I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 152: Chapter 143: Sting Skill Upgrade

Su Ze wasn’t very interested in this kind of academic conference, so he didn’t ask for more details. He just nodded and said, ”Then we’ll talk about it when you get back, Sister. It’s not like I’m in a rush to publish any papers.”

Liou Wenxin took down the Mutated Electric Eel Extract and said to Su Ze, ”If you’re not going to absorb this extract right away, leave it here with me to study for a few days.”

”No problem,” Su Ze agreed instantly.

He still hadn’t finished digesting the Gravity Demon Extract in his body, so he couldn’t use the Mutated Electric Eel Extract for the time being.

Liou Wenxin put away the Mutated Electric Eel Extract and walked over to a machine. She removed the Tier Four Coral Worm Tentacles from the device. The tentacles had already been analyzed, and all the data had been uploaded to the lab’s database.

Liou Wenxin handed the Coral Worm Tentacles to Su Ze and instructed him:

”Seal it up and put it in the freezer.”

Su Ze, well aware of his role as the gofer, picked up the tray holding the Tier Four Coral Worm Tentacles and was about to look for a sealed container. But as he looked at the Coral Worm Tentacles up close, he was suddenly overcome by a powerful urge to touch them.

The impulse seemed to stem from instinct, as natural as a thirsty person wanting to drink water.

And Su Ze’s current level of craving was like that of a person on the verge of dehydration after days in the desert who suddenly finds a clear spring right at their lips.

Su Ze’s mind went into a daze, and he subconsciously picked up the tentacle with his fingers.

The next moment, Su Ze snapped back to his senses and tried to drop the tentacle, but it seemed to be stuck to his hand, impossible to shake off.

Liou Wenxin also noticed something was wrong with Su Ze. She grabbed a scalpel, ready to ”amputate” his limb.

She knew Su Ze had the Regeneration Skill and could regrow severed limbs.

In a situation like this, cutting off the arm directly was the safest course of action. Otherwise, if he were infected by something unknown, the consequences would be even more terrifying!

The thought of sacrificing his arm to survive also crossed Su Ze’s mind, but suddenly, he seemed to see a phantom image appear behind him.

This wasn’t the first time Su Ze had seen this phantom.

The last time, at the Temple of Evolution, when he was being influenced by the statue of the God of Evolution, this phantom had appeared as well.

Moreover, only Su Ze could see this phantom; it was invisible to others.

The moment the phantom appeared, Su Ze felt a sharp sting in the finger touching the tentacle. His expression changed drastically, and he was about to tell Liou Wenxin to cut off his arm.

He knew that the Coral Worm Tentacles were covered in stinging cells and were highly venomous. Even though this Tier Four Coral Insect was dead, its cells could still be temporarily alive.

Given the toxicity of a Tier Four Coral Insect, if the venom entered his body, Su Ze would surely die!

But just then, the phantom behind him flared with light. The small piece of tentacle melted like ice and snow at Su Ze’s fingertip, disappearing completely.

’Did it merge into my body...?’ Su Ze’s heart pounded wildly. His whole body grew hot as a surge of energy coursed through him, seemingly remodeling him in some way.

Liou Wenxin came to Su Ze’s side, gritted her teeth, and prepared to operate on her little brother.

Su Ze quickly stopped her. ”Sister, wait! Don’t be so hasty!”

Liou Wenxin frowned. ”If we don’t hurry, it might be too late. You could lose more than just an arm!”

”No, I think I’m fine. This feeling, it’s a lot like...” Su Ze paused. ”It’s a lot like absorbing an extract.”

A mix of emotions—confusion, doubt, and hesitation—appeared on Liou Wenxin’s delicate face.

Su Ze said, ”I feel like my body absorbed this tentacle, just like absorbing an extract. It seems to be remodeling my body.”

Liou Wenxin was silent for a moment, choosing to continue observing Su Ze.

A moment later, Su Ze let out a long breath and said, ”The absorption is complete.”

The phantom behind Su Ze had also long since vanished.

Liou Wenxin asked anxiously, ”Do you feel any discomfort?”

Su Ze closed his eyes to feel for a moment, then said in shock, ”No discomfort at all. But... I think one of my skills just leveled up!”

His ”Needle Strike” skill had completed an upgrade, becoming even stronger!

It seemed that what had just happened wasn’t a bad thing after all, but a good one.

Liou Wenxin was still worried. She insisted on running a series of physical examinations on Su Ze, checking all his vitals. Only after confirming that he was fine did she breathe a sigh of relief.

”I don’t know what came over me just now. I couldn’t stop myself from touching that tentacle. Such a precious research material...” Su Ze said with a feigned sigh.

’If I had known this tentacle could upgrade my Needle Strike skill, I would have touched it anyway.’

Liou Wenxin shook her head. ”As long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters.”

”Sister, do you have any idea what that was all about?” Su Ze asked.

”You should be asking yourself that.” Liou Wenxin’s words were pointed. ”Your Regeneration Skill has upgraded once before. For such a low-probability event to happen once could be a coincidence. For it to happen twice, that points to something about you.”

Liou Wenxin had long known that Su Ze had his secrets, but as long as he didn’t bring them up himself, she never pried.

Although her curiosity as an evolutionist made her incredibly eager to learn his secrets, she was still waiting for him to tell her on his own.

’Is it because of something about me...?’ Su Ze fell into deep thought. ’If there’s anything special about me, it’s my identity as a Transmigrator and the Divine Grace of Evolution skill.’

’Were my two skill upgrades because of the Evolution Divine Grace Skill?’

Transmigration was too metaphysical; it was far beyond the scope of evolutionary science. Su Ze figured no one could explain it.

But the Divine Grace of Evolution skill, no matter how powerful or high-level it was, could still be explained with the principles of evolution. Su Ze just didn’t know enough about it. If he could get Liou Wenxin’s help, he would surely make some new progress.

Su Ze was also desperate to unravel the secrets surrounding him. Otherwise, he would always lack a sense of security.

Su Ze had a mountain of questions about the Divine Grace of Evolution skill. It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered asking for Liou Wenxin’s help, nor was it that he didn’t trust her.

It was mainly that...

It involved clones and transmigration. Su Ze himself didn’t even know how to explain it all.

His identity as a Transmigrator was his biggest secret. He wouldn’t tell anyone.

Su Ze was silent for a long time. Liou Wenxin just waited quietly with him, neither of them speaking.

He let out a long, deep breath, as if he had finally made up his mind.

He was the only one who knew of his status as a Transmigrator, and he wouldn’t tell a soul. But his other two secrets, ”Divine Grace of Evolution” and being a ”clone,” were already known by others.

His enemies, like the Zhao Family and the King of Mu, already knew about the Divine Grace of Evolution. They also most likely knew he was a clone. There was no need to hide secrets that his enemies already knew from the person closest to him, especially when she could offer help.

Even Mr. Ya had been willing to tell him and Liou Wenxin his own secrets to ask for their help. What did he have left to hide?

He decided to ask for Liou Wenxin’s help.

’Where did the Evolution Divine Grace Skill come from? Was it really from a Bloodline Crystal? And how was it copied onto me?’

’And that phantom that appears behind me—what exactly is it?’

’The Evolution Divine Grace Skill seems great, but could there be some hidden danger, some underlying risk?’

’And that man on the throne of Mu Country, what is he plotting?’

He knew nothing about any of it.

Su Ze was suddenly struck by a vague sense of crisis. He felt he had to take the initiative and investigate the truth behind it all!

Otherwise, he would just be a sitting duck.

”Sister,” Su Ze said, looking up at Liou Wenxin. ”Do you believe that two identical people, with the exact same memories and experiences, could develop two different souls?”

Liou Wenxin was stunned.

Her first thought was of Su Ze and Zhao Lingxiao.

She believed that humans were born with variations—some were smarter, some were stronger.

Even with the same experiences, different people would absolutely turn out differently.

It was like planting two different seeds in the same patch of soil; they would definitely bloom into different flowers.

But what if you planted two identical seeds?

Two people who were identical in every way, from appearance to intellect, who went through the same things and had the same memories...

There were no variables in that arithmetic problem. If you ran the calculation again, you would only get the same result.

”I don’t,” said Liou Wenxin.

Meeting Su Ze’s somewhat wistful gaze, she suddenly broke into a smile that made the world seem to lose its color. ”But if it’s you, I do!

”I don’t believe in different souls. I simply believe in you.”