Chapter 265: Chapter 186: Earth Evil Tiger Roar Skill, Descending from the Sky, Like a Deity (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2
"But such evolution has significant drawbacks. For instance, although it grants the far-sightedness of a hawk, they often overlook what’s close at hand, leading to frequent mistakes in close combat."
The small plane sped forward, breaking through the sky and piercing the clouds at nine hundred kilometers per hour.
Jiang Shu sat in his seat, eyes closed, information about the genetic warriors of Freedom Country gradually surfacing in his mind.
For Freedom Country, the benefits of genetic evolution greatly outweighed the drawbacks.
They had too many human trials to undergo. The first three Ranks of genetic evolution certainly had noteworthy drawbacks, but once a genetic warrior stepped into the Fourth Rank, they would develop their brain domain, allowing faster Spiritual Cultivation and the expulsion of unsuitable genes from their bodies.
Upon reaching the Fifth Rank, they were essentially perfect, with genes blending as if inborn.
It could be said that for Freedom Country, genetic evolution was truly an achievement built on countless sacrifices. Ordinary genetic warriors who did not reach the Fourth Rank not only couldn’t live long but also suffered from the torment of gene rejection.
Only those above the Fourth Rank were truly changing their genes.
"The culture of a powerful nation also determines the choices of its direction. Our bodies, hair, and skin are given to us by our parents. These injections of Genetic Potions, while powerful, are extremely inconsistent with traditional culture. Moreover, how many people can continue to evolve indefinitely? Every instance of genetic evolution is, in essence, gambling with one’s life, and not many families can afford such stakes. In contrast, though Martial Arts training is slow, it strengthens the body and has a very high potential," Jiang Shu murmured to himself.
With most of his acupoints opened, he became increasingly proficient with the control over his body and grew even more aware of the human body’s mysteries.
While genetic evolution might be a fast track, it could, at most, only reach the Fifth or Sixth Rank. Advancing further was exceedingly difficult.
Only the human body itself, seemingly inferior in all aspects to the Mutant Beasts and extremely weak, held limitless potential for development.
He did not know the future direction of genetic evolution, but he assumed that mutating every part of the body, whether intending to ’be the heaven and earth’ or ’merge body with the heavens and earth,’ was completely unfeasible.
Further progress in genetic evolution could only await Freedom Country’s acquisition of higher technological knowledge from the Cosmic Relics.
This kind of evolution isn’t self-evolution. It’s too dependent on external factors.
Though seemingly powerful, they still had to rely on the support of a powerful nation!
These Fifth Rank genetic War Gods, merely having the name of War God, indeed, could not compare to a Martial Saint with true fighting vigor.
Moreover, he was currently not only a Martial Saint with true fighting vigor.
He was also a Martial Artist of the Acupoint Passage Realm.
A deeply composed Spiritual Practitioner!
In a moment of thought, his mind entered Meditation.
Jiang Shu circulated the "Vermilion Palace Thunder Technique Acupoint Cultivating Chapter," its efficiency surpassing previous times. His brain domain developed; his Spirit and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi together refined his body.
Time flowed like water. He didn’t know how much time had passed.
The speed of the plane slowed down, and from afar, he could already hear the sound of artillery fire booming.
A soldier stood beside Jiang Shu. Seeing Jiang Shu open his eyes, his gaze full of admiration, the soldier saluted and said, "Martial Saint Jiang, the border of Siam Country is ahead. Do you wish to proceed? Please give your instructions, Martial Saint Jiang!"
"Let’s stop here for a while."
Jiang Shu slowly stood up. On this trip, he had not brought anything with him, merely symbolically wearing a suit of alloy soft armor and holding the Array Plate of the Small Five Elements Saber Formation in his hand.
His Storage Bag, inconspicuously covered by his robe, contained several healing Elixirs he had refined, just in case.
Sensing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi around him, Jiang Shu looked out through the window.
Where his gaze focused, a massive portal gleamed with strange light.
From time to to time, Mutant Beasts burst out of it.
Amidst the raging battle, some tanks were knocked over by the force of Fourth Rank Mutant Beasts.
Several helicopters also exploded and fell due to the deadly impacts of Second and Third Rank flying Mutant Beasts.
Countless refugees, holding their heads, cried bitterly and ran in panic.
The soldiers’ wails, the Martial Artists’ roars, the genetic warriors’ bellows, blood and severed limbs...
"When support crumbles, born in troubled times, if you cannot bring great strength to yourself, what awaits you is nothing but a dead end." Jiang Shu could not help but sigh inwardly.
With the military strength of Siam Country, if it were really utilized to suppress a B-grade Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, it would definitely be successful.
But human greed is never satisfied.
In chaotic times, everyone wants to hold great power in their hands.
Martial Arts training? Too slow!
Genetics? Too risky!
The real way to snatch gains from the chaos is actually to seize power and rebuild the country!
The current situation in Siam Country is just like this, power divided. Although a Class B Heaven and Earth Secret Realm is precious, it has become a hot potato. Whoever takes it over will face a joint attack from the other powers.
In the midst of war, a consensus was reached.
Everyone wants territory.
The relics within the Class B Heaven and Earth Secret Realm can be completely handed over to others.
The requirement is that the world’s major powers must not only recognize their legitimacy but also provide a portion of military support.
Jiang Shu shook his head. Sometimes, only when you really go out into the world can you understand your own fortune.
If he were in such a country, even with his connection to the Two Realms, even reaching the same Realm as now, he would inevitably be distracted by his family and need to expend a great deal of energy to ensure their safety.
Unlike now, he could climb to the pinnacle of Martial Arts without any worries.
He also wondered how many Fifth Rank War Gods from Freedom Country had come this time, and whether in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, they had confronted Wang Yan, the Martial Saint.
What exactly is inside this B-grade relic site?
The plane circled overhead.
「Below.」
Bodies were strewn everywhere.
Blood flowed in rivers.
"Stop these bastards! I’m going all out with you!"
"It’s all gone, all gone."
"Run, run, everyone run! Even the generals don’t care anymore, what are we holding on for? These Mutant Beasts can withstand gunfire, and I’m just a junior genetic warrior... Run..."
"Run? My mother is gone, my wife is gone, my son is gone! Where can I run? Kill!"
Soldiers, Martial Artists, and genetic warriors retreated one by one in the face of the Mutant Beasts’ ferocity.
They were all self-formed defense forces, thinking they were defending their homeland.
Little did they know, they were just pawns of the several great powers of Siam Country, easily sacrificing their lives under naive propaganda.
Until their deaths, they did not realize that the true disaster was caused by more than just Mutant Beasts.
Mutant Beasts are evil.
But the human heart is even more evil.
"Martial Saint Jiang, should we lower it a bit more?"
"No need."
Looking at a height of just one hundred and fifty meters from the ground, the Small Five Elements Saber Formation Array Plate levitated from Jiang Shu’s hand.
It gently fell downward.
The instant Jiang Shu finished speaking, he leaped lightly.
A low sound resonated through his sinews, muscles, and vital organs, erupting from his mouth as a shout.
The Primordial Power from two hundred acupoints followed suit.
Earth Evil Tiger Roar Skill!
This sound burst forth from within Jiang Shu.
Endless Evil Qi mingled with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, forming layers of Qi armor.
The sound waves were vast, the air waves sky-high.
The flying Mutant Beasts in mid-air, upon hearing this low shout, had their wings shattered and plummeted from the sky.
On the ground, the rampaging Mutant Beasts stood frozen in place, mangled and bloodied, falling down, never to rise again.
All the soldiers, Martial Artists, genetic warriors, and refugees fighting or fleeing, in that instant—some were so frightened they hugged their heads and tumbled away, while others looked up to the sky immediately.
In their gazes was fear, shock, incomprehension, and disbelief.
In the smoke-filled mid-air, two treasured sabers flew down one by one, forming steps.
Three treasured sabers, under his control of Primordial Power, spiraled through the air like missiles with built-in targeting, striking down the head of the current ruler of the skies—the Fourth Rank Mutant Beast, the Blood Feathered Demon Hawk!
Blood scattered across the sky.
Jiang Shu, his robe whiter than snow, descended from the heavens like a deity.