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Chapter 92: Chi Kun, the Star Master
Chapter 92: Chi Kun, the Star Master
"The Soul-Calming Bell!"
Lin Yuan picked up the small black bell and examined it carefully.
Out of the fifty prizes offered in this tournament, the Soul-Calming Bell was the most valuable.
Defensive weapons against soul-based attacks were extremely rare, and the Soul-Calming Bell, being a fourth-rank artifact, was almost a sure counter to fourth-rank soul illusion-type Evolvers.
Lin Yuan stroked the small black bell, infusing it with his soul power and beginning the refinement process.
In less than a moment— The Soul-Calming Bell disappeared and manifested in his sea of consciousness.
"Excellent."
Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
Among the various evolutionary paths, the soul illusion path was the most unpredictable and its offensive means were extremely difficult to guard against.
Especially soul attacks, which ignored physical defenses and targeted the soul directly.
Without soul-based defensive weapons or secret techniques to protect the soul, one could only endure soul attacks head-on.
Endure and live. Fail to endure and perish.
With the Soul-Calming Bell, Lin Yuan felt a significant boost in his sense of security.
Although the martial arts evolutionary path did offer means to defend against soul attacks, having the additional protection of the Soul-Calming Bell was undoubtedly beneficial.
Furthermore, Lin Yuan had chosen the Soul-Calming Bell specifically to complement the 'Life Fruit'.
Should there ever come a day when Lin Yuan's physical body was shattered, leaving only his soul protected by the Soul-Calming Bell, consuming the Life Fruit would allow him to rapidly restore his body with its abundant vitality, essentially granting him a second life.
With this thought, Lin Yuan turned his attention to another item.
It was a wooden box, and inside it lay the Life Fruit.
Lin Yuan picked up the box and gently opened it.
In an instant, a terrifying life force spread throughout the room.
A rich, intoxicating fragrance filled the air, and all of it emanated from the green, fist-sized fruit within the box.
"I really want to eat it all."
Lin Yuan swallowed, his instincts telling him that consuming this Life Fruit would greatly benefit him.
But that was just his instinct.
According to the description of the Life Fruit, after consuming it, one's body would be enveloped by countless life energies, surrounding every cell.
During this period, any injuries sustained would be healed at a frightening rate.
However, this would only last for a short while, and once the effect of the Life Fruit disappeared, everything would return to its original state.
Pa! Lin Yuan closed the wooden box.
Leaving the Life Fruit exposed to the air would cause its life force to dissipate at a certain rate.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan scanned his surroundings.
The rich fragrance that had filled the room when he opened the box was a manifestation of the life force within.
"I'll absorb it."
Lin Yuan took a deep breath, drawing in all the air from every direction, including the fragrance from the Life Fruit, into his chest.
Then, he absorbed all the fragrance, and the faint life force that lingered gave Lin Yuan a feeling of being intoxicated.
After savoring the sensation for a while, Lin Yuan put away the wooden box.
"Soul-Nurturing Jade."
Lin Yuan picked up the third item.
It was a jade pendant that was almost transparent. When touched to the skin, a slight energy would merge with his own, slowly nurturing his soul in an incessant flow.
Although the process was extremely slow, its advantage was that it was continuous. As long as Lin Yuan was alive, this effect would not disappear, and even when he advanced to the fifth rank in the future, the effect would only become weaker, never disappearing entirely.
"What a treasure."
Lin Yuan kept the Soul-Nurturing Jade close to his body.
"Nine Li Liquid."
Lin Yuan turned his attention to the last item.
The Nine Li Liquid originated from a desolate planet called Nine Li. When the Cosmic Human Alliance conquered this planet, they discovered that the native lifeforms had created a 'Nine Li Holy Water' through a certain sacrificial method, which had a beneficial effect on physical bodies.
Later, based on improvements made by the great scholars of the Human Alliance, the Nine Li Liquid was born.
Compared to the Nine Li Holy Water, the Nine Li Liquid was much more potent and had little to no side effects.
Lin Yuan picked up the Nine Li Liquid.
It was a test tube containing a faint silver liquid that looked beautiful and dazzling.
"A Nine Li Liquid worth fifty billion and limited in purchase? Only citizens of the third rank and above are eligible to buy it?"
Lin Yuan examined it carefully.
The most expensive item he had purchased before was the 'Red Fruit', which was worth seven hundred million each.
A single portion of Nine Li Liquid could buy seven Red Fruits.
"The correct way to use the Nine Li Liquid is not to swallow it directly or to refine it."
"But to dilute it and soak one's body in it."
Lin Yuan came to the bath and adjusted the water level to two-thirds full before undressing and stepping into the bath.
"It is said that using the Nine Li Liquid can be very painful, and in the past, not everyone on that desolate planet could withstand the baptism of the 'Nine Li Holy Water'."
Lin Yuan opened the test tube and slowly poured the silver liquid into the bath.
Almost instantly— Lin Yuan felt his skin beginning to heat up.
"Is it working?"
Lin Yuan quickly emptied the rest of the Nine Li Liquid into the bath.
Then, he closed his eyes and slowly began to experience the changes in his body.
First came the heat.
From his skin, to his flesh, organs, and finally, his bones.
The temperature continued to rise as it penetrated deeper.
Lin Yuan's expression remained calm; this level of pain was insignificant to him.
To others, Lin Yuan appeared to be a genius Evolver in his twenties.
However, in reality, Lin Yuan had lived through three lifetimes, and his total age added up to over two hundred years.
Although this was still far from the average age of a fourth-rank Evolver, adapting to the pain of the Nine Li Liquid was effortless for him.
Hiss… As the Nine Li Liquid was absorbed into his body—
Lin Yuan's physique continued to strengthen.
Thin, black stains began to appear on the surface of his skin.
Originally, Lin Yuan had practiced a transformation technique from 'Loulan He', which had already transformed his entire body.
But now, as the effects of the Nine Li Liquid continued to penetrate, his body underwent another transformation.
Half a day later— Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
"My physical body…"
Lin Yuan felt the astonishing power within his body. "It's at least three to five percent stronger than before using the Nine Li Liquid."
The physical body was the foundation of everything, and a strong body nurtured a strong soul.
"It's a pity that the Nine Li Liquid is only effective the first time it is used."
After feeling the effects for a moment, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a hint of regret flashing across his face.
In fact, not only the Nine Li Liquid, but most treasures that could greatly enhance the physical body or soul had restrictions, and it was normal for them to only be effective the first time they were used.
Virtual World.
Sparring Zone.
This area was specifically designed for Evolvers to spar and exchange techniques.
"I can't take it anymore!"
Fang Qing's voice trembled as he flew backwards, spewing mouthfuls of blood.
If this had happened in the real world, Fang Qing would have been severely injured and would need several months to recover.
"Brother Lin, your strength is too overwhelming. Even if you suppress your level to the third rank, I still can't beat you."
Fang Qing's injuries healed rapidly as he spoke bitterly.
"It's nothing. Come at me a few more times."
Lin Yuan smiled faintly.
The reason he sparred with Fang Qing was entirely because the other party took the initiative to come to him.
Not long after moving to the Central Continent estate, Fang Qing, who had also relocated, took the initiative to approach him.
Fang Qing's estate was located several dozen miles away from Lin Yuan's, making them neighbors.
After a few visits, the two became acquainted and often sparred in the virtual world.
Lin Yuan was naturally delighted about this, as Fang Qing's cultivation of the 'Ancient God' evolutionary path was a transcendent sixth-tier evolutionary path.
During the previous tournament, although Lin Yuan had gained some insight, he was restricted by the time limit of the match and could only rush to a close in the end.
Now that Fang Qing had taken the initiative to come to him, Lin Yuan had no reason to turn him away.
Every time he fought with Fang Qing, Lin Yuan was able to gain something from his opponent.
Of course, Fang Qing had no idea about this. Not only him, but even his intelligent life form, the white-bearded old man, would never have imagined that Lin Yuan's comprehension ability was so terrifying that he could almost master his opponent's techniques after just a few bouts.
He thought that Lin Yuan was just a very enthusiastic Evolver who willingly acted as Fang Qing's sparring partner.
"Alright."
Fang Qing seemed to think of something, and immediately felt a surge of motivation as he charged at Lin Yuan once again.
As he rushed forward, a vague 'Ancient God' shadow appeared behind Fang Qing, mirroring his movements.
"Ancient God."
Lin Yuan looked at the shadow behind Fang Qing, his expression turning slightly solemn.
After so many bouts, Lin Yuan had realized that the so-called 'Ancient God' was also a powerful being.
This being was so powerful that it had imprinted its life mark on the world's rules.
As a result, no matter what creature followed the cultivation method it left behind, they would be able to summon the power of the lingering world.
Of course, in order to summon the 'Ancient God' shadow, one must bear a certain degree of similarity to the corresponding ancient god.
This threshold seemed low, but it was extremely difficult to achieve. The ancient gods were such formidable entities that to attain a certain degree of similarity with them, there might not be a single one among billions of beings.
Boom.
The 'Ancient God' shadow behind Fang Qing raised its right fist, about to strike down.
However, it was stopped by Lin Yuan, who lifted his hand to hold it, and then casually crushed it into dust.
"Ah?"
Fang Qing spat out blood once again and flew backward.
"That's enough, that's enough."
Fang Qing was almost in tears.
The white-bearded old man had once told him that only by constantly fighting against opponents could he eventually defeat them.
With this idea in mind, Fang Qing took the initiative to find Lin Yuan, wanting to test himself.
But now he saw that he couldn't win, no matter what.
Even when Lin Yuan took pity on him and voluntarily suppressed his strength to the third tier, Fang Qing still couldn't beat him.
The two were simply not on the same level.
"Go back and rest for a while."
"Come again tomorrow."
Lin Yuan had a sudden realization.
Through constant contact with that 'Ancient God' shadow, Lin Yuan had a vague understanding of the nature of the evolutionary path that transcended the sixth tier and how it differed from other evolutionary paths.
This was very important.
Even though Lin Yuan was only at the fourth tier at the moment, as the founder of a new evolutionary path, he needed a broader perspective to determine his next direction.
Other Evolvers only needed to cultivate according to a complete evolutionary path and did not need to concern themselves with such matters.
But Lin Yuan was different; he needed to determine his next step.
"Rules."
"It's still about rules."
"My direction is correct."
"As for why the evolutionary path's limit potential still falls short of the seventh tier, it's because my understanding of the rules is too shallow."
Lin Yuan pondered silently.
The rules of the main world were vast, and the essence of the rules that Lin Yuan had comprehended in the Godly Soldier World were insignificant in the face of the main world.
On the other hand.
Fang Qing also returned to his personal space with a heavy heart.
"Teacher, do I really have a chance of defeating Brother Lin, even if we're talking about the distant future?" Fang Qing couldn't help but ask.
Whoosh.
A white-bearded old man appeared and sat on Fang Qing's shoulder.
The old man with the white beard was only palm-sized, but at that moment, his face showed a look of disbelief.
"Genius, I never thought that there would come a day when I would misjudge someone." The white-bearded old man muttered to himself, looking perplexed.
"Ah?" Fang Qing's face turned slightly red.
"You fool, I'm not talking about you." The white-bearded old man glanced at Fang Qing, "That Lin Yuan has actually touched the origin of the rules."
"Without the guidance of a transcendent sixth-tier evolutionary path, he has touched the origin of the rules. A genius like him might not appear even in an entire star domain." The white-bearded old man exclaimed.
During the tournament, when Lin Yuan and Fang Qing fought, Lin Yuan had used the Tai Chi Domain to crush his opponent.
So the white-bearded old man didn't realize that Lin Yuan was using his fourth-tier strength to bully a lower-tier opponent.
However, through the dozens of spars just now, especially when Lin Yuan suppressed his strength to the third tier, the white-bearded old man immediately realized that Lin Yuan had started to come into contact with the origin of the rules.
With such comprehension, the probability of Lin Yuan advancing to the sixth tier in the future was at least 50%, and even higher than that of Fang Qing, who possessed the Ancient God evolutionary path.
"Ah?" Fang Qing looked bewildered.
"You shouldn't think about defeating Lin Yuan. It's unrealistic, unless some great opportunity presents itself in the future..." The white-bearded old man sighed, "With normal development, you don't have that hope."
The white-bearded old man fell into deep thought, looking at Fang Qing and then recalling Lin Yuan. He couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.
"Okay." Fang Qing shrunk his neck, feeling a little afraid to look directly at the white-bearded old man.
He had a feeling that if it weren't for the fact that the heir couldn't be changed, the white-bearded old man would probably be thinking about how to replace him with Lin Yuan.
In the depths of the starry sky.
A huge creature was wandering. Its body was crimson, and its size was dozens of times larger than that of Canglan Star.
"Where am I? I'm going to take a nap."
Just then, the huge creature opened its eyes, and its eye alone was almost as big as half a planet.
Whoosh.
The huge creature changed its form, suddenly shrinking in size.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a two-meter-tall old man.
He wore a red robe and stood in the starry sky, exuding an energy that was almost like a star.
"Chi Kun, the Star Master, it's time for you to return."
At that moment, a solemn and cold voice resounded.
"Wisdom Goddess."
The old man in the red robe, Chi Kun, stretched lazily.
"That's right."
"The tournament should be coming to an end soon."
Chi Kun's heart stirred as he connected to the virtual world.
"Last time I chose the Nolan Galaxy, this time let's pick the Morning Star Galaxy. I want to see what geniuses this tournament has produced."
Chi Kun muttered to himself as he watched the matches.
With every moment, nearly a hundred million matches flashed by.
Suddenly.
The match footage paused.
Chi Kun's eyebrows furrowed.
"Oh?"
...
(End of Chapter)
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