45: Chapter 45 Biological Activation and Modification and the Gate to Domination of All Beasts
He was completely unaware that at the other end of the universe, a massive net woven by a True God specifically for him was quietly spreading open.
At this moment, Su Chen's entire mind was immersed in the immense joy brought by counting the spoils of war from the pseudo-god.
In the Divine Realm, before the altar.
The Ratman Pseudo-God's kingdom had been completely emptied by the Zerg Swarm, and all valuable items were piled up into a small mountain.
Su Chen's gaze finally landed on a "big guy" excavated from the deepest part of the Ratman tribe's ruins.
It was an ancient stone gate over ten meters high.
It was carved entirely from some unknown grayish-black rock, its surface coarse and cold to the touch. The gate was covered in countless twisted, eerie relief runes that combined to form strange patterns of a hundred beasts in worship.
Just standing there quietly, a primitive and bloody aura from ancient times rushed over him, carrying an oppressive feeling that made even his soul uncomfortable.
Su Chen lightly tapped his fingertip on the divine power light screen.
The detailed information of this stone gate immediately appeared before his eyes.
【Item】: Gate of Myriad Beast Sealing (Tier 6 Artifact)
【Effect】: Inscribed with a compulsory enslavement magic circle, it can seal and control magical beasts below Tier 6, transforming them into loyal gate guards.
"Tier 6?"
Su Chen's brow furrowed imperceptibly.
This rank was actually somewhat awkward.
For the current Zerg Swarm, combat power below Tier 6 was already insignificant. As for enemies who could truly pose a threat to him, this gate would be of no use.
"Too weak."
He shook his head, a trace of disappointment welling up in his heart.
"Forget that peak Tier 7 Magma Behemoth, it can't even control a high-tier leviathan. It's not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth."
This thing seemed only fit to be a collector's item or thrown into the Broodmother's Biological Furnace to be decomposed into basic energy.
Just as he was about to judge this stone gate as "tasteless but a pity to discard."
A crazy and bold thought suddenly surged into his mind without warning.
Su Chen's movements paused.
His gaze fell back onto that simple stone gate, but his eyes had undergone an earth-shattering change.
Disappointment and disdain faded, replaced by a near-burning fanaticism.
"Artifacts... are dead."
"But what if I make it 'come alive'?"
"What if I use Zerg genetic technology to perform a complete biological modification on it?"
Once this idea appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.
Su Chen activated his unique 【Infinite Gene Evolution】 talent and chose a branch ability he had never deeply attempted before.
Biological Activation!
This was a terrifying ability capable of forcibly fusing inorganic matter with biological genes, granting "life" to dead objects.
"Zaz!"
Su Chen's voice echoed above the empty altar, carrying an unquestionable authority.
"Mobilize all stockpiled high-tier Brain Bug nerve fibers!"
"Broodmother!"
His will directly descended into the massive biological factory deep beneath the Divine Realm.
"Begin cultivating 'Mimetic Flesh' immediately and inject it into this stone gate!"
The order was issued.
Ch-ch-ch—
Countless cracks split open on the ground of the Divine Realm.
A large amount of eerie purple-black biological tissue, like living vines, surged frantically from deep underground. They clung to the cold stone gate and forcibly bored into the gaps between those runes.
Visibly, countless hair-thin purple-black nerve fibers precisely wrapped around every energy node inside the stone gate, taking over the original magic array.
Next, crimson Mimetic Flesh surged up like a tide, completely enveloping the entire stone gate.
The sound of grating friction and the squelching of writhing flesh intertwined.
Under the forced erosion of genetic laws, the incredibly hard grayish-black rock began to lose its inherent form, writhing and softening like a block of wax scorched by high heat.
It was being devoured.
It was being reconstructed.
The cold runes originally engraved on the gate's surface lit up one by one, only to be transformed and twisted into purple biological psionic energy blood vessels covered in mucus.
Those blood vessels pulsed rhythmically, and with every beat, they seemed to draw energy from the void, making a dull, heartbeat-like "thump" sound.
The outline of the stone gate was changing drastically.
It was no longer a gate, but was transforming into a more hideous and terrifying form.
Half an hour later.
All the writhing and strange noises came to an abrupt halt.
Above the altar, only that completely transformed "new species" remained.
The once ancient stone gate had vanished.
In its place was a massive mouth of flesh and blood over ten meters high, covered in barbed teeth and tangled tentacles. It stood there half-open, its dark red muscle fibers still twitching slightly, and between its numerous fangs, highly corrosive mucus constantly dripped.
"Drip."
The mucus landed on the ground, instantly corroding a small pit that emitted wisps of smoke.
The entire space was filled with an eerie scent that was sickly sweet yet foul-smelling.
At this moment, a crisp system notification sound exploded in Su Chen's mind.
“Ding! Genetic modification successful!”
【Name】: Abyssal Domination Maw (Tier 8 · Legendary Rank Biological Building)
【Original Body】: Gate of Myriad Beast Sealing (Tier 6 Artifact)
【New Talent】: Compulsory Biological Contract (By devouring the target, it forcibly implants Zerg loyalty genes into the deepest part of the target's soul, ignoring the individual will of any creature at or below Tier 8!)
【Limitation】: The energy currently accumulated in this building is only enough to activate the "Devour" ability three times. After each activation, energy must be replenished.
Su Chen's gaze was deadlocked on that line of golden talent description.
"Below Tier 8... ignoring will..."
He slowly recited those words, the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably, finally turning into a smile of immense satisfaction.
Compulsory implantation of Zerg loyalty genes!
This meant that as long as they were swallowed by this mouth, whether it was an unruly starry sky behemoth or a mythic creature with a steadfast will, their souls would be instantly twisted, and they would become the most loyal servants of the Zerg Swarm.
This was no longer simple control, but a complete modification from the very root of existence.
Su Chen looked at the hideous and terrifying maw before him, his eyes burning bright.
"This is no gate; this is clearly a mouth."
A mouth capable of devouring all things and dominating the abyss.
"With this, that Magma Behemoth is already in the palm of my hand."