Age of Evolution#

Chapter 686: Chapter 689: Advancing to the Top Three!

After his Star Power reached seven million, Lin Zhen truly understood the meaning of being powerful.

Perhaps this amount of Star Power still had a slight gap when compared to top World Kings, but Lin Zhen feared nothing now, for with the Taiyuan Sword Skill, he already possessed the real power to battle Strong Ones within the Divine Punishment Star.

Leaving his hiding place, Lin Zhen checked the time within the Dimensional Universe. There were less than twenty minutes left till the border opened.

“There should be enough time, as long as Chen Tianpeng and Wan Rentu are still there.”

Summoning Light Annihilation, he abruptly accelerated, heading straight for the swimming pool complex!

“Look, Lin Zhen has appeared again!”

“No way, the border is about to open, but there’s still a big show to put on!”

“hurry up, Lin Zhen has come again, this is going to be a lively one!”

The Martial Artists, who had previously ceased their battles and were resting at various locations, suddenly sprang into action as if energised, surging out from all directions, heading once again for the swimming pool complex.

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“This is so boring…..”

Wan Rentu sat by the window looking out, suddenly rubbing his eyes, “No way, why are there so many people? Are they undead creatures?”

Luo Fei also looked outside the window, “Nonsense. The numbers of undead creatures have dwindled considerably already. You’re not hallucinating, are you…..”

“No! Those are people!”

Wan Rentu suddenly jumped up, two butcher’s knives humming in his hands, “It’s Lin Zhen! Big Brother, Lin Zhen is back!”

Chen Tianpeng opened his eyes, “There’s no rush. Prepare for the enemy’s arrival and stay calm.”

His composure calmed Wan Rentu down, they waited for Lin Zhen’s arrival.

Lin Zhen’s speed was fast. The people behind him couldn’t keep up at all. Shield beneath his feet, he once again arrived outside the Tomb of the Sword.

This time, Lin Zhen did not go in, but stood in front of the door, channeling the energy from his Dantian to his chest, and shouted towards the Sword Tomb!

“Chen Tianpeng! Wan Rentu! Come out and meet your death!”

The echo of his voice reverberated through the surrounding buildings, even startling a good number of undead creatures who emerged from the dark and hurriedly rushed over here.

Lin Zhen’s voice was extremely loud. Normally, everyone in the city, whether engaged in battle or anything else, rarely attracted undead creatures. But this time, the entire city was silent, everyone was waiting for the opening of the border, hence Lin Zhen’s voice seemed particularly loud, attracting undead creatures from the vicinity.

Zombie dragons in the sky unfurling their wings, and there were even some that were all green. Those were the Dragon Kings.

Large groups of bats appeared, including prince-level vampires.

On the ground, a swarm of Death Knights charged this way, with as many as a dozen Dread Knights!

Skeleton Kings! Ghost Kings!

All sorts of undead creatures usually difficult to find all showed up, causing some panic among the crowd.

Lin Zhen, however, did not care. There were three minutes till the border opened, and he was confident he could handle the situation before then.

Such a loud noise did not draw out anyone from the Tomb of the Sword.

Wan Rentu initially wanted to go out, but Luo Fei immediately pulled him back, “There’s no need to rush. In three minutes, the border will open. Think about the Qi of Divine Transformation we need. We don’t want to complicate things before then.”

Wan Rentu quickly calmed down. This was about achieving Longevity. There was no room for rash behavior.

Putting down his butcher’s knives, he resolved not to go out. If Lin Zhen dared to intrude, they would join forces to eliminate him.

Seeing that they were not showing up, Lin Zhen snorted coldly. Leaping forward, he lifted a hand, “Since you refuse to come out, then taste this!”

A deep blue flame emerged from the palm of his hand and fiercely smashed towards the Sword Tomb!

Whoosh~!

Lin Zhen, using some supplementary Wind Element, empowered the flame. With the help of the wind, the flame precipitously engulfed the Sword Tomb, turning it into a sea of fire.

In such a deep blue fire, every life form was unable to survive, including World Kings. As soon as the fire started, three figures darted out from inside.

Numerous long swords whirled around forming a path amidst the sea of fire, from which three people emerged.

“Lin Zhen! You truly are insubordinate!” Wan Rentu wore an ashen face; he was tolerating no longer.

“Hahaha! I just can’t stand your cowardly behavior. Still waiting till the time is up to deal with me, huh? Then, let me challenge you spineless cowards now. I, Lin Zhen, am right here challenging you, do you dare to accept?”

The sound was deafening, echoing back and forth, even causing Chen Tianpeng to grimace.

If they refused to accept Lin Zhen’s challenge, the shadow of this event would certainly haunt them!

They were all Level Nine World Kings, and if they were really affected by such a mental demon, even with the Qi of Divine Transformation, they might not be able to achieve Longevity.

Given this, they had to accept, regardless!

A savage smile appeared on Chen Tianpeng’s face, “Since you’re challenging all three of us, we will not show you any courtesy. Come on, let’s test the strength of our little friend from district sixty-eight who dares to simultaneously challenge the top three!”

“Alright! I’ve been holding back for a long time!”

“Then I must also witness this.”

Chen Tianpeng deliberately said this to justify their collective action. Though it was shameless, as long as they won, any potential inner demons would vanish.

But before he could even finish his sentence, Lin Zhen had already rushed forward.

Going for a one against three!

Time is running out, and Lin Zhen cannot afford to waste any more words. Though faced with three opponents, he must secure one of the top three places!

The nearest opponent to him was Luo Fei.

He did not fight Luo Fei last time. Even though Luo Fei was closer, Lin Zhen did not attack him. Instead, he bypassed him and lunged directly at Wan Rentu!

“Lin Zhen, get out of my way!”

Wan Rentu swallowed a pill this time, causing his Star Power to surge to over eight million. He swung his butcher knife to meet the attack!

Lin Zhen stretched out one hand, his fingers flicking rapidly until their movements were just a blur!

One after another, his flicking Sword Qi shot out like a storm, effectively preventing Wan Rentu from picking up speed.

Feeling Luo Fei closing in from behind, Lin Zhen opened his rarely-used Wind Thunder Wings with a loud “BOOM!”, propelling him forward swiftly. He charged towards Wan Rentu!

He held the Phantom Light Sword upside down in his hand, its dazzling brilliance stealing the eyes of those watching. Star Power was accumulating on it, loud and clear to anyone, regardless of their realm. It was evident that Lin Zhen’s sword was not going to be easy to defend against.

Chen Tianpeng made his move as well. He slammed his hands onto the ground and dozens of flying swords rose into the sky, aligning one behind the other. They lashed out from all angles with myriad moves towards Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen swung his long sword to block, batting away Chen Tianpeng’s flying swords in the air.

He now had seven million Star Power. The numerous long swords, which must have had their power dispersed, could hardly pose a threat to him.

Yet, Chen Tianpeng intended to delay Lin Zhen with this onslaught. As long as he could slow him down, that would be enough.

“Lin Zhen, die!”

With a thunderous roar from above, Wan Rentu’s pair of butcher’s knives were now right before him!

Behind him came an equally sharp whistling sound. That was Luo Fei’s sword, already reaching Lin Zhen’s back!

At this time, Chen Tianpeng also stepped up his attack. With hundreds of his flying swords at his disposal, he attacked lavishly from all directions without giving Lin Zhen any chance to escape.

The three great experts of Zone 68 went all out at the same time. They were determined to slay Lin Zhen, once and for all!

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The martial artists around had even forgotten about the hordes of undead creatures that were attacking at this moment. All eyes were focused on the center of the battlefield.

It seemed that Lin Zhen was in jeopardy. He had no power to resist the three top experts who were joining forces against him.

Yet, there seemed to be something odd about the scene, for the cunning moves between top experts would usually decide victory or defeat in a flash. So why did the scene seem to unfold somewhat slowly?

The reason was…Time Deceleration!

At that moment, Lin Zhen activated Time Deceleration.

He could clearly see his own reflection in the eyes of Wan Rentu. He could make out the pattern on Chen Tianpeng’s flying swords.

As for how many steps Luo Fei would have to take to close in on him, he knew that very clearly as well.

The moment was extremely brief, but that was all Lin Zhen needed to make the best decision.

There was only a brief pause of one thousandths of a second, and then everything returned to normal.

Lin Zhen slightly sidestepped. This position enabled him to evade the relentless assault from Chen Tianpeng’s river of swords, rendering his attack futile.

Then, Lin Zhen wielded his sword, seemingly preparing to give Wan Rentu a heavy blow!

Once the sword chopped down, both of them would meet their doom.

Wan Rentu was incredibly anxious. He didn’t expect Lin Zhen to detest him to such an extent that he would disregard attacks from others just to perish together with him.

He didn’t want to die, especially now that the final moment was near. He didn’t want to engage in a death duel with lunatic like Lin Zhen.

A touch of instinctive reaction manifested in his movements.

His pair of butcher knives switched from offense to defense. As long as he could weather this one move, he might still have a chance to obtain the Qi of Divine Transformation.

What Lin Zhen needed was just this split second.

“Crack~~~!!”

There was a loud sound in the sky as Lin Zhen hastily swung his sword backwards, striking Luo Fei with full force!

Taiyuan Sword Skill!

A long spatial rift suddenly appeared in the sky. Over a hundred meters long but less than half a meter wide, it appeared right before Lin Zhen. Luo Fei’s body looked like a picture scroll being torn in half.

When Taiyuan appears, the World King falls!

With the current seven million Star Power that Lin Zhen wielded, no World King could withstand this sword!

Of these three people, in Lin Zhen’s mind, Chen Tianpeng and Wan Rentu were already enemies. Regardless of their internal struggles, it didn’t matter. But Luo Fei was just an accomplice. As Lin Zhen bore no grudge against him and didn’t expect him to turn against him so viciously, Lin Zhen had to fight back.

Determinedly, Lin Zhen made use of Taiyuan. He spun around quickly, fending off the attack from Wan Rentu, who was nearly upon him. He then drew upon this force to retreat rapidly, evading the incoming torrent of swords from Chen Tianpeng.

On the other side, Luo Fei still maintained his sword swinging stance. His thoughts and soul were still fixated on Lin Zhen’s astonishing sword from just now.

“What… what a swift sword!”

He staggered forward for two steps. A red line of blood appeared on his body that seemed about to split open!

Once it opened, Luo Fei would be dead!

At this moment, the life-saving blue light flickered once again, healing his wounds and spiriting him away from the Divine Punishment Star.

Despite the joint siege by the top three experts of the district, Lin Zhen managed to slay Luo Fei with a single swing of his sword and advance to the top three!