Diamond-level Mental Power!

The Brain Bug infiltrated silently, unnoticed by anyone.

Lin Zhen was still asleep when the Brain Bug fluttered its wings and wandered around the room for a while before quietly landing on Lin Zhen's forehead.

With a flash of blue light, the Brain Bug disappeared and entered Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness.

The Brain Bug begins by breaking through Mental Power. Once the Mental Power defenses are broken, it can control a person's soul and mind, turning them into a puppet of the manipulator behind the scenes.

When the Brain Bug invaded Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness, Lin Zhen woke up immediately.

He sat up abruptly, his whole body convulsing with pain, and his Mental Sea of Consciousness agony!

"Damn it! What is this thing?"

Lin Zhen could clearly see the small blue beetle in his Mental Sea of Consciousness, and he felt that he had seen this thing before.

"Ah! It's a Brain Bug! How can something like this exist on Earth?"

In interstellar space, Brain Bug are not uncommon; they are generally used to control human souls.

This thing isn't anything high-end; it's a type of exotic beast. Its ultimate effect is similar to the Soul Lock that Lin Zhen used.

Once this thing invades a person's Mental Sea of Consciousness, it specifically destroys that person's Mental Power. Once the Mental Power is disintegrated, the soul will be controlled, turning the person into a puppet that can be manipulated at will.

"Oh no, the appearance of the Brain Bug proves that there are Extraterrestrial Civilization on Earth. I didn't expect that these people would be lurking here now. No wonder Extraterrestrial Civilization will attack Earth in the future. It turns out that they have already made contact."

"Why did he Xuan Ze to manipulate me? If the Brain Bug is used properly, it can even manipulate ordinary Stellar Realm. Why me?"

Lin Zhen was no longer able to think about this problem, because the Brain Bug was already trying to enter the core of his Mental Sea of Consciousness, the place where his soul resided, through Lin Zhen's Mental Power blockade.

The only thing Lin Zhen could do was to mobilize his Mental Power to stop the Brain Bug's invasion!

If we were to describe the existence of Mental Power, then Lin Zhen's Mental Power at this moment would be a Dark Gold ball of light, suspended within his Mental Sea of Consciousness, with a trace of golden power inside, which is a sign that he has not yet fully reached the Dark Gold Pinnacle.

The core of the sphere of light is a person's soul, the very core of that person, which governs their body and their thoughts.

And this blue Brain Bug began to dig inwards from the edge of the Dark Gold sphere.

Those pure Dark Gold lights are hard to disturb, but the Dark Gold aura in Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness is still not pure enough. Those golden parts are the flaw.

The Brain Bug waved its two front claws and began to dig along the part with the Gold Qi. A trace of Mental Power leaked out, and a loophole appeared!

The pain felt like someone was stirring needles inside her brain; Lin Zhen bit her teeth so hard they bled.

But he didn't utter a sound. No one could help with this. Even if he called his parents or An Ning in, it wouldn't make a difference. Even Little Warm wouldn't help. They couldn't just split his head open.

All he could do was endure the excruciating pain and use his Mental Power to resist the invasion of the Brain Bug.

Once he can't hold back anymore and gives up, the Brain Bug will quickly invade along the source of that Gold Qi and soon take control of his soul.

He gripped the blanket tightly with both hands, his whole body drenched in sweat!

"It hurts! It hurts so much!"

In less than five minutes, the Brain Bug had advanced about a third of its way into Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness. No matter how Lin Zhen tried to dodge and block it, the Gold Qi was the only weakness that could stop the Brain Bug's advance.

"No! This can't go on. Get out!"

The Dark Gold Mental Power began to encircle and intercept it. Whenever the Brain Bug encountered the Dark Gold Mental Power's sea of consciousness, it would automatically change direction and pursue the golden power to excavate.

"Rip!"

Lin Zhen tore the blanket, and he was in so much pain that he almost fainted.

"No, I can't faint, I absolutely cannot faint. If I do, when I wake up, I won't be myself anymore. I have to hold on, I can't fall into a coma!"

Lin Zhen raised his hand, and the Seven Stars Knife, imbued with gold, appeared in his grasp.

Just as the pain became unbearable and he felt he couldn't hold on any longer, the blade grazed his arm.

Blood flowed out, and the pain in another area invigorated Lin Zhen. With his attention diverted, the pain in his head was slightly relieved.

But this was only temporary. The excavation of the Brain Bug continued, and a few minutes later, Lin Zhen made a second incision on himself.

A series of white rays of light flashed across Lin Zhen's body, which was the radiant healing power that restored and treated Lin Zhen's injuries.

Seeing that the Brain Bug was about halfway through its excavation, Lin Zhen realized that this couldn't go on.

"Is there no other way? If this continues, I'm destined to become a puppet. That wisp of golden energy is the flaw in my Mental Sea of Consciousness. The only thing I can do is to completely eliminate it."

"The only way to clear away this golden aura is to work hard to improve my Mental Power and advance again. Right now, the excruciating pain caused by the Brain Bug is making my Mental Power operate at an unprecedented speed. I have also reached the Dark Gold Pinnacle. If I can advance, the Brain Bug will not be able to find my weakness and will naturally be able to break through."

This excruciating pain from the depths of his soul did not defeat Lin Zhen; he resisted it with his superhuman soul strength.

His Mental Power was operating at an extremely high speed. At this moment, Lin Zhen, having no other choice, came up with a last resort: cultivation!

A wisp of Gold Qi detached from Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness. Stimulated by the intense pain, his Dark Gold Mental Power grew rapidly. Although it could not completely resist the Brain Bug's attack, the openings began to decrease.

Perhaps a miracle really will happen.

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Inside the Ancient God Ruins, Shu Mingxuan was sweating with anxiety.

"How could it have taken so long? How could it have taken so long to be under control? That Brain Bug clearly invaded Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness; I could feel it."

"Could this guy have some kind of mental defense Star Artifact?"

"No! Even the Star Artifact with mental defenses can't stop the Brain Bug. That thing attacks the Mental Sea of Consciousness directly, starting from the inside."

"There won't be any problems. As long as I control Lin Zhen, I can basically win the Champion of this God of War Arena."

He paced anxiously back and forth in his cockpit, constantly checking the time and trying to gauge the state of the Brain Bug.

He could sense through the secret technique that the resistance the Brain Bug was encountering was getting stronger and stronger, and he didn't know how Lin Zhen managed to do it.

"Could this kid have already advanced to the Diamond-level of Mental Power? No, impossible. The Diamond-level only appears in the Stellar Realm, and even ordinary Stellar Realm don't have Diamond-level Mental Power. How could Lin Zhen, a Level Seven God of War, have cultivated to that level?"

"I'll wait another hour. If the Brain Bug can't take down Lin Zhen in an hour, I'll have to Xuan Ze the next target. After all, the Brain Bug's power is also limited."

Shu Mingxuan nervously watched the time; half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

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Lin Zhen could hear An Ning speaking softly outside. She seemed to be talking to Yue'er. In the past, Lin Zhen might have eavesdropped, but he couldn't do it now.

He could sense that the Brain Bug's power was also weakening. Although it had dug more than four-fifths of the way, its power was nearing exhaustion.

At this moment, the Mental Power of the Golden Era accounts for less than one-thousandth of Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness!

Once Lin Zhen completely refines this Golden Era power, he will truly reach the Dark Gold Pinnacle and move towards the Diamond Stage.

"Go all out! Drive it out!"

Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness began to operate at high speed. Then, with the soul-tearing pain, the Mental Power activity became more and more intense, and that little bit of Gold Qi was rapidly decreasing.

The Brain Bug's waving claws encountered a powerful interception from the Dark Gold aura, which dwindled to less than one ten-thousandth of its original Gold Qi!

"Disappear completely!"

Lin Zhen circulated his Mental Power again, and finally, the last bit of golden energy disappeared!

At this point, the Brain Bug was only one thin layer away from being completely excavated, and the soul was within reach.

The Brain Bug sensed the power of the soul, and it was making a final effort!

At that moment, the pain was magnified a hundredfold!

Lin Zhen was drenched in sweat, which soaked through his clothes and even soaked the blankets.

"This is the final blow. I can't give up. I'm going to fight back! Get out of here, you disgusting bug!"

His soul saved him once again. The fact that he could endure such pain allowed his Mental Power to surge forth once more!

This was a crucial operation, and after it was completed, a dazzling light emanated from Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness!

The power of Diamond!

Lin Zhen has reached the Diamond Stage of Mind Power Master at this moment!

"Roll!"

The power of that single Diamond was like an Unstoppable blade, fiercely attacking the Brain Bug.

Lin Zhen finally launched a counterattack.

The Brain Bug trembled as if it had been stabbed by a knife, and suddenly withdrew from Lin Zhen's Mental Sea of Consciousness.

Once outside Lin Zhen's mind, a small hole appeared in the space, and the Brain Bug crawled inside.

As instructed by Shu Mingxuan, having failed to defeat Lin Zhen, it must find its next target, and make sure to control someone in order to win the God of War Arena championship.

Just as the Brain Bug left, Lin Zhen was completely exhausted and collapsed heavily onto the bed.

An Ning was still pacing outside the room. She and Su Mingyue had just finished their call. In their opinion, Lin Zhen must be extremely frustrated because he couldn't participate in the God of War Arena. The two girls talked for a while but couldn't think of a way to Lin Zhen.

Just as An Ning was worrying, she heard noises coming from Lin Zhen's room and rushed in. When she saw Lin Zhen's condition, she immediately turned pale. "Lin Zhen, what's wrong? Don't scare me! It's just not participating in the God of War Arena, it's nothing serious. Yue'er and I will be with you."

Lin Zhen paused for a moment, then slowly raised his hand and gently touched An Ning's beautiful face, his face beaming with a happy smile, "An Ning, I'm fine. I'm very happy to hear what you just said, but I think I'd better not miss tomorrow's God of War Arena."