Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

"Boom!"

Lin Shen was startled by the loud noise, but it was not the sound of Death Powder's body exploding, it was the sound of the Red Crystal Warrior being bounced away.

The extremely deformed body of Death Powder had not cracked open; instead, it had propelled the Red Crystal Warrior into the air.

Death Powder's contorted form instantly returned to its original shape, turned its head, and swallowed the Red Crystal Warrior that had been flung into the air.

Within the interlocking, gear-like red teeth spinning, the Red Crystal Warrior's body was ground into pieces and swallowed directly.

"Strong, indeed... but don't go swallowing my Red Crystal Warriors..." Lin Shen was both shocked and pleased; Death Powder's combat power was exceptionally ferocious, not inferior to the Dragon Hunter Jiweis.

Only through battle would they know who was stronger.

After Death Powder ate the Red Crystal Warrior, the remaining Green Crystal Warriors scattered and fled, each faster than the last.

Death Powder turned its gaze to one of the Green Crystal Warriors, who was so frightened that it even forgot how to run away.

It stood trembling on the spot, and then something shocking happened.

The Green Crystal Warrior shakily presented its own Pet Key in front of Death Powder.

"Wild Base Variant Creatures actually offering their Pet Keys; aren't most of them supposed to die rather than submit?" Lin Shen immediately thought of Death Powder's Soul Harvesting skill.

He hurried to check the information on his watch and sure enough, he found that in the Soul Harvesting skill's data, the value for Green Crystal Warriors had reached 100|100, and there was an additional value of 1|100 for a Red Crystal Warrior.

"Soul Harvesting has such benefits? So in the future, as long as Death Powder kills enough Base Variant Creatures, it could easily turn wild Base Variant Creatures into pets?" Lin Shen was overjoyed in his heart.

Originally thinking it was just an intimidation skill of limited use, he hadn't expected it to have such an advantage.

After taking the Green Crystal Warrior's Pet Key and turning it into a Pet Capsule, Lin Shen ordered Death Powder to chase the other Green Crystal Warriors.

Soon Lin Shen realized that Soul Harvesting couldn't make Green Crystal Warriors offer their Pet Keys with absolute certainty.

The probability was about one in ten, but the intimidation effect was still very good; those Green Crystal Warriors didn't dare to fight Death Powder and only cared about fleeing for their lives.

"Killing a hundred Red Crystal Warriors doesn't seem realistic; this skill feels a bit underwhelming," Lin Shen frowned slightly.

The number of mutant creatures was already scarce, and the Realm King Planet was considered to have a superabundance of mutations; finding a hundred Red Crystal Warriors was almost impossible.

To aim for a one-in-ten chance of making a Red Crystal Warrior offer their Pet Key was even harder.

After much thought, Lin Shen felt this skill wasn't meant to be used on Base Variant Creatures of the same level.

One had to kill creatures of a higher level—only by slaying Ascended Creatures beyond their level could the value of the Soul Harvesting skill be realized.

Slain a hundred of the same kind of Ascended Creatures would intimidate their kind, or even cause the Ascended Creatures to offer their Pet Keys voluntarily.

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No matter the number of transformations an Ascended Creature has undergone, as long as the species is the same, it can be effective, which is just too awesome.

"I need to advance to Crystal Base and head to the Ring Mountain Planet sooner. There's a multitude of Ascended Creatures waiting for me there," Lin Shen couldn't wait to ascend to Crystal Base right away.

He glanced at his current Base Mutation rate, which had already reached 69, not far from a hundred percent.

Lin Shen continued to search for Red Crystal Warriors, but although he didn't find any, he discovered that the Soul Harvesting of Death Powder also worked on Blue Crystal Warriors.

A Blue Crystal Warrior, upon seeing Death Powder, turned and ran away immediately, reacting just like the Green Crystal Warriors, with a strong fear of Death Powder.

After studying for quite a while, Lin Shen finally realized that Green Crystal Warriors, Red Crystal Warriors, and Blue Crystal Warriors are all the same series of Base Variant Creatures. The intimidation power gained from killing Green Crystal Warriors is also effective on Blue Crystal Warriors and other variant warriors, though slightly less so.

Similarly, the intimidating power gained from killing Red Crystal Warriors also has an effect on other variant warriors.

"This is much better now; it means that there's a chance for Red Crystal Warriors to yield their Pet Keys to Death Powder, though the odds are much lower," Lin Shen instantly felt the value of this skill had increased.

According to this pattern, the creatures in Ring Mountain should all belong to a Dragon-type Base Variant Creature, and the intimidation power obtained from killing any of them would also work on other Dragon-type creatures.

"In that case, this Soul Harvesting is even better than Jiweis' Dragon-killing Talent, it just needs time to grow," Lin Shen secretly figured out which Ascended Creature to kill first once he reached Ring Mountain.

A tower-shaped building appeared in front, and Lin Shen immediately recognized it as the Realm King Tower and decided to let the Evil Dragon fly over.

Whether it was bad luck or something else, this was the first time Lin Shen had seen the Realm King Tower after entering so many times.

However, Lin Shen was well-informed about the Realm King Tower.

Many radio hosts had broadcasted news about the Realm King Tower before, and though the heat had died down compared to before, one could still often hear news related to the Realm King Tower on the radio.

Lin Shen had also seen people attempting to explore the tower, so he had a good understanding of the situation inside the Realm King Tower.

For instance, the first floor of the Realm King Tower is an absolutely dark space, where not even the light of a flashlight can illuminate the first floor.

Some have speculated that there is something ubiquitous on the first floor, like fog, but it is even lighter than fog. One cannot feel its presence, yet it blocks all light, creating the illusion of absolute darkness.

Besides the darkness, there's also a Crystal-based Creature similar to a poisonous bee on the first floor, whose attack contains toxins. After being stung, nothing can be seen on the body surface except for an almost invisible tiny hole.

Upon poisoning, one would feel feverish as if they had a cold, yet feel very cold and weak, with a soft and powerless body.

Fortunately, except for its fast speed, the Crystal-based Creature does not possess high capabilities in other areas.

There are two methods to pass through the first floor. One is to have the ability to identify locations by sound and be quick enough to kill the Crystal-based Creature in the dark, then find the portal to the second floor amidst the darkness, thereby clearing the floor.

The second method is simpler: if you have a sufficiently hard Carapace or body to withstand the toxin, you can withstand the Crystal-based Creature's attacks and find the portal to the second floor, which would also allow you to clear the floor.

If you can just withstand it, and your body is poisoned, then you must face a tough battle on the second floor and will struggle to reach the third floor.

Each of the floors from one to nine is guarded by different Crystal-based Creatures, and the environments are also distinct. To reach the ninth floor, one's comprehensive abilities must be top-notch.

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