Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

by Srtyi

Lin Wu was a university student that died after having one too many energy drinks and then reincarnated into the body of a worm. He awakens to find out that he now has a system, but even it doesn't have a clear idea of where they are. He comes out of the ground and discoverers that he’s no longer in his previous world but rather in a cultivation world. Witness Lin Wu’s journey as

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The green beam of light was sustained for about an hour before it faded away. Back at the underground lake under the crater, the Crystal had gone another change.

From its previous transparent color, it had changed to become green in color. If one looked at it now, they would think the crystal rod was made up of emeralds. Even its shape had changed and the segments had become more pronounced.

Finally, after a long time, a familiar sound of notification was heard in the underground lake.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: HOST MODIFICATION SUCCESSFUL

ABSORPTION COMPLETE: Extremely high energy source was absorbed.

ITEM OBTAINED: Data node (encrypted)

BLOODLINE OBTAINED: Unknown

WARNING!: No data is available on the obtained bloodline

BLOODLINE RANK: Unknown

HOST SPECIES CHANGED: Current designation- Unknown

HOST DATA: Updated

UPDATING PARAMETERS: Please wait patiently

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After the notification sounded, silence once again descended in the underground lake. But now the crystal rod was changing again, the black pearl in its center started disappearing. From its previously rigid and solid form, it was becoming soft and pliable. It slowly started to bend and became more like a rope.

The crystal rope then curled and rested in the shape of a coil. More time passed, and finally, another notification sound echoed in the underground lake.

~Ding~

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PARAMETER UPDATE: Complete

DAMAGE DETECTED: Host's soul is damaged

REPAIRING DAMAGE: Repair complete

COMPUTATIONAL A.I.: Shutting down

REVITALIZING HOST: In 3… 2… 1…

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"Ugh!" A groan resounded in the lake, creating faint ripples in the water.

Strangely enough, the groan was audible even though it was underwater and sounded the same as it would have in the air. The coiled up crystal rope started twitching and moving. Its surface started rippling as if it was liquid and changed its texture.

Eventually, two octagonal shaped red lights appeared on one end of the crystal rope. Just below these red lights, a small fissure appeared that then expanded to form an opening that looked like a mouth. The crystal rope uncoiled and moved around.

The end that had the red lights and the mouth on it changed its texture to look more like a head from the previous smooth form. The crystal didn't look like a rope anymore and now looked completely like a worm. It was as if a master sculptor had crafted a worm statue out of a giant emerald.

"Huh? What happened? Where am I? Who am I? What am I doing here?" A multitude of questions sounded in the water.

Suddenly a rush of memories appeared in the crystal worm's mind.

"I am Lin Wu. I was reborn here in the body of a worm. I escaped an explosion and was issued a quest by the system. I then reached the quest objective but was unable to complete it, as at the last moment I lost all my energy." The crystal worm spoke.

"What happened after that?" Lin Wu questioned himself.

~Ding~

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HOST REVITALIZATION: Complete

NOTIFICATION: The host can now check the updated Host data

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"Ah yes, I do have that." He muttered.

"Host Data." Lin Wu commanded.

~Ding~

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HOST NAME: Lin Wu

AGE: 2 years, 3 months, 8 days

LIFESPAN: 150 years

HOST SPECIES: Unknown (not designated)

HOST CULTIVATION: Early stage of the Qi Refining Realm

-Spirit Qi required to upgrade = [000/1000] units

QI STORAGE: 3756 units [wisps]

BLOODLINE: 1. System Manufactured (non-designated)

2. Unknown

CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES: None

QI SKILLS: None

INNATE SKILLS: 1. Radiation Manipulation(minor)

2. Cellular Manipulation (lesser)

3. Cellular Crystallization (great)

INVENTORY: Empty

BEAST CORE: Not formed

VITAL ENERGY STORAGE: 0 units

SYSTEM ENERGY STORAGE: 0 units

RAW BLOODLINE DATA COLLECTED:

1. Common Grass Mouse

2. Rock Trampler Boar

3. Human

4. Unknown

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FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE:-

1. Map

2. Scanner

3. Bloodline Creation

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Lin Mu was overwhelmed after reading all the changes in the Host Data window. There were far too many new things that made him unable to comprehend them. He was still a little slow from being woken up, thus read it multiple times before he could even get a basic idea.

"So whatever that quest objective was, it was strong enough to push me directly to the Qi refining realm. At least I completed the quest. That's a relief." Lin Wu muttered.

~Sigh~

But just as he sighed, another notification sounded in his mind.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: The host can check the previous logs

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'Yes, I should check that too. I don't know what happened in that time frame.' Lin Wu thought.

"Show notification logs." He commanded.

~Ding~

With Lin Wu's command, the previous notification logs appeared in front of him in the form of a new window. He read them and had some shocking revelations. He had understood that he had completed the quest but never knew that his soul was damaged.

"How did my soul get damaged?" Lin Wu muttered in shock.

Lin Wu could not think of any situation that could have caused that.

"But wait, if my soul was damaged, why did I not have any effects? I didn't feel any different." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

"System, how did my soul get damaged and why didn't I feel its effects?" Lin Wu questioned, feeling confused and perplexed.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The host's soul was damaged during the reincarnation process. When the system was bound with the host, the host already had a damaged soul. The system was able to restrict most of the symptoms of soul damage but because of it lacking energy, the system could not heal the host's soul.

Still, the host did have the mental symptoms of soul damage such as irrational thoughts, age regression, irregular speech patterns, emotional imbalance, and generalized confusion.

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After hearing the system's answer, Lin Wu tried to remember the memories that he had of the past. He then remembered how he had been using strange terms and curses. He didn't even know that he was using them, and he just felt that those were right.

He tried to remember further and realized the irrational anger and frustration he felt back then. He cursed at the system, which was not even its fault.

"Huh, I really was crazy back then, wasn't I?"

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Lin Wu pondered on his own thoughts for a bit and reminisced his past. He realized that he couldn't remember the last night of his previous life clearly for some reason. It was strange, as he could tell for sure that he remembered it before he fell unconscious.

"System, are my memories damaged as well?" Lin Mu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: Some of the host's stressful and traumatic memories may have been suppressed by the host's subconscious. They should have been a long time ago, but because of the host's damaged soul, they were not. But now that the host's soul is healed, the host's subconscious is working as it should have.

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"Well, that's… Ironic. As I get healed my memories go away, when I was crazy I had my memories." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

~Sigh~

Lin Wu sighed with frustration and then redirected his attention towards the window again. There were many new things that were present in it. But the first thing that pulled his attention was the age.

'So more than two years passed by, just like that.'Lin Wu thought to himself.

"That was a rather long time to be unconscious, if I can even call it that. It was more close to a coma instead." Lin Wu muttered in frustration.

Although he was now fine and knew that everything was okay, he didn't know why he was still feeling frustrated. There was something about him being unconscious for more than two years that just didn't feel right to him.

~Ding~

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WARNING!: The host's mental status is destabilizing. It is advised that the host desists from thinking about his current thoughts. The host's soul is newly healed and it will take time for it to stabilize. If the thoughts are not restrained, the Host may damage his soul again.

SUGGESTION: The system can put a temporary block on such thoughts.

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"NO! Don't do that!" Lin Wu shouted out.

Another notification window stating a warning came up as soon as he shouted. Forcibly calming himself down, Lin Wu took deep breaths. Though he had somehow not realized yet that his body had changed beyond recognition and was not what he was used to before.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: Host status stabilized.

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Lin Mu moved downwards in the host data window and checked the next item in the list, which was none other than his lifespan. Seeing his increased life span was strange to him, as he had not even lived twenty percent of it in his previous life.

From what he could remember, he was twenty-three years old when he died, so he barely even reached the middle ages of his life. Looking at a life span that no person from his past world had reached just looked surreal to him.

Others had spent countless years in researching the human body and medicine, trying to find a way to restrict and reverse aging. But now here it was here in front of him and he did not have the slightest of the idea of what to think of it.

~Sigh~

"I can only take it one step at a time. With the surprises I'm getting, it will be a miracle if I can keep my sanity." Lin Mu muttered.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: Does the host give permission to suppress his thoughts?

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An almost imaginary pattern of a bulging vein appeared on Lin Wu's head, as he suddenly felt rage flowing through him.

"I SAID NO! YOU STUPID SYSTEM!" Lin Wu shouted again.

But just a second later the blaring warning of the system appeared in front of him, which made him try to cool himself down again.

~Sigh~

"Seems like the system is telling the truth. That childish part of me will come out unwittingly, I need to control it better. At least till my soul stabilizes." Lin Wu justified to himself.

Lin Wu contained reading and now saw the part about his species. He understood the part about it being unknown but didn't understand the next sub part.

"System, what's this about it being non-designated?" Lin Mu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The host has been greatly modified by the system using the extremely high energy resource that was the crystal as well as some additional resources that were present in it. With the host's previous physiology, it was not possible to utilize the energy resource. Thus the system analyzed the energy resource and made his body compatible with it.

Since the host is the first of his kind, the host can name himself and give a designation to the system. The system also absorbed an unknown bloodline from the energy source that was contained within the crystal.

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"Oh yeah, I did see the new addition at the end in the Raw bloodline data section. So that's where it came from. As for the name… wait, what do I look like?" Lin Wu uttered feeling perplexed.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: The host can see his own body in the second page of Host data. It has been updated.

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'Oh, that's convenient. At least I don't have to look at it myself and get a rough guess.' Lin Wu thought and then switched to the next page.

There indeed was the option to switch to the second page at the bottom of the window. It was just that Lin Wu had not noticed it in his shock before. But the shock only returned as he looked at the figure of his body in the next window.

Lin Wu had an emerald green body that was translucent. It was as if it was crafted out of a single piece of a gemstone and looked exquisite, if not for the fact that he was just a worm. In place of eyes, what he had were two octagonal red colored lights that were on the two small protruding parts on the head, and then there was a mouth below it.

Similar to before, the mouth occupied most of the part of his head. He also realized that he could actually move his eyes around his head wherever he wanted to, and they were not fixed. It was the same with his mouth actually; he tested it and saw that he could actually make a mouth anywhere on his body.

"What is up with this ridiculous body!?" Lin Wu questioned in shock.

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While Lin Wu was able to freely manipulate his new body, it was still a little disorienting for him to move his eyes around like that. At the start, he felt as if he had spun around too hard and then stopped making him feel as if he was still spinning.

His vision would tilt and turn, making him feel nauseous. It took Lin Wu a few minutes before he was able to fully adjust to his new physiology. It was certainly unique and looked very unusual. His eyes were not exactly material and were mere representation.

The same thing happened with Lin Wu's mouth as he was able to move it around his body as well, albeit with more difficulty than the eyes.

'I guess it probably more to do with how the eyes are immaterial while the mouth is an actual opening that opens up on my body wherever I want.' Lin Wu thought.

Having played around for a bit, Lin Wu had finally got an idea about his new body.

"Now then, what should I name myself?" Lin Wu muttered in confusion.

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An hour passed by and Lin Wu could still not decide upon his name. There were just too many things to choose from, and he wanted to ensure that he was completely sure about it. After all, he was to be the first of his kind in this world. He had to have a unique and impressive name.

"Perhaps' I should look at the rest of the data and then decide upon it. If I know the abilities of this body, maybe I'll have an easier time deciding on a name." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

He then looked back at the Host data window and looked at the next section. Lin Wu noticed that he currently had plenty of spirit qi in the storage and would be enough for him to promote to the next stage of the qi refining realm.

'I'll get back to it later.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

He then saw the three innate skills that were mentioned in the next section. The three skills were easy to understand from the name alone, but Lin Wu didn't know what their actual application was.

"System, how do I know what each innate skill does?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The host can expand upon each intake skill and it will show the information for it.

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"Oh, that is simple." He muttered and then returned to the other window.

Lin Wu focused on the first innate skill which was called as Radiation manipulation (minor) and saw that a second window appeared in front of him.

~Ding~

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Innate skill: Radiation Manipulation

Skill grade: Minor

Proficiency: Basic

Description: The skill Radiation manipulation allows the host to control and manipulate small amounts of radiation. The host can control radioactive particles to influence other objects and items. The host can use it to heat up objects, corrode, and make them decay.

The host can also sense the ambient radiation in the environment and perceive it.

Note: At the host's current Skill grade and proficiency, the host can gently heat some items. Please upgrade the skill to gain better effects.

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Reading the description of the skill, Lin Wu was getting excited until when finally, he saw the note at the end. The note spilled water on all his plans on how to use the skill.

"So all this skill does for now is make me into a mobile microwave?" Lin Wu spoke, feeling ridiculed.

"Bahh~ Forget about this, let's see what the other skills do." Lin Wu muttered with frustration and focused on the next innate skill.

As soon as he looked at the next skill, a new window presented itself in front of him.

~Ding~

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Innate Skill: Cellular Manipulation

Skill Grade: Lesser

Proficiency: Basic

Description: The host has control over its cells and can make them obey its commands. The host can change them into different parts and organs, allowing him to make them proliferate and replicate them at will. The host can regenerate injuries and heal from wounds.

Note: At the host's current skill grade and proficiency, the host can control the position of his eyes and mouth. While the host can still regenerate his wounds using the system's help, the regeneration done by this skill has no cost, except for the host's own vital energy.

In order to use the regeneration ability, please raise the proficiency of the skill.

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Lin Wu felt a little better after learning about this innate skill. While the skill was not fully activated, it still gave him a good feature. Another difference was that this skill only asked him to raise the proficiency and not the skill grade itself.

Lin Wu could tell the difference between the two words and could guess that raising the proficiency would be much easier than upgrading the overall grade of the skill. Though another question Lin Wu had was about the different grades. From what he could see, there were at least three in his list.

'So this is the skill, which allows me to control my mouth and eyes. While it's not at its full potential, it's still better than being a glorified microwave.' Lin Wu spoke to himself.

"System, what are the different skill grades and proficiencies?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The skill grades are divided into:

1.Minor

2.Lesser

3.Great

4.Greater

5.Grand

The skill proficiencies can be divided into:

1.Basic

2.Novice

3.Intermediate

4.Expert

5.Master

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It didn't take much time for Lin Wu to understand this, and he went to the next thing that was how to upgrade the said skill grades and proficiencies.

"System, how do I upgrade the skill grades and proficiencies?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The skill proficiency can be increased by simply using the said skill. The more the host uses, the more he will progress in the skill.

The skill grade can be upgraded by completing the quests issued by the system and also by obtaining certain items or resources. The alternative method to upgrade a skill is to reach the master level proficiency in the skill. By doing this, the host can upgrade the skill with the help of his own understanding.

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"Alright, I guess I know what I will be doing next after learning about myself." Lin Wu stated to himself.

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After having decided his next goal, Lin Wu's attention went back to the last remaining innate skill in the list.

~Ding~

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Innate skill: Cellular crystallization

Skill grade: Great

Proficiency: Basic

Description: The skill cellular crystallization allows the host to change the structure of the host's cells into an inorganic crystalline form. The host can also revert his cells back into the organic form if he chooses to do so. The host's body functions normally in the crystalline form and has increased defense. The host is resistant to external elements such as heat and cold in this form. The host's crystal form is also naturally radioactive and will turn the environment that he lives in radioactive. Reverting to the organic form will return the host's previous capabilities of reproduction.

Note: At host's current proficiency, it can do everything that is mentioned in the description. Upgrading the skills grade will result in new abilities being added and the skill description will be enhanced.

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"Ah, finally a skill that actually works as it is described and does not have hidden terms and conditions like some shitty insurance scheme." Lin Wu spoke in praise.

Lin Wu then looked at the next item in the list that intrigued him, it was the beast core. He had been wondering what that was and had guessed that it was something that would be formed when he reached the qi refining realm.

But now that he was actually in the qi refining realm, there did not appear to be a beast core in his body. He wondered why.

"System, what is the beast core for?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The beast core is the organ that can store the spirit qi of a beast that has reached the core condensation realm. Before that, the spirit qi is stored in the beasts meridians and flesh. Usually, a beast can only form a core when it reaches the core condensation realm similar to humans. But there are exceptions where the beast can form the core in the peak stage of the qi refining realm. Such cores are called as pseudo cores and are usually formed by beasts that have bloodlines that are either rare or unique.

Note: If the host gives the permission the system can simulate the formation of a beast core.

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Lin Wu carefully read the system's answer and was a little dumbfounded after reading the note a the end. He then realized the situation.

'Wait, hasn't system been storing the spirit qi all this time, anyway?' Lin Wu thought.

"What do you mean by simulating the beast core, system?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The system can store spirit qi in itself, thus it can use this to simulate a beast core. This core will function the same as a real beast core and can exist in addition to the host's own core when he forms one. Though the system does not have the restriction like that of the host.

If the host gives the permission, then the system can form the beast core even while the host is still in the qi refining realm. Though if the host chooses to do so then, the host will only be able to use a fraction of the beast core's capabilities.

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After reading the answer Lin Wu felt a little excited. He had not expected to receive an answer like this.

"What is the cost of the formation of a core, system?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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The host will require at least a thousand units of spirit qi(liquid) to form the pseudo core.

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"Huh, that's not that much?" Lin Wu said with confusion.

He reread the answer and then saw the additional word that was added to the end of spirit qi, which was liquid. He had seen the status screen before and it only showed the measurements of spirit qi in wisps and not in liquid form. Lin Wu wondered what the difference between the two units was.

"System, what is the equivalent of liquid spirit qi units in wisps?" Lin Mu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: one unit of liquid spirit qi is equivalent to ten units of spirit qi wisps.

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"What!? There's no way I can accumulate that much spirit qi right now. All the spirit qi I have is only enough to reach the second stage of the qi refining realm, I won't use it on that right now." Lin Wu exclaimed to himself.

~Sigh~

"I guess, I'll just have to wait till then. It's not a problem though, I guess, I got more than a hundred years to accomplish it now." Lin Wu assured himself.

Lin Wu's attention finally came to the last item on the list, which was the Raw bloodline data. It had a new addition to it at the end. All that new addition said was unknown and nothing else.

"System, what is this unknown bloodline in the list?" Lin Wu questioned feeling confused.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The system obtained a bloodline from the large crystal that the host had found. The system modified and altered the host's body in accordance with the compatibility of the energy source. The host obtained some of his abilities from the green crystal that he had touched.

Note: The system also obtained a data node (encrypted) from the large crystal. According to the systems data bank, the data node that the system obtained is the bloodline memories of a unique beast. Due to the complexity of the data and lack of information, the system cannot decipher it. If the host gives permission, then the system can activate the computational A.I. to unlock it. The system will also consume energy when this function is in use.

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"Ah~, it's just another item that I can't use for a bit." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

~Phew~

Lin Wu took a breath of relief once he had ensured that he had read all the terms from the data window.

"I should now decide on my new name. Let's see… Hmm, I got a crystal body which I can manipulate and I also have eyes that float around." Lin Wu thought.

Lin Wu pondered for a bit until when he finally reached a decision.

"That's it, the name for my species will be …."

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"Crimson Eyed Emerald Worm." Lin Wu declared.

As soon as Lin Wu spoke the notification sound appeared once again.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: The host has given a designation to their species. The Host data will now be updated.

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Lin Wu was actually unable to think of any impressive sounding name for his species, thus he decided to go along with his physical appearance. He himself had crimson red eyes and an emerald green body, thus it just seemed obvious to name himself that.

"While it may not be too overbearing, at least it sounds good enough." Lin Wu assured to himself.

'Now then, what am I supposed to do now?' Lin Wu thought and curled back into a thinking posture.

Now that he had completed the main quest, which was to reach the qi refining realm, he wondered if he would get any more quests. But even after waiting for it, he didn't receive it. The main quest that he had received was rather stressful as it was a question of life and death, thus it seemed to be more urgent.

But now that his life span had reached a hundred and fifty years, Lin Wu discovered that he felt a little lost. He realized that he had no goal in life now, and he needed one.

"What was it that I wanted to do in the previous life? I remember wanting to play video games all the time, wanting to eat all the amazing food I saw on the television and on social media. Oh! and how could I forget, I also had an immense love for the 'Elixir' energy drinks?" Lin Wu muttered to himself.

'Hmm, I can't seem to decide on anything. What do the protagonists of cultivation novels do when they arrive there? Become immortal, I guess, oh and get jade beauties. Jade beauties are important, of course.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

But after having these thoughts, Lin Wu looked at himself once again. All he had right now was a worm's body that looked a little beautiful as it was crystalline.

'There's no way I can get any Jade beauties this way. Neither can I have the delicious food from this world as that would involve going to the human settlements, and I think it will be pretty suspicious if a Green Crystal worm like me swaggered in. I would definitely get captured or worse… killed.'

'As for the 'Elixir' energy drinks, I definitely don't think I will find them here. And even if there is something similar here, it would not be the same if it does not have the same amazing taste that gave you a euphoric rush.' Lin Wu thought with a little obsessive expression.

Unknown to him, he had actually started drooling as he thought of the 'Elixir' energy drink series. He then suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and realized what he did.

"Why am I reacting like this again? Seems like I really need to wait for my soul to stabilize or I'll return to my previous childish ways." Lin Wu stated to himself.

"Bah! I'll just ask the system what I should do." Lin Wu decided.

"System, what should I do next? Or what is the next quest?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The system only assigns quest when something of importance or beneficial to the host appears. The host can only wait and explore in order to trigger some quests. As for the host's first inquiry about what to do, the host can increase his cultivation base first.

Accordant to the system's data banks, the main goal of every cultivator should be to increase their cultivation level. Thus the system recommends that the host should utilize the spirit qi in the storage and upgrade their cultivation base.

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After looking at the suggestion of the system, Lin Wu found it to be reasonable. After all, even he knew from his experience of the countless cultivation novels that the main goal of every protagonist was to become immortal and strong.

"Alright system, use the stored spirit qi and upgrade my cultivation base to the next level." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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NOTIFICATION: Upgrading the host's cultivation base to the next stage.

ANALYZING VITALS: Host vitals are stable, tranquilization is not needed.

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Lin Wu felt a little surprised that he did not need to be tranquilized now. Every time he had upgraded his cultivation level before, he had been tranquilized by the system. But now it seemed to be unnecessary.

"Well, that's an improvement at least." Lin Wu muttered to himself and then went silent as he felt the change.

A wave of energy was spreading in his body, and it seemed to glow for a moment. The underground lake was once again filled with a green glow that spread out from the opening at the top. Though unlike before, the green light was not as strong and faded away after a couple of seconds.

Lin Wu could now sense another change. He could feel as if there was a strange stream of energy filling his body. The energy seemed to have appeared out of nothing and was filling incorporeal looking veins that he could only think were meridians.

The energy that was filling him was formless and colorless, yet the feeling of comfort that accompanied it was rather pleasant to him. He felt as if he was taking a soak in a hot spring or as if he was getting an amazing massage by a jade beauty.

The feeling finally passed away after a few seconds, and Lin Wu opened his eyes. The notification sound finally rang in his mind and the new screen appeared.

~Ding~

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UPGRADE COMPETED: The host had successfully reached the next cultivation stage. Please check the host data for more information.

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'That was pretty quick, I thought it would take much longer than this.' Lin Wu thought, feeling a bit surprised.

"System, show me the Host data." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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HOST NAME: Lin Wu

AGE: 2 years, 3 months, 8 days

LIFESPAN: 150 years

HOST SPECIES: Crimson Eyed Emerald Worm

HOST CULTIVATION: Mid stage of the Qi Refining Realm

-Spirit Qi required to upgrade = [0000/3000] units

QI STORAGE: 2756 units [wisps]

BLOODLINE: 1. System Manufactured (non-designated)

2. Unknown

CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES: None

QI SKILLS: None

INNATE SKILLS: 1. Radiation Manipulation(minor)

2. Cellular Manipulation (lesser)

3. Cellular Crystallization (great)

INVENTORY: Empty

BEAST CORE: Not formed

VITAL ENERGY STORAGE: 0 units

SYSTEM ENERGY STORAGE: 0 units

RAW BLOODLINE DATA COLLECTED:

1. Common Grass Mouse

2. Rock Trampler Boar

3. Human

4. Unknown

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FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE:-

1. Map

2. Scanner

3. Bloodline Creation

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Lin Wu looked at the host data window and read it carefully. He could see that he had reached the mid stage of the qi refining realm now. He also noticed that his size had actually increased by a small amount. While he was around fifty centimeters long before, upon first awaking, now he was an additional ten centimeters longer.

Lin Wu felt a little intrigued by this and guessed that his size would likely increase with his cultivation base. For now, he would be nearly sixty centimeters long now.

"Damn, I'm so close to the next stage as well. Just need 246 units more of spirit qi." Lin Wu cursed to himself.

'Seems like I need to hunt more beasts, maybe? Or can I cultivate as well?' Lin Wu wondered.

"System, can I use a cultivation technique as well?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The host can use human cultivation techniques after they have been modified by the system. Though the host does have one of the cultivation techniques, it cannot be used due to incompatibility. In order to make it compatible, the host will have to collect more cultivation techniques so that the system can extrapolate and form a suitable cultivation technique for the host.

Even if the host does not cultivate using a cultivation technique, the Host can still absorb spirit qi from the environment. A small part of spirit qi is always being absorbed passively by the host's body, but this passive absorption only lasts until it reaches the current maximum limit of the host's cultivation base.

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"Huh, at least there is some amount that is being absorbed. Looks like I can only hunt spirit beasts for their spirit qi for now. And perhaps even… humans." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

'Now then, how do I get back up?' Lin Wu thought to himself as he looked up at the distant ceiling.

"System, can you show me a route to the exit of this place?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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CALCULATING ROUTE: Please wait a moment.

PLOTTING ROUTE: The new route has been added to the map.

NAVIGATION: Activated

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Lin Wu then saw the familiar arrow appear in his vision like a heads up display. The system was pointing him towards one of the walls to his left.

"So that's where I'm supposed to go. But how do I get there? The same as before?" Lin Wu muttered.

~Ding~

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SUGGESTION: The system can use his innate skill Cellular crystallization to change the texture and shape of his body. By changing the shape to a more motile form the host should be able to move more easily.

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"Ah~ yes, of course. Now then, what kind of form would be better to move in water?" Lin Wu spoke to himself.

Lin Wu tried to remember his past life's memories. He was trying to find an animal that could swim in the water that would be close to his body type. The closest animal that he could think of that had a similar shape and size as him would be a Sea snake.

Imagining the physique of the sea snake, Lin Wu tried to change his body's shape. His tail end started flattening and eventually became like a flat flipper. It looked quite similar to that of a sea snake, if not for the color and texture.

While a sea snake had a flat tail, it also had scales. Lin Wu was extremely different in this regard, as his entire body was crystalline.

After doing this, Lin Wu took a look at his tail.

"This should be fine, I guess? Let's try moving now." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

He then oriented himself towards the direction he wanted to go and moved his tail. At first, the tail only made him change his direction, but after a few tries he got a hold of it and was able to move forward.

"Hahaha! I did it. Now I just have to get to the wall first." Lin Wu spoke out loud with jubilation.

Lin Wu kept on flapping his tail and moved towards the direction marked by the system. Unlike his first time when he had to move by wiggling and propelling water, this was a much more efficient method. His speed was also incomparable to before.

Lin Wu was moving at a rather decent speed and reached the wall after five minutes. Once he was in front of the wall, he saw the system's navigation pointing him towards a crack in the wall. The crack was slanting and had an irregular surface.

'Hmm, looks like I have to go up from here. Hopefully, I don't fall down.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

He then lifted his head up from the surface of the water and tried to push himself up into the crack. But his efforts failed as he could not push himself high enough and only kept on falling back.

"Bah~ this won't work. I need better grip somehow." Lin Wu spoke.

He then tried to use the innate skill of cellular crystallization again and changed the surface of his head to be a bit more rough. Irregular and rough bumps appeared on his head once he was done. Lin Wu looked at his changed appearance in the Host data window.

"Let's see if this works now." Lin Wu muttered.

~Phew~

~Splash~

Lin Wu flapped hard with his tail and pushed his head into the air and towards the crack in the wall. It flew ahead and then made contact with the wall.

~Chink~

A small noise was heard as Lin Wu got his head stuck in the wall.

"Yes, I did it!" Lin Wu praised himself before pulling the rest of his body up.

After getting into the crack fully, he started to move upwards. The crack would split into multiple smaller parts and Lin Wu would have to follow the system's navigation to get the right path. There were places where the climb was at a steep angle but he still managed somehow.

Eventually, he reached a point where he couldn't climb at all. The path was now completely straight upwards at a ninety-degree angle.

"Now what the hell am I supposed to do?"

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Lin Wu looked up at the path and all he could see was a straight and plain path. If such a path were horizontal, he would not even have had a single problem and would have sauntered effortlessly. But just with the angle changing by ninety degrees, the path had become impossible to traverse.

Lin Wu looked closer and could see small indentations on the walls going up. This gave him an idea.

"Seems like I'll have to find a suitable adaptation to this." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

He then activated the innate skill 'cellular crystallization' and imagined his body changing. A few moments later, the texture of his body started to change. Small spikes appeared on the surface of his body that jutted outward.

"Let's see if this works." Lin Wu muttered before propping his body upwards.

He pushed his head up and rested it against the wall, then he moved his tail and popped it against the opposite wall. Forcing with his tail, Lin Wu moved his head up again.

Repeating the same thing except for this time with his tail, Lin Mu moved even farther ahead.

"Ahaha, seems like this is the way." Lin Wu spoke while taking a look downwards.

Repeating the same steps alternating between his tail and his head, Lin Wu traveled upwards in a zigzag manner.

Still, it took him over an hour before he could even reach the next turn. Lin Wu peeked down from the ledge that he had reached and saw the lake far below him.

"Damn, I'm quite far up now." Lin Wu said before looking up. "I'm close enough now, just a little more."

The system was now pointing him towards a thin ledge that went across the wall all the way up to the opening of the roof. Still, with Lin Wu's control getting better over his innate skill, he was able to reduce the size of his body, which allowed him to traverse the ledge with relative ease.

Lin Wu came to a halt at the point where the opening of the roof was. This place was relatively dangerous as one wrong move could lead him to fall into the lake below, making him waste his entire effort.

"I gotta make this count." Lin Wu muttered.

~Huu~

Lin Wu hung out his head from the side and then moved it upwards to get it stuck into the wall. He then curled his body and pulled in his tail. Then latching it to the other end, he pulled in his head as well.

~phew~

"Well, that was stressful. Though I'm in now and the way should be easy enough." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

Lin Wu was now in the same fissure that he had jumped down from. While the fissure was a little tight for his current body size, he was still able to adjust it slightly.

Lin Wu also discovered that the maximum amount by which he could reduce his size was by fifty percent. Anything beyond that and his innate skill would just stop working.

Half an hour later he was finally out of the hole and could see the night sky above him.

"Ah~ finally," Lin Wu exclaimed in joy before getting out of the crater.

But then his expression changed pretty fast once he took a look at the surroundings.

"What the hell happened here?" Lin Wu questioned in shock.

The scene in front of Lin Wu was different from what he had seen back when he was here two years ago. There were more craters than he had seen before. While the molten lava had now cooled and solidified, the ground was more cracked than before.

Sharp fissures could be seen spreading all around from the smaller craters. It looked as if a battle had happened in the area. Lin Wu went a little ahead and could even see some broken fragments of weapons scattered around.

Right in front of him, he could see a half-broken spear stuck in the ground. The half of it was also rusted and caked with mud. Looking all around again, Lin Mu could not begin to think about what could have happened there.

"System, show me the updated map of the area." Lin Mu ordered.

~Ding~

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UPDATING MAP: Error!

NOTIFICATION: System energy storage is depleted, please transfer some energy.

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"Ah, I forgot about that. Let's see… Umm, I think two hundred units should be enough to last me for a bit at least." Lin Wu talked to himself as he looked at the data window.

"System, transfer two hundred units of energy from the spirit qi storage to the system energy storage and update the map." Lin Wu ordered again.

~Ding~

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UPDATING MAP: Please wait a moment.

NOTIFICATION: Map has been updated. Please check it in the relevant window.

WARNING!: Dangerous environment detected. Toxic gases and radiation has been detected in the area.

UPDATING PARAMETERS: Please wait a moment.

PARAMETERS UPDATED: Warning status will be lowered as the host is resistant to the environment.

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Lin Wu was shocked to see the system's notifications. Looking at the area, even he could tell that the area was dangerous, but hearing from the system that he was resistant to it made him feel relieved.

~Phew~

"I guess I finally get to experience the benefits of my newly modified physique." Lin Wu said to himself with a slightly joyous tone.

He then remembered what he was going to do and focused his attention again.

"System, open the map." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

Another notification sound rang in his mind, and then the newly updated map window appeared in front of him. Back when he was still in the underground lake, all he could see on the map was the four confines of the cave. It seemed to him that perhaps the map was stuck to that area because it had not been updated, and when he saw the changes, he knew he was right.

Looking at the map, Lin Wu could see the rest of the craters and cracks in the area that was far from his vision and could not be directly seen from now. The ground had become Grey from the previous black and the area of devastation had expanded more than before.

"System, what happened here?" Lin Wu asked with confusion and surprise.

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~Ding~

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ANALYZING: Please wait a minute.

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Lin Wu kept on watching the area with a slightly nervous expression as he did not know what kind of situation he was in right now. He was wondering if it could be dangerous for him, or perhaps if this situation would trap him in here.

The lack of information was only making him slightly fearful, but he didn't know why. This was a new change he was observing in himself, and from what he could remember from his past life, he certainly did not have this kind of aspect in his personality before.

'Is this due to the soul damage… or something else?' Lin Wu thought to himself as he waited for the system to respond.

~Ding~

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ANALYSIS: Completed

UPDATING DATA BANKS: New data obtained.

OBTAINED NEW PARAMETERS: Recalculating.

NOTIFICATION: Similarity between current environmental components and the host's physique is 50%

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Lin Wu was a little astounded at the system's information as he could not understand what it meant.

"System, what does this mean? What is the relation between my physique and this environment?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The crystal that was absorbed by the host and made a part of his bloodline was similar in composition to the components in this environment. These components include the particulate matter suspended in the air, the gases, and also the solid components scattered across the land.

The rocks that the host can see in the distance are related to the crystal that the host absorbed. From the analysis, the system has come to the conclusion that it is likely that all of these have come from a common meteorite.

While the crystal has radioactive properties, they are contained within and are not spreading. The other components of the meteor though spread all around the area when it crashed here and is the cause for the toxic fumes and radioactivity.

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Lin Wu read the entire window carefully, ensuring that he understood everything. Once he was done, he thought about it for a bit.

'Hmm, it makes sense. The explosion that happened was the meteorite crashing and it debris along with it. If that is true, then the crystal was likely to be at the very center of it, if it survived without breaking apart.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

Having understood more about the current situation he felt a little better, but he was still confused about the broken weapons and the devastation in the area. He had seen the area before he went to the crater, but it was not like this. While it was quite messy, it was still not to this extent. The current scene while not too recent did not look that old either.

"System, why are there so many broken weapons here and why is the area different?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: According to the system's analysis, the area has been affected due to a battle. For more detailed information, the host will need to scan the relevant items.

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'Alright, let's try that. It's better to be sure, I don't want to make a mistake just because I lacked information.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

"System, scan this broken spear." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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SCANNER FUNCTION: Activated.

SCANNING: Please wait a moment.

SCANNING COMPLETED: New Data obtained, please see it in the relevant window.

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As Lin Wu finished reading the notifications, a new window popped up in front of him. The window showed him the figure of the broken figure and its information.

~Ding~

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TARGET: Broken spear

INFO: According to the data banks, the broken spear is a mid-grade spirit weapon. The motif on the spear tip belongs to that of the Royal family of the Ling Kingdom, denoting that it belonged to a person from there.

CURRENT STATUS: Heavily damaged.

COMPOSITION: Common spirit steel, Spirit stone dust (low grade), One hundred year old peach wood.

FORMATION ARRAY: Basic reinforcement formation array. (Partially damaged)

NOTE: Repair possible

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Upon reading the notification window, Lin Wu was rather surprised as he had not expected to get so much information and some parts of it particularly interested him.

"Why would someone from the royal family be here? I mean they should be pretty important if they came here, right? This seems suspicious." Lin Wu muttered to him.

Just as Lin Wu was thinking more about it, another notification appeared in front of him.

~Ding~

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SUGGESTION: The host should collect more information by scanning more objects. The system has also detected the remains of some cultivators in the range.

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"Remains?! Wait, so this means that a fight between cultivators happened here. But what could be the reason?" Lin Wu said as he looked around, and then his vision settled on a large rock in the distance.

'Could it be because of those rocks, were they here for the meteor itself?' Lin Wu thought to himself.

He then thought of what he could do and decided to do what the system had said.

"System, mark all objects of interest on the map." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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MARKING: Performing secondary scan for accuracy.

NOTIFICATION: Eight objects of interest found.

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The map window appeared in front of Lin Wu and he could see eight new markers placed on it. They were all in different locations and seemed to be irregularly distributed. Three of them were to the north of his direction and were the closest. Two of them were to the west and two were to the east. Finally, one was at the south of his direction and was the farthest out of all the eight.

But just as Lin Mu finished observing the map window another notification appeared.

~Ding~

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QUEST ISSUED: Scan and obtain the eight marked objects.

REWARD: Data bank update.

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"Oh, a quest finally appeared. Looks like what the system said about exploration was true, exploring will give me new quests." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

'Alright, let's go to the three markers that are the closest to me. To the north, it is then.' Lin Wu thought to himself before moving towards it.

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"Alright, it says that I need to scan and obtain the objects, so… How do I carry them then?" Lin Wu thought to himself in confusion.

Just as Lin Wu was wondering about it a notification sound rang in his head and a window appeared in front of him.

~Ding~

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SUGGESTION: The host can store objects in the systems inventory. The current storage space that is available is three cubic meters.

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"Ah, that is convenient. System, store the broken spear in the inventory." Lin Wu ordered.

Just as Lin Wu said that, the broken spear that was embedded in the ground disappeared. He then saw a new window appear in front of him.

~Ding~

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INVENTORY: 1. Broken spear (heavily damaged)

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Ensuring that the spear had been successfully stored, Lin Wu decided to continue on with his quest. He took a look towards the map for a bit before turning towards the North. He looked at the path ahead and found it to be much easier than before.

Since the main obstacle that was the lava pool had cooled down and turned into solid rock, Lin Wu did not have much problem crossing it. Another thing he noticed was that the large rock that he had climbed over to cross the lava pool was nowhere to be found.

Instead, what was left behind in its place was an empty hole. The hole wasn't that deep being only a meter deep. He wondered where the rock could have gone but then attributed it to the cultivators.

'They probably destroyed the rock or something. If anything, I read in the novels from my previous life is true, then this should be an easy feat for cultivators.' Lin Wu thought to himself as he started crawling.

With Lin Wu's new physique, his movement speed had increased by bounds. Even if he didn't dig into the ground and moved through it, he was still fast. His increased size only accentuated it even more. It didn't take Lin Wu much longer to reach the first marker, and he was there in ten minutes.

Upon reaching there, he saw the object in question. It was a broken metallic plate that seemed to be a part of something much bigger. It had engraved patterns on it that were incomprehensible to Lin Wu, yet he could tell that they were special.

'So this is the first marker, let's see what it actually is…' Lin Wu thought.

"System, scan the metal plate." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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SCANNER FUNCTION: Activated

SCANNING: Please wait a moment.

SCANNING COMPLETED: New data obtained, please view it in the relevant window.

DATA BANKS: Updated.

QUEST UPDATE: Objectives completed 1/8.

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A string of notifications appeared in front of Lin Wu as the system scanned the metal plate. He waited for the new window to appear and then soon saw it appear.

~Ding~

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TARGET: Broken metal plate

INFO: According to the system's data banks, the metal piece is a part of a mid grade spirit armor. More accurately, it is the component of the armor which is called as the heart protector. More information cannot be obtained as there is no identifying mark present on it.

CURRENT STATUS: Heavily damaged.

COMPOSITION: Alloyed heavy bronze, spirit stone dust( low grade).

FORMATION ARRAY: Basic reinforcement formation array. (critically damaged).

NOTE: Repair impossible.

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After reading the information window, Lin Wu felt a bit disappointed, as he had expected for it to be something better. But looking at its condition, he realized that it was far too damaged to be repaired. Al thought Lin Wu still did not know if he would be able to repair the broken spear either. After all, he was a worm right now, he couldn't use it, could he?

~Sigh~

'Let's just continue and see what else I can find.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

"System, store the broken metal plate into the inventory." Lin Wu ordered.

Then in the next second the metal plate in front of him vanished and a notification appeared in front of him, telling him that it had been stored in the inventory. He nodded at this and continued onward to the next marker.

This marker was a little to the left from the one he was at. The path was straight overall if not for the craters and shards of rock embedded into the ground. These shards were sharp and Lin Wu could not help but imagine him getting hurt by them by mistake.

But thankfully he was a crystalline worm now and was impervious to things like this… at least up to a certain level. He continued crawling and ten minutes later he was at the next marker. But when he got close to it he was surprised at what he saw.

In front of him was the top half of a skeleton. There were only the ribs, spine, arms and skull with the pelvis and legs missing. From the cracks on the bones, Lin Wu could only imagine the force with which it must have been broken. Another eye-catching thing he noticed was a thing that was stuck in the ribs of the skeleton.

The thing in question looked like a piece of sharp rock that was embedded in the ribs of the skeleton, right where the heart of a person would have been. The ribs between which it was stuck had been shattered.

"Damn, that looks terrible. Though I wonder if it happened after the person was dead or before." Lin Wu spoke in a slightly scared and curious tone.

Lin Wu checked his map once again to ensure that this was the next quest marker and he was not mistaken.

"System, scan the skeleton… Umm, half-skeleton." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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SCANNER FUNCTION: Activated

SCANNING: Please wait a moment.

SCANNING COMPLETED: New data obtained, please view it in the relevant window.

DATA BANKS: Updated.

QUEST UPDATE: Objectives completed 2/8.

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Lin Wu ignored the first window that showed the same notifications as before and instead switched to the next window, which actually showed the information about the half-skeleton. But just as he was about to read it, he was utterly shocked by a new flashing window that showed up.

~Ding~

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ALERT!: High Energy object found.

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Looking at the alert, Lin Wu was shocked to say the least. He had seen an alert like this before, and it was back when the system had informed him of the crystal. But this time it seemed to be a little different. The window was actually highlighting the half skeleton in front of him.

"Huh? Is this the high energy object?" Lin Wu wondered as he looked at it curiously.

~Ding~

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TARGET: Skeleton (partial)

INFO: The skeleton belongs to a deceased Nascent soul cultivator and has a high amount of energy stored in it. The identity of the Skeleton cannot be confirmed, but according to the previous data obtained, it is likely that it belongs to a person from the Ling Kingdom. The Skeleton is of a unique quality and has a previously unknown composition.

NOTE: There is an unknown type of interference present in the skeleton. It is likely that it is a type of data node. The system cannot analyze it, but it is still possible to directly absorb it. Though there is a chance that it may potentially harm the host.

SUGGESTION: The host should absorb the spirit qi from the skeleton. Consuming the skeleton may also result in beneficial effects.

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Lin Wu was in a dilemma after reading the information window. He had not expected that he would be finding something like this so fast. He had already found another source of spirit qi, and he was happy for it. Though he was doubting how much spirit qi there may be present in it.

He was also wondering about the data node that the system called as interference. At first, Lin Wu was straightway going to reject absorbing it as the system was doubting it, but then seeing that there was still a chance that it may not harm him, he wanted to know more about the possibilities.

"System, what are the chances of it harming me if I choose to absorb that data node?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The probability of it harming the host is 0.89%.

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Lin Wu was dumbfounded upon seeing the system's answer and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"What the… it is that small? The chances of me dying from the environment are probably higher than that. I've been through worse, I'll take the chances." Lin Wu spoke to himself.

Lin Wu also wondered about consuming the Skeleton. The system hadn't said anything about it being harmful to him, thus he thought it must be fine. But he was still thinking on how to go about this. Was he supposed to absorb the spirit qi first? Or was he supposed to directly eat the skeleton? There was also the question about the data node, would it directly be absorbed he didn't know.

"System, how should I go about absorbing this? What should be the sequence I mean." Lin Wu questioned.

Lin Wu had started becoming specific about things and felt like he needed to know more details. Thus he wanted to know if it would be any different or whether the order mattered.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The system will first absorb the spirit qi from the skeleton and after that, the host is supposed to consume the Skeleton. Because the data node cannot be analyzed, the only method to obtain it is to directly consume its container that is the skeleton.

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'Alright, that seems fine. I guess I can do this now.' Lin Wu thought, making up his mind.

"System, absorb the spirit qi then." Lin Wu ordered.

~Ding~

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ABSORBING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE: Please wait patiently.

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Lin Wu didn't feel anything at first, but then saw faint wisps of sprite qi arising from the Skeleton. The wisps were pale white in color and nearly translucent, almost like dissipating smoke. This was the first time Lin Wu had seen spirit qi with his naked eyes, and was thus amazed by it.

The wisp of spirit qi floated from the Skeleton and moved through the air, eventually reaching Lin Wu. It then touched the top of his head and was subsequently absorbed. As soon as it entered his body, Lin Wu could feel a strange sense of comfort.

It was hard for him to explain, but the closest thing he could compare it with was back when he went to one of the 'unique' spas and they cleaned out his ear. The feeling was quite close to that.

"Ahhh, that feels good." Lin Wu muttered in comfort.

He kept on looking at the floating wisps and was now getting curious about it. An idea popped in his mind and he intended his tail towards it. He then touched a spirit qi Wisp that was floating towards him with his tail.

Lin Wu had expected for something different to happen when he touched the spirit qi wisp, but nothing of that sort happened. Instead, the spirit qi wisp simply disappeared into the tail being absorbed completely.

"Well, that was… a little disappointing." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

Ten minutes had passed and the spirit qi wisps were still being emanated from the skeleton. He wondered if it always took this long. Previously whenever he had absorbed any sort of energy, it had either been instantaneous or he had been tranquilized, making him unable to know how much time passed.

While he could see the difference in his lifespan, it was still an enigma to him how much time it exactly took.

"System, does it always take this long to absorb spirit qi?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: It depends on the energy source itself. Some of them may be more complex, making it harder for the system to extract it. Some types of energies may be fixed into the source being a part of its composition, thus the system needs to analyze to find the most optimum method of absorbing it.

In the current case, it is slow because the energy in question that is the spirit qi is highly integrated into the source. Any haste or mistake in its extraction would simply lead it to being dissipated.

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After reading the system's answer, Lin Wu felt that it was reasonable. He didn't know the intricacies of the system and how it operated, thus he was simply satisfied by this.

Soon the process of absorption was complete, and the notification appeared.

~Ding~

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ABSORPTION: Complete.

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"Let's see how much spirit qi I obtain."

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