Necropolis Immortal

setting out, committing all of its important locations to memory.

Over the next seven days, Lu Yun detonated another three large, inferior grade crystal veins and slew three first step kings.
Qing Ting took utmost care in her hunts this time and avoided having someone steal her spoils again.

Lu Yun condensed a second wisp of the order of flame during this process—naturally not through his own efforts alone.
The Infernum in the Immortal Pagodas kept a steady stream of ghost crystals flowing to Lu Yun through the Tome of Life and Death.
Bolstered with this incredible wealth of ghost crystals, not only did the second wisp solidify, but so did a third begin to form.

However, the fact that four large crystal veins had been destroyed in the region within ten days infuriated numerous high level kings in the core of Starspace Region.
The ghosts couldn’t march through Cloudruin Region to access Redbud Region, so every crystal vein in Starspace was extremely precious.
Any one of them being ruined meant a tangible weakening of the ghost tomb.

One hundred and eight purple crystal cannons were reassembled outside Starspace Region, firing barrages every second at the ghost tomb undergoing repairs.
The relentless offensive kept the ghosts frantic and exhausted by their sorry plight.

Gradually, first step ghost kings overseeing inferior grade crystal veins were replaced by a team of one second step ghost king and two first step.
While Qing Ting could triumph over first step ghost kings, she was still far from taking on second step kings.
Li Zhen had yet to reach the titled duke level, so any random first step ghost king could easily take his life.

Ghost qi also abounded in Starspace Region, strengthening ghost kings in this territory by thirty percent compared to the outside world.

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“What’s wrong, Li Zhen?” Lu Yun looked at his friend.

“I’m so close! I keep failing to grasp the core of transforming into a dragon.
The dragon bloodline in my body seems to be sealed away,” Li Zhen answered dejectedly.

Lu Yun smacked his own forehead.
“Why are you so concerned with tapping into that tiny bloodline? Did you see me turn into a real dragon when I deployed that technique?”

Li Zhen hunched in on himself without a word, simulating Lu Yun’s stroke in detail once more.
Qing Ting sat off to the side, taking a moment to recover.

She’d made enormous gains over consecutive days of intense battles, especially since she’d killed four ghost kings by now.
She’d outstripped her brother in terms of accumulated experience and cultivation reflections.

Lu Yun’s third wisp of order was about to solidify, granting him an enormous increase in strength when it did so.
He didn’t know how strong he was either—at the very least, he could easily slice the version of himself who’d left Cloudexit City into two.

“Who goes there?!” He suddenly shot to his feet with an unfriendly shout.

“Kekekeke…” Strange laughter rang out.
“You three kids are quite something to kill four ghost kings.
Be smart and hand over all of your ghost crystals and treasures!”

A thin man dressed in a black combat outfit walked out of the shadows.
He seemed to be submerged in black smoke as he drifted in and out of view.
It was impossible to identify him.

“it’s you!” Qing Ting’s eyes shot wide open.
“You’re the one who stole my king grade ghost crystal!”

Though she hadn’t gotten a clear look at the thief, she recognized him when he reappeared.

“So what if I am? I’d thought of letting you off the hook after robbing you once, but you’re unexpectedly strong and killed another three ghost kings.
Considering all of the wealth you must have on you… you’ve got at least ten premium crystal veins worth.” Hidden in the smoke, the man shot two beams of vivid green light from his eyes and pierced through the inky smoke.

“You’re the Robber King!” Li Zhen suddenly shouted.
“Your name is listed on the Enforcer Alliance’s Bounty Ranking.
It’s a hundred million premium purple crystals for your life!”