Dark Star Advances, Mesozoic Era! (Fourth Update)
The army that pursued Lin Zhen went through a painful process.
According to later statistics, a total of 300,000 people hunted down Lin Zhen in the Chaotic Star River for 10 billion Cosmic Crystal!
The Fire Kirin Empire has nearly 100,000 warriors, while the remaining 200,000 or so are Insect Race warriors.
Despite being hunted by so many people, Lin Zhen was as cunning as an eel, darting around in the Chaotic Star River and using the terrain to his advantage, piloting his small spaceship to escape everywhere.
That's the downside of the Chaotic Star River: as long as you have a top-tier Sub-light Speed small spaceship, almost no one can catch you unless your piloting skills are terrible or you run out of power.
At first, people thought that Lin Zhen's spaceship was small and could not carry many Energy Block, and that they would eventually catch him.
But they later realized they were wrong.
This guy probably has ten Space Ring Space Ring, each filled with Energy Block!
After a month of pursuit, spaceships began to fail due to insufficient power, acknowledging the failure of the pursuit.
However, many people also brought a lot of Energy Block with them when they entered the Chaotic Star River. They were confident that they had enough motivation to chase Lin Zhen until the day their energy was exhausted.
Despite their relentless pursuit and three months of back-and-forth struggle, Lin Zhen's little spaceship continued to traverse the Chaotic Star River with boundless energy.
Moreover, during this journey, some people felt that there was no hope of catching Lin Zhen, so they began to attack others.
Insect Race warriors attack Fire Qilin warriors, and Fire Qilin warriors also seize opportunities to Insect Race. The two sides do not belong to the same camp, so it is normal for them to attack each other.
It was precisely because of this that their cooperation was never smooth. They were always trying to prevent their opponents from capturing Lin Zhen, sabotaging each other and causing them to miss several good opportunities. Otherwise, Lin Zhen might have been captured long ago.
Five months later, of the original 300,000, less than 3,000 were still persisting.
Moreover, these people are still gradually leaving because the Insect Race have begun to retaliate.
Since the warriors of the Fire Qilin entered, the Insect Race have adopted a strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory. At first, they suffered repeated defeats, but gradually, the warriors of the Fire Qilin have penetrated deep into the Chaotic Star River, far from the Bright Passage. Even if they wanted to withdraw, it would definitely not be an easy task.
And the Insect Race's experts finally made their move at this moment.
The Seven Insect Commanders, leading One Hundred and Eight Insect Generals, set off from the Seven Main Star Nests deep within the Chaotic Star River to begin their siege against the warriors of the Fire Kirin Empire.
The fierce battle lasted for two months, Fire Qilin warriors suffered a crushing defeat!
Of the 300,000 warriors, fewer than 50,000 survived, and four Star System Stage perished in the battle, including Zhang Zhidong, a disciple of the Thunder Realm King!
Zhang Zhidong, who prided himself on his formidable fighting prowess, ventured deep into enemy territory in his quest for first place, only to be besieged by two powerful insect commanders.
The Locust Leader and the Bumblebee Leader, the two great insect commanders, joined forces in the starry sky to kill Zhang Zhidong, causing the Fire Kirin Empire's Concentration Camp to suffer its greatest loss since the start of the competition!
Besides Zhang Zhidong's death, Ye Hua and Feng Qingluan joined forces and encountered the enemy's four great insect commanders three thousand miles from the Suspended Island. After a fierce battle, Ye Hua was injured and left, while Feng Qingluan was more seriously injured and disappeared.
If it weren't for the fact that Feng Qingluan's name was still lit up, people would even suspect that Feng Qingluan was dead.
The series of setbacks were a cold shower for these elites of the Concentration Camp, making them realize that the Insect Race were definitely not as weak as they appeared.
As for the pursuit of Lin Zhen, it has gradually been forgotten by people.
Of the three thousand pursuers, only less than a hundred remained, yet they relentlessly continued their pursuit for the elusive sum of one hundred billion Cosmic Crystal.
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On a Garbage Star, the ground is crumbling.
"Pfft~!"
The ground cracked open, and a person emerged from the earth.
"Whew! It's really difficult to dig a tunnel underground. Luckily, my Scale Armor are tough enough to allow me to go down smoothly."
Lin Zhen's clone crawled up from the ground, his face filled with undisguised excitement.
"Finally found it! Seven whole months! Seven months of arduous searching have finally led me to the location of the resource planet. This is it!"
Lin Zhen's clone also suffered a lot in the search for this resource star.
For seven months, he had not killed any Insect Race, devoting all his energy to searching for resource planets. He worked almost non-stop, scouring the junkyards of this star system and exploring hundreds of planets before finally finding his target.
This resource planet has a diameter of over 500 kilometers, which is not considered a particularly small planet.
No one knew how many years the garbage had been there; it covered the surface for three thousand meters. Lin Zhen dug deeper and deeper, and it took him more than ten days to discover that this was a resource planet.
"Chris, can you estimate how many Thunder Crystal this resource planet contains? Is it enough for me to upgrade to Star Level Nine?"
After seven months of space travel, Lin Zhen's main body finally advanced to the fourth level of a star, and his Star Power climbed to five hundred. However, he still had no chance to come and reunite with his clone, and was still circling around with his pursuers in the distant starry sky.
"Master, although this resource star contains a considerable amount of Thunder Crystal, the amount you need to advance to the Star Level Nine is simply too large. Moreover, this is, after all, an ore deposit, and more than 95% of it is useless. Furthermore, there will be waste during the absorption process. According to my estimate, you can probably advance to the eighth level of the star system through this resource star system. Even reaching the Level Eight Peak will be difficult unless you can avoid wasting any crystals. In that case, you can advance to the ninth level, but that is almost impossible."
"Level eight of the Stellar Realm is about right. What I lack right now is Star Power. If I can advance to level eight, it will definitely be enough. Besides, I still have Star Crystal to absorb."
Having finally located the resource star, Lin Zhen wanted to send his main body back to Earth.
Lin Zhen also really disliked those tails following him.
Currently, there are only twenty or thirty people chasing him, traveling in four or five small spaceships. There are no more Insect Race warriors left; they are all from the Fire Kirin Empire.
Although the empire forbids warriors from killing each other, once they arrive at the Chaotic Star River, no one can restrain these lawless warriors.
They'd do anything for 10 billion Cosmic Crystal.
"It's been seven months. It's about time to put an end to this. You've been chasing me for so long, it's time for you to pay the price."
In the days that followed, Lin Zhen also figured out the identity of the people who were chasing him.
Among the twenty-odd people, there was only one Star System Stage martial artist, Sun Hao from back then; the rest were all Black Hole Stage.
Having determined the route, Lin Zhen turned the boat around and headed back to the Garbage Disposal Plant.
He wants to resolve this matter completely here, and then focus on his cultivation.
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"It's been seven months, Lin Zhen. Even if you carry a lot of Energy Block, it's almost time for them to run out."
Sun Hao sat in the spaceship, and the pursuit wasn't particularly arduous. He carried enough Energy Block, and had already used up half of them. He believed that Lin Zhen didn't have more Energy Block than him.
Lin Zhen's current course towards the Garbage Disposal Plant further confirms Sun Hao's guess.
What would they be doing at Garbage Disposal Plant? The only possibility is that they want to find some Energy Block from those abandoned spaceships.
However, those damaged spaceships in the junkyard have been around for countless years. Even if there are still Energy Block, the remaining energy has been almost completely depleted. Lin Zhen's actions are enough to prove that he has reached the end of his life.
"This chase should be over. Lin Zhen, you're finished!"
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Lin Zhen form sat cross-legged in the cabin, quietly sensing the changes in the Dark Star.
After a long seven-month journey, Dark Star has finally fully absorbed the power of the Planet Grass and Wood Heart and is about to break through from the peak of the Phanerozoic Eon to the Mesozoic Era!
The Mesozoic Era corresponds to the Xing Zhou Planet Stage in martial arts training. However, because the Dark Star is a physical entity, the Star Power it contains is becoming increasingly stronger, dozens of times stronger than the actual Star Power of Planet Stage artist!
It is precisely because of Dark Star's ever-growing power that Lin Zhen has been able to fight beyond his level. Dark Star is his strongest trump card.
On the Star Fruit Tree, flowers are in full bloom.
In the locations that were once known as the Sky Dome, the Beehive, and the Ant Nest, more and more Star Crystal began to appear.
"This is the final burst of power from the Heart of Plants and Trees. This wave of Star Crystal has opened up an exceptionally large number. If I can make good use of them, and with the addition of the Thunder Crystal on the resource planet, I might have a chance to break through to the Star Level Nine."
"But now is not the time to study it; my Dark Star is finally about to advance!"
The Moyun Vine, like a giant snake, clings to the tree, coiling around the Star Fruit Tree in circles.
It was the right decision to put the Moyun Vine into the Dark Star Space. The vine can effectively suppress the growth of the Star Fruit Tree, preventing it from growing too large and absorbing too much Dark Star energy.
Only with this excess energy can more Star Crystal be generated.
Despite this, the Star Fruit Tree has grown to a height of over 20,000 meters!
Thanks to the fact that Dark Star is much larger than Earth, if it were on Earth, the Star Fruit Tree would have already broken through the atmosphere.
A powerful life force permeated the Dark Star, causing vegetation to flourish and microorganisms to begin to appear in the mountains and rivers.
At the foot of the Star Fruit Tree, a small red flower bud stood upright.
With the help of the fruit tree's vitality, it was the first flower to bloom within the Dark Star.
Lin Zhen's Mental Power was always watching it, waiting for it to bring the first bright color to the Dark Star World that had evolved from the Hadean Eon to the present day.
Tick-tock!
A drop of dew fell from the Star Fruit Tree and landed on a flower bud.
Nourished by the dew, the red flower buds lazily stretched their limbs and slowly bloomed, revealing a beautiful fiery red color!
Although it was just an ordinary flower, it was breathtakingly beautiful in Lin Zhen's eyes!
It was just a little bit of vitality away; the moment the flower bloomed, the Dark Star World advanced!
A new round of expansion has begun with a rumble, and an unseen change is quietly taking place on the Dark Star and in the space around it!
A massive surge of Star Power began to flow, climbing ever higher!
The Mesozoic Era, it's here!
Today's update is Chapter 4. I'm adding an extra chapter for the book's Alliance Leader (Mo Jia Zhui Yue). I apologize for the late update, but no matter how long it takes, Hei Tu will still keep his promise.