Age of Evolution

Lin Zhen and Ni Ke were trekking through Mount Sumeru. Lin Zhen was carrying a Yin-Yang Spear, always on guard and wary of sudden appearances of monkey-like Warcraft.

There were too many monkeys here, even the lowest Macaque had Constant Star Stage strength, let alone the more powerful apes and gorillas that traveled in groups.

Many Martial Artists had turned back at the beginning, knowing that they didn’t have the power to claim any of the luminous stones.

“Roar~~!!”

A few roars came from the front, and about seven or eight huge Warcraft appeared, each standing about five meters tall and covered in black hair.

These creatures had thick, pillar-like arms, fierce faces, and were a group of mutated big horse monkeys.

“Be careful, these big horse monkeys have Star System Early Stage strength. Lin Zhen, you’re up!”

The short person immediately used his Earth Escape Technique and left the fighting to Lin Zhen, who didn’t hesitate to wield his spear against the enemies.

The tough bodies of the horse monkeys, comparable to lower grade divine artifacts, were no match for Lin Zhen’s Yin-Yang Spear, and they were quickly exterminated.

Having reached 7,500 Star Power, Lin Zhen already had few opponents in the Star System Stage, and almost no Tier Nine Star System warriors could rival him, let alone these Star System Early Stage Warcraft.

After wiping out the large horse monkeys, the short person crawled out of the earth, “Lin Zhen, you are truly strong. If I were a woman, I would definitely marry you.”

Lin Zhen strode over and stepped on the short person just as he emerged from the ground, “If you were a woman, I’d break your bones into eight pieces!”

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It had to be said, teaming up with the short person was great.

He had a knack for finding treasure, and as soon as Lin Zhen entered the valley he pointed out, he stepped on a luminous stone.

Lin Zhen picked up the luminous stone and began to expand his spiritual power.

Not only was this place forbidden from flying and teleportation, but it also exerted great pressure on a Martial Artist’s spiritual power.

If it were in the outside world, Lin Zhen’s Cui Mang rank spiritual power could easily cover half a planet. However, in this place, it could barely cover one-tenth of the valley.

Even so, that was quite an area. If a Sky Blue rank tried, they might only be able to cover one percent of the valley.

Wherever his spiritual power went, he could easily see if there were any luminous stones.

“30…100….500…1000!”

By the time they dug through more than half of the valley, the two had harvested over 7,000 luminous stones. Lin Zhen got more than four thousand, and the short person found three thousand.

“Keep up the good work! Lin Zhen, you should have received the exchange information in your dimensional universe by now, right? At the temple on the mountaintop, there is an unknown sentient life form that has lots of treasures. A Perpetual Crystal Spaceship costs just thirty luminous stones, a portable laser cannon costs a hundred, a Heart of Star Plants costs five hundred, and there’s also… a light sword which costs a hundred. I’ll definitely get one later. There are even divine artifacts and other valuable items…”

At that moment, Lin Zhen opened his dimensional universe and entered Mount Sumeru. The sentient life form inside the temple at the mountain peak immediately sent him exchange information.

The information sheet was densely packed with hundreds of lines detailing the exchange of treasures.

The exchange price for Star Illusion Stones was not high—only eight thousand luminous stones.

Perhaps many people didn’t know the use of the Star Illusion Stones, but Lin Zhen knew they were of great value.

Aside from the Star Illusion Stones, there were many other valuable items, such as the most expensive item: a set of sword skills called Taiyuan Sword Skill.

It was said that this set of sword skills had been created by an ancient deity and was infinitely powerful.

Of all the weapons, swords were the most popular. The set of sword skills was divided into three parts: the first one exchanged for 30,000, the second for 40,000, and the third for 50,000.

Lin Zhen estimated that the strongest people in this place would be focusing on these sword skills.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t use swords. His goal was the Star Illusion Stones. He already had four thousand, and if he found another four thousand, he would head straight for the temple on the mountaintop to exchange for the Star Illusion Stones.

While digging for luminous stones and examining the exchange table, Lin Zhen suddenly stood up and looked into the distance, “Ni Ke, be careful, someone is coming.”

The short person immediately stopped as well.

“Clank, clank~!”

The sound of metal machinery echoed from far away, closing in quickly.

In less than half a minute, a large group of robots rushed into the entrance of the valley.

Though they were called robots, they were humanoid in appearance, each armed with various weapons. They seemed like an army marching in formation.

In the center was a four-meter-tall robot with a crystal control panel on its back, inside of which sat a person—Ye Hua.

“Ye Hua! How dare you come here to find me!” Lin Zhen was shocked.

Ye Hua laughed heartily upon seeing Lin Zhen, “Lin Zhen, there needs to be an end to our conflict. You might have escaped me in the Chaotic Star River, but let’s see where you run to today!”

“You think you can take me down? Then just try.” Lin Zhen didn’t fear Ye Hua. In terms of Star Power, Lin Zhen was even slightly stronger. He didn’t see Ye Hua, a warrior without a hundred years of experience, as a threat.

“No! I’m not so stupid as to take the initiative to attack you. Have you seen these metal robots? These are the mechanical guards my father left for me before he left. Each of them has a strength that will surprise you. If you have the ability to defeat them, then come challenge me.”

The row of metal robots behind him were holding laser guns. These laser guns were derived from the God Machine Clan, firing Star Power Bullets with infinite power.

Upon seeing those laser guns, Lin Zhen immediately thought of the time when he was targeted and hunted down by several God Machine Clan warriors in the Dimensional Arena.

“Dwarf! Retreat, connect to the Dimensional Universe!”

Before Lin Zhen could finish speaking, the dwarf Ni Ke had already burrowed into the ground. After reaching the Star System Stage, her earth escape ability had become even stronger.

Lin Zhen also immediately initiated Armorization and leaped away from his position.

Just as he moved, a Star Power Bullet hit the spot where he had just been standing.

Boom!

The huge explosion and air currents threw Lin Zhen’s body into an awkward twist. He forcibly twisted his waist to avoid another Star Power Bullet, preparing to make a breakthrough towards where Ye Hua was.

Before Lin Zhen could make the breakthrough, the metal men had already charged towards him.

These close combat metal men had strength comparable to Tier Nine Star Systems and were very strong. Each of them was on the level of a warrior like Wings.

Before the two sides even made contact, Lin Zhen knew that things weren’t looking good.

It has to be said that having a good father was a great advantage. Ye Hua didn’t need to take action himself. The treasures left behind by the Mechanical World King were enough to let him dominate in the Star System Stage.

Lin Zhen was decisive enough. When these metal robots rushed towards him, he immediately circled away and released a Spatial Slash to block the metal men for a moment. Then, he made use of the powerful physical abilities of the Black Hole Beast to bounce away quickly into the distance.

In the end, the metal men were not human. While they were strong in combat, their tracking abilities were much weaker.

In a short while, Lin Zhen had run far away until he was no longer visible.

“Damn! You can run this time, but you won’t have such good luck next time.”

Ye Hua couldn’t find Lin Zhen and didn’t dare to leave the metal men behind to chase after him. Instead, he simply started digging on the spot.

But most of the luminous stones here had been mined by Lin Zhen and his group. Ye Hua’s harvest wasn’t significant, just a few hundred luminous stones, but they satisfied him nonetheless.

After the Mechanical World King left, he left most of his possessions to Ye Hua.

The wealth of a Peak World King was unimaginable, making Ye Hua one of the top-ranking rich men overnight.

These metal men guards were one of the assets left by the Mechanical World King to Ye Hua. Each had the strength of a Tier Nine Star System, and when they worked together, their power was infinite.

After obtaining these, he came to take revenge on Lin Zhen, but he had not expected that Lin Zhen would still manage to escape.

While commanding the robots to mine luminous stones, he opened the exchange list.

“Taiyuan Sword Skill… there are three levels in total. Once I obtain it, my strength will definitely increase exponentially, and then I won’t need to rely on the metal robots anymore. I’ll become a big shot in the arena.”

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Deep in the forest, Lin Zhen glanced at Ye Hua and turned away.

With these metal robot guards, Lin Zhen couldn’t easily make a move. He had to come up with a way to dismantle these metal men.

“Ni Ke, are you dead yet? If not, come here.”

The dwarf took a long time to come over. As soon as she emerged, she immediately said to Lin Zhen: “Lin Zhen, it’s bad. Xuan Jiang has blocked the road to the temple and is not letting anyone pass. They are planning to monopolize all the treasures.”

“Oh, is there only one road up the mountain?”

“Yes, there’s only one road leading to the temple. I just used earth escape to go over there and saw Xuan Jiang with dozens of Tier Nine Star System fighters blocking the mountain road. Then, the Five Ghosts are searching for luminous stones on the top, and it won’t be long before they go to exchange for treasures.”

Lin Zhen looked up at the mountain top, “If that’s the case, it’s really a bit troublesome.”

“Yes, Xuan Jiang’s strength is strong. With just the two of us, we probably can’t break through his blockade unless we have a big group of companions.”

Lin Zhen thought for a moment: “How many people have come here now?”

“It doesn’t matter how many people are here. This is Gemini Star, and the Five Ghosts and Xuan Jiang are the top combat power here. Also, Xuan Jiang said that as long as the Five Ghosts have exchanged for the Taiyuan Sword Skill, he will open up the mountain road and let others exchange for the remaining treasures. They’re doing this to ensure that the Taiyuan Sword Skill doesn’t fall into other people’s hands.”

Lin Zhen paced for a while, then suddenly blinked.

“Do you think that if Ye Hua gets a lot of luminous stones, he will immediately go to exchange for the Taiyuan Sword Skill?”

Ni Ke was startled, not understanding Lin Zhen’s point, but still nodded: “He probably would, as every swordsman would likely be unable to resist the temptation of the Taiyuan Sword Skill. After all, it was left behind by ancient gods.”

“That’s it!” Lin Zhen clapped his hands.

Ni Ke suddenly understood: “Your idea is good, but I’m afraid Ye Hua will search too slowly and won’t be in a hurry to go up the mountain.”

Lin Zhen smiled faintly: “What’s there to be afraid of if he searches slowly? Don’t we still have us? Now we’ll go look for luminous stones, not only for ourselves but also to help Ye Hua. This time, whether we gain anything or not depends on Ye Hua.”