Xu Mumu felt her five senses becoming more sensitive, as if her soul power had also become much stronger.
"Little elf, what’s going on?" Xu Mumu asked curiously, in the past life reaching level four, she never felt this way at all.
"This is because your soul has become more solid, also a sign of becoming stronger. The soul and body are closely connected. This time, it’s like you’ve been preparing enough to burst forth, and naturally, your soul has also become stronger."
"I see."
When Xu Mumu opened her eyes, the next group of night watchers had already arrived, it was Yin Lin and Qiu Yu.
"Mumu, you’ve reached level four, congratulations." Yin Yang said with a gentle smile.
"Mm." Xu Mumu had a beaming smile on her face, after reaching superpower level four, she felt like everything in her body had returned to its optimal state.
Following Yin Yang to rest, Xu Mumu felt a bit excited, in an especially good state, completely unable to sleep.
However, with Yin Yang lying beside her, Xu Mumu quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, when she woke up, Yin Yang had already gone for a run outside and returned. Downstairs, Yin Chuchu was holding a spatula, learning from Yin Wanqiu how to make a simple breakfast.
The food for breakfast had already been prepared by Xu Mumu. Today’s meal was tomato and egg noodles.
Yin Wanqiu made breakfast in a rather decent manner. Although she could only make simple dishes, it was quite good already.
Xu Mumu ate a big bowl full. After returning to this world, with the supply of Crystal Cores, she didn’t need to eat a large amount of food to maintain her body’s nutrients like in the previous world.
After eating breakfast and setting out again, the Big Black Snake looked towards the direction of the meteorite with burning eyes.
"Snake Lord, can you also sense the location of the meteorite?" Xu Mumu asked curiously. The Big Black Snake had consumed so many Crystal Cores, yet hadn’t upgraded, she wondered how many it needed to consume to upgrade.
"Mm, during the apocalypse, I ate a big, black rock, it had the same taste." The Big Black Snake’s eyes were filled with desire.
"Did you become this strong because you ate a meteorite?" Xu Mumu was stunned.
"Mm." The Big Black Snake nodded, it wasn’t something it couldn’t talk about.
"I also need these meteorites; can you give it to me? My Jade Pendant needs to consume it." Xu Mumu took out the Reincarnation Jade.
The Reincarnation Jade emitted a deep purple glow, as if urging Xu Mumu to hurry and collect the meteorite.
The Big Black Snake silently looked at the Jade Pendant in front of it, feeling an overwhelming threat from this pendant, it couldn’t even muster the thought of resistance.
"Give it to it." Ultimately, the Big Black Snake relented.
"Thank you, Snake Lord." Xu Mumu said gratefully.
"Hmph, all the Crystal Cores you collect today must belong to me." The Big Black Snake agreed, but wasn’t happy about it.
"Sure, all yours." Xu Mumu agreed readily; as for giving others, she would handle it from her own stash; she had accumulated quite a few Crystal Cores over time.
The Big Black Snake turned its head proudly, not wanting to look at Xu Mumu, fearing it might change its mind.
They journeyed in the direction guided by the little elf. The further they went, the stronger the zombies became; there were level four zombies everywhere, even Xu Mumu and the others felt considerable pressure.
Luckily, the Big Black Snake was there, striking with lightning bolts, reducing these zombies to ashes. The lightning continued to fall, and the Crystal Cores were collected by Xu Mumu for purification.
After consuming the purified Crystal Cores from Xu Mumu, the Big Black Snake no longer wanted to eat those that hadn’t been purified.
By midday, Xu Mumu and the others finally reached the vicinity of the meteorite.
However, around the meteorite, there were four level five zombies, and at the center, there was a level six zombie.
This meteorite was huge, as big as a house, with smaller meteorites scattered around.
Looking at the innermost zombie, Xu Mumu gasped, it was already level six; its upgrade speed was astonishingly fast.
As Xu Mumu and her group approached, although they caught the zombies’ attention, they completely ignored her. The central meteorite seemed like catnip to the surrounding zombies.
The Jade Pendant in Xu Mumu’s hand flew out instantly, landing above the meteorite, then absorbed it into its space.
With the meteorite gone, the zombies went berserk, especially the innermost one. Dressed in a suit, its flesh didn’t appear rotten; if not for its gray eyes and bloodless face, it might have passed for human.
"Give, meteorite, back, to, me." The level six zombie slowly said, eyes fixed on the Jade Pendant in Xu Mumu’s hand. The other five level five zombies were being tangled up by the Big Black Snake.
This zombie was powerful, having even awakened some memories from its past life. It became the leader of this area thanks to the meteorite helping it upgrade; it had claimed the meteorite as its property.
"I have use for the meteorite as well." Xu Mumu said seriously, gripping her Tang Blade tightly, her gaze on the approaching zombie, filled with dread.
"Give it back to me." The male zombie continued, and Xu Mumu felt as if she saw something transparent forming a massive maw approaching them.
"This is a Spiritual zombie; because this meteorite is so big, I’ll help you deal with it." The little elf’s voice was cheerful, having realized the meteorite could indeed be used to upgrade the Reincarnation Jade. Despite the mischief it caused, it turned out to be beneficial for the Reincarnation Jade.
After a flash of dazzling purple light, the transparent thing disappeared, and the zombie’s voice vanished too, leaving only a pile of ash and a mid-air crystal-clear Zombie Crystal Core.
The Crystal Core, enveloped in purple light, was completely purified before flying towards the Big Black Snake, a compensation Xu Mumu had promised.
Xu Mumu swallowed hard. This was a level-six mutant zombie, the strongest recognized Spiritual one. Given time, it could possibly evolve into a Zombie Emperor.
"Little elf, how are you so powerful?" Xu Mumu was envious, wishing for such power herself, to vanquish a level-six zombie in one strike.
In this life, with her return before the apocalypse, she felt the zombies’ evolution seemed a bit faster.
"Shoo, shoo, I need to sleep for half a month to upgrade. I’ve already transmitted the Purification Technique to your mind. Don’t disturb me during this time." The little elf sounded weak, acknowledging the move was somewhat overreaching.