Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

"When it comes to genetic modification, cough cough... it's all normal..."

Li Aozi tried to cheer himself up, to comfort himself, but as soon as he spoke, his voice was incredibly hoarse and weak; his eyelids began to droop, and his limbs twitched from time to time.

His complexion was already pale, and now, as his body temperature rose, a very intense flush appeared on his skin.

On one hand, his body temperature was rapidly rising, and on the other, his body began to sweat profusely, a wave of coldness striking him and causing him to shiver uncontrollably.

The alternation of cold and heat was just the beginning, but even so, for a normal person, the body's rejection reaction had already reached its limit, and many with frail constitutions might have died from this.

Li Aozi's vision was blurred, and he vaguely saw a stream of system prompts scrolling across his retina:

[You have used the Gene Awakening Elixir and initiated the genetic modification process]

[Modification direction: Awakening of Potential Genes]

[Due to the effect of the medication, you have activated a negative status—'High Fever': A Constitution check every 10 minutes, if Constitution is below 2, enter a Near-Death State]

[Genetic modification in progress]

[Starting to destroy telomeres...]

[Releasing ineffective Gene Fragments]

[Copying targeted Gene Fragments]

[Arcane Gene activation]

Beep beep beep beep beep—!

The piercing alarm rang in his ears, and moments later, the door to the isolation ward was kicked open. Assistant Doctor Anna and the rest of the medical team immediately swarmed in.

"What's happening?" Assistant Doctor Anna asked in a deep voice, "We've just completed basic treatment and administered antibiotics, why is the life health alert sounding now?"

Li Aozi still wanted to weave a reason, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a scorching steam erupted from his throat.

Sss...

The white fog was scalding and intense, making the physicians look at each other in bewilderment. Anna's gaze darkened, she gestured with her hand: "Quick, check."

"The life health status is plummeting, he's experiencing a high fever."

"Body temperature monitoring: 45.9℃—this has already exceeded human limits, and the body temperature is still rising, at this rate, he will burn out his internal organs!"

"Do we need to apply physical cooling?"

"No, physical cooling will lead to a large amount of dehydration due to the temperature difference... First, prepare the No. 2 saline solution, he's sweating too much."

"Assistant Doctor Anna, this is..."

Anna's gaze was somber, her face grave—Li Aozi's condition was beyond their imagination.

"If his temperature rises to 50 degrees, no medication will be effective on him. Although we previously checked that the indicators for Ersha were not high on him, there wouldn't be any deformity, the Professor also said that Level 5 Infected would not have physiological problems... But, the Professor also pointed out that we know too little about this condition."

"We don't know in which direction he might develop, nor can we offer help."

"When it comes to his realm, everything is unknown. What we can do is only observe and research."

Anna said in a heavy tone:

"This is, a Level 5 Infected."

Mingji Humanity medical standards are second to none in the Outer World, yet faced with such a situation, Anna felt powerless, yet out of medical ethics, she did her duty by the bedside, continuing to observe and comfort the patient.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a high fever... just a bit too high. An ordinary person would have died at this point. You should be able to live a little longer, right?"

Her attempts at comfort could hardly be considered satisfactory; they were more suffocating. Fortunately, the saline and various drugs that were administered made him feel somewhat better.

Li Aozi's consciousness gradually blurred, and he felt as if his body was detaching from himself, while his mind took flight from the ground, floating alone towards the boundless deep space.

There was neither light nor darkness. He no longer had a body or vision; in their place was a sensational awareness beyond objective existence.

The deep abyss of infinity had no color, only retaining an eerie gray-white.

It was in this realm that Li Aozi clearly heard a calling.

'Return... return...'

'The treasured things have been annihilated, and the lawless still run rampant.'

'Return... return...'

'What was taken... will all be reclaimed by your hand...'

'Return... return...'

'Here is the root...'

......

[Listening to the Voice of the Primordial Abyss—Will +2, Charm +1]

[Perpetual Perk: Love Hunting has been triggered]—Main Attribute Growth Value +1, if Main Attribute is [Charm], the main attribute gain increases by 30%.

[Correction result—Will +2; Charm +2]

[Gene Metamorphosis complete, Potential Gene release]

[Your body harbors four types of inexhaustible and mysterious unknown powers; they may help you uncover the true secrets of the cosmos.]

[However, you are not yet fully capable of harnessing them, please choose one from the following options as your Core Arcane:]

A——[Psychic Power]: Omega-level Arcane Energy, dual benefits from [Will] and [Charm], providing stronger output and control effects compared to ordinary psychic abilities.

Arcane Performance:

Active Activation—can forcibly read the wills of others, create hallucinations, control others' minds, with double damage effect on spiritual bodies.

Passive State—Mental Resistance and Spirit Resistance constants at 70%, immune to 'mind reading', 'prescience' type effects.

"You haven't spoken, but I already know what you're thinking."

B——[Strengthen Muscles and Bones]: Omega-level Arcane Energy, dual benefits from [Constitution] and [Charm], possessing significantly greater expressive power and development potential than ordinary physical strengthening arcane powers.