Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Firce Fire Star, when viewed from a distance, was a gigantic red-brown planet.

The entire planet appeared very barren, with red-brown hills and land everywhere, and only in a few areas were there green plants.

These plants were not native to Firce Fire Star but were special species introduced from other planets.

The Other Races were able to survive on Firce Fire Star because these plants played a key role.

However, these plants could only be cultivated in areas far from the Sea of Flames, and it took a great deal of manpower and resources to grow each plant.

After stepping out of the transport station, Lin Shen immediately smelled an extremely unpleasant odor, and the air he inhaled made his chest feel somewhat uncomfortable.

This was still in an area covered by plants resembling giant snakes; outside the vegetated regions, the air was even less suitable for Human survival.

Only the bodies of Ascenders could barely adapt to it; ordinary Mutators would have their lives at risk if they left the plant-covered areas.

Although the environment of Firce Fire Star was harsh, it contained a type of exceedingly rare ore, an essential material for the power systems of flying vehicles, with profits that were similarly substantial.

Huge vines, like giant serpents, twisted and undulated over the land, entangling and covering a range of dozens of miles.

The leaves on the vines were quite small, comparable in size to the leaves of common maple trees. On those vines, many swellings resembling tumors could be seen, presenting a terrifying and daunting appearance.

Despite the Dragon Tongue Vine's unattractive look, it served to improve the air quality of Firce Fire Star and was also the main source of water.

This area had many vines, but in fact, they all belonged to a single Dragon Tongue Vine.

Under the protection of the Dragon Tongue Vine, one could see rows of low wooden huts built beneath the vines; here, one could not see any concrete and steel construction.

Almost no technological products were visible, and even metal was rarely seen; the majority were made of wood and cotton, and even clothing made of fibrous materials was hard to come by.

Someone greeted Tian Xun and led them to a relatively luxurious large wooden house.

Lin Shen, Tian Xin, and Wei Wufu followed Tian Xun into the wooden house, where Tian Xun spoke to the two leading Celestials.

Lin Shen saw a man sitting cross-legged in another corner, drinking tea. Behind him, a little girl held up an umbrella white as jade, shading the man's head.

It was unclear why she held an umbrella in the house, where there was neither wind nor rain, nor sun.

The man looked up at them as they entered, exchanged glances, and then lowered his gaze once more, no longer looking at them.

Lin Shen and Wei Wufu recognized the man as Ouyang Yudu at a glance, but there seemed to be some differences from the Ouyang Yudu they knew before.

Although still genteel, he now appeared to have lost some of his free-spiritedness and gained more stability.

Ouyang Yudu seemed to deliberately avoid acknowledging them, and both Lin Shen and Wei Wufu pretended not to know him as well.

"Tian Xun, there have been changes in this operation. Are you sure your people still want to participate?" a Celestial asked Tian Xun.

"What happened?" Tian Xun frowned and asked.

"Among the three chosen by the Di Man Tribe, there is a woman named Flarela," the previous Celestial said.

"Flarela? The woman dubbed as the immortal legend of the Di Man Tribe?" Tian Xun was actually somewhat surprised, "She's not dead yet? How could she be permitted to participate in such an operation? Isn't that cheating?"

"It's not exactly cheating, the entire universe knows that she is an Ascender," the Celestial sighed.

"Four hundred years ago, she was Tenth Turn Ascension, and four hundred years later, she is still at Tenth Turn Ascension. With her abilities, she could have achieved Nirvana four hundred years ago, and even if it was the Great Nirvana, her success rate would be very high.

But she stubbornly stayed at the Ascension Level for four hundred years, even some of her grandchildren in her clan have already achieved Nirvana, yet she has not. With her experience and cultivation, participating in such an operation, isn't that bullying people?" Tian Xun snorted coldly.

"But admittedly, she is an Ascender and meets the terms of our agreement with the Di Man Tribe," the Celestial said helplessly, "I have already decided to withdraw my people from this operation, you all can discuss the rest yourselves."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Upon hearing this, Tian Xun was taken aback, "If your people withdraw, what about the third spot?"

"Knowing it's certain death, I can't let my people go to their doom. Training up a Tenth Turn Ascender isn't easy. Anyone who is willing to go can go, but my people won't." The Celestial said indifferently.

"Is that appropriate? How do we explain to the higher-ups?" Tian Xun frowned.

"It's the higher-ups who made a mistake with the decision. If anyone up there has an opinion, let them come to me. It wouldn't bother me at all if I stopped being an inspector." Having said that, the Celestial got up and left directly with the Ascender from the Ironblood Tribe.

Tian Xun and another Celestial looked at each other, uncertain. While the inspector had the clout to leave directly, they didn't.

"Chi Shang, what do you think?" Tian Xun asked the Celestial who had not left.

Chi Shang shrugged and said, "What else is there to think? The inspector said it's a problem from above, what can I think? You've been hurrying along for so long, you must be tired. Rest for now and wait for the decision from above."

Having no other choice, Tian Xun could only take Lin Shen and the other two to find a place to settle down first.

Tian Xun called the three into the room, his expression grave, "It seems that there is some internal issue within the Celestial Court this time; otherwise, they would not have agreed to Flarela's participation in this operation. Lin Shen, let it go this time. A spot in the Ascension Pool is not worth taking such a big risk."

"Who is Flarela?" Lin Shen asked curiously.

Before Tian Xun could reply, Tian Xin, leaning lazily against the wall, spoke up, "Didn't you hear just now? She's the immortal legend of the Di Man Tribe, a great beauty recognized by the entire Di Man Tribe for four hundred years, an old woman monster who has toughed it out at the Ascension Level for four hundred years; now she should be called an ageless demoness."

"Is she very strong?" Lin Shen asked again.

"Not very strong, no. Four hundred years ago, the Di Man Tribe held an Ascenders ranking battle, and back then, Flarela trounced a few of the Di Man Tribe's rookie Ascenders and took first place," Tian Xin said teasingly.

"Stop talking nonsense," Tian Xun scolded him before turning to Lin Shen, "Four hundred years ago, Flarela was hailed as the number one beauty of the Di Man tribe. Many famous Ascenders from the Di Man Tribe admired her. Whether they held back against her, we don't know, but securing first place wasn't just a fluke.

Furthermore, she later did several acts that shook the universe, and her strength was among the top of Ascenders at the time. We haven't heard from her for over a hundred years; we thought she had either died or achieved Nirvana long ago. Unexpectedly, she's still alive, and she hasn't achieved Nirvana."

"What did she do that shook the universe?" Lin Shen grew even more curious.

"Nothing too special. She just rejected a marriage proposal from a king of the Di Man Tribe, was issued a death warrant by that king, evaded death several times under the pursuit of several Nirvana Beings, blew up a planet, and used the explosion of that planet to kill two of the Nirvana Beings chasing her..." .net

The more Lin Shen heard, the heavier his heart sank. Centuries ago, she was already so powerful—going there with Ouyang Yudu would be no different from courting death.