378: Original mine

Surface.

A mysterious Small World composed entirely of ice and snow.

This dream-like scene, however, bore a name that struck fear into hearts: "Demon Swaying Ice Cavern."

It belonged to the top-tier civilization among Small Civilizations, the "Frozen Demon Civilization." The Demon Swaying Ice Cavern was one of its many territories, located in a relatively outer region.

Within this Domain covered in ice and snow, a unique and wondrous resource came into being, which people called "Surging Ice."

It was called Surging Ice because this substance underwent a peculiar phenomenon of rigid deformation every minute.

The reason it was called rigid deformation was that, no matter how Surging Ice changed its form, its inherent characteristic of being hard as iron always remained, as if it would never yield to external forces.

Initially, Surging Ice did not show any obvious use or value.

However, after the intelligent researchers of the Technology Martial Hall relentlessly explored and delved into it, they finally discovered its hidden potential.

Surging Ice became one of the indispensable important raw Materials for manufacturing Tier 2 medicine.

Although for the Frozen Demon Civilization, Surging Ice was not considered a rare treasure.

But because it was located within the territories of other alien races, it was not easy for other alien races to obtain a sufficient quantity of Surging Ice.

They not only needed to overcome the numerous difficulties brought by the geographical environment but also had to contend with the obstruction of the Frozen Demon Civilization.

Therefore, the acquisition of every piece of Surging Ice was exceptionally hard-won.

In this ice and snow Small World, the Frozen Demon alien race could not be easily killed; instead, a certain number of kills were required.

In their ice form, each time they were completely shattered, they would not die directly but would drop 10 Ranks.

They would only truly die if their Life Strength Rank was exactly 0 when shattered.

In other words, if their Rank when killed was less than or equal to 10, it was a true death.

But this Rebirth condition had a prerequisite: it had to be within the ice and snow world.

This also led to the alien races of the Frozen Demon Civilization not daring to leave their own territory.

Top-tier Civilization was also their rating when they were in the ice and snow world. If they left the ice and snow world, their strength would decrease by 30%, and they would lose their regeneration ability.

A corner of the Demon Swaying Ice Cavern.

Suddenly, the ice and snow on the Surface rippled, and an alien race composed entirely of blue and white ice crystals coalesced.

"Damn it, how can a Humanoid life form like you, who needs external weapons to exert power, be so strong!"

This Frozen Demon alien race, who had once again solidified into ice, bent his waist and looked at the Humanoid life form holding a chain weapon in front of him, speaking with some fear.

Because he had just been killed, his strength plummeted by 10 Ranks.

He couldn't defeat him before the drop, let alone after. Originally, in his own ice and snow world, he could have merged with the ice and escaped.

But the opponent actually had Seven Mystic Treasures, and the ability of the Seventh Secret Treasure was a sealing type ability!

"Strong?"

"Indeed, a bit."

Gao Zhongwang lowered his head and looked at his hand, as if power would surge from there.

As a Transmigrator, Gao Zhongwang's Rank after Transmigration was 10. After that, for every 1 Rank he gained, his Body, Mind, and Skill talents would improve to varying degrees.

The most outstanding among them was his Life Strength talent.

Although Gao Zhongwang did not state it publicly, he knew that his Life Strength talent had long exceeded the 100-point limit set by High Martial Civilization.

Because he was a Transmigrator, it was difficult for him to explain this matter, so he simply let the words of those who praised him go unchallenged.

Although it was praise, to some extent, wasn't it also a fact?

He was already Rank 18!

And the speed of his progress showed no signs of slowing down.

If nothing unexpected happened, Gao Zhongwang would likely advance to Sky Soaring Warrior before the end of his freshman year's first semester.

This speed was a full three and a half years faster than the standard given by the Three Great Academies of High Martial Civilization, and one year faster than two and a half years!

If he truly achieved it, he would also break the record for the fastest Sky Soaring Warrior set by Rayne, one of the three great powerhouses!

However, Gao Zhongwang was not overly pleased about this.

Because he knew that Rayne was a native of High Martial Civilization, while he was a Transmigrator, a cheat, so breaking the other party's record was not surprising.

Moreover, the two were not from the same era, and the resource environment they had during their growth was also different, so a fair comparison was impossible.

If they absolutely had to be compared... only a Genius like Chen Du, who was the same age as him, could be compared!

And, the other party had won against him once, although it wasn't won by strength, Gao Zhongwang acknowledged it.

He understood that strength was a comprehensive carrier, which included luck.

However, although Chen Du had won against him, he did not become his Heart Demon, as his father or teacher had worried.

Quite the opposite, Gao Zhongwang hardly ever thought about Chen Du, the person who had once won against him.

Although the other party had won against him, in terms of hard strength, he was still stronger. Coupled with the fact that he was a Transmigrator, for every Rank he gained, his Body, Mind, and Skill talents would increase to varying degrees.

Therefore, in Gao Zhongwang's heart, he did not consider Chen Du an opponent; he merely acknowledged that Chen Du had won against him, but he did not acknowledge that Chen Du was stronger than him.

Then, Gao Zhongwang glanced at the Frozen Demon alien race who was somewhat afraid of him, said nothing more, and directly shattered the opponent with a whip.

This Frozen Demon alien race in front of him was an Advanced Martial Artist of Rank 19.5, and he was also the top-ranked Genius in this Demon Swaying Ice Cavern!

Unfortunately, he was no match for Gao Zhongwang and was dealt with in a few moves.

Gao Zhongwang looked at the ten rings on his fingers:

"Five more are not full yet..."

Both for High Martial Civilization and for his own training, Gao Zhongwang dusted himself off and set off on his journey again... Underground.

Beneath a certain river.

"As the first sword born from the Primordial Mine, he was the strongest, and our leader."

"But he disappeared. We searched all over the Underground and couldn't find any trace of him. Later, based on Number 10's conjecture, we began to turn our attention to the Surface."

"What is the Primordial Mine?"

Chen Du interrupted, his palm still pressed on the book, not moving further back, signaling Xiao Fan to stop translating and answer the current question first.

After a few seconds of silence.

"This question is difficult to answer. I can only say that the Primordial Mine is a forbidden zone in our Underground."

"This mountain, a long time ago, gave birth to many metal life forms. Many metal life forms in the Underground now come from the Primordial Mine."

"But it is not a cradle of life; rather, it is more like a maze."

"From the day the Primordial Mine was discovered until now, no life form that has entered the Primordial Mine has ever come out again, not even a Domain Warrior!"

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