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Chapter 908: Chapter 911: Divine Stone Contest_1 Chapter 908: Chapter 911: Divine Stone Contest_1 When Xiao Cangsheng and his companions entered the cave, they saw a huge Divine Stone in the distance right at first sight!

Xiao Cangsheng’s eyes squinted instantly, the sight of such a Divine Stone would stir anyone’s heart!

He himself was at the Hall of Fame level and had a Divine Stone within him.

However, the Divine Stone within him was merely comparable in size to this broken Divine Stone when in a perfect state.

This meant that the original owner of this Divine Stone was more powerful than Xiao Cangsheng.

Ignoring the three Great Kings surrounding him, Xiao Cangsheng rushed towards the Divine Stone!

The three Great Kings of the Endless Species didn’t show any weakness either.

Facing such wealth, even if they had to fight against the Hall of Fame, they would dare.

They immediately followed suit and rushed towards the Divine Stone.

Just as they entered within a 100-meter radius, all of them screamed almost at the same time and fell to the ground!

“What a powerful Mental Shock!”
“Ah!

My head, who is this!?”
Luckily, these individuals were strong ones, and their Spiritual Power had reached the Sky Blue Level.

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Despite taking such a hit, they didn’t die.

Struggling, they got up but dared not rashly charge again.

Quickly, they all got their answers about the remnant soul from their intelligent life forms.

The look on Xiao Cangsheng’s face darkened, veins on his forehead throbbing painfully, but his gaze fell on a figure in the distance.

“Who’s that?”
“Lin Zhen!”
The several Kings of the Endless Species also quickly noticed Lin Zhen’s presence.

Lin Zhen was seen meditating about thirty meters from the Divine Stone.

“Damn it!

How is this guy here?”
“After the battle with Ruthless King and Red Training King, Lin Zhen disappeared.

How did he end up here?

We were among the first to exchange defensive artifacts.”
“It seems he’s been here for a while now.

He’s so close to the Divine Stone.”
The Kings’ eyes darted around, thinking of attacking Lin Zhen.

“Xiao Cangsheng, you’re a Hall of Fame strong, but you can’t possibly fight everyone.

If we deal with Lin Zhen, can you not interfere?

Then the few of us can fairly compete for the ownership of the Divine Stone.”
Xiao Cangsheng smirked, “I bear a grudge against Lin Zhen too, do as you please.”
With Xiao Cangsheng’s words, one of the Kings immediately attacked.

A flying sword like a rainbow pierced the sun, bringing up a streak of lightning!

Unfortunately, this sword only flew a few meters due to initial inertia and then fell down.

The King, clutching his head, fell to the ground, rolling around in pain with eyes rolling back, “Ah!

Damn it, the Mental Shock again!”
Xiao Cangsheng froze for a moment, then realized something: “This is someone else’s inner world.

Any violent action will trigger the remnant soul’s vigilance, thinking that it’s under threat.

Naturally, it will attack you.”
The other two Kings of the Endless Species also understood and breathed a sigh of relief.

With a member of the Hall of Fame like Xiao Cangsheng around, the several Kings were under immense pressure.

Now that no one could make a move, they felt somewhat relieved and didn’t worry about being killed out of the blue.

As for Lin Zhen, they didn’t consider him much of a threat.

What was there to worry about some poor guy who was scared off by the Ruthless King, Asura King, and others?

The Red Training King’s death at Lin Zhen’s hands was due to his own negligence.

These Kings would never admit that Lin Zhen had the strength to contend with them.

“In that case, it’s simple.

This giant Divine Stone depends on who can obtain it first.

Even though Lin Zhen has a bit of an advantage now, if we push a little harder, we should be able to catch up.”
“Right, let’s not stand idle.

Let’s go over there.”
Three Kings of the Endless Species moved to another direction, meditated to recover their Spiritual Power, and prepared to dash enter the next ten meters.

Xiao Cangsheng also found a spot to sit down.

With the Deus God-star nowhere in sight, this Divine Stone, a relic of the Hall of Fame, became a hot commodity.

The huge Divine Stone was shining brightly, attracting everyone’s gaze.

This place was like tree rings.

The Divine Stone was in the center of the ring, while Lin Zhen was near the center, and Xiao Cangsheng and the three Kings were occupying the outermost layer.

About five minutes later, Xiao Cangsheng stood up and stepped into the range from ninety to eighty meters.

After experiencing the Mental Shock, he didn’t fall.

He rattled a bit, then slowly sat down again.

Lin Zhen, who was far away, saw this scenario and was secretly astonished.

This move alone was enough to prove Xiao Cangsheng’s formidable strength.

Lin Zhen was thrown off when he moved from the ninety to eighty meters range due to the Mental Shock.

However, Lin Zhen was not worried.

He was now at the forty to thirty meters range.

He was confident that they wouldn’t catch up and that the Divine Stone was as good as his.

Soon, two Kings successively crossed the ninety-meter distance and moved into the interval between ninety and eighty meters.

Only the King who took impulsive action earlier was recovering slowly and hadn’t passed this stage yet.

At this time, footsteps could be heard from outside, and other martial artists started to arrive.

Having obtained their defensive artifacts, some demigods even reached the Wind Thunder Valley.

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Seeing the situation here, these martial artists neither panicked nor left.

Instead, they sat down at various spots, ready to compete with Lin Zhen and the others.

And it wasn’t just this place.

Over a hundred martial artists had already entered the Wind Thunder Valley.

These martial artists displayed their abilities and discovered several treasures as well.

The situation was similar everywhere.

Everyone had to face the Mental Shock of the guardian remnant soul to pass through, and intense competition could be seen in every corner.

This isn’t a fight, but it’s more intense than a battle.

It’s a competition of spiritual power, willpower, endurance, and persistence.

The victor will receive generous rewards.

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The cave where Lin Zhen was located was crowded with dozens of people.

Some martial artists, upon seeing the situation here, chose to leave.

Lin Zhen was too close to the divine stone, they had no hope and elected to try their luck elsewhere.

Many martial artists, however, were itching to get their hands on this massive divine stone and chose to stay put.

“Everyone, don’t go.

This divine stone is a world core that cannot be wholly claimed all at once.

Moreover, it is incredibly sturdy and nearly impossible to damage.

Whoever claims it will need time.

We are not necessarily late to the party.”
Upon some encouragement, many martial artists chose to stay and continue the competition.

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On the fifteenth day, Lin Zhen once again, took to his feet.

The other martial artists behind Lin Zhen had come quite close, with Xiao Cangsheng already advanced between forty to fifty meters.

The king-sealing powerhouses were also nearing the fifty meters mark.

In the eyes of the public, Lin Zhen’s lead was no longer secure.

Lin Zhen rose, took a few steps forward, and crossed the twenty meters mark, just as a mental shock hit.

Lin Zhen toppled, steadied himself after a good while, and continued to rest after crossing the twenty meters mark.

In half a month, Lin Zhen had only advanced ten meters, while Xiao Cangsheng had covered seventy meters.

Xiao Cangsheng was just three steps away from the finish line, while Lin Zhen only had one step left.

It seemed like Xiao Cangsheng was about to overtake Lin Zhen quickly.

However, Lin Zhen was not worried in the least.

Faster progression in the beginning phase was expected, but the last few steps were the most challenging—the nearer one gets to the end, the more difficult it becomes to proceed.

“Those who travel a hundred li will fatigue at ninety”—this proverb was most apt in this situation.

On day twenty-three, Xiao Cangsheng crossed the distance between thirty to twenty meters.

On day twenty-nine, Xiao Cangsheng once again pushed himself to cover the remaining distance of up to the ten-meters mark and drew level with Lin Zhen.

Incredibly, the king-sealing powerhouses from the Endless Species also caught up and were now neck to neck with Lin Zhen.

Resisting the mental shock was not a guaranteed success for Hall of Fame martial artists; this wasn’t purely a competition of star power.

It involved many factors, including the potential for Hall of Fame be defeated by martial artists in their Divine Stone Period.

However, none of this affected Lin Zhen’s progress.

After thirty days, Lin Zhen stood up and took the final step.

A powerful mental shock was unleashed, causing a disturbance in the air as it vigorously struck Lin Zhen’s spiritual consciousness sea.

Lin Zhen’s spiritual consciousness sea nearly shattered under this blow, but he managed to hold it together.

Not only did it not dissipate, it was strengthened by the challenge and reached up to fifty percent of the Sky Blue Level.

Lying on the ground for a whole hour, Lin Zhen hoisted himself up and shuffled over to the divine stone unsteadily.

Reaching out his hand, he touched the cold surface of the divine stone.

This divine stone was a world core, closely linked to the inner world, it simply couldn’t be wholly claimed at once.

He released a long Sword Gang from the palm of his hand and took a swipe at the divine stone!

“Crack~~~!!”
A large chunk composed of several hundred divine stones was cleaved off by Lin Zhen directly.

With one slash, there was nothing but divine stones gleaming radiantly.

It was akin to a large chunk of caviar, a feeling that was immensely satisfying!

He raised his hand and exerted some gravitational pull.

The chunk of divine stone was instantly claimed by Lin Zhen.

He swung his sword again and released the second slash!

Another large chunk of divine stones fell into his hands!

Seeing Lin Zhen already claiming the divine stones, someone finally lost their patience.

The king-sealing powerhouse from the Endless Species who had been the first to break into the Soul Guardian zone launched another sudden breakthrough without any full preparation and crossed the line of twenty meters!

He immediately drew the attack of the Soul Guardian.

As long as the world hadn’t collapsed, the guardian’s attack was invincible.

He was struck dead on the spot and fell within the ten meter area.

His head exploded!

Whether human or beast, greed could lead to one’s demise.

Even martial artists, even king-sealing powerhouses, were no exceptions.

When faced with a pile of divine stones and others staking their claims unabashedly, he had overreached his capabilities, failing to resist the mental shock, and died!

The remaining two king-sealing powerhouses from the Endless Species looked mournfully at their fallen comrade.

“Young brother!

Once I manage to cross the ten meters line, I will collect your body for burial.”
Xiao Cangsheng scoffed at their remarks.

The man was already dead; probably what hurt them most was the loss of the divine stone inside their companion’s body.

If it were not for the ten meters line blocking the way, they would probably have torn open his inner world by this point and claimed the divine stone.

If they dawdled for too long, the dead king-sealing powerhouse’s inner world would collapse, and there would be no divine stone left.

But no one expected that Lin Zhen, who was also within the ten-meters line, would actually make a move on the dead king.

Lin Zhen’s avatar directly entered the dead king’s inner world—he was ready to loot the dead!

This action greatly infuriated the two king-sealing powerhouses of the Endless Species, but they were utterly helpless!