Chapter 199: Chapter 176: Sister, I Don’t Want to Struggle Anymore (Part 2)

Su Ze’s clothes had long since been ripped to shreds, leaving him completely naked.

To avoid crushing the stone slabs in the courtyard, Su Ze simply lay down. When hunger surged through him again, he asked Mrs. Yun for another bottle of elixir and swallowed it.

He had given up struggling. Since he couldn’t fight it, he might as well let it happen.

He was curious to see just how big he would get—if he could grow big enough to pierce the heavens.

Fortunately, after he swallowed this bottle, he seemed to reach a limit. Su Ze no longer felt hungry. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He observed his cells. They had stopped dividing and were no longer expanding; it seemed every single one had reached saturation.

’I’m not going to be stuck like this, am I?’

At this point, he was over ten meters tall—a veritable giant.

Just then, Su Ze noticed that the cells throughout his body were beginning to change again.

Every cell was shrinking!

To be precise, every cell was being compressed in equal proportion.

His towering, ten-meter frame began to shrink as his cells compressed.

Seven meters... six meters... two meters...

Half an hour later, Su Ze had returned to his original size.

’I’m finally back...’ Su Ze hurriedly took out some clothes and put them on.

His body looked the same as before, but Su Ze could feel a distinct difference!

He closed his eyes to focus, and a look of sudden realization dawned on him. The recent episode of growing and shrinking wasn’t just due to the Evolutionary Liquid; it was mostly because his "Knowledge is Power" skill had upgraded!

The Evolutionary Liquid had upgraded "Knowledge is Power"—the very skill Su Ze had wanted to upgrade the most!

While the Evolutionary Liquid did strengthen one’s physique, the effect wasn’t overwhelming. It focused on an evolver’s comprehensive improvement, not just their physical constitution.

However, the Evolutionary Liquid was extremely compatible with the "Knowledge is Power" skill, triggering its evolution. This passive, physique-enhancing skill always took effect instantly. Every time Su Ze absorbed a new skill, "Knowledge is Power" would immediately reinforce his body.

It was always like this—no warning, not even a second’s delay. The enhancement was instantaneous.

This time was no different. The moment "Knowledge is Power" upgraded, it immediately began to enhance Su Ze.

The upgraded "Knowledge is Power" skill was still a passive, its purpose still being to enhance an evolver’s physique. However, the intensity of the enhancement had increased once again.

Knowledge is Power: Passive skill. Perform one Cell Enhancement for each skill mastered.

The previous version of "Knowledge is Power" enhanced his body’s speed, defense, and strength. Now, it was directly Cell Enhancement. Su Ze noted the difference.

This time, for instance, the enhancement started directly at the cellular level. By strengthening his cells, all of Su Ze’s physical attributes were naturally and significantly boosted.

On the surface, the result seemed the same, but Cell Enhancement was clearly more fundamental—it "cut straight to the core." Su Ze guessed that if the skill continued to upgrade, it might eventually become Genetic Enhancement.

Su Ze assessed his current physical strength. He was so much stronger than before!

His speed had also increased significantly.

But the most noticeable improvement was his defense. The number of cells in his body had skyrocketed before being compressed, which meant his overall "density" had massively increased. His skin and muscles had become all but impenetrable.

The most ridiculous part was his skeleton. His bone density had already skyrocketed from taking the Coral Stone Powder, making them incredibly hard. Now, after this latest enhancement, his bones were practically comparable to Super Alloy!

’This is ridiculously strong!’

Su Ze couldn’t help but marvel at his own strength.

An ordinary Cocoon Stage evolver probably couldn’t even scratch him if he just stood still and let them attack, unless they had a powerful skill.

If a Butterfly Stage evolver like Mr. Ya were to attack him using only physical strength, he could probably fight until he collapsed from exhaustion without Su Ze feeling much of anything.

However, the reason this enhancement was so significant was that it was a compensatory one.

Su Ze currently possessed a total of eleven skills, so "Knowledge is Power" had enhanced him eleven times. Now that the skill had upgraded, its effect was more potent. This meant the difference from the previous eleven weaker enhancements was now being delivered to Su Ze all at once.

The next time he absorbed a new skill, the enhancement wouldn’t be nearly as dramatic.

’With my current physique, absorbing a Tier 4 extract should be no problem at all!’

Full of confidence, Su Ze looked to Mrs. Yun at his side. "Sun Xiayun, care for a match?"

Mrs. Yun rolled up her sleeves. "Think you’re hot stuff again?"

Two minutes later...

Su Ze picked himself up off the ground, covered in dust. Though defeated, he felt it was a glorious loss, and he grinned smugly. "Sun Xiayun, your punches are still lacking a little something."

Mrs. Yun gritted her teeth. The last time Su Ze challenged her, she had ended the fight in two seconds. This time, it had taken a full two minutes.

The crucial part was that her hands ached from hitting him, yet Su Ze seemed perfectly fine.

"Just wait until I reach the Saint level! I’ll sort you out then!"

Mrs. Yun turned and went back to her room to train bitterly. She was determined to break through to her fourth evolution before Su Ze completed his third. Otherwise, at this rate, she might actually lose to him once they were at the same level.

In high spirits, Su Ze dusted himself off. With a spring in his step, he headed straight for Liou Wenxin’s laboratory.

Although he felt he was more than capable of absorbing a Tier 4 extract, he still wanted Liou Wenxin to run some tests and give him a scientific assessment.

Besides, he also had to consider which Tier 4 extract would be the most suitable for him.