Chapter 15:The Birth of a Calamity-Class Beast

  Although the Raptor Alpha’s physical trauma was more gruesome this time, compared to the devastating blow of being nearly smashed into paste by a hundred-meter tree earlier, the system judged the repair difficulty as slightly inferior.

  Even so, the energy feedback after repairing his injuries pushed Lance's cultivation firmly to the absolute peak of [Bronze Rank · 9-Star].

  "This is practically a dimension-tier cheat. More critically, under the influence of the [Undying God-Body], my pain receptors are drastically dulled during body reconstruction. This feeling of near 'painless leveling' is truly addictive."

  Lance flexed his brand-new knuckles, a wild grin curling his lips.

  "Come on, big guy. One more round."

  Lance's gaze turned cold. This time, he went even further—he actively deactivated the defensive barrier of the [Titanium War Body], charging at the Raptor Alpha with nothing but pure flesh and bone.

  "ROAR!!!"

  Seeing this "undying bug" charge again, the Raptor Alpha fell into a frenzy of rage, its claws and massive tail kicking up a sky-full of dust.

  BOOM—!!!

  Another brutal collision. In mid-air, Lance deliberately restrained fifty percent of his punching force to prevent accidentally exploding his opponent. This time, without any defensive buffs, his entire body nearly burst into a mist of blood, half his chest cavity collapsing inward again.

  [Ding—Your 'Alchemy Potion' reserve consumed: 1,300 Days. Energy Remaining: 10,350 Days. Full body injuries forcibly repaired!]

  [Host has completed one 'Severe Damage Cycle.' Constitution (CON) +13!]

  [Your Constitution points have increased to: 107!]

  [Core Energy Level Breakthrough Complete—Congratulations, you have officially ascended to: Silver Rank · 1-Star!]

  As divine radiance swept through his body, Lance felt the mana within him undergo a qualitative metamorphosis. The condensation of this energy was far beyond what the Bronze Rank could offer.

  "Hm? For the same 'Severe Damage' rating, the feedback points increased from 10 to 13 this time?"

  A gleam of wisdom flashed in Lance's eyes. He quickly deduced the logic: As his rank increased, the "fuel" required by the [Undying God-Body] to repair him increased. Consequently, during the high-energy body reconstruction process, the potential stimulated within his genetic chain naturally rose with the tide.

  This meant that as long as his "fuel" (nutrient potion) was sufficient, the higher his rank, the more terrifying his speed of "getting stronger through injury" would become!

  "In that case, let me send you on your final journey."

  Lance looked at the Raptor Alpha opposite him. By now, the rage in the monster's eyes had been replaced by boundless terror.

  Its tiny brain capacity couldn't comprehend why this puny human's aura became more unfathomable every time he was smashed to pieces. The moment Lance stepped into the [Silver Rank], the pressure of a higher predator chilled it to the bone.

  "ROAR!!!"

  The Raptor Alpha let out a mournful screech. Abandoning physical clashes, it opened its blood-filled maw lined with razor teeth, attempting to bite and devour the freak before it whole.

  "One-dimensional tactics. Truly an uninspired beast."

  Lance sneered. The ground beneath his feet cracked outward, unable to bear the pressure. [Titanium Collapse Fist] ignited at full power!

  At this moment, his Constitution had crossed the 100-point threshold. Under the triple amplification of the [Undying God-Body], Lance's base explosive force had broken through 31,000 kilograms. Add the quadruple critical hit bonus of the [Perfect] mastery Titanium Collapse Fist...

  The instantaneous kinetic energy of this punch reached a terrifying 124,000 kilograms (124 tons)!

  BOOM-RUMBLE!!!

  A visible white sonic ring exploded outward, centered on Lance's fist.

  The Raptor Alpha's skull, capable of crushing alloy, met the heavy punch strong enough to breach city gates. Like porcelain hit by a heavy artillery shell, it instantly disintegrated into a sky-full of minced meat and bone shards!

  Its headless corpse, meters long, was lifted by the shockwave of the punch, flying dozens of meters into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

  At the moment of impact, Lance's right arm bones shattered from the recoil. But a "micro-injury" of this level healed itself before the corpse even hit the ground.

  [Ding—Your 'Alchemy Potion' consumed: 500 Days. Energy Remaining: 9,850 Days. Injuries Repaired.]

  [Detected 'Minor Damage,' Constitution (CON) +5! Current Constitution: 112 Points!]

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  " My stat-farming tool-dragon is gone just like that."

  Lance looked at the pile of mushy remains on the ground and sighed, still unsatisfied. Although hunting high-tier Void Beasts yielded massive Constitution points, such opportunities were rare.

  However, glancing at the remaining days on his nutrient potion, his gaze grew grave again.

  "The improvement is fast, indeed, but the consumption is astronomical. A reserve of over nine thousand days sounds like a lot, but under this high-intensity 'Near-Death Cycle,' it probably won't even last me to [Silver Rank · 3-Star]."

  The crisis of poverty struck him again. He needed to get his hands on top-tier nutrient potions with higher quality and terrifying energy density as soon as possible!

  Lance walked to the corpse, precisely excavating the High-Tier Silver core, then pulled up his status panel.

  [User Status Panel]

  Name: Lance

  Authority Resets: 1 (Daily Cap: 3)

  Rank: [Silver Rank · 1-Star]

  Constitution (CON): 112 (Effective burst force approx. 33,600kg)

  Soul: 5

  Talents:

  [SSS-Rank: Undying God-Body] (Stats * 300%)

  [SS-Rank: Elemental Saint Body] (Efficiency * 3000)

  [C-Rank: Titanium War Body] (Defense +500%)

  Skills: [Titanium War Art - Perfect], [Titanium Collapse Fist - Perfect]

  Lance was surprised to find that upon crossing into the Silver Rank, the system's "Authority Resets" had increased from 2 to 3 per day! And the current counter showed he still had 1 chance unused.

  "As expected, does raising my rank unlock higher-dimensional system authority?" A trace of excitement flashed in Lance's eyes. "This means I can attempt the first reconstruction on that 'Tyrant Egg' today!"

  Lance noticed that with his rank advancement, his [SS-Rank: Elemental Saint Body] had also undergone a phased awakening. The original thousand-fold elemental affinity and cultivation efficiency had now skyrocketed to a staggering three thousand-fold!

  This improvement wasn't just a simple additive stacking. It meant that even on a barren planet with the most meager Aether Particles, Lance's mana absorption rate would exceed those so-called top-tier geniuses by hundreds of times.

  "It seems talents evolve alongside the leap in life hierarchy." A smirk curled Lance's lips. "This implies that even relying on conventional meditation, I can accumulate oceanic amounts of mana in a short time."

  He casually cracked open the Raptor Alpha's chest cavity. A [High-Tier Silver Void Core] radiating a brilliant luster fell into his palm. The black market starting bid for this thing was definitely over ten million Credits.

  Subsequently, Lance darted around the battlefield, harvesting the cores of the twenty-plus Silver monsters. To carry these spoils, he casually hunted a few passing [Gale Hounds], skinning their tough hides to stitch together a makeshift tactical rucksack.

  At this moment, Lance was covered in the viscous blood of various monsters, looking like a crimson Asura fresh from the depths of hell.

  "I need to get high-grade gear ASAP." Lance looked at the notched alloy fragments in his hand and his tattered tactical suit, muttering to himself. "Aside from a handy Tier 2 or even Tier 3 weapon, I need a [Subspace Storage Ring]. Also, a [High-Grade Nano Combat Suit] with auto-cleaning functions is essential. In this kind of field environment, hygiene is part of combat effectiveness."

  He briefly washed off in a nearby stream, then returned to the coordinates where he had buried the silver giant egg.

  "Time to see what kind of monster is born after fixing two hundred million exploits."

  Without hesitation, Lance activated his freshly unlocked third [Authority Reset].

  [Ding—Command Accepted: Executing Genetic Logic Reconstruction on [Silverlight Tyrant Egg]!]

  As the system voice faded, a dazzling golden brilliance burst from the void, instantly enveloping the one-meter-tall egg.

  HUMMMM—!!!

  In an instant, a heavy subspace fluctuation rippled outward. The originally smooth eggshell began to expand madly within the golden light, growing to over ten meters tall in the blink of an eye, like a small mountain shimmering with divine glory.

  BOOM-RUMBLE!!!

  Suddenly, a dull thunderclap exploded in the tranquil alien night sky. Immediately after, visible light on Void Planet X-10 began to vanish rapidly as boundless darkness swallowed the horizon.

  Lance looked up sharply, pupils contracting. He saw the planet's entire atmosphere trembling violently. Countless deep purple thunderclouds were converging above his head at supersonic speeds.

  "This... this triggered a 'Planetary Energy Level Mutation'?" Lance realized this was no ordinary weather phenomenon. It was an atmospheric charge collapse caused by the egg forcibly plundering the entire planet's Aether energy during its divine leap.

  Lance didn't know that at this very moment, the ecological chain of the entire Void Planet X-10 was paralyzed.

  Due to a terrifying suppression emanating from the depths of their bloodlines, countless violent Void Beasts cowered deep in their caves, trembling. Even in the deep ocean on the other side of the planet, a long-slumbering [Peak Gold Rank] leviathan snapped its giant eyes open, looking toward Lance's hemisphere in terror, as if a god capable of dominating the planet was being born there.

  "Monitoring Station Report! What is happening? Life signals across the entire planet are decaying massively, and the magnetic field has gone haywire!"

  Inside the aerospace carrier in synchronous orbit, Director Raymond's face was ashen as he stared at the main screen.

  The once-clear holographic map was now covered in dense electrical interference patterns. The entire planet was locked down by an abnormally thick layer of black clouds.

  "Director, we detect an energy fluctuation exceeding our measurement cap! The interference is too strong; we can't pinpoint the source. All satellite recon units have failed. The atmosphere is undergoing a violent ionization reaction!" the technician's voice was filled with panic.

  "Dammit!" Raymond slammed his fist onto the command console in fury.

  In the face of such an extreme ion storm, even the carrier's main cannons couldn't fire with precision. What worried him most was that such celestial phenomena usually heralded the birth of a Tier 4 [Grandmaster] relic or higher, or the hatching of a Super Void Beast capable of destroying civilizations.

  And if that A-Rank genius, Lance, encountered this catastrophe now...

  "Enable full-power frequency filtering! I don't care if it fries the radar, find Lance's coordinates!" Raymond roared hoarsely.

  At this moment, Lance was in the eye of the storm.

  The giant egg, now over ten meters tall, had turned from silver to a profound, dark black. Countless dark purple runes, pulsating like veins, surfaced on the shell. These runes emitted a rhythm named "Destruction."

  KRA-KOOM!!!

  The moment the runes covered the shell, the brewing thunderclouds in the sky finally erupted. A pillar of purple-white fury lightning, thick as a skyscraper and carrying the aura of judgment, hammered straight down onto the giant egg!

  BOOM!!!

  In that instant, the forest within a thousand-meter radius was flattened. A terrifying shockwave of energy, wrapped in liquid lightning fragments, swept through everything like an apocalyptic tide.

  "Shit! Titanium War Body—Full Power!!!"

  Lance's expression changed drastically. Dark-gold defensive aura burst from his body instantly, attempting to block this inhuman energy overflow.

  However, the jumping lightning fragments possessed extreme permeability. The moment the shockwave hit, Lance's body was thrown hundreds of meters away. More terrifyingly, the residual lightning poured madly into his pores, instantly carbonizing his meridians, internal organs, and even his skin.

  The moment Lance hit the ground, he had already turned into a piece of smoking "charcoal."

  [Ding—Lethal Energy Level Intrusion Detected...]