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Chapter 93: 93

Ling Jiu became desperate . He quickly performed Sea of Hundred Rivers to absorb the rich Gene Arcana within a thousand-meter radius of him .

But to his horror, no matter how much Gene Arcana he absorbed into his body, it would not stay longer than three seconds before disappearing .

Absorbed then disappeared, absorbed then disappeared…

It was as if there was a big hole on his body . He tried the same thing for almost half a day and yet his meridians were still empty .

“What the hell is going on?”

He got a little mad . With his microcomputer, he looked up the information about the Ten Thousandfold Gene Arcana, trying to figure out what had gone wrong .

He breathed a long sigh of relief . “Eff! It scared the hell out of me just now!”

Ling Jiu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead . Now he knew why his Gene Arcana had disappeared—it was the fault of the cells .

Apparently, ordinary arcanists stored their Gene Arcana in the meridians, not in the cells . But those who possessed Ten Thousandfold Gene Arcana had very unique cells . Their Gene Arcana were not stored only in the meridians, but also the cells . Specifically, cells became their main ‘warehouse’ to store Gene Arcana .

‘How many cells a human body contain?’

So the amount of Gene Arcana the cells could hold far surpassed that of the meridians .

Because of this, arcanists of Ten Thousandfold Gene Arcana had such a large storage capacity for Gene Arcana .

“I got it now . ”

He exhaled, feeling relieved . At first, he suspected that something had gone wrong with his body . But that was not the case . It was his body cells that had ‘eaten’ his internal strength .

It was just a false alarm .

He continued to capture Gene Arcana from his surroundings . The Gene Arcana were immediately gobbled up by the cells after entering his body . But Ling Jiu no longer panicked .

Absorbed then divided, absorbed then divided…

He greedily captured the Gene Arcana within a thousand-meter radius of him, much like a black hole sucking in all matters . But no matter how much he took in, his meridians were still empty .

It was Sunday afternoon when Shi Gang awoke Ling Jiu . “It is five fifty, Ling Jiu . The leaderboard will be updated soon . Let’s get down there!”

Ling Jiu opened his eyes, looking miserable . He had been busy absorbing Gene Arcana without eating or drinking for a day, yet his meridians were still empty . He did not know what to make of it .

‘Forget it . I might as well go to take a walk . If every goes well, I would make it to the top of the list . By then, I can fill up my meridians while inside the Twelve Underground Chambers . ’

He got up, his stomach growling in protest . So he took out a pack of dried meat and took a quick bite before following Shi Gang downstairs .

Most of the trainees had gathered there . Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling-er had also arrived, walking toward him .

“Long time no see!”

Ling Jiu said hello . He ran a quick calculation in his mind, realizing that he had not seen these two pretty lasses for a week since he had returned from the wilderness last Saturday .

“Long time no see!” The two girls replied with a nod .

“How were things going this week?” Ling Jiu smiled at them .

“A little better than last time,” Ai Yuhe said . “How about you?”

“A little better than last time!” Ling Jiu replied .

“While you all are better than last time, I am worse this time around!” Shi Gang pulled a face .

“Here we go!”

“The leaderboard has been updated!”

There was an uproar instantly .

“The leaderboard has been updated!”

Ling Jiu looked up at the leaderboard, so did Ai Yuhe, Yang Ling-er and Shi Gang .

No . 1: Zhou Ji, 1,690,000 .

No . 2: Christopher Adam, 1,550,000 .

No . 3: Ling Jiu, 1,540,000 .

“Third place!” Ling Jiu nodded . “Just like what I expected . ”

He perfectly knew how many Direbeasts he had killed: 72 Class-6 Direbeasts on Thursday, 2 on Friday, and 80 on Saturday after stretching himself to the limit .

He had hunted 154 Class-6 Direbeasts in three days, making his score 1,540,000 .

This was 40,000 points higher than Zhou Ji’s result of last week . But apparently, Zhou Ji was not standing still either, his score had increased by 190,000 .

So, Zhou Ji was in first place again .

“But this will be his last!” Ling Jiu clenched his fists . “I will be Top 1 next time!”

“Ling Jiu has made it to third place!”

“You only got 615,000 points last time, but this time, you got 1 . 54 million points . So you had concealed your true strength while we were in a team, eh?” Ai Yuhe sounded surprised .

Ling Jiu let out an awkward smile and quickly steered away the conversation . “How about you this time?”

“Ninth place . ”

Ai Yuhe broke out in a smile . Ninth place was no way near third place, but she was happy to get access to the Twelve Underground Chambers for self-cultivation .

Ling Jiu moved his eyes to ninth place on the leaderboard . There, he saw Ai Yuhe’s name . Her score was 890,000 points, a 50 percent jump from her previous score .

It was Yang Ling-er’s score that surprised him . She had got 920,000 points, higher than what Ai Yuhe got, which was incredible .

As badass as Yang Ling-er’s ability was, she was wheelchair bound . The fact that she had hunted Direbeasts alone and got this result was absolutely impressive .

“You three are in third, eighth, and ninth place while I have dropped below the hundred mark . No one else beats me in terms of performance decline . ”

Shi Gang was almost tearful .

Ling Jiu was in consternation and could not help look up at the leaderboard . It took him a while before he found Shi Gang’s name on the list at 139th place .

No . 139: Shi Gang, 389,000 .

The drop in ranking was indeed huge .

The difference was too big!

Ling Jiu wanted to say some words of comfort, but did not know how . Besides, he did not want to appear to be showing off, and so he thought the better of it .

“How about we have dinner together?” Ling Jiu said .

“Sure!”

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling-er nodded .

“Let’s eat!”

Ling Jiu came to the Twelve Underground Chambers on time at night, when everyone had also arrived .

“Climbing from ninth to third place is a vast improvement, Ling Jiu!” Zhou Ji initiated the conversation .

“Nothing beats you; two-time champion!” Ling Jiu gave a smile . “I heard that the reward for a three-consecutive first place is damn handsome!”

“Not consecutive but cumulative!” Zhou Ji’s eyes flashed . “Anyone who tops the list for thrice will get some fat reward: a secret manual of the Ultimate Gene Arcana worth one-thousand contribution points, an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth worth one-thousand contribution points, and an Ultimate Gene Arcana potion worth one-thousand contribution points .

“Cool!”

Ling Jiu was wide-eyed .

“This is not all . The reward will be even crazier for anyone who accumulates six-time, or even nine-time first place!”