Wen Zihao also collapsed at the same time as the zombie. This was the first time he had combined his superpowers, and the consumption was enormous. He had already reached his limit to hold on until now.
An Ge quickly checked him and found that he was just exhausted, which relieved her.
An Ge was somewhat surprised when she saw Wen Zihao's superpowers stacked together. Although his current ability to enhance his own strength was almost negligible, once he grew up, he would definitely be a powerful asset.
An Ge couldn't understand how Lou Han could bear to deal with Wen Zihao after experiencing his assistance.
Meng Xia and Meng Qiu looked at Wen Zihao with burning eyes. As the ones being assisted, they knew better than anyone how powerful this force was.
"Brother Zihao, you are really amazing."
Meng Xia nodded in agreement. She didn't care much about strength, but after her experience, she understood the joy of being a strong person.
Wen Zihao chuckled, "This is all thanks to the store manager, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to develop the use of my superpower."
"The side effects of using superpower stacking are too great. It's better to use it less in the future," An Ge said with some concern, looking at the exhausted Wen Zihao.
"It's okay. I'm not very skilled at this because it's my first time doing it in practice. I'll get better with time."
"It's good that you know what you're doing."
The seventh-tier zombie was eliminated, and the zombie horde that had been roaring inside the plant wall fell silent.
Wen Zihao regained some strength and kicked the seventh-level zombie in retaliation. "Manager, why don't we just have Xiao Huo burn it? Its crystal core is contaminated anyway."
Meng Xia quickly stopped her, saying, "We can't burn it. What's the pollution? I'll clean it up."
Meng Qiu poured cold water on the idea, "Without Brother Zihao's help, could you purify a level seven crystal core?"
"Can't I just have a little more time to dream?" Meng Xia suddenly remembered that she was still a complete weakling. Seeing Wen Zihao's exhausted state, she dared not let him assist her any longer.
Wen Zihao comforted him, "Anyway, I'll be practicing superpower stacking in the future, so it would be perfect if Manager Meng were my practice partner."
Meng Xia looked at Wen Zihao with emotion. She took back her words, "Heaven is blind." Choosing Wen Zihao as the chosen one was absolutely the right thing to do.
Seeing the relaxed atmosphere among them, An Ge couldn't help but smile. This was her first time working with others, and to be honest, it felt pretty good.
"Xiaxia, let's start by practicing purification with low-level abilities. I still have a use for this crystal core."
When the store manager distributed the crystals, Meng Xia had no reason to refuse, since she had originally purified the crystal cores for An Ge.
Meng Qiu immediately squatted down, and without blinking, she dissected the zombie's head, dug out the crystal core, and thoughtfully washed it with water before handing it to An Ge, saying, "Here you go, Sister An."
Because of mining crystal cores, Meng Qiu's face was still covered in blood, yet her smile was exceptionally bright. At first glance, it had a kind of eerie beauty.
"Damn it!" Meng Xia muttered, not at all jealous that her younger brother was being courting someone else. Instead, she regretted not being the first to do it.
An Ge was touched, but she didn't stand on ceremony. She accepted the crystal core and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Get some rest early today and go back to the inn tomorrow."
There is usually only one high-level zombie in a region, which is exactly what is meant by "kings never meet," so no one is worried about new dangers.
Besides, zombies capable of breaking through formations are already a rare species. If zombies with such strength were commonplace, humanity would have been wiped out long ago. Without the threat of high-level zombies, everyone relaxed again.
An Ge examined the transparent crystal core, sensing the immense energy contained within. Similarly, beneath this energy lay even more black mist.
She was certain that this power originated from the same source as the power that had corrupted the Tree of Life.
"What a strange crystal core! This is the first time I've ever seen one like this," Wen Zihao said, full of curiosity. The crystal core was transparent, and upon closer inspection, one could see black mist moving inside.
Each attribute's crystal core corresponds to a different color, and ability users typically only absorb crystal cores that match their own ability. Absorbing the wrong one could potentially trigger an energy surge within themselves.
People like him, who don't possess any elemental superpowers, typically use a white crystal core. These crystal cores are rare, and they contain very little energy.
Wen Zihao thought that white crystal cores were already rare, but transparent crystal cores were something he had never seen before.
An Ge directly mobilized her spiritual power to dispel the black mist inside. After the black mist disappeared, the crystal core became even more crystalline, like a glowing pearl.
Others could only sense the powerful spiritual energy contained within it, but as a high-level array master, An Ge could sense that in addition to the spiritual energy, there was also a layer of spatial law power.
She closed her eyes, trying to sense the faint, almost imperceptible rule. To Meng Xia and the others, An Ge suddenly stopped holding the crystal core, then closed her eyes and remained motionless.
Meng Qiu was about to speak when Meng Xia stopped her, "Shut up, maybe Xiao Ge'er is having an epiphany." She didn't know much about cultivation, but she had heard An Ge talk about epiphany before, and the current situation matched what she had said.
Meng Qiu and Wen Zihao both held their breath, afraid of disturbing An Ge.
At this moment, An Ge was in a void. Having had similar experiences before, she immediately knew that she had been summoned by the Heavenly Dao of this plane.
"Here we go again!" An Ge was speechless. Everyone said that the Heavenly Dao was ethereal and that countless people could not even glimpse its true face in their entire lives. But she was almost a regular visitor to the Heavenly Dao.
An Ge became more vigilant. The Heavenly Dao here was not the same as the Heavenly Dao of the Tianxuan Continent, and she couldn't be sure whether it was friend or foe.
"Greetings, Chosen One. I am the rule of this world." A melodious voice rang out, its tone gentle.
An Ge secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the other party's attitude, at least they wouldn't be her enemy.
"Why did you summon me?"
“Chosen One, I would like to ask you to help this plane. As you have seen, this place has been invaded by an evil god. If no one stops it, this place will become a living hell, and humanity will cease to exist.”
An Ge raised an eyebrow. She knew that the Heavenly Dao wasn't just scaremongering. If Wen Zihao's guess was correct, then humanity's lifelong struggle might ultimately only benefit zombies. "As the Heavenly Dao, don't you have any way to achieve this?"
"I was born from the rules, and when this plane takes a new turn, I will also change because of the new rules." The Heavenly Dao spoke in a somewhat complicated way, but An Ge still understood its meaning.
"In other words, all things created you, and you are of no use except for the power to restrain all things. You even become corrupted when all things turn evil?"
Good heavens, all things create rules and generate the Heavenly Dao, but in the end they are trapped by their own actions. After realizing this, she instantly felt that the unfathomable Heavenly Dao had fallen from its pedestal.
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