I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 468: It’s Done

Why? Why is Wang Lan still alive...

I clearly chopped off his head... Why can he still live?

Many questions flooded Sony’s mind as Qing Emperor threw his punch, but these were questions he was destined never to have answered.

"Congratulations Host, for assisting in the killing of the Paradise Bird’s expert Sony. Reward: 500,000 experience points and 80,000 skill points."

When the notification sounded, a smile spread across Wang Lan’s face. Qing Emperor slowly stood up, looking down at the headless corpse of Sony with a complex expression.

"This guy has been running rampant on Sky Blue Star for over twenty years; no one could handle him. Now, he’s finally dead. Taking out Sony is akin to destroying half of the Paradise Bird."

"Sony must have had many secrets about the Paradise Bird on him, right?"

"Of course, but no one was confident that they could capture Sony alive. I was afraid that if I were too slow, he’d escape again. Without Sony, the Paradise Bird can only hide in the sewers like rats, no longer daring to be as arrogant as before. Let’s go, we’re heading back!"

They didn’t use instant teleportation for the return journey but instead flew through the air. To accommodate Wang Lan’s speed, Qing Emperor had to slow down significantly, leisurely traversing the skies. "Slow" was relative to Qing Emperor; the 200-kilometer journey took only half an hour, which was not slow at all.

With Sony’s death, the greatest crisis was averted. The caravan set off again and, after two days and one night of travel, arrived at the safe underground base nestled in the mountains on the evening of the second day.

Seeing the environment, Song Jia’s face fell. However, her mood gradually improved when she heard there were many children her age in the sanctuary and that there were many holographic amusement parks underground in the protection area.

"Successfully escorted Wang Qi to the secure zone, completing the protection mission. Reward: 300,000 experience points and 20,000 skill points." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

First 80,000 skill points, now another 20,000. His skill points had reached 100,000. The past year and a half had been stable. Thanks to the Immortal Cloud Mysterious Green Record, Wang Lan’s leveling up hadn’t slowed, but skill points were hard to come by.

He usually earned skill points by a few thousand here and there, accumulating to seventy or eighty thousand over the past year and a half. But where was the thrill in that compared to gaining one hundred thousand in just a day or two? Indeed, people’s sense of happiness doesn’t come from the trickle; it comes from sudden wealth.

Originally, Wang Lan had planned to spend a relaxed and happy vacation after returning this summer break, but just as it began, this incident occurred. Now, twenty days had passed. By the time Wang Lan returned to Suzhou City, the end of July was already near.

After a year and a half of accumulation, Wang Lan’s main combat Star Martial Skills were almost at the latter stages of Platinum, and it was time to max them out. Life Light had already reached its peak. Both Sunlight Sword Skill and Mandala Transformation were at Platinum level eight. Wang Lan was a bit conflicted about whether to upgrade Sunlight Sword Skill or Mandala Transformation.

Recalling the battle with Sony, Wang Lan also identified what he lacked compared to a true top-tier expert. It’s the ability to deliver a one-hit kill. I’m not deficient in comprehensive skills. Regardless of the environment or the type of enemy, I can always deploy appropriate tactics. My life-saving skills are almost maxed out; even Sony would find it incredibly difficult to kill me.

So, without much hesitation, Wang Lan invested his points into the Sunlight Sword Skill.

Although they are both Platinum-grade, the increase in destructive power with each upgrade is limited. But even a limited increase is a pure boost to output damage. At Platinum level eight, the Sunlight Sword Skill’s destructive power was still a bit weaker than the Star Sky God Arrow. However, after upgrading it to Platinum level nine, the fully unleashed power of the Sunlight Sword Skill was already on par with the Starry Sky Divine Sword.

The Star Sky God Arrow required exhausting all Star Power and one’s entire physical strength for a single arrow, but the Sunlight Sword Skill was different. Although a full-power attack consumed a lot of energy, it could at least be used several times.

After this crisis, it’s time for me to prepare to break into the Star Sea realm. He declined the military district’s offer to send someone to escort him and opted to take a plane back to Suzhou City on his own.

The attack by the Demon Clan and Sony had caused significant damage to Suzhou City. But Jade Country was a powerhouse in infrastructure, so by the time Wang Lan arrived in Suzhou City, construction crews were already in place at the two damaged areas, ready to begin work any day.

Wang Lan’s four-person team gathered in the center of Suzhou City.

"Where’s Gong Feiyu? I only saw him once at the beginning of this summer break and haven’t been able to contact him since," Wang Lan asked Xu Xiangwen, leaning back in the booth chair.

"He’s in the northwest. Didn’t he mention on the eighth that he was going to the northwest with his girlfriend for training?"

"It’s been almost a month, and he’s still not back?"

"Back for what? You really think he went for training? You don’t know who his girlfriend is, do you?"

"This... I actually haven’t looked into it. He went to his girlfriend’s home?"

"Yeah. Her uncle is with the Northwest Pioneer Space Command. With this connection, Gong Feiyu will probably try to make a career in the Northwest Pioneer Space. I really don’t know what he’s thinking. Isn’t our team good enough? With Xinyu’s strength and Wang Lan’s ’Reaper Physique,’ our future promotions are guaranteed to be like riding a helicopter."

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by ’Reaper Physique’?"

"It means wherever you go, things end badly; wherever you arrive, misfortune strikes."

"Damn it! I’ll strangle you—"

"HAHAHA..."

"Alright, you two, stop fooling around. Come, let’s toast to Wang Lan’s safe return and to us safely getting through this crisis," Xie Sisi proposed.

This incident had indeed been extremely dangerous; Sony alone could have destroyed all of Suzhou City. However, Xie Sisi and the others hadn’t been deeply involved throughout, so they didn’t fully understand the true level of danger. All they knew was that Sony, an expert on par with the Five Emperors, had come.

Then Sony died, beaten to death by Qing Emperor. That was all. Wang Lan didn’t tell them that he had already died once at Sony’s hands before Qing Emperor arrived.

"Cheers—"

Glasses clinked where Wang Lan and his friends were.

「Meanwhile, far away in Modu City, a loud bang erupted from a research institute.」

Billows of smoke rose as a group of scientists in white lab coats coughed their way out of the laboratory. The smoke gradually dissipated. After a long wait, the danger alert was lifted, and the scientists in white lab coats re-entered the laboratory.

Atop the laboratory’s console, a square, pitch-black Time-Space Gemstone lay quietly.

"Check it!"

"Yes, sir!"

Several scientists lifted the Time-Space Gemstone and placed it back on the instruments for testing.

"No cracks on the surface. The surface texture variation remains at 0.1 nanometers. The internal structure is unchanged. Magnetic field permeation analysis shows no change..."

As the data poured out, the scientist who was clearly the team leader couldn’t help but look grim. "What the hell is this material? It’s so hard to work with! We’ve tried over a thousand methods, and damn it, we still can’t damage it even a little."

"We’ve even tried nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. The Time-Space Gemstone is like a single atom. Mr. Ke, the particle collider team has responded. They can schedule us for tomorrow."

"Alright, let’s try the Quantum Collider tomorrow. Everyone, pack up and go home to rest early. We’re going to Pujiang tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Ke. This Time-Space Gemstone is truly strange. Not only can it absorb energy on its own, but it can also form crystals externally. If Space Stones are crystals of the Time-Space Gemstone, then could it be that all these Space Stone deposits might contain Time-Space Gemstones?"

"In the future, don’t tell anyone you studied under me." The silver-haired Mr. Ke looked at the middle-aged professor before him with a cold sneer. "How is it that the more profound your studies become, the more you forget the simplest common sense? When a refrigerator is running, frost appears even if there’s no water inside. What? Just because you see ice, you must suspect there’s water?

"Simply put, the Time-Space Gemstone is a container holding highly concentrated spatial energy, and spatial energy is ubiquitous in our world. The Time-Space Gemstone causing surrounding spatial energy to condense into Space Stones is the same principle as a refrigerator freezing moisture from the air into frost."

"Yes, yes, yes, Teacher, please don’t be angry. It was I who overcomplicated the matter," the middle-aged professor hurriedly apologized. One must understand, he was also an authority in the field of energy. Outside these walls, he was always respectfully addressed as Doctor, Professor, or Teacher.

But in front of the old man, the middle-aged professor still nodded and bowed, taking the scolding like a grandson. This was simply because the old man before him was his doctoral supervisor; he had earned his doctorate under this silver-haired elder.

「The next day,」the scientific team departed early, escorted throughout their journey by armed police forces.

The strength of Jade Country in this world was much greater than that of its counterpart in the previous world. It had not missed the Industrial Revolution, nor even the Renaissance. Thus, in terms of scientific and technological reserves, it was not inferior to any other nation.

Moreover, Jade Country could proudly state that its scientific reserves were entirely self-accumulated, unlike White Eagle Country, which relied on enticing scientists from other nations to join in order to build up its scientific foundation.

There were a total of seven Quantum Colliders in the world, and Jade Country possessed two of them: one in Modu City and one in the Imperial Capital. Each Quantum Collider cost no less than twenty billion, and that didn’t even include the initial development and research expenses.

It was said that every component of a Quantum Collider was forged from gold, and every unit of energy it consumed was like burning Jade Coins.

The scientists adeptly installed the Time-Space Gemstone into the Quantum Collider and then proceeded with meticulous and patient calibration. Since the structural compactness of the Time-Space Gemstone is somewhat like an atom, let’s use the Quantum Collider, which can shatter even atoms, to see if it can cause even the slightest damage to the Time-Space Gemstone.

In the eyes of humanity, the Time-Space Gemstone is the source of all evil. Without this thing, the Demon Clan could never have descended upon Sky Blue Star, bringing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of war to mankind.

"Calibration complete. Awaiting instructions."

"All personnel, retreat to a safe distance."

"Everyone has retreated. Ready for the experiment."

"Initiate—"

WHIRRR—The machine emitted a subtle roar. Listening to this sound, Professor Ke suddenly felt a flicker of unease in his heart.

"Particle acceleration complete. Preparing for collision."

BOOM—

Suddenly, a massive explosion resounded. A terrifying pillar of energy shot into the sky, accompanied by imperceptible waves that instantly spread outwards. However, no one present noticed this phenomenon.

Because with that colossal sound, the Time-Space Gemstone instantly unleashed a terrifying burst of spatio-temporal energy. Space-time turbulence emerged—a chaos from which not even a Star Martial Warrior at the Star Sea realm could guarantee a safe escape. How could a few ordinary scientists possibly withstand it?