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Lotus Empress followed Han Sen to the underground shelter . She brought Empty Witch and a super creature comprised of vines with her, too; the latter being named Green Vine . They were also told to adhere to Han Sen's authority whenever needed .
Lotus Empress still required Han Sen's help, as she had dubiously explained during their initial conversation, and it prompted the formalities for a trade . It was something Han Sen agreed to . Before he opened ten gene locks, the Night Gem would allow even him to defeat No God Emperor easily .
Regardless, Han Sen asked her about his body . She told him that when a body was attuned to and focused on one gene lock, gene locks were easier to open . If a person could be proficient across a number of elements, the lack of an anchor made the process of opening gene locks much more difficult .
Han Sen was stuck in a rut due to this, and over an extensive amount of time, no matter what he tried, he had been unable to open his tenth gene lock . It was revealed that it would take something like a Holy Baby Fruit to help .
But Han Sen was only able to eat nine of them, and being lucky enough to eat the real one was all down to the role of the dice . It would all be down to luck for most beings .
After news of what had occurred in Evil Lotus Shelter spread, it felt as if the very foundation of the Third God's Sanctuary had been violently shaken . The thought of that vast number of emperors and super creatures being sacrificed was crazy to imagine, but it was a sad reality to most, with the rapid expansion of humanity .
With Moving Star Emperor having been among those sacrificed, Han Sen was able to happily expand his growing empire and assert dominion over his shelters and lands .
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No God Shelter was nowhere close to there, and news about him had been scant since the day of the sacrifice . Regardless of what he was up to, he didn't show .
Han Sen took Purple Emperor with him, and they did what they could until they reached Cup Demon Shelter . Then, they stopped their advance .
Cup Demon Emperor was the third Son of God . He was very powerful, and thinking he wouldn't be able to defeat the spirit, Han Sen thought he should play things a little safer and not invoke his ire just yet .
Han Sen wanted to open his tenth gene lock next, focusing on that first and foremost . So, he shelved his plans for expansion until the day he grew stronger .
Han Sen consulted Lotus Empress, and then decided upon opening Jadeskin's tenth gene lock .
He did not want to open the Blood-Pulse Sutra's tenth gene lock just yet, as its benefits weren't all that profound . They mainly strengthened his genes and provided him super sperm to benefit his future descendants . For the here-and-now, it was best avoided .
And Han Sen wanted to level up the Dongxuan Sutra by himself, as that was his bread and butter, his pride and joy . Therefore, it made the most sense to open Jadeskin's tenth gene lock .
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Han Sen kept seven of the fruits and gave the rest out to his companions .
And of course, Han Sen held on to the real one he had collected before No God Emperor gate-crashed the event like a big party pooper .
While he went to a secluded spot to enjoy every last morsel of the genuine fruit, he told Zero and silver fox to go outside and guard the area . After consuming the juicy fruit, he quickly cast Jadeskin and allowed it to absorb .
As soon as this occurred, he felt as if his body was crystallizing . The longer Jadeskin ran, the more Han Sen's body became like crystal . He was swiftly becoming what looked like a sculpture of ice .
Han Sen's brains and organs could be seen via his body's transparency, and even they too were starting to appear crystallized .
Eventually, he became a statue devoid of any lifeforce . It took a while for something else to occur, and when it did, the crystal began to adopt the creamy color of jade .
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Katcha!
A crack began to creep across the creamy jade, until it split and zig-zagged across the entirety of Han Sen's new, statuesque form .
Drrring!
The jade shattered, revealing Han Sen's true self once more .
Han Sen felt as if he had just been reborn, and every aspect of his body had been replaced . His hair shone with the sparkling beauty of starlight . Han Sen's entire body was glowing, and he looked rather weird .
Even a demi-god wouldn't have been able to tell if Han Sen was a living person . It wasn't because Han Sen was dead, though; it was because his lifeforce was now hidden inside his body . It had been cloaked .
Han Sen opened his eyes, which now held the glittering beauty of jewelry . The Holy Baby Fruit had indeed helped him open the tenth gene lock of Jadeskin .
It might have only been one gene lock up, but the difference between a being with nine gene locks and a being with ten gene locks was staggering . And Han Sen could feel the power inside him now, almost to the point of scaring himself . It was frightening how mighty he had become .
After opening this tenth gene lock, his senses were incredibly powerful, too, but in a different way than they were with the Dongxuan Sutra .
From what Han Sen could see now, the world looked different .
Han Sen donned his armor and went outside, escaping the notice of Zero and the silver fox without even trying . To get them to notice him, Han Sen had to speak .
"Zero, attack me with your Bone Dagger," Han Sen asked .
Zero seemed to hesitate, not wanting to hurt him . He saw this, so he told her, "Don't worry, Little Silver is here . "
Zero nodded, and then a red light came flying towards Han Sen . He felt as if he was unable to dodge it . But Zero was aiming at his arm, not wanting to deal grievous harm to him .
Han Sen raised his hand to cut across and deflect the red light . When he did this, it was as if the Bone Dagger itself was decloaked . It was the dagger itself that manifested like a small red light .
Han Sen gave it back to her . When she killed Saint Fan, Han Sen could not even detect its presence, but now, Han Sen could do far more than notice its coming . He could catch it!