Age of Evolution#

Chapter 999: 102 Chapter 999: 102 Ai Shan was stunned upon seeing Lin Zhen appear.

He utterly failed to comprehend how Lin Zhen, who was supposed to be dead, could be alive, and have become a War God.

However, as a Star Realm expert, Ai Shan did not shy away, he instantly launched another attack.

“Whether you’re human or ghost, I’m going to vaporize you completely this time.

Let’s see what you can do about it!”

Ai Shan raised his hand, unsheathed his sword.

It was his strongest attack!

The fierce attack cut through the space, then just vanished before his eyes as if it had hit some extradimensional space and could not stir up the slightest ripple in the real world.

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Behind Ai Shan, a silent Spatial Slash appeared, bisecting him at once!

The Star Realm Expert fell on the spot without fully knowing what had happened.

Lin Zhen’s figure appeared in the void.

With just this simple trial, he already tasted the benefits of the domain.

A Star Realm Expert, in his eyes, was no more than a common chicken or dog, too weak to withstand a single blow.

He pulled off Ai Shan’s ring and rummaged inside, tantalized in an instant.

As the head of a large family, Ai Shan amassed a vast wealth, which was precisely what Lin Zhen needed right now.

He could feel a great emptiness inside his Dantian, which required stronger energy to recover, to fill up.

As long as there was energy infused, his realm could grow swiftly, unstoppable!

As for the source of energy, they were the Crystal Nuclei of Mutated Beasts – items most demanded in the Napolet Star.

However, Lin Zhen did not take the ring.

Instead, he retrieved a golden Bauhinia insignia from within.

“Miss Ai Wei’er, this is your family’s heirloom, isn’t it?”

Ai Wei’er’s eyes shone at once.

The item indeed belonged to her family and was also a symbol of leadership.

She nodded repeatedly.

Excited as she was, she also had a new thought.

Lin Mu was so mighty, now at the peak of War God, and he might even achieve higher in the future.

What if he took a liking to her?

Ai Wei’er thought it was very probable.

If Lin Zhen confessed his love to her later, she decided to say yes.

As long as he could help restore her family, Lin Zhen was an acceptable choice from every perspective after all.

Lin Zhen extended the ring and the insignia to Ai Wei’er: “Miss Ai Wei’er, if I hand these items to you and help you restore your family, can you promise me one thing?”

Ai Wei’er nodded a little shyly, prepared to promise Lin Zhen anything.

Unexpectedly, she was met with Lin Zhen’s frosty tone.

“I need Miss Ai Wei’er to mobilize all of your family’s resources to help me collect Crystal Nuclei.

You seem to have a bit of knowledge in Alchemy.

I can provide some guidance to make you the strongest Alchemist in Napolet Star, even in the future, in Tianhe Empire, Sanjiang Star Domain Federation, Fire Kirin Empire, and even the entire New World.

You will be the strongest Alchemist!”

Ai Wei’er stared blankly at Lin Zhen, realizing she had made a mistake.

The mysterious man had no interest in her yet proposed a seemingly beneficial offer.

Though Ai Wei’er felt what Lin Zhen mentioned was plain nonsense, she decided to believe him this time.

Life only offered so many chances to gamble, Ai Wei’er decided to stake everything on this one!

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The collection of Crystal Nuclei in Napolet Star had always been an unending task, a grand event that engaged the whole planet.

The rule of Ancestor Fierce Fire was growing steadily.

Nearly all his attention was on collecting Crystal Nuclei, with no regard for the day-to-day affairs.

Matters such as the rise and fall of the Ai family, which would weigh heavily on common folks, were of no consequence to Ancestor Fierce Fire.

People had heard things about the Ai family.

After Ai Shan had taken control of the family and then disappeared, Ai Wei’er returned and once again took over the Ai family, quickly leading it to prosperity.

Within a short span of two years, the scale of the Ai family had multiplied several times.

While the Ai family previously had a hand in the pharmaceutical industry, they now had greatly advanced the alchemy industry, producing many high-quality elixirs and almost monopolizing the entire Elixir market in Napolet.

It was initially assumed that somebody powerful was backing up the Ai family.

However, it turned out that the groundbreaking elixirs were all made by Ai Wei’er, the current head of the Ai family.

Being young and the War God, with extensive knowledge in Alchemy, furthermore, beautiful and immensely wealthy, Ai Wei’er instantly became the most eligible bachelorette in Napolet.

Every man tried to win Ai Wei’er to have both beauty and wealth.

Yet, Ai Wei’er became the inaccessible flower of Napolet, giving no opportunity to anyone.

She lived a secluded life, hardly taking part in any social activities.

Her non-existent love life left countless suitor sighing in despair.

In addition, another thing in Napolet was that, Crystal Nuclei were being bought at high prices in the black market.

Crystal Nuclei was a scarce product in Napolet and was available at a premium, only those with deep pockets could afford to buy them.

No one knew who was buying from the back, but this activity was undoubtedly affecting the collection plan of Ancestor Fierce Fire.

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Napolet Palace, the back garden.

Ancestor Fierce Fire stood with his hands behind his back, staring at a bamboo rooted in the dirt.

The bamboo was of dark gold color.

There were no other plants in the entire garden, only this bamboo.

Standing not particularly tall, the bamboo was about two meters high and had few leaves.

What was most peculiar was the countless small stones in the dirt beneath it.

Each of these small stones was shining brightly, and upon closer inspection, all turned out to be energy crystal cores.

As the energy crystal cores glowed, the bamboo was ceaselessly shinning.

As the energy cores became dimmer, the bamboo shone brighter and brighter.

After a while, all the energy from the crystal cores was depleted.

All the energy was absorbed by the bamboo.

Ancestor Fierce Fire swept his gaze over it several times and came up with a data point.

“After absorbing this batch of energy, the bamboo has grown by 0.13 millimeters, and its weight has increased by 1,800 tons!”

Ancestor Fierce Fire sighed and said to himself in a soliloquy, “Raising this Qingtian bamboo is not easy.

I’ve gathered the crystal core energy from an entire planet to feed it.

It’s taken over two years to grow this much.

How much longer will it take to attract the Sovereign Weapon with this rate of progress?”

Others may not be aware of the Sovereign Weapon, but Ancestor Fierce Fire did.

After careful search in Napolet, he found that it was impossible to locate it.

The only solution was to lure it out.

This Qingtian bamboo, a treasure from the Original World, was born absorbing energy and could grow indefinitely.

After many years of hard work, Ancestor Fierce Fire managed to obtain just one.

The high concentration of energy from this bamboo could potentially attract the Sovereign Weapon.

Ancestor Fierce Fire had genuinely put a lot of effort into obtaining the Sovereign Weapon.

If it weren’t for the issue with Lin Zhen, Ancestor Fierce Fire would be confident that he could get the Sovereign Weapon sooner or later.

However, with Lin Zhen not yet captured, he was always uneasy.

“Broken Water Flow, Sharang, any progress on your end?”

A Dimensional Universe opened, revealing the images of Broken Water Flow, a long-haired man, and Sharang, a metallic lifeform.

Broken Water Flow saluted respectfully to Ancestor Fierce Fire, “Ancestor, the situation in Napolet is quite complicated.

According to our investigation, there are surprisingly many hidden masters on the planet, and all have extremely sharp senses.

Whenever we try to search, these people scatter in all directions, so progress has been very slow…”

“So you’re saying, there’s still no news of Lin Zhen?” Ancestor Fierce Fire seemed somewhat irked.

“Yes, Ancestor.

We’ve been incompetent and deserve to be punished.”

Sharang also urgently said, “Ancestor, if you could assign us more people, the searching process would undoubtedly be much faster.”

Ancestor Fierce Fire snorted coldly, “You two are real blockheads.

This is the New World, not the Original World.

Where are we supposed to find so many capable people?

Are you out of solutions simply because there are no available personnel?

Since there are many hidden masters on this planet, you can recruit them to join us.”

Broken Water Flow and Sharang both paused in shock.

Those hidden masters were of extraordinary realm levels, including Domain Kings and World Kings.

Recruiting them wouldn’t be easy.

Ancestor Fierce Fire lifted his hand, causing a leaf to fall from the Qingtian bamboo.

“Come back here and take this leaf.

Boil it into a medicinal soup, and feed it to anyone you capture.

They will surely submit to the master of Qingtian bamboo, which is me.

Then they will be your best assistance.”

Broken Water Flow’s eyes lit up instantly, “If it’s like this, it’ll be easy.

We can quickly build up an army.

At that time, even if we have to dig three feet into Napolet, we’re bound to find Lin Zhen.”

Sharang, the metal lifeform, had his eyes flickering with a red light, “I’m just worried Lin Zhen might escape.”

Ancestor Fierce Fire waved his hand dismissively, “He won’t.

I know a thing or two about Lin Zhen.

Until the Sovereign Weapon is found, he won’t leave Napolet even if it kills him.

Otherwise, his coming here would be pointless.”

“Remember, Lin Zhen is a God-level Alchemist.

It would be best if we can capture him alive, but if not, don’t leave him alive.”

“Understood!

Please wait for our good news, Ancestor!”

The images of Broken Water Flow and Sharang disappeared.

They quickly arrived at Napolet Palace and took a leaf from the Qingtian bamboo.

Ancestor Fierce Fire’s gaze returned to the Qingtian bamboo.

“The Sovereign Weapon…

I have this feeling that you will appear in a few years.”

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The Ai family, Ai Wei’er’s boudoir.

Her boudoir was not much different from the room of a typical girl, with warm color theme, simple and clear furniture, and an essential dressing mirror for girls.

Ai Wei’er returned to her room, set her purchased crystal cores in order, made sure no one was around, and then stood up.

She reached out her finger and touched the dressing mirror.

Ripples spread over the mirror’s surface and the crystal cores Ai Wei’er held disappeared, entering the world inside the mirror.

Ai Wei’er sighed, looking at the beauty inside the mirror with a touch of sorrow.

It’s been two years.

Lin Mu has been cultivating in the world of the mirror and has never seen her once.