However, unfortunately, Xu Ran was now worlds apart from back then.

At that time, Xu Ran's Qi Blood Value was only 30,000, and he needed to lie on Lin Feng's back to track the Mysterious Eye.

Now, with a single leap, Xu Ran appeared before the Mysterious Eye.

[Twilight of the Gods] Devouring effect activated!

The corpses of the dog demon, the Mysterious Eye, everything was swallowed by a higher-dimensional power.

The Mysterious Eye grew vigorously, attempting to ram into Xu Ran. Xu Ran sneered coldly and directly urged [Twilight of the Gods] to crush it.

Very quickly.

The battlefield was cleared out completely.

Blood, chunks of flesh, the Mysterious Eye, all disappeared without a trace.

Only a deep pit remained in the distance.

That was the only remnant of the battle.

But it didn't matter.

Keeping the remnants of the battle might have its uses!

[Congratulations, you have obtained 1 drop of Divine Origin. You now possess: 5 drops of Divine Origin...]

A prompt sounded in his mind.

Xu Ran felt a surge of joy, a bright smile curling his lips: "Thank you for that, for coming over and delivering what I most needed—a drop of Divine Origin. Nice!"

"Water it!"

Without another word, he nourished the second sequence: Suppressing the Holy Spirit with the 5 drops of Divine Origin.

The second Holy Spirit of Suppression was born!

Suppression effect +10%, and the speed of Dharma Seal overlay also increased due to the improvement in the Holy Spirit Suppression effect.

"Very well, excellent!"

Xu Ran's eyes shone brightly.

He quickly performed the Three Thousand Thunder Moves, crazily chopping trees nearby.

Thirty days later.

With Xu Ran's Qi Blood Value now at 1.8 million, his tree-cutting speed was even faster. In just one month, by devouring the Wood Heart, he obtained 40 drops of Venerable Golden Blood, adding to the 5 he had nurtured himself, making a total of 45 drops.

"Counting the time, the Death Worm should be catching up by now."

"It thought it had a Divine Level creature here to stop my theft. Who knew I had already instantly killed the dog demon, haha... this unexpected gift will be a surprise for it."

"After all, it ambushed me twice, and I'll strike back once I become stronger."

Xu Ran is very vengeful.

But now is not the time to engage in a death battle with the Death Worm.

Because he didn't know what backup a Divine Level creature with 3 million Qi Blood Value might have.

Moreover, he had more important things to do—he had been out training for 215 days now and had to learn the Array Altar then go home, or everyone would worry.

As for the matter of revenge.

It will have to wait for the next excursion.

With that in mind.

Xu Ran performed the Three Thousand Thunder Moves, speeding towards the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone.

During his journey, he integrated the drops of Venerable Golden Blood into his heart.

When all 45 drops of Venerable Golden Blood had merged into his body.

Xu Ran's Qi Blood Value had reached a terrifying 2.4 million points!

His Spiritual Value also reached 500,000!

This was very frightening; he now had some chance of self-protection entering the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone, with prospects of escaping should he encounter the gods.

Time soared by as Xu Ran rushed to the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone.

...

Behind him.

From within the forest, waves of thunderous roars erupted.

"Thief!!! Thief!!! Thief!!! I swear to tear you limb from limb!!"

The Death Worm was infuriated.

It never imagined that the thief could actually kill the dog demon it had summoned, and the key was... killed so thoroughly, so silently, that even it couldn't see through it.

Tree King: "Upper God, the thief chopped down 3,000 trees, causing substantial loss."

Death Worm: "Pluck all the Wood Hearts, don't let that thief steal them again, give them all to me to heal my wounds. Once I recover, I'll take you back to the mother star and give you a plot of land to complete the ritual."

The Tree King buried its head in the ground: "Yes, Upper God. I will do as you command."

As long as it can become a god, anything is negotiable! Even if it takes several thousand more years, it wouldn't hesitate. For their race to become a god, it's all up to time piling up.

To cling to an Upper God, seeing hope of becoming a god, it would naturally hold tightly onto this lifeline.

Otherwise, it would be nothing more than a demigod its entire life, neither here nor there. For a lifetime, it would have to supply Wood Hearts to the mighty. It wants to defy heaven, to change its fate, to declare its life is determined by itself, not the heavens!

With these thoughts.

The Tree King's roots sank into the ground, drawing out streams of strange energy, coalescing into a ball of green light, the fused appearance of Wood Hearts, filled with eerie vitality.

The Death Worm rejoiced: "Toss it to me! Quick, toss it to me!"

The Tree King dangled its tongue, tossing the green light cluster at the Death Worm. The Death Worm gulped it down, letting out a contented and prolonged sigh, as puffs of black gas shot from its body.

"You can provide me with eight more clusters, quickly, quickly, don't let the thief ruin the god's glorious event!"

The Death Worm frantically surged, akin to a miser.

......

On the other side.

After five days of rapid travel, Xu Ran had arrived at the edge of the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone.

The sight here dramatically changed.

The black contamination that originally floated in mid-air, forming contaminated clouds, turned into jet-black heads.

The heads spread across the ground, forming mountains and riverbeds.

Dirty water rushed through the rivers, with monsters floating and sinking in the currents.

Looking into the distance, the heads emitting black gas were endless, their boundary unseen.

Those heads seemed to laugh, cry, be angry, scream in terror, mock, or die in pain, portraying the myriad emotions of the human world, various and multifaceted, making the sight bone-chilling.

Xu Ran's brow creased tightly.

With the pollution turning physical, this was the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone, where the pollution had transformed into bizarre heads, covering the ground.

The Godslaying Squad said, one should not stay too long in the Catastrophe-level Contamination Zone... These weird heads cause spiritual contamination.

All monsters, under the influence of these weird heads, would have their combat power and speed increased, especially at night, so it is crucial to find a hiding place before night falls.

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