bigabreads Chapter 579 - 563: Crawled Out
Chapter 579 - 563: Crawled Out
Feng Mu could feel something crawling out from within him.
Was he that egg?
The Hook Jade in his eyes spun wildly, allowing him to clearly see the flesh under his skin writhing strangely, as if countless tiny worms were crawling through his blood vessels.
"Ugh—!"
He groaned, and all his pores suddenly opened wide, with sweat pouring out like a spring.
The sweat first oozed out transparent, then gradually mixed with blood threads until it completely turned into a sticky gelatinous substance.
The black gelatin seemed alive, flowing along his skin to form a layer of writhing black paste, like a layer of living... black jelly wrapped over his body?!!
"Crawling out from my pores, still considerate, at least the ’eggshell’ didn’t break!"
Feng Mu’s heart was relatively calm; the scene before him was at least ten thousand times better than he had imagined.
As if in response to his thoughts, countless hair-like neural tendrils emerged from the black gel and seeped into his skin, establishing a signaling link with his nervous system.
A vague voice echoed in his mind:
"Father..."
The voice was immature, chaotic, yet carried a certain fervent attachment.
Feng Ju’s pupils contracted slightly, his mind stirred.
Swish—!
The black gelatin retracted instantly like receding tide, vanishing into his pores in the blink of an eye.
But the distinct sensation of writhing under his skin clearly reminded him: there was a "tenant" inside him now.
He could sense it nestled beside his heart, resembling a pitch-black parasitic tumor, pulsating in sync with his heartbeat.
Like a second heart born to accompany him!
Feng Mu quickly left the incineration room and returned to his office, looking again at the mirror on the wall.
As he softly called out in his mind, the black gelatin reappeared, covering his entire body like living water, instantly solidifying into a pitch-black "battle suit," leaving only his head exposed.
The material was smooth like liquid metal, yet under the light, it exuded a bizarre biological texture, just like...
Feng Mu’s mind flashed to a certain association, and with another thought.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
His back suddenly tore open, with a dozen black tentacles emerging from his body, twisting and dancing in the air like frenzied snakes, somewhere between solid and liquid.
They were as thin as an infant’s arm, bonelessly flexible, with their tips morphing into sharp blades, radiating a bloodthirsty sharpness.
The image in the mirror was strange yet familiar, resembling the villainous hero from a Marvel movie in his past life.
An apparent respect for the father kept it from crawling onto his head, so it was an incomplete, headless... villainous hero?
Feng Mu stared at the mirror, suddenly letting out a low laugh.
"Venom?"
He squinted his eyes, and the tentacles behind him immediately retracted all their sharpness, transforming into a soft satin-like texture that affectionately brushed against his cheek.
"Father, is that the name you gave me?"
Feng Mu’s lips curled into a gentle arc: "It seems you like that name."
The suit covering his body rippled with a wave of pleasure, and the voice in his consciousness was full of filial piety:
"As long as it’s a name given by Father, I like it!"
Feng Mu grinned, very satisfied with his eldest son’s attitude.
[Shadow Coexistence] had not yet developed full consciousness, and the shadow felt more like a puppet entirely under his control, so it could not yet be considered... born.
"Besides attaching to my body, show me your other abilities."
Since both father and son had no objections to the name, they might as well call it Venom for now.
"Alright, Father!"
The instant Venom’s voice responded in his mind, the black gelatin covering Feng Mu immediately detached, flinging out like a mass of stretched-out malt sugar.
It spun and shot into the mirror.
The next second, the mirror began to warp and melt like wax meeting heat, being quickly dyed a dense ink black, sinking to the floor as it turned into a pool of writhing black liquid.
It then slowly rose, gradually forming a vague humanoid silhouette, its entire body studded with mirror fragments, looking shiny and sparkling.
The Venom that had fused with the mirror was barely a meter tall, had no nose on its face, just a pair of terrifyingly white eyes overshadowing a mouth that covered half its face.
It was looking up at Feng Mu, showing a toothy grin.
At this moment, cold text suddenly appeared in Feng Mu’s mind:
[System prompt!]
[Detected a mirror parasitic fusion]
[Would you like to grant life characteristics?]
[Yes/No]
Feng Mu pondered to himself:
"The previous Feast could bring people back to life, and of course, it could grant life to dead objects, but even if dead objects gained life force, they remained dead objects, merely extending their ’shelf life,’ and now..."
"Now... items parasitized by Venom have actually transformed into some kind of extraordinary life form, come to life?!"
New system prompts appeared in succession:
[Current form: Mirror Symbiote]
[Trait inheritance: Retains basic traits of mirrors such as reflection, refraction, etc.]
[Life tier: Advanced]
[Life maintenance consumption: Each day of life force transfer will cost 10-15 days of lifespan]
[Confirm transfer?]
"Interesting, the Venom in Marvel needed to parasitize humans, but my Venom can not only parasitize humans, it can even parasitize inanimate objects, and acquire their features, hehe—"
Feng Mu habitually adjusted his glasses, and carefully reviewed the description of the upgraded Feast.
[Feast]: Kindred blood is filled with seductive fragrance, devour them and you shall achieve immortality~
[You can add this lifespan to yourself, or transform it and grant it to others/others.]
[Note: Different levels of life tiers of receptors will result in corresponding consumption]
[When the symbiote parasitizes a converted object, the symbiote will acquire corresponding traits, and you will gain the following synergistic effects:
1. Visual synesthesia (real-time sharing of symbiote senses)
2. Anchor point tracking (locate the symbiote regardless of distance)
3. Substitute Food (symbiote consumption is considered as personal consumption)]
Feng Mu closed the system panel and looked down at the one-meter-tall Venom, raising an eyebrow:
"Are you just this tall?"
Venom’s exaggerated wide mouth immediately turned downward, its white eyes bulging, tentacles twisting together in grievance:
"Kill... eat... grow taller..."
Feng Mu chuckled lightly and casually lifted his right hand.
Venom, a bit disappointed, still obediently turned into flowing black goo, shooting into his palm and seeping into his body.
With the mirror no longer parasitized, it shattered on the ground, its black hue receding, turning back into a clean, transparent color.
Outside, Liu Yi knocked and entered the room, glanced at the glass shards on the floor, said nothing, quickly cleaned it up, and went back out.
Once the door was closed, with nothing to do today, Feng Mu let his thoughts wander and began to practice.
While practicing, Feng Mu suddenly opened his eyes, an idea flashing in his mind:
"Since symbiotes can parasitize inanimate objects... can they parasitize a shadow?"
The thoughts continued to unravel:
"Including equipment, Deceitful Fog Cloak? Magician’s Playing Cards? Or even... the Base Vehicle?!!"