Age of Evolution

With the dwarf’s treasure hunting ability and Lin Zhen’s spiritual power, the two of them specifically targeted areas with a high concentration of luminous stones, reaping bountiful rewards.

Inside Mount Sumeru, after the initial wave of treasure hunters, there were only about ten thousand people left searching for the luminous stones. After all, this place was a primitive civilization Universe Country, and those at the Star System stage were considered emperors. Even those who came from the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation would not have many at the Star System stage.

However, Lin Zhen believed that no one could compare to his and the dwarf’s digging speed, not even the group of Five Ghosts combined.

After three days of continuous digging, Lin Zhen and the dwarf had collected a total of 80,000 luminous stones.

“Lin Zhen, we’ve dug up quite a lot, haven’t we? Should we start planning now?”

Lin Zhen shook his head: “No, the amount we have now is not enough. Let’s continue digging, it’s not time for the critical moment yet.”

After another day, when the two of them had collected 110,000 luminous stones, Lin Zhen suddenly noticed that the Taiyuan Sword Skill’s first level had already been exchanged by someone in the treasure list.

The first level of the sword skill required 30,000 luminous stones, and it wasn’t easy for the Five Ghosts to accumulate that amount at this point.

Lin Zhen raised his head: “It’s about time. Now that the Five Ghosts have exchanged the first level of the sword skill, the others should also be restless. It’s time to take action.”

That afternoon, Ye Hua was anxiously searching for luminous stones when he accidentally encountered Lin Zhen once more. Ye Hua brought his metal robot in pursuit of Lin Zhen. Perhaps due to being chased, Lin Zhen actually threw out a large bag of luminous stones – there were tens of thousands of them!

Fearing that the luminous stones would be taken away by others, Ye Hua could only shout at Lin Zhen: “Lin Zhen, consider this money to save your life!”

After obtaining the luminous stones, he was overjoyed because there were 40,000 of them in total!

What could he do with 40,000 luminous stones? He could immediately go to the temple on the top of the mountain and exchange them for the second level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill.

Ye Hua knew the value of the Taiyuan Sword Skill, but to master the three levels, not one could be missing, especially the second level. As long as he obtained it, no matter what, the Five Ghosts would be unable to become proficient in the skill.

At that time, Ye Hua would be able to negotiate terms with the Five Ghosts. No matter who obtained the third level, Ye Hua could offer a price to buy it off their hands.

Of course, the Five Ghosts would also want to buy Ye Hua’s, but he would not sell it to them.

Although the Five Ghosts were arena masters, Ye Hua was the son of the World King, and they did not dare to mess with him.

If it were a contest of wealth, Ye Hua, who had inherited most of the World King’s fortune, would not fear anyone.

Most importantly, he wanted to possess one level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill. Only then would he have the qualifications to negotiate terms.

“Such a fool, Lin Zhen, who threw away 40,000 luminous stones to save his life. This is a great bargain for me,” Ye Hua said excitedly.

Immediately driving a large group of robots, Ye Hua rushed towards the summit.

However, when he reached the middle of the mountain, he encountered Xuan Jiang.

Xuan Jiang frowned at Ye Hua’s arrival. This Ye Hua was born with a golden key in his mouth. He was not even a hundred years old yet, and he had already cultivated to the Level 9 Star System.

However, when it came to innate talent, Xuan Jiang didn’t think highly of him. It was only because Ye Hua had a good father, a World King, that even if he were a pig, he could be trained to become a flying pig within a hundred years of dedicated effort.

So, Xuan Jiang didn’t have much of a good impression of this young master, and he stepped forward as soon as he saw Ye Hua: “Ye Hua, this road is closed.”

“Closed? Why is it closed?”

“The Five Ghosts are mining luminous stones on top of the mountain. When they’ve finished exchanging the Taiyuan sword technique, I’ll open the mountain road. At that time, Young Master Ye Hua can exchange whatever he wants.”

Hearing this, Ye Hua sneered: “By the time the Five Ghosts have exchanged the sword technique, why should I still go up there? Xuan Jiang, we have always minded our own business, it’s best if you step aside.”

Xuan Jiang’s face also turned cold, and his aversion to the second-generation master increased: “I’m really sorry, I can’t let you pass today. Ye Hua, even if your father is the World King, you are not my opponent here. I don’t want to have conflicts with you, so it’s best you don’t humiliate yourself.”

“Pah!”

Ye Hua didn’t need to maintain any decency here. “Xuan Jiang, I think you’re the one who doesn’t know how to appreciate favors. Let me ask again, will you let me pass?”

Xuan Jiang and his group stood across the mountain road with a contemptuous look in their eyes.

“Alright, alright! You brought this upon yourselves!”

Ye Hua raised his hand and streams of light danced around him. Hundreds of metal robots emerged from his space ring.

“Kill these road-blocking guys without mercy!”

Robots have no emotions, and only obey orders. As soon as Ye Hua ordered them, the battle started immediately.

Xuan Jiang did not expect Ye Hua to have such a move. These metal robots were resistant to swords and guns, and their offensive power was extremely strong, making it difficult for them to handle.

However, with the Five Ghosts on the mountain, Xuan Jiang didn’t dare to let Ye Hua go up. So he braced himself to resist with his subordinates.

In the middle of the mountain path, hundreds of metal robots fought fiercely with fifty or sixty powerful Tier Nine Star System Martial Artists.

In a one-on-one situation, Martial Artists held a slight advantage. However, the robots were fearless, and nobody wanted to perish alongside them, as it had no value.

Therefore, the battle was incredibly intense; as the robots fell one by one, the Martial Artists inevitably suffered significant casualties too.

As a result, Xuan Jiang couldn’t blockade the mountain path any longer.

The Martial Artists who had been attracted from afar saw their chance and immediately rushed up. The robots’ targets weren’t them, so they had nothing to worry about.

On their way up, one spear-wielding Martial Artist knocked down several others, causing Xuan Jiang’s team to disintegrate even more.

“That’s Lin Zhen! Damn it, he’s definitely the one behind all this!”

Xuan Jiang shouted angrily, wanting to pursue him, but a fierce bombardment from the giant robot controlled by Ye Hua forced him back. He could only watch as Lin Zhen mixed in with a large group of Martial Artists heading towards the mountain peak.

Ye Hua didn’t linger with Xuan Jiang either, piloting the giant robot to run all the way to the mountain peak.

“Boss of the Five Ghosts, bad news! Martial Artists have rushed up the mountain, and that idiot Ye Hua seems to have been used by Lin Zhen.”

Xuan Jiang shouted urgently in the Dimensional Universe, but it was too late. The Five Ghosts were far away from the temple, searching for Luminous Stones. By the time they returned to the temple, it was already packed with people.

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Inside the temple, a female intelligent life, wearing metal armor but revealing most of her skin, was floating in the air.

The place was filled with laser guns and laser beams, densely packed, leaving no dead angles.

On the ground, over a hundred dead bodies proved that this place forbade fighting.

Holding a staff in her hand, the intelligent life looked entirely humanized and addressed the Martial Artists below, “My temple forbids fighting. Each of you can trade with me. As long as you pay me enough Luminous Stones, you can get whatever you want.”

Each Martial Artist opened the exchange list and began selecting their desired items.

Ye Hua acted first, exchanging for the second level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill.

He spent 40,000 Luminous Stones, and after obtaining the Sword Skill, Ye Hua let out a sigh of relief.

He was determined that no one could take the Taiyuan Sword Skill from him unless he died. With this mindset, he would have the opportunity to complete the three sets of Sword Skills sooner or later.

Just after he exchanged for the second level of the Sword Skill, the third level disappeared, not knowing who had exchanged it away.

“Who was it?”

Searching through the crowd, Ye Hua saw Lin Zhen.

In his heart, Ye Hua became suspicious. In order to obtain the Taiyuan Sword Skill, he had invested heavily this time, with numerous metal robots lost in the clashes against Xuan Jiang and his men. Now facing Lin Zhen, he no longer had the crushing advantage he once possessed.

Nevertheless, he still walked up to Lin Zhen and asked, “Is it you? Did you exchange the third level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill?”

Lin Zhen shrugged, “You can guess that.”

“Don’t try to act smart with me. If you can get 40,000 Luminous Stones, then you can get even more. Besides the Five Ghosts, nobody can get so many Luminous Stones in such a short time, and the Five Ghosts have just exchanged for the first level, so they have no stock left.”

Lin Zhen didn’t answer, but Ye Hua continued, “Lin Zhen, don’t think I don’t know your trick. You deliberately threw the Luminous Stones to me just to open the passage. But your goal is also the Taiyuan Sword Skill, right? If I had been a little slower, you would have taken both the second and third levels. You must regret it now, don’t you? Do you want to buy the second level of Sword Skill from me? I advise you to give up. No matter how much you offer, I won’t sell it, never.”

Ignoring Ye Hua’s hysterical rant, Lin Zhen immediately exchanged for his purpose of this trip, the Star Illusion Stone.

As one of the first to arrive, Lin Zhen was quick and didn’t waste any time. As soon as he exchanged for the Star Illusion Stone, a wave of disappointed sighs echoed through the temple.

Lin Zhen wasn’t the only one who had his eye on the stone, but some people didn’t have enough Luminous Stones, while others were simply too slow compared to him.

After exchanging for the Star Illusion Stone, Lin Zhen immediately exchanged for the third level Sword Skill to prevent someone else from getting it.

Having spent 110,000 Luminous Stones in total, Lin Zhen had given Ye Hua 40,000, exchanged the third level of Sword Skill for 50,000, and spent 8,000 on the Star Illusion Stone. With 12,000 Luminous Stones left, he exchanged four Hearts of Star Plants for himself and left the remaining 10,000 for the dwarf to manage.

Before Lin Zhen, Ye Hua was still babbling, “Lin Zhen, it’s destined that you’ll come up empty-handed. I suggest you consider selling the third level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill to me, and I will offer you an appropriate price.”

Lin Zhen completely ignored Ye Hua and looked at the treasure list with a tinge of regret in his heart.

“What a pity, so many treasures, all available for exchange as long as you have Luminous Stones, but I don’t have any Luminous Stones left.”

Although the treasures were attractive, Lin Zhen had already achieved his main objective. He had not only obtained the Star Illusion Stone, but also the third level of the Taiyuan Sword Skill and several Hearts of Plants and Trees from the stars. There was nothing left to regret.