I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

Looking down, the moans grew increasingly louder and more intense.

At times, the entire palace shook with such force that it felt like earthquakes were erupting.

"They're really going at it," Uranus muttered, speechless. Unlike humans on Earth, who are inherently weaker, creatures from other planets were actually much, much stronger. Yet, their own weakness was in that very strength.

Humans developed inventions because of their weaknesses. Weakness created problems, and with problems came the need for solutions.

This need for solutions led to inventions that helped overcome challenges. They didn't have planetary beings to guard their entire race like a puppy guard.

Over time, this mentality elevated humans to become apex predators. But now that they were at the top, how could they grow stronger?

Fueled by endless greed and ego, internal conflicts arose, sparking new inventions. Yet each invention seemed to ignite even more conflicts, creating a never-ending spiral.

Ray wouldn't have been surprised if, in the next world war, some continents might even annihilate one another as these conflicts continued to accumulate, even without Mother Earth's intervention.

So Ray let himself get wild with this woman, and the women, in turn, were just as wild with him. The positions they could do were endless, and the moans grew louder and louder.

After what felt like an eternity, things finally seemed to calm down, and no sounds echoed from the deep abyss.

"Are they done?" Uranus wondered to herself with curiosity. But, once again, the moans resumed.

After another hour or two, the sounds at last ceased completely, and peace returned once more.

Uranus curiously looked again, only to feel a terrifying gaze locked onto her.

"It's rude to spy on others," Ray said with a chuckle.

Uranus fell to the ground, cold sweat dripping down her back.

"Yes, Lord Ray," she replied hastily, bowing deeply.

After some time, the ten women returned, now dressed in proper clothes, their hips swaying as they walked.

"We're leaving," they announced casually, smiles on their faces as they departed.

Uranus's brows twitched in response. "You all really are…."

She gritted her teeth. Although their tone was casual, it was still a form of disrespect. She was a high and mighty planetary being, while they were merely ordinary.

"Let's prepare something to please him," she thought.

Ray didn't know Uranus's thoughts, nor did he particularly care. But, if she were to offer herself to him, he'd gladly accept. Not only would it enhance his strength, but it would also give him the thrill of having women from other species.

"Speaking of which, I still have that fox—and Mother Earth too," Ray murmured, touching his chin before casually shrugging. He had a more important objective at hand, and once he could solve all his problems, he could take all the time of the day.

"Haste can only make waste!" Thinking this, Ray sat cross-legged and began focusing on the principles of the Lord of the Sky. Surprisingly, they were quite simple. He first intended to grasp the core principles of a Necromancer, but in this world, Ray found it nearly impossible to understand fully, as there was no realm of the dead here.

"I wonder what happens to beings who die in this place?" Ray mused before refocusing on the core principles of the Lord of the Sky.

All he had to do was infuse his mutation energy with the attributes of the Lord of the Sky, then observe with his true eyes to see how it interacted with and subtly bend nature.

After just a few days, Ray finally paused, then began to twist and shape the attributes of the Lord of the Sky to his liking, carefully analysing and testing their limits.

As he did so, countless flashes of inspiration surged through his mind, almost overwhelming him.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and a week had gone by when Ray slowly opened his eyes.

A white glint flashed within them as the wind grew turbulent around him.

"Hmm?"

Ray began to levitate, rising smoothly before shooting through the palace roof and straight into the sky.

Then, his entire figure vanished, merging seamlessly with the sky itself.

"Eh?" The planetary being of Uranus, who was dressing herself in human attire, suddenly paused, her eyes widening as she looked up at the sky.

"I can't feel any connection to my planet. How is this possible?"

She hurried outside, but everything appeared normal, only deepening her confusion.

"Yo," Ray whispered softly in her ear.

"Huh? Eh?" Uranus nearly stumbled, her eyes widening even more as she looked up at Ray in disbelief.

"How did you get behind me?" she asked, barely able to stand as her legs trembled. "No matter how strong you are, I should be able to sense you on my own planet."

"Can you feel your planet now?" Ray asked with a chuckle, his gaze piercing.

"No," Uranus admitted, shaking her head.

"My harvest wasn't bad. I was able to grasp the core principle of the Lord of the Sky and, with it, gained one of the most powerful traits I could have imagined," Ray said with a satisfied smile.

"What is it?" she asked, intrigued.

"That's a secret." Ray chuckled, shaking his head. "But look here."

He snapped his fingers, and the entire world began to tremble. The ground seemed to rise toward the sky, and everything on the planet hummed in unison with him.

"You... how can you control my planet? I am the planetary being of this place!" she stammered, unable to stop her body from trembling. Her knees buckled, and she sank to the ground, beginning to sob.

"Um…"

Ray rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. He hadn't expected her to cry like that—it was a surprising reaction. After all, she was a planetary being, millions of years old, and yet here she was, crying like a little girl.

He waved his hand, and immediately everything came to a standstill. Uranus regained control over her world.

With tearful eyes, she looked up at Ray in disbelief.

"How can you do this?"

"Through Will."

"Will?" Uranus tilted her head in confusion.

"You wouldn't understand." Ray shook his head.

Unlike when he had previously used the skill mindlessly, without fully understanding how it worked by simply using his Mutation Energy, he now understood how the Lord of the Sky operated.

First, when he used Mutation with its corresponding attribute, Ray spread his will outward from his body, extending throughout the area.

This Will of his granted him control over the sky. With his understanding of the core principle, Ray was now able to manipulate this Will to take over the entire planet in the blink of an eye.

"I wonder if I can even hijack the Sun directly?" Ray though curiously. Then, without explaining anything to Uranus, he returned to his seclusion, leaving her completely dumbfounded.

Resuming his solitude, Ray grasped the principle of the Supreme Divine Body in just under a week. The core principle of this skill was: Intangibility. He could transform this energy into both tangible and intangible forms, freely manipulating it at will.

For such a legendary name, Ray had expected something more impressive, but instead, he was met with a rather disappointing outcome.

Afterward, Ray turned his attention back to his red panel.

—--

Mutation Energy: 12 Billion

—--

"Twelve billion mutation energy."

Ray immediately upgraded his skill, Devour Body. The first evolution cost him two thousand mutation energy.

The second advancement drained five hundred thousand mutation energy from him. The third advancement consumed a hundred million mutation energy.

The fourth advancement took a billion mutation energy.

The fifth advancement required five billion mutation energy.

By the time he finished, more than half of the mutation energy in his body had been completely depleted, and with it came earth-shattering changes.

The entire world of Ray transformed. The Devour attribute within his Mutation Energy reached its peak and almost instantly consumed all of his attributes at once.

Luckily, Ray managed to take control just in time.

"Fuck, I might have lost all my skills," Ray cursed, struggling to suppress the attribute. But he found it extraordinarily difficult to even hold it back.

At that moment, his crimson left eye and golden right eye simultaneously began to shine.

The True Eyes attribute activated, fighting against the Devour attribute.

"This isn't enough to hold it back," Ray thought, pushing forward with the core principle of the Lord of the Sky—Will. This became a key element when combined with his True Eyes to fight back the Devour attribute.

"You are my skill, and you must obey me!" he roared, sending a shockwave through the air, instantly destroying everything around him.

Veins popped all over his body, and his muscles swelled, almost like the Hulk.

Ray's pupils disappeared, replaced by eerie white retinas like a ghost, his expression forced, as though he were suffering from unbearable strain.

Then, he collapsed to the ground, completely fainting in the process.

The Devour attribute was suppressed, but at a great cost—Ray suffered a significant backlash.