Chapter 178: Inside and Outside the Space (3rd update)
Ever since Lin Zhen had the Dark Star in his body, he had never felt any difficulty in absorbing star crystals. But this time, he was not absorbing them as easily as before.
The power of mature stellar crystals is too strong, let alone absorbing three at a time. It felt like it took Lin Zhen about six or seven hours to absorb these three. When he saw that the remaining three on the branch were about to change into white dwarfs, Lin Zhen considered the absorption complete.
After absorbing them, Lin Zhen didn’t even have time to digest them, and immediately began to absorb the other three pills.
These three pills took longer to digest because Lin Zhen's dantian was almost saturated. He had no time to digest them and could only absorb and consume them at the same time, which was very slow.
After absorbing these three pills, Lin Zhen felt as if a whole day had passed.
Looking at the more than 300 pearls still on the tree, Lin Zhen felt a headache. This time he would have some fun, and he needed some time to digest it.
However, what comforted Lin Zhen was that after absorbing these six star crystals in succession, Lin Zhen had almost completed half of the fourth level of compression. As long as he absorbed about ten more, he would be able to compress his Dantian Qi to the fifth level.
"Forget it. If I can't go out, then I won't go out for the time being. I will absorb the star crystals here and absorb all of these 300 or so first."
Lin Zhen moved his numb legs. There was still some residual electric current on one of his legs. It seemed that there was no way to completely remove it without expelling it.
But Lin Zhen was not in a hurry. There were lightning ions in his body, and the electric current could not cause any real harm to him. At most it would just paralyze him.
Sitting cross-legged in the space crack, Lin Zhen began to digest and compress the newly injected energy into his body.
The excess energy of the star crystal was stored in the dark star. Lin Zhen adjusted his breathing, and the energy in the dark star was released and compressed into his dantian bit by bit.
It took Lin Zhen a whole day to absorb the energy of six star crystals. It was not until the next day that he began the next round of absorption.
After repeating this for three days, Lin Zhen finally reached the fifth level of Dantian Qi compression.
"Huh! I've reached the fifth level. I've only consumed fifteen star crystals. These past few days I've counted the number of star crystals on the tree. There are three hundred and thirty in total, and there are still three hundred and fifteen that I haven't absorbed."
"According to this calculation, I can at least complete eightfold compression or even higher. However, it will take a lot of time, and I don't know if I can complete it within three months."
Lin Zhen had no way to leave the space crack at the moment, so he ate something casually and began the long journey of absorption and compression.
Fortunately, there was still a lot of food in his space ring, so he didn't have to worry about starving to death for the time being.
******** Since Lin Zhen left, the number of star crystals in the hive has increased again, which makes the warriors very happy.
The Four Gods of the Sky stayed in the Beehive and snatched almost all the star crystals in the west. Apart from practicing, they had nothing else to do every day.
Lin Zhen's team never appeared again, and no warriors disturbed them. In the eyes of other warriors, Lin Zhen's team was not far from being disbanded.
As time went by, Lin Zhen never came back. It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth, and no one knew where he had gone.
The news of Zhou Bu Tong's death spread back to the hive. Tong Huan took over Zhou Bu Tong's position and began to lead the hive affairs.
After Tong Huan came on stage, he increased the number of star crystals collected from other warriors to 40%.
This also caused a strong backlash from other warriors. Some people could not tolerate 30% at the beginning, let alone 40% now.
However, the resistance of these warriors did not have any effect. The Four Gods of the Sky led the East Group to suppress the rebels. Due to the huge gap in strength, the warriors were unable to resist at all.
Tong Huan also announced to the public that these extra star crystals would be sent to Tianqiong for Ye Lanshan to use for advancement and breakthrough.
At this time, it has been more than two months and almost three months since Lin Zhen disappeared. The news was released from the Sky that Ye Lanshan has reached the edge of a breakthrough and needs a lot of star crystals for support. He asked the people in the Beehive Ant Cave to send the star crystals over.
As one of the two giants of the sky, Ye Lanshan is also very famous in the Star Fruit Tree. She is a warrior with the seventh-level compression of Dantian Qi, and now she is about to be promoted to the God of War. It should be that her Dantian Qi is about to complete the eighth-level compression.
Eightfold compression is her limit. Plus, she is almost thirty years old. It would be too late if she doesn't advance to the God of War. After the compression is completed, Ye Lanshan will break through to the God of War.
I heard that over in the sky, the little overlord Yue Feng is preparing a banquet, waiting for Ye Lanshan to advance and break through so that he can give her a farewell banquet, because once Ye Lanshan completes the breakthrough, she will have to leave the Star Fruit Tree within three days.
Although Tianqiong did not say it explicitly, everyone knew that once Ye Lanshan left, it would be the time for Yue Feng to marry Su Mingyue, and no one would be able to stop Yue Feng at that time.
Inside the beehive, the Four Gods of the Sky and Tong Huan were together, discussing things.
Hua Cangtian spoke first: "I think our mission is almost over. Overlord has sent a message that everything will be settled within half a month. That is to say, Ye Lanshan will break through and leave in the next few days. Once Ye Lanshan leaves, Su Mingyue will become Madam Yue, so the wedding will definitely be held within half a month."
"Hahaha! Overlord is finally going to get what he wants. When he leaves the Star Fruit Tree, will he leave with a baby in his arms?" Zhang Sihai said with a smile.
Dong Shencai looked at Hua Cangtian and said, "Is this what you want to talk about today?"
"Of course not. What I mean is that Lin Zhen disappeared a long time ago. He must have given up. And right now, Overlord's wedding is about to begin, and Ye Lanshan's farewell party is also going to be held. The four of us must go back to participate. We can't stay here in the Hive like an idiot."
"You mean to leave? We go back to the Sky?"
"Yes, there is nothing to do if I stay here any longer. Why not go back? I don't want to stay here for a day and watch these buzzing bees. My head is about to explode. If I go back to the sky, I can feel the wind, listen to the raindrops, and enjoy the sunshine. How wonderful it is!"
Hua Cangtian was sighing, but Dong Shencai interrupted him: "No, our mission here is to prevent Lin Zhen and the others from advancing. Now that Lin Zhen is not here, who knows when he may come back. We cannot give up the mission."
Hua Cangtian smiled bitterly: "Shencai, think about it carefully, even if Lin Zhen comes back now, what can he do? Let him climb up that dirt pile to absorb star crystals, how much can he absorb in ten days? Besides, he can't absorb them at will."
Hearing this, Dong Shencai hesitated.
Yes, everything will be over in half a month. By then, no matter what Lin Zhen does, he will not be able to turn the tables. So what if he returns to the Hive?
However, Dong Shencai's sense of mission still made her feel a little uneasy.
"I still feel it's not right. Some things can't be taken lightly until the last minute. Besides, the Overlord didn't order us to go back immediately. He just told us that we can prepare."
At this time, Li Xuanqiong said, "Shencai, Overlord is very busy right now and can't even take care of us. Besides, you've known him for so many years, don't you know his character? He rarely gives clear orders. He just tells us to prepare, and that's basically it. He won't say much when we go back. Maybe Tianqiong also needs us to take care of things right now."
"Yes, Ye Lanshan didn't take care of anything when we were about to advance. The four of us were not here, and Ba Wang was the only one who was busy with all the internal and external affairs. We don't feel at ease staying here." Zhang Sihai was also speaking next to him.
They had really had enough of staying in the hive. When Lin Zhen was here, they could still remain vigilant, but Lin Zhen had been gone for almost three months, and they were really bored with doing nothing all day.
And there were those damn bees. The noise they made after they mutated was simply unbearable. Suffering from the buzzing sound every day, they missed the sky so much.
Although Dong Shencai was a little shaken by what the three people said, he still insisted: "I'm still a little worried. Lin Zhen's teammates are still here. If he comes back, we can always form a team."
"Don't worry, Miss Dong. Those guys who have lost their fighting spirit can't cause any trouble. I can guarantee this. Now everything in the hive is under control." This time it was Tong Huan who spoke.
Little did he know that Dong Shencai was extremely stubborn and insisted on this point: "No, Lin Zhen still has teammates. I will wait here until the Overlord orders me to go back. If you want to leave, you three can go, otherwise I will not leave."
Having said that, Dong Shencai sat down with his eyes closed and began to regulate his breathing, no longer paying any attention to them.
Hua Cangtian and a few others felt helpless and walked out of the tree hole together.
"What should we do? Shencai doesn't agree to go back. If the three of us go back alone, Overlord will definitely not agree."
"Yes, among the four of us, the Overlord values Shen Cai the most. If we leave her here alone, it would be strange if the Overlord doesn't skin us alive."
"What should I do? I'm really fed up with this place. When I think about staying here for another half a month, I feel like I'm going crazy."
At this time, Tong Huan suddenly said, "Miss Dong is worried that Lin Zhen can come back and form a team at any time, but what if there is no longer any teammate of Lin Zhen here?"
"What do you mean?" The three of them looked at Tong Huan.
Tong Huan chuckled, "You all know what I mean. Lin Zhen's four teammates are not strong enough. I believe that if you take action, they will definitely surrender. When the time comes, inform Miss Dong of their deaths. I believe Miss Dong will have no reason to stay."
Hua Cangtian, Li Xuanqiong and Zhang Sihai looked at each other and nodded involuntarily.
"Tong Huan, what you said is really a good idea. Let's do it. It's a little late today. Let's take action tomorrow morning and catch them all in one fell swoop!"
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