Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe were desperately charging forward through the pit of the Underground River, with constant ”rumbling” explosions coming from behind, accompanied by the shaking of the mountain.

The Ghost Snake had one eye gouged blind by Xing Zhe and three huge wounds torn open by Yang Xiao. It hated the two of them to the bone, obsessed with catching them and devouring them to vent the rage in its heart.

The stone walls of the Underground River Tunnel were hard, but with the Cultivation of an Emperor Level Advanced Realm Ghost Snake, burrowing all the way through wasn’t all that difficult.

Of course, after burrowing for too long, it consumed too much stamina and Qi, so its speed naturally slowed down.

In their panic, Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe ran about two hundred meters when their bodies suddenly broke through the water’s surface, and another huge cave appeared ahead.

The two stood at the outlet of the Underground River, swept a glance at the pitch-black cave in the distance, and for a moment were actually a bit dazed, not sure if they should go up.

They had run into Flying Goldfish in one of the previous caves and an Emperor Level Advanced Realm Ghost Snake in another—would this cave also be hiding some other Demon Beast?

The two only hesitated for an instant before a rumbling blast immediately echoed from behind, accompanied by the vibration of the stone ceiling overhead and falling rubble.

”Get up there, now!”

They didn’t dare think too much and directly shot up, leaping out of the water.

The two flew into the cave and had just landed on the ground, not yet having time to flee, when a deafening crash sounded behind them. The Ghost Snake shattered the Underground River’s rock tunnel and burrowed out.

”Fuck!”

The two of them used Instantaneous Movement in unison, streaking toward the front of the stone cave.

This cave was huge, no smaller than the Ghost Snake’s cave.

In the darkness, the two descended and landed on the ground.

Then, both simultaneously felt that something was off—the ground seemed to be shifting.

”What’s going on?”

Yang Xiao lowered his head for a glance, and his body suddenly felt light, as if something underneath was lifting him up toward midair.

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe were instantly scared stiff.

They hurriedly leaped away from whatever they were standing on, then used Instantaneous Movement again, landing a hundred meters away in the dark. When they looked back, a wave of despair washed over them.

In the darkness, a colossal figure was slowly raising its body.

Although there was no light in the cave, with the eyesight of Emperor Level Evolvers, Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe could still vaguely make out that it was a gigantic Demon Beast.

Farther back, the Ghost Snake had crawled ashore. At this moment, it was staring with its one enormous green eye (the other had been clawed blind by Xing Zhe), gazing at that Monster in the dark.

Yang Xiao could hear his own heartbeat, and also Xing Zhe’s, and couldn’t help cursing in his heart,

”What fucking rotten luck is this? Chased by a Ghost Snake Demon Beast behind, and here we run into another Demon Beast. Damn it, and I’m buried a few hundred meters underground on top of that!”

Xing Zhe and Yang Xiao both stood frozen in the darkness, not daring to move, holding their breath, afraid that the slightest noise would draw a Demon Beast attack.

In the dark, that Demon Beast suddenly chuckled and said:

”Ghost Snake, you barged into my turf. You’re breaking the rules. Are you tired of living?”

The Ghost Snake roared in rage,

”Six-Winged Centipede, I’m not here for you today. I’m hunting those two humans. Hand them over, and I’ll retreat immediately.”

”Six-Winged Centipede?”

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe both felt their hearts sink.

Fuck, this is bad luck to the extreme.

They frantically ran calculations in their heads, thinking about how they could get out alive.

The Six-Winged Centipede chuckled,

”Give them to you? Those two are Emperor Level Realm Evolvers, a rare Evolution delicacy. It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted such fine tonic. They’ll be very helpful for my current Genetic Evolution.

Since those two came into my turf, they naturally count as my food. How could I possibly give them to you?

You’d better get lost.”

The Six-Winged Centipede Demon Beast spoke decisively.

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe were trembling inside.

Back at Wuji Academy, on the Dwarf Star, they were considered overlords in their own right—how had they suddenly turned into food for these Demon Beasts in the Underground River Tunnel world?

Moreover, judging from the Six-Winged Centipede’s tone, it clearly sensed that the two were Emperor Level Realm Evolvers. Were all the Demon Beasts in this Underground River Tunnel this freaking fierce?

The Ghost Snake bellowed furiously:

”No way, those two must be mine. They gouged out my eye, and I have to eat them for revenge. You must hand them over today!”

”Oh? I was just wondering why you only opened one green eye today. So the other one’s blind? Heh, a one-eyed freak?

No, a one-eyed snake!”

The Six-Winged Centipede’s tone dripped with mockery and smugness.

The Ghost Snake went berserk, roaring:

”You stinking centipede, don’t think you can take advantage of me just because I’m one eye down. If you know what’s good for you, hand those two over. My patience is limited—don’t push me.”

”Hmph, you’re just a blind snake. What are you strutting around for on my turf? Get lost!”

As the Six-Winged Centipede spoke, it suddenly raised half its body, a full fifty to sixty meters high, dozens of massive claws waving in midair, terrifying to behold.

By now, Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe had calmed down. Facing two Demon Beasts like this, fleeing wasn’t their best option.

Yang Xiao’s eyes rolled, and he whispered to Xing Zhe:

”The Ghost Snake had its eye gouged out by you and its body torn up by me. It’s pretty badly hurt. Right now, if it goes head-to-head with the Six-Winged Centipede, it definitely, absolutely isn’t a match for it.”

Xing Zhe was stunned for a moment, then in the darkness felt Yang Xiao lightly poke his arm twice.

Xing Zhe suddenly understood and immediately said:

”Mm, I think so too. Plus, I clawed its neck earlier. It’s only holding itself together now—actually it’s not that scary. Its Combat Power has dropped by about half.”

”The Ghost Snake chased us for two hundred meters and smashed through all that rock for you. Its consumption is huge too.”

”If I were the Six-Winged Centipede, I’d kill the Ghost Snake first. I heard a Ghost Snake’s Crystal Core and flesh are rare Evolution resources, hard to come by.”

”Exactly. If you miss this chance, it won’t come again. This is a heaven-sent opportunity for the Six-Winged Centipede.”

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Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe deliberately kept their voices low, pretending to be afraid that the Ghost Snake and Six-Winged Centipede would hear them.

Yet their conversation was just loud enough for the nearby Six-Winged Centipede to catch every word.

In terms of true Combat Power, the Six-Winged Centipede was a notch weaker than the Ghost Snake. That was exactly why the Ghost Snake had the confidence to barge into the Six-Winged Centipede’s turf demanding its prey.

The Ghost Snake and Six-Winged Centipede were neighboring enemies along this stretch of the Underground River. The two Demon Beasts had been fighting on and off for a hundred years, mutually hostile, with no clear victor.

However, over the past century, the Ghost Snake, being close to Cultivation Field 101, had successively devoured dozens of Wuji Academy students who accidentally stepped into the Underground River Tunnel. Its Genetic Evolution progressed faster than the Six-Winged Centipede’s, and it gradually grew stronger than its rival.

With their Genetic Evolution improving over the past hundred years, their bodies had become more and more enormous, no longer suited to roam freely inside the Underground River Tunnels, so their clashes had decreased.

Whenever they needed to leave the Underground River, both the Ghost Snake and the Six-Winged Centipede had to use a special Cultivation Technique to shrink their bodies before they could get out.

Using this body-shrinking Cultivation Technique was troublesome, and during the shrinking process their Combat Power dropped sharply. If they ran into a strong opponent then, it would be quite dangerous.

Most of the time, the Ghost Snake and Six-Winged Centipede stayed in their own caves, bathing in the naturally dense Evolution Energy, absorbing the Evolution of heaven and earth, boosting their Genetic Evolution.

On top of that, the Underground River water held vast numbers of Flying Goldfish for them to eat—another rare Evolution energy source. The two Demon Beasts had settled into living alone in their caves year-round, not interfering with each other.