Chapter 60: Fusion, Evolution of the Dragon Whale!

The appearance of the dragon scale nearly brought Lin Qiu to his knees. The pressure from this bloodline caused his entire body to tremble uncontrollably.

“Fusion! Fuse it now!” he cried, his eyes blazing with a feverish madness as he stared at the dragon scale.

“Ding! Dragon scale captured. Beginning fusion and evolution!” The system’s emotionless electronic prompt was, to Lin Qiu at this moment, the most heavenly music in the world.

The dragon scale vanished from his spiritual passage and reappeared at his heart, melting into golden liquid that poured into his atrium.

A new kind of blood formed within him, and his bloodline began to resist. But even a single, tiny dragon scale was far beyond what his own blood could compare to.

Thus, the dragon scale liquefied and began to circulate from his heart throughout his body. Wherever the liquid passed, all his old blood was forced out, seeping from his pores.

In no time at all, Lin Qiu was drenched in blood, a crimson figure. When every drop of his blood had been expelled, the dragon scale’s liquid returned to his heart and merged within.

He felt his heart begin to beat with newfound strength. At the same time, his heart began to create blood anew, and this fresh blood surged through his veins.

“Congratulations, host, on a successful blood replacement!”

“From this day forward, you are no longer an orca, but a dragon whale!”

“As long as you continue to devour without end, there will come a day when you become a true Celestial Dragon!”

The system’s voice filled Lin Qiu’s eyes with excitement. His blood had become dragon’s blood, his heart a dragon’s heart.

Even his physical defenses had soared to new heights. Though he was still at the third tier, he could feel the surging power within him. Even without using martial techniques, he could now shatter a fourth-tier creature with a single punch.

“Good, good!” Lin Qiu exclaimed twice, then took a single step and vanished into the ancient city.

High above the ancient city, a dragon whale over a hundred meters long hovered silently.

Lin Qiu examined his form, deeply satisfied. Having fused with a scale from a true dragon of the primordial era, he had finally broken the irreversible state caused by burning his life force. The dragon scale was truly domineering, shattering that unbreakable curse.

Now, Lin Qiu transformed once more into an orca—a giant dolphin-like creature. Along his back, a ridge as sharp as a halberd gleamed with a cold, metallic light, even in the depths of the sea.

Moreover, his body was now covered not in a mere sheen but in patches of black scales. These were dragon scales. Though he had not fully become a true dragon, his bloodline had transformed into that of a dragon.

It could be said that, in this world, Lin Qiu’s bloodline had evolved to its zenith.

His distant ancestor had begun as a terrestrial Bazji beast, evolving into an aquatic creature. Through the ages, such a reversal was almost unheard of. Most marine creatures evolved toward land-dwelling forms. In fact, nearly all terrestrial life originally came from the sea.

His ancestor, however, took the opposite path, transforming from a land animal into a denizen of the deep. This evolution caused a mutation that weakened the bloodline, relegating it to mediocrity—a mere common aquatic being.

For this reason, the orca lineage had always served as gatekeepers for generations.

Lin Qiu let out a long breath, an unusual glint in his eyes. Moments ago, he had traveled through the spiritual passage to the human world and instantly returned, just to witness the changes in his own body.

At that moment, his massive form began to shrink rapidly, until he was once again a half-meter-long dolphin. The black dragon scales on his body vanished as well.

Now, as a dragon whale, he could freely transform between his large and small forms. Lin Qiu was very pleased. With a flicker of his body, he disappeared into the depths of the sea.

On land, in the Xu family courtyard in Martial Capital, Feng Baobao stared at Xu Bing in a daze.

Moments before, Xu Bing’s silver-white armor had become covered in dense, silvery dragon scales. Though the color was different, Feng Baobao was certain these scales were the very same one that had vanished.

What puzzled her was how a single scale could multiply into so many. Even the halberd in her hand was now entwined with a black divine dragon, whose eyes held a profound depth, as if a single glance might strip away one’s soul.

“What’s happening to me?” Xu Bing’s pain had vanished. She looked at her armor, confusion in her eyes.

During her nap, a tremendous energy had surged within her, threatening to tear her apart. She had drifted out of her body, and then the agony began—so intense she thought she would die.

But once the pain subsided, she felt as though she could crush an elephant with a single punch, even without transforming her armor.

Xu Bing landed softly. Her armor vanished in an instant.

She clenched her right fist and struck the artificial hill beside her.

With a thunderous crash, the ten-meter-tall rock formation was reduced to rubble.

“Ah!” Feng Baobao clapped her hands over her open mouth with a cry of astonishment, her gaze toward Xu Bing brimming with admiration.

“So this is the power brought about by genetic mutation?” Xu Mingzhe muttered in disbelief, staring at his precious daughter.

Even Xu Bancheng felt a sudden, unexpected pang of regret. Xu Bing had changed so much. In such a short time after her genetic alteration, she had gained such terrifying strength. If only he hadn’t run away before—this power…

Xu Bancheng’s gaze grew profound, his desire for such strength awakening.

“I am Xu Bancheng. I must find the best partners!” He roared silently in his heart, then answered his father’s question: “This is the effect of genetic modification.”

“The nine major research labs have all begun their investigations.”

“Give us time, and all of humanity will begin to evolve.”

Xu Bancheng’s voice was solemn; he took a deep breath. “But until we achieve results, we must keep this secret.”

“If ordinary people found out, it would cause chaos.”

Xu Mingzhe nodded quietly. It was the plain truth. If the public learned of this, panic would surely ensue. After all, no one was prepared.

But they also knew that such things could not be hidden forever.

Had they not seen dogs peeping at hens in the bath? Pigs cleverer than people?

They had witnessed all these things. The unruly creatures were all being detained in the research institute.

“Because we made this discovery, the authorities have granted us a special privilege—working with the institute to establish the Bureau of Variant Management,” Xu Bancheng said, looking at his father. “Our purpose is to capture these unruly beings.”