I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Freshman Assessment

Having completed his second evolution, Su Ze could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within his body.

’I wonder where my current strength ranks within the Cocoon Stage. In any case, I’m definitely not weak.’

Although he had just completed his evolution, Su Ze was very confident in his strength.

The second evolution didn’t just increase Su Ze’s power; all of his skills were also slightly enhanced.

Su Ze closed his eyes, concentrating on his skills. Each one was an instinct etched into his very genes, and he could perceive them with ease.

Rhino Charge: Initiate a short-distance charge forward. During the charge, speed increases dramatically, defense is greatly enhanced, and it becomes difficult to be hit.

Ant Power: Gain a 5x power burst for 10 seconds (duration and power amplification depend on the user’s physical constitution).

Needle Strike: Concentrate all bodily strength into a single point to unleash a piercing blow (if the user has mastered poison-type skills, this skill can gain Poison Attachment).

Regeneration Body: Grants the physical body powerful regenerative abilities, allowing for rapid recovery from any injury (including spiritual injuries), and condenses a ”Regeneration Core” anywhere within the body. When the Regeneration Core shatters, the life energy it contains will instantly heal all injuries throughout the body.

Furious Waves: Viciously strike the ground, unleashing a violent air wave to attack the surrounding area (on the ground, underground, and in the air within a certain range). Life forms hit by the Air Wave Attack will enter a brief state of Dizziness. It can also sense the position of all life forms within the attack range.

Knowledge is Power: Passive skill. For each mastered skill, the body receives one enhancement (comprehensive boost to strength, speed, and defense).

Celestial Sea Wings: Condense the power of evolution into a pair of invisible wings, gaining the ability to fly in the sky and swim in the water.

Divine Grace of Evolution: Passive skill. Gain one extra opportunity to absorb an extract during each evolutionary stage.

Of Su Ze’s eight skills, all except for Divine Grace of Evolution were slightly strengthened after he completed his second evolution.

The charge distance of ”Rhino Charge” and the attack range of ”Furious Waves” both increased. The duration and power amplification of ”Ant Power” were enhanced. The piercing property of ”Needle Strike” became stronger.

The self-healing speed of ”Regeneration Body” improved, the physical enhancement effect of ”Knowledge is Power” was boosted, and the flight speed of ”Celestial Sea Wings” increased.

In other words, after completing his second evolution, Su Ze’s strength had received a massive, all-around boost.

Besides his skills growing stronger, the most obvious change Su Ze felt after becoming a Cocoon Stage life form was the enhancement of his Spiritual Power.

Previously, he couldn’t clearly sense his own Spiritual Power because it was too weak. In reality, every life form has Spiritual Power. However, unless they absorb a skill that provides Enhanced Spiritual Power, like Liou Wenxin’s, evolvers in the Pupa Stage are unable to clearly perceive their own Spiritual Power.

They can only gauge their Spiritual Power consumption through sensations like ”dizziness” or ”exhilaration.”

With each evolution, Spiritual Power grows as well. Upon reaching the Cocoon Stage, one can vaguely perceive the existence of their own Spiritual Power.

However, Su Ze’s Spiritual Power hadn’t been amplified in any way, meaning it was merely at the level of an ordinary Cocoon Stage individual.

’My sister once said that no evolver can be an all-rounder. She advised me not to waste a skill slot shoring up my weak Spiritual Defense, but she doesn’t know I have more skill slots than everyone else.

’Others might not be able to achieve it, but that doesn’t mean I can’t. I can absolutely become a ”hexagon warrior.”’

The ”all-rounder” status Su Ze spoke of didn’t mean mastering every single thing. Evolvers came in many types: some specialized in long-range skill attacks, some in defense, some in Spiritual Power, and still others, like Mr. Ya, specialized in escaping.

It would be impossible for Su Ze to master all of these. Even with Divine Grace of Evolution, he wouldn’t have enough skill slots.

The ”all-rounder” state he wanted to achieve was one without weaknesses—one where he couldn’t be countered, whether he was facing melee fighters, ranged attackers, or experts specializing in Spiritual Power.

Su Ze felt that achieving this was well within his reach.

’Get a good night’s sleep tonight, take first place in the freshman assessment tomorrow, and get that Tier 3 S-rank extract...’ With his plan laid out, Su Ze fell straight to sleep.

After grinding for almost twenty days straight, although he didn’t feel physically tired, he was mentally exhausted.

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All sorts of rumors about Su Ze were spreading like wildfire at Dongli University, but the man himself hadn’t shown his face for four straight days, nor had he made any response.

Even Su Ze’s own classmates hadn’t seen him these past few days.

School had just started, yet he hadn’t attended a single class, taking four days off in a row. This left those who had specifically sought out Evolution Class 2 disappointed, as they never even caught a glimpse of Su Ze.

Su Ze’s failure to appear or explain only fueled the rumors, causing even some who had initially been skeptical to start believing them.

Perhaps a genius had truly faded into mediocrity.

Su Ze’s silent treatment caused the buzz around the matter to die down quickly. The attention of the students and faculty at Dongli University was soon captured by the upcoming freshman assessment.

Every year, the freshman assessment saw the emergence of a new crop of impressive freshmen. Among them, there were always one or two standouts who could be called ”geniuses” and would quickly grow into star students like Zhang Kun.

It wasn’t just the freshmen paying attention to the freshman assessment; the upperclassmen, and even the teachers, would come to watch if they had time.

On the day of the freshman assessment, the competition grounds were already surrounded by a massive crowd early in the morning.

Su Ze once again donned his low-profile trifecta—hat, mask, and sunglasses—and blended into the crowd.

Participation in the freshman assessment was voluntary, with the only requirement being the completion of the first evolution.

The assessment was divided into two rounds.

In the first round, all participating freshmen would take the stage at once. A senior from the practical combat Master Class would attack them, and the last eight to remain standing would advance to the second round.

The second round was an elimination tournament among the eight finalists to determine the final rankings.

Finally, rewards would be distributed according to the rankings.

The venue for the freshman assessment was Dongli University’s open-air sports field. The surrounding area was already filled to capacity, packed with teachers and students who had come to watch the spectacle.

A bearded teacher holding a microphone announced, ”This year’s freshman assessment is about to begin! A total of 68 freshmen have signed up to participate, which is a high turnout compared to previous years. We can expect this assessment to be exceptionally fierce and exciting.”

”And now, I’d like to introduce the examiner for this year’s first round: student Yu Feng from the Master Class!”

As his voice fell, a tall, slender young man flew into the center of the field. He had handsome features, quite like a pretty boy from a comic book.

Screams and gasps immediately erupted from the crowd.

”Oh my god, it’s Senior Yu Feng!”

”He’s so handsome!”

”Senior Yu Feng isn’t just handsome; he’s also incredibly strong.”

”Of course! Anyone who makes it into the Master Class is a prodigy, right?”

”Senior Yu Feng’s specialty is offense. These freshmen are in for a rough time!”