My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 394: Chapter 263: Abyssal Sea’s Tidal Sound: The Twin Jades Digging for Secrets

Li Xiang was practically an old hand at collecting mineral veins. With his system inventory at the ready and his Earth Superpower unleashed, he stuffed tons upon tons of the special ore into his storage.

The mineral vein contained a special energy, like the tide, or a beating pulse. As Li Xiang collected it, he felt a fresh, exhilarating sensation, like eating raw squid.

Furthermore, the quality of this underwater mineral vein was excellent. Its main component appeared to be layered, blue-green mica. The crystals’ surfaces bore naturally formed, wave-like patterns, and when hit by the strong beam of a flashlight, they would refract a fluorescent phantom of a deep-sea school of fish.

Simply magnificent.

And at the Ore Core of each large, natural crystal was a teardrop-shaped, pearl-like Crystal Stone. With a gesture, Li Xiang shattered the surrounding Crystal Ore and took the Ore Core in his hand. It was bone-chillingly cold to the touch.

Li Xiang used his Superpower again, collecting huge piles of these Ore Cores that resembled Flood Dragon’s Tears. He then activated his Crystal Vein Armor ability and, in just five or six minutes, condensed a high-strength suit of Profound Ice Armor. It was a full Tier Six. Besides its basic Defense Attribute, it also possessed an Extraordinary Attribute: Water Avoidance.

Wearing the Profound Ice Armor extended one’s underwater breathing time tenfold. Although its quality couldn’t be considered top-tier—having only one Extraordinary Attribute—it was an Extraordinary Item, after all. Pretty good.

Succeeding on the first try was not only a testament to Li Xiang’s growing mastery of his Crystal Vein Armor Superpower, but also proof of the mineral vein’s superior quality. It was a top-grade Spiritual Material for condensing Crystal Vein Armor.

And this was just a vein from the periphery; they hadn’t even reached the core region. The closer they got to the core, the better the quality would be.

After his initial assessment of the mineral vein’s quality, Li Xiang’s enthusiasm grew, and he began to collect it even faster.

Luo Feifei followed behind him, her face full of adoration as she watched the man. ’Those young masters who are always trying to curry favor with me only know how to eat, drink, and be merry,’ she thought. ’None of them are like Brother Xiang, who spends his days doing things that actually matter.’

’We’re excavating the royal vein under the sea of Vietnam! And Brother Xiang can condense an Extraordinary Spirit Armor with a mere flick of his wrist. I wonder how many of those luxury cars the young masters are so proud of could be traded for a single piece of this armor.’

’What other man in the world possesses such a skill?’

A Tier Six Extraordinary Spirit Armor provided extremely high Defense. The wearer would be completely unharmed even if a cannonball exploded right beside them.

The mineral vein couldn’t take this abuse. Soon, the spirit of the vein launched a counterattack.

A massive Tidal Snake Demon emerged from the mineral vein and lunged at Li Xiang and Luo Feifei.

System: "Detected Tier Five Mutated Creature: Tidal Snake Demon."

Li Xiang had been expecting this, but for Luo Feifei, it was a first. Finding it rather novel, she tugged on his arm and said, "Let me handle this little Exotic Beast."

"Alright," Li Xiang said, "but leave it barely alive. I’ll deliver the finishing blow."

He didn’t explain why, but Luo Feifei recalled that it was always the same when they went out to sea—Li Xiang always delivered the final blow. Being the sharpest girl in the universe, she began to wonder. ’Does killing Exotic Beasts benefit him somehow? Perhaps it’s because of his special Cultivation Technique?’

She didn’t press for an answer. Instead, with a sharp cry, she unleashed her attack: "Ice Phoenix: Thousand Cherry Blossoms!"

A gorgeous Ice Phoenix formed from Ice Crystal Peach Blossoms charged forward to battle the Tidal Snake Demon. In less than three rounds, the magnificent phoenix tore the demon into several pieces.

However, the beast was not yet truly dead. Luo Feifei had deliberately left its massive head attached to several meters of mangled torso, which still had some fight left in it.

Luo Feifei recalled her beautiful Ice Crystal Peach Blossom Phoenix, leaving the "finishing blow" to Li Xiang.

She retreated behind Li Xiang. With but a thought from him, the seabed below rumbled and rose, forming a massive hand of Rock Armor. Reeking of the sulfur characteristic of sedimentary rock, the hand seized the snake’s head. As its fingers tightened, the head was instantly crushed.

System: "Congratulations, Host, for slaying the Tier Five Mutated Creature, the Tidal Snake Demon. Reward: 100 Achievement Points and three stalks of the Tier Four Mutated Spiritual Medicine, Sea Soul Condensing Pearl Grass."

Afterward, more Tidal Snake Demons appeared in relentless waves. Their Tiers varied, with the highest being Tier Eight, but Li Xiang and Luo Feifei dispatched them all with ease.

Luo Feifei grew stronger with every battle, regaining fifty to sixty percent of her past life’s prowess. Her Ice Crystal Peach Blossom Sword Qi was incomparably sharp. At times, she would condense it into a beautiful Ice Phoenix; at others, she would transform it into a storm of Sword Qi known as "Cold Abyss: Thousand Layers of Snow." Her techniques were as devastating as they were beautiful.

"To your left!" Li Xiang suddenly roared. His White Jade Golden Hook Rod swept out in a crescent-shaped wave of energy. Seven Tier Six snake demons had been lying in wait to ambush Luo Feifei. Just as they bared their fangs, four were instantly obliterated into a shower of crystal dust.

The other three were more clever and managed to escape, but Luo Feifei delivered the finishing blows.

With a flick of her slender fingers, an icy mist exploded, unleashing twelve palm-sized peach blossom ice leopards. They split into three groups, each precisely targeting and shattering the vital point of an escaped snake.

However, Luo Feifei remembered Li Xiang’s instructions. Though she critically injured many of the Crystalized Exotic Beasts, she always managed to leave them with a sliver of life, allowing Li Xiang to deliver the final, reaping blow.

’This girl is so perceptive,’ Li Xiang thought. ’Her control over the Ice Crystal Peach Blossom Sword Qi is incredibly precise. If she miscalculated even slightly, she’d end up "stealing my kills."’

Luo Feifei wouldn’t get a system reward for the kills, but Li Xiang would.