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Chapter 57 Divine Baptism, Jade and Gold Statue

"You can call me Ming." A deep, magnetic voice suddenly rang out from the mouth of the black-haired youth who looked like a god.

"Huh?" The blonde girl Mira looked at the other person with sparkling eyes, deeply imprinting the name in her heart.

If the other party hadn't appeared, he would surely be meeting the great Lord of Desolate Thunder by now. (In the myths and legends of the Desolate Thunder civilization, after death one can meet the supreme ruler who created Desolate Thunder—the Lord of Desolate Thunder.)

"This is the Desolate Thunder Pearl? It does look quite beautiful." Lu Ming flicked his purple spear and found the Desolate Thunder Pearl hidden inside the dead monster.

This is a purple bead that appears to be nearly twenty centimeters in diameter. It looks slightly transparent and seems to contain an invisible fluctuation, somewhat like the beating of a heart, with wave after wave of energy.

Furthermore, this purple bead seems to contain an extremely concentrated energy.

Thunder Beasts are a special type of demonic beast that exists on Thunder Star. Their status among the demonic beast populations of Thunder Star is no less than that of the extremely rare Thunder Warriors among the humans of Thunder Star. In fact, because demonic beasts are inherently more survival-of-the-fittest, almost every Thunder Beast can reign supreme within its own demonic beast horde.

The Purple Spirit Thunder Dragon that Lu Ming just killed was considered one of the most ferocious and terrifying creatures of its level, even among the Desolate Thunder Beasts.

These special monsters are called "Desolate Thunder Beasts" because they all have powerful talents and are naturally adept at controlling the power of thunder, making them far stronger than ordinary monsters of the same level.

Secondly, a special energy source bead, the Desolate Thunder Bead, is automatically generated within the bodies of these Desolate Thunder Beasts.

These special Desolate Thunder Pearls are the foundation of the Desolate Thunder Beasts' strength. Furthermore, while the energy contained within the Desolate Thunder Pearls is extremely powerful, it is not entirely unabsorbable by humans. If a human successfully absorbs and refines the energy within a Desolate Thunder Pearl, their strength and potential will be greatly enhanced.

The so-called "Wilderness Warriors", "Wilderness Generals", and even the legendary "Wilderness Kings" were all created by this Wilderness Bead.

Although most Desolate Thunder Beasts are extremely dangerous, the Desolate Thunder Pearls within them are highly coveted by humans. Therefore, every year numerous powerful humans venture into perilous lands to hunt down dangerous Desolate Thunder Beasts and obtain the Desolate Thunder Pearls!

However, not every Desolate Thunder Beast can produce this Desolate Thunder Pearl. Generally speaking, at least a King-level (Domain Lord) Desolate Thunder Beast is required for a complete Desolate Thunder Pearl to be conceived and generated.

"Lord Ming, your strength is truly astounding! This high-level king-class Purple Spirit Thunder Dragon was utterly powerless against your spear!" Watching Lu Ming use the arm guard bracelet on his left hand to completely subdue the three-thousand-meter-long dragon, the blonde girl's admiration deepened.

These void bracelets (world rings) can only be created by supreme beings (realm lords). This Lord 'Ming' looks quite young; could he actually be a supreme powerhouse who has been in seclusion for many years?

Mira was startled by her own bold guess.

"I am not a supreme being, but just a wandering martial artist who travels around to gain experience." The girl's expression was so easy to understand that Lu Ming casually explained his identity.

Although there are many powerful individuals on Desolate Thunder Star, its technology is extremely backward. Even if Lu Ming fabricates an identity, it won't be easily exposed. In particular, the identity of a 'wandering martial artist' who travels around various territories is extremely useful.

Of course, although they are called "wandering warriors," their status on Huanglei Star is actually quite high.

After all, the territory of Desolate Thunder Star is not small, and many weak individuals have never been to other territories in their entire lives. Being able to freely travel between different territories and appreciate the different natural scenery is something that countless people of Desolate Thunder Star envy.

"Then you must have been to many places, sir." Mira looked at Lu Ming with even more admiration. Although she had heard Elder Princip talk about the outer realm before, she had never left the Obscure Moon Realm herself.

"There are quite a few, I suppose." Lu Ming glanced at the blonde girl, but didn't continue.

"I'm sorry, Lord Naruto, I was a bit out of line!" Mira noticed the young man's cold attitude and quickly bowed her head in apology.

But Naruto's eyes are really beautiful; his pure black pupils seem to encompass the endless sky.

"It's nothing," Lu Ming replied casually, and then chatted casually with the blonde girl named Mira.

Based on the information he obtained from the Virtual Universe Company, Lu Ming had gained a general understanding of the Desolate Thunder Star. However, the Desolate Thunder Star was, after all, an incredibly vast real world, and it was impossible to explain too much. The information only provided a general overview of the entire Desolate Thunder Star, and many secrets were explained in too much detail, which would not have been effective in training and testing core members.

Therefore, the girl Mira who happened to bump into him was a good source of information. At least in just a few words, Lu Ming already knew that this was the Misty Grand Canyon of the Obscure Moon Realm.

Incidentally, "territory" refers to the collective name of a large area separated on the planet Desolate Thunder. The ruler of each "territory" is a Supreme-level (World Lord) being, possessing immense power. For example, the ruler of the Obscure Moon Realm is a powerful figure known as the Obscure Moon Supreme.

"If I want to obtain the Desolate Thunder Pearl, I just need to continue hunting Desolate Thunder Beasts of the Domain Lord level within the Obscure Moon territory. However, the true secret of Desolate Thunder Star... I still need to make contact with the natives of Desolate Thunder Star." Silently watching the blonde girl Mira collect her companion's belongings, Lu Ming planned to follow her to the nearest city in the vicinity.

Inside the city, there will definitely be some local books for sale, and you might find something useful there.

……

A few days later, we arrived at Fog City, the city closest to the Misty Grand Canyon.

After selling the corpse of the Purple Spirit Thunder Dragon, Lu Ming quickly obtained a considerable sum of money, which he then used to purchase a series of books, including "Complete Map of the Obscure Moon Realm", "The Three Dangerous Areas of the Obscure Moon Realm", "Complete Illustrated Guide to the Desolate Thunder Beast", and so on.

"Dongqiuze and Qianbo Mountain are places where Domain Lord-level Desolate Thunder Beasts frequently appear. You can go to these two places to hunt Desolate Thunder Beasts and obtain Desolate Thunder Pearls." By gathering intelligence reasonably, he can obtain more Desolate Thunder Pearls in a short period of time.

"But where exactly is the real secret of Huanglei Star?" Lu Ming sat in a private room in the hotel, quickly flipping through documents, trying to find useful information.

"Got it!" Persistence pays off. Lu Ming finally found a record about the Beast God Statue in the data - Baptism of the Gods!

The so-called Baptism of Gods is a very special and grand ceremony on the Desolate Thunder Star, which must be presided over by a god-level powerhouse (immortal) of the Desolate Thunder Divine Court... Legend has it that every powerhouse who has experienced the Baptism of Gods will have their strength and potential greatly enhanced, with a terrifying effect comparable to directly fusing with the Desolate Thunder Pearl!

"The divine baptism in this desolate thunder star should be considered a special and great opportunity." Lu Ming reacted quickly after finding this information.

The difficulty of fusing the Desolate Thunder Pearl is no less than that of the Blood Crystal.

Even fusing just one Desolate Thunder Pearl to become a Desolate Thunder Warrior is incredibly difficult. Fusing two increases the physical requirements tenfold, and fusing three increases them a hundredfold! The requirements only become more demanding as you progress!

The "Baptism of God" ritual described in this book can be described as a "shortcut," which must contain some secret. Perhaps the Virtual Universe Company's method of extracting the blood of the Beast God is related to this so-called "Baptism of God" ritual.

Of course, the real reason Lu Ming was excited at this moment was not this legendary baptism ceremony, after all, this thing is usually held only once every million years, and there are still more than 300,000 years before the next ceremony begins.

What truly caught his attention was a seemingly insignificant auxiliary item mentioned in the ritual—

A jade and gold statue that looks only 30 centimeters in size!

(End of this chapter)