229: Chapter 229 Snatching Food from the Grass

Lin Yun looked at the giant forest of grass in the distance, his mind rapidly calculating.

Although the Starlight Grass was a star-devouring organism, it was clearly in a semi-dormant state at the moment.

It would take a considerable amount of time for it to fully awaken and erupt with its full power.

Given his explosive speed,

even if he were discovered, he could sweep away a batch of plant essence and escape calmly before the Starlight Grass could fully react.

Calculations complete.

"Wealth is found in danger. Let's do it!"

Lin Yun no longer hesitated. He pushed the Traceless Breath-Concealing Art to its limit, completely masking his Aura.

His entire being transformed into a blurry phantom, silent and soundless.

He sped toward the sky-piercing Starlight Grass at the center.

The closer he got, the more terrifying the visual impact became.

The mother plant of that Starlight Grass had leaves that blotted out the sun, each one as massive as a mountain.

As blue light flowed through them, it seemed as if even space itself was slightly warping.

Flying to a distance of ten thousand meters from the mother plant, a giant leaf of the Starlight Grass trembled slightly.

Lin Yun hovered instantly, his heart tightening as he focused his attention to observe.

One second...

Two seconds...

...

Ten seconds...

Nothing happened...

The leaf was merely swaying slightly out of instinct; it hadn't truly detected him as an intruder.

"Continue!"

Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief and lunged forward again.

...

Eight thousand meters...

Five thousand meters...

Until he was three thousand meters from the mother plant, Lin Yun looked out, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

The plant essence crystals around the Starlight Grass were far more numerous than the few he had seen before.

There were fully twenty-odd crystals hanging densely beside the mother plant, emitting a suffocatingly precious glow.

There was even a giant crystal over ten meters in diameter wrapped by the Starlight Grass, which was clearly being slowly devoured and absorbed.

Lin Yun's heart chilled.

He knew he couldn't get any closer.

Any closer and he would definitely be discovered by the Starlight Grass; by then, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.

He hovered in place, his gaze quickly scanning the positions of all the crystals.

His eyes were as sharp as blades, instantly sketching out the optimal route in his mind.

He calculated every turn and the position for every crystal collection.

He strove to take the maximum number of crystals in one go, without wasting a single second.

Three seconds later.

Route calculation complete!

"Now is the time!"

The Blood Qi within Lin Yun's body erupted with a roar!

His Micro-Perception Realm was fully activated, his consciousness locking onto the position of every crystal.

Blood Qi Boiling erupted completely, granting him a triple-combat-power boost across his entire body.

Phantom Shadow Evasion at full power, activate!

He transformed into a streak of light nearly invisible to the naked eye, charging straight for the nearest plant essence crystal!

The three-thousand-meter distance was covered in an instant!

"Collect!"

The first giant plant essence crystal, three meters in diameter, was snatched into his Space Ring.

Buzz!!!

The semi-dormant Starlight Grass was finally startled. The entire giant plant body shuddered violently, and violent energy instantly swept in all directions.

Lin Yun didn't stop for a moment. Executing the Ten Thousand Shadows Void-Escape Step, his figure flickered continuously amidst the blue light, becoming unpredictable.

One, two, three...

In less than a second, fourteen plant essence crystals had all fallen into his Space Ring!

"Roar!!!"

The Starlight Grass was completely enraged!

A terrifying, ferocious Aura originating from a star-devouring organism erupted.

The entire underground space shook violently, and countless giant leaves, like enraged pythons, lashed out crazily toward Lin Yun.

"Retreat!"

Lin Yun didn't look back, charging upward wildly!

During his escape, his gaze swept around, and he conveniently scooped two more half-meter-wide crystals into his ring.

Sixteen crystals!

The roar of the Starlight Grass had already turned into a physical shockwave!

Leaves covering the sky arrived in an instant, looking as though they would smash him into meat paste.

Lin Yun moved forward instead of retreating; with a turn, he dove headfirst into the hard rock layer above!

Rumble!!!

The massive leaves followed closely behind, slamming fiercely into the rock, sending fragments flying everywhere.

But the leaves were too massive and were hindered everywhere within the rock layer. Their speed was forcibly dragged down, always remaining one step slower than Lin Yun.

More leaves smashed upward frantically, trying to intercept Lin Yun within the rock layer.

But it was already too late.

The rock layer, ten thousand meters thick, was like a mere decoration before Lin Yun at full speed.

In less than ten seconds, he broke through the soil and soared into the sky!

"Go!"

Lin Yun shifted his body and flew out explosively.

Without the obstruction of the rock layer, his speed instantly soared to fifteen hundred meters per second.

Behind him, the giant leaves of the Starlight Grass pursued relentlessly, like a green tsunami blotting out the sky.

A cold, brutal, and murderous consciousness slammed directly into Lin Yun's mind...

There was only one word:

Die!!!

But Lin Yun was already prepared!

His Soul consciousness operated frantically, enduring this strike head-on!

His speed did not drop; instead, it rose!

Eighteen hundred meters per second!

The speed of the leaves also exploded, reaching two thousand meters per second!

Lin Yun's gaze narrowed. His Movement Technique changed again, performing several eerie twists and turns to forcibly pull away.

Three seconds later, he had completely shaken off the pursuit of the leaves.

The Starlight Grass's attack range had reached its limit. The massive leaves vibrated violently in mid-air before finally lashing back toward the earth in frustration.

Lin Yun didn't dare to stop for a moment, fleeing frantically.

The ground was shaking violently, and the sound of earth-shattering collapses came from behind him.

The wind howled, and the Aura was terrifying.

After running wildly for a full minute and flying nearly a hundred kilometers, he finally dared to look back.

He saw that in the area where the Starlight Grass was located, the ground had completely collapsed.

A terrifying giant crater thirty kilometers in diameter had appeared and was still expanding.

The giant leaves that blotted out the sky were waving crazily within the crater.

It was like a star-devouring behemoth about to break through the soil, wanting to swallow the entire Minglu Planet into its belly.

Lin Yun's eyelids jumped at the sight, and he turned to run.

This thing was not something he could deal with right now.

...

After flying several hundred more kilometers, Lin Yun finally stopped.

He landed on a mountaintop, gasping for breath.

Then, his thoughts delved into his Space Ring.

Sixteen plant essence crystals lay quietly inside.

The smallest was half a meter in diameter, while the largest was three meters.

Each one emitted a brilliant blue light.

Lin Yun made a rough estimate of their value...

Over a hundred trillion.

A hundred trillion!

He was about to go crazy with joy.

This trip was worth it!

...

In the distant horizon, dozens of streaks of light approached rapidly.

That speed was even faster than Lin Yun's limit explosion just now!

Fourth-rank experts!

The newcomers were the fourth-rank experts visiting the competition!

From the moment the Starlight Grass was confirmed as a star-devouring organism by the Empire's database,

the Governor had acted decisively, issuing a mobilization order immediately.

All fourth-rank Martial Artists were to set out at full speed!

They absolutely could not allow this monster to continue devouring the planet.

The streaks of light arrived in an instant, landing on the mountaintop where Lin Yun was.

Leading them was the Governor, followed by the Imperial Star Instructor, the eight principals, and various experts who had come to watch the competition.

A total of seventeen people.

Each person emitted a terrifying Aura; it was the pressure belonging to fourth-rank Martial Artists.

Upon seeing Lin Yun, the Governor's face showed joy, and he stepped forward to pat Lin Yun's shoulder firmly.

"Good lad! It's good that you're okay!"

Principal Yang Qi also stepped forward quickly, looking him up and down.

"Are you injured?"

"The tremors underground just now were earth-shaking. We thought you..."