Swallowing the Stars: My Comprehension is Beyond the Heavens!

Chapter 57 The Crystal Core of the Phantom Butterfly

Soon after, Luo Xia and his older brother Luo Feng arrived at a safe residential building.

The two brothers entered an undamaged room, closed the door, and then went to the window to observe their surroundings.

"Those who were secretly watching us shouldn't have followed us."

Luo Xia glanced around but didn't find anything suspicious, and said.

Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "They must have seen us use our mental powers, which is why they hesitated."

If they were ordinary martial artists, they would probably have been robbed by those secretly watching martial artists, after all, those were precious Phantom Butterflies.

"Brother, it seems we can't hide our identities as psychic cultivators for much longer. Shouldn't we go and explain things to the curator and the others?"

Rorschach said.

Luo Feng frowned in thought, then said, "When we get back this time, we'll tell the curator and the others, but we don't need to specifically mention our identity as mentalists."

He paused, then continued:

"With our current physical abilities, you're a high-level warrior, and I'm very close to being an intermediate-level warrior. This alone is enough to earn the martial arts school's attention!"

Rorschach nodded. "Should we head back to the supply base now and sell this Phantom Butterfly?"

"Let's go back. We've hunted quite a few beast general-level monsters recently, and we're almost out of space for all the materials."

Luo Feng said.

Rorschach naturally had no problem.

The two brothers rested in their room for one night before returning to the supply base the next day.

……

Two days later, Luo Feng and Luo Xia returned to the supply base.

They found the familiar merchant surnamed Liu and sold the not-so-valuable monster materials they had.

This time, the two brothers hunted down monsters of the Beast General level, and together with the Phantom Butterfly, they killed a total of nine.

They only sold the materials for the other eight monsters to a merchant surnamed Liu. As for the Phantom Butterfly, Luo Feng and Luo Xia planned to take it back to the base city to sell.

The materials for the eight Beast General-level monsters cost 2.4 million, averaging about 3000 million per monster, which is a normal price for Beast General-level materials.

As for the materials from other Beast Soldier-level monsters, they also brought Luo Xia and Luo Feng nearly 800 million in revenue.

"Alright, let's go to the HR Alliance Mall and sell this Phantom Butterfly now."

In the villa where only the two of them were, Luo Feng smiled and said to Luo Xia.

Rorschach was looking at the crystal core he had taken from the Phantom Butterfly's head—

This is a multicolored, crystal-like, rhomboid solid, only the size of a baby's fist, radiating pure spiritual energy.

Mentalists can absorb the mental energy emitted by the crystal core to strengthen their own mental power.

"Hmm, the spiritual energy contained within this crystal core is immense. According to my estimation, once you absorb all of it, you'll at least be able to raise your mental power to the intermediate level of a War God!"

Rorschach said.

Luo Feng's physical abilities are now very close to those of an intermediate-level warrior, and his mental strength is also approaching that of a beginner-level war god.

If he absorbs the spiritual energy of this crystal core, his physical fitness and mental strength will be improved simultaneously!

Upon hearing Luo Xia's words, Luo Feng shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "You should use this crystal core. Perhaps you can use it to break through to the War God level in one fell swoop!"

Rorschach was somewhat moved, but still said:

"Brother, the crystal core of this Phantom Butterfly only works on mentalists below the War God level. It will be more helpful to you. I am already a mentalist at the Intermediate War God level, so this crystal core is of no use to me."

"is that so?"

"Yes, some people have hunted Phantom Butterflies before and obtained their crystal cores. A War God-level expert once tried to absorb its spiritual power, but the spiritual power contained in the crystal core had a negligible effect on the War God-level expert."

Luo Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Alright then."

He carefully put the crystal core away.

"The other parts of this Phantom Butterfly are also very valuable. I heard that its wings can be made into a hallucinogenic powder that can even affect lord-level monsters."

Rorschach said.

Although the most precious part of the Phantom Butterfly is its crystal core, other parts are also valuable; almost the entire butterfly is a treasure.

According to Luo Xia and Luo Feng's estimates, this Phantom Butterfly without its crystal core could still fetch at least 5 million!

"Let's go, sell the Phantom Butterfly, then we'll go back to City 023 to continue our training. Once I reach the Intermediate Battle General level, we'll apply to the martial arts school for entry into the elite training camp!"

Luo Feng said.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng had previously learned about the training camp at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

The training camps at the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy are divided into two types.

One type is the basic training camp.

This training camp will select some talented martial artists from around the world.

Another option is an elite training camp.

This training camp is also known as the "God of War Training Camp".

It can be said that as long as you enter the elite training camp, and as long as no accidents occur—such as becoming disabled or dying halfway through—you are destined to become a war god in the future.

However, compared to the basic training camp, the elite training camp has higher entry standards and requirements, and it has a fixed number of places in each country.

Some powerful forces and families spend billions of dollars, yet they still might not be able to get into the elite training camp.

With Luo Feng and Luo Xia's qualifications, getting into the elite training camp shouldn't be a problem.

Luo Xia nodded, packed up the materials for the Phantom Butterfly, and left the villa with Luo Feng, boarding the train back to the base city.

……

Picked up by HR Alliance's dedicated vehicle, Luo Xia and Luo Feng quickly arrived at the entrance of the mall.

"It's Monday today, so my senior shouldn't be here."

Luo Xia glanced at the watch on his wrist and smiled as he spoke to Luo Feng beside him.

Luo Feng was taken aback, then smiled wryly and said, "Those who don't go to school aren't very sensitive to dates anymore. If Xu Xin isn't here, she's not here. We're not here to see her."

"Isn't it because I was worried you'd miss your senior?" Luo Xia asked curiously as she and Luo Feng walked towards the lobby on the first floor. "Speaking of which, do you call and chat with your senior every day?"

Luo Feng scratched his head. "Where would I find the time? You know we're busy cultivating every day. By the time I have time, Xu Xin will probably be asleep. How am I supposed to chat with her then?"

"Brother, you're not going to win over the senior like this."

Luo Xia said with a grin.

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow. "You talk like you're so experienced. Did you, like Ahua, find a girlfriend behind my back?"

"No way. I'm almost always with you, big brother. Unlike my second brother, who can see girls at school, we're in the wilderness. All we see are monsters and muscular martial artists. Where are we going to find girlfriends?"

Rorschach shrugged, then continued with a grin:

"However, although I've never had a girlfriend, I've seen how other people have girlfriends, so I'm telling you, if you want to pursue Senior Xu Xin, you have to chat with her every day, whether you have something to do or not."

"Won't this... make Xu Xin think I'm annoying?"

Luo Feng asked hesitantly.

"How could that be? If she found you annoying, she wouldn't have told you last time that she would be working here on Saturdays and Sundays."

Luo Xia smiled and said, "I think Senior Xu Xin must also have some feelings for you, which is why she gave you this hint. So you should try to chat with her."

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment before nodding. "I understand."

Just then, a young man walked towards them. When he saw Luo Xia, he instinctively shrank back, but when he saw Luo Feng next to Luo Xia, he still mustered up the courage to step forward and greet him.

"It's you guys, Luo Xia and Luo Feng. You're back from the wilderness?"

Luo Feng looked at the man in front of him with suspicion. Who was this?

"Oh, Young Master Xu. It's been a long time."

Luo Xia responded, and then introduced him to his elder brother Luo Feng: "Brother, this is Senior Sister Xu Xin's brother. Last time when you were chatting with Senior Sister Xu Xin, I had a friendly exchange with this young master Xu."

Xu Gang's lips twitched slightly. A friendly exchange?

You've left a footprint on the floor that scared me. Are you sure that was a friendly exchange?

(End of this chapter)