Devouring all things: I possess the energy of chaos.

He then took a wooden box out of his toolbox, opened it, and found a blue container bottle inside.

"This is the new gene lock awakening potion from the Stroke Alliance. It was originally priced at 50,000 Federal Credits, but my old classmate happens to be an outer sect deacon of the Stroke Alliance, so he got a 20% discount, buying it at an internal preferential price."

"Your dad can't afford that expensive gene-locking drug, but we can still get our hands on this one."

Mo Shanheng smiled when he said this.

"What are you standing there for? Here, take it."

Seeing Mo Honggan standing there in a daze, Mo Shanheng patted him on the shoulder and handed him the potion.

However, Mo Hong shook his head after receiving the medicine, as if he had been thinking for a long time.

He took a deep breath before speaking in a hoarse voice.

"Dad, if I don't awaken this time, don't waste money on martial arts herbs next time, and don't buy this potion either."

As he said this, Mo Hong's fists clenched involuntarily, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Since the second semester of my junior year, I have used up six bottles of awakening potions, and more than 300,000 Federal Credits have gone down the drain!"

"Dad, your monthly salary of over 20,000 Federal Dollars should be enough to meet most of the needs of an ordinary family. It's because I want to practice martial arts that our family is becoming increasingly poor. I remember you've already borrowed over 100,000 from relatives, right?"

"According to the statistics of the Stroke Alliance, if a person cannot awaken after using seven awakening drugs, there is almost a 100% chance that he will never awaken in his lifetime."

"The poor study literature, the rich practice martial arts. I've figured it out. If I still can't break the genetic shackles this time, I'll go to a cultural university and live a peaceful life."

As he said this, Mo Hong's eyes dimmed.

“Xiao Hong, you… sigh, don’t worry, even if you really choose Cultural University, your dad will find you a good future.”

"Use this bottle you have first, who knows, it might awaken your powers?"

Mo Shanheng sighed and offered words of comfort.

Mo Hong didn't speak, but nodded, put away what he was holding, and went into his room.

Looking at Mo Hong's somewhat lonely figure, Mo Shanheng sighed softly and murmured to himself, "Mo Hong, my son, ever since your mother passed away from illness after giving birth to you, you have been my only family. I only hope that you can live a peaceful and safe life."

"Actually, it wouldn't be bad for you to be an ordinary person. Martial artists, on the other hand, are meant to go to the battlefield."

……

Back in his room, Mo Hong plopped down on the wooden floor, staring blankly at the reagent in his hand.

"This is the last time, can it really succeed?"

Muttering something to himself, Mo Hong no longer hesitated and opened the reagent.

He tilted his head back and drank the awakening potion in one gulp.

The instant he finished drinking, Mo Hong pulled out the buffer solution he had bought before from the drawer and used it in conjunction with the awakening reagent.

After taking off his clothes and leaving his upper body bare, Mo Hong evenly applied half a bottle of buffer solution to his entire body before stopping.

Then he sat cross-legged and waited for the medicine to take effect.

"For those who take awakening drugs, the pain can be alleviated by combining them with other buffers due to their potent effects, but many people still suffer immense pain during the awakening process!"

The buffer solution that Mo Hong just applied was the cheapest brand, costing only a little over two thousand federal dollars, and its pain-relieving effect was also the worst.

"I took it six times before, and the first two times I couldn't bear the tearing, bloating pain and fainted from the pain."

Thinking back to the agonizing process of the drug taking effect in the past, Mo Hong's body inexplicably tensed up.

"This is the last chance, you must hold on, you must hold on!"

Mo Hong took a deep breath, steadied himself, and his eyes gradually hardened.

About five minutes later, Mo Hong, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly felt a continuous stream of warm currents coming from his abdomen, which flowed into his limbs, bones, and internal organs, constantly cleansing them.

"Has it started yet?"

Suddenly, Mo Hong felt an astonishing tearing and tingling sensation in his right arm, along with a faint swelling and pain, as if something was raging wildly in his left arm, determined to break free of its restraints.

"The first step of gene awakening is that after the drug takes effect, it becomes a torrent. The weak points of the gene shackles in the body will be the first to be unable to withstand the impact and begin to be released. This step will require enduring the pain of being torn apart by thousands of insects on the skin and the excruciating pain in the bone marrow."

"And this pain has only just begun!"

At first, Mo Hong gritted his teeth, his face was just a little ugly, and he kept quiet like a taciturn person.

As the torrent of the drug's effects began to fill his right arm, waves of intense pain surged through both arms.

"Sigh~"

At this moment, Mo Hong lowered his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and he couldn't help but let out a low roar. His hands were clenched into fists, trying to relieve the pain.

"I can still hold on, I must persevere, there's only one last step!"

After a full quarter of an hour, Mo Hong's upper body was already soaked with sweat, and his arms were completely red, radiating heat.

At this moment, the effects of the medicine had fully spread and permeated into Mo Hong's internal organs.

"Oh no, this pain, ahhhhhhh!"

At this moment, Mo Hong felt that every cell and pore in his body was expanding wildly, and his body was in excruciating pain, as if thousands of insects were tearing at him. His whole body was burning hot, making Mo Hong feel suffocated.

"Ho ho ho~"

"It hurts, it hurts so much, it hurts so much!!!"

At this moment, Mo Hong's face was almost contorted, his teeth were clenched so tightly that they cracked, and he kept letting out beast-like roars. His fists were clenched so tightly from the pain that his nails penetrated into his flesh, and blood kept flowing from his fists.

"Why is the pain of this seventh time so much greater than the previous six? Is it really that difficult for me to awaken my genes?"

Ouch! ...

Mo Hong clutched his head tightly with both hands, pounding his head repeatedly. The suffocating pain throughout his body made him want to end his life.

One minute……

five minutes……

After ten minutes passed.

For Mo Hong, it felt like an eternity of torment; his consciousness had long since become blurred.

At this moment, Mo Hong was curled up on the ground in pain, his face contorted in extreme agony, his whole body drenched in sweat, radiating heat, and his body was red and purple, as if he had been scalded by boiling water countless times.

As Mo Hong's consciousness gradually faded, he saw his own figure, diligently practicing basic martial arts day and night for three years of high school.

The scene shifts again, showing the father humbly borrowing money from relatives to buy body-tempering medicine for himself.

The final scene shows a group of senior high school students in a classroom, writing down their aspirations with great anticipation.

Mo Hong, a senior in high school, wrote down his greatest ambition: to become a martial artist, protect his country, and resist foreign invaders!

Personal effort, parental love, lofty aspirations...

"Becoming a martial artist is my greatest wish in life. Today is my last chance. If my genes don't awaken, then my chances of becoming a powerful martial artist in the future will be extremely low!"

At that moment, Mo Hong, whose consciousness was gradually fading, suddenly opened his eyes, gritted his teeth, and slowly pushed himself up from the ground.

"If I can't even bear this kind of pain now, how can I be worthy of all my past efforts? How can I talk about becoming a powerful martial artist?"

Even if it hurts to death today, I will persevere to the end!

Mo Hong twisted his neck, veins bulging on his forehead, and roared.

And so, Mo Hong sat cross-legged once more, enduring the severe torment within his body.

Fifteen minutes…

Thirty minutes…

Forty minutes.

Finally, Mo Hong felt the warm current in his abdomen gradually disappear, and the pain throughout his body also gradually disappeared, turning into a tingling and comfortable feeling.

"Did you finally make it through?"

Before he could even feel happy, Mo Hong subconsciously began to sense the elements in the world.

Completely unaware!

At this moment, Mo Hong's expression changed from initial surprise to deep astonishment. After realizing the outcome, his face became deathly still, even despairing!

"After gene awakening, not only did my body tempering efficiency increase dramatically, but I also began to faintly perceive certain elements in the world. However, I can't perceive anything. Did I... fail?"

"hu~hu~"

In an instant, two lines of tears silently slid down Mo Hong's cheeks. Mo Hong gasped twice, his fists clenched involuntarily, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Just then, he suddenly realized that there was a wisp of purple mist emitting a faint light inside his body.

"Hmm? When did this mist appear in my body?"

Without hesitation, Mo Hong used his senses to slowly approach the cloud of mist. Just as they were about to make contact, light burst forth in all directions.

At the same time, a virtual projection appeared in front of Mo Hong's eyes.

Host: Mo Hong

Level: Unranked, Level 2 (Progress 95%)

Skills: Basic Training Methods (Beginner) +, Swordsmanship (Beginner) +

Perception Element (Elemental Soul): None (Can be generated)

Devouring points: 5

This scene startled Mo Hong.