Chapter 326: Ascension Strategy

Zhang Lie was glad to see Zhou Ying blossoming and developing as a hunter. He handed her a vial of Potion #3. "Calm down. Meditate and circulate your genetic energy throughout your body, and leave the rest to me."

"Yes, Captain!" Zhou Ying swallowed the contents of the vial in one gulp. With Zhang Lie's expert assistance, she naturally managed to absorb the potion's medicinal energy and raised her superior gene fragment capacity.

As she sensed the overwhelming growth in her strength, Zhou Ying bowed down deeply toward Zhang Lie. "Captain, I, Zhou Ying, swear—"

"Ah, there's no need for that. Just keep working hard and don't let me down, alright?" Zhang Lie broke Zhou Ying off before she could declare her loyalty once again. He didn't think there was anything to worry about—after all, the members of Team Zenith had all tethered their fates to the Zenith Dojo; they would grow and prosper together or not at all.

Zhou Ying gave him a firm nod, then stepped outside the chamber.

With Zhang Lie's help, Sun Xiaowu also quickly increased his superior gene fragment capacity, followed by Fang Yi, Yang Ze, and Li Feng, who had returned after receiving Sun Mengmeng's emergency notification.

All six members of Team Zenith broke through in succession, and Zhang Lie subsequently convened a meeting with regards to their ascension to the second realm. He cut to the chase.

"There are two important points I want to make you all aware of: the condensation of your genetic armor during the transferral procedure, as well as the location in the second realm to which you are sent. I've already prepared appropriate materials for genetic armor for each of you. What you have to be prepared to do, however, is to struggle."

The members of Team Zenith cocked their heads.

Zhang Lie clarified, "While activating your framework and circulating your genetic energy throughout your body to forge your genetic armor, you need to resist the refinement energy provided by the will of the world."

Fang Yi, flummoxed by Zhang Lie's logic, couldn't help questioning, "Resist? Captain, shouldn't we try to accept and incorporate the refinement energy into our bodies instead? Why would we resist it?"

"The longer you resist, the more benefits you'll ultimately get from the process," Zhang Lie explained, his tone firm.

The gathered hunters couldn't help but think back to what had happened in the dimensional world immediately before his disappearance and immediately after his reappearance. Combined with what he had just said, they were able to identify the source of his confidence—he had to have done just that himself!

"Next, I need all of you to be transferred to Qi when you arrive at the second realm, which is where I'm located. If you still want to follow me, you have to make sure to be sent to Qi."

By this point, even Zhang Lie was frowning slightly, and the members of Team Zenith were even more confused. As far as they knew, they would be sent to one of the four human cities in the second realm randomly after their ascension. This location was decided by the will of the world, and was supposed to be uncontrollable.

Yang Ze voiced that thought, and Zhang Lie smiled in response. "Theoretically, it can't be controlled, but during my ascension, I noticed a few rules in play. Follow my method and see if it works—if it doesn't, then immediately return to Earth after ascending, and we'll think of a way for us all to meet up."

"What's this method, Captain? Quick, tell us!" Fang Yi rubbed his hands. If they could really control their ascension location...

"The crux of the solution is simple: it's again a matter of resistance. What you need to do after the transferral process is almost complete is to flare your genetic energy and express your will as you resist the will of the world.

"As far as I can tell, whether or not this procedure will be effective depends on how strong you become after the transferral process. If necessary, you can even all work together to resist the will of the world, forcing it to succumb to your combined wills."

The hunters gaped at Zhang Lie. Who would have expected that the final boss they would be facing for ascension would be the will of the world itself?

"Captain, are you certain that this will work? The will of the world is like a god!" Sun Xiaowu exclaimed.

"Like a god? No, you're not quite right—in the first realm of the dimensional world, the will of the world is a god!" Fang Yi corrected him.

Yang Ze sucked in breath through his teeth. "Master, do you mean that we're supposed to challenge the god of this world?"

The members of Team Zenith all turned to Zhang Lie.

"So what if it's a god? Is that enough to make you all so fearful?" Zhang Lie replied casually, as if the task he had set for them wasn't a difficult one at all.

The hunters didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. With Zhang Lie's strength, it might not have been a challenge—and indeed, he had managed to overcome the will of the world before, but that didn't mean they could replicate his successes.

The will of the world governed the entirety of the first realm! Would it be so easy to go against it?

Glancing at their worried expressions, Zhang Lie suddenly glared at them in anger. "Are you all so worried about something as minor as the will of the world? In that case, what's the point of spending so much time on all of you? Let's disband the team, then!"

Zhang Lie suddenly stood up, surprising everyone. After all, they had almost never seen him mad since they had begun following him. How could the members of Team Zenith hesitate now?

"Don't, don't! Don't get angry at us, Captain! We'll do as you say, even if it costs us our lives!"

"Right, there's nothing that we can't do with your help, Captain!"