2x Genes, Blazing Meteor!

A tall, thin, bald Black War God asked, "Deputy Commander, how are we supposed to act when the time comes? Are we really going to forcefully kill the target right under a Councilor's nose?"

"If we can't find a good opportunity, we'll have to do it the hard way. We've already taken the 'bounty'; we can't back out now. What we should be thinking about is how to face a Councilor's frenzied retaliation." The one answering was a War God with cornrows.

The Deputy Commander the two men spoke of was the Deputy Commander of the Glory Legion.

A Councilor-level powerhouse, standing two meters and twenty tall—a Black man built like an iron tower—Randolph.

"The mission cannot be abandoned!"

The burly Randolph spoke as he crushed the half-smoked cigar in his hand.

The "bounty" offered by the employer was far too important. It could allow them to transform from a mercenary organization into arms dealers. No one among the legion's upper ranks could refuse such temptation.

Randolph had his own calculations regarding the thorny issue raised by his subordinates.

"After killing the target, you flee immediately. I'll draw their fire. Once you board the plane, return to the African Continent at once. Bound by the rules, the Jiang Family Head won't dare retaliate against the Base Cities on the African Continent."

"By then, I'll directly throw out the employer to disperse his anger, and the Commander will ask Hong to step forward and mediate."

"With Hong's temperament, he definitely won't allow us to fight to the death." (At this stage, Hong had yet to kill a Councilor.)

"Every Councilor-level powerhouse is an important force in humanity's struggle against monsters. They aren't comparable to geniuses who haven't fully matured!"

"With Hong and the Commander intervening, this matter can only end there."

"At most, I'll lose some face and pay some compensation. The Jiang Family Head can only redirect his anger toward our dear employer."

Randolph's words were reasonable and convincing, soothing the slight unease in the two War Gods' hearts.

However, neither of them saw the ruthlessness that flashed through Randolph's eyes.

Compensation?

What could be more suitable than two War Gods?

Hahaha!

My foolish brother, once I compensate them with your two trusted War God subordinates, let's see how many bargaining chips you have left.

The Glory Legion was about to welcome its new Commander!

At that thought, Randolph's heart burned with excitement.

With Jade Marrow and an S-grade alloy weapon production line, the Glory Legion would rise to its peak in his hands!

After packing up their equipment, the Black squad headed southeast.

On the road to City 079, at some nameless town along the way.

Two Councilors hovered in the air, watching the battle unfold amid the ruins below—over a thousand monsters throughout the town, led by nearly a hundred War Marshal-level monsters, launched a siege against a lone, slender figure.

The young man in black armor wielded a long spear, darting through the Beast Horde like a streak of black light. Wherever he passed, monsters fell like harvested wheat.

Every one of them had their skull pierced and their brain tissue shredded.

Some had been impaled by the young man's Stabbing Spear; others had their brains pierced through by the ten flying daggers following behind him.

"So this is a Psychic Master. He strolls through a Beast Horde as if taking a leisurely walk. With a thought, monsters fall dead."

The Old Master was unimpressed. Shaking his head, he said, "Clearly, Little Zhe is unique even among Psychic Masters!"

"That's true, though my grandnephew is a little too bloodthirsty."

The Old Master looked satisfied instead. "Being bloodthirsty is good. There are plenty of monsters on Earth for him to kill! By the way, which wave is this?"

"The eleventh town, the eighth large Beast Horde. He's killed nearly ten thousand monsters bit by bit... At this rate, we probably won't reach City 079 until late at night."

By a large Beast Horde, Jiang Chengbai meant one led by a Greater Beast Marshal.

"Dad, look! Little Zhe has encountered a peak Greater Beast Marshal Greatforce Rock Wolf!"

"Oh? Finally, something worth watching." The Old Master became interested. "Although this wolf-type monster isn't as formidable as a Silvermoon Fierce Wolf, it excels more in strength and defense. Its speed is also close to the speed of sound. If Little Zhe doesn't use a Psychic Master's methods, I'm afraid—"

His voice abruptly stopped.

The Greatforce Rock Wolf stood a full four meters tall and six or seven meters long. Its body was covered in a rocky Stone Shell, as though it wore a suit of armor.

The wolf howled and leaped more than twenty meters into the air.

It descended from the sky! It pounced to kill!

Jiang Zhe neither dodged nor retreated. The ten flying daggers circling him shot out at high speed! They churned! They became a Flesh Grinder, shredding the Beast Soldier-level fodder monsters that dared approach and clearing a safe area for the decisive battle.

He gripped his long spear tightly.

The Stabbing Spear techniques he had painstakingly trained for over ten days erupted at this moment.

The spear tip drew a beautiful arc as it thrust forth at an inconceivable speed!

The massive claw, thick as a pillar, swiped out by the giant wolf was knocked aside by the rapidly vibrating spearhead.

Then, before it could react, the spear tip shattered the Stone Shell beneath its neck, pierced into its throat, and thrust diagonally upward into its brain, shredding its brain tissue.

The horror in those earthy yellow eyes froze in place before gradually fading away.

With a twist of his wrist, the spear shaft swung, flinging the enormous wolf corpse away. The surrounding Beast Soldier fodder monsters, intimidated by his ferocity, scattered and fled.

Jiang Zhe ignored them. Watching the points of light around him flow into his chest, he silently calculated, Soon, the second star will condense.

In midair.

Jiang Chengbai clicked his tongue. "No wonder Little Zhe insisted on challenging Lord-Tier monsters. Even a peak Greater Beast Marshal is as weak as a chick before him."

The Old Master added, "We can't overlook the Black God Set's contribution either. It lets Little Zhe unleash ten times his strength without restraint."

At eleven at night, the three of them finally arrived at City 079.

After crossing the urban area to the coast, they found an Abandoned Castle Hotel and moved in.

After reviewing the intelligence compiled by the family, the Old Master quickly devised a suitable training plan.

"Junior Lords: Kui Ox, Blackscale Mystic Turtle, Golden Python, Jadehorn Stone Ram, Lion Mastiff, Firescale Tri-Tusk Boar. Mid-Level Lords: Kui Ox, Azure-Backed Blackclaw Crab."

"This challenge list is arranged from weakest to strongest. You may use Psychic Power during the challenges. Once you have challenged them all in order, regardless of victory or defeat, this Wilderness Zone training session will be considered complete."

In truth, if Jiang Zhe had not strongly insisted, the Old Master had not intended to arrange this step.

"After we return, your focus will be on improving your Physical Quality. Your goal is to quickly advance to the War God level. By then, you can come to the Wilderness Zone alone and hunt Lord-Tier monsters as you please."

Jiang Zhe nodded and gladly accepted the arrangement.

Yes, his family's training plan was quite in line with the mainstream. Once one's martial comprehension reached a certain level, they would directly use treasures to raise their realm.

Bloodwine, Jade Marrow, Dragon Blood... He would wait for the Old Master's arrangements.

Of course, there was one point worth noting.

These Artificial Treasures on Earth could not be absorbed very effectively if used too early, wasting much of their potential. If used too late, they could no longer produce the best results.

After calculating it all out, treasures like Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood were most suitable for use at the War Marshal level.

Could anyone possibly think that using Dragon Blood only after reaching the War God level would still double their Physical Quality?

After multiplying by two, a Junior War God would become a Mid-Level War God, and a Mid-Level War God would become a Greater War God. If Dragon Blood really had such absurd effects, could it possibly sell for only eighty billion?

"I'll go catch two Kui Oxen for you. You and your eldest uncle stay here. Don't go wandering around." The Old Master flew toward the sea beneath the moonlight.

"Grandpa, be careful!"

After waving goodbye to his grandfather, Jiang Zhe said something to his eldest uncle before heading to the next room to cultivate.

In his mind, he visualized the first Three-Point Star Map.

Threads of pure energy flowed back, spreading from the Sea of Consciousness to every part of his body.

The pattern drawn across his chest began to heat up. After the accumulated points of light circled through the runes several times, they too merged into his body.

The two streams of energy intertwined and fused, awakening a certain special function within him and driving changes in his Gene Encoding.

Life Evolution had begun.

The second star on his right shoulder had already formed a vague shadow after his previous rounds of cultivation. Now, with the final piece of the puzzle in place, it gradually solidified.

Half an hour later, it finally ended.

The second star had solidified, echoing the First Star in his brain from his right shoulder.

The two stars flickered brightly and dimly, and a strange wave swept through his entire body.

He could clearly feel his cells dividing, countless bodily tissues transforming along with them... The entire process was not painful. Instead, it felt like soaking in a hot spring—extremely comfortable.

This feels a bit like activating a program... Jiang Zhe muttered inwardly.

A moment later, Jiang Zhe clenched his fist, feeling the explosive strength hidden within this body. His whole body seemed to be swelling.

This was a 2x Life Gene Level!

What did that specifically mean?

To give the simplest examples—2x Physical Quality; 2x psychic strength; 2x lifespan!

His punch strength, the measure of one's realm, had directly doubled!

It had previously been estimated at eleven tons. After advancing to a 2x Genetic Level, it surged directly to twenty-two tons!

Under normal circumstances, that level of punch strength meant the middle stage of a Mid-Level Battle General.

Paired with 10x force amplification, it could reach two hundred and twenty tons of punch strength, the standard level of a Mid-Level War God.

The most outrageous increase was in psychic strength.

Previously, a single flying dagger could produce fifty tons of impact force, equivalent to the cultivation of a Psychic Master at the peak Greater Battle General level.

Although that was still the case now.

After advancing to a 2x Genetic Level, however, the flying dagger's impact force had doubled to one hundred tons!

In terms of impact force alone, that was a level only a Junior War God-level Psychic Master could achieve!

If one only looked at the numbers, a flying dagger's impact force was lower than punch strength, so did that mean a Psychic Master's cultivation was inferior to a martial artist's?

No! No! No!

That was not how the calculation worked.

"I can control ten flying daggers simultaneously, assassinating from every direction—front, back, left, and right. Their speed exceeds several times the speed of sound, and they can change direction instantly. No matter how powerful your Mid-Level War God force amplification is, how formidable your Blade Technique is, or how exquisite your movement technique is, you'll still die in an instant!"

"If I use the strength of a Mid-Level Battle General, wear the Black God Set, and fight a Mid-Level War God with 10x force amplification, it's hard to say what the outcome would be..."

"The bounty has already expired. My third brother issued a statement in the War God Palace long ago."

"Thank you, but we don't need it anymore."

"Alright, hanging up."

After ending the call, Jiang Chengbai looked at the bright moonlight outside the window. The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. He felt as though a blade were pressing against his back.

He sighed.

He sent a text message to his father, Jiang Lie, then shut down his communication watch and softly called toward the next room.

"Little Zhe? Little Zhe?"

"Yeah, Eldest Uncle, what is it?" Jiang Zhe stopped his experiment and ran into his eldest uncle's room.

"Come with me! We're leaving immediately! This place may not be safe anymore!"

Jiang Zhe: ???

What was going on?

Something that could make a Councilor, someone who stood high above everyone else on Earth, feel unsafe?

A King Level Monster attacking the city?

Jiang Zhe muttered inwardly, but his movements were swift. He slung his shield and golden mace onto his back, grabbed his long spear, and followed his eldest uncle out through the window.

He stayed close behind his eldest uncle, moving along the edges of buildings and concealing their tracks.

Jiang Zhe suddenly understood. It was like they were hiding from someone?

After leaving the Abandoned Castle Hotel by over a thousand meters, Jiang Chengbai finally spoke. "Little Zhe, someone may come to assassinate you. Be smart. Depending on the situation, use the Black God Set to dig into the ground and escape."

After several breaths of silence, Jiang Zhe asked, "What kind of assassination lineup are we likely to face?"

He did not ask pointless questions, such as who wanted to kill him.

The Jiang Family was too large. Of course they would have enemies whose grudges could not be resolved. Wasn't it perfectly normal for them to want to eliminate a Jiang Family genius like him?

If an assassination really happened later and he somehow survived...

Well, it would also be perfectly normal for him to wipe out their entire family in return.

Jiang Chengbai said in a deep voice, "Because your grandfather is here, anyone who dares carry out the assassination mission will be led by at least one Councilor. The one responsible for killing you should be a War God, mid-level or greater!"

Jiang Zhe gave an "Mm," but inwardly calculated, A War God? As long as they don't have a Black God Set, I can try to kill them.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhe sensed that something was wrong and stared in astonishment at the broad back ahead of him.

Eldest Uncle!

Why are you leading me in circles around this area?

Aren't you taking me away to escape?

Jiang Zhe tested the waters. "Eldest Uncle, did you tell Grandpa that I might face an assassination attempt?"

"Your grandfather was the one who warned me first, so I made a breakthrough. Just now, I received a call and sensed that something was off, so I already sent your grandfather a message."

Jiang Zhe understood in an instant.

If there really was an assassination attempt, that phone call just now had been used for Positioning.

Huang County, where the Old Master had gone, was one hundred and thirty kilometers away. At a Planetary-level speed of one thousand meters per second, it would take two or three minutes to return at full speed.

Hiss... Doesn't that make me bait?

While Jiang Zhe's side made their preparations, the Black squad obtained Jiang Chengbai's location through outside assistance and rushed at full speed toward the Abandoned Castle Hotel by the coast. Along the way, they activated their Portable Radar to scan for human martial artists in the surrounding area.

"Deputy Commander, we found something. Two martial artists are wandering four kilometers southeast, within one kilometer of the destination. They are likely our targets."

"Two? Who's missing? Forget it, it doesn't matter. Maybe the missing one is Jiang Lie. This is the perfect opportunity to strike." Randolph turned and roared, "Kazong, Yanpu, sprint at full speed with me!"

Randolph rose into the air, flames erupting across his body as he shot forward like a meteor.

Four kilometers?

That would take less than ten seconds!

The two War Gods leaped onto the rooftops of nearby buildings. Like giant grasshoppers, they bounced left and right across the tops of buildings, keeping pace with Randolph.

The enormous commotion woke the monsters.

Monster roars rose and fell throughout the city, and chaos erupted at once.

But the more chaotic the scene became, the more advantageous it was for the Black squad.

With such a huge disturbance, Jiang Chengbai naturally could not fail to hear it, especially the "Blazing Meteor" that arrived before his eyes in an instant.

"Little Zhe, remember what I told you. Be smart!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chengbai also soared into the air. The Azure Dragon God Armor clad his body, radiating a warm yellow glow as it crashed head-on into the Blazing Meteor.

"Earth?"

"Jiang Lie, is this your Special Ability?"

"Hm? No, that's not right. Why are you Jiang Chengbai? I've met you once—how are you Councilor Level too?"

Randolph cried out in shock.

A sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. It felt like things were slipping out of control.

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