Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao walked out of the room and saw Xiao Bai playing under a big tree outside.

”Xiao Bai.”

Xiao Bai stood up, glanced at Zhang Hao, and complained:

”Why are you taking so long? The registration and data entry for new students took ages, what on earth were you doing?”

”Oh, I saw the staff inside was asleep, so I didn’t wake him up and waited for a bit.”

”You mean that old man, he often does that. If you don’t wake him, he can sleep forever. Hey, what’s that pearl in your hand?”

Xiao Bai saw the pearl in Zhang Hao’s hand and asked.

Yang Xiao handed the pearl to Xiao Bai and said:

”Do you recognize it?”

Xiao Bai shook his head.

”That old man gave it to me earlier, saying it’s a Spirit Transformation Pearl. He said it’s useful for cultivation in the Dungeon Purgatory. He insisted on giving it to me, and I couldn’t refuse, so I reluctantly accepted.”

Xiao Bai listened, jealousy flashing in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Hao, and said:

”Do you know the purpose of the Spirit Transformation Pearl?”

”I don’t know. Do you know?”

”Of course, I follow Vice Dean Le, so naturally, I know. In the Dungeon Purgatory of Shendu College, there are five large Evolution Energy Lakes. The evolution energy there is incredibly powerful, and ordinary people can’t absorb it up close, so they have to cultivate in caves at a distance,

but if you have a Spirit Transformation Pearl, it’s different. This pearl can convert the evolution energy into a gentle evolution energy, making it easier for your body to absorb,

and possessing a Spirit Transformation Pearl can increase your cultivation speed two to three times faster.”

”Oh, so this means the pearl does have some purpose?”

Xiao Bai looked at Yang Xiao pitifully,

”The Spirit Transformation Pearls are formed by certain special Demon Beasts during their long evolution journey. They’re extremely precious, and from what I know, there are less than ten Spirit Transformation Pearls across the entire Shendu College. They’re priceless treasures that everyone wants.

Oh, what kind of luck have you stumbled upon? Just registering, and that old man gives you a Spirit Transformation Pearl. You didn’t steal it, did you?”

”...”

”Do I look like a thief?”

Xiao Bai rolled his eyes at Yang Xiao,

”Hard to say!”

”...”

”Xiao Bai, if you like it, I’ll give you this Spirit Transformation Pearl.”

”Huh, you’re giving it to me?”

Xiao Bai was stunned, looking at Yang Xiao.

Everyone saw the Spirit Transformation Pearl as a treasure, yet Zhang Hao just handed it to her. She could hardly believe her ears.

Yang Xiao pushed the pearl into Xiao Bai’s hands and smiled:

”It’s just a pearl, isn’t it? I’m your mentor, consider it a meeting gift.”

Xiao Bai held the Spirit Transformation Pearl in her hands and said excitedly:

”Really, you’re really giving it to me?”

”Haven’t I already given it to you?”

Xiao Bai smiled and said:

”Actually, you don’t have to give it to me. I’ll be happy if you help me with something.”

”Tell me, as long as it’s within my ability, I’ll help you.”

”When you go to the Dungeon Purgatory to cultivate, could you take me with you?”

”What’s the problem with that? Of course, I can.”

”Really?”

”Yeah!”

”Thank you, mentor!”

Xiao Bai had a big smile on her face. It was the first time Yang Xiao had seen her so happy, so he asked,

”Can’t you usually go to the Dungeon Purgatory to cultivate?”

”I’m just the yard’s pet. I can only go when the dean takes me, otherwise, I can’t go alone. Besides, I didn’t previously want to transform into human form.”

”Alright, I’ll take you in the future. I want to check out the library now, can you show me the way?”

”Okay.”

Xiao Bai suddenly became much more enthusiastic and grew closer to Yang Xiao.

At the library, Zhang Hao used his Identity Jade to swipe at the Defensive Light Curtain Gate and led Xiao Bai into the library.

All resources at Shendu College were open for free. The Defensive Light Curtain Gate was mostly symbolic protection.

Following his cultivation habit, Zhang Hao visited the library in every new place to familiarize himself with local books and learning some basic cultivation rules.

In the library, there were many people reading, some appearing in their thirties or forties, but most looked like they were in their fifties, sixties, seventies, or even eighties,

Yang Xiao knew that in terms of actual age, many of them were over a hundred years old.

For Genetic Evolvers, a hundred years is merely the beginning of their youth.

Yang Xiao found some books about the history of the Divine City and the history of the Dwarf Star to read.

Xiao Bai sat idly by, looking bored.

”Xiao Bai, why aren’t you reading?”

”I have the body of a Demon Beast, and your human cultivation books are useless to me.”

Yang Xiao chuckled and said:

”Reading isn’t just for cultivation. Since you transformed into a human, you should try to integrate into human society. You can read more about the history of Dwarf Star’s human society to broaden your knowledge,

as the saying goes, ’an ugly person should read more,’ the more books you read, the more graceful you become, and you’ll have poise.”

Xiao Bai looked at Yang Xiao,

”Are you saying I’m ugly?”

”Not ugly, you’re quite pretty in terms of appearance, but your intellect is just beginning to develop. Reading can enhance your intellect and make you a true human.”

”Really?”

”Yes.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai picked up a book and began to read.

In Xiao Bai’s mind, there was already a multilingual cultivation technique system that allowed her to understand human languages.

The library of Shendu College might be the largest collection of books on the Dwarf Star Continent. Yang Xiao read through a large number of books about the origin of Dwarf Star, and its societal development, seeking ways to stop the Dwarf Star People from invading the Witch Star.

Yang Xiao spent more than ten days reading hundreds of books about the history of Dwarf Star, gaining a basic understanding of the entirety of Dwarf Star.

Yang Xiao even found books on the climatic changes of the past five hundred years of Dwarf Star, confirming what Ying Tianmo had said, that the temperature on Dwarf Star had been steadily decreasing from an average of thirty degrees five hundred years ago to an average of twenty-five degrees today.

Yang Xiao even made a chart illustrating the temperature changes over these five hundred years, clearly showing a smooth downward trend; this indicates that the temperature decline isn’t a coincidence but a determined effect of some factor.

Yang Xiao couldn’t find any evidence in the library about Dwarf Star’s ”Sun” celestial body light source gradually weakening. It is estimated that this is a secret known only to a few Elders in the Divine Hall Elder Council.

Ying Tianmo once said that according to the celestial scientists of Dwarf Star, a thousand years from now, Dwarf Star’s sun would gradually contract, reducing its light source radiation by more than fifty percent, leading Dwarf Star into an ice age.

”If that day indeed comes, most of the life and humans on Dwarf Star would become extinct.”

”Saving Dwarf Star is not my mission. My mission is to resolve the invasion of Witch Star by Dwarf Star.”

As Yang Xiao thought about this, a flash of light suddenly flickered in his mind, causing his body to tremble slightly as he puzzled over it,

”Why am I always encountering these bizarre events,

Earth was destroyed, I saved Earth,

Purple Origin Star was attacked by Witch Star people, I saved Purple Origin Star,

Witch Star was invaded by Dwarf Star people, I went to save Witch Star,

Now do I need to save Dwarf Star as well?

What kind of karma did I accumulate in my past life to save the entire universe in this one?”