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Chapter 241: The Quintessence God Crystal
Chapter 241: The Quintessence God Crystal
A few days ago, when Wugama Nong introduced the Life Extending Fruit, he mentioned that its primary effect was to enhance the vitality and regenerative capabilities of one's body, which would indirectly improve overall physical attributes. This was a rare treasure among Fourth Tier artifacts, as few could directly enhance physical qualities without any adverse side effects.
Vitality, for instance, would lead to improved limb regeneration and survival abilities.
Now, having personally used it, Li Yuan could confirm that Wugama Nong's words were not exaggerated.
"My strength has increased from 80,000 kilograms to 180,000 kilograms, a rise from level 20 to level 22," Li Yuan thought to himself. "And my overall level has gone from 22.2 to 23.7, which means my strength has increased by nearly 90,000 kilograms."
The higher one's Life Tier, the more astonishing the power gap became.
"In just a few days," Li Yuan continued, "my physical attributes have increased several times over. My strength has more than just multiplied tenfold!"
Even with the same physical attributes, the combat power unleashed by different individuals could vary greatly.
This trip to the Inner Realm marked a significant transformation for Li Yuan.
"Now, if I were to encounter Wan Shu in a life-or-death battle, I'd estimate I could defeat him in about thirty moves," Li Yuan mused, shaking his head slightly. "But Wan Shu is my senior, so I shouldn't think like that."
Wan Qinghe, the Starfire Mountain Branch Hall Master, had once seemed incredibly powerful to Li Yuan over a year ago.
Unbeknownst to him, Wan Qinghe had truly been surpassed by Li Yuan.
"It's time to go," Li Yuan said as he glanced at the Divine Palace panel with his peripheral vision. "First, we'll find Alicia and Si Feng. But most importantly, we must strive to push my Spiritual Awakening Degree to 40%."
Li Yuan was only 1.1% away from reaching the 40% Spiritual Awakening Degree.
Logically, killing five or six more Second Rank Aliens would be enough to achieve this goal.
Once that was accomplished, Li Yuan could initiate the fourth Origin Power infusion, which he expected would further boost his physical attributes.
"Unfortunately," Li Yuan sighed, "it seems there aren't many Second Rank Aliens in this Inner Realm."
The Inner Realm had a maximum diameter of 500 kilometers.
According to the Flame Family's intelligence, there were two particularly special locations.
First was the numerous exits scattered throughout the Inner Realm, so many that it made one's scalp tingle. It was almost impossible to guard them all, which was why the Flame Family had been ambushed.
The second was the central Divine Remains, where the Flame Family had repeatedly sent their members to explore throughout history.
The Divine Remains held the greatest secret of the Inner Realm.
"According to the Flame Family, Lan Yue's disappearance likely means he entered the Divine Remains," Li Yuan said, not forgetting his initial purpose for entering the Inner Realm.
As they hurried along, Li Yuan also communicated with Kros and Alicia, getting an update on the current situation.
"Li Yuan, we can't find anyone," Alicia's voice carried a hint of confusion through the communicator. "In the first few hours of your closed-door cultivation, we could still find many members of the Moonward Divine Kingdom."
"We've killed quite a few enemies!"
"But in the last two hours, over three thousand First Stage Warriors have scattered throughout the Inner Realm, and we can't find a single trace of them. Not a single person."
"Even when I joined forces with Kros, Si Feng, and Bai Ya to search the Divine Remains, we couldn't find any sign of the Moonward Divine Kingdom's team," Alicia explained.
"No one? What about the Divine Kingdom expert who escaped from me earlier?" Li Yuan asked.
"We haven't encountered him again," Alicia replied.
Li Yuan fell into deep thought. According to previous intelligence, the Moonward Divine Kingdom's team had at least two more powerful experts.
One had escaped from Li Yuan's grasp.
The other had been stationed at the Divine Remains, where they had consecutively killed several of their Origin Martial Artists.
These two experts were likely stronger than Si Feng, Xiong Ze, and Kros.
Perhaps only Alicia could barely hold her own against one of them... Li Yuan could deduce Alicia's true strength from her battle with Lei Wu.
But now, they couldn't find a single one of them?
"Could it be that these Divine Kingdom experts, knowing they couldn't defeat me, have withdrawn from the Inner Realm?" Li Yuan wondered.
Li Yuan wasn't overly concerned. If the Moonward Divine Kingdom's team had left, it would be the best outcome, preventing further casualties on their side... As for the Spiritual Awakening Degree?
He could wait until they left the Inner Realm and find some Second Rank Aliens in the Second Tier Star Realm to achieve the same goal.
"Search!" Li Yuan commanded. "Alicia, order all First Stage Warriors to continue the search with all their might. I suspect they are hiding, waiting for reinforcements. Search thoroughly and ensure there are no members of the Moonward Divine Kingdom left in the Inner Realm."
"Even if they hide, they can't do so forever. Once we find their trail, report it immediately."
"Also, monitor all known exits," Li Yuan added.
"Understood," Alicia replied solemnly.
In truth, Li Yuan's orders were not much different from Wugama Nong's.
Thorough searches were necessary to confirm the situation.
"Oh, and Li Yuan," Alicia suddenly said, a hint of excitement in her voice. "We just received word from the team exploring the large Origin Crystal vein. They've almost pinpointed the core location... There might truly be a Fourth Tier treasure, the 'Quintessence God Crystal', here."
"The Quintessence God Crystal?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up.
Like the Earth God Crystal and Fire God Crystal, these are collectively referred to as 'Quintessence God Crystals'.
"Where?" Li Yuan asked immediately.
"About 30 kilometers away from the Divine Palace Ruins," Alicia said, "But to truly obtain the treasure, there might be some trouble."
"Trouble?" Li Yuan was puzzled.
"You'll see when you get there." Alicia communicated, "There's already an Origin Martial Artist... who's dead."
"Not killed by the Moonward Divine Kingdom's strong cultivators, but by the dangers of the Origin Crystal Vein itself."
"I'm on my way there with Si Feng right now," Alicia said.
"Good, I'll be there soon." Li Yuan's heart filled with caution.
This expedition into the Nexus Realm included a hundred Origin Martial Artists capable of directly breaking through... Although for Li Yuan, the strength of a 20th-level Origin Martial Artist was insignificant.
In reality, Origin Martial Artists possess Origin Power, capable of unleashing a punch with 100,000 kilograms of force and moving at speeds of over a hundred meters in a flash. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were almost superhuman, and it would be extremely difficult for ordinary natural dangers to kill them.
Boom!
Transforming into a stream of light, Li Yuan slightly altered his direction and headed towards the 'core location of the vein' that Alicia had mentioned.
...
As Li Yuan rushed towards the core of the vein.
About 300 kilometers away from him, there was a continuous Gobi Mountain Range with rugged rocks.
At the base of the mountain, there was an enormous cave with sparse lighting.
At this moment, Tie Mu Er, Lei Wu, and the black-cloaked short fat man were all waiting there, focused on survival.
With them were nearly twenty ordinary Origin Martial Artists and several First Stage Warriors.
Contract their power!
To avoid greater casualties.
Suddenly—
Faint footsteps echoed from a passage deep within the cave, as if an invisible pressure enveloped the entire cave.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Tie Mu Er, Lei Wu, and the others instantly turned their heads.
"He's here," Lei Wu said softly.
A few seconds later, they saw a figure in a fiery red robe enter the main cave. His face was pale, and his cheeks were slightly gaunt.
The most striking feature was his eyes, which were incredibly sharp.
As his piercing gaze swept over them, Tie Mu Er, Lei Wu, and the others felt a slight tremor in their hearts.
"Prince Mo Hu," Tie Mu Er, Lei Wu, and dozens of others saluted respectfully, their voices echoing in the cave.
In the Moonward Divine Kingdom, the status of Demigod-level geniuses was extremely high, equivalent to the pinnacle of Sky Ascendant-level existence.
For all below the Sky Ascendant-level, when meeting, they would address each other as 'Your Highness' as a sign of respect.
"I've already broken through," Prince Mo Hu said indifferently, "Now, I need you to tell me all the latest intelligence about the enemy."
"Yes."
"According to the information we've gathered so far about the Seven Star Civilization, there are at least five Sky Ascendant-level geniuses," Tie Mu Er said with great respect, "Perhaps there are others we haven't discovered, after all, with our limited numbers, it's impossible to encounter all the strong cultivators of the Seven Star Civilization."
"Hmm," Prince Mo Hu nodded slightly.
Sky Ascendant-level geniuses? Typically, those who can reach the fifth stage of skill in the first or early second stage of life are considered 'Sky Ascendant-level geniuses' in the Moonward Divine Kingdom.
"Of course, with Your Highness's strength, these people are not a concern. After all, they have just broken through, and their physical qualities seem to be below 21st-level," Tie Mu Er said, "The one truly worthy of caution is the suspected Demigod-level genius."
"Lei Wu, since you've fought him, you tell us," Tie Mu Er looked at Lei Wu.
"You fought him and survived?" Prince Mo Hu looked at Lei Wu with great interest.
"I ran for my life at the first opportunity, that's how I survived," Lei Wu said with a bitter smile.
"The suspected Demigod-level genius's physical qualities should be similar to mine, around 22.0 to 22.5-level," Lei Wu said.
"Average," Prince Mo Hu said indifferently, "The Seven Star Civilization is, after all, only a fourth-tier civilization. For such a top-tier genius to come and compete for the Divine Remains, they can't even provide good enough treasures."
Tie Mu Er and Lei Wu were both speechless. Like them, after breaking through, their physical qualities had quickly soared to 22nd-level, and they had also consumed precious treasures.
In their eyes, Ming Tian Marquis had paid a great price.
And he was still considered average?
Only someone of the Demigod-level genius status like 'Prince Mo Hu' could dare to say such words.
After all, he was capable of directly communicating with Demigods.
Even among the numerous geniuses of the Moonward Divine Kingdom, Prince Mo Hu was considered top-tier.
"His skill level should be close to the advanced fifth stage," Lei Wu said solemnly.
"Close to the advanced fifth stage?" A hint of surprise flashed in Prince Mo Hu's eyes, "Is it that high?"
"Yes."
"The key is that I suspect he possesses a Sky Ascendant-level soul, and his Mental Secret Art is extremely powerful," Lei Wu said gravely, "The combination of the two allowed him to defeat Dong Ming and Macka with a single encounter."
"A Sky Ascendant-level soul?" Prince Mo Hu's eyes finally turned serious.
Then, Prince Mo Hu revealed a smile, "This trip here is indeed interesting."
"A small Seven Star Civilization has actually produced such a Demigod-level genius, but his physical qualities are average, unable to fully utilize his skill level, so he's not a concern."
"Let's go." Prince Mo Hu headed straight out of the cave.
"Your Highness, what are we doing now?" Tie Mu Er quickly caught up.
"We're going to the ruins."
"If we encounter the Demigod-level genius from the Seven Star Civilization, we'll take care of him."
(End of Chapter)
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