Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1478

Sylas stood in silence for a long while, realizing now just what sort of choice was sitting before him.

No, not a choice. There was no choice to be made here.

This was an opportunity. One he could either grasp, or forever be crushed beneath the weight of inferiority.

If what the little girl was saying was correct—and it certainly was—there were only so many Paths to Godhood in existence.

The universe tended toward perfection. Those that were worthy of surviving would, and those that were weak would die out early, or their traits would be eradicated.

It was the simple concept of survival of the fittest, Darwinism as it was understood by Earth.

But what would happen if every time a Race reached the apex, they kicked down the ladder they had used?

If this happened enough times, over enough years, you would eventually reach a state where the universe was so constrained that maybe no God Races would appear anymore.

Or, maybe... you would reach a situation where there was a limited number of spaces to level up.

“Seven Mortal Thryskai Clans... Seven Demi-God Thryskai Clans... Seven God Thryskai Clans...

A single Demi-God Clan's eradication had sent an entire corner of the universe into a mad scramble. Soon, countless Horizons would be embroiled in war all for the chance to scale this ladder and reach a new state.

And now... this little girl was telling Sylas that if he wanted an inside track to climbing this ladder, he simply couldn't afford to miss out on this chance.

The weight of it all fell heavily on Sylas' shoulders.

This was an opportunity he couldn't miss out on. No matter what.

"How many Legendary Genes do you need to upgrade me to Tier Five Disciple?"

“One thousand," the little girl said quickly.

Sylas pressed out a palm, and the world shook and churned. There was a roar, and the territory was sucked dry of all its Aether in a single instant of time.

It had to be remembered that the beauty of Breath Mastery was that a Rune Master no longer needed to provide Runes with their own Aether. A Rune would naturally cannibalize the Aether in the atmosphere and sustain itself.

The only reason the likes of the Ravenclaws had to tattoo Runes onto their bodies with special materials was because none of them had been Breath Masters. Using inks suffused with Aether was the only way for them to power their Runes in battle without being sucked dry every time.

So, when Sylas drew so many Legendary Genes at once, the pressure it placed on the atmosphere could be imagined.

“Which means...

[Unbridled Counter (Gene Skill) (FFF+)] (Bronze Mastery)

[The battlefield is your domain, Aether follows your call. Activate your Unbridled Counter Domain and Counter the Skill activation of opponents with ease] [Cost: 10 Aether Units per Second]

Unbridled Counter was a Gene Skill that Sylas had self-created by observing the Monarchs of the Africor Continent. Back then, they had tried to take over the Silver City of Earth and also tried to use Nosphaleen as a bridge to make attacking their home world easier. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

However, much like everything else, it had fallen by the wayside.

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