"Boom--"
The enormous black shadow, like a meteorite, crashed heavily onto the ground below.
Smoke and dust filled the air.
At this moment, everything within sight fell silent.
One figure after another gazed at that spot, at the figure still standing silently high in the sky.
Then, a rustling sound began.
The shadowy figures hidden in the woods all chose to leave this place, without prior agreement.
Ignored it.
Shen Heng hung in the air, panting.
Exhaustion emanated from deep within my body; although I was still some distance from my limit, I didn't feel comfortable.
Fortunately...
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, looking at the corpse lying quietly on the ground.
He exhaled and his figure fell downwards.
The long sword left his hand during this process and flew downwards first.
Shen Heng paid no attention and continued to fall.
Soon, he stepped onto the head of the Bronze Skull Beast.
At that moment, the long sword flew back and automatically sheathed itself.
Then, a diamond-shaped object also flew over.
Shen Heng raised his hand, grabbed the object, and then lifted it up by pinching it between two fingers.
The sunlight shone directly, illuminating its cool, gleaming white surface.
Sixth Tier Origin Crystal!
This was the first time he had obtained a Sixth Tier Origin Crystal.
This one item alone could be enough to allow an ordinary person to quickly cultivate to the Early Fourth Tier, or even higher.
This one alone is almost equivalent to all the Fifth Tier Origin Crystal he obtained in the Erosion Zone this year.
(Well, this doesn't include what was obtained within this space.)
In short, the Origin Power stored within the Sixth Tier Origin Crystal is abundant and of high value.
However, the available methods are actually quite limited.
Using it directly to replenish Origin Power or for cultivation would be too wasteful. The best use is to give it to people whose abilities have been Synchronization!
Synchronization, Ability Evolution...
Shen Heng looked at the Origin Crystal in his hand, deep in thought.
The Origin Crystal that had been causing me some worry about Ability Evolution and Synchronization have now been half-completed after I obtained this one!
But it's only half done!
He has acquired high-level Origin Crystal, but so far, he hasn't felt that his body and abilities have achieved Synchronization!
So, what should we do?
Stuck, unable to advance to Sixth Tier?
In this way, if you feel that your body and abilities have become Synchronization, you can directly use this Origin Crystal to Ability Evolution!
For the sake of one's personal future, this is also the best approach!
After all, high-level Origin Crystal are scarce, and his ability is only B-Class, so he doesn't have a high priority in the headquarters.
In this situation, even if he completes the Synchronization now, he doesn't know when he will be able to get a high-level Origin Crystal. Moreover, after the rank is improved, it will probably be even more difficult to obtain enough high-level Origin Crystal!
Although the Daoist priest had mentioned that he could seek his help when he was in the Early Sixth Tier.
Even for a Daoist priest, obtaining a Late Sixth Tier Origin Crystal is probably not an easy task!
Moreover, the Daoist priest...
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly.
I wonder how the Daoist priest is doing now.
Shen Heng lowered his hand from the Origin Crystal and brought his thoughts back to the present.
In short, the best approach for his personal future is to hold off on advancing to the Sixth Tier!
In this way, as long as his body and abilities are in Synchronization, he can try to Ability Evolution at any time.
But that's precisely the problem...
It has been three years since his ability evolved to the B-Class Listening to the Cries of All Living Beings!
For three years, I never felt my body and abilities Synchronization.
If he then refuses to advance his rank and fails to complete Synchronization for several years, wouldn't that be a net loss?
and...
Shen Heng's gaze fell on the Bronze Skull Beast's corpse at his feet.
If a Early Sixth Tier Calamity Beast is already this difficult to defeat, what will happen if we encounter other Calamity Beast of higher rank later on? Won't we be doomed?
At that time, with his current strength alone...
Shen Heng's eyes were unfocused as he pondered.
After a long while, he exhaled and brought his thoughts back.
He hadn't faced such a difficult decision in a long time.
Without raising his rank, no one can give him a definite answer on when his body and abilities will be able to Synchronization.
Improving one's rank also means facing the challenge of obtaining higher-rank Origin Crystal.
Of course, this is also because he hasn't reached the point where he can immediately break through to the Sixth Tier.
Although he is already very close to the Sixth Tier, he still needs some time.
Not much, but at the current pace, it should take about a month...
After collecting the Bronze Skull Beast's corpse, Shen Heng flew towards the border.
Compared to the tangible benefits of Origin Crystal and the corpses of Calamity Beast, he valued something else more.
The words spoken by the Bronze Skull Beast echoed in his mind.
World Tree, Jörmungandr, Distortion, Order, the most likely place to get out...
The Speaker refers to the Ruins Abyss Court Council? Jörmungandr is the other party's name?
The World Tree refers to...
His gaze suddenly paused, and the scene he had seen when he was teleported in appeared before his eyes.
Tentacles, wrapped around the nuclear bomb, pulled it inside!
This reminds me of what the Bronze Skull Beast had thought before.
The World Tree is imprisoned...
So, those aren't tentacles, but rather roots that resemble tentacles?
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, deep in thought.
Therefore, the World Tree is most likely an enemy of the Calamity Beast in the Ruins Realm?
So, let's find each other...
The risk should be greatly reduced, but it cannot be guaranteed that there will be no risk at all.
After all, there's no rule that the enemy of my enemy is necessarily my friend, even if it sounds like a good thing...
Thanos was actually trying to maintain the balance of the universe!
But did those Rice Country let him off the hook?!
In conclusion, if given a choice, contacting the other party is probably not the best option.
So, how do you find a way out yourself?
Shen Heng stared intently, pondering the two most likely places the Bronze Skull Beast had considered before it left.
One place is where the Distortion is most extreme; the other is where Order is most extreme.
Distortion! Order!
After identifying the two beings most closely associated with that palace, the target seemed quite clear.
The Distortion belongs to the chairman of the Calamity Beast faction; Order belongs to the World Tree imprisoned here.
At their most extreme points...
Is it extremely strong? Or extremely weak?
Both are possible; it's impossible to determine!
But without a doubt, to find the corresponding points, you must first be able to distinguish where these two forces are stronger and where they are weaker.
But that's precisely the problem.
Shen Heng raised his eyes and looked at the space in front of him.
Having visited dozens of spaces, aside from the environment, he did not clearly perceive any significant differences between them.
Is there no difference? Or is it that you can't perceive it? Or is the environment itself the difference?
After a long while, Shen Heng slowly raised his eyes.
Anyway, this time, we've finally found some clues...