I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

Chapter 528: Chapter 388: The Day the Nation Woke Up!

The experts spectating from the sidelines could do nothing but analyze data.

They even began to pray… praying that Leviathan would be strong enough… praying, if there really were gods out there…

Seconds and minutes ticked by.

Until the 33rd hour!

Suddenly, Lu Tiantian’s face lit up with joy, his entire face flushed red with excitement, almost trembling as he shouted, “Wait! I think I see a positive mutation! Don’t remove it! It’s definitely positive.”

On the display screen, everyone saw a little green round ball growing at a visible pace to the size of an orange.

But it wasn’t like the other tumors, which were completely disorderly mutations. Instead, it exuded a strong Life Power.

It could be an organ that had evolved specifically to respond to “deformities,” a brand-new organ against “mutations”!

“Quick! Inject the Omega Growth Factor!”

“Deliver more Life Essence!”

Lu Yuan was also extremely nervous; financial losses didn’t matter at this point, he just kept on delivering.

This new organ began to absorb the nutrients from its surroundings, growing visibly larger.

At the same time, it began to dispel the ‘Power of Deformation.’

Within minutes, the tumors nearby started aging on a large scale, shriveling up like wilted eggplants.

Is… Is this a success?

And the crowd couldn’t help but burst into cheers; many of the experimental personnel nearly wept.

For 49, almost 50 years, it had been a real struggle. They had dedicated the better part of their lives while others hibernated.

This might be the first case of active success!

Lu Tiantian’s face was flushed, his whole body trembling: “Don’t celebrate too hastily! Use a high concentration of Life Power to lure out the ‘Blood Ghost’ power.”

“That way, there won’t be any residual power of the ‘Ghost’.”

“Inject the D-factor activation potion!”

“Everyone check the data again, and see if the experiment can be replicated…”

The rule behind ‘Blood Ghost’ is simple: wherever the Life Power is strong, it floods towards it frantically.

Soon, a strand of power condensed into a drop of blood the size of a hair, which Lu Yuan then reabsorbed.

Then, one by one, the experts collapsed to the ground, actually falling asleep on the spot.

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A week later.@@novelbin@@

The laboratory was jubilant, with an unprecedented burst of cheers.

The Leviathan’s abdominal wound had healed; it was roaring “wagga wagga,” waving its claws towards the sky, clicking “click clack click clack,” as if ready to tear the sky apart.

It was too excited; it felt so powerful that it could fight the sky!

Only upon regaining health did it realize how feeble it had been before.

Leviathan even experienced a blessing in disguise—a very formidable evolution!

After scientific analysis, the scientists believed: Within Leviathan’s body, a new organ had appeared, which had devoured a strand of the Power of Deformation from the ‘Deformed Ghost.’ Its function is to absorb some negative ideal energies, such as curses, deformations, Ideal Poisons, Spirit Storms, etc., all of which it can absorb!

Even a small amount of energy derived from the ‘Ghost’ can be absorbed!

Don’t underestimate this; it means it has higher idealist resistance in battle.

Even more so, it can Devour negative forces and continue to grow!

Think about it, that drop of ‘Deformed Ghost’s blood, now in human hands.

If all its negative energy were devoured by the Insect Soldiers, what could they evolve into?

Furthermore, the Negative Energy in the special organ can be released once more, and the scene of killing the enemy is chilling to even think about!

Of course, with just one success, the scientists were still not satisfied; they quickly started analyzing the construction and genesis of the new organ and began the second experiment—the Worm King!

Worm King · Lu Xiao, shakily entered the arena.

“Will it succeed?”

Lu Yuan did not hesitate, binding it up.

“Don’t be nervous; we’ll be very gentle, just bear with it.”

“Add guiding factors… Oops, add some neutralizing agents… then deliver more Life Essence… wait, the Worm King’s devouring ability seems even better than Leviathan’s, no wonder it bears the title ‘King.'”

Lu Yuan stayed crouched near the Wooden Puppet, his role was to input enough Life Essence and control the insects to prevent them from going mad in severe pain.

But he was still very nervous.

This battle was harder than fighting a ‘Ghost’!

The surgery this time was much shorter than the last, only 8 hours long, but similarly produced a new resistance organ that devoured the power of the ‘Deformed Ghost.’

Worm King · Lu Xiao, regained its health.

It felt its body in a somewhat unbelievable way.

The heavy feeling of fatigue dissipated from its heart, such a relieving burden lift.

And in the operating room, everyone began to celebrate with clasped hands in elation!

The first case, perhaps was a coincidence; the second, a certainty!

Lu Yuan watched these elderly people cheer and jump around like youngsters, suddenly feeling a tad melancholic…

Humans, truly not strong enough, it actually took 50 years for such a thing, really…

These professors were practically rushing into the next experiment with frenzied eagerness.

However, Lu Yuan restrained their fervent actions because most of the professors were already very tired…

Their hair was white, their health impacted by Ghost’s power… they had aged.

They could no longer pull all-nighters and work themselves to the bone like they used to; it was better to slow down.

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So time passed, day by day.

Within six months, from the most powerful Insects to the weakest members of the Insect Race, all had regained their health!

Even the speed of their Growth increased with the appearance of new organs.

The surgery plans for humans also matured, eventually isolating some kind of active and Evolution Factors. With just an hour of experimentation, an Insect Soldier could evolve new organs, Devouring the Power of Deformation!

But then a problem arose, Humans… did not have the “Devouring Evolution” Ability, and were still somewhat different from the Insect Race.

Thus these professors worked tirelessly through the night, quickly proposing two pathways.

Professor Lu Tiantian made a detailed report at the conference.

“The first path is to implant a small amount of Insect Race Gene, a half-human half-insect model, then evolve new organs like an Insect Soldier.”

“The advantage of this approach is a permanent enhancement in Life Power and lifespan, but it’s very probable that the ability to reproduce will be lost.”

Lu Yuan was stunned by the report, what’s going on, has human technology reached the point of changing genes, changing Race?

Is this some kind of alien technology?

Lu Tiantian couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “It’s not because we have this technology, but rather because those three Worm Kings evolved into their current form with the genes extracted from Green Grass People.”

“They have a type of Evolution Factor in their bodies that can absorb lineage, changing Races. This unique Mind Evolution Factor can be used on Humans.”

“You know, Green Grass People and Humans are actually closely related…”

“Following such modifications, it would mean transforming from pure Humans into hybrids, a mix of Human, Insect Race, and Green Grass People.”

Hybrid… such a bizarre term!

“Both the Insect Race and Green Grass People have much longer lifespans than Humans. Consequently, a hybrid would also have a longer life, but they would likely be unable to reproduce.”

Lu Yuan frowned; the three Worm Kings actually evolved after consuming Green Grass People corpses…

Thinking about it this way, the plan seemed somewhat logical.

As for changing bloodlines or whatever, he didn’t care at all; his lovely wife was still a pure Green Grass Person…

“If they wish to choose for themselves, I wouldn’t really mind.”

“But it feels odd to decide for them… waking up to find oneself turned into an Insect Race member, what is that about?”

Old Cat expressed his incredulity: “Being sterile isn’t such an issue, society provides for us anyway. Donate some reproductive cells before the transformation and that’s it. It would even save on contraceptives and birth control pills expenses. Do you know how much rubber is used up every year? I’m actually in favor of this plan.”

“By the way, can other genes be implanted as well?”

“Theoretically, it’s possible,” said Lu Tiantian. “First, let the Worm King Devour, splice it with the human gene, then re-inject. Whether it’s the genes of tigers or leopards, they could be integrated into the human body.”

“But if it’s not a high Racial Value gene, generally there is no need, as it would reduce Spirit potential, which means a lower ‘God’ limit… We’ve experimented with this technology many times over the past fifty years. Although there are many mysteries, it’s barely functional.”

Lu Yuan wiped away cold sweat… alright, biology is this mysteriously baffling, seems workable is good enough, as for the principle, that can wait until later.

“Let’s not talk about this now; are there other experimental schemes?”

“The second path, organ transplant,” continued Lu Tiantian. “We transplant ‘Anti-Mutant 1’, a completely new organ grown from the Insect Race, into a human body. At the same time, inject some anti-rejection drugs.”

“After it Devours the Deformation Power, we cut it out again. This path does not involve genes, hence no side effects.”

“It’s just that… every person needs to undergo surgery twice, which is rather inefficient. We don’t have that many surgeons, so it might take many years.”

This proposal seemed fairly reliable; whether it was military, government officials, or hospital directors, all considered it feasible.

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment: “Sigh, let’s go with the second option, saving people is the most important.”

“We’ve already delayed for so many years, a few more won’t hurt.”

“As for the gene modification plan… it’s not entirely useless, it could be a technological reserve for the future.”

“If they truly can’t be saved, I’ll decide for them and inject the Insect Race Gene.”

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After numerous surgeries, and in the blink of an eye, seven years passed, and finally… the day of a national awakening arrived!

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