Chapter 1338
Sponsored Content
Han Sen stared at his Nine-Life Cat for a while longer . It confirmed to him that the pill was genuine and that it would have helped him open the special gene lock . The nature of that lock, however, was a different question entirely .
He paid extra attention to Bao'er following this, but he did not notice any changes in her behavior or abilities . It was exactly the same thing that occurred to Han Sen himself, following his opening of the Life Door .
"I'm glad you're okay," Han Sen told her, with much relief . He hadn't wanted to endanger her .
Han Sen then spent most of his time practicing the Blood-Pulse Sutra . He had settled on becoming a demi-god once he opened its tenth gene lock .
He wasn't worried about his absence in the Third God's Sanctuary . He had done the best he could, with the ploy of crafting a contract signed by him and The King . He didn't think the spirits would violate the contract once he left . The territory he had established for humans was only one million miles squared, so it wasn't all that much, anyway . And besides, Han Sen had a number of super creatures and emperors that would remain when he was gone . They'd help protect everything Han Sen had done, and Queen and Qin Xuan had become exemplary surpassers in the time that had passed since their coming to the Third God's Sanctuary .
One year later, he finally managed to crack open the last gene lock of the Blood-Pulse Sutra .
When the tenth gene lock opened, it made his body far tougher . It wasn't particularly brilliant in any individual capacity, but it was good to have it finished .
Sponsored Content
He didn't mind it being underwhelming for himself, as his desire for advancing the Blood-Pulse Sutra had shifted in recent years . His focus with it, much like the members of Blood Legion, was to ensure his heirs would be stronger . It wasn't for himself; it was for the future generations of his lineage .
And once that was done, he didn't have much else to do . He was going to become a demi-god, but he was in no immediate rush to . He made sure to spend a lot more time with his mother and with Ji Yanran after this .
The Fourth God's Sanctuary, the world of demi-gods, was completely different than all else that had come before . Old Man Ji had told him it was just the beginning .
Han Sen had received the bulk of what he knew about the Fourth God's Sanctuary from Old Man Ji himself . He wasn't going to underestimate the realm he would soon be stepping into .
The Fourth God's Sanctuary was still a world of creatures and spirits, but they started very much like humans did there . They started from scratch .
The shelters there were all individual and separate from one another . Each shelter had a Demi-God Geno Core, and to conquer a shelter, one had to claim the Demi-God Geno Core .
After a human became a demi-god, their own Demi-God Geno Core would increase in strength the more geno points they collected .
Sponsored Content
Unfortunately for humans, they now also had to play by the rules spirits did . If spirits sought to invade a shelter a human possessed, they could claim the human's Demi-God Geno Core as humans did their spirit stones in previous shelters .
Demi-God Geno Cores generated different types of powers . Old Man Ji informed Han Sen he'd be stronger than the average starter demi-god, but he also made sure to warn Han Sen not to overestimate his abilities . He'd still be very vulnerable, stepping into that world .
The demi-god creatures that had geno cores would be lethal for humans to try to do battle with .
The powers of a geno core were wild and unpredictable, as well . They came in all varieties, and if your attention lapsed, you could be killed by a geno core without even knowing how you died .
Han Sen listened to Old Man Ji intently, but ultimately, how he'd start off was down to luck . It'd be a roll of the dice .
Most humans used evolution pools to ascend a sanctuary, and the same still held true for entering the Fourth God's Sanctuary from the Third God's Sanctuary . Becoming a demi-god was easy for humans .
But few humans could become a demi-god the proper way, and going there without maxing out their geno points and making sure they were the best they could be would ensure a swift death .
Even humans who maxed out their genes were susceptible to the fickle nature of fate . Unfortunately, luck still played a large role in their ascendance to the next sanctuary .
Sponsored Content
Mankind discovered sanctuaries two hundred years ago, but even after all that time, there were only one hundred demi-gods .
Like the Xuan Men successor he once encountered, Han Sen wanted to traverse The Ten Steps of the Holy Door .
But his success there would also subject him to the picky throes of luck, when he came out the other side and spawned . But as long as he didn't wind up spawning next to a strong creature or spirit, he figured he'd be okay .
When he did leave for the Fourth God's Sanctuary, though, he wasn't sure when he could return . As such, he made sure to spend as much time with Ji Yanran as possible . They went to a lot of places and experienced many new adventures together, to forge lasting memories that would accompany Han Sen after he made the jump .
If he was unable to find a shelter, he would be unable to return at all .
After another four months elapsed, though, he was ready . He prepared himself for walking up the fabled stairway .
After a fond farewell to his friends and companions, with whom he had accomplished much, it was time for him to go . And when it was, he took off towards the Endless Sea mostly alone .
The spirits weren't aware that Han Sen was leaving, so they were going to remain in order and adhere to the contract . With things still like that, he had now done everything he could for the humans of the Third God's Sanctuary .
Han Sen brought the silver fox, Bao'er, Little Angel, and Golden Growler with him . While he was unsure at first, he also decided to bring Moment Queen . He would have liked to bring others with him, but they'd die if they could not withstand the searing flames of the steps .
Han Sen had decided to bring Moment Queen with him because he still had reservations regarding her goodwill towards humans . He still believed he had to keep the leash on her, to avoid her doing something evil once he was gone .
The stronger Han Sen was, the stronger the fire would be, too . His companions were sure to have a hard time following him up .
He didn't even plan to bring Bao'er or the silver fox with him at first, either . But they suspected what he was going to do, and nothing he did would remove them from his company . Han Sen thought if the Xuan Men successor was able to bring a skeleton up with him, then he wouldn't have too much trouble bringing his super creature companions .
Little Angel and Golden Growler were staples of Han Sen's collection . They had always been with him, and he wasn't going to leave them behind now . They had ten gene locks open as well, anyway . Considering their abilities, even with sentimentality out of the picture, he really wanted to bring them with him .
Han Sen gave out the rest of his beast souls to his mother and Ji Yanran, so they'd have a fair amount of decent gear and weaponry to get a headstart in the Third God's Sanctuary .
He also tasked Xie Qing King and a few of the others with keeping an extra eye out for those two, to ensure nothing bad would befall them . With the underground shelter and the Life Geno Essences they had been gifted, though, it didn't seem likely they could be bullied .