143: Gathering

Peng Lin let out a furious roar.

His entire body expanded by a size, his eyes bloodthirsty and crazed, as he smashed a fist into the ground.

"Earth Tremor!"

The power of a Level 6 Extraordinary Talent was displayed to its fullest at this moment; with Peng Lin at the center, the entire earth trembled, and countless spikes rose from the ground.

Xiao Weiqing's expression tightened as he shouted low, "Flame True Body."

"Flame True Body."

Since he had already made his move, there was absolutely no way he would let these people go.

Entering the Flame True Body state, Xiao Weiqing was surrounded by Refined Fire, the terrifying flames burning the air recklessly.

Boom!

He took a step forward.

Wherever he passed, the trees and weeds in the valley were all turned to ash, and even the damp stones instantly cracked apart.

A powerful aura pressed down on everyone's nerves.

"How is this possible?"

Peng Lin's eyes widened, his heart filled with horror.

"Could this person have already opened a second Dantian?"

"Hah!~~"

Peng Lin roared again, putting up a resistance as Spiritual Qi continuously overflowed from his fists, and the surrounding spikes condensed into a giant hammer.

"Go to hell!"

Qiang~

Half of the Red Dragon was unsheathed.

Puchi!~

Peng Lin was split in half.

The blade energy carved a gully dozens of meters long into the ground behind him, the sides of the gully charred black and accompanied by golden flames.

"Peng Lin!~"

The remaining Great Xia Talents from the Tianlang Empire were scared witless by the sight.

Peng Lin, the Genius ranked third on their Tianlang Empire ladder, had been killed, and in just two moves.

This was a Level 6 Extraordinary Talent who had long since opened his Dantian; as far as they knew, Peng Lin had already begun trying to open a second Dantian.

"Run!"

The remaining few no longer had any thoughts of resistance and fled in all directions.

But how could Xiao Weiqing let them escape? His figure flashed, blocking the path of a woman—it was the Tianlang Empire's Level 5 Spirit Cultivator, Xie Yanyan.

"Let me leave, and I'll give you all the elemental stones."

"How many do you have?"

Xiao Weiqing asked.

"163 stones."

"Deal!"

Xiao Weiqing stepped aside.

Xie Yanyan was delighted and waved her hand.

Hualala!~

A large pile of elemental stones fell to the ground, roughly estimated to be seventy or eighty.

"Not enough!"

"I'll give them to you once I leave the valley entrance."

Xiao Weiqing raised the half-length Red Dragon. "You don't have a choice."

Xie Yanyan suppressed her anger and waved her hand, sending elemental stones flying toward Xiao Weiqing like a storm.

At the same time, she cried out, "Phantom Spirit!"

"Phantom Spirit!"

Xie Yanyan launched a mental attack and immediately fled toward the valley exit.

Xiao Weiqing's Mental Energy surged, and a barrier blocked Xie Yanyan's mental attack—it was the Mind Shield.

Then he pushed out his palm.

"Fire Owl!~"

Boom!!!

A golden pillar of flame pierced through Xie Yanyan's body and struck the stone wall opposite her.

Xie Yanyan's running steps faltered as she stared blankly at her chest, her heart filled with confusion as to why Xiao Weiqing was not affected by her mental attack at all.

Inside the valley.

Ren Jie and Luo Dechang also surrounded and killed another Level 6 Extraordinary Talent from the Tianlang Empire.

At this point,

the Great Xia geniuses had completely annihilated all sixty-plus geniuses of the Tianlang Empire at the cost of fewer than five lives.

Among them,

Xiao Weiqing alone had killed nearly 50.

"It's a good thing you came, otherwise we would have all perished here today." Ren Jie and Ji Zhiming walked over.

Xiao Weiqing said, "I just happened to run into them; it was that guy from the Tianlang Empire who insisted on bringing me here."

"Then we really have to thank him."

"How many people did we lose?"

Ji Zhiming sighed. "Fifteen in total. Ten died before we were forced into the valley. Three of them died from injuries too severe to treat, and we just lost five more in the battle. If you hadn't intervened in time, we probably wouldn't have escaped this disaster today."

Xiao Weiqing remained silent and said nothing. In relic treasure hunting, opportunity is always accompanied by death.

"What are your plans now?"

"We're planning to change bases and take a rest first. What about you, Xiao Weiqing?"

"I'm going to collect elemental stones and head toward the center of the relic."

Just then,

Luo Dechang walked up. "Xiao Weiqing, I, Luo Dechang, owe you a life."

"That's right, Xiao Weiqing, we'll remember this favor."

Ji Zhiming also said, "Xiao Weiqing, if you ever need anything, just call on us."

"Exactly, just say the word. I, Wang Niu, won't even bat an eye."

"Yes, yes."

Xiao Weiqing smiled and nodded. "You guys said it, then."

Ji Zhiming said, "Of course, I know all these people and will remember for you. But next time you sell your own information to me, could you make it a bit cheaper?"

Xiao Weiqing was taken aback, then laughed heartily.

"We'll see."

Afterward, Xiao Weiqing gathered his spoils and parted ways with everyone.

Luo Dechang watched Xiao Weiqing's departing back and said, "He should have opened a second Dantian."

Ren Jie nodded. "Yeah, it should be the Lower Dantian, otherwise it would be impossible to kill Peng Lin in two moves. It's too terrifying; I estimate only that freak Dongfang Xuan can compete with Xiao Weiqing."

Ji Zhiming nodded. "Mhm."

According to what Ji Zhiming knew, Dongfang Xuan had also entered the Second Realm shortly after Xiao Weiqing, then opened a second Dantian within two months, and was now starting to try to open a third Dantian... One week later.

Xiao Weiqing walked out of a stone cave on a cliff.

"It's finally about to bloom, it really made me wait."

On the cliff face, at the top of a two-foot-tall plant, a flower bud was slowly blooming.

As the petals opened, the white flower gradually became transparent.

Another three minutes passed.

When all the petals had fully unfurled, Xiao Weiqing leaped up and quickly plucked the crystal-clear flower.

This kind of Glazed Flower would wither immediately if not harvested once it bloomed.

"Not bad, another 5,000 points in the bag."

Glazed Flowers were considered precious in the information Yan Xin had given him; a single petal was worth 1,000 points.

"If only I had come a bit earlier."

In fact, there were two more plants here, but they had already withered.

These past few days, Xiao Weiqing had devoted himself entirely to searching for Heaven And Earth Treasures. Relying on the information from Yan Xin, he basically had harvests every day, already exceeding 70,000 points.

"It's about time, I need to head to the center of the relic."

Xiao Weiqing had not forgotten the ultimate assessment of this relic.

"The assessment at the God's Residence was already incredible; could there be an even more powerful assessment than the God's assessment?"

He wondered what the rewards would be and if they would be even better than the Starry Sky Contemplation Method.

...Two days later.

Xiao Weiqing slaughtered a few blind fools and successfully arrived at one of the four major bases in the center of the relic—the Xinhuo Base.

This place was only twenty-some kilometers away from the final assessment site, and it had always been the gathering place for Great Xia Talents participating in the ultimate assessment.

The base was very large, and the electronic board showed 7242/12000, with a maximum capacity of twelve thousand people.

However, this number made Xiao Weiqing frown slightly.

Based on past experience, this number was a bit low.

Those from Great Xia who entered Civilization Relic No. 1 were all in the Second Realm, numbering around ten thousand people.

Excluding those who were weaker or unable to reach the center of the relic and thus would not participate in the ultimate assessment, the number in the past was always above 8000, but this time it was significantly lower.

Xiao Weiqing swiped his Wristband and entered the base, immediately being recognized.

"Xiao Weiqing?"

"Where?"

"Xiao Weiqing is here?"

"Brother Qing."

Xiao Weiqing recognized the people from Luo Jiang Academy, nodded in response, and spent a few minutes finding a place to stay.

As soon as he stepped out, he happened to run into Ji Zhiming.

"Xiao Weiqing, let's go, everyone is waiting for you."