Chapter 1509 - 1489: Continuing to Explore the Underground River

Xing Zhe broke through the Emperor Level Realm ten years ago and cultivated at Wuji Academy for ten years. Until today, he suddenly discovered that his current Genetic Attribute Value was almost the same as Yang Xiao's.

"Yang Xiao, let me ask you a question."

"Go ahead."

"Why is your evolution speed so fast?"

"Haven't you said before that it relates to a person's innate genetic talent? At the Emperor Level Realm, diligent cultivation accounts for only about 40% or 30%, and more is about one's genetic talent,

a person with excellent genetic talent can reveal their extraordinary nature after reaching the Empire Level Realm. Compared to people with average genetic talent, the relative speed of evolution gets faster as you go further!"

"..."

Yang Xiao's words left Xing Zhe unable to continue.

Do you know how to chat?

Just killed the conversation!

Seeing Xing Zhe silent, Yang Xiao chuckled and said:

"Xing Zhe, you're also a man; be open-minded, haha..."

Xing Zhe said gloomily:

"I feel that the biggest mistake at Wuji Academy was getting to know you."

"If you don't know me, could you have joined me in the 101 Cultivation Field underground tunnel to find such good evolution resources?

These three months of evolution effects would take at least three years if you cultivated at your usual speed, right?"

"And you have the nerve to say, If I didn't know you, I wouldn't accompany you to this damned place,

If I didn't come to this damned place, I wouldn't be buried here,

If I weren't buried here, I wouldn't discover that I'm just a nobody on the path of genetic evolution.

Do you know? Before today, I was quite proud and confident,

but you've shattered my pride directly,

Without pride, what's the meaning of living? What's the difference from a salted fish?"

Yang Xiao: "..."

Yang Xiao looked at Xing Zhe in disbelief,

My goodness, so fragile? Glass heart?

Who would have expected Xing Zhe to suddenly say:

"Don't you think you should compensate me, comfort my wounded soul?"

"How should I compensate you?"

"I have a pretty sister, marry her, and we'll be family. Then I won't be jealous of your talent."

"Haha..."

Yang Xiao couldn't hold back and laughed like a pig.

Xing Zhe did the same, both laughing loudly in the cave.

After laughing for a while, Xing Zhe suddenly said seriously:

"Alright, no more joking, honestly, Yang Xiao, you're the most talented person in genetic evolution I've met. You're very likely to break through to the Saint Level Realm in the future. The Dwarf Star Continent will absolutely have a dominant position for you, and your clan will feel the glory because of you."

Yang Xiao smiled and said:

"I'll take your good words, I've never asked before, which tribe on the Dwarf Star do you come from?"

Xing Zhe heard it, his expression suddenly turned gloomy, and said:

"I come from a small tribe. For me to cultivate at Wuji Academy, it's the result of the whole tribe's efforts to support me. I'm also the hope of the whole tribe,

However, I increasingly feel the pressure and worry I might fail the expectations of the tribe."

Xing Zhe sighed deeply and lowered his head.

Yang Xiao had been on the Dwarf Star for more than a year, especially on the Central Continent, and encountered many people who were abandoned and expelled by other tribes, greatly understanding their pain.

Among the hundreds of tribes on the Dwarf Star, ten tribes hold ruling positions with great strength.

Small tribes without super powerful evolvers often face bullying and plundering by other tribes. Conflicts and wars over interests frequently occur between tribes.

The hope of a tribe lies in having one or two particularly strong super evolvers within, supporting the survival and development of the entire tribe.

Yang Xiao patted Xing Zhe's shoulder,

"Brother, cultivate well, breaking through the Emperor Level Middle Stage Realm shouldn't be a problem. If one day I can really do as you said and reach the Saint Level Realm, I'll protect your tribe."

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhe immediately looked up at Yang Xiao and said:

"You have to keep your word; I've remembered it."

"..."

"Hehe, I really do have a pretty sister; let me introduce her to you."

"Thanks, but I already have a wife."

"Manly man, why only one wife? My sister can be a concubine."

"Damn, is she your biological sister? How can you be such a heartless brother?"

"My sister marrying you is her blessing."

"Stop. I don't want to be your brother-in-law."

"..."

The two continued to cultivate in the tunnel for more than ten days. Yang Xiao felt that the Evolution Energy in this cave was becoming increasingly thin.

"Xing Zhe, did you notice this tunnel's evolution energy getting thinner?"

Xing Zhe listened and laughed:

"It's not that the evolution energy in the tunnel got thinner, but your evolution realm improved, your Genetic Evolution Level increased, but the evolution energy here hasn't kept up with it, so you feel it's not as effective as before."

Yang Xiao nodded, saying:

"I have an idea; let's continue following this Underground River ahead to see if we can find the source."

"Aren't you worried about encountering Ghost Snakes or Six-winged Centipede-like Super Demon Beasts?"

"Worried, but we can't just stay here and cultivate; maybe moving forward we'll find a denser source of evolution energy? Wouldn't you want that?"

Xing Zhe felt the itch from Yang Xiao's words and hesitated a bit, saying:

"Okay, I'll risk my life to accompany you."

"Don't make it sound so noble, as if I'm taking advantage of you."

Xing Zhe chuckled and didn't argue.

The two prepared a bit, walked into the Underground River, activated the Defense Light Screen, enclosing themselves and slicing through the river water to proceed in the tunnel.

This time, they walked about four or five kilometers in the Underground River but didn't find a new large tunnel, only encountering some flying goldfish in the water but no other demon beasts.

"Yang Xiao, should we keep walking? Or should we go back?"

"Let's keep going; we're already idle anyway, maybe we'll make a new discovery by walking further."

"Alright, let's keep walking."

They continued to walk in the Underground River. This time, they went over ten kilometers without new discoveries. Fortunately, they were used to the underground tunnel environment after living there for three to four months.

The Underground River often had relatively spacious passages, a meter or two above the water, providing enough air for breathing.

They continued forward, not knowing how far they'd traveled. The front of the Underground River Tunnel suddenly widened.

Yang Xiao used a flashlight to shine ahead but didn't see the end.

"The front of the Underground River Tunnel is bigger; I feel the evolution energy here seems much denser."

"Actually, I noticed as we walked forward, the evolution energy became thicker."

"What does that imply? It implies there must be some relation between the source of this Underground River and evolution energy."

They suddenly became excited, quickening their pace.

Xing Zhe suddenly stopped and poked Yang Xiao,

"Yang Xiao, look, what's that in the distance?"

Yang Xiao followed the beam of Xing Zhe's flashlight and was shocked internally.

On the distant underground riverbank, lay a human skeleton.

Their hearts tensed up suddenly.