In reality, this manifested as a dense network of cracks appearing on the small iron block.
These cracks seemed random, but their intersections divided the small iron block into hundreds of geometric patterns.
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’Truly incredible. Every time I see it, I’m left breathless!’
’The small iron block’s seemingly complete Matter Field is actually composed of 1,024 smaller Matter Fields.’
’But it’s not just a crude assembly. It contains an ingenious design and complex knowledge of Matter Fields.’
Chen Qi stared blankly at the fragmented Matter Field. He appeared motionless, but within the spiritual World he had created, a small iron block was being rapidly manipulated.
This was Chen Qi’s method of deciphering it. Doing it in reality was simply too slow.
Chen Qi’s hundreds of previous failures weren’t just for accumulating experience; he was also gathering data.
Now that the data collection was complete, he could naturally run a simulation in the spiritual World.
Time didn’t exist in the spiritual World. Chen Qi obtained the correct answer in an instant.
Of course, a simulation was just a simulation. Whether it would actually work required a practical test.
"CLICK, CLACK!"
The silvery-white light on Chen Qi’s right hand grew increasingly dazzling. The small iron block floating above his palm began to undergo a rapid Shape Change.
In the blink of an eye, it was no longer a small Diamond, but a peculiar creation composed of 1,024 differently shaped iron pieces.
As Chen Qi continued to manipulate the 1,024 types of Matter Fields, the iron block’s transformation accelerated.
In the end, a black Lotus appeared in Chen Qi’s right hand.
The Lotus was a bud about to bloom, bobbing up and down under the influence of the Source Ore.
Chen Qi continued his manipulations. For a moment, the Lotus seemed about to blossom, but ultimately, it failed.
"Sigh!"
"CRUNCH, CRACKLE!"
The black Lotus collapsed amid Chen Qi’s sigh, reverting to a small iron block.
Everything returned to the Origin, as if all that had just happened was merely an illusion.
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’Still off by a little!’
’But it’s fine. I was just off by one step. I’ll definitely succeed next time!’
Chen Qi briefly reviewed his attempt, then ran another simulation in the spiritual World.
After getting the answer, the small iron block began to change rapidly once more.
Chen Qi was confident that the solution he’d found this time was the correct one.
And reality did indeed prove him right. After the small iron block transformed into the black Lotus again, it finally began to slowly blossom.
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In the palm of Chen Qi’s right hand, a white radiance flickered.
Just in case, the moment the black Lotus blossomed, Chen Qi enveloped it with his Spirituality.
Sure enough, as the Lotus unfurled, a peculiar radiant force emanated from within, only to be firmly blocked by Chen Qi’s Spirituality.
’Incredible. Truly incredible.’
’So this is the Gene Module of a Silver life form?’
’So this is what the genes of life look like.’
Inside the black Lotus, two strings emitting a silver glow were intertwined in a double helix structure.
They were like a living knotted rope, expanding and contracting, swaying and undulating.
Upon closer inspection, one would discover a dense swarm of ancient characters moving along the bodies of the strings.
Those ancient characters were the source of the silver glow.
’These ancient characters are actually Rope Text?’
’There’s Rope Text on each of the two strings. Their characteristic double helix structure links the recorded Rope Text together, forming a type of special encryption.’
’More accurately, the Light Strings form a double helix because they are twisted into that shape by the Rope Text they carry.’
’And that silver glow is, in essence, a part of the Light Strings that has broken off.’
’This is the price they pay for being twisted by the Rope Text!’
The more Chen Qi looked, the more shocked he became. Although he couldn’t understand 99% of it, just scratching the surface was enough for his understanding of the R3-level Biological Gene Module to advance by leaps and bounds.
This Gene Module inside the black Lotus was likely not in its "original state," but rather an artificial replica synthesized by humans.
He was so certain because of the fundamental nature of the two Light Strings.
Although Chen Qi didn’t know what to call them, they were undoubtedly a high-grade type of [Nuclear Iron].
This was because the silver glow they shed was, in essence, a special Life Magnet Field carrying Spiritual Energy.
After being blocked by Chen Qi’s Spirituality, they collapsed into minute material particles, which was perfectly consistent with the properties of Nuclear Iron.
However, ordinary Nuclear Iron doesn’t contain Spiritual Energy, whereas those two Light Strings possessed it inherently.
No wonder [Rope Text] was used. Its greatest function is to maintain the stability of an energy state.
But Chen Qi didn’t know if the secrets of the gene were recorded in the Rope Text, contained within the Light Strings themselves, or inherent to their double helix structure.
But it seemed Chen Qi didn’t need to understand it. He just needed to know how to use it.
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’Once the Gene Module is opened, it is in a constant state of decay.’
’This is equivalent to a complete gene chain starting to disintegrate.’
’Those material particles formed from the collapsing silver glow are the parts that disintegrate and break off!’
’The genetic material of the black ants from Trudeau’s "Life Withering" incident must have come from this.’
’When these material particles are activated, they can transform back into a Life Magnet Field containing Spiritual Energy. No wonder it could penetrate my defenses back then.’
One by one, his past questions were answered, and Chen Qi reached a point where he had to make a choice.
Should he inject the Red Falcon King with these collapsed particles, or should he integrate the entire Gene Module into its body.
The former’s outcome was obvious: the Bloodline Ability would surely be incomplete, but it would at least be safer.