Rewards: Basic Gene Engine

Super Academy had been thrown into a huge uproar yesterday.

Teacher Ryze and the other academy higher-ups had invited Sun's Light—Lena—from Lieyang Star so the students could realize just how powerful the Gene Engines they carried were.

The timing of the teleportation had been off, and coupled with Lena's tendency to dawdle, she had still been soaking in the bathtub when she was teleported over.

That nosebleed-inducing sight had thrilled Ge Xiaolun, Zhao Xin, Cheng Jiawen, and the others.

They had all shouted that they wanted to conquer the goddess and let her ravage them to her heart's content.

The result was that Lena, after getting dressed, beat them all to a pulp.

Qiangwei, who possessed the power of space-time, had even challenged Lena.

In the end, she had been beaten so badly that she could no longer tell east from west and began questioning her life.

The next day, Lena went straight to the Emperor.

She intended to establish herself as the strongest person in Super Academy.

The Emperor glanced at Lena in front of him and chose to ignore her.

She was just a pretty little girl looking to show off; there was no need to lower himself to her level.

"Lena really is beautiful, and she's got quite the fiery personality too. I wonder if that's because of the Sun's Light implanted in her."

Raven stood on the Emperor's shoulder, appraising Lena's figure.

As the main god of Lieyang Star and the owner of the Sun's Light Gene Engine, one of the three great god-making projects—

Lena's strength was terrifying, and her figure was top-notch as well.

No wonder she had once been the goddess who made him take tissues into the bathroom.

The Emperor ignored Raven's muttering and walked straight around Lena, intending to find Teacher Ryze for a chat.

After realizing the power of Gene Engines, the Emperor had devoted all his time to learning.

He had used every possible method to continually coax knowledge related to Gene Engines out of Ryze and the other academy teachers and higher-ups.

The Emperor's learning ability was nothing short of terrifying.

In a short time, he had already grasped the principles behind Gene Engines.

Through genetic coding, they could draw upon dark energy, allowing living beings to command extraordinary power.

If this technology could be applied to the Astartes or the Adeptus Custodes, their strength would surely soar by a great margin.

The concept behind this technology was simply brilliant; it could only be realized once technology had advanced to an extremely high level.

Whoever had conceived of this technological path was undoubtedly a genius.

With her outstanding looks, lovely figure, and powerful presence, Lena had always been the center of attention.

She also greatly enjoyed being worshipped and admired by others.

What Lena was proudest of was not being the god who controlled the sun, but being a beauty pageant champion and the goddess of the masses.

Yet today, someone had ignored her and walked right around her.

Lena: "."

She quickly caught up and angrily blocked the Emperor's path.

"I'm talking to you, mortal. Look at me."

Lena widened her eyes, doing her best to put on an imposing, domineering expression.

Whenever she faced the Emperor, she always vaguely felt that something was off.

There was a strange sense of incongruity, but she could not say what exactly was strange.

Just as the Emperor was about to walk around Lena again, Raven spoke.

"Defeat her, and we can alter the Destiny Node."

The Emperor looked at Lena and extended one hand.

Lena tilted her head, watching the Emperor's gesture.

A huge question mark appeared on her pretty forehead.

Was this guy reaching out to beg for mercy?

The next second, she was blasted into the air by surging Psionic Power.

Just as she tried to get back up, an invisible force pinned her down, leaving her unable to move.

Void energy detected. Host has come under attack.

Highest-level alert: Host Lena's self-perception has been altered. Suspected influence from Sub-biological energy. Attempting repairs.

Repair failed. Unable to analyze the Sub-biological energy released by the target.

Initiating self-protection protocol. Initiating hyperdimensional communication. Lieyang Star connected. Support may be deployed at any time.

To protect Lena, Pan Zhen and the other Lieyang Star higher-ups had placed protective measures on her.

Once she encountered danger, they would descend upon Earth.

"This is way too strong."

"The goddess lost just like that."

Ge Xiaolun, Liu Chuang, and the others, observing the situation from afar, were dumbfounded, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

They had personally experienced Lena's strength yesterday.

Yet even someone like her could not withstand a single move before the Emperor.

After several attempts, Lena still could not get back on her feet, and she began questioning her life.

Could it be that this chief god of Lieyang Star was actually a fraud?

In this backwater corner of Earth, she had been beaten by a native without any ability to fight back.

The Emperor walked up to Lena and looked down at her.

"There are no gods in this world, and humanity has no need for gods."

"Also, you should accept my guidance and call me Big Brother."

"In your dreams."

As the chief god of Lieyang Star, how could Lena possibly accept such a demand?

The next second, she regretted it.

The Emperor merely snapped his fingers.

She was flung into the air.

"You should be punished as an ordinary person."

As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, the Sun's Light Gene Engine within Lena sounded its alarm again.

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Warning: Sub-biological energy detected. Underlying logic is being modified. Protection protocol activated.

Initiating countermeasures. Attempting to repair the altered underlying logic.

Countermeasures failed. Underlying logic rewritten. Sun's Light Engine shutting down.

Lena's eyes widened.

What the hell was this?

Just who was this guy?!

He could shut down the Sun's Light whenever he wanted.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Lena free-fell between two looping teleportation wormholes.

When Qiangwei saw this, she instinctively shuddered.

This scene felt so familiar.

"Big Brother."

"Big Brother, I was wrong."

By the time Lena was let down, her legs had gone completely weak.

She possessed a divine body, but the Sun's Light had been shut down by the other party's Sub-biological ability.

Experiencing the weightlessness and terror of a high-altitude free fall from an ordinary person's perspective—

The fact that she had not been scared into tears already meant she was a very strong person.

Destiny Node changed: 4%

"Haha, just one percent more, and you'll be able to go back."

Raven bounced around on the Emperor's shoulder.

"When the time comes, we'll get some fries to celebrate."

"Did you become stronger after receiving that share of Origin Power? I thought you'd have to put in some effort. Who would've thought you could take down the Sun's Light in one move?"

Raven chattered nonstop, but unfortunately, aside from the Emperor, no one else could see him.

The Emperor had long since grown used to Raven's chatterbox personality. He chose to ignore him and continued looking for the academy instructor—Ryze—to talk.

He wanted to master the basics of Gene Engines as soon as possible, so that he could strive to create an imperial version of a Gene Engine in the future.

Over the following period, the Emperor studied Gene Engines under the academy's instructors, learning from them about the Divine River Civilization, Ultimate Fear, sub-biological entities, and other such knowledge.

Meanwhile, under Lena's leadership, Ge Xiaolun and the others formally began their training.

In order to avoid training and free up more time to study knowledge related to Gene Engines, the Emperor—

—used psionic power to alter everyone's perception, making them think it was perfectly normal for him not to train.

A few days later, an emergency situation occurred at the Super Academy.

The beast-form super soldier sleeping on Earth—Sun Wukong—had awakened.

With his terrifying speed and strength, he caused the military considerable trouble.

The super soldiers, who had only just begun to show results from their training, were dispatched to deal with the matter.

The Emperor had not wanted to go.

How could fighting Sun Wukong possibly be more important than studying?

He needed to study hard and grind hard.

Once he returned, he would begin building the Empire's super soldiers.

It was only after Raven said something.

"Help Ge Xiaolun and the others defeat Sun Wukong. Once the Destiny Node changes, it will reach 5%. Then I'll send you back first to see how things are."

Considering that he ought to go back and check on Malcador and Waldo, while also preparing to launch the Empire's super soldier project, the Emperor changed his mind.

"Stable Master."

Lena's shout on the battlefield successfully enraged Sun Wukong, who had been hiding in the shadows.

He immediately brought out the Golden Cudgel.

With one sweeping strike—

He hit Lena so hard that she questioned her entire life.

Afterward, relying on his incredible speed and strength, Sun Wukong sent the many super soldiers sprawling in all directions.

In the end, the Emperor had to intervene, using psychic power to manifest a colossal hand that reached into the sky.

With a single slap, he smashed Sun Wukong into the ground and held him firmly in place.

Seizing the opportunity, Ge Xiaolun raised his great sword and unleashed Final Judgment, correcting Sun Wukong's distorted data and restoring him to normal.

Only then did the incident finally come to an end, with a good outcome.

As everyone cheered, Raven received a notification from Misty Space.

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Destiny Node changed by 5%

A light screen visible only to the Emperor and Raven also appeared before him.

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The Destiny Node of the Super God Universe has changed by 5%. First-stage reward obtained: Basic Version Gene Engine

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Basic Version Gene Engine: By programming genes, the human body is transformed into a large-scale computer capable of regulating the use of dark energy, thereby strengthening the user and granting greater physical fitness and reaction speed.

At the same time he obtained the Basic Version Gene Engine, an astonishing surge of origin energy entered the Emperor's body, elevating him once more.

The Emperor moved away from the cheering crowd and found a secluded spot with Raven.

"We've already reached 5% progress, so let's head back first. At this stage, once I anchor the time, no matter how long we stay there, only one day will pass here."

"But there's something I need to tell you in advance. As the Destiny Node changes and the number of times we travel back and forth increases, the flow of time between the two universes will reach a certain balance. This method of anchoring time will become less and less effective."

"In the end, however much time passes in this universe will be exactly how much time passes in your original universe."

Raven explained.

During the first crossing, the two universes had absolutely no connection.

At that point, it was possible to anchor a point in time and exploit the loophole.

But after traveling back and forth between the two universes many times, the laws of the universes would merge, causing their flows of time to synchronize.

At that point, exploiting the loophole through time anchoring would no longer work.

"Alright, let's go back and get some fries to celebrate."

Raven opened the interdimensional spacetime tunnel, allowing the Emperor to return to his original universe.

Malcador and Waldo had not left.

They had remained where they were, pacing back and forth with worry written all over their faces.

The closer it drew to midnight, the more nervous they became.

According to that Raven, no matter how long the Emperor stayed in the other universe, only one day would pass in this universe.

If the Emperor had not returned by midnight, it would mean Raven had lied.

They were afraid that Raven was a fraud.

Afraid that the Emperor would leave and never return.

Afraid that humanity would lose Him forever.

When the second hand completed its final tick and the time entered the next day—

Their despair reached its peak. At that very moment, a glowing vortex appeared before them.

The Emperor stepped out from within it.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty."

Malcador, who had just been despairing and pessimistic, revealed an excited expression and cried out in agitation.

Even Waldo's usually impassive face showed a rare hint of joy.

"You had me worried." The Emperor looked at the two of them, his tone calm. "Raven did not deceive us. Traveling through other universes is indeed feasible, and I gained some things from it as well."

"Now, we must formulate an entirely new plan—a more perfect plan, one that gives us a greater chance of victory."

"We will create stronger warriors to conquer the stars, conquer the universe, and even conquer the myriad heavens."

"To rule the myriad heavens is the manifest destiny of our race."