A True Genius

Brother Luo is a genius!

Even though Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation had reached the Divine Ability, he never felt that Realm Entry was an easy thing.

This is the starting point of the Realm Technique; it requires creating something from nothing.

Only those with keen perception who can grasp the repulsive force that gives rise to Law Power, and thus imitate and guide it within themselves, can possibly sprout the seed of Realm Technique.

Luo Burang's head was still vomiting in the trash can, but Zhang Xuezhou could feel a new force rapidly sprouting and growing.

"Although he didn't undergo any Mental Strengthening, his brain is highly developed, allowing him to seize even the smallest opportunities!"

Zhang Xuezhou expressed his praise, while Ren Anran explained the reasons.

However, Ren Anran had to admit that Luo Burang was indeed a genius, even surpassing the Realm Technique of Wang Haoran and others who possessed extremely high mental strength.

Luo Burang was handpicked from ordinary people by Luo Tianming, Luo Hui, and others. He was not a second or third generation member of the Western Capital City lineage. He had also been a prominent figure for a period of time during the era of Ren Yisheng, Zhou Yueyan, Changkong Kongyinghao, and others, and his popularity almost surpassed that of Changkong Kongyinghao and others who were ten years older.

If you really look at it, Luo Burang is a top genius selected from ordinary people.

This occurred earlier than Zhang Xuezhou's career.

Zhang Xuezhou succeeded, while Luo Burang was trapped in the Luo family and ultimately became a discarded pawn.

It wasn't until the collaboration of two of the best grassroots individuals in nearly decades that Luo Burang finally had the possibility of rising again.

"Human hearts always yearn for beauty, yet geniuses often emerge from adversity!"

Everyone envies geniuses, but few of the top geniuses Ren Anran has seen have grown up in a greenhouse environment.

The people of Western Capital City are getting worse with each generation. Even the Changkong Household, which has the best family education and traditions, cannot be called geniuses, even though they include Changkong Yinghao and others.

Among the second generation in Western Capital City, only Ren Yisheng has experienced the destruction of his family and the loss of his loved ones, and has gone through various life-and-death situations before he has earned the right to enter the top circle.

Even when it came to Ren Anran herself, she keenly sensed a certain gap.

In the past, Ren Anran was too close to Zhang Xuezhou to feel the gap deeply, but with the addition of Luo Burang, her judgment became immediately clear.

"Geniuses are human too!"

It was rare to see Ren Anran showing such unusual emotions, so Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but try to comfort her.

Zhang Xuezhou always felt clumsy and had always envied geniuses.

Luo Zhong, Ren Yisheng, Zhou Xin and others were all geniuses in Zhang Xuezhou's eyes. These people drove the development of the sequence from scratch, while he could only copy from one thing to another.

While geniuses like Luo Burang and Ning Que demonstrated either powerful reasoning abilities, rapid cultivation skills, or exceptional combat abilities, Zhang Xuezhou often felt ashamed and inferior in comparison, realizing that he was lacking in many ways.

But genius ultimately belongs to someone else; he has to accept his own imperfections.

Don't you ever consider yourself a genius?

After some words of comforting, Ren Anran couldn't help but look stunned.

Zhang Xuezhou, whom she considered a genius, was surprisingly humble and never regarded himself as one.

This made it difficult for Ren Anran to express her feelings.

"What kind of genius am I?" Zhang Xuezhou complained. "I'm good at nothing. I've been getting beaten up all these years, to the point that I'm almost numb!"

Have you ever seen a genius who's nearly fifty and has accomplished nothing?

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran exchanged a few words, while Luo Burang, who was vomiting in the trash can, also raised his head with a grimaced expression.

When he was young, Luo Burang felt that everyone else was useless, and even now he still feels that there are very few people who can communicate with him.

He was no longer as arrogant as before, but Luo Burang was indeed a loner, and only Zhang Xuezhou and others could be considered reliable friends.

After Zhang Xuezhou finished his rant, he felt something stir in his mind, and his sense of arrogance seemed to subside considerably.

"The title 'genius' is nothing but an empty compliment," Luo Burang said, wiping the filth from his mouth. "A true genius must forge paths no one has walked before, achieve accomplishments no one has been able to attain, and leave their mark on history, remembered even a thousand years later. Only then can they barely meet the definition of a genius!"

"That's difficult!"

Ren Anran thought about the many names in the history books.

If we exclude the emperors and generals who held power and were required to be recorded, very few people would be included in history books. And these people all broke through the limitations of their time, either by promoting social productivity, guiding the inheritance of civilization, or rising from humble beginnings to change the social order. Only their outstanding achievements have truly earned them a place in history.

"We are merely mediocre individuals, unworthy of the title of genius," Luo Burang said, his eyes gleaming slightly. "But we can strive to become true geniuses!"

The 'Sequence Lock', modified from the Yuan Dan Technique, can be considered a glimpse into the secrets of sequence-based naming.

If this leads to the creation of Ninth Sequence that no one has ever done before, or even the guidance of a tenth sequence, Luo Burang believes that this would qualify him as a genius in the field of Gene Sequence.

Ren Anran and others' efforts to nip problems in the bud were not without reason; the ability to create future troubles is not something to be praised.

To study and align with the masses driving the sequence, further revisions are needed, along with more new knowledge to promote a comprehensive understanding.

"Can I have my blood injected now?"

The research on 'sequence locks' shifted to basic theory, and Luo Burang had many more draft papers with different records in his hands.

After truly experiencing Law Power, Luo Burang also began to study the nature and guiding power of Law Power. He even learned the useless Yin Entity Tracking Technique.

A faint white Law Power glow appeared on his fingers, an ability distinct from his Gene Sequence that made Luo Burang fall into deep thought.

Only after Ren Wuyang asked hesitantly did he look up.

"We don't need the blood serum anymore," Luo Burang said, shaking his head.

"Um?"

"You can try to directly enter the Fifth Sequence," Zhang Xuezhou said. "You're only a short distance from the Fifth Sequence; the sequence lock should be able to pry open this barrier!"

"Really? You don't even want the blood serum anymore?" Ren Wuyang exclaimed in surprise.

"What do you think we're researching?" Luo Burang frowned. "If even a slight difference makes it difficult to improve the sequence, then this sequence lock is useless. You've been repeatedly pushing the sequence lock to stretch the gene power it's instilled; everything should fall into place naturally!"

"But this doesn't follow the sequence rules... and it actually works?"

Ren Wuyang retorted, and after a brief attempt, he felt that as the genetic power in his limbs contracted and expanded, his body, which had previously restricted him from exerting greater power, suddenly opened up space. The genetic sites began to extend and expand toward his limbs, and also showed the power exertion points of the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique that Ren Yisheng had mentioned in the Fifth Sequence.

"This... this isn't scientific!"

Ren Wuyang muttered it to himself.

He had never easily obtained any benefits in any of the many tests, Ren Wuyang never expected to have such good luck this time. The sequence that he couldn't break through even with blood injections in the past was actually achieved just because he practiced some kind of sequence lock.

The mental combat skills that swept through the Fourth Sequence and restrained the Fifth Sequence flashed into Ren Wuyang's mind, and he felt a surge of joy.

But he quickly let go of that feeling of joy.

"My sequence lock might need to be completely rebuilt? What would the consequences be? Would my sequence power be completely destroyed?"

When Luo Burang mentioned that the testing wasn't over yet and that there would likely be more tests to ensure the capabilities brought by the sequence lock wouldn't regress, Ren Wuyang's joy didn't last long.

While the prospects are certainly encouraging, the consequences are far beyond what ordinary people can bear, and a slight misstep could lead to the collapse of the Gene Sequence.

What's unsettling for Ren Wuyang is that once he's entangled with this 'sequence lock,' he's trapped on this path with no way to back out.