Chapter 157: Team Reorganization (Second update guaranteed)
Before accepting the challenge, Lin Zhen had a headache about how to get a planetary crystal, because without a planetary crystal to hand over to Brother Guang, he could not propose a team battle.
Lin Zhen wanted to go out and borrow one, but warriors valued star crystals more than their lives, so he couldn't borrow one.
Su Mingyue saw that Lin Zhen was a little troubled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, but we may lose our third place. Without the planet crystal, we can't fight as a team. We are basically doomed to lose."
Unexpectedly, Su Mingyue smiled and said, "It's okay, go ahead. I've already handed in the planet crystal."
"Ah! Where did you get the planetary crystal?" Lin Zhen asked.
"I borrowed it from someone." Su Mingyue blinked.
"Who did you borrow it from?" Su Mingyue practiced in the tree hole all day, almost like a lady from a wealthy family who never left the house, which disappointed those who often lingered outside the tree hole. Who could she borrow it from? "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I can borrow it. We can get another one to return it tomorrow. Let's go, let's start."
Although he still had doubts, as things had come to this point, Lin Zhen did not think much about it. Su Mingyue was the Holy Maiden of the Divine Sect, so if he really wanted to borrow one, it should not be difficult.
The challengers were a mixed team. When the challenge began, the other party indeed proposed an individual battle, but Lin Zhen proposed a team battle.
Brother Guang agreed to Lin Zhen’s request and said that he had received the planetary crystal and would continue the team battle.
After a fierce battle, Lin Zhen's side won again, but Su Mingyue seemed to be in not very good condition. After the battle, blood even seeped from the corners of her mouth.
Seeing Su Mingyue's condition, Lin Zhen felt very strange. According to Su Mingyue's strength, she should not be unable to withstand such a battle.
The only way now is to find more star crystals for Su Mingyue to absorb, which will be beneficial for her recovery from injuries.
Under the current circumstances, they could not continue to challenge the second-place team. Lin Zhen found the people in the second group and exchanged days with them, expressing his hope to swap Sunday and Saturday.
The second team had been fighting in the anthill for a whole day yesterday and were exhausted and needed to rest, so they immediately agreed to Lin Zhen’s request.
Lin Zhen went deep into the ant nest again, but his luck was not very good this time. He fought hard for a whole morning and even suffered several injuries before he obtained a planetary crystal and four comet crystals.
When Lin Zhen returned to the tree hole with the planetary crystal, he found that Su Mingyue was gone, and only Sun Tie and Luo Zhen were there.
Lin Zhen asked: "Where is Su Mingyue?"
Sun Tie looked at Lin Zhen and said, "Let's go."
"Gone? She was so badly injured, where did she go?"
"Someone came from the Sky Dome, a woman who is said to be Su Mingyue's senior sister, and took Su Mingyue away."
"Her senior sister?" Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Su Mingyue had mentioned her once a few days ago. She had a senior sister who came to the Star Fruit Tree a few years ago and had never left. She wanted to look for her this time.
But Lin Zhen couldn't understand it. There was no need to be so anxious to leave. Su Mingyue should at least tell him.
Sun Tie continued, "Su Mingyue was injured, and it seemed that the injury was not light, but she did not want to leave. However, her sister insisted on taking her back for treatment. They even had an argument. Her sister said that she went to fight because her old injury was not fully healed. She said that she was not willing to die, and she must be taken away."
"The old injury hasn't healed yet?" Lin Zhen was stunned. Where did the old injury come from? She was injured in the ring last time. Didn't she get the planet crystal to heal it?
At this moment he suddenly remembered that the last time he gave Su Mingyue the planetary crystal, he did not see her absorb it, he just heard her say it.
When accepting the challenge, Brother Guang said that he received the planet crystal, so where did Su Mingyue get the planet crystal? She said she borrowed it, but Su Mingyue never contacted other people, so who could she borrow it from?
The truth is very clear. Su Mingyue did not absorb the planetary crystal, but gave it to Brother Guang, just to prevent Lin Zhen from being eliminated. That's why her injuries worsened in today's battle.
Sun Tie continued, "Su Mingyue didn't want to leave, but her senior sister patted her and she fainted. Then her senior sister took her away, saying that she was going to the sky and would never come back."
At this time, Luo Zhen added: "When Su Mingyue was taken away by her senior sister, she had already fainted, but she still cried."
Lin Zhen took a deep breath and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the tree hole. After thinking for a while, he said to Sun Tie and Luo Zhen: "I'll give each of you a comet crystal. There are only three of us. We will give up the next challenge."
Sun Tie asked tentatively: "Lin Zhen, are you okay?"
Lin Zhen shook his head: "It's not a big deal. Life will go on as usual. In two weeks it will be a month. We will regroup and start over again. We can't let others laugh at us."
After hearing Lin Zhen's words, Sun Tie and Luo Zhen gained more confidence. They took the comet crystal handed to them by Lin Zhen and left.
Lin Zhen was left alone in the tree hole. There was a faint fragrance here, which was the scent of Su Mingyue.
He also didn't expect that this girl was so decisive. She would rather endure the injuries than absorb the planetary crystals. What she was thinking in her heart was not to get eliminated.
Thinking of the blood oozing from the corner of Su Mingyue's mouth, Lin Zhen's heart twitched.
"My silly girl."
"We've lost the third place in the group, and we'll get it back soon. Why are you doing this to yourself? You're a saint who's high and mighty!"
Lin Zhen always thought that he and Su Mingyue were friends, but now it seems that there is more to it than meets the eye.
There is a saying that it is the hardest to accept the favor of a beautiful woman. Lin Zhen did not experience this in his previous life, but he experienced it this time.
But things had already happened, and he didn't dwell on it. It was impossible to find Su Mingyue back for the time being. What he thought about was how Su Mingyue was found by her senior sister.
There is no doubt that someone is secretly doing this.
Lin Zhen didn't go to ask anyone, because it was useless to ask now. In fact, he knew who could deal with him.
After walking out of the tree hole, many people around looked at Lin Zhen, as if they wanted to see him embarrassed and flustered, but Lin Zhen disappointed them.
After finding the third group in the center, Lin Zhen exchanged the planetary crystals in his hand for ten comet crystals. They would not be used anyway, so it would be a waste to keep them.
Afterwards, Lin Zhen returned to the tree hole and began a new round of training.
"You are from the sky, right? Even if you are the sky, I will still uncover you. Mingyue, you must wait for me."
In the dim tree hole, the starlight shines, and Lin Zhen begins to attack the fifth-level general.
******** Outside the tree hole, Zhang Sicheng said to Brother Guang: "Brother Guang, you are really capable. You actually asked the people of Tianqiong to come forward and get rid of that girl. This kid must have lost interest in cultivation and is doomed."
"That should be about the same. His girlfriend has been taken away. Few young people can withstand such a blow. It would be good if he doesn't go crazy while practicing. He might even go to the sky to ask for her right away."
"Hehe, then he is really looking for death. I will stay here and watch how he dies."
"Okay, I've helped you with what I promised. Don't look for me again in the future." Brother Guang turned hostile and immediately drove Zhang Sicheng out.
Zhang Sicheng did not leave, but attached himself to the third team of the central branch, where his old friends were. Although one of his hands was not very flexible, he did some odd jobs and stayed.
Many people, including him, wanted to make fun of Lin Zhen. However, Lin Zhen just practiced by the pond and did not communicate with anyone, which made him a little disappointed.
Not only did Lin Zhen's cultivation go smoothly, but he was also successfully promoted to the early stage of the fifth-level warrior.
After the promotion, he had no intention of going to Tianqiong to ask for people. When Zhang Sicheng occasionally passed by, he would deliberately say some weird words about not being able to keep his girlfriend, but Lin Zhen never responded. He felt it was meaningless to say too much. If he said more, he would betray Brother Guang, so he didn't dare to do so and gradually stopped saying it.
Another week passed, and when the challenger arrived, Lin Zhen directly said that he had given up the third position.
There were only three people left in the group, so there was no chance of winning. It was within people's expectations that Lin Zhen would give up.
In just half a month, Lin Zhen stayed almost motionless by the pond, like a stone man. Only occasionally at night, when people caught a glimpse of him, they would find a gleam in Lin Zhen's eyes, proving that he was still alive.
Some psychics also suddenly felt that Lin Zhen’s mental power seemed to be increasing.
After a whole month, Lin Zhen's team was able to reorganize.
In the early morning, Jiang Huai appeared by the pond, and Lin Zhen stood up for the first time.
"Wow! You have made great progress in this month!" Jiang Huai looked at Lin Zhen, quite surprised.
"You've made great progress." Lin Zhen smiled.
"Where's your beautiful Su? Come out quickly so I can feast my eyes on her. I've been looking at bugs all month." Jiang Huai joked with Lin Zhen with a smile.
"She left."
Jiang Huai was silent. It seemed that there was something behind this, so he wisely did not ask any further questions.
"If she's not here, we may not necessarily win if we team up as a team." Jiang Huai mentioned the key issue.
Lin Zhen was a little distressed about this. He had made great progress in the past month. Not only had he entered the early stage of the fifth-level general, he had even cultivated his mental power to the late golden stage. However, others were also making progress, and he had no chance to obtain star crystals, so he was not sure about the challenge.
At this moment, someone came up from behind and asked hesitantly, "Can I team up with you?"
Lin Zhen and Jiang Huai looked back and saw new people coming.
The man was covered in dust and his clothes were tattered, but his eyes were shining and he looked extremely strong and confident.
It turned out to be an old acquaintance of Lin Zhen, Lou Qingfeng, who had advanced from a seventh-level general to an eighth-level general.
Looking at Lou Qingfeng, whose strength had obviously improved to a higher level, Lin Zhen finally smiled happily: "Warm welcome."
(End of this chapter)
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