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But Yua Shan was also secretly alarmed, as he could clearly sense that Su Ze’s power had grown significantly stronger than before!

‘This rate of improvement is just too ridiculous!’

And for a Moon God to display this level of combat prowess was simply defying the natural order.

If he hadn’t offended him, it would be one thing, but since he had, he absolutely could not allow such an enemy to continue growing stronger!

Yua Shan had already decided that as soon as he escaped, he would mobilize the entire Four Beasts Commerce Association, and even the entire Beast Race, to hunt down Su Ze.

He would never be able to rest easy until Su Ze was eliminated.

At that moment, the Dark Blood Giant Beast finally arrived and joined forces with Su Ze against Yua Shan, which immediately lessened Su Ze’s pressure considerably.

Yua Shan had lost the will to fight and was solely focused on escaping, but Su Ze and the Dark Blood Giant Beast clung to him relentlessly.

“You can’t kill me either, so why don’t we just stop here,” he shouted.

From the looks of the situation, this was indeed the case. Su Ze and the Dark Blood Giant Beast had the upper hand, but they weren’t completely overwhelming Yua Shan.

Su Ze wasn’t concerned. Once his “Sponge Body” skill’s cooldown finished, he could slowly wear Yua Shan down to death.

Besides, he had his eye on Yua Shan’s “Rule-Slaying Sword,” which appeared to be a skill.

Conveniently, he had an empty skill slot and decided to save it for this very skill.

He might encounter better skills in the future, but Su Ze had to increase his strength as quickly as possible.

Blue Star was waiting for him to save it.

It was a rare opportunity to encounter a Sun God who possessed a decent skill. Su Ze was unwilling to miss this chance and naturally had no intention of letting Yua Shan leave.

After all, he had already met all the other conditions. The Super Star was almost in his grasp, and all he lacked was one new skill to fulfill all the requirements for his ninth evolution.

The more Yua Shan fought, the more frustrated he became, regretting his actions to his very core. As a veteran Sun God and a high-ranking member of the Four Beasts Commerce Association, he certainly didn’t lack methods of escape.

But he had ironically spun a cocoon to trap himself; the spatial lockdown was restricting his own escape routes.

“Fine! In that case, let’s just see who can outlast whom!”

Growing ruthless, he decided to drag things out with Su Ze and his companion, settling in for a war of attrition.

But as Su Ze fought, a tremendous change was also taking place within his body.

After completely absorbing the Evolutionary Material from the Mutated Giant Ape, his “Knowledge is Power” skill had finally been upgraded to the ninth rank!

Liou Wenxin had once predicted that the “Knowledge is Power” skill would one day undergo a qualitative change, upgrading from “Cell Enhancement” to “Genetic Enhancement.”

Su Ze had originally thought this qualitative change would occur when “Knowledge is Power” was upgraded to a divine skill, but it hadn’t.

Now that it had been upgraded to a ninth-rank divine skill, it still hadn’t happened.

After upgrading to a ninth-rank divine skill, it had only made Su Ze’s constitution stronger, his power greater, and his Elemental Resistance higher…

But the qualitative change didn’t occur.

This made Su Ze suspect that the so-called qualitative change would probably only appear when the skill was upgraded to the Ancestral God level.

But right at that moment, something unexpected happened!

Su Ze suddenly discovered that his “Knowledge is Power” skill was uncontrollably beginning to merge with another skill!

It was “Divine Grace of Evolution”!

The two skills were drawn to each other like magnets. To be precise, “Divine Grace of Evolution” was exerting an immense attraction on “Knowledge is Power,” causing it to move closer involuntarily.

This was beyond Su Ze’s understanding; he had never heard of such a thing happening.

However, he didn’t mind seeing what would happen if the two skills merged, so he didn’t stop it.

This skill fusion was a spontaneous act between the two skills. There was no Repulsive Force or resistance, and the merger proceeded smoothly.

But this smooth process was forced to a halt when it was halfway complete.

Fusion failed!

The two skills separated once again.

It seemed there was some kind of Harmonizing Agent missing between them, preventing them from fully integrating and ultimately causing the fusion to fail.

‘What exactly is it missing?’

Su Ze had no time to ponder this question, because he discovered that his “Knowledge is Power” skill had actually changed after the interrupted fusion!

Although the fusion had failed, “Divine Grace of Evolution” had still had some kind of effect on “Knowledge is Power” during the process.

It was like a man and woman who dated; even though they didn’t end up getting married, the woman was still changed in some ways by the man’s influence.

Knowledge is Power (Ninth-Rank Divine Skill): Passive Skill. For each skill mastered, gain one instance of Genetic Enhancement.

When Su Ze carefully sensed and comprehended the effects of “Knowledge is Power,” he was utterly shocked.

The qualitative change he had been waiting for, the “Genetic Enhancement,” hadn’t appeared when it was upgraded to a ninth-rank divine skill. Instead, it had appeared after the failed fusion with “Divine Grace of Evolution.”

‘It’s this incredible even after a failed fusion… what would the effect be if it actually succeeded?’

Su Ze was suddenly itching with curiosity, wishing he could forcibly merge the two skills.

But immediately after, “Knowledge is Power” began to take effect, and the Genetic Enhancement started!

Every time the “Knowledge is Power” skill was upgraded, it would retroactively apply the new enhancements to all previous instances of strengthening.

Even after Su Ze had fused his skills multiple times, which had greatly reduced his total skill count, it didn’t affect the number of enhancements.

The previous enhancements targeted the cellular level. Now that it had been upgraded to the genetic level, the significance was completely different.

If the previous Cell Enhancement was like strengthening the surface, equivalent to an ordinary person working out to stay fit…

…then the current Genetic Enhancement was strengthening the very foundation, equivalent to directly injecting a Genetic Potion and instantly becoming Captain America.

It was more meticulous, more powerful, and its effects were more pronounced!

Su Ze’s body began to dissolve and restructure from the inside out.

In a few moments, he had melted into a pool of viscous liquid.

“Mu Mu, hold him off for a bit!”

Su Ze said via voice transmission.

When Yua Shan saw this sudden, bizarre transformation happen to Su Ze, he was overjoyed. Thinking his chance had come, he immediately launched a ferocious counterattack, beating the Dark Blood Giant Beast until it howled in pain.

The poor Dark Blood Giant Beast was no match for Yua Shan in a one-on-one fight to begin with. It had to face his furious assault while also trying to protect Su Ze.

It could only barely hold on, and soon its body was covered in wounds, a truly miserable sight.

But fortunately, at that moment, Su Ze’s genetic restructuring was finally complete!

The puddle of liquid that was Su Ze stood up again, resuming his human form.

“You… You’re…” Yua Shan’s eyes widened abruptly.

Because the current Su Ze was no longer under his disguise, having reverted to his Human Race appearance.

Evidently, as a veteran Sun God from a first-rate Strong Race, Yua Shan knew of the Human Race’s existence and recognized Su Ze’s race.

Su Ze clenched his fists, savoring the wonderful feeling of power coursing through his body.

He wasted no time on words. He leaped up, closed in on Yua Shan, and threw a punch that blew his head apart.

Plunder!

Su Ze grabbed Yua Shan’s corpse and began to plunder the skill he desired.