Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 253: The Second Form of Earth's Evolution, Obsidian Mine

By around four in the afternoon, Li Xiang had destroyed nine bat caves, large and small, and caused nine suspected earthquakes, large and small, which made the local residents tremble with fear. Some people with a strong sense of crisis had already left in advance to avoid danger.

However, many people do not care, because this intensity of earthquake is not a big deal in Japan where geological disasters occur frequently.

Well, you don’t need to run away from a small earthquake, but you can’t run away from a big earthquake.

Li Xiang didn't know about these things, and he didn't do it on purpose. He was just absorbed in "collapsing" one cave after another, collecting achievement points and elixirs, and having a great time.

Sometimes he would do it again a few times because he thought the smash was not intense enough and feared that some bats might have survived. He is the mountain god in the soil!
Besides, the distance was quite far, so the vibration couldn't hurt anyone, and even the water cup on the table wouldn't fall down.

In addition, after all this trouble on Mount Fuji, even the crater is not as round as before.

Mount Fuji used to be very beautiful when viewed from a distance, but now it seems a little crooked. If you look at it from just the right angle, you can see that the previously round crater seems to be missing a corner.

It's a pity that such a famous mountain and scenic spot in the world was ruined by him. But Li Xiang didn't care. When the end of the world comes, many famous scenic spots will no longer exist.

"The second form of Dishu Yanshilu can be upgraded!" Looking at the more than 1.3 million achievement points gained in less than a day, Li Xiang couldn't help but smile brightly.

The large natal rune with golden threads was hit by his massive achievement points, and its size immediately increased, and its golden light became brighter. The power of various earth-related abilities also increased or evolved, giving rise to more subtle changes.

The ability to sense the earth veins originally had a range of only a few hundred meters, but now it extends to more than two thousand meters.

That is to say, with him as the center, the entire area within a radius of two or three thousand meters can be seen at a glance.

The quicksand technique also expanded from its original diameter of three or four meters to more than ten meters.

The Rock Armor Technique has been upgraded to "Crystal Vein Armor". Previously, the Rock Armor Technique was only used to add armor to oneself or buildings, and was relatively rough in use. Now, after being upgraded to "Crystal Vein Armor", it has become more refined, and has an additional ability, which is to extract the essence of the mineral veins, compress it and condense it into a unique crystallized armor or weapon with a hardness comparable to that of super alloys. There is a certain probability of condensing extraordinary spiritual armor or spiritual weapons.

He tried several times using the surrounding rocks, but perhaps because these rocks were too ordinary, the armor or weapons condensed from them were of average quality. Among the more than 20 pieces, none of them were extraordinary items.

If it were not an extraordinary item, its value would be much lower, its defense would not be much higher than that of a heavy bulletproof vest, and it would be very heavy.

He suddenly remembered that there were still many raw jade stones in the warehouse.

After all, jadeite is relatively precious, and its jade quality is far superior to that of ordinary stones. It is also a kind of mineral vein. So, Li Xiang tried again, condensing dozens of crystallized armors and weapons, and finally succeeded in one.

It was a set of fourth-tier emerald extraordinary armor. Since it was condensed from emerald, several parts of it were of glass-type imperial green quality, the kind that was full green, and there were also many places of ice-type full green. Therefore, apart from its defensive properties, just by looking at its appearance, this set of armor did not look like something to be worn in battle, but rather a work of art, or a celebratory outfit.

It would be too flashy to wear in battle, and it would easily attract fire. It might only be suitable for some specific occasions as ceremonial armor.

If this set of armor were put up for auction, it might fetch tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.

But there is a high probability that it cannot be sold because the value is too high and there are relatively few buyers.

And it is highly unlikely that Chinese people will buy it, especially men, as no one wants to be dressed in green.

On the contrary, some girls don’t mind. You can often see fashionable girls wearing green clothes and green hats on the streets.

Although Li Xiang has a lot of jade, the success rate of condensing extraordinary armor or weapons is too low, and he will not waste it like this, so he does not try again.

In addition to the abilities mentioned above, other earth-related abilities have also been improved.

The earth escape technique has naturally also been greatly improved. It used to be nearly 200 kilometers per hour, but now it can reach 400 to 500 kilometers per hour.

Li Xiang entered the main peak of Mount Fuji and sank deep into the ground.

Three more bat caves were discovered along the way and destroyed one by one.

When we sank to an altitude of minus five or six hundred meters, fluorescent blue ferns suddenly flashed between the cracks in the rocks.

These relic species were born in the Quaternary Ice Age. The leaves are covered with silicon crystal scales that can absorb geothermal heat. They have been seen in some bat caves before. Li Xiang thinks that this kind of plant is good. In the future, some underground bases can be planted in moderation. First, it will make the underground less dark. Second, it can maintain the ecology. As part of the ecosystem, it can provide oxygen and food for some animals.

This plant also exists in China, so there is no need to borrow it here.

After passing through the zeolite belt, the basalt gradually turned into ink-colored glass. Li Xiang had night vision and the ability to sense earth veins. He had also learned some knowledge about mineral veins from Jiang Caier before, so he immediately knew that this was probably a relatively precious stone, but he didn't know what it was.

He took out a high-power flashlight from the system warehouse and shone it on the ore.

Under the strong light, the surrounding mine walls suddenly reflected thousands of rainbow halos.

"Could this be a vein of extremely high-purity obsidian?"

Li Xiang was delighted. Obsidian is a black gem and a type of volcanic rock. It is used in many religions and myths. It is a material with mysterious properties. For example, the magic knives of priests in some religions are made of obsidian.

Perhaps, using this kind of mineral vein to condense crystal vein weapons will have unexpected effects.

At this moment, the surface of the mineral vein around Li Xiang was covered with spiral growth lines, and between each line was another kind of crystal as thin as a hair, which seemed to be the hematite crystal that he and Jiang Caier had seen before.

With a thought, he "dug" down about a ton of ore and activated the forging power of the "Crystal Vein Armor". After a while, he "forged" a set of black armor.

Or maybe it can't be called black, but dark blue.

"Xuan" is different from "black". Black is pure black that absorbs all light, but "Xuan" is a black with reddish color, or a very deep dark blue that is almost black.

For example, the feathers of a crow usually look black, but under the sun they appear to be dark blue, mysterious purple and metallic green, a colorful black.

The black armor he created was similar in color to the feathers of a crow.

Fortunately, perhaps this obsidian vein really has mysterious properties. The first set of obsidian armor Li Xiang made was the extraordinary spiritual armor. Although it was not of high rank, only level 5, and had no additional extraordinary properties, it was already very good, many times better than the most advanced bulletproof vests on Earth. The key was that it could be stored in the body, and it could be large or small, making it very convenient to wear. Although the raw materials were about one ton, there were still a lot of scraps left. In addition, a lot of impurities were removed, and the essence was also compressed and condensed by the earth-based supernatural power. This set of spiritual armor weighed only four or five hundred kilograms.

He put away the obsidian armor and mined several tons more, condensing them into three sets of armor and six weapons, but only an obsidian spear and an obsidian sword were extraordinary items, the others were ordinary armor and weapons.

Including the previous one, that means there are three extraordinary items among the ten items.

Although the statistical sample size is small and the probability may not be accurate, Li Xiang is already quite satisfied.

Condensing extraordinary items consumes a lot of spiritual power and mental energy. Li Xiang drank a few sips of spiritual wine, practiced breathing techniques and rested for a while. Then he no longer condensed crystal vein weapons, but directly collected these precious obsidian veins and saved them for practice later.

I believe that as he becomes more proficient in the techniques and accumulates experience, he will be able to condense higher-level armor or spiritual weapons, even ones with special extraordinary properties.

He dug along this vein of minerals and formed a winding tunnel deep underground with many branches. It was like an underground maze. If an ordinary person came in, he would definitely get lost. However, Li Xiang had the ability to sense the veins of the earth and could burrow underground, so it would not be an obstacle for him.

Suddenly, a black spider the size of a washbasin appeared in a branch of the tunnel. Its eight claws moved at the same time and it pounced towards Li Xiang quickly.

"What the hell?"

Li Xiang heard the noise and turned around to look. He was suspicious. It was nearly a thousand meters underground. How could there be a spider? And it was so big?

When the spider approached within ten meters, the system issued a prompt: "An eighth-level mutant creature, the Obsidian Crystal Spider, has been detected."

"It has become a spirit? A mine spider?"

Li Xiang threw a punch with a force of over 100,000 pounds, exquisite boxing skills, and a spiral drilling force. He smashed the black spider into pieces with one punch. The pieces scattered on the ground turned out to be pieces of high-purity obsidian.

Then, in addition to the achievement points and elixirs rewarded by the system, Li Xiang discovered that among the scattered spider remains, there was a small piece of crystal that was not pure black, but a dark gold color.

He dug out the black gold crystal core, and with an idea, he dug out the surrounding obsidian veins and condensed the black gold crystal core into them. As expected, he obtained an eighth-level extraordinary spiritual armor with an extraordinary attribute of "speed". Wearing this set of spiritual armor, not to mention the basic defensive attributes, he will also be as light as a swallow and his speed will be increased by 30%.

In the following process, Li Xiang encountered several more such crystal-transformed spiders and killed them one by one, collecting the black gold crystal cores.

The further he went, the more crystal-like spiders there were. Sometimes they were so densely packed that there were at least two or three hundred of them besieging him.

However, Li Xiang possessed the "Earth's Transformation Record", the Saint-level Giant Whale Battle Armor, and a 3,600-kilogram white jade gold hook stick. His martial arts were both hard and soft, and his moves were varied. Killing these crystal-transformed spiders was a piece of cake for him, and he gained a lot from it.

After collecting about five or six hundred heads, Li Xiang heard a strange rhythmic sound, as if his heart was beating.

Li Xiang stopped collecting ore and instead followed the sound and burrowed away into the ground.

But soon, Li Xiang came to a special place.

The obsidian veins in this place are extremely thick, and they also contain an "obsidian heart" as big as a hill.

This "heart" was black gold in color, beating back and forth. The previous rhythmic sound came from here.

The system prompts that this is a 28th-order holy-level mutant creature, the Obsidian Wujin Mountain Saint.

Of course, since the system arrived early, this data may have bugs, and the opponent's true level is unknown, but it is definitely not too high.

If he was really at level 28, he would have strangled Li Xiang to death.

"Oh my god, is this a living mineral vein? Is it really going to become a spirit?"

“Could this be the special vein of Mount Fuji that will protect our daily life nine years later?”

Li Xiang was ecstatic. He activated the power of earth element and began to mine in large quantities. He first dug the heart and then the surrounding connected veins. They were all high-purity and excellent crystal vein weapons raw materials.

A giant black snake with eight heads and eight tails crawled out from the heart of the crystal. It was as thick as a water tank, hundreds of meters long, and had the ability to burrow underground.

"Yamata no Orochi? Perhaps it's its descendant or a member of the same clan?" Li Xiang didn't have time to think about it, and immediately started a fierce battle with this crystal snake with eight heads and eight tails.

The giant snake was of a very high level, and even Li Ying had a hard time dealing with it. For a moment, the ground shook, and "earthquakes" began again within dozens of kilometers around Mount Fuji, and this time it was even more frightening than the several times during the day.

It was night time and many tourists came to soak in the hot springs, but they were so scared that they ran out and stood naked in the snow.

Some tourists from other countries regretted their visit very much. What a fucking experience! They will never come here again.

It took Li Xiang half an hour to kill the giant black snake with eight heads and eight tails, and he received an amazing reward.

Afterwards, Li Xiang dismembered the crystal heart that was as big as a hill and put it into the system warehouse.

The opponent had no power to resist at all. Perhaps, the release of so many crystal spiders and Yamata no Orochi before had consumed all of its combat power.

System: "Congratulations to the host for killing the 2800th-level Saint-level mutant creature Obsidian Black Gold Mountain Saint. You will be rewarded with achievement points, three th-level mutant spiritual medicines, three-flowered jadeite, and a th-level extraordinary item Obsidian Black Gold Cauldron."

A small holy tripod appeared in Li Xiang's palm, weighing at least tens of thousands of pounds. He held it up with one hand with great difficulty. He threw it to the ground, and it turned into the size of a hill, shaking with a rumbling sound.

This holy tripod has three extraordinary properties: one is the "earth-suppressing veins", which can protect an area of 800 miles from earthquakes; the second is the "Kunyuan Boundary", which can stimulate a protective barrier covering an area of 10,000 meters in radius to resist all kinds of energy attacks; the third is the "crystal-transformed spirit beasts", which is a means of active attack that can release groups of spirit beasts of varying strengths, ranging from hundreds to thousands, depending on the strength of the operator.

Naturally, Li Xiang liked this thing very much. He took the Obsidian Black Gold Holy Cauldron and continued mining, determined to take away all these precious obsidian deposits.

This is the special geographical vein of Mount Fuji, or the vein of Japan's national destiny, which is quite different from other places.

An uninvited guest came to Chiba Yukio's private bathhouse. He was a potbellied, pockmarked, bald old man with an extremely wretched appearance. He brought a few samurai with him and broke into "Yukio's Inn".

(End of this chapter)