My Special Ability Is Perfect Replication

by Stayrr

After transmigrating to this world where spiritual energy is revived, I realized that it’s a world rampaged by Direbeasts. But what is most exciting is that humans with special abilities do exist! It’s awesome to witness control of thunder and fire, titan’s transformation, limb regeneration, teleportation, telepathy, precognition and many more. And guess what? I have them all.

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Chapter 121: Strange Valley, Sudden Disappearance

"I've tested the Gravity Arcana, now let's try the Tungsten Form instead!"

Ling Jiu appeared in front of the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon and then activated his Tungsten Form.

Standing two meters tall, his silvery form made him look like a robot as he gleamed with metallic luster from head to toe.

"Roar!!!"

The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon roared as it opened its jaw and bit at Ling Jiu. Ling Jiu's attack had provoked it earlier, and now it wanted to swallow Ling Jiu whole.

Baaam!!

An overwhelming stench came rushing over, and Ling Jiu frowned hard as he caught a whiff of it.

"F*ck! How long have you not cleaned your mouth!"

Ling Jiu snorted, and just as the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was about it bite into him, his hands struck out.

His right hand grabbed its upper jaw.

His left hand grabbed its lower jaw.

His ten fingers grasped hard and instantly clamped the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's mouth shut.

"Rise!"

Ling Jiu yelled as he swung it violently.

Baaaam!!

A terrifying strength erupted as the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was thrown straight into the air.

Its body length was more than 60 meters, and its body was as thick as a van, There were a pair of claws on its abdomen, with white fins on its back with a single horn on its head, and a snake-like tail.

If one had to describe it, the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was la blue giant python with claws, fins, and a horn.

"Die!"

Ling Jiu roared as his entire person shot out like a shell out of a cannon as it blasted towards the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon in the air as he raised his right fist and punched hard.

The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was thrown into the air and was still dazed by the force, and in the face of Ling Jiu's thunderous punch, it could only strike its claws out.

Crack!!

His iron fists collided with the sharp claws, and a thunderclap later, a large amount of blood spilled out as the Azure Scaled Dragon roared in pain as it flew uncontrollably backward.

"My god!"

"The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon is wounded?"

"This… This…"

"Ling Jiu can actually fight against the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon in terms of strength and not lose?"

"Since when did he became so strong? Did he break through again?"

Ai Yuhe looked at Yang Ling'er, the look of shock in her eyes just could not be concealed. Yang Ling'er shook her head, indicating that she did not know either.

"The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon is a scaled-dragon Direbeast, and it's undoubtedly the most ferocious Direbeast of its class!"

"Not only Ling Jiu was able to fight against it head-on and not fall on the back foot, but he also managed to wound its claws. How strong is Ling Jiu's strength actually?"

A strange glint flashed in Ai Yuhe's eyes. "His progress is just way too fast, and would surprise everyone every few days!"

Yang Ling'er nodded in agreement.

"Again!"

Ling Jiu pressed his advantage against the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon and blinked to the back of its head as he grabbed the back of its head like a vice grip, and then he raised his right fist again as he pounded at it.

Dush!!

With just the first punch, the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's skin ripped open.

With the stinging pain, the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon roared as it shook its head violently, trying to throw Ling Jiu off.

Yet it was useless!

Ling Jiu's grip on the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's head was like how Ne Zha was glued to the back of the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon King. No matter how desperately it shook its head, it was unable to throw him off.

"Trying to shake me off?!"

Ling Jiu snorted, and his fists fell like rain.

"Raaaawrrr!"

The great pain caused the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon to get into a frenzy. It charged back into the pool and kicked up violent waves before flying out of the pool and slamming hard against the cliff wall.

The mountains shook and boulders came rolling down.

The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was dazed by the collision, but it still failed to shake Ling Jiu off, and instead let out a series of screams as Ling Jiu continued his barrage of punches.

"About time to test my strength, and end this battle!"

Ling Jiu took a deep breath as 500 times the strength erupted as his fist came crashing down.

Crack!!

His fist pierced through the back of the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's head without difficulties.

"Roar!!!"

The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's eyes widened as its body suddenly straightened before going completely limp and flying fell straight from the air.

It was dead!

With its head smashed open and its brains scrambled by Ling Jiu!

"Done!"

Ling Jiu put away the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon's carcass and blinked before the two girls.

"The Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon was killed by you just like that?"

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er stared blankly at Ling Jiu. "You've broken through Level 6?"

"Yep!"

Ling Jiu did not deny it, and there was no reason to deny it anyway.

"As I expected!"

Ai Yuhe looked at Ling Jiu with a complicated gaze as a few words escaped from a mouth. "You're ridiculous! Your progress is just too fast!"

"Brother, you're amazing!"

Although Yang Ling'er was equally shocked, she was even more admiring as little stars appeared in her beautiful eyes, as her admiration increased many times over.

"It's not that I'm great, but the training camp has abundant training resources!"

Ling Jiu smiled and said, "Every week, there's the Superior Life-enhancing Liquid and the Superior Gene Arcana Strengthening Liquid, and also Underground Room 12. Plus the various other rewards, even a pig would be able to become a god!"

"Pfffft!!!!"

"Did you just compared yourself to a pig?!"

The two ladies laughed.

"So, that's the reason I want to take the two of you into the top three. Only by entering the top three can you enjoy the best treatment!"

Ling Jiu emphasized once again.

"We understand!"

The two girls nodded repeatedly.

"Let's go, on to the next one!"

Ling Jiu smiled.

"Wait!" Ai Yuhe suddenly exclaimed.

She looked at the misty pool and said, "Ling Jiu, did you know why we came to this place last time?"

Ling Jiu was dumbstruck for a moment. "Wasn't it to hunt the Direbeasts?"

"Not at all!"

Ai Yuhe slowly shook her head. "We were indeed lured into the valley by a Raging Gorilla, however, when we followed it into the valley, we saw something very strange!"

Yang Ling'er also nodded slightly.

"What was it?"

A curious look appeared on Ling Jiu's face.

Ai Yuhe looked at the shimmering pool. "After that Raging Gorilla entered the valley, it disappeared into the pool!"

"Disappeared?

Ling Jiu was stunned.

"Disappeared into thin air, the type where its suddenly gone!"

A look of terror appeared on Ai Yuhe's face. "At first I thought that the Raging Gorilla may have been swallowed by the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon!"

"However, you also know that the Raging Gorilla is about a dozen stories high, and it is simply just impossible for the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon to swallow it in one bite."

"So, here comes the question, how did the Raging Gorilla disappear?"

Ai Yuhe slowly said, "It's because I felt something was off, so I searched the valley with Ling'er, yet just a moment later, a large number of Direbeasts swarmed and surrounded us!"

"I have the Dimensional Arcana, so escaping was easy, but before I could even use it, I was hit by a mental assault and fainted."

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Chapter 122: Dimensional Passage, Resurrection

If they were being surrounded by Direbeasts, that was understandable. After all, this was the wilderness, and also the territory of the Blue-eyed Azure Scaled Dragon.

Then…

It would be very bizarre for the Raging Gorilla to suddenly disappeared and the mental assault that came after!

The Raging Gorilla was dozens of stories high and a proper behemoth. For it to disappear just like that into the pool, it was sure very strange.

The mental assault was even weirder!

Mental-type Arcanas were extremely rare, even among human Arcanists, much less those dumb Direbeasts!

According to the current statistics, there were no Direbeasts who are adept at mental attacks or had Mental-type Arcanas.

Also, whose mental attack did Ai Yuhe suffer from? A Direbeast? A human?

"This valley is all-around weird!" Yang Ling'er said. "How about we leave first?"

"Yeah, safety first!"

Ai Yuhe nodded. Her previous experience was a total disaster, and if not for Ling Jiu rescuing them in time, both of them would have died here. She still had some lingering fear when she recalled that, and did not want to stay here any longer than she needed to.

"Since we know this place is weird, how can we not explore it?"

Ling Jiu looked at the cold and deep pool. "What if we find something extraordinary? Besides, isn't Celeste around to hold things back?"

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er frowned slightly, but seeing Celeste beside them, they finally agreed.

Besides, they too wanted to know the truth behind this valley.

"Regardless, we need to be careful." Yang Ling'er reminded.

"Okay!"

Ling Jiu nodded.

"Ling Jiu, what do you plan to do?" Ai Yuhe asked slowly.

"Didn't you say the Raging Gorilla disappeared into the pool? Then let's drain the pool first!"

Ling Jiu smiled, and with a wave of his hand, a water dragon rose from the pool, straddling halfway through the valley as it rushed out of it.

"Drain the pool?"

Ai Yuhe understood Ling Jiu's intentions. "That's just too troublesome!"

As she said, she pointed into the air and a dark hole appeared in the void. The magical thing was that they could see what was beyond the hole, and it was a wasteland.

"This is…"

Ling Jiu looked at the wasteland inside the hole and said in surprise, "That's outside the valley?"

"That's right!"

Ai Yuhe nodded slightly. "It's a Dimensional Tunnel I've made. I used the tunnel to connect to the outside of the valley. You can send the water out of the pool to the outside of the valley through it, much easier that way!"

"You can use it like this, Dimensional Arcana sure is nice!"

Ling Jiu exclaimed and then controlled the water dragon to rush into the dimensional tunnel. At the same time, a hole also appeared outside the valley.

A water dragon rushed out of the hole and then flowed into the red wasteland before spreading all over.

"I'll help too!"

Ling'er joined in as well.

With the joint efforts of the three, the pool water was decreasing at a speed visible to the eye, and at this rate, the pool would be fully drained in no time.

Yet, things did not develop as the three had hoped. Not long after they started draining the pool, roars suddenly rang from outside the valley.

"Ror!!!"

"Raaaaawr!"

Not long later, a swarm of menacing Direbeasts changed into the valley.

There were seven-story tall Vajra Apes, forty to fifty meter long Titan Pythons, nine-story tall Burstfang Boars, forty-five-meter-tall koalas…

"Heh, there's something strange about this, all right!"

The corners of Ling Jiu's mouth raised as an intriguing arc appeared. "You guys continue, I'll deal with them!"

"Also Celeste! Protect Ling'er and Yuhe, if anything happens to them, you can forget about your fish treats for today, understand?"

"Okay!"

"Meowww…"

Ling Jiu nodded in satisfaction, and then rushed out.

Krashhh! Dush! Thwack!

Ling Jiu transformed into a lightning bolt and swept through the Direbeasts. A few moments later, all of the Direbeasts that charged into the valley were dead.

They were all Class 6 Direbeasts, about a total of 50 of them. They could be said to be a powerful pack, but too bad, they ran into Ling Jiu.

Ling Jiu put away all of the Direbeast corpses, and returned to the pool, as he made an OK sign to the two ladies. "Done!"

"It's the same as the last time!"

Ai Yuhe said solemnly. "We were also exploring the pool when they were attacked by these swarm of Direbeasts…"

"Meow!"

At this moment, Celeste suddenly let out a high-pitched screech, as its eyes stared at the center of the pool.

"What's wrong, Celeste?"

Ling Jiu looked at Celeste.

"Meooow!"

Celeste stretched out its tiny paw and pointed at the center of the pool. Ling Jiu looked over, only to see that the center of the pool was empty, and there was nothing.

"Celeste, you noticed something?" Ling Jiu asked in confusion.

Ai Yuhe and Ling'er also looked at Celeste. Celeste was a Class 8 Direbeast, and it should not be on guard for no reason.

Celeste did not respond, but instead charged to the center of the pool, and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, a massive vortex appeared in its mouth as the water in the pool was sucked into the vortex. Celeste's stomach was like a bottomless pit as it continuously sucked and swallowed the pool water.

"Celeste has this ability?"

Ling Jiu was stunned.

"Damn you!"

At this moment, a voice mixed with anger and panic rang out, as a crystal clear human-shaped pool of water rushed out of the pool.

The moment the human-shaped water appeared, it sprinted into the distance.

Seeing this, how could Ling Jiu not realize that something extraordinary had happened. He immediately blinked at the human-shaped water.

However, Celeste was faster, and it easily blocked the path of the human-shaped water, and then opened its mouth for a… cat's roar!

"Roar!!!"

A rolling sound wave came crashing over as circles of visible shock waves erupted. Ling Jiu and the other two felt their ears ring as their scalps felt like they were going to burst open.

The human-shaped water took the brunt of the attack as ripples appeared all over its body before it flew back, and crashed back into the pool.

At this moment, a shocking change happened in the human-shaped water, as the liquid body gradually condenses into a solid form, and into a… person?

However, the person had clearly fainted, with blood still on the corner of his mouth. His face was pale, and by the looks of things, was knocked out by Celeste's roar!

"Ugh…"

Seeing this, Ling Jiu and the other two girls looked at each other. "Who is this guy?"

"Doesn't look like a camp trainee!"

"Forget that, he's totally not one! I know all of the trainees of in this round of training, there is no one like him!"

"Then who he is?"

Ling Jiu and the girls were puzzled. When the Direbeast disaster broke out, the Australian continent was abandoned and had turned into a Direbeast paradise.

It was only in recent years when Pangu set up the super training camp in the Australian continent that the place once again had human trace.

It could be said the people on the Australian continent were either trainees or trainers, and there were no outsiders here. So, who was this guy?

"He should be an Arcanist!"

Yang Ling'er suddenly said. "Since he's an Arcanist, he should be registered with the Arcanist Directorate. Why don't we get someone to check?"

"Make sense!"

Ling Jiu immediately took a few photos, and then he was stumped. "Who should we look for?"

The Arcanist Directorate was a government agency, one could investigate an Arcanist's details there, sure! But that's provided if you have someone inside to help you!

Connections make things run smoother!

"Let me try!"

Ai Yuhe also looked a few photos and sent it over. A moment later, the results came back.

"Yuhe, the person you are looking for is a trainee of the 6th super training camp, named Barry Kaiser…"

"Based on the records in the Directorate, he died in the Australian continent 2 years ago, and was a student that was eliminated from the camp!"

"He's dead?"

Chapter 123: A Shocking Secret, The Heavenly Planet

Barry Kaiser!

A trainee of the 6th super training camp!

He died in Australia 2 years ago!

He died…

Hearing this, Ling Jiu and the two girls were shocked.

"Did they misidentify him?"

Ling Jiu asked in confusion. "How can a dead person be alive and well like that?"

"That's quite possible!"

Ai Yuhe nodded. "But I think the possibility of him being Barry Kaiser is not low. He may not have died two years ago, but instead was missing in action!"

"This is true!"

Ling Jiu nodded and immediately said, "We need to get to the bottom of this guy's identity, but I'm more interested in what's under the pool!"

"Indeed. This person did everything possible to prevent us from getting close to the pool, and then ordered the Direbeasts to attack us, and then launching mental attacks. He obviously didn't want us to discover something!"

Ai Yuhe stared at the pool and slowly said, "Perhaps, there's something incredible under the pool?"

Just as Ai Yuhe said this, Barry Kaiser slowly regained his senses. He was at a loss at first, and then his face panicked as he looked at Celeste with a look of fear.

"Don't… Don't come over!!"

Barry turned around to flee, and at that very moment, Ling Jiu's voice rang out. "If you dare to take one step further, I promise you a miserable death!"

Barry Kaiser froze in place and turned his head hard as he looked at Ling Jiu and the other two girls with eyes full of anger.

Only when he looked at Celeste that a look of horror appeared in his eyes. Celeste was just too strong, and he was no match against it.

"Who are you? Where is this place?"

Barry Kaiser stared at Ling Jiu and the girls as he asked with a 'dazed' look.

"Who are we, I'm sure you've already guessed it. As to where this place is, I'm pretty sure you aren't that clueless?"

Ling Jiu sneered, "My dear Senior Barry, stop pretending, your acting skills are rather sh*t!"

Barry Kaiser shuddered slightly, as a flash of anxiety appeared in his eyes. "I don't know what you are talking about, and I'm not Barry?"

Bam!

Just as he said that, Ling Jiu punched him in the face.

Baaaam!!

Barry flew backward for a good dozen meters before crashing heavily onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood in the process.

"You… What are you doing?"

Barry spat angrily.

"Since you don't understand human language, I'll let my fist do the talking then!"

Ling Jiu walked towards Barry step by step. "Didn't you ask me where's this place? I will answer that now!"

"This is the wilderness. A place where I don't have to take any responsibilities even if I kill you! Do you… get what I'm getting at?"

Barry trembled, as a look of humiliation and anger appeared in his eyes, but in the end, it all turned into bitterness. "You… what do you want?"

"What I ask is what you will answer."

Ling Jiu said indifferently. "If you make a single mistake, I'll punch you once! If you dare to continue to lie, I don't mind making turning you into a proper dead person!"

"By the way, let me remind you, I'm a Level 6 Arcanist, and I have the Tungsten Form Arcana. I can pull off 500 times the power in a single punch. If you still want to lie, go ahead then!"

"Five hundred times the power?"

Barry swallowed hard.

"Name!"

Ling Jiu asked lightly.

Barry did not want to answer Ling Jiu's question. If possible, he would leave this place, and run as far away as he could!

But that was nothing but a pipedream.

So, he gave in.

"Barry Kaiser!"

"Age?"

"Nineteen years old!"

"Hometown?"

"New York Base City!"

"Arcana?"

"Mind Javelin, Direbeast Control, Water-form!"

"As I expected!"

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er looked at each other. Everything made sense now.

Why were they mentally attacked? Why were they besieged by the Direbeasts as soon as they investigated the pool? It turned out that the mastermind behind all that was this guy. He actually had a mental-type Arcana and Direbeast Control Arcana!"

"You're a trainee of the sixth super training camp right? Why were you pretending to be dead?"

Ling Jiu asked again.

"Because…"

Barry was showed a look of struggle, unwilling to answer the question.

Bam!

Ling Jiu immediately let his fist say hi to Barry's face. He would not waste his breath on a person like this.

Barry spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately became much more compliant as he gritted his teeth and said:

"The three of you, this is my secret. An earth-shattering secret. I am willing to share with you three, but I beg you not to tell anyone else!"

"I think, if you know this secret, you wouldn't want to share it with others either!"

"Because it's just too precious!"

"Cut to the chase!"

Ling Jiu urged him a little impatiently. "What's the secret that you'd exaggerate it so much?"

Barry said unwillingly. "A Dimensional Rift. You know about that?"

"Bullsh*t!"

Ling Jiu snorted. "Underground Room 12 has a dimensional rift there as well, and I'll seat on top of the rift every week to train. So, do I know about that?"

"Seems like you're one of the top rankers of the training camp this time around!"

Barry nodded and continued, "However, the Dimensional Rifts you all know are unstable and chaotic, and you can only train using the Gene Arcana spilling out of them!"

"Aren't all Dimensional Rifts like that?" Ling Jiu raised the corner of his mouth.

"I used to think the same, and it was not until I strayed into this place two years ago that I found out that not all Dimensional Rifts are chaotic!"

Barry pointed to the deep, cold pool. "Under this pool is a stable Dimensional Rift. To be precise, it's a Dimensional Passage!"

"A Dimensional Passage?"

Ling Jiu and the girls were surprised.

"Yes, a Dimensional Passage!"

Barry sniggered. "Do you know what's on the opposite side of the passage?"

"Heh, that's a wonderland-like place. It's picturesque and beautiful. If there was a heaven of earth, then that must be heaven proper!"

"What sort of place is that?" Ling Jiu asked.

"It's an outer space planet!"

Barry continued, "It's a very small planet, perhaps even smaller than the moon, yet it's a living planet that has given birth to life!"

"Also, the Gene Arcana there is very potent. Training there for a day is like training for a year back on Earth!"

"You're lying!"

Ai Yuhe suddenly exclaimed. "If is it as magical as what you said. You've stayed there for two whole years, which means you've trained for at least 700 years. How can your strength only be at this level?"

Although she could not get a grasp on Barry's strength, he was still no match for Celeste, and that was enough to show that he was probably at most a Level 8 Arcanist.

A super training camp trainee that was only a Level 8 Arcanist after 700 years? How dare you call yourself a super training camp trainee with such lousy aptitude?

Ling Jiu and Yang Ling'er had also thought of that, and they looked at Barry coldly.

Barry smiled bitterly. "You may not know. While the planet is small, it is still an alien planet, I simply could not stay there for too long!"

"I may look like I've gone MIA for two years, but I've been spending most of my time on Earth. The time I've spent on the planet is less than a few months!"

"Is that so?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrow. "How can I be sure you're telling the truth?"

"You'll know when you enter the place!"

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Chapter 124: The Camp Commandant Arrives, Behind the Wormhole

There was a Dimensional Passage beneath the pool!

On top of that, the passage led to an outer space planet…

And it was a planet of life with rich Gene Arcana!

Ling Jiu and the girls were skeptical of Barry's words, but what he said tempted them. Just in case… Just in case…

In case it was true, then they would have discovered a brand-new world!

"Ling Jiu, what do you plan to do?"

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er looked at Ling Jiu, waiting for him to take the lead.

"Well, no harm in checking it out!"

Ling Jiu looked at Barry Kaiser and struck without any hesitation.

Bam!

Barry Kaiser's head exploded and died instantly.

"Ling Jiu, you…" The two girls were dumbstruck for a moment. "Why did you kill him?"

"Two reasons!"

Ling Jiu said faintly. "First, he had attacked us twice, wanting to kill us, and he nearly killed the two of you last time. So, his head should have been on the hit list on ago!"

"Second, I want to investigate the pool, and he is an unstable variable. To reduce any unnecessary trouble, I can only do this!"

"Oh, I see!"

The two girls nodded slightly.

"Wait for me here. I'll go down to have a look." Ling Jiu said slowly.

"Brother, I want to have a look too!"

"Me too!"

"Wait here. Once I'm sure that there's no danger, the two of you can come down!"

Ling Jiu's tone meant that there was no room for negotiations, and the two girls could not do anything but agree to it.

Good men are like this, while they will love you, care for you, and even pamper you as usual, but when it comes to issues of principles, they will not bend their backs.

"Just wait for me!"

Ling Jiu said to them as he prepared to enter the pool. Unexpectedly, a heavy voice rang out. "Ling Jiu, hold on!"

"Hmmm?"

Ling Jiu shuddered and saw two streams of light rushing over and appeared at the skies above the valley in a blink of an eye. It was the camp commandant and the trainer, Jing Biao.

"Why are they here?"

Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe were both shocked.

"I'll explain to you later!"

Ling Jiu sighed helplessly, and then immediately greeted the two with a smiling face. "Camp Commandant, Sir Jing Biao. You are here!"

"Thank goodness we came in time!"

Jing Biao breathed a sigh of relief before turning around to scold him, all the while laughing. "Boy, how could you believe someone so easily? Don't you know how dangerous that was just now?"

"Dangerous?"

Ling Jiu was stunned.

"It's a long story, I'll explain to you later!"

As Jing Biao finished talking, he looked at Barry Kaiser's body and could not help but sigh. "This kid disappeared two years ago in the wilderness. I thought he was dead. Didn't expect him to be alive and well though!"

"This…"

Ling Jiu smiled awkwardly. "I killed him. I don't really need to bear any responsibilities, right?"

"This is the wilderness!"

The camp commandant glanced at Ling Jiu and then ignored him. He then became to the sky above the pool, and carefully perceived it.

"This is the wilderness, and the training camp will not stop you from killing one another! Besides, keeping a selfish b*stard like him around is pointless!"

Jing Biao patted Ling Jiu on the shoulder. "Also, if what Barry Kaiser said is true, not only you are free from any blame today, but all of you had also made a great contribution. It may very well that you lot have struck gold!"

Ling Jiu was tempted. "Sir Jing Biao, do you also believe what Barry said?"

"I'll give it 80 percent believable."

Jing Biao smiled and continued, "Those things Barry said are one of the greatest secrets of the top levels of humanity. It is impossible for someone at his level to come into contact with it."

"So, if he had no clue about that at all, then what he said is quite believable."

"Secrets?"

Ling Jiu suddenly realized something and immediately asked, "Could it be that aside from the Dimensional Passage here, there are stable passages elsewhere?"

"Heh!"

Jing Biao patted Ling Jiu on the shoulder. While he did not verbalize it, his eyes gave an affirmative answer, and that shocked Ling Jiu.

There are other stable Dimensional Passages on Earth!

"Heh! I didn't come for nothing!"

The camp commandant suddenly laughed and attracted everyone's attention. Jing Biao immediately asked, "Sir, have you found the Dimensional Passage?"

The camp commandant did not answer, and instead tapped the bottom of the pool and shouted. "Open!"

The silt at the bottom of the pool suddenly transformed into an earthen dragon before rushing to the side.

A moment later, a dark hole appeared at the bottom of the pool.

The hole was dark and rumbling, making it difficult to see what was inside.

"Student Ai Yuhe, can you sense anything?" The camp commandant looked at Ai Yuhe and asked with a smile.

"There are strong spatial fluctuations beneath this hole, but the fluctuations are very stable, unlike the chaotic ones beneath the camp!"

Ai Yuhe said truthfully.

"As expected of the Dimensional Arcana!"

The camp commandant smiled as he praised her. "Come, let's go down to have a look!"

As the camp commandant said that, he floated toward the hole, and Jing Biao immediately followed him.

"Let's go down too!"

Upon stepping into the hole, it was like entering a dark underground cave.

At first, the cavern was narrow and only allowed one person to pass through at a time. As it continued to deepen, however, the cavern became more and more spacious, with jagged stone walls and various stalactites hanging on the ceiling.

Moreover, the ground had obviously been cleaned by someone and appeared rather flat. At times, there were even some rather obscured stairways, so walking was not difficult.

After walking all the way into the hole for about ten minutes, the group arrived at a very empty underground 'palace'.

The underground palace was very large and spacious, but everyone's eyes were drawn to a colored light at the center of the 'palace'.

It was a colorful bubble about twenty meters in diameter that was suspended in the air, radiating a misty color on its surface, and was filled with a magical charm.

"That's the Dimensional Passage?"

Ling Jiu stared at the colored bubbles.

"That's the Dimensional Passage!"

The camp commandant smiled. "Inside the sphere-shaped Dimensional Passage or… wormhole, is a small and stable wormhole inside a planet!"

"A small wormhole?"

Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er shuddered, as they were drawn to it.

"Look there!"

Jing Biao pointed to a corner and saw a maglev airship being parked there.

Around the airship was lots of trash, with Direbeast bones, used toilet paper, and even a few tombstones.

"That should be Barry's airship."

"Barry had lived here for two whole years. This rubbish is proof that he had lived here!"

"Eh? Why bother? To let himself 'die' just so he can hog the Dimensional Passage? I really don't understand what he was thinking."

"The thing on the other end of the wormhole is the real reason for his extreme behavior!"

Everyone once again looked at the wormhole floating in the air. What was it beyond the wormhole that caused a super training camp trainee to willingly 'die' to take sole possession of this wormhole?

"Camp commandant, should we go in to have a look?"

Jing Biao could not suppress his excitement and was eager to have a peek.

"It's rare to find such a wormhole, so it must be explored. But none of us knows what lies beyond it, so we must be careful!"

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Chapter 125: Project Noah, the Planet of Life

"Camp Commandant, how did humans explore such stable wormholes in the past?" Ling Jiu could not help but ask.

"Just like the past!"

The camp commandant looked at Ling Jiu. "We will send a robot over first to test the stability and compatibility and the environment on the opposite end of the wormhole."

"Whether the wormhole is really stable?"

"Whether we can pass through it?"

"Is the other side of the wormhole on a planet, or in space?"

"If it's an alien planet, what is the environment of the planet like? Does it allow human survival? Are there any intelligent and high civilizations on it?

"So on and so forth!"

"This series of questions all needed to be carefully explored, you can't be too careful about it."

"After all, compared to the vast universe, humans are just too fragile!"

The camp commandant casually took out a robot dog, and after configuring it for a while, the robot dog leaped into the air and plunged into the colored bubble.

"We can only wait now."

An expectant look appeared in the eyes of the camp commandant. "If the situation on the other side of the wormhole is as Barry said, then Ling Jiu, you have done a great job!"

"Is that so?"

Ling Jiu sniggered.

If it was not for the nanomachines on their body and everything being monitored by the training camp, he might not have been willing to report everything there back to the camp. Perhaps, he would have chosen the same path as Barry.

How nice would it be to take a heaven-like habitable planet for himself? And then take his family and a group of women along…

The skies above were literally the limit.

How nice would it be… to happily lord over a planet?

It was a pity all of that was ruined by the god damned surveillance.

"I've mentioned to you earlier that we humans are experiencing an unprecedented disaster, and this disaster may cause our extinction, right?"

The camp commandant glanced at Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe before saying faintly.

"Yeah, there was that!"

Ling Jiu nodded slightly, while Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe were obviously surprised to hear this for the first time. "A disaster?"

"You don't need to know the details!"

The camp commandant waved his hand. "In order to deal with this disaster, the highest echelon of mankind have made a two-pronged preparation. One is to desperately resist, and at the same time, raise potential combat powers to overcome the disaster!"

"On the other hand, just in case, mankind had also set up Project Noah!"

"Project Noah?"

The three of them were dumbstruck.

"Have you heard of Noah's Ark? In the legends, Noah's is a big ship built according to God's instructions."

"The purpose of building the ark was to allow Noah and his family, alongside the various land creatures in the world to avoid the flood."

The camp commandant said. "Project Noah is very similar to the story, and the purpose is to store important creatures and human civilization on Earth in it!"

"And then, when mankind on Earth encounters an extinction event, it could take on the responsibility of keeping our civilization alive."

"However, our Noah's Ark is not on Earth, but instead in deep within space on those habitable planets!"

Ling Jiu held his breath.

"But you also know that our human spaceflight technology has not reached the level of long-distance interstellar travel, so our current target is on that!"

The camp commandant pointed at the wormhole suspended in the air. "This kind of stable Dimensional Passage is our shortcut to the universe beyond, and there are many stable wormholes that lead straight to the habitable planet, and these habitable planets are our Plan B!"

"So, when we heard your conversation with Barry, both the camp commandant and I immediately rushed over.

Jing Biao explained, "The Dimensional Passage is very important, so we have to treat it with plenty of care! Of course, we were also afraid that you would enter the passage rashly and then run into danger!"

"Understood!"

Ling Jiu nodded.

"Ling Jiu, you and the girls had made a great contribution this time. The company will not be stingy with its rewards. Of course, the reward will still depend on the value of this Dimensional Passage.

The camp commandant suddenly smiled. "If this passage leads to a place like what Barry had said, a habitable planet, then the reward will definitely be massive!"

"Is that so?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows.

"Ling Jiu, you don't need to doubt what the camp commandant had said!"

Jing Biao smiled and added, "A habitable planet is a treasure of mankind, so any rewards will look insignificant before it!"

"That's right!"

The camp commandant nodded.

At this moment, a buzzing sound rang out, and the camp commandant perked up as he broke into a smile. "Very good, the robot dog is back!"

"Camp commandant, let's have a look. What did it capture I wonder?" Jing Biao asked.

"Okay!"

The camp commandant walked to the robot dog and pressed the back of the robot dog a few times before the metallic casing opened, revealing a card slot.

The camp commandant then pulled out something that looked like a USB drive and then plugged it into the microcomputer.

Ling Jiu, Yang Ling'er, and Ai Yuhe all gathered around as they stared at the microcomputer with a curious look in their eyes.

They will soon find out what was beyond the wormhole.

After clicking upon the USB folder, dozens of photos appeared inside it.

While the photos were not yet opened, looking at the thumbnail of the photos, everyone had an excited and anticipant look.

"These photos…"

Jing Biao's eyes lit up. "Colorful, it looked like it had taken shots of a lot of plants?"

"Also, mountains, waterfalls, and big trees!" Ai Yuhe added.

"Everyone, we have a big discovery!"

The camp commandant took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. His right hand trembled as he clicked on the first photo.

This was a color photograph and seemed to be taken through a colorful tunnel as the entire photo was a dream-like passageway filled with phantasmic light.

"Is this a Dimensional Passage?"

Ling Jiu exclaimed in a hushed voice, as Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er's eyes widened.

"That's right!"

The camp commandant clicked onto the second photo, it was still the Dimensional Passage, so was the third and fourth, and when he clicked on the fifth…

It was totally different!"

It was a high-altitude photo!

At a glance, there was an endless forest with white fog floating over it. Even the skies were covered by the fog as the entire area was painted white!

"A habitable planet!"

"It is a habitable planet!"

Jing Biao was so excited he could not control his emotions. "Camp Commandant, the land beyond the wormhole is indeed a habitable planet!"

"A habitable planet!"

The camp commandant too was excited as he tremblingly clicked on the next photo.

This was a close-up photo, and the subject of the shot was a big tree.

It stood more than a hundred meters tall, yet it looked like a giant mushroom or a giant funnel as it stood tall and majestic.

"This is a tree?"

Everyone exclaimed.

The camp commandant opened the next photo, and this was a long-distance shot, with its subject a huge mountain.

More impressively, however, the mountain was floating in midair with lush vegetation covering its surface. There was even a waterfall falling from the top of the mountain.

The peaks were surrounded by white fog and exotic birds, making it picturesque like a wonderland.

"A floating mountain?"

Chapter 126: Terrifying Concentration, Coming Over in Person

Everyone's attention was drawn to the beautiful scenery.

There was an endless sea of trees…

A mountain floating in the air…

A flowing waterfall…

Strange birds soaring in the sky…

Clearly, the planet beyond the wormhole was a habitable one, and it was a very beautiful planet of life.

In Barry's words, if there was heaven on earth, then the planet beyond the wormhole must be that heaven on earth.

Indeed, it was beautiful.

"Ling Jiu, you and the girls have done a great job!"

The camp commandant looked at Ling Jiu and the girls. "Thanks to all of you, humanity has once again found a Noah's Ark that can carry the embers of our civilization. Thank you!"

"Camp Commandant, you are too generous, we had only just stumbled into this place by accident!" Ling Jiu smiled.

"Camp Commandant, look at this planet's parameters, whether it is suitable for our survival!" Jing Biao urged.

"Yeah."

The camp commandant nodded, and immediately opened the second last photo.

Surface gravity (relative): 0.88

Atmospheric density (relative): 1.13

Surface pressure (relative): 1.12

Surface temperature (detection area): 34

"This four data looks almost no different than Earth!"

"Indeed. The gravity is 0.88 times that of Earth, which is slightly lighter than Earth. The atmospheric and surface pressure is slightly higher, and so is the temperature."

"From this four data alone, it does look similar to Earth!"

"Of course, whether we can survive on this planet really depends on the atmospheric composition."

The camp commandant clicked on the last photo.

Atmospheric composition : Nitrogen (32%), Oxygen (33.4%), Carbon Dioxide (12.1%), Xenon (5.5%), Methane (1.2%), Hydrogen Sulfide (1%), Gene Arcana (13.93%), other rare gases and water vapor (0.87%).

"33.4% Oxygen?"

"Damn, that's a little bit high!"

"12.1% Carbon Dioxide?"

"This is way too high, no wonder the surface temperature is so high!"

"The Xenon content is as high as 5.5%, no wonder the atmosphere here is heavier than Earth's!"

"The temperature of methane and hydrogen sulfide are quite high too. Does fire disasters happen often in that planet?"

If it was the earlier four data, it was just a simple discussion, and no one felt anything special about it.

Then, when they saw the concentration of Gene Arcana on the data sheet, the camp commandant and Jing Biao fell into a frenzied excitement.

"The Gene Arcana concentration is that high?"

"You gotta be kidding me!"

"Camp Commandant, did we just find a rather amazing planet?"

The camp commandant and Jing Biao both shuddered with excitement. As if two old hooligans were staring at a young girl, and the gaze sent a chill down Ling Jiu's spine.

"Camp Commandant, is 13.93% Gene Arcana concentration high?"

Ling Jiu could not help but ask.

Upon hearing this question, the camp commandant and Jing Biao looked at Ling Jiu as if they were looking at a fool.

"Ling Jiu, do you have any idea what's the concentration of Gene Arcana back on Earth?"

Ling Jiu shook his head.

"0.081%!"

Jing Biao slowly spat out a number.

"13.93!"

"0.081!"

Ling Jiu was stunned: "How many times is the difference again?"

"One hundred and seventy-one times!"

Yang Ling'er answered.

"One hundred and seventy-one times!"

Ling Jiu was stunned. "In other words, the Gene Arcana concentration on that planet is 171 times that of Earth?"

"The gap is incredibly big!"

The camp commandant slowly said, "The concentration on the fourth level of Underground Room 12 is about 10 times more than the outside world. Meanwhile, the third and second levels have 100 times and 1,000 times more respectively."

"That is to say."

"As long as you enter this planet and look for any random spot, the effect would be between Underground Room 12's level two and three!"

"That's outrageous!"

Ling Jiu was shocked.

He might have been scoffing at the third level of Underground Room 12, but for any other Arcanist, the third level was definitely a Mecca for training.

However, on this planet, any spot would net you 171 times the Gene Arcana concentration!

"It is really a great place to train!"

Jing Biao could not help but to exclaim. "Even a normal person living in this planet would evolve under the nourishment of the Gene Arcana."

"It's because of that…"

The camp commandant's expression turned grim. "This planet must be very dangerous, with terrifying beasts having evolved on it!"

Jing Biao nodded. "If this planet does not have any intelligent life, then everything is fine and dandy, but if they have…"

He did not continue his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant. If there was intelligent life on this planet, then the intelligent life on this planet must be very powerful.

This was undoubtedly a great threat for Earthlings who had only barely just started getting a foothold.

Forget developing this habitable planet, the intelligent life on it may very well invade Earth instead.

When that time comes, it would be another catastrophe!

"So, it's important to figure out what life is like on this planet."

The camp commandant said. "This matter is of great importance. We need to report immediately back to HQ, and let the boss decide!"

"If it gets more serious, then there may be a meeting of the High Council of Mankind!"

"A High Council of Mankind's meeting?"

Jing Biao shuddered and then nodded slowly.

"Let's head out first."

"Yes, sir!"

The group walked out of the underground chamber, and the camp commandant immediately made a phone call.

"Hey, Ol' Zhao?"

"Oh, it's you, Ol' Li, you haven't called me for a long time now, why, did you suddenly remember me?"

"Now that's something I don't like to hear, so I can't call you if there's nothing going on?"

"Of course! Say, how've you been in OZ? If I hadn't been too busy lately, I'd really have wanted to pay you a visit!"

"You? Visiting me? Oh, cut it out. Let's get down to business. Help me find the boss and tell him that I have something to report!"

"The chairman?"

The person on the other side of the photo paused for a moment. "Old Li, you know that the chairman is very busy, if there is nothing important, you shouldn't disturb him…"

"I've been with the boss longer than you. I know his character, so cut the nonsense, and look for the boss for me, pronto!"

The camp commandant said a little impatiently.

"I'm just giving you a friendly reminder."

The voice on the other side of the phone soon fell silent, and not long later, a low, slightly hoarse voice rang out. "Lil' Li?"

"It's me, boss!"

The camp commandant sprang up straight, as his tone became extremely respectful.

"I heard Lil Zhao said you're looking for me?"

The low, rumbling voice continued.

"Yes, boss!"

The camp commandant took a deep breath, and hurriedly reported today's find over, and at the end, he asked. "Boss, please let me know what to do next!"

"I'll come over in person!" the low voice quickly replied.

The camp commandant was elated. "You're coming over? That's great! With you here in person, things will definitely be much easier!"

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Chapter 127: Emperor Might's Arrival, the Mystery of Space

The big boss is coming over in person?

Ling Jiu's heart thumped hard.

The only person that could be called boss by the camp commandant is undoubtedly only one person, the founder of Pangu Arcana Combine, and the world's number one elite, Emperor Might!

"Camp commandant, is the chairman coming over in person?"

Ai Yuhe's eyes lit up as she asked excitedly.

"That's right!"

The camp commandant nodded slightly. "The planet of life is very important after all, so it stands to reason that the boss is willing to come in person!"

"Oh, my God! I'll get to see the chairman soon! I'm so excited!"

Ai Yuhe was so excited that she kept repeating herself. "The chairman is my idol, and I've been dreaming to see him, and I totally did not expect to see him today!"

"Yes, yes!"

Yang Ling'er too was very excited. Almost all of the young people in this generation grew up listening to the story of Emperor Might, and it was the sort of hero worship that came from the heart.

It was just that Ling Jiu, a person who had crossed over did not have much feeling for Emperor Might, and he was at most just slightly in awe.

Seeing his sister and Ai Yuhe suddenly became so excited, Ling Jiu was curious. "Camp Commandant, what sort of person the chairman is?"

"The boss…"

A look of reverence appeared in the camp commandant's eyes. "He is a God!"

"God?"

Ling Jiu was taken aback.

"Yes! God!"

The camp commandant had a look of reverence. "He is invincible and omnipotent, the boss is a supreme god in my heart!"

"God…"

Ling Jiu was a little shocked.

In his heart, the camp commandant's strength was unfathomable and extremely terrifying. Yet, in the eyes of the camp commandant, Emperor Might was a god?

What sort of person Emperor Might was?

Ling Jiu was even more curious now!

"In a sense, the chairman is indeed a god on earth!"

Jing Biao also exclaimed, "Any existence above a Level 10 Arcanist is almost the same as the gods!"

"An existence beyond a Level 10 Arcanist?"

Ling Jiu trembled in shock as he spoke disbelief. "The chairman is that strong?"

"A worldwide search shows that there are only two people beyond a Level 10 Arcanist. One is the chairman, the other…"

"Vooosh!"

As Jing Biao was talking, the skies above his head seemed to be torn apart as a pitch-black crack appeared.

Immediately after, a young man in a black casual suit emerged from the crack and floated in the air.

At the same time, the crack behind him restored itself as if it had never appeared before.

"Boss!"

The camp commandant bowed excitedly.

"Chairman!"

Jing Biao, Ai Yuhe, and Yang Ling'er all bowed slightly, only Ling Jiu secretly stared at the young man in the air with his eyes full of curiosity.

An ordinary casual black clothes, an ordinary crew cut, even his appearance was ordinary, the kind that does not stand out at all in a crowd.

He was too ordinary, if not for the fact he had appeared out of thin air and was floating in the air, he was virtually indistinguishable from any ordinary youth!

"This is the chairman?"

Ling Jiu was stunned. "He looks rather ordinary…"

"Ling Jiu!!"

Jing Biao growled.

Ling Jiu immediately perked up and bowed.

"Rise!"

Emperor Might's voice was a little hoarse.

Everyone rose as they heard the word and saw Emperor Might walk down from the air step by step. It was as if there was an invisible staircase under his feet while he walked up to everyone.

"Boss!"

The camp commandant said excitedly.

"Ol' Li, good job!"

Emperor Might patted the camp commandant on the shoulder, revealing a slight smile.

The camp commandant was so excited that he looked like a child that got praised by the teacher, so much so that he was at a loss.

It had to be said that this scene looked a little weird.

One was an old man with gray hair and a majestic-looking face, while another was a young man in his twenties. And the old man got all excited when the young man praised him.

It just felt weird!

Emperor Might looked at the hole at the center of the pool. "Is the wormhole down there?"

"Yes, Boss!"

"Wait here, I'll be back in a jiffy!"

As Emperor Might said that, he disappeared into thin air where he stood. Without a sound, without any fluctuations in the airflow, as if he had never appeared before.

"This… Is this Blink?"

Ling Jiu was shocked. "Camp Commandant, how many Arcanas does the chairman have?"

Emperor Might's most well-known Arcana was the famous Pangu God Ant-Form, but the possibility of him gaining new Arcanas using the treasure of heaven and earth could not be ruled out.

After all, with Emperor Might's position, what kind of treasure he doesn't have?

"The chairman only has one Arcana!"

The camp commandant showed a look of admiration. "That's the Pangu God Ant-Form, and the ability that looked like Blink just now was because boss that already understood the mysteries of space, and so he can freely jump across space!"

"Understood the mysteries of space?"

"Being able to leap freely across space?"

Ling Jiu was stunned.

"We are standing on the universe, be it science or technology, or the usage of Arcana, we are actually constantly exploring and tapping into the power of the universe!"

The camp commandant meaningfully said, "The deeper you dig into the universe, the more advanced your technology will be, and the stronger you will get. You will understand this point later on."

Ling Jiu nodded half-understandingly. At the end of training, an Arcanist would want to tap into the power of the universe itself?

The chairman had come to fathom the mysteries of space. Was this also a power of the universe?

Time passed slowly as everyone stood anticipant, without them noticing, three hours had passed and the sun above was scorching hot.

"Looks like boss won't be coming back for a while, let's get something to eat."

Everyone came to the side and deployed the maglev airship as they prepared to eat.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside and a figure flashed past and an additional person appeared inside the airship. It was Emperor Might who had entered the wormhole.

"Boss, you're back!"

Everyone stood up and looked at Emperor Might with anticipation.

"Yeah."

Emperor Might nodded slightly as a smile appeared on his face. "Beyond the wormhole is indeed a very good habitable planet. Although it is not very large, it is very suitable for human survival. Lil' Li, you've done well this time!"

"Boss, can you tell us more about the planet?" The camp commandant said excitedly.

"This planet should be a satellite of a giant gaseous planet, about 3000 kilometers in diameter, close to the size of a moon."

"Due to its suitable climate and stable environment, the planet has given birth to a large number of organisms, but there should not be any intelligent life yet.

"Also, because of the potent Gene Arcana, the life on this planet is quite powerful, with creatures comparable to Class 8 or Class 9 Direbeasts all over the place!

"Additionally, due to the low gravity, the animals on this planet are far larger than the Direbeasts back on Earth."

"Since the atmosphere of this planet is rich in carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, the incidents of acid rain are much more serious here.

"So, almost all of the animals have evolved to possess hard shells, as well as exoskeletons, with amazing defenses and strengths!"

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Chapter 128: Guaranteed Spot, Pandora

"Three thousand kilometers in diameter.

"No intelligent life civilization.

"Class 8 and Class 9 Direbeasts all over the place. "

Listening to Emperor Might's description, Ling Jiu and the others were electrified.

Although the animals on the planet looked very powerful, without intelligent life, the threat that the planet posed to Earth dropped drastically.

That also meant humans could explore the planet without fear of being counter-invaded by its denizens.

Coupled with a good environment and abundant Gene Arcana, it was like another home!

"This planet is very suitable for Project Noah, and of the 11 habitable planets we have discovered so far, the environment here can rank in the top three."

Emperor Might seemed to be in a good mood. "So, all of you have made a great contribution this time!"

"Boss, this planet was discovered by Ling Jiu and the girls. It has nothing to do with me. I don't want to take any credit for these three kids' find!"

The camp commandant laughed out loud, saying. "If you want to reward someone, then reward the three of them!"

"Lil' Li, you are still the same!"

Emperor Might let out a smile before looking at Ling Jiu and the two girls. "You've discovered this planet, and based on precedents you have the right to live freely on this planet. Of course, you can bring your family members as well!"

"Ling Jiu, why haven't you thanked the chairman yet?!" Jing Biao quickly reminded, his eyes full of envy.

One should not underestimate this right of residence!

It meant that once the pioneering and development of the planet were completed, Ling Jiu and the girls would be the first eligible people to live on the planet!

Not only that, should a huge disaster occur on Earth, they would also be eligible to enter this planet for refuge!

It was like that movie, 2012 from thirty years ago, which depicted a global flooding disaster; only how many were eligible to take refuge in the Noah's Ark base?

Those who had the right to enter it would survive, while the many more who did not could only drown in the deluge.

"Thank you, Chairman!"

"Secondly, by discovering this planet, it could be said that you have found a home for humans to live in, and it may save countless lives in the future!"

Emperor Might continued, "This contribution is great. So, how about I give you three a guaranteed spot in the ultimate preparatory camp."

A guaranteed spot in the ultimate preparatory camp?

At that moment, even Jing Biao was envious. A guaranteed spot in the ultimate preparatory camp was something that even he could not get.

Once a person entered the ultimate preparatory camp, they would be given the best training available and unimaginable resources. After successfully graduating, they would at least be Level 9 Arcanists.

Level 9 Arcanists!

Ling Jiu and the girls had gotten a guaranteed spot in the ultimate preparatory camp, which meant that they had gotten the admission ticket into the realm of a Level 9. How could he not be envious?

This reward was just too great, much greater than any possible reward!

"Thank you, Chairman!"

Ling Jiu and the girls naturally knew this, and they quickly thanked him.

"Also, since you guys discovered this planet, give it a name then!"

Emperor Might chuckled.

"Chairman, I think it's better if you name it!"

Ling Jiu hurriedly declined, it was just a name, no big deal.

"The planet was discovered by you lot, so it should be you that name it."

Emperor Might laughed. "I have named plenty now, so I'm not too fussed about this one!"

Ling Jiu looked at the camp commandant and the latter nodded encouragingly.

Ling Jiu looked at his sister and Ai Yuhe, and the two girls looked back at him.

All right!

So be it then!

Ling Jiu pondered for a moment before he suggested, "How about we call it Pandora?"

The planet reminded Ling Jiu of a movie he had seen in his previous life.

There was a beautiful planet in the movie, which was also a satellite of a gaseous planet. It also had floating mountains and gave birth to plenty of life.

So, might as well just call it that then!

"Pandora?"

"That's a good name!"

"It's really good!"

"Let's call it Pandora then!"

Everyone nodded.

"Alright, with things done here, I should head back too!"

Emperor Might rose into the sky. "After I go back, I'll hold a worldwide high-level meeting to discuss the pioneering and development of the planet. If nothing goes wrong, we should have an answer within a week. So in the meantime, Lil Li please look after the wormhole!"

"Don't worry, boss. I'll look after the wormhole, and not let even a fly in!" The camp commandant promised as he patted his chest.

"With you in charge, I can rest assured."

Emperor Might nodded slightly, and then with a wave of his hand, a black rift appeared before him as he stepped into it and disappeared.

"The chairman sure is awesome!"

Ling Jiu could not help but admire. "It's like having a Dimension Arcana!"

"There's still a difference compared to the Dimension Arcana."

The camp commandant smiled. "The control of the Dimension Arcana over space is omnidirectional. That includes escaping into the space between dimensions, locking down a dimension, dimensional leaps, and the like!"

"Although the boss has understood some of the mysteries of space, he can only rip the dimension apart by brute force to make a simple dimensional jump!"

"On the control of dimension alone, Ai Yuhe's Dimension Arcana is undoubtedly more refined, comprehensive, and simpler!"

"Oh, I see!"

Ling Jiu nodded slightly.

"That's it, you guys can head back first!"

The camp commandant then ordered, "Don't tell anyone about this matter for the time being!"

"Understood, Sir!"

"Go! While you've secured a guaranteed spot in the ultimate preparatory camp, you can't afford to slack off. No matter how hard you've worked in the past, you'll need to continue to maintain that from now on!"

"Yes, Sir!"

After leaving the valley, Ling Jiu and the others continued to hunt down Direbeasts.

They had been delayed for quite a bit today, so they needed to work harder.

For Ling Jiu, killing a Class 7 Direbeast alone was not difficult now, but with Ai Yuhe Dimensional Lock, the efficiency was undoubtedly higher.

"Dimensional Lock!"

A komodo dragon was locked in place, and Ling Jiu seized the opportunity to stab the Komodo dragon through the head with a spear.

It was the same type of Komodo dragon as before, but due to Ling Jiu's massive increase in strength, killing it was currently much more straightforward. He could kill one with a single blow.

There was no need to attack the Komodo dragon's eyes like before.

In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday afternoon again, and the three of them headed back. Just as they were about to return to the training camp, an airship suddenly caught up from behind and blocked the path of their airship.

"Whose airship is that?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows.

"No idea."

The airship that was blocking their path stopped, and the skylight atop the airship opened as five people emerged from it.

It turned out to be Christopher Adam, Hirano Hatake, Christina Millie, Edna Eddie, and Janet Ferguson.

"It's the five of them!"

Ai Yuhe frowned slightly.

"What are they trying to do?"

Ling Jiu opened the airship's skylight and made his way to the top.

"Ling Jiu, let me tell you a piece of very unfortunate news. From now on, the number one spot is ours!"

Christina stared at Ling Jiu with a gleeful expression on her face. "I want to see how arrogant you can be from now on?"

"Hahaha!"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows. "That is to say, you lot have killed many Direbeasts this time?"

"A lot more than you!" Christina said proudly.

"Good, very good! Since you lot are so enthusiastic, then I can only take it then!"

Ling Jiu stroked his palms and suddenly yelled, "If you know what's best for you, hand over your entire haul immediately! Otherwise, I'll go on a rampage!"

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Chapter 129: Robbery, 60 Times Gravity

"If you know what's best for you, hand over your entire haul immediately! Otherwise, I'll go on a rampage!"

The brash words echoed as Christina and the other four were stunned. "Ling Jiu, what do you mean?"

"You don't understand what I just said? Did you sleep through your Mandarin class?"

Ling Jiu buried his head in his hands and said, "I mean the very meaning of the word I said. Robbery, understand? Rob-be-ry!"

"Robbery!"

"You want to rob us?"

Christina was taken aback for a moment. Then, as if she had heard the funniest joke ever, she snorted and said, "You… want to rob us?

"Ling Jiu, you are too arrogant!"

Hirano Hatake stepped forth with a cold gaze. "I admit your ability to hunt Direbeasts is stronger than ours, but one-on-one, I don't think I'm any weaker than you!"

"Feel free to try then!"

Edna sneered, "I'm just afraid that not only will you get nothing for your troubles, but you will lose everything in the end!"

"What are you doing talking nonsense with him? Since he wants to rob us, let him. I want to see how he plans on doing that." Janet spat sarcastically with a scowl.

With the five joining forces, they were not afraid of Ling Jiu. That was the confidence they had as the Top 10 trainees!

"Brother, let's go!"

Yang Ling'er whispered, "They are all Top 10 ace trainees, you are taking too big of a risk!"

"Ling Jiu, forget it!" Ai Yuhe also said.

"We'll hand whatever we have hunted to you, and it shouldn't be a problem for you to continue taking first place. What's the deal with robbing them?"

"These five have been a little too arrogant for my liking, and they have been a real eyesore for a while now!"

Ling Jiu waved his hand and impatiently said, "Since you guys won't hand everything over peacefully, don't blame me for what's about to happen!"

"How arrogant!"

"Egotistical!"

"Ridiculous!"

"Come if you dare!"

The five sneered continuously, but the next moment, their expression changed instantly…

They felt an inexplicable force suddenly lock down on them and found that they could no longer move their bodies.

"I can't move?"

"What's going on?"

"Move, damn it!"

The expression of the five changed drastically as they struggled with all their might.

In the end, they discovered that while they could move, they seemed to be in a deep quagmire. Movement was extremely difficult, and even breathing became extremely laborious.

"Is this gravity?"

Christina panicked.

"No! This is not gravity! This is the lockdown force of an Arcana Field!"

Hirano Hatake stared at Ling Jiu. "You've become a Level 6 Arcanist?"

"Arcana Field?"

"Level 6 Arcanist?"

The expressions of the other four changed dramatically as they looked at Ling Jiu in horror.

Their boldness in provoking Ling Jiu earlier was based on the idea that he was a Level 5 Arcanist. If they had known he was now a Level 6 Arcanist, they would not have dared to provoke him even if they had titanium guts!

A Level 6 Arcanist was definitely not someone a Level 5 Arcanist could contend with!

"You're quite knowledgeable I see!"

Ling Jiu flicked his fingers. "I'll give you one last chance, hand over your entire haul, or else… Hmph!"

"Ling Jiu, you cannot do this!" Christina growled.

"Fighting is forbidden on camp grounds. Going on a rampage here means that you are breaking camp rules! The camp commandant will not let you off the hook!"

"You might want to check your eyesight again!" Ling Jiu snorted.

"We are still several hundred meters away from the training camp, how can this be counted as being inside the camp?"

"You…"

"What?"

Ling Jiu sneered as his patience ran out. "I don't have the time to talk bullsh*t with you people. Since you don't want to comply, don't blame me!"

"Twelve times gravity!"

Baaam!!

A terrifying force of gravity came crashing down and smashed heavily into the five as if Mount Everest had fallen upon them.

The next moment, apart from Christopher and Hirano Hatake, the three girls were directly crushed into the ground.

"Still standing? Not bad."

Ling Jiu chuckled. "However, inside the Arcana Field, my gravity power can be increased up to 60 times! I want to see how can you resist that!"

As a Level 6 Arcanist, Ling Jiu could unleash 12 times the gravity, while inside the Arcana Field, it was increased by five times.

In other words, inside the Arcana Field, he could unleash 60 times the gravity!

Sixty times!

That was a very outrageous number!

A person weighing 60kg would weigh 3,600kg under 60 times the gravity! Three whole tons!

The most important thing was, the effect of gravity was omnidirectional, which meant that the weight of every organ and every cell in the body had also skyrocketed by 60 times!

The burden of weight on this level was devastating to the organs and cells!

"Sixty times!!"

A look of fear appeared in Christopher and Hirano Hatake's eyes.

Although their bodies were powerful, they were not that strong as to withstand 60 times the gravity. That was just too terrifying!

"What do you want?"

Christopher growled.

"Your hearing needs some fixing!"

Ling Jiu could not be bothered to answer the question and began to increase the gravitational force.

"Fourteen times!

"Sixteen times!

"Eighteen times!"

"Stop… Stop!!"

Christina, who was crushed into the ground was the first to shout. "I'll hand over my entire haul! I can't stand it anymore! Stop it!"

"At least you know what's good for you!"

Ling Jiu snorted and reduced the gravity on Christina. "Hand over your Dimensional Pocket, I'll let you out!"

Christina was panting heavily, while her face was pale. Her body was drenched in sweat as if she had just gone on a trip to the gates of Hades.

"Here!"

Christina took the Dimensional Pocket off her waist and tossed it over with an unwilling expression. Ling Jiu checked through its contents as a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"You can get lost now!"

With a wave of his hand, Ling Jiu ejected Christina out of the Arcana Field, and then looked at the remaining four.

"Let's continue, shall we!

"Twenty times!

"Twenty-two times!"

"Stop… Stop! I'll hand over my Dimensional Pocket!"

This time it was Janet's turn to give up, followed by Edna.

"Now it's just the two of you left!

"Twenty-six times!

"Twenty-eight times!

"Thirty times!"

At 30 times the gravity, Hirano Hatake could not hold on any longer. Christopher, on the other hand, was the most tenacious of them all, persisting all the way to 40 times the gravity before passing out.

"At least you have some backbone!"

Ling Jiu shook his head and took the Dimensional Pocket from Christopher before looking at Hirano Hatake and the other three. "If you team up the next time, I will rob you again!

"As long as you team up, I will continue to rob all of you until you stop!

"Of course, if I were to rob all of you clean, I believe I'll only need to do it three times to get all of you kicked out of the camp!

"Let's go!"

Ling Jiu departed with Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er, leaving Hirano Hatake and the other three with a bitter look on their faces, and the passed out Christopher.

"That's too much!"

"He's just too much!"

Christina and the others trembled in rage as anger and humiliation burned in their hearts. If their gaze could kill, they would really want to rip Ling Jiu into pieces!

"Edna, it's all because of your damn 'great' idea!"

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Chapter 130: High-level Meeting, Venom Suit

Pangu was the world's number one Arcana organization. Despite that, its HQ was not located in any country but in the chaotic African continent.

Before the advent of the Direbeasts, the African continent had always been sparsely populated, with many animals in it.

Coupled with the generally weak military strength of the African countries, when the Direbeasts struck, the African continent was almost wiped out.

With the exception of a few rich people who had fled, the vast majority of Africans had been killed by the Direbeasts. So, the African continent had turned into a paradise for Direbeasts, much like the Australian continent.

It was not until the rise of Emperor Might, who brought with him a group of followers to Africa and established a human base there, did traces of humanity return to the place.

Therefore, the headquarters of Pangu Arcana Combine was located on the African continent.

At that moment, in Pangu HQ, two people were sitting in chairs within a large conference room. Aside from that, the room was empty. One of them was the chairman of Pangu Arcana Combine, Emperor Might.

"Chairman, the meeting can begin now!" the person reminded him in a low voice.

"Let's start then," Emperor Might said softly.

"Yes, Sir!"

The other person then pressed a button.

Rustle… Rustle…

Several dozen light beams descended from the ceiling and landed on the surrounding chairs, before finally taking the form of a dozen of people.

Most of them were wearing suits, a few were in casual clothes, while some were in bizarre national costumes. There were Chinese, whites, and blacks.

These people were none other than the representatives from the world's major powers and the representatives of the world's major Arcana Organizations.

"I'm sure everyone knows the objective of this meeting. It is to discuss the pioneering and development of Pandora!"

"Ling Jiu, was it all right to do that?"

After returning to the training camp and handing in their haul for the week, Ai Yuhe hesitated for a long while before finally asking that question on the way back to their dorm.

"What's not all right with that?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows. "I've told you before that the competition in this training camp is cruel. For the rewards, people are willing to do anything and everything!

"Just like that five-member alliance!

"If they had really succeeded, the first place would slip out of my hand. With them getting the reward, what would be left for me?

"Worse still, if they succeed this time, it's almost guaranteed that they'll do it again next time!

"Then the other students will also follow suit and play along with this pointless teaming up nonsense. How can we protect our interests then?

"In order to cut it off once and for all, that was my only course of action!

"Plus…"

Ling Jiu looked at Ai Yuhe. "They were the ones who started it today!"

"I understand!"

"Brother, when we handed over our haul earlier, why didn't you hand in the stuff you got from Christopher and the rest?"

"Silly girl! Our haul has already guaranteed us the top three spot, why do we need to hand over that money. It's not like they're paying us anyway. We might as well leave them for a later time, no?"

The day passed in a flash, and it was time for the leaderboard update again, and all of the trainees were gathered at the central square.

"Who do you think will get number one this time?"

"Do you even need to ask? It must be Ling Jiu again!"

"Heh, that may not be the case this week!"

"Yeah! Christopher formed a five-man alliance this week, and I heard that they are planning to pile all of their hauls on a single person. If they really do that, it's very likely they'll surpass Ling Jiu!"

"That makes sense…"

Amidst the heated discussion, the leaderboard was finally updated, and the trainees all looked at the top of the list.

No. 1: Ling Jiu, 4.3 million

"Ling Jiu is number one?"

"Why is it Ling Jiu again?"

"F*ck! Didn't Christopher and the others join forces? Why did Ling Jiu take first place again?"

"Who knows?"

"Say, where are Christopher and the rest?"

Everyone looked down all the way.

No. 2: Yang Ling'er, 3.8 million

No. 3: Ai Yuhe, 3.74 million

"Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe are second and third again, where's Christopher and the others?"

The trainees continued to look down the list.

No 4: Zhou Ji, 2.9 million

No 5: Zhang Haiping, 2.404 million

No 6…

"Strange! Christopher and the others did not even make top ten?"

"What the heck? With their strength, even without teaming up, they should still be able to secure spots in the top ten, why did they not even get into the top ten?"

"Forget top ten, they aren't even in the top fifty!"

"Impossible? F*ck! How did they end up at the bottom of the list instead?"

"At the bottom of the list? You gotta be pulling my leg! With their strength, how could they be at the bottom… Ugh, what's going on, why did all of them get 0?"

"You're asking me… Who am I supposed to ask then?"

No. 196: Christopher Adam, Hirano Hatake, Christina Millie, Edna Eddie, Janet Ferguson, 0

Looking at the result of the last placing, everyone was stunned.

Christopher and the other four had actually fallen to the bottom of the list. Not only that, their score was actually 0!

"Can anyone tell me what the hell happened?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask then?"

"Weren't they being all boisterous about teaming up and targeting Ling Jiu before taking turns to be number one? How did they end up like this?"

"Did something happen and were unable to hand in the haul in time?"

"Anyone who knows the inside story, spill it out!"

"I don't think anyone but themselves knows the inside story…"

The trainees discussed among themselves, and at this moment, the broadcast system of the training camp suddenly rang out. "Trainee Ling Jiu!

"Trainee Ling Jiu!

"Trainee Ling Jiu!

"Calling Ling Jiu again?"

The trainees looked at each other.

"Trainee Ling Jiu has accumulated six first places. In accordance with the rules, he is entitled to special rewards. Please head to the camp commandant's office immediately to collect them."

"Sure enough, as I expected, Ling Jiu's getting a reward again!"

"His sixth time as number one! The reward must be very generous, yeah?"

"If you obtain first place three times, you can get an ultimate Gene Arcana secret technique worth 1,000 contribution points, a superior treasure of heaven and earth worth 1,000 points, and a Superior Gene Arcana Elixir worth 1,000 contribution points! The rewards for six times must be even greater!"

"I'm so jealous!"

"Trainee Ling Jiu, you have managed to get top spot six times now, and have met the requirements for a special reward. There are three in total!" The camp commandant was straight to the point.

Ling Jiu nodded repeatedly.

"First, a low-level Venom Suit set!"

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Chapter 131: The Venom Suit, Suit for Sale

"The Venomous Suit?"

Ling Jiu was startled.

"The Venom Suit is a battle suit condensed from a super biological virus suit. It has many incredible magical uses. You may take it back and study it carefully!"

The camp commandant smiled. "But I can tell you for sure, most of the Level 8 Arcanists in Pangu do not have a Venom Suit!

"Yet, you have it. I believe many people will be envious of you."

"Thank you, Sir!" said Ling Jiu.

"You deserve it.

"With nearly one thousand six hundred trainees in the eight Super Training Camps, only three have gotten the Venom Suit!" the camp commandant said with a smile.

"So few?" Ling Jiu was stunned.

A training camp lasts for ten months, almost 42 weeks. That means the leaderboard has to be updated 42 times, and the condition for obtaining a Venom Suit is accumulating 6 times First, one-seventh of the total leaderboard updates.

Among the trainees of the eight training camps, only three had achieved first place six times.

This ratio was too low.

"The ratio is low. One is because of fierce competition, and the other is that there are too few trainees with overpowering strength like you," the camp commandant said.

"It is easy to get the first place one or two times, but it for six times is another thing. There are few trainees like you who combine speed, strength, defense, and attack into one."

Ling Jiu simpered. "All right. I digress."

The camp commandant continued, "The second reward is a top-notch Treasure of Heaven and Earth worth 5,000 contribution points. You can choose from the following selections!"

Ling Jiu carefully browsed the Treasures of Heaven and Earth that were worth 5,000 contribution points. Every one of them had amazing functions.

They could enhance Gene Arcana, strengthen physical fitness, mental power, and arcana field.

For example, the Poacher Snake's gall could enhance Gene Arcana. A gall could increase the cultivation base of Gene Arcana by ten years.

Another example was the oxygen-charged blood of the Violet-Gold Dragon Python that strengthened the physique. A bit of oxygen-charged blood could enhance the physique by 10 times.

Ling Jiu liked both of them, but in the end, he chose the gall of the Poacher Snake, which could enhance Gene Arcana.

"The third item is a Gene potion worth 5,000 contribution points!"

The Gene potion also worked similarly to enhance cell activity, self-healing, or one's life span. Basically, it was the same as last time, but the effects were much stronger!

"Bowers Insect Healing Potion?"

Ling Jiu was puzzled. "Sir, what kind of creature is the Bowers Insect? Why have I never heard of it before?"

"Bowers are alien creatures from a habitable planet similar to Pandora. They are average in strength, but have super self-healing ability!" The camp commandant smiled.

"Even after its head is chopped off and heart burst, they can restore to their original state. They are a kind of creatures that simply won't die!"

"So scary?" Ling Jiu couldn't help taking a breath. "I will choose this."

"Are you sure?" the camp commandant asked with a smile.

"As sure as hell!" Ling Jiu nodded.

Ling Jiu left the camp commandant's office with three things more than when he came in.

He had a Venom Suit set…

The gall of a Poacher Snake…

And a bottle of the Bowers Insect Healing Potion.

"What the hell is a Venom Suit?"

Ling Jiu checked the relevant information on his cell as he walked. Knowing that he could not find it on ordinary websites, he logged straight into the Pangu forum.

There was no lack of experts, although scumbags formed the majority here.

He searched for Venom Suits. Sure enough, a few posts about Venom Suits popped up. He selected one post that had been refined and clicked in.

"The Venom Suit is so badass?"

It shocked him to see the content of the post.

Venom Suit: A battle suit formed by an extraterrestrial super virus that can lodge itself onto the surface of a host body and tremendously enhance the host's various abilities.

This improvement is all-round, including strength, speed, defense, endurance, agility, and self-healing.

The Venom Suit is a super buff.

The compound indices of different classes of Venom Suits are not the same.

The compound indices of entry, intermediate, advanced, and ultimate-class Venom Suits are 10 times, 100 times, 1,000 times, and 10,000 times respectively.

For example, the entry-class Venom Suit can increase the wearer's strength, speed, defense, endurance, self-healing ability, and other attributes by ten times!

Strength increases by 10 times!

Speed increases by 10 times.

Defense increases by 10 times!

Everything increases by 10 times!

Is this the most badass?

The higher-class Venom Suits are even more badass.

The Intermediate Class gives a 100-time increase.

The Advanced Class gives a 1,000-time increase.

The Ultimate Class gives a 10,000-time increase.

It is no exaggeration to say that the power of an Arcanist will undergo a tremendous change with a Venom Suit.

The most amazing thing is that the compound effect for different levels of Arcanist is the same from Level 1 to Level 10. The wearer's strength will not affect the compounding effect.

In other words, Level 1 Arcanist can achieve a tenfold increase just as Level 10 Arcanists can.

This is the amazing thing about the Venom Suit; it works the same across all levels.

"That's scary!" Ling Jiu mumbled to himself.

Rarity was the only shortcomings of the Venom Suit.

There were millions of Arcanists in the world, but less than a hundred of them had Venom Suits. Of those who had them, most possessed only entry-class Venom Suits.

Besides, the Venom Suit can block radiation, maintain body temperature, regulate pressure, filter air, and isolate germs.

So the Venom Suit is also known as a super space suit, which allows the wearer to adapt to harsh environments such as space and alien environments perfectly.

"The Venom Suit is so badass? I can believe that I have gotten one!"

Ling Jiu was in disbelief.

"Ling Jiu!"

Someone called him out while he was happily walking to the dormitory to try out the venom suit's performance.

Ling Jiu turned his head and could not help but wonder when he saw Zhou Ji. "What can I do for you?"

"You just came out of the camp commandant's office?"

Zhou Ji had a complicated expression.

"Yeah." Ling Jiu nodded.

"You got a Venom Suit?" Zhou Ji asked again.

"Yeah."

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows.

"Are you interested in selling the Venom suit?"

Zhou Ji's words came as a surprise.

"Of course, I can't ever afford a Venom Suit. I'm just asking for a friend."

"A friend?"

Ling Jiu frowned.

"Not really a friend. He's one of my elders who's very interested in the Venom Suit. It's a pity that this thing is rare and limited. You can't buy one even if you have money," Zhou Ji explained with a smile.

"So he asked me to ask you if you're interested in selling it.

"He said that he'll buy at any price lower than one million contribution points."

"One million contribution points?"

Ling Jiu could not help taking a deep breath.

The prices of top-quality Treasures of Heaven and Earth and Gene potions were within 10,000 contribution points. Anything that exceeded this price is of the Ultimate Class.

1 million contribution points for a Venom Suit was ridiculous.

"Few people in this world can afford one million contribution points. Who is this friend of yours, Zhou Ji?"

Ling Jiu had a different kind of thought, and he shook his head. "Sorry, I just got the Venom Suit. I have no intention to sell it."

"What a shame!"

Zhou Ji looked regretful. "If you decide to sell it in the future, contact me at the first instant, Ling Jiu."

"Sure."

Ling Jiu returned to the dormitory. What he did not expect was that his roommate Shi Gang was about to make the same offer as Zhou Ji.

"Ling Jiu, a friend of mine is very interested in your Venom Suit. I wonder if you want to sell it?"

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Chapter 132: Mutual Feelings, the Poacher Snake

The Super Training Camp might have been isolated in the Australian continent, far away from the crowd, but forces around the world were watching it closely.

The weekly leaderboards…

The individual results…

The outside world knew almost all the details.

Ling Jiu did not know not much about it in the past, but now, he understood it.

He had just gotten the Venom Suit, and people were immediately knocking on his door. News seemed to spread too far, too quickly.

Was the Venom Suit as badass as people claimed it to be, so much so that people went crazy for it?

Ling Jiu had no words for it, but he had still underestimated the value of the Venom Suit. More trainees came to knock on his door, and all of them were there on behalf of their friends, elders, and families.

There was an endless stream of people…

And they almost knocked a hole into the door of Room 308.

It became an annoyance to Ling Jiu, so he went over to seek refuge in Ling'er and Yuhe's dormitory.

"Eat some fruits, Ling Jiu."

Ling'er had washed a few fruits and handed them to him. Ai Yuhe's petite face was flushed as she was having a video chat with someone at the moment.

"Who is she talking to, Ling'er?"

Ling Jiu glanced at Ai Yuhe, feeling a little upset. She is smitten while video-calling someone?

Damn it. Is this woman dating someone else behind my back?

"Ling Jiu, why do you sound like a sour grape?" Yang Ling'er tried hard not to laugh with her hand over her mouth. "Tell me honestly, do you have a crush on Yuhe?"

"She's single, and I'm a bachelor. It's entirely normal."

Ling Jiu took a bite of an apple and curled his lips. "If not, why would I be taking her out to hunt Direbeasts? You think I have too much time on my hands?"

"If you like her, go for it. Why are you still hiding your feelings?"

Yang Ling'er winked. "As far as I know, she has a positive impression of you too!"

"Really?" Ling Jiu's eyes lit up.

"Of course."

"You know what, so far, over 20 trainees have confessed their feelings to her," Ling'er said in a whisper.

"So many already?" Ling Jiu frowned.

"This is only those who have confessed openly. I think there are more trying to tackle her in private."

Yang Ling'er shook her head. "If you really like Yuhe, you have to hurry. Don't wait until someone else grabs her!"

Ai Yuhe at the side suddenly exclaimed Just as Ling Jiu was about to say something, Ai Yu suddenly exclaimed by the side, "Mom! You never give up, don't you?"

"Stop asking. I don't like any of those people you've introduced to me. I will not see them."

"I can't tell you why. All I can say is, I just don't like them. Besides, I'm only 16 this year!"

"Could you please not ask again?"

"I already have someone I like. Is that good enough for you?"

"You're so annoying! I'm not talking to you anymore. I have to take a shower. Bye!"

Ai Yuhe hung up, looking irate. "She's really annoying!"

She looked at Ling Jiu and Yang Ling'er, who were staring at her with strange expressions on their faces, and wondered out loud. "Why are you two looking at me like that?"

"You were on a video call with Auntie?" Yang Ling'er gave her a meaningful look.

"Yeah. She talks about the same thing every time I video-call her. She gets on my nerves!"

"She's just concerned about you," Yang Ling'er smiled and said. "It's a fact of life. More people are getting married and having children at sixteen or seventeen in this era."

"Aren't we in a unique situation now?"

Ai Yuhe sighed and could not help but glance at Ling Jiu. "Besides, even if I want to get married, there has to be a Mr. Right here. A person like me, who's unloved by my grandmother and uncle, doesn't deserve marriage."

"Why don't you consider my brother, Yuhe?" Yang Ling'er suddenly said. "Both you and my brother are still single. You are pretty, and my brother is handsome. Plus, both of you are talented. You two are a match made in heaven!"

"Marry your brother?"

Ai Yuhe was struck dumb for a second. She then stole a glance at Ling Jiu, and her face turned red instantly. "Ling-Ling'er, stop this nonsense, okay?"

"Who's talking nonsense now?" Yang Ling'er huffed.

"Didn't we have a bet before that if you couldn't catch up with my brother, you would have to marry him? It now seems that you won't be able to catch up with him for the rest of your life. So don't you have to fulfill your promise?"

"Nonsense!"

"When did I make such a promise? Stop this foolishness!" Ai Yuhe shouted.

"Don't play dumb!" Yang Ling'er got a little upset.

"Who's playing dumb?"

Ai Yuhe poked Yang Ling'er's armpit, and Yang Ling'er retaliated. The two girls quickly went haywire.

"Maybe I shouldn't have come."

Ling Jiu went to Underground Room 12 again at 12 o'clock.

"Eat this gallbladder first!"

He took out the gallbladder, which was shaped like that of an ordinary animal, only much bigger. At the size of a millstone, the gallbladder was dark green with light golden patterns embedded on its surface.

"Where should I start?"

The size of the gallbladder did not surprise him. Poacher Snakes were Class 8 Direbeasts, and their bodies were over 100 meters long.

Each of their organs was extremely huge, so gallbladders of this size were normal. What stumped him was where he should start.

"Screw it!

"For the sake of strength!"

He sank his teeth into the gallbladder, and the juice splattered all over right away. The gallbladder felt smooth on the outside and tender on the inside.

"It's freaking bitter!"

He was frowning big time, almost wanting to spit out the gallbladder from his mouth. It was just too bitter, more bitter than any herbal medicine he had taken in his previous life.

However, when the benefit of gaining ten extra years of internal strength and cultivation base came to mind, he resisted the urge.

"It's all for the sake of strength!"

He closed his eyes and wolfed it down as if he was drinking herbal soup. He could not chew it and taste it slowly since it tasted bitter in the mouth.

The correct way was to bite the bullet and gulped such soups down in one go. The same went for eating the gallbladder.

"Some people will eat feces for money. Eating snake gallbladder is nothing!"

It was unpalatable, but the benefits of the gallbladder were enormous. The first chunk of gallbladder in his stomach turned into a stream of heat that exploded in his body.

It then flowed into the Gene Arcana Core and grew with it.

"What a powerful surge of Gene Arcana!

"That just came from one bite of the gallbladder!"

He now felt that it was not as bitter as before, and he started to take even bigger bites.

Three days had passed by the time Ling Jiu emerged from Underground Room 12 with a bright smile on his face.

"The Gene Arcana Core has swelled to the size of an apple!

"The efficacy of the Poacher Snake's gallbladder is really amazing. People weren't joking when they said it could add ten years to the Gene Arcana's strength!

"Of course, being able to perform Arcana Replication is the most thrilling thing!"

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Chapter 133: Dimensional Arcana, Dimensional Excision

He could perform Arcana Replication again.

"The last time I replicated Ling'er's Five-Element Manipulation Arcana was Thursday of week six. Now it's Wednesday of week eight. It's been exactly two weeks, no more, no less!

"In other words, the cooldown period has reduced to two weeks!

"After the third awakening, the cooling period has been shortened from two months to two weeks!

"Not bad at all!"

Ling Jiu could not be happier. Replicating an Arcana every two weeks meant that he could replicate over 30 Arcanas before he graduated from the training camp.

Over 30 Arcana… What would he become by then?

As Ling Jiu left the cultivation room, Ai Yuhe and Ling'er also emerged from theirs.

Name: Ai Yuhe

Species: Human

Ability: Dimensional Manipulation (awakened, replicable)

"Replicate!" Ling Jiu then initiated the replication.

Replication successful. Install?

Ling Jiu was not in a hurry. He returned to his dormitory first; only then did he begin the process. After some painstaking moments, he finally installed it successfully.

He suddenly felt the world before him change right then.

"Is this a dimension?

"It seems to be comprised of dots, just like how water molecules make up the ocean and various gas molecules make up the atmosphere. Amazing!"

It stunned Ling Jiu.

The dimension was very similar to the ocean.

The difference was that water molecules, salt, and various impurities made up the ocean, while points of silver light made up this space!

Points of silver light?

Yes, points of silver light.

It was dense.

There were many of them…

Endless points of silver light.

Together, they formed the dimension.

People, animals, air, the earth, and other things that existed in space were just like fish in the ocean. They were the same.

"Not only can I see these silver light points, but I can seemingly control them if I want to!

"Still!"

Ling Jiu willed it, and the slow floating "points" came to a standstill in front of him. That caused the dimension to freeze as well.

"Amazing! I can manipulate the dimension when I control the points."

It amazed him so much that he kept repeating the manipulation.

He directed the points to engulf him, and he disappeared from the spot. The move was very similar to the Dimensional Veil that Ai Yuhe had previously performed.

Ling Jiu found himself in another place after jumping from one point to another. It was reminiscent of a spatial jump.

When he manipulated the dimensional points, they formed a dimensional passage.

"Is this the way to create a dimensional passage? Amazing! Amazing!"

That night, Ling Jiu studied the Dimensional Arcana enthusiastically.

Dimensional Arcana used to be something mysterious in his eyes.

However, once he had mastered it, he found that it was not as incomprehensible as he had thought. He found it much simpler than any other Arcana.

The reason was, the "points" that made up the dimension were weightless and formless. They were extremely easy to manipulate, even easier than manipulating earth and fire.

Of course, easy did not equate to weakness. Those two qualities were two different things!

"I have to see how powerful this Dimensional Arcana is tomorrow."

The three of them set off again early the next morning. Ling Jiu was taking it easy this week since they had robbed Christopher and four of his mates last week.

"We'll proceed more leisurely this week." He smiled at the two girls.

"Obviously0, I won't stop you if you want to train your combat abilities."

"Understood."

They then found a group of Class 7 Direbeasts using the Direbeast Radar.

It was a swarm of Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats, and there were over 1,000 of them.

The Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats had a wingspan of over 30 meters, and their bodies were covered with dense black hair. Only their eyes were golden, hence the name Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats.

"Let me first kill a Class 7 Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat!"

Ling Jiu gave them a heads-up. After that. he lunged at a Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat. Its wingspan was over 60 meters, double the size of the other Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats.

It was the king of the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats, a powerful Class 7 Direbeast far more superior than the ordinary Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats in terms of power, speed, defense, and attack.

The Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King attacked at once upon sensing the approaching human. It opened its bloody wide mouth and let out a terrifying shrill.

The burst of sound waves formed circular ripples that were visible to the naked eye as they traveled toward Ling Jiu.

It was a sonic attack, one of the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat's abilities!

Its sonic power was so powerful that it could destroy bodies, organs, and even shatter people's brains. Its power was the most frightful.

Nevertheless, as powerful as it was, it was not powerful enough to affect the dimension. Ling Jiu shook his head and disappeared into thin air.

"Is that Dimensional Veil?"

Ai Yuhe's heart skipped a beat, and she exclaimed quietly when she saw the ability.

Ling Jiu seemed to have disappeared, but she could clearly see him. He was still standing there and covering himself with a layer of dimensional dots.

This ability was none other than Dimensional Veil.

"This guy must have replicated my Dimensional Arcana!"

Ai Yuhe gritted her teeth. "When did he replicate it? Damn it! He never told me about it!"

"Yuhe, did you say that my brother replicated Dimensional Arcana?"

It shocked Yang Ling'er to hear this.

"He's performing a Dimensional Veil now, so what do you think? He obviously replicated my Arcana! Shame on him. Thief!" Ai Yuhe hissed.

"That's great! Now my brother has also mastered Dimensional Arcana. Your future children will surely inherit this Arcana!" Yang Ling'er pursed her mouth and smiled.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ai Yuhe blushed.

"Don't you want your children to inherit Dimensional Arcana?" Yang Ling'er asked, blinking her big round eyes.

"Of course, I hope so… Hey! How dare you set me up?"

Meanwhile, Ling Jiu was hiding in the dimension and creeping toward the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King. When he was no more than 10 meters from it, the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King had yet to discover his presence. At this point, it was obvious that the Dimensional Arcana's Dimensional Veil was simply nature-defying.

"Dimensional… Excision!" Ling Jiu slowly uttered the words.

The dimension above and below the neck of the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King moved in different directions like an apple being sliced in half.

One half moved to the left, and another half moved to the right.

The result was fatal. The head of the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King was separated from its body.

Its head smashed onto the ground without the support of its neck, and its massive body struggled for a few moments before crashing down.

The Golden-Eyed Demonic Bat King was as dead as a doornail…

And it died without making a sound.

Ai Yuhe saw it and could not help but be impressed. "This guy has just obtained Dimensional Arcana, yet he has already mastered it so well."

"My brother is a genius!"

Yang Ling'er was so proud of him.

"Get over it. It's our turn now!"

Ai Yuhe snorted and launched an attack on the Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats in their surroundings.

"Dimensional Blade!

"Thunderbolt Fire Spear!"

The invisible Dimensional Blade pierced through the air like rain along with a bombardment of the purple, almost transparent Fire Spear.

Not long after, they had wiped out the enormous swarm of Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats. The three collected the Direbeast carcasses and left the area, heading to the next Direbeast gathering point.

"Yuhe, Ling'er, are you interested in going to Mount Kosciuszko?"

"Mount Kosciuszko? Ling Jiu, are you looking for the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon? Damn! That's a Class 8 Direbeast. Your confidence has grown, eh?"

"It's not what you think. We can't kill the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon, but we can steal the Divine Spring of Life."

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Chapter 134: Stealing the Divine Spring, Pulling a Fast One on the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon

At a glance, all they saw was a vast expanse of white.

The undulating peaks were where Mount Kosciuszko was located.

Ling Jiu was a little anxious as he looked forward to meeting the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon again.

He was definitely no match for the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon. However, he was confident about stealing the Divine Spring of Life under its nose, and it would not be able to do anything about it.

He sped all the way there. Just as they were about to reach the valley, he asked Ling'er and Yuhe to stay behind and wait while he ventured into the valley alone.

Atop the snow-capped mountains, where bone-chilling icy winds blew, a valley in spring lay quietly. It was the place where the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon lurked.

"Here it is!"

Ling Jiu hid in the dimension and moved to the airspace above the Divine Spring of Life.

The Divine Spring was rippling, and a white mist was rising from it. It looked extremely beautiful like a crystal-clear gem.

He reached out to scoop a handful of spring water and drank it. Surging Gene Arcana suddenly exploded within him, and the pores all over his body opened.

"I knew it! This is liquified Gene Arcana!"

Ling Jiu was delighted. He took out a Dimensional Pocket and drained the water from the spring.

A whirlpool appeared out of thin air in the Divine Spring, continuously swallowing the spring water. This sudden movement inevitably alarmed the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon.

There was an earth-shattering roar as the 100-meter Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon rushed out of the cave beside the spring.

"It's coming!"

Ling Jiu's body trembled slightly as an instinctive fear rose within him. "I'm hiding in the dimension right now. It won't see me. Yeah, it can't find me!" he comforted himself.

The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon moved so quickly that it arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye. Ling Jiu resisted the urge to flee and squatted motionless on the spot.

Sure enough, the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon did not attack but stare at the Divine Spring of Life in shock and suspicion.

It had clearly heard something just now, but there was no one there.

Did it mishear it?

Ling Jiu held his breath and looked at the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon closed by. He could feel the Direbeast's terrifying aura and powerful strength.

Those hideous scales…

The horn on its head…

The claws under its belly…

Its three ferocious heads…

Its fiery breath…

In terms of looks and manners alone, the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon was a notch higher than the Celestial Magical Cat. He could not imagine that these two completely different creatures were of the same Direbeast class.

The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon stared at Divine Spring for a long time. After detecting no movement, it left with doubts hanging over its head.

"It can't see me!"

Ling Jiu chuckled. "This Dimensional Arcana really does come in handy. But I have to finish this quickly!"

He moved to the bottom of the Divine Spring and created a huge dimensional tunnel. The spring water poured through the tunnel, like water breaking through an embankment, as he directed it all into his Dimensional Pocket.

The noise once again alarmed the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon. It roared incessantly especially when it saw the rapidly dwindling Divine Spring of Life.

Three pairs of enormous eyes scanned the surroundings, looking for the thief who had stolen the Divine Spring of Life, yet the dragon found nothing.

No matter how hard it tried, it still could not locate the thief.

The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon was as helpless as it was shocked, desperate, and furious. It could only watch the Divine Spring reduce little by little and finally dry up completely.

The Direbeast went mad and erupted in continuous roars.

Its hatred toward the thief had reached an unprecedented level at that moment.

It would surely torture the thief and shred his body into pieces to express its hatred if it found the thief.

Sadly, it could not find the thief, let alone punish it.

This beast has gone mad!

Ling Jiu had drained all the water from the Divine Spring of Life. He looked at the red-eyed Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon and quietly had a good laugh. I've stolen your spring water as a punishment for pursuing me and stirring up a beast tide.

I wonder if my Dimensional Arcana can restrain the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon.

A thought occurred to him, and he immediately froze the dimensional points around the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon. The freezing of the dimensional points meant that this dimension had been locked down.

Sure enough, the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon was immediately restrained in place.

The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon quickly realized this. It quickly fought back and broke free from the Dimensional Shackle instantly.

This Class 8 Direbeast is too strong! But…

Ling Jiu sighed quietly as he released a Dimensional Field that covered a radius of 500 meters, enveloping the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon instantly.

"Dimensional Shackle!" Ling Jiu shouted under his breath.

With the buff bonus in the power field, the strength of his Dimensional Shackle increased by five times. The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon fought back again.

However, it was stuck like a bison in a quagmire this time, unable to break free at all. It continued to struggle for three or four seconds before it broke free from the Dimensional Shackle at last.

Ling Jiu was pleased despite failing to restrain the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon.

"The fact that I could subdue it for three or four seconds is good enough, considering the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon is a Class 8 Direbeast."

Three or four seconds mattered a lot in a duel between masters.

"I'll try again."

Ling Jiu took out a piece of silver metal and formed a sharp, long sword.

"Dimensional Shackle!"

The move confined the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon in place.

"Die!"

He thrust the long sword into the eye of the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon. The silver metal was only an Ultimate-class Treasure of Heaven and Earth, while the creature in front of him was a Class 8 Direbeast.

Ling Jiu was not sure if he could pierce through the Direbeast with a sword, so he attacked the most fragile part: the eyes.

His decision did not disappoint. The long sword instantly penetrated the eye of the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon, but that was all.

The muscles behind the eye were extremely compact and tough, preventing the long sword from going deeper into the head.

"Tungsten Form!"

Ling Jiu knew he had little time on his hands. He cast Tungsten Form with no hesitation and hit the hilt of the long sword with a punch that took all his strength.

The punch hit the long sword like a hammer, nailing the sword a little deeper into the eye.

Unfortunately, that was as far as it could go before it got stuck again.

"It's not working! The muscles of the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon are too tough. It's too difficult to kill it!"

He wanted to pull out the long sword and retreat, but the long sword was stuck in the dragon's eyes. At the same time, the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon had broken free from the Dimensional Shackle.

"I can't get it out!"

Ling Jiu quickly hid within the dimension again.

The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon looked into the sky and roared. Then it grabbed the long sword with its claws, pulled it out of its eyes, and flung the sword into the mountain wall.

Ling Jiu ran toward the mountain wall and took out the long sword before he fled with his tail between his legs. The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon had gone berserk, so he figured it best to run.

He flew as quickly and far as he could until he could no longer hear the roar of the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Dimension Arcana works great. It can even give a terrifying being like the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon a hard time."

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Chapter 135: How to Pick Up Girls, the Rules of Dating

"Ling Jiu, you're finally back!"

Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ling Jiu's safe return.

"I've just pulled a fast one on that beast. I can't help laughing from just thinking about it!"

Ling Jiu had a smile on his face. "The Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon is so hapless before Dimensional Arcana. I would have killed it just now if it weren't for its thick skin."

"You're talking about a Class 8 Direbeast here. Killing it won't be easy." Ai Yuhe shook her head. "How did it go? Did you manage to get it?"

"There's nothing I can't handle." Ling Jiu smiled.

"Let's go. We'll find a place and divide the loot among us."

They hunted leisurely during the day and drank the Divine Spring of Life's water at night. Their strengths increased tremendously with the spring water's nourishment.

Ling Jiu's Gene Arcana Core had expanded tremendously from the size of an apple to the size of a pomelo.

Meanwhile, the two girls were only one step away from Level 6. They were expected to make the breakthrough soon.

The three returned to the training camp on Saturday. To their amazement, dozens of giant airships were parked up in the open space in front of the camp when they arrived.

There were about a few thousand people surrounding those airships.

"Where did these people come from?"

Ling Jiu, as well as the two girls, exchanged glances and saw the puzzlement in each other's eyes.

They were on the Australian mainland, and few people went there except for the material airships sent by the company every week. Why were there so many people there today?

"Look at the signage on the airships!"

Ai Yuhe pointed at an airship and whispered, "Colorful flame… Isn't that the logo of Vulcan Arcana Combine?"

"It really is Vulcan's logo!"

"What are Vulcan's airships doing here? Hey, there are also airships of other Arcana combines and major military forces here," Yang Ling'er said in surprise.

"What is she doing here?"

Ling Jiu suddenly saw a girl in the crowd in front of a Vulcan airship.

"Who?"

Ai Yuhe followed Ling Jiu's gaze and spotted a pretty, tall girl who was a 9.

"Han Chujun."

Ling Jiu broke into a smile. "She's my former classmate. She used to be a very popular student in school. Not only did she have a good academic performance but she was also beautiful. She was the prom queen and goddess back then. I used to have a crush on her."

He had a secret crush on the girl, but it was the "dead Ling Jiu", not him. He did not have special feelings for Han Chujun any longer.

"A crush?"

As Ai Yuhe looked at Han Chujun, a hint of hostility flashed in her eyes.

Ling Jiu did not notice Ai Yuhe's expression and still had a smile on his face. "Wait here. I'm going over to say hello."

It was not like he could bump into acquaintances every day in a place like the Australian continent.

Besides, it was also a matter of courtesy.

He's saying hello to her?

Ai Yuhe's face collapsed.

"Brother!"

Yang Ling'er pulled Ling Jiu back and pointed her mouth at Ai Yuhe. He looked at Ai Yuhe and noticed her displeased expression. "What's the matter with you, Yuhe?"

Yang Ling'er was momentarily at a loss for words. "People like you deserve to be single, Ling Jiu!"

"What's wrong with me again?"

Ling Jiu was baffled.

"Weren't you going to say hello to your former classmate? Go!" Ai Yuhe snorted. "It just so happens that I've spotted my old classmates too!"

"Um…"

Ling Jiu was dumbfounded. He then saw Ai Yuhe walk toward an airship.

"Can't you catch on quicker, Ling Jiu?"

Yang Ling'er hated to see him so slow-witted. "You know she likes you. How can you say those words to her?"

"What did I say to her?" Ling Jiu wondered, looking innocent.

"I just mentioned that I used to have a crush on Han Chujun. What's wrong with that?

"Han Chujun was really extraordinary and a top student. Not to mention, she was good-looking. All the boys in school had a crush on her!"

"You're really hopeless!" Yang Ling'er rolled her eyes. "Are you really dumb or just faking it, Ling Jiu?"

"You're the dumb one."

Ling Jiu snorted and suddenly broke out in a triumphant smile. "It's called the rules of dating, understand?"

"The rules of dating?"

Yang Ling'er was none the wiser.

"Attraction is all about tension!"

Ling Jiu whispered, "A girl who is outstanding, proud, and lacks no admirers like Ai Yuhe just won't be attracted to wussies. I have to find another way."

"Err…"

Yang Ling'er was still clueless. Were such words supposed to come out of her potato-headed brother?

He sounded like a douche.

"No. You don't get girls by pleasing them but attracting them. External attractions generally include height, appearance, education, income, cars, assets, and so on," Ling Jiu elaborated his points.

"Internal attractions include conversation, values, personality, cultural literacy, hobbies, character, and so on.

"I, your brother, am 1.8 meters tall with 10 out of 10 looks. I am highly educated, and I have a high income on top of the number of assets I possess!

"In terms of internal attractions, I am humorous and funny with a proper outlook on life. I am also gentle with high cultural literacy, proper hobbies, and character.

"Of course, strength is indispensable in this day and age too!

"I have been naturally talented since I was little. I'm already a Level 6 Arcanist at 17. My future is limitless!"

Ling Jiu was so proud of himself. "It's no exaggeration to say that there are only a handful of people as handsome, wealthy, noble, powerful, and talented as me. I am a fatal attraction to any girl!

"The fact that the girls in the training camp frequently ogle me is the best proof."

Yang Ling'er looked at Ling Jiu in disbelief. Is this really my brother?

"Ai Yuhe is no exception." Ling Jiu still appeared proud. "I can instantly win her heart the second I make my move, but I won't do that."

"Why?" Yang Ling'er asked.

"I want her to make the first move! I have never experienced being pursued by a girl in my entire life. I just want to experience it."

"Have the girl make the first move?" A voice suddenly chimed in.

"Yup, have the girl make the first move."

Ling Jiu continued, "Only when the girl makes the first move will it show the charm of a man. It would be even better if she tries to impress me by pleasing me.

"I've told her that Han Chujun was my crush. She'll definitely feel nervous and pressured, which will deepen her sense of crisis. So she'll eventually make the first move."

"Ahh, so that's your plan, eh?"

The voice was gentle at first before it suddenly turned bitter. "You jerk!"

Ling Jiu trembled. As he turned his head with difficulty, he saw Ai Yuhe standing behind him. With the way she was glaring at him, it was as though the fire of anger was about to burst out of her eyes.

"D-Didn't you say you were going to say hello to your old classmates?"

Ling Jiu shivered and forced a smile. "How come you're still here?"

"I did say hello to my classmates, but halfway through, I noticed the sky suddenly turn dark. When I looked up, I saw a big black cow flying in the sky!"

Ai Yuhe sneered, "I instantly knew someone had to be bragging here, so I came back and here you are, showboating like no other."

"Y-You've misunderstood me." Ling Jiu shook his head.

"Didn't you want to deepen my sense of crisis so that I would make the first move and show how charming you are?" Ai Yuhe scoffed.

Not good. He had screwed up majorly.

"I also think that you've gone too far, Ling Jiu!" Yang Ling'er agreed with Ai Yuhe.

"I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously!"

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Chapter 136: Hunting Game, Colonizing the Planet

"This is Pangu's Super Training Camp? So much for a Super Training Camp!"

"You shouldn't say that. Pangu's Super Training Camp is, after all, the training program of the world's number one Arcana combine. It has a large number of talented people. Don't underestimate it!"

"This is the first time I've come to the Australian mainland. I heard that there are many unique Direbeasts not found anywhere else!"

There was a lot of discussion among Vulcan's Arcanists. A gentle voice rang out while Han Chujun was chatting with two other girls.

"It's been a long time, Han Chujun."

When Han Chujun turned her head around, she saw a handsome guy approaching her.

Next to Han Chujun, the hearts of the two girls skipped a beat. They could not take their eyes off the guy who was walking toward them. "Who is he, Chujun? He's so handsome!"

"Ling Jiu?" It surprised Han Chujun to see him.

"I'm glad that you still remember me."

Ling Jiu smiled as he pointed to the surrounding people. "What's this all about? Why did you guys suddenly come to Australia?"

"You don't know?"

Han Chujun looked baffled. "I heard news that a habitable planet's been found in Australia. The world's major powers and the elites of the major Arcana combines, have gathered here to join hands in colonizing the planet!"

"I see."

Ling Jiu fell into deep thought. Since when did news of Pandora leak out? Should it not have been top secret and had a lid be put on it?

Had there been a change of policies?

Han Chujun swept her hair behind her ears. "During the last gathering, I heard that you had been selected into Pangu's Super Training Camp. It was quite unexpected. I didn't expect to see you here today."

"Same here."

Ling Jiu chortled. Meanwhile, a handsome foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes walked up to Han Chujun. His attitude toward her was intimate. "Is he your friend, dear?"

"Sort of, my classmate." Han Chujun smiled. "Ling Jiu, this is my boyfriend, Francis Gatesker!"

"Hello, nice to meet you, Ling Jiu!"

Francis Gatesker extended his hand.

"Nice to meet you too."

Ling Jiu smiled and shook his hand before he looked at Han Chujun again. "It's just been a while since graduation, and you already have a boyfriend. That's fast."

"You might not know something, handsome guy!"

A girl with a hot body beside Han Chujun spoke. "Chujun and Francis are a couple in the Vulcan training camp. The two have long occupied the top spots of the training camp leaderboard. They are a match made in heaven."

"Really?" Ling Jiu was surprised.

"It's nothing."

Francis smiled faintly as if he did not really care.

"Just admit that you're good, Francis." Another girl spoke. "Everyone knows that your number one in our training camp is well deserved. With your current performance, entering the ultimate training camp is almost a certainty!"

Han Chujun said nothing, but her eyes were filled with admiration for her boyfriend.

They were a known couple, but if it were not for her boyfriend, she would not qualify for second place.

"Let's not talk about this."

Francis waved his hand as if he could not care less. However, deep down, he was flattered. It felt good to receive such compliments in front of his girlfriend's classmates.

"I didn't know that you had such a badass boyfriend." There was a surprised expression on Ling Jiu's face. "Han Chujun, you're so lucky to find such a wonderful boyfriend."

"Thank you."

Han Chujun then continued, "Oh, how are you doing in Australia?"

"So so."

Ling Jiu smiled and was about to say something when Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling'er came over.

"Ling Jiu!"

"My brother!"

The beauty of the two girls was off the charts, beating Han Chujun by far. Han Chujun and Francis were amazed when they saw the two girls.

"Allow me to introduce you. This is my friend, and this is my younger sister!" Ling Jiu said.

"Ling Jiu, your friend is so pretty!" Han Chujun said.

"Really?"

Ling Jiu smiled. "I can't tell who's pretty and who's not. I befriended her not because of her beauty because I can't even tell if she's pretty."

Everyone was taken aback.

"By the way, why did Han Chujun want to get a foreign boyfriend? Are the men of Daxia all dead?" Ling Jiu grumbled on the way to Logistics.

"What are you talking about?"

Ai Yuhe's lips twitched. "Daxia has been promoting its culture all over the world, and intermarriages are so common nowadays. Why can't she have a foreign boyfriend?"

"I just feel she has better choices available to her."

The three of them handed over their haul and returned to the canteen to grab something to eat. The training camp's PA system sounded at this time, asking all the trainees to gather in the open space outside the camp.

"What's going on?"

"What the heck? I haven't even eaten yet."

"Cut the crap and hurry over now!"

Sounds of complaints rose in the canteen. All the trainees who were preparing to eat or were halfway eating got up one after another. They left to gather outside the training camp.

Not long after, Ling Jiu and the others arrived in the open space outside the training camp. They saw dozens of figures standing on the training camp walls.

One of them was the head of the training camp.

After everyone had gathered, a loud voice rang out.

"All trainees from all the countries and combines, on behalf of the Super Training Camp, I welcome you all.

"You must already know the purpose of our visit to the Australian continent this time, but I will repeat it here: it is to colonize a new habitable planet.

"This planet is rich in resources. If the colonization is successful, we humans will get a new home!

"Unfortunately, the countless Direbeasts on this planet will not allow us to stay.

"That's why you are here! I need all of you to go to this planet and wipe out all the Direbeasts.

"Let me emphasize that you will be the first group of humans from Earth to land on this planet. You are all the pioneers of colonization. The task that lies ahead of you will be arduous!

"You may team up or go solo.

"As for the specific procedure, it is the same as your weekly combat lessons. The only thing you have to do is collect the carcasses of the Direbeasts and hand them over.

"Finally, we will compile a statistical report based on individual performance. The top 30 students will receive the most generous rewards!"

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Chapter 137: Distributing Masks, the Final Briefing

The brief speech was over, but it caused an uproar among the trainees, especially those from Pangu.

"I never thought that we would find a habitable planet!"

"Aren't alien planets light-years away from us? How are we going to get there? Are we taking a spaceship or something?"

"Who knows?"

There was a lot of discussion going on.

Room 308.

Ling Jiu returned to the dormitory after dinner, and Shi Gang came back not long after.

"I didn't expect to see such a thing happen as soon as he came back from the wilderness. I still can't imagine what it is like to explore an alien planet!"

"Indeed." Ling Jiu nodded in agreement.

He knew the event left and right as the person who discovered Pandora. He just never anticipated the governments of the world to give the trainees priority to explore the planet; furthermore, when it was an operation at such a scale.

The military training camps and Arcana combines of major countries in the world had sent over 10,000 elite trainees from dozens of training camps.

Was sending these people to hunt Direbeasts on Pandora akin to sending them to be killed?

Ling Jiu knew that Pandora abounded with Class 8 and Class 9 Direbeasts. Sending a group of Level 5 and Level 6 Arcanists to such a dangerous planet was suicide.

He did not know what the governments of the world were thinking. Had those governments sent someone else to wipe out the Class 8 and Class 9 Direbeasts on Pandora beforehand?

"With so many people acting together, the competition must be fierce during this operation."

Shi Gang sighed. "Ling Jiu, you should be able to get a good ranking. I'll probably just be cannon fodder."

"Just give it your best. Don't worry too much." Ling Jiu smiled.

"By the way, will you team up with Yuhe and Ling'er tomorrow?" Shi Gang asked again.

"The competition is fierce this time. It's said that all the training camps are joining hands to create a reward system. It must be a very generous one!

"My advice to you is to not form a team. It may not sound nice to say this, but you can't deny the fact that Yuhe and Ling'er will be a burden to you.

"Besides, this is an excellent opportunity to showcase your ability in front of the world's major nations and Arcana combines," Shi Gang explained.

"Let's not even talk about the rewards. If you can display your ability, it's going to create a stir around the world. I can't wait to see that moment anymore."

"Don't worry, we've discussed it. We won't form a team this time!" Ling Jiu shook his head.

They had decided not to form a team this time; Yuhe and Ling-er were the ones who had proposed it. In their words, they did not want to weigh Ling Jiu down…

And Ling Jiu had agreed.

Everyone gathered before heading toward the valley early the next morning. When they arrived, Ling Jiu only found out that the valley was gone.

In its place was a vast piece of flat land. At the center of the flat land was a huge sinkhole, around which dozens of excavators, bulldozers, and road rollers were rumbling away.

It was a busy scene.

"Such a level of efficiency!"

Ling Jiu, Ai Yuhe, and Yang Ling'er exchanged looks and saw shock in each other's eyes. The place had still been a valley a week ago, but it was now a flat land.

The magnitude of change was jaw-dropping!

"Pangu Arcanists, gather over here!" the camp commandant called out.

"He's calling us. Let's hurry over!"

Ling Jiu kept his airship aside and walked over to the camp commandant with the two girls. Meanwhile, the other trainees of the Super Training Camp had also gathered.

"Do a roll call, Jing Biao!" the camp commandant shouted.

"Yes, Sir!"

Jing Biao took out a name list and did the roll call.

"Ling Jiu!"

"Here!"

"Ai Yuhe!"

"Here!"

"Yang Ling'er!"

"Here!"

"Zhou Ji!"

"Here!"

"All 200 trainees are here, Sir!" Jing Biao reported back aloud.

"Very good! Next, distribute the air filter masks. Each trainee gets ten."

The camp commandant held a mask in his hand and looked at everyone in the eyes.

"Although Pandora's atmosphere is rich in oxygen content, even higher than that of our planet, toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide are abundant. So, an air filter mask is a must!

"According to our test, Level 5 or Level 6 Arcanists such as yourselves won't survive over five minutes without the air filter masks!

"I believe you know what will happen to you after five minutes."

The camp commandant had a serious look on his face. "Therefore, when you first step foot on Pandora, wear an air filter mask under any circumstances. It is to protect you. Remember! Remember!

"Second, each air filter mask can last three days, after which the filtering efficiency will drop tremendously. So, you must change your mask as frequently as changing your underwear!

"Third, Pandora's rotation speed is slightly slower than that of our Earth. Hence, the days and nights of Pandora are quite long, almost 24 hours respectively.

"In other words, a day on Pandora is equal to 48 hours on Earth. That means you have plenty of time to hunt down the Direbeasts along with tons of time to rest!

"Fourth, the Class 9 Direbeasts on Pandora have been exterminated, but Class 7 and Class 8s are still everywhere! So, be aware!

"Fifth, the primary purpose of this operation is to eliminate the Direbeasts of Pandora. This is a shared operation between all of humankind!

"So infighting, looting, and theft are strictly prohibited during this operation. Anyone who's caught floating the rules will receive severe punishment!

"Listen, don't try to fool the system. We have already put 100 million nanobots on Pandora!

"Basically, your every move on Pandora will be under surveillance. We'll even know where and when you poop and pee!

"Sixth, this is an unprecedented joint action. You are to compete virtuously without breaking the rules and strive to achieve better results while ensuring your own safety!

"While winning huge rewards for yourself, you will also bring honor to your combines and countries!"

The camp commandant swept his eyes over the trainees. "Is that understood?"

"Understood!"

"Great!"

The camp commandant was pleased. "One more thing, there is no deadline for this operation. It will go on until all the Direbeasts on Pandora are killed!

"Now, put on your air filter masks and get ready to land!"

"Yes, Sir!"

Chapter 138: Time Halt, Parting Ways

"This is Pandora, eh?"

Everyone was amazed as they stood in the dense primitive jungle and observed the magical scenery around them.

There were towering trees shaped like mushrooms and magical never-before-seen flora.

Not forgetting, the majestic floating mountains!

Everything was completely different from Earth but equally magnificent and majestic. The planet was full of exotic and unique beauty, stunning to everyone's eyeballs.

"It's so beautiful!" some students exclaimed in amazement.

"It really is beautiful, more beautiful than the photos!"

It stunned Ling Jiu, too. What he saw in the photos was lifeless, but what he saw with his own eyes were all living things. It was a completely distinct feeling.

"There is rich Gene Arcana here. I'll definitely ascend to Level 6 in a short time if I can practice self-cultivation here."

"What a beautiful planet!"

"I really want to live here. It would be an extraordinary experience."

"Indeed! Choose a floating mountain and build a villa on it. It'd be no different from the fairy legends."

"Stop it, I can't stop drooling!"

"Will it be available for human habitation after the colonization? I wonder what's the requirement to live here."

Ling Jiu, Ai Yuhe, and Yang Ling'er looked at each other, and a sense of superiority rose in them when they heard the yearning trainees.

They already had the right to live freely on this planet.

"Yuhe, is that you?"

A slightly surprised voice came from behind Ling Jiu. He turned his head and saw a tall trainee with a well-proportioned body approaching them.

The trainee was wearing an air filter mask, so it was difficult to make out his face, but his voice was magnetic. He seemed to be a handsome guy.

"Are you Hao Shuai?"

Yuhe's eyes lit up.

"I'm so happy that you recognized me at once."

The guy was very pleased. "I wanted to come and visit you a long time ago, but I've been so tied up with things. Now that I've finally had time, I immediately came over."

"I didn't expect to see you here!"

Ai Yuhe was also thrilled. "By the way, it's been almost a year since we left school."

"Yeah, we haven't seen each other for a year although we've been keeping in touch."

Hoa Shuai continued, "Yuhe, we should have a good chat with each other since we've finally met here. I have so many things to tell you."

"I'll buy you dinner when things are over." Ai Yuhe smiled.

"I look forward to it."

Hao Shuai paused, then added, "By the way, Yuhe, do you want to team up with me? I'm sure we'll have good synergy."

"It's okay," Ai Yuhe politely declined.

"That's a shame!"

Hao Shuai looked regretful. "I'll leave now if that's the case. You take care. We can have a heart-to-heart talk when we get back."

"All right."

Ai Yuhe looked on as Hao Shuai left, the trace of a smile lingering on her face. She was evidently thrilled.

"Who is he? Your relationship with him seems unusual." Ling Jiu hissed.

"You mean Hao Shuai?"

Ai Yuhe was taken aback, and she smiled. "He was my childhood playmate."

"Childhood sweetheart?"

The way Ling Jiu spoke sounded strange.

"Jealous?"

Ai Yuhe chuckled with her hand over her mouth.

"You think too much." Ling Jiu's mouth twitched. "You're the woman I like. You better keep a distance from other men."

"You're too much. I'm not your girlfriend!" Ai Yuhe hissed back. "Besides, even if I become your girlfriend, you can't interfere with my circle of friends."

"Not if you guys become too intimate!" Ling Jiu snorted.

"So that guy is Hao Shuai, Yuhe?" Yang Ling'er quickly interjected when she noticed things starting to heat up. There was a tendency for things to go from bad to worse.

"Yes, he is."

Ai Yuhe nodded. "Who would have thought that the slug back then would possess such a terrific talent. I think he should be powerful now."

"He's certainly not weak."

Yang Ling'er nodded. "Hao Shuai is the most terrific talent in Chang'an Base City this year. Had his father not been a high-level officer of the Arcanist Freedom Alliance, he would have definitely joined Pangu."

"Yeah, his talent is much better than yours and mine. I still remember when he was doing the Arcana tests in school. It caused a stir!"

"Pangu, Vulcan, the military, and other Arcana combines even fought each other to recruit Hao Shuai."

Ai Yuhe smiled and looked at Ling Jiu abruptly. "Ling Jiu, fortunately, Hao Shuai joined the Freedom Alliance. Otherwise, you wouldn't have made it into the training camp."

"Oh, really?"

Ling Jiu grunted.

"You really can't compare to Hao Shuai with the talent you showcased back then."

Ai Yuhe nodded. "He has triple Arcanas of Time Halt, Super Physique, and Blink! Your initial talent didn't even come close."

"Time Halt?" Ling Jiu was shaken.

"Yup, Time Halt."

Ai Yuhe's expression was a little strange. "He could pause time for one second the first time he awakened his Arcana. He should be much stronger after joining the Arcanist Freedom Alliance and receiving training."

"What impressive abilities he has there!"

Ling Jiu was licking his lips. He had not even heard of the Time Arcana before. The ability to manipulate time was a terrific Arcana after all.

People used to say that there was no rubbish Arcana, only lousy Arcanists. Ling Jiu used to believe in this golden rule, but now it seemed that he had to overthrow it.

Different Arcanas had different levels of strength. Special Arcanas such as Dimensional and Time Arcanas were more powerful than ordinary manipulative Arcanas; the difference was absolute and huge.

One controlled metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, while the other controlled time and dimensions. Were their strengths the same?

The answer was no.

"Time Halt!"

Ling Jiu murmured to himself, "It's absolutely terrifying, even if time just pauses for a second. Masters often only need one second to turn a fight around. One second is too long in a fight."

"Are you coveting Hao Shuai's Arcanas, Ling Jiu?"

How could Ai Yuhe not know what he was thinking when she saw him whispering to himself?

"Why? You look as if you feel bad for him." Ling Jiu was not too happy.

"You look like a thief when you replicate others' Arcanas. You've stolen my Arcana before. Now you are planning to steal Hao Shuai's!"

Ai Yuhe rolled her eyes, becoming a little irate. "That is so ungentlemanly of you!"

"How can you say that I'm stealing when I'm doing the replication openly?" Ling Jiu shrugged.

"Do you know what the people in the chat group say about you? They say that you are no different from a bank robber by secretly replicating others' Arcanas." Ai Yuhe snorted.

"I was a thief a while ago. Now I've become a robber?"

Ling Jiu nodded. "So that's how you see me, right? Okay, I totally get it now!" Ling Jiu was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" Ai Yuhe was taken aback.

"I'm a thief and even a robber now. I'm not worthy of a high-class crowd like you! Don't talk to me in the future, lest I tarnish your image since I'm a thief and a robber. People like me aren't worthy to be the friend of someone high and mighty like you." Ling Jiu grunted and teleported himself away.

"Come back!"

Ai Yuhe stomped her feet in anger. "What crap are you talking about? That's what someone else said, not me! What's wrong with you?"

"Uh-oh, it looks like Brother is angry." Yang Ling'er did not know what else to say.

"Ling'er, what is the matter with your brother? What wrong have I done?"

Ai Yuhe's eyes turned red from anger. "He gets angry with me for no reason. I have done nothing wrong to him."

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Chapter 139: The Vulcan's Number One, Blue Whale Monster

Ling Jiu was melancholy. Before this, he was fond of Ai Yuhe, mainly for her good look.

But what happened today made him realize that a good look alone was useless when they did not share the same thoughts. They belonged to different worlds.

'To put it simply…Forget it. I'm done. There are many women in the world. I should keep my options open. I ain't a wussy.'

*BANG!*

The noise of a fierce fighting suddenly came from ahead. Ling Jiu immediately rushed over.

Pushing aside the bushes in front, he saw two people were attacking a centipede.

He called that thing a centipede, as it looked like one. Just that it was over a thousand times bigger than a normal centipede.

Its body was over 70 meters long, dark blue, covered in thick hard armor. Its head had two long pointed horns that looked like steel knives.

The most striking thing about this centipede was that there were hundreds of legs growing on its belly, much like the millipede.

The two people fighting the millipede were his acquaintances: his roommate Shi Gang and Shi Gang's partner Dylon.

Dylon, who had transformed into a two-meter-tall giant, was hugging an enormous tree trunk and frantically smashing the giant centipede.

The giant centipede was reeling from the blow. But the hard armor on its head was amazingly hard. The tree trunk could not cause any substantial injury to the centipede.

Meanwhile, Shi Gang did not sit idle. He focused his eyes and shot out black flames as a barrage of arrows. The giant centipede went up in flames instantly.

The giant centipede was struggling violently from the burning flames, rolling its body and smashing things indiscriminately, destroying plants, vegetation, and trees in the surroundings.

"Come back, Dylon!" Shi Gang shouted. "This beast will not live long!"

After hearing this, Dylon came back up to Shi Gang and looked at the giant centipede going up in flames. He and Shi Gang had been working together for a long time, so he knew how badass the black flame was.

It would not be long before this giant centipede died, as Shi Gang said. All they had to do was wait.

But what they did not expect was that when the black flame was about to burn the giant centipede to its death, it exploded in a loud boom.

The internal organs, bones, and legs covered in black flames flew out in all directions. An enormous chunk of these pieces was heading in their direction.

"Not good!"

The expressions of both Shi Gang and Dylon changed at seeing this.

It was not of the internal organs but the black flames that they feared.

If any black flame were to get on their bodies, it could inflict great harm even if it was just a moment. It made no difference, even if Shi Gang could put out the flame because it would take time.

"Shinratensei!"

Ling Jiu intervened at this moment.

Shinratensei bounced off the jets of black flames.

"It was a close call!"

Shi Gang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead when Ling Jiu came out of nowhere suddenly. "Thank you so much just now, Ling Jiu!"

"You're welcome!" Ling Jiu waved at him. "Are you all right?"

"I would have been done for if not for you." Shi Gang heaved a sigh of relief and then looked at the shattered giant centipede and frowned. "How come it exploded suddenly?"

"This centipede is worthless now!" Dylon said. "Let's find another one."

"D*mn! So unlucky!"

Shi Gang spat, feeling upset. The earth suddenly trembled violently. He tumbled and fell to the ground.

"What is going on?" Shi Gang asked with a shivering voice.

"I don't know." Dylon shook his head.

"What did just happen, Ling Jiu?"

Shi Gang asked. The ground shook again as if there was an earthquake as soon as his voice trailed off.

"If I am not mistaken, something has happened over there, at least a few kilometers away!" Ling Jiu pointed in a direction.

"So far?" Shi Gang's voice trembled. "It must be something big"

"Let me check it out." Ling Jiu disappeared from the place as soon as he finished speaking.

"Let's go too!"

When Ling Jiu arrived at the place, he saw a vast lake with lush greenery in the surroundings.

It was supposed to be a beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, a behemoth and a group of uninvited guests had destroyed everything here.

In the middle of the lake was a behemoth resembling a blue whale, its body was over 100 meters long with ten stubby legs under its abdomen.

Like all the animals on this planet, its body was wrapped in a thick layer of hard armor, as if a layer of steel. There was no question how powerful its self-defense ability was.

Ten arcanists were frantically attacking this monster right now.

But it was useless.

The attacks—whether it was flames, lightning, earth, rock and water—could not even make a dent on the blue whale monster's defensive. Not even a scratch.

On the contrary, the blue whale monster had smashed the ground and set off a gigantic wave. The ground trembled violently, causing these people to lose their balance.

"D*mn it! This beast's defense is so terrific. We can't hurt him a bit!"

"How do the monsters grow on this planet? Why one is more terrifying than the one before it?"

"Hell, who knows?"

The dozen arcanists cursed when their attacks did not work. As much as they cursed, that was all they could do.

"Can you all kill this beast or not?" A dull voice came from the shore. "If not, just step aside!"

The dozen of arcanists looked in the voice's direction. They were pissed but dared not say anything as the one speaking was Francis, Top One in the Vulcan's training camp. He represented absolute strength. None of them dared to change him.

"Francis, we are helpless against this monster. We will leave it to you."

Ten arcanists gave up the blue whale monster, albeit a bit reluctantly.

"You all should have done this long ago before things got embarrassing."

Francis snorted as he looked at the arcanists watching the battle in the surroundings.

There was so much noise from the battle that it had attracted not only Ling Jiu but also more than thirty other arcanists.

There were now fifty arcanists, including Francis, Han Chujun and the dozen attacking the monster, around the lake alone.

A steady stream of arcanists was pouring in as the noise here was too hard to ignore.

"What about you all?"

Francis looked at the other onlookers. "I will give you all a chance; anyone thinks he could kill this beast may do so."

Those arcanists looked at each other and shook their heads. They had seen how helpless the dozen arcanists were just now. None of them could take down the blue whale monster. They had more or less the same level of strength as those dozen arcanists. So they really could do nothing about the monster.

Therefore, instead of chancing their arms and embarrassing themselves, they figured they had better let someone else do the honor.

"No one dare to go up against it? Don't say I didn't give you all a chance then!"

Francis looked at Han Chujun. "My dear, wait here and watch while I kill that beast."

"Okay." Han Chujun nodded like an obedient child.

He gave Han Chujun a peck on the face. Just before he lunged out to kill the blue whale monster, an irate voice came.

"Step aside. That thing is mine!"

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Chapter 140: 40-Meter Saber, Terrifyingly Powerful

Little was known about this blue whale monster. But judging by the defensive ability it showed, it was more terrifying than most Class-Seven Direbeasts on Earth.

Who were these people standing around?

They were all Level-4 and Level-5 arcanists.

No wonder they could not inflict the slightest harm to this blue whale monster.

So Francis thought that of all the people at the scene, he was the only one who could kill this blue whale monster.

Just as he was about to make his move with his confidence going through the roof, a voice came.

"Step aside. That thing is mine!"

"Huh?"

Francis was stunned. He looked in the voice's direction and saw a figure lunging out of the crowd, walking on water towards the blue whale monster.

"This guy looks familiar." Francis couldn't help looking at Han Chujun. "Is he your high school classmate?"

"It looks like him." Han Chujun frowned. She could not be sure as Ling Jiu was wearing an air filter mask.

"Forget it. Whoever he is,"—Francis shrugged it off—"I am going to pocket this blue whale monster, anyway. No one except me can kill it!"

"Where is that guy from? Didn't he see that so many of us had failed to kill this blue whale monster? He thinks he can do it alone?"

"Let him try. He will learn the hard way and embarrass himself."

"Maybe you are right."

Shi Gang sneered when he heard their conversation. "How dare they belittle Ling Jiu? But, yeah, ignorance is a bliss."

"They will shut up soon," Dylon said.

"I am sure they will." Shi Gang nodded in agreement.

"I am in a bad mood today!" Ling Jiu came in front of the blue whale monster, his eyes full of violence. "I need to vent my anger, and I'll start with you!"

The blue whale monster let out a bizarre, low roar as it raised its claws in the air to strike at Ling Jiu.

This claws strike came with horrifying strength that it could even smash a Class-Seven Direbeast into dead meat.

"Here goes!"

Instead of dodging, Ling Jiu performed Tungsten Form and met the monster with a punch.

"What?"

"What the heck is he doing? Take the blue whale monster head-on? Did he just hit his head somewhere?"

"He is done. This guy will be dead."

Those onlookers screamed at seeing Ling Jiu's action.

They knew in person how terrifyingly powerful the blue whale monster was.

The earth trembled as the monster's claws struck the ground. Tremor could be felt from a few kilometers away. It was terrifying.

Yet Ling Jiu was trying to take it head-on. Was he not having a death wish?

*BANG!*

His fist clashed with the blue whale monster's giant claws with a thunderous explosion and burst of shock waves.

*BANG!*

A gigantic wave rising on the lake surface was expanding outward.

"Not good!"

Those spectators quickly jumped onto the tree branches on the shore at seeing what happened. The last thing that they wanted was to get hit by the massive wave.

All eyes were focused on the situation in the middle of the lake, everyone eager to know the outcome.

What happened next knocked their socks off.

After the clash, Ling Jiu was still standing in his place instead of being blown away by the claw strike.

"He is still alive!"

The spectators were shocked.

But this was not over yet.

Ling Jiu charged forward to launch a storm-like attack.

He struck down his fist as if a heavy fire of artillery, punching through the hard armor of the blue whale monster's head with a loud crackling.

"Again!"

First punch. Second punch. Third punch.

As punches rained down, it shocked everyone to see that Ling Jiu had gotten the blue whale monster by the balls.

Ling Jiu was faster, stronger, and more violent than the monster. Its hard armor of amazing defense looked like a sheet of paper in front of Ling Jiu's iron fist.

He had lost count of how many punches he had struck. In just a few breaths, the blue whale monster's body was riddled with holes and blue blood oozing out of the wound.

"It is over!"

Ling Jiu took out a silver metal. It formed a saber of forty meters long and 10 meters wide after he poured in Gene Arcana.

"I'll let you run for thirty-nine meters[1] —D*mn, you really dare to start running!"

"Slash!"

He leaped forward and struck down with his forty-meter giant saber.

The forty-meter saber slashed across the blue whale monster, leaving behind a blue blood line on its neck.

Next, the head fell off the neck.

The blue whale monster was dead as the forty-meter giant saber had cut its head off.

"Look at the forty-meter giant saber!"

Ling Jiu exhaled after venting his frustration. He then kept the head and the body of the blue whale monster and disappeared from the middle of the lake.

"D*mn awesome!"

"Who is that guy?"

"He is terrific!"

"Tough! That guy is so tough! Ten of us couldn't even kill the blue whale monster, yet he cut its head off with just a saber. Are we too weak, or is he too strong?"

"Which training camp is he from?"

There was an uproar as everyone looked at the direction where Ling Jiu went. His show of strength had shocked everyone.

"My dear, is this guy really your classmate?"

Francis was equally stunned as he stared at the direction of where Ling Jiu had gone.

"It looked like him earlier. Now I am dead sure he is not Ling Jiu!"

Han Chujun shook her head. "It can't be Ling Jiu. He is not as strong as this guy. Besides, Ling Jiu's arcana are Earth and Gravity Manipulation, not Metalization."

"Then who is he?"

What happened just now was just a small episode for Ling Jiu, although it had caused a lot of sensation among others.

The blue whale monster's defense ability was no weaker than a Class-Eight Direbeast after all.

But it was on par with ordinary Class-Seven Direbeasts in terms of combat strength. Nothing to shout about.

Ling Jiu was seriously looking for Direbeasts now. He told himself he wanted number one, or more specifically, the reward.

This reward would be unimaginably handsome this time, as the major training camps were pooling their resources together. He did not want to miss this opportunity and regret it later.

"A Direbeast is up ahead!"

Ling Jiu came to a swamp area. There, he found several giant mosquitoes hovering over the swamp.

These mosquitoes were over thirty meters long, having three pairs of blue wings on their backs, their mouths long and thin like steel needles.

When a small mosquito could pierce through human skin and suck their blood, it was easy to imagine what terrifying things these giant mosquitoes could do.

The most terrifying thing about these mosquitoes was their size. They could suck a person dry.

"I hate mosquitoes the most!"

Ling Jiu hissed and appeared in front of a giant mosquito in a flash. Using the forty-meter giant saber, he slashed the giant mosquito's head like the strike of a lightning.

*WOOSH!*

But the giant mosquito was no slouch. It disappeared in the blink of an eye before re-appearing elsewhere and then flapping its wings to charge at Ling Jiu as a blue light.

The other giant mosquitoes over the swamp had also spotted Ling Jiu—the uninvited guest. They all swarmed over, wanting to suck his blood dry.

"Here goes!"

Ling Jiu hissed, and when all the giant mosquitoes came within his arcana range, he uttered some words in his mouth.

"The Beckoning!"

*BANG!*

After a burst of terrifying gravity force, those giant mosquitoes seemed to have lost control. They plunged towards Ling Jiu, who was waving his forty-meter giant saber in his hands.

[1] Catchphrase. Origin unknown, but it became viral when this meme was made: https/pic./uploads/ecqthweucx.jpeg Scene: As long as the targets were within attack range, they would get killed anyway despite they were given time to run.

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Chapter 141: Centipede Dragon, White Rock

As Emperor Might once said, almost all animals on this planet were giant amphibians and insects. Mammals on earth like jackals, tigers, and leopards did not exist at all.

One more thing was, all the creatures on this planet were more terrifying than the Direbeasts of the same class on Earth in terms of defensive strength.

A Class-Five monster had the defense strength of the Class-Six Direbeast. The hard armor of a Class-Six monster was tougher than that of the Class-Seven Direbeasts on Earth.

This impressive level of defense had affected Ling Jiu's performance in killing Direbeasts to some extent. But it was within an acceptable range.

"What a shame."

Ling Jiu muttered to himself while looking for Direbeasts. "There is still no stronger Direbeast for me to try out the Venom Suit's power."

All electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and Direbeast radars did not work here because this planet had no artificial satellites and terrestrial stations.

Interconnectivity?

Impossible.

Scanning for a Direbeast?

It was also impossible!

He was going in blind. All he could rely on was his guts feeling, which was also a significant reason for the enormous drop in efficiency.

It was too difficult to find a powerful monster under such circumstances.

Time passed quickly, and it was nightfall.

There were three moons in the sky, one of which was occupying one-third of the night sky like a giant.

It was too big.

"Is that the gas giant[1]?"

He could not help but marveled as he stood on a floating mountain and looked up at the giant moon.

This moon was so massive that it made the moon of the Earth looked like its little brother.

But this was entirely normal.

Pandora was the satellite of a gas giant. The gas giant itself was much larger than the moon. The moon looking so massive was utterly understandable since this gas giant was much larger than Pandora, its satellite moon.

"Let's start cultivation training!"

Ling Jiu removed the air filter mask and took out the Venom Suit.

It was a soft, slime-like black liquid. It constantly squirmed in Ling Jiu's hand like a living thing.

The black liquid expanded and quickly covered Ling Jiu's arm before spreading all over his body and wrapping him in it.

Ling Jiu became black all over as if a superhero in a superhero movie.

Immediately afterwards, a suction force rose from the Venom Suit, and Ling Jiu felt the Gene Arcana draining from his body.

But he was not in a panic.

As much as the Venom Suit was a battle suit, it was essentially made up of super viruses. These viruses were living organism and need food.

And they feed on Gene Arcana.

So the relationship between the wearer and the Venom Suit was symbiotic.

The Venom Suit was lodged in the host's body. It protected the host and increased the host's various attributes, but only if it fed on the host's Gene Arcana.

"The forum says the Venom Suit has an enormous appetite. Those lower-level arcanists do not possess enough Gene Arcana to feed the Venom Suit! So low-level arcanists can't use this kind of big eater. But not me. I can totally afford it."

Ling Jiu muttered to himself. He found a place, sat down with his leg crossed, and then performed Sky Devourer to draw the Gene Arcana from within a radius of 10,000 meters.

BUZZZ—

The rich Gene Arcana converged and poured into Ling Jiu's body.

The Venom Suit did not sit idle during the process. It was devouring the Gene Arcana in Ling Jiu's body.

Time flew and the long night had finally ended. When the first ray of the morning sun shone from the sky, Ling Jiu stretched out and then got up.

"A new day has begun. Let's get to work!"

A monster in the shape of a giant alligator fell was killed on the spot when Ling Jiu's sword pierced through its head.

"Retrieve!"

Ten minutes later, another frog monster died at Ling Jiu's hands.

Ling Jiu moved on from one place to another to continue hunting the Direbeasts.

As noon approached, there was a loud noise coming up ahead. Giant trees fell one after another, as if some big guy was bulldozing them down.

The thing came within view in the blink of an eye.

It was a giant python—or rather, a giant scaled dragon— with coral double horns, a body covered in thick hard armor and bone spurs. The dragon was charging towards him.

Its head was more enormous than a truck. With a body length of over 200 meters, it was coming at speed like a giant train.

Besides, its abdomen was packed with dozens of stubby legs.

It was neither a dragon nor a python.

Ling Jiu called it the Centipede Dragon.

As the Centipede Dragon charged in his direction, a person was sighted on top of its head, wielding a long sword to stab the Centipede Dragon's head madly.

The long sharp sword pierced through the thick hard armor into the Centipede Dragon's head, causing severe pain, making the Centipede Dragon mad.

The Centipede Dragon ran amok and destroyed trees before coming in front of Ling Jiu in the blink of an eye. Given the Centipede Dragon's size and the momentum it carried, it could easily crash through a concrete building.

"D*mn it!"

Ling Jiu suddenly disappeared into thin air. When he reappeared, he was already in the midair tens of meters above the ground.

*BANG——*

The Centipede Dragon did not stop. It ran for a few dozen seconds further before its massive body vanished from sight.

"That guy looks like Francis. Is he hunting the Centipede Dragon?"

Ling Jiu murmured. A maglev airship suddenly emerged from where the Centipede Dragon came. It seemed that it was chasing after the Centipede Dragon.

It was not over yet. As soon as this airship zoomed past, a dozen more were coming from behind, as if they were in a race.

"Why are so many people chasing after the Centipede Dragon?"

Ling Jiu wondered why as he looked at the airships zooming past over his head. "Are they working as a team, or competing with each other?"

One airship suddenly stopped beside him.

The window dropped, and Shi Gang poked his head out.

"Thank God, I finally found you! D*mn it, I can't even use a cell phone on this d*mn planet! Ling Jiu, get in quickly. We have got to chase after that thing!"

"What is it about, Shi Gang?" Ling Jiu looked puzzled.

"It is important. Get in the airship and I will explain!" Shi Gang hurried him.

With a puzzled look on his face, Ling Jiu hopped into the airship, and Shi Gang closed the hatch and chased in the direction where the dozen or so airships were heading.

"Can you tell me now, Shi Gang?"

"Direbeast hunting operation will probably have to wait."

Shi Gang took a deep breath, a gleam of excitement flashing in his eyes. "Do you know what I have just found?"

"What did you find?"

"This!"

Shi Gang took out a white rock carefully.

[1] A type of planet https/en./wiki/Gas_giant

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Chapter 142: Solidified Gene Arcana, Step Aside

The stone was only the size of an apple, milky white like something formed from frozen milk.

It looked ordinary. But when Ling Jiu saw it, his expression changed. "This is—"

"It seems you have recognized it!"

Shi Gang looked excited. "That's right! This rock is formed from Gene Arcana's crystallization. In the words of the experts on our forum, this thing is a Solidified Gene Arcana, or Energy Crystal for short."

"A Solidified Gene Arcana?"

"An Energy Crystal?"

"Let me take a look!"

Ling Jiu grabbed the white rock and felt it in his hand.

"Give it back to me after you finish." Shi Gang looked cautious.

Ling Jiu could feel the Gene Arcana in the white rock.

The Gene Arcana in this rock was much higher than the Gene Arcana core he had worked so hard to form.

The Gene Arcana core of him was the fruit of his labor. He had spent so much time to gather and condense Gene Arcana just for this thing.

He could imagine how high the Gene Arcana content was in this white rock.

"Where did you get this thing from?"

Ling Jiu asked in a low voice as he handed the rock back to Shi Gang.

Shi Gang breathed a sigh of relief and carefully kept the rock with him. At first, he was worried that Ling Jiu was greedy and would snatch this energy crystal like those scoundrels before this.

"Thing started this away." Shi Gang quickly told of what had happened.

He and Dylon had found something similar to a bird's nest about thirty minutes ago. Inside the nest was what could be the egg of an unknown creature.

There were dozens of similar white rocks scattered around.

The two were so excited once they had recognized the white rocks as energy crystals. But before they could take those energy crystals, a Centipede Dragon came.

It turned out that this nest belonged to the Centipede Dragon.

A battle inevitably broke out. When the fight was in full swing, the noise had attracted the other arcanists, who came and also saw the energy crystals.

So the battle had turned into a gang fight.

As the gang fight got louder and louder, it had drawn even more arcanists. The Centipede Dragon swallowed the nest and fled in desperation.

Then the rest was history.

"Such a massive energy crystal is worth at least ten thousand contribution points."

Shi Gang's eyes lit up. "There are at least dozens of such rock in the Centipede Dragon nest. That's hundreds of thousands of contribution points!"

"Holy moly! These things will boost us into Level 6 in our self-cultivation in the shortest time if we don't sell it."

Speaking of this, Shi Gang suddenly licked his lips and chuckled. "Hey, Ling Jiu, since I have told you such a valuable information, remember to share the energy crystals you get later. All I ask for is just one piece. That's enough for me."

"Are you so confident of me getting the energy crystals back?"

"With your ability, it is going to be a piece of cake for you, isn't it?" Shi Gang grinned. "Those guys will have to step aside as soon as you move in. To be honest, I had wanted to ask you to join the gang fight earlier. But cell phones don't work here. D*mn, all I could do was watch anxiously."

"Look!" Dylon suddenly shouted quietly. "There is movement ahead!"

Ling Jiu and Shi Gang quickly looked and saw those airships had stopped in the air while a fierce gang fight had broken out on the ground.

Hundreds of arcanists were bombarding the Centipede Dragon indiscriminately. Flames, water dragons, earth and rocks, lightning, sonic waves, magnetic cannons, bullets, artillery shells and all sorts of attacks rained down on the Centipede Dragon.

The amazing thing was that those attacks were nothing more than tickling to the Centipede Dragon. They could not cause any substantial harm to it at all— not even a scratch.

"The defense of this Centipede Dragon is terrifying!" Dylon shook his head and sighed. "It is even stronger than many Class-Eight Direbeasts. We alone would probably never kill it."

"We would have beaten it to its death if not for this reason." Shi Gang looked at Ling Jiu. "Are you sure you can subdue it?"

"There are many ways to skin a cat." Ling Jiu let out a confident smile.

"I knew you could!" Shi Gang was extremely delighted.

Meanwhile, the Centipede Dragon did not even look at those hundreds of arcanist. What it was helpless against was Francis, who clung to its head like a chewing gum.

Francis could not kill the Centipede Dragon with his sword, but he still caused great pain and annoyance to it.

The Centipede Dragon suddenly raised and slammed its head into a nearby giant tree.

Francis's heart skipped a beat. If the Centipede Dragon's head were to hit against the tree, it could inflict serious injury on him, considering the force of the impact.

"D*mn it!"

Francis was quietly furious. He quickly let go of the Centipede Dragon and before it slammed into the giant tree, he had escaped to safety.

Han Chujun ran up to him. "My dear, are you okay?"

"I am okay." Francis shook his head. "This beast has powerful defense. I can't kill it!"

"What to do then?" Han Chujun frowned.

"I don't know."

Francis sighed. The Centipede Dragon had swallowed dozens of energy crystals, which were worth hundreds of thousands of contribution points.

He did not want to give up just like that, but he could do nothing right now.

"There is nothing we can do!"

"We are no match for this beast!"

"Even Francis can't kill it. What should we do? Give up?"

"Francis is the number one arcanist of our Vulcan training camp. Who are we when even he can't defeat the Centipede Dragon?"

"Do we really have to give up? I can't get over it. There are still dozens of energy crystals in its stomach. This is a treasure worth hundreds of thousands of contribution points!"

"Does this beast even have weaknesses? Eyes? Nose? Or maybe we could target its backside!"

Francis was definitely the most powerful one among the one hundred arcanists at the scene. He could at last pierced through the hard armor of the Centipede Dragon slightly.

But the others could not even breach the Centipede Dragon's defenses, even if they joined hands.

Everyone was in despair when even Francis could do nothing about the Centipede Dragon.

Giving up?

It was the last thing they wanted.

Not giving up?

What else could they do?

A voice came just as everyone was a nonstarter. "Are you all done? If so, step aside!"

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Chapter 143: Who Is Ling Jiu, Rocking the House

The voice was not loud, but it sounded quite abrupt in the relatively silent surroundings.

All the arcanists followed the voice and saw a trainee wearing an air filter mask hovering in the air, quietly watching them.

"Who is this guy? He is so arrogant!"

"There's nothing we can do with the beast. How will he succeed?"

Francis and Han Chujun frowned as they looked at Ling Jiu. They found this person familiar and looking like Ling Jiu, but they were not so sure since he was wearing an air filter mask.

"What? No one is talking? Well, this beast is mine then!"

Ling Jiu moved in a flash and appeared above the Centipede Dragon, from where he looked down at the beast that everyone was helpless against.

"He is quick! Is this Blink Arcana?"

Francis's heart missed a beat.

"Blink Arcana?" Han Chujun was taken aback. "This voice… and Blink… Ling Jiu, are you Ling Jiu?"

A Pangu training camp trainee, who had also recognized Ling Jiu, was overjoyed. "Ling Jiu will surely kill this beast!"

"Ling Jiu?"

"Who is Ling Jiu?"

"Can he kill the beast?"

The other arcanists were all baffled, while Han Chujun looked stunned at hearing what this Pangu's trainee said.

"He is really Ling Jiu? No way he can kill this Centipede Dragon, not even if he is Ling Jiu because even you, my dear, couldn't do it!"

Francis nodded. Even he could not kill the Centipede Dragon. Could Ling Jiu do it?

"Don't you all know that Ling Jiu is the number one arcanist in Pangu Super Training Camp? He has been dominating the top spot on the leaderboard."

That Pangu trainee sounded proud. "If there is anyone who can kill the Centipede Dragon, it will be him."

"The most powerful arcanist in Pangu?"

"This guy is the number one arcanist in Pangu training camp? I didn't know that."

What the Pangu trainee said shocked everyone.

Pangu's Super Training Camp was founded by the world's number one arcana combine, where countless geniuses gathered. No one should underestimate those who had become number one here.

Actually, all Top One arcanists of each arcana combine, including Pangu, Vulcan, Freedom Alliance, were not weak for sure.

"Ling Jiu is top one trainee in the Super Training Camp? How is this possible?"

It shocked Han Chujun to hear that. Others might not know who Ling Jiu was, but not her.

Ling Jiu came from Lantian Base City and the same high school, just like her. They were awakened to the arcana at the same time. So she knew what Ling Jiu was capable of.

His arcana were Earth and Gravity Manipulations.

A talented arcanist like him was average, not the brightest bulb in the pack. Could a talent like him dominate the Super Training Camp?

Of course, it would be another thing if Ling Jiu had taken some Treasure of Heaven and Earth and been awakened to some new arcana.

"A person like him is the strongest arcanist in the Super Training Camp? So much for a Super Training Camp." Francis sneered, shaking his head.

He had learned about Ling Jiu from Han Chujun and knew Ling Jiu's abilities. That was the reason he said so.

Other arcanists were also skeptical of Ling Jiu. One of them was a Vulcan trainee.

"So what if Ling Jiu is the number one arcanist in your Super Training Camp? Francis is also the number one arcanist in the Vulcan's Super Training Camp. Can Ling Jiu kill the Centipede Dragon when even Francis can't?"

"That's right. The Number One in the Super Training Camp can only mean that he is the strongest in your Super Training Camp. No so if he were in our training camp."

"Exactly. I don't think he can kill this beast."

The Pangu trainee's face flushed when facing the doubters. "You all don't know what Ling Jiu is capable of. I still believe he can kill this Centipede Dragon."

"Your belief doesn't worth a thing."

Everyone broke into laughter.

Meanwhile, Ling Jiu had made his move.

First, it was Tungsten Form.

He gathered his strength in his right arm.

Then there was a burst of power.

The iron fist slammed down, and a crackling sound ensued. A violent shock wave burst out like a hurricane. The punch left a fist mark on the head of the Centipede Dragon.

A fist mark?

It was a fist mark indeed.

The fist mark was three inches deep.

At first, it stunned the spectators, who then burst into laughter.

"I have been wondering how strong he was. After so much hoo-ha, all he could do was to leave a small fist mark? This is so funny!"

"I had a glimmer of hope and really thought that perhaps, he could kill the Centipede Dragon when I saw him so uppity. But it turned out…."

"Are you sure he is the number one arcanist and not a joker of the Super Training Camp?"

"Francis has at least pierced through the hard armor. How about your number one arcanist? He can't even beat Francis."

"Say whatever you all want; he at least made a fist mark on this brute hard armor after all while we couldn't even do this."

"He is good if thinking about it this way."

"Claptrap."

Francis sneered, shaking his head. "My dear, this guy is unlike what you told me. He has more than Earth and Gravity Manipulations arcana."

"Indeed." Han Chujun nodded. "He must have taken some Treasure of Heaven and Earth and been awakened to some abilities. That is why he is capable of Blink and Tungsten Form."

"This is the only plausible explanation." Francis nodded in agreement.

Hearing everyone's ridicule, The Pangu trainee felt aggrieved upon hearing the mockery from others. But he could not refute their remarks.

"D*mn! Wasn't Ling Jiu very badass when he was in the training camp? How come he loses steam here? D*mn, I'm so embarrassed of him!"

Meanwhile, on the other side…

"This thing is tough!"

Ling Jiu shook his fist with his mouth curling up in a smirk. "Can you withstand another punch?"

"Arcana Field!"

Ling Jiu leaped into the air as his Arcana Field expanded. He raised his fist, tilting his body a few degrees before slamming down with his punch.

"Eightfold Rolling Thunder!"

"Two thousand five hundredfold fist power!"

The hard armor on Centipede Dragon's head shattered upon impact like a glass which was hit by a sledgehammer.

A violent shock wave expanded outward as if a typhoon was landing from the sea.

Dust was flying, and trees were bending. All arcanists had to cover their faces while their eyes were fixated ahead.

"It is shattered! The hard armor of this beast's head has shattered!"

"Holy moly!"

"He smashed the Centipede Dragon's skull with a punch! How powerful is that punch?"

Everyone was shocked.

They knew firsthand how tough the hard armor on the Centipede Dragon's body.

Hundreds of arcanists had bombarded the Centipede Dragon with various arcana, yet they did not leave even a scratch on the beast's body.

Francis, who had an Ultimate-class Metal-type cold weapon, could barely pierce through the hard armor. Yet Ling Jiu shattered it with a punch.

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Chapter 144: You Wanna Dance? Forceful Suppression

"Did you see it? Did you guys see it?"

A Pangu trainee suddenly felt vindicated and burst into laughter after seeing Ling Jiu smashing the Centipede Dragon's skull.

"I told you Ling Jiu was going to defeat the beast's defense. Yet you didn't believe it. Now what are you all going to say about it?"

Everyone remained silent. Seeing was believing.

"Ling Jiu is so badass?" Han Chujun was wide-eyed. "When did he become so badass?"

"I underestimated him." Francis looked grave. "But—"

"But what, my dear?" Han Chujun looked at her boyfriend.

"He has shattered the beast's hard armor, and the obstacle standing in our way no longer exists, which means we can kill the beast now."

Francis lunged out in a flash and got up over the Centipede Dragon's head as soon as his voice trailed off.

"Thank you for breaking this brute's armor. After I take out the energy crystals from its belly, I can give a few more pieces to you!"

The other trainees' eyes lit up. They all could not wait as soon as they heard what Francis said.

The Centipede Dragon was vulnerable now since its hard armor on the head was broken.

Would this not mean that they could take the energy crystals out from its stomach?

Everyone was an eager beaver and ready for a fight with this thinking in mind.

"There are only a few dozen energy crystals. With so many people here, they are not enough to go around. I have got to grab as many energy crystals and as quickly as possible."

Everyone started to think inwardly, caring only about themselves, as if the comrades who were joining forces with them were competitors.

"Give me a few more?"

Ling Jiu smirked as he looked at Francis. "I can do it myself. I don't need your help."

"You must have misunderstood something, Ling Jiu."

Francis scowled. "We all found this Centipede Dragon together. The energy crystals in its stomach should belong to all of us. You can't change this, although you were the one who shattered its armor."

"Exactly."

"Francis is right."

"We found this Centipede Dragon, and everything, including the energy crystals, should rightly belong to all of us."

"Who is trying to hog the energy crystals?"

"We won't allow that to happen!"

All the trainees clamored. They admitted that Ling Jiu was stronger than any of them but they were not afraid of him collectively.

So what if he was the one defeating the Centipede Dragon's defense? They would not be afraid of him since there were so many of them. Could Ling Jiu take on so many of them?

"Did you hear that, Ling Jiu?"

Francis folded his arms in front of his chest with a faint smile on his face. "Stop thinking of keeping all the energy crystals to yourself. Even if I agree, everyone else here will not!"

"Listen, step aside. Let me kill this Centipede Dragon and I will give you a few more of the energy crystals."

"These guys are shameless!"

Shi Gang gritted his teeth. "If it weren't for Ling Jiu, they could not have defeated the Centipede Dragon's defense, let alone taking out the energy crystals. Shame on them!"

"That's human nature." Dylon shook his head.

Looking at those clamoring trainees, and at Francis, who was leaning back and watching, Ling Jiu's face broke out in a smile. "Do you all also want to dance?"

"What do you mean?" Everyone was taken aback.

"How dare trash like you all think of taking away my things? You all should be ashamed of yourself!" Ling Jiu's expression changed abruptly. "Tenfold gravity force!"

A terrifying gravity force crushed them to the ground. Only a few could withstand this terrifying force.

Francis was one of them. He fought back the tenfold increase in gravity and stared dead at Ling Jiu. "What are you doing, Ling Jiu?"

"You are not qualified to talk to me!"

Ling Jiu raised his leg and kicked Francis on his chin, sending him flying backward.

Francis defied the tenfold gravity force and did a somersault midair before landing steadily. "You are too much, Ling Jiu!"

He lunged at Ling Jiu at once.

"Not bad!"

The corners of Ling Jiu's mouth were upturned. "Twentyfold gravity force!"

Francis trembled all over, his movement slowing down. As powerful as his physique was, the twentyfold increase in gravity force was simply too much to take.

More so for the other trainees, who could barely stand up but were pressed to the ground.

Only Han Chujun and that Pangu trainee standing far behind were unaffected.

"I knew it! I knew it would be like this!"

That Pangu trainee trembled with excitement. "How dare those guys go against Ling Jiu? They are looking for trouble!"

"I can't believe that Ling Jiu is so badass!"

It shocked Han Chujun again. Ling Jiu's smashing of the Centipede Dragon's defense earlier was all about his physical power. But power was only a part of an arcanist's strength.

Many powerful, physically enhanced arcanists only possessed brute power, but their actual combat effectiveness was quite average.

Physical power was not the only measurement of an arcanist's combat strength. Speed, defenses, endurance, damage ability of an arcana were also crucial.

This was also an vital reason everyone still dared to challenge Ling Jiu for the energy crystals after Ling Jiu showed his terrifying physical power. There would always be someone more powerful than you were in terms of physical power.

Not to mention that there were so many people here.

Ling Jiu did not use his physical power right now. Instead, he was performing a Gravity Arcana, crushing everyone down to their knees.

"Stop it, Ling Jiu!" Han Chujun shouted.

"Who are you to order me? I was calling you my old classmate out of courtesy. It seems like you don't even know your place."

Ling Jiu sneered. "Speaking of which, I have got to commend something about you, old classmate. You could have found someone else as your boyfriend. Why this guy?"

Han Chujun could not find a word to respond for a time.

"OK, I'm just kidding. Don't take it seriously!"

Ling Jiu suddenly shook his head, flicking his fingers with a smile and sending everyone, including Francis, flying out backward.

Those trainees clambered to their feet after the gravity force was lifted, their faces pale, as if they had just been brought back from death.

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Chapter 145: Deserving Number One? Not exactly.

"Too badass!"

"He suppressed us all by just using a Gravity Arcana! How can we still fight him?"

"We can never beat him."

All the trainees' faces were pale, their eyes filled with horror.

There was strength in unity.

There was also strength in numbers.

Those who had the numbers would get the upper hand. It is a publicly accepted notion.

But numbers were useless when both parties were not in the same league as each other in terms of strength.

There were so many of them, nearly a hundred arcanists. Many of them were top trainees like Francis. But that did not make a difference.

Ling Jiu had subdued them with just the Gravity Arcana alone.

This just showed that they were not in the same league as Ling Jiu was.

"He is the number one trainee in the Pangu's training camp. Francis is also the number one trainee in the Vulcan's training camp. Both are top trainees. Why is the gap between them so wide?"

An arcanist from Vulcan felt baffled.

"Exactly. Both of them are top trainees. The gap between them shouldn't be this wide. Or is it the level of the so-called number one in Vulcan?"

"Who knows?"

Everyone murmured. Their words sounded like slaps in Francis's face. Francis's expression could not have been worse at the moment.

It was humiliating.

It was utter humiliation.

He had never got beaten so badly and humiliated since his first arcana awakening.

Not once.

Never.

But today, he got slapped in the face in front of a hundred trainees from training camps around the world. He had got beaten in all aspects.

How could he face himself?

Did Francis not want to save face?

"My dear…"

Han Chujun looked at her boyfriend, then Ling Jiu. For some reason, she suddenly felt that her boyfriend she used to admire was not as badass as he used to be.

"Not that Francis is weak, but Ling Jiu is too strong!" That Pangu trainee said. "You know, Ling Jiu possesses seven types of arcana. No one from the younger generation is his match!"

"Seven types of arcana?"

"Are you kidding? How can a person have seven types of arcana?"

"Exactly. A person could only awaken three or four types of arcana at most, even after eating Treasures of Heaven and Earth every day. How can a person possess so many arcana?"

"Not ordinary people, of course. But Ling Jiu is an exception," that Pangu trainee then continued with a smile, "he has an Arcana Replication ability."

"Arcana Replication?"

Everyone was shocked. "Are you talking about the ability of replicating others' arcana that have popped out of nowhere this year?"

"Right."

"That is strange. Didn't the Arcana Replication have a big flaw?"

"We have an Arcana Replication arcanist in our training camp. But everytime he replicates an arcana, the arcana will disappear after three days of usage at most. He will have to replicate the arcana again."

"We also have an Arcana Replication arcanist in our training camp. He could only replicate two types of arcana, and then this ability went dormant for good. He could no longer replicate arcana again."

"All the Arcana Replication abilities appearing currently have great flaws. They are not as magical as people have said."

"Others' Arcana Replication might be flawed, but not Ling Jiu's"—That Pangu trainee explained—"because so far, Ling Jiu has replicated seven arcana: Earth, Gravity, Tungsten Form, Metal, Wood, Fire, and Water—all of which still exist."

Everyone was struck dumb.

Not only that Ling Jiu had replicated so many arcana, the arcana even remained since replication—did it not mean that Ling Jiu's Arcana Replication had no flaws?

"I can't believe that Ling Jiu possesses an Arcana Replication ability."

Han Chujun looked even more dumbfounded. She suddenly remembered the scene of arcana testing last year where Li Kai was the first person to awaken his arcana and Ling Jiu had not.

Ling Jiu had only awakened his arcana not long after, and his awakened arcana was the same as Li Kai's, which was Earth Manipulation.

"There were many people with Earth Manipulation arcana, but only the three of us had awakened in the entire school. It was impossible for two persons to have the same ability!"

Han Chujun murmured. "In other words, Ling Jiu could have replicated Li Kai's Earth Manipulation arcana at that time. This guy has been hiding his ability all this while!"

Ling Jiu couldn't care less about what they said. He took out the long metal sword, killed the Centipede Dragon, and found the energy crystal in its belly.

Pandora was a colorful planet, full of dreamlike brilliance, the exit—or the other end—of the dimensional passage.

On the ground below the dimensional passage, a maglev airship was parked up there with dozens of people sitting inside.

Those people were staring at the screen, pointing and talking at the moment as the screen showed the scene of Ling Jiu's forceful suppression of a hundred trainees.

There was only visual but no audio since this was just surveillance footage.

"Which training camp does this little guy belong to? He looks savage."

A sturdy bald man pointed at Ling Jiu in the footage with a frown. He was Wang Dalong, the person in charge of Vulcan's training camp.

"His name is Ling Jiu."

The camp commandant chuckled with a proud expression on his face. "He belongs to our Super Training Camp."

"One person suppressed nearly a hundred arcanists. Not half bad at all!"

Wang Dalong said, "As much as Francis is a number one genius, he still has a long way to go compared with a matriculation camp-level talent like Ling Jiu."

"Indeed. Matriculation-level geniuses like him are rare."

The other camp commandants and persons in charge nodded their agreements. They all knew how strong the defenses of the Centipede Dragon were. They could tell even though they were just looking through the monitor screen.

Ling Jiu could defeat the Centipede Dragon's defenses with just a punch and subdue nearly a hundred arcanists. His strength had been beyond the level of the training camp.

One could imagine how talented he was by attaining such a level of strength at his age.

"By the way, Old Li, what arcana does Ling Jiu possess?"

As Wang Dalong looked at the camp commandant, all eyes were on him, all eager to know his answer.

"It will surprise you." The camp commandant looked proud. "Ling Jiu has Arcana Replication, a flawless one at that."

"Perfect replication?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"As you all know, there have been many arcanists with Arcana Replication, but they all have major flaws. Only Ling Jiu's Arcana Replication has no obvious flaws!"

The camp commandant continued, "The only flaw is that the cooling-off period is long. After each successful replication, it takes a long time before the next replication could be activated."

"I see."

"Perfect replication, eh?"

"D*mn! This arcana is too unfair. More so because we don't know if this kid will replicate ours one day."

"Shouldn't we be happy when we humans have such a talented guy among us? You have tunnel vision, Old Wang!"

"I was just saying. Don't take it seriously, man!"

"By the way, Old Li, what kinds of arcana have the boy replicated so far?"

"There have been seven or eight types of arcana as far as I know. I am not so sure, though."

"Tsk tsk, Arcana Replication," Wang Dalong said. "Speaking of talent, Ling Jiu is the number one!"

"A wickedly talented arcanist like him should be sent to the matriculation camp to receive advanced training long ago. His presence in the training camp is just so unfair to others."

"Number one? Not exactly."

A skinny old man chuckled. "Old Wang, have you forgotten Hao Shuai from our Freedom Alliance? I don't think he is Hao Shuai's match."

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Chapter 146: Annihilation Thunder, the White Sinkhole

"Hao Shuai is more talented than Ling Jiu."

The skinny old man had a proud smile on his face. "He has three top-notch arcana, namely Time Halt, Blink, and Super Physique."

"Time Halt?"

"Blink?"

"Which kid are you talking about, Zhang?"

Everyone was stunned. "Has that guy not gone to the matriculation camp yet?"

"Not yet."

The skinny old man smiled. "But this operation on Pandora will be his last action as a training camp trainee."

"I thought that kid had gone to the matriculation camp."

Wang Dalong's lips curled up, looking upset. "He is still in the training camp with his talent and strength? This kid is more of a bully than Ling Jiu."

"Agree."

"Time Halt belongs to the Time-series Arcana, and Blink Arcana belongs to the Dimensional Arcana. He combines Time and Dimensional Arcanas in one, his talent makes people jealous."

"Is it not?"

"More so because this kid has the same unfair advantage of Super Physique arcana: a hundred times energy, speed, agility, stamina, defenses, self-healing, eyesight…"

"Comparisons are odious."

"Who wouldn't agree?"

Everyone marveled at Hao Shuai's talent. In fact, Hao Shuai deserved all that admiration as he was good. His three arcana are all buggy.

"No one else but Hao Shuai will be the champion in this hunting contest.

Wang Dalong was not too happy. The reward was very generous this time. He had high hope of Francis at first. But now it seemed he had thought too much.

Francis could not even compete with Ling Jiu, let alone beating Hao Shuai.

"It is all about Ling Jiu and Hao Shuai again. Have you all forgotten about Bai Ya from Tianwei?

A somewhat pissed voice came from a corner. Everyone followed the voice and saw a raunchy old man sitting in the corner.

He was wearing a vest, a pair of sandals with a smoking pipe in his mouth. He was unshaven, looking as if he was a martial art freak who had just escaped from a mental hospital.

Everyone knew this old man. He was Lao Ma, the person in charge of the training camp of Tianwei Arcana Combine.

"Bai Ya?"

Everyone frowned. They had heard about Hao Shuai and the others, but never of Bai Ya.

"There are only a few talents awakened this year, Lao Ma. I know each of them. Never have I heard of Tianwei having any talents." Wang Dalong sneered.

"We Tianwei have recruited no one with exceptional talents, but we can nurture one. I don't mind telling you all this."

The old man took a drag and smoke blew out of his mouth as rings. "When our Bai Ya attained Level Six last month, she grew a new ability out of her Thunder Arcana."

"What?"

Everyone's eyebrows raised. It was well known that many arcanists would derive new abilities when they attained Level 6.

But the new abilities derived were of more conventional ones.

Such as the Thunder Arcana, the new capabilities could boost the lightning voltage, make it more destructive, or generate electromagnetic fields.

There were no other capabilities apart from these.

"Do you all know what it is?" The old man let out a cheeky grin.

"Stop keeping us in suspense, Lao Ma!"

"What new ability has this little girl Bai Ya derived?"

"Lao Ma, can't you get straight to the point?"

The old man had a smug face when he saw everyone became curious. "Annihilation Thunder!"

"Annihilation Thunder?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"Her Thunder Arcana has mutated. It could annihilate everything. That's right. It is annihilation."

The old man was very proud. "Whether it is the hardest alloy on earth, meteorites of outer space, or the bones of the Class-Nine Direbeasts, she can annihilate into nothingness!

"In short, it is terrifying. I have no confidence to withstand this kind of lightning attack at least."

Everyone was amazed at hearing what the old man said. Even the hardest alloy on earth and meteorite from outer space were nothing to her.

The most amazing thing was that this ability could annihilate the bones of the Class-9 direbeasts. Unbelievable.

As the king of all Direbeasts, the Class-Nine Direbeast had the toughest bones on Earth—tougher than the hardest alloy, the most difficult thing to destroy.

Even Level-9 arcanists like them would have a hard time destroying the bones of the direbeast king.

Now, the Thunder Arcana of a Level-6 arcanist had such a characteristic?

Was it a joke or something?

Searching for the energy crystals was not a challenge at all for Ling Jiu. He had found them all in a short while.

When he took them in his hands and studied them, those onlookers were drooling all over, their full of envy.

A piece of energy crystal was worth at least 10,000 contribution points. Ling Jiu had just found dozens of them. This would be hundreds of thousands of contribution points. He became rich overnight.

Others were so envious of him.

"Weasel!"

Francis was indignant. Those energy crystals were supposed to be his, but now Ling Jiu had taken them away.

He hated him.

"It's done. Time to leave."

Ling Jiu carefully kept the energy crystals and looked at the Centipede Dragon's body. "This Centipede Dragon belongs to me since I was the one who killed it. Do you all have any problem with that?"

"Of course, not!"

Everyone kept shaking their heads. Of course, they had no problem with that since they could not even beat him.

"Then I will take it away!"

"Two energy crystals per person. Is that enough?"

Ling Jiu took out four energy crystals and handed them to Shi Gang and Dylon. "These are your rewards for the intel."

"It is more than enough!"

Shi Gang quickly nodded. "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have gotten even one piece, let alone two!"

"Thank you."

Dylon could not hide his excitement. He was grateful for Ling Jiu. "With these two energy crystals, I am sure I can attain Level Six in the shortest time with these two energy crystals."

"You're welcome. You deserve them."

Ling Jiu waved his hand. "If you encounter anything again and can't solve it, just come to me. You can talk over it."

"Sure!"

Shi Gang could not have been happier. "I didn't expect to see such an amazing thing on this planet. How did this thing come about?"

"Probably it forms naturally on this planet, I guess?"

Dylon scratched his head. "People say that wherever there are energy crystals, there are usually energy crystal veins. The possibility of having energy crystal veins is very high since the Gene Arcana on this planet is so rich."

"Energy crystal veins?"

Shi Gang's eyes lit up. "Did you say this planet has energy crystal veins?"

"I said it is possible!" Dylon said.

"Damn! Then hurry and look for energy crystal veins. If we can find an energy crystal vein and dig a few energy crystals out, it will last us for a long time!"

Shi Gang was green-eyed.

"You think too much!"

Ling Jiu's mouth twitched. "Those people at the top would have taken those veins for themselves even if there are energy crystal veins on this planet. There will be nothing left for you and me."

"Err…" Shi Gang scratched his head. "I think you have a point."

A soft white glow suddenly burst out in front of him as soon as his voice trailed off. The three of them quickly went over and saw a massive sinkhole up ahead.

A milky white light in the sinkhole radiated in all directions.

"This glow…"

The three of them exchanged a glance with each other, their breathing rapid.

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Chapter 147: Mysterious Sinkhole, Plenty of Energy Crystals

This sinkhole hid in a dense forest, with lush mushroom trees above and dense shrubs at the bottom.

It was well hidden. Who would have found this sinkhole had it not been for the white glow?

But now, the three of them found it.

"Let's check it out."

The three of them moved in a whirlwind and came in front of the sinkhole.

At this time, the white glow had disappeared, leaving behind a pitch-dark, seemingly bottomless sinkhole that looked like the mouth of a massive monster, waiting to swallow everything.

"The white glow has disappeared?" Dylon looked at Ling Jiu and Shi Gang. "Do you two want to go down there?"

"What do you think? Of course!" Shi Gang said. "The white glow earlier looks exactly the same as the glow emitted from the energy crystals. There must be energy crystals at the bottom! No way I am not going down!"

"Let's go then!"

Ling Jiu released his Arcana Field to shroud Shi Gang and Dylon in it. "Don't resist it. I will take you two down. Remember, safety first in case there is a situation."

"Understood."

Shi Gang and Dylon kept nodding.

Ling Jiu wrapped around the two with his Arcana Field as he drifted down to the bottom of the sinkhole. It was extremely humid. The walls of the sinkhole were covered in organisms that resembled fungi and lichens.

It was dim all around after descending over ten meters. Shi Gang took out a flashlight and shone it toward the bottom of the sinkhole.

But he could see nothing. It was still a blanket of darkness.

"The flashlight can't reach the bottom. How deep is this sinkhole?" Shi Gang's voice trembled slightly.

"Must be super deep," Dylon said.

So they kept descending.

The temperature dropped as they went, chilly air sweeping all over them, giving them a sepulchral moment.

"How deep is this freaking place, really?"

Shi Gang cursed in a low voice, his voice reverberating between the walls for a long time.

"Almost there!"

Ling Jiu suddenly spoke.

Shi Gang and Delong's hearts skipped a beat, and Shi Gang quickly aimed the flashlight at the bottom of the sinkhole.

A terrifying tearing force suddenly came from the bottom, pulling their bodies towards it.

"Not good!"

Ling Jiu knew something was wrong and quickly adjusted the gravity force to resist the tearing force.

But it did not work. The tearing force was too strong. The three of them had only resisted for a moment before plunging in a free fall.

"Ling Jiu, what's the situation?" Shi Gang screamed.

"We are falling!" Dylon was also screaming.

"Don't panic!"

Ling Jiu remained calm despite what happened. He took out the silver metal and turned it into a spear of over ten meters long. Wielding the spear in his hand, he thrust it into the wall of the sinkhole with all his strength.

But it shocked him to find that the wall was impenetrable.

The spear had only created a series of sparks but could not make a dent in the wall.

"This sinkhole wall is unusual!"

Ling Jiu's mind was racing. He immediately released his Arcana Field to cover a radius of 500 meters and tried to control the sinkhole wall.

He was damn sure that the wall was made of rocky soil. His Earth Arcana should have no problem manipulating the sinkhole wall.

But it still did not work. The sinkhole wall did not budge, not submitting to Ling Jiu's command.

"What exactly is this sinkhole wall made of?"

Ling Jiu was mad. The wall was impenetrable and uncontrollable. Was it made of plastic?

A dazzling white light suddenly shone from the bottom of the sinkhole. The light was milky white and soft, not dazzling at all.

It then shocked Ling Jiu to see something at the bottom. A crack strangely appeared at the bottom of the sinkhole, through which the white glow shone.

"This is…"

The three of them exclaimed in unison. Under the illumination of the soft white glow, they could clearly see what kind of crack it was—a monstrous mouth.

More glow came through and the tearing force became stronger as the monstrous mouth slowly opened.

The three could no longer resist and plunged toward the monstrous mouth rapidly. They were swallowed in it.

Next, the monstrous mouth slowly closed back up while the tearing force and white glow disappeared. Darkness returned to the sinkhole bottom, as if nothing had happened before.

"A-A-Am I dead?"

Shi Gang's voice trembled in the dim light.

"You are still alive."

It was Ling Jiu's voice. "Where the hell is this?"

The surroundings were dark, but they could still make out that they were in a corridor-like passage.

The walls—let's call them walls for the time being—were black on both sides. They were squirming like a living thing and sticky like some black viscous liquid.

"This wall… how come it resembles my Venom Suit?"

Ling Jiu walked up to one of the walls and reached out his hand to touch it carefully. It felt soft and was still squirming, which was indeed very similar to the Venom Suit.

"Is this wall really made of the same material as the Venom Suit?"

As this thought came to mind, Ling Jiu looked at other places. The passage was winding and leading to some unknown places.

"What is this place, Ling Jiu?" Shi Gang's voice trembled. "Has the monstrous mouth swallowed us? Why are we in such a strange place?"

Dylon could not hide his fear and panic in his eyes, although he appeared calm. People are always scared of the unknown.

"I don't know."

Ling Jiu shook his head, then pointed to the end of the passage. "The only way is to move forward if you want to know the answer.

"Or, we might as well hack the wall and get out of here. But I don't bank my hope on this."

He knew how tough the Venom Suit was. If the walls were really made of the same material as the Venom Suit, they could not hack it.

"I will try."

Dylon roared and slammed his fist against the wall behind him. His burst of power was terrifyingly powerful, and his punch was enough to injure a Class-Six Direbeast.

But the wall took the punch and just shook.

"One more time!"

He tried another punch, and the result was the same.

"I don't know what material the wall is made of. All I know is I can't break it!" Dylon was disappointed.

"Let me try."

The wall that was seemingly made up of the Venom Suit material was indestructible, just like Ling expected. The three of them had tried everything, yet still could not make a dent in the wall.

It was too strong.

"There is nothing else we can do. Let's just move on."

Ling Jiu sighed. He led the way while Shi Gang and Dylon hesitated. But since things had come to such a pass, they had no other choice.

The only way was to move forward.

The passage was dark. After moving about 800-1,000 meters, they finally saw light up ahead.

The three of them exchanged a glance with each other, then came to that light.

It was an enormous room. Calling it a hall would be more apt by the looks of it.

The hall was spacious, about two to three hundred square meters.

The most striking thing was the creamy white rocks inlaid on the ceiling. The white rocks exuded a soft creamy white glow just like night pearls.

"I-It's the energy crystals!"

They were wide-eyed.

The rocks inlaid on the ceiling were nothing but the energy crystal they had been dreaming of.

"There are many energy crystals here. We would be rich if we can take them all down."

Shi Gang gulped, his body slightly trembling, his eyes green.

"Welcome here, earthlings!" A hoarse voice suddenly came.

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Chapter 148: The Test of Death, Dark Bio-energy

"Welcome, Earthlings!" A hoarse voice suddenly came.

"Who is it?"

As Ling Jiu turned around, he saw a black substance hung down from the ceiling. The substance kept wriggling before it formed into a person.

"Ghost!"

Shi Gang screamed, scurrying to hide behind Ling Jiu as if that was the safest place.

"Don't be afraid, Earthlings!"

This person's face gradually turned clearer, and his appearance was exactly the same as a human, except that his skin was darker—much darker than the darkest man on Earth. The level of black was quite similar to that of Ling Jiu's Venom Suit.

A pair of eyes were putting out a strange violet glow that was exceptionally bright.

"Who are you?"

Ling Jiu asked in a low voice. Anyone would have freaked out to see such a strange 'black person' in such a strange place.

"Nice to meet you all."

The 'black person,' let out a smile. "Let me introduce myself. I am from the Emissian Civilization, the brain of the exploration spacecraft BES9527. You may call me 9527!"

"The Emissian Civilization?"

"The exploration spacecraft BES9527?"

"The brain?"

That was a lot to swallow.

The three of them were struck dumb.

"In other words, we are now inside a spaceship, and you are the intelligent program of this spaceship. Am I right?" Ling Jiu asked in a low voice.

"Well, you can say that." 9527 smiled and nodded.

"What is the Emissian civilization?" Ling Jiu asked again.

"A powerful bio-energy civilization. The research on bio-energy has reached its peak, our civilization stays in the forefront of the entire universe."

9527 smiled. There seemed to be a touch of pride in its mysterious violet eyes. Although it was a program, it was still proud.

Ling Jiu couldn't help taking a deep breath. Ling Jiu learned about aliens and alien civilizations in the universe from his conversation with the camp head and others.

But hearing it and seeing it are two entirely different experiences.

The Emissian Civilization? A bio-energy civilization at the forefront of the universe?

How powerful was this civilization?

Ling Jiu honestly could not imagine it.

"What is your purpose of capturing us here?"

Shi Gang's teeth clattered, his voice trembling. "Are you going to perform experiments on us, just like in some sci-fi movies?"

"Fret not, earthlings!"

9527 smiled. "This spacecraft has a scanning function. You all have no secrets in front of me. I don't need to study you."

Shi Gang felt a little relieved now. "Then why did you catch us?"

"According to the program setting, a test will be conducted on you all!" 9527 let out a smile. "You will get rewarded handsomely as long as you pass the test."

"The test?"

"What if we fail?"

Shi Gang asked again. He cared most not about whether he would pass, but whether he could make it out alive.

"You will be obliterated if you fail," 9527 said.

"O-Obliterated?"

The three of them got chills. Shi Gang was shaking in his boots. "Why are you doing this?"

"It is a program setting," 9527 said matter-of-factly.

"Let me out. Let me out quickly! I don't want to take the test!" Shi Gang yelled. "I don't want to die! I don't want to die here!"

"Those who do not take the test will be regarded as a failure and will be obliterated!"

As two rays of violet light flashed in 9527's eyes, black tentacles sprang out of the ground and turned into bolts of lightning, striking at the three of them.

The tentacles moved so fast that it caught the three unawares. Before they knew it, they had been bound up like dumplings.

Ling Jiu wanted to escape into the dimension, but it shocked him to find that he could not use his Dimensional Arcana or his other Arcanas.

"You've failed the test. You will be obliterated!"

9527 smiled and repeated the sentence. Ling Jiu felt the black tentacles that were wrapped around him slowly tighten as if they were about to strangle him alive.

"What test is it? We will take the test!" Ling Jiu quickly said.

Not that they had any choice when things had come to such a pass. They had lost the right to choose the moment they entered this place.

There might be still a glimmer of hope if they took the test. Otherwise, death was certain.

There was no other way around it.

"Smart choice!"

9527 nodded. It did not seem to have done anything, but the floor under their feet suddenly squirmed, and three large holes opened and swallowed them up.

By the time Ling Jiu knew what happened, he found himself falling into a dark cabin.

The cabin was small, slightly over 20 square meters with the walls made of the same material of the Venom Suit.

Square and empty, the cabin looked exactly like a prison cell.

Besides, as the hole opening above him closed back up, the small cabin instantly turned into an enclosed cell. There was no way out of it.

At the same time, Shi Gang and Dylon had also fallen into a similar cabin.

"Shi Gang, Delong, can you hear me?" Ling Jiu called out aloud.

There was no reply.

Not a single reply.

"Damn it. We are separated!"

Ling Jiu cursed. He tried to hack walls, but it was useless. These walls were indestructible, and hacking would not make a dent in them.

"What should I do now?"

Ling Jiu became anxious. There was no way out, and that meant he was a prisoner now, and his fate was in the hands of that thing.

Ling Jiu thought of what 9527 said. He could get out if he passed the test. The question was, what test was it?

9527 spoke again at this moment. "Hello, Ling Jiu!"

"What is the content of the test?" Ling Jiu asked.

"Let me introduce: This is the primary training room of the Emissian Civilization. It can help cultivators to find the source of dark bio-energy!

"By the way, in your language, dark bio-energy can be called Gene Arcana."

9527 continued. "This primary training room is completely isolated from the outside world. While a cultivator here can't absorb any dark bio-energy, the training room will continue to draw dark bio-energy from the cultivator.

"Unless the cultivator can find the source of the dark bio-energy and draw dark bio-energy from it, the cultivator's dark bio-energy will be drained completely and the cultivator will eventually die."

"You will stay in this primary training room for the next five days."

"There will be no food and water. You are to find the source of the dark bio-energy while the dark bio-energy leaves your body little by little."

"I will die if I can't find it?" Ling Jiu asked.

"Yes, you will die."

"Of course, if you can find the source of the dark bio-energy before that, then congratulations, you pass the test and there will be a handsome reward that you could never imagine awaits you."

"Alive or dead. Obliterated or rewarded. It all depends on your efforts."

"Ling Jiu, given that the dark bio-energy in your body far exceeds that of the ordinary people, the primary training room will draw the dark bio-energy much faster than it does to others!"

"So good luck. And remember, the dark bio-energy comes from the void."

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Chapter 149: Weak Like No Other, Am I Dying?

"Damn it! How come you are encountering such a thing? This is more than a bad day!"

Ling Jiu was freaked out. At first, his plan was to find the energy crystals. Little did he expect to fall into such a trap and face the threat of dying. Freaking out was not the word for it.

"No!"

"I mustn't sit and wait! I have to find the source of the Dark Bio-energy before mine is drained."

Ling Jiu took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. Then he sat cross-legged and carefully searched for it.

He could clearly sense an inexplicable suction force coming from all directions and drawing his Gene Arcana from his body at this time.

This suction force felt exactly the same as wearing the Venom Suit. Just that the intensity was greater. He lost a good amount of Gene Arcana every moment.

"Even if I have ten thousand times more Gene Arcana than what the ordinary people have, I won't last long at this rate of loss."

"Find it!"

"I have to find the source of Gene Arcana!"

As time passed, Ling Jiu gradually let his mind drift, searching for the source carefully. After five minutes had passed, and yet another five minutes; where was the source?

There was nothing.

There was not even a trace of Gene Arcana in this special training room, let alone the source.

To no avail for a long time, Ling Jiu became irritable after searching for a long time to no avail. He would lose his composure, especially when the thought of obliteration from failing the test came to mind.

"Calm down. I must calm down." He told himself. "In the past, I could sense and absorb Gene Arcana as it was in the air. But there is nothing here in this special training room.

"I have got to find another way if I want to find Gene Arcana."

"That's right! That sh*t brain said that Gene Arcana comes from the void.

"The void… The void…"

Ling Jiu released his Arcana Field. But he sadly discovered that his Arcana Field that used to cover 500 meters in radius could not penetrate the walls of the training room. The walls bounced the Arcana Field back.

"But that's okay!"

"I can still release the Arcana Field, although I can't use any Arcana.

"I may find something by using the Arcana Field to feel for the void."

Ling Jiu calmed down again, his Arcana Field enveloping the entire training room. He felt for it little by little. One minute, two minutes, thirty minutes…

An hour later…

"I still can't sense anything…

"Coming from the void.

"Where the hell from the void? The void is clearly empty!

"Am I going to fail?

"No! I must not fail!

"Failure means death.

"One more time."

There was still no trace of Gene Arcana after another half an hour had passed. Ling Jiu had lost a large part of his Gene Arcana.

His Gene Arcana was the size of a pomelo at first. It had now been reduced to the size of a cherry after his Gene Arcana was drained. It would not be long before his Gene Arcana Core disappeared completely.

"The void. The void. There is nothing in the void. Did that sh*t brain lie?" Ling Jiu became irritable again.

In the hall earlier, 9527 was still standing in place, but now, there was an array of monitor screens in front of it.

Each monitor screen was made of material similar to the Venom Suit, yet it showed images. One monitor had images of Ling Jiu on it.

"There are forty-nine participants in this batch!

"The strongest life form is from the Level 7 planet, and the weakest one is from the Level 4.

"The Dark Bio-energy in all the participants will be completely drained in eight hours if everything goes well.

"They can only survive for five days at most without Dark Bio-energy, eating, and drinking. The outcome will be known after five days.

"Hope that someone will pass the test. Otherwise, we can only wait for the next batch!"

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Ling Jiu had almost lost all hope.

Not only had he failed to find the Gene Arcana, the Gene Arcana in the core and the body cells had been drained completely.

His Gene Arcana Core had disappeared, and the Gene Arcana in his body cells had gone. There was nothing there.

Ling Jiu felt extremely weak, his body seemed to be hollowed out after going without food or water for two days. The most frightening thing was that he saw no hopes at all.

"Am I going to die here?"

Ling Jiu lay on the ground, paralyzed, his eyes blank. "When I've finally crossed into this world and started to live like a human, I end up dying in this place.

"Damn whoever is up there!

"No! I must not give up!

"Yes! I shouldn't give up!

"The void… The void…

"I must find the Gene Arcana."

Ling Jiu was so weak that he had pulled himself to sit up with difficulty. "Gene Arcana comes from the void. Gene Arcana comes from the void. But the void is empty. There is no Gene Arcana there.

"The void… The void…"

Another two days had passed in the blink of an eye. Ling Jiu was so hungry that his vision had become blurry. His lips were chapped, and he could not even move his fingers.

The most frightening thing was the dizziness and blurry vision from hunger.

As strong as the body was, the body of an Arcanist burned a lot more energy. Ling Jiu felt weaker than an ordinary person would have felt after eating and drinking nothing for four days.

"The void… The void…"

Ling Jiu moved his lips, his consciousness gradually blurring. But he still kept a trace of the most primitive desire in him.

In the state of semi-coma, semi-unconsciousness, Ling Jiu suddenly felt that his soul seemed to separate from his body, and then rose indefinitely.

It seemed to have passed through some kind of obstacle and came to a mysterious place at last.

The Gene Arcana…

The Gene Arcana was everywhere.

It was endless…

As vast as the ocean.

It was a pity that Ling Jiu was in a semi-unconscious state at the moment. Otherwise, he would have screamed excitedly that he had found it, that he had finally found the Gene Arcana.

His hungry body started to absorb the Gene Arcana by instinct. When it happened, it felt as though a dam had burst as the Gene Arcana poured into him.

It was as if heaven had suddenly opened. A surging stream of Gene Arcana followed his soul and gushed into his body.

The returning Gene Arcana seemed like the spring rain moisturizing a dry riverbed, Ling Jiu came out of his unconsciousness. He opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.

Looking at the void to be precise.

"Gen Arcana!"

"This is Gene Arcana!"

Ling Jiu could not help himself but became excited when he saw in the infinite depths of the void was a vast reserve of Gene Arcana. There was so much of it that massive was an understatement.

There was an enormous amount of it like a boundless ocean.

"Gene Arcana comes from the void. Is this the true meaning of Gene Arcana coming from the void? It really comes from the void."

He was excited. So excited that he did not summon 9527, but frantically absorbed the Gene Arcana from the void to moisturize his weakened body.

He discovered an astonishing fact at this time: there was no need for him to use his Gene Arcana secret technique when absorbing the Gene Arcana from the void.

Even so, the absorption speed was still much faster than using Sky Devourer. Ling Jiu knew why: there was simply too much Gene Arcana in the void.

As Gene Arcana entered his body, his hungry body cells quickly swallowed it up. It was not until at the end of the day that Ling Jiu felt that his body cells had finally had their fill of Gene Arcana.

Gene Arcana started to gather and compress in his meridians, becoming a Gene Arcana Core.

"Has this batch failed again?"

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Chapter 150: Gene Arcana, Dark Bio-Energy

"Has this batch failed again?"

9527 appeared once more in the empty black hall and could not help but glance at the dozens of screens suspended in mid-air.

Those monitor screens were showing almost the same images. Shi Gang, Dylon, and other participants of the test had slumped to the ground.

They were at their weakest state after absorbing, eating, and drinking nothing for five days. Everyone would die if this continued.

"Get them out of there, and get the next batch in… Oh, wait a second!"

9527 sighed, preparing to obliterate the participants' memories before sending them out of the spaceship.

Obliterate?

Nah, that was just a rhetoric.

A monitor screen in the corner suddenly caught the eyes of 9527, its surprised expression turning into a delight.

"That earthling… he has succeeded?"

9527's eyes were fixed on the monitor screen, where it showed Ling Jiu sitting cross-legged, taking in the Dark Bio-energy from the void hungrily.

"Looks like there is a successful case!"

9527 was very excited. It even removed the other screens, leaving only the screen showing Ling Jiu in place. It started to fiddle with it.

Through the data fed back from the primary training room, 9527 could clearly "see" the Dark Bio-energy was rapidly increasing in Ling Jiu's body.

"The Dark Bio-energy of a cultivator will only decrease in the primary training room. An increase is impossible. Unless…"

9527 was very excited. "Unless this earthling has found the source of Dark Bio-energy and absorbed the Dark Bio-energy from the dark universe!"

"How many years, bases, and participants has there been? There is one succeeding at last!"

9527 rarely possessed human emotions, as it was only an intelligent program. But it still could not help feeling excited at this moment.

"Get him out of there!"

9527 snapped its fingers, and the floor where Ling Jiu's training room was slowly rising. After a while, Ling Jiu reappeared in the hall.

"This place…" Ling Jiu opened his eyes.

"Congratulations, Ling Jiu!"

9527 had a smile on its face. "Congratulations on successfully finding the source of Dark Bio-energy. You've passed the test!"

"Really?"

Ling Jiu made a face when he saw 9527 again. This guy almost got him killed. He would never forget that hellish experience he had gone through.

9527 smiled and tried to explain; perhaps it had read Ling Jiu's mind.

"I know you are holding grudges against me. In fact, I will not obliterate you even if you fail the test. I will just erase the memories of the past few days and then send you away."

"You won't kill me?" Ling Jiu was taken aback.

"Unprovoked killing has no meaning to me. I just followed the procedure to evaluate you," 9527 explained. "I could only tell you that failing the test would result in you being obliterated so that it would extract your maximum potential in the test."

"Really?"

Ling Jiu was noncommittal. "Can I go out now?"

"You have successfully passed the test and are eligible to become a member of the Emissian Civilization. As the intelligent program of the spaceship, I was created to serve the Emissian Civilization." 9527 had a smile on its face. "You are free to come and go as a member of the Emissian Civilization."

Ling Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was negotiable as long as he could leave this goddamn place.

"By the way, I remember you once said that once I passed the test, I would get a huge reward. Does the offer still stand?" Ling Jiu looked at 9527.

"Of course." 9527 smiled. "Now I will give you the reward for passing the test. You have already got the first reward."

Ling Jiu was none the wiser. "Where? What reward? I didn't know I had it."

"The first reward is the method of Dark Bio-energy absorption," 9527 explained. "The universe we are in comprises visible matter and invisible dark matter. I don't think I need to tell you what matter is. Animals, planets, stars, and other visible celestial bodies are all matter, and what remains invisible is dark matter. So we believe the universe comprises dark matter and matter. The visible universe only accounts for fifteen percent of the total mass and energy of the universe. And the dark universe, though invisible, occupies eighty-five percent of the total mass and energy of the universe. This shows how vast dark matter (dark universe) is!"

Ling Jiu was listening quietly.

"Ling Jiu, you should know that matters are divided into many forms, such as metal, plastic, wood, light energy, heat energy, planets, and so on.

"The same is true for the larger amount of dark matter. It also comprises many forms and types of dark matter!"

9527 still had a smile on its face. "Among them are two kinds of dark matter, which are most closely related to a life form of flesh and blood like you."

"Two kinds of dark matter?" Ling Jiu cocked an eyebrow.

"The Dark Psionic energy that composes the soul, and the Dark Bio-energy that strengthens the body." 9527 continued. "Dark Psionic energy and Dark Bio-energy are both dark matter!"

"The soul is made of Dark Bio-energy?" Ling Jiu was shocked.

"Yes." 9527 smiled. "The soul is invisible and formless, one of the most mysterious dark matter!"

"Interesting!"

Ling Jiu nodded but was still confused. "Did what you say have something to do with the reward for me?"

"As I've said, the first reward is the absorption method of Dark Bio-energy," 9527 said, "Dark Bio-energy exists widely in the dark universe. Under normal circumstances, life in the universe cannot absorb Dark Bio-energy at all.

"Unless space cracks or other relatively extreme cosmic phenomena occur, Dark Bio-energy will spill into the visible universe and be absorbed by living beings. But…"

"But what?" Ling Jiu became even more confused.

"An energy attenuation effect will occur when Dark Bio-energy spilling into the visible universe. This will reduce the effectiveness of Dark Bio-energy. In short, it is downgrading."

"Downgrading?" Ling Jiu was taken aback.

"Let me put it this way." 9527 dumbed down the explanation. "Dark Bio-energy belongs to high-level energy when it exists in the dark universe. But after spilling into the visible universe, it will be downgraded to low-level energy. Do you know what I mean?"

Ling Jiu was stunned. "You mean that the Gene Arcana that I have absorbed before is a downgraded, low-level Dark Bio-energy?"

"Yes." 9527 nodded. "It is an indisputable fact that the effectiveness has been reduced, although the downgraded Dark Bio-energy still has most of the characteristics of dark matter. If the former is likened to inferior, counterfeit goods, then the latter is genuine, high-quality goods. Therefore, the effectiveness of the degraded Dark Bio-energy is mediocre. So the first step for every warrior of the Emissian Civilization is to find the source and absorb the pure Dark Bio-energy."

"No wonder." Ling Jiu clenched his fists and muttered to himself. "No wonder I felt weird after absorbing the Gene Arcana. I didn't expect…"

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Chapter 151: Dark Psionic Crystal, Stellar Lifeform

He had been extremely weak before, so when he could once again absorb Gene Arcana, Ling Jiu tossed everything aside and started to absorb.

As his mind cleared up, Ling Jiu became aware of the difference.

The Gene Arcana he had absorbed was significantly denser, more condensed, and purer.

Ling Jiu did not understand why at first but now… it seemed like he fathomed the reason.

Once the Dark Bio-energy spread from the dark universe to the bright universe, the effect of energy-level attenuation would cause its power and effects to be greatly diminished.

It could be visually understood as a downgrade from high energy to low energy.

The previously absorbed Gene Arcana had all been downgraded ones, and in the present, he had absorbed the purest of Dark Bio-energy. Hence, it felt very different.

9527 laughed. "Whether it is to strengthen your body or the power of your Arcana, the power of the Dark Bio-energy is far, far more powerful than the degraded Gene Arcana. There's probably a difference of… about 10 times."

"Ten times?"

Ling Jiu could not help but gasp. The power earlier on was… 10 times stronger than before?"

That was quite outrageous, was it not?

Did that now mean that his Arcana… was ten times more powerful than before?

Dimensional Arcana… ten times?

Gravity Arcana… ten times?

Other Arcanas…. ten times?

Was this not too overpowered?

"If what you say is true, then I won't bother holding it against you when you grabbed me for the assessment and nearly got me killed," Ling Jiu said.

"Give it a try once you're out."

9527 smiled. "As a proper warrior of the Emessian Civilization, mastering the absorption of Dark Bio-energy is the most basic of skills! This is the first reward you have received!"

"I'm quite pleased with this!"

Ling Jiu nodded, and even without any further rewards, this alone was enough to satisfy him.

"Moving on, every lifeform is made out of flesh and soul just like an artificial intelligent form is made out of both software and hardware systems."

9527 continued, "As a proper warrior of the Emessian Civilization, you should not have any obvious shortcomings. So, your flesh and soul cannot fall behind, hence the ascension of both is king!

"As such, your second reward is a Dark Psionic Crystal to strengthen your soul!"

Ling Jiu's eyes lit up!

The soul…

It was a mystical realm!

There were many ways to strengthen the body on Earth, but there were only two methods to strengthen one's soul. One was to obtain treasures of heaven and earth that strengthened the soul.

The other was to raise the body and soul as a whole. When a body ascended, the soul would as well, so only by strengthening one's body would the soul also see ascension.

The former was unlikely because there were just too few treasures, while the latter was too inefficient. Neither method was clearly a good idea.

9527 laughed. "As I've said before, the soul is made out of Dark Psions.

"However, compared with Dark Bio-energy, the amount of Dark Psions it has is far lesser!

"Unless you become a higher lifeform, you will never be able to absorb Dark Psions.

"This means that a planetary lifeform like you will never be able to ingest Dark Psions and lift your soul for ascension.

"Given the situation, I will specially reward you with a Dark Psionic Crystal. Once you have completely absorbed this crystal, the strength of your soul can be comparable to that of a Stellar Lifeform."

"A Stellar Lifeform?"

Ling Jiu was confused.

"You have passed the assessment and become a member of the Emessian Civilization, so you have the authorization to know about this!"

9527 smiled. "The universe is vast and infinite. It has given birth to countless lives and is subdivided into various species, as well as categories, the same way it is on Earth.

"Life in the universe is similarly divided into many levels, and the lowest and weakest of them all are… the Planetary Lifeforms!"

"Planetary Lifeforms, as the name suggests, can only survive on their mother planet and cannot leave the planet, or else, they will die.

"So, a Planetary Lifeform is weak and belongs to the bottommost existence in the universe. The flora and fauna, the common people, and even a powerful Arcanist like you on Earth, belong to the weakest Planetary Lifeform category."

"The weakest?

"The bottommost?"

Ling Jiu was stunned. He felt that he was not weak at all…

"You've also seen for yourself that even between Planetary Lifeforms, they are divided into levels. Generally, Planetary Lifeforms are divided into ten different orders. With zeroth being the weakest and ninth the strongest. You are a Level 6 Arcanist, so you belong to the Sixth Order of Planetary Lifeforms."

"Sixth Order of Planetary Lifeforms!"

Ling Jiu took a deep breath.

"Above a Planetary Lifeform is a Stellar Lifeform. In the words of Earthlings, an existence like a Level 10 Arcanist and above is a Stellar Lifeform."

9527 explained, "By becoming a Stellar Lifeform, you can break out of the shackles of your mother planet like those man-made satellites and go into outer space!

"When that time comes, no matter how harsh the environment in outer space is, it will not be able to threaten the safety of a Stellar Lifeform."

"As long as the Stellar Lifeform wants to, they can travel around their mother planet, similar to a man-made satellite orbiting the Earth, or they can even walk on the moon!

"If they really want to, they can even wander farther away. The only problem is that if it's too far away, it might take a very long time!"

Ling Jiu was somewhat shocked. "Is a Stellar Lifeform that powerful?"

"For a being that is able to escape the shackles of one's mother planet, being strong comes naturally.

"In fact, for an elementary civilization or an even more primitive civilization, a Stellar Lifeform is almost no different from a god!"

9527 suddenly said, "Speaking of which, a Stellar Lifeform appeared on this planet the other day. He's called Emperor Might or something. That person is quite strong, and according to the energy signatures I observed, he is at least a Sixth-Order Stellar Lifeform."

Emperor Might!

A Sixth-Order Stellar Lifeform!

Ling Jiu could not help but gasp. He had learned from the camp commandant earlier on that Emperor Might was an existence beyond Level 10.

However, Ling Jiu did not expect Emperor Might to actually be a Sixth-Order Stellar Lifeform. If he was to use the categorization of Earth… he was a Level 16 Arcanist!

"Level 16! A whole ten levels higher than me!"

Ling Jiu was shocked. The elation he had earlier after receiving the ability to absorb Dark Bio-energy was swept away. He suddenly felt that he was still very weak.

"You don't need to feel so down!" 9527 comforted.

"Although Emperor Might has reached the Sixth Order of a lifeform, I've observed that he only has the downgraded Gene Arcana inside his body.

"Therefore, he belongs to the weakest, most primitive form of the Sixth Order. When you get to that level, you will definitely be stronger than him!"

"With Emperor Might being so powerful, doesn't he know the method to absorb Dark Bio-energy?"

Ling Jiu was puzzled.

"To you Earthlings, a Stellar Lifeform is indeed powerful, but to us Emessians, a Stellar Lifeform is merely a toddler!"

9527 smiled faintly. "Also, don't think it's easy to absorb Dark Bio-energy from the dark universe.

"In the absence of elementary training and certain talents, even a more advanced lifeform may not be able to master it, much less a Stellar Lifeform."

"In actuality, many primitive civilizations have given enough to many powerful Stellar Lifeforms or even other higher lifeforms. Nonetheless, they have not mastered the correct method of absorbing Dark Bio-energy."

"Oh, I see!"

Ling Jiu nodded.

"The most significant difference between a higher civilization and a lower civilization is not the development of weapons and the strength of arms, but it is a richer reserve of knowledge, more advanced technology, and more mature ideology."

9527 continued to smile faintly. "Let's talk about the third reward then. As an Emessian warrior, an Emessian Battle Suit is a standard-issue!"

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Chapter 152: Gravity Bracelet, Massive Space

"Emessian Battle Suit?"

Ling Jiu was taken aback.

"That's the Venom Suit in your tongue."

9527 explained, "The Emessian Battle Suit is a standard-issue combat armor developed by the Emessian Civilization for our soldiers."

"It has a variety of basic functions like strength augmentation, defense against attacks, resistance to radiation, and the like."

Ling Jiu took his Venom Suit out and asked in confusion, "Since this is an Emessian armor, why has it appeared on Earth?"

"Those are the ones you Earthlings have obtained from Exploration Craft BES1269."

9527 smiled and said, "Due to special reasons, BES1269 crashed on Earth, and many of its contents were obtained by you Earthlings."

"Oh, I see!"

Ling Jiu nodded and wondered, "How many exploration crafts have you launched actually? There's one here, and there's another one on Earth, seems like a lot!"

"As for how many, you'll find out yourself once you encounter a mothership in the future."

9527 smiled and continued, "The Emessian Battle Suit you're receiving as your reward is an intermediate suit, and the parameter increase is a hundred times. With your current Dark Bio-energy reserve, this intermediate suit is best suited for you. You won't be able to feed the top-level ones."

Ling Jiu nodded in understanding. The Venom Suit was a big consumer. The higher-leveled ones were not always better. Having one that was too high-leveled would suck one dry instead.

"The fourth reward, an Emessian War Blade."

9527 went on, "This war blade is the same as the battle suit and is also a standard-issue for our Emessian warriors.

"Its sharpness is enough to tear through the defenses of Stellar Lifeforms, and it's currently the most suitable for you."

"Breaking the defense of a Stellar Lifeform!"

Ling Jiu was astounded.

A Stellar Lifeform was like a Level 10 and above Arcanist. With the war blade, was it now possible for him to hurt a Level 10 and above Arcanist? That was rather outrageous!

"The fifth reward is a Gravity Bracelet."

9527 further said, "The gravity bracelet is another necessary training equipment for us Emessian warriors!"

"In a high-gravity environment, your training will be much more effective, gaining twice the result with half the effort. With it, your training speed will significantly improve.

"The gravity bracelet can adjust the wearer's own center of gravity up to 100 times. I hope you can use it reasonably to increase the speed of your training."

"This equipment is good!"

Ling Jiu was overjoyed. Although he could control gravity, it was unrealistic to train while controlling his gravity since that consumed too much Gene Arcana.

The gravity bracelet was different. After it was turned on, it did not consume his energy, and it could be activated anywhere, at any moment. Awesome!

"Well, that's all the rewards I can give you. If you want more, then train hard!

"When you become a Stellar Lifeform, I believe the mothership will summon you."

9527 let out a heartfelt sigh. "The mothership carries the core technology and training resources of the Emessian Civilization.

"Only by obtaining the mothership's approval can you truly become one of the Emessians. Then, you will be receiving true aid."

"Understood!"

Ling Jiu nodded slightly.

"Ling Jiu, our civilization has collapsed, while yours has just begun. The rise of every civilization cannot be separated from the efforts across generations, but the pioneers and pathfinders are more important. I hope that you will be Earth's pathfinder." 9527 sincerely hoped.

"You have gained the method to absorb Dark Bio-energy and started the correct evolutionary path. The upper limit of your potential has increased. As for where that path leads you, it will depend on your own effort!"

9527 waved his hand as a black ring appeared in front of Ling Jiu.

"This is the dimensional ring created by the Emessian Civilization, and it's also one of the standard-issues equipped by our warriors!"

"Its internal space is about 10 kilometers by 10 kilometers by 10 kilometers, equaling 1,000 cubic kilometers. All four of your rewards are within it. You can check it yourself."

"One thousand cubic kilometers?"

Ling Jiu was shocked, and he shuddered hard. His eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. What the hell? The space was just too big was it not? One needed to know that a top-level Dimensional Pocket was only 100,000 cubic meters wide.

How many cubic kilometers were 100,000 cubic meters? 0.0004 cubic kilometers!

When compared to 1,000 cubic kilometers, the difference between the two was not insignificant.

"With this dimensional ring, things will be a lot more convenient in the future!"

Ling Jiu grabbed the dimensional ring and carefully fiddled with it. On the surface, there seemed to be almost no difference between the material of the ring and the Venom Suit.

Soon after, Ling Jiu suddenly felt a tingling pain in his fingers.

The next moment, he saw a massive space.

At first glance, he could see no end in sight. The area was so large that it defied his imagination. At the center of this space, four objects were suspended quietly.

A purple stone.

A Venom Suit.

A black blade.

A black bracelet.

"The Dark Psionic Crystal!

"Venom Suit!

"The Emessian War Blade!

"Gravity Bracelet!

"With these four items, my strength and training speed will greatly improve!"

Ling Jiu was secretly excited as his consciousness immediately left the space. "Thank you, 9527!"

"You're welcome!"

9527 smiled and said, "You can leave now, and you will be released alongside the other participants in the assessment."

"Of course, I will return their Gene Arcana and wipe away their memories of the past few days!"

"With their memories wiped, they will naturally not reveal the exploration spacecraft. However, won't the inexplicable disappearance of so many trainees for so many days arouse suspicion?"

Ling Jiu was puzzled.

For this hunt, all major training camps had invested hundreds of millions of nanomachines on Pandora to monitor the trainees' every movement at all times.

The trainees who participated in the assessment had entered the spacecraft and disappeared for so many days.

How could that not be suspicious?

"About that, you can rest easy."

9527 smiled. "The training room you are in has the ability to accelerate time. The five days you have spent in here are only minutes outside."

"Plus!"

9527 looked up. "The nanomachine technology of your kind is too rudimentary. Scrambling their vision is just too easy."

"Okay!" Ling Jiu nodded.

"Send me out then."

"Very well!"

The floor beneath his feet shifted quickly as a massive hole appeared.

Ling Jiu entered it and found that he was out of the exploration craft at the bottom of the pit.

At the same time, Shi Gang and Dylon also came out but both of them were still unconscious. They only woke up after a while. "Where am I?"

"You two all right?"

Ling Jiu helped them up.

"Ling Jiu, what happened?"

Seeing Ling Jiu, Shi Gang breathed a sigh of relief before he immediately looked around in confusion. "Why is this place so dark? Are we still at the bottom of the pit?"

"After falling from the top of the pit, we probably passed out. I just woke up too!"

Right then, a soft white light suddenly shone from the side. The three immediately looked over and saw dozens of rocks at the corner of the pit.

The rocks were emitting a soft white light that was reminiscent of a rising sun in the sky.

"Ener… Energy crystals!"

"These are Energy Crystals!"

Both Shi Gang and Dylon's eyes were green with envy.

"A total of 39, so exactly 13 per person!"

Ling Jiu smiled. These energy crystals must have been placed there by 9527…

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Chapter 153: Sharp Blade, Meeting Yuhe Again

The three split the energy crystals between themselves before they left the pit satisfied.

To Ling Jiu, the energy crystals no longer had any training value.

After all, they were just crystallized Gene Arcana, and Ling Jiu was no longer bothered with that.

However, even if he did not use them himself, he could still sell them. Each was worth at least 10,000 contribution points, and it would be another windfall if he sold them.

"Hahaha, we've struck the jackpot this time!"

Shi Gang was so excited that his snot came out of his nose. "These energy crystals are enough for me to train all the way to Level 6 or even level 7. Just think about that!"

"Shi Gang, it may be fine and dandy talking about this in front of me and Ling Jiu, but don't mention it to anyone else. Otherwise, we'll have trouble on our hands!"

Although Dylon was excited, he was also a sensible person. Knowing the importance of the energy crystals, he could not help but give Shi Gang a reminder.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid!"

After leaving the pit, the three parted ways. Ling Jiu found a hidden spot and could not wait to study the four items he had just obtained.

First was the Dark Psionic Crystal.

When Ling Jiu took it out, the arcane purple stone unexpectedly drilled into his brain.

Immediately after, he felt an icy sensation spread throughout his brain. Ling Jiu felt extremely comfortable as his mind became clear, and his brain was more active than ever.

"The Dark Psionic Crystal contains a huge amount of dark psionic energy. I won't take in all of it in a short period of time, so I can only slowly absorb the energy over time.

"Once all of the energy inside this Dark Psionic Crystal is completely absorbed, my soul will be comparable to that of a Stellar Lifeform…

"A Stellar Lifeform!"

Ling Jiu took a deep breath and felt the coldness from his brain. He was full of expectations and wondering how it would feel like to have a soul comparable to that of a Stellar Lifeform.

A moment later, Ling Jiu took out the Venom Suit.

"This is an intermediate-level Venom Suit with a parameter increase of 100 times!

"As long as I wear it, my strength, speed, defense, and other attributes will be 100 stronger than before… This increase is really outrageous!"

Ling Jiu felt good. "With this Intermediate-level Venom Suit, I won't need the low-level one any longer."

Next was the war blade.

The war blade was even equipped with an automatic user recognition system. Once the master of the weapon was set, only the master could use the weapon. Plus, the war blade had the ability to change its shape, color, and the like.

Ling Jiu immediately changed the shape of the war blade, making it look like a normal war blade so that it would not easily attract the attention of others.

"The last one is the Gravity Bracelet."

Ling Jiu put on the gravity bracelet and adjusted it to 10G.

Buzzzz…

A terrifying gravitational pressure came pressing down on him, and Ling Jiu froze for a moment.

Under the pressure of ten times the gravity, he felt extremely uncomfortable as every organ in his body seemed to be caught by something and dragged down.

His heart, intestines…

His kidney, liver, and gallbladder…

His spleen, lungs, and brain…

All of them felt extremely heavy, and even breathing became very difficult, as though a boulder was pressing on his chest.

There was one more thing that Ling Jiu noticed. His Gene Arcana consumption was significantly faster, and that was also why training became much more effective in a gravitational environment.

Under gravity, the body, organs, and cells would consume much more energy, including Gene Arcana as well. While the cells consumed Gene Arcana at a faster rate, the cells would evolve quicker.

"Let's train under ten times the gravity then!"

Ling Jiu kept the gravity bracelet at 10G and set off with the war blade on his back. Now that he had gotten such good items, he naturally wanted to use them.

After all, better sooner than later!

Rustle… Rustle…

About ten minutes later, there was a slight noise coming from the forest, and Ling Jiu strode toward it with heavy steps.

He saw a monster that looked like a frog, and it was over 80 meters long with eight legs. It was wrapped in thick armor as it squatted in the grass.

"Let's test it out on you!"

Ling Jiu blinked and quietly appeared next to the frog monster. He then used the war blade as he gently struck the frog monster's neck.

"Vooosh!"

As if a kitchen knife cutting a radish, with a crack later, a hole ripped open on the hard armor on the frog monster's neck as blood spurted out.

"What a sharp blade!"

Ling Jiu's eyes gleamed.

By his intuition, the frog monster's defense was comparable to a Class 7 Direbeast and could be said to be quite terrifying.

Yet, it was no different than radish and watermelons before this blade.

"With this war blade, I can definitely kill that Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon!"

As he thought of it, Ling Jiu infused the Dark Matter into the war blade, causing it to grow in a frenzy and became a 40-meter-long sword in a blink of an eye.

Although he had cut open the frog monster's neck earlier, it was still a behemoth more than 80 meters long. Its neck was at least thirty to forty meters wide, and a meter-long gash was naturally not going to cause much damage to it.

So, the frog monster was still very much alive and active and had launched its attack against Ling Jiu.

Its long tongue spewed out like a spring, intending to grab onto Ling Jiu and then swallow him whole.

"Ittouryoudan! Forty-meter super blade!"

Ling Jiu was totally not interested in taking a trip inside its belly, he suddenly reappeared in the sky above the frog monster and then swung the 40-meter war blade in a deadly downwards stroke.

Dush!

As the blade fell, the frog monster's head was instantly separated from its body, the cut was so smooth and clean that no blood flowed out at all…

"This war blade is just too sharp. I sure can use it as a killer trump card!"

Ling Jiu was very satisfied with the power of the war blade. After putting away the frog monster corpse, he then left the place.

Under ten times the gravity, his travel speed was very slow. Forget jumping and scaling around like before, even walking itself was tiresome.

Fortunately… that did not affect his use of Gene Arcana.

As he advanced, he hunted.

In a blink of an eye, a week had passed, and Ling Jiu came before a valley, only to find a melee had broken out inside it.

All sorts of attacks flew about like artillery shells as large number of vegetation was blasted apart, ignited, sent flying. The entire valley was in disarray.

"That's…"

At a glance, Ling Jiu saw 50 to 60 Arcanists were besieging a tortoise-like monster the size of a hill.

It was carrying a thick shell not unlike a tortoise, but beneath the shell was hundreds of octopus-like tentacles, each 100 meters long.

The monster's body was hidden under the shell while its tentacles were whipping about like a Ironwhip Python. Amidst the cackling explosion, the tentacles easily deflected the flurry of attacks.

"A combination between a tortoise and an octopus is quite powerful."

Ling Jiu muttered to himself, and then suddenly caught a glimpse of two figures in the sky. They were Ling'er and Ai Yuhe.

"Ling'er is here too?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrow and instantly blinked over.

"We can't do anything to the monster even with so many of us!" Yang Ling'er frowned.

"This monster is slow, but its tentacles are stupidly fast. It's really hard to deal with." Ai Yuhe sighed. "If that asshole Ling Jiu was here, he would have a way to kill this monster!"

"I wonder where brother had gone to?"

"Ling'er!"

At this moment, a figure appeared in the air as Ling'er and Ai Yuhe looked over. They saw Ling Jiu standing not too far away, gazing at them with a smile.

"Brother!"

"Ling Jiu!"

The two girls' eyes lit up as they rushed over. Ling'er hugged Ling Jiu's arms while Ai Yuhe hesitated as her eyes reddened.

"Brother, where did you go?"

Ling'er complained. "You made Sister He angry, but you ran away instead. What were you thinking?"

" Yuhe, what happened before was my fault!" Ling Jiu looked at Ai Yuhe with a slight apologetic look on his face. "Let's be friends from now on."

Hearing Ling Jiu's apology, Ai Yuhe could not longer suppress the grievances in her heart as tears burst out from her eyes.

However, when she looked up at Ling Jiu's eyes again, she found that the tenderness in his eyes was long gone. It had been replacd with thousand-yard politeness and indifference.

Ai Yuhe stopped crying. She suddenly realized that the two could no longer go back to how it was before. Ling Jiu… had completely erased her from his heart…

Let's be friends…

Friends…

Chapter 154: Stunning Body, Her Name Is Bai Ya

Ling Jiu was not an indecisive person, and since the two were not meant for each other, it was better he cut off all ties and entanglements.

This was good for everyone.

Ling'er wanted to persuade him but seeing how decisive he was, she gave up the thought. Brother… had completely given up on Sister He.

"Ling'er, you're hunting this monster?"

Ling Jiu pointed at the monster in the valley and changed the subject.

"Someone found energy crystals in the cave beneath this tortoise monster, so that's why we are attacking it!"

Ling'er explained, "However, the tortoise's defense is just too strong, and with its hundred-odd powerful tentacles, we can't do anything to it at all.

"Is that so…"

Ling Jiu nodded slightly, and then took out a few items as he smiled. "Ling'er, take these and use them."

"This is…"

Ling'er was stunned. These items were a piece of silver metal, a blood-colored wood, an azure water orb, and a yellow lump of soil.

These were four of the seven top-level treasures of heaven and earth that Ling Jiu had gotten from the Rainbow Snake.

"Brother, you've already given me the purple flames, and that's more than enough. I don't want this, keep it for yourself!" Ling'er quickly refused.

"These are all equipment that your brother I had discarded, so they'll just sit there unused anyway. Take them!" Ling Jiu forcefully stuffed the four items to Ling'er.

Seeing that she could not refuse, Ling'er could only keep them, but she still told Ling Jiu. "Brother, then I'll hold on to them first. If you need to use them later on, let me know!"

"All right!"

Ling Jiu promised casually as he prepared to take out the tortoise monster and take the energy crystal under it for himself.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dazzling bolt of lightning blasted over from afar and suddenly stopped in mid-air. As the flash of lightning dissipated, a figure appeared.

It had to be said that this way of showing up was very cool and instantly caught the attention of everyone present.

As she was wearing a filter mask, they could not see her face, but the moment they saw her, all of the guys, including Ling Jiu's, eyes popped out!

Thin waist, curvy hips, pronounced waistcoat line, everything was there. She had beautiful curves front and back; her figure was exceptional!

Especially her pair of straight and slender long legs that made all women jealous…

"She's almost 1.8 meters tall. Her figure… it just stunning!"

Ling Jiu secretly swallowed his saliva: "What the hell, now that's a woman!"

Just as Ling Jiu was thinking like that, the other men all looked at her and for a moment, all of them were drooling.

"Sister, over here!"

At this moment, a girl called out, and the beauty who attracted everyone's attention flew over.

"Damn! Who is that woman?"

"Her figure is so good, it's the bomb! I'm more than willing to lose a decade of my life just so I can sleep with her for one night."

"Now that's a woman!"

"By the way, does this woman have a boyfriend? Her figure is perfect!"

"Whether she has a boyfriend or not is not the point. Nowadays, as long you are powerful enough, there's no wall you can't break down. So, the point is, anyone knows her specific information? Like her contact information or something?"

"I know her!"

"You know?"

"Yes! Her name is Bai Ya, she's the number one of our Tianwei training camp, and of course, she is also Tianwei's number one beauty!"

"Tianwei training camp? By the way, bro, do you have her contact information? Tell me quickly, I might give you a few more energy crystals later!"

"Heh, with Bai Ya here, you still think of dividing energy crystals. The hell you are thinking! I'll be frank with you. With her around, there won't be anything left for us!"

"What do you mean?"

"Just watch and you'll find out!"

The student had just barely finished speaking when the woman named Bai Ya had launched an attack on the tortoise monster. She came to a hundred meters above the monster as a strange purple thunder suddenly erupted around her.

Amidst the rolling thunder, a thunderbolt the size of a thigh came crashing down.

Crack!!

The tortoise monster waved its tentacles about, transforming them into steel whips to meet the attack. When the tentacles collided with the thunderbolt, an astonishing scene happened.

When the two collided, there was no violent crash, nor any overwhelming shock wave, but they were silently annihilated.

Annihilated?

Yes!

Silently annihilated!

When the tortoise monster's tentacles touched the thunderbolt, it slowly turned into powder bit by bit. To be precise, it was being reduced to nothingness.

In a blink of an eye, half of the hundred-meter-long tentacles had disappeared, leaving only a small part to withdraw in pain.

Seeing this scene, everyone fell silent.

"A… mazing!"

"That tentacle is unparalleled in terms of offense and defense!"

"We have not been able to wound the tentacles even when so many of us were attacking together. How did she annihilate a number of tentacles at once?"

"Her thunder is no ordinary thunder. It may be an ultimate treasure of heaven and earth!"

"An Ultimate treasure of heaven and earth? No wonder!"

There was a burst of whispers among the spectators, and everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

Without comparable attacks, there would be no damage. They had been unable to hurt the monster at all no matter how hard they tried, but when Bai Ya attacked, she had destroyed a few tentacles in a go.

The gap is too obvious!

"See the difference? This is Bai Ya's Annihilation Thunder!"

The earlier Tianwei trainee explained. "When she broke through Level 6, her lightning control Arcana mutated and resulting in a type of thunder that could annihilate everything. Our camp commandant said that this sort of thunder had never been seen before, so we named it Annihilation Thunder!"

"Annihilation Thunder? For it to annihilate several of the tortoise monster's tentacles in a blow, it's sure is worthy of the name!"

Everyone was amazed again and again.

Ling Jiu too was amazed.

In this world, having multiple Arcanas will give one great advantage, but when one uses an Arcana to its fullest potential, its strength was equally devastating.

Just like the Annihilation Thunder before their eyes, its destructive power was beyond words.

"Again!"

Pressing the advantage, Bai Ya's attack was unforgiving as the thunder glow around her became even more dazzling as several more thunderbolts came crashing down.

This time, the tortoise monster got smart and did not use its tentacles to block the attack, but instead withdrew all of its tentacles back into its shell, intending to use its shell as a defense.

Crack!!

Several thunderbolts smashed against the tortoise's shell, blasting out several large scorched black pits the size of grinding plates. While the pits were not deep, to be able to leave such a pit on the tortoise's shell was testament enough of the terror of the Annihilation Thunder.

Killing the tortoise monster would not be a problem if it was struck similarly a few more times.

"As expected of the Annihilation Thunder, it's just too powerful!"

"Go on! Kill that b*stard!"

The onlooking trainees all cheered up, yet at this moment, Bai Ya stopped, and the female trainee who had hailed her flew over and asked in confusion. "Sister, what's the matter?"

"I can't kill this monster!"

Bai Ya explained, "With the thickness of its shell, I need to bombard it more than twenty to thirty times with the same intensity to completely smash through its shell. And my Gene Arcana will be completely spent before that!"

"Oh, I see!"

The female trainee nodded. She knew that her sister's Annihilation Thunder while extremely powerful, the consumption of Gene Arcana was equally terrifying.

Her sister's lack of mana was something everyone in Tianwei training camp knew. Basing on what she said, it was really difficult to kill this monster.

"Wangwang, let's withdraw first."

Bai Ya said that and turned to leave. Unexpectedly, at this very moment, a rip in the air rang out.

Vooosh voosh!!

Bai Ya and the female trainee named Wangwang quickly turned their heads back as dozens of tentacles ripped through the air and smashed at them with a thunderous force.

The distance was too close.

The speed was too fast.

"Wangwang, watch out!"

Bai Ya's expression changed drastically. With her Annihilation Thunder, she could easily destroy the attacking tentacles, but then what about Wangwang?

Wangwang was her sister!

At the critical moment, Bai Ya gritted her teeth as a violet thunder glow erupted all over her body, as she slashed at the tentacles charging at Wangwang.

Silently, the tentacles whipping at Wangwang were annihilated into nothingness, and the danger Wangwang faced was instantly relieved.

However, Bai Ya herself was in danger. Over a dozen tentacles appeared on top of her head and were less than three inches away from Bai Ya as they were about to land on her.

"Am I going to die?"

Bai Ya wore a look of despair as she waited for death to come. In the end, after a moment of waiting, the tentacles did not land.

Bai Ya could not help but open her eyes as she saw dozens of tentacles quietly suspended a few centimeters in front of her.

"This is…"

Bai Ya's eyes widened.

"Pretty girl, it's better to be careful when you encounter such monsters next time, or else it'll be a damn shame to lose your life here."

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Chapter 155: Sage Mode, Ten Times Boost

Bai Ya turned her head in astonishment and found that someone else was beside her, looking at her with a sunny smile.

The dozens of tentacles were still in place, just inches away from her scalp.

"Is this the Dimensional Shackle?" Bai Ya murmured. "Did he save me?"

"Sister, are you okay?"

Wangwang was still in shock and asked nervously.

"I'm fine!"

Bai Ya shook her head and looked at Ling Jiu as she said solemnly. "Thank you."

"You're welcome!"

Ling Jiu waved his hand, and then looked at the dozen or so tentacles before him, as he slowly said, "Shinra Tensei!"

Baaam!!

The dozen-odd tentacles suddenly flew backward.

After that, Ling Jiu appeared above the tortoise monster's head and used his Tungsten-Form Arcana. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a silver giant.

"Eightfold Thunderclap!"

Ling Jiu punched out.

Boom!

The sharp iron fist pierced through the air and struck the tortoise monster's thick shell like a lightning bolt.

With a crack, the monster's thick shell cracked opened like a walnut being smashed by a sledgehammer. First spiderweb-like cracks appeared before it burst open.

Vooosh voosh!!

Pieces of shell fragments were scattered in all directions.

The entire place fell silent, before breaking into a massive uproar.

"It… shattered?"

"He smashed it with one punch?"

"WTF? Is this still human?"

"This power…"

"Who is that guy?"

"Ling Jiu! He's Ling Jiu! I've seen him before. He was the one who had smashed that centipede dragon's head and then monopolized the dozens of energy crystals inside its body."

"Ling Jiu?"

"He's that Ling Jiu?"

All of the onlookers were shocked, and the discussion voices came one after another as their eyes looked at Ling Jiu with horror, awe, and terror.

They had the most say in how hard that tortoise monster's shell was.

Even with so many Arcanists attacking it, they could not do much damage at all to its shell, and even Bai Ya's Annihilation Thunder could only rip open a pit little more than ten centimeters wide.

And Ling Jiu smashed it open with just a fist?

Is this person still a bloody human?

"Sister, he's amazing!"

Wangwang covered her small mouth as she looks at Ling Jiu with an incredulous expression.

Although her figure was not as stunning as Bai Ya's, she was also almost 180cm tall, and she was curvy where it should be curvy and was no lesser than any supermodels.

Bai Ya was expressionless, she did not say anything as she just looked at Ling Jiu quietly.

On the other hand…

Ling Jiu could not be bothered to pay any attention to the crowd's shock. Even after breaking open the tortoise monster's shell, it was still not dead. Instead, it hurled a dozen tentacles over as it attacked Ling Jiu in a frenzy.

It had clearly felt the threat of death and was now fighting desperately.

"Futile struggle!"

Ling Jiu smiled and his figure flickered, easily dodging the oncoming tentacle volley.

No matter how much the tentacles flailed around, they could not even touch him. He strolled all the way and walked slowly to the tortoise monster's head.

"You can die now, bruh."

Ling Jiu slowly raised his right hand and pressed down hard. "Hundred-Fold Gravity!"

Buzzz!

A hundred times gravity force crashing onto the tortoise monster's body. As a result, the monster was instantly squished into meat paste.

"As I expected!"

"Converting my Gene Arcana into Dark Bio-energy, the power of my Arcana has really increased!"

"For example, gravity. I can control up to 120 times the gravity without even using my Arcana Field. That's damn terrifying!"

Ling Jiu muttered to himself. The Dark Bio-energy was high-level energy and ten times more powerful than Gene Arcana, which causes the power of his Arcana to increase by ten times.

For example, his Gravity Arcana:

Ling Jiu was now a Level 6 Arcanist, and even without using his Arcana Field to buff himself, he could apply 12 times the gravity.

Now with the Dark Bio-energy, without the influence of his Arcana Field, he could unleash 120 times the gravity, a full ten times increase!

For example, his Tungsten-Form Arcana:

Without his Arcana Field, he could have exerted 500 times the normal strength.

But when replaced with Dark Bio-energy, and without the influence of the Arcana Field, he could exert 5,000 times the strength instead.

Ten times!

A whole ten times!

"Is this the true power of the Dark Bio-energy?"

Ling Jiu muttered to himself, "This is just like Sage Mode, not even more outrageous than that!"

"Hmmm?"

Ling Jiu suddenly raised his eyebrows, as he suddenly caught sight of a shadow approaching quickly from a distance and got under the turtle monster in a blink of an eye.

As it was close to dusk, and the light was dimmer, the blob of shadow was like fish in the water. If he didn't look closely enough, he would not have spotted it.

"A thief?"

Ling Jiu slightly cocked the corner of his mouth as he waved his hand, and put away the tortoise monster corpse, and sure enough, there was a hole in the ground.

At this moment, the dark shadow had already reached the hole and was about to go in.

"Hmph! Petty tricks. You dare to use that in front of me!"

Ling Jiu snorted and grabbed the void. The black shadow instantly froze in place and then turned into a small-statured Arcanist.

"You dare to make such sneaky moves under my nose, who gave you that courage, huh?"

Ling Jiu grabbed the air and brought the Arcanist before him.

The Arcanist with wicked brows and rattish eyes panicked. "I'm sorry… I was just…"

"You just want to steal the energy crystals, right?"

Ling Jiu sniggered.

"I… I dare not!"

The Arcanist shook his head in terror.

"If it weren't for the ban of killing in this competition, you'd been dead! But even so, I won't let you go so easily!"

Ling Jiu casually tossed the Arcanist far far away like a rock. Falling from such a height, if he wasn't dead, he would've been maimed.

"Whether you can survive or not depends on your own ability."

Immediately after, Ling Jiu blinked to the ground and looked at the hole. Sure enough, he saw a dozen of energy crystals sitting quietly inside the hole.

Ling Jiu put away the energy crystals and glanced at everyone casually with a playful look in his eyes.

Noting Ling Jiu's gaze, many of the Arcanists lowered their heads knowingly.

Ling Jiu had just destroyed that tortoise monster so casually and putting his terrifying strength on display.

So, they dared not have any unnecessary thoughts, especially when many of them had heard of the news of Ling Jiu suppressing nearly a hundred Arcanists by force earlier on. None of them dared to have any objections.

"Sister, it's the energy crystals!"

Wangwang pointed to the energy crystals in Ling Jiu's hand with a look of excitement.

"That's his and has nothing to do with us." Bai Ya was expressionless.

"Okay then!"

Wangwang pouted.

"Seventeen energy crystals, not bad! Plus the 68 I got earlier, I have 85 now! Heh, that's at least 850,000 contribution points!"

Ling Jiu put away the energy crystals happily and then appeared beside Ling'er to tell her something before leaving. At this moment, Bai Ya stopped him.

"Pretty lady, you have something?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows and could not help but to take another gander at her. Heh, her figure sure is stunning. Just looking alone made his eyes happy.

"I would like to ask from you a favor!"

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Chapter 156: Mutual Cooperation, Skyfire Bull Dragon

"A favor?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows.

"I know a place that has a lot of energy crystals, but there's a powerful monster there and I can't deal with it alone.

Bai Ya went straight to the point. "I'd like to ask for your help. Let's take down the monster together, and then split the crystals evenly."

"How many energy crystals we're looking at?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows and asked. He had 85 energy crystals on him now, which was already plenty among the trainees. If there were too few energy crystals, he would not be interested.

Bai Ya frowned and said, "I don't know the specific number, but there should at least be more than a hundred pieces?"

"I'll help with this!"

Ling Jiu's eyes brightened. He then glanced at Wangwang, who was standing beside Bai Ya, and said faintly. "I'll make it clear first. The split is just between us, if you want to inflate your share with freeloaders, I won't agree to that."

"Hmph!"

Wangwang snorted and glared at Ling Jiu. She did have the idea of freeloading and then get a piece of the pie, but Ling Jiu saw straight through that. That made her very upset!

"Okay!"

Bai Ya's character was cold, and her words were succinct.

"Lead the way then."

The Bai Ya sisters led the way and Ling Jiu quietly followed behind, enjoying the view of sisters' beautiful figures.

They bodies were curvaceous and voluptuous.. Just looking at them was a sort of enjoyment in itself, not to mention…

"We're here!"

After walking for who knows how long, the Bai Ya sisters suddenly stopped. Ling Jiu, who was admiring beautiful things, almost ran into them.

Fortunately, he had the Blink Arcana, and disappeared the moment he was about to knock into them.

"Why did you stop?"

Ling Jiu appeared not too far away, looking at the two sisters in confusion.

"Pervert, where are you looking at?"

Wangwang glared at Ling Jiu.

"Little girl, don't run your mouth, or I'll spank your butt!"

Ling Jiu had long attained "the divine technique of Iron Skin", and his skin was thicker than a wall as he dropped a threat without any emotional fluctuations on his face.

"You…rogue!"

Wangwang was so pissed she stomped the ground.

"Alright, cut it. This is where the monster is."

Bai Ya interrupted the bickering two as she pointed to a volcano spewing black smoke before them. "The energy crystals are inside this caldera."

"I'll go take a look."

Ling Jiu nodded and then flew over to the caldera. A scalding lake of magma appeared before him.

The magma was roiling and constantly bubbled as choking black smoke rose from it. If it was not for the filter mask, Ling Jiu would have been poisoned.

There was a stone platform in the middle of the scalding magma lake. On top of it was a huge nest made out of stone.

A giant red egg sat in the middle on the nest, while the egg itself was cushioned by a lot of white energy crystals.

"Does all monsters in this planet like to put energy crystals while hatching their eggs?" Ling Jiu laughed and mocked.

That was the case with the centipede dragon earlier on, and it was the same for the monster inside the magma.

But this was normal, although the monsters were not that intelligent, they could still definitely feel the benefits of the energy crystals, and that was why they would hoard them in their nest, to promote development of their young.

"Sister, where is the monster?"

Wangwang opened her eyes wide as she looked at the magma lake but saw no signs of the monster and could not help but ask.

"It's hiding in the magma lake."

Just as Bai Ya's voice fell, the scalding magma lake suddenly boiled violently.

The next moment, a huge head slowly emerged from the lake.

The head was shaped like a cow but with seven or eight sharp horns on its head. Aside from the pair of eyes on both sides of its head, there was a third eye at the center of its forehead.

Immediately afterwards, its body slowly emerged.

Its body was like a snake, but its skin was wrapped in a thick layer of armor with rows of long spurs on its back, looking extremely terrifying.

It was more than a hundred meters long with several eagle claw-like legs beneath its abdomen.

A bull's head, a snake body, eagle claws, bone spurs, and armor… if one had to name it, you can call it… the Skyfire Bull Dragon!

"What a monster, it will definitely sell well."

Ling Jiu could not help but to be amazed by it, and Wangwang nodded her small head in agreement. "This monster does look really good. Can you not kill it later?"

"Not kill it?"

Ling Jiu raised his eyebrow.

"I want to control it and make it into my combat partner!"

Wangwang was very excited. "Its power must be strong. With it as my partner, my own strength will definitely increase greatly!"

"You have Beast Control Arcana?"

Ling Jiu was surprised.

"Yeah."

Wangwang nodded obediently.

"It's harder to subdue it than killing it. I can help you with that, but I want ten more energy crystals." Ling Jiu looked at Bai Ya.

"Why are you like this?"

Wangwang was angry. "Even if you sell this monster, it is not worth ten energy crystals, we will give you an extra one energy crystal at most!"

"One piece? That's only enough to send a beggar away."

Ling Jiu sneered. "Also, who's the decision maker among you two?"

Wangwang immediately shut up.

"Ten pieces is too much!"

Bai Ya's voice was cold. "Three at most!"

"Well, how about this. Seeing that this is our first-time cooperating, I won't take any advantage of you. My final price is six pieces. I'll do it if you agree, if you don't, I'll leave immediately." Ling Jiu said faintly.

"Why don't you snatch them instead?"

Wangwang glared at Ling Jiu and he could not be bothered to look at her, and instead turned his gaze to Bai Ya.

Even when Bai Ya's nature was cold and calm, she also could not help but to glare at Ling Jiu.

If you are not taking advantage, why did you ask for six energy crystals then?

That six energy crystals are worth 6 trillion bucks and 60 thousand contribution points, and this monster? Tens of billions at most when sold!

You're calling this not taking advantage?

I've never seen such a shameless person before.

After Bai Ya took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to smash someone's face in, she gritted her teeth and said. "Deal!"

"Don't show that face, as if you've been disadvantaged."

Ling Jiu shook his head and smiled as he looked at Wangwang. "Girl, what do you want me to do?"

"Just keep it suppressed!"

Wangwang gritted her teeth.

"Okay!"

Ling Jiu made an OK gesture then flew towards the Skyfire Bull Dragon.

"Be careful!" Seeing so Wangwang could not help but to remind him.

"Don't worry!"

*ROAR!!!*

Seeing Ling Jiu was charging at it, the Skyfire Bull Dragon immediately bristled.

It immediately flew up, and like an old hen protecting its chicks, it firmly guarded the nest on the stone platform behind it as its three eyes stared at Ling Jiu.

"What are you looking at? I'm not after your egg, I'm after your body!" Ling Jiu snorted coldly and said. "Dimensional Shackle!"

*BUZZZZ—*

The space around the Skyfire Bull Dragon suddenly froze in place in an instant, and the Skyfire Bull Dragon too was shackled in place.

The Skyfire Bull Dragon struggled desperately, trying to break free out the Dimensional Shackle.

But what frightened it was that no matter how hard it struggled, it was futile.

"My Dimensional Shackle has been strengthened by ten-fold; you think you still can break free?"

Ling Jiu sneered. "Even if the Three-Headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon were to come, it'll have to sit down obediently."

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Chapter 157: Beast Control Arcana, Ultimate Treasure

Below the dimensional passage, inside the maglev airship.

"Old Ma, see that? Your Tianwei's Bai Ya is no match for Ling Jiu!"

"How did this kid get so strong?"

The old man who looked like *The Beast from Kungfu Hustle [1*could not hide his shock. "The tortoise shell that Bai Ya could not even destroy using her Annihilation Thunder was smashed apart by him with just a punch?"

"Bai Ya that lass sure is strong but the Annihilation Thunder seems to consume an extreme amount of Gene Arcana. Otherwise, she would have killed that tortoise!"

The camp commandant's eyes let out a sharp glint. "It's a pity, if this girl had the Hundred-fold or even the Thousand-fold Gene Arcana, her combat power would have changed dramatically."

"Aih, Old Li, your eyes sure are sharp."

The old man smiled bitterly. "While the Annihilation Thunder is indeed very powerful, but it consumes a boatload of Gene Arcana, causing that lass, Bai Ya to be forever short on Gene Arcana."

"A pity, really!"

The camp commandant sighed.

"Now it appears that among these batch of trainees, the one that can only compete against Ling Jiu is Hao Shuai of the Freedom Alliance." A skinny old man laughed.

"Hao Shuai may not be Ling Jiu's match."

"Indeed, while Hao Shuai has Blink Arcana, Ling Jiu has Dimensional Arcana."

"Hao Shuai has Super Physique, and Ling Jiu's metalization-type Arcana[2] isn't any inferior too."

Wang Dalong analyzed. "The only difference is Time Halt, but Ling Jiu has Gravity Arcana, and that restrains the Time Halt Arcana to a certain extent."

"If he used his Gravity Arcana to envelop his own body, so what if time stopped?"

"Hao Shuai still can't attack Ling Jiu! Also, once he falls into the gravity quagmire, he'll become meat on Ling Jiu's chopping board. It's hard to say who will emerge victorious."

Everyone nodded.

"Just wait and see, Hao Shuai can definitely defeat Ling Jiu!"

The skinny old man shouted as he perched his neck out.

"How about… we let them compete against each other?"

Wang Dalong suddenly thought about it, and everyone else turned their eyes on him.

"Old Wang, what are you planning?"

"Didn't the nanomachine detectors just locate an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth? How about we give it to the trainees?" Wang Dalong smiled.

"You mean that tree?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Yes, that tree!"

Wang Dalong continued. "Not only is that tree extremely sturdy, it could also shrink and grow freely. It can also absorb Gene Arcana to continue growing and is a very powerful ultimate wood-type cold weapon."

Everyone was silent for a moment before nodding one after another. It was just an ultimate cold weapon, and it did not matter to an Arcanist of their level.

But for the trainees, it was a treasure of terrifying power.

Especially wood-based cold weapons, it was most suitable for large-scale battle. As long as there was enough Gene Arcana, it could create a vast forest in a short period of time.

"Then I'll announce it?"

"Go ahead."

"Up to you."

"You've been planning this for a long while now eh?"

Just like how a normal chakra was turned into Senjutsu Chakra[3, the power of their ninjutsu will also be greatly enhanced, all of Ling Jiu' s Arcana's power had increased by ten-fold.

His Gravity, Tungsten-Form, Dimensional, Five Element Control…

No, a Dimensional Shackle alone was enough to lock the mighty Skyfire Bull Dragon in place, rendering it unable to move at all.

"Little girl, it's done!"

Ling Jiu turned and looked at Wangwang.

"A-A-Amazing!"

Wangwang was absolutely dumbstruck.

Bai Ya too was stunned. It was not like she had not dealt with this monster before.

But this monster had thick skin and flesh and was extremely powerful that she could not do anything to it after fighting for a good part of the day, so she had to give up.

Otherwise, why would she ask Ling Jiu for help, and not take everything for herself instead?

But she never thought that Ling Jiu would so easily suppress the monster that she could do nothing about. How strong was Ling Jiu actually?

"He is really strong!"

Bai Ya said slowly.

"I've heard from the others that this guy is called Ling Jiu, and is the ace of Pangu Super Training Camp?"

Wangwang murmured. "As expected of Pangu's ace, his strength is undisputed, but he's just too greedy and don't know how to treat a woman right."

"Ling Jiu…"

Bai Ya mumbled.

"Oi! What are you two lollygagging about? Or do you not want the monster anymore?"

Seeing the two girls whispering to each other without taking any action for a good while, Ling Jiu urged them.

"Coming!" Wangwang replied immediately. "Sister, let's go over!"

"Yeah."

When the two girls came forward, Wangwang looked at the Skyfire Bull Dragon with excitement. A green light gleamed in her eyes, as if she were looking at a rare treasure.

"Hurry up and tame it!"

Ling Jiu urged impatiently.

"Hmph!"

Wangwang snorted softly, as two misty silver lights burst out from her eyes before entering the head of the Skyfire Bull Dragon.

The Skyfire Bull Dragon shuddered all over as the intensity of its struggle suddenly increased. It was resisting Wangwang's control.

However, under the Dimensional Shackle, its frantic struggle was to no avail.

After a moment, the Skyfire Bull Dragon's struggle gradually weakened. The brutality and menace in its eyes disappeared, and were replaced by submission and meekness.

Clearly!

It was tamed!

"Done!"

Wangwang heaved a sigh of relief and wiped away the beads of sweat on her forehead. Her face was a bit pale. Apparently, controlling the Skyfire Bull Dragon was not easy.

"Thank you… No, we shouldn't thank you, we paid for this!"

Wangwang spat her tongue while taking a glance at Ling Jiu before she continued. "Alright, you can let it go."

Ling Jiu dispelled the Dimensional Shackle, and the Skyfire Bull Dragon regained its freedom. Instead of launching an attack like just now, it rubbed against Wangwang docilely.

"From now on, you'll be my first pet!"

Wangwang stroked the Skyfire Bull Dragon's head and said with joy. "Your head looks like a cow's head. I'll call you Moomoo from now on!"

Ling Jiu was speechless. You called such a majestic Direbeast Moomoo?

What sort of shitty name was that?

However, the Beast Control Arcana sure is amazing. To turn such a ferocious monster into a docile Husky, how awesome is that?

Afterwards, Ling Jiu took out the energy crystals from the next, and then counted them.

"Happens to be 118 crystals, as we have agreed, I'll take 65 and you'll take 53. Alright?"

"No problem!"

Bai Ya nodded.

"Here!"

Ling Jiu handed over the 53 energy crystals and said with a smile. "If there's such cooperation again in the future, come look for me. I'm a very fair person after all!"

"You? Fair?"

Wangwang rolled her eyes. "You're a pervert and a miser. We will not work with you again! See you… no, never see you again!"

"Regardless, thank you."

Bai Ya thanked him. Although her face was expressionless, the sincerity in her tone could be heard.

She knew better than Wangwang that although Ling Jiu had taken more than half of the energy crystals, but without him, they could not get a single piece at all.

Not to mention getting a powerful Skyfire Bull Dragon along the way!

In all, it was a win-win!

"Happy working with you."

Ling Jiu smiled slightly and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly at this moment, a loud voice suddenly rang out.

"Attention all trainees!"

"Attention all trainees!"

"Attention all trainees!"

"An Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth have been found in the northwest. Interested trainees can head over to have a look."

[1] Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle reference: A villain in the movie: https//watch?v=y9njbj0nC64ab_channel=FunnyLife https//pin/796855727794223316/

[2] Referring to Ling Jiu's Tungsten Form

[3] Naruto reference: https/naruto./wiki/Senjutsu

Chapter 158: 30 Years Worth of Cultivation, Time Halt

"An Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth?"

"They had actually found an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth?"

"D*mn! What are we waiting for? Let's head over now, we might be able to grab the Treasure of Heaven and Earth!"

"Don't say anything else, let's head over first…"

A huge broadcast rang across Pandora like a rock being thrown into calm lake water, causing a massive uproar.

All of the trainees were roused. They all rushed towards the northwest like swarms of bees. No one could turn a blind eye to an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth.

No one!

Even if they knew that their strength was average, and there was a very slim chance of them grabbing the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth, many of the trainees still set out without hesitation.

This was the allure of the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth.

Streams of light flew across the sky as Pandora became livelier for a moment.

Ling Jiu, too, was one of them. He piloted his airship and followed behind several maglev airships, rushing towards the direction of the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth.

On Pandora, the airship's auto navigation system is unavailable, so everyone flew around like a headless fly.

But the location of the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth will exude signal fluctuations from time to time, guiding each trainee to its direction.

Clearly, this was the doing of the training camp.

The training camp had found an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth, and not only did they announced it, they had also placed a positioning device on its location, guiding all of the trainees there.

"With my current wealth, the generic Ultimate Treasures of Heaven and Earth are not something I bother with, but who wouldn't like to get more of them?"

Ling Jiu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, drinking high-energy drinks as he enjoyed the scenery outside. The airship was travelling very quickly, and the scenery was constantly skimmed past, mountains and lakes, rivers and deserts…

They were just stunning!

The planet was not big, and could be easily circled around. About 10 minutes later, the airship arrived at the location of the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth.

Below the airship was a dense pristine primordial jungle, and strangely enough, a giant tree that was very different from the flora of the planet grew there.

It was… very tall!

It was at least a thousand feet high with its roots firmly rooted in the ground. It was like the Sky Connecting Tree of the legends as it pierced into the sky.

The massive canopy spread out wide, covering an area of several kilometers, blocking off the sky and the sun as a massive shade.

"What a big tree!"

"This is the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth?"

Ling Jiu narrowed his eyes, and he saw at a glance a positioning device stuck on top of the towering tree, It was constantly emitting signals.

Does that mean this massive tree is that Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth?

VOOOSH VOOSHH!!

At the same time, airships appeared one after another as they arrived before the giant tree. Aside from Ling Jiu, all other trainees were also rushing over.

In fact, Ling Jiu was not the first to arrive. There were already hundreds arriving long before he did.

These trainees surrounded the tree, rubbing their palms. They had long been unable to withhold their urges so they circled around the tree as if trying to dig it away.

"Is this the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth? You gotta be kidding, this is too big. How do we even take it away?"

"It's really big, but what's the point of being big? Why was it identified as an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth?"

"That's a little troublesome…"

All of the trainees shared the same question. What was this Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth for? What was its exact value?

As a weapon?

As medicinal materials?

Or other uses?

It was just too big. If they had no idea what it was for, how do they even take it away?

The trainees were still arriving one after another, and a short moment later, there were over five to six thousand trainees standing before the tree.

At a glance, many were many acquaintances, like Christopher, Hirano Hatake, Zhou Ji and other trainees from the Super Training Camp.

There were also Francis, Han Chujun, Hao Shuai, Bai Ya, Wangwang from other training camps as well.

With the five or six thousand people gathered, this was the largest gathering of trainees since the hunting tournament, looking particularly spectacular.

"There are more and more people here. If we're not careful, it could be a massive melee. I need to be careful or I might just die for nothing."

"Fight, fight! The more ferocious the fight the better. Better still if everyone fight until they all are severely wounded, then I can sweep in and swoop this Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth!"

"The treasure is mine…"

Many of the trainees glanced at one another, their eyes inexplicable as they made their plans in silence.

Although they did not know the exact effect of this massive tree, it was still an Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth, and no one will easily give it up.

Of course, some trainees had already known that they had no hope in obtaining the treasure and were here just to look for drama. There was always no shortage of onlookers.

"I never thought so many trainees would gather around here!"

Han Chujun frowned. "Honey, how about we forget it? I think trying to take this tree is unrealistic."

"Forget it?"

Francis said coldly. "You think I'm not strong enough to grab this ultimate treasure of heaven and earth?"

"No… I did not think so!"

Han Chujun hurriedly denied it, but her tone was somewhat unconvincing. Although she did not want to admit it, she does think so indeed.

Francis could not even defeat Ling Jiu. How could he seize the treasure under the eyes of so many other people?

Wishful thinking? No

"Yes, I don't have the ability to grab the treasure, then you should leave and find a powerful enough wild man to help you grab the treasure then!"

Francis sneered.

"Honey, what's wrong with you?"

Han Chujun's eyes were filled with tears. "You've changed. Since the battle with Ling Jiu, you've changed…"

SLAP!!

Before she could finish her words, Francis raised his hand and slapped her. Han Chujun screamed as she was sent flying. The impact knocking her was so strong that even her filter mask was removed.

"Don't ever mention that name in front of me!" Francis said coldly. "I hate that guy, he makes me sick!"

"Zhou Ji, join us!"

Christopher and Hirano Hatake came to Zhou Ji.

"You've also seen it yourself. There are so many trainees here, and many of them are monsters like Ling Jiu. We won't be able to achieve anything alone. Only by working together will we have a ray of chance!"

Zhou Ji went silent. He was a proud person, so he did not bother to join hands with any trainees.

Even when he was being pressed on by Ling Jiu in the camp, and later on by Yang Ling'er and Ai Yuhe, he had never joined forces with anyone else.

But now, when it comes to the ownership of the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth…

"Attention all trainees!"

"Attention all trainees!"

"Attention all trainees!"

At this moment, the loud broadcast rang out once again.

"The towering tree in front of you is the Ultimate Treasure of Heaven and Earth. Not only it is indestructible, it can also shrink and grow freely."

"It can also absorb Gene Arcana to continue growing, and is a very powerful wood-type cold weapon. Value: 200 thousand contribution points."

"At the same time, the heart of the tree contains an astonishing amount of Gene Arcana. Based on our rough estimates, consuming its heart could increase one's Gene Arcana cultivation by thirty years. Worth 600 thousand contribution points!"

"So, the total value of this tree is 800 thousand contribution points!"

"The way to kill it: Locate its heart, and then dig out the heart to kill it…"

"800 thousand contribution points?"

"F*ck me!"

"This tree is that expensive?"

"F*ck! It's mine! Mine!"

Once the broadcast ended, things fell silent, but a massive wave stirred inside the hearts of all of the trainees.

800 thousand contribution points!

This was just outrageous! If an energy crystal was worth 10 thousand contribution points, then 800 thousand contribution points meant 80 energy crystals!

80 pieces!

What an outrageous number!

With that many energy crystals, it was enough to ensure that they reach level 7 and perhaps even higher. Who could just let them past? Who could just stay indifferent?

"I agree!"

Zhou Ji made the decision in an instant.

"Okay!"

"With the three of us joining forces, the odds of success will greatly increase!"

Christopher and Hirano Hatake were overjoyed.

A treasure worth 800 thousand contribution points, even if they divided the quantity evenly among the three of them, they can still get more than 200 thousand points, which was a lot!

"30 years worth of cultivation!"

Hao Shuai rubbed his chin. "I'm now a level 7 Arcanist. If I can add 30 years worth of Gene Arcana cultivation, breaking into level 8 won't be a problem!"

"In other words…"

"As long as I can get the heart of this towering tree, I can become an level 8 Arcanist in just a few days!"

Everyone present was making plans, or rather, the moment they heard the broadcast, everyone became a hungry wolf.

Perhaps they may treat the cold weapon worth the 200 thousand point with some indifference as many were not wood-element Arcanists, so what's the use of it?

But in the face of the Tree Heart that could increase one's Gene Arcana cultivation by 30 years, no one could stay calm.

Everyone stared at the towering tree with a scorching gaze. Their hearts were on fire, but at the same time, when they looked at the surrounding trainees, their eyes were hostile.

Enemy!"

Yes, from that moment on, every other trainee was their enemy!

Although all of them were eyeing it, no one dared to make a rash move.

After all, there were thousands of Arcanists waiting around, and no one was confident that they could seize the treasure while coming under siege by so many. So, everyone was waiting.

For a moment, the whole place plunged into an awkward silence.

"What's wrong? No one dares to step forward?"

At this moment, a slothful voice broke the silence, and everyone looked towards the source of the voice. They then saw a figure suddenly stepping out of the crowd as he looked at them with a smile.

"Since no one's making a move, then I won't be holding back."

As he said that, the person stepped forward and walked step by step towards the tree.

"What guts!"

"How dare you try to seize the tree for yourself!"

"Get lost!"

"The heart of the tree is mine!"

What does the butterfly effect mean?

This was it!

Seeing the man suddenly stepping forward, all of the trainees present were furious as they launched their attacks.

Fire dragons, earth bombs, lightning, sound waves, plasma shots, lasers, rays and all sorts of attacks swept out like a tidal wave.

The targets were all pointed at the man as if wanting to blast him to smithereens, dust, minced meat, nothingness, atoms…

"Heh!"

Chapter 159: Extreme Hubris, Hao Shuai Ling Jiu

"Heh!"

In the face of these destructive attacks, the person shook his head and laughed. He did not do anything and strangely avoided all of the attacks.

He then appeared above the attacks.

"This… is this Blink?"

"The person actually can Blink, this is troublesome!"

Seeing this, all of the trainees' pupils shrank as their hearts sank altogether.

"I originally could not be bothered with you lot, but since you dare to attack me, then be prepared to face my wrath, scumbags!"

The corner of the mouth of that person rose slightly as he slowly uttered two words. "Time Halt."

"BUZZZZ—"

A bizarre wave instantly spread out and enveloped the hundred trainees who had attacked him. The next moment, all other trainees clearly saw:

These hundred trainees all stood still in place.

Yes, still!

Their bodies were still!

Their gazes were still.

Even their thoughts stood still.

Everything seemed to be still!

After that, the person moved and instantly Blinked before the trainees as he launched a storm-like barrage of attacks.

*BOOM–BOOM*

All of the hundred trainees were like puppets as they were beaten up all over by the person. In just a few seconds, the hundred odd trainees were all sent flying.

At this moment, they finally regained their ability to move, but all of them were groaning in pain, screaming all over and vomiting blood, all apparently seriously wounded.

"What Arcana was that?"

"He could instantly let hundreds of trainees suddenly stand in place like that. Is that Dimensional Arcana? Mental-type Arcana? Or Hallucination-type Arcana?"

"No! Its Time Halt!"

"Time Halt?"

"Do you know who he is? He's Hao Shuai, the number one elite of our Freedom Alliance training camp. He has three broken Arcana, Time Halt, Blink and Super Physique, and the Arcana that stopped all of the trainees in place is Time Halt!"

"He's Hao Shuai?"

Hao Shuai's name quickly spread throughout the audience, and they instantly rose in an uproar.

Everyone had been in Pandora for eight to nine days now. They had heard of the names of the elites of every training camps.

Ling Jiu of Pangu.

Francis of Vulcan.

Hao Shuai of the Freedom Alliance.

Bai Ya of Tianwei.

These strongest elites were all people they needed to take note of. After hearing about Hao, all of them remembered the information about him.

"I did not expect him to be Hao Shuai!"

"With integrated Dimensional Arcana and Time Arcana, and is also known as the most talented trainee of this batch?"

"The more outrageous thing is that Hao Shuai had already broken through level 7, and with his three majors Arcanas, are we really his match?"

"That Time Halt Arcana is straight up overpowered, how do we even fight?"

"Sister, he's that Hao Shuai?"

Wangwang looked at Hao Shuai up and down, her eyes full of curiosity. "He looks strong, but I don't know if he is stronger that that pervert, Ling Jiu."

"Who knows!"

Bai Ya frowned. "But that's not the point. The thing is, with him around, the possibility of us taking the treasure is now very low!"

"Sigh! Damn the training camp, why did they need to make a global announcement and attracted so many trainees. Can't they just tell us in secret?"

Wangwang pouted, "Now things have gone to hell. with so many people around, how we are supposed to take this towering tree away?"

Bai Ya was speechless. "Let's just wait and see."

"Right, sister, do you think Ling Jiu the pervert will come or not?"

Wangwang looked around for Ling Jiu's figure but she did not see him after scanning around.

Bai Ya shook her head slightly. "Don't bother. He has Dimensional Arcana, if he wants to hide, you won't be able to find him."

"The Dimensional Arcana and Time Arcanas are just so annoying!"

"Seems like you have recognized who I am!"

Hao Shuai looked around and said. "If that's the case, why haven't you lot scram yet?"

"I'll tell you the truth. Since I'm already here, the ultimate treasure of heaven and earth is destined to NOT be yours. So, don't waste your time!"

"Cocky!"

"Arrogant!"

"Egoistical!"

Everyone was pissed.

WOOOSHHH!!

A figure stepped out and stared coldly at Hao Shuai. "You're too full of yourself!"

"Who are you?"

Hao Shuai raised his eyebrow.

"Desath Harlett!

The oncomer said coldly.

"Oh? You're Dillon's ace?"

Hao Shuai raised his eyebrows.

Dillon was one of the world's top ten Arcana organizations and was extremely powerful, while Desath was the ace in Dillon's training camp.

"So, what if you are Dillon's ace? Before me, you are nothing!"

"I hope your fist is half as tough as your mouth is!"

Desath snorted coldly as two dazzling red glows burst out from his eyes as they shot at Hao Shuai.

Upon seeing this, Hao Shuai shouted. "Time Halt!"

BUZZZZ—

Desath froze instantly, and even the red glow shot out from his eyes was suspended in midair. His time was frozen at that exact moment.

Hao Shuai walked up to Desath step by step as he said. "I know your Arcana; Soul Control wasn't it?"

"If I actually let you successfully use your Arcana, perhaps you can really control my soul and defeat me!"

"Sadly, for you, before my Time Halt, your Arcana is all but useless!"

As he said that, Hao Shuai swung his right fist and hit Desath square in the stomach. The latter spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backwards.

"Rubbish!"

Hao Shuai sneered and did not even look at Desath, who flew quite a distance away. He instead looked at the remaining trainees, saying. "Who else? Feel free to gang up!"

"Me!"

"Hao Shuai, I'll fix you good!"

"Cease your arrogance!"

Immediately after, trainees stepped forward one after another, but the result was the same as Desath. They were sent flying, wounded, spitting mouth…

"He's too strong!"

"He's really too strong, like we and him are of two different realms!"

"We can't beat him! We're not his match at all!"

"Damn it! Is there no one who can fix him up?"

"Who else?"

Hao Shuai folded his arms as he looked around, suppressing the crowd like a demon incarnate.

"This guy… he's too cocky! Even more cocky that that b*stard Ling Jiu!"

Christopher clenched his fists as his eyes were dripping with gloom. "I really want to smash his face in…"

"Bear it, we have no way to unravel that guy's Time Halt for the moment. Even if you step forward, you'll only get beaten up." Zhou Ji sighed.

Hirano Hatake did not speak, but his eyes were full of bitterness.

"Is there no one else?"

Hao Shuai yawned. "There are thousands of people here and there's no one that can fight me? That's just so disappointing, cowards all of you!"

"B*stard!"

"I'm so pissed!"

"I really want to punch that guy's face in!"

All of the trainees were gritting their teeth angrily, but they were helpless.

"Heh! I didn't want to disturb you showing off so happily like that, but can you make way and let me pass first?"

At this moment, a refreshing voice sounded out. Everyone followed the voice source and saw another trainee stepping forward as he walked before Hao Shuai.

"Another lamb to the slaughter?"

"Sigh! Can they just not charge in blindly like that?"

"This person don't realise Hao Shuai's arrogance is fueled by that…"

Seeing that person suddenly appearing, all of the trainees were speechless for a moment.

Although they eagerly hoped someone would stand out and teach Hao Shuai a lesson and beat down his arrogance, they also did not want to see someone charging in blindly and stroke Hao Shuai's ego instead. Bloody hell, did you not see that b*stard Hao Shuai getting cockier and cockier?

"Are you guys blind? That's Ling Jiu!"

"Ling Jiu? Which Ling Jiu?"

"What do you mean which Ling Jiu? Of course, the Pangu's one!"

"He's Ling Jiu?"

WOOOSHHH!!

The crowd was in uproar and immediately became restless. Everyone looked at Ling Jiu with expectation and excitement in their eyes.

Speaking of who was most famous in all training camps? It was Ling Jiu!

Let's see what Ling Jiu did after entering Pandora.

Beating Francis!

'Beating' Bai Ya!

Unleashing crushing levels of strength!

Who was most likely to defeat Hao Shuai?

It was none other than Ling Jiu!

"Sister, is that big pervert!"

Seeing Ling Jiu appearing, Wangwang clapped her tiny hands excitedly. "With him taking action, he can definitely teach that pompous *sshole a lesson!"

"He is really strong, but he may not be Hao Shuai's match." Bai Ya frowned. "If he cannot resist the Time Halt, it's still pointless no matter how strong he is."

"Even he cannot?"

Wangwang pouted.

"Not sure, just wait and see."

"Who are you?"

Hao Shuai looked confident as he said lazily. "I don't fight nameless foes!"

"I have no intention to fight you. My target is this big tree here, so how about you continue to showboat there, while I chop the tree down, yeah?"

Ling Jiu smiled.

"Heh!"

Hao Shuai sneered. "This tree is mine. Get lost!"

"Get lost?"

Ling Jiu smiled. "You're not qualified enough to get me to get lost. I can take on a hundred of the likes of you!"

"Woah!"

"That person actually said that!"

"Talking about arrogance, be it Ling Jiu or Hao Shuai, they are sure god damn cocky! Like, their arrogance knows no limits!"

"These b*stards are more arrogant than the other. Are all geniuses like them that arrogant?"

"Regardless, we got a nice show coming up!"

"Fight a hundred of the likes of me? Heh!"

Hao Shuai laughed. "It's almost a year since I've awakened my Arcana and you are the most arrogant sod I've never seen. I hope your strength, like the other guy had said, is half as tough as your mouth is!"

"Why don't you try it then?"

Ling Jiu flicked his finger.

"I will!"

Hao Shuai nodded. "Time Halt!"

"BUZZZZ—"

A mysterious time fluctuation instantly enveloped Ling Jiu. In an instant, Ling Jiu, like all previous challengers, stood still in place.

Or rather, he was… frozen in place!

His body froze.

His mind froze.

Everyone was frozen at that moment.

This was Time Halt, a form of shackling that was even more terrifying and unbreakable than the Dimensional Shackle, as it shackled the most arcane of times.

"Before my Time Halt, no matter how strong you are, no matter how arcane your techniques are, all Arcanas are useless!"

Hao Shuai said slothfully as he Blinked before Ling Jiu.

Using Time Halt to freeze his foe in place, then Blink over to instantaneously close in onto his target, and then use his Super Physique to attack.

With this three powerful Arcana on him, Hao Shuai could be said to be the most overpowered trainee. Looking at all of the training camps, there were no existence more incomprehensible than his.

However, when Hao Shuai had appeared before Ling Jiu, his expression changed.

CRACK!!

His entire person was crushed into the ground as blood poured out of his eyes, nose, ears and mouth as if they were free of charge…

"This is…"

Chapter 160: 100 times Gravity, Next Move

"What happened?"

"What?"

"What happened to Hao Shuai?"

Seeing this sudden scene, all of the trainees were a little dumbfounded. Didn't Hao Shuai use Time Halt to control Ling Jiu's time? How was he injured instead?

"Sister, what's going on?"

Wangwang looked at Bai Ya in confusion.

"I've heard that Ling Jiu has Gravity Arcana, and I guess this has something to do with that!" Bai Ya frowned as she pondered and said.

"Gravity?"

Wangwang pondered.

"I knew it would turn out like this!"

Christopher had a complicated expression on his face. "Gravity Arcana! It must be the Gravity Arcana! To run into Ling Jiu, Hao Shuai sure had the shittiest of luck ever."

"Serves him right!"

Hirano Hatake said coldly.

"Gravity Arcana!"

Zhou Ji nodded slightly.

"Damn it, I got tricked by that b*stard!"

At this moment, Hao Shuai was indeed suppressed by gravity. The moment he appeared beside Ling Jiu, and before he could even attack, he had felt the terrifying gravity crashing down on him.

Yes, gravity!

He had fought against Gravity Arcanists before and knew the power of gravity. But the gravity Ling Jiu had displayed was far superior to any opponent.

With an oppressive gravity crushing on him, even with Hao Shuai's Super Physique, he could not bear the weight.

He was crushed to the ground and was suffered instant serious injuries. Blood flowed out uncontrollably from his mouth, eyes, nose and other orifices.

What was more terrifying was that under the blood-curling gravitational force, Hao Shuai did not even have the strength to blink away, much less running away.

WOOOSHHH!!

The Time Halt effect was dispelled, and Ling Jiu's thought process continued as he looked at Hao Shuai on the ground and laughed.

"You're not dead yet eh? I thought I've already crushed you to death. Seems like your body is quite strong."

"Sto-stop! I…cannot hold…. on any…longer!"

Hao Shuai eyes were bloodshot as he said stutteringly. He looked extremely menacing with blood flowing out from all of his orifices, he looked extremely menacing, like a bloodied person.

"Alright."

Ling Jiu removed the gravity.

Hao Shuai broke free and immediately Blinked several hundred meters away. Only then, he heaved a long sigh of relief. He rubbed off the blood on his face as he looked at Ling Jiu with a complicated expression and asked with a growl. "I have a question. How much times gravity was that just now?"

"100 times!"

Ling Jiu said with a faint smile.

"100 times…"

Hao Shuai instantly fell silent for a long while before he said, "You win this time!"

As he said that, he immediately disappeared.

Looking at his face, many of the trainees were still dumbstruck. "He admitted defeat just like that. What happened just now?"

"Things were very obvious, alright…"

"Sister, you understood what happened?"

Wangwang was still confused.

Bai Ya had a complicated look on her face. "Ling Jiu had applied 100 times gravity around his body as a trap and waited for Hao Shuai to jump into it."

"Hao Shuai was tricked!"

"He thought when he used Time Halt, he had stopped Ling Jiu's time."

"But he didn't know that even when Ling Jiu's time was stopped, the hundred-fold gravity around him was also affixed in that moment."

"So, when he moved beside Ling Jiu, he will naturally be caught inside the hundred-fold gravity field. Hundred times gravity, if it was anyone else, they would have been crushed to death there and then, and even Hao Shuai only barely survived it."

"Oh, I see!"

Wangwang suddenly realized what was going on and then immediately wondered. "What level Arcanist is Ling Jiu exactly? Why can he control hundred times the gravity?"

Under normal circumstances, the gravity that an Arcanist could control was two times their level.

For example, a level 4 Arcanist could at most control eight times gravity, and a level 5 Arcanist could control up to ten times the gravity.

And the base gravity that a level 6 Arcanist could control was twelve times, but as a level 6 Arcanist had their own Arcana Field, and under its buff, the controllable amount was 12 times 5, so it was sixty times.

Even so, it was still less than a hundred-fold that Ling Jiu had unleashed earlier.

Only by becoming a level 7 Arcanist would the buff from the Arcana Field increase to ten times, and only then could one control 14 times 10, hundred and forty times the gravity.

With Ling Jiu being able to control a hundred times the gravity, was he already a level 7 Arcanist?

"No idea."

Bai Ya shook her head.

Wangwang nodded. "That pervert is actually that strong, even Hao Shuai with his Time Halt is no match for him!"

"Although he had won, there's some part coincidence."

Bai Ya said calmly. "If they were to meet next time, victory is not necessarily assured. There's a saying, when masters fight, victory or defeat is often just a thought away."

"Indeed!"

Wangwang nodded in agreement. "If Hao Shuai could use Time Halt before Ling Jiu unleashes his Gravity Arcana, then Ling Jiu is lamb for the slaughter."

"But if he's too slow, and Ling Jiu manages to release his Gravity Arcana, then it'll end up just like today."

"That's right!"

"Ol Zhang. Don't you have anything to say?" Wang Dalong looked at the skinny old man with a half-smile.

"Hmph! It's just a fluke! What else is there to say!"

The skinny old man snorted coldly. "If Hao Shuai knew of Ling Jiu's abilities, he would not have fallen for that trap."

"Regardless, this round was ultimately Hao Shuai's loss."

The camp commandant smiled and said. "It's still comes back to that. There's no strong or weak Arcana, the key is depending on who and how it is used."

"Indeed!"

Everyone nodded.

"Old Li, is that boy Ling Jiu already a level 7 Arcanist?"

Wang Dalong suddenly asked. "Hao Shuai has Super Physique, and ordinary ten times gravity can do nothing to him."

"But Ling Jiu's gravity can instantly crush him into the ground. This is at least in the upper double digits, or even hundred-fold gravity, right?"

"I don't know the exact details, but I think he should have broken through level 7?"

Level 7?

Of course not!

Ling Jiu was still a level 6 Arcanist, but the gravity he could wield was even greater and more terrifying than a level 7 Arcanist could.

Why?

It was because he was using advanced energy like the Dark Bio-energy that was ten times stronger.

As a level 6 Arcanist, the base amount of gravity Ling Jiu could control was 6x2x10, so 120 times!

With the addition of the five-fold buff from the Arcana Field, it was 600 times.

That is to say, Ling Jiu could control up to 600 times the gravity, and was far, far greater than the 140 times a level 7 Arcanist could control.

Was it overpowered?

For sure it was!

But this was the true power of the Dark Bio-energy. What else can you say?

"Sadly, the camp prohibits killing, otherwise…" Ling Jiu shook his head.

He had stayed his hand earlier. If he went all out and used 600 times the gravity, Hao Shuai would have been crushed until his blood vessel burst open and died.

"Amazing!"

"Even Hao Shuai is not his match!"

"As expected of the ace of the world's number one Arcana organization training camp. His strength matches his reputation, and you have to accept that even if you don't want to. "

"He's too strong!"

"The top spot in the training camp is his right?"

The entire place was astounded.

"That bugger is getting stronger and stronger!"

Zhou Ji looked at Ling Jiu and said quietly. "The gap between him and us is getting bigger and bigger. I guess it'll be impossible for us to catch up to him in this lifetime."

Christopher and Hirano Hatake were both silent, and although Ling Jiu had overwhelmed them in the past, they believed that as long as they worked harder, they could always catch up to him.

But now, they suddenly realized that the gap between them and Ling Jiu had unknowingly increased to the point that they cannot even see his shadow…

This feeling felt very bitter but more helpless and powerless.

"It's time to collect this ultimate treasure of heaven and earth!"

Ling Jiu ignored all of the exclamations and discussions of the others around him as he came before the massive tree, thinking of a way to collect it.

Dig out the tree's heart.

Kill it.

"Dig out the tree's heart huh…"

Generally speaking, the heart of a tree would always be in the central, innermost places.

To dig out a tree's heart meant he needed to cut the tree into two, but the tree before him was just too big so cutting it half was simply not realistic.

"How about I'll uproot it and take it away first?"

Ling Jiu thought about this and then took out the war blade as he came to the bottom of the big tree. Just as he was about to cut it down, the towering tree suddenly trembled violently.

And then, it quickly shrank…

A towering tree thousands of feet tall shrinking rapidly. It was a very astonishing scene to behold. But more importantly, the shrinking did not seem to be stopping at all.

It shrank, and shrank and shrank, before eventually shrinking into a two-meter-tall, finger-thick sapling.

It then slipped into the ground and disappeared.

"Escaping?"

Although Ling Jiu dumbstruck, he was also paying attention to the direction the giant tree was going. The moment it snuck onto the ground like a groundhog to flee, Ling Jiu immediately threw out a Dimensional Shackle, and locked the several dozens meter of space underground in place.

Before the Dimensional Shackle, obstacles like walls, earth, houses, safes and the likes were meaningless.

As these objects themselves existed within space, so the ubiquitous spatial points filled every corner of them.

So, as long as Ling Jiu wanted to, he could use the space to come to any area obstacles like walls, earth, and the likes were at.

BUZZZZ

The towering tree was instantly shackled underground as Ling Jiu flicked his fingers and pulled it out of the ground.

It struggled desperately, and its intensity was shocking, being no less inferior than the Three-headed Frostfire Scaled Dragon.

However, the power of Ling Jiu's Dimensional Shackle had increased tenfold, so no matter how desperately it struggled, it could not break free.

"I can't keep shackling you in place, let's just chop you off first."

Ling Jiu took out his war blade and was about to split the towering tree that had turned into a sapling in two. Unexpectedly, at that very moment, a panicked voice begging for mercy rang in his head. "Don't…don't kill me!"

"Please! Don't kill me!"

The voice was very young and tender, like a five to six years old child, and it was full of fear and terror.

"Ugh…"

Ling Jiu was taken aback for a moment and lowered his blade. After looking at the sapling and the crowd of trainees that had yet to disperse, he escaped into dimension in a flash.

"It was you talking just now?"

Ling Jiu looked at the young sapling.

"Yes… yess… it was me! Don't…don't kill me!"

The young sapling's immature voice rang out again.

"Heheh, you can actually communicate with me mentally."

Ling Jiu was surprised. "Say, what are you exactly? As far as I know, ordinary ultimate treasure of heaven and earth can't do something like you just did!"

"I…I…I…"

The sapling squeaked.

"Hmmm?"

Ling Jiu lifted his war blade, and the threat was self-evident. The young sapling screamed in fear. "Don't kill me! I'm the Divine Tree of Casmodor!"

"Divine Tree of Casmodor?"