125: Chapter 125 Li Fan's Strength Surges, He Finally Emerges!

Moving on to Li Fan.

After being in seclusion for a long time,

Li Fan had become numb, almost forgetting how many times he had soaked in the nutrient pod or how many times he had trained.

When Li Fan emerged from the nutrient pod once more,

he subconsciously opened the red dot map in his mind.

When he saw that there was already more than one golden dot on the map,

Li Fan's heart immediately tightened.

Although he was still the brightest dot,

he didn't know how far away the remaining nine golden dots representing treasure orbs were from him.

"It's about time. I need to go acquire some treasure orbs."

Li Fan frowned slightly and decided against continuing his seclusion.

If delaying due to seclusion caused him to lose out on a spot, it would be a case of losing the greater good for the lesser.

Immediately, Li Fan prepared to summon Skin Bear.

As soon as Skin Bear appeared and saw Li Fan's condition, before Li Fan could even speak, Skin Bear spoke first,

"Master, the transformation of your physique is very fast. According to calculations, you can already use the lowest grade of energy crystal."

"After digesting it, your combat power will reach its peak."

Hearing this,

Li Fan's eyes immediately lit up.

Energy crystal and energy stone are essentially the same thing, but the former refers to fragments, like the difference between loose silver and a silver ingot. Their effects are similar to those of a beast core.

Compared to beast cores, they have a greater advantage: easier absorption.

To absorb the same amount of energy, using beast cores might take three days.

But using energy crystals or energy stones might only take a few hours.

Li Fan's physical strength had already risen by a huge margin now.

If he could also raise his level simultaneously, it would truly be like adding wings to a tiger!

After a slight hesitation,

Li Fan immediately decided to go upgrade himself first.

Absorbing energy crystals didn't take much time.

More importantly, he had never tried absorbing this kind of energy from the universe, so he was somewhat curious.

...And at this time, in the jungle outside,

Yin Qi and the others had already returned to the foot of the mountain.

After several days of gathering,

Yin Qi and another Alien Race Prodigy had already obtained golden points, placing their treasure orb count in the top ten.

It had to be said,

although the surrounding jungle covered a vast area, there weren't many people from the two races; most of the competition came from ferocious beasts carrying treasure orbs.

This made their competitive pressure very small.

Especially after Yin Qi and the other Alien Race Prodigy also turned into golden dots, the competition became even smaller.

This was normal; three golden dots. Before they could determine if the others were allies, those without some strength wouldn't dare to approach.

"Strange, why hasn't this guy made any move?"

"Don't tell me this guy is just hiding inside digesting his fortuitous encounter? If so, aren't we just waiting for nothing?"

"No rush. If it's truly a massive fortuitous encounter, he won't be able to digest it even in another month. Maybe something happened inside. We've already waited this long; one more moment won't matter."

"Still no rush? If we wait any longer, the secret realm will close."

The Alien Race Prodigies who hadn't obtained enough treasure orbs couldn't help but complain.

Most of the treasure orbs nearby had been taken by Yin Qi and the other relatively strong Alien Race Prodigy; they only got scraps.

Although their status was slightly lower than the other two, they were still representatives of hope from their respective families.

They had also come to fight for a spot!

If they continued to linger here, they would most likely fail to secure the chance for promotion.

Even taking a step back, if they only lost the chance to get a spot, it would be fine; they could just wait for the next secret realm.

But the problem was, there was no sign of any fortuitous encounter yet.

Li Fan was as stationary as if rooted inside, not moving an inch.

Neither securing a spot nor gaining a fortuitous encounter—hadn't this trip just made them pure spectators?

Listening to their complaints,

even Yin Qi, who had always maintained great patience, couldn't help but start considering retreat.

According to the intelligence provided by the clan before they came, a typical secret realm usually opened for only seven or eight days.

Nearly ten days had already passed.

The closing of the secret realm was likely not far off.

If Li Fan kept delaying inside until the day the secret realm closed before emerging, they would truly have waited for nothing.

"Let's wait one more day. If there's still no movement after one day, we'll go to the next location to fight for spots!"

Yin Qi gritted his teeth and set the final bottom line.

After waiting so long, leaving now would still leave him unwilling to accept it.

But continuing to wait passively was also not feasible.

One day was his final limit.

Hearing Yin Qi's words, the others stopped complaining and began following him towards the mountaintop, waiting quietly for Li Fan's appearance.

...Time flew by.

It was already the next morning.

In a cultivation chamber aboard the Dark Star,

"Refreshing!"

Li Fan opened his eyes and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

His entire mental state now appeared radiant and full of vigor.

It had to be said,

things from this grand place were indeed excellent!

This felt much more satisfying than beast cores!

It was just a little regrettable.

The energy crystals of this level weren't very numerous.

After Li Fan absorbed all of them, only a tiny bit remained.

The rest were higher-grade energy stones that he couldn't absorb yet.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The moment he stood up,

Li Fan's bones and muscles resonated, emitting genuine explosive sounds. With every breath, there was a faint sound of tigers, leopards, and thunder. His aura was truly terrifying!

The time spent in seclusion hadn't been wasted!

Immediately,

Li Fan opened his attribute panel.

"Name: Li Fan

Level: Lv283 (3%)

Strength: 1329.9 (Ten Thousand)

Defense: 1312.4 (Ten Thousand)

Spirit: 1308.7 (Ten Thousand)"

Compared to before,

his level was now close to that of a Quasi-Saint,

and his numerical values had far surpassed the Quasi-Saint range. He was several times stronger than before seclusion!

Now, if he combined this with the Star-Collapsing Fist, he couldn't even estimate how terrifying his combat power would be.

After leaving the cultivation room,

Li Fan immediately summoned Skin Bear again.

"I should be heading out soon. Initiate space folding."

That's right,

it was time to leave.

"Yes, beginning space folding immediately!"

"After space folding, Master, you can place the spaceship in your space ring for easy carrying."

"After space folding, Skin Bear will enter a dormant state."

"After space folding, Master, you will be unable to enter the spaceship until it is recharged and reopened."

"..."

Following Skin Bear's series of prompts,

Li Fan immediately took the elevator transport channel towards the silver pagoda gate at the mountaintop at high speed.

Simultaneously,

the entire mountain peak began to tremble violently.

The terrifying commotion startled many flying insects and beasts into fleeing.

Even many ferocious beasts in the nearby cities were frightened and hurriedly fled toward the city centers.

In contrast to these ferocious beasts,

were Yin Qi and his group.

"He's coming! He's coming!"

"He's finally coming!"

"Calm down! Everyone, get into position. Do not allow any mistakes!"

"Damn it, he's finally out!"