Chapter 687 - 657: Refinement Completed

Hearing Little Fatty’s question, Lin Xinghai frowned slightly. He’d never really considered something like this before.

Of course, he wasn’t without a solution. For example, he could temporarily pilot a Rare Level Mecha, and its Superpower Amplifier could magnify his Superpower by 20 times.

That way, his Time Acceleration Ability would go from covering two people to covering 40.

With just a slight increase in his Superpower output, he could easily cover the entire Xinghai Squad.

The problem was, only a few people like Liu Miaomiao and Zuo Wenyao were aware of his Superpower, and he had no doubt they could keep it a secret.

’Right now, I’m not planning to tell anyone else the true effect of my Superpower. After all, a Time-type Superpower is in a completely different league. It’s a power that’s never been seen before. If the Abyssal Plane finds out, I’m worried they’ll send even more terrifying powerhouses to assassinate me.’

’Of course, it’s not that I think the members of the Xinghai Squad would sell me out. But the more people who know, the greater the risk of exposure. Besides, sometimes you can’t keep a secret just by staying quiet. There are too many strange abilities out there.’

So after a moment of silence, Lin Xinghai could only say with a sigh, "In that case, let’s slow down our pace of killing Abyssal Creatures. We just need to maintain a rate where everyone can focus on fully absorbing the Blood Bags. If we kill too many, I’m afraid we’ll draw unwanted attention."

Little Fatty nodded and then asked, "In that case, Boss, what about everyone’s Contribution Points? How will those be calculated? A lot of people have already used up what they’d accumulated."

"We’ll run a tab for now and settle it later. The priority is to focus on absorbing Blood Bags." As he spoke, Lin Xinghai popped another Blood Bag into his mouth.

Little Fatty watched this scene with immense envy. In truth, the speed at which Lin Xinghai and Liu Miaomiao were absorbing Blood Bags had long since caught everyone’s attention.

But no one was tactless enough to pry. Of course, the others simply assumed Lin Xinghai was using some kind of Secret Technique or special ability for rapid absorption. For the time being, no one had even considered the possibility of Time Acceleration.

Little Fatty quickly relayed Lin Xinghai’s orders.

Although the members of the Xinghai Squad felt like they were missing out by slowing their kill rate, there was nothing they could do if they couldn’t absorb the energy any faster.

Besides, compared to other squads, they were already infinitely better off. They had nothing to complain about.

As for the lack of Contribution Points, there wasn’t much to say about it. They would just go into debt for now. They were confident they could pay it all back quickly once they broke through to the Body Shaping Realm.

And so, the squad’s pace of hunting Abyssal Creatures slowed, but the rate at which each member’s strength increased didn’t diminish in the slightest. Their bodies were undergoing a transformation with every passing second.

Soon enough, some members who were originally at the Blood Qi Realm Late Stage found their Blood Qi Power hitting a bottleneck, ready to break through to the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.

In response, Lin Xinghai had these members enter his Armored Vehicle to make their breakthroughs.

After all, only a dozen or so people had yet to break through. Even if they all did so at once, it wouldn’t have a significant impact on the squad’s combat effectiveness.

Besides, there was no time to waste on their breakthroughs. Lin Xinghai hadn’t come out here to complete a mission; he was here to cultivate his Blood Qi Power.

Therefore, he planned to stay here and had no intention of leaving until his own Blood Qi Power cultivation reached the stage of Perfection.

Upon receiving the order, those members didn’t hesitate, immediately entering the Armored Vehicle to begin their breakthroughs.

This would be absolutely unheard of in any other squad.

After all, a breakthrough was a delicate process that absolutely could not be disturbed.

In a situation like this, never mind an enemy attack—even a sudden jolt from the vehicle could cause a disastrous failure.

That’s why no one would ever dare attempt a breakthrough while out on a mission.

But the members of the Xinghai Squad had no such reservations. The reason was simple: they had complete and utter trust in Lin Xinghai.

After all, short of encountering a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, they didn’t believe any threat could even get near the vehicle.

And if they really did run into a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, well, they’d just have to chalk it up to bad luck.

But that was a low-probability event, and they weren’t willing to forgo their future advancement because of such a small risk.

As his members filed into the vehicle to begin their breakthroughs, Lin Xinghai, however confident, decided to play it safe. First, he had his vehicle fall back into the second position in the convoy, letting another Armored Vehicle take the lead and clear the path.

After all, parts of the road ahead were still littered with debris. If the Armored Vehicle simply plowed through it as usual, the resulting jolts would disrupt the breakthroughs.

Furthermore, he had Little Fatty deploy a hundred Combat Robots to form a heavy guard around them.

These Combat Robots weren’t there to stop Abyssal Creatures from getting close, but to intercept any long-range attacks. If such a situation arose, the robots would need to use their own bodies as shields.

With all the arrangements made, the convoy proceeded as if nothing was out of the ordinary, continuing to advance and harvest Blood Bags from the Abyssal Creatures.

One Blood Bag after another was swallowed. Immense Blood Qi Power surged through his body, rapidly tempering the Triple Jiao within Lin Xinghai.

Tempering his other organs had only required 20 Blood Bags each, but the Triple Jiao needed a full 100. In terms of Nine Yang Blood Pills, that was equivalent to a staggering 1,000 pills.

It was, without a doubt, a terrifying number.

Fortunately, this opportunity would allow him to compress that time drastically.

Right now, Lin Xinghai could absorb a Blood Bag in just 30 seconds. That meant he could finish tempering his Triple Jiao in 50 minutes at most.

Of course, he hadn’t just started tempering his Triple Jiao. He had already begun the process before this mission.

Coupled with the many Abyssal Creatures he’d hunted before entering this zone, by the time he reached the danger area, his Triple Jiao tempering was already about 40% complete.

Now, his progress had shot up to 80%. At this rate, he could finish the tempering process completely in 10 minutes at most. Even Lin Xinghai found himself filled with a faint sense of anticipation.

Time flew by, and 10 minutes passed in the blink of an eye. At 8:30 PM, Lin Xinghai’s body suddenly trembled.

He could feel all of his internal organs resonating in unison, as if they were undergoing some kind of wondrous transformation.

The sensation came and went in a flash, disappearing as quickly as it had arrived.

But at that moment, Lin Xinghai felt a sense of wholeness, from the inside out. He was in a state of Perfection, as if he could break through to the next Realm at any moment.

He knew it wasn’t an illusion. If he wished, he truly could break through to the Body Shaping Realm at any time.

Of course, he wouldn’t break through just yet. The complete tempering of his internal organs meant that he could finally begin to increase his Blood Qi Power by leaps and bounds.