A human's DNA had a total of three billion base pairs. Even with Luo Yuan's 15 points of Intelligence, it was impossible for him to memorize all of them. Even if 98% of the meaningless DNA fragments were removed, there were still 60 million base pairs. It was still a huge number.
However, it was actually not that troublesome. The genetic material of the cell was basically based on Luo Yuan's template. Apart from the genes that were intentionally adjusted before cloning to avoid having the same appearance, there were not many changes to the genome.
Compared to Luo Yuan's own DNA, there were only eight more sets of genes. At the same time, there were another 1,350 sets of genes that had slight changes. The smallest change was one or two base pairs while the largest change was no more than a few hundred. The remaining 30,000 sets of genes were exactly the same as his original genes. In total, there were only 50,000 to 60,000 base pairs that had changed.
To be precise, it was 56,456 base pairs. Of course, it was still a huge number but to Luo Yuan, it was barely enough for him to memorize.
As time passed, Luo Yuan was immersed in the chromosomes. After three hours, he finally snapped out of it.
He closed his eyes and recalled for a long time. When he opened his eyes, he immersed his Will into the cell again and compared it with each other. It was exactly the same as what he remembered.
Luo Yuan lifted his head and felt a splitting headache. He let out a sigh of relief.
All the preparation work had been completed and the transformation of the human body could be initiated at any time. However, since he had waited for so long, he was not in a hurry. Before that, he had to have a good rest to recharge his energy and get into his best condition.
He activated his space-time bubble and left the place.
The cave was inside the mountain and it was completely enclosed. Although it was safe, it was not a place to rest.
Moreover, after three hours of breathing, the oxygen in the cave was extremely thin. Of course, even if Luo Yuan did not breathe, he could still hold on for three to four hours. However, when he woke up, his limbs would be weak and his head would be dizzy. He would not be able to recover to his best condition. It would be great if he could still stand up.
…
He flew out of the mountain and found a tree hole that was only big enough for one person. After killing all the insects and ants inside with his Qi, he crawled into the hole. Smelling the faint rotten smell, he curled up at the bottom of the tree hole and closed his eyes. Soon, he fell into a deep sleep!
He slept for a full ten hours. When he woke up, it was already the early morning of the next day.
He stretched his body, looked at the time, and walked out of the tree hole in high spirits. The sun had not risen yet, and it was still dark here. Only the whistle-like roars of countless mutated beasts could be heard from afar, one after another.
However, the roars of the beasts were no longer as intimidating to Luo Yuan as they used to be. They were like background music to him and he did not care about them at all. Other than some rare Level Eight beasts, the jungle had completely lost its mysterious veil to him. It was almost the same as the Reconstruction Area, where there was no longer any danger.
A hungry mutated beast that had hunted for a whole night without any food suddenly noticed Luo Yuan. Its green eyes lit up and it quickly crawled towards him slowly in the bushes …
Luo Yuan grinned. Of course, he would not let go of such food that came to him. After ten minutes, the mutated beast that weighed a few hundred kilograms became roasted meat on the barbecue rack.
Luo Yuan ate a third of it and kept the other half. He found a stream nearby, got rid of the parasites and drank it. He then peeled off the beast's skin and filled it with water. There were about ten kilograms of water in the bag, just in case he needed it in the future.
Genetic modification was only the first step of human modification.
To cells, genes were the rules that set everything. It was the supreme law, and the law was quite strict and detailed. It involved every cell activity, metabolism, birth, aging, sickness, and death. There was no room for mistakes.
If the gene found out that it was not in harmony with the cell, it would immediately activate a special mechanism to stimulate the cell to divide and express its new set of rules, ending the life of the original mother cell.
Of course, if the mother cell was conscious, it would probably feel even more wronged than Dou E. It was clearly doing its job diligently and conscientiously, completely following the rules set by the genes. It did not overstep the rules, but it did not expect the genes to suddenly change and the rules to change. What was originally legal suddenly became illegal. It was an undeserved disaster.
In other words, once the genetic modification was completed, Luo Yuan would immediately welcome a major cell renewal. In a short period of time, all the cells in his body would be replaced. The time taken was shorter than expected. When the gene noticed that something was wrong, it would activate the replacement mechanism. Within a few minutes, all the cells would quickly complete the division.
This intense division process not only consumed a lot of energy, but it also required a lot of materials and water.
After carrying the prepared food and water on his back, Luo Yuan thought about it carefully. He then activated the space-time bubble and entered the mountain again.
The clamor outside had completely disappeared, and everything became incomparably quiet.
However, when he was about to take the final step, he was still a little hesitant. Although he had secretly experimented with this kind of genetic adjustment a few times and succeeded every time, he was still a little afraid to actually experiment with his own body.
Genetic modification was not a small matter. It was the most fundamental change in life. Although it seemed like a change of less than 1/200,000, it was a drastic change to the body. If there was a mistake or a mistake in the expression, it would be a minor change and he would become neither a human nor a ghost. If it was serious, his soul would be destroyed and his genes would collapse.
Moreover, he still did not have full confidence in his brain.
In the end, Luo Yuan sighed. He had already come to this point. If he were to give up now, all his previous efforts would be wasted. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to take the risk.
To be safe, Luo Yuan once again carefully memorized the genes that needed to be modified.
The next moment, his Will sank into his body.
The first part that Luo Yuan modified was the soles of his feet. However, he still needed to experiment before that. His Will quickly selected a epidermal cell on the soles of his feet. With a strong 19-point Will, he did not need to carefully adjust each pair of bases.
Especially the memory of the base arrangement in his mind, it allowed his Will, which was originally scattered and scattered, to become more refined. The consumption of his Will was less and at the same time, the power of his Will was deeper.
With just a thought, Luo Yuan completed the transformation of the cell easily.
He carefully checked the DNA strands on all the chromosomes and found that there was no mistake.
Seeing that the experiment was a success, Luo Yuan immediately started a large-scale modification. He adjusted his microscopic vision, the cell quickly shrunk and magnified his field of vision. From a single cell in front of him, it quickly turned into a group of countless densely packed cells the size of a needle tip.
The power of his will spread out rapidly. It was formless and shapeless, lightless and soundless, but it was also wisps of it, quietly modifying the hundreds of thousands of cells here.
Seeing that the modification was still effective, Luo Yuan began to try a bolder magnification.
At this moment, he could no longer see the cells. All he could see was the smooth skin and tiny capillaries. There were more than millions of cells in the area covered by his Will …
In just 20 minutes, his legs were completely modified.
Then, it was his hands, epidermis, muscles, organs, and spinal cord. His Will was like a dam that was releasing water. Fortunately, his Will had reached 19-point and his Sensory Perception had reached 17-point. Both the quality and quantity had changed drastically. If it was before, he would have been exhausted halfway through.
Two hours later, the modification was approaching his neck, face, and scalp.
Finally, when it was approaching his brain, the modification had to be stopped.
His Will came from his brain. Just like how a person could not see the back of his head, the brain was still a forbidden area for his Will. However, he knew this before the modification and had already thought about it.
Now, there were two options in front of him.
The first was to let it be. As long as it was an independent and functional tissue, even if its genes were different from his body's, it would not cause a conflict between the cells. For example, organ transplantation was a good example. If the body accepted another person's organ, as long as there was no rejection, it could still live well.
However, it was precisely this rejection that made Luo Yuan consider the risks involved.
The human body would reject foreign objects, and so would the organs. Rejection was a form of self-protection. The human body's immune system could distinguish between self and non-self substances and produce antibodies to attack.
Of course, the brain was not originally a foreign object. However, when most of the body's genes were changed, even if it was not a foreign object, it had become one. In medical terms, the rejection of organ transplantation could be suppressed with medicine so that the patient's body could slowly adapt to it.
However, this situation was not suitable for him. He estimated that there was no medicine that could suppress his antibodies. Whether or not he could survive the rejection depended on his luck.
The second method was to release all his Will and perform a black box operation on the brain when he could not see the brain at all. Whether or not he could succeed depended on his luck.
The first method was too passive. Even if he did not consider the risk of rejection, leaving the area was still a hidden danger. Of course, Luo Yuan did not want to do it. The second method was ten times or even a hundred times more dangerous than the first. It was okay if he did not succeed, but he was afraid that there would be mistakes in the genes when he was halfway through the gene modification. If these mistakes were expressed, he would die.
No matter how dangerous it was, he had already made up his mind at the beginning of the modification. There was no power that could be easily obtained. He had to overcome this obstacle. Since it depended on his luck, he might as well take the risk. Moreover, whether it was the previous experiments or the modification of his body just now, it had proven one thing.
As long as he had enough time and his Will was strong enough, even if it was made up of hundreds of billions of cells, his Will could penetrate deep into the chromosomes and complete the modification of all the cells through the subconscious mind. The success rate was high.
Feeling that there was only one-third of his Will left, Luo Yuan immediately closed his eyes to recover.
After a few hours, Luo Yuan stood up with a solemn expression.
Although his Will was not at its peak, it had recovered two-thirds. There were only about 14 billion cells in the brain, which was 0.028% of the total number of cells in the human body. This amount of Will was more than enough.
He closed his eyes to avoid visual disturbances. Fortunately, it was very quiet and the environment was enclosed, which reduced the interference of other senses. After a long breath, his heart gradually calmed down. There were no thoughts in his mind, and there were no waves in his thoughts. Then, his will began to slowly condense.
The dark cave suddenly emitted a faint light that got brighter and brighter. It was as if he had become a man of light, illuminating the small cave like it was daytime.
At the same time, a majestic and shocking aura filled the air.
Perhaps it was because of this life and death situation, his Will had become unprecedentedly condensed and pure.
A liquid-like radiance covered every inch of his skin. It was watery and looked somewhat crystalline, without any impurities.
It did not last long. Soon, all the scattered Will was gathered, leaving only his head that was still emitting light. The light became stronger and stronger, reaching its peak after a few seconds.
His entire head was like a miniature sun, emitting intense light. Even his hair began to turn transparent under this light.
What was strange was that strands of double-helix DNA appeared out of thin air around him like phantoms. They flickered as if they were projections.
This was the overflow of Luo Yuan's Will when he fully activated it.
The entire process lasted for an hour. It finally stopped when Luo Yuan's Will was exhausted. He sat on the ground and held his head, feeling a splitting headache. At the same time, his mind seemed to have lost its restraint and began to wander.
Sometimes he was worried that he did not succeed, and sometimes he was anxious. His expression kept changing. Will was the valve that controlled his emotions. Once his Will was exhausted, his emotions would be out of control.
However, Luo Yuan's strong physique allowed his Will to recover very quickly. After 10 minutes, he gradually controlled his emotions.
Suddenly, Luo Yuan felt a slight itch at the bottom of his feet. He quickly took off his shoes and saw that the bottom of his feet was slightly white. A layer of tough dead skin had separated from his body, and the dead skin was spreading rapidly along the soles of his feet.
The cell division and replacement had already begun!
Perhaps there was some unknown information transmission between the genes of different cells, but the speed of cell division was faster than Luo Yuan had expected. It was like a chain reaction of enriched uranium. Five minutes ago, the soles of his feet had just split, but five minutes later, not only his feet, but even his entire body had begun to shed its skin.
Not only was the skin replacing, but the internal organs of his body were also replacing.
At the same time, a strong and shocking power was slowly growing in Luo Yuan's body. On the attribute panel of the system, the data that represented his Strength and Physique were changing rapidly.
He could not help but moan. The sound was deep and dull, with an indescribable sense of power. The whole mountain seemed to be shaking slightly.
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