Virus King - Chapter 225

Chapter 225: Darklight Virus at 17% Progress! Another Massive Power Surge!

TL: YYang

[Darklight Virus: Initial Awakening in Progress. Current Awakening Level: 10%! To evolve further and increase the awakening progress by +1%, 20 evolution points are required. Evolution points can be spent to unlock other evolutionary branches of the Darklight Virus.]

[Strength +150, Agility +150, Constitution +150, Spirit +120, Health Recovery Rate +500%!]

The 210 exclusive evolution points were entirely supplied by Zepar alone.

This immense figure made Chen Bai’s heart stir slightly. Even though his two profession transfers had already brought qualitative changes to his strength, the core of his overwhelming, all-crushing personal power lay in the colossal foundational enhancements provided by the Darklight Virus.

His spiritual strength was now at its peak, yet Chen Bai still leaned toward practical close-combat improvements.

Moreover, the Darklight Virus’s versatility was unparalleled compared to other abilities!

Chen Bai shifted his gaze further down and suddenly froze.

Previously, when the Darklight Virus reached 10% progress, Chen Bai had noticed it just before heading to Magic City.

With the virus’s subsequent enhancement, a [???] branch had appeared among its listed abilities.

That branch could only be activated and examined post-profession transfer.

This time, Chen Bai came with great anticipation to finally see its effects.

However, despite completing his dual-profession transfer—both SSS-level professions—he discovered that the mysterious branch under the Darklight Virus remained enshrouded in darkness.

As he focused his vision on it, the system’s feedback was maddeningly cryptic:

[???: ??????]

(Special Profession “Abyssal Overlord” ability integration. Cellular constitution undergoing unique changes. This branch is in the process of special fusion and transformation…)

Previously, other professions unlocked such branches immediately upon transfer. Yet, Chen Bai’s unique professions had rendered this inaccessible instead?!

Still, Chen Bai found himself intrigued. How could the Abyssal Overlord profession possibly fuse with the Darklight Virus?

He didn’t understand, but he maintained high expectations.

As for when the fusion would complete, he didn’t bother to dwell on it.

After all, time was on his side.

The unexpected special surprise vanished, so Chen Bai refocused entirely on strengthening himself.

He refrained from unlocking the Claw Form just yet.

The Claw Form offered limited improvement to his current strength. With Biochemical Disaster at his disposal, and given that it hadn’t yet evolved into the soul-bound Soul Weapon, the Claw Form’s benefits were minimal.

Moreover, it required a hefty 75 evolution points to unlock.

By comparison, advancing the awakening progress of the Darklight Virus seemed far more advantageous.

After all, the Abyssal Overlord’s level-based attribute boosts were calculated as a percentage!

If his base attributes were too low, Chen Bai felt he would be at a severe disadvantage.

When he had reached Level 13 previously, the Abyssal Overlord’s percentage-based bonus had barely added 10 points, which wasn’t even comparable to the growth attributes of an S-tier profession. It was utterly disappointing.

Therefore, at lower levels, maximizing his base attributes was Chen Bai’s top priority!

With this thought in mind, the vast pool of evolution points surged into Chen Bai’s body.

Every cell and drop of blood within him resonated with instinctual jubilation. Chen Bai’s body turned visibly red, and his surface temperature skyrocketed to nearly 60°C!

Internally, his blood, organs, and cells experienced unimaginable activity. The high temperature caused white mist to rise from his body, visible to the naked eye.

Yet, Chen Bai felt no pain. The Power of the Abyss and Power of Plague had long since pushed his physique beyond the boundaries of human understanding.

Chen Bai noticed that with such improvements, his consciousness remained exceptionally clear, and even his bodily movements were unaffected—a stark contrast to his previous experiences.

11% progress: 20 evolution points consumed!
12% progress: 22 evolution points consumed!
13% progress: 24 evolution points consumed!
14% progress: 26 evolution points consumed!
15% progress: 28 evolution points consumed!
16% progress: 30 evolution points consumed!
17% progress: 32 evolution points consumed!

A 7% increase brought an extraordinary sense of ease and mastery to Chen Bai.

The dramatic surge in all attributes momentarily caused minor inconsistencies in his control over his strength, but he quickly adapted.

Chen Bai reopened his eyes.

His blood-red pupils, still veined with lingering black and red fungal patterns, combined with the demonic horn on his forehead, made him appear less like a human and more like a devil straight out of the Abyssal Hell.

Exhaling slowly, Chen Bai threw a punch. This time, a sharp sonic boom resonated through the air!

It was solid proof of how much his strength and speed had advanced.

He glanced again at the enhancements brought by the Darklight Virus:

[Darklight Virus: Initial Awakening in Progress. Current Awakening Level: 17%! To evolve further and increase the awakening progress by +1%, 34 evolution points are required. Evolution points can be spent to unlock other evolutionary branches of the Darklight Virus.]

[Current exclusive Darklight Virus evolution points: 26 points.]

[Strength +280, Agility +280, Constitution +280, Spirit +200, Health Recovery Rate +500%!]

A 130-point increase in strength, agility, and constitution!

What did this mean?

For most evolvers who had completed a profession transfer and reached Level 20, even without factoring in equipment or serendipitous bonuses, achieving such high single-attribute values would be nearly impossible!

But now, with his talent upgrades, Chen Bai’s raw attribute gains alone were terrifyingly potent.

The Virus Sovereign’s talent was undoubtedly worthy of its SSS rank. In fact, even among SSS-level talents, it was exceptionally formidable.

Moreover, it was an all-around combat-enhancement talent, distinctly different from Meng Meng’s Dreamwalker abilities.

This round of advancements caused Chen Bai’s attributes to soar even further:

All attributes surpassed the 500-point threshold!

Thanks to the bonus from the Shepherd’s Horn, his spiritual strength had even broken past 700.

The only regret was the loss of his three flying swords, which were melted by Hellfire during the final battle in the Abyssal Trial.

Initially, Chen Bai thought he could use Time Reversal to retrieve them, but the opportunity never came.

With this newfound surge in power, it was time to test his limits!

Fortunately, Jiangcheng had the perfect proving ground for him—a newly emerged advanced secret realm dungeon lurking in the sewers.

The Hell-level Secret Realm Dungeon: Plague Sewer!