Super Gene Hunting Ground-Chapter 982 - 977: The Three Ding Brothers (Third Update)

Even with Elder Ye's Genetic Evolution Level, even while sitting tens of meters away from Yang Xiao, he could still sense the rhythm of Yang Xiao's breathing and pulse.

Elder Ye originally thought that Yang Xiao had found some cultivation technique books from the library that could temporarily bring the body to a near-death state. As a longtime keeper of the library, he was familiar with all kinds of books and knew the library indeed had such cultivation technique books.

Elder Ye had attempted these cultivation techniques before, which could temporarily stop the heart from beating, but none had been successful.

This was why he wasn't surprised by Yang Xiao's previous assertion at all.

However, now he discovered that Yang Xiao's breath was extremely faint, almost in a "death-like" state.

The old man immediately sat up from his recliner, held his breath, operated his divine sense, and concentrated on feeling Yang Xiao's current physical condition.

A moment later, Elder Ye's heart grew increasingly surprised, and he jumped out of his recliner.

"Damn, why is this kid no longer breathing? Could his cultivation have failed, leading to his death?"

Elder Ye hurried to Yang Xiao's room, lightly pressed his hand on the defensive light curtain gate, opened it, and swiftly entered the room.

Entering the room, Elder Ye saw Yang Xiao lying peacefully on the bed, eyes slightly closed, looking serene as if he had fallen asleep.

But he knew that Yang Xiao was almost not breathing, with just a small breath every few minutes. Anyone unaware of the situation would definitely think Yang Xiao was dead.

Elder Ye didn't know which cultivation technique Yang Xiao was practicing and didn't dare make any rash moves, just stood beside the bed watching Yang Xiao.

The Ninth Layer of Yang Xiao's Heavenly Silkworm Technique could leave his body in a near-death condition for up to 24 hours, almost indistinguishable from a corpse within this period.

Elder Ye, feeling uneasy, stood in the room for over an hour and sensed Yang Xiao's extremely faint breathing three times during that time.

Being able to sense Yang Xiao's breath meant he wasn't truly dead, and Elder Ye finally felt a bit more reassured, turning away from the room.

Elder Ye returned to the recliner under the big tree at the back yard entrance, lay back down, and with his eyes slightly closed and divine sense focused, he sensed Yang Xiao's breath three more times within an hour.

"This kid, it's miraculous, did he really cultivate the legendary technique? It's unbelievable, where did he learn such a peculiar technique?"

Could it be the cultivation techniques found in the library?

Impossible, I've practiced those broken techniques myself and they have absolutely no effect."

Elder Ye pondered deeply, unable to figure out where Yang Xiao had obtained such a technique.

For someone like him, a super strong cultivator, if a particular cultivation technique greatly interested him, yet he couldn't learn it despite being able to see and feel it, his heart would be in turmoil.

Elder Ye stood up from the recliner several times, sat down, sat down, and stood up again.

He really wanted to rush into Yang Xiao's room and pull him out of bed to get a clear explanation.

After much consideration, he sighed and lay back on the recliner.

He naturally understood that Yang Xiao must not be disturbed at this moment.

"Damn it, this brat, actually making me act as his free protector?"

...

At that moment, the Heavenly Silkworm Technique put Yang Xiao's body in a near-death state.

Meanwhile, the inner core produced by cultivating the Life and Death Iteration Law sensed the body's death-like state, and a warm current quickly spread from the Qi Sea throughout the body.

Yang Xiao did not lose consciousness,

The Heavenly Silkworm Technique made him feel as if he was like the earth itself, transitioning directly from summer into winter.

On this earth, flowers withered, grass dried up, trees shed leaves, all animals entered hibernation mode, and the entire land was covered with thick snow, even the rivers were frozen.

He didn't know how long it had been when Yang Xiao began to sense changes on this earth, with temperatures slowly starting to rise, the snow melting, and streams tinkling.

As the snow slowly melted away, the grass started to sprout new shoots, and hibernating animals slowly awakened from the soil and caves.

Later, the snow completely melted, the grass turned green, flowers bloomed, and trees grew new branches,

Various animals began to move around the earth,

Insects whispered, butterflies frolicked, birds flew, streams gushed, fish jumped...

Under the dual effects of the Heavenly Silkworm Technique and Life and Death Iteration Law, Yang Xiao's body was undergoing a tremendous transformation, with every inch of skin, every cell, and every pore slowly reviving, awakening, mutating, evolving.

...

Half a month ago, Xiao Ling had received a new batch of students, among whom three had exceptional qualities, entering Flying Leopard Academy with cultivation at the Empire Level Primary Level Realm.

These three were named Ding Feng, Ding Huo, and Ding Lun.

Yes, the trio was called the Wind-Fire-Wheel brothers.

Ding Feng was the eldest.

The trio was hired by Qin Chuan at a high price to enter Flying Leopard Academy and seek revenge against Yang Xiao.

"Ding Feng, Ding Huo, Ding Lun, given your cultivation realms, you can directly enter the Advanced Academy Department for study."

Ding Feng was a somewhat chubby and short man in his twenties, about 1.6 meters tall and weighing over 150 pounds.

Ding Feng flashed a charming, gentle smile,

"Master Xiao, it's our first time at Flying Leopard Academy, we'd like to start with basic knowledge, lay a solid foundation, let us stay in the Primary Academy Department for a while, and once we're familiar with some key knowledge, we can apply to enter the Advanced Academy Department, would that be okay?"

Xiao Ling nodded and said:

"No problem, you have the freedom to make that choice."

Thus, Ding Feng and his brothers officially began their studies at Flying Leopard Academy.

After entering the academy, the trio began gathering information about Yang Xiao everywhere, but they didn't even get a glimpse of Yang Xiao.

They came to the library every day searching, but Yang Xiao was always in the library's back yard during the day for cultivation and studying, so naturally, they couldn't find him.

In a three-bedroom suite where Yang Xiao stayed, the trio began discussing again,

"Boss, could it be that Yang Xiao disappeared?"

"That's impossible, don't talk nonsense, he must know that the Qin family is coming for revenge, so he's hiding away."

"Let's be patient, Yang Xiao will show up eventually, he's a well-known figure in the academy. Once he appears, he'll surely attract everyone's attention, which will make it easy for us to find him."

"By the way, we need to change our approach to find Yang Xiao. I've heard some rumors lately, saying Xiao Ling seems to have an exceptional relationship with Yang Xiao, the two might even be lovers,"

"Seriously, no way, Master Xiao, such a beautiful woman, how could she be romantically involved with Yang Xiao?"

Ding Huo said somewhat dejectedly, having been intrigued by Xiao Ling's beauty upon first meeting, he felt a tinge of unhappiness hearing this news.

"Second brother, we're here to complete a mission, not to chase girls. Control your feelings towards Master Xiao Ling, don't make such a fawning impression whenever you see her. Isn't it embarrassing? Haven't seen women before?"

Boss Ding Feng reproached.

Ding Huo, the most handsome of the three brothers, chuckled and said:

"Everyone loves beauty, it's fine to fancy her a bit, isn't it?"

Ding Lun interjected:

"Boss, stop interrupting, where was I?"

"You were talking about changing the way we search for Yang Xiao,"