“Mu Ya Crystal.”
Luo Feng and the other Councillors were all puzzled.
What exactly was Mu Ya Crystal?
Everyone looked towards Hong, Thunder God, and the others.
No one present was a fool.
Judging by the reactions of Hong, Thunder God, and the others, everyone had already guessed one thing.
Mu Ya Crystal was definitely an extraordinary treasure.
“So it’s called Mu Ya Crystal?”
A Councillor from the European Union with golden curly hair asked curiously.
“A lord monster actually evolved directly into a king level monster after eating one. If it ate several more, wouldn’t it become even stronger? Could it be… could that Beast Emperor also have evolved after consuming Mu Ya Crystals?”
Silence.
The experts floating above the underground river all fell silent.
Hong and the others who understood the significance of Mu Ya Crystal all cast slightly annoyed glances at the golden haired Councillor.
The Councillor deliberately maintained an innocent, puzzled expression.
The five people who knew the truth all understood.
The Beast Emperor had almost certainly evolved because of Mu Ya Crystal.
Yet none of them wanted to reveal that fact.
Once they did, absolute chaos would erupt.
“The Beast Emperor.”
“That’s right. An inland lake like this could never naturally produce a Beast Emperor. It must have been Mu Ya Crystal.”
“The Beast Emperor consumed Mu Ya Crystal. That Earth Dragon King also consumed Mu Ya Crystal. There can’t be just one or two of them.”
“There must still be Mu Ya Crystals hidden beneath Mist Island.”
“Hurry and search.”
Quiet discussions immediately broke out everywhere.
Many people secretly watched Hong and Thunder God from the corners of their eyes.
“Quick. Quick. Quick. Let’s find the Mu Ya Crystals.”
“Move.”
Commands rang out in English and various other languages.
The Councillors immediately called over their companions or contacted their own command centres.
Within moments, large numbers of Planetary level experts began an all out search beneath the ground, some following underground rivers while others bored straight through the rock.
This time was completely different.
Earlier, no one had any definite target.
Now every pair of eyes gleamed with excitement.
Watching the representatives of the other factions disappear at high speed, Hong and Thunder God exchanged a glance.
“I’d bet that fellow said all that deliberately,” Thunder God said quietly.
“No one here is stupid.”
Hong remained expressionless.
“You’re really not worried? You need Mu Ya Crystal even more than I do.”
A faint smile appeared on Thunder God’s face.
Hong simply turned towards Luo Feng, Enchantress, and Iceberg.
“There are definitely more Mu Ya Crystals beneath Mist Island. Search as thoroughly as possible.”
“Yes, Dojo Master.”
The three of them answered together.
“Go.”
Hong nodded slightly before diving into the lake himself and heading even deeper underground.
Luo Feng released his spiritual force and rapidly advanced through the underground rock.
“The Dojo Master, Thunder God, and everyone else who knows what Mu Ya Crystal does have deliberately refused to explain its effects.”
His eyes were cold.
“The fact that they refuse to say anything proves one thing.”
“Mu Ya Crystal is valuable enough to drive people mad.”
On Earth, opportunities to obtain treasures from the universe were incredibly rare.
Luo Feng dared not relax for even a moment.
He continued searching rapidly.
About twenty five minutes later.
“Luo Feng. Luo Feng.”
A voice came from his communications watch.
“Jia Yi.”
Luo Feng answered.
“Congratulations. Your Dojo Master has just obtained a Mu Ya Crystal.”
“But seven or eight people witnessed it.”
Jia Yi said.
“Oh.”
Luo Feng was slightly surprised.
Less than half an hour had passed before the second Mu Ya Crystal had already been found.
And Hong had obtained it.
After ending the call, Luo Feng concentrated even harder.
“The first crystal was swallowed by a monster.”
“The second was obtained by the Dojo Master.”
“There really are plenty of Mu Ya Crystals underground.”
Only sixteen minutes later.
Deep within the dark rock layers, stagnant underground water seeped through the stone.
An overwhelming stench that would make anyone vomit filled the area.
As usual, Luo Feng took another careful sniff.
His enhanced Planetary level sense of smell instantly detected a faint aroma of cooked rice hidden beneath the nauseating odour.
“That’s it.”
Having experienced this once already, Luo Feng recognised it immediately.
“It’s over there.”
His eyes lit up.
Whoosh.
The black helmet over his head immediately formed into a sharp cone.
The Soaring Sky Shuttle beneath his feet erupted with power.
Hiss.
The rock layers were softer than tofu, splitting apart effortlessly.
Luo Feng transformed into a human drilling machine, rushing towards the source of the fragrance at astonishing speed.
A series of explosions echoed ahead, mixed with angry curses.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng burst into an enormous underground cavern that had already been blasted open by several Planetary level experts.
The moment he entered, he froze.
Nearby lay what appeared to be a South Asian martial artist.
His body had been severed cleanly in half.
Although his intestines had spilled onto the rocks, his upper body was still twitching.
Moments later, his head slumped lifelessly.
Another man rushed over and knelt beside him.
“Maha. Maha.”
“You actually killed Maha.”
“Councillor Fal, you’ve gone too far.”
Three Indians glared furiously at the opposing group.
Facing them stood four Planetary level experts from the European Union.
“A mere War God should have handed over the Mu Ya Crystal obediently.”
“We would have spared his life.”
“He chose to resist.”
“He was asking to die.”
One of the four European Councillors sneered.
All four of them were Councillors.
The Indian side now had only two surviving Councillors.
“Luo Feng?”
“We’re leaving.”
As soon as the four Europeans noticed Luo Feng’s arrival, they immediately drilled into the surrounding rock and fled.
“Bastards.”
The Indians gritted their teeth.
“They actually killed someone.”
Luo Feng looked at the corpse on the ground before contacting Hong through his communications watch.
“Dojo Master.”
“This is Luo Feng.”
“At my current location, the European Union faction has just stolen a Mu Ya Crystal from the Indian side and killed one of their War God martial artists.”
“So the killing has finally begun.”
Hong’s voice came through the communicator.
“Luo Feng, in just this short period, every nation has already clashed with one another.”
“This is the first death.”
“Be careful from now on.”
“This is a struggle between nations, and even between martial arts organisations.”
“It is utterly ruthless.”
“I understand.”
Luo Feng replied quietly.
The various national factions were fighting over Mu Ya Crystals.
Even if someone was killed.
Who could judge the killers?
No one.
Luo Feng glanced once more at the body as it was being collected.
“If you’re not strong enough, obtaining a treasure only brings disaster.”
Then he left.
At 10:56 that night, the first Mu Ya Crystal was discovered.
It was swallowed by the Earth Dragon, which evolved into the Earth Dragon King before being killed by Hong.
At 11:31 that night, the second Mu Ya Crystal was discovered.
It was obtained by Hong.
At 11:47 that night, the third Mu Ya Crystal was discovered.
It was taken by the European Union.
This marked the first death.
From that moment onwards, the remaining restraint between the various factions disappeared.
Everything became even bloodier.
At 12:12 after midnight, the fourth Mu Ya Crystal was discovered.
It was obtained by the American faction.
This time, fierce fighting broke out between America and Russia.
Three Councillors suffered severe injuries.
One of them even had his internal organs shattered.
Fortunately, he consumed Water of Life in time.
Otherwise, a Councillor would likely have died.
From then on, everyone became even more frenzied.
At 1:56 in the morning, after nearly two hours without another discovery, the fifth and sixth Mu Ya Crystals appeared simultaneously.
Both were obtained by Thunder God.
Although the other Planetary level experts were burning with envy, none dared challenge him.
…
Six Mu Ya Crystals had now appeared.
Excluding the one swallowed by the Earth Dragon, humanity had obtained five.
“What incredible luck.”
“Two Mu Ya Crystals in one go.”
Inside a vast underground cavern blasted open by countless attacks, more than ten Planetary level experts stared at Thunder God.
In his left hand, he held two glowing white crystals.
Everyone present coveted them desperately.
Yet with Hong standing nearby without making a move, who else would dare?
“Dojo Master Hong.”
“I’ll stay ahead of you for now.”
Thunder God laughed.
“Two of them?”
Hong could only shake his head helplessly.
“Let’s go.”
“Continue searching for Mu Ya Crystals.”
Hong turned and left immediately.
Beast and Luo Feng from the Extreme Dojo followed without hesitation.
Beast, reputed to be the strongest fighter among Hong’s three personal guards, had only arrived about an hour earlier.
“Five have already appeared.”
“The Dojo Master has one.”
“The European Union has one.”
“America has one.”
“Thunder God has two.”
Luo Feng rapidly descended underground.
He continued until he reached a depth of around four thousand metres before beginning another thorough search.
“In terms of search range, only Fourth Speaker East and I have the widest coverage since we’re both Planetary level Spirit Readers.”
“Yet neither of us has found a single Mu Ya Crystal.”
Seeing Thunder God obtain two crystals had made Luo Feng increasingly eager.
He continued searching meticulously.
About half an hour later.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng sniffed once.
Then again.
“Yes.”
“The smell of rice.”
A smile appeared on his face.
The moment he confirmed the direction of the scent, he rushed towards it.
Searching for Mu Ya Crystals required speed.
Any hesitation could allow someone else to seize them first.
Crash.
Luo Feng smashed through a slab of rock.
Immediately, the sound of rushing water reached his ears.
A thin underground stream flowed between the surrounding rock layers.
The instant Luo Feng broke through, an intense aroma of cooked rice rushed towards him.
He turned his head.
His pupils instantly contracted.
“My God.”
Luo Feng felt as though his heart had stopped beating.
Blood rushed to his head.
Beside the narrow underground stream.
Three tiny white lights gently floated up and down in mid air.
The rich fragrance of cooked rice spread throughout the cavern.
“Three.”
“Three Mu Ya Crystals.”
Suppressing both shock and excitement, Luo Feng waved his hand.
His invisible spiritual force became an invisible giant hand.
It instantly enveloped the three Mu Ya Crystals more than twenty metres away and pulled them back.
Boom.
A violent explosion echoed through the cavern.
Three figures burst through the surrounding rock one after another.
One of them was the Ice Emperor, Mo Henderson.
The other two were Councillors from the European Union.
“Three Mu Ya Crystals.”
“Three.”
The three of them had only just caught sight of the crystals.
Before they could react, all three had already landed in Luo Feng’s hand.
“They’re mine.”
Luo Feng’s gaze had never been sharper.
“Store.”
He immediately placed the Mu Ya Crystals into the inner compartment formed by his Black God Suit.
Unless someone killed him, they could forget about taking the crystals.
His icy gaze swept across the two European Councillors before settling briefly on Mo Henderson, the Third Speaker who had once been reduced to nothing more than a target.
“Everyone, I’ll be taking my leave.”
Luo Feng instantly became a streak of black light and disappeared into the surrounding rock.