Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 159 The clouds part and the moon shines bright; breakthrough successful!
If he could refine all the innate Qi in his body with source crystals, how powerful would he be when he truly broke through to the Condensation Realm?

Once this thought takes hold, it can never be stopped!
Lin Ye reached out again and broke off an even larger piece of source crystal from the rock wall, stuffing it into his mouth without even looking at it.

The spicy and violent energy exploded once again in his throat and esophagus, and the familiar burning sensation and the excruciating pain of his meridians being forcibly widened made him shudder.

But he didn't stop.

piece!
Another one!
Lin Ye, like a madman who hadn't eaten for days, broke off all the visible source crystals around the hot spring, regardless of size, and then swallowed them whole!
He could clearly see that the vortex that had already formed inside his dantian was rapidly collapsing inward under the impact of every stream of pure source energy, becoming smaller and denser.

The size of the vortex is shrinking, but the suction force entrenched in the very center is increasing rather than decreasing, becoming even more terrifying!
Until the last small piece of source crystal was swallowed, the violent torrent of energy was completely absorbed by the vortex.

Lin Ye slowly stopped moving.

He looked inward and found that the vortex in his dantian had shrunk to its limit, leaving only the core singularity.

But that seemingly insignificant singularity appears to contain a galaxy about to explode.

Countless primordial energies, purified to the extreme, transformed into billions of dazzling points of light, swirling around each other and shimmering with a mesmerizing brilliance, resembling a condensed sea of ​​stars!

But Lin Ye frowned.

not enough!

This amount of source crystals is still not enough for his enormous and abnormal foundation!
He estimated that the amount of primordial Qi remaining in his body at this moment was equivalent to the total amount of Qi and blood when he had fully opened his meridians.

It's probably less than one percent!
One hundred units of Qi and blood, after two rounds of extremely brutal purification, were reduced to less than one unit!
This ratio is enough to terrify any martial artist if it were mentioned.

Lin Ye brought up his attribute panel.

The three-dimensional attributes are still hovering around a hundred, almost the same as when he first completed the first step.

This precisely proves that the frenzied devouring he just experienced, which could be described as self-destructive, was removing "impurities" that he himself could not even perceive, while the most core essence remained completely intact.

Lin Ye stood up and looked around.

Under a dark red sky, the black wasteland stretched to the horizon, with twisted, dead trees in the distance appearing and disappearing in the sulfurous mist, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of scorched earth mixed with sulfur.

As far as the eye could see, there was no trace of any source crystal.

Lin Ye fell into a brief silence.

His current location is likely the area closest to the entrance of the fissure.

Those instructors, especially Yin Liulan, probably swept away all the alien races in the vicinity during their lessons.

That's why he was able to swallow those source crystals so easily without being attacked.

But problems also arise.

If we continue to delve deeper in search of more Source Crystals, we will inevitably encounter the Heavenly Abyss Alien Clan.

Given his current state of utter despair, engaging in direct conflict with any alien race would be an extremely unwise choice.

Without going deep and finding the source crystal, a breakthrough is out of the question.

Lin Ye hid behind a huge obsidian rock, his brain working at lightning speed.

How to do?
Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through the depths of his mind.

It seems he... has a skill specifically designed for this situation.

With a thought, Lin Ye's personal panel instantly opened.

His gaze swept past the familiar skills and finally landed on the last icon in the temporary skill bar.

【Silk Puppet】!
He clicked on the skill's detailed description and discovered that this skill, which he obtained by killing the fungal race in the occupied zone, had also quietly undergone a transformation after he devoured a large amount of source crystals.

Silk-Born Puppet

[Type: Active Temporary Skill]

[Effect: You can implant 100 black spores into any organism. Under suitable conditions, the spores will grow rapidly, forming black mycelium that covers the entire organism.]

You can manipulate these mycelia with your mind, share their senses, and move them over medium distances.

[With sufficient mental strength, you can now control multiple puppets simultaneously.]

[Note: Controlling the puppet will continuously consume its mycelium. Once the mycelium is depleted, the connection will be severed. The connection will also be severed if the distance between you and the puppet exceeds the limit.]

[When you implant black spores into a living organism, the number of spores implanted is one-tenth, and the target must be much weaker than you for the spores to grow and gain control. When you implant spores into a corpse, there are no such restrictions.]

[Current maximum control distance: 10 kilometers.]

[Current maximum number of puppets controlled: 3]

Lin Ye's breathing quickened slightly.

The restrictions have been lifted!
Originally, he could only implant spores into creatures he killed himself.

Now, whether dead or alive, any living thing can become his target. However, there are more restrictions on dealing with living things, while there are no restrictions on dealing with corpses.

The number of implanted spores increased dramatically from 1 to 100!
This means that the growth rate of the mycelium will increase exponentially!
An unprecedented brilliance shone in Lin Ye's eyes.

A crystal-clear plan instantly took shape in his mind.

Exploring source crystals, transporting source crystals, and even... acting as cannon fodder when necessary.

These tasks could be entirely entrusted to these absolutely loyal puppets who are unafraid of death!
All he needs to do is find a completely safe place to hide and wait for the takeout to arrive!

As for the puppet's "raw materials"...

Lin Ye's gaze swept across the desolate wilderness.

Yin Liulan, the instructors, and the students who entered Nirvana Tower earlier than him should have already prepared enough corpses for him.

Moreover, these corpses are genuine aliens from the Tianyuan race!
Its strength is far beyond what the mutated beast corpses in the occupied area of ​​Linchuan could compare to!

Just do it.

Lin Ye wasted no more time and immediately began his search.

He did not venture deep into the crevice rashly, but instead wandered cautiously along the perimeter of the crevice entrance.

This area is relatively safe, but not absolutely so.

During this time, he even spotted a training camp member in the distance who was also searching for something. The two tacitly kept their distance and neither approached the other.

Finally, at the edge of a low, deadwood forest, Lin Ye made a discovery.

Four burly figures lay sprawled on the ground, their gray-black skin gleaming like rock under the dark red light.

They look very much like the legendary gargoyles, with bulging muscles and ferocious faces.

These are four Stone Golems.

Lin Ye lowered his body and observed from a distance for a long time, confirming that the four stone demons were completely dead and their bodies were covered with wounds from sharp weapons, before slowly approaching.

His gaze was quickly drawn to one of the corpses, which was clearly taller and more robust than its companions and had a pair of huge bat wings growing from its back.

The Stone Goblin Clan's elite!
Lin Ye walked to the body of the elite soldier, squatted down, and reached out to touch the deep, fatal wound on its chest that exposed the bone.

The moment his fingertips touched the wound, a flash of black light disappeared from his eyes.

The next moment, Lin Ye felt nearly a third of his mental energy being instantly drained away.

One hundred black spores, invisible to the naked eye, have been successfully implanted deep into the body of this elite Stone Goblin through the wound.

Lin Ye did not stop, and repeated the process, planting spores on two other relatively intact ordinary stone goblin corpses.

After doing all this, he didn't linger. Instead, he immediately turned and left, starting to look for a safe haven for himself.

Soon, he discovered a natural cave hidden by several giant obsidian stones in a relatively complex pile of rocks.

The entrance to the cave was narrow, allowing only one person to pass through at a time, but the interior space was quite large, enough for him to find a place to stay.

Next, it’s all about waiting.

Fortunately, this wait didn't last too long.

Just half an hour later, Lin Ye felt that three faint signal sources had appeared in his mental world, slowly establishing a connection with him.

He was in no hurry.

The growth and spread of mycelium requires a process.

Another half hour passed.

Lin Ye closed his eyes and was already able to intermittently receive some of the sensory information from the elite Stone Demon Clan corpse a kilometer away.

The sensation of the wind blowing across its wings, the crackling sound of the hot springs bubbling around it, and the withered forest seen through its hollow eye sockets.

Lin Ye took a deep breath.

He completely immersed his mind in the connection with the corpse.

One kilometer away, at the edge of the deadwood forest.

The corpse of the Stone Demon Clan elite, over three meters tall and with bulging muscles, suddenly twitched one of the fingers on its right claw.

Immediately afterwards, countless fine black mycelia wriggled wildly in its dim eye sockets, intertwining and entwining as if they were alive.

It stiffly climbed up from the cold ground.

The hyphae have completely invaded every joint, every muscle fiber, and even penetrated its cranial cavity, taking complete control of this powerful body.

Inside the cave, Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, four completely different images violently flooded into his mind and overlapped in his mental world!
One of the paintings depicts the narrow grotto where he himself is situated.

The other three images are from the three Stone Goblin corpses he controlled, with shaky perspectives and bleak scenes.

Lin Ye's temples throbbed, and a strong feeling of dizziness washed over him.

No, the CPU is going to burn out.

Processing massive amounts of information from four different perspectives simultaneously is still too much of a burden for his current mental capacity.

The main problem is that there are too many and too cluttered images.

Lin Ye quickly made a choice, forcibly severing the sensory connection with the two ordinary Stone Demon corpses, leaving only the most basic command transmission channel.

His entire focus was on the winged Stone Goblin elite.

The world instantly became clean.

Lin Ye's consciousness seemed to be detached from his body and completely injected into the puppet that was a kilometer away.

He tried to make it stand up straight and take steps.

One step, two steps. From initial stiffness to gradual coordination.

Next came a jog, followed by a leap.

Although the corpse died a gruesome death, the fatal wound was to its internal organs, with its heart pierced by a sharp weapon. Its limbs and torso, however, were remarkably well-preserved, and it moved almost exactly as it had in life.

After testing his running and jumping, Lin Ye even had a sudden thought and tried flapping the pair of huge bat wings on the puppet's back.

call--!
call--!
A sudden gust of wind arose, whipping up volcanic ash from the ground and emitting a muffled howl.

These wings are powerful, and each flap contains astonishing power.

Lin Ye, as a human, had never had the experience of flying.

But at this moment, with the enhancement of the [Silk Puppet] skill, a strange feeling welled up in my heart.

Although he couldn't access the corpse's memories from its previous life, he seemed to instantly inherit its instinct to control the body.

Flying is one of our instincts!

After a few clumsy flaps at first, the corpse of the Stone Demon Clan elite suddenly flapped its wings, and its massive body actually rose from the ground, wobbling and flying into the air!
Become!

A surge of joy welled up in Lin Ye's heart.

Being able to fly means he can look down on this vast wasteland from high above, greatly improving his efficiency in searching for source crystals!

He diverted a sliver of his consciousness to issue a very simple command to the other two corpses—

Search for all source crystals within a ten-kilometer radius of the current location.

After the order was given, something unexpected happened to Lin Ye.

The mycelium within those two puppets seemed to possess rudimentary intelligence.

Upon receiving the instructions, they immediately split up and, with heavy steps, began to carry out the orders in two different directions.

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

This support skill, which he previously considered the most useless for direct combat, has now undergone a complete transformation in his opinion.

Who says it's useless in combat?
One can imagine what it would be like if this skill were enhanced to a higher level, with a group of fearless and powerful alien puppet minions following behind him when he fought against others...

The boost to combat power is probably no less than that of [Crystallization] and [Shadow Scale]!
Even worse!
Lin Ye suppressed his excitement and focused his attention back on the flying puppet.

He commanded the elite Stone Goblin Clan, hovering at a low altitude of about a hundred meters, carefully surveying every inch of the black land below.

He dared not fly too high.

Firstly, to avoid attracting the attention of other students entering the Nirvana Tower, or even those monstrous talents like Dongfang Zhen. It would be ridiculous if they were mistaken for wild monsters and killed on the spot.

Secondly, every action taken by the puppet will continuously consume the mycelium within its body; once the mycelium is exhausted, the connection will be severed.

We must use it sparingly.

Soon, Lin Ye made a discovery.

About seven kilometers to the northeast of the grotto where he was hiding, there appears to be a cave under a secluded cliff.

Through the shared vision of the flying golem, he could clearly see that a ghostly blue light was shimmering deep within the dark cave entrance.

That's a light that only source crystals can emit!

Lin Ye's spirits lifted, and he immediately manipulated the puppet to descend and fly towards the cave.

As soon as he flew into the cave entrance, Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat.

Inside the cave, a long vein of source crystal ore was clearly visible on the rock wall!

The crystals, some as big as a fist and others as thin as a thumb, clustered together, emitting a mesmerizing glow in the darkness.

Its reserves are more than seven or eight times greater than the small patch of hot spring crystals he had previously discovered!
But before he could even feel happy, Lin Ye's heart sank again.

Because he heard noises coming from deep within the cave.

Several short, alarming cries rang out.

Two burly figures emerged from the shadows deep within the cave, clutching crude stone spears in their hands, their gray-black eyes filled with vigilance.

Two more Stone Golems!
However, when they saw what the intruder looked like, their wariness instantly turned into surprise, and then into fear.

Pfft!
The two young stone goblin brothers knelt down almost simultaneously, burying their heads deep in the ground, their bodies trembling slightly with fear.

I'm sorry, sir, I didn't recognize you just now!
From their perspective, although the person before them was covered in wounds and had a weak breath, his enormous bat wings were a mark of the tribe's elite.

The Stone Goblin tribe had an extremely strict social hierarchy, and the two soldiers couldn't even muster the thought of resistance when faced with an elite officer.

A fine layer of cold sweat appeared on Lin Ye's forehead.

His puppet, apart from being able to run and fly and looking intimidating, has absolutely no combat power.

If a fight had actually broken out just now, he would have had no choice but to disconnect the connection and destroy the puppet.

Fortunately, the class oppression brought about by his status saved him from a battle he was destined to lose.

Lin Ye controlled the puppet, giving the two stone goblin clan members who were crawling on the ground a cold, disdainful look.

Then, the puppet raised its right claw and impatiently slashed it towards the outside of the cave.

Although the two Stone Demons were reluctant to leave the Source Crystal in the cave, they dared not disobey in the slightest. They could only reluctantly get up and leave the cave.

Crisis resolved.

Lin Ye then manipulated the puppet to walk to the mineral vein, pretended to break off a piece of source crystal, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew it with a crunching sound.

He was cautious.

Sure enough, a moment later, two gray-black heads peeked furtively into the cave.

Lin Ye sneered, then manipulated the puppet to suddenly turn around, open its mouth wide, and let out an angry and majestic roar!

"Roar--!"

This time, the two stone golems were so terrified that they scrambled away and disappeared from the cave entrance.

Lin Ye finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Instead of having the elite puppet start moving work immediately, he let it "rest" in the cave.

As long as the mycelium is not completely consumed, it can slowly multiply itself inside the corpse and restore its durability.

At the same time, Lin Ye also issued a new order to the other two ordinary Stone Ghost Clan puppets that were wandering in the wasteland: head to the cave and assemble!
Half an hour later.

Lin Ye was hiding in the cave.

Lin Ye watched as the two Stone Ghost Clan puppets laboriously carried over a large pile of Source Crystals, and the elite puppet delivered an even larger batch wrapped in its wings, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he remained sufficiently cautious.

After the first batch of source crystals arrived, Lin Ye immediately released the three puppets from their duties, sending them back to their posts. One was responsible for keeping watch at the cave entrance, while the other two continued to repeat the mining and transportation work.

He himself grabbed the Origin Crystal and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.

One piece, then another.

The violent source energy continuously washed over his meridians, then was completely swallowed up by the small vortex in his dantian, and continued to be compressed and purified.

Time flies.

When Lin Ye had devoured most of the mountain of source crystals in front of him, he suddenly felt that the high-speed vortex in his dantian was starting to slow down.

Its size has been shrunk to the limit, only the size of a mung bean.

A series of subtle stinging sensations came from the very core of his dantian, as if the space there could no longer withstand a higher degree of compression.

Lin Ye understood that the purification and compression of the primordial Qi had reached its limit.

It's just one last push away!

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes as he grabbed another spicy source crystal and swallowed it whole!
The violent source energy surged into his body, but this time, Lin Ye did not let it be absorbed by the vortex.

Instead, he mobilized all his mental energy, forcibly carrying this energy, and slammed it hard into the core of the vortex that had stopped rotating!

not enough!
A flash of madness crossed Lin Ye's eyes, and almost simultaneously he grabbed another source crystal and stuffed it into his mouth!
A brand-new torrent of source energy, pushing forward the previous energy, surged like a raging tide, wave after wave, and with a resolute attitude, fiercely rushed into the core of that compressed star sea!
boom--! !

It was like the chaotic Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!

Lin Ye felt a deafening roar coming from his lower abdomen, dantian!

The energy core, condensed to its extreme and transformed into a singularity, underwent a dramatic qualitative change under the frenzied compression of the two torrents of source energy!
From his inner perspective, the billions of brilliant primordial Qi points suddenly collapsed inward under unimaginable pressure.

Ultimately, it merged and transformed, turning into a grain of rice-sized, dazzling golden sand, like a piece of glass!
This is... the Primal Qi!
The instant this golden grain of sand was born, an unprecedented sense of ultimate power erupted from the depths of the dantian like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami sweeping through the entire body!
Lin Ye felt that the power he had lost for more than half a month was being restored at an incredible speed!
His meridians remained empty, with no more blood or qi flowing through them.

But Lin Ye could clearly sense that it was just the energy contained in that lone golden grain of sand in his dantian.

Its intensity already far exceeded the full amount of Qi and blood he had when his meridians were fully opened!

It could be at least five times more!
Just then, a series of system notification sounds, as beautiful as heavenly music, began to ring wildly in his mind!

[Ding! Host has successfully broken through to the Condensation Realm!]

[The host's Qi and blood have been transformed into a higher level of energy: Primal罡煞!]

[The energy system is undergoing a transformation; all attributes will be comprehensively adjusted based on the strength of the original elemental energy...]

Your strength has increased by 34.7 points!

Your agility has increased by 47.1 points!

Your stamina has increased by 42.5 points!

……

The notification sound is still going on!
Lin Ye brought up his attribute panel and watched as his three-dimensional attributes, which had already fallen to just over one hundred, were rising wildly at an alarming rate!
150...200...300...

Lin Ye's bones and joints were making popping sounds all over his body!

The lost power is rapidly returning with unparalleled force!
This refreshing feeling, like rain after a long drought, made every cell in Lin Ye's body tremble with excitement!

He slowly stood up, clenched his fists tightly, and felt the terrifying power emanating from the golden grain of sand in his dantian, a power that seemed capable of easily crushing mountains and rivers.

A smile finally appeared on Lin Ye's face.

After enduring hardship and patience for so long, like self-harming and frantic self-cultivation, at this moment, the clouds have finally parted and the moon is shining through!
All the effort was worth it!

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