Chapter 358: Accumulation
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
As the enemies approached, Gao Qixuan activated his arcane domain to the extreme to protect himself.
A rank seven arcane domain only had a small coverage area, making it difficult to pull enemies into it. The greatest use of an arcane domain was to use it to protect oneself and allow one's combat power to receive a boost.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gao Qixuan fought one against three and released his arcane techniques frantically.
His fighting style was extremely aggressive. He didn't care whether he would be injured or not. He just wanted to use his full strength to kill the enemies in front of him.
The three pursuers were a little hesitant after seeing Gao Qixuan's unrelenting attitude.
They held the advantage, so they didn't want to be dragged down by Gao Qixuan.
'I can't hold on any longer!'
As the battle continued, Gao Qixuan began to struggle.
He gradually realized that he might be reaching his end.
"Arghh!"
Gao Qixuan roared and was ready to kill an enemy without caring for the consequences.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, right at this moment, a line of blood suddenly appeared on the chests of the three enemies in front of Gao Qixuan. Immediately after, the three of them fell over and died.
'What's going on?'
Gao Qixuan was shocked.
He quickly looked around and only then did he notice Xu Ning was approaching him.
"Xu Ning!"
Gao Qixuan slapped his bald head with his eyes wide open.
"You saved me?"
Gao Qixuan immediately asked as Xu Ning walked over.
"If not me, who else?"
Xu Ning smiled and asked in return.
He had a good relationship with Gao Qixuan, so when he saw that Gao Qixuan was about to be ganged up on and killed, he immediately lent a helping hand.
"You were so far away just now, but you killed three rank seven experts with one blow… Could it be that you have advanced to rank eight?"
Gao Qixuan asked.
"With the help of the abundant resources in this tower, I broke through to rank eight."
Xu Ning responded.
Gao Qixuan took a deep breath and said, "Impressive!"
Gao Qixuan knew that Xu Ning was younger than him. Xu Ning's overall aptitude was unmatched, even in the City of Arcanists.
"How did you get into a conflict with these people?"
Xu Ning took off and put away the three spatial rings on the dead pursuers.
Because Xu Ning attacked quickly, the three of them couldn't react at all, otherwise they would inevitably crush their spatial rings and let all the resources in their spatial rings flow into the space-time turbulence.
"After coming to this independent space, I found a hidden fragment half the size of a fist in the trunk of a special giant tree. When I found it, I was very excited, so I held it and examined it for a while…"
"But while I was examining it, these three people noticed me, so they planned to secretly ambush me. Fortunately, I avoided their ambush, but they still chased me because they held the advantage in numbers. If you hadn't come, I might have been killed by the three of them."
Gao Qixuan still felt a lingering fear in his heart.
Just now, he was ready to crush his spatial ring just before he met his death.
"Which faction are they from?"
Xu Ning asked again.
"The Green Frame Institute."
Gao Qixuan said, "Otherwise, they would not be so domineering."
"The Green Frame Institute…"
Xu Ning nodded silently.
The Green Frame Institute and the Smoke Rune Institute were the two strongest factions in the city.
"Since we finally found each other, I will follow you."
Gao Qixuan said.
After experiencing the taste of death just now, he began to worry about wandering alone.
But now that he was with a rank eight master like Xu Ning, his safety was guaranteed.
"Okay…"
Xu Ning thought about it and agreed.
He was now at the peak of rank eight, and his combat power was comparable to an elementary rank nine. There were no opponents that were on par with him in the tower, so bringing Gao
along was not a big burden.
"Let's search for more resources and hidden fragments in this independent space, then we can find the teleportation gate and teleport elsewhere."
Xu Ning said.
"Okay."
Gao Qixuan agreed with him.
Afterwards, the two continued to search for resources and hidden fragments.
Gao Qixuan knew what to do very well. He did not follow Xu Ning closely as he knew that this would slow down Xu Ning's speed.
He kept a distance from Xu Ning. When Xu Ning searched one area, he went to the neighboring area.
This way, he would not drag down Xu Ning, while still able to send out a signal if he was in danger.
Two months went by quickly.
Now, there were less than ten days before the closing of the tower.
During this period, as Xu Ning's realm improved, the amount of resources he had gathered had quickly exceeded 40 million units. He was getting closer and closer to advancing to rank nine.
Entering the tower greatly shortened the time Xu Ning needed to advance.
In addition to collecting resources and hidden fragments, Xu Ning and Gao Qixuan also encountered the main force of the Gao family and joined them.
There were more than sixty people gathered in the Gao family's team, which accounted for 60% of the people who entered the tower.
Logically speaking, with thousands of independent spaces and random teleportation gates, it was almost impossible to gather so many people.
The reason for this was that in the last twenty days of the Arcanist Tower, people from various independent spaces would be teleported into the only complex independent space in the Arcanist Tower.
This independent space was larger than all other independent spaces, and the environment here was diverse with numerous elements.
In this independent space, the various factions would have a final showdown.
According to past experiences, in this complex space, resources and hidden fragments would appear frequently in the last few days.
Half of the resources they would get from the tower would be obtained during this period of time.
Xu Ning was also prepared for this. He wanted to increase his energy reserves to 80 million before leaving the tower. This way, after leaving the tower and exchanging the hidden fragments, his energy reserves would basically be close to 100 million. At that time, he would truly be one step away from advancing to rank nine.
'I didn't expect that obtaining resources in the Arcanist World would be smoother than in the Martial Arts World…'
Xu Ning had only been in the Arcanist World for five years.
Of course, the reason for his success was related to the information given by Duan Huiyao.
Moreover, the resources in the Arcanist World were relatively more concentrated. As long as one was in the core position in the Arcanist World, it was easier to obtain resources than in the Martial Arts World.
"Master Xu Ning, Master Gao Yuji asked you to go over."
At this moment, someone came to inform Xu Ning.
The Gao family camp had been established in the complex space, and Xu Ning was in his tent.
"I understand."
Xu Ning responded and walked out of the tent to meet Gao Yuji.
After becoming a rank eight arcanist, Xu Ning became an important force in the Gao family..
Xu Ning came to the wooden house in the center of the camp and walked in.
This wooden house was built with arcane techniques.
"You're here, Xu Ning."
When Gao Yuji saw Xu Ning walking over, he smiled.
In Gao Yuji's eyes, Xu Ning was originally just an outstanding rank seven arcanist.
Although he was relatively strong among their rank seven arcanists, he was not a core member of the Gao family's exploration team.
However, Gao Yuji didn't expect that when he met Xu Ning again in the complex space, he had already advanced to rank eight, and from the aura and state of his body, he didn't look like he had just advanced to rank eight at all.
As a result, Xu Ning's status in the Gao family's exploration team immediately soared, and he became one of the important pillars.
"Master Gao."
Xu Ning cupped his fists towards Gao Yuji, then looked at the others in the room.
Other than Gao Yuji, there were three other people in the room, all of whom were rank eight arcanists.
These four rank eight arcanists were the top combat power of the Gao family when they entered the tower.
Two of the four people, including Gao Ji, were from the Gao family, while the other two were recruited from the public.
"Since everyone is here, let's get down to business."
After Xu Ning sat down, Gao Yuji began to talk.
"Everyone, there are less than ten days before the tower is sealed."
Gao Yuji's expression was serious. "According to past experiences, it will be at most three days before the resources and hidden fragments of this complex space will explode in concentration. The last few days will become the time for the various factions to fight each other."
"Although all parties have long made an agreement not to fight each other in the tower, this agreement is just for show. When the benefits are in front of us, no one will care."
Gao Yuji's words made Xu Ning nod silently.
Gao Qixuan being hunted down by three Green Frame Institute's arcanists was a perfect example of this.
"Although there are more than sixty people in our team, in the battle for precious resources, only rank seven and rank eight arcanists can play a role. In fact, when some super-rare resources appear, even rank seven arcanists can't intervene. Only rank eight arcanists are qualified to fight for them."
Gao Yuji continued, "In other words, only the five of us are qualified to fight at the most crucial time."
"Among the five of us, there are people from the Gao family and those who are not from the Gao family. But at this moment, regardless of our identities, our interests are completely aligned."
"I hope that in the subsequent confrontations, we can work together and help each other against the enemy."
Gao Yuji glanced at everyone.
"Master Gao, don't worry, we were aware of this before we came here."
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with sharp eyes and a domineering temperament.
Everyone, including Xu Ning, expressed their attitudes.
"Alright then, I will explain the specific arrangements to everyone."
Gao Yuji took out a map.
"According to past experiences, there are a total of eight concentrated resource points in this independent space."
Gao Yuji hung up a map and marked eight locations.
"The subsequent outbreaks of resources are mainly centered on these eight places."
"There are five of us now, so we can each occupy one concentration point first. When the resources burst out, we will fight for it immediately."
"Next, I will arrange the concentration points that each of us will be responsible for."
Gao Yuji had already made arrangements in his heart beforehand so they were quickly assigned.
Xu Ning was assigned to a huge inland lake.
"Everyone, do you have any objections with the allocation?"
Gao Yuji asked again.
The other four waved their hands, indicating that there was no problem, agreeing with Gao Yuji's arrangement.
"The five of us will occupy five concentration points, while the remaining three concentration points will be allocated to
the rank six and seven arcanists in the team."
Gao Yuji said, "It's not only us who have made this arrangement, but all factions will do the same. Therefore, when the resources burst forth, fierce competition is inevitable. Everyone, you must protect yourselves."
Afterwards, after some simple arrangements, the meeting between the five rank eight arcanist was over.
Xu Ning returned to his temporary residence. After waiting for two days, he went to the huge lake and reserved a good position in advance.
Xu Ning found a small island in the middle of the huge lake and stopped there.
This small island was less than a thousand square meters.
'How much energy can I get during the outbreak of resources…'
Xu Ning looked forward to it.
Half a day went by.
'Hmm?'
Xu Ning was sitting cross-legged.
Suddenly, he felt unfamiliar auras approaching the island.
Xu Ning got up and rushed over. He saw a person wearing a light purple robe, flying with a wind attribute arcane technique, and landing on the small island.
Once he landed, his eyes moved when he saw Xu Ning.
"Sir, I have occupied this place first, you can go somewhere else."
Xu Ning said straight out without any signs of courtesy.
The purple-robed man looked at Xu Ning and did not back down.
Xu Ning saw this and did not retreat. He immediately released his peak rank eight aura.
'Peak of rank eight?'
After sensing Xu Ning's strength, the purple-robed man's expression changed slightly.
Although he was a rank eight arcanist, he was only in the middle of rank eight. The difference between him and Xu Ning was quite obvious.
"Excuse me."
The purple-robed man cupped his fists at Xu Ning and turned around to leave.
It was not time for resources to explode yet, so there was no need to create discord with a powerhouse like Xu Ning.
After chasing the purple-robed man away, Xu Ning sat down on the shore and waited quietly.
Afterwards, Xu Ning felt the aura of several rank eight arcanists approaching.
But after sensing Xu Ning's existence, those rank eight arcanists avoided him. The situation of someone wanting to seize the island no longer occurred.
Half a day went by just like this.
'The time of the outbreak should be close…'
At this moment, there were already many people waiting outside the lake.
There were rank eight arcanists like Xu Ning, as well as the weaker rank seven and rank six arcanists.
Everyone was waiting quietly for the time to come.
Early morning.
The lake breeze blew gently.
There were only a few sounds surrounding the huge lake. There were only the sounds of the occasional fish jumping out of the water, and the sounds of birds flying across the lake.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the quiet environment.
Xu Ning looked over at the source of the sound.
An area on the surface of the lake suddenly exploded, and a huge water pillar burst out of the lake.
After the water pillar exploded, a large number of hidden fragments floated in the air..
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several pillars of water shot out from the lake; they were scattered around the lake.
The water pillars dissipated, and a large number of resources and hidden fragments floated in the air.
'The concentration outbreak has started!'
Xu Ning immediately reacted and rushed to the nearest resource outbreak point.
The people from the various factions who had been waiting for a long time also frantically struggled for resources.
Whoosh!
After approaching an outbreak point, Xu Ning grabbed the air and pulled a large amount of resources and hidden fragments into his spatial ring.
During this process, other rank eight arcanists also approached and fought with Xu Ning over the resources.
However, Xu Ning was the fastest to act. Most of the resources and hidden fragments at the outbreak point were already in Xu Ning's pockets.
Only a small portion of it was divided among the other rank eight arcanists.
Xu Ning looked at the other competitors and saw the wariness in their eyes.
However, although they were hostile to each other, they were relatively restrained and did not fight each other.
After all, this was the beginning of the outbreak of resources. There was no need to risk their lives.
If they were injured now, they would miss the opportunity to obtain more resources.
After Xu Ning finished fighting for one resource point, he was about to turn and fight for other outbreak points, but it was too late.
While he was seizing this outbreak point, the others were also frantically seizing other outbreak points. The other outbreak points were also instantly divided up.
'The competition for resources is indeed fierce…'
Xu Ning thought to himself.
After this fight, Xu Ning returned to the island and waited.
There would be breaks between each round of outbreak. Now that the first round was over, they had to wait for the next round to begin before they could continue to compete.
'When the resources burst out just now, all of the resources and hidden fragments seemed to have surged up from the bottom of the lake, but they actually appeared out of thin air under the lake before surging out… This is a spatial technique.'
Xu Ning thought back to the scene just now.
'Before the next round erupts, I should sense spatial fluctuations in advance. If I do use this to increase my reaction speed, then it will greatly increase my harvest…'
Xu Ning thought to himself.
The resource outbreak was still ongoing.
One day, two days, three days…
Soon, there was only one day left before the tower was sealed.
During this period, the accumulation of resources allowed everyone to gain a lot.
Especially the rank eight arcanists from various forces, they used their strength to obtain a large amount of resources and hidden fragments.
At the same time, as the day of the closure of the tower approached, the competition between the various forces also increased by more than one level.
In the past, the competition for resources was relatively restrained, but now, there were violent fights and even looting.
Using violent methods to force the weak to hand over their spatial rings was easier.
It was also because of this that some rank six and even rank seven arcanists had already given up on competing for resources in advance.
They had already found a hiding place in advance, waiting for the tower to close before being safely ejected.
Although they were giving up a lot of resources by doing this, they could at least ensure that they would not give up the resources they had already obtained.
AS for Xu Ning, he had gained a lot during this period of time.
The sudden outbreak of resources exceeded Xu Ning's expectations.
Xu Ning initially expected that when he left the tower, he would have more than 80 million energy left.
But now, his energy reserves had reached 100 million.
He was still 20 million units of energy away from advancing to rank nine and understanding the origin of the Arcanist World.
With the fact that there we were more hidden fragments popping out recently, as it was close to closing time of the Arcanist Tower, with the amount of hidden fragments in Xu Ning's hands, he could exchange for 20 million units of energy of resources from the Gao family as long as he exited the tower.
At that time, Xu Ning would advance to rank nine and return to the Martial Arts World.
Boom!
Another round of resources burst forth.
Xu Ning had already sensed the spatial fluctuation in advance. He quickly occupied an outbreak point and put away all the hidden fragments that were spewed out.
'There are no more arcanist resources this time… They are all hidden fragments.'
Xu Ning thought to himself, 'If I can piece together these hidden fragments, I can determine the coordinates of the other outer worlds, but I don't really know how to piece them together…'
However, Xu Ning didn't care about this. He didn't need to do this.
The resource outbreak continued.
The closer it was to the closure of the tower, the more frequent the outbreaks would be.
In between the outbreaks, two people were talking on another island not far from Xu Ning's island.
"Senior Brother, the number of resources and hidden fragments that the Gao family's rank eight arcanist obtained during this period of time is ridiculous!"
The person who spoke was a man in a green shirt. He was more than 30 years old and was an elementary rank eight arcanist.
The man he called "Senior Brother" had a thick beard and a fierce face. He was a peak rank eight arcanist.
"Should we just deal with him and take his spatial ring?"
A look of ruthlessness appeared in the green shirt man's eyes.
"It's hard."
The senior brother of the green shirt man said, "Although we have more people, we may not be his opponent."
"What a shame…"
The green shirt man looked regretful.
"How is it a shame?"
A deep smile appeared on the senior brother of the green shirt man's face.
"Huh?"
The man in the green shirt didn't understand why his senior brother was smiling.
"There is no way to snatch his resources in the tower, but after leaving, there will be a chance."
The green shirt senior brother said.
"Wouldn't it be harder after we get out?"
The man in the green shirt said, "After we leave, people from the various factions will gather together. It is impossible to snatch his hidden fragments at that time. Moreover, after leaving the Arcanist Tower, no one can attack openly, otherwise it will break the balance of power in the city and we will be immediately targeted by other factions."
"In the past, that was indeed true. Even if we are from the Green Frame Institute, we can't resist the combined forces of other factions…"
The senior brother lowered his voice. "It's just that this time is different."
"I have heard some news that after the tower is sealed, there will be a major upheaval in the city."
"The Green Frame Institute will act as the leader and control the situation of the entire city. We will make all factions hand over all the hidden fragments they have collected over the years and refine them together in order to obtain the secret to advance to rank ten!"
The senior brother's eyes were full of excitement.
"Really?!"
The man in the green shirt was shocked. "Does this mean that the Institute Head will become the first rank ten arcanist in hundreds of years?"
"That's right!"
The senior brother nodded.
Then, the two looked at each other and laughed heartily..