Chapter 151: The Agony of the Heart-Rend, the Resentment of Patricide, and the Woe of Heart's Play

Deep in the cosmic starry sky, within an unknown and mysterious space, a soft gasp suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, a mystical hand of light, flickering between existence and non-existence, reached out abruptly. With a casual flick of a finger, a nebular vortex materialized out of thin air and rapidly expanded. Layer upon layer of extremely vivid light and shadow projections emerged along with it.

Had Su Chen been present, he would have been horrified to discover that those projections were actually replaying his previous series of battle scenes, analyzing them with exquisite detail from every minute angle. In the end, it even faithfully reproduced the exact process by which he had just broken through and successfully unlocked the fourth gene lock.

"A mutated domain? I didn't expect that within a low-level human civilization, an interesting little fellow would emerge. Although his foundation is still a bit too weak, he can barely be considered for inclusion on the priority watch list," said the owner of the mysterious hand of light, a hint of surprise in his voice as he chuckled softly.

With those words, the owner of the mysterious hand of light performed a simple operation, then swept a hand across the air, wiping away the light and shadow projections along with the nebular vortex entirely.

Immediately after, the mysterious hand flicked its fingers repeatedly, swiftly browsing and checking the current status of other priority subjects.

After a short while, once the inspection was complete, the mysterious hand of light abruptly dissolved, and the unknown mysterious space returned to peace.

To the owner of that mysterious hand of light, this was merely a minor interlude. Although Su Chen had aroused his interest, his priority watch list contained a vast array of combat geniuses. By comparison, Su Chen was simply too inconspicuous, barely qualified enough to scrape onto the list at all.

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Su Chen was unaware of what had transpired deep in the cosmic starry sky; he merely felt a bit puzzled. Just a moment ago, the flame seed imprint on his chest had suddenly grown scorching hot. Strangely, when he looked down to check, he received no notification prompts whatsoever.

Not only that, for some reason, although the flame seed imprint on his chest looked completely unchanged, he felt as though something subtle had shifted.

Shaking his head slightly, Su Chen quickly dismissed this minor matter from his mind. Instead, his face filled with excitement and thrill as he carefully experienced the domain power he had just acquired.

"The Polar Domain, a mutated domain, integrating talent potential sacrifice, demonic power, and natural power, resulting in a series of unknown and uncontrollable changes. The final combat attributes are: within the domain's range, attack speed and movement speed are increased by 100%; every attack triggers demonic power, significantly enhancing health regeneration; there is a 10% chance to inflict a critical strike effect, and a 1% chance to deal a shattering effect."

Strange gleams flashed in Su Chen's eyes. Whenever he thought of the polar domain's attribute description provided by the totem pillar, an irrepressible wave of excitement surged within him.

For a long time, Su Chen had harbored a trace of mild frustration. While Wang Shichan and the others saw their talents and potentials continually evolve, his own talent potential had stagnated for a long time without any notable changes, occasionally even becoming the target of lighthearted teasing from Ye Xiaoxiong and the others. But after this breakthrough, his talent potential had mutated, directly merging with the Polar Domain and causing his combat attributes to skyrocket.

A 10% critical strike chance would undoubtedly massively boost his offensive lethality, not to mention the 1% shattering effect. Although the probability seemed very low, a single successful trigger could spell a fatal blow, and the sheer destructive power could well be imagined.

What excited Su Chen the most was that the domain power he had awakened fused both demonic power and natural power. Standing within the Polar Domain was equivalent to having two combat auras bestowed upon him, causing his combat capability to multiply geometrically.

First successfully unlocking the fourth gene lock, and then stumbling into a powerful mutated domain, Su Chen felt his entire body surging with strength. He could hardly wait to test his current prowess through actual combat.

"Boss, did you unlock the fourth gene lock?!" Only then did Ye Xiaoxiong and the others carefully approach, testing the waters with a hesitant question.

It was not that they lacked courage, but the commotion Su Chen had just created was simply too massive. Those terrifying waves of energy had chilled them to the bone; had they stepped any closer, they strongly suspected they would have been instantly shredded to pieces.

"You're asking utter nonsense. You might as well just ask what the boss's domain power is," Zhang Zhiyuan said with a cold sneer.

Choked by the remark, Ye Xiaoxiong glared furiously, looking as though he were ready to throw punches with Zhang Zhiyuan.

Seeing this, Su Chen smiled and shook his head, interrupting them. "Alright, cut the bickering. Did my breakthrough take a very long time?"

His previous three attempts at unlocking gene locks had all gone smoothly and swiftly, but this time, numerous unexpected events had occurred. Raising his head to look at the sky, he was startled to find that the pale light of dawn was already creeping across the horizon. He couldn't help but ask, especially since he had begun his meditative cultivation around dusk.

"A full ten hours, Boss. You are definitely the person who has taken the longest to unlock the fourth gene lock," Zhang Zhiyuan said, giving Su Chen a deep look. However, he did not pry further, tossing out a light remark to skillfully steer the conversation away.

This was the tacit understanding they had reached after several previous frictions and conflicts. More importantly, the current Su Chen had left him far, far behind; his former ambitions and thoughts had faded accordingly, and he had begun to focus wholeheartedly on assisting Su Chen.

There was another reason: the Watchtower Battle Alliance was currently crowded with mixed company. The old members were fine, but among the thousand newly joined recruits, one could hardly guarantee there were no spies from other factions. Therefore, out of caution, the attributes of Su Chen's domain power were best kept secret and not discussed in public.

Hearing this, Su Chen smiled knowingly and went along with it. "Ten hours have already passed? That truly is long enough. Have there been any changes on the battlefield front?"

"The Blazing Battle Alliance has been wiped out, and the totem pillar of their war camp has been destroyed," Zhang Zhiyuan replied.

"The Blazing Battle Alliance has been destroyed?" Su Chen was slightly stunned, a silent sigh escaping him inwardly. Huo Lie, the leader of the Blazing Battle Alliance, had left a good impression on him, and they had even negotiated a mutual support strategy agreement. Yet on a battlefield as bloody and cruel as this, one ultimately had to rely on oneself. Their Watchtower Battle Alliance was currently in a period of recuperation and could hardly offer any genuine assistance.

Pausing for a moment, Su Chen stopped dwelling on it and continued to ask, "What about the Demonic Dragon Battle Alliance?"

"Boss, after yesterday's fierce fighting, the Demonic Dragon Battle Alliance has secured an overwhelming advantage. Their strength is not to be underestimated," Zhang Zhiyuan evaluated fairly.

"In other words, today will likely be the decisive battle?!" The corners of Su Chen's mouth curled slightly, crimson lights flashing in his eyes as a intense surge of battle intent erupted.