Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Kristin was determined to break into the top ten, with all her battles being quick and decisive. After a hundred consecutive victories, she triggered the rule for challenging someone ranked a hundred places higher.

Then, another hundred consecutive wins later, she triggered the rule again, allowing her to challenge directly someone ranked ten thousand places higher.

In the past, it was rare for top contestants to be ranked so far back, but this time was truly exceptional. Many top Ascenders like Kristin and Di Esi were fiercely vying for higher ranks.

There were also a few Humans quietly striving to climb the ranks, but Tu Xiaodao was not among them; he didn't participate in the ranking battles at all and went straight back to attempt Nirvana.

Ouyang Yudu's ranking wasn't very high, so he could only climb up bit by bit. Although he wasn't as eye-catching as Kristin and Di Esi, he managed to reach the threshold for the over-ranking challenge and continued to challenge the Ascenders ahead of him.

Zuo Qinglong was also climbing the ranks, but surprisingly, his starting rank was high, breaking into the top ten thousand.

That was because, during the early stages of the knockout rounds, Zuo Qinglong had formed a team as well, and under his command, his team was not assimilated by Lin Shen or Di Esi but lasted until the end of the elimination rounds, which is why his points were relatively high.

It was his generous distribution of points to his teammates that kept his own ranking from being even higher.

While Zuo Qinglong's ranking was high, his speed in climbing the ranks was not as rapid as Ouyang Yudu's, mainly because his fighting style was not as domineering as Ouyang's. Additionally, within the top ten thousand, there were quite a few top Ascenders, making it more difficult to advance compared to the lower ranks.

When Ouyang Yudu triggered the first over-ranking challenge, Zuo Qinglong had only won three duels.

Zuo Qinglong steadfastly fought one battle after another, giving his all, but after all, he was only a Sixth Turn Ascender. Reaching this point, he already felt it was beyond his strength.

Had it not been for his exceptional talent and fighting ability, coupled with the movement technique taught by Lin Shen, he would have been defeated long ago.

Among his three opponents, there were two Ninth Turn and one Eighth Turn Ascenders. This was the result of his careful selection, but most participants within the top ten thousand were Tenth Turn Ascenders. That he could find these three Ascenders to challenge was already incredible luck.

If Lin Shen hadn't disrupted the situation in the Ascension-level knockout rounds, it would have been nearly impossible to find any Ascenders below Tenth Turn within the top ten thousand.

Seeing that those ranked above him were all Tenth Turn Ascenders, as were those behind him, Zuo Qinglong, bearing several injuries, shook his head helplessly. He didn't continue to challenge upwards and opted to withdraw.

Withdrawing was different from forfeiting a battle; it meant giving up participation in the ranking battles completely, resulting in no ranking.

Zuo Qinglong knew in his heart that he had done his best. Regrettably, the disparity in power was too great, and continuing the fight had become pointless.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

After leaving the battlefield, Zuo Qinglong saw Lin Shen, who was still at the top of the leaderboard and yet to be challenged, and couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"Very well, within humanity, we have finally produced a top-notch powerhouse," Zuo Qinglong felt greatly pleased in his heart.

Seeing his kin suppressing countless top-level powerhouses in the universe with his own strength filled him with an indescribable sense of excitement and glory.

His kin had proven that humans were no less than the strong beings of any other race in the universe, and all he needed to do was to continue working hard.

Zuo Qinglong accessed the Celestial Web and observed Lin Shen's previous battle videos. When he saw Lin Shen's Spatial Fist Power blasting Faceless into a tornado, he couldn't help but pause slightly.

"Could Lin Shen be The Great Red Bull Knight?" Zuo Qinglong was flooded with various emotions before laughing after a long moment, "Whether he is The Great Red Bull Knight or not, since I have received that movement technique, I can't let down their expectations. I must train enough to make a name for myself and not disappoint. It's a pity that time is too short. If only I had a bit more time, and could participate in the ranking battles with a Tenth Turn Ascension body, perhaps I would have the chance to stand before him and directly ask whether he really is The Great Red Bull Knight."

Kristin had gone battle-crazy. So far, no Ascender who had been challenged by him and did not flee had managed to force him to use his second sword.

Among the many top-tier Ascenders frantically tackling the rankings, Kristin was the first to accomplish three consecutive rank-overcoming feats and the first to trigger the third cross-rank challenge rule, expanding his challenge range to the top one million positions.

"Soon..." Kristin glanced at the rankings ahead, getting closer and closer to Lin Shen.

"Something's off about Kristin's state," Catherine furrowed her brows as she looked at the Starry Sky Scroll.

"What's off about it? I think he looks quite good. Even the famous Ascender from the Celestial Race, An Qingzhi, was forced to retreat with one sword and gave up the fight. Isn't that state very good?" Tia looked puzzled at Catherine.

"You don't understand. The Evolution Skill that Kristin cultivates is 'Extreme Demon'. It's a very sinister skill that requires one to transform one's own evil thoughts into a demon and to control oneself through acts of extreme evil, achieving heartlessness and desirelessness, gaining utmost focus and death-defying determination, which greatly enhances one's abilities," Catherine explained while focusing on Kristin, "Such a skill is also considered forbidden among our race because only a very few can cultivate it. The main reason is extracting one's own evil thoughts and turning them into a demon essentially means raising an extremely evil demonic personality within one's own body. It's easy for this demonic personality to replace the main personality, turning one into a demon driven solely by extreme desire."

"If cultivation is assisted by a demonic personality, why not simply erase the demonic personality after the cultivation is finished?" Tia naively suggested.

"It's not that simple. Historically, it's only been told of those who cultivated 'Extreme Demon' and eventually got dominated by the demonic personality, never of anyone who managed to erase it," Catherine smiled, "You are still young and do not understand the terror of evil thoughts."

"Kristin won't actually become a demon, will he?" Tia voiced her worry.

Although she was not very familiar with Kristin, she did not wish for him to become like that.

"It shouldn't be to that extent. He has taken up apprenticeship under our Sword Saint Sophia. Sophia has taught him the way of nourishing the heart with a sword, which can cut through extreme desire. Even though this will greatly reduce the effect of 'Extreme Demon' and slow down his growth, having the Holy Heart Sword as a dam will make it difficult for the demonic personality to stir up any waves. However, if his current state continues, he is probably close to triggering the Holy Heart Sword. Once it's activated and the demonic personality is weakened, his strength will be greatly reduced, and he may find it very difficult to compete with top-tier Ascenders like Lin Shen and Di Esi," Catherine sighed.