143: Black soil obtained

"Old Dian, throw a few Lucky Blessings on Black Eye."

Lin Xingyu stopped the two from bickering and shouted at Wang Ledian.

After all, they weren't professionals, so loopholes were inevitable.

Therefore, he decided to give Black Eye an insurance policy: if acting wasn't enough, luck would make up for it!

"Alright!"

Wang Ledian stopped bickering, walked aside, and began to operate.

Lin Xingyu thought for a moment and teleported Wei Xuan over.

Earlier, Black Eye had briefed them on their action plan.

It was said that they were setting up a powerful Formation, and it was already largely completed.

"Boss!"

Wei Xuan looked around dazedly.

This was clearly not his Inner World, and he didn't understand why Lin Xingyu was looking for him so late at night.

"There's a large Formation that hasn't been fully set up yet. Go see if there are any Materials you can salvage."

Lin Xingyu pointed in the direction of the Formation.

Setting up such a large Formation usually required rare Materials, which couldn't be wasted.

As a Formation Master, Wei Xuan should be able to dismantle and retrieve them.

"A large Formation?!"

Hearing about the Formation, Wei Xuan immediately perked up, all sleepiness gone.

He dashed to the front of the Formation, his pupils instantly turning silver-white, with mysterious runes appearing around his eye sockets.

He had clearly activated the power of the "Myriad Manifestation Eyes."

"Good heavens, this is the Turbid Mist Lock-Kill Formation!"

"This is quite an undertaking, using so many rare Materials..."

Wei Xuan squatted down, carefully tracing the spirit patterns.

"Is it very valuable?"

Hearing Wei Xuan's exclamation, Wang Chiyao leaned over and asked curiously.

"Just this Profound Yin Sand alone can sell for hundreds of units of spirit crystals per gram!"

Wei Xuan chuckled, pointing at the items on the ground and saying.

"And Purple-Rank Copper, which is a core Material for refining high-Rank Formation Plates..."

"Oh, oh..."

Wang Chiyao nodded gravely.

Although she didn't understand the technical jargon, she clearly understood the words "valuable."

Lin Xingyu was the same; what the item was didn't matter, as long as it was valuable.

"Dismantle as much as you can!"

...As time passed, all the Black-Winged Locusts were firmly bound by the spider webs.

Like giant cocoons, they hung densely from the treetops and rock walls.

Lin Xingyu and the others arrived in the valley and killed these immobile Black-Winged Locusts one by one.

Suddenly, a loud "crack" came from deep underground, and the ground shook violently.

Everyone looked on in horror, only to see the ground in the center of the valley suddenly bulge and crack open into a huge fissure.

"Boom—"

An incredibly massive Black-Winged Locust burst out of the ground.

Its black carapace was covered in mucus, and its six sharp segmented legs were deeply embedded in the ground.

As its mouthparts opened and closed, foul-smelling liquid dripped.

[Black-Winged Locust King]

[Rank: Fourth Rank Nine Stars]

[Description: The King among the Black-Winged Locusts, severely injured from forcibly interrupting its metamorphosis.]

The Black-Winged Locust King had been in a state of dormant metamorphosis, only to be abruptly awakened when its colony was controlled by the spider webs.

Forcibly interrupting its metamorphosis, it broke out of its cocoon, sustaining severe injuries in the process.

"Screech—"

It opened its enormous mouth, and a piercing shriek echoed through the valley.

The wings of the Black-Winged Locusts began to vibrate violently, showing signs of breaking free from the spider webs.

"Old Dian, apply the buffs!"

Lin Xingyu roared, and the star ray shuttle instantly flew out, attacking the Black-Winged Locust King.

The Dark Fiend Dragon also opened its huge mouth, quickly condensing a Flame Bomb.

Wang Ledian's "Curse of Misfortune" also descended upon the Black-Winged Locust King... Under multiple attacks, the Black-Winged Locust King's cries ceased abruptly, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

Streaks of light emerged from its body, coalescing into a small purple sphere in the air.

[spirit seed]

[Rank: S]

[Note: Dropped from the Black-Winged Locust King. Upon incubation, an S-rank Spiritual Tool "Profound Locust Shield" can be obtained.]

"Old Dian, an S-Rank shield, go pick it up!"

Lin Xingyu shouted at Wang Ledian.

It had to be said, this guy's luck was truly good; the first S-Rank spirit gear was a shield.

With his counter-damage ability, and now equipped with an S-Rank shield, he would definitely surprise his enemies.

"Haha, I also have an S-Rank spirit gear!"

Wang Le ran over excitedly and picked up the spirit seed.

During this time, he would cast "Lucky Blessing" on himself whenever he had a chance, and it seemed to be effective.

"Alright, continue to clear the battlefield!"

Lin Xingyu took a sip of spirit spring water and continued their actions.

Although the valley was filled with miasma, it posed no threat to them, as they had spirit spring water.

They killed the Black-Winged Locusts one by one, collecting the bodies into their Inner World for the World Tree to devour.

"Wow, look over there, it's so beautiful!"

Wang Chiyao exclaimed, pointing at a patch of grass in the distance.

Everyone looked in that direction, only to see a patch of grass emitting a purple glow, swaying gently in the breeze.

[Purple Glow Grass]

[Trait: Can accelerate cell activity and increase Qi recovery speed.]

[Note: A mutated species catalyzed by black soil.]

"Good stuff!"

Lin Xingyu's eyes lit up.

This Purple Glow Grass could increase Qi recovery speed, and some could be added when brewing wine.

Their team had many heavy Qi users, and they welcomed anything that could restore Qi.

Since there was Purple Glow Grass, then the black soil should be underneath!

Lin Xingyu walked over and pushed aside the grass.

The moment he touched the grass blades, a cool sensation spread from his arm throughout his body.

"So comfortable!"

He couldn't help but shiver, looking at the black soil below, and the information panel appeared accordingly.

[black soil]

[Trait 1: Increases plant growth speed.]

[Trait 2: Induces beneficial mutations in plants.]

[Note: Formed by the accumulation of Black-Winged Locust feces over many years.]

Lin Xingyu waved his hand, opening the teleportation channel, and Charon led the Treant Clan out from within.

"Master!"

Charon's muffled voice sounded.

"You are responsible for transplanting all this black soil and the plants in the valley into the Inner World."

Lin Xingyu instructed.

Not only the black soil, but there were also many mutated plants in the valley, many of which had special effects and should not be overlooked.

"Yes, Master!"

Charon acknowledged the order and led the Treants into action.

Their thick roots plunged into the ground, digging out chunks of earth along with the plants, and moving them into the Inner World.

Leaving behind deep pits in their place... On the other side, Wang Chiyao also summoned her Puppets to assist in killing the Black-Winged Locusts.

The number of Black-Winged Locusts was too great; relying solely on a few of them was too inefficient, and with the Puppets' help, it was much faster.

Large numbers of Black-Winged Locusts were killed, their bodies piled up like mountains, and then collected into their Inner World.

The World Tree devoured these bodies, and evolution fruit continuously formed on its branches.

"Wow, we're rich this time!"

Wang Chiyao's face was full of excitement.

With so many Black-Winged Locusts, who knew how many evolution fruit could be generated.

They would be able to level up quickly again!