Chapter 92 Red Kun Star Lord

"soul calming bell!"

Lin Yuan picked up the small black bell and examined it repeatedly.

Among the fifty prizes of this tournament, the soul calming bell was the most valuable.

Soul-type defensive weapons were already extremely rare, and the soul calming bell reached the fourth tier, making it practically a natural counter against fourth-tier Soul illusion-type Evolvers.

Lin Yuan stroked the small black bell, his thoughts slightly stirring as his Soul power fused into it, and he began to refine it.

In less than a moment,

the soul calming bell vanished and appeared within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Not bad, not bad."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Among the many evolution paths, Soul illusion-type evolution paths were the most bizarre and unpredictable, making their attack methods very difficult to guard against.

Especially Soul attacks, which ignored physical defense and targeted the Soul directly.

Without a Soul-type defensive weapon or secret techniques to guard the Soul,

facing Soul attacks, one could only endure them head-on.

Endure, and live.

Fail to endure, and die.

With this soul calming bell, Lin Yuan's sense of security increased significantly.

Although the Martial Dao Evolution Path inherently possessed methods to guard against the Soul,

having an extra soul calming bell to protect him was naturally a good thing.

Furthermore,

Lin Yuan chose the soul calming bell to be used in conjunction with the life fruit.

If one day Lin Yuan's Physical Body was shattered, leaving only his Soul protected by the soul calming bell,

taking the life fruit at that time, with its massive vital energy, could quickly restore Lin Yuan's Physical Body, which was equivalent to an extra life.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan cast his gaze toward another item.

That was a wooden box, and inside it was precisely the life fruit.

Lin Yuan picked up the wooden box and gently opened it.

In the blink of an eye, a terrifying vitality spread in all directions.

A fragrance so rich that it intoxicated people permeated the air, and all these changes originated from the emerald-green fruit inside the wooden box, which was the size of a baby's fist.

"I really want to swallow it in one bite."

Lin Yuan swallowed his saliva; his instinct told him that eating this life fruit would bring him great benefits.

But in reality, this was merely an instinct.

According to the description of the life fruit, for a period of time after consuming it, every cell in the body would be surrounded by countless amounts of life energy.

During this period, regardless of any injuries sustained, they would recover at a terrifying speed.

But it was limited to this period; afterwards, the effect of the life fruit would disappear, and everything would return to however it was supposed to be.

Snap!

Lin Yuan directly closed the wooden box.

Leaving the life fruit exposed to the air would cause its internal life force to dissipate at a certain rate.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan glanced around.

During the time he had just opened the wooden box, a rich fragrance lingered around, which was also a manifestation of life force.

"I inhale."

Lin Yuan took a deep breath. With his physique, all the air from all directions, including the fragrance from the life fruit, was completely drawn into his chest.

Then all the fragrance was completely absorbed, and a faint vitality lingered, giving Lin Yuan a feeling of floating on air.

Lin Yuan savored it for a moment before putting away the wooden box.

"Soul Nourishing Jade."

Lin Yuan picked up the third item.

This was a jade pendant, nearly transparent. When touched with the skin, a slight energy would blend in, nurturing his Soul at an extremely slow speed.

Although the speed was very slow, its advantage lay in being continuous. As long as Lin Yuan wore it day by day, this effect would not disappear, and even if Lin Yuan advanced to the fifth tier in the future, the effect would only continue to weaken.

"Good treasure."

Lin Yuan carried the Soul Nourishing Jade close to his body.

"nine li liquid."

Lin Yuan looked toward the last item.

Nine Li came from a certain barren planet. When the Cosmic Human Alliance conquered this planet, it discovered that the local creatures used a certain sacrificial method to produce nine li holy water, which had a good enhancement effect on the Physical Body.

Later, improved by certain great scholars of Human Civilization, the nine li liquid was ultimately born.

Compared to the nine li holy water, the effect of the nine li liquid was much stronger, and it had no side effects.

Lin Yuan picked up the nine li liquid.

This was a test tube filled with a pale silver liquid, looking very beautiful and brilliant.

"nine li liquid valued at five billion, and it's even purchase-restricted? Citizens below level three cannot purchase it?"

Lin Yuan examined it carefully.

Previously, the most expensive item he had purchased was only the Vermilion Fruit with a unit price of seven billion.

And a single portion of nine li liquid could buy seven portions of Vermilion Fruit.

"The correct method of using nine li liquid is neither direct ingestion nor refining."

"Instead, it is diluted and used to soak the entire body."

Lin Yuan came to the bathtub, filled the water level to two-thirds, and then stripped off his clothes and soaked in.

"It is said that when using nine li liquid, it will be very painful. Back on that barren planet, not just anyone could endure the baptism of the nine li holy water."

Lin Yuan opened the test tube and slowly poured the silver liquid inside into the bathtub.

Almost in the next second,

Lin Yuan felt his skin begin to heat up.

"It's taking effect?"

Lin Yuan immediately poured out the remaining nine li liquid.

Then he closed his eyes and began to slowly experience the changes in his body.

First was the scorching heat.

From the skin, to the flesh, to the internal organs, to the bones.

Progressing layer by layer, the temperature continuously rose.

Lin Yuan's expression was calm; this bit of pain was nothing at all to him.

To others, Lin Yuan was merely a Genius Evolver around twenty years old.

But in reality, Lin Yuan had gone through three lifetimes, living for a total of over two hundred years.

Although it was still far from matching the average age among fourth-tier Evolvers, adapting to the mere pain of nine li water was naturally a piece of cake.

Hiss, hiss.

With the continuous absorption of the nine li liquid,

Lin Yuan's physique was continuously improving.

Wisp by wisp of black stains began to appear along the surface of his skin.

Originally, the Physical Body transformation method that Lin Yuan cultivated from Lou Lanhe had already transformed his entire body once.

But now, the effect of the nine li liquid penetrated deeper, baptizing Lin Yuan's Physical Body once again.

Half a day later,

Lin Yuan opened his eyes.

"My Physical Body."

Lin Yuan felt the astonishing power inside his body, "It is at least thirty to fifty percent stronger than before using the nine li liquid."

The Physical Body was the Foundation of everything; a strong Physical Body would nurture a stronger Soul.

"Pity, nine li water is only useful upon first use."

Feeling it for a moment, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a look of regret flashing across his expression.

In fact, it wasn't just nine li water;

the vast majority of treasures capable of massively reinforcing the Physical Body or Soul had numerous restrictions, and it was completely normal for them to be effective only upon first use.

Virtual World.

Arena area.

This area was specially used for Evolvers to spar with one another.

"No way, no way."

Fang Qing's voice trembled, and his entire body flew backward, vomiting a large mouthful of fresh blood.

If it weren't in the Virtual World, if this scene were to happen in reality, Fang Qing would at least be heavily injured and would need to recuperate for several months to recover.

"Big Brother Lin, your strength is too strong. Even when suppressed to the third-tier level, I still can't beat you, I can't beat you."

The injuries on Fang Qing's body quickly recovered as he looked at Lin Yuan and said bitterly.

"It's fine, let's go a few more times."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly.

The reason he sparred with Fang Qing was entirely because the other party delivered himself to his doorstep.

Not long after moving to the Central Continent manor, Fang Qing, who had also moved over, actively came over.

The manor where Fang Qing lived was separated from Lin Yuan's manor by dozens of miles, making them neighbors.

Through some back and forth, the two became familiar with each other and frequently sparred in the Virtual World.

Naturally, Lin Yuan was more than willing to do so. The 'Ancient God' evolution path that Fang Qing cultivated was an evolution path surpassing the sixth tier.

During the earlier points match, although Lin Yuan comprehended it for a moment, due to the time limit of the match, he could only end it hastily in the end.

Now that Fang Qing had actively delivered himself over, how could Lin Yuan have any reason to push him away?

Every time he exchanged blows with Fang Qing, Lin Yuan could gain something from the other party.

Of course, Fang Qing was completely unaware of this, and not just Fang Qing, even that intelligent life form, the White-bearded old man,

would never have thought that Lin Yuan's Comprehension Ability could be so terrifying, capable of learning almost all of the opponent's background after just a few spars.

He probably thought Lin Yuan was a very enthusiastic Evolver who took the initiative to act as Fang Qing's sparring partner.

"Alright."

Fang Qing seemed to have thought of something, instantly surging with motivation as he charged toward Lin Yuan again.

As he charged, an 'Ancient God' phantom vaguely emerged, making the same movement behind Fang Qing.

"Ancient God."

Lin Yuan looked at the phantom behind Fang Qing, his expression turning slightly solemn.

Through so many exchanges, Lin Yuan had already realized that the so-called 'Ancient God' was also a certain powerful life form.

This kind of life was so powerful that it integrated its own life imprint into the rules of the world.

Consequently, no matter what creature it was, as long as they cultivated according to the cultivation method left behind by it, they could summon the power lingering within the heaven and earth.

Of course, to summon the 'Ancient God' phantom, one must have a certain degree of similarity with the corresponding Ancient God.

This threshold didn't look high, but it was extremely difficult to achieve. What kind of existence was an Ancient God? To achieve a certain degree of similarity with an Ancient God, one might not even appear out of hundreds of trillions of creatures.

Boom.

The 'Ancient God' phantom behind Fang Qing raised its right fist, about to smash down.

But it was suppressed by Lin Yuan raising his hand, and then with a gentle pinch, it turned into powder.

"Ah?"

Fang Qing once more vomited fresh blood and flew backward.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

Fang Qing was almost crying.

The White-bearded old man had once told him that only by continuously fighting opponents could one eventually defeat them.

Holding this thought, Fang Qing actively sought out Lin Yuan, wanting to give it a try.

The result was plain to see: he couldn't beat him, simply couldn't beat him.

Even when Lin Yuan saw that Fang Qing was pitiful and voluntarily stated that he would suppress his strength and fight Fang Qing at the third-tier Realm,

he still couldn't win.

The two were simply not on the same level.

"Go back and rest well for a while."

"Come again tomorrow."

Lin Yuan had a flash of insight in his heart.

Through continuous contact with that 'Ancient God' phantom,

Lin Yuan faintly understood what the essence of the evolution method surpassing the sixth tier was and how it differed from other evolution paths.

This aspect was very important.

Even though Lin Yuan was currently only at the fourth tier, as the founder who pioneered an evolution path, he needed a broader perspective to judge the direction ahead.

Other Evolvers only needed to Cultivate according to the complete evolution path; they didn't need to do this.

But Lin Yuan was different; he needed to determine where the next direction lay.

"Rules."

"Still rules."

"My direction is correct."

"As for why the ultimate potential of the evolution path still holds no hope for the seventh tier, it is because my comprehension of the rules is too shallow."

Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart.

The rules of the Main World were vast; the essence of the rules that Lin Yuan comprehended in the Divine Weapon World couldn't even be considered dust when compared to the Main World.

On the other side,

Fang Qing also returned to his personal space with a heavy heart.

"Teacher, do you think there's any possibility of me ever defeating Big Brother Lin? Even counting the incomparably distant future?"

Fang Qing couldn't help asking.

Swoosh.

A White-bearded old man appeared, sitting on Fang Qing's shoulder.

The White-bearded old man was only the size of a palm, yet at this moment, an expression of incredulity was revealed on his face.

"A Genius, I never expected that I would actually have a day when I misjudged someone."

The White-bearded old man muttered to himself in a low voice, finding it somewhat baffling.

"Ah?"

Fang Qing's face flushed slightly.

"Trash, I am not talking about you."

The White-bearded old man glanced at Fang Qing, "That Lin Yuan has actually touched upon the Origin rules."

"Without the guidance of an evolution path surpassing the sixth tier, he was actually able to touch upon the Origin rules. Such a Genius, even within a Star Domain, won't have many appear."

The White-bearded old man's tone was filled with exclamation.

During the points match of the tournament, when Lin Yuan fought Fang Qing, he used the Taiji Domain to suppress him.

Therefore, the White-bearded old man didn't notice it, only feeling that Lin Yuan was using his fourth-tier strength to bully the weak and crush him.

It was only through the dozens of spars just now, especially when Lin Yuan suppressed his strength to the third tier, that the White-bearded old man immediately saw that Lin Yuan had already begun to touch the Origin rules.

With such Comprehension Ability, the possibility of stepping into the sixth tier in the future was at least fifty percent, even greater than Fang Qing, who possessed the Ancient God evolution method.

"Ah?"

Fang Qing looked blank.

"Stop thinking about defeating Lin Yuan; that's unrealistic, unless there is some great Opportunity in the future…"

"With normal development, you have no such hope."

The White-bearded old man fell into thought. He glanced at Fang Qing, then thought of Lin Yuan from just now, suddenly feeling a bit exasperated at his failure to live up to expectations.

"Okay."

Fang Qing shrank his neck, somewhat not daring to look directly at the White-bearded old man.

He had a feeling that if it weren't impossible to replace his inheritor, the White-bearded old man would probably be thinking about how to replace him right now and go choose Lin Yuan instead.

Deep within the starry sky.

A behemoth was roaming around. Its entire body was crimson red, and its size was dozens of times that of Canglan Star.

"Woo, where is this? I just took a nap."

At this moment, the behemoth opened its eyes. Its eyes alone were comparable to more than half a planet.

Swoosh.

The behemoth's figure shifted, suddenly beginning to shrink.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the image of an old man over two meters tall.

He wore a red robe, standing tall in the starry sky, emanating energy fluctuations close to that of a star.

"Red Kun Star Lord, you should go back."

At that moment, a solemn and cold voice sounded.

"Goddess of Wisdom—"

The red-robed old man, who was none other than Red Kun Star Lord, stretched lazily at this moment.

"Right."

"The tournament should be almost over by now, right."

Red Kun Star Lord's heart stirred as he connected to the Virtual World.

"Last time I selected the Nolan Star System, this time I'll choose the Morning Dawn Star System. Let me take a look at what geniuses have been born in this tournament."

Red Kun Star Lord muttered to himself while watching.

Every instant, nearly a hundred million matches flashed past.

Suddenly,

the match footage stopped.

Red Kun Star Lord raised an eyebrow.

"Eh!"

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