Chapter 17: Level 1 Gene Cultivator

Ding Huan returned to Yujiang University again. When he heard it was the Blade-Washing Society, he knew he wouldn't be able to get any information out of them.

Ding Huan had heard of the name Blade-Washing Society in his previous life; their power was not small, and they would take any dirty job as long as there was money.

He had no grudges with the Blade-Washing Society; the fact that they sent people to catch him was clearly commissioned by someone else.

What satisfied Ding Huan was that since he had finished off the two guys who were watching him, no one had come to bother him for the next three days.

After three days of cultivation, Ding Huan could already clearly feel an internal energy condensed within his body.

Sure enough, having a gene spiritual root and not having one were completely different. In his previous life, he had fused with three types of genes before he started gene meditation, and it took him seventeen years to become a Level 1 Gene Cultivator.

Based on his experience, at this speed of condensing internal energy, he would become a Level 1 Gene Cultivator in at most one month.

This was still because the spiritual energy on Earth was insufficient; if it were on the Changyi Continent, he might only need a week.

The tallest building in Luohe City was the Luohuan Building.

The top floor of the Luohuan Building was one of the three major bases of the Blade-Washing Society.

At this moment, in the top-floor conference room, twenty-one people were sitting around a large oval conference table, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat murderous.

"How did Dong Gu and Li Changqi die?" The speaker was a bald man sitting in the main seat.

His name was Yuan Youzhen, one of the three major vice-presidents of the Blade-Washing Society; in terms of status, he was second only to the president of the Blade-Washing Society, Chen Changsheng.

The conference room was eerily quiet; those familiar with Yuan Youzhen knew that this was the prelude to his preparation for slaughter.

In an era where Earth's environment had mutated and genetic beasts were rampant, human life was the least valuable thing.

Every day, incidents of genetic beasts flooding and eating people were endless; wanting to return to the good order of the peaceful era was almost impossible.

Six years ago, because a subordinate of the Blade-Washing Society had a conflict with a beast-hunting team and had his hands broken, Yuan Youzhen had directly slaughtered that hunting team.

That wasn't the most extreme part; the most extreme part was that two people in this team were from Luohe City, and Yuan Youzhen wasn't satisfied after killing everyone in the team, so he also killed the families of this team in Luohe City.

With Yuan Youzhen's nature, now that two of his subordinates were dead, how could he not be angry to the point of madness?

A young woman stood up and said in a respectful tone, "According to our three-day investigation, it is very likely that Dong Gu and Li Changqi took the Shiying Ai gene, and as a result, this gene serum could not fuse with their bodies, leading to their deaths."

"How could they possibly get the Shiying Ai gene?" Yuan Youzhen frowned.

"I haven't found out the specifics yet, but the cameras in the place where they lived were intentionally destroyed." The woman sat down after answering.

"This means they were killed by someone? Was it that Ding Xiaotu?" Yuan Youzhen's voice carried a murderous aura.

A middle-aged man took the initiative to say, "It is very likely that someone else killed them; I don't think it's likely to be Ding Xiaotu.

Ding Xiaotu is just a student; how would he think of destroying the cameras? And he doesn't have that ability."

"Heh, it's not excluded that Dong Gu and Li Changqi destroyed them themselves. Maybe they got the Shiying Ai gene and wanted to leave the Blade-Washing Society, so they simply destroyed the cameras and then left after fusing with the gene.

It's just that they didn't expect their fusion to fail, resulting in their deaths." Another person said.

The conference room fell into a brief silence; it was normal for low-level members to want to leave the Blade-Washing Society, because as long as one was a member of the Blade-Washing Society, any top-tier gene serum like Shiying Ai obtained had to be handed over.

"Feng Yu, leave this matter to you to investigate; before the results are found, the matter of Ding Xiaotu is suspended." Yuan Youzhen's voice carried a hint of murderous intent.

Everyone knew that there were only two possible reasons for the two members of the Blade-Washing Society to be killed; the first was that Ding Baishan's hidden power had made a move, but this possibility was relatively small.

Ding Baishan, as the founder of the Baiyu Group, was just an ordinary person; where would he have any hidden power? If there really was hidden power, Ding Jie would have been finished off long ago.

The most likely scenario was that Dong Gu and Li Changqi had obtained the Shiying Ai gene serum and didn't want to hand it over, so they simply destroyed the cameras and prepared to fuse with the Shiying Ai gene.

Once they fused, they would immediately flee Luohe City; by destroying the cameras, they also gave people a false impression that they had been taken away by someone.

"Boom!" Ding Huan felt as if a shackle somewhere in his body had been blown open, and a continuous stream of power surged in.

Was he already a Level 1 Gene Cultivator? Ding Huan clenched his fists excitedly.

In his previous life, it wasn't until he went to the Changyi Continent and struggled for nearly twenty years that he became a Level 1 Gene Cultivator.

And that was only superficial, because at that time he didn't have a gene spiritual root.

In this life, he had only used twelve days, twelve days to become a Level 1 Gene Cultivator, which was two-thirds less than the time he had expected.

Ding Huan looked at the oil and mud seeping out of his skin and took a long breath; he finally had the ability to protect himself.

Next, he needed to choose some genes to fuse with.

The power of the Great Desolate Golden Ape and the False Eye gene were must-haves, but his current strength was not enough to get them.

Besides that, the first choice was the ability to recover from injuries; there were too many animals and plants that could recover after being injured.

However, Ding Huan removed plants from his list immediately; this was different from the spiritual root gene.

The gecko's ability to regrow severed limbs could be called king, but compared to planarians, the gecko was still lacking.

In the next moment, Ding Huan excluded planarians; planarians could quickly regenerate from even the slightest damage, and even being cut into several pieces could result in several planarians.

It was just that this always made Ding Huan feel strange, not because the animal planarian looked disgusting.

Gene fusion had nothing to do with the physical entity of the animal; survival of the fittest, as long as it was a useful genetic ability, it was fine, but Ding Huan subconsciously felt that planarians were not suitable for cultivators.

Besides that, there was the fire lizard; the regenerative ability of this thing was also incredibly strong.

Ding Huan decided to research the injury recovery gene of the fire lizard; this was very important to him.

"Ding Huan..." An eager shout came from outside, and Ding Huan knew it was Geng Qianxing as soon as he heard it.

Opening the door, Geng Qianxing rushed in; compared to his disheveled appearance in the laboratory, Geng Qianxing looked much more comfortable now.

At least his face was washed clean, and his hair was trimmed.

"You don't know how busy I've been these past few days; now the students have all arrived, come with me to the class to take a look at these students who are going to participate in the assessment."

Although Geng Qianxing was personally appointed by Principal Tan as the teacher leading the assessment, he really didn't know where to start.

"Okay, wait for me." Ding Huan had become a Level 1 Gene Cultivator and had never intended to continue hiding at home to cultivate.

Half an hour later, Ding Huan, who had taken a shower and changed into clean clothes, and Geng Qianxing arrived at the assessment class.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Yujiang University was now serving this one assessment class.

After all, as long as one person could enter the ten major academies of the Blue Star, Yujiang University would definitely be able to survive.

However, Ding Huan knew very well that if he didn't participate in leading this assessment team, it would be impossible for anyone from Yujiang University to qualify.

Following Geng Qianxing into the classroom, Ding Huan saw a group of students gathered together, chattering and discussing.

"Teacher, your speed is too slow; we've been waiting for more than half an hour for you to come." Just as Geng Qianxing walked into the class, a long-haired youth said with some dissatisfaction.

Not only that, the chattering in the class did not decrease.

Geng Qianxing was very embarrassed; he was a teacher after all, and these students didn't take him seriously at all.

He also knew in his heart that every one of these students had a family background that was not simple.

Those who were simpler couldn't use Yujiang University to get a spot for the ten major academies of the Blue Star.

"Teacher, wouldn't it be best if you just gave us the assessment qualification certificate and we each went home?" Another girl added.

Ding Huan finally understood; it turned out that the students here didn't expect to gain assessment skills at Yujiang University at all, and they didn't take the teachers of Yujiang University seriously either.

Their only purpose for coming here was to get the assessment qualification certificate for the ten major academies of the Blue Star and then leave.

"I'll handle it." Ding Huan patted Geng Qianxing; he had plenty of ways to deal with these little brats.

"I know, everyone sitting here is here for that assessment qualification certificate.

It's not that I'm discouraging everyone, but just because you can sit here now doesn't mean you are guaranteed to get the qualification certificate to participate in the assessment for the ten major academies of the Blue Star..."

Ding Huan was indeed shocking; the classroom, which had been very noisy before, instantly fell silent.

The students who could sit here all thought that participating in the assessment for the ten major academies of the Blue Star was a sure thing, so why didn't it mean they would get the certificate to participate in the assessment?

Ding Huan said lightly, "You should know how many people covet these twenty assessment qualification certificates; your family connections are strong, but that doesn't mean there aren't people with stronger connections than you."

After this sentence came out, even the long-haired one became honest and quickly sat up straight.

He understood that Ding Huan was telling the truth; perhaps his assessment qualification was relatively stable, but what if?

"I am standing here to tell everyone that Teacher Geng and I are very proficient in genetics and gene cultivation.

If you are willing to stay here and accept the pre-assessment training from Teacher Geng and me, then listen carefully to what I have to say next..."

Ding Huan paused here and then continued, "Of course, those who are unwilling to accept the assessment training from Teacher Geng and me can leave now.

As for your qualification certificates to participate in the assessment, none will be missing; someone will deliver them to your hands later, because the qualification certificates cannot be obtained right now."

After Ding Huan finished speaking, he saw almost everyone stand up and walk out of the classroom. ===== CHAPTER 18 =====