Ever since Lin Zhen had obtained the Dark Star within his body, he had never found it difficult to absorb star crystals. But this time, he couldn't absorb them as freely as before.
The power of a mature Stellar Crystal was just too strong. Not to mention, he was absorbing three at a time. Lin Zhen felt that it took him about six to seven hours to absorb these three crystals. Seeing that the remaining three crystals on the tree branch were about to transform into white dwarfs, Lin Zhen finally finished absorbing them.
After absorbing them, Lin Zhen didn't even have time to digest them. He immediately started absorbing the other three crystals.
These three crystals took even longer to absorb. Because his dantian was already in a saturated state, Lin Zhen didn't have time to digest them. He could only absorb them while consuming them. His speed was very slow.
By the time Lin Zhen finished absorbing these three pills, he felt as if a day had passed.
Seeing that there were still more than 300 crystals on the tree, Lin Zhen felt a headache coming on. This time, he was going to have some fun. He still needed some time to digest them.
However, what comforted Lin Zhen was that after absorbing these six star crystals, Lin Zhen was already halfway through the fourth layer of compression. As long as he absorbed about ten more crystals, he would be able to compress his dantian Qi to the fifth layer.
"Forget it. If I can't go out, then I won't go out for now. I'll just stay here and absorb the star crystals. Let's finish absorbing these 300 crystals first."
Lin Zhen moved his numb legs. There were still traces of electric current on one of his legs. It seemed that if he didn't expel it, he wouldn't be able to completely remove it.
However, Lin Zhen wasn't in a hurry. He had lightning ions in his body. The electric current couldn't really cause him any real harm. At most, it would only numb him.
Sitting cross-legged inside the spatial crack, Lin Zhen started to digest the newly injected energy.
The excess energy from the star crystals was stored in the Dark Star. As Lin Zhen adjusted his breathing, the energy from the Dark Star was released and compressed bit by bit into his dantian.
The energy from the six star crystals took Lin Zhen an entire day. Only on the second day did he start the next round of absorption.
After repeating this process for three days, Lin Zhen finally reached the fifth layer of compression of his dantian Qi.
"Phew! At the fifth layer, I've only consumed 15 star crystals. I've already counted the number of star crystals on the tree over the past few days. There's a total of 330 star crystals, and there are still 315 star crystals that haven't been absorbed. "
"If that's the case, I should be able to complete at least eight layers of compression or even higher. It's just that it will take a lot of time. I wonder if I can complete it within three months."
At this moment, Lin Zhen didn't have a way to leave the space crack. He casually ate something and began his long journey of absorption and compression.
Fortunately, he still had a lot of food in his spatial ring, so he didn't have to worry about starving to death for now.
*****
Ever since Lin Zhen left, the number of star crystals in the hive increased again, which made the martial artists very happy.
The Celestial Four Gods stayed in the Honeycomb and snatched almost all the star crystals in the west. Every day, they did nothing but cultivate.
Lin Zhen's team never appeared again, and no martial artist went to disturb them. In the eyes of other martial artists, Lin Zhen's team was not far from disbanding.
Time passed day by day, and Lin Zhen never returned. It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth. No one knew where he went.
The news of Zhou Butong's death was transmitted back to the Honeycomb. Tong Huan took over Zhou Butong's position and began to lead the Honeycomb's affairs.
After Tong Huan took over, she increased the number of star crystals collected by the other martial artists to 40%.
This caused a strong backlash from the other martial artists. Previously, there were people who couldn't tolerate 30%, let alone 40% now.
However, these martial artists' resistance didn't have any effect. The Celestial Four Gods led the eastern group to suppress the resistance. Under the huge difference in strength, the martial artists couldn't resist at all.
Tong Huan also announced to the public that these extra star crystals were to be sent to Celestial Four Gods for Ye Lanshan's breakthrough.
At this time, it had been more than two months since Lin Zhen disappeared. Celestial Four Gods released news that Ye Lanshan was on the verge of a breakthrough and needed a lot of star crystals. They requested the Honeycomb Ant Nest to send star crystals over.
As one of the two big shots of Celestial Four Gods, Ye Lanshan's fame in the Stellar Fruit Tree was not small. She was a martial artist whose dantian had been compressed to seven layers. Now that she was about to become a wargod, it should be that her dantian had been compressed to eight layers.
Eight layers of compression was her limit. In addition, she was almost thirty years old. If she didn't become a wargod now, it would be too late. After the compression was complete, Ye Lanshan would break through to wargod.
It was said that Little Tyrant Yue Feng was preparing a banquet in Celestial Four Gods. He was waiting for Ye Lanshan to break through to send her off. This was because once Ye Lanshan broke through, she would have to leave the Stellar Fruit Tree within three days.
Although Celestial Four Gods didn't say it clearly, everyone knew that once Ye Lanshan left, it would be Yue Feng's time to marry Su Mingyue. At that time, no one would be able to stop Yue Feng.
Inside the hive, the four gods of Celestial Four Gods and Tong Huan were together, discussing matters.
Hua Cangtian was the first to speak: "I think our mission is about to end. Tyrant's side has already sent news. Within half a month, everything will be settled. This also means that Ye Lanshan will break through and leave in a few days. Once Ye Lanshan leaves, Su Mingyue will become Mrs. Yue. Therefore, the wedding will definitely be held within half a month."
"Hahaha! Tyrant's finally going to get what he wanted. When he leaves the Stellar Fruit Tree, will he carry a little child with him? "Zhang Sihai said with a smile.
Dong Shencai looked at Hua Cangtian: "Is this what you want to talk about today?"
"Of course not. What I mean is that Lin Zhen has already disappeared. I think he has already given up. Now that Tyrant's wedding is about to begin, Ye Lanshan's farewell banquet will also be held. The four of us definitely have to go back and participate. We can't just foolishly stay here in the hive."
"You mean to leave? Return to Celestial Vault? "
"Yes, there's nothing to do even if we continue to stay here. What else can we do if we don't go back? I don't want to stay here for a day to look at these buzzing bees. My head is about to explode. If we return to Celestial Vault, we can still feel the wind, listen to the raindrops and enjoy the sunshine.
How wonderful! "While Hua Cangtian was lamenting, Dong Shencai interrupted him:" No, our mission here is to stop Lin Zhen and the rest from breaking through. Now that Lin Zhen isn't here, who knows when he will return. We can't give up on our mission. "
Hua Cangtian smiled bitterly: "Shencai, think about it. Even if Lin Zhen returns now, what can he do? If you let him climb up that pile of dirt to absorb the star crystals, how much can he absorb in ten days? Furthermore, he can't just absorb them casually. "
Hearing this, Dong Shencai hesitated.
Yes, everything would be over in half a month. By then, no matter what Lin Zhen did, he wouldn't be able to overturn the heavens. So what if he returned to the hive?
But Dong Shencai's sense of mission still made her feel uneasy.
"I still feel that it's inappropriate. Some things can't be taken lightly until the last moment. Furthermore, the Overlord didn't order us to return immediately. He only told us to prepare."
At this moment, Li Xuanqiong added: "Shencai, the Overlord is very busy now and can't take care of us. Furthermore, you've known him for so many years, don't you know his character? He didn't give us any clear orders. Just telling us to get ready is enough. He won't say anything when we go back. Maybe Sky Dome needs us to take care of things right now. "
"That's right. Ye Lanshan doesn't care about anything when she's at the critical juncture of her advancement. Without the four of us here, Conqueror has to deal with everything on his own. We don't feel at ease staying here either." Zhang Sihai added.
They were really tired of staying in the hive. In the past, when Lin Zhen was around, they could still maintain their vigilance. However, Lin Zhen had disappeared for almost three months. They had nothing to do all day and were really bored.
There was also that group of damned bees. The noise they made after mutating was simply unbearable. Being ravaged by the buzzing noise every day made them miss the Celestial Vault very much.
Although Dong Shencai was a little shaken by the three of them, she still insisted: "I'm still worried. Lin Zhen's teammates are still here. If he comes back, we can still team up at any time …"
"Miss Dong, don't worry. Those guys who have lost their will to fight won't be able to do anything. I can still guarantee that. Now, everything in the hive is under control." This time, it was Tong Huan who spoke.
However, they didn't know that Dong Shencai was extraordinarily stubborn. She insisted on this point and said: "No, Lin Zhen still has teammates. I'll wait here until the Overlord orders me to return. If you want to leave, the three of you can leave. Otherwise, I won't leave."
With that, Dong Shencai closed her eyes and sat down to adjust her breathing. She didn't care about them anymore.
Hua Cangtian and the rest felt helpless and walked out of the tree hole together.
"What should we do? Shencai doesn't agree to go back. If the three of us go back alone, the Overlord will definitely not agree. "
"That's right. Among the four of us, the Overlord values Shencai the most. If we leave her here alone, the Overlord will definitely skin us alive."
"Then what should we do? I've really had enough of this place. Once I think about staying here for another half a month, I feel like I'm going crazy. "
At this moment, Tong Huan suddenly said: "Miss Dong is worried that Lin Zhen can still team up at any time when he comes back. But what if there are no more Lin Zhen's teammates here?"
"What do you mean?" The three of them looked at Tong Huan.
Tong Huan chuckled: "The few of you know what I mean. Lin Zhen's four teammates aren't strong enough. I believe that if the few of you take action, they will definitely be captured. When the time comes, we'll inform Miss Dong of their deaths. I believe Miss Dong won't have any reason to stay anymore."
Hua Cangtian, Li Xuanqiong and Zhang Sihai looked at each other and nodded involuntarily.
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