Published: February 12, 2025
This thing gave Ye Zhongming the first feeling not of joy, but of trepidation.
To be honest, even during the contest for the Sea King Crown, he did not have this kind of feeling. At that time, his evolution level was still low, but he was full of confidence. Yet with the Mountain King Crown, the first test made him feel it was tricky.
Now, he was only one step away from the nine-star level.
Focusing on the specific object, it was this statue that represented something.
He picked it up and examined it more carefully than when he looked at the previous stones and the Refining Furnace. Ye Zhongming wanted to discern something from it.
But to his disappointment, he could not determine its use. The stone statue showed no reaction to Ye Zhongming’s various 'tests'.
“Boss, shall we continue?”
In response to Xiao Min’s inquiry, Ye Zhongming pondered for a moment.
He understood Xiao Min's thoughts; there was no fixed time limit for them to reach a certain place or to complete any task. They were just moving forward in this realm.
Without a time constraint, waiting a few days for the injured to recover would also restore Cloud Summit's combat power.
However, no one knew what this roulette space looked like. What if the waiting time allowed others to reach the Mountain King Plateau first?
Such matters were for Ye Zhongming to decide.
“Let’s go.” Ye Zhongming sighed inwardly and issued the order nonetheless.
Setting out now would certainly involve some risks, but this risk was necessary to bear compared to losing the Mountain King Plateau.
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As the Cloud Summit team proceeded with trepidation, similar situations were unfolding in other parts of this space, battles seeming to be everywhere.
Jannadrah looked tiredly at the dense formation of Stone Cavalry outside and reluctantly ordered the new type of combat machine in the team to launch an attack.
Each powerful attack required two hours to recharge, meaning that for the next two hours, the team would lose their main long-range fire support.
But could they afford not to launch an attack?
Looking at the Stone Cavalry that had already reached the eight-star level, Jannadrah knew the answer very well.
The surging firepower exploded, making the surrounding Stone Cavalry seemingly vanish into thin air, causing the entire team to let out short cheers.
The pressure from the previous battles had been too great for everyone.
However, there was not a trace of joy on Jannadrah's face; he stared intently at the rubble left by the fallen Stone Cavalry, just like everyone from Cloud Summit Villa at that time.
Until they moved again, Jannadrah painfully closed his eyes.
The first challenge would require using their trump cards. The road ahead was destined to be bumpy.
For the first time, this West Asian saint doubted his initial decision to compete for the Mountain King Plateau.
The ninth-level five-type Stone Cavalry slowly revealed its true form.
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Ruan Xiao and Wu Xiu were eating a type of bean in their hands.
These beans were a scarlet color, similar in size to broad beans. The two didn’t eat much; each stopped after having three and put the rest back in an exquisite small box, cautiously storing them away.
“I still have twenty-one seeds,” Ruan Xiao suddenly said, looking at the calm battlefield.
Wu Xiu replied, “I have twenty-three seeds left.”
The two highest leaders of the Ogre Chain exchanged a glance and both revealed bitter smiles.
“Magic beans are the highest secret of our Ogre Chain. With these, we can replace many potions. The latest achievement is that they can substitute for some skill scrolls. But the yield is still too low. We each brought thirty-five seeds in, and we’ve already consumed over a third, yet... we haven’t even completed the first challenge.”
If Ye Zhongming were here, he would surely be shocked by Wu Xiu's words.
In fact, not only Ye Zhongming who had a deep understanding of the apocalypse, but any evolver hearing about the effects of magic beans would feel a shock in their bones.