the Monkey Gene, had already been strengthened twice, while the Stonebirth Gene had only been strengthened once.

After gene strengthening was completed, gene evolution would begin.

And gene evolution was the process of synthesizing two different, albeit, same-tier genes together, evolving them into a higher tier mythological gene set.

Once evolution was completed, the cultivator would be able to reach a higher realm.

In that case, what did those dots of dim silvery light mean?

Feng Lin sent a probe of his will over, and a burst of information instantly appeared in his mind.

Muscle Gene: 0

Turtlebreath Gene: 0

Tigerfang Gene: 0

...

So it turned out that these dim dots of silver light were recessive genes in his body that had not been awakened.

Feng Lin finally understood in his heart.

So this transparent and shiny silhouette was a genetic map of his body!

Given the vast numbers of genes a human had, they were truly like stars in the sky. No matter how strong science had developed to, it was impossible for science to detect everything accurately.

But now, all this information was clearly displayed before Feng Lin's eyes.

This scene caused him to think of a national-level treasure back in ancient China—The Illustrated Manual of Acupuncture Points of the Bronze Figure.

That simply showed all the position of acupuncture points and meridians, but what Feng Lin was seeing, was the entire genetic map for his body!

Genes were as numerous as the stars, maybe there were over billions of them. Feng Lin felt a headache coming when he looked carefully at them.

Although each gene was clearly visible, it was impossible for him to probe all the information about it.

With the intention of his will, he shifted his attention to his Dantian that was located two inches below his navel. A cluster of nebulae could be seen swirling in there; there were roughly about fourteen of them. Does this mean that I have 14 free genetic points to spend as I like? The cluster of nebulae was glowing brightly, resembling a mixture of cloud and mist and was flowing continuously as its form changed.

There were also wisps of star fog floating at the side, currently converging together. They were in the midst of forming a star cluster.

The cluster of nebulae he saw earlier joined together with the star fog, resembling large sheets that extended forever into the distance. Altogether, they propped up this entire stretch of starry skies that represented the transparent figure before his eyes.

Genetic potential: 1468%

Feng Lin inexplicably understood the meaning when he saw this.

Most likely, the transparent figure could transform the genes in his body into data.

And Feng Lin's current data was:

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Name: Feng Lin

Vitality: 0.4

Monkey Gene: 2

Stonebirth Gene: 1

Genetic potential: 1468%

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There were no stats like strength, speed, and constitution. All of those were rubbish. The only data available were his vitality stats and his awakened genes.

The reason for this was because genes were the origins of life, and vitality was the comprehensive embodiment of life's strength, speed, and constitution. They were simply different aspects that made up vitality.

As one's vitality increased, these other aspects would similarly be increased in accordance as well.

However, the genetic map wasn't merely this. Under the repeated probing of his will, a wonderful feel of control over the genetic points surged in Feng Lin's heart. It seemed like his will had a mysterious connection to these genetic points. It felt as though he could control them.

Let's try it!

With his will, he linked three irrelevant genes together.

Inside his Dantian, a ball of star fog from his nebulae's cluster split off and was infused into the three random genes he linked.

Genetic potential -15%

The three silvery points of light expanded and contracted, linking together as miraculous changes occurred. Continuous different combinations appeared, each showing a different sequence.

Ding ding ding…

Five chimes rang out.

The three random genes were finally linked, but the starlight radiating from them continued flowing forth in lines towards the depths of the starry skies inside the transparent figure, reaching out to five previously unknown silvery points as they formed the shape of a genetic tree.

Airflow Gene x2 + Cloudmist Gene x3 + Moisture Gene x 1 = Frost Gene

Airflow Gene x3 + Cloudmist Gene x4 + Moisture Gene x 4 = Rain Gene

Airflow Gene x4 + Cloudmist Gene x2 + Moisture Gene x 1 = Hurricane Gene

Airflow Gene x2 + Cloudmist Gene x5 + Moisture Gene x 4 = Thunder Gene

Airflow Gene x6 + Cloudmist Gene x7 + Moisture Gene x 5 = Storm Gene

A total of five formulas!

Feng Lin was completely stunned. He actually learned a total of five genetic formulas all of a sudden!

There were different tiers for genes, and they could be classified into tier-0, tier-1, tier-2…

0 was the starting point for numbers. Hence, all tier-0 genes were known as basic genes.

1 was the basic element of all numbers. All numbers were derived from 1 and hence, tier-1 genes were known as primeval genes.