Abyss Magic Cave, ninth floor.
The entire space was completely shrouded in a thick, dark purple light.
A tall and majestic Shadow Abyss Wolf King sat upon a supreme throne, propping up his chin with one hand. His golden pupils were half-open and half-closed, and his overwhelming pressure swept across the entire hall.
Below the throne, dense ranks of Shadow Abyss Wolves knelt and prostrated themselves. From Tier 3 to Tier 8, they covered the floor in a black mass.
Not a single Shadow Abyss Wolf in the hall dared to look up. They all held their breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Because...
The operation had been a complete failure!
The red crystal had not been recovered!
The Imperial Prince had perished on the spot!
The Wolf King’s own flesh and blood, the noble young wolf of the Imperial Clan, had actually been pierced through the chest by a spear and died miserably in Hangzhou at the hands of a mere Tier 2, Level 1 human youth!
Even his body was not left intact; he had been dissected by humans, his parts taken to various places across the Dragon Nation and locked away in research institutes!
The moment this news reached the Abyss Magic Cave, several high-level Tier 8 Abyss Wolves trembled so violently they nearly collapsed to the floor.
They had followed the Wolf King for a hundred years and knew his violent temper better than anyone.
Many years ago, someone had once subjected the Wolf King to a great humiliation.
That person’s bones had long since been cast into the abyss fissures of the seventh floor, never to be reincarnated.
Just as the hall was filled with deathly silence and the wolves were terrified to the extreme...
The Shadow Abyss Wolf King on the throne suddenly burst into laughter!
It wasn’t a cold laugh of rage, nor a cruel sneer, but a hearty, joyous laugh from the bottom of his heart!
The sonorous howl of laughter struck the ceiling and echoed throughout the entire ninth floor, making the ears of the kneeling Shadow Abyss Wolves go numb. A few low-level Tier 3 Shadow Abyss Wolves couldn’t control their trembling.
“Good! What a human youth!”
The Shadow Abyss Wolf King spoke, his voice deep and majestic. An extremely brilliant light burst from his golden pupils, filled with anticipation.
“Though the crystal is lost, the current situation is proceeding far more smoothly than I anticipated!”
“The most important part of that statue was the red diamond-shaped crystal. Now that the crystal is gone, the statue is useless.”
“Little Seven did not die in vain. That red crystal actually managed to complete its fusion within that human’s body!”
“Hahaha! After waiting hundreds of years, I have finally found the only variable!”
The Shadow Abyss Wolf King stood up abruptly and walked slowly down from the throne.
The kneeling pack of Shadow Abyss Wolves immediately parted to form a straight path, not daring to delay in the slightest.
The Shadow Abyss Wolf King looked up at the dark purple ceiling above him, his voice indifferent but powerful.
“The original plan has been completed. Next, it all depends on her.”
Following that, the Shadow Abyss Wolf King raised a massive claw and gave a gentle swipe at the air in front of him.
A thick mass of pitch-black shadow energy instantly condensed in the air, transforming into a clear, semi-transparent image.
The image showed the black-haired youth, Lin Yuan, standing atop the ruins of the Hexagon Building with his purple spear on his shoulder.
He was barefoot and covered in blood, slowly standing up from the rubble with a faint smile on his lips.
The image froze there.
The Shadow Abyss Wolf King stared intently at that smile, his gaze deep, not looking away for a long time.
He spoke slowly, softly murmuring Lin Yuan’s name with a long, meaningful cadence.
“Lin Yuan, we will meet again very soon!”
The image dissipated, and everything returned to silence.
...
Meanwhile, in Zecheng, dozens of kilometers east of Hangzhou.
The dark purple maglev sports car driven by Shen Man came to a steady stop at the entrance of the superconducting train station.
Although the journey wasn't far, they had to bypass seven or eight sections of road that had been destroyed by landslides. By the time they arrived...
The horizon was already filled with the colors of dusk, the sunset glow painting the entire sky red.
Shen Man casually tossed the car keys to a freight worker wearing a blue uniform.
The freight worker walked around the flashy maglev car. His professional smile instantly turned into a look of shock, his pupils contracting slightly.
“Ma'am, you want to ship your car from Zecheng to Magic City?”
Hearing this, Shen Man replied indifferently as she signed the freight form.
“That’s right. Look after it carefully. No scratches on the paint, no bumps on the wheel hubs. Once it’s delivered, I’ll give you a twenty percent bonus on the shipping fee.”
Shen Man slapped the freight form into his hand, then turned and walked straight up the steps of the train station. Lin Yuan and Su Qingyue followed behind her.
Because they had bought tickets at the last minute, the earliest train no longer had any adjacent seats.
Shen Man and Su Qingyue were in the same carriage, while Lin Yuan’s seat was assigned by the system to a different one.
Lin Yuan took the Purple Lightning spear out of his space ring and put it in its case.
When going through security, the staff only gave it a few extra looks. In the ability world, it was extremely common for warriors to carry weapons. After a simple scan, they were cleared to pass.
Lin Yuan found his seat and leaned Purple Lightning against the window, then slumped into his chair and closed his eyes.
He stopped thinking and directly sank his consciousness into his body.
The next second, the silent system panel suddenly lit up in the depths of his consciousness!
【Host: Lin Yuan】
【Ability 1: Pale Thunder (D-rank Lightning), Tier 2, Level 1】
【Ability 2: Space-Time Ruler (S-rank Space-Time), Tier 1, Level 7】
【Bone Tempering: Ten Rounds as One?】
【Combat Technique: 《Thunder Walk Through Nine Heavens》 (Proficiency: Proficient 68%)】
【Combat Technique: 《Sands of Time》 (Proficiency: Practiced 16%)】
【Combat Technique: 《Running Thunder Finger》 (Proficiency: Practiced 19%)】
【Combat Technique: 《Gravity Control》 (Proficiency: Practiced 1%)】
【Ability Points: 1350】
The reward for killing the Imperial Prince was 1,000 Ability Points. Combined with the 1,500 from the three Royals earlier and some other small gains...
After deducting the 5,000 to upgrade to D-rank and the 800 to improve Gravity Control, he had 1,350 left.
He scanned the panel briefly, his gaze lingering on the words “Pale Thunder” for a moment.
D-rank Lightning. After the quality improved, even the color of the lightning had changed.
It had gone from silver-white with hints of purple to a purer pale gold, which was in the same color family as the general bone patterns of his Ten Rounds as One.
Lin Yuan mocked himself in his mind, “Others have matching outfits for couples; I have matching abilities and bones. I’m matching with myself.”
“1,350. How much more until I reach C-rank?”
After thinking about it, he didn't bother to check because he wasn't in a hurry anyway.
The Purple Thunder Profound Pulp Fruit given by Fang Qing could directly temper his lightning quality to C-rank. As for how to allocate the saved Ability Points, he would decide once he reached Magic City.
At this moment, Lin Yuan looked at the surface of his bones. Since completing the Ten Rounds as One bone tempering, he hadn't had the time to sit down and properly sort out his status.
After the battle at the Hexagon Building last night, he had immediately entered meditation. Since waking up, he had been surrounded by Fang Qing, Shen Man, and Su Qingyue, without a moment of peace.
Now, sitting in the window seat where it was quiet and undisturbed, he could thoroughly examine his body.
The bones after Ten Rounds as One were originally a pure pale gold.
Every single bone was covered in complete golden bone patterns, connected as one from head to toe, like a suit of golden armor embedded within his body, incredibly hard.
But now, the pure golden bone patterns had two additional colors.
There was a trace of pale silver-white and a trace of blood-red!
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