Age of Evolution

Chapter 507: 508: The Protection Fee Collector Arrives

A Star System Level 1 expert of the Insect Clan next to him glanced at Lin Zhen: “Heh, you’re Lin Zhen! I didn’t expect you would even dare to come here.”

“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Lin Zhen asked.

“Simply foolish. Have you forgotten how many people were chasing you back then? Unfortunately, you escaped in the end. But now, you’ve been brazen enough to come back here and deliver yourself to your death. Don’t think that Suspended Island is safe just because it’s forbidden to fight. I guarantee that once the event on Suspended Island is over, countless people will be after you.”

Lin Zhen looked around, and indeed, countless gazes were fixed on him, filled with greed, as if he were a pile of Cosmic Crystals.

“Since I’m here, I’ll make the best of it. Who knows what will happen in a year.”

“Humph, keep pretending to be tough. It may have been easy to get here, but it won’t be easy to leave when the time comes.”

Lin Zhen closed his eyes slightly, ignoring the Insect Clan Martial Artist, and took out a Cold Stone to absorb its energy.

As the energy of the Cold Stone entered his eyes, Lin Zhen’s eyes brightened, and several blurry inscriptions appeared on the Heaven Stele.

“Space is a form of material existence…formed by height…width…and different lines. The space within the lines… is the key to mastering space…Spiritual Power…”

The inscriptions were clear at the beginning, but grew more vague towards the end, drawing people into an imaginative realm from the very start.

This was a deep subject, and it would be far from easy to truly understand the power of space.

But Lin Zhen had the feeling that the content on the first row of pillars was not that profound to him.

Having already mastered the method of Foldable Space and Space cutting, and even created the unique Dark Star Space, the Twinborn Netherstone had left Lin Zhen with an endless imagination of space.

One could say, in the study of space, Lin Zhen was no longer a beginner, but someone who had already entered the door.

The content here simply provided a more specific and accurate description of the mysteries of space.

Lin Zhen just needed to further understand it, so he felt that he could definitely pass this first layer quickly.

“Tianci, did you see that Lin Zhen is here?” At the Spiritual Power Tablet, a Fire Kirin Martial Artist asked Tianci beside him.

“Of course, I saw. The kid is really daring and reckless, not even fearing death, daring to show up on Suspended Island.”

“Heh, it’s better that he’s here. Is your bounty of 10 billion Cosmic Crystals still valid?”

“Of course it’s valid. My hatred can’t be quelled until Lin Zhen is killed, and only by killing him can I avenge my split soul’s death.”

“Fine, don’t let anyone snatch it from me. As soon as the event on Suspended Island is over, I’ll take Lin Zhen’s life for you.”

“Don’t be too confident about that. Right now, probably half the people on the Suspended Island want Lin Zhen’s head. You think you can win that business?”

The Martial Artist glanced around, then snorted coldly: “At least I have to try. Whoever makes a move fastest will get the job done. There’s a chance I could be the first to kill Lin Zhen. I’ll do whatever it takes for 10 billion Cosmic Crystals.”

“Not only you, but I’ll also take action myself. If I can get rid of Lin Zhen first, I’ll save 10 billion Cosmic Crystals, which is all my assets.”

Tianci also made a fortune in the World Stone, hence having so much money. However, he wasn’t completely confident in killing Lin Zhen by himself, so he resorted to this tactic. If he can get rid of Lin Zhen without spending any money, it would be the best outcome.

Thanks to Tianci’s huge bounty, Lin Zhen’s arrival immediately caught people’s attention. Besides wanting to kill Lin Zhen for the massive wealth, they were also curious about how this newcomer, worth 10 billion, would perform.

As for Lin Zhen’s proactive decision to attempt the Boundary Tablet, people scoffed at it.

The Boundary Tablet was the most unwise choice because Ye Hua was already here and had reached the fourth row. With such a top contender present, others had no chance.

When choosing the tablet, others who wanted to pick the Boundary Tablet gave up as soon as they saw Ye Hua choose it. They didn’t want to compete with Ye Hua.

Even the top experts from other countries had to admit that Ye Hua was extremely strong.

It’s important to know that the pillars were arranged in a pyramid shape, with only one pillar in the last row and one person at the top.

“Impetuous! Brainless! I think Lin Zhen can only comprehend at most 40 percent.”

“Do you think he can even reach 40 percent? If he can reach 40 percent, that would mean reaching the eighth row, and there are only three pillars in the eighth row. Ye Hua is sure to occupy one spot, and the others are far ahead of him. I think it would be good enough if he could reach the fifth row with a 25 percent comprehension.”

“Isn’t it better this way? If our opponent is weaker, it’ll be easier for us to strike.”

“Tianci is also a fool, offering such a huge bounty for someone like him. It’s as if he just has too much money to burn.”

“Who cares? As long as there’s money to be made, let’s just cultivate quickly. The year’s time will pass in the blink of an eye.”

The Martial Artists quickly lost interest in Lin Zhen, as they couldn’t take action against him anyway, so they focused on making the most of their time to cultivate.

However, they had just started cultivating when Lin Zhen, who had been on the first level for less than an hour, stood up and leaped onto the second row of pillars!

“What!”

“Impossible!”

“How did he do that?”

To move from the first row to the second row, the only way is to comprehend the text thoroughly. Only by truly understanding it will the pressure blocking your path disappear, and the path to the second row will open.

There is no other way!

How could Lin Zhen, a seven-level Constant Star martial artist, have reached the second row in such a short time? Did he comprehend the space law before?

This situation shocked everyone at the Boundary Tablet area, even Ye Hua, who was sitting on a stone pillar in the fourth row, looked back at Lin Zhen.

No matter what they thought, Lin Zhen had already sat down on the second row.

The text appeared again before his eyes. After absorbing the cold stone, the text gradually became clearer.

On the second row stone pillars, the text spoke of the use of Spatial Power.

Lin Zhen was not unfamiliar with this, but what he had learned was too superficial. The text was enough for him to digest and absorb for a few days.

He glanced at the text and then closed his eyes to meditate silently, constantly deducing the content in his mind. When he encountered something he couldn’t understand, Lin Zhen would enter the Dimensional Universe and practice personally.

Time began to pass slowly….

On the fifth day, Lin Zhen reached the third row.

Seemingly stimulated by Lin Zhen, on the seventh day, Ye Hua successfully comprehended the fourth row, leading the way to the fifth row, the fastest in the entire Suspended Island.

By the twenty-fifth day, Lin Zhen had reached the fourth row, once again challenging Ye Hua’s leading position.

At this point, people realized how terrifyingly talented this seemingly unremarkable young man was.

Starting from the first row, he had been chasing Ye Hua all the way. At the moment, at the Boundary Tablet, Ye Hua was alone on the fifth row, and there were only eleven people with Lin Zhen on the fourth row.

Although the others were also on the fourth row, their progress was significantly slower than Ye Hua’s, and it was basically impossible for them to pass him.

With their idol being challenged, many people started to dislike Lin Zhen.

“Your name is Lin Zhen?” Just as Lin Zhen had risen to the fourth row, Ye Hua, who was on the fifth row stone pillar in front of him, suddenly looked back.

“That’s right.”

Ye Hua was indeed incredibly handsome. He looked at Lin Zhen’s face and revealed a charming smile: “I’m proud of you. You are the most outstanding genius of our Fire Kirin clan.”

“Uh… I’m flattered.”

“Don’t be too modest. You have performed exceptionally well. I believe that if you have better luck, you have a chance of reaching the ninth level in this Boundary Tablet comprehension.”

“Oh! What about the tenth level?”

“Hehe, I didn’t even believe I could reach the tenth level before, but Lin Zhen, your performance has inspired my potential. I want to thank you, seriously.”

After speaking, Ye Hua stood up and went straight to the sixth row stone pillar!

In just over a month, Ye Hua had completed half of the journey and reached the sixth row!

Ye Hua once again took the lead, and there was no one left in the fifth row at this time.

Lin Zhen smiled, slowly closed his eyes, and couldn’t help feeling that Ye Hua was finally losing his patience.

Being the first to reach the sixth row didn’t necessarily mean being the first to reach the top. The content of the Boundary Tablet was becoming more and more difficult to comprehend, and the time required to continue upward needed to be doubled.

If the tenth level was one hundred miles, they hadn’t even reached ten miles yet.

But in the eyes of others, Ye Hua was bound to win. The two-step lead he had was deemed an insurmountable chasm.

“As expected, it’s Ye Hua. No one’s talent can surpass him.”

“He can be considered the number one genius of our Fire Kirin clan for billions of years now. It’s absolutely no problem for him to achieve the World King in the future, and I can guarantee that once he advances to World King, he will be among the strongest ones!”

The Fire Kirin people were discussing, while on the Insect Clan side, the Spider Commander was eliminated at the fourth level of the Static Tablet.

Instead of feeling crestfallen after being eliminated, the enchanting woman communicated with the Mantis Commander in the Dimensional Universe.

“You go to the outside of the Suspended Island right now, set up the Spider Web Array, and seal off the Suspended Island. As soon as things here end, catch all the Fire Kirin people in one swoop. Our plan must not fail. This is a crucial step.”

“I understand, Commander. I’ve been prepared for a long time. At this time, everyone is busy comprehending, and no one will notice me. By the time they do, it’ll be too late.”

The Spider Commander pretended to be furious and left the Suspended Island. After leaving the island, she immediately began preparing to lay down the spider webs.

Her spider webs were dense, and with enough time to set it up, even Star System Stage experts could be trapped to death.

However, she had just set up a little bit when she suddenly heard a voice from behind.

The voice was that of a woman, cold as ice: “You’re setting up a battle array here so recklessly. Have you paid the protection fee?”