The Passage of Time

The seawater here is no longer azure, but a kind of black, deep and mysterious.

Lin Zhen slapped the water with his feet, his Lightning Wings folded behind him. Although they were constantly being nourished, he could not unfold them in the deep sea.

Once the Lightning Wings are deployed in the deep sea, the immense water pressure will push Lin Zhen to the seabed.

For the past two years, Lin Zhen has lived like a fish.

The Dantian Qi can be used for Inner Breath, making it possible to breathe underwater and even speak without any problems.

He witnessed the departure of each of the Heavenly Star Ranking and experienced countless battles underwater.

Fortunately, the members of the Heavenly Star Ranking do not fight each other. Lin Zhen's main enemy is the Mutated Beast, which is SSS-Rank Mutated Beast, a beast king.

Some time ago, Kate from the European Union left, leaving Lin Zhen all alone in this dark, deep sea.

Fortunately, after so much training, Lin Zhen's strength has once again made a breakthrough.

Besides the Light Element Energy, his six elemental energies—electricity, fire, ice, earth, wind, and metal—have all reached the edge of resonant atoms.

More importantly, his Mental Power actually made another breakthrough in the deep sea, reaching the Peak-Diamond-level!

His Mental Power has now reached 95% Diamond transformation!

As far as he knew, even Kate from the European Union was only at the peak of the late Diamond stage in terms of Mental Power, and even slightly lower than him.

He was reborn with an incredibly strong soul, and his Mental Power grew at a phenomenal rate.

Aside from Yan Qi Ye, his Mental Power is probably the strongest in the world now.

In the deep sea, the pressure is not only on the body, but more importantly on the brain. Only a strong enough Mental Power can support a person to keep diving deeper and deeper.

Therefore, Lin Zhen has been strengthening his Mental Power at all times over the past two years, which is the secret to his eventual ability to overpower Kate.

Little Warm paddled forward in a dog-paddle manner next to Lin Zhen. This guy has two forms: one is his cute form, and the other is his fighting form.

Its battle form is its original Star River Beast form, which is what it looks like now.

It is 15 meters long, with two sharp little horns on its head, sharp claws, and bright golden fur on its body.

Now that Little Warm is a child, after devouring a large number of SS -S-Class Mutated Beast and several beast kings, his strength is equivalent to that of a master like Comet Stage.

Instant kills at levels below the Stellar Realm – this is Lin Zhen's guarantee of undisturbed safety. With it by his side, even SSS-Rank Mutated Beast are unwilling to approach.

Once they encounter the Beast King, Lin Zhen and Little Warm will join forces to fight it. However, killing the Beast King is still an extremely difficult task. Each time they encounter the Beast King, the battle may last for several days.

The current diving depth is 8,500 meters.

This is where Yan Qi Ye's diving record was kept, which proves that a hundred years ago, Yan Qi Ye's Mental Power strength was still inferior to Lin Zhen's.

Lin Zhen used his Mental Power to explore the Moyun Vine, hoping to find better Moyun Vine fruits.

After searching at a depth of 8,500 meters, Lin Zhen found nothing. Feeling that his body and mind could no longer take it, Lin Zhen kicked his feet and his body soared upwards.

Lin Zhen's feet left a trail of water as he reached the surface of the sea in no time.

After surfacing for a breath of fresh air, Lin Zhen went back into the water.

However, this time he did not dive down immediately, but sat down on the Moyun Vine.

He also needs to cultivate something else, namely the Time Stone.

Having obtained the Time Stone for so long, Lin Zhen barely had time to cultivate it for the first two years. It wasn't until all the Heavenly Star Ranking left Bermuda that Lin Zhen was able to cultivate peacefully and undisturbed.

Lin Zhen took the Time Stone out of the Dark Star Space. He had found the best place to store it, which was the Dark Star Space.

This place is even safer than Space Ring; Lin Zhen has kept some important things here.

This is a round stone with fine lines on it, spreading outwards from the center, resembling the rings of a tree.

Lin Zhen knew that these concentric circles recorded the entire process of that planet from its birth to its destruction.

Planets are born from here and are destroyed from here; this Time Stone is a participant and a witness.

He had tried to cultivate several times before, but his Mental Power was insufficient to fully see through the Time Stone, so he could not comprehend the power of time.

Now his Mental Power has finally increased again, and he hopes to make a breakthrough this time.

In the azure sea, the Time Stone floated in front of Lin Zhen, while Little Warm swam not far away, occasionally releasing a little urine as a way of marking its territory to prevent any unsuspecting Mutated Beast from swimming over.

The Mental Power slowly emanated outwards, and the Diamond light enveloped the Time Stone.

Like looking at a neutron in Black Hole, the Time Stone entered it and seeped into the first layer of patterns.

At that moment, time began to speed up in Lin Zhen's mind.

In the beginning, a planet was just a speck of dust.

This speck of dust grows little by little in the universe, merging with another speck of dust, making the dust a little larger.

Then it merged with more dust and Dark Matter, becoming dust.

Over millions of years, the dust transformed into a small clod of earth, but with a highly condensed density. This was the very beginning of the planet's birth, and the Time Stone was conceived here.

His Mental Power continued to break through, entering the Second Layer of patterns.

The small clod of earth began to grow rapidly, the Star Core began to condense, and after forming the Star Core, the surrounding Dark Matter quickly gathered and grew rapidly.

Inner Core, outer core, rock layer, crust.

The planet was formed, and the third layer of patterns represents the Hadean Eon of this planet.

Lin Zhen felt a slight stinging sensation in his Mental Power, but he could still persevere.

He saw the planet transform from a magma ball into a solidified planet, from the Hadean Eon to the Archean Eon, and then to the Proterozoic Eon, before life slowly began to appear.

However, the evolutionary path of this planet is very different from that of Earth, and the life forms that eventually emerged are also different.

There are no lions or tigers, no sharks or birds; the wild beasts here are all Magical Beast, including Earth Dragon and Dragon Race.

The people here are physically stronger than those on Earth during the Anno Domini Era, but they do not have the advanced technological civilization of Earth.

In their early days, they also lived in the age of cold weapons. Although humans were the majority, there were many other races as well.

There are Dragon Man, orcs, elves, and dwarves.

War raged across the mainland, with endless fighting.

Magic, Battle Qi, and other things that Earthlings could only see in fantasy novels have all appeared in this world.

The necromantic catastrophe, the chaos of the world, and then the arrival of Extraterrestrial Civilization.

The weak race was unable to resist the powerful force of the extraterrestrial visitors and was on the verge of extinction in repeated wars.

Scenes flashed through Lin Zhen's mind like a movie, and he felt that his Mental Power was about to give out.

"I can't take it anymore! I can't hold on any longer!"

Lin Zhen had almost seen most of the Time Stone, with only a few layers of patterns remaining, but he couldn't continue.

Despite having to withdraw his Mental Power, Lin Zhen was not discouraged.

Although he hadn't witnessed the planet's later developments, he sensed that once his Mental Power was fully Diamond, he would be able to decipher the Time Stone.

To quickly cultivate Mental Power, one must continue to dive deeper into the ocean, allowing his Mental Power to continue to grow.

"Based on my assessment, the deepest part of the Bermuda Sea Area might be over 12,000 meters. If I could dive down there, my Mental Power might be able to become completely Diamond."

"I now have several goals to achieve: one is to Diamond my Mental Power, another is to master the power of time, and the third is to resonate with all the elemental atoms."

"The atomic resonance of all elements may allow my power to take another step forward. Although I don't know to what extent, I have a feeling that it will bring me surprises."

As for Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi, it is still at the peak of the Quasi-Star Realm. He has not yet broken through his Dantian Qi, as he wants to achieve these goals before making a breakthrough.

However, there was one thing that kept Lin Zhen feeling uneasy.

That is, the aliens who once fired at him from outer space have never been found. During this period, he searched almost the Bermuda region, but he still couldn't find any trace of those two people.

It seems that they may have been looking in the wrong direction. The aliens may have released a special drug into the ocean, causing the Mutated Beast to grow rapidly, but they did not stay in the Bermuda region.

"I wonder where the people from the Tianhe Empire have gone? But there's a high chance they're in the Ancient God City, but I can't leave Bermuda right now."

Lin Zhen took out his Star Gazing Mirror and gazed at the starry sky.

With his current Mental Power, he can already see what's happening outside the Solar System.

As he channeled his Mental Power, his gaze grew ever more distant and profound, and he gradually came to see the wondrous sights beyond the heavens.

That's right!

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On the Fourth Layer of the Ancient God City, Tu Ya and Xin Ou are adjusting the control panel of the Red Rose.

"Tu Ya, we've been here for three years and haven't enjoyed anything. It's such a damn bad luck."

"Stop complaining, Xin Ou. Earthlings are wary of aliens. We can't take risks easily. And don't forget our main purpose for coming here."

"Yes, I know. It's to guide the empire's course and help them find their way. But then again, three years have passed, why haven't the empire's troops arrived yet?"

"Don't be discouraged. I estimate it will be around this time. Try contacting them again now."

Xin Ou picked up the walkie-talkie and Machinery spoke into it.

"This is Earth in the Solar System. I am Xin Ou, an adventurer from the Tianhe Empire. Requesting a call to the Empire Expeditionary Force. Please respond upon receipt. Please respond upon receipt. Oh!"

After saying that, Xin Ou put the walkie-talkie aside. He had been calling out frequently during this period, but he had never received a response.

This type of walkie-talkie call can only be received by the other party within a hundred stars.

One star is equivalent to one million kilometers on Earth.

But just after he put it down, a reply suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.

"I am Ya Xuan, commander of the Seventh Fleet of the Empire Expeditionary Force. I have reached the edge of the Solar System you mentioned. Please send the star system coordinates, adventurer Xin Ou."

I've finally sorted out my thoughts and found my rhythm in writing. This is my first update today.

A minor character appears in this chapter, Ya Xuan, who is the elder of this book (Ya Xuan).

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