Li Yao was shocked by the fossil of the dragon dragon. He was quite tempted. After his spiritual energy was condensed, he assumed the form of an eagle. He wanted to find a fossil of an eagle to help him with his training, too.
However, eagles were flying in the sky. Fossils were hard to come by. Besides, Li Yao's level was not high enough that he could gain a lot by studying fossils. Therefore, he had no choice but to give up after half a round of searching.
But an inconspicuous booth in a corner of the warehouse attracted his attention. On the booth were the scraps of magical equipment from the Occult Orbs. Most of them were chainswords, vibration sabers, and other melee magical equipment from the Star Ocean Imperium that had been seriously damaged.
The melee magical equipment had been broken during the fierce battles on the battlefield. After thousands of years of erosion, even the most basic structure of the magical equipment had fallen apart. They were nothing more than a pile of scrap iron and copper, with absolutely no value to be studied or copied.
If possible, the Orb Patrollers would never bring such garbage back to the Tian Yuan Realm.
However, sometimes, they would be unlucky and find nothing in the Occult Orbs. Therefore, they could only bring back the scraps of magical equipment reluctantly.
Not only were the scraps of magical equipment unattractive in Empyreal Star City, few people were willing to buy them in the outside world. After a long time, the scraps had been piled up like a mountain. What Li Yao saw was just the tip of the iceberg. There were still many more in the underground warehouse.
Li Yao was intrigued. His interest was piqued.
The scraps of magical equipment were so damaged that even he couldn't repair them.
However, it was possible to infer the cause of the damage through the fracture of the magical equipment, which was the same as an 'autopsy'.
Li Yao had grasped many mysteries of saber arts by repairing the damaged magical equipment in the Battle of Verdant Tarn City.
Within these Magical Treasure fragments, there were scars from ten thousand years ago. If one could pass through the cracks, then one would be able to see through them. If he could figure out the mysteries of saber arts from ten thousand years ago, he would make a fortune!
Li Yao checked the price. The scraps of magical equipment cost very few contribution points. They were almost free.
Li Yao took the lift to the underground warehouse.
All the scraps of magical equipment were piled up in a corner of the warehouse. They formed a small mountain, faintly emitting a murderous aura that seemed to have materialized. It was as if countless bloody knives were stirring Li Yao's internal organs.
Li Yao licked his lips and squatted in front of the magical equipment scraps, selecting them carefully.
What he practiced was mainly saber arts. Therefore, he paid special attention to the broken pieces of magical equipment that seemed to have been cut by a saber.
This job. It was not an easy task. Thankfully, Li Yao was a maniac when it came to magical equipment in the first place and enjoyed himself. After searching for more than two hours, he finally found nine scraps of magical equipment that were relatively intact. There was no telling what they had been used for, but every scrap of magical equipment was riddled with interconnected saber marks.
Li Yao could faintly sense the essence, energy, and spirit contained in these saber marks. Long Wenhui, who was as strong as Jin Dan, had given him a small stone.
By studying the pebble that Long Wenhui had given him, he had created the Thunderous Gale Saber Art.
If he could see through all the saber marks left on the nine scraps of magical equipment. What could he possibly learn from them?
Li Yao was satisfied. He was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a flash among the scraps of magical equipment.
Pushing aside the scraps, he discovered that it was a piece of weird magical equipment that looked like a watch, except that the 'band' was extremely long.
If this magical equipment was really a watch, the wrist of the wearer would be too thick. He must have been a giant three to four meters tall.
However, its' surface 'was even smaller than that of a regular watch. It looked extremely out of place.
Li Yao pondered for a long time before he finally understood. It was not a watch, but something that was worn on the forehead. It was a piece of magical equipment that looked like a 'headband'.
This piece of magical equipment did not have too many saber and sword wounds, but it had been completely corroded by acid. It was covered in purple rust from the inside to the outside, like a layer of weird moss.
Looking through the 'moss', Li Yao found that it was full of the components of the most precise magical equipment.
Li Yao thought for a moment and put the piece of magical equipment into his pocket.
The biggest problem of this piece of magical equipment was that its shell was full of rust. When it came to removing rust, Li Yao was one of the best experts in the Tian Yuan Realm.
Even if it couldn't be repaired, it wasn't too expensive anyway. Even if he could use the precise components inside to practice his magical equipment maintenance skills, it would still be good enough.
After the payment, Li Yao returned to the exhibition hall in high spirits.
At this moment, the Secret Treasure Exchange had come to an end. There were fewer Orb Patrollers in the exhibition hall.
Li Yao saw at first glance that Hong Tong and Ding Ling Dong were talking to three Orb Patrollers with intimidating auras. The Orb Patroller in the lead looked familiar. Li Yao recalled that he was the arrogant young man named Yan Jun, whom he had met when he first arrived at the headquarters of Occult Orbs Fellowship.
He was the leader of the Children of Occult Orbs. Team Thunder Soul, led by him, was currently ranked first on the Rank of Stars.
Li Yao's eyelids twitched. He strode forward and stood behind Ding Ling Dong.
There was a scar on Yan Jun's left eye that was so deep that his bones could be seen. It made his face look particularly unsightly. It was said that he had been dragged down by the foreign Orb Patrollers during an expedition to the Occult Orbs. In that battle, Yan Jun's own sister had perished in the Occult Orbs, too.
Therefore, Yan Jun didn't like the foreign Orb Patrollers very much.
Yan Jun glanced at Li Yao quickly. Then he looked back at Hong Tong and said casually,
"Hong Tong, Yin Qingfeng, the old captain of Team Blue Bronze, used to be the only one among the foreign Orb Patrollers that I admired. It's a pity that he has perished.
"Although Team Blue Bronze has two strong newcomers, I don't think that you have regained the peak strength of Yin Qingfeng's era.
"If you really want to fight side by side with me on Ultimacy, then train hard and fight like crazy!
"But remember, you only have three months to prove your capability!"
After that, Yan Jun and his teammates left without looking back.
Li Yao blinked his eyes, confused. He turned around and asked, "Captain, what's going on?"
Hong Tong was emotionless. He touched his red nose and said calmly, "Just now, a message from the Occult Orbs has been announced.
"Just now, Occult Orbs Fellowship announced an important announcement on the Web site of the Occult Orbs Fellowship. In a hundred days, five of the top ten teams on the Rank of Stars will be selected to carry out a mission of utmost importance!
Li Yao's heart was beating fast. He said, "It must be the exploration of Ultimacy!"
Hong Tong nodded and said, "Exactly.
"That's right. It was just a rumor, but now it's confirmed. It's just that we have less time than we expected. We only have a hundred days. We have to be in the top ten of the Rank of Stars in order to be qualified for the mission of Ultimacy!"
"Although we earned a hundred and ten thousand contribution points during the trip to Mystic Glacier and improved our ranking a lot, the higher we go, the fiercer the competition will be. None of the top twenty teams on the Rank of Stars is easy to deal with. It will be very difficult to surpass them!"
Li Yao looked into his captain's eyes and found that, although Hong Tong said that the mission would be very difficult, there was not the slightest frustration or hesitation in his eyes. Instead, there was a fire that was burning more and more fiercely.
Li Yao smiled.
"If the mission is so difficult, what are we waiting for? Let's go back and train ourselves so that we can recover to our peak state and carry out the next mission!"
…
Inside Li Yao's personal training room in the base of Team Blue Bronze …
In front of Li Yao was a bronze basin that was filled with rolling, bright purple liquid that was bubbling and emitting smoky steam.
Gritting his teeth, Li Yao thrust his hands into the bubble. Immediately, "Chi Chi Chi Chi" sounds were heard. The bubble was rolling ten times faster than before.
Li Yao was in so much pain that veins were bulging on his face, making him look extremely hideous. Two drops of tears even flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably.
It was the ultimate secret art of 'Thousand Fingers Soft Bone' recorded on the second floor of the Heavenly Refining Tower in Ou Yezi's memories. The liquid was made of twenty-one kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which would be used to soak the hands and corrode the bones of the fingers over and over again until they were reborn.
The process of training was extremely cruel. But if one succeeded, their hand speed would be improved by more than ten percent!
The twenty-one kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were extremely rare even in the world of ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago. Li Yao had never found any of them in the outside world until he was in Occult Orbs Fellowship. He had collected all of them at the cost of a fortune and refined the mysterious purple liquid.
Every drop of the bright purple liquid was worth thousands of gold coins. Although Li Yao was in excruciating pain, he did not dare to relax. He bit his lips and teeth hard, while his hands were quickly making gestures in the scorching liquid.
As the gestures were completed one after another, the bright purple liquid was boiling and splashing everywhere. But not a single drop of the liquid was spilled out of the basin, as if it had been restrained by an invisible force.
Half an hour later, the previously dirty liquid became as clear as water, without the slightest heat.
Li Yao's clothes were soaked in sweat. He took a long breath in relief and retracted his hands from the basin.
At this moment, not only were his hands as smooth and smooth as jade, they were also emitting a layer of purple brightness.
"Excellent!"
Li Yao moved his ten fingers slightly and drew hundreds of runes in midair at a very fast speed. His movements were as smooth as flowing water. They were indescribably pleasing to the eye.
"The mastery of 'Thousand Fingers Soft Bone' has significantly improved my hand speed. Not only has it improved the efficiency of magical equipment maintenance, it has also been of great help to me when I draw runes in midair or even in a battle!
Li Yao's mind was suddenly active.
He was used to using the Boiled Blood Wind Slashing Saber in a battle. His style of fighting was bold and powerful, but not agile enough.
Right now, since his hand speed was much higher than that of other Cultivators of his level, could he make use of it and use a brand-new weapon to make up for the shortcoming of the Boiled Blood Wind Slashing Saber?
While he was deep in thought, his mini crystal processor buzzed. He turned on the light beam and saw that Li Yao suddenly stood up. He smiled, his white teeth glittering.
There was a new mission. This time, it was a pure hunting mission. Although it was highly dangerous, the contribution points would be much higher. Besides, he could get a lot of trophies from the demons.
"Top ten of the Rank of Stars?
"No. My goal is to be the top of the Rank of Stars!"
Waving his hands, the purple brightness disappeared into his flesh. Li Yao strode out. (To be continued)
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