Chapter 3527: Dimensional Catfish
Chapter 3527: Dimensional Catfish
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fang Heng let out a cold snort and raised his hand from afar toward the catfish.
"Ka, ka ka ka ka ka..."
Gray patterns instantly surfaced across the dimensional catfish’s body. It was locked in place by space-lock chains and seals, completely unable to move.
"Whoosh!"
The black scythe in Fang Heng’s hand slashed again, carving a blade arc through the galaxy and crashing straight into the dimensional catfish.
The dimensional catfish struggled frantically, but it still could not break free from the spatial restraints. It was struck head-on by the dark blade arc and exploded.
"Boom!!!"
The God King and Zane moved closer to Fang Heng and looked toward the dimensional catfish.
A ferocious slash mark had been blasted open across the catfish’s body.
A murky, gloomy color rapidly spread outward along the slash, covering the entire catfish.
The dimensional catfish quickly sank into spatial ripples and completely vanished.
The God King nodded inwardly.
Dimensional catfish were widely distributed creatures in the dimensional world, famous for their tenacious vitality. Depending on their characteristics, they had many subtypes and were extremely troublesome creatures. Many miscellaneous things in the dimensional world were swallowed by the dimensional catfish.
If it had been him, even after expending considerable effort, he would only have managed to temporarily drive the catfish away. To kill it completely would have required even more trouble.
"Fang Heng, let’s go."
"Mm."
Fang Heng responded softly and did not continue the pursuit.
The vitality of the dimensional catfish was indeed strong. Ordinary creatures would rapidly lose vitality once enveloped by the gray-white aura of the Death Domain, yet the catfish had still been able to forcibly escape by diving into a subspace environment.
Among the ordinary creatures he had encountered before, the catfish’s escape ability was considered extremely strong.
However, he had already inflicted damage on the dimensional catfish with the Death Domain.
If no one else intervened to help it, the catfish’s vitality would be slowly eroded and consumed by death power.
The group continued moving closer toward the distant dimensional rift.
At this time, seven martial artists participating in this Martial Apex Tournament were already floating around the dimensional rift, surrounding it while remaining mutually vigilant, as if on guard against something.
When the seven saw Fang Heng’s group of three approach together, they all showed wary expressions and made space for a small area.
"They’re also martial artists from this domain," the God King swept his gaze across the others and said quietly. "Everyone who participates in the Martial Apex Tournament carries a token. By activating it, you can confirm the other party’s identity. It’s easy to distinguish."
Fang Heng nodded lightly and asked, "So what are they waiting for?"
"They’re waiting for the dimensional rift’s eruption phase."
The God King explained, "Generally speaking, from the time a dimensional rift begins forming to its final eruption takes several hours. The final eruption phase is the shortest, but it releases the strongest dimensional energy fluctuations. For smaller dimensional rifts like this one, only during the final eruption phase does high-concentration dimensional energy burst out, creating a high-concentration environment capable of producing dimensional crystals."
"Ordinary dimensional energy requires time to slowly digest after absorption. They likely arrived earlier and have already absorbed some dimensional energy. Now they’re waiting for the dimensional energy to crystallize."
"Martial artists come here for dimensional crystals. There’s also the Martial Apex Tournament afterward, so no one wants to fight at this time. While waiting for the eruption phase, creatures of the dimensional world are drawn here by dimensional energy, and everyone will temporarily cooperate to deal with enemies."
Fang Heng’s gaze swept across the seven martial artists, and he said calmly, "But God King, if that’s the case, it’ll be difficult to distribute the dimensional crystals later."
The God King gave a bitter smile, "That’s why battles still often break out. Everyone has their own measure in mind. If they feel the distribution is unfair, a fight is naturally unavoidable."
Zane tried absorbing some of the dimensional energy drifting around them. His eyes lit up as he said, "God King, I have to say, dimensional energy really is somewhat useful."
"Don’t be greedy," the God King said as he also absorbed a small portion of dimensional energy, lowering his voice in warning. "We might have to fight later."
Zane shook his head and looked toward Fang Heng, who had closed his eyes in thought and then reopened them, "I’m afraid we won’t have to wait until later."
"Hm?"
The God King was puzzled and could not help but look at Fang Heng.
Fang Heng closed his eyes again, sensing the dimensional energy in the surrounding space. When he opened them once more, he already had a plan in mind.
Whoosh!
Fang Heng suddenly raised his right hand forward. At the same time, the God’s Eye appeared in his right eye, spinning rapidly.
Driven by mental strength, patterns of magic arrays abruptly appeared in the space before his right hand.
The God King was startled.
Condensing a magic array directly in the void?
Was there such a technique?
The other alien participants in the trial also noticed the changes on Fang Heng’s side and turned their gazes toward him.
Rune patterns of magic arrays appeared out of thin air, rapidly linking together in midair. In less than half a minute, they formed a complete magic array with extremely complex patterns.
What kind of magic array was it?
Some of the martial artists present knew magic arrays, yet when they saw the array Fang Heng was constructing, their brows furrowed. They could not discern its mystery at all.
When the alchemy magic array finished condensing, Fang Heng directly pressed his hand toward the magic array suspended in the void.
"Whoosh!!!"
The magic array was activated by mental strength and instantly blossomed with an attractive spatial fluctuation, then began spinning at high speed.
In an instant, the spatial power overflowing from the dimensional rift and scattered around the area was rapidly drawn toward the magic array.
What?
The surrounding martial artists’ hearts jolted. They stared fixedly at Fang Heng.
Dimensional space energy rapidly condensed in front of the magic array.
As dimensional energy condensed at high concentration within a certain area, tiny dimensional crystals slowly precipitated out!
The crystals initially formed in a sand-like state.
And it was not over yet.
Under the control of the magic array, the sand-like crystals continued to condense toward the center, forming small crystalline gemstones.
Dimensional crystal stones!
The martial artists’ breathing grew heavy as they stared at Fang Heng, their hearts filled with shock and uncertainty.
He was actually able to condense dimensional crystal stones!
What exactly was this guy’s background?
The amount of dimensional energy released by a small dimensional rift was already limited, usually only enough to condense a little over ten small crystal stones at most. Yet this guy could refine them through an alchemy magic array?
The God King was also startled by Fang Heng’s operation. He examined Fang Heng up and down, as if trying to see him anew.
"God King, stay calm," Zane said calmly, patting the God King on the shoulder with the air of someone experienced.
Back in the Endless Domain, Fang Heng had even been able to refine void crystals. In Zane’s view, these dimensional crystals were not much stronger than void crystals.
After the initial shock, the martial artists present quickly exchanged glances.
The spatial rift before them was a relatively small one, and the total amount of dimensional crystals it could produce was limited. With Fang Heng doing this, all the dimensional energy would soon be absorbed by him alone. Wouldn’t they have come here for nothing, wasting their time?
Yet everyone was seeing Fang Heng for the first time. They could not gauge his background and did not dare to rashly make the first move.
At the very least, it was clear that Fang Heng had extremely high attainments in magic arrays, and he also had two companions with him.
None of those present was willing to offend a martial artist who was so proficient in magic arrays.
But to just watch like this?
Wasn’t that a bit too foolish?