My Gene Evolves Infinitely - Chapter 22

TL: Fiend Star

Editor: Sakifcena

 

The young man didn’t allow Lu Yuan much time to feel touched, and said with a smile, “We’re square now, come back to me when you have more goods! I guarantee I won’t cheat you.”

 

“Since you say so, I’ll come to you when I have more goods.”

 

Lu Yuan smiled.

 

He found the boss, who would burst into barking without any provocation, amusing and interesting. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to come back to this boss next time.

 

After leaving the Crazy Wolf Material Store, Lu Yuan headed to a shopping mall to restock the essentials he had used up.

 

Without the burning oil and ropes from last time, Lu Yuan wouldn’t have been able to open that treasure chest.

‘Essentials are indeed very useful at critical times.’

 

Of course, these items are only useful at lower levels; against higher-level beasts, they are less effective.

 

Apart from replenishing his consumed essentials, Lu Yuan also bought new items like a tent and a sleeping bag.

 

The duration of stay in the Land of Origin depends on one’s strength.

 

The first time, since everyone had just awakened, the stay was limited to 24 hours. But the second time, it depends on one’s strength.

 

With Lu Yuan’s current strength, staying a few days shouldn’t be a problem, and he’d likely need to camp outdoors.

 

‘Items like tents and sleeping bags are must-haves.’

 

Fortunately, with the recent improvement in Lu Yuan’s strength, his Battle Mark Space had also expanded to about two meters, making it easier to carry everything he needed.

 

Since he bought quite a lot this time, he spent a significant amount of money.

 

The 15,000 Yuan he had just received hadn’t even warmed up before he was left with just under 4,300 Yuan.

 

Looking at the money in his hand, Lu Yuan felt truly poor.

 

The thought of moving out of the slum area seemed like a distant dream.

 

He took a deep breath, resolved to make it happen next time.

 

After leaving the mall, Lu Yuan returned to the slum area.

 

A minor incident that had occurred in the morning didn’t cause any stir in the slum, and life went on as usual.

 

On his way, Lu Yuan stopped by the Great Ming Martial Arts Gym.

 

“Brother Yuan!”

 

“Brother Yuan, you came? Why so late today?”

 

“Brother Yuan, I heard you went to the Land of Origin. How was it? You didn’t die, did you?”

 

As soon as he entered, the sounds of martial arts practice mixed with the heat wave hit him.

 

 

The students at the gym greeted Lu Yuan respectfully, nodding their heads. Some even joked around. The attitude towards Lu Yuan was completely different from his first visit.

 

Lu Yuan’s recent performance had earned everyone’s respect.

 

He nodded and smiled at those greeting him, making his way deeper into the gym.

 

Xiao Hu was pounding a metal punching frame.

 

The massive fists hitting the metal produced a series of dull thuds, denting the metal with their force.

 

Seeing Lu Yuan, he stopped, wiped the sweat with the towel around his neck, and came over.

 

“Hey Yuan, why so late today?”

 

“Went shopping.”

 

Lu Yuan looked around with a puzzled expression and asked, “Where’s Brother Ming? Didn’t see him around.”

 

Usually, Fu Langming would be shadowboxing here, but Lu Yuan hadn’t seen him today.

 

“Brother Ming? He went out last night and hasn’t come back yet.”

 

Hearing this, Lu Yuan paused, a puzzled look crossing his face, “Went out last night? Did something happen?”

 

“I’m not sure. Brother Ming occasionally goes out, sometimes for a few days, other times he returns the same day. I’m not clear about the details.”

 

Lu Yuan nodded, “Alright.”

 

Xiao Hu bumped his fists together, grinned at Lu Yuan, and suggested, “Shall we go up and train on the stage?”

 

Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Hu strangely.

 

“Are you sure?”

 

“What’s wrong? I feel like I’ve made significant progress these past two days. You scared?”

 

Xiao Hu provocatively looked at Lu Yuan, flipping him the middle finger.

 

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, “Since you’ve said so, I guess I’ll spar with you. Just to be clear, I did make some progress in the Land of Origin last night.”

 

“First-timers can only stay for 24 hours, how much progress could you have made? You think I don’t know anything, huh?”

 

Xiao Hu wasn’t concerned at all.

 

Seeing Xiao Hu’s dismissive expression, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, “Let’s take it to the ring.”

 

They walked towards the ring where two robust men were already sparring, with some spectators around.

 

Seeing Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu approaching, the crowd parted to let them through.

 

“Yuan Bro! You’re here!”

 

“Xiao Hu’s here too? You guys going to fight again?”

 

One of the robust men glanced at Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu, unsure.

 

Xiao Hu crossed his arms and grinned, “This is my battle for revenge! Watch this! Today I’m going to hospitalize this kid!”

 

Hearing Xiao Hu’s words, everyone’s eyes lit up, cheering them on.

 

“Hey, hey! You two, get down from there!”

 

“Yeah, yeah! Make room for Yuan Bro and Xiao Hu!”

 

“Seriously, don’t you guys have any sense? Want to keep training here?”

 

The two robust men in the ring weren’t upset but quickly hopped down under the crowd’s encouragement.

 

The crowd cheered for Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu to go up.

 

Both climbed onto the ring and faced each other.

 

The crowd below started discussing.

 

“Hey, who do you think will win?”

 

“Need to ask? Obviously, my Yuan Bro!”

 

“Nonsense, it’s my Yuan Bro, alright?!”

 

“Though I know Xiao Hu has been training hard and has made great progress, I’m still betting on Yuan Bro!”

 

“Isn’t it obvious? Yuan Bro is a Gene Warrior, and he was in the Land of Origin yesterday. Just look at him, he definitely came out alive, and surely made significant progress.”

 

One of the robust men couldn’t help but feel sorry for Xiao Hu, “Doesn’t anyone think Xiao Hu can win? Poor guy.”

 

“You think Xiao Hu can win?”

 

The robust man scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly: “Er… of course, Yuan Bro will win!”

 

“Pssh!”

 

The crowd flipped him off.

 

On the ring, Xiao Hu and Lu Yuan could hear the discussions below.

 

Xiao Hu’s normally honest face showed a hint of frustration and embarrassment.

 

Lu Yuan found it amusing.

 

“Let’s get started.”

 

“Hmph! Kid, I’ll show you what I’ve achieved these days!”

 

Xiao Hu roared and lunged at Lu Yuan, his momentum like a tiger descending the mountain.

 

His progress was indeed noticeable compared to a few days ago.

 

But for Lu Yuan, the challenge was still minimal.

 

He simply raised a finger, blocking Xiao Hu’s punch effortlessly.

 

Xiao Hu, wide-eyed, stared at the finger that stopped his punch, frozen in place. He was a bit dumbfounded.

 

Below, the crowd also watched this scene, eyes wide.

 

The atmosphere suddenly turned eerily quiet, exceptionally still.

 

A moment later, there were shouts of surprise.

 

“Damn!!”

 

“Damn, Brother Yuan is always the champ!”

 

“Stopped such a powerful punch with just one finger?! Is Brother Yuan even human??”

 

“Brother Yuan wasn’t this strong yesterday! Could it be the progress from the Land of Origin?! That’s too exaggerated!!”

 

“Damn… Brother Yuan has shown us up again.”

 

The crowd was yelling, their looks towards Lu Yuan even carried a hint of admiration.

 

Coming from the slum area, those who trained at the dojo were quite simple-minded.

 

Strength earned respect.

 

If your strength was great enough, it could command worship.

 

After all, in these grim parts where the law barely reaches, power meant everything.

 

In just a few days, Lu Yuan had achieved a level of power that many at the dojo could only dream of.

 

Naturally, this won him their admiration.

 

Even though Lu Yuan was even younger than many of them.

 

On the ring, Lu Yuan looked at the bewildered Xiao Hu and smiled slightly.

 

He pushed forward with his finger, and Xiao Hu immediately stumbled backwards, almost falling off the edge of the ring.

 

Seeing the stunned Xiao Hu, Lu Yuan asked with a smile, “Shall we continue?”

 

Xiao Hu paused, then shook his head with a wry smile, “No, let’s stop here. I’m no match for you.”

 

He looked somewhat gloomy as he glanced at Lu Yuan, scratching his head, “It’s strange, how did you get so strong so fast?! Is the Land of Origin really that miraculous?”

 

Lu Yuan replied earnestly, “It’s all the result of my hard work.”

 

In reality, he hadn’t even used his full strength—not even a third of it.

 

His improvement the previous day had been too significant.

 

He had used only one finger because he was afraid that he might not be able to hold back and could seriously injure Xiao Hu.