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Lin Wu watched on as the Twin Lights Liger King deliberated on his decision. He gave him a minute but the beast replied rather quickly.
"I accept… at least this is better than dying to the seal and being bound forever." The Twin Lights Liger King stated.
"Good. You won't regret it. Plus, being my subordinate comes with benefits too. Oh, and you won't be restricted by the seal anymore. If you want to, you can continue to cultivate and breakthrough to the Dao Shell realm." Lin Wu said, trying to lift the beast's mood a little bit.
Lin Wu wasn't particularly upset with the Twin Lights Liger King. He actually preferred having the beast as a subordinate than it being dead. After all, even if the beast was killed and Lin Wu ate him, the most he would get is a bloodline that won't necessarily be useful to him at this point.
But if the Twin Lights Liger King agreed, then Lin Wu would get an experienced and smart subordinate that knew a lot about the forest and its history. Not to mention that it also knew about the history of humans nearby… at least a certain part of it.
Lin Wu's tactic of scaring the Twin Lights Liger King had worked perfectly.
The Twin Lights Liger King though, was stunned hearing this. He thought that even if he was released from the seal, he would be unable to break through, but he could feel that Lin Wu was telling the truth.
"I can really breakthrough?" The Twin Lights Liger King asked in disbelief.
"Not just you. Now all beasts should be able to do it. The seal will no longer restrain them since it now depends on me." Lin Wu confirmed.
"This… how did you do it? No one has ever been able to do it. And what about that being in the sea?" The Twin Lights Liger King questioned.
"Let's just say I have my methods. As for the being in there, it will stay sealed eternally. I'll make sure of that." Lin Wu answered.
The Twin Lights Liger King knew that Lin Wu did not want to fully reveal his skill, but that was understandable to him.
'Everyone has their secrets… as long as he keeps his end of the promise, I don't care anymore.' The Twin Lights Liger King thought.
While the Twin Lights Liger King was going through a string of thoughts, Lin Wu was preparing something else.
"Is it ready now, system?" Lin Wu asked.
"Affirmative," the system replied.
"Alright, let's begin then." Lin Wu said in his mind before looking at the Twin Lights Liger King.
"Oh, and before we leave, I got one thing to do. Come here," Lin Wu ordered.
The Twin Lights Liger King stepped towards Lin Wu, not knowing what he wanted. He wasn't afraid that Lin Wu would attack or kill him, since there was no use for a sneak attack. Lin Wu was strong enough to kill him outright anyway.
Lin Wu meanwhile, lifted his tail and extended a small spike from it.
"Now then… don't move. I'll be making you my official subordinate." Lin Wu stated.
~gulp~
The Twin Lights Liger King couldn't help but swallow his saliva, not knowing what Lin Wu was about to do. He even wondered if this was going to be painful or not. But soon felt a different sensation.
~DING~
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PENTAGEM INJECTION: Initiating
PROBE INJECTED: Please wait a moment...
INJECTION COMPLETED: Pentagem has been successfully implanted
HOST DATA: Updated
NEW SUBORDINATE ADDED: Twin Lights Liger King
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The Twin Lights Liger King felt like his body had gone cold for a second and then he felt a warmth spreading from his forehead. He didn't even realize that a pentagonal gem had been implanted there.
~shua~
"Ugh! What's this?" The Twin Lights Liger King said out loud, as a wave of discomfort assailed him.
"Just wait a bit. It'll pass. Your body is getting used to my bloodline." Lin Wu stated.
The Twin Lights Liger King was stunned upon hearing this and tried to use his spirit sense to check what was happening. But was then shocked to realize his spirit sense was not working at all.
In fact, his spirit Qi itself was no longer in his control. His body was still functional, but it looked like he had lost control of his cultivation base. Thankfully, the process only lasted a few minutes and after that he regained control.
In addition to the control of his body and spirit Qi, the Twin Lights Liger King felt a few more changes in his body.
"Huh? What did you do to me?" The Twin Lights Liger King questioned.
"Well, like I said… becoming my subordinate comes with benefits. This is the first of them. Your bloodline should be strengthened on my own now. You should be able to sense it." Lin Wu answered.
The Twin Lights Liger King was stunned, as he knew that his bloodline was already strong compared to most beasts in this world. But he also knew that Lin Wu's bloodline was something very unusual.
It was literally out of the world as they knew both the olive viper King and Lin Wu had befitted from the meteor that fell.
The Twin Lights Liger King cheek his body and saw that deep within his bloodline a tinge of green color had been added. His Nascent soul had changed slightly and fine green patterns had appeared on it.
In the real world, his body had some changes as well. If one looked into his eyes, one would find that there was now a green ring around his pupils in addition to the pentagonal gem that was embedded in his forehead.
The gem was emerald green in color and was rather small, being the size of a 1 cent coin. It let out a faint glow that accompanied the glow of the Twin Lights Liger King's eyes as well.
"I… I feel strange… powerful even…" The Twin Lights Liger King muttered to himself as his newly changed bloodline slowly changed his body.
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Lin Wu let the Twin Lights Liger King get used to the changes in his body and spent that time in checking the notifications and updates he had in the log.
~Ding~
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SUBORDINATES: 1. Wang Xiong
Cultivation Base: Child Soul Stage of the Nascent Soul realm
Functions available: Communication
2. Pei Jun
Cultivation Base: Infant Soul Stage of the Nascent Soul realm
Functions available: a. Communication
b. Detonate
3. Tian Xiaoge
Cultivation Base: Peak Stage of the Core Condensation realm
Functions available: a. Communication
b. Detonate
4. Twin Lights Liger King
Cultivation Base: Adult Soul Stage of the Nascent Soul realm
Functions available: a. Communication
b. Detonate
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Previously he only had Wang Xiong as a subordinate, but then he had added the two disciples after they obtained the inheritance. They had the Special Snowflake Trojan embedded in their heads and thus Lin Wu could control them more in detail.
The Twin Lights Liger King was the first beast to be added as a subordinate and not as a servant. Though there was not much of a difference between servants and Subordinates for Lin Wu as he could kill them if the need arose pretty much the same way.
The difference was just because of the functions they would be fulfilling.
'Hmm… I should add the other rulers to it as well.' Lin Wu decided.
By now the Twin Lights Liger King had figured out the new changes in his body and also some skills that he had obtained. One of these skills was the bloodline tracer that allowed him to sense all the others that were either of his original bloodline or the Emeraldine Legion bloodline.
"Oh? I can sense the positions of other beasts?" The Twin Lights Liger King said to himself.
"That's one of the skills you have now. You have the Emeraldine Legion Bloodline as part of you too, so it comes with that. Though it should allow you to sense your other kin as well." Lin Wu informed.
"I see… I can even feel the other Lamp Light Ligers in the distance. I can't tell their exact location, but I know they are somewhere in the north." The Twin Lights Liger King stated.
Lin Wu linked up with Twin Lights Liger King and saw the new markers appear on the map.
'Hmm… so there are other prides of the Lamp Light Ligers to the north… possibly in the land of the Great Shan Dynasty.' Lin Wu took note.
This was one of the functions that only Lin Wu had. Since all the beasts with the Emeraldine Legion bloodline were linked to Lin Wu as the main point, Lin Wu could also check what they were sensing from their original bloodlines.
Lin Wu usably kept this turned off since he didn't need too many markers on the map, but he could still turn them back on if needed. In addition to the Twin Lights Liger King's kin, he could also see the beasts of the same species as his servants.
Though this didn't really work with humans, since there were too many of them. The signals were too mixed, and it just ended up giving Lin Wu a headache instead. On the map, they appeared as a large blob that was spread all over the map.
Lin Wu knew that this function was useless for humans and thus kept it turned off by default.
"So… what do I do now?" The Twin Lights Liger King asked, feeling unsure.
He had been released from his seal and didn't know what to do. Since Lin Wu was his leader now, he had to follow his orders.
"Hmm… for now, I guess you should gather your subordinates and tell them about the current situation. Oh, and if they want to mutate again, they can bring some offerings to the tomb and I'll mutate them." Lin Wu replied.
"Is that how the subordinates of the other kings got strong?" The Twin Lights Liger King asked, remembering the defeat that his subordinates faced a couple of years ago when they fought against the Beetle king and the two ape kings.
"Indeed. They fight among themselves to determine who is the strongest and then come to me with offerings as a payment. I'll then let the mutate and gain a part of my bloodline. You got it for free." Lin Wu explained.
Hearing this, the Twin Lights Liger King was surprised and a bit taken aback. He didn't know how good it was to let some other bloodlines interfere and merge with his subordinates, but then he thought there weren't many drawbacks to it either.
It was already established that Lin Wu's bloodline was strong and would help raise the talent of the beasts.
"So this bloodline is called the Emeraldine Legion bloodline… I'll ask them if they want to obtain it as well." The Twin Lights Liger King replied.
"Very well. I'll leave now, you can decide what to do next after you're done talking with your subordinates. If you want to you can just talk to me using the link we have now. You can also talk to the other beasts under me in a similar way.
All of you are now linked and can go to help them, as well as ask for help." Lin Wu informed.
The Twin Lights Liger King was aware of this skill, but didn't think that it would allow him to do so much.
"Okay, I'll leave now too. But this place… it will be fine, right?" The Twin Lights Liger King questioned.
"Mmhmm… there shouldn't be any problem. And if something does occur, I'll know first. Everyone else should find out after that as well. I'll make some additions and repairs to the formation here too so that we'll be able to teleport to and from here." Lin Wu said, shocking the Twin Lights Liger King again.
"Teleport? You're making teleportation formations here?" the Twin Lights Liger King asked, feeling doubtful.
"I'm not making them. I'm just reactivating and repairing them. They've existed for a long time in this forest, they have just not been used.." Lin Wu answered.
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The Twin Lights Liger King was intrigued upon hearing this. He realized that perhaps he had not spent enough attention on learning about the formations here, despite being here for hundreds of years.
And yet, Lin Wu who had been here for a mere twelve years, had managed to learn about them. Though what the Twin Lights Liger King did not know was the of these twelve years, Lin Wu had only been active for a little over a year.
The rest of the time he had to spend in a state of sleep and hibernation.
"Also, you can use them to teleport around the forest. They are fully functional now and you can get to anywhere in the forest as long as it's within the fifth ring." Lin Wu added.
While the teleportation formation could take Lin Wu as far as beyond the Deer Wood city, he had it set differently for the servants and subordinates. Since each use needed spirit Qi, he did not want it to exceed beyond what could be handled by the formation.
A couple of them teleporting around was fine, but if all of them started to do this, the formation's spirit Qi supply might not be able to keep up. That's why he had reduced the maximum range in which they could teleport.
Of course, if the need arises, Lin Wu could change it at any moment. That way, if he wanted, he could summon the entire group of beasts anywhere within the range of the formation.
He only imagined how impressive it would be to turn up with an army of Nascent soul realm beasts when there was a small enemy causing a problem in one of the areas. He also did this because he knew just how the humans could plot and strategize.
This way, quick transportation could allow them to move around more efficiently and overcome the flaws.
The Twin Lights Liger King was truly impressed now and wanted to use the teleportation formation to get out of the Dark Bloom Caverns. After all, they were quite deep, and getting out manually would take them a day.
Of course, this was for the Twin Lights Liger King, for Lin Wu now that he knew the map and the locations of things, he could just dig straight to wherever he wanted to go.
"How do I use the teleportation formation?" The Twin Lights Liger King asked like a child eager to try out a new toy.
"It's simple. Just imagine where you want to go and will yourself use the Emeraldine Legion bloodline as the link. The teleportation formation should activate on its own." Lin Wu explained.
"Okay… let's try." The Twin Lights Liger King said and used the method.
~shua~
"Oh! It's working!" The Twin Lights Liger King said as the runes surrounded him.
Then in the next moment, he disappeared in a flash of light. Lin Wu checked on the map and saw that he had gone to meet up with his subordinates just like he had directed him to. Lin Wu nodded his head and thought that he should get to his work, too.
"Hmm… since I'm here, I may as well make a direct route to the Tomb now. The tunnel shouldn't take that long…" Lin Wu muttered to himself.
"Alright system, plot the best route for a tunnel." Lin Wu ordered.
~DING~
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ANALYZING MAP: Please wait a moment…
ANALYSIS COMPLETED: Plotting the route on the map
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Lin Wu saw the new route, which was actually not straight. He zoomed in and saw that some of the formation's nodes were present in those areas and thus they needed to be avoided.
Still, the distance was short enough for him and it wouldn't take him that long to complete it.
"Here we go!" Lin Wu said as he turned on the navigation and switched to his drill form.
~humm~
~Rumble~
~Crack~
Lin Wu's body changed its shape and his head became like a long drill that easily pierced the walls of the cave. He moved swiftly through the dirt and rocks and followed the navigation HUD.
About two hours later, he reached one of the halls under the Taiji Celestials tomb and was done making the tunnel.
"And there we go. Another task is done. The tunnel should come in handy when moving things." Lin Wu said to himself.
Done with this, Lin Wu now wanted to add the other rulers as his subordinates. Thus, without wasting any time, he teleported away to the territory of the Split Thorn Horn Beetle King.
The Beetle King sensed his presence immediately and awakened.
~Tremble~
His large body caused the ground to shake as he moved and appeared from the nest.
"King Lin Wu, to what do I owe this visit?" The Split Thorn Horn Beetle King questioned.
"Well, since you are now my subordinate, I am here to make it official." Lin Wu answered.
"I see… so what do I have to do for that?" The Split Thorn Horn beetle King questioned.
"Nothing much. Just stay still and don't move. It will be over quickly." Lin Wu replied.
The Beetle King was a bit confused, but did as Lin Wu asked. And just as he had said, the entire thing was over quickly and Lin Wu had added another subordinate to his list. Of course, Lin Wu also gave a short explanation of what the Beetle king could now do and let him explore on his own.
Lin Wu then teleported away to the territory of the two ape kings.
~shua~
"Eeeekeeek!" The Monkey beasts were a bit startled due to Lin Wu's sudden appearance and ran away in fear.
The Slim Arm Ape King and the Demon Spine ape king detected him and wondered what he was here for.
"Seems like he's here to see what the phenomena earlier was." The Slim Arm ape king said, referring to the process in which Lin Wu added the new bloodline chains.
The Demon Spine Ape King was still lying on the bed, as his condition was still weak.
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Lin Wu's arrival was met with acceptance and he was allowed to quickly enter the cave where the Slim Arm Ape King and The Demon Spine ape king were waiting.
"What are you here for King Lin Wu?" The Slim Ape King questioned, even though he had an idea about it.
Lin Wu then went on to explain what he was going to do and make them into his subordinates officially. He also did explain to them that he had taken in the Twin Lights Liger King under him too and the phenomena that occurred previously was basically him getting the ownership of the entire forest.
"This… then you must know about the truth of the forest now?" The Slim Arm Ape King questioned with great expectations.
This was one of the desires that he had for a long item and was the dying wish of his master that he wanted to be fulfilled. Lin Wu was the person that had come closest to it and the Slim Arm Ape King wondered if it was already completed.
"Ah that… it is a long story. But yes, I know what there is to the forest now." Lin Wu said and told the Slim Arm ape about the tomb of the Dark Celestial and how it was sealed.
While Lin Wu hid some crucial parts, it was still enough for the Slim Arm Ape King to be satisfied. After all, this was the deal that he had made and now fulfilling it made sense. Though the Slim Arm Ape King still found it to be a bit difficult to believe that his goal of so many years would be fulfilled this quickly after meeting and agreeing to Lin Wu.
He now felt even more trust in Lin Wu and thought that he had made the right decision.
"Now then… I'll officially make you two my subordinates as well." Lin Wu stated.
"What will we have to do? Are there any conditions?" The Demon Spine ape King, who had stood up as a sign of respect to Lin Wu asked.
"Well, for the most part, you two will be doing the same things as you have been doing till now. You two will have control over your territory and do as you please as long as they don't go against my own goals.
Other than that… there will be a few changes that I'll ask to make in the future, but I assure you that they will be beneficial to not just you but also your subordinates and the forest as a whole." Lin Wu explained.
The two ape kings heard Lin Wu's words and thought over them for a bit before finally responding.
"Very well… I accept." The Demon Spine Ape King was the first to answer this time, which was a bit surprising to Lin Wu.
'I guess he's had enough of beat downs to now know there is no use resisting.' Lin Wu thought to himself.
"I accept as well. I never thought my master's wish would finally be fulfilled. I will be honored to follow you." The Slim Arm Ape chimed in.
"Alright, now stay still and don't move. It'll be done quickly." Lin Wu said before starting with the Pentagem implanting procedures.
None of the beasts knew that becoming Lin Wu's subordinate or servant was the same as being a slave in a sense. Though Lin Wu didn't really force them all the time. It was far more efficient for him to let them do their own things and only ask them for changes when needed.
Besides, with his bloodline control, the beasts themselves will be conducive to Lin Wu's orders and be willing to follow them. They would never think that they are slaves, rather they would feel dedicated to him instead.
Such was the benefit of the Bloodline and the Pentagem that allowed Lin Wu to extend it to other beasts.
In just a few minutes, both the Ape Kings were added to Lin Wu's list of subordinates and were now officially part of the Emeraldine Legion. Similar to the rest, the two of them had the Pentagem in their forehead and their bodies were slowly adapting to the new bloodline.
The Slim Arm ape King could feel his body change slowly and knew that he would be seeing some new things soon. As for the Demon Spine ape King, he didn't feel it as much as his father, but he did sense the presence of the other beasts of the Emeraldine Legion Bloodline in the forest.
Lin Wu then gave the two of them a little information about the communication and teleportation before taking his leave.
Once Lin Wu was gone, the Demon Spine Ape King looked at his father and spoke.
"Father… do you sense others of your kind?" The Demon Spine Ape king questioned.
"Hmm… I do, they are far. But I can sense them." The Slim Arm Ape King answered.
"I can't sense any Slim Arm Ape other than you. Perhaps my bloodline has been far to distanced now." The Demon Spine Ape King stated.
"Hmm… perhaps it's just a matter of time. Maybe you'll sense them after you get used to it?" The Slim Arm Ape King suggested.
"Maybe…" The Demon Spine ape king said and went silent.
But a minute after that, his eyes suddenly went wide, and his fur stood on end. The Slim Arm Ape King sensed the change in his son's expression and was concerned.
"What's the matter?" The Slim Arm Ape King asked.
"I… I… I can sense someone… someone other than the Emeraldine Legion…" The Demon Spine Ape King replied.
"What do you sense… or rather… who do you sense?" The Slim Arm Ape King questioned, a few ideas appearing in his mind.
"The aura is very similar to me… and I'm thinking it's my Demon Spine Ape Bloodline that it belongs to. It's coming from very far though… I can only tell that it is somewhere far to the west, but nothing more than that.." The Demon Spine Ape King answered.
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Lin Wu returned to the Tomb after being done with the two ape kings and decided to treat himself to a good meal.
"I just finished a lot of tasks that I've been meaning to do for years now. This is the right time for a feast!" Lin Wu said out loud.
He quickly sent out messages to his servants to set things up while he himself decided to watch some screens to entertain himself. With the monitoring formations, there was always something to watch and Lin Wu could find some beasts that were having a fight.
Since he had already told his servants and subordinates to direct their underlings to fight and determine their rankings, Lin Wu had plenty of fights to watch.
"Ahh~ reminds me of my childhood when I used to watch one wrestling match after the other. Just pure mindless violence for fun~" Lin Wu said to himself as he munched on some of the snacks he had stored in his inventory.
He ate them very carefully so as to not go through them. With his appetite, he could virtually eat all that he had stored in just a couple of bites. He definitely did not want to empty out his snacks that fast and wanted to savor them.
'After all, what use for a snack that simply satisfies that hunger. It is the taste that gives its true meaning…' Lin Wu thought to himself.
Over the years, his servants and their underlings had carried out his orders rather well. There were now many farms and orchards in the forest that produced both normal vegetables and fruits along with spirit herbs.
For Lin Wu, snacks were more for enjoyment, thus he didn't mind them not being useful for his cultivation. Plus, another benefit they had in the forest was that due to the higher concentration of spirit Qi, even normal veggies and fruits grew quickly.
Not only was their growth fast, but their yield and quality were also higher too. Lin Wu had checked the reports and records and even wondered if they would turn into spirit herbs after a certain point.
"Let's see how they are preparing for the feast… hehehe," Lin Wu muttered to himself as he pulled up a monitor screen that showed one of the halls of the tomb.
In it, a lot of movement and noise was currently going on as the beasts worked.
"QUICK! QUICK! QUICK! Master has asked us for the first time to cook! We have to do our best!" One of the Emeraldine monkeys that was at the Peak stage of the Core Condensation stage shouted.
"YES SENIOR!" The rest of the beasts replied.
Lin Wu could see several other Core condensation realm beasts working and replying to the Emeraldine monkey. They weren't mutated by Lin Wu and thus weren't part of the Emeraldine Legion, but they had certainly increased their intelligence after a certain point.
Most of the beasts that Lin Wu saw there were other monkey beasts, but there were also some beasts like a large Crab beast that used its claws to hold a large ladle and then walked around a pot to stir it.
There were beasts that could use fire, heating up things, while bird beasts would use their wings to fan the flames. Various beasts came together to make the best use of their abilities, all under the direction of the Emeraldine monkeys.
"Seems like they've got this under control. Hmm… reminds me of a certain celebrity chef I liked to watch…" Lin Wu muttered to himself.
He watched the entire thing like some cooking show and then switched to something else when he got a bit bored. Just like that, he kept on scrolling through the screens as if he was watching TV and spent his time in relaxation.
And just like this, hours passed, and the food was ready.
"Master, we have the feast prepared for you in the dining hall as you asked." The Emeraldine Monkey sent a message.
"Oh? You're done already?" Lin Wu asked as he switched his attention from one of the screens on which a pair of beetles seem to be in a flipping competition.
"Yes! Master can come for the feast now!" The Emeraldine monkey replied.
Lin Wu then nodded his head and teleported away to the dining hall.
"Ooooo! I like the decorations too." Lin Wu said, upon observing the drapes and curtains that hung on the walls.
He remembered the last time he checked this hall. It was just empty and filled with broken debris. He had randomly assigned this place to be a dining hall and had then forgotten about it.
"Please tell me if you are pleased with everything. The food is waiting for you to grace its presence." The Emeraldine Monkey said in an eloquent manner, which made Lin Wu chuckle.
"Have you been talking with the Emeraldine Sky Light Ape recently?" Lin Wu asked curiously.
"Umm… yes. I went to him so that he could teach me the way humans talk and something called as dining etiquette." The Emeraldine Monkey replied.
"Huh, I see." Lin Wu replied casually, though internally he wondered something else.
'I wonder where the heck does the 'Monk'ey beast, learn all this from…' Lin Wu thought to himself.
He soon came up to the food, which was placed on a large stone table. It was a bit strange to call it a table as it was over a hundred meters wide square and looked more like a platform instead.
There were large platters made out of wood and stone placed on it that contains the dishes made by the beasts. While it looked a little sloppy when Lin Wu compared the presentation, Lin Wu didn't mind that.
'All that matters is the taste…' Lin Wu said and got ready to eat.
With his every transforming and multipurpose tail, he quickly turned it into a spoon and took a sip of a large tank of soup that was placed at the very front.
Fine pieces of meat and vegetables could be seen floating in it, looking rather pretty.. The aroma was rather nice as well and made Lin Wu's mouth water.
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Lin Wu lay curled up on the ground and let out a voice of pleasure.
"Ahh~ that was the best food I had in a long time…" Lin Wu said as he rolled on the ground.
Around him, the empty plates and bowls could be seen. All of them had been picked clean and there were no traces of food left. For Lin Wu, bone and meat were the same, thus there were no scraps left when he ate something.
Everything that he ate, no matter how tough, would be ground down by his thousands of teeth that could move like a grinder. The amount of food that Lin Wu had just finished eating could probably feed a couple of thousand people at once easily.
And even now, if Lin Wu wanted to, he could eat more. His current condition was actually created by himself as he intentionally let the system slow down his metabolism. He liked the feeling of satiety and wanted to enjoy it a bit.
"A little sleep coma never hurt anyone… besides the sleep you get after a large meal is just sooooooo~ amazing!" Lin Wu said to himself.
~SHUA~
With that said, he teleported away and the other beasts appeared instead to clean up the dining hall.
The Emeraldine monkey looked at his underlings that were doing their work and was pleased.
"Everyone!" He suddenly said out loud.
"Yes, senior?" The beasts stopped in their spots and looked at him.
"You all did well today! We've been practicing and learning for ten years now and you finally showed master your capabilities. He was really pleased today and happy with your work.
The food was to his liking. But! We cannot stop here. We have to keep on improving! I've read the things that humans can make and we need to make things better than them!" The Emeraldine Monkey stated.
"YES SENIOR!" They all shouted in unison.
"WE WILL IMPROVE EVEN MORE!"
"WE WILL SHOW THE HUMANS BEASTS CAN COOK TOO!"
"WE WILL MAKE THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD!"
The beasts all shouted with fervor. A little motivation was all that they needed and they were now fueled to go further.
What Lin Wu did not know was that in the years he had been asleep, the beasts that were in the cooking department had become really involved in cooking. Many beasts had found passions for it and had joined, while those that did not particularly care for it, decided to leave for other things.
This all happened in the starting two years. But after that, the department had mostly stabilized and the Emeraldine Monkey had become the head chef and the teacher that was teaching everyone.
He had access to the many human texts and records that included cookbooks and many such things, which allowed him to learn many things. He taught this to the beasts, and they quickly caught on.
He didn't do this blindly either, though. He made sure that the beasts only did those tasks that they specialized in. Since different beasts had different bodies and capabilities, they had different jobs.
Over the years, the Head chef had found the perfect structure for the cooking department and now they had all gained a path to go forward.
Plus, because they worked closely with the farming department, they even helped them and increased the yields as they discovered new ways of using the herbs and fruits.
The Emeraldine monkey looked at his workers and nodded before speaking, "all of you will get one mid grade spirit fruit as a reward for today!"
A cacophony of different cries could be heard as the beasts rejoice at hearing this. One must know that other than Lin Wu's direct subordinates and servants, the other beasts weren't that strong.
Thus, even getting some spirit fruits was hard for them in the past. But because Lin Wu gave them the farming knowledge, it allowed them to grow even more spirit fruits and herbs than before.
Previously, they could only search for them blindly in the forest, but now they had an almost steady supply of them.
The beasts then continued their clean up of the dining hall and then returned to their workstations. Lin Wu on the other hand, headed to the bedroom that had been made for him a couple of days ago.
"I forgot I even assigned this place to be a bedroom…" Lin Wu muttered as he looked around.
The bedroom was nothing but a large hall that had a few hundred beast pelts stitched together and turned into a mattress. It was stuffed with feathers and all the soft materials that the beasts could find.
'They definitely managed to learn quite a few things on their own.' Lin Wu thought to himself.
Of the ten Emeraldine monkey's one of them was focused on making things like this mattress. He could also make other furniture and objects that could help in daily uses.
"Well, with my body a bed isn't particularly necessary, but it's still an improvement." Lin Wu said and crawled into the bed before coiling up in a more comfortable position.
He then closed his eyes and fell asleep. This time it was a normal sleep and not like the forced hibernation that he had undergone before. One could count the numbers of times that Lin Wu had slept normally in this world on two hands.
And that mostly happened when he was still a common mud worm a long time ago. After that, he had mostly been forced to sleep or tranquilized.
But now that Lin Wu finally slept, he experienced something he had not yet in this world.
For the first time, he saw dreams!
And since Lin Wu had fallen asleep like this after a long time, he quickly lost himself in the dreams. The dreams were short and quick, not letting Lin Wu think much before they ended.
He couldn't even count how many dreams he had before he finally woke up.
~yawn~
"That was nice…" Lin Wu muttered.
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"Another day to start anew!" Lin Wu said as he stretched his body.
Though when he checked the date, he was a bit surprised.
"Huh… I slept a week?" Lin Wu was surprised.
He now wondered what his normal sleep cycle was like. He knew that not all beasts follow the usual sleep cycle of just a night's or day's sleep. Some needed way more than that.
"System, what's the recommended sleep time for me?" Lin Wu questioned.
~DING~
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ANSWER: For the host, the recommended sleep time is one month. Though the host can function all year round without sleeping normally. Sleeping will still give the host better mental functioning.
Cultivation can serve as a replacement for sleep, too.
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"Huh… that's neat." Lin Wu said. "Though a month's sleep time is definitely more than I expected. So what I took is just a nap." Lin Wu said to himself.
Having learned this, he decided to check out the things that he needed to do now.
"System, show me the list of tasks I made." Lin Wu ordered.
~Ding~
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TASKS TO DO: 1. Upgrade cultivation base (completed)
2. Deal with the trials (Completed)
3. Pass inheritance and convert disciples (complete)
4. Investigate Twin Lights Liger King (complete)
5. Deal with Twin Lights Liger King (complete)
6. Find out information about the Dark Bloom Caverns (complete)
7. Visit/investigate the Dark Bloom Caverns (complete)
8. Visit the Tian clan and obtain the information from their records (incomplete)
9. Visit the Frozen Cloud sect and meet the Fox masked man (incomplete)
10. Visit Wang Xiong and upgrade Trojan
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"Huh, remove the ones that are complete and show me the location of the Tian clan." Lin Wu spoke.
~DING~
The list of tasks shortened significantly and then another window popped up that showed Lin Wu the location of the Tian clan. It was located to the south west of the Frozen Cloud sect and was further than he had thought.
"Hmm… guess I need to change the order of the tasks. I'll visit the Frozen Cloud sect and meet Wang Xiong and that fox masked man first, before heading to the Tian clan." Lin Wu decided.
~DING~
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TASK LIST: Updated
TASKS TO DO: 1. Visit the Frozen Cloud Sect and meet Wang Xiong (incomplete)
2. Upgrade the Trojan (incomplete)
3. Meet The Fox masked man (incomplete)
4. Visit the Tian clan and obtain the information from their records (incomplete)
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"Now that's better." Lin Wu said and then did some checks on the map before making a route.
"Alright, time to leave then." Lin Wu said and sent some messages to his servants, informing them that he would be leaving now.
His avatar would still be here to take care of any problems and he would be able to switch to it in an emergency. The avatar was cultivating when it was not in use by Lin Wu, so it was efficient.
'I should probably alternate between both the bodies to make the optimum use. That way both can cultivate and I will still get the other tasks done…' Lin Wu thought to himself.
~shua~
Runes appeared around him and formed the teleportation formation that sent him to the southern edge of the forest.
~thud~
His body landed on the ground, causing it to sink into it due to the weight.
"I need to improve my landing too… I think I squished a rabbit," Lin Wu said as he looked at the blood splattered underneath him.
He noted it in his mind and dug into the ground before switching to his drill form and making his way to the Frozen Cloud sect. Lin Wu's speed had improved a lot more than before and now he reckoned that it wouldn't take him more than a day to reach the Frozen Cloud sect.
Previously, he had to avoid several areas since they were inhabitable by strong humans or beasts that could pose problems to him, thus he took a longer route. But now he was at the Dao Shell realm and could deal with them if the problems arose.
Plus, his ability to dig deeper and through tougher materials meant that he could simply go in a straight line now. Lin Wu still kept on checking his map as it was updated at regular intervals.
The system kept on scanning and gathering new data as he passed over the new regions. This not only added to the data banks, but it also gave him a better understanding of the regions of the Long Continent.
During his journey, Lin Wu even came across the territory of a Dao Shell realm beast.
~DING~
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DAO SHELL REALM BEAST DETECTED: Marking on map
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"Oh? What area is this?" Lin Wu checked the map and saw that it was called as the Guna Plains.
The area was sparsely populated by plants and trees and most of it was an open area filled with grasses of various kinds and shrubs. The beasts and animals that lived here were those that would be found on plains like wild buffaloes, Deers, stags, antelopes, and horses.
As for the predators, there were a few of them, but all of them seemed to be rather strong and lived in their specific territories.
"System, scan the beast." Lin Wu ordered.
~DING~
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ACTIVATING SCANNER: Target selected
SCAN COMPLETED: Target identified
TARGET: Four Winged Guna Griffin
CULTIVATION BASE: Shell Initiation Stage of the Dao Shell realm
INFO: The Four Winged Guna Griffin is one of the infamous beasts of the Guna plains and is known to hunt humans that intrude on its territory. They mostly hunt horses and buffalo beasts, plucking them from the ground, but won't hesitate to eat any other beast that dares to challenge them.
They live in groups of five to ten, with the strongest one being the leader. The average cultivation base of the beasts is in the Nascent Soul realm, though occasionally one of them might reach the Dao Shell realm.
The current beast is a specimen of that kind.
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Reading the information, Lin Wu felt intrigued, but then continued on to his journey.
"I'll come to it later if the need arises…" Lin Wu muttered to himself.
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Lin Wu continued his journey after the little pause but took note of the beast in his mind.
"System, will I be able to get wings if I get the bloodline of that Four Winged Guna Griffin?" Lin Wu questioned, feeling curious.
~DING~
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ANSWER: The system cannot answer with a hundred percent accuracy, but there is a chance that the Host might be able to gain them. But this is if the bloodline is compatible with the Host, which is unlikely.
The host will need to consume several Four Winged Guna Griffins before the system will be able to make it compatible.
But according to the system's analysis, the host has no need for wings since he can fly already.
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"Is that so… Aww, I just thought it would be cool to have some wings. It's the intimidating factor of it that I want…" Lin Wu said.
~DING~
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ANSWER: The host can technically make wings using Cellular crystallization too. They will simply not be functional.
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"That's true… but where's the fun in that." Lin Wu replied.
But this also made Lin Wu think of other things.
'Now that I think of it… I've eaten several beasts with wings, but I've yet to gain any bloodline that can compare to my main ones.' Lin Wu thought to himself.
"System, the raw bloodline data that we have. Can it be refined further? You did say we can make use of it later, right?" Lin Wu questioned.
~DING~
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ANSWER: The Raw bloodline Data is indeed usable, but the host will get no benefit from it right now. Rather, there is a chance that it may lead to some issues later on as too many bloodlines can cause conflicts.
Unless the Host can find a different bloodline that can achieve a balance between all of them, it is advisable for them to stay in a dormant state.
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"Hmm, I see. We'll not like we're losing out much. If I was able to kill them with ease, they aren't that strong anyway." Lin Wu gave himself an excuse to take it off his mind.
Time passed, and soon Lin Wu entered the external territory of the Frozen Cloud sect.
"And here we are… let's see what has changed till now." Lin Wu said and checked the map which was just updated.
He could see that most of the outer areas were the same as before, but the number of building in the inner area was increased now.
"Oh? The size of the sect increased?" Lin Wu discovered.
He could see that with the addition of more buildings to the outer area, the sect had increased at least ten percent in its size. Though when he checked the new buildings, he could only tell that they belonged to servants of the sect.
"Hmm… weren't these buildings closer to the sect before? If they have been moved here, then that means… the sect has more disciples?" Lin Wu guessed.
He got closer and encountered the very first formation array that surrounded the sect.
"Oh? They added another detection layer to it…" Lin Wu said before quickly passing through it.
Since he already had the previous key to the formation array, it didn't take longer than a second for the system to make another one for this formation array as well. Continuing onwards, Lin Wu took note of the new areas and buildings that were added.
"Hmm… so its the fresh disciples that have increased in number. Though what's up with the division of the areas now?" Lin Wu noted the change on the map.
Previously, it looked like all the buildings and areas were mostly homogeneous and there was no direct division within them. The disciples of the sect could move around as they wanted as long as they had the approval.
But now, Lin Wu could see at least three major divisions in the buildings. Which meant that there were three buildings of the same type, just having different designs. This included the major buildings, like gathering halls and lecture halls as well.
"Even the disciples seem to have different badges on their uniform robes now." Lin Wu took note.
He continued to observe and made his way forward. The map kept on updating and suddenly he got a warning.
~DING~
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WARNING: Multiple Restrictive Barrier Formation arrays's detected!
SUGGESTION: The Host is recommended to find the flawed nodes and enter the formation. Alternatively, the system can resolve the formation arrays as well.
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"This is new... Three different formation arrays for the three major divisions. They definitely did an overhaul of the sect." Lin Wu said after seeing this.
He then spread his spirit sense around and spend a few minutes finding the flawed nodes in the formation array. Once he did, he approached them and prepared to enter through them.
"Here we go…" Lin Wu said as he lifted his tail and used his sapphire meridians to create some Undaunted Sapphire spirit Qi that helped him pierce through the barrier.
Lin Wu shrunk his body to the smallest size and quickly passed through the hole that then closed up behind him.
~Phew~
"At least now I'm in the main area of the sect." Lin Wu said.
He was currently deep underground, but the barriers had extended this far down. He couldn't even sense the Spirit Qi mines and springs that he was able to back when he came here last time.
"Their defenses have been improved a few times than before. Was this due to their failure at the Millennium forest, or something else?" Lin Wu wondered.
While he could have asked Wang Xiong everything directly, he reckoned that he should first get some unbiased information on his own. After he got a sufficient amount to make a base on his own, he would go and ask Wang Xiong the rest.
"Time to spy on people again… now where to start… eenie-meenie-miny-moe… I pick you!" Lin Wu said as he picked one of the locations.
This location was of course, none other than one of the dining halls of the sect.. Lin Wu certainly did not pick it just because he wanted to snack again.
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Lin Wu spent about a week learning about the sect and all the changes that happened there. Usually, it would have been enough for him to gather enough information in just a day or two, but then he learned that Wang Xiong was actually not in the sect.
He checked it through the system as well and realized that Wang Xiong was truly away. Lin Wu had wondered if he should go and find him on his own, but then learned that Wang Xiong would be returning in a few days anyway.
Thus, he just thought that he may as well spend some more days here and learn more things. The system also took this time to analyze the new formation arrays that were made by the sect and add them to its data.
Lin Wu now had the free rein to move around in most areas of the sect, even the ones that were inaccessible to him previously. His cultivation base increasing allowed the system to hide himself better and also unravel more complex formations without it being detected by the others.
During this time, Lin Wu learned a lot of new things, along with stealing some food and snacks as well.
The most important thing that he learned was the division of the sect. The Frozen Cloud sect was now divided into three main divisions. The first division was called as the Frozen Brook Division, the second one was called as the Frozen Cliff division and the third one was called as the Frozen Plain division.
These divisions were made due to the creation of the three camps in the sect. Earlier they were not as big and the conflict was not enough for them to reach this point of turning into full blown divisions, but over time some incidents happened that pushed them to the edge.
It all started with Wang Xiong becoming the Chief disciple, of course. At that time there were just two camps, the one that belonged to the Elders of the Discipline hall and the ones that sided with them, and the second camp was everyone else.
But the conflicts between them only kept on increasing more and then something was discovered that made their difference irrevocable.
This was nothing but the missing Spirit Qi spring… which Lin Wu stole.
The two camps put the blame on each other and finally, it broke out into a direct conflict. Several hundred disciples died in this and it forced the patriarch and the supreme elder to take the matter into their own hands.
They had to forcefully amend the rules of the sect and allow the creation of the two divisions. But then a group of people expressed their neutrality in the matter and a few elders joined in as well, saying that they did not want anything to do with either of the camps.
This led to the creation of the third camp, which was the neutral camp.
The First Division, the Frozen Brook division, belonged to the patriarch and Wang Xiong, along with everyone that sided with them.
The second division, the Frozen Cliff division, belonged to the former elders of the Discipline hall and the Supreme elder who had sided with them.
The third division, The Frozen Plain division, belonged to the members that had decided to stay neutral. It included people from many different pavilions and halls of the sect and thus wasn't fully represented by one power.
"Damn, never would have thought stealing that source crystal would lead to this… oops." Lin Wu said to himself upon learning all this.
Later, he also learned the reason behind the combined invasion of the Millennium forest by the Frozen Cloud sect. It was due to Wang Xiong and the secret of his power being revealed.
Apparently, a someone in the sect managed to find records that said that there was a secret tomb in the Millennium forest and thus implied that Wang Xiong had obtained his inheritance there.
At first, there were just rumors, but then it turned into a full blown mission and was officially issued by the sect. Of course, Wang Xiong knew that it could turn problematic and tried to figure out a way that would help him.
This led him to reveal more information that was spread by his people as more rumors. While normally this would have sped up the process of people joining the mission, it instead slowed it down instead.
The elders of the Frozen Cliff division instantly thought that this was a ploy by Wang Xiong to pull them into some kind of a trap. Even though Wang Xiong had spread them as rumors, the elders had enough people spread as spies to figure out that Wang Xiong was doing it intentionally.
This made them alarmed, and they put a stop to the mission quickly. This led to the mission being delayed for a couple of years. Only after everything was verified by the sect did they issue the mission again.
But this time was exactly what Wang Xiong needed to stabilize his influence in the sect. He had grown rather quickly in power and, with the backing of the patriarch, continued to grow more and more.
His cultivation base was also increasing steadily and he was already at the Child Soul stage and was almost at the Adolescent soul stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Lin Wu got this information from some of the people that were close to Wang Xiong, which included one of the companions that had accompanied him to the Taiji Celstial's tomb.
This companion being none other than Ye Jin.
"Seems like Wang Xiong has gotten a girlfriend now too… that dog…" Lin Wu said, feeling a little jealous.
There were many more minor matters that Lin Wu learned of from the newly updated records of the sect and from the mouths of disciples that discussed it.
Though he still wanted to hear more in detail from Wang Xiong himself.
"Where is he now? He should be close, right?" Lin Wu wondered to himself as he checked the map again.
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On the map, Lin Wu could see that Wang Xiong was rapidly approaching the Frozen Cloud sect. He seemed to be about an hour ago, though his speed was certainly considerable.
"Is he on something? That marker seems to be a little too big…" Lin Wu said before zooming in on the map.
"Oh? It's a boat?" Lin Wu noted.
~DING~
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ANSWER: The object that the host can see on the map is a spirit boat.
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"So that's what it is…" Lin Wu muttered.
He knew of the spirit boats as they were one of the common forms of transportation in the world used by cultivators. They came under a category of spirit tools as well and were generally referred to as spirit vehicles.
There were many kinds of them with conventional forms like boats, ships, carts, carriages, all the way to more unique forms like swords, compasses, and many more. The platform that Lin Wu and Zhu Tianying used to fly around in the Dread Coil Marsh was a form of a spirit vehicle as well.
The strange thing was that even after spending time in the sect and listening to the conversation of others, Lin Wu had still not learned where Wang Xiong had gone to exactly. Even Ye Jin did not speak one word about it, only mentioning that he was out on a mission and will be back when he's done.
"There is certainly some level of secrecy going on if they are not speaking about it at all." Lin Wu reckoned.
Soon, Wang Xiong reached the sect and was met with a small entourage of his people. He briefly talked before quickly entering his private courtyard along with the closest of his people.
Lin Wu too decided to hear in on the conversion and see what happened to him.
"Did you manage to solve the problem, Senior?" One of Wang Xiong's subordinates, named Kai asked.
~Sigh~
"Unfortunately not… whatever that beast is, it has forced the merchant Lai Hai to sell of the mines to the highest bidder. Since we were unable to solve the problem, he did not want to make any more losses." Wang Xiong replied.
"Then… did the Frozen Cliff members take over the mine?" he asked further.
"Thankfully no. It is currently in the hands of a local clan called Juntai. They are a neutral power of that region, but I do not trust that the mines would be with them for long enough.
The members of the Frozen Cliff division are bound to interfere soon enough. They are simply waiting for us to lose the influence there." Wang Xiong replied.
"And what about the cooperations with the merchant unions of the south?" Ye Jing questioned next.
"That was also inconclusive… those merchants are really devious… no less shrewd than our own elders." Wang Xiong said.
Overall it did look like he was exhausted from the work and needed to rest. The small group discussed a bit more for less than ten minutes before Ye Jin quickly sent everyone out to allow Wang Xiong to rest.
~clack~
The door of the courtyard closed and Ye Jin approached Wang Xiong, who was rubbing his forehead. She came to sit behind him and started to massage his shoulders.
"Was it really fine going there yourself? If it was really necessary, I could have gone there too. Now all the eyes are on you again." Ye Jin said in a light voice.
~Sigh~
"They really forced our hand this time. Elder Gun Kai managed to get his way in the end." Wang Xiong said.
"Ugh, that man will never stop, will he? Even if he is not getting any benefits, he wants to sabotage all our working relationships with the others." Ye Jin said in a frustrated voice.
"Indeed…" Wang Xiong replied.
"Are we really that helpless? Will patriarch not interfere either?" Ye Jin asked.
"If he could do that, he would have already done it. But the supreme elder is holding him back as well. They cannot break the balance in the power right now, or the consequences will be really bad." Wang Xiong repelled.
Ye Jin didn't know what to say either and thus kept silent.
"If only senior was out of seclusion…" Wang Xiong muttered to himself.
Ye Jin knew about who Wang Xiong was talking about and had seen him mention him many times. At this point, she was really curious about who the senior Wang Xiong talked about was like.
"WANG XIONG!" Suddenly, a loud noise was heard in the courtyard.
It echoed several times in the courtyard, yet strangely it never left it. It was as if the courtyard was fully enclosed.
~shua~
At the same time, some formations could be seen appearing around the courtyard. They could only be seen from the inner side and nothing could be seen from the outside.
"W-who!?" Ye Jin was startled by the voice.
The voice was strange, and she had never heard it before. It seemed inhuman to her and the power contained within it, sent shivers down her spine. Ye Jin's hands started to tremble and she didn't even realize.
Her thoughts went to the formations and she wondered if someone had managed to infiltrate this far inside their area.
'Did some expert decided to interfere on behalf of the Frozen Cliff division?' Ye Jin wondered.
But Wang Xiong's reaction was completely different. While he too, was shocked, he was not scared. Instead, he was a bit overwhelmed at first and then joy appeared on his face.
"SENIOR!? SENIOR, YOU'RE HERE?" Wang Xiong called out.
"Seems like in my absence you have lost yourself a little…" Lin Wu's voice was heard again.
~RUMBLE~
At the same time, the ground started to shake and tremble.
Ye Jin forcefully held onto Wang Xiong and was scared of what was happening. Her mind couldn't even comprehend what Wang Xiong had just said, due to the fear that clouded it instead.
All her instincts told her to escape right here, right now; they told her that whoever was about to appear was not something they could deal with.
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