Age Of Evolution

by Cui Shi yi

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Chapter 321: Chapter 321: Black Hole Appears, Dark Star Forms! (3rd update)

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The asthenosphere is located above the mantle and below the lithosphere, with a temperature of around 1,300 degrees, close to the melting point of rocks.

Normally, the crust, lithosphere, and asthenosphere are part of the crust.

Whereas the upper mantle and lower mantle are part of the mantle.

And the outer core and inner core are the core part.

When the power of the quasi-SSS grade crystal began to condense the asthenosphere, Lin Zhen's Dark Star began to infuse its firepower.

Fire and earth elements coalesced, forming the asthenosphere's liquid-state rocks, which were unlike the solid-state rocks of the lithosphere.

"Thankfully, all elements are present within my body, otherwise it would be impossible to truly condense the planet core, this asthenosphere alone would be enough to stump me."

Three hours had passed since the formation of the asthenosphere.

Next was the upper mantle, which was many times thicker than the asthenosphere. According to Earth's definition, this is the source of earthquakes, and the temperature is higher.

The consumption of the quasi-SSS grade crystal in Lin Zhen's hand began to increase, and the earth element's power was furiously infused, as the upper mantle quickly formed.

However, Lin Zhen slightly frowned. After the upper mantle, there was the lower mantle, outer core, and inner core, seeming like this quasi-SSS grade crystal's earth element power was not enough.

Of course, even if it was not enough, Lin Zhen's Dark Star could still condense, just not reaching the strongest state, which caused perfection-seeking Lin Zhen to feel regretful.

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time, at this point, there's no turning back."

Lin Zhen stopped pondering those questions, allowing the earth element power to flow in freely.

Night gradually fell, with the sky shrouded in dark clouds. It was a cold night.

By ten o'clock in the evening, Lin Zhen's Dark Star finally finished forming the uDDer mantle. Next was the lower mantle.

Lin Zhen's Spiritual Power scanned the crystal. The crystal had shrunk to half its size. The remaining part was enough to form the lower mantle, but obviously not enough for the inner and outer cores.

Lin Zhen was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He never expected that condensing his Dark Star would be so difficult, with the quasi-SSS grade crystal not being enough.

But he also could not find any SSS grade crystal. If he waited until that time to condense, the opportunity would have probably passed.

His Spiritual Power swept through the Dark Star repeatedly, as Lin Zhen waited for the lower mantle to take shape.

This process lasted for more than eight hours!

From nightfall to dawn, the mantle was finally completed.

And Lin Zhen's crystal in hand was left with only one-fifth of its original size. "Forget it, continue absorbing, next is the outer core!"

Lin Zhen showed no intention of stopping. The strands of earth element continued to enter the Dark Star, beginning to condense the outer core.

If the crust part is solid and the mantle part is liquid, then the core part has highly compressed density.

When Lin Zhen began to condense the core, the gold energy on the surface of the Dark Star began to infuse crazily.

A true planet has a high-density core. Even diamonds would be compressed into butter at the core. However, Lin Zhen's gold energy is the strongest and most resilient of the Five Elements.

As the gold energy infused, the core's density grew even greater.

With the core's condensation, Lin Zhen felt that the Dark Star's space had become increasingly stable, and its rotation gradually slowed down, signifying that the Dark Star was truly taking shape.

However, Lin Zhen secretly complained that there was not enough earth element!

Only now did he realize how much earth element he was missing. He initially thought that this quasi-SSS grade crystal would be enough to complete the outer core. That way, the planet would have a rudimentary foundation. But he never imagined that the core would contain a vast amount of earth element. The outer core barely had a thin layer when the earth element crystal was completely consumed.

Based on these calculations, not to mention a single quasi-SSS grade crystal, even ten more would not be enough.

Without condensing the core, the Dark Star's rotation seemed to show signs of stagnation.

Lin Zhen knew it was dangerous at this moment. If he didn't strike while the iron was hot and condense the core, this Dark Star might remain in this state forever.

Of course, the current state can provide Lin Zhen with a lot of power, but losing the possibility of advancement, Lin Zhen painstakingly created Dark Star would sooner or later become as useless as chicken ribs in the interstellar world.

Lin Zhen absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

"It's just a matter of materials and Earth energy, right? I'm going all in today!"

With great determination, Lin Zhen took out something from his Space Ring— a neutron!

This neutron came from a cosmic black hole and was an extremely compressed material. Such a small neutron had a weight comparable to the entire Himalayas.

However, Lin Zhen felt a trace of black hole aura in the core of the neutron, which caused him, who had an instinctive fear of black holes, not to take the risk easily.

But at this point, the desire to advance had overwhelmed his fear. He was going all in!

"Come on! Success or death, it's up to you!"

Lin Zhen resolutely placed the neutron in front of his Dantian, and the Dantian qi began to absorb the neutron's power.

When materials become highly compressed, there is no such thing as metallic minerals or the like; everything turns into highly compressed mud.

So after the Dantian absorbed the Qi, the neutron's earth material began to quietly decompose, bit by bit, and entered Lin Zhen's Dantian.

The power of the Earth element, passing through the Dantian, entered the space where the Dark Star was located and was then absorbed by the forming planet, entering the core of the earth and compressing again.

At this moment, perhaps only with a microscope could one see the Earth element power seeping out of the neutron, this loss was almost negligible for the neutron.

Having received a large amount of Earth element infusion, Lin Zhen's stagnant Dark Star once again gained tremendous vitality and re-entered its high-speed operation period.

Time passed again from day to night, and after a full ten hours, Lin Zhen's Dark Star outer core was completed!

"Great! I'm just one step away from the last step, the inner core!"

Lin Zhen was almost ecstatic. The ten hours of absorption and compression only reduced the neutron's volume by one-third, and the outer core formed just like that.

"There are still two-thirds of the neutron left. I hope the inner core can be successfully condensed. Once the inner core is completed, the entire planet will be fully formed."

Lin Zhen was full of anticipation, wondering what it would look like once the Dark Star was truly condensed.

The only thing that could be certain was that his strength would advance by leaps and bounds.

Could a planet support him reaching the Star List with just the energy body of a Dark Star? And how much more would a real planet do?

The core is the most basic and critical part. In fact, the promotion of a Dark Star and the promotion of Dantian Qi are slightly different. The Dantian Qi condenses into the Star Core Period, starting from the innermost part, like the Star Core Early Stage, which condenses into an Inner Core.

It was not until the Star Core Peak that the planet gradually took shape, and finally entered the Meteor Stage and flew continuously as celestial bodies in the Dantian.

The Meteor transformed into a Comet, and the Comet finally stabilized and became a satellite, which could then be considered a real planet.

But the Dark Star started with the external, which Lin Zhen hadn't thought of before, because he didn't know it would be like this.

By the time it came to condense the inner core, Lin Zhen knew how much the neutron played a role. The compression density of the internal core was even greater, requiring more Earth element energy.

The cycle of repeated absorption and compression had numbed Lin Zhen so much that he had forgotten about the day and night, the passage of time, and had wholeheartedly thrown himself into the birth process of a planet.

At midnight, half of the inner core was completed.

By the early morning, three-quarters of the inner core was completed.

By the time the sky began to lighten, the inner core was just a little bit short of being completed.

If the neutron was originally the size of a steel ball, it was now the size of a needle tip.

At this moment, that familiar Black Hole Power, which had instilled fear in Lin Zhen from within, appeared again.

"Finally, it's the most critical moment."

"Now my Star Core is just a little bit short of being completed, and once I absorb this last bit of neutron, the Dark Star will truly be finished. But I may face something terrifying. Should I do it or not?"

As the thoughts passed through Lin Zhen's mind, his actions had already given the answer.

Go for it!

"If I can't face the power of the black hole now, I won't have the courage to face the real Black Hole when I return to the time of rebirth, and I'm afraid I won't have another chance to be reborn."

With a sudden urging of the Dantian Qi, Lin Zhen resolutely absorbed the last bit of neutron!

In that instant, Lin Zhen seemed to see a sky full of galaxies!

The beautiful vast starry sky formed a brilliant sight in the universe.

Then, in the cosmic sky, a point appeared, growing larger and larger and beginning to spin.

It was a black hole!

Everything around it was being devoured. Each planet seemed to have become tiny droplets, being absorbed into the black hole at a high speed, then decomposed, melted, compressed, and condensed.

People cannot escape, life cannot escape, the heavenly bodies around cannot escape, dust cannot escape, light cannot escape, and souls cannot escape!

The black hole seemed to grow larger and closer in front of Lin Zhen!

The intense suffocation almost caused Lin Zhen's spirit to collapse, his pupils dilated, his fists clenched, staring unblinkingly at the ever-closer black hole.

An intense unwillingness from the depths of the soul surged.

Lin Zhen didn't know where the courage came from, but he pointed at the black hole: "If you dare, swallow me again, my power may be small, but if you can't swallow me, I'll tear you apart!"

He knew that his power compared to the Black Hole Power was like an ant facing a planet and roaring, as if he was trying to overturn the planet with his own paltry strength.

But the stubborn ant still wanted to try!

At this moment, on some level, Lin Zhen had won—he had the courage to overcome his fear.

As Lin Zhen roared, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and the black hole disappeared just like that.

Perhaps it hadn't disappeared, but had entered the deepest part of the earth's core and was buried deep within the Dark Star.

Lin Zhen was covered in sweat, as if he had just experienced a terrifying nightmare. When his spiritual power swept over the Dark Star again, he suddenly discovered that the Dark Star had been completed!

At this moment, a frightening power spread out from Zhao Dong Building..

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Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Lin Zhen's Star Realm (Fourth Update)

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Lin Zhen could swear to heaven that he had never seen such a spectacle before.

Inside his Dantian, within the space where the Dark Star was located, a small planet had formed.

From the inner core to the outer core, the lower mantle, the upper mantle, the asthenosphere, and the lithosphere, the crust layers were distinct, forming the core structure of the planet.

Above the planet's surface, magma flowed, the earth's crust moved, light fell from the sky, gale howled in the air, water elements rose, forming layers upon layers of rain clouds.

In the sky, countless dancing golden snakes raced and leaped, turning the scene above the planet into an apocalyptic spectacle.

"This is…this is…the Dark Ancient Era!"

Lin Zhen muttered this sentence.

At the beginning of a planet's formation, there is no life, only the violent rampage of earth, water, fire, and wind; this period is called the Dark Ancient Era.

At this time, there is no mountains, continents or oceans, let alone plants and trees, human beings cannot survive under such conditions.

However, this is a necessary process for the evolution of a planet.

Lin Zhen, who had been living in the Star Realm for a long time, knew a lot about the evolution of planets, but he never dreamed that this scene would appear in his Dantian.

After a sweep of his spiritual power, Lin Zhen was extremely certain that this planet was real and not virtual.

If a planet evolves from the Dark Ancient Era to the next stage of time, it takes countless years.

From that era to the next also takes countless years, Lin Zhen doesn't know if his Dark Star will evolve on this same path, but he Imows that now, he possesses Star Power!

Star Power is not starlight, but the fundamental power of a planet. Although his Dantian's energy was only at the quasi-star realm, his Dark Star already had Star Power!

This Star Power was no different from the evolved Dantian energy, it was even stronger than the power he had when he entered the Star Realm in his previous life!

Lin Zhen didn't worry about when the Dark Star would evolve, it already had now. In a way, he had already advanced to the Star Realm!

The biggest difference between the Star Realm and the non-Star Realm was the possession of Star Power. Normally, martial artists must condense a Star Core in their Dantian's energy to have Star Power, but Lin Zhen already had it now.

Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, he took a deep breath, allowing the Star Power within the Dark Star to circulate throughout his body.

"Ha!"

This force suddenly released!

At this moment, it was like the shockwave after a small nuclear explosion, Lin Zhen was at the core of the explosion, and the shockwave spread rapidly outward!

The surrounding air formed an air wave, propelled by a powerful force, starting with the ceiling above Lin Zhen's head.

He was sitting on the top floor of the Zhao Dong Building, but not on the rooftop. The ceiling above him was pushed upward by the air wave, piercing through the sky!

Then it was underneath him; the building, which had stood for thousands of years without collapsing and was earthquake-resistant up to level 10, suddenly collapsed!

Rumble, rumble!

The building shattered like a decaying skeleton, dust flying everywhere, mixed with the flurry of snow, it was a sight to behold.

However, Lin Zhen did not fall with the collapsing building. He remained sitting in mid-air. With Star Power, flying and teleporting became instincts. Even without his Lightning Wings or spiritual power, he could fly and hover as he wished!

Starlight circulated around his body, and at this moment, before the sky fully brightened, he looked like a star in the night sky!

After about an hour, Lin Zhen finally fully adapted to the power within him.

Slowly opening his eyes, he could see all the way to the soaring mutated birds above the Ice City Region.

Those were mutated birds attacking the city.

Lin Zhen raised his hand, gesturing toward the group of flying birds dozens of kilometers away.

Gravitational pull!

A huge gravitational force enveloped them. Within the range of his palm, dozens of mutated birds were suddenly pulled towards him!

No, not just flying towards him, but being forcibly sucked in!

The distance of dozens of kilometers was covered in less than five seconds. The struggles and cries of those mutated birds were of no effect. As they approached within a few hundred meters of Lin Zhen, he slightly clenched his hand.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The group of mutated geese, crows, and so on were crushed in mid-air into individual blood orbs!

"Phew! This is the real gravitational pull, Gravity Explosion! I might be the only person in the world who can do this."

"With this gravitational pull, not to mention a few mutated birds, even a star realm expert could be crushed to death with a single blow!"

As Lin Zhen slowly stood up, feeling the swell of power within him, he couldn't help but let out a long howl at the sky!

The sound echoed through the sky, lingering for a long time.

With the excitement in his heart fully vented, Lin Zhen finally calmed down.

He took out his phone and checked the situation in Ice City.

A huge headline caught his eye.

"Farewell to Ice City, Breaking the City Today!"

Two days have passed since Lin Zhen's last cultivation, and once again, Ice City had undergone dramatic changes.

Shen Lixing, along with a group of people, wanted to join Allen and rejoin the Star Sky Divine Teaching. Meanwhile, Martial Artists like An Ning, Zhao Xiaoman, Feng Ni, Tang Wenbo, and others firmly opposed joining.

The two sides could not agree, and the Mutated Beasts' attacks on the city became increasingly fierce. Soldiers from the City Defense Army and participating Martial Artists were continuously carried off like a flowing stream.

As their numbers dwindled and internal opinions remained divided, it seemed Ice City was already without hope.

Lin Zhen even saw a video of An Ning and Shen Lixing's heated argument.

After a glance, Lin Zhen put away his phone. He didn't need to watch anymore. Ice City was only a hundred miles away. He would just go there.

He didn't take out his flying device, but instead had his Lightning Wings appear behind him.

Just as he was about to fly to Ice City, he felt that Xiao Nuan inside the Black Ghost had awakened.

Releasing Xiao Nuan, Lin Zhen was startled by her appearance.

Xiao Nuan's body length was now close to five meters, her size on par with Lin Zhen. Her mane resembled burning flames, and the adorable appearance from before was gone, replaced by a much larger creature.

On top of Xiao Nuan's head, there were even two small bumps, as if she was about to grow horns.

She happily called out to Lin Zhen, and a strong sulfur smell sprayed from her nostrils. Shaking her head, rays of light shot out from her fur.

"What exactly are you, little guy? I know some Galaxy Beast breeds, but I've never seen one like you before."

Xiao Nuan happily jumped around Lin Zhen for a while, then Lin Zhen suddenly laughed: "Let's see if you can catch up to me this time. The destination is Ice City. Let's see who gets there first!"

With that, Lin Zhen suddenly teleported away!

This time it was a Star Power teleportation. Before, Lin Zhen's Spiritual Power teleportation had a maximum range of no more than 300 meters, but this time, he appeared a full kilometer away!

With a flap of his Lightning Wings, Lin Zhen turned into a streak of light and sped towards Ice City!

Xiao Nuan called out behind him and started to chase after Lin Zhen with her four claws spread wide.

"No! I absolutely do not accept your opinion. We don't believe in any 'True God of the Stars', so why should we join the Gods Clan?" An Ning stared at Shen Lixing in front of her, her attitude resolute.

"Miss An Ning, please don't be stubborn. The situation in Ice City is not just about you. This concerns the lives of tens of millions of people. The Great Divine Sect has already said that as long as everyone in Ice City declares their allegiance to the Gods Clan, they will come to rescue Ice City from its dire plight. Isn't that a good outcome?"

By An Ning's side, Zhao Xiaoman snorted coldly: "Hmph! I don't believe their nonsense. If they could save us, why didn't they do it earlier? Why not save us right now? They're just trying to take advantage of our desperate situation. What's the point of such a rescue? If we don't join them, do they really plan to just watch? If that's the case, not joining such an inhumane organization is for the best."

Feng Ni also spoke coldly, "I feel the same way. If they want to save us, they shouldn't put forth these conditions. We don't care for it. If you want to join, you can go ahead and join. We don't need their help. If necessary, we'll break through and leave the city."

Shen Lixing angrily responded, "Why can't you guys understand? Allen's attitude is very clear. Everyone must join; if even one person doesn't, the Gods Clan won't send troops. I think their present attitude is already very compassionate. Ice City is globally unique in that everyone left the Gods Clan. If I were Allen, I might have genuinely stood by and watched. Isn't their present attitude already merciful enough?"

From Ice City, Xin Rughai asked, "If we don't join, what will you do?"

Shen Lixing paused for a moment, then spoke softly, "You'd better not force me to choose, because neither of us has a choice right now. As the commander in chief, I have to consider the welfare of tens of millions of people in Ice City."

Tang Wenbo sneered, "You can spare us the act. If it wasn't for your poor command, we wouldn't have missed so many opportunities in previous battles, losing the beheading team later on, and ending up in this desperate situation. We could have held out for another ten days to half a month without any problem."

"That's all in the past now. What's the use of talking about it?" Shen Lixing's face turned red as he defended himself.

He pointed towards the city, "Look at all these Mutated Beasts! They can't be killed off. On what basis can we resist? The city's fall is only a matter of time. You guys don't have any solutions, but now you're here to deny mine. Is this your style? Believing in the Gods Clan can at least save lives. Can you guarantee that everyone will survive?"

An Ning took a deep breath, "Lin Zhen said he would come."

"Lin Zhen… ha! Miss An Ning, Mr. Lin Zhen is indeed a hero, but this is not the place for personal heroism. What can he do if he comes now? At most, he will kill a few more Mutated Beasts. I, Shen Lixing, am not a three-year-old child. He is your beloved, so of course you stand up for him, but I won't."

Seeing that this person simply couldn't be reasoned with, An Ning stopped trying to argue: "Same as before, we will not join. What do you intend to do?"

Shen Lixing sneered, "In that case, I have to think about the people of Ice City. You people have only two choices. One is to break through and leave Ice City right now, and the other… is for my people to capture you and help you join forcibly. Ice City's future cannot be delayed by you!"

As he spoke, he pointed towards the city wall, where the Gods Clan's army was waiting for his news just a hundred miles away. So, he had his plan.

He didn't notice, however, that in the sky, where he pointed, a group of Mutated birds suddenly disappeared..

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Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Gods Clan Dispatches Troops, Lin Zhen Appears

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A hundred miles north of Ice City, right at the end of the mutated beast tide, three hundred thousand elite clergy were poised to strike.

Allen stood on a flying vehicle, watching the endless tide of beasts in front of him, feeling a sense of regret in his heart.

He was originally a member of the Great Divine Sect of the Sofia Cathedral in Ice City, but now the people of Ice City despised him deeply. He had no choice but to take this action.

It all started with Lin Zhen, who killed his disciple and destroyed his church, pushing him step by step to the opposite side, and eventually leaving no place for the church to survive in Ice City.

If Allen wanted to return home, he had to make the people of Ice City believe in the Gods Clan again. Taking advantage of others' weakness might be somewhat despicable, but he could not care about that anymore.

Fortunately, Shen Lixing was ambitious and made foolish attempts to repair his reputation; their goals aligned perfectly.

Yan Huang's retreat had reached a critical moment, and he might emerge in a day or two, but Allen couldn't wait any longer. If Ice City did not take action, it would fall, so he simply took charge and led the church's troops here.

Three hundred thousand people behind him were riding on ten thousand flying vehicles, the elite forces of the church that Yan Huang had spared no expense to build, almost emptying the accumulated resources of the Gods Clan over the years.

Allen believed that with the powerful firepower of these ten thousand flying vehicles, they could tear open a gap in the mutated beast tide, and even enter the depths of the beast tide to kill the enemy of ten thousand people.

Of course, if anyone dared to confront the Gods Clan, he would not hesitate to erase them, as Allen had already made arrangements for this.

He and Shen Lixing had agreed that if the negotiations failed, the 300,000 elite troops of the Gods Clan would attack Ice City under the guise of eliminating the mutated beasts and sweep away all resistance forces in the process.

With everything ready, Allen could launch a surprise attack within five minutes. Now he was just waiting for the news from Shen Lixing. Looking at Ice City a hundred miles away, Allen was eager to return home.

An Ning's delicate face showed a hint of ridicule upon hearing Shen Lixing's words: "Commander, if you think your people can do it, then go ahead and do it now."

Behind An Ning, Alice, Hansen, Zhao Xiaoman, Feng Ni, Tang Wenbo, Duo Long, Xin Rughai, Li Changying, Jiang Huai, Lou Qingfeng, Meng Dong, Zhao Liang, Ma Yao, Wei Li, and many other people stood behind her.

Even top experts like Yang Jianying from the Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall and some of his disciples, such as Cheng Ge who had been helped by Lin Zhen before, followed An Ning, glaring at Shen Lixing and the others on the opposite side.

These people could be said to be the elite of Hua Xia's young generation, and at such a critical moment, they all chose to stand with An Ning.

Or rather, they were standing with Lin Zhen since An Ning here represented Lin Zhen.

Of course, to outsiders, they could say that they were standing on the side of justice.

With bloodshot eyes, Shen Lixing looked at this group of people, knowing that if he couldn't deal with An Ning and the others, he wouldn't achieve his goal today.

As long as these people are removed, the citizens of Ice City will definitely turn against the church again under the pressure of the mutated beasts. He knew clearly what ordinary people need. They only need to live, safe and sound.

When it comes to life and death, people with integrity are always the minority.

Glancing at An Ning's delicate face for a moment, Shen Lixing spoke coldly: "Miss An Ning, it's a pity that a beautiful woman like you is a thief. I originally hoped that we could have a good ending."

"You're not worthy!" An Ning showed no mercy to this Commander.

She was not a gentle girl like Su Mingyue. An Ning had a strong personality, or rather, her gentleness was only revealed in front of Lin Zhen. Others were not worthy of seeing it.

Shen Lixing stealthily took out his cell phone, pressed a message to send in his pocket, and sent it directly to Allen's cell phone.

The message had only two words: "Action."

After sending the message, Shen Lixing didn't immediately start a fight, but said with a straight face: "Miss An Ning, don't think that just because you martial artists are all together, you can threaten me, the Commander. What you're doing is selfish."

An Ning didn't bother with him anymore, let him say whatever he wanted. After all, this group of martial artists were the strongest force in Ice City at the moment, and even if Shen Lixing was dissatisfied, he couldn't do anything to them.

Soon, Shen Lixing's cell phone received a reply, and he turned around to check it quietly. It was Allen's reply: "Will arrive in five minutes."

With Allen's reply, Shen Lixing's confidence skyrocketed. No matter how An Ning and the others resisted, once the God Army arrives, they would fall apart immediately, and by then, Ice City would be completely under his control.

In fact, Shen Lixing also received a promise from the Gods Clan: as long as all the people of Ice City believed in the Gods Clan, he could serve as both the mayor of Ice City Base City and the commander of the City Defense Army.

Controlling the City Defense Army of two base cities alone, Shen Lixing felt that it wouldn't be a problem for him to inherit the family's power in the future.

He didn't talk to An Ning anymore, but simply sat down with a smile: 'Well, since Miss An Ning has made up her mind, I won't say anything. Let reality decide, and let the people of Ice City make their final choice."

An Ning was slightly surprised in her heart; did Shen Lixing have any trick up his sleeve?

An Ning never would have thought that Shen Lixing, the commander of the City Defense Army of Hua Xia Capital Base City, would actually reach such an agreement with the Gods Clan.

There was a moment of silence at the scene.

Allen received Shen Lixing's message and was instantly invigorated. The time had finally come.

Although some people remained unconvinced, that didn't matter anymore. As long as the God Army arrived, all resistance forces would crumble. This would also show these people that God's grace is not their only characteristic, but a combination of kindness and authority is the key to control.

Aboard the row of flying vehicles in the front, besides Allen's, each of the other nine vehicles held a golden-robed elder.

Currently, the number of golden-robed elders in Gods Clan had decreased by a

third. Most of them had died at the hands of Lin Zhen. Including Allen, the ten elders here were already half of the Clan's power.

Allen issued the command: "Brothers and sisters of my Gods Clan, a hundred

miles to the south is Hua Xia's Ice City, which is currently being besieged by mutated beasts. This is the divine punishment for their blasphemy against God. However, God is merciful, so we can't abandon them. We need to rescue them. Unfortunately, some stubborn blasphemers are disrespectful to our allies and Gods Clan. These people have been completely brainwashed by Lin Zhen, the heretic, and are now an obstacle for our Gods

Clan's control of Ice City."

Pausing for a moment, Allen continued: "I know the people of Ice City well. As long as the leaders of the resistance are removed and their lives are saved, they will definitely not resist our Gods Clan anymore. You all know that our majesty is in seclusion and will soon marry. Shouldn't we present him with a generous gift before his wedding? How should we deal with those blasphemers?" "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Take them down! Let them know the consequences of opposing the Gods

Clan."

"No matter who they are, if they dare to confront the God Army, we'll send them straight to their graves."

Hearing the elders of the Gods Clan getting passionate, Allen nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, let's set out now. Remember, our goal this time is not to eliminate the mutated beasts. Don't get entangled with those creatures. We are to deal with the blasphemers in Ice City. As long as we occupy the city, the mutated beasts won't be a problem."

With the followers of the Gods Clan answering resoundingly, Allen's flying vehicle started up first.

Then, one after another, the flying vehicles followed suit, heading towards Ice City.

The flying vehicles were quite fast, and two minutes later, a dense swarm of mutated birds appeared in front of them. At the far end of their sight, the city wall of Ice City could be faintly seen.

If they could see Ice City, then the people there could also see them. Through binoculars, An Ning and the others observed the small black dots in the distant sky.

"That's…that's the flying vehicles of the Gods Clan!"

Shen Lixing smiled and nodded, instructing the City Defense Army behind him: "Tell the City Defense Army at the north gate not to fire at the God Army. Let them enter Ice City. I'll wait for their arrival here."

In the past few days, Shen Lixing had secretly arranged to replace the northern side's City Defense Army with his own men.

"Shen Lixing! What are you trying to do? Don't forget that you are a Hua Xia person, the overall commander of the battle. You're actually colluding with the Gods Clan to deal with us now?"

Shen Lixing sneered: "Don't make it sound so unpleasant. If you had agreed to my request earlier, they wouldn't have even appeared. It's called prevention. Now it seems that I was right to be wary of you."

"I warn you not to act recklessly. The God Army will soon enter the city, and any resistance by then will be futile. If you want to take action against me, just try."

As soon as Shen Lixing finished speaking, a group of people emerged from behind him.

Two of them in front threw off their black robes, revealing the golden ones underneath. They were also Gods Clan elders.

In An Ning's group, only Yang Jianying had reached the quasi-Star Realm level. Many had become War Gods, but none had reached the quasi-Star Realm. It was indeed difficult for them to deal with two Star Realm Experts.

Moreover, following these two Star Realm experts, War Gods like Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing from Ice City stood behind Shen Lixing, coldly watching An Ning and the others.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible to take down Shen Lixing quickly. In fact, An Ning's side was at a disadvantage.

Shen Lixing laughed, suddenly picked up a loudspeaker and began to speak while having someone livestream it online: "People of Ice City, citizens of Ice City! The great Star Sky Divine Teaching has come to our rescue! The siege of mutated beasts will soon end! Now I declare that those who are willing to join the Gods Clan can live and continue to reside in Ice City. Those who are unwilling, please leave on your own within eight hours, otherwise, you will be regarded as a heretic and killed by the Gods Clan!"

As Shen Lixing finished his announcement, the flying vehicles of the Star Sky Divine Teaching had already begun to engage with the mutant birds.

This new force was extremely fierce, clearing a large area of mutated birds in an instant and quickly flying toward Ice City.

As Ice City grew closer and closer, Allen's heart was filled with excitement. Those who had demolished his church and burned the Gods Clan's clothes and banners must not have expected that he, Allen, would be able to return for revenge.

As for the two small dots in the sky ahead, Allen didn't pay them any attention. They were probably just two mutated birds that didn't know their place..

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Chapter 324: Chapter 324: What is a Bird Gun?

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Lin Zhen had been here for a while now.

He was initially a little frustrated, as he had lost the race against Xiao Nuan this time. Xiao Nuan's speed seemed to have no limit, to the extent that a Galaxy Beast that could traverse the galaxies could not be deduced by common sense.

However, Lin Zhen's attention soon shifted to the situation in the Ice City.

Because he was on the outskirts, he saw ten thousand of the Gods Clan's flying vessels.

Lin Zhen immediately inferred the God's Clan's intentions. They had a heavy military presence here but didn't go to rescue the crisis in the Ice City. What did they want to do?

Their intentions were obvious – they were most certainly planning to deal with those in the Ice City who did not obey the Gods Clan.

The situation of the Gods Clan had been deteriorating lately, so these ten thousand flying vessels were undoubtedly its foundation. Lin Zhen immediately thought of attacking this troop.

Eliminating these guys would practically cause the Gods Clan to collapse, at least taking away their ability to dictate other countries and regions in the world.

Lin Zhen, with Xiao Nuan by his side, stopped and prepared to slowly approach this flying vessel formation.

However, while on the road, he felt that Xiao Nuan seemed very different.

Ever since Xiao Nuan devoured the quasi-SSS class demonic dragon corpse, its body had grown significantly, and its aura had become more majestic. Along the way, whenever they passed by an area populated by Mutated Beasts, those beasts would bow their heads in submission, daring not to approach Xiao

Nuan.

Xiao Nuan, too, strutted proudly above the Mutated Beast horde as if they were an army of ants.

"Could it be…?"

Lin Zhen had a thought in his heart; perhaps after Xiao Nuan's promotion, it had gained the aura of high-level Mutated Beasts, causing these low-level Mutated Beasts to automatically submit.

If that was the case, then solving the Mutated Beast siege on Ice City would be much easier.Thus, he was able to reach the Gods Clan army without any hindrance until they started advancing toward Ice City.

The peripheral groups of Mutated birds launched their attacks on the Gods Clan's army, only to be bombed into disarray by their flying vessels.

Although these flying vessels weren't enough to clear out the Mutated Beasts, they were more than capable of breaching Ice City.

"We absolutely cannot let them enter Ice City!"

"Not only must we prevent them from entering Ice City, but we must also come up with a way to make people disappointed in the Gods Clan once again. The videos of the Gods Clan bombing Mutated Beasts will surely be broadcasted worldwide. This is their way of winning people over; I must sabotage it for them."

Lin Zhen had an idea in his mind. He raised his hand and attracted a huge golden eagle from the group of Mutated birds towards him.

This golden eagle had reached the edge of the nearly SS-level Realm, practically making it the king amongst Mutated birds, an overlord of the skies.

However, in front of Lin Zhen now, who had gained Star Power, the golden eagle had no strength to resist. It was practically directly dragged into Lin Zhen's grasp and easily crushed to death.

After killing the golden eagle, Lin Zhen attached its enormous wings to the Lightning Wings.

Lin Zhen had constantly nurtured the Lightning Wings, making each wing five meters long. After attaching the eagle's wings, there were no noticeable flaws.

Disemboweling the eagle and putting a layer of its skin on himself, no one would notice that the insides of this eagle were actually a human unless they looked closely.

Only Xiao Nuan, frolicking around Lin Zhen's side, could recognize him even if he turned into ashes, as their bloodlines were connected.

Lin Zhen called Xiao Nuan to his side and whispered something to it; Xiao Nuan seemed to understand.

"Go, it's your turn to contribute this time. As long as this is accomplished, I'll find you a female dog…um, you might not like dogs, though."

Xiao Nuan cheerfully left and, within a short time, gathered a large flock of Mutated birds.

Crows, sparrows, swallows, wild ducks, swans, red-crowned cranes, eagles… of course, these birds now had no practical benefits left; they were all man-eating monsters numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

Lin Zhen slightly circulated his Star Power, letting the Flame Power inside the Dark Star emerge, as there was a hint of Xiao Nuan's aura within it.

Upon sensing Lin Zhen's aura, the mutated birds did not attack but instead circled around him with reverence, as if the massive golden eagle was their king.

When the Gods Clan's flying vessels reached a place about twenty miles from Ice City, Lin Zhen took action.

At this distance, the people in Ice City would be able to see the battle in the distant sky but not clearly.

Lin Zhen gave instructions to Xiao Nuan: "Attack!"

Xiao Nuan leaped into the air and let out a thunderous roar!

This was the first time Lin Zhen had heard Xiao Nuan roar loudly. The sound was powerful and resonated in the skies!

This was a battle command issued by the Beast King, and the target was the Gods Clan's flying vessels!

Lin Zhen and the group of mutated birds beside him were the first vanguard troops, soaring through the sky as they headed straight for the God Army!

Lin Zhen flapped his Lightning Wings, looking like a giant golden eagle mixed among the mutated birds, charging towards the Gods Clan's aircraft, ready to give them a huge, nasty surprise.

Allen's forces were initially only a minute away from Ice City, but they didn't expect to encounter a crazy counterattack from the mutated beasts here.

Allen calmly issued battle commands, "Attention everyone, there is a large group of mutated birds ahead, probably preparing to attack Ice City. They have been attracted to us. There are roughly three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand of them. Immediately cover with firepower, don't skimp on ammunition. Once we eliminate this wave, we can enter the city."

Upon receiving Allen's command, the front row of aircraft immediately set up their machine guns and began shooting madly at the mutated bird swarm.

As the deafening sound of gunfire rang out, people in Ice City could see the battle in the distance without even watching the live broadcast.

Shen Lixing called out, "See! That's our Gods Clan reinforcements. They are so loyal and devoted. Even after the whole city withdrew from the Gods Clan, they still came to rescue you. If you don't feel grateful, then you're worse than pigs and dogs!"

Looking at the flames in the distant sky, some people in Ice City began to

waver.

After all, they couldn't see any hope of breaking through and resolving their situation. If the Gods Clan could really save them from their dire circumstances, perhaps joining the Gods Clan wouldn't be unacceptable. At least their lives would be secure.

An Ning grew anxious. Lin Zhen told her that he would be there soon, which was her greatest source of confidence. But now, Lin Zhen had not appeared, and the people of the Gods Clan had come first.

If the Gods Clan truly eliminated a large number of mutated beasts, it would be normal for the people of Ice City to waver once again.

Out of trust in Lin Zhen and dislike towards the Gods Clan, An Ning snorted, "Can the Gods Clan definitely save Ice City from its crisis? I don't think so.

Don't get destroyed by mutated beasts halfway."

Shen Lixing glanced at An Ning, "Miss An Ning, don't be so stubborn. It's only twenty miles away. Can't those aircraft cross over? Rest assured, I guarantee you that within three minutes, the God Army will land here. However, by then, it will be tough for all of you people."

Before Shen Lixing could finish, a ball of flame suddenly burst in the distant sky, and an aircraft crashed.

Seeing the happy expressions on An Ning and the others' faces, Shen Lixing sneered, "Don't be so childish. The Gods Clan has brought ten thousand aircraft. What's the loss of one? How could there be no losses in war? How many people have we lost in Ice City till now?"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Three more fireballs exploded in the sky, causing Shen Lixing's face to change, "I didn't expect the mutated birds to be so aggressive. But this is nothing. A loss of four ten-thousandths, barely even the hair of a cow.""

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

One fireball after another, like fireworks, exploded in the sky, making Shen Lixing's face increasingly ugly.

"What's going on? How can the Gods Clan pilots be so inferior? With so many aircraft and concentrated fire, how could these mutated birds possibly break through? They've already lost more than thirty aircraft in such a short time. When Master Allen arrives, I must tell him about these incompetent pilots."

However, the situation continued to deviate more and more from Shen Lixing's expectations. One aircraft after another crashed, fireballs exploding one after another. In less than twenty seconds, the Gods Clan had lost over a hundred aircraft.

Not only he couldn't understand it, but even Allen was anxious at the moment.

"Ninth Squadron! What are you guys messing with? Don't tell me you hit each other. Mutated birds don't have such abilities to take out a hundred aircraft in such a short time!"

There were a total of ten squadrons among the ten thousand aircraft, with one thousand aircraft in each squadron. It was the Ninth Squadron that had suffered heavy losses.

The leader of the Ninth Squadron was also a Star Realm Expert, and he anxiously replied to Allen's words.

"Elder Allen, it's not our problem. A golden eagle appeared in the mutated bird swarm. That golden eagle is too fast and actually controls the power of elements. My god, it's coming again!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Another seven or eight fireballs exploded. The sound made Allen feel irritated.

"Idiots! Are you guys pigs? Fire! Just keep firing! Even if the golden eagle is strong, it can only be a Quasi-SS Class mutated bird at most. If you can't handle it as a whole squadron, you deserve to die."

"Yes, my lord. We've been firing continuously, but we just can't hit it. That golden eagle is too fast. It… it seems to be able to teleport."

Upon hearing these words, Allen almost had his nose bent out of shape.

A bird that can teleport too?

This Ninth Squadron leader was blatantly treating him like a three-year-old child, just to shirk responsibility.

Grabbing the walkie-talkie, Allen roared, "Teleport your mom! If you keep talking nonsense, be careful…!"

"Ah! This golden eagle has a bird gun…!"

Before Allen could finish, the leader of the Ninth Squadron said something that almost choked him.

What was a bird gun? Did this bird know how to use a gun? Or was it the bird's indescribable part?

Just as he was about to curse, a huge explosion sounded through the walkie-talkie, followed by a surge of chaotic radio waves.

The Ninth Squadron leader's aircraft, piloted by the Star Realm Expert, was destroyed!

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Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Bare-Bottomed Breakout (3rd update)

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Hearing the clamor of noise from the intercom, Allen suddenly had a bad premonition.

Has an SS-level, or even higher level, Mutated Bird appeared in Ice City?

If that's the case, things are getting a bit terrifying.

A Thousand Man Enemy, an SS-level Mutated Tiger, can command billions of Mutated Beasts to besiege Ice City. If there's another powerful Mutated Bird, the Army of Gods Clan may suffer huge losses.

However, Allen felt this was unlikely. The Quasi-SS Class is almost the limit on land. Only a few Quasi-SS Class Mutated Beasts have the hope of upgrading to SS-level. Otherwise, humanity would have been exterminated long ago. They wouldn't have survived until now.

The appearance of a Thousand Man Enemy was already a very slim chance, let alone an SS-level Golden Eagle.

Anyway, even an SS-level Golden Eagle cannot annihilate his God's Army. He could just take a few Star Realm Elders and leave the aircraft to slaughter that Golden Eagle.

Allen immediately issued orders, "Tenth Squadron, immediately support the

Ninth Squadron, and promptly investigate the situation and report to me."

The advancement of the Gods Clan's army is very difficult, and more and God knows why, an increasing number of Mutated Birds are relentlessly attacking the God's Army. Losses have occurred in every squadron.

But Allen has confidence, as long as no accidents occur, they will definitely reach Ice City after a minute and thirty seconds.

The sound of explosions is still ringing, and at this time a sudden emergency call came from the intercom.

"Elder Allen, it's terrible! I found a Quasi-SSS Class Mutated Beast here!"

"What nonsense? The strongest Mutated Beast in the Ice City Region is the

Thousand Man Enemy. That's only SS-level. Where on earth are you getting a

Quasi-SSS Class from? Is that still a land-based Mutated Beast?"

"I am absolutely not lying, it's a lion, a flying lion. Its mouth is too big, it swallowed ten flying machines in one gulp!"

"Your freaking bullsh!t! Even a whale couldn't swallow ten flying machines in one gulp, is that still a lion?"

"Ah! It's here, I'm going to be eaten by it, fire, fire fiercely! Boom ….!"

The sound from the Seventh Squadron vanished, and this Star Realm Expert lost contact just like that.

Allen couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead, it was truly a crazy day, how could such a powerful Mutated Beast appear.

The sound of explosions beside him was incessant, the Seventh Squadron had just lost contact, and the Tenth Squadron began to wail, saying that the

Mutated Golden Eagle was too terrifying, they couldn't hold on any longer.

Allen looked at his command screen. The originally dense specks of light were all Gods Clan's flying machines, but now, it seemed that there were noticeably fewer specks of light.

Finally, fear took hold of Allen. He immediately issued orders, "All units do not pursue the enemy, form a tight formation and push forward rapidly."

Upon receiving Allen's orders, the aircraft automatically grouped together, no longer engaging in combat with the Mutated Birds, intending to rush quickly to Ice City.

It's imperative to say this was a mistake. In a dispersed formation, even though many flying machines would be targeted by the group of Mutated Birds, most of them could still escape.

When grouped together, they become an even easier target for annihilation. Allen forgot that there were still two powerful Mutated Birds and Mutated Beasts around.

Lin Zhen, disguised as a Golden Eagle, was happily killing in the sky.

These flying machines were way too fragile compared to Lin Zhen today.

Although his Dantian energy was not yet at the level of Star Realm, his Dark Star could already provide him with Star Power. He was now a Star Realm Expert.

He held a Raging Light sacred spear in his hand. This was the weapon Lin Zhen used for close combat.

Whenever a flying machine passed by him, he would launch an energy ball, immediately causing it to explode.

The only thing bothering Lin Zhen was that these flying machines were scattered all over the place making it slow to kill them. If this continues, a portion of the flying machines will escape into Ice City.

Lin Zhen didn't want to enter Ice City for a killing spree yet. What he had to do now was to completely shatter people's faith in the Gods Clan.

Just as he was thinking this, the flying machines suddenly gathered together.

Seeing this, Lin Zhen was overjoyed. Finding it without having to look was effortless. Killing them all at once was easy.

In front of him was a team of flying machines, a hundred or so in total. They had formed a fleet and were driving at high speed. The flying vehicles at the front were still continuously firing bullets.

Lin Zhen found a perfect angle and launched gravity at the fleet of flying machines.

After Lin's Dark Star became a physical entity, this gravity was remarkably strong. Dozens of flying machines immediately accelerated under the effect of gravity and flew rapidly in his direction.

As the front ones accelerated, the ones behind followed suit to avoid being left behind.

At this moment, Lin Zhen's gravity pulled back and then released, the flying machines immediately decelerated and collided with the ones behind.

Huge fireballs exploded in the sky, leaving only a few survivors among the hundred plus flying devices. They were practically decimated.

Another group of flying devices appeared from the left. Lin Zhen teleported in front of them, flicked his spear, and unleashed Thunder Kill!

An energy beam pierced the sky, destroying dozens of flying devices as if they were skewered on a kebab stick.

Looking at these spinning, descending aircraft, Lin Zhen was secretly thrilled. He hid among the dense flock of birds, beating his wings and seeking his next target.

Those isolated flying devices weren't his concern — the Mutated birds weren't known for being vegetarian and those isolated devices were basically doomed.

Compared to Lin Zhen, Xiao Nuan was also killing at an impressive pace.

Xiao Nuan's stomach seemed like a bottomless pit, there were two ways it fed.

One was to bite and chew, the other was to swallow whole.

Chewing allowed it to absorb energy – that's how it usually ate.

Swallowing whole was different. It was its innate devouring ability. When it was just born, it could easily swallow all the power below the Star Realm. Now, after several breakthroughs, Xiao Nuan was no longer a Galaxy Beast in its infancy, but one in its juvenile phase.

As a juvenile Galaxy Beast, it was incredibly terrifying. Its innate devouring ability was like a bottomless pit, consuming everything without absorbing nutrients. No matter if it was human or animal, dirt or wood, or even metal and elements, it could swallow it all in one gulp, quickly disgorging it as waste.

This method was extremely wasteful, but it was Xiao Nuan's strongest weapon in group battles.

Group after group of aircrafts were swallowed and spat out by it, destroying at least a dozen, if not dozens of aircraft each time.

Once the large formation of the aircraft was disrupted, the isolated aircraft would fall into the boundless sea of Mutated birds, being torn to shreds.

In less than two minutes, Lin Zhen and Xiao Nuan had already decimated at least four thousand aircrafts, with the Mutated birds destroying over a thousand more.

Of the tens of thousands of aircraft in the squadron, less than five thousand remained, losing over half of their number!

In Ice City, those who were watching this scene were dumbstruck.

Although people like An Ning were happy to see the God Army being obliterated, they couldn't help worrying about the fate of Ice City.

The God Army's failure was gratifying, but the strength of the Mutated Beasts was startling. Could the people of Ice City still have a chance of survival?

Compared to Shen Lixing's group, An Ning and the others were in a better situation. Shen Lixing was now tearing at his own hair, staring at the sky in disbelief, "It's over! The God Army is done for. They can't even make it here in less than thirty miles, these Mutated Beasts are too terrifying."

Zhao Xiaoman snorted, "That just goes to show how incompetent the God

Army is. We have been fighting against the Mutated Beasts for a month now. We have seen everything. Although there are many Mutated birds, they are not unstoppable. The God Army arrived with tens of thousands of aircraft and were easily defeated. How can we rely on such people for our rescue? It's good enough that we're not trying to rescue them."

"Exactly, they consider themselves as saviors with this kind of strength. Shen Lixing, do you still want us to join the God Army? Isn't that a scam?"

"Maybe you've received some benefits from them, and you're doing things against your conscience. "

"Thankfully I stood firm. If I had been swayed by Shen Lixing's persuasion, we would have been doomed by now. Now that everyone in the country is opposing the God Army, we, the people of Ice City, will not change our stand.

Now everyone can see clearly, the God Army is not the savior they claim to be.

We won't deal with them anymore."

"Right! We strongly oppose the God Army. Let them get out of Ice City. We will defend our own homeland!"

The crowd argued back and forth, Shen Lixing's face flushed.

"Enough! After all, I am your commander! This is being broadcasted live nationwide. Are you planning a rebellion?"

Shen Lixing roared, silencing the room considerably.

Yeah, without bringing up the matter of the God Army, Shen Lixing was indeed their commander. Even if they had many complaints, An Ning and the others would be in the wrong if they openly resisted him now.

In the end, An Ning and the others lacked a leader.

Although An Ning had gained the support of some people, they mostly did so out of respect for Lin Zhen. An Ning was undoubtedly good, but she lacked Lin Zhen's ability to command the masses.

"If only Lin Zhen were here," An Ning couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, if Brother Lin were here, who cares about some stupid commander? We don't need him. Brother Lin would surely help us defeat the Mutated Beasts besieging the city," Zhao Xiaoman added.

Shen Lixing, who was being mocked and ridiculed, couldn't help but raise his head angrily: "Enough! Stop saying Lin Zhen! Lin Zhen! Even if he comes, what can he do? The God Army's tens of thousands of aircraft can't even make it here, there's no hope for Ice City."

"How do you know Brother Lin can't do it? Brother Lin has already told Sister An Ning that he will come. There is still hope for Ice City."

"Hmph! Childish. No one can turn this situation around. Even if Lin Zhen dares to come, if he can save Ice City, I will…"

"What will you do?" Zhao Xiaoman persisted.

"Damn it! If he can really save Ice City, I swear I won't stay under his protection. I'm a hot-blooded man too. I'll lead my people to break through bare-assed, without owing anything to you guys!" In Shen Lixing's view, no matter who came, it would be useless in this situation, so he spoke without caring about the consequences..

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Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Master of the Heavenly Star List

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As they debated here, the battle in the distant sky was approaching its end.

After the flying vehicles' formation, they were slaughtered by Lin Zhen and Xiao Nuan, losing more than half of their forces. Allen finally realized that they couldn't continue like this.

So, the remaining thousands of flying vehicles dispersed and began to flee in all directions.

As a result, the large group of mutated birds got another opportunity, and began to chase and kill these flying vehicles everywhere.

Finally, less than 300 vehicles managed to break through and escape the Ice City Region. The rest of them were all annihilated.

Towards the end, Lin Zhen and Xiao Nuan no longer focused on the ordinary flying vehicles. Instead, they were keeping a close eye on the Black Ghost, which was where Allen was.

Xiao Nuan drove a large number of birds and began to encircle and intercept Allen's flying vehicle.

Although the speed of the Black Ghost was fast, it couldn't move fast when surrounded by mutated birds everywhere. Allen tried to break out a few times but was intercepted by suicidal attacks from the mutated birds.

"Boom boom!"

Two consecutive giant vultures slammed into the Black Ghost, slowing down the vehicle that had just managed to gain some speed.

The control panel inside the flying vehicle was completely snowed, and the warning alarm rang non-stop. This Black Ghost was going to crash.

Allan slammed his fist onto the console, "Fucking hell, are these mutated birds crazy?

Seeing that the flying vehicle was about to fail, Allen simply opened the hatch and rushed out.

As a Star List expert, Allen believed he had the ability to escape from the encirclement of mutated beasts, although it wouldn't be easy.

As soon as he rushed out of the hatch, Allen saw a large group of mutated birds flying towards him.

In the middle of the mutated bird flock, Allen was alarmed at the sight of the huge golden eagle. He felt a surge of unease, suspecting that something was off about the bird's movements.

At this point, Lin Zhen didn't need to hide anymore. There were no more Gods Clan's flying vehicles in the surrounding sky, so no one would see what was happening here.

Standing up, Lin Zhen removed his disguise and looked at Allen in front of him.

Allan gasped when he saw Lin Zhen's face, "Lin Zhen!"

"Allen of the Great Divine Sect, we have some history, but today is our first face-to-face encounter. I must have made you wait a long time."

"You actually sided with mutated beasts! Lin Zhen, you have such audacity!" Allen quickly accused Lin Zhen while looking at the mutated birds circling around.

Lin Zhen couldn't help but laugh, "Allen, you really can't see the situation clearly. You still have the energy to blame me? I'm planning to overthrow the Gods Clan itself. No matter how many crimes you accuse me of, it's all the same."

"No, it's not the same. If you side with mutated beasts, that's a crime against humanity." Allen shook his head.

"Oh, such a big crime. It seems I absolutely can't let you leak this information." Lin Zhen picked up his Raging Light Rifle.

"Do you think you can keep me here?" Allen's face remained unchanged. "How would I know without trying?"

Before Lin Zhen's words fell, he suddenly teleported behind Allen and stabbed him with his rifle!

Allen's weapon was a sword, which he swung to defend.

"Clang! "

The sword flew out, unable to block Lin Zhen's backstab. Allen's waist was pierced by the rifle!

"This… this is impossible!"

Allen couldn't believe the sight of the rifle piercing through his abdomen, refusing to accept that he couldn't even block a single attack from Lin Zhen. "There's no such thing as impossible. Die! "

Lin Zhen's Dark Star power exploded within him, directly crushing Allen's body to shreds.

Only at the moment of his death did Allen come to realize that Lin Zhen was actually a Star Realm Expert.

However, Lin Zhen's Star Realm was different from others. He was in the Dark Star Realm, and since he had not yet reached the Star Realm with his Dantian Qi cultivation, he appeared to be only a quasi-Star Realm from the outside.

With one shot, Lin Zhen eliminated Allen and his position on the Meteor Star List soared.

Allen was the ninth on the Meteor Star List and was immediately replaced by Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen casually took over Allen's Space Ring and looked around at the sky.

The God's Clan's army had completely collapsed, with only a few fleeing members that were no longer important.

Looking down, Lin Zhen could even find the direction of the Man of Ten Thousand Enemies, located to the west of Ice City, in an area densely populated with high-level mutated beasts.

However, Lin Zhen did not want to deal with the Man of Ten Thousand Enemies for the time being. He wanted to check the situation in Ice City first before deciding his next move. He left Xiao Nuan behind and headed to Ice City alone.

High above the clouds, there were cold air currents. As the air currents ascended, the air became thinner.

Continuing upward, beyond the atmosphere, it was no longer the sky but the deep and dark cosmic space.

A satellite wreckage, launched from the Common Era, floated silently in space.

It was no longer affected by Earth's gravity and dragged into the atmosphere. Instead, following Earth's orbit, it floated here for eternity.

On the surface of the satellite, there was a Five-Star Red Flag pattern. It was called Tiangong-3 thousands of years ago but had been abandoned. At this moment, two men were sitting on the satellite.

Both men wore a pair of glasses that could adjust distance and allow them to view the situation in Ice City.

One was an old man and the other a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man wore a long robe, while the old man wore a simple Tang suit.

In these two people's glasses, Lin Zhen's killing of Allen was clearly displayed, as well as the situation with the mutated beasts besieging the city.

"Mr. An Bihuai, what do you think of this Lin Zhen?" the middle-aged man asked the old man.

The old man didn't answer immediately, but instead took a sip from a small metal wine flask. After screwing the flask cap back on, he said after a while, "Youngsters are terrifying."

The middle-aged man chuckled, "You're not just saying that because Lin Zhen is your great-grandson-in-law, are you?"

"Chen Fenglie, do you think I, An Bihuai, am the kind of person who would lie with my eyes open? This kid is indeed talented, and I feel quite reassured if An Ning is with him."

"So now you can sleep soundly without worrying about whether or not to help Ice City."

"That's right. The fighters on the Heavenly Star List keep each other in check, and we don't meddle in mundane affairs. Yet our Hua Xia occupies four of the eighteen seats on the list, more than any other country. If we were to intervene impulsively, it would undoubtedly provoke dissatisfaction from other countries' fighters on the list. I've been distressed about how to deal with Ice City's situation. Fortunately, Lin Zhen appears, relieving me of my worries."

Chen Fenglie nodded: 'You're right. Back when Yan Qiyue established this rule, other countries' fighters on the Heavenly Star List also opposed it. But in the end, the rule was still enforced. Heavenly Star List fighters aren't allowed to interfere with wars, disasters, or any other events, unless it concerns the survival of humanity. Therefore, in such situations, we can only watch helplessly."

"That's true. I remember you once wanted to interfere with Gale Martial Arts Hall's affairs, but now you can't do anything either, since you rose to the 17th position on the Heavenly Star List", An Bihuai laughed.

Chen Fenglie promptly shot back at An Bihuai, "I see that you can't let go of the mundane matters either. An Ning probably doesn't even know that you, her great-grandfather, exist. Even if you save her and Ice City, no one will appreciate it."

Both men laughed and talked for a bit before Chen Fenglie turned serious and asked, "Mr. An, do you think Lin Zhen has any hope of making it onto the Heavenly Star List?"

An Bihuai pondered for a moment: "There's a great chance, but it may be difficult in the short term. At least for now, among the Hua Xia's rising stars, Jin Qichao, the founder of the Northwest Military Academy, and Shang Jin, the founder of Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, are both geniuses. They rank second and third on the Dark Star List, so they seem to have a better chance."

Chen Fenglie nodded, "You're right. But I've been watching Lin Zhen grow all this time, and even his potential is beyond my understanding…' "Why, are you thinking about the Bermuda incident?" asked An Bihuai.

"Of course, I am. However, Mr. Yan Qiyue is elusive like a dragon, and Qing Xu has been playing hide-and-seek for years. It's hard for just the two of us to make any progress at Bermuda."

"I advise you not to act on Lin Zhen's behalf for now. Although he does have great potential, his current difficulties aren't small either. Whether he can pass the test with the Holy Church remains to be seen."

Chen Fenglie glanced at An Bihuai, "You think Yan Huang can still cause trouble for Lin Zhen?"

"Of course, there's a possibility. The Holy Light Armor left behind by Kailun, the first Holy Son of the Star Sky Divine Teaching, and the Star Sky Crown are not simple, especially the Star Sky Crown. I've heard from Mr. Yan Qiyue that he once fought with Kailun. He lost because Kailun was wearing the Star Sky Crown. Of course, in the end, Yan Qiyue won the second challenge, and Kailun left the Star Sky Crown at the Holy Church. If Yan Huang can fully gain the power of the Star Sky Crown, Lin Zhen almost has no chance of winning."

Hearing An Bihuai mention this incident, Chen Fenglie nodded, "I've also heard about it. I'm not in a hurry either, but lately, I've been feeling a strange sense of palpitation, as if something irresistible is going to happen."

"Hehe, your strength just barely meets the standard, and you've only experienced a bit of it. We old men on the Heavenly Star List have long felt this way. Mr. Yan Qiyue even predicted that there would be a drastic change on

Earth in about three years!"

"Oh, he said that? In that case, Earth is in danger!" Chen Fenglie's face changed.

"Maybe, some things are uncertain, and it's hard to tell whether this is a disaster or an opportunity. Let's just wait and see." An Bihuai picked up the wine flask again, and Chen Fenglie took out a small flask. The two men clinked their flasks and drank in the vast expanse of the stars, a unique experience of their own..

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Chapter 327: Chapter 327: The Temptation of the True God

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Watching the fireball explode in the distance, Shen Lixing clenched his phone, his expression pained.

"It's over, the Gods Clan's flying squadron has been completely wiped out, and Allen's phone can't get through either. I guess the chances of him surviving are slim."

This scene was broadcast around the world. Although the destruction of the Gods Clan's forces was gratifying, people were more worried about the fate of Ice City.

"Look, there's someone rushing over there!"

A City Defense Army soldier shouted loudly, pointing at the distance, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

People looked in that direction and saw a person fighting fiercely with a mutated beast in the distance and quickly advancing towards them.

"Oh my God, who is that? He's so fierce!"

"To charge in alone like this, he must be at least a Star Realm expert, or even a Star List expert."

"It seems to be Lin Zhen." An Ning was the first to recognize her sweetheart's figure.

Sure enough, Lin Zhen quickly broke through the encirclement of the mutated beasts and instantly teleported to the city wall of Ice City.

An Ning smiled as she watched Lin Zhen. She had missed him very much after so many days apart, but with so many people around, all she could do was smile at him.

Lin Zhen went over and took An Ning's hand: "You've been working hard these days."

"It's okay, as long as you're back, it's not hard."

"Brother Lin, you finally came back. We were almost bullied to death without you."

There were still many people around greeting Lin Zhen one by one, but Zhao Xiaoman didn't care and directly told Lin Zhen about Shen Lixing's situation.

Seeing so many familiar faces, Lin Zhen was also very happy. Finally, his gaze fell on Zhao Xiaoman: "Oh! Who dares to bully the willful and stubborn Zhao Xiaoman? Who's so bold?"

"Isn't it our commander? He even came with people from the Gods Clan and forced us to join the Gods Clan."

Lin Zhen's gaze fell on Shen Lixing, and after a few glances, he suddenly pointed at the two Gods Clan elders behind him: "There's not a single Gods Clan believer in Ice City. You two, get out now!"

The two golden-robed elders of the Gods Clan didn't dare to make a sound in front of Lin Zhen and jumped down from the city wall with their heads down.

With a man's fame comes a tree's shade, Lin Zhen had already killed too many people from the Gods Clan, and ordinary Star Realm experts didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of him, so they ran away dejectedly.

Of course, Lin Zhen was confident they wouldn't get far, as Xiao Nuan had been waiting for them to go down.

After the two Gods Clan elders went down, they were caught up in a tough battle, and soon, two screams came from below, followed by silence.

Zhao Xiaoman continued: "Brother Lin, our commander said that if you can save Ice City from danger, he and his people will break out with their bare asses."

Lin Zhen nodded, since Shen Lixing was the son of someone high up in the government, it wasn't appropriate to kill him in front of everyone. So, they gave them a chance to break through.

But if their breakout failed and they died, it wouldn't be Lin Zhen's problem anymore.

Lin Zhen looked at the crowd around him and spoke loudly: "Everyone, I was late to Ice City's siege situation, but don't worry. The crisis will pass, and we don't need the help of the Gods Clan to survive."

"Boss Lin, we believe in you."

"Idol, just tell us what to do."

"Brother Lin, just give the order, and we'll follow your command."

Lin Zhen nodded: "The task is simple, everyone cover me with firepower, and I'll go out and find the one-man army to bring back some good news for everyone."

An Ning and the others all nodded in agreement. Over a long period of time, Lin Zhen had created many miracles, and they all had immense trust in him.

Only Shen Lixing was still unconvinced: "Lin Zhen, you better think clearly. The safety of tens of millions of people in Ice City is at stake, you can't take it lightly."

"Commander Shen, you better worry about how you're going to break through later. It isn't easy to do it with a bare ass."

Lin Zhen had no interest in wasting words with this person. Although he was the son of someone high in the government, in Lin Zhen's eyes, he was nothing but an ant.

"I'll be back soon. Remember, once the mutated beasts show signs of retreating, drive these people out at once."

Lin Zhen greeted An Ning and rushed to the west with a flap of his Lightning Wings.

This time, Lin Zhen didn't release Xiao Nuan's aura, and the mutated birds and beasts immediately charged at him.

However, with Lin Zhen's current strength, these low-level mutated beasts couldn't possibly cause him any harm. He activated his Spiritual Barrier and sent the Seven Stars Knife to the sky, where it unleashed various elemental energies that charged towards the distance.

No bird or beast could get close to Lin Zhen's body. They were all torn to pieces by the elemental energy.

Watching Lin Zhen's thunderous departure, the people of Ice City were even more confident, waiting for news of his victorious return.

In a secret room of Constantinople, Yan Huang watched the news on the internet, his eyes burning with red fury.

Lin Zhen had actually come out of the Ancient God City, and his strength had increased significantly. Yan Huang no longer had the confidence to defeat Lin Zhen.

Especially since he hadn't fully refined his Star Sky Crown. Compared to the last time he met Lin Zhen, his strength hadn't improved much.

The main reason was his restless mind. The big wedding day he promised was tomorrow, but he hadn't found Su Mingyue yet, so the wedding couldn't take place.

Actually, it's not that he couldn't find Su Mingyue. He knew that she was in the God's Grace Cathedral in Capital Base City, but Gongsun Du refused to let her go. Yan Huang couldn't guarantee victory against Gongsun Du, so the situation dragged on.

As time was running out, he still couldn't resonate with the biggest gem on the Star Sky Crown, which made him panic.

"Will I really lose to Lin Zhen? No! I won't accept it!"

Yan Huang tightly gripped the Star Sky Crown, his heart full of unwillingness.

"As long as I can defeat Lin Zhen, I'm willing to pay any price!"

He involuntarily spoke those words.

It seemed as if he was hallucinating. A crack appeared in the space before him, and a blue light curtain appeared in it, like a floating screen in midair.

A person appeared, dressed like a military officer, but Yan Huang had never seen this person or this uniform before.

"Are you willing to pay any price for victory?" The man spoke to Yan Huang first.

"Who are you?" Yan Huang was dumbfounded.

"Take a look at this, and you'll know who I am."

The man raised his hand, and an electronic display appeared, showing images one after another.

First, there was an endless expanse of starry sky.

The beauty and profundity of the starry sky seemed eternal, entrancing Yan Huang.

A beautiful planet appeared, with an environment similar to Earth's, complete with mountains, rivers, air, and oceans, as well as humans, though their appearance was slightly different from people of Earth, with pointed ears.

The following scenes depicted the life of the planet's inhabitants: conflicts, conspiracies, and killings. A history similar to that of human civilization unfolded before Yan Huang's eyes.

The planet also had faith. The sect was called Tian Sect, and their worshipped deity was called Sky God, but it seemed quite similar to the True God of the Stars, which humans also believed in. The Tian Sect ruled the planet.

Powerful individuals appeared on the planet, all at least at the Star Realm. Among them, there were even those at the Constant Realm Third Level. They overthrew the Tian Sect, aiming to establish a new order.

Then a hole appeared in space, and countless huge battleships emerged, flying towards the planet.

Next came scenes of war, with the planet's civilization nearly destroyed. The rebels of the Tian Sect were killed one after another, and their resistance was futile against the invaders.

The Tian Sect rose again, and the people of the planet became slaves, leaving their homeland for the vast universe.

Yan Huang marveled at the vastness of the universe and the richness of life. He felt like a frog at the bottom of a well, unaware of the fascinating world outside.

There were flags everywhere, and on them was the figure of the True God of the Stars that Yan Huang had long believed in.

The True God sat with an unclear face in the starry sky, holding a few stars in its hand.

"The True God!"

Yan Huang couldn't help but exclaim. Although he was the Holy Son of the Gods Clan, he had also doubted the existence of the True God in his heart. But at this moment, the video before him shattered his doubts. The True God actually existed!

The man on the other side of the water curtain turned off the video, then said to Yan Huang, "Yan Huang. Lucifer, perhaps I should introduce myself now. My name is Shu Mingxuan. You can call me Captain, or you can call me Envoy, because I come from the Kingdom of the True God."

"The Kingdom of the True God… it really exists…."

"That's right, the Kingdom of the True God does exist. And soon, the army of the True God you saw in the video will descend upon Earth, making it part of the True God's territory. Yan Huang. Lucifer, are you willing to follow your faith and become a member of the True God's kingdom?"

"I am willing… it's just… " Yan Huang still had some unfinished business in his heart.

"I know what you're worried about. As long as you agree to my next request, I guarantee Gongsun Du will side with you again, and he will bring Su Mingyue to you. Furthermore, my people will help you master the Star Sky Crown. If Lin Zhen dares to come, he won't be able to return."

Yan Huang's concerns were dispelled, and he immediately rejoiced, "Yan Huang is willing to serve Shu Mingxuan."

"Then open the door, my people are at your door."

Yan Huang immediately got up and opened the door of the secret room, but he was startled.

Standing outside was a man over two meters tall. It was none other than Huo Luofu, who had fought with him in the Ancient God City.

"Hahaha! Yan Huang, I am also a servant of Shu Mingxuan. Let us get to know each other anew!"

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Chapter 328: Chapter 328: The Milky Way Empire

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When he saw it was Huo Luofu coming, Yan Huang was taken aback for a brief moment but then revealed an enlightened expression.

No wonder Huo Luofu had gained such formidable power – it was the result of him being with Shu Mingxuan, which made total sense.

This only made Yan Huang trust him more and he promptly welcomed Huo Luofu in right away.

Huo Luofu sat down and said to Yan Huang: "I assume that Captain Shu Mingxuan has explained everything to you. I won't beat around the bush. Soon, the army of the True God will be descending upon Earth. As the Pope, you must set an example in this matter if you wish to secure greater benefits in the future."

"I will follow your commands. Yan Huang is willing to serve."

"Good to know. I want to tell you that I can help you master the Star Sky Crown, but you must do something for me."

"What is it?"

"Conquer!"

When Huo Luofu pronounced these two words, Yan Huang was startled.

"Conquer where?"

"Conquer this world. Start with Hua Xia."

Huo Luofu looked at Yan Huang: "Why do you think Mr. Shu Mingxuan chose you? What he values is not you as a person. Although you are the Pope, you could not even defeat Lin Zhen. So, when the True God's army descends in the future, what reason would you have to gain a higher status and greater benefits? As the church's position keeps waning, if you do not take some major actions, you'll even lose your foothold in the world. This would be detrimental to the actions of the True God's army. Do you understand that?"

Yan Huang pondered for a moment: "However, conquering Hua Xia won't be an easy task."

"Of course I know that it will not be easy, but you have no other option. The God's Army had a crushing defeat under Ice City, currently, their reputation in Hua Xia has hit rock-bottom. Hua Xia people are leaving the Gods Clan in droves. You have to take tough measures on Hua Xia soon or else there will be no fertile soil left for the Gods Clan to thrive."

"But I don't have many men under my command, and neither are there many fighter jets left."

"We do not need many people. A truly powerful martial artist could be even stronger than a million people. As far as I know, your Gods Clan has a group of ascetic monks, right?"

Yan Huang was surprised, he didn't expect Huo Luofu to know even this secret.

"Yes, we do have a group of ascetic monks, but they are all devout believers who rarely participate in worldly conflicts. They are not even on the Star List. I may be the Pope, but I do not have the authority to command them. They are all my predecessors."

"What we need now is their devotion. Only those who are truly devoted to the True God can serve us. Because once they acknowledge the existence of the True God, they will undoubtedly erupt with tremendous power. I need you to bring them over, and then I will give them a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huang immediately understood Huo Luofu's intent.

The intentions of Huo Luofu, or rather, Shu Mingxuan, was quite clear – to demonstrate the existence of the True God of the Stars to these devout believers. They will then naturally assemble together for the use of Shu Mingxuan.

Yan Huang was well aware of the enormous power of these ascetic monks. The Gods Clan has been established for nearly a thousand years, and all thirty base cities worldwide would change their Great Divine Sect every few decades or even every decade or so.

Each one of those who could serve as the Great Divine Sect was extremely devoted to the True God of the Stars, just like the thirty golden-robed elders of his Gods Clan nowadays.

Some of these people had died, and others were wandering in the secular world, traversing the Ancient God City.

But there were about a hundred people who were staying in a place called Iceland.

Iceland was a country during the common era, but after the God Transformation Day, it was ruined, as it was surrounded by the sea. It ended up becoming a paradise for monsters, replete with sea creatures.

Those ascetic monks stayed there, eating simple food every day, with no entertainment or women. They were both battling to improve their strength and studying the doctrines of the Star Sky Divine Teaching.

They could be described as an extremely obsessed group. Yan Huang had set up the church and tried to call these ascetic monks out of seclusion but to no avail.

Those monks were not willing to participate in worldly matters. In Yan Huang's view, even if the Church got destroyed, those monks were unlikely to come out.

Perhaps the only thing that could move them was information related to the True God of the Stars.

Huo Luofu's suggestion was highly likely to succeed.

When he thought about it, Yan Huang could not help but feel secretly excited.

Among the ascetic monks, some had power comparable to the masters of the Heavenly Star List. If Yan Huang could command these people at his will, unifying the world may not necessarily be an impossible task.

At this point, Huo Luofu gave Yan Huang a few more things.

"Take a look at this. These are all images of the True God of the Stars."

Yan Huang watched one by one. In some of the image data, there were even scenes of the True God of the Stars destroying planets. The images were undeniably real, which further proved the existence of the True God. It was akin to iron-clad evidence.

"Can you imagine the impact this will have once it's out there? Those ascetic monks will certainly gather around you without hesitation. Then, you'll have the strongest aid in the world. Conquering the world wouldn't be a dream then. When the army of the True God arrives, you'll be leading the Gods Clan to greet them. Can you guess what kind of reward you'll receive by then?"

Shu Mingxuan, now in control of Huo Luofu's body, kept trying to tempt Yan Huang.

He never told Yan Huang the truth. What is a True God? Essentially, it's a strong figure in the universe. The information he presented to Yan Huang was simply a video clip of a Constant Star Period Martial Artist from the Empire.

But coincidentally, the True God worshipped by the Gods Clan on Earth just happens to look like the figure in that clip.

Inside the fourth level of the Ancient God City, Shu Mingxuan watched all sorts of happening on Earth every day, understanding everything as if by heart.

After his failed attempt to assassinate Lin Zhen in the Ancient God City, Shu Mingxuan realized he couldn't continue to be dominated by Huo Luofu's thoughts. Thus, he returned to the fourth level and transformed Huo Luofu again, finally erasing his strong obsession.

This time, he was finally able to completely control the powerful fighting machine that was Huo Luofu.

Moreover, after communicating with Xin Ou and Tu Ya, both of whom were about to arrive on Earth, he learned that the Empire's expeditionary force had already set off.

The Imperial Army must surely be aiming to conquer Earth. However, Shu Mingxuan was simply a ship's captain and hadn't achieved anything in the many years he had been stranded on Earth. When the Imperial Army arrived, he feared that he would get no respect or recognition for any achievements.

Therefore, he had to make a showing. Shu Mingxuan's ambition grew larger and larger. He thought that if he could hand over a civilized planet to the Imperial Army, he might be granted a noble status upon his return.

The country where Shu Mingxuan lives is called the Tianhe Empire, a primary civilization in the universe. Don't look down on such a primary civilization either. It comprises an entire star system.

Just how vast is a star system?

This star system is not our Solar System, but the Milky Way.

The distance from one end of the Milky Way to the other spans over a hundred thousand light-years.

The Tianhe Empire's capital is situated deep within the Milky Way, far more than fifty thousand light-years away from Earth.

A light-year is a measure of distance. If we were to use units like kilometers or meters as we do on Earth, the numbers would be astronomical.

Inside the Milky Way, there are over a hundred billion stars like the Sun, and an even greater number of planets like Earth. Although the Tianhe Empire governs the Milky Way, many places within the Milky Way have not yet been explored or developed.

Planets with existing civilizations are favored by the Empire's higher-ups, second only to resource abundant planets.

Though Shu Mingxuan is a ship captain, he is merely a commoner in the Empire. If he could present a civilized planet to the Empire, his future would certainly shine brightly.

Therefore, immediately after eradication of Huo Luofu's desire for revenge, Shu Mingxuan sought Yan Huang.

Only Yan Huang was both suitable and potentially successful in this task since he was the Pope.

With less than a month left until the arrival of Xin Ou and Tu Ya, Shu Mingxuan needed to demonstrate his achievements as soon as possible.

Seeing that Yan Huang was becoming receptive, Shu Mingxuan seized the opportunity to push further.

"Come on, I sense that you may still have concerns about your power, worrying that it would not be enough to subdue the ascetic monks once they arrived. I'm here to alleviate this particular worry of yours. Give me your Star Sky Crown."

Having received Yan Huang's Star Sky Crown, Shu Mingxuan placed it on Yan Huang's head, then put his hands on his back.

"The Star Sky Crown is a decent Holy Artifact. Although it's a High Grade Holy Artifact, it can endlessly supply Star Power. However, mastering the few Star Power gems on it is not easy. Let me provide the needed assistance, help you fully wield it, and thus enhance your strength even further."

Yan Huang immediately started meditation, using his Star Power to try to grasp the power of the Star Sky Crown.

All his previous attempts over many days had failed. In the end, he wasn't powerful enough. But now with the help of Shu Mingxuan, within half an hour, he actually mastered the Star Sky Crown!

Feeling the surging Star Power flowing through his body, Yan Huang felt like howling at the sky.

"Hahaha, Yan Huang, my congratulations on your great progress. I can assure you that even though I, Huo Luofu, am practically fearless when facing ordinary Meteors, I wouldn't last more than a minute in front of you now that you've mastered the Star Sky Crown."

Yan Huang nodded in agreement. He indeed felt that his power had increased significantly, and was even eager to test it out on someone else.

Shu Mingxuan then took out another item: "Here, take this. With this, you can even contend with the top experts on the Heavenly Star List. You won't have to worry about not being able to suppress those ascetic monks."

When Yan Huang took it, he saw it was a box of flowing liquid.

However, this liquid was emitting a strong light, which felt incredibly familiar to him who had comprehended the concept of the Light Quantum.

"What's this? It seems like my spiritual power can manipulate it?"

"Hehe, this thing is quite remarkable, absolutely not something people from your Earth could create. It's called a Mental Weapon, similar to your Earth's liquid metal. However, this particular item was formed bathed in the light of a Constant Star, aptly named Light Annihilation. Only those who have resonated with a Light Quantum can use it. It's perfect for you. As for its strength … it's comparable to a Top Quality Holy Artifact!"

Upon hearing Shu Mingxuan's words, Yan Huang couldn't contain his excitement. He knelt before Shu Mingxuan: "Thank you for your kind favor, great envoy. I, Yan Huang, will certainly not let you down. For the unification of the world by the True God!"

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Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Rescue

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Lin Zhen left the walls of Ice City and immediately headed west under the cover of Xiao Nuan.

With Xiao Nuan around, no mutated beasts could intercept Lin Zhen, and he encountered the archenemy of Ice City in just one minute.

Xiao Nuan fought the archenemy fiercely, and other mutated beasts did not dare to participate in this king's battle.

Lin Zhen quietly took action, a black space crack appeared, and the archenemy who was fighting with Xiao Nuan couldn't dodge and collided with it. Its huge tiger head was severed, and Lin Zhen extracted its crystal.

From leaving Ice City to defeating the archenemy, the entire process took no more than three minutes.

However, Lin Zhen did not immediately return to Ice City. Instead, he left Xiao Nuan here. He had already discovered that the Galaxy Beast Xiao Nuan possessed the aura of intimidation against those low-level mutated beasts. With the archenemy dead, Xiao Nuan was the king of this place.

He asked Xiao Nuan to stay here temporarily, creating the illusion that mutated beasts were still besieging the city, proving that Lin Zhen had never eliminated the archenemy.

As for Lin Zhen, he quickly boarded the Black Ghost and headed straight for Constantinople!

He could no longer bear having his parents controlled by the church. He wanted to take advantage of the time difference, let people think he was still in Ice City, and seize the opportunity to rescue his parents.

The speed of the Black Ghost soared as it raced towards the west.

From Ice City to Constantinople, it only took thirty minutes at the speed of the Black Ghost.

Seeing the walls of Constantinople within sight, Lin Zhen got off the Black Ghost, quickly disguised himself, and followed the crowd moving towards the city.

It seemed that the City Defense Army's inspections were very strict. Listening to the discussions around him, it appeared that the Pope's wedding was coming soon, so the inspections during this time would be stricter.

Of course, this level of inspection could not stop Lin Zhen. When he was 500 meters away from the city wall, he suddenly used teleportation, and in the next moment, he was already 500 meters inside the city without anyone noticing.

Constantinople was known as the Holy City. Before the Christian era, it was a city of religion, and now it is the birthplace of the Gods Clan. Churches were everywhere.

It was rare to see the faces of Hua Xia people, fortunately, Lin Zhen was wearing a mask as well, so no one could recognize him.

"I guess Yan Huang and my parents are in the Divine Might Church. I should go there first, try to save my parents as soon as possible. As long as I save them, I will have no worries."

He arrived in front of the Divine Might Church. This building was hundreds of meters high, in a typical Western style, occupying a large area, and the decorations on its surface had become old after being weathered for hundreds of years.

When he arrived at the Divine Might Church, Lin Zhen found that he couldn't enter.

Since the Pope had already announced the wedding, the Divine Might Church was festooned with decorations, filled with a festive atmosphere. However, every entrance was heavily guarded, and there was an energy shield at the entrance, so teleporting in would definitely alert others.

Lin Zhen didn't want to force his way in because he didn't know the exact location of his parents. Once he alerted Yan Huang, his parents might be in danger.

After circling the area, Lin Zhen could not find a suitable way to enter.

He was not in a hurry and walked to a tavern a few hundred meters away.

He saw the tavern waiter busily loading barrels of fine wine onto the cart, seemingly about to transport them somewhere.

Lin Zhen pretended to be a drunk and stumbled over: "Hey, I'll buy all these wines. Whatever the cost, I'll take it. You don't have to find another buyer."

The tavern waiter looked at Lin Zhen with disgust: "Get out of the way. These wines are to be sent to the church for the Pope's wedding banquet. You're not fortunate enough to enjoy them."

"Kidd, don't waste your time on this guy, hurry up and load the cart. I warn you, kid, stay away, or I'll have someone throw you into the gutter."

A waiter came out, loaded a barrel of wine onto the cart, and then went back to fetch another one.

Lin Zhen murmured, entering the tavern and sat in a corner. In the next moment, he appeared in the tavern's basement.

Lin Zhen opened a barrel of wine, lifted his hand, and sucked most of the wine into the space ring. He then directly activated the Spiritual Shield and entered the wine barrel.

With Lin Zhen inside, the half-empty wine barrel became full again, and he used his gravitational power to put the lid on the barrel

The waiter soon came in, picked up the barrel where Lin Zhen was, and loaded it onto the cart.

After a few more trips, the cart was filled and started to head towards the Divine Might Church.

To enter the church, they had to go through the infrared scan, which revealed everything inside the wine barrel. Lin Zhen used Foldable Space to conceal himself and easily passed the scan.

The double-layered energy shield screen opened a passage to let the cart in, then opened the second one, ensuring no one could sneak in.

The cart went straight to the church's warehouse, and the wine barrels were unloaded and placed in the corner.

As everyone left, Lin Zhen crawled out of the wine barrel.

With the Spiritual Barrier removed, there was no hint of wine on Lin Zhen's body.

He looked at the compass in his hand and found that there were two black dots inside the church.

At Lin Zhen's current level, if there were black dots on the compass, they should be Dark Star List experts. Meteor Star List experts could no longer pose a threat to him.

Lin Zhen knew that he was not the only one with a compass and, to avoid being discovered, he resolutely stopped the Dark Star from operating. The Star Power in the space would not leak, and now he appeared as an ordinary Quasi-Star Realm expert in front of others.

This level of expert was quite common in the church, and would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

He saw from the compass that there was a guard at the warehouse entrance, a quasi-Star Realm expert, separated from him by only a wall.

Lin Zhen raised his finger, and a golden qi beam shot out, creating a small hole in the wall. With a small space, he could use teleportation and instantly move outside.

The guarding quasi-Star Realm expert only felt a blur before his eyes, and then darkness enveloped him completely.

He defeated the guard with one Space Cut, changed into his clothes, and stored his body in the Space Ring, standing like a log in his place.

No one would notice the change in guard for the time being, and Lin Zhen began to take a careful look around.

Two of the darkest points were on the top floor of the Divine Might Church.

"Of everyone in the Divine Might Church, the two people on the top floor pose the greatest threat to me. I guess one of them is Yan Huang, but who is the other?"

Lin Zhen didn't think about it; he saw that there were four basement levels in the church, and on the fourth floor, there was a small black dot.

Lin Zhen immediately felt that his imprisoned parents could be there.

His perception spread out, teleporting to dodge the cameras as he quickly reached the entrance to the basement.

There were two guards at the entrance, and Lin Zhen hit them with a Mental Shock, followed by Soul Lock.

Quickly, the guard became Lin Zhen's subordinate and revealed everything he knew.

Lin Zhen's parents were indeed being held in the basement, guarded by a Star Realm Elder.

With the guard opening the door, Lin Zhen went directly down to the fourth floor.

The entrance to the fourth floor was a spacious passage, and as soon as Lin Zhen stepped in, he was spotted by the Elder guarding the passage.

But Lin Zhen unleashed a Mental Shock the moment he was discovered!

His second move – Space Cut.

A crack in space appeared before the Elder's eyes, and with Lin Zhen's third move, Gravity Pull, he dragged the Elder's body over and cut him down.

The Elder didn't even have time to press the alarm, as he was killed by Lin Zhen's two consecutive moves after the brief pause caused by the Mental Shock, losing his head.

Lin Zhen instantly teleported to his parent's room, used Space Cut to destroy the door's lock, and released his parents.

"Mom, Dad, let's go home."

Lin Liye and Li Qin had not been mistreated; they had just lost their freedom. Seeing their son, they knew their priorities and immediately followed Lin Zhen out.

Getting out with his parents wouldn't be easy, so Lin Zhen chose the shortest route and charged ahead.

On the way, anyone who encountered Lin Zhen was hit by a Mental Shock and immediately eliminated, not giving them any chance to fight back.

After killing more than a dozen people, they finally escaped the Constantinople church, but in the process, Li Qin accidentally triggered the door alarm.

Lin Zhen immediately saw the two dark spots on the compass start to move.

He grabbed his parents' hands: "Hurry! Let's go to Ice City Base City!"

Black Ghost soared into the sky, heading straight for Constantinople's outskirts. However, Lin Zhen wasn't on it. Instead, he followed Black Ghost using his Lightning Wings. When he reached the city wall, he released several energy balls, clearing the anti-aircraft weapons, allowing his parents to leave Constantinople safely.

Just as his parents left, the two pursuers arrived.

Yan Huang and Huo Luofu.

As long as his parents were safe, Lin Zhen did not plan to flee.

After advancing to the Dark Star, he had yet to encounter a worthy opponent, and now the two were perfect.

Lin Zhen took out the Raging Light Rifle and hovered outside Constantinople, waiting for Yan Huang and Huo Luofu to arrive.

Yan Huang was in a great mood after obtaining the Star Sky Crown and Light Annihilation. He was ambitious and wanted to do something big, but he didn't expect Lin Zhen to show up and kidnap his parents at this time.

Yan Huang originally planned to guard Lin Zhen's parents personally. However, due to not mastering the Star Sky Crown and seeing Lin Zhen fighting the Mutated Beast in Ice City, he was somewhat careless. He didn't expect Lin Zhen to pull off a surprising feint.

"Lin Zhen! You have some gall to barge into the church and slaughter its members! This is a capital crime!"

Yan Huang's momentum had increased significantly, and with Huo Luofu, the Alien puppet by his side, the battle would not be easy.

Moreover, Lin Zhen had the feeling that someone was secretly watching him. He had felt it since entering Constantinople, but he had never found the secret observer.

"As a religious leader, I don't think you have the authority to judge me. Enough talk, both of you come at me together!"

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Chapter 330: Chapter 330: The second showdown between Lin Zhen and the Pope!

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The City Defense Army of Constantinople sounded the alarm and followed, but they were stopped by Yan Huang with a wave of his hand.

"A battle of this level is not something you can interfere with, no matter how many people you have, it's pointless. Just stand by and watch. Remember to record this battle because it will be the most important one I, Yan Huang Lucifer, will fight!"

Lin Zhen didn't bother with the City Defense Army filming the battle from afar. In fact, unless it was happening in some secret places, battles in the open were hard to hide from omnipresent cameras and photographers.

Upon receiving this news, people in Ice City were stunned.

Shen Lixing immediately yelled on the city wall: "Lin Zhen is a shameless liar, he hasn't resolved the siege crisis of Ice City at all. He has escaped."

Zhao Xiaoman sneered, "I don't believe it. My big brother Lin Zhen would never abandon us. Perhaps he has already eliminated the enemy of the ten thousand."

"You just blindly protect Lin Zhen. Isn't Ice City still being besieged by mutated beasts?"

An Ning then said: "Haven't you noticed? Since Lin Zhen left, the mutated beasts have not launched a single attack."

Everybody froze. Indeed, once Lin Zhen left, the mutated beasts remained stationary, seeming to wait for orders to attack. But now, with Lin Zhen in Constantinople, why are the mutant beasts in Ice City still not moving?

Looking into the distance, those with a keen eye noticed that the thickness of the mutant beast horde seemed to have significantly lessened, with the horde sparse in the distance.

"The mutant beasts are starting to retreat!"

A City Defense Army soldier shouted. Everyone noticed the mutant beasts began to retreat.

The fastest were the mutated birds. The once obscured sky was clear again, and the suffocating atmosphere had disappeared.

One wave of mutant beasts after another twisted their bodies and began to move away from the city of Ice City, gradually disappearing into the horizon.

Without the command of high-level mutated beasts, these beasts didn't dare to approach the thick-walled Ice City, and instinctively returned to their habitats.

The war in the Ice City Region finally ceased. Over two billion dead mutated beasts were left behind, along with nearly ten million people who lost their lives during the battle. However, thankfully, Ice City was preserved.

Shen Lixing and his group were thrown down from the city walls. Waiting for them was Xiao Nuan, who had already been instructed by Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen gave up the opportunity to ask the nation for help and instead spent 600 billion on building a city wall along the river. He then returned to Ice City and entered the beast swarm to kill the enemy of the ten thousand, almost single-handedly saving Ice City from crisis. Such actions ignited a wave of enthusiasm among the people of Hua Xia.

Moreover, Lin Zhen is currently fighting with Yan Huang of the God's Clan which has made people in Hua Xia increasingly resentful of the God's Clan.

Why is the God's Clan so annoying? Always opposing their national hero. If anyone still joins such a cult, they must have a problem with their brain.

Countless posts appeared on various forums in Hua Xia, the theme being just a few words: Oppose the God's Clan, starting with me.

This wave of defection from the God's Clan was more intense than any previous time, and followers of the God's Clan in Hua Xia became despised, being shunned by everyone.

Hua Xia was the first to become a country without the God's Clan, starting from this incident.

If before this incident, Hua Xia had hundreds of millions of followers, after this incident, the number of followers sharply dropped to a few tens of millions, and the number was still decreasing.

Between faith and national dignity, as long as an individual still has a sense of national pride, even if it's just a small feeling of patriotism, they will make the right choice.

Somehow, the name Lin Zhen has become tied closely with the Hua Xia ethnic group, inseparable from each other.

Of course, all this didn't affect Lin Zhen, who continued fighting outside of Constantinople. People still paid attention to Lin Zhen's fate.

Despite this being a sudden incident, it still garnered the world's attention.

It can be said that Yan Huang and Lin Zhen are representatives of two colliding forces.

Not to mention the two of them personally, but this also represents the change in world power and people's faith.

Lin Zhen and Yan Huang have clashed before. They had a fierce battle in the Ancient God City. In that battle, if it weren't for Huo Luofu's intervention, they might have both perished.

This battle allows no defeat, even with life on the line it's still not adequate.

If Yan Huang loses, the consequence for God's Clan can be imagined. Nowadays, the declining God's Clan, ridden with problems inside and out, views Lin Zhen as a massive threat. If they can completely eradicate Lin Zhen, they might have a glimmer of hope. But if they lose, they will be on the verge of dissolution.

Similarly, Lin Zhen cannot afford to lose either. Now Lin Zhen doesn't only represent himself, he also represents his Hua Xia people and countless people who support him.

If he loses, the God's Clan may reignite in Hua Xia, and those who followed him will not be in a good situation either.

This personal struggle not only involves the two of them but also represents the collisions of thought and culture, both Eastern and Western.

This small personal battle has attracted worldwide attention. This is so simple, yet so cruel: the victor becomes king, and the loser a bandit.

Lin Zhen looked at Yan Huang and Huo Luofu on the other side, raising his Raging Light.

"Yan Huang, you and that big bear might as well come at me together."

Yan Huang sneered dismissively: "Lin Zhen, you're too arrogant. I can categorically tell you that today will be your last battle."

"Do you have the ability for it?" Lin Zhen scoffed.

"This has nothing to do with skill."

Yan Huang dismissed with a wave of his finger, then turned towards Huo Luofu, "Do you know who this man before you is? He is a messenger of the true God, a spokesman of the divine in the human world, he's long not the same Huo Luofu he once was. Telling you all of this is actually useless because a blasphemous person like you will never be able to comprehend the greatness of the true God."

"Is the true God really great? I don't see it." Lin Zhen scoffed at Yan Huang's claim.

"I knew you would say that. But since this is your final battle, I don't mind telling you a few more things. Not all of this is for you, some of it is meant for the whole world."

Yan Huang was thrilled at this moment, for he had finally confirmed the existence of the true God, and his faith had found a target. He wanted to share this elation with the entire world, inviting everyone to join the Gods Clan.

If those ignorant people couldn't be inspired by this, then they could go to their demise. That was the viewpoint of Yan Huang Lucifer.

Yan Huang took out a video and played it for about five minutes.

It can be said that this video caused a significant shock in the world.

Whether the true God exists, this previously highly sensitive topic was once again a subject of debate.

If the number of believers in Gods Clan were tallied at this moment, there would undoubtedly be an increase worldwide, as this video has swayed many people.

But the only country where faith declined was Hua Xia.

With Yan Huang still an enemy to Lin Zhen, people instinctively felt that Yan Huang was deceiving them, causing distrust towards him. Despite the authenticity of the video, it couldn't stop the determination of Hua Xia people to leave the Gods Clan.

However, Yan Huang had achieved his goal. After all, many people still believed, and that was enough for him.

According to him, those still stubborn in disbelief were no longer necessary.

Putting away his phone, Yan Huang took out a box.

Inside was the Light Annihilation given to him by Huo Luofu. This weapon, originating from the vast cosmos, is known as a mental power weapon. Its quality even reaches the level of a Top Quality Holy Artifact and can morph freely, similar to liquid metal on Earth.

Once the Light Annihilation was activated, its dazzling brightness flashed in mid-air, causing people to close their eyes even in daylight.

"Lin Zhen, I must admit, I do admire you somewhat. As only a quasi-Star Realm Martial Artist, you've managed to attract the attention of I, the Pope of the Gods Clan, the Son of Light, Yan Huang Lucifer, to this extent. You should be proud."

"Regrettably, as a saying goes in the East, 'the tall tree catches much wind', your existence makes me uncomfortable, so you must die."

Huo Luofu stood far away, some two to three hundred meters off, believing that Yan Huang is more than capable of handling Lin Zhen all by himself.

Feeling the immense power of the Light Annihilation, Lin Zhen's demeanor gradually grew solemn.

Yan Huang actually obtained such a thing. Only those who had mastered the Light Quantum could use the Light Annihilation. Yan Huang was likely the only person on Earth who could use it.

This would not be an easy fight.

Yan Huang's body shone brightly, as an entire set of Light Quantum Holy Artifacts covered him—sword, shield, armor, all were present.

The Light Annihilation was at his waist, reminiscent of Lin Zhen's liquid metal weapon, but far more powerful.

"Lin Zhen, before your demise, let me share some news with you. It would actually be better if you're dead, preventing you from having to see the fall of your homeland. It would be even more painful for you then."

"What did you say?" Lin Zhen was taken aback.

"Haha, your country is drifting away from my Gods Clan, forgetting all that the Gods Clan once granted them. Such people can be referred to as traitors, or heretics."

Yan Huang's face turned solemn: "I can say with certainty that from today onwards, the Gods Clan will begin to purge the heretics, and your homeland will be the first to bear the brunt!"

Lin Zhen's gaze turned cold: "In your dreams!"

"Dreams, only those with power can have them. You, who are about to die, don't even have the right to dream!"

Yan Huang erupted suddenly, light radiating from his body like a newly born sun, lunging towards Lin Zhen!

Hearing Yan Huang's ambition, Lin Zhen's anger surged, and he drove his arm forward with sudden strength: "Get lost!"

The Middle Grade Holy Artifact, the Raging Light Rifle in his hand, turned into a swift flash of lightning, shooting out!

The reason why Yan Huang had spoken so much was to build up his momentum. Now, at its peak, he planned to wound Lin Zhen in one blow, but he did not expect Lin Zhen to throw his weapon as his first move!

Faced with the golden mist-encircled spear, Yan Huang did not dare to take it head-on and instinctively dodged to the left!

As he turned his head, a spatial rift quietly appeared on his side!

Lin Zhen's initial throw wasn't a reckless act of heat-headed impulsiveness. He was waiting for the moment Yan Huang dodged!

Spatial Cut!

A strident line of blood gushed out. Yan Huang Lucifer, a supreme master at the peak of Meteor Stage, had actually fallen into Lin Zhen's trap. One of his arms was severed cleanly by the cut and fell off!

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Chapter 331: Chapter 331: Cut! (3 more updates)

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This scene was beyond everyone's expectations!

Even non-martial artists could see that Yan Huang was in a strong and advantageous position against Lin Zhen at this moment.

He attacked aggressively, with a momentum as powerful as a rainbow, but he didn't expect Lin Zhen to be even more aggressive, throwing his weapon in the first move.

The Middle Grade Holy Artifact rifle, under the infusion of Lin Zhen's golden energy, emitted a sharp howling sound, comparable to a High Grade Holy Artifact, which even Yan Huang dared not underestimate.

Having no choice, he could only dodge, and as a result, his long-accumulated momentum was dissipated.

However, he never expected that such a simple dodge would fall right into Lin Zhen's trap.

Lin Zhen was too cunning, and that space-tearing move was extremely ruthless, directly cutting off Yan Huang's arm!

"Ah! It's this move again, my arm!"

Yan Huang grabbed the severed arm and retreated, blood gushing from his shoulder.

His Spiritual Power concentrated, he tried to use his Light Annihilation ability from the waist.

Lin Zhen had been plotting this move for a long time, and seeing that it was successful, he wouldn't give Yan Huang any chance. The long rifle that had shot out a hundred meters was pulled back with a wave of his hand, and he shouted, "Yan Huang.Lucifer! First, you insulted me, then tried to snatch my girlfriend, later kidnapped my parents, and now you even want to conquer my country! I, Lin Zhen, may not be a righteous man, but I know right from wrong, and I cannot tolerate you! Stay here forever!"

Mental Shock!

Yan Huang screamed in unbearable pain as he was hit by Lin Zhen's Mental Shock. The strength of their Spiritual Power was almost equal, but at that moment, Yan Huang was extremely disheveled and staggered back, his body wavering.

Lin Zhen's attack not only pushed him back but also interrupted his attempt to use Light Annihilation.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Zhen's Raging Light Rifle swept across, rolling up wind and thunder: "Take this!"

With one arm broken, Yan Huang staggered and stored the severed arm in his Space Ring, using his right hand to hold the sword in defense!

However, how could Yan Huang, injured and single-handed, block Lin Zhen's thunderous strike with his current strength, especially after the Dark Star condensed, Lin Zhen had become a powerful Star Realm martial artist!

"Bang!"

Yan Huang coughed up blood, his sword unable to defend against Lin Zhen's attack. He was hit in the waist and abdomen area, his body being flung out and flying a hundred meters away!

Lin Zhen believed in one thing – when your enemy is sick, take their life!

Now that Yan Huang was like a drowning dog, when else should he strike if not now?

Quick as the wind, his Lightning Wings flapped as Lin Zhen chased Yan Huang, with the radiating long rifle in his hand, ready to take his life.

Yan Huang tried to use Light Annihilation for the second time but was interrupted by Lin Zhen's Mental Shock again.

Although his realm was far superior to Lin Zhen's, when it came to fighting, there was still a significant gap between him and Lin Zhen, a seasoned warrior.

Seeing the Raging Light approaching, Yan Huang's heart was filled with alarm. Was he really going to die by Lin Zhen's hands? He still had many tricks up his sleeve, but he was truly unwilling to die like this.

Just as the long rifle was about to reach his body, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Yan Huang, a huge war hammer in hand, fiercely lifting it up: "Lin Zhen! You've been arrogant enough!"

"Clang!"

Amid the loud collision, Lin Zhen's charged rifle was deflected!

"Huo Luofu, you dare to stop me!"

Lin Zhen's eyes reddened slightly. If it wasn't for this guy's interference, he might have been able to slay Yan Huang and end the war with the Gods Clan.

However, he didn't expect that Huo Luofu would ruin his plan, making Lin Zhen furious and ready to tear him apart.

Huo Luofu sneered: "Lin Zhen, what don't I dare to do? You've always been my enemy! Even if Yan Huang can't kill you, I will take your life."

"Let's see if you have the guts!"

Lin Zhen roared, his long rifle shaking, and a sky full of rifle lights surged towards Huo Luofu.

He could see that Huo Luofu's strength had not changed much compared to when he was in the Ancient God City. It was estimated that he was only equivalent to an average Dark Star List expert.

Although he was an Innate Power King and his speed had greatly increased, Lin Zhen, who now possessed Star Power, was not afraid of him. He launched a frenzied offensive, bringing a tremendous amount of pressure down upon Huo Luofu in a head-on confrontation.

"Ah! Star Power! How can you be of the Star Realm?"

Huo Luofu shouted in horror. Lin Zhen appeared to be just a quasi-Star Realm martial artist, and even if his strength was stronger, Huo Luofu wasn't scared. However, after a face-to-face confrontation, he realized that Lin Zhen actually possessed Star Power, vastly exceeding his expectations.

"Yan Huang, haven't you mastered light quantum? That thing has miraculous healing powers! Your severed arm might not be beyond hope. Try to reconnect it quickly. I may not be able to hold on for much longer."

As soon as they clashed, Huo Luofu knew he probably couldn't defeat Lin Zhen. He could only hope that Yan Huang would be able to reconnect his severed arm, and if he could recover even half of his combat power, they might stand a chance against Lin Zhen together.

The power of light had miraculous effects on healing. When Lin Zhen initially resonated with electric particles, the recovery effect was strong. After resonating with light molecules, minor injuries had almost no effect on him.

Yan Huang, on the other hand, had resonated with light quantum. As long as he wasn't dead, it was possible to regenerate a severed arm, so reattaching it shouldn't be a problem.

Yan Huang, miraculously saved by Huo Luofu, couldn't care less about anything else right now. He hastily teleported to a distant location, took out his severed arm, and placed it against the wound. Flashes of brilliant light flickered over the wound.

Muscles, blood vessels, and bones were all visibly healing at an astonishing speed.

With such a humiliating defeat in front of the whole world, Yan Huang's face turned red with rage, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins as he gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Zhen, you're ruthless! But as long as I don't die today, I will never let you go! You wait for me!"

Feeling that his recovery speed was still not fast enough, Yan Huang took out the Star Sky Crown and put it directly on his head.

As he removed the helmet, small thorn-like spikes inside the Star Sky Crown pierced directly into Yan Huang's skull.

Huge Star Power flickered around him, further accelerating his recovery. He was even able to clench his fists slightly now.

Watching this scene from a distance, Lin Zhen couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in his heart.

Martial Artists with Light Power were really difficult to deal with, especially Yan Huang, who had resonated with the Light Quantum. As long as his life wasn't taken, his Undying Body would just keep on recovering.

He must quickly kill Huo Luofu!

Otherwise, once Yan Huang recovers, the situation will definitely be reversed. Lin Zhen clearly felt that Yan Huang, who had worn the Star Sky Crown, was no longer something he could resist. The only chance he had of winning was while Yan Huang's left hand hadn't fully recovered.

"Huo Luofu, you didn't stay in your Tianhe Empire and actually came to Earth to die. Then I'll have to fulfill your wish."

Lin Zhen and Huo Luofu fought for a few rounds, and Lin Zhen suddenly said this, causing Huo Luofu to be taken aback.

"Who… who are you? How do you know the Empire?"

Lin Zhen didn't answer him, but he felt Huo Luofu's body tremble, with a slight pause that lasted less than 1/100th of a second. That was enough.

"Seven Stars Knife!"

Seven flying knives simultaneously soared into the sky. Lin Zhen found an opportunity to infuse the Earth element into the Earth-elemental knife. All the knives were infused with elemental energy, resonating with each other and reaching the level of Holy Artifacts, instantly enveloping Huo Luofu's whole body.

"Wind!"

With a spin of Lin Zhen's Dark Star, the power of the wind surged out from within his body, and a violent Gale suddenly swept across the ground, obscuring the sky!

Under the influence of the wind, the seven flying knives' speed soared once again, attacking Huo Luofu from different angles!

"Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!"

Blood splattered in the wind as wounds appeared one after another on Huo Luofu's body.

"Ah, ah, Lin Zhen, you can't kill me! You know the Empire, so you should know that I am the captain of the Red Rose, and I am serving the royal family. My companions are coming soon. You don't want to cause trouble for yourself with the Empire…"

"Humph! Stupid fool, I am a native of Earth. Who is messing with your Dragon King's temple? Go to hell!"

With the raging winds surrounding them, no one else could hear their conversation. Lin Zhen raised his hand: "Ice!"

Freezing air swept through the wind, and the temperature instantly plummeted to minus one hundred degrees Celsius.

Even Huo Luofu was extremely uncomfortable in such low temperatures, further slowing down his movements.

"Gravity Field!"

With no other choice, or perhaps it was Shu Mingxuan's last resort, Huo Luofu used the tried and tested Gravity Field once more.

Lin Zhen sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Is this the end of your tricks? Then let's try Thunder Kill again."

Energy Ball wrapped around the Raging Light, and Thunder Kill erupted once more!

As Electro-Light appeared within the wind, a bright streak flashed, shattering Huo Luofu's Gravity Field like a mirror.

"Puff!"

A bolt of lightning pierced through Huo Luofu's abdomen, disappearing into the distance.

Huo Luofu looked down at the huge hole in his stomach, staggering back with a "gasp" sound coming from his mouth.

"Again!"

Lin Zhen suddenly teleported behind Huo Luofu, fiercely thrusting his long rifle!

"Take this!"

The rifle pierced through his chest, Star Power erupted, and Huo Luofu's heart and lung tissues ruptured in that instant.

However, the astonishing vitality of this man was truly awe-inspiring. He forcefully twisted his head to look at Lin Zhen, his eyes filled with resentment, as if he wanted to say something vicious.

With a smirk, Lin Zhen said: "I know what you want to say. You might feel indignant and think that next time, the real you will come for revenge. But I can tell you, I'm waiting for you, and the next time you come, I'll make you experience real death!"

"Now, let this painstakingly built body of yours go to hell!"

"Clang!"

The Golden Qi Seven Star Knife flew into Lin Zhen's hand. He grabbed the gun barrel and bounced, then fiercely spun in mid-air. The Seven Star Knife brought up a piercing gold glow, sweeping past Huo Luofu's throat. Lin Zhen shouted!

"Cut!"

Blood shot up into the sky, and Huo Luofu's huge head rolled in the dust, just as it happened when Lin Zhen chopped off his head during the War God's Knockout.

Except that time was in a virtual environment, and Huo Luofu still had a chance to come back. Now, in reality, his head would never be reattached to his body again.

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Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Ice Seal! Thunder Kill!

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With Huo Luofu slain in one stroke, Lin Zhen felt a wave of relief.

He knew that this action would incite future conflict with the people of Extraterrestrial Civilization. Yet it had to be done — only by putting oneself in a state of no return would true potential be revealed.

Having succeeded, Lin Zhen immediately shifted his focus to Yan Huang.

Yan Huang was equally shocked: "Lin Zhen, you dare kill the envoy of a true God!"

"I've said it before. Your god has nothing to do with me. If his death makes you upset, you should join him."

With a flap of his Lightning Wings, Lin Zhen charged towards Yan Huang.

"Don't think I'm really scared of you!"

Yan Huang had been humiliated when Lin Zhen severed his arm due to his carelessness. His arm had not fully healed yet, but armed with his Sacred Armor and Light Annihilation, he was ready to fight Lin Zhen.

His left arm, bearing a shield, was hanging awkwardly and not fully functioning. However, in his right hand was the Light Annihilation, showing the power of a top-quality sacred weapon capable of reshaping at will.

Weapons of the mind are exclusive to mental power. They're more effective, and even better than real Top Quality Sacred Weapons, especially when Yan Huang has understood the power of light quantum, wielding the Light Annihilation easily.

When Yan Huang stopped toying with Lin Zhen and instead began directly attacking him, Lin Zhen finally understood the gap in their capabilities.

Lin Zhen had an idea of the level of the Dark Star List, but now with the assistance of the Light Annihilation, Yan Huang's power could potentially reach the Heavenly Star List, even with an unrecovered arm!

His trick of a surprise Spatial Cut might be effective the first time, but not the second.

Yan Huang's Light Annihilation transformed into a radiant sword, clashing violently with Lin Zhen.

"Lin Zhen, today I will make you realize that no matter how much you progress, you are not better than me. Your tricks can't rise to the occasion. In the world of Martial Artists, victory is determined by absolute strength."

Faced with a sword qi as if fallen stars, Lin Zhen's Raging Light Rifle unleashed a series of Overturning Rivers. Energy elements collided violently mid-air, sparking everywhere.

The two fought from the ground to the sky, then back to the ground.

Both being Diamond Middle Stage Spiritual Mind Masters, Mental Shock wasn't helpful here, nor was instant movement? They could only rely on sheer power to compete.

As the battle progressed, Lin Zhen felt that Yan Huang hadn't fully mastered the Light Annihilation, and was not very familiar with the power of the Top Quality Sacred Weapon.

Nevertheless, Lin Zhen still couldn't win.

After all, there was a large difference in their realms, and on top of Yan Huang's head, a crown, similar to a headband, radiated dazzling starlight. His power seemed inexhaustible, with each attack fully charged, making Lin Zhen, who excelled at endurance battles, struggling to cope.

"It's no use. I can't win this way. Right now, Yan Huang's one arm is less nimble. If I can't even defeat him in this state, I'm afraid there'll never be a chance in the future."

After repeatedly resisting a few of Yan Huang's violent attacks, Lin Zhen decided to change his fighting style, choosing to risk it all

Facing Yan Huang's sword rain again, Lin Zhen repeated his old trick, throwing his Raging Light Rifle!

This move was indeed effective. Lin Zhen enveloped the rifle in an energy ball, and with his mighty arm strength, he threw it full force. The space through which the rifle passed cracked, leaving Yan Huang unable to resist directly.

Yet this time, Yan Huang didn't avoid hastily like before; instead, he showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth. "Lin Zhen, have you run out of tricks? You're trying to use the same move twice? This time you'll surely shoot yourself in the foot!"

Light Annihilation in his hand suddenly morphed into a sturdy shield, taking Lin Zhen's Raging Light head-on!

A loud noise echoed out as Yan Huang, leveraging his strong power, resisted Lin Zhen's rifle throw. Although his body wobbled a bit, he didn't have to worry about being ambushed by Lin Zhen's Spatial Cut.

With a sweep of his shield, Yan Huang stepped on the Raging Light and taunted, "I'd like to see how you take it back!"

Before his words fell, Lin Zhen suddenly lunged at him with an energy ball in one hand!

"To fight in close quarters with me, you're walking right into my trap, Lin Zhen!"

Yan Huang roared, striking back with an energy ball!

The energy in the hands of both violently collided in the air. This was pure rivalry of Dantian energy, a pure contest of Star Power.

Yan Huang desired such an effect. With the boosts from the Star Sky Crown, his Star Power was nearly inexhaustible. He wouldn't be afraid to compete with Lin Zhen in terms of pure strength, both of them exerted all their power.

The scenario was the same as in Ancient God City. Brilliant light pillars surged into the sky, and the fight quickly became intense!

Whoever had less power, would undoubtedly be crushed to dust by the combined forces of the two powerful energies!

If before Lin Zhen's fight with Yan Huang was watched mostly by ordinary people or weaker martial artists, then today, many more people paid attention.

Many top fighters from the Heavenly Star List and the Dark Star List were closely watching their fight.

It's not because of anything else, but because of the words Yan Huang spoke before the battle. The Gods Clan planned to unite the world, and their first step of conquest was Hua Xia.

The real masters rarely interfere with mundane affairs, their pursuit is of supreme power. Many masters wouldn't involve themselves in major events such as the extinction of a country, let alone the mundane events. Even the Mutated Beast siege of Ice City, they couldn't care less. According to them, as long as the balance of mundane powers remains stable, they wouldn't bother about anything else.

However, this time Yan Huang was different. This trusted Pope had the audacity to talk about conquering Hua Xia, which made many masters uneasy.

If Hua Xia was truly annihilated, these masters would lose their basis of existence. Nobody wanted to be a member of the Hua Xia people and eventually become a slave to other countries or forces.

However, the masters on the Heavenly Star List wouldn't make their move until it was absolutely necessary, so Lin Zhen confronting Yan Huang suited their intentions. If Lin Zhen could hold out, then all the problems would be solved.

But looking at the way Lin Zhen and Yan Huang fought now, the chances of victory seemed slim.

Daring to compete Star Power with Yan Huang, isn't this seeking death?

"Lin Zhen, why did you choose such a rash way to fight?"

"Damn it, if Lin Zhen loses, then Hua Xia will really be in danger."

"Yan Huang's strength has become very strong now. If his left arm wasn't suddenly cut off by Lin Zhen, and if his control over Light Annihilation was not incomplete, he would have the power close to those on the Heavenly Star List."

"Looks like it's time for us old fellows to get involved!"

In space, Chen Fenglie and An Bihuai were still talking, not optimistic about the outcome of this battle.

As expected, Lin Zhen's Star Power was completely suppressed by Yan Huang within less than twenty seconds of their confrontation.

Lin Zhen felt his arm trembling a bit, watching the energy entity gradually pushed to his side, he felt the profound difference between himself and Yan Huang.

"Still not enough, the Star Power derived from the Dark Star is already very strong, but it's not enough to support me fighting beyond several ranks. After all, the essence of a Martial Artist is the Main Star evolved from the Dantian Qi, the Dark Star is just an auxiliary star."

"No matter what, I must win this battle today!"

Lin Zhen gritted his teeth and executed the battle plan he had been concocting.

Seeing the Light elements of Yan Huang were about to overwhelm him, Lin Zhen simply gave up the resistance.

The Sacred Armor self-destructs!

The Sacred Armor on Lin Zhen's chest exerted a powerful Star Power, resisting the Light elements that were about to reach his body for a moment.

Of course, he couldn't resist it for a long time, but Lin Zhen only needed a fraction of a second.

He quickly bent down, both hands swiftly grabbed Yan Huang's ankle!

At this moment, Yan Huang was standing on the ground. Feeling Lin Zhen grabbing his feet, he assumed Lin Zhen was trying to topple him. However, he wouldn't give Lin Zhen such an opportunity. The residual Light Power in his hand fiercely bombarded Lin Zhen's back.

Bang!

Lin Zhen endured this hit head-on, the protective Spiritual Power and the liquid metal shell shattered at the same moment.

The liquid metal couldn't withstand Yan Huang's attack, which was broken back into a liquid state and splashed all over the place, it wouldn't be possible to recover in a short time.

Even the Sacred Armor of Lin Zhen, which had not yet released all its power, was completely destroyed by this hit from Yan Huang.

Inside, Lin Zhen had a High-Grade Celestial Device soft armor, which was also annihilated in one hit.

Even Lin Zhen's body suffered severe damage, causing him to involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood.

His body hit the ground heavily, then bounced up. Lightning Wings suddenly appeared, taking Lin Zhen tens of meters backward, far away from Yan Huang's following strike.

Yan Huang, holding the Light Annihilation sword in his hand, pointed at Lin Zhen and laughed, "Haha, you're done. This hit has cost you half your life, Lin Zhen, prepare to die!"

Lin Zhen held the Raging Light Rifle in his hand. It was the weapon he had just pulled out from under Yan Huang's feet. Although his injuries were extremely severe at this moment, he was still preparing to launch the Thunder Kill.

Looking at the intertwined light and electric quantum on Lin Zhen's rifle, Yan Huang sneered, "Your strike is powerful but it can only hit dead objects. How could it possibly hit me."

Saying that, he trembled his Light Annihilation, preparing to hit Lin Zhen with another heavy blow.

But just as he was about to act, he almost tripped, feeling as if his feet had grown roots on the ground.

He hurriedly used his sword to stabilize his body. Looking down, he saw his feet were frozen to the ground by a thick layer of ice.

"This is…your doing just now!"

"Yan Huang, trading a heavy injury for a chance to immobilize you, let's see if you can truly resist my Thunder Kill!"

Blood oozed from the corner of Lin Zhen's mouth, but his hands didn't slow down. Before he could finish his sentence, the long-accumulated Thunder Kill was already launched with full force!

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Chapter 333: Chapter 333: Exchanging Injury for Life

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Yan Huang never dreamed that Lin Zhen would actually use such a tricky move in battle, even at the cost of destroying a holy artifact, freezing his feet to the ground after taking a heavy hit.

It was no wonder Yan Huang couldn't guard against Lin Zhen, who had so many elemental powers at his disposal, giving him too many choices during battle.

Lin Zhen didn't even care about his injuries, doing everything he could to strike Yan Huang.

At this moment, Yan Huang couldn't hate Lin Zhen more. He now realized that battle tactics were also part of combat, and he had a long way to go if he wanted to crush Lin Zhen with his strength alone.

However, he would not just sit and wait for death, as he swung his Light Annihilation with all his strength and unleashed a powerful sword attack against Lin Zhen.

At this range, Light Element was Yan Huang's best attacking choice, while Lin Zhen, seriously injured, should not be able to dodge this attack.

A blade of light slashed towards Lin Zhen, while Yan Huang turned the Light Annihilation into a shield to block Thunder Kill!

"Boom!"

The ice under Yan Huang's feet shattered, and his body was sent flying by the powerful impact. The combined power of lightning, ice, and light flickered on his body, further injuring him, who already had a broken arm.

He thought his Light Blade would finish Lin Zhen, but as it approached, Lin Zhen surprisingly used Spatial Folding, making himself vanish into thin air!

The Light Blade whizzed through the air, only cutting off a strand of Lin Zhen's long hair, narrowly missing him by a hair's breadth.

Seeing Lin Zhen dodge his attack, Yan Huang's chest roiled with anger, and he spat out a mouthful of blood as he landed awkwardly. His left arm hung limply by his side.

If Lin Zhen attacked again at this moment, perhaps Yan Huang would really lose his life today.

Lin Zhen also realized this and planned to attack Yan Huang again after avoiding the Light Blade in the folded space.

Perhaps his absolute strength was still far inferior to Yan Huang's, but when considering battle experience and fighting spirit, Lin Zhen was confident he could crush the haughty Pope.

At this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

Without warning, a person appeared in the space before Lin Zhen.

It was a Westerner in his fifties, wearing a cloak behind him.

Lin Zhen instinctively felt something was wrong, but he was in the folded space and had no room to move. He had no choice but to stay put, not believing this person could break through the space to attack him.

This man was Laricus, Yan Huang's teacher.

As soon as Laricus appeared, he launched a lightning-fast attack!

He wore a cloak that could render him completely invisible and carried a Breaking Boundary Nail capable of piercing space. With a sudden move, he broke through Lin Zhen's folded space and struck Lin Zhen's lower abdomen!

This nail was driven directly into Lin Zhen's Dantian!

Lin Zhen was reeling in shock from the Breaking Boundary Nail in his abdomen.

He could clearly feel that the concealed Dark Energy on the nail completely suppressed his Dantian Qi, making him unable to gather an ounce of related energy!

"A Holy Artifact that can attack through space!"

Laricus sneered: "At least you have some knowledge, but it's too late, Lin Zhen. The Dantian Qi is the foundation of a Martial Artist. This Breaking Boundary Nail will forever stay in your Dantian, suppressing your Qi and preventing it from growing. Without your Dantian Qi, what can you do?"

From a distance, Yan Huang watched Laricus with delight and shouted, "Teacher, you finally appeared!"

Laricus glanced back at Yan Huang: "Of course, you should know that I only act when absolutely necessary, and when I do, it must be effective. I've been looking for an opportunity to strike for too long, and the best time to attack Lin Zhen is when he's hiding in space because he can't move or dodge, leaving him completely at my mercy."

"Teacher, you're truly amazing!" Yan Huang was still unable to get up, but his confidence soared. The Breaking Boundary Nail was known for sealing a Martial Artist's Dantian. With this attack, Lin Zhen was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with no chance of fighting back.

"Hehe, you better heal quickly. I'll leave Lin Zhen to you."

Laricus turned to Lin Zhen: "Kid, I advise you not to struggle in vain. Once struck by the Breaking Boundary Nail, a Martial Artist will never have a chance to advance again. From now on, you'll be a cripple, and my disciple Yan Huang will mercifully end your life."

Lin Zhen lowered his head, feeling his inactive Dantian Qi, knowing that Laricus's words were true.

His Star Realm Dantian Qi was no longer usable.

But Lin Zhen's battle wasn't over yet.

As he stared at the boastful Laricus in front of him, who had no qualms whatsoever, Lin Zhen took a deep breath and suddenly struck like lightning.

Seven Stars Knife Strangle!

Even without using his Dantian Qi, his Spiritual Power was still extraordinarily strong!

Laricus' face was solemn, holding a sword in his hand. As long as he stalls for a moment against the Seven Stars Knife, he believed that Lin Zhen would fall on his own. All he needed was to buy time.

The seven flying knives circled around Laricus, and Lin Zhen seemed to become weaker and weaker. This made Laricus even more convinced that Lin Zhen had no counterattack power left, so he focused his attention on the Seven Stars Knife.

Not paying attention, Lin Zhen suddenly attacked, and with the blessing of the Lightning Wings, he instantly reached Laricus' face.

"Bang!"

Lin Zhen grabbed Laricus tightly, using the Lightning Wings to protect several key points of his body, not letting go despite Laricus' desperate struggle, and the Seven Stars Knife struck once again!

Laricus never dreamed that Lin Zhen could still launch such a powerful attack. He had a feeling that the restriction of Dantian's energy didn't seem to have much impact on Lin Zhen.

But Laricus, being a top expert on the Divine Might Dark Star Ranking, was not a simple character. He did not try to counterattack Lin Zhen directly but used his long sword to protect himself, knowing that Lin Zhen could only block the Seven Stars Knife from the front.

At this moment, if he focused all his power on Lin Zhen, he might get his neck wiped by the Seven Stars Knife. Laricus was not that foolish.

Lin Zhen also saw Laricus' intention to delay, but did not want to keep dragging on.

Water, fire, light, electricity, wind, and earth – six knives still flew in front of Laricus, while the gold-energy flying knife came behind under Lin Zhen's control!

At this moment, appearing before the entire world, was Lin Zhen tightly holding Laricus in mid-air. Laricus used his long sword to defend against Lin Zhen's flying knives, while Yan Huang was seriously injured.

Everyone heard that Lin Zhen's Dantian energy was sealed, which means he could only use spiritual power now.

If this wave of flying knife attacks couldn't kill Laricus, Lin Zhen would be the one to die.

However, when they saw the flying knife penetrating from behind Lin Zhen's heart, almost all the people who cared about Lin Zhen shouted.

"No!"

"Don't do it, Lin Zhen!"

"Brother Lin, what are you doing!"

Lin Zhen didn't hear anyone's call, as he had to kill Laricus as soon as possible. Today's battle could not be delayed any longer. Yan Huang's blow was heavy, and he desperately needed rest now.

The whole world saw the flying knife piercing through Lin Zhen's chest from behind, but Laricus was in front of Lin Zhen and couldn't see it.

So without any suspense, Lin Zhen's flying knife first pierced through his own chest, then through Laricus' heart.

The only difference was that Lin Zhen himself controlled the positioning to avoid his heart, while Laricus couldn't.

The flying knife burst out of the chest, cutting Laricus' heart arteries. With difficulty, he turned to look at Lin Zhen's blood-stained face and said, "You… you've got a ruthless heart."

Before Lin Zhen could reply, Laricus fell lifeless onto his back.

Lin Zhen was also very uncomfortable at the moment.

With this knife, Lin Zhen was severely injured. He didn't even have the strength to kill Yan Huang, even though he still had Star Power.

Dark Star Energy and Dantian energy were not in the same space and were not affected by the sealed Dantian energy. Sealing his Dantian energy only weakened some of his strength, but didn't limit his strongest fighting power at the moment.

Despite killing Laricus, Lin Zhen no longer had the strength to continue fighting.

After suffering a heavy blow from Yan Huang, his injuries were already severe. He managed to survive and tried to give Yan Huang a final blow, but now his Dantian energy was sealed and he had sustained more damage to his abdomen. He needed to find a place to heal his wounds, otherwise he feared he wouldn't be able to defeat the surrounding City Defense Army.

With great regret, he glanced at Yan Huang one last time. After all the calculations today and having gained an advantage twice, he still failed to kill Yan Huang. It seems this guy's fate was not yet sealed.

He would have to wait for the next opportunity.

The Lightning Wings flapped behind Lin Zhen, almost completely relying on the speed of this divine artifact to carry him away, as he couldn't even achieve free flight himself anymore.

Watching Lin Zhen leave, Yan Huang opened his mouth but didn't stop Lin Zhen in the end, as his injuries were also severe. It might not end well if he forcibly tried to chase Lin Zhen.

Unexpectedly, his second confrontation with Lin Zhen ended in mutual injuries despite a significant increase in power, which left him extremely frustrated.

A sudden encounter due to Lin Zhen's rescue of his parents came to a close.

Although Yan Huang was seriously injured, Lin Zhen was in no better shape. Yet, Lin Zhen managed to kill Huo Luofu and Laricus, two powerful opponents, and left the battlefield successfully, making him the winner of this battle.

World public opinion once again leaned towards Lin Zhen, and more people were leaving the Gods Clan. The decline seemed irreversible.

However, this time Yan Huang didn't make any propaganda efforts to compensate. He had already let things take their course.

His primary goal was to recover as soon as possible and find the ascetic monks in the Iceland region. When everyone was together, he wouldn't waste time talking to anyone. Relying on their formidable power, he would crush those who dared to go against the Gods Clan and let them taste the iron and fire.

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Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Ascetic Monks

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Lin Zhen's battle in front of Constantinople had far-reaching effects.

Facing the siege of the three martial artists Yan Huang, Huo Luofu, and Laricus, Lin Zhen managed to kill Huo Luofu and Laricus first and seriously injure Yan Huang. People no longer had any doubts about Lin Zhen's combat power.

Some even claim that he is the greatest genius of humanity since the God Transformation Calendar, but not everyone agrees with this statement yet.

However, one thing that worries people is that Laricus had embedded the Breaking Boundary Nail in Lin Zhen's body, which would continuously suppress Lin Zhen's Dantian energy and prevent him from advancing. In this case, would Lin Zhen lose his chance of advancing forever?

Moreover, people don't know where Lin Zhen has gone. Since he left outside Constantinople, Lin Zhen disappeared without a trace, and no one could find him.

People speculated that he was healing, but the world is so big that he could be healing anywhere and no one would know.

However, it is certain that Lin Zhen is still alive because he made it to the Dark Star List after killing Laricus.

Laricus ranked thirty-second on the Dark Star List, and after killing him, Lin Zhen also ranked in the top fifty on the global Star List, truly advancing to the ranks of top-tier martial artists.

As long as this ranking does not change, it means that Lin Zhen is fine, and this has eased the concerns of many people who worry about him.

The Pope's wedding did not happen, and the Holy See also calmed down.

There was one wave after another in Hua Xia's withdrawal from the Gods Clan. Except for Ice City, there were almost no members of the Gods Clan left in the other major Base Cities. There were originally nearly 300 million believers in Hua Xia, but now there might not even be three million left.

Although other countries have not withdrawn as completely as Hua Xia, the number of believers is still increasing every day.

After Lin Zhen's continuous turmoil, the number of believers in the Gods Clan has dropped from one billion to possibly not more than 300 million.

Moreover, this number is still declining, and it is unknown how long the Gods Clan, which now has only over 200 million people, can persist.

As for Yan Huang's claim to lead the believers of the Gods Clan to conquer the world and Hua Xia, people sneered at this idea. If he couldn't even conquer Lin Zhen, how could he conquer Hua Xia? He should save his energy.

As for Lin Zhen's parents, they returned to Ice City, this time under the protection of the state.

The top leaders of Hua Xia declared that Lin Zhen's family was under state protection, and anyone who dared to harm them would be an enemy of Hua Xia.

There was no opposition to this privilege in Hua Xia, as it was something Lin Zhen deserved.

It had always been Lin Zhen who protected them, and now that Lin Zhen was not there, they would protect Lin Zhen's parents in his place.

An Ning handed over her business to her family to manage and personally moved into Lin Zhen's house to live with Lin Zhen's parents, taking care of them in the process.

The Holy See was silent, Lin Zhen's whereabouts were unknown, and everything seemed to have calmed down.

In Constantinople, Yan Huang waved his arms a few times, and after ten consecutive days of treatment, his left arm had finally fully recovered.

Although his arm had recovered, the anger in his heart had not subsided.

They had lost a significant player in this battle, and he never thought that his alliance with Huo Luofu and Laricus would not be able to keep Lin Zhen, let alone lose two lives.

He no longer expects to conquer the world through doctrine; he wants to do it with strength.

Before his eyes, the Water Mirror appeared again in Yan Huang's sight.

"Is your injury all right?" Shu Mingxuan asked.

"It has fully recovered. Even if I face Lin Zhen again, I believe I can win… "

"Enough!" Shu Mingxuan waved his hand irritably. Yan Huang's strength was indeed above Lin Zhen's, but so what? In the end, he still lost. When the power gap is not significantly large, the importance of skill becomes very significant. Lin Zhen is indeed a combat genius – he successively killed Huo Luofu and Laricus, and even Shu Mingxuan had to respect that.

"Don't talk about Lin Zhen's situation for now. He's been hit by that Breaking Boundary Nail, and he may never be able to advance again. Your current task is to find people as soon as possible, conquer Hua Xia immediately, and make this your top priority right now."

Shu Mingxuan was indeed very anxious. He had contacted Xin Ou and Tu Ya again yesterday, and their arrival on Earth was only over a dozen days away. If they arrived and he has not achieved anything, then even if there were many gains later on, the credit would not belong only to Shu Mingxuan.

So, he must urge Yan Huang to conquer Hua Xia before Xin Ou's arrival. This is the most crucial thing.

"Please rest assured, Lord Shu Mingxuan, I am about to leave for Iceland."

"Mm, I'm waiting for your good news. You can make the situation more serious. Because you forgot yourself during the fight with Lin Zhen and revealed the Holy See's intention to conquer Hua Xia, I heard that many people in Hua Xia are even preparing to unite to resist the Holy See. So, now it's essential to get the support of those ascetic monks."

Yan Huang nodded, indicating that he understood. He had also heard the news that many powerful martial artists in Hua Xia were preparing to unite and resist the Holy See, but since the Holy See had not taken any action, they had not either.

However, once the Holy See truly launches an eastern expedition, it is beyond doubt that a large number of martial artists in Hua Xia would resist.

No matter how many difficulties lay ahead, Yan Huang will continue on this path.

After ending the call with Shu Mingxuan, Yan Huang drove the Black Ghost straight to the northwest towards Iceland.

Iceland is located in the middle of the ocean and is not very large. Ocean giant beasts often land there, making it the most difficult place.

When the Black Ghost arrived above Iceland, Yan Huang couldn't help but gasp.

A large group of monstrous fish was besieging a group of people.

The scene was appalling, with octopuses as large as small hills, sharks even bigger than submarines, giant sea turtles weighing hundreds of tons, and countless other fish species.

Among these ocean giant beasts, the weakest were at least S-level. Yan Huang noticed a huge octopus that was even a Quasi-SSS-level Mutated Beast.

This thing was even more formidable than the enemy of ten thousand men. If it landed on the mainland, it would definitely cause a disaster.

A huge swarm of monstrous fish surrounded thirty-odd white-robed figures at the foot of a volcano.

All thirty individuals wore white priest robes, which were extremely old and patched everywhere.

Each of their appearances was similar with white hair and white beards, all looking ancient and decrepit.

However, under the siege of the monstrous fish, these elderly white-bearded men exhibited unbelievable abilities.

The tall elderly man leading them, upon seeing the gigantic octopus attack, simply brought his hands together and said: "The first group, prepare! Judgment of Light!"

Ten white-robed priests on his left acted together, gathering light energy elements from their bodies, and simultaneously focusing them towards the leading elder.

The elder now seemed like a luminous body, as the intense light force grew stronger and stronger resembling a supernova about to explode, and furiously pushed his hands towards the octopus.

The massive beam of light, three meters thick, utterly destroyed everything in its path, vaporizing even the Quasi-SSS-level octopus.

Yan Huang was left dumbfounded by this move, these old men were too powerful.

Every one of them was a Star Realm expert.

Furthermore, there were basically no early or mid-stage Star Core practitioners, as most were at least at Level Seven or Level Eight of the Star Core Period.

In fact, Star Core experts were in the minority here, as the majority was in the Meteor Stage.

They ranged from Meteor Level One to Meteor Level Nine. Yan Huang saw that the leading tall elder had even attained the Comet Stage!

Yan Huang was secretly excited, as he had not expected there to be such a powerful expert among these ascetic monks.

If he wanted to see a Comet Stage expert in the world, he would have to look towards the Heavenly Star List, as there were almost none on the Dark Star List.

Moreover, these ascetic monks could clearly launch combined attacks. They could collect their forces through some secret method, which allowed them to easily kill Quasi-SSS-level mutated beasts. Yan Huang believed that if given enough people and a large enough formation, they might even have a chance to kill an SSS-level super mutated beast with a single move.

After killing the largest mutated beast, the ascetic monks began to make their move and to fight individually, swiftly slaughtering the entire group of ocean giant beasts that landed.

The tall ascetic monk extracted the Crystal from the mutated octopus, then looked up at the sky without saying a word, leading the group of monks to walk away in the distance.

Yan Huang hurriedly alighted from the aircraft, following the ascetic monks.

None of the monks paid any attention to Yan Huang. They walked for about half an hour, away from the coastline, and arrived at a group of thatched huts.

There were more than a hundred huts in total, with each inhabited by an ascetic monk. Yan Huang came here, but no one spoke to him. These ascetic monks seemed to be very busy.

They were either reciting doctrines, meditating, patching up their clothes, or preparing dinner.

Seeing that the monks were preparing for dinner, Yan Huang quickly approached the monks who were cooking and tried to curry favor.

"Venerable seniors, I am Yan Huang, the first Pope of the church, and the third Son of Light. Your lives here are too austere, let me help improve it for everyone."

With that said, Yan Huang took out various meats, wines, and dishes from his Space Ring, which he had prepared quite a bit of.

However, none of these ascetic monks looked at his things, some even showed disgust and burned the piece of meat he offered them to ashes with a flame.

After several failed attempts, Yan Huang finally learned his lesson, changed his luxurious clothes, and put on his very first set of old priest robes from his early years. This outfit, decades old, no longer drew unwanted attention amongst these old men.

The expressions of the monks softened slightly when they looked at Yan Huang.

It was time for dinner, and each person had only a bowl of clear water and some vegetables in front of them. The ascetic monks sat devotedly and prayed, with Yan Huang following suit.

After the prayers were completed, Yan Huang also received a bowl of clear water and a piece of greens, which he slowly chewed.

Although conditions were extremely harsh, Yan Huang knew that he had gradually integrated with this group of ascetic monks. When he proposes his eastern expedition later, perhaps he can achieve good results.

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Chapter 335: Chapter 335: The Memory of Gunmanship

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However, things were not as simple as Yan Huang thought. After dinner, the leader of the ascetic monks spoke with him.

This tall monk was the leader of the bunch, and the more Yan Huang looked at him, the more familiar he seemed.

"We know you, Yan Huang. Lucifer, why are you here?"

Hearing this, Yan Huang hurriedly asked, "May I ask how to address you, senior?"

The tall monk smiled and said, "Your suit of holy light, I wore it four hundred years ago."

"What!"

Yan Huang, who carried himself with some dignity, was stunned.

The Holy Light Suit was not something just anyone could wear. To don it, one must master the Light Quantum.

The fact that the old man claimed to have worn it four hundred years ago could mean only one thing: this elder was the previous Holy Son, Baggio!

"Are… are you Senior Baggio?"

The elderly man nodded subtly, adjusted his white hair a bit, revealing a somewhat recognizable face.

Yan Huang quickly rose from his seat to bow to Baggio, and the other monks didn't show much reaction.

Folding his pope's dignity, Yan Huang explained the situation to them in detail, exaggerating some points, and finally showing everyone the video footage brought by Shu Mingxuan.

The strategy was indeed effective. Baggio and two ascetics at his side, who had reached the comet stage and looked impossibly old, with more than twenty patches on their clothes, and all other monks, showed profound excitement.

"So there actually is a real god!"

"Oh my God! After practicing for three hundred years, I finally saw a real god."

Many monks were so excited they couldn't control themselves, but Baggio, although also excited, didn't say much. Not until the crowd calmed down did Baggio ask Yan Huang, "Mr. Yan Huang, why did you show us this? Could it be that a real god is about to descend on Earth?"

Yan Huang quickly shook his hands, "No, that's not the case. It's not that a real god is about to arrive, but the troops of the real god are about to reach Earth."

"Oh! What's going on?"

"Distinguished predecessors, the situation is extremely critical now. Our church is facing an unprecedented existential threat. We are being challenged by the Eastern forces. Shu Mingxuan, the messenger of the real God, has explicitly told us that if we want to secure a place in the kingdom of the real god, we must cooperate with the operation of God's army and, before their arrival, conquer this world – or at the very least, conquer Hua Xia."

Yan Huang also brought a lot of data; the number of people who followed the Gods Clan has plummeted, with the current number just a fifth of what it was at its peak.

All the ascetic monks, who have been living all over the world for hundreds of years as part of the Great Divine Sect, no longer conceive the idea of countries, but the concept of religion is still deeply embedded in their hearts.

Seeing the current state of the church, these people also felt pained, but none of them volunteered to help Yan Huang in this Eastern conquest; all eyes were on Baggio.

As the former Holy Son, Baggio was the leader of these monks, and everyone was waiting for his decision.

After a moment of silence, Baggio finally opened his eyes.

"We ascetic monks have been living in Iceland for a long time and have never fought with others. I don't like waging wars on people. Yan Huang, you should go back."

Yan Huang knew this wouldn't be easy, so he hurriedly said to Baggio, "Mr. Baggio, don't be quick to refuse. I need you to meet someone."

Yan Huang immediately contacted Shu Mingxuan via his mobile phone.

Soon enough, a puncture appeared in the space before them, slowly revealing a curtain of bright light, much like a water mirror space.

Shu Mingxuan, dressed in a captain's uniform, appeared before everyone.

Being well over a thousand years old, Shu Mingxuan was familiar with the backgrounds of most of these ascetic monks. To facilitate this conquest plan, Shu Mingxuan revisited earlier data and could even call out each monk's name and their life history.

More importantly, Shu Mingxuan emphasized the significance of this Eastern conquest, hoping the monks could consider the overall situation and help the church go to battle.

Baggio still remained silent, until finally, Shu Mingxuan connected to a video.

That was the recording of the Tianhe Empire's army mobilizing.

In the footage, giant starship battleships cruised through the galaxy, one after another passing through wormholes. Large battleships appeared as if bee hives, with smaller surrounding battleships and aircraft blanketing the sky like locusts – a display of power that Earth's army certainly could not match.

Shu Mingxuan spoke to Baggio and the other monks: "Everyone, our empire's grand army has begun mobilizing. By that time, all resistance on Earth will crumble. If the majority of people on Earth turn to the Gods Clan at that time, the fate of Earthlings within the empire will drastically change."

Yan Huang added, "Yes, although the eastern expedition may seem to trail some losses with it, we aren't just doing this for our personal interests. This is a price we must pay on our journey towards civilization. Only in the future, when people awaken, will they realize how well-intentioned we are."

These ascetic monks weren't fond of fame or gain, but when a righteous cause like this was thrown at them, they found it difficult to resist.

The expression on Baggio's face finally softened, "So there really is an extraterrestrial civilization…the true army of God."

"Indeed, if we don't seize the moment, and let the Gods Clan unify Earth, by the time the true army of God arrives, whatever we want to do will be too late."

"Alright! Let's go!" Baggio finally made up his mind.

Once the decision was made, Baggio didn't hesitate. He turned to Yan Huang and said, "I've seen your battle video, and though your power is impressive, you haven't been able to gain an advantage over Lin Zhen. Let's train you here for a week so your strength can improve."

Hearing this, Yan Huang quickly agreed with a nod.

With the assistance from these ascetic monks, Yan Huang was confident in unifying the world in the future. Besides, who wouldn't enjoy a boost in their power?

After leaving outside Constantinople, Lin Zhen felt that he was seriously injured.

Apart from the visible external injuries, Lin Zhen's Dantian energy was sealed.

After swallowing a healing pill and bandaging his wounds, Lin Zhen rested on the sofa of his spaceship, closing his eyes.

The sealing of the Dantian energy was like the end of the world for ordinary martial artists, but not for Lin Zhen.

Not to mention that his Dark Star Power was not sealed, he still had the combat power of Star Realm.

However, compared to his peak state, the fighting power was a third weaker. After all, the sealing of the Dantian was a significant inconvenience.

Unless Lin Zhen revealed his Dark Star Power, he seemed nothing more than a normal person without Dantian energy.

"Besides healing, I now also need to find a way to recover my Dantian energy."

Lin Zhen was thinking and reminiscing in his mind.

The sealing of the Dantian energy was not unheard of. After the invasion of the extraterrestrial civilization, new weapons appeared one after another. Breaking Boundary Nails were not rare, there were even other things that could seal Dantian energy.

Undoing the locked Dantian energy was not especially hard. To Lin Zhen's knowledge, a few ordinary medicines plus a large amount of dissolved Dark Energy Stone, subjected to high-temperature flames, could create the Dark Fire potion, capable of burning and dissolving the foreign objects in the Dantian.

"Even if I recover my Dantian energy, in a short time, the church will likely launch an attack on Hua Xia. With my current strength, although I could join the battle, my impact probably wouldn't be very significant."

Lin Zhen knew about the existence of those ascetic monks. When Yan Huang mentioned the eastern expedition to Hua Xia, he immediately thought of those monks.

These monks were quite powerful. After the arrival of an extraterrestrial civilization, they had a battle with the invaders, even destroying an entire medium-sized fleet. However, they eventually fell into an ambush and were annihilated.

If the ascetic monks led an expedition against Hua Xia, it would undoubtedly be a tough battle.

Moreover, Lin Zhen felt that the church's eastern expedition wasn't far away, possibly even imminent. He had to not only regain his Dantian energy but also improve his strength.

"Currently, the Dark Star has just formed, and it's impossible to make another breakthrough in a short time. Even if I wanted to advance to the Star Realm by improving my Dantian energy, I couldn't do it in a short time."

"The only option is to learn a new spear technique."

"My spear technique, immovable like a mountain, is considered a defensive martial art, but the real skill of the spear lies in the attack. Even though I've learned Overturning River, during the fights with powerful opponents, I rarely managed to overpower them. This means I lack understanding of the offensive wisdom of the spear techniques."

"However, there are very few people in the world who have comprehended the offensive wisdom of the spear techniques. As far as I know, there was only one person who did this in the previous life in Hua Xia, who was weaker than Zhang Guanyue who taught me 'immovable like a mountain'."

"This person happened to be discovered by chance in the future. He was only a mid-level warrior. He hadn't gone through any school training and didn't have a master, but he was incredibly fascinated by spear techniques. His name is Zhang Ye, a retired military man from Langfang City, a satellite city of the Capital Base City. Now, he is a fitness instructor."

"The people he taught were even ordinary people, aiming for physical fitness. If I were to go this way, I'd likely cause some trouble. If I want to learn his spear technique peacefully, I might have to change my appearance and live in the world of ordinary people."

Lin Zhen set the spaceship to auto-pilot, heading towards the direction of Capital Base City, and then took out his mobile phone, ordering a specialized mask from the technology department's website.

This was a high-tech item designed to imitate the skin. Once worn, it would completely alter your appearance. Still, it was incredibly expensive, costing tens of millions for a single piece.

Of course, tens of millions meant nothing to Lin Zhen. He chose a face that was slightly above average, and around his age, ordered a piece and had it delivered outside Langfang City.

After placing the order, Lin Zhen closed his eyes to rest, unnoticed on the inconspicuous white spaceship.

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Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Rope Gun

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The aircraft took a leisurely four hours to fly from the outskirts of Constantinople to the vicinity of Hua Xia Capital Base City.

Langfang is a satellite city of Capital Base City, with a population of 4 million, which was considered a large city in the AD era.

Lin Zhen landed outside the city, put on his metal mask, and made contact with the person who delivered the mask.

Another benefit of buying this mask was the inclusion of an ID card, a privilege only available to those above the War God level.

Lin Zhen certainly qualified for this, and as soon as he showed his identity, the delivery man became extremely respectful.

However, Lin Zhen wasn't worried about this person revealing his whereabouts, as online shopping still had some credibility to it.

Lin Zhen put on the mask and looked in the mirror. The face was that of a young man, not as handsome as Lin Zhen himself, but still above average. Combined with Lin Zhen's tall and upright figure, it looked quite attractive, except for the scars on his body.

Lin Zhen put away his aircraft and followed people into Langfang.

He couldn't quite remember the location of Zhang Ye's gym, but it should be in the civilian area.

The civilian and martial artist districts were easily distinguishable; the more prosperous and wealthy areas were martial artists' districts, while the more chaotic and ordinary areas were civilian districts.

Lin Zhen arrived in the poor area and first found a relatively clean hotel to stay in.

His ID card bore the name Chen Fan, a resident of Ice City.

With this name, Lin Zhen got a room and started to heal his injuries in the room.

With the recovery of the light molecules and various wound medicines readily available, Lin Zhen looked unharmed after three days.

He had not been idle during these three days, and finally found the gym where Zhang Ye worked.

Zhang Ye's current living conditions were not very good. Although he was a Warrior, his injuries prevented him from using his previous strength, and he was no different from ordinary people. He could only spend his days in the gym, barely supporting his family with a wife and children, belonging to ordinary people.

The gym was called Cloud Sky Fitness Center, not too far from the hotel where Lin Zhen stayed. Zhang Ye worked there as a gym equipment instructor.

Today's gyms were quite different from those in the AD era. In addition to basic fitness, martial arts fitness classes were offered, as everyone had learned at least a few moves in this post-apocalyptic world, even if they were not martial artists.

Lin Zhen put on a casual sportswear, simply packed up, put on his mask to cover his real face, and his Dantian energy did not leak at all, looking like an ordinary young man.

Leaving the hotel, Lin Zhen went directly to the Cloud Sky Fitness Center.

"Hello, sir. Do you have a membership card?" The receptionist at the front desk was a pretty-looking young woman who gave a good impression.

"No, I'll apply for one."

"Alright, we have three types of membership cards: regular membership card, gold card, and platinum card. The regular card costs 3,000 a year, the gold card 10,000 a year, and the platinum card 30,000 a year. Which one do you want?"

"What's the difference?"

"The regular card allows you to use the gym equipment in the main hall, without any instructor guidance. The gold card includes instructor guidance, while the platinum card allows you to take classes taught by martial artists."

"I'll take a platinum card."

Lin Zhen took out 30,000 and placed it in front of the receptionist.

"Alright, sir. It will be ready in a moment."

The receptionist was overjoyed, not expecting to sell a platinum card today and earn herself a bonus.

It didn't take long for the platinum card to be processed, and the receptionist handed the card and ID to Lin Zhen: "Mr. Chen Fan, we have more than a dozen fitness instructors here. You can choose whose class to take. You can choose up to three courses."

Lin Zhen picked up a flyer and began to look at it, only to see the first page filled with beautiful women.

"Want to swim freely in the water like a fish? Youyou will teach you how to swim step by step."

A hot-bodied beauty clad in a bikini posed playfully, her eyes full of spring.

"Close combat wrestling, learn for a month, enough to take on three. Yan'er teaches up close."

Another girl in a robe, who seemed to carry a hint of promise, caught Lin Zhen's eye. But with one glance, he could tell that she was only a Second-level Warrior, not much stronger than an ordinary person.

"The essence of flexibility, Xiaoyu can strike any pose waiting for you."

This was a slender beauty who effortlessly struck a negative-angle split, wearing thin clothes that caused men's minds to wander.

Lin Zhen was speechless as he looked at it. What was the point of learning these things? He wondered what kind of people would take these beauties' classes.

It wasn't until the last page that Lin Zhen asked the receptionist, "Are there no male instructors?"

"Ah! You're not satisfied with any of these beauties?" The receptionist was surprised.

"I think I made myself clear. I want to see the male instructors' courses."

Lin Zhen was somewhat at a loss; did he look like he came here to pick up girls?

Not wanting to waste time on the receptionist, Lin Zhen browsed through the male instructors and quickly found gym equipment instructor Zhang Ye on the last page.

There was also an introduction about Zhang Ye. He used to be a soldier in the army, and after being wounded in the army's battle of exterminating Mutated Beasts, he retired. A fifth-level warrior, he is proficient in cold weapon combat.

Zhang Ye does look quite handsome, with sharp and distinct features, exuding a masculine charm. He's 27 years old.

"I'll sign up for his class."

"Great, it'll be done soon."

Lin Zhen smiled and didn't talk to the receptionist anymore. After everything was done, he turned and left.

Entering the fitness center hall, there were quite a few people. Lin Zhen walked through the crowd and directly entered the equipment training room.

He knocked on the door and entered. Inside, there were about a dozen people.

Lin Zhen met Zhang Ye and handed over his registration paperwork.

Zhang Ye, who was about 1.8 meters tall, was teaching a group of students how to use a stick.

There were male and female students in the group. They were holding white wooden sticks, playing with stick flowers, swinging back and forth, looking quite skillful.

Zhang Ye came over and looked at Lin Zhen: "What kind of weapon do you want to learn?"

"Spear."

"Then wait a moment, we'll start teaching spear techniques soon. You can familiarize yourself with the equipment here first."

Lin Zhen nodded, went to the weapon rack nearby, and saw many weapons: knives, spears, swords, and halberds, but none of them had sharp edges.

Lin Zhen picked up a Red Tassel Spear, and its weightlessness made him feel very uncomfortable, feeling like it weighed only about six or seven pounds.

He put back the Red Tassel Spear and picked up a stick. It had good elasticity, but it was too light, and he didn't find it very interesting.

He tried all the weapons one by one, and finally, Lin Zhen simply sat on a rest bench on the side, waiting for the training here to end.

A few more minutes passed, and Zhang Ye clapped his hands, "Almost there, take a break now. The spear technique class starts in ten minutes. Those who want to learn spear techniques can stay."

These people went to the rest area one after another. Some chose to leave, leaving six or seven people behind.

Zhang Ye was also drinking water to rest. He glanced at Lin Zhen, then waved to Lin Zhen, "Come over here."

Lin Zhen walked over, and Zhang Ye asked him, "Chen Fan, do you want to learn spear techniques?"

Lin Zhen nodded slightly, "Yes, I want to learn the best spear techniques you know."

Zhang Ye chuckled, "Then, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. I'm not particularly skilled, and my spear techniques are quite ordinary. If you want to learn proper spear techniques, you should go to a formal martial arts gym, like Gale or Dragon Slayer."

"Instructor, I'm not a Martial Artist, so I can't enter those places. I'm satisfied with learning from you."

"Alright, since you insist on learning, let me see if you have any foundation in spear techniques."

Lin Zhen nodded and went to pick up a Red Tassel Spear. He shook it up and down a few times, using very little force, but the series of spear flowers still caught the eyes of the people around.

Lin Zhen didn't really show his true skills, but this move was already enough to impress ordinary people. He thought Zhang Ye would look at him more highly, but Zhang Ye just frowned slightly, "What I teach here is just ordinary spearplay. I see that even when you casually make a move, there's a murderous aura overflowing. Perhaps you have killed people or Mutated Beasts before?"

Lin Zhen was stunned. This Zhang Ye indeed had some skills. Even though his spear had killed many people and Mutated Beasts, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to see the murderous aura just by his casual movement. Yet Zhang Ye could see it.

"Yes, I've killed a few small Mutated Beasts before." Lin Zhen nodded.

"You already have a good foundation in spear techniques. What are you doing coming to a place like this to learn?" Zhang Ye asked.

"To protect my family and my country, to fight on the battlefield." Lin Zhen had studied Zhang Ye's background in the past few days. He is a standard soldier who had been passionate about the army. He is an upright person who should appreciate grand principles.

As expected, when Zhang Ye heard Lin Zhen's lofty reason, a look of admiration crossed his face, "Although your reason is almost impossible to achieve, since you have the heart, I can teach you something."

Lin Zhen was overjoyed and looked at Zhang Ye expectantly.

Zhang Ye walked over, fetched a rope and handed it to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen looked at the rope. The front end had been twisted into a point, like a spear tip.

"This rope is called a rope spear. Take this rope, and when you can practice piercing a wooden board with a single rope spear, then I'll teach you some techniques."

As he said this, Zhang Ye pointed to a corner in the distance, where there was indeed a wooden board standing up. It seemed to be more than ten centimeters thick.

Lin Zhen was stunned. How could a soft rope possibly pierce a wooden board?

Zhang Ye didn't continue to pay attention to Lin Zhen but instead called the other students to start his new class.

Seeing Zhang Ye start training, Lin Zhen went to the corner.

The wooden board in front was made of solid wood, very thick and sturdy. It could be seen that there were some marks on the surface, probably caused by the rope whipping.

But there wasn't a single hole.

It seemed that Zhang Ye had troubled many people with this move.

If it were an ordinary person, they might have given up at this point, but Lin Zhen couldn't. He had to meet Zhang Ye's requirements.

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Chapter 337: Chapter 337: Martial Arts, Invincible!

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Lin Zhen took the rope in his hand but had no idea how to use it. The rope was soft, and it was impossible to straighten up without infusing it with Star Power or Dantian energy.

He tried to wave it against the wooden board a few times, but the soft force made it impossible to perform a gun-like action.

However, Lin Zhen didn't go looking for Zhang Ye. He didn't think that Zhang Ye would tease him for no reason; it must be that he hadn't mastered the technique yet.

Lin Zhen was determined to figure out the rope and began to attack the wooden board continuously with it. The only thing he could do for the moment was to whirl the rope and whip it down.

He didn't use too much force, just enough to be stronger than an average person's, so as not to split the wooden board with a too vigorous swing of the rope.

After countless tries, Lin Zhen eventually grasped a little bit of the technique.

During the swing of the rope, when it straightened, it could be tilted forward and thrust with the rotation of the body.

"Pop!"

As Lin Zhen gradually became more proficient, the tip of the rope finally pierced the wooden board.

However, that was the extent of it since the rope could never actually pierce through the wooden board because the laws of physics and the lightness of the rope were against it.

A clap came from behind after this strike.

Lin Zhen looked back and saw that the equipment room was now empty except for Zhang Ye, who stood behind him, watching.

"Instructor."

"Haha, not bad. You managed to pierce the board with the rope so quickly. I haven't seen a talented young man like you in a long time. It's a pity you didn't choose to be a Martial Artist."

"I'm just practicing casually. Your praise is too kind."

"Don't be so modest, I like people who work hard. Your performance today has earned my approval. Let's go; it's time to close."

Only then did Lin Zhen realize that several hours had passed, and it was already evening.

He followed Zhang Ye out of the Cloud Sky Fitness Center, and Zhang Ye went home.

Lin Zhen didn't head back to the hotel right away but drove his car to take Zhang Ye home.

The car was the same Raptor off-road vehicle from before. Lin Zhen hadn't had much chance to drive it in the past two years, but now that he was back in the city, it finally came in handy again.

Zhang Ye admired Lin Zhen's Raptor and said, "Nice car. I didn't expect you to be a rich second-generation."

"Haha, how can this be considered rich? At most, it's just a comfortable life."

"Don't be so modest; you have a Diamond card and drive a million-dollar car. This is not something an ordinary well-off person can achieve. I guess… "

Zhang Ye paused, "You have Martial Artists in your family, right? Judging from your gun-wielding moves, you must have learned from a Martial Artist."

"Aren't you a Martial Artist too, Instructor?" Lin Zhen started the car and drove Zhang Ye home under his guidance.

"What kind of Martial Artist am I? I'm not even worth mentioning anymore."

Lin Zhen didn't dwell on this issue, as it might touch upon Zhang Ye's past sorrows. He drove Zhang Ye all the way home.

As they were leaving, Zhang Ye suddenly asked, "Chen Fan, do you really want to go to the battlefield?"

"Of course, I will."

"Can you guarantee it?"

"I swear on my life." When Lin Zhen said this, he let out a bit of Spiritual Power, which had a considerable impact on ordinary people, making Zhang Ye involuntarily believe Lin Zhen's words.

"Sigh! Why bother? War should be left to Martial Artists to solve. Ordinary people like us would just be going to our deaths."

"I might not necessarily go to the front lines. I can kill small Mutated Beasts in the rear and cooperate with my teammates. It's never a bad thing to learn more, especially since I genuinely love gunplay."

"Alright, since you have this determination, come in with me. Whether you can master it or not depends on your fate."

Zhang Ye got out of the car, opened the door, and entered his small courtyard.

Lin Zhen secretly rejoiced and hurriedly followed, entering the courtyard.

Zhang Ye went into the house first. His wife and child were home, but they didn't come out. He took a rope from inside the house.

"Since you sincerely want to learn and have a talent for learning how to use a gun, I'll teach you something. If you can truly master it, then it proves that you have the fate to learn my gunplay."

Zhang Ye took out a big basin, filled it with water, and soaked the rope in it.

After soaking it for about half an hour, the rope was fully saturated, and Zhang Ye scooped it out.

"Chen Fan, do you know the origin of the gun and the Three Realms?"

Lin Zhen thought for a moment: "I know a little about it. The spear is one of the earliest weapons of mankind, with a metal tip and wooden handle. It was used as a weapon for humans to fight against wild beasts. Gradually, it evolved into the Three Realms. It is said that when one first masters the spear, they can avoid being grazed even by falling leaves, not be penetrated by water splash when entering the hall, and even make their hair not dance in the wind when fully achieved."

"That's right, it's like that. However, that's the pursuit of speed in spear techniques, the pursuit of extreme speed. When I began my training, I also followed this direction. But, I'm ashamed to say, my innate talent was limited, and in the end, I couldn't even avoid being grazed by falling leaves. So I had to find another way."

Zhang Ye slowly picked up the rope in his hand and walked to a wooden board in the courtyard.

"Because my talent was not enough, I started to think about how I could make a spear deadly with just one strike, making it impossible for people to resist."

"Many people thought my idea was delusional, but I didn't think so. The essence of the spear, the king of all weapons, is to be deadly and unstoppable with just one strike. So I practiced this way."

Lin Zhen quietly listened, and suddenly felt that Zhang Ye's idea might be closer to the core essence of spear techniques.

"I heard that in the past, martial artists could soak cloth in water to form cloth sticks. A water-soaked cloth stick could even crack rocks. I thought, if a rope spear could puncture wooden boards, then it should also be possible. So I practiced this move for a long time."

"Maybe fools have a little bit of luck. My seemingly ridiculous practice finally made some achievements."

Lin Zhen nodded and watched Zhang Ye's movements closely.

Zhang Ye lifted the water-soaked rope spear and began twirling it.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo!"

In Lin Zhen's astonished gaze, the rope spear in Zhang Ye's hand was played almost like a straight line, turning and flying like a real spear.

Although the speed wasn't particularly fast, he didn't have any Dantian energy!

During the swing, the rope spear was twisted by Zhang Ye like a twisted doughnut.

"Go!"

Zhang Ye suddenly shouted, leaped forward, and thrust the rope spear at the wooden board!

The twisted rope spear quickly straightened, water splashed, and it surged forward!

At that moment, Lin Zhen felt a momentum from Zhang Ye. He became one with the rope spear, as if it were some divine weapon, and the wooden board was like tofu that couldn't withstand his attack!

Lin Zhen actually had a ridiculous idea that he could not resist Zhang Ye's strike at all.

"Puff!"

In Lin Zhen's surprised eyes, the rope spear pierced through the wooden board, which was more than 10 centimeters thick!

"You really did it? How is that possible?"

Lin Zhen hurriedly ran over, carefully examining the rope spear and wooden board, and found that the rope was still a rope, but the wooden board had been pierced.

Lin Zhen, with his Star Power and Divine Power, could easily pierce through wooden boards and even steel plates, but Zhang Ye had no Star Power.

Today, after trying the rope spear, Lin Zhen had concluded that, due to its material, it was impossible for a rope spear to pierce a wooden board.

But obviously, he was wrong. Zhang Ye's sudden burst of momentum had taken Lin Zhen's breath away, and what he had accomplished could be described as a miracle.

Zhang Ye said seriously to Lin Zhen, "Chen Fan, this is my understanding of spear techniques. Regardless of what kind of spear you hold in your hand, as long as you believe that it is a spear, it should exert tremendous power. The rope spear is just a blindfold, and the real magic is in your heart."

"In my heart?" Lin Zhen was puzzled.

"Yes, I call this understanding 'Invincible'. This is my Zhang Ye's battle skill."

Zhang Ye smiled a little proudly as he spoke: "At that time, I defeated a First-level War General with this move. That guy looked down on my attack but was flipped over by my spear."

"Invincible…."

"Yes, I think the key to spear techniques is to be invincible. No matter what stands in your way, you should be able to shatter it with one spear thrust, unstoppable."

"Remember, don't let anything interfere with your mind. Don't think that what you hold in your hand is just a rope. Don't practice with other spears, because those are already metal spears that can obviously pierce wooden boards. To succeed, practice with this rope spear."

"There are two essentials to this technique. One is the rotation of the rope to increase the force of the strike. The other is soaking the rope completely, adding weight. When these two points are achieved and combined with your mindset, when you can pierce a wooden board with a rope spear, you would have made a small achievement in Invincibility."

Zhang Ye paused: "In theory, even without soaking or rotating the rope spear, it might be possible to pierce a steel plate with a single thrust. Only then can it be considered a true grand achievement. But I have no hope of achieving that myself, as for you…"

He glanced at Lin Zhen and shook his head: "Unfortunately, since you are not a martial artist, you probably won't be able to achieve it either."

Lin Zhen smiled: "Even if I can't, there's no harm in trying, at least there's an idea."

"Alright, starting tomorrow, come to Cloud Sky Fitness Center every day. It's better to rent a private room to practice the rope spear. If all goes well, I estimate that you might be able to pierce a thinner wooden board in about a year."

Looking at Zhang Ye's somewhat scrutinizing eyes, Lin Zhen didn't speak, but he thought to himself that he couldn't wait even a month, let alone a year.

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Chapter 338: Chapter 338: Dense Clouds of War

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The next morning, Lin Zhen arrived early at the gym.

He came to the front desk, rented a single room next to Zhang Ye's equipment room.

Actually, they were not even separate rooms; they were connected so that he could communicate with Zhang Ye more easily.

Lin Zhen closed the door of the room. Inside, there were rope guns, wooden boards, and basin, all prepared for him.

Following Zhang Ye's method, Lin Zhen soaked the rope gun in water and started trying to attack the wooden board.

He twisted the rope gun into a twisted shape and thrust it out!

The rope gun hit the wooden board in a crooked manner. Although it didn't pierce through, it was indeed much more manageable.

Lin Zhen's thrusts got faster and faster. His plan was very clear: to master the technique of the rope gun in the shortest time possible and achieve flawless movement.

As for the enlightenment of his mindset, he would have to depend on chance. First, he had to perfect his movements.

Zhang Ye said it would take Lin Zhen a year to comprehend the indestructible power, but he didn't know how fast Lin Zhen really was.

Without using Star Power, Lin Zhen could thrust the rope gun hundreds of times per second with just his physical strength!

The soundproofing in the room was quite good. The continuous strikes made the wooden board tremble.

"If it wasn't a rope in my hand but a wooden spear, I could easily pierce through the wooden board at this speed."

"But I must use the rope as a gun; otherwise, I won't be able to comprehend the indestructible power."

Lin Zhen focused deeply and didn't even feel the passage of time. He only swept the basin to get water when the rope was about to dry, then continued attacking.

"Slap!"

A straight thrust left a shallow dent in the wooden board.

"I finally have some results, but it's only because my speed is too fast and my strength is great."

Looking up at the time, Lin Zhen realized that two hours had already passed. The rope gun in his hand had dried again, so he threw it into the basin and took a rest in the room.

After the rest, Lin Zhen picked up the rope gun again and continued training. This repeated for three days.

It wasn't until the evening of the third day that Lin Zhen finally stopped training.

"I've made significant progress. If I thrust at my fastest speed, I can even pierce through the wooden board. But this is not the indestructible power; it's just the result of fast movement. My actions are almost flawless now; what I lack is the mindset."

"But how can I improve my mindset? How can I make the rope gun in my hand become a divine weapon, capable of breaking everything?"

With these thoughts, Lin Zhen walked out of the gym.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw a crowd of people gathered outside.

Lin Zhen noticed that Zhang Ye, who had also just left, was among the crowd watching.

"What happened?"

Zhang Ye looked back and sighed, "Nothing good. It seems that the Gods Clan is about to take action."

It was only then that Lin Zhen noticed that people were watching a large screen at the door.

In the picture, people were busy, seemingly preparing for some welcoming ceremony.

Lin Zhen looked for a while, "How does this prove anything?"

"You can't be serious. Don't you go online? The whole world is talking about the Gods Clan's upcoming attack on Hua Xia. Just take a look."

Lin Zhen hadn't turned on his phone since leaving Constantinople, so no one could trace him, but he was also out of touch with the outside world.

When he turned it on, he found out that Yan Huang's trip to Iceland to find ascetic monks had been leaked. A post appeared on Hua Xia's forum.

"If the Gods Clan dares to invade Hua Xia, they will surely be defeated!"

The post was prominently pinned at the top. Regular martial artists didn't have the authority to pin posts; no one did.

To pin a post, only the government could do it. In other words, this post was actually published by the Hua Xia Government.

The content of the post was shocking, showing incredible clarity in images taken from the clouds. A super expert must have taken these pictures and given them to the government, who immediately pinned the post.

The post attracted tremendous attention, and the Hua Xia forum instantly exploded.

Over the past thousands of years, Hua Xia had been invaded countless times by foreign tribes and experienced countless failures but had never been conquered.

Yan Huang had boasted about invading Hua Xia in the past, but no one expected him to put his words into action.

Numerous Hua Xia martial artists commented on the post, filled with righteous indignation.

"Let's show the Gods Clan scum what a real war is like!"

"I can't say for anyone else, but the martial artists of our Dragon-slaying Academy in Nanfang City will definitely head to the Northwest to target the Gods Clan."

"Martial artists of the Shadow Dance Martial Arts Academy in Tianfu City request to join the battle!"

"Capital City Liefeng Martial Hall announces participation in the war!"

"South Base City City Defense Army warriors pledge that if there's a war, they shall return to their posts!"

"It's so arrogant; it's right for such a sect to withdraw."

"Can I say something? This battle might have been caused by Lin Zhen. Shouldn't Lin Zhen step forward and say something? Maybe the war could be avoided?"

"The person upstairs is out of their mind. Is it Lin Zhen's fault? What do you want Lin Zhen to do? To beg for peace? We don't need peace that comes from begging."

"That's right, and besides, Lin Zhen's Dantian is damaged and may never appear again. This battle will have to rely on martial artists from across the country."

The number of follow-up posts quickly exceeded a million and continued to soar.

Large groups of martial artists have already set off for Hua Xia's Northwest Base City.

Northwest Base City is located in the northwest of Hua Xia, closest to the Western Continent. If the Holy See really wants to wage a campaign to the east, this battle will likely start in the northwest.

The Hua Xia Government even sent a spokesman to confirm the matter and called on the majority of martial artists to resist the invasion of the Holy See.

However, the Hua Xia Government is more rational and has given strict orders to those in the northwest. Anyone below quasi-star realm is not allowed to enter the Northwestern region.

It's not hard to find a star realm expert among the people of the Holy See. If the strength is too weak, it's just sending them to death, and it can't be allowed to bury Hua Xia's future in this battle.

Of course, many people are not optimistic about the outcome of this war.

The reason is that the Holy See's people are too strong.

In the video, the scenes of the ascetic monks killing oceanic giant beasts with ease have given people too much shock. Hua Xia has had difficulty rescuing Ice City; do they really have the ability to fight against these ascetic monks?

After this incident, many great masters have already firmly resolved to resist the Holy See. This includes Jin Qichao and Shang Jin, who are said to be the second and third super masters on the Dark Star List.

Even masters like Yang Jianying, from various martial arts halls, have joined.

People like Luo Yun and Dongfang Jun from Ancient God City have also emerged, preparing to resist the aggression of the Holy See.

With Guo Mo leading the instructors from the Star Fruit Tree, they too left the Star Fruit Tree and headed for the northwest battlefield.

Although these people have joined, the general public still has no confidence.

As a result, many people called for super masters like Chen Fenglie, known as the one in Hua Xia. Why was there no sound at this time?

Although Chen Fenglie did not respond, Jin Qichao of the Dark Star List gave people an answer.

Chen Fenglie belongs to the Heavenly Star List. These experts have a mutual check and balance and are not allowed to interfere in worldly affairs. If Chen Fenglie takes action, the experts of the Western Continent will surely intervene.

The Holy See's ascetic monks have a lot of influence. If the experts on the Heavenly Star List really step in, Hua Xia will definitely be in a weak position. Therefore, it's better not to have the experts on the Heavenly Star List participate in this battle.

Once they take action, it will undoubtedly become a world war.

Zhang Ye sighed at Lin Zhen, "Chen Fan, although we both have ambitions to serve our country, I still advise you not to participate in this kind of battle. Since you are not a martial artist or a soldier, what would you be considered if you went? A volunteer? I'm afraid even cannon fodder wouldn't want someone like you."

Lin Zhen smiled at Zhang Ye, "Instructor Zhang, don't be so disheartened. I think your martial arts are very useful and might shine brightly in my hands."

Zhang Ye chuckled, "Don't flatter me. My martial arts are nothing but a few tricks in my hands. They can only play a small role in the hands of those great masters."

Zhang Ye pointed at Lin Zhen's cell phone, "Just look at those ascetic monks. They can kill ocean giant beasts with just a flick of their hands. How can we defend against such enemies? I think Hua Xia is in big trouble this time."

Lin Zhen nodded, although Zhang Ye's realm was low, his vision was not bad. These ascetic monks were indeed troublesome.

Especially now that the Heavenly Star List cannot participate, Hua Xia has no advantage in this situation.

Watching the many familiar faces heading towards the Northwest Base City, Lin Zhen wanted to leave for the Northwest immediately, but he couldn't now.

His Dantian Qi has not yet recovered. Although Lin Zhen has also prepared the medicine to restore Dantian Qi in the past few days, he does not want to recover it immediately without mastering the Indestructible Secret. To avoid being discovered and causing unnecessary troubles.

It seems that the priority is to enhance his own state of mind.

Standing there, Lin Zhen looked at Zhang Ye, somewhat lost, "Instructor Zhang, how did you comprehend the martial arts of the Indestructible Secret besides the rope gun skills?"

Zhang Ye thought for a moment, "It was just a coincidence. When I was in the army, I was laughed at for practicing rope guns. I ended up competing with a War General Level guy with a rope gun. But the opponent had a knife and shield, which beat me up pretty badly. Later, I somehow mustered the courage and managed to pierce his shield with a single shot, and thus the Indestructible Secret was formed."

Lin Zhen nodded silently, understanding something in his heart.

After thinking about it, Lin Zhen took out a card and handed it to Zhang Ye.

"Instructor, I want to thank you for your guidance these days. Here is some pocket money, you keep it."

"Why? Why give me money?"

"It's what you deserve. You taught me the essentials of the Indestructible Secret, which is priceless. I hope you can see one day that the gun technique you taught me will shine brightly."

"What? Are you going to war?"

"Maybe. If one day you see someone on the battlefield using this kind of gun technique, that person will be me."

After that, Lin Zhen turned around and left the gymnasium, disappearing into the crowd.

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Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Unstoppable, Success!

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Watching Lin Zhen leave, Zhang Ye returned home and talked to his wife about what happened today.

His wife took the card Lin Zhen gave Zhang Ye and went with him to an ATM to swipe the card.

Zhang Ye was a bit reluctant, thinking that Lin Zhen should give him some reward, but he assumed it would be around thirty or twenty thousand at best. He wasn't an ordinary person who had never seen money, so he didn't really care about such a small amount.

However, after arriving at the ATM and entering the password written on the card, the couple was shocked by the number displayed on the screen.

An eight zeroes after the digit 1!

"Am I seeing things?" Zhang Ye rubbed his eyes, counted carefully twice, and confirmed that it was indeed 100 million cash.

"My God! How is this kid so rich? Who is he?"

"Look at the cardholder's name!"

His wife made an even more surprising discovery, because the cardholder's name was clearly Lin Zhen!

"This can't be real, right? Am I dreaming? The person I taught gun techniques to is actually Lin Zhen? Could it be someone with the same name?"

The couple returned home in a daze, and it took them several days to sober up from the shock of teaching Lin Zhen and the 100 million cash.

After another night of healing, Lin Zhen's injuries had finally fully recovered.

However, he did not return to the gym, but instead went to the Martial Artists District of Langfang City.

Lin Zhen had already made up his mind that in order to break through his state of mind, he must do so through actual combat.

Upon arriving at the Martial Artists District of Langfang, there was a virtual technology hall that provided a virtual environment for martial artists to fight in.

Virtual environments had become popular in the past two years, and many newly-emerged martial artists dared not directly enter the Wilderness Area, so they honed their skills in virtual environments instead.

However, the virtual hall was expensive, and there was no gain here unless the martial artists were wealthy; ordinary people really couldn't afford it.

Entering the technology hall, Lin Zhen rented a virtual room.

The virtual rooms here were charged by the hour, with one hour costing 100,000 and a full day rental costing 2 million.

Lin Zhen rented the room for two days, costing 4 million.

This was a high-level virtual room, where the environment and monsters within could be designed and arranged by the user.

Lin Zhen chose the environment of the first floor of the Ancient God City, which he was quite familiar with.

"I'll start with ten minutes and see how it feels."

With a flash of white light, Lin Zhen appeared in the Ancient God City.

The virtual environment here was based on the Ancient God City, identical to the real world, making it difficult to distinguish between virtual and reality.

Lin Zhen went to the water and soaked his rope gun until it was extremely wet.

An Earth Dragon sprang forward, Lin Zhen took out the rope gun, turned his Star Power, and the rope gun instantly became as hard as metal, killing the small Earth Dragon in one strike.

"No, I can't use Star Power, otherwise it won't help me train."

A Winged Dragon flew down from the sky, and this time Lin Zhen did not use Star Power, but instinctively attached gold energy to the rope gun, still killing the Winged Dragon with a single strike.

"Still not good enough, I shouldn't use Elemental energy either."

Another Earth Dragon appeared, and Lin Zhen used the Seven Stars Knife.

When another Earth Dragon appeared, Lin Zhen used the space-cutting technique.

After several continuous attempts, the time was up, and Lin Zhen exited the virtual space.

"This won't work, my combat instincts are not easy to suppress. I will always unconsciously use various means when in danger, and I won't be able to comprehend the state of mind like this. Unless…"

Lin Zhen bit his lip hard: "Unless I simply don't know anything at all, that's the only chance to comprehend the state of mind. Chance encounters are not easy to come by, so I might as well create an opportunity for myself, as long as I'm ruthless enough towards myself."

Lin Zhen made up his mind about an extremely risky action.

Seal Dark Star!

Block Spiritual Power!

Close Space Ring!

Not using artifacts, not using Seven Stars Knife, not using Lightning Wings, and not summoning Xiao Nuan!

Ordinary martial artists couldn't seal their Dantian willingly, but Lin Zhen could.

Now, his Dantian energy had been sealed, and as long as he separated the overlapping space of the Dark Star, the Star Power could not be released.

The Space Ring could also be closed, but no one sane would do so.

Imprisoning the Dantian, it would only automatically unlock after one day. Lin Zhen's decision was very dangerous.

But for the sake of comprehension, Lin Zhen was all-in. He took out the rope gun and locked all the remaining items in the Space Ring.

Then, he sat down and began meditating. His Star Power flickered within his Dantian before returning to the Dark Star.

Under Lin Zhen's control, the overlapping spaces were separated and ran on their separate orbits, only to reunite after a day.

In other words, Lin Zhen wouldn't be able to restore his Star Power and open the Space Ring until a day later.

After doing all this, Lin Zhen took a deep breath.

Now his strength had hit rock bottom. In a day, his power was equivalent to a Level Nine Warrior Peak, completely relying on his physical strength to fight.

Although his experience would allow him to defeat ordinary War Generals, he was undoubtedly a weakling in the virtual Ancient God City, the weakest person.

After doing all this, Lin Zhen was really a bit unaccustomed to feeling so weak.

Setting the timer for thirty minutes again, Lin Zhen entered the virtual Ancient God City.

"I can't recklessly take risks this time. The weakest creatures in the first level of the Ancient God City are A-level Mutant Beasts. I'm struggling to deal with A-level beasts right now, so I need to be cautious."

Lin Zhen had just stood up and walked two steps when the head of a Speed Dragon appeared in the grass beside him, its green eyes staring intently at Lin Zhen.

Speed Dragon, an A-level Mutant Beast, fond of swarming.

Lin Zhen tightly clutched the ropedart in his hand, assuming a defensive posture.

The Speed Dragon roared and charged towards Lin Zhen. He swung the ropedart furiously, transforming it into a straight line that whipped through the air!

"Boom!"

The Speed Dragon was knocked off balance, then immediately tried to bite Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen suddenly felt nervous—his ropedart didn't seem very effective.

He tried to dodge to the side, but it wasn't easy to avoid an A-level Mutant Beast. A sleeve on Lin Zhen's arm was torn away, leaving several bloody scratches on his arm.

"Pierce!"

Lin Zhen twirled the ropedart, causing it to twist in mid-air. The attack struck the back of the Speed Dragon.

Lin Zhen managed to execute the move at an extreme speed, which could have even pierced a real piece of wood. However, it was unable to pierce even a single scale on the Speed Dragon's body.

Not only did it fail to pierce the skin, but Lin Zhen was also slapped by the Speed Dragon's tail in the process.

His body stumbled and fell awkwardly. The pain slowed him down, and he struggled as he fought the Speed Dragon. His ropedart was indeed somewhat powerless, as he was injured in several places. He only managed to escape the virtual environment when the set time ran out.

Lin Zhen even thought he had died. It was only when he exited the virtual environment that he realized he was still alive.

"I don't have any other options right now, so I'll try again. I refuse to believe that I can't kill an A-level Mutant Beast with this ropedart."

Lin Zhen took a deep breath, set the timer to fifteen minutes, and re-entered the virtual space.

This time he lasted a bit longer, managing to hold on for the entire set time before coming back—just barely.

Although dying in the virtual environment wouldn't cause harm to him in reality, it was impossible to distinguish between the two during the battle. So Lin Zhen couldn't afford to let himself die.

A-level Mutant Beasts were not easy to defeat. Even weaker War Gods couldn't defeat them. In his current state, Lin Zhen had no weapon, making it difficult to face an A-level creature.

But what Lin Zhen lacked least was perseverance and determination. The more he used the ropedart, the more proficient he became. He entered the virtual space for the third time.

This time, Lin Zhen persisted for twenty minutes, and finally managed to pierce the skin of the Speed Dragon with the ropedart. This was a significant improvement.

After leaving the space, Lin Zhen began to recall the scene of that piercing attack—the moment when he had been driven into a corner by the Speed Dragon, and had struck out with a desperate stab that had pierced the dragon's mouth.

In that moment, he felt as if the ropedart had truly become a weapon.

"This is the feeling. I just haven't pushed my limits yet, and my impression isn't deep enough. I still need to experiment more."

Having grasped the trick somewhat, Lin Zhen's excitement was uncontrollable. He set the timer for another twenty minutes and re-entered the virtual environment.

Two days quickly passed, but Lin Zhen still hadn't grasped the indestructible mindset. He rented the virtual space for another week.

Since there had been no movement from the church, Lin Zhen decided not to rush out immediately, fearing he wouldn't be able to comprehend the indestructible mindset if he stayed any longer.

Only by pushing himself to the brink could he master such a mindset.

So this time, Lin Zhen set the timer for an entire week, vowing to either grasp the indestructible mindset or die fighting in the virtual environment.

Although the desperate approach was somewhat effective, Lin Zhen's experience in the virtual world became even more intense the second time he encountered the Speed Dragon.

He fought the Speed Dragon for over two hours, completely forgetting that he was in a virtual battle. Once again, Lin Zhen was cornered by the dragon.

The dragon's mouth clamped down fiercely on Lin Zhen's waist, with blood gushing from the wound. If the Speed Dragon exerted more force, he would be bitten in half.

At that moment, Lin Zhen clenched his hands tightly around the ropedart, his mind filled with one thought: kill the Speed Dragon!

His target was the dragon's skull.

"You can't kill me! I, who was reborn and vowed to reach the peak, will not be killed by you, a mere beast!"

"No matter how tough your body is, it can't stop my attack, Lin Zhen!"

"Die!"

An intense fighting spirit surged from Lin Zhen's heart, his blood flowing fiercely towards his brain. In that moment, the ropedart in his hand became perfectly straight, and he thrust it viciously at the top of the Speed Dragon's head!

"Splurt!"

A jet of dragon blood sprayed into the sky, splashing all over Lin Zhen.

"Success!"

As the dragon's corpse fell to the ground, Lin Zhen stood beside it, eyes closed, his heart surging with intense emotions.

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Chapter 340: Chapter 340: The Church's Eastern Expedition

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Above the sea, Yan Huang, wearing the Star Sky Crown and clad in holy armor, sped between the waves.

Behind him, a huge swarm of sea monsters followed. Suddenly, Yan Huang swirled around, ferociously swinging his long sword!

A storm of light blades roared out, cutting the sea monsters into pieces. Their blood dyed the sea a disharmonious shade of red.

Only a few SS and quasi-SSS class sea monsters, bruised and wounded, managed to keep up. On the shore, Baggio and his group, who were lying in wait, raised their hands in unison and a beam of white light descended from the clouds, completely vaporizing the survivors.

Baggio smiled and nodded at Yan Huang, who was now standing in front of him: "Yan Huang, your strength has made a great leap forward, not only in term of battle capability but also in your level. It seems that you are about to enter the Comet Stage."

"Yes, I'm at the peak of Meteor Level Nine."

"Progression requires luck. It's not easy to advance from the Meteor to the Comet Stage. Many people get stuck at this point for their entire lives, unable to advance further. These things can't be rushed. You won't be able to increase your strength in a short period of time, unless you obtain the Holy Light Stone."

"Holy Light Stone? What is that?"

"Take a look at the gem in the center of the Star Sky Crown. The stone that is embedded there now was added later. Originally, it was a Holy Light Stone, formed from the light of the sun, moon, and stars. It's only when the Holy Light Stone is embedded there that the Star Sky Crown is deemed complete, providing its user with a tremendous amount of Star Power. Both the first Holy Son, Kate, and I managed to break into the Comet Realm because of the complete Star Sky Crown."

"So where is the Holy Light Stone?"

Baggio paused for a moment: "After my breakthrough, the Radiant Power within the Holy Light Stone had been exhausted. It detached itself from the Star Sky Crown, shot straight up into the sky, and disappeared. At that time, I remember it was heading towards the moon. The stone needs four hundred years to absorb energy. In recent years, I have also gone to the moon to look for it, but without success. It's possible that someone else found it."

"Others? You mean there are people who have gone to the moon to cultivate their abilities?"

"Yes, Martial Artists who've reached the War God Period can actually practice on the moon. That being said, setting foot on the moon is somewhat difficult. At least someone at the meteor phase can make the journey."

"Couldn't the Holy Light Stone still be on the moon?" asked Yan Huang.

"No, the Holy Light Stone would absorb enough energy on the moon within four hundred years. By then, it would naturally emit radiance and be particularly conspicuous on the moon. Before that, it just looks like an ordinary stone. I didn't find it when I searched the moon, so the only possibility is that someone else took it. However, I have no idea who that might be."

Baggio regretted: "It's a pity. If you could have obtained the Holy Light Stone, the Star Sky Crown would have been complete. A complete Star Sky Crown is a top-quality auxiliary holy device that can continuously absorb Star Power for its user. By then, you would basically have an undying body, and your power would increase rapidly. Perhaps, you could even advance to the Comet Stage right away. At that rate, even I wouldn't be your match."

Yan Huang was silent. It seemed that the Holy Light Stone was indeed very important, but unfortunately, its whereabouts were unknown.

Baggio sought to comfort him: "Forget about it. As long as you have luck, you might still be able to find it. Moreover, given our current power level, even without the Holy Light Stone, I think we won't have any problem with the eastern expedition."

Yan Huang nodded: "I also think the timing is right. The disorderly group from Hua Xia has already gathered at Northwest Base City. Let's eliminate them with the force of a thunderstorm!"

Baggio gathered all ascetic monks, speaking loudly to them.

"Gentlemen, our Pope has been here for a week, and the progress in training is evident to everyone. To secure an advantageous position for our Gods Clan before the arrival of the Real God Troops, our eastern expedition is inevitable. We have been here for several hundred years, and almost forgotten by the outside world. Therefore, we must not act until it's necessary. Once we do act, we will shake the world!"

The ascetic monks solemnly stared at Yan Huang. Their bright eyes reflected the galaxy in the night sky.

Yan Huang was overwhelmed with surging emotions upon the sight of these one hundred and twenty formidable ascetic monks.

With his power having progressed and the assistance of these ascetics, there was no one in the world who could stop them.

"Venerable gentlemen, I, Yan Huang, will keep it short. The Gods Clan will unite the world. After the arrival of the Real God Troops, we will spread our teaching in the starry sky!"

The ascetic monks did not respond with grandiloquent speeches; they simply placed their hands over their hearts, expressing their unyielding determination.

"Depart!"

At Yan Huang's command, he was the first to ascend.

Behind him, all the ascetic monks ascended. Over one hundred Star Realm Experts marched out, stirring up a storm that swept towards the mainland!

The next day, Yan Huang announced in Constantinople that he was appointing Baggio as the Chief Judge of the Church, and the eastern expedition would commence the following day.

He declared on an online video that anyone who was willing to follow the Gods Clan's movement would be under the protection of the Gods Clan in the future. He talked heavily about the conflicts between the Eastern and Western continents, intentionally inciting ethnic tensions.

Yan Huang's words were endorsed by the heads of states from the European Union, Sand Russia, and the United States, all of whom declared that they will be sending their best men to join Yan Huang's believers in the eastern expedition.

The leaders of these countries were already believers in the Gods Clan, which coupled with their conflicts with Hua Xia, made them join the eastern expedition with no reluctance.

Numerous people from the Gods Clan also joined Yan Huang in his expedition. Together with the martial artists from all around the world, they quickly assembled a legion of thirty thousand people for the eastern expedition.

Troops from various countries and regions gathered in Constantinople. The scale was so massive that it was attention-grabbing.

It was not the mere quantity of people that amazed people, but the sheer strength of the participating soldiers.

Among the thirty thousand members, there were twenty thousand Advanced War Gods, ten thousand quasi-Star Realm Experts, along with Yan Huang and one hundred twenty Ascetic monks, making their combined strength unparalleled.

Under the immense pressure of the Gods Clan, the Hua Xia Martial Artists also united like never before.

Martial Artists of Advanced War God level and above left their homes, heading towards the Northwest Base City to prepare to face the enemy.

The Hua Xia Government also made many preparations, and all sorts of new weapons were transported to the Northwest to fortify the Northwest Base City's defense.

The defensive intensity of the present Northwest Base City even shared resemblance to the Capital.

Of course, people also understood, in the decisive assaults of the Martial Artists, modernized weapons weren't particularly useful. First off, those who wielded such weapons were too weak, and Martial Artists could simply avoid a frontal assault, penetrating the weakest point to easily break the Northwest's defence.

However, the atmosphere of large-scale warfare had stirred up the people's fighting spirit nationwide.

Martial Artists went to war and ordinary people were not idle, donating funds and materials, voluntarily taking to the streets, opposing the Church's invasive actions.

They even threatened the Church and the European Union, Sand Russia, United States with the fury of Hua Xia, if their eastern crusade failed.

But the opponents remained unmoved. From their point of view, victory in this crusade was already assured.

With the experts in the Heavenly Star List balancing each other out, who could withstand these one hundred twenty Ascetic monks?

If Hua Xia's Heavenly Star List dared to take action without adhering to the limits, the Heavenly Star Lists of the European Union, United States, and Sand Russia will definitely not stand idly by.

New Year was approaching, with just a week left to the Hua Xia's New Year.

The first order of business was Yan Huang's televised speech on that day.

"Our Gods Clan has nearly a thousand years of history, and over half the world's population are our followers, yet Hua Xia's Lin Zhen, under the influence of Hua Xia's top brass, has repeatedly provoked our Gods Clan, carrying out numerous schemes. He has not only killed or wounded a large number of our faithful followers but also incited Hua Xia people to leave the Gods Clan."

"In this matter, Hua Xia's top brass and Lin Zhen are conspiring together. The so-called contribution of sixty million for the construction of the dikes is nothing more than a conspiracy. It's fake and deceptive. Though the people of Hua Xia have been deceived, it doesn't mean that the people of the world have been fooled!"

"Our Gods Clan's doctrine is to save people of the world. As the Pope of the Gods Clan, Yan Huang, also known as Lucifer, I certainly cannot tolerate such confusion happening under my watch."

"To save the deceived people of Hua Xia and to overthrow the decayed authority of Hua Xia, the Church has decided to launch an eastern expedition against Hua Xia starting today."

"I warn the Hua Xia leaders who are still in denial here, if you dare to act in collusion with the war monger, Lin Zhen, you should be prepared to face the fury of my Gods Clan. I am giving you a three-hour window to flee overseas. Once the Gods Clan army arrives, there will be no mercy for the resistors!"

Yan Huang's words stirred the blood of many stubborn Gods Clan followers and even incited some to cause turmoil within Hua Xia.

Hua Xia had prepared for such unrest. The City Defense Army and the police force cooperated to annihilate a large number of these stubborn Gods Clan followers.

In the face of a national crisis, no one had the compassion to spare these Believers of the Gods Clan.

There had been some Gods Clan followers in Hua Xia originally, but after this crackdown, they were effectively exterminated.

As for Yan Huang's warning, Hua Xia's top brass scoffed at it and made a determined response.

Firstly, the ruined Sophia Cathedral in Ice City had been transformed into a plaza and named after Lin Zhen. They even erected a bronze statue of him.

Lin Zhen's significant contributions were recognized, and he was hailed as a national hero.

The higher-ups of Hua Xia also issued an impassioned televised speech, urging the entire nation to resist the aggression of the Gods Clan. Hua Xia would never bow down to any person or power.

As for Yan Huang's attempt at tainting Lin Zhen by twisting black and white, it was promptly debunked. Lin Zhen's donation was an established fact. They couldn't smear him just by splashing a bit of dirty water.

But everyone knew that this was just an excuse concocted by Yan Huang. Even without this one, he would find other excuses. As long as he wanted to crusade, he would always be able to find a reason.

Time flew and the three hours came to an end. At last, the Gods Clan's army commenced its advance, taking their aircraft towards the Northwest Base City.

The distance from Constantinople to Northwest Base City wasn't too long. By aircraft, it would take an hour.

The Martial Artists from all over the country, relying on the Northern Wall of the Northwest, watched the sky, waiting for the arrival of the Church's troops.

The oppressive atmosphere prior to the major battle made everyone's breathing heavier than usual. This wasn't going to be an easy fight, even those who usually loved to joke didn't feel like laughing at this moment.

"Beep beep beep!"

The piercing air-raid alarm rang out. On the military's radar screen, the forces of the Gods Clan had appeared.

The gloomy atmosphere that was driving people almost insane finally broke.

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Chapter 341: Chapter 341: The Great Battle of the Northwest

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Residents within the northern area of Northwestern Base City's walls had already been evacuated, leaving only the military and martial artists within a thirty-mile radius. There were no civilians.

The flying vehicles of the Gods Clan came to a stop one kilometer away from the Northwest City Wall.

Yan Huang stood on a platform above a modified flying vehicle, where the flag of the True God of the Stars was raised, signifying their flagship.

Looking at the defense of the Northwest through a telescope in the sky, Yan Huang's mouth curled into a cold smirk.

"A motley crowd!"

"Senior Baggio, how should we fight this battle? Can't we just rush over and kill them all?"

Although Yan Huang was the Pope, he was not very good at handling large-scale battles, so he could only consult Baggio by his side.

Including one hundred and twenty ascetic monks, everyone was on this flagship. Baggio, standing next to Yan Huang, thought for a while: "Your Majesty, it may not be appropriate to charge straight ahead. Although I believe our strength is enough to break through the city's defense, there are still many experts among the Hua Xia people."

"Yes, there are already many people gathered on the Hua Xia side, including several Dark Star List experts. Jin Qichao and Shang Jin are both very strong. Coupled with Guo Mo and the people from the Star Fruit Tree group, as well as many martial arts hall masters, there are quite a few Star Realm masters. We will definitely suffer some losses."

"Your Majesty, you have forgotten one thing. When the number of ants reaches a certain level, they can even kill an elephant. Hua Xia has gathered more than 100,000 people here, almost four times our number. In addition, their city defenses and firepower are not weak. The first thing we need to do is to break their city defenses, at least to let them fall into chaos first. This requires our allies to charge and break through the lines."

Yan Huang immediately nodded: "The Chief Justice is right. We will have to conquer other countries in the future anyway, so let them consume each other for now."

Baggio slightly nodded, since he decided to join the Gods Clan, he started to think for the Gods Clan. He didn't care about the position of Chief Justice, but he cared about the position he could have when the true divine army arrived. He wanted to enter the interstellar stage and reach the big stage.

There was nothing on Earth that was worth his attention, but the vast universe outside was too attractive, which was why he decided to help Yan Huang wholeheartedly.

"You can handle the details of the battle, I'll just issue the orders."

"No, I'll handle the things afterwards. You should give the order for the first attack."

Yan Huang nodded and took out a signal flare.

Every move he made was captured by countless high-zoom cameras, watched by the whole world.

Yan Huang did not hide anything. Since it had come to this point, he wanted the whole world to see the powerful combat power of the Gods Clan and restore the face lost in Ice City.

He also had a microphone in front of him. Once he picked it up, the loudspeakers below the flying vehicle would emit a huge sound that could spread over ten kilometers.

"The time limit of three hours of exodus overseas that I have set has passed, but you Hua Xia people are still stubborn and delusional in your attempt to stop the footsteps of the Gods Clan. Well, don't blame the warriors of the Gods Clan for trampling over you."

"History will record this great moment. The Gods Clan shall be forever remembered!"

"Begin the battle!"

"Bang!"

The signal flare was fired, and a flame rose hundreds of meters into the sky, bursting in the air.

As the battle signal was given, Baggio immediately issued an order.

"United States forces, attack!"

As soon as Baggio gave the order, the U.S. forces launched the first wave of assault.

The U.S. forces were composed of 10,000 people. More than 6,000 were elite soldiers equipped with the most advanced flying vehicles and the strongest firepower, while more than 3,000 were martial artists.

Hundreds of flying vehicles immediately charged and fired.

Entering the range of one kilometer, a dense rain of bullets fell from the flying vehicles towards the Northwestern Base City's wall.

"Da-da-da! Tat-tat-tat! Swoosh!"

Super metal storm- a modified high-power weapon, had a terrifying speed and range. Even missiles could not pass through the firepower blockade of this lethal weapon.

Every flying vehicle had a laser gun standing on it. The dense laser fire bombarded the city wall, emitting plumes of blue smoke. As soon as a person was hit by this weapon, they would be instantly shot through.

Northwestern city wall was suddenly filled with smoke and fireballs. However, the well-prepared City Defense Army was no pushover and immediately counterattacked.

For the Hua Xia side, a commander was personally in charge of the overall situation. Similarly, the anti-aircraft artillery and laser guns began fierce counterattacks.

Though the city's defense army's counterattack was not as exciting as the battle between martial artists, it was even more intense. The modern weapons traced their lines in the sky, and people died continuously throughout the battle.

Occasionally, a city defense army's artillery was destroyed by the metal storm, exploding on the city wall and causing a large flame. Countless people ran and screamed while covered in fire. If aid did not arrive in time, they would turn into charred corpses.

Even if the rescue was in time, they would still suffer extensive burns, and their lives would be destined to be miserable in the future.

However, compared to the damage on the Hua Xia city wall, the losses of the United States troops were even more severe, as the flying vehicles attacking the city wall were effectively live targets, being shot to pieces by concentrated gunfire.

One by one, the flying vehicles exploded in the air, turning into fiery balls.

However, the American command was not worried about this; even if the first few rows of flying vehicles were destroyed, it would not matter. They had known this would happen, and each of the front flying vehicles only had two soldiers inside, one as the pilot and the other in charge of controlling the weapons.

Such losses were still bearable for the United States, as long as the flying vehicles behind could approach the city wall.

The temporarily reinforced city wall was bombarded and shattered, and the laser units were responsible for locking onto the large missiles of the opponents. The large missiles nowadays were basically used against mutated beasts. It was difficult for them to exert their power under the lock of the human laser weapons, but it was still necessary to guard against them.

Luckily, the Gods Clan was not here to destroy Base City and did not crazily use large missiles.

Watching one by one flying vehicles being blasted into pieces, both the people at the scene and the people watching online cheered in unison. If this was all the enemy's force, then Hua Xia would easily win the battle.

However, the martial artists present did not feel so relaxed.

An Ning was holding a long sword, with Zhao Xiaoman and Alice following by her side.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoman's relaxed expression, An Ning warned her, "Don't let your guard down. These are only the enemy's cannon fodder troops. Our real fight will begin once the flying vehicles behind approach."

Zhao Xiaoman said to An Ning, "Sister An Ning, you are Brother Lin's girlfriend, no one would blame you if you didn't join the battle."

Alice also chimed in, "That's right, even though Lin Zhen's Dantian is destroyed, he has made such a huge contribution. You shouldn't be here, An Ning."

An Ning smiled and shook her head, "Regardless of Lin Zhen's situation, I will not shirk my responsibility to contribute to my country and my people. Besides, I believe in Lin Zhen. This minor issue of having his Dantian sealed will not trouble him; he will definitely come back."

Zhao Xiaoman thought for a moment, "I also think so. Brother Lin is a very miraculous person who can always accomplish things that others can't do."

Alice pondered, "An Ning, your love for Lin Zhen is too deep. If I were Lin Zhen, I would break up with Su Mingyue. Her love for Lin Zhen is definitely not as deep as yours."

An Ning shook her head slightly, "No, Ming Yue's love for Lin Zhen is only more than mine, not less. Just as I would not leave Lin Zhen, Ming Yue would make the same choice."

Lin Zhen must be the happiest man in the world," Alice whispered.

At this moment, after sacrificing a large number of flying vehicles, the third wave of flying vehicles finally approached the top of the city wall.

"Metal storm, concentrated firepower, fire!"

The bombardment between the two sides never stopped. Countless metal storms concentrated fire on the flying vehicles that were approaching the city wall.

However, these flying vehicles suddenly flashed, and an energy shield appeared around them.

Dense firepower bombarded the energy shield, which constantly changed colors as its energy was rapidly consumed. Several flying vehicles were instantly destroyed.

But with the help of the energy shield, more than twenty flying vehicles broke through the firepower blockade and reached the top of the city wall.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The cabin doors suddenly opened, and countless figures descended from the sky!

"These are the United States martial artists!"

Without even waiting to set foot on the city wall, the martial artists launched a torrential attack on the city defense army on the wall.

The blades and guns of the martial artists, the flying knives of the spiritual mind masters, and the powerful elemental attacks wreaked havoc on the city wall.

The weapons of the city defense army instantly lost their effectiveness against these martial artists, and the elusive martial artists were difficult to lock onto with the heavy weaponry on the wall.

As soon as the martial artists landed, the aura brought by their swords and guns swept across the city wall like a storm. The thin bodies of the city defense army couldn't withstand this kind of attack and were instantly left lying in tatters on the wall.

However, their attacks could only go so far. The hidden Hua Xia martial artists immediately emerged to confront the enemy at the bottom of the city wall.

An Ning had already tied her long hair back, raised her long sword and said, "The enemy's martial artists have arrived, let's go!"

Zhao Xiaoman and Alice quickly followed An Ning, and the beautiful girls soared into the sky.

An Ning's prowess as a martial artist of the Star Realm was fully exhibited, using her swordsmanship like surging waves, with Alice and Xiaoman providing left and right protection. She was virtually unstoppable, killing her way through the enemy lines in an instant!

Not just them, but also the martial artists around them who had been waiting impatiently for a while, soared into the sky at this moment.

Countless elemental attacks and mental shocks caused the space to tremble. In the blink of an eye, sword lights were everywhere, and the murderous aura soared into the sky.

The two torrents of martial artists collided violently, with severed limbs and dismembered heads flying through the air, and corpses strewn across the ground. This was a battle between nations, a fight of life and death!

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Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Ascetic Monks Appear

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The United States' attack force did not expect Hua Xia to be so well-prepared.

From the arrangement of weapons in the City Defense Army, to the reserves of emergency supplies and the orderly division of Martial Artist kill teams in the Hidden Fortress, the division of labor was quite clear.

In particular, the counterattacks of Hua Xia's Martial Artists were quite fierce, quickly surrounding the American assault troops with superior forces, as if the whole process had been rehearsed.

Besides killing some city defense soldiers at the beginning, the martial artists from the United States did not achieve any significant results and were ensnared in the quagmire of Hua Xia's Martial Artists, unable to extricate themselves.

As the American Martial Artists were attacking the city, Baggio had already commanded Sand Russia's Martial Artists to form the second wave, launching their assault from another location.

The Sand Russian martial artists now had a bit of a makeshift trend, with the likes of Huo Luofu and the Sand Russian three warriors dead, and not many good experts could be found below the Star Realm.

This charge was also composed of a thousand martialartists and three thousand elite city defense soldiers, and the charging location was less than two kilometers away from the battlefield of the Americans.

Seeing that the American martial artists were about to lose their support, the city defense army in the northwest began to focus its firepower on the Sand Russian martial artists.

Some martial artists were even transferred to the Sand Russian battlefield to support.

Baggio looked at the situation on the city wall from afar and sneered: "Your Majesty, if we have enough luck today, we might actually have a chance to break the city."

"Everything is under the Chief Judge's command." Yan Huang let go of his power.

"Good, European Union Martial Artists get ready, immediately support the Martial Artists of the United States, continue to attack from the first breach, their firepower has been attracted by the Sand Russian Martial Artists, attack hard there."

With Baggio's order, half of the European Union's flying vehicles were launched and quickly rushed towards the city head where the American Martial Artists were fighting fiercely.

The European Union commander was thinking about how to climb the city wall to support the American Martial Artists when he suddenly received Baggio's instructions.

"Don't worry about attacking the city for now, throw all your most powerful bombs at the city wall!"

The EU Commander was taken aback: "Chief Judge, but our allies are still there."

"Never mind, they can't come back now. Let Hua Xia people bury them together."

The EU Commander nodded: "All listen to the Chief Judge."

Glancing at the electronic screen, he locked onto an area.

Within this area of several dozen meters square, there were hundreds of martial artists fighting fiercely, among which there were less than a hundred Martial Artists from the United States, and they were rapidly decreasing. This was the last resistance force of this wave of American attacking troops.

A lot of Hua Xia's martial artists were besieging the U.S. attacking troops, and he even saw several female martial artists fighting among them, and they were extremely brave.

"That most beautiful one is Lin Zhen's girlfriend, An Ning, right?"

The EU commander asked the person beside him, and the adjutant beside him nodded: "Yes."

"Good, it's here, notify all flying vehicles, bomb all the missiles here, I want to severely hit Hua Xia's morale. As long as we win this battle, Hua Xia will have no resistance."

The adjutant immediately issued the order, and suddenly all the metal storms, laser weapons, and small cloud-bursting bombs carried by the flying vehicles were aimed at this piece of city head.

There were no Star Realm martial artists in these people. If they were hit by such concentrated attacks, they would probably all be blown to smithereens.

An Ning, who was fighting hard, suddenly felt a pang in her chest. Without hesitation, she grabbed Zhao Xiaoman and Chris with both hands: "Let's retreat!"

The three girls quickly retreated, and then saw a dazzling light in the distance, and under the cover of laser weapons and metal storms, the cloud-bursting bombs were thrown onto the city head.

Clusters of small mushroom clouds rose up, and a large piece of Base City's wall collapsed under the impact of the cloud-bursting bombs.

There were less than twenty martial artists who could withdraw in the crisis, and the remaining Hua Xia's martial artists and the American martial artists all died in this man-made disaster.

Among them, Ma Yao, Wei Li, Meng Dong, and Gao Yan from the Ice City Region were all killed in this wave of attacks.

As martial artists, dying under modern weaponry was a bit ironic.

However, this wave of attacks did have some impact on Hua Xia's city defense army and martial artists.

The Gods Clan was too ruthless, dragging their own people to the grave with the Hua Xia people.

This time, sacrificing over a hundred American martial artists, but killing nearly four hundred Hua Xia martial artists!

Subsequently, Baggio commanded the flying vehicles of the three countries to concentrate on attacking the gap in the city wall.

The Hua Xia martial artists did not expect a gap to appear in the city wall so quickly, and the intense battle for the gap began.

At one point, the gap was lost, but Hua Xia's martial artist reserve team came into play, and with the entry of numerous Star Realm martial artists, the control of the gap was recaptured.

From morning to afternoon, and from afternoon to evening, the struggle for this gap went back and forth.

During one day of struggle, more than half of the martial artists from the three countries who accompanied Yan Huang to attack Hua Xia were consumed.

Of course, Hua Xia didn't gain any advantage either, but as nightfall approached, the Gods Clan suddenly sent out twenty ascetic monks.

The twenty ascetic monks, taking advantage of the cover of night, quietly approached the side of the city wall.

After reaching a distance of about a hundred meters, twenty ascetic monks all used instant movement at the same time.

"Swish!"

All twenty appeared on top of the city wall simultaneously.

The ascetic monk leading the team revealed a cold smile as he looked at the dense crowd on the city wall ahead.

"Judgment of Light!"

The ascetic monks all raised their arms, and the rich light elements gathered quickly in the air.

A strong light howled past the city wall, shooting thousands of meters away!

All people and objects within the range of this strong light were vaporized by this powerful strike.

The combined attack of the ascetic monks could instantly kill a quasi-SSS level martial artist, so how could these ordinary martial artists and city defense army resist? Thousands of people were wiped out in a single strike!

Only those on the edge with quick reactions managed to dodge this disaster, as well as some spiritual mind masters who took to the sky, barely escaping.

"Alice!"

An Ning pulled Zhao Xiaoman into the air, but Alice disappeared under the pillar of light attack.

This Western woman who had been with An Ning for several years vanished in the attack of the ascetic monks.

It was not just Alice, but also many martial artists like Hansen who perished in that single strike. The densely packed city wall was suddenly empty and desolate, almost like a haunted place.

An Ning's tears came pouring down as she frantically tried to go and avenge Alice, but was firmly held back by Zhao Xiaoman: "Sister An Ning, don't be impulsive, we can't deal with those ascetic monks."

On Hua Xia's side, Jin Qichao, Shang Jin, and other Dark Star List experts flew out, along with a large group of Star Realm Warriors. They didn't expect that at the end of the day's battle, the Gods Clan would suddenly launch a surprise attack, causing a lot of pain to the Hua Xia people.

However, those ascetic monks didn't have any intention of lingering in battle. After launching their combined attack, they immediately used instant movement to leave the city wall area.

Some of the Hua Xia Star Realm experts chased after them, but seeing that more ascetic monks were preparing to support them, the Hua Xia martial artists reluctantly used instant movement to return.

The battle on the first day came to an end. The balance that had been held for a whole day was broken, as the last-minute appearance of the ascetic monks brought significant losses to Hua Xia.

The ascetic monks were all Star Realm experts, representing the introduction of high-end power.

At this point, Hua Xia's ordinary martial artists and city defense army were of little use.

Everyone knew that unless they killed that group of ascetic monks, there was no way they could win this battle.

Jin Qichao and Shang Jin gathered all of Hua Xia's Star Realm martial artists, totaling 260 Star Realm warriors.

These people represented the strongest force of Hua Xia under the Heavenly Star List. The upcoming battles would be fought by them.

Jin Qichao and others knew that the fights heareafter must be fought outside the city wall, as continuing to fight on the wall was no longer suitable.

Just looking at the number of people, Hua Xia's martial artists still had the advantage, but the ascetic monks were too strong, making this battle difficult to win.

Today's combined attack of the ascetic monks had caused many martial artists' hearts to tremble with fear.

Unlike Hua Xia's side, the people of the church were in high spirits.

"Haha! Good, Judge Baggio, the strength of your ascetic monks is indeed formidable. This Light Fusion War Method is simply endless. With this, Hua Xia's Star Realm will inevitably abandon their city wall advantage and fight us outside the city wall. At that time, we will catch them all in one fell swoop."

Baggio also slightly nodded: "Your Majesty, I dare not boast about anything else, but we ascetics have lived for hundreds of years. When it comes to fighting, we are certainly top-notch. Regardless of how many Star Realm warriors Hua Xia has, if they dare to fight with us outside the city, we will definitely win, and our losses will not exceed half of our force."

Yan Huang mockingly stimulated Baggio: "Judge, don't brag too soon. Hua Xia has more than two hundred Star Realm warriors."

"Too few top experts, merely a motley crowd."

Baggio confidently smiled, but then said: "Of course, this is assuming no accidents happen. If a Heavenly Star List expert from the other side appears, there may be some variables in this battle."

Yan Huang waved his hand: "No, the Heavenly Star List masters are in a mutual check and balance situation. We in the European Union also have the Heavenly Star List, and I don't think Hua Xia's Heavenly Star List warriors are brave enough to start a world war."

Baggio continued: "Will the Heavenly Star List not take action, or will someone else come to stir the pot? For example, Lin Zhen, I think this man will definitely not fall easily. The Dantian air seal may not be able to hold him."

Yan Huang's expression also became solemn. No one was more wary of Lin Zhen than him. He was really worried that Lin Zhen would suddenly come out of somewhere to spoil his conquest plan.

But Lin Zhen's whereabouts were unknown, and he was helpless.

The space in front of him fluctuated, revealing Shu Mingxuan's Water Mirror Space.

"Divine Envoy!" Yan Huang and Baggio both saluted Shu Mingxuan.

"I found that bastard Lin Zhen." The first words out of Shu Mingxuan's mouth were about Lin Zhen, and his tone was filled with intense hatred for Lin Zhen.

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Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Alien Pursuit

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Yan Huang knew that if he hated Lin Zhen the most in this world, then Shu Mingxuan would likely rank at least second.

After all, Lin Zhen had killed Huo Luofu, hitting Shu Mingxuan's face.

But he didn't know that Huo Luofu was actually Shu Mingxuan's avatar, which was equivalent to Lin Zhen killing Shu Mingxuan once.

He thought that he would be able to dominate Earth, but Lin Zhen snapped his carefully planned avatar. Shu Mingxuan hated Lin Zhen to the bone.

In Shu Mingxuan's opinion, he was the one who hated Lin Zhen the most.

So during Gods Clan's eastward expedition, Shu Mingxuan was never idle.

He used the search radar on Red Rose to track Lin Zhen's whereabouts constantly.

Finding Lin Zhen was not easy; the radar needed energy blocks, and there were not many left on Red Rose. Once these reserves were used up, there would be a problem communicating with Xin Ou and others, but Shu Mingxuan did not care in his quest to find Lin Zhen.

Shu Mingxuan first decrypted the satellite data on Earth, looking for Lin Zhen's location based on satellite images.

He locked onto a white aircraft, which Lin Zhen had been driving when he left, and tracked it using satellite images. Eventually, he found that the aircraft had gone to Langfang City in Capital Base City.

But there was no information about Lin Zhen on the internet, so Shu Mingxuan was certain that Lin Zhen had used a pseudonym.

Utilizing the technological advantage of extraterrestrial civilization, he found the transaction record of Lin Zhen's account and finally determined that Lin Zhen had used a name called Chen Fan.

In searching for this Chen Fan, Shu Mingxuan finally found the hotel where Lin Zhen stayed, the gym where Lin Zhen trained, and the virtual room Lin Zhen went to.

After obtaining this information, Shu Mingxuan immediately contacted Yan Huang.

He had hoped that Yan Huang could send someone to capture Lin Zhen, but after the connection, Yan Huang shook his head.

"Divine's Envoy Shu Mingxuan, this matter might not be easy to handle for now. Although I also want to deal with Lin Zhen, as you can see, the battle here is about to enter a critical moment. I believe that tomorrow we will be able to capture all the Hua Xia Martial Artists. At this time, it is best not to cause additional problems. If we divert our forces to deal with Lin Zhen, it may affect the battle."

In Yan Huang's opinion, as long as Hua Xia's resistance was wiped out, Lin Zhen would inevitably be captured in the future. He could still distinguish between priorities.

Shu Mingxuan shook his head, "Yan Huang, we both know the danger that Lin Zhen poses. If he suddenly intervenes during the critical moment of the battle, it may cause changes. According to what I know, Lin Zhen is currently in the virtual room in Langfang City, and it is very likely that he has found a way to recover his Dantian Qi. I think we should get rid of him as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Shu Mingxuan's words, Yan Huang hesitated: "But what about the battle here…?"

He looked around. Dealing with Lin Zhen was not an easy task, and he had no absolute confidence in doing so himself. Moreover, if he went, Baggio couldn't go either.

But if Baggio was removed, the command of the ascetic monks would be problematic, as only Baggio could execute the most powerful fusion techniques.

Baggio absolutely couldn't be moved, and Yan Huang had no assurance himself, so he was in a difficult position.

At this moment, Baggio suddenly glanced at Shu Mingxuan and said: "Divine's Envoy, why don't you take action yourself? Lin Zhen would have no chance of escape then."

Upon hearing Baggio's words, Shu Mingxuan fell into deep thought.

For safety's sake, he had stayed in the Ancient God City for thousands of years without ever leaving. With the fourth-level mutated beast blocking, no one could get close to his captain's room.

But if he left the Ancient God City, it might not be so safe.

However, Lin Zhen had to be eliminated, and without killing him, Shu Mingxuan could not be at peace. After much consideration and thinking about Xin Ou and Tu Ya's imminent arrival, at which point he would no longer hold the initiative, Shu Mingxuan finally made up his mind.

"Alright! I'll make this trip, and no matter what, I'll get rid of Lin Zhen to resolve your worries."

Yan Huang and Baggio both agreed, and Shu Mingxuan closed the Water Mirror Space.

After tidying up his belongings, Shu Mingxuan looked around his captain's room.

Red Rose, he had been here for a thousand years, and it was finally time to leave.

Although Lin Zhen was not easy to deal with, Shu Mingxuan was confident he could handle him, as he had reached Comet Level 1.

Comet Level was roughly equivalent to the strength of a Heavenly Star List expert in this world. There should be no problem dealing with Lin Zhen.

Opening his storage container, Shu Mingxuan took out his long-unused Holy Artifact Platinum Sword and a set of High-Grade Holy Artifact armor.

"I haven't fought in over a thousand years. I should really be more active."

As he left the captain's room, Shu Mingxuan suddenly felt a sense of reluctance to leave.

"Am I getting old? How can I feel so reluctant to leave? Won't I be back after dealing with Lin Zhen?"

Through the secret passage out of the Ancient God City, Shu Mingxuan took out his aircraft from his Space Ring.

His aircraft was not like the ones on Earth but was a building-shaped aircraft.

This aircraft was shaped like a small house, which was also the style of the Tianhe Empire. The streamlined design of the aircraft was originally to reduce air resistance, but the Empire's aircraft were primarily used for flying in space, and with energy shields to reduce resistance, so the aircraft were designed in the shape of buildings, making them more comfortable and home-like.

Many people within the Empire had their aircraft as homes, landing as a house and taking off as a spaceship.

This small house was Shu Mingxuan's small home, with performance far beyond any aircraft on Earth. Although it did not have sufficient energy blocks to support interstellar travel, flying a few laps around Earth was not a problem.

Opening the door of the small house, Shu Mingxuan walked in and sat on the living room sofa, turning on the ignition, and the aircraft took off.

"Let's go, let me meet the genius of Earth's indigenous people. I hope he doesn't act too cowardly."

The small house rose into the sky and a layer of energy shield appeared on the chimney, wrapping up the spaceship as it broke through the air and headed straight towards Hua Xia Capital City.

"Phew!"

Lin Zhen swung the rope gun in his hand, penetrating the wood half a foot deep!

"Finally, the Unyielding Martial Intent!"

Lin Zhen held the rope gun with excitement in his heart. After learning this unyielding combat technique, his spear's lethality definitely increased by more than double.

"Now my control over the Unyielding Martial Intent has become proficient and is suitable for real combat, but I still feel it is not enough."

Lin Zhen thought about what Zhang Ye had told him. Piercing a wooden board with the rope gun in a twisted, soaked state was just the entry level, while piercing a wooden board under normal conditions was considered the small proficiency realm.

Piercing a steel plate under normal conditions marked the great proficiency realm.

After Lin Zhen left the virtual space, he took out his phone to check the internet.

He had been in the virtual space for several days and didn't know if the battle had started in the northwest. If there are no big problems, he still wanted to continue his training.

Upon checking, he discovered that the war hadn't started in the northwest yet.

Currently, only the news about various Martial Artists participating in the war was being reported, and indeed, many experts have joined the fight.

Since the war hadn't started, Lin Zhen was no longer in a hurry to go there. He estimated that even if the Gods Clan took action, it wouldn't take just a day or two to get a result, so he still had some time.

Turning off his phone, Lin Zhen decided to undergo another special training session.

Of course, it would be extremely difficult to practice the Unyielding Martial Intent to a small proficiency realm in a short time, so he had to take unconventional measures.

If he couldn't do it under normal conditions, he could use the gravity room.

As a training area for Martial Artists, there were not only virtual spaces but also gravity rooms for their use.

The gravity room is an enclosed space where gravity can be adjusted from two times to ten times, or even hundreds of times.

This environment can help train Martial Artists to build strong physiques and is a new technology that has only emerged this year.

Gravity training methods are very popular in the interstellar space, and Earth is just beginning to adopt it.

Lin Zhen stayed outside for a while, his Dark Star Power was still sealed off. He couldn't use Dantian Qi or Star Power in the gravity room because they would counteract gravity and fail to achieve the intended training effect.

When he arrived at the gravity room, there was a staff member outside who was a Level 3 War General.

"Mr. Chen Fan, would you like to try the gravity room?"

Lin Zhen nodded and looked at the console there.

The gravity was controlled by the console, with a minimum of two times gravity and a maximum of one hundred times.

Lin Zhen had experienced it in his previous life and estimated that his current limit, if he didn't use Star Power and Dantian Qi and relied solely on physical strength, was probably fifty times gravity.

If subjected to a hundred times gravity, it might crush him to death.

"Set the gravity time for me. I don't need five times gravity. Start with ten times gravity and add one fold every half hour."

"How long do you want to set the time for?" asked the staff member.

"One day, twenty-four hours should be enough."

"Alright, let me do the calculations. Starting from 10 times gravity, adding once every half hour, for 24 hours, that's 48 times gravity—a total of 58 times gravity."

"Just go up to fifty times then. Don't increase it beyond that."

"Alright, I'll do as you requested. There's a red button in the gravity room. When you feel unable to bear it, you can press the button, and I'll open the gravity room from here to let you out. Don't put yourself in danger."

The staff member said, setting the time for the gravity adjustment—a total of 24 hours, with a maximum of 50 times gravity and an increase of one fold every half hour.

After setting it up, Lin Zhen paid the fee. The charge for the gravity room was very expensive; just 24 hours cost more than 30 million.

The door of the gravity room opened, and Lin Zhen walked in.

The door closed, and the gravity space inside was formed.

The surrounding area was made of dark alloy walls. Since many Star Realm Experts used the gravity room for training, the strength of these alloy walls was enough to withstand the bombardment of a Comet Stage expert without easily shattering.

Lin Zhen took out a pile of wooden boards from the Space Ring. These were specially prepared for his training. Although his Dark Star Power was still sealed, his Space Ring had already opened.

Having prepared all this, Lin Zhen took out the rope gun and pressed the white button to indicate he was ready to begin.

Ten times gravity suddenly pressed down on Lin Zhen, making him feel as if a large stone had been placed on his body!

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Chapter 344: Chapter 344: Hundred-fold Gravity

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With ten times the gravity pressing down on Lin Zhen's body, he still tried his best to keep his back straight. If he couldn't even withstand ten times the gravity, there was no point in participating in this special training.

He picked up the rope gun in his hand and thought, the Unbreakable Mind opens!

Similar to being immovable like a mountain, Unbreakable Mind is also about mental training. While being immovable like a mountain is about seeing oneself as a mountain peak, able to withstand powerful attacks in the mind.

Unbreakable Mind, on the other hand, is about having a great offensive mindset that can break through anything in front of it.

With a fierce stab of the rope gun, it hit a wooden board squarely!

"Plink!"

The rope gun sank five centimeters into the wood.

"Sure enough, the ten times gravity has an effect. I have to endure a great pressure, and even my movements have distorted."

"Exactly because of this, only if I could successfully use Unbreakable Mind under pressure, once the gravity is lifted, I might actually make another breakthrough and reach the stage of Minor Success."

Harboring such thoughts, Lin Zhen put everything aside and began to attack the wooden board one shot after another.

About twenty or so minutes passed, almost half an hour, and he could finally withstand the ten times gravity, stabbing the rope gun to a depth of ten centimeters.

However, soon after, the gravity increased to eleven times, and his depth of penetration decreased again.

"I'm glad I have experience in practicing gravity. Adapting gradually is the way to go. If you increase the gravity too much at once, it will crush you. Now I need to adapt to eleven times gravity."

The training continued, and when Lin Zhen pierced the first wooden board into a sieve, he began attacking the second one.

Whenever his physical strength was about to be exhausted, Lin Zhen would take some high protein food and high vitamin drinks to replenish his strength quickly.

He knew that he couldn't rest at this time. Only by exercising when he was the most exhausted could he achieve the best results.

Only when he could no longer hold on, being pressed down by the gravity, would Lin Zhen lie down for a minute or two and then immediately stand up.

If he didn't get up, the gravity would only get stronger, and he wouldn't be able to get up later.

Time gradually passed, and Lin Zhen's gravity increased from ten times to twenty times, then from twenty times to thirty times, and when he reached fifty times, twenty hours had already passed.

When the fifty times gravity pressed down, it became extremely difficult for Lin Zhen to even thrust the rope gun.

His legs were trembling non-stop, and his body felt as if it was carrying a huge mountain, even the simple action of raising his arm became incredibly difficult.

"I can't give up; the more difficult it gets, the more I have to persevere."

His clothes were soaked with sweat. Lin Zhen staggered to the wooden board and, with strong willpower, raised his hand and stabbed.

He still had two or three hours left. He had to make a breakthrough within this time. However, he didn't feel optimistic. Up until now, he hadn't felt any hint of a breakthrough, and he might fail this time.

Shu Mingxuan's aircraft landed outside Langfang City. He entered the city in just a few teleportations and went straight to Lin Zhen's hotel.

The receptionist looked at the man with long hair and wearing an odd uniform but still greeted him with a sweet smile, "Hi, sir, do you need a room?"

Shu Mingxuan expressionlessly walked up to the receptionist. "Which room is Chen Fan in?"

The receptionist hesitated for a moment, "I'm sorry, we have to keep our guest's information confidential… Ah!"

Shu Mingxuan had already teleported into the reception area, stunned the receptionist with a chop, and directly checked Chen Fan's information on their computer.

"Room 309."

Next moment, Shu Mingxuan appeared on the third floor and kicked open the door to room 309.

The room was empty except for the usual hotel items.

Shu Mingxuan immediately flew out of the window, and in twenty seconds, he arrived at the gym.

Zhang Ye was giving a lecture when suddenly another person appeared in the room.

Zhang Ye wanted to scold him, but Shu Mingxuan's terrifying aura emanated from him, his eyes staring intently at Zhang Ye. "Where is Chen Fan?"

Zhang Ye immediately knew this man was a martial artist, and a terrifying one at that.

Since he already knew Lin Zhen's identity, Zhang Ye couldn't reveal it. Faced with Shu Mingxuan's powerful mental aura, he struggled to hold on. "Chen Fan left a long time ago."

Shu Mingxuan scanned the gym with his spiritual power. Seeing that Lin Zhen was indeed not there, he instantly vanished from the spot.

His figure flickered, moving hundreds of meters at a time, like a ghost. In no time, he arrived at the virtual training facility.

There were no ordinary people in the virtual facility. Everyone was a martial artist. As soon as Shu Mingxuan appeared, a martial artist approached him. "Hello, sir, would you like the virtual space or the gravity space?"

"Where is Chen Fan?" Shu Mingxuan's eyes had a hint of blue, not the sea blue of Westerners, but a rich deep blue unique to the people of Tianhe Empire.

The staff member hesitated for a moment, "Sir, it's the rule here…"

"Speak, or die!" Shu Mingxuan was getting impatient since he couldn't find Lin Zhen.

The staff member's face changed. "Sir, we belong to Gale. Although your strength is impressive, but…"

A War God Period staff member fell silently, his body dropping limply to the ground, life taken by Shu Mingxuan's mental shock.

Shu Mingxuan's continuous mental shock attacks killed all the martial artists in the room, and he went to the computer to look for information about Chen Fan.

He quickly found it, instantly teleporting to the virtual room.

"No one's here?"

Shu Mingxuan looked around and then appeared outside the gravity chamber next door, where the guard was stationed.

Shu Mingxuan approached him: "You have three seconds to tell me whether Chen Fan is cultivating here. If you dare to lie, death awaits you."

Shu Mingxuan directly restrained the war general martial artist with his spiritual power, giving him no chance to resist.

The terrified war general hurriedly nodded, "Yes, Chen Fan is here."

Shu Mingxuan released him and pointed at the gravity chamber before asking, "You're saying he's inside?"

"That's right."

"Open the gravity chamber and bring him out for me."

The guard quickly said, "Senior, I can't do that. The chamber's timer was set in advance, and it can't be opened until the time is up."

"How much longer until he comes out?"

The guard checked and replied, "He set the timer for 24 hours, and it's been 22 hours and 40 minutes, so he'll be out in 80 minutes."

Shu Mingxuan looked at the network and realized that it was now the second day of the Northwest Battle Situation. The Star Realm experts from the Northwest had voluntarily left the city to fight the ascetic monks, putting them in a critical situation.

According to the current situation, Hua Xia's martial artists would be annihilated within the next three hours.

Lin Zhen must have entered the gravity chamber to cultivate, and although Shu Mingxuan didn't know what he was cultivating, he instinctively felt that Lin Zhen's success could not be allowed to happen.

Once Lin Zhen succeeded, it was highly possible he would disrupt the Northwest Battle Situation.

Whether it was the hatred towards Lin Zhen in his heart or the general situation, Shu Mingxuan couldn't allow Lin Zhen to succeed.

"Is it possible to break this gravity chamber? I have to break it now. I can't wait for him to complete his cultivation."

The guard shook his head, "That's impossible. Even an average Comet Stage martial artist can't open it. Don't waste your energy."

"You underestimate me; I'm a Comet Stage martial artist."

Shu Mingxuan's Star Power surged, and a huge comet with a long, bright tail appeared, leaving the guard dumbfounded.

This was the first time he'd encountered a Comet Stage expert. Where did this guy come from? Was he from the Heavenly Ranking?

Shu Mingxuan took out a sword and fiercely swung it at the gravity chamber!

Under the enhancement of the Star Power, strands of Sword Light formed a ribbon-like Sword Qi, heavily striking the chamber door.

"Boom!"

The gravity chamber only shook slightly, Shu Mingxuan's Sword Qi left a minor indentation on the alloy wall, but it didn't break the chamber.

"Damn it! I can't believe it actually resisted my Comet Stage attack."

Shu Mingxuan's face was a bit ugly, and his gaze fell on the trembling guard.

"The gravity chamber…"

Shu Mingxuan muttered and then suddenly remembered something: "How much gravity did Chen Fan set inside?"

"Senior, he… he set it at a maximum of 50 times gravity."

The guard didn't dare to confront Shu Mingxuan and truthfully told him about Lin Zhen's gravity settings.

"Oh! You said that you couldn't sense any Dantian Qi from Chen Fan at all?"

"Yes, he's just a Level Nine Warrior."

Shu Mingxuan slowly rubbed his chin, "Could it be that his Dantian Qi hasn't recovered yet, and he came to the gravity chamber to train in relation to that?"

"If that's the case, I absolutely cannot let him succeed. This Lin Zhen has some tricks up his sleeve. Fifty times gravity must be his limit, and it's hard to say what kind of breakthrough he could make under this pressure."

"I must stop him no matter what."

Shu Mingxuan strode to the control panel and said to the guard, "You will now increase the gravity to 100 times immediately!"

The guard was frightened and waved his hands, "Senior, suddenly increasing the gravity to 100 times could kill someone!"

"Don't waste any more time; if he doesn't die, you will. Adjust it to 100 times immediately. Even if he calls for help from inside, do not open the chamber. He wants to cultivate using gravity, right? Then let him cultivate to his heart's content!"

The guard was still trembling and didn't dare to move forward. Shu Mingxuan's gaze turned cold, and he killed the guard with a mental shock.

Although it was his first time operating the control panel, adjusting the gravity to 100 times wasn't difficult to find, and he figured it out soon.

Grasping the lever, Shu Mingxuan sneered, "Farewell, Lin Zhen. This time, you'll die without knowing how."

He pushed the lever to the top, and 100 times gravity crashed down inside the gravity chamber!

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Chapter 345: Chapter 345: Soaring to the Sky!

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Lin Zhen felt that his cultivation might fail this time.

Having fifty times gravity was indeed strong, but it was impossible to make his Unbreakable technique breakthrough again in just one day.

Perhaps after a day of training, his physical fitness could improve slightly, and his Unbreakable technique could be more adept, but that would be all, as breaking through requires opportunities.

"The gravity is at fifty times right now, and I feel like I have less than an hour left before time runs out. I'll have to make do with whatever level I can reach."

He scanned his dantian with his Spiritual Power and found that he had less than an hour left before the fusion of his Dark Star Space and Dantian space would occur.

When he entered, he separated the Dark Star and Dantian, and it took a full day for their fusion. This meant that his Star Power would be restored three minutes before the gravity chamber opened.

He held the rope gun in his hand and stabbed it into the wooden board again.

The swift and decisive strike pierced through the board.

"I can't say that a day of training had no effect. I guess I'm not far from reaching the minor achievement stage of the Unbreakable technique, but opportunities are difficult to find."

Lin Zhen raised his hand again, preparing to stab out multiple shots at once.

But just then, his mind suddenly sank!

Boom!

An immense pressure descended from the heavens. If Lin Zhen had been carrying a big mountain on his back before, now a second one had suddenly press down on him!

The enormous pressure caused Lin Zhen to fall directly to the ground, his body plastered flat on the floor, unable to move a single finger.

"Ah!! Kacha, kacha!"

Lin Zhen tried his best to prop up his body, but the crushing pressure made it seem like he was a sheet of paper, with his limbs firmly pressed to the ground, and not a single hair able to lift.

His bones were groaning, his muscles twitching, and even his internal organs were under immense pressure, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Lin Zhen was furious at the guards. What were they playing at?

He had only requested fifty times gravity. Who allowed them to release a hundred times gravity? This kind of training would be impossible under such a weight. Wasn't this a scam?

"You negligent bastard. When I get out, you better refund me in full, or I'll tear down your shitty gravity chamber!"

Lin Zhen's Spiritual Power was still present, and he used it to control a flying knife, which shakily shot up into the air. It struggled to fly under the weight of the gravity before finally hitting the red button.

According to the agreement with the guard, touching this red button would open the gravity chamber.

The button was indeed touched, but the door to the gravity chamber didn't open.

Lin Zhen immediately became suspicious. What did this mean?

Had the guard been bribed? Or was someone already chasing him?

He knew the church had been trying to get rid of him. Was it Yan Huang that came?

Lin Zhen didn't know the details but realized that if this situation continued, he would die under a hundred times gravity.

When lying on the ground, the pressure is greater. Lin Zhen knew he had to stand up.

He tried to curl his fingers and move his legs. He propped up his body, only to be pushed down by gravity again.

He could only slowly move his body, painstakingly crawling towards a corner of the gravity chamber.

It took him a full ten minutes to reach the corner, and his sweat had formed a river on the ground.

But he finally made it to the wall, and with his back against it, he slowly sat up.

"Phew!"

"How is this hundred times gravity so powerful?"

With trembles in his limbs, Lin Zhen tried to stand up.

A voice suddenly came from a monitor on the ceiling at that moment.

The monitor was connected to the outside world. Its image was unclear and seemed to be malfunctioning, but a person appeared.

Blue eyes, yellow skin!

A person from the Tianhe Empire!

Lin Zhen's almost collapsing spirit suddenly perked up. This was the first time he had seen a person from the Tianhe Empire in his two lives.

Shu Mingxuan's face appeared on the monitor's distorted screen. Due to Lin Zhen's hit earlier, the image was unclear for both of them.

Through the twisted image, Shu Mingxuan found Lin Zhen, and let out a smug laugh.

"Hahaha! Lin Zhen, you know how to hide well, even in this rat hole! But what does it matter? You still can't escape. Today is the day you die."

"Who are you?" Lin Zhen asked with great difficulty.

"Can a frog at the bottom of a well comprehend who I am? All you need to know is that I am Huo Luofu."

The image twisted twice, and Shu Mingxuan's figure couldn't be seen anymore.

Lin Zhen knew this time he was in danger. This Shu Mingxuan was the one controlling Huo Luofu and seemed to be at the Comet Stage realm.

A comet-stage practitioner, whether a genius or not, was never to be underestimated. There was less than an hour left before the gravity chamber would open. If not crushed to death, he would still be killed once he got out.

The only option was to continue practicing the Unbreakable technique.

"I have to endure this hundred times gravity, even if it costs my life!"

Lin Zhen took a deep breath and swallowed some more food. Then, with one burst of effort, he stood up.

His muscles and bones creaked in his body, a sign that they couldn't handle the pressure.

Lin Zhen held a rope gun in his hand, leaning on the wall as he took a step forward.

One more step! And another!

He moved to the side of the wooden board, biting his lips so hard that blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

"Everyone has potential, some even say that human potential is infinite."

"Of course, potential is not infinite, but it has great elasticity. I have no way to retreat now. If I want to survive, I must continue to practice. If I achieve a minor breakthrough in my Unyielding skill, I'll have a glimmer of hope. Although the hundred-fold gravity suppresses me and makes it difficult for me to move, it has forced me into a desperate situation."

"When there's no choice, moving forward courageously is the best option!"

Lin Zhen's eyes suddenly opened wide and the rope rifle in his hand, strengthened by his Unyielding skill, straightened. Suddenly, he thrust it forward into a wooden board!

With one thrust, his energy pierced through like a rainbow!

The long rope rifle passed through the center of the wooden board. Since Lin Zhen was on the side of the row of wooden boards, his thrust penetrated the entire row!

As the rope rifle fell to the ground, Lin Zhen's body also collapsed heavily.

"I… I did it!"

Lin Zhen lay on the ground, his heart filled with excitement and shock.

He had unexpectedly succeeded in achieving a minor breakthrough in a martial arts technique that originally seemed to be impossible. Hindered by Shu Mingxuan's tricks and under the oppression of a hundred-fold gravity, he still managed to succeed.

Upon reaching a minor breakthrough, Lin Zhen's spear technique became even more powerful.

However, he had no strength left and could only swallow a Dantian Qi recovery potion that he had prepared earlier.

After swallowing the Dantian Qi potion, the Breaking Boundary Nail in his body began to dissolve.

About twenty minutes later, the Breaking Boundary Nail completely dissolved and the fragments melted away within Lin Zhen's Dantian.

With the Breaking Boundary Nail gone, Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi finally returned!

Threads of Qi began to rotate automatically, and Lin Zhen regained his Pre-Star Realm fighting strength.

With his Dantian Qi restored, Lin Zhen was able to use it to counteract the hundred-fold gravity. At this moment, his Unyielding skill had already achieved a minor breakthrough, which rendered the hundred-fold gravity useless.

After his Dantian Qi covered his entire body, Lin Zhen finally felt somewhat at ease. He quickly retreated to a corner and consumed some food to rapidly restore his strength.

Seeing that the monitoring screen was about to appear again, Lin Zhen sent a flying knife with great difficulty to destroy the screen.

Shu Mingxuan outside was uncertain about what had happened. He couldn't see the monitoring screen and felt anxious, not knowing whether Lin Zhen had been crushed to death by the hundred-fold gravity or not.

He could only pace back and forth outside, waiting for time to pass.

Fortunately, the gravity chamber was about to open, and there were less than ten minutes remaining before unlocking.

Shu Mingxuan decided to sit cross-legged in front of the gravity chamber's door, regulating his breathing and adjusting his condition, so he'd be prepared to act in case Lin Zhen survived.

While Shu Mingxuan rested outside, Lin Zhen was also recovering his strength as much as possible.

Three minutes before the gravity chamber opened, his Dark Star Space and Dantian Space merged once again within his body.

The energy from the Dark Star enveloped Lin Zhen's body, alleviating some of the pressure on him.

"It feels so good to have my strength back."

Above the Dark Star, radiant power erupted, and light molecules washed over Lin Zhen's body, removing the fatigue from his muscles and bones.

After more than two minutes of this, Lin Zhen finally felt a bit more comfortable.

"It's almost time. I now have the strength to fight."

"Let's see the results of my many days of training in the Unyielding skill. My test subject is the alien before me."

Lin Zhen stood in front of the gravity chamber door, waiting for the moment it opened.

"Boom!"

The door shook and opened slightly, revealing a small gap.

At first glance, Lin Zhen saw the alien, Shu Mingxuan, waiting outside in a battle-ready state.

Shu Mingxuan also saw Lin Zhen and was filled with enmity. How could this accursed person not have been crushed to death by the hundred-fold gravity?

Looking at Lin Zhen's appearance, it seemed that his Dantian Qi had been restored. Therefore, Shu Mingxuan didn't dare to underestimate him and took two steps back, assuming a defensive stance, waiting for Lin Zhen to come out.

The door finally opened completely, and Lin Zhen stepped outside, with sunlight flowing around him.

"Snap!"

With the Raging Light Rifle in hand, Lin Zhen pointed it directly at Shu Mingxuan.

"You're the one who controlled Huo Luofu to deal with me, right?"

"Yes, it's me," Shu Mingxuan coldly replied.

"You also tried to control my soul using a neural parasite."

"That's right, it was me."

"Now that the Church is fighting against our Hua Xia, and you're behind instigating Yan Huang to invade the East, aren't you?"

"You guessed correctly, all of it was done by me." Shu Mingxuan looked at Lin Zhen with the pride of a high-level civilization, like looking down on an ant.

"Then go to hell!" Lin Zhen raised his hand, and the Raging Light Rifle appeared.

Shu Mingxuan chuckled, "Lin Zhen, how dare you be so arrogant to a citizen of a high-level civilization? How dare you be so brazen toward a Comet Stage expert? It seems death is beckoning you."

Lin Zhen, holding Raging Light, felt incredibly relaxed all over. Free from the hundred-fold gravity, he felt as if two great mountains had been unburdened from him. He stopped wasting words with Shu Mingxuan and pointed Raging Light at him: "Die!"

Boom!

His foot stomped the ground, kicking up a large crater. Lin Zhen charged toward Shu Mingxuan like a cannonball.

Shu Mingxuan hadn't anticipated Lin Zhen's sudden assault. He hurriedly brandished his top-quality Platinum Sword to block.

Despite the activation of Comet Stage Star Power, he failed to block Lin Zhen's attack!

Raging Light swatted away the Platinum Sword, and the huge impact force pierced through Shu Mingxuan's armor. Both of them soared into the sky, piercing through the clouds with their incredible momentum. It seemed as if they were about to burst through the atmosphere itself!

Whistling winds howled past their ears, and Shu Mingxuan clutched Raging Light with both hands, enduring the pain in his shoulder. Unable to twist or shift his position, he was propped up by Lin Zhen, soaring higher and higher like they were about to break through the atmospheric layer!

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Chapter 346: Chapter 346: Battle in Space, Slaying at the Sea Bottom! (3 more updates)

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"This is impossible!"

Shu Mingxuan simply couldn't believe what was happening.

His Comet Stage sword couldn't block the shot from Lin Zhen, who was only at the quasi-Star Realm!

Not only did it not block it, but Lin Zhen's Middle Grade Star Artifact spear even pierced his High Grade Celestial Device armor!

Not only did it pierce the armor, but it also injured him.

Not only was he injured, but the powerful impact was also taking him out of the atmosphere!

The spear penetrated through his shoulder, blood splattering everywhere. He couldn't break free and was forced to be carried upwards by Lin Zhen's upward rush.

Gale roared around them, white clouds rapidly descending as they soared up to an altitude of 100,000 meters!

Lin Zhen felt the surging power within him. Freed from the oppression of hundredfold gravity, his strength was unstoppable.

Under the power of his invincible technique, even Shu Mingxuan at the Comet Stage couldn't stop Lin Zhen's spear. At this moment, Lin Zhen realized what true strength was.

The strongest defense is the offense, and the strongest offense is the strongest!

This invincible martial technique was incredibly important to him, as it allowed him to fully utilize the power of his spear!

"Whoosh!"

Lightning Wings appeared behind him, and Lin Zhen let out a series of howls, disappearing into the sky in a flash.

In outer space, there's no day or night, spring or autumn, only endless dark energy and brilliant celestial bodies.

"Boom!"

Shu Mingxuan's back heavily hit a broken communication satellite, finally coming to a halt.

"Uh…ugh!"

Shu Mingxuan spit out a mouthful of blood, forcefully pulling the spear out from his shoulder. His deep blue eyes turned bloodshot, and he drew his Platinum Sword again, slashing furiously at Lin Zhen.

"Lin Zhen, I want your life!"

Lin Zhen twisted his body in mid-air, and his spear shot out like a poisonous dragon. Using the advantage of his longer weapon, his strike came first, targeting Shu Mingxuan's lower abdomen again.

Only now, during their first exchange, did Shu Mingxuan realize how difficult Lin Zhen was to deal with. He swung his sword down, attempting to use the sharpness of his top-quality Sacred Device to break Lin Zhen's spear.

But before he could apply any force, the spear once again pierced his body!

The huge wound in his lower abdomen made Shu Mingxuan's Platinum Sword lose its power once more, and with a scream of pain, he retreated again.

Two strikes from Lin Zhen had shattered his confidence, and he fled rapidly, wrapped in his Comet Stage Star Power.

"Hahaha! Trying to run away? As long as you don't return to your Tianhe Empire, you're as good as dead!"

As he spoke, Lin Zhen's Lightning Wings flapped, quickly closing in on Shu Mingxuan.

Shu Mingxuan was horrified and yelled while fleeing, "You really know about the Tianhe Empire?"

"Bullshit! I told you when I killed your Huo Luofu that I knew. I can tell you now, your plan is about to fail. Earth is not a place for you to do as you please."

Both of them were instantly moving through space, and with the acceleration of the Lightning Wings, Lin Zhen caught up with Shu Mingxuan after several teleportation and flight maneuvers. His Raging Light surged and flooded the area like a storm.

The sound of clashing weapons was loud and intense. Shu Mingxuan, a Comet Stage warrior, was completely suppressed by Lin Zhen. It wasn't that he was weak, but Lin Zhen's spear was incredibly powerful. Each strike hit like a meteor, with immense strength and tricky moves, leaving Shu Mingxuan no chance to fight back.

"Lin Zhen, stop it! Stop, let's call a truce!"

"Why should I stop? Today you'll turn to dust in the universe!"

"As long as you stop, I can recommend you to be the vice-director of the Royal Zoo." Shu Mingxuan finally put forward his own bargaining chip.

Lin Zhen almost laughed, "How ridiculous! Offering me a position as a vice-director of a zoo, do you think this is some kind of grace?"

"You don't understand. With the position of the vice-director of the zoo, you'll have a social status and won't be a slave or pauper. You'd become a citizen with an identity! Do you know how many people dream of becoming a citizen in the Tianhe Empire? People from low-level civilizations like yours usually become slaves or, even less common, paupers."

"To hell with your slavery! People of Earth will never be slaves! Even if you gave me the directorship of your zoo, I wouldn't want it!"

Lin Zhen knew about the social hierarchy of the Tianhe Empire – the royal family, nobles, citizens, paupers, and slaves, all were clearly distinguished by their social status.

In his previous life, Lin Zhen had struggled for hundreds of years to obtain a citizen's identity and finally became a member of the Tianhe Empire.

Now, someone was offering it to him, but Lin Zhen didn't want it anymore.

There was no doubt that the Tianhe Empire's army was able to come to Earth because of the man before him. The man was the main culprit responsible for the tragedy and destruction of Earth in his previous life.

Lin Zhen shook his spear, unleashing Overturning River!

Under the augmentation of his unstoppable technique, a huge wave surged and sent Shu Mingxuan flying back thousands of meters!

With a flash of the Lightning Wings, Lin Zhen appeared above Shu Mingxuan, raising his spear high to stab downwards!

Shu Mingxuan instinctively wanted to teleport, but Lin Zhen interrupted him, stabbing down with the spear forcefully.

"Lin Zhen, don't even think about killing me!"

Shu Mingxuan clapped his hands together, materializing a shield. His Comet Stage Star Power surged, resisting Lin Zhen's spear.

Once again, the shield was pierced by Lin Zhen, and in a desperate move, Shu Mingxuan grabbed onto the spear tip.

However, he couldn't resist the massive impact force from Lin Zhen. The Lightning Wings flapped, and with Shu Mingxuan in tow, Lin Zhen charged towards the vast blue planet below!

When Lin Zhen took Shu Mingxuan into the sky, it was above Capital Base City. However, since Earth was spinning on its axis, when Lin Zhen brought Shu Mingxuan back down, they had already moved far from their starting point.

Clouds appeared before Lin Zhen's eyes, and after passing through the troposphere and the thick cumulonimbus clouds, he realized that the vast blue below was an ocean.

"This is the sea!"

Lin Zhen realized that he had deviated slightly from his intended destination, but it didn't matter; he hadn't left the Earth yet after all.

Due to the friction from their high-speed descent and the atmosphere, Shu Mingxuan's back had caught fire.

Engulfed in flames, Shu Mingxuan tried to break free, but couldn't. The Sacred Armor he was wearing became scorching hot, making it impossible for him to focus. If he let go, Lin Zhen's spear would pierce through him again, and he would undoubtedly die.

Like a meteor, the two descended from the sky.

Shu Mingxuan shouted, "Lin Zhen, I have two companions coming soon. If you kill me, they will take revenge for me."

"Let them come then!"

The meteor continued to plummet at a high speed.

They were now in the Huang Sea Region, heading straight towards the Pacific Ocean. The meteor-like figures plunged into the sea with a loud splash!

"Gurgle!"

White foam rolled around them as their flames were extinguished, and they quickly sank into the depths of the ocean.

At first, they could still see the sky, but soon they couldn't anymore. The water here was a kilometer deep, and Lin Zhen took Shu Mingxuan with him all the way to the ocean floor.

A column of coral reefs was destroyed as Shu Mingxuan's body was slammed heavily into the mud and sand.

Lin Zhen didn't give Shu Mingxuan any opportunity to escape, and continued to stab the spear deeper, pinning him to the ocean floor.

Shu Mingxuan screamed in pain as large amounts of seawater poured into his mouth.

He struggled to pull out the spear, but the golden energy that suddenly erupted from Lin Zhen's spear shattered his internal organs in the process.

Blood gushed out from his wounds and mouth, dying the ocean red and attracting some sea creatures nearby.

Lin Zhen sent a mental command, and the Seven Stars Knife flew out, killing the approaching sea monsters.

Shu Mingxuan's eyes gradually dimmed, his hand stretching upward as if trying to grab something.

At this moment, he was filled with regret. Why did he leave the Ancient God City? Why did he let hatred cloud his judgement?

He had been safe in the Ancient God City for thousands of years, but just when Xin Ou and Tu Ya were about to arrive, he was lured by fame and fortune, trying to make a contribution, but ultimately suffering the bitter consequences.

Unfortunately, everything couldn't start over again. Even if the Gods Clan were to really defeat Hua Xia, and even if the Gods Clan's army were to conquer the world, he would be unable to see it.

With his fingers weakly falling and his eyes slowly closing, Shu Mingxuan would never be able to return to the starry sky he longed for.

The captain of the Red Rose, Earth's gravedigger, now rested in the depths of the Earth's ocean.

Lin Zhen glanced at Shu Mingxuan and took his Sacred Armor and Space Ring.

With a wave of his hand, he sent out an energy ball, creating a deep crater in the ocean floor. He placed Shu Mingxuan's body inside the crater and covered it with the collapsed coral reefs.

This was a sign of respect for a strong one, and also the fulfillment of a small wish Lin Zhen had in his previous life.

Having done all this, Lin Zhen used an instant teleportation technique to rush to the surface.

Upon reaching the surface and activating his Lightning Wings, he flew into the sky.

The first thing Lin Zhen did after ascending was to take out his mobile phone and check the latest news online.

Before he entered the gravity chamber, the battle in the Northwest had not yet begun. Now, twenty-four hours later, he didn't know what the situation was there.

As he checked, Lin Zhen was immediately shocked.

Posts about fear and sadness flooded the internet.

The Hua Xia Martial Artists were on the verge of defeat!

Last night, the ascetic monks had made their first move, causing massive casualties among the Hua Xia Martial Artists. Today, Hua Xia's Star Realm Experts had set off to fight the ascetic monks above the Taklimakan Desert.

The monks' fusion of battle techniques had taken a heavy toll on the Hua Xia Star Realm experts. In just two hours since the start of the battle, more than half of the Hua Xia Star Realm experts had been killed.

Yan Huang, Baggio, and two Comet Stage ascetic monks were attacking the Hua Xia forces from all four sides, inflicting heavy casualties on the monks.

If this continued, within an hour, Hua Xia would undoubtedly be annihilated!

Many Hua Xia people had already fled for their lives. Once the Martial Artists were defeated, Hua Xia's army wouldn't stand a chance. Hua Xia would then face the prospect of being conquered.

But in this apocalyptic world, where could they flee to?

Despair filled the internet. What was the way forward for Hua Xia?

Seeing this, rage stirred in Lin Zhen's heart. He wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. He had to stop it, and he had to fight!

"Xiao Nuan!"

With his Lightning Wings flapping, Lin Zhen sped towards the west while calling out to Xiao Nuan in his heart.

After coming out of the gravity chamber, he had already called Xiao Nuan, and by now, she should be almost there.

Within twenty seconds, Xiao Nuan appeared in the distant sky. The

space between them seemed to be instantly bridged as she reached Lin Zhen in no time.

Jumping onto Xiao Nuan, which had now grown to nearly ten meters in length and three meters in height, Lin Zhen pointed his spear towards the west, "Northwest, let's go!"

Xiao Nuan roared towards the sky, exuding the aura of a Galaxy Beast and causing the fish in the sea to cower in fear. Traversing through the air, Xiao Nuan carried Lin Zhen towards the west at an incredibly high speed!

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Chapter 347: Chapter 347: Rush to the Rescue on the Frontline! (4 updates)

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Lin Zhen learned for the first time how fast Xiao Nuan could be.

His Lightning Wings were already four times the speed of sound, but they still couldn't compare to Xiao Nuan's speed, which must have exceeded twenty times the speed of sound!

However, Lin Zhen wasn't surprised. Star Realm Beasts were known for their speed, and it seemed that Xiao Nuan's speed as a juvenile was even faster than an ordinary one.

In just three minutes from the Huang Sea Region to Capital Base City, Lin Zhen saw the Capital Base City.

As he passed over the Capital, Lin Zhen noticed a place that seemed to be filled with strong Holy Light.

That was God's Grace Cathedral.

"Could it be Yue'er?"

It had been a long time since Lin Zhen had seen Su Mingyue, but in his opinion, she should be safe inside God's Grace Cathedral under Gongsun Du's protection, as it was unsafe elsewhere.

He really wanted to visit Su Mingyue, but there was no time now.

Glancing downward from the sky, Lin Zhen urged Xiao Nuan to speed up, heading northwest.

"Lin Zhen!"

Su Mingyue opened her eyes in her meditation room, her heart racing.

"It must be Lin Zhen who just passed by. What is he doing? What is the outside world like? Why am I so anxious?"

Su Mingyue slowly stood up, no longer in the mood to cultivate.

Ever since she declared her departure from the Gods Clan, Gongsun Du had forbidden her to leave the cathedral and had put a Seal of Light on her doors and windows.

Although she had mastered light molecules, she couldn't break her Master's seal.

How could Gongsun Du, who didn't cultivate light power, put such a strong seal on her? Had her Master already mastered the power of light quantum? When had that happened?

She had left the Gods Clan, but she had never left this room. Her Master had even confiscated her phone, preventing her from contacting the outside world. This was for her safety, so she had no complaints.

She was waiting for Lin Zhen to repair the Star-gazing Mirror and come for her, but he never showed up.

She desperately wanted to know the situation outside, but she couldn't leave her room. Her calls for help were unanswered, and Gongsun Du didn't even see her.

If she wanted to leave, she had to break the seal Gongsun Du had left behind.

Just when Lin Zhen passed by, Su Mingyue, who had the same light power as Lin Zhen, felt an inexplicable throbbing in her heart.

This feeling had occurred before, and she wanted to go out and see for herself.

Glancing at the seal on the window, Su Mingyue sat down, determined to practice as quickly as possible, break her Master's seal, and leave!

The battle in the Taklamakan Desert was the focus of the world.

There were 260 Star Realm Experts from Hua Xia and 121 from the Church.

Hua Xia held the advantage in numbers, but among the 260 people, 230 were in the Star Core Period.

The Church, on the other hand, had only 50 Star Core Period experts among its 120 members.

The remaining 67 were Meteor Stage experts, plus Baggio and two other Comet Stage experts.

This fight was tough from the beginning. The Hua Xia martial artists dared not concentrate too much, for fear of being hit by their opponent's fusion technique. They had to adopt the wolf pack tactic, attacking from all directions.

There was nothing wrong with the tactic, but the overall strength was relatively weak. Even with more people, it was difficult to compete with the ascetic monks.

One by one, the Star Realm warriors fell. After two hours of fighting, only 120 of Hua Xia's 260 Star Realm fighters remained.

Meanwhile, the ascetic monks still had 90 people left. This was a huge difference in strength.

"Hahaha!"

Yan Huang transformed Light Annihilation into a Grim Reaper Scythe and launched a teleporting charge. The scythe summoned a large swath of light, slaying a Star Realm expert from Ice City!

"The eleventh one! The Hua Xia martial artists are too weak. They are merely prey for me to slaughter. Today is your doom!"

Several Hua Xia martial artists surrounded Yan Huang, seemingly closing in, but actually retreating one after another.

Master Yang Jianying from Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall in Ice City was also among them.

"No, we can't go on like this. How come Yan Huang is so strong? I didn't think he was anything special when I saw him fighting Lin Zhen. We started with seven of us against him, and now there are only four left."

"You guys cover me. I'll fight this guy to the death!" Yang Jianying spat out a mouthful of blood, a huge wound on his waist.

"Old Yang, what are you going to do?"

"No more talking! Let's attack together, and use all the strength you have!"

Yang Jianying roared and teleported behind Yan Huang when several Star Realm warriors around him launched mental shocks and weapon attacks.

"A pearl of little worth can also shine!"

Yan Huang sneered disdainfully, suddenly swinging the Grim Reaper Scythe in his hand.

Yang Jianying's body twisted and rose a little higher, but she couldn't fully dodge the attack, and both her legs were severed by the scythe.

However, a smile appeared on her face as her body continued to surge forward, and her Star Power swelled dramatically!

"Not good!"

Yan Huang was alarmed. Yang Jianying was going to self-destruct.

Self-destruction is the most potent and the last attack of a martial artist. Although the explosion of a Star Core is not as powerful as a real star explosion, its power is almost comparable to that of a small nuclear bomb.

It just lacks the shockwave of a nuclear bomb.

Yan Huang was terrified, and his Light Annihilation transformed into a metallic eggshell, enveloping him.

Boom!

A wave of air erupted among the crowd, mainly directed at Yan Huang, but people nearby were still pushed far away.

Looking at the shining starlight in the sky, the Hua Xia martial artists couldn't help but feel a sense of mourning at the rabbit's death.

Old Yang, the owner of Ice City Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, who had spent years cultivating himself to enter the Star Realm, died in the battle against the Gods Clan and perished in self-destruction, forever vanishing between Heaven and Earth.

No one would be willing to self-destruct if they've cultivated to this point, unless they saw no hope.

However, many people breathed a sigh of relief. If Yang Jianying's self-destruction could kill or severely injure Yan Huang, it could be worth it.

But after the starlight flashed, Yan Huang was unscathed!

"Hahaha! I knew you were just insignificant, yet you insisted on shining. How can such minor force affect me? Can it break the defense of my top-quality artifact?!"

The Light Annihilation turned back into the Grim Reaper Scythe in Yan Huang's hand, causing a wave of despair among the people.

This ever-changing top-quality artifact is very powerful, offering both attack and defense, difficult to resist, and even the self-destruction of a Star Realm Expert is unable to break it. Who else can hurt Yan Huang?

Compared to Yan Huang's side, the battle on Baggio's side is much more intense.

Ascetic monks are well-trained, attacking together in groups, completely dominating the Hua Xia martial artists.

Jin Qichao, Shang Jin, and other Star Realm Experts from Hua Xia are struggling, with both Jin Qichao and Shang Jin even fighting against two Comet Early Stage ascetic monks, battling through incredibly difficult conditions.

Guo Mo, the Chief Instructor from Star Fruit Tree, along with a group of instructors, and twenty ascetic monks are fighting fiercely, suffering heavy casualties.

"Chief Instructor, we can't hold on any longer. You need to retreat quickly!"

Guo Mo's eyes were bloodshot: "Where can we retreat? If we step back, we will lose every inch of our land. At this rate, Hua Xia will fall into the hands of these courtiers! Fight them with everything we have!"

Seeing Yang Jianying's self-destruction, Guo Mo's resolve was shaken. If they retreated, the Northwest Base City would be lost.

Defensive positions are in the Northwest. If the Northwest falls, Hua Xia's gates are wide open, and there is no hope for all the Base Cities behind it.

So, they must fight in the Northwest.

An ascetic monk wielding a longsword charged at Guo Mo, who faced him head-on without dodging or evading, choosing to self-destruct!

This ascetic monk had no Holy Artifact like Yan Huang to defend himself against Guo Mo's self-destruction, and there was no escaping it.

A burst of starlight exploded in the sky, and Guo Mo and this Meteor Early Stage ascetic monk perished together!

With Guo Mo's death, the instructors of Star Fruit Tree went mad, each rushing to attack an ascetic monk, each utilizing self-destruction in turn.

It was as if fireworks were exploding in the sky – twelve instructors of the Star Fruit Tree taking down ten ascetic monks with them, turning everything into cosmic dust.

This was the most significant loss of the ascetic monks since the battle began, with only eighty remaining from the original ninety.

However, the team of instructors from the Star Fruit Tree was completely wiped out.

With Guo Mo's charge, many Hua Xia martial artists emulated the same tactic.

Seeing this situation, Baggio immediately called out, "Yan Huang, intercept them! I'll use the fusion technique!"

Yan Huang appeared in the front, swinging the Grim Reaper Scythe to intercept the Hua Xia martial artists who were like suicide squads.

With his Light Annihilation, which could transform into an eggshell-like defense sphere at any time, no martial artist dared to self-destruct near him. Unable to break his blockade, they couldn't get close to the ascetic monks.

Within the delay, Baggio had already floated into the sky, and Holy Light Power surged in his hand: "Evil souls should be purified by light. May the true God be with you and go to the heavenly garden! Judgment of Light!"

The Light Power of ten ascetic monks beside him merged, and a sky-reaching beam of Holy Light slammed down. Six or seven Hua Xia martial artists who were attempting to charge forward to self-destruct were vaporized instantly without making a sound.

But Yan Huang, on the other hand, could avoid injury. He is a master of Light Quantum, and pure Light Power is immune to him.

Only one Star Realm Expert broke through Yan Huang's blockade and instantly moved to Baggio's side. Baggio simply waved his hand, and a light blade tore through space, directly cutting the Star Realm Expert in half.

If it came to pure strength, Baggio was the strongest among all present.

With Yan Huang blocking the front, Baggio and his group of ascetic monks provided heavy firepower from behind, making it appear as if the Hua Xia martial artists had no chance to turn the tide.

Jin Qichao, Shang Jin, Luo Yun, and Dongfang Jun were still struggling. They couldn't retreat even a single step, knowing their homeland would fall behind them.

The Star Realm practitioners of Hua Xia already decided to die in the Yellow Sand for their hopeless future.

The world was silent, with no one believing there was any hope of reversing the outcome of this battle.

Except for the streak of light that was rapidly approaching from the distant sky!

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Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Lin Zhen! Lin Zhen! (5 More Updates)

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"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Xiao Nuan, go faster!"

Lin Zhen had already entered the Taklamakan Desert area, and he could even see the elemental energy soaring into the sky in the distance. That was a group of Star Realm experts fighting.

Hua Xia's martial artists were already in grave danger, and he had to hurry over to provide support.

Xiao Nuan sprinted with his four claws, stepping on the void. He could shoot out several thousand or even ten thousand meters at once, with the vast yellow sand flying below them.

The fiery red mane fluttered wildly as the duo approached the battlefield quickly.

Soon, Lin Zhen saw the situation on the battlefield.

A stream of white lights flew across the battlefield, with the Ascetic monks' side gaining the upper hand.

Hua Xia's martial artists were now fewer than fifty in number, which was even less than the Ascetic monks.

He even saw Yan Huang wielding the Light Annihilation amidst the white light, chasing and killing the Hua Xia martial artists madly.

In the distance, there were still aircraft hovering far away. They were people from all over the world, live broadcasting this decisive battle, which would determine the destiny and future direction of the world.

If the Holy See won, they would be able to rise again despite their unpopularity before the battle.

If they couldn't convert you with their doctrine, they would conquer you – that was the Holy See's current strategy.

At this moment, the internet was divided into two extremes.

People from Europe, America, and Sand Russia were cheering since they were on the side of the Holy See. If the Holy See won, their countries' positions in the world would greatly improve.

People from the African Union, Brazil, and India were silent. If Hua Xia lost, where would the Holy See's army point their weapons next? Would they also face the fate of being conquered?

Hua Xia people felt deep despair. If these martial artists failed, would Hua Xia have any resistance left?

An aircraft from Hua Xia was live broadcasting on the scene.

The live broadcaster was a beautiful hostess from Hua Xia's Ice City Base City named Su Na.

Su Na once had a stunning live broadcast when she was in Zhao Dong County City. Despite the danger, she drove the interview car to the base of Zhao Dong Building and let the wind and snow bury the car. She hid in the car and conducted a live broadcast.

That broadcast made Lin Zhen famous, and Su Na also made a name for herself in the news interviewing community.

So, she came again this time. She came to the Taklamakan Desert, and the interview car had been replaced with an aircraft. Su Na was conducting a live broadcast in the aircraft.

Meanwhile, the camera faithfully recorded the scene. Su Na's voice choked with emotion.

"Dear fellow citizens and viewers across the country, we have been in the Taklamakan Desert for several hours, and we have been live broadcasting this battle."

"As you can see from the footage, our country's Star Realm experts are fighting hard and have inflicted huge casualties on the white-clad Ascetic monks. Here's a statistic: out of the 120 Ascetics who participated in the battle, only 61 remain now. That means we've already taken down half of them."

"But… but there are only 55 of our Hua Xia experts left, from the original 260."

"Although I am not a martial artist, I can see that the chance of winning this battle is slim. The martyred martial artists will be remembered by our country and people, and history will remember their names."

"Maybe today, we are defeated, but I believe our nation will not be defeated forever. We will rise again, and no one will conquer our people."

Wiping away the tears from the corner of her eyes, Su Na continued, "Speaking of this, it reminds me of a person I filmed in Zhao Dong. His name is now well-known – Lin Zhen. At that time,

everyone thought he would lose, but no one expected him to rush down from the Zhao Dong Building and defeat all those who tried to kill him."

"I will always remember that scene, him descending from the sky. From then on, I learned about a spirit – the never-give-up, never-surrender spirit. This spirit has always accompanied me, allowing me to understand growth."

"Perhaps I was young and naive at that time, and I thought Lin Zhen could bring good luck to people, like a hero. He always seemed to appear in times of crisis, saving the day. In fact, he had done so many times."

Sniffling, Su Na's tears couldn't be stopped.

"But fairy tales must end, and miracles can't keep happening. Good luck won't always be with me, and Lin Zhen won't always be favored by fortune. After finishing this live broadcast today, I will quit this field and live a mundane life, as I no longer believe in good luck…."

Su Na didn't finish her sentence when the cameraman's voice suddenly interrupted.

The cameraman had always been professional, never interrupting the host during a live broadcast. But today's situation was extraordinary.

"Su…Su Na, you… you, you, you…"

Su Na was suddenly annoyed. She had worked with this cameraman for years, and he had always been respectful. What was happening today?

"Xiao Dong, what's going on?"

"Ah… Su Na! Look, your good luck is here!"

In the camera lens, Su Na suddenly turned around.

Only a streak of light in the sky was approaching at an incredible speed. Since it was directly facing the camera, Su Na was even able to see the face of the person who approached clearly under the high-speed camera's capture.

"Ah!!!!! "

Su Na's petite body suddenly emitted an astonishingly loud scream. The sharp shriek not only made the cameraman's eardrums vibrate but also dizzied the viewers watching the live broadcast.

"Lin Zhen! Lin Zhen! That is Lin Zhen!!! Ahhh! I knew he would come! My good luck is still with me!"

Although she had been broadcasting for two hours and her voice had not been hoarse, Su Na's voice was now broken.

However, she didn't notice, and neither did the viewers who were watching the live broadcast. That was because they all saw Lin Zhen riding a giant mutated beast, speeding his way towards them!

"Woosh!"

Lin Zhen rode the mutated beast over the aircraft, glancing down at the camera as he passed. This glance was also captured by the camera and seen by viewers across the country.

At that moment, the audience all over Hua Xia exploded.

"Lin Zhen is back! He's still alive!"

"My God! Wasn't it said that Lin Zhen's Dantian energy was destroyed, and he could never practice martial arts again?"

"What destruction? That was just being sealed, and besides, what's this little matter of sealing Dantian energy to Lin Zhen? He is our Hua Xia's national hero, and the number one genius on Earth!"

"Lin Zhen, I love you! Beat those old bastards for me!"

"People from the Church, get out of Hua Xia's territory! Today, let you see the power of Hua Xia's hero!"

"Yan Huang, this mixed breed, tremble! Your nemesis is here!"

"Hmm… Lin Zhen is still in time. I used to be your hater, but from today onwards, I'll turn into your fan."

"Fucking dog upstairs, if you even hate Lin Zhen, are you still human?"

The rolling barrage of comments almost crashed the servers, and some forums even collapsed on the spot.

But this couldn't stop people's enthusiasm. If you were to listen in the sky above Hua Xia's few Base Cities, you could even hear waves of cheering straight into the sky.

This was Lin Zhen's charm, this was the confidence Lin Zhen brought to Hua Xia people, this was their national hero.

Hua Xia's national hero, he has arrived!

More surprised than the Hua Xia people were the martial artists still fighting on the scene.

Already determined to sacrifice themselves, they saw Lin Zhen's appearance, suddenly erupting with powerful confidence and combat power!

"Lin Zhen! You finally came, buddy!"

"Lin Zhen is here, brothers, hold on for me. It'll soon be time for our counterattack."

"I knew that heaven wouldn't let Hua Xia perish; Lin Zhen is more reliable than the Heavenly Star List!"

Hua Xia's martial artists suddenly erupted with combat power, actually repelling the wave of attacks from the ascetic monks, buying precious time for Lin Zhen's arrival.

Yan Huang looked at Lin Zhen, whose face could already be seen clearly, and a chill ran down his heart.

Wasn't Lord Shu Mingxuan supposed to deal with Lin Zhen? How could he let him come to the desert battlefield?

Did the Divine's Envoy get killed by Lin Zhen?

Now is not the time to investigate this matter. Seeing Lin Zhen, the new and old grudges in Yan Huang's heart also surged.

Fighting Lin Zhen in Ancient God City and taking no advantage, fighting Lin Zhen in Constantinople, Huo Luofu and Laricus both perished, he was also heavily injured, and had to flee to Iceland to find the ascetic monks.

Now his strength has greatly improved, and the battlefield is showing a one-sided trend. It's the perfect time for revenge.

He turned his head and shouted to Baggio behind him: "Chief referee, hold back these Hua Xia martial artists for me, I'll deal with Lin Zhen first!"

Baggio nodded: "Go quickly and come back quickly, your strength today is already above him."

"Don't worry, I will tear him to pieces!"

Yan Huang gritted his teeth, holding the Light Annihilation weapon, and rushed straight towards Lin Zhen.

Baggio, on the other hand, was determined to first drag on the battle with the Hua Xia martial artists. Without Yan Huang in the front, it would cost a lot to annihilate the Hua Xia martial artists. Ascetic monks had already lost half of their number, and they couldn't afford further losses.

In his view, at this moment, Yan Huang was already capable of defeating Lin Zhen, after all, Lin Zhen's realm hadn't improved.

Watching the rapidly approaching Yan Huang, Lin Zhen raised the Raging Light weapon in his hand.

"Xiao Nuan, go help the others."

Getting off of Xiao Nuan's back, Lin Zhen beat his Lightning Wings and charged toward Yan Huang.

The two enemies of fate met once again!

"Lin Zhen, I'll settle things with you today!"

Yan Huang waved the Grim Reaper Scythe in his hand, slashing down fiercely!

Lin Zhen's Raging Light weapon exerted force: "Then let's end it all!"

Under everyone's gaze, the two lights collided!

Boom!!!

Dazzling photons were scattered all around, electric arcs tore through the sky, meeting quickly, and separating even quicker.

Lin Zhen's body suddenly charged forward, turning himself and the spear into one, directly striking Yan Huang out a kilometer away.

Overturning River!

The spear dragged out a vast Yangtze River, the huge waves almost covered the sky, crossed a kilometer of space, and slammed down heavily!

Yan Huang's eyes widened in horror, turning the Light Annihilation into a shield to block!

"No obstruction can stop me, my spear is invincible!"

Crack!

The waves turned into by the spear tip fiercely bombarded the shield, actually blasting a hole in the top-quality sacred Light Annihilation!

Yan Huang spat out blood, his body falling to the ground like a cannonball.

In his pupils, there was the reflection of Lin Zhen's rapidly approaching figure, turning himself and the spear into a rainbow, descending head-first from the sky, determined to kill Yan Huang in the midst of the vast Yellow Sand!

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Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Frenzied Attack!

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Yan Huang's confidence almost collapsed at this moment.

He couldn't believe, didn't want to believe, and even refused to believe what was happening.

He was the head of the church, the Pope, while Lin Zhen was just a small Hua Xia martial artist.

He had been training for more than thirty years, practicing martial arts for twenty-eight years. Lin Zhen's age wasn't even as great as the number of years he had been practicing martial arts.

He was at the peak of Meteor Level Nine, a super expert about to enter the Comet Stage, while Lin Zhen was only a quasi-Star Realm martial artist.

But he lost!

He lost to Lin Zhen once again in front of the worldwide broadcast, and he lost so quickly.

He couldn't understand how Lin Zhen's spear could be so fierce and fast!

With his Meteor Level Nine's peak strength, he was unable to block Lin Zhen's spear, and what was even more outrageous was that the shield made of Light Annihilation, comparable to a top quality sacred artifact, was pierced by Lin Zhen!

He thought he knew Lin Zhen well. Lin Zhen's spear could be filled with gold energy, which could increase the weapon's rank. A Middle Grade spear could almost reach the level of a High Grade spear, but it still shouldn't be enough to pierce the shield formed by Light Annihilation!

He felt that when Lin Zhen fired his spear, there was an extremely powerful aura. That aura was the key to making him instinctively feel that he couldn't resist Lin Zhen's attack.

He didn't understand what it was, but he knew that if he continued like this, he might be killed by Lin Zhen!

Seeing Lin Zhen approaching with a howling spear that shone with a deadly brilliance, Yan Huang finally couldn't help but shout, "Referee, save me!"

Baggio could see clearly from above that Yan Huang lost a bit disgracefully this time.

In Baggio's view, Lin Zhen was not a quasi-Star Realm martial artist; he had actually reached the Star Realm because he had Star Power help when he made a move. The quasi-Star Realm was just his disguise.

But even if he was in the Star Realm, he still shouldn't be able to defeat Yan Huang so easily. It was just that Lin Zhen had done a lot of research on attacking, and his moves had a certain method, as if he had a secret technique to boost his attack power.

Yan Huang didn't foresee his opponent's moves, and was so shocked by Lin Zhen's attack that he lost his confidence. If he continued like this, he would undoubtedly die.

Although Baggio was somewhat disappointed with Yan Huang, he could not let him die.

"Your Majesty, quickly put on the Star Sky Crown and fight bravely!"

As Baggio spoke, he transformed into a meteor falling from the sky, pursuing Lin Zhen.

As for the battle with the Hua Xia martial artists, there were two other Comet Stage ascetic monks supporting them, so they wouldn't lose, but it was nearly impossible to wipe out the Hua Xia martial artists now.

After receiving Baggio's reminder, Yan Huang hurriedly put on the Star Sky Crown.

He hadn't worn this treasure during the battle with the Hua Xia martial artists, so he hurriedly put it on now.

The Star Sky Crown brought powerful Star Power, which flowed into Yan Huang's body, giving him a bit more confidence in fighting Lin Zhen.

Baggio chased after them, getting closer and closer to Lin Zhen. When he was about a few hundred meters away, Baggio suddenly teleported and appeared behind Lin Zhen.

His weapon was a long sword, and he swung it towards Lin Zhen, intending to save Yan Huang.

But just as he teleported behind Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen teleported as well!

Lin Zhen was waiting for this opportunity. Because Baggio had just teleported, he couldn't interrupt Lin Zhen's teleportation. This was his chance.

Baggio's sword swung through the air, and Lin Zhen had already reached Yan Huang's side. He fiercely struck with his spear, "Let me send you on your way again!"

This time, Yan Huang used all his strength. With the help of the Star Sky Crown, Light Annihilation transformed into a shield again. It was finally not pierced by Lin Zhen, but it accelerated his fall.

Pu!

A cloud of yellow sand rose into the air, and Yan Huang heavily slammed into the sand.

Lin Zhen didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. He made an abrupt stop in midair, raised his hand, and a surge of energy from the Dark Star turned into an energy ball covering his Raging Light Rifle!

Thunder Kill! Prepare!

The target was Yan Huang in the sand pit below.

Baggio was horrified when he saw this scene. With this Thunder Kill from this height, it was very likely that Yan Huang would be killed.

The Pope must not die!

This was Baggio's bottom line. His sword emitted a beam of light, slanting towards Lin Zhen in an attempt to prevent him from launching this attack.

At this moment, Lin Zhen teleported again!

He teleported at the exact moment Baggio made his move, his mastery of timing had reached its peak, and his understanding of combat far exceeded others.

Baggio made a move, but couldn't interrupt Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen took advantage of this opportunity and teleported above Baggio.

Just like shooting with three points in a straight line, below was Yan Huang as the target, Baggio in the middle as the front sight, and Lin Zhen as the muzzle. The three points formed a straight line, and this long-brewing Thunder Kill was the bullet about to be fired!

"Hit!"

Lin Zhen swung wildly in midair, and a huge energy beam containing thunder and light descended from the sky and bombarded fiercely.

His target was not Yan Huang, but Baggio!

This was what he had planned. If Baggio dared to dodge, Yan Huang would die. If he didn't dodge, he would have to bear this Thunder Kill.

In Lin Zhen's eyes, Baggio was more difficult to deal with than Yan Huang. If he fought head-on, it would be difficult to hit Baggio. He only had this kind of powerful move to attack Yan Huang, and Baggio, the stubborn referee, would definitely block it. This was his chance.

If Baggio were to use teleportation to move behind Lin Zhen at this moment, then Lin Zhen's Thunder Kill would not be able to be released, and Baggio might even kill him. However, Lin Zhen dared to bet that Baggio wouldn't risk their Holy Son, Yan Huang's life for his own.

As expected, a struggle appeared in Baggio's eyes. If he had faced Lin Zhen alone, he could have easily dodged this Thunder Kill and even counterattacked. But he couldn't dodge, or Yan Huang would be finished.

"Lin Zhen! You are so despicable!"

Baggio roared, hastily waving his sword and creating a light blade, forced to withstand Lin Zhen's Thunder Kill!

Even though his strength had reached the mid-stage of Comet, Baggio's hasty move couldn't block Lin Zhen's most powerful killing technique.

As the two energies collided, Baggio's light blade held up Lin Zhen's Thunder Kill for just one second before being struck by the energy.

With a painful scream, Baggio rolled and fell to the ground, landing in the sandpit created by Yan Huang's impact.

This scene was captured by the aerial flying vehicle from afar. As soon as Su Na saw Lin Zhen appear, she frantically directed the pilot to capture Lin Zhen's battle scene, forgetting about everything else.

Thus, the scene of Lin Zhen defeating Yan Huang, followed by his attack on Baggio, was broadcasted to the entire world.

At this moment, there was a worldwide uproar. Everyone knew that the two pillars of Gods Clan were Yan Huang and Baggio. If Lin Zhen could defeat both of them, Hua Xia would win!

"Lin Zhen is so amazing! One against two!"

"See that? This is true strength! This is the strength of Hua Xia Martial Artists!"

"Haha, how does Yan Huang feel now? Do you like the taste of sand?"

"Gods Clan's big bro, cowardly with a lot of talk."

"I admire you up there!"

With this successful strike, Lin Zhen was determined. He brandished his Raging Light Rifle and as the Storm Spear Light fell, he would do as the internet predicted: one against two!

He had no choice but to face both of them, or else any of Hua Xia's martial artists would be in trouble if these two went after them.

Moreover, both of them were injured now. This golden opportunity was rare, and Lin Zhen might have a chance at victory.

Show no mercy, and continue to attack while they were down. Lin Zhen felt no pressure at all.

As Storm Spear Light fell from the sky, Baggio and Yan Huang both felt an intense sense of humiliation.

Lin Zhen really didn't see them as threats, attacking them with a group-attack technique was a blatant humiliation for them.

Baggio spat out a mouthful of blood. Defending against the Thunder Kill earlier left him injured, and it wasn't a light injury either.

Blood was also oozing from the corner of Yan Huang's mouth. Lin Zhen's unrelenting attacks were too sudden and too overpowering. Even with Baggio at his side, Yan Huang's confidence remained weak.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Zhen's attack had arrived. The Spear Light hadn't fallen yet, but the immense pressure had already created countless small pits in the sand, created by the strength of the spear.

"Your Majesty, let's fight him, use Light Judgment, and I'll support you!"

Baggio roared in anger. The two Gods Clan Holy Sons were both injured after joining forces. He had lost face completely.

Yan Huang's body flickered with the power of light, channeling it into Baggio to use Light Judgment to try and kill Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen raised his hand: "Wind rise!"

Within Dark Star, the wind element howled and formed a massive tornado that reached the skies and connected with the ground. In the midst of the desert, its power was unimaginable. The yellow sand in the sky was swept up, obscuring the sky's light.

Taking advantage of the cover provided by the Gale, Lin Zhen increased his Lightning Wings' speed to the maximum and charged forward rapidly.

The Light Judgment missed its target, and they were instead met with Lin Zhen's brilliant Spear Light!

With Baggio's attack missing, he paused for a brief second. At that moment, Lin Zhen charged to Yan Huang's front.

He aimed to defeat Yan Huang in one fell swoop!

As Lin Zhen fiercely thrusted his spear, Yan Huang let out a howl. He felt like he was going crazy. He didn't want to be pressed down and beaten by Lin Zhen. He wanted to fight it out with Lin Zhen!

The Grim Reaper Scythe in Yan Huang's hand swept out!

"Puff!" Lin Zhen's spear pierced through Yan Huang's abdomen!

"Swish!" The Scythe slashed across Lin Zhen's shoulder.

Lin Zhen's body flipped, using the force of the Scythe, and pierced through Yan Huang's shoulder with his spear again!

"Tear!" The Scythe dragged across Lin Zhen's thigh.

Lin Zhen didn't blink, his spear horizontally swung and struck Yan Huang's face!

Yan Huang's helmet was knocked away, teeth falling out, mouth full of blood, and another slash from his scythe cut across Lin Zhen's chest.

Lin Zhen twisted his body again, the Back Horse Spear pierced through Yan Huang's thigh!

Yan Huang screamed in pain, trying to attack with his Scythe, but Lin Zhen's spear shook and pulled out again before thrusting towards his chest. Lin Zhen completely ignored Yan Huang's Scythe attack as if he wanted to die together with him!

Yan Huang was frightened. He didn't dare to trade injuries with Lin Zhen any longer. In just a short second, he felt he couldn't hold on any longer.

Before Baggio could even come to his aid, Yan Huang's mental state was on the verge of collapse.

Watching Lin Zhen's ferocious face charging towards him, Yan Huang stepped back and fled from the Gale area. He turned and ran, leaving Baggio alone to face Lin Zhen. He didn't want to fight anymore!

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Chapter 350: Chapter 350: Leading Hua Xia's Counterattack!

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Baggio saw Yan Huang turn and flee, which almost made his nose crooked with anger.

I risked my life to help you withstand Lin Zhen's Thunder Kill, and now you're trying to pull this stunt.

If it wasn't for their shared common interests and Yan Huang's status as the Pope, Baggio really wanted to wash his hands of it all, but he couldn't.

"Your Majesty, if you leave now, our Eastern Expedition plans will come to an end here."

Yan Huang was also somewhat frightened by Lin Zhen's ruthlessness, and upon hearing Baggio's words, he stopped his escape.

The Light Quanta began to heal his injuries, and Yan Huang returned to the fray, wielding his scythe.

This time, it wasn't so easy for Lin Zhen to achieve victory.

Baggio was at the Comet Level 5, and Yan Huang was at the peak of Level 9 in the Meteor level. Both of them were strong; however, fortunately, after mastering an unstoppable skill, Lin Zhen could already confront true experts head-on.

The three of them fought from the sky to the ground and then from the ground back to the sky, their intense battle shocking the world.

The more Baggio and Yan Huang fought, the more frustrated they became. Lin Zhen's speed and power with the gun were astonishing, and against both of them, he still managed to hold his ground.

"Your Majesty, we have to retreat and regroup with the main forces."

Baggio launched a mental shock, and Yan Huang immediately seized the opportunity to teleport away.

Lin Zhen was prepared for Baggio's mental shock. It couldn't hurt him, but it also couldn't prevent Yan Huang from teleporting.

Yan Huang teleported several hundred meters away, once again attacked Lin Zhen from a distance, and Baggio took this opportunity to teleport away as well.

After repeating this process a few times, both of them returned to the group of ascetic monks.

Lin Zhen pursued them by flapping his Lightning Wings, charging straight into the ascetic monks' camp.

The ascetic monks had been prepared for a long time. Under the command of a Comet Stage monk, the Judgment of Light had already been prepared.

"Lin Zhen! Don't be impulsive. Be careful of their combined technique!"

Jin Qichao shouted from behind, worried that Lin Zhen would be injured.

However, Lin Zhen was fearless. He turned his head and yelled to the group of Hua Xia Martial Artists, "Get ready for a counterattack!"

With that said, Lin Zhen suddenly raised his hand, and the Dark Star Gravitational Force was unleashed!

Lin Zhen was prepared for the combined technique of the ascetic monks. If he could break their formation, their technique would not be effective. Gravity was the best way to break through the formation.

Dark Star from the Dark Ancient Era within his dantian started to revolve, projecting a planetary gravitational force through the fusion space that covered the area the monks were in.

This was true planetary gravity. No matter how strong the ascetic monks were, they could not resist such immense gravitational force!

More than a dozen ascetic monks fell to the ground in disarray, spinning uncontrollably as they flew towards Lin Zhen's direction.

Lin Zhen's figure flickered in mid-air, his speed pushed to the limit. As each uncontrollable monk passed by, Lin Zhen struck them down with his gun!

After killing five or six Star Core Stage monks in a row, this round of Judgment of Light was broken.

Seeing Lin Zhen charge into the monks' camp like a tiger among sheep, the Star Realm experts of Hua Xia were once again stirred to action.

Jin Qichao brandished his long sword and shouted to the Hua Xia Martial Artists behind him, "Martial artists of Hua Xia, my fellow compatriots, Lin Zhen has already defeated the enemy, and now it is time for us to fight alongside Lin Zhen and destroy the invaders for Hua Xia!"

"Alright! Let's go!"

"We've finally waited for this moment, brothers, let's go together!"

More than fifty Star Realm Experts rushed out, turning into beams of light, and charging into the ascetic monks' camp.

Baggio didn't expect their prided combined technique to be broken so easily by Lin Zhen. Seeing the monks being killed one by one, his eyes turned red with anger.

"Lin Zhen! Don't be so arrogant!"

He released a strong light three feet long from his long sword, making it two meters long. Wielding the huge sword, he charged at Lin Zhen once again.

"Good timing! I've been wanting to have a proper fight with you for a long time!"

Lin Zhen swung his Raging Light, with his unstoppable skill activated, clashing head-on against Baggio!

The waves caused by his spear felt as heavy as a mountain with each strike. Despite being at the Comet Stage, Baggio still found himself at a disadvantage against Lin Zhen.

"Your Majesty, let's join forces once again!"

Baggio called out to Yan Huang again, but this time, Yan Huang was genuinely afraid.

He was originally an extremely proud person, but, after several defeats at the hands of Lin Zhen, he started to feel as though he could not defeat him.

However, with Baggio currently being suppressed by Lin Zhen, and the battle being broadcasted live to the whole world, he couldn't back down at this point.

He raised the Light Annihilation once more and rejoined the fight, the three of them quickly becoming entangled in battle again in the sky.

Not only were they battling each other, but all of the Hua Xia martial artists were also engaged in a fierce conflict against the ascetic monks.

Over a hundred people fighting in the sky was a sight to behold. The energy surged into the yellow sand, raising clouds of dust like a sandstorm.

Light, electricity, wind, and fire, all sorts of energy elements were rampant, making it difficult to see the fighters inside.

Only occasionally would a scream echo out, as someone's body spun down from the sky.

This time, the battle between the Hua Xia Martial Artists and the Ascetic monks was evenly matched, unlike before.

The online uproar intensified as Lin Zhen's participation boosted people's confidence endlessly.

Su Na couldn't contain her excitement, finding a song from her control dashboard's music library and playing it.

This song was the national anthem of Hua Xia during the Common Era, a time before the music industry had dried up, leaving behind only ancient melodies, forgotten by many. Yet this anthem still remained and was familiar to all.

"Turn the volume up to maximum, and let it echo outside. Lift the spirits of our Hua Xia Warriors!"

The loudspeakers blared, and the sound of music played overhead.

"Arise…people who refuse to be slaves!"

As the music resounded, the combatants on the field momentarily froze.

However, soon enough, someone started laughing, "Nice! Well done. Even though we Martial Artists should not interfere in mortal affairs, this time, let us indulge in this fight and bury these Gods Clan bastards in the dust!"

As Su Na's music played from her hovercraft, many other Hua Xia crafts shared her song and played it in sync.

Undoubtedly, this morale boost was immeasurable. The Hua Xia warriors fought more ferociously, while the Ascetic Monks' morale kept declining.

Their fusion skills failed every time, disrupted by Lin Zhen's gravitational pulls. This left the Hua Xia warriors to swiftly counter-attack, causing the Monks further casualties. Eventually, the Monks stopped using their fusion skills altogether.

Yan Huang and Baggio, the two main forces of the Monks, were held back by Lin Zhen. The battle grew more and more passive from their perspective.

"Your Majesty! Use light refraction!"

Baggio roared, and Yan Huang nodded. Both of them shook their bodies simultaneously, emitting countless rays of light and disappearing in mid-air.

"Haha! Your control of light quantum is impressive, using light distortion for invisibility. But you've miscalculated!"

Lin Zhen watched the two disappear and swung his hand, spreading freezing air.

With temperatures dipping to minus 100 degrees Celsius, those who approached were either frozen stiff or slowed.

The invisibility of Baggio and Yan Huang became ineffective. They both appeared, releasing strong light to counter Lin Zhen's freezing air.

Lin Zhen raised his hand, the Seven Stars Knife soared into the sky, engulfing Baggio and Yan Huang with its seven energy elements. Holding a spear, he charged forward, pushing his invincible martial techniques to the limit. He intended to turn this advantage into victory.

Baggio and Yan Huang were injured due to their tactical loss. In Lin Zhen's typical style, he did not relent, giving his enemies no space to breathe.

"The Chinese Nation has arrived…at its most perilous moment!!!"

"March forth courageously toward victory…!!!"

As the inspiring song played, the Hua Xia warriors finally gained the absolute advantage and launched a full counterattack.

Jin Qichao and Shang Jin both grabbed the other two early-stage Comets on the opposing side. Although these Ascetic monks were only at the early Comet stage, Jin Qichao and Shang Jin, ranked second and third on the Dark Star List, were similarly battle-hardened and capable of challenging those of higher levels.

Luo Yun and Dongfang Jun led elite teams to break the enemy's formation, creating a disordered scene. With one final push, the tide of battle shifted in their favor.

Both those on the battlefield and those watching online were filled with tears of joy. The eastward invasion of the church would fail – Hua Xia would finally achieve victory!

It was then that Xiao Nuan suddenly emerged, opening its mouth widely for its Innate Devouring technique!

It was no longer a newborn Galaxy Beast but a young one, its devouring power now increased, capable of taking down those at Meteor Level and below.

About forty Ascetic Monks were left, including seven or eight at Star Core Period. Caught off guard by Xiao Nuan, they were swallowed up.

After losing those seven or eight men, only thirty-odd monks remained. Their numbers once again fell behind the Hua Xia Martial Artists.

After swallowing the men, Xiao Nuan rushed to assist, entangling several Meteor Monks and preventing their escape.

As if it was the last straw that broke the camel's back, the Ascetic Monks could not hold on any longer.

Baggio continued to fight, while Yan Huang attempted to retreat once more.

"Judicator, we can't resist any longer. Our opponents are about to win, and they'll soon come to support Lin Zhen. Let's retreat!"

"Retreat? Where can we retreat to now? If you want to leave, just go! I've got nowhere else to run!"

Throughout the battle, Baggio had been frustrated. Lin Zhen's Thunder Kill had weakened his combat prowess by half, leaving the situation irretrievable.

Retreat was now impossible. Baggio looked at the triumphant Hua Xia Warriors and sighed. Suddenly, he lunged at Lin Zhen.

His Star Power swelled, preparing to detonate himself and take Lin Zhen down with him!

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Chapter 351: Chapter 351: Victory! (3rd update)

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Watching as Baggio charged towards him, his beard and hair standing on edge, Lin Zhen coldly sneered. He wasn't about to let Baggio's plan succeed at this critical point in the fight.

If Baggio managed to self-destruct during the Comet Stage, the power of the explosion would be akin to that of a nuclear bomb, and Lin Zhen would definitely not allow him such an opportunity.

Lifting his hand, he unleashed gravity again!

Baggio's body, under Lin Zhen's gravity, suddenly accelerated and shot towards Lin Zhen.

This disrupted Baggio's rhythm of self-destruction.

In other words, before he could explode, he had reached Lin Zhen's side.

Lin Zhen lifted his hand, and brutally swung his long spear that hit Baggio in the waist.

"Bang!"

Baggio was flung towards the ground, and his self-destruction was interrupted.

Lin Zhen flew after the seriously injured Baggio, fast as a meteor.

Baggio was probably in his weakest state ever, not only was he under the effects of the Thunder Kill, he was also heavily hit. But even worse was his mental state.

He had been living peacefully in Iceland, yet was persuaded by Yan Huang to lead the ascetic monks in a crusade against the Hua Xia.

If he had been successful, there would be nothing to say. But he failed, defeated by a young man like Lin Zhen. His thoughts were all of despair now, otherwise he wouldn't have considered self-destruction.

Looking at the hopeless expression in Baggio's eyes, Lin Zhen could kill him with one strike now. But he chose not to.

Baggio was not a bad man. In his past life, he led the ascetic monks to destroy a medium-sized fleet of the Extraterrestrial Civilization, a battle Lin Zhen had witnessed. Baggio was the leading figure, his Light Battle Method was indeed powerful.

But in this life, because Lin Zhen was reborn, the flapping of the butterfly wings changed many things. Baggio and his ascetic monks left Iceland earlier to crusade in Hua Xia and suffered heavy losses.

As powerful as Lin Zhen was, he couldn't eliminate all the other high-level individuals on Earth. When the extraterrestrial civilization arrives, these individuals would be the main force to resist.

Therefore, he had made up his mind early to subdue Baggio, a super skilled individual of the Comet Stage, with Soul Lock!

But this was certainly not easy, if not for Yan Huang, his clumsy teammate, dragging him down, Lin Zhen might not have been able to defeat Baggio alone.

Furthermore, Baggio was also a Spiritual Mind Master in the Diamond Middle Stage, his spiritual and mental will are extremely strong, it wouldn't be easy for Lin Zhen to Soul Lock him.

Only at this moment, when Baggio was in despair and severely injured, did Lin Zhen have a glimmer of hope.

So, while Yan Huang was still escaping, Lin Zhen didn't have time to worry about him. As long as he could capture Baggio, no matter where Yan Huang ran, Lin Zhen was confident that he could find and deal with him.

His spiritual power firmly locked onto Baggio, as the two plunged onto the sandy ground below.

Luckily, no one followed. Everyone could see that Lin Zhen was bound to win. Their attention was now focused on dealing with the remaining ascetic monks.

"Baggio! Do you acknowledge your sins!" Lin Zhen asked.

Baggio gave Lin Zhen a listless look, he had no will to resist anymore. He muttered, "Victors have the mandate, what is sin?"

Lin Zhen disdainfully said, "Baggio, the referee, don't you feel guilty? The ascetic monks left Iceland, dispatched a large force, and rampaged in my Northwest Base City for an entire day, causing a lot of damage to the infrastructure in the Northwest, not to mention the countless martial artists and city defense army that were killed. Can you make up for these losses?"

Baggio's face reddened slightly. He couldn't refute this point.

Lin Zhen continued, "Baggio, you were the former Son of Light among the referee. Have you forgotten the teachings of the Church? Is your doctrine about conquest and looting? Look at what you've done. What's the difference between that and being bandits!"

"After having lived for hundreds of years, you've become a tool and running dog. Whoever wants to believe in the doctrine can believe, if not, then don't, and yet you want people to bow their heads and believe. You've wasted your years living a dog's life!"

Baggio initially didn't fully agree with the plan to invade the East, but he couldn't stand Yan Huang's persistent persuasion, and Shu Mingxuan's promise. These factors motivated him and so he left Iceland to wade into these troubled waters.

Now, being scolded by Lin Zhen, Baggio, who was not thick-skinned, seemed a bit overwhelmed.

"Lin Zhen, what's the point of saying all this now? You've won this battle, and victors have the right to command. If you want to kill, then kill, stop wasting your breath."

"I could kill you easily, but the sins committed by you all are hard to compensate. Baggio, aren't you still hoping that when the True God Army arrives, you'd be able to hold your ground, and then head to the stars?"

"You know about this?" Baggio was taken aback.

"There's a lot more I know. If you want to know, I can tell you…"

Lin Zhen's Soul Lock silently enveloped them, but the moment it entered Baggio's mind, it met strong resistance.

The opponent's spiritual power was almost as strong as his own, both were in the Diamond Middle Stage. It was really hard to Soul Lock him.

But Lin Zhen knew how to persuade him. He began to tell Baggio about the Extraterrestrial Civilization.

Lin Zhen had lived among the stars in his past life and had a deep understanding of the outer world. Everything he told Baggio stirred a yearning in his heart.

"The True God of the Stars that you know about is in fact just a powerful individual, just a strong one from another civilization. As long as you practice with me, I will take you into the vast universe one day…."

"I have many methods that allow me to survive and even thrive in the universe."

"Those you worship, they are invaders when they come to Earth, and following them would lead you to irreversible devastation…."

"That so-called Divine's Envoy was killed by me long ago. As long as our power surpasses theirs, we are Gods."

Every time Baggio demonstrated resistance with his spiritual power, Lin Zhen would lure him with words, or even throw a violent punch that left Baggio bruised and battered, not giving him even the slightest chance to resist.

Baggio, who was severely injured and dispirited, slowly succumbed and became increasingly attracted to Lin Zhen's words, his resilience weakening gradually.

About five minutes later, Lin Zhen suddenly exerted his spiritual power to its limit: "Baggio! Wake up!"

"Crack!"

It seemed as if something had snapped. Baggio's long-held beliefs suddenly collapsed. His spirit lost its defenses, Lin Zhen seized the opportunity and successfully locked his soul!

Seeing Baggio's bewildered eyes go clear and become admiring, Lin Zhen felt a surge of excitement in his heart!

Success!

He successfully soul-locked a Comet Stage expert, soul-locked a Spiritual Mind Master in the Diamond Middle Stage.

Without a doubt, Baggio was one of the top strong ones on Earth. If he were willing to challenge the Star List, he would definitely be part of the Heavenly Star List. But now, he had become his own subordinate.

This would be his strongest ally.

"Lin Zhen… Master…."

"Don't call me Master, just call me by my name from now on."

"Alright, Lin Zhen. It seems I suddenly understand a lot. I was blinded in the past. There is no True God of the Stars, only an endless cultivation civilization."

"Exactly, this is our current situation. So many people are deceived. Now, you immediately order the remaining ascetic monks to stop resisting. If they continue, they will be annihilated."

Baggio nodded and shouted at the sky: "All of you, surrender!"

Lin Zhen also flew up and said to the martial artists of Hua Xia: "Stop fighting, the battle is over."

The leaders of both sides issued orders simultaneously, and everyone on the scene was relieved.

Only twenty ascetic monks remained, and the warriors from Hua Xia fared slightly better, with a little over forty. The rest were buried in the yellow sand.

Lin Zhen took to the sky: "Stop fighting, the leader of the ascetic monks, Baggio, has conceded and is willing to surrender with the monks. The battle is over."

People who were nearly exhausted immediately stopped and fell from the sky. Now that they didn't need to fight anymore, they desperately needed to rest.

"Thanks to you, brother Lin."

"Lin Zhen, without you, we would all have been doomed, and so would Hua Xia. You saved Hua Xia again."

"Yes, we all owe you our lives. Lin Zhen, your word is my command in the future."

These esteemed Star Realm Warriors all expressed their goodwill towards Lin Zhen.

At this moment, an excited Su Na said to the camera: "People of Hua Xia, I am very happy to announce some good news. The Northwest Defense War has finally come to an end. We have won!"

"Lin Zhen's timely reinforcement played a decisive role at the critical moment. Most of the invaders from the Church were killed, and the remaining ones were persuaded to surrender by Lin Zhen. Of course, they still have crimes to answer for, and we have left this to Lin Zhen. We believe he will give Hua Xia the justice it deserves."

"After experiencing this defeat, the Church can no longer pose a threat to Hua Xia. So now, with an overwhelmingly excited heart, I tell everyone: we have won! Let us cheer, whether you're in front of your TV or your phone, open your beer now, kiss the person next to you, and let us celebrate!"

Watching Su Na's excited dance and the dedicated cameraman beside her, he could not help but ask: "Su Na, will you continue to be an anchor tomorrow? You just said this was your last report."

"Did I say that? Even if I did, it was just a joke to tease you, haha."

The usually composed anchor was laughing uncontrollably on screen, her enthusiasm almost contagious.

The weight that had been pressing on everyone's hearts was finally lifted, the clouds scattered across the sky.

Lin Zhen had once again performed a heroic feat. If his previous actions had won the hearts of the people of Ice City, this time he had won the hearts of the entire Hua Xia.

Baggio had gathered the ascetic monks. Lin Zhen didn't have the time to manage right now. After Baggio's soul was locked by him, there wouldn't be any betrayal. He was assured.

What he was focusing on now was the direction Yan Huang fled.

Surprisingly, Yan Huang did not flee west but headed straight east. It seemed like he was heading towards Capital Base City.

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Chapter 352: Chapter 352: Undying Body! (Fourth Update)

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Lin Zhen looked at the celebrating people around him, and his heart was not at ease.

Just now, to lock Baggio's soul, no one had intercepted Yan Huang, who had gone to the east. He always felt that something unfavorable had happened in the east.

Lin Zhen took out the Star-gazing Mirror from his Space Ring.

The Star-gazing Mirror was actually a super-high magnification telescope, which could even see situations beyond the Solar System.

Lin Zhen spread his Lightning Wings and flew into the sky, heading for the high altitude of the atmosphere, using the Star-gazing Mirror to observe the situation in the distance.

Stopping in a place with thin air, he looked through the Star-gazing Mirror and was instantly shocked.

About 500 miles away, Yan Huang was fighting someone.

And his opponent was Gongsun Du, the great divine sect of God's Grace Cathedral in the Capital Base City, and Su Mingyue's master!

Both Gongsun Du and Yan Huang were at the Meteor Stage, but Gongsun Du could no longer withstand Yan Huang's furious attacks.

Lin Zhen saw with his own eyes that Yan Huang swung his Light Annihilation, cutting off one of Gongsun Du's palms.

With one hand lost, Gongsun Du could no longer fight Yan Huang and turned to flee. Yan Huang did not chase after him but took Gongsun Du's Space Ring and took out a brilliantly shining stone from it.

Yan Huang placed the stone on his Star Sky Crown, and Lin Zhen immediately felt Yan Huang's momentum soar!

"Not good! This guy is about to break through, he's going to enter the Comet Stage!"

Even Lin Zhen had to admit that Yan Huang was a genius.

At the Meteor Stage, Lin Zhen was confident that he could suppress him. After all, Lin Zhen's Dark Star was also at the Star Realm, and with the near-Star Realm Dantian energy, he could fight against Yan Huang.

But if such a person entered the Comet Stage, combined with the Light Annihilation and Star Sky Crown in his hand, his strength would definitely surpass Lin Zhen's.

The Star Sky Crown invoked the overwhelming heavenly light, and under the intense light bath, Yan Huang's breakthrough was quick. In a short while, he had completely entered the Comet Stage, with his momentum unmatched, and turned to kill in the direction of the desert once again.

Lin Zhen quickly came down from the sky and said to Baggio: "I saw Yan Huang get a stone from Gongsun Du and embedded it in the Star Sky Crown. He has broken through and reached the Comet Stage, and he's killing back this way. What's going on?"

Baggio's face changed as he heard this: "Not good, Yan Huang found the Holy Light Stone?"

"What is the Holy Light Stone?"

"It's the main stone of the Star Sky Crown. With this stone, the Star Sky Crown is complete, giving its user an endless supply of Star Power and Holy Light blessings. The vastness of that Star Power is unimaginable, especially since Yan Huang has comprehended the power of the Light Quantum, he is almost unstoppable."

"Is it really that powerful?"

"Of course, Lin Zhen, let's go now. We're all exhausted, if he comes over, it's going to be a massacre."

Before Baggio finished speaking, a stream of light in the sky rapidly approached.

"Hahaha! Heaven doesn't forsake me, Yan Huang. The Holy Light Stone was actually in Gongsun Du's hands, and this guy even wanted to join the war, delivering the Holy Light Stone to me for free. This time, none of you can escape!"

A huge amount of Star Power surged towards them, and the clouds in his flight path spread to both sides, looking extremely terrifying.

Lin Zhen turned his head and immediately said to Jin Qichao and the others: "All of you retreat, don't stay here and fight any longer. Even the average Heavenly Star List may find it hard to fight against Yan Huang now. Having more people is not that useful against him anymore."

The people who were celebrating just now were all dumbfounded. Yan Huang was actually coming back to kill them.

Seeing Lin Zhen had beaten Yan Huang before, two Star Realm warriors didn't take Yan Huang seriously and went forward to fight.

"Come back quickly!"

Lin Zhen shouted urgently, but it was already too late.

Yan Huang sneered, and his Light Annihilation destroyed them.

A pillar of light descended from the sky, vaporizing the two Star Realm warriors instantly.

"Judgment of Light, he can actually release the Judgment of Light by himself now!" Baggio exclaimed in horror.

"Quickly retreat, get as far away as you can!"

Yan Huang was already close. He waved the Light Annihilation and swung it at a row of flying vehicles in the sky, saying, "Annoying flies, so annoying!"

The pillar of light appeared again, and with a rumbling explosion, a row of flying vehicles exploded, with only a few surviving.

Only then did everyone realize that things were not good and fled in all directions.

Baggio was about to meet the enemy, but Lin Zhen grabbed him: "Go, I'll hold him off!"

Baggio was Lin Zhen's treasure, and although he was strong, he was now severely injured and couldn't resist Yan Huang's attacks.

Yan Huang looked at the scene with a murderous intent in his eyes: "Well, my presiding judge, I've only been gone for a little while, and you've already hooked up with Lin Zhen, betraying the church. I trusted you so much."

"Yan Huang, you plundered and exploited, trying to conquer the world with force. I was deceived by you before and now have awakened to your evil deeds. You will never succeed."

"Naive! I now have incredible power. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who resist me will perish. Why couldn't I do anything now? Since you've already betrayed the church, you can die together!"

He waved the Light Annihilation, which could now unleash its full power in his hands. This top-quality Holy Artifact was indeed powerful, and today he finally wielded it with mastery.

Judgment of Light struck again, containing a vast amount of Star Power.

"Open!"

Lin Zhen appeared directly in front of the Judgment of Light's attack path and unleashed Thunder Kill.

A piercing blast of energy caused a violent explosion, making the heavens and earth seem to shake. Meanwhile, Lin Zhen was directly hit by Yan Huang's Judgment of Light and was knocked into the desert.

"Ahahaha! How about that, Lin Zhen? Now you know what real power is!"

"What are you waiting for? Leave now!" Lin Zhen immediately gave Baggio orders. Baggio couldn't resist Lin Zhen's will and soared into the sky, leading the ascetic monks away in the distance.

However, these people didn't leave too far, as they were still worried about Lin Zhen facing the enemy alone. They watched from afar, including Su Na's surviving aircraft, which was still filming from a distance.

Yan Huang was not in a hurry to chase, but watched Lin Zhen like a cat playing with a mouse. In his view, as long as Lin Zhen was eliminated, he would be successful.

Lin Zhen's body slammed heavily into the yellow sand, but the next moment he appeared behind Yan Huang.

He wanted to test Yan Huang's strength at the Comet Stage!

Rifle thrust!

Wielding the Grim Reaper's Scythe, he struck!

Yan Huang's Raging Light Rifle, a Middle Grade Holy Artifact, was cleanly cut into two by a single strike!

After all, the difference in quality was too great; Middle Grade Holy Artifacts couldn't compete with Top Quality Holy Artifacts.

"Die, Lin Zhen! We'll settle our grudges today!"

The Grim Reaper's Scythe spun like a windmill, with large swathes of blade light attacking like a storm.

Even though he lost his weapon, Lin Zhen did not feel discouraged. He used his spiritual power to drive his Seven Stars Knives, attacking Yan Huang from various angles.

"These things can't stop me; what a joke!"

Yan Huang's Grim Reaper's Scythe swiped away the Seven Stars Knives, sending them flying in all directions. He then charged straight at Lin Zhen.

"Watch my sword!"

Lin Zhen suddenly held a sword in his hand. It was a Top Quality Holy Artifact, Shu Mingxuan's sword.

Yan Huang sneered, "Useless!"

The Grim Reaper's Scythe slashed across Lin Zhen's chest, nearly shattering his breastbone. His chest was instantly a bloody mess as blood spewed from his mouth,

Yet Lin Zhen's sword only left a small cut on Yan Huang's body, making him sway slightly to one side.

In terms of absolute strength, Yan Huang had already surpassed Lin Zhen.

However, Lin Zhen did not care about his injuries and instead had a thought.

Space Cut!

A black spatial rift appeared next to Yan Huang.

Yan Huang hurriedly adjusted his position to dodge again. Lin Zhen used gravitational pull to forcefully guide Yan Huang's body into the spatial rift.

Pu!

Blood splattered, and Yan Huang's body was cut in half by the rift! He was now split in two, his halves floating in mid-air, not yet fallen to the ground.

Lin Zhen felt a moment of relief, his vision blackening as he almost fell from the sky.

That was close!

If it wasn't for his unpredictable spatial rift, he would have undoubtedly lost this battle. Despite this, he was severely injured more than ever before. Yan Huang's strike could have cost him half his life.

The people who hadn't left in the distance hurried towards Lin Zhen, wanting to check his condition.

Su Na's camera was still filming from afar, urgently reporting to viewers nationwide.

"There was a sudden change just now, as Yan Huang who fled returned, stronger than before. Fortunately, he still wasn't stronger than Lin Zhen and was killed by him. However, our hero also seems injured. We are going to check on him now."

Everyone was rushing towards Lin Zhen, but only Baggio was screaming in horror from afar, "Run! Don't get close! Lin Zhen, leave quickly, or it'll be too late!"

"Why?" Lin Zhen, swaying and about to collapse, looked puzzled at Baggio. Wasn't Yan Huang already dead?

"Be careful! Look at his Star Sky Crown and watch out for his Undying Body!"

"What? Undying Body?"

Lin Zhen's spirit stirred, and when he looked at Yan Huang again, he realized that Yan Huang's two halves hadn't fallen to the ground. His Star Sky Crown was releasing a strong glow, and it was still daytime, but large amounts of Star Power were pouring down from the sky.

"Sssssss!"

The dazzling starlight was blinding, and Yan Huang's body miraculously came together again!

His eyes suddenly opened wide, and Yan Huang let out a deafening laugh.

"Hahahaha! The Undying Body, Baggio was right. With the complete Star Sky Crown and the recovery of Light Quantum, anyone carrying the Star Sky Crown has an Undying Body."

"Lin Zhen, you may have many tricks up your sleeve, and you even managed to scheme against me in such a disadvantageous situation, but you'll never expect that I have an Undying Body. Let's see if you can take my next strike!"

"Judgment of Light!"

The pillar of Holy Light descended from the sky once again, Yan Huang now having endless power. At the support of the continuous Star Power from the Star Sky Crown, he could effortlessly perform this merged technique only achievable by ten or twenty people!

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