Chapter 85

{Dahēi extended his paw: "The cat people want monthly tickets and red tickets, hahaha...... asking for a reward......}

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"Jiang Li, I have already controlled the president of the Three Dragons Society, Li Sanlong. I hypnotize him every day and plant a deep mental imprint in his mind, making him ultimately my servant. The Three Dragons Society has dealings with the Sun Moon Group. Over time, it's possible to uncover some secrets of the Sun Moon Group."

"Jiang Li, I plan to control a few more gang leaders, but my mental power is insufficient, and my realm is not high enough. Controlling one person is already a stretch, but don't worry, I will break through soon."

"Hahaha... Jiang Li, I made another breakthrough in my cultivation today. I plan to take a gene potion."...

One email after another was sent.

Jiang Li saw one of the emails and was greatly alarmed: "Dahēi, don't be reckless. The death rate of gene potions is very high."

"Hahaha, we cat people have nine lives, we're not afraid of death. Moreover, I've been reading various scientific materials on the optical brain and have a deep understanding of genetics. You humans are so afraid of death? In the animal world, we are always on the brink of death, the weak are preyed upon by the strong. In the city, our companions are often killed by stray dogs. What's death? You haven't even seen through life and death yet, hahaha..."

Dahēi the cat continued to send emails to mock Jiang Li: "The Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra says, 'Life and death are indeed important, but their changes are swift. Life is a dream, a cycle of return.'"

"Alright, I won't interfere with you, but what gene potion are you going to take? You need to study it systematically first."

"It's simple, it's a gene potion of a feline animal called 'Thunder Beast.' I found it in the Three Dragons Society. The president was preparing to take it in a life-or-death situation. I took it and plan to take it myself." Dahēi's video turned to a bottle of gene potion.

The potion shimmered with a mysterious glow, only the size of a thumb, with what seemed to be lightning crackling inside.

Gene potions cost at least tens of millions, and this bottle, as the treasure of the Three Dragons Society, was invaluable.

Of course, the value is secondary. The main issue is that taking it can lead to death, which is why no one dares to take it.

Jiang Li quickly looked up "Thunder Beast" and found it to be a giant feline from an extraterrestrial planet, similar to an electric eel, carrying lightning, with a roar like thunder, capable of tearing apart mechs.

After humans captured the Thunder Beast, they studied its genetic code and created a gene potion that can significantly enhance human physical strength, even allowing the body to resist high-voltage currents without dying.

However, the death rate of this gene potion is extremely high, almost 70%, and even those who don't die may experience little increase in strength due to genetic conflicts.

"Right, Dahēi is also a genuine feline, so his genes should be similar, making it more likely for him to succeed." Jiang Li also looked it up on the optical brain but found no records of cats being used in experiments, so he didn't know what would happen if a cat took it.

Of course, a gene potion costing tens of millions would never be given to a cat by any wealthy person.

There might be some in the Elite Zone, but Jiang Li couldn't access any information from there.

The Elite Zone and the ordinary zones are completely separated.

Moreover, Dahēi is not an ordinary cat. He has entered a meditative state and undergone prenatal breathing training, which should have strengthened his genes, making the success rate of taking the gene potion much higher than that of an average human.

"These days, I will start injecting the Thunder Beast gene potion. Wish me luck..." Dahēi the cat signed off.

"What a crazy cat." Jiang Li always felt that maintaining human genes was good. Changing genes for the sake of power seemed perverse, perhaps a form of mental洁癖 (cleptophobia).

However, Dahēi injecting a feline gene potion wasn't a fundamental change.

For now, everything was calm.

Jiang Li practiced every day, deeply secluded, learning knowledge, practicing martial arts, and cultivating his mind. Ten days passed, then fifteen, and finally twenty.

Ding.

An email arrived.

"All senior high school graduates, come to school. Today is the physical examination for the Star University entrance exam!" It was from the principal.

Jiang Li immediately drove a flying car and soared into the sky, landing at the school about ten minutes later. Now he had enough money to buy a car, and as a one-star citizen, he was fully qualified to drive.

As soon as he landed at the school, he saw a small floating battleship hovering overhead, then slowly descending and finally landing on the playground.

"This is the Star University battleship..." Jiang Li was stunned. He saw that the small battleship had many star markings, forming the words "Star University."

Then, the battleship opened, and a squad of warriors in white uniforms appeared, wearing helmets, all equipped with low-level combat mechs!

The principal had already gone up to hand over the optical brain data to one of the warriors for comparison.

After half an hour, the verification was complete.

One of the white-uniformed warriors shouted, "All students, line up in order and enter the battleship for the physical examination! No talking, no noise, no disobedience, or you will bear the consequences!"

All the students were silent.

They knew that no corporation or official could rival Star University. Resisting at this moment, even the son of a powerful figure in Jinghua City, could be killed on the spot without any responsibility.

In previous years, there were sons of powerful figures who resisted the Star University exam arrangements and were imprisoned and exiled.

"First, Jiang Li, come in for the physical examination!"

A white mech warrior shouted.

"Such strong vitality, at least 1.5." Jiang Li could secretly gauge the vitality from the voice. "I wonder if he is a Star University student?"

He stepped in.

The interior of the battleship was spacious. He lay down on the bed according to the rules, and a large optical brain began to calculate various data, checking lung capacity, cell structure, blood, organs, brain nerves, bones, bone marrow, and scanning the entire body, leaving no secrets.

"Qualified, eligible to take the Star University exam!"

The optical brain announced after three minutes.

Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief.

The physical examination was finally passed.

As long as the physical examination was passed, the subsequent exam would be no problem.

"Congratulations, you have passed the physical examination. Your exam eligibility will be recorded on your chip." A white-uniformed warrior came over. "Now, you cannot leave the battleship. Please go to the rest room and wait. After all the students from Xinghua High School have completed their physical examinations, you will all be transported to the exam site for the various exams."

"Yes!"

Jiang Li knew that at this moment, he must not contradict the orders.

He quietly walked to the designated place, a rest pod, and began to meditate. The passage of time had no effect on him; he was like a stone.

Three hours passed, and the physical examinations were completed one by one.

He heard a white-uniformed warrior say, "This physical examination is complete. A total of fifteen students from Xinghua High School have qualified!"

"Only fifteen?" Jiang Li opened his eyes and realized that the difficulty of the Star University exam had increased. In the past, a vitality of 0.9 was enough to take the exam, but now only those with a vitality of 1 or higher were eligible.

These fifteen students sat in the cabin, all tense, unsure what would happen in the upcoming exam.

This was an exam that determined their fate. Passing it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate; failing it would mean blending into the crowd.

Each student was filled with passion, eager to stand out, to fight in the stars, and become a human elite, a renowned figure!

"All students, prepare. The battleship is about to take off." A white-uniformed warrior warned. The entire battleship took off in less than three minutes, reaching the sea at a speed far exceeding the speed of sound.

It was still the wormhole jump base on the sea.

At this moment, Jiang Li saw a colossal battleship floating on the sea, several times larger than the one that went to Qu Bo Star.

The small battleship he was on entered the belly of the large ship, and a white-uniformed warrior said, "Everyone, get up and follow me into the mother ship. All candidates from Earth will be gathered here, then we will jump to your exam site. Understand?"

"Understood." Jiang Li glanced at Luo Han and Xue Ling, noticing that their vitality had increased over the past twenty days, as if they had been pushing hard.

At this moment, they couldn't talk much or communicate, only exchanging glances.

This jump was on a much larger scale, involving all candidates from Earth, whereas the previous one was just for the students of the Thirty-Six Huacheng.

Following the white-uniformed warrior into the mother ship's large cabin, Jiang Li saw that the huge cabin was like a large stadium, already filled with over ten thousand students.

There was no doubt that these were the top students from around the world.

Many of them had strong auras, and Jiang Li noticed that a few students were as powerful as him, with a vitality of possibly 1.8!

"Hmm?"

Just as he sat down on the bed as instructed by the white-uniformed warrior, a gaze filled with intense killing intent came his way, making his hair stand on end.

He looked over and saw it was Jiang Liu.

At this moment, Jiang Liu was still with the sons of powerful figures in Jinghua City. Yu Muhua's vitality had also increased significantly, with a powerful aura that, if his guess was correct, might have reached 1.7 or even higher!

However, what was even more shocking was Jiang Liu.

He breathed silently but lay there like an ancient beast, exuding a terrifying aura that made Jiang Li suddenly feel a sense of doom, a voice echoing in his mind: "Jiang Li, this time you are doomed..."

"The meditative state!" Jiang Li's body trembled, immediately realizing that this was the meditative state, where thoughts could be transmitted through the air!

Jiang Liu had reached this state, even more powerful than him! Moreover, his vitality seemed to have surpassed Jiang Li's.

He immediately meditated on the Cosmic Brain to dispel Jiang Liu's illusion. He couldn't understand why Jiang Liu could enter the meditative state while he couldn't.

There was no reason; he was cultivating the supreme techniques of the Great Dream Heart Sutra.

"Jiang Li, you little bastard, you're just a coward! Hesitant and fearful, even with all the strange encounters and secrets, you're still a waste! When the battleship jumps to Raksasa Star, I will kill you! I will make you beg for mercy, just wait..." Jiang Liu closed his eyes. "My vitality has reached 2, and my mental cultivation is already at the meditative state. Enjoy your last moments of life. As a bastard of the Jiang family, you shouldn't exist in this world."

Jiang Li remained silent, pondering Jiang Liu's words, gradually understanding the reason he couldn't enter the meditative state.

The Star University exam location was actually on Raksasa Star? This was a planet for exiles, freezing cold at night and scorching hot during the day, extremely dangerous, and home to many fierce beasts.

Raksasa Star was completely different from Qu Bo Star, which was relatively safe and could be toured. On Raksasa Star, the climate alone could be deadly.

"Begin the wormhole jump!"

All the students entered the mother ship, and the optical brain's voice echoed. Immediately, over ten thousand students lay on the beds, and a large cover sealed them in, filled with energy. This battleship was much more advanced than the previous one.

Boom!

A massive amount of energy was generated. In Jiang Li's perception, he saw a huge wormhole slowly forming above the ship, and then the mother ship entered it, disappearing.

He lost consciousness.

The milky white stone moved again, absorbing a large amount of energy from the wormhole jump.

The stone on his chest kept moving, with intricate patterns forming on its surface.

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