Chapter 200 - 169: The Willow Tree Genes’ Desire, Treasures in the Villa

Chapter 200: Chapter 169: The Willow Tree Genes’ Desire, Treasures in the Villa

Ji Zhixing nodded slightly. He knew that although the students in the genius class didn’t have invitation letters, with their talent of fusing Tier-4 or even Tier-5 genes, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to join the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp.

As for himself, he belonged to the category of those who got in through the back door. However, he didn’t mind this at all.

To increase his strength, he had to consume a massive amount of resources. As long as there were benefits, what did pulling some strings matter?

He thought to himself, "Still, I need to hurry up and cultivate. Otherwise, with my current strength, I’ll probably be out of my depth when I reach a place teeming with geniuses."

After leaving Yang Man Ni’s office, Ji Zhixing returned to Xiao Mingyue’s villa. He took out the plant gene catalytic potion he had just obtained and began to refine it.

He had already refined an entire bottle of Earth Core Stone Marrow today. The gene phantom in the Ten-foot Stone Monkey’s genetic acupoint had grown somewhat dim. Continuing to cultivate would likely cause it damage. However, it was entirely feasible to continue developing the Willow Tree gene’s abilities. The two would not interfere with each other.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The students of Yu City University’s genius class gathered in front of the school’s Transmission Tower, buzzing with excitement.

"I wonder how many geniuses will be heading to the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp this time. I really hope to see the kind of prodigy who has fused a Tier-7 Glory-grade gene," one student said.

They were considered geniuses at Yu City University, but they wouldn’t be once they arrived at the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp. Every time the camp opened, it gathered prodigies from hundreds of base cities. In a place like that, even cultivators who had fused Morning Star-grade genes would seem utterly ordinary.

"Has anyone seen Gu Zheng?" someone suddenly asked, glancing around. "Why isn’t he here yet? We’re about to enter the Transmission Tower. Could he have given up on joining the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp?"

"No idea. I haven’t seen him these past few days." The others shook their heads in agreement.

"Huh? Why is Ji Zhixing here?" At that moment, someone spotted Ji Zhixing strolling over at a leisurely pace.

"What’s going on? Is he going to the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp too? Doesn’t the camp only recruit cultivators who have fused at least a Tier-4 Morning Star-grade gene?"

"Could his genes have evolved again?"

"Impossible! Nobody’s genes evolve that fast!"

The crowd broke into a flurry of discussion. Not far away, Cao Zhenxing cast a cold glance at Ji Zhixing without saying a word, though a hint of gloom flashed deep in his eyes. Xiang Lin, Meng Feiyi, and the others also looked surprised.

While they were debating, Ji Zhixing walked up to them.

"Ji Zhixing." Ye Chutong, who was somewhat familiar with him, asked curiously, "Are you heading to the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp too?"

"Yeah." Ji Zhixing nodded.

Ye Chutong looked at him in disbelief. "Did your genes really evolve to Tier-4?"

"No, how could that be? No matter how talented I am, my genes couldn’t evolve that quickly," Ji Zhixing said with a smile.

"Then why are you...?" Ye Chutong trailed off, looking at him curiously.

"Alright, everyone is here. Let’s enter the Transmission Tower."

Just as Ji Zhixing was about to answer, a figure walked over. It was Yang Man Ni. She swept her gaze over the group, opened the Transmission Tower in front of them, and led them inside.

The Transmission Tower was a spire-like structure about thirty meters tall. It was silvery-white all over, its surface carved with intricate spatial runes. In this world, some genetic cultivators possessed special gene abilities that allowed them to forge genetic equipment or other items using specific materials. The Transmission Tower before them had been forged by an exceptionally powerful genetic cultivator.

Almost every base city in Xia Country had more than one Transmission Tower. Because of this, anyone in Xia Country could travel to other base cities via these towers. However, their only drawback was that every activation consumed a massive amount of gene coins. Therefore, under normal circumstances, people wouldn’t use the Transmission Tower for regular travel.

As the group followed Yang Man Ni inside, a student asked curiously, "Teacher Yang, Gu Zheng hasn’t arrived yet. Is he not going to the Beiyuan Genius Training Camp?"

Yang Man Ni glanced at the student who asked the question. "Gu Zheng colluded with members of the Dark Star Association to assassinate a fellow student. He has been executed. Furthermore, he has been officially expelled from Yu City University."

BOOM!

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire tower fell dead silent. Everyone was stunned.

"Gu Zheng colluded with the Dark Star Association?"

"He’s been executed?!"

The crowd froze upon hearing this, followed by a massive uproar. Everyone started talking at once, finding it completely unbelievable.

Even Cao Zhenxing was taken aback. He couldn’t understand why Gu Zheng would throw away his bright future to do such a thing. But a second later, he abruptly turned his head and stared fixedly at Ji Zhixing, his pupils contracting sharply.

He thought, "Assassinating a fellow student... Who would Gu Zheng want to kill?"

Everyone knew that Gu Zheng and Ji Zhixing had a grudge against each other—a very deep one at that. And right now, Ji Zhixing was standing here perfectly fine!

It wasn’t just Cao Zhenxing. Xiang Lin, Meng Feiyi, and the other surrounding students all turned their gazes to Ji Zhixing in unison. Their eyes were filled with probing questions.

"Ji Zhixing." Seeing him looking completely calm, as if he weren’t shocked in the slightest, Ye Chutong spoke up in disbelief. "When Teacher Yang said Gu Zheng assassinated a fellow student... she couldn’t be talking about you, could she?"

"It was me," Ji Zhixing replied calmly, glancing at her.

"Really?"

Hearing this, the crowd in the Transmission Tower displayed looks of absolute shock.