When Hong Tong and his companions lured the Devastating Icy Revenant to the camp of the demons with their broken Crystal Suits, Li Yao was still kneeling on one of his knees and moving his hands as fast as lightning.
He carried a lot of general-purpose components with him. After polishing, cutting, and modifying, they fell on the conch-shaped magical equipment without any gaps like mercury flowing on the ground.
Although the Devastating Icy Revenant was raging right above his head, Li Yao didn't even have the time to blink his eyes. His attention was focused on the complicated crystal wires and rune arrays.
The activation components were not difficult to assemble. The difficulty was to 'deceive' the detection system of the magical equipment into thinking that it was a normal activation.
Starlight swirled in Li Yao's eyes as he mumbled,
He muttered, "4 minutes 17 seconds … 4 minutes 18 seconds … 4 minutes 19 seconds …"
Walls of ice and rocks rose in front of Hong Tong one after another, only to be frozen by the Devastating Icy Revenant again and again.
The Devastating Icy Revenant turned into thousands of icy torrents and flowed out of the holes, only to be condensed in midair again with squeaking noises, as if it were sneering maliciously.
"CRACK!"
Hong Tong's shoulder armor was hit by an icy arrow. It immediately turned into a bluish ice block. As he moved his shoulder, the ice broke into pieces one after another, exposing his shoulder to the low temperature of minus two hundred degrees. Despite the dual defense of the mustard-seed combat suit and the emblem of fire, his movements were still extremely rigid.
The other four were in even worse condition. The Crystal Suits were ragged and would break apart at the slightest touch, as if they were made of glass. Not a single part of them was intact.
"Li Yao, we can't hold on any longer!"
Captain Hong Tong roared hoarsely.
"Nine seconds left. Let it go!"
Li Yao's voice, on the other hand, turned extremely calm, as if he were confident that he would win the battle.
"Are you sure?"
Hong Tong gritted his teeth.
"Trust me!"
Li Yao raised his voice, revealing his unwavering confidence.
Hong Tong was dazed for a moment. A moment later … With a shout, the four of them passed by Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong. They first knelt on one knee, then fell forward, but they had run out of spirit energy and could not move at all.
At the core of the Devastating Ice Soul. With an ear-piercing whistle, all of the light blue cracks suddenly flashed and crushed toward Li Yao.
"Last three seconds … two seconds … one second …"
Li Yao turned a blind eye to it. At the last moment, he actually slowed down and inserted a chip that was carved with activation runes into the conch-shaped magical equipment gently, before he squeezed it hard!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!"
The conch-shaped magical treasure immediately shone brightly. It shook violently, releasing a cloud of light gray mist that rushed toward the Devastating Icy Soul.
The Devastating Ice Revenant, which had been baring its fangs and brandishing its claws a moment ago, seemed to have sensed the arrival of its natural enemy. It hissed and wriggled, trying to roll back. However, the gray mist caught up with it instantly and merged with it. Capture.
After being corrupted by the gray mist, the Devastating Ice Soul turned into a giant swirl floating in midair. It revolved from the inside to the outside and was torn apart into streams of ice, which were all absorbed by the conch-shaped magical equipment.
In less than three minutes, the ice cloud dozens of meters in diameter was completely absorbed into the conch-shaped magical equipment.
The shell of the conch-shaped magical equipment turned into a translucent deep blue, with dazzling patterns on it. It was quite beautiful.
It was not until this moment that Li Yao finally sat down on the ground and took a long breath in relief.
The six Orb Patrollers of Team Blue Bronze sat on the barren, gray land for a long time. There was no telling who laughed first in the communication channel. Several seconds later, all six of them couldn't help but burst into crazy laughter.
…
One day later, in the base of Occult Orbs Fellowship in the Tian Yuan Realm …
"Chi!"
A star shuttle that had been frozen gray and emitted frigid air was docked at the end of the orbit. The six members of Team Blue Bronze crawled out of the shuttle on all fours.
The first thing that Li Yao did was to open his facial cover and take a deep breath of the fresh and warm air of the Tian Yuan Realm.
"Home is the best, isn't it?" Hong Tong asked with a smile.
"Indeed!" Li Yao said with mixed feelings.
Ever since he was born, he had been carrying some bizarre memories deep inside his brain, which made him different from other kids. He didn't have much of a concept of home.
The trip to Mystic Glacier had made him realize the preciousness of the Tian Yuan Realm.
Home …
Yes, in the vast and boundless sea of stars, there might be hundreds of thousands of Greater Worlds, but only one of them was his hometown, and that was the Heaven's Origin Sector!
He would not allow his home to fall into the claws of the demon beasts!
Because of the fierce battle on Mystic Glacier, Team Blue Bronze had undergone thorough body examinations in case there might be any sequelae. It took them more than half a day to enter the base to turn in the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and their contribution points.
Inside the base, they ran into some 'old friends', who were members of Team Lingering Wind.
Guo Yu of Team Lingering Wind had been heavily wounded by Li Yao in a duel more than a month ago. He had been in the ICU for more than twenty days before he finally recovered.
They had just finished an exploration mission in the Occult Orbs, too. But they were much luckier than Team Blue Bronze. They didn't run into any demons and collected a lot of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
"This time, not only did we collect a lot of Blood Swallow Stones, we also found a special plant named 'Moon Tear Flower'. We also explored more than half of the map of 'Dark Moon'. I'm afraid that we will earn more than twenty thousand contribution points, won't we?"
"Ha. The contribution points have been calculated. 27,520! Our ranking on the Rank of Stars has risen by two! "
Guo Yu stared at Li Yao, who was not far away, and said with a fake smile, "With the contribution points, we can purchase a lot of magical equipment and secret arts. The capability of Team Lingering Wind will definitely soar, and we will be among the top fifty of the Rank of Stars!
"As for Team Blue Bronze, I'm told that their mission to explore Mystic Glacier didn't go well. They even wasted a star shuttle. A lot of contribution points will be deducted, too!
"Hehe. Rookies will always be rookies. No matter how excellent their performance was in the Tian Yuan Realm, their true colors will be revealed when they are in the Occult Orbs. They will be a burden to the entire team!
"Just you wait, Vulture Li Yao. It won't be long. I'll challenge you again! "
Li Yao and the rest of the team completely ignored Guo Yu's resentful eyes. They left in a hurry after calculating their contribution points on the mainframe crystal processor.
Guo Yu gnashed his teeth, but his shoulder was pressed by the captain of Team Blue Bronze.
The captain of Team Blue Bronze was displeased.
He said in a low voice, "Guo Yu, calm down. Team Blue Bronze has defeated you twice in our duels, which is a great humiliation for Team Lingering Wind. We will get back at them sooner or later! After we go to the Occult Orbs for a few more times, I will challenge Team Blue Bronze in the name of Team Lingering Wind! "
"Captain, are you serious?" Guo Yu was overjoyed.
A duel between two teams. It was more formal and more intense than a personal duel.
"Of course! Team Blue Bronze has wounded you twice. We wasted months of our time exploring the Occult Orbs. Our losses are astronomical. If we don't get back at them, we will always be the biggest joke among the Children of Occult Orbs! "
The captain of Team Blue Bronze said angrily. Then he raised his eyebrow. "Strange. Look at the mainframe crystal processor. Why are so many people gathering around it? What's going on? "
The members of Team Lingering Wind were confused. They squeezed forward, only to discover that everyone was pointing at the Rank of Stars.
After a casual glance, the members of Team Lingering Wind were all shocked.
"What? Team Blue Bronze has been exploring Mystic Glacier. He actually obtained more than 114,000 Contribution Points? That's five times more than ours! "
"How is it possible?"
"Didn't they also use an extra Star Shuttle? That'll cost them over ten thousand contribution points!"
"Mystic Glacier is just a mining base. By logic, there shouldn't be any invaluable treasures in it. What did they find that gave them so many contribution points?"
"Their rank on the Rank of Stars. Their rank has risen by more than twenty to the 46th place! "
The members of Team Lingering Wind were all dumbfounded. They couldn't figure out how Team Blue Bronze had earned more than 100,000 contribution points.
Even the super teams ranked in the top ten of the Rank of Stars couldn't guarantee that they could earn more than 100,000 contribution points from one exploration of an Occult Orb. This was a windfall!
Some of the onlookers who had talked with Team Blue Bronze were whispering to each other.
"Have you heard? Team Blue Bronze won more than a hundred thousand contribution points this time, all of which were given to Vulture Li Yao!"
"This is Vulture Li Yao's first official exploration of an Occult Orb, and he has earned tens of thousands of contribution points, which is even more than the total contribution points of an entire team. What a fortune!"
"Team Blue Bronze is unbelievably lucky. A few months ago, they recruited a strong newcomer, Queen of Fire, Ding Ling Dong. A few months later, they recruited an even stronger newcomer, Vulture Li Yao, through Ding Ling Dong!"
"It seems that it won't be long before Team Blue Bronze returns to the peak state when their old captain, Yin Qingfeng, was still alive. They will return to the top ten of the Rank of Stars and become a super team!"
The members of Team Lingering Wind squeezed out of the crowd.
According to the usual practice of Star Teams, contribution points were generally distributed evenly. However, if a member made an especially significant contribution during the exploration and played a role in turning the situation around, then it could be considered as the 'First Contribution' and receive more contribution points.
Team Lingering Wind had collected Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for quite a few days on Dark Moon. They had even found a special plant by chance. Yet, they had only earned around 20,000 contribution points.
But this Vulture Li Yao, a newcomer, had earned almost 40,000 contribution points in his first exploration of an Occult Orb, which was even more than the total contribution points of their entire team?
How on earth did he do it?!
Guo Yu was scratching his head so hard that his scalp was almost bleeding.
"Guo Yu …"
The captain of Team Lingering Wind was dazed for a long time. He struggled to say, "About your challenge to Li Yao, and about Team Lingering Wind's challenge to Team Blue Bronze."
"What's wrong, captain?" Guo Yu was almost crying.
"Let's discuss it further!"
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