Legend of the Mythological Genes

The tentacles of the octopus were as large as pillars. They frenziedly smacked over, creating black shadows and causing huge waves to rise.

The violent force in the tentacles blasted over, and Feng Lin’s team of five had to retreat.

“Hand over all of your spoils of war obediently. If you make us act personally, all of you would have dire endings!” spoke a member from that team coldly. They had set their sights on Feng Lin’s team and targeted them since some time ago. Since Feng Lin’s team had just ended a battle, they must be exhausted. This was the best time to eat them up! Or so they thought.

“Little baby, let them have a taste of what you can do.” A tall and muscular armored man patted the octopus beneath him and laughed malevolently.

The octopus moved its tentacles wildly, causing a whirlpool that shot toward them.

Their team members simply stood there, not showing any signs that they would act at all. It was like they could already see Feng Lin’s team being dominated by their pet.

“Octopus?” Feng Lin coldly glanced at it. This octopus monster was as large as a giant ship; its head was protected by a layer of bone and it looked grotesque. It then opened maw was like a black hole.

For ordinary cultivators, they would definitely try to retreat when they saw this.

But they were dead wrong if they thought that this monster would be able to deal with Feng Lin.

Feng Lin wasn’t scared at all.

Beast King Might!

Feng Lin’s eyes narrowed as a formless aura gushed forth from him. Blood, coldness, brutality…this was a killing intent that was cultivated by endless slaughter. It directly shot into the mind of the octopus.

If his target was a human, things would be much better. They would only feel the atmosphere turned extremely tense and heavy.

However, a beast’s instinct for danger was much more sensitive in comparison. The octopus instantly felt that something was wrong.

The two saucer-like large eyes of the octopus widened as its tentacles stiffened up.

After awakening the Beast King Gene, Feng Lin was like a beast king in human form. It was not a wonder this octopus monster didn’t dare to offend him.

“Scram.” Feng Lin yelled.

The octopus acted as if it had met its natural predator. It shrieked in fear and moved its tentacles wildly, diving into the water and fleeing immediately.

Its violent movements caused the waves to churn wildly.

The owner of the octopus and his team didn’t manage to react in time. They instantly sank inside the water and got drenched like wet chickens.

“Stop!” The team’s captain barked.

The monster froze and gradually calmed down.

Feng Lin activated the power of his Beast King Gene. His spirit force gushed out, sending tendrils of fear into the octopus’s tiny brain. There was also a mental order he sent with this message. “CRUSH THEM!”

The eyes of the octopus turned red from the pain it felt in its mind. It instantly ran amok. A moment later, it rushed toward its owner with the intent to kill.

Its tentacles were like whips, lashing out at its owner’s team. The five of them were now in extremely miserable states.

“What?” The captain didn’t dare to believe his eyes. The octopus was an aboriginal creature he had managed to subdue after putting in a lot of effort. He didn’t expect it to betray him so quickly. This was somewhat unscientific!

However, he didn’t know that the reason behind its behavior was Feng Lin’s Beast King Might.

The Beast King Gene that Feng Lin had awakened would suppress the octopus monster due to the difference in grades. The Beast King Gene allowed him to control all beasts, so this was an innate suppression. Any beast would instinctively feel as though they wanted to submit to Feng Lin.

As long as the beast was a living creature, it would know fear. Nothing could change this.

The water was the octopus monster’s home ground. Thus, the enemy kept getting flailed and they finally couldn’t endure it any longer, giving in to their rage.

Skyfire Burning Star!

That captain slammed his palms on the surface of the water and used the force to propel him into the air. Fiery flames crackled around him; his palms glowed burning red. His entire person was like a shooting star, drilling into the head of the octopus.

The fire lines extended to the tentacles, lighting them up. This fire was capable of burning everything. Just a small spark would instantly turn into a raging fire.

Within the fire, the octopus screamed in pain. After creating a few splashes, it turned into a charred octopus and sank into the water.

“You actually dare to kill my pet!” said the captain coldly. After killing his pet ruthlessly, he shifted his target to Feng Lin.

Feng Lin simply smiled calmly.

These people were so arrogant despite what had just happened. They truly didn’t know what was good for them.

“I shall let you taste the prowess of us, the Five Elements Team!” The faces of these people were covered in dirt as all of them cursed venomously.

Great River Flowing Current!

A blue-haired strange-looking man lifted his hands. And immediately, a 30-meter-tall wave came crashing down.

Absolute Frigid Wind!

One woman stood beside the strange man. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and she exuded a glacial aura.

Their combination attack turned into ice spears that pierced toward Feng Lin’s team. These ice spears shone with a cold light, being incredibly sharp.

Kakaka!

Aris came forward while releasing her Tyrant Battle Aura.

All of sudden, numerous strands of black qi gushed up from the surface of the ground, merging into one corporeal body.

A giant battle god in the form of a statue stood there. Its arms were lifted, ready to smash everything beneath it.

As a result, the ice spears were shattered and scattered everywhere.

Seeing that their previous attacks had ended up in failure, two of the enemy’s members threw their attacks in Aris’s direction.

Earth Prison Pillar!

Meteor Fire Rain!

Pa, pa, pa.

The flames of the meteor formed clusters, falling from the sky and instantly locking onto that battle statue.

The tyrant aura dissipated as the statue was damaged. The two types of energy canceled each other out as Aris’s true body appeared within the statue.

“Grow, Grow, Grow!”

At this moment, a roar rang out as a metal cudgel rapidly enlarged. It became as large as a pillar and came swinging out, shattering the flames and ice.

Feng Lin already stood before Aris protectively.

He couldn’t help but notice that the members of the Five Elements Team had perfect synergy in their coordination.

“Wood Human Art!” A green-haired male pierced his hands into the ground as a sapling shot out from the earth. The sapling grew with great speed, becoming a tree giant. Using its roots as legs, it actually took great strides and moved over.

On the tree giant, five heads could actually be seen.

The five people of the enemy team leaped on the tree giant and stood at each head respectively. After that, they acted as one entity and started their attack.

Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth… the power of five elements shot out from the mouth of the tree giant, becoming an energy torrent that sought to engulf Feng Lin and his team.

From the start until the end, they didn’t have any thoughts of discussion. They instantly went for the kill the moment they could.

The test was about surviving in a hostile land. Anyone could be enemies, and only the final winner would be the true victor.

As long as people from the other teams were eliminated, even if their mission wasn’t accomplished, they would also be the final victor.

The energy torrent gushed forth like the tides, drowning Feng Lin.

(Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—the five elements?)

Feng Lin’s cudgel spun in the air, creating a metallic wall that blocked the energy attack completely. As for Feng Lin, his body expanded and he became a ten-meter-tall giant, blocking the huge rush of impact.

Great Sage Overturns the Sea!

His cudgel smashed the joints on the tree giant’s lower limbs, using the principles of ‘minor force overcoming major resistance’. The tree giant instantly lost its balance and slammed onto the ground.

“It’s time for us to act!” Yi roared, firing an arrow.

This arrow radiated intense sharpness, and its speed seemed extremely slow. It created intense friction in the air as golden sparks trailed behind it.

Golden Crow Descent!

A firecrow flapped its wings, leaving behind a line of sparks as it cried out resoundingly. It rushed straight toward the tree giant and a moment later, blazing flames covered it completely, burning it to a crisp.

Feng Lin’s team rushed over.

“Are they all dead?” Aris asked.

“Something is wrong.” Feng Lin stared at the ashes. After that he roared, “SCRAM OUT FOR ME!”

His spirit force transformed into formless ripples that warped the air. Lines of light dispersed and five miserable-looking figures were revealed.

These five all had faces covered in dirt. They were wearing some unusual clothing that had a layer of phosphorescence which bent light to create an illusion of invisibility for them.

“KILL!”

Kick your opponents while they are down!

Feng Lin didn’t waste words and directly rushed over. His cudgel shadows filled the sky, enveloping them completely.

The Five Elements Team was all consisted of energy-attack type cultivators. It was a tragedy for them to encounter Feng Lin.

The Stone Monkey Gene had the ability of being impervious to fire and water. Moreover, the Spiritual Stone Monkey Gene enhanced this ability to an even higher state, granting him immunity to energy attacks.

Their combined elemental attacks looked fierce but were nothing much to Feng Lin.

In fact, he could dominate them one on five. This was the tragic fate of meeting someone that was your perfect counter.

In the end, Feng Lin’s team members didn’t really act. The Five Elements Team was completely demolished. They were riddled with injuries and didn’t even have any strength left to resist.

Feng Lin’s team naturally wouldn’t be polite. They were originally already enemies that were competing against each other. Even if they had no prior hatred, it was already very kind for him to leave them with their lives.

But let them go untouched?

Impossible!

They took everything in their possessions, including the battlesuits.

These battlesuits were bounded with information of the exam system. The signals they emitted clearly stated that their original owners had lost all combat strength and were eliminated. The Five Elements Team no longer had the qualifications to participate in the battle.

They looked extremely miserable like they had nothing to live for any longer.

Feng Lin’s team gained great rewards. After that, they didn’t hesitate and turned to leave.

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Level 1 equipment: Meteor Metal Sword: 3; Ice Bone Thorn: 2; Blazing Stone: 5…

Level 2 equipment: Damaged Spirit Feather Crown: 2; Damaged Spiritwind Whip: 3…

Level 3 equipment: Damaged Shirt of Invisibility: 2; Shirt of Invisibility: 3…

Water Element Spirit Crystals: 302 pieces. Fire Element Spirit Crystals: 162 pieces.

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After eliminating a team, Feng Lin’s team packed up the spoils.

The spiritual qi equipment created by the aboriginals was accounted for by the Cultivation Association. They could be classified into five grades based on their effects and energy coefficient.

Level 1 was the lowest and was the most common equipment. Their effect was also the weakest.

Level 5 was the highest. They could be called weapons of mass destruction, capable of a mass massacre. Just one of them could turn the tides of an intense battle. For example, Quantum Extermination Gun and Deathray Grenades…

From the Five Elements Team, leaving aside the spirit crystals and other equipment, they already managed to obtain five Level 3 equipment. This was truly a great harvest.

The shirts of invisibility were soft to touch, as gentle as water. They seemed to be manufactured with a special feather-like material.

According to Yana, the source of this material was a rainbow bird that was an aboriginal creature on this particular planet.

Because the feathers of the rainbow birds were vibrant and multi-colored, they were exceptionally beautiful. These birds would often be hunted by other races here, and their feathers would be used to weave the shirts of invisibility.

The shirts of invisibility could be used in all environments. They would bend light and allow the user to blend with the surroundings. Although it didn’t have any power, its unique characteristics allowed it to be ranked as a Level 3 equipment.

“Instead of spending so much effort to hunt the races here, why don’t we just plunder our loot from the other teams? In any case, the other teams here are our enemies. There’s no need for us to be polite.” Feng Lin grinned.

The other four had smiles on their faces too. They had the same desire in their hearts.

Yana swiftly opened the holographic map and started to make a plan. “Look quickly, there’s a mountain valley in the shape of a calabash. It’s a location we must pass by if we want to head to the Three-layer mountain! We can use the shirts of invisibility to plan an ambush there, waiting for prey to fall into our trap!”

They had all the conditions to plan a successful ambush.

Feng Lin and the others felt that this plan was very feasible. They then hurried there and camped quietly for the ambush.

They didn’t need to wait too long. After some time, another team could be seen moving toward them, this team completely lacked vigilance.

Staring at the spiritual crystal equipment that was shining with resplendent light, Feng Lin’s team members began to pant with excitement.

If one wanted to be wealthy, one had to be a bandit first.

Things were getting exciting…