"A Luoshui Crystal worth five hundred top-grade Spirit Stones?" Lin Mo's eyes seemed to reflect a glimmer of light at the sight of the object before him.
"Let me see what effects it has."
Lin Mo injected his Divine Thought into the Luoshui Crystal, immediately sensing the presence of a vast amount of warm energy within it.
"Bang!"
The rhombus-shaped Luoshui Crystal suddenly shattered, transforming into scattered starlight that filled the entire room, twinkling like a sky full of stars. The delicate crystal appeared to become tiny rhomboidal shards.
"Hmm?"
While Lin Mo was surprised, those countless small crystal shards began steadily flying towards him, sticking to his skin with a cool sensation. Then, surprisingly, these shattered crystals merged into his skin.
Suspended in the air like starlight, the crystal shards fused into his body. Lin Mo closed his eyes and subtly activated the Qiankun Creation Technique, circulating the True Yuan and Spiritual Energy within him.
The initial touch on the skin was somewhat cold, but once it blended into the skin, it felt warm, akin to sleeping on his mother's bosom as a child. It brought an unprecedented comfort to every cell and part of his body.
Unlike the pain experienced when applying Heavenly Toad Essence Blood, using the Luoshui Crystal was like soaking in a hot spring. It put the entire body in a relaxed state, making each cell become active.
...
In the territories of Huaxia, an island in the East Sea was shrouded in white fog, with faint lightning flickering above.
"Hui'er, who killed my son..."
A furious voice erupted from the island's center, sweeping across the island.
Dozens of figures immediately soared through the hazy white fog into the sky, converging in the air in an instant.
Leading them was a man whose face was densely covered with blue Scale Armor, clad in a black War Armor, with six snow-white, about half-meter long sharp fangs extending from the shoulders on either side, reflecting a chilling gleam.
"Clan Leader!"
Seeing the middle-aged man standing at the center, the surrounding figures all kneeled on one knee in the void, showing utmost respect.
"Hui'er's presence has vanished. Whoever dares to kill my son Ye Mou, I will slaughter them." The middle-aged man's eyes were blood-red, like two large red lanterns, emanating an eerie and terrifying aura from his body.
All around, dozens of black figures faintly felt a sense of pressure.
"Follow me!" The middle-aged man's icy voice echoed, and his figure already turned into a remnant shadow.
In an instant, the dozens of figures transformed into black strong lights, darting toward the sky.
Three hours later, the same figures that appeared on the East Sea island hovered over a desolate suburb, overlooking the scene below where several dilapidated buildings were surrounded by wildly growing weeds.
"Hui'er's presence..."
The figures descended quickly onto the roof of an unfinished building.
"Damn it, killing my son and even destroying his body and soul." The middle-aged man's fists clenched tightly, audibly creaking, and the powerful aura he emanated made the surrounding temperature plummet by dozens of degrees, cold as winter.
Ye Mou.
The Clan Leader of the Giant Elephant Clan within the Demon Gate Royal Family, Ye Mou held a high status in the Demon Sect and had formidable strength, with few daring to oppose him.
Standing on the rooftop, Ye Mou suddenly emitted countless silver-white Light Points, enveloping the entire building in a shroud.
Gradually, amidst these innumerable glowing points, a faint silhouette could be seen using various magical techniques, fiercely slaying a dozen or so figures.
In the end, the silhouette grasped a fleeing blue soul and crushed it in its hand.
Witnessing this scene, the dozen black figures floating in the air couldn't help but prostrate themselves on the ground.
"Kill my son, destroy his body, annihilate his soul... very well, very well..." Ye Mou's eyes were like red berries, intensely filled with endless anger.
Earlier, Ye Mou had used Star Power to recreate the scene of Ye Hui's death, but everything remained incredibly vague, without even being able to ascertain the culprit's appearance or presence, only some indistinct outlines. "I must find out who dared kill my son Ye Mou. I will grind them to dust, burn their soul with Demon Fire for forty-nine days, so they never reincarnate." Ye Mou gritted his teeth, his muscles seemingly trembling across his body.
"Clan Leader!"
The night was intensely dark. A dozen people knelt on one knee on the rooftop of the unfinished building, their bodies weighted as if under a Mountain, a tremendous and significant pressure making them quite uncomfortable.
"Find out, we must find out who killed Ye Hui."
Ye Mou coldly commanded, his aura like a tide of cold surging, a powerful air wave radiating from him as the center, causing a collapse of all buildings within several hundred meters' diameter, unleashing endless dust waves in the night.
Relieving some of their burden by releasing his anger, the dozen followers immediately felt their pressure lessen somewhat.
One of the followers bowed his head and said, "Clan Leader, Ye Hui came to the auction for the Luoshui Crystal, everyone at the auction is a suspect. I will immediately go to the Beiyao Sect to obtain the list of participants."
"Clan Leader, everyone knows Ye Hui is part of our Demon Gate Royal Family. There are few who dare to kill him, and with the opponent's ability to instantly kill dozens of Innate Masters, their strength must be extraordinarily strong. Could it be the doing of the Heavenly Sect?" Another follower speculated.
Ye Mou's eyes blazed, his fists clenched, "The person who killed Hui'er is indeed very strong, and I have many enemies. The culprit could be from the Demon Sect, the Heavenly Sect, or even humans. Leave no stone unturned in your search."
"Yes! Clan Leader," everyone responded in unison.
Swish swish swish...
Soon after, a dozen people transformed into streaks of black flowing light and streaked across the sky, leaving behind only a devastated ruin.
...
At the break of dawn, the gentle sunlight streamed through layers of clouds, spreading outwards.
"Comfortable!"
In a suite of a five-star hotel, a young man stretched his arms wide open, the faint light hitting his face, adding a touch of warmth to his delicate features.
"The effect of the Luoshui Crystal is indeed strong. I feel like my meridians have broadened quite a bit."
Lin Mo wore a bright smile on his lips. Yes, after an entire night's time, he had finally absorbed and digested all of the Luoshui Crystal. Its energy completely integrated into his cells, bones, and meridians. Of course, the primary effect of the Luoshui Crystal is to widen the meridians.
The meridians are important channels for running True Yuan, akin to highways. The wider the highway, the more traffic it can bear, and the more explosive force it can generate in an instant.
This is also an important element in Martial Artists' cultivation, where True Yuan gathers in the Dantian. The stronger the meridians, the higher the instantly explosive power will be.
For example, if a person has 100 True Yuan gathered in the Dantian, but average meridians, they can burst out 10 at once. However, a person with 50 True Yuan but strong meridians can burst out 20 at once. So, in terms of explosive capability, the latter is much stronger than the former.
"My meridian amplitude should have increased by about 0.2 times. Originally, the basic burst was 1 time; now, if I explode, it can reach 22 times the intensity."
Clenching his fist, Lin Mo, with a soul stronger than ordinary people by tens of thousands of times, could naturally sense certain changes in his meridians.
"Consuming a portion of the Heavenly Toad Essence Blood allows me to devour five thousand stars' brilliance. The Luoshui Crystal..." Lin Mo's lips curled up. "That Luoshui Crystal truly deserves to be a treasure worth five hundred top-grade spiritual stones, enhancing the meridians' strength by twenty times more than Heavenly Toad Essence Blood."
Lin Mo mused. Originally, he owned sixty-five thousand Starlight. After killing Crow and Ye Hui yesterday, he gained an additional fifty thousand, totaling one hundred and fifteen thousand Starlight, whereas condensing the fifth Star Power requires a maximum of one hundred thousand Starlight.
It will only take some time before he can reach the Star Wheel Mirror Five Stars realm.
"But now I don't have time to condense the fifth Star Power. I still have to meet up with Mu Lihong and the others in Xiazhou tonight." Lin Mo muttered to himself, his figure flickering and disappearing from the spot.
Lin Mo intends to go home to inform Xia Mengdie personally before heading to Xiazhou, so as not to worry his wife.
Flying invisibly at high speed in the sky, suddenly, Lin Mo abruptly stopped, then revealed his true form in a deserted alley, striding towards a bar in front of him.
At the entrance of the bar crouched a little girl, around eighteen or so, with her head resting on her knees, her frail shoulders gently shaking as if she was sobbing.
This little girl was not unfamiliar to Lin Mo; she was indeed Xiao Xing, the tavern server he had met last night while drinking with Ye Beichen.
Earlier, flying in the sky, Lin Mo sensed a familiar presence and couldn't help investigating, discovering her crouching at the bar entrance crying, so he decided to come down and take a look.
Sensing someone approaching, Xiao Xing raised her head, her tear-streaked face and slightly red, bright eyes.
"Is it you?"
Seeing the young man walking towards her, Xiao Xing was first stunned, then showed a trace of surprise, quickly wiping the tears on her cheeks.
"Why are you sitting here crying? Did someone bully you?" Lin Mo asked.
Xiao Xing shook her head, pursing her thin lips, "No one bullied me; it's my dad... I can't reach him."
"What does your dad do?" Lin Mo asked.
"He's a sailor, works on the Carnival, going on a world tour this time. He calls me every day, but both last night and today, he didn't call... And when I called him, I couldn't get through." Xiao Xing wiped her eyes with the back of her hand as she spoke.
Lin Mo's sword eyebrows furrowed, his mind echoing like thunder.
Carnival Cruise!
"Aren't my parents on that cruise, too?" Lin Mo suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed immediately.
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring your dad back." Having said that, Lin Mo had already vanished from the spot.
Watching the fading silhouette disappear, Xiao Xing blinked her eyes. She knew Lin Mo was someone important. When he said he could bring her dad back, he would surely bring him back.
Lin Mo knew his parents were on the Carnival Cruise for a world tour to relax. A few days ago, he'd even called his mom.
"Can't get through on the phone?" Lin Mo clenched his fists.
If something happened to the cruise, it would surely make big news. Could it be the cruise company deliberately hid the information?
However, although his parents were not highly cultivated, they had also reached the Peak of Qi Cultivation, and with the life-saving Magical Artifacts he provided, they should be able to escape natural disasters like storms or tides, and there was no reason the calls wouldn't go through.
"Meng Die, quickly call the Carnival Cruise company and ask about the situation with the Carnival Cruise." After a moment, Xia Mengdie called back, "Xiao Mo, the company said they haven't been able to contact the Carnival since last night, and the satellite positioning has also disappeared... The last contact with the Carnival was near the Cold Country's Sea Domain. Don't worry, your parents will definitely be fine."
The wonderful story continues tomorrow.