Genetic Ascension

Chapter 773  How Far?

Sylas realized that standing around wasnʼt going to get him the answers he wanted, so he took a step forward and entered the first of the nine doors. 

A row of nine eggs sat before Sylas on cushioned platforms when he entered. They lay there, a silent mass of swirling colors about half the size of his head. 

There was no other explanation given. 

Sylas stood there for a long while. He had already asked about TongueʼHead for all of the explanations he needed in advance. 

For all Beast Master Secret Realms, the nine challenges were the exact same. This first challenge was a selection challenge. Based on the eggs alone, he had to point out which creature had the highest potential. 

It seemed that the first challenge was, indeed, tailored to his specialization because he could tell at a glance that they were all Serpentes. But the problem was… 

His Insight was far beyond what the Secret Realm could match up to. 

The one with the greatest potential was actually… 

Sylasʼ head turned toward an egg with a murky brown surface. Blue clouds were matted onto the brown hue, floating around with a hint of mysticism. 

Although it was a beautiful egg, compared to the others, it was still greatly lagging. Once it was born, Sylas could see how this creature would be F- at best in the eyes of many. 

However, if it was raised with his methods, it could grow to become a descendant of the Mud Sky Serpentes, a creature with both water and earth affinities. 

While this sounded unappealing and quite lame, the Mud Sky Serpent was able to freely control the viscosity of its Mud Aether, making it as hard as stone or as fluid as water. In battle, that sort of control could be handy in a great number of ways, and excellent for both offense, defense, and area control. 

Honestly, if it was a real creature and not just a projection, Sylas would take it. 

Then again, this creature only had the potential to be the descendant of a Mud Sky Serpent, not a real one. A Mud Sky Serpent was a Bronze King Beast, but this descendant wouldnʼt be able to breach that level unless Sylas took some drastic levels. 

Even so, it would definitely be able to reach FFF+ by Earthʼs standards. As for Skai Galaxyʼs standards, Sylas wasnʼt sure just yet. But he wouldnʼt be surprised. 

Sylas knew that this was the right answer. However… 
His gaze landed on another egg. This one was yellow and blue, and it was near identical to the one next to it. The clouds on its surface were just the slightest bit smaller, and the yellowed textures were just the slightest bit brighter. 

However… it was the smaller and dimmer one that was the right answer. 

This creature only had the potential to reach the F Grade, while all the others only had the potential to reach the extremities of the F- Grade, with the exception of the Mud Sky Serpent, of course. 

It was because of this that Sylas knew that he couldnʼt listen to his Legendary Path Talent. The fact that the gap was so large between the Mud Sky descendant and this yellow-blue serpent meant that it wasnʼt part of the equation. 

When he adjusted his Insight, he saw that there was only one path for the Mud Sky descendant to reach the heights he saw, and it wasnʼt normal for someone to be able to see it. 

ʼThis is just the F- Grade. We will see if Iʼm correct or not very soon.ʼ 

Sylas chose the dimmer egg with F Grade potential. 

A new row of eggs appeared and he chose again. Every time, he was sharp and fast. 

An egg like the Mud Sky descendant didnʼt appear again, so Sylas realized that he was definitely correct in his assessment, so he adjusted his thoughts for the future. 

Not only did he need to consider the right answer, but he needed to consider what would be the right answer from the perspective of the creators of his Secret Realm. 

… 

”He didnʼt choose it, your lordship.” 

”Mm,” Mospheral hummed, but didnʼt bother to look up, a sly smile on his face. ”A brat as intelligent as him wouldnʼt fall for such a simple trick regardless. The deeper he goes, the harder it will be for him to hide what his true talent is.” 

”You believe that his Profession is the reason for his Rune Mastery, your lordship?” 

”Itʼs possible. But what Iʼm more curious about is why a Rune Master would choose to go to the Beast Master Tower first before anything else given the time constraints. What do you think?” 

The attendantʼs eyes flashed. 

It was obvious. 

The only reason Sylas would do this would be if he had a Beast Master Profession no less impressive than his Rune Mastery. 

If he, as a chosen from a mere Summoned World, was able to rank in the top 400 of the Breath Master list, one would assume that his Rune Mastery was probably his greatest asset and talent. Logically speaking, then, he should be doing everything he could to bolster it with the short time he had. 

Yet, he chose instead to go there… 

Didnʼt that mean that his Beast Mastery was at least as impressive? 

Reaching Rune Breath from a Summoned World, likely without any guidance, and yet his Beast Mastery Profession was more important to him? How high, then, was his Profession? 

A Silver? A Gold, maybe? Higher? 

Mospheralʼs grin deepened. 

Only a Summoned World could produce such high-class anomalies. Worlds that had already completed their own were highly unlikely to do so. This was precisely one of the reasons why Summoned Worlds were so valuable. 

Who could say no to a juicy steak on their plate? 

Who could say no to the Destiny? 

If Sylas had such a Profession, Mospheral just might have to break a few rules and crack a few eggs… 

… 

Sylas entered the second room, his expression calm as though unable to sense the danger lurking over his shoulder. 

Before him, there was a pool of water, strings of multi-colored light wrapping around every which way without rhyme or reason. 

ʼDNA?ʼ 

TongueʼHead had already explained this room to him, so he knew that that wasnʼt exactly what it was. But he still found himself pausing. 

These were Gene Strings, not DNA, but somewhat like it. They were simplified Genes unwrapped into a long form almost like a run-on sentence. 

This was one of the more ʼgeneralʼ challenges. A Beast Master had to have a feel for Genes and be able to manipulate them, even these simplified versions, if one wanted to raise powerful contracts. 

But, this was especially challenging given their length and complexity. 

The goal of the challenge was to pull out a chain of Gene String. The longer the chain, the better your marks would be. 

The trouble was… with his Extricate talent, this was more than just a little easy. It was bordering on a joke. Let alone Gene Strings like these, he could pull out and manipulate real Genes with absolute ease. 

But therein lied the problem. 

How far should he go? 

Sylas stood there in complete silence.