From Mortal Body to Immortality

Inside a laboratory in the Zhao family compound in Qiming City.

A young man with metallic纹理 running across his skin sat on a sofa with his legs crossed, his face expressionless, his gaze fixed on the experimental equipment in front of him.

Inside the equipment, Zhao Jia was grimacing, his body connected to special mechanical tubes, his mechanical prosthetics vibrating constantly, as if enduring immense pain.

He roared, beads of cold sweat constantly falling, but the glass of the equipment isolated his voice, making the entire laboratory unusually silent.

Time passed slowly, and mechanical arms continued to descend on Zhao Jia's body, as if installing something.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of rushing air suddenly echoed, and the mechanical tubes connecting Zhao Jia inside the equipment detached and returned to their original positions.

Zhao Jia seemed completely drained, collapsing directly to his knees.

The glass of the equipment slowly slid open, and Zhao Jia's gasping finally echoed within the laboratory.

Although he looked incredibly pained, a powerful aura emanated from Zhao Jia's body.

His skin, like that of the young man sitting on the sofa, now displayed metallic纹理, his entire being exuding an icy aura.

“How does it feel to enter the Third Order?”

The young man's calm eyes watched Zhao Jia, his voice devoid of any emotion, like a cold machine.

Zhao Jia struggled to raise his head, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at the young man.

“Brother…”

Zhao Jia spoke tremulously.

Indeed, the young man sitting on the sofa was Zhao Jia's own brother, Zhao Tianxing.

Zhao Jia's body trembled slightly. Just now, he had been summoned by Zhao Tianxing to receive a punishment, or rather, an extremely dangerous prosthetic modification.

Now, he had successfully entered the level of a Third Order Advanced Prosthetic Modifier.

Zhao Jia lowered his head, his fists clenched tightly, and said in a low voice: “I shouldn't have provoked Lu Sheng.”

A sharp glint flashed in Zhao Tianxing's eyes, and his tone suddenly became stern.

“Wrong!!”

Zhao Tianxing scolded, his gaze towards Zhao Jia becoming increasingly disappointed: “You are wrong in three points!”

Zhao Jia raised his head somewhat blankly, but when he met Zhao Tianxing's gaze, he was still somewhat fearful, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

“First, you didn't thoroughly understand Lu Sheng's background before attacking him, not knowing that he has a relationship with Jiang He, which led to my Zhao family being targeted by Jiang He!”

Zhao Tianxing said calmly.

“Second, you foolish fellow, you don't even understand what a Blood Qi Phantom represents to a martial artist, yet you rashly attacked Lu Sheng, and even failed to kill him, needlessly adding a great enemy to my Zhao family!”

Zhao Tianxing spoke slowly, the anger contained in his tone growing stronger with each word.

“Third…”

“Eliminating potential competitors is not wrong in itself. Even I would do the same. But… your biggest mistake is that you shouldn't have failed to eliminate Lu Sheng!”

“You failed!”

“And because of your failure, how much loss has my Zhao family suffered?”

Zhao Tianxing's gaze towards Zhao Jia became increasingly disappointed, even carrying a look of resentment that iron cannot be forged into steel.

Zhao Jia's body trembled constantly, not knowing whether it was because of the earlier experience in the equipment or because of Zhao Tianxing's tone.

“Now, Father has fought with Jiang He because of your matter, and is still recovering from his injuries. If it were just the compensation of 50 million Federal Points to sponsor Yucai High School and the 60 million Federal Points needed to repair Father's prosthetics, that wouldn't be anything.”

“The most important thing is… because of you! Because of you, you fool, my Zhao family's plans have been completely disrupted!”

As he said this, a hint of anger could be vaguely seen in Zhao Tianxing's eyes.

Even… in the depths of those eyes, a hint of potential killing intent flashed past.

As the most outstanding member of the Zhao family today, Zhao Tianxing's cultivation had already reached the peak of Advanced Prosthetic Modifier.

He was only one step away from achieving the Fourth Order.

He only needed to offer his faith to the Lord of Ascension and perform the Ascension Ceremony. At that time, he would be able to obtain the Lord of Ascension's feedback, thereby breaking through to a Fourth Order Machine Church Believer.

At that time, his Zhao family would have two Fourth Order Transcendent beings, making them the undisputed local emperors of Qiming City.

But…

Because of Zhao Jia's matter, Zhao Tianxing's father was severely injured by Jiang He, and is still repairing his mechanical prosthetics. Without Zhao Father as the host, the Ascension Ceremony cannot continue to be held.

This has indefinitely postponed Zhao Tianxing's time to enter the Fourth Order.

In addition, it has even attracted a potential enemy like Lu Sheng to the Zhao family.

A Blood Qi Phantom…

A martial artist who can master a Blood Qi Phantom will at least be a Fourth Order Golden Body Realm martial artist in the future, and may even go further.

Even the Zhao family would not dare to easily offend such a person, but because of Zhao Jia, this fool, the Zhao family has gained such an enemy.

Zhao Tianxing's gaze towards Zhao Jia became increasingly murderous, but in the end, because of their blood relationship, Zhao Tianxing forcibly suppressed this killing intent.

“If you weren't my own brother… I would really want to kill you right now!”

Zhao Tianxing closed his eyes, unable to help but murmur in his heart.

“Do you know that Father had long wanted to hand you over to Jiang He to apologize to Lu Sheng?”

Zhao Tianxing slowly opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia's trembling body paused, and he raised his head in horror, somewhat flustered: “No, impossible, how could Father abandon me… I am his son!”

“Brother… Brother, help me, please help me, I don't want to be abandoned!”

Zhao Jia panicked. He crawled towards Zhao Tianxing on his knees, hugging Zhao Tianxing's thigh, crying and begging.

Zhao Tianxing took a deep breath, somewhat disgusted, but in the end, he still said: “I have already spoken to Father on your behalf.”

“After all, you still have a chance to compete for a spot in the Apocalypse Training Camp. I have managed to barely stop this matter for you, but if you fail to get that spot in the end…”

Zhao Tianxing's deep eyes watched Zhao Jia without saying anything.

But… Zhao Jia understood Zhao Tianxing's subsequent intentions.