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The two points of red light remained within the crack for a few moments.

Lin Feng did not make the first move.

On the map of consciousness, the light spot representing the target is attached to the rock wall, and the life fluctuations are high and low.

[A dual life structure has been detected.]

[Outer target: Abyssal Armored Earth Dragon, Tier 5 Overlord.]

[Inner target: Unknown parasite.]

[Warning: The origins of both parties are now connected.]

Lin Feng did the math.

A fifth-tier star beast is enough to push his cultivation to the peak of the first tier. Coupled with the star abyss origin accumulated within the rift, he has a 60% chance of breaking through to the second tier.

The cost is that the mark on the right hand will continue to spread during the battle.

Sixty percent chance, it's time to take action.

The ground arches upwards.

A head covered in rock armor emerged from the crack. It didn't pounce on Lin Feng, but instead pressed its nostrils close to the ground and sniffed a few times.

"Humans?"

Lin Feng gripped the Myriad Calamities Halberd and stood still.

"Can it talk?"

"Live long, learn."

The Abyss Armored Earth Dragon shifted its head outward by half a foot. Six alloy rings were encircled around its neck, each connected to a thick chain whose ends were driven deep into the rock strata.

Lin Feng looked at the chains.

The organizing committee locked it here; they didn't just release it and then ignore it.

The earth dragon was also looking at him, or more precisely, at the halberd in his hand.

"You're holding a weapon in your left hand and hiding your right behind you. You're injured."

"You're tied up."

"So let's all stop pretending."

The earth dragon lay back down, leaving only half its head visible.

Lin Feng did not sheathe his halberd.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Could you fetch something for me?"

A tremor came from the earth dragon's abdomen. In the map of his mind, the small dot of light followed its movement, crawling from the abdominal cavity to near the heart.

"The thing inside my belly has been eating me for three hundred years," the earth dragon said. "Take it out, and I'll give you the essence of the earth's veins."

Lin Feng asked, "How much?"

"Three catties."

Goodbye.

He turned and left.

The earth dragon raised its head, and the chains were pulled taut.

"Wait, thirty jin!"

Lin Feng didn't stop walking.

"Three hundred jin, no more than that!"

"You old fool, you're dishonest."

"Shouldn't you leave some room for maneuver when doing business?"

"You left a hundredfold?"

The earth dragon shut its mouth.

It has been trapped here for over 800 years and has seen many competitors.

They either run away as soon as they see each other, or they unleash a couple of attacks from a distance.

This one is different.

He's really daring.

The earth dragon's abdomen shuddered again. Several pieces of armor detached from its chest, revealing grayish flesh beneath.

"Eight hundred catties."

Lin Feng stopped.

The energy of the earth vein's source marrow far exceeds that of the liquid source marrow; eight hundred jin is enough to replenish the energy needed for a breakthrough. The problem is that the origin of that parasite is unknown.

"Let's inspect the goods first."

The earth dragon opened its mouth and spat out a dark yellow storage ring.

The storage ring landed ten steps away.

Lin Feng used a bone shuttle to lift it up, and after the system checked it, he probed it with his spiritual power.

782 jin.

Eighteen pounds less.

The earth dragon pressed its head to the ground, pretending not to see.

"The number is incorrect."

"It's been stored for many years, and it's completely dried up."

"The source essence will not be depleted."

"Then I must have misremembered. I'm getting old, my memory is failing."

"Fill it in."

"I'm locked up, where can I get it fixed?"

Lin Feng retrieved the bone shuttle and continued walking out.

"There's a small pond over there!" The earth dragon couldn't help but slap the ground with its claws. "How can you be so unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss?"

Lin Feng turned to look at it.

"My right hand is almost useless. I don't have time to do good deeds for you."

The earth dragon fell silent.

It wanted to live, and Lin Feng wanted to break through. They had no prior relationship, so talking about feelings was pointless.

"The pool is yours," the earth dragon said. "The parasite is yours too. And here's another piece of news for you."

"explain."

"The star beasts in this competition area have all been placed under control. Someone can mobilize us from the outside."

Lin Feng looked at the alloy ring on its neck.

"Who?"

"Every ten years, a new batch of people comes along, and I don't recognize them. But today, someone activated my control pin."

The earth dragon raised its front claws and pointed them at its forehead.

A black metal rod, only half an inch visible, was hidden among the armor plates.

"What is the order?"

"Wait until someone with an injured right hand comes in, then wake up."

Lin Feng looked down at his palm.

Things have aligned.

Augustus's men couldn't directly enter the arena, but they could use the arena array to mobilize star beasts. After Tu Qianjue escaped, they still had a backup plan.

Inside the external monitoring room, two deacons stared at the screen.

The sound-receiving array in the crack area malfunctioned. They could only see Lin Feng and the Abyss Armor Earth Dragon facing off, but could not hear their conversation.

"Why haven't you started yet?"

"The earth dragon has just awakened and its mind has not yet recovered."

One of them was looking at the control panel. The attack commands for the earth dragon had been sent three times, and all were in the execution state.

But in the picture, the earth dragon was lying very obediently.

The steward dared not urge him any further.

The control nail can control star beasts, but it can't turn a fifth-tier Overlord into an idiot. If pushed too far, the earth dragon will destroy the control nail first.

"The legion commander wants Lin Feng to continue to be injured."

"Activate pain punishment."

"The operation will be recorded."

"Use the region's self-inspection privileges."

The man hesitated for a moment, but still pressed his hand down.

Within the crack, the metal stud on the earth dragon's forehead lit up.

Its armor plates stood on end, and its head slammed into the ground. The six chains swung back and forth, cracking the ground in several deep trenches.

"here we go again!"

The earth dragon pressed its claws against its forehead, suppressing a low growl in its throat.

Lin Feng took two steps back.

The parasite inside the earthworm was stimulated and was moving along the blood vessels toward its head. Wherever it passed, the original reaction quickly disappeared.

That thing isn't just a simple parasite.

It is also taking over the body of the earth dragon.

The earth dragon raised its head, and its left eye had turned dark green.

"Let's do it!"

It slapped Lin Feng with one paw.

Before the claws fell, they deliberately deviated by half a foot.

Lin Feng dodged to the side, and the Myriad Calamities Halberd pierced into the gap in the armor plates along the earth dragon's forelimb. Bone shuttles spread out from the halberd and burrowed into the wound.

The earth dragon's body trembled.

"Be gentle! That's my flesh!"

"Bear with it."

"Are you taking something back or disassembling something?"

"The price is the same for all of them."

After entering the blood vessels, the bone spindle splits into three paths and heads toward the parasite.

Lin Feng controlled the dragon with his left hand, slowing it down by 20% compared to usual. The dragon's internal veins were narrow, and each bone spindle had to avoid the main blood vessels.

Any deviation would cause this fifth-tier star beast to bleed and lose control.

Sensing danger, the parasite turned and burrowed into the earth dragon's heart.

Lin Feng raised his right hand.

As soon as he activated his mental energy, the dark red lines on his palm began to creep up his wrist. His ring and little fingers completely lost sensation, and his middle finger also began to feel numb.

The earth dragon stared at his right hand.

"Can you handle it?"

"You should worry about yourself first."

"If my heart is pierced, you won't get a single pound of source essence."

"Then I'll absorb your corpse."

The earth dragon fell silent.

It suddenly realized that this person was willing to save it only because it was more valuable to be alive.

This reason isn't exactly heartwarming, but it's certainly reliable.

The bone spindle has caught up with the parasite.

Lin Feng didn't immediately close the encirclement. He deliberately left a path leading to the earth dragon's left shoulder. It was far from the heart, and the flesh there was thick, making it a good place to make a move.

Unaware, the parasite rushed through the opening.

"receive."

The bone shuttle changed direction instantly.

A fleshy lump protruded from the earth dragon's left shoulder.

The parasite rampaged through the body, breaking through three layers of muscle, before finally being encircled by the bone spindle below the shoulder blade.

Lin Feng gripped the halberd shaft and pulled it outwards.

The bone spindle tightens.

A lump of green flesh was dragged from the earth dragon's shoulder and fell to the ground. It had a dozen thin legs and half a black control nail embedded in its abdomen.

The controlled-source tire suddenly rolled over.

A small opening appeared on its abdomen.

"Raymond Lam".

Augustus's voice came from inside.

Lin Feng looked down at it.

Inside the main control tower, the two deacons stood up simultaneously.

"What happened?"

"How was the 'source-controlled tire' removed?"

Their screens didn't show anything inside the earth dragon's body. By the time they realized something was wrong, control had already been exposed to Lin Feng.

Augustus's side also fell silent for a couple of moments.

"You're more resilient than I expected."

Lin Feng raised the Myriad Calamities Heavenly Halberd.

"Is this item worth points?"

"What?"

"I asked the referee."

Lin Feng twisted his wrist, and the tip of the halberd pinned the control tire to the ground.

The main team from the competition area then broadcast the announcement.

[Special Target Eliminated: Source Control Tire.]

Points earned: 10,000.

[An illegal control device was discovered; evidence has been uploaded to the chief judge's panel.]

The points leaderboard for the entire Tianjiao Star was subsequently updated.

Lin Feng's name surpassed all the other contestants, rising to first place.