...

Time flew by.

After a whole month of hunting, Wang Tao discovered that the Summoning Altar had completely stopped appearing, and he could no longer see any other elemental creatures.

Wang Tao flew around the entire Qian Country, confirming that there were no Summoning Altars or elemental creatures. He then flew to other countries to take a look. The levels of survivors in other countries were still very low, so there were no Summoning Altars, Destruction Monsters, or Elemental Monsters appearing there.

Wang Tao checked his Space Backpack.

His expression became somewhat pained.

After a month of hunting, he was just one Eighth Rank Crystal Core short of ascending to the Ninth Level! He just needed to hunt one more Eighth Rank elemental creature, and the Crystal Cores would be complete!

But now, let alone Eighth Rank elemental creatures, there weren't even any Seventh Rank elemental creatures left; they had all been hunted by Wang Tao. The Summoning Altar stopped appearing, and it seemed there was no way to summon elemental creatures anymore.

This made Wang Tao frustrated. He was so close to the Ninth Level, just one Eighth Rank creature away! And now, nothing...

Wang Tao sighed and started to fuse the Crystal Cores while flying toward Changhe Base.

Upon returning to Changhe Base, it was already midnight, but the whole base was brightly lit, and the personnel were fully armed, as if preparing for a battle.

"Hmm? What's happening?"

Wang Tao suddenly appeared at the front of the army. Seeing him, everyone immediately felt like they had found their backbone, and they were no longer as tense. Han Rui quickly explained:

"Didn't we say that every half month, one of the four major bases would move in its entirety to our Changhe Base? The migration of the first three bases went smoothly, but it's the last base's turn now. This base started migrating today, but they discovered an Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie on the only road they can take! They're halfway there and dare not continue, but a zombie tide is chasing them from behind, so they're trapped! We're preparing to provide support, every saved life counts..."

Upon hearing Han Rui's words, Wang Tao's immediate reaction was not to save people but to suddenly ask:

"An Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie? Are you sure?"

"Yes, it's definitely an Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie, much stronger than a Seventh-Order Lord Zombie, but not at the Disaster or Destruction Level. They wouldn't have mistaken it."

Han Rui quickly clarified.

"Where exactly is it?"

Wang Tao immediately grinned. He was wondering what to do with those last few Crystal Cores, and now, the perfect opportunity came!

"It's at..."

Han Rui quickly took out a map and pointed to a location.

"Alright, I'll go support them first."

After memorizing the location, Wang Tao immediately took to the sky, shooting toward the destination like a meteor.

It wasn't long before Wang Tao saw the base's survivors.

These survivors were being besieged by a zombie tide. Luckily, the large Powered Armor and Holy Beetles from Changhe Base were helping out; otherwise, they would have fallen long ago. But the situation wasn't optimistic. If reinforcements didn't arrive soon, they would be in dire straits.

The zombie tide attacking them were zombies that had been pursuing them earlier, not the Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie. That Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie was at a distance. Wang Tao had already sensed its presence, and it was rapidly approaching the survivors below.

Boom——

On the battlefield, flames suddenly erupted everywhere, surrounding the survivors, mixed with hurricanes that made everyone's heads buzz.

The survivors from the base were extremely panicked, but those from Changhe Base showed joy, as they knew Mr. Wang had arrived!

The flames and storm came and went quickly. As the survivors began to realize reinforcements had arrived, the flame storm had already vanished. They were then shocked to find that all the zombies surrounding them had fallen. The Crystal Cores and gleaming blobs of spoils of war shimmered in the night... The deadly crisis had been averted. They hadn't even seen Wang Tao's silhouette.

At this moment, I had arrived in front of the Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie.

Looking at this genuine Eighth-Rank Lord Zombie, Wang Tao's smile grew even brighter.

"You might be the world's first Eighth-Rank Zombie, but you'll also be the last! I'll remember your contribution to humanity."

Wang Tao rarely spoke to a zombie before attacking.

"Roar——"

Obviously, this Eighth-Rank Zombie couldn't understand Wang Tao's gibberish. Seeing Wang Tao, it immediately flew toward him. It could fly, too.

Then it was sent flying backwards at an even faster speed, crashing heavily into the ground, creating a meteor pit on impact.

Whoosh——

Before the Eighth-Rank Zombie could get up, Wang Tao had already flown in front of it, unleashing a barrage of attacks on the zombie.

Within moments, Wang Tao had depleted its HP bar completely, with no chance for it to counterattack.

Crash——

The Crystal Core burst out, and before it hit the ground, Wang Tao had already grabbed it.

He looked at the Crystal Cores inside the blobs of spoils of war and laughed heartily.

"Finally enough! Time to ascend to the Ninth Level!"

Wang Tao took a deep breath. Instead of rushing back, he first ensured the survivors were safely escorted back to Changhe Base. Only then did he merge the last few newly-synthesized 100% purity Crystal Cores into his body.

At the moment of successful fusion, Wang Tao felt he could ascend to the Ninth Level.

"Ascend!"

Without any hesitation, Wang Tao chose to ascend.

The sensation of attributes came again, just as it had during his ascension to the Seventh and Eighth Levels.

This time, he could once again choose an attribute to gain a new talent.

Seeing so many elements swirling around him, Wang Tao hesitated about what to pick. In terms of attack power, he was definitely not lacking. Eighth-Rank creatures were annihilated instantly in front of him, so adding more attack methods seemed unnecessary. As for defense and speed, he didn't lack there either...

After a brief hesitation, Wang Tao chose a light green element.

"You'll do!"

Once selected, the other elements reluctantly departed, and this light green element instantly entered Wang Tao's body. Wang Tao's consciousness slowly drifted into sleep.

When Wang Tao awoke again, 12 hours had passed.

He immediately sat up in bed, feeling the explosive strength within him, and glanced at his attribute panel.

[HP: 1,330,000/1,330,000]

[Level: Ninth Level]

[Talents: Lucky Star, Heat Energy Beam, Frozen Breath, Steel Body, Super Perception, Sky-controlling Flight, Mind Control, Fire Law, Wind Law, Life Principle]

[Constitution: Virus Immunity, Holy Blessing, Blood Vessel Expansion]

His HP had reached 1.33 million, his level reached the Ninth Level, and an additional talent was gained—

[Talent: Life Principle (Growth)]

[Life Principle (Growth): Master the primal life]

Wang Tao had thought that he didn't need to add more combat methods anymore, so he chose a healing talent instead, picking the Healing Element, or rather the Life Element.

Wang Tao saw a green bud spring to life within him, from which he could feel a rich life force. It seemed just taking a breath of it could revive the dead.

With a thought from Wang Tao, the entire room was filled with a faint green light. Sensing the rich life energy, Wang Tao smiled and shook his head.

"Lan Yulian, as 'Base's First Healer,' will have to step down."

His [Life Principle] talent could genuinely bring the dead back to life and flesh to bones! Other healing attributes couldn't compare!

Yet, gazing at his attributes, Wang Tao knitted his brows.

"Hmm? I've reached the Ninth Level, yet these talents are still in the 'Growth' state?"

Wang Tao was a bit puzzled.

All of these talents and constitution are still in the 'Growth' state. This means they have not peaked yet, but can he continue ascending beyond the Ninth Level?

Just as Wang Tao was in doubt, a series of unfamiliar memories suddenly surfaced in his mind.

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