This time, Evan Chu stopped after diving nearly ten meters underground. The pressure here was already almost unbearable. But when he looked around, he found quite a few supreme Violet Cloud Crystals glittering with purple light, and couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.
It was a pity that his Earthshift was only at third-layer mid-stage; if it were at the late stage, he might be able to dive another five meters deeper. He was sure there would be even more supreme Violet Cloud Crystals down there. Still, this was the best place for body refinement, and maybe he could reach that goal here.
Here, Evan could only inch his body forward and excavate each supreme Violet Cloud Crystal around him one by one. The speed was slow, but the results were excellent. Every time he dug out a supreme Violet Cloud Crystal, he endured the agonizing pain from the crushing pressure. After mining more than twenty pieces, he was completely exhausted and had no choice but to tunnel upward.
Afterward, he’d return to the surface to restore his Chaos Divine Power. Again and again, Evan dove down and climbed back up, and the number of supreme Violet Cloud Crystals in his storage ring kept growing. Although Violet Cloud Crystals weren’t as high-quality as God Stones, the supreme ones were in no way inferior to supreme God Stones.
Excavating God Stones was easier than mining Violet Cloud Crystals—the soil producing God Stones wasn’t very hard, unlike Violet Cloud Crystals, which were embedded deep in solid rock and a real hassle to dig out.
He had no idea how many days had passed. Then, while circulating his Chaos Divine Power, a crisp sound echoed from his dantian—music to his ears. This was the sign of a breakthrough to the God-Lord Realm. After breaking through, Evan’s strength multiplied several times over—he could finally unleash Absolute Cleave.
During this period, his tunneling depth increased noticeably. Now he could dive to nearly thirty meters underground. The supreme Violet Cloud Crystals in the area had long since been mined out by him, though plenty of upper-grade Violet Cloud Crystals remained.
Now that he’d broken through to the God-Lord Realm, Evan believed he could dive to forty meters soon. At that depth, there would be even more supreme Violet Cloud Crystals waiting for him.
One day, Evan emerged from the earth, fully restored his Chaos Divine Power, and smiled, saying, “It’s about time I left this place. I’ve got nearly ten thousand supreme Violet Cloud Crystals now, and even more upper-grade ones. Too bad I haven’t found the Violet Cloud Crystal Heart yet—maybe it’s much deeper down. I’ll have to wait until Earthshift reaches the fourth layer before I can go that far.”
He immediately used Watershift to wash off the dirt, changed into clean clothes, and left Mine Tunnel No. 19. Passing through the Teleportation Gate, he returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.