Age of Evolution

Chapter 502: Chapter 503: Seven-level Constant Star!

Seeing the brighter flames on Little Phoenix, Lin Zhen was overjoyed. This Little Phoenix indeed still had potential to be tapped into, and the intensity of its flames had increased once more!

The devouring power of the Black Hole Beast was activated, and the flames began to merge again!

Lin Zhen’s flames resonated with Little Phoenix’s once more. The deep yellow flames from before turned into bright yellow in less than ten minutes, and after an hour, they reached the level of golden-yellow!

Although it had not yet reached the intensity of the Little Phoenix’s slightly whitish flames, the power of the flames now was already much stronger than before!

When this round of cultivation ended, Lin Zhen couldn’t help but hug and kiss Little Phoenix fiercely.

Little Phoenix dodged, wobbling, and although still unwilling, its reaction was not as intense as before.

“I’m rich! Now I can finally smelt on a large scale!”

Lin Zhen set up the furnace again, and with the greatly increased power of his flames this time, he could constantly input ores.

After a full twelve hours, a day of smelting, the Thunder Crystals in front of Lin Zhen piled up to over one person’s height.

“Chris, help me measure the weight. Is it enough for my promotion?”

“Master, you are currently at the Constant Star Level 4, and advancing requires eight tons of Thunder Crystals. What you have now is almost about half.”

“Alright, then I’ll hold on for another day.”

Another day passed, Lin Zhen had dug a huge hole in the basin, and the amount of his Thunder Crystals finally reached eight tons.

Sitting on this pile of Thunder Crystals, Lin Zhen began a new round of devouring!

Above his head, a pitch-black Alien beast appeared that looked like a Kirin but was much more formidable.

It burned with black flames all over its body, and a huge black hole started to form.

“Roar~~~!!!”

The black hole turned, and the energy in the Thunder Crystals began to pour crazily into it!

Meanwhile, Lin Zhen’s momentum began to rise rapidly, skyrocketing from Constant Star Level 4!

The expanding Star Power made Little Phoenix avoid it from far away, its eyes fixed on Lin Zhen, with a hint of shock in its gaze, and more complex emotions, as if wondering about something.

An hour later!

On this pile of Thunder Crystals, the last trace of energy entered Lin Zhen’s body.

Whoosh~~!!

A wave of air spread out from Lin Zhen’s body, causing the garbage basin to expand once more.

Constant Star Level 5 now!

Lin Zhen opened his eyes and moved his limbs: “Chris, calculate my current Star Power.”

“Master, your current Star Power is 753. It’s already very rare for a small realm upgrade to bring such an increase in Star Power.”

“I know. In this case, there is hope for my realm to rise to the Peak of Constant Star Level Nine and reach near one thousand.”

“In theory, yes.”

Lin Zhen nodded. If he could have a thousand Star Power, it would be equivalent to an ordinary Star System Level 3 expert. It was unimaginable for a Constant Star who hadn’t even reached the Black Hole Period to have so much Star Power.

Due to the characteristics of the Black Hole Beast, after one devouring and promotion, the next devouring would require another month. Therefore, Lin Zhen had a month of free time in which he could casually cultivate and stabilize his realm.

Of course, Lin Zhen didn’t idle away his time. He spent it in the simulation arena, fighting, and now all his opponents were at Star System Level 2, since opponents at Star System Level 1 no longer posed a challenge to Lin Zhen after his Star Power exceeded theirs.

Apart from cultivation, Lin Zhen also had to ensure that Little Phoenix did not fly too far away and could occasionally land on his shoulder.

This task seemed arduous, as Little Phoenix was always shy, reluctant to get too close to Lin Zhen. Only on rare occasions would it give him some face and stay on his shoulder for a while.

For instance, Lin Zhen would promise: “Little darling, come here, if you stay on my shoulder for ten minutes, I’ll go find you a Wutong Tree.”

He saw that Little Phoenix seemed to like staying in high places, and since there were no Wutong Trees here, it would be happy if he could get one.

Little Phoenix would usually come over at times like these, but after it worked once or twice, it stopped being effective since Lin Zhen didn’t keep his promises.

At this point, Lin Zhen had to rack his brain for other ways.

As time went by day by day, Little Phoenix gradually recovered and was able to fly freely, while Lin Zhen was also on the verge of his second absorption.

On a larger planet, there was an enormous monster.

This monster was like a skyscraper-sized beehive, its body riddled with holes from which disgusting pus oozed out.

From each hole, small spiders continuously crawled out.

Surrounding the monster were dark red fungal carpets stretching from the heavens to the earth, as if soaked in blood. The small spiders fed on the carpet, growing and gradually transforming into Spider Warriors.

Spider Warriors traveled between the monster and the fungal carpet, their strength continuously improving.

Newly born little spiders already had Star Realm strength, and their realms kept increasing.

Occasionally, a huge spider with the strength of the Constant Star Stage would emerge from the lair, and these Spider Warriors could then participate in battles.

This is the Insect Clan’s nest, the Spider Den!

A disgusting, huge hole had opened up at the top of the nest, and the Spider Commander came out from it.

“Have you found Feng Qingluan’s whereabouts yet?”

“Commander, we haven’t found her yet. Our contacts in the Fire Kirin Empire have shared that due to Feng Qingluan’s weak aura, the Dimensional Universe has temporarily closed down; we cannot pinpoint her exact location. She might be somewhere healing.”

“Hmph! She got lucky this time, but given her injuries, she won’t be able to recover for several years. The Suspended Island will open soon, and she won’t have time to participate.”

“Yes, one less major competitor. Commander, you will surely gain something from the Suspended Island.”

“I hope so. I’m leaving right now to secure a good position on the Suspended Island before others and study the Heaven Stele. You all stay in the nest and guard it well. Upon my return from the Suspended Island, our Insect Clan will launch a full-scale attack and crush the Fire Kirin Empire once and for all!”

“Yes, sir!”

A group of Spider Warriors bowed in agreement.

The Suspended Island is the core of the entire Chaotic Star River, with the ancient Heaven Stele on it, recording extremely important techniques.

As long as you find a large number of cold stones, you can absorb their energy and comprehend the Heaven Stele.

Anyone who believes they have the strength to compete at the Heaven Stele will go to the Suspended Island to study.

The Suspended Island only opens once every hundred years and stays open for a year. The outbreak of the war between the two countries is mainly due to the competition for the Suspended Island.

It is said that the Suspended Island is an ancient Deity’s forbidden area. Not only is the Heaven Stele on the island, but there is also divine might. Inside the Suspended Island, fights are prohibited.

If someone dares to act rashly on the Suspended Island, the ancient divine might will immediately turn them into ash.

So, whether it’s the Insect Clan or the Human Clan, all will do whatever it takes to go to the Suspended Island, as they may be the ones destined to comprehend the Heaven Stele.

Not only is the Spider Commander heading to the Suspended Island, but other Insect Clan commanders and high-ranking experts of the Star System Stage are also rushing in, including experts from the Fire Kirin Empire who have temporarily stopped their battles against the Insect Clan and their search for resource stars, all starting to move.

There’s just one month left before the Suspended Island opens, and those who arrive late will be at a disadvantage compared to others.

The current leaderboard shows that Ye Hua is in the first place, with over 70,000 kills.

Nan Lie ranks second with 50,000 kills, and it seems that he has no hope of catching up to Ye Hua.

Tianci from the Sanjiang Star Domain Federation is ranked fifth, with 30,000 kills.

As for Feng Qingluan, her kill count has stagnated at nearly 30,000, ranking sixth and likely to continue dropping.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhen, who used to be ranked first on the leaderboard, has now dropped to the very bottom!

Half a year of inactivity has turned Lin Zhen, once the number one on the leaderboard, into a laughingstock.

This seems to confirm a truth: temporary luck doesn’t count for much. In a place like the Chaotic Star River, what you ultimately need to rely on is your strength. If you lack strength, you won’t go far.

The opening of the Suspended Island makes everyone slightly relieved. For those going to the Suspended Island, there will be no wars for the time being, and the warriors of the Fire Kirin will not have to suffer the massacres of the Insect Clan anymore.

People hope that Ye Hua, the pride of heaven, can turn the tide, reach the top of the Suspended Island in one fell swoop, and completely defeat the Insect Clan.

“Oh, I’ve ranked at the very bottom. There are 20,000 people in the Chaotic Star River, and I’m ranked dead last. How embarrassing.”

Lin Zhen looked at the ranking in the Dimensional Universe, sighed, and lay down on the ground.

Above the sky, Little Phoenix circled in the air. It had been a day since they saw it last, and no one knew where it had flown. Three months had passed, and Little Phoenix had grown significantly. With its wings spread, it had a wingspan of more than two meters, making it a beautiful big bird.

A huge pit had been dug out under Lin Zhen’s feet on this resource star.

If you looked from other planets, this planet would now look like a big crescent moon, similar to the moon on the eleventh or twelfth day of the month.

Now, the work of cleaning up the trash and collecting the ores is no longer done by Lin Zhen but a group of robots.

These robots came from Lin Zhen’s Dark Star Space, which he had bought and stored long ago, but had almost forgotten about them.

Lin Zhen looked for Wutong tree seeds in the Dark Star Space and found these robots instead.

With the robots working, Lin Zhen spends his days teasing Little Phoenix, visiting the simulation arena, and practicing.

Three months of training enabled Lin Zhen’s Realm to reach the Constant Star Level 7 Early Stage!

At this stage, Lin Zhen’s Star Power has reached 805, surpassing Sun Hao.

Seeing the news of the Suspended Island opening soon in the Dimensional Universe, Lin Zhen felt anxious. The question was whether to advance to a higher level first or go directly to the Suspended Island.

At this moment, Little Phoenix landed and, for the first time, initiated contact with Lin Zhen by putting a small, transparent stone at his feet.

“Cold Stone!”