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"Implant armor!! So powerful!! So domineering!!"

Yang Lie looked at the monstrous creature Zhao Meixian had transformed into, something that resembled both a living being and a mech and radiated terrifying pressure. A flicker of shock passed through his eyes.

Martial arts, mechs, implant armor, and starships were currently humanity's most powerful means. Although martial arts were powerful, one had to cultivate steadily, step by step, to obtain great strength.

The three weapons of war—mechs, implant armor, and starships—could all grant the weak the terrifying power to defeat top experts. However, all three were incomparably expensive and far beyond what ordinary people could afford.

Countless wisps of blue smoke rose from the creature Zhao Meixian had become. The next moment, she exited her transformed state and collapsed limply onto the ground, gasping heavily. Her formerly glossy black hair had withered and yellowed, with many strands turning white.

Zhao Meixian panted heavily and said weakly, "Help me up. I don't have any strength left!"

Yang Lie stepped forward and held Zhao Meixian in his arms.

Yang Lie asked curiously, "From the looks of it, activating implant armor consumes a great deal. But as far as I know, implant armor is one of humanity's strongest weapons of war. It shouldn't have any weaknesses."

"When an implant armor user activates implant armor of the same tier, the consumption naturally isn't too great. But I'm only at the Third-Order Hundred Refinements Realm, while I activated the Tier 5 Implant Armor Ice Blue Evil Dragon. That one strike had power comparable to that of a top Golden Core Realm martial artist. Without a Life Crystal, the implant armor devours my Life Essence as energy."

"With my implant armor talent, I originally had every hope of gaining special admission into a Super First-Rate University. Now, even getting into a First-Rate University is difficult! That woman ruined me!"

Zhao Meixian spoke slowly, her eyes dim.

Yang Lie asked, "What is a Life Crystal? With the influence of your Zhao Family, can't you buy such a treasure?"

The Zhao Family was one of the Four Great Families on Konghe Star. Its influence was even greater than that of ancient emperors, and it held a certain status even within the Human Alliance.

"Life Crystals are currently humanity's greatest achievement in biotechnology. They are generally used as energy sources for implant armor and in its cultivation and evolution. With one Life Crystal and Tier 5 implant armor, I can unleash combat power comparable to a Golden Core Realm martial artist. If a Golden Core Realm implant armor user wielded Tier 5 implant armor, they could even contend with a sixth-order Martial Arts Grandmaster."

"Since Life Crystals are so useful, every major planet and every major faction needs them. The supply of Life Crystals falls far short of demand. Even if the Zhao Family wants to purchase them, we have to line up and wait for an allocation. Only if the Zhao Family cultivates a student accepted into a Super First-Rate University can we receive an allocation to buy Life Crystals."

"Of course, the Zhao Family has Life Crystals in reserve. But that woman would love nothing more than to see me dead. Though my father won't personally lay a hand on me, he probably wishes I were dead as well, so he can inherit the estate my mother left behind. How could he possibly give me precious Life Crystals as a trump card?"

Zhao Meixian's eyes were dim, but her expression was calm. She was a genius in implant armor and had inherited the Equipped Ice Blue Evil Dragon her mother had left her. As long as she had Life Crystals, she could possess terrifying combat power comparable to a Golden Core Realm martial artist. Yet although she had inherited the vast estate her mother left behind, she still could not buy a treasure like a Life Crystal.

After hesitating for a while, Yang Lie said, "I may be able to treat the injury to your Life Essence. But you'll need to remain in the wilderness for a while longer. Besides that, I need compensation for my losses. The corpses of nine Third-Order Serpent Ferocious Beasts, five hundred spirit stones, and the corpse of one fourth-order serpent ferocious beast. Of course, if you're unwilling, then forget I said anything. I'll escort you back into the city now."

Zhao Meixian's eyes lit up, and a trace of longing appeared within them. "I believe you!! As for the compensation you want, there's absolutely no problem!"

In this interstellar era, the gap between ordinary universities, First-Rate Universities, and Super First-Rate Universities was enormous. Only at the Four Super First-Rate Universities could one easily gain access to Saint-Grade Martial Arts and even God-Grade Martial Arts.

Ordinary universities had almost no access to Saint-Grade Martial Arts. Graduates of those ordinary universities generally had to join major factions and work for them before they could obtain Saint-Grade Martial Arts.

The gap between First-Rate Universities and Super First-Rate Universities was also immense. The finest resources all flowed toward the Four Super First-Rate Universities, and First-Rate Universities simply could not compete with them.

The Human Alliance's most outstanding geniuses all chose to enter the Four Super First-Rate Universities. Only after failing to get into one of those four would they consider other First-Rate Universities.

That was precisely why seventy percent of the Human Alliance's upper echelon came from the Four Super First-Rate Universities, while only thirty percent came from other universities.

Yang Lie carried Zhao Meixian on his back and swiftly left the area. After carrying out a series of counter-tracking measures, he brought her to a crude cave.

After leaving the cave, Yang Lie crushed a Tier 2 Ferocious Snake Fruit, mixed it into boiled water, and stirred it thoroughly, turning it into a bottle of medicinal liquid.

"This is a spiritual medicine made from a rare treasure I found in the forest! As long as you drink it nine times in a row, your Life Essence will recover!"

As soon as he returned to the cave, Yang Lie handed the crude bottle of spiritual medicine to Zhao Meixian.

Zhao Meixian looked skeptically at the crude bottle of spiritual medicine. "Does this thing really work? If it doesn't, I won't pay!"

Yang Lie chuckled. "Just treat it as if you've been scammed. Try drinking it!"

Only then did Zhao Meixian drain the bottle of spiritual medicine in one gulp.

Warmth instantly spread through Zhao Meixian's body, replenishing the Life Essence she had lost and making her formerly listless body feel incomparably comfortable.

Zhao Meixian praised, "It really is good stuff!!"

Yang Lie said, "These spiritual medicines come in a course of nine bottles! One bottle a day! That's it for today!"

"Alright!"

Zhao Meixian gave Yang Lie a deep look, then chuckled softly without any intention of asking further questions.

Over the following days, Yang Lie used spirit stones and the large amount of ferocious beast flesh he had acquired as nutrients to accelerate the growth of the Ferocious Beast Fruit. He cultivated one Ferocious Beast Fruit a day, turned them into spiritual medicine, and had Zhao Meixian drink it.

The ninth day.

After Zhao Meixian drank the last bottle of Ferocious Beast Fruit juice, she immediately felt a surge of heat churning through her body. Her depleted Life Essence was completely replenished, and her withered, yellowed, and whitened hair became glossy black once more.

A strange light flashed in Zhao Meixian's eyes. "What kind of spiritual medicine is this? It's truly miraculous!"

Yang Lie said, "This is a spiritual medicine formula I obtained from some Dark Web. It requires special Spirit Fruits and special ferocious beast flesh to concoct. That Dark Web has already disappeared!"

Zhao Meixian said solemnly, "Then you must keep this secret well! As far as I know, rare treasures capable of increasing a person's Life Essence are extremely scarce. Once such treasures appear, they are usually bought up by the great wealthy clans and top factions of the Human Alliance. If this secret is exposed, you may be in danger."