Age of Evolution

Seeing Lin Zhen, many of the new students around him made way.

A group of newcomers who hadn’t seen Lin Zhen before saw him walking over, and a Level Nine Martial General happened to bump into him head-on. “Good dogs don’t block the way, move aside!” The Level Nine Martial General glanced at Lin Zhen carelessly and said.

As soon as he finished sDeakinz, someone immediatelv came over to Dull him,

“Zhang Hao, let’s go quickly, don’t be rude to him.”

“Tsk! What can he do? He doesn’t even seem as big as me. Aren’t we all Level

Nine Martial Generals? Why should I give way to him?”

Zhang Hao pointed arrogantly at Lin Zhen, “Kid, what sect are you from? We didn’t see you when we came to the Star Fruit Tree. Are you from the previous cohort? My name is Zhang Hao, from Base City in the south. If you know what’s good for you, get out of my way, or I’ll show you no mercy.”

Lin Zhen’s expression remained calm and indifferent, “I’m two cohorts ahead of you.”

“Two cohorts… so what? I’ve even defeated the War God when I was in the south. In a few days, we’ll challenge the third team on the right. You’ll regret offending me.”

At this point, the person trying to pull him away was already extremely anxious and forceful, “Stop talking, he’s Lin Zhen.”

“Lin Zhen… what does Lin Zhen do… ah! Lin Zhen!” Zhang Hao suddenly looked dumbfounded.

“You are the… big… big big… big big big Demon King.”

“That’s what you guys call me, and there aren’t that many ‘big’ words.” Lin Zhen’s eyes flashed golden light, glanced at him, and got up to leave.

After Lin Zhen left, Zhang Hao’s companion breathed a sigh of relief, “Zhang Hao, you’re really courageous. Not even the Demon King is afraid of you; you’re lucky he didn’t kill you on the spot.”

“Eh! How did your pants get wet?”

Zhang Hao’s legs weakened, “Quickly help me get back, I can’t move. The look he gave me was too terrifying. I felt like I died once. Block me a bit, my pants are wet.”

Walking all the way to the entrance of the ant nest, Lin Zhen saw Brother Guang sitting quietly in the usual spot.

For the past two years, Lin Zhen had been staying inside the ant nest, only going to the central branch on harvest days, and never leaving the tree hole otherwise. So when Lin Zhen walked to the entrance of the ant nest, Brother Guang looked quite surprised and even took the initiative to ask, “Lin Zhen, where are you going?”

Lin Zhen glanced at Brother Guang, “Just going for a walk.”

“Oh.” Brother Guang nodded. The ant nest did not forbid going out, so he didn’t ask further.

But when Lin Zhen walked up to him, he suddenly stopped and asked, “Brother

Guang, what happened to Ming Yue two years ago?”

Brother Guang was stunned, then his face darkened slightly, “I don’t know.”

“Oh, it seems Brother Guang has poor memory. You’ve already forgotten something that happened in such a short time.”

“Lin Zhen, are you out of your mind? Do you know who you are talking to?” Brother Guang was slightly angered. He had been in the ant nest for so long, and no one had dared to challenge his rule. Even those with the audacity had ended up dead.

However, Lin Zhen was not afraid of his threats and instead leaned closer to him. “Brother Guang, I’ve been in a tight spot lately, and you’ve been extorting people over the years. Can you lend me some money to tide me through?”

“Lin Zhen, I’m the one in charge here. If something happens to me, people from the Sky Dome will investigate, and they’ll definitely find you. So I can’t get into trouble, understand? Su Mingyue is still in the Sky Dome.” Brother Guang didn’t fear his threats.

Lin Zhen laughed, “I was just joking with you. Why are you so nervous? I’m leaving, no need to see me off.”

Watching Lin Zhen’s figure disappear, Brother Guang muttered with lingering fear, “I’ll send someone to find someone from the Sky Dome to protect me tomorrow. Lin Zhen is too dangerous.”

After leaving the ant nest, Lin Zhen walked once again into the vast world of the Star Fruit Tree.

“Huh! It’s been a long time since I’ve been out. It seems that nothing has changed here, but the branches feel a bit wider.”

He didn’t start fighting with Brother Guang immediately earlier, even though Brother Guang used triple compression, Lin Zhen was still confident in his victory.

Lin Zhen moved forward along the branches and began to walk downward.

His target was Lake Heart Tree.

He had learned from Fu Haisheng that there was a special stargem at Lake Heart Tree, and it should be almost ripe by now.

From the time Lin Zhen entered the Star Fruit Tree until now, he had never taken a Constant Star Crystal. This morning, after absorbing the Planet Crystal, he didn’t feel any increase in his Dantian Energy, so he knew that his Dantian energy storage had reached its peak.

To continue practicing, he’d need to start compressing Dantian energy, and at that point, Planet Crystals would no longer be useful. Only Constant Star Crystals would suffice.

The first compression and the first Constant Star Crystal taken should be the most mature. According to Fu Haisheng’s description, the stargem on Lake Heart Tree was about to mature, and Lin Zhen had planned to pick it for a long time.

Moving quickly along the branches, Lin Zhen finally arrived at Lake Heart Tree in the afternoon.

Watching the water shimmering silvery-white, Lin Zhen’s mood improved a lot. He sped up his pace and reached the vicinity of Lake Heart Tree. Waves rippled on Lake Heart Tree, but there were also floating dark shadows on the water’s surface.

That was a type of aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial insect, called Hailu Kong. It could crawl on land, fly in the sky, but most of the time, it was on the surface of the water floating.

Upon arriving at the lake’s edge, Lin Zhen looked out over the water.

In his line of sight, Lin Zhen indeed saw a protruding trunk in the middle of the lake. If not for careful observation, one would think it was just another Hailu Kong.

Lin Zhen took out the shield and stepped on it, then slowly ascended into the air.

Whoosh!

Trailing a stream of light through the air, Lin Zhen headed straight for the center of the lake.

As soon as Lin Zhen moved, the black dots on the lake’s surface soared into the sky and rushed towards him.

The size of Hailu Kong was much larger than ants, each one several times bigger than a tank. As they flew, they brought gales with them, attacking from all directions.

“Come at me, you beasts!”

Lin Zhen took out his bright silver spear once more, like a valiant general on the battlefield. With the long spear whirling up and down, he began a killing spree in mid-air.

Splashes of black blood flew and corpses of Hailu Kong fell into the water from time to time. However, more and more Hailu Kong took to the air, surrounding Lin Zhen in a tight circle. From a distance, it looked like a black cloud.

Creak!

Hailu Kong’s massive fangs bit onto Lin Zhen’s spear shaft. Standing on one leg on the shield, he kicked it away, and with a single hand opened countless golden rays of light covering a range of ten meters before him.

But the golden light ray, which could easily pierce ants, wasn’t so effective this time. Hailu Kong’s size was too large, and such needle-like wounds were not lethal. Only those hit by multiple rays fell down.

Lin Zhen was not afraid, though. He had tens of thousands of golden light rays to use, and with constant recovery, he could use several tens of thousands in

one battle.

Liquid metal transformed into a thin golden cuirass covering half of his body, and his silver spear turned gold. Swiftly swinging through the air, it was impenetrable. Hailu Kong was numerous, but Lin Zhen still pushed towards the center of the lake with great difficulty.

“Almost there!”

As the protruding dead branch surfaced, revealing its true face, Lin Zhen was able to see the sparkling star crystals.

After spending two years in the Ant Nest, Lin Zhen could tell at a glance what kind of star crystal it was.

The Star Core was faintly luminous, Meteor Crystal had slender streaks of light, and Comet Crystal was similar but brighter.

Satellite Crystal emitted a stable, dim light, whereas Planet Crystal’s light was not very bright, but it had a halo around it, easier to recognize.

Only the Constant Star Crystal was the most conspicuous. The light from this type of star crystal was hot and bright, even feeling a bit warm when held in the hand – a sign of the surging energy inside.

The crystal in Lake Heart Tree was a Constant Star Crystal, but at first glance, Lin Zhen almost mistook it for a Satellite Crystal.

That’s because although the Constant Star Crystal was shining, its light was somewhat obscured and not as bright as an ordinary Constant Star Crystal. He nearly mistook it for a Satellite Crystal.

“Regardless, I’ll grab it first and figure it out later. The fact that it’s different from the average Constant Star Crystal suggests it’s a treasure.”

Lin Zhen wielded his bright silver spear back and forth, left and right, as sprays of golden light shot out from his hands, killing a Hailu Kong every second.

As he approached the center of Lake Heart Tree, Lin Zhen suddenly unleashed a stormy spear light, creating a passage through the dense swarm of Hailu Kong and swiftly escaping from the encirclement, his whole body bathed in a golden glow.

With a wave of his hand, the liquid metal turned into a curved blade, cutting down the exposed star crystal, along with bark and part of the trunk.

In mid-air, the star crystal emitted an odd scent, and a dark gold shimmer flashed into Lin Zhen’s eyes.

His drooping spiritual power seemed to be somewhat replenished at this moment, making Lin Zhen’s eyes light up.

“This Star Crystal seems to be something special!”

However, there was no time to check it out now. With a wave of his hand, Lin Zhen put the star crystal, along with the bark, into his space ring.

“Mission accomplished. Goodbye, insects!”

Lin Zhen accelerated his flight, but after cutting down the Constant Star Crystal, the encircling insects seemed even denser. Countless bugs rose from the surface of the water and attacked from all sides.

Though Lin Zhen was now very formidable, he didn’t want to fight a horde of insects. Their strength lied in numbers, and he didn’t want to waste his energy here.

Wielding his spear with both hands and charging like a knight, he let loose a torrent of stormy spear lights. Lin Zhen headed straight for the shore of Lake

Heart Tree..