Ultragene Warlord

The next moment, Zhang Lie's genetic energy transformed again. Inscriptions formed along his blood, flesh, and soul, all in the shape of swords.

His aura grew sharp beyond measure. He raised a hand and a leg, his very body like a sword oriented toward the sky.

Countless tiny swords flowed along his body like blood.

[Ninecarp Transformation] activated without conscious control from Zhang Lie.

The swords intersected within his body, forming a golden tiger.

Then, they dispersed into a swarm of black demonic serpents, which congregated anew into a black dragon.

Then, that black dragon dispersed and formed a black turtle, then a dragonturtle, then a lion, a dragonlion...

Zhang Lie underwent metamorphosis after metamorphosis. Each time, he felt his mind advance by leaps and bounds, and his physical body was changing as well.

From the bug emperor, Zhang Lie sensed the peak of the evolution of the physical self, the path from larva to butterfly. It was a shocking series of evolutions, one comparable to his [Ninecarp Transformation] but without as much potential.

All that information was absorbed by his [Ninecarp Transformation], strengthening the framework tremendously.

He was able to transform into a carp, a black dragon, a golden tiger, a dragonturtle—the possibilities were endless.

He opened his eyes wide. A black dragon roared from deep within his pupils. A golden tiger shot out swords from its body, and a dragonturtle bore four tablets on its back. Universal and natural law peeked out.

The sun and moon shone; celestial phenomena appeared.

Zhang Lie blinked as he returned to reality. He exhaled. He was shocked and surprised by the experience.

"What a miraculous world. I can't believe this is just a virtual realm."

It felt just as real as cultivating in reality.

Obtaining advanced resources in this world would bolster a cultivator's mind and body, allowing for a mental evolution—but even more important were the intuition and experiences that one could gain.

No wonder Feng Xian had gotten to the point where it was difficult for Zhang Lie to suppress her any longer within a short amount of time just by collecting such resources.

A peak resource would provide an unimaginable boost in a cultivator's strength and guidance into potential evolutions. This sort of bug-specific metamorphosis framework certainly didn't exist within the Milky Way. Zhang Lie was shocked that the intuition could have been encapsulated within a bug emperor and transformed into a resource of the virtual realm.

The more he explored it, the more Zhang Lie wondered what sort of existence could have created such a mysterious realm.

The intuition and enlightenment obtained in this virtual realm could be recapitulated in reality. Even without the energy provided by the bug monarch, it would be easy to find nourishing sustenance and energy in the dimensional realm.

Furthermore, after the first virtual evolution, cultivators would be more experienced when trying the process in reality, allowing them to correct and guide the evolution more precisely.

After the initial trial experience in the virtual realm, the corresponding evolution in reality would surely be even better than before.

Even if cultivators failed here, they could easily commit suicide with no lasting repercussions.