Zuo Shanyi stared intently at the slowly approaching Ding Huan, knowing that his own strength was absolutely superior to that of the man walking with Qi Xinyue.
Previously, he had been frightened by Ding Huan—the man could actually sense his Hidden Spider Silk and sever it with True Essence Blade Radiance, which was simply terrifying.
Later, upon recollection of the incident, he realized that he might have overthought it.
At that time, the Blade Radiance that the opponent had unleashed was completely disorderly; it was quantity over precision, without any specificity.
It was very possible that the other party was scared, worrying about any concealed tactics Zuo Shanyi might have, and thus he resorted to using the Blade Radiance in an all-encompassing manner.
Consequently, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, he had actually cut off his Hidden Spider Silk.
Even now knowing that Ding Huan might have been guessing blindly, Zuo Shanyi still dared not take him lightly, let alone risk a face-to-face confrontation.
That’s why he was hiding here, waiting to severely injure Ding Huan with one blow.
Had it not been for the fact that the Heavenly Net was taken by Ding Huan, even if he knew he could win by ambush, he would not have acted and would have chosen to leave instead.
The reason Zuo Shanyi had survived up to this point, even becoming a Divine Practitioner, was not because of his talent, but because he knew how to endure and to lay low.
Not to mention dealing with someone close to becoming a Divine Practitioner like Ding Huan, even when facing a novice Divine Arts Disciple, he would still resort to sneak attacks.
No one had ever let him, Zuo Shanyi, suffer such a great loss and just let it go. If it were any other matter, he could wait until his cultivation improved before seeking revenge.
But not with the Heavenly Net—it was his lifeline. This man associated with Qi Xinyue who wanted his Heavenly Net and Divine Crystal Stones could dream on.
As for Qi Xinyue, he didn’t even take her seriously; she was merely a novice Divine Arts Disciple.
Watching Ding Huan draw ever closer, Zuo Shanyi calculated the distance.
Now was the time.
Just as Zuo Shanyi was about to strike, he felt a breath of death sweeping towards him.
Terrified, Zuo Shanyi’s whole body bristled; he no longer dared to continue his sneak attack on Ding Huan and immediately tried to escape.
But at this moment, the breath of death had already reached him, his Divine Power surged wildly around his body, and then he moved along with the murderous intent.
"Poof!" Ding Huan felt his Starry Sky Blade enter the other’s body, but then something bizarre happened.
The Shi Keling’s body, which had just managed to withstand his blade, offered no resistance upon the blade’s entry.
It was as if he had slashed into a light and fluffy willow catkin; upon contact with the blade, the catkin floated up in the direction of the blade’s swing and stuck to the back of the blade, preventing it from being cut through.
Ding Huan huffed coldly, his Divine Will fiercely reinforced on the Starry Sky Blade, and a burst of Sword Energy shot upwards.
Crack!
A leg was severed by Ding Huan’s strike.
Before Ding Huan could act again, the gray shadow snatched up the severed leg and disappeared in an instant, leaving just a pool of blood on the ground.
"Shi Keling, remember to wash your neck clean. Next time, don’t let your Mr. Ding see you," Ding Huan knew he couldn’t catch the slippery eel and simply left a fierce remark behind.
Hearing Ding Huan’s words, Zuo Shanyi fled even more frantically.
He realized that the mistake was due to his own recklessness and presumption, such a low-level mistake he would never make again.
What made him think the other party didn’t know he was hiding within the tree? And why did he assume the other party was just guessing before?
From now on, he wouldn’t seek revenge on Ding Huan until he had cultivated to become a Divine Master.
"Did he escape?" Qi Xinyue asked anxiously.
Ding Huan nodded, "This time, he probably won’t dare to come back. He thought I didn’t notice him, so he hid inside the tree. Fortunately, you taught me the Divine Concealment Technique, which allowed me to find this guy lurking aside, or else I definitely would have been at a loss."
This was no modesty. Ding Huan was very clear that if it wasn’t for Qi Xinyue teaching him the Divine Concealment Technique, he would have indeed suffered.
His greatest task now, aside from improving his cultivation, was to figure out how to materialize his Divine Will, for only when his Divine Will materialized could he directly attack with it.
Not only that, in the future, he would be able to sense everything hidden around him with just his Divine Will, without relying on True Yuan.
"We need to leave this place too and find somewhere quiet to continue our cultivation," Ding Huan said as he took out a glass bottle and collected some of the blood left by the Shi Keling.
If he had the chance, he was determined to create a fatal Genetic Poison Fog specifically designed against the Shi Keling.
The Shi Keling was just too hard to kill; without preparing a trump card, Ding Huan felt uneasy.
If Zuo Shanyi knew what Ding Huan was thinking, he might go mad with rage.
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You’re already capable of overpowering me, and you’re still unscrupulously preparing poisoned genes; where’s your decency?
"Where are we going?" Qi Xinyue asked when Ding Huan had finished collecting the blood.
"Let’s head towards the Kunlun Mountains, but we need to find a quiet place along the way to keep improving our strength."
Ding Huan had twenty-one Divine Crystal Stones in his hand, and he wanted to improve his cultivation to become a Ninth-level Genetic Cultivator before anything else.
The mountain ranges within Africa were simply too many, and it only took Ding Huan and Qi Xinyue a day to find an excellent place for cultivation.
It was a natural cave, and after Ding Huan killed some low-level Fierce Beasts, the place became completely quiet.
"Let’s cultivate here. I’ll give you two Divine Crystal Stones; we need to hurry and improve our strength," Ding Huan felt that in this place, even the Shi Keling probably wouldn’t be able to find him.
Even if it did find him, the entrance to the cave was blocked by him. No matter how powerful the Shi Keling was, it could not silently sneak in and ambush him.
Qi Xinyue knew that Ding Huan had an abundance of Blossom God Crystal Stones at his disposal, so this time she did not refuse.
Her low strength could only hinder Ding Huan, and she too needed to quickly enhance her own power.
...
"Boom!"
The exquisitely crafted glass doors of the East Communication Gene Center Building were blasted into shattered fragments.
A few security guards from the Genetic Alliance rushed over with their weapons, but upon seeing the person who had destroyed the glass doors, none of them dared to be the first to take action.
Zhong Chi, Hua Xia’s strongest warrior.
Against such a warrior, going up to confront him was like seeking death with a lantern in a latrine.
Shi Changyi, who was holding a meeting on the top floor, received the news immediately and exploded with rage.
Ding Huan had come to the Genetic Alliance to kill several times, but Shi had never encountered him; today, it looked like he had finally caught him.
In his view, aside from the lawless Ding Huan, there was no second person who would dare to blast the main entrance of the Genetic Alliance headquarters in Pu Hai.
As Shi Changyi angrily stood up, he suddenly felt something was amiss.
Wasn’t Ding Huan supposed to be dead?
"It’s Zhong Chi, he’s not dead, he’s back in Pu Hai," reported one of his hurried subordinates.
Zhong Chi? Hearing it was Zhong Chi, Shi Changyi actually calmed down.
He was thinking about one thing: how did Zhong Chi manage to survive? He knew the poison he administered to Zhong Chi did not come from Earth but from the alien spaceship.
He already knew how potent it was, having tested it on an Earth-level Martial Artist – it was a vicious thing that could poison one’s meridians.
How could Zhong Chi have recovered after being poisoned like that?
Shi had not seen Ding Huan’s death with his own eyes, but he was certain that Zhong Chi had been poisoned amidst the siege of Genetic Beasts and should have been doomed to die.
"Alliance Hierarch, why not wait for him to come up, then..." said one of the men beside Shi Changyi in a low voice.
He had always been at Shi Changyi’s side and could guess a thing or two about how Zhong Chi had disappeared.
Now that Zhong Chi had returned, if the truth were to get out, it would be a severe blow to both the Genetic Alliance and Shi Changyi.
An idea struck Shi Changyi; going down now was definitely not a good idea.
Though Zhong Chi appeared refined on the surface, he was actually a brute.
If Shi went down now, this matter would definitely become known to everyone immediately.
As long as Zhong Chi managed to come up, along with Leng Qi, Shi was more than eighty percent sure they could take Zhong Chi down.
No matter what Zhong Chi had said, as long as he was killed, none of it would matter.
"Good," nodded Shi Changyi, settling back into his seat calmly.
He wasn’t worried about Zhong Chi not coming up. Given Zhong Chi’s brash nature, if he couldn’t wait for Shi to come down, he would undoubtedly rush up.
No, Zhong Chi wouldn’t wait at all. After smashing the doors, he would definitely charge up immediately.
However, Shi Changyi didn’t sit for long before the phone rang.
"Alliance Hierarch, Zhong Chi has had someone raise a large sign at the building entrance, stating that the Genetic Alliance is in collusion with Genetic Beasts, leading to the breach of the human corridor defense line and also alleging that you conspired with the beasts to ambush him..."
Before the person on the phone could finish, Shi Changyi lifted the phone and smashed it down, then without hesitation charged downstairs.
This damn bastard, playing this game with him.
Colluding with Genetic Beasts? When had Shi Changyi ever colluded with Genetic Beasts? Even if his aunt could endure, his uncle could not.
In fact, at this moment, the entrance to the East Communication Gene Center Building was already surrounded by a crowd. Firstly, Zhong Chi, Hua Xia’s nominally strongest warrior, had appeared.
Secondly, Zhong Chi’s revelations were shocking: the Genetic Alliance colluding with fierce beasts to break the human corridor defense line, Shi Changyi conspiring against Zhong Chi while he was dealing with the beasts.
Not to mention the ordinary people, even Yan Xia, the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Martial Arts Alliance, had hurried over. As for the Security Department, with Qu Yi absent, the old director Zhu Qijiang had come personally.
After all, Zhong Chi’s return was no small matter.
As explosive accusations from Hua Xia’s strongest warrior, Zhong Chi, they couldn’t be taken lightly as just anyone’s word.
Upon reaching the entrance, Shi Changyi saw Zhong Chi loudly denouncing him.
Beside Zhong Chi, someone was holding up a large sign with the words: ’Genetic Alliance is the beast’s insider, Alliance Hierarch Shi Changyi colluded with fierce beasts to break the human corridor defense line, Shi Changyi ambushed Zhong Chi.’
"Zhong Chi, what do you mean by this?" Shi Changyi was furious to the point of explosion.
This man was after all a warrior. How could he act like a shrew?
Ding Huan had come here several times to kill without breaking their Genetic Alliance’s doors, but upon his arrival, Zhong Chi had smashed his doors. How could he tolerate it?
Zhong Chi stared at Shi Changyi and said coldly, "Shi Changyi, you have the nerve to ask me what’s going on? Who used a poison dart to ambush me while I was fighting the Genetic Beasts?"
Zhong Chi’s gaze swept over to Shi Changyi’s shadow, Leng Qi. He thought to himself that if it were any other day, he might have directly charged up and really could have been ambushed by Shi Changyi at the rooftop.
Brother Ding Huan was right; one can’t just charge in blindly, one has to think of some strategies.
Seeing Yan Xia and Zhu Qijiang approaching from the crowd, Zhong Chi felt pleased with his stratagem.