Chapter 442: Chapter 442: Yang Xiao’s Crisis
Yang Xiao had not enhanced his Genetic Attribute since his last advancement to Enhanced Gene Intermediate in the desert.
The evolution level of Nanmu City had reached 20, and the level of items sold in the Genetic Store had greatly improved, with attributes of necklaces, arm bracelets, and rings enhanced to about 6 points.
Thus, he approached Gu Bo and purchased a necklace, a bracelet, and a ring, each adding +6 Agility.
Originally, each of Yang Xiao’s four Basic Attributes was 50 points. Now, after adjusting the jewelry, his Agility alone had an additional 18 points, reaching 68 points, which made Yang Xiao’s speed even faster.
Now, combining the Divine Mountain Light Skill, Yang Xiao could leap about forty to fifty meters and fly up to about thirty meters high. However, he was still waiting for the air wings that would aid him in short bouts of aerial flight.
Lan Xin told him that his light skill needed at least another three months of cultivation before the air wings would appear.
As for the Great Body Shifting Skill from Shaolin Temple, it gave Yang Xiao an additional surprise. This movement technique allowed Yang Xiao to rapidly move from one point to another without moving his body, looking somewhat like Instantaneous Movement, although not as exaggeratedly fast.
His Inner Strength from Dragon Subduing and Elephant Taming had deepened. When Yang Xiao used it, there were faint sounds of dragons roaring and elephants trumpeting mid-air, with a killing aura that surged to the skies, prompting even Monk Ben Yin to marvel.
Yang Xiao vaguely felt, had he turned the Shaolin Ancient Martial Arts into a mystical cultivation technique?
This feeling was strange, he decided not to mention it and continue his cultivation.
Yang Xiao then handed a Golden Scroll to Gu Bo, obtained from killing a dog with a dark golden Defense Light Screen on Divine Mountain, which Yang Xiao had forgotten to identify until today when he came to swap his jewelry.
Gu Bo took the Golden Scroll and grinned:
"Yang Xiao, where did you get this?"
"Ah, I killed a Mutated Creature with an Enhanced Gene Intermediate some time ago. The creature’s Defense Light Screen was dark golden, and normal swords couldn’t break through it. It dropped this after I killed it, and I forgot to have it identified."
Gu Bo’s eyes sparked, he glanced over the scroll, a faint light appeared on the scroll and then vanished.
Handing it to Yang Xiao, he said:
"This is an enhanced version of the Light Shield. Once learned, its defense is twice as strong as a regular Light Shield. This item is very rare and can only be acquired from monsters. It’s not sold in my store. Do you want to sell it to me? I’ll offer you 20,000 Crystal Coins."
Yang Xiao laughed:
"Do I look like someone who’s short on money?"
Gu Bo laughed loudly.
Yang Xiao held the Golden Scroll in his palm, chose the learn function, and the scroll turned into a beam of light that entered his body. His mind shook, and instantly, his Light Shield Skill upgraded to Enhanced Light Shield.
Curious, Yang Xiao immediately activated his Divine Sense and triggered the enhanced version of the Light Shield.
With a "buzz," a dark golden Light Shield appeared in front of him.
Yang Xiao was pleased and said:
"It really is! Old man, try to see if you can split this Light Shield."
Gu Bo smiled and said to his assistant:
"Go help him test it, but don’t use too much force; be careful of the rebound hurting Young Master Yang."
The young assistant took out a Longsword and casually swung it at the Light Shield in front of Yang Xiao.
Swoosh!
The Light Shield in front of Yang Xiao split into two, then shattered with a bang.
Yang Xiao was shocked, "What the hell, what level is this assistant that he can smash my Enhanced Light Shield so easily?"
Gu Bo seemed to read Yang Xiao’s thoughts and laughed:
"Your Genetic Evolution Level is too low. Once you reach King Level, he won’t be able to break your Enhanced Light Shield."
Yang Xiao was stunned. So the guy in front of him was at King Level?
Gu Bo continued:
"Yang Xiao, I see you haven’t been going out lately. Are you aware of the major events happening in the Xuanming District?"
"Um, I know a bit, probably everyone is fighting over territories, and wars are everywhere."
"Hehe, you only know one part but not the other."
"Um?"
"Besides Wentian City and Magic City, new King Level Evolvers will soon emerge in places like Qingyun City, East City, and Southwest. How long can your Nanmu City stay peaceful? You better prepare well, your opponents are powerful."
Yang Xiao looked at Gu Bo, furrowing his brows, and said:
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Gu!"
"Hehe, I just said it offhandedly."
Yang Xiao left the Genetic Store.
The assistant said:
"Elder, do you think Yang Xiao will be able to join the first group’s camp in the upcoming battle for Xuanming District? He has been at the Intermediate Enhanced Gene level for quite some time now."
"It depends on his own fortune. He is now engrossed in cultivating Ancient Martial Arts, but the power of Ancient Martial Arts still comes from Genetic Evolution. If his Genetic Evolution cannot break through, no matter how well he cultivates Ancient Martial Arts, it will be useless, and he will eventually be swallowed by others."
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Yang Xiao found Xiao Zhe and Xia Luo.
"How much Crystal Coin resources are left in Nanmu City and Shanyun City?"
"About 20 million in Nanmu City."
"About 18 million in Shanyun City."
Both looked at Yang Xiao.
"Boss, do you need them?"
Yang Xiao smiled, "I’m at the Intermediate Enhanced Gene now. To break through to the High-Level, I need at least eighty million to a hundred million Crystal Coins. What you have is not enough."
Xiao Zhe immediately said:
"I can save up for you."
"Yes, Yang Xiao, I’ll have the people in Shanyun City temporarily stop their evolutionary upgrades and save all for you, only if you break through to the High-Level can you confront Xie Jun."
Xia Luo said.
"Hehe, dealing with Xie Jun doesn’t require me to advance to High-Level Enhanced Gene."
"Boss, what do you mean?"
Xiao Zhe was stunned, and he exchanged glances with Xia Luo, both of them looking at Yang Xiao with puzzled faces.
Yang Xiao indifferently said:
"Currently, the entire Xuanming District is divided among warlords, and this chaotic situation won’t last too long. Eventually, there will be a trend towards unification. As the saying goes, after a long division a union is bound to happen. Do you know who has the capability to unify the entire Xuanming District?"
Xia Luo and Xiao Zhe were stunned for a few seconds, and said:
"You told us last time that Gu Beifeng from Wentian City and Du Tianxing from Magic City both are at King Level Realm, so I guess they are likely the only ones who can unify Xuanming Country in the end."
"Neither will accept the other, and if they are to forcefully unify through force, a battle between the two is inevitable. Besides, from what I learned from Elder Gu Bo at the Genetic Store, the King of Qingyun City, East King, and others in Zhongdu are already close to breaking through to King Level.
With the warming climate and the increasing number of Mutated Creatures, they are all desperately using their subordinates to collect Genetic Fragments to enhance their Realms. Once these people also smoothly break through to King Level, it will undoubtedly lead to great chaos."