Breaking Out of the Shell

The monster hordes on land and in the sky were easily defeated by the human counterattack, and in just over a month, the gloom overhead was almost completely swept away.

Humanity's reconstruction plan is also being implemented in an orderly manner.

Lin Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although this matter had become inevitable as his strength increased, he was still quite happy to see this day actually arrive.

He met up with his old friends, but now that his status was different, they naturally became distant.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. Lin Yan can only do his best and let the rest take its course.

Whether in terms of talent or status, the gap has widened considerably. No matter how hard they try, they can't even catch a glimpse of him. Lin Yan also spends more of his time cultivating, and the number of times they meet has decreased.

Chu Wei and Chen Lian have also gradually settled down and started families, becoming much more mature.

However, those friends are all of good character. They have shared hardships and friendships, so Lin Yan has given them exceptional training. Lin Yan also hopes that they can go further.

He also took this opportunity to return the Third-class Medal of Honor that he had kept to Jia Yan.

This was the medal his brother received for his first meritorious service before his death. Back in City No. 032, Lin Yan had promised to personally return it to him when those brilliant ideals were realized.

He did not break his promise.

It was also the first time he had ever seen that burly, broad-shouldered man shed tears.

Those who are willing to die for their ideals deserve a bright future.

December 27th.

At the end of the year, deep in the Pacific Ocean.

A small pile of deep red metal appeared out of thin air. A huge beast covered in black scales opened its mouth, and the seawater in the water was sucked into an abyss. The deep red metal was also enveloped and swallowed up.

A pile of Profound Iron Essence suddenly appeared on the metal continent inside the Golden Horn Beast's Inner World. It seemed to vaporize and turn into a dense golden mist. Its volume slowly shrank, and the surrounding golden mist became denser and denser. In about five minutes, the 92 tons of Profound Iron Essence completely disappeared.

"Boom..."

The metallic continent trembled.

A vast expanse of golden mist enveloped the entire continent, and a large amount of metallic mist rapidly solidified, becoming part of the continent and causing it to grow larger and larger.

I don't know how much time passed.

Stop everything!

The Golden Horn Beast's body size continued to increase rapidly until it stopped growing. At this point, its length had reached 420 meters!

"Haha, it's already at the Stellar level Tier 4." A hint of joy appeared in the Golden Horn Beast's huge dark golden eyes.

Babata, munching on an apple in his smart wrist space, said, "The growth of your Inner World is fastest in the first three stages. Normal evolution only takes a year and a half to complete. Under normal circumstances, you are currently at most at the Stellar level Tier 2."

"However, consuming 92 tons of B8-grade Profound Iron Essence every day accelerated this process, which is why you were able to break through to the Stellar level Tier 4 within a year."

"However, Luo Feng, your Profound Iron Essence is almost exhausted, so you won't be able to level up so quickly anymore."

Luo Feng also felt the pressure. His Inner World was like a bottomless pit. Lin Yan gave him 30,000 tons of B8 grade metal Profound Iron Essence, and in less than a year, he had almost consumed it all.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Luo Feng discovered that he had broken through to the Stellar level Tier 4, and his Inner World was growing further. His original Earthling Clone would have taken more than twenty days to gestate and be born, but now it had skipped that time and was about to be successfully conceived.

He was overjoyed.

5 hours later—

Above the metallic continent.

An oval-shaped egg is floating.

"Crack, crack." Cracks gradually appeared on the eggshell. After an arm emerged from the eggshell, it finally shattered, revealing a naked, muscular man with short black hair floating in the air.

"Hahahaha..." A strange light flashed in the man's eyes.

Brush!

Vanished into thin air, and at the same moment—BOOM!

The enormous Golden Horn Beast also vanished instantly from the depths of the Pacific Ocean and reappeared on the metal continent.

"Finally, finally it's back to normal." Luo Feng's eyes were filled with undisguised excitement.

He took out a set of clothes from the Space Ring he had prepared beforehand and put them on.

"Boom!"

Luo Feng stepped on the Dun Tian Suo and quickly broke through the seawater.

January 5th.

Tianjing Base City, Han Jin Pavilion.

Luo Feng landed on the Dun Tian Suo, and the East Sea Azure Dragon of the East Sea in the lake stared intently at him, radiating a dangerous aura.

It has now become King level monster, but on Earth now, King level monster are nothing special.

Lin Yan walked out of the main hall, and then it sank back into the lake.

"I thought you'd contact me later," Lin Yan said, looking at Luo Feng with a smile. "So, how are you feeling?"

He knew a few days ago that Luo Feng had returned, but he hadn't seen his parents and wife for a year, and his child was already several months old, so naturally he had to prioritize his family.

"This opportunity is truly invaluable; I must thank you very much," Luo Feng said sincerely.

Because he felt absolutely wonderful right now.

A year ago, he was just a Planetary level Tier 3 Mental Master, but now he is Stellar level Tier 4 Golden Horn Beast.

The Golden Horn Beast's rate of progress is truly terrifying.

Moreover, after transforming from his previous body into the current clone of the Golden Horn Beast, his Earthling body also benefited greatly.

Firstly, like the Golden Horn Beast, his vital parts are his Origin Core soul and Inner World. Even if his head is destroyed, he will not die. As long as there is energy, he can still grow it back.

Secondly, he originally had to cultivate his Mental Power slowly on his own, but now the Golden Horn Beast's level is too far below his own, and as long as the body can withstand it, the level of his mental power can be directly increased.

He is currently Planetary level Tier 4 martial artist, and his special ability is the "King Kong Body" of the Metal attribute. His physical strength is comparable to that of Planetary level Tier 5 martial artist, and he is strong enough to support Planetary level Tier 7 soul.

If it weren't for Lin Yan giving him this opportunity, he would at most be Planetary level Tier 5 martial artist and a fourth-level Mental Master.

With this gap clearly laid out before him, Luo Feng became increasingly aware of the importance of this opportunity.

This is far beyond anything that can be compared to the cultivation secrets of Yun Mo Star.

Lin Yan smiled, his words as gentle as a spring breeze. "We both come from Earth, so naturally we should help each other. This Golden Horn Beast is most compatible with you. If I can get what I want, I am naturally willing to help others achieve their goals."

"You don't need to feel indebted to me, just focus on your cultivation."

Luo Feng nodded slightly, but kept it to himself.

Lin Yan said, "Let's go inside and talk. Hong and Thunder God should be arriving soon."

They entered the reception room, and shortly after, two men, one dressed in black and the other in white, also entered.

Thunder God chuckled and punched Luo Feng in the chest, "Good lad, you've been in seclusion for a whole year without a word. How's it going?"

Luo Feng was somewhat smug. "Does Planetary level Tier 7 Mental Master count as an achievement?"

Thunder God's eyes widened. "You went from the third rank to the seventh rank in just one year?"

He knew that Luo Feng had only gone from the first to the third level in the past year, which was too big a gap. Cultivation is supposed to be easy at first and then difficult, how could it be like this?

Luo Feng laughed heartily.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Please sit down."

The two sat down. Lin Yan looked at them. These three people were the three strongest people on Earth besides himself, and also the three people with the most potential.

It can be said that there are only four people present on Earth who have the potential to become strong as soon as possible.

People like Jia Yi have relatively poor aptitude and comprehension. Lin Yan taught a few close friends and acquaintances the basic secret techniques of the Yun Mo lineage, which is enough for them to study for a long time. He will provide them with cultivation resources later, but their potential is ultimately insufficient.

This world is actually very demanding. Comprehension, opportunities, talent, resources, and secret techniques are all essential. If you lack even one of these, you will fall behind others. If you lack too many, you will have no potential to become a strong person at all.

There is absolutely no fertile ground for ordinary people or good-for-nothings.

Therefore, within his own capabilities, Lin Yan still hopes to provide them with more help. They are also Earthling, and they are all of good character, so they deserve Lin Yan's attention.

In the original work, the Peak Genius Battle Hong and Thunder God were eliminated in the preliminary rounds and the arena. Strictly speaking, if they were a little stronger, it would be impossible for the top 1,000 in the universe to enter the Virtual Universe Company, but they would have a great chance of entering the top 1,000 in the Ganwu Universe Country.

That way, they would also be qualified to strive to join the forbidden area of Ganwu Universe Country — the Ganwu Secret Realm —and receive the most elite training.

Human growth is inseparable from opportunities. Missing an important opportunity means wasting more years, and it may be impossible to make up for it.

If Luo Feng hadn't relied on breaking through to the Cosmic level Golden Horn Beast and having a second clone, the Moshazhu Race, it would be considered cheating, which would have allowed him to reach the top 1,000 in the Star Genius Battle.

If he hadn't been able to join the Virtual Universe Company, the pinnacle of human power, his growth trajectory would inevitably have been affected.

Therefore, the opportunity to participate in the Peak Genius Battle is something that each of them must seize.

The delicate aroma of tea filled the reception room.

Hong's eyes lit up. "Lin Yan, is this a new tea you developed?"

Lin Yan nodded.

"I arranged for professionals to develop more than one type. You can take some back with you later."

He is now able to manufacture containers for storing Life Essence, so he arranged for others to study various new plants, among which "tea" is particularly valued by Lin Yan.

This thing can be sold in the Virtual Universe Network in the future, it's very valuable, you won't regret studying it more.

Thunder God then complained, "Lin Yan, you don't know, Brother Hong got Wuyi Dahongpao from you last time, and he usually wouldn't let me drink it. Our brotherhood of decades couldn't withstand such a test."

Hong rolled her eyes at him. "You're always hanging around my place, where would I get so many?"

Thunder God gave an awkward smile.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Tell me, and I'll let you use sacks to pack it up later."

"Ah?"

Hong was somewhat surprised. What did he mean by "packed in sacks"?

He had been thinking that there couldn't be much of this, so he was too embarrassed to ask Lin Yan for some. But it turned out that Lin Yan had it in a sack!

He was heartbroken.

He deeply regretted his actions.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Hong finally got to the point. "Lin Yan, you said you had something to tell us. What is it?"

Thunder God and Luo Feng were also curious.

Lin Yan poured himself a cup of tea, his expression calm. "I plan to take a spaceship and leave the Milky Way Galaxy soon to travel to a prosperous planet in the universe. Are you interested?"

"To other Life Planet in the universe?"

Hong and the other two were all taken aback, their expressions shocked.

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