Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Never underestimate mutant creatures. They are actually very intelligent and will only get smarter!

This statement comes from Wan Chengma, an academician of the Imperial Supreme Academy of Sciences. This great scientist, who dedicated his life to studying mutant creatures, is one of the inventors of genetic enhancement drugs and was a strong advocate for the construction of Ecological Experimental Stars.

For a long time, everyone treated mutant creatures as mindless life forms, merely as raw material for drugs and food, akin to chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep raised in a farm.

But Academician Wan Chengma always harbored caution regarding mutant creatures, urging the Empire to strengthen the management and monitoring of Ecological Experimental Stars to prevent the invasion of habitable planets.

Although this great scientist has long since passed away, his warnings are still recorded in textbooks, serving as a reminder for everyone.

And facts have proven that the genes of mutant creatures cannot be completely controlled by humans. A very small number of them evolve, developing into stronger and smarter individuals.

Typically, once the Empire discovers these mutants with self-evolution capabilities, it spares no cost to eliminate them, leaving no room for their survival.

The problem lies in the Empire's immense demand for genetic enhancement drugs and mutational food sources, leading to the continuous transformation of uninhabited planets into Ecological Experimental Stars.

As a result, the types and populations of mutant creatures are continuously expanding!

Wang Chen was surrounded by dozens of Grey Armored Beetles.

They closed in on Wang Chen from all directions, cooperating seamlessly in a manner that was neither hurried nor chaotic, forming what appeared to be a tactical formation.

The Grey Armored Beetles waved their blade-like limbs, and their sharp teeth ground together, emitting a chilling sound.

They were also imposing an invisible pressure on Wang Chen.

A third-year student faced with such an intimidating scene of mutant creatures would likely summon the exam proctor for help as quickly as possible, calling for firepower support from low-Earth orbit.

Of course, sending a distress signal would mean voluntarily forfeiting this examination.

But this was definitely not Wang Chen's choice.

He swept his gaze around and charged toward the three o'clock direction without hesitation, boldly confronting a Grey Armored Beetle brandishing its claws.

At the same time, Wang Chen activated his Spiritual Energy.

His current Spiritual Energy was only at the first-ring level, far from being capable of tampering with reality, so the power he could exhibit was very limited.

But Wang Chen's mastery and control of his Spiritual Energy had already reached an unparalleled peak!

He compressed a portion of his Spiritual Energy onto the blade of his Longsword while using another portion to enhance his speed and strength. At the critical moment of closing in on his target, he swung his weapon with ferocious precision.

The standardized superalloy Longsword suddenly emitted a dazzling sword light, cutting straight through the blade limbs of the Grey Armored Beetle, landing a heavy blow on its head.

Wang Chen's strike did not target the Grey Armored Beetle's weak points—it was pure courage meeting brute force head-on.

The sword blade sliced effortlessly through the beetle's head shell, then continued downward with unstoppable momentum, splitting its head into two perfect halves.

The symmetry was flawless!

The Grey Armored Beetle trembled all over before dropping lifelessly to the ground.

Its greatest vulnerability was its head; once critically struck, it would die instantly without even a struggle.

The next moment, Wang Chen darted into the gap between two Grey Armored Beetles at the rear.

He suddenly leapt high into the air, narrowly dodging a blade limb swung by one beetle before sweeping his Longsword horizontally to slice through the shell seam beneath its head.

The head of the Grey Armored Beetle instantly flew several meters away.

As Wang Chen dropped back to the ground, he rapidly swung his sword, severing the limbs of the other Grey Armored Beetle, causing it to topple over unbalanced.

Immediately afterward, he leaped forward again, facing the fourth Grey Armored Beetle and swinging his sword.

In just a few seconds, Wang Chen had carved a gap in the encirclement of Grey Armored Beetles.

As nearby beetles rushed to support, Wang Chen shifted angle and sliced into the already chaotic formation of mutant creatures, unleashing another wave of carnage!

With Spiritual Energy infused into the Longsword, Wang Chen could easily pierce the shells of Grey Armored Beetles, slice their heads and limbs, and harvest their lives.

The Grey Armored Beetles didn't sit idly, desperately counterattacking and swarming Wang Chen despite their fearlessness in death.

Yet, even with their overwhelming numbers, the Grey Armored Beetles were still slaughtered by Wang Chen until their formation shattered. Severed limbs and body fluids splattered everywhere, falling like wheat cut by a scythe.

Charging and slashing through the swarm, Wang Chen wielded his gleaming sword with ruthless precision, tearing apart any enemy daring to approach him, the very embodiment of a killing machine!

At this moment, 2,000 kilometers above ground, within the command room of a New Sea Class Frigate, rows of holographic screens flickered with constantly changing visuals, broadcasting the live footage of the various examinees.

The ship's captain, Zhou Jun, lounged in the command chair, sipping coffee freshly delivered by his deputy as he watched the real-time videos of the trials.

Zhou Jun, now forty, was at the peak of his life. With a face full of confidence and steadfastness, paired with a mature aura, he exuded an undeniable masculine charm that prompted occasional stolen glances from the female crew members sharing the command room.

Draining his coffee cup in one gulp and casually placing the ceramic mug aside, Zhou Jun sighed and remarked, "The rising generation of Azure Star gets worse with each passing year."

Since the deployment of examinees to FT1205 Star, the captain had been monitoring their trial performances.

Up until this point, very few candidates had impressed Zhou Jun.

The deputy standing nearby chuckled and responded, "Sir, if compared to your cohort, none of them would measure up, of course!"

Zhou Jun was also born on Azure Star, an examinee of the Holy Light Calendar year 595.

The Azure Star Cluster's Advanced Martial Examination in that year produced a batch of genuine prodigies, with the number of candidates admitted into The Seven Great of Empire breaking historical records—Zhou Jun was among them.

He had achieved the third-highest overall score in the Azure Star Cluster!

Twenty years later, those genius examinees, except for the few who met untimely demises, had achieved extraordinary feats in various fields.

Zhou Jun, not yet forty, had already become the captain of a New Sea Class Frigate with a rank of major—a standout among standouts, a figure few could rival.

Watching the performances of the new generation only deepened his impression of their mediocrity—it was entirely normal from his perspective.

With high status comes even higher expectations.

Zhou Jun merely shook his head with a wave, dismissing the deputy's flattery before switching the holographic screen's visuals.

After three consecutive scene changes, the captain's increasingly impatient expression suddenly froze as his gaze sharpened, like discovering uncharted territory, his eyes betraying an unexpected trace of astonishment!

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