[Plucking the Initial Platinum-grade Blood Fruit from the Blood Fruit Tree, you no longer hesitated and ate one of them.]
[The sensation of eating this blood fruit was roughly the same as that of an Initial Silver-grade Blood Fruit. The only difference was that your blood boiled as if being put on a steamer.]
[This time, there weren’t any impurities discharged. Your impurities had long been removed since becoming a High Human.]
[The evolution process to that of an Arch Human was suddenly halted as you lacked enough Initial Platinum-grade Blood Fruits since one wasn’t enough.]
{Hint Prompt: You need four more blood fruits.}
[Receiving that Hint Prompt, you created four more blood fruits and ate them in one mouthful.]
[This time, your blood no longer boiled but felt like it was as hot as lava. But since you were at Peak Platinum-rank, it didn’t harm you in any way.]
[’It seems to be the side effect of eating them in one go. Normally, even an Iron rank human can still become an Arch Human as long as they consumed the Blood Fruits in small, steady portions.’]
[’But since I’m already at Peak Platinum-rank, I don’t need to be that cautious, as it won’t harm me and at most, will bring me pain.’]
[You weren’t afraid of pain but rather, stagnation.]
[Experiencing this evolution firsthand had gratified you, fulfilling your instinctual and primal desire to evolve and become stronger.]
[With no impurities discharged, becoming an Arch Human instead removes major flaws in your body. If the minor flaws removed during High Human were mostly superficial, as it mostly improved charm and appearance, this time, it was fundamental.]
[One of humanity’s greatest racial abilities was Adaptability.]
[And so, you felt that while your major flaws were fixed and you became closer to the bloodline purity of ancestral humans from high fantasy worlds, it naturally allowed you to gain the racial ability of Adaptive Evolution.]
[Adaptive Evolution, at its surface manifestation, allowed you to adapt to any environment, even above your power rank. Your natural health regeneration had also drastically improved, with the severance and destruction of limbs and organs being recoverable in under a second.]
[You even felt that even if your heart was gouged out and your brain was smashed, as long as your soul was intact, you could still recover from such grave injuries.]
[Not only that, since you have Adaptive Evolution, you would obtain resistance towards anything that harmed you. The phrase "what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger" has truly become your reality.]
[Moreover, after several minutes had passed, your evolution from High Human to Arch Human was finally complete!]
[As soon as you successfully evolved, your physical appearance naturally became outrageously handsome and flawless.]
[At least, you were now confident that your appearance, which was already very handsome and perfect, had become even more so and could now compare to other high-ranking fantasy creatures.]
[Even if you encountered those dragons and pureblooded vampires who were famous for their handsome and beautiful appearances, you weren’t biologically inferior to them now.]
[Feeling your changes, you examined your body with a mirror you took and indeed, with how handsome you are now, you couldn’t help but look forward to your nightlife with Jade after she went through the same evolution as you!]
[’Not only the appearance and innate charm, but I also seem to have Perfect Memory aside from Adaptive Evolution.’]
[’From when I was a baby to where I am now, I remember and can recall everything. Even memories from my past life were as clear as day.’]
[’Moreover, the perks of High Humans, which were prodigy-level talent, high comprehension, etc., were even further improved at Arch Human. Now, my intelligence and learning speed beat High Humans, and it’s not even close.’]
[Although bloodline rank didn’t directly increase your power, you could now understand why those with higher bloodline ranks could progress their power ranks faster compared to those with inferior bloodlines.]
[’If power rank is the accumulated strength I possess, then bloodline rank is the very foundation that supports that strength.’]
[’The difference is like two machines running the same process. One has inferior hardware, while the other possesses superior hardware. Even if both operate the same software, the one with better hardware will naturally process everything faster, smoother, and with less waste.’]
[’That also explains why those with higher bloodline ranks often display monstrous cultivation speed, terrifying learning ability, and absurd adaptability compared to ordinary beings.’]
[’It isn’t that their power rank rises by itself, but that their bodies, minds, and even souls are fundamentally better suited to support growth.’]
[’A weak bloodline can still become strong through time and opportunity, but they would always need to expend more effort to reach the same result.’]
[’Meanwhile, superior bloodlines naturally reduce inefficiency. Less waste, fewer limitations, greater tolerance, and a much higher ceiling.’]
[’In simple terms, bloodline rank is hardware, while power rank is software.’]
[’One determines the quality of the vessel, while the other determines how much has already been installed into it.’]
[’And right now, after evolving into an Arch Human, my hardware has undergone another major upgrade.’]
[You slowly clenched your hand, feeling the frightening harmony within your body.]
[Every muscle, every drop of blood, every strand of thought... Everything felt far more coordinated than before.]
[It was as if your body had become a far more precise machine, with almost no unnecessary loss between thought and execution.]
[Even the circulation of energy within your body had become smoother, to the point that your Peak Platinum rank strength now felt easier to control than before.]
[’No wonder superior races dominate so easily once they mature.’]
[’Even if two existences stand at the same power rank, the one with superior bloodline can often display greater combat efficiency, simply because their vessel itself is more complete.’]
[Thinking of this, you were glad that you didn’t neglect your bloodline rank and had expended resources and time just to plan for the nurturing of the Blood Fruit Tree.]
[In the end, it benefited you a lot!]