Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao killed Chu Tian and Chi Long.

Xing Zhe asked:

”Yang Xiao, what should we do next?”

Yang Xiao did not respond but walked to the corpse of the Demon Beast, looked at it, picked up the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast’s Crystal Core, and placed it into the Space Ring.

”The Demon Beast’s Scale Armor is quite good, isn’t it? We can at least customize two sets of High-Level Magic Armor from it.”

”Yes, indeed, Demon Beasts of the Emperor Level Advanced Realm are quite rare, especially the Scale Armor of the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast. Its Defense is strong; if it weren’t for Chi Long’s use of Poison, killing the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast would have been very difficult.”

”Do you think the Scale Armor will be contaminated with Poison?”

”No, since the Scale Armor of the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast hasn’t been corroded, it shows it has a certain Poison resistance.

Chi Long’s Poison only corroded the flesh of the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast, having no corrosive effects on the Crystal Core and Scale Armor.”

Yang Xiao nodded and cautiously stored the Mountain Cannon Demon Beast’s Scale Armor in the Space Ring.

Yang Xiao asked:

”Before dying, Chu Tian said Chi Long released Poison Mist in the underground tunnel. Can we still go down there?”

Xing Zhe pondered for a moment and said:

”I know a bit about Chi Long and Poison Techniques. Generally, the Poison Mist released by Chi Long evaporates and loses its effects after 48 hours.

Considering the confined space in the cave and poor air circulation, we can wait two more days before going down.

Before venturing down, we should take a Detoxification Pill, and there shouldn’t be much of a problem.”

Yang Xiao said:

”In that case, let’s find a place nearby to settle down and rest for three or four days, then enter the underground tunnel.”

”Alright, what about Chi Long and Chu Tian’s corpses?”

”Are you silly? This is the wilderness where Demon Beasts roam frequently. Once we leave here, Demon Beasts will soon devour their bodies, leaving not even bones.”

Xing Zhe sighed and shook his head:

”Alas, we were fellow students. Honestly, I feel reluctant to see their bodies devoured by Demon Beasts.”

”Hehe, you grow a conscience now? They were always plotting to kill us.”

Xing Zhe nodded:

”Yang Xiao, I know of a small mountain about ten kilometers from here. On the mountain, there is a cave where we can stay overnight, and if we take turns keeping watch, it will be safe.”

”Great!”

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe went to a nearby cave.

Four days later, Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe returned to Cultivation Field 101. Chi Long and Chu Tian’s corpses were no longer there, only some shredded clothing remained, likely eaten by Demon Beasts.

The two took a Detoxification Pill and jumped into the cave.

Inside the cave, they discovered a pile of shredded skeletal remains.

”It seems Demon Beasts entered the cave and ate the corpses of Chu Tian’s small followers.”

”This is normal. The cave is wide open, and the Demon Beasts outside have very sensitive smell. Even without these corpses, they can sense the dense Evolution Energy within the cave. When we move forward, we must proceed cautiously.”

Yang Xiao glanced at the cavern opening above.

”Xing Zhe, this cavern opening probably hasn’t been discovered by others yet, but staying here will eventually become a risk.”

Xing Zhe paused and said:

”What do you plan to do?”

”I want to destroy this cavern opening first; we can dig it open when we come out.”

Xing Zhe had seen Yang Xiao’s ”One Finger Splitting Earth” Soul Skill before and knew digging an escape opening wouldn’t be a problem, so he nodded:

”Alright, destroy the opening to save trouble.”

Yang Xiao immediately used One Finger Splitting Earth multiple times, piercing the rocks surrounding the opening, causing the entire opening to collapse and be completely buried, leaving only a sunken pit visible from the outside, but no one would suspect a long tunnel underneath.

The two turned on their flashlights and proceeded along the pit tunnel.

Along the way, they encountered ten or so Demon Beasts of various types, but all at the Empire Level Realm, easily handled by Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe.

”These Demon Beast meats will be perfect for food for us, haha!”

The two stored the Demon Beast bodies in the Space Ring and continued onward.

The journey thereafter was smooth, with no more encounters with Demon Beasts.

After traveling several tens of kilometers, the underground tunnel suddenly widened, from ten meters to several dozens of meters, even hundreds.

The tunnel’s height also increased to tens and even hundreds of meters.

”Whoa, Yang Xiao, this place is practically an underground world!”

The two shone their flashlights everywhere, finding nothing but damp stone walls, with no signs of Demon Beasts.

Yang Xiao took a deep breath, utilized the Evolution Technique, and felt a surge of strong Evolution Energy entering his body.

”The Evolution Energy here is much stronger than outside; try it.”

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhe immediately tried and showed an expression of excitement.

”Yang Xiao, we’ve hit the jackpot. Cultivating here for half a year will allow us to break through the Emperor Middle Level Realm, and we can continue cultivating to break through the Emperor Level Advanced Realm, or even the Saint Level Realm.”

Yang Xiao chuckled:

”Xing Zhe, you really know how to dream. Breaking through the Emperor Middle Level should be fine, but as for Advanced, or Saint Level, it’s not something we’ll achieve by merely cultivating.”

Xing Zhe laughed and said:

”I understand it takes a powerful Genetic Evolution Talent to break through to the Emperor Level Advanced and Saint Level.

Ow, you’re no fun. Can’t you let me be happy for a moment?

As long as I can break through to the Emperor Middle Level, I can return to our tribe, lead our people to live resiliently, making other tribes not dare to bully us arbitrarily.”

Xing Zhe was somewhat agitated.

Breaking through to the Emperor Middle Level Realm was his dream goal.

”Xing Zhe, have you ever thought about why the Evolution Energy in this tunnel is so strong? Where does the Energy come from?”

Xing Zhe thought for a moment and said:

”I can’t precisely explain the reason. Let’s continue walking forward and see if there’s anything unusual in the tunnel.”

The two walked forward for a few meters, their flashlights illuminating the walls, causing a strong reflective effect, as if the walls were adorned with diamonds or mirrors.

”What are these things on the rock walls?”

They approached the rock wall and saw embedded within it were various sized irregular Crystal Stones.

Yang Xiao asked perplexedly:

”What are these?”

Xing Zhe pried off a Crystal about the size of a fist, inspected it closely, and said:

”This seems like the legendary Evolution Crystal Stone.”

”Evolution Crystal Stone? What’s that?”

”Some underground areas of Dwarf Star are buried with Crystal Stones that possess strong Evolution Energy, known as Evolution Crystal Stones, which can release significant Evolution Energy and speed up Genetic Evolution.

It’s said that Wuji Island is rich in Evolution Crystal Stones; however, I’ve never seen Evolution Crystal Stones.

Such things are rare and hard to come by, occasionally appearing in trade, but as soon as they do, they’re bought up, typically unseen by ordinary people.

Our tribe has a Cultivation Field with several dozen Evolution Crystal Stones buried there, which I have seen before, and they seem similar to these.”