Chapter 1107: Recovery
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen wanted to continue fighting, but it took four days for Curse of Immortality to complete.
If he was to fight or interrupt its process, all progress would have been reset. Not wanting to risk anything ill, he knew he had to sit the fights out.
"I wonder if I can still take part, somehow?" Han Sen was really disappointed he could not contend.
Although he was unable to be there, Han Sen still tuned in to watch the fights. As he viewed them, he mulled to himself how he could hold his own against emperor spirits through his super king spirit mode. They wouldn't stop him from reaching the top ten. The only thing that would prohibit him from breaching the top ten rankings would be if he ended up going against an emperor spirit with ten of its gene locks opened.
"I have to improve my normal self. I personally need to grow stronger, so I don't always have to rely on super king spirit mode," Han Sen resolutely told himself.
Han Sen: Super Body Super King Spirit
Level: Surpasser
Lifespan: 400
Body Evolution Requirement: 100 Geno Points
Owned Geno Points: Ordinary Geno Points – 100; Primitive Geno Points – 100; Mutant Geno Points – 100; Sacred-Blood Geno Points – 100; Super Geno Points – 5
He had managed to max out four tiers of geno points. With the bonuses of his hyper geno arts, his fitness had managed to hit two-thousand-one-hundred.
Han Sen was undoubtedly the strongest surpasser out there, no contest. But compared to super creatures and king spirits, he was still leagues away from what they were capable of.
Any super creature, even the lowliest of them, would possess a fitness level of at least three thousand.
But by now, at least, most of the crystallized light that plagued his body had been refined. While a few of his organs were still in a crystallized state, they didn't hinder his fighting capabilities.
"It's good to have my powers back," Han Sen thought, using his Dongxuan Aura.
The gene locks he had opened in Ancient Devil Shelter had been shut down. He hadn't practiced them since that day, so no progress had been made at all.
"This is strange. How can an open gene lock be shut down? That Ancient Devil's light power could not replace my own power." That thought, at least, was something for him to feel glad about.
If the power was depleted when a gene lock was opened, it could lead to major issues during real fights.
Han Sen was starting to suspect the opened gene locks were artificial, and that his actual gene locks had not been opened. Perhaps he and all the other creatures in that shelter had been tricked into feeling as if their gene locks had been opened, but it was nothing more than an illusion.
But with his crystallized light not going to be an issue very soon, Han Sen did not have to worry too much about it.
Han Sen visited the Saint Hall community, wanting a new hyper geno art. He wanted one to reinforce his stomach.
His Curse of Immortality had finished, so he no longer felt it gouging his insides in a demand for food.
But in the event something similar occurred, further down the line, he figured it would be best for him to put some work into bolstering the strength of his stomach. Plus, if he was able to eat more than he currently could, recovery could come swifter.
Han Sen found a good many hyper geno arts that dealt with what he was looking for. In fact, there were seven different ranks of stomach-related hyper geno arts.
The reason so many had been developed was partly down to humanity's ravenous appetite—in that, folks often wanted to be able to digest more meat at a time.
Unfortunately, the hyper geno arts weren't all that effective. And the cream of the crop would only allow you to eat up to three times more than you usually could. That was good, but it felt like it could be better.
For Curse of Immortality, not even those hyper geno arts would be enough.
Han Sen perused the S-class hyper geno arts and walked away disappointed.
So, he gave Bai Yishan a call and asked for advice and what he could do or what he could find.
The answers Han Sen got off him were disappointing, as well. The hyper geno art Han Sen wanted did exist, but to get it, a certain price had to be paid.
It came at the expense of a visible stomach increase. He'd be able to eat up to ten times more than he currently could, on average, but his belly would be rather big.
And what's more, he'd have to fill his stomach with food every time he wanted to eat. If he didn't, he'd only feel hungry.
That being said, the Alliance had no shortage of materials and food to fill up one's stomach. Being able to consume ten times more than what he usually could would be no trouble for Han Sen there.
But the same could not be said for the sanctuary. You couldn't always eat food there, and thus, it'd prove troublesome.
And if collecting ten times the normal amount of food was no problem, it'd prove cumbersome to carry around each and every day.
For the times where there was no food, though, it could be extra dangerous. Having learned this hyper geno art, you could starve to death in three days without the proper nourishment.
Han Sen wasn't planning on learning a skill with so many negatives, so he ended up going back to pick up an ordinary S-class hyper geno art called "Nourishing Stomach." It allowed for the simple three times increase of what a person could eat and it also sped up digestion.
It did not match the requirements Han Sen had hoped for, but it was better than nothing.
And Han Sen thought he might be able to find a better one in the future, anyway. This would just do for now.
Back in the sanctuaries, Han Sen thought of ways in which he might slay a super creature.
The barrens were not host to any, and Han Sen hypothesized it was due to its proximity to Devil's Realm.
"It looks like I'm going to have to pick up stakes and move on. And when I open my tenth gene lock, I'll return to kill Big Mara." Han Sen really wanted to go back to his underground shelter.
There were many super creatures in Thorn Forest, but he hadn't a clue where he was or how he'd get back there.
All of a sudden, Queen returned to the shelter, too. She was covered in blood and severely wounded.
When Queen saw Han Sen, she fainted.
Chapter 1108: Don't Stop
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen rushed over to hold Queen. As he held her, he swiftly examined her wounds to check how badly she was hurt.
She had been severely injured, and the sacred-blood armor Han Sen had lent her had been practically destroyed. Only shreds of it remained clinging to her blood-soaked body.
The garments she wore beneath the armor had also been torn and ripped away. Despite most of her body being exposed, it was unlikely you'd feel horny seeing her in such a condition.
Her entire body was covered in wounds and lacerations, and many areas had scabbed. Others were still fresh, oozing blood. Some cuts were so deep, you could see the bone. There was one particular cut running the length of her stomach. Had the cut been any deeper, her guts would be falling out.
"She has fought hard." Han Sen believed he had gotten into a bad state before, due to pushing himself too hard, but Queen was taking the cake.
Han Sen used his holy light on her damaged body. It was a simulation of the Holy Rhino's energy flow, and while it was effective for most injuries, it did little for grave wounds.
"You're going to have to bear with me for this next bit, okay?" Han Sen had to then simulate the silver fox's healing powers to heal her.
"Okay."
Queen's body was consumed by fierce lightning. Her body twitched violently, but she did not scream under the duress of that excruciating pain. She merely clenched her teeth and held her vocal cords.
"This lightning heals wounds better than you might think," Han Sen comforted her as he pumped the volts into her ravaged body.
The armor he had given her was burned to a crisp, but the nasty wounds she had suffered were healing quick.
Queen was by far the strongest woman Han Sen had ever come to know. Whenever Han Sen was healed by the silver fox, he'd end up screaming. Queen had only groaned low a couple of times.
Most of her wounds were sorted by now, but the deep cut across her stomach was going to take a lot more of the charge to get fixed.
After an hour of this lightning and pain, even Han Sen was feeling guilty over the treatment he had to give her. But like a brave soldier, she did not moan or complain once. She endured it all like a champ.
"You should go bathe in the healing pools of the Alliance. You should be fit as a fiddle in a few days." Han Sen had managed to heal the worst of her wounds, but he could not bring himself to make her suffer any longer.
"Keep going." Queen's teeth quivered and chattered as she spoke.
"There's no difference now between what I can give you and what you can get in the Alliance. All I can provide, in addition, is needless pain," Han Sen said.
"This is faster." Queen was firm in her desire.
Han Sen vehemently shook his head, but eventually complied with her request. Then, he started to electrocute her with the healing charges again.
Half an hour later, all her wounds had sealed and healed. All that was left was the presence of red marks where they once had been.
Queen summoned a beast soul armor and said, "Have you recovered?"
"I'm almost there." Han Sen had revealed to her he could make use of his powers, so there was no use hiding it.
She nodded and started to leave the shelter once more.
Han Sen stopped her and said, "Don't go. There's something I need to talk to you about."
Queen stopped walking and turned around.
"Because I'm almost healed, I will soon be leaving this place. I'm returning to my old shelter; would you like to come with me?" Han Sen asked.
Queen nodded and replied, "Okay."
Han Sen had expected he'd have to explain, and he was surprised when she agreed so quickly.
Han Sen asked, "What happened to you, anyway? How did you get hurt?"
Queen said, "To the west is another disheveled shelter. I had wished to make use of its teleporter, but I was attacked."
She gave him further details, and following the explanation, Han Sen retreated into deep thought.
Although she hadn't been there long, Queen had managed to gather many geno points. With Han Sen's beast souls, she could easily escape the clutches of a sacred-blood creature.
But the creatures had managed to injure her badly, and that suggested they had to be at least sacred-blood creatures.
She had tried to flee upon seeing them, but one in particular had managed to tackle her by surprise.
It was fortunate she had been brutally hit by the sacred-blood; otherwise, she'd have waltzed into the domain of a super creature.
"Take me to that shelter." If there really was a super creature, Han Sen would be quite pleased. Bao'er, seeing Han Sen leave the shelter, swiftly followed and leaped onto his back.
Han Sen had been in that shelter for a very long time, and Bao'er had been bored of the area for a while now.
Queen guided Han Sen west, and half an hour later, they stumbled across the remains of a slain creature.
It was a frighteningly large mantis that was around the same size as a fully-grown wolf. Its carapace was purple, and the two arms were like scythes.
"This is one of the creatures that cut you up?" Han Sen saw that Queen had killed it as she escaped.
Queen said, "Demon-Blood Mantis, yes. They were mostly primitive, but this one was mutant."
They continued walking, and there must have been thirty of the beasts all strewn about the plains there. It had obviously been a nasty fight.
With Golden Growler's speed, it only took them two hours to reach the shelter. Just like every other shelter in the area, it looked to be in disarray. It had been abandoned by spirits a long time ago.
There were no signs of the mantises though, so it seemed like the rest of the horde had retreated back into the deeper recesses of the shelter.
"Wait here; I'm going to take a closer look," Han Sen told her.
"I'm coming with you." Queen followed.
"Okay." Protesting would be of no use, so Han Sen summoned Disloyal Knight and had it take the lead.
Chapter 1109: Devil-Blood Mantis Beast Soul
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Is that a humanoid pet beast soul?" Queen asked, while looking at Disloyal Knight.
Han Sen nodded but did not elaborate. He knew she'd get to witness its power sooner or later, anyway.
Disloyal Knight approached the entrance of the shelter, and already, purple mantises began to emerge in a bid to assault the would-be trespassers. Some of them came from beyond the gate, whereas others leaped down from the perimeter wall of the shelter. They had wings to glide, but they could not use them to properly fly.
Han Sen had encountered mantises before, and he knew their arms were practically blades.
One of the mantises was as big as a tiger, clearly above the others that had come to attack. It jumped before Disloyal Knight.
"That might be the sacred-blood mantis," Queen said.
The mantis that jumped in front of Disloyal Knight swiftly raised its arm-blade to swipe at his neck and sever the head from his metal shoulders.
Pang!
Disloyal Knight punched the mantis with a fist that was as quick as lightning. The creature was sent flying into a nearby wall, as a fist-shaped hole was left in its now-bleeding carapace.
Disloyal Knight fired up the halo and then got to work, slaying an abundance of mantises with a single punch to each.
Han Sen heard announcements continuously ring inside his head.
Queen watched as Disloyal Knight brutalized the inhabitants of the shelter. It only took two small punches for a sacred-blood creature to fall.
"Sacred-Blood Creature Devil-Blood Mantis killed. Beast soul gained. Consume its flesh to gain zero to ten sacred geno points randomly."
Han Sen was delighted at the result. He had managed to obtain a beast soul from his first sacred-blood kill.
Seeing the Disloyal Knight lay waste to all the creatures outside the shelter, it then proceeded to enter. To this, Han Sen said, "Come on, let's clear the rest out. We can collect the flesh later."
Queen had been in shock when Han Sen provided her all those beast souls when they first met up again. But now, she had been delivered another shock. His Disloyal Knight could kill sacred-blood creatures with ease.
"Disloyal Knight... it cannot be... is it?" She shook her head to rid herself of the thought. If what she thought it might be was true, it'd be frightening to consider.
"All those people who believe Han Sen has now been rendered harmless... What would they say if they saw him now?" Queen thought to herself.
Han Sen had been in the Third God's Sanctuary for less than a year before he suffered his injury. It was crazy to try to comprehend what he had managed to achieve in such a short period of time.
Queen was a surpasser with a super body, yet even she knew how difficult things were with a super body. It didn't give anyone that much of a leg up.
If Han Sen hadn't given her the beast souls, it would have taken her an extremely long time to work up the strength necessary to kill a mutant creature.
With no resources or help, Han Sen had reached this level in less than a year. It was a remarkable accomplishment, something no one had ever managed before.
"People think they can be like Han Sen if they have a super body? Pah, that notion is ridiculous," Queen thought as she stared at Han Sen in admiration.
After Han Sen ventured inside for a short while, bodies were soon strewn about in bloody piles.
Without a single break, Han Sen kept hearing the announcements play. He killed four primitive, one mutant, and one sacred-blood mantis on the inside of the shelter.
Han Sen checked out the beast soul he had received and noticed it was a set of armor. He then gave it to Queen, saying, "We're leaving. It will be a long road, and one that will be more safely traversed while wearing this."
Queen could not even respond. She just accepted it and wore it.
It was a purple set of armor, and with its shiny sheen, she looked even more attractive than before. The rounded chest plate made her boobs look even bigger.
It was tight around her waist, and it helped to accentuate her each and every curve. Her beauty was head and shoulders above any other woman Han Sen had seen, and she was pure, riveting eye candy.
The armor itself was a remarkable piece of gear, too. The gauntlets were fitted with blades like teeth, a feature that was not often seen on armor.
The legs and knees were fitted with blades, too. It was a great repellant for anything that sought to get too close.
"That is a perfect set of armor," Han Sen said.
Queen moved around to get a feel for it. It was comfortable and did not stifle her agility, but she thought she looked like a monster.
As Han Sen admired the stunning femme fatale, his gaze was cut-short by the sudden sound of a wretched shriek. It came from just outside the shelter.
Disloyal Knight punched a mantis that was as big as an elephant. The power that had been delivered against it was so high, it vibrated the earth and rattled the rocks that littered the ground.
"Is that a super creature?" Han Sen had hoped to encounter one, but he hadn't really expected to see one there.
Disloyal Knight continued to rapidly punch the mantis's arm. More and more shockwaves were generated, and the decayed shelter started to fall apart.
"Super creature?!" Queen looked at the Disloyal Knight in utter shock. She reckoned it had to be one, and this had confirmed it.