Age of Evolution

Chapter 740: Chapter 743: Holy Land

On Falling Star Lake, there is an island called Star-Picking Island.

From the land of the Da Qin Empire to Star-Picking Island, there is no bridge, and Martial Artists have to travel tens of millions of kilometers on their own.

The winds on the lake are fierce, the waves are raging, and water monsters roam freely. Ordinary Martial Artists can’t even hope to travel dozens of kilometers, let alone reach Star-Picking Island.

Star-Picking Island’s geographical position is incredibly high, a full ten thousand kilometers above sea level, seemingly deep into the depths of the starry sky!

But beneath, the waters of Falling Star Lake churn furiously, with every wave reaching hundreds or even thousands of kilometers high!

Occasionally, a huge wave would splash over, sprinkling water droplets on the feet of the Martial Artists practicing on the island.

There are more than a thousand Martial Artists scattered across the island.

In front of every group of Martial Artists, there is a shining stone tablet, with text or patterns on it. Some of the Martial Artists in front of the tablet have expressions of struggle, some expressions of joy, and some are completely intoxicated.

In front of one stone tablet sits a tall Martial Artist.

Unlike others, it is difficult to discern the race of this Martial Artist.

He seemed to be of human origin, but his body had already been replaced by metallic machinery. Each joint and component represents the highest level of mechanical power.

Except for some skin left on the head, there is no skin left on the rest of the body.

This is the Mechanized World King, one of the super-strong figures in the New World, part of the earliest batch of people who passed through the Heavenly Gate.

When he passed through the Heavenly Gate, the Mechanized World King had already reached the King of the World Peak. Entering the Original World, he came to the Da Qin Empire, and relying on his extraordinary talent and strength, he quickly advanced to the Longevity Realm, becoming a powerful figure.

Later, under the recommendation of Qin Wushang, Qin Jianfeng’s father, he came to practice in the Holy Land of Falling Star Lake and is now a Holy Land Warrior.

“Zzz…zzz…!”

The Mechanized World King opened his eyes.

His eyes were mechanical, containing thousands of compound eyes. There were two normal ones and two more behind his head.

All four eyes opened at once, and he connected to the Dimensional Universe.

“Who is it?”

“Mechanical Senior, I am the son of Ke Jianglong, Ke Xiangnan, do you still remember?” Ke Xiangnan added the Mechanized World King as a friend and immediately introduced himself.

“Ke Jianglong… yes, I have some impression of him. Back in the New World, we were both standing at the peak, as World Kings. It’s been so many years, how is he doing?”

“Senior, my father is already deceased.”

“How could that be? Didn’t he advance to Longevity? It shouldn’t be, his strength was not inferior to mine. I am now at the Peak of Longevity Realm.”

“It’s true, Senior, my father was killed by Lin Zhen. Do you still remember him?”

The mechanized World King opened his mouth, and the metal components of his body made a few crisp sounds. His anger was now expressed through circles of light emitting from his eyes.

With all four eyes flashing for a moment, the Mechanized World King opened his mechanical mouth and said, “Of course, I remember Lin Zhen. He killed my only son, Ye Hua. I had a mind to find him for revenge, but the Original World is too vast, and I couldn’t track him down. Do you know where he is?”

“Senior, the news you Holy Land Warriors receive is too isolated. Lin Zhen is now thriving amongst the ordinary warriors in the Original World. Not only has he become an Alchemist, but he even won first place in the Divine Punishment Star contest. Now he has even come to the Qin Kingdom and is preparing to enter the Holy Land to study.”

“You said he won first place in the Divine Punishment Star contest?” The Mechanized World King asked in response, then understood, “Three years ago, Senior Qin Wushang was forced to leave the Da Qin Empire due to his son’s defeat in the Divine Punishment Star contest, which exposed their Imperial Clan identity. It turns out that the person who defeated Qin Jianfeng was Lin Zhen.”

“Yes, that youngster is now a World King, with great strength.”

The Mechanized World King’s eyes filled with an increasingly intense halo as his anger seemed to reach its peak.

“Where is he now?”

“Associations of Alchemists.”

There was silence in the Dimensional Universe, and Ke Xiangnan let out a deep breath.

The Mechanized World King is a Peak of Longevity Realm fighter and a Holy Land Warrior, possessing both status and strength. More importantly, he has a reason to hate Lin Zhen.

That’s enough. The Mechanized World King will definitely target Lin Zhen. As long as he succeeds, Lin Zhen will not pose a threat to the resources of the Kirin Clan.

After disconnecting from the Dimensional Universe, the Mechanized World King stopped his cultivation.

At his side, two Martial Artists looked over to him.

“What happened, Mechanized World King?”

“I have found the whereabouts of the one who killed my son.”

“Oh? Where is he?”

“He’s in Qin Kingdom, at the Association of Alchemists, this kid even got first place in the Divine Punishment Star contest.”

Seeing this, the other two warriors revealed a playful expression: “Quite interesting, the first place among ordinary warriors. I wonder how he would compare to us Holy Land Warriors?”

“I also want to know, so I’m going to find this kid, you two brothers come with me.”

“Sure, we’ve been bored every day here in the Holy Land, just getting some insights, it’s nice to go out and play. Although Holy Land Warriors don’t get involved in the disputes between ordinary martial artists, it shouldn’t be a problem to help Mech Brother take revenge.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Mech laughed, his teeth making a metallic sound: “Alright, let’s wait for another month. I feel I have gained some insights from this stone tablet. In a month, we’ll all leave Star-Picking Island together!”

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Inside the suspended villa of the Association, Lin Zhen was watching Ning Qingxuan’s training.

Finally, life had settled down. After Lin Zhen practised alchemy every day, the Association staff would directly come to buy all the elixirs and give Lin Zhen the money at a 90% market rate.

This way, Lin Zhen didn’t have to sell the elixirs himself, and there would be no backlog.

It saved a lot of time and allowed him to have enough time for cultivation.

But at this moment, Lin Zhen was not cultivating; he was watching the battle images of Ning Qingxuan in the Dimensional Arena.

Ning Qingxuan was fighting Longevity Warriors inside the Dimensional Arena.

This battle scene shocked Lin Zhen greatly.

It was because Ning Qingxuan’s realm had been suppressed to the Domain King Peak level. It wouldn’t be surprising if she could challenge World King, but she was actually battling in the Longevity Arena with Longevity Warriors and maintaining a relatively good record.

In the scene, Ning Qingxuan was controlling three long swords, fighting a Longevity Warrior.

That Longevity Warrior also chose to control objects with Spiritual Power, manipulating five flying swords. However, they seemed to be restrained and unable to unleash their full potential in the fight against Ning Qingxuan.

Although they had more powerful Star Power, they were restricted at every turn. The control of their five flying swords, which had been smooth initially, now appeared flashy and impractical under Ning Qingxuan’s concise and sharp control.

After a five-or-six-minutes standoff, Ning Qingxuan seized the opportunity to launch continuous sword attacks, eliminating this warrior.

When Lin Zhen finished watching the broadcast, Ning Qingxuan glanced at him: “Husband, what do you think of my control?”

“Masterful, Xuan’er, your comprehension of the swords seems to be even better than mine.”

“Well, I wouldn’t say it’s better than you. I’m a Three Flowers Realm martial artist after all, and my understanding of martial arts is still above that of Longevity. Besides, I went to Freedom City to practice for a while at the recommendation of Nan Liang back in the day.”

“Oh, you’ve been to the Holy Land?”

“Yes, I stayed in Freedom City for a hundred years, and this method of controlling objects with my spiritual power is what I learned in Freedom City.”

“Is the gap between Holy Land Warriors and non-Holy Land Warriors really that huge?”

Ning Qingxuan thought for a moment: “Indeed, the Holy Land allows us to learn more profound martial arts and techniques. Each stone tablet in the Holy Land contains the proudest martial techniques of a super strong martial artist, and learning even one percent of it brings endless benefits to Holy Land Warriors.”

“There are martial techniques on the stone tablets?”

“Yes, each tablet is a strong warrior’s heritage. Husband…. Why are you insisting on this nickname even when there are no outsiders present?” Ning Qingxuan was puzzled by the nickname, always feeling that there might be some ulterior motive.

Lin Zhen sheepishly smiled: “Isn’t it for fear that you might suddenly forget it when we’re in public? Stop getting off-topic, keep talking.”

“In order to pursue someone’s heritage, martial artists often fight bitterly, lose their lives, but there are countless martial arts essences in the Holy Land.Today, it all depends on how much you can comprehend when practising in such a place – even trying not to make progress is difficult.”

After saying this, Ning Qingxuan suddenly grabbed Lin Zhen’s hand, her beautiful eyes looking into his: “Husband, you shouldn’t stay here with me for the treatment any longer. I can take care of myself. You should go to the Holy Land as soon as possible!”

Lin Zhen hesitated for a moment: “I’m worried.”

“Don’t worry, I promise I won’t leave half a step from the Association of Alchemists, nor will I leave this suspended villa. Moreover, you saw that ordinary Longevity Warriors couldn’t harm me. Besides, I feel that my realm is gradually recovering, and I am almost back to the World King’s strength.”

“Really! Then can you remember more things?” Lin Zhen asked in surprise.

“I remember… Liang Chen told me that you were a big liar, who cheated him out of a lot of money. Then Chen’er wanted to borrow money from me, I think it was thirty billion… and you cheated him again.”

Lin Zhen suddenly had a dark expression on his face, feeling awkward about the memory card’s time frame.

Ning Qingxuan stepped back slightly, her eyes filled with caution: “Husband, you’re not really a liar, are you? Are you deceiving my feelings?”

Lin Zhen hastily defended himself: “How could that be? At that time, we weren’t familiar with each other, and Liang Chen always treated me like an ATM, so I tricked him. I had absolutely no intention of fooling Xuan’er…”

A pair of snake-like arms wound around Lin Zhen’s neck, and Ning Qingxuan giggled, “You’re panicking! Looks like you’re not a liar.”

Seeing the mischievous look in Ning Qingxuan’s eyes, Lin Zhen sighed with relief and couldn’t help but pinch her nose: “You little guy, deliberately scaring me, be careful or you’ll get punished.”

He pounced on her like a hungry tiger. Ning Qingxuan, at the Domain King level, was no match for Lin Zhen, and she was completely overwhelmed. Under Lin Zhen’s body, she twisted, her hair disheveled, and her eyes charming.

After teasing her for a while and having enough fun, Lin Zhen reluctantly let her go.

“I really feel the importance of comprehension lately, especially after mastering sword intent. Since stronger martial techniques can be learned in the Holy Land, I’ll go there.”

“Mhmm, don’t worry about me.”

With Ning Qingxuan’s support, Lin Zhen immediately contacted Long Ge’er through the Dimensional Universe.

He wanted to meet the Kirin Clan head to find out why he hadn’t contacted him to return to the Kirin Clan!