Chapter 69

"Sir, your starship is ready. If you need to return to Scrap Star to avoid danger, you can come to me anytime. This time, it will take half a month to recharge the crew after the fold from Scrap Star. I hope you don't get into any major trouble during this period." A member of the Octopus Pegasus team secretly sent Du Nan out of Scrap Star and explained the 'usage conditions' of the fold crew.

For this benefactor who saved the Octopus Pegasus from a beggar's fate, they were very grateful and completely trusted him.

Brother Ma said.

He possesses five-star magic power and is a gold-level warrior, so he doesn't need to capture them to earn merit. Moreover, with the traveler's reputation, if he wants to join a federation, high-ranking positions and generous rewards are just a matter of a word.

"Thank you. I might really need to return to Scrap Star, but definitely not now."

"Whenever you need."

"Um, has the starship set the coordinates for Helan Mining Planet?" Du Nan asked again; this matter was very important to him.

"The coordinates have been set. In just a few minutes, you can fold to near Helan. Sir, Helan is already a 'Toxic Breath' planet. Whatever you plan to do inside, be careful. There aren't many insect beasts inside Helan, but they are deeply affected by the mine toxins, making their mutations very strange. It's best to bring several sets of mechs with you."

"I will be careful." Du Nan finished speaking and boarded the ship to depart.

Helan, this abandoned mining planet, was the secret that Zhou Zhishan refused to hand over even at the cost of his life. The crucial map described its location.

Thinking of the lightning-type seed source that was about to be in his hands, Du Nan felt a slight excitement.

All along, lightning power has been his strongest trump card. Only recently has his physical technique slightly surpassed it. However, due to the characteristic of unlimited fusion, if Helan has a seven-star or higher seed source, his lightning power could instantly surpass his physical technique. The vacuum core-created all-fusion wind body is easy to slightly enhance, but obtaining a seven-star or higher core is very difficult.

Seed cores of one to three stars can be bought on the street.

Beyond four stars, they become rare.

Four-star seed cores are the minimum furnace configuration for large mechs, i.e., those hundred-meter mechs. For this reason, the government, military, and major families hoard them in large quantities, and very few end up on the market. Five-star and six-star cores are even rarer. Once they exceed seven stars, they become national treasures, and even magic power warriors find it hard to access them unless for trial advancement.

To advance his wind-type magic power to six stars, he must have a supporting force.

Relying solely on himself to find a core would take a long time.

These days, even the royal family hasn't heard of anyone having two types of magic power, so Du Nan isn't in a hurry to enhance his wind-type magic power. Even if he did, he wouldn't dare to use it publicly. To train and gain combat experience on the magic network, his lightning magic power is sufficient. This additional joy means that after changing his identity, he has one more 'public card' to use, but it's not his ultimate trump card.

In comparison, Du Nan is more eager for the enhancement of his lightning power.

Two hours later.

Du Nan entered the underground interior of Helan, electrocuting countless snakes and worms along the way. These highly toxic creatures were no obstacle to him with his lightning power.

In the vast underground palace.

Du Nan finally saw the true form of the 'treasure.'

A throne so large it defies description, and a giant's body that has remained uncorrupted for a million years. In its hands, it held two lightning-type seed cores. Sensing the energy within, they were only at the five-star level. Du Nan was not disappointed; he knew that this giant was the greatest treasure in the underground palace. He vaguely guessed that the giants, considered demons by the four major royal families of wind, fire, water, and earth, were the Second Derivative Race!

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Du Nan's left and right hands released lightning snakes, guiding them to the two seed cores in the giant's palms.

The lightning connected.

Instantly, Du Nan's mind received some information: Five-star, Flash Lightning Core; Five-star, Instant Lightning Core. When combined, they would produce a unique skill called 'Lightning Flash.' It allows a life form to transform into lightning energy and swiftly traverse any barrier-free space. He also knew that without the foundation of the origin core, this skill is impossible to achieve.

Because they are both at the five-star level, they cannot coexist.

This giant must have known about the origin lightning core in its lifetime. As a member of the Second Derivative Race, it must have known all the secrets, perhaps even more than the four major royal families... Du Nan fused the Flash Lightning and Instant Lightning cores while sensing the giant's body.

No life force.

It had been extinct for countless years, perhaps even longer than the dragons... Du Nan thought of his ice dragon combat body and suddenly had a crazy idea: Since he also possesses lightning magic power, could he possibly absorb this combat body and make it his own?

In an instant.

Lightning energy surged from Du Nan's body like a flood.

Millions of lightning snakes probed and connected to the giant's massive body. In just one second, countless rune marks appeared on the giant's skin, as if it were about to be reborn. Du Nan's eyes widened; he could clearly see that these runes were the complete content of physical techniques from level one to nine. This giant must have had level nine physical technique strength in its lifetime, and possibly even higher.

Boom!

The runes on the giant's body exploded, and after a thunderous roar, the giant's massive body transformed into lightning and entered Du Nan's body.

Aaaaah...

Immersed in a pool of lightning, Du Nan felt intense pain but was not alarmed. In his mind, scenes of 'himself' battling the dragon race slowly appeared. 'He' wielded a lightning whip, charging into the dragon battlefield; 'he' sat high on the throne, accepting the worship of myriad races; 'he' charged through, electrocuting and burning his opponents...

Deeper still, there were scenes of 'himself' exploring ancient secrets, facing planet-sized strange life forms.

Their dormant state also made him feel a slight tremor.

Memories flashed by.

Du Nan continued to endure the lightning punishment.

At this moment.

The entire Helan planet was experiencing a mysterious tremor, as if the earth was roaring.

Half an hour later, a pair of giant hands tore through the ground, and a small giant over a hundred meters tall emerged from the underground. Waving his lightning-wrapped arms, he roared at the sky. The earth-shattering thunder, the awe-inspiring aura that made all beasts gasp, and the fierce and terrifying divine might seemed to declare: I, a member of the divine race that once ruled the stars, have been reborn after a great tribulation!

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A month and a half later.

In the eastern part of Donghai Province, Jiangnan, on the outskirts of Blue Sea Star, Du Nan came to Zhou Zhishan's grave.

For nearly a year.

Finally stepping back onto this land, Du Nan felt a myriad of emotions.

After leaving Blue Sea Star, he found the Heaven Frost and Earth Frost cores on Scrap Star and obtained the combat body of an ancestral-level elemental dragon. By chance, he acquired the fourth artifact fragment, and his physical technique advanced to level seven. In the end, Zhou Zhishan had the best card, the combat body of the Second Derivative Race, and the complete set of physical technique content that came with it... The rapid changes over the past year, when recalled, were somewhat unexpected.

Du Nan's fusion of the Second Derivative Race's combat body did not bring him instant power.

It took nearly a month for the combat body to fall into a dormant state within his body. It was waiting for his own advancement to match its use, and he currently lacked the qualifications to use it.

This final gain was not really a gain.

But Du Nan didn't care.

It was time to settle the grievances with the Blue Sea Federation's noble families and his 'master' Zhou Zhishan.

"Are you Mr. Du Nan? Hello, I am Wu Weigong, the squad leader of the Wu family's guard team. This is your invitation. The family head learned from the traveler's list that Mr. Du has returned. The family head is very happy and has taken a new concubine to celebrate. Today, he specially sent an invitation to you. The family head said that when Mr. Du returns, he will definitely come here first. So, following the family head's instructions, we have already invited 'Zhou Zhishan' to the banquet."

Wu Weigong's tone was flat, showing no respect for the magic power warrior.

A driver beside him also spoke: "Hello, Mr. Du. I am Wu Weilao. Mr. Du, please get in the car. We will take you to your destination to attend the banquet with your master. As for Mr. Du's intention to cause trouble for the Wu family, the family head has already forgotten it as a joke. Look, even now, they remember to invite Zhou Lao from the grave to attend the banquet."

"Oh, lead the way." Du Nan felt there was nothing left in the grave and knew that Zhou Zhishan's ashes had been taken away.

Wu Changlie deliberately dug up Zhou Zhishan's grave.

This act, which had strangely enraged Du Nan, made him calm down instead.

In his mind, these originally unrelated guards were now marked as those who must die because of the 'grave digging' act.

Twenty minutes later.

In the central area of Baiquan City, the Wu family's mansion, a grand wedding banquet was being held.

The main character, the groom, was the over a hundred-year-old Wu Changlie. He had the honor of inviting one of the Eight Master Clans, the Tang family, to officiate the wedding. According to Wu Changlie's explanation: A grandson in the clan has awakened his magic power, and he is very happy, so he is celebrating with a wedding, hoping for the Wu family's good fortune to last. Secondly, he is also celebrating the formal marriage of his grandson Wu Mingzhao to a distant relative of the Tang family.

As for why the banquet is being held today, many guests have already guessed the intention.

When Du Nan stepped into the wedding venue.

He immediately attracted a wave of surprised looks, and more people showed disdain.

Exiles from Scrap Star rarely return, unless the federation's government sends a retrieval mission, it is almost impossible to pass through the space defense layer. Du Nan's return from Scrap Star was not due to the Blue Sea Federation lifting the ban and retrieving him; he had 'escaped.' Normally, such an escape would be considered a skill, but considering his grand words before leaving and Wu Changlie's actions tonight,

Some guests were amused: A commoner challenging a noble family is not likely to win.

Even if you are a magic power warrior, it's no exception.

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