31: Newborn Mark

Everything happened too fast, so fast that many people in the arena didn't react in time.

It wasn't until a wisp of gray divinity fragment floated out that the referee finally snapped out of it.

A staff member then came up to temporarily collect the divinity fragment and keep it for Zhou Xing.

"First match, Night Crow wins!"

The referee raised Zhou Xing's left hand and loudly announced the result.

"Night Crow!"

"Night Crow!"

...Many spectators in the arena stood up and waved towels, looking extremely excited.

Zhou Xing's overwhelming combat just now was truly a spectacle!

The subsequent fights were nothing short of a one-sided slaughter.

Five consecutive wins, ten consecutive wins, all the way to the eleventh match.

This was also the result of a private negotiation between the "Crucible" arena and Zhou Xing after they realized they couldn't find any suitable Foundation Condensing Realm contestants.

That was to directly arrange opponents in the Middle Stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm.

Furthermore, the base prize for each of his victories was increased to six million.

Including Zhou Xing's previous accumulations, starting from the eleventh match, Zhou Xing could earn 8 million for every win.

Additionally, the divinity fragments dropped by the opponent would also belong to Zhou Xing.

However, Zhou Xing didn't want to continue today; he planned to take the divinity fragments back to the Watcher Stronghold first.

To have the System manufacture a divinity crystal for his sister to use.

Carrying fifty-five million and ten divinity fragments, Zhou Xing left the Crucible and returned to the Watcher Stronghold.

"System, manufacture a divinity crystal for me first!"

As soon as he returned to the lounge, Zhou Xing couldn't wait to call the System.

"By the way, don't use the two fragments from the 'god of shadow' and the 'Sea God'!"

"Understood. Please wait, host."

[divinity crystal manufacturing in progress. Estimated consumption: seven divinity fragments.]

[Estimated time required: 5min]

Of the ten divinity fragments obtained this time, the lowest divinity content reached 18%, while the highest was 22%.

Zhou Xing was quite satisfied with using only seven divinity fragments.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Xing left, several high-ranking officials of the "Crucible" were arguing.

"Increasing the difficulty is a must! The odds imbalance has already cost us a lot."

"With his strength, I don't think even the Middle Stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm is safe. How about..."

"What nonsense! You want to break the rules of the 'Crucible'? Is a Late Stage foundation condensation expert someone who can just be sent onto the field easily? The opponent isn't a fool!"

"Forget it, let's stick with the Middle Stage for now. We can try to contact him and see if we can buy him over as one of our own."

"I agree!"

"I also agree!"

...Five minutes passed quickly.

Zhou Xing looked at the attribute-less divinity crystal in his hand, which emitted strong divinity fluctuations, feeling very excited.

Furthermore, compared to the crystals Lin Yue and Monsoon had given him, this crystal actually had fine golden patterns faintly visible inside.

"This crystal is sufficient to ensure the host's sister won't have any issues for three months, and it can significantly enhance her physical strength."

The System's voice rang out.

Zhou Xing knew that this divinity crystal could also provide a decent boost for himself.

However, according to the System, it certainly wouldn't be as effective as absorbing seven divinity fragments consecutively, and he wouldn't gain any abilities or increase his divinity.

But in the future, when Zhou Xing had enough divinity fragments, he could use this to trade for more fragments with others.

A divinity crystal with 100% purity.

The System believed it would be enough for Zhou Xing to exchange for at least dozens of divinity fragments with a content of around 15%.

All of this was predicated on his sister's crisis being completely resolved.

Holding the divinity crystal, Zhou Xing soon arrived at Zhou Keer's room.

"Keer, close your eyes. It'll be over soon!"

Zhou Xing said softly.

Zhou Keer sat obediently on the edge of the bed and slowly closed her eyes.

On her exposed shoulder blades, some divinity patterns still remained.

At this moment, Zhou Xing pressed the divinity crystal in his hand against her forehead.

Instantly, the crystal transformed into a liquid stream of light and vanished into her.

"Ah—!"

The divinity patterns under Zhou Keer's skin acted as if they had encountered a natural predator.

They were now wriggling as if trying to hide.

This caused Zhou Keer to let out an involuntary cry of pain.

However, this wasn't the first time Zhou Keer had experienced this kind of pain; she gritted her teeth and desperately endured it.

Her hands tightly gripped the edge of the bed.

Zhou Xing firmly held down his sister's trembling shoulders, watching as those patterns gradually dimmed, with some even vanishing completely.

Meanwhile, some foul-smelling foul Impurities were once again expelled from Zhou Keer's skin. Apparently, the previous use of a divinity crystal hadn't completely cleared them out due to the difference in energy levels.

This time, all the side effects of using the divinity inhibitor were completely eliminated.

What surprised Zhou Xing the most was that some silver-white patterns vaguely appeared behind his sister's shoulders.

They were symmetrical on both sides, faintly resembling a pair of folded wings.

"System, what are these patterns?"

"A divinity crystal can only suppress divinity erosion; it cannot erase divinity."

"The white patterns should be a manifestation of divinity characteristics. I speculate it might be a type of flight ability."

"A reminder: the host's sister's current Physical Body strength is equivalent to an Awakened One in the Middle Stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm."

"In other words, besides suppressing and delaying the time of Awakening, the primary purpose of the divinity crystal is to strengthen my sister's body?"

"So that once it reaches a certain level, she can truly release her divinity and fully awaken?"

Zhou Xing now understood what the System meant.

"Correct!"

"Brother, I feel so light, and I think I saw an Angel with wings."

Zhou Keer's long eyelashes fluttered, and then she opened her eyes.

She looked up at Zhou Xing and spoke softly.

Zhou Xing's pupils constricted.

An Angel? In myths and legends, there were quite a few deities with wings.

"Brother, did I do this?"

Zhou Keer pointed at herself in shock.

One could clearly see that the alloy metal edge of the bed had been left with distinct marks from Zhou Keer's hands.

"Haha, that's because your physical fitness has improved after using the crystal."

Zhou Xing looked at his sister with a smile. "Your physical strength has already reached the Foundation Condensing Realm."

"Go take a shower. I have things to do; come find me outside in a bit."

After speaking to Zhou Keer, Zhou Xing contacted Qin Yue.

"Holy crap? Are you sure this will work?"

Qin Yue was somewhat surprised by what Zhou Xing said.

"I'm just taking advantage of the fact that they don't know my true capabilities yet to make a quick profit."

Zhou Xing was certain of one thing: no one knew his true strength except for the Sky Patrol Squad and Monsoon.

Even if his identity as a member of the Sky Patrol Squad was exposed, he would only be seen as being in the "Early Stage" of the Foundation Condensing Realm.

"It's doable. Give me the money, and I'll bet heavily on you winning. We'll enter one after the other."

"Maybe we can take this opportunity to strike it rich for the whole team."

Qin Yue pondered for a moment and felt it was feasible. "I need to inform the Captain."

"After all, if we win too much, I'm worried that the Control Realm expert from the 'Crucible' might step in personally."