Chapter 259: Demon Gene Acquired! Tianhe City Under Attack!

Red Crow Star System, Moon.

The calm cosmic void trembled gently, and a figure silently appeared on the Moon's surface.

A three‑seven‑parted bang, a deep‑V black leather jacket, pointed ears, violet‑black lip gloss, and those demon wings you described as having an icy sheen—all unmistakably displayed her identity.

Once the Apocalyptic King of the Angelic civilization, now the ruler of the Demon civilization—the Demon Queen… Mogan Na!

"Strange…"

Mogan Na glanced at a silhouette not far away, murmuring with some doubt, "Who is this person?"

She then shouted, "Hey! Which faction are you from?"

Chu Yang was taken off guard by Mogan Na's opening line, but by then he had already undergone Wu Wei Transformation, drastically altering his appearance.

In a sense, Wu Wei Transformation counts as an internal‑to‑external disguise; even Mogan Na's Demon Wing Computing Engine could not detect a trace.

Chu Yang smiled, "You could say I'm a scholar!"

"Scholar?" Mogan Na also laughed, a hint of disdain, "Are you an Earthling?"

Chu Yang shook his head, "I belong to no civilization!"

Mogan Na, pondering, "You seem to be waiting for me; perhaps you wish to fall into the Queen's embrace?"

"No, no, no, I just want to borrow some demon gene," Chu Yang said lightly.

"You could just stroll into the Great Demon civilization and grab a bunch of this stuff; why come to the Queen to ask for it?" Mogan Na rolled her eyes.

Chu Yang whispered, "Because what I want is the third‑generation demon gene."

"Mocking the Queen, huh? You aren't sent by that bitch Kaisa, are you?" Mogan Na narrowed her eyes.

The third‑generation demon gene is the core technology of the Demon civilization; how could it be given to an outsider for free? Chu Yang pondered briefly, then said, "I can offer a piece of information in exchange—a rumor about the Spacetime Crystal!"

"Spacetime Crystal?" Mogan Na raised her tone; she never hides her emotional fluctuations.

Studying spacetime has been Mogan Na's lifelong passion; after she and Karl created the Spacetime Crystal, she entrusted Ji Lan to take it to the Denovo Star System, because there reside Shenhe‑body life with stronger genetic expansiveness.

Both Mogan Na and Karl kept monitoring the Spacetime Crystal's development, but with the destruction of the Denovo Star System, the crystal's whereabouts became unknown.

The infinitely possible Spacetime Crystal held great allure for Mogan Na.

At first she sneered at Chu Yang's self‑proclaimed scholar status, but now that he mentioned the Spacetime Crystal, she set aside some of her contempt.

After a moment's contemplation, Mogan Na said, "It seems you know me well; you understand that news about the Spacetime Crystal is important to me."

"But to trade a single rumor for the third‑generation demon gene, even if that bitch Kaisa showed up, I wouldn't agree!"

Kaisa, as the strongest known God‑King in the universe, is undeniably the highest benchmark of combat power.

"However…" Mogan Na shifted tone, "Earth seals a Great Demon possessing second‑generation genes; I can have it cooperate with you for gene extraction!"

Clearly Mogan Na knows that a living test subject is far more valuable than inert genes.

She feels an inextricable attachment to each of her subordinates; uttering those words already constitutes a huge concession.

Chu Yang thought for a moment, then nodded, "Deal!"

"Where exactly is the Spacetime Crystal?" Mogan Na leaned forward slightly.

Chu Yang grinned like a shrewd merchant, "I'll wait for you on the Moon; once I bring the Great Demon, I'll naturally relay the information."

Mogan Na ground her teeth, space trembled faintly, and her figure vanished.

Chu Yang exhaled in relief; if Mogan Na had acted directly, his only option would have been to flee, but fortunately this Demon Queen places great importance on the Spacetime Crystal's information.

Chu Yang entered the Soul Palace, immersing himself in gene‑chain research.

When he learned the demon gene was about to be in his grasp, the entire Soul Space's atmosphere turned jubilant.

Although it's only a second‑generation gene, it can still cause a qualitative shift in the Nuoxing gene chain! The demon gene is a super gene forged by Mogan Na in conjunction with the Supreme Divine Academy's research; fundamentally it shares many traits with the Super Gene of the Denovo Star System, making them mutually compatible.

Mogan Na's efficiency is high, or rather her extreme focus on the Spacetime Crystal, so after arriving on Earth she immediately released that Great Demon.

Only a few hours later, Mogan Na went out and returned.

Watching the Great Demon trailing behind Mogan Na, Chu Yang could barely suppress his smile.

"Now you can speak, right?" Mogan Na's tone was somewhat harsh, clearly displeased that Chu Yang doubted her character.

Chu Yang, however, produced a syringe and said, "Hold on, hold on, this deal still lacks the final step!"

Speaking thus, he, under the Great Demon's terrified gaze, wielded the syringe left and right, crazily drawing blood!

He busied himself for a full half hour, extracting over a hundred vials of blood, before Chu Yang finally stopped, satisfied.

The Great Demon wore a look of utter despondency; its gaze at the Queen turned mournfully plaintive. Though it didn't need that much blood, being used as a slaughtered subject was unbearably humiliating.

He tossed the blood samples into the Soul Palace, patted the Great Demon, "Your life back to you; the Spacetime Crystal is on Earth, or rather… the Spacetime Crystal has undergone some mutation—I'm sure you'll be very interested!"

After speaking, Chu Yang waved, then his figure vanished on the spot.

Mogan Na's eyes narrowed; using wormhole‑computed spatial trajectories, she detected an incomprehensible force.

Even the Demon Wing Computing Engine couldn't parse it, implying that this force may have never appeared in the known universe.

The Spacetime Crystal is on Earth—a good piece of news for her—but the other party didn't disclose its exact location.

However, Chu Yang only extracted a little over a hundred blood samples, which left Mogan Na somewhat puzzled.

Compared to a complete second‑generation demon gene and a living test subject, a hundred‑plus blood samples are rather insignificant.

This inscrutable motive made Mogan Na uneasy; she muttered, "That bastard can't be a lunatic like Karl, can he?"

After Chu Yang used the Flying Thunder God to return to Tianhe City, he glanced toward the Moon, confirming Mogan Na hadn't pursued, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Given the source Qi's peculiarity, even Mogan Na's Demon Wings can't parse it…"

"Just wonder if we can fool Kaisa's Sacred Knowledge Treasury?"

Mogan Na wishes to retrieve the long‑grown Spacetime Crystal, fuse it with her own spacetime genes, further boost her power, and perhaps even surpass Kaisa.

Given the foundation of Demon civilization, recreating a Spacetime Crystal is impossible, and Mogan Na, wary of Karl, will not engage in deep collaboration with him again.

But if Mogan Na discovers that the Spacetime Crystal, fostered for so many years, ultimately cannot be separated from Qiangwei, her expression would be quite spectacular.

Only wonder if she'll, like in the original storyline, approach Qiangwei beforehand.

Giant Gorge Hall, conference room. A top‑secret, ultra‑confidential summit had just concluded, and the meeting approved the launch of the Black Great Wall Project, while naming the soon‑to‑be formed Black Armor Regiment the Valiant Troop Company.

Just as the meeting ended, Qiangwei came over.

Everyone, aware of her special status, left one by one, leaving the room to the father and daughter.

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao sat down and asked, "Has everyone been brought back?"

Qiangwei nodded, "Qilin just agreed, but the condition is a weekly trip to Tianhe City, and we must help her awaken the Super Gene in advance."

"Following your orders, we have successfully contacted everyone except Su Xiaoli and can summon them at any time."

"I'm just a bit puzzled—why reach out early to the targets on the second list as well?"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao gave no answer; it involved senior decisions, and Qiangwei had no right to know.

After a moment of silence, Qiangwei asked, "What about Chu Yang? Should we let him join?"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao shook his head, "It has been confirmed that Chu Yang lacks the Super Gene, but his situation is unusual; he has been devoted to gene research and may have discovered something."

"I've already reviewed the monitoring; preliminary analysis shows he has no special abilities."

"He is like a… master from a wuxia novel…"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao seemed to think his description was odd, yet could only explain it that way.

……

Night fell over Tianhe City.

In a vehicle, a stern voice came through the radio.

"Vehicle 143! Vehicle 143! Emergency on Feiliu Airport Road—unidentified terrorists have attacked a vehicle!"

"Vehicle 143, proceed immediately to the incident site for support!"

"Many vehicles have been blown up; everyone stay alert, the military has intervened, Special Forces are en route! The Special Police Unit is also ready!"

"Repeat…"

Qilin, seated in the passenger seat, widened her eyes and said incredulously, "Attack a vehicle? Does that even happen?"

The terrorists must have great nerve, daring to strike a tiger's behind! The driver, a jin crew member, said nothing, floored the accelerator, and raced to the scene.

At that moment, the police channel voice grew more solemn, "There is only one target, but it appears towering, seemingly clad in heavy metal armor; ordinary bullets cannot penetrate, and standard missiles cannot inflict fatal damage!"

Qilin suddenly recalled Chu Yang's remarks about aliens, a thread of unease rising in her mind, and she pulled a necklace from her collar.

Precisely, it was a pendant, not a mere ornament, but one bearing a bottle no larger than a pinky finger.

It was given to her by Chu Yang, to wear constantly at her chest.

She gently rubbed the pendant with her finger, feeling a little reassured; she was eager to awaken the Super Gene.

Partly because Chu Yang promised a gift after awakening.

On the other hand, she desired great power! She had already proposed to Qiangwei the condition for an early awakening, and Qiangwei agreed, arranging for her to go to Guxia City at first light for the awakening.

……

In the villa, Chu Yang looked toward Feiliu Road, his brow slightly furrowing.

The crack of gunfire was incessant; ordinary terrorists would never draw such attention from both military and police.

Such a commotion could only have one explanation…

Aliens! He knew Qilin would go to Guxia City at dawn for the early awakening, but to be safe, he still gave her the gene reagent.

"Qilin, awakened and fused with the gene reagent, should be able to resolve this trouble…"

Chu Yang paused, then rose and left for the New World Building.

Since the "scout" of the Taotie had arrived, there were likely more than one! As a landmark, the New World Building would inevitably be targeted.

……

Feiliu Road was now under tight military‑police lockdown; tanks blocked the intersection, aimed at the road's center, while helicopters circled overhead, everyone on high alert.

The battle at the road's center was gruesome; Qilin had just stepped out of the vehicle when the scene stunned her.

Before she could recover, dozens of laser beams rained down, shattering tank after tank and police car! The searing light expanded in Qilin's vision, and then a laser beam pierced straight through her chest.

She was not torn apart like the others; the laser did not vaporize her in the scorching heat, leaving only a fist‑sized perforation in her chest.

And that spot happened to be where the gene reagent pendant hung! The reagent was not vaporized; it fused into Qilin's wound.

Qilin collapsed onto the ground, staring blankly at the sky.

Is she dying? Yet there was no pain, only an intense internal heat and boundless energy. Regaining composure, Qilin struggled to rise, looked down, and saw the gruesome chest wound healing rapidly—within a few breaths, the scar vanished.

At that moment, another explosion rang out in the distance, and a half‑destroyed police car flew toward her! Qilin instinctively dodged, leapt a hundred meters, then turned back to see colleagues still there, rushed back, and lifted the wreckage, catching it securely.

The synchronized speed and strength finally made Qilin realize she had awakened! Yet, from the original monitoring, Liu Chuang and Ge Xiao Lun, after awakening, didn't seem as strong as she was. Moreover, her recent actions flowed effortlessly, as if encoded in her genes—what was this?

The firelight illuminated the night sky; Qilin knew this wasn't the time for contemplation—these questions could be saved for later, to ask Chu Yang.

First priority was to eliminate that terrorist! With that thought, Qilin grabbed a police car door, planted her foot heavily—

The ground cracked, and she shot upward like a cannonball!

Seeing her in the moonlight—uniformed, black hair streaming, wielding the door panel as she charged the giant armored female police officer—everyone on the battlefield stared in shock.

……

New World Road, at the entrance of the New World Building.

Chu Yang brandished a laser battle blade, stepping on a towering humanoid creature whose armor had been shattered, and pressed the blade to its throat.

The creature dared not move, yet it kept muttering.

"Earth humans, under my god's will, the Taotie is about to ascend the Earth; you are courting death!"

Chu Yang frowned, "If you keep babbling, I'll take you to meet the god you speak of right now!"

At the same time, he added extra force to his hand; the laser blade sliced through the armor, and the humanoid instantly fell silent. (End of chapter)