116: Virtual world?

Two hours later, Lin Chen arrived at the Witch Clan territory.

“All those above the Martial Emperor Realm are gone.”

Lin Chen sneered in his heart and casually destroyed the Witch Clan's summoning altar.

“Fortunately, these two clans left in a hurry. They probably decided to go to the Black Dragon Clan temporarily after seeing me obliterate that mental will projection.”

He then headed straight for the Witch Clan's treasury, which they hadn't had time to move.

He put the resources from the treasury into his Inner World and once again went to investigate the Witch Clan's secret realm.

“There are only some common materials left; all the valuable treasures have been taken away.”

Lin Chen then rushed to the Spirit Clan territory again.

Another two hours later, Lin Chen arrived at the Spirit Clan.

As expected, it was the same; all the high-ranking Spirit Clan members were gone.

Lin Chen released his Mental Energy, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

“The exotic fruit orchards planted by the Spirit Clan are all still here!”

He then continuously teleported, controlling his Mental Energy to frantically pick the exotic fruit.

An hour later, hundreds of exotic fruit orchards had been completely picked.

He arrived at the Spirit Clan's treasury.

Boom—

With a punch, he shattered the treasury's restriction, and immediately a treasury far surpassing the other four Peak Races appeared before his eyes.

“This…”

Lin Chen's breathing quickened.

He roughly glanced around; the resources in the Spirit Clan's treasury were even more than the Witch Clan and Blood Clan combined!

“As expected of a race that can cultivate Heaven And Earth Treasure.”

Although this clan didn't have any heaven-defying combat talent, just based on their ability to cultivate Heaven And Earth Treasure alone…

The Spirit Clan never lacked martial cultivation resources!

Lin Chen then, not giving up, went to explore the Spirit Clan's secret realm again.

It was still the same; all precious resources had been taken away.

The treasury only contained basic resources, which those Martial God powerhouses disdained, but for Lin Chen, they could be converted into energy points!

Lin Chen then arrived in the Spirit Clan's secret realm, where he planned to significantly improve himself!

This time, the treasuries of the three major clans had all been plundered by him. The resources of any one of these clans' treasuries exceeded those of the Three-Eyed Clan!

Lin Chen took out the exotic fruit and life core.

He had a premonition that the Black Dragon Clan was definitely planning something big, and he needed to quickly increase his strength. It didn't matter if some exotic fruit went to waste.

He would keep the exotic fruit of Tier 5 and above, and he planned to absorb all the low-tier exotic fruit!

“Absorb!”

Immediately, the mountains of life core and exotic fruit all transformed into a massive torrent of energy!

Lin Chen's body, like a bottomless pit, rapidly absorbed this energy.

If anyone else had witnessed this scene, they would probably have been dumbfounded.

Such a large amount of energy instantly pouring into a single person's body was simply impossible.

However, for Lin Chen, it all converted into energy points for the system panel!

energy points: 102.3 Trillion

Looking at such a vast amount of energy points, Lin Chen was incredibly excited.

The Spirit Clan yielded the most energy points this time. The Spirit Clan could not only cultivate Heaven And Earth Treasure but also tame beasts!

Therefore, this clan never lacked life core and exotic fruit, and now it all benefited Lin Chen.

“It's just that the truly valuable treasures have all been taken away.”

source crystal, high-tier exotic fruit, high-tier weapons… “However, my energy points are ultimately mine; they can't escape!”

Lin Chen clenched his fists, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

“Let's see what level these hundreds of trillions of energy points can push me to!”

Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then made a plan.

“First, deduce eleven Great Dao Fusion Battle Skills, and then convert them into World Combat Skills.”

“Leave 10 trillion to break through to the Transcendent Realm, and use all the remaining energy points to upgrade the Golden Body!”

To increase his current combat power, Lin Chen needed to improve both his Battle Skills and Golden Body simultaneously, because the combat power amplification of both could be stacked!

The system required 10 billion energy points to deduce two Great Dao Fusion Battle Skills, and an additional 10 billion for each subsequent Great Dao.

By analogy, eleven Great Dao Fusion Battle Skills would require a total of 100 billion energy points.

This amount of energy points was negligible for Lin Chen now.

Deduce!

Immediately, the Great Dao Fusion Battle Skill deduction section on the system panel began to flash continuously.

Ten minutes later, a new Great Dao Fusion Battle Skill appeared!

End of World Destruction Slash!

This time, the system actually provided a description for this Great Dao Fusion Battle Skill directly.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up; it must be a new feature that appeared after the last system upgrade.

The system panel showed:

Great Dao Combat Skill: End of World Destruction Slash (Saint-tier High-grade) (Explanation: An eleven Great Dao Fusion Battle Skill. Hitting a target triggers a Doom Calamity Explosion, with power equivalent to a full-force attack from a mid-stage Transcendent Realm expert.)

Lin Chen was instantly shocked; it was that powerful!

Any powerhouse who could reach the Transcendent Realm was a genius picked from billions. Every Transcendent Realm expert could at least create a fusion Battle Skill of 8 Great Daos, and the Battle Skill level could at least reach the Innate-tier.

And that wasn't even the strongest aspect of the Transcendent Realm; the most powerful aspect of Transcendent Realm experts was their World Power!

To transcend, one's life imprint must transcend the river of time in the mortal realm. Upon successful transcendence, the life level is sublimated, and the Inner World undergoes a qualitative transformation.

It could be said that all beneath transcendence are ants!

Transcendent Realm experts could easily suppress Half-Step Transcendence Realm experts simply by relying on their World Power!

The reason Lin Chen was able to fight the mental will projection of that Blood Clan Venerable Realm expert was because he mastered a Chaos Great Dao Combat Skill!

The Chaos Great Dao was too powerful, and with a 200-fold amplification, its power had already reached the Transcendent Realm category.

“I still have my Physical Strength to amplify it again. By then, this End of World Destruction Slash will truly be world-destroying!”

Lin Chen looked at the system panel.

Golden Body: Fifteen Forgings + (Consumes 100 trillion energy points to upgrade)

100 trillion! The further he went, the more energy points were needed, but as Lin Chen's strength increased, these wouldn't be problems!

It's just that the energy points needed to break through to the Transcendent Realm were temporarily insufficient… Lin Chen immediately stopped thinking and upgraded!

Instantly, the system consumed hundreds of trillions of energy points, and at the same time, a warm current rose within Lin Chen's body. This warm current was not as fierce and rapid as the previous two upgrades; it was very gentle.

Yet, Lin Chen felt pain! Unbearable pain, as if it penetrated his bones!

It was as if his physical body was constantly being pulverized and then reassembled. This warm current furiously transformed and enhanced Lin Chen's physical body.

Lin Chen slumped to the ground, almost fainting from the pain. The entire breakthrough process lasted for nearly three hours, and in the end, he persevered with his strong will!

Lin Chen slowly stood up, letting out a long breath.

This stream of air actually transformed into a terrifying wave of air that surged out, causing the void in front to ripple.

Bang!

The void shattered!

Lin Chen stood frozen in place; the Sixteen Forgings Golden Body was this powerful!

He immediately looked at the system panel.

Golden Body: Sixteen Forgings + (Consumes 1000 trillion energy points to upgrade) (Explanation: Physical Strength comparable to a mid-tier profound heaven spiritual treasure, capable of fighting Transcendent Realm experts.)

Physical Strength to fight Transcendent Realm experts!

Lin Chen was excited. He had a premonition during the breakthrough that this physical body breakthrough was completely different from before.

His physical body had undergone a sublimation of its life level; the Sixteen Forgings Golden Body was actually equivalent to the Transcendent Realm of the martial path!

“A physical body at the level of a mid-tier profound heaven spiritual treasure can amplify Great Dao Combat Skills by 300 times!”

“Then, with my current End of World Destruction Slash, that's a 400-fold amplification!”

The value of this 400-fold amplification was very high, because the base power level was 11 Source Great Daos!

Lin Chen also didn't know how strong his true combat power was now.

“If only there was a place for virtual combat!”

He then summoned Little Zi and expressed his thoughts.

“Master, what you're saying is very simple. You just need to connect your consciousness to the virtual world created by Hong Country!”

Virtual world? Like the one on Blue Star?

Lin Chen looked curious.

“Little Zi, what is the virtual world?”

“Master, with a smart crystal issued by Hong Country, you can enter a vast virtual world within the territories belonging to Hong Country with your consciousness.”

“Master, you'll know once you experience it.”

With a wave of Little Zi's hand, the smart crystal glowed and directly merged into Lin Chen's glabella.

Buzz—

The next moment, Lin Chen felt his consciousness instantly traverse endless time and space, arriving in an unfamiliar place.

This was an immeasurably huge city, and Lin Chen's Mental Energy, when released, couldn't even sense its boundaries.

Various races he had never seen before walked the streets.

Lin Chen was inwardly shocked. He could feel that some of the beings on the streets had exceptionally powerful auras.

If this were in reality, he estimated that a single glare from them would turn him to dust!

At this moment, Little Zi's voice sounded in his ear.

“Master, welcome to the virtual world!”