Chapter 29: The King Seed’s Third Evolution

The rugged man’s mouth twitched, but he still made an OK gesture and agreed, “Fine, no problem.”

Just then, the door opened without any warning.

The boast Yun Xiaotao was about to release immediately hung on the tip of her tongue, only because she sensed a presence that was all too familiar.

“Yun Hai, Xiaotao, I heard you were looking for me for something?”

The two of them turned their heads bit by bit.

Yun Hai forced a fawning smile and said, “Old Ancestor, why… why are you here?”

The middle-aged man adjusted the collar of his wool coat and said in a calm tone, “What? Is the Wangge Hotel not welcoming to me?”

“Old Ancestor, what kind of joke is that? If not for you, the Wangge Hotel wouldn’t even exist. We were just… just…”

While Yun Xiaotao was becoming incoherent, Yun Hai spoke up, “Old Ancestor, actually, Xiaotao has something to discuss with you. I still have things to do, so you two should talk first.”

Yun Hai had just taken half a step when his foot remained suspended in the air, unable to land no matter how hard he tried.

“No one is leaving. I heard what you said about the King Seed outside the door.”

the middle-aged man’s expression grew solemn.

A flash of blood-red light appeared in his eyes, and in an instant, the group appeared on the rooftop of the Wangge Hotel.

The cold, desolate wind brushed against their cheeks, making them feel refreshed.

Yun Xiaotao lowered her head in anxiety.

This Old Ancestor of the family was someone they both respected and feared.

They respected him because he had single-handedly led the entire family to stand tall in Beijiang City, ensuring that family members no longer had to act timidly while living in the local area.

As for the reason they feared him, it was his iron-fisted methods and his rigorous, almost perverse training style.

The Old Ancestor slowly pulled a cigarette from his pocket.

Yun Hai tactfully stepped forward to light it.

Amidst the drifting smoke, the Old Ancestor said in a deep voice, “Xiaotao, how many times has that King evolved?”

Upon hearing this, a light suddenly sparked in Yun Xiaotao’s eyes.

It was because the Old Ancestor had not rejected the question but had proactively asked about it.

“Old Ancestor, the King is very strong. He should be at least at the Third Evolution or higher. You didn’t see it — those of our kind at the Third Evolution were completely insignificant before him. The King also…”

The Old Ancestor frowned and lightly patted Yun Xiaotao’s head, saying, “Get to the point!”

Yun Xiaotao rubbed her head in pain and said aggrievedly, “I don’t know either.”

The Old Ancestor exhaled a long breath and rubbed his brow.

“Then have you seen his other form?”

“Do you mean the one with blue eyes? Old Ancestor, as I thought, you knew too! The King looks so handsome like that. You have no idea, at that time…”

Seeing that Yun Xiaotao was going to continue, the Old Ancestor finally lost his patience and pinched her mouth shut.

If this girl kept nagging, he was afraid he would go completely mad.

“Regarding the King Seed, there are some things I haven’t told you. But now that a King Seed has appeared, it’s time you knew.”

Yun Hai and Yun Xiaotao couldn’t help but be stunned.

What else was there that they didn’t know?

“When other members of the Blood Race reach the Third Evolution, they get a chance to be chosen by a Talent. However, the King Seed is different. He chooses the Talent; the Talent does not choose him.”

‘As expected of my King, he’s naturally such a freak!’

Yun Hai looked at Yun Xiaotao helplessly.

He knew very well that the Old Ancestor was not the type of person to specifically look for them over trivial matters.

Clearly, there was something more important that hadn’t been said.

“However, during this selection process, the King Seed will fall into a state of madness.”

“Old Ancestor, what do you mean?”

A look of reminiscence appeared in the Old Ancestor’s eyes.

After exhaling the last puff of smoke, he flicked the cigarette butt far away.

“In other words, if he cannot successfully pass through the Third Evolution, he will become a Mad King — completely degenerating into a wild beast.”

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“Shen Ji, Shen Ji!”

Ye Xi constantly shook the pale Shen Ji, but he could hear nothing of the outside world.

In his mind, only the mechanical voice of the System was repeatedly chanting a single sentence.

**[WARNING! WARNING! THE HOST IS FACING AN EARLY TALENT SELECTION. THE SYSTEM WILL INITIATE EMERGENCY PROTECTION MEASURES. PLEASE DISCHARGE BLOOD PLASMA IMMEDIATELY!]**

Shen Ji felt the energy formed by the Blood Plasma churning within his body, neither rising nor falling.

The sensation was like eating noodles and having half a strand stuck in his throat while the other half dangled outside.

‘Damn it, I’m never showing off again. Screw saving the world; what does it have to do with me…’

Liu Yao and Ye Xi looked at each other.

Neither of them had ever seen a Third Evolution turn out like this.

“Where is the knife? It’s not enough. It must not be enough!”

Ye Xi clenched her hands tightly.

Her nails dug into her palms, drawing a trace of blood.

Liu Yao tried her best to remain rational and countered, “No! What if it’s because he absorbed too much!”

“Then what do you suggest we do?!”

Ye Xi’s pupils trembled slightly, unable to hide her agitation.

“There must be… there must be another way.”

“Big Sister, we’ve caught up to him,” Xiao Jiu whispered.

Liu Yao furrowed her brows and stomped her foot.

Her Blood Tribe Form fully manifested, and her Talent **[STRENGTH]** was completely activated.

Crimson light flowed across Liu Yao’s entire body, as if materialized strength could be seen upon her.

“I’ll go and stall him.”

After saying that, Liu Yao took a black helmet from the box behind her, snapped it onto her head, and pulled down the visor.

“Xiao Jiu, open the hatch.”

“Big Sister, no… you can’t. You definitely won’t be able to stop him.”

Liu Yao gripped the air.

She glanced sideways at the unconscious Shen Ji on the floor and sighed.

“Do we have any other choice?”

“But…”

Liu Yao walked to the cockpit on her own.

Ignoring Xiao Jiu’s obstruction, she resolutely opened the hatch.

The high-altitude airflow surged into the cabin, causing the entire airframe to tremble slightly.

Liu Yao spread her arms, letting the air buffet her, before diving headfirst.

“Captain Mu, no matter what you have planned, I won’t let you succeed!”

Liu Yao’s eyes were more determined than ever.

The flowing light around her completely dyed her body red, making her look like a crimson meteor piercing through the night sky, aimed straight at the vehicle where Mu Qingxin was located below.

Inside the truck, Mu Qingxin still had the accelerator floored.

Although he had left that area, for some reason, he felt uneasy.

*Boom—*

The sound of breaking through the air echoed across the sky.

In the gloomy and uncertain night, only a few people witnessed this scene.

Mu Qingxin clearly felt the danger coming from the sky as well.

His gaze was dark and ruthless as one Black Barrier after another appeared above the truck.

Liu Yao turned her palm into a fist, condensing all her power into a single point.

Looking at the layers of barriers stacking up, her heart didn’t waver in the slightest.

She dove downward with ferocious force.

One layer, two layers…

The sound of barriers shattering rang in her ears, yet Liu Yao’s speed didn’t decrease at all.

Finally, she crashed accurately onto the top of the truck.

Fury rose in Mu Qingxin’s heart.

He flashed out of the truck to escape, but he was still knocked back by the shockwave.

Mu Qingxin miserably wiped the dust off his face, his eyes burning like torches as he looked at Liu Yao, who was enveloped in flowing light.