Age of Evolution

Chapter 289: 289: Resonance of Ice and Fire

Unless Lin Zhen could offer some enticing benefits without spending money.

Zhang Yue’s brain was quite nimble, and he suddenly said, “Huh! Idol, that Holy Son is foolish. Even if you don’t trade here, what’s the big deal? I can buy whatever you want, he didn’t forbid me from trading with others. Even if he did, it’s useless for me. I have friends. I can just call a few over, and they won’t miss out on buying anything.”

Lin Zhen laughed: “Do you think you’re the only smart person here? Can Yan Huang not think of this? In fact, he knows very well how much restraint his request has. In the face of huge interests, his request is useless. What he wants is people unwilling to sell things to me unless I provide direct video evidence to make people willingly trade with me. Otherwise, I will lose this battle even without a fight.”

“We need evidence? That’s bad. Most people wouldn’t dare to offend him so directly, ” Zhang Yue said with a bitter face.

“Yes, ordinary people wouldn’t do that. If I can’t provide evidence, it’s equivalent to giving him a free advertisement. People all over the world will say, look, Lin Zhen has no way to compete with the Holy Son. With just a word, no one trades with you anymore. You are not even close. At that time, I will become a joke, and no one will take my words seriously. His move is indeed ruthless, defeating the enemy without fighting.”

“What should we do then? Do we surrender?” Zhang Yue asked.

“What surrender! It’s too late to surrender now. We have only one way, to fight him to the end. You don’t think of running away either. I guess the whole world recognizes you as a fake seller at this moment, so you might as well just fight with me.”

“Fine, I’ll do whatever my idol says.”

“Good, let’s set up a tent here and prepare for a long stay.”

Setting up a tent was very simple. Almost every Martial Artist carried a tent when they went out. Lin Zhen had already collected so many Space Rings that he had plenty of tents.

He chose the largest one and set it up a little further away from the market.

The two then settled down.

First, Lin Zhen made a long list and handed it to Zhang Yue.

“You buy according to this list. Firstly, buy these items, then…”

After teaching Zhang Yue the details of the purchase, Zhang Yue nodded, indicating that he had remembered everything.

Then Lin Zhen transferred fifty billion to Zhang Yue’s card as the purchasing fund.

Lin Zhen had to prove himself in this matter. Although there was no fight, this was a war without smoke. If not, Lin Zhen would become a joke, or he would slap Yan Huang’s face.

Although Lin Zhen was already quite famous worldwide, he could not compare to Yan Huang. The moment the latter appeared, he already had half of the world’s population supporting him. Lin Zhen could only be considered a celebrity and still focused on ordinary people and low-level Martial Artists. It was estimated that those real Star Realm Experts didn’t care too much about him.

Zhang Yue went out and returned after a while, handing over a large pile of items to Lin Zhen.

“Idol, I’ve bought everything. Spending money on these items is like pouring water. I spent half of the fifty billion in the blink of an eye, even after bargaining with people…”

“Alright, there’s no need to report the account to me. If you embezzle a little,

I’ll pretend not to see it.”

Zhang Yue laughed: “How could I? Just a tiny bit, only a little bit.”

Zhang Yue left the tent, and Lin Zhen sorted out the items he had bought.

There were mainly two types of items he asked Zhang Yue to buy, one was ice attributed, and the other was fire attributed.

If Lin Zhen wanted to go to the second Polar Region, he had to possess the power of ice or fire.

Even without Yan Huang’s involvement, Lin Zhen didn’t want to rely entirely on external forces. His abundant experience in his previous life told him that the more dangerous the place, the more unexpected changes could occur. Only one’s own strength was the fundamental guarantee of safety. All external forces were unreliable.

Moreover, Lin Zhen’s Planet Core already had the power of ice and fire. Why shouldn’t he take advantage of this time to absorb and resonate with them?

Some excellent Martial Artists in the world might master more than one elemental power, even two or three, but no one could master both ice and fire at the same time.

Ice and fire were two naturally opposing elements that cannot coexist. To master both ice and fire simultaneously would only result in one outcome: to die from the conflict between the two forces, either burned to a crisp or frozen into an ice sculpture.

However, Lin Zhen was different. He had a Dark Star within him, which served as a carrier – a planet that could store both ice and fire power on itself, right in Lin Zhen’s Dantian. He could use whichever power he wanted to.

Therefore, it was the easiest for Lin Zhen to cultivate ice and fire power because the two forces could stimulate each other and help each other grow.

He had unmatched advantages that nobody else had.

He just hadn’t had the time to cultivate it, but he wanted to make the most of this opportunity and resonate with both ice and fire.

First, he picked up the ice items, leaving the fire items aside.

Ice and fire powers were different from lightning and light. They were the extremes of temperature. Lin Zhen not only had to master the temperature, but he also had to grow these elemental powers.

He held an A-level Mutant Beast Crystal in his hand. Though it wasn’t worth much money, it contained the power of ice.

Lin Zhen placed the crystal in front of his Dantian, and his Dantian started to move, activating the Dark Star inside his body.

The cold air at the ends of the Dark Star slowly began to emerge. Since Lin Zhen hasn’t resonated the cold air yet, he could only force it out using the power of his Dantian Qi.

The chilling air absorbed from the blizzard when Lin Zhen was in Zhao Dong was not very strong, with temperatures around minus fifty to sixty degrees “The power of ice element is also very formidable. Minus fifty degrees is known as extreme cold, and minus seventy-five degrees can form a unique phenomenon that can be used in battle. Minus one hundred degrees can instantly kill a person because it will immediately freeze all the water in their body, causing instant death. It is impossible to resist without powerful Star Power.”

“At minus one hundred and fifty degrees, it can easily kill a Star Realm Expert, and at minus two hundred degrees, it is called near absolute zero. Supposedly, it’s so powerful that it can instantly kill a Comet Stage or even a Constant Realm Third Level expert.”

“There is also a legend about absolute zero, which is minus 273.15 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, all the atoms, molecules, and particles in the universe would lose their kinetic energy, and everything would be frozen, including light and lightning, let alone life.”

“However, absolute zero is just a legend and theoretically impossible to achieve. I just need to master the temperature that I can use in battle, which I can do.”

Lin Zhen’s Dantian Qi enveloped the cold air as it moved forward, dead and lifeless without any resonance, like a lifeless object.

But just as Lin Zhen moved the cold air to the edge of leaving his Dantian, the cold air sensed the power of the crystal outside and suddenly became restless.

It wanted to break free and become stronger. If it absorbed the crystal’s power outside, it would be stronger!

Lin Zhen certainly wouldn’t let the cold air escape. When he sensed the cold air’s movement, his Spiritual Power immediately enveloped it.

Ice is the solid state of water, and its water molecules, atoms, etc., have become ice crystals. Lin Zhen’s Spiritual Power covered the area, immediately seeing the shape of the ice crystal.

They were tiny hexagonal crystals that formed a cluster of freezing air, condensed but not dispersed.

What Lin Zhen wanted to resonate with was the ice crystal!

He released his Spiritual Power completely, trying to make the cold air feel the opportunity to grow strong, but it had to be guided by him.

The ice crystals tried to break through Lin Zhen’s Spiritual Power and Dantian Qi, but within his Dantian Qi sea, he was like a god, and the weak freezing air couldn’t do it at all.

“If you want to grow stronger and leave, come and resonate with me!”

His Spiritual Power gradually spread out, bit by bit, blending into the cold air.

With many previous resonance element experiences, Lin Zhen’s attempt was much smoother this time. After more than an hour of relentless effort, he suddenly saw the ice crystals in his body become brighter and more cheerful!

Resonance achieved!

Lin Zhen was delighted and pushed the A-level Mutant Beast Crystal forward, which was immediately absorbed by the cold air in his body!

After devouring the external power, the cold air immediately grew stronger and surged.

Having resonated with the cold air, Lin Zhen could clearly feel its changes.

Minus fifty-five degrees…minus sixty degrees…minus sixty-five degrees…minus sixty-eight degrees…

Finally, at minus seventy degrees, the cold air stopped cooling down.

“Great, the Mutant Beast Crystals really worked. Now I’ll absorb all the A-level

Crystals and make the cold air grow in quantity. This amount is too little.”

Zhang Yue brought back many A-level Crystals, and Lin Zhen immediately started absorbing them in large quantities.

After an entire day, the north and south poles above the Dark Star in Lin Zhen’s body had turned silver.

“This should be enough for now. With this cold air as a foundation, the perpetual effect of the Dark Star’s rotation can be achieved, so I can use it freely in battle in the future.”

With the cold air resonance complete, Lin Zhen wasted no time and began resonating with the power of flame.

Inside the Dark Star, there were many Lava Fires. Lin Zhen followed the same method as the cold air resonance, used the A-level Mutant Beast Crystals as a guide, and started experimenting with resonating with the fire attribute.

Lin Zhen’s fire power was similar to that of the cold air, but the fire power was more evident in its higher temperature.

The strength of the fire was mainly reflected in its color, generally divided into red, orange, yellow, and white.

Red consisted of shades like light red, dark red, cherry red, and bright red, etc. And when it reached the dazzling white, the temperature could be high enough to vaporize any material.”

Lin Zhen picked up the A-level Mutant Beast Crystal and glanced at the bustling market outside before starting.

Once the ice and fire powers were resonated, Lin Zhen would be able to make the best equipment in this market. Those who wanted to pass through the second layer would definitely come to trade with him, exchanging materials for equipment, and even enhancing their strength and cultivation without spending any money.”

By then, Lin Zhen believed that if he asked about Yan Huang’s so-called ban, the martial artists would give him a fascinating answer..