Explosive Soldier Stream, Soul Tree, Firefly Fire Tree, and the Emperor's Gaze!
[Deployment of Demon Race and hostages to the ' Ten Thousand Demon Star Continent ' is complete!]
On the Initial Star Continent, under a large tree that seemed to float in mid-air and was crystal clear, Zhao Xing suddenly opened his eyes.
"Here we go!"
"The deployment of both Demon Race and Human Race has been completed. Now, the crucial moment has arrived."
Zhao Xing gazed into the distance and saw Star Continent drifting in from the sky, with the Star Continent of light shooting up from them, only to quickly dissipate.
The points leaderboard is now open. Your current ranking is: 2705121.
"More than 2.7 million?"
In the blink of an eye, the ranking dropped another two or three thousand.
"More than 20 million Agricultural Official participated in the third stage, but only about 3 million chose to True Self Faction."
"Hmm? People have already started earning points?"
Zhao Xing glanced at the top 1,000 on the leaderboard and was surprised to find that points had immediately appeared.
[First Place: Tuo Sen, Points: 21204]
Second place: Ji Xingchen, points: 17546
Third Place: Han Qiye, Points: 12145
[10th Place: Lian Rong, Points: 3521]
[100th Place: Pu Ying, Points: 1821]
[Rank 1000: Shi Ge, Points: 514]
"That's fast. It's only been a short time since it started, and these people have already completed their space traversal and made some gains," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"It takes three years to collect troops. Some geniuses definitely don't need three years to gather a powerful troop lineup and are waiting on the edge of the Initial Star Continent."
"The moment the deployment was completed, it instantly flew through the Void Seed to the nearest Star Continent."
"Or perhaps the range of the training ground has reached the Solar Yang level, which means that it can attack remotely even in the Initial Star Continent."
There are many ways to achieve this level, but you need to have the ability to do so.
"Based on the map displayed on the Star Mirror, and the spiritual energy index, chaos coefficient, and other factors that I have observed and summarized myself, if I were to fly by myself, it would take at least twelve days to reach the nearest Ten Thousand Demon Star Continent."
Undoubtedly, those who are faster will earn more points than others.
Because the Star Mirror showed ten thousand pieces of the Ten Thousand Demon Star Continent, evenly distributed around the Initial Star Continent.
It displays three ring areas: low, medium, and high. The stronger the Demon Race, the farther away they are distributed.
"The gap is too big. One Star Continent takes twelve days to save, while a thousand Star Continent can save more than ten thousand days. The top-ranked geniuses are truly strong."
"We need to shorten our travel time to have more time to earn points."
On Manya Realm Star, at the Lord Beihe's Mansion, Qiao Song and Lord Beihe Yang Lin were watching the competition closely.
"My lord, Zhao Xing's flight speed is approximately 20 times the speed of light."
"Even at 20 times the speed of light, it would still take twelve days to reach the first Star Continent by flying alone."
"Among the more than two million geniuses in the True Self Combat Division, their level is not considered high; they can only be considered above average," Qiao Song reported.
The Lord Beihe could not keep an eye on things all the time. It was only after the points leaderboard started that he checked the twelve Agricultural Official in his star system.
Upon seeing Zhao Xing, Qiao Song, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation, reported back.
"The fastest way is to use the Life Array Stream. You can use the life of Void Plants to create Teleportation Array for one-way, one-time teleportation."
"Tuo Sen of the Imperial Capital Star System used twelve Void Seed to set up Teleportation Array early on. The moment the array was deployed, he immediately appeared in the advanced Star Continent region."
"He got the kill, so he was the fastest."
"Most of the other geniuses also used similar methods."
Lord Beihe nodded, then asked, "Could Zhao Xing shorten the time?"
If it takes twelve days to travel to a single Star Continent, then Zhao Xing will likely only be able to visit a limited number of the Star Continent in thirty years.
If you don't kill enough, you won't be able to get into the fourth round.
"He should be able to," Qiao Song said.
"Should?"
Qiao Song said, "I don't recognize many of these plants either, because the Primordial Beginning Realm uses a lot of Derived Seed, and I can't tell them from their appearance."
"However, I see that Zhao Xing has also subdued quite a few Void Seed, so he should be able to shorten the distance and increase efficiency."
The Initial Star Continent, at its edge.
"Although I don't know the Life Array Stream, I have subdued quite a few Void Seed — Starry Sky Wandering Vine, come out."
Swoosh~
When Zhao Xing arrived at the edge of the Initial Star Continent, he immediately released a vine that was covered in dark silver, had small black holes, and had no leaves.
The Star Realm Wandering Vine has only one main vine and does not branch out; it is rumored to be a descendant of the Thousand Star Vine.
A mature Star Realm Wandering Vine is at the Grand Mystic Power Realm. It has little offensive power and only one divine power: Void Traversal.
Zhao Xing's true form exerted a great deal of effort to grasp this Grand Mystic Power Realm Star Realm Wandering Vine, because this creature roamed freely across the Initial Star Continent, its location unpredictable.
Moreover, it was set by the Primordial Beginning Realm to stay in each location for only three breaths, giving people very little time to prepare.
"Laugh!"
Zhao Xing crawled into the front part of the top of the Star Realm Wandering Vine, and then the top of the Star Realm Wandering Vine pierced through the void like a sharp sword.
As easily as piercing a piece of paper, it emerged from the other end of the void with Zhao Xing in the next second.
Zhao Xing glanced back; the Initial Star Continent was now only the size of a pearl.
"Hiss hiss hiss~"
The void was like a piece of cloth, Star Realm Wandering Vine were like sewing needles, constantly piercing through it.
Each time he entered or left, Zhao Xing was able to traverse a considerable distance.
In less than three days, the light blue Star Continent numbered [Ant Clan 996] appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes.
"It has shortened the distance by nearly six times, not bad." In the Xi Shen Star System, Meng Wu and Wu Tian were also observing Zhao Xing's actions through the Star Mirror.
"If he had to fly, it would have taken him more than ten days, but he arrived at the Ant Clan 996 Star Continent in less than three days."
"I told you before, this kid can do it," Wu Tian said with a smile.
"Brother Meng, it seems we must say goodbye."
"Don't be so sure of yourself." Meng Wu glanced at Wu Tian. "There are still 100,000 people who came before him."
"It's too early to say you want to transfer to another prison."
Looking at the Star Mirror, Zhao Xing discovered that nearly 100,000 people already had points, at least a little.
In other words, there are 100,000 self-centered farmers who are no slower than themselves in terms of travel.
Tuo Sen, who is ranked first, has reached 15 million points.
The top ten players all have millions of points.
The top 1,000 people all had more than a million points, and the scores were very close all the way up to the 10,000th place.
After the 10,000th place, there's another significant gap, with only a few hundred thousand points available.
After ranking 100,000, the points will be less than 10,000.
"They went to different areas, and I'm afraid many people were very confident and went straight for the high-level Demon Race areas from the start. Tuo Sen's exaggerated approach clearly shows that he doesn't take Demon Race below the Dao Domain Realm seriously."
Killing Demon Race at the Minor Mystic Power Realm grants 1-100 points.
The Grand Mystic Power Realm is 1000-10,000 points.
The Five Elements Dao Domain Realm has a range of 10,000 to 1 million points, Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm has a constant 100 million points.
Such a large difference in points in just Heavenly Timing clearly indicates different choices, and also proves that these people are quick to get to the battlefield.
"The empire has so many geniuses."
Zhao Xing put away the Star Mirror and quickly descended to the Ant Clan 996 Star Continent.
"The mid-to-low-level Demon Race Star Continent give fewer points, but the quantity is also large."
"Groups like the ant tribe are social creatures, with about 1 to 2 million of them on a single Star Continent."
Everyone makes different choices. Zhao Xing has now collected many types of troops and can challenge weaker Five Elements Five Elements Dao Domain Realm.
However, if you go to a higher level, the Plant Soldier may get injured, and you may also get injured, which will take a lot of time to heal.
On lower-level Star Continent, there is a certain degree of confidence in achieving a clean landing.
"Each Star Continent is indestructible. After landing, it will be suppressed by the Earth Vein, and its speed will be greatly reduced."
"Some people choose to focus on killing high-level monsters, while others choose to focus on quantity."
He's currently playing a strategy of Explosive Soldier Stream and creating clones, rather than a style where individual units are particularly strong.
However, the efficiency may not necessarily be bad.
Depending on your playstyle, it's best to choose areas with high population density to kill and gain points.
Zhao Xing used the "Three Realms Void" technique to project the Plant Soldier from the Source Origin Space.
"Boom!"
A vast forest, like a small Star Continent descending, pressed down on the eastern region of Ant Clan 996.
The earth itself seemed to become fluid, and different plants began to shift and change positions.
Soon a plant castle began to take shape.
"Point!"
Zhao Xing's body immediately released countless clones, each emitting a faint fragrance.
They are all clones of the ' Ant Fern '.
Meanwhile, on the outermost edge of the forest grows the ' Ant Fern Grass ', a plant with roots resembling potatoes, tender green leaves, and a fragrant aroma.
"Phyllostachys, Ant Fern *."
"The outermost row of trees in the forest is full of Staghorn Fern, Fragrant Spirit Lotus, and Polypodiaceae Family."
"Even the Straw Man Clone were made using these."
Zhao Xing stood on the canopy of a towering tree in the center of the forest, where starlight dangled from the branches.
He covered his eyes with a leaf, and his perspective instantly changed, as if the earth had become transparent.
The rocks, mountains, and mist seemed to have vanished, and on the horizon, a line of red tide suddenly appeared.
"They're here." Zhao Xing showed a hint of excitement.
He didn't even need to go looking for the ant Demon Race; the plants he collected were enough to lure them out.
Because this is their favorite food!
"There are quite a few people here." Zhao Xing was relaxed at first, but his expression gradually became serious.
"At least half a million ant-like beings, all of them at the Minor Mystic Power Realm!"
"The vast majority are in the early to mid-stages, and a small portion are in the mid to late-stages or at the end."
"By taking advantage of this wave, we can reap at least 500,000 points, or even several million points."
As the viewpoint narrowed, Zhao Xing's clone quickly used the panel to obtain specific data.
[Ant Tribe - Gold Devouring Ant]
[Realm: Early Stage of the Minor Mystic Power Realm]
[Innate Divine Power (Minor): Geng Metal Sharp Teeth, Tier 3]
[A passive supernatural power; its teeth, imbued with the essence of Geng metal, can cut through any substance.]
[Innate Divine Power (Minor): Star Moving Giant Strength, Tier 3]
[A passive supernatural power; its unique life structure grants the Gold Devouring Ant boundless power, enabling them to move Realm Star!]
"The Gold Devouring Ant Clan differs in that some possess higher levels of supernatural abilities."
There are also some passive abilities at the Void Law level, and even Origin Law, which distinguish different roles within the ant colony.
For example, there is another kind of Gold Devouring Ant that has the Void Law to burrow underground, but those talents are not enough to attract Zhao Xing's attention since they have not reached the Mystic Power Realm.
"Da da da da da da da da da da~"
The sound of countless ants crawling on the ground came from afar. At first, it was very faint, but as it got closer, it felt like an overwhelming tidal wave.
"The Treasure Mountain Divine Ability, Sky Supporting Pillar!"
Zhao Xing immediately jumped down from the tree, stomped his feet into the ground, stabilized the Earth Vein, and prevented the Gold Devouring Ant from burrowing underground.
Since the ant race's Earth Sky was not at the supernatural level, Zhao Xing easily shut down the underground battlefield.
Ants are not very intelligent. Since they can't burrow underground to get food, they just go straight to the surface.
As a result, a large number of Gold Devouring Ant emerged from the ground, making the scene even more spectacular. A dark gold color, like flowing water, surrounded the forest.
"Firefly Fire Tree, come in!"
Seeing that he had successfully attracted them, Zhao Xing immediately activated the Three Realms Void, causing the outermost row of Ant Fern plants to shrink inward into the forest.
The ground rippled like water, and soon new plants were moved to the front row.
Seeing its prey trying to escape, the Gold Devouring Ant became even more agitated. Like addicts, they charged forward recklessly.
"That's about it."
Zhao Xing activated his Three Gods Fate Palace, controlling the two thousand Firefly Iron Tree on the outer layer of the circle.
It is dark red all over, with red bark and leaves, except for the top crown which is a touch of silver.
Each of its leaves was curled up, but when Zhao Xing manipulated it with his mind, every one of the billions of leaves was stretched straight at this moment, as if a bowstring had been drawn.
"Put!"
A glint flashed in Zhao Xing's eyes, and countless leaves instantly transformed into afterimages as they were thrown out.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The leaves fell like stars from the sky, initially glowing only as tiny specks of light, but after landing, they expanded rapidly, like the Solar Yang.
The hemispherical flames spread outwards, like petals blooming —Mystic Power Sixth Tier Innate Divine Power: Fire Tree Silver Flower.
"The Firefly Fire Tree is a fire-type Plant Soldier. Its innate ability allows each leaf to condense the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire, and the fire element perfectly counters the metal element of the Gold Devouring Ant."
"Sixth-tier talent against third-tier talent, refine them all!"
The flames were so intense that they illuminated Zhao Xing's face, making it appear bright red.
The world outside the forest seemed to have become a sea of fire, and the Firefly Fire Tree were now bare.
"Receive!"
Zhao Xing stored the two thousand soldiers into his Source Origin Space, no longer allowing them to fight.
It will take about six months for the leaves to grow back.
However, he had plenty of backup plans. Because of his cultivation of the Three Gods Fate Palace and Soul Heaven Vision, Zhao Xing controlled a large number of troops.
Some people control a single unit, but these units are extremely powerful. However, Zhao Xing is developing units with a large number of them.
In the past, many players opted for Explosive Soldier Stream, mainly because they lacked funds and couldn't acquire rare items. Therefore, it's best to acquire as many cheap items as possible.
Furthermore, because the Profound Yellow World possesses the Derivation God Art, a soul-based method, most Agricultural Official prefer to employ a strategy focused on Explosive Soldier Stream.
Of course, Explosive Soldier Stream will never admit to being poor.
Don't ask, the answer is I like a variety of tactical combinations and I enjoy being a micro-management master.
[You killed Minor Mystic Power Realm (Early Stage) Ant Clan member and gained 1 point.]
[You killed Minor Mystic Power Realm (Mid-Stage) Ant Clan member and gained 25 points.]
[You killed a member of the Ant Clan at the Minor Mystic Power Realm (Late Stage) and gained 50 points.]
The points displayed on the Star Mirror began to rise sharply.
The Primordial Beginning Realm is capable of monitoring everything, and every kill Zhao Xing makes will be displayed on the Star Mirror.
"Lord, Zhao Xing has already entered the top 80,000 of the points ranking. In this wave alone, he has gained nearly 300,000 points!" Qiao Song's eyes lit up.
"The Explosive Soldier Stream strategy has many backup plans, so it seems there's a reason he chose to stay on a lower-level Star Continent."
Zhao Xing was originally ranked at the bottom, but he suddenly jumped into the top 100,000.
Having passed the third round of the Primordial Beginning Realm and qualified for the top 150,000, Zhao Xing's chances are very high.
"Being able to subdue and control so many is a skill in itself," Lord Beihe nodded approvingly.
The troops that Zhao Xing has recruited so far are not very strong, but they are not weak either, and there are a lot of them!
Judging from his actions, he clearly has his own set of tactics, and his efficiency in gaining points is quite high!
"However, he probably won't be able to finish off all the Ant Clan's points this time," Qiao Song said, pointing to Star Territory. "The Queen Ant has come out to take command, so the efficiency from now on probably won't be as high."
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing jumped onto the central tree and, through the leaves, saw through the chaotic sea of fire and the number of Gold Devouring Ant still alive above and below ground.
This is a ' Spirit Nurturing Heavenly Tree ', at the peak of the Grand Mystic Power Realm!
Like the Star Realm Wandering Vine, it was something Zhao Xing spent a lot of effort to acquire.
The Spirit Nurturing Heavenly Tree has a common name— the Soul Tree, and it belongs to the Soul Species.
Some Soul Seeds can house souls, some can heal soul injuries, and some are offensive... Zhao Xing's is an auxiliary type.
Its function is to amplify the master's soul-related supernatural abilities.
The "Soul Tree" is a must-have for Explosive Soldier Stream, as it increases the maximum number of units you can control and is essential for tactical combinations and micro-management.
Zhao Xing first subdued the Soul Tree, amplifying his soul and willpower, making it much easier to capture other types of troops.
This is just a small-scale event; Zhao Xing can simply stand on the tree and use the leaves to amplify his power.
If it were a life-or-death battle, he should jump directly into the center of the tree now and use Major Divine Ability like "Spirit Vision Star River" or even "Soul Burning" to amplify himself.
"Of the more than 500,000 'ant tribe' members, over 100,000 were wipe
"Are they retreating?"
"Oh, the queen ant has emerged."
Zhao Xing's gaze pierced through the sea of fire and landed on a distant hill.
There was a pure gold life form, resembling a pupa, surrounded by a group of Gold Devouring Ant at the Minor Mystic Power Realm Perfection.
She has two antennae that are emitting light. It is the appearance of the queen ant that has suppressed the greed of the colony and prevented them from mindlessly rushing towards food.
The queen ant begins to command the colony.
Originally, the Gold Devouring Ant swarmed forward without any formation, but now they are orderly and divided into different Fang Zhen.
She left a portion behind to cover the rear and allow the main force to retreat.
The other part involves using the Void Law to manipulate the two forces of metal and earth from the Earth Vein's Earth Vein, one circle after another.
Since the surrounding Earth Vein were not affected by the divine Sky Supporting Pillar, they quickly erected barriers.
It would be terrifying if two or three hundred thousand ants used Void Law to condense a barrier.
Even the queen ant is starting to use micro-management?
Zhao Xing smiled.
"You can run away from the monk, but you can't hide from the temple."
"Giant Yang Clone, deploy!"
The Giant Yang Clone crafted from the Three Yang Greenwood immediately jumped out, replacing the bait clone previously made from the ' Ant Fern ' material.
There are only five hundred clones, which is insignificant compared to the ant army.
But each of the clones wielded a whip covered in spikes.
"Thorn Family, Boundary Thorn Vine!"
The innate Innate Divine Power of the Boundary Thorn Vine is best suited for breaking Magic Array and barriers, but it is not particularly outstanding in terms of physical defense.
Zhao Xing's Giant Yang Clone was not used to kill enemies, but only to break the barrier.
Five hundred Giant Yang Clone flew up, splitting a path through the sea of fire, and, with the cover of the Three Realms Void, rushed towards the ant army.
"Clap clap clap!"
The Giant Yang Clone wielded its whip, and with each of the five hundred people only needing to lash it once, the barrier was successfully broken.
"Boom!"
As soon as the Giant Yang Clone moved, Zhao Xing decisively moved his territory forward, and the original projection moved forward as well.
The moment the barrier was broken, they were just within the perfect attack range.
At the same time, he also launched a second wave of "Firefly Fire Tree" attacks.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom~~~"
Another bombing began.
The Earth Vein were burned through!
"There's even a row of fiery trees?" Qiao Song was somewhat surprised. "Just how many different types of troops has Zhao Xing recruited in these past three years?"
"Zhao Xing's efficiency is remarkable."
"If he keeps going like this, his ranking will become unpredictable."
On the Ant Clan 996 Star Continent, Zhao Xing took to the air and put away the Origin Projection.
"The ant colony in the eastern part of the Star Continent has been almost wiped out. The remaining ones are too scattered to be worth hunting down."
After all, the Minor Mystic Power Realm only grants 1 point, a pittance not worth wasting time on.
"I killed over 400,000 of the ant-like race in the Eastern Continent, which took me Heavenly Timing in total. The remaining tens of thousands fled in different directions."
"I'm already over 70,000."
"Fortunately, there aren't any hostages here, so we can act freely and boldly. Next, we'll continue the cleanup in the south!"
The ant demons are numerous and quick to kill, which suits his Explosive Soldier Stream and creating clones.
If it were another school of thought, the efficiency of the ant tribe wouldn't be that fast. If surrounded by the ant tribe, the combined attack of so many ants would be terrifying.
Other schools of thought, when faced with such a large-scale enemy, might not be able to kill so many; even if they could, it would be time-consuming and exhausting.
For example, sending Tuo Sen, who is ranked first, would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. In the chase, he might not even be as fast as Zhao Xing. After all, the ant tribe only has so much strength, and it would be useless to have more power.
In terms of overall effectiveness, the Explosive Soldier Stream + clone attack is undoubtedly the strongest.
"Tch~"
Twelve days later, Zhao Xing controlled the Void Seed "Starry Sky Wandering Vine" to leave Ant Clan 996.
When he left, Qiao Song couldn't help but cheer.
"I earned over 4 million points in Heavenly Timing!"
"The efficiency is really high. It's already over 60,000, and only half a month has passed. There's still so much time left."
Standing out from over 2.8 million Agricultural Official and ranking over 60,000th, Zhao Xing's performance was somewhat unexpected for Qiao Song.
There are still nearly half of the Agricultural Official don't even have any points!
Because we haven't even reached the first Star Continent yet!
In another assessment world, Xilin had just finished the slaughter on a Star Continent and was preparing to leave using the plant Life Formation.
She glanced at the points rankings when she had a moment to spare. At that moment, Xilin's expression was cold and expressionless.
His expression softened only when he saw a familiar name.
"Only over 60,000, humph."
Xilin glanced at it and then put it aside.
Her ranking is 824!
Using her Great Heart Power and the Life Array Stream, Xilin went directly to the advanced area to hunt.
Her Great Heart Power allowed her to quickly locate the Demon Race, then lure the Dao Domain Realm Demon Race into her Magic Array to kill them, making her extremely efficient.
"Roar!"
A divine tortoise swung the iron hammer at the end of its tail and then smashed it into the head of a Heavenly Rhinoceros Demon at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm.
"Bang!"
The Heavenly Rhinoceros Demon let out a mournful howl, trying to escape, but in front of it appeared rows of lush golden bamboo.
"Sifting, sifting, sifting~" The bamboo made a silvery sound, while gusts of Yin Wind blew out at the same time.
The Heavenly Rhinoceros Demon's eyes showed confusion, and then it charged towards the Divine Turtle again with killing intent.
After three days of fierce fighting, the Heavenly Rhinoceros Demon finally succumbed to its exhaustion and crashed to the ground with a loud thud.
"1 million points." Xiao Xuan returned to human form and began to devour the black fruit, which was as big as a small mountain.
"Huh? My ranking is only in the 30,000s?"
Xiao Xuan immediately increased his speed.
"Reincarnated into the Red Star Empire, entering the third stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm is quite difficult."
"I wonder what's going on with the number one player, Tuo Sen. He already has a billion points. Is he a newly emerged genius, or an old guy reincarnated?"
Xiao Xuan exhaled a breath of stale air, then leaped into the sky, immediately heading to find the next hunting ground.
On the Fox Demon Star Continent No. 5, a boy sits in the heart of a flower, gazing blankly at the starry sky above.
His flower was planted on the corpse of a great demon, its roots devouring the essence of flesh and blood.
At the same time, many white lights rose into the sky around him; those were the hostages who had been "rescued".
The boy's eyes gradually cleared, and finally a look of realization appeared on his face.
"So, the reason why I have cultivated so quickly over the past six hundred years is because I was a Reincarnation Realm in my previous life."
"My name is Han Chuchen. I was a Reincarnation Realm in the Origin Heavenly Palace. Because I interfered with the affairs of the Reincarnation Temple, I was forced to reincarnate..."
"Du Yun Du Yun, you son of a bitch, you've really made my life miserable!" Han Chuchen cursed loudly.
"I only charged you five trillion, the price of a low-grade Source Origin Divine Weapon, and it's caused such a huge disaster?!"
"What was the person's name again? I think it was Zhao... I can't remember." Han Chuchen let out a sigh of relief, then his eyes showed some anger.
"Why, why was I punished so severely for such a trivial matter?"
Han Chuchen had a headache, so he decided to stop thinking about it.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and ten years have already gone by.
One-third of the assessment for the Ten Thousand Demon Star Continent has already passed.
At this moment, Zhao Xing was already on his way to the area of the higher-level Demon Race.
"My ranking has dropped another ten thousand places." Zhao Xing glanced at the Star Mirror while on his way.
In the first year, his ranking remained stable in the top 70,000.
After that, the number increased by about 10,000 every year.
In the sixth year, Zhao Xing broke into the top 10,000 for the first time.
The best ranking was 8975.
"The competition for the top 10,000 is too fierce," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "I've been pushing for it for more than three years in a row, but I can't maintain my position each time. Just the time it takes to travel makes me get overtaken and I fall back out of the top 10,000."
"There aren't many Demon Race races left on lower-level Star Continent that are easy to kill, but they still can't keep pushing forward."
Zhao Xing understood that he needed to move to a higher-level area to achieve a better ranking.
"Like rowing against the current, if you don't move forward, you'll fall behind."
Even if all the Demon Race on the lower-level Star Continent were killed, Zhao Xing estimated that he still wouldn't be able to maintain his ranking.
The reason why the Demon Race who were difficult to kill later were those who had too many "hostages" was that his Explosive Soldier Stream was suitable for large-scale battles, but it was easy to accidentally injure the hostages.
If the points are deducted too harshly, efficiency will decrease.
Therefore, Zhao Xing also had to step out of his comfort zone to compete.
Going to a mid-level Star Continent with Demon Race at the Grand Mystic Power Realm is not as good as going to a high-level Star Continent with Demon Race at the Dao Domain Realm.
Because those at the Grand Mystic Power Realm are not necessarily easier to deal with than those at the Dao Domain Realm.
"Demon Race in the Grand Mystic Power Realm are bound to have innate Major Divine Ability, but Demon Race in the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm may not necessarily have innate Major Divine Ability."
"The Five Elements Dao Domain Realm's regular combat strength is stronger than that of the Grand Mystic Power Realm, but its explosive power is inferior."
"At the same time, there may be threats from the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm on the Star Continent."
Therefore, the difference in points between the Grand Mystic Power Realm and the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm is not significant.
Faced with a difficult choice, Zhao Xing ultimately chose to come to the higher-level area.
After all, his Explosive Soldier Stream is relatively vulnerable to burst damage strategies. If his Agricultural Official is wiped out instantly, no matter how many units he has, it will be useless.
As long as you don't get injured, killing the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm will only waste a little time.
Once injured, even more time is wasted.
You have arrived on the Star Continent 'Water Fairy 12'.
Upon entering the medium-sized Star Continent, Zhao Xing quickly received a notification from the Star Mirror.
From the starry sky, the Water Demon 12 Star Continent looks like a giant bowl, with mountains on the edges and a pool of seawater in the middle.
"Let's test the waters first." Zhao Xing unfolded the Origin Projection, and then a green mushroom slowly moved out.
[Green Poison Empress (Self-named Derived Seed)]
[Quality: King Grade]
[Species: Aquatic species]
[Realm Level: Perfected Grand Mystic Power Realm]
[Status: Peak]
[Innate Major Divine Ability: Three-One Water Essence Dissipation]
[Poison-type Major Divine Ability: Releases a vast area of extremely poisonous energy. The poison will devour the water elemental source and multiply, spreading through the body. Each unit of poison will erupt upon invading a living being, completely draining its water elemental source within thirty-one breaths.]
[Innate Major Divine Ability: Five Elements Soul Piercing Needle]
[Poison-type Major Divine Ability: When the Three-One True Essence Dispersion reaches its limit, it will continuously form poisonous needles from the Five-Element Origin ' essence within the living being. These needles pierce the soul of the living being, causing its irreversible decay.]
After a century of training and progress in the Daoist temple, Zhao Xing advanced from the Taiyin Sixth Level to the Ninth Order of Lunar Yin, and finally grasped a trace of the Life Great Dao within the Source Origin Space.
When applied to a poisonous mushroom at the Minor Mystic Power Realm, it can produce a highly toxic Grand Mystic Power Realm mushroom after ten thousand attempts.
Because it's Derived Seed, a new variant, Zhao Xing named it "Green Poison Empress."
The Green Poison Empress is only a hundred meters tall, which is tiny compared to the massive creatures that can easily span tens of millions of miles.
The toxins it contained made Zhao Xing afraid to get too close, and he kept a great distance when releasing the Green Poison Empress.
"I wonder if I can poison this vast ocean of the Star Continent," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
The Green Poison Empress is an aquatic species, designed to cope with underwater combat environments.
Zhao Xing's Explosive Soldier Stream perfectly embodies the core principles of the True Self Faction: the ability to fight in any environment, rather than simply mass-producing dead units.
"Even if the poison doesn't kill them, it's good to reduce their fighting ability."
Zhao Xing's cautious demeanor immediately caught Qiao Song's attention.
"This is the first time he's been this cautious."
"Could the mushrooms be his trump card?"
Qiao Song recalled the nickname Zhao Xing received in the second round, and the mushroom-shaped structure he had once seen, which resembled a tall tower.
"He always comes up with something new; it seems the mushroom is his signature unit."
The Green Poison Empress silently entered the water, leaving the calm ocean undisturbed.
Zhao Xing couldn't tell with the naked eye when the Green Poison Empress had released her toxins, but he instinctively sensed a threat.
So they retreated again and again, until they reached the edge of the Star Continent, where they hid in the Soul Tree.
At the same time, a five-element barrier composed of lotus flowers was activated on the outer perimeter, providing multiple layers of defense.
"Even though I was inside the Soul Tree and my supernatural powers were amplified dozens of times, I still couldn't figure out how the Green Poison Empress released the toxins or where they went."
Zhao Xing could only marvel at the mysterious mechanisms by which plants live.
"Even Emperor Lord Level Agricultural Official, even if he spent a hundred lifetimes, could not understand the life characteristics of all the Original Seed, let alone the infinitely possible Derived Seed."
"This road truly has no end."
The Green Poison Empress's entry into the water quickly yielded results for Zhao Xing.
The ocean began to boil in the third breath, and in the tenth breath, roars rang out from the four directions of east, west, south, and north, as water demons burst out of the water.
Zhao Xing counted them and found that there were about fifty water demons at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm.
In the fifteenth breath, half of the water demons lost their lives and began to sink to the bottom of the sea.
At the twentieth breath, the ocean level began to drop significantly.
At this moment, Zhao Xing discovered that the number of dead Five Elements Dao Domain Realm water demons had reached 214!
In the twenty-fifth breath, the water level dropped sharply once again. At the same time, Zhao Xing hid in the starry sky and looked down from afar.
"There's probably a water demon at the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm in there." Zhao Xing's expression was solemn. If he encountered such a powerful demon, he would have to run away, otherwise he would risk being eliminated.
He did not sense the aura of the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm, and when he scanned back and forth, he did not see any aquatic demons appear.
The reason for this judgment is simply because the water level has dropped significantly, which means that both of Green Poison Empress's Innate Divine Power have been triggered!
"The water element's original energy level dropped significantly, and then the five elements began to interact, causing the spiritual energy index of the entire Water Demon 12 Star Continent to decrease sharply."
"It started at 86, and now it has dropped to 24, and it is still decreasing."
The consumption of so much spiritual energy naturally triggered the second divine power, the Five Elements Soul Piercing Needle.
If it weren't for the concentrated poison needles, it wouldn't be possible to consume such a large amount.
The reason for gathering poison needles is clearly that there is a water demon of the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm to deal with!
"Eyes~~"
Suddenly, a mournful sound, seemingly transcending time and space, echoed from the sea.
Zhao Xing's eardrums immediately started bleeding, and he also experienced hallucinations.
"Slaughter Thought Blade, Mind Bell!"
He immediately raised his body and activated his mental defenses.
Zhao Xing recovered in the twenty-seventh breath.
With the amplification from the Soul Tree, he finally saw clearly that there was indeed a giant beast beneath the ocean.
A colossal aquatic beast was slowly rising and falling in the water, its body being a full one percent the length of the Star Continent.
Its body is covered with a layer of scales that shimmer with an eerie light, each scale resembling a huge, intricately carved shield, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
The behemoth's head resembled a dragon's, yet it possessed a pair of enormous, hook-like horns, sharp and pointed, seemingly capable of tearing through the void. Its eyes, which had once shone like bright lamps, were now dull and lifeless, filled with pain and resentment.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a deadly toxin had silently invaded its body. Like a horde of crazed phantoms, the toxin roamed freely within its massive form, destroying all life in its wake.
The beast's body began to show patches of bluish-black markings, as if an evil curse was spreading across it.
"So it's the ' Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon '." Zhao Xing realized after seeing the giant beast's size.
[Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon]
[Realm: Early Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm]
"The Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon possesses the innate Major Divine Ability of ' Shedding Bones Rebirth '."
"Is it using this tactic to evade the Green Poison Empress's attack right now?"
Zhao Xing could see that the Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon was vigorously swinging its thick, powerful tail, trying to expel the toxins from its body.
At the same time, a smaller Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon emerged from his original body from his head.
However, this toxin is not aimed at the physical body, but at the soul.
So even if it completes its Shedding Bones Rebirth, the toxins still remain in its soul.
It's just that the severity has decreased somewhat.
The seawater was stirred up as if boiling, and huge whirlpools constantly formed and dissipated around it.
Because the Star Continent Ocean is too small, it cannot quickly leave this place after its rebirth.
The Demon Race cannot leave the area defined by the Primordial Beginning Realm.
"It will go through the process of the Three Ones True Essence dispersing into the Five Elements Soul Piercing Needle again and again," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
If it cannot escape the ocean of the Water Demon 12 Star Continent, then it will remain in a pool of poisonous water forever.
Repeatedly infected and poisoned.
"Death is only a matter of time."
Zhao Xing used the Void Seed Star Realm Wandering Vine to pull the Green Poison Empress back with him.
Thirty-one breaths have passed. The Green Poison Empress has turned from green to white, and its toxins have been fully released. It no longer needs to stay there.
"He's gone."
Zhao Xing saw no need to stay and confirm the death, so he left the Water Demon 12 Star Continent directly.
"Eyes~"
The Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon roared in agony, its voice shaking the seawater, as if the entire ocean was trembling with its pain.
Its limbs thrashed about with all its might, but it gradually lost its former strength, and each struggle became weaker and weaker.
As time went on, the toxins became increasingly rampant, and the life force of the Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon continued to fade away.
Twenty-five days after Zhao Xing left, its movements became increasingly sluggish, and finally, its massive body, like a collapsing mountain, slowly sank into the sea.
Along the way, its scales began to fall off, scattering in the deep blue sea, like pieces of jewels that had lost their luster.
When it crashed heavily onto the seabed, it kicked up a large amount of mud and sand.
A water overlord at the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm was killed by the Green Poison Empress simply because it couldn't leave.
"Hiss~"
Qiao Song had been keeping a close eye on the situation of the Nether Abyss Extinction Hornless Dragon, and when he saw the enormous body in the seabed, he couldn't help but gasp.
Zhao Xing actually defeated a giant beast at the Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm?
What kind of monster did he create?
"If I were in there..." A Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm martial general next to Qiao Song couldn't help but put himself in Qiao Song's shoes. "If I were in there, I probably wouldn't survive either."
"Perverted, absolutely perverted!"
"No wonder he's called the Mushroom King, that nickname is well-deserved."
The people under the Lord Beihe all started discussing it.
The combat prowess of the Primal Self Sect's Si Nong has always been recognized as formidable, but it is still relatively rare for someone at the Great Divine Power Realm to defeat someone at the Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm.
Now I've actually witnessed an example firsthand. Although it happened under limited conditions, it was still quite shocking. After all, there's a huge gap between the Dao Domain Realm and the Source Origin Realm.
"This is Zhao Xing, the genius of our Beihe Star System!"
"Look, his ranking is almost within the top 5,000."
In the Primordial Beginning Realm, in an ancient green city, Zuo Qiyu's true form was drinking and playing chess with an old man dressed in dark green robes.
The two of them had a Star Mirror on their table. When the other person was thinking, they would occasionally look at the unfortunate scenes of the contestants to relax.
Just as Zuo Qiyu was contemplating his Rat Hour, the Five Poisons Emperor Lord looked up and glanced at the Star Mirror.
"Hmm?" Countless images flashed across the Star Mirror in front of him, capturing the scenes of carnage on the advanced Star Continent over the past ten years since the third round of the Primordial Convention.
"Oh? A few promising talents in using poison have emerged." The Five Poisons Emperor Lord immediately became interested. "Old man Zuo, take a look!"
"What's all the noise about? Don't disturb my thinking," Zuo Qiyu said impatiently.
The Five Poisons Emperor Lord laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Water Demon Number 12, was this arranged by your disciple? I remember you were in charge of many affairs this year."
"So what if it is?"
"You're so weak. Look at this, Water Fairy No. 12 has more than 300 Water Fairies, and you were taken down by a single mushroom."
"They didn't even glance at whether the Abyss Poison Dragon was dead or not. Heh heh, that's some confidence. They really have that Lao Tzu-like demeanor."
After hearing what the Five Poisons Emperor Lord said, Zuo Qiyu couldn't help but glance at it.
"That guy named Zhao Xing? I think I even guided him before. He's from the Beihe Star System. What, are you interested?"
"Of course, who wouldn't like a good seedling?" the Five Poisons Emperor Lord laughed. "Besides, it's rare to see soldiers using poison."
"It's not bad, but can you please stop secretly moving things around?" Zuo Qiyu turned his head and looked at the Five Poisons Emperor Lord.
"Nonsense!" The Five Poisons Emperor Lord immediately bristled. "Which eye of yours saw me move the chessboard?"
A dozen or so Zuo Qiyu immediately poked out from outside the door, silently watching the Five Poisons Emperor Lord.
At the same time, a prism mirror was used to play a scene of the Five Poisons Emperor Lord playing tricks.
The Five Poisons Emperor Lord: "..."
Zuo Qiyu reached out and restored the chessboard, then placed a piece.
"Hurry up and get off, stop dawdling."
"If you keep playing like this, we might not even finish the next Primordial Convention!"
The Five Poisons Emperor Lord was even more impatient than Zuo Qiyu, and he directly overturned the chessboard. "Hurry, hurry, hurry, you short-lived devil! I'm not playing anymore, get out!"
"Not going to play?" Zuo Qiyu sneered, and with a flick of his hands, the chessboard returned to its original state. At the same time, ten thousand Zuo Qiyu rushed in from behind, completely surrounding the city.
"You have to come down today, whether you like it or not! Otherwise, your father will dig up fifteen of your imperial seed plants. You choose!"
"Hahaha, go ahead and dig if you dare!" the Five Poisons Emperor Lord laughed loudly. "I've been hiding it for a long time."
Zuo Qiyu was immediately enraged, and the entire city began to be uprooted, revealing itself to be a city of plants.
"Five Poisons, Qi Yu, stop!" Just then, a voice echoed in the room.
Zuo Qiyu and the Five Poisons Emperor Lord were both taken aback and stopped, because the owner of the voice was Gu Luo River, who was superior to them in terms of seniority, status, and strength.
The voice quickly rang out again. "Five Poisons, since you said you wanted to take on disciples, then really go out and take on disciples. You'll be participating in the disciple recruitment this year."
"Yes, I will definitely participate." The Five Poisons Emperor Lord stood up to listen to the instructions.
"Qi Yu, you will also participate in the apprentice-recruiting process," the voice instructed again.
"Yes." Although Zuo Qiyu was unwilling, he agreed.
You rescued 12,325 hostages, earning 10 points.
In the final year of the Primordial Convention's assessment, on a barren Star Continent, Zhao Xing watched streaks of light fly away, and within those lights, figures appeared.
Of course, many of them were judged to have been "killed" by Zhao Xing during the rescue, and a lot of points were deducted from their scores.
"Let me check my ranking." Zhao Xing opened the Star Mirror.
Current ranking: 4295
"Are there still over four thousand? Could it be that all four thousand-plus people in front of them possess the Sun Dao Field and have mastered multiple Major Divine Ability? Are they all peerless geniuses?"
"This year's exam is really tough." Zhao Xing couldn't help but shake his head.
He had tried his best, but even with the support of the Green Poison Empress, he couldn't push any further when he reached nearly 3,000th place.
Since the Green Poison Empress, his ultimate trump card, also has a cooldown period, his efficiency in the Dao Domain Realm Demon Race area will drop sharply once he enters the cooldown period.
To deal with a slightly stronger Dao Domain Realm, using Five Finger Mountain to directly strike them is actually the fastest method.
"This generation is truly full of powerful individuals. Indeed, there are many techniques such as Variant Method, World Method, dojo, Parasitic Method, and Life Array Stream... There are still many things I don't know or am not proficient in. There is still a lot of room for improvement. On the other hand, many geniuses enter the Grand Mystic Power Realm in a few hundred years, and then spend one or two thousand years specializing in the study of divine powers."
Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh at the abundance of geniuses in the Red Star Empire, especially this year's cohort.
"I wonder if all the Reincarnation Realm from the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom have transferred to the Red Star Empire," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "But I'm sure I'll pass this third round."
With over 4,000 points, even if he stays inactive for the next year, he's unlikely to fall out of the top 150,000.
"Forget it, I'm not going to try anymore." After failing to achieve a higher ranking after several attempts, Zhao Xing began to diligently study another direction.
That is to rescue the hostages.
"Next, I will try my best to rescue as many hostages as possible. Over the years, I have been judged to have rescued fewer people than I have accidentally injured others. This is unacceptable."
"If during the disciple-acceptance process in the Primordial Beginning Realm, some pervert sees that I accidentally killed so many hostages and thinks I'm a pervert too, and takes me as his disciple, that would be hilarious."
Nobody wants to have a pervert as their teacher. Even if Zhao Xing had a teacher like Gong Fa, he would still feel uncomfortable.
However, Zhao Xing was unaware that because he had used the Green Poison Empress multiple times, he had been targeted by a person called the Five Poisons Emperor Lord.
Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
[The third round of assessments has concluded. Zhao Xing of the Beihe Star System, you ranked 5214th in the Manya Star System, True Self Combat Division assessment.]
[Congratulations on advancing to the fourth round. The fourth round will be held in the Primordial Beginning Realm.]
[After you leave, you will immediately travel to the Primordial Beginning Realm to prepare for the final test.]