Comet Stage Level Eight, Phantom God Strike!

After Lin Zhen entered the Hell difficulty level, he spent every day in failure and challenge.

In the first month, Lin Zhen's best result was only 15% of the progress.

However, a month later, Lin Zhen's main body had completely absorbed the first batch of Mystic Iron Essence and was ready to absorb it a second time.

The second time, Lin Zhen spent 8 billion Sanjiang Coin on the Mystic Iron Essence, which was not a lot and Lin Zhen could afford it.

After absorbing these Mystic Iron Essence, Lin Zhen's cultivation level broke through again, reaching the mid-stage of the Meteor Eighth Level.

The expenses aren't too high now, but Lin Zhen knows that once the Comet Stage arrives, the costs will skyrocket.

After advancing, Lin Zhen challenged the Zombie Siege Hell Mode again, and after a month, he reached 32% completion.

Then, I'll spend 16 billion to buy Mystic Iron Essence, advance to Meteor Ninth Level, and challenge again!

Having completed 50% of the progress and spent 32 billion, Lin Zhen finally made a huge breakthrough and successfully entered Comet Stage!

After the main body entered the Comet Stage, Lin Zhen's clone also entered the Star Stage.

However, Lin Zhen never revealed his clone, which was an important asset for him after entering the World Stone.

During this period, Han Sha and the others would occasionally inquire about Lin Zhen's situation, but Lin Zhen would always use the excuse of being busy with cultivation to avoid meeting them.

He didn't want to be disturbed during this time, nor did he want others to see how quickly he had progressed.

After entering the Comet Stage, Lin Zhen's Star Power doubled again. This leap in realm allowed Lin Zhen's strength to advance by leaps and bounds.

With his increased strength, Lin Zhen achieved a 99% completion rate in Hell Mode, only losing when he finally challenged the Zombie King. This achievement greatly surprised Chris.

From that day on, Lin Zhen found the best sparring partner for practicing his shooting: the Zombie King in Hell Mode. Every time he reached this level, Lin Zhen would fight against the Zombie King.

This was an agile and powerful zombie, whose strength had reached the peak of the Star Stage, which was equivalent to a half-step Black Hole. Lin Zhen was no match for it at first, but as time went by, he gradually became able to fight it on equal terms.

In the fourth month, Lin Zhen purchased ten tons of Fire Copper Essence from a metal dealer.

The price of Fire Copper Essence is 5,000 yuan per gram. Lin Zhen spent 40 billion yuan on his first absorption, which is ten times more than when he was in the Meteor Stage!

It's no use for Comet Stage to absorb more Mystic Iron Essence. Lin Zhen roughly calculated that with the hundreds of billions of Qilin Coin he currently has, he can only cultivate to the ninth level of Comet.

The subsequent training Satellite Stage requires Mithril Essence, which will basically consume most of all the money you have.

"Never mind that for now. Money is just an external thing. I should focus on improving my cultivation level as soon as possible."

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

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Lin Zhen sat cross-legged atop a high-rise building amidst the city ruins, her body shimmering with starlight, her long hair dancing in the wind.

Beneath his feet lay the city's central square, where hordes of zombies roamed, while the Zombie King, whom he had dealt with countless times, lurked in the very center.

The Yin-Yang Long Spear was held horizontally in front of him, and the Seven Stars Knife danced around him, forming a rotating blade array that protected Lin Zhen.

"After seven months of honing my Spear Art, I've finally reached the point where I can truly master it."

"The seven Energy Element, the power of time, the power of space—all my understanding can be manifested within a single shot."

"With the power of space and the acceleration of the power of time, my Spear Art is unpredictable and hard to distinguish from the real thing. Moreover, I can freely switch between Energy Element. All changes are within my control. Even gods would find it difficult to judge accurately."

"If I had to give my Spear Art a name, I'd call it Phantom God."

Lin Zhen picked up the Yin-Yang Long Spear and leaped down from the high building!

Although flying is not possible here, Lin Zhen's physique makes this level of jumping quite easy.

Head down, feet up, heading straight for the ground, then making a light flip as you approach the ground, landing gracefully.

The zombies, smelling the human scent, immediately charged in from all directions, howling.

With Mental Power, the Seven Stars Knife crisscrossed, sparking bolts of Electric Light in the air. After the Energy Element raged, the ground was littered with corpses!

These level three and four zombies, which had reached the Star Stage, couldn't even withstand Lin Zhen's single strike!

This attack wiped out all of the Zombie King's henchmen. Lin Zhen, carrying his Long Spear, charged straight at the zombie king.

Losing his full suit of iron armor, Wang reached a speed a hundred times the speed of sound, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Lin Zhen.

Feeling the stench wafting towards him, Lin Zhen remained calm and composed. He took two steps back, focused his mind, and Yin-Yang Long Spear.

A swift shot, a fierce shot, a shot that could not be dodged!

Phantom God Strike!

The Long Spear suddenly accelerated as it advanced!

All the energy was concentrated on one point. The Zombie King's armor, which was comparable to a divine artifact, was no match for Lin Zhen's Phantom God Strike. It didn't even have time to react before its throat was pierced by a spear!

Spatial power spread along the tip of the spear, severing the Zombie King's head!

This was the first time Lin Zhen had killed Zombie King on Hell difficulty, and he only used one move!

"It's done!"

"I knew it. Once I truly mastered my own unique Spear Art, I would have very few enemies in the Star Stage."

"Although I've only mastered one strike, that one strike is enough to defeat too many people, even those at the Black Hole Stage!"

"This Hell difficulty level poses no challenge for me anymore. Next, I'm going to try Purgatory!"

It took Lin Zhen seven months to clear the Zombie Siege on Hell difficulty, an achievement that left Chris speechless.

Moreover, Lin Zhen also advanced to the fourth level of Comet, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds.

However, when Lin Zhen was challenging the Purgatory difficulty, he encountered a strong challenge again. The lowest level zombies here were at the Star Stage, the third level zombies were at the peak of the Star Stage, and the fourth level zombies were at the Black Hole Stage.

The level 5 Zombie King has reached the Black Hole Peak!

Chris told Lin Zhen that clearing a map of Purgatory difficulty was almost impossible in the Star Stage. At least in the entire Sanjiang Star Region Federation, there was no Purgatory map that could be completely cleared in the Star Stage.

It's unclear how many people from the Sanjiang Star Region Federation challenged Purgatory Lin Zhen, but there's no doubt it was an astronomical number.

Among so many people, not a single one had completely cleared it, which gave Lin Zhen a new understanding of the difficulty of Purgatory.

However, he enjoys challenges. The more difficult the challenge, the better he can train himself. During this period, he has not only increased his Star Power, but his Mental Power has also become stronger and stronger in long-term life-and-death battles. Currently, his Azure Sky-color Mental Power in his Mental Sea of Consciousness has reached 70%, which can be considered as the late stage of Azure Sky-color.

"There are still four months before I enter the World Stone. I hope that in these four months, my realm can still improve and my strength can be enhanced. Otherwise, I won't be able to stand firm in the World Stone."

The progress on the Purgatory difficulty level was as slow as a snail. Lin Zhen only completed five percent of it on his first attempt before suffering a crushing defeat under the siege of a large group of high-level Stellar zombies.

This environment greatly piqued Lin Zhen's interest, and a new round of challenges began.

More than three months have slowly passed.

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The challenge to the World Stone has attracted great attention from the Sanjiang Star Region Federation.

This World Stone also has a remarkable history.

As is widely known, the World Stone is actually the Inner World of a Star Realm expert after his death.

The so-called Star Realm level expert is the Realm King, the strongest combat force of an advanced Cosmic Nation. For example, in the Fire Kirin Empire, only Emperor Tian Hao Yu is recognized as a Star Realm expert.

A star realm expert has lived for countless years, and most of his wealth and treasures are stored inside the World Stone, a safer place than Space Ring. Unless he dies, no one can get them.

The owner of this World Stone was called Yan Jun, who lived for millions of years but died in a struggle.

He cultivated the power of darkness, and it is said that he set up the Yellow Springs Underworld within the World Stone, leaving all his life's wealth within Yellow Springs Underworld.

The wealth contained within this World Stone is coveted not only by ordinary martial artists, but even by experts at the World King level.

However, after the Realm King died, the World Stone still had the power of automatic repulsion. If an expert above the Star System Stage tried to force his way in, his Yellow Springs Underworld would automatically collapse, and the person who entered would get nothing.

Within the Yellow Springs Underworld, there are numerous ghosts left behind by the King of Yan Jun, who guard it. Anyone below the Star System Stage who enters would likely face dire consequences.

After this World Stone ended up in the Sanjiang Star Region Federation, people were sent in to retrieve the treasures of King Yan Jun on several occasions, but they almost all died inside the World Stone.

The only survivor from the Black Hole Stage managed to escape and described the general situation inside the World Stone.

After much deliberation, all parties reached an agreement to place the trial to the Fire Kirin Empire within the World Stone.

This is an arena where various factions compete for three months. The person who emerges at the end with the most Cosmic Crystal is the winner.

The top twenty winners will be eligible to participate in the Fire Kirin Empire's Under-Hundred-Year-Old Training Camp.

Cosmic Crystal are the largest source of energy in the universe and have a wide range of effects, but they only appear when a new world is created.

Aside from the expansion of the universe itself, this kind of thing can only be produced within the World Stone.

A tiny Cosmic Crystal, only the size of a soybean, is worth 100,000 Qilin Coin!

What all the major powers want most is the Cosmic Crystal inside the World Stone. As for the other treasures of Yan Jun and Realm King, whoever finds them gets to keep them!

As time went by, the contestants arrived at Baichuan Star one after another, waiting for the World Stone Challenge to begin.

At this moment, Lin Zhen absorbed metal for the tenth time and successfully advanced to the eighth level of Comet!