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He could feel his body absorbing that energy, getting stronger, and evolving.

Su Mu closed his eyes and waited for the heat to completely dissipate before taking another small sip.

This time it was a little more than before. He held it in his mouth and slowly swallowed. The heat surged again, even stronger than before. A faint, almost invisible golden halo appeared on the surface of his skin, as if sunlight was shining through his body.

He opened his eyes and looked at his arm... His skin was still the normal color, but the halo lingered in his palm for several seconds before slowly dissipating.

He tried it little by little, pausing after each small sip to feel the changes in his body, and only taking another sip after confirming there were no adverse reactions. The egg liquid tasted like melting syrup in his mouth—sweet, warm, and smooth, without any unpleasant sensation.

Each swallow was accompanied by a tingling, pleasurable sensation, more intense than any food, drink, or pleasure he had ever experienced. So intense was his body's constant, instinctive urging... to drink another sip, another sip, and finish the whole bottle.

It took Su Mu nearly twenty minutes to finish drinking the egg liquid from that quarter of an egg.

His hand was still trembling slightly when he put down the empty bottle.

It wasn't fear, but the lingering comfort within him, like ripples spreading from his stomach throughout his body, then receding back to his stomach, over and over again. He leaned against the wall, panting heavily, feeling every inch of his skin burning.

He saw his reflection through the windowpane.

His head...from the top of his head to his chin, his entire face...turned gold.

It wasn't the metallic, cold, hard gold, but a warm, jade-like gold with a subtle sheen.

Every inch of his skin seemed to be coated with a thin layer of gold leaf, radiating a soft glow in the dim light. His hair had turned from black to dark gold, the strands shimmering slightly in the light and shadow, as if dyed by sunlight.

His eyes were still the same color, but a faint golden ring had appeared around the edge of his pupils, like two burning embers in the darkness.

Su Mu raised his hand and looked at the back of his hand.

The color transitions from the wrist... below the wrist is the normal skin tone, and above the wrist is a light gold.

With a thought, the gold faded from his face, receding like the tide, revealing his normal skin tone underneath. With another thought, the gold surged back, covering his entire face.

It can be controlled. This is not a permanent mutation, but a state that can be activated and deactivated.

He opened the properties panel.

[Status: Slight Evolution (Golden Bloodline - Juvenile)]

[Effect: Increases all attributes by 20% when activated.]

Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

Twenty percentage points.

It's not a specific value of "20%", but rather a 20% increase in all attributes.

他的力量是189点，加百分之二十就是将近227点。他的体质是102点，加百分之二十就是122点。他的敏捷是69点，加百分之二十就是83点。

This state can be activated with just a thought, and whether there is any cost is currently uncertain.

However, this bonus is quite considerable.

He took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the remaining egg liquid in the bottle.

There was still almost half of the egg liquid left.

Without hesitation, I poured myself another small sip.

The golden liquid slid down his throat, and the heat surged up again, but this time it was no longer as gentle as before.

His body was slightly hot, not in a warm, comfortable way, but in a more scorching way, as if something was burning in his veins.

The golden halo on his skin was brighter than before, rising from the surface like a thin layer of flame.

He continued drinking.

I took one sip after another, stopping after each sip to feel the changes in my body and make sure I wouldn't be overwhelmed by the energy.

The egg liquid burned inside his body, and golden flames spread from his stomach to his chest cavity, from his chest cavity to his abdomen cavity, and from his abdomen cavity to his limbs.

He could feel his bones itch slightly, a sign that his bone density was increasing; his muscles ached slightly, a sign that his muscle fibers were being torn and remodeled; and his skin tightened slightly, a sign that his epidermal cells were dividing and regenerating at an accelerated rate.

When Su Mu had drunk nearly half of the egg liquid, his entire upper body turned golden.

From head to waist, every inch of his skin shimmered with a warm, golden luster, like a meticulously crafted bronze statue. Golden halos flowed slowly across his arms, shoulders, chest, and back, like living liquid.

He continued drinking.

When less than one-fifth of the egg liquid remained, Su Mu's entire body turned golden.

From head to toe, from fingertips to toes, every inch of his skin was the same—warm, lustrous gold. He stood by the window, looking at his reflection through the glass, like a golden statue that had stepped out of an ancient legend.

His eyes had turned completely gold, with no other color in the pupils, only pure gold. But he could see everything around him clearly, more clearly and brighter than before, as if someone had wiped a layer of dust off his eyeballs.

The status on the properties panel has changed.

[Status: Golden Bloodline (Mature Form)]

[Effect: All attributes +50%. When activated, grants a buff that makes the user immune to any control effects below 150% of their total attributes. No cooldown.]

Fifty percent. Su Mu stared at the number and fell silent.

His current strength is 189 points, and adding 50% would make it 283 points.

However, I also have some doubts.

The bear drank the yolk of nearly two eggs, and even with that much, the changes only appeared in its head and neck. Meanwhile, I, having drunk less than half an egg's worth of yolk, had my entire body turn golden.

I thought about it for a while.

Perhaps it wasn't because he absorbed energy more efficiently than the bear, but because he was smaller and needed less energy.

The same amount of energy was just a drop in the ocean for that bear, but it was enough to trigger a qualitative change for him.

The gap between humans and giant beasts is sometimes a disadvantage, and sometimes an advantage.

His gaze fell on the last bit of egg liquid inside the eggshell.

The liquid had spread thinly on the eggshell; you could probably still drink a sip or two.

He could feel the cells in his body, which had just calmed down, starting to stir again...