Humans are devouring and selling off the heavens.

Chapter 92 Battle Against Demons, Stellar Body

"Zheng Zha, what are you doing?"

The sauna was filled with steam. Zhang Jie, a cigarette dangling from his lips, stared at the person in front of him with an incredulous expression.

Chu Xuan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, clearly also shocked by the scene before him.

Zheng Zha, sporting a shiny bald head, was mechanically doing squats, his dead fish eyes just like Saitama's.

Judging from this state, it's clear that the third-order gene lock has been activated.

"Don't make a fuss," he said without looking up. "I've already done a hundred sit-ups. Two more squats and I'll be done. After that, I have to run ten kilometers."

"..."

Looking at that vacant look in his eyes, yet with an air of "I know so much," Chu Xuan almost choked.

This is beyond the comprehension of ordinary human wisdom; a heavy blow must be dealt!

"Zheng Zha, you didn't actually believe Saitama's nonsense, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha abruptly stopped what he was doing. The simulation of the third-order gene lock instantly shut down, the deadpan look faded, and his eyes regained their usual clarity.

"But didn't you say... he wasn't lying?"

Chu Xuan raised his hand and pressed his temples, his tone revealing an indescribable helplessness: "I only said that he didn't lie, but I didn't say that the method was actually effective."

"In my opinion, instead of believing that you can surpass the fourth rank and reach the Saintly Realm with this, and possess the same power as Saitama, you should believe that he was born with the Light of the Soul and that as long as you believe that you can forcefully unlock the genetic lock by working hard."

"Damn, so all that was for nothing after I shaved my head?!"

Zheng Zha angrily ruffled his bald head, his fingertips rubbing against the smooth scalp, feeling utterly irritated.

As soon as he finished speaking, dark bluish-black stubble sprouted from his freshly shaved scalp, instantly restoring his usual short hair.

Chu Xuan was already used to this and urged, "Stop joking around, Captain. What's the next horror movie?"

Zheng Zha scratched his newly grown hair, his expression becoming more composed:
"Resident Evil 2. In terms of horror movie difficulty alone, it's not that high, but the trouble is that the next battle is a team battle."

He paused, his tone turning somber: "And our opponents are the Demon Reincarnation Squad."

“That is indeed a bit tricky.” Zhang Jie frowned, lit another cigarette, and the nicotine mixed with the steam, filling the air with smoke.

"The Demon Reincarnation Squad is a monster squad created by the 'God' through copying the genes of the strongest members from various squads and then molding them together. It's no exaggeration to call it the strongest squad."

"But it's a low-difficulty horror movie like Resident Evil 2, so the intensity of team battles is only higher. The Demon Reincarnation Squad is far superior to the Indian Team."

He exhaled a smoke ring and glanced at Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan.

"And who knows, we might even run into one of your clones."

Zheng Zha imagined the scene and a chill inexplicably ran down his spine: "That's too weird... Another me? Me, the Sun God..."

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses and calmly analyzed, "Zheng Zha, you'd better go to the Zhutian Pavilion first and get another scroll to strengthen the team members, so that no one will drag the team down and lose reward points when the team battle starts."

"All enhancements above Grade A in the Main God Space require cultivation, while the Dragon Blood, Spirits of Plants and Trees, and Wood Crystals in the Zhutian Pavilion can at most get a person to the early stage of the fourth rank."

“You’ve already reached the mid-stage of the fourth rank. At this stage, according to Zhang Jie, ordinary rare and precious materials are no longer of much use to you and won’t improve you much, but they can be quite beneficial to us.”

"As for what's next, once we gather 10,000 reward points, you can exchange them for cultivation enhancement. With your current aptitude, you should be able to master it easily, and then you can teach it to us."

After saying that, Chu Xuan took out a blood pill from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it as his Adam's apple bobbed.

This stuff provides much more substantial energy than eating an apple.

…………

……

Inside the Zhutian Pavilion, Zheng Zha's eyes were wide open, staring intently at the items on the display shelves. His heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would leap out of his chest.

"...This is what Chu Xuan meant by 'no improvement'?"

He stared at the pills on the shelf, unable to help but gasp, his fingertips trembling slightly.

The description on the pill label is crystal clear:
"A first-tier celestial pill of stellar quality, after consumption, increases physical strength by a thousand times, comparable to that of a wooden crystal, and can directly temper one's physique to the initial stage of stellar quality."

The other pill next to it was even more frightening:

"A ninth-order celestial pill of the cosmic level is far more potent than a first-order celestial pill of the stellar level, with an amplification of hundreds of thousands of times, and can forge a peak physical body of the cosmic level."

Although Zheng Zha has unlocked the fourth-tier intermediate gene lock and enhanced his genes to create a unique combat form, in terms of physical strength, he is still slightly inferior to Zhang Jie, who has taken the Muya Crystal and unlocked the fourth-tier intermediate gene lock.

But as he looked at the descriptions of these pills, he felt his throat tighten and his mouth water uncontrollably.

No matter what level I've reached, I'm always awestruck when I come to the Pavilion of All Heavens.

“Master Xu,” Zheng Zha turned to the figure behind the counter sipping tea and couldn’t help but ask, “Are you going to restock again? I didn’t see any pills of this grade last time.”

He rubbed his hands together, his heart pounding with excitement, his voice tinged with anticipation:
"Is this pill... expensive?"

Xu Qing looked up at him and lightly tapped the counter with her knuckles:
"Sixty thousand reward points, plus an S-level side quest, can be exchanged for a first-tier Stellar-level Heavenly Pill."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha's heart skipped a beat.

He had just finished watching a horror movie and happened to have accumulated so many reward points and side quests!
"Just the physical body at the first level of the stellar level is comparable to the power I previously unleashed at full primordial strength..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"If one had that physique, plus the power of creation in the primordial world... what level would that be? One punch and the entire Demon Team would be turned into two little pancakes."

Thinking of this, Zheng Zha trembled slightly with excitement, and even his breathing became a little heavier.

This blatant numerical dominance is practically tailor-made for a battle maniac like him!

"Buy it! I'll buy it!"

He practically yelled it out, afraid that if he hesitated even a second longer, this precious item would be lost...

……

As a month passed in the Zhutian Pavilion, after taking the elixir, Zheng Zha opened his eyes and almost burst out laughing.

He felt a tremendous force, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, coursing through his limbs and bones.

One punch can overturn a city!
With a single palm strike, one can turn the great river upside down!
True energy and magical power also increased accordingly, with their capacity increasing a thousandfold, and even their texture undergoing a leap in improvement.

If he were to face his past self now, he could probably just blow away his past self with a single breath, leaving not even ashes.

When Zheng Zha returned to the Main God Space, he still had a silly grin on his face.

Chu Xuan's gaze lingered on him for a moment, sensing the surge of energy, and he couldn't help but adjust his glasses.

How come this guy's strength has increased again?
……

……

"So you've exchanged for another boost of strength, Zheng Zha..."

After listening to Zheng Zha's description, Chu Xuan, who had no physical sensations, actually felt the "headache" his father had mentioned, and couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Well, he's still a key member of the team... As long as it improves his strength, let him "add points" however he wants.

(End of this chapter)