Cosmic Trading System

"Mental strength... after my breakthrough, there was a metamorphic change in my mental strength... Could it be that the previous enhancement of mental strength using the Cosmic Trading System wasn't a real enhancement? Or perhaps, something else wasn't enhanced?"

Suddenly, Lin Yun pondered on a matter that came into his mind.

If this was true, then he would have to be careful with the Cosmic Trading System's enhancement of various abilities.

"Brother Lin, have you just made a breakthrough to the Golden Core realm? But the impact... it seems too significant..."

Just then, Star Blue came over and looked at Lin Yun, speaking in slight astonishment.

He had also sensed the disturbance from Lin Yun's recent breakthrough, which appeared to be from breaking into the Golden Core realm, but found it somewhat hard to believe.

He himself was the practice of martial arts, and his civilization was mostly engaged in such practice too.

He had already broken through to the Golden Core realm, and in his civilization, a few others had also broken into the Golden Core realm. He had observed several Cosmic Trading System masters breaking into the Golden Core realm through the Cosmic Trading System.

None of them caused as much disturbance as Lin Yun.

The force of Lin Yun's breakthrough soared nearly ten thousand meters high.

When he broke through, it was only several hundred meters high. On the Cosmic Trading System, the powerful masters, at most, had breakthrough forces a few thousand meters high.

He knew of a famous Cosmic Trading System master who was born in a six-level civilization and also practiced martial arts. He reportedly generated a force of over three thousand meters during his breakthrough to the Golden Core realm, causing much envy among other Cosmic Trading System masters.

Whoosh— Whoosh—

At this moment, Lin Yuanshan, Zhang Haoran and the others from Earth had also arrived. Hearing Star Blue's words, they were slightly astonished.

"The Golden Core realm!"

"Lin Yun broke through to the Golden Core realm!"

Some of them gasped.

Despite their broadened horizons recently, the Golden Core of martial arts remained a sacred realm in their hearts. Looking at Lin Yun, who had broken through to the Golden Core realm, they couldn't help but feel very envious.

During that period, under significant cultivation from Lin Yun, they all reached the Innate peak realm.

The Golden Core realm could also be enhanced by the Cosmic Trading System, but Lin Yun had already proven that it is better to realize it oneself, which would lead to a more prosperous future.

If these people were willing to use the Cosmic Trading System for a breakthrough, in recognition of their joint efforts in this travel, Lin Yun would assist them. However, they chose not to ask Lin Yun to help them break through.

They were all top powerhouses on Earth, each unsurpassed geniuses. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come this far. They were all proud people who wouldn't accept assistance in breaking through to the Golden Core realm without giving it a try themselves, thus risking limiting their future potential. How could they put up with this?

Worst case scenario, if they couldn't break through to the Golden Core realm by themselves, they could ask Lin Yun to assist them later. Lin Yun had made this promise.

Only by trying for oneself would they realize the difficulty involved.

Many of them still couldn't find the key to it.

How could they not envy Lin Yun for breaking through before them?

They knew very well that when they set out, Lin Yun was only in the late stage of Huajin.

"Don't laugh at me, Brother Star Blue," Lin Yun smiled and said at this point.

"So it is really a breakthrough to the Golden Core realm..." Star Blue said with a bitter smile and shook his head.

People couldn't be compared, nor could the owners of the Cosmic Trading System. The gap was just too great.

Just look at Lin Yun and how casually he gave out one hundred million Spirit Crystals to him. It was easy to see just how wealthy Lin Yun was. Most of the Cosmic Trading System masters found the initial phase to be the hardest to accumulate, even if it was to establish a foundation, they could only use limited resources.

Lin Yun, despite being a newcomer, was extremely prosperous. It could be deduced that Lin Yun's foundation in martial arts was incomparable; hence, it was not impossible for him to have such a tremendous breakthrough.

"Brother Lin, let me test how powerful you are now," Star Blue said with a gleam in his eye.
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He wanted to test and see just how potent this strong breakthrough in the Golden Core of martial arts was.

"If Brother Star Blue wishes to do so, I am naturally willing to accompany," Lin Yun responded with a smile.

Having broken through to the Golden Core realm, he wanted to test his current power.

The strength of Lin Yuanshan, Zhang Haoran's party was way too inferior. Even if all of them gathered together, they would not be his match and couldn't give him a good fight.

Moon One and Cloud One were robots. Though they could suppress their power, they were, after all, robots and couldn't be compared to humans in many aspects.

Star Blue, however, was just right.

As far as he knew, Star Blue had already broken through to the late Domain Realm.

Thinking of Star Blue's realm, Lin Yun couldn't help but feel a bit envious. According to his knowledge, when he had arrived, Star Blue was only in the mid-term realm of the Golden Core. To control that battleship of third technological civilization level, his mental strength was upgraded to the lower sixth level.

After saving Star Blue, he gave Star Blue one hundred million Spirit Crystals, which elevated his strength to the Late Domain Realm.

In the span of three days, progressing five levels was indeed incredibly fast.

During these three days, Star Blue occasionally went out to subdue the strong beings captured by Moon One, which showed how limited the time he spent was.

How could such an accelerated rate of progression not make Lin Yun envious?

However, Lin Yun was aware that this rapid advancement was due to Star Blue ignoring potential consequences and discarding the need for a solid foundation.

According to Star Blue, he had already established a solid fundamental base. Any further attempts to reinforce it would only garner limited results. Instead, he advocated for rapidly increasing strength and saving Spirit Crystals, to be used elsewhere for better returns.

Surely, this method was indeed efficient.

However, Lin Yun's ambitions were not limited to this.

Thus, such envy only lasted for a fleeting moment.

Whoosh—

Soon, both of them arrived at a combat training field.

This particular field was constructed by the Heavenly Bamboo Holy Land. Even a level-6 peak cultivator could safely spar without causing any harm.

"Brother Lin, I am going to attack, be careful!" Star Blue said with a smile.

Whoosh—

The moment his words fell, Star Blue had already teleported next to Lin Yun, ready to strike a punch towards Lin Yun's shoulder.

"Bang—"

However, before he could even lay a hand on Lin Yun, he was skillfully dodged and immediately followed by a quick counter punch that sent him flying to collide harshly with the energy shield at the edge of the field.

"Brother Star Blue, if you continue to take me so lightly, you might just end up in a pitiful state!" Lin Yun laughed.

Ordinarily, many wouldn't teleport themselves directly next to their enemy because it takes time, even if it's just a split second.

Anyone who could reach the level of mastering teleportation has incredibly quick reflexes along with a superior level of perception.

Their enemies were usually the same.

If they sensed the wave of teleportation ahead of time, they could quickly react the moment the enemy teleports in.

In contrast, when you just teleported in, you might not necessarily adapt to the situation on this side…

A quick calculation showed that the one who initiates the teleportation usually ended up at a disadvantage.

Hence, generally, the person who teleported would not teleport directly next to the enemy, but rather somewhere nearby before quickly closing the distance.

Only when there is a huge disparity in power and the teleporter is extremely confident about his/her next move, would they directly teleport next to their enemy.

In summary, Star Blue's actions showed he was somewhat arrogant.

Moreover, the intensity of his attack was not strong, clearly underestimating Lin Yun.

"Fine... It seems I underestimated you, Brother Lin..." Star Blue said rubbing his chest, a bit embarrassed.

He, an eminent Late Domain Realm powerhouse, was unexpectedly sent flying by a Golden Core Early Stage martial artist, which was indeed embarrassing.

Simultaneously, Lin Yun's strength and response left him slightly surprised.

Only then did he begin to take this round of friendly competition with Lin Yun seriously.

"Whoosh— whoosh— whoosh—"

"Bang— bang— bang—"

After repeated teleportations and exchanges, Lin Yun and Star Blue were soon locked in an intense fight.

True, Star Blue was a recognized owner of the Cosmic Trading System. Though his foundation in martial arts wasn't as solid as Lin Yun's, it wasn't considered poor. As a Late Domain Realm powerhouse, he was indeed highly capable.

This was also why he had taken Lin Yun lightly initially.

After all, there was too much of a gap between their realms.

However, he never anticipated Lin Yun's strength to be so formidable.

At the start, both he and Lin Yun didn't go all out. Had Lin Yun used his full power from the get-go, Star Blue might have been defeated right at the start.