Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

The large ship sailed forward continuously, absorbing countless ghostly shadows into the jade umbrella. The light emanating from Ouyang Yudu and the jade umbrella had reached an unimaginable level of strength.

On the jade umbrella, the light gathered to form the vision of a fairy, her ribbons dancing and the immortal light glowing like dawn.

"Ouyang's condensed divine soul indeed turned out to be the Jade Bone Demoness." Lin Shen observed as the phantom became increasingly solid, resembling a demoness with skin like jade, knowing that Ouyang Yudu was about to advance to the Middle Tier.

Ouyang Yuyang's advancement to the Middle Tier did not surprise Lin Shen, yet it discomforted him.

For others, ascending to the Middle Tier would be a good thing, but for Ouyang Yudu, the higher his rank, the closer he drew to that final step.

In fact, if Ouyang Yudu wanted to advance, he could have done so long ago, even reaching the Upper Rank, which would be an effortless task for him.

Recently, Ouyang Yudu had been suppressing his advance speed, but here he had no choice but to absorb energy and advance.

"I hope he's not the reincarnation of the First Immortal," Lin Shen silently prayed in his heart.

The black ship had yet to reach the other shore, yet Ouyang Yudu had already advanced to the Middle Tier. The Jade Bone Demoness divine soul seemed to descend like a true body, hovering atop the jade umbrella. Her bare jade feet touched the surface of the umbrella, her clothes flowing. Many black shadows seemed to see something terrifying, not daring to approach the black ship, fleeing far away. Those who were too slow were turned to ashes and absorbed by the Jade Bone Demoness.

Xiaoye stared in amazement at the Jade Bone Demoness. Divine souls were generally spiritual bodies, but one like the Jade Bone Demoness, who seemed to have condensed a real physical form, was something even she had never seen.

Di Esi looked at the Jade Bone Demoness with eyes full of admiration, as Ouyang Yudu's unexpected strength exceeded his expectations.

With Ouyang Yudu and the Jade Bone Demoness present, the seas were calmed, and it wasn't long before the black ship carried everyone to a shore.

From afar, the coast was a sea of flowers, with all sorts of blossoms in riotous color, too many to count, full of enchanting beauty.

Amidst the flower sea stood a fruit tree with a round canopy, appearing from afar like a giant green lollipop planted in the flower sea.

"The Realm King Tree... that's the Realm King Tree... the tree my father personally planted in his past life..." Even before the black ship reached the shore, Xiaona cried out joyfully.

"What kind of tree is the Realm King Tree?" Lin Shen had never heard of a tree existing under the name of a Realm King.

Xiaona explained, "I don't know what the tree was originally called. When father transplanted it over, he told me that any tree planted by the Realm King himself is naturally a Realm King Tree."

"The name isn't important. What's crucial is that you told me in a past life that the fruit borne by the Realm King's planting is an aggregation of the world's essence. Consuming it allows one to transcend all and advance to that supreme, mysterious Great Emperor Realm."

Xiaona's words not only astonished Lin Shen, but also made Di Esi and the others glance at the lollipop-like fruit tree in surprise. Sure enough, they saw a red fruit among the tree leaves, its skin crimson with wrinkled protrusions, resembling a fist-sized King of Lychee.

"Eating it can make one a Great Emperor? Is there really such a thing in the world? If so, who would bother cultivating? If one could simply plant trees and grow fruit, wouldn't everyone become a Great Emperor?" Lin Shen found it hard to believe that consuming just one fruit could enable someone to ascend to the Great Emperor.

Xiaoye said, "To eat the Realm King Fruit and advance to becoming a Great Emperor, one basic condition is required. You must already be very close to the Great Emperor Realm, at least at the Upper Ultimate stage. If your foundation is too poor, eating the Realm King Fruit won't lead to becoming a Great Emperor; it would cause your body to explode."

"Sister is right. Ordinary people cannot eat the Realm King Fruit. Also, this Realm King Fruit isn't ripe yet. Even if someone meets the basic condition, eating it now won't allow them to become a Great Emperor," Xiaona continued after Xiaoye, "When the Realm King Fruit was transplanted, dad said that it requires immense energy to mature, not a process of a day or night, but something that takes a prolonged time. It may take a hundred billion or more years at the least, or even a trillion at the most, for it to possibly mature. He knew he couldn't live to see that day, so had to leave it for posterity."

Everyone nodded silently, thinking that indeed made sense. Otherwise, if any random fruit could make one a Great Emperor, what would be the point of all their efforts?

"Dad, why did you transplant it here? It looks much larger and redder than before. Although not yet ripe, it seems to be nearing the mature state you mentioned," Xiaona said turning to Lin Shen.

How could Lin Shen know these things? He could only reply, "I can't remember either, but it seems the Realm King Fruit is the reward for this test."

The ship had reached the sandy shore, and everyone disembarked, gazing at the sea of flowers but not daring to approach immediately.

With the experience of the previous test, they knew that without the system announcing the end of the trials, this challenge was not over.

Obtaining the reward wouldn't be easy, and could even pose a life threat.

During the last challenge, if it hadn't been Lin Shen who donned the little shoes, others might not have been able to withstand until Wei Wufu intervened to remove them.

Standing by the sea, they looked around but couldn't detect any danger.

"Xiaona, do you know what these flowers are?" Lin Shen suspected the flowers to be the most suspicious source of any danger.

Xiaona replied, "They look like Guanhua (Spectacle Flowers)."

"Spectacle Flowers?" Lin Shen was unfamiliar with this name.

"There's an idiom called 'viewing flowers while riding a horse' that refers to these flowers," Xiaona explained.

"Doesn't 'viewing flowers while riding a horse' mean admiring flowers while riding?" Ouyang Yudu said with a smile.

Xiaona shook her head, "What you said is the common meaning of the phrase. However, 'viewing flowers while riding a horse' has another explanation. The horse part refers to a running lantern, symbolizing life memories, while viewing flowers refers specifically to these flowers. Guanhua and running lantern share a similar meaning; legend says eating Guanhua lets you see the memories of your life. But Guanhua is harmless, as long as you don't eat them by mistake, they pose no threat."

The group remained skeptical, doubting that The Ancient Realm King would let them claim the reward so easily.

But they couldn't spot any issues, and sent a pet into the flower sea where nothing happened.

Reluctantly, the group sent someone into the flower sea, and indeed, as Xiaona said, as long as Guanhua weren't mistakenly consumed, nothing would happen.

Lin Shen and a few others reached beneath the Realm King Tree, and after some discussion, it was decided that Lin Shen, with the strongest defense, would pick the Realm King Fruit.

They couldn't wait for the day the Realm King Fruit would mature, planning to pick it now, with Lin Shen intending to use its power to achieve Immortality.

Lin Shen prepared himself cautiously while picking the fruit, employing all sorts of protective measures. Yet to his surprise, he easily picked the fruit.

"Third challenge cleared, rewarded with the Realm King Fruit." A familiar voice finally rang out from the heavens.