Stranded Ones Within the Fruit Tree

Since his rebirth, Lin Zhen's only fear is that if he were to return to the point in time of his rebirth in the future, would he still encounter the Black Hole?

He never stopped thinking about this question, and the final answer he came to was that it definitely would be.

A reborn person is like a butterfly; the flapping of its wings may trigger a chain reaction that causes an ocean storm, but it can absolutely not change Cosmic Black Hole.

When that time comes, the Black Hole will still appear. Lin Zhen doesn't know if he will have a chance to dodge it, or if he won't encounter it if he doesn't go there. He doesn't have a definite answer in his heart.

He was worried that all his efforts would be destroyed by Cosmic Black Hole, and that there might not be a chance for rebirth then.

With a heavy heart, Lin Zhen put on his helmet, hoping that what he had encountered was not Cosmic Black Hole.

The scene before her eyes suddenly went dark, and when Lin Zhen opened her eyes, she immediately forgot everything in reality.

Before me stretched a vast and endless starry sky, its starlight twinkling, the scene deep within the universe still so captivating.

But to his horror, the Xinghe above the Milky Way opened up, the celestial tide surged back, and a massive, terrifying Black Hole spun like a vortex. Countless stars, like water droplets, rushed toward the all-consuming Black Hole in the starry sky!

Lin Zhen stared at the Cosmic Black Hole before him and felt a chill run down his spine.

This is the most irresistible thing in the Entire Universe. Black Hole can devour everything. No matter what it is, it will be broken down and compressed when it gets there.

It is said that the matter inside Black Hole is highly condensed; a sphere the size of a steel ball could weigh hundreds of thousands of tons, and an object the size of a volleyball could deflect an asteroid off its orbit.

That is the birthplace of the Star Core, where energy rages and its power is enough to destroy the world.

Lin Zhen recalled his experience of traversing Black Hole in his previous life. He didn't know why he had to do it again. Instinctively, his first instinct was to resist.

But his resistance was futile; his strength was negligible in the face of the Black Hole, and he was instantly pulled into Black Hole.

A sense of powerlessness washed over him; he felt that everything was over.

His body seemed to shatter, surrounded by cosmic storms, planets were crumbling around him, and Supernova were exploding continuously. He wanted to simply close his eyes and drift with the tide.

Time seemed to have passed for millions of years, yet it also felt like an instant. Lin Zhen felt an indomitable cry from his soul.

"We can't give up, we absolutely can't give up like this!"

"I've been incredibly fortunate to have been given a second chance at life, how can I just give it up like this? I can traverse Black Hole once, I can traverse it a second time. If I don't even dare to try, what right do I have to be reborn? I might as well just die!"

Lin Zhen channeled his meager power and began his struggle against the Black Hole's power.

The surrounding celestial tides and cosmic storms vanished the moment he resisted. Lin Zhen opened his eyes and found himself lying in a chair, while Su Mingyue sat blankly beside him, staring at him, seemingly lost in thought.

A system notification sounded, "Lin Zhen, score six points, pass!"

Lin Zhen breathed a long sigh of relief. Thank goodness, if she had delayed any longer, she might have failed. It would have been so tragic if she had been eliminated in the final round.

Su Mingyue's score came out earlier than Lin Zhen's. She scored seven points to pass, while Lin Zhen scored six points. Su Mingyue by 0.5 points, giving Lin Zhen a total score of 45.5 points and securing first place in the beginner group.

Lin Zhen smiled when he saw the final score and said to Su Mingyue, "Congratulations, you won."

Su Mingyue glanced at the score, then at Lin Zhen, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You are a talented person, and I would like to find an opportunity to talk to you."

Lin Zhen was taken aback. He never thought Su Mingyue was someone who would talk to men, so why did she want to talk to him?

"What do you want to talk about?" Lin Zhen asked.

"You are disrespectful to the True God, and I want to save you." Su Mingyue said this in a serious tone, without the slightest hint of joking.

Lin Zhen couldn't help but roll her eyes, knowing that it would be difficult to reason with this kind of religious fanatic in a short time, so she could only make excuses, saying, "I still want to save you, there's time, right?"

"Okay, I'll find you once we're inside the canopy," Su Mingyue said solemnly, then got up and left.

Su Mingyue scored 46 points in the end, overtaking Li Changying to win first place in the advanced group.

Northwest Military Martial Hall was overturned at the last minute, losing the first place in two groups.

The overall scores of each Base City were quickly tallied. Although the Northwest Military Martial Hall achieved a good result with one first place and two second places, it lacked talent in other positions and finished second by one point, losing to the Capital City Base City.

Jiang Huai from Magic City Base City won third place in the advanced group, and also scored a lot in other positions, winning third place overall.

Lin Zhen from the Ice City Base City won first place in the beginner group at the last moment and ranked fourth overall.

The Southern Base City ranked fifth, Tianfu, the earliest established Base City, suffered a talent Wither this time, resulting in the lowest overall score.

If it weren't for Lin Zhen's last-minute comeback, Northwest would be number one and Ice City would be at the bottom. It can be said that he changed the ranking of all the Base City, making some happy and some sad.

Guan Shanyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ice City Base City had escaped its bottom-ranking fate, and he was already very satisfied.

At this point, out of the 300 participants, 220 were eliminated, and only 80 successfully passed the Heavenly Ladder Tournament and gained the qualification to enter the canopy of the Star Fruit Tree.

Next, those who were eliminated were sent away, and they were strictly forbidden from revealing anything about the God General Training Camp, while the remaining people were given awards.

Lin Zhen received a cash reward of 3 billion yuan, which brought his assets to over 10 billion yuan again, reaching 11 billion yuan.

Zhang Yue ranked tenth in the beginner group and won a cash prize of 300 million. He was incredibly excited.

After the eliminated people were sent away, the remaining eighty people rested briefly before finally gathering on the platform on the Fifth Layer.

Guo Mo stood at the front of the group and Human Path, "First of all, congratulations on successfully passing the Heavenly Ladder Tournament and officially becoming a member of the God General Training Camp."

"The Heavenly Ladder Tournament tests your basic qualities in all aspects. Now it has been proven that you are qualified to enter the Star Fruit Tree. Next, I will tell you some things."

As Guo Mo spoke, he pointed behind him and asked, "Look what's behind you!"

Everyone turned around. The platform was located high up, on a branch of a tree more than a hundred meters wide. Looking down, a bright white spot could be vaguely seen in the distance through the shadows of the tree.

"Is that water?"

"How could there be water in the middle of the trees? And the area seems quite large."

"It really feels like a lake."

Guo Mo smiled and said, "That is Tree Heart Lake. At the top of the tree trunk, the branches begin to fork, forming the canopy. Among the many large branches, there is a deep pit. Most of the rainwater falling from the fruit tree eventually flows into this place, forming Tree Heart Lake. Don't underestimate it. Its diameter is over ten kilometers, and the deepest part is nearly a hundred meters deep. It is a lake with a considerable area."

People looked surprised. A lake with a diameter of more than ten kilometers was so large that it was hard to see the edge at a glance. It was indeed a huge lake. They never expected that such a huge lake would exist on a tree. It was unbelievable.

"You will soon be venturing deep into the tree canopy. In search of the Star Crystal, you will inevitably have to go deeper and deeper, and you may get lost. If you really can't find your way back, just keep going down. Once you find this Tree Heart Lake, you will find our platform. This is the only way back, understand?"

The martial artists nodded in agreement, remembering Tree Heart Lake, as it was the closest place to the platform.

"Our platform has advanced to the Tree Heart Lake, but it hasn't penetrated deep into the canopy yet, which is why I can speak to you here. Once you enter the Tree Crown Zone, you will no longer see a War God level expert, because the energy inside the fruit tree will repel the Dantian of War God level expert. Therefore, the strongest person in this Tree Crown Zone is only Level Nine War General."

At this moment, Jiang Huai from Modu asked, "Head Instructor, are there other people in the Tree Crown Zone?"

"This is an important thing I want to tell you, so listen carefully."

At this point, Guo Mo's expression became somewhat solemn. "The God General Training Camp has been running for hundreds of years, and every year warriors at the General Level enter it, but the number of War God who ultimately emerge is less than a quarter of the number who entered."

"Less than a quarter! Where have all those War General gone?"

"They could have been killed by insects in the tree canopy, or they could have died at the hands of other War General while fighting for the Star Crystal. Besides these two reasons, there is another reason: these people didn't come out on their own."

People were stunned. Why did they stay inside the tree canopy and not come out?

Guo Mo continued, "There are many reasons why they don't come out, but the most common reason is that they are guarding a Special Star Crystal, waiting for it to mature before they can harvest it and leave."

"Head Instructor, what are Special Star Crystal?" another martial artist asked.

"As I told you before, Star Crystal is truly mature when it reaches the Star Stage. However, when some Star Crystal absorb cosmic energy, some special energies enter into them, such as fire energy, wind energy, or even spatial energy. These Star Crystal are called Special Star Crystal. If a martial artist can absorb them, you may gain special abilities. This kind of opportunity is extremely rare, and once you encounter it, almost no one will give it up."

"Those War General who refuse to come out may have encountered Special Star Crystal that are not yet mature, so they would rather stay and wait for them to mature, treating them as their own private property. If later warriors also discover this, then it will be the beginning of a struggle. As far as I know, there are still frequent battles inside the Star Fruit Tree, but we, the War God, cannot enter, so I am powerless to stop such battles."

Guo Mo looked around at everyone and said, "So I want to remind you to be careful. The dangers inside the Star Fruit Tree are not only the insects, but also the martial artists who have been trapped inside. Some of these people have been trapped inside for decades, and their strength in all aspects has long reached the peak of the General Level. Even ordinary War God are no match for them. You have no advantage against them. If you encounter them, dodge if you can. There will be plenty of opportunities. Don't lose your life for some worthless Star Crystal."