Two Years Later (Fourth Update)

After listening to Zhang Sicheng's introduction, Lin Zhen finally had a basic understanding of the situation here.

Lin Zhen knew about Dantian Qi compression, but he didn't have the opportunity in his previous life. Martial artists who could compress Dantian Qi were all elites and geniuses, and he wasn't qualified.

Within the Star Fruit Tree, there are three main areas: the Sky Dome is the strongest, followed by the Beehive, and the Ant Nest is the weakest.

Lin Zhen to go to the Sky Dome to save Su Mingyue, but he cannot do so for the time being. He needs more time to cultivate and mature.

Without asking Zhang Sicheng anything further, Lin Zhen let him go.

But shortly after Lin Zhen returned, he saw that Guang Ge had gone out, and Lin Zhen knew that Zhang Sicheng was probably finished.

After a while, Guang Ge returned. He looked at Lin Zhen but didn't speak to her. Lin Zhen didn't speak to him either; the two acted like strangers.

Having secured third place in the Central Team, the day before the harvest was set for the next day. This time, Lin Zhen, Jiang Huai, and Lou Qingfeng, three top experts, went to the Ant Nest together and indeed reaped a huge harvest. They obtained more than twenty Comet Crystal, five or six Satellite Crystal, and three Planet Crystal.

Some were given to Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie, while the remaining Comet Crystal were absorbed by Lin Zhen, further increasing his strength.

Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng are still making progress. Jiang Huai is Level Nine War General, but he has not yet reached his peak. He cannot compress his Dantian Qi yet and is not suitable for absorbing Star Crystal.

In the days that followed, everything gradually calmed down.

People no longer mention Su Mingyue in front of Lin Zhen, and Lin Zhen seems to have forgotten about her, focusing wholeheartedly on his cultivation.

A week later, someone challenged Lin Zhen's team but failed.

Three weeks later, Lin Zhen advanced to the mid-stage of Level Five War General and challenged the group ranked second in the Central Branch, but failed.

Three months later, Lin Zhen advanced to the sixth-level War General and successfully challenged the second-ranked group, which gave him two days of harvesting time each week.

Generally speaking, a martial artist only needs about a day to collect Star Crystal, because absorbing Star Crystal is similar to eating; you can't eat too many at once, and it always takes time to digest them.

However, this was not a problem for Lin Zhen at all. He had Dark Star in his Dantian, which could absorb and contain more Dantian Qi, and could even store it inside the Dark Star. Therefore, he absorbed Star Crystal with reckless abandon.

Among the group, although Lin Zhen had the lowest cultivation level, he also made the fastest progress, surpassing Sun Tie within three months.

Another group ranked third challenged Lin Zhen and his group, but without exception, they all failed. This was because not only was Lin Zhen improving, but Jiang Huai had also reached the Level Nine Peak, and Lou Qingfeng had also advanced to the Level Eight Peak.

After six months, Lin Zhen successfully broke through the level six War General barrier and advanced to Level Seven War General, reaching the same level as Ma Mingxing.

After advancing, Lin Zhen Xuan Ze to challenge the team ranked first, but failed.

Even after the defeat, Lin Zhen showed no signs of frustration. For the next two days, Friday and Saturday, Lin Zhen spent almost all his time fighting within the Ant Nest. The Central Branch was indeed a unique location, yielding a large number of Star Crystal. However, Star Crystal were still rare, but Lin Zhen only needed Satellite Crystal for the time being, which was enough.

Occasionally, the team would obtain a Star Crystal, which they would give to Jiang Huai to absorb, hoping to help him compress his Dantian Qi as soon as possible.

A year later, Lin Zhen was almost nineteen years old, and he finally advanced to the Level Eight War General on New Year's Day.

At this moment, Ma Mingxing had reached level eight, Sun Tie had just advanced to level seven, and Jiang Huai had taken over all the Star Crystal in the team. His Dantian Qi had finally completed a layer of compression.

Lou Qingfeng had also advanced to level nine, and all of them were starting to need Planet Crystal.

This time, Lin Zhen once again challenged the number one ranked team. This time, Lin Zhen displayed extraordinary courage, using all his skills in the battle. Among them, his Mental Power attack knocked down the opponent's number one expert, which made people fear Lin Zhen.

In the team, Lin Zhen, Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng are all Mind Power Master, but Lin Zhen's level is already the highest. He actually reached the Gold Peak in just one year!

Having secured the top spot on the Central Branch, Lin Zhen's team was now the most formidable in the Ant Nest. They had four days a week to collect Star Crystal. At this time, Lin Zhen's dark Star Power began to emerge, allowing him to absorb Star Crystal almost every day, and his cultivation speed began to far surpass that of others.

After a year and a half, Lin Zhen advanced to the Level Nine War General, almost on par with Lou Qingfeng.

When almost two years had passed, Lin Zhen reached the peak of the Level Nine War General, and was on the verge of compressing his Dantian Qi, just on par with Lou Qingfeng.

At this moment, Jiang Huai also compressed his Dantian Qi by two times, Ma Mingxing Level Eight Peak, and Sun Tie reached level eight.

During this time, they often saw the golden light flickering in Lin Zhen's eyes, a single glance causing their souls to tremble uncontrollably, making them afraid to look directly at him.

Even in the central area of Ant Nest, there weren't many Star Crystal left to harvest. The group's progress slowed down, but they were still faster than other teams. Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng were quite satisfied.

With such progress in just two years, they don't ask for much more.

In the past two years, two new batches of students have entered Star Fruit Tree and begun to explore this mysterious world.

To them, Lin Zhen and the others were powerful and mysterious seniors. To be able to occupy the first place on the Central Branch, they must have had extraordinary strength.

This day marked another day of challenge.

Sun Tie stretched and yawned. "Sigh! Life is so boring. Nobody comes to challenge us. With the three of you around, Ma Mingxing and I are just sitting around doing nothing."

After absorbing a Planet Crystal, Lin Zhen opened his eyes. "You guys should just cultivate more every day. You were all ahead of me in cultivation back then, but now I've left you all behind. Why don't you use your free time to work hard?"

Lou Qingfeng, standing nearby, glanced at Lin Zhen, shuddered, and said, "Lin Zhen, tell me, are you practicing some kind of evil art? Just looking at you makes me feel like I need to pee!"

Lin Zhen chuckled, speechless. "The feeling of needing to pee?"

"Lou Qingfeng is right. Even though I've compressed my Dantian Qi by two times, I still don't dare look into your eyes. Your eyes are sometimes too frightening." Jiang Huai also agreed with Lou Qingfeng's opinion.

Ma Mingxing went even further, saying, "Lin Zhen, you're always cultivating, you have no idea how famous you are now. New students avoid you when they see you, and they call you the Great Demon King behind your back. Can't you be a little more human? Cultivating all day is so boring, what a waste of your handsome face."

Lin Zhen said, "That's because you guys aren't working hard enough."

Ma Mingxing immediately chimed in, "We can't compare to you. You're a Madman. Your cultivation speed is frighteningly fast. You're not even twenty years old yet, and you're already a Level Nine Peak War General. I guess you could probably advance to the level of War God, but you can't do that yet. You still need to compress your Dantian Qi, so you have a long time to go inside the Star Fruit Tree. You should be even more bored than us."

"It's like you guys are so much older than me," Lin Zhen laughed.

"Not by much. I'm twenty-two this year, Sun Tie is also twenty-two, and although Jiang Huai is twenty-one, he's only a few days older than me, more than two years older than you. As for Lou Qingfeng, he's already twenty-five, and you're still the youngest."

"You're only in your twenties and you can't even stay still? What about the long years to come? Aren't you going to be bored to death?"

Ma Mingxing yawned. "You can't say that. This is the Star Fruit Tree. When we first came here, it was novel, but after a while, all we see are Leaf and branches, and insects. We finally got a new batch of students, but we rarely see any girls."

Sun Tie interjected, "Didn't two women come to Ant Nest this year? There were two last year too."

"Don't even mention those dinosaurs. If someone were half as beautiful as Saintess Su, I wouldn't be so bored."

"Haha! Saintess Su is a beauty unlike any other in the world. If you try to find someone by her standards, you'll probably be bored to death."

"You two have said enough, shut up!" Jiang Huai scolded from the side, and Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie immediately realized they had misspoke.

Looking at Lin Zhen again, sure enough, we saw that Lin Zhen closed her eyes for a moment, and then slowly opened them again.

"I'm also feeling bored, let's find something to do." Lin Zhen clapped her hands and stood up.

"Where are you going?" several people asked Lin Zhen.

"I'm leaving the Ant Nest, are you leaving too?" Lin Zhen asked.

"Leave? Why would I leave? Isn't it fine here?" Ma Mingxing asked.

Upon hearing Lin Zhen's words, Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng's eyes lit up. "Leaving is great! We really need a new environment. Lin Zhen, wherever you go, we'll go with you."

Lin Zhen thought for a moment, "I'm going to the Beehive, but before I go, there's something I need to do. You don't need to come with me. We'll meet at the Beehive a week from now."

Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng both nodded. There were too few Star Crystal here, and Special Star Crystal were nowhere to be found. The conditions at the Beehive were much better, so they should go there.

Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie hesitated. They were not very strong and were quite satisfied with the comfortable environment here. Going to the Beehive would mean new competition, and they were a little worried.

Lin Zhen comforted them, saying, "You don't need to come with us. Just stay here. I promise you'll always have Star Crystal to use."

Sun Tie shook his head. "Guang Ge won't agree. He's the one who calls the shots here."

Ma Mingxing also said, "Yes, Lin Zhen, even if you are now the top student in the Central Team, Guang Ge will not give you face and support the two of us for nothing. So you can leave with peace of mind. We are not rookies anymore and can still support ourselves."

"Yeah, we're not useless either. Ma Mingxing is almost level nine, and I'm level eight. Even if we don't get first place, taking third place in our group is enough for us to cultivate."

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen shook his head. "No, he will give you that face. This is what I have to do."

As she spoke, Lin Zhen told Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng to come to the Beehive to find her in a week, without letting anyone follow them, and then left alone.

Two years had passed, and this was the first time Lin Zhen was about to leave the Ant Nest. The sky darkened the moment Lin Zhen stepped out of the Central Branch, as if foreshadowing something.

Today I'm adding a second chapter, as an extra chapter for the book's Hall Master (Chopped Chili Fish Head, Old Duck Soup).

Four chapters will be released for now, with more tonight.