Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 862 In-depth Exploration, Heart-Pounding Trembling

"..."

"What did I say?"

Li Zheng came to his senses and looked at the pure black crystal in his hand. It was filled with mist and a small figure could be vaguely seen rolling and struggling inside.

[A high-level evil spirit crystal has been discovered. Submitting it will earn you 300 fantasy points.]

Li Zheng sighed, rubbing his forehead: "I knew that in my formless state I wouldn't hold back and might kill this high-level evil spirit."

It actually killed him.

Not only were the higher evil spirits eliminated, but the surrounding circle of twisted beasts was also wiped out, with a large number of headless twisted beasts lying on the ground.

It's obvious at a glance that this is caused by the Lion's Roar technique.

Even with its lingering power, no living, twisted beasts dared to roam into this forbidden zone of death for a short period of time.

"What an overbearing technique!" Li Zheng exclaimed. "No wonder the people of the Eight Desolations World united to study countermeasures. If they hadn't studied countermeasures, this Savage Lion's Roar Technique, once mastered, would have made one invincible among those of the same level."

However, the conditions for mastering it seem to be quite demanding. Although he had used it once in his formless state, Li Zheng himself had no clue how to do it, and even felt a slight pain in his throat, probably because he had injured himself by forcibly activating the Lion's Roar.

Fortunately, the golden elixir in his body automatically released a warm current that adhered to the painful area, and the pain was quickly relieved. Soon, he felt nothing unusual.

"Although it has some side effects, its power is indeed considerable." Li Zheng pondered for a moment, "It's a pity I don't know how many things like high-level evil spirits there are. If I could get more fantasy points to buy treasure chests and draw lots to make a technique to counter the Lion's Roar Technique, I could promote this thing along with the Pure Yuan Technique."

not now.

The manual states that once the Lion's Roar is activated, it affects both friend and foe, and all targets except the user will be affected. Therefore, it should not be used lightly in group battles.

While possessing formidable power, it also has significant limitations.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been demoted just because they had a way to control it.

He flipped his hand and submitted the Evil Spirit Crystal to the system, receiving 300 Fantasy Points.

Li Zheng put away the Black Dragon Spear, looked around, and first dug out the magic crystals from the bodies of the twisted beasts that had been blown to pieces. These were all black-grade magic crystals, which were quite precious in the outer city, so they couldn't be wasted.

He went back and searched 996 again, taking off a silver, black and red bracelet from the other's wrist.

This bracelet must be a specially made item by the Heavenly Will Organization, probably a storage device similar to a capsule residence. It must contain the wealth accumulated from working 996 hours, and maybe even some secrets about the Heavenly Will Organization.

Unfortunately, there is no solution yet; we'll have to return to the outer city and hand it over to the terminal to figure out a way.

After receiving the capsule, Li Zheng stood there, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

He came to the Sinful Realm to find the leader of the Nine Heavens, but so far he has only found one, Malone, who has been twisted and turned into a high-level evil spirit.

The only clue has also been lost, and everything has returned to square one. This whole trip was a waste of several days.

"Should we continue deeper into the Sin Domain, or look for paths to other Sin Domains and see if there are any clues there?"

Black-level alien beasts pose little threat to Li Zheng. Even 996 was able to get this far thanks to his innate laser eyes. The Nine Heavens Regiment Leader and his group, with their "Forgetfulness" passive ability, will definitely go even further.

However, if we delve deeper and fail to find any clues, we'll waste even more time.

"Forget it, let's search for three more days. If there are no clues, we'll switch to the Sin Domain." Li Zheng frowned. He felt a surge of anger and impatience rising within him. He knew very well that he had begun to be influenced by the Sin Domain.

His mental strength is very strong, but he is not invincible.

Xu only stayed in the Void Realm for tens of thousands of years, and it was through his own research that he developed such powerful spiritual power. The negative emotions in the Sin Domain are also a kind of "spiritual power". After accumulating for countless tens of thousands of years and absorbing the negative emotions of all races in the universe except for Blue Star, its core area would definitely be completely suppressed even if Li Zheng went there.

Of course, the Sin Domain is only a small part of the storm of negative emotions; the real main body is still spreading from the universe to Blue Star.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about accidentally entering the core.

After a short rest to get himself into peak condition, Li Zheng set off to continue deeper into the Sin Domain.

Along the way, they encountered a large number of black-level twisted beasts, but because of the existence of the Myriad Evil Demon Art, Li Zheng's own aura was concealed. In the eyes of those twisted beasts, Li Zheng was just an ant-sized fellow beast.

Li was in a hurry and didn't want to cause any trouble, so he chose to detour whenever he encountered a twisted beast blocking his way.

But as he walked, he sensed something was wrong.

The nearby distorted beasts seemed to have noticed him. Although they did not attack immediately upon meeting, whenever Li Zheng passed by, those ugly creatures would stop wandering and lock onto him with their giant eyes, as if trying to determine whether Li Zheng was one of their kind.

“These twisted beasts seem to possess intelligence.”

Li Zheng frowned; this was not good news for the outer city.

For creatures lacking intelligence, as long as their individual strength is sufficient, killing them is as simple as slaughtering chickens and dogs.

However, once wisdom is acquired, tactics and strategies will inevitably emerge.

During the battle, it is entirely possible to set traps to surround and kill their strongest combat force, which is an extremely dangerous sign.

Even if there are tactical masters in the outer city, compared to the twisted beasts that most likely share a "brain", it is difficult for a team that cannot be commanded as well as its own to compete with them.

"We still need to find ways to resolve emotional storms from multiple perspectives."

Li Zheng quickened his pace, his figure weaving through the twisted beasts like a thin thread.

After a period of trial and error, he no longer carelessly crushes the ground when he sprints at full speed.

Aside from being a deliberate act of defiance, stomping on the ground usually results in a negative consequence of not being able to control one's own strength, wasting a lot of "force" each time.

This situation often occurred when Li Zheng was training in a gravity field, and it made it much easier for him to adjust.

Once his speed increases, even if some of the twisted beasts notice him, he can pass through safely by quickly moving out of their warning range.

As Li Zheng ventured deeper into the sinful realm, he gradually sensed several chaotic auras ahead that sent chills down his spine.

That was an individual even more powerful than the higher evil spirit that Malone had transformed into, and it might even be as powerful as the one in the castle!

Just as Li Zheng was hesitating about whether to retreat, he suddenly sensed the fluctuations of battle coming from his left front.

"Someone!"

Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the top-ranked fighter in the outer city area was hunting twisted beasts here?

After a moment's thought, he changed direction and rushed in that direction.