Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1281: Chapter 1283: Midnight Melody_1 Chapter 1281: Chapter 1283: Midnight Melody_1 Lin Zhen had mixed feelings about this senior brother.

This man was a typical martial artist, calm and rational, but also decisive.

However, such people usually lack any sense of human warmth, and martial artists usually only strive for their own interests, as is the case for most people.

If that’s the case, that’s fine, because everyone is like that, including Lin Zhen.

But when such people pretend to be friendly, there’s no doubt that they have ulterior motives.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t care much.

He had his own principles and was never affected by others’ opinions.

…

Since Golden Peng was friendly, Lin Zhen just responded with a polite smile.

The two returned to the location of Golden Peng Elder, where Golden Peng quickly took out a lot of delicious food and drinks from the God Realm to entertain Lin Zhen.

There were also several subordinates with him, all super experts within the top 30 of the Heaven Stele ranking.

After a few rounds of drinks, the Golden Peng Elder laughed and said to Lin Zhen, “Junior brother, our meeting here is no coincidence, I see now that you have extraordinary abilities.

As your senior brother, I don’t have much to give you, so how about this: you can kill any of my subordinates at will until your points ranking enters the top 30 and you qualify to compete for the Sovereign God Crystal.

Consider that a gift from your senior brother, how does that sound?”

Lin Zhen paused as he reached for his cup and then laughed, “Thank you for your kind intentions, senior brother, but I always prefer to get what I want with my own hands.”

“Hahaha!

Good, you are indeed the disciple of our master!

Senior brother toasts to you!”

Golden Peng didn’t get angry.

After finishing his drink, he spoke again, “Junior brother, let me be frank, I have been cultivating for countless years and have been at the peak of a quasi-sovereign for a long time.

I have been sitting and cultivating on this Illusion Town for more than 8 billion years!”

Hearing this number, Lin Zhen couldn’t help but sigh.

Over 8 billion years, that’s an incredibly long time.

“When I first came here, I was also a newcomer.

Eventually I managed to become top ranked, but I’ve not been able to take the final step which has been pretty frustrating.”

Golden Peng sighed briefly, then changed the subject, “Junior brother, your senior brother is old and can’t wait any longer.

Can you help me during the next arrival of Eternal Mountain?

Then I will leave this 100x accelerated super cultivation spot for you, coupled with the support of my subordinates.

You can soul-lock them for your own use.”

The bait thrown by Golden Peng was extremely tempting, and Lin Zhen was very moved.

As long as he entered the top 30, he would have the opportunity to compete for the Sovereign God Crystal.

In fact, the ones eligible to compete for it were just a few people, including Lin Zhen, there were only seven.

Lin Zhen had a chance, but he had to admit that Golden Peng Elder’s chance was somewhat bigger than his.

Moreover, there was another key point.

Lin Zhen felt that his strength had not yet reached its peak, and now was not the best time to merge the Sovereign God Crystal.

If Lin Zhen had more time to cultivate, the effect might be better.

And the 100x cultivation spot offered by Golden Peng Elder was undoubtedly what Lin Zhen needed.

But Lin Zhen didn’t believe in free lunches.

He bluntly asked, “Even if I don’t help, older brother’s chances are still the highest.

Just tell me what you want me to do.”

“Here’s the thing.

There are only a handful of people involved in this competition, and Sunflower Scar, that woman, is my greatest enemy.

I have decided to eliminate her in the fight.

Everything is ready.

If you join me, Sunflower Scar will definitely not escape.

Once I obtain the God Crystal and she is killed, you will undoubtedly be the unrivalled number one in Illusion Town!

I predict boldly that the next recipient of the Sovereign God Crystal will be none other than you!”

Golden Peng Elder’s words were by no means empty.

Lin Zhen got the 100x cultivation spot, and without Golden Peng and Sunflower Scar, no one else could shake his position.

Lin Zhen was very happy: “Senior Brother is really generous, how can I refuse!”

“Hahaha!

Good, straight to the point!

Cheers!”

Golden Peng Elder was overjoyed when he received Lin Zhen’s approval.

He raised his cup to collide with Lin Zhen’s and drained it in one gulp.

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The final cleanup in the town didn’t go smoothly.

The Tiger King and several king-level monsters huddled together, making them very difficult to deal with.

Several operations have failed, and several people in the top 30 have died, falling out of the top 30 of the Heaven Stele.

Lin Zhen participated in several operations and his ranking rose to over 60.

But there was no actual gain.

The intelligence of monsters was not low, and their behavior of grouping together made everyone hesitate to act.

Golden Peng and his team were devising a plan, which was expected to take a few days to produce results.

Lin Zhen was idle, and out of boredom, he left Golden Peng’s territory one night.

Although the Illusion Town was a virtual world, but it was no different from the real world.

Since Lin Zhen came here, he had been concentrating on cultivation and fighting, and hadn’t had any chance to appreciate the scenery of the place.

The atmosphere of the town was hard to specify – it was somewhat like the western charm on Earth, but not exactly.

The process of civilization evolution always had many similarities and differences.

Walking on the street, Lin Zhen faintly sensed a musical rhythm.

The sound was clear, like a mountain stream or pearls falling into a jade plate.

“The sound of a string instrument!

Someone is playing a string instrument?”

Lin Zhen was surprised.

Playing a string instrument was not a remarkable skill, but everyone here is a Quasi-sovereign.

To have cultivated to this level, everyone was obsessed with martial arts and would use any spare time to cultivate.

It was indeed a rarity for someone to have learned to play a string instrument.

“And they play well, I should go have a look.”

With nothing else to do, Lin Zhen followed the sound of the strings, gradually heading to the northwest of the town.

The northwest part of the town has a lookout tower, which is the tallest building in the town and also the edge of the town.

When he arrived here, he couldn’t even see the footprints of monsters, showing how barren this place was.

The sound of the string instrument was coming from the tower.

It was melodious, twisted, poignant, and sad.

Thoughts about home, memories of family, and a sense of unwillingness were all palpable from the melody.

Lin Zhen listened for a while, and was able to clearly discern these emotions from the music, reflecting the mind of the person playing the instrument.

“This is someone with a story,” Lin Zhen thought, looking up at the top of the tower, wanting to see the person playing the instrument.

With a light tap of his foot, Lin Zhen soared into the sky like a cannon ball, heading straight for the top of the tower.

But before his feet landed on top of the tower, a flash of silver light came flying at his face!

There was a strong gale, and the speed was incredibly fast!

This was a flying knife!

However, with Lin Zhen’s current strength, he naturally wouldn’t be hurt by a simple flying knife.