118: Chapter 118: The Pinnacle of Excellence!

Two days later.

The "Many Children, Many Blessings" continued to cut through the waves in the Abyssal Sea Region.

The color of the seawater gradually transitioned from deep blue to a stifling ink-black; they were now infinitely close to the border of the Mofeng Mountain and Sea Region.

Inside the captain's cabin on the third floor.

Li Taiping sat cross-legged on the large double bed, his palm jolting violently.

Crack.

The Excellent Grade energy stone in his hand, which had been emitting a rich, faint glow, instantly dimmed, its last trace of essence exhausted.

The stone turned into a pile of gray-white powder, cascading down through his fingers.

At the same time, an extremely pure and violent energy surged through his hand-yin and hand-yang meridians, spreading throughout his entire body.

Li Taiping's tightly closed eyes snapped open.

[Life Level: Excellent Grade Peak!]

He clenched his fist, his knuckles popping with a crunching sound.

This feeling of being filled with explosive power was simply intoxicating.

For the past two days, he hadn't stepped out of this captain's cabin once; aside from eating and sleeping, he had spent all his time doing one thing.

Taking pills, frantically taking pills!

The combination of the Replication Talent and the treasure basin was practically a cheat upon a cheat.

Gathering thirty-six identical items as the starting base for the treasure basin was quite difficult at this stage.

But Li Taiping happened to have over eighteen Excellent Grade energy stones in his hands.

He still remembered that night two days ago.

He lined up the eighteen energy stones and slammed a Replication skill onto them.

A flash of light passed.

Eighteen became thirty-six.

The activation conditions for the treasure basin were instantly met.

Li Taiping swore he would never forget the scene that followed.

From the treasure basin, the Excellent Grade energy stones gushed out, scrambling like hungry college students!

What is a cheat? This is what you call a cheat!

Not only did he eat the Excellent Grade energy stones like candy, but all the girls on the ship also benefited.

He simply used sacks to carry the energy stones, delivering warmth to every room.

He forcibly fed Shen Lianer, Yun Jinxin, and Su Mei, along with the other girls, pushing them all to the early stage of the Excellent Grade with an overwhelming amount of resources.

Everyone was now at the Excellent Grade.

If this combat power were unleashed, it would definitely scare the other Survivor in this sea area into wetting their pants on the spot.

But Li Taiping was not satisfied.

He had his eyes on the ten Excellent Grade item upgrade scrolls in the corner of his storage space.

He was still eight short.

As long as he could get eight more upgrade scrolls, gather enough for a base of eighteen, and use a Replication on them, they would become thirty-six.

The treasure basin would be activated again.

Then he could truly achieve freedom with Excellent Grade scrolls.

When that time came, if he wanted any Excellent Grade item, he wouldn't need to bitterly trade and collect them.

He could just take low-level items, slam them with an overwhelming number of upgrade scrolls, and force them to upgrade.

This was the true dimensionality reduction strike! It could be called a cracked version!

Li Taiping rolled out of bed.

He casually grabbed a black windbreaker and threw it on.

He pushed open the heavy cabin door and walked onto the deck.

The sea breeze blowing against his face carried a bone-chilling cold, but it couldn't disperse the heated atmosphere on the deck.

Xia Zhi, Lin Weiyu, and a few other girls were conducting their daily sparring.

Clang—

Xia Zhi's long sword left its sheath, sword energy crisscrossing to draw blinding white light in mid-air; her figure was like lightning, every move lethal.

Opposite her, Lin Weiyu did not dodge or evade; fine, cyan dragon scales instantly appeared on her fair arms, shimmering with a metallic luster, and she threw a punch, meeting the sword energy head-on.

Bang—!

Air waves rolled.

The power fluctuations of the early Excellent Grade were released without reservation, shaking the surrounding ink-black seawater so violently that it surged, kicking up waves over two meters high.

Seeing Li Taiping push the door open and come out.

The girls immediately stopped.

Xia Zhi sheathed her sword with a clean and swift motion; the dragon scales on Lin Weiyu's arms also quickly faded beneath her skin.

"I'm going into a dungeon."

Li Taiping walked up to everyone, getting straight to the point without any nonsense.

He pointed to the sea area in the distance that was so black it made one's heart palpitate.

"There are too many unknown dangers in the Mofeng Mountain and Sea, and even the buoyancy of the seawater here is wrong.

To be safe, I will solo the dungeon first to increase my strength and ensure nothing goes wrong. While I'm at it, I'll see if I can drop the remaining eight upgrade scrolls."

Su Mei blinked and walked over. She extended her soft hand and very naturally straightened the collar of Li Taiping's clothes, her fox-like eyes shimmering with flowing light.

"Captain, please be careful. We'll be waiting for you to return on the ship."

In the corner.

Lin Shishi was hiding in the shadows, holding a bag of potato chips she had found from somewhere, munching away happily.

Hearing that Li Taiping was leaving, she hurriedly swallowed the chips in her mouth, messily wiped the crumbs off her lips, and put on a cute, dazed expression, pretending she had also been working hard on training.

Li Taiping glanced at her, too lazy to expose the girl's slacking.

Behind the crowd.

The new girl, Shen Lianer, stood quietly. She bowed her head slightly, but her eyes couldn't help but secretly size up Li Taiping.

She only knew that this young captain was very strong and had unfathomable potential, but she had never expected that he was actually working harder than anyone else.

Even though he already possessed such terrifying material reserves and had armed everyone on the ship to the teeth, he still didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, choosing to go solo in a dungeon and risk his life.

Shen Lianer secretly rejoiced in her heart.

Fortunately, she knew how to read the situation; in this apocalypse, following such a powerful backer, she would definitely live more comfortably than anyone else.

Her own Replication Talent could be considered the icing on the cake, just happening to lower the difficulty for everyone to collect materials.

As long as she was obedient, there would always be a place for her on this ship.

On the other side, Li Taiping finished his instructions.

After confirming that everything on the ship was secure, he moved his hand slightly.

Crack.

The dungeon card was instantly crushed.

A blinding white light erupted without warning, instantly swallowing Li Taiping's vision.

A strong sensation of weightlessness struck him suddenly.

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