Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 23 Wisdom!

The terrifying aura unleashed by the three councilors stirred up the monsters in the city, causing them to gather around the various lord-level monsters, seemingly poised to unleash a monster tide.

The three members of the Jiang family did not provoke the monsters; after tidying up, they left the battlefield.

After flying five or six kilometers, the old man led them purposefully to a high-end apartment building with more than thirty floors. They entered the underground parking garage, killed the monsters that were entrenched there, and then went to a safe house built by the Jiang family below the elevator shaft.

Jiang Zhe's lips twitched; he was at a loss for words to describe his family's peculiar quirks.

While the Jiang family members went into the wilderness to train, they didn't neglect their physical needs, unlike other martial arts teams who came to make a living and endured harsh conditions.

"Xiao Zhe, this jade marrow can improve your physical fitness by 1.5 times. Use it up later." The old man tossed Jiang Zhe a test tube.

A viscous, jade-colored liquid that doesn't cling to the sides of the container; one milliliter is a standard serving.

"Grandpa, how do I use it?"

"Pull out the rubber stopper and drink it."

Will using a second dose still be effective?

"The second dose will increase physical attributes by a small amount, which, in quantifiable terms, is roughly equivalent to the force of a ton of punches."

Jiang Zhe mentally calculated that a peak high-level War God has about 500 tons of punching force, and the cost of reaching that level by consuming low-grade materials like jade marrow is not low.

Moreover, whether chalcedony can exert its medicinal effects to that level is another matter.

Unable to find a good reason, Jiang Zhe had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Grandpa, could you give me the three-serving tube?"

Jiang Chengbo cast a puzzled look at him and said, "Isn't that a waste?"

The old man readily tossed him another tube, saying, "Here are four servings. See if that's enough?"

"That's enough, four portions should be enough." Jiang Zhe said somewhat ashamedly, clutching the two test tubes as he returned to his room.

Five portions of chalcedony were just enough for three generations of the Jiang family and his aunt, but he had encroached on their share.

Let those who get rich first help those who are still poor!

Dear brothers and sisters, I'll eat first as a sign of respect, and I promise to make it up to you later with the essence of herbs and wood crystals...

After Jiang Zhe returned to his room, the old man called Jiang Chengbo to his side and showed him a video.

It was the recording of Jiang Zhe killing two war gods.

He was hiding nearby at the time and even recorded the scene with great interest, but the more he thought about it afterward, the more something seemed off.

After watching the less than half-minute video, Jiang Chengbo frowned slightly, feeling that his nephew was ridiculously strong.

The old man asked, "Have you figured out the problem?"

Jiang Chengbo: "Xiao Zhe has the physical attributes of a low-level warrior, at most a mentalist approaching the peak of a high-level warrior. How come he kills mid-level warriors so easily?"

The old man continued, "When you were training Xiao Zhe a few days ago, how much punching power did you think he had?"

After thinking it over, Jiang Chengbo gave a rough range: "10 tons, with an error within ±2 tons."

The old man nodded, then suddenly said, "Multiply the force of a 10-ton punch and the impact force of a 40-ton throwing knife by 2."

A word to wake up the dreamer!

Jiang Chengbo's eyes widened as he realized that this calculation matched perfectly at the data level, and everything made sense.

His face lit up with excitement. "Could it be that Xiao Zhe has mastered a unique power-generating technique exclusive to mentalists? Can he unleash twice the power?"

Jiang Lie: ? ? ?

His face was full of worry, and his expression was very similar to that of the old man looking at his phone on the subway.

My son, did you forget your brain this time?

The old man said quietly, "The skill of a mentalist lies in how many throwing knives they can control with their full power!"

"Huh? How could I forget that... Dad, what happened to Xiao Zhe?"

"Have you ever considered the possibility that there might be two Xiao Zhes?"

"Dad, what does this mean?"

"Uncle Cheng, put yourself in my shoes and think about it carefully."

"Xiao Zhe's outrageous potential as a psychic; his abnormal control over power; the speed at which he cultivates genetic energy; and the fact that he rarely practices guiding techniques yet can have an extremely long time to cultivate genetic energy..."

The old man proposed a bold conjecture: "Suppose that Xiao Zhe's abilities are double those of a normal person, wouldn't these abnormalities all seem quite reasonable?"

"The guaranteed minimum is double, but the exact amount is still uncertain."

"And he usually only performs at twice his normal level."

If Jiang Zhe heard the old man's deduction, he would definitely applaud and exclaim, "You really do have a knack for getting lucky!"

The old man continued, "By the same token, Xiao Zhe should need two to several times more cultivation resources than an ordinary person!"

Jiang Chengbo looked enlightened.

This explains why Jiang Zhe needed an extra portion of jade marrow; naturally, the two of them would need at least two portions of food to be full.

At the same time, Jiang Chengbo gradually realized his father's true intentions.

"Dad, I didn't take Xiao Zhe's taking up too many cultivation resources to heart, you don't need to comfort me."

"I'm not... Uncle Cheng, Dad didn't lie to you, what Dad said is the truth of the matter."

"Dad, I know, please don't say anymore." Jiang Chengbo waved his hand. "For now, let's keep this to ourselves. Xiao Zhe's secret cannot be known to a fourth person."

As he spoke, Jiang Chengbo deleted the kill video.

The old man stroked his stubble, feeling that he had overdone things, but now that things were out in the open, it was fine, and there should be no lingering resentment between his children and grandchildren.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

I couldn't help but sigh to myself: Being the head of a large family is no easy task!

But not long after, a new idea popped into the old man's head: "Where should I go to find a partner for Xiao Zhe? His excellent bloodline must be passed down."

……

Jiang Zhe was unaware of the situation outside the room. He used the chalcedony after returning to his room.

He drank the tube containing three portions of chalcedony directly.

You have to admire that experience matters!

Based on subtle details in his life, the old man deduced that he might possess a special talent similar to "multiplying one's own abilities by 2".

And just as the old man deduced, a double gene level requires double the resources.

If you could gain double the strength, double the mental power, and double the lifespan by consuming just one unit of cultivation resources... what kind of good thing is that?

Let's get back to chalcedony.

It has a strong bitter taste, is icy cold when you enter your mouth, and slides down your throat to your stomach, similar to the feeling of drinking a sip of ice water under the scorching summer sun.

However, it needs to be magnified tenfold or more.

I could feel the chalcedony rapidly decomposing in my stomach, releasing strands of icy silk that spread to the spinal cord and bone marrow in my lower back, and then flowed throughout my body.

From bones to flesh and skin, wisps of ice threads emanated from the body, making it seem as if the entire body was radiating cold air.

Jiang Zhe was so cold that he almost lost all feeling, and his face turned deathly pale.

The genetic material within the cells undergoes rapid transformation under the infusion of chalcedony energy, shedding useless genes and improving and perfecting them.

Waste cells and impurities are expelled from the body and form a layer of dirt on the skin surface.

This transformation, which penetrates to the cellular level, has caused astonishing changes in Kang Chul's tendons, bones, membranes, muscles, skin, and organs!

As his physical abilities improved, the mental power within his life core also began to grow, and the dark golden sphere spewed out a massive amount of mist.

Once the fog concentration reaches a certain limit, it begins to condense and form droplets.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

This is the mark of a War God-level Spirit Master!

……

The transformation triggered by the chalcedony didn't end until after 2 a.m.

Conditions in the wilderness were poor, so Jiang Zhe could only wet a towel with drinking water to wipe off the dirt stuck to his body, and he made up his mind to take a bath in the sea the next morning.

After cleaning himself up, Jiang Zhe went to the lobby to adjust the generator to its highest power level, then entered the training room and turned on the punching power testing machine.

A powerful punch landed on the punching bag.

Jiang Zhe immediately looked at the display screen, where a bright red number appeared: "35025kg!"

"High-ranking general?"

"No, you need to divide by 2. It's approximately 17500 kg, which is 17 tons!"

"Theoretically, I'm just over the level of a mid-tier warrior, a newly initiated fifth-tier apprentice, but my combat strength is far more than that!"

Then he started taking drugs and quickly reached the God of War level, then the Planetary level, and then unlocked the secret of the alchemy furnace to travel to the universe.

(End of this chapter)