The four of them, after receiving their parasitic beasts, immediately left the crowded group of people who had not yet received theirs. In the blink of an eye, they rushed out of the large stadium and came to the open outdoors. John Thompson, overjoyed at having obtained the bio-parasite beast, turned back to William Carter and Brian Cooper and said, “It’s all thanks to our advisor, Old Li, being in charge of distribution. Otherwise, how could we have gotten the ‘VR-80’?”

William Carter and Brian Cooper nodded repeatedly, the joy of getting the bio-parasite beast sweeping away William Carter’s earlier frustration.

The bio-parasite beasts distributed in the China region were provided by four companies in total. The world’s number one, ‘Pan-Biotech Development Group’, supplies about sixty percent of the world’s bio-products. The next in rank, ‘International Biobeast Research Center’, is far less powerful, only able to secure orders equal to one third of ‘Pan-Biotech Development Group’, which is about twenty percent of the market share.

As for China’s own ‘Phantom Beast Group’, although it doesn’t rank as high globally as the above two, it is the absolute leader within China. With strong support from government procurement, it has basically monopolized most of the shipments in the Chinese region.

In terms of performance and quality among these three, of course, the bio-parasite beasts from ‘Pan-Biotech Development Group’ are the most powerful.

This time, the distributed ‘Fierce Beast Generation 4’ is the latest product. According to earlier promotional explanations, its performance has greatly improved over the previous generation. After primary fusion is completed, basic physical abilities can be increased by up to eighty-five times. Strength, agility, reaction speed, and physical toughness are all greatly enhanced. Once the bio-parasite beast has fully matured in fusion, an ordinary human can lift more than ten tons and run at a speed of one hundred and twenty meters per second. The body’s endurance can rival that of a half-centimeter-thick alloy steel plate. The body’s recovery function is also greatly strengthened—even if cut in half at the waist, it can automatically fuse and recover completely within dozens of minutes.

Additional micro-devices can also provide extra features such as ‘Ability Control Intelligence Core’, the most advanced ‘Anti-Gravity Personal Flight Device’, sixth-generation ‘Sky Eye System’, and a special ‘Life Support Conversion Energy Furnace’, among others. All aspects are fully equipped and extremely powerful, with outstanding performance.

The product from ‘International Biobeast Research Center’ this time is the mass-produced variety codenamed ‘Troll Beast’. Its various performances are similar to the ‘Fierce Beast Generation 4’, and its capabilities have also improved over the previous generation ‘Mad Beast’. Although it hasn’t surpassed the ‘Fierce Beast Generation 4’ in overall performance, it does have some innovations in other areas. It’s said that the ecological energy reserve of the ‘Troll Beast’ is four and a half times that of the ‘Fierce Beast Generation 4’, and a single energy refill can last for five years. It also has a brand-new function: ‘transformation’, which can change the host’s appearance to simulate other people, and can make the protective skin on the surface bulge into various preset forms—a very eye-catching design.

The promotional slogan this time is: “Possess ten thousand appearances, change your look at any time.”

As for China’s own ‘Phantom Beast Group’, it naturally has its own trump card.

Although international conventions allow ordinary people to own bio-parasite beasts, there are also restrictions. That is, weapon systems may not be installed on ordinary people’s bio-parasite beasts. The Phantom Beast Group took advantage of this point.

It developed the ‘Chinese Ancient Martial Arts Integration System’, which allows the host, after serious study and control, to become as skilled as the masters in ancient martial arts novels, or even surpass them.

With the physical enhancements plus the various abilities generally attached to bio-parasite beasts, feats like running on walls and rooftops from the novels are child’s play. Once familiar, the selected combat techniques allow a person to easily defeat users of other types of bio-parasite beasts in hand-to-hand combat.

Some fanatical enthusiasts have even figured out how to make the energy of the bio-parasite beast radiate outward. Using these methods, they have created things like ‘Vacuum Palm’, ‘Hundred-Step Divine Fist’, ‘Invisible Qi Sword’, ‘Innate Blade Aura’... ‘One Yang Finger’, ‘Divine Turtle Shockwave’...

These techniques become almost effortless after using the Chinese Ancient Martial Arts Integration System.

These functions do not cause fatal harm to people, and the design does not violate international conventions, making them very popular with some people. As a result, the products of the Phantom Beast Group have always been highly regarded domestically.

Bio-parasite beasts are technology from the world of the future, and humanity does not fully understand all their functions. Currently, it is only known that there are four levels of fusion forms between bio-parasite beasts and humans.

Level One: Symbiotic Fusion

The initial state of the bio-parasite beast parasitizing the human body, able to coexist with human skin, muscles, and some organs. The enhanced cells of the bio-parasite beast and the human’s own cells coexist. At this stage, the bio-parasite beast can still be separated from the human body. It can only provide necessary protection and increase the body’s physical abilities several times. When the body is injured, it can also repair the body to a limited extent.

This stage is also often called parasitic fusion.

Level Two: Deep Fusion

Cellular-level fusion, where the enhanced cells of the bio-parasite beast have already entered human cells, forming a new form. It can no longer be separated from the human body. Physical abilities are more than a hundred times those of the primary fusion. It can directly absorb ecological energy, forming a complete energy cycle to provide for human survival needs. It is possible to temporarily go without water and food, and survive in anoxic environments and harsh climates until ecological energy is exhausted. Short-term survival in outer space is not a problem.