Age of Evolution

Chapter 238 - 238: 238: Two Special Meteorites

He did it!

With his relentless effort, Lin Zhen had finally created a unique battle technique of his own.

He even saw a tiny crack opening in space after he unleashed his attack!

It should be noted that this place was not the same as the space within the Star Fruit Tree which had been broken open multiple times and thus loosened. The space here had extremely stable cracks that Lin Zhen had only ever seen in the top Quasi-Star Realm and Star Realm experts, who had the ability to tear through space.

It could be said that a fifth-level War God like him using such an attack was unprecedented.

“This attack, which combines lightning, light, and freezing air, should have a unique name.”

“Let’s call it Thunder Kill, after all, half of its energy is lightning, and a quarter of it consists of charged particles, so it’s very fitting.”

Having just learned this technique and still being unfamiliar with it, Lin Zhen was like a miner who had found treasure. For the next few days, he didn’t leave the sky and repeatedly tested it, from gathering energy to applying it. He practiced how to use it more efficiently and faster. It took him three more days to completely master Thunder Kill, a powerful offensive technique.

“Now, I should go to the Five Connected Pools. In less than three months, the War God’s Knockout elimination round will take place. I must advance my realm before then to have a better competitive edge. After all, I still don’t know the actual strength of the ace fighters from other countries. If a hidden expert emerges, it’s easy to fail because of my low realm.”

Entering the Black Ghost, Lin Zhen flew towards the Five Connected Pools.

It was still the same guard, and Lin Zhen paid the one million entry fee to go in.

The broken landscape of Dragon Gate Stone Village came into view. This time, Lin Zhen didn’t stay here. With the beating of his lightning wings behind him, he dashed towards the distant volcano lake at a speed of nearly four hundred meters per second.

Two minutes later, Lin Zhen arrived at the junction of Yan Mountain Lake and White Dragon Lake.

Yan Mountain Lake is the second largest lake of the Five Connected Pools, and White Dragon Lake is the third largest. The lakes are vast with very low visibility due to the thick fog above them.

Seeing the fog lingering above the lake, Lin Zhen dared not continue flying and descended to the ground.

According to the legends from the AD era, there was a white dragon in White Dragon Lake. However, after the exploration of the extraterrestrial civilization, it was discovered that there were no dragons here, only white pythons.

These pythons were already enormous and highly toxic before mutating. They were already quite powerful pre-mutation, and although they did not reach the S-level post-mutation, they were far more formidable than regular A-level mutated beasts.

Whether mutated beasts or mutated poisonous insects, the gap between A-level and S-level is significant. Some creatures that are already powerful before mutation form a unique group. Their crystals are more potent than A-level crystals but not as powerful as S-level crystals. These creatures are classified as Quasi-S-tier, just like the Quasi-Star Realm between the War God Peak and the Star Realm.

Absorbing the crystals of these Quasi-S- tier creatures can advance an advanced War God to the Quasi-Star Realm.

Although Lin Zhen didn’t need this kind of crystal right now, he still wanted to see the situation at White Dragon Lake.

As far as he knew, there was a special meteorite called “Domineering Stone” at the bottom of White Dragon Lake.

This meteorite contained a large amount of life energy, which could strengthen a martial artist’s body, giving them more power, and faster reaction speed without increasing their level.

If the spiritual power meteorite is the treasure of Spiritual Mind Masters, then this domineering meteorite could be considered the cherished dream of all martial artists.

Lin Zhen didn’t obtain the power and speed Star Crystals in the Star Fruit Tree which left him feeling slightly regretful. However, those two things combined still paled in comparison to the value of the Domineering Stone.

“I have to get this Domineering Stone. Power isn’t my strong suit, which puts me at a considerable disadvantage in future fights. With the meteorite, I will no longer have any weaknesses in close combat. Not all battles can be won with cunning; power, speed, and nerve reactions are the basis of a martial artist.

Without power, even the best battle techniques can’t achieve their full effect.”

But when Lin Zhen arrived at the edge of White Dragon Lake, he felt a strong pungent smell.

“No good! This fog is poisonous!”

Lin Zhen quickly retreated, feeling slightly dizzy as he looked at the rolling fog in front of him.

Although he stepped back, Lin Zhen’s clothes were still contaminated with some fog, which caused a black mist to appear on them, and a hole to rot away right before his eyes!

Lin Zhen activated the Spiritual Barrier and went in again, but the barrier was trembling under the erosion of the poisonous fog, causing his spiritual power consumption to increase by dozens of times instantly!

“This poison is really overbearing. I have to see what’s going on here?” Lin Zhen hurriedly retracted the Spiritual Barrier, shook off his sleeve, picked up the Broken Jade Spear, and fired a Thunder Kill beam with a wave of his hand!

The beam was like a flash of lightning, shooting directly into the lake. As it passed, the fog momentarily dispersed and then quickly closed in again.

Through the path the beam created, Lin Zhen saw two or three huge white pythons writhing, sticking their heads out of the water as if they were breathing on the water’s surface.

“I understand now. This is the poisonous fog produced by the white water pythons. Over time, it has enveloped the entire White Dragon Lake. To enter White Dragon Lake, we must break through this fog.”

Lin Zhen slowly paced near the water, considering methods to detoxify the fog.

Martial Artists can hold their breath, but in this highly toxic environment, even the skin can be easily eroded by the toxic gas. Holding one’s breath is not a long-term solution, especially when there are Quasi-S-tier water pythons lurking in the lake, and battles must be fought underwater. In this environment, finding the meteorite is almost a delusion.

Moreover, some detoxifying drugs available in the market are virtually ineffective against this thick fog.

“It seems that I need to consider the fourth Crane Lake.”

Lin Zhen’s thoughts turned to the fourth Crane Lake.

Crane Lake is said to have been a resting place for immortal cranes, but now it’s unlikely that there will be any immortal cranes left. Even if there were, they would have become mutated birds devouring flesh and blood.

It is said that the poisonous insects in Crane Lake are S-level, a giant mutated poisonous scorpion.

These poisonous scorpions not only live on land but can also dwell in water, and even have wings to fly.

The mutated creatures have sharp teeth, massive pincers, and a tail equipped with a spike sharper than a long spear carrying deadly poison. Coupled with their thick shells, they hardly have any weaknesses.

As an S-level mutated poisonous insect, this amphibious scorpion is a nightmare for Martial Artists. Fortunately, the poisonous insects in ancient divine sites don’t venture into the outside world; otherwise, if these poisonous scorpions were to swarm in large numbers, Ice City Base City would have long become history.

In that legendary expedition to the Five Connected Pools, it was said that each of the members of the elite War God team reached the peak of the War God level, and there were even several quasi-Star Realm experts among them. Having fought together for years, their combat power was incredibly formidable. They made it through the poisonous fog area of White Dragon Lake and reached Crane Lake, but of the ten elite War Gods, only one managed to escape, meeting defeat at the hands of the poisonous scorpions.

Swarms of S-level mutated beasts are practically unstoppable, even for a quasi-Star Realm expert. Even typical Star Realm experts would have to take a detour.

The reason Lin Zhen wanted to try his luck at Crane Lake was because of a unique meteorite at the bottom of the lake.

The Cinnabar Stone!

In the past life, the Cinnabar Stone was also found by Extraterrestrial Civilizations. It is said that the meteorite’s whole body is blood-red, similar to cinnabar. When absorbed, it generates strong antibodies within the human body, making it immune to all poisons.

After obtaining the Cinnabar Stone, breaking through the poisonous fog in White Dragon Lake would no longer be difficult.

But the more Lin Zhen thought about it, the more troublesome it seemed. With his current strength, he couldn’t even break through the poisonous fog of

White Dragon Lake. Even if he were to activate a protective barrier and use Lightning Wings to teleport quickly, how could he deal with the situation at Crane Lake?

How could he single-handedly confront swarms of amphibious mutated poisonous scorpions?

At the thought of the overwhelming S-level mutated beasts, Lin Zhen shook his head. It was definitely not something he could handle at the moment.

Without going to Crane Lake, he couldn’t obtain the Cinnabar Stone; without the Cinnabar Stone, he couldn’t break through the poison fog here; and without breaking through the poison fog, he couldn’t get the Domineering Stone. It appeared to be a deadlock, leaving Lin Zhen at a loss for the moment.

“Forget it! Let’s stop thinking about it for now. I’ll cultivate here in the Five

Connected Pools. There are still plenty of A-level mutated beast crystals here.

I’ll advance to the Sixth-level Peak first.”

Lin Zhen didn’t try to break into White Dragon Lake again but retreated to the area near Yan Mountain Lake, beginning to hunt the rampant crabs there.

Although the A-level rampant crabs were powerful, he only attracted a few at a time with the speed of his Lightning Wings. Taking them down one by one, he collected their crystals.

After gathering ten crystals each time, Lin Zhen combined them with a concoction to form a substitute for Dark Energy Stones.

Now that he had advanced to the Fifth-level War God, the absorption speed of A-level crystals had increased significantly.

He absorbed them ten at a time, each session expanding Lin Zhen’s Dantian Qi

Sea.

Four days into the Five Connected Pools, Lin Zhen advanced from Fifth-level Early Stage to Middle Stage.

By the tenth day, he advanced from Middle Stage to Late Stage.

In half a month, Lin Zhen absorbed almost a thousand crystals and advanced from the Fifth-level Late Stage to the Fifth-level Peak.

“This is incredibly fast. In less than a week, I should be able to advance to the Sixth-level War God. When I reach the Sixth-level Peak, I’ll think about how to break through the poison fog’s blockade and sneak into the bottom of the lake.

It’s still better to get the Domineering Stone first because getting the Execution Stone won’t be very feasible since there are S-level mutated beasts there.”

By now, twenty days had passed since the War God’s Knockout pre-selection. Two significant events occurred in the world.

The first event was the siege of the Amazon Base City in Brazil by powerful mutated beasts.

A giant hundred-meter-long forest python appeared, breaking the highest S-level limit for terrestrial beasts and reaching SS-level. Under its command, countless high-level mutated beasts surged forward, and the Brazilian defenders were helpless. Not even a Star Realm expert could stop the forest python. Since the War God Alliance hadn’t been fully formed yet, no War Gods went to their rescue, and the Amazon Base City fell.

The second event was that Hua Xia, the United States, the European Union, Sand Russia, and several other countries nearly simultaneously discovered that the poison insect crystals combined with certain potions could replace the Dark Energy Stones in function..