The Exoskeleton he was wearing no longer fit, and only then did Lin Qi realize what had happened.

Using his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi got a clear "look" at his current appearance.

"Xia Chu" stood blankly in the middle of the conference room, the Exoskeleton a terrible fit, her face filled with shock.

What shocked Lin Qi most was how thorough the Mimicry Ability seemed to be.

It wasn’t an illusion, but a tangible change.

Every part of his body had transformed—skin, hair, organs...

Lin Qi took a deep breath. His lung capacity was significantly smaller than before the Mimicry.

A strange feeling emanated from his body.

Damn!

’Xia Chu is on her period today!’

Lin Qi quickly canceled the Mimicry, reverting to his original form.

However, the recent transformation had loosened the Exoskeleton he was wearing.

Lin Qi had no choice but to unequip and then re-equip the Exoskeleton.

’I have to be careful using this Ability in the Cyber World. If something goes wrong with the Exoskeleton and my cover is blown, my identity as a Wizard could be exposed. And if the Round Table Conference zeroes in on my true identity, I’ll be in deep trouble.’

Once the Exoskeleton was properly secured, Lin Qi turned his attention back to the Mimicry Ability.

’Mimicking a body seems to be the most basic application, not what makes this Ability truly ’broken’.’

’Unless I’m mistaken, when I was mimicking Xia Chu just now, my Spiritual Power seemed to become keenly aware of the moisture in the surrounding air.’

Lin Qi activated the Ability again.

This time, with deliberate control, Lin Qi performed only a partial Mimicry, not a complete one.

Outwardly, Lin Qi appeared completely unchanged.

Yet, Lin Qi could clearly feel the awareness of the moisture in the air returning.

He focused his will.

A shard of solid ice instantly materialized in front of him.

’Mimicry isn’t just limited to the physical body—it even includes their Extraordinary Power!’

Lin Qi was stunned.

’This Ability seems a little broken.’

’Is this Ability inherently broken, or is it the combination with Spiritual Vision that makes it so? If I had used the devouring method, could I still have copied her Ability?’

Lin Qi didn’t know the answer, and he wasn’t about to go devour something indescribable just to find out.

Using Spiritual Vision as a substitute for devouring was fine. There was no need to dig any deeper.

He manipulated the ice in front of him, controlling the rise and fall of its temperature.

As he used it more, Lin Qi began to sense the Ability’s limitations.

First, using the mimicked Ability consumed more than three times the Spiritual Power of the original.

In terms of consumption, it was a clear case of negative synergy.

Using other people’s Abilities in a fight didn’t seem very cost-effective.

Besides the high cost, using the Ability had other restrictions.

While controlling the power, Lin Qi could clearly feel a sense of disconnect.

After all, it wasn’t his own power; a layer of Mimicry stood between him and this new Extraordinary Power. Lin Qi couldn’t control it with the same flexibility as its original owner.

That was just one limitation. The biggest one was... forgetting.

That’s right, forgetting!

After Decomposition, Lin Qi could perform the Mimicry. However, the effect would gradually degrade over time. Based on his calculations, the Mimicry of the Ability would completely fade after about ten hours.

And after about a day, the physical Mimicry would also fail completely.

However, as long as he performed the Decomposition again, the timer would reset.

’The Ability has its limits, but that doesn’t stop it from being insane. In certain situations, this power will be incredibly useful.’

’It’s highly functional and also a powerful tool for survival. With a single Decomposition, I can become a completely different person.’

This Ability was a pleasant surprise for Lin Qi.

It also gave him a considerable sense of security.

Suddenly, Lin Qi thought of the other Tier Two Crystal Stone.

The Tier Two Crystal Stone of the Splitting Ability.

He had always thought the Ability was useless, even if it mutated enough to grant him something like a cloning power.

However, in the context of the Cyber World, its usefulness was quite limited.

But things were different now. Lin Qi now possessed the power of Decomposition Mimicry.

If this ability were combined with the Splitting Ability...

’Wouldn’t that mean that in the future, for anything I want to do, I could have a complete alternate identity and a perfect alibi?’

’This is the power of a Wizard. Combining different Abilities and making combos can create all sorts of bizarre effects.’

’No Extraordinary Profession is more like the Underworld than Wizards. No wonder Wizards are facing a Witch Hunt. It almost seems like we deserve it.’

Lin Qi had no doubt that part of the reason the Round Table Conference launched the Witch Hunt was because some powerful High-tier Wizard from the European Administrative Region had used an even more disgusting combination of Abilities to screw over the region’s top brass.

The incident with the Moon was probably just a pretext.

Anyone who got screwed over by a Wizard would probably come to despise the entire profession.

Especially since every single individual in this profession has their own set of Underworld-style tactics.

Facing a different Wizard as an opponent meant facing a completely new combination of Abilities, making them almost impossible to defend against.

Of course, this was just Lin Qi’s mind wandering as usual. In reality, he had to deal with the facts at hand.

Lin Qi shook his head, clearing the clutter from his mind.

He glanced at the time. There were only a little over ten minutes left before his return to the Cyber World.