Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 32 Underground Cultivation

With the initial mastery of the Earth-Walking Technique, Zhao Chen's way of life was completely transformed.

He no longer needed to find new hiding places every day, nor did he worry that the search parties would accidentally discover his whereabouts. As long as he disappeared deep into the mountains, even if the angels turned the entire mountain upside down, they would not be able to find him.

But he did not settle down.

After his comprehension improved fivefold, his desire to "become stronger" became clearer—not blind greed, but a deep understanding of every path to becoming stronger.

Devouring humans enhances one's understanding; devouring angels accumulates divine energy.

Since we can't get out of this sealed-off planet, let's push the other two paths to their limits.

Looking inward into the depths of his soul, he saw over a hundred strands of golden, sacred energy floating quietly, like a miniature starry sea. The fire of the sun resonated with them; with each pulse, the temperature of the flames rose slightly, and their color gradually shifted towards incandescent white.

"Not enough."

Zhao Chen regained his comprehended the Earth Element Technique.

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In the days that followed, he made earth magic a daily necessity.

By day, they venture deep into the mountains, traversing the rock strata in search of hidden underground rivers and veins. Not to devour, but to practice—traversing hard rock and traversing soft soil are two completely different things.

He forced himself to drill into the hardest rock layers.

The first time, I was stuck halfway and couldn't move forward or backward. I had to use brute force to carve out a passage, and my whole body was almost worn raw.

The second time, he barely managed to travel a thousand feet, but his true energy was exhausted, and he collapsed in the rock strata, panting for half an hour.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time...

Ten days later, he was able to move freely through the hardest rock layers, at a speed more than ten times faster than when he first learned.

At night, they emerge from the ground and continue their hunt.

Zhao Chen killed most of the humans who were searching the mountain, and the rest were gathered up by the angels and kept in several camps, afraid to go out. Most of the low-ranking angels were also dead, and those who came out to patrol now were at least at the Golden Core stage.

But this didn't stump him.

Combined with invisibility and earth element, the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife made him a true ghost. He suddenly emerged from the ground, the flying knife silently stabbing, then vanished into the mountainside. The Golden Core stage angels had no time to react, forced to watch helplessly as their companions fell, the killer disappearing without a trace.

A month later, he killed more than fifty Golden Core stage angels and more than two hundred humans.

The sacred aura within his soul had accumulated to over three hundred strands, and his comprehension had increased nearly tenfold compared to when he first escaped into the mountains.

His physical body has also undergone a complete transformation—with the nourishment of his cultivation, he can now directly confront an angel in the late Golden Core stage with just his physical strength.

However, his cultivation level is still at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"The path of Qi cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as you progress."

Zhao Chen sat leaning against the rock in the cave, gazing at the crack in the cave ceiling. The sky outside was hazy and overcast, with no moon and little sunlight.

To break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, attempting to do so on this planet might be discovered; the only way is to go to space.

But now, the starry sky is blocked.

Zhao Chen closed his eyes and began to plan.

The four high-ranking angels were still searching. The energy of the protective shield was slowly weakening, but it remained sturdy. With his current strength, even if he charged head-on, he might be surrounded.

But if we can distract them...

Opening his eyes, Zhao Chen's gaze fell on the distant, faintly visible mine.

There were also hundreds of human miners, dozens of low-ranking angels, and several Golden Core stage overseers there.

If we kill them all, won't the four high-ranking angels be enraged? Won't that expose a weakness in our strategy?

Standing up, Zhao Chen's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Then let's give it a try."

He disappeared into the mountain and headed towards the mine.