Chapter 76: Crazy Harvest

Zhou Yang and his party sped forward all the way.

Babata kept the scanner on, constantly scanning.

With a 20‑kilometer detection radius, it could easily spot underground‑buried Universe Crystals.

Universe‑level Mo Yun Teng, combined with red‑copper mother fragments, pushed the excavation efficiency to a terrifying level.

"There are massive amounts of Universe Crystals 4,500 meters below here!"

"Hold on, hold on, Zhou Yang, we've found the Thunder Stone you mentioned!"

"Ha ha, let's go, keep moving."

Babata kept issuing commands as countless Universe Crystals and Thunder Stones were continuously stored in its cargo hold.

Zhou Yang didn't dare to rest for even a moment.

News that the Leiting Shijie had manifested a World Within World had surely already spread.

It shouldn't be long before millions of Stellar-level Ninth-tier armies from the major powers pour in.

When that happens, millions of Stellar-level Ninth-tier forces will be jammed into this World Within World, making unobstructed scavenging of Universe Crystals far from easy!

"Speed up, Babata. If the Universe Crystals are fewer than three thousand units, don't report them; prioritize searching for Thunder Stones!"

To save time, he simply abandoned locations with fewer Universe Crystals.

"Zhou Yang, you're being foolish—what use is a Thunder Stone?"

"Listen to me, keep searching while we close in on the core area!"

So far, aside from Zhou Yang, no one knows the importance of the Thunder Stone.

Even if someone discovers it, they won't actively excavate, which greatly benefits them.

However, as they kept advancing toward the core, battles inevitably erupted!

"Puff puff puff~~~"

A red streak of light flickered through the air, instantly piercing the heads of Stellar-level Ninth-tier foes one by one.

The remaining ten or so ordinary Stellar-level Warriors were swiftly cut down by Zhou Yang and several Stellar-level Ninth-tier guards!

"Someone's coming from that side, hurry!"

Spiritual Thought Power lifted the storage space on the corpse, and a few Stellar-level Ninth-tier guards whisked Zhou Yang and the others rapidly into the distant mountains.

"Huh, which wave is this? The farther we go, the bloodshed gets fiercer!"

Lei Shen couldn't help but exclaim.

They had been in the Leiting Shijie for half a month.

At first it was fine; they could safely excavate some Universe Crystals and Thunder Stones.

But the closer they got to the central zone, the more ambushes they encountered.

In half a month, they had endured no fewer than fifty ambushes!

Zhou Yang didn't want to reveal Mo Yun Teng's trump card yet, so when ambushed, if they could win, he let a Stellar-level Ninth-tier Spiritual Thought Master guard use red‑copper mother fragments for a swift counter‑kill.

If the enemy outnumbered them, they fled wildly at once.

Nevertheless, over that half‑month they reaped a huge haul!

Just from their own excavation, they gathered 650,000 units of Universe Crystals!

Adding the counter‑kills of other adventurers, they looted a further 1,280,000 Universe Crystals from the storage spaces!

Those who ambushed them hunted other adventurers along the way, amassing great wealth, only to end up cheapening Zhou Yang's group in the end.

All told, Zhou Yang's party alone harvested nearly two million units of Universe Crystals!

At a rate of 1,000 Universe Coins per unit, that's 2 billion Universe Coins!

Converted to Qianwu coins, that's over 66,000 billion, far surpassing everything they gathered last time in the Soul River Secret Realm!

Moreover, their stock of Thunder Stones had already reached over 1.62 million.

Mainly because others still didn't know the Thunder Stone's function; even if they saw it, they wouldn't dig for it.

Zhou Yang's group barely exerted any effort yet easily excavated so much.

With 1.62 million Thunder Stones, when the Thunder Castle opens, they should be able to exchange them for plenty of treasures.

If Zhou Yang's hunch is right, these Thunder Stones alone might be enough to claim all the treasures of the World Within World!

Just as Zhou Yang and the others were still diligently digging.

At the very center of the World Within World stood an entirely deep‑blue castle.

By now, a massive crowd of adventurers had gathered around the castle.

Over ten thousand adventurers tightly encircled the deep‑blue castle.

Inside, the adventurers were divided into five major zones, each from one of the Five Great Powers of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Adventurers not belonging to those five powers were blocked outside by the ten‑thousand‑strong force, denied any chance to approach the castle.

On the seventeenth day after the World Within World opened, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's Ninth Prince Brolin also arrived with his troops.

The moment he appeared, he used a C2 laser gun to instantly kill the leader of the White Tiger Tower faction, utterly shocking everyone.

As his scouts triggered, the deep‑blue castle, dormant for tens of millions of years, finally stirred!

"Heh heh heh~~~"

Masses of thunder and lightning spewed from every part of the castle, twisted, blinding electric serpents wildly dancing, quickly enveloping the entire castle.

The Stellar-level Ninth-tier bodyguard Brolin sent couldn't react in time; the frenzied electric serpents instantly turned him to charcoal.

While everyone was terrified, the Thunder Castle's gates slowly opened.

At the same time, a soaring voice rang throughout the World Within World!

"Ha ha, ha ha ha ha…"

A bright, exhilarating laugh burst from the castle, echoing across Heaven and Earth.

「Welcome, everyone, to the World Within World. We have been waiting for this day for over ten million years! 」

「Above the castle, beams of light converged, gradually forming a virtual figure of a plump white‑bearded old man. 」

「The white‑bearded old man squinted as he looked down at more than ten thousand people; behind him, countless electric serpents wildly danced on the castle, making the adventurers uneasy. 」

「Little ones, you came here to obtain the World Within World treasure, right? 」

「The white‑bearded old man smiled as he looked down, 'Yes, the master originally placed his treasure within the World Within World, and I guard it.'」

「The master's treasure is abundant. 」

「Look! 」

「The white‑bearded old man pointed to his side; in the sky above the castle, the beams gathered, instantly forming a massive screen. 」

「The screen displayed countless item icons, various treasure pictures, dazzling the eyes. 」

「The master's treasures are many. 」

「Let me categorize them carefully: there are 68 types of treasure, 312 pieces. 」

「The white‑bearded old man pointed at the adjacent screen, and a ranking list instantly appeared. 」

「no. 1 full set of Spatial Secret Technique Inheritance Crystal Ball Deposit Bank Account (triple account)」

「no. 3 Domain Lord Level Bloodline Elixir (one dose)」

「no. 4……」

「……」

「No. 68 Fifth-tier Original Force Weapon Heavenly Fire Wheel. 」

「Heavens! 」

「So many treasures! 」

「Around the Thunder Castle, tens of thousands of adventurers stared fixedly at the treasures on the screen, their eyes instantly turning blood‑red. 」

「All sixty‑eight treasure types, three hundred twelve pieces, the lowest being Fifth-tier Original Force Weapons! 」

「Even obtaining a single one can make them the richest person in a small galaxy! 」

「Want to get these goodies? 」

「The white‑bearded old man's voice echoed through Heaven and Earth, 」

「Haha, then hurry and search for Thunder Stone; all the treasures here can only be exchanged for Thunder Stone. 」

「He laughed heartily, waved his hand and displayed the exchange price for each treasure, along with a picture and distribution map of Thunder Stone. 」

「What is this Thunder Stone? The top‑ranked full set of Spatial Secret Technique Inheritance Crystal Ball Deposit Account costs ten million Thunder Stones per unit! 」

「The Domain Lord Level Bloodline Elixir costs three million Thunder Stones per dose. 」

「Even the weakest Fifth-tier Original Force Weapon only requires one hundred thousand Thunder Stones! 」

「Quick, quick, let's set off! 」

「Countless people instantly rushed in all directions, beginning to search for Thunder Stone! 」

「In a forest not far from this Thunder Castle, Zhou Yang's face shone with excited light! 」

「Finally, it appears! 」

「(End of Chapter)」