I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

The Sun.

Ray turned, gazing straight ahead. Although the Sun\'s rays barely reached this far, he could still make out a faint shadow resting at its core, which seemed to flinch momentarily.

"Is he indifferent, or is he deliberately ignoring everything?"

He narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Considering how close Mars came to annihilating Earth, and the three planets warring against each other, the Sun\'s apparent lack of concern seemed all the more puzzling.

"Hmm, does he have some hidden scheme, or does he genuinely not care?" Ray tilted his head in thought. He could discern many details with his True Eyes, yet reading the mind of a being like the Sun was beyond even his ability.

The Sun was indeed a formidable entity. Though still at the Planetary level, its strength far surpassed that of Jupiter, the largest and most powerful planet in the solar system. By comparison, the Sun\'s power would be at least a hundred times greater.

The sheer heat it generated could obliterate anything in its path, even scorching entire planets into oblivion.

Its power was truly incomparable; the size difference alone, ten times Jupiter\'s, couldn\'t begin to reflect the extent of the Sun\'s strength.

As he pondered this, he arrived at Uranus. But upon reaching the planet, he immediately raised his brows in surprise.

The blue-skinned woman knelt before him, and her people followed suit, all trembling with fear.

She parted her parched lips and spoke, "We surrender."

Ray frowned but said nothing. The sight left him feeling slightly unsettled; it was displeasing to see such a display without feeling entirely satisfied.

"This is rather unpleasant," he muttered, glancing at the kneeling Planetary being of Neptune before his figure suddenly vanished.

The blue-skinned people behind her gasped in shock, some almost rising to their feet.

"Stay kneeling!" Neptune commanded with a frown. "He hasn\'t truly left—he\'s simply somewhere else at the same time."

She mumbled this to herself in astonishment.

"This monster… he\'s not only powerful but full of unimaginable tricks." The fear in her heart toward Ray grew exponentially.

Ray didn\'t concern himself with how fearful she was of him; to him, she was simply an inconsequential figure with no real significance in his life.

At this moment, he floated in the void within his own dimension, where planetary layers were gradually forming through the absorption of all three planets.

Five layers had already been created, and although this was meant to be only the beginning, Ray noticed something that caused him to pause the process.

"Any additional layers would just be a waste of resources," he muttered to himself. Layers served primarily to protect the core; even Earth had only three layers around its core.

Since his core was as massive as the moon, five layers were more than sufficient to provide protection and maintain stability.

If any more layers were added, it would destabilize his core, causing the gravity to behave unpredictably.

"It seems this is the limit," Ray concluded.

He then added soil and rocks as the final touches, favoring rocks as they would eventually break down and form soil over time.

He also poured in the water, which still housed the sleeping whale, creating a vast sea where the dragon could now make its home.

"Human, thank you," the old dragon said in a trembling voice.

"Don\'t worry," Ray replied with a casual shrug. "As long as you don\'t grow too arrogant, I\'ll help you with whatever you need." He paused. "Also…"

He glanced at his red panel, navigating into the shop.

"Elixir of Life, huh?" he murmured. The item cost a hundred shop points, and with his ample System points, it wasn\'t a significant expense. This dragon, after all, had a unique purpose in his plans.

Ray intended to create an entire army of dragons, a force powerful enough to wound Mother Earth even during their civilization\'s infancy. With only a single dragon of its kind remaining, Ray had to admit this creature\'s strength was formidable.

"Their potential goes far beyond this," he mused, casually tossing the potion to the dragon.

"What is this?" the dragon asked curiously, catching the potion in his massive claws.

"Just drink it," Ray replied lightly before his figure vanished, leaving without further explanation.

"Hm…" The dragon inspected the potion briefly, then swallowed it whole—glass bottle and all.

Rumble!

The potion took effect almost instantly. His stomach rumbled, and his withered scales began to revive, becoming more lustrous and radiating a newfound sense of power.

The dragon\'s dried claws began to crack and break, replaced by stronger, sharper talons. When he examined them, they gleamed with a metallic sheen, reflecting the light with an almost mirror-like clarity. His tail grew thicker and sturdier, exuding an aura of power so intense that the very ground trembled in its presence.

His green vertical pupil now sparkled with vitality, and his transformation was complete. At that moment, the dragon\'s heartbeat with a deep, resounding thump, sending shockwaves through the air. A golden light enveloped him, illuminating his form as the surrounding atmosphere vibrated in awe.

Roar!

The dragon let out a powerful roar as his genetic limits shattered, propelling him directly into the realm of a Celestial being.

Ray sensed the transformation resonating through his dimension, and a mysterious smile tugged at his lips.

"Interesting," he mused. "The Elixir not only restored his strength but allowed him to surpass his genetic limits and reach Celestial status." Ray chuckled to himself.

"That old dragon has survived for aeons. If not for the toll of age, he might have already achieved this on his own. Now, with this opportunity, he\'s seized it completely."

Turning his attention to the kneeling figures, Ray spoke softly, "You may live."

The Planetary being of Uranus brightened instantly, her relief palpable; her survival instincts had been her driving force all along.

"But," Ray paused, watching her anxious expression deepen, "you\'ll have to live within my dimension."

"Your dimension?" Uranus said with a puzzled expression.

"You don\'t want to?" Ray\'s expression turned cold and icy.

"Yes, I want to."

"Good."

Ray glanced behind her and spoke coldly, "Don\'t resist."

Rumble!

A loud rumbling sound echoed as the entire planet trembled. The next moment, they found themselves in a dark void where there was no sun, and an eerie chill crept up their spines. In just a few moments, thousands of Neptune\'s people died instantly.

"Oh, I didn\'t think about this," Ray thought to himself and casually waved his hand.

A large ball of fire appeared in the sky just a few miles away from Neptune. Ray casually adjusted the heat:

"This should last for more than a month. After that, I will think of a better solution. Until then, you must remain on the planet, okay?"

"Yes, Master Ray."

Uranus hurriedly nodded her head, and Ray left the place.

"I wonder if Neptune will be as tamed as Uranus?" Ray wondered while travelling through outer space. The farther he went, the less the sun\'s light could reach.

After reaching the place, Ray spoke lightly:

"Do you want to fight to the death or surrender to me?" His voice was barely a whisper, and it shouldn\'t have travelled in this space, but almost all the beings on Neptune heard it loud and clear.

A thin, dark-blue-skinned man gracefully appeared, his brows tightening into a scowl as he saw Ray.

"Is this retribution for attacking you with the three others?"

"No, I would have attacked you guys anyway, even without it."

"I see." Neptune closed his eyes as if seemingly resigning to his fate.

"You are not going to surrender?" Ray raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, kill me."

"Gladly."

Ray casually moved, turning into a blur and destroying the entire existence of the guy instantly.

Then, he looked at Neptune, and with a loud rumble, it vanished from existence.

After that, Ray looked at Pluto and the other lesser planets. They actually had consciousness as well, but they were merely at the Celestial level, and he wasn\'t bothered to check them. He directly took them into his dimension.

"Now, Venus and Mercury."

Ray turned around and flew toward the planet. In just a few hours, he reached Venus.

"Surrender or die?"

"Fuck you." The Planetary being of Venus roared. He was a tall, human-shaped figure with crimson-red skin that shone brightly, even compared to the sun\'s light.

The surrounding space distorted, and a row of unknown elements shot toward Ray in full force.

"So death it is you chose, huh?"

Ray casually nodded his head and punched him.

Bang!

The Planetary being of Venus vanished from existence, just like that.

Then Ray\'s eyes shifted toward Mercury, the last planet left in the solar system, except for Earth, and the closest planet to the sun.

As Ray travelled through the void, he could gradually feel the heat that curled through his skin.

"This sun is really terrifying," Ray muttered, closing his eyes. "Can I really beat him?"

He snapped open his eyes and looked at the sun again before reaching the final planet: Mercury.

"Hello," he greeted with a smile on his face, patiently waiting. But there was no response. His expression gradually turned colder as he was about to strike.

At that moment, the Sun began to shine with an unusually violent intensity.

"Sun, have you finally decided to make a move?"