Super Gene Hunting Ground

In that three-dimensional recording, the person covered in blood was in this Underground River Tunnel.

Only the voice of the person in the recording was heard:

”I am a student from the Advanced Academy Department of Wuji Academy, my name is Wu Feng. When I was cultivating at the 101 Cultivation Field, I accidentally found this underground cultivation trench,

I was attacked by a Super Demon Beast in the Underground River Tunnel, seriously injured, and unable to escape alive. My time is running out,

If in the future someone like me stumbles into this underground trench and finds my corpse, opening this Recording Jade Disc, there are a dozen Secret Technique Manuals in the Space Ring, all for you. I only ask you to do one thing for me,

I am from the Qiluo Clan, in the Space Ring there is a Golden Jade Pendant, which is a Door-opening Rune Jade Pendant for a Defense Light Screen at one of our secret locations in the Qiluo Clan,

Without this Jade Pendant, the Defense Light Screen at one of our secret locations in the Qiluo Clan cannot be opened, which is very, very important to us,

Helping to return this Golden Jade Pendant to the Qiluo Clan will make you a great benefactor to our Qiluo Clan forever, and the entire Qiluo Clan will be forever grateful to you for your great kindness...”

In the recording, the blood-covered person said a few more unclear words, which neither Yang Xiao nor Xing Zhe understood.

Then, the image suddenly disappeared.

Xing Zhe looked at Yang Xiao,

”Where did you get this thing from?”

Yang Xiao pointed with his finger to the nearby skeleton,

”I was just curious a moment ago and picked up the Space Ring from the skeleton’s finger, not expecting it to open directly. This Jade Pendant was found inside,

By the way, do you know the Qiluo Clan?”

Xing Zhe nodded,

”The Qiluo Clan is a minority group in the west of Dwarf Star, with a certain air of mystery, usually solitary and not much in contact with other groups. I didn’t expect they also sent someone to Wuji Academy to cultivate.”

”Check these Secret Manuals to see if they are of any use.”

Yang Xiao said, handing over a dozen Jade Discs to Xing Zhe.

Xing Zhe glanced through a few casually and said,

”Dwarf Star has too many Secret Manuals on Genetic Evolution Methods, these seem to be the unique creation of the Qiluo Clan. I’m not particularly interested, keep them for your own cultivation.”

”What about this Golden Jade Pendant? Should we help return it to the Qiluo Clan?”

”You really are kind-hearted, weren’t we trapped in this cave ourselves, unable to get out, and you’re still thinking of helping to return it?

I’m actually interested in another thing, that guy just said he was heavily injured by a Demon Beast in the cave but didn’t specify which one,

I wonder if he was injured by the Ghost Snake or the Six-winged Centipede and then fled here,

or was he after fleeing here injured by another demon beast?”

The two discussed it but reached no conclusion.

Yang Xiao put away Wu Feng’s Space Ring, thinking if the opportunity arose in the future, he would find a chance to return it to the Qiluo Clan.

”Xing Zhe, since you’re awake, you keep watch while I sleep, I’m tired.”

”I was just sleeping well, and you woke me up!”

Xing Zhe expressed his discontent.

Yang Xiao had already lain down on the ground and closed his eyes.

It was unclear how much time passed before Yang Xiao woke up to find Xing Zhe missing.

”Xing Zhe? Xing Zhe?”

He called twice but received no response from Xing Zhe.

Yang Xiao was puzzled, stood up, turned on his flashlight, and swept it around, but still found no sign of Xing Zhe.

”Where did this guy run off to?”

Yang Xiao sat down, took out some Flying Gold Fish Meat Dried from the Space Ring, and ate two pieces.

After eating, Xing Zhe still hadn’t returned.

”Could it be that this guy went ahead on his own to explore?”

This trench is about ten meters wide and four to five meters high, with no end in sight.

Yang Xiao hesitated a moment, then wrote in large characters on the stone wall:

”I’m going ahead to find you.”

With Yang Xiao’s power, writing on the hard rock wall with his finger was as easy as writing on the sand at the beach. In a moment, several large characters, five to six centimeters deep, were etched into the rock.

After writing, Yang Xiao, holding a flashlight, walked forward.

Yang Xiao walked several hundred meters and still saw no sign of Xing Zhe.

The Underground River Tunnel had a bend ahead, and as Yang Xiao’s flashlight shone on the walls, he saw many scratches converging in one direction.

Yang Xiao’s heart skipped a beat, he turned and shone the flashlight back on the tunnel’s walls and discovered that all along the way the walls had scratches converging in the same direction.

These marks were very old, and in the darkness, they would not be noticed unless one paid attention while passing by.

Seeing these large scratches slanting in the same direction on the walls, a bolt of Lightning crossed Yang Xiao’s mind.

These marks were clearly left by some kind of Demon Beast burrowing through the Underground River Tunnel.

Thinking of Wu Feng, the Qiluo Clan member who died in the pit ahead, Yang Xiao’s heart seemed to grasp something.

If the speculation is correct, Wu Feng must have been chased by some terrifying Demon Beast to where he ended up, eventually being severely injured and killed by it.

The Underground River Tunnel was originally not so large; it was expanded when that Super Demon Beast chased Wu Feng, carving through, thus enlarging the originally smaller tunnel to its current state.

The Demon Beast left its marks on the stone walls as it burrowed, thus creating the converging scratches.

Understanding this, Yang Xiao suddenly realized he might be correct in his speculation.

Realizing this, Yang Xiao also thought of Xing Zhe’s disappearance, and a wave of coldness enveloped his heart.

”Could Xing Zhe have been eaten by some unknown Demon Beast?”

Yang Xiao felt a bit scared too, but thinking about how Xing Zhe had accompanied him into the 101 Cultivation Field, and it was he who had dragged him down, with Xing Zhe’s life now uncertain, Yang Xiao felt compelled to look for him, as abandoning him seemed too heartless, and he couldn’t live with his conscience if he did not attempt a search.

Moreover, Xing Zhe might not have been taken by a Demon Beast; perhaps he had gone further ahead to explore?

Gritting his teeth, Yang Xiao braced himself and continued forward.

At the bend in the Underground River Tunnel, as Yang Xiao’s flashlight shone on the wall, a cold glint reflected back.

”What’s that?”

Yang Xiao quickly ran over and looked closer to find a sword embedded in the wall.

Two-thirds of the sword’s blade was buried in the stone wall, with the exposed part still gleaming coldly, exuding a fierce Killing Aura.

”Whose sword is it?”

Yang Xiao reached out, grasped the sword, and pulled it out directly.

A surge of potent Killing Aura instantly permeated the air.

”Such powerful Sword Qi!”

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but exclaim, taking a closer look at the sword with its shimmering blade densely covered with peculiar runes.

Though Yang Xiao couldn’t understand these runes, he knew this was a Divine Weapon filled with Magic and potent Killing Aura. Thinking thus, he couldn’t resist slowly channeling Genetic Evolution Energy into the sword handle.

”Buzz!” A sound rang out as the cold light exploded, extending about a meter along the blade.

Without a second thought, Yang Xiao wielded the Longsword, striking it against the hard stone wall.

Only a light ”swish” was heard, akin to a knife slicing through a melon, as the blade cleaved into the solid stone effortlessly.

”This sword is even more powerful than the Divine Weapons I used on Witch Star.”

On Witch Star, Yang Xiao had obtained four Two-star Divine Weapons, which he eventually gifted to his companions, leaving only one Three-star Divine Weapon, the Flying Leopard Thunder Hammer, to himself.

However, the Flying Leopard Thunder Hammer was suitable for outdoor use, drawing Thunder and Lightning power from the sky, yet wasn’t very apt for this underground trench.

Yang Xiao took another look at the scar on the stone wall where the treasure sword was originally embedded, confirming it was an old mark and likely many years old.

”This probably isn’t Xing Zhe’s weapon.”

Yang Xiao was thrilled to suddenly acquire such a powerful treasure sword. With one hand holding the Longsword and the other guiding the flashlight, he continued to move forward.