178: Strength Improvement

Chapter 177 Strength Advancement

The fruit turned into a mist and fell onto Yezi, wrapping her in an abundant aura of life and repairing her injured body.

The other fruit condensed into a drop of transparent liquid, which dripped into Dilisi's mouth and was absorbed by her.

"Both of them are severely injured; they are not suitable for heavy tonics and need to be nourished slowly."

"How many more of these special fruits are there?"

Xu Jingzhe shook his head and said, "Only four."

Yuan Qiu looked at Tang Ruyi, and Tang Ruyi nodded at him, meaning he should speak his mind.

"This young lady..." He paused and pointed at Yezi, saying, "If there are only two fruits left, she may... not have long to live; her bodily functions have already dropped to the minimum."

"Whoosh!"

Xu Jingzhe stood up abruptly, his body tense, trying hard to control his emotions.

But his slightly trembling body still betrayed him.

"How long can these remaining two fruits maintain her cell activity?" Xu Jingzhe asked in a deep voice.

"Five days at most."

Five days.

Let alone returning to the Chemical Zone to borrow Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid, he wouldn't even be able to walk out of the Pollution Zone.

Could it be... that Yezi is going to...

Xu Jingzhe dared not think about it, leaning helplessly against the stone wall, the light in his eyes fading.

A sense of powerlessness deeply enveloped him.

"Are you there? Is there still a way to save Yezi?" Xu Jingzhe asked in his mind.

System: "Ding, place your palm on her body, and I will analyze it."

Xu Jingzhe walked over unsteadily, knelt beside Yezi, and looked at her fair but exquisite face as tears slid down silently.

Sixteen years.

It was the first time in his memory that he had shed tears.

A man does not shed tears easily, only because he has not yet reached the point of heartbreak.

System: "Ding, it can be said to be very bad; she is almost dead. Even with the Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid, it is impossible to save her."

"Pfft!"

Xu Jingzhe was overwhelmed with anxiety, spitting out a mouthful of blood and almost collapsing to the ground.

Tang Ruyi was startled and hurriedly walked over to help him up, the words stuck in her throat, not knowing how to comfort him.

System: "Ding, however, there is a way to keep her body in this state forever. With the development of Blue Star's technology, researching or discovering a life potion better than the Moon Soil Evolution Fluid could save Yezi."

"What is the way?" Xu Jingzhe muttered.

System: "Ding, Absolute Zero."

Xu Jingzhe understood; this was to keep Yezi in a state of suspended animation, holding onto her last breath.

Tang Ruyi seemed to have thought of this too, and said to Yuan Qiu: "If I remember correctly, there was a rumor that your clan developed Absolute Zero, which can ensure that someone on the verge of death remains in a certain wonderful state for hundreds to thousands of years, is that right?"

Yuan Qiu nodded with a bitter smile, not hiding anything from Tang Ruyi, and said: "Yes, but the energy required to activate this state is enormous."

"And there are many sequelae."

"Consider it settled." Tang Ruyi was silent for a few seconds and said: "From now on, the Reptilian Clan no longer owes the Tang Family any favors."

Xu Jingzhe looked up, staring blankly at Tang Ruyi for a long time...

He didn't know how the Tang Family had helped the Reptilian Clan tens of thousands of years ago. But from the beginning, when Tang Ruyi wanted to fleece the Reptilian Clan, including her conversation with Yuan Qiu, it was not hard to see that the favor owed by the Reptilian Clan was significant.

"I..." Xu Jingzhe was about to speak when he was interrupted by Tang Ruyi: "No need to say thank you; these mean nothing to me."

Xu Jingzhe carefully picked up Yezi, his heart aching.

Tang Ruyi carried Dilisi on her back and followed Yuan Qiu back into the cave.

Following Yuan Qiu's instructions, they placed Yezi and Dilisi in the designated positions.

"This involves my clan's core secrets, you see..." Xu Jingzhe and Tang Ruyi understood and turned to leave the cave.

The two stood at the entrance, neither speaking, just waiting quietly.

Half an hour later, Yuan Qiu came out, looking exhausted, and said: "Alright, you can come in."

Inside the cave, Yezi and Dilisi were suspended in the air, their bodies surrounded by an invisible magnetic field, with silver electric arcs flickering from time to time.

"The special magnetic field of Absolute Zero maintains their current vital signs; you only have one chance to save them."

"If the life potion you bring doesn't work, a second zero-degree seal will be useless," Yuan Qiu reminded Xu Jingzhe.

Xu Jingzhe looked up and watched Yezi silently for a long time. Blood feuds must naturally be repaid with blood!

In the cave, Xu Jingzhe sat for three days, eyes closed, recalling every little detail about Yezi in his mind.

Yuan Qiu and Tang Ruyi talked a lot, and he chose to go back into slumber again.

The Reptilian Clan only had about a hundred people left, which was no different from being annihilated. He was unwilling to wake up the remaining clansmen to participate in the scramble for resources on Blue Star.

One morning three days later, Xu Jingzhe stood up and wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth.

"I am going to absorb various radioactive elements in the Heavenly Abyss to strengthen myself; you don't need to wait for me."

"I will practice my blade work below, it won't be a problem," Tang Ruyi said.

Xu Jingzhe did not insist, leaped up, landed on the cliff wall, climbed rapidly upwards, and disappeared into the black mist.

At the middle position of the Heavenly Abyss, Xu Jingzhe sat cross-legged on a large rock.

Relaxing his body, his pores dilated, and with every breath, rich radioactive elements were absorbed by him, falling into the Golden Contamination Core.

The cells in his body began to leap, excited, absorbing with all their might.

However, the cracked Golden Contamination Core had not fully fused yet, and the golden rings could not grow.

This sitting lasted for half a month. With the system's support, Xu Jingzhe absorbed very quickly. The black mist around him was noticeably thinner than in other places, appearing particularly incongruous.

The energy capacity of his internal cells was expanded once again, sixteen times that of a Contaminator of the same level.

Changing locations, Xu Jingzhe continued to absorb 'energy'. After another ten days, he opened his eyes, extremely indifferent, and deep in his eyes, two golden flashes of lightning flickered and vanished.

Standing up, he struck an opening posture of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. As his fists and palms moved, the pressure was like a mountain, and the sound produced by friction with the air was like a thunderclap.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his spirit and energy reaching his current peak state.

His cell storage capacity was expanded once again, seventeen times that of a Contaminator of the same level. In other words, if Xu Jingzhe were a 15-year Contaminator, relying solely on brute force, he could fight seventeen Contaminators of the same level at once.

Coupled with his abilities and tyrannical physical body, this is why Xu Jingzhe is able to defeat opponents stronger than himself.

However, he had to stop absorbing the various radioactive elements.

Mainly because the cell capacity was growing too fast and needed combat to consolidate the foundation. Secondly, the storage of the Golden Contamination Core had reached its limit; continuing to absorb would increase the cracks, which would be counterproductive.

System: "Ding."

Name: Xu Jingzhe Age: 16 Height: 178CM Weight: 59KG Bone Hardness: 290 Skin Toughness: 220 Ability 1: Time Stop Time: 2 seconds Ability 2: Spatial Storage Capacity: 20 jin Cell Capacity: 17 times that of the same level ...