Age of Evolution

Chapter 472: 472: Dust Settles (Third Update)

He didn’t expect Tianci to prefer not having the qualification to advance than to kill himself. With this, not to mention advancing, whether he could even keep his life was a problem.

But Lin Zhen never gave up. Even if his opponent was an incredibly powerful Star System Stage, he would fight!

The clone, already waiting here, was alongside the original, moving forward with the Yin-Yang Cliff Corner twin spears raised high!

Phantom God Strike!

Both of them launched the Phantom God Strike simultaneously. If they could succeed, they would succeed; if they couldn’t, Lin Zhen planned to self-destruct and take Tianci with him, even if it meant dying inside the World Stone.

His Star System Stage had just broken through and was not very stable, making it not as strong as a real Star System Stage, so there might still be some hope in mutual destruction!

Facing Lin Zhen’s simultaneous assault, a fierce grin appeared on Tianci’s face.

“Ignorant fool, trying to fight with your bare hands is like striking a stone with an egg. Do you really think you can challenge a Star System Stage expert by playing with your life? Ridiculous!”

As Tianci was about to attack with his sword, he suddenly felt an evil wind coming from behind.

Tianci’s full attention was on Lin Zhen, never dreaming that there would be someone else behind him. He hurriedly lifted his sword to block!

“Bang~~~!”

A black Artifact battle-axe heavily struck his sword, its force so incredible that even he was knocked back.

However, since he had already entered the Star System Stage, he managed to block the attack and even counterattacked with a sword!

“Puff~~!!”

Blood splashed, and a scream came from behind.

It was the dwarf Ni Ke!

He hadn’t left the World Stone but stayed, taking advantage of Tianci’s attempt to kill Lin Zhen and struck fiercely.

Even if a Black Hole Period’s power couldn’t defeat a Star System Stage, it could easily distract their attention.

Delayed by Ni Ke, Lin Zhen brushed past Tianci!

Using a gravitational pull, he enveloped the dwarf, planning to leave the World Stone together with him.

Tianci’s eyes turned red, and the huge Star Power exploded. He suddenly accelerated and flew his sword toward the dwarf’s back. He was also striving for a spot and believed that Lin Zhen would come to the rescue. As long as Lin Zhen did so, he could leave before him!

This was his last hope. If Lin Zhen was cold-blooded, he might not be able to get the spot.

However, he guessed right. The dwarf had just saved Lin Zhen, so he couldn’t let him be killed just like that. Tianci’s sword strike was hastily executed, without much power. He still had a chance to save him.

The Yin-Yang Spear shot out, intercepting Tianci’s sword in midair.

At this moment, making any movement would slow one down. The instant Lin Zhen made his move, Tianci surpassed him!

“Lin Zhen! Without a spot, you’ll be nothing! Wait till you come out, we’ll settle this!”

Swish~~~!!!

Seeing the destruction wave approaching, Tianci didn’t have time to attack Lin Zhen. After throwing down a sentence, his entire body disappeared into the World Stone’s exit!

Tianci earned the twentieth spot!

At this moment, Lin Zhen couldn’t care about anything else. Pulling Ni Ke outward, they barely managed to avoid the destruction wave; but it was during this life-and-death moment that he instinctively delivered his strongest blow!

Black Hole Storm!

A huge Black Hole Beast phantom appeared above Lin Zhen’s head. It opened its enormous mouth and sucked furiously toward the incoming destruction wave!

With this move, the destruction wave was peeled back by a layer, about ten centimeters thick!

And it was just that ten-centimeter difference that allowed Lin Zhen and Ni Ke to narrowly escape the World Stone.

Even the soles of their shoes were melted by the destruction wave. If they had been a little bit slower, they would never have made it out!

Because of the difference in height, Lin Zhen came out first, ranking twenty-first, and the dwarf ranked twenty-second!

With the two of them rushing out of the World Stone, it was completely destroyed and dissolved into nothingness in front of everyone.

Thus, the three-month selection of the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation ended; with two hundred thousand people entering, only twenty-two people made it out alive, not counting those who withdrew midway.

This was truly one in ten thousand.

Tianci, who came out first, thought Lin Zhen might have lost his life. It was unexpected that this guy had such great luck, managing to escape in such a situation.

His face turned cold, and he clenched his teeth as if he were about to fight.

At this moment, Han Sha and Jie Li stepped forward and blocked Tianci.

“How dare you! This is the gate of the Three Rivers Star Domain Federation Council. You actually want to attack and injure someone here. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you’ve advanced to the Star System Stage!”

“Think carefully, is Earth Core Jade Tower going to declare war on our Star River Giant Beast Alliance? No offense to your gang, but you’re far from being able to challenge our alliance!”

At this point, the president of Sanjiang Star Domain Federation also stepped forward.

The president was a Star Domain Stage, recognized as the top expert in the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation. He didn’t speak but his face was extremely gloomy, making Tianci dare not act rashly.

His teeth clenched and made a clicking noise: “Lin Zhen, you’re lucky this time. But since you didn’t make it to the top twenty, you can’t participate in the training camp. I’m curious how long you can last!”

After saying that, Tianci turned around and left. He also stared fiercely at Hong’er from the Qing Luan Society. Not completely defeating Qing Luan Society this time was a mistake, but what he needed to do now was stabilize his Realm, advance to the Star System Stage, which was his unexpected gain.

As soon as his Realm is stable, he will let everyone know how powerful he is!

From then on, he, Tianci, would be considered a strong force in this vast universe.

Lin Zhen put down the dwarf: “Are you alright?”

The dwarf looked deeply at Lin Zhen: “Brother, under that circumstance, you still saved me. I wasn’t wrong about you.”

Lin Zhen laughed: “Of course, you saved me too, didn’t you?”

“It’s not the same. If it weren’t for sending me out, you might have safely left too. I owe you one.”

With that, the dwarf took out a Space Ring.

“This is what I got inside the World Stone, I’m giving it to you.”

Lin Zhen took the ring and scanned it, immediately stunned.

Inside the ring was a piece of golden paper – it was actually the second page of the Phantom God Strike!

“This thing is too valuable.”

“Don’t say that if we’re brothers. It’s useless to me, but I feel it might be useful to you.”

Slapping Lin Zhen’s shoulder, the dwarf said, “It’s meaningless for me to stay here any longer. I’m going back to my hometown. Although I didn’t qualify this time, I feel I’m close to breaking through. If I get the chance, I really want to have a go with that Tianci.”

Lin Zhen looked at Ni Ke. The dwarf indeed showed signs of making a breakthrough, perhaps the next time they met, he would have become a Star System Stage too.

The dwarf and Lin Zhen exchanged Dimensional Universe numbers, waved goodbye to Lin Zhen, and turned to leave.

“The sequence of qualifiers has now been announced. First place, Qing Luan Society, Feng Hong’er. Second place, Earth Core Jade Tower, Tianci. Third place, Star River Giant Beast Alliance, Hongbo. Fourth place…”

A council member was announcing the results, from first to twentieth on the list, all were announced.

Lin Zhen gained twenty-first place due to a single difference, missing out on the training camp for those under one hundred years old, which couldn’t help but be a regret.

“The list is now complete. Due to internal affairs of the Fire Kirin Empire, the Under Hundred Years Old Training Camp, originally scheduled to begin in a month, will be delayed for one year. Please prepare well.”

The reason for the delay was clear to everyone: the Fire Kirin Empire was going to war with neighboring countries, so the training camp would be postponed.

However, one year wasn’t a big deal. Everyone would go back to practice and the time would pass.

People from various backgrounds began to return, dispersing one after another.

In the end, only two people from Star River Giant Beast Alliance were left: Lin Zhen and Hongbo.

Hongbo was quick to react, sensing that something was wrong, he clenched his teeth and forcibly left the World Stone, craving for Cosmic Crystal. He was the third person to escape the World Stone.

Before the two of them, several others had forcibly left the World Stone, including Taishan and Cao Yang, as well as a few others.

Seeing Lin Zhen coming over, a mocking smile appeared on Hongbo’s face.

“Wasn’t someone quite aggressive inside the World Stone? Picking fights left and right, didn’t steal a few Cosmic Crystals, but in the end, they still didn’t make it through the qualifying ranks?”

“Hehe~! Maybe their dream is to be a wealthy landlord, this kind of thing can’t be forced, even if they try.”

“Haha~~! Saying that is a bit too much, guys, it might hurt some people’s tender hearts. But I like it. Among us, it’s still up to our boss, Hongbo.”

Taishan and Cao Yang walked next to Lin Zhen, glaring at Hongbo, seemingly ready to take action at any time.

Han Sha and Jie Li walked over, stared at Hongbo and his group: “Just because you made the cut doesn’t mean you can relax. Hurry up and practice. If you lose anyone in the camp, you’ll see what will happen.”

Hongbo snorted coldly, “You better keep an eye on Lin Zhen. I don’t need your concern. Let’s go.”

With that, he led a few of his followers and turned to leave. In his opinion, he would be participating in the training camp a year later, and then he would go to the Fire Kirin Empire to develop. He wouldn’t have to stay in this small place like the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation anymore.

By then, Han Sha and Jie Li wouldn’t be able to control him, and he wouldn’t have to show them much respect.

Watching Hongbo leave, Han Sha and Jie Li’s faces turned cold. Their ideal plan was for Lin Zhen to make the cut, but now there was a hiccup, which made them unhappy.

Lin Zhen waved his hand to Han Sha and Jie Li: “Two mentors, I think there’s nothing for me here. If there’s nothing else, I plan to go back to my hometown and have a look. My son should be born by now, and I want to go home and see.”

Han Sha pulled Lin Zhen’s hand: “Lin Zhen, don’t be too disheartened. Since there is still a year, things haven’t reached the end yet, it’s not over.”

Lin Zhen smiled, if he couldn’t participate, then he couldn’t. With his previous life’s memories, he could make a living anywhere. As for Han Sha’s words, they were just comforting him.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Lin Zhen returned to his residence on Hills Star to see Ling’er.

If Ling’er was willing, he planned to take her back to Earth with him.

Checking the time, An Ning’s child should be born, and if Yue’er was pregnant the last time, she should have given birth too. Lin Zhen couldn’t wait to go home.