65: New uses for spirit crystals

"Old... Old Boss..."

Hearing Lin Xingyu's words, Li Hongyang was somewhat incoherent.

He suddenly felt a surge of loyalty, as if he would die for his confidant.

The value of the spirit shaping fruit went without saying; just one could give a person a chance to start over.

So many spirit shaping fruits, and he just gave them to him.

Following such a Boss was simply incredible.

Lin Xingyu didn't speak, just patted Li Hongyang's shoulder.

Li Hongyang's efforts were obvious to everyone, otherwise he wouldn't have been called the "King of Overachievers."

He was also clear about Li Hongyang's thoughts.

It was nothing more than fear of falling behind and being abandoned.

Now that he had given him this opportunity, whether he could succeed was up to him... The others didn't disturb Li Hongyang and went to the side to test Wang Ledian's new spirit seed.

His spirit seed was a soul seed, which could integrate into his body.

With a loud shout from Wang Ledian, the Calamity Heaven Ox transformed into a stream of light and merged into his body.

Everyone stared with wide eyes at Wang Ledian.

However, a minute passed, three minutes passed, five minutes passed... Their eyes grew sore, but Wang Ledian still made no further move.

The scene was utterly silent.

Wang Ledian felt somewhat at a loss.

He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to test it.

After this spirit seed integrated into his body, it brought about an all-around physical enhancement, but his appearance showed no changes.

Did he have to go move rocks to prove his strength?

But there were no rocks here.

Even if there were rocks, could moving a rock be considered showing off?

Lin Xingyu's spirit seed could make him shout, "Sword, come!" and then stand with his hands behind his back, looking impressive.

Wang Chiyao's spirit seed could also create various cool weapons, not to mention her Puppet Army.

Was he supposed to move rocks??

He couldn't even verify the counter-damage; was he supposed to let them hit him?

And that Curse, he couldn't use it on his own people.

If he used it on others, they wouldn't even see it!

This was truly awkward.

He had put on a great Aura with that loud shout just now, but he really couldn't think of what to do next.

"Old Dian, what are you doing! You screamed, and then nothing?"

Wang Chiyao looked at Wang Ledian, her face full of disdain.

She had thought Wang Ledian was holding back a big move, but after waiting for a long time, she realized that the scream just now was the big move!

"Alright, that's enough, I'm going to sleep!"

Lin Xingyu yawned and walked towards the crystal house.

It was getting late, and he was a bit sleepy.

Wang Ledian's spirit seed could be studied tomorrow when they killed monsters.

As for Li Hongyang, let him eat slowly; they would see the result tomorrow.

"Break up, break up! I'm going to sleep too!"

Wang Chiyao waved her hand dismissively and turned to leave.

Although the house wasn't finished, she had a tent and could make do for a few days.

She had given up after building the house for half a day.

She didn't have the talent for it; not only was it crooked, but it also leaked everywhere.

The mechanical Puppet was almost ready; she would see if the Puppet could build a house then.

She also somewhat envied Lin Xingyu's crystal house.

But such things were too rare.

Lin Xingyu had searched for them for a long time but couldn't find any.

After the two left, only Wang Ledian remained standing in place.

Wang Ledian: "..."

It was clearly a very awesome spirit seed, but there was nowhere to show off, which made him very hurt.

"Forget it, I'll go build a house!"

He was very excited now and not sleepy at all.

Might as well go build a house... Secret Realm No. 4399.

The wilderness night had only the sound of the wind and the distant roars of beasts.

The wind blew through the wild grass, and several dark figures flickered in and out of sight.

"Boss, do we really have to ambush here?"

A member of the World Purifying Society's Youchui Squad looked at their Boss.

They had been lurking here for most of the day.

It was so late, and the Boss still wanted to ambush here.

Due to prolonged inactivity, their whole bodies felt numb.

"This is the only way out of the Secret Realm; ambushing here is definitely the right move!"

The squad leader, Iron Hammer, said with conviction.

Their World Purifying Society had gathered a large number of people to enter Secret Realm No. 4399 specifically to find Lin Xingyu and the others.

The Secret Realm was too vast; rather than searching blindly, it was better to wait for their prey here.

He didn't believe those students could stay in the Secret Realm for a long time, especially during the dangerous night.

They would just lie low here, which was much safer than searching everywhere.

If they couldn't even endure this little hardship, how could they achieve the great goal of purifying the world?

"Everyone, don't make any noise; ambush patiently."

"I have a premonition that they will pass through here tonight!"

"Once we succeed, the reward..."

...Early the next morning.

Lin Xingyu woke up from his sleep.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Li Hongyang sitting blankly under the spirit sculpting tree, his face ashen.

"Oh no!"

His heart sank, and he quickly walked over.

"Boss... I... I..."

Li Hongyang saw Lin Xingyu approaching, opened his cracked lips, but couldn't speak a complete sentence.

Now Li Hongyang was in despair.

Not only had he messed himself up, but he had also failed his Boss's expectations.

The spirit shaping fruit was valuable, and he had used so many, yet he only Awakened a D-rank.

It was even worse than his previous B-rank.

Now with no fruits left, he felt his future was bleak... At this moment, Lin Xingyu also saw Li Hongyang's spirit seed information.

D-rank [Long-armed Ape]... His luck was truly unparalleled.

Could it be Wang Ledian playing a prank?

Wang Ledian had the "Curse of Misfortune"; did he test it on Li Hongyang?

This thought had just risen when he dismissed it.

Impossible, although Wang Ledian was unreliable, he would never mess around with important matters!

Then... Lin Xingyu looked at Li Hongyang.

This guy's luck was extraordinarily bad!

He also understood Li Hongyang's feelings.

"Involution" mostly stemmed from a lack of security, a fear of "falling behind," which drove them to constantly work hard.

When their efforts didn't achieve the desired results, they would fall into self-consumption, and even collapse.

"System, when will the spirit sculpting tree bear fruit again?"

["The spirit sculpting tree will bear new spirit shaping fruits in one year. Using spirit crystals can accelerate this process."]

Then it's fine!

Problems that could be solved with spirit crystals were not problems!

"Old Ape, look at your lack of ambition!"

Lin Xingyu patted Li Hongyang's shoulder and continued.

"It's just a few fruits; they'll grow back after you eat them!"

Hearing Lin Xingyu's words, a glimmer of hope flashed in Li Hongyang's eyes, then dissipated again.

Even if such Heaven And Earth Treasure could grow back, it would take who knows how many years.

By then, he would have long been eliminated.

"Thank you, Boss..."

Li Hongyang forced out a bitter smile.

Seeing this, Lin Xingyu said no more.

He walked directly to the spirit sculpting tree and threw the spirit crystals at its roots.

The next second, the spirit sculpting tree's roots glowed with purple light, devouring these spirit crystals.

Immediately after, the spirit sculpting tree shone brightly, and new spirit shaping fruits began to form on its branches, rapidly taking shape.

"This... this..."

Li Hongyang looked at the rapidly forming spirit shaping fruits, too excited to speak.

Hope instantly rekindled within him.

But thinking of his luck, he became a bit unconfident again.

What if he ate all these spirit shaping fruits and still Awakened a low-grade spirit seed...

With his luck, this was simply a bottomless pit.

At this moment, Wang Le and the other two also walked over.

"Old Ape, don't worry! We earned so much money from the live stream yesterday; you can use my share!"

After understanding the situation, Wang Le spoke to comfort him.

"Me too! This is nothing; money can be earned again, but a spirit seed is for life!"

Wang Chiyao also patted her chest and said.

She was also willing to help her companions; she had earned a lot of money from the live stream yesterday and now didn't lack spirit crystals.

Looking at the few of them, Li Hongyang's eyes became a little moist.