Age Of Evolution

by Cui Shi yi

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Chapter 193: Chapter 193: You are the electricity, you are the light! (Guaranteed 1 update)

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Lin Zhen didn't expect to succeed so quickly. This was all thanks to the lightning power in his body. Light and electricity were two relatively close elemental powers. It's just that electricity was violent, and light was gentle.

Both powers rotated in his Dantian, making Lin Zhen's dantian look like a room filled with neon lights, making it bright like a sunny sky at one moment and dark and gloomy like night at another.

"I made it!"

Lin Zhen opened his eyes and slowly lifted his hand. The powers of light and electricity began to gather quickly in his palm.

It was an energy ball, a ball of energy formed by the fusion of light and electric powers, released from his body by using his Dantian Qi.

Light and electricity can be contained within the Dark Star. As long as Lin Zhen's Dark Star exists, it can continue to cycle indefinitely, as long as it is not completely released at once, they will be everlasting.

At first, it was a thread of electric current, and then the current began to glow. The dazzling light made the protective shield inside bright as day, with electric currents occasionally crackling and spraying outwards.

"Phew! Such powerful light and electricity energy would undoubtedly create a mighty force when released!"

"I can even attach it to my weapons to enhance their quality."

"If my Bright Silver Spear were still with me, I could rely on it to confront Yue Feng's Star Weapon Spear."

"Even without a weapon, this energy ball is already a significant killing machine. When the gentle power of light radiation and the wild power of electric shock are released simultaneously, it would produce an explosion-like effect."

The energy ball rotated in Lin Zhen's hand, its dazzling power making it impossible to stare at, but it did not affect Lin Zhen as it was already a part of him.

"Ming Yue, thank you. This is the best gift you've given me."

"Next, let me break through to the War God Realm!"

With a clench, the power of light and electricity was immediately absorbed into Lin Zhen's body.

At this moment, his Dantian Qi had reached its full state. After the return of the light and electricity, the Dantian Qi even began to spin slightly, indicating that it was about to expand.

"War God Realm, another expansion of the Dantian, the Internal Power can travel to any part of the body and unleash tremendous strength. This is called transforming power."

"I have now reached a ten-fold compression of Dantian Qi, and the accumulation of power within me has already reached its peak. I believe that my eruption this time will definitely allow the Dantian to expand significantly."

"When Yue Feng broke through, he advanced to Second-level War God. I believe that after I break through, I will definitely be no less strong than him. I might even advance to Third Level War God."

"Yue Feng, I hope you'll still be at the Star Fruit Tree when I come out."

Under the Sky Dome, Yue Feng stared blankly at where Lin Zhen was, and it was already pitch black there.

A day and night had passed, and the area was initially illuminated by the moon, but now the wind had started blowing, and dark clouds filled the sky. It wouldn't be long before it started to rain.

"What on earth is going on with Lin Zhen? How could he survive for so long under the cover of the Corrosive Tree Leaves?"

"But I can't see anything now, so I can't see the situation there. How can I

monitor it?"

Thinking of this, Yue Feng suddenly shouted to the people below: "Are you still there?"

"Yes, Overlord, we are all here."

"Get some Spiritual Mind Masters up here, light some torches, and then fly around here. I want to monitor Lin Zhen's every move."

"But… Overlord, it's about to rain."

"Enough of your nonsense, this rain may not even come. Just do as I say."

Yue Feng couldn't hold back anymore, and he jumped down from the tree and urged the people to light torches.

There was no shortage of wood in the Star Fruit Tree, and soon numerous torches were ignited.

Following Yue Feng's orders, several Spiritual Mind Masters stepped on their shields and took to the sky. They alternated outside where Lin Zhen was located, ensuring that the Overlord could see the situation there.

Yue Feng watched for a while, and a Martial Artist picked up a piece of paper from the ground: "What is this?"

Yue Feng glanced at it: "Damn! That's the note I wrote to deceive those fools. Each note can be exchanged for 500 million cash at Gale in the Capital. Hurry up and collect them for me, not a single one should be missing. Those fools are dead, and this money has been saved."

"Yes, Overlord, we'll go find them right away."

"Remember, don't embezzle it for yourself. I will be leaving the Star Fruit Tree soon. If anyone dares to take my note to Gale to get the money, after collecting the cash, I will find a chance to twist his head off. Don't doubt what I say, I will definitely do it!"

Of course, these Martial Artists did not dare to embezzle it. Overlord's ruthlessness was well-known, and anyone who dared to take his money would be courting death.

The area before the Heavenly Gate was filled with people killed by Lin Zhen, and these martial artists went there and began rummaging while enduring the bloody smell.

Yue Feng handed out about 250 notes in total. More than ten people had run away, and those notes would not be recovered anytime soon. Yue Feng didn't care too much about it; as long as he could get back the two hundred or so notes, the rest were just petty cash.

One by one, ten by ten, and twenty by twenty.

Most of the banknotes were carried by these martial artists, and in less than half an hour, a whole 200 was found.

At this point, it was already late at night, and more than a day and night had passed since Yue Feng had broken through to the War God realm.

Yue Feng felt increasingly uncomfortable in his chest, as his Dantian qi and spiritual power began to be more forcefully repelled by the energy within the Star Fruit Tree.

"I can't do this anymore, I can only stay here for half a day at most, or I'll die here."

"Can you guys hurry up?" Yue Feng shouted.

The martial artists finally couldn't find any more banknotes, and in the end, they handed all of them over to Yue Feng.

"Overlord, these are all we've found, about… two hundred and ten or so, I've forgotten?"

"Idiot, you can't even figure out the numbers, give them to me."

Yue Feng took the banknotes and began counting them one by one.

Since he was about to leave the Star Fruit Tree, his mood was generally okay. Although Lin Zhen hadn't come out, Yue Feng estimated that Lin Zhen was already dead. No one could hold on for so long inside there. As for why the tree leaves hadn't opened up, maybe there were other reasons.

Surrounding martial artists held torches and flattered Yue Feng around him. "Overlord! I'm sure Lin Zhen must be dead, I remember you even injured him."

"Yeah, getting injured and then going in there, if he didn't die, he'd have become a god? He must have turned into pus by now."

"Exactly, Lin Zhen was pathetic. His girlfriend was locked up by the Overlord for two years, and he didn't even dare to fart. In the end, he finally gathered the courage but ends up getting squeezed to death by the tree leaves, haha! His miserable life could almost be written into a tearful history!"

"Overlord, in the future, the brothers will still need the Overlord's support. Overlord's accomplishments have reached the divine level, and one day he'll break through all the ancient god relics and become the number one person in

Hua Xia."

"I think the Saintess is just temporary setbacks, sooner or later she will belong to the Overlord, just like a small parting is better than a new marriage."

Listening to the flattering around him, Yue Feng's mood finally brightened, and he laughed loudly: "You guys! You just know how to pick what I like to hear. But to be honest, I really don't want to be entangled with Lin Zhen anymore. He's already dead and got off easy. Otherwise, I would have made him taste what it's like to be worse off than dead suffocates, let him be buried here, and look at the scenery of Ming Yue and Heavenly Gate, which could be considered compensation for him."

"Overlord is truly magnanimous, if it were me, I would dig up Lin Zhen's bone ash and feed it to the dogs."

"That's right, how can you compare your petty personality with the Overlord's?

You're far behind!"

"I know I can't compare, but there's no one here who can compare."

"Haha, isn't that obvious? Even combined, we're not as good."

As the martial artists were talking, suddenly one of them said, "Look, the sky seems to be getting brighter. The Overlord is leaving, and the heavens are showing their favor!"

Yue Feng was still counting the banknotes, and when he heard this, he looked up and saw that the sky did seem to be getting brighter.

"Hmmm…something's wrong, that's not sunlight."

Yue Feng quickly realized something was off because there were dark clouds all around, and the rain was about to come. How could there be such strong light?

The light was so dazzling, shining at a single point and getting brighter and brighter, with electrical arcs jumping in between.

"What's going on up there?"

Yue Feng had a bad feeling in his heart because the starting point of the light was actually where Lin Zhen was trapped.

The Spiritual Mind Master above them suddenly screamed, "Overlord! Lin

Zhen… the tree leaves wrapping Lin Zhen have been broken by the light… ah!"

"Crack! "

In the sky, a sudden thunder crack sounded, shaking the Star Fruit Tree as if it was shaking. A lightning bolt struck down, illuminating the surrounding area as if it was daytime. With the help of the lightning's light, people could clearly see the group of tree leaves surrounding Lin Zhen suddenly started emitting intense light!

As the lightning disappeared, the surroundings became even brighter.

Light, electrical arcs, light, electrical arcs… this combination seemed to rotate like a windmill, and then there was another explosion, and the Corrosive Tree Leaves burst open!

The sun has risen!

Although it wasn't the real sun, it resembled one—a sun formed of lightning and radiance!

"Aha!"

A figure appeared in the night sky, his eyes shining with electric light, as if they were shining golden lamps. He looked around and suddenly set his gaze upon Yue Feng, who couldn't help but shiver all over.

"Damn, it's Lin Zhen, he's still alive!"

The martial artists were instantly in an uproar, with many of them exclaiming as if they had seen a ghost. This was the first person to emerge from the Corrosive Tree Leaves.

Lin Zhen didn't even bother with the Spiritual Mind Masters who were trying to attack him. Instead, he waved at Yue Feng, "What are you holding in your hand? Show it to me!"

A powerful attraction force came roaring, and Yue Feng couldn't react in time.. He couldn't even tear it up, as the thick stack of banknotes in his hands was directly captured by Lin Zhen in mid-air!

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Chapter 194: Chapter 194: The Power of Photonics, Battle of the War Gods! (Guaranteed 2 updates)

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Lin Zhen snatched a stack of bills from Yue Feng's hand. As he looked at them, a smile crept onto his face.

"Hehe! Aren't these what you use to buy people's favor? Uh! What a grand ambition! Five hundred million in cash per person. You probably never intended to pay this sum anyway."

Speaking, Lin Zhen ruffled the bills in his hand: "There are at least two hundred bills here, haha, one trillion. Should I take these to the Capital City Liefeng Martial Hall for exchange? This is way more profitable than killing mutated beasts."

Yue Feng's eyes reddened, his Dantian Qi was not smooth at the moment and his spiritual power was rejected by the Star Fruit Tree. He didn't expect Lin Zhen to survive. If he didn't die, he didn't die, but he actually took his stack of bills away.

Just as Lin Zhen stated, he never intended to pay for these bills that's why he wanted to reclaim them. But now that they fell into Lin Zhen's hands, the situation is completely different.

"Take them back for me!" Yue Feng shouted at the spiritual mind masters in the air, at the same time stepping on his shield to rise into the air, heading straight for Lin Zhen.

If he could defeat Lin Zhen once, then he could do it a second time, even if Lin Zhen has now advanced to the rank of War God, he isn't afraid!

Yue Feng and the four or five spiritual mind masters surrounding him rushed forward like a swarm. Lin Zhen suddenly raised the stack of bills in his hand, "Take it!"

Seeing Lin Zhen let go of the bills, Yue Feng and the spiritual mind masters' momentum suddenly stopped, attempting to catch the bills. But their bodies staggered and they almost fell from the sky.

But just as the bills left Lin Zhen's hand, they miraculously returned to his grasp and were instantly stored in his Space Ring.

"Hehe! Morons. Over a trillion, you can't get it back. Just die!"

The next moment, Lin Zhen's body suddenly disappeared on the spot, and violently appeared in front of one of the mind masters with a punch packed with lightning.

Storm and electrical energy burst into the punch. The spiritual mind master was like being hit by a flash grenade in mid-air. Electric currents and radiations simultaneously raged in his body, causing his internal organs to grill into a lump of charcoal. He screamed as he fell heavily to the ground."

Without touching the ground, Lin Zhen appeared in front of the next spiritual mind master, with another punch, he eliminated another one.

A spiritual mind master raised his sword from behind, but he hit nothing. Lin Zhen appeared behind him, the liquid metal transformed into a golden longsword, and bisected him under brilliant light.

Three mind masters were dealt with within two seconds, the remaining two were no longer daring to come forward, turned around and ran without a word.

"Lin Zhen! Give me your life!"

Yue Feng held a crimson spear, yelling while rushing towards Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen snorted coldly, teleported in front of Yue Feng, the liquid metal in his hand transformed into two daggers, targeting Yue Feng's vital points. At this time, his spear had not yet been deployed.

The long weapon had this weakness, the closer the opponent, the more passive it is.

The speed of Lin Zhen's two daggers was like lightning, Yue Feng's spear couldn't unleash power, he defensively stumbled, only to realize that Lin Zhen's speed and strength had already exceeded his.

He knew that before this, Lin Zhen was inferior to him, but now he had been overtaken. This made Yue Feng very upset. No matter how hard he tried, he was still suppressed by Lin Zhen!

Fortunately, he had his Star Device Armor on him, so Lin Zhen's daggers couldn't hurt him. However, with Lin Zhen's elusive speed, moving up and down, his head and neck were not protected by the armor.

Swish swish swish!

Within several flashes of the dagger, a strand of Yue Feng's hair was cut off, narrowly evading Lin Zhen's fatal stroke.

"Ahh! Lin Zhen, your violent attacks consume a lot of Dantian Qi, I have Star Device Armor to protect me, let's see how long you can hold on. When you are exhausted, it's time for my counterattack!"

"Let's see then!"

An energy ball suddenly burst out from Lin Zhen, slammed fiercely against Yue Feng's chest!

The explosive shockwave knocked Yue Feng back, his body was lifted into the sky. Before he reached the peak of elevation, Lin Zhen suddenly appeared behind him, and with a rapid kick, he violently hit his back!

"Boom!"

Yue Feng was kicked from the sky like a cannonball, his body directly smashed into the ground!

The trees on the ground were even smashed into a human-shaped pit. After being hit, Yue Feng was bounced away, spraying out a mouthful of blood!

"This… this is impossible… I'm also a War God, he just recently advanced, how can there be such a big gap between us?"

Yue Feng stared at Lin Zhen in the sky with disbelief. He completely refused to accept this reality. Although he had the protection of Star Device Armor, the shockwave could not be completely avoided. He could only feel the anger in his heart that he could not suppress. He wished to devour Lin Zhen's flesh, and fiercely slapped the ground with one hand, his body once again soared into the sky, his spear spun, a red flame blazed on his spear.

"Lin Zhen! You made me do this! I only absorbed the True Sun Fire Crystal yesterday and today you will become its first sacrifice!"

"Hmph! Such myopic views. Just fire alone, how could it represent the sun?"

Lin Zhen, looking down from above, suddenly expanded his hand. A blinding light flickered, dazzling people's eyes.

"Whoosh!"

Yue Feng was dazzled by Lin Zhen's light, his True Sun Fire lost its target, it passed by Lin Zhen's side, not even hurting a single hair on him.

With a blink of an eye, Lin Zhen was in front of Yue Feng, his liquid metal materializing into a long sword slashing down!

Unexpectedly, Yue Feng was fearless and attempted to block Lin Zhen's sword with his gun in a single hand. The single-handed force was naturally insufficient, and as the sword fell, he tilted his head slightly to let the sword land on his Star Device Armor.

"CLANG!"

His shoulder sank with the force and, by taking Lin Zhen's attack head-on, Yue Feng was left feeling extremely uncomfortable. Nevertheless, Yue Feng managed to abruptly seize Lin Zhen's wrist with one of his hands! "Let's see how you teleport now. Turn to ash!"

His long gun disappeared into the Space Ring, and his open hand was enveloped by a big ball of flame, which he aggressively hurled towards Lin Zhen!

Lin Zhen responded almost instantly, his hand gripping Yue Feng's wrist while his other hand flashed with bright electrical discharge. An energy ball appeared in his palm, meeting Yue Feng's flames head-on!

This was a comprehensive contest of speed, strength, dantian qi, mental power, and pure energy. It was all about raw power, leaving no room for deception.

As the energy of the explosive collision of light, electricity, and flames splattered, it formed a brief stalemate. All around, the flashes of light, rampaging electricity, and fierce flames resembled a continuous bomb explosion, illuminating the interior of the Star Fruit Tree as bright as day!

After about three seconds, Lin Zhen's electrical power finally overpowered Yue Feng's flames. With his hand carrying immense power, he delivered a heavy blow to Yue Feng's shoulder!

A flash of light burst from his shoulder, and with a scream, Yue Feng spiraled downwards. Still, his Star Device Armor shielded him, and the force of the blow was not lethal. Even as he fell, he was still trying to steady himself, attempting to anchor onto his shield.

Lin Zhen's figure appeared before him, delivering a punch straight at his head.

Yue Feng covered his head with both arms and instinctively ducked.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen swiftly extended his hand palm out, the radiant power exploding from it. The intense light disoriented Yue Feng, causing him to instinctively look up and evade.

At this moment, his flaw was exposed. Lin Zhen quickly seized the opportunity and landed a brutal punch right in Yue Feng's eye socket where no armor covered!

"BANG!"

Yue Feng's face was bloodied by Lin Zhen's punch, breaking his nose and causing one of his eyes to immediately go blind!

"Ahh! I'm going all out with you!"

Lin Zhen pursed his lips, again advancing toward Yue Feng like a ghost and swinging another punch. Yue Feng attempted to dodge, but Lin Zhen repeated his strategy. Yue Feng dares not face the intense light from Lin Zhen's palm and once again took another heavy punch from Lin Zhen!

His head rang with a deafening roar. Before he could react, Lin Zhen delivered a heavy kick to his belly!

Unable to keep himself stable, Yue Feng plummeted to the ground for the second time.

Blood spilled from his mouth, his body practically embedded into the ground. Despite his severe condition, he still struggled to rise, his will to fight remarkably strong.

From above, Lin Zhen descended, his arms extended and body rotating until his feet were up and his head down, his hair flying and his clothes flapping. Just as Yue Feng was about to rise, Lin Zhen mobilized his mental power.

Mental Shock!

Although Yue Feng was also a Spiritual Mind Master at the Dark Gold Stage like Lin Zhen, the latter seldom utilized the mutually damaging method of mental power shock. However, given that Yue Feng was now badly battered and in his worst condition, it was the perfect time for a mental shock.

Upon releasing the Mental Shock, Lin Zhen felt a throbbing in his head, but it was bearable. As expected, Yue Feng's resistance was significantly weaker.

Upon receiving the Mental Shock, Yue Feng's arm, which he had just lifted, instantly lost all strength. He clutched his head, wanting to scream in pain.

As a Spiritual Mind Master at the Dark Gold Stage, Yue Feng was well versed in Mental Shock. In the past, he had always been the one using it to attack others. Today was his first time experiencing such an attack!

Seeing Yue Feng collapse once again, Lin Zhen quickly followed him down from the air, rotating his body so that his feet were now below and his head above. With a fierce kick aimed at Yue Feng's head, he declared, "Take advantage of your sickness to kill you, Yue Feng! You stay right here!"

"BOOM!"

Yue Feng's entire head was smashed by Lin Zhen's foot into the trunk of the tree beneath and his body laid motionless.

"Phew! What a tough guy…"

Lin Zhen took a deep breath. Despite the intense combat, he didn't feel much fatigue. His recovery speed was incredibly fast, and the radiant power within him was rejuvenating his state quickly.

Turning around, he scanned his surroundings. The other Martial Artists present completely retreated under the scrutiny of Lin Zhen's gaze, paying no attention to Yue Feng, who was lying motionless on the ground.

Raising his hand, Lin Zhen shaped the liquid metal into a long sword and slowly lifted it.

Seeing that Lin Zhen was about to kill Yue Feng, a Martial Artist nearby cried out, "You can't kill the Overlord! He's the young master of Gale. Whoever kills him won't get away with it."

"I either devour everything or nothing at all. I never leave leftovers!"

Without anv reservation. Lin Zhen swung his sword down!

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Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Star Strike (Third Update)

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"Clang! "

Yue Feng's disappeared Star Weapon Spear reappeared, blocking Lin Zhen's sword. Then, he rolled out from under Lin Zhen's feet.

"Hmph! I knew you weren't dead. What are you playing at? You think I'd give you a chance?" Lin Zhen sneered and slowly approached with his sword in hand. Even if Yue Feng wasn't dead, there was no way he could turn the situation around at this point.

At this moment, another rumble of thunder echoed through the sky, and a torrential downpour started.

Yue Feng sat up in the rain, looking extremely miserable. When Lin Zhen stomped down earlier, Yue Feng's shoulder shook, pushing his armor up a bit to block Lin Zhen's foot. However, his face was a mess.

His entire face was full of wounds from the wood chips, one of his eyes might be blinded, his nose was sunken in, and several of his teeth had fallen out. His face was covered in blood, and as the rain soaked his hair, he looked unbelievably pitiful.

But Yue Feng could still speak, and he could still move his hands and feet. He shouted at Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhen, don't push people too far! You ruined my wedding first, killed my companions after, and now you've beaten me up like this. What more do you want? Do you really need to kill me? Don't forget, you're also a member of Gale, and Ice City's Gale Martial Arts Hall is under the jurisdiction of the Capital City Headquarters. Elder Dongfang Jun is also a member of Gale. Dare you kill me? Don't you want to mix with Gale anymore?"

Lin Zhen looked down at Yue Feng: "Yue Feng, I think you still haven't understood one thing. Your wedding was nothing more than a farce of your own making. You imprisoned Ming Yue, how could I not take revenge on you for that? And as for the so-called killing of your companions, have you ever treated these people as companions?"

As he spoke, Lin Zhen suddenly turned to look at the Martial Artists behind him, who had fallen silent in fear: "You tell me! Which of you is worthy of being Yue Feng's companion?"

These Martial Artists looked at each other in hesitation, not speaking.

Yue Feng had never had any real companions, he only cared about himself. These Martial Artists present were nothing more than dogs he'd raised.

"See? You have no companions. As for the Capital City Gale Martial Arts Hall you mentioned, yes, I am a member of Gale. However, I am first and foremost a person. I have my own emotions, my own priorities, and your actions have crossed the line of what I can tolerate, so I have to deal with you. As for what

Gale will do to me in the future, I will just have to face it!"

Upon hearing Lin Zhen's decisive words, Yue Feng's heart became cold.

He never expected someone to not care about their own status, especially someone from Gale. Did he not care about his position in the first Martial Arts Hall?

Although Yue Feng had doubts, seeing Lin Zhen approach with his sword, the powerless him couldn't take it anymore.

"Lin Zhen, don't force me! If you come any closer, I'm going to kill you right now! "

"Heh, do you even have the ability to do that anymore?" Lin Zhen scoffed and swiftly charged forward. He didn't want to give Yue Feng any more chances.

In that instant, faint starlight emanated from Yue Feng's Star Device Armor, forming a protective shield around his body that repelled Lin Zhen's sword.

"You're actually releasing the Star Power in your armor! This will destroy the Star Artifact!" Lin Zhen's eyes widened. This guy was really a prodigal, a master at wasting resources. The reason Star Artifacts are called Star Artifacts was because they contained the Star Power of the person who refined them.

The so-called Star Power within weapon armors was nothing more than the energy from the universe, guided into the weapon by the aura of a Star Realm Warrior and above, combined with high-quality materials, and refined into a Star Artifact. If there was Star Power, it was a Star Artifact. If there was no Star Power, it was simply made of high-quality materials.

"Tsk! I'm about to die, and you're still talking about Star Artifacts? Lin Zhen, this is all your fault, and you will pay the price of your life for it!"

"Really? Your armor is a Lower Grade Star Artifact. Releasing its Star Power, it can hold on for 20 minutes at most. I want to see how you're going to save yourself then!" Lin Zhen was in no hurry since his opponent was already trapped. Sooner or later, Yue Feng would have to submit.

Yue Feng picked up his Star Weapon Spear again and rubbed the tail end against the Snake Letter on his Space Ring.

"Lin Zhen, I didn't want to use this move initially because the price is too high. I will end up wasting another Star Artifact. Nonetheless, you're forcing me relentlessly. So, I have no choice but to kill you, even if it means losing a Star Artifact. "

Lin Zhen was momentarily stunned. Yue Feng's Star Weapon Spear's tail had once pierced Lin Zhen, so it was stained with his blood. Why was Yue Feng rubbing his blood on the Snake Letter?

After smearing the blood on the Snake Letter, Yue Feng sneered: "Don't understand, do you? I can show you some mercy and let you die with some understanding. This ring of mine comes from an ancient God's relic. This

Snake Letter actually has another name – Star Strike!"

Upon hearing this name, Lin Zhen instantly shuddered!

Star Strike!

In his previous life, Lin Zhen knew about this thing. It wasn't something from Earth but a product of extraterrestrial civilizations, created by Star Realm Experts.

The Star Strike could be considered a failed product. It contained Star Power and used a person's blood to lock onto their Spiritual Consciousness Sea. Once someone's blood stained the Star Strike, it would lock onto them, and its attack range could stretch over half a planet. There was no way to block the Star Strike's attack without Star Power.

Such a thing is not very useful for those above the Star Realm, but for those below the Star Realm, it can hit any target and is difficult to avoid, unless you also have a Star Artifact that can resist, and a lower-grade Star Artifact won't work.

The reason why this thing is considered a failure is that besides being able to be blocked by Star Realm Warriors or high-grade Star Artifacts, it is disposable, unable to be retrieved after being used, and therefore gradually abandoned. No Star Realm Warrior would bother to create a Star Strike just to kill a War God they could easily defeat.

Lin Zhen's breakthrough within the Corrosive Tree Leaves was indeed a sudden progression, reaching the late stage of the third level of War God, but against the Star Strike, he had virtually no resistance.

It wasn't that his strength was poor, but rather that without Star Power, he couldn't compete with Star Power.

Even if he managed to teleport away from here, his blood had already been locked onto by Star Power; unless he teleported to an extradimensional space, there would be no way to evade it!

On the other side, Yue Feng didn't give Lin Zhen any time to react and resolutely triggered the Star Strike!

"Lin Zhen, farewell!"

Lin Zhen immediately made all preparations, first teleporting dozens of meters back, then releasing a spiritual barrier, and compressing golden energy, lightning, and brilliance into an energy ball in his hand, shrouding himself in gravity, rotating the Dark Star while using all of his power to resist!

Although he Imew it was somewhat futile, Lin Zhen never knew how to give up, he had to fight!

After Yue Feng activated the Star Strike, a star point shone on the ring, and he laughed loudly, "It's useless, just a dying struggle, die!"

The Star Strike was fired, like a snake letter, a beam of light shot out, aiming at Lin Zhen due to the ring's direction.

The immense Star Power rushed forward, like a meteor's momentum, leaving a long silver trail behind it as if it were a meteor tail, causing terror in people's hearts.

"Hahaha! You're finished, you're finished! !"

Yue Feng shouted hysterically as he watched the Star Strike fly towards Lin Zhen, waiting for the moment Lin Zhen was killed. In his view, there was absolutely no chance that Lin Zhen's defenses would withstand the Star Strike.

Not only did he think this way, but Lin Zhen did as well. Lin Zhen understood the Star Strike even better than Yue Feng, and his defenses were barely a drop in the bucket against it.

Everyone watched the silver light, without a doubt, this strike would determine the result of their final battle.

But to everyone's astonishment, the Star Strike actually swept past Lin Zhen's body without even touching a single strand of his hair, turning into a meteor and shooting out of the jungle at an incredibly high speed, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

Such an outcome surprised everyone. What was going on? Why didn't the Star Strike hit Lin Zhen?

Even Lin Zhen himself was puzzled by this result. Although he was certainly glad that the Star Strike hadn't attacked him, he also knew that his blood had definitely been smeared on the Star Strike, and under normal circumstances, there was no possibility of failure.

Yue Feng stared dumbfounded as the Star Strike disappeared, then roared angrily, "What happened? The Star Strike was clearly successfully released! My father told me that once the Star Strike is successfully released, it would be like a meteor streaking through the sky. That's exactly what it looked like, but why didn't it attack Lin Zhen?"

The surrounding warriors looked at each other, unable to provide an answer.

"Someone, there must be someone else's blood that stained the Star Strike beforehand, and the Star Strike will only lock onto the first person who was covered with blood. Lin Zhen wasn't the first one, but I've never allowed anyone to come into contact with this ring. No one even has the chance to touch my hand. Who was it? Who?"

Lin Zhen said coldly, "Who knows where your Star Strike went wrong? What you should be concerned about now is not this, but whether you can survive. The armor won't protect you much longer."

"No! You can't kill me. No one can kill me when I leave. My father is waiting for me under the fruit tree. He's here now, and I'm going to find him!"

Yue Feng shouted, leveraging the temporary defense provided by the self-destructing Star Artifact, produced a spear in his hand and suddenly stabbed it into the trunk!

True Sun Fire accompanied the Star Artifact Spear, making it impossible to stop: the spear pierced the trunk, fierce flames destroyed the trunk, and immediately a hole was opened in the trunk, Yue Feng's body crashed downward!

"Not good! He's using the power of the Star Artifact and the True Sun Fire to break through the tree, going straight down. He'll reach the Lake Heart Tree soon."

"Once he reaches the Lake Heart Tree, he'll be close to the platform. I can't let him escape!"

Yue Feng relentlessly released flames in front of him, the overbearing fire easily ignited the interior of the trunk, the spear paved the way for Yue Feng. The clever boy moved in curves, preventing Lin Zhen's gravity attack from landing. Lin Zhen had no choice but to follow closely behind, and within less than ten minutes, they moved from the Sky Dome to the vicinity of Lake Heart Tree…

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Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Gale Hall Master (Fourth Update)

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Under the Star Fruit Tree, many staff members of the God Generals Training Camp had gathered.

General Instructor Guo MO stood in front of the crowd, welcoming the arrival of a group of VIPs.

He was well aware of the unrest within the Star Fruit Tree in recent years, where internal martial artists were constantly fighting and forming alliances, resulting in countless deaths and injuries for their own interests. But he couldn't do anything about it, as not only he, but all War Gods were unable to enter the Star Fruit Tree. The matters within the Tree could only be resolved by the internal martial artists themselves.

However, this time the situation inside had escalated too far.

Some martial artists who had left the Tree informed Guo MO about the situation inside.

Guo MO knew Yue Feng, the 492nd batch of students. He was the son of the

Gale Martial Arts Hall general director in Capital Base City. He had entered the Tree with excellent achievements but was too bossy and strong, bringing in many bodyguards to conquer the Tree. His sole purpose was to become the overlord inside and seize the most resources to advance to War God Realm forcefully.

And he had indeed achieved his goal. In just two years, he had unified the Star Fruit Tree and seized control of Sky Dome, becoming the Lord of Sky Dome and the King of the Star Fruit Tree.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with that. Although many martial artists held grievances against Yue Feng, the order within the Star Fruit Tree had improved.

But things changed after the 497th batch of students entered.

Yue Feng took a liking to Su Mingyue, which was understandable as it was natural for a gentleman to pursue a fair lady. However, Yue Feng made a huge mistake by confining Su Mingyue to the Sky Dome.

Especially since Su Mingyue seemed to have feelings for Lin Zhen, and the conflict escalated even further.

Guo MO had a good impression of Lin Zhen. He had dared to attack Yan Qiyue with a gun during the fifth round of the competition, which only three people in the history of God Generals Training Camp had ever done.

The first was Yan Qiyue's colleague, who himself was acquainted with Yan Qiyue. The second was Chen Fenglie.

Because of this, Guo MO had high expecta tions for Lin Zhen in his heart, believing that he would be extraordinary if he could grow up.

However, with some martial artists leaving the Star Fruit Tree, news of the internal situation slowly spread to the outside world.

Su Mingyue was being held captive in the Sky Dome!

Ye Lanshan was about to leave Sky Dome; Su Mingyue would lose her last guardian and be forced to submit!

Lin Zhen suppressed all the martial artists in the Beehive, defeated the Four Gods of Sky Dome, and killed three of them!

Lin Zhen was organizing the martial artists of Beehive Ant Nest to fight back against Sky Dome!

One piece of news after another came, and it seemed that a fierce battle between martial artists was inevitable within the Star Fruit Tree.

However, another piece of news followed. Yue Feng had taken the approach of winning over people's hearts by offering five Star Crystals and 500 million cash. He had successfully drawn most of Lin Zhen's supporters to his side.

As a result, the staff of the Star Fruit Tree had turned a blind eye, allowing a staff member to deliver a letter from Capital Gale to the platform, confirming the authenticity and validity of Yue Feng's handwritten document.

Yue Zhenhua indeed loved his son deeply. Not wanting to spare any effort in supporting his son, he was willing to go shirtless for him.

This move was indeed effective, leaving Lin Zhen isolated. Guo MO secretly sighed in relief, thinking that with this, the internal battle within the Star Fruit Tree would not take place.

Based on the news from inside, people outside concluded that it was almost time for the martial artists inside the Tree to come out.

Many friends and relatives of the martial artists decided to come to the God Generals Training Camp in person to pick them up.

The news of the Star Fruit Tree was not to be leaked, but those who came were former students who had left before, so there were no secrets to them when it came to the Star Fruit Tree. So they were allowed to return to the God Generals Training Camp to take a look.

This included Yue Feng's father, Yue Zhenhua.

Yue Zhenhua was an outstanding alumnus of the God Generals Training Camp, now a powerful figure in Hua Xia. He and Guo MO belonged to the same class, but Guo MO did not like Yue Zhenhua.

The two most outstanding people of their time were Guo MO and Yue Zhenhua. The two had been rivals since the beginning, fighting countless times, neither winning nor losing. The two had deep grudges, but now that Yue Zhenhua was in charge of Gale and Guo MO was at the God Generals Training Camp, their past conflicts were forgotten.

TThere were two other outstanding talents from their earlier classes, one was Chen Fenglie, and the other was Gongsun Du, the grandmaster of the Great Divine Sect in Capital Base City, and Su Mingyue's master.

However, Gongsun Du did not come this time. As a Star Realm Expert, Gongsun Du was much more composed than Yue Zhenhua.

Upon Yue Zhenhua's arrival, Guo MO reluctantly went out to greet him.

"Brother Yue, long time no see!" Guo MO shook hands with Yue Zhenhua.

"Indeed, it's been many years since we graduated from the God Generals Training Camp. If it weren't for me coming to pick up my son, I'm afraid we wouldn't have the chance to meet.'

Yue Zhenhua exuded an imposing aura, his tall figure giving off a strong presence. Yue Feng inherited his temperament.

Guo MO looked at Yue Zhenhua: "It seems that Brother Yue's strength has progressed even further, nearly at the Star Realm, right?"

"Hehe, it's similar to yours, Brother Guo. We're both making progress together."

Guo MO had also been at the War God Peak for many years and had one foot in the Star Realm now.

There was a crucial period at the War God Peak: the Dantian within the body turns into a whirlwind, and this whirlwind condenses into the Star Core. Once the Star Core is successfully condensed, one becomes a Star Realm Expert.

From the time of the Dantian turning into a whirlwind to the formation of the Star Core, there's a stage called the Quasi-Star Realm.

Now Guo MO and Yue Zhenhua were both at this stage, both Quasi-Star Realm experts, not far from reaching the Star Realm.

The two of them chatted while heading towards the Star Fruit Tree. Everyone followed behind, hoping to see the people they cared about leave the tree sooner rather than later.

Yue Zhenhua said, "My son has been making quite a stir in the tree this time. A few days ago, he even sent someone to have me help him with some papers, one worth five billion. This stinky kid is really trying to bankrupt his old man.

Thank vou. Brother Guo. for helping out.'

Yue Zhenhua laughed while talking down, yet brimming with self-confidence. It was apparent that he was well aware of his son's plan and also supported and agreed with it.

Guo MO frowned slightly: "I made an exception for you this time, but I still advise Brother Yue to discipline your son well when he returns. He's too lawless, daring to imprison Su Mingyue. Although the Great Divine Sect hasn't made any statements, Gongsun Du must be unhappy about it."

"Brother Guo need not worry about that. Young people's feelings develop over time. It's true that my son went beyond the boundaries, but I've heard that the two of them are even planning to have their wedding inside the fruit tree. If Su Mingyue didn't like Feng Er, would she agree? Although Gongsun Du is from the Great Divine Sect, he can't control who falls in love. We old fellows shouldn't worry about the next generation."

With Chen Fenglie's support, Yue Zhenhua didn't pay much mind to Gongsun Du. After all, Gale Martial Arts Hall and the Star Sky Divine Teaching were two separate entities, without much interaction, so there was no need to worry.

Guo MO disliked Yue Zhenhua's attitude, which always put themselves at the center of everything. His face paled, "Lin Zhen is an exceptional Martial Artist, and the expectations for him at the training camp are high. It would be bad if something happened because of this."

"Exceptional? What does that even mean? What kind of world is this? Mutated Beasts run rampant outside, and we don't even want to provoke those S-level and above. It's the end times! Only those who can survive are exceptional. If they die halfway through, they're trash. Lin Zhen, a jumping clown, is nothing more."

Listening to Yue Zhenhua's words, Guo MO's heart was filled with anger. If it had been in the past, the two of them would probably have had a verbal sparring, even coming to blows. But now that their positions and statuses were different, such actions could not be taken lightly, as it would only be a laughingstock for others.

Perhaps noticing that Guo MO was irritated, Yue Zhenhua tried to comfort him: "Brother Guo, just relax your heart. Isn't the world of Martial Artists all about survival of the fittest? Take the God Generals Training Camp's Five Trials, for example, many Martial Artists enter with their hearts full of justice and courage. But how many can maintain their original intentions in this environment? People change. Let them fight, and I, Yue Zhenhua, will not be unreasonable. If Feng Er loses to Lin Zhen, I won't say a word!"

Guo MO sneered coldly: "What if your son is killed by Lin Zhen?"

"He'd deserve it for not learning his skills properly!" Yue Zhenhua widened his eyes, speaking loudly, but his words were insincere.

"Alright, let's forget about it." Guo MO didn't want to waste words with him anymore.

At this moment, two people came down from the Star Fruit Tree.

"A Martial Artist has come out!"

A staff member shouted loudly, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Guo MO and Yue Zhenhua looked over and saw two women coming out, walking down the heavenly ladder, just reaching the ground.

Guo MO recognized both of them, members of the same class, the 492nd class. One was Ye Lanshan from God's Grace Cathedral, and the other was Dong Shencai from Gale Martial Arts Hall, both strong in their own right.

Ye Lanshan had already broken through to the War God Realm, while Dong Shencai was still at the edge of breaking through, ready to enter the War God Realm at any moment.

Yue Zhenhua looked at Dong Shencai with a slight frown: "How have you come out alone? Where's Feng Er?"

Dong Shencai paid her respects slightly to Yue Zhenhua: "Hall Master, Yue Feng is currently in a fierce battle with Lin Zhen. The fight is incredibly intense, and we couldn't intervene, so we left first."

"He still hasn't taken down Lin Zhen? What is that kid doing!" Yue Zhenhua was somewhat dissatisfied.

At that time, Ye Lanshan asked Guo MO, "Has my junior sister returned to Base Guo MO was startled, "Are you talking about Su Mingyue?"

"Yes, she left yesterday. Didn't you see her?"

Guo MO inquired with the staff, and everyone shook their heads, confirming that Su Mingyue had not left the Star Fruit Tree.

"Strange, she didn't leave. Where did she go?" Ye Lanshan muttered to herself.

Yue Zhenhua couldn't sit still, "I can't stay here any longer, I have to go to the platform area to take a look. Brother Guo, can you accompany me?"

It wasn't an excessive request. The platform area hadn't entered the Crown District yet, so it was fine to take a look. Guo MO took Yue Zhenhua with him and headed towards the top platform of the Star Fruit Tree..

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Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Even Heaven's King Will Kill You (Fifth Update)

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Guo MO and Yue Zhenhua's party ascended the heavenly ladder, and Ye Lanshan was worried that Su Mingyue had also followed them to the top platform.

Today it rained at the Star Fruit Tree, and the raging wind and rain were all around. But the top platform could provide shelter, so people gathered at the edge of the platform.

From here, through the wind and rain, they could vaguely see Lake Heart Tree. However, they, the War Gods, could not enter. It was alright for those who advanced to a War God within the Star Fruit Tree; initially, their aura was not strong, and they would gradually be repelled by the fruit tree. For those like them who had been War Gods for many years, the repulsion from the fruit tree was even more intense. It was as if there was an invisible barrier preventing them from even entering the Crown District. They could only watch from afar.

Standing on the platform, some martial artists looked off into the distance at the rain-soaked Lake Heart Tree: "Ah, how nostalgic! I haven't been here for so many years, and the Lake Heart Tree is still so beautiful."

Yue Zhenhua impatiently said, "What's so beautiful about a broken lake? Let's hurry up and see if anyone has come out."

With that, he squeezed his way to the nearest point to the Crown District, hoping to see Yue Feng come out at the first opportunity.

Since Yue Feng had already become a War God, he estimated that he would come out within the next day or two, or even sooner.

Guo MO also came to the front, but in his heart, he was more hopeful for Lin Zhen to come out. In his opinion, Lin Zhen was a martial artist with even greater potential than Yue Feng.

If Yue Zhenhua really interfered with the affairs inside the Star Fruit Tree, Guo MO would not stand idly by.

Yue Feng charged forward with his Star Weapon Spear and Flame Power, piercing through one tree trunk after another, rushing toward Lake Heart Tree as fast as possible.

It was difficult for Lin Zhen to attack Yue Feng at this time. The tree trunks were quite thick, some even exceeding a hundred meters in diameter. Yue Feng's hole-punching method of advancement made it impossible for Lin Zhen to launch a sudden attack from the side.

As for blocking him head-on, Yue Feng was already desperate at this moment, and the power of True Sun Fire within the tree trunks was unpredictable. The Star Fruit Tree was rich in water, and the heavy rain was pouring at this moment, so the True Sun Fire couldn't ignite a huge inferno. However, it could still burn inside the tree trunks. Lin Zhen didn't want to intercept Yue Feng inside the wood; that would mean mutual destruction.

At this moment, Lin Zhen had the upper hand and didn't want to be mutually destroyed.

However, not intercepting and chasing from behind was also difficult. The interior of the tree trunks that Yue Feng passed through was full of raging flames. If Lin Zhen wanted to teleport, he had to take a considerable risk. The heat waves coming towards him from frontal collisions were so intense that Lin Zhen could only activate a protective shield to resist them and chase from behind.

In this way, the speed inevitably slowed down. When Lin Zhen drilled out of a tree hole, he saw Yue Feng had already entered the second tree trunk. He chased again, rushed out of the tree hole, and saw that Yue Feng had already reached Lake Heart Tree and was quickly heading towards the platform area.

"You won't escape!"

Lin Zhen teleported, his liquid metal forming a shield under his feet for rapid flight. He then used his teleportation again, quickly closing the distance between him and Yue Feng.

Although Yue Feng had taken speed-type Star Crystals, his speed paled in comparison to Lin Zhen's lightning ions and charged particles. This difference was apparent once they left the tree trunk, where there was only one passage.

Both of them were almost skimming the water's surface as they moved forward, like two high-speed torpedo boats that raised a surge of waves.

If Yue Feng's speed could soar to a hundred meters, Lin Zhen's speed would at least be one hundred and fifty, or even one hundred and eighty!

"Master, look! That's the young master; he's being chased and killed!"

Yue Zhenhua took a closer look, and it was indeed Yue Feng who was being chased and killed.

He was quite confident in Yue Feng's strength. He had been cultivating him for many years, and with all the resources at hand, Yue Feng was basically considered top-notch in his stage. However, he didn't expect that here in the Star Fruit Tree, Yue Feng would be chased and killed by another person.

"Who's that person? Why is his speed so fast?" Yue Zhenhua was suddenly worried.

"It seems to be that Lin Zhen. I saw his information when I came. The kid has also advanced to become a War God.'

"So Feng'er was fighting with this guy. Is he a martial artist from the Gale as well?"

"Yes, he is from Ice City Base City and comes from East Dongfang Jun's territory."

"I didn't expect Dongfang Jun to have such a talent. However, no matter who he is, he can't kill Feng'er. Feng'er has the armor I gave him, which can resist his attack, and even has Star Strike. There should be a chance for Feng'er to turn things around. "

The people around didn't speak, thinking that if Yue Feng could turn the tables, he wouldn't be chased and killed like this. It would be better if your son died.

Of course, these words could only be muttered in their hearts and would never be said in Yue Zhenhua's presence.

Beetles of all kinds, in the sea, land, and air, soared into the sky, buzzing as they flew. Yue Feng was wrapped in flames, desperately sprinting forward, not caring about anything else. He already saw people on the platform and even his father, Yue Zhenhua. As long as he could reach the platform, he would surely be saved.

"Lin Zhen! If you can't kill me today, I will make sure you die!"

His teeth clenched so tight he was using all his strength, and the waves surged behind him.

"You want me dead, how absurd! Yue Feng, today I will make you taste the flavor of despair!"

The distance between the two gradually closed, and Lin Zhen finally seized an opportunity, casting a wave of gravity!

At this critical moment of life and death, Yue Feng's senses were extremely keen. He resolutely removed the armor from his body just before Lin Zhen made his move!

The Star Device Armor was directly pulled by the gravity and fell into Lin Zhen's hands.

Lin Zhen unhesitatingly placed the armor into his Space Ring. Although the Star Power in the armor had dissipated, the value of the materials alone exceeded 3 billion!

With one miss, the distance opened up slightly, which made Yue Zhenhua on the platform extremely excited: "Feng'er! It's alright to lose those external things! You must come back!"

However, as soon as his words came out, Lin Zhen had accelerated again, and the distance between the two had been reduced to less than thirty meters!

At this moment, Yue Feng was about five hundred meters away from the platform.

Yue Zhenhua didn't care if his clothes were soaked in rain and stuck to the invisible barrier between the Crown District and the platform. He shouted at Lin Zhen, "Lin Zhen, I am Yue Zhenhua, the Chief of Gale Martial Arts Hall! If you let go of Feng Er now, I will let you take over as the head of Ice City Base City!"

Upon hearing his father's cry, Yue Feng rejoiced. In his view, Lin Zhen, who had just advanced to War God, could barely succeed as the chief standard. This temptation was enormous, and he didn't believe that Lin Zhen could resist it.

Lin Zhen was only twenty years old and becoming War God and succeeding as chief at the age of twenty was extremely rare in the history of the God Transformation Calendar.

Which young people didn't love vanity? And which one really had a steady heart to see through fame and fortune? Even if it were him, Yue Feng, if he could succeed as a chief of a Base City now, he would be more than willing, let alone Lin Zhen, the poor boy.

He glanced back, thinking that if Lin Zhen agreed, his speed should have slowed down.

But when he looked back, he found a cold smile on Lin Zhen's face as he rushed forward at a high speed, the distance now only over twenty meters.

"Damn it! You're really crazy, Lin Zhen! If you let me go, I guarantee that over a hundred billion will be yours!"

"No need for your guarantee, it is already mine. Stay here!"

Seeing the distance closing fast, Yue Zhenhua's mouth was foaming. He shouted again, "Lin Zhen, you're ungrateful. If you dare to kill Feng Er, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"

"Consequences? If I, Lin Zhen, were afraid of consequences, I could have committed suicide by jumping into the lake just now! Let this be known to Yue

Zhenhua, even if Heaven and Earth come to his aid, they can't save Yue Feng!"

As they were less than two hundred meters away from the platform, Lin Zhen lifted his hand and unleashed another gravitational force.

This time, Yue Feng hurled his Star Weapon Spear at Lin Zhen!

This spear, named the Tyrant Spear by Yue Feng, was the best weapon Lin Zhen had ever seen among all others, even better than the one Li Tianhao had last time.

"Nice stuff, I've had my eye on it for a while, it's mine now!"

Enveloped in gravity, the spear was collected by Lin Zhen into his Space Ring.

With a hundred meters left and a gap of about fifteen meters between them, Yue Feng might still have a chance to escape.

Yue Zhenhua clenched his fists in excitement. As long as Yue Feng survived, he would definitely grind Lin Zhen to dust.

Eighty meters…

Fifty meters…

Thirty meters…

Ten meters…

Yue Zhenhua excitedly extended his arm, but unfortunately, he could not penetrate the invisible barrier.

Yue Feng was still running for his life, while Lin Zhen's speed had reached its limit. He was constantly teleporting as he flew, closing the gap between them in a flash.

His left fingertip lifted, a ball of photon-electric energy brewed there.

Five meters!

Lin Zhen teleported once more and finally caught up!

"Yue Feng, time to pay for what you've done!"

"Pfft!"

Photon-electric energy bursts at the back of Yue Feng's head, photon particles invade his brain, directly destroying his Spiritual Consciousness Sea and completely wrecking his brain tissue!

By this time, Yue Feng had reached his father, reaching out his hand but unable to lift it, his eyes unfocused, body falling forward.

At this moment, Yue Zhenhua finally caught Yue Feng's hand and was about to pull him out from behind the invisible barrier.

However, Lin Zhen seized the opportunity to grab Yue Feng's left hand, and pulled the ancient god's relic ring with a large space off.

Shortly after, Yue Feng was pulled out by Yue Zhenhua.

Lin Zhen finally exhaled a long breath, the chase was not in vain, snatching Yue Feng right before Yue Zhenhua's eyes.

Not paying any attention to the grief-stricken Yue Zhenhua, Lin Zhen turned to Guo MO in the crowd: "Head Coach, I killed the enemy in the Star Fruit Tree, am I entitled to this loot?"

Guo MO gave a wry smile, thinking how ambitious Lin Zhen was, not planning how to deal with Yue Zhenhua after he left the tree but pondering Yue Feng's ring.

But it is understandable, since the person was dead, it wouldn't matter whether the ring was taken or not.

However, this youngster Lin Zhen killed Yue Feng as expected, pleasing Guo MO who didn't like Yue Feng.. He said righteously, "Yes, according to the rules, that is what you deserve, and no one has the right to interfere!"

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Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Where Is She

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Upon hearing Guo Mot s words, Lin Zhen smiled and collected the Space Ring.

Before putting it away, he glanced at the poison snake on the ring. The Snake Letter was already gone. It used to be the Star Strike, but now its whereabouts were unknown.

Where was the Star Strike? Lin Zhen felt a little uneasy in his heart.

This time, the harvest was extremely abundant: a priceless Space Ring that had no market value, a Star Weapon Spear worth billions. This was very important and greatly improved Lin Zhen's strength.

There was also a piece of armor that had lost its Star Power. If this armor was intact, its value would be even higher than the spear.

Among the Star Artifacts of the same level, special types are the most expensive, such as Su Mingyue's Star-gazing Mirror. Its value far exceeds armor and weapons, and its functions are very complex and varied.

Next are the defensive types, which can be divided into two categories: mental defensive types and physical defensive types.

Star Artifacts with mental defense have higher value than those with physical defense. These items are no longer armors but maybe small jewelry or accessories.

Lastly, are the weapon types. Even now, an ordinary Star Artifact weapon can be sold for a high price on Earth. According to Lin Zhen's knowledge, as the Ancient God Ruins are gradually explored, the prices of Star Artifacts will gradually decrease. Once the extraterrestrial civilizations invade, everyone will have Star Artifacts, and they will begin to become popular.

In addition to these treasures, Lin Zhen also gained a thick pile of letters from Yue Feng, which was a huge fortune. Killing Yue Feng was the biggest gain since his rebirth.

As he stowed these items away, Yue Zhenhua suddenly raised his head, his eyes locked onto Lin Zhen like a wolf: "Lin Zhen, don't be smug. If you have the guts, stay in the Star Fruit Tree forever. Otherwise, when you come out, it will be time for you to pay for my son's life!"

Lin Zhen snorted coldly: "Master Yue, where were you when your son was killing people? Where were you when your son was extorting and oppressing people in the Star Fruit Tree? Where were you when your son was trying to force a marriage? How many innocent people have died because of him? Have you ever thought about your son needing to pay for other people's lives? I didn't expect the leader of Gale to be so biased and unable to distinguish right from wrong. I, Lin Zhen, am just a small student, but I have to say, Mr. Chen Fenglie was wrong about you! "

"You… you're quite audacious!"

"Yes, I'm audacious. Even if you're the leader, I won't bow down to you. You're now a quasi-Star Realm expert. I admit I'm not an opponent, but if you want to take my life, I won't give in easily. Come on, Yue Zhenhua, I, Lin Zhen, will fight you!"

As he said that, Lin Zhen was going to step out of the invisible barrier and exit the Star Fruit Tree.

Lin Zhen couldn't defeat a quasi-Star Realm expert, but he believed that now that he was a Third Level War God, even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't be completely powerless in retaliation. Even if he lost, he wouldn't make it easy for Yue Zhenhua!

As he was about to leave the Star Fruit Tree, Ye Lanshan suddenly said: "Lin Zhen, Ming Yue hasn't come out yet!"

"What?"

Lin Zhen stopped and looked at Ye Lanshan: "Didn't she leave yesterday?" "She left the Sky Dome yesterday but not the Star Fruit Tree."

At these words, Lin Zhen was stunned, feeling a series of piercing pains in his head and an increasingly intense sense of unease.

"The Star Strike… Yue Feng's Star Strike was successful, and the target should be inside the Star Fruit Tree. Who did it hit?"

Hearing Lin Zhen's words, Ye Lanshan thought for a moment, and her face changed instantly: "Now that you mention it, I seem to have some impression. At my farewell party, Ming Yue attended. When Yue Feng poured wine for her, her hand seemed to touch Yue Feng's hand, but Yue Feng looked regretful as if she hadn't touched him. Now that I think about it, Ming Yue must have touched his ring at that time. No wonder Ming Yue insisted on attending the banquet for a while before leaving. She must have gone for the Star Strike." Hearing this, Lin Zhen's heart became as cold as ice.

Could it be that the Star Strike hit Su Mingyue? It seemed like a strong possibility. This silly girl often acted carelessly and without fear. Undoubtedly, she did this to contain Yue Feng's Star Strike and prevent Lin Zhen from being in danger.

Based on the trajectory of the Star Strike, the target must be inside the Star Fruit Tree.

As if that were true, Lin Zhen couldn't decide whether to feel grateful or angry at her. "Don't you know how to love yourself more while always thinking of me? Is my life more valuable than yours?"

"I need to go back and find her. She must be okay. I have to go."

After saying two sentences, Lin Zhen suddenly teleported to a distance, then soared into the skv. He flew and teleoorted at the same time. and in the blink of an eye, he reached Lake Heart Tree.

Yue Zhenhua watched Lin Zhen run away, gritting his teeth in hatred: "Lin

Zhen, since you've advanced to War God, I'll see how long you can stay in there. I'll be waiting for you to emerge and surrender your life!"

At this time, Guo MO couldn't help but speak: "Brother Yue, the matter between Lin Zhen and Yue Feng is as you said, a dispute between the younger generation. We shouldn't interfere too much. Besides, Lin Zhen doesn't know you, and from their conversation just now, it seems like Su Mingyue had an accident. It's understandable that Lin Zhen didn't hold back in his urgency."

"Nonsense! Since it's not your son who's dead, of course you can be indifferent. However, Brother Guo doesn't need to worry about this. This is an internal affair of our Gale sect." Yue Zhenhua put down Yue Feng's body, no longer caring about anyone's face.

Guo MO secretly hated it, but he knew that this matter was troublesome. Killing Yue Feng in front of Yue Zhenhua would never allow him to let it go.

He quietly beckoned Ye Lanshan to come to his side and whispered: "Go find the Divine Sect."

Lin Zhen returned the way he came. At first, he didn't know where to look for Su Mingyue, so he simply went back and headed straight to the Sky Dome from Lake Heart Tree.

When Lin Zhen arrived at the Sky Dome, the martial artists here were cleaning up the battlefield. They were actually quite happy that Yue Feng left. From now on, the Star Fruit Tree would have a different atmosphere.

So, despite the pouring rain, these martial artists were still quite happy.

When they saw Lin Zhen reappear, everyone was taken aback and hurriedly turned to face him, not knowing why he had returned. He had already advanced to War God; why hadn't he left yet?

Lin Zhen didn't care about that and directly teleported to the center of the

Martial Artists: "Does anyone know where Su Mingyue has gone?"

All the Martial Artists shook their heads in confusion. Hadn't Su Mingyue left the Star Fruit Tree already?

Seeing their stunned expressions, Lin Zhen knew he wouldn't get any answers here.

"Could she have gone to the Ant Nest? After all, we spent some time there together. She probably wouldn't have gone to the Beehive since she left the Sky Dome earlier than I left the Beehive. If she had gone to the Beehive, I should have seen her."

Off to the Ant Nest!

With one teleportation, Lin Zhen's figure disappeared into the vast storm.

In the Ant Nest, Lin Zhen's figure flashed and arrived at the tree hollow where Brother Guang was.

Only Ma Mingxing and Brother Guang were left here, and they were both stunned when they saw Lin Zhen suddenly appear.

"Brother Lin, why are you here? Has the battle in the Sky Dome ended? Did you win

Lin Zhen didn't answer Ma Mingxing's question but instead asked, "Has Ming Yue returned?"

"Su Saintess? No, shouldn't she be in the Sky Dome?"

The next moment, Lin Zhen's figure had already disappeared from the Ant Nest.

"Could she have gone to the Beehive? The chances should be pretty slim, right?

Never mind, I'll go check it out first."

With consecutive teleports and rapid flight, Lin Zhen hurried towards the Beehive once again.

Inside the Beehive, Jiang Huai and the others were sitting in a tree hollow, watching the rain outside and continuously analyzing and discussing Lin Zhen's battle in the Sky Dome.

"I think Brother Lin will definitely win. He's so powerful that there's nothing he can't do."

Lou Qingfeng shook his head slightly: "It's not that simple. Maybe Lin Zhen could stand alone, but there are so many people in the Sky Dome that it would be too difficult for him to win."

"It's a pity that our strength is still too weak. After Yue Feng advances to War God, he will surely be incredibly strong. If we went, we would only hold him back. Otherwise, I would really like to fight alongside Brother Lin." Li Changying sighed somewhat helplessly.

As they were discussing, a figure flickered in the storm, and Lin Zhen appeared.

"Brother Lin! Brother Lin, our idol, you're back!"

Surprise filled the eyes of the others. Lin Zhen's return meant that he had won the battle, right?

And looking at Lin Zhen's majestic and boundless aura, he was clearly already a War God. They were all very happy for him.

Lin Zhen looked at his unharmed teammates and felt slightly relieved. He then asked, "Have any of you seen Ming Yue?"

"No, there are only a few of us left here in the Beehive. Some scattered Martial

Artists might return in a day or two, but Su Mingyue… Haven't you seen her?"

Lin Zhen sighed: "She's gone, left the Sky Dome, but she hasn't left the Star Fruit Tree. I suspect she was hit by Yue Feng's Star Strike, but I don't know where she is now."

"Could she be in the Ant Nest?" asked Jiang Huai.

"I just came from the Ant Nest."

All of them were at a loss for guesses. The Star Fruit Tree covered a vast area, and it would be nearly impossible to find someone if they were hiding.

Zhao Xiaoman thought for a moment: "Brother Lin, if I were Sister Su, I might go to a place that holds happy memories for me. Can you think of any place where you and she shared happy memories? If there is such a place, Sister Su might be there."

Lin Zhen was stunned. It seemed that women's thoughts were indeed different from men's.

Jiang Huai, Li Changying, and the others looked like fools, but Zhao Xiaoman's words shone like a ray of light in Lin Zhen's mind.

A place with memories…

"I got it!"

Lin Zhen slapped his forehead and said to the others: "You guys continue to cultivate here. I have left my phone number with you. I guess the Star Fruit Tree will be peaceful from now on. Once you advance to War God and leave, you can look for me. I'm leaving now."

Before his words could fully register, Lin Zhen's figure had already reached the entrance of the Beehive.

"Brother Lin, you two must be happy!" Zhao Xiaoman was still shouting from behind, and Jiang Huai and the others waved at Lin Zhen. This time they were parting, and they didn't know when the next time they'd meet would be..

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Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Finally Meeting You (Guaranteed 2nd Update)

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The sky was filled with a golden snake dance, and a thunderclap roared overhead. The violent storm mixed with the heavy rain whipped down, and once it started raining around the Star Fruit Tree, it would always be a torrential downpour.

During this time, whether people or insects, all would hide from the rain.

In the northern part of Lake Heart Tree, a winding river swelled with high waters. Several Martial Artists were hiding from the rain in a shallow tree hollow.

"Brother Li, we've been in the Star Fruit Tree's area for nearly half a year, staying in this northern region the whole time. But the Star Crystals here are too scarce. When will we venture to the areas around the Beehive and Ant

Nest?" A Martial Artist with a somewhat childish face asked a man beside him.

The other man, not much older but a Four-level War General, appeared much more mature. He said to the person beside him: "It's not the right time yet. Haven't you heard? There's a war going on over there, which seems to be a major battle between old powers within the Star Fruit Tree. If we were to rashly get involved, we'd undoubtedly be cannon fodder. With our limited strength, we should focus on surviving here safely first."

"Brother Li, you're well-informed. You've even been to the southern and eastern regions. Are those people from the old powers really that powerful? Aren't they War Generals just like us?" The young man continued to ask.

He chuckled. 'You're really ignorant. There's a large difference between War

Generals. Let me tell you, this battle is between a long-time ruler of the Star

Fruit Tree and Little Overlord, Yue Feng, and the newly rising ruler Lin Zhen.

Although they are both War Generals, their abilities far surpass average War Gods. We, as we are, wouldn't even be enough for them to pinch." "They're that powerful?!" The young Martial Artists were all quite shocked.

"The battle between these two rulers must be for the position of power and the Star Crystals," one Martial Artist guessed.

Brother Li laughed with pride. It was clear that he knew much more than these newcomers. "Hehe, you guessed wrong again."

"If it's not for the position of power, then what is it for?"

"For a woman!" Brother Li answered decisively.

"No way! They're already so powerful. Once they leave the Star Fruit Tree, they can have as many women as they want. Is it really worth it to fight to the death for a single woman?

"You have no idea. That's no ordinary woman. That is the Saintess of the Divine Sect, the most beautiful woman in the world and also the most talented."

At this time, one of the Martial Artists didn't quite believe it. He had seen a woman fly past the forest towards the depths of the northern part yesterday. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the woman's beauty had shocked him, and as a result, he hadn't slept all night. Even now, he was still somewhat listless.

No matter how beautiful the Saintess might be, she couldn't be more beautiful than the woman he saw yesterday. He firmly believed this, but he did not share it with the others.

Brother Li continued, "It's said that the Saintess likes Lin Zhen, but the Little Overlord has imprisoned her in the Sky Dome, trying to force her to submit. Of course, Lin Zhen cannot tolerate this. If he doesn't even dare to save his own woman, then he's not fit to be a Martial Artist. So, after bitter training, he went to the Sky Dome to rescue her. By now, the results of the battle should be known.'

"Hmm… If that's the case, I hope Lin Zhen can win," one Martial Artist said.

"It's hard to say. I can't guess the outcome of this matter, and we don't need to worry about it. It's enough to live our lives well. Those big shots' matters are none of our business. I think the north doesn't seem safe either. The meteor passing by today was really terrifying."

"Yeah, it scared me to death. Fortunately, it wasn't aimed at us but went deep into the northern region instead."

The Martial Artists looked at the sky, still feeling lingering fear. The starlight streaking across was unstoppable. If it were to hit someone, they'd be dead for sure.

"Crack! "

A thunderclap sounded, and suddenly a figure appeared in front of the tree hollow, soaked through by the rain.

"You… who are you?" The Martial Artists were startled, as the person in front of them had a very strong aura. This was not a War General anymore; they were clearly a War God!

Weren't War Gods unable to enter the Star Fruit Tree? Why would a War God appear here?

The person spoke, "Did you say that a streak of starlight passed by here?"

"Ah… yes… It happened earlier today…" One of the Martial Artists stuttered in reply.

The figure scanned through them, and the aura in his eyes sent chills down their spines. Finally, his gaze landed on a Martial Artist in the corner. "Your heart is trembling. What did you see?"

The Martial Artist felt as if his innermost secrets were on the verge of being exposed under that gaze, but he didn't want to reveal his secret. The person in front of him seemed dangerous, and if he were to say something, would his goddess be hurt?

He pursed his lips tightly, not making a sound.

"Tell me everything you know… Be obedient…" The person in front of him sneered, and a sudden flash of golden light appeared in his eyes. The Martial Artist only felt a burst of sharp pain in his mind as the words entered his ears like a devil's whisper, causing him to involuntarily spill all of his most deeply buried secrets.

"When I was eleven, I peeked at my cousin while she was bathing… Her chest was so big, and my saliva dripped onto her underwear."

"When I was thirteen, my dad beat me, so I secretly put a scorpion in his bed. It stung his private parts, which swelled up huge. For the next half-month, it hurt so much that he would yell every time he used the bathroom. I never dared to tell anyone about this…"

The person on the other side seemed to be getting impatient: "Get to the point!

What did you see yesterday?"

"A very beautiful woman… Went north… I'm a little worried about the starlight…"

Whoosh!

The person in front of them had already disappeared, vanishing into thin air. The other Martial Artists were dumbfounded.

"That scared me to death! How strong was their aura? Who was that person?" One Martial Artist peeked out of the tree hollow but did not see any figures.

Because of the heavy rain, he quickly pulled his head back and saw Brother Li's face pale. He asked anxiously, "Brother Li, what's wrong with you?"

"Thank heaven, thanks to the fact that we didn't say anything bad about Lin Zhen a moment ago. If I'm not mistaken, this person must be the legendary genius of the 497th generation, Lin Zhen. Only he could use such a ghostly instant movement, it's absolutely impossible to be wrong."

"Ah! So this is Lin Zhen!" Several martial artists were stunned, never expecting to see such a big figure here.

They had thought that such a legendary figure would look like some kind of monster with three heads and six arms, but he seemed to be about the same age as them and quite handsome. If it weren't for that incredibly powerful aura, he would even look like the boy next door.

So, the woman who went to the North must be Su Mingyue.

Having heard the news on the road, Lin Zhen's guess was finally confirmed.

Sure enough, Su Mingyue had gone there, and Star Strike was also chasing her.

After being reminded by Zhao Xiaoman, Lin Zhen suddenly thought that Su Mingyue might have gone to that place where he had practiced his spear technique by the pool, as they had spent a not too short time there together.

Understanding this, Lin Zhen gradually recalled that when they left, Su Mingyue had gently said, "I think I will definitely come back here, you must remember."

At that time, Lin Zhen didn't take it to heart. Now thinking about it, it was for hinn tn h'•nr

"My silly girl, you must be fine… you must be fine."

Moving swiftly under the recovery of Radiant Power, Lin Zhen's short-range teleportation was almost continuous, with no gaps. No matter how dense the branches and leaves were, they couldn't block the teleportation's progress.

It used to take almost a day to walk from Lake Heart Tree to the Northern Region, but now it took Lin Zhen almost just an hour.

After a teleportation, Lin Zhen appeared above the pool.

Standing in the air on a liquid metal shield, Lin Zhen looked around. The surrounding storm was pouring down, tree branches swaying, and lightning and thunder roared like the end of the world. There was no sign of Su Mingyue.

"Ming Yue! Yue'er! …where are you!"

Lin Zhen shouted loudly, but the thunder in the sky drowned out his voice.

With a forceful push, Lin Zhen flew around on his shield, searching every corner. He believed Su Mingyue was here, and she must be alright.

"Ah! Over here!"

During his low-altitude flight, Lin Zhen suddenly saw a white skirt corner, hidden under a huge flower petal, leaning against a tree.

Teleporting to that spot, Lin Zhen lifted the flower petal with one hand.

Su Mingyue's long hair was soaked, clinging tightly to her face and chest. Her whole body was drenched by the rain, and her godly robe was plastered against her exquisite curves.

Her eyes were tightly closed, and her pretty face pale, making her look incredibly frail and helpless amidst the wind and rain.

Lin Zhen held Su Mingyue with one hand, her body cold to touch. He didn't know if it was from the rain or if she had lost her body temperature.

"Yue'er, Ming Yue, open your eyes and look. It's me, Lin Zhen. I've come to find you."

With both hands clutching her shoulders, Lin Zhen was filled with urgency. What had happened to Su Mingyue? The cold rain made it difficult to feel her body temperature, yet he couldn't see any wounds, her life or death uncertain.

Approaching Su Mingyue's face, Lin Zhen tried to feel her breath.

But at that moment, Su Mingyue's big eyes suddenly opened slightly.

"Yue'er, are you alright?" The surprise in Lin Zhen's heart was almost overwhelming. He had been somewhat desperate when he arrived, knowing that Su Mingyue was defenseless against the Star Strike. Yet she was alive, making him extremely happy.

"Lin Zhen…" Su Mingyue murmured, seemingly very weak.

"It's me, it's me. I've come to look for you, Ming Yue. It's okay now."

"Lin Zhen, wu wu…" Su Mingyue suddenly threw herself into Lin Zhen's arms, her body shaking violently, crying inconsolably.

This startle made Lin Zhen very nervous. Had Star Strike caused some irreparable damage to Su Mingyue after all?

Breaking out in a cold sweat, Lin Zhen pushed Su Mingyue away to examine her: "Yue'er, don't scare me. What kind of injury have you got?"

Su Mingyue's tears flowed silently, and her saintly demeanor prevented her from being too hysterical when crying. She slowly stretched out a small white jade hand, revealing a small mirror with faint cracks in her palm.

"My Star-gazing Mirror is broken, my Star-gazing Mirror was broken by the Star Strike…" Silent tears continued to flow from her eyes. After so long in the storm, when she saw Lin Zhen, her girlhood nature was revealed. All her pain and grievances were released at this moment.

Lin Zhen knew how important the Star-gazing Mirror was, as it was even a weapon against extraterrestrial civilizations in the future. But at this moment, Lin Zhen embraced Su Mingyue, looked up to the sky, and let out a long breath, allowing the rain to beat down on his face: "It's good that it's broken.. It's so f*cking good!"

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Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Story in the Darkness (3rd update)

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Hearing Lin Zhen's words, Su Mingyue, nestled in his arms, raised her little face: "What are you talking about? How could my Star-gazing Mirror be okay after being broken?"

Su Mingyue's Star-gazing Mirror was a high-grade celestial device, far more valuable than any treasure Lin Zhen had ever seen. This kind of auxiliary tool with special abilities, was even more valuable than typical top-tier celestial tools, not even top-tier armor could match the value of the Star-gazing Mirror, let alone weapons.

It was precisely because of its quality and the intense star power it contained, that it was able to block the deadly star strike.

But the Star-gazing Mirror was not a true defensive celestial device, which was why it was damaged by the star strike.

Lin Zhen didn't answer Su Mingyue's question, but gently caressed her cheek, all the way down to her earlobe.

Her ears were translucent, giving an almost transparent feeling.

Flicking her black hair behind her ears, Su Mingyue's face was blushing, yet she let Lin Zhen hold her.

"Yue'er, why did you interfere with the star strike?" Lin Zhen asked.

"I didn't want you to get hurt by that thing." Su Mingyue answered simply, but it stabbed at one's heart.

"It's a good thing you had the Star-gazing Mirror; otherwise, you might have done a really foolish thing. Did you know that the Star-gazing Mirror could resist a star strike?" Lin Zhen asked again.

Su Mingyue shook her head slightly: "I didn't know. If I had, I would have taken off the Star-gazing Mirror and left it here, because I knew you'd come for me."

On hearing this, Lin Zhen's heart ached. He couldn't help but harshly say:

"What nonsense are you talking about? No matter how good the Star-gazing Mirror is, it's just an inanimate object. How could it compare to a human life? I won't allow you to care so little for yourself in the future."

Hearing this, Su Mingyue's long eyelashes drooped a bit, covering her beautiful peach blossom eyes, like the mood of the moment.

"I don't know what else I can do. Should I return to the church? Even God will not listen to his followers. I don't even know if I should continue being the saintess. I wish I could do something…"

"So what if there's no real God? You're still a person. You still have a family."

But Su Mingyue shook her head slightly: "I don't have a family. I lost my parents when I was very young. I was raised in the church, and until I turned eighteen, I knew less than ten people by name. Only my master, senior sister, and a few clergy members of the church. When I came to the training camp and spoke to Tang Yu, seeing his name reminded me of him." Lin Zhen opened his mouth, but no words came out.

What kind of life was Su Mingyue leading?

She had been raised as a saintess since childhood, studying every day under the guidance of her master and the clergy about what a saintess should do, and also practicing martial arts. Besides these people in the church, she couldn't even name anybody else.

Eighteen years old, so she only got to know so many people after joining the God Generals Training Camp, including people from the Capital Base City.

Lin Zhen managed a smile, put his arm around Su Mingyue's shoulder: "No wonder you're smart, yet sometimes you're so simple that you come off as a little fool. From now on, things will change, because you have me. No matter what you do, you must always put your safety first."

"Hmm." Su Mingyue nodded slightly, softly resting her head on Lin Zhen's shoulder, but her big eyes blinked, as if she was pondering something.

Seeing Su Mingyue finally stop crying, Lin Zhen's heart gradually settled.

Gently wiping the tear stains on Su Mingyue's clean, pretty face with his fingers, her skin was incredibly good, soft as creamy-jelly. With Lin Zhen's sharp eyes, at this close distance, he couldn't even see her pores.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable under his touch, Su Mingyue raised her hand to lightly catch Lin Zhen's finger, she looked up at him: "Lin Zhen, do you really think I'm dumb?"

Lin Zhen smiled, pinched her straight little nose: "Very dumb."

It seemed Su Mingyue felt somewhat unconvinced, blinking at Lin Zhen: "Back when we started going out and you pretended to be my boyfriend, you even held me. Do you know why I did that?"

Lin Zhen thought for a moment: "To temporarily avoid being entangled by others."

There appeared to be a hint of displeasure in Su Mingyue's big eyes: "Not at all, it was because I genuinely liked you."

"Ah!" Her simple and frank words, with no adornment or cover-up, took aim directly at Lin Zhen's heart.

"Let me ask you again, why didn't I let Yue Feng touch my hand when I was interacting with the star strike?" Su Mingyue continued to question Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen thought for a moment this time: "You detest him."

Unexpectedly, Su Mingyue shook her head again: "It's not just dislike, apart from sometimes holding hands with my senior sister, I don't like being touched by anyone."

"Then me…," Lin Zhen started to say.

"Only for you, all for you." Su Mingyue seemed very assured as she said this.

Lin Zhen knew Su Mingyue's character well. She hardly ever joked, and especially at this moment, there was not even a trace of doubt, this represented her heartfelt feelings.

"Yue'er…" Lin Zhen's voice was hoarse.

But suddenly, Su Mingyue started laughing. The impact of her radiant smile was like a field of flowers in bloom, her eyebrows lightly curved, her beautiful peach blossom eyes squinting, and dimples appeared on her pristine, beautiful face: "See? You can't answer any of my questions correctly, so I'm not the fool, you are."

Lin Zhen then realized that Su Mingyue didn't like being called a fool at all.

But no matter how hard she tried to prove it, she was still a little fool. Didn't she understand it was just a nickname?

Watching Su Mingyue giggling at him being the fool, Lin Zhen felt she seemed like a little fox that had stolen a chicken.

In such a state, she was so beautiful it could move the heart of a saint.

Lin Zhen's breathing became somewhat heavy. He gently lifted Su Mingyue's small chin, "Yue'er, how can you be so beautiful?"

Su Mingyue blinked, "I don't know, many people have said so, but I like hearing it from you."

Lin Zhen slowly leaned in, their breaths mingling on each other's faces.

"Yue'er, I want to devour you."

Su Mingyue cried out in surprise, looking down at her slender arm, there was a hint of fear in her gaze at Lin Zhen. She hesitated for a long time, "You must be hungry, when the rain stops, I'll make you something to eat, 1…1…"

Lin Zhen rolled his eyes. Unnecessary innocence wasn't necessarily a good thing. No one had ever said such things to her, nor had she ever touched upon such topics, she truly didn't understand what 'devour you' meant.

Lin Zhen did not want to overstep and taint his girlfriend who was pure as white paper, so he could only reduce his demands, "Yue'er, I want to hold you while we sleep, let's find a place."

Su Mingyue blushed instantly. Although she didn't understand many things she was an incredibly intelligent woman, otherwise, how could she deceive Yue Feng? The look in Lin Zhen's eyes made her feel a hint of danger, but she couldn't bring herself to reject him outright, "But…the rain's coming down hard, and there isn't a place we can…"

"We can go to my den, I used to sleep there."

"It's all filled with water." Su Mingyue finally found a reason to refuse.

Lin Zhen picked her up in a princess hold and came to the entrance of the den. With a movement of his gravity control, the water was immediately sucked out and thrown into the river before he carried Su Mingyue into the den. Su Mingyue paused, clutching Lin Zhen's chest, "But it's still raining outside." Whoosh!

Liquid metal formed a thin layer, almost transparent, and covered the den like a small house.

Su Mingyue looked up, somewhat anxious and trying to find an excuse, "But it's too dark, I'm afraid of the dark."

Lin Zhen opened his eyes, the Radiant Power flickering, and the den lit up.

"Your eyes are scary."

The light was immediately moved above his head.

"This is also scary."

Under the control of Spiritual Power, the Radiant Power floated to the roof of the hut, like a soft little lamp.

Finally, Su Mingyue was out of words. Her big eyes blinked and then she suddenly threw herself into Lin Zhen's arms, her arms around his neck, her body shivering slightly. Putting on a coquettish voice she had never used before, she said to Lin Zhen, "Lin Zhen, won't you stop teasing your Yue'er? Sooner or later, your Yue'er will be yours, but not today, the Saintess must be pure, I haven't thought it through, I beg you…"

In the stormy night, in the warm little den, under the soft light, holding the ravishing beauty who was twisting in his arms, even after being reborn, Lin Zhen almost lost control of himself. With a heavy heart, he held Su Mingyue, preventing her from moving, and said somewhat frustrated, "So, not even a hug or a kiss?"

Su Mingyue hesitated. She had never dealt with situations like this before, so she instinctively felt afraid. She didn't answer Lin Zhen's question right away and then softly said, "My clothes are too wet from the rain, they're uncomfortable to wear, I need to change."

"Then I'll go outside."

"The rain is pouring outside. You shouldn't go." Su Mingyue couldn't bear to let Lin Zhen get soaked in the rain.

Lin Zhen's eyes lit up and he sat down, not moving.

Su Mingyue looked at Lin Zhen, "I feel like you would spy on me." "I promise I won't look."

"I don't believe you." Su Mingyue said, frank in her disbelief of Lin Zhen.

"Then what should we do? Should I go outside?"

"You turn off the light."

Lin Zhen instantly withdrew his Radiant Power, and the room went dark.

"That won't work either. There's lightning outside. When the flash comes, you'd still be able to see. Cover the room up with leaves."

With a wave of Lin Zhen's hand, the gravity acted, and several large petal leaves flew over and covered the den.

At this moment, Su Mingyue raised her hand, and she also emitted Radiant Power. Radiance under the Star Crystal is twin-born; not only Lin Zhen can illuminate it, but she can too.

Her beauty under the radiance was breathtaking. Su Mingyue's face reddened as she said to Lin Zhen, "Lin Zhen, if you don't peek, I'll give you a reward, but if you create even a bit of light to peek at me changing, I swear I'll ignore you for a long time."

Lin Zhen immediately nodded, "Absolutely no light."

The radiance dimmed, and for a long time, there was no movement. After a while, Su Mingyue suddenly waved her hand in front of Lin Zhen's eyes, then quietly lit up a little radiance. Seeing that the focus in Lin Zhen's eyes didnt seem to change and he was still in a state of darkness, she then extinguished the light, believing that no one could see anything in the dark.

She still believed Lin Zhen wouldn't illuminate the room again. Feeling relieved, she began to slowly undress from her soaked priest robe..

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Chapter 201: Chapter 201: Star Fruit Tree Appears (Fourth Update)

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The room was pitch-black and offered no visibility, but the darkness gave Su Mingyue a sense of security. She took off her priest's robe.

At this moment, Su Mingyue faintly heard a gulping sound coming from the opposite side, as if someone was drinking water.

"Lin Zhen, what are you doing?

"Ah… I'm not doing anything. Ming Yue, where are you? I can't see anything."

"Mmm, wait for me a bit, I'll be ready soon."

After a while, Lin Zhen changed into a white, loose-fitting nightgown made of soft material.

Lin Zhen lay there, and this time Su Mingyue snuggled up to him. She rested her head on Lin Zhen's chest, who wrapped his arm around her and asked softly, "Yue'er, what about my reward?"

Su Mingyue hesitated a bit: "How about letting you kiss me?"

"Alright." Lin Zhen slowly leaned in closer.

Su Mingyue nervously gripped Lin Zhen's clothes, her body trembling slightly. She could feel Lin Zhen's breath on her face, and she closed her eyes slowly, not daring to look into his eyes.

With a soft murmur like a kitten, Lin Zhen took several deep breaths and, with great resolve, let go of her hand.

He knew that what he had done now was the limit of what Su Mingyue could accept. If he pushed any further, she would definitely refuse.

Although Lin Zhen might have been able to deceive her, he didn't want to do that.

Lin Zhen suddenly thought of something: "Yue'er, what level has your spiritual power reached?"

"Late Golden Stage."

"Oh, when do you think you'll reach the Dark Gold Stage?"

"If everything goes smoothly, maybe in three or four months." Su Mingyue raised her head, her lips slightly swollen, not understanding why Lin Zhen asked.

Lin Zhen secretly nodded, and as expected, Su Mingyue was a genius. Even without consuming spiritual power fruit, her spiritual power was almost on par with his.

However, once she reached the Dark Gold Stage, she might harbor the thought of strangling him.

"Have you advanced to War God?" Su Mingyue asked Lin Zhen.

"Yeah, I have advanced, and I see that you have, too."

"Yes, I was already on the verge when I left the Sky Dome. When I arrived here,

I immediately broke through, and now I am in the early third stage." Su Mingyue adjusted her body and found a more comfortable position in Lin

Zhen's arms.

Lin Zhen began to tell Su Mingyue about the battle situation in the Sky Dome, and finally mentioned that Yue Zhenhua was still outside, waiting for him to come out.

Su Mingyue nodded: "When day breaks, I'll go with you."

Although both of them had been rejected by the Star Fruit Tree, Lin Zhen didn't want to leave immediately, and Su Mingyue didn't seem to have the intention to leave either.

Flnally, Su Mingyue picked up the star-gazing mirror, looking somewhat unhappy.

"Lin Zhen, do you think there's a way to fix it? I've had it since I was a child, and I would look at the stars with it when I'm bored. Besides, it's also important for the God's Grace Cathedral. If master finds out, he will be very upset. I… I don't even dare to go back anymore."

Lin Zhen took the star-gazing mirror from Su Mingyue's hand. It was a high-grade auxiliary star artifact, incredibly precious and rare. Repairing it was not entirely impossible, but extremely difficult.

To fix a high-grade celestial device, one must first have a Star Realm Expert, with inherent star power and a thorough grasp of the repair method.

Lin Zhen understood the method of repair. In his previous life in the stars, he had spent countless bored years reading books and materials about the forging and repairing star artifacts. He even hoped to become a master of star artifact forging. His theoretical knowledge was already in place, but in his previous life, he had no chance to realize it.

However, after coming back to life, there were no opportunities or materials for forging and repairing star artifacts on Earth, and everyone knew nothing about it. Lin Zhen had no place to apply his knowledge.

The repair of this star-gazing mirror required not only a Star Realm Expert and professional knowledge but also an essential element – Star Energy Transfer!

It involved transferring the star power from other devices of the same grade into the damaged one. One transfer would restore one layer of energy, while the transferred device would be ruined.

After transferring ten times, the damaged device could be restored.

In simple terms, it would take ten high-grade star artifacts to restore one high-grade star artifact. If it were not for the particularly valuable artifact, this would be a losing business, and generally, star artifacts would not be worth it.

However, in Lin Zhen's opinion, the star- gazing mirror was worth it.

But where could he find ten high-grade star artifacts? Lin Zhen had no idea.

Seeing the helpless look in the girl's eyes, Lin Zhen held the star-gazing mirror in his palm. "Yue'er, rest assured, I will definitely fix this star artifact."

"Really? Can it really be repaired?" Su Mingyue's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It definitely can. I promise."

Su Mingyue nodded: "I believe in your promise."

Lin Zhen was a little embarrassed. Once Su Mingyue advanced her spiritual power to the Dark Gold Stage and discovered the Dark Gold Rank Spiritual Mind Master's night vision ability, would she still trust his promise?

The two whispered and laughed softly from time to time. A night had quietly passed.

Lin Zhen, who had only slept for an hour, woke up at daybreak. He looked at Ming Yue curled up in his arms and couldn't help but kiss her. Su Mingyue opened her eyes.

"We should go."

"Yeah, staying near this Star Fruit Tree's repelling force is too uncomfortable."

After tidying their clothes, Lin Zhen took back his liquid metal. Su Mingyue glanced at their little hideout with some reluctance. "I may never come back here again, but I'll always remember this place. It's peaceful and comforting to be here."

"Hehe, let's go, Yue'er. The place isn't that important. What's important are the

people. When you feel down, you can think of me more often."

"Okay, when I think of you, I feel at ease too."

"That's right. From now on, you will always have me, no matter what. I am your family, and you are no longer a homeless person. Wherever your heart is at peace, that is your hometown."

Su Mingyue laughed, and suddenly stepped onto the shield, flying up into the sky. She looked back and smiled, "You just wanted to say you're my family. So what are you to me?"

"Of course I am your …."

"I don't want to hear it now. Catch up with me first!" Su Mingyue turned around and sped away in a flash.

Lin Zhen's liquid metal also transformed into a shield. Although his absolute speed was faster than Su Mingyue's, he wouldn't leave her behind. The two of them raced out of the Star Fruit Tree's vicinity side by side.

As the tree shadows whizzed by, they arrived at Lake Heart Tree within an hour.

"The platform is up ahead, Yue Zhenhua is still waiting there. We may have to fight."

Su Mingyue nodded, showing no fear. Her tenderness would only be revealed in front of Lin Zhen. Most of the time, she was a martial artist and a determined and focused one.

Side by side, the two flew from Lake Heart Tree toward the platform.

One day and one night had passed, and at this moment, there were still many people on the platform. Most of them had not left, and Yue Zhenhua had been sitting there all the time, sending people to carry away Yue Feng's body only. He vowed to avenge Yue Feng.

Guo MO was getting anxious, as the Great Divine Sect Ye Lanshan had been sent to fetch had not appeared yet for some unknown reason.

Seeing Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue rushing over, someone reminded them,

"Master, Lin Zhen is coming out."

Yue Zhenhua opened his bloodshot eyes, stood up vigorously, and said, "It's about time! Feng'er, watch your father avenge you!"

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Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Challenging the Quasi-Star Realm

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Seeing Yue Zhenhua standing up, many people around him immediately stepped back.

Yue Zhenhua, who had lost his son, was bound to go insane. If anyone tried to stop him at this time, they would certainly become enemies. Even Guo MO hesitated a bit.

Only those who came with him reminded him: "Pavilion Master, be careful. Su

Mingyue is a disciple of Gongsun Du of the Great Divine Sect. It's fine if you kill

Lin Zhen, but if you hurt her, it will be tough to deal with."

Although Yue Zhenhua was extremely angry, he had not lost his reason. He said to the people around him: "I haven't become so confused as to go that far. However, Feng'er died because of this girl. If she doesn't know what's good for her, I'll have to teach her a lesson.'

During their conversation, Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue had already arrived at the platform and stepped out of the invisible barrier without hesitation.

Yue Zhenhua moved and intercepted Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue.

"Lin Zhen, you really have guts to actually dare to step out of the protection of the Star Fruit Tree. Today, I will take your head to honor Feng'er's soul in heaven!"

Su Mingyue unsheathed her sword with a "clang"and stood in front of Lin Zhen.

"Su Mingyue, Feng'er took this step because he was in love with you. Now that he died for you, don't you have the slightest bit of sympathy or regret? Will you continue to help this brat?" Yue Zhenhua looked up and down at Su Mingyue, thinking she's nothing but a heartbreaker. It's only natural that his son was infatuated with her. If Yue Zhenhua was young, he would definitely fight for her as well.

Su Mingyue just snorted, "Yue Feng got what he deserved. No one can touch Lin

Zhen!"

"Good, good, good! Feng'er really misjudged you. Since you insist on stopping me, today you will stay here with Lin Zhen!"

At this moment, Yue Zhenhua was filled with rage and stopped caring about many things.

With a raise of his hand, a green longsword appeared in Yue Zhenhua's hand.

As a close friend of Chen Fenglie, he also learned sword techniques. The longsword in his hand was extraordinary, and even Lin Zhen's eyes narrowed when he saw it.

A middle-grade Star Artifact, it was actually a middle-grade Star Artifact!

As far as Lin Zhen was aware, elite War God-level practitioners who dared venture into ancient god ruins and come out alive generally possessed a Star Artifact, more or fewer. It wasn't surprising that Yue Zhenhua had a middle-grade Star Artifact.

As the Gale Pavilion Master, Yue Zhenhua didn't possess many Star Artifacts because he had too many mundane affairs to attend to and couldn't venture into ancient god ruins like other War Gods. Even though his power and status were high, many War Gods didn't envy him.

But for Lin Zhen right now, this middle-grade Star Artifact longsword was a deadly weapon.

Considering that even Su Mingyue's sword wasn't a Star Artifact, how could it compete with the opponent's middle-grade Star Artifact longsword?

Lin Zhen pulled Su Mingyue and said, "Yue'er, don't engage in this fight. I'll handle it."

"Why?" Su Mingyue pouted slightly, her lips dissatisfied.

"I killed his son, and he must avenge this grudge. Even if we work together and win today, he will come after us in the future. It's better for me to confront him directly. As long as I don't die today, he won't be able to bother me like this in the future. At most, he'll resort to some underhanded tricks. So, I can't avoid this fight."

"No, I don't agree. It's too dangerous!" Su Mingyue firmly shakes her head, refusing to let Lin Zhen take the risk alone.

Seeing that many people around them were still watching, Lin Zhen scratched his head and simply put his arm around Su Mingyue's slender waist: "Baby, be good! Listen."

"You… what did you call me?" Su Mingyue's eyes widened, looking incredulously at Lin Zhen.

"I said… baby…"

"Ah!" Su Mingyue covered her ears, her face and neck turning red, even her earlobes reddening. Although she had already chosen Lin Zhen, their relationship hadn't reached that level yet.

She had let Lin Zhen kiss her once yesterday, but that was just because they had missed each other after a long separa tion. She still couldn't accept such intense passion, especially with Lin Zhen calling her that in front of so many people, making it even more embarrassing.

Pushing Lin Zhen away, Su Mingyue went to a corner, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at the crowd, her heart racing.

Lin Zhen laughed, dealing with a little girl was just too easy.

On the other side, Yue Zhenhua was so angry that his eyelids were twitching: "You're too focused on picking up girls instead of making progress at your age.

You're a disgrace to Gale. Let me tell you now, you're no longer a member of "I'm sorry, but I now belong to Ice City Wind Martial Arts Pavilion. Although you are the general Pavilion Master, if you want to kick me out, you need the order of Pavilion Master Dongfang Jun. Your word doesn't count." "If Dongfang Jun dares disobey me, I'll remove him first."

"Well, let's wait for Pavilion Master Dongfang's order!" Lin Zhen raised his hand, and the Star Weapon Spear appeared in his hand. Seeing this spear, Yue Zhenhua became even more furious and was about to take action.

At this moment, Guo MO came over: "Wait a moment."

"Guo MO! What do you want?" Yue Zhenhua stared furious at Guo Mo.

"Pavilion Master Yue, Lin Zhen is also a member of my God Generals Training Camp. Now that he's stepped out of the Star Fruit Tree, it means he's graduated. Once he's under the tree, he should receive his diploma and rewards. Your obstruction is somewhat against the rules."

"Hmph! He killed my son and still expects to graduate smoothly? Dream on, Lin Zhen! You're not getting off the Star Fruit Tree today."

At this moment, Lin Zhen suddenly had a thought and said to Yue Zhenhua,

"What if I do manage to get off the Star Fruit Tree?"

"Ridiculous! You're just a Primary War God. If you can survive under my sword and walk away from the Star Fruit Tree, I promise that today's matter will end here, and I will never cause trouble for you in public."

Yue Zhenhua was experienced, and although he was confident in dealing with Lin Zhen, he did not make his words absolute. He only said he would not cause trouble for Lin Zhen in public. This was already considered a considerable concession.

Lin Zhen didn't expect Yue Zhenhua to give up on avenging his son. He immediately said to Guo MO, "Head Instructor, since Pavilion Master Yue has already spoken, I cannot back down. You all can wait under the tree, ready to present me with my graduation certificate and prizes."

Guo MO looked deeply at Lin Zhen. With the Great Divine Sect absent, there was indeed no better solution. Although he doubted Lin Zhen's ability to descend the tree while evading Yue Zhenhua's pursuit, he still respected the agreement between the two martial artists.

"Fine. None of us will interfere in your fight today. As long as you, Lin Zhen, can make it to the ground by going down the Heavenly Ladder, I guarantee that Yue Zhenhua won't hurt you anymore."

With that, Guo MO began organizing everyone to leave the platform and head to the ground level.

Only Su Mingyue remained, her big teary eyes reluctant to leave.

Lin Zhen had to coax her into temporarily agreeing to leave.

As she left, she clung to Lin Zhen's clothes' hem: "Lin Zhen, if you still want your Yue'er to live well, you have to come down in one piece. Otherwise, I'll take you back to that pond, and we'll be buried there together."

"Don't say such silly things. We both have to live well until the end of time."

Lin Zhen patted Su Mingyue's hand, and only then did she leave reluctantly, looking back multiple times.

After waiting for a while, from the platform, they could vaguely see the waving flags on the ground, signaling the staff members.

Yue Zhenhua, having recovered his breath, stood up: "Lin Zhen, are you prepared to leave this world?"

"Not prepared." Lin Zhen shook his head.

Just as Yue Zhenhua was about to mock him for his cowardice, Lin Zhen suddenly said, "But I'm prepared to leave the Fruit Tree."

With that, Lin Zhen's figure flashed, instantly moving directly away from the platform, to the edge of the Heavenly Ladder's steps leading down.

"Seeking death! How dare you try playing tricks with me!"

Yue Zhenhua's speed was even faster. With a leap, he instantly charged at Lin Zhen. He knew Lin Zhen had instant teleportation, but there was a brief interval between teleportations. For someone like him at the edge of the Star Realm, that speed was not considered fast.

Also, Lin Zhen wouldn't be able to use his second instant teleportation in front of him. As soon as Lin Zhen showed any signs of movement, Yue Zhenhua would interrupt him, as he himself was a Spiritual Mind Master at the Dark Gold Middle Stage!

Rushing in front of Lin Zhen, Yue Zhenhua swung his longsword – a simple but vicious and extremely fast attack!

Lin Zhen's spear was infused with golden energy, boosting the strength of this Star Weapon Spear to a level comparable to Yue Zhenhua's Middle Grade longsword.

"Open!"

Lin Zhen didn't use any fancy moves either. The basic spear technique he had learned from Zhang Guanyue came into play at this moment – the simplest block, immovable like a mountain, activating Raging Fire Sky!

"Boom!"

A massive rumble sounded, Yue Zhenhua's body flew backwards through the air, while Lin Zhen's face turned flushed, his chest churning. He was facing someone at the edge of the Star Realm, so this attack made him very uncomfortable.

Yue Zhenhua's shock was even greater than Lin Zhen's – Lin Zhen was only a Third Level War God but managed to block his downward strike. That was truly an incredible feat!

"Your spear technique is not bad. Who did you learn it from?" Yue Zhenhua asked slowly.

"What do you think?"

Lin Zhen smiled, and suddenly kicked off the ground, flying backwards down several tens of meters along the Heavenly Ladder's steps.

"Where do you think you're going!?"

Yue Zhenhua immediately pursued from behind. After exchanging a few blows in mid-air, he was even more shocked that he couldn't maintain an overwhelming advantage in terms of speed over Lin Zhen.

"How is this possible? This kid's speed and strength are already beyond a Primary War God's level, and can even rival an ordinary Advanced War God. No wonder Feng'er lost to him. If this guy grows up, he could pose a threat to me. He must not be allowed to live!"

Yue Zhenhua's sword swings became faster and faster, while Lin Zhen continued to utilize various techniques, his electro-light power erupting, fighting and retreating around the tree. Yue Zhenhua couldn't take him down for a time, and the two plummeted hundreds of meters, approaching the fourth level platform.

The people below couldn't see their situation, but high in the sky was a cloud within which a flying saucer-shaped war machine hovered. Two people wearing Star Sky Divine Teaching robes were watching their battle through a screen inside the craft..

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Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Great Divine Sect

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This flying-saucer-shaped fighter is currently the best aircraft available and not something ordinary people can afford to enjoy. It can not only evade radar but also emit fog to camouflage itself as clouds, even mutated birds don't want to get close.

Over the past few years, technology has recovered rapidly, and several satellites have been successfully launched into space, allowing Martial Artists from various Base Cities to connect to the internet. Although the network signal is not as good as it was during the AD era, it is almost the same.

Inside the fighter, two people were drinking face to face, drinking while watching the fighting below through a large screen within the saucer that can connect to satellite signals.

The clothes of these two were somewhat similar, both wearing black robes embroidered with a boundless starry sky, which was the attire exclusive to the top echelon of Gods Clan.

One of them was Gongsun Du, the head of God's Grace Cathedral in Capital Base City, and the other was Allen, the head of St. Sophia Cathedral in Ice City Base City.

Seeing Lin Zhen and Yue Zhenhua tangled in battle, although they were at a disadvantage, they still stubbornly resisted and occasionally launched fierce counterattacks that Made Yue Zhenhua a little flustered. Gongsun Du slightly nodded.

"Allen, what do you think of this Lin Zhen?"

Allen, in his fifties, took a sip of red wine in his glass: "He's stronger than Tang

"Hmm, it's a pity that Tang Yu fell in the Star Fruit Tree. Unfortunately, we still don't know who the murderer is. We don't even know if it was a person or an insect."

Allen thought for a moment: "Important figures in our Gods Clan have soul brands, with their own spiritual power marks on them. Tang Yu's soul brand shattered a few months ago. Someone must have killed him. He wouldn't die in the hands of those insects. I'm absolutely sure about that."

Gongsun Du also nodded: "Indeed, I've seen Tang Yu too. I would be the first to not believe that he was killed by insects unless he was seeking death."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Du suddenly looked at Allen: "Could it be that you have a suspect?"

Allen's gaze flickered a little: "Tang Yu liked Yue'er."

"You mean Yue'er? That's impossible. Men who like Yue'er could probably line up from Ice City to Capital. Moreover, Ming Yue has always been indifferent to any man. Do you think Yue'er would take action just because Tang Yu liked her? Ridiculous." Gongsun Du dismissed the idea.

"Brother Gongsun, I didn't say it was Yue'er. That girl is kind-hearted. She wouldn't even casually kill a bad person, let alone Tang Yu. Of course, it's impossible for her. But you have to admit one thing. If Yue'er didn't know Lin Zhen, the only boy she might know was Tang Yu. If Yue'er found her other half in the future, Tang Yu would have had a high possibility, right?"

Gongsun Du thought for a moment and slightly nodded: "Although I don't quite agree with you, if it is really like that, there would be no other option… So you mean?"

"Yes, I mean him. He has the motive and the ability. Just by his ability to temporarily survive under Yue Zhenhua's attack, he is a big suspect."

Gongsun Du looked down only to see Lin Zhen starting to show a bit of fatigue under Yue Zhenhua's fierce attack, but their fighting location had already changed from the fifth to the third-level platform, almost halfway there.

As long as Lin Zhen persisted through the last three levels, he might have a real chance of escaping under Yue Zhenhua's attack.

After hearing Allen's analysis, Gongsun Du also thought it made sense. He was clear about Tang Yu's abilities, and there were only a few people who could kill him among the students.

According to the news from inside the Star Fruit Tree, Tang Yu had even entered the Sky Dome under Yue Feng's command. Yue Feng certainly wouldn't kill his subordinate for no reason. So the person who could kill Tang Yu almost became apparent.

Lin Zhen was the most suspicious, although there was no evidence.

Once you suspect something, you don't need too much evidence – your belief is the evidence.

Gongsun Du looked at Allen: "Allen, you and I have been old friends. Yue'er and Tang Yu have met since they were children. We even once laughed and talked about the possibility of them getting together when they grew up. But unfortunately, Yue'er didn't understand, and in the end, it was destined not to happen. I know my disciple. She is stubborn. Once she chooses Lin Zhen, she probably won't change her mind. If Lin Zhen dies, Yue'er will certainly do something reckless, so you can't take action."

Allen poured another glass of red wine, drank it in one gulp, and said to Gongsun Du: "Old brother, I also know the importance of this matter. After all, it's just my guess, it can't be taken seriously. But when I think that Tang Yu might have died at his hands, I feel uncomfortable in my heart. I raised him personally, and I believe that Lin Zhen is not worthy of Yue'er."

With this, Gongsun Du wholeheartedly agreed. Su Mingyue was the one he raised by hand, teaching her martial arts and everything a Saintess should do. He was both a master and a father to her, and Su Mingyue was both a disciple and a daughter to him.

From a young age, Su Mingyue had shown extraordinary talent and was a rare prodigy. Furthermore, as she entered her blooming age, she became even more beautiful. According to Gongsun Du's inner thoughts, she was a calamity to the nation.

Moreover, Su Mingyue was kind, obedient, and well-behaved ordinarily. Such a disciple and daughter were simply the apple of Gongsun Du's eye. Now, Lin Zhen, this brat, had snatched her away. The thought of Su Mingyue possibly leaving him and Gods Clan to marry Lin Zhen made him extremely unhappy.

Why should his painstaking effort and resources be taken away by Lin Zhen? This was nothing but daylight robbery, something he couldn't agree to!

But thinking of Su Mingyue's stubbornness made Gongsun Du's head ache. Trying to forcefully stop this might cause trouble.

Seeing the changing expressions on Gongsun Du's face, Allen suddenly laughed: "Old Brother Gongsun, do you know about the drama inside the Star Fruit Tree in recent days?"

"I know a bit about it," Gongsun Du nodded. Ye Lanshan had come out and told him most of the details.

"That makes it easy. You do me a favor, and it's doing you a favor too. If Tang Yu can't get it, neither should this kid get it easily. That would also give me some satisfaction."

As he spoke, Allen talked to Gongsun Du for a while, and Gongsun Du thought for a moment before slightly nodding.

"Alright, since Brother Gongsun has agreed, I have nothing else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

As he spoke, Allen lifted his foot and disappeared, stepping on the empty air as he moved, quickly disappearing.

As a powerful figure in the Ice City Great Divine Sect, Allen was also a Star Realm expert capable of flying and teleporting.

Gongsun Du sighed and turned to look at Lin Zhen's side, where the fight with Yue Zhenhua had already reached the first platform below.

As their fight drew closer to the ground, those below who were supporting Lin Zhen began to see hope.

In their view, Lin Zhen was very hard to deal with. If they had fought head-on, Yue Zhenhua might have been able to finish him off within a minute, but this kid was not the type to fight without thinking; he was as slippery as an eel.

Whenever Yue Zhenhua launched a ferocious attack, Lin Zhen would fly and teleport, occasionally dazzling his opponent with a flash of light from his eyes. With the help of that electric current, his speed was not much slower than his own, making it difficult for Yue Zhenhua to land a decisive blow, especially in this downward environment.

Sometimes when Yue Zhenhua attacked fiercely, Lin Zhen would suddenly defend himself tightly. After a series of in tense collisions, Yue Zhenhua still couldn't bring him down, and Lin Zhen's defense seemed unbreakable, which gave Yue Zhenhua a headache.

Whenever Yue Zhenhua used his full strength, Lin Zhen would flee. Although Yue Zhenhua managed to land a few blows in the process, they only slightly injured Lin Zhen and were not fatal. Lin Zhen continued to run as fast as a rabbit.

As the two sides fought back and forth, they gradually fought their way down to the first platform below, already not far from the ground, and they could even see the expressions on the faces of the people below.

Su Mingyue tightly clenched her fists, and her heart was filled with joy. Lin Zhen was actually able to escape from Yue Zhenhua's pursuit.

"Clang clang clang clang!"

After several collisions, Lin Zhen retreated with the help of the force, already only fifty or sixty meters from the ground. There was a turn here, which perfectly covered the crowd, making the stairway suddenly widen.

"Yue Zhenhua, it seems like you don't have a chance today." Lin Zhen laughed lightly, with a few sword wounds on his body, but he was still in no serious danger.

"Is that so? I think otherwise. The scenery here is nice, it'll be a good place to bury your bones." Yue Zhenhua suddenly rushed over, and in the blink of an eye, a violent wind erupted around Lin Zhen, enveloping him.

"Ah! This is the Wind Element!" Lin Zhen was shocked.

"Hahaha, that's right. You should know that I also came out of this Star Fruit Tree and absorbed special stargems. I've mastered this Wind Element for years but rarely used it in front of others. Now it's finally come in handy, Lin Zhen! Did you really think you could escape under my attacks? I deliberately led you here, so that just like how you treated Feng'er yesterday, I could make you despair right when you see hope. Letting her die in front of me, and now I want you to die in front of that stinky girl!"

"Become the offering of Gale!"

The hurricane roared wildly, forming a tornado within a hundred meter range inside the staircase. This distance was just the limit of Lin Zhen's instantaneous movement, which could not exceed more than fifty meters.

His body was immediately sucked into the hurricane, losing control.

The wind spun in circles, like a tornado, and with the airflow, Lin Zhen's body quickly rose to the top of the sky.

Lin Zhen gripped the Star Weapon Spear, unable to teleport or fly, hoping to use the spear to secure himself to a tree to stabilize his body first.

"Hahaha! Useless! Reverse Cyclone!"

The tornado suddenly changed as the airflow began to rotate in the opposite direction, pulling Lin Zhen's body towards Yue Zhenhua one loop at a time.

Yue Zhenhua sneered, his sword glowing with a green light as a huge Sword Gang gradually formed.

"Gale Slash! He's going to use Gale Slash!"

The Gale Slash was an exclusive martial art created by Chen Fenglie, and many sword -wielding martial artists considered it the most difficult sword technique to learn. Yet Yue Zhenhua had also mastered it.

"Lin Zhen, the eye of the hurricane is me. When you get close to me, take my Gale Slash and see if you can still withstand it!"

The people below held their breath watching this scene. Su Mingyue covered her mouth, not daring to breathe, fearing that it would affect Lin Zhen's state.

Guo MO had always felt that Yue Zhenhua wouldn't let Lin Zhen run to this level so easily. He didn't expect that Yue Zhenhua would plan this, letting Lin Zhen die when he was on the verge of hope. This was truly brutal.

However, he too couldn't intervene at this moment, so he put away the diploma he had earlier prepared to award Lin Zhen, guessing that it wouldn't be needed.

A Third-Level War God would absolutely be unable to escape from Yue

Zhenhua's cyclonic airflow, and when Lin Zhen fell, it would be the moment he

faced the Gale Slash..

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Lin Zhen I s Counterattack (3 updates)

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"It's over, such a waste of Lin Zhen's talent."

"What a pity? He dared to kill Yue Feng, so he must be prepared for Yue Zhenhua's retaliation. This is called an eye for an eye."

"Yue Zhenhua is ruthless enough, deliberately putting Lin Zhen here and letting him be executed when he sees hope. This is true despair, worthy of the Gale Pavilion Master."

"Shh, lower your voice. Didn't you see Su Mingyue is still there?"

"What's there to be afraid of? He's going to die anyway. Maybe I'll have a chance when he's dead."

"At your age, you still have this mindset… How shameless."

People were discussing around, but their eyes were fixed on the center of the storm at the corner of the Heavenly Ladder.

It was getting hard to see human figures there, and the withered branches, dead leaves, and dust around were swept up by the storm. People could only roughly see Lin Zhen falling in a continuous spin inside the storm, while the Sword Gang in Yue Zhenhua's hand became increasingly stronger, waiting for the moment when Lin Zhen would be cut in half when he approached.

Lin Zhen felt the wind around him like knives, cutting across his face. A single leaf grazed his face, leaving a wound behind.

"Hiss! This won't do, I'll definitely die once I hit the ground. Right now, I must find a way to stabilize my body."

The wind was spinning, and the terrain was open. With nothing above or below, Lin Zhen looked around and saw the closest area when the Gale spun to the left, where it was closer to the trunk.

"The wind is contracting inward, and I'm getting farther and farther from there. The only chance is the next time I get close, I must stop! Even if it's just for a second!"

As the distance to the trunk got closer, Lin Zhen suddenly stretched out his hand toward it!

Dark Star power within his body erupted at this moment: gravity!

Lin Zhen's Dark Star power was now even more complex, a mixture of energy bodies, dark matter, light, electricity, golden qi, and cold qi that all invisibly expanded and increased gravity strength.

The gravity pull dug a hole a metre deep into the Star Fruit Tree's trunk.

This was like two people pulling on a rope, with Lin Zhen acting as the forceful end. The pulling force made his body pause for a moment.

This pause was only a second, but it was a crucial second as Lin Zhen disrupted Yue Zhenhua's long-prepared rhythm.

Yue Zhenhua's Gale Slash had already been charged to the extreme, waiting to strike ruthlessly about two seconds later when Lin Zhen reached him. But Lin Zhen's pause caught him off guard, and the power of the Gale Slash had reached the point where he couldn't hold back.

His eyes widened as the rapidly spinning Gale accelerated again, trying to blow Lin Zhen to his front faster.

Lin Zhen only had time to use gravity once before feeling the wind around him suddenly increase several levels, and his body began to fall rapidly.

"Good, just like this."

Lin Zhen tightly gripped the Star Weapon Spear in his hands, and strands of golden qi rapidly gathered at the tip. The explosive power of his compressed Dantian qi also began to burst at this moment.

He had never been one to passively take a beating. If Yue Zhenhua wanted to put him in a deadly situation, he had to respond and give him a fierce counterattack!

Yue Zhenhua raised the sword in his hand, the Sword Gang surging on it, and directed it at the rapidlv approachinq Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhen, stop strtæling in

vain. You can't teleport or fly in my Gale. Although you've pulled some tricks, you still have to follow my rhythm and come to me!"

The Sword Gang suddenly enlarged, stretching more than three meters long, and he slashed down fiercely at a spot one meter ahead of Lin Zhen!

Since Lin Zhen was moving in an arc within the tornado, this slash was a pre-emptive strike. According to his wind speed, when the Sword Gang reached that point, Lin Zhen would also arrive there, and all that would be left were blood rain and severed limbs!

As the slash was unleashed, many people around couldn't bear to close their eyes.

After all, the gap was too big. Lin Zhen, completely dominated by Yue Zhenhua and unable to counterattack, died in such a pity.

Guo MO sighed as he looked at the prepared graduation certificate, truly regrettable.

On the flying saucer, Gongsun Du slowly closed his eyes. If this were the case, the idea Allen had given him would not be needed anymore. But Yue'er would be devastated, perhaps he should go see her now.

Tears blurred Su Mingyue's eyes as she bit her lip tightly: "Lin Zhen, don't be afraid. Yue'er will accompany you back to the place where we belong, and we'll be together forever."

Just when everyone thought a tragedy was about to happen, the situation suddenly changed.

Behind Lin Zhen, the liquid metal suddenly opened and turned into a parachute-like circular plate, blocking most of the wind!

Lin Zhen's feet were right in the center of the plate, and the liquid metal had only appeared for 0.1 of a second before returning to his waist. However, the immense wind force was now acting directly on Lin Zhen's body!

Instantly, Lin Zhen's speed soared tenfold!

Whoosh!

Like a ray of light, Lin Zhen appeared before Yue Zhenhua in the blink of an eye!

As for the Gale Slash, it only swept past that spot when Lin Zhen arrived in front of Yue Zhenhua, hitting nothing and flying far into the sky before gradually dissipating.

"Not good!"

Yue Zhenhua only had time to say these two words before Lin Zhen's spear was already in front of him, forcing him to swing his sword with all his might to block it.

One had been plotting for a long time, while the other was caught off guard.

Although there was a significant difference in strength between them, Lin Zhen took advantage of his long weapon and the sudden increase in wind speed, closing the gap between them!

"Yue Zhenhua! This will teach you never to be overly arrogant, or you'll capsize in the gutter!"

"Clang… hum!"

After the collision, the loud roar shook the eardrums of the onlookers. For a moment, the weapons of the two men were locked together; then Lin Zhen suddenly broke free, pushing Yue Zhenhua forward several dozen meters, nearly knocking him off the Star Fruit Tree!

Under Yue Zhenhua's feet, the wooden steps were scraped into two deep gashes that stretched for several dozen meters, a testament to the tremendous force he had to endure to block Lin Zhen's attack.

The gale had subsided, and Yue Zhenhua's face was flushed in anger. His arms trembled, and just as he seemed about to leave the Heavenly Ladder range, he couldn't bear the thought of defeat or of Lin Zhen escaping under his watch. Just when the momentum from Lin Zhen's attack had been exhausted, Yue Zhenhua prepared for one final blow!

He suddenly twisted the long sword in his hand, and another smaller sword emerged from within! "Mother-child Sword!"

Someone in the audience exclaimed. Yue Zhenhua's sword had a hidden secret; a sword within a sword – a fine Middle Grade Star Artifact indeed.

Dodging, Yue Zhenhua allowed Lin Zhen to continue falling downward, while he launched a lightning-fast backstab aimed directly at Lin Zhen's heart!

Since he couldn't stop Lin Zhen from leaving the fruit tree, he wanted him to land as a corpse!

As Lin Zhen and Yue Zhenhua passed each other, Lin Zhen could no longer control his direction. Sensing Yue Zhenhua's strike, he didn't hesitate and used liquid metal to block it. Lifting one hand, the light and electric metal in his palm was concentrated into an energy ball, which he furiously shot out behind him!

There was a loud bang, a flash of blood, a scream, and a man fell!

Yue Zhenhua's short sword pierced through the thick liquid metal protecting Lin Zhen's back. After piercing through the liquid metal, however, the short sword failed to penetrate Lin Zhen, merely injuring his back but not stabbing through his heart as planned.

Instead, Yue Zhenhua's own back was hit by Lin Zhen's energy ball, the electric power burning his back black and leaving him in an embarrassing heap on the steps of the Heavenly Ladder.

Lin Zhen's body rolled to the ground, finally leaving the Heavenly Ladder range.

Su Mingyue let out a panicked cry as she lunged forward to catch Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhen, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, but I'll probably need a few days of rest."

The wound on Lin Zhen's back was not insignificant, and he likely needed about ten days to recover.

"My God! I can't believe it; Lin Zhen actually made it down!"

"This kid's using his abilities and intelligence to hide among the ranks is truly an exceptional choice. He even knows how to leverage the liquid metal to harness the power of the wind and dodge Yue Zhenhua's Gale Slash."

"Moreover, his courage is truly admirable. He never thought of just passively taking a beating, but instead staged a counterattack at the last moment. Based on this alone, I'm optimistic about his advancement to the Star Realm."

"Hehe, a Gale student injuring the Gale Pavilion Master; if it weren't for the confidentiality of the training camp, I would really want to release this news. The click rate would definitely be sky-high!"

Those around looked at Lin Zhen with amazed gazes. Escaping the pursuit of a quasi-Star Realm with the strength of a Third Level War God, he was indeed the first of his kind.

Not to mention that he had personally injured Yue Zhenhua, which could be described as a heroic feat.

The news of this event would eventually spread, and at that time, Yue Zhenhua's reputation would undoubtedly be damaged, and the two of them would become bitter enemies.

Yue Zhenhua got up, his back ablaze with pain. Glaring down at Lin Zhen, he gritted his teeth and grabbed the short sword in his hand, preparing to break his promise and charge at Lin Zhen once more!

He could no longer care about the consequences. At this point, if he didn't deal with Lin Zhen, his pride might never recover. Even disregarding his vengeance for Yue Feng, he might not be able to advance to the Star Realm.

However, at this moment, three people were shielding Lin Zhen.

Su Mingyue threw herself on top of Lin Zhen, ready to protect him with her body.

Guo MO drew his sword and stood in front of Lin Zhen, prepared to repel Yue Zhenhua and uphold both the agreement they had made and his own authority as the head instructor of the training camp.

The third person was Gongsun Du, who appeared out of thin air. He sent out a ray of light with one hand, knocking Yue Zhenhua back and off his feet.

"Yue Zhenhua, today's matter ends here. Do not shamelessly persist, for even

Chen Fenglie's arrival won't save you!" Gongsun Du stood in front of Su

Mingyue with his hands behind his back, clad in the star-speckled robe of the

Great Divine Sect..

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Fallen Base City (The Fourth Update)

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When Yue Zhenhua saw Gongsun Du arrive, he knew all hope was lost and it was impossible to kill Lin Zhen now.

But he still shouted at Gongsun Du, "Gongsun Du, the person who died is my son!"

"Countless martial artists come and go every day, ultimately returning to the embrace of the True God of the Stars. Yue Zhenhua, I show leniency for your son's death and didn't pursue the matter of him imprisoning Yue'er for two years. Don't be ungrateful and leave now."

Yue Zhenhua glanced at Gongsun Du, slowly stood up, and took back his Mother-child Sword.

"Lin Zhen, this matter isn't over yet. As long as you're still part of Gale, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

At this moment, Lin Zhen also stood up: "I am ready whenever you are!"

Yue Zhenhua snorted coldly, turned around, and left the Star Fruit Tree. He then boarded his flying saucer and left God Generals Training Camp.

At this time, Guo MO walked over to Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue and said, "Lin

Zhen of Ice City Base City's Gale Martial Arts Hall and Su Mingyue of Capital Base City's God's Grace Cathedral, congratulations on completing your trial within the Star Fruit Tree and successfully advancing to War God level. I now formally announce that you have both graduated!"

Having said that, Guo MO handed the two graduation certificates to Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue.

Finally graduated, Lin Zhen let out a long sigh of relief.

"Lin Zhen, after discussion among all the instructors of God Generals Training Camp, your performance in the Star Fruit Tree has been unanimously recognized as the best male student of the 494th batch, so you are rewarded with a Star Artifact."

"Star Artifact!" Lin Zhen's eyes brightened, as this was much more useful than a graduation certificate.

Guo MO then said to Su Mingyue, "Su Mingyue is awarded the best female student and also receives a Star Artifact."

Su Mingyue nodded her head, showing no signs of extreme excitement.

Guo MO raised his hand, and ten boxes appeared from within his Space Ring: "There are a total of ten Star Artifacts here, including six Lower Grade ones with two each of attack, defense and support types, three Middle Grade types with one each of attack, defense and support types, and one High Grade attack type Star Artifact. You can choose according to your preferences, and each of you can choose once. Now begin."

The people around them all dispersed, eager to see the luck of Su Mingyue and Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen's interest was immediately piqued upon hearing this, and if he could obtain a High Grade Star Artifact, it would truly be a great opportunity. A Star Artifact could bring a huge increase in a martial artist's strength. If he could equip a High Grade Star Artifact Spear with his current strength, he would definitely have the power to crush Intermediate War Gods and even fight Advanced War Gods.

Su Mingyue's beautiful eyes also sparkled with light as she stared at the boxes.

"Lin Lnen, you cnoose nrsc.

"You choose first, Yue'er. I believe that you can pick the one you like."

Su Mingyue nodded her head and pointed to the box closest to her, "I choose this one."

Guo MO, who didn't know what was in each box, walked over and asked while opening the box, "Yue'er, why did you choose this one?"

Actually, Su Mingyue and Guo MO were not very familiar with each other, and Guo MO's relationship with Gongsun Du was also not very deep. But considering his position and age here, it was not wrong for him to call Su Mingyue "Yue'er."

Su Mingyue glanced at Guo MO, then said, "Because this box is closest to me."

Guo MO was speechless, he opened the box, which contained a piece of paper inside.

"Ah! A High Grade Star Artifact of your choice!" Guo MO was stunned for a moment, this actually worked.

The other nine boxes all contained Star Artifacts, but only the High Grade one was a free choice. Su Mingyue had chosen it in one go.

Even Gongsun Du couldn't help nodding frequently, agreeing that Su Mingyue's luck was really beyond words.

Su Mingyue's eyes were also bright with excitement: "Can I choose any weapon type?"

"Of course." Guo MO nodded with a smile.

"Then I choose…"

Before Su Mingyue could finish speaking, Lin Zhen quickly interjected, "She needs a sword, no need to ask about it."

Guo MO nodded, "Alright, it seems Yue'er's current sword is a bit outdated. Later, Uncle Guo will pick the best sword for you."

Su Mingyue looked at Lin Zhen, as his answer was obviously not what she intended.

Lin Zhen looked at Su Mingyue, "Silly girl, stop thinking only about others, alright?"

"But I got the High Grade Star Artifact, and now you won't have one."

"It doesn't matter, I already have a spear, and a Middle Grade Star Artifact isn't bad either. Yue'er, since your luck is so good, help me choose one."

Su Mingyue didn't hesitate and immediately pointed to the one next to her box:

"This one."

Guo MO walked over and opened it, revealing a pair of shoes inside.

"Yue'er, you're so lucky. It's really a Middle Grade Star Artifact and a shoe-type one at that. This is quite rare." Lin Zhen took it and looked it up and down, his face full of joy.

"Cloud Step. This is a Middle Grade Star Artifact that combines defense and flight attributes. Its value is not much worse than that of High Grade offensive ones."

Lin Zhen, as a Spiritual Mind Master, needed a shield every time he flew, sometimes using liquid metal as a substitute. It wasn't very convenient, but these shoes could replace the Mind Master's flying carrier, and they also had an incredibly strong defense for the feet. They were indeed very rare.

Although he didn't get a High Grade offensive Star Artifact, Lin Zhen knew that offensive Star Artifacts were the most common. Even the High Grade ones were, in some sense, not as practical as these shoes.

Seeing Lin Zhen obtain a good Middle Grade Star Artifact, Su Mingyue showed a sweet smile, which made Gongsun Du beside her frown repeatedly, muttering that girls shouldn't grow up too fast.

Because Lin Zhen still had injuries, the God Generals Training Camp kept things simple. After a few short speeches, the graduation was over.

"Lin Zhen, Su Mingyue, you are always welcome to come back and visit. If you are willing, you can also come back as instructors, we will welcome you anytime."

Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue nodded in agreement, then bid farewell to everyone.

Gongsun Du had already gone onto the flying saucer and instructed the two of them to follow immediately.

Lin Zhen originally thought they should return to Ice City Base City, but his wounds needed treatment, and he also needed to go to Capital Base City, where vitality potions from the European Union were sold. He now had money and could buy them for his parents, so he followed Su Mingyue onto Gongsun Du's flying saucer.

After boarding the saucer, it ascended and flew in the direction of Capital Base City.

However, Lin Zhen felt the atmosphere was a bit off. Gongsun Du had a stern face and didn't speak, sitting there watching the TV screen, and Su Mingyue was like a little girl who had done something wrong – she remained silent with her head down on the side.

Lin Zhen still respected Gongsun Du, as he had a deep impression of him from his past life.

In his past life, when extraterrestrial civilization came, Gongsun Du had even cultivated to the Meteor Stage. He was one of the top people on Earth.

When the extraterrestrial civilization invaded, Gongsun Du didn't resist at first and even had contact with the invaders. At that time, Lin Zhen somewhat looked down on him, thinking he would attach himself to the invaders and become a traitor.

But later, when Su Mingyue fought the invaders and died on the spot, Gongsun Du erupted in anger.

First, he pretended to surrender and led a group of invaders into the God's

Grace Cathedral. A fierce battle broke out there, and the seemingly harmless Gongsun Du madly attacked the invaders. He killed eleven of them single-handedly and then stormed a space battleship that was invading the Capital area. In the end, he successfully detonated the warship, becoming the first Martial Artist in the Asian region to destroy an extraterrestrial warship.

Of course, Gongsun Du also died in that battle. The huge explosion that almost blocked out the sky left a deep impression on Lin Zhen.

This man was a rational, calm and powerful individual. His only weak point might be Su Mingyue, the girl he raised with his own hands.

Not his daughter but more than a daughter; it was normal that he was in a bad mood at this time.

Lin Zhen approached him silently and said, "Senior Gongsun."

However, Gongsun Du suddenly interrupted Lin Zhen: "Don't talk. Sit down."

Lin Zhen hesitated for a moment, but still sat down. Su Mingyue immediately came over and began to bandage Lin Zhen's wounds with gauze she found somewhere.

Gongsun Du glanced and snorted coldly, then turned up the volume of the satellite TV.

Lin Zhen smiled bitterly, thinking that this would not be easy to deal with, especially since Su Mingyue's star-gazing mirror was broken because of him. Who knows what other troubles this might lead to.

Su Mingyue silently bandaged Lin Zhen's wounds, gently biting her red lips, her feelings clear in her uneasy mood.

At this moment, the sound of the TV drew everyone's attention.

"Latest news: The month-long battle for the African Union's Cape Town Base

City has come to an end today. Cape Town Base City has been breached by Mutated Beasts. A large number of African Union Martial Artists who went to support Cape Town have been killed. The evacuation of Cape Town was not smooth, and they encountered ambushes from Mutated Beasts along the way. According to incomplete statistics, the number of ordinary citizens killed has risen to 9 million!"

The satellite broadcast showed battle scenes. The walls of Cape Town had been knocked down by a group of Mutated Rhinos, and smoke filled the air everywhere. People screamed and fled in all directions, while countless Mutated Hyenas, Mutated Porcupines, Mutated Zebras, and Mutated Leopards attacked the fleeing crowds.

Fighter jets took off, and in the sky, massive Mutated Vultures larger than ordinary jets swarmed around them. Soon, the cockpit of a fighter jet was torn open, the pilot was torn apart in the air by the Vultures, and the fighter jet spiraled out of control and crashed.

Tanks emerged from the collapsed walls to engage in battle. A giant mutated elephant, ten meters tall, charged, crushing a tank with a single footstep.

At some sections of the walls, resistance was still ongoing. A Mutated Giraffe charged, its massive head sweeping over the wall, swallowing four or five soldiers at once. The beeping machine guns went silent.

Snakes slithered through the streets, and monkeys leaped from rooftop to rooftop. The army was completely defeated.

In some places, Martial Artists continued their resistance. Lin Zhen even saw several black-skinned African War Gods defending a position, continuously killing a large number of Mutated Beasts. However, a Mutated Lion with three heads, larger than an armored car, suddenly leaped onto the wall, and after a few ferocious attacks, the three War Gods were killed on the spot, their bodies obliterated.

"S-level Mutated Beasts! That lion is an S-level Mutated Beast!" Gongsun Du's eyes narrowed, and he spoke up.

After devouring several War Gods, the lion roared to the sky. The satellite's view then zoomed out, revealing a vast plain where countless Mutated Beasts could be seen, covering the entire field of vision..

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Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Saying Goodbye to Ming Yue

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Lin Zhen looked at this and calculated in his heart that his rebirth had not caused too much change, and everything that was supposed to happen was still happening.

In his previous life, Ice City Base City was considered the third large base city to fall on Earth. The first was the African Union's Cape Town, and the second was Brazil's Amazon Base City. Each of them had fallen about half a year apart.

However, Ice City's situation was different from those two places. The African Union countries had only a few base cities to begin with, and Cape Town was located far south, far away from other countries. The area was also heavily plagued with mutated beasts, and the African Union's technological power was slightly weaker, so the fall was inevitable.

Brazil's situation was similar. The number of mutated beasts in Rio was not much less than that in Africa. The Amazon River Basin was full of water monsters, and the construction of the Amazon Base City was a mistake. After half a year, they could no longer resist and ultimately chose to give up.

Ice City Base City's fall, on the other hand, had something to do with human error. The problems in the city's construction and the negligence of the administrators led to a disastrous catastrophe.

Of course, even without human error, the scale of the mutated beast attack on Ice City was massive.

At this time, the TV was still broadcasting: "As the African Union is not a member of the World War God Alliance, it did not receive support from the alliance when Cape Town Base City was besieged. Now, the African Union has officially proposed to join the War God Alliance and has received support from countries such as ours, India, and Brazil. The three member countries of the World War God Alliance said they would soon provide a solution…"

Gongsun Du shut off the TV, "The World War God Alliance is still controlled by the United States, the European Union, and Sand Russia. Can joining them give us a say? It's better to focus on spreading the teachings of our Gods Clan."

Lin Zhen did not respond to that statement, as it was pointless for him to discuss with Gongsun Du whether the True God of the Stars existed at this time. As for the combined efforts of the World War God Alliance, he knew about them and even held a War God's Knockout to determine the order of the alliance. Hua Xia performed averagely in the War God's Knockout in his previous life, ranking fourth, in an awkward position that was neither high nor low.

In the end, Hua Xia had some conflicts with other countries and intended to withdraw from the War God Alliance. However, before there was a result, the second human upheaval came, and the matter was left unresolved.

In his previous life, Lin Zhen did not have the qualifications to participate in the War God's Knockout, and he did not know whether he would have the opportunity in this life.

Gongsun Du gave Lin Zhen a glance, and Lin Zhen nodded slightly at him: "Senior Gongsun."

Gongsun Du also nodded and then looked at Su Mingyue: "Yue'er, where is the Star-gazing Mirror?"

"I broke it." Su Mingyue replied softly.

"Where is it? How did it break?"

Lin Zhen immediately took out the fragments of the Star-gazing Mirror:

"Senior Gongsun, the Star-gazing Mirror is with me. It was broken like this…"

He naturally couldn't let Su Mingyue explain these things, so he quickly recounted the general course of the Star-gazing Mirror's damage. Hearing that Su Mingyue had taken the initiative to touch the Star Strike, Gongsun Du's forehead veins seemed to throb, and he looked at Lin Zhen with an unfriendly gaze.

Su Mingyue hurriedly said to Gongsun Du: "Master, Lin Zhen says he can fix the Star-gazing Mirror."

Gongsun Du scoffed at this: "Really? You are so talented that you can fix the Star-gazing Mirror just after entering the War God Realm? I, Gongsun Du, have been in the Star Realm for years, and I haven't heard of anyone who can repair a Star Artifact. May I ask, how should I address you?"

"Senior Gongsun, my name is Lin Zhen." Lin Zhen raised his head, neither humble nor arrogant. Although Gongsun Du was a man he admired, Lin Zhen would not bow to anyone in this life.

"I watched you fight with Yue Zhenhua just now, and you had the demeanor of a great hero. Now you're saying you can fix the Star-gazing Mirror. I can't help but admire you. How about I call you Lin the Great Hero?"

Facing Gongsun Du's mockery, Lin Zhen smiled: "I dare not call myself a great hero. If I could become the son-in-law of the Gods Clan…"

"Don't even think about it!"

Gongsun Du glared at Lin Zhen like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Lin

Zhen, do you know what the Star-gazing Mirror means to our Gods Clan?"

Without waiting for Lin Zhen to answer, Gongsun Du continued: "It is the sacred object of our Divine Sect, the inheritance of the Saintess. Now, Yue'er has broken the Star-gazing Mirror to save you, which means she can no longer pass on the inheritance. In other words, she has to continue being the

Saintess."

"Continue to be the Saintess?" Lin Zhen was stunned.

"That's right, the Saintess of the Gods Clan must remain pure. If Yue'er gets married, she must pass on the inheritance of the Saintess. But now the Star-gazing Mirror, the key to the inheritance, is gone, and the inheritance cannot continue. You dare to brazenly tell me you can fix the Star-gazing Mirror. Fine! I can promise you that if you fix the Star-gazing Mirror and Yue'er agrees, she can marry you. If you can't, then I'm sorry Lin Zhen, but you won't even have the qualifications to be Yue'er's friend!"

Lin Zhen didn't care about Gongsun Du's words. First of all, he was confident that he had a chance to fix the Star-gazing Mirror. After reaching the War God Period, he wanted to try his luck in the ancient god ruins. He believed he could find some Star Artifacts and practice with them. Star Shift was not impossible; it just needed some time.

Even if he couldn't fix it, the Gods Clan was nearing its end. There was less than a year left until Ice City fell, and less than six years until the arrival of the extraterrestrial civilization.

When the extraterrestrial civilization arrived, the Gods Clan would come to an end. However, Lin Zhen didn't want to drag things on for that long.

Nevertheless, Su Mingyue seemed to have a lot of confidence in Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhen, will you fix it quickly, right?"

Before Lin Zhen could answer, Gongsun Du snorted coldly: "Let's not mention whether he can fix it or not. I'm afraid after he goes home, he'll be in big trouble. Having offended Yue Zhenhua, does he still want to stay in Gale? It would be difficult to survive in Ice City, let alone solving his own problems."

Lin Zhen didn't actually take this matter to heart. Even if he couldn't stay in Gale, at this point, Lin Zhen had passed the initial stage of accumulation and had money to advance to the War God realm; he could train and live anywhere.

The speed of the flying disc began to slow down, and Capital Base City appeared in sight.

Nowadays, there are a total of 27 base cities in the seven major countries around the world. Hua Xia's Capital Base City, the United States' New York Base City, Sand Russia's St. Petersburg Base City, the European Union's Paris Base City, and India's New Delhi Base City are the largest.

Among them, Hua Xia's Capital has the largest population of all base cities, with over 100 million people, which is much larger than in the Common Era.

When the flying disc approached, a radar scanned it. The disc stopped moving after discovering it belonged to the Gods Clan. Gongsun Du's flying disc could enter and exit the Capital without inspection.

The flying disc flew to the top of God's Grace Cathedral and began to descend slowly.

After stepping out of the flying disc, Gongsun Du said to Lin Zhen, "Mr. Lin, would you like to visit our church?"

Before Lin Zhen could answer, Gongsun Du said immediately, "It seems you're not interested in my Gods Clan anyway, so let's skip the visit. I've already said all I should say to you. Before you fix the Star-gazing Mirror, you're not allowed to see Yue'er. As for me, I'll take Yue'er back now. She still has to fulfill her duty as a Saintess and spread the doctrines of the Gods Clan, so she can't spend her time messing around with Mr. Lin."

Su Mingyue glanced at Gongsun Du, then at Lin Zhen, blinked her big eyes a few times, and then her eyes started to redden and her long eyelashes drooped.

"I want to talk to Yue'er alone for a moment."

"Go talk on the flying disc. I'll give you five minutes. Yue'er, you must come back after five minutes." After saying this , Gongsun Du strode into the church.

This was not only his promise to Allen but also his own idea. It wouldn't be easy to take Su Mingyue away. Gongsun Du would rather have Su Mingyue stay as a Saintess, so she could always be by his side. He would rather break a pair of friends than give Lin Zhen a chance.

However, that was a last resort in the absence of alternatives. He never expected that Lin Zhen, the fool, would dare to boast about fixing the Star-gazing Mirror just to woo a girl, and that Yue'er, the silly girl, would believe him. Well, don't blame Gongsun Du for being ruthless; if Lin Zhen couldn't fix the Star-gazing Mirror, he should never think of Yue'er again.

In terms of whether Lin Zhen could actually fix the Star-gazing Mirror, Gongsun Du sneered at it. It was an impossible task; not even Gongsun Du himself could do it, let alone anyone else in history.

Lin Zhen went up to the flying disc with Su Mingyue. As soon as they entered, Su Mingyue's soft body rushed into Lin Zhen's arms without a word.

"Yue'er, we'll see each other again. I promise that day won't be too far away."

"Mm!" Su Mingyue nodded, burying her head in Lin Zhen's chest. Lin Zhen could feel some wetness on his chest.

"My sweet Yue'er, let me see if you've cried your face into a flower cat."

Lin Zhen held Su Mingyue's pretty face, gently kissing her tempting red lips.

Su Mingyue slightly trembled, holding onto Lin Zhen's neck, clumsily responding with an incomparably sweet taste.

A minute later, Su Mingyue once again buried her head in Lin Zhen's chest, and wouldn't allow Lin Zhen to kiss her again.

Lin Zhen knew that she had a thin face, and if it weren't for their imminent departure, he wouldn't have taken advantage so easily. Gently stroking her hair, he sighed a bit, marveling that this peerless enchantress was his girlfriend. This wasn't something Lin Zhen had planned after his rebirth, but since it had happened, he was determined to protect her.

"Yue'er, you can call me whenever you miss me. The communication between base cities has been restored now, and it's very convenient to contact each other on the Internet."

"I will." Su Mingyue took out her phone, which she and Lin Zhen had just charged on the flying disc. In her phone, she only had two contacts, one was her Master, and the other was Ye Lanshan. Typing Lin Zhen's name seemed a bit awkward, as she was obviously not familiar with it. "Lin Zhen, let's take a photo together."

Lin Zhen nodded, and they leaned in close together.

Both of them took out their phones. In the camera, Lin Zhen smiled with a handsome face.

Su Mingyue had her hair up lightly, holding Lin Zhen's arm, gently resting her head on Lin Zhen's shoulder, her face still bearing traces of tears and blushing shyly, looking dreamily beautiful.

"Click! "

The camera flashed, capturing the moment forever..

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Chapter 207: Chapter 207: The Rising Wind and Scudding Clouds in Ice City

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After parting ways with Su Mingyue, Lin Zhen first treated his injuries and stayed in the hospital for three days. After recovering a bit, he went to a hotel in the Capital and sat cross-legged on the bed, fiddling with a pile of odds and ends.

Lin Zhen's harvest from the Star Fruit Tree this time could be described as quite generous.

Thinking about withdrawing money from the bank counter earlier, as each sum of money was transferred, Lin Zhen couldn't help but smile at the astonished expression of the bank teller.

He had transferred all the money from the bank cards he obtained from

Brother Guang into his own card, and the passwords on the paper Brother Guang gave him were all correct. The total amount was indeed 300 billion, which was somewhat beyond Lin Zhen's expectations.

In addition to that, Lin Zhen sold all the insect crystals he had obtained from the Star Fruit Tree over the past two years to the Science and Technology Department of the Capital Base City, gaining a total of 28 billion.

With the money already in Lin Zhen's card, his total balance had now exceeded 430 billion. This didn't even include the thick stack of bills in his hand, which Lin Zhen had counted to be 220, totaling 110 billion.

According to Lin Zhen's plan, he wanted to stay in the Capital for a few days.

Just now, he had already ordered vitality potions that would be delivered soon. Once he got them, he would exchange the 110 billion and return to Ice City.

Just as Lin Zhen laid down and was about to call home, the phone rang.

Picking up the phone, he saw that the caller was actually Zhao Liang.

Answering the call, Lin Zhen happily said, "Brother Zhao, long time no see."

However, Zhao Liang on the other side of the phone seemed quite anxious, "Lin

Zhen… It's really you. You've come out of the God Generals Training Camp." "Yeah, I just came out a few days ago. Brother Zhao, how did you know I was

"Little brother Lin, you're still in the dark. Things are heating up now." "Brother Zhao, what's going on? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Sigh! Today, the Grand Pavilion Master called and spoke to Dongfang Pavilion

Master, and they started arguing on the phone for some reason. Then,

Dongfang Pavilion Master was removed from his position. The new Pavilion

Master of Gale is now Tong Yuehu."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen felt a chill in his heart. Yue Zhenhua acted rather fast.

Without asking, Lin Zhen knew the reason why Dongfang Jun was taken down. It must have been because Dongfang Jun refused to comply with the order to drive Lin Zhen out, which led to Yue Zhenhua revoking his position.

Now, the Pavilion Master was the former Vice Pavilion Master Tong Yuehu. Lin

Zhen had no good feelings towards this man, who was the uncle of Shen Yuhua. In terms of character and temperament, he was worlds apart from Dongfang Jun.

Zhao Liang continued, "Dongfang Jun Pavilion Master didn't accept Yue Zhenhua's new appointment, but instead chose to leave Gale voluntarily. He has already left, and Tong Yuehu is organizing a meeting with the elders to discuss the issue. It seems they're going to… kick you out of the Martial Arts Hall."

Lin Zhen pondered for a moment, "If they want to kick me out, then so be it. I don't care."

"Little brother, it seems that you really don't understand the situation. Nowadays, among the War Gods, you absolutely need a Martial Arts Hall as backing. Those who don't have this backing will not be recognized by the War God Alliance. If you can't get certified, there will be many things that will be inconvenient."

Lin Zhen was well aware of these things, and said lightly, "If I'm not welcomed here, there's bound to be a place for me elsewhere. Gale isn't the only Martial Arts Hall. I can always find a place to stay."

"Sigh, if only it were that simple. The War God Alliance in Ice City currently only recognizes the top ten Martial Arts Halls' War Gods. Over the years, Dongfang Pavilion Master has been doing very well in Ice City, and Gale is now the number one Martial Arts Hall."

"Now, many War God powerhouses have far surpassed Changfeng and Dragon Slayer in terms of influence. If Gale kicks you out, the other Martial Arts Halls would not dare to accept you. Besides, Martial Arts Halls like Changfeng and Dragon Slayer have grudges with you. Tong Yuehu has already communicated with them, and no Martial Arts Hall ranked in the top ten will accept you." Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen realized the seriousness of the situation.

Yue Zhenhua was really ruthless, using his position as the Grand Pavilion Master of Gale to manipulate the situation. With just one word from him, none of the Martial Arts Halls would be willing to offend him for Lin Zhen's sake.

If the top ten Martial Arts Halls didn't accept him, then Lin Zhen would not be able to gain the War God Alliance's certification in Ice City, and everything would be inconvenient for him in the future.

Zhao Liang continued, "Also, if you are kicked out of the Martial Arts Hall, your family can't stay in the villa area either. These are all issues. If you have time, try to come back as soon as possible. Things are getting messy here." "Alright, I'll be back tomorrow." Lin Zhen immediately agreed.

"Okay, I'll let you know if there's any news."

After hanging up the call from Zhao Liang, Lin Zhen stood up. Although his shoulder injury hadn't healed yet, he couldn't wait any longer.

He first called home, and his father Lin Liye answered the phone. As soon as his mother Li Qin heard it was Lin Zhen, she ran over, concerned, and asked Lin Zhen a series of questions. In the end, Lin Zhen told them he would be home tomorrow.

Previously, since his injuries hadn't healed, Lin Zhen didn't want to go home to worry them. Now, although it is still not advisable to battle, there is no problem with his mobility.

Mother Li Qin also specifically asked Lin Zhen if he had a girlfriend and when he would give them a grandchild. Lin Zhen thought of Su Mingyue, but didn't tell his parents about her since their relationship was still uncertain.

Instead, Mother Li Qin said she had someone in mind and would introduce her to Lin Zhen when he returned. Lin Zhen casually responded.

These were not big issues compared to having nowhere to go after being kicked out of Gale Martial Arts Hall. Lin Zhen started to check the martial artists forum of Ice City Base City on his phone.

After not checking it for several years, it seemed that the Ice City martial artists' forum had become even more lively. A few top headlines caught Lin Zhen's attention.

"Gale Pavilion Master replaced, Dongfang Jun swept out the door by headquarters, Tong Yuehu takes over."

"Gale destroys the Great Wall, strongly supporting Dongfang Jun's reinstatement!"

"Insider news, Dongfang Jun was removed from his position due to Lin Zhen,

Tong Yuehu took command in this crisis and intended to drive Lin Zhen out of

"Breaking news, influenced by the fall of Cape Town Base City, the World War God Alliance will be merged, and War God's Knockout will be held soon to determine the rankings of each country. Internal selections are being held around the world, and War Gods recommended by militaries, governments, Gods Clan, and the top ten martial arts halls in Hua Xia can participate…"

Lin Zhen hadn't expected the news to spread so quickly—all the gossip was reminiscent of the network era in the AD calendar. It was impossible to keep secrets.

He randomly clicked on a post about Dongfang Jun being removed from his position because of him.

After opening it, there were all sorts of comments inside.

"I support Tong Yuehu; he has made significant contributions to Gale's development in recent years. Dongfang Jun was stubborn and should have been taken down long ago. Lin Zhen is merely the straw that broke the camel's back."

"Can anyone tell me who Lin Zhen is?"

"I agree with the first comment, Pavilion Master Tong is mighty!"

"Lin Zhen is nothing but a clown. He may be unrecognizable to new people, but he indeed caused a stir in Ice City years ago. These years he has disappeared after attending the God Generals Training Camp; I hated him long ago."

"Inside scoop, Lin Zhen apparently had an affair in the God Generals Training Camp with a woman and got into a fight with a young master from the Capital over jealousy, then committed murder while drunk. This time, his enemies are targeting him, and Dongfang Jun was ousted for covering up Lin Zhen's crimes."

"I just want to say gently: doesn't anyone remember what Lin Zhen did three years ago?"

"What use is it to remember? In this world, War Gods make the rules. There are many Warriors and War Generals who have earned fame, but they are all fleeting; rankings in the War God Alliance are ultimately determined by the strength of War Gods."

Lin Zhen stopped reading at this point. He checked the IP addresses of several people who were particularly harsh on him and found that some were from the Capital, while others were from Gale itself. Undoubtedly, Yue Zhenhua was trying to tarnish his reputation completely.

Leaving Gale was irreversible. Lin Zhen first called Dongfang Jun, as he was involved in the matter. Unfortunately, Dongfang Jun's phone was turned off, and it was unclear where he had gone.

Lin Zhen then checked the current rankings of Ice City Base City on the internet.

The top three rankings remained unchanged, with Gale, Changfeng, and Dragon Slayer.

The martial arts halls behind them experienced slight changes, but overall, there was not much difference. The Shadow Dance Martial Arts Academy ranked ninth, while Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, once at the peak, had now fallen to the tenth place.

After recruiting several Russian disciples, Blue Sky once ranked in the top three; but after Lin Zhen got rid of those Russians, Blue Sky became unpopular in Ice City, and business was increasingly deserted. In recent years, the hall master Yang Jianying of Blue Sky had been trying hard to engage in charity work to restore their reputation, but the results were not significant, especially as few strong War God-level experts joined.

The backbone of a martial arts hall was War Gods; they were the ultimate focus. There were many legends about War Gods, and according to people's mindset, only War Gods were the real strong ones. Warriors and War Generals could not make a big impact.

Over the past three years, Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall's ranking had declined to tenth place. Lin Zhen looked at his martial arts hall from his previous life and sighed.

Many things had changed since his rebirth, and Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall was one of them.

After browsing for a while, Lin Zhen could not think of any martial arts hall that might consider taking him in. He would have to return to Ice City first.

At this time, the vitality potion Lin Zhen had ordered arrived. Just as he was about to close the website, Lin Zhen saw another piece of news:

"Gale Martial Arts Hall's Master Yue Zhenhua signs a charity investment agreement, donating 10 billion and personally attending the donation event, receiving people's support for this loving act."

In the image, Yue Zhenhua had just left Gale Martial Arts Hall, wearing a black suit, looking like he had recovered from the grief of losing his son.

"Heh, he still has money to donate to charity but is really good at putting on a show. Yue Zhenhua, perhaps I should give you a gift too.."

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Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Not a Gale Person From Today On (Part 3)

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The Gale Martial Arts Hall proudly stands as the most significant martial arts academy in the Capital Base City, situated right in the city center. The place spans over a considerable area and houses thousands of members, including more than a hundred warriors of the War God Period alone.

Any small occurrence in Gale tends to attract significant media attention. For instance, today's announcement by Gale's grand master, Yue Zhenhua, about relieving Dongfang Jun of his duties as head of Ice City Base City branch stirred up heaps of speculation on the internet.

While the matter was still intensely discussed, with varying reviews, Yue

Zhenhua announced his intention to donate 10 billion to charitable causes! This instantly caught the media's eye, prompting reporters to rush over for interviews.

Yue Zhenhua opted to be interviewed right outside the gates of Gale.

Clad in a suit, he disregarded the fiery pain from the wound inflicted by Lin Zhen on his back, standing tall before the public as he confidently engaged in conversation. Given the secrecy rules of the God Generals Training Camp, the incidents there were not divulged to the public.

"Mr. Yue, why did you dismiss Dongfang Jun? Is there any personal feud between you two?"

"Mr. Yue, rumors online mention your son's failure to leave the God Generals Training Camp, he's been there for seven or eight years already, has there been an accident?"

"Mr. Yue, could you comment on the rumors that your dismissal of Dongfang Jun has something to do with your son, who is reportedly dead?"

At this point, Yue Zhenhua took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of his eyes. This gesture by a man in his fifties immediately confirmed people's speculations.

"First, please forgive my emotional display. My son, Yue Feng, did indeed die within the God Generals Training Camp, passing away in my arms. As a father, I'm sure you can all understand my feelings."

The reporters nodded sympathetically, expressing their condolences. Yet, it was clear that there was more to the story.

"However, due to the confidentiality of the training camp, I can't reveal specifics or disclose the murderer's name. You can find out through various channels, but what I want to tell everyone is, good and evil eventually receive their just deserts. Our donation of 10 billion to support the families of the deceased martial artists is a testament to our stance."

The reporters hurriedly noted it down; seemingly Yue Zhenhua's words held depth. But his donation definitely earned him some points, likely gaining the support of many.

Yue Zhenhua planned to assist the families of the deceased martial artists, who had passed away in various battles. Many martial artist families fell into decline due to a loss of income or revenge from their enemies, making life extremely miserable for the ordinary people left behind – many even became homeless.

For instance, the children of some martial artists became orphans after their parents' death, and the parents of some martial artists lost their children and had no one to support them. These are issues concerning martial artists. Yue Zhenhua's move undoubtedly received significant support from a large number of martial artists. While 10 billion can't solve all problems, it can surely warm some hearts.

Online, many voices started supporting Yue Zhenhua, and Gale's reputation was also on the rise, which was what Yue Zhenhua sought to achieve.

Engaged in conversation, Yue Zhenhua was about to partake in the donation signing ceremony. Once the signing was complete, Yue Zhenhua would be obligated to pay the sum, but right then, an employee rushed over and signaled to him urgently.

Yue Zhenhua excused himself from the reporters and retreating to a corner, asked the man, "What is it? Can't you see I'm busy?"

"Master, it's terrible, Lin Zhen is here!"

"He's here? What does he want? Who came with him?" Yue Zhenhua's eyes instantly grew wide.

"He came with some people from the Martial Artists Union, demanding that Gale Martial Arts Hall honor a promissory note personally written by young master, the one worth 500 million."

"This son of a bitch actually has that promissory note! Would he really bring people from the Martial Artists Union over such a tiny sum? Does he think I would renege on this debt? Anyway, this matter can't be made public, if it's just

500 million, give it to him. You handle this."

"Master, it's not as simple as that… Lin Zhen doesn't have just one promissory note. "

"Not just one, then how many? Are there ten? Even if it's fifty billion, give it to him, or even one hundred billion. Since the Martial Artists Union is here, it's impossible to default. Gale's credibility cannot be compromised."

"It's… It's…"

"What's with the stammering? Can't you see that the signing ceremony is waiting for me out there? My dismissal of Dongfang Jun has raised some doubts, and I urgently need to recover my reputation, I don't have time to chat with you."

The employee steeled himself and said, "There are a total of… two hundred."

"So what if there are two hundred… Wait, how many did you say?" Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Yue Zhenhua jumped up abruptly.

"Two hundred, with a total value of one hundred billion. He's waiting in the Great Hall of the Martial Arts Academv for the exchange. He also said that if the money isn't transferred to him in half an hour, he'll call in the reporters outside."

Sweat instantly beaded on Yue Zhenhua's forehead.

He was aware of these promissory notes signed by Yue Feng. Yue Feng had also mentioned his plans to retrieve them soon. However, after Yue Feng's death, no one came to claim the money, so Yue Zhenhua had forgotten about it.

He never expected that most of these notes would end up with Lin Zhen. This could spell trouble.

A hundred billion is not a hundred million. Although Gale is currently the leading martial arts academy, it does not have more than one hundred billion in liquid assets. This last-minute snatch by Lin Zhen was life-threatening.

"What shall we do? The people from the Martial Artists Union are here, and they can forcibly freeze and auction off our assets if we don't pay, and if the press found out about this, our Gale Martial Arts Hall would face a crisis of survival."

In a state of urgency, Yue Zhenhua paced back and forth on the floor, then finally asked one of the staff, "How much money do we have on the books now?"

"Eight hundred billion."

"After deducting the hundred billion for Lin Zhen, we still need a hundred billion for our external donation, still short of three hundred billion. We have to get rid of Lin Zhen quickly. I will call to borrow money now."

Yue Zhenhua pulled out his mobile phone and began to call his acquaintances to borrow money.

However, the process was not smooth. Although the public didn't know about the God Generals Training Camp, for someone of Yue Zhenhua's stature, it was nearly an open secret. Many people were dissatisfied with Yue Zhenhua's actions and refused to lend him money when they heard about it.

After a long while of begging and pleading for money, Yue Zhenhua had to resort to getting a loan from the bank, thankfully the loan approval process was fast, and he managed to gather three hundred billion within half an hour.

The staff member quickly went over and transferred a hundred billion to Lin Zhen.

Yue Zhenhua did not want to see Lin Zhen's triumphant face and told the staff to go to the front hall immediately after transferring the money. He planned to use the remaining hundred billion and then left.

After the staff had transferred a hundred billion to Lin Zhen, they were shocked when Lin Zhen presented twenty additional promissory notes demanding that Gale immediately pay the remaining hundred billion.

The remaining balance from the previous transfer had been displayed, Gale's account still had a hundred billion. Under the supervision of the Martial Artists Union representatives, the staff member was forced to transfer the remaining hundred billion to Lin Zhen as well.

After collecting the money, Lin Zhen bid farewell to the representatives from the Martial Artists Union, asking them to monitor the payment of one percent of the transaction amount. For this, Lin Zhen paid an additional eleven billion, but he did not care.

The staff member ran to the front hall sweating yards, saw Yue Zhenhua about to sign, rushed over anxiously, and whispered this brutal fact in his ear.

Gale's account was empty!

Not only was it empty, but they also owed the bank three hundred billion. This was a massive debt hole.

The reporters below saw Yue Zhenhua returning and began clapping enthusiastically, countless cameras pointed at him, waiting for the moment he signed the documents.

At this moment, Yue Zhenhua felt as if the pen in his hand weighed a thousand pounds. He didn't think Lln Zhen would play this trick on him. If he signed the document now and his card was declined, what would this event become? Won't he become the laughingstock?

What to do? What to do?

Yue Zhenhua pondered rapidly. It is impossible to borrow a hundred billion now, and the bank would not continue to lend to him. The only way out is… to deny the bill.

Upon thinking this, Yue Zhenhua, after a long moment of deliberation, finally made his decision. He put down the pen, "I think we need to reconsider our donation. Martial artists are well-off. Even if they are gone, their families should not have much difficulty in living. I think the homeless on the streets need help more than they do, so Gale has decided to reconsider the direction of the donation."

As soon as he said these words, the complexions of many martial artists in the room changed.

"Yue Zhenhua, what do you mean? Is your word like a fart?"

"Are you saying that homeless people need help more than families who have lost their martial artist members? I spit on you Yue Zhenhua, even as a martial artist, and as the head of Gale, is this some sort of joke?"

"This is outrageous, my God, the head of Gale Martial Hall going back on his word in public, this could be a headline news."

"Gale, you guys are full of bullshit, you are the number one Martial Hall on name, not even if I am invited on a grand lift to join Gale with you, Yue Zhenhua, as its head, I won't!"

The martial artists on the scene were filled with righteous indignation, and the reporters were even more excited, taking continuous photos and notes, this incident was too sensational, they had to broadcast it the first time.

Yue Zhenhua's face turned red and white alternately, he had no choice, who would make such a face-slapping move on himself, he wanted to leave the scene right then.

At this moment, Lin Zhen suddenly stepped in front of the reporters, "Ladies and gentlemen, I can't help but feel sympathy for the families of martial artists who have lost their loved ones. Martial artists risk their lives hunting mutated beasts to protect our homes, we can't let them worry about their families. Therefore, I have decided to donate to these martial artist families, and the amount is… thirty billion!"

As Lin Zhen raised three fingers, the reporters and martial artists present were all on fire.

"May I ask who are you? Are you a martial artist from Gale?" a reporter rushed up to ask.

Yue Zhenhua shouted from behind, "Yes, this was just a little joke I played with everyone. This man is Lin Zhen, a martial artist from Gale, our man from Gale. You can go and check."

In Yue Zhenhua's view, Lin Zhen seemed to want to reconcile with himself. So be it, give him some face now, get past this crisis and deal with him later.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen suddenly turned around, "Sorry Yue Hall Master, the Gale Hall Master of Ice City Base City, Tong Yuehu, just announced my expulsion from Gale. From now on, I am a free person.. This donation does not represent any faction, it represents only me!"

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Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Going Home (4 updates)

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The place Lin Zhen wanted to donate to was called the Martial Artist Charity

Aid Fund. The representative from the Fund was waiting on-site. Due to Yue Zhenhua's reneging on his commitment, the Fund's representative was almost about to leave in a huff.

But to their surprise, Lin Zhen appeared, and in no time struck a deal with them. With a big stroke of the pen, he signed his name.

Thirty billion was immediately transferred. From his appearance to completing the donation, it took Lin Zhen less than five minutes.

As soon as Lin Zhen turned to leave, he was immediately surrounded by reporters.

"Hello Lin Zhen, I am a reporter from the Capital Morning News. Why did you make such a grand gesture?"

"Lin Zhen, you mentioned that you were driven out of Gale Martial Arts Hall, what is the story behind it? Does it have anything to do with the hall owner Yue Zhenhua?"

"It is said that you also came from the God Generals Training Camp, why donate now? Why didn't you come out on behalf of Gale earlier? Do you have any issues with Gale?"

Lin Zhen stood there and smiled, "I just want to tell everyone a few things. First, I didn't leave Gale on my own initiative, they didn't want me. You can find out what I have done for Gale all these years, but what treatment did I get in return

"Second, this donation is purely my personal decision. Martial artists are fighting and putting their lives on the line to defend their country and their families. They cannot go without basic life assurances. I hope these 30 billion can be put to good use…"

"And finally, if I were still at Gale, I wouldn't have made the donation, because my identity would have constrained me. I don't want to represent Gale. The actions of the hall owner Yue Zhenhua just now have explained everything, haven't they?"

With that, Lin Zhen took a few steps out of the crowd and walked straight onto the street, disappearing into the crowd in no time.

As his figure was about to disappear, one of the martial artists on the scene spontaneously applauded Lin Zhen, followed by other martial artists, then the reporters and finally even members of the Capital Gale. This was the behavior of a true martial artist, someone worthy of respect.

When the applause stopped and people looked back, they could no longer find Yue Zhenhua's figure.

However, this wasn't a big deal. The reporters expanded on the topic, and there were plenty of stories to write about. They could imagine the excitement on the Internet, television, newspapers, and so on the next day.

Yue Zhenhua simply couldn't bear to stay on stage any longer. Today's event was extremely embarrassing, not only for him but also tarnishing the image of Gale Martial Arts Hall.

Back in his room, he slumped into a chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, wondering how things had turned out this way.

"Ding-a-ling!"

The phone rang. Yue Zhenhua picked it up and was shocked to see that the caller was Chen Fenglie.

"Mr. Chen." The call was a video call, showing Chen Fenglie on the other end.

"Zhenhua, are you trying to bring down Gale Martial Arts Hall?" Chen Fenglie, dressed in a blue casual outfit, sat in a rocking chair.

With just one sentence, a cold sweat broke out on Yue Zhenhua's back.

"No, Mr. Chen, please hear me out. Today's incident was an accident…"

"No need to say more, Gongsun Du already told me everything. You continually made foolish mistakes for the sake of your useless son, completely losing your rationality. I am very disappointed in you."

The mere words "I am very disappointed" made Yue Zhenhua realize the seriousness of the situation. Having been with Chen Fenglie for many years, he knew his temperament well; if Chen Fenglie said he was disappointed, it meant he truly was, and it was very likely that he would not give Yue Zhenhua another chance.

Still, Yue Zhenhua wanted to seize the opportunity: "Mr. Chen, it was my mistake this time. I hope you can give me one more chance to make up for my mistake."

"Zhenhua, you have to remember that as a martial artist, you cannot let your emotions take over. If you had focused on your cultivation and achieved the Star Realm earlier, you wouldn't have had to worry about losing one son, let alone having hundreds of them. By that time, you will realize that your son's death was not a bad thing."

Yue Zhenhua nodded repeatedly, although he didn't entirely agree with Chen Fenglie's words. He lacked Chen Fenglie's talents, and the Pre-Star Realm was likely his limit. Besides, now that Lin Zhen had become a mental burden, without eliminating Lin Zhen, he probably wouldn't have had another chance to advance to the Star Realm.

Of course, he didn't dare say such things in front of Chen Fenglie. Facing the number one expert, Yue Zhenhua didn't have the courage to speak openly.

"This incident has put Gale in a difficult position. I've deposited another fifty billion into Gale's account. This is your chance. You know about the Cape Town incident, right?"

"Yes, Cape Town has fallen."

"Well, now Hua Xia, the African Union, Brazil, and India have all proposed joining the World War God Alliance. If the other three countries don't agree, we four will form our own alliance, so the proposal was approved. The War God Martial Artists will hold a War God's Knockout competition to determine the rankings among the nations in the World War God Alliance. This time, Gale has to uphold our reputation. We must perform well in the War God's Knockout."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, Gale will definitely take first place."

"I also believe in the strength of Gale's martial artists, but we must not be complacent. The War God's Knockout is open to War Gods from Level one to

Level nine but not Pre-Star Realm. I originally put you in this position because

I recognized your ability in this area. But you chased away a talent like Lin

Zhen. You really are an idiot…"

Yue Zhenhua wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Mr. Chen, don't worry, even without Lin Zhen, I promise Gale will still be the most outstanding martial arts hall. '

Chen Fenglie didn't say much. He had initially wanted Yue Zhenhua to invite Lin Zhen back, but on second thought, he wouldn't do it sincerely, so he just let it be and hung up the phone.

Yue Zhenhua then sat down in embarrassment, having no time to deal with Lin Zhen's matter for the time being.

After leaving Gale Martial Arts Hall, Lin Zhen immediately went to a nearby merchant.

This merchant specifically catered to martial artists. The area where Gale Martial Arts Hall is located was a special district for martial artists. This merchant sold various things, and Lin Zhen had his eye on a flying ship.

In order to quickly return to Ice City, Lin Zhen needed to have his own flying ship.

Now, flying saucer-type flying ships were gradually entering the market, and some wealthy martial artists were beginning to try to buy them. However, there was one top-of-the-line Black Ghost that few people could afford.

It had a limited national release, with only ten units in total. Each one had a selling price of ten billion yuan, which was quite expensive for a flying ship.

If it were before, Lin Zhen wouldn't have bought it either. But this time, without any hesitation, he bought a Black Ghost on the spot.

This flying ship had a diameter of about 20 meters, was saucer-shaped, and had an automatic flight control system inside. It was said that it could reach an altitude of 50,000 meters at its maximum, almost beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

Its tenfold supersonic speed made it impossible for any mutated birds to catch up with it, and it had built-in stealth and fogging devices.

The so-called fogging device was a cloud-mist sprayer, masking the ship as a cloud so that it could hover without being detected. Furthermore, the misty scent it emitted could repel mutated birds.

The flying saucer came with a railgun, which could be used to attack other flying machines.

Inside it had a global satellite positioning system that could receive radio stations from any country, and its internet signal would not be hindered by the regional environment.

This flying ship represented the highest level of flying machine technology on Earth at the time. According to Lin Zhen's knowledge, before the arrival of extraterrestrial civilizations, no flying machine's performance could surpass it.

What's more, the space ring that Lin Zhen obtained from Yue Feng could actually hold this flying ship!

The space ring had a larger area than a basketball court, and its volume was even more enormous. It only took up about one-third of the space to accommodate the flying ship, which was incredibly convenient.

After purchasing the vitality elixir worth 40 billion yuan, donating 30 billion yuan, and then buying the Black Ghost for another 10 billion yuan, Lin Zhen had spent over 80 billion yuan in total, and he felt great about it.

Besides the Black Ghost, Lin Zhen also discovered 15 kilograms of liquid metal here, worth a total of six billion yuan, which he purchased without any hesitation.

He only had approximately 35 kilograms of liquid metal in his possession before. Now with this additional 15 kilograms, the total quantity reached to 50 kilograms, which was more than enough for most uses.

With over 50 billion yuan still left, Lin Zhen did not lack money to spend.

After purchasing the Black Ghost, Lin Zhen immediately took off. The built-in system in the flying ship would automatically contact the Base City air defense force and connect to the infrared scanning system.

When Lin Zhen left the capital, the infrared scanner scanned his flying ship, and the military quickly allowed him to pass. As long as the person inside was not a wanted criminal, the military would not obstruct.

From Capital to Ice City, it was a distance of over a thousand kilometers. The Black Ghost could arrive in just over half an hour.

Watching the Capital fade into the distance, Lin Zhen took a deep breath inside the Black Ghost.

Although he had given Yue Zhenhua a resounding slap in the face this time, he had also offended him greatly. After returning to Ice City, his priority would be to find a martial arts hall to join. He didn't know which ones would accept him.

As for An Ning, Lin Zhen used to like her, and she had been good to him. The secret skill in spiritual power impact she gave him was also from her.

However, how could Lin Zhen remain indifferent to Su Mingyue's repeated life-risking rescues? He still didn't know how to explain this to An Ning.

He wasn't willing to let An Ning go. Lin Zhen never wanted to let down those who were good to him.

But letting go of Su Mingyue was even more impossible. She might seem cold and detached, but actually, she was stubborn at heart. Otherwise, in her past life, she wouldn't have perished fighting the invaders from outer space the moment they appeared. If Lin Zhen really left her, she might do something reckless.

Thinking this through, he found this to be an intractable problem. So, Lin Zhen decided not to think about it anymore. If he could be reborn once again, but still couldn't handle two girls, then he'd not be worth living.

He practiced his mental powers for a while in the rest area of the Black Ghost. The scenery on the ground gradually magnified, and Ice City finally appeared in sight.

After three years, Lin Zhen finally returned to this place..

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Chapter 210: Chapter 210: Parents Sneaking a Peek at Ming

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Jiangbei Villa, a black ghost hovered above Lin Zhen's house, immediately attracting the attention of many people.

Many people in the surrounding villas used their mobile phones to take photos and upload the pictures to the Internet.

This black ghost had never appeared in Ice City before, firstly because it was expensive, and few could afford it, and secondly because it had just been released. It had only been half a month since Lin Zhen bought the newly released black ghost for Ice City.

The flying saucer slowly glided and landed in the small square in front of the villa. Lin Zhen came out of it.

With a wave of his hand, the black ghost disappeared into the space ring, and Lin Zhen walked towards his home.

People who saw Lin Zhen on the way didn't recognize him since he had been away for three years, and many of the neighbors in the villa area had changed.

Some people who knew Lin Zhen didn't talk to him. Now that the news about Lin Zhen being expelled by Gale was widely spread, it was expected that a martial artist who didn't even have a martial arts school would not have a

promising future, so it was better not to talk to him.

Lin Zhen opened the door of his house, and the smell of food wafted from inside.

After three years of not coming back, Lin Zhen took a deep breath, and nothing smelled better than home.

"Dad! Mom! I'm home!" Lin Zhen shouted.

Upon hearing Lin Zhen's voice, footsteps came from the kitchen, and Li Qin ran out first. She immediately went up to him and hugged him tightly: "My son is finally back. Mom has missed you so much."

Lin Liye came out pretending to be calm but almost bumped into the door. He was also delighted that Lin Zhen had returned.

"You, this kid, leave home for three years without any news. At least make a phone call home. Don't let your dad and I worry about you. Wash up and settle down quickly. You look weary and dusty, and you've lost so much weight. Mom will take good care of you later."

Lin Zhen had indeed lost some weight in the past few years, mainly because the food in the Star Fruit Tree was terrible. After eating compressed biscuits and dried meat for three years, it was impossible not to lose weight.

"Then I'll go and pack up. The reason is that I couldn't call you from where I was."

Lin Zhen returned to his room, took out two sets of new clothes, and then took some toiletries to the bathroom. He washed up thoroughly, changed his clothes, and looked at himself in the mirror with satisfaction. He was much more handsome than in his previous life.

Walking out of the bathroom, Lin Zhen saw his father cooking in the kitchen and went to give him a hug: "Dad, I just love the smell of your cooking."

"Get out of here. A big kid like you is still clinging to your old man. Aren't you ashamed? Just go cling to your mother and don't interfere with my cooking," his father said, pushing him away.

"Then let me taste this shrimp." I'm really craving some, Lin thought. Reaching out, ne tnea to graD one or tne Dig rea snrmps nis aaa was cooK1ng.

"Hey! It's not cooked yet. Get lost."

Lin Zhen retreated to the kitchen door with a smile, and with a wave, a big red shrimp flew over. He didn't care if it was hot or not; he just started eating.

"Stinky boy, you're using that trick with your family now," Lin Liye said with a laugh.

Lin Zhen went out of the kitchen, and his mother was setting up the table and chairs. He went to help her.

"Son, during the three years you were away, Miss Li came many times. Are you two dating now? I asked her, but she didn't want to say, but I can tell she likes you. She's pretty and a good match for you. Tell Mom, how long have the two of you been dating?

Lin Zhen was confused: "What little Li girl?"

"Don't pretend to be confused with your mother. It's Li Mengxi, the neighbor's girl from our previous house. You used to stick to her all the time when you were little."

"Li Mengxi! " Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly. What was this woman up to?

No matter what her purpose was, if she was aiming at his family, she was making a big mistake!

But his mother kept asking questions, and Lin Zhen couldn't tell her the things to do with the martial artists. He could only resign himself to the fact and said, "Mom, don't worry about my future. I have a girlfriend, and I'll bring her to meet you when I get the chance."

"You have a girlfriend? Whose daughter? What does she look like? She can't be worse than Mengxi. Nowadays, it's all about genes or something like that. In short, the better-looking the parents, the better-looking the children in the future. My son is so handsome that if he finds a crooked and cracked melon, it won't do! Never mind. In any case, it's impossible to surpass Mengxi. She's the safe choice. "

"You're always running around outside, and no one sees you all year round. If you can give your dad and me a grandchild, you're free to do whatever you like."

Hearing his mother nagging again, Lin Zhen had no choice but to take out his mobile phone. The screen showed a photo of him and Su Mingyue: "Mom, take a look. This is my girlfriend, and your future daughter-in-law. See if she looks like a crooked and cracked melon."

Li Qin took the phone and looked at it, then suddenly froze: "Oh, this girl is so…This is a bit too…ls she even human?"

"What do you mean by not being human?" Lin Zhen gave a bitter smile.

"No, I mean, she's so beautiful that she doesn't look like a real person! Old man! Take a look at your son's girlfriend. She seems a bit familiar to me!"

Lin Liye ran out of the kitchen, and Li Qin handed him Lin Zhen's cellphone. He looked at it for a long time: "She's so beautiful, but she does look familiar. She looks like that…"

Li Qin suddenly pointed to a poster of Gods Clan on the wall: "That's her!"

Lin Zhen then noticed the Star Sky Divine Teaching ads hanging on the wall at his house. In the picture, Su Mingyue was dressed in a divine robe, bathed in radiance, and looked as pure as an angel. However, it was from three years ago, and she looked the same then as she does now.

"This is the Saintess of Gods Clan, your girlfriend?" Li Qin asked in surprise.

"Yes, she is the Saintess and also a Martial Artist. We met at the God Generals Training Camp."

Lin Liye looked at the phone for a long time: "This couldn't be Photoshopped by you to deceive us, right? How could someone like her be interested in you?"

Lin Zhen raised his head in annoyance: "Am I so bad in your eyes? Fine, fine, I'll video call her, and you'll see."

With that, Lin Zhen took his phone and initiated a video call with Su Mingyue.

Both Li Qin and Lin Liye were watching from the side; Li Qin even said to Lin Zhen, "Don't include us in the video call; we just want to sneak a peek.

Otherwise, she might feel uncomfortable."

Lin Zhen didn't include his parents in the camera's frame; he knew their little plan to sneakily assess whether Su Mingyue was a reliable girlfriend for him. However, Lin Zhen wasn't afraid of this assessment, as Su Mingyue would surely pass with flying colors.

The video call connected, and on the other side, Su Mingyue was sitting at a desk with her hair neatly tucked behind her ears. She seemed to have just taken a bath and was wearing a soft white long dress, looking extraordinarily elegant under the warm orange light. Upon seeing Lin Zhen, she immediately smiled and said, "Idol, you're home now."

"Yue'er, what are you doing?" Lin Zhen had missed her after not seeing her for several days.

"I'm reading."

"What are you reading?" Lin Zhen asked.

Su Mingyue first picked up a book called "The Saintess's Self-Cultivation" from within the video frame: "My master asked me to read this, but I've read it hundreds of times already, so I secretly started reading this instead." With that, she picked up another book called "Common Era Cookbook."

"Are you secretly reading a recipe book because you want to cook something delicious for me?" Lin Zhen asked with a smile.

"Mm, you're so gluttonous, so I thought I would learn how to cook some dishes to make for you later."

Lin Zhen sighed inwardly; his innocent girlfriend was indeed top-notch. An ordinary girl would probably say something insincere like "It's not for you," but not Su Mingyue. She straightforwardly admitted it and even labeled him as gluttonous.

However, seeing Li Qin and Lin Liye snickering in the background, they probably approved of their future daughter-in-law.

"Am I really that gluttonous?" Lin Zhen defended himself.

"You even said you wanted to eat me that day," Su Mingyue revealed with a smile.

Li Qin and Lin Liye immediately showed a surprised expression behind Lin

Zhen, who suddenly broke into a cold sweat: "That was a joke, just a joke."

"Mm, I know. Lin Zhen, the God General Competition is starting soon, have you registered yet?"

"I will." Lin Zhen felt a bit of a headache regarding this matter.

"Good. I've already registered, but I don't know when it will start. I heard we need to bring a Virtual Helmet…"

Su Mingyue paused here: "When will you fix the Star-gazing Mirror? I… I kind of miss you."

As she said this, her eyes welled up with a watery sheen, her lips quivering slightly. One couldn't help but want to hold her close and comfort her.

"As soon as possible."

Seeing Li Qin wanting to join the conversation, Lin Zhen quickly adjusted the camera angle. Su Mingyue probably wasn't prepared for the parents, so it would be better for them not to meet for now.

"See you soon, Yue'er. I'll take you away from the church after fixing the Star-gazing Mirror."

Su Mingyue nodded, and the call ended.

"You brat, where's my daughter-in-law? Why didn't you let me see her? Am I so unbearable?"

"Don't you dare to join in and mess this up. Can't you hear it? Your son wants to 'eat' her, but clearly hasn't managed to, and she looks so tender. Don't go scaring her with your sudden appearance."

"Who? Old man, who are you saying is jumping in tooth and nail?" Li Qin turned towards Lin Liye.

At this time, the smell of burnt food came from the kitchen, and Lin Liye quickly ran there to escape the trouble.

"Mom, now that you've seen her, you won't keep pushing me to find a girlfriend, right?"

"No need, she's more than enough. Hehe! The Saintess of Gods Clan might become my future daughter-in-law. If I tell others about this, they'll be green with envy." Li Qin had already sunk into her fantasies.

She initially wanted to ask Lin Zhen more about Su Mingyue, but the guard informed her that someone named Zhao Liang was looking for Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen checked the guard's video feed and saw Zhao Liang, Gao Yan, and Shi Lei standing at the door..

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Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Young Parents

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Lin Zhen let Zhao Liang and his friends in, and upon hearing his friends had arrived, his parents immediately made a couple more dishes.

As Zhao Liang and his friends entered, they first greeted Lin Zhen's parents and then they all went to the study together.

Upon entering the study, Shi Lei angrily said, "Tong Yuehu, that bastard, really drove Lin Zhen out! I knew this guy was up to no good from the start."

Lin Zhen looked at the three of them, and after three years had passed, they still hadn't reached the War God Realm. Shi Lei and Zhao Liang were Level Nine Martial Generals, while Gao Yan was a Level Eight War General, and none of them had condensed their Dantian energy.

The once skilled fighters had been far surpassed by Lin Zhen.

Gao Yan continued, "I think Lin Zhen is doing pretty well without Gale. Lin Zhen, your donation in the capital today was really cool. Many martial artists have started to support you online now. Yue Zhenhua has completely lost face this time, and many people are saying that Gale is no good."

Lin Zhen nodded, "I hope this incident won't affect you guys."

Zhao Liang waved his hand, "Brother Lin, we've known each other for several years, let's skip the pleasantries. We're not even War Gods, so we won't be affected at all. The ones affected are the higher-ups. You don't know, right after your donation, Tong Yuehu immediately organized a meeting of War Gods. It seems they're going to compete in the God General Competition with all their might."

At this point, Lin Zhen asked, "How is the God General Competition being held? Have any rules been established?"

"It seems it's almost finalized. I heard there are two stages: the preliminaries and the knockout rounds. They're using virtual technology. As long as there is a recommendation from the martial arts halls, churches, military, or Base City, any War God can sign up. Each participating War God will receive a virtual helmet, which will connect them to the virtual world via their brainwaves, where they'll fight."

"That's right, I've also heard that they're using virtual technology. Moreover, this technology is connected to the entire world. Not only will we be able to see Hua Xia's War Gods, but we can also see War God-Level experts from around the world. Unfortunately, we'll have no chance to participate." Gao Yan laughed.

"Yes, this War God's Knockout is co-hosted by the Seven Countries, not only determining the rankings of each country in the World War God Alliance but also offering generous rewards to outstanding War Gods."

"What rewards?"

"I heard it's Star Artifact rewards. There are quite a few ways to receive them. It seems that just by qualifying in the preliminaries, you can get rewards. The higher your rank in the knockout rounds, the more rewards you get. The specifics will be known at that time."

Hearing about the Star Artifact rewards, Lin Zhen's eyes lit up immediately.

The higher the ranking, the more Star Artifacts were rewarded. He had to participate in this War God's Knockout since he needed them to repair the Star-gazing Mirror.

Zhao Liang continued, "Lin Zhen, without a martial arts hall's recommendation, you can't participate in the War God's Knockout. You must find another martial arts hall immediately. The deadline for registration is only in three days. If you don't sign up, it would be a pity."

Lin Zhen shook his head, "It's not easy to find a martial arts hall. Gale kicked me out, and ordinary martial arts halls wouldn't dare take me in. Maybe Changfeng and Dragon Slayer would dare, but both of these martial arts halls bear a grudge against me. They wouldn't waste the chance to step on me while I'm down, so they wouldn't accept me."

"As for the military, government, and church, they must recommend their own people. I haven't enlisted nor am I involved in politics, and I'm not clergy. I'm unqualified and it's just not possible."

Zhao Liang and the others were silent, as they really couldn't be of much help in this situation.

In the end, Shi Lei thought for a moment and said, "Lin Zhen, I think there's one martial arts hall that might accept you, but it depends on whether or not you're willing to go." "Which one?" Lin Zhen asked.

"Blue Sky!"

After Shi Lei spoke, Zhao Liang was stunned, "Blue Sky? The one currently ranked tenth? That won't work. The martial arts hall has a bad reputation, and although it has calmed down in the past two years, that hall still has a grudge against Lin Zhen. How could they accept him?"

Shi Lei shook his head, "You're wrong. Blue Sky is very likely to accept Lin Zhen. Apart from Yang Jianying, they don't have any other War God -Level experts. In Ice City, they're barely hanging on. They've given up on themselves and no one is joining them, even though they're recruiting War Gods everywhere. If Lin Zhen went there, it might be their salvation. I believe Yang Jianying wouldn't hold a grudge over past events, as after all, he also wants the martial arts hall to develop well. I think their recruitment of Russian fighters is understandable."

Zhao Liang looked at Lin Zhen, "Brother Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Zhen thought for a moment and nodded, "Why not? Anyway, it doesn't matter which martial arts hall I go to, I just need to participate."

"Alright, since you agree, I'll help you make some arrangements." Shi Lei patted his chest confidently.

At this time, dinner downstairs was ready. Lin Zhen invited his old friends to drink together. Shi Lei and the others didn't come empty-handed, bringing plenty of delicious food and drinks. Everyone had an enjoyable meal together with Lin Liye.

During the meal, Lin Zhen mentioned that he might need to move out because he was no longer with Gale and the villa would be reclaimed in a few days, so he needed to find a new place.

Zhao Liang immediately told Lin Zhen that there were many vacant villas in Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, and if Lin Zhen's matter was settled, he could move there.

After the meal, Zhao Liang and his companions took their leave. Lin Zhen returned to the living room and took out the vitality potions for his parents.

"Dad and Mom, drink these two potions, and then I'll help you recuperate in the next few days. It will make you many years younger and you may even be able to start learning martial arts."

Lin Liye and Li Qin looked incredulously at the vitality potions, unable to believe that such miraculous things existed in the world.

In this era, almost everyone had a martial arts dream, but they simply didn't have the means, and could only lead ordinary lives. They thought that was it for their lives, only to have their son tell them they could still learn martial arts and even become Martial Artists when they were older, which surprised them.

Li Qin hesitated, "Can we do it? I did want to learn martial arts when I was young, but now I'm already this old…".

"Mom, don't worry. This potion can restore the vitality of human cells. After you drink it, you won't become a genius, but I guarantee that it will keep you young for a long time. However, you have to work hard. From now on, you can't play Mahjong or stroll around. You have to train properly."

Lin Zhen was right. Even if Lin Liye and Li Qin had his support, and resources weren't something they needed to worry about, the process of progressing from a Warrior to a War General still required great effort.

Seeing Li Qin still hesitating, Lin Liye grabbed a bottle of the vitality potion. "What are you hesitating for? Don't you want to live a few more years? Not to mention, when our son gets married and has children, you won't even be able to take care of them. I want to accompany my grandchildren and great-grandchildren for a few more years. For that, even if this potion is poison, I'll still drink it."

After saying this, Lin Liye drank the vitality potion in one gulp.

Hearing this, Li Qin's eyes also immediately became determined. "That's right. My future daughter-in-law is so pretty. If I go shopping with her, I'll look like an old woman compared to her. As a mother-in-law, I can't be too far behind. Isn't it just cultivation? For my daughter-in-law and grandchildren, I'll take the risk."

Li Qin also drank the vitality potion in one gulp.

Hearing the reasons why his parents wanted to learn martial arts, Lin Zhen couldn't help but laugh and cry. If it weren't for Su Mingyue, they probably wouldn't even want to drink the potions. But this was good too—it would at least strengthen their resolve to practice martial arts. They didn't need to achieve great heights; just reaching a realm where they could extend their lives would be enough.

After taking the vitality potions, Lin Liye and Li Qin's bodies began to change. As they aged, their bodily functions declined, and their cells weakened. Now, with the potions' power injected into them, they started to regain their vitality. This process needed guidance, so Lin Zhen closed the door and focused on taking care of his parents, not entertaining any visitors.

Cell recovery was a painful process. Lin Zhen initially thought his parents might not be able to withstand it, but every time they were about to give up, they reminded themselves of their future daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and miraculously persisted through the process.

For two whole days, Lin Zhen did not leave the house and devoted himself to taking care of his parents. Two days later, the effects of the vitality potions were completely absorbed, and his parents were completely transformed.

Lin Liye's back straightened and his hair turned black, while Li Qin's cold leg ailment was cured and her wrinkles disappeared, making her look almost 20 years younger. Anyone who saw her would believe she was not even 30 years old.

Lin Zhen smiled and looked at his father. "Dad, see how young and handsome you are now? If we go out together and say you're my brother, people would believe it."

"You stinker, are you asking for a beating?" Although Lin Liye said this, he couldn't help but admire himself in the mirror. He had never felt better. He felt full of strength from head to toe and was eager to learn martial arts.

Li Qin changed into new clothes and squeezed in front of the mirror. "It's like a dream come true. It feels like I've gone back to my 20s before I got married. Do you think I'm pretty, old man?"

"Beautiful, like a fairy! " Lin Liye shamelessly flattered her.

Actually, both Li Qin and Lin Liye were good-looking, which was why Lin Zhen was so handsome. Now that they were young again, both were considered to be above-average in terms of appearance.

Li Qin swayed her body. "I don't dare to claim the title of fairy, only my future daughter-in-law has that privilege. But if we compare ourselves to people we know, I have the confidence to beat them. What do you think? Should we go out and see if anyone recognizes us?"

Lin Liye was also tempted. The old couple ended up excitedly going out to stroll around.

Lin Zhen did not dampen their spirits, knowing that they would be eager to practice martial arts once their excitement faded.

Not long after the old couple left, Shi Lei called to say that he had contacted the master of Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, Yang Jianying, and that he had agreed to let Lin Zhen join Blue Sky. He would also recommend Lin Zhen to participate in the God General Competition under the name of Ice City Base City's Tenth Martial Arts Hall..

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Chapter 212: Chapter 212: War God 's Knockout, Heaven s Garden (3rd update arrived)

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It had been three years since Lin Zhen last visited the Thousand Year Time Bar. The interior decoration remained almost the same, and there were still many Martial Artists visiting the place.

In a corner of the first-floor hall, Lin Zhen was drinking opposite Yang Jianying.

Yang Jianying handed a set of documents to Lin Zhen, "Lin, take a look. Now our Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall doesn't have much to offer. These are the conditions we can provide. If you agree, sign it, and you'll be a member of Blue Sky."

Lin Zhen took the documents from Yang Jianying and skimmed through them.

There was nothing special in the documents. They offered Lin Zhen a villa, the largest and best one in Blue Sky. It was even better than where Lin Zhen was currently living.

However, the salary was meager, only 500,000 a month, less than what an average War General would make. It was not at all equivalent to the pay of a War God.

Yang Jianying said somewhat embarrassedly, "Lin, in the past, I made a wrong step. I recruited several Russians. Now, we have a bad reputation, and the martial arts hall is not well managed. We don't have much left in terms of assets. Knowing that you're rich and have spent 30 billion in the capital, you probably wouldn't care about this pay…"

Lin Zhen chuckled. "It's quite good. I will give this 500,000 a month to my parents. Moreover, Brother Yang also gave me a huge villa."

"As it should be. It's a small recompense."

Upon seeing Lin Zhen agreeing and quickly signing, Yang Jianying sighed in relief. The contract was now effective.

Lin Zhen felt a tinge of emotion. In his past life, he had been a martial artist of Blue Sky. It was unexpected that he had returned to Blue Sky in this life after a long roundabout journey.

Yang Jianying took out his phone and dialed the War God Alliance registration office: "I'm Yang Jianying, from Blue Sky of Ice City. I'm registering our martial arts hall's War God, Lin Zhen… Yes, just like that."

After hanging up, Yang Jianying said, "Brother Lin, it's done. We're just in time.

If we were an hour late, the registration would have closed."

"How many people from our martial arts hall have registered?" Blue Sky in this life was very different from what Lin Zhen knew in his past life. There were practically no familiar faces here anymore.

Not wanting to hide anything, Yang Jianying said, "To be honest, you're the only one from Blue Sky who has registered. Originally, I was thinking that if we didn't recruit anybody in the end, I'd have to do it myself. Fortunately, you were here, otherwise, it would've been a humiliation for me."

Yang Jianying was only a Level Eight War God now, and as the head of the martial arts hall. registering himself could easilv lead to criticism. If he didn't perform well, it would indeed be a great disgrace.

"Does the head know what the rules of the War God Knockout are now?" asked Lin Zhen.

"Yes, they're online."

Busy with his parents these past few days, Lin Zhen hadn't met anyone or surfed the internet, so he had no idea what had happened online. He took out his cellphone to check.

Indeed, the rules for the War God Knockout had been laid out.

All War Gods worldwide who received a recommendation could register. Each would receive a virtual helmet and enter a virtual map to fight.

The virtual map, named Heaven's Garden, was proposed by Star Sky Divine Teaching and finally decided upon through joint research by countries worldwide.

According to Star Sky Divine Teaching's description, true gods were incredibly vast. A Star Fruit Tree was merely a small tree in his garden, and the flowers and plants there were even taller and luxuriant than Earth's primitive forests.

High-altitude flight was prohibited in the garden. Even if you were a Spiritual Mind Master, the highest flying distance was only about ten meters, preventing these Spiritual Mind Masters from taking shortcuts.

When everyone entered the garden, they would randomly appear in a peripheral zone, a boundless grassland filled with many Mutated Beasts.

Crossing the grassland, they would enter a sea of flowers, a place also filled with countless dangers.

After the sea of flowers was a small stream. But this "small stream" was essentially a large river, another extremely dangerous zone.

After the river, the martial artists would be near the end of the virtual map. Crossing this big river would bring them to the final location of the virtual map – a Garden Cottage.

The cottage had 1,024 spots. Every War God who arrived could leave their name at a spot. As soon as they left their name, they would pass the preliminary selection and could exit the virtual map.

There were also some gemstone fragments on the virtual map, which came in three types—Red, Blue, and Yellow gemstones.

With ten red gemstone fragments, one could finally exchange them for a Lower Grade Star Artifact; ten blue gemstone fragments could be exchanged for a Middle Grade Star Artifact.

With ten yellow gemstone fragments, one could obtain a High Grade Star Artefact.

Even if one did not manage to gather enough gemstone fragments to exchange for Star Artifacts, these fragments could still be reclaimed. Red gemstone fragments could be reclaimed for 10 million each, blue gemstone fragments for 100 million each, and yellow gemstones for 1 billion each.

This served as a gauge to balance those who did not pass the preliminary selection because they wouldn't receive rewards. If one could obtain some gemstone fragments, it would also be a sort of compensation.

The last 1,024 qualifiers who advanced to the knockout competition, would be given a reward after each round.

Upon entering the elimination round, one is rewarded with a lower grade star artifact. If one makes it into the top 512, they will be rewarded with three lower grade star artifacts.

If one makes it into the top 256 of the elimination round, they will get five lower grade star artifacts as a reward. Those who progress into the top 128 can receive a middle grade star artifact.

If one makes it into the top 64, they will get three middle grade star artifacts, moving into the top 32 will get them five middle grade star artifacts.

Getting into the top 16 allows one to get a high grade star artifact, if they make it into the top eight, they will get three high-grade star artifacts.

Getting into the top four will get a person five high-grade star artifacts. If one enters the contest for the first and second place, they will get a top quality star artifact.

The champion, moreover, will get an additional top quality star artifact.

Of course, there's a time gap between the preliminary round and the elimination round. Three months after the preliminary round concludes, the elimination round officially begins.

The start time for the preliminary round will also be three months later. During this time, the War God Alliance will be tweaking the virtual world system and perfecting the map.

"The game starts in three months?" Lin Zhen looked at these rules, the anticipation bubbling inside him. If he could get through the preliminary round and make it into the top four, he could almost certainly assemble ten high grade star artifacts.

"Yes, a month from now. However, if I may be so bold, Brother Lin, you are skilled, but your level is a bit low. I know you've been undefeated during your warrior phase and war general stage. But the world of the War Gods is different. There is a significant gap between high level and low-level War Gods. Your current strength at the late stage of level three doesn't quite cut it. It's near impossible to secure a good ranking in the competition; passing the preliminary round itself might be a challenge."

Lin Zhen nodded. He knew this well. Level three War Gods have little power in front of the advanced War Gods. His current strength allows him to beat average intermediate War Gods and he isn't afraid of elite War Gods either, but what about high-level War Gods? Elite high-level War Gods?

In his view, not to mention himself now, even Yue Zhenhua, who was on the verge of entering the Star Realm, would not certainly become the champion in this War God World Championship, or even make it into the top four.

From Lin Zhen's memory, there are many strong War Gods from other countries. They are sure to stand out in this competition.

There are three months until the preliminary round starts, and then three months after that for the elimination round to begin. Lin Zhen's first priority right now is to improve his strength to ensure he makes it past the preliminary round.

However, it's not easy to increase one's strength quickly at the War God level. Lin Zhen began to recall memories from his past life. Where could he go to progress significantly?

Yang Jianying saw that Lin Zhen was deep in thought, and didn't pester him further. He only said to Lin Zhen, "Little brother, I won't say much more. Just perform as best as you can. At present, there aren't many people in Blue Sky, but I think you have great potential. Even if you don't perform well in this War God Championship, I'm sure you'll have an impressive performance in the future."

"Thank you, Master."

"No need for formalities, I must go now, but the helmet will be delivered to your home tomorrow. Just wear it on time, three months from now."

"Okay, I have one more question. Now that I'm a War God of Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, am I qualified to raid the ancient God ruins?"

"Of course, you are. But the ancient God ruins are very perilous. Those places are heavily damaged due to meteor showers, and the environment is deadly. The ancient God ruins nearest to us in the north are only two: Changbai Mountain and Five Connected Pools. If you truly want to go, I suggest trekking into Changbai Mountain. I recommend finding some companions as well. If you don't venture too far in, you might even find a star artifact or two."

"What if I said I wanted to go to the Five Connected Pools?" Lin Zhen asked with a smile.

"What! You intend to go to Five Connected Pools! Are you out of your mind? There's nothing worth seeing there. They don't produce star artifacts. The mutated poisonous insects present are all of at least B-level. Venturing there is akin to suicide. I suggest you let go of that idea."

"Hehe, I was just joking with you, Master. I know when to be careful."

"That's better. Don't act impulsively. If anything were to happen to you, there'd be no one left in Blue Sky."

"I understand. I have one more request. I bought vitality potions for my parents so they can begin cultivation anew. Could you arrange two Warrior leveled instructors to oversee their training?

"Vitality potions? You can afford those? Junior, you're impressive!" Yang Jianying gave Lin Zhen a thumbs up. It's a trivial matter for him. He could even help Lin Zhen move house, if need be.

Yang Jianying acted swiftly. The next day, Lin Zhen's family moved from the Gale Martial Arts Hall villa to the one in Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall.

This was the largest and finest villa, and as the Blue Sky had hardly any people now, the surroundings were nearly deserted. It felt like a private estate for Lin Zhen.

The two level-nine warriors sent by Yang Jianying quickly arrived – a male and a female – overseeing the practice of Lin Liye and Li Qin, striving to push them to the War General stage as soon as possible.

Lin Zhen also paid a significant amount of money, ensuring the delivery of training equipment and medicinal materials, so his parents will not be delayed in their cultivation.

After arranging everything, Lin Zhen called An Ning, but the call was answered by An Ning's personal assistant. The assistant told him that An Ning had been arranged to leave Ice City two years ago by her family and it was unknown where she had gone.

Lin Zhen then called Su Mingyue. She told Lin Zhen that Gongsun Du had arranged a secret special training for her in order to ensure her competitive performance in the War God Championship. Even she didn't know what the special training would entail.

After talking with Su Mingyue for a short time, Lin Zhen hung up.

With Gongsun Du, a meteor phase expert, supervising her special training, Su Mingyue's improvements would definitely be tremendous. Lin Zhen also didn't have time to delay.

His target was the Five Connected Pools, something that he had been considering for a long time now..

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Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Ancient God Relics – Five Connected Pools (Fourth Watch)

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Five Connected Pools was located a thousand miles further north from Ice City. The area was originally a group of volcanoes. The volcano lakes atop five peaks were interconnected, hence the name Five Connected Pools.

When the Leo meteor shower descended, the Five Connected Pools became a disaster area, bombarded by countless meteors that left the landscape riddled with holes and created many unique climate features.

In this volcanic region, two volcanoes erupted year-round, and the climate was extremely harsh, with violent storms. The area was also shrouded in thick smoke and volcanic ash, so no one approached it. Over time, the many mutated creatures that lived there formed a unique group.

The original creatures here were poisonous insects that had adapted to the conditions and remained within their territory, not venturing into the outside world. Likewise, creatures from the outside were unwilling to enter. The ancient ruins were thus formed in a state of isolation.

Very few people came to the Five Connected Pools, due to not only the challenging climate but the most crucial reason being the absence of Star Artifacts.

Star Artifacts were brought to Earth by meteors. Lin Zhen knew that a planet had shattered, bringing many extraterrestrial objects to Earth. However, none had reached the Five Connected Pools, so no War Gods came here to seek trouble.

Once, an unbelieving team of War Gods entered the Five Connected Pools through its entrance and crossed four volcanoes. In the end, only one of the ten War Gods survived and returned empty-handed. That was when the ominous reputation of the Five Connected Pools began to spread, known as the most useless ancient ruins.

However, Lin Zhen knew for a fact that not long before the fall of Ice City's Base City in his previous life, the secret of the Five Connected Pools was discovered. The Technology Department found that the creatures here had a unique trait: combining the crystals in their brains with another drug, a powerful dark energy could be produced, serving as a replacement for the Dark Energy Stone that War Gods used.

For a War God to advance, they must absorb Dark Energy Stones in addition to continuous cultivation. People had discovered the great use of Dark Energy Stones, and Lin Zhen had bought a dozen before through the convenience of purchasing meteorites. These were now stored in his Space Ring. However, it was not easy to acquire more Dark Energy Stones, as they were in high demand and priced exorbitantly in the market.

So, the Five Connected Pools' ancient ruins instantly became a sought-after treasure, with countless War Gods swarming to it. Although they could not acquire Star Artifacts here, obtaining crystals that could catalyze dark energy and replace Dark Energy Stones for cultivation was equivalent to finding a leveling-up Holy Land.

People had also found one special meteorite at the bottom of each pool in the Five Connected Pools.

These five meteorites were the real treasure within the Five Connected Pools!

The ten-odd Dark Energy Stones Lin Zhen possessed were enough for him to advance to a four-level War God. However, that was far from enough, so he had to come here.

Before setting off, Lin Zhen bought plenty of potions and mixed them in large barrels according to his past-life memories. He then bade farewell to his parents and headed for the Five Connected Pools.

The Black Ghost descended from the clouds. Without needing any special effort to locate the area, Lin Zhen could see the dense volcanic ash covering the sky and ground like a massive black mountain, stretching for miles.

The volcanic ash strangely gathered here, not scattering elsewhere, forming a thick black curtain that deterred any living beings from approaching.

"We've arrived at the Five Connected Pools. These volcanic ashes serve as a natural barrier between the ancient ruins and the outside world. Anyone who wants to enter must do so through the entrance of the first volcano, as the suffocating ash can be deadly. However, the ash inside is significantly less dense, ensuring at least breathable air – that's the wonder of the Five Connected Pools,"

Lin Zhen's Black Ghost circled around and arrived at the entrance of the Five Connected Pools.

Reaching the entrance area, he noticed a supervision station set up by the Martial Artists Union. No one could enter any ancient ruins without recommendation and payment.

For places like the Changbai Mountain ruins, hundreds of personnel from the Martial Artists Union were stationed there to manage access.

At the Five Connected Pools, however, only one person was on guard, with a shift change happening once a month. No one wanted to stay in this desolate place where birds didn't linger long enough to even drop their droppings, let alone the rarity of visitors throughout the year.

So when Lin Zhen arrived, the Martial Artist on duty was actually sleeping in a

small house, completely unaware of Lin Zhen's presence.

Only when Lin Zhen knocked on the window did the guard wake up, still drowsy.

"What is it?"

"I want to enter the Five Connected Pools. Is there a fee?"

"Oh… Ah! You want to go in?"

"Alright, show me your Martial Artist certification. This is an ancient ruins site, and only members of Martial Arts schools, the military, or the church may enter."

Lin Zhen showed him the Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall certificate, establishing that he was now a Blue Sky War God. Although he only ranked tenth in Ice City, he was still eligible to enter.

"Alright, you're qualified. The entry fee is one million."

Lin Zhen paid the one-million entrance fee, and under the baffling gaze of the guard, he entered the Five Connected Pools.

The entrance was located at the foot of the first mountain. A natural tunnel went through the mountain – one side led to the outside world, and the other side to the forbidden area.

Lin Zhen entered the tunnel, and gusts of wind blew in from it, carrying thick smoke and sparks that choked him. He activated his Spiritual Shield and continued forward with determination, eyes on the billowing smoke and sparks.

About twenty minutes later, Lin Zhen finally emerged from the tunnel into the light.

"What kind of place is this!"

Lin looked up, only to see the sky seemingly covered by a black lid, with the thick smoke that reached ten kilometers enclosing the Five Connected Pools like an independent world.

There was a group of volcanoes ahead, the one on the far left was called Fire Burning Mountain, constantly erupting with fierce flames and dense smoke, and one could feel the heat waves from afar.

There was also a Black Dragon Mountain far to the right, with the amount of black smoke erupting not any smaller than the Fire Burning Mountain.

There was a choking sulfur smell in the air. Staying here for a while made it difficult to breathe.

The area where he had just crossed through the tunnel was a chaotic stone area, with bare brown rocks on the ground forming varied shapes like pillars, houses, and even human figures. Walking on them, one could feel the slight heat. This place was called Dragon Gate Stone Village.

Lin Zhen looked ahead, with the first volcano of Five Connected Pools about twenty kilometers away.

"Most of the environment in this area is very harsh, only the five volcanic lakes of the Five Connected Pools are slightly better, and there are especially many mutated poisonous insects here."

"But the levels of mutated beasts here are extremely high, the lowest being B-level. The highest level of mutated beast I've killed before is B-level, I can't compete with A-level, so I have to be more careful now. There are even S-level mutated beasts here."

Lin put on his Cloudwalking shoes, now unaffected by the hot temperature on the ground, and began to move forward.

After walking about five kilometers, he left the chaotic stone area and stepped onto the soft soil.

Just a few steps in, Lin suddenly felt the ground loosen.

"Mutated poisonous insects!"

As soon as Lin had this realization, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a huge fiery red centipede bared its fangs and claws, biting at Lin Zhen!

Just the part of the centipede exposed above the ground was five meters long, thicker than a gasoline barrel, and its huge fangs and claws shone brightly. Its mouth was big enough to swallow Lin whole!

"A-level Mutant Beast!"

Thanks to the Cloudwalking shoes, Lin didn't need a shield to fly. His body rose into the air, narrowly evading the centipede's ferocious attack. The Tyrant Spear appeared in his hand, and he fiercely stabbed it down towards the centipede's head!

"Clang! "

The spear's tip pierced the centipede's back, sparking a trail of fire and marking a shallow scratch on its surface.

"Such a hard shell! Although I didn't use my full strength with this spear, it's a Star Artifact after all. I can't believe it can't penetrate it in one strike!"

The centipede finally revealed its full body, about twelve or thirteen meters in length, with hundreds of feet stirring the flying sand and stones. It flicked its tail, and a large piece of sandy rocks headed towards Lin!

Lin quickly activated his Spiritual Shield, as the sand and stones bombarded it like bullets, making a loud noise and causing Lin's Spiritual Power to tremor.

Then a second wave of sand and stones came crashing, and Lin stepped onto the Cloudwalking shoes to rise another thirty meters into the air.

"Beast, let's see if you can still hit me when I'm this high up."

Unexpectedly, the centipede's body suddenly arched and sprang up, directly soaring dozens of meters high and lunging at Lin again.

"Quite tenacious, but now that I know your pattern, you're no threat to me!"

Just as the centipede was about to pounce on Lin, he suddenly disappeared on the spot and reappeared under the centipede's belly, stabbing the Tyrant Spear out fiercely!

"Puff!"

The centipede's stomach, without thick armor, was pierced by Lin's spear!

Green blood gushed out, and Lin teleported again, reaching its neck where it couldn't attack. The golden energy enveloped the spear's tip, instantly increasing the Tyrant Spear's strength to that of a Middle Grade Star Artifact, and he thrust it down once more!

The centipede let out a beast-like roar, and as its body hit the ground, its foreclaws quickly dug into the sand and stones, attempting to burrow underground and escape.

"If I let you get away, I might as well not continue this journey. Stay down!"

Lin teleported to its belly once again, targeting the wound and stabbed fiercely, lifting it up with both hands!

The centipede's belly was split open by Lin's spear, creating a wound more than five meters long, and a colorful mess of innards poured out.

At this moment, Lin truly understood the saying 'a centipede dies but doesn't quit', as the dying A-level poisonous insect continued to wriggle in the sand. Lin sighed helplessly, grabbed the centipede's hind legs, and exhausted a great deal of strength to pull the dying creature out of the sand..

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Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Breakthrough, Level 4 War God! (5 more updates)

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After killing the mutated centipede, Lin Zhen didn't need to rest, as the Radiant Power in his body quickly restored his Dantian gas and Spiritual Power.

Picking up his spear, he stabbed the still twitching centipede a few times, thoroughly finishing it off.

"It's a good thing I have psychic teleportation; otherwise, this centipede would be difficult to deal with. As long as I lure the poisonous insects into the air, I can easily find their weaknesses."

Lin Zhen leaped over the centipede's head with his spear and took out the crystal inside.

No matter how disgusting the poisonous insects were, the crystal was beautiful. Lin Zhen collected the red, fire-like crystal.

"Dark Energy Stones can be used by War Gods of any realm, so I'll keep mine

for now. For the time being, I'll use the poison insect crystals to advance."

"For a Primary War God, B-level Mutant Beast crystals are enough. This centipede is A-level, so I'll save it for when I become an Intermediate War God."

Just as Lin Zhen was about to move forward, more poisonous insects appeared in the distance, including a smaller centipede, a water snake, and even a red, tank-sized toad.

"They're here. These B -level poisonous insects want to devour the body of the centipede, but they're just delivering me more crystals."

As an advanced War God, Lin Zhen had no difficulty dealing with the B-level mutated beasts. He immediately took up his spear and charged forward.

"What? You're saying Lin Zhen has joined Blue Sky and even signed up for the God General Competition?" Tong Yuehu looked at the information in front of him with an unpleasant tone.

"Yes, Master. We overlooked Blue Sky somehow. We gave a heads-up to all the other martial arts halls, including Changfeng and Dragon Slayer, that they would not accept Lin Zhen. We thought Blue Sky was barely surviving and had a grudge against Lin Zhen, so we didn't stoop to approach them…"

"Enough! That is negligence. Our instructions were clear: to keep Lin Zhen completely powerless in Ice City. But he found a martial arts hall, and that's our dereliction of duty."

Standing across from Tong Yuehu were two War Gods, both around thirty years old. They were elders of Gale and consisted of a Seventh-level War God and a Level Eight War God.

The Level Eight War God was named Ma Yao, and the Seventh-level War God was named Wei Li. They were the two main forces in Ice City's War God's Knockout competition.

Tong Yuehu himself had even signed up, as he was now a Level Nine War God and wanted to have a good performance in the competition.

Ma Yao said, "Master, it shouldn't be a problem, should it? Lin Zhen may have signed up, but he's just a Third-level War God. He won't make much of a

difference in the God General Competition, and he probably won't even make it through the qualifiers before being eliminated."

Wei Li nodded, "We better not meet him, or we'll eliminate him ourselves to avenge the young master's nephew."

When Tong Yuehu heard about Shen Yuhua, he waved his hand: "Let's not make a big deal out of this. But have our people keep an eye out. Once they encounter Lin Zhen, they must eliminate him immediately."

"Please rest assured, Master. Although the virtual map is vast, the area shrinks as we move inward. With forty to fifty War Gods from our martial arts hall participating, someone is bound to have a chance to encounter Lin Zhen."

"We can't be careless. Lin Zhen may be a Primary War God, but his compressed Dantian gas is very high. An average Intermediate War God may not be his opponent. I have a feeling that letting Lin Zhen participate in the God General Competition is not a good thing. We must stop him."

Tong Yuehu said a few words, then turned back to ask Ma Yao and Wei Li,

"Have you been watching Lin Zhen these days?"

"We have. We've received news that he's at the Five Connected Pools right now."

"He went to the Five Connected Pools? What is he doing there?" Tong Yuehu was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly thought of an opportunity.

Ma Yao and Wei Li looked at each other, seeing Tong Yuehu's intention. Ma Yao said, "Master, should we go after him and kill him now?"

"No, you can't. Lin Zhen's conflict with us is too big, and countless eyes are watching. Many martial arts halls are openly and secretly opposing us, such as Changfeng, the An Group, and so on. We can't make any more careless moves. If we want to get rid of Lin Zhen, we cannot use people from Ice City. That would leave traces. If we have to act, we should find someone unrelated." "Who is an unrelated person?" Ma Yao asked.

"Of course, it's a foreigner. Now that the internet is widespread and the cities are connected, if a foreigner were to come to the Five Connected Pools and just happen to kill Lin Zhen, that would have nothing to do with us."

"Master, you're brilliant. This is easy to do. There are many bounty hunters online. Even those who hire a quasi-Star Realm fighter can be hired. It's just a matter of scheduling. But to deal with Lin Zhen, an Advanced War God will be enough. I'll handle it immediately."

"Yes, don't be afraid to spend money, remember not to leak any information. If we can't hire a Star Realm fighter, we'll hire an Advanced War God. Lin Zhen must not leave the Five Connected Pools alive!"

"Plurp plurp plurp!"

After stabbing several times, Lin Zhen finally put down the last mutated toad.

After extracting three B-level crystals, Lin Zhen stopped at the Dragon Gate Stone Village and began to adjust the potion.

In his past life, Lin Zhen knew the adjustment formula, and he had prepared the potion in advance. He took out a small test tube, first putting in the crystal of the swimming snake.

Then, he injected the potion into the crystal, causing it to shake before it began to dissolve in the potion.

About twenty minutes later, the power within the crystal began to evaporate completely, and a little bit of energy overflowed from the mouth of the test tube.

"Success! It really works. Although it's not as good as the Dark Energy Stone, it's not much different. Let me absorb it and see."

Lin Zhen covered the mouth of the test tube with one hand, and wisps of energy entered his body.

About two minutes later, there was nothing left in the test tube. Lin Zhen opened his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Not bad, it pushed me a small step forward in the late-stage of Level 3. Once I absorb these two remaining crystals, I will reach the peak of Level 3."

Lin Zhen followed the same method, absorbing the remaining two crystals, finally allowing his Dantian energy to reach the peak of the Third Level War God.

"This place is truly a treasure trove. Every mutated beast is a gem. I can just keep moving forward. By the time I reach the first volcanic lake of the Five

Connected Pools, Lotus Lake, I should be able to advance to a Level Four War

God."

"If I want to have a chance in the God General Competition, I need to reach at least the state of a Level Five War God. There are still three months left; let's see how far I can go!"

Lin Zhen left the Dragon Gate Stone Village and headed straight for the Five Volcanic Lakes of Wudalianchi.

In his previous life, the special meteorites in the five volcanic lakes were all taken away by extraterrestrial civilizations. Lin Zhen could roughly remember that the special meteorite in the first volcanic lake was a Spiritual Power Meteorite.

This meteorite could stimulate the growth of spiritual power. Lin Zhen's current spiritual power was at the Dark Gold Early Stage, considered high among the Primary War Gods, but not the highest among Intermediate War Gods.

Because Lin Zhen accumulated a lot during his War General Stage, he skipped the states of Level 1 and Level 2 War Gods and entered the late stage of Level 3. Compared to those War Gods, who are easily in their thirties or even forties, Lin Zhen was still too young.

Without a fortuitous encounter, the growth of Spiritual Power requires long-term accumulation. Therefore, Lin Zhen's excellent Spiritual Power during the War General Stage didn't give him much advantage among War Gods.

He could be patient to slowly cultivate his spiritual power, but with the upcoming War God's Knockout, there would not be enough time for slow cultivation. He had to obtain the Spiritual Power Meteorite at Lotus Lake.

Along the wav. Lin Zhen sometimes encountered large groups of B-level

Mutated Poisonous Insects attacking him, or even several A-level Mutated Poisonous Insects working together. In such situations, even Lin Zhen had to temporarily retreat.

However, his realm also constantly improved through these battles.

After seven days in the Five Connected Pools, Lin Zhen didn't make any progress and still stayed near the Dragon Gate Stone Village. However, on the seventh day, he finally made a breakthrough.

The Dantian energy in his body began to surge, and the energy boundary that had been restricting Lin Zhen for several days expanded outward again.

The Dark Star within his body began to rotate, injecting strands of energy into it, making it increasingly larger.

This size couldn't be compared to the size in the real world, as a martial artist's Dantian formed another world. After condensing a Star Core, the Star Core in a martial artist's Dantian could really become the size of a star. Lin Zhen's Dark Star now had the appearance of a Star Core, containing various energies within and serving as Lin Zhen's battle engine.

The Dantian energy rotated rapidly, and with a muffled rumbling sound, Lin Zhen's Dantian began to expand again, like an explosion's shockwave!

A layer of armband that restricted Lin Zhen's promotion was broken by this energy, making Lin Zhen feel like he was under a vast sky.

"I did it! I finally advanced successfully! It took seven days to advance to a Level Four War God. From now on, I am an Intermediate War God!"

"The crystals of those B-level mutated poisonous insects are no longer useful to me. At least A-level mutated poisonous insect crystals are needed to advance from intermediate to advanced. There's no need for me to continue entangling with these insects on the edge of the territory. I'll head to Lotus Lake now!"

Lin Zhen adjusted his breath and stood up. He had more than a dozen A-level Mutated Poisonous Insect crystals in his hand but didn't absorb them immediately. Having just advanced, he needed a period of consolidation, and obtaining the Spiritual Power Meteorite was the key.

When Lin Zhen entered the Five Connected Pools for a month, an aircraft from a distant western horizon landed at the entrance of the Five Connected Pools..

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Chapter 215: Chapter 215: The War God from the European Union (Sixth Update)

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The watchman at the entrance of the Five Connected Pools was counting his fingers, waiting for his relief. A month had passed, and there was still no sign of the person supposed to replace him. He wondered if they wouldn't come today.

"When I get back, I'm definitely going to report him for skipping work and making me stay in this damn place for an extra day."

As he was muttering, his eyes suddenly fell on something ahead.

A white, triangular aircraft landed, and two Westerners came out.

A man and a woman. The man was tall and burly, while the woman was beautiful and seductive with a stunning figure, making the watchman unable to help but stare at her for a few extra moments.

"This chick is so hot. She's really captivating." The watchman licked his lips.

The two of them were wearing tight leather clothes, walking towards the entrance.

In recent years, after the restoration of the internet, various schools began to teach international languages. Among them, Hua Xia language is widely used and is spoken by people from almost all countries.

Hua Xia people also speak other languages fluently, making communication effortless.

Especially these Martial Artists, with their developed brain domains, learning languages is a piece of cake for them.

When the couple reached the entrance, the man said to the watchman, "I need to enter the Five Connected Pools."

"Oh, that's fine. The ancient ruins are open to foreigners as well, but we rarely see visitors. First, please show your proof."

"My name is Hansen, and I'm from Madrid Base City in the European Union. This is my companion, although she will not be entering with me this time."

Hansen handed over a document verifying his identity. He was a member of the Sacred Martial Hall in Madrid Base City, a Seventh-level War God.

"Welcome, our friend from the EU. How did you travel across the Eurasian continent to come here?" The watchman asked cautiously.

At that moment, the Western woman approached, flicked her long golden hair, and a faint fragrance wafted through the air, "Is it necessary to answer that question?"

"Oh… well… it's not essential." The watchman's eyes were a bit dazed.

The woman had ocean-blue eyes, long golden hair, fair skin, well-proportioned facial features, and an exquisite figure. She blinked her big eyes, and the watchman felt a bit dizzy.

"Since it's not necessary, then we refuse to answer." The woman said, and the watchman involuntarily nodded, somewhat smitten by this Western beauty. "Alright, Hansen, off you go. How long do you think you'll need?"

"It shouldn't take too long, but I've heard this place is quite large, so it might take about half a month. It definitely won't exceed a month. You can go ahead and leave; I'll call you when I come out."

"Remember to be careful. The task this time is worth 30 billion, and we must not fail. If we fail, we'll have to pay five times the compensation to the other party. Moreover, Miss is currently competing with Ai Er, so we must not disappoint her since we're undertaking this task behind her back."

"No problem. This task is as easy as eating and drinking for me. I promise to contribute to Miss' unified organization." Hansen spread his hands, indicating how relaxed he was about it.

"Well, goodbye. I'm leaving now. Just remember not to delay your participation in the War God's Knockout."

"Goodbye, Alice. Don't worry. I promise to rank well in the War God's

Knockout.", Hansen patted his chest and assured the woman named Alice.

Alice smiled and then blew a kiss to the watchman, "Thank you, handsome

Easterner. Good luck to you!"

"Ah! Good luck…" The watchman stared blankly at the retreating figure of the woman. Her enchanting waist and slightly swaying hips made him reluctant to take his eyes off her.

It wasn't until the woman boarded the aircraft and flew away that the watchman finally came back to his senses.

At that moment, Hansen slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, buddy, you'd better not lose your soul to her. She's a thorny rose. Anyone who dares to reach out will surely get stung badly. Don't say I didn't warn you."

"Wha-what?! You, foreigner, what do you know? That's not what I meant at all.

Just go in, and by the way, you need to pay one million."

Hansen shrugged and swiped 1 million for the watchman. Although the two currencies are not equivalent in value, payment could be made in proportion here. One million Hua Xia coins were about 700,000 Euros.

Whistling, Hansen walked towards the tunnel through the mountain saying, "One million, just one million to earn 30 billion, making money from Hua Xia people is so easy. Alice actually doesn't trust me. She's really underestimating me, Hansen."

When Hansen's figure disappeared, the watchman muttered, "This foreigner is insane. How could there be a 30 billion deal here? There's only a Primary War

God inside. Can killing him get you 30 billion? What a load of nonsense."

After a while, his relief finally arrived, and the watchman prepared to return to Base City and enjoy himself. He still had a few months until he had to come back here.

As he left, he couldn't help but think of the Western woman, feeling that she was a truly sexy beauty. If she could provide him with some pleasure, the joy would be indescribable.

"Crack! "

A piece of volcanic rock was stepped on and fell by Lin Zhen. The rocks on top of the volcano were not as tough as he had imagined.

However, he didn't even notice the rolling rocks as his gaze fell upon the lake before him.

Although the sky was filled with black smoke, the water of the lake didn't seem dirty, as the smoke didn't fall downwards.

The entire lake surface had a diameter of only about three or four kilometers, and there wasn't even a single wave. From a distance, it looked like a giant blue gemstone.

There were a few green spots on the lake surface. These were lotus leaves.

The lotus leaves here grew incredibly large, each one like a wide, open parachute. They were scattered across the lake's surface, and the blue and green colors were so close that it was difficult to notice them without a careful examination.

"Finally, I've arrived at the first volcanic lake, Lotus Lake, where the Spiritual Power meteorite is located."

"It is said that the Spiritual Power meteorite is at the bottom of the lake. However, one can imagine that the waters in the lake must not be as calm as the surface suggests. There might be mutated poisonous insects waiting for me inside. I need to be cautious."

Lin Zhen ascended from the lake shore and began to fly towards the water.

At first, he was flying about thirty meters above the water surface, and there was no sign of any disturbances.

Lin Zhen became bolder and descended to a height of twenty meters, but still found nothing unusual.

"No way, could there be no mutated poisonous insects in this lake? If that's the case, would I be able to obtain the Spiritual Power meteorite today?" Lin Zhen descended further, to ten meters, and still found nothing but calm.

Five meters, and still no movement.

"It seems there really is nothing here. I'll just land then, and find a lotus leaf to land on."

Lin Zhen chose a lotus leaf and descended upon it.

But just as he landed, the unexpected happened!

Surrounding water columns suddenly shot up toward the sky, overturning the lotus leaf in an instant. Countless giant leeches rushed out like Flood Dragons, intertwining and twisting in the air. Their writhing bodies and squirming suckers were chilling to behold!

"Not good! These things were hiding beneath the lotus leaves! Each of these leeches is an A-level mutated poisonous insect. I have to get away quickly!"

Lin Zhen teleported to a height of forty meters, but he still hadn't escaped the leeches' attack range. One leech brushed past him, its huge sucker reaching out violently towards Lin Zhen's body!

"Bang!"

The sucker generated a powerful suction force, almost as if it was Lin Zhen's gravity, pulling him into the sucker from a distance of five meters!

"Damn! I underestimated these leeches. Their suckers can produce attraction forces!"

Moreover, Lin Zhen felt a tingling sensation in his body. The leech's sucker contained toxins, and numerous needle-like thorns penetrated Lin Zhen's skin, instantly beginning to drain his blood!

Lin Zhen felt a wave of intense pain and was enveloped by the sucker so he couldn't teleport away. Additionally, having a leech wrapped around him made using a spear less effective. He immediately put the Tyrant Spear into his Space Ring and the liquid metal on his waist transformed into a long knife. With a twist of his body, he swiftly slashed the knife towards the sucker!

"Puff!"

The leech's defense was rather weak, so the big sucker was chopped off with just one strike.

But Lin Zhen didn't even get the chance to shake off the sucker clinging to his body before another powerful suction force came over, pulling his height down by five meters. He was instantly enveloped by the sucker of another leech!

This time it was his legs that were wrapped, and just as the blood-sucking thorns were about to pierce his skin, Lin Zhen swung his long knife again, cutting off the sucker!

His movements were fast, but so were those of the leeches. Moreover, each leech had hundreds of suckers on its belly. Lin Zhen had just cut off one, and the next one was immediately wrapping around him.

As the leeches' bodies descended, Lin Zhen plunged into the water after cutting off the fourth sucker!

"Damn, if these things drag me to the bottom of the lake, I'm done for without even fighting – I'd die from blood loss and poisoning alone. I have to get out quickly!"

Not caring about the toxins spreading through his body, Lin Zhen turned his liquid metal into two long knives and swung them with both hands to chop off the suckers enveloping him!

Seeing more suckers coming, Lin Zhen simply raised his hand and unleashed the Lightning Photon!

Powerful electric currents bloomed on Lin Zhen's liquid metal long knife, attacking a large group of leeches in the water, a natural conductor of electricity. About a dozen leeches convulsed violently!

Lin Zhen took advantage of the situation, breaking through the water's surface and teleporting up thirty meters. He quickly turned around and furiously slashed with both knives, chopping an incoming leech into several segments.

Teleporting again, Lin Zhen ascended to an altitude of seventy meters, finally managing to escape the leeches' pursuit.

Feeling numbness spreading through his body, Lin Zhen didn't dare to linger any longer. He rushed to a hidden spot near the lake shore and, with unsteady footsteps, swallowed the prepared antidote as soon as he reached his destination.

"Damn those filthy creatures of the water! It seems that if I don't deal with them, obtaining the Spiritual Power meteorite will be impossible.."

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Chapter 216: Chapter 216: Mental Defense Star Artifact (Seven more updates arriving)

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As the medicinal effect gradually took effect, the feeling of poisoning in his body slowly faded away.

However, Lin Zhen didn't think about going back into Lotus Lake again. The current Lotus Lake was still a bit too difficult for him. He needed to immerse himself here for a while, consolidate the realm of the Intermediate War God, and kill more A-level Mutant Beasts. He would go to Lotus Lake again after his strength had stabilized at the fourth level.

A-level Mutant Beasts. He would go to Lotus Lake again after his strength had stabilized at the fourth level.

After all, he had just broken through to the Four-level War God, and his realm was not yet stable. This time, it was a bit risky.

For the following period, Lin Zhen didn't go anywhere but stayed by the lakeshore to rest. First, he used three days to stabilize his realm, and then he began to absorb the more than a dozen A-level Poisonous Insect Crystals in his hand.

These ten-plus crystals helped Lin Zhen improve his realm a bit, reaching the early stage of the Four-level War God.

After the absorption, Lin Zhen still didn't rush back to Lotus Lake, but instead wandered around the vicinity, starting to hunt A-level Mutant Poisonous Insects and obtain their crystals.

He could fly and teleport instantly. As long as he didn't recklessly rush into the A-level poisonous insect pile, he basically wouldn't encounter any danger.

After spending more than twenty days like this, Lin Zhen had hunted several hundred A-level poisonous insects. Each crystal he absorbed helped his realm progress rapidly.

Twenty-eight days later, Lin Zhen finally made another breakthrough, reaching the middle stage of the Four-level War God.

"Phew! That's almost enough. I've reached the middle stage of Four-level War God, my speed and strength have broken through again, my Spiritual Power and Dantian energy have improved. Dealing with those leeches should be much easier."

"Also, during these days, I've come up with a way to enter the bottom of Lotus Lake. Now is the perfect time to give it a try."

Lin Zhen prepared himself to enter the Lotus Lake again.

However, just as he was about to take action, he saw from the top of the mountain that someone was flying towards him.

Spiritual Mind Master!

Lin Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly. This was not the God Generals Training Camp, so there were not that many Spiritual Mind Masters. Moreover, according to Lin Zhen's estimation, no War Gods would come to adventure in the Five Connected Pools, as the secret of the poisonous insect crystals had not yet been discovered by the outside world at this time.

But the appearance of a Spiritual Mind Master in this place couldn't help but make Lin Zhen vigilant. It might have been targeted at him.

Lin Zhen had noticed him, and the Spiritual Mind Master had also noticed Lin Zhen. He immediately sped up and flew towards Lin Zhen.

Since he had been discovered, Lin Zhen saw no need to hide. He held the Tyrant Spear in his hand and waited for the opponent to arrive.

The opponent's flying speed was very fast, and in just a short while, the distance between him and Lin Zhen had closed to within a hundred meters. They could already clearly see each other's faces.

"A Westerner!" Lin Zhen was slightly startled, not expecting a Western War God to appear here.

The Western man quickly came to Lin Zhen's side, put away the shield with a cross at his feet, sized up Lin Zhen for a while, then took out his phone and looked at it, before laughing: "Haha, you are Lin Zhen. I didn't expect to find you so quickly. If I had known it would be this easy, I wouldn't have let Alice leave. She could have just waited for me."

"Who are you?" Lin Zhen asked.

"I am Hansen from Madrid Base City. Lin Zhen, you should remember this name because it's the man who will send you back into the arms of the True God of the Stars."

Lin Zhen also sized up Hansen. Lin Zhen was nearly 1.9 meters tall, but he was still a little shorter than this man. This man was over 1.9 meters tall and very burly. He was a Seventh-level War God.

Lin Zhen had some accessment of the enemy's strength. This Hansen gave him a sense of danger.

"Lin Zhen, you really are young. Being a Four-level War God at such a young age, I have to say you're a genius. Hmm… A genius who is about to fall." Hansen said, taking a Western sword in his hand with a guard.

Hansen said, taking a Western sword in his hand with a guard.

It was wrapped with a sea-blue glow, a Middle Grade Star Artifact.

"Is that so? I think it's far from certain. Whoever sent you, you made a foolish move today."

Lin Zhen didn't fear the opponent and flicked his Tyrant Spear.

He had already advanced to the Intermediate War God, challenging someone three levels higher was not impossible. He wanted to give it a try.

"Hehe, how naive, little guy. You have no idea how powerful a Seventh-level

War God with eight times compressed Dantian energy is. It's a real god!"

Before his words fell, Hansen suddenly broke out. In the blink of an eye, the Western sword in his hand turned into a poisonous snake, covering many vital spots all over Lin Zhen's body!

The move created a strong wind, as fast as lightning. Lin Zhen immediately focused on defense!

However, Lin Zhen didn't care much, as such intensity of attack was completely within his defensive range. It seemed he had overestimated this foreigner.

But before the sword's tip arrived, what reached Lin Zhen first was the Mental Shock!

Lin Zhen couldn't help but tilt his head. The Mental Shock made him feel dizzy. The opponent's Spiritual Power was not inferior to his own!

On the other hand, Hansen seemed to have no problem. His sword's speed didn't slow down at all. Lin Zhen's hurried defense was not in time, so he could only wrap the liquid metal armor around his body!

"Puff puff puff!"

After a few sword flowers, Lin Zhen was hit by three swords, but fortunately, the interception of liquid metal saved him from injury.

"Hehe! You're quite a lucky fellow. I was careless this time. Although I hit you several times, none of them were fatal. Next time, I will pierce your chest with one sword."

Seeing the opponent's pupils changing slightly, Lin Zhen immediately teleported without hesitation.

He instantly flashed dozens of meters away, and the opponent's mental shock missed.

"As expected, just like the information said, you have a miraculous teleportation ability. However, it's useless. Next time, I will interrupt your teleportation."

Hansen rushed over, and Lin Zhen's second teleportation was indeed interrupted by his mental shock.

Lin Zhen was hit by the mental shock and barely blocked several times. He was almost injured, but Hansen remained unscathed.

"How is this possible? Why is this guy not affected by the backlash of the mental shock? If he keeps using mental shock like this, I can hardly fight against him, unless my spiritual power is higher than his. And this person is also in the early stage of Dark Gold, just like me."

Seemingly seeing Lin Zhen's confusion, Hansen confidently said, "Lin Zhen, maybe you have many tricks, but unfortunately, you can't use them in front of me. Because you can't break my mental shock, just wait for your defeat." At this time, Lin Zhen carefully observed Hansen and finally found a clue.

There was a necklace around Hansen's neck!

And it was not an ordinary necklace – it was actually a lower-grade Star Artifact!

A mental defense lower-grade Star Artifact not only can resist the opponent's mental shock but also effectively prevent backlash.

If it weren't for Lin Zhen's extensive knowledge, he wouldn't have discovered Hansen's secret.

"So that's it. With this mental defense Star Artifact, Hansen is almost invincible against anyone with weaker spiritual power than him."

"Even though I have many skills, they are useless against mental shocks. He has a defensive Star Artifact, which minimizes the power of backlash.

However, I have to bear the mental shocks repeatedly. This fight is so unfair."

However, I have to bear the mental shocks repeatedly. This fight is so unfair."

Lin Zhen made a decisive decision. Since he couldn't fight head-on, he had to think of a way.

He suddenly rose into the air, "Come on, Hansen, let's fight in the sky. Let's see if I'll be afraid of your mental shock."

"Haha, okay, no matter where you go, you can't escape. And your shoes are nice; they're mine now."

Hansen also stepped on a shield and flew up, aiming to kill Lin Zhen.

As Hansen was about to perform mental shock, Lin Zhen suddenly spread his hand, and thousands of rays of light shone in his palm, causing Hansen to instinctively cover his eyes!

"Kill!

Lin Zhen instantly teleported in front of Hansen, and the long spear in his hand was launched like a storm!

Hansen lost the initiative and hurriedly blocked.

At first, he didn't take Lin Zhen too seriously, but after this real confrontation, he immediately realized the terror of Lin Zhen.

The long spear was like a rolling river, wave after wave of attacks seemed endless, and he had to fight with all his strength to block each time, but the end was nowhere in sight.

Electric lights wrapped around the spear, and golden air crisscrossed. The two clashed for less than a minute, and Hansen was hit by two shots, blood was flowing from his shoulder and thigh!

"Damn it, this eastern kid is so strong. If it weren't for my mental defense Star

Artifact, I might have died here today!"

"Lin Zhen! Enough!"

"Boom!"

Lin Zhen's shot hit Hansen's abdomen, but a layer of Star Device Armor appeared on the surface of his body. The middle-grade Star Artifact blocked Lin Zhen's fatal shot.

Hansen's body flew back dozens of meters, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth due to the impact, but he quickly rushed back, "Lin Zhen, I was careless just now. I won't give you any more chances this time. Die under my mental shock!"

Seeing Hansen's desperate posture, Lin Zhen secretly regretted that he didn't expect the opponent to have Star Device Armor, otherwise, he would have taken him down in the previous wave of attacks.

With three major Star Artifacts protecting the opponent, especially the mental defense one, Lin Zhen admitted that he temporarily couldn't do anything about him.

With no other options left, Lin Zhen's body swayed, and he quickly fell!

The Lotus Lake was below them. As the two were still at a distance, Lin Zhen glided in an arc, swiftly approaching the surface of the lake.

Hansen was initially chasing closely, but when Lin Zhen approached the lake surface, countless giant leeches rushed into the sky, instantly surrounding Lin Zhen. Hansen quickly stopped and barely avoided entering the leeches' attack

range.

"Lin Zhen! You're seeking death, and I won't accompany you in dying!" Hansen shouted from the shore.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhen had already entered the water. He quickly cut off a piece of the suction pads, and the liquid metal turned into a huge eggshell, wrapping Lin Zhen. He began to sink into the lake.

The leeches suctioned the liquid metal but immediately let go. They had no

interest in the metal..

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Promotion! Spiritual Power of the Dark Gold Late stage!

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This was a method Lin Zhen had thought of early on. As long as he wrapped himself in liquid metal, those leeches would be helpless against him.

If there were some strange fish in the water, this method would definitely not work, as the thin layer of liquid metal would not be able to protect Lin Zhen.

But it was no problem for the leeches. Their means were limited to suckers, bloodsucking, and paralysis, without sharp teeth or claws. They could not break through Lin Zhen's liquid metal protective layer.

He had just thought of this method not long ago, and he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

As his body sank into the lake, he seemed to hear Hansen shouting excitedly on the shore.

Hansen was indeed furious. He didn't expect Lin Zhen to enter the water, making it impossible for him to pursue.

However, as an assassin, and a professionally trained one at that, Hansen wouldn't easily give up until he saw Lin Zhen dead or had some evidence to prove it.

He saw Lin Zhen entering the water and using the liquid metal to protect himself, but he believed that it wouldn't last for long.

"Eastern kid, your metal eggshell won't protect you for long. There's limited air inside, and it can only sustain you for half a day. As a War God, you can use your Dantian Qi for internal breathing, but even that is not infinite. At most, you can stay underwater for three days. When you have to surface, that will be your moment of death, either at my hands or those disgusting creatures!"

Hansen stood on the shore, shouting for a while but received no response. Eventually, he found it boring and simply set up camp on the shore.

He took out his tent and food, determined to stay put and wait for the moment when Lin Zhen could no longer hold his breath and would have to surface.

Lin Zhen, on the other hand, didn't care about his antics. After entering the water, the leeches gradually dispersed and returned to hiding beneath the lotus leaves. Lin Zhen quietly changed the shape of the liquid metal.

He turned the liquid metal into a diving suit, covering his entire body without any gaps, which could effectively resist the suckers of the leeches.

No longer an eggshell, the liquid metal no longer had buoyancy, and Lin Zhen continued to sink, quickly reaching the bottom of Lotus Lake.

The water here wasn't extremely deep, only about twenty or thirty meters. However, the area of the water was quite large, and it was pitch black underwater.

Lin Zhen made the liquid metal in front of his eyes thin and nearly transparent, then used his night vision to search the bottom of Lotus Lake.

"Although this lake is not small, it pales in comparison to Lake Heart Tree. As long as the special meteorite is here, I will definitely find it."

"I can now use Dantian Qi for internal breathing, which should be enough for me to last three days underwater. That's more than enough time."

Due to the presence of leeches, there were no other fish in the lake. Sometimes, giant leeches swam past Lin Zhen without giving him a second glance, making him feel at ease.

He began a systematic search, churning through different areas of the lake.

He searched almost all the stones in the water until the second night when Lin Zhen finally found the target of his trip.

A golden-purple stone, located in the northeast direction of Lotus Lake, buried in the mud.

"I found it! I finally found it!"

Holding the stone, Lin Zhen was extremely excited. This was the meteorite, the one with the power to stimulate spiritual power growth within!

Even after the arrival of extraterrestrial civilizations, this kind of thing was cherished and taken away, so the spiritual power it contained must be extraordinary.

Lin Zhen held the meteorite and slowly let the liquid metal spread outwards, enclosing the meteorite gradually until it was in front of his chest.

Once again turning the liquid metal into a large ball, Lin Zhen sat cross-legged inside and formed two hooks at the bottom of the sphere, hooking it to a rock to prevent it from floating up.

"My current spiritual power is at the Dark Gold Early Stage, and there's still a considerable distance to the Middle Stage. I wonder how far this treasured meteorite, valued by extraterrestrial civilizations, can boost my spiritual power."

"Even if it's not much, I'll definitely see some growth. As long as my spiritual power surpasses Hansen, I will no longer fear his mental shock, and his advantage will be gone."

"Assassinating me… comes at a price."

Lin Zhen thought as he placed the meteorite on his chest.

After adjusting his breath, he felt that his internal breathing could last him more than a day, which should be enough.

"Let's begin. After all the effort I've put in, show me how much energy you have."

A strand of spiritual power slowly seeped into the meteorite, and Lin Zhen's mind suddenly filled with a different sight.

It was almost like a vast starry sky, with dark gold light shining all around, occasionally flickering with starlight. The moment Lin Zhen's spiritual power entered, he couldn't help but let out a satisfied moan.

"Ah! Such powerful spiritual energy, this is like a superb tonic for Spiritual Mind Masters!"

"It seems that this meteorite really gave me a huge surprise. If I absorb all of this energy, my spiritual power will definitely break through the Early Stage."

Without any hesitation, Lin Zhen's spiritual power acted like a greedy snake, swallowing the ubiquitous spiritual energy in large gulps.

At this moment, Lin Zhen was like a whirlpool, and the spiritual power inside the meteorite was like a vast lake. The water began to spin and pour into Lin Zhen's Spiritual Consciousness Sea.

"This feels amazing! This is power! This is Spiritual Power! I can feel my spiritual power increase at an unprecedented rate!"

In less than an hour, Lin Zhen suddenly felt as if something had broken inside his head, and his mind suddenly cleared!

"I've advanced! I actually advanced, haha, how long has it been? I actually advanced from Dark Gold Early Stage to Dark Gold Middle Stage!"

At this moment, the spiritual power within the meteorite doesn't seem to be reduced by much.

If Lin Zhen were to go out now, his spiritual power would surpass that of Hansen on the shore. However, he was not in a hurry to move. He was determined to absorb all the Spiritual Power from the meteorite before leaving.

If it could be said that advancing from the Dark Gold Early Stage to the Dark Gold Late Stage requires a total of one hundred small squares of spiritual power, then Lin Zhen would increase by one small square every ten minutes.

After entering the Dark Gold Middle Stage, his absorption speed further accelerated. Three hours later, he had progressed about 20% on the path to Dark Gold Middle Stage!

"Come on, come on, Lin Zhen, maybe you can advance to the mid-stage peak today. Only then will you be able to defeat the foreigner on the shore and be competitive in the War God's Knockout!"

After six hours, Lin Zhen's spiritual power has reached half of the Dark Gold Middle Stage, and the spiritual power within the meteorite has finally decreased by about half.

Ten hours passed, and Lin Zhen's spiritual power surged again, reaching three-quarters of the Dark Gold Middle Stage, and the spiritual power within the meteorite was now nearly exhausted.

"It's almost over. It should be dawn outside by now, and the spiritual power in this meteorite should almost be completely absorbed by me. I'm almost certain I can reach the mid-stage peak, but it's hard to say if I'll advance to the Dark

Gold Late Stage."

"If I can advance to Dark Gold Late Stage, then within the War God Realm, I would fear nobody in terms of spiritual power. Dongfang Jun, such a powerful man, has only just reached the Dark Gold Middle Stage."

"Even if there are some outstanding geniuses in other countries, their spiritual power will definitely not surpass me, and it would be almost impossible for them to be on par with me."

Although Lin Zhen was excited in his heart, his absorption of spiritual power had not stopped at all.

Gradually, the golden spiritual power within Lin Zhen's Spiritual

Consciousness Sea was slowly shrinking, and the power of Dark Gold had now surpassed that of Gold.

Twelve hours later, Lin Zhen's spiritual power reached the peak of the Dark Gold Middle Stage.

"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more! A little more spiritual power and I can break through! "

Lin Zhen's spiritual power seemed like a giant snake devouring the heavens and the earth, trying to absorb all the energy it could from the meteorite.

The remaining spiritual power had nowhere to hide and was all absorbed by Lin Zhen!

"Boom!"

Finally, another expansion began within Lin Zhen's Spiritual Consciousness Sea. The dark gold aura had already occupied two-thirds of the space!

Dark Gold Late Stage!

"Such a strong power, really strong power! Generally speaking, those who possess Dark Gold Late Stage spiritual power must be Spiritual Mind Masters above the Star Realm, but I have it now!"

'My internal energy is almost depleted, I must leave immediately. I'm leaving now! "

Lin Zhen discarded the completely useless meteorite and kicked off the bottom of the lake, instantly rising over a dozen meters, enveloped in liquid metal.

Teleport!

Lin Zhen, now in the Dark Gold Late Stage, teleported directly out for a hundred meters and reached the sky above!

Hansen, who had been waiting on the shore for three days and was growing impatient, did not even notice Lin Zhen coming out. He was focused on the surface of the water and the fifty meters above the surface, not expecting Lin Zhen to teleport out directly for a hundred meters.

Lin Zhen looked at the impatient Hansen on the shore, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and spread his arms, swooping down like a gray falcon.

As Lin Zhen approached, he opened his hand and covered the mental defense-type Star Artifact on Hansen's neck.

"This necklace is nice, I'll be taking it!"

Hearing Lin Zhen's voice almost directly above his head, Hansen felt his soul escaping and broke out in a cold sweat.

He had no idea how Lin Zhen got out but instinctively launched a mental shock.

"You've finally come out to die, Eastern boy!"

"Boom!"

This time, the mental defense Star Artifact did not fully protect him, and the vast difference between the two made him feel an intense uproar in his mind.

Then, he felt a chill on his neck as the Star Artifact necklace fell into Lin Zhen's hand.

As his body landed, Lin Zhen slowly tucked the necklace into his clothes.

"As a Westerner, have you ever experienced the taste of having a mental shock attack by others through the power of this necklace?"

"1…1…1. ..

"You don't need to know, now let you taste the upgraded version of mental shock – Soul Lock!"

Lin Zhen looked at the dumbfounded Hansen, and suddenly his eyes condensed, a powerful spiritual force howled out!

The impact of this Soul Lock was so strong that even the air produced a violent flow, causing Hansen's face to be momentarily pulled backward, making his still handsome face incredibly ugly..

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Chapter 218: Chapter 218: The Second Meteorite Permanent Crystal

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Lin Zhen used to release Soul Lock only when his opponent was in a state of spiritual confusion or under specific circumstances, so there were few instances where he used it directly.

However, since his spiritual power advanced to the late stage of Dark Gold, his spiritual power could be described as vast as the ocean. At this moment, his momentum reached its peak, and he managed to break through Hansen's mental defense in an instant.

Hansen stared blankly, twitching as he stood there. Lin Zhen walked slowly to his side, grabbed him by the collar, and looked straight into the depths of his soul.

"Tell me everything you know…"

"My name is Hansen. I come from Madrid Base City. I received an order from an

Ice City person on the internet. His name is Wei Li and belongs to Gale Martial Arts Hall. He offered 30 billion to take your life, and capturing you alive would add another 30 billion."

Assassins were supposed to keep their clients' secrets, but under Lin Zhen's Soul Lock, everything was exposed.

"Are you part of an assassin organization?"

"Yes, we are called Nightingale. Our highest leader is a Star Realm expert named John, but he never shows up. There are two leaders in the organization now, one is the mysterious Mistress and the other is the arrogant and powerful Ai Er. I belong to the Mistress's team."

"Did you come here alone?"

"There are two of us, and another one is Alice. But she went back. After I go out, I will call her, and she will come to pick me up."

Lin Zhen asked for a while and got a general understanding of the situation.

According to Hansen's words, Nightingale seemed to be a powerful assassin organization with internal strife. He and Alice were a small team and belonged to a leader called Mistress.

Seeing the task posted by Gale online, he and Alice accepted it and came to Ice City, only to fall into Lin Zhen's hands.

After asking many questions about European martial artists, Lin Zhen originally wanted to kill Hansen. But after considering that those under Soul Lock would never betray him, Lin Zhen changed his mind.

Hansen was a seventh-level War God with compressed Dantian qi in eight layers and a Dark Gold stage spiritual mind master. It would be better for Lin Zhen to have him help collect A-level Mutant Poisonous Insect crystals.

The Five Connected Pools were in the golden period for collecting the Poison Insect Crystals. With only Lin Zhen here, once the technology department revealed the secret of the crystals, this place would be overcrowded.

At that time, the mutated poisonous insects here would be in short supply. Countless War Gods and even long-term residents would not be enough to restrain their desire to advance. The number of poisonous insects here would decrease, and the War Gods' advancement would no longer be as rapid as Lin Zhen's.

Leaving Hansen to collect crystals nearby, Lin Zhen continued to move forward to the second volcanic lake of the Five Connected Pools, Yan Mountain Lake.

The special meteorite in the first volcanic lake was a spiritual power meteorite, which was exclusively used by spiritual mind masters. However, the meteorite in the second volcanic lake, Yan Mountain Lake, had a great use for Lin Zhen as well.

The meteorite contained a dazzling crystal stone like a diamond.

This crystal stone was called Permanent Crystal, akin to the status of diamonds on Earth, and was the strongest crystal stone on the broken planet.

The Permanent Crystal could be used to forge weapons, but it could not be melted by flames. Only lightning ions can soften it. Once softened, it can fuse with liquid metal, greatly enhancing the strength of the liquid metal.

However, not everyone can master the power of lightning ions. This kind of

Permanent Crystal is mostly used as an expensive decoration in the universe.

If Lin Zhen's liquid metal could absorb the Permanent Crystal, the resulting weapon would reach the level of a High Grade Celestial Device. But Lin Zhen didn't know any way to continue enhancing the liquid metal beyond that.

Having a High Grade Celestial Device that could transform at any time was extremely valuable for Lin Zhen at this stage, and its worth even exceeded that of a general Top Quality Celestial Device.

Moreover, this Permanent Crystal was the only one known on Earth, making it priceless. Even if the price was hundreds of billions or even trillions, people would likely buy it at all costs.

Thus, Lin Zhen had to obtain this Permanent Crystal.

However, when Lin Zhen arrived at Yan Mountain Lake, he encountered trouble.

There were no S-level mutated poisonous insects in Yan Mountain Lake, but the waters were full of extremely tenacious crabs.

A-level Alien Beasts: Rampage Crabs!

These Rampage Crabs were the size of small cars, and their giant pincers were incredibly sharp. When Lin Zhen first entered Yan Mountain Lake, he was nearly cut in half by a crab and couldn't even get close to the water's edge.

Moreover, these crabs were not only in the lake but also ran onto the shore at high speeds to attack. They could even shoot out dozens of meters in an instant. The sheer number of crabs was alarming. If Lin Zhen couldn't teleport or fly, he might not have had the chance to escape at all.

Lin Zhen then made multiple attempts with Hansen, but they could only kill a few scattered crabs and still couldn't enter Yan Mountain Lake.

There were still two months before the War God's Knockout Tournament.

Unable to find another solution, Lin Zhen came up with a clumsy method.

He let Hansen be responsible for attracting the crabs, and then he would dive into the water in an area with fewer crabs to search for the location of the Permanent Crystal.

Whenever a crab came to attack Lin Zhen, he could use his teleportation ability, which had reached a range of 100 meters, to escape instantly.

Although the area of Yan Mountain Lake was not small, Lin Zhen could still explore one to two percent of it every day. Lin Zhen believed that he would eventually find the Permanent Crystal by slowly grinding down like this.

Every time after luring the crabs, Hansen would entangle a few of them. When Lin Zhen teleported over, the two would together kill the crabs and obtain their A-level crystals.

With these A-level crystals as a foundation, Lin Zhen's cultivation speed was still skyrocketing. He even gave some to Hansen, allowing his progress to

slowly advance as well.

There were simply too many crabs here. Even with Lin Zhen and Hansen absorbing them, the number of crabs in Yan Mountain Lake didn't seem to decrease. Lin Zhen even started storing A-level crystals, with about seven or eight left over each day, which he stored in his space ring.

Days went by, and after a month and a half, a quarter of Yan Mountain Lake had been explored. Lin Zhen's realm had also advanced from the early stage of level four to the middle stage.

After two months, half of Yan Mountain Lake was explored. Lin Zhen had reached the late stage of level four, and surprisingly, Hansen had reached the peak of level seven and was about to break through.

Hansen told Lin Zhen that Alice should be coming to pick him up by now. However, Lin Zhen didn't let Hansen leave because without Hansen, no one would help him lead away the crabs. They couldn't do without him at this point, so they would let Alice wait if she was willing.

After two and a half months, Lin Zhen finally broke through again, successfully advancing to a fifth-level War God. His combat power increased again. Three-quarters of Yan Mountain Lake had been explored, but unfortunately, the Permanent Crystal hadn't yet been found.

Lin Zhen was somewhat helpless about this. His luck was good, but sometimes it was bad. Why was the Permanent Crystal hidden in the last quarter of the lake?

As the War God's Knockout started in five days, Hansen advanced to a level eight War God. Lin Zhen also made great progress in the early stage of the fifth-level War God and would likely advance to the middle stage in about ten to eight days.

At that time, he finally found the Permanent Crystal.

He and Hansen had a camp and followed a strategy of searching from far to near. Surprisingly, the Permanent Crystal was in the waters closest to their camp.

After finding the Permanent Crystal, Lin Zhen was both amused and annoyed by his luck, as the saying goes, "Seeking far while ignoring what's near."

If he had found the Permanent Crystal earlier, he would probably already be exploring the third volcanic lake. Instead, he wasted time here.

However, it was also a gain – he had acquired the Permanent Crystal and had some time to calmly cultivate and consolidate his realm. Being at the peak of the early stage as a fifth-level War God was already very impressive.

Looking at the Permanent Crystal in Lin Zhen's hand, Hansen's eyes began to shine.

"Wow! This stone is so beautiful. I guarantee it's the most beautiful stone in the world, no… the universe."

When Lin Zhen held the Permanent Crystal in his hand and shook it against the sky, it still emitted colorful light in his hand even without sunlight, so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Hansen also held it: "Lin Zhen, this colorful transparent stone is so heavy, weighing at least a hundred kilograms." "Yes, this kind of stone has a very high density."

"What do you plan to do with it?"

"Refining it into a weapon."

Hansen hesitated: "Really? Can a stone weapon be strong?"

Lin Zhen smiled: "Put on your Star Device Armor."

Hansen's body flickered, and the Middle Grade Star Artifact armor appeared.

Lin Zhen took a sharp corner of the Permanent Crystal and scratched the armor, leaving a dent!

"Oh my God! This stone is incredibly hard. But Lin Zhen, if it's so hard, how are you going to melt it? Will using fire vaporize it? We can't waste it."

"I have my ways; you don't need to worry about it. Get ready, we'll leave the Five Connected Pools in a day."

"I'll follow your arrangements Lin… It's strange, why do I like listening to you so much? It must be your charismatic personality." Hansen muttered and walked away.

A person with a Soul Lock is no different from a normal person, but he will never know that he has been soul-locked. He will not take any actions that would be detrimental to Lin Zhen, nor will he reveal any of his secrets.

Hansen went to collect more crab crystals, while Lin Zhen took out Liquid Metal.

Lightning Ions from his body began to swarm out, injecting into the Permanent Crystal.

Bursts of dazzling colorful light flickered, and the Permanent Crystal, like encountering its natural nemesis, slowly softened.

The Liquid Metal around Lin Zhen's waist immediately covered it, mixing and gradually merging with the Permanent Crystal.

An hour later, Lin Zhen stood up.

With a flick of his hand, a 150-kilogram colorful metal strip flew up into the air, circled around, and once again condensed into a belt around Lin Zhen's waist.

However, this belt was too flashy, so Lin Zhen covered it with an animal skin sheath.

Nobody would ever know that Lin Zhen had such an extraordinary divine weapon around his waist..

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Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Who is She Before the Game? (Third Update)

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After Lin Zhen had finished all this, he called out to Hansen on the other side:

"Hey! It's time to go!"

Hansen had just killed a crab and, hearing Lin Zhen's call, reluctantly ran over:

"Lin Zhen, the crabs here are delicious. Should we take some with us?" "You take it. I've already taken more than a dozen."

Lin Zhen had already discovered the deliciousness of the crabs here, each of which weighed nearly a ton. The crab roe and crab meat inside satisfied his craving for good food.

The ancient God Ring that Lin Zhen had taken from Yue Feng had a vast space, and it was even a vacuum, allowing him to store food.

Since the space was so huge, and there was nothing but a lonely Black Ghost parked there, Lin Zhen had been idling and decided to collect a lot of crabs and store them inside for future consumption.

Hansen's space ring wasn't as big as Lin Zhen's, and there wasn't much space left after putting in one crab.

"Let's go. This has been a failed mission trip. I can't even beat you. No wonder the young lady told us not to take missions from the East. Lin, are all the martial artists from the East as strong as you?"

Lin Zhen glanced at Hansen: "I'm just a special case."

"Well, that's good. If everyone was as strong as you, there would be no need to hold a War God's Knockout. We might as well just admit that the War God Alliance's number one is Hua Xia."

The two ascended into the air and headed straight for the entrance of the Five Connected Pools.

As they left, Lin Zhen looked back. There were still three volcanic lakes unexplored behind them, and there were even better things inside. But he didn't have time now, so he could only come back after the preliminaries were over. Hopefully, by then, there wouldn't be too many people here.

The two of them came out of the entrance of the Five Connected Pools. Hansen looked around and, not finding Alice's aircraft, scratched his head awkwardly: "Alice didn't come to pick me up; she's not a good friend."

He even went to the guard: "Hey, pervert bro, have you seen a white aircraft around?"

The guard was still the one who had been there when Lin Zhen and Hansen had entered. It was his shift this month. He looked at Hansen angrily: "What pervert?"

"You're the pervert. Thanks to you not harassing Alice last time, otherwise you would have turned into mud by now."

Only then did the guard remember who Hansen was: "Ah, you're talking about that Western girl. Yeah, she's been here before, more than ten days ago. But seeing you didn't come out, she left and asked me to tell you to call her. She also said that since you took the mission privately, you're a dead man once you come out."

The guard spoke with some schadenfreude.

"Oh! What happened? My private mission wasn't my decision. They only blame me when it fails. Why didn't they wait for me? Oh well, I better make the call." Hansen pulled out his mobile phone with a worried frown.

"You make the call, but think about how to explain it to your accomplices."

Hansen nodded: "Lin, it's not a big deal if I can't complete the mission, but since I've failed, Alice will definitely come after you. She's a Level Nine War

God, much stronger than me. You must be careful."

"It doesn't matter. A martial artist's life is about constantly facing challenges. I'll just wait for her to come."

"Alright, I'll see you in the War God's Knockout then. Just don't get eliminated too early. "

Hansen started calling Alice to pick him up. Judging from his tone, it seemed like Alice was not far away and would arrive soon.

Lin Zhen didn't want to have a face-to-face meeting with other killers, so he took out the Black Ghost, and amidst Hansen's shouts of admiration, he soared into the sky.

After returning to Ice City, Lin Zhen didn't fly back to the city. Instead, he landed outside the city and walked in, slowly strolling down the main street of Ice City.

At this time, the weather was pleasant and the streets bustling with people in Ice City.

Lin Zhen walked in the eastern district of the city where martial artists lived, and the streets were filled with ads for the War God's Knockout.

"Support Ice City contestants, the Ice City War Gods are about to shine globally!"

"Raise your hands to pray for the Ice City War Gods, so they can successfully pass the preliminaries."

"The head of the academy will personally join the battle, an invincible challenger among lambs. Tong Yuehu, the head of the academy, has announced that he will personally participate in the War God's Knockout!" "Horsepower is measured by the distance. Please support Gale's Ma Yao." "Long Wind War God Duo Long, the hope of Ice City!"

"The King returns! Please support Dragon-slaying Academy's Xin Rughai!"

"Shadow Dance…"

There were promotional posters all over the street. Each martial arts academy had its own contestants on large posters.

Under each poster, many martial artists had signed and written their blessings, hoping that this contestant would achieve good results in the War God's Knockout.

Lin Zhen had nothing else to do, so he strolled around and looked at the posters one by one.

Tong Yuehu's poster was in the front. As the head of the number one martial arts academy, he received the most attention. Although many martial artists were unhappy with him, most chose to support him in the unprecedented global competition of the War God's Knockout.

Behind Tong Yuehu were Ma Yao and Wei Li, two powerful War Gods who also competed for Gale. They were the three main forces of Gale, and the academy mainly relied on them to achieve good results.

Of course, in addition to these three, there were dozens of other Gale War Gods, who received varying degrees of support, just not as popular as these three.

After walking past the promotion area of Gale, he arrived at Long Wind's promotion area.

Changfeng's first poster featured a martial artist with a deep gaze, a Level Nine War God in his thirties named Duo Long, who was Ice City Chang Feng's main force.

Lin Zhen had some impression of this person, as in the battle that led to Ice City Base City's fall, Duo Long led Changfeng's martial artists to fight for several days. They managed to escape before the city's collapse, displaying remarkable courage, deeply impressing everyone.

Similarly, in the next promotion area, Dragon-slaying Academy's Xin Rughai was also a Level Nine War God. He was responsible for covering their retreat, an act that earned him the astonishment of slaying nineteen A-level Mutant Beasts consecutively.

Lin Zhen had some impression of the remaining martial artists; some he could remember vaguely, while others he couldn't recall at all, guessing they were probably nothing exceptional.

He reached the tenth-ranked Academy's promotion area and saw Blue Sky's poster.

Blue Sky only had a single lonely poster, displaying Lin Zhen's full-body image.

"Blue Sky's Lin Zhen will definitely achieve great results."

Such a dry statement made Lin Zhen scratch his head. Couldn't Yang Jianying think of a better phrase, such as defeating the Russians on that day?

But then again, considering that those Russians he defeated were also recruited by Blue Sky, Lin Zhen understood Yang Jianying's dilemma.

Looking around, there were thousands of Ice City War God contestants, but Blue Sky was the poorest among them. The League's areas, like the military and church, were far stronger than Blue Sky in comparison.

Although Lin Zhen felt he was younger and more handsome than those War Gods, his lonely poster in the corner lacked any sort of imposing aura. Lin Zhen walked up to the poster and noticed the many signatures beneath it.

"Go Lin Zhen! I have faith in you."

"Hope Lin Zhen relives the glory of the War General Stage and secures a preliminary selection spot for Ice City."

"The unwanted trash from Gale joined Blue Sky, that traitorous martial art academy. Lin Zhen, go to hell!"

"What can a Primary War God achieve? Blue Sky has fallen, and Lin Zhen is worthless. "

Some people offered blessings, while others hurled insults. Lin Zhen had experienced this ever since he started practicing martial arts, so he didn't mind these comments. He glanced over them and prepared to leave.

However, just as he was about to walk away, he suddenly stopped.

In the corner of the poster, a line of elegant handwriting caught his eye. "Perform well, I'll be waiting for you at the ends of the earth."

These words were inconspicuous in the corner, only noticeable upon closer inspection. Yet, it was certain they were not written by a man.

The handwriting reflected the person; someone capable of penning such graceful characters must be a lovely girl.

Lin Zhen looked closely, unable to figure out who might have written it. The tone suggested it was someone he knew.

However, the content of the message left Lin Zhen feeling confused. Who was waiting for him at the ends of the earth, and where was it?

"Maybe it's a dreamy female fan. After all, I'm so handsome."

Lin Zhen chuckled, turned around, and headed out of the martial art academy area, planning to go home.

At that moment, a timid little girl approached him, "Big brother, would you like to buy a War God Manual? Many of the strong contestants in this War God's Knockout are in it."

Lin Zhen lowered his head to look at the girl, who seemed to be only seven or eight years old and appeared to be living in poor conditions. She was dressed in shabby clothes, and her big, black and bright eyes reminded Lin Zhen of a deer in the jungle.

She was holding a stack of books that contained introductions to the participants in the current War God's Knockout.

Lin Zhen couldn't tell who compiled these books. With the widespread use of the internet, much of this information could be found online, which meant that the bookstores would likely not sell well.

However, seeing the little girl's face, Lin Zhen squatted down and said, "All right, I'll buy one. How much is it?"

"One hundred yuan per book."

Lin Zhen took a book and handed the girl a one-thousand-yuan bill, "Take this, now go home."

The little girl shook her head, "No, Weiwei can't take extra money from others. One hundred is enough."

Seeing the girl's persistence, Lin Zhen smiled and took out a one-hundred-yuan bill, passing it to Weiwei, "Weiwei is well-behaved and a good child. Remember to keep this attitude."

"Mhm, thank you, big brother. Just now, a very beautiful big sister also said the same thing to Weiwei."

"Really? That beautiful? Where is she?" Lin Zhen casually asked.

"Big sister left on a flying vehicle. She signed just over here and then bought one of Weiwei's books."

The little girl casually pointed, and Lin Zhen froze.

Because the position the girl pointed out was precisely the corner of his poster.

Weiwei took the money and happily skipped away, while Lin Zhen took a deep breath.

A beautiful girl, huh…. Who could she be?/p

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Chapter 220: Chapter 220 Gathering of Heroes under Heaven (Fourth part released)

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When Lin Zhen returned home, he heard the rhythmic sounds of punching.

The punching followed a rhythm, with someone loudly giving guidance. It sounded professional.

Lin Zhen came to the training room on the second floor of the villa, a room converted from several others, covering an area of about 200 square meters.

Both his parents were training under the supervision of their personal coaches.

Three months of training had significantly improved his parents' complexions. Lin Zhen sometimes saw them punch, they had probably reached the third level of warriors.

Lin Zhen nodded slightly. Advancing to the third level of warriors in three months – it didn't make them geniuses or even talents, but Lin Zhen was satisfied as long as there was progress.

Without disturbing his parents who were in a state of self-forgetfulness, Lin Zhen returned to his room.

He took out the book he bought from the little girl. It was several dozen pages thick, introducing powerful War Gods from various countries.

The first page belonged to the Hua Xia District. Lin Zhen couldn't help but smile when he opened it.

Because the first person on the first page was Su Mingyue, his beautiful Su.

Su Mingyue was still in her iconic white priestess robe. Her black hair hung from her shoulders, tied gently around her waist with a gold ribbon, outlining her perfect waist. Her voluptuous chest lifted her robe, revealing a delicate and exquisite clavicle at her neckline that made one couldn't resist the urge to explore the beauty beneath.

In the background, there was an endless sea of stars. Her beautiful eyes gazes at the distance, with a faint halo floating on her body. She was so beautiful she didn't seem like she was from this planet.

Below is an introduction, with a familiar phrase: "Without Su Mingyue in this world, who else is worthy of wearing white?"

"Su Mingyue, twenty years old, Saintess of the Star Sky Divine Teaching in the

Hua Xia District, a fifth -level War God, one of the youngest competitors…."

What followed was a lengthy document about Su Mingyue, which Lin Zhen was already familiar with.

He did not expect that Su Mingyue had also been promoted to a fifth-level War God, and Lin Zhen felt that she seemed to have gone beyond the initial phase of the fifth level, possibly even higher than himself.

Of course, if Lin Zhen hadn't wasted so much time in Yan Mountain Lake at the Five Connected Pools, he might have already been promoted to a sixth-level War God.

Despite this, the special training by Gongsun Du was remarkable. The Star Sky Divine Teaching indeed has hidden mysteries unknown to others.

Su Mingyue's strength was very strong, Lin Zhen advanced to the War God stage with a ten -fold compression at the late stage of level three, Su Mingyue advanced to near-mid level three with a nine-fold compression, not far off Lin Zhen.

Even when Yue Feng advanced to War God, he was only at the peak of level two, which shows that Su Mingyue's talents are higher than Yue Feng's.

Now that she's advanced to level five, outside eyes have some competition power in War God's Knockout, and there's a good chance they'll estimate to pass the preliminaries, but people don't really believe she'll have a chance in the knockout, after all, her level is still low, and mainly Su Mingyue do not look very strong.

There are many great warriors in this War God's Knockout competition. Apart from her status, Su Mingyue was put on the first page mainly because of her beauty. It's a normal publicity stunt to place the most beautiful one at the top.

This is people's inertia thinking, beautiful equals delicate, equals fragile. Although Su Mingyue has proven her strength many times, no one actually sees her as a top-level fighter.

But Lin Zhen knows that Su Mingyue will definitely be promoted.

Seeing this poster reminded him, in her past life, Su Mingyue seemed to have made it to the top sixteen in the War God's Knockout, a very good result in Hua Xia. It can be imagined that after the preliminary selection, Gongsun Du will continue to give her a small cheat.

After reviewing Su Mingyue's information, the next several pages belonged to Capital Base City. However, Lin Zhen no longer remembered anything.

But there was one person Lin Zhen took notice of, He Liu from Capital City Liefeng Martial Hall. He was a ninth-level War God and considered as Gale's ace card, but Lin Zhen had never heard of him before.

After Capital City, there were pages for Demon Capital, then Northwest, South, Tianfu, and finally Ice City.

Among them, Lin Zhen knew two warriors from Demon Capital, Tang Wenbo, and Feng Ni from the Northwest military, both had quite a reputation in his

previous life.

Tang Wenbo belonged to Demon Capital Gale Martial Arts Hall, he was a senior to Jiang Huai. Feng Ni was a senior to Li Changying and was quite famous in the Northwest.

Ice City had five people, Tong Yuehu, Ma Yao, Wei Li, Xin Rughai, Duo Long, others were nameless on the roster, Lin Zhen's name was not there as well.

After the Ice City section, the Hua Xia District was done. The next page featured the fighters from the United States.

There were many fighters from the United States, but Lin Zhen only knew of one.

One of them was Duke from Los Angeles Base City. He was very famous in his previous life and was one of the representative warriors of the United States. In the previous War God's Knockout, Duke came in second.

But the book mentioned that besides Duke, another War God called Mario from Seattle Base City was also very strong. However, Lin Zhen didn't remember this person; he isn't a god, it's not possible for him to remember everyone's names from a thousand years ago.

After the United States was the European Union's martial artists.

The first warrior from the European Union was Ai Er from Madrid Base City. His promotional image was that of a knight, clad in Star Artifact armor and longsword, with a helmet and shield. He looked radiant, but Lin Zhen knew that Ai Er was a prominent leader within Hansen's organization.

Apart from Ai Er, there was a woman from Paris Base City, who wore a metal mask that only revealed her chin and eyes. But even with just these two points exposed, it was clear that she was a beautiful woman. Her long golden hair and somewhat Eastern skin tone suggested that she was of mixed descent.

This woman's name was Chris, and that was all the introduction available, without any additional details.

There was also Moroski from Berlin Base City, a tall, Caucasian warrior.

Then there were two famous warriors from India: Omar from New Delhi Base City and Shah from Mumbai Base City.

Lin Zhen vaguely remembered these two, though not very clearly, as it had been quite some time. It seemed that one of them had made it to the top eight.

Aside from India, there was Bokba, the African Hawke from Cairo Base City in the African Union, who was also a formidable Level Nine War God.

Also, Sang Ji from the Base City of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was a hot favorite among the top few.

There were still many more War Gods, but Lin Zhen couldn't recall all of them.

At the end of the book were the warriors from Sand Russia. Huo Luofu from St. Petersburg Base City was known as the Northern War God, and he was extremely powerful.

Apart from Huo Luofu, Kip from Moscow Base City, Lanslow from Leningrad

Base City, and Adolf from the Far East Base City were all powerful warriors of Sand Russia and were hailed as the three brave warriors of Sand Russia; their strength was second only to Huo Luofu.

After seeing Huo Luofu, Lin Zhen immediately recognized him.

He was the champion of War God's Knockout in the previous life!

Even though in Ice City, there were plenty of legends about Huo Luofu, because he was the only known super War God to have independently killed S-level Mutated Beasts!

He had killed a mutated polar bear, and when he brought back the body of the mutated polar bear, the whole of St. Petersburg was buzzing with the news. The news gradually spread, eventually reaching almost the entire world.

In this War God's Knockout, Huo Luofu was still the top contender for the championship.

Even though the War God's Knockout had not yet begun, the page on Huo Luofu in this book still showed something different because it contained a paragraph from an exclusive interview with him.

Huo Luofu said in the interview: "My brother, Ivan, was killed in Hua Xia. I have no good feelings towards Hua Xia's warriors. So warriors from Hua Xia better watch out when they encounter me in either the pre-selection or the knockout rounds. You will experience the cold storm from the distant north!"

Huo Luofu didn't say who killed his brother, but the Hua Xia warriors, especially the Ice City warriors, almost all knew that Ivan was killed by Lin Zhen.

Apart from Huo Luofu, Moroski, Lanslow, and Adolf also expressed their dissatisfaction with the Hua Xia warriors and hinted that they would avenge Ivan.

When Lin Zhen read this, he sneered. He could even imagine that after Huo Luofu's comments, many Hua Xia warriors were on the forum cursing him, Lin Zhen.

He casually opened his computer and logged onto the forum and, sure enough, all sorts of comments were there.

Some Ice City warriors suggested that Lin Zhen was attracting attention and that all Hua Xia warriors were paying the price for him.

Others suggested keeping their distance from Lin Zhen to avoid being implicated in any of his troubles.

Shen Yuhua from the Gale Martial Arts Hall even said online: "I Shen Yuhua may not be a very nice guy, but I can firmly state that I am stronger than Lin Zhen. I am the real villain, while that guy is a hypocrite. I won't say anything else. He voluntarily ran to Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, which is a place that recruits Russians. Look at what the attitude of the Russians towards us is now? Even though he is hugging the big leg of the Russians, they aren't paying him any attention and are venting their anger on us Hua Xia warriors. This kind of despicable behavior has lost face for all Hua Xia people. I, Shen Yuhua, will never associate with someone like Lin Zhen in this life!"

Even though Shen Yuhua had a really bad reputation online, his words echoed with some warriors and elicited responses expressing dissatisfaction with Lin Zhen joining Blue Sky.

"Lin Zhen, a piece of trash like you probably won't make it past the third round!"

"To the one on the first-floor, do you really think Lin Zhen can make it through the pre-selection round? He'll probably be out very early."

"By joining Blue Sky to suck up to the Russian, wow, this kind of person, should be thrown out of Ice City."

"May I weakly say something? Didn't Lin Zhen kill a Russian? How can you say he is sucking up to the Russians, your logic doesn't make sense, ah."

"The person above, don't you know that people can change? This doesn't even have to be asked. See that the Russians are powerful, they are scared and want to go plead for mercy, isn't that why they joined Blue Sky."

"Is there anyone who feels that Shen Yuhua, though he isn't a good person either, is far better than a hypocrite like Lin Zhen?"

Reading through all these posts, Lin Zhen closed the website.

Saying such things was useless. The pre-selection competition was about to start soon, and he would respond strongly with actions.

The three days passed quickly, and the day of the preselection competition had arrived..

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Chapter 221: Chapter 221: The First Drop of Blood (Fifth Update)

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Finally, the day of the preliminary competition arrived, and every participant had received their virtual helmet, adjusted by the staff, ready to enter the virtual scene at the scheduled time.

So, most of the competitors stayed at home, waiting for the start of the competition.

The World War God Alliance had issued a notice that the competition would begin at 10 a.m.

This War God's Knockout was the center of the world's attention, not only attracting War God Martial Artists but also Warriors, War Generals, Star Realm Experts, and prospective Star Realm masters.

Government officials from around the world were watching, as were military forces from various countries.

The church members were focusing on their Gods Clan's experts, so much so that even Sunday worship was suspended.

Even ordinary people were affected, with schools closed, factories on holiday, and everyone following the War God's Knockout situation.

Although the world of martial artists was incredibly distant for them, this competition affected the rankings of each country in the World War God Alliance.

The purpose of the War God Alliance was to provide mutual support; when one country was attacked by Mutated Beasts, other member countries of the War God Alliance had an obligation to assist.

There was a significant advantage to having a high ranking, as it allowed countries to have priority in usage rights when dealing with Mutated Beast attacks.

Naturally, this applied to all registered War Gods in the War God Alliance. For example, if Hua Xia and the United States were simultaneously attacked by Mutated Beasts and Hua Xia ranked higher, the advantage of their ranking would become apparent.

Asrae from Hua Nia's ana the united states' registered war Goas, war GOOS from other countries would prioritize supporting Hua Xia, with the United States only getting to choose from those left after Hua Xia had made their selection.

Moreover, the higher the ranking, the more a country has a say in all matters, not to mention issues of honor; this War God's Knockout was a must-win for every country.

If a country ranked last, it would suffer, being constantly ordered around by others, and never benefitting themselves. Participants who failed the competition would be verbally attacked by the public.

Therefore, people were extremely concerned about the performance of the competitors; in recent days, they spent their time researching the skills of the War Gods at home. Some people even came up with a list of "seed players" and "key players," just like the book Lin Zhen had seen.

Giant screens had been erected in the streets and alleys of every Base City. While they could not broadcast the specific battles happening within the virtual world, they could display the list of advancing and eliminated participants.

According to official statistics, there were more than 30,000 War Gods participating in this battle, but only 1,024 could advance. This meant that only one in thirty War Gods could move forward, with the rest being eliminated.

Combat was not forbidden in the Heaven's Garden; in fact, it was encouraged.

This virtual world wasn't real, and being killed only meant being eliminated. Every country's participants had this mindset before the competition, and when they saw a War God from another country, they wasted no time in trying to kill them.

Three lists were displayed on the electronic screens.

First, the advancing board, starting from the first place participant all the way to the 1,024th participant. Whenever someone reached a Garden Cottage and secured a position, their name would be displayed here, attracting admiration.

Second, the master list, where every War God could be found. When a War God was eliminated, their name on the list would turn grey, indicating that they had been eliminated. Hence, this was also called the elimination board.

Third, the killing list. When someone killed another player in the virtual world, their kill count would increase by one.

Whenever someone was eliminated or promoted, the big screen would display it, reminding everyone about who killed whom.

No one wanted to become a target; everyone wanted to eliminate others, so no one wished to be on the elimination list.

Moreover, all the Gemstone Fragments gained within the Heaven's Garden would become the property of the killer if you were to be killed; you couldn't take them out of the competition. Only those who successfully advanced or chose to leave after collecting enough Gemstone Fragments could redeem them outside.

Of course, these Gemstone Fragments were virtual, and the virtual system would automatically record the number of Gemstone Fragments you obtained.

Even without any grudges, the Gemstone Fragments provided a good reason for killing.

In recent days, one topic had been endlessly debated: First Blood!

Who would draw First Blood in the virtual world?

Seven countries, tens of thousands of War Gods. It was certain that countless War Gods from every country would be eliminated, but whoever was eliminated first would lose face.

That person would be eternally remembered and laughed at by the entire world. Even if they were to advance to the Star Realm someday, people might still say, "Look, it's the guy who was eliminated first in the War God's

Knockout. It's ridiculous that such a waste could advance to the Star Realm."

Many people even started betting on which country's participant would be eliminated first.

In this bet, Hua Xia had the lowest odds because they had many participants, and the quality of those participants varied, making them easy targets for experts from other countries.

Some even used Lin Zhen as an example, saying, "That kid from Ice City is just a Third Level War God; there's a good chance he'll be eliminated."

Especially when the Northern War Gods from Sand Russia, Huo Luofu, and the Sand Russian Trio declared that they would show no mercy to Hua Xia Martial Artists, this issue became even more prominent.

If one had to choose the most likely participant to be eliminated, Lin Zhen would undoubtedly have the highest odds.

That's because people knew that Lin Zhen had killed Sand Russia's Ivan and was their target. Being targeted by a large country made it highly likely that he would be the first eliminated.

Although this possibility was still quite small compared to the numerous martial artists, many people on the streets and alleys joked that if they were a martial artist as poor as Lin Zhen, they might as well go and commit suicide by smashing into a wall.

Not only would people in Hua Xia talk about it, but so would those in Sand Russia, and in fact, everyone around the world.

As the topic of First Blood became hotter, the World War God Alliance introduced a temporary policy, where whoever kills a martial artist from another country and obtains the first blood, will be rewarded with a High Grade Celestial Device, which they can receive through a drawing after they come out!

Of course, this is only for the first time. If you miss it by even 0.1 seconds, you won't be eligible for this reward.

Everything will be displayed on the big screen, and people are watching, so cheating is impossible.

So, people are not only paying attention to the promotion list, elimination list, and kill list, but also to this First Blood.

As the competition time approached, all the participants put on their virtual helmets.

Lin Zhen also put on his helmet at home, waiting for the competition to begin.

Suddenly, a countdown appeared in front of him: "10, 9, 8, 7, …".

When the time counted down to one, there was a flash of white light, and the scene changed suddenly!

All the surroundings disappeared, replaced by a colorful world.

A garden, a garden that had been magnified countless times!

The sun shone brightly in the sky, the spring breeze was warm, the air was fresh, and the fragrance of flowers and earth came in waves, making all the contestants feel refreshed.

If one were to look from high above, they would see that the garden was round, with the outermost circle being a grassland that was hundreds of kilometers wide.

After passing through the grassland, there was a fence wall, almost as high as the sky, with a layer of yellow mist on top. One could not fly through it or even teleport through it.

Only by passing through the gaps in the fence below could one truly enter the garden.

After crossing the vast sea of flowers that was tens of miles wide, a small stream surrounded the garden cottage like a moat.

Of course, to the ant-like martial artists, this small stream was a big river, and its turbulent waves made crossing it no easy task.

Past the stream, the garden cottage was the endpoint.

Flashes of white light flickered and all the contestants were randomly teleported to the edge of the garden.

The garden was huge, with more than 30,000 people teleported in, many couldn't see anyone around them.

Because it was random, there were also many people who had others close by.

Just like Lin Zhen.

Before Lin Zhen even had time to see his surroundings, a figure appeared in front of him, face to face with him. almost simultaneouslv.

Within a radius of hundreds of meters, there were only the two of them!

The martial artist opposite him had a tall figure, a full beard, wore Star Device Armor, had a necklace around his neck, and held a sword in his hand.

Lin Zhen recognized him at a glance. He was one of the Three Heroes of Sand Russia, from the Far East, Adolf!

Adolf also recognized Lin Zhen instantly. Although Lin Zhen was not on any of the books, how could Adolf not know about Lin Zhen, whom he wanted to kill?

Adolf's eyes lit up, "The true god has given me, Adolf, such a great opportunity to make a name for myself. Lin Zhen, prepare to die!"

Without any hesitation, the two of them almost instantly engaged in a head-on clash!

Lin Zhen had read about Adolf; he had natural divine power and divine speed. Although he was not a spiritual mind master, he wore a Lower Grade spiritual defense Star Artifact necklace around his neck.

A Lower Grade spiritual defense Star Artifact was not completely enough to resist the mental shock of the Dark Gold Late Stage, especially since this man was not a spiritual mind master and had low spiritual power, making him easy for Lin Zhen to restrain!

Mental Shock!

A burst of spiritual power pierced Adolf's spiritual consciousness sea. Although protected by the Star Artifact, Adolf still staggered, feeling an instant headache!

Lin Zhen's figure flickered, and he teleported!

Directly behind Adolf, Lin Zhen raised his Tyrant Spear and attacked with his Back Horse Spear!

"Puff!"

A splash of blood rose into the air, as Adolf's neck was pierced. His body twisted in refusal, but was still deemed dead by the system. He turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air.

At this moment, the entire world fell silent as this text appeared on every screen in streets and alleys around the world:

"Hua Xia, Ice City Base City, Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, killed Sand Russia Far East Base City, Storm Martial Arts Hall War God Adolf, and got the First Blood!"

The whole world was quiet at this moment..

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Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Lin Zhen's Tactics

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On the streets of Ice City, people stared in shock at the subtitles flashing on the screen.

Behind the name Adolf was a suffix that read "Hall of Fame."

The so-called Hall of Fame were the ones heavily promoted before the competition by various martial halls, searchable online, and found in books.

Every Hall of Fame member was popular, and people believed that they could advance to the knockout stage, yet such a Hall of Fame member was instantly killed upon entering the battlefield.

Lin Zhen!

It was Lin Zhen again!

Wasn't he supposed to be done for, with his low realm after advancing to the War God level?

Wasn't he supposed to be the first one to be eliminated?

Those Sand Russia martial artists looked so fierce, didn't they all vow to teach Lin Zhen a lesson?

How did everything suddenly reverse in an instant?

"Oh my God, Lin Zhen only took one second to kill Adolf, one of Sand Russia's three warriors, and he's a Hall of Fame member! He's going to reach the sky!"

"Yeah, what about the Sand Russia's three warriors, the Hall of Fame members?

Didn't that guy even think about hiding? Did he just stupidly run into Lin

Zhen's spear?"

These people got one thing right — Adolf didn't hide. He wanted to kill Lin Zhen in the first move too. Both of them saw each other and rushed to fight, which resulted in Lin Zhen's instant kill.

Not only in Ice City, but in front of the Forbidden City at Capital Base City, the sculptures in the Southern Base City, the Ming Pearl Tower in Demon Capital Base City, and the boundary outposts in the Northwest Base City…

At Moscow's Red Square, the foot of New York's Statue of Liberty, the side of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, in front of the temples in India…

The world stopped breathing at this moment.

If this could be maintained for a day, the air quality of Earth would surely improve significantly.

But then, the world started boiling.

People were in an uproar and agitated.

This was not the right script!

What happened to the Sand Russian martial artists who were supposed to kill a

Hua Xia person first? How did it reverse in the blink of an eye? It was now the Sand Russian who was killed by a Hua Xia person — an instant kill by the supposed rookie against one of the Sand Russia's three warriors!

While other countries were just confused, Sand Russia erupted in a collective swearing, of course, not at Lin Zhen, but at Adolf of the Far East Base City.

Adolf angrily took off his helmet in his room, slamming it to the ground.

"What happened? Am I hallucinating? How could I be killed by Lin Zhen's one shot? I'm one of the Sand Russia's three warriors, a Hall of Fame member, a man who's said to have hopes of making it to the top 16!"

Adolf hung his head in pain, his ambitions for the competition now completely gone, feeling as if his whole life was in darkness.

"Crack! "

"Smash!"

The glass of Adolf's house was shattered, and curses from outside streamed in. Adolf didn't even have the courage to go out and see who it was. He could only curl up in the corner of his room, hiding from the flying debris.

"I wish I hadn't provoked Lin Zhen." This was the only thought in Adolf's mind right now.

After Lin Zhen's instant kill, the big screen on the street began to change frequently.

Finally, a Hua Xia person was eliminated, and the plot took another twist. It was Shen Yuhua who was defeated, and the one who knocked him out was Huo Luofu.

As soon as Huo Luofu entered the Heavenly Garden, he immediately saw a Hua Xia War God not far away, and he pounced without hesitation.

Shen Yuhua also caught sight of Huo Luofu, and couldn't help but feel unlucky.

He didn't have the courage to face Huo Luofu. When Huo Luofu pounced, Shen Yuhua even performed a lazy donkey-roll move, surprisingly dodging Huo Luofu's attack.

Huo Luofu didn't expect that a War God of Hua Xia would use such a move, and because of that, he missed his first strike.

By the time he launched his second attack to eliminate Shen Yuhua, the first blood had already been taken on the other side.

Every contestant could see the virtual system's data as well, with several leaderboards on a small screen, which could also be searched on-demand.

Seeing Lin Zhen taking the first blood, even Huo Luofu, who had completed the second kill, had a burning look on his face.

Lin Zhen has really blown his reputation up with his ability to instantly kill Adolf within a second. They underestimated him.

Of course, Huo Luofu didn't think Lin Zhen's true strength was that strong. It must have been that fool Adolf who short-circuited somewhere, allowing Lin Zhen to take advantage of him.

After Huo Luofu completed the kill, more killings started happening.

"The War God of the United States Los Angeles Heaven Martial Hall, Duke, kills Brazilian War God XXX…"

"Hua Xia Capital's Grace Church's Su Mingyue kills Indian Mumbai War God

"European Union Paris Base City Sacred Martial Hall's Chris kills United States War God XXX ..

"Indian New Delhi War God Omar kills Hua Xia War God XX…."

"European Union Paris Base City Sacred Martial Hall's Chris kills Indian War God XXX…Achieves a double kill!"

The screen scrolled like crazy, with countless names appearing layer by layer, the number of kills on the leaderboard increased rapidly, and the more than 30,000 original contestants dropped sharply.

Within a minute, the total number of people had decreased to 25,000. In just one minute, more than 5,000 War Gods had been eliminated!

This was because everyone had gathered initially, so after a minute, hardly anyone stayed in the same place, and the number of killings slowed down. However, the leaderboard occasionally still displayed someone being killed by someone else.

The person with the most kills was Chris from the European Union Paris Base City Sacred Martial Hall, who had killed four people so far.

Those who had killed three or two people numbered in the hundreds. Lin Zhen's name had already fallen behind in the ranking, but people had firmly memorized it.

After taking out Adolf, Lin Zhen didn't hurry to move forward.

He had just killed Adolf, who had been careless, not realizing Lin Zhen's spiritual power had reached the Dark Gold Late Stage, able to break through even the defense of a Lower Grade Star Artifact.

Lin Zhen had no intention of striving for a high ranking. Whether he was ranked first or 1,024th, it was the same to him. Moreover, being too far ahead could expose him to more powerful opponents, which could be even more dangerous.

Lin Zhen stopped at the edge of the grassland and began observing the rules of the virtual world.

From the moment the War Gods entered the virtual world, there were four ways to leave the virtual world.

The first was to actively exit; you would just have to use mental power to confirm when you wanted to leave. This type of exit was equivalent to giving up, but you could keep the collected gemstone fragments.

The second method was to advance to the Garden Cottage and exit when you left your name there. The system would consider you to have completed the test, actively exit the virtual world, and keep the gemstone fragments.

The third method was simple: exit upon death. If you were killed by someone else or died due to insects or plants in the garden, the gemstone fragments would automatically drop.

The last method was to exit when time was up, and the fragments would still be retained.

This Heavenly Garden was not a place to stay indefinitely. There were four seasons here: spring, summer, autumn, and winter, each lasting one day. The first day you entered was spring, and the fourth day would be winter. When the winter was about to end, the Garden's time would be up, and everyone would exit, ending the preliminary competition.

After reading the rules, Lin Zhen looked at the leaderboard.

Currently, there were more than 24,000 people remaining in the garden. After the initial killings, people began to move forward quickly, hoping to cross the grassland as soon as possible.

But Lin Zhen was in no hurry to move. With everyone rushing forward, battles would be inevitable. As a Spiritual Mind Master, who could fly and teleport, his traveling speed was not slow. Now was a good time to stay behind and collect some gemstone fragments.

He even rested and adjusted his breath at the edge of the grassland for nearly an hour before getting up, stepping on clouds to ascend into the sky, and observing that there were no people around. Only then did he slowly move towards the direction of the flower sea.

At this point, the external leaderboard had changed significantly.

Of course, the advancement leaderboard was still empty, but the killing leaderboard was constantly changing.

Chris ranked first with nine kills, Duke ranked second with eight kills, Ai Er ranked third with seven kills, followed by a long list of tied ranks.

Most of the people who could occupy the killing leaderboard were known to everyone, members of the Hall of Fame who had been heavily promoted before the competition. These people were celebrities among the War Gods.

These people were advancing quickly, hoping to reach the flower sea by the end of the first day and seize the opportunity to advance as soon as possible.

Lin Zhen was completely unaware of these changes, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He took the liquid metal from his waist and saw that there was no one around, then began his plan.

His plan was to get rid of the grass.

Gemstone fragments were mostly hidden in flowers and grass, which were too tall to find without careful searching.

Lin Zhen didn't have the time to search one by one. He had already had an idea. After ascending into the sky, the liquid metal separated and turned into a windmill with three blades.

Each of the blades was a 10-meter-long curved blade, and three blades connected at the rear formed a large windmill.

With the dark gold late stage spiritual power he currently had, driving the liquid metal was not a problem. Upon ascending, the windmill formed, and with a mental maneuver, the windmill began to spin in mid-air!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Large areas of grass were flattened by Lin Zhen. While getting rid of the grass, he also used gravity to throw the flying grass behind him, ensuring his field of vision could always monitor the ground.

The 10-meter-long blade spinning for weed removal was extremely efficient. Whether grass, wood, or stones, they had no resistance against the liquid metal that had attained the strength of a High Grade Celestial Device.

It was as if a hurricane had swept across the grassland, leaving behind only desolation and occasional red glows on the bare ground. These were the gemstone fragments..

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Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Road Robbery

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Whenever he saw a red light flashing, Lin Zhen immediately waved his hand, attracting the red gemstone fragments with his gravitational force. After another hour, he amazingly collected twenty-five red gemstone fragments and even a blue one.

Martial artists who obtained gemstone fragments would emit a faint glow, indicating they had gemstone fragments on them. This was intentional by the War God Alliance, as it encouraged martial artists to battle in the contest.

Lin Zhen's acquired gemstone fragments caused red and blue rays of light to shimmer on his body, but he didn't care, as there was no one behind him to see it.

"Ha! This is so exhilarating!"

Lin Zhen became excited as he searched for treasures. Although the number of Star Artifacts discovered in the ancient god ruins was increasing, causing their prices to fall drastically, they still weren't very cheap.

The official prices for red gemstone fragments were ten million each, but if ten were exchanged for a Lower Grade Star Artifact, it could still be worth several hundred million.

Mid-grade artifacts were even more expensive, the cheapest being no less than a billion. Defensive artifacts were valued at two or three billion, while auxiliary artifacts ranged from six to seven billion or even ten billion.

High -quality Star Artifacts were basically priceless, starting from tens of billions and easily reaching hundreds of billions.

Top-quality Star Artifacts were almost priceless. Even the worst top-quality Artifacts would cost over a trillion and might not be affordable.

"I have already acquired two Lower Grade Star Artifacts, which should be worth at least four to five hundred million. However, blue gemstone fragments are somewhat rare in the grassland area."

Lin Zhen's windmill-like blade swept through another hundred-meter circumference, finally collecting another blue gemstone fragment.

"I'll keep this up for another three hours. By then it'll be afternoon, and I should be able to head towards the Sea of Flowers before springtime arrives."

Occasionally, a mutant insect appeared, but it couldn't stop Lin Zhen, whose 10-fold compressed Dantian was not just for show. Unless facing S-level mutant insects, A-level ones no longer posed a threat to him.

Unknown to Lin Zhen, many spectators outside had become extremely dissatisfied with his focus on acquiring gemstone fragments rather than battling others.

It had been over two hours since the preliminaries began, and though the audience hadn't dissipated, the situation wasn't favorable for Hua Xia. Besides Lin Zhen taking the first blood and becoming famous, Hua Xia hadn't shown any substantial advantage in the subsequent battles.

Of course, the promotion list wouldn't change for now. Nobody would reach the Garden Cottage on the first day, and perhaps only a few would reach it on the second day.

People now paid attention to the Kill Leaderboard.

Currently, Chris, ranked first, had killed twenty-five people, leading by a large margin. Following him was Huo Luofu with eighteen kills and a long string of names of foreigners: Duke, Ai Er, Bogba, Shah, Lanslow, Sang Ji, and so on.

It wasn't until the twenty-second place that a Hua Xia person's name appeared.

Feng Ni, a Hua Xia fighter from the Northwest Army, had killed eleven people.

However, this ranking was not his alone, as there were over a dozen people with eleven kills each.

Other Hua Xia fighters like Tang Wenbo, Duo Long, and Xin Rughai each killed ten people, while Tong Yuehu from Ice City killed fewer than ten people.

It appeared that Ma Yao and Wei Li hadn't even scored five kills, and their rankings were tied with several others.

However, no one criticized these fighters; instead, most people blamed Lin Zhen.

Since Lin Zhen obtained the first blood, his kill count had remained unchanged, making it seem like he was idling, with no changes in his performance.

Due to the large number of participants, in addition to the leaderboard, people could also search for specific contestants.

Lin Zhen became famous for taking the first blood, and his search volume was now the highest, even surpassing Su Mingyue's.

It was common knowledge that Su Mingyue, due to her identity and appearance, had countless fans around the world. Her popularity had always been high, especially as the cover girl for the War God's Knockout event, capturing the hearts of many men and naturally garnering high search volume.

Since killing a person at the beginning, Su Mingyue hadn't killed anyone else, which people understood. The Star Sky Divine Teaching didn't advocate killing, especially for inherently good-natured people like Su Mingyue. She had only killed someone because she was attacked at first, and after that, she probably avoided others and didn't want to hurt anyone more.

But Lin Zhen was different. As a little War God from a small martial arts club, he even managed to kill a Hall of Fame member. So, why hadn't he killed anyone else?

This disappointed many Hua Xia martial artists who had high hopes for Lin Zhen and provided the opportunity for his critics to attack him.

There was a forum for this War God's Knockout event, accessible to people worldwide, where they could check a War God's performance and post comments.

Posts kept scrolling up, and nearly a tenth of them were related to Lin Zhen. "Haha, where are your great Hua Xia first blood experts? What is their ranking

"See, this is the best Hua Xia can do. Lin Zhen killing a Hall of Fame member was just an accident, time will prove everything."

"Goddess Chris is mighty! She has made our European Union martial artists proud!"

"No doubt, Lin Zhen is hiding. He's afraid of us, the Sand Russia people, seeking revenge. In your Hua Xia language, he's just a rat."

"I just searched Lin Zhen's name again, and his ranking finally changed, but he has fallen to more than eighteen thousand, hahaha!"

The Hua Xia people were still trying to fight back, but Lin Zhen's kill count remained stagnant, making their counterattacks seem weak and feeble.

Fortunately, other Hua Xia people like Tang Wenbo, Feng Ni, Duo Long, and others were still steadily advancing in rank, giving them some consolation.

However, this could not counter the disappointment in Lin Zhen. After getting the first blood, you should at least do something, otherwise, people will think you're hiding.

For a time, people all over the world who were jealous of Lin Zhen for getting the first blood flocked together, forming a massive anti-Lin group.

Although Lin Zhen was somewhat disappointing, the Hua Xia people still tried their best to defend him. After all, he was from their own country. People didn't expect him to get many kills now, but at least show some movement, just to prove that he was not hiding.

The online wars were raging, but they did not affect the War Gods in the virtual world.

It was gradually becoming cloudy in the virtual world, as if it would rain. The time had also gradually reached the afternoon, and the sky had darkened.

If it started raining, it might rain all night, and by the time the rain stopped, it would probably be summer.

Lin Zhen continued to sweep the area as he advanced, only stopping his rampage in the afternoon.

Seventy-five red gemstone fragments and twelve blue gemstone fragments were the rewards for his hard work.

"It's about time, I should move on. If I set off now, I'll reach the sea of flowers by nightfall."

Lin Zhen recalled his liquid metal, stepped on the cloud accelerator, and headed towards the sea of flowers.

Although he couldn't fly too high, Lin Zhen, who was not afraid of mutant insects, still used high-speed low-altitude flight to gradually approach the fence wall.

There were quite a few martial artists gathered near the fence wall.

Although many War Gods had entered the virtual world, not all of them were aiming for promotion.

After coming here and seeing the strength of experts from all over the world, many people became hesitant.

They knew they had no chance of obtaining promotion spots with their abilities. Still, they didn't want to leave because they had opportunities to obtain Star Artifacts here. Even if they died, they would be disqualified, which is like a risk-free Ancient God relic.

If that's the case, why not make some profit here before leaving?

There was a War God from the United States named Mario, a Hall of Fame member from Seattle Base City.

He had a flexible mind and analyzed his chances of promotion carefully. He felt that even if he delayed for a while, he could still get a promotion spot, so he decided to stay and become a robber!

Many people thought similarly, but most of them were not very strong and had no chance against Mario, a Hall of Fame member.

Mario did not kill too many people; he only gathered those who had no aura and no gains. Such people were of little use when killed, so he brought them together to form a band of robbers.

Whenever someone with an aura appeared, they would intercept and kill them. Most of the gemstone fragments they obtained went to Mario, but the others could still get some.

Those without aura would be absorbed by them, and the group grew larger and larger.

By dusk, the group had grown to thirty people.

With rich red and blue gem aura radiating from Mario, the surrounding War Gods were envious, but none dared to challenge him, as being a member of the Hall of Fame had proven his strength.

An Indian War God approached Mario in a flattering tone, "Boss, when are we going to the sea of flowers? We've been here for hours."

"Don't worry; we'll go when it gets dark. It's safer when everyone's resting, and it's harder to travel in the dark. We might even catch a big fat sheep if we wait."

A black African Union War God sighed, "I'm afraid it's unlikely. Most people have passed the fence wall by now, and the rest are just small fries; there's no fat sheep."

As Mario hesitated, considering whether to go through the fence wall into the sea of flowers now, a fast-approaching figure, radiating a rich aura of gems, appeared in front of him!

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Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Double Kill, Triple Kill, Five Kills in a Row (3 updates in total)

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Seeing this figure, almost all the bandits stood up!

"A fat sheep! An absolute big fat sheep!"

"My god, how many fragments must be on this guy's body? The treasure light is almost dripping off him, almost catching up to our boss."

"Boss, I estimate this person has at least close to a hundred fragments on his body. We should all have a share this time, right?"

Most of the time, even getting a single fragment was swallowed by Mario, and others received very little. But even so, the number of fragments on Mario's body didn't seem much more than the newcomer's.

Mario's eyes were also shining, it seemed that the choice of becoming a bandit was the right one. As long as he killed this guy, he could comfortably go to the Garden Cottage to advance.

"Everyone, get ready! Killing this person will give everyone a share, but don't act rashly. If we scare him off, no one will earn anything."

Thirty bandits stood up, began to disperse and hide, ready to ambush the incoming fat sheep.

Among these bandits, there were not only people from the United States, India and the African Union, but also people from various countries, even four or five Hua Xia people.

Among these Hua Xia people, there was one from Ice City Dragon-Slaying Academy named Lei Ming.

When Lei Ming first graduated and entered the Dragon-Slaying Academy, he was a top student, making him think that he had an unlimited future.

But on the day of graduation, when he had a fight with Lin Zhen and other Gale students at the Thousand Year Time, Lei Ming's mind cleared up a bit, realizing that there were people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens.

In the days that followed, Lei Ming was somewhat disheartened. Although the effect of taking the Genetic Potion was good, he was completely suppressed by Lin Zhen's limelight. Lin Zhen seemed to be his nightmare, and he always felt that Lin Zhen was opposing him everywhere.

Later, Zhang Huai and others from the Dragon-Slaying Academy were killed by Lin Zhen in Zhao Dong, and the Dragon -Slaying Academy gradually began to decline. Lei Ming's days also became difficult. Although he finally advanced to become a War God over the years, he had not compressed any Dantian Qi, making him a so-called water-inflated War God.

After much gift-giving and asking for help, he finally earned the qualifications to enter the War God's Knockout. His goal was to obtain some gemstone fragments in it, to fill his somewhat strained wallet.

However, he had always been paying attention to Lin Zhen, watching him soar to the sky, successfully advancing to become a War God, having so much money, and even being able to donate 30 billion in Capital Base City, a number he could never reach in his lifetime.

There was even news that Lin Zhen's girlfriend was Su Mingyue. This made Lei Ming, who was one of the millions of fans who secretly loved Su Mingyue, jealous like crazy.

Why could Lin Zhen be the winner in life? Why should he, Lei Ming, live such a suffocating life? He did not accept it!

If he had a chance, he would definitely teach Lin Zhen a harsh lesson!

Today, entering the preliminary match, Lin Zhen took the first blood, which made him even more jealous. He thought he could never see Lin Zhen's tail light in his life, but now he saw Lin Zhen, covered in treasure light, flying by, and finally felt that his opportunity had come.

If he could eliminate Lin Zhen, what a sense of accomplishment it would be.

Lei Ming held his breath and quietly came to Mario's side: "Boss, I know this person, he is from our base city."

Mario looked at Lei Ming and nodded without saying a word.

As Lin Zhen approached the wattle fence, his speed slowed down.

Although the sky was gradually darkening at this moment, Lin Zhen's vision was extraordinary. He could vaguely see the faint flashes hidden in the grass.

That was treasure light! The light of gemstone fragments!

There is treasure light, which means there are people lurking there. What they were doing there at this time was self-explanatory.

He took a quick glance, and there were quite a few people lurking, almost thirty.

Dealing with so many War Gods was not an easy task. Lin Zhen was a little hesitant, thinking about whether to take another route.

Not every part of the wattle fence here can enter the flower sea, just like the real wattle fence, some places are dense and even dogs cannot pass through, and some places are sparse, even pigs can squeeze through.

The wattle fence here was covered with a layer of light. To pass through, one could only choose some entrances, with a distance of about ten kilometers between each entrance. Lin Zhen didn't want to take a detour.

Just as Lin Zhen hesitated and stopped, Mario became a little anxious.

"What's the matter? Could this kid have discovered us?"

Someone next to him whispered: "It shouldn't be. It's almost dark now and the visibility is not good. Besides, we're hidden in the tall grass. Could he have night vision abilities?"

"Then why did he stop?" Mario was unhappy.

"Perhaps he is just being cautious. Carrying so many gemstone fragments, it is reasonable to be cautious. He might be observing the situation."

"You can't be sure. I feel like this kid is trying to detour. There are others doing the same thing as us in other areas. If he leaves, wouldn't that just benefit others?" Mario was anxious.

"Should we go out and attack?" someone asked.

"Attack my ass, didn't you see that he is a Spiritual Mind Master? His speed at escaping is top-notch, we won't be able to catch up."

Just when Mario was feeling helpless, Lei Ming said again, "Boss, what if I go out and try to deceive him over here?"

Mario looked at Lei Ming: "Can you do it?"

"Don't worry, I know him. This kid isn't without weaknesses. I believe in my feelings." Lei Ming was a bit eager to show off, boasting.

"Alright, you go and try. If you succeed, you get 20% of the gemstone fragments."

"Thank you, Boss!"

Lei Ming was excited. Lin Zhen might have nearly a hundred gemstone fragments on his body. If he could get 20%, that would be at least several billions in wealth. Then he could leave the virtual world and return to Ice City to enjoy his life.

Not every martial artist is as rich as Lin Zhen. For people like Lei Ming, let alone several hundred million, tens of millions are already a considerable number. With a few hundred million, one could live a comfortable life.

Lei Ming confidently walked out, running in the direction of Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen was observing from the sky, and when he saw someone coming out, he thought it was a bold robber. But he took a closer look and found it to be an old acquaintance from Ice City. "Lin Zhen, are you Lin Zhen?"

Lei Ming rushed over anxiously.

"Lei Ming, it's been a long time. What are you doing here?" Lin Zhen asked.

"Lin Zhen, be careful, there are two foreign War Gods ambushing ahead. Don't go there, I barely managed to escape from them."

"Oh! Two foreign War Gods?" Lin Zhen narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lei Ming.

"Yes, two foreign War Gods, one at level three and one at level four. They have already robbed many gemstone fragments. I'm not their opponent, so I've had to hide and deal with them. But now that you're here, they're ready to take action, and I don't want to see you get hurt. So I escaped while they weren't paying attention and came to tell you. You better run too, or it'll be too late." Lin Zhen nodded: "In that case, I should avenge you."

"But… can you do it? There are two of them!" Lei Ming first laid the groundwork for Lin Zhen, making him feel hopeful about defeating the opponents, and then used words to provoke Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen laughed: "What do you think?"

His eyes flashed with brilliance, and Soul Lock quietly activated.

For a Dark Gold Late Stage Spiritual Mind Master to lock down someone like Lei Ming, who didn't even have a single layer of Dantian compression as a Primary War God, was easier than breathing. Lei Ming was affected within a second.

Lei Ming surreptitiously approached Lin Zhen and divulged everything about the enemy.

After listening to Lei Ming's narration, Lin Zhen had some confidence.

There was only one Hall of Fame member left, so there was still a chance in this battle. At the very least, escape was not a problem.

"Alright, lead me there!"

Lin Zhen patted Lei Ming on the shoulder and headed towards the hedge wall.

Seeing Lei Ming's successful attempt, Mario's eyes lit up: "Great! The Hua Xia kid fell for it, hahaha! Everyone, get ready, once we get this deal, we can leave here !

Lin Zhen walked to the left, where four War Gods were ambushing. All of them were Primary War Gods with little to no compressed Dantian Qi.

As Lin Zhen approached behind Lei Ming, he made his move.

He darted like a leopard towards the bushes and stabbed out like lightning! rlkvvo War Gods were hiding here, planning to ambush Lin Zhen from behind, but they never expected Lin Zhen to find them and suddenly attack. After skewering them with one stab, the unprepared War Gods were impaled together!

"Stay down!"

Within 0.1 seconds, Lin Zhen struck again, taking down another War God instantly!

The last War God screamed and tried to run, but Lei Ming intercepted him. As Lei Ming was still under Lin Zhen's Soul Lock, he naturally helped Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen caught up in one step and stabbed through the War God's heart! The fourth one!

Lei Ming was excited to show his merit to Lin Zhen, but Lin Zhen's gaze froze, and a Mental Shock hit Lei Ming's mind!

With no pity for such a treacherous person, Lin Zhen showed no mercy.

An overwhelming power disparity didn't turn Lei Ming into an idiot, but directly led to brain death!

Five people, all taken down within a second!

More than ten gemstone fragments floated up. Lin Zhen raised his hand, collected them all, his spoils of war.

At this moment, the outside world exploded!

Those who were scolding Lin Zhen online, those who were disappointed in Lin Zhen, and those who insulted Lin Zhen as a coward, all saw the scrolling text on the big screen.

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, kills India Mumbai War God XXX….

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, kills African Union Cairo War God XXX…

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen achieves double kill! Congratulations!"

Two kills within a second were called a double kill.

People hadn't even reacted when the screen kept rolling.

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, killed European Union Berlin War God XXX, completing triple kill."

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, kills Sand Russia War God XXX… .

"Hua Xia Ice City Base City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall War God Lin Zhen, kills Hua Xia Ice City Dragon-slaying Academy War God Lei Ming, achieving five consecutive kills!"

The first five-kill streak.. The first streak of five kills in the competition had begun, but little did anyone know that Lin Zhen's mad performance was just getting started!

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