ThemomentJiYanranputontheCrystalShoes,theystartedtoshine.TheCrystalShoesthenbegantogrow.Inaflash,theywrappedupJiYanran'sbodylikeamagnificentsetofcrystalarmor."Honey,areyouokay?"HanSenwasshocked,notknowingwhatwasgoingon."I'mokay.Theseshoesareweird,though.Ifeelenergized,likeIcouldpunchamountainintwo."JiYanranmovedherbodyandspokeinatoneofsurprise.SeeingthatJiYanrancouldcontrolherbodyjustfine,HanSenfeltsomerelief.Henervouslyasked,"Canyoutakethemoff?""Idon'tknowhowtotakethisoff,"JiYanransaid.AsHanSenfrowned,JiYanran'scrystalarmorsuddenlystartedtogrowsmaller.Beforelong,shewasjustwearingtheCrystalShoesasshehadbeen.Shortlyafter,theyslippedthemselvesoffherfeet"Ithinktheseshoesareprettygood.Youmightbenefitfromthemfollowingyou.Theycouldhelpyouout.Afterall,theyareverypowerful,"JiYanransaid."Idon'tthinktheycanhelp,butIwouldbegratefuliftheydidn'thurtme."HanSenwasnotashopefulasJiYanran.Theshoeswerestillverybizarreitems,andthatdidnotmakehimfeelsafe.HanSenturnedaroundandwalkedintothehouse.TheCrystalShoesfollowedHanSenagaininsteadofJiYanran.HanSencouldnotshaketheirpursuitnomatterwhathedid.So,hejustwentabouthistaskswhiletryingtoignoretheirpresence.HanSenrefinedthenewLifeGenoEssencesandobtainedanextrasixteensupergenopoints.Thatbroughthispoint-totaluptofifty."Withmypower,itshouldn'tbedifficulttomaxthatoutnow.Ineedtolevelupthosegenocoresfirst,though.Iftheydon'treachsuper,theywon'tbeverystrong,"HanSenthoughttohimself.HanSen'sfitnesswasgoodenough,andwhatheneededtodomostrightthenwaspracticeandleveluphisgenocores.So,HanSendidn'tgooutmuchforatime.Hespentmostofhistimepracticing.Hewantedtogethisfourgenocoresuptogemstoneclass.Fourofhisgenocoreshadreachedgoldclass,buttheydidn'treachthetopoftheleaderboard.HanSenwasgoingtowaituntiltheywerealmostreadytobecomegemstonegenocores.Whentheywere,he'dlevelthemup.Ifhedidn't,it'dbetooobvious.AndbecauseofhisfearoftheCrystalShoes,HanSenwasextraadamantaboutnotgoinganywhere.Hejustkeptpracticing1611InvestigativeResultandlevelinguphisskillsquickly.Overthenextfewmonths,BulwarkUmbrella,CrystalCore,RealBlood,andCointookthefirstposition.Then,theydisappearedandcausedanothersurpriseacrosstheFourthGod'sSanctuary.Allthebeingstriedguessingwhomighthavebeentheownersofthosefourgenocores.Tryastheymight,though,nonecouldguess.Thegenocoresreachedgemstoneclassnext.AllHanSenwouldneedthenwasabreakthrough.So,HanSendecidedtomaxouthissupergenopointssohecouldlevelthemuptosupergenocores.Butsadly,hecouldn'tgetridoftheCrystalShoes.Afteralongtimeofbeingtogether,nothinghadhappenedwiththeshoes.Andasstrangeasitwastohavethemfollowinghimaround,HanSenwasatleastabletopockettheshoestoavoidthepryingeyesofothers.ButbeforeHanSentookoff,henoticedhehadreceivedamessagefromJiRuozhen.Hesaidhehaduncoveredsomethinginhisinvestigation."DoyouknowwheretheNewCommunity'sleaderis?"HanSenasked.Afteralongperiodofinvestigation,theresultsledtoPlanetTariq.IftheNewCommunityleaderwashidingoutatoneofthethreeplanets,PlanetTariqwasthemostlikely.JiRuozhenprovidedHanSenwithalltheinformationhewasableto."PlanetTariq..."HanSenthoughttohimselfasheperusedtheinformationgiven."Whatareyouplanningtodo?Ifyouneedhelp,IcanprovideyouwithsomeshipstheJifamilyowns,"JiRuozhensaid."Thereisnoneed."HanSendidn'tplanonbringinginanybattleshipsforanassault,ashisbeetlewouldbemorethanenough.Eveniftheleaderwasn'tontheplanet,HanSenstillhadtogoandseeifhecouldconfirmtheinformation.Ifhedidn't,thepeopleoftheNewCommunitywouldassumehewasweak.Insidearoom,QingYawasplayingwithalittlebox.Theboxhadbeenopened,andtheitemitcontainedwasinfrontofhim.Hegazedatitinprofoundinterest."Thatistheitem.ThatmeansheistheleaderoftheNewCommunity."QingYawastalkingtohimselfasheplayedwiththebox."MisterQingYa,theleaderhasaskedyoutovisitthemeetingroom."Awoman'svoicecontactedhimthroughthecommunicator."Okay,I'llberightthere."QingYaputthelittleboxaway,pushedthedooropen,andwenttothemeetingroomasinstructed.Manypeoplewerealreadysittingtherewhenhearrived.Thereweremanyhumansandshurathere,andevenTinawaspresent.Theleaderhimselfwasn't."Whereistheleader?"QingYaaskedtheothersashewenttositdown.Ashuramanapproachedandsatdownontheleader'sseatHesaidicily,"Theleaderissick,soIwillbehostingthismeet.""Areyouqualified?"QingYalaughed."Whatdoyouthink?"Theshuraplacedhishandsonthetable.Hewasholdingametallicobject,andwhentheyallsawwhatitwas,theirfaceschanged."Okay,ifthatiswhattheleaderhasdeclared,thenwewilllisten."QingYashrugged."Good."TheshuramangaveQingYaasilentstare,andthenwentontosay,"Theleaderisnothappywithyourperformance.Youhavefailedtwice,andtwiceembarrassedus.""WhatcouldIdo?WhoknewBloodBoneWitchandFallenSlaughterwerethatstupid?"QingYarebutted."Therearenoexcusesforyourfailure.Iwillbeinchargeofthisoperationnow.YoujustneedtosendourforcestoShadowShelter,"theshuramansaid."Okay.Butwhoexactlyarewesending?"QingYaasked."Me,andourgratefulshurafighters."Theshuramanspokecalmly,butitwaseasytodiscernthearrogancepermeatinghistoneofvoice."Allofthem?"QingYalookedathimstrangely."Yes,allofthem.Nofailureispermittedthistime.WehavetokillHanSen."TheshuramanthenlookedatQingYaandasked,"Doyouhaveaproblemwiththis?""No.Iknowfull-wellyourabilities.Thisisfine,"QingYasaid."Good.Doyourappointedtaskandwe'lldotherest.Dothatandwewon'tfail."Theshuramansoundedveryconfident.