2: Divine Prison Gene Sequence! A Chaotic Universe!
[Refusal of the school beauty successful. You will randomly unlock a Chaos-level gene sequence.]
[Randomly drawing a Chaos-level gene sequence—]
[Draw successful. Congratulations on successfully unlocking a Chaos-level gene sequence.]
[Divine Prison Gene]
[395 Divine Prison-related gene chains have been opened.]
Yes.
Since Gu Chen had come, he naturally hoped to be able to obtain a spot for the poverty student aid. When Shen Mengxuan called Gu Chen's name, Gu Chen was struck by a surge of intense joy. However, very quickly, the system in his mind—which had never made any move from the beginning to the end—suddenly issued a mission.
My life is like the stars; I can leap above the void on my own, without the need for charity from others.
[Refuse the poverty alleviation plan, and the system will reward you with a Chaos-level gene.]
Chaos-level gene.
Terrifying to the extreme!
"In today's warrior society, being able to awaken a gene is already a top-tier aptitude found in only one in ten thousand. However, within the Xia Kingdom, most of the gene sequences unlocked belong to the God River Sequence of the God River Universe. This is a universe at a higher level than the one we reside in."
Previously, it was because Shen Mengxuan had unlocked a sequence ranked in the top ten of the God River Sequence that she was highly valued by the Xia Kingdom.
They even went as far as to form a Heaven Punisher Squad specifically for her.
"To put it bluntly, the Heaven Punisher Squad is actually just green leaves and a red flower. She is the red flower, and everyone else is a green leaf. When necessary, the green leaves must sacrifice everything for the red flower. They are commonly known as cannon fodder."
For these poverty students, even being a green leaf for Shen Mengxuan would be considered making a name for themselves. Warrior society was inherently unfair.
But for the current Gu Chen, it was different.
"The smaller the sequence number, the more powerful the gene sequence is."
"Above the God River gene is the Star gene. I believe there must be Star gene holders within the Xia Kingdom. After all, only the Star gene possesses the level of power required to withstand the first wave of suppression from the Myriad Races. Star-level Gene Warriors should be the core weapons most valued within the Xia Kingdom. But a Chaos-level gene... absolutely no one possesses one."
[Unlocking a Chaos-level gene is a grand event. Please go to an uninhabited area to unlock it.]
Gu Chen took a long breath, glanced at the playground behind him where everyone was watching him with incomprehensible expressions, and then walked far away.
"Gu Chen has truly gone mad," everyone sighed loudly, seemingly feeling that Gu Chen had indeed lost his mind.
"Let's continue. My apologies, Miss Shen." The Dean of Discipline was somewhat anxious. Looking at Gu Chen's departing back, he could not understand Gu Chen's thoughts.
"Mhm." Shen Mengxuan didn't say anything, only giving a soft hum of acknowledgment. To her, that Young Man—and even the eager classmates on the playground before her—were likely just people in the dust. After today, there would be no more interaction; he wasn't worth her getting angry over... Ancient God Forest.
The Ancient Cypress trees within were the landmark vegetation of the Ancient God Forest.
They were tall and majestic, towering into the sky.
At this moment, Gu Chen sat cross-legged under an Ancient Cypress tree, his entire body emitting a faint glow.
"The warrior realm prioritizes body tempering. Thus, in current warrior society, most people begin tempering their physical bodies from a young age to build a solid foundation. Most poverty students at No. 13 Middle School don't have the qualifications to access those body-tempering medicinal agents, so people like us can only become bottom-tier warriors in the future."
I've heard that the top-tier Genius warriors of this stage have already tempered their cells to be powerful enough that their physical bodies are terrifying—capable of collapsing mountains and striking with top-tier Qi energy, possessing unparalleled combat power.
"I have already fallen behind most people in the Xia Kingdom. Opening my gene is my only chance to catch up."
[Beginning unlock.]
Boom!
Gu Chen felt as if some special change had instantly occurred within his body. An unprecedented, massive force erupted from the center of his back. Like the beating of heavenly drums, Gu Chen felt as if he had been placed within a millstone and was being crushed from top to bottom by a stone pillar!
This sensation made it so that Gu Chen couldn't even let out a wail.
Then, he felt as if he were placed within a universe. It was vast and boundless; even a single grain of dust felt as heavy as a mountain to Gu Chen. That was the terrifying mass of the universe. Looking out, it was a sea of chaos!
Brilliant stars shone brightly within it!
Gu Chen struggled to open his eyes and looked toward the sky. At this moment, fine patterns and veins appeared in the starry sky—that was the Chaos-level sequence!
The gene sequence reflected by the human body!
Boom!
Gu Chen felt as if he were submerged into hell. He saw lava filling the sky and endless darkness. Countless giant beasts were imprisoned within a Divine Prison. Myriad acres of angry thunder formed whips representing divine punishment and order, ruthlessly lashing those giant beasts.
"Is this... the Divine Prison Gene?"
"Chaos-level gene Sequence No. 1: Using the Body as a Prison to suppress the great horrors of heaven and earth."
Gu Chen's voice appeared in this mysterious void like a Sanskrit chant. The chaos exploded into a brilliant wave; this was an apocalyptic catastrophe, swallowing all lower universes.
[Divine Prison Gene unlocked successfully.]
[Congratulations, you have unlocked three basic gene chains.]
[Body as a Prison: Through your daily cultivation, you will condense upper universe body factors. These body factors can feed back into the physical body, increasing the intensity of body tempering.]
[Thunder Punishment: Lightning filled with Divine Punishment Power. You will possess the highest level of the lightning attribute.]
[Prison Thunder Spear: Condenses a long spear engraved with ancient forbidden runes. Once unleashed, it collapses the heavens.]
Gu Chen felt as if he had been reborn. The unlocking of the Divine Prison Gene brought about an unprecedented and terrifying destructive power, instantly destroying more than half of the cells in Gu Chen's body. Now, those damaged cells were frantically self-repairing, regaining abundant vitality and vigor—becoming even stronger than before.
"Is this the Divine Prison Gene? This feeling is simply wonderful. It's said that the God River gene Sequence generally possesses 2 to 5 gene sequence chains, which represent the abilities the gene provides to the warrior. Yet my Divine Prison Gene Sequence has nearly four hundred gene chains in total. These chains need to be unlocked later. For now, besides a powerful physical body, I have actually gained the lightning attribute."
Gu Chen opened his palm. In an instant, a ball of dark purple lightning mixed with black destructive power appeared in the center of his palm, turning into countless unstable bolts of lightning that spread out in all directions. The surrounding green leaves were dyed a dark color.
It looked exceptionally soul-stirring.
And at this moment, Gu Chen noticed the changes in himself again.
"I have become a quasi-warrior."
Before body tempering, one must first strengthen the cells, putting all cells into an activated state full of vitality, enough to support future tempering.
The poverty students of No. 13 Middle School need a long period of exercise to possibly activate all their cells.
But now, all of Gu Chen's cells were fully activated and brimming with surging vitality.
"I can begin cultivating." Gu Chen revealed a smile.