Chapter 154 - 138: Breakthrough, Tier 3 Genetic Cultivator!

Chapter 154: Chapter 138: Breakthrough, Tier 3 Genetic Cultivator!

"I’ll refine the Ant Queen’s corpse," Ji Zhixing said to Xu Cheng, glancing at the exploded remains of the Ant Queen on the ground.

"Up to you," Xu Cheng waved his hand, looking entirely unconcerned. He had no interest in the corpse. For special genetic beasts like this, the drop rate for items was usually higher, but even if it was higher, how much higher could it really be? This kind of thing relied entirely on luck, and his luck had always been terrible.

Hearing this, Ji Zhixing didn’t stand on ceremony. With a thought, he stored the remains of the Ant Queen he had just killed with a single staff strike into his Genetic Melting Furnace. Although the Ant Queen’s body had been blown apart, the remains were still there, meaning the genetic material was fully intact. He activated the Genetic Melting Furnace and immediately began the refinement process.

Seeing this, Xiao Mingyue also collected the corpses of two black ants into her own Genetic Melting Furnace, hoping to see if she could get anything out of them. Xu Cheng was no exception. He casually grabbed two ant corpses and began refining them as well. However, even though he was trying, he didn’t hold out much hope. The probability of getting something good from refining a genetic beast was far too low; most of the time, cultivators only received the guaranteed Genetic Source Stones. To him, a few Genetic Source Stones were merely better than nothing.

"Huh?" Several minutes later, Xu Cheng had a sudden realization and extracted a vial of genetic potion from his Genetic Melting Furnace. "I didn’t expect to have such good luck. It actually dropped a strength gene development potion." A smile appeared on his face as he smugly shook the vial in his hand.

"Congratulations," Ji Zhixing smiled. Internally, he wasn’t too bothered by it, as getting good drops was an incredibly common occurrence for him.

"Got something!" While chatting with Xu Cheng, he had continued to activate the Genetic Melting Furnace to refine the Ant Queen’s corpse. A few minutes later, his consciousness swept through the Furnace Space, and his heart leaped. Inside his Furnace Space, besides two Genetic Source Stones, two other items had appeared. One was a vial of pale blue liquid—a Spiritual Power recovery potion. The other was a white pearl. The pearl was only the size of a fingernail, translucent white, with faint, intricate patterns of light flowing across its surface, resembling a miniature luminous pearl.

"What is this..." Ji Zhixing wondered curiously. The moment his consciousness touched the white pearl, a stream of information flooded his mind.

"Ant Guardian Pearl: Tier Two, Four-Star Genetic Equipment. Upon refinement, it can be stored within the Spiritual Space. Once activated, it enhances Spiritual Power defense and resists spiritual attacks."

"Good stuff!" Ji Zhixing’s eyes lit up as a surge of joy welled up within him. "Genetic Equipment that can enhance Spiritual Power defense is quite rare. A Tier Two, Four-Star item could sell for at least two million genetic coins," he calculated inwardly. "But this is something I can use myself, so I won’t sell it." Realizing they still had some time, he shifted his focus and collected two more black ants into his Genetic Melting Furnace to refine them.

"That should be about enough. Shall we head back now?" Xu Cheng asked, seeing Ji Zhixing absorb two more ants.

"Let’s go," Ji Zhixing nodded.

"Lord Azure Sky Divine Wood, please teleport us back to the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest," Xu Cheng said. As soon as he spoke, a spatial ripple enveloped the three of them. In the next moment, their figures vanished from the underground ant nest.

In the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest.

With a flash of spatial fluctuation, the three appeared in a clearing. "I’m going to hand all this Ant King Divine Power Liquid over to the school in exchange for points. What about you guys?" Xu Cheng asked Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue.

"Go ahead," Ji Zhixing replied. "I’m keeping ours for my own use."

Xu Cheng wasn’t surprised. Given Ji Zhixing’s immense strength, it was perfectly normal for him to possess a strength-type genetic ability, which made it highly reasonable for him to need the Ant King Divine Power Liquid to upgrade his ability’s quality. "Alright, I’ll be off then," Xu Cheng waved his hand and walked straight toward Bai Yuan.

"Are you going to start cultivating right away?" Xiao Mingyue asked Ji Zhixing after Xu Cheng left.

"Yeah," Ji Zhixing nodded. "I’m going to give it a try and see if I can break through to Tier Three today."

Xiao Mingyue nodded, her heart filled with anticipation. First, she was genuinely looking forward to Ji Zhixing’s breakthrough. Second, once Ji Zhixing broke through, the dormant power hidden within her genes would rapidly surge into her body, allowing her cultivation to naturally break through to Tier Three as well. The two then returned to their previous spot, took out their tents, and quickly set them up.

"I’m heading in," Ji Zhixing told Xiao Mingyue once the tents were ready.

"Alright, good luck!" Xiao Mingyue reached out and high-fived him. After Ji Zhixing went inside, she took out a cushion, sat in front of his tent, and read a book while keeping watch over him.

Inside the tent, Ji Zhixing sat cross-legged. "Let’s begin." He took a deep breath, retrieved a vial of Earth Spirit Liquid from the Genetic Melting Furnace, and began to refine it with the aid of the Nine-Colored Illusory Sea Flowing Fragrance Honey. One drop, two drops, three drops...

He could feel that the Genetic Source Power in his body had condensed to its absolute limit, like a bucket filled to the brim with water, unable to hold a single drop more. "The bottleneck..." Ji Zhixing could clearly feel an invisible barrier standing in his way. It was thin but exceptionally resilient—a transparent membrane separating him from the realm of Tier Three. "To break through, I have to shatter this barrier."

He didn’t rush. Instead, he refined the Earth Spirit Liquid bit by bit, allowing the Genetic Source Power in his body to continuously strike against the barrier. Once, twice, three times... With every strike, the barrier would faintly tremble.