CHAPTER 48: [49] GRADE ??? EGG & TIER 6 PILL MANUAL: DIVINE PHOENIX BLOODLINE PILL

Theon slept deeply, his body and soul recovering from the battle of the dimensional zone.

His two hearts beat in perfect synchronization, pumping nutrient-rich blood through his body as his cells started to repair and strengthen themselves.

The combination of his Origin-grade Regeneration Blood Demon Art and the effects of the Soul-Body Condensation Pill, his body recovered rapidly and even his primal energy started to circulate by them selves as he grew stronger in the process.

By the time he woke up, it was already a day and a half.

When Theon finally opened his eyes, sunlight streamed through the window of his room, making it shine a golden.

He sat up slowly, stretching his muscles and he felt incredibly energized without a single place sore.

Theon stood and moved through a series of basic stretches. Every movement was fluid, controlled, precise. His enhanced physique responded to his commands with perfect synchronization, and he could feel the dense primal energy flowing through his opened meridians like rivers of power.

Theon was surprised when he saw his primal energy seemed to have increased and even his cells had grown even stronger.

"Status!"

Immediately, the familiar notification appeared before his eyes.

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⟦ SYSTEM STATUS ⟧

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│ Name: Theon Dragan

│ Age: 16

│ Realm: Genetic Soldier ⟨Lv. 9⟩

│ Meridians Opened: 12 / 180

│ Title: Geneticist (Grade One)

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─── ⟦ Talents ⟧ ───

↳ God’s Eye ⟨C-Rank⟩ [Sealed]

─── ⟦ Blood Demon Arts ⟧ ───

↳ Regeneration ⟨Origin Grade⟩

↳ Berserker ⟨Primitive Grade⟩ — (Absorbed from Alice)

─── ⟦ Combat Techniques ⟧ ───

↳ Nine Basic Blade Styles [Perfect stage] (Blade Essence)

↳ Three Step Kill — Advanced: 78%

↳ Lightning Step — Advanced: 82%

─── ⟦ Meditation Arts ⟧ ───

↳ Symbiote Primal Absorption Breathing Technique [Tier 2] (Intermediate)

─── ⟦ Attributes ⟧ ───

↳ Strength: 947 (+947)

↳ Agility: 923 (+923)

↳ Physique: 899 (+899)

• (Doubled from Soul-Body Condensation Pill)

↳ Primal Energy: 8,740 / 8,740

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Theon’s eyes widened as he focused on his strength. He had actually advanced from level 8 to level 9 after just sleeping?

Suddenly, his face changed as regret flashed through his mind. If he had known he would have activated a quest to advance to level 9.

But as soon as the regret came, it changed as he saw he had one completed quest.

He had completely forgotten about the quest to kill dimensional beasts—the task he’d completed over several days of hunting in the zone.

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[DING! QUEST COMPLETED]

Objective: Kill Numerous Dimensional Beasts

Beasts Eliminated: 147

Reward: Beast Egg - [??? Grade]

[Accept Reward? Y/N]

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Theon stared at the notification, slightly stunned.

The reward was a beast egg?

He looked at the geese and he was pleasantly surprised.

The system cousins even grade the egg properly! Isn’t that just too insane?

His heart began to race with excitement. A grade that even his mysterious system couldn’t recognize... that had to mean something extraordinary.

"Accept reward," Theon said immediately, his voice filled with anticipation.

The moment he confirmed, a shimmering light materialized in his hands. The glow faded, revealing an egg roughly the size of a human head.

Theon blinked his eyes as he stared at the egg that felt more like stone in his hands.

"Uhm..."

’Maybe the system couldn’t grade it because it’s a freaking stone!?’

Theon’s eyes twitched as he thought about this possibility but he shook his head. The system couldn’t be wrong. Moreover, Theon could feel warmth emanating from the egg.

He held the egg carefully, marveling at its weight. It was heavier than it looked.

Theon poured energy into his eyes and his pupils changed as another ring of iris appeared around his first one, making it two rings.

He stared unblinkingly at the stone but even his Ancient God’s Eye could barely see though the stone.

Theon carefully placed the egg on his desk, positioning it on a cushion to ensure it wouldn’t roll.

Theon the proceeded to order a feast for himself. An entire body of a Wrathram was sent to his room.

Theon devoured it in under half an hour!

"System," Theon said, turning his attention to more immediate matters. "I want to complete 5,000 push-ups, 5,000 sit-ups, and run ten kilometers."

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[DING! QUEST CREATED]

Objective: Complete intense physical training regiment.

- Push-ups: 5,000

- Sit-ups: 5,000

- Running: 10 kilometers

Reward: +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +5 Physique

[Accept Quest? Y/N]

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"Accept," Theon confirmed.

The quest activated, and Theon immediately changed into training clothes and entered into his training room.

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He began with the push-ups.

Theon dropped into position, his body forming a perfect line from head to heels. Then he started.

One. Two. Three. Four.

His enhanced physique made the exercise almost trivial at first. His arms moved like pistons, raising and lowering his body with mechanical precision. His two hearts pumped blood efficiently, ensuring his muscles never lacked oxygen.

The 12 opened meridians in his body circulated primal energy automatically, reinforcing his physical movements.

One hundred. Two hundred. Five hundred.

The repetition began to build a pleasant burn in his muscles. Theon’s breathing remained steady, controlled. He focused on maintaining perfect form with each push-up, ensuring maximum benefit from every movement.

One thousand. Fifteen hundred. Two thousand.

Now the burn was becoming more pronounced, his muscles truly working. Sweat began to bead on his forehead, trickling down his temples. But Theon’s expression remained calm, focused. This was nothing compared to the pain he’d endured during his transformation, nothing compared to the battles he’d survived.

Three thousand. Four thousand. Forty-five hundred.

His arms were aching now, muscles pushed to their limits.

Theon gritted his teeth and pushed through the final five hundred. His form remained perfect even as his muscles burned with exertion.

"Five thousand," he gasped out as he completed the final push-up.

Without pause, he transitioned immediately to sit-ups. His abdominal muscles contracted and released in rapid succession, his enhanced core strength allowing him to maintain a blistering pace.

One hundred. Five hundred. One thousand.

Theon’s breathing grew heavier, his two hearts working harder to supply oxygen to his straining muscles.

By the time he reached five thousand sit-ups, his entire belly felt like it was on fire. But he didn’t stop.

He forced his exhausted self into motion as he went outside.

The mountain was silent as others were either sleeping or meditating.

He then beginning a steady jog around the mountains perimeter.

He focused on his breathing, on the steady rhythm of his feet hitting the ground, on the flow of primal energy through his meridians. The morning sun climbed higher in the sky as he moved.

Five kilometers. Seven kilometers. Nine kilometers.

Finally, he crossed the ten-kilometer mark.

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[DING! QUEST COMPLETED]

Objective: Complete intense physical training regiment ✓

- Push-ups: 5,000 ✓

- Sit-ups: 5,000 ✓

- Running: 10 kilometers ✓

Reward: +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +5 Physique

[Accept Reward? Y/N]

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"Accept,"

Immediately, warm energy flooded through his body. The burning exhaustion in his muscles didn’t disappear entirely, but transformed into a pleasant warmth as the reward enhanced his physical attributes.

Theon gasped as he rested himself in one of the resting areas of the academy to try to catch his breath. A hundred kilometers run wasn’t too far, nor was it too near either but it was a good early morning exercise even if the reward wasn’t that much.

made his way back to his house, showered thoroughly to wash away the accumulated sweat, then changed into clean clothes.

When he was with the fifth envoy, she had advices him to register himself as a Geneticist in one of the Geneticist workshop.

Geneticists were highly respected throughout society, their ability to create genetic enhancement serums, blood demon art integration solutions, and various other items, making them invaluable. A skilled geneticist could earn enormous sums of money, gain access to restricted resources, and command respect even from powerful cultivation sects.

More importantly, as a registered geneticist, Theon wouldn’t have to be scared of anyone or anything and the bounty on his head would definitely be removed.

"System," Theon said as he finished dressing. "I want to create a quest to become a registered Geneticist."

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[DING! QUEST CREATED]

Objective: Become a Registered Geneticist

Reward: Tier 6 Geneticist Pill Manual - Divine Phoenix Bloodline Pill

[Accept Quest? Y/N]

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Theon’s eyes widened in shock as he read the reward. A Tier 6 pill manual? For the Divine Phoenix Bloodline?

His hands trembled slightly. Bloodline pills were extraordinarily rare, and the methods for creating them had been lost for generations. Most modern bloodlines were inherited naturally or obtained through consuming blood demon arts from beasts. The idea of artificially creating a bloodline through pill refinement was considered theoretical at best, impossible at worst.

And the Divine Phoenix Bloodline specifically... legends said it granted immortal rebirth, the ability to resurrect from death itself, along with mastery over flames that could burn through any defense. If Theon could create such a pill, if he could grant himself that bloodline...

It was an insane thought but Theon couldn’t help but anticipate.

"Accept!" Theon said immediately.

Theon wasted no time. He grabbed his academy identification, and headed out immediately.

There were various Geneticist Shops in the academy but the nearest Geneticist Shop was located in commercial district, about thirty minutes from the mountain by public transport.