Chapter 404: Chapter 332: Rapid Advancement Chapter 404: Chapter 332: Rapid Advancement The early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, although not even one-tenth the size of the central part, was still vast beyond measure.
Among them, countless Star Beast forces occupied mountains to claim territory, numbering in the thousands.
According to the classification of strength levels, the early stage of the Forbidden Zone contained four first-class forces, thirty-two second-class forces, and seventy-two third-class forces, with the rest being unranked.
Besides the unranked forces, the total number of forces above the third-class level remained at 108 over time.
This was recorded in the intelligence Su Yuan purchased from the Star Card Master Association before coming here.
Because he suffered a great loss when pursued by three Radiant Moon-level beings last time, Su Yuan spent a high price this time buying the most detailed intelligence and maps of the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
Regarding the number 108, Su Yuan might not have understood the reason in the past.
But after Yang Yifeng’s explanation, Su Yuan now knew naturally that it was related to the Star Vein!
Where the Star Vein resided, the natural Star Power was more concentrated, speeding up cultivation.
Without Star Power, or if the concentration of Star Power was insufficient to meet basic cultivation needs, not only would High-level Star Card Masters and Star Beasts fail to advance, but they might even regress!
Therefore, Pocket Worlds and Advanced Star Veins were fundamental to establishing a force.
The world’s Star Veins are divided into four levels: Dragon, Tiger, Wolf, and Dog. In the early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, there were two Tiger Veins, eight Wolf Veins, and eighteen Dog Veins.
As people gravitate towards higher places and water flows to lower ones, slowly, 108 Star Beast forces were formed, dividing and consuming various Star Veins based on their strength.
The Burning Ridge, where Su Yuan subdued the Evil Fire, even with two Shining Star-level Demon Beasts, a Bull Demon and a Fox Demon, leading the group, was unranked.
However, Black Wood Valley, guarded by two Radiant Moon-level beings, ranked among the thirty-two second-class forces in the early stage of the Forbidden Zone…
With the previous experience, Su Yuan knew that the Star Beast forces in the Ancient Forbidden Zone had more or less connections, especially those on the same Star Vein.
Therefore, Su Yuan did not randomly target each Star Beast force. Instead, he chose to hunt solitary Shining Star Beasts and many Lower Third-level Star Beasts.
Though he wasn’t completely undetected by various forces in the early stage of the Forbidden Zone, he at least minimized and delayed their attention.
Just like that, over a month passed…
In the Ancient Forbidden Zone, Su Yuan spent his days with Ruan Ruan and various summonings, reaping the rewards.
While enjoying the rapid increase of Star Dust, he also trained Ruan Ruan’s combat abilities.
Life was simple but fulfilling and efficient.
After all, every bit of Star Dust hunted could be solidly converted into strength for Su Yuan!
With his breakthrough to Shining Star level, the evolution of the system, and the high-quality, high-density Star Beasts in the Ancient Forbidden Zone…
The daily yield of four to five thousand Star Dust directly increased to tens of thousands per day.
In just over a month, he harvested a full million Star Dust.
Su Yuan advanced the Great Sun Burning Body Technique and perfected five Gold-level skills: Flame Sky Fire Control Technique, Void, Left and Right Mutual Struggle, Space Gate, and Three in One, significantly enhancing their power.
As for the already perfected All-Knowing Vision, Su Yuan elevated it to the Transformation Realm.
Upon reaching the Transformation Realm, All-Knowing Vision acquired a new trait:
[True Vision: Within the range of All-Knowing Vision, it can also see through Illusion Techniques, Escape Techniques, Invisibility, and other skills.]
Previously lacking the ability to see through illusions, All-Knowing Vision now compensated for that.
Due to limited Star Dust, Su Yuan only elevated [Divide and Conquer] for Ruan Ruan to the Transformation Realm.
Starting from entry-level, each upgrade allowed one more clone, with the Perfect Level allowing six, and the Transformation Realm raising it to eight!
These eight clones could inherit seventy to eighty percent of Ruan Ruan’s elements and could use most skills.
However, the more clones divided, the greater the consumption and the shorter the duration.
Even so, it was still quite formidable.
Furthermore, aside from combat, the key advantage was that Ruan Ruan could use the Dream Skill to revisit the intense battles of the previous day, under a state of Divide and Conquer.
Her combat experience and skill levels increased rapidly like riding a rocket!
With these improvements, Ruan Ruan’s actual combat strength became even more astonishing…
The early stage of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, southeast direction.
On a certain mountain in the Fulong Mountain Range, it seemed some event was taking place, bustling with activity.
Three Transformed Demon Beasts sat in the main seats, enjoying delicacies.
Below them, numerous Star Beasts spread around, watching two gray-horned, black-scaled humanoid Star Beasts wrestle, cheering excitedly from time to time.
“Da Zhuang, give it more effort! Win for me!” The brawny man in the central seat clenched his fists, wishing he could join the fight himself.
The goatee-bearded middle-aged man on his left laughed heartily: “Big brother, don’t be so agitated. I’m telling you, Tie Zhu will surely win!”
The brawny man glared at him: “I don’t believe it!”
But soon, the tall and thin middle-aged man’s words were proven true.
The Star Beast named “Da Zhuang” had bulging arm muscles, pushing with great effort against Tie Zhu.
However, Tie Zhu, relying on his size advantage, leaned forward, his feet firmly planted on the ground, remaining unmoved like a small mountain!
Momentum exhausted, strength faltered.
After a prolonged attack, Da Zhuang’s strength waned. Tie Zhu seized the opportunity to counterattack, slamming Da Zhuang away.
“Roar!”
“Woooo!”
“…”
Various cries of excitement erupted from the surrounding Star Beasts.
The brawny man in the main seat slapped his thigh in frustration: “Ah! This Da Zhuang, a Gold Middle Stage, can’t even beat the Gold Early Stage Tie Zhu!”
The slender young man on the right laughed: “Big brother, Tie Zhu’s strength and talent are better than Da Zhuang’s. Losing is normal.”
“Enough!” The brawny man waved his hand, a ring on his hand flashed, and a jade gourd appeared in his hand, which he handed to the goatee-bearded middle-aged man on his left.
“You win, second brother. Take it!”
The tall and thin middle-aged man took it happily, opened the lid, and sniffed: “Ah, this Hundred Fruit Spirit Wine smells so good, just like the last one. Thanks, big brother!”
The brawny man curled his lip: “I brought back only five bottles from Fulong Mountain a few months ago, and you’ve already taken two, second brother!”
The goatee-bearded middle-aged man stroked his beard and laughed: “Big brother, you’re mistaken. How could this be trickery? I said I’d choose Da Zhuang from the start, but you insisted on competing with me. You can’t blame me for this~”
“You…” The brawny man was about to say something but suddenly frowned, looking up at the sky.
The tall and thin middle-aged man and the slender young man noticed the change in the brawny man’s expression and quickly looked up.
“Big brother, what’s wrong?”
The slender young man’s words had just left his mouth when a silver light appeared high above, transforming into an open silver gate.
A silver-haired, silver-eyed, handsome young man stepped out first. Behind him followed a blue-haired girl.
Though the girl looked young and short, she was stunningly beautiful with a unique aura.
These two were naturally Su Yuan and Ruan Ruan, who had been hunting Star Beasts in the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
Su Yuan stood in the void, overlooking the many Star Beasts below.
“Three Shining Star-level beings and hundreds of Lower Third-level beings. Quite a few Star Beasts here… Ruan Ruan, they’re all yours.”
Ruan Ruan giggled, eyes sparkling with excitement: “Yes, Master!”
“Where did you come from, what do you want?” The brawny man stood and asked loudly, facing the two in the sky.
Without any noticeable aura emanating from the two, the brawny man couldn’t tell where these Transforming Demon Beasts came from or why they suddenly appeared on Kongwu Mountain.
In fact, the brawny man only knew some powerful beasts in his vicinity and the Fulong Mountain Range area, never having seen these two before, assuming they were other Transforming Demon Beasts and not even thinking they might be human.
However, the two above continued talking among themselves, seemingly ignoring his question.
The brawny man frowned and signaled to the slender young man beside him.
The slender young man nodded and soared into the sky.
Facing the two strangers, the slender young man asked in a deep voice: “This is Kongwu Mountain. Where did you come from?”
At that moment, the blue-haired girl gripped the slender sword hanging from her waist.
The slender young man felt a sense of unease and immediately shouted: “State your names quickly, or don’t blame us…”
Before he could finish, the blue-haired girl moved, transforming into a streak of water light, rushing forward with incredible speed.
The slender young man’s vision blurred. The blue-haired girl was already close!
“Not good!”
His pupils contracted, but being wary, he quickly gathered a thick layer of black Star Power for defense.
In the next moment, the slender young man felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw the blue-haired girl’s sword had pierced through him!
The thick Star Power defense and his strong body hadn’t even slowed her down.
“How could this be!” The slender young man was horrified, staring at the blue-haired girl.
She wore golden gloves, holding the slender sword, a rapid blue water light flowing around her, giving off an intense sense of pressure.
Despite being clingy with Su Yuan, Ruan Ruan treated others indifferently, like ants. Her golden pupils showed no mercy or sympathy.
After stabbing the slender young man, Ruan Ruan slashed with her sword, splitting his body entirely.
Blood splattered, and the slender young man’s body fell from the sky…