Chapter 407 The Golden Calf
Lin Shen quickly collected the Base Mutation Fluid from the Vajra Bull's body, which was even smaller in size and pitifully scant in quantity, barely filling half a bag, but it seemed particularly viscous, as if it were concentrated.
"In an environment like Golden Star, not even Ascended Creatures are able to survive here; I wonder what the mutation rate is like. To encounter a Ninth Turn mutation right away, the mutation rate must not be low," Lin Shen gave the Spirit Base of the Vajra Bull to the Contrarian, planning to first increase her number of rebirths.
As Lin Shen's Life Base, the Inheritance Fan was shown as having a slower rate of level ascension, which also served to befuddle others.
Empowered by the Super Base Form and the strength of Super Base Change, the Contrarian actually managed to snap the Diamond Horn Blade in half.
The broken Diamond Horn Blade released a golden spiritual glow, which the Contrarian absorbed into her body. The light around her grew stronger, and glimmers of spirituality enveloped her body like auroral light.
The next moment, the Contrarian transformed into particles and returned inside Lin Shen's body to commence another cycle of rebirth.
"After all, it's a Ninth Turn Spirit Base; it should allow the Contrarian to be reborn twice, right?" Lin Shen pondered to himself.
Using the Spirit Base for rebirth was clearly not as fast as the Ascension Pool, and the Contrarian remained in a Rebirth State, uncertain of how long it would take to completely digest the spiritual power of the Ninth Turn Spirit Base.
Lin Shen himself searched for Ascended Creatures on Golden Star, but his flying speed was too slow; if it were considered a jet fighter in other places, here it was only comparable to a small drone, and after flying for a while, he had only covered a dozen miles.
The Evolution Theory within him sped up, yet his body did not feel any abnormalities, suggesting that the metallic toxins were nearly dealt with by the Evolution Theory.
Lin Shen profoundly understood what was meant by 'sparsely populated,' having flown for over an hour without seeing a second Ascended Creature.
In other planets, creatures often grouped together, but here, it was so difficult to find a single Ascended Creature with such strong gravity and peculiar metallic toxins in the air. No wonder people refused to accept Golden Star as payment for debts.
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An Family's Fourth Mansion.
"Father," Lady An approached An 4, her expression somewhat troubled.
"Rong'er, why have you returned?" An 4 looked at An Rong and frowned slightly.
"His Majesty is with that despicable Heavenly Consort every day; there's nothing I can do by staying in the Imperial Palace, so I might as well come back to see Father and Mother," An Rong said irritably.
"Even so, you should have stayed in the Imperial Palace. As His Majesty's Imperial Consort, it is your duty," An 4 said.
"I understand, Father. I was just feeling upset earlier and spoke out of turn," An Rong sighed.
"Those aren't words you should be saying," An 4 reprimanded.
"If I can't speak these words to you, who else can I speak to?" An Rong's face was full of distress.
An 4's expression softened significantly, he said gently, "Rong'er, you've suffered over these years."
An Rong shook her head and did not continue the topic, as she knew in her heart that such words were of no use, and she could not escape what she had to endure, no matter what she said.
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"Father, I have come back mainly to tell you something important,"
"What matter is so important that you have come in person?" An 4 asked An Rong.
"Does father know of the human named Tian?" An Rong pondered as he spoke.
"The newly appointed Dean of the Celestial Master Institute by His Majesty, an Ascension Level human who not long ago arrived on Giant Ring Star and caught the full attention of Tian Xun for cultivation. I have investigated; this person has no connection with Tian Jue's lineage," An 4 said.
"I suspect he is secretly cultivated by His Majesty, possibly to restructure the Celestial Master Institute," An Rong said thoughtfully.
"On what grounds do you suspect this?" An 4 frowned.
"Previously, when Tian went to the Ascension Pool, His Majesty personally went to see..." An Rong recounted what happened at the Ascension Pool.
"That does seem possible, but restructuring the Celestial Master Institute won't be easy. Over a hundred years ago, after the Dean was executed, the state of the Institute has been worsening. Even replacing him with a Nirvana Being of status and position wouldn't likely reform the Institute," An 4 scoffed coldly. "His Majesty must be short on funds again, capable of any idea just to raise money."
"Although that human is an Ascender, he has quite the potential. If His Majesty's chess piece really plays its part, will it affect you or the Fourth Mansion?"
"Don't worry, in these years our Fourth Mansion has worked tirelessly for His Majesty without much credit; our efforts are enough. You just need to serve His Majesty well and not worry about other matters, nor should you do anything unnecessary," An 4 instructed before asking An Rong to quickly return to the Imperial Palace and not to stay outside for too long.
After An Rong left, An 4 pondered for a long time before summoning someone and ordering, "The Celestial Master Institute has a new Dean, and they have a debt holder now, it's time to collect the debts."
"Yes, Lord, I will handle it immediately," the person replied and took their leave.
"I've been breaking my back these years, making so much money for you, doing so much dirty and tiring work, and offending so many people. Now you want to kick me aside just like that? It won't be that easy," An 4 muttered to himself, his face filled with a cold expression.
Lin Shen was searching for Ascended Creatures on Golden Star; it had already been more than two hours, yet he still hadn't found a second one.
"This damned place has too few creatures!" Lin Shen flew high into the sky, surveying the area. Within hundreds of miles, he couldn't see a single creature, which frustrated him greatly.
He landed from the sky with the intention to drink some Base Mutation Fluid before continuing his search.
As soon as he landed, Lin Shen noticed something unusual. On the metallic ground not far away, there were many small holes.
He noticed that something seemed to be moving in and out of those holes.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Shen was quite surprised. The creatures moving in and out of the holes were small golden bulls the size of ants.
These golden bulls emerged from honeycomb-like holes in the ground, wandered around nearby, used their horns to lift up a piece of metal scrap, and then returned to their holes.
In this small area, there were several dozen golden bulls moving in and out.
"These golden bulls look very similar to the Vajra Bull I killed earlier, but why are they so small? They're not even as big as ants. No wonder I couldn't find a single creature from the sky. Could all the creatures here be this small? What about that Vajra Bull, then? How did it get so big?" Lin Shen wondered.
All of a sudden, he felt something off about his body.
Evolution Theory was operating madly, and his body seemed to shrink, rapidly becoming smaller, while the golden bulls' bodies appeared to grow larger in his eyes.
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