I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 201: Chapter 177: Day Use and Night Use

The two extracts in the shopping cart were the ”Iron-blooded Honey Badger Extract” and the ”Holy Sanctuary Lynx Extract.”

[Iron-blooded Honey Badger Extract]

Level: Tier Four C-Class

Acquirable Skills: Unyielding Will, Desperate Counterattack, Anti-Drug Domain...

[Holy Sanctuary Lynx Extract]

Level: Tier Four C-Class

Acquirable Skills: Holy Light Protection, Holy Light Purification...

Liou Wenxin explained to Su Ze, ”Between these two extracts, I think the skills ’Unyielding Will’ and ’Holy Light Protection’ are the most suitable for you.”

”Of the two, ’Unyielding Will’ is the Spirit Defense Skill you’ve been longing for, while ’Holy Light Protection’ is a skill that combines both offense and defense.”

”You can think it over and decide which one you want.”

Su Ze looked at the descriptions for both skills.

The skill ”Unyielding Will” was one of the Iron-blooded Honey Badger’s signature abilities. Honey badgers, nicknamed ”flat-headed bros,” are known as the most fearless animals. They never back down, always avenge a wrong, fight any challenge, and look down on life and death—if they don’t submit, they fight.

Even when outnumbered and outmatched, nothing could diminish their will to fight and their unyielding spirit.

They weren’t reckless because they were ”stupid.” On the contrary, they were highly intelligent.

They just refused to submit!

After evolving into xenobeasts, these animals were outliers even among their kind. They weren’t necessarily powerful, but they were definitely tough to deal with—like a piece of uncuttable meat that no one knew how to handle.

This was evident from the effects of the ”Unyielding Will” skill.

Unyielding Will: The spiritual will and physical consciousness merge into one. As long as the body does not fall, the spirit cannot be broken.

In short, as long as my body hasn’t fallen, my spirit can’t be defeated.

Su Ze immediately understood. This was a Spirit Defense Skill that was perfectly suited for him!

For a close-combat evolver like him, it was practically a divine skill.

His Spiritual Power wasn’t particularly strong, but his physical body was. This skill was equivalent to hiding his weakness behind his strength, using his powerful body to protect his weaker Spiritual Power, which would greatly enhance his Spiritual Defense.

Su Ze then looked at the second skill Liou Wenxin had recommended, ”Holy Light Protection.”

Holy Light Protection: Summons a ring of Holy Light to surround the user. The Holy Light will attack any object that gets close and can intercept energy attacks.

The skill seemed to lean toward defense, but its offensive capabilities were equally powerful. It was another divine skill for close combat. The description mentioned that many close-combat experts used it as an offensive ability.

Su Ze was leaning more toward choosing ”Unyielding Will,” but ’it’s better to leave professional matters to the professionals. Why waste my own brainpower?’ He asked directly, ”Sis, what do you think?”

Liou Wenxin analyzed, ”Both skills have their own merits. You’re about to enter the Butterfly Stage, and you’ll gradually encounter opponents who are skilled with Spiritual Power. Since you have enough skill slots, it’s essential to have a Spirit Defense Skill.”

”The downside, however, is that this skill won’t be of much use against evolvers who don’t use spiritual attacks. It won’t give you a significant boost in combat power.”

”On the other hand, ’Holy Light Protection’ can immediately increase your combat power and add some defensive capabilities.”

”In the long run, ’Unyielding Will’ is definitely better. In the short term, ’Holy Light Protection’ is stronger.”

After listening, Su Ze didn’t hesitate for long and chose the ”Unyielding Will” skill.

He was a man who aimed to become an all-around warrior, so of course he had to think long-term.

With his current physical strength, there was no need to add another defensive skill. Even if he did, it wouldn’t be enough to block a Saint-level expert, so it wouldn’t be very meaningful.

His offensive power was also sufficient.

Even if he really needed to boost his offense, it would be more cost-effective to get a Tier Four S-Class skill directly after reaching the Butterfly Stage.

He didn’t really need the ”Protective Holy Light” skill.

Seeing Su Ze decide on ”Unyielding Will,” Liou Wenxin said, ”Alright, I’ll buy this tube of Iron-blooded Honey Badger Extract first. You can absorb it once your physique meets the requirements.”

As she spoke, she paid 400,000 contribution points and placed the order for the Iron-blooded Honey Badger Extract.

”Alright! Looks like I’ll have to start training hard again,” Su Ze said. ”Sis, how about you help me exchange for some advanced supplements?”

Su Ze hadn’t taken any supplements for a long time. Now that he had finally finished absorbing the Sand Blind Snake Extract and his body was in a Gap Period, he couldn’t afford to waste this time.

Progressing through supplements was slow, but it was still progress. Su Ze’s current goal was to let small gains accumulate.

For the next while, he planned to continue gathering materials that could strengthen and upgrade his skills on one hand, and on the other, take supplements and dance—a two-pronged approach to improve his physique.

At the mention of supplements, Liou Wenxin suddenly thought of something and said, ”I developed a formula for a new supplement a while back, and we just successfully produced it recently. The effects should be quite good. Do you want to try it?”

”What kind of supplement? If you say the effects are good, Sis, then it must be decent. Let me give it a try.”

Liou Wenxin took two vials from a cabinet, placed them in front of Su Ze, and said, ”I have two vials here. You can take them and use them first. Although it’s a synthetic medicine, its effects are better than many natural remedies if used correctly. However, the production cost is also very high, and due to material limitations, it can’t be mass-produced. In the future, it can only be supplied to a small number of people.”

Su Ze looked at the two vials in front of him, one black and one white, a little confused. ’Why are the vials different?’

He picked up the white vial. Written on it was: White-Plus-Black (White).

And on the black vial was written: White-Plus-Black (Black).

”What does this mean?” Su Ze was stumped.

”The white pill is for daytime use, and the black pill is for nighttime use,” Liou Wenxin explained.

”This supplement is separated into day and night versions?”

’It’s not like it’s a sanitary pad...’ he grumbled internally.

Liou Wenxin nodded. ”The black pill is more effective at night. After taking it, you can absorb Moonlight Energy to strengthen your body. Any energy that isn’t immediately digested will be stored. Then, when you take the white pill during the day, it will stimulate the stored Moonlight Energy and allow you to absorb it slowly.”

”So during the day, you don’t have to do anything. Even if you’re sleeping, your physique will automatically be enhanced.”

”It’s that amazing?” Su Ze asked in surprise.

”Actually, I speculate that the nighttime pill might also provide a combat power boost to evolvers at night. But whether it really has that effect is something you’ll have to test for yourself,” Liou Wenxin said.

Su Ze put away the two vials of ”White-Plus-Black” and prepared to go back and adjust his schedule to become nocturnal.

Speaking of which, the effects of this ”White-Plus-Black” seemed to pair well with the Tier Three Wondrous Item, ”Moon Blade,” that he had just obtained.

”One more thing,” Su Ze asked. ”My physique has improved quite a bit. Can I use that Tier Four Coral Stone to make a drink now?”

He still had a small, fingernail-sized piece of Tier Four Coral Stone that Liou Wenxin had given him. She had previously been afraid he wouldn’t be able to handle it and had told him to take it only after completing his third evolution.

But now, Su Ze felt his physical constitution should be able to withstand the transformation from the Tier Four Coral Stone.

Just like the Tier Three Coral Stone, the Tier Four Coral Stone’s function was to increase bone density, but its effects were stronger and better.

Strengthening his bones was also part of improving his physique, and it would also help Su Ze absorb a Tier Four C-Class extract while being below that tier.

”It should be fine. To be safe, you should consume it over a period of ten days,” Liou Wenxin suggested.

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It was already dark outside. Su Ze and Liou Wenxin returned to the villa together.

The first thing he did upon returning was to take out the two remaining drops of Evolutionary Liquid. He sensed them from up close and discovered that the liquid no longer held the same attraction for him.

’This means the Evolutionary Liquid can no longer upgrade my skills,’ Su Ze guessed. He knew how precious the Evolutionary Liquid was, though. It had many other miraculous effects, so even if it couldn’t upgrade his skills, saving it might prove useful for something else in the future.

When he was at the Miracle Oasis, he had asked Ju Han about the effects of the Evolutionary Liquid, but she had only listed a few for him, admitting that she didn’t know all of its effects either.

’The next time I have a chance to communicate with the Mother Tree, I’ll ask it.’

Su Ze put away the two drops of Evolutionary Liquid and then took out the small piece of Tier Four Coral Stone.

He took out his Moon Blade. Under the moonlight, the faint crescent moon pattern on the blade’s surface emitted a soft fluorescent glow.

Su Ze used his full strength to slice off a tiny piece from the Tier Four Coral Stone. He crushed it, mixed it with hot water, and prepared a cup of Coral Stone Powder.

GULP GULP. He downed it in one go. Less than a minute later, he felt a stabbing, needle-like pain in all his bones.

The Tier Four Coral Stone was strengthening his bones!

’This is good stuff! As long as it works!’

Su Ze had been worried that after his bones were strengthened by the Tier Three Coral Stone and ”Knowledge Is Power,” the Tier Four Coral Stone might no longer be able to increase his bone density. It now seemed his worries were unnecessary.

Enduring the piercing pain in his bones, Su Ze took out the black vial of ”White-Plus-Black” and swallowed one of the black, nighttime pills.

The next moment, his whole body grew scorching hot. His blood felt like it was boiling, and his skin turned beet red.

If an ordinary person were to touch his skin at that moment, they would definitely be burned.

Su Ze frowned. He was feeling quite uncomfortable, as if his internal organs were on fire. But then, a gentle coolness seeped in from the surface of his skin, alleviating the searing heat.

At this moment, his skin was emitting a faint, ethereal glow.

Su Ze looked up at the half moon in the sky.

’Is this Moonlight Energy...?’ The energy neutralized the scorching heat inside Su Ze’s body, feeling like a maiden’s slender hands caressing his entire being and leaving him utterly refreshed.

After the violent medicinal power in his body was neutralized by the moonlight, it formed a peculiar Evolutionary Material that merged into Su Ze’s limbs and bones, slowly strengthening his body.

Su Ze rose onto his tiptoes and began to dance gracefully. His body’s speed of digesting the Evolutionary Material immediately increased significantly.

The medicinal power was finite, but the moonlight was infinite. Su Ze absorbed significantly more Moonlight Energy than medicinal power. After neutralizing the medicine, a large amount of surplus energy remained, lying dormant inside his body.

A little over two hours later, the medicinal power in Su Ze’s body was depleted. He immediately swallowed another black pill.

And so, Su Ze trained hard under the moonlight for the entire night.