Super Gene Ascension Chapter 22 (Patreon)

I got back to my small apartment in the Black Steel Shelter without any major fuss and no one giving me any issues... Surprisingly.

But I didn't want to take the Super tier Life Essence core out of the Sanctuary, who knows if the security would pick it up, and I would only be left crying if they decided to confiscate it.

So that left me with one issue with the Super tier essence core. "How the fuck do I resonate with you?" I muttered with some annoyance.

As, in 'canon' Supergene, no one without the fucking Dongxuan Sutra which was the ultimate neutral geno cultivation manual, could absorb essence cores. Because in order to absorb the essence cores, you needed to be able to attune yourself to the attribute inherent to the essence core.

And that Sutra which allowed you to 'see the future' and see the weaknesses of enemies likewise allowed you to see the attributes of the essence cores and then... Even attune yourself to said attribute within those cores.

Which was complete bullshit. Han Sen was literally carried to godhood with dozens of cheats falling in his damned lap honestly.

I didn't believe that I could also absorb the essence core with my own talents and abilities, even if I didn't have that Dongxuan Sutra in either case.

Because I had Observation Haki, which could also 'see into the future' at it's base level. And I also had the body of a well-shaped One Piece human sooo I also believed that my adaptability was high.

So with a heavy breath, I held the basketball-sized essence core in my lap and I tried to extend my haki into it as though I was coating it like my beast soul weapons.

The golden sphere to my senses was then covered in a dull dark layer of haki as my Armament Haki still wasn't the greates,t to be fair.

But the bridge of haki extending from my body was what mattered. As my Haki was still a part of me. And thus I could feel beyond i,t especially with Observation Haki.

And the glowing sphere of essence in my hands? It wasn't subtle to my senses. I could feel the energy within all too clearl,y and for a moment I wondered what to do next. Before I felt it.

I felt... The essence of life itself at its most pure. And then, I felt my own heart resonate with the heavy thrum of life in the core lying in my lap.

And then everything went fuzzy to my mind as it felt like I was surrounded in a layer of heavy clouds that were squeezing my every cell, in the back of my mind, I felt parts of my body cracking, blood vessels popping.

But all the will. The essence core shrank within my hands.

Until finally oblivion claimed my mind and I passed out.

Waking up, I groaned as I felt... Like fucking shit to say the least, as I looked around and slumped with relief at seeing it was still the same day, at least, even like eight hours had passed by.

Which meant that youth tournament was still in two days so I had time to recover.

But then I stiffened as I pulled open the Sanctuary System and looked at the Geno points section. [Ordinary,100 Primitive,100 Mutated,100 Sacred Blood,65 Super 9]

It had worked, and more importantly. Past the... Fucking agony of my wrecked body. I could feel the core of my body was just sooo much stronger than it should be.

"A single Super geno point is worth like twenty Sacred Blood Geno points. No wonder I feel so different. I literally became three times stronger!" I said in realization before my face pinched at the reminder of how insane the power scales of this universe were.

Where maxed out Sacred Blood geno point warriors in the Third Sanctuary humans could actually fight in the void of space for days at a time and shatter mountains with their power.

But also, power in the Sanctuary would likewise be restricted by essence and life of within the higher sanctuaries, being so much stronger, including the materials, air, and the animals themselves.

To say nothing of the Spirits that had human intelligence in the second level and above. Who were often hostile to humanity.

But still, there was just one little issue. "Ugh... I got wrecked so badly by just a core whose attribute was pure life force. What the hell is going to happen to me if I absorb a core whose attribute is lightning? Or even fire or hell magma???" I groaned in pain.

So while I could absorb an essence core even without the Dongzuan Sutra. Whelp I was going to pay for those super-tier geno points!

"At least... I am guaranteed the possibility of making a Super body when I go through the baptism to get to the Second Level of the Sanctuary."

A heavy exhale left me before I settled in for a bit of rest as I was still a bit fucked up.

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The next day I awoke bright and early with my body making delightful cracking noises as I stretched out and explored my bodies new abilities.

"Hmm... I should probably go back to reality and hit up the gym to test how much I have actually gotten stronger." I mused to myself.

So I quickly left the Sanctuary and after messaging everyone I was close to that I was still alive and in good health. I quickly made my way to the gym I had been training at for the last while.

Sitting down on at a Lat Pulldown machine that was built with evolvers in mind. I recalled my previous data before I went and got all those Sacred Blood and Super gene points and I began exploring my new physcial state.

And it was... A very sizable difference as my body had truly evolved with the inclusion of Super tier geno points. I had been 'reborn' in a sense as the higher tier geno energy enhanced my body far greater then Sacred Blood tier geno points could.

My thoughts of each super tier geno point being worth twenty sacred blood points? Here in the first sanctuary at least, I may have understated it as my body as a whole had upgraded with it's inclusion.

It was like... Running on diesel fuel and then upgrading to jet fuel in the amount of strength density I had access to.

"Well my strength has risen for sure by a damned good bit. Let's go see how my senses have upgraded, I need to see how this is going to affect my Observation Haki training for sure." I muttered to myself thoughtfully.

And with the increase in my reactionary skills I had likewise strengthened my Observation Haki to an extent. Though it wasn't nearly as pronounced as my Armament Haki increase with my body changes.

I didn't push myself too hard with my training because I obviously still had the youth tournament tommorrow so I just went back to my own apartment and just shit posted to my guy friends in Qin Xuan's Steel Legion.

Then out of nowhere, Yang Manli called me directly and I answered the call with a raised eyebrow. "What's up? I didn't think you would call until it was after the tournament tommorrow?"

Yang Manli's voice was firm as she said in an all business tone. "Jake, how certain are you of winning tommorrow's tournament?"

And for a moment I paused at her question before I said bluntly. "If I lose tommorrow against people who haven't even maxed out there Sacred Blood geno points. I should just kill myself. I swear on my life to win tommorrowm I am so sure of winning."

There was a heavy pause before she inhaled sharply and then said bluntly. "Qin Xuan got pressured into a bet during a large inter-family meeting between Son of Heavens noble family and her own Qin family. He has seeded several members of his family and group into the tournament and likewise Qin Xuan is doing the same. The winner of the bet takes home three Sacred Blood beast souls!"

Then after taking a breath she finished. "And the winner besides getting the prize of the tournament itself will also get to choose one of those three beast souls. And one of the beast souls is a pair of Wing type Possession Beast Souls both sides are betting!"

The wing beast soul was actually rather attractive for obvious reasons though the rest? I could produce a Sacred Blood beast soul every few weeks so I wasn't too hung up on them to be fair.

But Qin Xuan, Yang Manli, and the big titty red head trio had treated me very well so far. And I would need Qin Xuan's noble connections across the Federation in the future most likely.

So without any humor I said calmly. "Then... Reserve that set of wing beast souls for me."

Yang Manli gave a quiet snort that I could quietly hear through the line before she said flatly. "If I hadn't personally watched you grow in strength step by step... I would call you an arrogant fool But I will be watching, so will Qin Xuan as she also has noticed your talent and strength."

And after a few more words the line was cut with myself looking up at the ceiling before snorting as I muttered. "With myself having super geno points... If I still lose, I should just smash my head in."

After that I went to sleep as I still had a friend to meet before the tournament after all.

Waking up the next morning I got dressed up in some nicer clothes but I didn't need to worry about a combat outfit or anything. Due to the fact the tournament would be happening in virtual reality that was tied partially to the Sanctuaries and I was going to be wearing my armor beast souls anyway.

The tournament even though it was 'lowkey' was still taking place at a giant tournament venue as while I and the other contestants would be within VR pods that could allow us to kill one another without actually hurting the other with our full strength.

The 'ring' would show projections of us allowing the tens of thousands of viewers who came in person to watch us fight in real time.

"Now where is-" My muttering was cut off as I tilted my body to dodge a sharp finger that tried to poke my side.

"Heh so this is the little talent that stole my families Mio!!?"

My lips twitched as I laid my eyes on the elusive Runeas who had shot forward from the other members of the big titty trio in Rias and Mio who both gave me waves as they approached.

With Mio in particular giving Runeas a pout as she tried to stab Runeas with a sharp finger as she said. "Heeey! I was the one who begged our elders to let us come to this tournament! How could you run ahead to my friend!"

And Runeas just giggled shamelessly as she used me as shield as she teased. "Ha! Friend is one word I could use. But you would call him something else woudn't you Mio haha!"

Mio flushed deeply while Rias just giggled and said to ease the air between the two as Mio and Runeas started circling me with Mio trying to get at the little witch that was Runeas.

"Come on you two. You are making a fool out of yourselves in public."

And Runeas with zero shame said almost arrogantly. "Ha! I am a proud fool and too adorable to punish in public though."

I could only chuckle helplessly as Mio grabbed my arm and pulled me away from her cousins with her pouting and saying under her breath. "Freakin third wheels. Seriously this is the last time I ever invite them to do something fun."

Feeling Mio's... Very hefty breasts pushing against my arm as she pulled me away from Rias and Runeas. I wasn't in a rush to move out of her grasp before I paused as she bit her lower lip. And then her hand that was on my wrist slunk down.

And lewdly intertwined within my own. Her thinner fingers fitting seamlessly between my own with her thumb gently rubbing the flesh between my own thumb and pointer finger as she said.

"Alright you two, I am going with Jake as he signs in and heads to the VR centers. Don't cause a public ordeal that get's our elder's to lock us in the Sanctuary for training!" Mio said sharply to Runeas in particular who just giggled at the 'challenge'

Rias merely smiled and still with a teasing smile she said. "Alright you two, enjoy your little date. Let me take away this little gremlin before she ruins it." 

And I could feel Mio squeeze my hand as Runeas whined about wanting to watching us flirt and do lewd things in a perfectly public voice that made even me blush before I myself pulled Mio away to go get things done.

"I... Want to strangle that brat." Mio muttered with a sigh of relief as we left the other two redheads behind.

"Although you can always desire to strangle your family at times. You still love them." I said helplessly with Mio nodding with a wry smile.

And without much fuss I showed my Sanctuary ID which already in their system and I was sent to the waiting room I was assigned to wait in.

"So... Is this actually a date then? Kinda hard to woo you properly while I will be beating someone else to death in a simulation." I sad teasingly as I raised our still conjoined hands with Mio looking at me with a small pout.

And with that pout she said quietly. "I am sorry Jake. I have been super busy with my own training, and helping Runeas and Rias as they plan to move up to the Second Sanctuary in the next couple months."

My face pinched at that as I said in confusion. "Wait... They haven't even maxed out their Mutant geno points. Let alone Sacred Blood Geno points why are they jumping to the next Sanctuary so soon?"

To which Mio sighed and said tiredly. "Because Runeas is impatient. She doesn't care about the Beast Souls of the First Sanctuary at all and plans to use geno treasures and our families SS ranked Geno martial art to make up for her lacking foundation."

I just... Stared at her for a long moment as that was just fucking stupid.

Finally I just said it. "That is just so fucking stupid and shortsighted."

And Mio shrugged and said helplessly. "The majority of people only fill out their Mutant geno points anyway. You helping me get a quarter of the full Sacred Blood points in the hunts we went on will still make me stronger then her."

So Runeas? She was a troublesome brat with a camel obsession for some reason. She wasn't really my friend like Mio and Yang Manli was. And to an extent Rias as well as we talked via texts and calls fairly frequently as well.

Still I said firmly. "Mio, don't leave the first Sanctuary without filling out your Sacred Blood points. It will leave you with a weak foundation in comparison to the other heirs who do fill them out!"

Let's be honest... All though Mio's noble family hadn't exactly given their 'ok' for our more unspoken relationship. Mio was mine, she was my woman. And I wasn't going to let her future be ruined by a camel obsessed brat who coudn't see the bigger picture.

So with a heavy exhale I said firmly. "Mio... You remember that map you sent me? After this tournament and a couple days pass for me to get things in order. You and me will go out. And we WILL fill out the rest of your Sacred Blood points in one week or two long hunt. I promise it."

Because she had what 25 to 30 Sacred Blood geno points now? I could take her to the Ant Nest to get another twenty to thirty points there. And with the map we could kill another half dozen Sacred Blood creatures. Maybe if we got lucky we could find some young to harvest for easy points as well.

Mio was in deep thought at my words for a moment. Then she leaned against me with her head against my chest before she whispered softly. "You... I don't want to hold you back Jake."

And I just smiled and said quietly as I ran my hand through her hair as she pushed her nose into my neck at my feeling my caress and soft words.

"I need to fill out the rest of my Sacred Blood points as well Mio. It will be just you and me, I won't let you down."

After my words I felt her large breasts rising as she took a deep breath before she looked upwards to give me a soft kiss on the lips with her eye's filled with a watery light that reflected off the of the sharp lights above our heads.

"I will be relying on you then Jake." She said softly before laying her head back on my chest.

And now... I knew I needed to win this tournament. Otherwise how could I promise to protect Mio in the Sanctuary and help her gain her freedom from her noble families direct control as she wasn't nearly as favored as Rias to say nothing of Runeas.