Super gene

by Stayrr

The future unfolded on a magnificent scale into the Interstellar Age. Humanity finally solved the space warp technology, but when humanity transported themselves into the other end, they discovered that place neither had a past nor future, nor was there any land under the starry skies… The mysterious sanctuary was actually a world filled with countless tyrannical unusual organism

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Chapter 1161: Changes

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Han Sen spent the next few days with Ji Yanran, attempting to make babies. The following week, Han Sen decided to return to the shelter.

"Now, where might I next find a super creature?" Han Sen mulled to himself.

He thought he was still a little too weak to attack a king-class shelter by himself, but finding lone super creatures in the wild was a difficult task due to their rarity.

"If Xie Qing King was here, taking down a king-class shelter would be trivial." Han Sen was dismayed.

Xie Qing King was still in Holy-Sword Shelter. Lin Weiwei was there, as well. Unfortunately for Han Sen, he had no idea where that was or how he could get there.

After another couple of shelter-jumps, they came to a portion of forest that was brimming with fruit.

Fist-sized green fruit was everywhere, and even more delightful, they were proper geno plants. The plants looked to be primitive-class at best, but still, the number of them was incredible.

It excited Han Sen to see them all there, due to the fact he could use his black crystal to absorb all their lifeforces and generate an ocean's worth of special waterdrops.

Aside from aiding the growth of geno plants, waterdrops were also able to improve the strength and sentience of beast souls and creatures. Han Sen used to have a ton of waterdrops, but now he had very few. He had to be very careful who he chose to feed.

If he was able to absorb all the trees that filled the landscape before him, he could feed whatever pets or creatures he fancied. Han Sen scanned the region ahead of him before blindly wandering in. When he confirmed the absence of creatures, he went forth.

He picked up one of the fruits first and broke it in two.

When he opened the fruit, the waft of some bitter scent filled his nostrils.

While the fragrance may have caught him off guard, Han Sen was also surprised at the fruit's composition: there wasn't much flesh, as the core took up most of its inside.

Han Sen pulled away the flesh and took a look at the fruit's core.

"It's a walnut." Han Sen examined it closely.

He pinched the shell of the walnut to break it, and indeed, there was a walnut inside. He ate it, and it tasted lovely.

There was no benefit to eating it, though; he thought he might as well have been munching on snacks.

"Even though it's just an ordinary-class geno plant, shouldn't the fruit still be of some service?" Han Sen pondered the peculiarity of the walnut he had just consumed.

Han Sen ate a few more and felt nothing special occur with his body.

That being said, it was not like he had reserved any lofty expectations for the fruit, given its low class.

Han Sen then proceeded to absorb the lifeforces of the tree. He placed his hand on the trunk of the one in front of him, and it died fairly quickly. The black crystal generated the waterdrops just as Han Sen hoped it would.

From that single tree, Han Sen had gathered three months-worth of energy.

"Wow, that's so little. I can only suppose it must be an ordinary geno plant," Han Sen said to himself, as he walked over to another tree.

Han Sen absorbed a hundred of the trees and received quite a bit, as one might expect. After he was done absorbing the trees, Han Sen noticed something else was residing in the same portion of the forest he was. He couldn't see anything, but he could hear something hitting a tree someplace ahead of him.

Han Sen went to check it out, and he found a rhino-sized boar beating its tusks against a tree. The nutty fruits above were falling to the ground.

The boar gobbled up each fruit in its entirety. It was only a primitive creature, so Han Sen couldn't even be bothered lifting a weapon to end its life.

But then, just as Han Sen turned to leave, he noticed something weird occur to the boar. Heaven knew how many walnuts the boar had eaten, but it began to writhe around on the ground, as if in agony.

"Oh, snap! They can't be poisonous, can they?!" A wave of shock and worry cascaded over Han Sen's mind.

Han Sen then turned to think about how strong and powerful his body was. Even if the walnuts were poisonous, he didn't fancy the chances they'd do much damage to him.

He continued watching the boar roll around on the forest ground, and all of a sudden, he was hit with another daze of shock.

The boar suddenly looked much smaller.

Han Sen rubbed his eyes to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks, but without a doubt, the boar had shrunk in size. It was not uncommon for creatures to be able to change their size, but it was concerning to learn a primitive creature was able to do such a thing.

It seemed to Han Sen that the boar had become smaller due to its eating of the walnuts.

Han Sen watched it for another ten minutes, and by then, the boar that was once the size of a rhino was now the size of an average one.

Han Sen remained there to watch it shrink even further, and after half an hour, it was the size of just a puppy.

"The walnut does make things smaller!" Han Sen's face warped into one of panic, so the first thing he did was unzip his pants to take a look.

"Whew! Thank the Maker it is still the same size." Han Sen touched his manhood to make sure, and then wiped the sweat from his brow.

The boar seemed to stop growing smaller after that, but when it stood up, it went back to ramming trees to eat even more of the walnuts that fell. After doing so, it grew even smaller.

This confirmed to Han Sen that the walnuts did indeed make the boar smaller.

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Chapter 1162: A Tree Hole

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The boar continued to eat ravenously, despite its literal shortcoming, until it reached the size of an ant. Han Sen observed it intently, wondering why the boar might have wanted that to happen.

The consumption of one of those walnuts did not seem to impart any benefits. It merely brought pain and made the consumer shrink. And now, the boar had lost all semblance of its previous, intimidating look.

But despite having been made that small, the speed and strength of the creature looked unchanged.

Han Sen used his dongxuan aura to give the boar a scan and observe what it might have been attempting to do.

But the boar took off running through the forest. It was only a primitive creature, though, so it was no trouble for Han Sen to follow it closely.

The boar skittered its way over a distance of ten miles before coming up to another, albeit stranger, walnut tree.

The tree was of similar size to the others, but this tree had leaves that were black and red, not verdant green. Furthermore, the tree looked as if it had been made from metal. Each leaf, and even the composition of its trunk, looked to be metallic. And even stranger, Han Sen was unable to detect the presence of a lifeforce stemming from that particular tree.

If it was a tree king, there had to be a lifeforce. But if it really was a tree, it must have died a long time ago. And yet despite that, many fruits decorated the twigs and branches of the tree. That indicated it was actually alive.

The mini boar took to climbing the tree, and it went up and up until it reached a small hole on the trunk's surface.

The hole was almost as small as a needle hole, and Han Sen reckoned an average ant would have a difficult time squeezing through.

At least Han Sen knew now why the boar wanted to make itself so small: it wanted to enter that little hole.

Of course, this posed another question. Han Sen now wanted to know why the boar wanted to enter the hole so much. It had cost it a lot to do so, and all that effort had to be for some tangible result.

Han Sen scanned the whole tree, top to bottom. He could not get a look at what might have resided inside the tree, due to its only point of entry being so small.

Suddenly, though, Han Sen saw another creature approach. This time, it was a snake, but it was just as small as the boar. It climbed the tree and entered the hole just as the boar had.

"There must be something inside that tree hole." Han Sen thought he might be able to find out by simply sawing the tree in two.

But he ultimately decided against this, preferring to wait and watch for a while longer.

Over the course of an hour, Han Sen was able to witness a number of similar creatures enter the tree. They were all tiny, just like the boar.

It was quite perplexing, and difficult to fathom why so many creatures were shrinking themselves to enter the tree hole. One mini creature even looked like a titan.

"Does a special treasure reside in there? Is that why so many are going inside?" Han Sen wondered, but then, he saw a creature exit the hole.

It looked like a monkey, except it possessed three tails.

The monkey seemed bloated, following its exit. And eventually, after reaching the forest ground, it suddenly transformed into a three-meter-tall ape, directly in front of Han Sen.

The three-tailed ape didn't remain there, though. After its sudden burst of growth, it took off running into the forest and disappeared from sight.

Han Sen then thought to himself, "Are the effects of becoming mini temporary?"

He was very curious over the on-going event, so Han Sen decided to remain there for a few days and watch what went on.

Over that time, Han Sen was able to witness many different creatures come to and fro from the tree. The boar that had led Han Sen there came out on the third day of Han Sen's watch.

When the boar exited the tree, it returned to its original size.

Han Sen was positive it was the same boar, but he couldn't help but notice it looked a little different.

Han Sen remembered its fangs were a creamy color, but now they gleamed with the color and brightness of gold. Furthermore, its lifeforce had become much stronger.

Maker knew what happened inside that tree, over the course of a few days.

Most creatures that Han Sen saw enter left the tree in three days.

A few of them, however, did not return. It made Han Sen wonder what happened to them on the inside, that prohibited their return.

After a few more days, Han Sen decided to do something about the ordeal. He opened his nine gene locks, and with Phoenix Sword in hand, he hacked the tree.

Han Sen believed there had to be some sort of treasure inside; otherwise, the creatures wouldn't be so eager to go in and neither would they appear different after leaving.

But when Han Sen slashed the tree, the sword was only able to leave a streak of white against the tree's metallic, glimmering surface.

Han Sen was shocked, so he thought to himself, "Hmm, this really is special!"

If Han Sen was unable to bring the tree down through brute strength, he was going to do as the creatures did and dine on a feast of walnuts.

He first tried grabbing the walnuts on the tree he stood before, but strangely, he could not remove the walnuts. They were hard and firm in place, as if they had been nailed to the branches.

This did not dismay him, though. In fact, it made Han Sen happy. This proved to him that something awesome had to reside within the tree.

Han Sen wasn't going to give it up, so he decided to spend time eating the ordinary walnuts.

If the creatures could grow smaller after eating many of them, Han Sen believed he could do the same.

"Since I'll be able to change back, I might as well give it a shot." Han Sen still wanted to exercise caution, though, despite this assumption. So, he brought out a creature he had captured a while ago to be his guinea pig.

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Chapter 1163: Immortal Shelter

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Han Sen's captured creature did not know it was being tricked. It thought it was being treated kindly, and so it happily gobbled up all the walnuts it was given. Before long, however, it started to writhe around on the ground in pain.

Han Sen was then able to again confirm that the walnuts made creatures grow smaller. Three days later, it returned to its ordinary size.

Han Sen then decided to eat the walnuts himself, anxiously wanting to enter the tree hole and see what may have resided inside.

The creatures always returned from the tree with the same or even greater strength than they had before. If Han Sen was to do as the creatures did, he thought he'd share the same boon or at least go back to his original size in three days with all his power still intact.

He ate quite a few, but nothing happened to him. He wasn't keen to give up just yet, so he kept on munching as many walnuts as he could, non-stop. After a while, it felt as if he had been delivered a massive electric shock. He fell to the ground and started twitching and convulsing.

When the pain passed, Han Sen could already feel that he was much smaller. He felt himself having shrunk to the size of a seven-year-old child.

Han Sen ate a whole heap more walnuts until he was the size of an ant. Then, he proceeded towards the tree hole.

Han Sen did not immediately walk inside. He saw a primitive creature just ahead of him, so he masked his presence and followed it in slyly.

The tree hole was almost like a tunnel, and it seemed more and more like something that had been bored into the tree. It could not have developed naturally, and so it had to have been built for some purpose Han Sen had yet to figure out.

Han Sen followed the creature for a bit, and then, Han Sen saw something most shocking. He came to a street. It was wide and well-paved, lined with buildings. It was like another world inside the tree.

Many creatures were there, too. The titan he had once seen was there, but there were also a whole host of others he hadn't. There were snakes, insects, and beasts of all kinds.

There was harmony inside that miniature world. There was no conflict, and Han Sen was even able to see a few spirits in the mix, interacting with the rest of the denizens in peace.

"Is this a spirit shelter?" Han Sen asked himself with much shock.

He followed the street he first came to. The mini world was crazy, and it delighted Han Sen with every twist and turn. The tree was hollow on the inside, and they had managed to build a whole city there, that went up in a spiral. Han Sen had wandered for quite a bit, and still, he was only at the bottom.

The creatures there looked as if they all wanted to go up, but there were spirits guarding the way up. It seemed as if one would have to beat them, if they sought to ascend the city.

Many creatures had been beaten by the spirits, and others had even been killed.

The creature Han Sen followed managed to succeed, and upon its victory, it was allowed to go up to the next level of the city. Han Sen was unsure whether or not he should join in. He wondered if the spirits would be angry due to the fact he was human.

But then, Han Sen suddenly saw a human join a fight. In it, his leg was broken. Seeing the man get one of his legs broken, Han Sen instinctively ran up to him.

"Are you okay?" Han Sen asked, as he helped him upright.

The man looked surprised to see Han Sen, and he asked him, "Are you new here?"

"Yes, I just came here today. What is your name?" Han Sen answered and asked.

The man Han Sen helped was called Zhang Yuchen, and Han Sen helped bring the man back to his lodging. He explained what he could about the place.

The shelter belonged to an emperor. The spirit in charge was called Immortal Emperor. Zhang Yuchen had come to the shelter twenty years ago. He had been unable to become stronger, so he remained on the bottom floor.

He said the ecosystem of the shelter was very harsh. If one was weak, they'd be little more than a thrall, forced to remain on the bottom.

If you were able to pass the test, you'd be given a good life. The emperor would also provide those who ascended a lifewater to boost the gaining of strength.

There were dozens of humans residing in the shelter, but most had managed to ascend. Only a few now remained on the bottom floor, and he was one of them.

Zhang Yuchen was too weak to go forward, and he had only managed to max out his mutant geno points. Still not being strong enough, he had been on the bottom floor of the shelter for twenty years.

Many of the people who had come, even those who had come much later than him, had leveled up and succeeded in ascending.

Han Sen was very interested in the lifewater he spoke of, though. Zhang Yuchen had only ever received normal ones, which granted him ordinary geno points.

High-level lifewater was able to impart primitive and mutant geno points.

But to receive those, you would have to reach a higher level.

Zhang Yuchen believed Han Sen was new there, so he asked about the Alliance.

No human had spawned in the shelter for a while now, and Zhang Yuchen had been unable to return to the Alliance the whole time he had been there. As such, he was eager to learn about recent events.

Han Sen told him about the current state of affairs, and Zhang Yuchen looked moved and emotional, hearing about the life he had left behind.

Spawning in an emperor shelter, as he had, often made it impossible for humans to make use of a teleporter and return to the Alliance.

After Han Sen learned more about the location he was in now, though, he was very happy.

They very much welcomed outsiders there, and if you were strong enough to prove your mettle, you could take part in the trial of ascension without establishing a contract. Han Sen could obtain lifewater with little to no trouble.

The place needed a lot of manpower to remain operational, and regardless of your race, the stronger the better.

There were a few humans there with spirit geno points, who had also managed to open eight gene locks. They had been unable to return to the Alliance, but they were happy with their life as it was.

"No one wants to help you?" Han Sen asked.

If humans were enjoying life there and wanted to help others, all they would have to do was give him low-level lifewater to level him up.

But Zhang Yuchen shook his head with a dismal look.

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When Han Sen left Zhang Yuchen's house, he went straight to the testing area.

He had been told the creatures who came to the shelter and had been unable to ascend were only allowed to remain inside for three days. If they did not leave in that time, their bodies would be damaged.

But when they left the tree, the effects of the walnuts would wear off and they'd return to their proper size.

So, Han Sen thought he shouldn't squander any more of his time there.

If Han Sen was able to go up one level, he'd receive a drop of the prestigious lifewater. It seemed like a goal worthy of pursuing. When he reached the second floor's entrance, he stepped forward while no one else did.

"New human?" the guard asked Han Sen.

"Yes," Han Sen answered.

The spirit pointed at a circular shield on a wall and said, "If you break the shield in under ten minutes, you will have passed the test."

Han Sen was surprised to hear this was the test, and so he asked, "Don't I need to fight you guys?"

The spirits said, "You are an ignorant fellow, aren't you? I'd kill you in one hit, but the emperor doesn't allow that. So, go and attempt to break that shield. Next time, things won't be so easy."

Being given the task of breaking the shield was a one-time, first-time affair. Not wanting humans to be killed outright made it seem as if the emperor was in dire need of more staff.

"No!" Zhang Yuchen was limping towards Han Sen, seeking to stop him.

"Why are you here?" Han Sen asked with surprise.

Zhang Yuchen told him, "You are only given one chance to break the shield and level up that way. If you fail, trying to reach the second floor will be far more difficult in the future, as you'll be subject to a crueler challenge."

The spirits chimed in to mock, saying, "The test has already started. You'd better hurry, as you only have seven seconds left."

Zhang Yuchen exclaimed, "Oh, no! If you miss out on this opportunity, I have no idea how many years it might take for you to level up."

"Five seconds," the spirit said, with a happy expression.

Han Sen patted Zhang Yuchen on the shoulders and said, "Thanks for letting me know."

"But I was too late," Zhang Yuchen said, remorsefully.

"It might not be." Han Sen walked towards the shield.

"Three seconds," the spirit said, before starting a countdown.

Han Sen was not in a rush, so he approached the shield slowly.

"Two seconds. If you don't hurry, you won't even be able to get a single punch in," the spirit said.

Zhang Yuchen regretted talking to Han Sen now, as he had cost him much time.

Han Sen just smiled and gave the shield a slight nudge.

Pang!

The shield blew up into little pieces.

Everyone all around was shocked, and the spirit frowned, saying, "The shield must have been on the verge of collapse. It has been there a long time, after all."

Han Sen said, "Go and rest, Brother Yuchen. When I receive some lifewater, I'll come back and share it with you."

Zhang Yuchen, with a wry smile, slinked away.

Han Sen thought the man was quite strange. Han Sen had succeeded, but he had left without saying anything.

Still, he let him go for now. Han Sen was going to talk to him when he was done.

"Can I go now?" Han Sen asked the guards, pointing towards the stairs that led up.

"Sure, whatever." The spirit was not happy over the way Han Sen won, but the rules were the rules. He wasn't going to prevent Han Sen from proceeding. It seemed as if the emperor ruled his subordinates well.

"Where's my lifewater?" Han Sen asked.

The spirit threw a bottle at Han Sen, but he did not say a word.

Han Sen caught it. It was transparent, and a honey-looking drop of liquid resided within.

Han Sen put it away and started to ascend the stairs.

Each floor looked the same as the last. The buildings and architecture were identical to the floors below, and each floor was populated by a number of creatures and spirits.

When Han Sen arrived on the next floor, a spirit said, "Wait here; a spirit will come and put you to work soon."

Han Sen saw a few creatures waiting ahead of him; they were the ones who had passed the test.

Han Sen knew that the people who came here would have to work for one day.

"Can I keep on climbing?" Han Sen asked.

"Of course, but you need to finish your duties first," the spirit coldly said.

Han Sen waited in line with the creatures. It was an emperor shelter, so who knew how many elites might have been living there. Han Sen didn't want to push his luck and try to subvert the rules.

After a while of waiting, a spirit approached and guided them to another section of the floor.

Han Sen knew why, as they'd have to have their strength tested. If you were weak, you could not perform the task expected of you.

Han Sen looked ahead and saw a mountain of walnuts there. They surprised him quite a bit.

The walnuts were purple in color, so they had to be from that tree. There were creatures in a chain-gang, pushing a stone mill, grinding them into dust.

The stone mill was very heavy, and the primitive creatures were having a difficult time operating it.

"New human?" Han Sen was sent to a stone mill. Another human stood next to him and tried to strike up a conversation, but Han Sen ignored him to focus on the work.

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"I have only just arrived. This is my first time doing this," Han Sen said.

"You'll need to put your back into it and work hard. There may be no guards here, but you have a quota of ten walnut powder sacks a day. If you don't meet that quota, they'll bump you back down a level. Then, you'll have to do the test all over again," the man explained.

"What use is the powder for?" Han Sen asked, as he began to work.

"Those of us down here don't have a clue. But it's a material that's wanted by the big cheese, and since we're required to produce it, we don't question it any further." The man briefly paused, look around, and then spoke again in a quieter tone. "You didn't hear this from me, got it? But… rumors say that Immortal Emperor, the big boss of this place, uses it to craft what has been dubbed Immortal Pills."

"What are they for? Do they make him immortal?" Han Sen inquisitively asked.

The man laughed and balked. "Spirits are immortal already! Immortal Pills, however, are said to grant spirits access to the Fourth God's Sanctuary. They were created by Immortal Emperor, so naturally, they were only named after him."

The man then stopped chatting, so he could focus on working the stone mill and grinding the walnuts.

Han Sen didn't push very hard. He casually worked the mill while his mind relaxed to ponder the nature of Immortal Emperor.

"He needs all this labor for the production of these Immortal Pills?" Han Sen did not believe eating the pills would allow one to ascend and become a demi-god.

He believed this due to his experience with Xiang Yin. To ascend, you had to literally ascend an excruciatingly painful staircase. Walnuts wouldn't allow you to skip that, and Han Sen believed the best they could do was make a person temporarily stronger to weather the cleansing fires a little better.

By the time the day was done, Han Sen had created twenty sacks of walnut powder. When the spirits came to take them, they provided him with two drops of lifewater.

"You're good. You've only just arrived and you've already produced twenty sacks-worth," the man, receiving his lifewater, said to Han Sen.

The man had produced fifteen sacks, but that only granted him one drop of lifewater. The additional five, however, would count for the next day of work. If he did another fifteen the next day, he'd receive two lifewater drops.

Han Sen spoke to the man briefly, but then fled the shelter, exiting via the tree hole he had entered from. He wanted to spend time researching the effects of the lifewater.

Han Sen returned to his own shelter, and on the third day, his body returned to its ordinary size.

And while Han Sen may have been ordinary, the drop of lifewater he had received was still as small as it used to be. The vial of liquid was so small, it couldn't even be classified as a drop. It was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Han Sen summoned Moment Queen and Dragon King and asked them about Immortal Emperor, to see what they knew. They both claimed not to know who he was, but Dragon King told Han Sen that it was most likely a fake emperor.

"Why would you say he is fake?" Han Sen asked.

"Emperor is a title, not a self-given name. It is bestowed upon a spirit by other spirits in recognition of their greatness. If he is not widely recognized, how can he be an emperor?" Dragon King explained his reasoning.

"What you say makes sense, but what if he does have the strength of an emperor? What if he does, and he just maintains a low profile and keeps to himself?" Han Sen asked.

"Impossible. The actual body of an emperor is not much stronger than that of a king spirit, but it provides the emperors a higher chance of opening ten gene locks. Unlocking your tenth gene lock, however, requires many resources. Do you think this fellow could obtain all the resources he would need silently, without others becoming aware?" Dragon King said.

"I suppose you may be right. He doesn't have many resources, actually. Plus, out here in the normal-sized world, he only commands a tree." Han Sen agreed with Dragon King, hearing it put like that.

Han Sen then showed Dragon King the lifewater he had received, and to this, Dragon King said, "Holy smoke! Lifewater, you say? This is a skydrop! You've met Sky King."

"Who? Sky King? Skydrop? This is lifewater." Han Sen was confused.

"Immortal Emperor must be that *sshole Sky King. Just when I thought he couldn't stoop any lower, the guy goes and proclaims himself to be an emperor!" Dragon King almost looked amused.

"Who is he?" Han Sen asked.

Dragon King explained, "He is another one of the eight generals. I'm surprised he didn't meet a grizzly end yet. And now he's moved on to call himself Immortal Emperor? It makes me shudder."

Han Sen believed Dragon King must have held some sort of grudge against Sky King to possess such a strong reaction, so he said, "It has been a long time, you know. Are you sure there wasn't a chance for him to level up and become an emperor?"

Dragon King looked at Han Sen with disdain and said, "My *ss! He used to be an emperor. He became too big for his breeches, so you know what he did? He challenged Ancient Devil Emperor himself. And of course, Ancient Devil defeated him. But he was taken in as a general. During their battle, though, Sky King was injured quite badly. His wounds were so grievous, they knocked him down a peg. He became a king spirit, as a result. He'll always have to remain so, as well. He'll never be an emperor, ever again."

Han Sen then told Dragon King about the laboring, and what was whispered about the Immortal Pills.

Han Sen asked, "If he is indeed Sky King, might it be possible he has found a way to recover? Is that why he hides atop the shelter inside the tree hole?"

Dragon King frowned and said, "Ancient Devil said he cannot be healed. Not now, not ever. But Sky King, he's as slippery as an eel. It wouldn't wholly surprise me if he truly did find a way to recover. Might I ask, is that shelter a black and red walnut tree?"

Dragon King stared at Han Sen with a queer look.

Han Sen confirmed his suspicion and described the tree in further detail. He also went on to explain how the interior looked.

Dragon King squealed, and said, "Oh, no! That really must be the Sky Tree! This is what he owned during his time as an emperor. It should have been destroyed, after the battle. It's growing again? But if it's growing, there must have been a lifeforce on it."

Dragon King suddenly widened his eyes, and he said, "Haha! I know! This is what Sky King wants… This is a good chance…"

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Chapter 1166: Trade with a Dragon

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"What is this?" Han Sen frowned, seeing Dragon King cackle like a maniac.

Dragon King managed to recompose himself and respond, "Kid, I have quite the opportunity for you. I'm keen to see if you'd dare accept."

"What is it?" Han Sen guessed it'd be related to Immortal Emperor, but he wasn't entirely sure what the proposition might be.

If Dragon King was going to suggest Han Sen should conquer and claim Immortal Shelter, his answer would be an immediate no. Han Sen didn't believe he was strong enough to tackle such a place.

"The walnut tree you mentioned? That is the Sky Tree. It's an emperor geno tree. Sky King uses it to level up."

Dragon King went on to say, "The tree was supposedly destroyed amidst the battle I mentioned. But you just said the tree had no lifeforce, which would also indicate it was dead. I think he is currently attempting to revive the tree. I know what he is up to, but I must applaud him for the difficulty of the task he has undertaken."

"And what does that have to do with the opportunity?" Han Sen frowned.

Dragon King said, "If I am correct, he is growing another Sky Tree inside the original Sky Tree. These things are supposed to take millions of years to grow, though. He must be using the remains of his dead one to jumpstart the growth of a second. A suitably parasitic approach for him."

Dragon King looked directly at Han Sen and told him, "I have a way in which you can get your hands on that new tree. Even at the stage it's probably in right now, a seedling, it can greatly benefit you. If you grow it successfully, well, it would be priceless."

"And what would you require in exchange?" Han Sen asked.

Han Sen didn't think Dragon King would help him for nothing. For Dragon King to tell Han Sen the tree was that good, there had to be a catch.

Dragon King smiled and said, "You know I only have a tiny piece of my soul remaining. If I continue to stay inside this ring, even that will be extinguished. I'm on a leash, tethered to a ticking time bomb. I'm living on borrowed time."

"Get to the point." Han Sen didn't want to waste time, hearing him beat around the bush.

"If you can find me a body, I can evolve a bit. Do that, and I'll tell you what you need to do to get a hold of that tree," Dragon King said.

"How would I help you? You want the body of a king spirit?"

Dragon King shook his head said, saying, "I'm not doing too good. Even with a king spirit's stone directly in front of me, I could not take it."

Dragon King went on to say, "I just hope you can find me a super creature's egg. A super creature is at its weakest when its egg is about to hatch. If you provide me such an egg, I'll be happy to forfeit my spirit-life and take over the super creature's body and live as one."

"A super creature's egg? They aren't easy to find. Where do you expect me to find one around here?" Han Sen said.

"You don't have to get one for me right now. Just make me a promise that if you stumble across such an egg in your travels, you will keep it for me," Dragon King said.

"If the tree is as good as you're making it out to be, then you have my word," Han Sen said.

"It won't disappoint you," Dragon King said.

Although Dragon King could not entirely trust Han Sen would help him, it was a chance at something better than his current state of existence.

"Now, tell me how I can get my hands on that Sky Tree." Han Sen was ready.

"The new Sky Tree will be growing on top of the old one. Right now, Sky King is probably trying to amass a number of subordinates to help break down what remains of the old tree, to aid in the growth of the second. You will have to get close. With the Night Cloak, you can sneak in unnoticed and steal it," Dragon King explained.

Han Sen thought it'd be worth a shot. The Night Cloak made a person wholly invisible while it was nighttime. It could even hide one's scent.

The Night Cloak was an item of many layers, and it was difficult for Han Sen to get a complete grip on all of its functions. He could, however, use it as an actual cloak of invisibility, and he was content with that function for the time being.

Han Sen stuffed his belly with more walnuts and went to visit the Sky Tree.

Entering the tree hole shelter, he looked around for Zhang Yuchen. As a "thank you," he provided him the lifewater vials.

Han Sen asked Dragon King what he thought of the lifewater, and he was told that the vials of lifewater could indeed be beneficial, but they were low-tier items. For an elite such as Han Sen, they were useless. As a result, Han Sen was happy to give them away.

Zhang Yuchen, seeing the lifewater, was shocked. He exclaimed, "Whoa! Are you really giving those to me?"

"You helped me, even when you were injured. It's the least you deserve," Han Sen explained his reasoning for the generosity.

Zhang Yuchen wished to say something, but someone called him.

He quickly pushed the door and went out, as Han Sen followed.

The man who called him was the guy who had worked alongside Han Sen. His name was Cheng Hu.

"Brother Zhang, you must hide. Qui Ping has returned!" Cheng Hu quickly spoke, not noticing Han Sen there.

Zhang Yuchen shook his head, and with a dismal look said, "Where? Where can I run? Let him come for me."

"What's going on?" Han Sen frowned.

Cheng Hu was surprised to see Han Sen there.

Zhang Yuchen gave Han Sen the lifewater back, saying, "I appreciate the gift, but it would be wasted on me. Run. If others say you know me, pretend we never met." Zhang Yuchen then pushed the two away and told them both to leave him.

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Chapter 1167: Interracial Love

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Zhang Yuchen kicked them away, and before Han Sen could even ask what was going on, the door was slammed in their faces.

"Tiger, what's going on? Is there a grudge between the two?" Han Sen asked Cheng Hu.

Tiger was his nickname. It wasn't because of his name, but because he practiced a hyper geno art called Killer Tiger. It borrowed the momentum of a tiger, so in battle, he could pounce upon foes with the ferocity of a great cat.

Cheng Hu sighed and said, "It's a long story, but the reason Brother Zhang has been down here for so long is all because of Qiu Ping."

"We're all humans and in this together, aren't we? Why would Qiu Ping make things harder for someone else?" Han Sen asked, frowning.

Cheng Hu gave a wry smile, saying, "You can't exactly blame Qiu Ping and call him the bad guy, as much as you can say Brother Zhang didn't do anything wrong here. For them to both spawn here was a big mistake."

Cheng Hu told their story to Han Sen, and Han Sen sighed after hearing it all.

They both spawned in the same shelter in the previous sanctuary. And when they spawned again in Immortal Shelter, they became even closer. It was like fate, for them to remain together.

They were closer than brothers, to start off with.

Qiu Ping was a surpasser with maxed out sacred-geno points. He even had hyper geno arts that were far stronger than Zhang Yuchen's, but neither of them minded this. They always worked together and they always worked hard.

Zhang Yuchen knew he wasn't as strong as Qiu Ping, so he worked extra hard to keep up. But woe befell their relationship, and it was torn into tatters by a woman who came between them.

It was a female spirit. Men have needs, and in this place that was especially true, given the fact that there were no women.

Spirits were different than humans, and spirits merely cherished the companionship of someone who could talk to them. Qiu Ping met a female spirit while he was working, and they both swiftly fell in love.

But one day, when Qiu Ping returned home, he saw Zhang Yuchen naked.

The spirit was struggling beneath him, and when Qiu Ping appeared, she called out for his help. She claimed he had been doing awful things to her, and that Zhang Yuchen thought such actions were fine because he told her she was "just a spirit."

But Zhang Yuchen claimed he never did such a thing or said such evil words. He told Qiu Ping she was framing him, and so Zhang Yuchen killed her.

Since then, with the truth of the matter obscured, they had been enemies. And when the female spirit respawned, she returned to see Qiu Ping. She claimed he could not protect her, and she broke up with him.

Han Sen frowned and said, "This must have been going on for many years. And it still is?"

Cheng Hu replied, "No one can say for sure what really happened. Qiu Ping is very powerful amongst the circle of this shelter's top humans. He proclaims that any who seek to help Brother Zhang will be considered his enemy. Brother Zhang does not wish to burden people with this, so he tries not to associate himself with others too closely. It really has been going on for years."

Zhang Yuchen's fitness was low, but he had been there for twenty years and should have at least amassed a large sum of ordinary points by now. Han Sen knew there had to be a reason why he did not want to level up.

"Did you just say Qiu Ping has returned?" Han Sen double-checked.

Cheng Hu quietly said, "Yes. He broke up with the spirit, but she has been helping him a lot. He is much stronger than the other humans who are here, so he took a job upstairs and never came down. But now, he says he is coming back down to put the business with Brother Zhang to bed. Permanently."

"He's going to end all this? How?" Han Sen frowned.

"I don't know. What I do know is that he has opened eight gene locks. If he seeks to kill Brother Zhang, he'll be able to do so easily," Cheng Hu.

"What is the level of this spirit?" Han Sen asked.

"All I know is that the spirit is a servant of a king spirit. The only reason why Qiu Ping was able to sign a contract with the king spirit and manage to open eight gene locks was through her help. Royal spirits are usually the highest level that humans can sign contracts with, so Qiu Ping must really trust her," Cheng Hu said.

Han Sen thought there must be something wrong with that spirit. It may have been a knight-class spirit or something. But servants such as that could not help Qiu Ping as much as Cheng Hu was telling him she had.

If she was a high-level spirit, their relationship was akin to the poor farmhand being with the kingdom's princess. It was like a twisted fairytale, wrought of strange and rare circumstances. It was even weirder, to acknowledge they were both of a different species.

They were both talking near Brother Zhang's house, and suddenly, Cheng Hu looked shocked. He moved and pulled Han Sen into the alley with him.

"What is it?" Han Sen saw a middle-aged man approaching, clad in armor.

"That is Qiu Ping!" Cheng Hu said.

Han Sen watched Qiu Ping march directly into the house.

"Zhang Yuchen, get out. I have received an Immortal Order. We need to end this today," Qiu Ping coldly said.

"What's an Immortal Order?" Han Sen asked.

Cheng Hu answered, "Immortal Emperor forbids killing of your own volition. Murder must be sanctioned, or come through an order directly from Immortal Emperor. By joining the Immortal Army, though, you may murder as you see fit. I cannot believe he has finally received it."

Cheng Hu stopped talking after that, but Han Sen got the idea.

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The door opened, and Zhang Yuchen walked through.

"Zhang Yuchen, I now have permission to kill you. Do you have any last words?" Qiu Ping showed no reluctance in his confrontation.

"There is nothing more for me to say. I did not do anything, but for the pain you have experienced, I can only provide you my condolence," Zhang Yuchen answered.

"You don't think I'll kill you, do you?" Qiu Ping looked angry.

"When I said I did not do it, I did not do it," Zhang Yuchen said.

His complacent attitude fanned the flames of Qiu Ping's heart and temper. Without further ado, he slashed his sword towards Zhang Yuchen.

Zhang Yuchen knew he was going to die, and he did not want to fight the cruel twists of fate that had led him to that moment. He stood there and waited for the blow to strike.

Qiu Ping's blade was brought up to Zhang Yuchen neck, but it did not go any further. The sword nicked a small cut across the skin of his neck, and that was it.

"Let me ask you one more time; do you admit what you did or not?" Qiu Ping asked.

"That spirit spits poison in your ears. Recognize her for the forked tongue she really possesses and wake up!" Zhang Yuchen proclaimed.

"Even now you try to drive a wedge between me and Smoke. D*mn you!" Qiu Ping's anger only increased, and he was ready to strike his believed nemesis down.

Dong!

A hazy longsword flashed before Qiu Ping's sword, and it shattered.

"If the spirit was unharmed, why kill him? He has suffered down here, in the pits of this miserable place for many years. Isn't that suffering enough?" Han Sen threw away the sword.

Han Sen's body was small, but Taia and Phoenix Sword could not shrink with him. As such, he was using a mini beast soul weapon.

Han Sen summoned a primitive class sword to block Qiu Ping's strike.

Han Sen did not know the truth, as much as Qiu Ping did not either. But he knew Zhang Yuchen did not seem to be the sort to do what the allegations claimed he had.

Furthermore, if Zhang Yuchen was as weak as he believed, it was difficult to imagine that he could force himself on a spirit or even kill her, as the story went.

"Who are you?" Qiu Ping said.

Zhang Yuchen quickly said, "Thank you for your help, Brother Han, but this matter concerns the two of us and only the two of us."

Han Sen said, "I don't care for the petty reasons of your quarrel, but I do hope Mister Qiu will give me some time."

"What do you mean? Qiu Ping asked.

"Give me time to prove Zhang Yuchen did not do anything wrong," Han Sen said.

"And how would you do that?" Qiu Ping said.

"Give me ten days. If I cannot prove his innocence to you in that time, you may do as you please," Han Sen said.

"Why would I give you ten days?" Qiu Ping looked intimidating.

"The last thing you want is to believe your best friend betrayed you as you are so sure he did. Give me ten days, and faith in your friend will not even be necessary. You will learn, know, and understand that he is a good person. He did not do what you think he did," Han Sen said.

"That is not enough," Qiu Ping said.

"Fine. Attack me ten times, one strike for each day. If you cannot kill me, give me the ten days I request," Han Sen said.

"No! You should not get yourself involved in this," Zhang Yuchen screamed. He believed Han Sen was new here and was not strong. He wholeheartedly believed Qiu Ping could end Han Sen's life with a single swing.

"And this is between me and Qiu Ping," Han Sen said, walking forward to directly face Qiu Ping. "Come on; one strike for one day."

Qiu Ping drew his sword and slashed towards Han Sen. He was so fast, the ten attacks were like one. Everyone expected Han Sen to be cut up and diced like dinner.

"Qiu Ping, come for me! Don't hurt him," Zhang Yuchen screamed.

But Qiu Ping was so fast, his attacks were already over before anyone heard what Zhang Yuchen had to say.

Han Sen's body had a few marks, and he was bleeding a little.

"I will see you in ten days. No one will be here to save you then." Qiu Ping returned his sword and left.

"How did you withstand the ten of those attacks. I didn't even see you dodge them." Cheng Hu looked at Han Sen with great admiration.

Han Sen looked at his wounds and said, "I didn't bother dodging."

"No way! And he didn't kill you?" Cheng Hu asked, in shock.

"It's because he is not completely heartless," Han Sen said.

Cheng Hu then said, "But how will you be able to prove Brother Zhang's innocence in ten days?"

"I will have to find out who is responsible for all this," Han Sen said.

"You want to find that spirit, don't you? She is in the highest level of the shelter, inside the palace. You won't get there," Cheng Hu said.

"Oh, I'll get there." Han Sen spoke with confidence.

Han Sen planned to get there so he could see Sky King, anyway. Helping them at the same time was a good excuse for others to see him ascend the ranks.

"Are you crazy? Not even Qiu Ping himself was able to reach the top! The top levels are occupied by super creatures and king spirits!" Cheng Hu thought Han Sen was insane.

Han Sen just smiled and said, "Qiu Ping's inability does not mean I can't. I'll succeed where he failed."

After that, Han Sen walked towards the third floor.

Cheng Hu wished to say something more, but Zhang Yuchen pulled him back.

"Don't stop me! That guy is nuts. We have to stop him from getting himself killed!" Cheng Hu proclaimed.

Zhang Yuchen then said, "Can you not see it? Brother Han is special."

"How special? He's just a noob." It was when he said this that he realized Han Sen might not have been as green as he had been led to believe. After all, how could a newbie withstand Qiu Ping's attack?

"Wait here, I'll go have a look," Cheng Hu said.

Zhang Yuchen could not go to the second level, so he was unable to follow.

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Chapter 1169: Going Up Two Levels

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As Han Sen walked forward, he thought about what had just transpired and was sure Qiu Ping was not a murderer. If he had what it took to take another man's life, Zhang Yuchen would have been killed in the first strike.

Qiu Ping's ten attacks were incredibly fast. They were so fast, Zhang Yuchen and Cheng Hu weren't even able to see the strikes coming. That being said, Han Sen knew Qiu Ping was not going to put his strength into the attack and actually try to kill him. Because of this foresight, Han Sen knew he did not even have to bother dodging.

"It has been twenty years, so if Qiu Ping really wanted to kill Zhang Yuchen, would he really need permission?" Han Sen wondered.

Han Sen now stood at the entrance of the third floor. There weren't many creatures conducting the test there.

"What are you doing here?" a spirit guard asked, seeing Han Sen approach.

"I'm going up." Han Sen smiled and pointed up.

The spirit summoned an instrument. He strummed its strings and a noise sounded. It was louder than thunder, and when the noise broke, it was like it whipped Han Sen's heart.

"Listen to my song. You are free to ascend if you can withstand its might and remain standing."

The spirit's fingers rolled across the instrument as more thunderous sounds broke and snapped the atmosphere of the arena. Each note was again like the cracking of a whip against Han Sen's eardrums and heart.

Han Sen stood where he was, simply watching the spirit play. He had witnessed Xiang Yin's musical powers first-hand. The strength of a royal spirit's music, by comparison, was weak and unremarkable.

Cheng Hu had now come to understand Han Sen was a very powerful person, but still, he worried for him.

Cheng Hu was standing far away from the source of that music, but he already felt his heart begin to tear asunder. It was incredible how Han Sen looked completely unfazed, despite standing right in front of the instrument.

As the tune went on, the music grew louder in volume. Han Sen didn't move an inch, as if he had gone completely deaf. When the song ended, Han Sen walked to the third floor without looking back.

"Maybe he didn't spawn in this shelter?" Cheng Hu thought to himself. He wondered if Han Sen had what it took to reach the top floor.

After all, that was where the emperor lived. And, if everything he had heard was true, many super creatures and king spirits lived up there with him. Reaching there would be an incredible achievement.

Before reaching the Third God's Sanctuary, Cheng Hu had never heard of something as scary as a super creature existing. Having learned about them, and to now think about a number of them collected in one place, he felt drained of hope for Han Sen's probability of succeeding.

It was difficult enough for humans to hunt sacred-blood creatures. He had never imagined there was something worse and even more frightful lurking in the sanctuaries.

Humans who spawned in king spirit shelters never had a hope of returning home to the Alliance.

Han Sen was currently on the third floor, and there weren't many rules there. Reaching this point was a proof of strength, and it meant you were not some witless yahoo. Here, you could even dictate and choose for yourself the times you wanted to work.

Han Sen didn't hang around, though. He marched straight to the entrance to the fourth floor, wanting to reach the top so he could speak with the woman who had caused so much commotion.

He needed to get there so Dragon King could detect where the new Sky Tree was, as well.

A royal spirit was, again, positioned at the entrance. Han Sen approached and told him, "I'm going up."

The royal spirit wasted no time in pulling out a sheet of parchment. Then, he proceeded to draw a monster on it.

The next second, that same monster leaped out of the piece of paper and immediately tried to attack Han Sen.

Qiu Ping was a good distance away, out of sight, but he watched Han Sen intently with much intrigue.

"Can humans really reach the fifth floor?" Qiu Ping wanted Han Sen to succeed, but he lacked hope.

He used to be proud of his triumph in maxing out his sacred-geno points, but when he arrived in the Third God's Sanctuary, he realized his power was actually minuscule.

King spirits and super creatures could destroy humans with the greatest and swiftest of ease. There was a large gulf of power separating them and humanity.

He had maxed out ordinary, primitive, mutant, and sacred-blood geno points in the Third God's Sanctuary, and he had also managed to open eight gene locks. Compared to every other human, he was incredibly powerful. But compared to king spirits, he was still very weak and of no challenge.

Qiu Ping could tell Han Sen was special, and that he could accomplish more than most could. He didn't think Han Sen had enough to reach the fifth floor.

The last human to spawn in the shelter was four years ago. If Han Sen had been that person, it was difficult to imagine any person could obtain the power necessary to reach the fifth floor in a measly four years.

Han Sen's body blazed with the color red. He opened eight of his Blood-Pulse Sutra's gene locks. In a single hit, he split the monster's head open.

The royal spirit looked genuinely surprised, but he continued to draw more and more creatures. Each one came to life and tried to attack Han Sen. There were monsters of all sorts leaping out of the paper. There were beasts big and small, humanoid creatures, and insects of various families.

They were all summoned with an aggressive, insatiable bloodlust. They all went straight for Han Sen as soon as they came to be.

Han Sen only needed to take a deep breath and start swinging his fists to eliminate each threat.

Leaves and hazy dust swept through the field of their battle.

The monsters were unable to touch Han Sen once, as he ducked and weaved his way through the hordes. He killed everything with ease, as the monsters gushed blood that was black like the ink that had drawn them to life.

"That is incredible. But still, it's probably not enough to reach the top." Qiu Ping continued to watch Han Sen's progress.

Pang!

After Han Sen eliminated every ink-born monster, he planned to punch the royal spirit.

The royal spirit looked frightened at Han Sen's sudden approach, so he hastily drew the image of a turtle for protection.

Boom!

Han Sen punched through the turtle and hit the royal spirit, sending him flying backwards.

Everyone looked their way now, as Han Sen went on his way to the fourth floor.

Han Sen knew Sky King wanted to grow a new Sky Tree. He needed strong people in his employ, so he'd value Han Sen highly if he was actually there to perform services for him. This would provide Han Sen with the opportunity to get close.

So far, Han Sen and Dragon King's plan was going well.

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Seeing Han Sen walk towards the fourth floor, Qiu Ping chose to follow.

Han Sen asked around for the entrance that would take him to the prestigious fifth floor, as that was his next destination.

But suddenly, Qiu Ping appeared before him to bar his path.

"You really are going to the fifth floor, aren't you?" Qiu Ping said.

Han Sen nodded, and told him, "How else am I going to learn the truth? I need to go there if I aim to receive the answers I am looking for."

"Okay. Then take this strike!" Qiu Ping brought out his sword with an alarming amount of calmness.

It was an unsettling calmness, full of the tension that preceded a storm.

Han Sen did not think Qiu Ping was as good as he believed himself to be. Han Sen had encountered other humans before who had opened their gene locks through the assistance of spirits. They were much weaker than humans whose strength had been unlocked through deeds of their own.

Qiu Ping had opened eight gene locks through spirit geno points. That meant his true strength was equivalent to someone who had opened seven gene locks by themselves. But that was at best; it was likely he was even worse than that. This is what Han Sen had previously believed.

But Han Sen's opinion changed when he saw Qiu Ping draw his sword.

Qiu Ping was an elite of the truest sense. Seeing how he drew his sword, Han Sen was able to tell how strong he was.

Han Sen used his Dongxuan Aura to give Qiu Ping a scan, but he was unable to feel Qiu Ping's energy flow.

Qiu Ping's lifeforce was like an ocean, deep and unpredictable.

The next second, Qiu Ping's sword blazed with a glaring flare of light. It was a display of that ocean inside him.

And when the sword was out, the ocean inside him changed.

As Han Sen watched all of this unfold, he was shocked. He had been witness to many strong attacks in the past, and while Qiu Ping's performance was not as beautiful as Yi Dongmu's, it possessed that same lethal and cunning edge.

It was like smelling a rose and waking a lion that slumbered in your heart.

Qiu Ping's casual strike looked plain. It was a deceptive facade, though, one that sought to mask the true strength of the strike beneath a veil of weakness.

But this plain attack, if you looked closely, looked like a horizon-spanning ocean.

If it was a sharp sword coming his way, Han Sen could block it. If it was a bomb, Han Sen could dodge it. But this was an ocean, and it was too much to comprehend and avoid.

Han Sen was curious what kind of man could wield an attack such as that.

If Yi Dongmu's strikes were full of cruelty and stubbornness, then Qiu Ping's strikes were ones that had experienced a tumultuous lifetime, carrying every emotion under the eye of the sun.

Facing this strike, this was the first time Han Sen did not know what to do.

No matter what power was used against someone, there was always a viable counter or solution to negating what it sought to do.

But this attack, for the first time ever, seemed flawless. Han Sen could not think of a way in which he might avoid it.

Qiu Ping's move did not have a consistent theme, and it changed whenever it sought to, like the rolling of the tide. To create something such as this, a person would have had to have gone through a lot.

This attack gave Han Sen a feeling he had almost never felt before.

Ever since he received the Dongxuan Sutra, Han Sen had possessed the powers of near-flawless prediction. He very much loved it, being able to tell what was to come.

It wasn't perfect. One had to be well-versed in its teachings and practice with it a lot to become proficient, but even still, it could not predict everything. After all, the man who created the Dongxuan Sutra was unable to predict he'd die in the First God's Sanctuary.

If people wished to control the world, they had to have control over themselves first.

"Am I doing well?" Han Sen saw this strike, and all of a sudden, every inch of his body was a reflective fraction of a mirror.

Katcha!

In that moment, Han Sen felt a chain break inside his body. He had managed to open the sixth gene lock of the Dongxuan Sutra.

"I have always thought too much about what my opponents can do. I never take the time to think about what I myself am capable of." Seeing the strike come towards his face, Han Sen received a sudden boost of clarity and vision. All the hesitation he was experiencing was gone.

The moment he was going to get hit, he used his finger to stop the sword.

In the fraction of a second, the hurricane of emotion stopped. The ocean that swelled, bubbled, and boiled with a watery rage was quelled. Qiu Ping was done.

In shock over what had happened, Qiu Ping put his sword away.

Han Sen brought his finger back down as if nothing happened.

"You are looking for a king spirit," Qiu Ping said and left.

Han Sen looked at him strangely. The woman that had caused all this commotion was a king spirit; it was difficult to believe.

Qiu Ping should have known Zhang Yuchen would not have been able to do anything to a spirit who was that powerful. Perhaps he had pretended not to know, all so he could save his life.

Han Sen thought he might have given up more than Zhang Yuchen had. He had not said anything, just swallowed it all this time.

Qiu Ping had told Han Sen that she was a king spirit so Han Sen would question whether or not he really wished to proceed on his current course.

After that strike he had witnessed, Han Sen was able to see right through Qiu Ping. Qiu Ping now also knew that Han Sen had what it took to handle himself going forward.

"Interesting. I'm keen to see who this Smoke is. How did she make Qiu Ping like that?" Han Sen wondered, as he approached the entrance to the fifth floor.

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Chapter 1171: Dry Bone

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The news about Han Sen going to the fifth floor had spread. As he approached to take the test, though, the guard asked that Han Sen wait a day.

King spirits and super creatures were unable to guard there every day, so the top-dogs upstairs would have to hold a discussion and see who would best supervise the test.

Unfortunately, there was nothing Han Sen could do about that. So, he had no choice but to wait an entire day.

The spirits, creatures, and humans on the fourth floor were curious about what was going on.

Going to the fifth floor was quite the event, as it was a challenge beyond comprehension. What made it so remarkable was that a human was attempting to ascend. Humans were small and not worthy of much recognition in that shelter or anywhere else in the sanctuary, so learning the species of the challenger sparked the interest of everyone and everything there.

"Old Zhao, is Han Sen human?"

"I asked Cheng Hu and yep; he most certainly is!"

"Wow. Do you think humans can actually reach the fifth floor?"

"I don't know, but Qiu Ping said he was unable to kill him."

"It would be great if he managed to succeed."

In the palace on the fifth floor, three spirits and seven creatures sat before a table in deep discussion.

"Dry Bone, it should be your turn this time."

"Why me? Why don't you go?"

"I am afraid I would kill the boy in one hit. It would be a shame to simply terminate someone who has managed to come this far," Baby Ghost said.

"You are much weaker than me; you actually think I'd be unable to defeat him?"

"What are you talking about? We both know I am far stronger than you."

"You? Stronger? I'm going to beat the sh*t out of you!"

"Sure. Bring it, you dry, crusty sack of bones!"

"Shut up; both of you!" a female king spirit commanded. Immediately, Dry Bone and Baby Ghost went quiet and remained in their seats.

The seven creatures that were watching the discussion now turned to look at the female spirit. Their expressions were full of serious concern for the matters they were supposed to discuss.

"This should be decided by Mister Immortal, but he's practicing right now, so we can't disturb him. Should I make the decision, then?" The king spirit looked into the eyes of each.

The super creatures were fine with her making the decision, and Dry Bone and Baby Ghost said, "Qing Jun? Yes, you should be the one to decide."

Qing Jun panned the room until her eyes fell on Dry Bone. She told him, "Dry Bone, it is you who should go this time. Do your best and do not relent. Show us the true extent of your strength if you wish to share the Sky Fruit."

Dry Bone King said, "Okay."

"Everyone, prepare yourselves. We will go to another Sky Fruit in two days," Qing Jun said.

The super creatures promptly left, leaving only Dry Bone and Baby Ghost behind.

"Dry Bone, you aren't going to kill him, are you?" Baby Ghost asked.

Dry Bone answered, "Mister Immortal needs people. If that human is this strong, killing him means I am working against Mister Immortal. Of course I won't kill him."

"What about Qing Jun? It sounds like she wants you to kill him," Ghost Baby said.

Dry Bone said, "It has been twenty years. She is still unable to get over that business with the humans. I won't adhere to her command. And besides, if the human really is king-class in strength, I wouldn't be against having him sit on this same table as us."

"And if he is not as strong as we have been led to believe?" Baby Ghost asked.

Dry Bone laughed until his bones creaked, and then he said, "Then I don't mind helping the mistress out."

Han Sen waited in the shelter overnight. Eventually, a king spirit came to see him and bid that he go to the nearest Martial Hall.

Many creatures and spirits had gathered there already. They all looked on Han Sen with grand curiosity, eager to see whether or not a human might actually be able to reach the fifth floor.

A giant skeleton, clad in bone armor, stood inside the arena awaiting his combatant. He was four meters tall and looked frightening. His eyes were like red gemstones that were alive with an evil flame.

Han Sen entered the arena and observed his opponent. It was a skeleton, but not creamy and dusty like the average one. Its bones looked to be composed of jade, and they glowed.

The bones of the skeleton had no gaps in between the joints, and it looked like a fire-forged warrior, straight from the pits of hell.

"You are the human who wants to enter the fifth floor." Dry Bone examined the human before him, wondering whether or not he had the king-class power he was expecting.

As the red eyes peered at Han Sen, their brightness faded to indicate disappointment. His eyes were able to read Han Sen's fitness level.

Han Sen had the strongest fitness he had ever seen a human possess, and he was leagues ahead of every other human.

But it still wasn't in the realm of strength a king-class spirit possessed.

"With a fitness level like that, I doubt he's of the strength Mister Immortal is looking for. I suppose I'll just have to do Qing Jun a favor," Dry Bone King thought to himself.

"Yes," Han Sen answered.

Dry Bone King wasn't going to waste any more time on Han Sen than he had to. He clicked his fingers and said, "If you can last half an hour, you pass the test."

After that, Dry Bone threw a punch towards Han Sen. The shockwaves it unleashed gave the punch the feeling it could sunder a mountain.

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Chapter 1172: First Person Who Dies for You

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Han Sen used his Blood-Pulse Sutra to open nine gene locks. He lowered his red body and avoided Dry Bone's incoming punch.

Dry Bone was a strong king spirit, and Han Sen's fitness wasn't quite up to the level necessary to reliably defeat the spirit. At the very least, he knew he couldn't fight him head-on.

Using his phoenix techniques, Han Sen took off airborne. As he evaded Dry Bone's subsequent attacks, Han Sen threw in a few hits of his own.

Dry Bone was powerful, yes, but his speed and agility weren't enough to compete with Han Sen and his phoenix techniques. He didn't relent in his attacks, but each one missed, and that didn't look likely to change anytime soon.

"I can't believe humans have come so far and can be that strong." The surpassers who watched the fight were incredibly excited.

Qiu Ping observed Han Sen intently, and he acknowledged no other human had yet to reach a skill level such as that.

The spirits and creatures were all in shock. Han Sen was a nobody who had come from nowhere.

Dry Bone King looked sour, and the flames of his rage were only being fanned with each missed attack. Suddenly, he threw off the chestplate of his armor.

He placed his left hand inside his ribcage, as if to rummage through a pocket. Then, he pulled out a bone.

It looked like crystal, but it was clearly bone.

Han Sen saw it, and it made him hesitate to attack.

Dry Bone King smiled menacingly as he held the heart-shaped bone in his hand. Then, with his other hand, he knocked it with his fist.

Dong!

It was like he was drumming it, and the acoustics it carried were infused with a strange power. Han Sen tried his best to resist it.

But the power quickly accelerated and blasted into his heart as if it had locked on like a sentinel beam. He started to feel as if his heart was going to explode due to the sudden influx of that terrifying and malevolent force.

Han Sen was shocked by the quick turn of events. Dry Bone King was huge, and he had initially looked like a lumbering lug that was purely focused on strength. Han Sen never expected him to be so proficient with sonic powers.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Dry Bone King was like a Buddha on the battlefield now. He held his wooden fish tight and continued to strike it without pause.

The strange powers violated Han Sen's heart and cascaded into it without reprieve. If Han Sen was an ordinary human, his heart would have been incinerated by now.

If it was an ordinary super creature that was fighting Dry Bone King, their hearts would most likely have been torn in two.

There was only one thing keeping Han Sen resistant to death, in the face of that vile attack. Dry Bone King's sonic powers were up against Han Sen's Heresy Mantra, and Curse of Immortality made Han Sen's heart stronger than all others.

Han Sen was no stranger to having his heart suffer aberrant rhythms and be put under strain. This may have been worse than it ever had been, but Han Sen had the smidgen of extra resistance necessary to withstand the pain.

His heart continued to beat, but each thump was like thunder. Blood began to ooze from his mouth.

"Dry Bone King is going all the way. He's quite the menace, and opponents with weak hearts really don't stand a chance against him." Baby Ghost thought Han Sen was a dead man, and it'd only be a matter of time before he fell.

The audience was in disarray. Dry Bone King's drumming had affected those in the seats, and sacred-blood creatures and royal spirits began to spill blood of their own. They piled out of the arena in droves to avoid dying.

"King spirits really are in a league of their own. There is no hope for humans to compete against them." The humans who had fled the arena were all in shock, and they could barely comprehend what they had just witnessed.

"It's a shame. Han Sen most certainly has the power to compete, and perhaps even slay a super creature, but Dry Bone King has an unfair and wretched power." Everyone believed Han Sen was extremely unlucky, having to face Dry Bone King of all foes.

Qiu Ping had left the hall as well. He could no longer see what was going on, but he could still hear the solemn, heart-killing rhythm in the distance.

The hearts of the audience that had fled continued to twitch and beat erratically, even as they stood outside the Martial Hall with the doors shut.

"I hope he doesn't die for me and Yuchen." Qiu Ping was worried.

"You don't want him to die?" A female voice sounded behind him.

Qiu Ping's face changed as a female spirit suddenly approached.

"I just think it is a shame for him to die this way. He could do a lot in the service of Mister Immortal," Qiu Ping said, with a chilling voice.

The spirit smiled, telling him, "My patience has its limits. If you don't kill Zhang Yuchen, he will be the first person who dies on your behalf. His blood will be on your hands. And when I'm through with the brat in there, I'll move on and kill another human. On the account you are unwilling to kill Zhang Yuchen, I will mercilessly slay each and every human in this shelter. One life is all it takes, Qiu Ping. One life can stop the coming slaughter. Do it for the greater good."

Qiu Ping was mortified, but it pained him to know she would do what she had just told him. Her logic was bizarre, but it was not something he could contend with.

He had delayed this for twenty years, but even he could tell her patience was running far too thin.

Men like Qiu Ping could not make a decision where lives hung in the balance, and at least one had to be sacrificed. If he was unable to kill his best friend, he'd be doing so at the cost of countless more.

"Why me?" Twenty years of contempt had built up inside Qiu Ping's heart.

"I don't know. You fit the bill? It doesn't really matter. Having reasons to do anything is so petty, don't you think?" The woman looked at him, almost uncaring.

Qiu Ping was so angry, he drew his sword and attempted to attack her.

The skill that had frightened Han Sen had no effect against that callous spirit. She simply deflected it with the greatest of ease.

Qiu Ping then pulled out a dagger and tried to stab himself.

If he did not have what it took to kill another, then the only other solution was to end himself.

The woman did not try to prevent him, but when the dagger touched his skin, it stopped.

She then grabbed him and teleported him back to the battleground. She threw him into the audience seats and forced him to watch Han Sen fail and fall. She told him, "This is the first person who will die, all because you are weak."

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Chapter 1173: The Heart Beaten Ten Times

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Dry Bone King continued to drum the heartbone incessantly. Each sonic-boom made Han Sen cough more blood.

Each beat was stronger than the last, increasing the amount of pain and strain Han Sen's heart had to withstand. Dry Bone was going to do this ten times.

After the wooden fish's tenth strike, the damage each subsequent strike made would not increase, but Dry Bone King could still go on and on. And so far, it had been enough to suppress anything Han Sen thought to do.

By now, he had only struck the wooden fish seven times. There was more pain yet to come for Han Sen, and on the seventh strike, he fell to the ground in a puddle of his own blood. His heart did not yield yet, though.

Dry Bone King could read the fitness level of a person and evaluate what would be required to kill them. He had believed the sixth strike would be enough to kill Han Sen, yet there he was, unbent, unbowed, unbroken.

Much to his surprise, Han Sen had survived the seventh beat.

This was not to say Dry Bone King was very concerned over the matter. He knew he'd kill Han Sen sooner or later, and that was that. After the seventh boom, the eighth followed swiftly after. It cracked a thunderbolt directly upon Han Sen's heart, or so it felt.

Dong!

Han Sen's heart was thumping, and it felt like it was ready to leap through his ribcage and jump out of his chest. A pain like electricity surged through his body, dealing immense pain to every limb and every organ within him.

Han Sen's skin began to crack. The veins were inflamed, making him look red like some monstrosity that had been stitched together.

"Watch his face. Not that you'll have to remember it for too long; I am sure it is to be replaced by even sorrier sights in the near future," the woman said to Qiu Ping.

If Qiu Ping had the necessary power, he'd have killed the devil in his ear. But she wouldn't even allow him to close his eyes, and so he was forced to watch Han Sen writhe in torture and torment.

Gritting his teeth might have once been an outlet for anger, but it didn't help this time. He felt hopeless; he was to blame for Han Sen lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood.

"Let him go and I will kill Zhang Yuchen!" Qiu Ping trembled as he muttered those ghastly words he never thought he'd hear himself speak.

He knew he had no choice in the matter. The woman was practically demanding it, and it'd be folly of him to resist much longer. It'd only cause more pain, particularly to those who were not deserving of an ill fate. He couldn't bear the thought of others dying in such cruel ways on his account.

But the woman then said, "You need to know who is in command here, you witless worm! That's me; you don't strike deals with ME! He could have lived, but that ship has sailed. He will die because you are weak. He will die because you have always been weak. You are pathetic. You are the one who has gotten him killed! How could you allow this?!"

The woman was colder than the devil, and her mind was more twisted than the flames of hell itself.

Han Sen sat up on the battleground. The pain had yet to ease, but despite the frantic torment his heart was enduring, his mind was as crystal clear as ever.

The first few attacks from Dry Bone King had not been all that effective, but he noticed something interesting as the power ramped up. Han Sen hadn't fought back because he had been mulling this discovery.

Heresy Mantra came from the Evil Sutra. The Evil Sutra was not too different from the Dongxuan Sutra and the Frost Sutra. Because the Evil Sutra was missing, the techniques themselves had been lost. Heresy Mantra was another recreation that was simply more complete.

Han Sen had maxed out all he could with the Heresy Mantra, as Curse of Immortality was supposed to be the final tier of the skill.

But when witnessing the attacks dealt through the heartbone, Han Sen knew he could continue his practice of it.

The heartbone attacks attempted to destroy one's heart. For Han Sen, it made his heart squirm and thump faster than when he was in the midst of learning Curse of Immortality, and this told Han Sen there had to be a way to take Heresy Mantra farther.

As Han Sen's heart pounded like a thousand drums, he focused his mind, trying to learn what Dry Bone King was doing. He wanted to be able to replicate it for himself, the next time he was given the free time to practice.

It was impossible to get the Evil Sutra back, but Han Sen could at least keep going with Heresy Mantra. He was going to unlock the fifth curse and make it stronger, no matter the cost.

Dong!

When the ninth drum beat sounded, Han Sen felt as if his heart was on the precipice of being torn asunder.

But his heart was like a balloon. The fierce powers emitted by the heartbone inflated it, but it was all quickly released in the break between each beat. Cracks and seams began to form with each beat, but they did not matter; his Heresy Mantra ensured that his heart healed immediately and was ready for what came next.

The agony made Han Sen want to scream in joy, learning his heart was becoming better than what was required for Curse of Immortality. And so, he continued trying to record what Dry Bone King was doing to him. It might very well be the key to opening the fifth curse.

Han Sen's enjoyment of the heartbone was starting to become apparent, and it made Dry Bone King frown.

Han Sen had withstood nine attacks so far, and Dry Bone King was starting to have second thoughts. His judgment of the human's power might have been incorrect, he thought.

His red eyes stared at Han Sen once more. The young man's fitness really was not up there with king-class spirits, though. But it was not as if he could turn back now. Dry Bone King had to finish what he had started and push on with the tenth heartbone drum.

"I don't believe you have what it takes to withstand the tenth attack." Then, Dry Bone King amassed a frightening power in his left hand. He unleashed it on the wooden fish.

Dong!

It wasn't only Han Sen's heart that had to suffer, then. The entire battleground quaked and was thrown into disarray. The entire stadium was wrecked, as a plume of haze and dust began to cake the atmosphere and stifle vision.

Qiu Ping's eyes possessed a fury like no other as he stared across the battleground. Beside him, the woman just laughed callously.

But when the dust settled, Han Sen was sitting still. He looked undamaged.

He wiped the blood he had oozed and stood up without trouble.

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Chapter 1174: Passing the Test

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"How is that possible?" Dry Bone King appeared to be suffering rigor mortis. He was unable to move, frozen through sheer disbelief.

When he had struck the wooden fish the ninth time, Han Sen looked damaged and under much duress. But when he was subjected to the tenth and final, most brutal pounding of all, he looked fine. He was unbroken, as Dry Bone King had not expected him to be.

From the audience seats, Qiu Ping felt happiness in a way he hadn't for a long time. The woman, on the other hand, was at a loss for words.

Han Sen looked at Dry Bone King happily. He had managed to control the pumping of his heart, making it move in rhythm with the beat. With the power that flowed through Han Sen's body, his blood roared through his veins with the freedom and ferocity of a grand waterfall. His blood vessels had almost been unable to take it.

He came very close to failing. With Curse of Immortality reinforcing his heart and blood vessels, he was able to inch his way over the threshold for withstanding Dry Bone King's wretched musical attack.

Han Sen knew he couldn't listen to it anymore, since further duress could make his heart fail. He had to stand up and take advantage of everyone's shock to attack. He did this, though, thinking that the following strikes would continue to increase in power. He didn't know Dry Bone King had capped out on the tenth.

Han Sen redeployed his phoenix techniques and took off into the sky, speeding around Dry Bone King like a spitfire in the heat of battle.

Dry Bone King frowned. He evaded Han Sen's attack and beat the heartbone once more.

Dong!

Han Sen's heart was like a fully-inflated balloon, but much to his surprise and delight, the power released by Dry Bone King was no stronger than what he had previously endured.

Dry Bone King pounded the heartbone again. If it was any other person going up against Dry Bone King, their hearts wouldn't be able to deal with the cruel sound of the wooden fish. They'd be unable to fight, and perhaps even die on the spot with a hole where the heart used to be.

Even the elites who could endure his attacks be unable to retaliate. They would still end up losing.

But Han Sen's heartbeat was in sync with Dry Bone King's malevolent tune now, and it could not affect him. Determining who the victor in this fight was going to be seemed an impossible task.

"Weird. Why did Dry Bone King's most powerful skill not work on that guy?" Baby Ghost was speaking to himself, in intense observation of the battle.

Han Sen was not afraid of the heartbone, but his fitness was low and he did not have Phoenix Sword and Taia with him. Dry Bone King's body was sturdy, and whenever Han Sen punched the spirit's creepy skeleton, it was like throwing his fist into a pillar of steel.

Dry Bone King did not have any organs to take advantage of, either. Because of this, Yin Yang Blast was useless.

As Han Sen wondered what he might do next, he suddenly heard the drumbeat of the heartbone move to a rhythm. It was a proper melody, as if playing in tandem with a phantom song.

Han Sen's heartbeat was disturbed once more, and it made him unable to successfully dodge Dry Bone King's next attack. He suffered a blow to his arm.

As a result, he was sent flying a few hundred meters. He barrel-rolled through the air to try to reduce the impact, but it still hurt. And as this occurred, Dry Bone King returned to playing his drum-driven requiem. The melody was able to disturb Han Sen's heartbeat without trouble.

Han Sen used his phoenix techniques to fight again, wishing he had the xun Xiang Yin had given him. If he had that, he could possibly fight back.

But as Han Sen was still in thought, Dry Bone King leaped out of the arena and spoke. "Time is up; you have passed the test."

Han Sen planned to keep fighting, not expecting Dry Bone King to keep his promise. He did, after all, seem extremely intent on killing Han Sen.

The woman's face turned green as she stood up and ran off.

Qiu Ping felt great relief wash over him, like some cleansing tide. The thoughts that had gone through his mind in the past half hour were wretched, all dealing with what would occur following Han Sen's death. He was extremely glad Han Sen had actually managed to triumph and pass the test.

Entering the fifth floor meant Han Sen was a supervisor of the shelter. The woman would be unable to bully him so easily now, as he had to be treated as an equal.

Everyone who was standing outside the stadium, having been chased away by the frightening heartbone, heard the sounds come to an end. They eagerly wanted to know the result.

When they re-entered, they saw Han Sen talking with Dry Bone King. It took their breath away, acknowledging a human had been able to survive such manic brutality.

Dry Bone King brought Han Sen up to the fifth floor. He introduced him to everyone, saying, "We are one and the same now. If there is something more you would like to know, come and find me."

Dry Bone King had gone into the test expecting an easy fight. He believed Han Sen was like vermin he could chase-off or crush underfoot without hassle. But he had great respect for the human now, and he wished to be friends with Han Sen.

Han Sen took advantage of the offer immediately, and asked, "Brother Bone, do you know who signed Qiu Ping's contract?"

Dry Bone King knew it was only a matter of time before this was asked, and so he answered, "It was Qing Jun. When Mister Immortal is away, she is in charge. The super creatures only obey her. If you think of going after her now, it won't take much for her to get rid of you. Wait a bit and I will help you soon."

"Thank you, Brother Bone." Han Sen understood what he meant.

Dry Bone King had subliminally informed Han Sen that Qing Jun was an enemy of his, as well.

"Go and rest; you've earned it. Two days from now, we can receive Sky Fruit." Dry Bone King was leading Han Sen to a palace.

"Sky Fruit?" Han Sen did not understand.

Dry Bone King smiled and explained, "Our mission is to collect the nuts from the Sky Fruit. The rest of the fruit can still benefit you too, of course. Whoever gets it first is allowed to keep it. I'll explain more later, though."

Han Sen left the shelter after that, afraid staying there any longer would damage his body.

Back in the underground shelter, he returned to his normal size. He focused on absorbing and refining his Life Geno Essences, and he was delighted to find that he now made progress much faster.

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"Life Geno Essence absorbed: super geno points 1."

A little while later, Han Sen was able to gain a super geno point. It made him very pleased.

"My ability to refine Life Geno Essences has greatly improved, following the unlock of the Dongxuan Sutra's sixth gene lock," Han Sen thought to himself as he continued his practice.

"Life Geno Essence absorbed: super geno points 1."

A little while later again, the familiar voice sounded.

Han Sen stayed in his room most of the day, focused on the refinement and absorption of the Life Geno Essences he had accumulated thus far. He was able to fully refine each Life Geno Essence he had collected, aside from the Invisible King Scorpion's.

After opening his sixth gene lock, his absorption powers were much stronger.

"Awesome!" he exclaimed, realizing how many Life Geno Essences he had been able to absorb.

In total, Han Sen's super geno point tally had reached twenty-four. Now that he was able to quickly absorb the Life Geno Essences of super creatures, he could focus on hunting them down to max his stats out in the near future.

Han Sen: Super Body Super King Spirit

Level: Surpasser

Life-Span: 400

Evolution Requirement: 100 geno points

Owned Geno Points: 100 ordinary geno points, 100 primitive geno points, 100 mutant geno points, 100 sacred-blood geno points, 24 super geno points

Han Sen guessed his fitness level must have been around the twenty-five hundred mark. He wasn't far-off possessing the strength of a super creature himself. Han Sen gobbled up some more walnuts and returned to Immortal Shelter. There, he took the time to speak with Zhang Yuchen.

After that, Han Sen returned to the fifth floor. He summoned Dragon King and asked him, "I'm on the highest floor; how are you going to find the tree for me?"

Dragon King sniffed around his new environment and said, "I don't smell the Sky Tree. You're going to have to take me for a walk."

"I don't have time for that right now. I need to go pick up Sky Fruit with Dry Bone King later."

Han Sen then proceeded to tell Dragon King what Dry Bone King had told him.

Dragon King said, "That's good. The tree might be dead, but at least the fruit can mature. With the competition, getting it will be difficult, though. The nuts you mill were most likely from the Sky Fruit. Only Sky King is privy to whatever the powder does, it would appear."

Dragon King then went on to say, "Sky King is very generous, allowing you to have as much as you want, leaving him only the nuts."

"Is there anything else I should know about the fruit?" Han Sen asked.

Han Sen had eaten many of the other walnuts, and save for the shell and nut inside, there didn't appear to be anything special about them.

"I'm not sure, but it has to be some good stuff. Dry Bone King wouldn't be working for Sky King, otherwise." Dragon King then pointed at Han Sen and resumed his dialogue, "Each fruit is bound to contain a geno treasure of sorts, an item that is super-class, for sure. Wouldn't it be great if you could procure some?"

Han Sen started to say something but frowned before he could. He noticed a note had been left on his table, one that had been written in the human language.

"If you wish to stay alive, follow Qing Jun." Han Sen read the words and continued to stare at the paper.

He was the only human capable of reaching the fifth floor. So, he wondered, how had someone left that note for him?

"Did Dry Bone King leave this for me?" Han Sen frowned. Dry Bone King was the only one he had met since arriving on the fifth floor.

But Dry Bone King wasn't a fan of Qing Jun and her wicked ways, either. Why would he tell Han Sen to follow her? Han Sen turned the paper over and was given a shock.

On the back of the paper was a symbol drawn in red. It was a large picture of the Nine-Life Cat.

"Someone from Blood Legion is on the fifth floor? That can't be right! There aren't any other humans strong enough to get here." Han Sen was truly taken aback, not having a clue how this had come about.

"Was it Dry Bone King?" Han Sen didn't think it was possible, or at the very least extremely unlikely.

Blood Legion was a human organization with a murky, sordid past. Still, it was human, through and through, and neither spirits nor super creatures would be members of it.

Dry Bone King arrived shortly after, looking for Han Sen. He was accompanied by another king spirit.

His name was Baby Ghost, and his appearance amused Han Sen. The spirit had a head that was enlarged like a baby's, but the body was skinny, frail, and extremely small.

Han Sen didn't notice a change in Dry Bone King's behavior, which suggested it was unlikely he was the one who left the note. Han Sen then wondered if it was Qing Jun herself who had left it. Perhaps it was some sort of weird trick of hers, as she wasn't exactly the most sound-minded individual.

But if that was true, how could she have known about Blood Legion and Han Sen's connection to it?

As Han Sen mulled this over, Dry Bone King led Han Sen to the plaza. When they arrived, a female king spirit was there waiting for them. She was accompanied by seven super creatures.

Qing Jun King did not even look at Han Sen, and simply approached the Sky Fruit.

The path ahead had been built by the spirits and creatures of the fourth floor, but they weren't allowed to accept the fruit. If they even so much as stumbled across one during their time of building, they'd have been outright killed.

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Chapter 1176: Hard Labor

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Han Sen thought super creatures and king spirits were awesome beings of an unbridled power, coupled with near-prophetic intelligence and behavior that presented them as deity-like figures. This image he had of them became extremely distorted when he witnessed them enter the Sky Fruit: their grace was discarded in favor of being simple, hard-working miners.

The Sky Fruit nuts were not too tough, but the shells around them were like spherical bulwarks. To retrieve the nuts, the shells had to be broken. But there were also barriers to break.

The barriers were a little harder than the physical shells of the nuts. He had tried to break a shell with his Phoenix Sword previously, but he had been unable to. Without such weaponry, and with the barrier being stronger, he was in for a trying time.

Han Sen accepted a shovel, given to him by Dry Bone King. Upon striking the barrier before him, he was only able to peel away a thin section. Digging through it all was sure to take a long time.

There wasn't just one barrier there, either. The entire fruit was composed of various nut rooms, with entries separated by additional barriers of their own. Han Sen's job was to break through the barriers to obtain the geno treasure that was said to reside inside. The lower tier creatures would then come and take the nuts.

Seeing them all working hard, Han Sen's mind drifted back to wonder who might have placed the slip of paper in his room. And why the note said what it did, telling him to follow Qing Jun King.

"Weird." Han Sen suddenly heard Dragon King's voice, as if he had spoken directly into his ears. Han Sen looked around, seeing if anyone else might have heard him. It didn't seem that way, so he peeked at his ring.

"Don't worry; this is a secret method of communication. They won't hear me," Dragon King said.

Han Sen wanted to talk, but he didn't know how to do so without alerting the others. He'd look like a madman, babbling to himself.

"This Sky Fruit is weird." Dragon King paused, and then went on to say, "I can't feel the presence of geno treasure."

Han Sen thought, "The tree is dead. Isn't the lack of a geno treasure normal?"

It looked as if Dragon King could read Han Sen's mind, as he then said, "I can sense the presence of geno treasures, even if they haven't been created yet. I know where they would be. Here, there is absolutely nothing."

"Forget about the treasure; just find out where the tree we're looking for might be." Han Sen used dongxuan aura to hide himself and his speech.

"I don't sense that, either," Dragon King said.

Han Sen wanted him to find out where the Sky Tree was. Now, unable to find a trace of it, Han Sen was starting to suspect Dragon King was seeking to double-cross him.

Han Sen and Dry Bone King's people continued digging for another hour, and that was when they uncovered a path that led to the nut.

"This place serves as a junction that leads to four nut rooms. We should split into four teams to cover each path. Whoever finds the geno treasure first can claim it; if you can't claim it, others can try," Qing Jun King said.

"Dry Bone, Baby Ghost, group up with Earth Beast," Qing Jun King said.

Eleven people split into four teams. Qing Jun King did not put Han Sen in a team. One other super creature was left out, too, and so she said, "You're new, so who would you like to team up with? Me or the creature?"

"I'll go with you," Han Sen said.

This choice surprised Dry Bone King and Baby Ghost King. Qing Jun King was shocked, too. Qing Jun King's face went cold again, and she walked towards the barrier. Dry Bone King wished to say something, but everyone would have heard him speak. Regretfully, he had to hold his tongue.

Han Sen saw that he wished to say something, and guessed his words would have been something like, "You're committing suicide."

But Han Sen did not choose Qing Jun King because of the paper. He wasn't afraid of her, and he could use this opportunity to find out why she so desperately wanted Qiu Ping to kill Zhang Yuchen.

She could have killed them both with the greatest of ease, so her need for drama seemed unnecessary and uncharacteristic of a king spirit.

They broke the nut and then started to work on another barrier. Han Sen was only able to dig up a thin slice each time, but Qing Jun King was able to dig up a whole lot more. It took them two hours to dig a path that was big enough. After going through, they arrived in another nut room. They had to dig a path that was big enough for the creatures to come through and carry the fruit out.

For now, though, they were alone together. Han Sen knew he had to be careful, but Qing Jun King seemed focused on the task at hand. She got to work on yet another barrier.

Han Sen followed, but kept his wits about him.

"This is strange. Real strange." Dragon King's voice started to sound in Han Sen's ear again.

Qing Jun King was standing one meter away from Han Sen, so no matter how quietly he sought to speak, she'd hear any response he made to Dragon King.

"I can feel the presence of geno treasure ahead. It is behind this wall, but it's strange," Dragon King said.

Han Sen was happy, hearing he was about to stumble across the treasure. But with Qing Jun King there, they'd probably fight over its ownership.

Dragon King said, "There is something very wrong with this geno treasure."

Han Sen wanted to ask him for more details, but couldn't on account of Qing Jun King being right next to him.

"Furthermore, I know where the Sky Tree is!" Dragon King suddenly screamed.

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"Where is the Sky Tree?" Han Sen almost blurted out.

Dragon King continued talking, saying, "I cannot believe Sky King is doing this. He wishes to sacrifice everyone here. He wants you all to become fertilizer."

Han Sen wanted to ask Dragon King to elaborate, but seeing Qing Jun King right next to him, simply decided to continue digging and listen.

Dragon King sighed and said, "When you break the barrier, you have to get the geno treasure. If you don't, we will all die here."

Han Sen frowned, thinking he might be exaggerating. If Sky King had been scheming, he couldn't enact a plan to wipe them all out in an instant. It wasn't as if Dragon King was the nicest person, either. He sacrificed a multitude of super creatures to revive himself.

Dragon King quickly said, "Even if you leave the tree, you'll be killed. Everyone who has eaten the walnuts will die, and that includes you. What? Do you think this entire forest isn't associated with the Sky Tree?"

Han Sen's heart jumped, but Dragon King did not stop explaining. He said, "You have to grab that geno treasure. Trust me on this. I will explain everything once this is over."

Han Sen could not reply to him right now, but he decided to follow his wishes. He was determined to take the geno treasure now. Even if Dragon King was lying and this was all just a scheme, there was no harm in obtaining geno treasure, after all.

Qing Jun King was right there, though. He wondered how he might grab it before she did. The rule was, whoever found the geno treasure could keep it. If two people discovered it, the person who was stronger could keep it.

Han Sen was not weak, but if he wanted to beat Qing Jun King, he might have to activate super king spirit mode.

A small portion of the barrier had been dug all the way through now, revealing a glimpse of the nut room on the other side. The nut room was strangely empty. Han Sen leaned in to take a closer look, and that was when he saw a pair of red eyes peering at him from the other side of the hole.

Han Sen jumped back as the red thing started to emerge from the hole he had created for it. As it started to come out, Han Sen quickly activated his gene locks to scan and get an idea of what he was faced with. The results surprised him.

It was a bronze mirror. Its surface was red, and the frame was adorned with a number of strange glyphs and symbols. The reflection, Han Sen had seen, depicted him as an enigmatic red being.

"Those red eyes… were they mine?" Han Sen wondered to himself.

Qing Jun King lashed the mirror with her whip.

"Aargh!" Han Sen screamed.

Qing Jun King lashed the mirror, but Han Sen felt the pain of that attack strike him. Looking at his clothes, he noticed they had been torn.

Han Sen looked back at the mirror and saw himself inside it. His body in the mirror was a reflection of himself, wound and all, but then he started to smile. Outside of the mirror, a smile was the last thing he could raise.

"Oh, snap!" Han Sen knew the moment he looked at that mirror, he had been tricked.

"Aargh!" Qing Jun King lashed the mirror again.

The mirror was fine, but the doppelganger inside the mirror was damaged. That same amount of damage was delivered to the real Han Sen, standing outside, hopeless and unsure of what to do.

"Stop! You are going to kill me." Han Sen gathered up his power, preparing to stop her.

She wanted him dead, anyway, so now she had a perfectly valid chance to do what she had hoped.

"The message on that paper led me here. It wanted me to follow her and die!" Han Sen's mind raced for a solution to the current predicament.

Even if Han Sen stopped Qing Jun King, the mirror had already copied Han Sen's image. Just as Han Sen moved to stop her, though, she listened. She stopped attacking due to his plight.

Han Sen did not have the time to mull the exact reason why, so he just turned his attention back to the mirror and thought of a way he could kill it without bringing harm upon himself.

Han Sen's mirror-residing doppelganger gave another crooked smile. Then, he raised his fist and hit himself. Han Sen's real face then started to bleed in response.

Han Sen's nose was pummeled repeatedly, and blood oozed from it. In a few more hits, Han Sen believed it'd be flattened like roadkill.

It looked like fitness level did not matter in this situation. If the shadow-self was damaged, then true person himself would be damaged. There didn't seem to be a way to avoid it.

Han Sen didn't think he could break the mirror, as that would be the same as dealing a copious amount of damage to himself. But the person in the mirror seemed happy to hit himself and ensure Han Sen was dealt damage, anyway.

All of a sudden, in a matter of moments, Han Sen felt all of his powers were useless.

"Dumb*ss! Go break it," Qing Jun King commanded.

"How?" Han Sen asked.

"Just break it! He is you, so only you can break it," Qing Jun King explained.

Han Sen did not believe her words to be true and didn't think she'd be so kind as to offer a solution to his current sorrow and pain. This was her best opportunity to kill him, so it wasn't likely she'd squander it.

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"Aargh!" The shadow inside the mirror continued to punch itself, causing Han Sen constant pain.

They both looked identical, but fortunately, it couldn't—or at least wasn't—making use of Han Sen's full, insane powers. He'd have been killed fairly quickly if it had.

Han Sen withstood the pain and threw a punch at the mirror.

The mirror did not avoid Qing Jun King's attacks, but it made sure to dodge Han Sen's. This lent credence to what Qing Jun King had told him, and he was relieved to hear she was telling him the truth. Only the person who the mirror mimicked could deal damage to it.

When the mirror dodged, Han Sen decided not to waste any more time. He threw another punch at the mirror, but this time, it was with all nine gene locks of the Blood-Pulse Sutra. That, combined with Curse of Immortality, Jade-Sun Force, and his phoenix techniques firing on all cylinders, he was aiming to devastate the reflective fiend.

Pang!

The bronze mirror was sent flying backwards, directly into the barrier.

Aside from the shadow in the mirror, it did not look like the mirror could attack in any other way.

But the mirror was tough, that much was certain. Despite sending the mirror flying, Han Sen was unable to actually deal it damage. Not a single scratch blemished the glassy surface of the mirror, and much to Han Sen's discomfort and pain, the shadow-self continued to self-harm.

Han Sen gritted his teeth to withstand the constant pummeling and punched the mirror again. The mirror was against the barrier, so it was a clear shot. Like a hurricane, Han Sen unleashed a flurry of attacks against the mirror's surface.

Han Sen punched it countless times, but despite his best attempts, he could not shatter the mirror. And all the while, the doppelganger continued to hurt himself.

The shadow smiled, as if laughing and mocking Han Sen. He was spiting Han Sen, as if to say he was useless and there was nothing he could do to rectify the situation.

"You think I'm a coward?!" Han Sen thought.

Han Sen and Qing Jun King had seen the mirror together, but the mirror had chosen Han Sen for some inexplicable reason. Han Sen thought it must have meant the mirror believed he was the weaker of the two.

Han Sen did not have any of his weapons on him, and the Blood-Pulse Sutra only bettered the body. It wasn't really a skill that lent itself to dealing massive amounts of extra damage. It wasn't a proper combat ability.

Han Sen was unable to break the mirror, and he felt as if he had exhausted all options. He couldn't think of anything else to do.

Han Sen could have used super king spirit mode, but he didn't want to expose himself as The King to Qing Jun King.

Han Sen looked into his Sea of Soul. Little Angel and the gold raven were still in the process of evolving. And them aside, he had no super weapons to call upon.

Han Sen might have been able to use Saving Money to break the mirror. But the shadow would hit Han Sen while he was performing it, which would render it ineffective.

Han Sen could have summoned Disloyal Knight, but his attack power wasn't very high. And if a pet beast soul could deal damage to Han Sen by striking the mirror, that would be very bad news for him.

Han Sen could not think of a way out of this situation.

"Next time I return to the Alliance, I need to get myself a strong attack skill," Han Sen thought to himself.

Just as Han Sen decided to activate super king spirit mode, he heard a movement stem from the Sea of Soul. Han Sen looked inside there, and he noticed a strange energy permeating it.

The Sky Fruit wasn't very big, so the fight against the mirror was easily noticed by the other king spirits and super creatures.

Baby Ghost and Dry Bone ran over, in shock at what was going on. When they looked into the mirror, though, they quickly understood what was happening.

"This is bad. If Han Sen can't break the mirror, this will most certainly be the end of him," Baby Ghost said.

"The bronze mirror has a reflective power. If someone else hits it, it means hitting Han Sen. We can't help him. He has to help himself," Dry Bone King said.

It was difficult to find someone else to go up against Qing Jun King, so if Han Sen was to die there, it'd be a grand shame.

But they couldn't help. And if they tried, Han Sen would be beaten to death.

All the super creatures came over to watch the events unfolding around the mirror. They were waiting for Han Sen to fail, so they could take the geno treasure.

Qing Jun King looked at Han Sen, and she seemed to be deep in thought over something.

As Han Sen continued to beat the mirror, he was actually more invested in investigating what was transpiring in the Sea of Soul. The light around Little Angel was now very holy. She was like a flower in the midst of blooming, with petals opening to reveal what was inside.

A powerful light was being unleashed, and it even frightened Disloyal Knight.

"Has Little Angel finished evolving?" Han Sen was delighted, feeling the warmth and abundant power that was slowly swelling within the Sea of Soul.

Han Sen thought a pet beast soul from another sanctuary needed to open gene locks for themselves, and he thought it'd take another long while for her to become effective enough to fight.

But seeing all that power now, Han Sen understood there was more to Little Angel than he had first thought. She was a lot more than simple eye candy. She was in battle mode already, and many of her gene locks had already been opened.

The petals had all peeled away now, revealing a package of bright golden light. The light sent ripples through the entirety of the Sea of Soul.

When it was fully exposed, Little Angel's form came to be. She was divine, clad in a beautiful white robe. She had angelic wings, and in her hands, she clutched a transparent greatsword. Her curly blonde hair waved, painting her like a goddess.

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Chapter 1179: Angel of Principality

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Angel of Principality: Pet Type Evolution

Han Sen looked at her stats. From what he could tell, it was only the name that had changed. The rest was the same.

But the energy emanating from Little Angel told Han Sen there was more to her evolution than he could initially ascertain. Below the surface, this was more than just a name change.

Han Sen now wondered whether or not he should summon her. The halo on her head always imbued Han Sen with a greater power, after all.

Han Sen noticed his head now had a halo, the same as Little Angel.

He felt as if it was an inexhaustible vat of power, one that could cascade into his body and fill him with unrivaled strength. It was strong like holy water, cleansing his body and purifying his power.

Han Sen did not stop attacking the mirror. The moment the halo ring gleamed above his head, the slight sounds of glass cracking could be heard.

A ribbon of strain began to form on the surface of the glass, and then, the crack popped into a web of fissures that coursed its way across the entirety of the mirror. The doppelganger lost its smug smile and was given a shock. It began to run around in fright, making a freakish wailing sound.

Boom!

The glass of the bronze mirror shattered into a thousand pieces. A red light manifested itself in the physical world following the destruction, and Han Sen was quick to grab it.

It was the core of the mirror. It was bronze and small like a bean. It was quite similar to a walnut.

Dry Bone, Baby Ghost, and Qing Jun looked at Han Sen in disbelief. They were more than surprised to see him manage to pull through that horrifying ordeal. The super creatures did not know why or how Han Sen had achieved such power, or where the additional power had come from.

"You have been hiding your power, it would seem. I was starting to worry," Dry Bone King said.

"I was merely fighting for my life," Han Sen said.

"Your luck and power are things to be admired. You obtained the geno treasure your first time here," Baby Ghost stated.

Dry Bone and Baby Ghost were nice to Han Sen. They had initially believed him to be weak, but after this ordeal, they well and truly believed him to be an equal.

"Go back to work," Qing Jun snapped. And then, everyone did.

But due to Han Sen having already obtained the treasure, the effort they put into their work had obviously laxed. Their haste to get the job done had evaporated.

"Thanks for the help," Han Sen said.

Qing Jun ignored him and continued digging.

Han Sen wanted to strike up a conversation, though. So, he asked, "Hey, can I ask you a question? Because you should know why I'm here; I should be your enemy, after all."

Qing Jun just told him, "You aren't good enough to be my enemy."

Han Sen was not sure what to respond, as he just thought she was a strange character. He didn't quite know what to make of her, on the whole.

After another half day of work, all the barriers had been removed. When the rest of the creatures moved in to secure the walnuts, the rest went back to the fifth floor.

Han Sen returned to his house. He masked his presence there and summoned Dragon King.

"What was that?" Han Sen finally had the chance to ask him the questions he had so much wanted to earlier.

Dragon King said, "That *sshole didn't grow a new tree. He wants to sacrifice everyone in the hopes of reviving this current one."

"I thought you told me he had grown a new one, due to this one being irreparable." Han Sen now wore a scowl, learning of Dragon King's blunder.

Dragon King felt awkward, so he explained, "That was me, jumping to conclusions. But when I saw the geno treasure, I finally realized this tree isn't totally dead. It was only then that I realized I had been wrong."

"Then what is it?" Han Sen knew there'd be no point in getting mad at the spirit.

Dragon King said, "Let's say every fruit is individual. The energy of each geno item should be individual, too. When I scanned the fruit, though, this wasn't so. This means the fruit still exists as a part of the tree. That means the tree is not dead, you see? I'm not sure how this was achieved, but it is what it is."

Dragon King then went on to say, "If the tree is not dead, Sky King will stop at nothing to fully revive it. And doing that requires a lot of nutrition. He has many spirits and creatures in there, all of which can provide the nutrition he seeks."

"And how exactly would he sacrifice everyone here? While some may spawn, many come here by eating the walnuts," Han Sen said.

"The walnuts are only one small part of this. Haven't you noticed the lifewater everyone drinks here?" Dragon King said.

"You said it was a skydrop, actually. And you said it was good!" Han Sen frowned.

Dragon King nodded, saying, "It is; but only when the tree is dead. Skydrops are the essence of the Sky Fruit. If the tree is alive, they can be controlled by the tree. While they may be a benefit right now, the tree could kill you once it has fully revived."

Dragon King smiled and said, "But don't worry, you obtained the geno treasure. You can make good use of that."

"How?" Han Sen asked, bringing it out.

"This is a seed of the Sky Tree. It's like a small, sister tree. But the seed is individual, so you'll have to use it to absorb the stuff inside you. Do that, and you've got nothing to worry about," Dragon King explained.

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Chapter 1180: Skill of Love

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Han Sen took Dragon King's advice and followed his instructions. He tried to extract the thing from his body.

But it turned out Han Sen didn't have the thing inside him. He initially thought Dragon King must have gotten something wrong or had taught him incorrectly. But when Han Sen tried it on Zhang Yuchen and the others, the method worked. For some reason, the thing just couldn't exist inside Han Sen's body.

Dragon King was shocked by the discovery, too. He expected Han Sen to show much appreciation and reward him; little did he expect that Han Sen wouldn't even need such knowledge.

"Not bad." Han Sen still gave him a small compliment for the tip.

While Han Sen might have been okay, there were still many humans inside Immortal Shelter. He wanted to save as many of them as he could. Han Sen went out to find Zhang Yuchen and many of the others, and he helped them break the contract with their spirits.

With Han Sen's reputation and status, and the backing of Dry Bone King and Baby Ghost, everyone was freed except for Qiu Ping. Everyone else had signed a contract with a royal spirit, but Qiu Ping had signed a contract with Qing Jun King directly.

Han Sen sent them all to his underground shelter, while he remained inside the Sky Tree. This was because Qiu Ping was still under contract, and Han Sen wanted a few more goodies before leaving. If the tree grew, everyone there would be food—super creatures included. And with seven mighty super creatures there, Han Sen thought it'd be a waste.

One more question lingered on Han Sen's mind, as well: who left him the slip of paper? He asked all the humans he had rescued, but none were likely candidates.

"Did a king spirit or super creature write it, maybe?" Han Sen didn't have a clue, much to his annoyance.

But Han Sen was also willing to stay due to Little Angel's finished evolution. Seeing the halo ring's buff, Han Sen knew she had to be incredibly powerful.

And with Disloyal Knight also there for backup, it gave Han Sen the courage to hang around.

In his private room there, Han Sen was practicing when all of a sudden, someone barged through his door. It was Qing Jun King, and she approached with great anger.

She immediately shouted, "Where did you hide Zhang Yuchen?!"

"You are a king spirit, aren't you? Why do you care so much about a human?" Han Sen responded.

"That is none of your business. Give him to me!" Qing Jun King said.

"I don't have him," Han Sen said.

"Do you really want me to become your enemy?" Qing Jun King asked.

"I'm not your enemy, but it's true. I really don't have him," Han Sen said.

"Fine." Qing Jun gave Han Sen one last cold stare, then marched out.

Dry Bone and Baby Ghost had arrived just in time to see the commotion. Dry Bone looked at Han Sen and said, "You really made her mad this time."

Han Sen asked, "Why does she care about him, a human, so much?"

Dry Bone answered, "You may not understand. It has to do with her practice of a skill; it is called 'Love.' Humans can become far more emotional than spirits, so Qing Jun selected Qiu Ping and Zhang Yuchen as her target for this. If Qiu Ping kills Zhang Yuchen on her behalf, and she then kills Qiu Ping, her practice with the skill will be complete. But…"

Dry Bone King broke out in laughter.

"But what?" Han Sen asked.

Baby Ghost continued the speech, saying, "But Qiu Ping is smart. He genuinely liked her, but he wasn't willing to kill Zhang Yuchen for her. He knows about her plan, and he has known for a very long time. He just pretends he doesn't know anything. This entire thing has been going on for twenty years. She has grown impatient, over the course of that time, due to her being unable to finish the skill herself."

Dry Bone then said, "She knows she has failed, but she is a spirit. Pride is as important for her as it is for us. She will never admit it. Now that you have sent him away, though, the slim chance for a future success may have well-and-truly disappeared. It angers her, and she won't let you slip away so easily."

Han Sen now fully understood why she cared about the humans so much.

"What do you think she'll do? What can she do? Is she going to try to kill me with her seven super creatures?" Han Sen wondered out loud.

Qing Jun King was only a spirit with nine of her gene locks open. With Little Angel ready to be unleashed, Han Sen wasn't afraid at all.

"She can't do that. Mister Immortal won't allow her to hurt anyone. The extent of her command starts and ends with manual labor. They aren't her pets or anything," Dry Bone reassured Han Sen.

Han Sen knew Sky King needed them as food, so it was likely true. He wouldn't allow them to kill each other over squabbles of their own.

"Then what is there to worry about?" Han Sen said.

Dry Bone King answered, "To be honest, me and Baby Ghost don't have what it takes to fight her together."

"She is that good?" Han Sen was surprised upon hearing this.

"Yes. Why else would she be the one in charge? It's why you need to exercise some caution and be careful," Baby Ghost replied.

"Thanks for the information, you two. I'll definitely try to be more careful," Han Sen said. After sending Dry Bone and Baby Ghost away, Han Sen noticed another slip of paper on his table.

"Did one of them just leave this without me realizing it?" Han Sen looked on the back of the paper first and saw another Nine-Life Cat symbol.

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Chapter 1181: Trade

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"Didn't I tell you to follow Qing Jun? Give Zhang Yuchen back to her or die."

The handwriting looked as if it had been hastily scribbled. With no concern for what had been written, Han Sen threw it away. He didn't care for the content of the paper, only who wrote it.

It didn't seem as if Dry Bone or Baby Ghost were responsible.

They had made it clear they weren't fond of Qing Jun and wanted to overthrow her, but even if it was them, how could they be associated with Blood Legion?

For now, Han Sen could only wait for the person behind the curtains to reveal themselves. Han Sen thought Qing Jun would come after him, but after waiting a few days, nothing happened.

After a few more days passed, Han Sen noticed the presence of another slip of paper.

"Leave this shelter; you are in danger."

Han Sen crumpled it up and threw the paper away once again. He had worked hard to get where he was, so he wasn't quite willing to leave just yet.

And still, he was extremely curious about who was leaving these messages for him. After all, who could have secretly delivered the slips of paper, time and time again, without him noticing? Perhaps it was a king spirit or super creature.

It couldn't have been Dry Bone and Baby Ghost, as their behavior did not appear remotely concerning. They were the same as ever.

And aside from those two, there were only seven other super creatures.

Han Sen went to investigate them. There was a nine-headed dragon, an armored beast, a hellbird, a rock king, a ghost eye, a water fairy, and a demon flower amongst them.

The nine-headed dragon was a cruel and ruthless fiend. The armored beast kept to itself and was a private thing. The hellbird did not stay in the shelter often and spent most of its time away. The rock king worked hard, and when it was done, it went home to relax.

If it was a super creature behind the letters, it had to be the ghost eye, water fairy, or demon flower.

The ghost eye was restless, and never stayed put. It frequently traveled around, sticking its nose in other people's business. It had even come over to see Han Sen once, but due to Han Sen not speaking its language, it didn't stay for long.

The water fairy was a humanoid creature. It was in the shape of a voluptuous-looking woman, but one that was composed by running water. The water fairy was able to speak with Han Sen, but she had never visited him at his home before.

The demon flower was a walking plant that could speak in every language.

Those three were the most suspicious of the super creature lot, but Han Sen couldn't tell if they were acting odd or that was just how they were.

Han Sen had dug through three Sky Fruit in his time there, but was unable to receive any more geno treasures. He was, however, given more lifewater. The lifewater he received now was of a much higher quality, suited for beings of that rank. He had four drops, but he opted not to consume them.

Han Sen's geno treasure was tiny. If Han Sen used the lifewater he was now given, he wagered it wouldn't be able to save him. Han Sen spent another three days in the tree hole, and eventually decided to leave the place. Before he went, though, the water fairy stopped him.

The water fairy's liquid-composed butt wobbled as she walked. Her body was an attractive sight that aroused Han Sen.

She approached Han Sen, smiled, and said, "Han Sen, would you like to make a deal?"

"What kind of deal would that be?" Han Sen was confused by the sudden proposition.

"If you give me a drop of that lifewater, I'll have sex with you. A drop for a drip." Before Han Sen could say anything, she swiftly stepped up to Han Sen, grabbed his hands, and placed them on her gelatinous boobies.

Han Sen felt as if he was clutching jelly, and her boobs felt amazing to hold and squeeze.

Feeling awkward about it, though, Han Sen had to pull his hands back and say, "But we aren't the same species!"

"That's fine. I can be anything you want me to be." The water fairy's boobs and buttocks grew to an even bigger and more salacious size.

Due to her being half-transparent, she looked extremely attractive.

Cough! Cough! Han Sen coughed.

"You don't like this?" The water fairy's body changed again, becoming the shape of a little girl in a swimsuit. She then squeezed and hugged Han Sen's arm.

Han Sen, however, just stood there. So, she tried a number of different appearances to prompt a response. She became an aloof lady, a moody lady, and a sunny lady. Unsure of what would get Han Sen to leap upon her with lecherous hands, she even gave herself bunny ears and the tail of a fox.

Han Sen was in disbelief the entire time. She was like an erotic shapeshifter. But no matter how attractive she tried to be, she was just a naked, half-transparent lady. Clearly, she and other non-humans of the sanctuary did not understand what truly attracted one human to another.

"If you want lifewater, how about you trade me a geno treasure for it?" Han Sen offered, instead.

The fairy was clearly disappointed, but she smiled and just said, "I don't have geno treasure, but… I might have something you could be interested in."

The water fairy brought something out. Han Sen examined it. It was a small orb, not much bigger than a ping-pong ball. It seemed to have been made from polished crystal.

"What is this? Did you create this?" Han Sen could sense her energy stemming from the Waterdrop Orb.

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Chapter 1182: Vice-Leader

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Water Fairy smiled and said, "This is my gear, and it is called a Waterdrop Orb. With this orb, you can prevent watery chaos. Can I swap this for all four of your lifewater drops?"

"Define what watery chaos means first," Han Sen said, not quite catching her drift.

Water Fairy gave the orb to Han Sen and then fired a water arrow at him.

Pang!

The water arrow broke into a liquidy splash, despite only being one foot away from Han Sen.

Water Fairy smiled and said, "The orb can block my attacks. It can only block water damage, mind you. And after some use, it'll take a while before it can be used again."

"But I used up one of my lifewater vials." Han Sen wanted others to believe this.

"Deal." Water Fairy was happy to swap the Waterdrop Orb for Han Sen's remaining vials of lifewater.

Han Sen played with the Waterdrop Orb. Although it only blocked water damage, and it wasn't the most useful item in the sanctuary, it was better than nothing. The lifewater was outright harmful, after all, so it was little more than a waste of space.

The other super creatures soon learned about their trade, too, and they all wanted to do the same. Unfortunately, Han Sen had no more lifewater left. After a while, Han Sen was able to obtain another two. Ghost Eye came to him shortly after, wanting to make an exchange.

Ghost Eye threw him an eyeball that was black and white. It was reminiscent of Tai Chi in some ways. Han Sen was not sure what it could do, but the eyeball was obviously gear that the creature had created. Much like the fairy, it wanted to swap the gear for Han Sen's lifewater.

"I only have two lifewater drops. Do you still want to make the trade?" Han Sen asked, while pulling his two vials out.

Ghost Eye was actually an ape. One of its eyes was a murky shade of white, and it was an unsettling creature to look upon. But it was also the most active super creature amongst them. It swallowed the lifewater and left immediately.

Han Sen looked at the eyeball-like item he had been given. He noticed it was able to do something with Yin and Yang.

If Han Sen practiced Yang, he could use the item to make it Yin. If he practiced Yin, then he could make it Yang.

Han Sen had Yin Yang Blast, which meant the item wasn't very useful for him. For people who only practiced one, it would be a precious item to have, though.

"If I work here for a long time, I should be able to amass quite the array of gear." Han Sen thought the terms of these exchanges were more than fair, considering he had no need for the lifewater he'd be giving up.

As a result, Han Sen made plans to collect more lifewater for gear. But, a few days later, he stumbled across another message. It seemed as if the person who had been leaving the messages wanted to meet Han Sen, at last. On the paper was an address and a time.

Han Sen made a mental note of it and then incinerated the parchment. The next day, Han Sen left the tree. They were going to meet in a certain grove inside the walnut forest.

Han Sen arrived early, curious to meet the message-leaving enigma.

After a while of waiting, Han Sen heard someone approach. The person wasn't quite there yet, and the forest was wreathed with vines that obscured the view quite a bit. Han Sen would be unable to see who it was until they came closer.

When the person's identity was finally revealed, Han Sen was shocked.

Despite all the possibilities he had mulled over in his mind, Han Sen was utterly flabbergasted it was that person who had been leaving him the slips of paper.

"Didn't I tell you to leave? What are you still doing here?" the man said coldly.

"You're the one leaving me slips of paper then, I assume." Han Sen looked at the man with a strange expression. He had a big head and the body of a frail baby. It was Baby Ghost.

"Who else?" Baby Ghost said.

"Then you know what this is?" Han Sen brought out a paper with the Nine-Life Cat symbol on it.

Han Sen believed he had been the one leaving the messages, but he did not believe Baby Ghost knew anything about the Nine-Life Cat or Blood Legion.

"I am a member of Blood Legion. You think I don't know what that is?" Baby Ghost looked at Han Sen with disdain.

Han Sen was shocked. Baby Ghost was a king spirit; how could he be a member of a human organization?

Although Han Sen had readied himself for this possibility, he was still taken aback to hear it out loud.

"You are a member?" Han Sen was almost unable to believe it.

For a king spirit of the Third God's Sanctuary to be a member of Blood Legion was a nigh insane thing to comprehend. Han Sen knew Blood Legion was strong, but he did not expect the organization would be strong enough to employ king spirits of the Third God's Sanctuary. Han Sen felt as if his world had been turned upside-down, and all he knew about Blood Legion had been incorrect. What exactly was Blood Legion?

Baby Ghost pulled out something and tossed it over to Han Sen.

It was a card of the Alliance. Han Sen had seen such things many times, as it was a card that usually had the Nine-Life Cat symbol on its underside.

Han Sen flipped it over, and as expected, there it was. It was a Nine-Life Cat card.

"I am the Vice-Leader of Blood Legion. My title is Ghost Baby," Baby Ghost King said.

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Chapter 1183: Incorrect Judgment

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When Han Sen heard what he was told, his immediate reaction was to frown. Surprises were nothing new to him at this point, but this one hit a little harder than most.

"You are the Vice-Leader of Blood Legion? In that case, you know who the leader is?" Han Sen asked.

"You aren't a member, so I'm not obliged to tell you anything. But now that you're out of that shelter, I heartily recommend you don't return," Baby Ghost said.

Han Sen thought the person who gave him the paper must have noticed or sensed he was wearing the Nine-Life Cat pendant, and that the parchment used was in reference to it. That didn't seem to be the case, though. Baby Ghost did not seem to know about Han Sen's connection with Blood Legion, and the paper Baby Ghost had been using to warn Han Sen had only been intended to flaunt the organization he was a member of.

"If you don't think I'm a member, why would you help me?" Han Sen asked.

Han Sen had just met one of the most important figures of the enigmatic Blood Legion organization. Although he could not be one-hundred percent certain he was not being told a falsehood, he wanted to ask as many questions as he could and learn more. This was a wildly rare opportunity.

Baby Ghost merely stared at Han Sen, saying, "Your image; you remind me of someone."

"Who?" Han Sen was not expecting this response.

"Han Jingzhi," Baby Ghost answered.

The composure of Han Sen's mind was given a shake, but he still managed to calmly ask, "How do you know him?"

Baby Ghost's face suggested he had just taken a brief trip down memory lane. When he returned to the situation at hand, he just told Han Sen, "You don't need to know anything about all this. Just don't go back to Immortal Shelter."

"At least tell me why. Give me one good reason why I should leave. I can't just walk away after everything, all because of your few measly words," Han Sen proclaimed.

Baby Ghost turned around and said, "If you want to go back, go back. I won't stop you. But on your head be it, should things run afoul for you."

"Wait!" Han Sen brought out the Nine-Life Cat pendant that was tucked beneath his shirt and said, "If you are the Vice-Leader of Blood Legion, surely you know what this is, don't you?"

Baby Ghost turned back around, and the stiffness of his face dropped in shock. His eyes widened as they peered at the pendant.

Baby Ghost suddenly moved.

Han Sen opened his gene locks, ready to fight. But what happened in the next second surprised even him.

Baby Ghost had dropped onto the ground so quickly that a crater was formed. In that shallow pit, he bowed before Han Sen.

Pang! Pang! Pang!

Baby Ghost bowed repeatedly, with alarming speed and sincerity. All the while, his lips murmured and mumbled incoherent speech.

Han Sen froze in his place, having not expected a reaction such as this. This was a king spirit of the Third God's Sanctuary. It had the potential to beat any human. But there it was, down on its hands and knees in respect to a small item belonging to a human organization.

"Is Blood Legion that big of a deal?" The pendant he always carried with him suddenly felt much heavier.

Baby Ghost then stood up. In a state of shock, he asked, "Who are you? Why would you possess that relic?"

Seeing Baby Ghost's face, Han Sen felt giving him the wrong answer now would swiftly lead to his death.

"Han Jingzhi gave it to me," Han Sen answered.

Baby Ghost's face changed to one that was resolute. He barked, "That's impossible! Han Jingzhi could not have possessed such a relic."

"But this did belong to him," Han Sen re-confirmed.

Baby Ghost then said, "It belongs to Blood Legion; what are you suggesting?"

Han Sen always thought Han Jingzhi might have been the leader of Blood Legion. There was definitely a strong association between the two, after all. But now, hearing Baby Ghost's reaction, that didn't seem likely.

The fact that Baby Ghost was willing to state Han Jingzhi's name so freely also suggested he wasn't the leader or anyone of renown and importance within the ranks of Blood Legion.

"Han Jingzhi is a part of Blood Legion, isn't he? Why would it be impossible for him to have it?" Han Sen asked.

Baby Ghost's expression had turned dark, as if the fancy for murder had taken over his mind. Angrily, he spat out his words, saying, "You really are talking sh*t! Han Jingzhi is not a member of Blood Legion and there is no possible way for him to possess that relic. Be honest with me, boy; lest I pry the answers out of you with profound agony and suffering."

Han Sen was shocked, hearing Han Jingzhi was not even a lowly member of the organization. If Baby Ghost really was the Vice-Leader, then it clearly meant he knew more about Blood Legion than Han Sen did. And that flipped all of Han Sen's theories thus far on their head.

But why would Han Jingzhi ask Uncle Bug to join him in a search for the relic? Why would he know about its existence, given where it was found?

"Believe it or not, this was originally Han Jingzhi's. A lot of people can verify this claim," Han Sen said, standing his ground.

Baby Ghost looked at Han Sen as if he was trying to scan his mind and discover the truth behind some lie he was being told.

Han Sen then said, "So tell me, how do you know about Han Jingzhi?"

Baby Ghost wished to say something more, but his face changed. Then, he turned to look through the dense brush of the walnut forest.

"Wait here and do not follow me back to the shelter. I will be right back." Baby Ghost then took off back towards the Sky Tree.

Han Sen knew something big must have gone down in with the Sky Tree during their absence; otherwise, Baby Ghost would not have run off in the middle of their conversation.

"Is the tree in the midst of reviving?" Han Sen also ran towards the Sky Tree.

He had waited a long time for this opportunity, so he wasn't going to miss it.

Everything seemed fine in the tree, though, as spirits and creatures were performing their labor duties like normal. Dry Bone King quickly ran over to see Han Sen, though, and promptly brought him up to the higher floors.

"Mister Immortal has finished his practice. He has summoned us to the Immortal Hall. Where have you been?" Dry Bone King asked as he pulled on Han Sen to move quicker.

Han Sen was shocked. If Immortal Emperor was becoming a reality, then that meant the tree was ready to spring back to life.

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Chapter 1184: You're All Going to Die Here

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Han Sen removed the Dragon-Blood Ring from his finger. If Immortal Emperor truly was Sky King, he'd recognize Dragon King right away. Han Sen and Dry Bone King arrived at the Immortal Hall. Han Sen was eager to see what Immortal Emperor looked like.

Qing Jun and Ghost Eye were there, as well. When Baby Ghost saw Han Sen, a visible look of surprise came over his face. Han Sen waved at him cheekily and then went to sit down.

Han Sen looked over towards the primary seat of the table, which was currently empty. Immortal Emperor had yet to arrive. No one spoke during the wait, not even the oh-so talkative Ghost Eye. It just sat where it was, taking part in the eerie silence.

Qing Jun was the one who sat nearest the primary seat, and she looked at Han Sen as if she were looking at a dead man.

Han Sen didn't care very much what she may have been thinking, though. He just sat in his seat, waiting for Immortal Emperor to arrive.

Katcha!

The latch of the back door was lifted. The sudden sound was loud, and it shocked those in their seats. Han Sen turned to look in the direction of the noise.

When his eyes fell upon Immortal Emperor, he was surprised. He had often wondered what the enigmatic spirit would look like, and he had come up with numerous visions and images in his head. But this spirit subverted all his expectations: Immortal Emperor looked like a peacock.

The peacock was gold, with a number of multi-colored ornamental eyespots decorating its plumage. It was stunning.

"I thought he was a spirit. Why is he a peacock?" Han Sen mulled the appearance, as the peacock waddled its way over and took its rightful place in the primary seat.

All the king spirits and super creatures in the hall bowed before it, so Han Sen did the same. The peacock's eyes glanced over everyone in the hall but paused when they passed over Han Sen.

When it was done, the peacock screeched, prompting everyone to look at it in wonder.

It stretched its wings, and its eyes shot out a beam of golden light.

Within that gold light, a thin shadow formed. Han Sen could not make out the face of whatever or whoever it was, but its mere presence there rattled his nerves.

Han Sen saw the shadow's lips begin to move, and it looked to be speaking to Qing Jun. No one else was able to hear what was being spoken except for her, it seemed, for she nodded in answer.

When the light came to an end, Qing Jun said, "Yes, My Emperor."

The shadow nodded and faded as the light dimmed. Then, the peacock flapped its wings and flew out. After the peacock left, the king spirits and super creatures in the hall all felt great relief. It was as if they had been holding their breaths the whole time.

"Qing Jun, what did Mister Immortal tell you?" Water Fairy asked.

Qing Jun quietly said, "Mister Immortal is going to open the Holy Door. He needs a lot of Sky Fruit to make pills, so he wants us to gather as much as we can over the next month."

"A month isn't very long. There are still twenty-three of them to go; do we even have enough time?" Dry Bone King said.

"We will have to form the paths, too. It is best that we hurry. Delaying Mister Immortal would be most unwise," Qing Jun said.

Dry Bone's face changed.

"Everyone works beneath my command. I will be most cruel and unpleasant to anyone who seeks to disturb Mister Immortal's business," Qing Jun said.

"I don't want to delay anything, but I have to eat walnuts every three days. If I don't, I cannot participate in the work," Han Sen said.

Qing Jun said, "Lifewater can keep you in your current state, child. There is no need for you to exit."

"I don't have any lifewater," Han Sen then said, as cover for not wanting to consume it due to the possible consequences they could result in.

Qing Jun expected Han Sen to say this, though, so she gave everyone a bottle of the stuff. Then, she said, "Everyone is given ten drops of lifewater as a bonus. If we finish the job within the allotted month, we'll get twenty more as a reward."

Everyone was delighted to hear this. They accepted the lifewater merrily, thanking the emperor for the gracious gift. Han Sen accepted the bottle and listened to Qing Jun's work instructions.

Qing Jun took them straight over to the Sky Fruit. The spirits and creatures were supposed to create the paths that led to them, but now they had to chip in and make their own due to the rush.

Qing Jun put everyone in charge of two Sky Fruit.

"If things go according to plan, the tree will indeed see a revival in the next month," Dragon King said. Han Sen had re-equipped the ring and was consulting with him.

"Is there any way we might be able to muck up his plans?" Han Sen said.

Dragon King said, "I don't think so. The spirits and super creatures have all consumed too much lifewater. They are beyond saving, and the Sky Tree is sure to absorb them all. Unless you can cut down the Sky Tree, it is hopeless. Not even Sky King himself could make a comeback after that."

Han Sen frowned. He had yet to save Qiu Ping, and he had just learned about Baby Ghost being a Vice-Leader of Blood Legion. It would be a proper shame if the latter died. Just as Han Sen was thinking about Baby Ghost, Baby Ghost was actually approaching him.

"Didn't I tell you not to return?" Baby Ghost looked ugly—uglier than usual.

"Give it a rest, will you? You're like a broken record. I'm fine where I am, okay?" Han Sen said.

"If it wasn't for that relic you showed me, I wouldn't care about you one bit." Baby Ghost paused for a moment, before going on to say, "But for you to come back at this time, it is as good as suicide."

"Why?" Han Sen asked.

Baby Ghost then said, "Honestly? Aside from Qing Jun and me, you're all going to die here."

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Chapter 1185: The Sky Tree is Revived

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"Why?" Han Sen was surprised by this, and it seemed as if Baby Ghost knew a thing or two about what was going on.

Baby Ghost said, "You don't need to know the specifics. You are going to die, so give me the relic and speak your last words."

"Ah, is this about Immortal Emperor sacrificing the whole tree? That's old news," Han Sen said.

Baby Ghost looked as if he'd swallowed a bug, and in utter shock, he gasped, "How do you know about that!?"

Han Sen smiled and looked coy. He didn't answer him, and instead said, "You don't need to know the specifics, but tell me: what makes you think you and Qing Jun will be spared?"

Baby Ghost was still in shock over the fact Han Sen knew what was going on, and he answered, "Qing Jun is Immortal Emperor's daughter. And me? I'm the one who concocted this scheme!"

"Hmm, I see. So, have you been avoiding the consumption of lifewater?" Han Sen asked.

"What does the lifewater have to do with anything?" Baby Ghost asked, but right after, his mind seemed to get snagged on a sudden, disturbing thought.

"Whoever has been drinking the lifewater will be sacrificed. There's no particular discrimination, as it's a catch-all type of thing." Han Sen was extra smug, rubbing it in. He could tell Baby Ghost had been drinking the lifewater.

Baby Ghost's facial expression was beyond distraught, and so he said, "Impossible! Qing Jun has been using lifewater as well. Who has been feeding you these lies!?"

"Well, let me ask you: have you been told how these sacrifices are to be… well, sacrificed?" Han Sen asked.

Baby Ghost looked clueless. He wished to speak, but he seemed to be struggling to force out words. His face turned green at the sudden turn of events, and all his throat could end up spitting out were the words, "H-have I been tr-tricked!?"

After that Baby Ghost turned to run, but Han Sen stopped him.

"If you're going to consult the emperor with this, you're a dead baby. Tell me about the relationship between Han Jingzhi and Blood Legion," Han Sen told him.

Baby Ghost said, "I don't fully believe your forked tongue. Not yet, leastways. I must go and… confirm something."

"No. You tell me what I want to know now." Han Sen didn't think Baby Ghost would ever come back, once he left.

Baby Ghost then answered, "Gah, but it's a long story! The short version is, something huge happened within the Legion. We needed help. Han Jingzhi was then kidnapped by Blood Legion forces."

Han Sen was shocked. The revelations were coming thick and fast. There was a connection between Han Jingzhi and Blood Legion, but the way it came about was very unexpected. Han Jingzhi had actually been the victim of kidnapping.

Han Sen wished to ask more, but Baby Ghost was already gone.

"Han Jingzhi was kidnapped by Blood Legion forces? That must mean he was there with them for some time, in some way or another. That might also mean he learned much about the organization, including the Nine-Life Cat. But why was he kidnapped? Why did they need to do that? Did they kidnap just anyone? Did it happen before or after he visited that realm with the maybe-a-god-maybe-a-demon being?" Han Sen's mind was now wracked with countless more questions.

Han Sen hoped Baby Ghost wouldn't be killed, so he could ask the spirit a bunch more questions.

Han Sen was not too worried what he might do, though. If Han Sen was attacked and had to make an escape, he believed he could do so with the aid of Little Angel.

A few days later, Qing Jun came looking for Han Sen.

Han Sen was surprised to see her, and when she approached, she asked, "You didn't drink the lifewater you were given?"

"Nope," Han Sen answered simply.

"Good." Qing Jun handed something to Han Sen, turned around, and left as swiftly as she appeared. Han Sen wasn't sure why she had just done what she did, and truthfully, he fancied asking her a few questions.

It seemed like Baby Ghost had told Qing Jun what Han Sen had told him.

She had given Han Sen a small bottle with a piece of paper attached.

The paper said the contract on Qiu Ping had been forfeit. Han Sen had long wondered how he might get Qing Jun to let Qiu Ping go free, and now, it had been done without any effort on his part.

Han Sen was delighted, so he left the worksite. He wanted to visit Qiu Ping and guide him out. Han Sen thought someone might stop him, but no one did. He scanned the nearby area and then realized the king spirits and super creatures were all gone.

Han Sen returned to the fourth floor without issue and escorted Qiu Ping out of the tree. When Han Sen returned to the underground shelter with him, he noticed all the walnut trees in the forest were dying.

"Baby Ghost must have done something to make the Sky Tree revive even sooner!" Dragon King exclaimed.

Han Sen frowned and flew back towards the Sky Tree. As he was returning, he saw countless creatures writhing on the forest floor in agony. You could see their lifeforces being pulled from their bodies, heading for the tree that contained Immortal Shelter.

Green sprouts began to grow from their corpses, becoming vines that absorbed their flesh.

Seeing all the creatures become fertilizer, Han Sen could not help but think, "Dragon King was right. Creatures that have consumed walnuts or lifewater are being absorbed no matter where they are."

Before Han Sen arrived back, though, a scary presence startled him on the approach. A black and red tree was growing incredibly quickly, heading high up into the clouds.

There was this a menacing spire in the land now, surrounded by countless dried up trees and creature corpses. Even the ground and earth were being sucked dry of life, transforming the area into an apocalyptic hellscape.

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Chapter 1186: Cruel Bottle

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Han Sen flew towards the Sky Tree as fast as he could. He knew he couldn't stop what was happening, but he hoped he could pick up a few goodies at the very least. Perhaps he'd even be able to kill a few of the super creatures and take their Life Geno Essences from Sky King.

The Sky Tree was growing at an alarming rate. The red and black bark was cracking and beginning to peel. Countless creatures tried to scramble out of the cracks that webbed the tree.

As the tree grew and grew, the creatures started to return to their original size. There were tigers, titans, and birds; every creature imaginable, all trying to make an escape.

But when they made it out, their bodies began to tear apart. Vines shot out from beneath their skin, ravaging their flesh and tangling them up. This happened to those that were airborne as well, and they rained down to the ground in pieces.

The roots of the tree then began to lift themselves up and escape the ground that kept them in place. Like hungry tentacles, the roots grabbed the corpses of fallen creatures and drained them of their lifeforce.

The cracks across the tree began to heal, crushing creatures that sought to escape from them. The tree was slowly being drenched in blood, making for a terrible sight.

A lot of creatures were unable to exit in time. For those that weren't crushed by the devilish lumber, they were instead ripped apart by the phantom vines that had been slumbering inside their bodies.

The place was like a forested depiction of hell, and just as Han Sen thought it would be best if he left, a light appeared. The light was Qing Jun. Her lifeforce was draining, as green sprouts began to pop up over her body.

"Get the Cruel Bottle!" Qing Jun was not doing well, evidently. As she approached Han Sen, she did so with wobbling movements. She was in great pain and suffering, that much was clear.

"Why? What is it?" Han Sen asked, but he did not delay in retrieving the jade bottle she had recently given him.

Qing Jun gritted her teeth and knelt in front of Han Sen. She placed her right hand on her chest and said, "I, Qing Jun, am willing to submit and offer absolute loyalty to a new master. I will become a faithful servant from now until eternity."

After that, her forehead gleamed with a spirit stone. Needless to say, Han Sen was in shock that Qing Jun, of all spirits, was willing to obey him. Han Sen held her spirit stone in his hand. It shone brightly before becoming one with Qing Jun again.

Qing Jun might have become Han Sen's spirit, but the green sprouts were still on her.

"Open the bottle and let me in!" Qing Jun shouted.

"How do I open it?" Han Sen asked.

He had tried to open the Cruel Bottle before, but he was unable to. He thought it was very strange of her to give him a bottle, but at least now it was starting to make sense.

Han Sen touched the bottle to try to open it again, but this time, it opened immediately. Han Sen realized he could only use it once a contract with the spirit that gave it had been signed.

After the bottle was opened, Qing Jun transformed into a pellet of bright light. Then, she tucked herself inside it. As Han Sen wondered why Qing Jun was doing this, another light appeared. This time, it was Water Fairy.

Water Fairy's body was transparent, and you could see the sprouts manifesting inside her watery body. Her body bubbled and boiled, and if this was to continue, it'd only be a matter of time before she evaporated out of existence.

She shouted, "Help!"

Then she raced into the bottle alongside Qing Jun. Han Sen peered at Qing Jun and the Water Fairy inside the bottle, side by side, and noticed now that the sprouts had stopped growing on and within them. They were all gone.

Han Sen was delighted, learning this treasure he had been given could negate the dark powers of the Sky Tree.

"Han Sen, help!" Han Sen heard someone call out his name.

He turned to see a number of vines crawling through the air like a webbed net. A second later, they were cut down to the ground. A mound of bones had given them a shave, and when Han Sen's eyes came to focus, he saw Dry Bone King doing battle.

Han Sen flew over towards him, bottle in hand. As he pointed it at Dry Bone King, he asked, "Can you come inside?"

Dry Bone King spared no time in diving into the purifying comfort of the Cruel Bottle. Then, looking up, Han Sen saw a nine-headed creature soar through the sky, screeching in pain. It was headed straight for him.

But before Han Sen could do anything for it, the heads began to separate from its body as vines ravaged the poor beast. Its lifeforce was all going to the tree.

When the body hit the ground, roots sprang out of the earth and dragged it underground.

Han Sen felt it was a great shame and waste. Turning around again, though, Han Sen saw Ghost Eye becoming consumed by the hungry, lecherous vines. He was going to pull out his Phoenix Sword and do what he could to help. But before Han Sen could do anything, Ghost Eye saw the bottle and dived right into it.

"I'm here to get easy kills! Why am I inadvertently saving these things?" Han Sen thought, but then he noticed something. It didn't seem like anything could exit the bottle without his explicit permission.

The sound of an explosion rang through the forest. A rock giant was headed Han Sen's way, covered in vines like angry moss. The sturdy golem was able to defy their attempts to tear it apart, though.

And as expected, before the vines could do what they wished to, the rock giant jumped inside the Cruel Bottle.

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Chapter 1187: Sky King is Born

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Han Sen was made up, and he thought to himself, "Hmm, perhaps this is not all bad. Give me a few more, and I'll have myself a personal army."

In the sky, the hellbird raged with great curtains of fire that smoked the skies and turned them black. Try as it might, it was unable to incinerate the vines that sought to ravage its fiery body.

The green vines had put a strain on it and quelled the ferocity of its flames. The wretched, lecherous vines did not fear anything.

The vines lashed the bird whose flesh they were born from, and they swayed like manic green fire-licks of their own. Eventually, they proved too much, and they tore the bird apart.

The bird had hoped to reach Han Sen and his bottle, and it had been rapidly descending as all this unfolded. Unfortunately, it was too late. The only thing to reach the ground was a rain of fleshy chunks and blood-stained feathers. It was another meal for the Sky Tree.

Han Sen saw a giant flower get torn apart at the entrance to the Sky Tree.

The other super creatures had all been too late for Han Sen to save, and they all ended up as food for the Sky Tree.

"Where is Baby Ghost?" Han Sen asked as he searched amidst the ruin, thinking of all the questions he still wanted to ask.

The walnut forest was a vile hellscape now, painted dark with the blood of spirits and creatures.

Han Sen asked Qing Jun, who was in the Cruel Bottle, "Where is Baby Ghost? Why did he not exit alongside you?"

"We got separated. He was supposed to be here," Qing Jun said.

Han Sen asked the Water Fairy if she had seen him, but she said she had not seen him, either.

Han Sen thought this was boding poorly for Baby Ghost. His failure to escape didn't make sense, though. Han Sen had informed him about the true nature of the conspiracy surrounding the operations of Immortal Shelter, so he should have been among the first to get out.

Han Sen could no longer find the entrance to the Sky Tree, as the original tree hole was now filled up. There was no other way inside.

But then, a scream sounded in the sky. Looking up, Han Sen saw a gold peacock descending from atop the tree. A person was on top of the peacock; a figure with gold-colored hair adorned with a crown. The man's simple aura was one of immense power, and Han Sen felt it was comparable to Xiang Yin.

"Is that Sky King?" The man was incredibly handsome. His beauty and strength transcended that which seemed achievable by humans, and one could have easily mistaken him for a god of sorts.

"That's him," Dragon King said.

The gold peacock landed near Han Sen. The man's eyes gleamed with the color of gold, but they seemed empty and devoid of emotion.

"Leave them, and I'll grant you a swift and merciful death," Sky King said.

His eyes were callous pits of false holiness, and they saw through Han Sen as if it was a strain to even acknowledge his existence.

Of course, a greedy person such as Han Sen was not willing to hand over his goodies, even if it meant he'd get away scot free. Now was the perfect time to run, he believed.

But still, not knowing the fate of Baby Ghost pained him. Ultimately, he ended up thinking the spirit might have just remained inside the Sky Tree to die.

Han Sen thought about fighting Sky King, but now that the Sky Tree had been revived and his power might have been restored, it wasn't worth trying. He couldn't be sure he had what it took to deal with a foe such as that.

Plus, if Han Sen was truly able to defeat Sky King, he'd just respawn back in the Sky Tree. Han Sen would have to destroy the tree itself to ensure he had dealt with Sky King for good.

Han Sen's Phoenix Sword had only been able to deal a minor scratch on the tree's bark. And that was before, when it was supposedly dead. He wagered he'd probably be unable to do anything to it now, in its current state.

Earlier, when the bark of the tree fell off, it was replaced with new layers of bark. This bark was like burning, red-hot steel. It looked like a frightening monument, fresh from the forges of hell. It was an unsettling sight, for sure.

Sky King wasn't going to let Han Sen run off with so much of the tree's food, though. The gold peacock inflated itself like a balloon, and it became so bloated it blocked half of the sky.

The gold peacock inhaled air in front of Han Sen, whipping up a frenzied suction. It sought to consume Han Sen and the bottle.

Han Sen gritted his teeth and summoned Disloyal Knight. Then he activated super king spirit mode.

He summoned a coin in his hand and then fired a multitude of them at the peacock.

Although they were only coins, super creatures never seemed to have what was necessary to overcome super king spirit mode. Han Sen always prevailed in that form.

The peacock, seeing the coins coming towards it, stopped sucking. With its mouth, it chomped a number of the coins to break them and their power.

Disloyal Knight used its halo to dye the peacock, and Sky King, a delightfully unholy, tarnished bronze color. Then, as it very much liked to do, it moved toward the creature and let loose a flurry of punches.

The peacock's beak struck one of its fists, knocking Disloyal Knight back with a mark across its gauntlet. But this was good, as Han Sen took advantage of this opportunity to leap onto the peacock's back and dash before Sky King.

Han Sen's mighty fist, draped in a shroud of purified power, was thrown towards Sky King.

Sky King watched Han Sen approach, and the exact moment the fist was set to collide with his face, he moved.

Han Sen saw Sky King's arm, which was clad in gold armor, move. Then, he felt a sickly power meet with his chest.

It felt as if he had gotten hit by a train. When Han Sen hit the ground, he formed a fifty-meter-deep hole.

Blergh!

Han Sen coughed blood from his mouth, and he thought to himself, "Dragon King, I thought you said Sky King needs the Sky Tree to achieve the power of an emperor. Why is he this strong already?! He must already be an emperor, one who has opened ten gene locks. He must be as powerful as Xiang Yin."

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Chapter 1188: Angel's Kiss

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"How could this *sshole become an emperor? Ten gene locks open? No way! The Sky Tree hasn't even fully recovered yet," Dragon King said.

Pang!

Sky King leaped down, his stomp creating a deep hole in the ground.

"You're the *sshole right now. Ugh, why did I ever trust you?" Han Sen used his phoenix techniques to dodge Sky King, who was going to try to stomp on him next. He was going to attempt another escape.

But suddenly, many golden palaces began to fall from the sky. And as they clobbered the area all around, in great ruin and catastrophe, Han Sen felt as if he had stumbled into a post-apocalyptic landscape left to the faint whispers of dust and echoes.

"Whoa, he is an emperor! This is his Sky Palace technique. It's fueled by a Space element. Unless we kill him, we're trapped!" Dragon King cried aloud.

Han Sen's phoenix techniques were incredibly quick, and he bobbed and weaved between the tumbling palaces that fell to break the landscape with great speed. But it seemed as if there was no end to them, and no matter how far he went, it felt as they were being drawn to him.

"Is there any way for us to stop it?" Han Sen knew there was no point in being angry with Dragon King now. They were both in a dire situation, and co-operation would yield the best results.

Han Sen looked behind him and saw Sky King fast approaching. Each of his footsteps was painting the ground gold as he went. Sky King spared no time in throwing a punch towards Han Sen.

Han Sen fell back, trying to dodge the strike, but he felt as if his speed was slower than it ought to have been. He discovered it wasn't that his speed had slowed down, it was the dimension itself that had been stretched for him.

The distances were stretched to become ten times longer, so Han Sen was not evading any slower, he was just having to travel further.

Sky King's punch might have looked very slow, but he could transcend the warping of the dimension and make it seem incredibly quick.

With this play on space, Han Sen was unable to dodge the strike. He had no choice but to try and meet Sky King's fist with his own.

Han Sen's fingers cracked in the collision, and it felt as if they were on the precipice of breaking. The power of the fist he went up against hurled him backwards.

Ever since obtaining super king spirit mode, things had never been so dire for Han Sen. Rarely was he placed in a situation so dangerous that he could not escape.

Boom!

Han Sen went flying back, crashing into the sturdy walls of a golden palace. The building began to collapse, and Han Sen shook his head, slinging blood over the remaining walls.

Before he could get up, though, Sky King was already upon him. He was primed, ready to deliver another cruel punch.

"What are you doing?! Run!" Dragon King exclaimed.

But Han Sen's perception of reality had been warped, as the dimension he inhabited was altered. He was unable to dodge.

But suddenly, a holy beacon of light burst forth from Han Sen's forehead. A figure appeared, wielding a transparent greatsword. It was a woman, with blonde wavy hair and white wings. Immediately, she went to strike Sky King.

Dong!

Sky King's fist had met its match. The power was negated, but the strength still managed to knock Little Angel away. She crashed into Han Sen, sending them both flying backwards even further.

"Run!" Dragon King called out.

"Shut up!" Han Sen silenced the Dragon-Blood Ring, feeling like an idiot for having trusted Dragon King so much.

Little Angel had the strength of a super king spirit, but she was not as strong as an emperor.

Seeing Sky King approach, Han Sen kicked up a coinfall to stop him. Owing to its suppressive abilities, they were both able to escape and recompose themselves. But the coins, as they landed on Sky King, didn't actually seem to do much. They merely dropped on him like actual raindrops, doing little to slow him down.

Han Sen had figured this might be the case, but he did not have the time to build up a Saving Money hit. Sky King was able to command the very dimension they inhabited and bend it to his will.

If Han Sen's super king spirit had opened ten gene locks, he might have been able to fight him, but alas, that was not the case.

Han Sen and Little Angel waged war against their foe, each letting out a flurry of punches and swordstrikes.

As valiant as it sounded, the reality of their battle was not half as grand. Sky King was able to use one hand to block each of their attacks, and he was able to do so with no trouble or strain.

Disloyal Knight, in the meantime, was still engaged with the golden peacock. His armor had been severely damaged by this point, and he was bleeding continuously.

Pang!

Han Sen felt as if he ought to have been able to block the next punch to come his way, but again, the dimension was given a shake. The punch effortlessly landed upon his chest again.

Han Sen was sent flying. Not only did he break a number of palaces, but he also broke a few ribs.

Little Angel could not dodge the punch she was delivered, either. That sent her flying backwards, too. Han Sen went to catch Little Angel, and as he did, he thought about escaping by using his Night Cloak.

After moving forward to catch Little Angel, she paused in his arms. Then, she turned around and kissed Han Sen upon the lips.

"I know you love me, but let's save this for a more appropriate time." Han Sen tried to mask his surprise.

But the moment they kissed, Little Angel became a figure that was formed entirely of white light. Then, she entered Han Sen's body and became one with him.

Han Sen felt rejuvenated, as if he had been gifted a vast amount of power, the likes of which he never thought he'd be able to wield. His head was dressed with a gold halo ring, while his back sprouted wide angel wings. Then, a new weapon spawned in his hand—the transparent greatsword.

Roar! Han Sen roared to the skies, as a new power surged through his being. It combined with his cells to make changes to his body.

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Chapter 1189: Killing Sky King

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Katcha!

Han Sen felt as if his body had been freed from the clutches of chains he never knew existed. The holy light enveloped Han Sen's entire body, wings, and greatsword. He felt as if he was submerged beneath water, floating free.

Sky King warped the dimension again and threw a punch with the illusion of near-teleportation levels of speed. Seeing another punch head his way, Han Sen readied his greatsword. But even though the fist was only a meter away, it felt like it was miles away.

In the next second, he was swinging his greatsword as if it was weightless. It cut through the twisted, perverse dimension and struck Sky King's wrecking fist.

It was too late for Sky King to pull back, as half of his fist was lopped off.

Sky King bled profusely from his fist, which made him reel back aghast. He couldn't believe what had just happened, and truth be told, neither could Han Sen.

But Han Sen was happy at the sudden turning of the tides. Little Angel had helped Han Sen open his tenth gene lock for super king spirit. Now, Han Sen could not be suppressed by the warping of dimensions.

Han Sen wasn't yet sure about the extent of his power with ten gene locks open. He didn't exactly have the opportunity to thoroughly test it, due to the current circumstances. Neither did he know if this was a permanent opening of a gene lock, and if it would remain open if Little Angel exited his body.

Regardless, Han Sen now had what it took to fight back. Victory did not seem impossible now, and so he had to focus on ending the current threat.

Han Sen flapped his wings. In a flash of holy light, he teleported directly before Sky King.

Sky King frowned and raised a golden palace in response. It was a few hundred meters away to begin with, but now it had blinked forth to separate the two.

But Han Sen was able to flap his wings again, and with the greatsword, he sliced through the new distortion of the dimension. Then, Han Sen cut through the palace.

Sky King did not expect his Sky Palace to prove ineffective in protecting him from Han Sen. He had not expected the tables to turn so quickly and turn so dramatically, and Sky King now wanted to flee and return to the safety and comfort of his tree.

Sky King was incredibly fast and agile, and with his abilities of dimension-distortion, he was able to manipulate his movement so that one step could account for a thousand meters.

But Han Sen flapped his wings again. Immediately, he was able to catch up with Sky King so he could swing his sword and strike him down.

Sky King frowned, and he wasn't going to make things that easy. He turned, holding up a wooden spear that looked like the Sky Tree.

Dong!

The transparent greatsword struck the spear and left a deep cleft in it.

Han Sen was even happier now. He drew the Phoenix Sword in one hand, while transparent greatsword remained in the other. Then, he unleashed a barrage of strikes against Sky King.

Sky King was able to keep his spear raised in an attempt to block the attacks, but the dual-wielding barrage proved too much. The shockwaves generated by Han Sen's flurry of attacks soon began to collapse and devastate the golden palaces that littered the ruined landscape.

Dong!

Sky King's spear was no longer able to withstand the attacks, and it eventually broke in two. Han Sen flew around behind Sky King and cut his face.

Sky King's desperate bid to flee now escalated. With a wretched face of disgust, he turned towards the tree and took off.

But Han Sen was no longer afraid of anything, now that he was imbued with the holy light. With the glowing halo, too, he flapped his wings and followed Sky King wherever he went.

Sky King bled, and the skies were dyed red, as if in response.

Sky King's blood began to cascade like rainfall.

It shocked Sky King, and his bleeding face robbed him of any intention he had to fight back. All he wanted to do now was return to his tree and cower within.

Han Sen did not relent in his chase, and he smirked at seeing how much Sky King's behavior had changed. All his cockiness had vanished.

He got in another strike, and this time, Han Sen managed to not only cut Sky King's crown in two, but also give him a less-than-fashionable haircut.

The gold armor Sky King wore was all broken, and it had turned the color of rusted, aged steel.

His wounds leaked blood like broken faucets.

Sky King flew inside the tree and closed himself inside. Han Sen was determined not to allow this to stop him, though. He struck the tree once, creating a dozen-meter-long mark across the surface of the tree.

Unfortunately, it didn't do much. The tree seemed able to heal itself, too.

So Han Sen began striking the tree fiercely. He hoped he could keep up the DPS to outpace the healing.

And all the while, Sky King was inside, cowering in fear over his nemesis.

As Han Sen excitedly fought against the bark of the tree, it soon revealed itself to be a futile endeavor. But Han Sen suddenly smiled in the remembrance of something. He turned around and went after the golden peacock.

The golden peacock wasn't expecting Han Sen back, and it really wasn't expecting his newfound strength. With its beak, it attempted to block Han Sen's greatsword.

Katcha!

The gold peacock was no match, and it was promptly cut in half.

"Super Creature Sky Peacock killed. Beast soul gained. The flesh of this creature is inedible, but you may harvest its Life Geno Essence. Consume its Life Geno Essence to gain zero to ten super geno points randomly."

Han Sen grabbed the yellow Life Geno Essence from its body and put Disloyal Knight back inside the Sea of Soul. Then, he returned to the underground shelter.

Han Sen's super king spirit mode could last one hour, but after combining with Little Angel, he felt drained of all energy within the space of a few minutes.

As Han Sen flew back home, Little Angel departed and returned to the Sea of Soul looking equally tired and drained of energy.

Han Sen was feeling worse than usual. He was in very poor condition, and he had to make use of his Blood-Demon Dragon wings to return home. He couldn't even fly home by himself, he was so weak.

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Chapter 1190: Asura Betrayal

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While Han Sen was flying back, someone called out his name. When he turned around to take a look, he saw an eight-year-old child squirming and writhing around on the ground as if in pain.

"Baby Ghost?" Han Sen was surprised to see him there.

He was glad he was alive and had not been killed. He didn't have any green sproutlings popping up all over him, but there was definitely something wrong with him.

He used to have the face of a child, but now he was a child completely. The head was still frighteningly large, however. His lifeforce was weak, almost as weak as a newly-spawned Golden Growler.

"What happened to you?" Han Sen asked.

"Talk later. For now, we should get moving." Baby Ghost clearly did not know Sky King had returned to the tree.

Han Sen grabbed Baby Ghost and returned to the underground shelter with him. Then, he ordered Moment Queen to move the shelter.

Little Angel and Han Sen were weak, and in their current state, they no longer had the ability to combine together and fight Sky King. As such, they decided the best course of action was to leave.

Han Sen spoke to Baby Ghost and asked, "I thought you went looking for Sky King after I told you the truth of matters. What happened to you?"

Baby Ghost answered, "I told Qing Jun, and we only went and spoke to the others. We didn't consult Sky King, but we were going to. But before the opportunity arose, the tree began to revive."

"Okay, and what happened to you?" Han Sen asked.

Baby Ghost explained, "Fortunately for me, I had Ghost Baby to escape. I abandoned my vessel and sacrificed a portion of my spirit stone to survive. I say fortunately loosely, as now I'm only a shadow of what I once was. My progress has been wiped; I don't even have a single gene lock open."

"Just being alive is enough, Baby Ghost. Even if you're weak, being alive is more than worth the sacrifice." Han Sen smiled softly to comfort him.

Qing Jun was in even worse condition, though. Those that had escaped into the Cruel Bottle were all alive, but they were stuck inside the bottle and unable to exit. If they left the confines of the bottle, the Sky Tree would finish the job and absorb them. Being unable to get rid of the vines meant they'd possibly be stuck inside the bottle forever.

The Cruel Bottle was like a room that operated independently to everything else, but it had to be sealed and had to remain sealed. It could not be opened, lest the Sky Tree finish what it had already started.

Aside from destroying the Sky Tree, Han Sen had no clue how he might proceed. There didn't seem to be any other way Han Sen could remove the vines. The creatures and spirits had each consumed too much lifewater, too, so the core of a Sky Fruit would be largely ineffective.

In the meantime, though, Han Sen decided to return to the Alliance. Little Angel and Han Sen were both still too weak, and for the time being, they wouldn't even have the strength to tackle a super creature.

Han Sen rested there for two days, and after that, he started refining the Life Geno Essence of the Sky Peacock.

"Life Geno Essence absorbed: super geno points 1."

Han Sen was delighted, hearing the announcement chime more than once. In total, the Life Geno Essence provided him four points in total.

Super creatures in the Third God's Sanctuary were different. Some could give eight to nine super geno points, whereas others could only give three to four. Han Sen guessed it had something to do with the generation of a super creature, but he hadn't had much time to test and prove such theories.

Sky Peacock was a mount beast soul, and Han Sen considered it to be fairly useless.

When Han Sen's condition and health improved, he didn't jump back to start hunting super creatures again. He realized he still needed a lot more strength to fight an emperor, though; he had to be careful where he next ventured.

If he combined powers with Little Angel, the cooldown period was extreme. The boost didn't last very long, either, so he knew he couldn't rely on that trick very often. It had to be used as a last resort.

What Han Sen wanted to do most right now was research the vines and find a way in which he might remove them without destroying the Sky Tree. If he saved all the creatures and spirits inside, they'd all owe him one, and they might end up following him. If that was true, he'd more than have what it took to take down a king-class shelter.

Dragon King gave Han Sen a number of ideas, but Han Sen didn't dwell on many of them. He didn't think he should trust Dragon King as much, anymore.

That being said, Han Sen understood Dragon King never wanted to bring harm to him. Dragon King had made a simple blunder, and the results of his time in Immortal Shelter did not come about through some evil machination or scheme the spirit had hatched, as Moment Queen might do. After all, if something bad happened to Han Sen and he was killed, that would be game over for Dragon King, too.

So, more than anything, Han Sen had just called Dragon King's overall intelligence into question. It boggled Han Sen's mind how someone so dumb might have once been an emperor.

"Please have faith in me. I have a plan. This could really work." Dragon King felt sorry for what had happened and desperately wanted to get back into Han Sen's good books.

Dragon King was relying on Han Sen to find him a vessel, after all.

"The Asura Sutra can get rid of those vines," he said, but Han Sen struggled to believe it.

"If you practice the Asura Sutra, you can fix them. Back then…" Dragon King realized he had said something he should not have mentioned.

"Back then what?" Han Sen asked.

Dragon King knew, if he didn't play his cards right and only do good for Han Sen, he'd be trapped in the ring for all eternity.

"Asura was one of the generals who beat Sky King. His Asura Sutra is bad for the tree, but you would need to find a spirit of that bloodline to perform it," Dragon King said.

"Didn't you say Sky King was an emperor? And Ancient Devil Emperor beat Sky King himself? So Asura was just a general, but he was able to defeat Sky King, too?" Han Sen thought there were inconsistencies in the spirit's tales, and he wasn't sure whether or not he should give Dragon King the benefit of the doubt.

But Dragon King then explained, "Folk of the Asura bloodline can defeat Sky King. Besides, he betrayed Mister Ancient Devil. You remember Devil's Realm and Ancient Devil Shelter, don't you? That was the consequence of his betrayal."

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Chapter 1191: Harvest?

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"What?" Han Sen stared at Dragon King and asked, "Then why would the Asura Sutra be on your scale? Were you best buds with Asura?"

"Um…" Dragon King, for once, had been rendered speechless.

Han Sen was starting to understand what had happened; Dragon King had most likely been a traitor. He had committed a betrayal, and now—in his current state —he was afraid of seeing the other generals from that time.

"Trust me. Once more, I plead you. Asura King is in the Fourth God's Sanctuary, but I know a trace of his lineage is still here in the Third God's Sanctuary. If we get this person to practice the Asura Sutra, we can remove the vines…" Before Dragon King could finish speaking, Han Sen put him away.

"I don't need you to find Asura." Han Sen knew of someone else who could practice the Asura Sutra.

Han Sen wondered just how strong Zero had become with the skill.

But he also wondered why the Asura Sutra was practically the same as the Falsified-Sky Sutra. And also, why could only the shura fully learn it?

"Are all these tangents connected somehow?" Han Sen had a lot to mull.

The concept was not entirely impossible or even implausible, as he now knew that creatures of the Sanctuary were capable of entering the Alliance. Bao'er was the latest example. She was born in the Sanctuary, but she could go to the Alliance and back with no issue.

"If the shura were the descendants of this Asura, shouldn't that mean they would be able to enter the sanctuaries? But it is a well-known fact they cannot." This was quite the headscratcher for Han Sen to contemplate.

Something else weighed on Han Sen's mind, too: Baby Ghost. No matter what Han Sen asked about Blood Legion, he was given the same response, "You are not Blood Legion, so I cannot tell you."

Han Sen was desperate to find out why Blood Legion had kidnapped Han Jingzhi, but try as he might, the only person he knew who could give him an answer, refused to.

Qing Jun had been grievously damaged following the ordeal with the vines. But the damage was not entirely physical. She was Sky King's child, yet Sky King showed no remorse in attempting to sacrifice her with the rest. She was heartbroken by the betrayal.

After trying it out, Han Sen was unable to use Zero's Falsified-Sky powers to remove the vines. So, for now, they all had to remain stuck inside the bottle.

If Han Sen was able to save them all, Han Sen did not know whether or not the creatures would pay him heed and listen to what he commanded, either. As such, he decided to speak with each of them, and gauge which creature he might be able to trust the most.

Han Sen asked Moment Queen to move the shelter once more, hoping it would move them closer towards Holy-Sword Shelter. Xie Qing King and the silver fox were supposed to be in that place.

Han Sen knew the Thorn Forest well by now, and he knew where Holy-Sword Shelter lay.

He was worried about the silver fox, though. Han Sen still missed his companionship a great deal, and the silver fox's absence in his escapades was still sorely felt.

Even now, Han Sen would occasionally brush his own shoulder in the mistaken belief that the silver fox was right there.

For now, though, Han Sen had to return to the Alliance. He wanted to pick up a new hyper geno art. Due to his inability to break the mirror, he knew he needed a move with a bit more of a power-focus. Saving Money was great, but it wasn't the best when used in a one-on-one fight, particularly so if it was in close-quarter combat.

Furthermore, after his duel with Sky King, he had become infinitely more fascinated with the powers of bending and manipulating space. He had one hundred space geno points, too, so he thought there'd be no harm in trying out an ability related to the element of space.

There weren't many hyper geno arts associated with the space element, however. There were only a dozen s-class skills for him to choose from. And what was more, they were pretty weak. There was one that was named Space Blade, but it only cut enemies slightly.

Han Sen wanted to be able to properly bend and warp the dimension. He wanted something that would allow him to really grip the fabric of space and manipulate it to his own will, just as Sky King did.

After much perusing, Han Sen found an s-class hyper geno art that attracted him far more than all the others. This hyper geno art was called Hyperspace. It was a fairly modern skill, too, and it wasn't something derived from some musty, aged texts of yore. It was a skill that had been derived from the teachings and learnings of modern science.

It was widely believed that humans live in a three-dimensional reality, but according to the theory of relativity, that was not entirely the case.

The concept of three dimensions of space, alongside one dimension of time, produced the concept of humans living in a four-dimensional continuum.

But there were believed to be eleven dimensions in total.

Hyperspace dealt with the time axis a lot, though. So, it was a hyper geno art most closely associated with the element of time.

Han Sen wanted the skill not because it was strong, but because of how refreshing it looked. It inspired him in more ways than one. For most people, though, hyperspace was more theory than anything. You needed time and space talents to learn it effectively.

Few people could fully learn it, but even if they did, it wasn't very effective.

A hyper geno art like that, though, employed techniques not even the fiercest of super creatures could.

Han Sen thought he needed a space hyper geno art only, but he was wrong.

"I already have one hundred space king spirit geno points. Moment Queen is associated with the element of time, so if I could get one hundred time geno points off her, I'd be all set! I'd be proficient in both talents, and I could learn that hyper geno art." Han Sen paused his thoughts for a moment, and then went on to think, "I was gone from the underground shelter for some years; she must have obtained many geno points in my time away. Perhaps it is only fair that she share the wealth."

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Chapter 1192: You Are Too Weak

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Han Sen didn't buy Hyperspace in the end, since he didn't meet the ideal time king spirit geno point requirement yet. He still wanted to buy a hyper geno art that dealt simple, non-fancy high damage, too.

But he decided that could wait for the time being, so he could consult Moment Queen about her lending him time geno points.

Back in the shelter, Bao'er leaped off the back of the white bear to go and sit on Han Sen's shoulder. She was wearing cowboy boots, a cowboy hat, and had a large pair of aviator sunglasses on.

Han Sen patted her head and then went to the Martial Hall.

There, Han Sen walked up to Moment Queen and said, "I have learned a new technique! Care to practice with me?"

"I am too weak. Why don't you ask your Blue Dinosaur to help you out?" Moment Queen said.

"He is too strong for me, so I can't practice with him. Besides, I'm in the mood to interact with you," Han Sen said.

Moment Queen's eyes twitched, suggesting she was easy for him to bully.

Moment Queen lowered her head and answered, "Fine."

Han Sen asked her, "Have you heard of this fellow called The King?"

"Yes, I have," Moment Queen answered with immediacy. In her heart, the mere calling of that name prompted her to think, "Ah, The King who must one day become a most glorious emperor!"

"Does he use a skill that involves coins?" Han Sen asked.

"I think so," Moment Queen said.

"Have you seen it in action?" Han Sen asked.

"No, I haven't." Moment Queen had developed a compulsion to lie it seemed, as she snickered to herself on the inside, saying, "Of course I have, you dimwit. As if I'd tell you about it."

"It is good that you have not seen it, then. I have a power that involves the use of coins, too. I bet I'm better than The King with them, too," Han Sen boasted, baiting her.

Hearing this, Moment Queen thought to herself, "Pah! You are nothing compared to The King, you imbecile."

Moment Queen despised Han Sen with every bone in her body, but she was bound to him in service. So, for now, she had no choice but to comply with Han Sen's desire to practice.

Han Sen could sense how much she hated him, but that was fine.

She used to lie about possessing the space element, when it was in fact time. And she seemed to have some relation to a lot of emperors. If she wasn't useful, he would have killed her after her last attempt of betrayal.

Han Sen reached out his right hand and made a coin appear between two of his fingers.

Moment Queen had already been shocked. She didn't expect he'd even be able to formulate a coin out of thin air. Of course, that could be little more than an illusion, just something for show. It didn't illustrate Han Sen's true proficiency, power, and expertise with the coin technique he wished to show her.

Her face soon changed, though. After a small amount of time elapsed, the coin was able to gather up a vast amount of scary, wretched power.

Moment Queen was able to detect and detail how much power was being amassed. If it kept on going, Han Sen could kill her.

"Have I finally outlived my usefulness? Has the time come for him to kill me? Is this the day? Is this how I am going to go out? Will my existence be snuffed out by this monetary monstrosity?!" Moment Queen's mind was riddled with such thoughts.

But if Han Sen truly wanted to kill her, he'd only have to use his mind.

Still, the thought remained. And the stronger the power in that coin became, the more her anxiety and nervousness grew.

Pang!

The coin flew towards Moment Queen like a golden arrow, as the dimension around it twisted with the flight. Moment Queen's face changed as she realized that the power in that coin could easily kill her.

She had initially believed she could fake an injury and end the session prematurely. But when the coin flew, pretending an injury was off the table. If she wasn't outright killed, she'd at the very least be rendered a crippled mess.

Moment Queen teleported a few hundred meters away. She believed she had managed to dodge the attack, but the coin's flight halted in mid-air. The coin twirled and twirled, as if trying to suck her back to it.

Moment Queen tried her best to escape that power, but the coin had been brewing for so long, not even a king spirit with nine of its gene locks open could escape such a thing.

Seeing herself being drawn to the coin, she knew she'd be killed the moment she touched it.

"He really does want to kill me?!" Moment Queen then used her power to slow down everything around her. Then she sped herself up to attempt an escape.

Unfortunately for her, even that was in vain. She was unable to escape the wretched suction the coin was producing. She was pulled towards it.

Katcha!

Moment Queen felt as if a mountain had been dropped on top of her, and she felt all her bones break. The coin then disappeared. She felt the weight quickly vanish after that, too. She was alive, but she was now little more than a crumpled sack of crushed bones on the ground.

"Wow. Why are you so weak?" Han Sen squatted down near her and shook his head.

Moment Queen was infuriated by what he had done. If she wasn't trying to be nice, she would have tried to dodge and escape whatever he attempted to do earlier. Now that he had the audacity to insult her, she was furious.

"I really should have practiced with the Blue Dinosaur. This was a waste of time, eh?" Han Sen said as he turned to leave.

Moment Queen then managed to wheeze out a few words, saying, "Hold on. I'm not done yet."

Moment Queen's bones had all been broken, but somehow, she was still able to stand upright. As she shakily got back up to her feet, Han Sen was more than surprised.

It was as if time was going backwards, and the condition of her body was reverting to what it was before the coin ruined her. Her body was swiftly brought back to a good condition.

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