Age of Evolution

Chapter 652: 654: Breakthrough to the Domain King! (Fourth Update)

Chapter 652: Chapter 654: Breakthrough to the Domain King! (Fourth Update)

“Elder Lin Zhen, I have some good news for you. We have received all the bones of the Violent Ape!”

Fu Ruoya’s voice rang out, invigorating Lin Zhen’s spirits.

After giving Nalan Chenxi thirty billion, Lin Zhen had been hoping to acquire the bones while he was making elixirs every day. Now, he finally obtained the fifth kind of bone.

After retrieving the Violent ape’s bones from Fu Ruoya, Lin Zhen was only missing two types of bones.

One is the bone of the Kirin, and the other is the bone of the Phoenix.

“If I can unseal the Bone Etching Divine Needle within three years, then I will have strong competitiveness on the Divine Punishment Star. An avatar with 4.5 million Star Power can already crush most of the World Kings.”

Lin Zhen was silently calculating the time. There were still two years and seven months left before the opening of Divine Punishment Star.

In another month or so, he could almost take Juyuan powder again to advance to the World King.

In addition to alchemy, Lin Zhen did not rest during this period. While his avatar was alchemizing potions, his main body was continually cultivating in the Dimensional Universe.

There were no challenges left at the Star System Stage. Every day, Lin Zhen was in the arena fighting simulated opponents.

Another place that incurred huge costs.

“Chris, is there anything that needs to be improved in my training plan now?”

“Master, the training plan I developed for you is the most reasonable one. It guarantees that every second of your time is utilized. Five hours a day for practicing the Star Fall Five Skill, five hours for practicing the Taiyuan Sword Skill, five hours for dissolving medicinal properties to cultivate Star Power, and yet another five hours for cultivating Spiritual Power. Every five hours, you have an hour of relaxation.”

“About how much does it cost a day?”

“The realistic terrain of the arena, ten hours of usage a day, it’s thirty million per day.”

Lin Zhen nodded. The cultivation of a Martial Artist could not be separated from money. The Dimensional Universe was the perfect place for improvement, especially the Star Fall Five Skill and the Taiyuan Sword Skill. Every single day, as long as he spent money, he could battle with various different martial artists, which was highly beneficial for cultivation.

“Master, according to the plan I set for you, you will need approximately 630 days to master the fourth technique, Grand Void, of the Taiyuan Sword Skill, and 520 days to master Planet Fall. With these two martial arts, your competitive strength on the Divine Punishment Star will greatly increase. Even if you are a Domain King, you can still fight with World Kings, and the time till you enter the Realm of the Domain King is very short, about another thirty-six days.”

“Alright, then we follow the plan exactly!”

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While Lin Zhen was deeply engrossed in his cultivation, Liang Chen had already turned up some leads in Xianle County.

In order to uncover Lin Zhen’s true actions when he fought against Gu Yunting, Liang Chen had been reconstructing the Tengtian Tower, where the fight had taken place.

Following the analyses of the intelligent system, Liang Chen was gradually getting closer to the truth of the matter.

“Originally, Lin Zhen burst in from this window, and the wall of the window frame was completely blown up by his first punch.”

Standing by the window where Lin Zhen had once performed Satellite Fall, Liang Chen replayed the scene of Lin Zhen charging in from the sky.

“Then, Gu Yunting took out his sword in this position….”

“They met! Gu Yunting was defeated….”

“From the remaining ruins of the building, it can be seen that the power of Lin Zhen’s attack should have originated from an ancient secret technique he purchased.”

Following the video footage and information he later received, Liang Chen had already guessed a lot of things.

“After that, when Lu Yang arrived, Lin Zhen revealed the identity of the Purple Gold Divine Clan. This implies that Lin Zhen might actually not have been Lin Zhen anymore, but rather a completely different person.”

With this guess in his mind, Liang Chen took out the investigation results from not long ago.

“Based on some clues I bought at a high price, Hua Hua Taisui used to live in a remote area in Xianle County, completely blending in with the common people, and Lin Zhen went there during that time.”

“Later on, Hua Hua Taisui disappeared, and the one who continued living was Lin Zhen, their family’s former servant. I have investigated them too and confirmed the traces of Lin Zhen being there.”

“This way, we can easily come to a conclusion. Lin Zhen, for some reason, went to find Hua Hua Taisui. Among them, one has already died, and the one who died was even made into an avatar.”

In Liang Chen’s mind, he felt that he already had the answer, that is, the person who died was Lin Zhen, and the one who survived was Hua Hua Taisui.

In order to obtain this piece of evidence, he had traveled tirelessly for half a year, searching for everyone who knew about it at that time, including Lu Yang, the people from Tengtian Tower, the people from the Alchemist Guild, and even some common people who were once hired by Hua Hua Taisui, forming a complete chain of evidence.

Buoyed up by confidence that he had already completely uncovered the truth, Liang Chen had no need to stay here any longer.

“It can end now, Lin Zhen. Your disguised identity will soon be unmasked by me. You’re not Lin Zhen at all but are instead the notorious scoundrel, Hua Hua Taisui, the person my parents want to kill the most!”

“I’m very clear about your objective. Borrowing the identity of Lin Zhen’s avatar to infiltrate the Alchemist Guild and then treating and neutralizing the Ice Soul God Needle from my mother must be what you’re after!”

“Do you think possessing the identity of an Alchemist can protect your safety? You’re gravely mistaken. Even if you become an Alchemist, my parents will still have a way to deal with you!”

However, Liang Chen didn’t plan to tell his father about this news. Instead, he planned to tell Ning Qingxuan.

Carrying this enormous secret, Liang Chen set foot on his journey home.

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Before Liang Chen returned to Nan Liang, an old man appeared at the gate of the Alchemist Guild.

He looked worn and ragged, it was clear that he had been through a lot.

However, his presence was enough to make the surrounding people retreat, for this man was a World King, a World King at the Peak of Level Nine!

Ke Jianglong~!

The life of Ke Jianglong in the Original World was rather tragic. After coming out from under the Heavenly Gate, he returned to the Original World, but, because of matters involving Lin Zhen, he had no place in the Kirin Clan anymore.

Even though he is a powerful World King, he is not freely domineering in the Original World as he is in the New World. Every time he saw the Longevity Temple, Ke Jianglong had to make a detour because he dared not offend the Longevity Warriors.

He knew that the disaster of the Heavenly Gate had basically cut off his hopes of advancing to Longevity, as he could not resolve the knot in his heart.

He was already over nine thousand years old, if there was any chance left of him advancing to Longevity, it was killing Lin Zhen and getting rid of the resentment in his heart. Maybe then, he would have a glimmer of life.

Under the guidance of Elder Qin, he went to Xianle County to hunt down Lin Zhen, but unfortunately, he didn’t even catch a glimpse of him. Lin Zhen escaped like a rabbit, leaving no trace.

The other two World Kings sent by Gu Yunting had already retreated, only Ke Jianglong kept searching for Lin Zhen’s whereabouts persistently.

He didn’t have the privilege like Liang Chen to inquire about Lin Zhen’s information, all he could do is to persistently search using the faint clues from the transport array, and walking countless winding paths. After almost five to six months of investigation, he finally found this place.

Only when he arrived here did he find out that Lin Zhen had actually become the Great Elder of the Alchemist Guild.

“Lin Zhen! You’ve made my life miserable, I can’t even go back to the Kirin Clan anymore, and you want to live comfortably here? Dream on!”

“Although I don’t know how you became the Great Elder, I don’t believe you will never leave the house. I’ve found out you have another residence here. The moment you return home will be the moment of your demise!”

After observing the routine of the Alchemist Guild for a few days, Ke Jianglong finally locked unto Lin Zhen’s external residence.

He disguised himself as a small vendor, concealed his aura, and staked out at the door of Lin Zhen’s house every day, waiting for Lin Zhen to come home, like a cat waiting to pounce on a mouse.

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At this moment, Lin Zhen was training in the arena.

In front of him was a World King level one opponent, with a Star Power reaching 1.4 million!

Lin Zhen’s main body was fighting the World King.

Holding the Phantom Light Sword in one hand, Lin Zhen’s sword qi surged like a rainbow, raging back and forth!

The third move of the Taiyuan Sword Skill, Great Beginning!

After a few rounds of battle, Lin Zhen, who was at a disadvantage, suddenly unleashed his latest understanding.

The Taiyuan Sword Skill, worthy of being called an ancient secret, once the Great Beginning Sword Skill was released it was like the first ray of light bursting between the heavens and earth, directly destroying the sword qi of the opposing World King!

Boom~!

Two sword qis collided, the World King was sent flying backwards, his chest shattered, soon dissolving into light and vanishing.

“Phew~! It’s still a bit strenuous. With this sword skill, I can defeat a World King whose Star Power has reached 1.4 million, but that’s the limit.”

Lin Zhen retreated from the Dimensional Universe and started to adjust his state.

“This level is still not enough. When entering the Divine Punishment Star, my avatar is my trump card, which should not be used lightly. The most common battles still need to be completed by my main body.”

“No matter how hard I train at the Star System Stage, due to my realm limitation I cannot achieve much. If I really want to compete with the other genius martial artists from the Divine Punishment Star and Original World, I must advance to the Star Domain Stage!”

“A Domain King, even in the Original World, holds a certain status, especially the powerful ones, who can even match World Kings. My goal is to be a Domain King who can defeat most World Kings!”

After adjusting his breathing a few times, Lin Zhen felt that his current state had almost reached its best.

Particularly, the effects of the elixir he had taken last time had completely disappeared at this moment.

That is to say, he was already fully equipped to consume another medicine.

“It’s time for me to break through. Better today than tomorrow. Let’s do it tonight.”

Lin Zhen looked around, breaking through in the Alchemist Guild was certainly safer, but causing a ruckus here would inevitably attract the attention of others, which Lin Zhen didn’t want.

He had another courtyard which he had bought earlier but never used. Now, it came in handy.

After preparing all the elixirs needed for the breakthrough, Lin Zhen left the courtyard of the Alchemist Guild.

He returned to his own courtyard, ready to break through to the Domain King!