"What the hell is this?"
Han Sen was shocked. He resisted the electric shock and summoned his ghost-clawed claws to slash at the jellyfish.
But the ghost-clawed claws were stuck, too. They couldn't move.
Han Sen was shocked. The jellyfish was like a ball of glue. Slashing and hitting were useless. It just kept sticking to Han Sen.
Han Sen resisted the electric shock and tried to swim back to the Crystal Palace. But the jellyfish kept attacking Han Sen and sticking to him. Half of Han Sen's body was wrapped in jellyfish, and it kept spreading to other parts of Han Sen's body.
It was the first time Han Sen had encountered such a weird creature. He knew it was bad. His brain was spinning, trying to think of a way to deal with the situation. Suddenly, he saw a shadow coming from the Crystal Palace.
Han Sen took a closer look. It was Zero. He was shocked. He wanted to tell Zero to go back, but he was in the water. He couldn't speak.
Zero swam very fast in the water. She quickly reached Han Sen. She reached out her hand to pull the jellyfish away from Han Sen.
"No!"
Han Sen screamed, but it was useless. Zero was stuck to the jellyfish like Han Sen.
Electric shock went into Han Sen's body. His whole body was in pain, and it was like he was going to be burnt to a crisp.
Han Sen resisted the pain and tried to think of a way to save himself and Zero. But then, he saw a purple light flash in Zero's eyes.
Her black pupils turned purple, and her long black hair turned purple. A pair of purple horns grew out of her head. She looked like the royal shura Han Sen had seen her in the beginning.
Screech!
Zero, who had turned into a shura, used her hands to tear the jellyfish apart. The jellyfish, which looked like glue, seemed to lose its function under Zero's small hands. It was like it had been cut open by a knife. It was torn in half.
Han Sen was shocked. Zero's power in this mode was frightening. The jellyfish couldn't withstand her little hands.
Zero's eyes flashed with purple light. Her little hands kept moving. A moment later, she tore off all the parts of Han Sen. Then, she pulled Han Sen back to the Crystal Palace.
Splash!
The two of them emerged from the water. Zero had just climbed up when she suddenly fell to the ground. The purple color in her hair quickly faded away, and the pair of purple horns on her head slowly shrank back. A moment later, she returned to her human form.
Han Sen quickly went forward to check on Zero. She had merely fainted, and she wasn't injured. He felt a great sense of relief.
Zero was unconscious for two days before she woke up. Her body was very weak, and she didn't have much of an appetite for the next few days.
"Is Zero a human or a shura?" Han Sen wondered. He was even more suspicious of Zero's identity now.
However, he was more worried about Zero. He didn't know if her Shura transformation would harm her in any way. At least for now, Zero looked extremely weak. She looked like a patient who had just undergone major surgery. Her face was frighteningly pale.
Fortunately, Zero's life wasn't in any danger. Han Sen gave her some recovery fluids and nutrients from the Alliance, and Zero's condition improved.
Having learned his lesson, Han Sen didn't dare to hunt in the depths of the sea again. Han Sen fished up the jellyfish's body, stewed it, and tasted it. Then, he learned what it was.
It was a sacred-blood class Red Demon Jellyfish, and it gave Han Sen eight sacred geno points.
After returning to the Alliance, Han Sen did a lot of research, but he couldn't find anything about Zero's condition.
Humans were humans, and shura was shura. Although they looked similar, they were two different species. It was impossible for a person to be both a shura and a human.
Han Sen even looked up some biological information. Biologists had already proven that the genes of humans and shura were very different. It was impossible for them to produce offspring.
Even if they were artificially bred, it was almost impossible to breed a hybrid between a human and a shura.
"What's going on with Zero?" Han Sen didn't understand, and he was curious about the Nine-Life Cat tattoo on Zero's back.
"Han Sen, can you come with me somewhere?" Ji Yanran knocked on the door and walked in.
"Of course. Where are we going?"
Han Sen looked at Ji Yanran with surprise. In fact, Ji Yanran rarely came to his room. She would usually contact him through the comlink.
Ji Yanran came to his room directly, which meant she took this matter very seriously. So, Han Sen didn't ask what it was about and just agreed.
Ji Yanran opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't.
"Is there anything we can't talk about between us?" Han Sen blinked.
Ji Yanran sighed and said, "I am going to a social event tomorrow. I hope you can come with me."
"What social event?"
Han Sen looked at Ji Yanran with confusion. He thought it was something to do with Ji Yanran's family. He didn't expect it to be a social event.
"How should I say this? It's a semi-private social event. The people who are going are young people like me." Ji Yanran spoke slowly, as if she was thinking about how to explain it to Han Sen.
"Are you going to a blind date?" Han Sen blinked.
Ji Yanran said, "What are you thinking about? It has nothing to do with that. It is a social event. But the people who are going are special. The content of the event is special, too. I hope you can come with me. It will be helpful for you."
"Can you tell me what it is about?" Han Sen asked.
Ji Yanran looked hesitant, but she still said, "You must have heard that humans become surpassers. That is the beginning of evolution, right?"
Han Sen nodded and said, "I have. I learned about it when I was in school. Surpassers are the limits of what humans can achieve. It is the beginning of the evolution of human genes."
"The social event is about the evolution of human genes," Ji Yanran said.
Han Sen looked at Ji Yanran. He didn't understand what Ji Yanran meant. If surpassers were the beginning of the evolution of human genes, then the social event should be attended by surpassers. Ji Yanran was just an evolver. What was she going to do there?
Ji Yanran seemed to know what he was thinking, and she went on to explain, "In theory, humans need to reach the level of surpasser before their genes can evolve. But there are some exceptions. Because of their talents, there are some special methods that can help them evolve their genes. This meeting is about this method."