Rebirth in the Apocalypse: My Ex-Girlfriend's Guide to Winning Me Over

Previously, An Yingying had helped Tang Haoran and the others forge 10 supernatural weapons.

The transaction yielded 500 crystal cores.

Zuo You never intended to take the crystal core.

However, she later fell into a deep sleep due to an injury.

The others, having run out of crystal cores to absorb, used the crystal cores they obtained from selling weapons.

Zuo You doesn't lack crystal cores now, and is thinking of making up for the child's secret savings.

An Yingying took the crystal core, pouted, and took out 500 crystals to give to Lin Ling.

"Sister Xiaoyou, I don't need a secret stash of money. I'll give you everything I earn. I need crystal cores, so give me some more."

An Yingying felt that Zuo You was being a bit distant, and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

She had long regarded Zuo You as her own older sister.

Seeing the disappointment in her eyes, Zuo You realized her mistake and patted her head with a smile.

"Okay, I'll give you the lucky crystal cores during the New Year."

"Xiaoyou, do I have a New Year's Eve crystal core?" Lin Ling asked with a smile, her eyes full of tenderness as she looked at Zuo You.

The dog also looked at him expectantly with its eyes.

Zuo You's smile widened involuntarily, and she said generously, "Yes, everyone gets lucky crystal cores for the New Year!"

The three people and the dog looked at each other and laughed.

Zuo You chatted downstairs for a while, replenished some supplies in the kitchen, and then put all the steamed buns, mantou, large flower rolls, dumplings, wontons, and small wontons that Lin Ling had made into her space.

Then I took out another 500 crystal cores and put them in the small plastic bucket next to the dog's bed.

It's convenient for Erdan to use anytime.

After washing up in her room, she told Lin Ling where she was going, ran to an empty room on the third floor, sat on the carpet, opened her palms, and had a thought.

My palms are empty.

"what--"

Zuo You was a little surprised. She tried a few more times, but nothing appeared in her palm.

Her expression suddenly changed drastically.

Consciousness enters the space, carefully scanning every corner of it.

Her fourth-order mutated crystal core has disappeared!

Zuo You tried to communicate with the space, but there was no response!

They tried to contact Frost Sacrifice again, but still received no response!

She rubbed her temples in frustration for a while.

He seemed to understand why his injury had healed so quickly.

He also understood why his special ability had suddenly reached the third-tier bottleneck.

Did I absorb the crystal core in my dream?

How can the crystal core heal the wounds in her soul?

Also, what is the medium between her and the crystal core?

It's impossible that the crystal core itself possessed sentience and self-destructed to save Zuo You from her injuries.

The crystal core disappears in space, allowing Frost Ritual to move freely within it.

"So, is the medium space, or the Frost Ritual?"

However, neither Space nor Frost Sacrifice paid any attention to Zuo You.

This made her feel extremely anxious.

After a long time, Zuo You finally stopped her helpless and frantic state.

She took out all the third-order mutated crystal cores from her spatial storage.

I've collected 32 in the last two days, including 5 in T City, plus 2 from the motorcycle deposit that Jian Hong left with me.

There are 39 in total.

After washing and wiping these crystal nuclei clean, pile them on the carpet.

Zuo You sat cross-legged on the carpet and picked up a pill to absorb.

She originally planned to use a fourth-order mutated crystal core to break through the bottleneck.

Now that she's out of fourth-order mutated crystal cores, she can only use third-order mutated crystal cores.

The amount of crystal cores absorbed during the transition from the third to the fourth tier generally depends on the awakened individual's talent.

The more you absorb, the stronger your talent.

A typical Awakened One needs 2-5 pills.

Zuo You estimated the ratio based on the usual absorption of crystal nuclei.

I estimate I need about 30-35.

She absorbed the energy from the crystal cores one by one.

Without her noticing.

Zuo You was enveloped in a seven-colored halo.

The seven-colored light was enveloped in a pure white shadow, and gradually her whole body was covered in ice.

When the 32nd pill was absorbed.

Her bones seemed to have shattered, and her internal organs were depleting at an extremely rapid pace.

Their souls were torn to shreds.

The pain made her groan involuntarily, curl up on the bed, and tremble uncontrollably.

It felt as if she had walked into a human meat grinder, her whole body was shredded to pieces, and then she was reassembled into a human!

Half an hour later, she slowly regained consciousness, and abundant energy flowed through her body.

Then she smelled a foul odor on herself, and a layer of black grime covered the surface of her pores.

Zuo You happily got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower, having successfully advanced to the next level.

Intermediate-level ability user!

There are certain risks involved in advancing from the third to the fourth tier.

The first issue is the ingrained mindset of those who have awakened.

Based on past experience, some people may prepare a crystal core for advancing to the next level.

This will result in insufficient energy and failure to advance.

The consequence of this is that a second breakthrough is needed to overcome the bottleneck.

The crystal core that was absorbed earlier was wasted.

The second most dangerous thing is the pain during the promotion process.

It's so painful that some people can't bear it and will stop absorbing the crystal nuclei.

The consequence is that they will be backfired by the rampaging energy within their bodies, resulting in injuries or even loss of abilities.

As Zuo You looked at the filth that had been expelled from her body, her smile deepened.

This black mud is much more abundant than when I advanced to the fourth rank in my previous life.

It's just a bit difficult to wash.

Zuo You used almost half a bottle of shower gel to wash away all the black mud.

She sensed the changes within her body; her heightened perception had become a passive skill.

She doesn't need to actively activate her super-sensory perception, but she can deactivate it at any time.

This is such a wonderful surprise!

She no longer needs to worry about losing this skill if her mental strength is injured again.

Because she doesn't consume any mental energy when using this skill.

Zuo You is now essentially an enhanced individual with a heightened sense of all five senses.

When she reached the third level, her perception range was only 50 meters.

The current sensing range is as high as 500 meters.

This is the difference between third-order and fourth-order, a world of difference.

Zuo You lay happily on the bed, her consciousness entering the space.

He suddenly sat up in shock.

He then jumped out of bed and took out several hot meals from his storage space.

Everything was frozen solid!

Zuo You was on the verge of tears.

Her consciousness re-entered the space.

However, she discovered that it wasn't her consciousness that entered, but her whole being!

Can people enter her space now?

With a single thought, Zuo You ran downstairs after leaving the space, hugged the dog, and silently recited "Collect".

Zuo You: ......

Dog: ...

no response.

This space is only for her to enter.

After a few seconds of frustration, she lowered her head and went back to the third floor, entering the space for the third time.

As soon as she entered the space, Frost Offering appeared in front of her and bent the blade towards her.

The emotion conveyed is: "dissatisfaction".

"What are you unhappy about? I haven't complained yet. Can you tell me what happened? Everything is frozen. How am I supposed to use it now?"

Zuo You looked at this icy, snowy space.

Yes, the space is no longer desolate.

The entire space looks more than twice as big as it used to be.

The sky was still overcast, and there was a thin layer of snow on the ground.

There is a snow-capped mountain in the distance.

The mountaintop seemed to connect with the sky, its summit invisible.

There is a small wooden house at the foot of the mountain, which looks to be about 50 square meters.