Age of Evolution#

Chapter 684: Chapter 687: A Breakthrough in the Final Moments!

The video of Lin Zhen challenging Chen Tianpeng and Wan Rentu in the 68th mini-battle zone of the Eastern Continent was once extremely popular within the Dimensional Universe.

Although Lin Zhen eventually lost, no one dared to underestimate the fourth place any longer. In fact, most people believed that if it were not for Chen Tianpeng’s intervention at the last moment, Lin Zhen might be the second place in the 68th mini-battle zone now!

However, people also thought that after this experience, Lin Zhen would probably not dare to challenge anyone at will. There was only one month left until the border would open, and Lin Zhen would have no chance before that.

It was a bit regrettable. Ranking fourth would not give him the Qi of Divine Transformation in advance, which meant failure.

Because once the border opened, there would be fierce competition. No one could guarantee that they could hold on until the end. Maybe you were the first in the entire Divine Punishment Star before, but at any time, someone might join forces to overturn you.

Therefore, obtaining the Qi of Divine Transformation in advance was the biggest goal of every top martial artist.

Only with the Qi of Divine Transformation could one compete for the opportunity to temper the Divine Body without any concerns.

After the video was released, Emperor Liang Zhihuan of Nan Liang was shocked by Lin Zhen’s strong combat power, but at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If Lin Zhen had made it to the top three now, it would have guaranteed a spot within the top 100,000 rankings. That would mean that he and Ning Qingxuan would lose their bet.

Lin Zhen’s ranking within the top five million meant free access to all the teleportation arrays within Nan Liang Country.

If ranked within the top one million, the Royal Medicine Repository would be open to Lin Zhen.

If ranked within the top 100,000, the repository would be half-priced for Lin Zhen.

When he thought that Lin Zhen was a great elder of the Alchemist’s Guild, Liang Zhihuan couldn’t help but feel a little heartache. If the Royal Medicine Repository were to be half-priced for him, this youngster might one day empty the repository.

At the thought of this, Liang Zhihuan was worried all day, fearing that Lin Zhen would really make it to the top three. That would be a disaster.

Fortunately, Lin Zhen failed this time. Liang Zhihuan really hoped that this youngster would not be able to recover, and it would be best if he was eliminated soon.

Now he was paying close attention to Lin Zhen’s situation, focusing on the points difference between Lin Zhen and Wan Rentu. He probably paid more attention than Ning Qingxuan herself.

Although Lin Zhen didn’t make it to the top three, he returned to fourth place, and the gap with Wan Rentu was very small. He was worried that if Lin Zhen killed a few more ordinary martial artists, his points might surpass Wan Rentu and rank third.

However, as time passed day by day, Lin Zhen’s points stagnated at the fourth position again.

Although it seemed that he would not be caught up by the fifth or sixth place for the time being, it was still difficult to catch up with Wan Rentu.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 days had passed.

With only three days left until the border opened, Liang Zhihuan suddenly thought of a possibility!

The person ranked fifth!

If Lin Zhen killed the fifth-ranked person at the last moment, his points would definitely surpass Wan Rentu, and he would jump to third place!

This discovery instantly made Liang Zhihuan as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, thinking that this was definitely what Lin Zhen had in mind.

“Wan Rentu, if you had a brain, even if you couldn’t find Lin Zhen now, you should kill the fifth-ranked person, then your third place would be secure!”

He really wished he could go to the Divine Punishment Star in person to inform them, but he didn’t know where the Divine Punishment Star was.

In the last two days, less than 24 hours were left until the end of the Divine Punishment Star.

Various mini-battle zones had started to present wonderful performances. Some people’s hidden tactics were all used at the last moment, and the ranks in the front were once again changing like a revolving lantern.

Many top-ranking martial artists were knocked down, leading for five months, but losing their positions at the last day. Such tragedies were constantly repeating themselves.

Very few people were able to maintain their positions completely. Those who had been high-ranking and in the top three were even chased by thousands and had to flee hastily, hoping to drag out this last day.

With ten hours left before the end, the person ranked fifth in the 68th battle zone was eliminated by Wan Rentu. His points instantly increased significantly, leading Lin Zhen by a large margin and even becoming the second in the battle zone.

Now the situation in the 68th battle zone was as follows:

Chen Tianpeng, 259,787 points, ranked first.

Wan Rentu, 180,980 points, ranked second.

Luo Fei, 177,723 points, ranked third.

Lin Zhen, 98,210 points, ranked fourth.

Li Jianhua, 72,098 points, ranked fifth….

The gap between the third and fourth place had widened to nearly 100,000. It was impossible to catch up in these last few hours, even if Lin Zhen killed the fifth and sixth places in succession!

When he saw this change in numbers, Liang Zhihuan threw a vicious punch in the air and exclaimed, “Yeah!”

“Wan Rentu, well done! This time, it was a real decisive kill. Lin Zhen must have been thinking about killing the last few positions at the last moment and then overtaking you. Now that you have eliminated the original fifth place, you have directly cut off Lin Zhen’s chance. This time, he has no chance to be in the top three!”

Liang Zhihuan was very happy. As long as he could drag it out until the boundary opened, he would have a way to deal with Lin Zhen. He had already contacted the martial artists of the Canon Clan, fearing that Lin Zhen would make it into the top three in the small combat zone.

At this time, he really wanted to go to Ning Qingxuan and show off, seeing if she would be disappointed at this moment.

After thinking about it for a while, he couldn’t resist the temptation and ordered Shi Xiaomao, “Go, invite the queen here, tell her that I want to invite her for dinner.”

Shi Xiaomao was stunned, “Your Majesty, will the queen come?”

“You just go and invite her, I know her very well, she definitely doesn’t want to admit defeat in front of me and will definitely come, just take this opportunity to let her heart calm down, the queen… should also change her mind.”

Shi Xiaomao immediately bowed and went to invite Ning Qingxuan.

In fact, Liang Zhihuan guessed right this time. Ning Qingxuan agreed to Liang Zhihuan’s request to have dinner together, and came to the Emperor’s Yangxin Hall.

Ning Qingxuan knew very well that this meal would last until the opening of the boundary, and Liang Zhihuan wanted to use this opportunity to strike at her relationship with Lin Zhen.

Although Ning Qingxuan couldn’t guarantee that Lin Zhen would create a miracle at the last moment, she came here to let Liang Zhihuan know that even if she was here, her heart was still with Lin Zhen, and he should stop daydreaming.

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Lin Zhen didn’t return to the convenience store, this time, he chose the high tower in this city.

In order to kill the undead creatures, very few martial artists returned to the high buildings. Although there were sky undead creatures threatening here, as time passed, they became fewer and became the safest place.

This month, Lin Zhen couldn’t continue using Star Energy Transfer, so he just stayed here and concentrated on cultivation.

The timing was just right. Today marked thirty days had passed, and Lin Zhen’s Star Energy Transfer stagnation period was over.

During this month, Lin Zhen practiced hard every day, detoxifying Dan poison, refining elixirs, and by today, he could break through from Level Eight Domain King to the next level.

Not only could the Level Eight Domain King be broken through, but Lin Zhen’s Dark Star Space had also been greatly nourished.

“The breakthrough to Level Nine Domain King is already a done deal, and I also have quite a few Star Crystals here, which can directly reach the peak of Level Nine Domain King.”

“I don’t know if today I can light up the fourth Seven Kills Star. The space with the Star Crystal Tree has not yet fully merged with the Dark Star, which is a hidden danger. But if I can succeed, I will have even greater competitiveness.”

Just at this time, Lin Zhen saw Wan Rentu’s ranking jump, surpassing Luo Fei to become the second place in this combat zone.

The originally fifth-ranked person was eliminated, and there was no doubt that this was done by Wan Rentu.

“Sure enough, he is scheming, knowing to get rid of potential threats at this time, and absolutely not giving me the opportunity to advance to the top three. He is ruthless and decisive!”

Lin Zhen had indeed thought about this idea, killing the ones behind him to get a chance at the top three, but he didn’t act too early. Once he got into the top three, he would definitely be hunted down by Chen Tianpeng and Wan Rentu. Lin Zhen had no confidence in dealing with these two people.

He was thinking about making a move at the last moment, but Wan Rentu preemptively cut off his path.

“Fine, fine, fine! You are all pushing me to this. In five or six hours, it will be time for the boundary to open, and we will see each other again soon.”

Lin Zhen didn’t want to think about these things anymore, and closed his eyes, swallowing a large amount of Juyuan Powder.

The medicinal power entered his Dantian and immediately began to transform into Star Power, impacting the inner wall of Lin Zhen’s Dantian.

Lin Zhen had experienced this process many times, and he was already very familiar with it.

It took less than half an hour for the medicinal power of these elixirs to be completely digested, and Lin Zhen finally broke through the barrier from Level Eight to Level Nine, becoming a Level Nine Domain King!

The breakthrough from Level Eight to Level Nine added 300,000 Star Power to Lin Zhen. Of course, it was equivalent to 30,000 Star Power in the Divine Punishment Star, which made his Star Power reach 43,000.

This was not the end; Lin Zhen didn’t stop cultivating. Although he had just taken the elixir, he still had Star Crystals.

His Spiritual Power entered the Dark Star Space, and from there, he directly extracted Domain King level Star Crystals. Star Crystals had no side effects and could be directly absorbed.

Streams of starlight penetrated Lin Zhen’s body through every pore, causing his Star Power to grow once again!

From the early stage of Level Nine Domain King, all the way to the late stage, reaching the peak!

Soon, Lin Zhen’s one foot was almost stepping into the realm of World King.

His Star Power skyrocketed by another 200,000, reaching 45,000, equivalent to 4.5 million in the outside world!

Although his Star Power had increased a lot, Lin Zhen still felt it was not enough. At this moment, he simply swallowed some more nourishing potions for his internal world.

Since he had broken through, Lin Zhen wanted to try if he could light up the Seven Kills Star today.

The power of the nourishing potion was injected, and the Dark Star Space made a roaring sound.

The edge of the space expanded outward, and in the sky of the Dark Star Space, the fourth of the seven Evil Stars, the Seven Kills Star, began to flicker!