Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1109 - 454: Lucky Anchor Point and Damage Transfer

Liang Yuan held a rune bone shaped like a bone arrow, inspecting it with focused attention.

Its design was flat with a sharpened tip, resembling a backward-facing spine taken from some aquatic mutant. It also carried a slight resemblance to the lure spike found on an deep-sea anglerfish.

The object was entirely pale, covered in complex, swirling runes that emitted a soft, emerald luminescence.

These inscriptions remained nearly invisible to the naked eye, revealing themselves only when scanned through spiritual power.

Liang Yuan invoked his Spiritual Ability Assessment, and a flood of diagnostic data cascaded through his mind.

"Item Analysis... Swordfish Bone Spike..."

"Primary attribute... Spirit Tier... Secondary attribute... Constitution..."

"Skill Category... Causal Skills..."

A grin spread across Liang Yuan’s face. "So, it really is a Causal Skill!"

He promptly stowed the Swordfish Bone Spike away and began his attempt to comprehend it right there.

Compared to the purple variety of rune bone, the Causal Skills mapped onto this green bone were significantly less complex.

After probing the bone several times, Liang Yuan was already capable of mimicking the runes using his own spiritual power.

As he ran through multiple simulations, a strange sensation suddenly washed over him.

"At the exact moment the rune settles, there is a distinct shift in the surrounding space!"

With his heightened perception, Liang Yuan seized upon this phenomenon and focused his efforts on isolating the source of the distortion.

He channeled his spiritual energy, parsing the mechanics of the rune over and over while straining to maintain his connection to that elusive fluctuation.

After countless attempts, he suddenly felt his spiritual essence collide with a hidden barrier, facilitated by the unique structure of the rune.

Liang Yuan felt a surge of intuition and pushed forward, intent on shattering that spectral wall.

"Bang!"

Under the concentrated pressure of his spiritual force, something resembling a membrane or a pane of glass fractured.

Liang Yuan distinctly felt the barrier give way.

Simultaneously, a translucent, crystal-clear thread emerged from the void where the barrier had stood.

One end of this tether was anchored directly onto Liang Yuan himself!

"What is this..."

Shocked, Liang Yuan sensed an aura of mystery emanating from the thread—something transient, shapeshifting, and entirely unpredictable.

A sudden realization of the rune’s true intent dawned upon him.

Instinctively, he pulsed his spiritual energy into the tether. As it vibrated, he felt the burden on his own body vanish in an instant, as if an invisible shackle had been undone.

Manipulating the thread with his spiritual power, he cast it toward a shelf located within the restricted chamber.

Closing his eyes, he flicked his wrist in a sharp, instinctive motion.

Whoosh—!

In a heartbeat, the bone arrow flew from his grip, slamming into the bookshelf with a resounding impact.

The tip of the arrow struck the precise spot where he had anchored the spiritual tether.

Liang Yuan snapped his eyes open, instantly withdrawing his spiritual influence, which caused the thread to dissipate into nothingness.

Nevertheless, a wide, satisfied grin graced his face.

"I did it!"

He quickly opened his attribute panel to confirm his victory.

Sure enough, a new entry had materialized in his skill list!

[Lucky Anchor Point]: Causal Skill

Skill Quality: Green

Skill Requirements: 12 Spirit, 10 Constitution

Skill Effect: Use spiritual focus to track and guide a causality line; once an enemy is targeted, your attacks gain a guaranteed hit effect.

"Lucky Anchor Point!"

Liang Yuan’s eyes shimmered with excitement as he studied the description.

"An anchored causality line results in a guaranteed hit?"

"Is mastering these causality lines the fundamental core of all Causal Skills?"

He felt a subtle intuition forming, and his path forward suddenly seemed much clearer.

Pulling out the sword-type rune bone that had belonged to Huang Mingkai, Liang Yuan once again attempted to commune with its inscriptions.

He began his spiritual deduction, repeating the process over and over; each time, he would pause, lingering in the wake of the completion, hoping to catch that mysterious, singular signal.

However, despite his intense focus, the distortion remained elusive.

"What is happening? If I could easily sense the causality line on the bone arrow, why is this one so impenetrable?"

Liang Yuan frowned. Since both items were Causal Skills and he hadn't changed his meditation spot, the issue had to be limited to the rune bones themselves.

"Is it because this is a purple-tier rune bone?"

"Are green-tier bones simpler for my current spiritual reserves to parse, while purple-tier inscriptions are far too profound?"

He quickly formed a hypothesis, his heart racing with anticipation.

"Wait, if my logic is sound, could the skill contained in Huang Mingkai’s rune bone be of purple quality?"

Liang Yuan had handled many rune bones, but he had never laid eyes on a purple-tier skill before.

Within the system, a purple-tier skill would likely cost hundreds of thousands, if not over a million, points to acquire.

"Is the barrier to understanding this purple-tier bone simply due to my spiritual power being too weak?"

He recalled his initial struggles with the Spirit Turtle Shield rune bone.

Back then, his spiritual power hadn't been sufficient, making comprehension impossible until his stats met the threshold.

Once he hit that standard, comprehending even other white-tier bones had become trivial.

"Li Yuejin, Old Yang, and the rest who possessed spiritual gifts—they were the only ones capable of parsing and engraving runes early on."

"It always boiled down to having enough spiritual power."

"My current failure to digest Huang Mingkai’s relic is surely a result of insufficient spiritual strength."

Liang Yuan checked his current status: 57.5 spirit and over 160,000 points.

"System, utilize 160,000 points for a targeted extraction of genetic attribute shards!"

Without pause, he initiated the draw.

"Swipe!"

A flickering lottery wheel materialized on his interface, spinning rapidly.

Moments later, the chime of success began to ring out.

"Ding, congratulations to the host, you have obtained 1 Constitution Genetic Attribute shard."

...

He poured all 160,000 points into this gamble, netting sixteen Genetic Attribute shards.

These shards contained ten times the density and energy of regular attribute points, which explained the hefty 10,000-point cost per draw.

Liang Yuan didn't hesitate. These points were meant to be burned for combat prowess, and he didn't regret the expenditure.

Soon, the sixteen shards were deposited. The tally: 2 Constitution, 4 Strength, 3 Agility, 3 Spirit, and 4 Free points.

Liang Yuan exhaled in relief.

With 3 Spirit shards plus the 4 Free points, he could add a total of 7 points to his Spirit Attribute.

"I hope this is enough to decipher the Purple Rune Bone."

He spoke to himself as the genetic essence began to integrate into his body.

A short time later, he had fully adapted to the surge of power.

He refreshed his attribute panel.

Host: Liang Yuan

Constitution: 56

Power: 61

Agility: 56

Spirit: 64.5

Free Gene Points: 0

Genetic Species: Hundred-Change Demon Ape

Genetic Map: Hundred-Change Demon Ape (Initial Tier)

Talent: Genetic Transformation

Skills: [...](Click to expand)

Points: 4889

...

Liang Yuan’s gaze grew sharp. With 64.5 Spirit, a purple-tier skill should be within reach.

He closed his eyes again, his potent spiritual energy flooding into Huang Mingkai’s rune bone to begin the deduction process.

Five minutes later, the mapping was complete.

Once again, that familiar barrier manifested in the void!

"There it is!"

The fluctuation was incredibly faint; without surpassing sixty points of Spirit, he would have remained blind to it.

He poured massive amounts of spiritual energy into the breach, tearing away the invisible obstructions.

The process wasn't merely burning spiritual energy—it was also rapidly draining his Constitution.

Liang Yuan realized why Causal Skills demanded high physical stats—this was genuine manual labor for the soul and body.

Bang!

His spiritual force shattered the thin membrane, revealing a translucent thread within.

This thread was twice the thickness of the one from the green-tier "Lucky Anchor Point."

Elated, he used his telekinesis to grasp the tether. One end remained anchored to him, while the other faded into the unknown.

Liang Yuan strained to pull, attempting to draw the thread of causality through the void and incorporate it into himself.

As he did, a vague, instinctive comprehension flooded his mind.

"Damage Transfer..."

The understanding wasn't theoretical; it was visceral, like knowing instinctively that a fire will burn your skin without needing an explanation.

It was a concept meant to be felt, not taught. He grasped the essence slowly.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, deep in thought.

"Damage Transfer operates via the migration of causality."

Liang Yuan unsheathed a Bone Saber and struck his own palm.

Schreck!

His palm remained entirely pristine.

He looked at the floor a few feet away, where a deep gouge had suddenly appeared.

He had directed the causality via his spiritual focus, shifting the impact of his own blade away from his skin and onto the stone.

"It actually worked; the damage transferred perfectly to the other end of the line."

A smile touched his lips. "Can this method resolve my issue with needing to personally execute the Mutant Fish to farm points?"

His eyes burned with ambition.

"If I use my tools for the dirty work, could I attach a causality line to them to link their 'kills' back to me?"

"Perhaps in the future, could I even transfer my own incoming damage directly onto these blades?"

"If the workers at the slaughterhouse use these blades, will the system count every kill as my own execution?"

The thought made him restless. He stood up immediately, eager to test the theory at the slaughterhouse.

Stepping out, he spotted Li Hanzhong pacing in front of the restricted area, waiting.

Liang Yuan chuckled. "Professor Li, what brings you here?"

Li Hanzhong approached quickly. "Mr. Liang, Ren Jie mentioned you wanted to see me, but the room was locked, so I didn't want to intrude. I've just been waiting nearby."

"Next time, just knock," Liang Yuan said with a smile. "You haven't been waiting long?"

"No, sir. I only just arrived."

"Excellent. Let’s go, I have questions about the Genetic Furnace—any breakthroughs?"

"I was just about to brief you on that," Li Hanzhong replied promptly.

Liang Yuan patted his shoulder. "Come, let’s discuss it in the lab."

The two men strode toward the research area.

"Regarding the Genetic Furnace, Ren Jie and I have outlined two main paths, but given our current resources, we are likely only capable of pursuing one of them," Li Hanzhong explained.