Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 399 - 284: The Gene Mother Tree

Chapter 399: Chapter 284: The Gene Mother Tree

"Go."

Ji Xinghuo replied without hesitation.

Ren Mian’s beautiful face showed a trace of surprise, and after looking at him for a few seconds, she asked softly, "Aren’t you going to ask how dangerous it is?"

"No need to ask because I know you wouldn’t harm me," Ji Xinghuo said calmly with a smile. "Even if it really is very dangerous, Ren Jie must have made thorough preparations, and I just need to follow the arrangements."

Trust is mutual.

Although Ren Jie kept some secrets from him, she brought him into this secret realm with complete openness. The Qingkong Forest alone was proof enough of her trust in him.

Besides, Ji Xinghuo had ample confidence in himself, deep within his heart.

This confidence stemmed from strength!

He believed that his strength was definitely not much worse than Ren Jie’s, perhaps even stronger. Even if Ren Jie really harbored ill intentions towards him, he would be able to sense and respond to it.

Ren Mian looked at Ji Xinghuo blankly, her lips curving up, a joy that couldn’t be hidden in her eyes.

"Your trust in me makes me very happy," she said, concealing her emotions, her expression a bit complex. "Even so, I still want to caution you never to trust anyone unconditionally. There is no absolute in this world, and people’s hearts can change. Even with me, you can’t trust me completely. You must think carefully about everything."

Ji Xinghuo remained unwavering. "I understand, but I just trust Ren Jie."

"You really know how to make me happy."

Ren Mian smiled sweetly, like a hundred flowers in full bloom, her beauty indescribable.

Ji Xinghuo was a bit mesmerized by the sight. However, Ren Mian didn’t tease him like she used to, but extended her delicate hand instead, which Ji Xinghuo naturally took hold of.

Ren Mian’s eyes flickered, as if electrified.

Ji Xinghuo’s heart was also moved, the soft touch reminding him of the day he met Ren Mian and their first handshake.

"Ren Jie’s hand is so soft," Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but say, gently caressing it a few times.

"Daring to take liberties with me, you’re getting bolder," Ren Mian glanced at him sideways, her smile playful. "You’re so skilled, you must have touched many women’s hands before?"

"Not at all."

Ji Xinghuo immediately denied it, justifying to himself that there were only two in total.

"I want to hold hands with brother Xinghuo too!" Xiao Kui, who had been swinging on a small swing, suddenly said in a coquettish voice. She flew over and landed on Ji Xinghuo’s other hand, hugging his thumb with her whole body, a smug expression on her little face. "Brother Xinghuo’s hand is so warm, no wonder (big) sister wants to hold it."

Ren Mian blushed, quickly withdrawing her hand. "Who cares."

"Hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo laughed. He hadn’t expected Ren Jie to be bashful too.

Xiao Kui, confused, scratched her little head and flew away to play on her own.

"Let’s talk business."

Ren Mian’s expression returned to normal. She took out the "Thought Necklace," holding it in her hand to activate it so the two could communicate telepathically.

"Why do we need to communicate this way?" Ji Xinghuo moved his vine chair closer, sitting side by side with her.

"Because we need to talk about Earth Abyss Star."

Ren Mian replied in her mind, pointing to the temple on the left side of Ji Xinghuo’s head. Every Eternal Day Guardian who entered Earth Abyss Star had a "Crystal Chip" from the Crystal Elite Clan implanted there.

Ji Xinghuo suddenly understood.

Although the crystal chip could only be used on Earth Abyss Star for positioning, communication, and recording merit, given the Ether Technology of the Crystal Elite Clan, there was probably a certain functionality retained in the Star Realm as well, like a backdoor in a chipset, with ulterior motives.

Therefore, when he returned to Eternal Day City from Earth Abyss Star, he had asked the Crystal Elite Clan to remove the crystal chip and returned it to the guards.

"Ren Jie, rest assured, I’ve already removed the crystal chip," Ji Xinghuo replied.

"That’s good then."

Ren Mian nodded and suddenly showed surprise in her eyes. "How can you mention the situation on Earth Abyss Star outside of it?"

All Eternal Day Guardians, upon their first entrance to Earth Abyss Star, would receive a mental branding by the Crystal Elite Clan’s Heavenly King Level Mind Hackers. They were barred from actively disclosing anything about Earth Abyss Star when outside of it.

The word "Earth Abyss Star" could be mentioned.

But the "Crystal Chip" was a subject not to be mentioned.

And yet Ji Xinghuo mentioned the crystal chip without any obstruction. Ren Mian realized at that moment; she had thought Ji Xinghuo could only listen while she spoke.

Ji Xinghuo was also surprised. "Ren Jie, didn’t you also break through the mental brand?"

"You really are different from others!"

Ren Mian sighed again. She knew very well how powerful the Heavenly King Level Mind Hacker’s branding was, and yet Ji Xinghuo, a Super Mutant, was also unaffected by it.

No matter how Ji Xinghuo did it, it was enough to prove his abilities.

"Since you don’t have the mental brand, then communication is easy," Ren Mian did not pry into the matter of the mental brand and continued, "Having been to Earth Abyss Star, have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Yes."

Ji Xinghuo immediately thought of the monsters, the biggest difference from the monsters in the Star Realm being that killing them yielded only 1 point of Spiritual Origin Ability.

And, all monsters are driven by a will or system.

"Is there someone controlling those monsters behind the scenes?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"Exactly." Ren Mian’s face showed approval, "All the plants on Earth Abyss Star, whether on land or in the ocean, regardless of the species or form, are in fact just one plant. And all the monsters are created by that one plant and are under its control."

"Ah?"

Although Ji Xinghuo had his suspicions, he was still greatly surprised to hear the confirmation.

"What kind of plant is so powerful?" Ji Xinghuo recalled the information he had seen on the Eternal Day Guardian’s official website and guessed that the Crystal Elite Clan had been manipulated by someone.

Ren Mian paused for a few seconds and answered in her mind, "The Gene Mother Tree."

"It’s the creation of a top civilization in the Milky Way. Over seventy-thousand years ago, it was quietly introduced to Earth Abyss Star to suppress the development of the Crystal Elite Clan."

"As for which civilization created the Gene Mother Tree, I’m not sure."

"Who did all this is even more elusive, but it must be the enemy of the Crystal Elite Clan."

"I’m only interested in the Gene Mother Tree."

Ren Mian’s voice spoke in Ji Xinghuo’s mind, "Every Plant Witch won’t pass up the Gene Mother Tree because its seeds come from the ’Green Spirit Divine Tree’."

At this, Ji Xinghuo’s heart shook.

In the Star Realm, the term ’Green Spirit Divine Tree’ not only refers to a tree but also represents a Star God, and a very powerful one at that. The Green Spirit Divine Tree, second only to the four great gods, controls the ’Green Field Plane’ and has countless followers in both the Star Realm and the Milky Way who worship nature.

A seed from a Star God would of course be no ordinary object, containing tremendous power.

"The Gene Mother Tree is the seed of a Star God, but that’s not all. That Milky Way civilization genetically modified it with unimaginable technology, embedding a vast genetic library, giving it endless possibilities."

"With just one seed, it can grow, evolve, and produce countless different plants."

"And give birth to a plethora of Alien Species!"

"Thus, the Gene Mother Tree is essentially an Alien Species incubator, and the planet it resides on is a large Alien Species breeding chamber."

"This genetic seed has been on Earth Abyss Star for over seventy-thousand years, already controlling the entire planet’s ecosystem, breeding countless plants and monsters," Ren Mian said in her mind, "All the monsters and plants you see are the outcomes of the Gene Mother Tree."

"But not all monsters are rare; typically, only the outstanding ones are kept to breed and propagate further until the strongest products are born."

"Those powerful monsters are generally in advanced areas."

"Killing them will yield Alien Species."

Ren Mian looked at Ji Xinghuo, "Our target this time is in the Sixth Level area, a ’Ficus Banyan Complex,’ which is quite formidable. It’s at least equivalent to an Earthquake Level monster."

"Earthquake Level!"

Ji Xinghuo shuddered.

The four levels of Catastrophe monsters—Flood, Bright, Earthquake, Meteor—are not directly equivalent to the Ranks of Mutants. The difference between each Level is called ’Metamorphosis,’ not Evolution. Metamorphosis is not as drastic as Evolution, but it also results in a significant increase in strength.

Flood Level and Bright Level monsters have roughly the strength of First Dan and Second Dan Legendary Mutants;

Earthquake Level, as terrifying as a Heavenly King Mutant!

The highest, Meteor Level, equates to Heavenly King Third Dan, with the chance to evolve further into the formidable "Slaughter Star" monsters.

"Just the two of us, can we succeed?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

Both of us are just Super Mutants; although our strengths far exceed the average Legendary, the higher the Rank, the bigger the gap in strength and the more difficult it is to fight across Ranks.

For two Super Mutants to challenge an Earthquake Level monster on par with a Heavenly King would be a sure path to death for anyone else.

"If it were just me, I’d only have a thirty percent chance," Ren Mian said with a slight smile, "but with your help, it rises to seventy percent."

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "Seventy percent is quite high."

Though he said this, in his past actions, he generally wouldn’t proceed unless he was more than ninety percent sure. If they could wait for another year or two, both he and Ren Mian would be promoted to Legendary, ensuring greater safety.

Ren Mian saw his hesitation, "I wouldn’t rush it either, but we can’t wait any longer."

"Why not?"

"As I said, Earth Abyss Star is now a large Alien Species breeding chamber..."

Ren Mian was only halfway through when Ji Xinghuo understood; since it’s a breeding chamber, there must be someone secretly in control. "Will someone come to harvest the Alien Species?"

"Yes." Ren Mian nodded, "Think about it, how terrifyingly powerful must the person who planted the Gene Mother Tree be? At least a Shepherd Star Saint, and more likely a massive force."

Ji Xinghuo’s scalp tingled.

"From what I know about Earth Abyss Star, whenever a Starfall Level Alien Species is formed, it would be harvested within no more than three Star Realm Months, so we don’t have much time," Ren Mian’s words conveyed a sense of urgency, "Also, from what I’ve observed, this Ficus Banyan Complex might have not just one Starfall Level Alien Species, but possibly two or three."

"Are you sure?" Ji Xinghuo found it unbelievable. Any Starfall Level Alien Species was precious, and two or three of them would be extraordinary.

Ren Mian nodded, "There’s a fifty percent chance."

"With a fifty percent chance of acquiring two Star Fall Abilities, we definitely can’t miss out. The sooner, the better," Ji Xinghuo became even more eager than Ren Mian.

"We’ll set off at dawn!"

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