The central branch was the largest of the three branches and faced the central peak of the ant nest. It was also the place that produced the most high-grade star crystals.
Therefore, among the three branches, the central branch was the best location. The teams here were also relatively superior.
Zhang Sicheng followed the central branch's third team. During this period of time, he washed clothes, cooked, and massaged people's legs every day. He had also gained the recognition of this team. Occasionally, they would give him a low-grade star crystal, which made his injuries much better. Although it was impossible for him to recover his previous combat strength, he was still much stronger than an ordinary person.
Today was the day of challenges. The central branch's third team's captain, Liu Dong, asked, "Is there any team that wants to challenge us?"
Zhang Sicheng, who had just finished preparing breakfast, immediately said respectfully, "Captain Liu, there won't be such an ignorant person. Our team hasn't received a challenge for several months, right? Those fellows who bully the weak and fear the strong only dare to challenge the teams on the left and right. Who doesn't know that our central branch's third team is stronger than the other branches' second teams?"
Liu Dong seemed to enjoy Zhang Sicheng's flattery. He laughed and said, "These days are really boring. Every week, besides getting some star crystals on Sundays, there's nothing else to do. In the past, when that little fairy was here, I could occasionally look at her to satisfy my cravings. Now, there's nothing."
Zhang Sicheng curled his lips, "Lin Zhen is also a waste. He couldn't even keep his girlfriend. When she took him away, he didn't even dare to let out a fart. Now, he's lifeless all day. I want to kick him when I see him."
"Zhang Sicheng, Zhang Sicheng, I know you have a grudge against Lin Zhen, but you don't have to belittle him like this. Although he is indeed very useless, haha!" Liu Dong laughed.
A warrior next to him also said, "Lin Zhen is really not good. At the beginning, I saw that he was very strong. I thought we had an opponent. I didn't expect that losing his girlfriend would cause him to be like this. This kind of warrior is really useless."
Another warrior deliberately said, "Don't say that. Maybe he is enduring hardships and wants to form a new team to challenge us. After all, his former teammates are really too much of a scammer."
Zhang Sicheng continued, "He wouldn't dare even if he had more guts. Brother Guang has already secretly spread the word that no one is allowed to team up with Lin Zhen. Who else can he find? Besides, even if he formed a team, he wouldn't dare to come to our central team and cause trouble. If he dares to come, I, Zhang Sicheng, will write my name backwards! "
"I'll write it backwards too."
"I'll do three somersaults and write it upside down …"
In the past, when Su Mingyue was here, they were all jealous of Lin Zhen. Now that Su Mingyue was gone, there were many people who wanted to hit Lin Zhen while he was down.
Just as they were laughing unscrupulously, someone suddenly shouted from outside, "Captain Liu, someone is challenging your team. Prepare to accept the challenge."
The laughter in the tree hole stopped abruptly. These people looked at each other. Liu Dong suddenly laughed, "Aiya! I didn't expect that there would be someone who isn't afraid of death and dares to challenge me. Let's go, brothers. Let's go out and take a look. Our fun is here. "
The four advanced warlords and Zhang Sicheng followed behind Liu Dong as they walked out in a flurry.
When they arrived near the arena, Liu Dong asked Brother Guang, "Brother Guang, which ignorant person dares to challenge me?"
"Over there. Lin Zhen's team."
"Lin Zhen … Didn't his team disband?"
"It's been a month, and they have already reorganized. The first person to be challenged is you. Get ready. It's about to start."
Liu Dong, Zhang Sicheng, and the others looked over and saw that Lin Zhen's team had already arrived. There were a total of five people.
Lin Zhen, Jianghuai, Lou Qingfeng, Ma Mingxing, and Sun Tie.
Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie were Lin Zhen's roommates. Ma Mingxing was now an early-stage seventh-grade warlord and was quite strong. Sun Tie had also reached the late-stage fifth-grade warlord, which was slightly higher than Lin Zhen's early-stage fifth-grade warlord.
When they saw Lin Zhen's new team, Liu Dong and the others were stunned.
"Captain, I know that person. His name is Jianghuai, and he's very strong. Back then, the third team on the right was almost defeated by him alone. I didn't expect him to team up with Lin Zhen."
"That skinny guy doesn't look simple either. He's an eighth-grade warlord and seems to be a telekinesis master."
"I know Ma Mingxing too. He seems to have improved a lot. In this team, only Sun Tie is a hindrance."
Liu Dong and the others stopped talking about writing their names backwards. Instead, they were studying the other party's strength.
After a while, the challenge began. Lin Zhen's team proposed a team battle.
As they hadn't expected that someone would really dare to challenge them, Liu Dong and the others hadn't prepared any planetary crystals. Hence, they could only accept Lin Zhen's challenge.
Both teams got on the arena. When Brother Guang shouted the start of the battle, the battle started immediately.
The first person to rush out from Lin Zhen's team wasn't Lin Zhen or Jianghuai. Instead, it was Lou Qingfeng, who had just joined the team.
Lou Qingfeng had already thought it through. After breaking through to the warlord level in the Stellar Fruit Tree, he wouldn't listen to Li Wanfeng's commands anymore. Why did he have to fight to the death with Lin Zhen? He might as well work together and conquer the world.
During this period of time, his luck had been very good. He had continuously found several high-grade planetary crystals and advanced from a seventh-grade warlord to a eighth-grade warlord. His mental strength had also increased to the intermediate gold-grade warlord level. He wanted to show off.
After rushing out, he leaped into the air and slapped the disc-shaped sword case on his back. Five longswords were unsheathed at the same time and instantly attacked the five opponents.
"F * ck! This newcomer is so arrogant! "
"He dares to challenge me? We'll finish him off first!"
Liu Dong and the others were furious. They counterattacked at the same time, wanting to defeat Lou Qingfeng in one fell swoop.
However, Lou Qingfeng's longswords were definitely not ordinary. Under the control of his mental strength, they shone brightly. With a sudden burst of strength, the five opponents were forced to retreat at the same time. Two of them even had their weapons broken!
Lin Zhen and Jianghuai's eyes lit up. They didn't expect Lou Qingfeng to be so ferocious. If they had another assessment, he would probably have the strength to enter the top five.
Naturally, the two of them couldn't just watch. They leaped forward at the same time, targeting the two warriors whose weapons had been broken.
After losing their weapons, the two warriors' morale dropped drastically. How could they resist Lin Zhen and Jianghuai's sudden attack? In a few moves, they were knocked out of the arena.
During this process, Lou Qingfeng's longswords danced. He actually managed to withstand the attacks of Liu Dong and the other two advanced warlords. This gave Lin Zhen and Jianghuai a chance to display their strength.
Lin Zhen and Jianghuai finished off their opponents almost at the same time. Then, they split up and attacked together. Each of them intercepted another advanced warlord.
With two fewer enemies, Lou Qingfeng's morale was greatly boosted. His five longswords were like dragons, turning into a rolling river of swords that fiercely attacked Liu Dong.
He had used this move to deal with Lin Zhen before. However, Lin Zhen didn't choose to take it head-on. At that time, Lin Zhen knew that this move wouldn't be easy to deal with.
Sure enough, Liu Dong was a little flustered when facing Lou Qingfeng's river of swords. The clouds of defeat had already shrouded his head.
At this moment, Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie saw an opportunity. They quietly hid behind Liu Dong, and the three of them surrounded him.
The battle ended almost at the same time. Lin Zhen defeated one of them with a sweep of his spear. Jianghuai's three consecutive swords chopped the other out of the arena. Liu Dong was the most miserable. In order to avoid Lou Qingfeng's river of swords, Ma Mingxing swept his leg and knocked him to the ground. Then, Sun Tie kicked him out of the arena.
Sun Tie, who had defeated an enemy for the first time, shouted excitedly.
After the battle ended, Brother Guang immediately announced the result. Lin Zhen's team had won the challenge and became the third team on the central branch.
Liu Dong and the others were heavily injured. They supported each other and left.
As for Zhang Sicheng, he stood there helplessly. Liu Dong had clearly abandoned him. Once again, he had no place to stay.
At this moment, Lin Zhen left the arena and walked in front of Zhang Sicheng.
"If you want to live, follow me."
Zhang Sicheng had no choice but to obediently follow Lin Zhen out of the Ant Nest area.
"Why did Su Mingyue's senior sister come looking for you? Who are you asking for help from? "Lin Zhen asked straightforwardly.
Zhang Sicheng didn't dare to lie. He quickly told Lin Zhen everything. Now that he had no value, Brother Guang wouldn't help him anymore. He could only compromise with Lin Zhen.
"What's the situation over at Sky Dome?" Lin Zhen asked again.
Zhang Sicheng thought for a moment. "Sky Dome is controlled by the older students. It's the place that produces the most Stellar Crystals in the entire Stellar Fruit Tree. Su Mingyue's senior sister is the second most powerful person there. The first is Yue Feng from the Capital Base City. He's also known as the Little Overlord. He's been in the Stellar Fruit Tree for five years."
"How strong is Yue Feng?"
"He's very strong. It's said that he has compressed a lot of Dantian Qi. In fact, because the people in Sky Dome have a lot of Stellar Crystals, many people have compressed their Dantian Qi. Even the Honeycomb has a lot of Stellar Crystals. Only the Ant Nest has the least amount of Stellar Crystals. Warriors who have compressed their Dantian Qi are very rare."
"You mean compressing Dantian Qi?" Lin Zhen was a little surprised.
Zhang Sicheng said, "That's right. When a ninth level warlord's Dantian Qi is cultivated to the peak and can no longer be increased, he can advance to the warlord level. However, at this time, he can compress his Dantian Qi by consuming and absorbing some foreign objects. In this Stellar Fruit Tree, the only foreign object is Stellar Crystals, and only Stellar Crystals are useful. The purpose of us ninth level warlords coming here is to find an Stellar Crystal that contains special energy and to obtain some ordinary Stellar Crystals to compress Dantian Qi."
"Compressed Dantian Qi should be very strong in combat," Lin Zhen replied.
"That's right. It's said that Dantian Qi can be compressed to a total of ten times. Combat effectiveness can also be increased by ten times. However, that's just a legend. I've never seen anyone compress Dantian Qi by ten times. It seems that only Brother Guang and a few people in the first group have compressed their Dantian Qi."
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