As crystal cores were absorbed, Qin Shilei's body was continuously strengthened.
More than an hour later.
Name: Qin Shilei
Level: Plastic 9 Stars
Experience: 1000/1000
Cultivation Method: None
Experience reached 1000 but no longer increased.
"Ding, you have reached the limit of humanity. Continue to absorb 10,000 ordinary crystal cores to slowly break through the human limit, promote to the Black Iron realm. Or absorb more refined crystal cores, which will give you a chance to break through the current bottleneck."
The game system suddenly displayed this message.
"........"
He hadn't expected the system to do this, fearing it would prevent most people from advancing to the Black Iron realm.
10,000 crystal cores would likely be an impossible collection for an average person in a lifetime.
For Qin Shilei, however, there seemed to be more convenient options.
With a thought, several blue crystal cores appeared in his hand.
Except for the mutated zombie he and An Qian killed on the first day, he had kept all the crystal cores obtained from other mutated zombies.
One from a giant zombie, one from a giant eagle, one from a smart mutated zombie in the laboratory, and one from the rat king.
A total of four, with the giant eagle's being the largest.
Qin Shilei first held the giant zombie's crystal core in his palm, slowly absorbing its refined energy.
As time passed, the crystal core gradually shrank until it disappeared.
Qin Shilei felt his heart beat faster, and his blood seemed to flow rapidly. His body felt like an inflated balloon, a sense of being stretched.
He took out the mutated zombie's crystal core again.
Ten minutes later.
Qin Shilei not only felt filled with strength, but his brow also throbbed, with a dull ache.
He thought for a moment and directly took out the giant eagle's largest crystal core.
As the refined energy from the crystal core entered his body, Qin Shilei's body was strengthened to its limit.
Crack!
It felt as if a layer of shackles had been broken.
Then, a tiny void formed in the dantian below his navel.
The refined energy from the crystal core immediately poured into this illusory space, transforming into Yuan Qi that Qin Shilei could easily use.
Various energy particles floating around his body were also slowly absorbed and converted, then stored in this space.
Name: Qin Shilei
Level: Black Iron 1 Star
Experience: 1/2000
Cultivation Method: None
Qin Shilei opened his eyes, feeling like the entire world was different.
The roars of zombies in the distance and the shouts of humans nearby reached his ears clearly; the smell of gunpowder from ammunition, the stench of rotting zombies, and the fresh scent of plants entered his nostrils.
His senses became sharper, and he could vaguely feel the various energy particles drifting around him.
His body was filled with explosive power.
"Boom!"
He clenched his right fist, and it actually produced a sonic boom-like sound.
Feeling the power surging within him, Qin Shilei estimated that his physical condition had improved at least twofold.
His current strength was probably more than ten times that of an ordinary person; a gentle blow could shatter mountains and crack rocks.
[Ding, the first human to appear in the Black Iron realm in the world, this system will soon be upgraded.]
[Ding, the first human to appear in the Black Iron realm in the world, this system will soon be upgraded.]
[Ding, the first human to appear in the Black Iron realm in the world, this system will soon be upgraded.]
The game system broadcasted the notification three times in the minds of all humans on Blue Star.
Then Qin Shilei received another personal system notification.
[Ding, in recognition of Qin Shilei being the first to reach the Black Iron realm, you are rewarded with a Heavenly-grade cultivation method.]
Then the All-Thing Attribute Refresh System joined in the fun.
[Ding, due to the host's advancement to the Black Iron realm, the daily refresh count has increased to 15, and the fixed attribute count is 6.]
[Ding, the host's personal attribute count has increased by one.]
Qin Shilei first collected the rewarded cultivation method from the system mail.
Nine Heavens Thunderclap: Heavenly-grade cultivation method, six layers in total, can be cultivated to the Diamond realm. Each layer contains unique ultimate moves.
[Do you wish to refresh attributes?]
[Refresh.]
One green, one purple, and one orange attribute appeared on the Nine Heavens Thunderclap manual.
Thunder Always Brings Rain (Green): As long as the host uses the Sky Thunder Devour from Nine Heavens Thunderclap, it will definitely cause a downpour within a ten-kilometer radius of the host.
Thunder Phantom (Purple): Allows the host to summon an energy clone with 80% of the host's attack power. The phantom exists for 10 minutes, with a cooldown of one hour.
Devouring Thunder (Orange): Unleashes a devastating lightning storm with lightning-attribute Yuan Qi, covering an area of one hundred meters.
Qin Shilei craved the Thunder Phantom.
However, in order to possess the first orange attribute, Qin Shilei chose Devouring Thunder.
After adding the attribute, Qin Shilei opened the Nine Heavens Thunderclap manual.
Instantly, the manual transformed into an orange light and flew into Qin Shilei's mind.
Qin Shilei immediately learned the first layer of Nine Heavens Thunderclap.
In the Black Iron stage of Nine Heavens Thunderclap, the ultimate move "Startling Thunder Stab" can be learned.
Startling Thunder Stab: Rapidly stabs dozens of times at targets within a five-meter range, inflicting a paralyzing effect on the attacked targets.
Qin Shilei looked hopefully at the move Devouring Thunder.
Then nothing happened.
His current Yuan Qi was not enough to unleash the ultimate move Devouring Thunder.
Who said orange was always better than purple?
What a miscalculation.
Can the system give me back Thunder Phantom?
Qin Shilei helplessly used an attribute refresh on himself.
One blue and two green attributes appeared on him.
Killing Intent (Blue): Grants the host terrifying killing intent in his eyes.
Enigmatic Smile (Green): It is said that this smile can charm even female zombies.
Abundant Stamina (Green): Grants the host abundant stamina, allowing him to fight continuously for three days and three nights without tiring. "Seven times in one night" is just a small matter.
None of the three attributes were particularly good, so Qin Shilei reluctantly chose Abundant Stamina.
He would replace it with a better attribute later if he got one.
He had one last chance to fix an attribute for the day, and Qin Shilei planned to use it later if he found anything good.
He pushed open the car door and stepped out.
The setting sun painted the sky a deep red.
With a step, Qin Shilei instantly appeared on top of the mud-covered car, the afterimage beside the sedan slowly fading.
"You guys go eat something and rest, I'll stand guard here."
Qin Shilei took the rocket launcher from Zhang Xiaoli and said.
An Qian and the others handed two to three thousand crystal cores to Qin Shilei and turned back within the defensive line.
Startling Thunder Stab!
Qin Shilei instantly transformed into countless afterimages, launching piercing attacks at the surrounding zombies.
In one second, more than a dozen zombies around him fell simultaneously.
The zombies' heads were all pierced, leaving only headless corpses.
Startling Thunder Stab! Startling Thunder Stab! Startling Thunder Stab!
Qin Shilei consecutively used Startling Thunder Stab five times, depleting half of the Yuan Qi in his dantian.
It seemed that his current Yuan Qi could only sustain about ten uses of Startling Thunder Stab.
With each breath, a trace of Yuan Qi would slowly flow into his dantian.
With a thought, a crystal core appeared in his hand.
As the energy from the crystal core entered his body, it was rapidly converted into his own Yuan Qi, and the Yuan Qi in his dantian slowly increased.
Even in combat, Qin Shilei could absorb crystal cores, but the efficiency was not high.
One crystal core could restore about 1% of his Yuan Qi.
Qin Shilei was quite satisfied with this move, Startling Thunder Stab.