Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1061: Chapter 1064: Gene Essence_1 Chapter 1061: Chapter 1064: Gene Essence_1 The metallic weapon Lin Zhen tossed into the sky attracted the thunder and lightning.

His spear was immediately summoned into action.

By focusing all his energy into one thrust, he hit the Thunder Serpent right in the most crucial spot!

With the spear piercing its body, blood splattered everywhere!

The Thunder Serpent let out a painful scream as Lin Zhen successfully struck its vital point.

But the ferocity of the Thunder Serpent was beyond Lin Zhen’s imagination.

Its body moved like a lightning, swiftly coiling around Lin Zhen.

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Crack!

Crack!

Under the immense pressure, Lin Zhen’s bones creaked alarmingly.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have been strangled to death.

Even Lin Zhen’s Immortal Dominant Body felt the pressure in front of the Thunder Serpent that had reached the rank of Lower God.

The power in his chest seemed unable to exert itself.

Armorization!!

Bringing the long-unused Armorization back into play, Lin Zhen’s body rapidly expanded.

He pulled out one hand, the cold glinting claws grasping the serpent’s head.

The great strength of his body, equivalent to a High Grade Treasure, forcibly dug out the Thunder Serpent’s Crystal Nucleus in the flesh!

Despite this, the Thunder Serpent’s muscles instinctively contracted, almost suffocating Lin Zhen for a minute before it finally died.

Once the serpent’s strength vanished, Lin Zhen took several deep breaths.

“What a powerful beast, worthy of its rank as a Lower God.

It’s even more ferocious than most of the normal Lower Gods, thanks to my Immortal Dominant Body, otherwise, I would have been in danger this time.”

Lin Zhen looked around, grateful that there was only one Thunder Serpent.

He wasn’t sure if he’d be able to handle two at the same time.

This creature, with its tenacious vitality and recklessness, was indeed a tough opponent.

He looked down to see two Martial Artists, grim-faced, walking away.

Lin Zhen surmised that they probably thought he was going to die and were hoping to claim his belongings afterwards.

This was common; belongings of dead Martial Artists were typically claimed by others.

Through this battle with the Thunder Serpent, Lin Zhen realized the level of danger of this area.

This was only the territory of First-level Ferocious Beasts, if it were the area of Second-level beasts, he wouldn’t stand a chance.

Reflecting on his recent fight, Lin Zhen felt he could further improve.

As long as he mastered the attack method and characteristics of the Thunder Serpent and took things slow, Lin Zhen was confident that he could become a First-level Purgatory Warrior within a month.

Upon entering Purgatory, everyone is given a point counter that can be checked within the Dimensional Universe.

Lin Zhen had already gained twenty-three points, killing the Thunder Swallow and the Thunder Serpent yielded the same points.

But the killing the Thunder Serpent came with other gains.

Lin Zhen harvested the Thunder Serpent’s Crystal Nucleus and also skinned the beast.

The combined value of the Crystal Nucleus and the serpent’s skin is equivalent to 800 coins.

Equivalent to the value of killing sixteen Thunder Swallows, while the points are the same, the financial gain makes a considerable compensation.

For the next few days, Lin Zhen battled within the Thunderstorm Area.

Half a month passed in a blink.

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Sweep Spear Style!

The spear’s head becomes its tail, and its tail becomes its head.

Using the dual-head snake feature of his spear, both ends can be used to attack.

Taken by surprise, the Thunder Serpent was struck in the head by Lin Zhen.

Its brain turned into mush instantly.

Before it had a chance to coil around, Lin Zhen dealt his deadly blow.

The lifeless body dropped from the clouds.

Before it hit the ground, Lin Zhen, controlling a Thundercloud, swooped in and collected the corpse of the Thunder Serpent.

With the help of Spiritual Power, skinning and collection of the Crystal Nucleus were finished within three seconds.

“Phew!

I’ve got good luck today.

I’ve killed three Thunder Serpents, making my total earnings to be over 3000 coins.

If I were to cash out everything I have, I would have nearly fifty thousand.

Enough to buy the first type of Gene Essence.”

Lin Zhen was thrilled.

Witch Coins were extremely useful.

Whenever he had spare time over these past few days, he would research the Dimensional Universe’s shopping mall of Witch Star, and discovered a myriad of valuable items.

The most useful items he discovered were those related to Life Genes.

The secret to manipulating Life Genes was the Nine Tribulations Stellar Codex, a process that requires obtaining a Gene Essence first.

This essence could come from an animal, a plant, a metal, or even a stone, and could also be of an energy type.

Based on everyone’s different conditions, they would buy a different Gene Essence, integrate it into their bloodline, then follow the cultivation method in the Nine Tribulations Stellar Codex to accelerate the growth of the seed.

Once the cultivation grew to a certain extent, and your Life Gene level increased, reaching a certain limit, that’s when you need to face the Heavenly Tribulation.

This Tribulation refers to the invasion of Chaos Qi.

Chaos Qi is a composition of all types of energy.

It automatically triggers Heavenly Tribulation according to one’s weaknesses.

At that time, some items will be required to fend off the Heavenly Tribulation.

But the biggest reliance isn’t on items, but one’s own strength.

After overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation and perfecting the Life Gene level, you need to prepare the next level of essence, then start the second stage of cultivation, and after completion, prepare for the second stage of the Heavenly Tribulation.

These days, when Lin Zhen had free time, he would research everything about the Life Genes.

However, the majority of people cultivate animal genes.

Plant genes are suitable for plant-based life forms, metal ones for metal-based life forms, and flesh-and-blood life forms are mostly suited to animal genes.

Being a top-tier Stellar Beast, the Black Hole Beast, Lin Zhen’s gene was not perfect; he still needed other animal genes to enhance his own.

Based on his condition, Lin Zhen asked Chris to analyze and create his suitable gene cultivation path.

He had chosen his first Gene Essence, priced at fifty thousand, and could buy it as soon as he reached the safe zone after leaving the Earth Core Purgatory.

Checking his points, he had accumulated eight hundred and twenty points over the past half month.

He still needs another one hundred and eighty points to upgrade to a One-Star Purgatory Warrior.

“All the One-Star Purgatory Warriors I’ve seen have cultivated Life Genes, yet I can become a Purgatory Warrior without cultivating them.”

Pride surged in Lin Zhen’s heart.

After thinking it over, he decided to stay here until his points reached one thousand before leaving.

He took another look at the shopping mall.

The shopping mall even had Top Quality Treasures for sale.

It’s said that Purgatory Warriors who reach the level of five stars or above can even participate in auctions for Sovereign Weapons!

Strictly speaking, the Sovereign Weapon that Lin Zhen obtained was not a true Sovereign Weapon, but a Sovereign Symbol.

With this symbol, one has the chance to become a disciple of the Sovereign.

It’s difficult to say how much this item is actually worth.

But a Sovereign Weapon is a coveted item that even the powerful deities would fight over.

Sovereign Weapons are the weapons of the Sovereigns.

Of course, each Sovereign would not only have one weapon.

The weapons they forged that surpassed the Top Quality Treasures level and they couldn’t use themselves, were chosen to be sold.

These weapons were all Heavenly Treasures.

Once they were forged by the Sovereigns, they became extraordinarily powerful.

Those powerful deities, if they didn’t have a Sovereign Weapon to show off, they weren’t considered truly powerful.

Whether one has a Sovereign Weapon or not makes a huge difference in a battle.