Super Gene Hunting Ground

The Sand Demon's giant hand nearly covered half the sky as it slammed down from mid-air.

The Blood-Sweat Flame Horse, trailing a red cloud, galloped like the wind, followed closely by a rolling sandstorm.

In the sky, the Giant Eagle flew early, entering the orange defensive light ahead of everyone else, and the Flame Horse carried Yang Xiao into the orange light like a ball of flame.

Boom!

A ground-shaking palm slammed down right behind Yang Xiao, with the wind and sand surging as though to engulf the Genetic Store.

When the sandstorm collided with the orange light, it rebounded off an invisible wall and was sent flying back.

In the midst of the storm, the hundred-meter-tall Sand Demon swung its blood-red giant eye and hummed like thunder, retreating slowly.

"That was close!"

Yang Xiao patted his chest, leaped off the Blood-Sweat Flame Horse, patted the horse's neck, then turned to watch the Sand Demon disappear into the sandstorm, and said firmly:

"I'll kill you one of these days!"

Yang Xiao looked at the Giant Eagle and the Blood-Sweat Flame Horse and seemed to remember something.

To his knowledge, the Genetic Store's orange defensive circle was a human sanctuary that forbade living Mutated Creatures from entering. How could this Giant Eagle and Blood-Sweat Flame Horse enter?

He seemed to have overlooked this question before; in fact, the issue existed since Huang Wen returned to Kongming Academy with the Giant Eagle.

In the past few times they took the Giant Eagle to rest overnight at the Genetic Store on the edge of the desert, the Giant Eagle had also entered the orange protective light.

Why can this Giant Eagle and Blood-Sweat Flame Horse enter?

People around greeted Yang Xiao, who nodded in response, then walked with the Flame Horse and the Giant Eagle to the entrance of the Genetic Store before entering the shop alone.

The boss looked at Yang Xiao and smiled faintly.

"Young brother, you move pretty well."

"Heh, with my modest skills, I'm not even qualified to carry your shoes! Even compared to the two Iron Tower Guards at your doorstep, I am nothing."

Yang Xiao said modestly.

He knew that in front of the Genetic Store owner, no amount of humility was too much, as he learned from Gu Bo that the entire Genetic Store was the property of the ancient Gu family. That meant, on some mysterious planet, the Gu family must be one of the most powerful and extensive families.

The boss was quite pleased with Yang Xiao's humility and glanced at the Space Ring in Yang Xiao's hand, asking:

"How much did you pay for that ring?"

"830,000."

"Hmm, 830,000, you got a bargain there, it's even below the cost price."

"Oh? Is that so? Actually, I regretted buying it as soon as I did. I didn't have the money to improve Genetic Evolution and spent a bunch of money on this useless ring, alas."

The boss chuckled and asked:

"Is there something you need?"

Yang Xiao took out about a dozen Weapons and Equipment he had acquired from hunting Monsters today.

"Please help me appraise these."

"Sure, just a moment."

The shop owner's eyes emitted a golden light that swept over the items on the table, and each piece of equipment and weapon was momentarily illuminated with flowing light before it disappeared.

Yang Xiao glanced over them; they were all weapons with a bonus of 7 or 8 points in attributes, as well as some Armor. These items were no longer unusual to him now.

"Boss, I'll sell them all to you."

"Alright, twelve items in total, eight Weapons, four pieces of Armor, that comes to 23,000 Crystal Coins."

"Okay, please transfer it to my card."

Yang Xiao handed over his Black Crystal Card.

The boss took the card, inserted it into a special device, entered the figure 23,000 into the device, and after a moment, a soft glow flickered, and the boss handed the Black Crystal Card back to Yang Xiao.

"Young brother, the Crystal Coins have been transferred to your card."

Yang Xiao took the card and seemed to remember something, asking:

"May I ask you a question?"

"Please speak?"

"The orange light outside the Genetic Store is specifically set up to protect humans, right? Mutated Creatures cannot enter, correct?"

"Um," the owner nodded.

"But why could my Flame Horse and the Giant Eagle enter the orange light area?"

The owner was startled, then chuckled:

"The orange light has a special response to humans. Anyone who enters the orange light can be detected.

If you've taken a Mutated Creature as your pet or it has become your friend, the Mutated Creature will resonate with your consciousness, becoming a creature linked to your consciousness. At that time, the Mutated Creature will be permitted to enter the orange light zone.

Of course, as the owner or friend of the Mutated Creature, you also bear a responsibility, which is that the Mutated Creature you bring in must not attack others, otherwise, you will face the punishments of joint liability."

Yang Xiao nodded in understanding; it was similar to bringing a friend to one's own home.

Yang Xiao left the Genetic Store and found a relatively quiet grassy area to sit down. He took out a dead cobra from his Space Ring, pulled out his Longsword, and chopped the thirty-plus meters long cobra corpse into three segments, only taking the smallest middle portion for himself and tossing the other two to the Giant Eagle and the Flame Horse.

The Giant Eagle let out an excited shriek, immediately tearing into its share. The Flame Horse, unhurried, began roasting the snake flesh with its Fire Spray.

Now that Yang Xiao had that magical Black Bottle, he no longer consumed Monster flesh raw to enhance his Genetic Evolution. He only ate a bit of meat to satisfy his hunger.

Seeing the Flame Horse roast the snake meat, the people around became curious, and many gathered to watch the Flame Horse cook.

Yang Xiao simply ate two jin of raw meat, then threw the rest to the Giant Eagle.

Three youths from Magic City approached and stood before Yang Xiao.

"Brother Yang Xiao, we are from Magic City. Do you mind if we have a few words with you?"

These three young men had a dignified appearance. Yang Xiao thought of Gong Yu, so he nodded his head.

The three of them took seats opposite Yang Xiao.

"Brother Yang, hello, my name is Zhou Jian, from Magic City University. I'm the team leader for this desert adventure from Magic City, and these two are my brothers, Zhou Yu and Xi Hui."

Zhou Jian pointed to the two people beside him.

Zhou Yu and Xi Hui also nodded at Yang Xiao continuously.

Yang Xiao nodded back, and they all made small talk with each other.

Zhou Jian's purpose was to get to know Yang Xiao, and if they hit it off, they could become friends. In this world, everyone aspires to befriend people with a high Genetic Evolution Level.

Suddenly, Yang Xiao asked:

"Do you know someone called Gong Yu from Magic City University?"

Zhou Jian was taken aback, "You know Gong Yu?"

"Yes, I met him in the desert last month."

Zhou Jian hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but found it inconvenient.

Noticing this, Yang Xiao asked:

"You must know Gong Yu, right?"

"Um," Zhou Jian nodded, "Anyone who can enter desert training is considered talented in Magic City. Gong Yu entered the desert training before me; of course, I know him."

"How is he doing in Magic City now?"

Zhou Jian hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"May I ask what is your relationship with Gong Yu?"

"Just a common friend I guess, just casually asking about his recent situation, nothing special."

"Oh, since that's the case, I can tell you briefly. Gong Yu had an accident not long after he returned to Magic City last time."

"An accident?"

"Yes, Xie Dong from Magic City University and Gong Yu had a dispute, it's rumored that it was over a girlfriend. Gong Yu was naturally no match for Xie Dong. They dueled, and Gong Yu had one of his hands cut off by Xie Dong. If others hadn't intervened, Gong Yu's other hand might have been cut off as well."

"What?"

Yang Xiao exclaimed in shock.

(It seems 6 updates are my limit; I'm really too exhausted. Sorry, I'll make up the 7th update tomorrow. Five updates tomorrow, thanks to the book friend Demon Emperor for the 1000 Qidian Coin reward, and to 'Low Profile Reading' for the 200 Qidian Coin reward, thank you all for your support!)