Age of Evolution

Their energy blocks must be running out, and the fastest way to buy some was not to wait for delivery from the Fire Kirin Holy Star. After all, they had been flying for a month. Instead, it would be faster to buy some from a nearby Life Star. Energy blocks are commonly available on all the Life Stars connected to the universe.

After checking the star map, Lin Zhen immediately locked onto a planet.

“According to our previous flight route, they must have gone to Tianbei Star by now, which is about four or five days away from here. A round trip would probably take ten days.”

“Five days further along, there’s a Life Star called Baiyulan Star. There’s a wormhole to the Kirin Holy Star within three thousand miles of that planet. I can go there to buy fire crystalstones, which can be delivered quickly.”

Having decided on the route, Lin Zhen accelerated immediately, heading straight for Baiyulan Star.

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Baiyulan Star, a small planet named after the magnolia flowers it is known for producing.

The population of this planet is around three billion, nearly half the size of Earth, but it has a beautiful environment and a pleasant climate. There are clear oceans and rivers on the surface, and dense forests cover the land, making it very suitable for habitation.

Because there’s a space channel nearby that leads to the Kirin Holy Star, transportation is convenient, and occasionally some Martial Artists or officials come here on vacation.

Lin Zhen’s battleship landed beside a small river on Baiyulan Star. After stowing the ship, he waited there for the arrival of the delivery person.

Lin Zhen had already arranged the meeting in Baiyulan Star for the delivery beforehand.

In less than twenty minutes, fire crystalstone cores worth five hundred billion were delivered to Baiyulan Star.

After successfully completing the transaction, Lin Zhen sat down on the riverbank and immediately began absorbing the energy.

The illusory image of the Black Hole Beast appeared in the air, looking incredibly terrifying from afar. A huge black hole, like a whirlpool, devoured all the core energy of the fire crystalstones.

The whole process lasted for ten minutes.

After ten minutes, Lin Zhen opened his eyes.

He stretched out a finger and flicked it lightly, creating a jumping azure flame at his fingertip!

At this moment, he felt somewhat choked up.

It had not been easy for him. Starting from the Chaotic Star River, it had been a full eight years. For eight years, Lin Zhen had been striving for this goal. It wasn’t until today that he finally possessed the azure flame!

This flame’s intensity had already surpassed that of Little Phoenix, making it powerful enough to bring her back through rebirth.

“It’s almost time to return to the Chaotic Star River.”

After upgrading the flame, Lin Zhen stood up, prepared to take out his spaceship and leave Baiyulan Star, pass through the wormhole back to the Kirin Holy Star, and then return to the Chaotic Star River.

However, just as he stood up, Chris suddenly alerted, “Master, the wormhole to the Kirin Holy Star has been blocked, and Baiyulan Star has been placed under martial law. News has already spread within the Dimensional Universe!”

“Oh! Martial law? How are they enforcing it?”

“Starting from the surface, the entire space within 200,000 kilometers has been monitored. Someone is coming to besiege Baiyulan Star and is currently searching for someone!”

“Master! The monitoring has already been activated. Through the radar system of my spaceship, I can see that the space outside has been completely locked down!”

Lin Zhen hurriedly checked the radar system of his spaceship and indeed found that the periphery of Baiyulan Star was densely filled with starship battleships.

Spaceships traveling at the speed of light require space to accelerate and cannot enter a parallel universe instantly.

This normally required a distance of one million kilometers, but now the blockade at 200,000 kilometers was undoubtedly meant to prevent any light-speed spaceships from leaving Baiyulan Star.

A space lockdown meant that if any spaceships were to try to accelerate along the surface of the planet, they would be detected in outer space and attacked. So essentially, Lin Zhen’s light-speed spaceship was now useless.

As for Planetary Instantaneous Movement, Lin Zhen’s maximum teleportation distance was only just over 100,000 kilometers. Even then, the first landing point would be discovered immediately, drawing enemy fire.

If the enemy’s firepower was attracted and a second teleportation couldn’t be executed, their advanced Martial Artists would swarm up, surrounding and killing Lin Zhen on the spot.

“How did this happen? They must be targeting me.”

Lin Zhen was momentarily stunned but soon realized that the situation was grim.

Previously, when the Five Ghosts’ spaceship didn’t follow, Lin Zhen thought that they had run out of energy blocks and went to replenish them at the Mingyue Star. But now, it seemed that this was a cunning scheme deliberately carried out by the enemy.

They must have seen through Lin Zhen’s tactics and pretended to be out of energy so he would fly ahead, unaware of their pursuit. Since they had locked onto Lin Zhen’s location, it was only normal for him not to know of their arrival.

Baiyulan Star, however, was the perfect ambush spot due to the wormhole. The enemy could arrive from the Kirin Holy Star and surround Baiyulan Star quickly while Lin Zhen was caught off guard, making him trapped like a turtle in a jar.

Forcing himself to remain calm, Lin Zhen realized that he had been too careless. He hadn’t expected the enemy to be so cunning as to devise such a scheme. Undoubtedly, among those besieging Baiyulan Star were other members of the seven major Evil Stars.

If all seven of the evil stars come, Lin Zhen’s current strength would absolutely be unable to resist.

“It seems I can’t leave Baiyulan Star for now. No, I must think of a solution quickly. I cannot let them find me. At the very least, I should be able to hide first.”

Lin Zhen’s mind quickly searched for a solution to the current problem.

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“Hahaha! Ying Huo, your mind works well. With one small plan, we’ve deceived Lin Zhen. Now, he’s completely trapped on Baiyulan Star with no way out!”

Five Ghosts laughed heartily; at this moment, his mood was very pleasant. He had completely trapped Lin Zhen on Baiyulan Star, getting rid of the irritation of being led around like a dog for more than a month.

Ying Huo, too, was smiling: “It was very simple. When Lin Zhen played with us for half a month, I knew what trick he was up to. He just wanted to see when our spaceship would run out of energy. I had already chosen this place and waited for him to come to this starry sky. As long as we kept our position just right, his only destination would be Baiyulan Star.”

“There is a wormhole here. Our people from the Kirin Holy Star can directly encircle the area. Let’s see how he uses his long-distance instantaneous movement, or how he lets the spaceship enter a parallel universe!”

“You indeed deserve the most credit this time. However, let’s wait a little longer. Ji Du will arrive soon. This time, except for our big boss Luo Gou, the other six of the Seven Evil Stars are all here. We will not give Lin Zhen even the slightest chance.”

“That’s right. He has nowhere to go now. Catching him is not urgent at this moment. Ji Du will be here in a few hours, and that’s when everything will be foolproof.”

The spaceships were distributed throughout the starry sky, with Seven Kills, Po Jun, and Yue Bei, among the seven evil stars, having already arrived. Coupled with the two, Five Ghosts, they surrounded Baiyulan Star, waiting for Ji Du to arrive to capture Lin Zhen.

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“There’s a solution!”

Lin Zhen, who had been immersed in deep thought by the river for a long time, suddenly thought of a question.

Morphing Skill!

The Morphing Skill is a rare book, perhaps even suitable for a low-level martial artist to use.

The book’s only purpose is to use Star Power for transformation, allowing martial artists to change their shapes.

For example, becoming a stone, a plant, a small animal, and even another person.

In short, this technique relies on Star Power as camouflage. If the other party’s Star Power sweeps through and is more than one-third greater than yours, your transformation will be unmasked and instantly recognized by the other party.

And this one-third applies only if you transform into a simple object. If you change into a person, someone with similar strength to you will easily see through you.

However, the Morphing Skill has a benefit. When stationary, it can minimize the exposure of one’s aura, making it very difficult for others to find if they have any tracking methods.

Lin Zhen had known of this Morphing Skill from his previous life. But because of its low practicality, very few advanced martial artists would learn it.

Strong individuals don’t need transformations, while weak ones can easily be discovered when transformed.

However, today, this skill seems to be able to save Lin Zhen’s life.

Although the wormhole was blocked, the delivery spaceships of the Dimensional Universe Company were not. The Dimensional Universe Company wouldn’t get involved in martial artist disputes and could still deliver goods.

“I hope they won’t attack me for the time being, giving me some time to get this book. With this book at hand, I may be able to hide here.”

The Morphing Skill book was neither difficult to find nor expensive, costing one Kirin Coin which was even less than the delivery fee. Lin Zhen found the book and immediately purchased it, asking the other party to expedite shipment.

After adding the corresponding fee, the other party shipped the item.

Lin Zhen didn’t go anywhere. The other party knew his location, and it was useless to run now. He simply waited on the beach for the arrival of the Dimensional Universe Company individuals.

An hour later, the delivery arrived and the enemies in the sky hadn’t attacked, making Lin Zhen breathe a sigh of relief.

The book was a thin booklet with simple content. For the current Lin Zhen, learning it was not difficult.

In a short while, Lin Zhen had mastered the method of Morphing Skill.

The simpler the object, the more difficult it was to transform and the better the effect of concealing Star Power.

“At this moment, they are 200,000 kilometers above space. Although they know my position, this shouldn’t be the best distance. As long as I transform into a small object and quickly leave this place, maybe it will be difficult for them to pinpoint my location.”

Having considered it, Lin Zhen squatted on the ground and his body suddenly shrank rapidly, turning into a swallow.

Swallows are known for their fast flying speed. Not only are they found on Earth, but also on Baiyulan Star. Lin Zhen turned into a swallow, flapped his wings twice, and then followed the river at a low altitude, swiftly flying through the landscape.

Passing through flowers and trees, through forests and swamps, Lin Zhen had become one with the natural environment at this moment.

As for the tracking mark Ying Huo placed on Lin Zhen’s body, as Lin Zhen shrank in size, the signal began to weaken more and more.