At that moment, as if responding to his declaration, a *Ding* sound echoed in Long Tian's mind.
'Wait, my Goldfinger, my cheat. Of course, how could I forget it. Every transmigrator must have one.'
'System, are you there?'
*Ding*
[Supreme Evolution System connecting with host's soul]
...
[Supreme Evolution System connected]
[Supreme Evolution System]
[Status]
[Shop]
[Quests]
After a series of messages, a hologram appeared in his visions, showing three options.
'Supreme Evolution, well, clearly in line with the world at least'
'Alright, let's see my Status'
[Status]
Name: Long Tian (Victor Smith)
Age: 16(20)
Fitness: 5.0
Gene Points -
Ordinary: 0/100
Primitive: 0/100
Mutant: 0/100
Sacred Blood: 0/100
Super: 0/100
Beast Souls: [None]
Gene Arts: [Dragon Foundation Cultivation Art - S Grade Basic Rank (5/20 Levels);
[Martial Arts Essentials Martial Art - S Grade Low Rank (3/3 Levels)];
[Draconic Sword Martial Art - S Grade Intermediate Rank (0/7 Levels)].
Supreme Evolution Points: 0]
'Hmm, Supreme Evolution Points must be the currency of the system, used in the Shop function.'
'These are the Gene Arts that Long Tian trained in before coming to the sanctuary.'
'Hmm… things really are different here, these Gene Arts are divided into Martial and Cultivation types, dealing with improving strength and applying strength. And they seem impressive, going by what was told to Long Tian.'
'Alright, I will deal with these arts later.'
'System, open the Shop, let's take a look at what is available.', Long Tian said excitedly, finally having a system to call his own.
[Shop]
[First Sanctuary]
[Second Sanctuary (Locked)]
'Open the First Sanctuary, system.'
[First Sanctuary Shop]
[Beast Souls-
Ordinary
Primitive
Mutant
Sacred Blood
Super]
[Gene Arts]
[Elixirs]
[Gene Treasures]
'There are even Super Beast Souls?!'
One must understand that Super beasts are considered the peak only attainable by very few, with sometimes entire shelters banding together just so that they can hunt one.
So, the value of a Super Beast Soul goes without saying, just the ability to buy it without having to wait for one to be discovered and hunted for the small chance for it to drop is already amazing.
"System, open up the Super Beast Soul Shop!", Long Tian exclaimed.
[Super Beast Souls Shop]
[Mount Type]
[Weapon Type]
[One-Use Type]
[Transformation Type]
[Glyph Type]
[Aura Type]
…
[Flying Type]
'I don't remember there being so many options. There must be at least a hundred here.', Long Tian said while scrolling through the options in his mind.
'Let's see the price of them'
'Flying Type, System'
[Flying Type Super Beast Souls Shop
[Super Bat Beast Soul – 25 SEP]
[Super Dragonfly Beast Soul – 30 SEP]
[Super Red Mountain Wyvern Beast Soul – 32 SEP]
…]
'This time there are thousands…'
"Incredible, with this, I don't believe I can't become the strongest in the alliance."
'Last thing before discovering which shelter I am in.'
'System, open the Quest menu.'
[Quests]
Main Quests:
[Supreme Evolver];
[Chose Your Path]
Side Quests:
[Welcome to the Supreme Evolution System]
]
'Let's see what each one is about.'
[Supreme Evolver Quest:
The Supreme Evolution System has one objective, to make the user a Supreme Evolver.
To become one won't be easy even with the help of the system, but all journeys start with the first step.
[Kill your first Super Gene Beast] (0/1)
[Rewards: 10 SEP]
]
'Not completing this one anytime soon.'
'I wonder, in which sanctuary is one considered a Supreme Evolver?'
'Anyway, the next one.'
[Chose Your Path Quest:
There are thousands of ways that one can fight and evolve, which one is yours?
Chose a path and the Supreme Evolution System will help you achieve Supremacy in it.
[Chose Your Path] (Pending)
[Rewards: Supreme Gene Art of the Path you chose]
]
'I don't really know which path I will choose, but I like swords and Long Tian also liked swords, so I think I already have a direction.'
Long Tian thought, remembering how he had always liked swordsman and how the original Long Tian also chose it as a weapon.
'And last one'
[Welcome to the Supreme Evolution System Quest:
Congratulations Host, you have been chosen among countless others by the Supreme Evolution System to be its host.
Rejoice for your Gene Journey will be incredible and unparalleled. But first things first, to become a Supreme Evolver, one must have a Supreme Foundation.
So, the host must always strive for the best possible foundation before ascending sanctuaries and must always aim for more than others.
[Read the Introduction] (Completed)
[Rewards: Pure Supreme Innate Genes] (Claim)
]
Long Tian read all the quests and pondered for a while.
'Doesn't explain much. I don't know who or what reincarnated me or why this body was chosen by the system.'
'Still, having a system, even one without an AI, is a blessing that should allow me to stand above all others.'
Long Tian then proceeded to click the Claim option on the quest he completed.
*Ding*
[Transforming Host's Innate Genes]
At that moment, Long Tian was struck by a pain so severe he immediately fainted on the spot.
…
On the other side. On a square made from stone, with mountains and waterfalls all around it. A big tube-thing stood in the center of this square, 5 meters high and at least 10 in diameter. Made from some unknown materials, entirely black with red streaks in its design.
Around this tube, there were dozens of people, each looking on with concerned faces.
They all looked related, having the same deep red eye color, black hair, with some having grey hair, and a lightly tanned skin tone. Some were extremely tall, almost 4 meters in height.
At this moment, someone spoke.
"What is taking the Young Master so long? He can't have encountered difficulties, right?"
All the people around looked at the one who spoke but remained silent. Some looked at a couple that stood closest to the tube. This couple looked a lot like Long Tian, with the man looking like an older version of him.
At that moment, an old man standing close to the couple spoke.
"Long Kung, don't speak nonsense at a time like this!", the man's deep voice resounded at the square, making all noise stop.
"Tian'er will be fine, he must have already gone to hunt. I remember my first time in the sanctuary. I was excited too, couldn't wait to start getting Gene Points."
The old man's chuckle resounded, and people started agreeing with him, admonishing Long Kung who had spoken first.
"That's right, the elder is correct. Long Tian was always asking about the sanctuary, he must have forgotten us old people here and gone to see the sanctuary first before returning."
"Yeah, with the size of the shelters in the first sanctuary, he should be reaching his shelter's gate just now, he probably won't take that much longer to come back."
Sounds of agreement followed, but no one looked convinced. Everyone there were experienced people, the weakest ones in the third sanctuary.
They knew that a lot could go wrong when one enters the sanctuary, even more so the first time, when they will be at their weakest. Even though Long Tian had maxed his fitness years ago, it still didn't make them worry less.
Who could blame them, it would not be the first time a Young Master of their Long Clan disappeared in the sanctuaries. The last time, it took 100 years before their Young Master returned.
It had become somewhat of a trauma for them.
At that moment, the woman in the couple spoke.
"I just hope Tian'er is alright.", she said quietly, looking worried sick.
…
After some time, Long Tian finally woke up. Drenched in sweat, he stood up suddenly. With the force he used in the sudden movement, his head hit the ceiling causing a low Bang sound.
"Ouch, what the hell was that?"
He said after falling back to the ground.
He felt stronger, much, much stronger, which was absurd, considering that Long Tian already had maxed his fitness before entering the sanctuary. And before consuming Gene Points, he should not be able to increase it further.
But that was not the only thing different. He felt different, as if the world around him had gained more colors, things felt slower.
He could feel that his body was different, more efficient. He didn't change externally, but the internal changes would surprise even the most advanced scientists in the alliance.
He felt invincible, as if nothing could stop him.
He clenched his fists, looking at his own hands, he felt like a different person once again.
At that moment he remembered,
"Right! The status, let's see what changed"
Ordering with his mind, his status appeared in front of him.
*Ding*
[Status
Name: Long Tian (Victor Smith)
Age: 16(20)
Fitness: 15.0
Innate Genes: Pure Supreme
Gene Points -
Ordinary: 0/100
Primitive: 0/100
Mutant: 0/100
Sacred Blood: 0/100
Super: 0/100
Beast Souls: [None]
Gene Arts: [Dragon Foundation Cultivation Art - S Grade Basic Rank (5/20 Levels);
[Martial Arts Essentials Martial Art - S Grade Low Rank (3/3 Levels)];
[Draconic Sword Martial Art - S Grade Intermediate Rank (0/7 Levels)].
Supreme Evolution Points: 0]
'Holy f*ck.'
An increase of 10 points in fitness.
'That's absurd, that is the same as having full Ordinary, Primitive, Mutant and a lot of Sacred Blood points!'
At that moment, Long Tian truly understood the terror of the system, just this change already put him ahead of countless others. Just from a reading quest.
After calming down and having tried to test his strength but finding nothing in the room he was in, he remembered what Long Tian was supposed to do.
'Shit! I had to discover the number of the shelter and return to report to the clan. Everyone must be waiting for me.'
Long Tian then rapidly dashed towards the door, opened it and found himself in a corridor with doors on both sides. There was no one in the corridor, so he continued dashing towards the stairs he saw in the center of the corridor.
Descending 3 floors, he reached the ground floor and dashed outside of the building. Outside, he saw a massive street that was at least 30 meters wide and stretched to both sides.
Thousands of people walked in it, even then it was not crowded.
He spotted someone that appeared more common in appearance and approached him.
"Brother, do you know the number of this shelter?"
"Huh? Oh brother, you must be new here, let me get my Comm Device and check for you."
The man then took out something that looked like a cellphone but didn't have screen light. This was a Communication Device, according to Long Tian's memories. The only way to communicate and store information in the sanctuaries besides paper.
"Brother, you should note it down. It's shelter C-3,324,694-43,092"
After noting it down on his own Comm Device and thanking the man, Long Tian dashed back inside the building.
Rapidly entering his room again, Long Tian entered a weird tube on the corner. It was the teleporter, what connected the sanctuary to the alliance.
Activating it, he felt weightless for a split second before appearing in a square full of people, who looked relieved upon seeing him.
"Tian'er, are you okay?"
Said the woman, looking worried at her son.