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Chapter 246, 245, Multiple Ways of Evolution; Celia: Is he going to become a god?

Gu Yuan was slightly stunned, and for a moment even doubted whether he was hallucinating.

But he quickly confirmed that the connection to the slime world was still stable before he believed it was real.

Immediately, a huge question arose in my mind:

How did Celia end up in his bed? Given her personality, it's unbelievable that she would do something like that on her own initiative.

He subconsciously used "accelerated thinking" to quickly recall everything that happened before he fell asleep, confirming that he had not sleepwalked or made any invitations, and he was completely clueless.

Seria seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, shifting to a more comfortable side-lying position, but still maintaining a slight distance, and explained, "Milialde—she has some magical problems that she needs to work on overnight, so I—uh, will be looking after her for the time being."

Gu Yuan gave a silent "hmm" and waited for what was to come.

Seeing that he didn't react much, Celia felt both relaxed and inexplicably annoyed, so she smoothly cut to the chase—part of the reason she'd come in the first place: "Perfect timing. I wanted to ask you what you meant this morning when you said you'd 'found a way to keep someone company'?"

"Could it be—you've obtained the legendary magic that can extend lifespan?"

She secretly thought that if she had enough time, she could create similar magic herself, but by then Jiyuan would probably already be long gone—

So she never mentioned it, but unexpectedly Gu Yuan found the path himself.

"That's one way to understand it, but the approach is different," Gu Yuan replied cautiously.

"Different methods?"

Celia pressed on, leaning slightly closer to show her concern, "I've already told Miliald about this, and she's very interested too. It's something we both want to know the answer to."

She clarified some of the facts in hopes of increasing her persuasiveness.

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Gu Yuan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

After a moment's thought, he decided to reveal part of the truth, briefly describing the concept of "evolution" as a special kind of "evolutionary magic."

Given certain conditions, it is possible to gradually optimize or even eliminate the various inherent defects of the human race.

This includes the inherent limitations that lead to aging and death.

"Evolution—eliminating defects?"

Celia's eyes widened in surprise, and she murmured, "This is practically cheating—"

She quickly grasped the terrifying potential: "All life has flaws. If these flaws could be remedied—no aging, no injury, no death? Wouldn't that be no different from being a god?"

Does such magic really exist?

She found it hard to believe, but the rapid progress Gu Yuan made was powerful evidence of it all.

She took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice steady: "How many years will it take you to complete the initial evolution? And how can I help you during that process?"

She wanted to be involved, not as an excluded bystander.

Gu Yuan did have the idea of ​​using her wisdom, but since the "Evolver" power can only be triggered by absorbing magic essence at present, he could only shake his head.

Just then, a question suddenly occurred to him:

The power is called "omnipotent evolution," but is "eating" the only way to achieve it?

He had asked Ramiris before, but she was unable to give an answer because her memories of reincarnation were incomplete.

His thoughts began to wander, his gaze drifted into the void, and he fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

A moment later, Gu Yuan decided to return to the Slime World to verify Ramiris's new ideas about the path of "evolution".

Without thinking, he threw off the covers and got out of bed under Celia's questioning gaze.

However, just a second before he stepped into the bathroom, locked the door behind him, and was about to activate the portal between the two worlds, a "click" sounded.

The door lock was gently opened by a magical force.

A soft, warm body suddenly hugged him tightly from behind.

Gu Yuan was taken aback and turned his head to look at the figure beside his waist. At that moment, he immediately understood Celia's true purpose for coming tonight.

A moment later, Gu Yuan's figure reappeared in the Elf God Realm of the Slime World.

The warmth and weight on his back had disappeared. He rubbed his temples and couldn't help but sigh that this old fox who had lived for thousands of years was indeed hard to deal with.

Fortunately, he was more skilled.

Gu Yuan quickly composed himself and was about to go find Ramiris when a little elf flapped its wings and flew over swiftly: "Lord Gu Yuan! You're finally back! Her Majesty the Queen has urgent business with you!"

Gu Yuan nodded, thinking it was the perfect time, and immediately followed the little elf through the winding rock passage.

They soon found Ramiris in a glowing cave.

As soon as Ramiris saw him, she got straight to the point, quickly explaining why she had called him over: "Gu Yuan, regarding your question about whether your skills, besides eating, have any other evolutionary methods, I've remembered some clues."

Gu Yuan's spirits lifted, and all distracting thoughts vanished instantly: "Please speak."

Ramiris exhaled, hovering in front of him, and extended a finger, solemnly stating, "The first option is to become an Elf Master."

"By forming a master-servant contract with a high-ranking elf, you can obtain a huge amount of magic energy and even inherit some of the elf's characteristics, which may indirectly promote your evolution."

"The second type."

She paused, her tone becoming serious, "It's about directly devouring the soul," extracting its core information fragments.

"You should know that everything in the world, even a blade of grass or a tree, contains information in its very existence, and this is the root of the birth of skills."

"By devouring them, you may be able to directly acquire their abilities."

Gu Yuan was speechless upon hearing this; this was clearly the path of the Demon King's evolution.

While humans could theoretically achieve this, the immense risk was being corrupted by demonic energy and ultimately degenerating into "human-demons."

One of the villains in the original work, Leon Cromwell, is an example.

Although he possesses a unique skill that grants him immunity in the long run, what if it happens?

He doesn't want to take that risk for the time being.

"So, what is the third option?" he asked directly, with a final sense of anticipation.

Ramiris paused for a rare moment, a barely perceptible blush rising on her fair cheeks, and said somewhat shyly in a low voice, "Yes—I will directly transfer magic essence to you, but you must become my friend."

Gu Yuan was taken aback, almost thinking he had misheard: "Friend? Can something like magic essence be transferred directly?"

Seeing his puzzled expression, Ramiris quickly waved her hand and explained more earnestly, "Not a friend in the ordinary sense! He's my power, the ruler of the labyrinth, possessing almost law-like authority within the labyrinth."

"As long as I'm within the maze's boundaries, I can do a lot of things."

"Including transferring a portion of my own magic essence to a specific target who has a physical body but is not a monster."

She raised her voice slightly, trying to make herself sound more believable, "I have less than ten years left until my reincarnation, and I don't want to shrink too quickly, because that would cause me to lose all my powers and start over."

"Now that you've gotten involved with Frey, it seems my fate is tied to yours."

"Instead of accepting these things calmly, it's better to struggle a bit, like transferring magic essence to delay reincarnation. Your existence can help me achieve this process."

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