Chapter 00045: Ding Huan is Furious
# Ding Huan is Furious
Chapter 45
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 45: Ding Huan is Furious
"How did it go, Fang Chong?" As soon as Fang Chong returned, Li Wanran and Lü Zi eagerly asked.
Fang Chong waved his hand dismissively.
"It was simple. We just had to run, test our punching power, and then dodge attacks in a room to test our agility. I think I did well. An overall S-grade is definitely within reach."
"That's good. If it's just that, I should be able to get an S-grade too," Li Wanran said, relieved.
Fang Chong clenched his fist.
"We’ll all enter the top ten academies of Blue Star with S-grades. I refuse to believe that Earth won’t have a place for us in the future."
Before Fang Chong could finish speaking, both Li Wanran and Lü Zi’s names were called.
In no time, they returned, their faces beaming with excitement.
Clearly, their results were no worse than Fang Chong’s.
Having practiced the Thousand Veins Gene Technique and the Basic Long Fist, these tests were as easy as child’s play for them.
Who said the entrance exams for Blue Star’s top ten academies were strict?
From the moment the three students from Yu Jiang University entered the waiting area, were called in for the aptitude test, and then returned, they were under constant scrutiny.
Many had guessed that their overall results wouldn’t be bad, but when the rankings were displayed and all three had S-grades, the crowd was in an uproar.
This was the entrance exam for Blue Star’s top ten academies! To score S-grades in all three rounds—wasn’t that just too outrageous? If this kept up, how would the other candidates feel?
...
Rui Ji Hospital wasn’t the best hospital in Puhai, but it had one department that was particularly famous: the Gene Fusion Department.
With so many people experiencing issues with gene fusion these days, the department was always packed.
Despite the high number of patients, the recovery rate was actually quite low, less than 20%.
Even so, Rui Ji Hospital’s Gene Fusion Department was renowned nationwide.
In Room 3 of the Gene Fusion Department, a pale woman opened her eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling.
In truth, she couldn’t see anything.
She could feel that her eyes had already deteriorated.
Not only that, but she could also sense her body slowly breaking down.
"Yi Yi, you're awake?" Qu Fei, who had been sitting by the bed, leaned forward anxiously as she saw the woman open her eyes.
The woman on the bed was Qu Yi.
She had been forcibly injected with a gene serum, intended to use her as a gene bridge due to her unique genetic compatibility.
Unfortunately, it had failed.
"Did something happen to Uncle Jiu Yi?" Qu Yi’s voice was so weak it was almost inaudible.
Qu Fei’s eyes reddened.
She didn’t want to tell Qu Yi the truth, but she couldn’t hide it.
Uncle Jiu Yi had been shot while saving Qu Yi, and Qu Yi had even seen his arm being severed.
Qu Fei said gloomily, "These people are lawless. I’ve already reported it to the police."
Qu Yi’s empty eyes remained fixed on the ceiling.
She was kind-hearted, but she wasn’t foolish.
She knew that anyone who dared to attack Uncle Jiu Yi in Puhai and forcibly inject her with a gene serum wouldn’t be stopped by a simple police report.
"Is Aunt Xing here?" Qu Yi’s voice grew even weaker.
"Yi Yi," a middle-aged woman entered, carrying a bowl of soup.
Seeing Qu Yi awake, she quickly put the bowl down and rushed to her side.
She didn’t notice the lack of light in Qu Yi’s eyes.
"Aunt Xing, let’s go back. Staying here makes me uneasy," Qu Yi struggled to say.
Neither Qu Fei nor Aunt Xing objected.
They too understood that staying here was pointless.
No matter how strong Rui Ji Hospital’s Gene Fusion Department was, saving Qu Yi would be incredibly difficult.
Besides, they weren’t even putting in much effort.
Qu Yi’s attending physician had only glanced at her once and never returned, no matter how much they pleaded.
He always claimed to be researching a treatment plan.
"Yi Yi, I went to look for Teacher Ding Huan…" Qu Fei began, but Qu Yi interrupted her urgently.
"Don’t go looking for Ding Huan…" Before she could finish, she was too breathless to continue.
"Don’t worry. Teacher Ding Huan is currently wanted, and I couldn’t find him. I just left him a letter. He hasn’t shown up these past few days, so I think he’s already left Puhai. Even Teacher Geng couldn’t find him…" Qu Fei’s voice was filled with despair.
Aunt Xing wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words.
She had just received news that Teacher Geng had also gone missing.
"Let’s go. I want to go home," Qu Yi said after resting for a while, then closed her already sightless eyes.
Qu Fei and Aunt Xing exchanged glances and nodded.
Staying here was meaningless.
It was better to go home.
...
"These people are lawless! This is Puhai, part of Huaxia!" He Hu, the criminal division chief of the Puhai Security Bureau, slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
Gene serums causing deaths—he couldn’t do much about that.
Gene beast attacks causing casualties—he couldn’t do much about that either.
These weren’t issues that one person or even one country could handle.
But forcibly injecting students taking the entrance exam for Blue Star’s top ten academies with gene serums in Puhai, and even killing the family members who tried to save them—this was beyond lawless!
"Chief He, the only ones who would dare do something like this in Puhai are either the Beast King Society or the Gene Alliance. No matter which one it is, we don’t have the strength to deal with them," Kong Dan, a second-level officer of the Security Bureau, sighed, trying to console him.
Hearing Kong Dan’s words, He Hu calmed down a bit.
The Gene Alliance was a massive organization formed by over a hundred countries worldwide.
Such a colossal entity wasn’t just a paper organization—it had real power.
Even a nation couldn’t directly confront it.
As for the Beast King Society, that was an even more complicated matter.
Decades ago, such a gang would’ve been wiped out the moment it reared its head.
But now, in an era where gene beasts roamed freely, the Beast King Society was more a product of the times than a traditional gang.
Originally, the Beast King Society was just a small team called the Beast King Squad, specializing in hunting gene beasts.
When gene beasts first appeared, such teams were common.
With gene beasts everywhere, the government couldn’t protect every corner, so they tacitly allowed these teams to exist.
The leader of the Beast King Squad, Nian Jinqing, was a ruthless figure.
In a short time, he led his team to absorb over a dozen other hunting squads.
Somehow, he also managed to cultivate his martial arts to the Houtian realm, transforming from a nobody into a globally renowned figure.
The entire Puhai Security Bureau didn’t have a single Houtian realm martial artist.
To take on an organization as powerful as the Beast King Society, they’d have to request help from higher authorities.
He Hu’s clenched fist relaxed and then tightened again.
In this era, there was little an individual could do.
He was filled with righteous anger, but he couldn’t bring justice to those who needed it.
...
Feeling that his Fireball and Wind Blade techniques were about as good as they were going to get, Ding Huan left Pu Xin Park.
The Wind Riding Technique wasn’t something he could master in a day or two, and it wasn’t suitable to keep practicing here.
Geng Qianxing was handling the three students’ exams, so Ding Huan didn’t need to worry about that.
What he needed to do now was head to the Gene Alliance to collect some interest, then return to Thousand Veins Mountain.
Turning the other cheek wasn’t Ding Huan’s style.
Thousand Veins Mountain had a great cultivation spot—the cave where he had once hidden from the Great Desolate Golden Ape.
He hadn’t fully explored how deep the cave was.
After entering, he planned to seclude himself there for a while, break through to the third level of gene cultivation, and then emerge.
Carrying a large backpack, Ding Huan arrived at Puhai’s Xin Can Light Rail Station.
Taking the light rail was the fastest way to get to Puhai’s Martial Arts Plaza.
As soon as he reached the platform, Ding Huan overheard people talking.
"Yu Jiang University is amazing. Just three students, and they aced all three rounds with S-grades, nearly dominating the top three spots."
"What’s the difference between top five and top three? They can pretty much pick any of Blue Star’s top ten academies."
"Sigh, why is it always someone else’s kids?"
"The kids are the same. It’s just their teachers that make the difference."
"What’s going on with those two teachers from Yu Jiang University? I heard that Teacher Ding Huan didn’t even lead the team into the exam. And Teacher Geng Qianxing, who did lead them, seems to have gone missing yesterday."
"That’s really strange. Could it be that someone thinks these two teachers hold the secret to cultivating geniuses, and then…"
"Old Fatty, watch your words. Careless talk can get you killed."
...
Ding Huan felt a surge of anger rising within him.
They even took Geng Qianxing?
He had thought that after Fang Chong and the others’ results came out, both he and Geng Qianxing would be in danger, so he had left early.
He was the real target, while Geng Qianxing was just a decoy.
Anyone who investigated would quickly realize that Geng Qianxing was just a figurehead—it was Ding Huan who had truly trained the three students.
What was going on now? Ding Huan suddenly thought of the Endurance Gene.
Could it be because of that gene?
He had considered the Endurance Gene before.
The influence of Blue Star’s top ten academies’ entrance exams was immense, as Ding Huan had already witnessed.
If Geng Qianxing had led three students to score S-grades in the first two rounds, even if his Endurance Gene was exposed, he should’ve been able to protect himself.
Wait, Ding Huan almost slapped his own head.
He had been projecting.
In his eyes, Geng Qianxing’s Endurance Gene was practically garbage.
He had thought that no matter how valuable the Endurance Gene was to others, it wasn’t valuable enough to warrant abducting Geng Qianxing during the entrance exams.
But he might have been wrong.
To some, the Endurance Gene was a goldmine.
If they discovered such a gene, how could they let Geng Qianxing go?
In his past life, Geng Qianxing had died because of the Endurance Gene.
It seemed that this time, even with three students scoring S-grades, it wasn’t enough to protect him.
Before leaving, Ding Huan had told Geng Qianxing to destroy all data and information related to the Endurance Gene.
Geng Qianxing must have been reluctant to do so.
Knowing that Geng Qianxing had the means to produce the Endurance Gene, these people couldn’t afford to let him go.
They didn’t dare wait until the exams were over, as they couldn’t be sure Geng Qianxing wouldn’t recreate the gene data and spread it before then.
So they took the risk and abducted Geng Qianxing early.
Since it was for the Endurance Gene, Geng Qianxing should be safe for the time being.
The only place that could and would dare to take Geng Qianxing was the Gene Alliance.
From what Ding Huan overheard, Geng Qianxing had been taken yesterday.
If that was the case, he might still be in Puhai.
Ding Huan decided to head straight to the Gene Alliance’s headquarters in Puhai.
(That’s all for today’s update.
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