Lin Zhen's Ultimate Technique: Soul Lock!

Li Changying had always felt this person looked familiar, but since he had only turned around once and then turned back, Li Changying wasn't sure. Now that he had turned back, Li Changying was taken aback. "You're Lin Zhen?"

"The real deal, no doubt about it. What? You don't recognize me after two years?"

"Good heavens! What's going on? This is great!" Li Changying exclaimed excitedly. At this Moment of Life and Death, he had finally encountered an acquaintance, Li Changying felt that there was hope.

Lin Zhen chuckled, "It's been two years, you've made quite a bit of progress. Have you compressed your Dantian Qi?"

Li Changying nodded. "It's been compressed by two times. If it weren't for the excessive exploitation by the Beehive, I'm confident it could be compressed to three times."

"But I still haven't made as much progress as you. When I came in, I was already a Level Nine War General, while you were only a Level Three War General. Now you're at the Level Nine Peak, and your strength is astonishing. How did you train?" Li Changying still found it unbelievable.

Lin Zhen waved her hand. "We'll talk about this later."

Lin Zhen brandished his Bright Silver Spear and pointed at the martial artists chasing Li Changying: "You people, get out of here right now! Li Changying is my classmate and my friend. Anyone who dares to make a move will suffer the same fate as these insects."

When the other martial artists saw Lin Zhen raise his spear, they were so frightened that they couldn't help but take a few steps back. In recent years, Lin Zhen had gradually become famous in the Star Fruit Tree. He was known Ant Nest Great Demon King, and very few people hadn't heard of him.

The leading martial artist glanced around and said with a forced smile, "Lin Zhen, this is an internal matter of the Beehive. I advise you not to meddle. Although you are very strong, our Brother Zhou Butong is not someone to be trifled with."

"If you don't get out of here, I'm going to make my move!" Lin Zhen flicked his Long Spear, creating a series of spear flowers, and without wasting words, directly threatened him with force.

The martial artist immediately dared not speak again. Li Changying alone was difficult to deal with, and with Lin Zhen added to the mix, they might all be left behind.

"Get out of here! Lin Zhen, you've interfered in the internal affairs of the Beehive, Boss Zhou won't let this go!" He shouted as he left.

"The Beehive, I'll be there soon."

After seeing that these people had left, Lin Zhen approached Li Changying.

Seeing that Lin Zhen had scared away the other martial artists with just a few words, Li Changying finally felt relieved and his legs went weak as he was about to sit down.

"Not here, let's find a safe place."

Lin Zhen helped Li Changying, and the two walked into the dense forest.

They hadn't gone far when they came to a very secluded Tree Hole, and Lin Zhen led Li Changying inside.

Li Changying leaned against the inner wall of the Tree Hole, panting heavily. "Lin Zhen, how did you get here? Weren't you on the other side of the Ant Nest?"

"That's right, but that place is no longer suitable for my cultivation, which is why I wanted to come to the Beehive."

"It's not easy to Beehive here at the Hive either. You can tell from my appearance that without a particularly strong team, there's basically no hope," Li Changying said with a wry smile.

"It's alright, Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng will be here in a few days, we'll go together then."

Upon hearing Lin Zhen's words, Li Changying immediately perked up. "If that's the case, then I'm confident I can compete with the others in the Beehive."

"Don't think about anything right now, just focus on recovering. I'm going out to do something else now, I'll come back to see you in two days."

Li Changying nodded in agreement. In his current state, there was really nothing he could do; he needed to heal his injuries first.

Li Changying rested and healed his injuries, while Lin Zhen also left the Tree Hole and found another secluded place to hide.

After finding the place, Lin Zhen took out a Star Crystal from his Space Ring.

This is the Special Star Crystal he obtained at Tree Heart Lake, a Dark Gold Star Crystal.

Looking at the Star Crystal, Lin Zhen examined it from head to toe for a while, then sniffed it in front of his nose, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"This... this is actually a Mental Power Star Crystal!"

"Hahaha! This is wonderful, absolutely wonderful! I was just worried about my Mental Power not being able to advance to the Dark Gold level, and then this thing was delivered to me. With it, my Mental Power will definitely be able to crush all the General Stage!"

Lin Zhen originally thought he would be satisfied with obtaining a power Star Crystal or a speed Star Crystal, but he did not expect that this would actually be a Mental Power Star Crystal. After absorbing it, not only could it condense the Dantian Qi, but the special components and aroma contained within it could also stimulate the mind, greatly replenishing one's Mental Power. It was a treasure that Mind Power Master dreamed of.

Lin Zhen's Mental Power has now reached the Gold Peak, but that's basically the limit. He can't even think about breaking through to the Dark Gold until he reaches the War God stage.

However, entering the War God is not so simple. Lin Zhen also needs to compress his Dantian Qi, which is a long process that requires a large amount of Star Crystal. If it were an ordinary martial artist, it would be impossible to succeed in less than three to five years. You can tell by looking at the long and arduous journey of these level nine martial artists inside the Star Fruit Tree.

Even if Lin Zhen has Dark Star within him, allowing him to absorb Star Crystal at will, the process cannot be too fast, so his Mental Power cannot increase in a short period of time.

Only this, this Mental Power Star Crystal, can enable Lin Zhen to make a breakthrough at this moment.

Feeling that he was now in good condition, Lin Zhen placed it in front of Dantian lower abdomen.

Strands of Dark Gold energy began to flow into Lin Zhen's body. Not only was his Dantian Qi increasing, but Lin Zhen Mental Power was also growing.

However, Lin Zhen did not need to manipulate the growth of his Mental Power; he was now only focused on increasing the Dantian Qi.

As a Level Nine Peak War General, no matter how much he cultivates, his Dantian Qi will not increase. He can only rely on external forces. And inside the Star Fruit Tree, this external force is the Star Crystal. With the injection of a large amount of energy, Lin Zhen's Dantian finally began to change.

Instead of continuing to expand, it's contracting!

If the concentration of Dantian Qi was like a bowl of water before, then after absorbing this Star Crystal, the concentration of Dantian Qi became like mercury!

However, its capacity remained unchanged; it was still located within Lin Zhen's Dantian.

At the same time, Lin Zhen's Mental Power also changed.

The Dark Gold energy within the Star Crystal entered Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness consciousness, gradually adding a touch of Dark Gold to his Mental Power, which had already turned completely golden.

The quantity was small, only accounting for about five percent of Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness, but it was enough to Lin Zhen to enter the Dark Gold Stage of Mind Power Master.

The absorption of Qi from the Dantian Qi and Mental Power lasted for a full three hours. When Lin Zhen opened his eyes, it was already dark inside the Star Fruit Tree; it was nighttime.

However, Lin Zhen's eyes emitted a faint golden light, allowing him to clearly see everything in the darkness.

"Night Vision! I finally have the ability to Night Vision. I had heard that Dark Gold Stage Mind Power Master were fearless in the dark, and now it seems that the legend is true. From now on, no matter how dark the environment, I will be able to clearly perceive everything."

After examining his Dantian Qi, Lin Zhen discovered that he had finally broken through the limit of the peak of the Level Nine War General and entered the realm of First Compression.

Although we haven't completed a 1x compression yet, this is a good start.

However, Lin Zhen did not get up; he still had something to do.

Now that he's a Dark Gold Stage Mind Power Master, Lin Zhen wants to try out a legendary skill.

Soul Lock!

Soul Lock was a skill that was popular in interstellar space for a period of time. It can be considered an evolved version of Mental Impact. Mental Impact can control a person's mind for a short time. Soul Lock is more advanced and more difficult to cultivate than Mental Impact.

Soul Lock can control a person's soul, directly breaking down their soul defenses. It can not only easily turn them into an idiot, but also make them obey the user's commands.

However, cultivating Soul Lock requires extremely high skill from Mind Power Master. Ideally, one's Mental Power should reach the Dark Gold-level before attempting it, and one's own soul must be exceptionally strong. Otherwise, one is likely to suffer a backlash or even be controlled by an opponent. Such examples were common in my previous life. Later, many Mind Power Master learned Soul Lock were unwilling to use this technique because the risks were too great.

So later on, the skill of Soul Lock was phased out. No Mind Power Master was willing to use it anymore, so it naturally lost its value. You never know if your opponent's soul strength has surpassed yours, and once you fail, there is no chance to start over.

It was precisely because of this worthless skill that Lin Zhen was able to try to buy and learn it, but of course, it was of no use. But things are different in this life.

In this life, his soul strength is extremely high. He is quite certain that almost no one's soul strength surpasses his own, so he began cultivating the Soul Lock technique long ago. The occasional soul-piercing light that flashes in his eyes on the Central Branch is the result of cultivating the Soul Lock technique.

This was also the skill he intended to use to deal with Guang Ge, and to deal with other War General who compressed their Dantian Qi. However, his Mental Power was always somewhat insufficient, so he was unable to fully unleash it.

To cast Soul Lock, the first requirement is that Mental Power must reach the Dark Gold, and now Lin Zhen finally possesses all the prerequisites.

Lin Zhen was already very familiar with the steps of Soul Lock. After trying it several times, he had mastered the basic process. All he needed was a target to use it on.

Looking at the time, it was almost midnight, and Lin Zhen came out of the Tree Hole.

The surrounding darkness had no effect on him. Lin Zhen stepped on the shield, quickly ascended into the air, leaving a trail of light in his wake, and returned to the direction of the Ant Nest.

Having escaped danger during the day thanks to Guang Ge, Lin Zhen would definitely not give him another chance this time.

Nighttime is a forbidden zone for martial artists; no one would come out at this time. Lin Zhen flew swiftly, and many insects couldn't keep up with his speed. He was familiar with the route, and in less than two hours, Lin Zhen had returned to the front of the Ant Nest.

The Ant Nest was quiet and utterly silent.

I stepped up and found that the first Tree Hole at the entrance was the largest and most spacious; that was where Guang Ge lived.

Lin Zhen pushed the door open with one hand, quietly went inside, and then gently closed the door behind her.