Two Years Had Passed
"Father! As expected, your methods are still superior. Lin Zhen has been kicked out of the arena and ran away with his tail between his legs. Haha!"
This was the first time Ye Hua had ever appeared so happy. Ever since Lin Zhen slaughtered billions of Insect Race on the Suspended Island, Ye Hua had been worried that Lin Zhen would eventually surpass him and come looking for revenge for Feng Qingluan.
He even wanted to take the initiative to find Lin Zhen and settle things with him directly, but with the protection of the Realm King Hunshi, he never had such an opportunity.
Left with no other choice, he could only work hard to cultivate his skills in order to prevent Lin Zhen from suddenly coming to his door one day.
But seeing Lin Zhen grow step by step and make a fortune in the arena, he felt extremely anxious.
In the end, it was the Mechanical Realm King who intervened and had Lin Zhen driven out of the arena, which made Ye Hua genuinely happy.
"Son! Lin Zhen has been kicked out this time and won't be back anytime soon. Are you happy now?"
"Father, although Lin Zhen can no longer be in the arena, he is still living a carefree life outside. With the protection of the Realm King Hunshi, he has more ways to make money than just the arena."
"Oh, so what do you mean?"
"Father, Realm King Hunshi has always been Lin Zhen's protector. I think it would be better if you simply lured Realm King Hunshi away. With neither of you here, I can openly take action against Lin Zhen. As I told you before, the feud between Lin Zhen and me still needs to be resolved by the two of us."
The Mechanical Realm King thought for a moment and said, "You're right. I shouldn't have interfered in your affairs too much. My decision to deal with Lin Zhen only made that old rascal Hunshi target me at every turn. Looking back now, it was a real mistake."
He stood up and walked around, the metal Machinery on his body making a clicking sound.
"Son, even if you hadn't said this, I couldn't stay here for much longer. Dad has to go and pursue my own path."
Ye Hua was taken aback. The Mechanical Realm King had sacrificed his body in pursuit of power, so wasn't he already unable to improve?
Moreover, what kind of path is there beyond the Realm King?
"I made some mistakes in my initial Xuan Ze, son. The Realm King is not the end for a martial artist. The so-called Realm King is a star realm, a domain as large as our Fire Kirin Empire. But it is still composed of a starry sky, with a beginning and an end."
"What does Father mean?"
"That's right. What I mean is that even Realm Kings have a lifespan limit. Since the founding of our Fire Kirin Empire, especially in the later stages, we've produced at least one Realm King every two or three years, if not one every year. But where have all the Realm Kings of the past millions of years gone? Some have died, while others have forged their own paths and reached even higher realms."
The Mechanical Realm King patted his arm. "I was too eager for quick success back then, sacrificing my body, which caused my strength to stagnate at the Realm King Peak and I couldn't advance any further. Actually, I should have followed my predecessors and focused on cultivation without caring about worldly affairs, all for the sake of pursuing that eternal realm."
"My intervention in your affairs was also in the hope that you could focus on your cultivation without any threat after I left, and that I could help you eliminate Lin Zhen in advance. Now it seems that I made a mistake. How can you grow without experiencing hardships?"
"Father, are you leaving?" Ye Hua asked.
"It will be soon. Within one or two years, most of the World Kings will leave. As long as they don't want to stay at the World King level and die of old age, every World King will fight for that sliver of life. Once they pass, it will be eternity."
After saying that, the Mechanical Realm King patted Ye Hua on the shoulder. "Before I leave, focus on your cultivation. Dad will take care of everything for you. After I leave, you'll have to rely on yourself for everything."
Ye Hua nodded. Although he didn't know what was above the Realm King, he looked forward to that day.
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Lin Zhen absorbed all the Fire Crystal Stone, spending fifty billion Cosmic Crystal in the process.
But it was all worth it. Lin Zhen raised his hand, and a ball of White-Hot flame danced on his fingertips.
When he first met Little Phoenix, Little Phoenix firepower was just like that. Now, Lin Zhen has caught up with her back then.
"Chris, calculate for me how much money I need to advance to the light blue flame level."
"Master, ordinary Fire Crystal Stone are no longer sufficient for your current needs. If you wish to upgrade to a light blue flame, you will require Fire Crystal Stone Core. The cost will be enough to empty your bank account."
Lin Zhen was secretly astonished when he heard this; it actually required 50 billion!
It can be said that ever since Lin Zhen acquired the Black Hole Beast physique, his path has been inextricably linked to money.
Advancing in realms and upgrading Energy Element both require a massive amount of money as a backing.
Although Lin Zhen has been working hard to earn money ever since, it has also saved him countless hours. What others take thousands of years to achieve, he only needs to absorb once. Overall, it is still very worthwhile.
Although 50 billion is a lot, Lin Zhen is not worried about anything. With the White-Hot flame, his clone is now able to forge Top Grade Divine Artifact.
Aside from celestial artifacts, Top Grade Divine Artifact are the best Xuan Ze, each worth at least several billion.
However, it is quite difficult to build, and the materials are not easy to obtain. Otherwise, 50 billion would be a piece of cake for Lin Zhen.
These matters can naturally be handled by someone else. Lin Zhen's current problem is to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
"To increase my Star Power, I currently have two methods: one is the advancement of my Dantian, and the other is the advancement of my Dark Star."
Advancing the Dantian requires Lin Zhen to diligently cultivate step by step, but advancing the Dark Star has a shortcut.
That is to continue purchasing Planet Grass and Wood Heart to further enhance the vitality on Dark Star, and to progress from the Mesozoic Era to the Cenozoic Era.
The Planet Grass and Wood Heart is an extremely expensive item, with each one worth hundreds of billions, which is a considerable burden for Lin Zhen.
He simply settled down at the South Gate of Kirin Saint Star. Originally, Lin Zhen planned to return home to cultivate, but the cultivation environment on Kirin Saint Star was better and it was more convenient to buy things, so he did not go home for the time being.
Anyway, they can meet with their family in the Dimensional Universe every day. Now that they have more free time, whenever they have free time, Yue'er and An Ning will bring the children to see Lin Zhen in the Dimensional Universe.
The children have grown up. Lin Zhen saw them yesterday. Lin Ping and Lin An are both six years old and have grown into respectable little men. They have inherited the excellent genes of Lin Zhen and An Ning and are both handsome young men.
For the two little boys, their father is their hero. They imitate him in every way, hoping that one day they can be like him and protect their family.
Lin Meier, on the other hand, is five years old and a soft, cuddly little dumpling. Every time she sees her father, she acts spoiled and clingy, completely unlike her two older brothers who are so rigid.
Su Mingyue's daughter is naturally beautiful, and Lin Zhen can't get enough of Meier every time she sees her.
Of course, his wife didn't visit Lin Zhen often. As martial artists, they didn't have much time either, as they also needed to cultivate.
Now that the Star Crystal Lin Zhen within the Star Fruit Tree is no longer needed, he will send them back to the Solar System using his first Eternal Crystal Spaceship.
Lin Zhen also found a way to store Star Crystal, which would not melt within several months. With each supply of Star Crystal, the cultivation levels of both his wife and parents advanced by leaps and bounds.
Su Mingyue and An Ning have both cultivated to the fifth level of the Stellar Realm, not far from the peak of the Star Stage.
The parents, on the other hand, have already cultivated to the peak of the Comet Stage and are about to enter the third level of the Eternal Realm.
The Dimensional Universe is indeed convenient. When he misses his family, his wife can even come and keep Lin Zhen company, and he can do whatever he wants.
However, after the three of them slept together in the same bed, Su Mingyue and An Ning both told Lin Zhen not to come to see them too often. They both knew how urgent Lin Zhen's cultivation was.
Everything is fine at home, so Lin Zhen shouldn't worry.
Lin Zhen also followed his wife's advice and tried to reduce the time they spent together so he could focus on his cultivation.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
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Inside the quiet room, Lin Zhen was cultivating.
The Mutated Black Hole inside the body swelled up repeatedly, and then suddenly expanded outward!
Suddenly, a surge of air filled the entire room, and the starlight shone brightly, illuminating every detail inside!
We've made a breakthrough!
Mid-stage Black Hole!
The starlight and air currents swirled for a while before finally stopping, and Lin Zhen slowly opened his eyes.
"Two years have passed. Following Dark Star, I have finally advanced the Black Hole realm and entered the mid-stage."
Over the past two years, Lin Zhen has made several breakthroughs.
First, the emergence of several Top Grade Divine Artifact allowed him to accumulate wealth rapidly. In half a year, his flame power advanced again, reaching a light cyan level.
Light blue flames are enough to forge celestial artifacts. Lin Zhen has Purple Qi within him that opened up the Dark Star World, which is perfect for forging celestial artifacts.
First, he upgraded the Yin-Yang and Yaijiao Twin Spears to Heavenly Weapons, and then Lin Zhen began his journey of forging Heavenly Weapons.
For a flame to advance from light cyan to medium cyan, the required Cosmic Crystal would be worth 500 billion!
To date, Lin Zhen has not accumulated 500 billion in wealth. After all, creating a Heavenly Artifact is very difficult, and the materials are too hard to obtain. It often takes several months to manufacture one. Currently, he has only raised more than 100 billion, and there is still a shortfall of nearly 400 billion.
Over the past two years, Dark Star has advanced from the early to the middle stage of the Mesozoic Era, bringing Lin Zhen an additional 800 Star Power.
Lin Zhen only bought one Planet Grass and Wood Heart and then stopped. This thing was too expensive, otherwise he wouldn't have only advanced to one small stage.
This time, having cultivated to the mid-stage of the Black Hole realm, his Star Power increased by over a thousand, bringing Lin Zhen's Star Power value to seven thousand five.
"If I go back to the arena now, I shouldn't be in a situation where I can't survive. I'll be qualified to compete with most veteran Star System Stage warriors."
"But it's not quite safe yet. Someone like a Xuan Jiang probably has over 10,000 Star Power. Only those with over 10,000 Star Power can be called a Great God. I haven't reached that level yet."
After calculating the time, Lin Zhen realized that there were still three years until the Little Phoenix was resurrected. He wasn't in a particular hurry; he should cultivate for a while longer.
Chris's prompt suddenly rang out.
"Master, I have two pieces of good news. Which one would you like to hear first?"