Thunder Crystal Ore

Sun Hao's intuition was completely correct, but it was too late to change anything now. Lin Zhen's Star Power was almost as strong as his, and with his main body and clone working together, coupled with his rich combat experience and diverse methods, Sun Hao was completely at a disadvantage from the start.

Lin Zhen's combined attack technique with his clone has reached a level of perfection. Often, within 0.1 seconds of his main body firing his spear, his clone can precisely time the attack to strike the spot that Sun Hao is bound to defend.

Just as you block that shot, the main body's attack comes again, and so on, giving the opponent no time to breathe at all. There is never a chance to rest, and the slightest carelessness will result in death on the spot!

Lin Zhen felt that Sun Hao seemed to have some killer move in mind, so he didn't give Sun Hao such an opportunity at all. He didn't use powerful killer moves like Thunder Kill or Phantom God Strike because they were too slow.

The best way to fight against a strong opponent is to strike fast and seamlessly connect the previous and next attacks!

Although he didn't know what Sun Hao's killer move was, he had no chance to make a move under Lin Zhen's attack.

Although Sun Hao is a Star System Level Two, he is still a human being, not a machine. Under such pressure, it is inevitable that he will make mistakes.

Especially when Lin Zhen used Time Acceleration, he was completely unable to adapt.

The body is accelerated tenfold!

The clone speed is ten times faster!

Such acceleration during a fierce battle is deadly. Sun Hao was careless and a large hole was immediately torn in his abdomen!

Before the screams had even ended, Lin Zhen unleashed another deadly attack.

Time Deceleration!

The clone accelerated tenfold while simultaneously slowing Sun Hao down tenfold. Normally, Sun Hao would have had a chance to deal with it, but at this moment, it was a pipe dream to think he could handle it calmly.

Sun Hao tried to struggle with his final Teleport, but Lin Zhen ruthlessly interrupted him. Although Sun Hao was also at the Star System Stage, his Mental Power had not yet reached 100% of the Azure Sky-color.

Mental Evil Spirit Impact!

The impact after the interruption slowed Sun Hao, who was already ten times slower by Lin Zhen, to a snail's pace, making him unable to withstand the Yajiao Spear from the clone.

Pfft!

A red flower bloomed in Sun Hao's heart, and a drop of heart blood gushed out. Sun Hao staggered back several steps, his eyes beginning to glaze over.

"No... this is impossible."

Despite possessing exceptional skills, he had no chance to utilize them under the combined attack of Lin Zhen's main body and clones, whose Star Power was no less than his own. Furthermore, his Mental Power was suppressed, making this outcome inevitable.

"Nothing is impossible. While a martial artist's realm is important, it is not everything."

"Spare me, save me, enslave me! Cough cough~~!! Your Mental Power is so strong, you can do it."

Lin Zhen smiled and shook his head, "I'm very sorry, you don't even have the right to be my slave. However, I can send you to a new world."

Sun Hao's eyes lit up, thinking that Lin Zhen was going to let him go.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Zhen took Sun Hao into the Dark Star Space, and his already impatient clone immediately followed.

Lin Zhen sensed a strong desire to devour from the clone. Sun Hao was a Star System Level Two, and the energy contained within his body was definitely a great supplement for the clone. Moreover, he was a living person, so the effect of devouring him was undoubtedly better.

Of course, Lin Zhen couldn't bring himself to eat people, so he let his clone act on instinct.

Screams echoed from within the Dark Star, but Lin Zhen didn't look.

About ten minutes later, when attention was turned back to Dark Star, Sun Hao had been completely devoured, leaving not a trace. Of course, the Space Ring was still left behind.

Put away Sun Hao's Space Ring. After all, this person was a Star System Stage cultivator and a prince of a Intermediate Universe Country, so his ring must be very valuable.

Meanwhile, the clone sat cross-legged under the Star Fruit Tree, cultivating, and the bloodline within its body awakened further.

His body was filled with surging blood and qi. In his Armorization state, the clone was no longer recognizable and had become a semi- Qilin.

Lin Zhen could feel the power of the clone after its evolution. Although its Star Power had not yet caught up with the Dark Star's main body after its advancement, it was still about 600.

Withdraw your thoughts from Dark Star and let your clone digest what you've gained on its own.

"Sun Hao! A Star System Level Two. I hope your wealth won't disappoint me."

Lin Zhen was stunned when he opened the ring.

There wasn't much money inside, but mountains of various Star Artifact, Sacred Artifact, and even divine artifacts!

And there's a huge furnace; this guy is actually a Star Transfer Master!

Lin Zhen was once a Star Transfer Master, but after leaving Earth, he was constantly busy with cultivation due to the dangers around him, and he no longer had time to perform Star Shifting.

Unexpectedly, Sun Hao had such abilities. Lin Zhen searched through the ring for a while and even found Sun Hao's Star Shift Notes, in which he wrote down his insights on Star Shift.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Sun Hao's Star Shift technique was still quite poor; he was merely a prospective Star Transfer Master.

This enormous Space Ring was filled with materials he had collected over the years, intending to begin formal cultivation when he had the time. However, before that time came, Lin Zhen killed him.

If he were to seize all of Sun Hao's wealth, its total value would be astronomical.

"Since you don't have time to cultivate Star Shift, then leave it to me. I'm also very interested in this matter."

After piling the items into the Dark Star Space, Lin Zhen didn't have time to do that for the time being. What he needed to do now was to absorb the Thunder Crystal Ore from this resource star!

Once in the sky, Lin Zhen began to exert Gravity on a large pile of garbage on the ground.

Under the influence of Gravity, a large amount of interstellar debris was absorbed into the Dark Star Space and gradually emerged from the ground.

Lin Zhen hadn't done this before because he couldn't be sure which planet was the resource planet, and of course, he couldn't bring a large amount of garbage and waste into the Dark Star Space.

Now that it was confirmed, there were no more concerns, and a large area of land was quickly cleared out.

Looking down from the air, this is a basin surrounded by thousands of meters of garbage. On the ground, there are tiny specks of blue light that are almost invisible if you don't look closely.

Lin Zhen landed on the ground, squatted down, and gently poked around in the soil.

He simply flicked out a piece of ore with his hand, which was glowing blue.

"It really is Thunder Crystal! After more than half a year in the Chaotic Star River, I've finally found a real resource star. Advancement is within reach!"

Lin Zhen sat down impatiently, just like when he absorbed the metallic energy, preparing to begin absorbing the Thunder Crystal.

However, once she started taking action, Lin Zhen discovered that things were not quite as she had imagined.

As the practice began, wisps of blue light began to converge on Lin Zhen's body.

This is the power of the Thunder Crystal. As long as Lin Zhen absorbs enough light points, he can advance to the next level.

However, within those points of light, too many other substances floated up and mixed in, making it extremely difficult for Lin Zhen to absorb them.

"No!"

Lin Zhen quickly gave up absorbing it. He sensed that the debris contained various other metallic elements and even the aura of decaying matter, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

If you continue practicing like this, you might Modu.

"No, the metal here is ore, not refined Thunder Crystal. It's possible to absorb it by force, but the impurities will make the foundation unstable, making it more troublesome to deal with later."

"There are only two ways to absorb it. One is to absorb it slowly, but that is easy to waste. Chris said that the power of these crystals can only support me to the eighth level of the star system at best. My goal is the Level Nine Peak. I must not waste it."

"Then there's only one other way: extraction!"

Lin Zhen was, after all, Star Transfer Master, and he had a lot of experience in refining. He used high-temperature fire to remove impurities from the ore and finally get what he wanted.

But that's the method for ordinary metals; Lin Zhen hasn't tried refining this kind of Thunder Crystal yet.

"We have to give it a try no matter what. There's no other way to go right now. We have this foundation, and the huge furnace that Sun Hao brought can come in handy."

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen used Sun Hao's wealth so soon after acquiring it. He simply took out Sun Hao's huge furnace, which was of extremely high quality and had a very good appearance, and placed it in the center of the Garbage Basin.

With a single suction, a lump of ore is obtained and directly thrown into the furnace.

"This furnace has automatically separated into upper and lower layers, and all the necessary conditions are in place. My first task is to find the melting point of the crystal and the boundary between its melting points and those of other substances, so that I can accurately extract the crystal."

"I hope I can still use my Flame Power; I've neglected my elemental training for some years."

A ball of flame emanated from Lin Zhen's palm. He was of the bloodline of the Fire Qilin, and even the Black Hole Beast was an expert in playing with fire, so he was adept at this method.

Orange flames enveloped the ore and began to burn; Lin Zhen waited silently.

About twenty minutes later.

"No, the temperature is a bit low. The other substances are gradually starting to melt, but the elemental particles of the crystal have not been separated out."

"But... but that's all the fire power I can muster!"

The flames range in color from low to high, including red, orange, yellow, white, and cyan. Lin Zhen's current flame level is only at the late stage of orange, which is not enough to completely melt the Thunder Crystal Ore.

This discovery left Lin Zhen extremely frustrated. Without being able to smelt the ore, it was like sitting on Gold Mountain and begging for food.

It's impossible for me to go back to the Fire Kirin Empire and find a mining group to develop this Thunder Crystal mine; that's simply unrealistic.

"It's a pity. If I had the White-Hot flame of Feng Qingluan, smelting these ores would be no problem at all."

"Should I ask Feng Qingluan for help? And ask her to lend me a hand because we're both from the same hometown in the Sanjiang Star Region Federation?"

Thinking of this, Lin Zhen couldn't help but smile. With Feng Qingluan being such an ice-cold beauty, she definitely wouldn't be able to ask for a favor like this. He decided to forget about it.

But without asking Feng Qingluan for help, Lin Zhen couldn't help but feel a headache about how to smelt these ores.