The Great Genetic Era

The instant Hei Yang entered the Earth Origin Universe, Xu Tui, whose main-star mental-power field was fully spread, sensed it. It was not only that Xu Tui had set up advance warnings.

More importantly, for a fleeting moment, in Xu Tui’s senses the earth-type rules and earth-type rule origin of the Earth Spirit Hall suddenly grew excited.

That was because of the Earth Spirit Book turning back. Xu Tui understood it thoroughly by now. “Go!”

Almost the instant he sensed Hei Yang’s appearance, Xu Tui gave the order. Ji Gui and Miao Huanshan stopped at once. Those twenty-odd minutes of cultivation had felt great, and they were still wanting more, but when the commander ordered, they had to carry it out without question. Leaving the Earth Spirit Hall, they used the same old routine as before.

Ji Gui wrapped Xu Tui’s true body in extremely dense earth-type rule power, while Xu Tui’s true body released another clone of himself.

Inside the clone was a mental-body clone of about two percent of Xu Tui’s mental body. Still the same old routine.

Holding Cai Shaochu’s Escape Characters, they fled rapidly into the distance.

But this time, as Xu Tui’s clone tore the Escape Characters, it also kept tearing the Hidden Characters Cai Shaochu had carefully prepared.

Each Hidden Character could weaken the clone’s aura by more than seventy percent.

Under those circumstances, the clone’s aura flickered in and out; from a distance, it was nearly nonexistent. “Go!”

Ji Gui and Miao Huanshan took Xu Tui with them, both throwing themselves fully into the earth-type power of the Earth Origin Universe, sealing Xu Tui’s aura airtight.

At the cosmic-tunnel entrance of the Earth Origin Universe, Hei Yang, who had just finished arranging the door to be shut, sensed the aura changes in the Earth Spirit Hall and could not help a cold smile.

Same old routine as last time.

He had fallen for it once. How could he fall for it a second time!

But this time the aura seemed even weaker than last time—or rather, better hidden. In that short minute, he could barely sense it at all.

Yet Hei Yang was not the least bit anxious.

This time, he had come prepared.

Otherwise, why bring Dorog along? Dorog was a Small Universe Realm expert.

With a Small Universe Realm helper, everything was different. The tactic was actually simple.

For Xu Tui to leave the Earth Origin Universe, there was only this one cosmic tunnel. As long as they held it to the death, they were bound to intercept Xu Tui.

If Hei Yang himself guarded the cosmic tunnel of the Earth Origin Universe, he would certainly catch Xu Tui. That was Hei Yang’s thinking too.

It was only a matter of burning time.

He still had plenty of time.

Inside the Earth Origin Universe he had no particular drain; waiting a year or two was no problem. As long as he could take Xu Tui down inside the Earth Origin Universe, everything would be worth it.

The only issue was that if Chuling and Yuan found out, they could force their way into the Earth Origin Universe to split the spoils.

So this time, shutting the door to beat the dog did not need to be too rushed, but it could not drag on too long either. As a three-thousand-year-old fox, Hei Yang was still very cautious.

Of course, simply waiting dead at the cosmic-tunnel entrance was no good either.

If Xu Tui dragged things out with him and played hide-and-seek, he could not just let Xu Tui cultivate and break through inside the Earth Origin Universe, could he? So Dorog was the hunting dog he had brought.

“Dorog, take this ring and scout and patrol inside this Small Universe. The moment you discover any non-earth-type aura, tell me at once and attack.

The enemies should be at the peak of Nine Satellites, but there are two or three of them.

You should be able to handle it.

Wherever you find the enemy, as long as you tangle with them for one minute, I can get there,” Hei Yang said. “I heed the Holy Order. May the Lord’s glory be with me.”

Dorog took the order and left. Hei Yang settled in to guard the cosmic-tunnel exit of the Earth Origin Universe, while pouring all his senses into searching for Xu Tui’s aura to guide Dorog.

That was the safest approach.

Thirty seconds later, Ji Gui and Miao Huanshan both tore a Hidden Character Cai Shaochu had given them.

They themselves were earth-type Nine Satellites, merged into the Earth Origin Universe and using Cai Shaochu’s Hidden Characters. Under those circumstances, even if Dorog flew right over their heads, he would not discover them.

Mainly because this was the Earth Origin Universe: Dorog’s strength was suppressed to a degree, while Ji Gui and Miao Huanshan were amplified.

In that push and pull, Dorog, a Small Universe Realm expert, failed to notice Ji Gui and the others slowly approaching the exit.

But Ji Gui sensed Dorog’s aura and immediately told Xu Tui. Another Small Universe Realm expert?

That discovery did not surprise Xu Tui in the least. It was only natural.

If Hei Yang had not brought subordinates in this time, that would have been abnormal.

Of course, one or two at most. If three or four Small Universe Realm experts appeared, that would absolutely be abnormal. In that case, Xu Tui could only abandon this plan and prioritize escaping with his life.

That said, the hardest part of this plan was actually Xu Tui escaping the Earth Origin Universe. Only if Xu Tui escaped the Earth Origin Universe would the later bait plan even have a chance of being carried out.

Otherwise, everything was off the table.

But the one appearing overhead was an unfamiliar Small Universe Realm expert, and that was worth thinking about. The one searching for them was an ordinary Small Universe Realm expert.

Then the one guarding the exit was very likely Hei Yang himself.

If Hei Yang was guarding the cosmic-tunnel exit, Xu Tui truly would have no options left. He could not win. Absolutely could not win.

And before absolute power, every scheme and trick was useless.

As long as Hei Yang guarded the exit of the Earth Origin Universe, Xu Tui could only play hide-and-seek with him and compete in patience. But that was not what Xu Tui wanted.

Moreover, the present situation had already been in Xu Tui and Cai Shaochu’s prior deductions, and they had made corresponding arrangements. Whether those arrangements would work was another matter.

Soon, Xu Tui crushed three Linked Characters in succession at different intervals.

Cai Shaochu, who was in charge inside the Fire Origin Universe, received the transmission at once and understood what Xu Tui meant. “Your Holiness Qiao An, our commander asks you to cooperate in executing Plan Three!” Cai Shaochu said.

“Alright.”

Qiao An did not decline. She agreed readily. “But cultivating here probably won’t be very effective.”

“No matter. Come to the very center of the Emperor Seal’s divine might. With the Emperor Seal suppressing things, whatever power you cultivate will not be affected by the Fire Origin Universe,” Cai Shaochu said.

Plan Three was to have Qiao An cultivate.

To carry out resonance and fusion of supernatural rule origin branches. That was the only soft spot of Hei Yang’s that Xu Tui had found so far. There was nothing else.

If Qiao An’s power kept rising, especially if she took the three holy-power rule origin branches she had already resonated and fused to the extreme, then even if Hei Yang wanted to destroy her, it would be extremely difficult.

Before this, Qiao An had lived under Hei Yang’s watch and had not dared cultivate at all. Only when Hei Yang was distracted and away did she dare seize the chance to raise her cultivation a little. The reason Hei Yang kept such constant watch on Qiao An was exactly this.

He would not let Qiao An raise her strength.

If Qiao An took the three holy-power rule origin branches she had already cultivated successfully and resonated and fused them to the extreme, she truly would become his trouble.

As for raising her cultivation, Qiao An was more than willing.

In the next instant, Qiao An walked to the very center of the Emperor Seal’s divine suppression and began cultivating with all her strength. Because she had already resonated and fused three holy-power rule origins, continuing to cultivate was easy.

It was like a long-distance race: she was already on the track and could advance at any time; it was only a matter of when she reached the finish. Almost at the same time, Qiao An’s cultivation aura began rising bit by bit.

In that same instant, inside the Earth Origin Universe, Hei Yang’s face turned ugly at once.

He occupied more than ninety percent of the holy-power rule origins and was already the true master of the holy-power origin.

The few branches he had lost before, though gone from him, he could still sense with ease whenever those holy-power rule origins stirred.

Someone was cultivating. Someone was resonating and fusing! Qiao An!

It had to be that bitch Qiao An.

She had discovered he had left the Holy Land and seized the chance to cultivate and raise her strength. Minute by minute passed, and Hei Yang grew restless. It was not that he could not hold his temper; he was genuinely a little worried.

As master of the holy-power rule origin, he could clearly sense that Qiao An was raising her power every moment. Each instant’s gain was very small, but accumulated, it was different.

Under those circumstances, if Qiao An cultivated at full force for half a year or a year, even if her holy-power rule origin did not reach perfect resonance and fusion, she could still reach the late stage or even the peak.

By then, Qiao An’s strength would be double or even more than double what it was now. At that point, dealing with her again would become very troublesome. He might even, because of matters of faith, not dare to strike.

And by then, if outside forces cooperated, Qiao An could truly threaten his position. Trouble!

Real trouble.

That Qiao An really was a bitch!

Hei Yang somewhat regretted it.

Before leaving, he should have paid a price and killed that bitch Qiao An. Thinking of it now was a little late.

He also felt somewhat helpless.

At this moment, Hei Yang had the feeling that his backyard was on fire.

If he could deal with Xu Tui within a few days, Qiao An’s bit of threat would not amount to much. But if it dragged on for months or even half a year to a year, it would be rather troublesome.

Still, Hei Yang was in no hurry. He waited quietly, first letting Dorog search for Xu Tui’s whereabouts.

Once found, he could destroy Xu Tui, claim that super mountain of gold, then return to the Holy Land and choose his moment to swallow that bitch Qiao An!

Hei Yang’s plan was excellent.

But fifteen minutes later, the news Dorog sent back left Hei Yang somewhat helpless. Couldn’t find him!

Even with Hei Yang acting as a remote-sensing radar constantly pointing Dorog in the right direction, Dorog still could not find Xu Tui’s aura.

Neither the true body nor the false one—not a single one. Hei Yang was thoroughly depressed.

If a quarter of an hour turned up nothing, it was very likely an hour would turn up nothing, and even days would turn up nothing. In other words, the plan of using Dorog as a hunting dog to search for the enemy had failed!

At least it would not work in the short term, and for the long term Hei Yang could not afford to wait. One minute later, Hei Yang gave Dorog a new order. “Dorog, come back and guard. I’ll go search for the enemy!”

Hei Yang changed plans.

As for the safety of holding the gate, Hei Yang felt there was no problem.

One Small Universe Realm expert plus his sealing arrangements could absolutely hold for one minute.