Plant the Phoenix Tree, Yet No Phoenix Comes

As the immense Star Power enveloped him, Ye Hua felt incredibly refreshed, as if every pore of his body was cheering!

The Golden Dragon tattoo on his body began to shine. Feng Qingluan's Star Power was helpful to him and could be temporarily absorbed for his use. This was the power of bloodline!

"Great! Great! My simulated Planet Teleportation always lacked power, but with Qingluan's power, I'm sure I'll succeed!"

The simulation was immediately conducted in the Dimensional Space, and after a short while, Ye Hua emerged from the Dimensional Space.

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! It's done!"

"Thank you, Luan'er. I will definitely marry you, Lin Zhen. Now you know the difference between us, right?"

Ye Hua spoke, he couldn't help but mock Lin Zhen, who was sitting to the side. Advancing, defeating his opponent, and winning the heart of a beauty—all these good things happened at the same time. He must be the happiest person in the world right now.

After straightening his clothes, Ye Hua realized that the barrier blocking his way was about to break through, and he was about to ascend to the tenth row.

But in that instant, a figure flashed before his eyes, and someone else got to the tenth row faster than him.

It's Lin Zhen!

The world fell silent at that moment!

Ye Hua's raised foot hung suspended in the air, unsure whether to step out or pull it back.

He could hardly believe his eyes. Lin Zhen had actually delivered a fatal blow, finishing just one second ahead of him at the moment he was about to advance, utterly plunging him from heaven into the Abyss!

This is not an illusion. Lin Zhen finished before me. But even though I obtained Luan'er's power and completed the comprehension and advancement, Lin Zhen still finished a second earlier than me. Is this just a coincidence?

"I don't believe it! This isn't real! This isn't real!"

Ye Hua lost his composure; it was the first time he had ever lost his composure, and he roared loudly.

Thundercloud filled the sky, and golden lightning was brewing.

The rumbling of thunder forced Ye Hua to calm down. He was filled with anger, but dared not show it at all.

It's been eleven months, and almost a year of hard work has been wasted. The first place, which was almost within reach, changed its fate after Lin Zhen arrived.

He lost. The most outstanding genius of the Fire Kirin Empire was utterly defeated.

He didn't even dare to look up at Feng Qingluan. Even though Feng Qingluan had helped him, he still lost. He felt extremely ashamed.

He sensed that the gazes of the people below the Fire Qilin were filled with pity, sympathy, contempt, mockery, schadenfreude, and so on. In short, none of them were positive; they were all watching him make a fool of himself!

A burning rage raged in Ye Hua's heart. He raised his head and looked at Lin Zhen had already climbed to the tenth floor.

"Lin Zhen! You won! But winning once doesn't mean you'll always win. In the Chaotic Star River, we're still competing on kill count. Even if you succeed in comprehending the secrets on the Suspended Island, you'll still lose to me in other aspects."

"What a brilliant counterattack, a perfect interception! Lin Zhen, you've taught me a lesson today, but I'll pay for it soon."

Ye Hua angrily flung his clothes off, leaped off the stone pillar, and quickly left the Suspended Island.

The tenth floor spot has already been taken by Lin Zhen, so there's no point in him staying.

Ye Hua left, and most of the warriors of the Fire Qilin also left.

No one expected this outcome. Even with Feng Qingluan's help, Ye Hua still lost to Lin Zhen, and by such a coincidence, by just one second. He was incredibly frustrated by the loss.

In contrast, Feng Qingluan remained calm and continued her cultivation after seeing the outcome, completely unaffected by the incident, leaving everyone puzzled.

Only Lan Yu'er remained, but she cultivated in a very far place. In the entire Heaven Stele area, only Lin Zhen and Feng Qingluan remained.

Lin Zhen opened her eyes and looked at Feng Qingluan on the other side.

"Thank you. Your power may seem to have helped Ye Hua, but in fact, I am the one who benefited more, allowing me to break through first."

Feng Qingluan's brows twitched slightly, but she didn't open them or respond, seemingly not wanting to see Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen didn't say anything more and closed his eyes to continue his meditation.

Upon reaching the tenth level, everything he had learned before began to become clear and comprehensive. All Lin Zhen needed was some time to fully master Planet Teleportation and Space Severance.

It has been eleven months since the Suspended Island opened, and there are less than two months left before the Meteorite Belt outside resumes operation. Lin Zhen doesn't have much time left.

"Chris, is my current Star Power over one thousand?"

"Yes, Master. Just now, with the help of Feng Qingluan's power, your Star Power Star Power increased, bringing it to just over one thousand."

"So, does that mean I can use World Teleportation now?"

"Yes."

Lin Zhen nodded. Being able to use World Teleportation meant that he could enter the Inner World of other Realm Kings through the Dark Star World within his own body, provided that the Realm King opened his Inner World to him.

This kind of World Teleportation can be done using either the main body or a clone.

"Connect to the company that provides Phoenix Tree in that Dimensional Universe Company."

The call connected quickly, and Lin Zhen spoke with the same person she had spoken to before.

"Hello sir, have you decided to buy the Phoenix Tree?"

"Yes, but 10 billion Cosmic Crystal is far too expensive. Could you lower the price?"

"I'm very sorry, but the price of 10 billion Cosmic Crystal is mainly to cover the risk of a World King level expert opening their Inner World. Think about it, those who can use World Teleportation are all World King level experts. To rashly open their Inner World world and let another World King in would be a huge risk. The value of each World King level expert is immeasurable. 10 billion Cosmic Crystal is just a basic guarantee fee."

"So you're saying there's absolutely no room for price reduction?"

"If you are sure you want to buy it, we can give you the 500 Qilin Coin for the Phoenix Tree sapling for free."

Lin Zhen was speechless. He had already spent 10 billion Cosmic Crystal, so who would care about 500 Qilin Coin?

"I'll buy it now. You can have your King of the Realms open his Inner World."

"Alright, our King Kai is ready. His world coordinates are XXXXX. XXXX."

Each King of the Realms has its own unique coordinates within its Inner World. When it is opened, one can teleport in using these coordinates.

Lin Zhen's clone was inside the Dark Star Space, using Star Power to lock onto this coordinate location.

"World Teleportation!"

Dark Star suddenly paused for a moment, and the massive output of Star Power instantly broke through the Space Barrier, revealing a corner of a brand new world before Lin Zhen's eyes!

With a swift movement, Lin Zhen's clone entered a new world in the next instant.

This is a desolate world, with a vast wilderness stretching as far as the eye can see. Only below the place where Lin Zhen entered, there is an old man with white hair standing there, holding a small tree in his hand.

When the old man saw Lin Zhen enter, he was clearly taken aback.

"Are you looking to buy Phoenix Tree?"

"Yes, what's your name?"

"People call me the Moon Reverence Realm King, so why didn't your Realm King come? Instead, a little fellow like you came?"

"Uh, King Jie is quite busy right now, so he had to send me instead. Alright, we can start the transaction now."

This Moon Reverence Realm King didn't ask any more questions, but instead handed the Phoenix Tree over to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen carefully put away the Phoenix Tree and transferred 10 billion Cosmic Crystal plus 500 Qilin Coin. His original net worth of 30 billion Cosmic Crystal had shrunk by two-thirds.

After obtaining the Phoenix Tree sapling, Lin Zhen immediately left this world. After all, the other party was a Realm King expert, and Lin Zhen still felt somewhat unsafe facing him.

They broke through the world barrier once again and returned to the Dark Star Space.

The Phoenix Tree sapling in her hand was full of vitality, but it was still not big enough, so Lin Zhen placed the Phoenix Tree sapling next to the Star Fruit Tree.

This is where the Heart of Plants and Trees was originally placed. It is full of energy. Although the power of the Heart of Plants and Trees has been almost exhausted, it still has a surging vitality in this original place, enough to make this Phoenix Tree grow rapidly.

"It won't be long before the Phoenix Tree grows into a big tree here, and then I can move Phoenix Tree away."

"I've got the Phoenix Tree, but I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to see my Little Phoenix again."

Having done all this, Lin Zhen's gaze fell on Feng Qingluan once again.

Feng Qingluan was cultivating with complete focus, Emerald Radiance Grade Mental Power occasionally flashed, making Lin Zhen feel a slight pressure.

"Feng Qingluan is now practically the number one expert in the Chaotic Star River. Neither Ye Hua nor the Mantis Commander can probably beat her in a one-on-one fight."

"I need to start cultivating quickly too. There's still over a month left. I'm sure neither the Insect Race outside nor Ye Hua will let this go easily. Once we leave here, there might be a fierce battle!"

Lin Zhen closed his eyes and began a new round of cultivation.

By the tenth level, Lin Zhen had mastered the secrets of Space Severance and Planet Teleportation. His focus was on practice, practicing again and again in the Dimensional Arena.

Space Severance is a powerful move that creates endless Space Crack that are extremely difficult to defend against. However, while this move is powerful, it also consumes an enormous amount of Star Power.

This move is divided into ten consecutive strikes, Hundred-hit Combo, one thousand consecutive strikes, and ten thousand consecutive strikes.

Lin Zhen is currently able to achieve a ten-hit combo and is working hard to cultivate Hundred-hit Combo.

On the contrary, Planet Teleportation is easier to learn. After mastering the final technique, Lin Zhen, although still unable to Teleportation between two planets, can now easily travel tens of thousands of kilometers.

Ultimately, it comes down to the factor of Star Power. Both of these moves are designed for experts at the Star System Stage, especially the Space Severance. Lin Zhen's current Star Power level of over a thousand is at most equivalent to the Star System Level 3, so he naturally cannot unleash its full power.

Over the course of more than a month, Lin Zhen cultivated the Space Severance and continuously absorbed the Star Crystal within the Star Fruit Tree, allowing his cultivation level to continue progressing from the early stage of the Star Level Nine, advancing towards the Star Level Nine Peak.