World Stone on the Verge of Collapse
"Quick, the greatest treasure in the entire World Stone is right here."
The dwarf was still leading the way, but after entering the Underground Palace Temple, Lin Zhen had already seen the huge Cosmic Crystal suspended in mid-air.
"This is the World Core, the source of the World Stone."
Looking at the behemoth in the sky, Lin Zhen sighed.
If this enormous Cosmic Crystal is destroyed, the world will collapse, but at this moment, no one can stop these people.
Nearly 10,000 people gathered on the ground, and every now and then someone would leap high into the air, trying their best to knock down a few bits of debris.
Even if you lose a little, it's still worth at least several thousand or tens of thousands. Some powerful individuals can even manage to get hundreds of thousands!
"Let's go over there too."
Lin Zhen and Nicole also joined the crowd.
When the dwarf arrived here, he couldn't resist the urge to jump up and grab some of the Cosmic Crystal, but Lin Zhen grabbed him.
"Don't do anything yet, let's wait and see. I have a feeling that the peace here will be broken soon."
The dwarf stopped.
After a while, a martial artist jumped up and sliced down a piece of Cosmic Crystal the size of a washbasin from the air!
Along with this large chunk falling, there were also some smaller pieces and fragments, which the martial artist collected in mid-air. Although he was exhausted when he landed, he laughed excitedly!
"This one's worth over a million! I'm rich now! Even if I don't qualify for the World Stone, I can still buy an entire legion back home and become the local tyrant of our Asteroid System!"
His maniacal laughter lasted less than three seconds before it abruptly stopped!
A sword pierced his heart from behind, silencing his laughter!
He didn't even have time to turn around and see who killed him; he died on the spot!
Because he was collecting Cosmic Crystal and ascending into the air against gravity, he was almost completely exhausted and had no ability to resist, so he died.
After his death, his Space Ring fell into the hands of a martial artist.
The martial artist expressionlessly put away the Space Ring, his eyes gleaming as he quietly awaited the next opportunity.
This wasn't an isolated incident; similar events occurred in other areas as martial artists continued to fall victim to the machinations of others.
Most of these murderers lacked the ability to take to the air. Unable to obtain Cosmic Crystal and unwilling to see others reap large rewards, they Xuan Zhu advantage of others' exhaustion upon landing to kill them.
One or two is fine, but when this happened hundreds of times in a row, riots broke out!
I don't know where it started, but there was chaos everywhere!
First, there were the independent martial artists, who trusted no one and would attack anyone who dared to approach. The battle continued to spread, drawing in some smaller factions as well.
Even organized and powerful forces were affected, and had to form alliances to protect themselves, temporarily halting the collection of Cosmic Crystal.
This is a huge loss of manpower. Eliminating others will bring you more gains and make you safer.
Except for a few clever ones who hid or those who arrived late, no one was spared.
The frenzied battle lasted for more than forty minutes. By the time the fighting gradually subsided, the number of people present had been greatly reduced. The original nearly 10,000 people were now less than 3,000!
Among them, there are nearly a thousand people from the Four Great Gangs, more than a hundred people from the Dimensional Universe Company, and the rest are almost all independent individuals.
Just as the battle was about to subside, Lin Zhen, who had been lying in wait, jumped up, his Yin-Yang Long Spear flashing through the air.
Despite the immense gravity, some fist-sized Cosmic Crystal were slashed off.
Chris raised her hand to put it away; she had already calculated the number.
"Master, you've collected 790,000 Cosmic Crystal this time!"
As Lin Zhen landed, his Long Spear suddenly trembled, and with a few lightning-fast thrusts, he brought down the three men who had tried to approach him with ill intentions!
The gravity at high altitude is about 25,000 times that of the ninety -Eighteenth Layer of the Judgment Platform. Lin Zhen has now advanced to the Satellite Level Seven and can withstand it. Although this kind of jump is still very strenuous, he is not as exhausted as others.
After taking down the three attackers, Lin Zhen obtained over a million Cosmic Crystal from their rings.
Seeing how powerful Lin Zhen was, the surrounding martial artists quietly put some distance between themselves and him.
The frenzied battle had calmed people down considerably, and with only a little over two thousand people left, the scene was less crowded, and the fighting had decreased.
However, fewer people do not mean none. People from all sides fight for territory, forces clash with each other, and individual players fight each other, and battles occur from time to time.
On the first day, the Qingluan Society fought two battles against the Dragon Totem and the Tongtian Tower. Since Xuan Zhu and Apollo were dead, these two gangs were leaderless and were defeated by the Qingluan Society one after the other.
Four female warriors, one dressed in Qing Zi Hong Lv, and one in green, led their Women's Army in several successful surprise attacks, routing the two major guilds.
Originally, the two guilds together had seven or eight hundred people, but after continuous battles, they were reduced to just over a hundred, and they were scattered among the crowd.
The Qingluan Society lost over a hundred people as a result, but they have firmly occupied the Northern Region of the Cosmic Crystal and are able to collect the Cosmic Crystal undisturbed.
The Southern Region is occupied by independent martial artists, who number the largest, exceeding a thousand. Battles frequently occur there, and Lin Zhen is also in this region.
Meanwhile, another major gang, Dixin Qionglou, occupies the Eastern Region. They have never actively participated in the fighting, and their strength has been well preserved.
The Western Region is occupied by the Dimensional Universe Company. They do not fight with others, and others dare not disturb them, so they can collect resources in peace.
If you want to get to the No Return Road, you have to go through the Dimensional Universe Company.
However, Dimensional Universe Company has already made its stance clear: they are not competing for the top twenty; they are here to earn Cosmic Crystal, and anyone who obtains Cosmic Crystal can come here to exchange them for anything.
The total number of people from all sides is less than two thousand, and there are only two days left until the end of the World Stone event, but still no one is willing to withdraw voluntarily.
With so few competitors, it would be a waste not to bring back more Cosmic Crystal from this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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"Tian Ci Tianci, the people from the Tongtian Tower and the Dragon Totem have all been defeated. Without Xuan Zhu and Apollo, they are no match for the Qingluan Society. Why didn't we help them then?"
Tian Ci sneered, "Why would I join forces with them? Xuan Zhu and Apollo, those two good-for-nothings, were actually killed by a rookie named Lin Zhen. Their subordinates are all incompetent. Cooperating with them would be shameful. Wouldn't it be better to let them fight each other to the death? That would be in the best interest of our Dixin Qionglou."
"So, are we planning to destroy the Qingluan Society?"
"Let's put the plans aside for now. This Cosmic Crystal is the most crucial thing. We still have two days. We need to try to get as many Cosmic Crystal as possible. As for the plans, they won't be delayed. Trust me, no one will be willing to leave here until the very last moment."
Tian Ci looked at the crowd still vying for the Cosmic Crystal, his gaze sweeping over the group of women from the Qingluan Society, and then at the large group of independent cultivators.
He saw the person who killed Xuan Zhu and Apollo, Lin Zhen.
This person's strength was hard to discern. On the surface, he seemed to be at the Satellite Level Seven, but could Satellite Level Seven really take down two Black Hole Late Stage cultivators?
"Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen, no matter what strength you're hiding, you'd better not mess with me. I'm not some trash like Xuan Zhu or Apollo. Even if you're at the Satellite Stage, or even the Black Hole Stage, you're no match for me!"
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The warriors were wary of each other and attacked, and time passed slowly.
The Cosmic Crystal boulder in the sky was gradually eroded, becoming pitted and uneven.
The boulder grew smaller and smaller, but the number of people on the ground also decreased. By the last day, there were only a thousand warriors left inside the World Stone!
Among them, the largest group is from the Dixin Qionglou, with more than 300 people; the Qingluan Society more than 200 people; the Dimensional Universe Company several dozen people; and the rest are independent martial artists, also numbering more than 300.
Lin Zhen leaped up again, landed, and cut off a large piece of Cosmic Crystal worth over a million.
He swung his slightly sore arm. This kind of thing, which involves defying gravity and taking off, is extremely strenuous, and even Lin Zhen would find it difficult to do.
Moreover, he never uses his full strength. In the past two days, he has witnessed too many people being killed after falling from the sky because they were working too hard to cut the Cosmic Crystal. He always needs to conserve his fighting strength.
After cutting off the Cosmic Crystal, he immediately went to the Dimensional Universe Company to exchange it for refined Adamantine.
The 600 million Cosmic Crystal were Lin Zhen's accumulation over this period. He exchanged them for Adamantine again. The Adamantine he purchased in three separate transactions was enough to support him in reaching the fourth level of planetary cultivation.
It was already the morning of the third day, the last day of their third month inside the Cosmic Crystal.
Although the number of people was decreasing, these few hundred people still refused to leave and continued to cut things up there.
"Beep beep beep~~!!!"
As soon as a martial artist landed, almost everyone's Intelligent Life activated.
"Attention, attention! Master, your world is on the verge of collapse due to the loss of a large amount of its World Core."
"Please leave the World Stone as soon as possible, Master. There are currently twenty minutes left before the collapse countdown!"
Then a countdown appeared on everyone's Intelligent Life.
It appeared at 19 minutes and 59 seconds!
"Let's go! We've taken too much from this Cosmic Crystal boulder. The world is on the verge of collapse. If we don't leave now, we might never be able to leave again."
Many martial artists stood up. They had all made far too much money these past few days, and it was about time for them to leave.
People looked longingly at the somewhat dilapidated boulder. The further they went, the easier it was to obtain the Cosmic Crystal; they often got a large piece at a time. They really didn't want to leave.
"Snap!"
Suddenly, the giant Cosmic Crystal in the air cracked, and a long fissure appeared on the side of the Cosmic Crystal!
A huge Cosmic Crystal, taller than a person, fell from the sky!
The world began to shake violently, but the people who were originally going to leave suddenly rushed over, all wanting to take advantage of this last moment to make a fortune!