After what seemed an eternity, the genetic modification was finally complete. Describing Wang Lan's feeling during this transformation process... It was as if his body was gradually turning into a turbo engine.

At the site of his heart, a robust vitality surged, transforming cellular energy into Star Power. The outcome was directly reflected: Wang Lan's Star Power reserve had increased tenfold.

To make a comparison, Wang Lan previously could only unleash Earth Surge Lava once, but now he could do so ten times. The increase in his Star Power reserve also led to an increase in the Solar Seal's storage capacity. Although it couldn't store an additional amount equal to his current total Star Power reserve, storing half that amount posed no problem.

S-level Star Martial Skills were so potent that even Star Sea Stage Star Martial Warriors wouldn't dare use them unless absolutely necessary. This was especially true for powerful S-level Star Martial Skills like Earth Surge Lava.

Should they fail to achieve results and exhaust their Star Power in the process, it could be fatal.

The ability to consecutively cast five S-level Star Martial Skills is the Star Power benchmark for the Star Sea Stage. After acquiring the bloodline of The Whirlpool Clan, Wang Lan could now unleash it ten times, yet he was only at the Star Cloud Stage. In a sense, Wang Lan's Star Power had become extraordinary. Although it wasn't as monstrously high as Xiao Zi's, his previous weakness in Star Power capacity was now compensated.

The three sacrifices had transformed Wang Lan to a profound degree. The first, the Phoenix Saint Cloth, had enhanced Wang Lan's defensive capabilities. Though it was now somewhat outpaced by Wang Lan's current strength, it had been invaluable assistance when he was still at the Star Shine Stage.

The Zanpakuto compensated for Wang Lan's shortcomings in close combat.

Even though Wang Lan's Basic Skills had reached the Gold level, the highest attainable by ordinary people, were his opponents ever ordinary? Never! Which of the Demon Clan's elite spies didn't possess Gold-level close combat skills?

Then there was Wei Zheng, whom he had encountered before, whose Talented Skills were Unpredictable and Swift. Against speed that transcended dimensions, even the most impressive fighting moves were powerless.

Basic Skills are, after all, fundamental and hold no advantage against Star Martial body techniques. When an opponent struck with a sword imbued with an elemental attack, you dared not make a direct block. This held true no matter how refined your swordsmanship or sharp your sword skill.

But the Zanpakuto changed that, allowing Wang Lan to hold his ground in close combat. Once the Sword of Light was initiated, it could morph into any form of attack. The number of variations and their power depended entirely on Wang Lan's imagination.

With his Gold-level swordsmanship and Close Combat Sword Skill complementing the Sword of Light's initiation, and further augmented by Phantom Tracer, Wang Lan couldn't imagine any remaining weaknesses in his close-combat abilities.

Now, having obtained the bloodline of The Whirlpool Clan, even his deficiency in long-range Star Martial Skill confrontations had been rectified. At that moment, Wang Lan felt an overwhelming urge to stand atop the academy, roar to the heavens, and ask, "Who else dares to challenge me?"

Calming his emotions, Wang Lan slowly turned his head to look at the medium-grade Soul Bead inside the iron box.

It was a spotless Soul Bead. Had he not known that it contained the Holy Shield Star Martial Skill, he might have mistaken it for some Medical Star Martial Technique.

He picked up the Soul Bead, and it shattered instantly. A stream of information flowed into Wang Lan's mind.

"Detectable learnable Star Martial Skill. Do you wish to spend one thousand skill points to learn it?"

"Yes!"

The skill points were spent, and a brand-new Star Martial Skill icon appeared on his Star Martial Skill page.

Holy Shield, an S-level Light Series Star Martial Skill. The Light Series is a variant of the Solar Series and is an exceptionally rare attribute. Even in God's Country, where the Light is worshipped, Star Martial Warriors who awaken the Light Series are few and far between.

No wonder the City of Angels was so generous as to send an S-level Star Martial Skill. It was because the Light Series was too scarce.

The three great Light Series Star Martial Skills were Holy Sword, Holy Shield, and Divine Light. Very few people learned them, yet their fame was immense, largely because films and dramas were very fond of featuring these three S-level Star Martial Skills. In the hands of protagonists in these stories, these three skills even possessed the power to slay gods.

The Holy Sword possessed indomitable power. The Holy Shield offered divine protection.

When Wang Lan opened his eyes, he had instinctively grasped the power and usage of the Holy Shield. He gently extended his hand. A light began to condense before him, instantly forming a disc-like mirror of light in his palm.

The Holy Shield had the characteristic of blocking all physical, elemental, and poison-type attacks; it could even defend against attacks of mysterious attributes. Of course, this was contingent on deploying the Holy Shield in advance and successfully intercepting the attack.

For defensive Star Martial Skills, Wang Lan already had the Gate of The Underworld. Its defensive capabilities had never disappointed him. But the two had different applications. The Gate of The Underworld could only defend against large-scale attacks from a fixed direction.

The Holy Shield, however, was wielded in Wang Lan's hand, allowing him to flexibly block attacks coming from any direction. The Holy Shield in his left hand, the Sword of Light in his right... perfect.

After stowing away the award certificate, he opened the cabinet door. Unbeknownst to him, the cabinet he had reserved for medals and award certificates was already brimming with them. Less than two years, yet so fulfilling.

Back at school, as soon as he arrived at the medical department, he was informed that the Star Martial Toxin sample from the Kingdom of Ice and Snow had been delivered.

Editing Star Martial Toxin Vaccines had become second nature for Wang Lan. Without hesitation, he decomposed the Star Martial Toxins, formulated the corresponding code in his mind, and then wrote it down.

In just half an hour, the editing for the first Star Martial Toxin was successfully completed.

However, when the first Star Martial Toxin Vaccine formula was complete, his mind did not prompt him that he had finished editing a Star Martial Toxin, nor were there any rewards of experience points or skill points.

This defied common sense.

Wang Lan immediately reviewed the code he had edited, checking it three times without finding any issues.

"How is it?" Teacher Sun Xing asked eagerly, approaching Wang Lan, who was scrutinizing the code with a furrowed brow.

"The vaccine code for the Star Martial Toxin should be correct... but... there's still something wrong. Although I don't know what the issue is."

"What's the issue?"

"Didn't I just say I don't know where the problem lies?"

Sun Xing was left speechless by Wang Lan's retort for a long moment. However, the sample sent from the Kingdom of Ice and Snow this time was extremely important, which was why Sun Xing was closely monitoring Wang Lan's vaccine development.

"Perhaps... we should produce a sample vaccine first? To see how it goes?"

"Alright!"

Through a fax, the vaccine code was transmitted to the Jiayi Biotech Company, located in the isolated safe zone of Suzhou Park.

"Boss, the Modu City Star Martial Academy has sent another batch for sampling, specially marked as urgent."

"Got it, I'll handle it personally. By the way, what were you saying earlier?"

"The advance payment of seven billion Green Currency from White Eagle Country has arrived. They're asking when the three hundred types of vaccines can be delivered."

"Reply to him that the earliest will be next March," Wang Qi said, standing up, putting on protective clothing, and walking out of the office.

"Boss, White Eagle Country has proposed building a branch factory in Bailan State..."

"Jiayi Biotech has no plans to open global factories yet."

"They'll sue us under antitrust laws..."

"I've already published the formulas. Whether they can learn to produce it is a matter of their capability. God's Country has already replicated the Star Martial Toxin Vaccine. What monopoly can he sue me for? I've given them everything on a silver platter; do they expect me to spoon-feed them too?"

The secretary paused, watching Wang Qi's departing figure with admiration blooming on their face. The boss is so commanding!

The Star Martial Toxin Vaccine samples were completed that same day, and five vaccine doses were sent directly to the Modu City Star Martial Academy by helicopter. As soon as the vaccines arrived, the academy's medical department began testing.

Wang Lan, although not directly involved in the experiments, watched attentively from the sidelines. He wouldn't have bothered to observe the testing of a regular vaccine. But this was different; the system hadn't issued a reward, which made Wang Lan feel somewhat uneasy.

"Test Subject One injection complete. Physical condition stable. Proceeding with toxin exposure test."

"Test Subject One data stable. No apparent symptoms of poisoning."

"Test Subject Two injection complete. Physical condition stable. Proceeding with toxin exposure test."

"Test Subject Two data stable. No apparent symptoms of poisoning."

As the data for each subject was announced, Sun Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced somewhat reproachfully at Wang Lan beside him. Isn't the vaccine perfectly fine?

But Wang Lan's brow furrowed slightly. The test subjects' feedback is normal, so why wasn't there a notification for completing the vaccine editing and no reward issued?

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Test Subject Five physical data abnormal! Test Subject Five showing clear signs of poisoning! Test Subject Five's immune system rapidly collapsing! Test Subject Five exhibiting severe poisoning reaction!"

The sudden turn of events threw everyone into a flurry of activity.

Sun Xing stared blankly at the scene unfolding before him. "This is the same batch of vaccines, and they were exposed to the same Star Martial Toxin. Could vaccine number five have been mixed up? Quick, call Jiayi Technology! Ask if they sent the wrong vaccine for number five!"

"Hold on. First, analyze the composition of vaccine number five and compare it with the previous four."

The experts in the medical department quickly sprang into action.

"Director Sun, the composition of vaccine number five is identical to numbers four and three. It is indeed the same vaccine."

The medical department of the Modu City Star Martial Academy had achieved significant results. Consequently, its equipment and personnel were now top-notch, and high-tech equipment made analysis very simple.

Although it wasn't as convenient as Wang Lan's Universal Decomposition, the speed was not slow at all.

"The same... How could this be? The same Star Martial Toxin, the same vaccine... why were the first four tests fine, while only the fifth subject had a problem? Could it be related to the subject's constitution?" Sun Xing muttered in confusion.

"The Star Martial Toxin has mutated!" a low voice suddenly interjected.

"Vice President Han!"

"Vice President Han!"

An elderly man with a full head of silver hair walked over briskly. This was Han Gongting, the medical department's new leader and a top Medical Star Martial Warrior from Jade Country.

"Bring the virus sample from Subject Five for analysis."

"Give me a sample as well."

When it came to Star Martial Toxin Vaccines, Wang Lan was also an authority. Thus, even though he was just a freshman, his status in the medical department was extraordinary.

The analysis results came out quickly. "Vice President Han, they're the same..."

"No, they're not," Wang Lan's low voice cut in. "Although the five toxin samples appear identical now, the sample I used to edit the vaccine at noon differs by 0.7 percent from these. Even a 0.1 percent difference is worlds apart, let alone 0.7 percent."

"So, this type of Star Martial Toxin can indeed mutate," Han Gongting concluded. "The virus hadn't had time to mutate when the first four test subjects underwent toxin exposure. By the time it reached the fifth subject, the mutation had already occurred."

Hearing that the Star Martial Toxin could mutate, everyone's expression turned grim, except for Wang Lan's, which noticeably brightened. At least he now knew why the system hadn't registered the task as complete; he had found the reason.

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