Zhang Pingfan waved his hand in annoyance, and the level 96 ninth-tier War God scrambled out.
"No wonder they say the Nine Heavens is a land of the strong. I've been here for less than 10 minutes and someone's already trying to take advantage. Is it still two hours? Then I'll wait here!"
As he spoke, Zhang Pingfan took out his chair from the warehouse and lounged back on it brazenly. Hei Huang took out a pot of tea from his ring and began to brew it on the spot.
Such a leisurely life made some passersby envious.
"Which young master is this from?"
"I don't know, I've never seen him. I've seen the young masters of the major powers on the Divine Realm Continent, but I've never seen this person!"
"He's probably a newcomer from somewhere, truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. To dare to come to the Nine Heavens at this time, if the Outer Star Stone appears later, the entire Nine Heavens will be affected by the battle. His few guards would probably not even know how they died!"
Zhang Pingfan completely filtered out the surrounding information. With his current ability, he really didn't know who could touch him.
The reward from guarding the Barbarian City last time allowed Zhang Pingfan to spam his free attribute points until his hands cramped.
In the end, with the system's help, he directly allocated tens of thousands of free attribute points. Constitution, Strength, Agility, and Intelligence – Zhang Pingfan didn't know how many free attribute points he had added to these four basic attributes.
In the system's words, Zhang Pingfan's current state was invincible within the entire game, excluding missions, of course.
When Zhang Pingfan was in a mission, all his attributes would be reset to zero, and a big boss could kill him in a few hits. (A reminder to readers, the protagonist is very fragile during guardian missions, the kind that shatters like glass!)
As long as it wasn't a mission to guard a territory or a city, Zhang Pingfan was in an invincible state.
Soon, the news of Zhang Pingfan appearing in the First Heaven spread throughout the entire Nine Heavens.
After all, such an anomaly appearing in the Nine Heavens would definitely attract a lot of attention.
In the Nine Heavens, especially the Ninth Heaven, it was a place where experts were as common as clouds.
To be able to establish a foothold here, one had to be at least level 98.
There were even a few level 99 experts.
The reason why the Nine Heavens attracted so many experts was because it possessed unique cultivation resources.
The Nine Heavens were divided into 9 layers. The higher one went, the more terrifying the cultivation resources that could be obtained.
For example, in the First Heaven, killing monsters within the First Heaven could yield 1.2 times the cultivation resources compared to other places. The higher one went, the more terrifying it became.
Upon reaching the Ninth Heaven, one could obtain twice the cultivation resources of the outside world. However, the higher one went, the scarcer the cultivation resources became, thus the stronger the experts became at higher levels.
After hearing this information, Zhang Pingfan decided that he would have his companions stay in the Nine Heavens when he had nothing else to do, specifically the top-tier Ninth Heaven.
After all, on the Divine Realm Continent, cultivation did not entirely rely on the Outer Star Stone. However, the Outer Star Stone could accelerate cultivation and allow for direct advancement.
Ordinary people could not obtain the Outer Star Stone, so the Nine Heavens was a contested area for the ninth-tier War Gods on the Divine Realm Continent, and it would also be a contested area for players in the future.
Because the Outer Star Stone was to appear in the Nine Heavens today, the Nine Heavens appeared exceptionally quiet.
Thus, everyone waited quietly for nearly three hours, and a sky-blue light bloomed within the Nine Heavens.
"It's the Outer Star Stone!"
"The Outer Star Stone has appeared, on the 4th layer, hurry, hurry and grab it!"
Countless figures streaked past Zhang Pingfan and his companions, their sole objective being the Outer Star Stone.
Zhang Pingfan, unhurriedly, changed his position.
Zhang Pingfan directly sat at the entrance to the Nine Heavens.
Those who obtained the Outer Star Stone would definitely leave the Nine Heavens as soon as possible, then hide, and finally digest it slowly.
Zhang Pingfan would not go to compete like them; waiting passively was enough.
Clearly, Hei Huang and the others understood Zhang Pingfan's intentions and said nothing, standing quietly behind him.
The competition for the Outer Star Stone was extremely fierce. Initially, it was mainly people at levels 95 and 96 who were competing.
As the high-level experts descended, those lower-level ninth-tier War Gods wisely gave up the competition. Before they descended, they still had a chance; after they descended, they had no chance. If they were to make a move, they might even lose their lives!
Zhang Pingfan and the others in the First Heaven could also feel the fluctuations of battle occurring in the Fourth Heaven.
"It's really fierce. Unfortunately, I'll be the sneaky one today!"
The Nine Heavens were filled with many experts, so this competition was also the most intense. Especially for those level 99 ninth-tier War Gods, as long as they obtained the Outer Star Stone, they could directly break through to become peak ninth-tier War Gods.
At that time, they would become overlords of a region.
After nearly an hour of fighting, the battle fluctuations in the Fourth Heaven finally quieted down.
A level 99 ninth-tier War God held the Outer Star Stone. The other level 99 ninth-tier War Gods were injured, but because everyone had their own plans, the long-haired man in front eventually obtained it.
"Sorry, this stone belongs to me!"
With that said, the long-haired ninth-tier War God, holding the Outer Star Stone, rushed towards the entrance of the First Heaven.
He couldn't stay here for too long; the longer he stayed, the more dangerous it would be.
However, the others were powerless.
They couldn't afford to be severely injured, otherwise, not only would they not get the Outer Star Stone, but they might also be targeted by enemies and end up dead!
As a qualified sneak, Zhang Pingfan naturally appeared last.
At the main entrance of the First Heaven, a level 99 ninth-tier War God, disguised as a wealthy merchant, appeared in a hurry, but the entrance was blocked by Zhang Pingfan.
Everyone else knew that this person had the Outer Star Stone, but no one dared to stop him.
The long-haired man frowned, "I don't want to fight now, get lost quickly!"
Zhang Pingfan lazily uttered.
"Leave the Outer Star Stone, and you can roll away!"
A cold glint flashed in the long-haired man's eyes, and he directly swung his long sword towards Zhang Pingfan and the others. In his eyes, it would only take one move to turn these people into cold corpses.
But what he didn't expect was that before his sword could even swing, a palm had already slapped him in the face.
"Slap!"
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
The long-haired man was dizzy and disoriented by the powerful slap, and Zhang Pingfan had silently appeared in the spot he was just occupying.
The long-haired man looked at Zhang Pingfan with horror. This young man, who looked unassuming, was actually so terrifying.