He Yu remained completely calm throughout Duan Yuchen's and Siya's obvious shock.

It was as though the lives or deaths of everyone lying on the hospital beds had nothing to do with him.

He didn't spare them even a single extra glance.

Duan Yuchen and Siya were panicking internally, but in the end, neither of them said a word.

They held their breath and remained silent.

"Good. Then we'll try all of them." Dr. Ganlun gave He Yu a long look.

If removing the bracelets truly produced completely different experimental results...

Then it would open the door to an entirely new world for him.

His research would make enormous progress.

Dr. Ganlun was a research fanatic.

Anything that could advance his experiments...

He was willing to try.

Qiong's bracelet had already been removed.

Now only the handcuffs restrained her.

Dr. Ganlun ordered someone to bind her securely with heavy iron chains.

The serum was placed beside her.

His hand rested on the handcuffs.

The instant he unlocked them...

Qiong would regain her freedom.

The laboratory lights were dazzlingly bright.

Various monitoring instruments were attached all over her body.

She lay flat on the mobile bed.

Beside her rested the serum Dr. Ganlun was preparing to inject.

The feeling was terrible.

It instinctively made a person want to resist.

If she killed the doctor now...

Could they survive?

Nothing showed on Qiong's face.

But two ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) fingers twitched ever so slightly.

It was obvious—

The instant Dr. Ganlun unlocked the cuffs, silk threads would appear in her hands.

With a single flick of her wrist...

She could slice straight across his throat.

Ending his life instantly.

However...

Just as Dr. Ganlun paused before unlocking the handcuffs, he turned toward He Yu.

"Should I remove them?"

His tone was casual.

As though it were merely an ordinary question.

A test.

He was testing He Yu.

Once the handcuffs were removed, and without the bracelet restricting her...

Qiong would be able to use her equipment.

Her combat power was extremely high.

The doctor had confirmed that yesterday.

He Yu lowered his eyes slightly.

Almost without hesitation, he replied,

"For the experiment..."

"They should be removed."

Then—

Seeing Dr. Ganlun's expression darken, he immediately continued,

"But once they're removed, she'll be able to use her equipment."

"She could threaten you."

"I suggest making preparations beforehand."

"Or..."

"You could inject her with something that prevents her from moving."

A flawless answer.

Hearing that, Dr. Ganlun withdrew his gaze.

The suspicion in his eyes disappeared.

A wildly confident smile spread across his face.

"There's no need for any additional serum."

"I can't afford to damage my experimental subject."

"Don't worry."

"She has absolutely no chance of threatening me."

As soon as he finished speaking—

Qiong, still restrained by heavy chains, suddenly felt something appear.

Her entire body stiffened.

Something invisible had settled around her neck.

She couldn't see it.

But she could clearly feel the threat.

Dr. Ganlun looked down at her.

His wrinkled hands, rough from years of experimentation, slowly brushed across her neck.

His fingers were as cold as knife blades.

A chill spread through her entire body.

His voice was icy.

"I'm removing your restraints."

"But that doesn't mean you can hurt me."

"The moment you activate your equipment..."

"...your throat will be cut."

Click.

Qiong's handcuffs were removed.

Yet she didn't dare move in the slightest.

Her eyes shifted.

She looked toward He Yu.

The moment she met those beautiful, calm almond-shaped eyes...

Her heart immediately settled.

She closed her eyes.

Feeling the serum enter her body...

She clenched both fists tightly.

Suppressing every instinct screaming at her to struggle.

He Yu stood quietly beside her.

Looking at the invisible restraint around her neck, he said calmly,

"The laboratory's defenses are quite comprehensive."

Dr. Ganlun laughed loudly.

"Of course."

"I've conducted experiments for so many years."

"I've seen countless experimental subjects."

"Some of the incomplete ones caused quite a commotion."

After a pause, he confidently declared,

"They're only experimental subjects."

"Even if a god stood inside my laboratory..."

"...they wouldn't be able to harm me."

He Yu smiled.

He said nothing.

As though he didn't care.

Meanwhile...

Dr. Ganlun injected Duan Yuchen and Siya with serum.

Then his eyes moved to Ling Buchen.

After a moment's thought...

He unlocked Ling Buchen's handcuffs as well, restrained him the same way as Qiong, and injected the serum.

Four people.

Two had every restraint removed before receiving the serum.

The other two still wore their disabled bracelets and handcuffs when they were injected.

Not long after the injections...

All four reacted violently.

Qiong had received the serum first.

Her reaction came the fastest.

Her eyes flew open.

Her fists clenched.

Violent energy surged through her body.

She let out a painful groan.

Soon afterward...

Her body seemed unable to withstand it.

Energy began leaking outward.

White vapor rose from her skin.

Dr. Ganlun immediately shouted,

"See?!"

"Without the bracelet restricting her, the moment the serum is injected..."

"...the divine power disperses!"

"It all leaks away!"

"An entire dose wasted!"

He glared fiercely at He Yu.

His eyes looked ready to devour him alive.

He Yu remained completely unhurried.

He simply raised a finger toward Ling Buchen.

"Look at him."

Dr. Ganlun immediately turned around.

His eyes instantly lit up.

The serum inside Ling Buchen was also causing tremendous pain.

His face was pale.

His eyes remained closed.

His brows were tightly furrowed.

His teeth were clenched.

He endured the violent energy rampaging through his body...

While doing everything he could to guide it.

—He was using He Yu's cultivation method.

Energy also leaked from his body.

However...

Because he continuously guided it...

Very little escaped.

Before long...

The leaked energy was drawn back into his body.

In less than half an hour...

Every trace of energy had been successfully guided.

The pain gradually disappeared from Ling Buchen's face.

The wildly fluctuating data displayed on the instruments also slowly stabilized.

Dr. Ganlun's eyes turned red with excitement.

Meanwhile...

Qiong had apparently adapted to the energy as well.

She guided the energy still inside her body...

While simultaneously drawing back the energy that had previously leaked into the surroundings.

"Wonderful!"

"It actually works!"

Dr. Ganlun grabbed He Yu's wrist.

His eyes remained fixed on the experimental subjects.

His icy hand resembled a venomous snake.

It tightly wrapped around He Yu's slender wrist.

Less than an hour later...

Both Qiong and Ling Buchen had completely stabilized.

The energy within them had become steady.

Their combat power values continued climbing.

Looking at the other two...

Just like previous experimental subjects...

They were still desperately struggling against the suddenly injected energy.

They performed far better than ordinary experimental subjects.

Yet compared with the already stabilized pair...

The difference was obvious.

Dr. Ganlun was ecstatic.

Now...

The way he looked at He Yu was completely different.

Gone was the eager gaze of someone examining an experimental subject.

Instead...

He looked at him as though staring directly at hope itself.

He Yu made no attempt to pull away.

He merely smiled.

"I told you, Doctor."

"My value doesn't lie in being an experimental subject."

"It lies in the experiment itself."

Dr. Ganlun barely managed to suppress his excitement.

"As long as you help me complete the God Creation Experiment..."

"...I'll make you into a god!"

A faint smile entered He Yu's cool voice.

"It would be my honor."

Dr. Ganlun turned toward the nearby instruments.

He carefully examined everyone's data.

Especially Qiong's and Ling Buchen's.

His voice became puzzled.

"They've already absorbed the serum."

"One dose should equal one hundred combat power."

"Their combat power has indeed increased by one hundred."

"So why..."

"...is it still increasing slowly?"

Before He Yu could answer...

He muttered to himself again,

"Could they really be absorbing divine power from outside?"

"...Does creating a god..."

"...require more than what's inside the body?"

He Yu also examined the data.

Somewhat surprised, he asked,

"They're definitely absorbing external energy."

"But..."

"That growth rate isn't exactly slow."

"What's causing it?"

Dr. Ganlun replied immediately,

"Because the underground is overflowing with energy!"

The moment he finished speaking...

Something flashed across his eyes.

Then he calmly added,

"The laboratory has an endless supply of energy."

"It's completely different from outside."

He Yu nodded in realization.

"So that's how it is."

Nothing unusual appeared on his face.

Yet the depths of his eyes grew impossibly profound.

Cold light reflected from the lenses of his rimless glasses.

【Bullet Screen: "There's definitely something wrong with this laboratory."】

【Bullet Screen: "Obviously. And God He has definitely already figured it out."】

【Bullet Screen: "Isn't God He going to do anything about Duan Yuchen and Siya? Those two are still struggling..."】

【Bullet Screen: "Relax. It's only one dose. They'll survive."】

Dr. Ganlun took out another four doses of serum.

He immediately injected Qiong and Ling Buchen with one dose each.

The remaining two doses were placed beside Duan Yuchen and Siya.

Clearly...

He planned to inject them shortly afterward.

Half an hour later...

Duan Yuchen and Siya managed to survive the first round.

Dr. Ganlun injected them again.

One hour later...

Ling Buchen and Qiong once again finished absorbing the serum and returned to a stable condition.

Meanwhile...

Duan Yuchen and Siya were still struggling desperately.

Dr. Ganlun had finally run out of serum.

He stood up.

"You keep an eye on them."

"I'm going to get more serum."

"Hahaha!"

"My experiment is definitely going to succeed!"

"They'll become the stepping stones toward my success!"

After speaking...

He hurried away excitedly.

The swinging hem of his white lab coat perfectly reflected his excellent mood.

He Yu calmly nodded.

After Dr. Ganlun left...

He walked over and sat beside Qiong.

Qiong suddenly opened her eyes.

They were blood-red.

Yet completely lucid.

She looked toward He Yu.

Just as she was about to speak...

He Yu raised a finger to his lips.

His voice was extremely soft.

"Listen carefully."

"See where the doctor went."

Qiong immediately fell silent.

She sharpened her hearing.

Her hearing had always been superior to He Yu's.

Now, after becoming even stronger...

It had improved further.

After a long while...

She spoke hoarsely.

"He walked forward."

"He entered another laboratory."

"Then..."

"...his footsteps disappeared."

"I don't know whether he went upward..."

"...or downward."

She said she didn't know.

But both of them had already guessed the answer.

Down.

They had already explored the upper floors.

The only place they had never seen...

Was underground.

The tenth underground level.

He Yu nodded.

He understood.

Then he asked,

"How are you feeling?"

Qiong slowly smiled.

"I'm alright."

"It hurts."

"My body's under enormous strain."

"But..."

"I can clearly feel myself getting stronger..."

He Yu smiled.

"So..."

"This is an excellent opportunity to become stronger."

"We can't afford to waste it."

That was the nature of the competition.

At every moment...

They danced on the edge of death.

But every moment...

Was also an opportunity to become stronger.

To dramatically increase their combat power.

Compared with other instances...

Being experimental subjects in this one actually allowed them to improve far more rapidly.

As though remembering something, Qiong added,

"The reason I can absorb external energy..."

"...is because of the cultivation method you taught—"

He Yu interrupted quietly.

"Shh."

"Close your eyes."

"Focus on improving yourself."

Qiong immediately fell silent.

He Yu stood up.

He looked toward Ling Buchen.

Ling Buchen was already looking back.

Their black eyes met in midair.

Neither of them spoke.

Then...

He Yu smiled.

Ling Buchen smiled as well.

Everything had already been understood without words.

Passing both of them...

He Yu walked toward Duan Yuchen and Siya.

The two of them had already received two doses of serum.

Violent energy rampaged wildly through their bodies.

Colliding everywhere.

Causing tremendous damage.

Siya's condition was especially terrible.

Her entire body was bright red.

Bulging veins stood out across her forehead.

She writhed in unbearable agony.

She was already half unconscious.

Although Duan Yuchen possessed He Yu's cultivation method...

The handcuffs prevented the energy from escaping.

Everything remained trapped inside his body.

He desperately struggled to guide it.

His condition was much better than Siya's.

He Yu asked,

"Still alive?"

Duan Yuchen forced his eyes open.

His voice was hoarse.

"Still..."

"...alive."

"At most..."

"...I can survive one more dose."

"If they inject two more..."

"...I won't make it."

He moved his wrists.

"Find a way..."

"...to remove my handcuffs..."

"...and bracelet."

He Yu nodded.

His fingers lightly tapped the bracelet on his own wrist.

The thing had become increasingly unpleasant to look at.

Half an hour later...

Dr. Ganlun returned.

This time carrying more than a dozen doses of serum.

He was visibly exhilarated.

After entering, he injected everyone with another dose.

Then he handed the laboratory over to his assistants...

Grabbed He Yu...

And led him toward the laboratory next door.

He didn't necessarily trust He Yu.

But...

He needed him.

The ninth floor contained two laboratories.

The one He Yu had been staying in earlier was on the right.

Another laboratory stood on the left.

Between them stretched a spacious central hall.

Before they attempted their escape last night...

Wanrenzhan had been kept inside this laboratory.

Now...

Zhen Xing occupied it.

Dr. Ganlun had just returned from here carrying serum.

He had obviously continued experimenting on Zhen Xing.

The moment they entered...

Dr. Ganlun excitedly announced,

"After removing his bracelet..."

"...his condition improved dramatically."

"Subject No. 5's physical endurance is extraordinary."

"Even without the bracelet..."

"...he'll still become my finest experimental subject!"

He Yu glanced at the nearby instruments.

He frowned slightly.

"You injected him again?"

"Mhm."

Dr. Ganlun answered absentmindedly.

"I gave him another enhanced serum."

"Previously..."

"...he only received one-third of an enhanced dose."

"Now we'll see whether he can withstand an entire one."

He Yu shook his head disapprovingly.

"Doctor."

"You're rushing things."

He slowly walked over to Zhen Xing.

Although Zhen Xing's eyes remained shut...

He struggled violently.

Without either bracelets or handcuffs restricting him...

Even unconscious...

He remained astonishingly aggressive.

Had he not been chained down...

He would already have destroyed much of the laboratory.

Dr. Ganlun snorted.

"Rushing?"

"No."

"I'm frustrated because it's too slow."

"To become a god..."

"...requires an enormous amount of divine power."

"Injecting serum one dose at a time..."

"...takes far too long."

He Yu replied calmly,

"So you're willing to watch your experimental subjects die?"

Dr. Ganlun's breathing grew heavy.

His gaze turned ice-cold.

"If he dies..."

"...that simply means he wasn't strong enough."

"He didn't deserve to become a god."

He looked toward Zhen Xing lying on the bed.

Like he was looking at a priceless treasure.

Or perhaps...

Nothing more than an object.

—In his eyes...

None of them were human beings.

He Yu turned around.

He looked deeply at Dr. Ganlun.

The man appeared to care deeply about his experimental subjects.

When He Yu had escaped with Zhen Xing before...

Dr. Ganlun had been genuinely distressed.

He hadn't even allowed the gray-faced creatures to injure Zhen Xing.

Yet now...

With Zhen Xing lying in the laboratory...

He had become extraordinarily indifferent.

Then again...

Anyone capable of conducting human experimentation...

Could never have been a good person.

Zhen Xing appeared to be suffering unbearable pain.

His struggles intensified.

His body seemed ready to burst apart.

Cracks began appearing across his skin.

Energy poured violently out of him.

He had only been unconscious for a day and a night.

Yet his condition had deteriorated dramatically.

His complexion had turned ashen.

His entire body had dimmed.

Even his blue hair had lost its luster.

He looked like someone with one foot already inside hell...

Clinging to life by sheer determination alone.

Dr. Ganlun frowned immediately.

He Yu lowered his head.

Near Zhen Xing's ear, he whispered softly,

"Guide it."

"Organize the energy."

"You have to endure."

"Zhen Xing."

His voice was barely above a whisper.

His breath brushed lightly against Zhen Xing's ear.

The struggling man's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.

"What did you say?"

Dr. Ganlun asked.

He Yu looked up casually.

"I encouraged him."

"He's a powerful fighter."

"It would be a pity if he died."

Dr. Ganlun looked at Zhen Xing.

Then at He Yu.

A smile that wasn't quite a smile slowly appeared on his face.

His voice carried hidden meaning.

"I don't care what you're trying to do."

"They're my experimental subjects."

"If you behave..."

"...you're my assistant."

"If you don't..."

"...you're another experimental subject."

He had already obtained an entirely new layer of experimental theory from He Yu.

He Yu's existence was no longer quite as indispensable.

Then Dr. Ganlun added,

"You'll never escape."

"The prison possesses special defensive systems."

"Anyone attempting to escape..."

"...will be killed immediately."

"Trying to flee..."

"...is death."

Without turning around, He Yu casually asked,

"Not even you or the Warden could stop it, Doctor?"

Dr. Ganlun sneered.

"Don't get any ideas."

"The prison defenses were established by the planetary government."

"If you trigger them..."

"...I can't save you."

"And I won't."

With his back to Dr. Ganlun...

The corner of He Yu's lips curved upward.

His voice remained perfectly calm.

"Oh."

"Then don't worry, Doctor."

"I wasn't planning to escape."

"Even if I did..."

"I'd only become a fugitive."

"I'd rather create a god..."

"...and become one."

Any normal person...

Would choose the latter.

Dr. Ganlun smiled faintly.

He said nothing.

【Bullet Screen: "He Yu definitely thought of something again!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Exactly! That smile!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Oh my god... what did he figure out this time? Why can't I ever guess?!"】

【Bullet Screen: "If you could guess, that'd be the real miracle."】

Zhen Xing continued struggling against the serum.

Because his bracelet had been removed...

Some of the energy escaped.

His condition was much better than before.

Energy washed continuously through his body.

The surrounding energy gathered around him instead of dispersing.

His struggles became even fiercer.

Clearly...

He was fighting Death itself.

Refusing to die.

Only then did Dr. Ganlun suppress the urge to put the bracelet back on him.

"I hope Subject No. 5 survives."

"If he can absorb all that leaked divine power back into his body..."

"It would be such a waste otherwise."

He Yu tilted his head.

His rimless glasses rested casually on the bridge of his nose.

"So what if some is wasted?"

"The experimental subject staying alive..."

"...is far more important."

Dr. Ganlun immediately exploded.

"Nonsense!"

"The serum is limited!"

"If we run out—"

His voice stopped abruptly.

Realizing what he had almost revealed...

He grew visibly irritated.

"That's none of your concern."

"If you've got time..."

"...think about how to complete the God Creation Experiment."

He Yu tapped the back of one hand thoughtfully with his fingers.

Then asked slowly,

"Oh, right."

"What about Experimental Subject No. 3?"

"His physical endurance is even stronger than No. 5's."

"Is he still alive?"

Meeting the doctor's suspicious gaze...

He remained perfectly calm.

"Our experiment requires many outstanding experimental subjects."

"If No. 3 is still alive..."

"...he'd be an excellent subject."

He was asking about Wanrenzhan.

Back during the very first instance—

Dawn Training School—

He Yu had already tested everyone's physiques.

Among all of them...

Wanrenzhan possessed the strongest body.

Back then...

He Yu had remarked how they were wasting such remarkable physical talent.

Who could have imagined...

It would finally become useful here?

In the end...

They had all stepped onto the path of the energy system.

Dr. Ganlun became absent-minded for a brief moment.

He murmured softly,

"Yes..."

"He truly was an outstanding experimental subject."

"The best physique I've ever seen."

"He also received the greatest number of serum injections."

Then he looked toward He Yu.

"Unfortunately..."

"...he already failed."

Dr. Ganlun's gaze sharpened.

"Stop asking."

"They'll never leave this place alive."

"If you want to live..."

"...then cooperate with me."

He Yu shrugged.

"Alright."

"I'll cooperate, Doctor."

Then he abruptly changed the subject.

"Since I'm your assistant now..."

"...I should at least get lunch, shouldn't I?"

Dr. Ganlun froze.

Clearly...

He hadn't expected such a sudden change of topic.

Then he frowned.

"Lunch?"

"What for?"

"One nutritional supplement is enough."

"The supplements are over there."

"Go get one yourself."

He Yu looked at him sympathetically.

"Nutritional supplements are so tasteless."

"How boring."

"I'd rather have an actual meal."

"The prison food is surprisingly decent."

"If the laboratory doesn't have any..."

"...I'll just go upstairs and eat."

Dr. Ganlun: "..."

【Bullet Screen: "HAHAHAHA! Totally speechless, huh? That's exactly how we reacted the first time He Yu insisted on eating and sleeping."】

【Bullet Screen: "The situation is this critical, and he's still thinking about lunch. Incredible."】

【Bullet Screen: "As expected of He Yu!"】

In the end...

Dr. Ganlun still didn't allow He Yu to go upstairs.

Instead...

He ordered boxed lunches to be delivered to the laboratory.

He Yu sat quietly in the hall between the two laboratories.

Silently eating.

After finishing...

He stood up.

Straightened his prison uniform.

His back remained perfectly straight.

His bearing remained composed.

Glancing down at the time...

He lazily remarked,

"Time to get back to work."

"You can't work properly on an empty stomach."

With that...

He walked forward.

There were only two laboratories on this floor.

But there were other rooms as well.

Across from the central area...

Directly opposite the transport elevator...

Was an ordinary room.

Not one of Dr. Ganlun's laboratories.

At this moment...

Eugene was imprisoned inside.

Two guards stood outside the door.

Expressionless.

Motionless.

As He Yu passed...

Eugene immediately began shouting.

"He Yu!"

"You actually sided with the doctor!"

"You think that'll keep you alive?"

"I'm telling you!"

"It won't!"

"You're helping evil!"

"You'll get what's coming to you sooner or later!"

Hearing that...

He Yu stopped walking.

Then headed straight toward the doorway.

He didn't enter.

So the guards remained still.

He Yu sneered.

"Jealous that I'm still alive?"

"I'm the doctor's assistant now."

"With a single word..."

"...I can have you killed."

"You're not one of his experimental subjects."

"He won't care whether you live or die."

Eugene laughed arrogantly.

"Then do it!"

"If you've got the guts, kill me!"

"You piece of trash!"

He Yu's expression darkened.

He strode directly past the guards and into the room.

His steps were swift.

The two guards exchanged uncertain glances.

Neither knew whether they should stop him.

He Yu raised his hand—

Smack!

His palm landed squarely across Eugene's face.

The silver-haired, black-eyed Eugene stared back at him in complete disbelief.

【Bullet Screen: "Gasp—"】

【Bullet Screen: "HOLY SHIT! He Yu actually slapped Eugene!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Unbelievable! I actually lived long enough to see these two pulling each other's hair!"】

【Bullet Screen: "WHAT THE HELL?! What's going on?!"】

"Subject No. 1—"

One guard frowned, trying to stop him.

He Yu casually shook his wrist.

Then looked coldly toward them.

His irritation was obvious.

"I'm the doctor's assistant."

"Can't I discipline an experimental subject?"

"Didn't you hear him insulting me?"

"Trash!"

Eugene cursed again.

The guards exchanged another glance.

After a long hesitation, one finally said,

"The doctor didn't give any orders..."

He Yu's eyes turned icy.

"I'm only teaching him a lesson."

"I'm not harming him."

"The doctor won't care."

As soon as he finished speaking...

He grabbed Eugene by the hair.

The guards were about to intervene again.

But He Yu suddenly looked at them with a half-smile.

"The doctor happens to be short on experimental subjects."

"I think..."

"...the two of you would make excellent candidates."

The pair simultaneously sucked in a cold breath.

They hurriedly backed away.

Returning to their posts outside the door.

Ten minutes later...

He Yu walked out.

Eugene had been thoroughly beaten.

His face was bruised and swollen.

He lay on the bed...

Still cursing nonstop.

Still insulting He Yu.

The two guards exchanged another glance.

—Nothing seemed to have happened.

Immediately...

Both relaxed.

Once again standing expressionlessly outside the room.

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