《The Greatest Gene》


 The Beginning

    Cain exhaled as he fell back on his bed, exhausted. He had failed so many times he forgot how many times he tried in the first place. He was currently a student taking the path of genetic evolution as all people dream to do. His parents died when he was young but left behind a small fortune, enough for him to last until now and enrol into school.


    Unfortunately it seemed he had no talent whatsoever, he had always wanted to be a Genetic Warrior, but everyone in this world has the same dream so he was just one among the masses. The path of the Genetic Warrior was one of power, in this world, where the strong rule supreme, without power you can only sit back and be another one of the billions stuck in mediocrity.


    Earth had long ago gone through a scientific explosion, space travel, teleportation, a whole universe to explore. The world was in a new golden age where heroes were being born everyday, but among the discovers the path of the genetic warrior was the greatest one. Human¡¯s figured out how to dig deep into their own DNA and unravel the infinite power hidden in the human body.


    Becoming a Genetic Warrior required talent but it was like a fish leaping across the dragon''s gate. Once you become one, the treatment you receive is incomparable, wealth, women, power, anything you could ever want, you will get. Cain¡¯s only hope left was to become a Genetic Warrior, his money was running out and if he fails to awaken his dormant genes, he will have to drop out of school and take whatever work was offered to him.


    He refused to fail however, his will had already become unbreakable due to all the failures he had gone through. He constantly cultivated and searched his body, in hopes of finding a dormant gene to awaken, even among Genetic Warriors there were grades.


    Some awaken weak genes, some awaken stronger ones, however just awakening a gene is enough, even if one¡¯s gene is weak, they can strengthen and evolve it through hard work, and if they manage to awaken another gene and fuse it with their original gene, then they can create a higher level one. Though cases of people with weak genes overcoming the talented figures are rare, Cain just wanted hope, whether his gene was weak or not he didn''t care, he just wanted to find the light at the end of the tunnel.


    However after a full day of trying, he gave up. His body was completely out of fuel. He quickly checked his stats, this was a common gene given to people called the inner vision gene, that put the bodies strength into numerical value. The school gave one to every student as it was part of the enrollment fee.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    This was why the rich got stronger, they didn''t need to worry about awakening dormant genes, another way of gaining genes is by purchasing them and fusing them into their bodies. However for Cain who was already broke, this was naturally not a possibility, without the talent the only thing poor people can do is give up.


    Cain used his inner look gene that he had long ago fused with and saw his stats pop up.


    Strength: 1.5


    Speed: 0.8


    Defense: 1.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1


    1 was the regular stat for a grown man, so Cain was a bit stronger than a regular person, but compared to Genetic Warriors he would get crushed with a single finger. All his years of training and he only had these stats to show for it, other people in his class had already awoken their genes and were just wondering which college they should head to, he however was worrying about what he was going to do in the future.


    He was at the back of his class, his grades were good but in this world ruled with strength people didn¡¯t really care what your grades were as long as you had the talent. Schools now focused completely on training youth to become Genetic Warriors, as long as you could become one of your grades were irrelevant.


    On top of that the powerful were naturally smart, speed also raised a person''s mind power, allowing them to process things faster. Even if they wanted to be stupid it was difficult. Tomorrow was the day of the final test, unless someone''s overall stat average reached 2, they wouldn¡¯t even be allowed to take the test.


    Unless Cain managed to awaken a gene by some miracle, his path ended here. Cain quickly sat back up and refused to give up, his body was already strained to the limit and he was covered with sweat but his determination was stronger than ever. He proceeded to cultivate and entered his inner world, he saw the myriad of genes within him, however the vast majority of them were under lock and key and couldn''t be awoken.


    He had to find one that was open and then awaken it completely, gaining access to its genetic powers. Talented people had plenty of genes that were open for them to awaken, so their worries did not lay in finding a gene to awaken, but instead finding the best one. Cain had already looked through his body for years, since his first day of school when he started the process he hasn¡¯t stopped, it had been four years since then and graduation was soon, but he had not even searched 1% of his body yet.


    The body was akin to a universe, and each gene was a star. One would think that you would have no problem finding a gene to awaken in such a massive world, they would be wrong. Had they been so simple to find everyone would be a Genetic Warrior. Suddenly as Cain was searching for what seemed to be his last time, he saw something, a small star that was completely black, had he not be focusing hard enough he would have missed it completely. Comparing this star to the others was like comparing an ant to an elephant, Cain didn¡¯t care and his heart pounded with excitement as he dove right towards this small insignificant star.

 College Exam

    As he dove towards the star, it seemed to open up to him. He was suddenly embraced in an endless amount of heat and power. Cain suddenly opened his eyes and realized he was back in the real world, as he was looking around his room he realized his vision was far sharper than before, he also felt a power pulsing through him that felt endless, it was like a dehydrated man jumping into a pool of fresh water.


    He quickly used his inner vision to see if his stats had gone through any changes.


    Strength: 2.5


    Speed: 2.8


    Defense: 2.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 1


    Cain was shocked when he saw his stats, they had increased tremendously, he now had hope for the future, the only thing he was confused about was his gene. A lot of the common genes were talked about in school so he had knowledge of those, his gene however had never been brought up, making him think it may be a bit special.


    Fortunately the inner vision gene could also give a basic description of other genes.


    Slow: allows one to slow down time.


    Power - 4


    Potential - 10


    Cain felt his blood boil when he read over the genes description, it was clearly an extremely powerful gene, and its potential was 10 which was quite good. The way people categorized a genes potential was based on two factors, max level and power. Power was the strength it would have at each level and potential was the peak level it could reach. For example a gene with 3 power and 5 potential would mean that every level increase would raise your power by an average of 3 points. At max level you¡¯d gain a total of 15 points.


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    Higher level genes have greater potential and power, that''s why Genetic Warriors always strive to fuse their genes in order to create a higher leveled gene. Genes were then divided into ratings, which was the potential plus power, most average gene such as the fire breathing gene had a 6 rating.


    Cain suddenly felt like his future that was once grim had opened up, he could finally go to bed after lifting that heavy weight of his shoulder, and this was the greatest sleep he ever had. The next morning as his alarm went off, Cain headed towards the sonic trains and boarded. Trains in this era could travel at hundreds of miles easily, Cain was already at school in a few minutes.


    He entered his classroom and looked around, some people were gloomy with their heads hung low, and others had their chins up high filled with pride and arrogance. The stronger students all had small cliques of people bootlicking them, hoping that once these students achieved success in the future, they¡¯ll be able to reap some benefits.


    Despite Cain being a weakling in the past, he had pride deep in his bones, and he refused to lower his head towards these stronger students. Now he was strong and had even less reason to put these strong students in his eyes, all he wanted to do was gain power and head towards the stars.


    ¡°Alright students, today¡¯s the graduation exam, those who pass will be able to head to Genetic Warrior College, and become the pillars of the future, and those who fail will have to take up a career somewhere else. Those who fail shouldn¡¯t feel down, the world needs power but it also needs regular people to function, everyone person is an important part of a working society¡±


    Despite the fact the teacher said this, everyone knew it was nonsense, if what he said was true then everyone civilian would have a mansion to call their own. The first part of the test was a written exam, if one did well enough on this then they could go to a regular college and get a respectable career even if they don''t have the talent to be a Genetic Warrior. Cain was smart and could pass this easily, but unfortunately, college is expensive, and passing alone isn¡¯t enough.


    The written Exam was quickly over and the class quickly headed towards the testing arena, it was comprised of a track field to test speed, a strength monitor to test strength, and a gravity chamber to test defense. Ledger was currently the strongest student of this grade, and was the first to perform, he had awoken the stone skin gene, a rather good gene, and he had the potential to be a Genetic Warrior.


    Ledger quickly passed the tests with flying colors, he did especially well on the gravity chamber since his gene was centered around defense, the teacher was looking at him with a beaming smile. Ledger held his head up high, he didn''t seem to put the world into his eyes.


    After Ledger, the performances were rather lackluster, few people had genes, and none of them were as good as the stone skin gene, hence Ledger maintained his first place spot with ease. Eventually it was Cain''s turn, however no one even bothered to look at him, he was a well known underachiever, other then his grades being good he was mediocre. Cain started with the speed test, the second the beep went off he flew down the track.


    ¡°100 meters in 6.5 seconds¡±


    People were shocked when the computer announced Cain¡¯s results. An average man runs the 100 meter in about 15 seconds, so Cain was more than twice as fast as the average man, their shock didn¡¯t end there however.

 Level Up

    ¡°1.15 tons¡±


    An average man punches at around a force of .2 tons, all things considered. Cains strength was 2.5 times an average man, and his speed was 2.3 times an average man which made gave his punch a force of 1.15 tons. Force like that could easily shatter a man¡¯s skull.


    ¡°Defense 3¡±


    Everyone was shocked as they saw Cain¡¯s results, especially the teacher, he had been Cain¡¯s teacher for the year and so he knew this young man wasn¡¯t anything special, so his current results shocked him. Cain did only a little worse than Ledger, who used to be the best in class by quite a big difference, Ledger wasn¡¯t use to see someone else take some of the spot light so he naturally was a little annoyed at Cain


    ¡°Well done students, especially you Cain. It seems that you¡¯ve held back in the past to explode at this moment. The top three students will be given a pass, using this pass you can apply to Genetic Warrior College, hopefully you guys can get into the schools you want¡±


    The students that once ignored Cain quickly came up to congratulate him, however Cain wasn¡¯t bothered with what they said. He knew these kind of people best, they were on your side while you were strong, but would step on you the second you lost that power. Cain received the pass from his teacher before heading home, the enrollment event would take place in a week, representatives from all the schools will gather at one spot and students will choose the best school for themselves.


    Cain got home, before focusing back onto his gene, slow. He hadn¡¯t had a chance to test it yet because of all the things that had happened recently. The main reason Genetic Warriors were strong wasn¡¯t just due to their stats, but also their genetic abilities. The test he just underwent didn¡¯t use any genetic abilities in order to be less biased, however using them could increase a person''s strength multiple times.


    Through repeatedly using and mastering a gene you could increase its level and in turn increases both your stats and the genes own power. Cain sat down on his bed as he focused, he opened a window in front of him before activating his genes ability, the air that was once blowing onto his body suddenly slowed down, it felt like the air took longer to reach him and the force had died down a lot.Stolen story; please report.


    Cain grabbed something random from his room before tossing it up and using his ability, as the object fell back down, the second it was caught in Cain¡¯s sphere it slowed down to about 9/10 its previous speed, while that didn''t sound like much, you should remember Cain¡¯s ability was still at level 1 and each increase would make it stronger.


    Cain then shifted his attention, he tossed the object up again, but instead of creating a slow sphere around himself, he focused on the object itself. A small sphere a little bit bigger than the object itself appeared it, slowing down its movement by half, a significant difference compared to before.


    Cain noticed his ability had 2 forms, an AOE sphere around himself that would influence anything that gets too close to him, or an individual effect on whatever object he focused on, the effect on it was much better, seemingly from having its power concentrated. The sphere around Cain had a radius of about  2 meters, which will probably also increase with his ability level.


    Cain ended up playing around with his ability the entire night without noticing, eventually he heard a felt traverse through his body, similar to the time he awakened his slow gene, he felt a sudden increase in power and quickly went to check on his stats


    Strength: 3.5


    Speed: 4.8


    Defense: 3.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 2


    After a night of practicing with his slow ability he managed to actually reach level 2, most people would take years for every level they broke through unless they had some some of fortuitous encounters. Years might sound long, but Genetic Warriors have enhanced life span based on their defense, and an average person could easily live to 100 considering how advanced science has gone over the years. One¡¯s life span was essentially their defense x 100, increasing defense didn¡¯t only increase your bodies durability and regeneration, it also increased the overall level of your existence, extending your lifespan and making your future offspring have far better genetics. That''s why powerful people rarely ever had untalented children, because they were considered a higher life form compared to normal humans.


    Cain retested his skills after realizing his slow gene levelled up.  His radius doubled in size to 4 meters, his slow sphere could now slow anything within it to 8/10 its previous speed, and when he focused on an object he could freeze it completely where it was for a second. His comprehensive strength skyrocketed based off a single level, he could probably beat 4-5 of his previous selves, which was also why each gene level was considered a big break through.


    Suddenly the alarm went off, only now did Cain realize the morning had already come and it was time to head to the College fair, however Cain didn¡¯t feel tired at all, his breakthrough seemed to revitalize his entire body. Cain looked in the mirror and corrected his hair and clothes. He was 1.9, his body was streamlined from all his training, and his long black hair reached his waist, he was extremely handsome and his friends used to joke that even if he failed to get into college, he could find some rich lady to take care of him. His eyes were sharp and filled with determination, he was finally heading down the path he had always dreamed of, and he planned to keep marching until he reached the peak.

 Accelerated Institution

    Cain arrived at the fairgrounds and was instantly drawn into the atmosphere, kids from all over the world were here, to take part in this event. Planet Earth was ruled by the Genetic Warrior Union, and their headquarters was located in the center of the continent, the warriors had used their strength to refuse the continents in order to create a supercontinent, in order to make the world more united.


    One didn¡¯t need to worry about distance since a teleportation pod could get you across the world in an instance. Cain knew this would be one of the most important moments of his life, and his college would decide his future path. Each college focused on a different aspect, some focused on defense, some power, some on the elements, their were specialized schools that focused on animal like genes that let one transform. Cain¡¯s gene was special and hence none of the colleges were specialized in teaching him. Hence he had to choose the next best option.


    ¡°Elemental Warriors College¡±


    ¡°Myriad Beast Form College¡±


    ¡°Iron Blood College¡±


    Cain looked over the top three colleges but noticed none of them were right for him, so he continued his search elsewhere.


    ¡°Accelerated Institution¡±


    It was a school that was focused on movement based genes, one could tell just by looking that it didn¡¯t get much support. Schools like this that focused on less popular genes tended to be weaker than others. While movement genes were popular, they were rather rare and most people would opt for strength or defense when it came to their first gene. Strength and defense were more comprehensive and tended to compliment one another, hence defense genes would increase strength and vice versa. Genetic Researchers would choose speed to increase their brain power and in turn increase their deduction abilities.


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    Accelerated Institution was a school primarily focused on nurturing Genetic Researchers, people who would try to derive and create new genes. They would also attempt to create new fusions which in turn would create stronger genes, as well as making medicine and elixirs that could heal and strengthen. Despite the fact that Cain didn¡¯t originally have plans to become a Genetic Researcher, he realized it would be a waste of his potential to go somewhere else, and just because they were mainly focused on Genetic Research, doesn¡¯t mean he couldn¡¯t also increase his strength.


    Cain headed towards the young man at the front desk and realized he was snoring away. He tapped on his shoulder before the young man shook and shot up into perfect posture.


    ¡°Ahh sorry for that, this stand is pretty unpopular and it isn¡¯t rare to go a semester without anyone enrolling. Usually genetic researchers go to private schools and can apply here directly without worry.¡±


    ¡°I see, well I¡¯d like to enroll regardless if that¡¯s alright¡±


    ¡°Of course, of course. Come you can wait here until the event is over and I¡¯ll lead you towards our institution¡±


    Cain wasn¡¯t shocked by this revelation, Genetic Researchers burnt through money like it was nothing, so usually only the children of the rich and influential would get into it, and children like that would never bother to attend a public school and would only ever go to private schools focused on nurturing them completely. Unless one had shocking talent, most regular people would choose to become Genetic Warriors instead.


    After a few more hours, the event had finally come to a close. Everyone seemed satisfied with their choices and quickly followed their guides towards their new colleges. Cain followed the young man and they entered a private vehicle, there was another young lady who had also joined after Cain whose name was Rose.


    ¡°So Cain, Rose, both of you come from public schools which don¡¯t teach much about Genetic Research other then the absolute basics, hence you may be at a disadvantage when we reach, but don¡¯t let that get to you. Time and effort will let you catch up to the others, you just have to give it 100%¡±


    The young man, who Cain now knew was called Pello, was extremely impassioned when he started his speech. You could tell he was most likely one of the less talented students, since only the less capable student¡¯s would be chosen to take part in events like this. Most students recruited from public schools ended up underachieving and so the institution didn¡¯t bother with them.


    Soon, the private vehicle pulled up towards a castle like estate, students were going back and forth among the premises, books in hands, as if the outside world didn¡¯t affect them whatsoever. Cain felt out of place among these bookworms, and almost started regretting his decision, however Cain was the type who did everything fully, since he was here He¡¯d naturally do his best.


    Pello gave them a quick tour of the massive place before leading them towards their rooms.


    ¡°Tomorrow will be orientation, it will take place in the lobby at 8am, don''t be late. You¡¯ll choose your courses there, so sleep well.¡±

 Spear Genius

    Cain ignored Pello¡¯s advice and went straight into training, with his current defense he could stay awake a few days no problem. He spent another night training, and deepening his usage of his ability before his clock went off. Cain headed towards the lobby and saw a few other people, around 10 in total.


    A big fella walked straight towards Cain which nearly made him jump. This massive man was like a sore thumb among all these thin frail students. The man slapped his hands on Cain¡¯s shoulders before introducing himself.


    ¡°Hello there bud. The names George, despite how I look I love Genetic Research and its always been my dream to become the greatest Genetic Researcher of all time. I hope to create a gene that''s the perfect fusion of brain and body so that us Genetic Research can fight our own battles.¡±


    ¡°Uhhh, nice to meet you George, I¡¯m Cain. If I had a dream I¡¯d say it''s to reach the stars and roam the universe¡±


    Cain was a bit shocked by George¡¯s straightforwardness, but he seemed like a nice guy so he didn''t mind too much, also most of the other students looked at Cain with arrogance since they could tell he came from a public school. Private school students usually had inner circles and knew one another, however Cain was a new face, making his origin rather obvious.


    The two stopped talking as a teacher walked in, he quickly told the students some basics before he dismissed them. Classes would start tomorrow officially, however students could opt out of class and just take their exams, of course only the most gifted students would do this. The next day came quickly and Cain headed towards his research class. There were about 30 people in his class and they were each assigned to a lab. The teacher started his lecture the second the bell rang.


    ¡°Genetic Researchers, while not as powerful as Genetic Warriors, are actually much more respected due to the nature of their work. Genetic Researchers create, fuse, and derive new genes that people can purchase and fuse with directly. While Genetic Research burns money like nothing, the amount it earns is also mind staggering, Genetic Researchers of the same level as Genetic Warriors are far more wealthy. Genetic Warriors would do anything to earn the favor of a researcher, so of course you should all be proud of yourselves for making it this far¡±


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    ¡°Genetic Research is split into 3 stages, Process, Combine, and Fuse. Process is in which you get the genetic material based on the gene you hope to create, the better the resources, the higher the grade of gene you can potentially create, you must then melt the ingredients perfectly in order to start the next step. Combine is when you take all the melted material and combine it into one state, one has to make sure all the materials balance each other perfectly or the process will fail. Fuse is when you take this perfect balance and fuse it together, forming a pill like object that anyone can consume to gain the gene you¡¯ve created.¡±


    Cain was enthralled by the lesson and jotted everything down word by word, he never knew genetic research was so interesting, mainly because he¡¯s never had a chance to really interact with anything to do with genetic research. Cain didn¡¯t even notice that the lesson was over, he kept asking the professors questions until he was finally forced to his next class.


    Combat training was an unpopular course, most students would opt all their time towards researching and wouldn¡¯t partake in something so barbaric. Cain noticed George was also part of this class, which wasn''t shocking considering his constitution.


    ¡°Brother Cain, we meet again, seems I¡¯m not the only one in this school who also loves combat.¡±


    ¡°Strength is the foundation of everything, despite the respect researchers get, what if one day that respect disappears, better safe than sorry.¡±


    George nodded in agreement with Cain¡¯s statement, Genetic Researchers would usually be under protection from Genetic Warriors so they didn''t need to worry about their own power, Cain wasn¡¯t fond of leaving his life in the hands of others however, he couldn¡¯t live his life with the protection of others.


    ¡°Alright, the first things you guys have to do is choose a weapon to follow you for life, a good weapon can increase your strength explosively so make sure to choose something your comfortable with.¡±


    Cain went over the weapons in the combat room, poles, halberds, swords, but none of them felt right in his arms, eventually he stumbled upon a spear. The second Cain picked it up he felt like it was an extension of his body, almost as if he''s finally found something he¡¯s been spending his whole life looking for.


    The students gathered in front of the teacher based on their weapon. Most students chose swords mainly due to its appeal, and Cain was the only student to choose the spear. His teacher exuding a cold feeling and seemed as sharp as the tip of his spear.


    ¡°My name is Remy, I shall be your spear teacher, I only have one rule and that is to do as I say. Pick up your spear and follow me, I¡¯ll teach you the basics¡±


    Remy quickly went through the basics, their names and a comprehensive dialogue about their importance and how they work in a real battle, such as lunge, guard, swing. Cain did the moves once but felt like he had gone through them hundreds of times, he never knew what geniuses felt like but at this moment he felt it, it was as if everything made sense without him even trying, he didn¡¯t have to think it over, it just came to him. Remy smirked as he saw Cain¡¯s performance, he was quite impressed and he always believed in quality over quantity, so despite Cain being his only student he decided to train him to the best of his capabilities.

 Genetic Research

    Some people may ask why people would bother using cold weapons in such an advanced age, and the answer was simple, they were easy to make and effective. Most Genetic Warriors could easily dodge an energy gun, and unless the bullet travelled at a tremendous speed it would be hard to nail them down, this isn''t even taking into account their genetic abilities which further render hot weapons useless. Cold weapons were also a further extension of a warrior''s body and could amplify their strength tremendously.


    Cain built up a sweat by the end of the lesson and despite the fact that he felt like he had already mastered these moves, he kept training them. Remy had told him that if you master something, the next step is to take it even further.


    Cain was done with lessons for the day, and headed back to his room. Each room had a small place for training and a lab to research and study. Cain was sitting cross legged in his combat room as he went over the basic spear skills in his mind over and over, he would practice, then sit down and simulate the movement in his head trying to figure out how he could do the same move better.


    Suddenly he was enlightened, he had neglected his gene ability while practicing, but those two go hand in hand. This time he repeated the moves, but used his slow gene on himself, so while he was swinging with full force, he was moving much slower, he could increase or decrease the effect of the slow gene to put his body at the perfect speed.


    Now that he could see could better analyze each move since it was moving at slow motion, everything suddenly became much clearer. He realized how ignorant he was before to think his moves were perfect, they were perfect at face value but were filled with flaws. Had he fought anyone with experience they could easily exploit these flaws to defeat him. He went through all the basics in slow motion and kept reducing the flaws. Once he perfected it, he would increase the effect of the slow gene to further inspect his flaws.


    Cain¡¯s movements kept getting smoother and smoother, each move would be slightly better than the one before it. During one of his analyzation, he had a thought, what if he slowed his spear down, but kept decreasing and increasing his force, would it multiply by the time it landed on the opponent? He decided to try it out, normally it would be impossible since decreasing your strength would also decrease your speed, and vice versa, but his slow gene let him maintain maximum power while traveling at a slow speed.


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    Cain swung his spear and applied the slow on himself, he was moving at about 30% of his normal speed, he had increased and decreased his strength about 3 times before his spear landed on the strength tester.


    ¡°10.3 tons¡±


    A normal hit would reap him a score of about 3 tons, so his strength had multiplied 3 times by stacking on top of each other. Despite the basic principles behind this technique, it was impossible to replicate unless you had a gene similar enough to Cain¡¯s. He decided to name this technique Slow Spear. He also felt his strength increase the moment he created this move, it seemed like it furthered his understanding of his gene allowing it to level up, Cain quickly went to check on his new stats.


    Strength: 4.5


    Speed: 6.8


    Defense: 4.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 3


    Cain¡¯s thoughts moved much faster compared to before, he felt like he had trained enough and it was time to get into research. He headed towards the library and borrowed some books on the basics of gene research, he was currently a complete amatuer and couldn¡¯t compare with the people who went to private schools, hence he had to study much harder.


    The books he rented went over the 3 steps of gene research, but was much more comprehensive compared to his teachers lecturing. With his increased speed, his brain moved at a tremendous rate, he had already attained a photographic memory. However genetic research was incredibly profound, and despite his increased brain power there were still places that were blurry for him.


    The school supplied some material for the students to practice with, however they were only for low grade genes, anything above that would have to be purchased by the student themselves. Cain went back to the lab in his room, and decided to give gene making a shot. He would try to make the sharp nail gene, a gene that did exactly as it said, this gene was quite popular with the poor since it didn¡¯t cost much to purchase, and would still raise their stats a bit.


    The human body could only take so many awakened genes, someone with low strength trying to absorb to many genes would be like a man trying to eat a horse, they would just end up filling themselves until they exploded. That''s why Genetic Warriors only ever awoken a second gene when they felt their body was strong enough to handle it.


    Sharp ore was the main material for this gene, the side materials could be chosen depending on convenience, but they still had to form the same balance, with the sharp ore as the core. The balance would ultimately decide which gene ends up being fused, that''s why the same material could form many different genes since each balance would form a different result. ¡°Perfect¡± in this sense didn¡¯t mean it had to be exactly the same, it just meant the materials had to compliment each other properly or else it would fail or form a different gene.


    For example, one of the side materials for the sharp nail gene was green vines, however if one changed the focus and made the sharp vine the core of the gene, it would instead form the sharp vine gene. Same materials, but different outcomes depending on the balance.

 New Student Combat Exam

    Cain kept failing the combine step repeatedly, each time he did it the balance was slightly off making the materials go to waste, he used his slow gene again this time, so he could better analyze how he failed. He watched the genes combine slowly and was able to spot the imbalance better now, each time he failed, he would change it slightly to fix the problem, but each solution seemed to create a different problem.


    Cain soon realized his problem lied in the sharp ore, he wasn¡¯t centering it properly, so it failed to fulfill its duty as the core ingredient and instead put the other ingredients off balance. This time he fixed the problem and relished in his perfection, the genes were at a perfect balance and now it was time for the fuse step.


    He applied heat to the liquid and watched as it boiled, this step was considered the hardest since one had to constantly alter the heat depending on how the genes were reacting. The liquid ingredients were in a sphere like test tube, that was pill like in shape, there was a heating panel around the test tube so you could control the heat at any part of the tube perfectly. If you are successful, the liquid will shrink and form into a small solid pill that can be consumed for its gene, if you fail the ingredients will burn and be wasted completely.


    Cain failed this step even more then he failed the previous one, but with his slow gene he could better see his problems and improve them. One should note that the average student can create their first gene after a few weeks of practice, but Cain was heading towards success on his first day. You could say this has to due with the slow gene which helps him better see his faults, and his talent.


    Eventually Cain succeeded, on his 100th try. He picked up the small pick and inspected every corner of it, using the inner vision gene he could also inspect this pill.


    Sharp Nail Gene


    Power - .3


    Potential - 1


    It was quite an awful gene and didn¡¯t affect speed or defense at all, only giving .3 more strength, but for the average person this was a massive boost, and could save their lives at a critical moment. Cain noticed the pill was quite impure and had black specks over some places, it looked like he had burned some spots but not enough to count as a failure. Gene pills could be split into grades depending on their purity, going from low, mid, peak, supreme, legendary.Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    Cain¡¯s current pill was only low grade, the worst of the worst but he was still proud. A mid grade sharp nail gene would have .5 power, peak would have .8 and supreme would have 1 power and 2 potential. Supreme pills are considered perfect, with no flaws whatsoever, meaning the gene was unleashed to its maximum potential.


    Legendary was extremely rare, and only the best among the best could ever hope to get lucky enough to create a legendary gene, creating one would be enough to brag about for a lifetime, part was skill and another was luck, making them impossible to replicate. Legendary genes went beyond perfection, having greater power and potential then their supreme counterparts, they may also gain a unique ability. For example if someone managed to make a legendary sharp nail gene, it may become sharp fire nail gene, granting the nails the ability to be lit on fire, further increasing their power.


    Most Gene Researchers spent their whole lives hoping to create a legendary gene, but it rarely happened. Quickly a week went by without Cain noticing, both his strength and gene creation skills increased tremendously, while his pills were still low grade, they were far purer than before and closing in on mid grade. However one day as Cain was going on he heard a knock on his door, George was standing there with a red face, shaking with excitement.


    ¡°Calm down George, what happened for you to be so riled up?¡±


    Cain was reclusive by nature and was satisfied keeping to himself and improving everyday, hence he still didn¡¯t have any friends other then George.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard Cain, it''s happening, it''s finally happening¡±


    George was dancing around the room making it shake due to his giant size, Cain felt like George might destroy his room if he didnt stop soon, so Cain quickly calmed him down and had him sit down.


    ¡°Relax, tell me what happened exactly¡±


    ¡°It''s the NSCE, new student combat exam. The students from all the different colleges will gather at one arena at fight to see who¡¯s the most talented of them all.¡±


    ¡°NSCE?¡±


    It wasn¡¯t too surprising Cain didn¡¯t know about this, he spent most of his days holed up in his room, either further sharpening his spear moves and his slow gene usage, or researching.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t a week a little to early for this kind of event?¡±


    ¡°Maybe for regular people, but geniuses can improve rapidly in a week, and this is a test meant for geniuses. Common lets go sign up, only the top student of this grade can get a spot¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you worried I¡¯ll beat you?¡±


    ¡°Heh.¡±

 Cains New Fanclub

    ¡°...¡±


    Cain was somewhat shocked with George¡¯s arrogance, seemed the big fella didn¡¯t even put him in his eyes, unfortunately he was about to get a rude awakening. While Cain wasn¡¯t a genius in research, he was a genius with his spear, and his strength was rising far faster than his research abilities were. Even his teacher Remy was starting to struggle to keep up with Cain when he suppressed his strength to the same level, and Remy was a well known spear master.


    Cain and George quickly noted down their names on the sign up form before waiting. There were only a hand full of names on this list, mainly due to the fact that since this was an institution focused on genetic research, they didn¡¯t put much attention on their combat abilities. The teacher led called up their names one by one, two students Cain had seen before once during orientation stood up on the arena and bowed to each other before engaging in combat.


    Cain felt like their moves were full of flaws, there were plenty of moments where one could of taken the other down in a single movements had they noticed the opening, but they seemed so focused on their own performance, they didn¡¯t pay much attention to their enemy. Eventually one of them managed to find a gap and knocked the other one down. Cain was nearly put to sleep by their lackluster performance, he hoped George would be better since he considered him his only real opponent at this event.


    George was next, he used an axe that complimented his massive build, his opponent was suppressed by his momentum alone. George ended the fight in a single move, hence Cain didn¡¯t have a chance to see his real abilities, Cain went on and easily finished off his opponent. Eventually it was only Cain and George left.


    ¡°Heh, just cause I¡¯m your friend, doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯ll go easy on you Cain¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry George, if you don¡¯t go all out, I¡¯m afraid this battle will end in a single move¡±


    The stop their bickering and started their duel, Cain and George took completely different angles when it came to combat. Cain focused on precision, speed, and power, he waited for openings before striking like a snake, to finish his opponent in a single move. George however leveraged on his strength, swinging with full force each time, hoping to blow away his opponent. Suddenly George¡¯s axe burst in speed, nearly catching Cain off guard.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    ¡°I¡¯m surprised you forced me to use my gene Cain. You are a good opponent¡±


    Cain was somewhat surprised, most students at this institution only had genes that affected their brain and offered no real combat ability, but george¡¯s was different, it let him burst out with a massive amount of speed but it didn¡¯t seem like he could use it to often, and each burst would be followed by a small frame of slowness. Cain capitalized on this weakness and managed to thrust his spear right under Georges chin during an opening, he stopped right before it entered flesh.


    George had a bead of sweat roll of his forehead, had Cain moved a single step forward, George would be dead.


    ¡°I underestimated you heavily Cain, I didn¡¯t realize you were such a combat fanatic, seems you¡¯re skill in this is even greater than mine. I just hope you teach those kids at the other colleges that we aren¡¯t weaklings over here¡±


    ¡°Naturally¡±


    The teacher who was in charge of the event gave Cain a smile, it seemed like they may have a chance of entering the top ten this year, thought the teacher. For their school that hadn¡¯t entered the top 10 in years, this would be an event to be remembered. What the teacher didn¡¯t know however, was that Cain hadn¡¯t even used his gene yet, and so top 10 may not be his limits.


    The students who had failed looked at Cain with reverence, they were among the few students who actually had a passion for combat and enjoyed the experience, seeing Cain who was far stronger than them, they didn¡¯t feel envy, instead they felt respect. Cain talked to a few of the students and gave them tips on how to improve their performances in the future, making their respect for him improve even more.


    ¡°Senior brother Cain is so strong, and kind to, not like those other geniuses who wouldn¡¯t even bother to look our way¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s also extremely handsome, I could look at Senior brother Cain and never get bored¡±


    ¡°Heh, what do looks matter? With Senior brothers strength alone he could get any woman he wanted¡±


    The students had started calling him senior brother, usually one would only call those above their grade senior brother or sister, but strength was everything in this world, so naturally they called Cain senior brother as well. It was also a way to make themselves feel better about themselves, since by calling him senior it elevated his status and made it so they didn¡¯t feel like they had to compare themselves to him anymore.


    What Cain didn¡¯t realize was that, from this little interaction, a fanclub dedicated to him would blossom into existence, and with each feat Cain performed it would get bigger and bigger, until everyone in the school knew Cain¡¯s name.

 Competitors

    The teacher dismissed the students before bringing Cain along with him.


    ¡°Cain, in order to better prepare you for this event, the school has decided to browse through the martial arts books of your liking. Normally students can only rent out these books via contribution points, but you doing well on the NSCE is important to us, so naturally we won¡¯t hold back.¡±


    Cain followed the teacher into the library, normally only the first floor was public, and gaining access to the other floors would require contribution points. Most people don¡¯t do this just because the price is absurd, and it''s more efficient to just directly rent out the book you want, since it would cost less contribution points that way.


    ¡°The NSCE begins tomorrow, hence you have 12 hours, whatever you can learn in that time is what you¡¯ll keep. I advise you to not bite off more than you can chew, choose one book and stick to it.¡±


    Cain realized that schools reaction to the NSCE was a bit lackluster, other schools would most likely make it a big event, and it would be far harder to win. However since the Accelerated Institution didn¡¯t have many Genetic Warriors, Cain got the spot easily. He pushed this thought to the back of his mind before browsing through the books. Martial art skills were split into two types, Natural, and Genetic. Natural skills can be learned by anyone, an example would be the spear basics, in which anyone can master and become a professional at. Genetic however are skills that are made for specific genes, for example the skill Cain came up with, slow spear, would be considered a genetic skill.


    ¡°Lightstep Footwork¡±


    ¡°100 Spear Stab¡±


    ¡°9 Wave Punches¡±


    Cain was mesmerized by all the names, each one sounded cooler than the last, but when he picked up to read the books he realized they were actually somewhat lackluster, he cursed those people who named their skills something amazing, but it was nothing really special. Cain realized his weakness was movement, the spear basics were all encompassing, so even though they weren¡¯t that strong, they were extremely solid and could help him through anything.If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    Cain eventually decided to get Lightstep Footwork, it was one of the best movement techniques on this floor, so it would help him cover up his weakness. It was split into 3 levels land, sky, light,


    each level being far faster than the one before it. Cain quickly flipped through the book and memorized its content, he only had 12 hours to get decent at this move so he had no time to waste, but before that he quickly memorized a bunch of other techniques that caught his eye.


    Cain kept practicing over and over again, using the slow effect on himself to better notice his flaws. Just like this 12 hours passed, and the same teacher who left him here, came back to pick him up. Cain managed to bring his Lightstep Footwork up to land level, and was only a small gap away from sky level.


    The teacher brought him down to the lobby and Cain was surprised to see his spear teacher Remy standing there.


    ¡°Remy is one of the biggest martial art fanatics in this school, so he always volunteers to take charge of the NSCE event.¡±


    Cain nodded his head, that made sense. Cain sometimes even wondered what a person like Remy was doing at a school like this since his nature seemed far from compatible to be a Genetic Researcher. Cain also noticed a few excited students, including George, who were chatting among themselves.


    ¡°Cain you¡¯re finally here¡±


    ¡°What are you doing here George?¡±


    ¡°Naturally I¡¯m coming to cheer you on. Even though only one person is allowed to take part in the NSCE doesn¡¯t mean there aren¡¯t any spectators.¡±


    Cain suddenly realized what those students were waiting for, seems they wanted to see him perform. Cain and the rest of the students boarded the schools private vehicle before heading on their way, the venue appeared before them soon enough, during the journey, Remy gave Cain some advice and told him how the event would work.


    Everyone got off the vehicle before heading towards the arena, each school had a special spectator spot for themselves, but the majority of seats were open to the public. In this world of strength, everyone idolized the strong, hence the NSCE was a very popular event among regular people. One person was selling pamphlets that had all the competitors names and achievements on them, as well as their possible placement, Cain went through the pamphlet to get a better idea of his opponents.


    ¡°Hotch King - Myriad Beast Form College: Is well known for his mammoth transformation gene, with overwhelming strength and defense. Comes from the King clan, and is the most talented person of his generation¡±


    ¡°Rose Faere - Elemental Warriors College: Has no notable background, but has frightening talent and currently owns the fire body gene¡±

 Mammoth Gene

    ¡°Saxo Moloros - Light Dark College: Little is known about this character other than his strength and talent. He was taken as a student of one of the elders of the college the instant he joined, further showcasing his ability¡±


    Cain got a quick overview of them all before tossing the pamphlet aside, his name didn¡¯t even show up on the list, but Cain thought it was better that way, since his skills would be unknown giving him a greater advantage. Soon the competitors were called up, they made the strongest students fight the weakest just to thin the numbers and leave the best for last. The first few fights finished quickly, and Cain easily got through to the next round


    Eventually only the top 8 were left, Cain was lucky enough to get a pass for his second fight, so he avoided a fight. His next opponent wouldn¡¯t be so simple however, Hotch King, seemed the people in charge of this event considered Cain a nobody and wanted to get rid of his with this fight.


    Cain hopped onto the arena under the cheers of George and the other students, but their sound was silenced under the overwhelming amount of support in Hotch¡¯s favour. Cain looked at this young man across him, shockingly he was even larger than George, he was about 1.5 Cain¡¯s size, making Cain look like a dwarf.


    ¡°Kid, I don¡¯t want to hurt you for no reason, so forfeit now and let''s not waste anyone''s time¡±


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard of the saying ¡®the bigger they are, the harder they fall¡¯?¡±


    Hotch seemed to not like that saying since he attacked the instant Cain was done talking. He had no weapons but his fists were like cannonballs as they headed towards Cain, using his footwork however he could easily dodge these hits.


    ¡°Who is that person fighting Hotch?¡±


    ¡°Probably a nobody, though I¡¯m surprised he¡¯s lasted this long under those fists. Hotch defeated all his other opponents with a single punch so this kid can be proud of himself¡±


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    Cain¡¯s hearing was phenomenal, so naturally he could hear all this trash talking going on about him, seems like the crowd didn¡¯t hold him in much favor. However as the battle went on, the crowd started changing their opinions, Hotch seemed infuriated that the battle was still going on so he eventually activated his gene. He quickly turned into a massive mammoth under the astonished gaze of the crowd, luckily the arena was big enough or else he might end up crushing the spectators.


    He swung his trunk towards Cain, but missed by an inch, the trunk smashed into the arena and set chunks of rock flying everywhere, the shield around the arena protected the viewers so they didn¡¯t have to worry about the mayhem going on in front of them. Cain eventually couldn¡¯t keep up anymore, so he decided to start using his ability. The trunk that was once going extremely fast, slowed down to 7/10th its original speed, making it far easier to dodge. Cain realized that Hotch¡¯s defense was too strong, and his spear wasn¡¯t capable of getting through the thick skin. However, just as he thought he may not be able to win, he had a thought, what if he applied slow directly on his opponents vision. It may slow down their reaction time, giving Cain a good chance to strike.


    He decided to waste no time and went straight to doing it. Hotch¡¯s pupils that were once sharp seemed to become a bit dull, under everyone''s confused eyes, he started slowing down to about half his previous speed. However in Hotch¡¯s view, it was Cain who suddenly became so much faster that he couldn¡¯t keep up with his movement anymore. Cain ran up Hotch''s trunk and landed on his head, he used slow spear and slowly swung down at Hotch¡¯s skull.


    Everyone spectating was extremely confused, the battle that was once intense seemed to slow down quite a bit, but since most of these were regular people, Cain and Hotch were still moving at incredible speeds. Eventually the slow spear landed on Hotch¡¯s head and a massive boom echoed across the arena, the blow wasn¡¯t enough to break through Hotch¡¯s skull, but the vibrations knocked him unconscious. His legs went limp as his giant body smashed into the arena sending dust and stones flying everywhere.


    Everyone was shocked, especially the spectators from the Myriad Beast Form College, since they knew first hand how strong Hotch was, and yet he still managed to get defeated. Suddenly the silence turned into overwhelming applause, the students that followed Cain here had red faces as if they were drunk from excitement, they would have rushed out and hugged Cain had Remy not stopped them.


    ¡°Looks like there''s a dark horse this year, he actually managed to defeat Hotch, what a shock¡±


    ¡°Yeah, but these kinds of shocks are what I come here for. Would be to boring if the same type of people won each year¡±


    ¡°Mhm, I¡¯m just wondering who that person was, their name didn¡¯t seem to show up on the competitor pamphlet¡±


    The last four were quickly announced, it was Cain, Rose Faere, Saxo Maloros, and Tane Kraus, a student from the Iron Blood College. The first fight was Rose vs Saxo, so Cain had a good chance to spectate and learn. Roses ability suppressed Saxo¡¯s since he emphasized on darkness, however her fire was a natural light, which weakened his own ability. Eventually Rose won due to her advantage and Saxo quickly disappeared into the darkness. Cain had done a little research on Tane in the meanwhile, and found out he had the iron skin gene, which was self explanatory. Cain realized that he was at a disadvantage against people who specialized in defense, since his slow gene couldn¡¯t affect their durability whatsoever, fortunately Tane¡¯s defense was nothing compared to Hotch¡¯s

 True Champions Win Fast

    The battle started and ended quickly, Cain didn¡¯t even need to use his gene and defeated Tane with pure skill alone. The crowd went wild once again, and even Remy, who was always apathetic, seemed to be somewhat excited. The finals had begun and Cain looked at this young girl across him. Her body was burning with a powerful heat, she didn¡¯t even bother to exchange some blows first, and instead went full out right away.


    Cain couldn¡¯t get close since the heat would burn him, luckily the spear was a weapon of range, so Cain could keep a little gap between the two of them. Rose occasionally tossed fire balls, the second they hit the earth steam would lift up and the spot would turn to ash, even with Cain¡¯s defense, if a few of those landed on him, he would be out of the fight. Cain kept analyzing try to find her weakness, using slow wouldn¡¯t work since if he got too close he would burn.


    Cain swung his spear at her, before using lightstep footwork to open up a gap, he had an idea. Using slow on his spear, he tossed it subtly. From Rose¡¯s perspective however, due to the speed the spear was travelling she thought he was only trying to stab forward at her. Cain released the slow effect, and the spear rocketed towards Rose, catching her off guard. It stabbed through her shoulder, making her bleed heavy and incapacitating her. Heavy injuries like these were expected during fights, the only rule was no killing.


    The crowd went wild, a dark horse actually winning, cases like these are one in a hundred. The judge of the event quickly gave Cain a medal, on the medal the words ¡®NSCE Champion¡¯ were engraved, this piece of metal looked quite expensive and Cain could probably sell it for a massive sum. Everyone on Earth used the same currency, union credits, and in the past the wealth his parents left him was around 50,000 union credits, in perspective this medal would probably sell for around 10,000 union credits.


    The medal wasn¡¯t the only reward, the winner also got 100,000 union credits, and a gene stimulating elixir, which would be priced at around 250,000 - 500,000 union credits depending on its quality. The schools themselves would also award the student, so winning this event was an easy way to earn a massive amount of wealth.


    Cain didn¡¯t expect to win however, so this was a sudden windfall for him, the second he got back to his group, they all gathered around him, and kept going on and on. Fortunately Cain had Remy around to calm them down, or else they would of fried his brain with all their questions. The other colleges were quite bitter, had anyone else won they wouldn¡¯t mind, but this student from a genetic researching school, winning a combat event, it was like insult on top of injury.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    They quickly headed back to school under the astonished gaze of the crowd. Cain looked over his rewards, the union credits were loaded onto a card that he could use anywhere, and the gene stimulating elixir was in a small delicate glass bottle, it was a green liquid that seemed to be full of life. This elixir worked by stimulating your gene, which in turn would increase your gene level, some of the best quality elixirs can directly raise your gene level by one, however people can¡¯t abuse them or they will lose effectiveness completely.


    Word spread around the institution quickly, people here didn¡¯t tend to pay much attention to the NSCE since it was well known that they never won. So once people found out a new student from their school actually won the event, it went into a frenzy, the last time they had won the NSCE was years ago, during the golden age of the institution. Cain¡¯s name would be recorded down in the schools history for this event alone.


    Cain¡¯s fanclub also gained a few new members, and footage of the NSCE fights quickly circulated around the school so everyone could watch Cain win with their own eyes. While this was all going down, Cain was called into the headmasters office.


    ¡°You¡¯re Cain?¡±


    ¡°Yes headmaster¡±


    ¡°Hmm, good, you are better than I expected. Cain as you should know our institution has very few warriors, so each one is important to us, we have plenty of ties with outside forces due to the nature of our work and hence we don¡¯t have to worry, but we also need our own strength as well¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since someone as talented as you in combat came along, hence I shall give you some special privileges in hopes you can live up to my expectations and get even stronger¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry headmaster, I won¡¯t let you down¡±


    ¡°Good, from now on I¡¯ll give you an allowance of 10,000 union credits every month, I¡¯ll also give you a gene stimulating elixir every year, you can also have direct access to all floors in the library. There will be plenty of more events like the NSCE in the future, but naturally they will hold much higher importance, I hope you will give our school a good name when the time comes. Dismissed¡±


    Cain quickly left the room, but his happiness was hard to conceal. With all these benefits from the school, it was hard for him to not get strong even if he didn¡¯t want to. He quickly headed back to his room, there were still a lot of experience to digest from the NSCE and he felt a breakthrough was coming soon, so now was the time to train.


    Sitting cross legged in his combat room, he started thinking about his fights, and all the new ways he used his slow gene. Normally he didn''t have a chance to use his slow gene in combat so this event helped him excavate a lot of hidden potential. Cain kept going over the different fights in his mind, looking for flaws and places he could improve, he would also stand up occasionally and use his spear and slow gene to replicate his performance during the fight, and improve it.

 Georges New Girlfriend

    Suddenly he felt a warmth spread through his body, his cells seemed to jump with joy at the new found strength. Cain quickly opened his stat panel to see his improvements.


    Strength: 5.5


    Speed: 8.8


    Defense: 5.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 4


    Cain decided to not waste any momentum and quickly drank the elixir he was given. The liquid travelled through his body and was like water hitting the desert, each one of his pores greedily absorbed the liquid until it had its fill. He felt the same sensation as earlier as heat spread through his body, his strength rose explosively once again.


    Strength: 6.5


    Speed: 10.8


    Defense: 6.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 5


    Each time Cain swung his spear, a torrent of air would shoot out and hit the wall. With his current power, if he swung full force, just the current from the air could cause severe damage. Cain decided to use his privileges to head to the library and learn some spear skills, his basic spear skills were good but the amount of power they could display was limited.


    While Cain was walking, he noticed some students point towards him and whispering, it looked like everyone in the institution now knew about Cain¡¯s feat. However the majority still had their heads held up high, they believed that Genetic Warriors were merely the people not talented enough to become Genetic Researchers. One couldn¡¯t blame them for their arrogance since Genetic Researchers are a much more sought after and influential career, and having the talent to be good in it is rarer then having the talent to be a Genetic Warrior


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    That was also the reason there were so few places dedicated to raising Genetic Researchers. Cain immediately headed to the second floor, there were 5 floors in total in the library, however the third floor was only recommended for those who had average stats of 10 or more. Cain wasn¡¯t so cocky that he believed he could go above his limits.


    Cain quickly picked up a book he had his eye on previously as well as a few others, he also took a book called ¡®One Thousand Thoughts Technique,¡¯ an ability that supposedly let a researcher split their thoughts into a thousand. It was split into 4 realms, ten thoughts, one hundred thoughts, five hundred thoughts, one thousand thoughts. Finishing up his selection, he headed back towards his room. He was no longer just another student, now that the headmaster had high expectations for him, he had to improve faster.


    Cain quickly entered a training frenzy, he would practice his combat in the morning, and do research at night. It wasn¡¯t long before his ability in making basic tier 2 genes, which were genes with power and potential that summed up equal two, reached peak level. He could sell each gene pill for 5,000 union credits, which earned him a good profit, but the cost of the materials were about 100 union credits, fortunately the materials were provided by the school or he would of gone broke from failures a long time ago.


    ¡°Cain open up¡±


    Cain opened the door and saw George standing there, he had a sweet smile on his face like he had just eaten honey.


    ¡°Don''t look at me like that, you¡¯re scaring me¡±


    ¡°Heh sorry, I was just thinking about my new girlfriend¡±


    Cain looked George up and down to trying to find what feature of him a girl would like. He was big and burly, and if you didn¡¯t know him you¡¯d be afraid to get close due to how intimidating he looked.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go out to play, I want to introduce you to my girlfriend and head to the mall. You¡¯ve still got that 100,000 credit reward from the NSCE, you gotta spend some of it or it¡¯ll be a waste.¡±


    ¡°Sounds like you want to leech of my wealth¡±


    ¡°What do you mean leech, were brothers. I spend your money today, you spend my money tomorrow¡±


    Cain shook his head at George¡¯s antics, he decided to follow him anyways, there were some materials he wanted to buy in order to finish a mission. The institution issued missions and upon completion you would get contribution points, his current mission was creating the hawk eye gene. Even though he had full access to the library, there were other places such as the gravity chamber, and virtual arena, that still needed contribution points.


    Soon Cain and George met up with a dainty looking girl. she was the complete reverse of George, small, thin, and fragile looking. Cain now understood what the saying ¡®opposites attract¡¯ meant.


    ¡°Hi, my name is Ela. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you brother Cain, it''s really nice meeting you¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you too. Make sure to treat George nicely, despite his size he''s quite sensitive¡±


    George was standing on the side wearing a silly smile, as this exchange went on.

 Golden Goose Material Store

    The trio soon arrived in front of a massive mall, it had multiple floors that pierced through the clouds into the sky. One could see all sorts of people walking around, most of them seemed very well off, wearing expensive clothing and brand name items. You could tell from a single glance that this wasn¡¯t a place meant for everyone, unless you had money to burn, coming here would just make you feel bad about yourself.


    They walked in and were greeted by a new world, it was extremely futuristic. The elevators had no support and instead flew up and down by themselves, there were teleportation pods that could directly take you to different floors, but they seemed to be VIP only. Cain¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of his head, he felt disoriented like he had just stepped onto a new planet.


    ¡°You two go enjoy yourselves, there''s a few things I have to get. I¡¯ll meet up with you guys later¡±


    Cain decided to split off from these lovebirds since he had no plans of being a third wheel. He quickly found an android and asked it where the material shop was, finding out it was a place called the ¡®Golden Goose Material House.¡¯ He took a floating elevator and quickly got there, he realized an entire floor was dedicated to this store alone. There were androids guiding customers and all sorts of materials, from common items, to extremely rare objects.


    Cain needed the hawk eye gem as the core for the gene, it came from a low tier beast called the Gem Hawk, and shouldn¡¯t be too expensive. He quickly found it and purchased it for 100 credits, the hawk eye was a tier 3 gene, so its material cost a bit more than the sharp nail gene he had previously practiced with. He quickly bought enough materials to attempt 10 tries, before browsing around a little.


    Some of the material here could cost Cain his entire wealth, and some were even more expensive, he suddenly realized how ignorant he was by thinking he was wealthy before, and further realized why genetic research was such an expensive career. The store didn¡¯t only sell materials however, it also sold elixirs, medicines, and formulas. Cain was a little interested in some formulas since he currently only knew two, so he wanted to open his eyes.


    ¡°Massive Hand Gene Formula  - Increase the size of your hand, boosting your strength¡±Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.


    ¡°Butterfly Wing Gene Formula - Gain butterfly wings to increase movement speed¡±


    ¡°100 Scent Nose Gene Formula - Increase your noises sensitivity tremendously¡±


    Cain suddenly felt like a child in a candy factory, each formula was alluring and he wanted to buy them all to increase his experience, but unfortunately he had a limited amount of wealth and could only choose a few. He eventually decided and chose the flash step gene, and the butterfly wing gene, both were very popular and were only tier 3 genes, so they weren¡¯t that difficult to create.


    ¡°Attention all shoppers, the Golden Goose Material Store will be having an auction soon. Please sign up online if you wish to join¡±


    Cain decided to join for just for the fun of it, he still had plenty of credits left and he might find something decent. He found a place to sit, before logging on with his virtual reality watch, his eyes suddenly went black before opening up in what seemed to be an auction house. The VR watch could directly hook people into VR worlds, everyone in this age had one and it was a popular commodity.


    A beautiful looking young maid walked into cain¡¯s room and handed him some drinks and deserts. Even though you couldn¡¯t eat in VR, you could still taste everything fully, hence this stuff could still be enjoyed. Soon the auction started, the first few items were basic stuff and went for around 15,000-50,000 credits. There hadn¡¯t been anything that had caught Cain¡¯s eye yet however, but suddenly the auctioneer said something that nearly made Cain jump out of his seat.


    ¡°Next up for auction is an incomplete formula for the fast gene¡±


    Cain had always been thinking about his future path, and his slow gene was getting close to reach its limit, hence he had to soon decide about a new gene to get. It would be best if it was something compatible so that he could fuse them in the future and get an even better gene. The problem that most Genetic Warriors encounter is the incompatibility of their genes. They end up choosing a second gene that doesn¡¯t fuse properly with their original gene which will end up becoming a roadblock in the future


    Unless they are strong enough to fuse a third gene into themselves, most of them end up stuck there forever. Plenty of Genetic Warriors end up succumbing to this, which is why you have to think about what your second gene is thousands of times before making a choice.


    While the fast gene sounded like the complete opposite of the slow gene, they actually both came from the exact same source, which is time. So they have extremely high compatibility, as long as Cain can get his hands on this gene, even though its incomplete, he¡¯ll have an idea for his future path.


    ¡°10,000 credits¡±


    ¡°25,000 credits¡±


    ¡°100,000 credits!¡±


    Cain decided to go all out and pray that the other competitors stop their bidding. Cain¡¯s luck was quite good and the fact that this was an incomplete gene made it less desirable, giving Cain the proper chance to strike.

 Bless You

    Cain was completely satisfied with this shopping experience, he ended up earning a lot more than he initially expected. He soon met back up with George and Ela. George was wearing a goofy suit that seemed a size too small and Ela was wearing a nice elegant dress.


    ¡°What, are you two planning on getting married so soon?¡±


    Cain joked, but George instantly got a blush on his face looking like a young maiden in love, it sent creeps up Cain¡¯s spine. The group got something to eat before calling it a day, Cain headed back to his dorm room as fast as he could, he was excited about this fast gene formula since it would be a big help to him in the future. It was only 1 small page, but a part of it had been ripped off, the page itself was somewhat old and battered, and the words were mostly blurry.


    Cain managed to get through it however and realized why it was incomplete, it all the side ingredients, but the most essential part, the core ingredient, was missing. He felt like he got scammed, the core ingredient was essentially 80% of the process, so even though he was only missing a single thing, in reality this formula was practically useless given his current skill. Deducing the main ingredient would take time, he decided to toss it aside for the meanwhile and focus on his other rewards.


    First was the flash step gene, it let the user quickly traverse a small distance instantly, akin to teleportation. However, it was only a tier 3 gene so its potential was extremely limited, no one would choose this gene unless they had no talent and only wanted it as a protection method, it was quite effective in that regard, making it one of the most popular tier 3 genes. The butterfly gene granted temporary flight, humans had been dreaming about flight since day one, so naturally this gene that grants it is extremely famous among the commoners.


    Cain had bought some plenty of material so he got right into the creation process. First he attempted the flash step gene, after failing 3 times, he succeeded and made a low grade pill.


    Flash Step Gene


    Power - 1.3


    Potential - 1


    It was significantly better than the sharp nail gene and could probably sell for around 6,900 credits. Researchers came up with a good way to calculate a genes price based on a formula. Power + Potential x 3000, but of course this wasn¡¯t always the case, such as with legendary quality genes, in that case the price might rocket hundreds or even thousands of times.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    Cain already had experience with the sharp nail gene and so he was much more successful this time around. He felt that by practicing with a different gene formula, he was learning at a much better rate. In the past there were flaws he couldn¡¯t fix no matter what, but when working on a new gene, he got more inspiration and started seeing where he went wrong in the past.


    Cain spent the whole night working on different formulas. He was starting to understand how profound genes are, when he fixes one flaw he finds another that is more complicated, and this cycle keeps repeating, but as he fixes these flaws his skill and the quality of the genes keep raising. He was also constantly circulating the thousand thought technique, and had already reached the ten thought realm, making his calculation speed much faster than before.


    Cain wanted to make a supreme grade hawk eye gene, even though the quest only requested a mid grade one, he wanted to challenge his own limits. His pill storage was almost filled by the end of the night, there were pills of all shapes and qualities, even though he spent the whole night making pills, he only made about 10 pills in total, most of his time was spent thinking over where he went wrong and trying to find a solution.


    During one concoction he accidentally sneezed during the fusion process, however strangely enough the pill didn¡¯t burn into nothing, in fact it fused in a single instance and let off a golden light. Cain picked up the pill slowly, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world, he had no idea what he did, but from the looks of it this pill was extremely special. He quickly used the inner vision gene to see what exactly happened to it


    Lightning Flash Step


    Power - 3


    Potential - 2


    Cain instantly knew what this was, a legendary gene, and he made it during a sneeze. This is why Genetic Researchers always said that luck is also part of a person''s skill. This gene was far better than its supreme counterpart, one should know a gene¡¯s tier is based on its total stats at the supreme grade, hence flash step being a tier 3 gene means at supreme grade its stats reach a total of 3. In the case of flash step that would be 2 power and 1 potential. However the current gene pill cain was holding was a tier 5 pill, which 3 power and 2 potential. This pill could sell for around 15,000 credits, and that isn¡¯t even taken into consideration the fact that it''s a legendary quality pill, meaning it has an extra ability.


    Its true price comes up to about 50,000 credit, maybe even 100,000 if a collector buys it. Cain¡¯s hands were shaking as he held this pill. He thought that even if he did ever make a legendary grade pill in his lifetime, it would have definitely been a long time into the future, but here he was with one right now.


    Cain quickly stored it away and decided to sell it at auction in the future, he had no use for it but it would definitely earn him a windfall. He kept trying to recall what exactly he did different during this process, but other then the sneeze nothing happened. Even so, he still felt like his gene creation abilities improved a lot. It was as if he had gained enlightenment from creating that legendary grade pill, and now the flaws he struggled with in the past were no longer a hindrance.

 End Of Year Exam

    The weeks turned into months, and Cain just kept getting better and better. His skill was improving at a phenomenal speed. He was completing missions like they were nothing and kept buying new formulas to expand his knowledge. The end of the year exam was coming up soon, and this would be extremely important to a student¡¯s future. Students were split into 4 years, Cain was currently a year one student who was new to the school.


    Each year was also split into the ranks D, C, B, and A. Cain was currently in a D rank class since he came from a public school and wasn¡¯t considered anything special. A rank students were considered the prodigies, the best of the best, the end of the year exam was the only chance to jump ranks, if Cain did well enough he could get put into C, B, or even an A ranked class for year two.


    Cain wanted to increase his genetic research skill, and the easiest way to get access to higher grade lessons was to join a higher ranked class, naturally this exam was of great importance to him. The exam was unified regardless of rank, your result determined your placement for the next year. 20% would be D rank, 40% C rank, 60% B rank and 80% would be A rank.


    20% might sound extremely subpar, but these questions were all of the highest difficulty so even a 20% was considered a rather good grade, anything below that would fail you, and then you¡¯d have the risk of repeating a year. Fail to many times and you¡¯ll get expelled.


    The bell rang and all the students were rounded up into the first floor lobby. Some were still looking through their notebooks, trying to get their last moments of studying in. Cain was huddled up among the many students as he squeezed his way into the exam room. Their were teachers with sharp eyes scanning the entire place, trying to find any possible cheaters trying to smuggle in cheating tools.


    ¡°Hmph, I hope you do well on this test Cain. Hopefully your brain works as well as your body does¡±


    Cain was surprised by this sudden insult, he turned around and saw a young woman looking at him with dagger eyes. She was surrounded by a few lackies who continued to fan her on. Graxi was an A rank student whose grandfather was a well known Genetic Researcher. She seemed bitter over the fact that Cain took her spotlight when he took part in the NSCE, so now she was here to insult him.Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.


    Cain ignored her and walked towards his exam booth, he couldn¡¯t be bothered with these kind of small minded people. He was at somewhat of a disadvantage at exams since his gene was combat oriented, and couldn¡¯t help him during an exam at all, but with all the studying he¡¯s done he wasn¡¯t worried about getting a bad grade.


    The teacher handed out the exam papers, and the bell rang, signaling the start of the exam. Cain started looking through some of the questions.


    ¡°List 5 common problems that may come up while creating the sharp nail gene¡±


    ¡°What happens when you incorrectly combine a green vine with a sharp ore?¡±


    ¡°Why does a fire stone cause an imbalance when combined with a lava leaf, despite their elemental affinities?¡±


    The first few questions were rather simple, however as they went on they got harder and harder. Cain still found no problems, and was shooting through the exam like it was nothing. He started sweating a little bit near the end however, some of these questions were above his grade, and even students in year two or three may not be able to answer them correctly.


    Cain eventually managed to finish the last of the questions before handing it. He was the first one to finish the exam, however the teachers weren¡¯t happy with him, in fact they shook their hands in disappointment. Usually when a student hands in their exam so early, it means they were simply incapable of answering the questions and decided to give up, hence this was never a good sign.


    Cain didn¡¯t care about their reactions though, his final grade would be the only thing that mattered. Soon after Graxi finished as well, however she got a different reaction. She was well known as a genius so her finishing early was no surprise. Cain was only known for his combat ability, so no one held his genetic research skills in high regard.


    ¡°Looks like you gave up early Cain, at least you can do physical labour in the future to support yourself¡±


    Cain ignored her and kept waiting, he promised George he would wait for him to finish his exam before he left. Eventually George came out, but his once optimistic face was somewhat gloomy.


    ¡°What''s wrong George?¡±


    ¡°Why are those questions so damn difficult, the beginning wasn¡¯t to bad, but those final questions nearly made my head burst. I was hoping to get into A rank next year, but I think I¡¯ve only done well enough to reach B rank¡±


    Cain felt somewhat annoyed at George¡¯s reaction. Most students would dance with joy if they got into B rank, but George wasn¡¯t satisfied at all.


    ¡°How well do you think you did, Cain?¡±


    ¡°Who knows. We¡¯ll just have to wait and see, but I think I did pretty good¡­¡±

 A-Rank

    The next day the grades were posted on a board in the lobby, they were split into their selective ranks and then places based on the grade itself. Cain and George decided to head there together to check their results. They started with the D rank board just in case.


    ¡°43rd place - D rank: ¡­ ¡°


    ¡°42th place - D rank: ¡­ ¡°


    Quickly they reached first place but didn¡¯t see their names, next they moved to C rank, and did not see their names there either. Then B rank, George started getting nervous, he was praying his name wasn¡¯t here, eventually they reached the top of the list and didn¡¯t see either of their names, finally it was time to check A rank.


    ¡°6th place - A rank: George Ekker - 80%¡±


    ¡°YESSSSSSS¡±


    Georges excited roar nearly blew Cain¡¯s eardrums out, he managed to make it on the list by a single mark, even though 6th was last place in the prestigious A rank, it still offered far better opportunities compared to A rank.


    ¡°I nearly forgot about you Cain, you¡¯re name hasn¡¯t shown up yet, so you¡¯re also in A rank. I just wonder what place you got¡±


    ¡°5th place - A rank: William Vaga - 83% ¡±


    ¡°4th place - A rank: Lilith Vaga - 85%¡±


    ¡°3rd place - A rank: Theo Oberman - 90%¡±


    ¡°2nd place - A rank: Graxi Foy - 93%¡±Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    ¡°1st place - A rank: Cain Crimson - 100%¡±


    Cain was shocked when he saw the result, he felt like he had done well, but not this well. He always had good grades in the past, but he subconsciously felt like grades were pointless if he couldn¡¯t become a genetic warrior hence they started slipping. He also spent all his time training and none studying and despite all that his grades were still above average. The day he awoke his gene, his confidence has skyrocketed, and gene research was a career that already aligned with his passion making him enjoy it even more. He didn¡¯t even realize how talented he was until now, but the proof is in the pudding.


    Him gaining enlightenment while making that legendary grade gene had also helped him a lot in gaining his current mark. George¡¯s jaw almost fell off his face when he saw Cain¡¯s result


    ¡°What the heck Cain, I thought you were a combat maniac, but it turns out you¡¯re a genetic researching maniac as well. The world really isn¡¯t fair.¡±


    ¡°What are you complaining about, you also got into A rank, be proud of yourself¡±


    ¡°Pfft, I was proud of myself until I saw your mark, now I¡¯m not sure how to feel about myself. Whatever, I¡¯m a romantic anyways and I beat you in getting a girlfriend first, so you can have this tiny win for yourself¡±


    Cain and George were laughing as they were arguing among themselves, but before they could continue their conversation a young man walked up to them.


    ¡°Hello fellow A rank students, I am Theo Oberman, I hope we can get a long in the future¡±


    ¡°Uhh, sure thing pal, nice to meet you¡±


    Cain and George felt a little creeped out by how this person talked. He was like a machine and everyone of his actions felt calculated in advance.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about Theo, he''s a bookworm and doesn¡¯t know how to interact properly so he speaks a little strangely. I¡¯m Lilith, I¡¯ll be your new classmate as well, I hope we can get along in the future¡±


    Lilith was the opposite of Theo, she was full of energy and extremely chatty, constantly asking questions and hopping around, before she could keep going on a fist hit her in the head, freezing her in place. A young man that looked like a male version of Lilith was standing behind her, staring at her with dagger eyes.


    ¡°Please forgive my sister Lillith for her poor behaviour, the only reason I put up with her is due to her decent grades. She truly puts the Vaga clan to shame¡±


    ¡°Heh, I¡¯m just trying to get along with our new classmates William. Stop being so lame¡±


    Cain felt like this was going to be a long year with all these interesting characters joining the same classroom. He felt like the odd man out due to how normal he was in comparison to them. The only one who wasn¡¯t talking was Graxi, who seemed to disdain the rest of the class.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let Graxi Nasty affect you, she¡¯s just sour that she didn¡¯t get first place¡±


    ¡°DON¡¯T CALL ME GRAXI NASTY¡±

 Single Instant Stop Gene

    ¡°Wow, I thought senior brother Cain was only strong, I didn''t know he was so smart too¡±


    ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t think theres anything senior brother Cain can¡¯t accomplish¡±


    Cain headed back to his dorm, when he opened the door, he was greeted with a nice surprise, a gene stimulating elixir that he had been promised in the past. He had forgotten about it since it was a long time ago that the headmaster made him this deal in the first place, but it was like coal in the winter, coming at a perfect time.


    Cain felt like he had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long while, and this was a good chance to breakthrough in one go. He wasted no time before chugging down the elixir, the energy filled his body and warmth spread through him, he was already used to this experience so it was no longer as amazing as it used to be.


    Strength: 8.5


    Speed: 14.8


    Defense: 8.5


    Genes: Inner Vision : Level - 1, Slow : Level - 7


    He managed to breakthrough twice in a single go. His current progress was mind blowing, already reaching the limit of his current gene. He felt that his current strength could already support a second gene, but he still didn¡¯t have a proper one to fuse with. He hadn¡¯t progressed much in terms of the incomplete fast gene formula, so he may have to pick something else if he¡¯s left with no choice.


    Cain decided to head back to the Golden Goose Material Store, and try to find a new gene that might be suited for him. Geniuses didn¡¯t have to think this way since their bodies were filled with dormant genes waiting to be awakened, and they just had to choose which would be best. Cain was different however, it took him multiple years just to find his first gene to awaken, it would take him even longer to find another, and by the time he did he would be left far behind.


    The genes in a human body were all at a supreme grade by nature, that''s exactly what supreme grade meant, to bring a gene back to its roots and make it akin to one from the human body. Some geniuses were not satisfied with this however, and would spend years trying to find legendary genes, that way their future potential would be endless, but only the geniuses at the top of the world could afford to train like this.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    Cain headed into the Golden Goose Material Store and looked around. It may seem like the fast gene formula was a complete waste of 100,000 credits, but it gave Cain a lot of inspiration and helped him better figure out what his future path would look like, so he didn¡¯t consider it a complete loss. Cain wasn¡¯t the type to fret over past mistakes, what''s done is done, and now the only thing left for him is to head forward.


    Cain couldn¡¯t find any decent formulas so he decided to enter the VR trading room, here people could directly trade formulas or genes they have. He selected the formula tab before scrolling through the long list of options. He had been saving up these past few months from all the pills he sold, he even sold the lightning flash step for 70,000 credits. He finally saw a formula that interested him ¡®instant stop gene formula : tier 7,¡¯ this was another time based gene, but this one stopped time for a single instance. For Cain this would be a good gene to potentially fuse with, however it seemed pretty unpopular, it was weak and you couldn¡¯t do much in an instant against an opponent of the same level, on top of that it had a rather long cooldown.


    All these factors made it an unpopular gene that people rarely got, but it was a good match for Cain. He quickly contacted the seller and managed to buy the formula for 80,000 credits. After purchasing the formula he looked through it, he realized it had a lot in common with the incomplete fast gene formula he got in the past.


    He quickly headed back to his research lab and did some experiments. This was a tier 7 gene which was a bit above his level, however he decided to try a few attempts anyways. First he processed, then combined, then fused, but he¡¯d fail repeatedly. Eventually he managed to create a low quality gene pill, but he was far from satisfied.


    Single Instance Gene


    Power - 2.3


    Potential - 4


    These stats were extremely subpar compared to his slow gene which was tier 14, he wanted a gene at around the same level, since that would further increase their fusion compatibility. Luckily it was currently summer break so the students had time off before they started year two, so Cain had plenty of time to work on his attempts.


    Failure after failure, without noticing Cain had grown a full beard, he looked like a crazy old man, but his eyes were still sharp and determined. Each attempt would make him a little bit better, eventually he hit mid quality after a few days. It was good but still far from his expectations. Cain¡¯s beard now reached his waist and was as long as his hair, the wall of his room was filled with paper slips with different ideas written on them, it was a total mess.


    Cain only now realized that having classes somewhat saved him. Being forced to go to class every once in a while made it so he never had a chance to be completely left to himself. In the past he¡¯d spend all his summers cooped up in his room trying to awaken his gene, now it was the same problem but different circumstances. He was obsessed with making gene pills, each small improvement filled him with the energy to keep going. George was worried for Cain, he hadn¡¯t seen him for days, and decided to check on him. He knocked on Cain¡¯s door but there was no response so he slowly opened the door. The room was completely dark, the floor was filled with scrunched up pieces of paper, George felt a chill go up his spine looking at the scene in front of him. Suddenly the door slammed shut and George let out a scream like a little girl.

 Fighting Hotch Again

    ¡°Calm down George, I¡¯m not going to kill you¡±


    ¡°Oh god Cain, you scared the hell out of me¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have a little girlfriend to hang out with nowadays, what brings you here¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t friends just look out for each other every once in a while?¡±


    Cain didn¡¯t believe what George said for a second, everytime he had come to him in the past, he always had something to say.


    ¡°Alright, you know me too well. Let¡¯s go to the virtual arena, all the colleges in the Genetic Union are hooked up to the same arena so you can face anyone in the world¡±


    ¡°Why are you suddenly interested in the virtual arena?¡±


    ¡°There''s a summer event going on at the moment, the first student to 100 wins gets a prize. That Hotch kid you beat up last time is currently in first place with 53 wins, you¡¯ve gotta go teach him a lesson¡±


    Cain decided to play along with George¡¯s antics and go to the virtual arena. He hadn¡¯t had a chance to test his strength in a long time anyways so now would be a good opportunity. They soon reached the virtual reality room. Students were crowded around a screen watching the fights taking place within. You could see Hotch in his mammoth mode destroying competitors, his win count had already gone up to 58.


    ¡°That Hotch person is arrogant, he said senior brother Cain doesn¡¯t dare to fight him again, but I bet senior brother Cain could beat him in a single move¡±


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    ¡°Hey, look where your sho-¡±


    Before he could finish his sentence he realized the person who was shoving him was Cain himself, he looked up at the screen and acknowledged Hotch. It had been nearly a year since the NSCE and he had improved a lot, but not enough. Cain decided to teach him a lesson before his arrogance grew anymore and quickly logged onto the arena. When he opened his eyes again he was in the arena.


    ¡°Everyone look, senior brother Cain is fighting Hotch, he¡¯ll teach him a lesson¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Hotch is about to learn that he isn¡¯t that great after all¡±


    Cain and Hotch looked towards one another. Hotch¡¯s eyes were spewing flames and it seemed like he had been feeling bad about his defeat to Cain for a long time.


    ¡°Cain, I didn¡¯t even know you the first time I saw you in the past, I only thought you were a nobody hence you caught me off guard.  It won¡¯t happen again however, so be prepared to lose¡±


    Hotch didn¡¯t want to take any risks so he went into his mammoth mode easily, the problem with form was its lack of speed, and Cain was the best person to exploit this weakness with his movement speed of 100 meters every second. Cain already had experience facing Hotch¡¯s mammoth mode, so he knew how to handle it. He quickly opened up a massive gap that Hotch couldn¡¯t close in a short time before charging up his spear. He was going to use his slow spear technique on his spear toss, amplifying its power multiple times before Hotch could even reach him.


    Eventually as Hotch got closer, Cain released his spear, which had been charged up for about 10 seconds. The spear shot forward so quickly it released a sonic boom, it was travelling faster than sound, and before Hotch could create it had already tore a hole from one end of his body to the other. Hotch was lucky this was virtual reality or else he¡¯d have been dead long ago, his mammoth body collapsed and disappeared.


    The students watching went wild, they knew Cain would most likely win, but their big talk was mainly due to their anger towards Hotch, they didn¡¯t really expect the gap to be this huge, but the fight had truly ended in a single move. On the Myriad Beast Form College side, the students were all gloomy and crestfallen, their strongest student was defeated by a single move, and to top that off he wasn¡¯t even from a Genetic Warrior school, but a research one instead.


    Cain didn¡¯t stop there however, he kept fighting. Plenty of students who were considered geniuses from different schools got defeated in a single move. Cain was mowing down his opponents like they were grass, his win count was snowballing and quickly overcame Hotch¡¯s. The other students were terrified and some logged off the second they realized they were facing Cain.


    The students started noticing Cain wasn¡¯t just a genius, he was a monster. geniuses could defeat regular people easily, but would struggle against other geniuses, where as monsters would defeat geniuses like they were regular people. The only way to defeat a monster was to find another even more gruesome monster, unfortunately there were no monsters in Cain¡¯s current year so he was undefeatable.


    Only the third years could challenge him, but that''s a task with high risk and no reward. If they win they would have bullied a junior, and if they lost it meant that they were worse than someone younger than them.


    Cain got his 100 wins no problem, and now he was just waiting for his reward.

 Multi-Instant Stop Gene

    Cain was rewarded with something a little special this time, it was a special elixir called the brain stimulating elixir. Like the name suggests, it stimulates the brain for a small duration, making everything that was once confusing in the past make sense. This item was of extremely high demand with little supply, Genetic Researchers hoarded these items since they could help them when they reached bottlenecks in their research. Cain was also having some trouble when it came to working on his instant stop gene, so this came at a good time.


    The students kept congratulating and sucking up to Cain, he merely smiled and nodded, he had already mastered this skill since he was used to dealing with these annoying people by now. He wasted no time and quickly chugged the elixir the second he was back in his lab, his instant stop that was stuck at peak quality quickly broke through to supreme quality.


    Instant Stop Gene


    Power - 3


    Potential - 4


    The elixir hadn¡¯t run off yet however, so Cain decided to keep working. Supreme after supreme quality pill was made, each one could sell for around 21,000 credits, Cain soon had a small pile of them, which could be compared to a pile of gold. However, he felt like he was missing something, like he was only a paper thin wall away from breaking past supreme and reaching a higher quality.


    Despite how thin the wall seemed, Cain felt like it was unbreakable. The single piece of information he was missing was like a riddle with no solution, no matter how he thought about it he couldn¡¯t find the missing link. Then he remembered the sneeze, that was the catalyst that formed the legendary quality gene he made in the past. He originally thought it was merely a one in a million chance, but thinking about it, he suddenly felt like there was more to that moment.


    Cain kept thinking about that sneeze, what was special about it, was it the sneeze itself, or the events that transpired because of the sneeze, or maybe something else, and then, eurika. The answer suddenly became so obvious. Supreme genes are genes that are akin to one from a human body, already reaching perfection, but legendary is a gene beyond that.


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    It¡¯s a gene that has evolved a step forward, granting itself even more power. That sneeze somehow caused the gene to evolve, how exactly that worked, Cain was still clueless, but he felt like he was closer to the truth now.


    An example of this would be like humans compared to monkeys, one could consider the monkey a supreme quality gene, already perfect, but a human is like a legendary quality gene, going beyond perfection. What he needed to do now was to figure out how the gene evolved, and how to replicate that process.


    Naturally this wasn¡¯t an easy thing to do, and most likely it was an impossible event to replicate or else legendary genes wouldn¡¯t so rare, but as long as Cain had some sort of idea he could increase his odds of creating a legendary gene. His odds could go from one in a billion, to one in a million.


    Cain did different experiments and came to a conclusion, he had somewhat of an idea of how to increase his odds, and so he put his work into practice. His materials kept disappearing as he made more and more pills, he used his slow gene to watch the process in slow motion. Watching the ingredients interact with one another. Weeks went by as Cain continued in this process, he didn¡¯t forget to train in the meanwhile, and his combat kept getting more refined. His slow gene was also close to level 8, which meant he needed this new gene even more urgently now.


    The beard that he had shaved off in the past grew right back, the room that he tidied up became a pigsty again. He didn''t have any time to worry about these things, the new school year was going to start soon and if he didn''t finish up soon or he won¡¯t have as many chances in the future.


    Occasionally he would hear knocks at his door from George, or even other students trying to give him gifts to get in his goodbooks, but he ignored it all and made sure to lock his door down tight so no one could interrupt him. Finally, as the last week of summer was nearly over, a golden glow spread across the room, a warm pill fell into Cain¡¯s hands. He had done this process thousands of times by now, every time he¡¯d run out of materials he¡¯d sell his pills and then buy more, but naturally the pills earned far more than the cost of the materials, so he was already very wealthy. Looking at this piece of perfection in front of his eyes, he quickly went to check on its stats.


    Multi-Instant Stop Gene : Allows one to stop time for multiple instances.


    Power - 10


    Potential - 4


    Just holding it in his hands made him feel stronger, Cain wasted no time before popping the pill into his mouth, this was the second time he¡¯d eaten a gene pill, the first time was with the inner vision gene, but this time it felt much different. He suddenly felt drowsy before falling back onto the floor of his lab. He had a dream, in this dream everything moved frame by frame, extremely slowly. He felt like he was going crazy, but fortunately he woke up after about one hundred frames went by. He quickly checked his new stats.


    Strength: 10.5


    Speed: 20.8


    Defense: 10.5


    Genes:[Inner Vision : Level - 1] [Slow : Level - 7] [Multi-Instant Stop : Level - 1]

 Flaming Steelback Rhino

    Cain suddenly felt a new power flow through him. Genetic Warriors were split into realms that went from Tier 1 to Tier 10 based on their stats. Tier 1 Genetic Warriors have an average of 10 stats, Tier 2 an average of 20, so on and so forth. Once someone breaks through tier 10 and has average stats that are above 100, they are no longer considered Genetic Warriors, but instead become Genetic Generals. Genetic Generals work the same way but they rank up with every 100 additional stat points.


    Genetic General¡¯s were the ones who truly roamed the Universe, anything below that level would be considered cannon fodder and they would die very quickly they moment they entered space. Genetic Warriors only had power on earth, the second they tried roaming the universe filled with different races and species, they would be lucky to become someone''s servant. The headmaster of Cain¡¯s school was a tier 9 Genetic Warrior, or else he would have long left this planet in search for more opportunities to get stronger in space.


    Cain was one step closer to realizing his goal, if he managed to fuse his two genes together his stats might just skyrocket to 100, but first he would need to master them both which would take time. Cain could already feel that the universe wasn¡¯t far from him and that he would head there soon. Now that Cain just awakened a new ability, he decided to go out and test it, he found the school mission board and browsed it for possible options.


    ¡°Tier 1 Genetic Warrior - kill 10 Mud Crabs¡±


    ¡°Tier 1 Genetic Warrior - find 100 Teardrop Crystal in the Shemty Swamp Cave¡±


    ¡°Tier 2 Genetic Warrior - defeat the Flaming Steelback Rhino and bring back its tusk¡±


    Cain could currently be considered a tier 1 genetic warrior, but his speed stat was already comparable to a tier 2 and he was a monster who could find above his level so he realized a quest met for tier 1 Genetic Warrior wouldn¡¯t be much of a challenge.


    ¡°Are you sure you want to take this quest senior brother Cain, no one in has managed to complete it since the Flaming Steelback Rhino is considered very powerful among the same class¡±The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can handle it¡±


    Cain quickly persuaded the young lady in charge of the mission board before heading out of the room.


    ¡°Did you guys hear, senior brother Cain is trying to defeat the Flaming Steelback Rhino!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that mission has been up on the board for nearly a year, and no one has been able to complete it. I wonder if senior brother Cain can do it¡±


    ¡°Of course he can do it, don¡¯t you remember when senior brother Cain tore a hole through Hotch¡¯s mammoth form with a single toss of his spear?¡±


    At this moment Graxi had walked into the room and was instantly displeased with what the students were saying.


    ¡°Hmph, how can Flaming Steelback Rhino be compared to that fool Hotch, its defense, strength, and speed are all a grade higher. I bet Cain will run back here, crying for his mommy¡±


    The students instantly silenced down, no one wanted to offend Graxi considering her background, the second they got on her bad side they rest of their school year would become hell.


    ¡°Nasty Graxi, what do you know, you¡¯re just jealous cause Cain beat you so easily¡±


    Lilith hear the commotion and quickly came in to defend Cain, she was never a fan of Graxi and so she took any chance she could to argue with her. She wasn¡¯t afraid of Graxi regardless, she came from the Vaga clan and was a talented student herself.


    ¡°DON''T CALL ME NASTY GRAXI HMPH. How about we bet on it!? I bet Cain will fail that mission, I¡¯ll give you a gene stimulating elixir if I lose, do you dare bet?¡±


    ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I dare Nasty Graxi, let¡¯s just wait and see what happens¡±


    While this arguing went on, Cain was already headed to the desert plans. The journey took him a few hours, with today''s technology get across the planet was a simple thing, but that was only to get to the border of the desert plains. The desert plain was ruled by beasts and hence mankind could only play around the edges, so Cain would have to do the rest of the journey on foot.


    The one rule of survival was water, everything needed water and hence Cain started searching for watering holes. The hours went by and the sun that was once burning with infinite strength had already dropped below the horizon, a normal person would freeze to death during the immense cold of the desert nights, but with Cain¡¯s current stats it was no problem.


    He found a cave and decided to call it a night, suddenly in the middle of the night, he heard thumps travelling across the cave floor. Cain quickly peered out of his cave and saw a small group of Flaming Steelback Rhino¡¯s. They were giving off a blazing heat at all times and looked ferocious, Cain knew fighting an entire group would be a death warrant, hence the first part of his plan was separating them.

 Many Improvements

    After waiting a few hours, Cain noticed one of the Rhinos heading out by itself. Once the Rhino was a decent distance away from the rest of the group, Cain decided to strike. Normally the instant stop gene would stop time for a second, but Cain had the multi-instant stop gene, which would freeze time for 2 seconds and gain an additional second of time stop with every level up. Additionally he had the slow gene which could further support the multi-instant stop gene, making each instant last twice as long. All in all with his current strength he could stop time for 4 seconds within a small area.


    The weakness of this ability was defense, if someone''s defense was to strong then no matter how long you stopped time for it wouldn¡¯t matter. Cain could only use this ability once every hour or so and that was because he had the legendary quality gene, the regular one would have a cooldown of around 24 hours.


    The desert was empty, making ambushes nearly impossible so Cain decided to just grab the Rhino¡¯s attention. He threw a rock onto the Rhino making it go mad with rage. these Rhinos were well known for having extremely short tempers, another reason people tended to avoid them. The Rhino charged at Cain with red eyes, however it simply couldn¡¯t keep up with Cain. Most of its stats were focused on strength and defense, making it¡¯s speed lackluster. Cain tried to pierce through its thick skin, but he wasn¡¯t strong enough.


    He decided to waste no more time before testing out his new ability. The Rhino that was initially running across the desert kicking up a storm froze in place. Cain stabbed his spear through the Rhino¡¯s eye, killing it instantly. The moment the time stop disappeared, the rhino collapsed onto the floor. Cain was extremely satisfied with this performance, had he tried fighting the Rhino in the past it would of been a bit of a challenge, but with this ability it was no problem.


    Cain stored the entire corpse of the Rhino into his watch. The watch Cain currently had was worth 200,000 credits, a premium version of the one most people had, it had a storage space for scenarios like this. Even though the quest only requested the tusk, the rest of the rhino could fetch a great price as well. Its body was filled with material that Genetic Researchers had plenty of use for.


    ¡°Senior brother Cain is back, he isn¡¯t carrying anything with him though¡±


    ¡°Naturally you idiot, how would he carry such a massive beast all the way back here. He probably has a storage device¡±This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    Graxi didn¡¯t waste her chance to start insulting Cain


    ¡°I doubt Cain has a storage device. He can¡¯t even afford a nice outfit, how could he afford a storage device¡±


    ¡°No need to talk trash Nasty Graxi, we¡¯ll find out who won this bet soon¡±


    Cain walked into the mission room, with a flip of his wrist, a red tusk that was giving off a strong heat appeared. He handed the tusk over and left the room under everyone''s watchful eyes.


    ¡°Looks like you owe me a gene stimulating elixir, Nasty Graxi¡±


    ¡°Hmph, it¡¯s just a stupid gene stimulating elixir, you can have it¡±


    Cain spent the last few days of summer break left training and researching. In the blink of an eye the summer was over and Cain was now officially a year 2 student. He walked into the small classroom that only consisted of 4 other students. The teacher soon walked in, he was a scruffy old man, but to be in charge of teaching the A rank class, he must be a rather well known professor.


    ¡°Alright everyone, I only have one rule that I hope you all don¡¯t break during this school year, and that is to behave. I hope our school can perform well in this year''s Genetic Research Competition, so I shall train you all to the best of my abilities¡±


    Cain had heard of this Genetic Research Competition in the past. All schools across the Genetic Union that were dedicated to Genetic Research would take part, Accelerated Institution usually got around 7th place, which wasn¡¯t good nor bad. This Genetic Research Competition was the easiest way to find out which school was the greatest, and hence it was an extremely important event that could either make or break a school.


    Cain wasn¡¯t to worried about this event and put all his attention on studying, he would attend his classes in the morning, and research and train at night, a repetitive cycle. He felt he was improving faster now that he had a good teacher, his past teacher only taught them the basics of the basics which couldn¡¯t help Cain advance his skills whatsoever, but this new teacher was extremely skilled, answering all of Cain¡¯s questions without a problem.


    Cain took on more quests now as well, he would also use the schools gravity chamber to temper his strength. Soon Cain got a new nickname, Mission Machine, he was finishing missions like they were nothing, and his usage of his slow gene and multi-instant stop gene was constantly increasing. Cain was starting to feel suffocated in the school, he no longer had any opponents, and the quests kept getting easier. His teacher was also no longer capable of answering his questions, and Cain had read through nearly every book the school had to offer.


    Cain was meditating in his room as he opened his stat screen.


    Strength: 13.5


    Speed: 28.8


    Defense: 13.5


    Genes:[Inner Vision : Level - 1/1] [Slow : Level - 8/10] [Multi-Instant Stop : Level - 2/4]

 Divine Perception Sect

    He had leveled up both his slow gene and multi-instant stop gene, his timestop had gone from 4 seconds to 6 seconds, and the cooldown dropped from one hour to half an hour. Cain was already close to fusion, once he did that his strength would explode massively. Cain could tell he wouldn¡¯t stay in this school for much longer, it was almost time to leave, but he would finish the fusion before going. As Cain was thinking, a teacher informed him that the headmaster wanted to talk to him.


    ¡°Cain, I¡¯ve been watching your performance and noticed that the school is starting to stifle your potential. Normally I wouldn¡¯t do this because I don¡¯t have many opportunities left, but I would like to recommend you to the Divine Perception Sect. I had done a favor for one of their elders in the past and hence he gave me a recommendation spot. You are the most talented student I¡¯ve ever seen, so I want you to take this spot¡±


    Cain was shocked, sects were special existences. Even their common students would be Genetic Generals. Each sect ruled multiple planets and some of the core disciples could even get an entire planet to themselves, the treatment was unimaginable.


    ¡°Naturally, you are still a bit of a distance away from becoming a Genetic General, so I¡¯ll give you one year. If you manage to do it the spot is yours, if not you can''t blame me¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry headmaster, I¡¯ll be sure to accomplish this mission¡±


    ¡°Good, you are dismissed¡±


    Cain left the room feeling strange, it had only been a year or so ago he was a regular person, who didn''t even have hopes of becoming a Genetic Warrior. However now he even had a chance to join a sect. His dreams of travelling the stars was already close to him, but there was still one hurdle left.


    Cain had to increase his strength tremendously in a single year, and the best way to increase your strength was with life and death battles. Cain had no plans of going soft on himself, he was still young and his potential was endless, but if he missed this chance he may never be able to join a sect in his lifetime. Most people capable of joining sects were kids from extremely powerful families who were also unimaginable geniuses. They would have the support of an entire Kingdom to make them Genetic Generals. For them this requirement wasn¡¯t too difficult, but Cain didn¡¯t have this kind of treatment.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.


    He had no plans of letting this small inconvenience set him back, he would fight with his life on the line for this opportunity. That night Cain packed up all his essentials and walked out of the school, he would either come back a winner, or never come back at all. Cain already had an idea where to head, the shadow agency, an organization that gave out different missions, mostly around assassination.


    Cain walked down a shady alley before knocking on a door, he managed to figure out a shadow agency was located here after doing a little research. Once the door opened he was welcomed into a small bar with all sorts of people. The bartender was a beautiful woman with a scar running across her face, however that didn¡¯t ruin her look and instead gave her a unique charm. Cain walked up and ordered a special drink. Naturally this wasn¡¯t a real drink and was instead the code word to get the mission list.


    The lady slided a list across the table, Cain quickly selected a mission before sliding it back to the lady.


    ¡°Kill Tier 3 Genetic Warrior, Steve Smith - Usually located around the beltic city area. Head must be acquired as proof of kill¡±


    The lady shook her head when she saw Cain¡¯s option. This Steve fella was very infamous, and he had a special gene called liquid form, making it extremely hard to assassinate him. Naturally she wasn¡¯t aware he was looking forward to a challenge, if they went down to easily then it would be pointless. Cain headed towards the beltic area before renting a room at a hotel, the shadow agency had given him a picture of Steve so he knew what to look out for. Looking out his hotel room window, he had a birds eye view of everything happening down below.


    Cain eventually saw Steve walking among a group of different men. they were chatting and laughing among themselves, and Steve was standing in the middle of it all, looking like the leader. Cain kept waiting for the prime opportunity, if not today, then tomorrow. However each day it was the same thing, Steve would be among his group. Steve was extremely cautious since he was use to assassination attempts. Cain had already knew Steve¡¯s entire route, but he never had a good chance to strike, however one day the opportunity came, even the most cautious would slip up eventually.


    Steve had left his group and headed by himself, he was smoking near docks when Cain stabbed at him from him. The shocking part was Cain¡¯s spear went right through Steve¡¯s body, as if he was made of liquid.


    ¡°Heh, I was expecting you. You think I¡¯m so stupid to give you such a prime opportunity, this was only to lure you out of your rathole so I could kill you¡±


    Cain realized he had slipped up, his snooping attempts were probably noticed by Steve a long time ago, and while he was collecting information on Steve, Steve was doing the same on him. Cain quickly opened up a gap, but Steve was a little faster, he was tier 3 Genetic Warrior after all. Steve¡¯s fist turned into water and increased in size, it smashed at Cain and sent him flying back. Cain used his slow gene on Steve, his speed fell until it was slightly below Cain, giving Cain back his speed advantage.

 Dangerous Battle

    Cain used this opportunity to open up a gap. He started analyzing Steve as he was dodging back and forth. Steve could only turn one part of his body into water at a time, since he was expecting Cain¡¯s attack in the past, he had turned his torso into water, making Cain¡¯s spear attack useless. Cain could feel the pressure tempering him, he didn¡¯t use his multi-instant gene since it was his trump card. Cain could feel his strength and defense raising with each pummeling he took. Genes were the easiest way to raise stats, but naturally one could train naturally as well.


    Everytime Cain tried to stab at Steve, he would turn that part into water. Eventually Cain felt he couldn¡¯t keep going on for much longer, so the second Steve turned his fist into water, he froze him in time. Cain took this chance and swung his spear, severing Steve¡¯s head from his body. Once time started again, Steve¡¯s head flew off his body. You could see immense shock in Steve¡¯s eyes, since from his perspective he was fine a second ago and suddenly lost his head.


    Cain was sweating and panting hard, that fight had taken all the energy out of him. Without wasting any time, he took Steve¡¯s head and left. Coming back to the bar, he found the same lady he had taken the quest from and handed the head over. Just like that Cain started his assassination career. He purposely avoided people with defense based gene¡¯s since he knew he couldn¡¯t beat them.


    Each fight Cain took part in pushed him to his limits, his strength, speed, and defense slowly raised through the tempering of each battle. Sometimes he would win by a single thread, sometimes he didn¡¯t and had to escape. Fortunately he had kept his life until now, but his body was already riddled with wounds and scars, his assassination rank kept raising as well. He was soon a tier 3 assassin.


    Cain was currently about to kill another target, but he realized the scenario seemed a little off. It was far to quiet, Cain was already to deep into the mission so he decided to take the risk anyways. His target walked into a warehouse and Cain followed slowly, the second he entered the warehouse, the doors slammed shut behind. He was somewhat expecting this scenario, but he wasn¡¯t scared, instead he was excited


    People started coming out from behind the steel pillars and soon the warehouse was filled with different Genetic Warriors.


    ¡°You¡¯ve killed a few of my men these last few weeks, naturally I am dissatisfied. That¡¯s why I set this up, you can be proud you got killed by my group¡±If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Cain had targetted the men from this gang since they were only tier 2-3 Gentic Warriors on average, and all of them were assassination targets so it was the perfect place for his hunt. However it seemed the leader of this small group had noticed and set this up in order to get rid of Cain.


    ¡°I never knew I was so important, I¡¯m honored you went through all this trouble to get rid of me¡±


    Cain smirked, the leader was the only real threat among these men, and from what Cain could tell he was around tier 4. Cain¡¯s strength had raised a lot in this time though and he was already equivalent to a tier 3 Genetic Warrior.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not waste anymore time. Attack!¡±


    The entire group rushed at Cain at the same time, including the leader. Unfortunately real life wasn¡¯t like movies, so they didn¡¯t attack him on by one and instead tried to kill him with their numbers. Cain used his slow sphere to slow down everyone in the area, and swung his spear in a 360 degree circle. He was literally mowing them down like they were grass. The leader quickly jumped in and grabbed Cain¡¯s attention, giving his lackies better chances to strike. Cain was now extremely pressured, he had to fend off the leader while also watching his back for sneak attacks.


    This leader had the metal zone gene, it let him control metal near him, hence why he chose this old metallic warehouse as his battlegrounds. He was covered in a metal armor giving Cain no chance to strike, even with his time stop ability. This was the first time he had no cards left other than his own strength, but he also felt himself improving faster than he ever has before. Had he not had his slow sphere, he would of died a long time ago, it let him react to everything around him much better.


    Cain had to come up with a battle plan quick or this may be the last battle of his career. Cain looked around the storehouse, and suddenly noticed the roof was riddled with holes. He crouched down and loaded all his power into his legs before shooting up. He flew through the hole in the ceiling and used the momentum to crash back down into the roof. The warehouse was already old and badly maintained, so the sudden weight sent it crashing down.


    All of this happened so quickly that no had time to properly react, they crushed under the weight of the roof, but with their bodies it wasn¡¯t a problem. Cain wasn¡¯t aiming to kill them however, he just wanted an opportunity to escape, and he already had it. Cain¡¯s body flitted into the night and disappeared under the tremendous rage of the gang leader.


    Naturally Cain wasn¡¯t going to let this slide, but he didn¡¯t plan on fighting a losing battle. He would come back to finish what he started once he was a bit stronger. Cain found a cave in the woods and set up camp. He was checking his body and saw numerous different stab wounds, even though he managed to avoid most of the lackies attacks, some got through. He was already extremely injured and it took all his energy to make it this far.


    Cain opened his storage device and chugged a few of healing elixirs he had prepared beforehand, however his deeper wounds couldn¡¯t be handled so easily. Even though this fight was high risk he felt himself progress a lot, he opened his stat menu to see his improvements.

 Supreme Gene Simulating Elixir

    Strength: 20.5


    Speed: 34.8


    Defense: 20.5


    Genes:[Inner Vision : Level - 1/1] [Slow : Level - 8/10] [Multi-Instant Stop : Level - 2/4]


    His gene¡¯s didn¡¯t level up at all, but his overall stats increased significantly. Cain spent the rest of the night holed up in the cave, before leaving in the morning. He headed towards a small city in order to get more supplies, he decided to stop the assassination business for a while considering the state of his body. While he was walking he noticed a sign up on a store wall


    ¡°Genetic Warrior Battle Royale, must be below Tier 5 to apply. Winner will be given a supreme gene elixir¡±


    Cain read through the sign and was quickly intrigued by the offer. Regular gene stimulating elixir¡¯s had long ago become ineffective on him, so this would be a good boon towards his strength. He was nearly a tier 3 at the moment, putting him at quite a disadvantage, but Cain wouldn¡¯t give up before trying. Had this been a 1v1 type event, Cain would have no chance, but in a battle royale, he could put his assassination skills to the greatest usage.


    The event would take place in the virtual world so you could fight from anywhere. The reward would also be directly teleported to your watch¡¯s storage area making it extremely convenient. This was the benefit of living in such a technological advanced era, everyone was connected regardless of the distance. Cain spent the few days before the event training and healing, he needed to be in his best shape if he wanted to stand any chance of winning. The day came and Cain quickly joined the virtual world. The arena was a massive jungle making it a perfect place for Cain to display his skill set.


    ¡°Welcome all combatants. This event is sponsored by the Emerald Auction House. We hope all the warriors good luck, may the battle begin¡±


    Cain was wondering who managed to get their hands on the supreme gene stimulating elixir but now it made sense. The Emerald Auction House was extremely wealthy and was a corporation that spanned across the galaxy, having stores on all major planets. For them this type of elixir was worth nothing, despite its retail value of 5,000,000 credits. Cain jumped into the treetops and headed into the jungle. Seeking out people to kill was pointless since the winner only depended on who lasted until the end.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.


    He found a cave and rested inside, he still wasn¡¯t completely healed so it was best to stay hidden until the competitors numbers dwindled down a little bit. Unfortunately, the tier 5 warriors were extremely arrogant so they acted opposite to the rest of the crowd. The searched for people to kill and would avoid one another, as if they had come to an agreement to get rid of everyone else first.


    Despite Cain trying to hide, it wouldn¡¯t be long before someone found him, so he had to constantly change spots. He looked up to the massive floating number in the sky, it showed how many people were still alive and was currently at 183. Cain wanted to wait until the number hit 50 or so before he started his hunt. However dreams are nice but reality is cruel, he had stumbled upon a tier 5 warrior and now he had to fight.


    ¡°Heh, what''s a kid who isn¡¯t even tier 3 doing here? You think you could hide until everyone else died. Ha, not on my watch¡±


    The man wielded an axe and swung at cain, cain swerved to the side dodging the blow, however the trees behind him were severed in two, and a long scar ran across the land. Cain was shocked by that power, had it landed on him he would of died instantly. This tier 5 warrior seemed to have a gene known as the axe spirit gene, which made axe attacks far stronger than regular.


    Cain was instantly suppressed heavily, this person had stats that were double Cain¡¯s and the only reason Cain lasted so long was because the person seemed to be playing around with him. Cain decided to use his time stop ability on him, but something shocking happened. The warrior who was initially frozen, broke out of it with sheer strength. He now knew that his gene wasn¡¯t invincibile, if his opponent was much stronger than him, they could forcibly break out of the timestop.


    Cain¡¯s slow gene luckily still had a bit of an effect, unfortunately even with him using it at full force, his enemy was still slightly faster than him. For the first time in Cain¡¯s life, he knew what it was like to fight someone who was completely above him in every regard. He felt suffocated and he knew if he didn¡¯t come up with a plan soon he¡¯d be knocked out of this contest. He was lucky he was learning this here and not in the real world or else the cost of the lesson wouldn¡¯t be something he could afford.


    Cain kept dodging and moving back, his eyes were darting all over the jungle looking for an escape root. He decided to risk it and ran back to a cave he used in the past, the second he got in he used his spear to lunge at the roof of the cave, making it collapse. The cave was quite deep and Cain hadn¡¯t explored it all so he quickly dashed down  the tunnel. By the time the tier 5 warrior cleared the opening of the cave, Cain was already gone.


    If the cave opened up at the end, Cain would be safe, however if it didn¡¯t then he would be stuck at a dead end, making it impossible to escape the tier 5 warrior any longer. He crossed his fingers and prayed that it lead to an opening or else he could kiss that supreme gene stimulating elixir goodbye.

 Last Two

    After rushing down the tunnel for a few more minutes, Cain stumbled upon an underground river, he hopped in and let the water lead him away. He felt like a log in the river, tumbling and rolling around like crazy, a normal person would of been torn to pieces by the strength of the river but Cain was fine. He could also hold his breath for a few hours so he wasn''t worried about the length of his trip.


    Finally Cain resurfaced from the water, he realized he was in an unknown part of the jungle but at least he was away from that guy. Cain now knew that winning with his current strength was impossible, so he had to raise his strength as fast as possible. He had felt his genes were close to another breakthrough after that near death experience, so he decided to find a safe spot to breakthrough.


    Cain who was nearly healed in the past was already broken and bruised once again, he cursed his bad luck, but this was a good learning experience for him. Cain had never been forced to such a point before, so without noticing he had started to grow a little arrogant, this event showed him how weak he really was. Cain found a massive tree and used his spear to dig out a little den, he covered the hole with a bush so he wouldn¡¯t be noticed. Cain meditated and felt that familiar warmth soon spread through his body


    Strength: 25


    Speed: 45


    Defense: 25


    Genes:[Inner Vision : Level - 1/1] [Slow : Level - 9/10] [Multi-Instant Stop : Level - 3/4]


    He could now be considered a fully fledged tier 3 genetic warrior, and his speed was nearly equivalent to tier 5, so he would be better equipped if he needed to escape in the future. Cain felt his body heal with this breakthrough, and suddenly felt much better compared to before. With his current speed he could nearly run at the speed of sound. He already had a good idea of that tier 5 warriors strength, and he felt he could beat him with his current capabilities.


    He went back down the river, the way he came from, and soon entered back into the cave system. He looked down and noticed tracks, it seemed the person gave up after realizing Cain jumped into the river, so the tracks led back up the tunnel. It had been a few hours since the fight so the person was probably already a distance away, but that was no problem with Cain. He had learnt how to follow tracks during his assassination stint since it was a useful skill to have.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    He exited the cave and kept following the footprints, they were getting fresher and fresher, meaning the person was nearby. Cain eventually saw the man in the stream taking a bath, he suddenly felt strange. Usually the hero would stumble across a beauty taking a bath, but he stumbled upon a middle aged man taking a bath. Cain felt like he was in the wrong story, but he ignored this feeling and decided to strike while the opportunity was his.


    The warrior soon ended his bath and stepped back onto land. He went up to his clothes under a tree and put them on, but the second the shirt he was putting on covered his head, Cain struck. He used his time stop ability just to make his success rate even higher. In the past the man could have broken through, but now that Cain had gotten stronger he was no longer capable of the same feat.


    Cain¡¯s spear pierced through the top of the man''s head and stabbed into the soil underneath. He disappeared and didn''t forget to let out a swear before vanishing completely. Nothing was better than getting revenge on a person who once wronged you in the past, Cain felt a lot better now but knew something like this couldn¡¯t replicated. He got extremely lucky this time, and managed to get the man while his guard was at the weakest.


    Cain changed his strategy, from now on he wouldn¡¯t be the hunted, but the hunter. This was the best chance to fight opponents who could give him pressure without the fear of death. Cain soon stumbled upon his second tier 5 opponent, after a strenuous battle, he managed to defeat him. Just like that Cain¡¯s tier 5 slaughter began, each time he killed one he could handle the next one who came a little easier. His fighting skills were sharpening at a fast rate, this is what it was like being a monster.


    For a regular person, they would have to fight multiple battles before they felt real improvement, however a monster would improve with every battle. Cain looked up and noticed the number in the sky had fallen down to 6, it seemed like the event was nearly over, but this was the most dangerous stage. The only people left were the real warriors, so each battle from this point forth would be a struggle between life and death.


    The jungle arena was shrinking with every passing moment, it was to make sure the opponents would face each other sooner or later. Cain was heading through the jungles leisurely, he wasn¡¯t afraid of facing anyone and was instead worried he wouldn¡¯t find anyone. Cain eventually killed another tier 5 warrior, this was his hardest fight since the axe warrior, and he only won by a strand of hair.


    Cain looked back up at the number and noticed it was at 2 now, it was only him and one other person. If Cain managed to get this supreme gene stimulating elixir, he could raise his slow gene and multi-instant stop gene to max level. At that point, he could start the fusion, and become a genetic general.


    Cain still didn¡¯t know what fusion he would attempt. Time based genes were quite rare so finding a possible fusion might be hard. Fusions worked by having an idea in mind, almost like an understanding. For example, if someone had a fire based gene and a water based gene, if they thought about lava during the fusion process, they would get a lava based gene. The thoughts have to align with the nature of your genes however, or else the fusion will fail and you might end up destroying all your genes in the process. People who did that would become cripples, which would destroy all your chances of cultivating to a higher realm in the future.

 Snake Man

    Cain eventually reached the middle of the jungle. An arena was sitting there, as if waiting for the final battle. Cain stood on the arena and waited, eventually another man walked out of the jungle and into Cain¡¯s sight. The man was thin, his pupils were slits, as if he was a snake looking for some prey. The second he laid his eyes on Cain, Cain felt a shiver go up his spine. This man go of a very powerful bloodlust, showing that he had killed plenty in the past.


    The man slowly walked up to the arena and stood in front of Cain, the two were looking face to face, waiting for the other to break first. Cain used his slow effect on the thin man, hoping to catch him off guard, unfortunately the thin man avoided the spear tip by an inch. The way he moved was strange, like a snake dancing. Each time he dodged, he would only move the part of his body that was in the way of the weapon, the rest of him would stay still.


    Cain was annoyed with the thin man, he wasn¡¯t attacking back at all. However the second Cain had that thought the thin man attacked, as if he had been waiting for Cain to slip up. His nails stabbed towards Cain''s head, the tip of the nails were oozing a green liquid, clearly poisonous.


    Cain swerved back but still got sliced across the cheek, he suddenly felt his vision go somewhat blurry and his power drop.


    ¡°You¡¯ve already been struck by my sedative poison, this fight is already my victory¡±


    The man''s tongue darted around as he said that, and his laugh sounded like a snake hissing. Cain tried his hardest to keep his eyes open, but he felt extremely tired. The man didn¡¯t even attack during this moment, as if he had already won the battle. Cain was stumbling around the arena, everytime he stepped it seemed he would fall over, but his determination kept him standing.


    ¡°For you to be standing this long after being affiliated with my poison, it''s quite impressive. Let me help put you to sleep, si si si¡±


    The man seemed bored of watching Cain struggle, so he stabbed forward with his sharp nails. However Cain¡¯s eyes that were blurry, seemed to clear up a little. He dodged the attack but his movements seemed a little slow compared to the past. Cain had used his slow effect on himself, it slowed his movements but also slowed the speed of infection by the sedative poison, it was akin to a double-edged sword.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    Cain had tried to use his time stop on the man, but it didn''t work. It seemed this man had mainly invested in strength, because his speed and defense were quite mediocre. Cain decided to change his angle, if he couldn¡¯t freeze the thin man, he would freeze something else. He used his time stop on the thin man¡¯s boots. The thin man who was lunging at him with full force suddenly stopped and nearly flew out of his boots. Taking this chance, Cain stabbed forward, piercing right through the man''s torso.


    Cain, having won the fight, collapsed under his exhaustion. When he woke up he realized he was back in the hotel room he had joined the event in. He quickly checked his storage space and saw a beautiful glass bottle sitting in there. Cain picked it up and swooshed the liquid around a little. The liquid was a crisp blue color, it was giving off a shine and was extremely alluring.


    Cain took off the stopper and sniffed the liquid, he could feel his genes strengthen just from the smell alone. Cain downed the entire liquid in a single go, he felt every aspect of himself strengthen, an elixir of this grade didn¡¯t only strengthen the genes, but it also strengthened a person''s stats. The liquid spread throughout his entire body filling him up with endless vitality, he quickly stood up and started practicing his spear skills to release the extra energy.


    Cain ended up spending an entire night training nonstop before his energy finally ran out. He was extremely exhausted and felt like there wasn¡¯t even a single drop of power left in his body. He finally woke up the next day and felt far stronger than he did yesterday, he felt that with his current power, he could defeat that thin man with a single swing of his spear.


    Strength: 45


    Speed: 65


    Defense: 45


    Genes:[Inner Vision : Level - 1/1] [Slow : Level - 10/10] [Multi-Instant Stop : Level - 4/4]


    Cain checked his stats the moment he woke up and was extremely satisfied. He still had around half a year left before the headmasters due date was up, but all he needed to do now was fuse his gene¡¯s and he¡¯d have achieved his goal. However for many this was where their genetic journey ended, the process of fusing was extremely difficult and dangerous, a single mistake would turn you into a cripple, wasting years of your life all for nothing. This was a common scenario and has happened to plenty of Genetic Warriors in the past. To make sure this doesn¡¯t happen, you must have an exact idea of what you¡¯re fused gene will become


    Most people choose the road already travelled, that way they can just look towards their predecessors to get an idea of what they could do. For example, plenty of people choose the stone skin gene, and the giant gene, which can fuse together to form the rock monster gene. Some people who were more confident in themselves would choose something more special, but naturally that came with higher risks as well.


    Cain was currently on the path of time, which was a rare and rarely travelled road, which meant he¡¯d have to figure out everything himself unless he managed to find a senior who also took this road to give him advice. Cain decided to head to the Emerald Auction House, that place had plenty of good stuff and Cain had been saving his wealth for a long time. He might be able to find something useful there, which would give him an idea of what his fusion would potentially be like.

 Time Skip Gene

    To be successful in a genetic fusion, one has to truly know what genes are. The best way to explain genes are like fingers on your hands. To many fingers and you¡¯ll find that they get in each other''s way, to few fingers and you won¡¯t be able to get anything done. To many genes of different varieties will start suppressing one another instead of supporting one another, in that case, your power will decrease and not increase.


    The human body could only awaken so many genes at once before it would collapse under the pressure. That''s why Genetic Warrior¡¯s would only try fusing with another gene once their bodies got stronger. The recommended strength before trying to fuse with another gene was to be a tier 5 Genetic Warrior, however this varied depending on the person¡¯s talent. For example Cain managed to do it when he was much weaker.


    The Genetic Union had long ago come up with a rule of thumb, which was simple, don¡¯t bite off more than you can chew. It was much better to choose 2 good genes that could support one another then 100 different ones. Genes were divided into tiers, but they were also divided into classifications depending on how many fusions they have been through. Class 1 genes have never been fused, class 2 genes are a fusion between class 1 genes, and class 3 are a fusion between class 2 genes. Some people try to skip this process and directly fuse with class 2 or class 3 genes, but that''s simply asking for death, the power would directly destroy your body. Also genes had to be mastered completely before you could attempt a fusion.


    Stone Skin Gene + Giant Gene = Rock Monster Gene


    Ice Spike Gene + Golden Butterfly Gene = Golden Frost Butterfly Gene


    Rock Monster Gene + Golden Frost Butterfly Gene = Golden Stone Butterfly Monster Gene


    In this case both the rock monster gene and the golden frost butterfly gene are class 2 genes, whereas the golden stone butterfly monster gene is a class 3 gene. Most people follow this formula because it''s the most effective, they keep fusing their genes into higher class ones to become more and more powerful. What Cain was currently doing was attempting to gain a class 2 gene, by fusing his class 1 genes, but he needed to have something in mind before he could start the fusion process. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    Cain soon arrived at the Emerald Auction House and was amazed by what he saw, the entire building was made out of high grade materials. Cain estimated the building alone was worth more than a hundred million credits. Cain was instantly greeted by an android who guided him into a private room, in front of him was a projection of the auction houses items. However, everything was extremely expensive, clearly this wasn¡¯t a place for the poor. Cain changed the filter into items related to time and started scrolling.


    ¡°Etherium ore¡±


    ¡°Cryptic Vine¡±


    ¡°Stone Monkey Heart¡±


    ¡°Sight Stop Gene Formula - Class 1¡±


    ¡°Delayed Effect Gene Formula - Class 1¡±


    Cain was intrigued with that last option, he felt like it would give him some inspiration so he directly purchased it. Even though it was a class 1 gene, it could still give him a better idea of what Cain¡¯s class 2 gene would look like. Cain also bought a few other time gene formulas, the wealth he had spent so many months saving instantly disappeared, however Cain didn¡¯t feel bad at all, money was only a tool to further his own strength in the first place.


    Cain quickly reached his hotel room again before locking the door tightly behind him. As he was reading through the different formulas, he got more and more obsessed. Each formula would open a door for him and make him feel like he was so blind in the past. He¡¯d compare, analyze, and dissect the formulas, looking at them from all different angles. Cain currently had 5 formulas in total.


    Delayed Effect Gene - Delays an effect


    Future Sight Gene - Allows one to glimpse shortly into the future


    Past Sight Gene - Allows one to glimpse shortly into the past


    Blink Once Forgotten Gene - Make someone lose the last 24 hours of their memories


    10 Year Blast Gene - Grab all your strength that would accumulate after 10 years and blast it out at a single moment. Side effect - will take 100 years of your lifespan after every usage.


    Using all this information, along with what he¡¯s learned while training his time genes, he came up with a rudimentary idea. Using that idea as the basis he kept working and working, without noticing the year the headmaster had given him was nearly up. Cain¡¯s eyes were red from a lack of sleep. He had been holed up in this hotel room for so many months, the employees kept coming to check up on, making sure he wasn¡¯t dead.


    Cain slowly held up a piece of paper, his beady red eyes were staring at this paper, but his face broke into a smile. His past few months of work had come to this, a single slip of paper with one word circled multiple times.


    ¡°Time Skip Gene¡±

 Aquiring The Time Skip Gene

    Time skip did exactly as the name implied, skipping time directly. To delete the cause and instantly create the effect. This can be compared to a person travelling from point A to point B. Normally they would have to travel the distance in between, but what if you directly deleted the time needed to travel that distance? You would instantly appear at point B without any of the moving.


    One could essentially teleport, this time skip could also be applied to weapons. Cain could throw or stab his spear, and skip the time it would normally need to travel to his opponent, causing it to pierce them instantly. The effects were much more than these two, and this gene¡¯s limit was unimaginable, but even though Cain had this idea in mind, he needed something to give him that final piece of inspiration. Seeing the event in action is the easiest way to gain enlightenment, but Cain didn¡¯t know of any places where he could witness this.


    Cain was thinking over what to do when he noticed the news channel on his hotel rooms TV. They were replaying an event from the past, and kept forwarding and rewinding the video. Cain suddenly felt inspiration when he saw this. This rewinding and fast forwarding was somewhat similar to Cain¡¯s idea of his time skip, a video could be directly skipped through to any point, skipping the cause and going right towards the event.


    Cain felt this was crazy, he had been searching for inspiration everywhere, and yet it was so obvious, sitting right in front of him. Cain spent the next few days going through video¡¯s understanding how they worked. Cain felt like his time skip gene was becoming more and more solid the more he researched. Finally it was only a few days before Cain¡¯s time was up.


    Cain wasted no time, he made sure all the doors to his room were triple locked since he was about to go through one of the most important moments of his life. Any distraction could mess up the entire process. He sat cross legged on his bed and dived into his body, he quickly found both his slow gene and multi-instant stop gene, hovering inside him. They were like emeralds sparkling in the deep blue sea, standing out among the crowd. Cain exerted his influence over them as they slowly floated towards one another, as they got closer, they tried to repel one another.


    However their struggle was meaningless in front of Cain, he finished the final shove and watched as these two genes fused together. They spun around on another, as if trying to fight for dominance. Cain wasn¡¯t having any of that however, and quickly calmed them down, he started thinking about everything he¡¯s learned over these last few months. The thoughts started flowing into the genes, feeding them, causing the genes to start struggling less and less. Eventually they stopped fighting completely and fused together. The fusion was like a sun right before collapse, it let off a tremendous amount of light and blinded Cain¡¯s eyes for a moment.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    When Cain opened his eyes again, he saw a new gene floating in space, this gene was pristine as jade and white as snow. Cain opened his stat panel to see what exactly happened.


    Strength: 100


    Speed: 150


    Defense: 100


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 1/50]


    Time Skip Gene: Skips time


    Power - 100


    Potential - 50


    A tier 150 class 2 gene, it was truly the cream of the crop, and that wasn¡¯t even including its ability. Cain wanted to test this out immediately, standing up, he imagined himself moving from one point to another, suddenly Cain appeared at that location directly. Cain kept testing this ability before realizing he could only skip a maximum of 10 seconds at his current level. With Cain¡¯s current maximum speed, he could travel at around 1000 meters a second. Using his ability he could travel 10,000 meters at a time, essentially making him 10x faster.


    Cain tossed his spear forwardly weakly, he didn¡¯t want to destroy the room and just wanted to test the effects, without further ado he used his ability on the flying spear, it directly disappeared before reappearing where it would have been 10 seconds later. Cain started flashing around the room like a phantom.


    Cain changed his tactics and tried using his ability in a more practical way, he grabbed a note of paper and imagined himself writing something on it. The note which was initially blank suddenly had a few words appear on it, exactly the words cain had thought of. Naturally this ability wasn¡¯t infallible. While it let him travel 10x as fast, it also used up his energy 10x as fast, so he couldn¡¯t use it too much or he would burn out. Cain spent the next few hours testing out his new ability, suddenly his alarm went off and he realized it was already 10am, the deadline was today.


    Cain rushed out of the hotel room, using his ability he instantly appeared outside of the building. Using a teleportation pod, he gave the guard his school ID, letting him directly teleport to the institution. When he reappeared he was standing in front of the school that he had left a year ago.


    ¡°Hey look over there, doesn¡¯t that student look somewhat familiar?¡±


    ¡°Yeah he does, I just have no idea who he reminds me of¡±


    ¡°He kind of reminds me of senior brother Cain, I wish he were here right now. That Hotch person has been bullying our school ever since he left, and the year 2 combat exam is about to start. Without senior brother Cain, the only thing we can do is lie down and take the humiliation¡±


    ¡°Yeah, if senior brother were here, this wouldn¡¯t be a problem at all¡­¡±

 Cains Overwhelming Power

    Cain walked into the school and headed directly towards the headmasters office, he knocked on the door and slowly entered.


    ¡°Cain, you¡­¡±


    The headmaster was shocked, normally a stronger person could estimate a weaker person''s strength by looking at the way their muscles moved, but right now, the headmaster had no idea how strong Cain was, meaning Cain had already surpassed him, a tier 9 Genetic Warrior.


    ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve actually accomplished what I¡¯ve sent you out to do. To be honest Cain, I wasn¡¯t expecting you to actually be able to do this task. However I¡¯m glad you¡¯ve subverted my belief. I¡¯ll inform the Divine Perception Sect of my decision, in the meantime, I''d like you to do me a favor. You may have heard the year 2 combat exam is about to begin and I know like you to represent us, despite your strength you are still technically a year 2 student.¡±


    ¡°Of course headmaster, it''s the least I can do after all the help you¡¯ve given me¡±


    ¡°Good, prepare yourself, this is a 5v5 type event and its nearly our team¡¯s turn. We need to get to the venue fast¡±


    Cain was shocked by the sudden revelation, he thought he still had time but it seemed the event was already underway. Cain wasted no time and got to the arena as quickly as he could, it was the same arena that held the NSCE. With his current speed it wasn¡¯t a problem arriving there in a few seconds. Cain entered the spectator spot and saw Remy standing there with George, Lillith, William, Graxi, and Theo.


    ¡°Cain, what are you doing here¡±


    ¡°Naturally I¡¯m here to partake in the event¡±


    ¡°Well we¡¯ve already got our team set up and have practiced for a long time, I¡¯m afraid you joining will ruin all our training¡±Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    ¡°Teacher Remy, if you trust me, then put me on¡±


    Remy thought about it. Cain wasn¡¯t the arrogant type who believed he was stronger than he was, and he had never let down the school in the past, Remy¡¯s gut also told him that Cain would perform well, and he had learned to trust his instincts since a long time ago.


    ¡°Alright, you¡¯re in. Theo, swap out¡±


    ¡°Yes ¡­.. Sir¡±


    Theo didn¡¯t seem bothered at all, and instantly whipped out a book before he started studying. George wasted no further time before giving Cain a massive bear hug, Cain had to push him away before the big freak crushed him.


    ¡°Hmph, Cain will just end up ruining our teamwork. I vote we take back Theo¡±


    ¡°No one will think you can¡¯t speak if you don¡¯t talk Graxi Nasty. Cain is our strongest student, and I¡¯m sure he grew a lot this year so I disagree with your choice¡±


    Lillith and Graxi instantly got into a heated argument, and Cain suddenly realized how blissful it was to live on his own.


    ¡°Accelerated Institution VS Myriad Beast Form College¡±


    They soon heard the announcement and walked down onto the stage. Cain had already swapped into the schools combat uniform looking like part of the team. The arena was massive giving plenty of room for the Myriad Beast Form students to transform.


    ¡°Cain, you¡¯re actually back at the last moment. I thought you were afraid of losing to me¡±


    ¡°Hotch, I¡¯ve already defeated you twice in the past. I¡¯m afraid of a lot of things but a loser isn¡¯t one of them¡±


    ¡°Hmph, I¡¯ve improved a lot this year. I just hope you can keep up with me¡±


    Hotch and his team instantly transformed into different beasts. One became a bloodthirsty lion, another a massive ape, one was a crane with broad wings and the last one was a gargantuan python. Cain suddenly felt like he walked into a zoo, except the creatures here were about 5x as big as their regular counterparts. Cain¡¯s team was instantly suppressed by the other teams overwhelming momentum. Cain and Hotch hadn¡¯t even started their attacking, as if waiting for their teams to finish first before they started.


    Seeing how this was going, Cain knew his team was going to lose within a few minutes. He shook his head and decided not to play around anymore. Cain instantly flashed before reappearing in the same spot right after. The beasts that were attacking with all their vigor suddenly stopped as they felt a cool sensation around their necks.


    They noticed a bloody wound running from one end of their neck to the other, fortunately it was only skin deep or else they would have been dead long ago. Hotch naturally wasn¡¯t an exception. The crowd went silent for a second, most people didn''t see anything and even the professionals only saw Cain turn blurry for a moment. The silence didn''t last long as the crowd went into a wild frenzy of cheers soon after.

 Divine Perception Planet

    ¡°Ho-ho-how¡­?¡±


    Hotch was stuttering trying to get a sentence out of his mouth, but in the end he could only say a single word. The students of Accelerated Institution jumped out from their seats in jubilation. Cain only needed a single movement to defeat the entire opponent team. People started realizing how much they underestimated Cain. He was beyond a monster, he was a freak, that seemed to constantly do the impossible.


    ¡°Cain, how the hell¡­¡±


    George was trying to come up with something to say but he just couldn¡¯t. He always knew Cain was talented and knew he¡¯d have grown a lot this year, but only now did he notice Cain was already living in a world beyond them, they simply couldn''t be compared to him anymore. The rest of the event passed by however the crowds excitement had died down a long time ago, after seeing Cain¡¯s performance the other battles started seeming lackluster in comparison.


    Accelerated Institution took first place no problem, the reward was a supreme gene stimulating elixir, Cain could still use these elixir¡¯s so he humbly accepted. The trip back to school was quiet. Graxi who always had something rude to say was silent for the first time. The group arrived at the school and Cain headed back to the headmasters room, the emissary from the Divine Perception Sect was most likely here by now.


    ¡°You must be Cain, young man. I watched your performance and was quite impressed, however if you think that is enough to make you special, you are greatly mistaken. The students from my sect can¡¯t be compared to these children, they are the true geniuses gathered from among the countless planets in the universe. Each one of them goes through an extreme selection process before being accepted into the sect. Had your headmaster not done my a life saving favor in the past you would never have this opportunity. However don¡¯t think you are already in, you are only given a chance to partake in the examination, whether you pass or fail is up to you.¡±


    Cain could hear the arrogance in this emissary''s voice, he wasn¡¯t surprised. From this emissary¡¯s perspective, the geniuses on this planet wouldn¡¯t even have the talent to become servants in the Divine Perception Sect, so naturally he looked down upon them. Cain wasn¡¯t concerned with what the emissary thought about him. The only thing he wanted was this opportunity, and he had no plans of failingEnjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    ¡°Get all your things ready, we¡¯ll head out soon¡±


    Cain felt his blood boil, he was finally going to head into the real world. He quickly said his goodbyes to everyone before joining the emissary on his spaceship. This was the first time Cain had been on a spaceship so he kept looking around at all the nifty features. This spaceship was more like a mansion then a vehicle. There was a bathhouse, cinema, training room, garden, Cain felt like he was in a 5 star hotel.


    ¡°It¡¯ll take us about a month to get to Divine Perception Planet. You can use any of the rooms in the meanwhile¡±


    ¡°Divine Perception Planet?¡±


    ¡°Naturally, the entire planet belongs to the sect. The disciples are like kings in a mortal empire, and can do whatever they want. The sect owns multiple planets, but this planet is our homebase. Core disciples get one of the sects subsidiary planets as their own, this is only part of the benefits awarded to the sects most talented disciples¡±


    Cain was shocked, he didn''t know much about sect''s other then the fact they were extremely powerful. Learning now that the sect owned an entire planet astounded him, and the fact that they could just hand out planets to the talented students almost made him fall back. He started noticing how big the universe was, for a sect a planet wasn¡¯t anything special, considering the universe had an abundance of them. The amount of resources they had on hand was unimaginable, it made sense that all disciples from sects couldn¡¯t be compared to regular people at all.


    He looked back at Earth that was fading away in the distance and clenched his fist. He suddenly felt like that planet, that once seemed so endless to him, was merely a grain of sand in the ocean called the universe. Cain looked forward, he wasn¡¯t worried or scared, he was excited. Everything in the past had been building up towards this moment and he was ready. His character underwent a slight change in that moment, the him he used to be, the one who still felt insecure and afraid of the future disappeared. Cain¡¯s back seemed to get straighter and he exuded a confidence he never had in the past.


    The emissary watching this watch slightly shocked. What Cain just underwent was a type of enlightenment. This enlightenment wouldn¡¯t increase his power, or make his genes level up, instead it made his character stronger. This was a change in belief, he would no longer look back to the past, instead he would constantly fight for a brighter future. His prospects suddenly seemed much grander then they had in the past.


    ¡°Maybe this kid actually has a chance after all¡±


    The next few weeks passed by in the blink of an eye. Cain had spent his time training and reading up on some of the research books the ship had onboard. He looked out the window at the massive planet floating in the space beyond him. It was about 100x bigger than earth and was a bright silver color, like a pearl in the night sky.


    ¡°Were here, I hope you¡¯ve spent this month training well¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve been training my whole life for this moment¡­¡±

 Talent/Combat Exam

    The spaceship landed softly onto the planet and Cain hopped off. Looking around he noticed he was in a fancy city, with anything a person would need to live a luxurious life.


    ¡°This is Outer Sect City, this is where you¡¯ll be living if you pass the examination. The exam will be split into two parts, the talent test and the combat test. It¡¯ll beginning soon, follow me so we can sign you up.¡±


    Cain followed the emissary before reaching the center of the city. In the center of the city there was a podium with a massive crystal hovering above it. The crystal gave off an enchanting light and hundreds of people were gathered around it. Cain signed up before joining the crowd, the emissary had left him to his own devices. Cain nudged the person standing beside him and asked him what exactly that giant crystal was.


    ¡°You must not be from around here brother. Everyone knows about the Talent Testing Crystal, it''s a dream maker and a dream breaker¡±


    ¡°What does it do exactly?¡±


    ¡°As the name suggests, it tests talent. You have to place your palms onto it and it¡¯ll release a color, the color that comes off is an indication of your talent. The grading goes from Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. You need at least a yellow grade to pass.¡±


    Cain looked up and saw person after person press their palms onto the crystal. Sometimes would shine yellow and they would jump in joy, however most of the time it shined red or orange. One participate even managed to get a green grade, making the elder in charge of the examination take a double look at him.


    Soon everyone was almost finished and out of the hundreds of people, only 30 or so managed to pass. Eventually it was Cain¡¯s turn, he stepped up onto the podium and pressed his palms onto the crystal. The color started at red, however before the elder dismissed Cain, the color jumped up again. Soon the color jumped multiple times and turned to blue.


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    Before the elder could finish his sentence, the color jumped twice more into violet. The elder nearly spat out his tea. Each difference in color means the person is 10x more talented then the color right behind them. In simpler words, orange was 10x as talented as red, and yellow was 10x talented as orange. Violet grade talent was 100x better than blue, which makes for a massive difference. Despite the sects long life, they had only recruited a hand full of violet grade disciples.


    Before the elders shock could end however, the color jumped to white, then changed to black. Finally the crystal seemed to burn out as all the colors disappeared completely. The elder had no idea what happened, white and black were never part of the system so he was clueless as to why they appeared. He decided to just check of Cain as a violet grade talent since he didn¡¯t know what exactly happened afterwards.


    ¡°Young man, I mean young master. No need for you to take the combat test. You already pass¡±


    The elder instantly changed his tone and became extremely polite, he was most likely a low grade elder so sucking up to a violet grade talent would help his future extremely. Since he had the luck to stumble upon a violet grade disciple, he¡¯d naturally hold on tight.


    ¡°I¡¯d still like to take the combat test, if that''s okay with you elder¡±


    ¡°Of course, of course. I¡¯m just afraid you¡¯d be bullying these other juniors¡±


    The other students who passed were instantly displeased with what the elder said, but naturally they stayed quiet. Getting on the bad side of Cain, who has such great talent, wouldn¡¯t be a wise move.


    ¡°Alright, all the students who passed, follow me. The rest of you are dismissed¡±


    The hundreds of students who failed gloomily left Outer Sect City, they were only allowed here to partake in the test, but since they failed they had to go. Cain and the 30 or so other students followed the elder before they arrived at a building.


    ¡°The combat test will take place in our virtual arena. You will have to fight different opponents until you can¡¯t fight any longer. How well you do depends on how many people you defeat. The opponent starts at Genetic General tier 1, then tier 2, so on and so forth¡±


    Cain stepped into the combat room as the door closed behind him. In front of him a warrior suddenly appeared. The warrior was wearing bronze armor and seemed to come from an ancient time. He wielded a halberd and instantly struck at Cain. Cain used his ability and flashed, the warriors head suddenly flew off his body, killing him instantly.


    The body turned into dust, however that dust then formed another warrior. This warrior was twice as strong as the last one, Cain still managed to deal with him easily. However when the third warrior came it was a bit more difficult. Cain realized he no longer had enough strength to pierce through these warriors bodies, and could only defeat them by slowly grinding away at their power. He managed to defeat the fifth warrior, however he did so by only a strand. The sixth warrior wasn¡¯t something he was capable of defeating. If these warriors could use genetic abilities, Cain wouldn¡¯t have lasted so long. When Cain exited the combat room, he noticed the elder staring at him with wide eyes.

 The Science Behind Genes

    ¡°Fantastic. You¡¯ve managed to clear 5 warriors. That''s the best record I¡¯ve seen in a long time¡±


    Cain hearing this didn¡¯t feel very proud, these battles made him realize how little he really knew. His move¡¯s felt bland and had no style. He was mostly relying on his genetic ability that was very powerful to tide him through the battles, but he realized that without this ability, his strength really isn¡¯t anything special. The requirement to pass this part of the test was to defeat at least a tier 1 Genetic General, which half the disciples failed to do, making the initial 30 people drop to 15.


    ¡°You¡¯ve all passed, congratulations and welcome to the Divine Perception Sect. Follow me¡±


    The elder guided them back towards the outer sect city and showed them to their room. Each one of them got a special token that showed off their identity. The outer sect had constant competition. the top 10 disciples got access to houses closer to the Divine Mountain, which was a source of spiritual energy disciples could use to cultivate. Spiritual energy was like an elixir for your body, except your body would never get sick of it, unlike regular elixirs. Disciples closer to the source could use it to increase the speed of their cultivation, making them grow stronger, faster.


    On the mid point of the Divine mountain was the inner sect, along the top of the mountain was where the elders and core disciples lived. Cain didn¡¯t get any special treatment despite his talent, it seemed the sect wanted him to grow on his own before confirming whether this talent was real or not. Plenty of times supposed geniuses ended up falling half way. Whether it was due to a weak personality, or arrogance, it was best to let a disciple fight their way up so they could build character.


    Stories of people with no talent making a name for themselves weren¡¯t rare, that''s because these people had strong dispositions that would tide them through any event. What the sect hoped to achieve was to create disciples like this, that could fight through anything. Cain didn¡¯t need anything handed to him however, fighting for what you get is half the fun, and he wasn¡¯t afraid of a challenge.


    But before that Cain decided to freshen up on his knowledge, he headed towards the outer sect library and quickly got an idea of what exactly kind of universe he was living in. He was currently located on Divine Perception Planet, the Divine Perception Sect was only one of the many sects in the vicinity however.


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    There were 5 other sects close by which included the Giant Champion sect, Five Element Sect, Temporal Shift Sect, Heavenly Transformation Sect, and finally the Diamond Form Sect. However despite the strength of all these sects, they were still under the Zoolean empire, a human empire that controlled this galaxy. The Zoolean Empire was part of the Sacred Union, which included hundreds of other domains just as powerful as the Zoolean empire.


    Cain¡¯s knowledge expanded tremendously from this single session and his mind felt much clearer. He ended up spending an entire day studying, soon he had cleared through pretty much all the public information available. He exited the library and headed to the Genetic Research Lab, the sect naturally dedicated part of its strength to Genetic Research, and students who had the talent for it could try to join the Genetic Research Lab. Genetic Researchers, much like Genetic Warriors were split into levels, Class 1 Genetic researchers could create class 1 genes, class 2 genetic researchers could create class 2 genes, and so on so forth.


    Cain was an extremely weak class 1 genetic researcher, in fact most people wouldn¡¯t even consider him a genetic researcher since the genes he had made in the past were among the easiest to create. Cain enjoyed the process of genetic research however, so he decided to try and join the genetic research lab. When he entered, he heard an old man giving a lecture. He decided to stop and listen.


    ¡°What are genes? Most of you would think the answer is simple. You¡¯d most likely say something along the lines of ¡®They are what give humans their power.¡¯ However you would only be partly correct. The human body consists of around 30,000 genomes, these are naturally not the genes Genetic Warriors use. These genes only decide a humans form, how they look, whether their hair is curly or straight, what color their skin is. There is nothing magical about these genes, that is why we must go deeper.


    ¡°In the year 6429, an unknown scientist discovered something, a secret that had been hidden in the human body since our conception. These were ¡®Genes¡¯ the ones that granted us power. Humans had always been able to cultivate, however they could only raise their strength to a certain level before the genomes that created them, also started to restrain them. That¡¯s why the genes that humans use to grant themselves power are sometimes referred to as ¡®Break Genes¡¯¡±


    ¡°They are called ¡®Break Genes¡¯ because they do exactly that, that help us break through the limits that once restricted us, on top of granting us new powers. These ¡®Break Genes¡¯ were hidden very deeply into the human body, however they were numerous as the stars in the sky, most were dormant however, meaning they did nothing. It wasn¡¯t until 5 years after ¡®Break Genes¡¯ were discovered that another scientist found a way to awaken them. By amassing a research team of the greatest geniuses of their time, they researched all the cultivation techniques of the olden ages. They then stitched together a new cultivation technique, called the ¡®Break Gene Awakening Exercise.¡¯ Some humans with talent used this exercise to awaken their genes, as more and more people awakened genes, the science behind these ¡®Break Genes¡¯ got more and more advanced. Eventually the first man produced ¡®Break Gene¡¯ was created and the first Genetic Researchers were born. These primitive genes only did basic tasks such as helping metabolism, or making bald men grow back their hair, but they got more unique as time passed. Soon someone managed to create the inner vision gene, which revolutionized the genetic world. It helped people look at these once hidden genes and awaken them more efficiently, helping the world break into the golden age, that eventually developed into the world we know it as today. Genes also advanced technology, but we shall talk about that another day¡±

 Dao Tag Gene Theory

    ¡°Now you may ask, where do these ¡®Break Genes¡¯ come from. No one knows exactly, but the most popular theory is called the ¡®Dao Mark Gene Theory.¡¯ This theory explains that these ¡®Break Gene¡¯s¡¯ aren¡¯t exactly genes, but small pieces of the grand dao that accumulated in humans after millions of years of evolution. What is the dao? The dao is everything, how the water moves, and how the flames burn. The ¡®Dao Mark Gene Theory¡¯ debates that genes are merely small pieces of the dao that give humans access to their abilities. Higher class genes have more control over the dao, and hence grant their user more power.¡±


    ¡°For example, let us talk about a very popular gene, the stone skin gene. This gene is made up of stone dao marks and skin dao marks, hence combining into the stone skin gene. This theory also explains why some people have more talent and can awaken genes easier than others, it is due to the fact that their body has more of these dao marks than other people. Gene creation is the science of taking material¡¯s with dao marks inside them, and using them as ingredients to form ¡®Break Genes.¡¯¡±


    ¡°Alright, today''s lecture is over. I hope everyone learnt a lot. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have¡±


    Cain was standing still and nearly forgot why he had even come here. He was so fascinated by the lecture that it took him a minute to even realize it was already over. He shook his head and walked into the lab, disciples were performing experiments and reading books and the lecturer was currently answering the disciples. Cain currently had to many questions he wanted answered so he waited in line until the disciples in front of him were done talking to the professor.


    ¡°Hello young man, I¡¯ve never seen you in the lab before. You must be new¡±


    ¡°Yes sir. I only joined the sect today, however I stumbled across your lecture and I feel like my eyes have been opened. I still have a lot of questions however¡¯


    ¡°Go ahead young man, I¡¯m here to answer your inquiries¡±


    ¡°Why is it that despite the almost endless amount of ¡®Break Genes,¡¯ a lot of people end up awakening the same or similar abilities?¡±Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    ¡°The answer to this question is simple. It is because how humans are made, you may have noticed that genetic abilities related to elements are the most common and that is because of the chemical makeup of the human body. We are made up of mainly the 5 elements which are  earth, fire, wood, metal, and water. Naturally because of this a lot of the ¡®Break Genes¡¯ in the human body are related to these elements¡±


    ¡°Why is it that despite the massive amounts of ¡®Break Genes¡¯ in our body, actually awakening a gene is hard process?¡±


    ¡°Well I could explain this to you like this. Despite the endless amount of coal on a planet, diamonds are rare? Its because one needs to apply a huge amount of pressure to coal before it can finally become a diamond. Regular ¡®Break Genes¡¯ can be compared to coal in that sense, most of them are useless, and only an extremely small amount of them can be put to use by humans.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for answering my questions professor.¡±


    ¡°No problem young man. You still haven¡¯t told me your name however¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m disciple Cain¡±


    ¡°Hmm, Cain you have a thirst for knowledge which all Genetic Researchers need. This thirst is more important than talent because it''s what will help you push forward. You should come to my lecture tomorrow, I shall explain how ¡®Break Genes¡¯ also helped advance technology.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll definitely come professor.¡±


    Cain split off from the professor and applied to join the lab, the process was quite easy, he just had to fill a form and complete a small test. Afterwards he was allowed access to the labs resources and books, naturally this wasn¡¯t free and had to be paid for with contribution points. Cain went to public areas and read some of the books on Genetic Research. The information here was truly endless, and seemed to cover all perspectives. This was only the public part of the library and yet the information stored here would be considered high class back on earth.


    As disciples of the Divine Perception Sect, they were rather unrestrained. They only had to complete a mission once a month. After coming back from the public library, he was reminded of that supreme gene stimulating elixir. He had also realized why it was so powerful, it was because it was a grade 2 elixir, normally meant to be used on grade 2 genes, using it on grade 1 genes was overkill. He downed the elixir and instantly noticed it¡¯s effect was far weaker than it had been in the past, he was still satisfied though, since this was enough momentum to break through at least 1 level.


    Strength: 125


    Speed: 200


    Defense: 125


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 2/50]


    Cain called it a night after seeing his new stats, he had a lot to do after today. The sect was filled with plenty of opportunities to increase his strength and knowledge, and he planned to use them all.

 Poor Speary

    The next morning Cain headed out to the research lab, and waited for the lecture to begin.


    ¡°Alright, let us continue with how ¡®Break Genes¡¯ helped technology. Let us take the teleportation pod as the most basic example. The teleportation pod is made up of genes related to space, by using multiple genes that support one another we can create a teleportation system. In the case of most teleportation pods, they are made using the set point gene,the point recall gene, and the teleportation gene. The set point gene sets up a point in space, the point recall gene acts as a signal to find that point set in space, and finally the teleportation gene teleports you to that point. There are also thousands of other support genes to help the process.¡±


    ¡°We can use another example by talking about the virtual world. First there is the virtual world simulating gene, the virtual world connection gene, and the virtual world foundation gene, these are the three main genes used for the virtual world. The watches or helmets most people use to connect to the virtual world first simulate the virtual world, then they use the virtual world connection gene to connect to the virtual world foundation gene.¡±


    ¡°This process is essentially how all technology works, however I¡¯d recommend you learn more since the way I explained it is an extreme simplification of how it truly works.¡±


    Cain once again went to ask questions after the lecture was finished. The professor seemed glad and was happy to see another young genetic researcher. Cain noticed that a young lady was standing beside the professor this time, she was beautiful and it was the first time Cain found himself staring at a woman. The girl noticing his gaze started to blush


    ¡°Ahh Cain, this is my disciple, Miren. She has extreme talent when it comes to genetic research. If only she were a bit more strong willed, she could get a lot done.¡±


    ¡°Oh, It¡¯s nice to meet you Miren.¡±


    Cain put on his best smile, it was his first time liking a girl and naturally he didn¡¯t want to look like a fool. Unfortunately he had messed up, he wasn¡¯t used to smiling so his smile was somewhat horrifying, luckily he was an attractive man or she might have screamed. Miren started giggling upon seeing Cain¡¯s strange smile, making his face feel hot. He decided to cut off this conversation quick before things got any more awkward.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    Cain kept on thinking about Miren as he headed back to his house, but he shook off the thought. He was still weak, so now wasn¡¯t the time for romance. He quickly put his focus onto missions, it was time to start raising his contribution points. He decided to just take every Genetic General Tier 1 mission, and he didn¡¯t plan to come back to the sect until he was done all of them. He packed up some essentials and headed out.


    The first mission stop was the to kill a crystal toad king in the Alrez Swamp¡¯s. This wasn¡¯t going to be like the combat exam he took in the past, beasts had access to gene abilities unlike the warriors in the test, meaning they were a lot stronger.


    He headed into a small village located on the outskirts of the Alrez Swamps and purchased a map. He needed to head for the heart of the swamp, that''s where the crystal toad king was. He wasted no time and headed into the swamps. As he got deeper into the swamps a thick fog started clouding up his view. This fog was toxic to regular creatures however it was ineffective on him.


    ¡°Hiss¡±


    Suddenly a viper shot out from a bush beside him. He quickly swung his spear severing it into two. He didn¡¯t want to be wasteful since anything useful could be sold to the sect for more contribution points, so he stored away the vipers corpse. This sabotage wasn¡¯t going to be the last however, as more and more creatures started attacking him.


    After a few hours of marching, he finally managed to get into the heart of the swamp. The thick fog instantly cleared up revealing an old tree, lounging in front of the tree was a lazy looking toad. The head of the toad had a crystal crown, however the crown didn¡¯t seem to be a real object and was instead a part of the frog itself. The toad rolled over and stared directly at Cain, however it seemed extremely disinterested and started ignoring him.


    He suddenly felt bad, he was about to kill this innocent toad, naturally that wasn¡¯t going to stop him. This was a cruel world, and every improvement was built on the corpses of others. He wasn¡¯t so soft as to let this feeling change his mind. The toad, as if noticing his intentions hopped up. It¡¯s massive frame fell down from the sky onto the area he was standing. Using his ability he flashed away dodging the attack


    The area where the toads body landed was instantly smashed, as mud and stones flew everywhere. The toad got up and turned around to face Cain, it opened its mouth as its tongue rocketed out towards him. He flashed to the side and sliced down on the extended tongue, severing it. The toad instantly went into a frenzy as its eyes turned into a deep shade of red. Cain kept attacking it but its skin was thick rendering most of his attacks useless. Cain tried attacking the toads eyes, but they were like gems of the highest quality, even stronger than its skin. He wanted to attack its mouth but after severing its tongue it refused to open. He finally put his attention towards the final weakness left on the toads body.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry speary, but you¡¯ll have to take one for the team¡±


    Cain tossed his spear and watched it pierce the toads rear end. The toad struggled for a bit before collapsing. Cain had won the battle, but his poor spear had been humiliated, it was a victory, but at what cost?

 Nine-Strike Spear Technique

    Cain finished up a few more missions before heading back to the sect. Unfortunately his spear had been essentially destroyed over these last few battles. It was about time to get a new spear, and maybe learn some spear techniques to increase his strength. He had also found a glaring problem with his ability. Because he essentially teleports, his speed never picks up, making his attacks lose a lot of potential strength. The easiest way to fix this problem was to increase his strength itself, and the best way to do that was with martial skills.


    He headed back to the sect and went directly to the martial building. He started browsing through the martial art books and found one technique that interested him. However this technique had a violet sticker on the front. This sticker meant that unless you had violet grade talent or above, you shouldn¡¯t bother trying to learn the technique since you won¡¯t be capable. Cain read through it an instantly noticed it was incomplete however.


    ¡°Excuse me elder, does the sect have the other parts of this technique?¡±


    ¡°Of course, the middle part is located in the inner sect, and the final part is located in the core sect. Nevertheless, I wouldn¡¯t recommend wasting your time on it, the only reason it''s here is because the sect master had hopes that maybe one day a disciple would be capable of learning it. Yet it¡¯s never happened. ¡±


    ¡°I would still like to try elder¡±


    ¡°Alright, but don¡¯t say I didn¡¯t warn you¡±


    The technique Cain chose was called the ¡®Nine Strike Spear.¡¯ The name sounded pretty normal but the technique itself was extremely impressive. It is split into 9 levels, each level is a single strike, and each strike is twice as strong as the one behind it. This technique only went up to the first 3 strikes, but if Cain mastered it, that would be 8x as strong as his regular hit. He could already understand why this technique was never mastered in the past, if it was so easy to learn then everyone would be wielding immense power.


    Cain went and bought a new spear right afterwards. He had used up all his contribution points by now making him broke once more. He realized doing missions took to long, he wanted to find a more efficient way to earn contribution points. After snooping around a little he learned about the inner sect challenges, it was a test of speed, strength, and defense. This challenge has been around since the start of the sect and recorded the best results. You can take the challenge once a year, and if you manage to set a new record, the reward is tremendous.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    People rarely actually did it though, because the current records were considered unbreakable. It had been hundreds of years since they were set and not a single person has broken through one of them since. Cain had no confidence in regards to strength and defence, but if they were talking about speed, few would be his match.


    He entered the record room and word soon travelled around the sect. Everytime someone challenge the records the inner sect disciples would gather around and treat it as some sort of event. Some people would even start making gambles on whether the challenger would win or lose. Cain hadn¡¯t been around the sect for a long time, so when the other disciples realized he was attempting the challenge, they just thought he was another overconfident newbie.


    ¡°Who is this kid, I¡¯ve never even seen him around before and he¡¯s attempting to break the speed record.¡±


    ¡°Probably a new disciple who thought he was a genius since that was what he was told growing up. However now he will learn the hard truth, even geniuses are just regular people here¡±


    ¡°Hmph, over confident. There''s no joy even betting on this type of person since there''s no chance they will win. Had it been senior brother Petrus, it would have been interesting¡±


    ¡°Senior brother Petrus has no time for this, hes currently a tier 3 Genetic General and I hear he¡¯s trying to break through to Tier 4 so he can join the inner sect.¡±


    Cain could understand why the disciples would look down on him. He had only been in the sect for around 30 days, and 29 of those days were spent doing missions. However, it was about time to get his name out a little. He walked into the room, it was a massive field that reached 100,000 meters across. You just had to reach the end in the fastest time possible.


    ¡°Previous record setter: Nagal Craon, Time - 11.3 seconds¡±


    ¡°Are you ready competitor. Begin in 3, 2, 1, GO!¡±


    The second the mechanical voice stopped talking Cain flashed across the field, each step would take him around 13,000 meters. The disciples watching him were shocked, before they even realized what was happening Cain had already reached the end of the field.


    ¡°Congratulations, you have set a new record of 7.6 seconds¡±


    ¡°Your reward is 50,000 contribtuion points¡±


    He had only earned around 1000 contribution points after his month of finishing missions. Now that he had this 50,000 he could really start abusing the resources the sect had to offer. He left the record room under the eyes of the surprised disciples


    ¡°Looks like there''s a true genius who just joined our sect¡±


    ¡°Yep, seems like senior brother Lambard might have his position as 10th ranked outer sect disciple taken from him soon¡±

 Pink Underwear?

    The outer sect had plenty of contest, mostly centering around the 10 outer sect disciples spots. They received better treatment then regular outer sect disciples and they didn¡¯t even have to take part in the inner sect examination. They just needed to become tier 4 Genetic Generals, and they could move right into the inner sect.


    ¡°Brother, I just saw your performance and I was really shocked. My name is Durren, it''s nice to meet you brother ...¡±


    ¡°Cain¡±


    ¡°Ahh yes, brother Cain. Why don¡¯t you join me and let me introduce you to my friends. People need friends to survive in this place or else you¡¯ll get bullied¡±


    ¡°Bullied?¡±


    ¡°Of course of course. The sect is split into factions run by the disciples, students who aren¡¯t part of them will get mistreated by the other disciples. It¡¯s important to join one¡±


    ¡°Especially now that you¡¯ve set a record like that, odds are you¡¯ve angered the top 10 disciples with that performance¡±


    ¡°Why would my performance anger them?¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain you are too naive. Your performance is like one-upping them since even they weren¡¯t capable of beating those records. Now they will try and suppress you to regain their face, it''s a dangerous moment for you right now.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t the elders protect the disciples at all?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. The elders in charge of this area are merely outer sect elders, who wield very little power. They might be able to suppress regular disciples, but against the top 10 disciples their threats become useless.¡±This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    ¡°So how do these factions work exactly, will I have to pay contribution points or anything to join them?¡±


    ¡°No worries brother Cain, me and my friends are from a small faction called the greenwood faction. We are merely a group of disciples trying to stay afloat, we won¡¯t restrict you at all¡±


    As Cain and Durren were talking, a young man leading a small group bumped into them.


    ¡°Guys, look who it is, the greenwood faction. Durren I¡¯d recommend you back off, our leader Lambard has told us to humiliate this newbie a little bit, just to show him his place. Don¡¯t worry we won¡¯t go to hard¡±


    ¡°Hmph, don¡¯t try to push it Serlon. Now that Cain is part of our faction, I plan to protect him¡±


    ¡°You really want to go against our Lambard faction. I thought you were smart in the past Durren since you always knew when to back off but clearly you are quite stupid. Common guys, let''s teach these kids a lesson¡±


    The group of disciples following Serlon formed a circle around Cain and Durren.


    ¡°I¡¯ll hold them off brother Cain, you escape in the meanwhile¡±


    ¡°Nonsense, since you were willing to protect me, I¡¯ll need to return the favor¡±


    The disciples around the area had gathered around to watch the show.


    ¡°Looks like the Lambard faction wants to teach that new kid  a lesson¡±


    ¡°Looks like he¡¯ll have to take the humiliation for now. If only he had a bit more time to grow¡±


    The crowd clearly didn¡¯t have much hope for Cain and Durren. The Lambard Faction was one of the strongest factions in the outer sect, just there numbers alone could crush Cain and Durren¡¯s group 100 times. However Cain had no plans of being humiliated, he used his ability and flashed quickly before reappearing in the same spot. Serlon and his group suddenly felt a chill travel down their spines, however Cain moved so fast they had no idea what had happened


    ¡°Pink underwear? I didn¡¯t know you had such strange taste Serlon¡±


    Serlon looked down upon hearing Cain¡¯s remark and suddenly realized why he felt so cold. His clothes had been torn off leaving him and the rest of his group half naked. The crowd of spectators burst into a cacophony of laughs, making Serlon and his group go red with shame.


    ¡°DAMMIT CAIN. YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK, THE LAMBARD FACTION WON¡¯T LET YOU OFF¡±


    They ran off while using their hands to cover their privates. They didn¡¯t want to stay around and be laughed at any longer. Cain knew he just made a big enemy, but he didn¡¯t mind. If he had the chance he¡¯d have done it again, and a little pressure was never a bad thing, this could be a chance for him to grow.

 Greenwood Faction

    Durren led Cain to an old building, this was the place where the greenwood faction resided.


    ¡°Let me introduce you to everyone Cain. This is Lefric, our leader, Nabar who¡¯s in charge of scouting, and this is Aliz, she''s in charge of healing. Factions work best by having team members whose gene fulfill a different purpose. Like my gene is defense based so I¡¯m the vanguard, and Lefric has a strength based gene so he''s our offense. You¡¯ve got speed so you¡¯d be a nice fit into our group¡±


    Cain only now realized that factions worked like this. It made sense to him though. A person couldn¡¯t have too many genes at once, so having a team where each person fills a different role will increase your efficiency tremendously.


    ¡°Nice to meet you Cain. I saw your performance and you really impressed us¡±


    Lefric as the leader was outgoing and greeted Cain first. He seemed enthusiastic that Cain had joined their group.


    ¡°Our faction was in need of someone like you brother Cain. The Flame Rebel Faction was starting problems with us recently, and were in need of your help.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re new at the school Cain, so you wouldn¡¯t know about this, but the Flame Rebel Faction is our rival. Recently they¡¯ve managed to recruit a decently talented student, and using this momentum they started suppressing us¡±


    Nabar pitched in at this moment, telling Cain about the situation.


    ¡°I hate those Flame Rebel Faction people, they are so obnoxious. Just because they have a somewhat talented new recruit, they think they can step all over us.¡±


    Aliz spoke. despite her role as the groups healer, she seemed very hotheaded.Stolen novel; please report.


    ¡°Now that we have you, we can finally request a rematch faction fight. They beat us in the past but this time we can get revenge¡±


    Cain was confused with everything that was happening. He had only just recently learned that factions were a thing and he somehow already got dragged into a fight. He shook his head, since he had already come this far, he might as well help them. Also when Durren was willing to take a beating to help him, it made Cain¡¯s respect for this group go up tremendously. They were clearly a very close group, who would tide through anything together. It wasn¡¯t bad having friends like these.


    ¡°You guys should have seen what Cain did to Serlon¡¯s group. He cut up their clothing leaving them half naked, they didn''t even see him coming. I¡¯m thinking we should replicate that to teach those Flame Rebel people a real lesson.¡±


    Durren let out an evil laugh as he stated his plan. Cain suddenly felt like these people weren¡¯t so innocent after all.


    ¡°He really did that to Serlon¡¯s group. We are in for some trouble now. You can¡¯t humiliate a dog without considering who its owner is, Lambard won¡¯t take this lying down¡±


    Lefric was much more mature than Durren, so he instantly saw the problem here.


    ¡°Luckily Lambard won¡¯t be bothered to waste his time on, so he¡¯ll only send some lackies at best. You might have to apologize to Lambard, Cain, that''s the easiest way to solve this¡±


    ¡°They try to humiliate me and now I have to apologize? I¡¯m afraid I don¡¯t live in such a perfect world. If they want to trouble, then they can come here and get it¡±


    ¡°Cain you¡¯re still new to the sect so you don''t understand. The outer sect is essentially ruled by the top 10 disciples, what they say goes. Even if you can beat off the lackeys, Lambard himself will eventually come. He''s a tier 2 genetic general with the sun body gene, that gene is extremely powerful, that''s why Lambard has managed to make his way to the top 10.


    Once someone reaches the Genetic General level, the tier of the gene wasn¡¯t very important. The most important aspect was the gene¡¯s ability itself. The sun body gene turns someone into a miniature star, making their strength raise tremendously. It¡¯s one of the most well known class 2 gene and could easily destroy other genes of the same class.


    Cain wasn¡¯t worried however, every gene had a weakness, and part of being a genetic warrior was minimizing your weakness and maximizing your strengths. Now that he knew Lambard¡¯s ability he already had an edge since he could come up with counter strategies. Cain knew he couldn¡¯t beat someone with strong defense, but he wasn¡¯t afraid of someone with strong power.


    ¡°No worries, I¡¯ll deal with things as they come, no point worrying about it now¡±


    Lefric shook his head hearing Cain¡¯s words. He felt like he didn¡¯t understand how strong Lambard was. He wasn¡¯t someone their small faction could deal with.


    ¡°Alright, let''s not nag Cain anymore. It¡¯s time to start practicing, the Flame Rebel Faction won¡¯t see us coming¡±


    Just like that, Cain¡¯s journey in the greenwood faction began.

 The Sects Founder

    A few days later, the Greenwood Faction exited their base with their backs straight and their faces proud. It seemed their session of training went by very successfully, so now they had full confidence to defeat the Flame Rebel Faction. They applied for a challenge and naturally the Flame Rebel Faction accepted, they knew the Greenwood faction had a new recruit but they weren¡¯t worried.


    ¡°Ha, I thought after we beat you last time you guys had given up. Oh well, me and my group don''t mind teaching you guys another lesson.¡±


    The leader of the Flame Rebel Faction went straight to trash talking. His teammates broke into laughter hearing him speak. They looked at the Greenwood faction members with arrogance, clearly not putting them in their eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get too cocky. You only won last time because you managed to get a new recruit faster than we did. Now it''s time for payback¡±


    ¡°You think just because you managed to get someone to raise your numbers you can win? Finding scrapes is easy, but finding a gem is hard. I doubt the person who joined your team is anything special. After all, how could anyone with talent join a group of losers like you¡±


    ¡°Enough. Let''s talk with our fists, words are empty after all¡±


    The two factions got up on the arena, a few disciples had heard about this fight and decided to come watch. The sect was rather boring, since all you could do was train or complete missions, so people would often watch events like this just for fun. Cain¡¯s current role was support, he was meant to watch out and help his teammates if he noticed them struggling. Naturally this was a waste of his strength, but he didn¡¯t mind, he was here to help out ultimately.


    The second the fight started, the two factions rushed at each other. Cain stood back and merely helped when he could. He didn¡¯t want to stand out too much so he decided to only go all out if his team was about to lose. However it seemed his worries were unnecessary because they managed to slowly overtake the other team. Eventually Lefric landed a heavy blow on the other team''s leader, knocking him out of the arena.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    ¡°Hmph, all your big talk but you¡¯ve already lost. I was expecting more of a challenge. You guys are nothing special after all.¡±


    Aliz didn¡¯t waste her chance to curse at the Flame Rebel Faction


    ¡°So what, you¡¯ve only beaten us once meaning we¡¯re currently tied. Just prepare yourself, we¡¯ll come back for this humiliation one day.¡±


    ¡°As if were scared of you. Come back to challenge us whenever you want, our Greenwood faction isn¡¯t afraid¡±


    The battle was over and Cain hadn¡¯t really done much other than support. However he was glad, if he won the battle for them then they would get no pleasure from it. It would almost feel like cheating. The group headed back to the faction house, but cain decided to split off from them. He hadn¡¯t been to the genetic research lab in a while and he wanted to see if anything was going on. If he was lucky he might catch another lecture.


    When he reached the lab, there was unfortunately no lecture. He wasn¡¯t bothered though, there were still plenty of books he hadn¡¯t gone through. Browsing through the library he checked book after book, looking for something that peaked his interest. He headed towards the end of the library, this area of the library was decrypt and old, but Cain always believed that gold was hidden under the dirt. At last he stumbled upon an old book, this book seemed as old as the sect itself since it was nearly falling apart. Had it not been made out of high grade materials it would have turned to dust a long time ago.


    ¡®The Autobiography of Mogel Belmon¡¯


    Cain had heard this name before, it was the name of the person who had created the Divine Perception Sect. He was curious as to why an autobiography of him was hidden in this public library, it seemed no one knew about it because something like this would be considered a sect treasure. He asked the librarian and learnt that the higher ups of the sect had copies of the book, they decided to leave the original here because it was already in poor condition and they wanted disciples to learn about their sects founder. Cain naturally was interested about the man who founded the sect, so he delved into the book.


    ¡°If you are reading this, odds are I am already dead. This sect was merely something I created in the passing, however by the time my life was over I realized it was the only home I had left, so I decided to leave this book here. This book will go over my life, and all the things I¡¯ve accomplished. I am not afraid of death, however I am afraid of being forgotten¡±


    Cain read through the entire book in one sitting. There were ups, and downs, and moments when he nearly broke out into tears. The book was truly well written and went over all of Mogel Belmons life. He was born as an ordinary child however he refused to be left to mediocrity, so he fought. He fought all his life and became a hero whose name resounded across the universe. Unfortunately he discovered a secret he wasn¡¯t powerful enough to protect. He was chased down by his enemies and eventually had to come back to the sect, and left his autobiography here. The secret he unrecovered was never revealed, and it seemed that even after death his enemies didn¡¯t get what they wanted. After finishing, when he was about to put the book away, he accidentally cut his finger on the edge of a page. The blood poured down the edge and into the center of the book, as if it was being absorbed. Suddenly the book gave off a resplendent light and a voice boomed into Cain¡¯s head.

 Grandpa In The Book

    ¡°Hmm, young man you¡¯re talent is quite good. Seems like you have the potential to be my successor¡±


    Cain was stunned when he heard this voice in his head. He looked around the library and realized no one was near him.


    ¡°Relax boy, there''s no one here. I¡¯m only a small part of my original bodies soul. I had sealed myself in here waiting for someone suitable to come along. Unfortunately this sect is too damn weak, even the most talented student didn¡¯t reach my requirements.¡±


    ¡°Wait wait wait. Who even are you¡±


    ¡°Naturally I¡¯m Mogel Belmon, who else could I be?¡±


    ¡°But Mogel Belmon died a long time ago¡±


    ¡°You aren¡¯t wrong about that. I¡¯m already dead, like I said before this is a piece of my soul I sealed here to find a suitable successor. I¡¯m guessing you¡¯ve already read my autobiography, so you must know about that secret I found. I managed to seal that secret and lure my enemies away, however I¡¯m just not satisfied. Those damn bandits chased me until I couldn¡¯t run anymore, had they not ganged up on me I wouldn¡¯t have been pushed to such an extreme. I managed to kill all of them except for one, that bastard got away. As long as you promise to kill him when you are strong enough, I¡¯ll naturally give you what the entire universe chased after me for.¡±


    ¡°How strong is he, and what''s his name?¡±


    ¡°Kid, I¡¯m worried if I tell you, you wouldn¡¯t dare take the risk¡±


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    ¡°Fine, but don¡¯t say I didn¡¯t warn you. He was a Genetic Emperor the last time I killed him, however he may already have become a Genetic Monarch by now, I¡¯m not sure¡±


    ¡°Genetic Emperor, Genetic Warrior?¡±


    ¡°Dammit kid, don¡¯t tell me you are so weak that you don¡¯t even know how the tiers go¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m the one doing you a favor old man¡±


    ¡°Okay fine fine. Let me quickly explain so you have an idea of what you¡¯re going up against. From weakest to strongest we go, Genetic Warrior, Genetic General, Genetic Prince, Genetic King, Genetic Emperor, and Genetic Monarch, there are tiers beyond that but you don¡¯t have to worry about that for the moment. Each new rank is 10x stronger than the one before it, from the looks of it you are a Genetic General, meaning he¡¯s 1,000x stronger than you. Naturally that''s only if he hadn¡¯t ranked up to Genetic Monarch, if so he¡¯d be 10,000x stronger than you¡­¡±


    ¡°Damn, he really is strong¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    The old man was shocked with Cain¡¯s reaction, most kids would start shaking from hearing those numbers alone.


    ¡°I¡¯m glad you aren¡¯t afraid kid, that''s half the battle. With my secret you don¡¯t have to be worried about being weaker than him for long. His name is Zigor Kost, he¡¯s the emperor of the Kost Empire, so you won''t just have to face him alone, but the royal family behind him as well¡±


    ¡°Kost Empire? Is that like the Zoolean Empire?¡±


    ¡°Zoolean Empire, HA. You can¡¯t even compare them. The Zoolean Empire is ruled by a genetic king, even the Sacred Union only has a Genetic Emperor in charge. the Kost Empire is run by Genetic Monarchs, the only reason Zigor managed to become king early was due to his overwhelming talent. The main reason you can live in peace is because this part of the universe is considered backwater¡±


    ¡°The more you talk, the more weak I feel. How about we get straight to the inheritance part¡±


    ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re right, I¡¯ve spent enough time talking. Anyways the getting the inheritance is rather simple. I left it hidden on a certain part of the Divine Mountain, but to be honest I¡¯ve forgotten where exactly¡±


    ¡°What do you mean you¡¯ve forgotten!?!¡±


    ¡°Kid don''t blame me, you dont realize how long I¡¯ve been sealed in this stupid book, my memory has gotten a little blurry over the years. You don¡¯t have to worry though, the Divine Mountain is big but as long as we search the area around it, we¡¯ll find the spot eventually¡±


    ¡°The only problem is how am I going to get near the Divine Mountain. Only the top 10 inner sect disciples can move around in that area¡±


    ¡°Sounds like you¡¯ve just answered your own question. We just need to get you a top 10 spot, and our problems will be solved!¡±


    Cain suddenly felt like the saying ¡®The older the wiser¡¯ was definitely not true.

 Snail Realm Desert

    Cain put away the book, but Oldman Belmon¡¯s soul was already attached to him, so he could follow Cain around anywhere. He quickly left the research lab and ran back to his house, he felt paranoid that someone would see the soul floating on his shoulder and think he was haunted.


    ¡°Relax kid. No one except you can see me, it¡¯s a simple thing to hide myself from these people¡±


    Cain didn¡¯t trust this oldman, he had forgotten where he put the inheritance with one of the greatest secrets in the universe. It wouldn¡¯t be surprising if he forgot how to hide himself properly.


    ¡°Anyways kid, the best way to level up is to train your strength. Let me see what your gene is so I have an idea what I¡¯m working with.¡±


    Cain used his gene and gave a brief description of how it worked.


    ¡°Hmm, a time based gene? Those are pretty rare, it would have been simpler if you had a defense based gene. We could of just had you beaten up a few hundred times.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Heh, kid you have fortune and misfortune. This gene is definitely one of the best I¡¯ve seen for its grade, but since it falls in a category that''s a bit niche, it¡¯ll be much harder to level up. However you¡¯re lucky you have me around, I have a few ways to help you. First we could throw you in a blackhole, and you can feel how it warps the time around it to get a better understanding of how time works. Or we could seal up your soul for a few hundred years, feeling that massive amount of time pass by in an instance may enlighten you.¡±


    ¡°How about we do something that doesn¡¯t involve having me killed¡­¡±


    ¡°Kid you won''t die from being sealed up for hundreds of years, in fact you may even have a few years left to yourself when you wake up.¡±You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    Seeing Cain glare at him, Oldman Belmon decided to change his tactics.


    ¡°Alright, we can always do something else. Of course they won''t be nearly as efficient as a black hole, but whatever, it''s up to you. Now that I think about it, there''s a place on Divine Perception Planet that is perfect for this situation. The Snail Realm Desert, the time there is slightly distorted due to an unknown reason, in fact it was one of the main reasons I decided to stop here and eventually create the Divine Perception Sects. Too bad I could never figure out its cause before I had to leave.¡±


    ¡°What exactly is the Snail Realm Desert?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a small desert on the opposite side of the planet. The time in that place is a bit wonky, sometimes it moves fast, sometimes slow. It¡¯s considered a forbidden zone because if enter at the wrong time, you¡¯ll most likely lose your life. Don¡¯t worry about that though, even though I never discovered what exactly caused the zone, I know how to avoid the dangerous times.¡±


    Cain decided to take the risk and follow Oldman Belmons advice. The sooner he got the inheritance, the better. He would also have to face Lambard sooner or later, whether it was to settle their grudge, or to get into the top 10. They were truly destined opponents. He left the sect as soon as possible, naturally he informed the Greenwood faction first. They wanted to come along to provide him support, but Cain was adamant that he would be fine on his own. He took a few portals and was soon near the Snail Realm Desert.


    ¡°See that golden desert right in front of you kid? That''s the Snail Realm Desert, if you look closely enough you can see that the air moves a bit strangely, that''s the time distortion at work. From what I remember, the time becomes most stable every year, on the same day. At that point we could stay in the desert for about 24 hours with no worries. Let me just calculate the best time to enter.¡±


    Oldman Belmon started counting on his fingers.


    ¡°Oldman, don¡¯t you have a better method of calculation?¡±


    ¡°Heh, you are still too young after all. Don¡¯t bash the basics, they work the best¡±


    After about half an hour of counting fingers, Oldman Belmon suddenly snapped his eyes back open.


    ¡°Looks like we have about 3 days before the best moment arrives. Kid you really have some unfair luck, managing to get here at such a perfect time. If I had this luck in the past those bastards wouldn¡¯t of had a chance against me¡±


    Oldman Belmon suddenly started sounding bitter. Even he was jealous of Cain¡¯s luck and talent. He decided to tell Cain about some of his achievements during his youth to even the playing field.


    ¡°You know, when I was your age, I fought back against 10 of my enemies who had the same strength as me!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re autobiography said you fought off 5¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    The remaining 3 days passed by silently.

 The Realms Of Understanding

    ¡°Alright kid, the time is perfect. Let''s head in¡±


    Cain, who was cultivating, suddenly heard Oldman Belmon say. He got up and headed into the deserts. The second he took a step in he felt the time around him distort slightly, everything was moving a bit slower than it was before. He felt extremely sluggish, as if he was trying to move through some sort of liquid. Cain eventually reached the middle part of the desert under the directions of Oldman Belmon. This was the spot where the forces of time were the strongest, making it the best place to train.


    ¡°Alright kid, close your eyes and feel the time flowing around you. You must understand that time isn¡¯t something intangible, it exists all around us, it''s just the human senses are incapable of seeing or touching it. I¡¯m not a time gene master, so I can¡¯t help you much in this regard. Fortunately, one of my friends from the past was a time gene master, and he taught me some of the basics which I¡¯m now telling you.¡±


    Cain sat down and concentrated fully, however no matter how hard he tried, he simply couldn¡¯t reach the state Oldman Belmon talked about. He started getting frustrated but he held on.


    ¡°Kid relax, you think this state is so easy to reach simply because you know too little about it. You are still a newbie in the cultivation world so you don¡¯t understand that their are realms of understanding for every gene, or more specifically, for the ability behind the gene. The first realm is the sight realm. For example, someone with a fire based gene would pursue the understanding of flames, once they reached the sight realm, they would be able to see all the fire energy that exists in the world. Even a genius would take years to reach the first realm, you just need a little bit of time, literally¡±


    Oldman Belmon started snickering at his own joke, but got interrupted by Cain before he could continue chortling.


    ¡°How exactly to these realms of understanding go?¡±


    ¡°Well first we have sight realm which I¡¯ve already explained. Then hearing realm, smelling realm, and finally touching realm. They are all self explanatory, however touching realm is a bit special¡±If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    ¡°Special?¡±


    ¡°At that realm you can directly interact with the energy in the air, everything exists as energy, time is just a different form of energy, so it''s no exception. Being able to directly interact with the energy will reap you plenty of benefits, in your case, you would be able to manipulate time on a small scale without even using your gene. This is another reason people at higher realms can easily crush those below them, because their understandings are much deeper¡±


    ¡°Is their a realm beyond touching?¡±


    ¡°Heh don''t worry about that for now kid, the touching realm alone is extremely rare. Even at my prime I only reached the smelling realm, and I was a peak Genetic Emperor, only a foot away from being a Genetic Monarch. Just focus on sensing the time flow around you, being able to actually reach the seeing realm in a single sitting is unrealistic.¡±


    Cain took Oldman Belmon¡¯s advice and put his focus back onto cultivating. However having the insight of the realms helped clear up his thoughts. He decided to put his full focus on trying to see the time float around him. He tried visualizing the time energy around him as thousands of droplets of water, congealing together to form an ocean. Each of these droplets were just a single part of the river of time. This river had no beginning and no end, and simply ran on forever, endlessly.


    Suddenly he saw something strange, a droplet formed in front of his eyes, it was only a single one but he could tell it was hiding the secrets of time within it. He reached out his hand to touch this droplet, but his fingers ran right through, it was completely intangible. He could see it but he couldn¡¯t touch it. He focused his attention fully on this droplet, however it seemed to do nothing, it was simply floating there, minding its own business. He strained his eyes and suddenly this droplet split into 2.


    These 2 pieces then split into 4, and then 8, so on and so forth. Eventually Cain¡¯s entire view was filled with these water droplets, however strangely enough they didn¡¯t seem to impede his sight at all, in fact he felt his vision was better than it had ever been. These droplets filled up the world around him, he looked around and noticed some areas had less of these time droplets. The time in those areas passed by more slowly. He then looked at areas where there were more time droplets, and noticed the time flow in that area was much faster. He deduced that areas with no time droplets would naturally be frozen in time.


    Cain decided to use his ability, and see how exactly it affected time. Just as he was about to use his ability, he noticed the time droplets in the area had gathered around him, and formed something akin to a suit of armor around his body. The armor was thick with time droplets and he suddenly realized how his ability really worked. He was never ¡®deleting¡¯ time, instead he was simply causing the time around himself to accelerate to an extreme point, making him move so fast it was akin to teleportation. This armor only lasted 10 seconds before dissipating, making his speed drop back to normal. He had gone through a lot of enlightenment in this moment, so now it was time to see the fruits of his labor.


    Strength: 200


    Speed: 350


    Vitality: 200


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 5/50]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight

 Beat The Dogs, Threaten The Master

    Cain had directly jumped up 3 levels, and he could feel his control over his ability had improved tremendously. He could now use it far more efficiently, and its effect was even stronger than it had been in the past. Being able to see how the time energy flows could even help him come up with unique techniques, much like his slow spear in his past.


    ¡°Hmm, kid you seem stronger than before. Seems like you¡¯ve successfully broken through. However there''s something off about you, did you gain some sort of enlightenment?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve reached the sight realm¡±


    ¡°WHAT!?! No way kid, are you sure you aren¡¯t just seeing things? Maybe the stress from not being able to reach the sight realm just made you go crazy. It¡¯s impossible for you to be in the sight realm¡±


    ¡°Why would I need to lie to you, oldman?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Oldman Belmon naturally didn¡¯t have a response for that. He was shocked nonetheless, reaching the sight realm in a single sitting couldn¡¯t be done by talent alone, it required tremendous luck as well, and Cain was overflowing with both.


    ¡°Alright, it''s better this way. Now you¡¯ll be able to smack around that 10th ranked kid no problem. It¡¯s about time we left here, the time is about to go back into chaos, and if we get caught in the middle of that timestorm we¡¯ll be in big trouble¡±


    Cain looked around and noticed that the time energy in the air was starting to fluctuate a little. In the past it was quite calm, like a pond with no ripples, however now it was like someone was tossing stones into that pond, making the energy in the air ripple slightly, and it was only getting stronger as time passed.


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    ¡°Not exactly, but I have somewhat of an idea. The most logical answer would be a time based gene. Some experts seal their genes behind after they die, waiting for a successor to come along and take that gene. This may be a similar scenario, and the gene itself is what is causing the distortions of time in this area¡±


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying this may be a good chance for me¡±


    ¡°Heh, not so fast kid. You¡¯re still too weak at the moment, and from the looks of it, this gene is quite powerful. Maybe in the future when you get a little stronger, you can come back and search this area more thoroughly.¡±


    Cain and Oldman Belmon soon left the Snail Realm Desert, and made it back outside. Looking back, you could see that the time which was originally calm had already gone back into chaos. Some zones were so thick with time energy, Cain could estimate that hundreds of years would pass by in a single moment in a spot like that. Had he been caught up in that he would have died of old age instantly, that would not be a very fun way to go.


    ¡°Kid stop dawdling, let''s get back to the sect already.¡±


    It didn¡¯t take long before the two were back in front of the sect. Cain who was originally heading back to his house, was suddenly stopped by Durren. Durren was currently in bad shape, let he had just taken a beating.


    ¡°What happened to you?¡±


    ¡°Cain, you¡¯ve got to leave quickly. Lambard¡¯s lackey¡¯s are surrounding the greenwood faction house, and say that unless you come to take a beating, then all your friends will take a beating for you¡±


    ¡°Hmph, they are really pushing it. Don¡¯t worry about me, I¡¯ve just had a breakthrough, if I can¡¯t even handle a few lackeys, then my years of cultivation would have gone to waste¡±


    Durren tried to persuade Cain otherwise, but what kind of person would he be if he left his friends behind to take a beating for him. Even if he didn¡¯t have the confidence to win this fight, he would come all the same. Durren and Cain soon arrived at the greenwood faction house, it was surrounded by people, and the familiar Serlon was leading at front.


    ¡°Looks like you have some guts after all Cain. I was certain that you ran away a long time ago. Surround him boys, make sure not to kill him accidentally, but Lambard said we could cripple him for a few months no problem.¡±


    Watching the people surround him, Cain didn¡¯t get scared, instead he smirked. He was about to teach these kids a lesson they¡¯d never forget.


    ¡°You really think I¡¯m a soft permission you can crush whenever you want? Your first mistake was messing with me, and your biggest mistake was messing with my friends¡±


    Cain stormed into the group of people, his body was like a ghost that moved around at the speed of light. Before a person could even notice, they had already taken a beating. Serlon got the worst of it, and was beaten so severely that his face swelled up to the size of a melon. He was trying to talk, but his lips were so swollen that his words came out muffled.


    ¡°Tell your leader to come here as well. Just beating his dogs isn¡¯t enough to satiate my anger.¡±

 Completed Nine-Strike Spear Technique

    Serlon and his group didn¡¯t take long before disbanding. Despite how angry Serlon was, he knew he wasn¡¯t even close to being Cain¡¯s match, so he would have to tell Lambard. Once Lambard came, Cain would be taught not to mess with the Lambard Faction ever again.


    ¡°How in the hell¡­¡±


    Lefric, Aliz, and Nabar were shocked by Cain¡¯s performance. They knew he was strong, but they always thought he was about as powerful as them, and only had amazing speed. They only just realized how wrong they were.


    ¡°Cain, I really underestimated you. However even with your strength Lambard won¡¯t be an easy opponent¡±


    Lefric had taken the worst of the beatings, however he wasn¡¯t angry at Cain at all. In fact, the first thing he thought about was Cain¡¯s well being.


    ¡°What are you worrying about. Did you not just see the same thing I saw, even Lambard would have to go full out if he wanted to beat Cain¡±


    Aliz pitched in


    ¡°I agree with Aliz, Lefric. Based on my estimations, the odds of Cain winning a battle against Lambard are about 48 to 52. Making them quite evenly matched. Even if Lambard won, he wouldn¡¯t be able to humiliate Cain, so we don¡¯t have to worry¡±


    Nabar, who was the eyes of the group, seemed to know a lot about this kind of stuff.


    ¡°Yeah, let''s just support brother Cain in becoming the new top 10 disciple¡±


    Durren cheered excitedly.


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    Meanwhile, while this was going on, Serlon had already run back to Lambards house.


    ¡°Master Lambard, we¡¯ve besmirched your name. That Cain person was to strong for us to beat, so unfortunately we couldn¡¯t do anything against him¡±


    ¡°Hmph, if he couldn¡¯t even beat back you guys, he wouldn¡¯t be worth much. It¡¯s better this way, fighting someone who isn¡¯t a worthy opponent is no fun. Go set up a fight, say I challenge Cain in front of the entire outer sect. I want everyone to see what happens when you go against me¡±


    Lambard was a thin man, with tanned skin. Despite the fact that he was sitting in darkness, his body gave of a light, that luminated the entire room. Serlon who was kneeling in front of him could feel this light burning on his body, making him sweat all over.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry master Lambard. Once you beat Cain, people will remember that you aren¡¯t someone they can mess with!¡±


    Back at the Greenwood Faction house, Cain and the rest of the group were currently talking when they got news of the challenge, which would take place 1 month from now.


    ¡°Looks like Lambard isn¡¯t going to sit still anymore, Cain this is a good opportunity for you. Even if you don¡¯t win, as long as you perform well enough, the other disciples will still look up to you.¡±


    Lefric spoke.


    ¡°Indeed, however your speed alone isn¡¯t enough, you need a martial skill as well. Lambard is said to be currently training the Divine Halberd Movements, and he may have even reached the second layer of the technique, if so his strength will raise tremendously. You need something to even the playing field¡±


    Nabar seemed to calculate all the loose ends, instantly revealing Cain¡¯s biggest weakness.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve already got a technique I¡¯ve been practicing. A month later I¡¯ll have no worries¡±


    Naturally the move Cain was talking about was the Nine Strike Spear Technique. He would need this month fully if he wanted to reach the first layer, so he wasted no more time in the Greenwood faction and headed back home to start training. Oldman Belmon who was originally quiet instantly started chattering again.


    ¡°Hmm, this technique looks pretty familiar. I just can¡¯t put my finger on it¡­ Oh yeah, I remember, this was the technique I left behind in this sect. I managed to win it off the Spear Sovereign back in the day, ya know the Spear Sovereign was famous because of this technique. I challenged him to a game of chess and managed to win it off him. Unfortunately he didn¡¯t know about my title at the time, the Scam Sovereign¡±


    ¡°You seem way too proud of a title like that, Oldman¡±


    ¡°What do you know kid, scamming is an artform that took me hundreds of years to master. Your technique looks a bit different from the one I got in the past though¡±


    ¡°This is the incomplete version¡±


    ¡°Heh, kid, what are you doing learning the incomplete version when I¡¯m right here¡±


    A flash of information suddenly flew into Cain¡¯s head. It was the complete version of the Nine Strike Spear, and was far more sophisticated then the incomplete version he had learnt in the past.

 Fighting Lambard

    He spent the next month training in solitude. Oldman Belmon would occasionally chime in and tell him how he could improve. Just like that, the day of the battle was already upon them. Cain exited his house, however he seemed very different them he was a month ago. His aura was sharp and heavy, and just looking at him would give weak disciples a stabbing sensation in their eyes.


    The entire outer sect was jumping around in excitement. It had been a long time since a disciples ranked in the top 10 was challenged, and this fight was set to take place in front of the entire outer court, meaning everyone could spectate. People were gathering around, some had snacks and drinks, others were making bets. Naturally the odds in Cain¡¯s favor were miniscule, going at 1:100.


    Cain wasn¡¯t going to waste this chance to make some easy contribution points, so he put his entire 50k savings in at one go. He wasn¡¯t planning on losing this fight so naturally he wasn¡¯t worried that he¡¯d lose everything.


    ¡°Kid, you are a lot stronger than you were in the past. Just the first layer of the Nine Strike Spear Technique is enough to raise your strength massively. Looks like we¡¯ll be heading to the Divine Mountain soon¡±


    ¡°Who knows. Lambard should be quite strong if he was capable of holding onto the top 10 for so long, maybe he has a trump card¡±


    Cain first headed to the Greenwood Faction house. He noticed that they were all somewhat jittery, like it was them about to go to battle and not him.


    ¡°Cain, you¡¯re aura seems a lot stronger than it did in the past. Seems like Lambard won¡¯t even be your match anymore¡±


    ¡°Yeah! You guys this is a perfect chance for us to make it rich. The odds of Cain winning are 1 to 100, so we can¡¯t waste it¡±


    Aliz was salivating at the idea of suddenly becoming rich. Hearing her words, the rest of the group decided to support Cain by betting in his favor. After that they headed towards the arena. The arena was located in the heart of the outer court, and this was usually where all the main events were held. People had already gathered around however the two main competitors were nowhere to be seen.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    Cain left behind his group and pushed towards the center. He hopped onto the stage and the entire area that was loud with talking suddenly went silent. Pictures of Cain had already spread around so people knew what he looked like


    ¡°Look, Cain is already here. I¡¯m kind of surprised. If I was him I would have left the sect a long time ago and found somewhere to hide¡±


    ¡°Yeah me too. Lambard isn¡¯t someone we regular people can mess with. Cain has amazing speed, but speed isn¡¯t enough, you need power too¡±


    ¡°He should have used that speed to run far away¡±


    The crowd burst into laughter hearing that young man''s comment. They naturally didn¡¯t hold Cain in high regard. He had only been in the sect for a few months whereas Lambard had been here for years, and his name was already well known among the disciples.


    ¡°Kid, don''t let the words get to you. Those little bastards talk big, but they wouldn¡¯t dare to say any of that stuff to your face¡±


    ¡°No worries, after I defeat Lambard they will naturally change their opinions¡±


    As Cain was talking to Oldman Belmon, he noticed that the heat in the area raised suddenly, a thin tanned man was walking towards the arena. Anyone close to him would break out into a sweat and their skin would turn red from the heat. They all moved out of his way as fast as their legs could take them, letting him access the arena with ease.


    The young man was like a small star, giving off endless amounts of heat and light.


    ¡°You must be Cain. To think a newbie fresh to the sect would actually dare challenge me. Clearly I haven''t been active enough recently, so people have forgotten about me. I have to thank you Cain, you¡¯re giving me a perfect opportunity to remind people that I¡¯m not someone any dog or cat can mess with¡±


    ¡°Words are empty. Let¡¯s find out who the real dog is with our fists¡±


    ¡°Fine, I couldn¡¯t have said it better myself. Let me show you my real strength¡±


    Lambard suddenly exploded. The heat and light that was coming off him multiplied endlessly, making him combust into a man made of flames. Everyone spectating the fight had to back off, because the heat was threatening to burn them to death. Lambard had become a mini star, giving off infinite heat.


    He rocketed towards Cain, the stone under his feet was charred black, and would have turned to dust had it not been specialized designed for high power fights like these. Lambard swung his halberd at Cain with full power, the halberd sent off a wave of heat that made the water vapor in the air directly turn to steam. Cain successfully blocked off the attack with his spear, but he realized that this fight may be a bit harder than he anticipated.

 Greenwood Factions New Supreme Elder

    Cain was pushed back by the blow, and his feet skid across the arena. He flashed forward and struck Lambard directly. He couldn¡¯t get too close to him because the heat around Lambard acted as protection.


    ¡°First movement¡±


    Lambard suddenly shouted. His halberd struck towards the earth like a falling star, obliterating anything in its way. Cain dodged by flashing away, but the attacks radius was huge, so he was still caught on the edges of the blow. Luckily the damage was minimal, however the tips of his clothes were burned off, making him look pretty awkward. The two kept trading blows, however Lambard was getting slower and slower with each additional attack.


    Just keeping up his sun body mode used up a tremendous amount of energy. Now that he had fought for such a long time he was starting to run out of steam. He started getting desperate, and decided to take the risk.


    ¡°Second movement¡±


    He¡¯d never successfully used this move before, nonetheless, he no longer had any options. Lambard was extremely lucky however, because the pressure from the fight let him break through. His halberd flashed down, if before it was like a meteor, now it was like the sun itself was collapsing towards Cain.


    Seeing this, Cain wasn¡¯t worried. Lambard wasn¡¯t the only one with martial techniques.


    ¡°First spear strike¡±


    His spear shot forward like a snake, slithering towards its prey¡¯s neck. The spear and halberd smashed against each other, causing a massive shock wave to spread across the arena. Cain used his ability to flash back, avoiding a heavy chunk of the damage. Alas, Lambard didn¡¯t have the same ability, so he took the brute of the attack face first. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    He managed to hold on for a little bit, before the power ultimately overwhelmed him. He was blown back off the arena and landed on the floor unconcious. His clothes had been burnt off completely, and he was covered with ash. His goons wasted no time and picked up his unconscious body before rushing off.


    Cain was standing on the other side of the arena with his back straight. The crowd seemed to suddenly realize what happened, and broke out into cheers.


    ¡°He actually did it. DAMMIT, I bet all my contribution points against him¡±


    ¡°Idiot, I bet 1 point on him just incase. Seems like my planning paid off¡±


    ¡°Who cares about your contribution points. There''s a new top 10 disciples, Lambard has officially been dethroned. I really didn¡¯t expect that¡­¡±


    Cain walked down the arena steps. The disciples quickly got out of the way, not daring to offend him. Lambard would be able to smack them all around with a single arm, much less the person who defeated him.


    ¡°Cain you actually won! I was expecting a tie at best¡±


    Durren said, not bothering to hide his true thoughts at all.


    The group decided to head to a fancy restaurant to celebrate Cain¡¯s win, however Lefric seemed somewhat off the entire time.


    ¡°Cain, I¡¯ve been thinking about this for a while and this fight only confirmed my thoughts. I think it would be best if you became the new leader of our Greenwood faction.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying Lefric. I might be strong, but you¡¯d definitely do a better job of being a leader then I would¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯d feel embarrassed¡±


    ¡°What are you saying Lefric. Cain¡¯s right, you¡¯ve lead us for such a long time and have already become a natural leader¡±


    Aliz spoke, Nabar and Durren wasted no time agreeing with her.


    Seeing that Lefric still felt slightly off despite everyone agreeing. Cain decided to pitch in with his own idea.


    ¡°How about I become something like an elder. That way Lefric can stay leader and I can have my own role.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that''s perfect! From now on Cain, you will be our factions supreme elder.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s have a drink to celebrate. To our new supreme elder, and 10th ranked outer disciple!¡±


    The group downed their drinks, and started their feast. However little did they know that this wouldn¡¯t be the end of the good times, in fact their new supreme elder would lead their Greenwood faction to a golden age.

 Oldman Belmons Dating Advice

    The party was soon over and Cain decided it was about time for them to collect their winnings. The young man who held these bets was quite well known, so they found him easily. He was a sneaky looking young man, who had features like a rat. The second he spotted Cain heading towards him, he tried to escape, but how would he escape Cain, who was known for his speed?


    ¡°You owe me 5,000,000 contribution points. Pay up¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain, I mean Senior Brother Cain. You must understand that I really don¡¯t have 5,000,000 contribution points. All in all, I only made 53,000 contribution points from this gamble¡±


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying its my fault that you did your job poorly?¡±


    ¡°No, no. Of course not, but I really can''t afford to pay you. The best I can do is give you everything I own brother. However my mother is sick in the hospital, and my family is only a step away from living on the streets, if I gave you everything, what would they do?¡±


    The young man¡¯s eyes teared up, he truly looked pitiful, but how could he fool Oldman Belmon?


    ¡°Kid don¡¯t listen to this person. I can tell that he¡¯s lying from a mile away.¡±


    Cain got angry hearing that. Originally he would have been fine just taking the 53,000 points, but now he wanted to punish this person by taking more.


    ¡°Hmph, what does your family have to do with me? Either you pay me back, or you work off your debt¡±


    ¡°Senior brother Cain, I am really good for nothing. You wouldn¡¯t want me to work for you, trust me¡±


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    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have a good idea on what you could do¡±


    Now that Cain was the supreme elder of the Greenwood Faction, he naturally had to put some thought towards its developments. For this rat like young man to have survived till now considering his trade, it means he must have lots of clients. The Greenwoods faction¡¯s current strength was very weak, so a person who could advertise for them would be a perfect addition to their team.


    Cain quickly told him his plan. The young man gave Cain his assurance before flashing of, naturally he gave him the 53,000 contribution points first. He wasn¡¯t worried that the young man wouldn¡¯t keep his word. The only way to escape Cain¡¯s grasp was to leave the sect, and it really wasn¡¯t worth it.


    After dealing with this person. Cain split off from the Greenwood faction, he hadn¡¯t been to the genetic research lab in a long time, so he decided to go there. One of the reasons was that he wanted to head to the more classified parts of the library since he now had contribution points to burn, and another reason was that a small part of him wanted to see Miren, who he hadn¡¯t seen in a long time.


    Cain walked into the research lab and headed to the second floor. Staying here would require 100 contribution points a day. He walked into the library and saw the person he had been wanting to see for a long time. Miren was sitting there quietly, reading through her books. She gave off an elegance and beauty that mesmerized Cain for a moment. Miren seemed to notice his gaze and turned around, their eyes met for a moment before splitting.


    Cain straightened his back and decided to sit right in front of Miren, he wanted to strike up a conversation but he honestly had no idea how to go about it. He¡¯d never tried to go after a girl romantically, so now that he was expected to say something, he froze.


    ¡°Hahahaha kid,  don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve actually got a crush on someone? I thought you were cold as ice, but to think you¡¯ve actually got feelings too¡±


    ¡°Shut up Oldman, your words aren¡¯t helping¡±


    ¡°I was about to offer you some help kid, but it looks like you don¡¯t need it¡±


    ¡°... I apologize you old freak¡±


    ¡°You think I¡¯m so desperate as to accept such a half-assed apology?¡±


    ¡°Alright Oldman, I sincerely apologize, so teach me your ways¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re talking to the right person kid. Back when I was young I was quite handsome, in fact I was a lady killer. They used to call me Casanova Belmon, heh, those were the good days¡±


    ¡°You can stop reminiscing now Oldman¡±


    ¡°Alright, getting a girl is quite simple. Step 1 is finding out her hobbies and learning about them. This girl seems to be quite obsessed with genetic research, luckily you already have a background in that regard. Just go up to her and ask a question, that way you can start a conversation without seeming weird¡±


    ¡°I underestimated you Oldman, for once your advice wasn¡¯t completely awful¡±


    ¡°Kid, as long as you follow my advice, you could make the queen of the universe fall in love with you¡±

 Oldman Belmons Dating Advice - Step 2

    ¡°Umm, sister Miren. I¡¯m not sure if you remember me, but we met during one of the professor''s lectures¡±


    ¡°I remember you brother Cain. Is there anything you need?¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ve just had a problem that I couldn¡¯t solve for a long time. Seeing as how smart you are, I¡¯m wondering if you could help me out¡±


    ¡°Okay brother Cain, what are you struggling with¡±


    Oldman Belmon suddenly gave Cain more advice.


    ¡°Kid, this is your chance. Scoot in a little closer, she won''t even notice¡±


    Cain listened and moved closer to Mire. She seemed to focused on trying to answer Cain, she didn¡¯t even notice he had gotten so close. Just like that, the day went on. Cain would ask questions and Miren would answer. At the start it was just so Cain could have a chance to talk to her, but he soon realized he was actually learning a lot. Miren was extremely talented in genetic research, and constantly gave Cain new inspirations and ideas. Without noticing, they had spent the entire day talking, and it was time to leave.


    ¡°Sister Miren, I¡¯ve really learnt a lot from this. I¡¯m wondering if I can come find you if I have questions in the future?¡±


    ¡°You can just call me Miren, brother Cain. I¡¯m here all the time so you can come whenever you want¡±


    Miren gave off a beautiful smile as she spoke. Cain wanted to stay and look at her for a while longer, but he realized it was time to go, he said his goodbyes and headed into the night. He didn¡¯t go back to his previous house, instead he went to the place Lambard used to live. Now that he¡¯d beaten him, this is naturally his home now. When he arrived he noticed that Lambard and his lackeys were nowhere to be found, it looks like they already expected Cain to come so they had packed up a long time ago.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    ¡°Alright kid, were one step closer to achieving our goal. Let''s begin the search tomorrow, as long as we''re lucky we can find the inheritance spot in a few months¡±


    ¡°You keep talking about the inheritance, but what exactly is located inside?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s an unimaginable, mind boggling, earth shaking, world shattering, heaven busting secret.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve forgotten, haven''t you?¡±


    ¡°...Heh, it¡¯s better this way. If I told you the secret, then half the fun would be gone. Now we can surprise ourselves¡±


    The next day the two started their search. They would travel around the base of the mountain looking for any spots that stood out. Just like that time passed. Cain days would be split into 3 parts. Searching with Oldman Belmon, discussing and getting closer with Miren or hanging out with his friends at the Greenwood Faction, and finally training. A week soon passed and Cain noticed plenty of changes. His relationship with Miren was much closer, the Greenwood faction had expanded a lot, and his cultivation had slowly but surely increased.


    He spent a large chunk of his contribution points buying a new spear, it was called ¡®Nine Divine Spear,¡¯ Cain had named it himself. It was custom crafted for Cain, this spear alone cost him nearly 50,000 contribution points, however, it was worth it. The spear was made out of the finest materials and would be able to follow him for a long time. Oldman Belmon said that it may even have a chance to develop a spiritual awareness if he used it enough.


    ¡°What''s exactly is spiritual awareness?¡±


    ¡°You think only humans have souls? Of course not. Everything in this universe can develop a spirit as long as enough time passes. Good material¡¯s are the best way to speed up that process, as long as you invest enough blood and passion into the weapon, that will act as a catalyst to awaken its soul. A weapon with  spiritual awareness can act on its own, and it has absolute loyalty towards the person who awakened it, so you never have to worry about it betraying you. All top treasures in the universe have this awareness, or else they wouldn¡¯t even be considered, no matter how strong they are¡±


    ¡°There''s really such a thing?¡±


    ¡°Kid you are still too fresh. Once you leave this backwater part of the universe, you¡¯ll finally enter the real world. Over there you¡¯ll start to learn a lot of new things, and you¡¯ll realize how small you really are. Let''s not talk about that anymore though, our progress on finding the inheritance is going better than I expected, won¡¯t be long before we find it. Also you¡¯re doing quite well with that little girl Miren. Heh, I told you following my advice would reap you plenty of awards¡±


    ¡°Sure, but I feel like the only thing I talk about with her is genetic research¡±


    ¡°That''s because you¡¯ve only applied step one of Casanova Belmon¡¯s dating advice. Now that your relationship has progressed a little bit, it''s time for step 2¡±


    ¡°Step 2?¡±


    ¡°Asking her out on a date, of course!¡±

 Cains First Date

    In the genetic research lab. Miren was in the same spot as usual. Cain quickly found her and started talking to her as usual. Once they had talked for long enough, Cain decided to pop the question


    ¡°You know Miren. We¡¯ve been talking a lot, and I¡¯m just wondering if you¡¯d like to go out somewhere¡±


    Miren¡¯s face instantly blushed upon hearing the question


    ¡°Li-like a date?¡±


    ¡°Well, yeah I suppose¡­¡±


    It was a weird difference. When she was talking about genetic research she was extremely focused and well-spoken, however the second it came to talking about anything romantic, she would become shy and quiet down¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to, that''s fine too¡±


    ¡°No, no. I¡¯d love to go out somewhere with you¡±


    ¡°That''s great, I already have the perfect place in mind. Let¡¯s go!¡±


    ¡°You mean right now?¡±


    ¡°No better time than the present¡±


    Cain guided Miren out of the research lab. The two went to a superb restaurant that Cain had heard of in the past. Cain converted some of his contribution points to credits. Credits were the universal currency, Cain had also used them back on earth, however those were union credits which value was only about 1/100 of a regular credit. Once they got there Cain wanted to strike up a conversation but wasn¡¯t really sure what to talk about, the only thing he really knew about Miren was her interest in genetic research. Luckily, Oldman Belmon had his back in scenarios like theseIf you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    ¡°Stupid, just ask her what her interests are¡±


    After hearing Oldman Belmon¡¯s advice, Cain spoke up.


    ¡°So Miren, are you interested in anything other than genetic research?¡±


    ¡°I also love reading books. The only problem is that I¡¯ve read through pretty much everything the genetic research lab has to offer. Now I¡¯m re-reading them all¡­¡±


    Cain noticed that when Miren was talking about something she was comfortable with, she seemed to open up a lot. He decided to keep his momentum going and kept learning new things about her.


    ¡°Miren, with your talent, what you are doing at the Divine Perception Sect? There are probably places where your talent would be put to much better use¡±


    ¡°My grandfather is the only reason I go here¡±


    ¡°Your grandfather?¡±


    ¡°Yes¡­ He used to go to this sect when he was younger and developed a bond for it. He said that only when I reach the peak of the sect, will I be allowed to go somewhere better.¡±


    ¡°That''s a strange request, don''t you think?¡±


    ¡°Sometimes, but I think it''s just my grandpa¡¯s way of testing me. He wants to see if I can succeed without his help¡±


    The two soon finished their meal. However the date wasn¡¯t over yet, Cain took her to an amusement park that was famous on Divine Perception Planet, in fact its most famous ride was called the Divine Mountain Splash Ride. Miren and Cain talked and laughed, as they rode the different rides. They spent the whole day playing around, soon night had come and it was about time to go home.


    ¡°Kid, you can¡¯t just leave like this, I¡¯m about to teach you my trump card¡±


    ¡°Trump Card?¡±


    ¡°Two simple words, ferris wheel. Imagine it, you two alone, the beautiful sunset ahead of you. There''s no better time or place to seal the deal¡±


    Cain agreed with Oldman Belmon¡¯s thinking, and decided to give it a try.


    ¡°Miren, there''s one last ride I¡¯d like to try before we go¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve also wanted to try that!¡±


    The two bought a ticket on got onto the ride. They soon reached the top, and the entire world was right ahead of them. The sun was slowly setting and the sky kept getting darker. Cain scooched over a little closer to Miren, and slipped his hand over hers. The two turned heads and looked at one another. Their lips got closer and closer, and finally touched.

 Finding The Inheritance

    The two split off and looked at each other. Miren¡¯s face was completely red, and even Cain felt somewhat shy. The Ferris wheel reached the floor and the two disembarked. They held hands the entire way back home.


    ¡°It was nice going out with you Cain. I¡¯d love to do it some other time¡±


    Cain dropped Miren off in front of her house before heading back to his place.


    ¡°Ahhh, young love. Is there anything more beautiful? This is starting to remind me of my olden days, back when I was a heroic youth myself. The ladies were all over me, I had to fight them off¡±


    ¡°Sure Oldman, keep bragging¡±


    ¡°Kid, this Oldman doesn¡¯t brag, I only ever tell the truth! The only thing more beautiful than young love is that inheritance I left behind. Let''s not waste anymore time, we need to go into overdrive mode.¡±


    The next day, they searched like crazy. They went up and down, side to side. Looking all over the place. Cain was about to call it a day when Oldman Belmon suddenly shouted.


    ¡°Stop! That spot looks familiar kid, get a little closer¡±


    Cain moved towards the spot Oldman Belmon pointed out and saw a large stone sitting in that place.


    ¡°I remember putting this stone down here so that I could remind myself where the inheritance was. Check the back of the stone just so I can make sure¡±


    Cain walked around the stone, and noticed some words were written on itEnjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    ¡®MB Wuz Here¡¯


    ¡°... Really, could you not have left behind a marking that was a bit more sophisticated¡±


    ¡°It worked didn¡¯t it? Stop complaining and move this rock out of the way. There should be something hidden underneath it¡±


    Cain had to exert all his strength just to move this rock a single inch. This clearly wasn¡¯t an ordinary stone, and was some sort of precious material. He ended up spending a few hours pushing the rock alone. Eventually he managed to move it out of the way and saw a small pit underneath it.


    ¡°There''s nothing here?¡±


    ¡°That''s just because I haven¡¯t used my magic yet. I put a seal here that would only recognize my soul, otherwise this will just seem like a regular pit¡±


    Oldman Belmon¡¯s tiny soul flew into the pit. The second he came into contact with it, the ground below Cain¡¯s feet started shaking. Soon the pit became something like a door, it was slowly opening, revealing a hole that seemed to run on forever. He couldn¡¯t see the end of the hole, just pure darkness.


    ¡°Alright kid, jump in before someone else finds us¡±


    Cain looked around, seeing that no one was in the area, he dove feet first into the hole. The pit above him quickly closed, and the rock that took him all his strength to move out of the way, slid back to cover the hole. Cain fell for what felt like hours.


    ¡°Oldman, are you sure I won¡¯t die from old age before reaching the bottom of this hole?¡±


    ¡°Relax, were nearly there. Only a bit further to go¡±


    About fifteen minutes later, Cain fell into some sort of liquid. The liquid cushioned the fall making it feel like he had just dove into a regular pool, and didn¡¯t just fall thousands of miles. He swam to the top of the pool and quickly emerged into a cave. The cave had crystals that covered the walls, giving off a weak source of light. He headed deeper into the cave, however the deeper he went, the smaller the cave became.


    Eventually he had to crawl if he wanted to move any further. After crawling for a long time, he finally emerged from the hole, and fell into a small room. The entire room was empty except for a small mat on the floor. He looked around the room and noticed that there was a door. Opening the door he entered the main hallway. He asked Oldman Belmon where exactly he was, but Oldman Belmon had forgotten pretty much everything about the inheritance.


    ¡°Kid, I most likely wiped my own memories in regards to the inheritance. That way even if my enemies found my soul, they wouldn¡¯t be able to force any information out of me with¡±


    Cain stopped asking Oldman Belmon anything and just headed down the main hall. He would check every room he passed, but they were all empty. After walking for a bit longer and searching a few more rooms, Cain reached the end of the hallway and saw a massive door sitting in front of him.


    What was odd was that the door required almost no force to be opened. Cain only had to push slightly and the doors slowly swung open. A bright light shined into Cain¡¯s eyes as the door opened, blinding him. When he opened his eyes again, he was shocked.

 Easiest Inheritance Ever

    The door swung open, and Cain was greeted by a massive palace. It was extremely luxurious, and everything gave off a golden hue, like it was a castle built of gold. It was a complete 180 compared to the quality of the rooms he had seen earlier. For a moment he thought he had stepped through some sort of portal and entered a new place completely, however looking behind him, he saw that same plain hallway.


    He walked forward and entered the Palace. The palace was shaped similar to a pagoda, and had 9 floors. Cain stepped into the first floor and the doors of the palace slammed shut behind him. A voice that sounded similar to Oldman Belmons suddenly echoed throughout the interior of the first floor.


    ¡°Welcome. If you¡¯ve made it this far, it means you are my rightful successor. However if you think making it this far is enough to entitle you to what I¡¯ve left behind. You are wrong, you will first have to pass my 9 tests before you can truly become my successor¡±


    Cain was peeved hearing this, he thought he had done enough already, but to think the real test had only just begun.


    ¡°Oldman, what is this about?¡±


    ¡°Kid don¡¯t get angry at me. That voice was a recording I left behind a long time ago, what he''s currently saying is as much a surprise to me, as it is to you. It¡¯s only 9 challenges regardless, are you telling me you aren¡¯t even capable of doing this much?¡±


    Before the two could continue arguing, the voice came back on.


    ¡°Prepare yourself, the first challenge is about to begin. You must answer my question successfully. What has 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs in the afternoon and 3 legs in the evening? You have 1 hour to come up with the correct answer or else you shall fail.¡±


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    ¡°You must be kidding me¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmm, old me is quite wise to ask such a profound riddle. Looks like our path ends here kid, I can¡¯t even begin to imagine what the answer is¡±


    ¡°The answer is man¡±


    The mechanical voice upon hearing Cain¡¯s reply, responded.


    ¡°Congratulations for passing the first test, you may now head to the second floor¡±


    A door up ahead opened, revealing a staircase that lead to the next floor. Cain entered the staircase and soon arrived at the second floor.


    ¡°Kid, you¡¯re much smarter than I expected¡±


    ¡°I think old you is just a lot stupider than you remember¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Cain entered the second floor, and that familiar voice spoke up once more.


    ¡°Welcome to the second floor, young one. Making it this far is testament of your overwhelming intelligence, however this floor shall be a lot more difficult than the one before it. You must answer another of my questions. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?¡±


    ¡°Oldman, don''t tell me all these tests consists of riddles?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure kid, but what I do know is that this riddle is far harder than that last one. No way can you solve it, in fact let''s just leave right now. No need to embarrass ourselves.¡±


    ¡°Footsteps¡±


    ¡°Show off¡­¡±


    Just like that, the floors passed by quickly. Soon they arrived at the ninth floor. The voice boomed out once more.


    ¡°Congrats for making it all the way to the top child. However you must pass one more test before you can truly gain my inheritance. However this exam does not involve any riddles, instead it''s a test of your strength. How could my successor possibly be weak? You shall face a copy of me that shall be scaled down to be the same age as you.¡±


    A young man appeared out of thin air. He was average looking however he gave off a firm determination that seemed endless. The only problem was that his cultivation was comparable to a tier 7 genetic warrior, much weaker than him. Cain felt like this was some sort of trick but Oldman Belmon suddenly spoke up.


    ¡°Dammit, how could old me be so stupid. I was born a commoner so my start was pretty average, it was only in my later years did I truly start to blossom. However when I was your age I was still just a weakling¡±


    ¡°Looks like I¡¯ve got to thank your old self, he really made it easy on me¡±


    ¡°...¡±

 Grand Escape

    Cain only used a single attack to destroy this clone.


    ¡°Congratulations for passing the final test young warrior. The inheritance exists right beyond this wall¡­¡±


    A wall that had originally looked normal, starting sliding down into the floor, revealing a new room behind it. Cain walked into the room and saw a few things. One of the objects was a vile that had a single pill in it. The pill gave off a luster that was enchanting, just a single look would have weaker willed people go crazy, however Cain quickly shaked off this feeling before moving closer. Right beside the pill was a notebook. He picked up the note book and looked at the title that was written across the front.


    ¡®The Greatest Gene - A Secret Lost in Time!¡±


    He was instantly tempted by the title, so he opened the notebook and started reading.


    ¡®Congrats, if you are currently reading this it means you have passed my inheritance test and are qualified to learn my secret. What exactly is ¡®The Greatest Gene?¡¯ Is there even such a thing? The common belief was that there was no greatest gene, because every gene had a weakness, fire was weak against water, strength was weak against speed. This seemed to be a universal fact - Everything had a weakness! Or was it? This secret wasn¡¯t something I was originally intending to find, in fact I uncovered it by a complete accident, causing my own downfall. However you, my inheritor, with this secret, can reach a height no man has ever reached before. I warn you not to get arrogant, it will still be a very long journey ahead of you, so keep yourself safe, and always watch your back.¡¯


    ¡®As you can see, there should be a vial with a pill right next to this book. This was a pill I picked up at the place I originally found the secret. When I found the pill, I also found the pills creator, unfortunately he died right before he could consume this gene. Later the same curse plagued me, before I was given a chance to consume this gene, I was killed, forcing myself to leave it here. I¡¯ve realized that this gene may be cursed by the heavens, something that wields too much power. Even though I have no idea what kind of abilities this gene will bestow its owner, I do know that its a power that will allow you to reach the peak, and peer beyond it¡¯


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    ¡°Kid you should eat this thing fast. I¡¯m worried old me was onto something. I¡¯m starting to feel a little uncomfortable¡±


    The second Oldman Belmon said that, the entire palace started shaking. It felt as if it was getting struck by an earthquake, threatening to cause its collapse. Cain quickly gripped the pill vial and the notebook in his hands, and bolted down the staircase, right back out the place. The palace shook severely before crashing down into the earth. Fortunately his ability emphasized speed, or else he would have been crushed under the weight of the palace, killing him completely.


    ¡°Dammit kid, we¡¯ve got to escape fast. I¡¯m afraid this entire underground world will collapse soon, killing us both¡±


    Even with Cain¡¯s current strength, he was very deep under the earth. The dirt above him weighed thousands of pounds, and being crushed under that wasn¡¯t something he was currently capable of withstanding. He bolted back into the dull hallway he had entered from, and found the room with the hole in the wall. He crawled through the hole and found the small pond he had originally fell into. Only now though, did he realize the problem.


    ¡°Damn, stupid old me forgot to leave a viable exit. He probably wasn¡¯t expecting this entire place to suddenly be on the verge of collapsing¡±


    Cain wanted to call Oldman Belmon an idiot, but now wasn¡¯t the time to argue. He had to come up with an escape plan. He looked around the room, but the only thing here was those crystals embedded on the wall.


    ¡°Oldman, what exactly are those crystals?¡±


    ¡°Kid, now¡¯s not the time to be thinking of plundering some extra wealth. We¡¯ve got to escape¡±


    ¡°Oldman I¡¯m not that stupid, just tell me what those crystals are¡±


    ¡°Alright¡­ Those are Ueldect Crystals. They are used as an energy source to power spaceships. They have quite the punch¡±


    ¡°So you could use them as an explosive?¡±


    ¡°Kid are you worried we aren¡¯t dying fast enough. You want to speed up the process¡±


    Cain ignored the Oldman, clearly they were never on the same wavelength. He quickly grabbed a crystal and swam to the bottom of the pond. He planted the crystal into the mud below, before swimming back to the surface.


    ¡°Oldman, you better pray this will work¡±


    Cain swum to the middle of the pond, right below where the hole was. Picking up a pebble, he tossed it down into the pond with his full strength. The pebble streaked through the water before hitting the Ueldect Crystal head on. The force caused the crystal to explode, sending a powerful wave of energy shooting up, right towards where Cain was floating. The water acted as a cushion to weaken the blow enough as to allow Cain to survive its power. When the wave of energy struck him, he suddenly shot out of the pond at full force, flying back up the hole. He suddenly realized another problem, the pit that he had originally entered had already closed up.


    He was starting to think the old mogel belmon was working with the heavens, out to get him...

 Prince Niel

    Cain looked up and realized the exit was getting closer and closer, however with his current strength he didn¡¯t have the power to break through into the outside world. He suddenly remembered the nine strike spear technique, the only problem was that the first strike wasn¡¯t strong enough. He¡¯d have to at least reach the second strike if he wanted to have the power to break through.


    ¡°Oldman, if I end up dying here, I won¡¯t ever forgive you¡­¡±


    ¡°Kid, I¡¯ve already died once. It aint that bad¡±


    Cain readied his spear, and waited for the perfect moment. Right as he was about to smash into the exit with full force, he shouted at the top of his lungs.


    ¡°Second¡­. Strike!¡±


    The pressure from the life and death situation prepared Cain¡¯s will forward. You should know that long throughout history, people who were forced to the brink of death could sometimes explode with extraordinary power. Cain seem to call on this primal desire to live, and forced all his strength into his spear. The spear rocketed forward, and smashed into the blocked exit, it drilled in but seemed to lack just a little bit of strength. Suddenly Oldman Belmon appeared, his spirit wrapped around the spear and enchanted its power just enough to destroy the blocked exit.


    The exit exploded into a maelstrom of dirt and stones, and Cain flew out into the sky, and smashed directly back into the earth below him. His arm had fractured since he used a strength that was above his normal limits, however that was a small price for his life. His body was covered in ash and he was bleeding out of practically every orifice. Despite the fact that the pond water nilifed a lot of the crystals strength, it was still an extremely strong explosion. Exerting strength that was above his limit naturally didn¡¯t help his already horrible condition.


    The current him looked like he was on the brink of death, however given enough time he could heal. He slumped back onto the earth and used all his power to stay awake, falling asleep out in the open wouldn¡¯t be a wise idea, especially now that he had an extremely valuable object on his body. He pulled his broken body and slumped over to a safe spot. He had spent a lot of time searching Divine Mountain in the past so he knew a good cave that he could hide in. Reaching the cave he instantly collapsed into a coma. Oldman Belmon wasn¡¯t in a better condition. His soul was already extremely weak, and using up some of his power to fuel Cain¡¯s attack put him into a condition similar to Cain¡¯s. He quickly hid his soul on Cain¡¯s body before falling into a deep sleep to preserve and regain his power.This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    What neither of them knew was that, the second they both slipped into unconsciousness. The vial in Cain¡¯s hand shattered. It was already in a bad condition from the explosion and was on the verge of breaking, Cain¡¯s body hitting the cave floor was enough to completely destroy the already fragile vial. The pill dropped into Cain¡¯s open hand, and started to melt, slowly fusing into his skin. Normally one had to consume a gene pill via their mouth, however this pill was a bit different. The pill slowly melted, until it had completely fused into Cain¡¯s body.


    Cain was still a coma, however in his coma he had a dream.....


    ¡°Wake up Prince Niel. There is a long day ahead of you¡±


    Niel woke up. He had a throbbing headache and when he looked around the room he seemed confused for a moment, as if he didn¡¯t recall exactly where he was. This feeling didn¡¯t last very long however, because memories soon started to flood his head. He was Prince Niel 4th prince of the Budo Kingdom. His mother was regular concubine of low status, and he himself was quite unremarkable. Even his younger brothers were considered more capable them him.


    Niel got off him bed, but he had this constant biting feeling that he wasn¡¯t in the right place, as if he had just taken over a body that didn¡¯t originally belong to him. Niel followed the maid into the dining room. She went to the kitchen and came back with a full course breakfast, Niel was shocked at this treatment. He was only a single person and yet the table was filled with luxurious food. Niel nearly forgot about that strange feeling that was constantly lingering in the back of his head, and dove into his meal.


    Half an hour later, he patted his bloated stomach and lied back in his chair, relaxed. He was thinking even if this wasn¡¯t his original body, he didn''t mind taking it over. He instinctively knew that  this treatment was way better than anything he had experienced in the past. However before the good feelings could keep coming, the maid reminded him it was time to head to his classes. This was the most luxurious school in the entire kingdom, and only nobles were qualified of enrolling here.


    Niel thought everything was going perfectly until he arrived here. He suddenly noticed that he wasn¡¯t very well-liked, in fact people constantly talked ill of him behind his back. This school only accepted the most talented, however because of Niel¡¯s status he managed to slip in. His grades were the lowest in the school, his talent was the lowest in the school. Niel felt like the heavens really despised him, to have given him no remarkable traits whatsoever.


    ¡°See that person little brother. Make sure you never interact with him, or else people will start thinking less of you¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t look that bad brother. What exactly is wrong with him?¡±


    ¡°Ha, despite being the 4th prince of our kingdom, he has no talent, no smarts, and no skills. He truly shames the imperial family. Just stay away from him, he''s a bad example¡±


    ¡°Okay brother¡­¡±

 Rebirth Niel

    Niel ignored the taunts and headed into his classroom. The teacher soon arrived and started their lesson.


    ¡°Last class we talked about the Battle of Haymo Canyon. Which one of you tell me what year exactly did this battle begin?¡±


    These children here were all high achievers, so plenty of them shot their arms up to answer the question. However the teacher seemed to ignore them completely and turned right to Niel.


    ¡°Student Niel, please answer¡±


    ¡°Uhh... ¡°


    Naturally he had no clue whatsoever. His memories were already blurry as is, asking him such a specific question didn¡¯t help his situation. He remembered that the current year was 1032 of the Budo calendar, so he decided to take a gamble and just deduct 100 years off the current year.


    ¡°I think it was the year of 932¡±


    The teacher looked surprised for a second, before confirming that he was correct. The students were shocked, the famous incompetent Niel actually answered something correctly for once in his life. Niel suddenly felt like all the luck he had been saving up his whole life had been spent in this moment. He managed to tide through the rest of the class peacefully. answering that one question seemed to get the teacher off his back. However he doubted he¡¯d have the same luck, so he¡¯d have to play it safe.


    Next was combat class, the students could use weapons or go barefisted. Niel would usually go barefisted because he was far too clumsy to use a weapon, however today he felt something strange. He looked towards the wooden spear that was sitting on the weapon rack and was instantly pulled towards it. Gripping the spear in his hands, he felt like it was an extension of himself, like he had used it for years. There were no special powers in this world, because of this, combat skill was considered a necessity. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    Despite the fact that there were no special powers, through training one could wield strength far greater than a normal person. The current king of the Budo Kingdom was said to have the strength of 100 men, that''s why he could keep his throne for so long.


    Niel continued wielding this spear and felt it move fluidly in his arms. He was suddenly called up to battle his peer. The young man across the arena looked at him with disdain, after all, Niel was famous for going down with a single blow every time.


    ¡°Niel forfeit right now. I don¡¯t want to humiliate you for no reason¡±


    ¡°No need. If I don¡¯t fight I¡¯ll never improve¡±


    ¡°Heh, what a great saying. Unfortunately you have to survive a few blows if you want to ever have a chance of improving¡±


    The young man, having finished what he had to say, swung his sword at Niel. Niel however reacted different this time. Usually he would cower and fall back, not even daring to trade blows, but this time, he swung his spear forward in retaliation. Niel watched his spear fly forward and felt a feeling he never had in the past, it was the exhilaration for battle. His memories painted him as a coward who would never take any risks, and yet now he felt completely different. The more the two fought, the cleaner and more efficient Niel¡¯s movements became.


    The entire class looked at the battle with their jaws dropped. Niel was actually fighting back, and more so than that, he was slowly gaining the advantage. Soon Niel spotted an opening, and his spear shot forward like a bullet, striking his opponent right on the chest. Niel suddenly felt a confidence rush this his body, this was a familiar feeling, as if he was already used to being a winner, but it also felt strange and foreign. He looked down at the other students and only said two words.


    ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡±


    From that day forward, the famous incompetent Niel transformed. He had a new nickname, Rebirth Niel. Because he seemed to be reborn into a different person. His grades started improving, his combat skills got better with each passing day, and his personality seemed to change completely. He was no longer the coward he was in the past, in fact he had become quite popular, especially among the ladies.


    Niel was originally not considered a threat towards the other princes, hence they let him be. However with his sudden change, they started to get anxious. In the Budo Kingdom, it wasn¡¯t always the eldest son who became the new king, instead it was the prince who was most remarkable. Niel¡¯s new talents made him slowly overcome his brothers, and within a year it was well known that he was the most talented prince of the bunch.


    ¡°What should I do, what should I do?!¡±


    The eldest prince was walking circles in his room, trying to come up with ideas on how to stop Niel¡¯s progress. His advisor who was silent, suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Young master, you must know about the war going on in the north at the moment. Niel has astounding talent but no achievements under his belt. King Budo cares a lot about military performance, so you can force Niel to head to the warzone and strike while hes there¡±


    ¡°Brilliant. Let us do that then!¡±

 1000-Man Spear Spin

    ¡°Young master Niel, we have trouble!¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    Niel looked towards the maid who had been serving him for the past year. However today she looked a bit anxious.


    ¡°Young master. You are to be enlisted into the northern army. You are expected to head out to battle tomorrow¡±


    ¡°Northern battle? What exactly is going on¡­?¡±


    ¡°Young master, the king states that talent isn¡¯t enough to reach the top. A man needs to shed blood before they can achieve anything great¡±


    Niel instantly realized this was likely some plot by another one of the princes. However whether it was a plot, or his father''s true intentions, it didn¡¯t matter. He needed to train his spear skills in real battle anyhow. Just training against regular students could no longer improve his skill, they didn¡¯t have the bloodthirst or battle experience a regular soldier required.


    ¡°Very well, pack up a few essentials and prepare my horse. I shall leave tomorrow¡±


    The next day came quickly. Niel hopped onto his horse and left the kingdom on his own. Normally a prince would be escorted everywhere with guards, however he was expected to go on his own. How could someone experience life or death battles if they had guards constantly protecting them? The battle field was a few days journey from the kingdom, meaning Niel had plenty of time on the round.


    Everything was going fine until the midpoint of the journey. An arrow shot out of the treetops, flying at Niel at tremendous speeds, had Niel not expected this he might have been caught off guard. Unfortunately for the assassin, he knew this was likely a plot the second he left the kingdom, however now his thoughts were confirmed. Niel swung his spear, hitting the arrow head on. The arrow flew to the side and embedded itself deep into the earth.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    ¡°Come out you rats. No need to hide any longer¡±


    ¡°Looks like the 4th prince is truly as strong as the reports made him out to be. It¡¯s good we¡¯ve already prepared a contingency plan. Surround him¡±


    The bushes surrounding the trail Niel was heading down started to shake. Different men walked out of these bushes covered in black. They looked towards Niel with bloodthirsty eyes, as if they wanted to devour him alive.


    ¡°Unless you can take on 30 men by yourself, you shouldn¡¯t dream of living much longer¡±


    The main assassin jumped down from the tree and landed right in front of Niel¡¯s horse. Niel hopped off his horse and stood facing the assassin.


    ¡°Had you surrounded me a month or so earlier, you may have managed to kill me. Unfortunately for you, I¡¯ve already come up for a move for a scenario like this. You should be happy that you¡¯ll be the first man to die to it¡±


    ¡°Hmph, all empty talk. Rush him!¡±


    The 30 or so men instantly bombarded Niel, not giving him a chance to breathe at all. Niel wasn¡¯t afraid at all however, and just seemed to be waiting for them to get within his spears reach. One month ago in the academy, Niel had already become to strong, hence he decided to face multiple opponents at once, however he quickly realized a flaw. If you can¡¯t overwhelm with strength, your only option is to overwhelm them with technique. His strength wasn¡¯t strong enough yet, so naturally he had to choose the second option.


    ¡°1000-Man Spear Spin¡±


    Niel held the spear above his head and started to spin it like a propeller. The spear soon started moving so fast that it simply became a blur. The spear started to form a small tornado around Niel. Any of the assassins who got caught in this tornado would suddenly have hundreds of cuts appear on their body. The tornado got larger as Niel spinned the spear with more force. Soon the 30 or so assassins had already been cut up into pieces, without even having a chance to fight back. The main assassin managed to survive a little longer, unfortunately the wounds on his body would soon cause him to bleed to death.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got to thank you. You¡¯re little group of assassins gave me a perfect chance to test this new skill of mine. I¡¯ve got to say it''s far greater than I originally expected¡±


    ¡°Ho-how are you so powerful¡­¡±


    ¡°I''m not that powerful. It¡¯s just that killing a group of dogs requires no strength at all¡±


    Niel wasted no more words with this dead man, and severed his head with a single swipe of his spear. He collected all the heads of the dead assassins and left them in a pile. Hopefully this would be enough to send a message to whoever''s messing with him, that they should stop while they are still alive.

 General Hugo

    Niel arrived at the battle ground a few days earlier. He went into the field tents and reported to General Hugo, the man in charge of this battle.


    ¡°Hmm, you must be Niel? I¡¯ve been hearing about you. A man who was reborn. However, I don¡¯t care about your titles, down here you are merely another soldier, and won¡¯t receive any special treatment.¡±


    ¡°I understand, General Hugo¡±


    ¡°Good, I¡¯ll start you off as the leader of troop 3. Do not let down my expectations¡±


    ¡°Yessir¡±


    Niel left the tent and headed to the where troop 3 was located. This was a small group of men, around 30, who were veterans on the battlefield. The second they heard word that these young man was going to be the new leader, they were instantly displeased. To let a brat who hasn¡¯t even seen a single bloody scene, lead them, it was as if they were being looked down upon.


    ¡°Kid, what exactly makes you think you can lead us. I refuse to be led by a weakling who hasn¡¯t even fought a single real battle in his life¡±


    The other soldiers instantly agreed with this man¡¯s statement. Niel looked at this burly soldier and knew who he was. He was given information about all the soldiers he was about to lead so that he could better control them. This man was known as Alfan, and lead the troops before Niel arrived.


    ¡°Soldier Alfan, I can understand your feelings. Naturally a weakling shouldn¡¯t be your leader, and hence I¡¯m willing to face anyone here who has the guts¡±


    ¡°Guts. You think were afraid of a kid like you? I¡¯ll go first to teach a lesson¡±Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!


    A soldier stepped out and faced Niel. He drew his weapon before lunging at Niel. Niel easily blocked this attack, however he didn¡¯t strike back. He wanted to give this soldier ample opportunities so that he¡¯d have no complaints when he lost. Niel was easily blocking all his strikes without even moving from his original position. The soldier was building up a sweat and eventually he was incapable of fighting anymore.


    ¡°Anyone else?¡±


    Niel looked at Alfan when he said this. The easiest way to round up these soldiers was to beat their leader, and Niel didn¡¯t want to waste anytime. Alfan came up and looked down towards Niel, different from regular soldiers, he wielded a war axe instead of a sword. Alfan was a giant of a man, being nearly twice as tall as Niel. Once he started swinging his axe, the earth seemed to shake. Niel easily ricocheted this blow despite its overwhelming power. Niel wanted to end this fight in a single move, that was the best way to get his strength across. He flashed his spear forward and pulled back before anyone really knew what happened. Suddenly, a drop of blood fell from Alfan¡¯s throat, hitting the ground below.


    The soldiers who were gathered around were shocked. To think their strongest warrior was taken down in a single stab. However they had no complaints. The only thing respected on the battlefield was strength, and Niel who was overflowing with it was naturally welcomed.


    ¡°Ki- I mean leader Niel, I underestimated you. I apologize.¡±


    ¡°No worries. Strength is all that matters in a place like this, and a soldier should expect it from their leader.¡±


    After the fight, the group got along greatly. The soldiers realized that Niel wasn¡¯t like other children his age. He was humble despite the fact that he had come from such a noble background, this made the soldiers feel closer to him, and like he wasn¡¯t an outsider. Before they could keep going however, a trumpet sounded that echoed across the entire campsite.


    ¡°What''s that sound?¡±


    ¡°You are new here leader Niel, so you may not know. That¡¯s the war trumpet, it means another battle is about to begin¡±


    ¡°You know more about this soldier Alfan, so you should lead for the time being. I¡¯ll watch from the background¡±


    ¡°Yes leader Niel!¡±


    The troop headed forward in a march. They soon arrived at the battle field and noticed the two armies were already at battle. One side was disciplined and the other side was like a group of savages, but despite this the two sides seemed about equal in strength.


    ¡°Leader Niel, those are the northern barbarians. They have poor discipline however the region they are from is extremely chaotic, meaning only the strongest can survive. Each of these northern barbarians have the power of 2 regular soldiers, making them the ultimate warriors. Their chieftain is said to be a legendary man who has strength on par with King Budo.¡±


    ¡°So they are extremely strong?¡±


    ¡°Yes leader¡±


    ¡°Good. It¡¯s no fun if they die to easily¡±

 First Princes Scheme

    Niel headed into the battle with his soldiers behind him. He soon started a slaughter, these regular barbarians were not his match at all. Soon one of the stronger barbarians noticed Niel¡¯s actions and rushed in to save his allies. He struck down at Niel with a large hammer, Alfan jumped in at this moment, blocking the attack with his battle axe. Unfortunately Alfan was a level weaker than the barbarian soldier, causing the attack to launch him backwards. He spit out blood but managed to stay on his feet.


    ¡°Leave this to me Alfan, a leader shouldn¡¯t let his soldiers be bullied¡±


    Niel moved in and shot his spear towards the barbarians throat. The barbarian blocked with his hammer, and the two were soon engaged in a back and forth of attacks. The barbarian swung his hammer sideways, as if he wanted to split Niel into two. Niel jumped over the attack, and struck his spear forwards, embedding it deep into the barbarians skull.


    With each additional kill, he felt himself get a little bit stronger. He was heading through the battlefield like the grim reaper, collecting more lives with each step. The war trumpet sounded again, showing that the battle was officially over. Niel wanted to stay and fight some more, but he had to follow the general''s orders.


    Years soon flew by and Niel got stronger and stronger. From a young man he had now turned into an adult, his body filled with endless power, and just looking at him would cause fear in weaker soldiers. Niels fame in the northern battle fields had also exploded over the years. He was known as the Spear of Budo, with his spear in hand, he killed countless amounts of barbarians. Included in those numbers were some of the finest warriors the barbarians had to offer, unfortunately they fell all the same before Niel¡¯s spear.


    The first princes plan completely backfired on him. He originally wanted to use this chance to kill Niel, but the plan went in the complete opposite direction. Niel had instead built a name for himself as one of the strongest fighters in the Budo Kingdom, his ascension to the throne was essentially guaranteed at this point.


    The first prince was exasperated. However no matter what kind of plans him and his advisors came up with, none of it would work. Niel was already far too strong, trying to get him killed wouldn¡¯t work. The only possibility was to ruin his reputation, but how would they go about achieving that? He was already well known for his valor, and his tales from the battlefield had spread across the kingdom. Everyone looked up to him.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    ¡°The chieftain¡±


    Suddenly one of his advisors uttered this name


    ¡°What about the chieftain?¡±


    ¡°The chieftain is said to be as strong as King Budo. If he fought, even someone with Niel¡¯s strength wouldn¡¯t stand a chance¡±


    ¡°Yes, but there''s one major flaw with that plan. How exactly we are meant to get the chieftain to fight Niel?¡±


    ¡°We can bribe him¡­ The chieftain comes from the harsh northern area. Despite his prestige and power, his resources are quite low. Using this we can easily offer him some rewards that will tempt him¡±


    The prince went silent upon hearing this. It was high risk and high reward. If they did it successfully, the biggest thorn in the eldest prince¡¯s eye would be gone, however a single mistake would most likely cause the eldest prince''s death or banishment. However he quickly steeled himself, what was his life worth if he couldn¡¯t even become the king? He decided to take the risk and quickly sent a messenger to try and meet the chieftain.


    A few days later the messenger came back. This alone was a good sign since it meant the chieftain didn¡¯t kill him, which meant there were chances for negotiation.


    ¡°Young master, the chieftain says the only way he¡¯ll accept the request is if he is given, 1000 cows, 1000 sheep, and 2000 chickens¡±


    The messenger spoke


    ¡°What?! Is the chieftain insane. That¡¯s almost half of what the kingdom has!¡±


    The advisor moved in at this moment


    ¡°Your Highness, we have no other options. As long as you become king, what do a few animals mean?


    ¡°Good point. A true king has to make some sacrifices along the way, or else he will never achieve greatness. Fortunately my royal father doesn¡¯t put much attention on these animals, so we can smuggle them out easily. However it won''t be long before someone notices, by then we may become suspects¡±


    ¡°Your Highness, King Budo is already old, and will have to give up the throne soon. As long as Niel dies, with your influence as the eldest prince, you will be able to swoop in and take the crown in a single movement. By then whether people suspect you or not, it won¡¯t matter¡±


    ¡°Very well, have the plan take place tonight. I want Niel to die as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°Yes, your Highness¡±

 Fighting The Cheiftain

    Niel was current sitting in his tent, his large body gave off an immense pressure and prestige. He had already been promoted to general, meaning he was now in charge of this operation.


    ¡°General Niel, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯re having some problems¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡±


    ¡°It''s the chieftain of the barbarians. Normally he won¡¯t appear on that battle field, but for some strange reason he''s come this time. Our warriors can¡¯t do a thing against him, it''s become a massacre¡±


    ¡°Hmm, looks like he can¡¯t wait around any longer. Very well, I wanted to end this war soon anyways¡±


    Niel stood up and his body instantly overshadowed the soldier in front of him. The young soldier nearly fell to his knees, however Niel weakened this pressure, causing the soldier to feel relieved. This was a pressure that high class warriors develop over years of intense combat. It was akin to a zebra seeing a lion, the sight of the lion alone was enough to cause the zebra to try to escape for its life. This was a pressure coming from a stronger lifeform.


    Niel stepped out of his tent and soon arrived at the battlefield. He saw an endless amount of corpses, the dirt beneath his feet was already tinted red from all the blood that had dissolved into it. Looking across the battlefield, he saw a large lion like man, he was wearing an extravagant headpiece, it was something like a crown for the barbarians, and only the chieftain was allowed to wear it.


    The chieftain looked back at Niel, the two instantly entered a battle through their pressure fields, however they seemed to be evenly matched. The chieftain was shocked upon seeing this, for such a young warrior to already have strength on par with his. It wouldn¡¯t be long before this young man become someone the entire world could only look up too.


    The chieftain naturally wasn¡¯t going to let such a prodigy survive for much longer, if he didn¡¯t kill him now he may never have a chance in the future. This was killing two birds with one stone, first he could remove such a powerful enemy, and he¡¯d also get the reward the eldest prince had also promised him. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    ¡°Meeting such a fine young warrior is truly a blessing. However it''s a shame you¡¯re my enemy, the only option I have left is to kill you¡±


    ¡°Who will die isn¡¯t known yet, so let''s not waste words and begin¡±


    ¡°Very well¡±


    The battlefield seemed to empty out the second these two powerhouses entered. The regular soldiers knew that they couldn¡¯t get too close to a fight between such strong warriors, they may die from the pressure coming off them alone. The two were soon face to face. The chieftain wielded a golden staff, however the staff was nearly twice as long as him and its was about as thick as a regular person''s torso, making people wonder how exactly he¡¯d use it as a weapon. However they were soon to find out. The chieftain smashed the pillar towards Niel with all his strength. Niel knew it wouldn¡¯t be wise to try and block an attack with such force, so he shifted to the side and managed to dodge the move. The chieftain swung his pole like crazy. It was almost as if the pole wasn¡¯t giant and was instead the size of a finger, because the chieftain seemed to have no problems at all swinging it around. Each swing of his pole would leave a deep groove behind in the dirt below. The chieftain suddenly brought the pole up to the top of his head, and took in a deep breathe.


    ¡°Heavenly Pillar¡±


    The pole swung down towards Niel with tremendous power behind it. Niel looked at this attack and nodded his head in appreciation.


    ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be fair if I didn¡¯t return the favor¡±


    Niel crouched his entire body down while holding tightly onto the spear. His body got closer to the ground and he seemed to be building up a lot of energy.


    ¡°Spring Time Spear¡±


    He jumped up from his crouching position like he was a spring that just got released. The spear in his hands shot towards the pole with extraordinary power. The two clashed and causing a massive explosion of power. Both their weapons were destroyed and they were tossed back by the force of the blow. The chieftains body skid across the earth before finally stopping. Looking at him  you could see he was most likely dead, and even if he was alive, he wouldn¡¯t survive for much longer. Niel was still standing straight, however his entire body was bleeding, and his bones were broken. A sneaky looking man who was originally hiding in among the soldiers seemed to think this was a perfect chance. This was a back up plan that the eldest prince had come up with. Even if Niel managed to beat the chieftain, an assassin would still come strike while he was at his weakest.


    The assassin shot forward, dagger in hand. Seeing Niel¡¯s open back, a smirk appeared on his face. Niel suddenly turned his head around, staring the assassin right in the eyes. The assassin suddenly had a chill travel down his spine, as if he had just jumped into a shark tank. He wanted to pull back but he had already come too far. Niel suddenly released a pressure that was far stronger than the one he had just a few moments before the battle. This battle allowed Niel¡¯s strength to break through to an unprecedented level. The pressure suddenly hit the assassin, causing him to bleed from all his orifices. He died right there, with his eyes still open in fear.

 Awakening

    Niel slumped back towards his tent. The soldiers quickly knelt while shivering. To have let an assassin into their ranks without knowing was a major slip up. However, fortunately for them, Niel didn¡¯t seem like he minded to much.


    ¡°Get up. None of you could have stopped that assassin, he was a level above you guys.¡±


    ¡°Thank you General Niel!¡±


    The soldiers all got up and shouted in unison. Their respect for their general had just gone up tremendously. Niel wasted no more time with them and went into his tent to get his wounds tended to. A week later, he was all healed up and it was time to end this all.  Now that the chieftain was gone, there was no one strong enough to protect the northern plains, hence Niel and his army steam-rolled through. It didn¡¯t take long before the captured the entire place and claimed as an extension of the Budo Kingdom.


    After all that was done. Niel had finally come back to the kingdom. The years had past and he was already an adult, much more seasoned and mature then he was in the past. He walked into his castle inconspicuously. People had forgotten how he looked after so long, so when he walked in he was surrounded by guards.


    ¡°Halt¡±


    Niel looked at these guards and just let of a small fraction of his pressure. The instantly collapsed onto their knees, they wanted to scream for help, however, they found that their lips were completely sealed. Niel walked past them and headed to the dining room. The same maid was that had served him in the past was still there, however now she had a few more gray hairs on her head. However, unlike the others, she had served Niel for so long that she still recognized him, despite all his changes.


    ¡°Yo-Young Master, your back!¡±


    ¡°Yes, you must have heard of the success in the northern plains. Now that the battle is over, there is no reason for me to stay there any longer.¡±


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    ¡°You came at the perfect time, Young Master. King Budo is about to retire and choose the new king¡±


    The next day, all the crown princes gathered in front of the main castle. This was the place where the ruling king lived, and was located at the center of the kingdom, making it a prime spot. Everyone around the kingdom was gathered for the event, from commoners to nobles. No one would miss just a tremendous event. Their new king would decide how their lives would progress. If the king was war hungry then the commoners would suffer, however if they were kind and peaceful, the nobles would suffer. This was an event that would truly decide the entire kingdom¡¯s future.


    They were all gathered around at the banquet, the king sat at the front of the banquet table while the princes sat nearby. However the eldest, second, third, fifth, and sixth prince all looked extremely bland in comparison to Niel, the fourth prince. Niel¡¯s body emanated the feeling of a ruler, this was due to him being the general, and leading thousands of men to war. He was already used to being in control for a long time. King Budo who was silently eating, looked around and stood up. His powerful voice spread across the banquet area.


    ¡°Thank you everyone for coming. I¡¯m getting old so it¡¯s time to decide who the new king shall be. All my princes are strong in different regards, and all would make for great kings. Unfortunately this old man can only choose one, and of all my children, one impressed me the most. He started out below his brothers, but through fortune and fighting, he reached the top. Hence I shall now crown 4th prince Niel Budo, the new king of my Budo Kingdom!¡±


    The crowd instantly cheered and were happy with the decision. Niel was the person who was most involved with the war, and hence the commoners respected him since they saw him as a protector for the kingdom. The noble¡¯s were also satisfied because Niel was most likely a fan of war after participating in it for so long, hence he would be more involved in efforts of trying to expand the kingdom, giving the nobles more chances to amass greater power.


    However not everyone was satisfied with this decision, and these people were naturally the princes. They had tried countless different schemes, but nothing worked, at this point the only thing they could do was bow their heads and admit their inferiority. Niel walked up to the podium and knelt in front of his father. His father took the crown in his hand and slowly placed it on Niel¡¯s head. Niel looked at the kingdom in front of him, and suddenly realized that this was now all his.


    Years soon flashed by and King Niel Budo¡¯s name had spread across the world. He was a man who seemed to have endless power, and he kept expanding his land outwords. His empire got larger and larger, and eventually became a superpower that had no rivals. Unfortunately he also got older and older as this all happened. He quickly became the greatest king the budo kingdom has ever had, and was labeled the Golden King, because he led the kingdom into a golden age. Yet despite all this, his body was now frail and old. Looking at his kingdom, that had now stretched farther than the eye could see, he wasn¡¯t satisfied. Despite all his strength, prestige, valor, and ability, he still couldn¡¯t defeat age, the greatest curse humanity faced. The feeling he had when he first woke up in this world also got clearer and clearer the closer he got to his death. However even on his final breath, he couldn¡¯t pinpoint what exactly this feeling was. Word of King Budo¡¯s death had spread, however a young man in another world soon opened his eyes.


    Just like this, 99 lives flashed by, and Cain who was originally in a coma, opened his eyes.

 Samsara Gene

    Cain opened his eyes, his head was throbbing like crazy. An influx of information had bombarded his brain in a flash. From a king, to a thief, to a musician, he had lived countless lives. Voices soon started to echo through his mind.


    ¡°Hmph, I am the king who ruled the entire world!¡±


    This voice emanated prestige and power, a person who had stayed on top his entire life. However before he could continue speaking, another voice popped out.


    ¡°No, I am a musician who tamed countless beauties with my voice alone!¡±


    This voice was extremely charming and allusive. Each word would reach a person''s soul, putting them in a trance.


    ¡°Wrong, I am the thief who stole the greatest treasures the planet had to offer!¡±


    As these voices were fighting in Cain¡¯s head, he found himself on the brink of going insane. He didn¡¯t know who he was anymore. The 99 voices argued unceasingly in Cain¡¯s head, just as he found his mind about to collapse, he shouted with all his strength. His voice reached the top of the heavens and spread across the lands.


    ¡°I AM CAIN!¡±


    The voices quieted down, however they didn¡¯t disappear completely. It seemed they still weren¡¯t satisfied with Cain¡¯s answer.


    ¡°I am Cain, however I am also a king, a musician, a thief. I am everyone, and everyone is me!¡±


    The voices that were still arguing went silent, and seemed to vanish completely. Cain felt his body, that had once not been under his control, quickly come back to him. He was still weak, however using all his force, he managed to stand up and lean against the cave wall. His mind was clearer than it had ever been in the past, and he felt at peace. He suddenly noticed that the vial the gene pill was in was broken, and the pill itself was gone. His heart dropped for a second, but once he checked his stats, he realized what had happened.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Strength: 200


    Speed: 350


    Vitality: 200


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 5/50][Samsara]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    ¡°Samsara gene¡­ It has no levels?¡±


    Cain still didn¡¯t have much of an idea what exactly this gene did, however he now knew why all those memories flooded into his brain. Those seemed to be either his past or future lives, each life was completely different, and yet Cain was truly all of them. Cain leaned against the wall, exhausted. His body was broken from his escape and he felt destroyed. Unfortunately, his luck seemed to finally run out, his shout from earlier had attracted a wild beast towards his location. The beast was similar to a bear, and was looking at Cain with red eyes, as drool dribbled down its sharp fangs. It was starving and now it wanted Cain as its meal. The bear was only tier 2 genetic general, so in Cain¡¯s normal condition he could have handled it easily, however right now he was weak, and could do nothing as he watched the bear get closer towards him.


    ¡°To think in the end I would die by a bear. I had always expected my death to be more cinematic...¡±


    However just as the bear was about to claim Cain¡¯s live, a phantom shot out of Cain¡¯s body. This phantom was of a large man, he was wearing a crown and had a royal robe donned on his body. He gave off a feeling of power and control, as if he had the entire world in his hand, to do as he pleased. The king like man swung his spear, and severed the bear into two pieces. He then turned around and looked at Cain.


    ¡°Hello, origin¡±


    ¡°Origin?¡±


    Cain was confused at this title.


    ¡°You are the source of all of us, so naturally you are our origin and our leader¡±


    ¡°All of us, you are saying there are more of you?¡±


    ¡°Of course!¡±


    An extremely handsome young man jumped out of Cain¡¯s body at this moment. His voice was angelic and his face was so pretty that even Cain was stunned for a moment. This young man could have countless women fall in love with him with a single look.


    ¡°Heh, don¡¯t forget me¡±


    Another young man popped out. His hair and eyes were dark as coal, and he was wearing a black cloak that made his entire body blend into the darkness.


    ¡°Who are you three?¡±


    ¡°We are you, and you are our origin¡±

 The Three

    The three bowed towards Cain, showing their allegiance. He was the origin, making him the one in control of the three of them, however they were still their own people and had their own thoughts. Cain was confused though, he had heard 99 voices, and yet only three people appeared.


    ¡°Shouldn''t there be 99 of you?¡±


    ¡°We are the only ones who survived the process. Our other lives were too weak, and their wills were shattered completely¡±


    The king said.


    Cain found these three extremely familiar, but blurry at the same time. He only just noticed that his memories of his past/future lives had already mostly disappeared. It was like a dream, once you woke up you remembered it clearly, but as the day passed it became more and more blurry. He looked towards the three figures standing in front of him and wasn¡¯t sure what to say.


    ¡°What exactly can you three do?¡±


    ¡°We are extensions of you! You can become us, and we can become you!¡±


    The angelic looking boy spoke, as he finished saying what he had to say, his body turned blurry for a second before clearing up. He was no longer the angelic boy, and was instead an exact replica of Cain. Cain was shocked seeing this transformation, and quickly tried to attempt it himself. He thought of the king and he felt his body morph, his body increased in size becoming three times as big, and he felt power flowing through his veins. He quickly opened his stats and was stunned.


    Strength: 748


    Speed: 1


    Vitality: 1


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    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    All his stats had went directly into strength. He then imagined himself as the thief. This time he felt his body become a lot lighter, like he was a feather.


    Strength: 1


    Speed: 748


    Vitality: 1


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 5/50][Samsara]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    Finally, he imagined himself as the angelic boy, and felt his body become far stronger, like it was made from the finest jewel.


    Strength: 1


    Speed: 1


    Vitality: 748


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 5/50][Samsara]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    Each of his forms specialized in a different stat. Once he went back to normal he felt his stats balance out again. He decided to test something out. He quickly recalled all three of them back into his body, and checked his stats again.


    Strength: 950


    Speed: 1100


    Vitality: 950


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 5/50][Samsara]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    Their stats combined with his stats, making his power explode tremendously. Once the three left his body, his stats fell back to normal. He now had a much better understanding of how the samsara gene worked. It had no levels, however it didn¡¯t need them since his samsara lives would scale of his own strength and had no need for a gene level to make them stronger. As he got stronger, they got stronger, and as they got stronger, he got stronger. They were all interlinked, and Cain was the core, who powered the entire operation.


    ¡°What happens if you guys die?¡±


    This was a question Cain was concerned about.


    ¡°No worries, since you are our origin, as long as you are alive, we are alive. However, if you die, we all die. We still can be destroyed though, and if that happens we will respawn within your body¡±


    The thief said in glee, clearly satisfied with this deal.


    ¡°Well, I still need to know what to call you three...¡±


    ¡°I am Niel Budo, king of the Budo Kingdom that ruled over the entire realm!¡±


    ¡°I am Minos Bassano, the greatest musician to ever live!¡±


    ¡°I am Cyprise Corosi, a thief who stole every treasure the world had to offer!¡±

 Protecting Miren

    Cain had been so overwhelmed with all this new information that he nearly forgot about Oldman Belmon. He quickly picked up the small soul and looked at it. Oldman Belmon was in a very poor condition right now. His soul was thin as if a single strong blow would extinguish him. Cain¡¯s eyes went red looking at this, on the verge of tears. The only reason Oldman Belmon was in this condition was because he gave Cain¡¯s spear a strong boost in the final moments, using up a lot of his strength. Cain felt extremely guilty because of this, unfortunately he could currently do nothing about it. All he could do was store away Oldman Belmon¡¯s soul in a safe spot before figuring things out in the future. Cain got out of the cave, Niel, Minos, and Cyprise following behind him.


    ¡°You guys will have to hide in my body for now. The place I¡¯m going won¡¯t allow strangers in¡±


    ¡°Aww, but I want to see the world. There are definitely plenty of beauties for me to romance, and new songs for me to learn!¡±


    Minos said passionately.


    ¡°Minos is right, how can we just stay inside your boring body. I want to go out and steal something valuable, heh. The security in this world is probably way better than my past one, and I¡¯ve been looking for new challenges¡±


    Cyprise stated with a sly grin on his face.


    ¡°Hmph, both of you are fools. We just need to rule the entire world, that way both the beauties and treasures will come to us naturally.¡±


    Spoke Niel, with a face filled with desire to conquer.


    ¡°Who are you calling a fool, you big buffoon. I bet I could steal your underwear without you even noticing¡±


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    ¡°I dare you to try¡±


    ¡°Guys, guys, why must we argue? Here, let me sing a song that will surely help us get along!¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Cain suddenly felt like the samsara gene wasn¡¯t all that it was hyped up to be. First Oldman Belmon had annoyed him, and now he had these three idiots. Truly lots of things changed over time, but some things always stayed the same.


    ¡°Can you three shut up for just a second please. You can fulfill your desires in the future, but for now you¡¯ll have to stay quiet¡±


    The three ultimately conceded to Cain¡¯s request, flooding back into his body. However they were now arguing in Cain¡¯s head instead. He knew it wouldn¡¯t be long before he went insane at this rate. Eventually he managed to have them stop talking, giving himself a moment of peace. He then started heading back towards the sect. Soon enough, he reached. He quickly found his house before slumping onto his bed, exhausted. He snoozed off and ended up sleeping for a few days. All in all, the time he spent in a coma was about a week, so not much had happened in the sect. Once he had all the sleep he needed, he headed towards the sects hospital. However he bumped into Lefric and them on his way there.


    ¡°What happened to you Cain?¡±


    Lefric spoke with concern


    ¡°Its fine, I just got in a fight outside of the sect¡±


    ¡°Must have been one hell of a fight¡±


    ¡°It was, I had to use all my strength before I could get those three idiots to leave me alone.¡±


    ¡°Three idiots?¡±


    Naturally Lefric didn¡¯t understand Cain¡¯s joke. Cain was in poor condition so he quickly said his goodbyes before arriving at the hospital. As the 10th ranked disciple in the outer sect, he received much greater treatment, and could get his wounds checked out immediately. The doctor quickly arrived and gave him medical care. Cain was in and out in half an hour, and felt a lot better. Healing elixirs were good, but for wounds as severe as the ones Cain had, getting real medical help would be best. Cain decided to head to the genetic research lab. He hadn¡¯t seen Miren in a long time and missed her. Reaching the lab, he headed straight for the second floor, and there he saw Miren in her usual spot.


    ¡°Brother Cain, you disappeared for so long. I was worried sick¡±


    Miren spoke with red eyes. Cain felt extremely bad seeing her like this, so he quickly gave her a hug. However Minos¡¯s voice suddenly spoke in Cain¡¯s head, ruining the moment for him completely.


    ¡°Wow, what a beauty. Let me out, I bet I can charm her with a single sentence¡±


    ¡°And I can kill you with a single thought, so you better not saying anything about Miren¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Minos quickly shut his mouth.

 Sending The Three Out

    ¡°Brother Cain, where did you go off too¡­?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I got caught up in a mission outside of the sect and could only make it back just recently.¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain, you can¡¯t ever do something like that again in the future without informing me!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely tell you beforehand next time.¡±


    Cain and Miren eventually split apart, mainly because the librarian was starting to glare at them, as if telling them to take this somewhere else. Cain headed back home after catching up with Miren, he had a lot to do. It was time to go into training overdrive mode, he needed power to save Oldman Belmon and he had an idea of what to do. The sects would start enrolling soon, hence he would send out Niel, Minos, and Cyprise to apply to join the other sects. They won''t have to compete with each other, and since they are linked, as each one of them gets stronger, the entire group gets stronger. Cain summoned the three of them and looked at them seriously.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯m about to give you guys a chance at freedom. However you must act seriously, I don¡¯t want any of you to fool around. The sects are about to start recruiting, so this is your best chance to get a spot. Niel, you¡¯ll head to the Giant Champion Sect, they specialize in strength, hence you¡¯ll do best there.¡±


    ¡°Yes Origin!¡±


    ¡°Minos, you¡¯re going to head to the Diamond Form Sect, they focus on vitality, so you¡¯ll be a perfect match¡±


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    ¡°You can play in the Diamond Form Sect as long as you also train¡­¡±


    ¡°Alright Origin. Your wish is my command¡±


    ¡°And you Cyprise, the Temporal Shift Sect demand speed above all else. In fact their saying is ¡°Speed is the only thing that''s undefeatable.¡± With your agility, it¡¯ll be no problem for you to stand out.¡±


    ¡°Can I also steal some stuff while I¡¯m there?¡±


    ¡°Only if you don¡¯t plan on ever getting caught.¡±


    ¡°Heh, no worries. I¡¯ve never been caught in the past, and I don¡¯t plan on ruining my track record¡±


    ¡°Alright, the three of you can head out. We can communicate via telepathy, so just send me a message if you are ever in trouble.¡±


    ¡°What are you worrying about Origin, we can¡¯t even die. We have to be worried about you instead¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me. I¡¯m not stupid enough to get myself into a scenario I can¡¯t handle.¡±


    Cain had flashbacks the moment he said that and realized it wasn¡¯t exactly true. These guys didn¡¯t know that though, and he didn¡¯t plan on ruining his good reputation as the origin.


    ¡°Alright, you three disperse¡±


    Minos suddenly held up his hand, like a child wanting to have his question answered during class.


    ¡°What is it Minos?¡±


    ¡°Where exactly are these sects?¡±


    ¡°Figure it out...¡±


    Next Cyprise started wagging his hand in the air


    ¡°Yes Cyprise?¡±


    ¡°What time does the recruitment start?¡±


    ¡°Figure it out¡­¡±


    Cain looked around the room and noticed Niel seemed a little dissatisfied.


    ¡°What''s wrong Niel, you look unhappy?¡±


    ¡°Origin, I would like to ask a question as well!¡±


    ¡°Go ahead¡­¡±


    ¡°Can we kill during the recruitment test?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Cain kicked them out of the house and slammed the door. They were on their own now...

 Showing Their Skill

    Niel looked at the other two and said in a commanding voice.


    ¡°Alright, lets go. Follow my lead¡±


    ¡°Tsk, what makes you think you can be the leader? I say we put it to a vote¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been a king my entire life, I¡¯ve ruled the entire realm. I think I have enough experience to lead two fools¡±


    ¡°Hmph, what kind of king insults his followers. You¡¯re a lousy king¡±


    ¡°Fellas lets not fight anymore. We need to get along if we want to survive in this world! How about we go to a bar and find a few beauties. That''s what I do when I¡¯m angry, or sad, or happy or anything else!¡±


    ¡°Is that all you think about, women?¡±


    ¡°No, I love music too!¡±


    The three continued their journey and quickly exited the sect. They were wandering around cluelessly and didn¡¯t know where to start. The technology in this world was to advanced for them, hence they felt out of touch. The one thing in common their three worlds shared was that the technology was quite basic, and still in its primitive stages. They eventually managed to stumble into a small city. This place was called Divine City, since it was the city closest to the Divine Perception Sect.


    ¡°Let¡¯s stop here, there will probably be maps we can purchase¡±


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    ¡°With what money, Origin gave us nothing before kicking us out. How are we supposed to afford a map¡­¡±


    Niel said


    ¡°That¡¯s simple. You guys just stand back and watch the master at work!¡±


    Minos headed to the center of the town, he didn¡¯t even need to draw anyone''s attention before they started looking at him. His looks were akin to an angel descended to earth, the women were starstruck, and the men were envious. He took off his hat and placed it on the floor in front of him. His hat was a black flat top with a wide brim, so it had plenty of room to hold money. His long golden hair started fluttering in the wind the second his hat came off. He took in a deep breath and started singing.


    His angelic voice spread across the area. The women who originally stopped to stare found themselves falling in love. His voice was filled with an endless charm, a sound that pulled one into the world of the voice, and the narrations it described. He was singing about a lowly beggar who fell in love with a princess, the beggar tried everything he could to get the princess to fall in love with him, however nothing worked. The princess would naturally not look at a mere beggar. One day, in the beggar¡¯s depression he wrote a song, titled ¡®The Beggar¡¯s Love.¡¯ The beggar decided to sing this final song to the princess before giving up completely, the song managed to mesmerize the princess, making her fall in love with the beggar.


    Minos was the beggar, and all the women who were listening to him sing envisioned themselves as the princess. By the end of the song, they had found they had already fallen in love with Minos. They cheered crazily, filling his hat to the brim with money and quickly surrounded him. Minos took the money and quickly disappeared into the crowd, before reappearing by Niel and Cyprise.


    ¡°Show off..¡±


    Both Niel and Cyprise said at the same time.


    ¡°Don¡¯t blame me for having talent. Blame yourselves for not being me¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t get so cocky. Let me show you something even better than your little trick¡±


    Cyprise walked in the market, and exited after about 5 minutes. He looked the exact same, but when he opened his black cloak, it was filled with jewels, maps, money, pretty much everything the market had to offer.


    ¡°Heh, see that? What''s the point of singing and dancing like an idiot when I can directly take what I want¡±


    ¡°Tsk, no class whatsoever¡±


    ¡°Alright, you two need to stop arguing. Now that we have the maps, let us split up and head to our respective sects.¡±


    Cyprise handed out the maps and the trio walked to the space station. This was where people got shuttled between planets. Minos then headed out money, letting them buy their respective tickets. Niel was heading to Giant Champion Planet, Minos to Diamond Form Planet, and Cyprise to Temporal Shift Planet. The three said their goodbyes, and headed off. They weren¡¯t sad about splitting up since like Cain said before, they could always interact via telepathy and they shared an intimate connection that existed through all times and realities. They boarded their ships and flew off.

 Core Sect Test

    Cain finally felt at peace now that the three were gone. Hopefully they didnt do anything to stupid to get themselves killed. This would be a good experience for them, they were used to being on top in their worlds, however it was time to learn that this wasn¡¯t their world anymore. Either they adapted or died, and they don''t have to worry about dying, so they have all the time they need to adapt.


    Cain sat crossed legged in his room taking in a deep breath. Even though his memories from those 99 lives had already become blurry, he remember some information. The thing he tried to remember the most was the passage of time. 99 lives, even if they were each a normal person that lived to be 50, that would still be 4950 years that had passed. He started to think about that time, those years spent doing different things. He noticed one thing, nothing in this world could escape the passage of time. This seemed to be a universal fact, unless one became something akin to a god, only then they could escape, but did god¡¯s even exist?


    Genetic Warriors had existed for a very long time. It had been hundreds of thousands of years since the discover of ¡®break genes,¡¯ and plenty had happened in this time. Yet no one was known to reach the rank of ¡®God.¡¯ One can argue that maybe they did it in secrecy, but for someone to have reach a rank of that level, it definitely would send a storm across the universe. So what was time? Was it decay, the thing that caused all the death and destruction? Or was it life, what made the flowers boom and the child grow into an adult?


    Cain thought about this for a long time, these two factors were complete opposites, yet could they live in harmony? Of course they could. In nature we see this fact all the time, time seemed to encompass everything, however time was life or death, or destruction. Time was merely the fuel that let everything flow forward. Time was the fuel that pushed the world forward. Cain could confirm this since he could see time energy particles floating in the air ever since he had reached the sight realm. More of this ¡®Fuel¡¯ would make time flow faster, less would make it move slower, and none would make it stop moving at all. He suddenly felt extremely enlightened, he felt his strength rising slowly but strongly.


    His time skip gene went from level 5 to 6, then 7, and it had no signs of stopping. He also felt like he was only a single step away from reaching the realm after sight realm, the hearing realm. The world cleared up in front of his eyes. The time energy in the air became much more solid, he could now see them interacting with the world with much more intricacy than in the past. After about an hour, that increase in strength finally stopped, and Cain decided to check on his stats to see how much this enlightenment process helped him.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    Strength: 575


    Speed: 1100


    Vitality: 575


    Genes:[Time Skip : Level - 20/50]


    Time Realm Understanding = Sight


    With Cain¡¯s current strength he was now a tier 7 genetic warrior and could technically already apply to join the core sect. The weakest in the core sect were rank 7 genetic warriors, all he had to do was take the test, but for a disciple to jump in strength so explosively in such a short time would be somewhat suspicious. However Cain didn¡¯t mind, people were constantly getting lucky encounters that increased their strength, Cain could just say the same thing. Even if they tried to search him they¡¯d find nothing of value. He could also no longer get stronger in the outer sect, the core sect was the place to be. He headed to the outer sect elder, the one in charge of things like this, and asked for the test


    ¡°You want to apply for the core sect test now? Are you insane!? Based on your records you¡¯ve only joined the sects a few months ago¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry elder, I¡¯ve naturally prepared thoroughly for this.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, are you absolutely sure. I can¡¯t stop you from doing anything but the core sect is quite cruel, and the competition never ends. It''s not like here in the outer sect, where as long as you mind your own business, no one will bother you. Up there they will find reasons to suppress you, even if one doesn¡¯t exist¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m alright elder. If I can¡¯t even handle this little bit of challenge, I may as well leave the sect completely¡±


    ¡°Okay disciple, but just watch your back. A little advice from an old timer like me, don¡¯t trust anyone! Even good friends will betray each other for a chance at advancing their own strength a little bit more¡±


    ¡°Thank you for the advice elder. Disciple will keep it in mind¡±


    ¡°Good, here''s your test. You¡¯ve got to kill a Flying Magma Bear, their strength is equivalent to a tier 7 genetic warrior and they live in the Teratop Volcanoes. Be careful, many have lost their lives due to a moment of carelessness¡±


    Cain thanked the elder and said his goodbyes. Next he headed to Miren. Ever since his last little accident he promised her that he would tell her about any of these missions beforehand.


    ¡°Brother Cain, you are already applying for the Core Sect¡­?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I got very lucky on that last mission and managed to encounter a good opportunity, letting my strength increase by a lot¡±


    ¡°But brother Cain, I heard the core sect is very cruel, are you sure you¡¯ll be okay¡­?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be fine¡±

 Teratop Volcanoes

    Cain left the sect and headed straight for the Teratop Volcanoes. This was quite the savage spot and was filled with high class monsters, hence most people would avoid this area. Yet for people with strength, this is a gold mine, many different materials that could be collected. The old saying was true ¡®With danger came profit.¡¯ Cain wasn¡¯t here for profit though, he just wanted to kill that Flying Magma Bear and leave as soon as possible. Luckily Flying Magma Bears were extremely territorial, and didn¡¯t band together in groups. As long as he found one he wouldn¡¯t have to be worried with dealing with a whole mob of them


    The area around the Teratop Volcanoes was extremely dry and ashy. The dirt had long turned black like coal, and the heat was intense. This zone was filled with many volcanoes, from small to large. Bugs were buzzing across the sky, these were Magma Mosquitoes, but they were quite weak so Cain only needed a single slash of his spear to destroy the entire group. However their numbers seemed endless, when one group died, another came. Cain was fed up with this but suddenly the mosquitoes dispersed and left him alone.


    Naturally he didn¡¯t think that they just decided to leave him alone out of their own goodwill. Animals act on instinct, and seeing them leave was a good and bad sign. It meant he had walked into a strong beasts territory, the mosquitoes knew this and hence flew away with their stingers between their legs. Hopefully this was the Flying Magma Bear so Cain wouldn¡¯t have to waste any more of his time in this heat hole.


    A small volcano was located ahead of Cain, he slowly scaled to the top and looked down. At the bottom of this volcano was a massive bear with two large wings attached to its back. It was sleeping soundly but each snore was like a clap of thunder, ringing in Cain¡¯s ears. Cain tried his best to hide his presence, but this wasn¡¯t something he specialized in, noticing the bear seemed irritated, like it was about to wake up, he quickly changed his form. His body changed into that of a young man, with a black cloak covering his entire body, he became Cyprise. The bear that was close to waking up, relaxed again, falling back to sleep.


    Cain suddenly realized that these forms didn¡¯t only boost one of his three stats tremendously, they also gave him extra benefits. Like how Cyprise¡¯s form would better hide his presence, making his skill in sneaking far better than usual. The other forms probably had similar buffs, but he would have to find them out with time. Cain jumped down the hole and used time skip, he flashed and appeared right above the bear. However Cyprise¡¯s attack was extremely mediocre, so he swapped to Niel right before the blow landed.


    The spear shot through the air with tremendous force. The Flying Magma Bear that had extremely strong defense, was sliced in two like a piece of butter. The spear attack continued travelling through the bears body and smashed into the floor, leaving behind a massive pit. Cain turned back to normal and looked ahead at the damage he had done. He was shocked to say the least. By using his different forms with good timing, he could truly maximise his strength, but it''s not an easy thing to do. He mainly got lucky this time since the Flying Magma Bear didn¡¯t have it¡¯s guard up at all. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.


    Cain grabbed the head of the beast, and walked off. He learned a lot from this experience, mainly about Cyprise¡¯s form¡¯s special ability. Which he named shadow walk, since it let him move by undetected. He wanted to test out his other form¡¯s, and see if they also had similar special abilities. So he decided to stay in the Teratop Volcano area for a little longer. He walked towards another Volcano that was nearby and peaked in. This Volcano was also holding a Flying Magma Bear, but this one was awake. It looked up at Cain with eyes filled with fire. It¡¯s massive wings spread apart and flapped once, shooting its entire body up towards Cain.


    Cain decided not to dodge since he wanted to test Minos¡¯s forms vitality. The giant Flying Magma Bear slammed into his body with full force, however he stood his ground no problem. Instead it was the Flying Magma Bear that got blasted back, smashing into the earth below. Cain was very satisfied with this vitality, even if he sat back and let the Flying Magma Bear do as it pleased, it wouldn¡¯t be able to harm a hair on his body. However the flaw with this form was it was weak and slow, so the reverse was also true, and he could do nothing towards the bear.


    Cain started thinking, the special ability of each form seemed to correlate with that life¡¯s career. Hence Cyprise had shadow walk because he was the greatest thief in his past life. So the same should also stand true for Minos. The Flying Magma Bear stood up and shook the dirt out of its fur. It glared at Cain, seemingly wanting to rip him apart. It flapped its wings and flew towards him once more. This time though, Cain opened his mouth and tried to sing a lullaby he remembered in his youth.


    The Flying Magma Bear that was originally filled with vigor and energy, suddenly got extremely snoozy. It¡¯s eyes kept closing slightly before opening again, as if it was about to fall into a deep sleep. Cain suddenly changed his song, this time he sung about romance. The Flying Magma Bear¡¯s eyes changed once more, now it wasn¡¯t looking at Cain with hatred, instead it was looking at him like he was a priceless treasure that the Flying Magma Bear wanted for itself. Cain didn¡¯t like this look at all, so he changed songs once more. Now it was a war song, about warriors going to battle. The Flying Magma Bear was suddenly filled with bloodlust, it looked at Cain like he was it¡¯s greatest enemy of all time, as if the two had an enmity that could never be resolved unless one of them died.


    Cain now learnt about Minos¡¯s ability. He could influence others emotions through his music. Niel was the only one left, and Cain was really curious about what this form could do. Niel was a king, what were kings best at? The obvious answer would be ruling, whether through force or diplomacy. Cain looked at the Flying Magma Bear that was getting closer to him, and tried his best to imagine himself as a king that ruled the entire world. Suddenly an overwhelming aura spread out from his body, the aura landed on the Flying Magma Bear, suppressing it completely. The Flying Magma Bear¡¯s body dropped to the earth, whimpering in fear. It¡¯s eyes looked up at Cain filled with submission. Cain put his hand on the Flying Magma Bear¡¯s head and released the aura. The Flying Magma Bear didn¡¯t fight back, and instead rolled around Cain¡¯s feet like a small puppy. This was his final ability, submission aura, an aura that forces weaker creatures to submit to Cain whole heartedly.

 Senior Sister Mira

    Cain had tested enough so he decided to head back to the sect, but as he was walking away, the Flying Magma Bear followed behind him. He looked back at it and tried to shoo it away. However the Flying Magma Bear was extremely stubborn and refused to leave Cain alone. Cain decided he might as well take it as a mount, it could fly which was convenient. He jumped on it¡¯s back and pointed forwards. The Flying Magma Bear was an intelligent creature, so it knew what Cain was trying to say. It let out a massive roar, before spreading its wings and flying into the sky.


    The wind blew through Cain¡¯s hair as he travelled through the clouds. He had never flown before so this was a new feeling for him. The freedom of no longer being limited by the ground, the world below you, spreading out like the most beautiful picture ever painted. Cain shut his eyes as he let this feeling run through him. Before he knew it, he already saw the sect in sight, but he didn¡¯t want to stop flying. Unfortunately however, the sect didn¡¯t allow flight within sect grounds, so he would have to stop here.


    He walked into the sect, Flying Magma Bear by his back. The disciples dispersed out of the way, horrified of the Flying Magma Bear. This Flying Magma Bear alone could run through the outer sect untouched, it was simply to strong. These weak disciples were suppressed by its momentum and quickly backed off. Cain found the elder he took the quest from and gave the head of the first Flying Magma Bear he had killed to him. The elder was shocked seeing this, not because of the fact that he had killed the Flying Magma Bear, but because he had also tamed one. These were fierce creatures known for being unbending, to tame one was proof of Cain¡¯s overwhelming strength.


    ¡°Uh¡­ Good job disciple Cain. Here is your core sect token. Just show this to the elder in charge of the core sect and he¡¯ll get you set up¡­¡±


    ¡°Thank you, elder¡±


    Seeing that Cain left the room, the elder let out a breath of relief. He was merely an outer sect elder and had rather average strength, the mere sight of that Flying Magma Bear made his nerves tense. Cain headed up the mountain, the core sect was located at the very top, where the spiritual energy was the thickest. He soon reached the top and saw a few disciples messing around. They were beating up and insulting a disciple who was kneeling on the ground.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    ¡°You dare have eyes for Mira. Are you simply insane or ignorant? regardless of which it is, we¡¯ll still have to teach you a lesson¡±


    ¡°Ple-please, stop. I-i-it isn¡¯t true¡­¡±


    The disciple who was getting beat managed to stutter out these few words, it was a shame that the disciples around him didn¡¯t seem to care about what he had to say.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t true? Then how come my brothers here told me they heard you say ¡®Mira was beautiful.¡¯ Are you saying my brothers are liars?¡±


    ¡°N-no, ple-please¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you even know who senior sister Mira is. She¡¯s the number one core disciple. Only our big brother Ander, the second ranked core disciple, has the right to be with her. You¡¯re truly a toad lusting after a swan. You are a nobody and a nothing, it is only because big brother Ander is generous that we aren¡¯t beating you to death right here and now.¡±


    The group eventually left after beating up the poor kid enough. Cain who was watching this whole show walked over and helped the person up. The kid struggled up while coughing out chunks of blood, for a normal person a condition like this would already mean you are on the verge of death. For Genetic General¡¯s however, this would just take a few months to heal. The disciple looked up at Cain and the first thing he said wasn¡¯t thank you, instead it was...


    ¡°I saw you watching the whole thing. Why didn''t you help me earlier¡­?¡±


    ¡°... Brother I don''t even know you, and I¡¯m not a hero. Me helping you right now is about as far as I¡¯ll go for a stranger.¡±


    ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry brother. Excuse me for being rude. It¡¯s just that my anger swelled up a little after that beating, and I was letting it out on you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I can understand how you feel. However I¡¯m a little curious about why exactly those guys were going after you so hard¡±


    ¡°Ahhh. The core sect is cruel, even a single misstep can cause you to suffer in the future. If you are weak you¡¯ll have to watch your every word and every move. It was my mistake, I said senior sister Mira was beautiful without noticing the lackeys of Ander were near.¡±


    ¡°Who even is this senior sister Mira?¡±


    ¡°You must be new to the core sect brother.¡±


    ¡°How''d you know?¡±


    ¡°Simple, everyone here knows who senior sister Mira is. She¡¯s the number one disciple in the sect. Even number two, Ander, is a large distance from being her opponent. That alone isn¡¯t enough, she¡¯s also young having only joined the sect for 10 years, and yet she¡¯s already achieved number one in that time. Yet the thing she''s most well known for above all else, is her beauty. Truly brother, laying your eyes on her once is enough to make you feel like all other women are lackluster in comparison¡­¡±

 Tailor-Made

    ¡°That must be an exaggeration?¡±


    ¡°That''s what I thought to brother, but it''s true. You¡¯ll have to see it to believe it.¡±


    ¡°Well that doesn¡¯t matter since I¡¯ve already got a girlfriend.¡±


    Surprisingly, upon hearing this the disciple burst into laughter.


    ¡°What''s so funny¡­?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry brother, but that''s a well known joke in the core sect. A lot of disciples have said the same thing, but once seeing Mira, they instantly broke up with their long time girlfriends. Once there was a man who was married to his wife for 50 years, he had a family and everything. Unfortunately he saw Mira once by accident and his relationship soon turned sour, wasn¡¯t long before the two were divorced¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Now Cain knew this was all nonsense. It was probably the case where the rumours made the reality itself for more intense. Like how when people told someone they saw ghosts. The next night, that person who originally didn¡¯t believe in ghosts suddenly saw some suspicious stuff happening. It wasn¡¯t that ghosts suddenly became real, instead it was now the case of your mind fooling itself. It wants to believe in ghosts so now every mysterious event is caused by a ghost. This was probably similar in this scenario as well, the rumours were so exaggerated that now anytime someone saw senior sister Mira, they convinced themselves she was a beauty that was unsurpassable.


    ¡°Brother, is that Flying Magma Bear yours?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve only noticed it now?¡±


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    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but whenever I start talking about senior sister Mira, my mind goes to a wonderland I never want to leave.¡±


    ¡°You can stay in that wonderland all you want, I¡¯ve still got to get checked in¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah, you¡¯re new brother. Here let me help you get settled in¡±


    The disciple helped Cain find the elder in charge of the core sect. Cain handed in his token before being given a uniform and another token. This token was similar to the one he got in the outer sect, but made with much nicer materials. It had the word¡¯s ¡®Core Sect Disciple¡¯ written on the front, and ¡®Divine Perception Sect¡¯ written on the back. Cain took his stuff and headed towards his new home. It was located on the very edge of the core sect, clearly the worst area. Just like before, he would have to work his way to the middle.


    ¡°Brother we¡¯ve been talking all this time, but I still don¡¯t know your name¡±


    The injured disciple suddenly said.


    ¡°Oh, you can call me brother Cain.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nice to meet you brother Cain. I¡¯m brother Papin, you can come find me whenever you need help¡±


    ¡°I think you should get some help first. I don¡¯t want to be a burden¡±


    ¡°No worries, these are just flesh wounds, they¡¯ll heal in a jiffy. The thought of my senior sister Mira also helps me heal.¡±


    Cain ignored those last words, and entered his house, leaving Papin behind. The young man was clearly lovestruck, but Cain didn¡¯t have the expertise to deal with it. He suddenly thought about Oldman Belmon, if he was awake right now, he¡¯d definitely have good advice for Papin. He pushed the thought of Oldman Belmon to the back of his head, now wasn¡¯t the time to feel depressed. Cain settled into this new house of his, it was already bigger than the one he had in the outer sect, despite being a house meant for regular core disciples.


    Cain pulled out the core sect token before pressing a button on the side. A hologram shot out of the token appearing in front of his eyes. He looked at his current contribution points, and realized it had dropped to 500, from 50,000. Looks like outer sect points were only worth 1/100 core sect points, it was still better than nothing. He looked at the list of things he could possibly buy, but with his current points, he couldn¡¯t get anything good. Cain decided to look at the missions instead, he could probably replicate what he did in the outer sect and get rich in a single go.


    ¡°Beat the core sect strength record: Reward - 50,000 contribution points¡±


    ¡°Beat the core sect speed record: Reward - 50,000 contribution points¡±


    ¡°Beat the core sect vitality record: Reward - 50,000 contribution points¡±


    Cain looked at these three missions with a grin on his face. In the past he might only be able to beat the speed record, and it wouldn¡¯t have been a guarantee since the core sect naturally cant compare to the outer sect. However now he had the samsara gene, and his three forms. These mission¡¯s that were known for being extremely hard and practically unbeatable, were essentially tailor-made for him.

 Outstanding Warrior

    Cain grabbed these three quests and ran out of his room. He headed towards the exam ground¡¯s feeling energized. There was no better feeling that a chance to get rich quick. He entered the room and first chose the speed exam. Taking on Cyprise¡¯s form, he heard the robotic voice echo through the room.


    ¡°Welcome to the speed exam. The previous record was reaching the end of the room in 1.3 seconds. Record set by Joffrey Sinka. The exam will begin in 3 - 2 - 1 - Go!¡±


    Cain shot forward through the room with tremendous speed. He was so fast that he created a sonic boom behind him. He reached the end of the room in .8 seconds, beating the last record. The same robotic voice echoed across the entire core sect, telling everyone about the new record.


    ¡°Disciple Cain has beaten the previous speed record of 1.3. New record is .8¡±


    ¡°Someone actually beat those impossible records? I didn¡¯t realize someone so capable had joined the core sect¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that''s really impressive. Lets go check out the exam place, maybe they will try to beat the other records.¡±


    ¡°No way, beating one record is hard enough¡±


    ¡°Who knows, it''s not like miracles hadn¡¯t happened before¡±


    The disciples all gathered around the exam testing area. They didn''t know what was happening inside the exams, but they still felt excited as they took bets on whether this new disciple could break another record, or if he would stop here.


    ¡°Everyone listen up, the odds right now are 1:1000. If the new kid beats another record, you will get a payout of x1000 whatever you put in¡±Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    ¡°Heh, nice scam. It¡¯s literally impossible for this kid to beat another record.¡±


    ¡°Who cares, I¡¯ll toss in a contribution point. Maybe I¡¯ll get lucky?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯d need more than luck to win a bet like that.¡±


    Cain naturally didn¡¯t notice all the chaos going on outside and continued onto the next exam. This time it was for defense.


    ¡°Welcome to the defense exam. The previous record was surviving 8 layers of gravity.Record set by Sefran Imben. The exam will begin in 3 - 2 - 1 - Go!¡±


    Cain changed form and become Minos. The gravity hit down on him, at the start it wasn¡¯t too difficult to deal with, but each layer was twice as strong as the last one. By the ninth layer he was already feeling an extremely heavy force on his back, like a normal man trying to carry an elephant. He managed to make it through, but once the tenth wave of gravity hit him, his body nearly collapsed. He managed to stay standing until the eleventh wave, but couldn¡¯t go any further.


    ¡°Disciple Cain has beaten the previous defense record of eight gravity layers. New record is eleven gravity layers¡±


    ¡°Woah, he actually did it. How is that even possible¡­¡±


    ¡°Who knows, but clearly we underestimated this person by a lot. They probably have strength on par with senior sister Mira!¡±


    ¡°How can this fool be compared to senior sister Mira?¡±


    ¡°That''s true. No matter how strong a toad is, it¡¯ll always be a toad that¡¯ll lust after swan meat¡±


    The disciples gathered around burst into laughter hearing this. If Cain was out here he¡¯d have to give them all a beating, unfortunately he was still inside, dealing with the exams. He headed to the final test, the strength test.


    ¡°Welcome to the strength exam. The previous record was defeating 5 virtual warriors. Record set by Paul Cruz. The exam will begin in 3 - 2 - 1 - Go!¡±


    Cain turned into his Niel form and started battling, but for once he felt like the record was something that was beyond him. Whoever this Paul Cruz person was, he was clearly an unsurpassable genius that came once in a blue moon. Cain kept trying to fight, but he only managed to make it to the fourth virtual warrior at most. He could never beat the fifth virtual warrior no matter how hard he tried.


    He was suddenly reminded of Niels ability, the subduing aura didn¡¯t only weaken and subdue those weaker than him, it also boosted his own power. He released this aura and started the battle once more. He managed to make it back to the fifth virtual warrior after a while and their epic battle started. It took him nearly an hour before he managed to finally defeat this virtual warrior, but the only thing he could think about was Paul Cruz.


    He only managed to make it this far due to his ability, but for someone to make it this far on merit of their own strength, they were truly a special character. Cain kept this name in the back of his head. He always held respect for people who were strong, and this was the first person other than Oldman Belmon that stood out to him.

 Meerik Planet

    Cain walked out of the testing area to reverent like gazes of the masses. They looked up at him with wide eyes like they had just seen the descent of a god. Cain felt somewhat awkward and tried to get away from these people, but they crowded him like crazy, nearly crushing his body.


    ¡°Brother Cain, please take me as your little brother. I¡¯ll wipe your feet and get you drinks, you just have to call my name and I¡¯ll be there¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to him Big Brother Cain, he was the first one to make a bet that you would lose, where as I followed you along all the way.¡±


    Cain was pushed into a sea of people as he tried to swim away, but each person came with more vigor than the last, demanding he take them as a little brother. With a big brother like Cain, why would you have to be afraid of anything, just call him once and anyone who dared mess with you would run with their tails between their legs. Cain finally decided to change into his Cyprise form, giving him greater stealth. He slipped into the crowd and disappeared amongst them, they had no clue where he went but they still kept pushing amongst each other trying to find him.


    Cain exhaled as he walked back to his house, but low and behold someone was already waiting for him there, naturally this was Brother Papin. He looked at Cain with wide eyes, like he was looking at a monster and not a man


    ¡°Brother Cain, how come you never told me you were so talented!¡±


    ¡°You never asked¡±


    ¡°Ha Brother Cain, you are truly blessed to have met me! With my shamelessness and your strength, we can easily rule the core sect. I¡¯ll take Sister Mira as my wife and you can have anything left over¡±


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    Cain simply ignored him as he pushed him to the side and walked into his house, but Brother Papin didn¡¯t seem to mind and slipped right in behind him. Cain just leaned back on his couch as he opened his hologram TV. Naturally he didn¡¯t train all the time, sometimes he liked to lay back and just relax, especially after having done something so grand. Papin headed into the kitchen and started scrounging for food.


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t go in there if I were you¡­¡±


    Cain warned.


    ¡°What, afraid I¡¯ll eat all your food. Don¡¯t worry, I might be shameless but I have limits.¡±


    Cain shook his head as Papin headed inside, however he soon heard a scream echoed through the house and Papin jumped back out of the kitchen with torn clothes and scratches all over his body.


    ¡°Why the heck is their a Flying Magma Bear in there!¡±


    ¡°He must have been hungry, and he''s pretty much always hungry, so he essentially lives there. Don¡¯t say I didn¡¯t warn you¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain you are more shameless than I am. These wounds would cost me at least 50,000 contribution points to heal. Seeing as how you¡¯ve just won quite a bit, why don¡¯t you lend me some¡±


    ¡°No need to fart in front of me, just tell me what you really want¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain you really are a genius, on top of being handsome and talented, truly you are the pinnacle of man, whichever lucky lady manages to land you as a husband would only have the fortune of her ancestors to thank!¡±


    ¡°No need for flattery, just speak¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain the truth is, the core sect is going on an outing to the Meerik Planet. You have to pay 100,000 thousand contribution points to come along, and an event like this only happens once every hundred or so years. Most core disciples spend those hundreds years saving up so that they can come along, but even then only a handful of people end up going everytime¡±


    ¡°Meerik Planet?¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah, brother Cain I forgot you are still new to the sect, The Meerik Planet is a planet under the Divine Perception Sect, except it''s truly ruthless there, but with danger comes fortune. The planet is run by a creature called the Meerik Crystal Beast, a snake like beast that has the strength of a tier 7 genetic general at the worst, and some are even as strong as genetic prince¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°What do these Meerik Crystal Beasts do to make them worth sacrificing 100,000 contribution points?¡±


    ¡°Brother, these Meerik Crystal Beasts are powered by a unique crystal core. These cores are akin to elixirs for genes, and you can absorb them directly to level your genes up. For most core sect disciples it takes years just to level up once, but they may be able to level up a few times on this journey alone, naturally it''s extremely worth it!¡±

 Rusty Key

    ¡°Meerik Planet? Sounds good, the only problem is why would I loan you 50,000 contribution points¡±


    ¡°Please Brother Cain, I¡¯ve been saving up for hundreds of years for this chance. I may still look like a young man but you know best that as genetic cultivators our life spans are massive. I¡¯ve been in the core sect for around 1000 years, and yet I¡¯m still considered the bottom of the barrel. However if I can go to Meerik Planet, I¡¯ll have a chance to break through and finally stand up to those bullies!¡±


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t told me why I should lend you 50,000 contribution points¡±


    Cain and Papin could be considered friends, but Cain wasn¡¯t about to give 50,000 contribution points to someone he had just met, he wasn¡¯t that generous. However maybe if Papin had something good to offer, Cain would change his mind.


    ¡°Brother Cain, you should know well how poor disciples are, I don¡¯t own much at all, except for a few things I¡¯ve collected over the years¡±


    ¡°Well, you might as well let me see this collection of yours. Maybe I¡¯ll find something worthwhile¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain, please don¡¯t make fun of me. Those items are useless, and I have no idea what they are, no matter how much research I do, or else I would have sold them a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°Worst case scenario you have nothing, best case scenario you have something good. Just bring it out, I want to at least give you a chance¡±


    Papin eventually agreed, he seemed worried to embarrass himself by showing off a bunch of useless scraps. Cain wasn¡¯t that shallow though, he believed in the saying that one man''s trash is another man''s treasure, he may be able to find something good in Papin¡¯s collection. Papin had been in the core sect alone for 1000 years, however he had cultivated for a lot longer than that, so his collection was destined to be quite massive. Papin eventually came back to Cain¡¯s house lugging a sack behind him, he dumped it all out on the floor, showing how little value he put on this stuff.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!


    ¡°Go ahead Brother Cain, laugh all you want¡±


    Cain looked down at the pile in front of him and scanned across, it was mostly ores and some materials.There were some very strange things in the pile that intrigued him, but upon a closer look he had to agree with Papin, most of this stuff was pretty useless, at least on a surface level. Cain dug through the pile with hopes of finding something good, he eventually stumbled upon something in the center of the pile. It was an old rusty key, but the key seemed to have been broken into multiple pieces, and this was only one part of it.


    Cain didn¡¯t bat an eye to this key at first, but he was suddenly tremendously shocked. He had reached the sight realm in time recently, so he could see time energy in the air. This energy was all around him, but was always in a calm state, which showed that time was flowing normally, but when he looked closely at this key, he noticed that the time around it distorted slightly. It was such a slight change that it was impossible to notice unless you specialized in time like Cain did, which was why Papin never noticed anything odd about this key and merely tossed it in the pile.


    ¡°Papin, where did you find this old key?¡±


    ¡°Oh that thing? I visited the Snail Realm Desert in the past out of curiosity. I didn¡¯t manage to get in to deep, but I found it hidden under the sand. I took it since I was wondering if it was anything good, but I couldn¡¯t find a use for it. I tried to sell it but no one was willing to buy an old rusty key, even if it came from a legendary zone like the Snail Realm Desert, so I ended up just tossing it away¡±


    ¡°How much contribution points do you need exactly?¡±


    ¡°Well currently I have 63,770 contribution points, so 36,230¡±


    ¡°Very well, I¡¯ll give you 36,230 for this key¡±


    ¡°Are you sure Brother Cain? Normally I wouldn¡¯t feel bad about scamming someone else, but I consider you my friend¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, since I¡¯m willing to take it, I naturally have a use for it¡±


    ¡°Heh, I think the truth is that Brother Cain has a soft spot. You want to lend me points but your tough guy attitude won¡¯t let you, so this is your excuse¡±


    ¡°... Do you want the points or not¡±


    ¡°Of course. I can¡¯t wait till it begins, I¡¯ll be able to lay eyes on Senior Sister Mira again¡±


    ¡°Why do I feel like the main reason you want to go is just to look at this Senior Sister Mira girl¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re only half right, it¡¯s 9 parts looking at Senior Sister Mira, and 1 part getting stronger so that I can look at Senior Sister Mira in the future without getting beaten up by Ander¡¯s goons. Anyways, it''s still a week away from the trip, I¡¯ll see you then. In the meantime I¡¯ve got to go buy some new clothes so that I can impress Senior Sister Mira¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Cain watched as this lovestruck idiot left, thinking that he was both blessed and cursed.

 Flying With Miren

    Cain changed his focus back onto the rusty key. He looked down and analyzed it deeply, however he simply couldn¡¯t find any other clues. He had an idea what this might be, mainly because of what Oldman Belmon had told him in the past. He said that the Snail Realm Desert might have been an inheritance left behind by a master in time, and that the gene he sealed up in the desert was what caused the disturbance in time. Based on those factors, this key may very well be the way to obtain that inheritance, problem was he only had a part of the key, and would need to find the rest.


    Cain tucked away the key somewhere safe on his body, and burnt its image into his mind, he would keep an eye out for anything similar in the future. Cain suddenly realized that he had instantly been rendered broke again, he gave 36,230 to Papin, and was naturally going to spend the 100,000 so he could go to Meerik Planet, so he was down to 14,000 contribution points. Don¡¯t mistake it, 14,000 was a lot, but compared to the 150,000 he was strutting around with just a moment ago, it felt like nothing.


    He started thinking about Miren, he hadn¡¯t visited her in a bit, and started to miss her. He felt like he understood how Papin felt, but naturally his feeling¡¯s weren¡¯t as extreme, but that doesn¡¯t mean they weren¡¯t as pure, if not purer. He wanted to surprise her with a flight on his new Flying Magma Bear mount. He headed down the core sect mountain and made his way back into the outer sect. The disciples looked up at the Flying Magma Bear with jealousy and fear, the only people strong enough to have such a beast as a pet would naturally belong in the core sect, not someone they could mess with.


    Cain landed the massive beast next to the research lab, the sound of each flap of its wings, echoed across the outer sect, and reached the ears of the people inside the genetic research lab, they soon came out to see what all the fuss was about. Among the crowd, Cain spotted Miren standing there, looking at him with shock. He merely gestured his head, Miren picked up the message and hopped onto the back of the Flying Magma Bear, holding onto Cain¡¯s waist tightly. The Flying Magma bear kicked off as the two soared into the skies under everyone''s eyes.


    Miren was horrified at first, holding onto Cain as tightly as she could, but she seemed to have a wild side deep inside her. She flung her arms up into the sky as they blasted through the clouds, it was like a rollercoaster time¡¯s 100.


    ¡°Brother Cain, I never realized it was so fun to fly. I should get a flying gene the next chance I have¡± You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    ¡°Yeah, I was surprised on my first flight too. It really is nice just letting go, as the wind blows past you, makes you feel free.¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain I didn¡¯t know you had such a sensitive side¡±


    ¡°And I didn¡¯t know you had such a wild side¡±


    The two looked at each other as they smiled, feeling their connection get closer as they headed through the endless expanse above. Miren was shy at first, but had already opened up completely to Cain, and he realized the true Miren was much more outgoing and talkative then the shy one the rest of the world knew. He suddenly remembered the Meerik Planet and decided to ask about her input. Miren was extremely smart so odds are she could give him some advice.


    ¡°Sister Miren, have you ever heard of the Meerik Planet?¡±


    ¡°Of course, practically everyone knows about the Meerik Planet. It''s one of the signatures of the Divine Perception Sect¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s it like there?¡±


    ¡°Brother Cain, you¡¯re speaking like you¡¯re about to go there¡±


    ¡°Well truth is, I managed to get the points needed, and I decided to give it a visit¡±


    Miren simply looked at Cain with shock, he had only been in the core sect for a few days, maybe a week at most, yet he already obtained 100,000 contribution points. The normal core disciple would take thousands of years to gain that much, and most may never go to the Meerik Planet in their lifetimes. Most people have an ¡®Innate Bottleneck,¡¯ which was like a Bottleneck set by your genes themselves, once you reach this innate bottleneck, it¡¯s impossible to raise your strength any further. Unless you stumble across a miracle and manage to breakthrough, but miracles were miracles because of how rare they were. That¡¯s also what most talent tests checked. They aimed to see how far away your innate bottleneck was, most people in the divine perception sect have innate bottlenecks of around tier 1-3 genetic generals, so once they reach those levels, they¡¯ll find it practically impossible to get any stronger. Once you have reached that innate bottleneck, you¡¯d be absolved of your disciples status and would have the choice of becoming an elder or deacon. This was why, despite the massive lifespans of genetic cultivators, most of them were merely mediocre and never achieved big things. Of course this wasn¡¯t a rule set in stone, some people managed to break through their innate bottlenecks, Oldman Belmon being the greatest example. He was merely average as a child, but due to the multiple miracles in his life, he broke through his innate bottleneck and reached an amazing realm.


    Cain and Miren continued to talk as they flew. Cain quickly knew a lot more about the Meerik Planet and what to avoid. He decided to pull out the rusty key he got from Papin so that Miren could have a look.


    ¡°Hmm, Brother Cain this key looks slightly familiar¡­¡±

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    ¡°Does it Sister Miren?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, back when I first joined the sect, I didn¡¯t have many contribution points. I wasn¡¯t that strong and decided to work as an appraiser. Someone came up to me with a key that looked somewhat similar to the one you just gave me. Unfortunately at the time I had no idea of it¡¯s value so I just declined to buy it from him and gave it back.¡±


    ¡°Do you remember who the person was, or what he looked like¡±


    ¡°Hmm, it was quite a long time ago, but I remember they had black hair, a goofy look face, and a lewd smile constantly hung on their face, like they were thinking about something dirty¡­¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Cain felt like he just got scammed, that was a perfect description of Papin. However, what were the odds that two people in the same sect found similar things, it made sense when he thought about it. He felt disappointed, but he pushed these feelings to the back of his mind. He decided it would be best if he went to the Snail Realm Desert by himself, with his sight realm attainment in time, he wouldn¡¯t have to be worried about being swept into a time storm. He could see the time energy start acting up and act before anything to severe happened.


    ¡°Did I help Brother Cain¡±


    Miren looked up at him with a sweet smile, and he suddenly felt like he didn¡¯t have the strength to say anything bad, so he simply nodded while forcing a smile onto his face.


    ¡°That¡¯s good Brother Cain. I can¡¯t help much when it comes to fighting, but if you ever need research done on genes, you can come to me¡±


    Miren puffed out her chest and had a look of pride on her face. Cain didn¡¯t want to ruin her mood, so he simply took her out for lunch before bringing her back to the sect. The trip to Meerik Planet was a week away, and Cain was never a fan of wasting his time, he headed straight to the Snail Realm Desert the moment he dropped of Miren. It didn¡¯t take long before Cain arrived once again, now that he was looking at the Snail Realm Desert from an aerial view, he noticed the time energy around it was like a bubble. The time energy within this bubble was crazy and hyperactive, but the energy outside moved as usual.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    Cain jumped down and headed into the desert himself. He walked through the areas where the time was the most peaceful, avoiding the dangerous zones. It didn¡¯t take long before he was at the same place he was when he came here with Oldman Belmon in the past. Ahead of him was the stone he cultivated on before, it wasn¡¯t that tall, but very wide and was a perfect place to sit down on. He rubbed his hand over the top of the stone, but it was extremely smooth, like it was a pristine jade and not a regular stone.


    He then moved his hands and started to feel the side of the stone, as his palm slid across the rough sides of the stone, he felt somewhat of an inconsistency. This spot felt a little different from the rest of the rock. Cain started rubbing at the spot with his fingers and the sand that was practically fused with the stone started shedding. More and more sand fell off and finally a small hole was revealed from behind. Cain didn¡¯t even need to think before knowing that this was a keyhole, problem was he only had one part of the key, and not the whole thing.


    Before he could do any more investigations, he saw that the time energy was getting a little erratic. He wasted no time before exiting the area, just like he would go in and out of the Snail Realm Desert, searching when it was safe, and running out when it got dangerous. 4 days passed as his search continued, but his luck didn¡¯t seem that great and he found nothing at all. Eventually his endless pursuit paid off, as his hand skid through the sand below, he felt something odd.


    He pulled it out, and quickly grabbed the other piece of the key he had. He put the two together, and they fit like pieces of a puzzle, but this was an incomplete puzzle. The key was only 2/6th¡¯s complete at this point, so there was still plenty of work left to do. He spent the next 3 days doing the same thing, but he got nothing out of it. Unfortunately he was already out of time and needed to head back to the sect, but he would come back here in the future. Cain mounted back onto the Flying Magma Bear and they took off. He soon arrived back at his house, but something seemed off. He walked into the home and saw a man lounging back on the sofa, watching the hologram TV and eating chips. He kept laughing as his dirty socks slammed down on the coffee table. Cain felt like killing Papin right now, but he managed to hold back his temper.


    ¡°Oh, Brother Cain, you¡¯re finally back. I was getting worried for a bit, you still haven''t transferred me the contribution points so if you don¡¯t mind I¡¯ll take them now¡±


    ¡°Yeah okay, let me add up the expenses from your visit first. Watching my TV, 10,000 contribution points. Eating my food, 20,000 contribution points. Trekking your dirty feed inside of my house, 100,000 contribution points. Seems like you owe me now¡±


    Papin nearly flew out of his socks hearing this, but being as shameless as he was, he was willing to bend a little to get his way. He fell onto his knees and starting begging Cain for forgiveness


    ¡°Please Brother Cain, I¡¯ll never ruin your pristine house with my filthy existence ever again. If I don¡¯t go on this trip, I won¡¯t be able to see Senior Sister Mira again in a long time, and if I don¡¯t see her soon enough, I¡¯ll get withdrawal symptoms and might die!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re acting like she¡¯s a drug¡­¡±


    ¡°She is a drug. She''s my love drug!¡±