"Bang!"

In Chu Xuan's carefully designed laboratory, bursts of explosions continued to echo in the confined space, each explosion was like a heavy hammer, striking the surrounding walls.

Shockingly, these deafening roars were not caused by any out-of-control experimental setup, but originated in the center of the lab, where Zheng Zhe, seated cross-legged, was experiencing an inner storm that no one could see. The man's body seems to hide an invisible reservoir of explosives, and each implosion puts his body under unimaginable impact.

With each explosion, Zheng Zhe's face became even paler, and his muscles continued to expand and contract, as if he was wrestling with the power inside. Blood slowly spilled from the corners of his mouth, but there was no moan, only his closed eyes and clenched fists, reflecting the pain and determination he had endured.

As the last explosions dissipated, the lab returned to silence. Zheng Zhe slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, which was the traces of pain and struggle accumulated in his body. The bruise oozing from the corner of his mouth, spilling out as he breathed, stood out.

The man slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with persistence for the future. He whispered to himself, with a hint of dissatisfaction and firmness in his voice: "It's not enough ......"

"This level is not enough."

……

Zheng Zha has come a long way on the road of the fourth-order gene lock, he can change his genes at will, and freely change his genetic characteristics according to the needs of the environment, so as to achieve active adaptation to various external conditions. He can evolve genes to defend against attacks such as fire or frost, or he can actively create organs that he shouldn't have.

In his body, two hearts can beat, supplying oxygen to three lungs; Behind him, there may be wings born to fly; Next to his neck, gills may have grown that can breathe freely underwater; Even the end of his spine may have a powerful dragon's tail attached.

Zheng Zhe's ability to control his genes has reached an incredible height. He had already conquered the genetic code in his own body, and understood that although genes determine the basic form of a life, in those microscopic genetic sequences, there are hidden unique wills that belong to each individual—they are not always completely subordinated to Zheng Zhe's wishes.

But this is only a small problem, and when he found that his subtlety was enough to solve this problem, Zheng Zha easily overcame this difficulty that others could not even think of, and suppressed the genes in his body. He even deliberately suppressed his breakthrough and did not enter the fourth order intermediate level.

In other words, Zheng Zha was not unable to break through to the fourth-order intermediate level, but he was unwilling to break through to the fourth-order intermediate level, and the accumulation of the three worlds had already allowed Zheng Zha to reach a new realm on the road of the fourth-order gene lock. After seeing the perfect body of his clone, he wanted to completely transcend the clone...... It was precisely because of this mastery of genetic micromanipulation that Zheng Zha was able to show Chu Xuan the extraordinary changes in his fingers and his vision of a perfect body without hindrance.

The smallest unit of strength is actually the implementation of one's own will, whether it comes from the body, or from the outside of the body, from the macrocosm, or from the microcosm.

But that's not enough, as Zheng Qi himself said, and it's not enough.

Genes have power.

Zheng Zhe has a deep understanding of this, and when he comes into contact with the legacy of the pioneers, he learns that many races have the ability to encode knowledge and inheritance in their genes, and this information will be revived with the awakening of the bloodline, like the awakening of sleeping memories.

And in Zheng Zhe's own experience, from the moment the first-order genetic lock was unlocked, he also sensed the fighting instincts deep in his genes - those instincts that were burned by ancient humans were a kind of inheritance across the ages, a priceless bequest. These memories are embedded in the DNA, not only to survive, but also to enable future generations to evoke that time-honored strength and wisdom in the face of challenges.

"So, you mean I need to start with that, to dig up the hidden treasure deep in my genes?"

"That's right, the gene lock is undoubtedly a road to heaven, and you may feel that compared to the fourth-order 'subtlety' and 'manipulation of genes', the fighting instinct of the first-order gene lock has gradually become less useful, but going from zero to one is often the most difficult step to take."

Facing Zheng Zha's slightly frowning inquiry, Chu Xuan's eyes once again ignited the fanaticism for gene lock research when they first met in the alien. And for Zheng Zha, this expression is already a state that Chu Xuan has not shown for a long time.

"As it is now, although I can understand the principle of engrave genetic information in genes, it is almost impossible to do something like a genetic lock, through some kind of transcendent way, to burn countless battle instincts into it, and maintain the integrity of the information."

Chu Xuan's expression became serious and fanatical, and he was the most terrifying in this state, even Zheng Qi couldn't help but shrink back half a minute: "Stop, stop, you stop a little, Chu Xuan, I'm a little afraid of you like this......"

“…… For now, your best bet is to tap into the potential in your own body, as well as the secrets that lie deep in your genes, because the depths of the human body are the greatest treasure troves in themselves. ”

As if realizing his gaffe, Chu Xuan pushed his glasses, and reluctantly returned to his usual appearance, but looking at the emotions in his eyes that had not subsided, he could know that this young man was actually just suppressing his desire for knowledge for the time being, and the exploration of the unknown in his heart had not been wiped out.

"You are different from Yang Yun, Yang Yun's path is to move closer to the world, because he has saved the world at least twice, faced the will of the world three times, and even had the experience of becoming one with the will of the world once, so his future path to becoming stronger will will definitely be affected by the experience...... To be more precise, he is adapting his body to the world. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Xuan paused, then looked at Zheng Zha more seriously and said: "But you are different, 'Entanglement Armor' aside, all the remaining self-created skills you have developed, whether it is 'Explosion' and 'Destruction', or the follow-up 'Falling Star' and 'Heavenly Thunder Breaking the Universe', actually carry your strong personal style and corresponding self-will...... In other words, you are following a path that no one else can imitate. ”

"So?"

"So, you need to look inward for strength." (End of chapter)