Ding Huan returned to Yujiang University again, and upon hearing it was a knife washing ceremony, he knew he wouldn't be able to find anything out.
Ding Huan had heard of the name "Knife Washing Assembly" in his previous life, and it had a considerable amount of influence. As long as there was money, they would take on any black activities.
He had no grudges with the Knife Washing Assembly, so their people catching him must have been on behalf of someone else's request.
To Ding Huan's satisfaction, since he had disposed of the two guys who were watching him, there had been no disturbances for the next three days.
After three days of cultivation, Ding Huan had already clearly felt a layer of internal energy condensed within his body.
As expected, with the presence of a genetic spiritual root and without it made a significant difference. In his previous life, he had only been able to start genetic meditation after fusing three genes, and it took him seventeen years to become a first-level genetic cultivator.
With his experience, at this rate of internal energy condensation, he could become a first-level gene cultivator in no more than a month.
Considering the insufficient vitality on Earth, if he were on the Changye Continent, he might only need a week.
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The tallest building in Luohe City is the Luo Huan Tower.
On the top floor of Luo Huan Tower, this is one of the three main bases of the Knife Washing Assembly.
At this moment, in the top floor conference room, there were 21 people sitting around the oval large conference table, and the atmosphere looked somewhat grim.
"How did Donggu and Li Changqi die?" asked a bald man who was seated in the main seat.
He is Yuan Youzhen, one of the three vice-chiefs of the Knife Washing Assembly. In terms of status, he ranks second only to the Chief Executive, Chen Shengchang.
The conference room was eerily quiet, and those familiar with Yuan Youzhen knew that this was the prelude to his murderous intent.
In an era when the Earth's environment has mutated and gene ferocious beasts are rampant, human lives are the cheapest.
Every day, gene ferocious beasts rampage and eat people across various locations, resulting in numerous incidents. It's almost impossible to return to the good order of the peaceful era.
Six years ago, due to a conflict between a subordinate of the Knife Washing Assembly and a hunting team of ferocious beasts, someone severed the hands of the subordinate. Yuan Youzhen directly annihilated the entire hunting team.
This wasn't the most extreme case, though. The most extreme case was that this hunting team had two members from Luohe City, and Yuan Youzhen not only killed everyone in the team but also eradicated their families in Luohe City.
Given Yuan Youzhen's nature, with the death of two of his subordinates, how could he not be enraged to madness?
A young woman stood up, her tone respectful as she said, "According to our three-day investigation, Donggu and Li Changqi were very likely to have ingested Shi Qiang Ai gene, and the gene medication was unable to integrate with their bodies, resulting in their deaths."
"How could they possibly obtain Shi Qiang Ai genes?" Yuan Youzhen furrowed his brow.
"The exact source is still under investigation, but the cameras around their residence have been intentionally destroyed," the woman answered before sitting back down.
"That means they were murdered? Is it that Ding Xiaotur?" Yuan Youzhen's voice was laced with fury.
An middle-aged man proactively spoke up, "I think it's quite possible that they were killed by others. I don't believe it's Ding Xiaotur."
Ding Xiaotur was just a student. How could he have thought of removing the cameras? Moreover, he doesn't have the ability to do so.”
"Roar, it's also not out of the question that Donggu and Li Changqi might have broken the cameras themselves. Maybe they got their hands on Shi Qiang Ai genes, wanted to leave the Knife Washing Assembly, and conveniently destroyed the cameras, then left after merging with the genes."
"It just didn't occur to us that they would fail to merge the genes and end up dead." Someone else added.
The conference room fell into a brief silence, as it was normal for lower-level members to want to leave the Knife Washing Assembly. Because any member of the Knife Washing Assembly who gained a top-tier gene medication like Shi Qiang Ai is required to hand it over.
"Fengyu, handle this matter for me. Pause the investigation into Ding Xiaotu until we find the result." Yuan Youzhen's voice carried a hint of murderous intent.
Everyone was aware that there were only two possible reasons for the death of the two members of the Knife Washing Assembly. The first is that Ding Baishan's hidden power intervened, a possibility that was relatively small.
Ding Baishan, as the founder of the Baiyu Group, is just an ordinary person. How could he have hidden power? If there really was hidden power, Ding Jie would have been eliminated long ago.
The most likely scenario is that Donggu and Li Changqi obtained Shi Qiang Ai gene medication, but didn't want to hand it over to the Knife Washing Assembly, so they decided to destroy the cameras and try to merge Shi Qiang Ai genes.
Once the fusion was successful, they would immediately flee Luohe City. Destroying the cameras also gave the illusion that they were kidnapped by someone else.
...
"Boom!" Ding Huan felt as if a shackle inside himself had been blasted open, and endless power surged in.
He is already a first-level gene cultivator? Ding Huan excitedly clenched his fists.
In his previous life, it wasn't until he went to the Changye Continent and fought for nearly twenty years that he became a first-level gene cultivator.
That was only on the surface, as he didn't have a genetic spiritual root at that time.
This time, he became a first-level gene cultivator in just twelve days, which was two-thirds less than the time he had estimated.
Ding Huan looked at the oil mud seeping through his skin, took a deep breath, and finally felt he had the ability to protect himself.
Next, he needs to choose some gene combinations.
He must obtain the strength of the Dahang Golden Ape and the genes of Huangwang. However, currently, his strength is not strong enough to obtain them.
In addition, the first priority would be the ability to heal from injuries. There are too many plants and animals that can recover from injuries.
However, Ding Huan immediately removed the plants, which is different from spiritual root genes.
The capability of the lizard to regenerate its limbs after being chopped off is truly a king among them, but compared to the turbellaria, the lizard is still a bit short.
The next moment, Ding Huan ruled out the turbellaria. The turbellaria can quickly regenerate even with minimal damage, and can become several turbellaria if cut into several pieces.
However, this always makes Ding Huan feel a bit strange, not because the turbellaria look disgusting.
Gene fusion has nothing to do with the physical body of animals. Survival of the fittest, as long as it's a useful gene ability, it's fine. It's just that Ding Huan subconsciously believes that turbellaria is not suitable for cultivators.
In addition, there's the fire lizard, which also has an incredible regenerative ability.
Ding Huan decided to research the injury-healing genes of the fire lizard, which is extremely important to him.
"Ding Huan..." A loud voice outside, full of eagerness, came to his ears. Ding Huan knew at once it was Geng Qianxing.
Opening the door, Geng Qianxing rushed in. Compared to his disheveled appearance in the lab, Geng Qianxing looked much more comfortable now.
At least his face is clean and his hair is neatly combed.
"You have no idea how busy I've been these past few days. Now that the students have arrived, let's go to the class and check on the students who are going to take the assessment."
Geng Qianxing, although appointed by Principal Tan as an examiner, really had no idea where to start.
"Okay, wait for me for a moment." Ding Huan has become a first-level gene cultivator. He had no intention of continuing to hide at home and cultivate.
Half an hour later, after taking a bath and changing into clean clothes, Ding Huan and Geng Qianxing arrived at the assessment class.
It's not an exaggeration to say that the entire Yujiang University is serving this assessment class.
After all, as long as one person can enter the top ten academies of Blue Star, Yujiang University will definitely survive.
However, Ding Huan was well aware that if he didn't participate in this assessment team, Yujiang University would not have a single person outlining.
Following Geng Qianxing into the classroom, Ding Huan saw a group of students gathered together and chattering.
"Teacher, your speed is too slow. We've been waiting for half an hour you came." Geng Qianxing just walked into the class, and a long-haired young man said dissatisfied.
Moreover, the chattering in the class didn't decrease.
Geng Qianxing was quite embarrassed. He was a teacher after all, and these students seemed to not take him seriously at all.
Geng Qianxing was also aware that the families of these students were all quite influential.
The simplest way is that they cannot obtain the admission examination quota for the top ten academies of Blue Star through Yujiang University.
"Teacher, why don't you just give us the qualification certificates directly? Isn't it best for us to go home and handle it ourselves?" another girl added.
Ding Huan finally understood. It seems that these students have no expectation of obtaining examination qualifications through Yujiang University and don't take teachers from Yujiang University seriously.
Their purpose here was just one thing, to obtain the examination qualification certificates from the top ten academies of Blue Star and leave.
"I'll take care of this." Ding Huan patted Geng Qianxing on the shoulder. He had plenty of methods to deal with these little brats.
"I know, all of you sitting here are here for the same reason, that qualification certificate for the Blue Star Ten Academy's examination."
"I'm not trying to discourage you all, just because you're sitting here now doesn't mean you can definitely get the qualification certificate for the Blue Star Ten Academy's examination......."
Ding Huan certainly made a striking remark; the noisy classroom fell silent in an instant.
The students who can sit here all think that participating in the Blue Star Ten Academy's examination is a matter of course, so how can it represent that they have actually obtained the qualification certificate for the examination?
Ding Huan spoke softly, "You should be aware that how many people are eyeing these twenty examination qualification certificates. Just because your family has strong connections doesn't mean there aren't stronger connections than yours."
With this remark, even the long-haired student became serious, quickly sitting up straight.
He understood that Ding Huan was speaking the truth. Perhaps his examination qualification was relatively secure, but what if something unexpected happened?
"I stand here to tell you all that my colleague Geng and I have a profound understanding of genetics and gene cultivation."
If you're willing to stay here and receive pre-examination training from me and Geng Teacher, please listen carefully to what I'm about to say..."
Ding Huan paused here and continued, "Of course, if you don't want to receive the training from me and Geng Teacher for the examination, you can leave now."
As for your examination qualification certificates, you won't be short on them. Someone will deliver them to you when the time comes, because the certificates can't be obtained at this moment."
After Ding Huan finished speaking, he saw almost everyone stand up and walk out of the classroom.
