Chapter 201
Boom!
Thunder boomed across the world like the roars of a crazy dragon.
Immediately after, dark clouds loomed above their heads as they roared madly and lightning snakes surged.
Bathed in golden lightning, Lin Ye reflected the lightning clouds above him.
"Crimson Palace Lightning, come!"
As soon as he finished his sentence. Boom!
A thick and powerful golden pillar of lightning descended from the sky.
In an instant, the entire area centered around Lin Ye was enveloped in a lightning domain.
Golden light flashed and thunder rumbled. It was a spectacular scene.
Crack—
In a short while, hundreds of mechanical dogs, wolves, and leopards were attacked by lightning.
A puff of gray smoke rose.
One by one, they fell to the ground as if they were drunk.
"Universal Pull!"
Lin Ye heaved a sigh of relief. It was finally over. He gathered the pile of spirit stones from afar.
Other than the three pills that Tru wasted from the previous harvest, there were still 215 left on the scene and from the previous harvest.
"You have received 215 Low-grade spirit stones."
100xReward.
"You have received 21,500 Low-grade spirit stones."
With the lesson from last time, before the spirit stones multiplied this time, he directly kept them into his interspatial ring.
"Is this… the end?" Tru asked, not quite satisfied.
After consuming the Level 4 Spirit Cleansing Pill, his mind was clear and his body was full of energy. He was having a good time killing when his invincible lord cleared the area.
Sigh, sometimes when the lord was too strong, it was boring. It was such a waste.
Otherwise, he would gain another few thousand merit points.
"The lord's strength is getting more and more terrifying!"
Luo Feng's eyes were filled with reverence.
The terrifying lightning just now made even him shudder with fear.
If he were to be wrapped in it, even if he didn't die, he would definitely suffer a huge loss.
The citizens present were extremely excited by Lin Ye's strength. Of course, there was one exception.
"My lord, Xiaofeng fainted again!" Not far away, Han Qingqing raised her hand anxiously.
"It's fine, it's fine. Let him eat more Tiger Pills. I just gave them to him. It's a great supplement. He'll get used to it in the future." Lin Ye chuckled.
However, he made a mental note to settle the matter of the conglomerate Yang Energy as soon as possible in the future.
Constantly borrowing from Li Xiaofeng was not a good thing. If he really sucked him to death, wouldn't it be a loss?
"Okay," Han Qingqing replied.
As expected, she found a medicine bottle in Li Xiaofeng's hand and quickly opened it to feed him a few.
However, he had expended quite a bit this time. When he woke up, he called out 'Sister' before turning over and lying on the back of the Earth Demon Bear that Luo Feng had lent him, continuing to sleep soundly.
In his sleep, he was speaking nonsense. "Little Fang, I love you so much. Let me cuddle you, okay? I don't…"
Pa!
Han Qingqing slapped him and knocked him out.
"…" The scene fell silent for a few seconds.
"Who is Little Fang?" In the end, Yang Fusheng couldn't help but ask curiously.
"A Daoist nun who has renounced asceticism."
Han Qingqing glared at him angrily. "Why are you asking? You're not even a human!"
"I!" Yang Fusheng opened his mouth and bared his teeth.
"Alright, cut the crap and go over."
Lin Ye shook his head and laughed. An imposter Daoist priest and a Daoist nun?
Interesting. Fortunately, both parties had held back. Otherwise, his Five Yang Lightning would not have seen daylight.
After thinking for a moment, he sent a voice transmission to Tru, "Go back and keep a close eye on Li Xiaofeng. Don't let him get close to any women. Go to the underworld and organize a team. Without my orders, you cannot give him the spot!"
"Oh, sure." Tru nodded. He didn't really understand, but to him, his lord's words were an imperial decree.
With that, everyone got up and ran towards the building.
When the first person stepped ten meters into the building, they were shocked.
"What's going on? Why is there a pagoda on the other side!"
"That's right, I didn't see it earlier. Did you all see it?"
"I didn't!"
"Me too, this came out of nowhere!"
Below the pavilion, everyone was discussing spiritedly. Yang Fusheng glanced at Lin Ye and could not help but feel envious.
He was the only one present who knew the inside story. A ruin usually contained the essence of a civilization left behind by a certain cultivation system.
The goal was to find the most suitable successor to the civilization to ensure that their legacy would not perish.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the artifact spirit in the ruins would try to determine the talent of the humans who came to challenge it.
Once extraordinary talents were discovered, or if they were extremely suitable for their own civilization's inheritance, the artifact spirit would choose to add an inheritance pagoda.
If nothing went wrong, that Lord Zi Yang was the artifact spirit here and he attached importance to Lin Ye's talent.
As expected, after everyone appeared, a white shadow appeared in the air.
It was none other than Lord Zi Yang.
"Everyone, I knew that we would meet again soon. Very good, very good!"
As he spoke, his face was full of smiles. His gaze landed on Lin Ye as if he had seen the most precious treasure in the world.
"Did you just use the Five Lightning Technique from Mount Longhu?"
"Senior is wise." Lin Ye nodded with a smile.
"Very good. It's been a long time since I've seen such pure purple lightning. It's clear, agile, dignified, bright, open, and fierce. This is the true Five Yang Lightning."
He spouted nonsense.
Lord Zi Yang looked at Lin Ye in satisfaction and said almost clearly, "You have fate with Daoism and with my sect."
"Senior is right. Then, may I know the reward for passing the round?" Lin Ye chuckled. Don't just talk nonsense, give me some benefits.
"Little friend is truly interesting, haha." Lord Zi Yang laughed heartily, as if he had not been so happy in a long time.
After laughing, he flicked his sleeve, and a line of text appeared on the road tablet behind everyone.
"Leaderboard!"
"First place: Xu Yuan. Killed 7 Level 2 mechanical beasts, 3 Level 3 mechanical beasts. Rewarded with 10 Level 2 Gold Light Talismans, and 10 Level 3 Earth Shield Talismans!"
"Aiyo, that Xu Yuan fellow is actually on the rankings."
Lin Ye clicked his tongue. When he thought about it, it made sense. That fellow was selfish. Since he challenged the ruin alone, he would at most be up against 10 mechanical beasts.
"Senior?" Lin Ye looked at Lord Zi Yang.
"Just touch it with your fingers. The stone tablet will automatically collect your information and give you a basic-level trial reward." Lord Zi Yang smiled faintly.
"Tru," Lin Ye shouted.
"I'll go first." The latter laughed and slapped the stone tablet.
A moment later, new information appeared.
"First place: Tru. Killed 5 Level 2 mechanical beasts and 6 Level 3 mechanical beasts. Rewarded with 20 Level 2 Gold Light Talismans and 20 Level 3 Fire Talismans!"
Xu Yuan was directly pushed to second place.
Whoosh—
At the same time, the stone tablet shone with a weak light and two stacks of talismans were thrown out.
One was gold and the other was red. They were the Gold Light Talismans and the Fire Talismans.
"Not bad. If there is a ruin of a body-tempering sect, it might be suitable for this lad." Lord Zi Yang stroked his beard happily.
"I'll go too.." Luo Feng was also looking forward to it as he reached out his hand and pressed onto the tablet.
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The data changed and Tru's first spot was squeezed off.
The description was as follows:
"First place: Luo Feng. Killed 21 Level 2 mechanical beasts and 15 Level 3 mechanical beasts. Rewarded with Level 1 Mental Cultivation Technique, 30 Level 3 Earth Shield Talismans, and 30 Level 3 Acute Metal Talismans!"
The stone tablet flashed and three items were thrown out.
The last two were nothing special, but the first one was a secret manual.
Mental Cultivation Technique?
Luo Feng picked it up and took a look. Immediately, an ecstatic expression appeared on his face, "My lord, this is a secret manual for training one's mental strength. Its value is definitely not lower than an Earth Tier combat technique!"
"Oh? Let me take a look." Lin Ye's interest was piqued.
He held it in his hand and took a look. It was just a secret scroll without any display of its level. The content was indeed about a Mental Cultivation Technique. It was good for him too.
At the very least, if his mental strength was strong, his Heart's Web, Universal Pull, Five Lightning Technique and so on would be augmented.
"When you get back, get someone to make a copy for me. Issue a mission to ask someone to copy100 words for 1 contribution point. There will be many people fighting to do it. Put the excess in the Cultivation Technique Library. Rent it for 300 contribution points a day or sell one for 2,000 contribution points. You are not allowed to sell it to outsiders. For every book that's sold, I will give you 50% commission. How about that?" Lin Ye smiled.
"Thank you, my lord!" Luo Feng was overjoyed.
In the future, this would be one of his money sources. With this, his Luo clan would be the first to have a clear income.
"Thank you, my lord." Luo Yu was also overjoyed.
"We're family, there's no need to stand in the ceremony." Lin Ye waved his hand.
"Young friend, aren't you going to give it a try yourself? You killed the most and the fastest. The rewards are quite generous." Lord Purple Yang smiled.
"Sure, I'll take a look." Lin Ye nodded.
Tru and Luo Feng had tested it out and his Hint talent displayed no warnings. He could also see that everything was normal.
There shouldn't be any problems.
Thinking like this, he reached out his hand and imprinted it on the stone tablet.
The stone tablet was cold to touch, but clearly, the moment it came into contact with him, a wisp of his aura seemed to be absorbed by the stone tablet.
This feeling was similar to a weakened version of his Civilization Archive.
"Impressive, the technology is not bad." Lin Ye praised and pondered.
In the future, should he create a similar function in his archive room?
If that was the case, it would be much more convenient.
As long as they stepped into the territory, the aura of anyone and any living creature would be collected.
At that time, all kinds of evil would be exposed.
At this moment, the stone tablet emitted a faint glow and the information changed again.
"First place: Lin Ye. Killed 113 Level 2 mechanical beasts, 50 Level 3 mechanical beasts, and 20 Level 4 mechanical beasts. Rewarded with 3 Class 4 mechanical beasts, 100 low-grade spirit stones, first four levels of the Mental Cultivation Technique, 100 Level 4 Fire Talismans, 100 Level 4 Earth Wooden Shield Talismans, and 100 Level 4 Water Control Talismans!"
Whoosh—
At the same time, the stone tablet suddenly threw out a large amount of resources.
100xReward.
1. 300 Class 4 mechanical beasts, 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, 100 manuals on the first four levels of the Mental Cultivation Technique, 10,000 Level 4 Fire Talismans, 10,000 Level 4 Wooden Shield Talismans, and 10,000 Level 4 Water Command Talismans.
2. 3 Class 5 mechanical beasts, 100 mid-grade spirit stones, first four levels of the Spirit Cultivation Technique, 100 Level 5 Fire Talismans, 100 Level 5 Wooden Shield Talismans, and 100 Level 5 Water Control Talismans.
3. Random mechanical beasts, spirit stones, technique manual, talismans.
Class 1 and 2 mechanical beasts, low-grade spirit stones, as well as Level 1 and 2 Talismans will be excluded from the random selection.
"So many choices!" Lin Ye had a headache.
Firstly, he needed to know how big was the gap between the combat power of a Class 4 and a Class 5 mechanical beast.
Due to the restrictions of the rules in the outside world, there were no Class 5 experts. However, there was no such restriction in the ruin.
He only had one chance, and this was a good choice.
Secondly, the Spirit Cultivation Technique seemed to be very precious. The exchange rate was actually a hundred times higher than the Mental Cultivation Technique.
Needless to say, this thing was definitely powerful, but the names were so similar.
Was there a connection between them?
There was a possibility that one was meant for those at the beginner level and the other was meant for those at the intermediate level. What if he had to cultivate and master the Mental Cultivation Technique before he could practice the Spirit Cultivation Technique?
Wouldn't that be disastrous? The main problem was that this scumbag system didn't explain anything.
The above two points were what troubled him the most.
Spirit stones and talismans were secondary.
After some thought, Lin Ye made a decision.
He had many Class 4 followers now, such as the Class 4 warriors of the various races, as well as the Earth Demonic Bears.
There were more than 88,000 people in his territory, and he was the only one with top-notch combat strength who had broken through the boundary and entered Class 5. 𝑙𝒾𝘣𝘳𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝓂
Luo Feng with his Blood Shadow Battle Blade could be considered as one too.
Even so, there were too few high-end combatants, and opportunities in the ruins were rare. If he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait a few more days. This was not something he could tolerate.
"I choose option 2!"
With that, the moment the supplies landed, they multiplied again.
Bang!
A pile of colorful talismans was scattered on the ground. Among them were three huge mechanical beasts and a secret manual that was emitting a golden glow.
"F*ck!"
"A Class 5 Mechanical Tiger Beast!"
"Mid-grade spirit stones!"
"Level 4 Spirit Talismans! All of them are actually Level 4?"
"There's also a secret manual, Spirit Cultivation Technique? F*ck, this is a high-grade secret manual of my sect. Other than in the Inheritance Pagoda, outsiders can never have the chance to learn this!"
Lord Zi Yang could not help but curse.
Lin Ye's luck was simply too high. For countless years, there had been many humans who were lucky enough to enter this ruin.
However, no one had been so lucky on the road to clearing the trials that so many exaggerated items dropped.
It was simply ridiculous. He felt that something was wrong with the Inheritance Pagoda. It actually released so many good things.
He could not understand!
Could it be that the Inheritance Pagoda thought more highly of Lin Ye than him?
Suspicion appeared in his eyes.
On the other side, Tru and the others were also staring at the treasure light in front of them.
Even though they were used to seeing their lord's super luck, this time, it really refreshed their understanding of their lord's luck.
How lucky must their lord be to be able to spawn a Class 5 mechanical beast!
"My lord, there's an instruction manual here. Open it quickly and take a look." Zhang Liang pointed at the mechanical tiger beast and reminded him.
"Okay." Lin Ye nodded. In fact, he was excited too.
As soon as he entered the ruin, he had seen a portion of the mechanical beasts in the ruin through his Heart's Web.
But he had never seen a Class 5 mechanical beast.
He sized it up slightly. Mm, it was quite big and was not smaller than the Earth Demon Bear.
It looked like a saber-toothed tiger. It was entirely black and made from an unknown metal.
It was large, with slender limbs and sharp fangs. Its facial details were well sculpted.
It was ferocious, fierce, and lifelike.
If one did not look carefully, it was difficult to imagine that this was a fake mechanical tiger.
His fingers touched it and information about the mechanical tiger appeared.
Items: Sabretooth Tiger Mechanical Beast
Level: Top-tier Class 5
Skills:
1. Tiger Assault (Able to conduct an ambush within 100 meters. Appears instantly and crushes the target.)
2. Venomous Bite (Can be used in combination with skill 1. Its fangs have poison, armor penetration and bleeding effects.)
3. Tiger's Roar (A long-range ultimate move. Requires a charge time of 3 seconds. The attack power of this move nears the ceiling of a Class 5's attack power.. Comparable to a newly advanced Class 6.)
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"As expected of a top-tier Class 5. Just from the explanation, it feels much stronger than a Level 4 Mechanical Leopard Beast already!"
After reading the information, Tru sighed from the bottom of his heart. "Especially the last Tiger Roar skill. It can actually compare to an attack from a Class 6. It's truly terrifying."
"Just by looking at it, we can't really see its prowess."
Lin Ye shook his head and tapped the Sabretooth Tiger Mechanical Beast on the back.
Crack—
Like a mechanism turning, a fist-sized slot appeared the next moment.
"It's best to place mid-grade spirit stones in mechanical beasts above Class 5. Spirit stones below the mid-grade are useless." Lord Zi Yang reminded me.
"Thank you."
Lin Ye nodded. He had just rewarded him with 100 mid-grade spirit stones. He took one out and placed it in the energy chamber.
Rumble!
A moment later, the energy was absorbed and the slot closed automatically. The saber tooth tiger's closed eyes instantly opened, and its pupils emitted a dark golden glow.
At the same time, Lin Ye felt as if his mental strength had formed a connection with the other party.
"This feeling… is so magical!"
Lin Ye was shocked.
This sabretooth tiger was clearly something like a robot, but he could actually sense signs of life from it.
It was as if there was a soul with intelligence hidden under its cold body.
With a thought, the other party could immediately make an attack judgment.
"You sensed it?" When Lord Zi Yang saw Lin Ye's expression, he knew what he was thinking. He stroked his beard and laughed. "Everyone thinks that mechanisms are dead things, but in fact, mechanical beasts have lives to follow. As long as the heavens exist, there is a possibility that they will develop intelligence."
"The same goes for trees, demonic beasts, mechanisms, wooden doors, and combs. My lineage broke the taboo and walked out of the rare path of mechanical beasts."
"It's a pity that the heavens don't favor us. We actually lost in terms of resources. What a joke!"
"You mean to say that these three mechanical beasts are alive?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
Although he could feel a trace of vitality from them, something was not quite right. He could not explain the specifics.
"They can be considered to be half-alive. Those below Class 5 can only rely on secret arts, which is the programming of the science department."
"Senior, you know about science?" Lin Ye was surprised.
He thought that the people from this world did not venture onto the path of science.
"Of course, there are countless ruins on this mainland. There are tens of thousands of Dao and many martial techniques. Some civilizations of the past also walked the path of science. After they were defeated, they also left behind their legacy in the form of a ruin. I was once lucky enough to enter a high-level technological ruin and understand its secrets."
"How should I describe it? It's a very magical and special path. It follows the essence of matter and analyzes all things."
"On this point, it's quite similar to the magus path in certain martial worlds."
"Just with a mortal body, one can match a demigod with the help of external items."
"Legend has it that when one walks to the end of this path, they can still turn into a god as a mortal. It can be considered an extraordinary path."
"It's a pity that the path of science is too complicated. I couldn't even start on that path, let alone merge it with my path of using mechanical beasts. It's too difficult!"
At this point, Lord Zi Yang shook his head in regret.
"You guys can't, but I can!" Lin Ye laughed wildly in his heart, his eyes even lighting up.
Integrating science with mechanical beasts. Wouldn't this make an armed mechanical beast?
In the future, when technology improved, he could transform them into mechas, Gundams and so on.
"Forget it, these are off topic. Let's not talk about it. Let's talk about mechanical beasts. For mechanical beasts above Class 5, they have a qualitative upgrade. Inside them is a beast spirit that has been captured and forcefully integrated with the mechanical beasts. This way, it forms a new life form."
"The ordinary way to operate it is to leave your imprint on the core of the beast spirit with your mind. This way, you will be its owner. Any thoughts can be transmitted to it with a single thought. With the help of the beast spirit, the mechanical beast will be able to complete the orders you give."
"Of course, it's easy for problems to arise when using this method. For example, if you meet other mechanical beast grandmasters, they can use their divine sense to determine the location of your imprint in the mechanical beast. Furthermore, through various secret techniques, as long as they spend some time, they can erase the imprints you left behind in the beast spirit's core. From there, they can turn the tables and snatch the mechanical beast away."
"Therefore, we don't recommend using the first method. The second method is to bind it with blood and make an agreement using the bloodline contract technique. However, this way, you will be bound to the mechanical beast and you won't be able to trade it away."
"The last method is our sect's internal method. It's the best and most convenient way. It consists of three great secret volumes: Mental Cultivation, Spirit Cultivation, and Soul Melting!"
"Every one of them has a corresponding way to control the beast spirit. Moreover, every one of them has dozens of spiritual restriction techniques. Even if you leave the mechanical beasts outside by itself, outsiders can't do anything to them unless they are great seniors of my Mechanical Beast Sect."
"Isn't this equivalent to an anti-theft trap?" Lin Ye shook his head and laughed.
This sect was very smart. As long as others used their mechanical beasts, unless they were recognized by blood, they would be in danger of being taken over.
"It's normal to leave some tricks behind. If you want to talk about black-hearted people, talk about blacksmiths."
After saying this, Lord Zi Yang looked furious. "My young friend, you must personally forge your own equipment in the future. You must not hand it to outsiders. Otherwise, if your equipment gets tampered with and a fight breaks out, it will be the most fatal crisis." 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝒎
"Senior was schemed against back then?" Lin Ye was curious.
"It's better not to talk about it." Lord Zi Yang's expression was pale, as if he had remembered something bad.
Lin Ye shrugged. While the others were recording their information on the stone tablet, he temporarily left an imprint in the core of the beast spirit.
He then started testing it out.
"Attack me!"
Swish!
The sabretooth tiger mechanical beast instantly turned into an afterimage.
"Tiger Assault? So fast!"
Lin Ye's pupils were constricted. If he did not activate his Heart's Web, he would not be able to see the tiger's attack with his eyesight.
"Friendly Hint: You are being attacked by a Level 5 Sabertooth Tiger Mechanical Beast. It will attack from behind in 0.1 seconds!"
"Behind?"
A smile spread across Lin Ye's face. His Hint talent was indeed awesome. With it, he was always on guard and alert. He was not afraid of any sneak attacks at all.
He brandished his Phoenix Spear and swung it.
Bang!
The spear and tiger claw collided, producing dazzling sparks.
"Its strength is not bad either and is already one-tenth of mine. Impressive!" Lin Ye was slightly surprised. He exerted strength in his arm and sent the tiger flying.
"Again!"
He ordered.
Ding ding ding—
Soon, the two shadows were fighting each other, their speeds becoming faster and faster.
"Venomous Bite? It's still a little weak but against ordinary Class 5 experts, it's alright. It should be able to instantly bite through a Class 4 armor."
As Lin Ye attacked, he collected information about the saber tooth tiger.
"There's only one skill left. Let's try it out."
"Roar—"
The sabretooth tiger let out a roar, and the sound wave spread.
Tru and the others narrowed their eyes, fighting back.
Li Xiaofeng, who was slightly weaker, had just woken up from his sleep when he was jolted unconscious again.
Han Qingqing, Song Kuaidi, and the other human lords were also not feeling well. They all covered their ears.
At the same time, the sabretooth tiger raised its head.
Whoosh—
A large amount of golden energy gathered and formed a golden ball of energy. After about three seconds, it blasted towards Lin Ye.
"It's here!"
Lin Ye was ready. The outermost layer protecting him was the Power of Nature Armor, which was also the armor which could negate magic damage.
Of course, it was only for attacks below that of Class 5.
For attacks that had the strength of a Class 6, it could reduce the attack's prowess by 50%!
Beneath the Power of Nature Armor, there was still the Tycoon Bracers Barrier, King Armor and Battle Energy Armor!
Rumble!
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Rumble!
The attack crashed into the outermost Power of Nature Armor, causing sparks to fly everywhere.
The powerful impact forced Lin Ye back by half a meter. After another seven to eight seconds, the energy shield shattered.
However, after breaking through the first shield layer, the attack was weakened greatly.
By the time it hit the barrier of the Tycoon's Wrist Guard, it was already powerless. It only caused some ripples and disappeared.
"Good fellow, although I didn't resist, it actually pushed me back by half a meter. Too strong!" Lin Ye was shocked as he looked at the Class 5 Sabretooth Tiger with an even more pleasing gaze.
Swoosh—
A moment later, a wisp of green smoke came from the back of the tiger. Its eyes darkened and it fell to the ground.
"Senior, what is this situation?!" Lin Ye asked, confused. 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝓂
"It's out of energy," Lord Zi Yang said as if it was normal.
"But I just put in a new mid-grade spirit stone." Lin Ye said.
"Tiger Roar is an extremely powerful move. Its power is close to that of an attack by a Class 6 and it had even lasted for so long. It was at a stalemate with your first shield for eight seconds, and then continued on for a second against your second shield. For this level of energy to last for ten seconds, it's already extremely useful."
"I see." Realization dawned on Lin Ye.
Thinking about it, it was indeed impressive that the power of this move could break the shield of the Power of Nature Armor.
At the same time, he understood.
No wonder this cultivation system eventually collapsed. Without immense resources, one could not afford to play this game.
This was just like Iron Man in Marvel.
If one didn't have that much money, just the materials of making the mechanical alone could bankrupt one.
However, to him, things that could be settled with money were the easiest.
He casually took out three mid-grade spirit stones and put them into the three Sabretooth Tiger Mechanical Beasts.
Soon, the silent tigers regained their vitality. One by one, they laid at his feet and rubbed their heads against his hind legs.
Not far away, Earth Demon Bear Little Green watched angrily but did not dare to say anything.
The other three were at the peak of Class 5, while it was only at the peak of Class 4. If they really fought, it would probably only be beaten up.
Soon, most of the people had already gotten their rewards. All of them gained a lot.
In terms of ranking, other than him.
The second person was still Luo Feng, the third was Tru, and the fourth person surprised Lin Ye.
It was actually Li Xinyi.
"I couldn't tell that you've improved so much." Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Hehe, it's all the good equipment given by the lord."
Li Xinyi patted the Cross Wind Splitting Blade in her hand. The sound of the blade was extremely pleasant to the ear.
"Your talent is not bad. When I have time, I will find a suitable cultivation technique for you." Lin Ye nodded and secretly noted it down.
On the human lords' side, he already had a few candidates to form his core team.
Zhang Liang and Bai Yitong could be said to have been confirmed. Lin Hai, Li Xinyi and Wang Qiang were barely considered while Han Qingqing and Li Xiaofeng still required more observation.
"Senior, I've already passed, right? Can you open the Inheritance Pagoda now?" Lin Ye asked.
"It's still not enough. You guys are short one person." Lord Zi Yang shook his head.
"Short of one person?" Lin Ye was stunned as he glanced at his subordinates.
As expected, someone had indeed disappeared.
He was Bai Yitong, a super genius with the talent for revision.
"Where's Bai Yitong?"
"My lord, he's there!" Song Kuaidi, who had sharp eyes, pointed in the direction of the corner of the green stone slab.
"Why are you dawdling? Come here!" Lin Ye called out through his mind.
"Immediately, my lord. I have good news for you. I found a great opportunity!" Bai Yitong laughed.
"What news?" Lin Ye was curious.
"Just wait. I'll come by myself and tell you."
With that, he saw Bai Yitong running over with a wolf mechanical beast that was larger than him.
"Why are you bringing this sh*t? It's already broken and useless." Lord Zi Yang had a strange expression.
"Who said that?"
Bai Yitong adjusted his glasses and said excitedly, "My lord, my talent can actually repair damaged mechanical beasts and the experience I can gain from doing this is a lot."
"I feel that as long as I repair all the mechanical beasts present, I will be able to advance to Class 2. When I go back, I will definitely be able to help you integrate those 100 secret manuals to repair the second set of Twelve Zodiac Battle Aura Secret Manual that can be integrated."
"This is great! Is your enlightenment energy enough? If you don't have enough, I will make sure you have enough!" Lin Ye said happily.
"It's enough. You have given me too much last time. There's still a lot left." Bai Yitong shook his head.
"Hold on, lad. You said that you could repair the damaged mechanical beasts? Is that true?"
Now, it was Lord Zi Yang's turn to be excited.
With the skills of the Mechanical Beast Sect, they naturally had the ability to repair it, but they could only repair ordinary damages.
Furthermore, for mechanical beasts above Class 5, the materials required were not only expensive, it also comprised all kinds of precious materials.
If one wanted to split it apart and forge it again, the price he would have to pay would be no less than forging another one.
Therefore, other than the mechanical beasts that they liked, for those that were more than 70% spoiled, they were basically thrown into the garbage dump behind the mountain and buried.
If Bai Yitong could repair mechanical beasts, the countless abandoned items in the back mountain would be a huge treasure trove.
This news was too important.
"I can, but it cannot exceed my level by too much. Otherwise, I won't have any experience. Senior, look, I can repair this right now."
Bai Yitong nodded seriously. As he spoke, he started to repair the damage.
His talent was special. He did not need a boiler or a large hammer, nor did he need a divine fire to reforge the mechanical beast.
He simply held it in his hand, and the mechanical beast in his hand transformed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The metal that was originally damaged started to recover bit by bit.
In the end, he even swallowed a few drops of enlightenment energy to speed up its recovery.
"Wonderful! Wonderful, wonderful!"
"Alright, alright, lad. Take this token."
Lord Zi Yang said three wonderful words in a row before excitedly handing Bai Yitong the same token.
Lin Ye's sharp eyes immediately saw the word outer sect.
As expected, Lord Zi Yang explained with a smile, "This is the outer sect disciple identity token of my Mechanical Beast Sect. You can bind it with your blood. If you wish to enter in the future, even if the ruin has changed locations, you can use your identity token to guide you in from afar. There's no need to search for the entrance to the ruin again."
"Thank you, Senior." Bai Yitong stopped his repair and solemnly received the token from Lord Zi Yang.
At the same time, he secretly sent a voice transmission to Lin Ye. "My lord, I can offer you a portion of my revision talent fragment. In any case, we have enough enlightenment energy now and I can slowly recover my damaged talent."
"When you also have the revision talent, with your talent, you will probably be able to obtain an outer sect disciple badge or even an inner sect disciple badge."
"Well…" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes, tempted.
He had a hundredfold reward. If he was given the token, it might really be as Bai Yitong said.
"Alright, I'll trouble you then."
"We're family, it's only right for me to do so."
Bai Yitong chuckled and immediately sacrificed a talent fragment to Lin Ye.
"You have obtained a revision talent fragment!"
100xReward.
1. 100 revision talent fragments!
2. A complete revision talent crystal
3. Random level talent crystal
Remove the probability of the appearance of a beginner talent (√)
"I choose option 2."
With that, in the mysterious area where the talent crystals were stored in the depths of his brain.
Under the huge nine-colored crystal, a new three-colored crystal gradually appeared. It revolved around the huge nine-colored crystal rhythmically.
A moment later, Lin Ye opened his eyes and looked at Lord Zi Yang with a smile.
"Senior…"
Chapter 205
"To be honest, I also have the same talent!" Lin Ye said.
"You have it too?"
Lord Zi Yang frowned and said with a dark expression, "He is your loyalist. Did you ask him to sacrifice the talent fragment for you?"
"You'll understand once you take a look." Lin Ye naturally knew what the other party disliked.
However, he was too lazy to explain. How could others understand his richness?
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his palm, and a wisp of an extremely complete Talent Crystal that emitted three colored divine radiance floated up into appearance.
With a thought, a large word appeared on the surface.
"Revision!"
"You indeed have it!" Lord Zi Yang's expression relaxed.
He did not approve of the act of stealing one's subordinate's talent.
Fortunately, Lin Ye did not do so.
From what he knew, under the constraints of the power of laws, when a subordinate sacrificed his talent, it would only come in the form of a fragment and not a complete crystal.
"You are strange. Including this, you have already comprehended four talents, and three of them are top-class talents. This is ridiculous!"
Lord Zi Yang was speechless. If he had such talent back then, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Just luck." Lin Ye smiled humbly before looking at him.
"Take it. Take it."
Lord Zi Yang glared at him unhappily, taking out a silver token and throwing it over.
"I've already prepared it for you. With your potential, it's only logical for you to clear the tower."
"It's good this way too. With your revision talent and your extraordinary comprehension ability, it's not bad to give it to you in advance."
"Thank you, Senior." Lin Ye smiled and grabbed at the air, holding it in his hand.
"You have obtained an inner sect disciple token."
100xReward.
1. 100 Inner Sect Disciple Token
2. A Personal Disciple Token
3. Random Rank Token
Remove the probability of the appearance of an Outer Sect Disciple Token(√)
Lin Ye did not make a choice immediately.
He looked at Lord Zi Yang. "Senior, what's the difference between an inner sect and a personal disciple?"
"Good lad. You've only just become an inner sect disciple and you're already thinking of becoming a personal disciple. It's good that I'm telling you this. Inner sect disciples can receive 10 low-grade spirit stones a day. Every month, they can challenge the Inheritance Pagoda, Beast Pagoda, Treasure Pavilion, and other treasure grounds once."
"As for personal disciples, their rewards are ten times that of inner sect disciples. They can receive 100 low-grade spirit stones per day, which is also equivalent to one mid-grade spirit stone. They can challenge the Inheritance pagoda, Beast pagoda, Treasure pagoda, and other treasure grounds weekly."
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
If this was so, choosing the 100 inner sect disciple tokens would get him more spirit stones.
However, compared to entering the Inheritance Pagoda, Beast Pagoda, Treasure Pagoda, and the other treasure grounds, were spirit stones still more worth it?
"Senior, how are inner disciples promoted to personal disciples?" Lin Ye asked.
"One will have to challenge the Inheritance Pagoda. Those who pass level 10 will become personal disciples!"
Lord Zi Yang patted Lin Ye's shoulder and encouraged, "Young man, someone with your talent only appears once in ten million years. If you work hard, you might become a personal disciple within half a year."
F*ck, who are you looking down on? Half a year?
Lin Ye was speechless. For safety's sake, he still asked, "May I ask which is more difficult? Breaking past the 10th floor of the Inheritance Pagoda or breaking past the 10th floor of the Reflection Hall?"
"Of course it has to be the Reflection Hall." Lord Zi Yang looked at Lin Ye with a strange expression. Was there a need to ask such a common question?
"I see. Then that's all I want to ask." Lin Ye smiled.
He immediately made a choice in his heart. "I choose option one."
With a flash of light, the moment the token shone, Lin Ye put it away in his space ring. 𝘭𝘪𝑏𝑟ℯ𝒶𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"You have received 100 inner sect disciple tokens."
"Alright, the first trial mission has ended. You all now have two choices. The first choice is to try clearing the Beast Pagoda. There are ten levels inside. Each level is a small space fragment. There are a large number of mechanical beasts of various levels inside. This is an individual event. Once you enter, you may face dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of mechanical beasts of the same level. Only by defeating all the mechanical beasts can you exit. There will be a huge reward given for every level you conquer."
"Secondly, you can choose to enter the Inheritance Pagoda. It has the three secret volumes of my Mechanical Beast Sect. You have to cultivate all of them to Level 10 in order to clear it."
"After clearing a level, not only will you gain a lot of experience and be able to become a personal disciple, you will also be able to have a chance in competing with all the personal disciple tokens holders in half a year's time, including the humans in the Underworld. In this competition, everyone's realm will be adjusted to be the same and you can only fight with your knowledge on mechanical beasts."
"Wait a moment? Senior, even people from the Underworld can participate?" Lin Ye was shocked.
What the f*ck was there to compete for? The Underworld had been developing for so many years.
They only had half a year to develop, so how could they compare to them? This was nonsense.
"Don't worry, I know what you're thinking."
Lord Zi Yang chuckled and explained, "In fact, my Mechanical Beast Sect has been down and out for a long time. The reason why we made this decision was to ensure that our legacy will not be severed. Back then, a portion of the descendants of the Mechanical Beast Sect fled to the Underworld and became native workers."
"Therefore, the last sect leader specially added this rule before his death."
"Unfortunately, the descendants in the Underworld were disappointing. After countless years of evolution, the bloodline of the Mechanical Beast Sect in the Underworld has long been severed. Most of the people who have their hands on a personal disciple token might not even know anything about machinery."
"Otherwise, why do you think that this ruin still doesn't have a master after so many years?"
"I see." Lin Ye's expression softened.
That was more like it. Otherwise, he would have scolded him directly.
"Senior, how many personal disciple tokens are there outside?"
"There are about 156 of them. However, the number of people participating each time is decreasing drastically. It's considered good if even a third of them can participate." Lord Zi Yang sighed.
"Then what are the rewards for the final victor?" Lin Ye asked again.
That was the main point. Firstly, it was definitely not the right to inherit the sect.
Otherwise, after so many seasons and so many winners, this ruin shouldn't be left ownerless.
"A chance to become the sect leader of the Mechanical Beast Sect!"
"That's it?" Lin Ye blinked.
"Of course." Lord Zi Yang said matter-of-factly.
"Isn't there anything else? If the person fails to become the sect leader, wouldn't he have worked for nothing?" Lin Ye frowned, feeling that these fellows were too stingy.
If it was him, he would have to organize a big event to maximize the rewards.
Otherwise, why would those peerless geniuses spend so much time and effort researching mechanical beast techniques?
There had to be some rewards first.
"Trash doesn't deserve resources." Lord Zi Yang looked at him strangely. "Speaking of which, can't you think about it another way? Once you complete the final trial, you will be the master of the ruin. Not only will you be able to inherit everything from the Mechanical Beast Sect, but you will also be able to become the overlord of this generation."
"At that time, if you are still willing to share your treasures with the other participants, I won't object."
"Indeed, the old are wiser!" Lin Ye gave him a thumbs up.
This was simply a treasure trove waiting for his arrival!
Otherwise, after countless years of competitions and distribution of rewards, even a treasure mountain would have been emptied.
"Let's cut to the chase. Now, which challenge do you all choose?"
Chapter 206
"Bai Yitong and I will go to the Inheritance Pagoda." Lin Ye said.
Bai Yitong had an auxiliary-type talent and his combat power was lacking. If he went to the Beast Pagoda, he would most likely be kicked out.
Furthermore, this fellow's comprehension ability was pretty good.
He figured this out from the Reflection Hall. In such a huge territory, only he and Zhang Liang could reach the tenth level.
With the help of the enlightenment energy this time, the benefits of entering the Inheritance Pagoda were definitely far greater than entering the Beast Pagoda.
He looked at the others and continued, "You guys can decide for yourselves."
"Then, I'll choose the Beast Pagoda." Tru bared his teeth. He knew himself well. The Inheritance Pagoda was prepared for smart people. A warrior like him would only feel comfortable if he did things like fighting.
"I will also choose the Beast Pagoda." Luo Feng nodded.
"Count me in." Zhang Liang agreed.
"And me."
….
After a moment, 90% of the people made their choice. Other than Lin Ye and Bai Yitong, almost everyone chose the Beast Pagoda.
Only Wang Qiang hesitated for a moment. Then, determination appeared in his eyes. He raised his head and said, "I choose the Inheritance Pagoda!"
This was not a moment of hot-headedness, but a decision made after serious consideration.
There were too many warriors in the territory. Although he had advanced to become a mechanic, he had yet to find the equipment he liked, causing his combat power to be greatly reduced. This was so even with his Class 4 strength and Class 4 Silver equipment.
Compared to his peers, he was always at the back.
His trip to the Mechanical Beast Sect this time gave him a new understanding. It seemed he had a special affinity with the mechanical beasts.
Although he felt that this kind of thing was incomparably illusory, invisible and untouchable, there was always a voice crazily hinting in his heart.
It was hinted that as long as he obtained the legacy of the Mechanical Beast Sect, his limit would continue to soar.
With a lucky and expectant attitude, he chose the Inheritance Pagoda.
"In that case, I wish everyone the best."
Lord Zi Yang waved his hand and two streaks of light flew out. One flew towards the Inheritance Pagoda and the other towards the Beast Pagoda.
"Rumble!"
The next moment, the two doors opened.
"Let's go." Lin Ye put away all the treasures.
Of course, the more than two hundred mechanical beasts' corpses were not spared either. The light beam landed and they were all taken away.
"You brat, you really don't treat yourself as an outsider…"
Lord Zi Yang shook his head and laughed as he watched the two groups of people enter their respective pagodas.
A few minutes later, an earth-shattering explosion sounded from within the Beast Pagoda.
In contrast, the Inheritance Pagoda was much quieter.
A secret manual appeared in front of Lin Ye, Bai Yitong, and Wang Qiang.
When Lin Ye took a look he realized that it was actually the Mental Cultivation Technique he had received outside.
Rumble—
At this moment, a small mechanical beast rolled out from the corner. It looked like a cat and was furry, but it was more adorable.
Adding on the sparkling treasure light emitted from his body, anyone who looked at it would want to hug it.
"Everyone, I am the examiner of the Inheritance Pagoda—Little White. The first five levels are a test of one's comprehension. As you can see, the Mental Cultivation Technique is a compulsory technique to be learned by all the disciples of the Mechanical Beast Sect. Therefore, if you want to obtain the inheritance, work hard to break through. Only by breaking through the corresponding level of the Mental Cultivation Technique can you advance to the next level." 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Friendly reminder. As this is your first time trying, you have ten days. After ten days, you will automatically be kicked out."
"Those with an inner sect disciple token may enter again next month."
"Then, the countdown starts now."
With that, Little White jumped straight to the center of the cultivation tower on the first floor and stared at the three of them with its pure white eyes.
Ten sticks of incense gradually appeared in front of the three people below. One of them lit it, and the other nine laid quietly on the ground.
"Each incense stick lasts for a day. There are a total of ten incense sticks here. When the burning ends, it will be time for you to leave."
"Excuse me, what if I finish it early?" Lin Ye raised his hand.
"You can go out anytime," Little White said calmly.
Its gaze landed on Lin Ye, and its face revealed a human-like look of disdain.
"F*ck, I was actually looked down upon by a fake cat." Lin Ye was speechless.
"My lord, quickly read it. Time is more important." Wang Qiang impatiently opened the secret manual that recorded the Mental Cultivation Technique.
"They only gave us the first two levels of the technique. They're too stingy." Bai Yitong laid down on the side and looked at it. He flipped through the pages and complained.
"It's already a great opportunity for you guys to see it for free." Little White snorted coldly. "If it wasn't for the fact that the Mechanical Beast Sect is really about to lose its inheritance, you guys wouldn't have the qualifications to enter at all today. If you wanted to see the browse through the first two levels of the Mental Cultivation Technique, you would have had to kill at least 200 mechanical beasts above Level 2 in the Beast Pagoda."
"…"
Lin Ye and the other two were rendered speechless.
Alright, it was a free secret manual after all. It would be a waste not to practice.
"Qiangzi, catch it."
Before he cultivated, Lin Ye threw an interspatial ring containing 10,000 enlightenment energy to Wang Qiang.
"My lord, what are you doing?" Wang Qiang revealed a confused expression.
"Something to help you cheat."
Lin Ye and Bai Yitong looked at each other, took out a bottle of enlightenment energy, raised their heads, and drank a few mouthfuls.
"This is good. There's still meat to eat if I follow the lord. Hahaha!" Wang Qiang was overjoyed and hurriedly followed suit.
Soon, after consuming a large amount of energy, their perceptivity was maxed out.
Their reading ability, understanding ability, and realization ability skyrocketed.
In less than half an hour, they gradually got into their optimal state to comprehend.
Lin Ye was especially fast.
Entered a state of epiphany.
Mental Strength+2, Mental Strength+2, Mental Strength+2…
100xReward.
Entered a super state of epiphany.
Mental Strength+200, Mental Strength+200…
In just a few breaths, a large amount of mental energy was produced in his sea of consciousness. Previously, his mental energy was like water in a bucket, but now, it has increased by a few times. When the volume increased to an amount which could fill a bathtub, not only did his capacity increase, the amount of mental energy his sea of consciousness could store also increased greatly.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the first level of the Mental Cultivation Technique! You can now control ten mechanical beasts at the same time!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the second level of the Mental Cultivation Technique! You can now control 20 mechanical beasts at the same time!"
"I'm done cultivating. I'm going to the second level!"
As he spoke, Bai Yitong, Wang Qiang and Little White looked on in shock.
Swish!
The Inheritance Pagoda sent down a beam of advancement light and brought Lin Ye to the second level.
A moment later, another few beams of golden light landed.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the third level of the Mental Cultivation Technique! You can now control 30 mechanical beasts at the same time!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the fourth level of the Mental Cultivation Technique! You can now control 40 mechanical beasts at the same time!"
….
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the tenth level of the Mental Cultivation Technique! You can now control a hundred mechanical beasts at the same time!"
The two humans and one beast fell silent.
Bai Yitong was used to it. The last time at the Hall of Divine Enlightenment, his lord was also so unreasonable that he broke it in a second.
This Inheritance Pagoda was probably inferior to the Reflection Hall. This was already considered a normal breakthrough speed.
"Qiangzi, don't look anymore. You won't be able to learn it. In terms of comprehension, our lord is so high above everyone else. We can only look up to him."
Looking at the shocked Wang Qiang, Bai Yitong smiled. He swallowed a few more drops of enlightenment energy from the bottle and began to enter his cultivation state once again.
"To be born in the same era as the lord, it's truly the luck of the weak and the sorrow of the strong. Fortunately, I'm someone who can cozy up to powerful people, hehe."
Wang Qiang had a good attitude. He mumbled and happily consumed enlightenment energy as he accelerated his cultivation.
As for the mechanical beast, Little White, it started to question its own existence.
It trusted Lord Zi Yang's judgment and knew that only human geniuses were allowed to enter in advance.
However, this f*cking breakthrough speed was just too insane!
As expected, within a few minutes, beams of light shot down in the upper levels again.. The corners of Little White's eyes twitched and it could not help but fly up.
Chapter 207
Going back to a few minutes ago.
On the sixth floor of the Inheritance Pagoda.
When Lin Ye came up, he was testing the new ability he had just obtained with a look of surprise.
As for the last few levels of the Mental Cultivation Technique.
Each increase in level represented a qualitative advancement.
Taking the capacity and quantity of mental power as an example, when he was on the first floor, his mental power could fill a water bucket.
But now, it was like the sea. Every time it surged, it would be like a tornado sweeping away the clouds, capable of toppling mountains and overturning the seas.
In his sea of consciousness, he was God! No. He was the Dao Ancestor!
Apart from that, his powerful mental power also created an invisible spiritual barrier around his sea of consciousness.
If any external forces were to invade, they would be discovered immediately and killed.
However, he felt that it was a pity he could not unleash all that he could.
Luo Feng was a telekinesis master. His current mental strength was probably hundreds of times stronger than Luo Feng's.
However, it was almost impossible for him to use his mental power as easily as Luo Feng did. His control was too weak.
It felt like he was holding a super terrifying and awesome weapon in his hand.
However, he did not know how to use it at all. He could not even find the switch.
He was simply like a thief paying his respects to the godly thief. It was so depressing.
As for the explanation that said that he could control hundreds of mechanical beasts, it was only because his mind was connected to the beast spirits that he could control a hundred of them at once.
It sounded awesome, but in fact, it was just that.
"Hm? There is a new secret manual?!"
A moment later, there was a flash of light and a new secret manual appeared in the middle of the level he was in.
It was actually an upgraded version of the Mental Cultivation Technique.
It was the manual for the Spirit Cultivation Technique.
Lin Ye used his Heart's Web to read ten lines at a glance. Soon, he became indescribably excited.
F*ck, he really got what he wanted. Just now, he was still complaining that he was unable to use his massive mental strength.
The Inheritance Pagoda had then thoughtfully given him the Spirit Cultivation Technique.
According to what was described in the book, the Spirit Cultivation Technique was the later part of the Mental Cultivation Technique. One had to cultivate and master the Mental Cultivation Technique before one was able to cultivate this technique.
Its function was to condense the sea of consciousness and remove the impurities so that every wisp of mental power could become pure and powerful.
At that time, even if he did not have any mental power attacks, he could kill people with just his willpower.
Of course, methods of this level were all meant for big shots.
For such people, their Mental Cultivation Technique had probably been cultivated to the hundredth level or so.
But Lin Ye didn't care.
He recognized a skill written on it: Spiritual Thread. With this skill, one's thoughts can turn to become like knives. Wherever one's gaze landed, one could kill a demon.
Look at this description! This skill suited him too well!
"Time to take some pills and cultivate!"
Lin Ye did not say another word and immediately sat down cross-legged. He opened his mouth and drank a few mouthfuls of the enlightenment energy.
Entered a state of epiphany.
Spirit Power+3, Spirit Power+3…
100xReward.
Entered a super state of epiphany.
Spirit Power+300, Spirit Power+300…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have grasped the first level of the Spirit Cultivation Technique and formed your first spiritual thread."
Note: Spiritual threads are formed from extremely pure mental energy. Your thoughts can turn into knives and you will be able to transform illusions into reality. When the real and the fake are interchanged, it can cause harm to the real world.
"My thoughts can become like a knife that can appear in reality… I have cultivated it?"
Upon seeing this, Lin Ye swallowed hard.
Did this mean that he could kill people without a trace in the future?
Didn't the manual say that wherever one looked, one could kill a demon?
Then who should I glare at? Could a saber beam formed by the mental threads silently kill people through space?
"Let's give it a try!"
Gasp!
As expected, his gaze was fixed on the tower.
At the same time, in his mental world, a thread that was so fine that it was invisible to the naked eye instantly exploded. 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝙘𝙤𝙢
It transformed into a sharp saber glow that landed on the iron pillar.
Clank—
Metal sparks flew everywhere and drew a few scratches on the surface.
"Impressive, impressive!"
Lin Ye was excited. He took out a few more Class 1 White Tier, Class 2 Blue Tier, and Class 3 Purple Tier weapons to experiment with.
He discovered that the spiritual thread could both go head-on against the weapons and launch a steel-penetrating attack.
When going head-on, its current strength had only reached the level of going against a top Class 2 Blue Tier weapon.
However, using his spiritual thread to launch a penetrating attack was much more exaggerated. Only a top-notch Purple Tier armor could block it.
Lin Ye's eyes flickered.
He had just one spiritual thread, but it was already so powerful.
If he could have thousands, millions, or even thousands of it, that would be crazy.
This was even more terrifying than the invincible white-haired witch. Most importantly, spiritual threads were invisible.
As he spoke, he continued to cheat. Bleh! He continued to cultivate.
Spirit Power+3, Spirit Power+3…
100xReward.
Entered a super state of epiphany.
Spirit Power+300, Spirit Power+300…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the second level of the Spirit Cultivation Technique…"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the third level of the Spirit Cultivation Technique…"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the third level of the Spirit Cultivation Technique…"
At the seventh level of the Inheritance Pagoda.
In this level, he had to master the latter half of the Spirit Cultivation Technique.
Ten seconds later.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned the tenth level of the Spiritual Thread! You have successfully condensed 100 spiritual threads!"
"Hahaha, I succeeded! I'm invincible!"
Lin Ye hit the ground and suddenly flew up.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
He was in midair when suddenly, a large number of invisible, terrifying threads appeared around him.
The threads tore through the air like sharp blades, causing the air to wail.
Clank—
The iron pillars in the hall became test subjects again.
Blinding sparks appeared, and the scene looked as if hundreds of electric welding workers were working at the same time.
This scene dumbfounded the secretly spying invigilator, Little White.
The Mental Cultivation Technique and the Spirit Cultivation Technique were originally just beginner-level cultivation techniques for personal disciples.
One mainly increased the cultivator's mental power capacity, while the other was meant to purify it.
Their goal was to create spiritual threads that could fuse with the beast spirit and unleash its strongest combat power.
As for what the note said about killing a demon with just a look. It was just a bluff to fool newbies.
Which person who created a cultivation technique wouldn't crazily brag about his skill when describing it? Some would even brag till their technique had the might of the heavens, being able to perform acts like the reversal of the universe, affecting the cycle of rebirth, reversing time…
But how many people could really create such a level of a technique?
99% of it was nonsense. Who would believe that?
But was this person in front of it a demon?
He… he really did it!
It had to be known that the spiritual threads cultivated by ordinary people should be incomparably weak, like a fragile sick person.
Although it could affect reality, it could only control small items.
When would there be a qualitative change?
Only when one became a Foundation Establishment expert!
A Foundation Establishment expert was equivalent to a Class 9 expert from the outside world!
In that realm, one could really slay demons wherever his gaze landed.
Therefore, it could not be understood.
Why were the spiritual threads of this human brat in front of him so strong?
A mere Class 5 powerhouse actually cultivated so many spiritual threads?
And it was so strong and refined?
This brat was way too overpowered!
The spiritual threads transformed into a physical saber beam that cleaved at the large iron pillar of the Inheritance Pagoda, producing dazzling sparks.
What a joke!
In the past, even the number one bragging king in the world did not dare to boast like this!
It was too illogical.
Spiritual threads as strong as his…
It was practically comparable to a personal disciple of the Mechanical Beast Sect when it was at its peak.
The personal disciples then were all already at the Foundation Establishment realm and some had even stepped into the Golden Core realm. Their combat power was formidable.
Now, the spiritual threads refined by a new Class 5 brat were equivalent to those personal disciples?
Oh, but the quality was still lacking. If they really fought, most of the personal disciples from back then could kill Lin Ye instantly.
However, Lin Ye's spiritual threads had indeed reached a threshold.
This was ridiculous.
"Could it be that this kid has a demigod-class talent in terms of mental power?" Little White's eyes flashed with surprise.
As for having a god-class talent, it directly ignored it. The probability was too low, and it was unrealistic.
With the providence of the Mechanical Beast Sect extinguishing, wanting to attract a super genius with godly talent…
It would be nothing but a dream.
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt.
If Lin Ye did not have a demigod-class talent, how could his cultivation speed be so exaggerated? Furthermore, according to the information provided by Lord Zi Yang.
This kid had four great talents, three of which were top-class talents and one of which was an advanced talent.
If he did not have a demigod-class talent, he would definitely not be able to suppress these four talents in his spiritual sea of consciousness. The three top-class talent crystals would have long started a fight.
At that time, forget about cultivating, it would already be considered good if he could maintain his consciousness.
"F*ck, I've picked up a treasure!"
At the thought of this, Little White looked at Lin Ye with a burning gaze..
Chapter 208
"I'm too strong!"
Looking at the damage he had caused to the large iron pillar, Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction.
This was still normal. If he activated his Lord's Skin effect, the special effect of his attack would increase by 700%.
If he really activated it, wouldn't a look of his cause the world to collapse?
Even if the damage was non-existent, it was definitely awesome to scare people! Even Golden Core cultivators would not dare to act like this! 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"When I go out, I'm going to scare the others and see if I can get something out of them."
As he calculated some plans in his mind, a golden beam descended and brought him to the tenth floor.
"Hm? Advancing three levels in a row?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. Logically speaking, he should have advanced to the eighth level. There was no reason for his level to soar.
Hidden in the depths of the huge iron pillar, Little White revealed a smug smile.
After passing through level 10, Lin Ye would be considered a personal disciple. He would be labeled as a disciple of the Mechanical Beast Sect for the rest of his life.
It didn't matter even if he turned to other ancient sects. With this karmic luck and tie, the providence of the Mechanical Beast Sect would be able to rise again.
In that case, the revival of the sect's legacy would be realized.
Therefore, lad, you should just happily become a personal disciple. Even if you do not want to become one, you must still be one. I have even blocked all means of escape.
However, a moment later, the angry rebuke of Lord Lin came from the hall.
"Hey, is anyone here? Pass me the Soul Melting Technique. Are you afraid that I'll learn all your secret manuals?!"
"I'm telling you, this is discrimination. I request to be treated equally by others!"
"Ah, this…"
Little White scratched its head, wondering if it had made a mistake.
This kid must be crazy.
It had planned on appearing and announcing that Lin Ye had successfully advanced and was promoted to become a personal disciple of the Mechanical Beast Sect.
Once Lin ye became a personal disciple, it would not be a problem for him to obtain the Soul Melting Technique.
"Little White? Examiner? Come out quickly. If you don't give me an explanation, I'll turn around and leave. On what basis are you looking down on me!"
Cough cough…
Hearing Lin Ye's self-righteous reprimand, Little White, who was hiding in the iron pillar, could not hold it in anymore.
Fine, you're talented. You're the lord. Whatever you say goes.
It licked its face and smiled.
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. He immediately retracted his powerful aura and hurriedly said, "Little White, you're finally here. Quick, see if there's a problem with your Inheritance Pagoda. It stole my chance of obtaining the Soul Melting Technique! I request to return to the eighth level."
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. Just stay at the tenth level. This is the acknowledgment of your talent by the Inheritance Pagoda. As for the Soul Melting Technique, it's simple. I'll send it to you later along with the trial of the tenth level," Little White said with a smile. Its attitude was humble and completely different from when they first met.
"That's good, that's good."
Lin Ye let out a sigh of relief. In his eyes, all three secret manuals of the Mechanical Beast Sect were treasures.
Merely the most basic Mental Cultivation Technique and the Spirit Cultivation Technique had benefited him greatly, let alone the strongest and core Soul Melting Technique.
His heart was itching with anticipation.
Therefore, when he saw that he had directly jumped levels and reached the tenth level, he misunderstood that the Inheritance Pagoda did not want to give him the last secret manual.
Fortunately, it was all a misunderstanding.
From Little White's bootlicking attitude, it seemed to be satisfied with him.
That was right. He was handsome and talented. He was loved by everyone and flowers bloomed everywhere he went.
It was normal for a mere mechanical beast to submit to his divine appearance.
Whoosh—
A moment later, under Little White's manipulation, two secret manuals and a pile of materials appeared in the hall on the tenth floor.
"Two?" Lin Ye was shocked. They seemed to be different as well.
Little White explained with a smile, "One of them is the Soul Melting Technique, and the other is the Personal Disciple's Inheritance Manual of the Mechanical Beast Sect. If you want to become the personal disciple of the Mechanical Beast Sect, how can you not know how to craft mechanical beasts? This Soul Melting Technique and the Personal Disciple's Inheritance Manual are the most important things in the sect."
"The previous two techniques you have mastered were all to lay the foundations for this last step."
"Wait, Personal Disciple's Inheritance Manual? I'm only an inner sect disciple." Lin Ye said curiously.
"It's all the same. With your talent, it's only a matter of time. It doesn't matter when you get these two items."
Little White was all smiles as it encouraged, "Open it quickly and take a look. These are all dry goods. They are much more powerful than the Mental Cultivation Technique and the Spirit Cultivation Technique."
"You don't have any ulterior motives, do you?" Lin Ye frowned.
As he spoke, he secretly activated all his talents to their limits.
However, there was no sign of danger.
"How could I have ulterior motives? My Mechanical Beast Sect is thirsty for talent, and we need an excellent disciple like you to support us. Work hard. Young man, from your looks, you will definitely be fit to be the sect leader in the future. Let me tell you secretly. The highest level of the Treasure Pavilion has many mechanical beasts that are comparable to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even Soul Formation realm powerhouses."
With a serious expression, Little White continued, "Once you become the sect leader, the mechanical beasts, precious treasures, materials, and spirit stones inside will all be yours."
"Really?" Lin Ye was tempted.
Furthermore, with his Heart's Web talent, he could see the beast spirit emotion particles above Little White's head.
Seemingly agitated? It was entirely red, but there were no gray emotional particles that appeared from the deception.
"It's more real than real gold!"
Little White sounded determined and its eyes were filled with anticipation.
That expression and those small eyes almost made Lin Ye believe that he was definitely the next sect master.
"Alright, I'll trust you with this once."
Lin Ye nodded and flipped open the Soul Melting Technique manual.
What he saw shocked him again.
"With your consciousness as the furnace, your qi as medicine, the sun as fire, the moon as water, and the assimilation of the heavens…"
Simply speaking, this was a secret technique to melt his spirit power.
He would refine the mental strength he had gained and convert it into his innate divine sense.
While strengthening oneself, it was also the best way to tame a beast spirit. After all, a beast spirit was innately wild and difficult to tame.
Only when one's consciousness was strong enough could one refine the beast spirit's unyielding will with his own mental kiln and preserve its obedient and warlike nature.
This was the foundation for creating mechanical beasts.
"That's right, Little White. After my spiritual power turns into an innate divine sense, will my mental power attacks be more powerful?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"That's for sure. Assuming the same capacity, divine sense is intrinsically superior to mental strength." Little White nodded.
At the same time, a name flashed through his mind. This kid's mental strength was extraordinary. If he converted all of it to become his divine sense, would he become even more extraordinary?
Thinking of that, he could not help but look forward to it.
"Then I'll be cultivating first. Don't disturb me," Lin Ye instructed. He drank a few mouthfuls of enlightenment energy for the third time and started to cultivate quickly.
Entered a state of epiphany.
Soul Melting+5, Soul Melting+5, Soul Melting+5…
100xReward.
Soul Melting+500, Soul Melting+500…
Compared to the last time, it took a little longer this time, but it still only took about ten minutes.
A moment later, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have mastered the first level of the Soul Melting Technique and have converted 10% of your mental power to become your innate divine sense!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have mastered the second level of the Soul Melting Technique and have converted 20% of your mental power to become your innate divine sense!"
Chapter 209
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have mastered the tenth level of the Soul Melting Technique. You have converted 100% of your mental power to become your innate divine sense!"
"Bang—"
After ten consecutive upgrade notifications, Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes.
Lightning flashed in the air, and a hint of mysterious power appeared in the air.
"Amazing, my spirit power has shrunk so much after being converted!"
Carefully sensing his sea of consciousness and his empty mental world, Lin Ye secretly clicked his tongue.
If it was a lake in the sea of stars before, it had shrunk to a small pond now.
However…
Ding Ding Ding—
His thoughts were like knives as the huge iron pillar on the tenth level immediately produced palm-sized saber marks.
Fortunately, this Inheritance Pagoda was also magical. The iron pillars seemed to have recovery abilities and recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Otherwise, if he continued slashing like this, he would probably be able to cut it apart. 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝘳ℯ𝘢𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝑚
"So powerful!"
Lin Ye gasped.
This power was probably stronger than the offensive power of his Great Sage Battle Aura.
Moreover, in terms of its cunning ability, his divine sense was like a blade that was comparable to invisible sword qi, and he was absolutely an expert in assassination and sneak attacks.
"Very good. Your Soul Melting Technique is already stronger than many personal disciples. However, you can't be careless. There are countless experts outside. In the future, you have to keep a low profile. If you can't help but expose yourself, kill all the people who threaten you and settle them once and for all!" Little White said rather domineeringly.
"I understand, I understand," Lin Ye said half-heartedly. Then, he used his divine sense again. This thing was really awesome.
He felt that he was even stronger than Luo Feng's telekinesis profession.
Other than that, he realized that his divine sense was really useful. It could actually increase his Heart's Web and Hint talents.
Previously, when he entered the ruin, his Heart's Web talent was restricted to an effective range of 300 meters due to the restriction of the ruin. His Hint talent, on the other hand, had an effective range of 500 meters.
And now, with the support of his divine sense.
His Heart's Web talent had reached an effective range of 500 meters, and his Hint talent had reached an effective range of 800 meters.
Furthermore, as he stood at the window of the tenth floor of the Inheritance Pagoda, he could actually see Thru and the others who were bathed in blood as they killed their enemies in the Beast Pagoda.
"So brutal, so exciting, and so many rewards!"
After a few glances, Lin Ye felt a little sour.
The Inheritance Pagoda was too stingy. It only gave him secret manuals and not any spirit stones or mechanical beasts.
Swish!
Suddenly, a few pale golden streaks came from afar. They ignored the defense array of the Inheritance Pagoda and surged into the golden dragon of luck above Lin Ye.
"What's going on? Who broke through? Or did they achieve something big?" Lin Ye started.
He activated both his Heart's Web and Eyes Of Luck.
He followed the trajectory of the luck trial and eventually stopped at Luo Feng.
At this moment, Luo Feng was bathed in blood-red light. Obviously, he had already activated the hero skill of the Blood Shadow Battle Blade—Blood God's Possession.
He was on the fourth floor of the Beast Pagoda.
The corpses of Level 4 mechanical beasts were everywhere, all killed by him alone.
At the same time, he seemed to have obtained a large number of spirit stones as a reward.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
With a punch, the spirit stones shattered into pieces, and the spiritual energy was like a wave that was crazily devoured by Luo Feng.
A few minutes later, his aura gradually calmed down.
"Broken through to Class 5?"
At this moment, Lin Ye's question arrived in Luo Feng's heart.
"My lord?"
Luo Feng clenched his fist and nodded with a smile, "That's right. There are no rules binding this place, making it extremely suitable to break through to Class 5. If I go out, the rules of the world will not be able to do anything to me, so it should be considered a loophole. However, the consumption rate is a little high, and I used too many spirit stones to break through."
"I took all the rewards from Level 1 to 4 of the Beast Pagoda and only managed to break through after taking a total of 500 low-grade spirit stones."
"Spirit stones are secondary, but this is an opportunity…"
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. "Inform the others that even if they can't win in the fights, don't leave the Beast Pagoda. Find a place to hide. I'll come personally later and give you guys spirit stones. I want everyone to break through to Class 5!"
"Lord, you are coming? What about the Inheritance Pagoda?" Luo Feng asked.
"It's almost over. Just wait." Lin Ye smiled and severed the connection between them.
Behind him, Little White rolled its eyes and scoffed in its heart. If I didn't remove the restriction on you, do you think your consciousness could enter the Beast Pagoda? What a joke.
It could guess what Lin Ye had done even if it could not see.
However, he was still the future sect leader of the Mechanical Beast Sect. It still had to give him some face.
"Are you done?" After a moment, Little White asked with a smile after Lin Ye turned back.
"I am done. Not bad, not bad. I'm satisfied. These three secret manuals are excellent." Lin Ye had a healthy glow on his face. He had gained a lot today. Not only had he activated his innate divine sense, Luo Feng had also broken through to Class 5. It was indeed worthy of celebration."
"In that case, let's go straight to the last step. After that, you can become a personal disciple. Hurry up and comprehend the Personal Disciple's Inheritance Manual. This thing is still a little difficult," Little White urged.
"Alright, I will definitely succeed within a day!"
Lin Ye said domineeringly.
He had also taken a look just now. To be honest, the most difficult part of the entire Inheritance Pagoda was probably learning the Personal Disciple's Inheritance Manual.
This was not a traditional cultivation technique, but could be considered an art skill.
Forging mechanical beasts required one to have tens of thousands of different abilities and blueprints of every lifeform, including strange ones.
The main body of the mechanical beasts could be handed over to the armory to be processed, but the beast spirit had to be caught and merged by someone who had cultivated a mechanical beast cultivation technique. Only by relying on blueprints could one inscribe spirit patterns and integrate the beast spirit into the main body of the mechanical beast.
"There are more than 3,200 kinds of Class 1 mechanical beasts. They are classified into various categories; fighter, support, pursuit, collection, cute, beautiful…"
"Oh, there are still the spirit patterns. Class 1 mechanical beasts have 98 basic array formations. A single Class 1 mechanical beast requires the combination of 10 suitable array formations to form a closed circuit before it can be used normally with the help of spirit stones."
"For Class 2 mechanical beasts, there are a total of 6500 basic spirit patterns…"
Lin Ye read on seriously.
With his consumption of enlightenment energy, he directly entered a super state of epiphany.
A moment later, a large amount of experience points flew out from above his head: Crafting+500, Crafting+500…
2 hours later.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have learned Class 1 Mechanical Beast Forging Skill!"
5 hours later.
"You have learned Class 2 Mechanical Beast Forging Skill!"
8 hours later.
"You've learned Class 3 Mechanical Beast Forging Skill!"
14 hours later.
"You've learned Class 4 Mechanical Beast Forging Skill!"
23 hours later.
"You've learned Class 5 Mechanical Beast Forging Skill!"
"I'm finally able to forge a Class 5 mechanical beast. Crafting a Class 6 one is a little difficult. There are too many designs and spirit patterns that I need to understand. They are also very complicated. I won't be able to understand them within two to three days."
Lin Ye yawned. At this moment, he hated time.
It was two to three in the morning when he came in on the fifth day. Now, other 23 hours have passed.
In other words, it was already the sixth day since he had arrived in the outside world.
In another 20 hours, it would be the first zombie wave. There was not much time left..
Chapter 210
"Little White, I've learned the forging technique of a Class 5 mechanical beast. Can I go out now?" Lin Ye asked.
"Class 5 already? So fast!" Little White's pupils were constricted. The shock it felt was indescribable.
Immediately afterward, it became extremely exciting.
With such a future sect leader in its Mechanical Beast Sect, the sect would definitely rise up again in the future!
"It's already very slow. My condition today is not good." Lin Ye shook his head and sighed. "According to normal standards, it should only take a few minutes. At most, it would take only ten minutes to learn up till here. I might have been working overnight and did not rest well, affecting my performance."
"…" Little White was speechless.
This future sect leader was good in everything and his talent was unparalleled. It was just that he was a bit too shameless.
It gritted its teeth and pointed at the pile of materials on the ground. "These materials are enough to make 10 mechanical beasts. As long as you can successfully forge 1 mechanical beast from Class 1 to Class 5, you will be considered to have completed the assessment."
"Mm." Lin Ye nodded, his gaze landing on the materials that had appeared in the center of the hall.
Ten crystal clear light balls were floating in the air. Inside each light ball, the vague shadow of a spiritual beast flashed.
"These are… beast spirits?"
His eyes flickered as he guessed. It looked a little like zombie souls.
"That's right. Most of the beast spirits originate from the Demon Beast Continent and the Underworld. They're considered pretty good stuff."
"However, most of the cultivators don't know how to use it. Other than our Mechanical Beast Sect, the Demon Tamers, the Yin Yang Masters, the Beast God Sect and a few other cultivation systems, in the eyes of outsiders, they can only be used as currency."
Demonic Beast Continent? A continent that belonged to demonic beasts?
What was their relationship with the various magical beasts and demons in the Underworld?
Something felt wrong!
Humans could hide in the Underworld and become natives.
Why couldn't demonic beasts do the same?
At this moment, countless pieces of information flashed through Lin Ye's mind.
After his spirit power was converted into his divine sense, his analytical ability had also increased greatly.
Soon, a thought flashed through his mind.
He suddenly looked at Little White and exclaimed, "Are they all beasts from Earth?!"
"You're smart."
A satisfied smile appeared on the pretty boy's face as he nodded and said, "Every season, all living beings on the original Earth will be teleported to this magical world."
"Humans have their path to develop and so do beasts. Both will be separated from each other from the beginning. However, this is only temporary. One month later, when the zombie wave ends, different kinds of activities will be carried out on the various continents such as escape trials, dungeons, mystic realms, and so on. This will link the Human Continent and the Demon Beast Continent, forming new strife."
"In other words, before long, you will be facing the double blow of both the demon beasts and the zombies."
"F*ck!" Lin Ye cursed under his breath. Zombies alone were enough of a headache, and now there was even a Demon Beast Continent.
This was simply a shit-stirrer!
"Do demon beasts have intelligence?" He asked again. If they did, it would be uncomfortable.
"That's only natural. In the early stages of their descent, the rules of the world will grant them intelligence. Every other day, they will rapidly grow. After a month, their intelligence will basically not be inferior to humans. Furthermore, there are many legacies of the Demon Beast Race on that continent, such as the legendary Great Sage, Demon Ox, and so on."
"These are all myths, right?" Lin Ye frowned. Humans were innately weak. If this continued, the difficulty would undoubtedly increase.
"That's you are all given a month to develop. Don't worry. When the time comes, even if the two continents are connected, demon beasts that surpass the rules will basically not appear. Most of them are within the same class as all of you humans. Furthermore, humans can still recruit natives from the Underworld to develop. Compared to the venomous fights between demon beasts, it's much better."
"Alright, one last question. Is there any way to arrive at the Demon Beast Continent early?" Lin Ye's eyes flickered.
"I knew that you had your eyes on the Demon Beast Continent. For the time being, don't even think about it. Your strength is too weak and you can't take on the astral winds. Come and find me when you reach Class 9."
Little White glanced at Lin Ye unhappily and advised, "Young man, don't be too anxious now. Take your time to develop. Stability is the most important thing."
"You're thinking too much. I have yet to rule the Human Continent, so why would I go to the Demon Beast Continent to seek a rebuff? I just miss my two dogs; a golden retriever and a husky. I wonder how those two bastards are doing." Lin Ye pouted.
In the end, he even performed karmic divination using his talent.
At the same time, in a corner of the Demon Beast Continent billions of kilometers away.
A certain demon with a greasy face and distinct black and white fur, a human body and dog head, suddenly sneezed.
"Bleh!"
The pork bone soup in his hand flew out and splattered across the face of the golden-haired dog-headed demon.
"F*ck, who's thinking about me? It can't be Young Master Lin Ye, right? At this time, he should be defending against the zombies on the human continent. Strange, with his weak constitution, he actually hasn't been bitten to death by the zombies?" The black and white dog-headed demon muttered, suspicion evident in its eyes.
"Don't talk nonsense. Master is blessed. He will be fine!" 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝓇𝘦𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The blonde dog had a good temper. He wiped off the soup and sighed. "It has been six days. I miss Young Mistress Weiwei and the rest. I wonder how they are doing now."
"They should be fine. Let me track their aura."
As he spoke, a black and white light flashed and the husky instantly transformed into a three-meter-tall beast.
It muttered some incomprehensible incantations, and finally, a mysterious energy entered its nostrils.
"Boundless Heaven and Earth Tracking!"
Whoosh—
An invisible wave spread and lasted for a long time before information returned to him.
"How was it?" The golden retriever looked at the husky expectantly.
"No, it's too far away. I can't sense them unless my magical ability level increases by another level." The husky shook his head.
"That's too difficult." The golden retriever frowned and was secretly anxious.
"I have an idea." The husky snickered.
"Don't tell me you still have plans on fighting the Tiger King." The golden retriever glared at it vigilantly. "Don't be rash. Last time, because of your cheap mouth, you took liberties with his wife, causing us to be chased by the tiger king for hundreds of kilometers."
"What are you talking about? I'm not stupid. However, let's change opponents this time. Let's go for the Tiger King's son. Do you still remember the altar of the Beast Deity that we found first? As long as we sacrifice the Tiger King's son, we might be able to obtain a new powerful magical ability. If not, we should at least be able to increase the experience points of my Boundless Heaven and Earth Tracking by a few thousands of miles."
The husky's eyes revealed a glint as he instigated, "Little Gold, don't you want to meet Young Master and the rest sooner?"
"You have to understand that only by becoming stronger can we protect Young Master and the rest."
"You really think so?" The golden retriever had a suspicious look in his eyes. "Didn't you say the day before yesterday that you wanted to be the new owner? In the future, when you meet our Young Master, you want to be his master instead. You bastard, are you still not giving up and want to rebel!"
"How could I? I'm the number two loyal dog by Young Master's side. In terms of loyalty, other than you, who else is more loyal than me?"
The husky waved his hand and said impatiently, "Let's go, brother. That bastard Tiger King dared to kill more than ten of our lackeys last time. We must get back at him this time. We'll sacrifice a few of his tiger cubs first, then snatch his wife and occupy his territory."
"Hehe, when the time comes, I will be the boss of the entire Foggy Valley, and you will be the number two. Us brothers will be able to call all the shots here and live a good life."
"No, I want to sleep. When the two continents become connected, I'll go find Young Master and the others." The golden retriever wagged his tail and laid down in the demon cave to rest.
"Coward! I'll go myself!"
The husky cursed and sneaked out sneakily.
Chapter 211
"Karma prediction, Mercedes, Crisis?! (Blur, )
"Karmic divination, BMW, Crisis?! (Blur, )"
"What are these two fellows doing?" Lin Ye frowned.
Mercedes was his husky while BMW was his golden retriever.
In the past, there were no cars at home. Seeing that his friends had all started to drive but not him, Father Lin then named the two dogs as such.
If others had cars of such brand, he should have something of the same name too.
Although it sounded a little self-deceiving, it still sounded exciting. Even though he had bought the actual cars from BMW later, the names of the two dogs still remained the same.
And now, through his karmic divination, he actually found out that his two dogs were in danger.
This made him suspect Mercedes.
This guy liked to stir up trouble when he was still at home. He was also extraordinarily bold.
The toilet paper and sanitary pads in the entire building had been stolen by it before. He was attracted to where there was a smell.
Because of this, he and Lin Wei had to lecture him dozens of times before they could suppress it.
Now that they had descended into this world, he did not expect even them to come over too. They were even sent to the Demon Beast Continent which was across the sea.
With no one controlling him, who knew how much trouble this fellow would cause. On the other hand, the obedient golden retriever was most likely going to suffer along with BMW
"Forget it. I'll look at it again when I have the chance. Perhaps it's because someone else is in danger. This bastard BMW is smart. He doesn't look like a dog that will live a short life!"
Lin Ye muttered and temporarily forgot about it.
Since he could not go now, there was no point in worrying. He might as well think about what was in front of him.
Soon, his attention landed on the materials again.
This time, he needed to forge one mechanical beast from Class 1 to Class 5. The moment he closed his eyes, all the spirit patterns that he had just learned appeared in his mind.
He chose five out of the ten mechanical beasts.
They were a mosquito, a dog, a wolf, a leopard, and a tiger.
"Class 1 Mosquito Mechanical Beast; Recon-type. Requires 10 spirit patterns. I can consider these abilities; silence, supervision, sound retraction, acceleration, concealment, light protection, cold protection, heat resistance…"
"Alright, this shall be it!"
Lin Ye made a decision. With a thought, his divine sense saw through space. He grabbed one of the Class 1 beast spirits and formed seals.
"Spirit Sealing Array Formation!"
Two hexagram fragments flew out from his fingers and landed on the forehead of the mosquito mechanical beast and beast spirit.
Whoosh—
The array flashed and fused the beast spirit with the mechanical beast.
"Next is the spirit patterns. Silence!"
Lin Ye's divine sense was incomparably powerful. When he did things like engraving spirit patterns, it was simply like writing in a language. It was natural and smooth, and he could use it freely.
With a ding, a layer of array formation appeared on the surface of the mechanical beast.
"So simple?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. For the sake of stability, he had to do it one by one.
However, his subconscious told him that with the strength of his current divine sense, even if he split his divine sense into a hundred parts, he could still engrave hundreds of spirit patterns at the same time.
"Let's try ten at once. I still have one chance anyway."
Lin Ye took a deep breath. It was his first time doing it and it was so difficult. It was inevitable that he would feel a little pressured when engraving teen spirit patterns at once.
However, once he started, he became especially focused. The ten consciousness threads were like mechanical tentacles as they quickly carved spirit patterns on the mechanical beast.
"Supervision, sound retraction, acceleration, concealment, light protection…"
There were continuous clanking sounds.
Whoosh—
In the end, the tenth array formation glowed on the surface of the mechanical beast and Lin Ye placed a spirit stone into the mechanical beast.
With a few cracking sounds, the Class 1 mosquito mechanical beast immediately opened its tiny eyes.
When its gaze landed on Lin Ye, it immediately pounced over excitedly like a wandering child returning home.
"Success!" Lin Ye revealed a smile. His divine sense had already sensed the relationship between him and the beast spirit in the mechanical beast core.
As long as he wanted to, he could make it live with a single thought and kill it with a single thought as well.
Moreover, by attaching his divine sense to the mosquito, he could completely control it and even eavesdrop on other people's information.
Of course, Class 1 was too low a realm and it could be easily discovered.
If he could engrave Class 5 spirit patterns in the future, it would probably be more effective.
Screech—
At this moment, the Level 1 mosquito landed in Lin Ye's palm.
The system immediately sent a congratulatory message.
"You have successfully forged a Class 1 Mosquito Mechanical Beast!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained 100 Class 1 Mosquito Mechanical Beasts!"
"F*ck, the system didn't give me a hundredfold option this time? It just gave me a hundred of it instead!"
Seeing that the mechanical beast was about to multiply in numbers, Lin Ye was given a fright. With a thought, he placed it into his interspatial ring immediately.
"Hm? Why did you keep it?" Little White asked in confusion.
A moment ago, it was still watching Lin Ye forge with relish.
It was overjoyed in its heart.
This guy was indeed a genius. He had good talent and was good at forging spirit patterns.
It was clearly his first time using it, but he could actually split his consciousness into ten and engrave ten spirit patterns at the same time.
This efficiency was higher than the inner sect disciples who had studied in the sect for dozens of years in the past.
But in the blink of an eye, the mechanical beast had been kept by Lin Ye. I felt a sense of dissatisfaction.
"I was thinking that since the mechanical beasts are considered half-living, could they be stored in an interspatial ring? In the end, I gave it a try and it actually worked." Lin Ye laughed. That was just an excuse, but what he said was reasonable.
As he spoke, he took out a mosquito mechanical beast from his interspatial ring and handed it to Little White.
After coming out, under Lin Ye's control, the mosquito mechanical beast woke up again and laid on Little White's claws quietly.
"The mechanical beasts are half alive. In fact, only we, the mechanical beast forgers, admit to this. Outsiders generally think of them as dead animals. To a certain extent, it's actually correct. Therefore, after they enter the interspatial ring, the beast spirit will enter a state of fake death."
"This is also a big part of being a mechanic. On the surface, a mechanic looks like he's alone, but in reality, who knows how many weapons he has in his storage equipment."
"Powerful mechanics have a terrifying army hidden in their storage."
"Mm." Lin Ye nodded in agreement. He had a deep understanding of this after becoming a mechanical beast master.
When he cultivated till the tenth level of the Mental Cultivation Technique, he could already control 100 mechanical beasts.
Although it had shrunk a lot, he felt that it was not difficult to control 130 of them at the same time.
And this was only the beginning. When his divine sense became stronger in the future, the number of mechanical beasts he could control would still increase drastically.
After chatting for a while, the topic returned to the examination.
Little White took a serious look and clicked her tongue. "Not bad, very good. All 11 spirit patterns are not bad and are of high quality. If you engrave a few more, it will probably reach the middle stage of Class 1."
At this point, it looked at Lin Ye and praised, "To be honest, among the newbies, for you to achieve such success on your first forging, you can definitely be considered a peerless genius. I'll give you 120 points. The extra 20 points are given to you using my personal authority!"
"According to the rules, even if you can't forge five mechanical beasts, as long as you get 400 points, you can still become a personal disciple."
"Little White, I like people like you who like to tell the truth… Er… I mean beasts like you!" The corners of Lin Ye's mouth curled into a bright smile.
At this point, even a fool could tell that Little White was afraid that he would not be able to pass the assessment somehow and had already prepared for such a case.
However, he was not someone who liked to get in through the back door.
Well, the truth was: F*ck, I can't waste the opportunity to get free mechanical beasts.
The Inheritance Pagoda provided him with free materials. If he succeeded, he could still trigger the hundredfold reward.
Five mechanical beasts meant 500 of them!
Among them were also valuable Class 5 mechanical beasts.
Immediately, Lin Ye grabbed the dog beast spirit and fused it with the mechanical body. He quickly carved spirit patterns on the mechanical beast body.
Ding Ding Ding—
A series of crisp and pleasant sounds rang out. The Class 2 mechanical dog beast had been successfully forged!
This time, he did not touch it with his fingers but ordered it to stay where it was.
After that, he continued to forge the Class 3 mechanical wolf. After two rounds, he was already familiar with the process.
Lin Ye even felt that he could multitask and forge a Class 4 mechanical leopard at the same time.
"Let's start!"
Lin Ye had always been someone who did whatever he thought of.
At this moment, he was in a good state. His eyes were bright and he ignored the shocked Little White as he started work on both the Class 3 mechanical wolf and the Class 4 mechanical leopard.
Ding Ding Ding Ding!
Another wave of concentrated crisp sounds rang out. The Class 3 mechanical wolf and the Class 4 mechanical leopard were actually successfully forged!
"This is f*cking a peerless genius. He's too awesome!"
"In all my years, I've never seen such a ridiculous guy!"
Little White's entire body was trembling. It was so exciting that I was about to cry.
At this moment, it couldn't be bothered to continue pretending and directly revealed its cards.
"120 points! I will give you 120 points! Hurry, Lin Ye, forge the last Class 5 mechanical tiger. No matter whether you succeed or fail, you will become a personal disciple."
"There's no hurry. The energy consumption is a little high. Let me take some medicine."
Lin Ye sighed.
Carving spirit patterns on two mechanical beasts at once was a little stressful.
But this was good as well. Through increasing the pressure, he felt that his divine sense seemed to have increased quite a bit.
After recovery, he could control at least five more mechanical beasts.
Then, he took out his Spirit Cleansing Pill and ate a few mouthfuls.
He then activated his Soul Melting Technique.
Boom!
A large amount of spiritual energy quickly fused into his divine sense kiln.
Under the intense spiritual flame, the impurities were burned away, leaving only the purest divine sense.
In less than two minutes, Lin Ye was full of vigor again.
"Class 5, I'm coming!"
Flames raged in Lin Ye's eyes.
The divine sense threads tore through the air and grabbed the mechanical tiger's main body and the beast spirit.
As per the old rules, the Spirit Sealing Array Formation took the lead, the spirit patterns took the center, and the fusion was completed.
The only difference was that he was a little selfish when it came to carving the spirit patterns.
In the trial, he had received three peak Class 5 Sabertooth Tiger mechanical beasts as rewards. Their offensive strength was extremely powerful.
Therefore, he copied all the spirit patterns of the sabertooth tiger.
Tiger Attack, Venomous Bite, Venomous Piercing, Fatal March (Increase Movement Speed), and even Tiger Roar were all copied onto the new tiger.
Ding Ding Ding—
For a Class 5 mechanical beast, the number of spirit patterns it required increased drastically. Fortunately, Lin Ye had already converted 100% of his spirit power into divine sense and was under no pressure.
Whoosh—
When the last Tiger Roar spirit pattern engraving was completed, the circle of light that came from smelting instantly retracted and enveloped the entire mechanical tiger.
Whistle—-
The interior was like a kiln, madly tempering all the spirit patterns of the mechanical tiger.
This was much more complicated than forging a Class 4 mechanical beast.
"Roar!"
As expected, when all the spirit patterns fused together, the virtual flame of his consciousness dissipated, and a larger mechanical tiger beast flew out.
It let out an ear-splitting roar and swept its sharp tiger eyes across its surroundings until it looked at Lin Ye. Sensing something, it immediately transformed into a docile little 'cat' and happily walked to Lin Ye's feet. At the same time, it kicked aside the leopard, dog, and wolf which were blocking its way.
The three beasts behind stared aggrievedly, but they didn't dare to say anything.
"Success, you really succeeded!" The happiest person during the entire process was the examiner, Little White.
After so many years, the Mechanical Beast Sect finally produced a peerless genius and it was even born under its witness.
This glory was enough for it to show off for the countless years to come.
Unfortunately, the old ancestors could not see it. Otherwise, if they knew, they would rest in peace. 𝘭𝑖𝒷𝓇𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"Can I take them away?" Lin Ye asked nervously.
He was a little afraid that if Little White touched them, the 100xReward would be gone.
"You forged them yourself. It's yours. Take it. It's not a big deal." Little White waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Thank you." Lin Ye looked pleased.
He touched them one by one and quickly kept them in his interspatial ring.
Soon, hundreds of mechanical beasts appeared in the ring.
Fortunately, the bodies of the mechanical beasts contained spatial spirit patterns that could expand and shrink them. He did not have to worry about the ring exploding due to insufficient space.
After putting away the mechanical beasts, Little White handed him a golden token with a smile.
In the middle was carved two bold and elegant characters: Personal disciple!
Chapter 212
Lin Ye touched the token.
"You have obtained the personal disciple token of the Mechanical Beast Sect!"
100xReward.
1. 100 personal disciple tokens
2. An acting Sect Master's Token
3. Random Rank Token
"Acting Sect Master's Token?!"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. This name sounded way more awesome than just being a personal disciple.
He just did not know what authority this position had. This lousy system did not even give him an explanation. There was no way he could compare the first two options.
If he asked Little White, he felt that he would be exposed.
However, it was still difficult to explain how he got his hands on the acting Sect Master's token…
Use the Inheritance Pagoda as an excuse?
Mm, this seems possible!
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. He narrowed his eyes at Little White and asked, "Little White, what is the acting Sect Master's token?"
"Acting Sect Master?"
Little White shook its head and laughed. "Rascal, although I've acknowledged you, I don't dare to give you this thing without permission. Half a year later, after you defeat all the personal disciples, you can directly advance to become the Sect Master. Why would you still need to be the acting Sect Master?"
"No, I'm just curious. Tell me about it. If I become the acting Sect Master, what benefits and authority would I get?" Lin Ye smiled.
"You're a strange kid."
Little White looked at him in confusion. On account of him being a peerless genius, it explained, "As the name suggests, the acting Sect Master has partial authority when the Sect Master is not around. As long as he doesn't violate the sect rules, his authority is the highest in the sect."
"An identity token of any level needs to be approved by the acting Sect Master before being given out."
"As for the benefits, he can obtain 1 top-grade spirit stone a day. There are no restrictions on him within the Level 10 of the Technique Pavilion, but he will only be allowed to browse through it and is not allowed to take it away. Also, he will need to control all the mechanical beasts in the Beast Pagoda and check all the treasures within the Treasure Pavilion… Lastly, and most importantly."
"As long as there are enough spirit stones, the teleportation passageway to the ruin can be opened at any time."
"In other words, even if I stand in the territory, I can enter the ruin at any time?" Lin Ye's heart thumped.
The Beast Pagoda in the ruin could isolate the law of the outside world and allow one to break through to Class 5 in advance. This way, the next twenty hours would be enough for him to create a group of Class 5 core members.
Damn it, just the thought of it was exciting.
In the first zombie wave, all the factions were stuck below Level 5. Only he and his people could break through in advance.
At that time, he would truly be invincible.
"In theory, that's the case, but there's a condition." Little White flicked its finger and a mystic light mirror appeared.
The image reflected in the mirror was the ten thousand wooden stakes before everyone arrived.
It pointed at the tree stump and said, "The prerequisite is that you have to move all these 10,000 Wood Dragon Stakes back. The order cannot be messed up at all. The 10,000 Wood Dragon Stakes are the spatial points used by the ruin to transport one here."
"Only by bringing the complete spatial passageway entrance can you enter from anywhere anytime."
"This is easy to handle. After we get out, I'll get someone to move it." Lin Ye was overjoyed.
Although there were a lot of them, his territory did not lack people the most. Once the large group of people arrived, everything was basically done.
"What's the meaning of this? Are you crazy? I only gave you a personal disciple token," Little White said unhappily.
"That might not be true."
Lin Ye shook his finger, a mysterious smile on his face. At the same time, he muttered in his heart, "I choose option 2!"
Whoosh—
In an instant, the golden color of the token turned dark red.
"F*ck, an acting Sect Master's token?!"
Little White's pupils constricted and its mouth gaped open. The shock it felt was even more exaggerated than before.
"How is this possible!"
Be it him or Lord Zi Yang, neither of them had the right to issue the acting Sect Master token.
If there was anyone in the entire Mechanical Beast Sect who had the authority to do so, it would be the artifact spirit of the tower.
It was a pity that in the tragic battle back then, the Inheritance Pagoda was injured. After so many years, it and Lord Zi Yang had never seen the artifact spirit appear again.
"Could it be that the artifact spirit has awakened? That can't be right. If the artifact spirit has awakened, as the guardian, Lord Zi Yang shouldn't be unable to sense it…"
"Strange…"
It glared at Lin Ye and asked sternly, "Lin Ye, tell me the truth. What is going on with this token!?"
"Just now, an ethereal voice rang in my ear."
Lin Ye frowned as he pondered. "It asked me what year it was already and whether humans have won or lost?"
"What happened after that?" Little White asked anxiously.
"Then, before I could say anything, the personal disciple token in my hand became the acting Sect Master's token. I don't know what happened either!" Lin Ye said innocently.
"Well…" Little White hesitated. From the look on Lin Ye's face, he didn't seem to understand either.
After some thought, its figure tore through the air. When it reappeared, Lord Zi Yang had also appeared.
"Little friend, hand me the token quickly." Lord Zi Yang was clearly agitated as well. He took the token from Lin Ye and looked at it. He nodded and said, "I can't be wrong. This is the acting Sect Master token of our sect. Its spirit pattern and pressure match."
"Old Zi, it might be that the artifact spirit has awakened. Did you sense it?" Little White asked with a serious expression.
"I don't think so. I'm the guardian spirit of the tower. If the artifact spirit awakens, it can't possibly fool me…" Zi Yang shook his head.
"Then this acting Sect Master's token…" Little White hinted.
"This… I don't know the exact situation either, but from what you're saying, Lin Ye is indeed the most suitable successor to the ruin so far. I personally don't object to him controlling the Mechanical Beast Sect."
Lord Zi Yang looked at Lin Ye and probed, "Why don't we let him try?"
"Don't ask me. I don't know either. I only recognize the rules." Little White shook its head.
"Then the rule is that meeting the acting Sect Master is equivalent to meeting the Sect Master himself." Lord Zi Yang rubbed his nose.
"Sigh, there's no other way. You saw it too. I followed the rules and definitely didn't cross them." Little White smiled.
There were actually benefits to having fewer disciples. Now that he and Lord Zi Yang were the only ones left, there were no disagreements and it was extremely comfortable.
"Then it's decided. Little friend Lin Ye… cough cough, no, no, I should address you as the acting Sect Master. From today onwards, if the Sect Master doesn't come out, you will be the acting Sect Master of my Mechanical Beast Sect."
As they spoke, the man and the mechanical beast bowed to show their respect to the new Sect Master.
"You're welcome. We're family, don't stand on ceremony."
Lin Ye smiled and stood up.
Whoosh—
At the same time, the skin of the top lord outside his body moved without wind, transforming into a black and dignified dragon robe. He wore a goose feather cape on his back, a crown on his head, a longsword at his waist, and boots. Combined with his handsome face, he looked like a peerless emperor.
"Tsk tsk, clothes make the man. Acting… cough cough, the Sect Master's outfit makes you stand out like you are a dragon among men!"
Little White praised.
"Good taste." Lin Ye bared his teeth and gave a thumbs up. He flicked his cloak and said majestically, "Let's go. Bring me to the Beast Pagoda. I am breaking through to Class 6. At the same time, I'll lead all my people to break through to Class 5."
"Sect Master is wise. Although our Mechanical Beast Sect is in ruins, our heritage is still there. It's easy for one to break through to Class 5 here." 𝙡𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝒂𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
"Come, I'll bring you there."
With that, Lord Zi Yang waved his hand.
Whoosh—
A cloud ladder made of fog appeared.
In an instant, the man, spirit, and mechanical beast arrived at the entrance of the Beast Pagoda.
"Sect Master, your citizens are all on the third floor," Zi Yang said.
"Then let's go straight to the third floor."
"Sect Master, to go straight to the third level, I need your Sect Master token's permission!" Lord Zi Yang clasped his fists.
Lin Ye nodded and casually handed over the command token.
Swish!
A moment later, a mysterious beam of light landed and scanned the sect leader's token.
With a cracking sound, the door leading to the third level of the Beast Pagoda opened.
When the light shone in, one could see that the space was huge, similar to a folded space. From the outside, it looked like it was only about a hundred square meters.
But once one entered, one would realize that the space inside was completely different from the outside world.
When one came alone, one would feel as if he was an ant. The next level above his head felt like it was thousands of meters away.
Opposite them, the sound of fighting rose and fell. Tru and the others took turns fighting. When they were tired, they rested and absorbed the spiritual energy in the spirit stones.
The cultivation atmosphere here was good. There was also a vast number of mechanical beasts as opponents. It could rapidly increase their combat strength in the short term.
At this moment, Luo Feng came down from the fourth floor.
Everyone heard the commotion on Lin Ye's side and was shocked when they saw Lin Ye appear wearing such an exaggerated dragon robe.
"My lord, what's with your outfit?" Tru asked carefully.
He felt that his lord's aura had become lofty and unattainable. Just his gaze and thoughts were enough to cause waves in one's heart.
This feeling was like seeing those invincible city lords giving speeches in major cities.
Perhaps this was the so-called domineeringness of a king!
"How dare you! This is the leader of my Mechanical Beast Sect!" Little White stared.
A terrifying wave of air exploded, and the air in the surroundings surged violently, causing everyone on the other side to be unable to open their eyes.
It was the same for Little Zombie Yang Fusheng. However, strangely, when he saw that Little White was angry, the little zombie did not dare to make a sound.
"Don't be rash. We're all on the same side." Lin Ye pulled Little White.
"Okay!" Upon hearing that, Little White immediately removed its pressure and the wind died down.
"I couldn't tell that you were very strong! To be honest, what level of battle prowess are you at?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
He felt that even he might not be able to withstand the anger just now.
"To be honest, I'm only in Class 9. Because I'm too useless, I was left behind by the Sect Master to guard the Inheritance Pagoda back then," Little White said slowly.
"…"
Everyone present was speechless. A Class 9 trash?
They felt offended!
"Class 9?!"
On the other hand, Lin Ye had no other thoughts but was overjoyed.
Good lord, he was definitely a super thug!
If there were any difficult bosses in the future, he could get Little White to kill them with a slap.
How exciting!
As if reading Lin Ye's thoughts, Little White said bluntly, "Sect Master, don't think about it. I can't go out.. The rules outside have restricted me from doing so. For living beings like me and Zi Yang, before the Class 9 level limit is lifted, there's basically no hope of us getting out into the main world unless we go to the Underworld or Hell…"
Chapter 213
"The Underworld and Hell…"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and stared at Little White with a burning gaze. "Can you defeat the zombie king, Jiang Chen?"
"Who is this Jiang Chen?"
Little White asked back. When it was born, it did not seem to have heard of this Zombie King.
Was he a rising star?
It was suspicious and added, "If it is an ordinary, lowest level zombie king, I can solve it.
"I am not too sure about this either." Lin Ye shook his head awkwardly. From the corner of his eye, he saw Yang Fusheng, whose mouth was curled up. His Universal Pull grabbed the air and sucked him over.
"Lin Ye, what are you doing? Put me down!" Yang Fusheng struggled.
"Let me ask you something."
Lin Ye smiled and said, "Isn't your brother a mortal enemy of Jiang Chen? Then you should be clear about his strength, right?"
"What memory do you have? Didn't I say it already? My brother's strength is similar to that of old man Zi Yang. That old man Zi Yang is a Perfected Lord who is two realms above Class 9. Jiang Chen has the blessing of divine blood and is similar in strength to my brother. When he unleashes his trump card, he has the combat power of a Perfected Lord."
At that point, Yang Fusheng cast a sidelong glance at Little White. "Although Little White's combat strength is strong and he can be considered half a step into the Golden Core realm, he's still far from being a general. If you're not afraid of death, you can bring him to hell to find trouble with him."
"A Zombie King at the Perfected Lord realm shouldn't be a nobody. It should have had a protagonist's life providence before right?" Zi Yang interjected.
"Of course. My elder brother and Jiang Chen were both protagonists of the world that they belonged to!" Yang Fusheng said proudly.
"It's not you, why are you so smug?" Little White snorted, clearly expressing its displeasure. It was strong, alright?
"I was considered half…" Yang Fusheng gritted his teeth.
"You are just an ordinary zombie king. I can beat the shit out of you," Little White said disdainfully.
"You!" Yang Fusheng was exasperated.
"Alright, go and play at the side."
With a wave of his hand, Lin Ye sent Yang Fusheng away. He had found out the information he wanted to know. If he continued to let him stay here, he might start a fight with Little White.
"Killing the donkey when it's done…" Yang Fusheng muttered and ran to see the Balala energy.
"What about Lord Zi Yang? You are so strong. How much power can you display now?" Lin Ye turned to Zi Yang and asked expectantly.
"I might have to disappoint you, Sect Master. I'm only the guardian spirit of the ruin now. In the ruin, I can display the strength of a Perfected Lord but outside the ruin, even in the Underworld and Hell, my strength will drop drastically. Don't mention killing a zombie king, even I can't defeat Little White…" Zi Yang smiled bitterly.
"Is the difference that great?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows, a bit confused by their words.
In his view, although one's combat ability would be affected by environmental factors, it shouldn't be that exaggerated.
Zi Yang was almost two realms above that of Little White.
"It's not big, but extremely big." Lord Zi Yang sighed faintly. "If I was at my peak, I could defend against more than ten of them, or even dozens of those at the same level. I controlled more than twenty top-notch mechanical beasts back then. Unfortunately, they have all been wiped out since the end of the final battle."
"Even my corporeal body was destroyed. My Nascent Soul withered and was close to death. In the end, with the help of the previous Sect Master, I gave up on my human destiny and bound my spirit body to the core of the ruin. From then on, I became a guardian spirit that could survive on forever and protect this place."
"Therefore, my so-called cultivation of a Perfected Lord is only a superficial one. Unless the Sect Leader can guide the enemy into the ruin, perhaps I can fight him."
"Forget it. I don't think you guys are reliable." Lin Ye shook his head, secretly shocked.
He did not expect his subordinates to be so powerful.
Moreover, through his conversation with Little White and the others, he roughly analyzed the combat power rankings after Class 9.
For those practicing the immortal cultivation system.
Above Class 9 were Golden Core True Lords, Nascent Soul Perfected Lords, and Soul Formation Supremacies.
Meanwhile, the tier system for the strength of the zombies was a bit different.
The most trashy, malnourished Zombie King was considered a top Class 9 zombie.
An ordinary, high-level Zombie King had the combat power of a Golden Core.
Special-type Zombie Kings, such as Jiang Chen who has divine blood, have their strength determined according to the amount of divine blood they have.
But even the weakest amongst them had the strength of a Nascent Soul Perfected Lord. The more powerful ones might be Soul Formation Supremacies or even beyond that.
"By the way, do you know what divine blood is? Is it the blood of a true god?" Lin Ye asked again.
Everyone kept mentioning divine blood.
He vaguely remembered that when he angered Jiang Chen, the system had reminded him that Jiang Chen had consumed a small amount of divine blood to increase the difficulty of his zombie wave.
In addition, Lord Zi Yang's description of the hierarchy of the zombie kings made him interested in the words 'divine blood'.
"The so-called divine blood is actually the blood of an expert from the Divine Blood Cultivation Civilization. The blood of such an expert has its own special effect and charm. Some can grant powerful strength to their descendants, some can strengthen their divine arts, and some can allow the user to gain various strange abilities…"
"In short, it can be considered a superb auxiliary treasure to improve one's combat strength."
"According to ancient legends, in the Zombie Civilization, the strongest Zombie God born is an incomparably powerful expert from the Divine Blood Cultivation System when he was alive. After his death, his divine body mutated and turned into a zombie. From then on, he became independent of the Three Realms and Six Paths, forming his own system."
"This person's identity is mysterious. People only know that he calls himself Zombie God. He has established the Zombie Divine Palace and the Zombie Divine Dynasty in Hell. With zombies as his citizens, he cultivates his own divine path. He is one of the ten pillars of Hell. Now that the Lord of Hell is not around, the early stages of dealing with the human race will be handled by this Zombie God."
"Zombie Dynasty…" Lin Ye bared his teeth. This Zombie God was quite ambitious.
He glanced at Yang Fusheng from the corner of his eye. This little guy seemed to be very lucky. He had actually gone to the Zombie Divine Palace and obtained the only contract to return to become a human.
However, as for the process, this guy was very tight-lipped. He didn't say anything no matter how many questions were asked. Whenever he tried, Yang Fusheng would say that he would be punished by the heavens if he were to divulge the secret.
"Sect Master, from what you're saying, you want to go to Hell recently?" Little White raised its head and asked.
"Not for the time being. Going would be suicide. But I'm interested in the Underworld." Lin Ye nodded.
He had not thought of it before because he was too weak.
However, with a lackey with a top combat power of Class 9 like Little White, although going to hell would be dangerous, going to the Underworld shouldn't be a problem.
After all, after understanding how terrifying Hell was, he felt that it was necessary to promote trade with the Underworld races as soon as possible and increase the development of his territory.
Otherwise, if he only relied on opening treasure chests, the development speed would still be too slow and he would not be able to meet the targets set in his heart.
"Sect Master, if it's possible, I hope you can help Old Zi collect some materials from the Underworld to convert to become a loose immortal, especially a carrier. Once Old Zi successfully converts his cultivation, his combat strength will be restored to its original state, and he will be even stronger than before," Little White hurriedly said.
"No, no, no. A carrier is too precious. It's not worth it for an old trash like me, who has been dead for countless years, to be revived with a vessel." Lord Zi Yang shook his head repeatedly.
"Carrier? Vessel?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Sect Master, don't listen to Little White's nonsense. Carriers are extremely precious. Each of them is a priceless treasure. Whenever they appear, it will definitely cause a storm of blood. The Underworld's water is deep. It might not be comparable to hell, but it's not much inferior either."
Lord Zi Yang first glared at Little White before turning around and continuing, "If you insist on going down, I suggest that you obtain a substitute puppet and use it to go down."
"Otherwise, humans are treacherous. In theory, those who are part of the noble families of the underworld were all treacherous people back then."
"On the surface, they say that they will keep the human race's heritage, but in fact, they were the first to abandon the human race."
"Now, after countless years of evolution, some races might have evolved into other bloodlines and can no longer be considered humans."
"Therefore, unless they are citizens who are loyal to the Sect Master, the older the Underworld clans, the more vigilant you have to be. They cannot be trusted easily."
"I understand that." Lin Ye nodded. People were fickle-minded. 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝑚
This was also the reason why he would rather spend a huge price to make his loyalists bring their loved ones into his territory than recruit high-level soldiers.
As for the vessel that Xiaobai mentioned, he remembered it in his heart.
Although he wanted to ask more, from Lord Zi Yang's attitude, there was an 80% chance that he would fail.
He could only put this matter aside for now and ask around when he had the strength.
At the mention of substitute puppets, Yang Fusheng chuckled and said, "Lin Ye, if you promise to download a few TBs worth of videos for me, I'll tell you where to get your substitute puppets."
"You still dare to talk about conditions. I think you don't want the tablet anymore." Lin Ye looked over threateningly.
"You!"
Yang Fusheng was so scared that he hid behind him. His face flushed red as he said, "Why are you so stingy? I didn't watch your videos for nothing. That substitute puppet is a rare treasure. Its value can rank in the top ten of all the treasures in the early stages."
"I promise I will tell you as soon as you give it to me."
"Fine, fine, tell me," Lin Ye said impatiently.
"That's more like it." Yang Fusheng was amused when he heard that. He said, "When Big Brother and I snatched a map of a ruin from Jiang Chen, we discovered that inside it are the remnants of the Puppet Demon Sect."
"A ruin map?" Lin Ye smiled.
He was really getting whatever he needed.
Now that he had Little White as a super fighter, he could get a substitute puppet and go to the underworld.
At that time, he might even be able to enter Hell to bully others.
He immediately took out the map of the ruin he obtained from Yang Tianyou to confirm.
This map was a real one and not a fake one drawn by Song Kuaidi. His consciousness landed on the map.
Sure enough, he found a line of small characters on it.
"Puppet Demon Sect!"
"I didn't expect Sect Master to have such astonishing luck. Congratulations." Zi Yang complimented with a face full of shock.
"Such providence!" Zi Yang exclaimed in his heart.
He mainly cultivated the secret technique of mechanical beasts and his supplementary cultivation was in fate and karmic luck. His attainments in the Dao of Karmic Luck was not low.
Over the countless years, he had seen countless peerless geniuses.
However, without any exception, no one could possess such astonishing luck at the early stages of their descent.
His luck could affect reality. How terrifying was that?
Right at this moment, fluctuations sounded from nearby.
"Hm?"
Lin Ye's gaze revealed surprise. "Let's go!"
Chapter 214
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
On the third floor, Tru and the others gathered around. Lin Ye waved his hand to stop them from speaking. His gaze fell to the corner across from them.
A tall and thin figure was sitting cross-legged there. His feet were covered in spirit stone fragments, and he was madly absorbing the spirit energy that was drifting in the air.
"Lin Hai?"
Looking at the other party's powerful aura, Lin Ye was speechless.
He did not expect that after him and Luo Feng, the third person who would break through to Class 5 would be Lin Hai, who was initially behind the rest.
"My lord, this guy is crazy. If not for your orders, he would have charged into the fourth level like Luo Feng."
A bitter smile appeared on Tru's face. He pointed at the spirit stone at Lin Hai's feet and continued, "So far, he's the only one on the third level who completed the trial and obtained the reward that included spirit stones and cultivation techniques."
"After obtaining them, this fellow couldn't wait to break through to Class 5. However, it's clear that the reward for the third level is completely insufficient. The spirit stones have long been used up. We were afraid that he would fail, so we gave him everything we had."
"But from the look of it, he still needs a large number of spirit stones."
"He changed his cultivation system to that of an immortal's? He's too impatient."
Lin Ye shook his head slightly. There had never been any good cultivation techniques in the past, so he had no choice.
But now, he was the Sect Master and the entire Cultivation Technique Pavilion was for him to browse.
When the time came, he could choose the best for everyone.
But who would have thought that Lin Hai would be so stubborn? In order to increase his cultivation, he had made the decision to break through without even asking him.
"Little White, what cultivation technique is he cultivating?" Lin Ye asked.
A faint glint flashed across the depths of Little White's eyes when it heard that. Its gaze landed on Lin Hai and said in a low voice, "From the aura, it doesn't seem to be a cultivation technique from my Mechanical Beast Sect. It seems to be from the Blood Demon Killing Dao. It is a cultivation technique from a senior from my sect who killed a Blood Demon Sect disciple and stole it."
"This technique has many benefits. It can be cultivated quickly and its power is strong. It's comparable to a top-tier Earth Tier Battle Aura technique. However, most of such demonic techniques have a drawback. If one cultivates it too quickly without the support of the corresponding mental cultivation technique, it's very easy for one to suffer from qi deviation."
"Moreover, if he continues cultivating this cultivation technique, his murderous nature will be too strong. Unless his will is firm, he will not be able to hold on. He might even become a demon. If there is no need, I will let him change the cultivation technique."
"No, no need!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hai, who was at the critical moment of his breakthrough, suddenly opened his eyes and begged, "My lord, I chose this technique myself. It suits me too well. I want to enter the killing path. In the future, even if I fall into the eternal underworld, I will kill all the zombies in the world!"
"Please, fulfill my wish!"
"You!" Looking at the other party's determined gaze, Lin Ye wanted to say something but hesitated.
He understood the knot in Lin Hai's heart.
If his entire family was killed by zombies, he would probably be crazier than Lin Hai.
Therefore, after some consideration, he gave up.
If Lin Hai really became a demon in the future and could not differentiate between friend and foe, at most, he would cripple his cultivation and make him start over again.
For now, he respected his choice.
With these words, he casually threw out thousands of low-grade spirit stones. With a thought, his divine sense became as sharp as a knife.
Gasp! Gasp!
All the spirit stones shattered in the air and a large amount of spiritual energy burst out and enveloped Lin Hai's head.
"Since it's decided, then make sure to persist until the end. I've taken care of the spirit stones and resources. Don't worry about breaking through," Lin Ye said.
"Thank you for your help, my lord."
Lin Hai's cold eyes revealed a hint of gratitude, but it was quickly drowned in the spiritual qi energy and he started to madly refine them.
One could vaguely see a golden glow appear around his body.
Moreover, as he absorbed more and more spiritual energy, the efficiency of conversion also increased, and the dazzling golden light also rapidly increased in brightness.
This was the golden light of advancement!
It meant that Lin Hai was currently transforming. Once the golden light bathed Lin Hai's entire body, it meant that he was going to break through.
At that time, it would be time for him to break the shackles of his body's potential and become a Class 5 expert.
Lin Ye looked at him deeply and turned around.
In an instant, he met the burning gazes of Tru, Li Xinyi, Han Qingqing, Li Xiaofeng, Song Kuaidi, and the others.
"My lord, we…" Tru rubbed his hands together and chuckled.
"I won't forget about you guys." Lin Ye shook his head and laughed. He looked at Lord Zi Yang and said, "Elder Zi Yang, may I trouble you to open the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion? I want to choose the most suitable cultivation technique for my brothers from the Lin clan."
"Well…"
Lord Zi Yang had a difficult expression on his face. "Sect Master, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but the sect has its rules. Unless one is an inner sect disciple, you must not teach them any techniques."
"Even if I'm the Sect Master, I can't do it?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"This…" Zi Yang's expression became extremely conflicted.
In their era, sectarian bias was a strong concept. They would rather sever the legacy of their cultivation techniques from their respective sects than allow outsiders to cultivate them.
But now, Lin Ye was the hope of their Mechanical Beast Sect. If they were to disrespect him, it would cause unnecessary conflicts.
However, the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion had its rules.
As a guardian spirit, he could not go against his conscience and harm the inheritance of the sect.
"Alright, I understand."
Lin Ye nodded and asked, "What if they become inner disciples?"
"Right, right."
Lord Zi Yang's eyes lit up and he said in surprise, "Sect Master has the authority to set the difficulty for the first five levels. As long as the difficulty is lowered to the lowest level, they will definitely be able to break through to Level 5 in three to five days and become inner sect disciples."
"Three to five days is too long. I can't wait."
Lin Ye shook his head. Under Little White and Lord Purple Yang's shocked gazes, he casually threw out 22 inner sect disciple tokens.
"?"
"Sect Leader!"
"These are inner sect disciple tokens. Where did you get them?!"
Little White exclaimed in disbelief.
Could it be that there were still living ancestors of the Mechanical Beast Sect in the outside world?
When they thought of that, they were excited.
"Oh, just now in the Inheritance Pagoda, after that mysterious voice appeared, many inner sect disciple tokens mysteriously appeared in my interspatial ring. I don't know what happened either."
Lin Ye spouted nonsense in all seriousness.
"This…" The smile on Little White's face froze as he revealed a suspicious expression.
However, both it and Lord Zi Yang were not sure if it was the revival of the Inheritance Pagoda's artifact spirit or it was Lin Ye hiding some unknown secret.
In the end, the spirit and beast could only suppress their curiosity.
Regardless of which one it was, if Lin Ye did not want to say, they did not dare to ask.
After all, he was the hope of the Mechanical Beast Sect. No matter who they offended, they could not offend this person.
"Now, can you open the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion?" Lin Ye tilted his head.
"Of course." Lord Zi Yang nodded.
He waved his hand, and the entire third floor spun. A virtual image of a building instantly appeared. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"It appeared again. This thing is too magical. It's like I am in a virtual reality game!"
"That's right. Spatial superposition. This technique has only appeared in ancient books!"
"Oh my god, I saw a top-tier Earth Class cultivation technique, and this… Eternal Spring Immortal Deity Technique, a legendary cultivation technique that can increase one's lifespan!"
"This feels so good. It feels so good to be with our lord. We can choose any technique we want! If my father saw this, he would drool."
….
Looking at the excited expressions of the few in his core team, Lin Ye was also a little shocked.
He had not cleared the Beast Pagoda previously.
This was the first time he saw the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion. He did not expect that this thing would be connected to the Beast Pagoda.
Superimposing space was truly an unimaginable ability.
"Sect Master, other than the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion, there's also the Treasure Pavilion that's linked to the Beast Pagoda."
Little White explained with a smile, "This is also for the convenience of the disciples to exchange for cultivation techniques and treasures. In the past, when everyone was challenging the Beast Pagoda to obtain points, it was too troublesome to go to the two different pavilions to exchange for them."
"The first Sect Master was a ruthless person. He charged into the Star Behemoth's nest and killed three patriarch-level Star Behemoths."
"With their corpses as the materials and the Illusionary Space Array as the catalyst, and countless precious treasures as the foundation, these three places were successfully connected."
"Impressive, impressive. The first Sect Master is truly a role model for my generation." Lin Ye listened with yearning in his heart.
He decided that if he had the chance in the future, he would make a super treasure trove within his territory and plunder all the cultivation techniques and treasures of the various systems of the myriad races.
He had to create a true sacred cultivation ground for the people of the Lin Clan.
Turning everyone into a dragon amongst men was no longer a dream.
At that time, he couldn't possibly lose to Hell…
…
Chapter 215
"Everyone, I'll remind you all something with regards to choosing your cultivation techniques."
While everyone was searching for their destined cultivation secret manuals in the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion, Lord Zi Yang flew into the air and said with a smile, "Cultivation techniques of the immortal cultivation system emphasize on foundation and fate. Everyone has their own innate attributes, such as the most commonly seen attributes of the five elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin, Yang, Thunder, Ice, and so on. Your innate attributes will determine your future."
"Therefore, don't blindly choose a higher level cultivation technique. You must choose a cultivation technique that suits you best."
"If you don't know your own innate attributes, go to the middle of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion first. There's a crystal ball-like pearl. When you touch it, you can see your innate attributes. The pearl will give you the most suitable cultivation technique based on your situation."
"This is too smart!" Li Xinyi and the other human lords exclaimed.
On the other hand, Tru and the other native workers didn't understand why the human lords' reactions were as such.
"Smart?"
Lord Zi Yang smiled and nodded. "That's true. Back then, when the various civilizations and legacies of the thousands of races erupted, my sect also stole some knowledge from a super advanced scientific civilization and used it to create this smart Identification Pearl."
"Stop wasting time. Feel free to go up and take the test," Lin Ye urged.
As he spoke, for some reason, there was a faint sense of oppression in his heart.
However, no warnings were given by his Hint talent and his Karma prediction indicated that his territory and family were safe.
Although he did not know what would happen, he still decided to quickly end this trip to the Mechanical Beast Sect as soon as possible.
After all, only by returning to his territory would he be the strongest.
"I'll go first."
Tru took the lead and ran to the front of the pearl, his palm touching it.
"Inner Sect disciple, Tru. Spiritual Root: Fire, High-grade. Recommended cultivation technique: High Level Earth Tier Purple Flame Control Art, Earth Fire Purgatory Body…"
"Not bad, you have a high-grade fire spirit root. With the combination of the Purple Flame Control Art and Earth Fire Purgatory Body, you will be strong in both offense and defense. Once you advance to Class 5, your combat power will be at the peak of Class 5."
Lord Zi Yang looked at Tru with admiration, making the latter's mouth almost split open.
"Next, quickly." Lin Ye frowned.
"Let me do it, let me do it."
Soon, Li Xinyi, Han Qingqing, Li Xiaofeng, and the others completed the test one after another and obtained the cultivation techniques that were most suitable for them.
"Within two hours, I need everyone to reach Class 5. Is there a problem with that?"
Lin Ye looked at everyone.
"Everyone needs to reach Class 5?!"
Tru and the others were all dumbfounded.
They were all shocked by the lord's bold words.
One had to know that the outside world was restricted by the power of laws.
It would be an unprecedented and magnificent feat if they were to all be promoted to Class 5 together.
Furthermore, after returning to their territory, their clansmen, relatives and friends would all be shocked.
Their feat might even be written and recorded in their family's records and in the future, they will become the role model of their countless descendants.
At the thought of this, everyone present was extremely excited and motivated.
"I will not let you down!"
Everyone spoke in unison, resolute and decisive.
"Very good. Here are 24,000 low-grade spirit stones. Go and divide them evenly." Lin Ye threw out a spatial ring which fell straight into Li Xinyi's palm.
He remembered that he had given Tru spirit stones the last time.
The interspatial ring this time was for the other members of the core team.
The merit board which required one to exchange for items with their contribution points was something for outsiders to see. Since they were loyal to him, he would still have to give them some special treatment.
"Thank you, my lord." Li Xinyi's beautiful eyes shone as she shouted sweetly.
"Go." Lin Ye waved.
After a moment, when the others had left, he thought for a moment and walked towards the Identification Pearl.
Little White and Lord Zi Yang did not dare to say a word as they looked expectantly.
He touched the pearl with his palm.
This time, the pearl did not have an answer like the others.
Whoosh—
After a few minutes, the pearl finally moved. However, it was not in its normal form. Instead, it flickered and vanished. It was extremely strange.
"Oh my god, the Sect Master's talent can't be calculated?"
"Not only that, it has run out of energy too!"
"This can't be. This pearl is made from the water dragon pearl of a Perfected Lord dragon. Its calculation ability is comparable to a supercomputer. Even if it was the first generation Sect Master, such a thing would not happen!"
"Oh my god, who is this acting Sect Master of ours? This talent… is too exaggerated!"
Little White and Lord Zi Yang looked at each other. 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝓻𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Soon, the two of them frantically brought over a few other Identification Pearls from the Treasure Pavilion.
To ensure that it could work, the spirit stones used were all top-grade spirit stones.
"Everything should be safe now."
Not long after the two of them sighed, the four pearls lit up again.
"Pu!"
"Well…"
"Impossible!"
Little White's eyes dropped to the ground. There was a flash of light and it forced the pearl back at its original spot.
Lord Zi Yang was even more agitated. He personally went up and poured his power into the Identification Pearl.
"Little White, come and help me. The acting Sect Master is too strong. I can't hold on anymore!"
In the end, he gritted his teeth and called for help.
"I'm here, I'm here!"
Little White's figure flashed and appeared beside Lord Zi Yang as if it was teleporting through space. The two experts pumped their powers into the pearl desperately.
With their consciousness, they detected an enormous universe.
"It's huge!"
"So beautiful!"
"Old Zi, I see a nine-colored dragon pillar that is billions of meters long! Does Sect Master have all nine basic elements?"
"I don't know. I saw two huge planets! One black and one white. Do they represent the Yin Yang attribute?"
"Wait, one, two, three… thirty thousand… Why does he have so many potential chains broken? Is he even human?!"
"F*ck, this talent is tens of thousands of times better than a top genius. No wonder the pearls didn't work. It's too freaking terrifying!"
"Hurry up and calculate his talent. We've picked up a huge bargain. Hahaha. The other hidden ruins like to play tricks on those who venture into them. They've missed out big time."
"That's true. I can already feel that the Mechanical Beast Sect's dragon spirit of providence is beginning to awaken. This season will definitely be the time for my Mechanical Beast Sect to shine. Hahaha, this feels good. Even if I die now, I won't have any regrets."
"What nonsense are you spouting? In the future, when Sect Master revives you and converts you to a loose immortal, you can live for another tens of thousands of years."
"Mm, don't talk. I feel like the result's about to come out. Oh, I'm so excited. I wonder what the Sect Master's talent is…"
"I still need some top-grade spirit stones. Hurry up and throw them over!"
As soon as it finished speaking, the several Identification Pearls trembled violently, and a large amount of mysterious light energy scattered in all directions.
"Is it coming?" On the other hand, Lin Ye was also looking forward to it.
Although he had always known that his talent was exceptional and unprecedented.
He had never measured it before.
Therefore, he wanted to see with his own eyes how many hundred times was he more talented than an ordinary peerless genius?
Perhaps at least a thousand times.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
After a few more minutes of torture, Lord Zi Yang and Little White's legs turned jelly. Their faces were pale and they were about to be sucked dry.
There was too much data to analyze. Even with their powerful consciousnesses, they could not withstand it.
Fortunately, at the last moment, a piercing beam of light shot out from the few pearls, illuminating the entire space of the three-level Beast Pagoda, making it seem as if it was daytime.
On the other side, Tru and the others had just finished distributing the spirit stones and were about to break through to Class 5 when they were all frightened by this intense light.
All of them closed their eyes, unable to look directly.
"What happened?"
"It seems like the lord is testing his talent!"
"Impressive, as expected of the lord. He is going to break another record."
Before he could finish speaking.
Rumble!
In the center of the field, a loud explosion was heard. Immediately after, an enormous energy tide swept over.
In less than a few seconds, the huge space of the three levels was filled with terrifying spiritual energy. Even the speed of Lin Hai's cultivation increased drastically.
"What pure spiritual energy!"
"The spiritual energy in a low-grade spirit stone is trash when compared to this!"
"Hurry up and cultivate. It must be a reward from the lord's heaven-shaking talent!"
With that said, everyone was tempted. They immediately found a spot and started devouring it crazily.
On the other side, at the scene of the explosion, Little White and Lord Zi Yang looked at each other.
"Have you seen the result?" Xiaobai asked.
"I didn't see it. The last light was too strong. I blinked and before I could see clearly, it exploded," Lord Zi Yang said bitterly.
"Ahhh, what a pity!" Little White was wailing too.
However, both of them were laughing wildly in their hearts. Although they did not know exactly how strong the talent of their Sect Master was, did it even matter now?
Without a doubt, in terms of talent, the new Sect Master was the number one person since the origin of the world.
He could even blow up a few Identification Pearls. This was f*cking ridiculous.
In the eyes of the spirit and the beast, Lin Ye, who was in the center of the smoke, slowly removed his sunglasses as a look of hesitation appeared on his face.
That beam of light was too strong and there was too much data. It disappeared in a flash and he only caught a few vague words.
"Heaven and Earth—Six Paths—Nine Rotations—Twelve Zodiacs… Thirty-six… Seventy-two…"
"Are these all the cultivation techniques that I need to cultivate?"
Lin Ye frowned. He had heard of the strongest human being mentioned by Yang Fusheng previously.
He knew that his situation was a little special. Furthermore, he didn't dare to mention it this time.
If he attracted the attention of the Lord of Hell, it would be disastrous.
He immediately suppressed his emotions and flashed, appearing at the top floor of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion.
At this moment, regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to obtain the strongest cultivation technique first.
He took down a cultivation technique at the top and his eyes lit up when he took a look.
"White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique? Early Heaven Tier!"
"Sect Master, this is a top metal attribute cultivation technique. It requires a top metal attribute root. However, you are talented and intelligent, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Lord Zi Yang chuckled.
It was more than okay. It should be easy for their Sect Master to master this cultivation technique.
They had just seen it.
That gigantic nine-colored pillar.
The nine basic elemental talents were like fawning dogs, wishing to sacrifice themselves to become a part of Lin Ye.
With such talent, it was clear at a glance even if there was no result.
"Sure, this will do." Lin Ye chuckled.
He was talented in all nine basic elements.
Although he did not see his exact strength, he could not be wrong.
As expected, when he started cultivating, he gradually entered a good state after a few breaths.
Chapter 216
"What a fast cultivation speed. I can already feel a metallic aura rising in the air."
"That's right. This is normal. Little White, go and get a few of the top-grade metal attribute spirit stones from the Treasure Pavilion. These ordinary attributeless spirit stones are not worthy of the Sect Master's exceptional talent. Also, take one of the Heaven God Incense that the previous Sect Leader didn't even want to use before he died."
"Old Zi, you old fellow is still the most capable. Wait for me!"
Little White chuckled and slipped into the void. Soon, it appeared again.
Its chubby little hand was grabbing onto ten extremely discordant top-grade metal-attributed spirit stones and the Heavenly God's Incense.
Thud—-
Its small hand grabbed the air and the supreme-grade metal-attribute spirit stones turned into pale golden spiritual energy fog water. The rich spiritual energy had turned into liquid.
"Old Zi, activate the Spirit Gathering Array! Don't let the top-grade metal attribute spiritual energy escape!" Little White was anxious.
"Do you even need to tell me that? Light your Heaven God Incense!"
Lord Zi Yang casually threw down the five-colored array flag.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A moment later, a mysterious energy barrier appeared.
In the blink of an eye, all of the spiritual energy was sealed around Lin Ye.
At the same time, the five array flags seemed to be connected to the Beast Pagoda. The two of them combined strength and absorbed the energy particles drifting in the air. 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Converting them into Level 1 attributeless energy would stabilize the rate at which the top-grade spiritual energy would dissipate.
On the other side, Little White also tiptoed and nervously used its True Samadhi Fire to ignite the incense.
This was a rare treasure.
It was said that the blood of a God was used in conjunction with countless natural treasures and the power of faith to cultivate this saintly item.
It was enough to speed up one's cultivation by a hundred or even a thousand times.
This was the first time the new Sect Master had cultivated the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique, and it was the most effective to use it now.
Using the treasure well would save him dozens of years of work.
Swoosh—
Soon, under the True Samadhi Fire, the Heaven God Incense which was emitting four colors was ignited.
A delicate fragrance wafted over like the clearness of a fairyland.
Little White was close to it and sniffed it lightly. Even its damaged beast spirit was showing signs of recovery.
"Amazing!"
"Nonsense, get out of there. Neither of us has the right to use this thing."
Lord Zi Yang rolled his eyes and grabbed at the air, pulling out the reluctant Little White.
He left all the Heavenly God Incense for Lin Ye to enjoy alone.
"Hm?"
On the other side, Lin Ye, who had fallen into the realm of cultivation, also noticed the difference.
The metallic energy surrounding his body suddenly became tens of thousands of times denser.
It was as if a large amount of energy fluid would enter his body with every breath he took.
Other than that, he could smell a faint fragrance, like the fragrance of a young girl's body, but also like the fragrance of everything recovering in spring.
With just a few sniffs, the 840 million pores on his body involuntarily opened up.
Rumble—
Every cell of his was greedily absorbing the mysterious fragrance.
With the help of the two great cultivation treasures, Lin Ye's progress suddenly increased.
White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura+1000, White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura+1000…
100xReward.
White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura+100,000, White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura+100,000…
Clang, clang, clang—
In less than a few seconds, a sharp aura gathered rapidly in his body and he could feel as if in his body, there were a hundred weapons clashing together.
"This is… sword energy entering his body?!"
"In a few seconds, he has reached the first level of Qi Refinement?"
"No way. F*ck, the aura has risen too quickly. He's at the second level already!"
….
Little White and Lord Zi Yang's eyes widened.
Although they had high hopes for Lin Ye, this was simply too exaggerated.
Breaking through for Lin Ye was as easy as drinking water. They had truly witnessed a cultivation speed that was even more heaven-defying than the most peerless of genius they have heard of before.
As for Lin Ye himself, he was currently swimming in the vast sea of metal sword aura.
"What a powerful cultivation technique. As expected of a Heaven Tier one. Compared to it, the Twelve Zodiac Battle Aura is simply trash!"
"Well, no, I can't say that."
"The Twelve Zodiac Battle Aura is in fact not weak. If I can repair it, its prowess might be above this White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique. However…"
"It's too difficult. I wonder which wicked person reduced such a powerful technique to that level. Is he the Warring Clan's natural enemy?"
"Sigh, I can only hope that Bai Yitong will help me. If I discover anything in the future, I should repair this technique as soon as possible. My strongest physical attack will temporarily be replaced by the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique."
"On the spiritual level, my consciousness is sharp as a knife. The three secret manuals I have gotten from the Mechanical Beast Sect will be my main focus…"
"In terms of defense, I have the help of my equipment. This way, the three basic training directions will be comprehensive and developed evenly."
"If I am up against only those at the same level, I can be said to be invincible in the Underworld and Hell."
After making up his mind, Lin Ye placed all his attention on the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique.
This technique was known to have the strongest physical attribute offensive power!
Of course, there was more or less some bragging involved, but it was undeniable that this cultivation technique was indeed unique.
Different from the Great Sage Battle Aura, after cultivating the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique, the spiritual energy particles in his body turned into fine metal small swords.
Each time he absorbed and refined them, the power of these small swords would increase with each passing day, superimposing endlessly.
However, he still had 100xReward on his side. With each 100xReward, the effect would be exponentially terrifying as they were stacked multiple times.
Whoosh—
In a short while, the twelve major meridians and eight special meridians, were broken past by the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura like a hot knife through butter.
"Sword Finger!"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and raised his finger. A wisp of golden sword light appeared, and he injected more sword aura seeds into it.
Boom!
The sharpness of the sword increased again, directly turning into a solid five-meter long sword aura that pierced into the ground of the Beast Pagoda.
"He's able to release sword aura! He is now at the third level of Qi Refinement!"
Little White and Lord Zi Yang swallowed hard. In just a few seconds, their Sect Master had consecutively broken through several realms. Did he consider their feelings?
Thinking about how they had cultivated for hundreds of years, they felt a little sad.
"It's not enough. I want to become a Class 6 expert, which is equivalent to the eighth level of Qi Refinement in the immortal cultivation system!"
However, Lin Ye was not satisfied with this.
Since he had decided to go to Hell and the Underworld to play, his current strength was not enough.
If he did not find a way to increase his strength quickly and lose his chance to get a substitute puppet, that would be a huge loss.
Then, Lin Ye eliminated his distracting thoughts. He raised his head and drank a mouthful of enlightenment energy. With the help of the Heaven God Incense, he entered a deep meditative state again.
"Congratulations on entering super epiphany!"
"It increased again. Is it because of the incense?"
Lin Ye understood. When he tested his new skill, he saw an incense stick burning in front of him.
The fragrance was light and mild, just like what he smelled before he started cultivating.
"Impressive. If I have a chance in the future, I'll ask Little White for a few hundred of them. I'll put them in the territory and burn them steadily every day. I feel like my cultivation will increase if I do so even if I drink water while standing."
Thinking happily, Lin Ye was full of energy.
At this moment, the essence and profundities of the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique had transformed into the most basic theoretical knowledge under his super epiphany state.
Just like advanced mathematics which had its level infinitely reduced, from the most difficult calculus to a simple question of 1+1.
Every time he analyzed an answer.
These answers would transform into the most basic form of sword energy and rapidly increase in his dantian space.
"Metal represents the sharpest of the five elements—"
"The fastest—"
"Tear!"
"Pierce!"
"Attack!"
At the same time that the sword aura increased, Lin Ye himself was also constantly comprehending the various skills of the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique. His progress could be said to be godly.
One minute later, Lin Ye broke through again and entered the fourth level of Qi Refinement!
Little White and Lord Zi Yang's faces froze.
In just three minutes, he had reached the fifth level of Qi Refinement!
Clang, clang, clang—
A dazzling metallic sword glow surrounded Lin Ye, and the terrifying sword aura caused the five array flags to explode with golden sparks.
"Impressive, his offensive power has already reached the peak of Class 6 when he has just broken through to become Class 5!"
Lord Zi Yang took a deep breath. He controlled the array flags of the Spirit Gathering Array. He was most familiar with the attack power of these sword beams.
"His speed should slow down soon," Little White pondered.
It had never forgotten what it saw in Lin Ye's talent space not long ago.
There were tens of thousands of Potential Chains broken through. This was past the limit of having a peak talent in the battle aura cultivation system.
Compared to the threshold of 365 spread to the outside world, this number was at least a whole 100 times more.
He was no different from the legendary figure.
Only it and Zi Yang knew about this.
Therefore, no one understood Lin Ye's current state better than them.
The immortal cultivation system was different from the battle aura cultivation system. One would only come into contact with Potential Chains when they reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement.
Normally speaking, there were repetitions of Potential Chains across different systems, but most of them were still different.
In other words, Lin Ye wanted to use the immortal cultivation system to break the limit of Class 6.
At least another 30,000 Potential Chains would be shattered.
This was a huge battle of attrition.
Be it time or resources, they were a huge fortune that ordinary people could afford to spend.
However, when they thought of the scene after their breakthrough, the one beast one spirit pair chuckled foolishly.
If they could create an invincible expert that surpassed everything, they would not hesitate even if they had to spend all the resources of the Mechanical Beast Sect.
Crack—
As soon as they finished speaking, the scene suddenly fell silent. Unknowingly, the sound of something cracking continued.
"No… no way?"
"Are you kidding me?!"
The spirit and beast immediately came to a realization, and their mouths twitched.
At this moment, Lin Ye was like a god of death that had descended to the world.
His entire body was bathed in a sea of golden sword aura. A monstrous sword aura filled the place.
At the next moment, he stepped on the golden sea of sword aura and rode the wind and waves.
"Kill them!"
He slashed madly at the tens of thousands of Potential Chains.
Five minutes later, the first hundred chains who tried to stop him were all killed by Lin Ye!
An hour later, the first 1,000 Potential Chains fell obediently with their brows lowered.
Five hours later, the first 8,000 Potential Chains knelt down and sang 'Conquering' as they collapsed.
….
Fifteen hours later.
Rumble!
33,000 Potential Chains collapsed on the ground, as if they had become prisoners.
Clang!
At the same time, Lin Ye opened his eyes. Sword aura poured out from his eyes, tearing through the air and landing heavily on the Spirit Gathering Array.
Crack—
A fine crack appeared on the spiritual energy barrier.
"Incredible, this is the top offensive power of a Class 7 powerhouse!" Lord Zi Yang was shocked.
However, what was more terrifying was yet to come.
Rumble!
Chapter 217
Rumble!
In the endless void, countless world fragments made of eternal sand floated about.
Countless ruins were hidden within.
Moments later, blood clouds that stretched billions of meters gathered at the top of all the world fragments.
The sea of clouds raged like a roaring thunder dragon.
The blood-colored lightning clouds were like a swarm of locusts as it swarmed over.
Crack—
Everything in the sky was swallowed by the blood-colored lightning clouds, crushed, and shattered into nothingness.
In the ruins, Lin Hai and the others who were cultivating were directly pressed to the ground by the terrifying pressure. Not to mention breaking through, even their ability to think was interfered with.
"My god, this is the Blood God Lightning Tribulation. This is a tribulation that can only be encountered when a top-notch false Golden Core realm cultivator makes a breakthrough. Why would it appear now?" Little White was dumbfounded.
Even it might not be able to survive a lightning tribulation of this level.
"Don't talk. Why do I feel like the blood cloud is looking for something? Its scanning waves have swept over our heads several times."
Lord Zi Yang had a suspicious look on his face as he glanced at the arrogant Lin Ye.
Was it him?!
A thought flashed across his mind.
On the other side, Little White seemed to have realized something as well. It stared at Lin Ye in a daze.
"Why are you two looking at me?" Lin Ye turned around and smiled.
"Sect Master, the blood cloud outside is looking for you?" Lord Zi Yang forced himself to calm down and asked.
Such a matter was basically only known by the person undergoing tribulation.
"I think so. I broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refinement, which translates to the Class 6 threshold of the cultivation system in the outside world. Something mysterious has told me about it." Lin Ye smiled nonchalantly.
As he spoke, rumbling thunder exploded.
As if locking onto the location of the ruin, blood-colored lightning fell from the sky.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A huge commotion broke out outside the remains as a large number of golden spirit patterns appeared.
Among them was a black waning dragon spirit that let out an ear-splitting roar at the billions of blood clouds.
After a long stalemate, the blood cloud seemed to be tired of killing.
Perhaps it was because the tribulation clouds had a fixed amount of lightning, but it ended its rally after striking down a while.
When the blood clouds disappeared, Lord Zi Yang's face turned pale and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of spiritual light.
This was the spirit blood of a spirit body.
It looked invisible but was especially precious. Every mouthful of it contained his soul fragments.
If he vomited too much of this, he might become a fool.
"Senior, are you alright?" Lin Ye was shocked.
"No, I'm fine. However, if Sect Master were to do it again, I'm afraid you'll have to bury my corpse." Zi Yang's face was as pale as paper as he said with a miserable smile.
Lin Ye heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Lord Zi Yang could still speak.
It was fine as long as he didn't die.
However, in the blink of an eye, he shook his head and sighed. "What a pity. I was still thinking of breaking through one more class."
"!" The corners of Lord Zi Yang's mouth twitched as he wanted to say something rude.
"Senior's injuries look serious. I owe you a favor this time. Don't worry. Tomorrow, I'll get you a carrier. When you're revived, I'll get Thru to invite you to the underworld to experience the nightlife there. It's awesome." Lin Ye winked, showing an expression that all men understood. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"Sect Master, can I treat this as a promise?"
Lord Zi Yang's eyes turned green. Then, he saw Little White's disdainful gaze and realized that he had lost himself for a moment.
He coughed lightly and hid it. "I'm mainly curious about these special industries. Yes, purely curious."
"Understood."
Lin Ye smiled and pointed at Lin Hai and the others who were gradually regaining their freedom. "What about them? Can they still break through to Class 5?"
"As long as they're not a genius on the same level as Sect Master, it shouldn't be a problem for a few hundred thousand of them to break through to Class 5 here."
Lord Zi Yang said generously.
"Alright, I'll send an army of 100,000 here later. I'll leave this matter to you guys." Lin Ye was overjoyed.
"I…" Lord Zi Yang stumbled and almost fell.
Looking at Lin Ye's silhouette, he wanted to cry but no tears flowed out.
Lin Ye didn't care about this. In any case, he would definitely bring an army of 100,000 here to break through. The spiritual energy here was much stronger than the outside world. When it came to cultivation, the cultivation speed here was like riding a rocket. He would be a bastard for not taking advantage of this situation. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Lin Hai, all of you, come here."
"My lord, what happened just now? I was about to break through when I was forced back by that spiritual pressure." Lin Hai asked suspiciously.
"Yes, it's too scary. I even feel like my consciousness is being suppressed. I can't imagine what happened." This was Li Xinyi. She was about to break through to the next class, but she was interrupted like Lin Hai.
"It's a small matter. I merely did an experiment." Lin Ye smiled and casually made an excuse.
"The place where I just cultivated can speed up your cultivation by more than ten times. Since we have time now, hurry up and break through."
"Ten times?!" Upon hearing this, the eyes of Li Xinyi and the rest lit up.
All of them rushed over eagerly.
Soon, screams rang out continuously.
"My god, the concentration of spiritual energy here is so high that it is about to turn into liquid!"
"This is… this is the aura of a top-grade spirit stone. Oh, but the energy level has dropped to that of a high-grade now."
"So be it if it's a high-grade one. The effect will also far exceed a low-grade one!"
"And this smell of incense. It's so magical. I feel like I'm going to transcend just by smelling it. It feels so good!"
….
Amidst the chattering, the group entered the cultivation space.
From the looks of it, it would take at least two to four hours for the entire core team to break through. As for Bai Yitong and Wang Qiang, who were still in the Inheritance Pagoda.
They should take a while longer. He wouldn't be able to see them in the short term.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye looked at Little White and said, "I'll leave first later. Is there anything I can take from the Mechanical Beast Sect?"
"Of course."
Little White nodded. "You are the acting Sect Master now. All the mechanical beasts below Class 5 in the Beast Pagoda will be under your command."
"Class 5? This means that I have mechanical beasts under my control that are at Class 5!" Lin Ye was excited.
Level 5 was the limit of the first zombie wave, and there were many Class 5 mechanical beasts in the Beast Pagoda.
100xReward.
Oh my god, the outcome was going to be incredible.
"Yes, but don't be too happy too soon, Sect Master. We have many Class 5 mechanical beasts, but we don't have many spirit stones. Regarding spirit stones, we can only provide you with 100,000 low-grade spirit stones at most. As for the rest, you need to think of something yourself," Little White said.
"Enough, that's enough. Thank you so much!" Lin Ye laughed loudly and said excitedly, "Let's go, let's go. Hurry up and bring me to get the mechanical beasts. That's right, the incense I used when I was cultivating just now was quite useful. Give me a hundred and eighty of them. I'll continue using them when we get back."
"I!"
Before Little White could say anything, Lord Zi Yang staggered and fell to the ground.
"Senior, are you alright?"
Lin Ye frowned. Could it be that his injuries had worsened?
"No, cough cough. But Sect Master, please don't say such things in the future. I can't stand it." Lord Zi Yang couldn't help but sight.
"Is it very valuable?" Only then did Lin Ye come to a realization.
"Of course it's valuable. That incense just now cost at least 100 top-grade spirit stones." Lord Zi Yang said a shocking number.
100 top-grade spirit stones was equivalent to 10,000 high-grade, 1,000,000 mid-grade, and 100,000,000 low-grade spirit stones.
This was equivalent to spending 100 million gold coins in the Nine States.
No, it should be tens of billions. A spirit stone should be worth at least 100 yuan.
If he calculated it this way, the price would be too high.
However, to Lord Zi Yang's surprise, not only did Lin Ye not show a pained expression, he even rejoiced. "Senior, quick, give me a few more sticks of incense. Hurry, I'm rich, I'm rich, hahaha."
"Sect Master, don't you understand what I mean?" Lord Zi Yang was a little dissatisfied.
This new Sect Master was good at everything, so why didn't he know how to be thrifty? He had given the Sect Master an opportunity to use it on account of this was his first time cultivating the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique.
But what did the Sect Master mean when he said that he wanted more? The wealth of the Mechanical Beast Sect was not something that came easily. The previous Sect Master was unwilling to use one of it even until his death.
Yet, this acting Sect Master asked for more the moment he finished using one. He even asked for a few sticks at a time.
"I understand. Don't ask why. I'll return it to you later." Lin Ye's eyes lit up as he urged.
"Will you really return it to me?" Lord Zi Yang raised his voice in doubt.
"It's not like I can beat you here. Hurry up. Also, bring me the spirit stones. What are you looking at? As the Sect Master, even if I'm just the acting Sect Master, don't I have such benefits? Shouldn't I get one top-grade spirit stone a day?" Lin Ye said confidently.
"Take it that I'm afraid of you." Lord Zi Yang shook his head and snapped his fingers.
As the light fell, one could vaguely see that the brand new building that appeared in front of them was the complete opposite of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion.
This building was carved meticulously. The tiles, golden pillars, and windows were all made of top-class luxury goods.
"Treasure Pavilion?"
Looking at the three large words at the main entrance, Lin Ye's heart thumped. He asked, "Little White, as the Sect Master, does this Treasure Pavilion belong to me?"
"That won't do. This will have to wait until you become the true Sect Master." Little White shook its head repeatedly.
Good lord, he had yet to officially take up his post but he was already squandering. How could it allow him to do that?
"Stingy." Lin Ye rolled his eyes. He had made up his mind. Not giving it to him? But he could borrow it, right?
They were family. At most, he would use his left hand to get the hundredfold reward before returning it to them.
Whoosh—
Soon, Lord Zi Yang returned with a pale gold space ring in his hand.
He reluctantly handed it to Lin Ye and said, "Sect Master, there are more than 3,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts here, as well as 100,000 low-grade spirit stones, a piece of top-grade spirit stone, and 10,000 Level 4 spirit talismans. Take it that I, Old Zi, am giving you some special benefits."
"Where's the incense?!" Lin Ye blinked. This was the main event, and it was worth 100 top-grade spirit stones.
After his 100xReward, it would be 10,000 top-grade spirit stones.
No, he promised to take a few, so that would be tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones.
His eyes burned at the thought.
"There's not much left, only three. I've already said that you have to return them to me after looking at them." Lord Zi Yang said warily.
"No problem!" Lin Ye agreed.
With that, Lord Zi Yang flipped his palm, and three incense sticks that emitted four colors appeared.
It was the same as the one that he had previously. He handed it over.
"You have obtained three mid-grade natural treasures—Heaven God Incense!"
100xReward.
1. 100 sticks of Heaven God Incense
2. 1 high-grade natural treasure—1 stick of Goddess' Incense
3. Random rare natural treasure
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"Goddess' Incense? What's that? It's actually a high-grade natural treasure."
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Little White and Zi Yang. "Let me ask you something else. I heard from Jiang Chen that he has the Goddess' Incense and wants to make a deal with me. Tell me, what is the Goddess' Incense? How much is it compared to the Heaven God Incense?"
"Goddess' Incense?!"
Upon hearing this, both Little White and Lord Zi Yang's eyes widened.
"Is that thing really in Jiang Chen's hands?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't touch me. Just stay there. Tell me what the Goddess' Incense is first."
Taking a deep breath, Lord Zi Yang took a deep look at Lin Ye and explained, "The Goddess's Incense is a treasure more precious than the Heaven God Incense. Its exact value depends on its quality. An excellent quality one might be a hundred times more valuable. An ordinary one would be dozens of times more valuable."
"As for the effect, you'll have to experience it for yourself to know."
At this point, Zi Yang had a mysterious smile on his face.
"Stop pretending."
Seeing that he wasn't going to say anything, Lin Ye bared his teeth, but his heart was itching.
Fortunately, there were three incense sticks this time which could be triggered three times.
"I choose option 1, 2, 2!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three incense sticks in his hand shone with a dazzling light. In the blink of an eye, they were placed into Lin Ye's space ring.
"What happened?"
"Where's the Heaven God Incense?!"
Lord Zi Yang almost exploded when he saw the incense in Lin Ye's hand disappear.
"Take it, take it. Seriously, you can't even take a joke at all." Lin Ye pouted.
He took out three from the 100 incense sticks and returned them.
"The aura is correct and the quality is the same. That's right, it's the Heaven God Incense." After a careful inspection, Lord Zi Yang heaved a sigh of relief.
However, there was something strange about it. The three incense sticks looked like they were freshly made. There were signs of age on it.
Of course, this thought was thrown to the back of his mind in an instant. An ability to multiply a treasure was simply ridiculous.
Furthermore, it was completely impossible for a high-level item like the Heaven God Incense.
"See? I keep my word."
Lin Ye's expression was calm as he reached out his hand. "Let me take another look. I wasn't satisfied just now, so let me admire it a bit more."
"Here." Upon hearing this, Lord Zi Yang felt a little embarrassed and quickly handed it back.
Three Heaven God Incense landed in Lin Ye's hands.
?
No reaction?
Surprise flashed across Lin Ye's eyes.
Why did he trigger the 100xReward just now?
After thinking about it, he still could not figure it out.
He returned the three incense sticks to Lord Zi Yang and sighed inwardly.
He felt a little regretful and wanted to continue spamming. Even if he didn't use it, he could at least sell it.
It was a profit of hundreds of millions.
Keeping the sticks of Heaven God Incense, Zi Yang heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. His gaze landed on Lin Ye. Seeing his expression, he said with a smile, "Sect Master, there's no need to be worried. I'm only managing these treasures for you temporarily. When you truly succeed in the position of Sect Master, I will hand over the entire ruin to you."
"Got it." Lin Ye was uninterested and turned his attention to the golden space ring.
"Level 5 gold-tier spatial equipment?"
"Sect Master has a good eye. This is a private gift from me. It's a low-grade Level 5 space ring with a capacity of 1000 cubic meters. How about it? It's enough to hold an entire army if it is used to hold mechanical beasts. There are about 3,200 mechanical beasts this time. The spirit stones are also there. Please take a look at them yourself," Lord Zi Yang said kindly.
"Thank you. Let's go to the underworld together if we have the chance."
Lin Ye smiled and temporarily suppressed his disappointment that he could not spend limitless money.
The moment he touched it.
The 100xReward was once again triggered.
1. 100 low-grade Level 5 space rings, 320,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts, 10,000,000 low-grade spirit stones, 100 top-grade spirit stones
2. A Level 5 high-grade space ring, 3,200 Class 6 mechanical beasts, 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones, 1 low-grade immortal spirit stone.
3. Random amount
"F*ck!"
Lin Ye's mouth gaped open slightly as the wild joy in his heart swept through his entire body.
This was… too freaking exciting!
Awesome!
320,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts. F*ck, with these iron beasts, he dared to destroy a Level 9 Haunted House.
What was there to think about?
"I choose option 1!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the things in his space ring exploded violently. One, two, two, four… It only stopped after multiplying in number by a hundred times.
Fortunately, he had enough space rings, or his rings would have long exploded.
Outside, Little White and Lord Zi Yang looked at each other.
This expression of their Sect Master was too strange.
He was happy, yet a little sad at the same time. There were even tears in his eyes… Were these crocodile tears?
Was he touched?
No way, this new acting Sect Master of theirs was not that kind of person!
"Ahem…" Lin Ye came back to his senses and straightened the cloak that his Lord's Skin had transformed into. He coughed lightly and said, "Little White, Senior Zi Yang, I am satisfied with this gift…"
After speaking, his attitude changed as he laughed loudly and said, "I really love you guys to death! Come, let me kiss you."
"Don't, Sect Master, calm down. You have to control yourself!"
"If you continue to be like this, I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold on!"
F*ck, what the hell was that?!
Lin Ye's face turned cold and he immediately retreated far away.
After a while, an astonishing spiritual aura fluctuation came from afar.
It was Lin Hai.
Crack—
The sound of the Potential Chains breaking came from within his body.
"Ahhh—"
"Break!"
Lin Hai suddenly opened his eyes. A blood-red and black gas burst out from his pores and he flew into the air.
Swish!
At the same time, his Black Fiend Blood Saber moved by itself and landed at the feet of Lin Hai like a flash of blood light.
This scene was like Luo Feng using the Blood Shadow Battle Blade to fly.
However, the difference was that Luo Feng was a telekinesis master who could use his telekinesis to power the Blood Shadow Battle Blade.
As for Lin Hai, he had switched to a fiendish cultivation technique and cultivated in a fiendish saber art.
The two belonged to different systems and each had its own merits. 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝓸𝙢
"My lord, I… broke through." Lin Hai's stiff face revealed a trace of joy, but it was quickly replaced by an icy expression.
"Good, well done. I'll let you kill as many as you want once you're out." Lin Ye smiled and patted his shoulder.
Soon, sounds of successive breakthroughs came.
With the help of the Heaven God Incense and a large amount of spiritual energy comparable to a top-grade spirit stone, Zhang Liang, Li Xinyi, and the others improved at a godly speed.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Soon, multiple advancement lights of different colors shone, and strange scenes appeared.
To the east, a flaming bull fell like a shooting star, producing large amounts of sparks. A tall and sturdy figure walked out from within.
"Hahaha, I, Tru, have also reached Class 5!"
To the south, a dark shadow loomed. One moment, the shadow was hundreds of meters away, and the next, it was directly behind Tru.
"F*ck, Brother Zhang Liang, you gave me a fright!"
"I was just playing a joke." Zhang Liang bared his teeth and revealed a friendly smile.
But he was overjoyed. He had a feeling that if his opponent was of Class 5 and had the same strength as Tru.
He could kill the other party instantly.
After that, a dazzling rainbow lit up in the west.
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"Oh, it's Sister Li. Not bad!"
Tru made a strange noise.
A huge blood-colored shadow rose from the west.
In the light, the figure's owner was elegant. As she walked, there were faint blood-colored flames burning.
Incineration never dies.
"Impressive, Bloodfire Evil Shield, this girl's talent is remarkable." Lord Zi Yang sighed.
"What is the Bloodfire Evil Shield?" Zhang Liang asked.
Lin Ye also looked over curiously.
"The so-called Bloodfire Evil Shield is a kind of mutation ability produced after one's blood talent upgrades. It ignites one's blood and transforms it into a special type of astral aura. This astral aura is fierce and difficult to deal with, like corrosive bone poison. If one is infected by it, as long as the owner of the astral aura doesn't die or doesn't absorb it back, it's difficult for one to tell if he's infected." Lord Zi Yang said sternly.
"So overbearing?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
He remembered that Li Xinyi's previous talent was Blood Feast. It was indeed as Zi Yang had said.
"Of course, this kind of overbearingness is relative. It's difficult for one at the same realm to deal with her, but if one is at a higher class, or if one's innate energy level is higher than her, the aura can still be easily removed. However, overall speaking, it's a pretty good innate ability. Its area-of-effect attacks, single-target attacks, and even defense are all very powerful."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ye looked at Li Xinyi, who looked like she had transformed into a flaming demoness,
He smiled and said, "Come, shoot a shot of Bloodfire Evil Shield at me so that I can feel it." 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝙧𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝙢
He was currently a peak Class 6 powerhouse. All his stats transcended a major realm, comparable to a top-notch Class 7. His strength was powerful, so he was naturally fearless.
"Be careful, my lord." Li Xinyi smiled seductively, her lips curling into a beautiful smile.
The next moment, she flicked her finger and a fine red glow tore through the air.
It was extremely fast and arrived in front of Lin Ye in the blink of an eye.
"The speed is not bad. It's at the edge of a Class 6 attack."
Lin Ye's gaze was like lightning. With his Heart's Web, he saw the trajectory of the Bloodfire Evil Shield clearly.
The Bloodfire Evil Shield landed on the ground of the third floor.
Boom!
The moment it landed, the Bloodfire Evil Shield exploded. It was clearly a small flame, yet it scattered in all directions like a firework explosion.
"Not good, quickly dodge. It will be troublesome if you get stained by it," Zhang Liang shouted.
His Hint talent had already forewarned him about the danger of this attack. As soon as he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a shadow that brushed past the gap between the sparks.
On the other hand, Tru and the others were fearless.
With the lord around, what was there to be afraid of?
As expected.
"Universal Pull!"
Lin Ye didn't move. He raised his left hand and made a grabbing motion.
Whoosh—
A strong wind raged and the gravitational force of the scene changed. All of the Bloodfire Evil Shield sparks flew towards Lin Ye's palm like moths to a flame.
At the same time, numerous fine sword aura seeds transformed into a barrier.
The escape route of the sparks had been sealed off.
Sizzle!
Soon, he heard the sound of something burning and going out.
Bang!
Lin Ye released the sword aura cage and looked at Li Xinyi with admiration. "Not bad, an excellent ability. With just this move alone, even experts of the same class will suffer greatly if they are not careful when dealing with you. Cultivate well. When you go back, I'll give you the control of 10,000 men."
"10,000?" Li Xinyi's eyes lit up.
"My lord, I…" Lin Hai raised his hand as well, his heart burning with excitement. If he had 10,000 people, and assuming one person could kill ten zombies a day, that would translate to 100,000 zombies a day. His team could kill one million in ten days and ten million in ten days. That would be thousands of times faster than him killing alone.
As long as he persevered, there would be a day when he killed all the zombies.
"I understand. I told you long ago that you would be included." Lin Ye waved his hand. He had other plans for Lin Hai and hadn't arranged for him to be a commander for the time being.
Finally, his gaze landed on Zhang Liang and Song Kuaidi.
Zhang Liang's strength was getting stronger and stronger, especially in terms of assassination. His offensive power was super strong, and he also cultivated secret arts like Shadow Movement Technique when it came to speed. Combined with his talent and ability to duel, Zhang Liang might be the strongest here other than him.
Even Lin Hai, Li, Tru, and the others were far from his match.
The more this was the case, the more clearer his thoughts from before became.
Boom!
At this moment, a large amount of golden light came from the north.
It was Song Kuaidi, Li Xiaofeng, Han Qingqing, Luo Yu, and others.
The other members of the core team gathered together.
At this moment, they broke through one after another and transformed their innate ability in the golden light.
Roar—
Among them, Song Kuaidi's change was the most outstanding.
His tricycle changed drastically and turned into a steady truck.
It was completely different from Lin Ye's spirit vehicle.
Lin Ye was agile and fast.
On the other hand, Song Kuaidi was the opposite. He gave up on speed and prioritized space.
His truck was more than 20 meters long and could hold a large number of goods and humans.
Obviously, Song Kuaidi had his own ideas about his talent.
"Not bad. There is someone who can be in charge of transporting the wooden stakes now." Lin Ye bared his teeth and looked at Song Kuaidi with an especially admiring gaze.
Immediately after, Han Qingqing and Li Xiaofeng were also very capable.
One had evolved his spiritual illusion and comprehended the Sea Serpent's True Intent.
His figure was enveloped in the dark lotus space. Light and shadow flickered as the illusory image changed, making it difficult to determine its authenticity.
Li Xiaofeng had also improved greatly. Golden lightning surrounded his body, making him look like a god of lightning. Every move he made exuded the pressure of a big shot.
After that, they became relatively ordinary. They were all ordinary Class 5 experts.
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
"Thank you for your generous gift, my lord!"
After breaking through, all of them went forward to thank him with smiles on their faces.
They did not expect that after following their lord, things would be so smooth-sailing. They broke through to the next realm one after another and they had all the resources they wanted.
In the underworld, they didn't even dare to think about it.
"We're brothers, there's no need to be so formal. Since you all have already broken through, it's time for us to leave."
"My lord, Bai Yitong, Wang Qiang and the rest…" Tru asked.
"Don't worry about them. Those at the Inheritance Pagoda will take a longer time. Let them cultivate in peace. As for food and drinks, get someone to deliver it to them after we bring the 10,000 wooden stakes back to our territory." Lin Ye looked at Song Kuaidi as he spoke.
The latter immediately understood. Song Kuaidi revealed a look of joy. He knew that Lin Ye was giving him a chance to enter the core team. He quickly took the initiative and said, "My lord, leave the 10,000 wooden stakes to me. If I can't finish bringing them back in a single truck, I'll do a few more rounds. Hehe, but you have to reimburse me the fuel fees."
"A small matter."
Lin Ye nodded and turned to Lord Zi Yang and Little White. "Seniors, please send us out."
"Sect Master is too polite. If you have a terrifying enemy, you must use the Sect Master's token to escape back to the ruin. Lure him in and we will help you kill him." Lord Zi Yang said with a sincere expression.
"This is what you said. I'll lure Jiang Chen in later," Lin Ye teased.
"Ahem… Even if we can't kill him, trapping him won't be a problem," Lord Zi Yang said awkwardly.
"Looks like Senior still has a card up your sleeve. But since you've said that, I'm relieved." Lin Ye looked at him with a faint smile.
"Alright, it's time to go."
Upon hearing this, Little White scratched the air with its chubby little claws.
Whoosh—
A glowing blue teleportation passageway opened up, leading straight to the 10,000 wooden stakes outside.
"Sect Master, take care. Come back and play when you have time." Little White waved his hand reluctantly.
"Sect Master, remember my carrier. Don't just focus on yourself. If you want to go, let's go together. We agreed on this."
Lord Zi Yang shouted excitedly as he looked at everyone's backs.
"How naggy. It depends on my mood." Lin Ye waved his hand and led the group through the teleportation portal.
At the same time, Little Green and the other Earth Demonic Bears who had been guarding outside the Beast Pagoda sensed something and leaped up one after another, flying out together.
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Swish! Swish! Swish!
Outside the ruin, the teleportation array opened and a large number of people flew out.
They landed on the ground and looked at the wooden stakes on the ground.
Lin Ye asked, "Song Kuaidi, which level have you, Luo Yu, and the others reached in your Mental Cultivation Technique?"
"My lord, I just reached the fourth level!" Song Kuaidi's face flushed red.
And this was with the help of the Heaven God Incense and enlightenment energy. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to even reach the second level after so much time.
"I'm also at the fourth level!" Luo Yu raised her hand, looking awkward.
He was the only person from the older generation who came. In the end, he seemed to have been trampled by most of the younger generation.
Fortunately, his nephew, Luo Feng, was outstanding after all. Not only did he break through to become a Class 5 powerhouse, his Mental Cultivation Technique had also reached an extremely high level.
"I'm at the fifth level!" Han Qingqing raised her head proudly.
"Level 4!" Li Xiaofeng raised his hand. The pale expression on his face weakened significantly.
"Level 3!"
"Level 3!"
….
The twenty people answered one by one.
"Mm." Lin Ye nodded, having a rough idea of their situation.
If one cultivated till the fifth level of the Mental Cultivation Technique, one could control 50 mechanical beasts of the same realm at a time.
Level 4, 40 mechanical beasts.
Level 3, 30 mechanical beasts.
On average, everyone was at level 3.5. Luo Feng was the fastest and had already reached Level 7.
In other words, other than Bai Yitong and Wang Qiang who were still in the pagoda, the main force present would be able to control at least 805 Class 5 mechanical beasts.
With that in mind, he waved his hand.
Whoosh—
Large amounts of flowing light scattered down and a thousand Class 5 mechanical beasts could be seen in front of the wooden stakes in the next moment.
"Mechanical beasts?"
"This aura! They are all Class 5!"
"Oh my god, there are so many of them. My lord, where did you get them?"
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. It was too shocking.
Most of them had gone through the Beast Pagoda, but they had never seen so many Class 5 mechanical beasts. The sight was too terrifying.
"My lord, did you rob the entire Mechanical Beast Sect?" Tru clicked his tongue.
"How can this be considered a robbery? You underestimate the Mechanical Beast Sect too much. The things here are only one ten-thousandth of what the lord has."
Lin Ye cast a sidelong glance at him and said, "Alright, cut the crap. There are still seven to eight hours until the zombie wave. Make the best use of your time to bind these mechanical beasts to your mind. Leave the rest to Luo Feng for the time being."
"You all only have one mission. With Song Kuaidi as the core of the transport operation, the rest of you are to escort the rest of the wooden stakes in batches. You must transport all the wooden stakes back to the backyard of our territory before the zombie wave arrives."
"That's right. During the transport, the most important thing is ensuring you know the serial number of the wooden stakes you are carrying. The order of the wooden stakes when placed down cannot be wrong. Each must be arranged like how it is now."
"Luo Feng, I'll leave the matter of safety to you. Song Kuaidi, don't cause any trouble for me. Focus on transporting the wooden stakes. You will be rewarded greatly."
Soon, Lin Ye summarized the mission information and the others nodded.
"Very good. You guys go ahead. Lin Hai, Yang Fusheng, follow me."
Lin Ye waved his hand and grabbed Yang Fusheng's collar. With a leap, he jumped onto Little Green's head.
"Kill zombies? Special mission?"
Lin Hai was stunned when he heard his lord ask him to go out alone. He suddenly remembered what he had said and was overjoyed.
"Let's go!"
Lin Ye smiled and nodded at him. He sent a message to Little Green about the coordinates of the map and asked him to rush over as soon as possible.
"Master, that's my territory. Are we the only ones going there?" Little Green asked in confusion as it ran.
They clearly had an army of more than 80,000 soldiers. They could definitely sweep through the area.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. The few of us are enough."
A confident smile curved Lin Ye's lips. "Hurry up. Hurry up."
Tap-tap-tap…
With Little Green running, Lin Ye then closed his eyes to rest. Thinking back, the core team had not rested for an entire day.
If not for the Level 4 Spirit Cleansing Pills, none of them would still have the energy now.
He then took the opportunity to rest for a while.
Along the way, many human lords heard the rumbles of the ground and stole a glance.
They either took screenshots with their Civilization Archive or watched from afar, not daring to make any moves.
As for the alliance, they did not forget to use their Civilization Archive to communicate.
"That must be Boss Lin!"
"It should be. Other than him, no one else in the Lonely Forest is worthy of such a ferocious mount."
"Be careful with your words. He is a fierce person. Yesterday, the Little Knife Gang seemed to have offended him and a large camp of more than a hundred people was destroyed just like that. This news is spreading throughout the Nine States' territory and everyone is panicking. A few powerful big shots are secretly forming groups to defend against the Lin Clan's influence that Lin Ye has built."
"Everyone, what is the meaning of this? Are you going to defend yourself or join the Lin Clan?"
"Let's wait and see. The hunter will shoot the bird that sticks out. For weaklings like us, no matter which side we join, we won't gain anything. We might even be cannon fodder."
"That's right. The small fries have to pay for their boss' actions. We can't be muddle-headed. Let's stabilize our situation first and tide through tonight's zombie wave."
"…"
After a moment, Lin Ye opened his eyes and revealed a faint smile.
Initially, he was still taking a rest. However, his strong hearing ability on the Heart Nexus accidentally heard a few complaints and he expanded his vision.
With the help of his Level 10 Mental Cultivation Technique, Spirit Cultivation Technique, and Soul Melting, his vision which had been suppressed to 300 meters instantly expanded tenfold, reaching 3,000 meters.
Immediately, he saw the situations of the human lords in this area clearly.
There were a total of 32 human lords. Almost all of them had formed an alliance to support each other in times of need.
Interestingly enough, the powerful big shots they mentioned seem to have the intention to defend against the Lin family?
Ordinary people did not have the courage to do so.
However, he did not take it to heart. Any schemes or tricks would be useless in front of absolute power.
With 320,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts in his hands, he could completely crush everyone with his strength alone.
Even if there were several zombie kings sending troops to besiege him, he would not be afraid at all.
Half an hour later, Little Green's speed started to slow down.
"Master, we're here."
Soon, they arrived at an empty space.
Opposite him was a gloomy Haunted House. A large number of zombies were wandering aimlessly outside.
Among them, there was no lack of large numbers of Level 4 Venomous Zombies guarding this place.
Obviously, this was a Level 1 six-star Haunted House.
"Mm." Lin Ye nodded, his heart beating rapidly.
From afar, he could sense Xu Que and a large number of Xu Clan soldiers.
The group was carefully nurturing the super seeds.
Yesterday, after escorting the escapees.
He had received a mission and brought many Xu soldiers to the north.
In other words, the three six-star Haunted Houses under the rule of Jiang Chen would have all kinds of combat-type seeds planted outside.
Having vaguely guessed some answers in his heart, Xu Que didn't dare to be careless. From the beginning to the end, he didn't expose himself and didn't alarm any zombies. 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝘳𝑒𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝑜𝑚
Suddenly, a voice came from the depths of his sea of consciousness.
"Xu Que, how's the cultivation of the super seeds?"
Lord?
Xu Que was startled before a look of joy appeared on his face. He hurriedly said, "The other two Haunted Houses have already been settled. With the help of the Life Soil and Water of Life, the seeds are developing rapidly. There are already thousands of seeds that have transformed into pea shooters and ice shooters."
"I tried them this morning and they have strong offensive power. Almost all zombies below Level 3 can be instantly killed by them."
"But when up against Level 4 zombies, it is a little troublesome. Although the hot peppers and cherry pumpkins can kill Level 4 zombies, the entire area they have to cover is too large. Furthermore, once a Venomous Zombie self-destructs, quite a lot of plants will be affected."
"Got it."
Lin Ye nodded. "Bring these mechanical beasts over. Ask each soldier to bind one to themselves."
As he spoke, he took out another space ring.
There were more than 4,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts inside, and many low-grade spirit stones.
Even if each of the soldiers were given teen spirit stones, it was still sufficient.
Xu Que received it and quickly took a look. His understanding of his lord's generosity was renewed instantly when he discovered what was inside.
"Hurry up and make the arrangements. I have great use for them. I'll use Mind Possession to inform you later. When it's time to make a move, beat them all up!"
"Don't worry. With Class 5 mechanical beasts, no matter how many Venomous Zombies there are, they're dead for sure!"
A sinister smile appeared on Xu Que's face. He had his ass bitten by a zombie before.
It was time to settle this score.
"Lin Hai, I'll leave the last Haunted House to you. Will that be alright?"
Lin Ye glanced at the figure behind him who was emitting a strange red and black aura.
"Of course, I can't wait."
Lin Hai drew the Black Fiend Blood Blade, eager to give it a try.
"Go on, wait for my orders." Lin Ye waved his hand.
After they left, he patted Little Geen's shoulder.
He pointed at the core Haunted House opposite and said, "Let's go and kill our way in."
"Master, I'm a little afraid…"
Little Green wanted to cry. Ever since it came out of the Mechanical Beast Sect, his master had become a little too arrogant.
This was a base filled with six-star haunted houses. Could a few of them take them all on?
Its master even gave so many Class 5 mechanical beasts to others. He should have at least left a few for his own self-defense.
There were a large number of Level 4 Venomous Zombies here.
It might not be able to defend against them as long as a few of them self-destruct.
"What are you afraid of? I told you to go."
Lin Ye cursed. Looking at Little Green's cowardly look, he angrily took out hundreds of Level 4 Earth Shield Talismans.
"Are you still afraid?"
With that, he pressed stack after stack of talismans on top of Little Green's head.
"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid anymore! Hahaha, Master is awesome!"
Little Green's eyes turned green.
Hundreds of Level 4 Earth Shield Talismans. What kind of generosity was this?
With this, it even dared to challenge a seven-star or even an eight-star Level 1 Haunted House.
Whoosh—
A moment later, the spiritual talisman on its body activated and a layer of earth attribute energy enveloped its body.
"Roar—"
Little Green let out an extremely arrogant howl and instantly transformed into a terrifying ferocious beast that charged into the Haunted House. It charged straight ahead, looking very imposing.
Moments later, furious roars from Jiang Chen came from the Level 1 six-star Haunted House.
Chapter 221
"Bastard, do you think I can't do anything to you?!"
Angry roars came from the teleportation array below the Haunted House.
Immediately afterward, a massive figure projected over, its eyes red as it stared at Lin Ye who was walking through the sea of corpses.
"Ding Ding Ding—"
Sounds of bites, attacks, and even self-destructions kept ringing in his ears.
Fortunately, the hundreds of Level 4 Earth Shield Talismans were very powerful. Not even a ripple appeared.
On the other hand, Lin Ye swept his gaze across the crowd. His Divine Sense was like a blade that could slay demons and devils.
Whoosh—
The invisible spiritual threads turned into a long saber that was about 40 meters long. Like a laser cutting machine, it sliced a bunch of zombies in half.
Everywhere he passed, not a single zombie was his match.
Listening to the furious roars of Jiang Chen, Lin Ye smiled leisurely and said in a clear voice, "I said that we would meet again. Why? Do you not welcome me?"
"F*ck you! Rascal, did I have a feud with you in my previous life?"
"Let me give you a piece of advice. Let's leave a way out so that we can meet again in the future."
"If you really force me to flip out, do you believe that I will perish with you!" The illusory Jiang Chen shouted with a stern expression.
"Shouting out loud doesn't mean that you are bigger. I warned you the previous time, and this time, you committed the same mistake. You deserve a beating."
Lin Ye looked coldly at Jiang Chen.
With that, he communicated his thoughts through Mind Possession to Xu Que and Lin Hai as he coldly said, "Kill!"
"I was just waiting for you to say that!"
Lin Hai was excited when he saw the second Level 1 six-star Haunted House thousands of meters away.
As he spoke, he led the Xu soldiers and controlled thousands of Class 5 mechanical beasts to charge at the Haunted House like a swarm of locusts.
At the same time, there were also pea shooters and ice shooters assisting in the distance. Their combat power was on a completely different level.
Under Lin Hai's command, the Class 5 mechanical beast army took the lead in killing the most threatening Class 4 Venomous Zombies, even if they self-destructed.
The Class 5 mechanical beasts which were made entirely of metal were not afraid either and continued to charge at the front line.
Within a few moments, blood had already flowed like a river and corpses piled up like a mountain.
As for Xu Que, he wasn't to be outdone either. However, he wasn't as crazy as Lin Hai, so he fought steadily.
Even so, with the three sides attacking at the same time, it made Jiang Chen furious and the blood vessels between his brows seemed to be about to explode.
Watching his zombie descendants die at every moment and the size of his territory shrinking drastically, Jiang Chen felt pain and hatred in his heart!
However, he could do nothing about Lin Ye.
Sacrificing his divine blood to increase the difficulty of the zombie wave? But from the current strength Lin Ye displayed, even if he depleted his divine blood, he would not be able to cause any losses to Lin Ye.
Seriously, there were too many Class 5 mechanical beasts. What the f*ck was he trying to fight?
All of them were made of iron and his zombies' teeth were about to break. No matter how hard his zombies tried to bite them, there was not even a mark on the mechanical beasts.
After being enraged for a while, Jiang Chen gradually calmed down and had a gloomy expression.
Looking at Lin Ye who was slowly walking into the main hall, the Earth Demon Bear tactfully used its body to block the entrance.
Whenever zombies came forward, they would either be bitten to death or sent flying with a slap.
"Do you know how to talk nicely now?" Lin Ye smiled. A green light flashed in his palm, and a tiger skin sofa appeared on the spot before he sat down.
"What do you mean by that? With your current ability, you can destroy any six-star, seven-star, or even eight-star Haunted House in a short time. Either you be straightforward and end all my Level 1 Haunted Houses, or tell me why you're here. I don't have time to play games with you."
Jiang Chen then said sinisterly, "At most, I'll give up this territory of the Lonely Forest. Don't tell me that you think that as the Zombie King, I only have this territory."
"Don't make yourself sound so fearless. Also." Lin Ye raised his head and said calmly, "I don't like to look up to people when talking to them. Come down yourself. You have to have a negotiating attitude when negotiating. Now that I have the upper hand, you don't have the right to be arrogant with me."
"Similarly, I will give you a reply in your words."
"You don't think that this is all I'm capable of, do you? I'll give you three seconds to get down here and stand in front of me."
"Otherwise… I promise you, no matter where you run, I will chase after you and destroy all your territories."
"What a joke. The world is so big. Do you really think that you are omnipotent and will be able to find my other territories as you wish?" Jiang Chen sneered.
"Yang Fusheng, come. I promised to take care of this fellow for you. Come and greet him."
Ignoring the subordinate's words, Lin Ye turned around and called out to the little zombie hiding behind Little Green.
"Yang Fusheng?" Jiang Chen was clearly stunned.
He naturally knew his old rival, Yang Tianyou's younger brother.
Soon, he saw the little zombie with a resentful expression.
Instantly, he was furious.
"Yang Tianyou, you f*cking dare to be a spy?!"
Fury raged within him. His true body in hell was also roaring.
The sound wave passed through the clouds and spread to the ears of the other zombie kings nearby.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
In an instant, three blood-colored light pillars descended.
One of them was an old acquaintance of Lin Ye, Yang Tianyou.
The other two hid in the blood-colored light beams and looked at Jiang Chen suspiciously.
Obviously, they were suspicious of Jiang Chen's words.
"Jiang Chen, how dare you slander me."
Yang Tianyou stared coldly at the general. "Today, if you don't give me an explanation, let's arrange a location and we will fight to the death. This time, I think the people from the Zombie Divine Palace will have nothing to say."
"Let's fight then. Do you think I'm afraid of you? But there's something I have to figure out in advance."
Jiang Chen said angrily, "It's one thing for you to rebel against me, but in order to deal with me, you actually dared to collude with the humans on the surface and become a traitor. You even sold our information, causing me to lose a Class 3 Treasure Cave in my territory and more than ten low-level Haunted Houses."
"Did you do all of this! Yes or no!"
"It's you who don't have the ability yet you insist on blaming others. You are really one of a kind. Come, treat it as me betraying you. What are you going to do? Come and fight!"
Yang Tianyou roared in anger and tore apart the blood-colored beam of light. His body turned into a blood-colored beam of light that charged straight into the territory of the Jiang Chen.
"How dare you!" The general was furious.
Rumble!
Moments later, the two balls of blood beams collided.
The scarlet energy circle expanded to a hundred meters in size before exploding.
Whoosh—
The ground disintegrated like crumbling clay, and a terrifying energy wave spread.
Everywhere it passed, the exquisite palaces built by Jiang Chen were instantly crushed into dust.
At the same time, his servants, children, and elite guards died instantly.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The void trembled. The two zombie kings fought more and more fiercely.
Every punch and every kick of theirs carried 200% of their combat power.
For a time, the mountains collapsed and the earth split apart. Volcanoes erupted and blood flashed. The sky above the gloomy and dilapidated territory seemed like the end of the world.
"Stop!"
Right at this moment, a low voice sounded from the void, instantly crushing the imposing aura of the four great zombie kings present.
One by one, they fell down from the blood-colored circle. 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝓸𝙢
"A venerable?"
Chapter 222
"A venerable?"
"May I know which venerable has graced us?"
The faces of Jiang Chen and the other zombie kings were ashen.
If a zombie king was considered a border minister who guarded a territory, then a venerable emissary was an emissary who represented the Zombie Divine Palace to roam the underworld.
Throughout history, there were a total of 72 venerables.
The weakest of the venerables was a top-notch zombie king. Some could even evolve to become a Divine Blood Zombie King.
Their combat power was comparable to a Perfected Immortal Venerable of the cultivation system.
"In the Ninth Venerable Decree, it's stated that there must be no infighting between the zombie kings. Hurry up and return to your own territory. If you say another word or ask another question, take it as a violation of the Ninth Venerable Decree. You will all be taken to the path of exile for ten thousand years to gain some experience." 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Ninth Venerable?
This person was actually someone representing the Ninth Venerable?
The few zombie kings present cursed wildly.
The so-called Ninth Venerable was the ninth strongest venerable among the zombie kings, a king among the zombie kings.
One of them was enough to fight dozens of them. If they went one on one against him, he could easily kill them and even devour their blood.
If not for the Zombie Divine Palace's suppression, they might not even have been able to leave alive today.
After all, the Ninth Venerable could be said to be a great devil who killed zombies without batting an eye.
With that, even Jiang Chen didn't dare to be rash and could only return to his own mansion aggrievedly.
Yang Tianyou was also leaving quickly when he heard a whisper in his heart, "Someone is targeting you. Tell the human kid to put up an act… and retreat for the sake of advancing. I have other tasks for you."
"As for your little brother, I will make a statement in the name of the Ninth Venerable later and expel him as a zombie. Tell him to be careful in the future and not come to Hell if he can."
The person passed on several instructions at once.
"Alright." Yang Tianyou's expression did not change. He replied in his heart and left quickly.
On the other side, at the Haunted House on the surface.
Lin Ye studied the livid-faced Jiang Chen opposite him with interest. A few minutes ago, this guy was still strutting around.
But now, the other party was so obedient and he didn't even need to count to three before the other party came down.
"Yang Fusheng, how dare you! How dare you collude with humans! Aren't you afraid of being executed and dragged to the path of exile for ten thousand years?"
Jiang Chen looked at Yang Fusheng and sneered.
Upon hearing this, Yang Fusheng shivered, as if he was afraid of the path of exile mentioned by Jiang Chen.
However, in the blink of an eye, he seemed to have thought of something and smiled. "I'm afraid you won't be able to see that day. In another year or two, I will be able to transform into a human. Even Hell can't control me then."
"Hehe, as for you, don't even think about getting back on your feet in this life. As a lackey of the Zombie God, you will be possessed sooner or later."
"How pitiful, hehehe."
"Yang Fusheng, don't force me to kill you!" Killing intent surged in Jiang Chen's eyes.
"Uh-uh-uh-"
Yang Fusheng laid behind Lin Ye and stuck out his tongue like a dog taking advantage of its superior position. He provoked, "You have to keep your word. Jiang Chen, don't make me look down on you. If you have the guts, cross the teleportation array and bite me! You are capable if you can even do so. If you don't, you deserve to be used by Zombie God as a tool."
"You!" Jiang Chen was about to explode.
Ever since he regained consciousness, he hated it when people said that he was someone's lackey or replacement.
This was simply an insult to him, the great zombie king Jiang Chen.
Just as he was raging, a bloodline decree came from the depths of his heart.
"Zombie Yang Fusheng has been resurrected. He has colluded with humans and has been expelled from the ranks of zombies. Any zombie that sees him can kill him! Those who kill the traitor will be rewarded with 100 units of divine blood."
Almost all the zombies with intelligence heard this.
In the blink of an eye, the zombies and zombie kings at the bottom were all excited, each of them desperately trying to find information in the zombie chat groups.
"What? Yang Fusheng is that zombie king who entered the Zombie Divine Palace and obtained the Transcendence Contract?"
"Impressive. I remember that in order to become a human, he even stripped himself of the zombie king's bloodline."
"What a big fool. Humans are not as good as zombies. That little fellow is only a Level 4 small zombie now. We can kill hundreds or thousands of him with a wave of our hands."
"There's news. Yang Fusheng is in the territory of his brother, Yang Tianyou!"
"No, this should have happened a few days ago. The latest news is that the little zombie has followed a human lord. That's why he's wanted throughout the entire realm."
"F*ck, then what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and go to Yang Tianyou's territory. I want to split the benefits. 100 units of divine blood is enough for me to evolve to the next level. When I advance, I'll kill that bastard Xuan Kui!"
….
As an intelligent zombie, Yang Fusheng naturally heard this news as well.
In an instant, his face turned pale.
At the same time, he also felt that a large number of zombie chat groups had kicked him out and many had blocked him.
He was like a rat that was being beaten by zombies.
"Hahaha, the Ninth Venerable is indeed wise. I haven't reported it yet, but he has already dealt with a little traitor like you now."
Jiang Chen laughed heartily. His originally bad mood suddenly brightened up.
"What's wrong?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
He had no idea how much trouble his actions had caused the little zombie.
"Sobs—Lin Ye, I was killed by you. I've become a traitor to the Zombie Kingdom. All the zombies now want to kill me. F*ck, the Ninth Venerable even issued a wanted order on me. Anyone that kills me will be rewarded with 100 units of divine blood!"
Yang Fusheng wailed continuously. His voice was mournful, as if he had lost his parents.
"Serves you right! A traitor like you should be wanted by zombies." Jiang Chen laughed at Yang Fusheng's suffering.
"Wait a moment. If I may be so bold as to ask, what is divine blood? What is its value?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, Jiang Chen explained, "Divine blood is the blood of those zombies who cultivate the divine path. It's the old blood that a Zombie King expels from himself when he transforms into a Zombie God. It's useless to those great experts."
"But for the intelligent zombies and ordinary zombie kings at the bottom, this is a priceless treasure."
"Let me describe it to you like this. Whether it's me or Yang Tianyou, if we were to devour and absorb 100 units of divine blood, we might be able to advance by a small level."
"Only a small level?" Lin Ye frowned, feeling like the divine blood was pretty useless.
"What do you know, brat? Yang Tianyou and I have been stuck at the advanced level for countless years. If we can take a step forward, we might be able to break through the barrier and directly become top-level zombie kings."
"When my realm stabilizes, I might be able to become one of the 72 venerables in the next round of selection."
At this point, Jiang Chen revealed a fanatical expression. "A venerable. Do you know how difficult it is to become one of these 72 venerables? There are countless zombies. How many epochs has it taken for these great 72 top-notch zombie kings to be born?"
"Moreover, only by entering the venerable seat can one be considered to have stepped into the upper levels of the zombie world. This is the supreme glory of those who are zombies."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Ye and said with a bewitching smile, "Kid, although you were disrespectful to me previously, as long as you hand Yang Fusheng to me, the enmity between us will be written off."
"In addition, I will also bestow you three treasure maps and a ruin map as a reward."
"Think about it carefully. Exchanging an insignificant zombie for so many treasures at once, this is a deal that you will definitely profit from!"
"Moreover, I promise you that when humanity is defeated in the future, if you don't want to die, I can convert you into a zombie subordinate of mine for free and let you retain your memories, turning you into a noble zombie that will live forever."
"Lin Ye! Don't listen to him. I'm not worth anything!"
Yang Fusheng was scared stiff. He hugged Lin Ye's thigh and said pitifully, "Alright, I still have some value. As long as you don't sell me, I promise to listen to you in the future and not mess around anymore."
"Also, let me tell you. I'm good at fighting zombies. Haven't you always wanted the ability to control zombies? This is something only I, a traitor zombie king, know. You humans can't learn it."
"I'm not lying to you. I've really grasped it. It's the skill you saw previously. It can control disobedient humans and also sweep across zombies whose levels are lower than mine."
"From now on, let me go first when killing zombies. These bastards deserve to be beaten to death!"
"…" Jiang Chen was speechless. Yang Fusheng was speaking as if he wasn't a f*cking zombie.
Indeed, traitors deserved to die!
As for Lin Ye, his focus was not on selling Yang Fusheng.. Instead, he stared at Jiang Chen with a sharp gaze.
Chapter 223
"That gaze again, human brat. I'm warning you. I've already restrained myself. I hope you don't fail to appreciate my kindness!"
Jiang Chen frowned and his smile darkened.
"I'll ask you one last time. Do you agree or not?"
"I agree, I definitely agree." Lin Ye nodded repeatedly.
"Lin Ye, you, you can't do this! We are friends! We…! #! #"
Yang Fusheng's face turned pale from fright. As he spoke, he prepared to escape.
Unfortunately, Lin Ye's Universal Pull was extremely powerful. He grabbed at the air and sucked Yang Fusheng back. With a swoop, he tied Yang Fusheng up and fell to the ground.
"Sobs—"
Yang Fusheng started with an indignant expression.
"Hahaha, kid, you are indeed a character. I admire you."
The gloominess on Jiang Chen's face vanished when he saw this, and he revealed a smile again.
"Don't try to get close to me. We don't know each other well. I only recognize money and not people. Hurry up. We shall hand over the money and the goods at the same time."
Lin Ye carried the tied-up Yang Fusheng and stared at Jiang Chen with a burning gaze.
"Are we exchanging now?" Jiang Chen pondered.
"Nonsense, if not now, then when? Do you think I'm joking with you?"
Lin Ye looked at him suspiciously and frowned. "Don't tell me that those words were meant to fool me! Do you not have the treasure and ruin maps?"
"I do. Who says I don't?"
Seeing that Lin Ye was about to fall out with him, Jiang Chen hurriedly said, "Wait a moment. All my assets are stored in the Asura Pawnshop in Yan Luo City. It will take me some time to remove them. Stay here and don't move. Give me a few minutes, at most ten minutes! I will go immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and returned to hell.
In Jiang Chen's residence.
As soon as his spirit returned to his true body, Jiang Chen hurriedly opened the zombie king trading group chat and frantically sent out a pinned message.
"Buying a ruin map at a high price. Ten drops of divine blood for one! Also buying three treasure maps of any level. Each map will be paid with 100 high-grade blood spirit stones. Those who wish to trade can chat privately. No negotiations allowed. Trade on a first come first serve basis."
The moment this information was released, the intelligent zombies and ordinary zombie kings all exploded.
Ruin maps and treasure maps were useless to them yet these trash could actually be exchanged for a drop of divine blood?
F*ck, this was like a pie falling from the sky!
Unfortunately, there were too few zombies with a ruin map. 99% of them could only shake their heads and sigh.
However, there were always exceptions.
"Jiang Chen, I have a ruin map. Hurry up and trade with me!"
"Jiang Chen, I have three treasure maps here. However, I don't need blood spirit stones. Can you give me divine blood?"
"Jiang Chen…"
Looking at the dozens of messages, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth. All of them didn't f*Cking wants blood spirit stones. They all wanted his divine blood.
Did they think that he had a lot of divine blood?
Thinking of this, he was beyond himself with regrets.
If he had known earlier, he would not have gotten angry at that brat and wasted more than ten drops of divine blood.
Such resources were precious to him!
In the end, he gritted his teeth and purchased a ruin map and three treasure maps at the high price of 15 drops of divine blood.
"F*ck, I need to sacrifice first to get a reward. Yang Fusheng can be exchanged for 100 units of divine blood, and 1 unit of divine blood is equivalent to 100 drops of God's blood. In other words, after the transaction is completed, I can earn a total of 9,985 drops of divine blood. I'm such a f*cking business genius."
"However, that kid is cunning. For safety's sake, I have to keep him in check."
Jiang Chen grinned strangely before running to the main hall. With a pained expression, he spent 20 drops of divine blood to buy 20 Trespassing Talismans.
"Long-arm! Bring 20 Class 5… No, 10 top Class 6 long-arm zombies with you! Immediately!"
"Yes, Lord Zombie King!"
In the shadows, an ugly zombie whose arm could almost touch the ground responded.
At the next moment, a shocking scene occurred.
Gasp!
He stretched out his rubber-like arm through the air.
It stretched hundreds of meters away and caught ten similar-looking zombies from the zombie hole next door.
"Greetings, Lord Zombie King!"
The ten zombies were dumbfounded but still knelt down politely.
"Get up. This king has a mission for you all. If you complete it, you will be rewarded. If you fail, you don't have to return." 𝑙𝑖𝘣𝓇𝑒𝒶𝘥.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Jiang Chen said coldly.
"Lord Zombie King, please explain clearly. We are only incomparably weak in Class 6, we might not be able to take on great responsibilities."
The leader of the zombies said nervously.
"Trash, I haven't even said it, and you're already afraid. It's to deal with a human at the peak of Class 5 who has combat power comparable to a Level 6 zombie."
Jiang Chen glared at them with bloodshot eyes. "I've spent a huge price to buy 20 Trespassing Talismans. With your strength, you all should be able to land on the surface for three to four seconds. At the crucial moment, I will send you up. You must snatch Yang Fusheng for me in an instant."
"Yang Fusheng?"
"The one Lord Venerable has issued the arrest warrant for?!"
"Hahaha, congratulations, Lord Zombie King!"
"Don't worry. It's just a Level 5 human. With the ten of us, he will be finished in an instant!"
…
Listening to the compliments of the zombie lackeys, Jiang Chen glanced at them and smiled happily.
However, he was not blinded by his subordinates' bootlicking.
He reminded him, "Remember, your first target is not to kill but to snatch Yang Fusheng. If there's still some time remaining, you can try to kill."
"In short, listen to my orders. When I ask you guys to act, use the Trespassing Talisman without hesitation and capture Yang Fusheng."
"After we capture him, the long arm that captured him will immediately return to Hell. The rest of you, work together and kill that despicable foreigner."
"Do you all understand?"
"Yes, Lord Zombie King!" The ten peak Level 6 zombies said excitedly.
Yang Fusheng was now in high demand in hell. Anyone who saw him would want to snatch him away.
They were lucky enough to be part of the operation to capture Yang Fusheng. At the thought of the generous reward they would receive.
Every single one of the zombies was dancing with excitement.
Splatter—
In the next instant, a pitch-black teleportation array appeared in the air above Jiang Chen's personal abode.
"It's here." Jiang Chen smiled.
As expected, a white-faced zombie wearing a logistics uniform flew out from the teleportation portal.
He threw two parcels at Jiang Chen from afar.
He then said in a cold voice, "Serial Number: 10,086 and 10,000. The recipient is Jiang Chen. The transport fee is 20 top-grade blood spirit stones."
"Transport fee?" The corner of Jiang Chen's mouth twitched.
These rich zombies were really getting more and more stingy the richer they were.
They were even unwilling to pay 20 blood spirit stones. What kind of situation was this? Serves them right for not being able to become venerables!
He cursed.
He paid the other party with a black face and placed the 15 drops of divine blood in a porcelain bottle before handing it to the logistics zombie.
"Please choose the transportation fee payment mode!"
"Let the receiver pay the money!"
The official replied without hesitation and returned to the teleportation formation with the two bags of items.
Meanwhile, the other ten Level 6 long-arm zombies were hidden in a corner, awaiting orders at any time.
"Wow, so efficient."
When he saw the returning Jiang Chen and the items in his hand, Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
"Kid, we shall hand over the money and the goods at the same time."
Jiang Chen raised the two bags of items and pointed at Yang Fusheng who was tied up.
"What do you mean? Let's test the goods first. Open it and let me take a look."
"No, I'll not show you. You're so cunning. You might be able to instantly remember the coordinates on the map. Wouldn't I have wasted my efforts then?"
"Nonsense. If you don't show it to me, how will I know that you're not holding a piece of white paper?" Lin Ye rolled his eyes.
"Do you think that everyone is as cunning as you humans? Us zombies are the most honest!" Jiang Chen said firmly.
"How about this? I'll close my eyes and you will show me Yang Fusheng. If he nods, I'll agree. If you dare to lie, I'll kill him myself."
Lin Ye said and gave Jiang Chen a look.
"Coward, you're indeed so evil."
Jiang Chen mumbled inwardly and generously opened the bag to show Yang Fusheng the map of the ruins and the treasure map.
"Alright, ask him yourself," Jiang Chen said.
Lin Ye opened his eyes when he heard this. His gaze landed on Yang Fusheng who was tied in his hand. He had just removed the seal at the corner of his mouth.
Yang Fusheng immediately shouted, "Lin Ye, you've been lied to. This bastard is taking everything. Please don't…"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Ye pasted another seal on him. "Your emotions are so intense. Looks like the item is real."
"Sobs—" Yang Fusheng widened his eyes.
Fuck you!
You two bastards treat me as a tool?
Was he even human? He even bullied a zombie kid who was '68 years old'!
"We can exchange the goods now, right?" A smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"Yes." Lin Ye nodded.
"I'll count to one and we shall throw what we have to the other party. Whoever doesn't throw is a dog!"
"Great!"
"Three, two, one!"
As soon as he finished speaking, both sides were pretty honest and both threw their goods over to the other party.
"Universal Pull!"
However, when the goods were in midair, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and opened his palm.
Swish—
The gravitational force increased explosively.
Swish! Swish!
The treasure maps and ruin map transformed into streams of light that flew back into his palm along with Yang Fusheng.
"Cunning brat, I've been guarding against you!"
Jiang Chen laughed strangely. Although he could not attack, he had many methods.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In an instant, more than ten shadows with long arms appeared in the corner of the Haunted House.
Some grabbed at the ruin map, while others grabbed at Yang Fusheng.
"A new zombie species?"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. This was the first time he saw a zombie whose arm was more than ten meters.
Moreover, looking at its attack speed, it was already not inferior to an ordinary Level 7 zombie.
A peak Level 6 zombie?
Hehe, if it was before he entered the Mechanical Beast Sect, he might really suffer a setback this time.
Unfortunately, he had already cultivated the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique to the eighth level of Qi Refinement when he was still in the Beast Pagoda.
He had also successfully unlocked his more than 30,000 Potential Chains a second time, which combined with his previous combat aura cultivation system.
He had unlocked more than 65,000 Potential Chains. On the surface, he was Class 6, but in reality, he was already comparable to a peak Class 7.
Therefore, he did not place these Level 6 zombies in his eyes at all.
Gurgles!
His spiritual threads formed a saber that could kill demons and devils!
White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura, Myriad Sword Finger!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Hundreds of invisible saber beams and thousands of sword beams rained down.
It easily blasted the ten zombie arms flying over into dust.
Chapter 224
"What?"
"Impossible!"
Jiang Chen turned pale with fright. These long-arm zombies were all peak Level 6 zombie soldiers.
Their special talent was the Sky Penetrating Arm.
Their arm was as strong as a Level 5 Gold tier equipment and could stretch out like rubber.
Ordinary Level 7 experts could forget about cutting their arms apart easily.
For safety's sake, he spent 20 drops of divine blood to exchange for the Trespassing Talismans to allow them to arrive on the surface world for a few seconds.
Logically speaking, ten Level 6 zombies could completely sweep away 99% of the current human experts.
But who would have thought that facing Lin Ye, these long-armed zombies were actually so fragile.
"Hahaha, Brother Jiang Chen, thank you for the treasure!"
Lin Ye laughed. His Universal Pull had already captured Yang Fusheng, as well as the treasure and ruin maps.
The moment he touched them, his eyes lit up.
"You have obtained an ordinary ruin map, a Level 3 Treasure Map, and two Level 4 Treasure Maps!"
100xReward.
1. 100 low-grade Ruin Maps, 100 Level 3 Treasure Maps, and 200 Level 4 Treasure Maps.
2. 1 high-grade Ruin Map, 10 Level 4 Treasure Maps, 20 Level 4 Hero-level Treasure Maps (Must drop a Hero Equipment)
3. Random number of random level maps
This option would remove the probability of low-grade, Level 1 and Level 2 maps appearing (√).
"Can I choose separately?" Lin Ye was extremely excited.
It was all good stuff. None of them were trash.
The ruin map of the Mechanical Beast Sect that he had obtained was only a mid-grade ruin map.
Just the first visit alone made him gain 320,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts, 10,000,000 spirit stones, the three secret volumes, and a Heaven tier cultivation technique, the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Technique.
The rewards he would get from the high-grade ruin map in the options listed should not be any worse than the Mechanical Beast Sect.
However, the ruins were related to the ultimate secret of escaping from this world. Only by becoming the owner of the ruin would one know the secret.
Unfortunately, the Mechanical Beast Sect would only hold the personal disciple selection competition half a year later.
Only after that would he be able to obtain the authority to control the ruin and become the master of it.
If he chose option 1, there was no doubt that the time needed to become the owner of the ruin would decrease drastically. This way, he would be able to find out the method to escape in this season.
At this moment, a notification came from the system.
"You can choose separately! The conditions are the same as above."
"System son, I love you!" Lin Ye revealed a brilliant smile.
He was afraid that the situation would be the same as that when he was in the ruin. When he thought of this, he felt like he had lost a few hundred million.
Fortunately, he was an optimistic person and forgot about it immediately. His attention landed on the options.
After hesitating for a moment between option 1 and 2, he gave up on getting the low-grade ruin map.
There was still a long way to go before the final part of this season. Even if he knew the secrets of this world, he would not be able to use it now.
Rather than keeping it and letting it rot, it was better to quickly improve himself.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Firstly, excluding the probability of a low-grade ruin map appearing, I choose option 3!"
Although choosing option 2 was stable, after excluding option 1, the value of option 3 was revealed.
Excluding the probability of a low-grade ruin map appearing.
The lowest level of ruin map that would appear would be a mid-grade ruin map and the number that he would get was uncertain.
As long as more than 10 mid-grade ruin maps appeared.
Or if he got a high-level ruin map, no matter how much it cost, it would be worth it.
Furthermore, his golden dragon luck was increasing day by day. He had a vague feeling that he would definitely make a killing this time.
With that, the system immediately sent him a piece of good news.
"You have obtained two high-level unopened ruined maps!"
"F*ck!"
"I have done it! Hahaha, I got another high-level ruin map!"
Lin Ye was overjoyed.
Although he was still unclear about the rewards he would get from a high-level ruin, he estimated that it might be ten times more than what he had gotten from the Mechanical Beast Sect ruin.
Immediately, he felt his blood boil.
If not for the zombie wave arriving soon, he would have rushed over immediately.
"You still have two options. Please make your choice quickly," the system prompted.
"I know, I know," Lin Ye replied.
In any case, when he chose his options, space-time seemed to come to a halt. The flow of time was completely different from the outside world, and it was enough for him to slowly consider.
The second choice he had to make was regarding the Level 3 Treasure Map. Not long ago, he had just destroyed the treasure cave of the Level 3 Zombie Dogs.
To be honest, the gains were not bad and it only took two to three hours.
He obtained 700 to 800 Silver Treasure Chests, triggered a special reward, and also obtained a Gold Treasure Chest.
Of course, what attracted him the most was still the treasure chest essence that appeared at the end.
This thing was useless to others. At most, it would increase the glow of the treasure chests.
But to him, it was a divine weapon, a super divine weapon.
Once he collected a 100, he could trigger a 100xReward from the Treasure Chest Exchange System.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye immediately made a decision.
"I choose option 2. Also, I want to split the last choice up and get 100 Level 4 Treasure Maps and 10 Level 4 Hero-level Treasure Maps!"
The logic was the same. With 100 Level 4 Treasure Maps, he should be able to get 100 golden treasure chests.
At that time, he would have a full Golden Treasure Chest Essence.
Together with his 100xRewards.
Tsk tsk…
He vaguely saw the radiance of tens of thousands of Gold tier equipment shooting into the sky.
That scene was definitely as beautiful as a painting!
The choices had been made.
Soon, at the moment when he received the large number of treasure maps and ruin maps.
Whoosh—
A light beam landed and stored all the treasures into his space ring.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Inside the ring, hundreds of precious lights scattered. It was a beautiful sight.
For safety's sake.
Lin Ye kept them separately so that they would not be mixed with other supplies.
After dealing with these details.
His mind returned to his body, and space-time that had been paused instantly returned to normal.
"Lin Ye, run! Jiang Chen is about to fly into a rage!"
At this moment, the chains on Yang Fusheng's body shattered with a bang. He tore off the gag on his mouth and shouted.
"Got it."
Lin Ye laughed.
The moment he grabbed Yang Fusheng and fled, he blasted dozens of sword fingers and the Five Yin Lightning which turned into dark lightning liquid at the ten peak Level 6 zombies.
Rumble!
Amidst the concentrated sword beams and black lightning.
The man and zombie shattered the wall of the Haunted House, jumped on Little Green, and escaped.
At the same time, Jiang Chen who was on the other side of the transmission array had just recovered from shock.
He clenched his fists tightly as he gnashed his teeth!
Damn it, damn it!
15 drops… No, including the Trespassing Talismans, not only did he not gain anything from this, he even wasted 35 drops of divine blood.
This amount of divine blood was equivalent to him working hard on the surface world for a number of years.
When he thought of this, his entire body trembled, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Lin Ye!"
An ear-piercing sound wave pierced through the clouds and reached the sky.
"Tch!" Lin Ye curled his lips in disdain. Who was this Jiang Chen trying to scare?
Looking at the sea of corpses that surrounded him, he was fearless.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
His divine sense turned into a saber as hundreds of invisible saber beams flew in and out.
Wherever it passed, zombie corpses exploded.
It was a spectacular sight.
Now, Level 1-4 zombies were of no threat to him at all. Killing them was easier than crushing an ant.
However, Jiang Chen was definitely unwilling to accept this.
He couldn't take action himself, but that didn't mean that others couldn't.
Rumble!
As expected, ten blood-colored light blobs exploded in succession.
The light spread quickly and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped Lin Ye and Little Green who were escaping.
"Self-destruct?"
"This bastard actually killed those ten peak Level 6 zombies!"
Lin Ye looked surprised.
As he muttered, he did not panic. A self-destruction of this level could at most kill an early-stage Class 7 warrior.
It was not enough to deal with him.
He raised his palm to face the sky.
"Sword Aura Cage, defend!"
A moment later, 10,000 strands of White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura exploded from his body.
Beams of sword aura seeds flew out from his fingertip, turning into a Sword Aura cage that guarded Little Green's head.
It protected them from the explosion of the blood-colored balls of light.
Rumble!
The outside world continued to explode. The blood-colored energy and the White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura were also rapidly dissipating.
A moment later, the explosion ended.
Lin Ye didn't look.
This was the benefit of completing the second activation of his Potential Chains. On the surface, he was only at Class 6, and his cultivation was even inferior to those long-armed zombies. 𝘭𝒾𝑏𝓇𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝘰𝑚
However, his true combat power was hundreds or thousands of times greater than theirs.
If not for the fact that he was afraid of playing tricks on him, he would not have even bothered running away.
"Impressive!" Seeing Lin Ye show off his prowess, Yang Fusheng chuckled and said, "I'm not bad either. With my acting skills, won't you reward me with a few gigabytes of videos when I go back tonight?"
"No."
"Why?! I just helped you. You can't go back on your words!"
"You're still underage. It'll hurt your health if you watch too much."
"Bullsh*t, I've already lived for hundreds of '68' years. You can even be my great-great-great… grandson! You are the underaged one!"
"Then all the more you can't watch. You're too old. I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold on, suffering a heart attack."
"Bastard, how dare you go back on your word. I'll bite you to death!"
Bang bang—
Yang Fusheng hugged Lin Ye's thigh and bit him wildly.
However, with his Class 4 strength, he could not even break through Lin Ye's protective sword aura. Not only did he not hurt Lin Ye in the slightest.
Instead, his two zombie fangs were broken.
"Sobs—"
"I don't want to live anymore. You didn't even let me watch two short videos and even hit me. You're worse than a black-hearted landlord!"
"Alright, alright. Here, stop bothering me!"
Lin Ye kicked Yang Fusheng away angrily. Yang Fusheng's cute face was wasted on him.
What Balala energy? He just wanted to see pretty and fair ladies.
He could forget about watching the short videos. He didn't even have the time to watch them himself.
After making up his mind, he turned back to look at the Haunted House.
At this moment, Jiang Chen was still barking madly.
"Lin Ye!"
"Despicable human bastard!"
"Trash. One day, I will suck your blood dry and pull out your skin. I will make you a slave under my feet for eternity!"
"Come back if you have the guts. Fight me for 300 rounds!"
…
"Ignore him. He's just furious for being useless."
Yang Fusheng pouted. After receiving Lin Ye's promise, his mood recovered.
As for the broken zombie teeth…
Well, he didn't want to feed on blood anyway. If it broke, so be it. It could grow back after a while.
"That won't do. He has already been scolded for so long. If I don't go back, wouldn't I be giving him a zombie king, too little face?"
With that, Lin Ye patted Little Green on the head. "Turn back!"
"?"
"!"
Little Green and Yang Fusheng were dumbfounded.
Shouldn't they run now?
"Cut the crap and go back. We've already won, so why should we run? Let's beat the dog that's down!"
"That Jiang Chen is rich. Let's f*ck him!"
Lin Ye was full of confidence.
He might have had some reservations just now, but since Jiang Chen did not dare to make a move even when he was so angry, it meant that he should have used up all his hidden cards.
Against such people… well, zombies.
Scolding after losing?
How rude. He definitely could not tolerate his bad habit!
A moment later, when Lin Ye rode Little Green back to the dilapidated Haunted House, the place suddenly fell silent.
Chapter 225
"?"
Jiang Chen glared at Lin Ye in disbelief. "You still dared to come back?"
"Why wouldn't I dare!"
Lin Ye looked at him strangely. "I'm not the one who lost. Don't talk like a victor. I'll beat you up."
"You!"
Jiang Chen was furious. He felt the zombie blood in him that had been cold for many years instantly ignite.
"Why are you calling me out? A loser should have the attitude of a loser. Don't think that just because you gave me a few ruin maps and treasure maps, I will let you off. Let me tell you, it's far from enough!" Lin Ye shouted with determination.
"You! You!" Jiang Chen was so angry that his mouth was almost crooked. His projection turned more illusory and indistinct.
"Is this all you can say? Jiang Chen, look carefully. I'm taking a video of you with my Civilization Archive. If you dare to run, I'll pay a price to send it to the forum in Hell. I guarantee that you'll be famous in the zombie world."
With that, Lin Ye took out his Civilization Archive and started recording the video smugly.
"My zombie friends, fallen angel friends and all my other friends from Hell, I am a friendly and kind human. Please remember my name. I am Qi Delong, the boss of the 36 Young Masters of Hongxing in the Nine States of China.
"This is the first time we meet and I am sorry I didn't bring any other gifts. However, I'll give everyone a legendary video of a zombie king bootlicking for free."
"Our male lead this time will be the zombie king guarding the north of the Lonely Forest—Jiang Chen. Do you know this bootlicker? If you do, remember to leave a -1 in the comments section. Don't think that I'm bragging. Next up is the main highlight of the video."
"Come, let's see what this is!"
As he spoke, Lin Ye took out the ruin maps and treasure maps to take a photo.
And seeing this scene, Jiang Chen's face turned green.
He could imagine that if this matter were to spread to the forum in hell, his reputation would blow up.
After all, this matter was easy to investigate.
A few minutes ago, he had posted a public post in the zombie kings' forum to request for a purchase of the maps using divine blood as the price.
Although he had already deleted the transaction records after completing the transaction.
However, there were many that had seen the message and there were still those zombie kings who had traded with him.
These fellas definitely knew the authenticity of the matter.
It was nothing much anyway. Everyone was a zombie king. It was impossible for them to help a human slander him.
But the problem was that in order to take revenge on those zombie kings who traded with him, he also chose to make the other party pay the delivery fee when he sent the divine blood over.
The transportation cost of divine blood was much more expensive than sending the ruin maps or treasure maps.
With the personality of those zombie kings, they might take the initiative to play along with Lin Ye.
At that time, if both sides were to smear his name, he would not be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the blood river.
He would be labeled as a traitor who colluded with humans like Yang Fusheng and be beaten up by corpses.
Worse still, he might really be labeled as a bootlicker in the video and be cursed for eternity.
"Stop it, stop it! I told you not to shoot anymore!" Jiang Chen was furious.
Roar—
Terrifying sound waves pierced through the teleportation array.
The strong wind howled, causing Lin Ye to be unable to open his eyes.
Good lord, this was the power of a zombie king? Something felt off!
However, in less than three seconds, crack!
Lightning crackled in the air as several dark red bolts of lightning fell at an extremely fast speed. Even with Jiang Chen's speed, he could not dodge in time.
A few blinding blood beams shot out from his head and even his projection turned into dust.
"Ahhh!"
"I'm so angry, why is it me!"
In Hell, in the mansion of Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen lamented, feeling an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
Speaking of which, he had not done anything bad this season.
However, before he could do anything, he was beaten up by Lin Ye.
Couldn't Lin Ye target another zombie king, from the other three directions?
Why did he have to target a zombie like him and bully him? Even if he was handsome, he can't discriminate against other ugly zombies.
What will the others think of him!
He should target the others also to ensure everything was fair!
Hei, human jerk, next time, I'll suck you dry!
A moment later, after consuming a few more drops of divine blood and his injuries recovered, a warning came from the depths of his bloodline.
"Jiang Chen, this is the last time. No one is allowed to exceed the power of Class 9 and above!"
"If you do it again, even if you only affect a speck of dust in the outside world, 108 bolts of Blood God Lightning will be waiting for you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his voice vanished.
Jiang Chen was stunned on the spot. Was there still justice? Was there still law?
What did I do? I just let out a roar! A roar!
No human was harmed but this was already a violation of the rules?
Damn your grandpa!
Pa!
Another blood-colored bolt of lightning struck.
"Insulting your ancestors, you deserve to be beaten!" The voice that disappeared sounded again.
"…"
Jiang Chen covered his mouth as tears welled up in his eyes. It was too difficult to heal his injuries.
He could not live like this anymore!
At the same time, a few flying zombies flew over and shouted, "Lord Zombie King, bad news! The other two Level 1 six-star Haunted Houses guarded by my grandson are about to be wiped out!"
"How can that be? Their combat power is comparable to a six-star Haunted House?" Jiang Chen frowned.
He could barely accept the fact that Lin Ye was such a perverted expert.
After all, there were always a few scary guys who did not play by the rules every season.
But why was there still someone attacking and even destroying a six-star Haunted House?
This was not even the first zombie wave, but there were already so many monsters?
"Who is it?" he asked curiously.
"One of them calls himself Lin Hai, and his killing intent is astonishing. He boldly declared that he would kill all of us zombies. The other one is called Xu Que, and he claims to be the future commander of the Lin Clan. He wants to teach us a good lesson for Lord Lin Ye!"
"Lin Hai? Xu Que? Lin Clan?! F*ck…"
Jiang Chen ground his teeth and instantly understood that these two all belonged to that bastard Lin Ye.
Was he forcing him to show himself?
Before he left, Jiang Chen was still in disbelief. He asked, "Are they really that powerful? To be able to conquer a six-star Haunted House?"
"Their strength is ordinary, but the mechanical beasts they control are all peak Class 5. There are thousands of them. It's ridiculous."
"Our children are completely not their match. It's like a big fish eating small fish. The Level 4 Venomous Zombies are all countered by the mechanical beasts."
"As for the other ordinary zombies, although we have the absolute advantage in numbers,"
"But those bastards are cheating. They actually obtained the legendary rival of our zombie race, the Super Plant Civilization's pea shooter, ice shooter, and even cherry bombers. Killing low-level zombies is like cutting grass for them."
"Our zombies can't approach at all. They can only watch helplessly as they are surrounded and killed!"
"They are bullying us intolerably. Lord Zombie King, we can't take this lying down. It's going to be the meeting of the four kings soon to discuss how to launch the zombie wave. We have to take drastic measures to deal with this ungrateful human lord. We need to let him understand why the king is the king!"
The leading flying zombie became angrier the more he spoke. He even wished he could go personally.
"Are you done?" Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen glanced at him and said coldly.
"Zombie King?" The flying zombie was very intelligent, and it seemed to hear Jiang Chen's dissatisfaction, lowering its head in fear.
"This is the last time. Remember, the zombie king is me! Jiang Chen!"
"If you dare to teach me how to do things again, I'll send you to the path of exile for ten thousand years!"
"This is just a lesson for you. A small punishment and a big warning. Scram!"
With that, he suddenly threw a punch.
Bang!
The void exploded, and an invisible scarlet wave exploded, instantly hitting the chest of the flying zombie.
Whoosh—
In the next second, the flying zombie coughed up blood crazily and turned into an extremely fast meteor, disappearing into the horizon.
"Ahhh, this feels so good!"
"If this punch can hit that damn Lin Ye in the face, that would be even better!"
"What a pity! I really want to give it a try!"
Jiang Chen muttered.
Immediately after, he looked at the blinking communication device and understood.
Well, try my a**!
The debt collector had come and destroyed one of his Level 1 six-star Haunted House.
Thousands of peak Class 5 mechanical beasts!
Jiang Chen sighed helplessly. Against such a crazy human lord, what could he do?
He couldn't beat him or scold him.
Zombie kings' meeting? 𝒍𝓲𝙗𝒓𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝙘𝒐𝓶
Hehe, this was a good idea.
He couldn't be the only one at a disadvantage. Don't even think about escaping!
Especially Yang Tianyou!
Hmph!
The next moment, a brand new projection appeared and entered the teleportation array.
Chapter 226
"You're finally willing to come out?"
Seeing the projection of Jiang Chen appear once again, Lin Ye smiled. "If you hadn't come, I would have used my connections and sent the video to the forum of Hell. Wasn't this so, Yang Fusheng?"
"Yes, that's right!"
Yang Fusheng nodded profusely and looked at Jiang Chen. He said arrogantly, "Little Chenchen, be obedient if you know what's good for you. You should know that I have many friends in hell. It's easy for me to send a video to the forum."
Tumble—
Jiang Chen gnashed his teeth and said coldly, "What are you all trying to do? Tell me everything at once. I don't have time to chat with you."
"It's simple. I need Level 5 harpy zombies, the more the better." Lin Ye said.
The harpy zombie was related to the recruitment order for the Three-tailed fox lady.
With the development of the territory, business in the underworld was imminent.
He had to get this big slice of cake before everyone else developed.
Originally, he had no choice either, but when he saw the ten Level 6 Long-arm Zombies that were brought up to the surface, he suddenly had an idea.
If Jiang Chen could summon higher-level zombies, why couldn't he summon harpies?
"Five days later!"
Jiang Chen said slowly, "The harpy zombie is a peak Level 5 zombie. At the same time, it is a rare zombie soldier. There are some restrictions for its appearance."
"The rules clearly state that after the first zombie wave, which is also the eighth day of your Human Descent Calendar, early-stage Level 5 zombies will be allowed to descend. On the ninth day, mid-stage Level 5 zombies will descend. On the tenth day, late-stage Level 5 zombies will appear. On the eleventh day, peak Level 5 zombies will appear. On the twelfth day, rare peak Level 5 zombies will appear."
"Five days is too long. I need it fast. It's best if I can get it now. The latest I can do is before the first zombie wave ends."
Lin Ye shook his head and looked straight at Jiang Chen. He said solemnly, "Don't try to fool me. A few minutes ago, I personally experienced the power of a Level 6 zombie. I know that you have a way. I only want to ask you one thing. Can you do it?"
"Sure, I can definitely do it, but I've paid too much of a price. If you don't believe me, you can consult Yang Fusheng and ask him how much divine blood is needed to sneak over a peak Class 5 harpy zombie, especially a rare one."
"Don't even think about threatening me to submit. Even if this video exposes me, it won't be any concrete evidence. At most, it will be the black dot in my career as a zombie king. It won't hurt anything."
"The two are not equal. It's better if you state a more reasonable condition. Otherwise, let Yang Fusheng expose me. I can't do anything to you anyway. Let's fight to death."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen looked calm on the surface, but he was actually feeling guilty.
He had set his sights on this season. He was going to fight for the seat of the 72 venerables. If he was caught in the scandal of colluding with humans.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, his qualifications would be directly stripped away. This was the consensus of all intelligent zombies.
After all, there were high-level traitors among the venerables back then, causing heavy losses during that season and countless deaths.
Therefore, no matter what, he would not let Lin Ye publish it.
If worse came to worst… if he insisted any longer, he would agree to Lin Ye's conditions.
"Is what he said true?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Fusheng.
"This… He's indeed not lying to you. Harpy zombies are a rare species. They are one of the few female powerhouses in the zombie army and are deeply loved by the various zombie kings. Therefore, in the rules of smuggling, it requires a large amount of divine blood to do so," Yang Fusheng said truthfully.
"Did you hear that? I disdain lying. Hurry up and change your condition. I'm going back to sleep."
Jiang Chen kept a straight face, looking impatient.
"Heart's Web!"
Lin Ye secretly activated his talent, and his gaze landed on Jiang Chen for a long time.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength was too great. The emotional particles he saw were actually a bright red color.
The details and emotions were unable to be understood at all. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
However, as he hesitated, his infinite perspective from his Heart's Web seemed to capture a few subtle actions displayed by Jiang Chen.
Swallowing saliva, body stiffening, his hands clasped behind his back…
His expression was also a little unnatural. Especially when his eyes met his, it actually lacked the domineering air that a zombie king should have.
Guilt?
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. Something that could make the cold-blooded zombie king feel guilty? Was there something going on here? Should he take a gamble?
There was no loss anyway.
Thinking of this, his attitude became extremely unyielding. "Since you can't meet my requirements, that's alright. In any case, you are a zombie and you are my enemy. Even if I can't do anything to you, I'll disgust you and make you a tainted zombie for life."
"Yang Fusheng, send the video to your zombie friend immediately and upload it to the forum in Hell. Make it as big as possible. Also, every ten thousand reposts will be rewarded with 1 liter of human blood. I'm going to completely piss him off!"
"1 liter of human blood? F*ck, you're too generous. Hahaha, don't worry. I'll help you unconditionally when it comes to Jiang Chen. There's also the temptation of so much blood. If I don't pin this old fellow to the shame of the zombie race, I, Yang Fusheng, will write my name backward!"
At the mention of dealing with Jiang Chen, Yang Fusheng was so excited that his green eyes were almost glowing.
"Wait!"
Seeing this, Jiang Chen could no longer keep his fake expression straight.
These two were too cruel!
He had never seen such a human and zombie pair in his life.
The worst part was that he could not kill them. That was what infuriated him the most.
Yang Fusheng was about to copy the video over from Lin Ye's Civilization Archive.
Before he could do so, Jiang Chen hurriedly said, "Alright, I've agreed. I've agreed. Don't give it to Yang Fusheng!"
"Oh, I didn't know that you are a zombie king who cares about your face," Lin Ye teased with a smile.
"Ahem, at least I'm a decent zombie king. With a stain on my back, how can I survive in the zombie world in the future?" Jiang Chen coughed lightly, his attitude becoming much gentler. It was completely different from the roaring zombie king he was previously.
"Bullshit, you probably want to run for the venerable seat, right?" Yang Fusheng narrowed his eyes and said suspiciously.
Ten minutes ago, when he was wanted by the Ninth Venerable, Jiang Chen had said that he wanted to use the reward he would get from turning in Yang Fusheng to get a chance of becoming one of the 72 venerables.
To run for the seat of a venerable, one's reputation and strength amongst zombies was of utmost importance.
A zombie king with a stain on its name, no matter how strong it was, had no hope in this life to become a venerable.
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.
Yang Fusheng's suspicious gaze made Jiang Chen shudder.
Has he been discovered?
No way, he had been hiding it well. Even Yang Tianyou didn't know about it.
How did this little thief know?
It must have been a wild guess.
With this thought in mind, he stubbornly said, "Don't speak nonsense. A venerable person has such a respected status, how can I take over his seat? Don't harm me. Blood can be sucked randomly, but words cannot be spoken randomly. If other venerables supervising this place hear this, I will suffer greatly."
"Alright, let's stop this topic. Cut the crap. Tell me first. When will the harpy arrive? How many of them? I want the exact number!"
Lin Ye forced himself to change the subject.
Honestly speaking, he was not interested in whether Jiang Chen wanted to become a venerable or not. He wanted to settle the things he wanted first.
After this, he would continue slowly milking things out from the other party.. Since the video was in his hands, there was nothing to be afraid of.
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"How about letting it come with the zombie wave? In terms of numbers, I guarantee that there will be at least 400 of them. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Jiang Chen's eyes flickered as he probed.
"400. Are you sure you can get them all?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
With this amount, with his luck and talent, it should not be a problem for him to get dozens of Three-tailed foxes.
"Of course, you don't have to worry about how I do it. However, I need you to sign a contract with me. After I do it, you will delete the video. Also, you are not allowed to threaten me with videos or scandals anymore. We don't owe each other anything," Jiang Chen said sternly.
"A contract?" Lin Ye was suspicious. There was a contract to keep promises?
He looked at Yang Fusheng.
"Yes, this is an oath contract. If the person who signs this contract doesn't keep his promise, he may be punished by the blood tribulation at any time. For example, if the person is fighting crazily and his condition drops drastically, the blood lightning might hit him when he's down and kill him directly."
"It can also come in more insidious forms. For example, while he is cultivating, it will punish him with inner demons and confuse his mind. The lightest punishment will be to destroy his own martial arts, while the worst punishment will be for his meridians to be forcefully reversed, leading to death."
"Another example is during his sleep, if it's not a tsunami or an earthquake happening, there will be experts fighting crazily. If he is not careful, a terrifying sword aura will pierce through his forehead…"
"The above are just some of the strange ways to die when one violates the contract. Over time, no matter how strong you are or how careful you are, there will always be times when you miss something."
"Therefore, according to the records in the Contract Sacred Hall, almost everyone who broke their promise died," Yang Fusheng explained.
"Almost all of them are dead, that means there are still some who are alive," Lin Ye muttered.
"Your way of looking at the problem is too cunning. Damn, don't tell me that you don't want to keep your promise and want to cheat me."
At this point, Jiang Chen was on high alert.
"How could that be? Someone as kind-hearted as me would definitely not do such a treacherous thing. Jiang Chen, you have gone too far. You are slandering me without any evidence. I will firmly denounce your misconduct."
"To compensate for my injured heart, I want all three Level 1 six-star Haunted Houses nearby. Take it as compensation for slandering my character!" Lin Ye shouted indignantly.
From his expression, those who didn't know would think that he had suffered greatly.
"…"
Jiang Chen almost had sparks from grinding his teeth.
He had never seen such a shameless person in his life.
He had already made his plans. He would never speak to this bastard again. He found a black and white contract scroll from his space ring.
After listing the contract details, he signed his name on the black interface.
"It's your turn!"
As he spoke, he flicked his finger and the contract lightly landed on Lin Ye's palm.
As soon as his palm came into contact with it, information flowed into Lin Ye's mind.
Item: Oath Contract (Special Category Scroll)
Classification: Yin Yang (Signed between people from the Yin and Yang Realm)
Manufactured In: Contract Sacred Hall
Violation Punishments: Unluckiness, Disaster, Death, Appearance Of Mental Demons, Demonification…
Yin Realm Contractee: Jiang Chen
Yang Realm Contractee: _
Yin Yang Contract…
What the hell… was this!
Lin Ye had no energy to complain as he looked down.
"Contract Sacred Hall?" 𝙡𝙞𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝒎
Yang Fusheng had mentioned it before. After some thought, he asked via voice transmission, "Son, what is the Contract Sacred Hall?"
"Don't call me your son. I'm older than you."
Yang Fusheng scoffed and answered truthfully, "It's a place specially used to refine contracts. It's considered a special force both in the Underworld and the surface world. They are not hated by races and have only been working on contracts their entire lives. Their goal is simple and they use the contracts they make to earn money."
"For example, the sharing contract that you obtained from the Haunted House. These are all from the Contract Sacred Hall."
"They are powerful. For countless years, even though they have declined, they have never disappeared."
"I can't tell you the specifics. The things involved are too complicated and there are rules preventing me from saying more."
"But at your rate of development, it won't be a problem. Before long, you might be able to meet them personally."
"A contract seller? Do they sell slave contracts?" Lin Ye suddenly asked.
"I think that there was such a thing in the past, but it was said that because of a certain powerhouse's warning, it became rare in the surface world. However, it still exists in the black market."
Yang Fusheng looked at him strangely. "Why are you asking this?"
"Nothing. Just curious." Lin Ye gave him a caring look.
"Lin Ye, quickly sign it. I still have a meeting to attend," Jiang Chen urged.
"Got it."
Lin Ye rolled his eyes and read the contents. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he casually signed his name on the contract.
Whoosh—
After the words from both sides were verified, a black and a white ray of light respectively entered the space between the eyebrows of Jiang Chen and Lin Ye.
"The contract is completed!"
"Violators will be punished by the heavens!"
At the same time, this warning sounded in his mind.
"What a pity!"
Lin Ye sighed inwardly. After cheating Jiang Chen a few times, this fellow finally became smart and knew how to use contracts to restrain him.
However, he was still too young. If he looked for him a few more times for similar things, he would have more materials to blackmail the other party.
"Lin Ye, it's time for you to fulfill your promise." Jiang Chen stared at him intently.
"Got it."
Lin Ye responded and opened the Civilization Archive. He deleted the video in a few seconds.
"Alright, I'm done here. It's up to you. There are still four to five hours until the zombie wave arrives. I'll be waiting for your good news."
"Don't worry. I won't go so far as to dig a pit for myself. A mere 500 Harpies is nothing to me," said Jiang Chen proudly.
"I know you're good. I'm going to dig out a Class 4 Sharing Contract now."
Lin Ye waved his hand and pointed his finger.
Swish! Swish!
A large amount of golden White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura tore through the air. It first destroyed the commander's projection before destroying the protective runes on the teleportation array.
"Lin Ye, you bastard—"
A furious roar came from the unknown space and disappeared along with the teleportation tunnel.
"Let's see what value this zombie has!"
"This is still a zombie civilization. As expected, it hasn't deviated from its animal nature. It's still a beast in essence!"
Lin Ye shook his head and sighed as he started to dig for contracts.
"!"
Behind him, Yang Fusheng gritted his teeth and said unhappily, "Don't curse at me. I'm still a zombie!"
"Sorry, I forgot. If you didn't remind me, I would have treated you like a human." Lin Ye smiled.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing that, Yang Fusheng's eyes narrowed into a line as he smiled in satisfaction.
Humanity…
This was the treasure that he and his brother, Yang Tianyou, wanted the most.
Even though he knew that the other party was joking, the joy that came from the bottom of his heart was still difficult to conceal.
After a moment, Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
"I found it!"
He grabbed at the air with his Universal Pull, pulling the sharing contract that was emitting a silvery-white color below the ground.
"You have obtained a Level 4 Silver Tier Sharing Contract!"
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100xReward.
1. 100 Level 4 Silver Tier Sharing Contract
2. 10 peak Level 4 Silver Tier Sharing Contract!
3. Sharing Contracts of random quantity and level!
"I choose option 2!"
Lin Ye spoke. His cultivation level had reached Class 6, and his combat strength was at the peak of Class 7.
He did not lack low-level sharing contracts. It could be given to his family.
Signing a few more top Class 4 powerhouses would definitely have outstanding effects.
As soon as he finished speaking, a glow flashed, and 10 sharing contracts that were entirely glowing silver appeared out of thin air.
"Master, the zombies outside are rioting."
At this moment, Little Green couldn't help but speak.
It seemed that after Lin Ye destroyed the teleportation array, he angered Jiang Chen who activated a crazy mode before he disappeared.
Therefore, the tens of thousands of zombies left in this Level 1 six-star Haunted House surged madly, consuming the Earth Shield Talismans stuck on Little Green's body.
"Kill our way out. Ignore them."
Lin Ye and Yang Fusheng jumped onto Little Green's back. Hundreds of invisible saber beams and thousands of sword auras burst out from his fingertips.
He easily cleared a path for himself and ran towards the Haunted House that was destroyed in the forest.
Ten minutes later, Lin Ye arrived at his destination.
At this moment, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood everywhere. Zombie corpses were everywhere.
"My lord, you're here." Lin Hai, who was finishing up, rushed over.
At the same time, he waved his hand. Ten or so warriors immediately followed behind with large amounts of bronze and sandalwood treasure chests.
"The result is pretty good."
Casually putting away the thousands of low-level treasure chests, Lin Ye smiled.
"I'll leave these to you, my lord. The combat power of these Class 5 mechanical beasts is very strong, enough to fight a hundred of them alone. We're all like tools." Lin Hai forced a smile. He had never been tired of killing zombies.
"From the looks of it, you haven't killed enough. I'll give you one more chance. Northwest along this road, there's a Level 1 six-star Haunted House 7 kilometers away. I've already destroyed the main body of the Haunted House. The remaining 10,000 to 20,000 zombies will be left to you. Destroy all the zombies and guard the graveyard. Later, I'll send someone to convert the zombie corpses, as well as get the treasure chests, and other things. Remember to get someone to clean up the battlefield."
"Alright, I'll be right there!" Lin Hai was excited when he heard that there were more zombies to kill. He left a portion of the soldiers to clear the corpses while he led the soldiers equipped with Class 5 mechanical beasts to the second Haunted House.
Tap-tap-tap…
Seeing Lin Hai run away in a hurry with his men, Lin Ye shook his head. "We should go back too. It's time to prepare."
With that, he rode Little Green and rushed towards his territory.
While Lin Ye was developing at a rapid pace, in the Underworld, in the Wasteland of Death.
This parallel space corresponded to the Lonely Forest of the surface world, guarded by Jiang Chen, Yang Tianyou, and others.
In the center of the wasteland was a huge building with a zombie's head. The building looked hideous and terrifying, especially the two bloody tusks below the head. A blood spring violated physics, flowing from bottom to top, from the bottom corners of the building into the tusks.
Gloom lingered around the building and the smell of blood assailed the nostrils. If ordinary people were to take a few glances at it, they would likely be scared witless.
Soon, the four tunnels of the building opened one after another.
A few tall, thin, and short figures walked out from within.
However, without exception, all of their faces were pale and colorless. Their eyes were emitting a blood-colored cold glint.
Red pupils represented bloodline and strength in hell.
As long as a zombie had eyes of this color, it meant that it was a zombie king that surpassed Level 9 at the very least. Its strength was formidable, and its combat strength was splendid.
Two of them were familiar faces to Lin Ye.
They were Jiang Chen who guarded the north passageway and Yang Tianyou from the south passageway.
"Hahaha, Jiang Chen, I heard that your territory has lost another three Level 1 six-star Haunted Houses. You're really something. You were beaten up so badly by a human kid."
Greeting Jiang Chen was a zombie king with a body as strong as a bronze door.
This person had a strange temper. He laughed from afar, and as he spoke, he didn't conceal the disdain on his face.
"Haha, not only that, I also heard that you purchased ruin maps and treasure maps at a high price. Are you planning to reconcile with the human lord and beg him to let you go?" The zombie that interrupted was the zombie king that came from the east tunnel.
He was short like a stooped old man, and his gait was unstable.
Among the four zombie kings guarding the Lonely Forest, he was the oldest, the most qualified, but also the most eccentric.
"Niu Feng, Wen Xiu, the two of you are courting death!"
Killing intent flashed across Jiang Chen's eyes. Without another word, he waved his two blood-colored fists in the air.
"You dare!"
"Bastard!"
Niu Feng and Wen Xiu, the two great zombie kings, were furious. As zombie kings, they were not afraid of Jiang Chen.
When they heard about the miserable state of Jiang Chen recently, they could not help but want to ridicule him when they first met.
However, they did not expect that Jiang Chen, who was usually low-key and kind, actually wanted to kill them, which immediately made them shocked and angry.
Boom! Boom!
Amidst his anger, the air exploded and blood flashed.
After a moment of stalemate, Niu Feng and Wen Xiu's expressions changed drastically. Their chests collapsed as their bodies flew backward.
Bang! Bang!
A dull sound was heard as they slammed into the walls of the zombie head building, leaving two deep marks.
Blood light flashed, and Niu Feng and Wen Xiu returned to the east and west entrance.
The zombie building was also extremely strange. With a large amount of blood flowing through it, the broken wall was restored to its original state.
"Impossible!"
"Why did your strength increase instead of decrease?"
After standing still again, the two zombie kings stared at Jiang Chen in shock and anger.
They could not understand how Jiang Chen, who had clearly lost a portion of his divine blood, could still defeat them so easily. This did not make sense.
Unless…
"Tsk, you're hiding something!" Wen Xiu cursed with a shocked expression.
"You two imbeciles! If we weren't on the same side and being restricted by the supreme experts, just with your ridiculing words just now, I would have blasted you to death with a single fist."
Jiang Chen said coldly.
With that said, the anger in his heart calmed down a little.
He was truly angered by Lin Ye. He originally wanted to keep a low profile, but who would have thought that Niu Feng and Wen Xiu themselves would be walking into a trap.
If he couldn't tolerate it, then there was no need to tolerate it anymore.
He might as well lay his cards on the table. He was indeed stronger than them. If they dared to fight again, he would beat them to death.
It was a domineering and perfect performance.
"Jiang Chen, how dare you!" Niu Feng's pale face flushed red. His blood was boiling and a little hot-headed. This was a sign of anger.
"You are the dumbest. Let's see if I dare!" Jiang Chen sneered.
At this moment, he could not be bothered with the problem of his territory. His blood shadow turned and charged straight at Niu Feng.
There were no unnecessary movements, nor did he unleash a myriad of talents like Lin Ye. There was only a pair of blood-colored aura on his fists.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Jiang Chen in his serious mode was extremely terrifying.
Every time he threw a punch, space would vibrate and a blood-colored fist light dozens of meters wide would instantly arrive.
"F*ck, so strong?"
"!"
The more Niu Feng fought, the more shocked he became. The difference in strength was too great.
These punches were fast and ruthless. After receiving a few punches, more than ten bones were shattered.
At this rate, his divine blood would be depleted.
"Wen Xiu, Yang Tianyou, come and help me!" Niu Feng was anxious.
His strength could not compare to high-rank zombie kings like Jiang Chen and Yang Tianyou. Once he exhausted his divine blood, he would lose out greatly.
Upon hearing this, Wen Xiu, who had just suffered, hid far away and didn't say a word, pretending to be dead.
On the other hand, Yang Tianyou frowned slightly. After some thought, he decided to make a move.
Whoosh—
Blood-colored lightning flashed.
Ding Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong!
Moments later, afterimages crisscrossed in the air, moving so quickly that it was impossible to see with the naked eye.
Every time they clashed, ear-piercing sound waves would ring out. At the same time, the ground would split open and the phenomenon of volcanoes erupting would appear.
"So… so strong!"
"Forget about Jiang Chen, even Yang Tianyou is so terrifying!"
"These two fellows, have they always been hiding their strength?!"
Niu Feng and Wen Xiu, the two great zombie kings, looked at each other and laughed bitterly. 𝓁𝑖𝒷𝑟𝘦𝒶𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝘮
It turned out that the two of them were the weakest.
"How dare you all! Fighting is not allowed in the Hall of Zombies!"
Suddenly, an imposing roar came from the huge zombie-headed building.
Boom!
A black stream of air forced open the gap between Jiang Chen and Yang Tianyou.
"Domain Lord?"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and looked up at the blood shadow projected above the huge zombie-headed building, his face revealing a hint of fighting spirit.
The Domain Lord was a title similar to the 72 Venerables of Hell.
However, its level was half a level lower than that of a venerable. In the entire Hell Realm, there were only 108 zombie kings with a title.
The strength of these guys was not weaker than the venerables ranked at the back.
In every season, the vast majority of zombie kings who challenged the venerables came from this bunch of zombies who were given a title.
According to his memory, the Domain Lord was ranked 16th amongst all the zombie kings with titles, and he was one of the most popular candidates to advance in the next round.
Therefore, he wanted to test the other party's capabilities. At the same time, he wanted to test his own strength and see if he was qualified to challenge and get one of the vulnerable seats.
As if reading the thoughts of Jiang Chen, the enormous zombie head said coldly, "Jiang Chen, put away your hostility. My true body is not here. If you are dissatisfied, when the Venerable Rankings begin, we will compete again. I will wait for you in the arena!"
"But now is not the time to cause trouble for our own people. The first zombie wave is going to start in three hours. If you have the intention to fight, you might as well think about how to attack the cities and conquer more territory for my zombie race!"
"I'll only say the same thing once. If you don't listen, I'll report it to the venerables. At that time, you all know what the outcome will be."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bloody glow on the enormous zombie's head vanished, and it transformed into an extremely icy cold building once more.
"Cough cough… Both of you, the Domain Lord is right. It's best to discuss how to attack the Lonely Forest. That's the most important thing." Wen Xiu licked his lips and acted as a mediator, completely forgetting that it was the two of them who started this dispute.
"Hmph!"
Jiang Chen scoffed and said forcefully, "What else is there to discuss? We shall do the same for the ordinary human lords, but Lin Ye, who is the strongest in the Lonely Forest, must be killed. Previously, I exhausted a large amount of divine blood and increased the difficulty by four times."
"This matter concerns everyone's performance. None of you can escape. We have to gather ten times the amount. Also, among the four of us, each of us must have at least 100 harpy zombies leading the team. The number of ordinary zombies to be sent is up to you. There are so many of them anyway."
"Ten times? Isn't that too much?" Niu Feng frowned slightly, feeling that Jiang Chen was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Too much? Hehe!" Jiang Chen was furious.
Damn it, if you saw that bastard's mechanical beast army, would you dare to say anything?
Just these 400 harpy zombies were nothing.
He did not say much about this, but he felt a little sad.
Working with a few idiots against that monstrous enemy Lin Ye was depressing. If he stayed behind in the Lonely Forest, he would be in danger!
Just as the four zombie kings were arguing, a rumble suddenly came from outside.
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"Everyone, there's no need to worry. If the four of you can't gather enough harpy zombies, leave it to us. We're so poor that we only have money and manpower! Everyone, you don't have any objections if we join you, right?"
At the same time as the arrogant voice rang out from the dark hall, three blood shadows descended.
Immediately after, strange laughter echoed.
"Hehe, Gu Jiang is right. We are all subordinates of the Ninth Venerable. It's reasonable for us to help each other!"
"Brother Jiang Chen, we have come here to support you for free. You wouldn't possibly not welcome us, right?"
Seeing the zombie king from the other regions descend, Niu Feng and Wen Xiu tactfully shut their mouths and watched from the side.
Yang Tianyou leisurely took out a wooden chair and sat on it to the south, as if he didn't care about it at all.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen cursed under his breath. Two cowards and one lazy man.
Although he hated these three teammates, the other party had already addressed him by name.
His blood-colored eye swept across the owners of the three blood shadows and coldly snorted. "Yu Shan, Xuan Kui, Gu Jiang, the first zombie wave is about to start. The three of you should properly guard your Hidden Gold Valley but you still dare to leave your posts. Be careful that the super large gold iron ore mine will be lost. If the higher-ups blame you guys, you all can forget about returning alive."
"Don't worry about that. In our territory, the human lords are too weak. They are almost wiped out by our zombies. Don't you think that our combat power has increased a lot?"
The person who spoke was a one-eyed zombie. His voice was cold and hoarse, like a millstone crushing the ground. The grinding sound it made was ear-piercing and unpleasant.
With that, it even symbolically unleashed its aura.
Boom!
A blood-colored pillar of light rose from beneath his feet and shot into the sky.
"Zombie King's Triple Transformation?"
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and his pupils constricted. He said in surprise, "Xuan Kui, you actually broke through!"
Hearing that, even Yang Tianyou looked over, but soon lost interest.
He took out a book called 'How To Gain A Human Personality' and read it quietly.
"What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"
Opposite him, the zombie king called Xuan Kui revealed an angry expression, his fists cracking.
"Yes."
Jiang Chen admitted frankly and sneered, "Everyone present, other than Yang Tianyou, is not worthy of me to think highly of."
"Jiang Chen!" These words instantly enraged Xuan Kui who had just advanced. His voice was like thunder as he roared madly, and he seemed to have the intention to attack.
Yu Shan and Gu Jiang hurriedly pulled him back.
"Don't be impulsive. Our goal is not to fight. Yang Fusheng, Yang Fusheng is important."
When he heard this, Xuan Kui's expression eased up.
Yes, Yang Fusheng…
This was a treasure worth 100 units of divine blood. If they could obtain him…
Even if the seven zombies present were to split the rewards, it would still be a huge reward.
Furthermore, they had paid a huge price to come here.
However, he suddenly changed the topic.
"Also, that fellow, Jiang Chen, has a foul mouth. His strength is beyond comparison. If we really fight, you might not necessarily be able to win. If you are beaten up, wouldn't it be disastrous?"
"I think so too. That fellow beat up Wen Xiu and Niu Feng just now. We've watched in secret as well. I think there's only a 10% chance of you winning. You'll probably be beaten up."
"F*ck you guys!"
Xuan Kui stared with his eyes wide open. What kind of f*Cking corpse talk was this? Did they know how to speak properly?
However, after hearing his teammate's words, he instantly gave up on the idea of fighting Jiang Chen for 300 rounds.
He had just broken through two days ago and his ego had inflated greatly. His old enemy had also been beaten up by him a few minutes ago. For a moment, his confidence was soaring.
Therefore, when he saw Jiang Chen, he could not help but retort.
"Jiang Chen, whoever comes is a guest. Besides, we're here to help, not to find trouble with you. Why must you provoke us?" Gu Jiang acted as the mediator and said with a smile, as if he had forgotten that he was the one who had been arrogant in the beginning.
"That's right. Before we came, we three brothers even helped you block all the zombie experts outside who came to cause trouble."
Yu Shan smiled honestly and interrupted, "You guys don't know how many people have wanted to share a cup of soup since the incident with Yang Fusheng. Fortunately, Xuan Kui is a wild person. He actually got in touch with the 69th venerable on the rankings. With one sentence, he made all the zombies retreat."
"Of course, we've also paid a huge price for this. Therefore, harmony breeds wealth. There's no need to fight to the death."
"Also, we've heard that the human lord who took in Yang Fusheng is powerful. It's definitely not a bad thing for us to be involved. Don't worry. In terms of manpower, we can be the main force."
"Oh? You actually hooked up with Lian Yue. Not bad!"
Jiang Chen copied Yang Tianyou and pulled out a huge zombie king's throne seat from the void and sat on it.
He looked down at Xuan Kui from above and said generously, "For Lian Yue's sake, I'll let it go this time. Otherwise, just based on how rude you were previously, I would have dislocated your arm for two days."
"Damn it, what a bully!"
Fury appeared on Xuan Kui's face again. The emotions of zombies were violent to begin with. Even if they gained intelligence, this fact had never changed.
"Calm down, calm down!" Yu Shan and Gu Jiang hurriedly suppressed Xuan Kui.
"Don't stop me. I want to kill this arrogant and conceited fellow. He even dares to call out Venerable Yue by his name. How dare he! I will definitely report this matter to the venerable and punish this rebellious corpse." Xuan Kui was agitated. The blood-red glow on his body flickered, as if he was about to explode.
"Old Xuan, don't be impulsive. You can't beat him. Amongst the venerables ranked outside the top 50, which one have you seen Jiang Chen respect? If things go wrong, this bastard might even take the initiative to challenge Venerable Lian Yue this season. Bear with it. Harmony leads to wealth. Let them fight amongst themselves." Gu Jiang hurriedly sent a voice transmission.
"Even you dare to curse a venerable!" Xuan Kui was speechless.
"Alright, you can just pretend in front of outsiders. That Lian Yue is nothing. His table manners are ugly. With just one word, he actually sucked all of us three brothers' savings dry."
"F*ck you. If we get Yang Fusheng and get 100 units of divine blood, don't tell me that you're not interested in the venerable seat."
When he spoke up to her, Yu Shan's simple and honest face revealed a wisp of an evil smile. He was moved as he said, "Once we attain that realm, at that time, his status will be far behind us. We might even be able to turn our statuses around. Even if we don't succeed in killing Yang Fusheng, we'll settle the score later."
"I've just recorded it. Let's expose this matter to him. Do you think Lian Yue will fall out with Jiang Chen? No matter who wins or loses, the one who will be unlucky will definitely be me."
"A recording is nothing. I have the Sky Treasure Pavilion's Shadow Preserving Stone. I've recorded all the videos and voice recordings. When the time comes, it won't just be Lian Yue who he offends. It will be all the venerables ranked outside the top 50," Gu Jiang said smugly.
"Brother Gu is still the awesome one! Your foresight and schemes are far above mine. I'm still too young! My zombie path career is endless, and I've learned it again today. I've learned it. Thank you for your guidance, brother." Yu Shan's eyes were filled with admiration.
"We're brothers, it's only right." Gu Jiang waved his hand. 𝓵𝙞𝒃𝓻𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
"Holy shit, you two… are so dirty."
Xuan Kui looked at his two teammates in disbelief as if it was the first time he knew them.
"Don't look at us like that. Times change. Old Xuan, if you have nothing to do, come out more often and broaden your horizons. The intelligent zombies these days are all rotten. Who knows when they will plot against you behind your back. You must be careful in the future." Gu Jiang reminded me.
"That's right. Not long ago, a brother of mine was tricked like that. Now, the grass on his grave has increased by dozens of meters." Yu Shan nodded in agreement.
"Alright, cut the crap. I'm still watching. Remember our objective—Yang Fusheng. Keep your tempers to yourself."
Gu Jiang patted the two brothers and took the lead to step forward. He said, "Everyone, let's not beat around the bush. The three of us will be participating in the first zombie wave operation in the Lonely Forest. Please make a decision."
"We only have one point to make. The difficulty of Lin Ye's zombie wave must be increased tenfold. Other than that, each of you three will need to send over 100 Level 5 harpy zombies. If you all can afford it, I have no objections," Jiang Chen said nonchalantly.
In any case, the contract he signed with Lin Ye was 400. As long as he gathered enough in advance, he would have completed the oath.
If Xuan Kui and the rest were willing, that would be great. He could save some resources on his side, so why not?
Hearing that even Jiang Chen had agreed, Xuan Kui and the other two revealed a look of joy.
However, to increase the difficulty by tenfold?
Although Jiang Chen had already increased it by four times previously, the divine blood needed was still very extravagant.
Intense communication flashed through the eyes of the three zombie kings. In the end, they gritted their teeth and stomped their feet.
"Alright! We agree."
Xuan Kui's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Wen Xiu and the others. "What do the other three think?"
"I… I have no objections," Wen Xiu said helplessly.
"Me too," Niu Feng agreed.
The two of them were loners.
On Xuan Kui's side, they had already gathered together. If they did not agree to it.
They might be beaten up for no reason on the way back.
In the end, all the zombie king's eyes landed on Yang Tianyou. This time, their target was Yang Fusheng.
Everyone knew that the two of them had a close relationship.
Immediately, there were some corpses gloating, some corpses laughing softly, and some corpses being cold…
"I agree."
After thinking for a moment, Yang Tianyou closed the book and looked around.
He continued, "However, that's not enough. Do you all dare to go big?"
Chapter 230
"Brother Yang, are you going to put righteousness before family?" Xuan Kui asked with a faint smile.
"Let's just say that. Do you dare to make a bet with me?" Yang Tianyou asked calmly.
"Tell me about it first. In any case, I'm interested." Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and leaned forward, staring at Yang Tianyou with interest.
"Brother Yang, just say it. We brothers support you." Niu Feng and Wen Xiu hurriedly spoke, conveniently showing off their presence.
Otherwise, if they just kept watching Jiang Chen and the rest talk, they would feel like they were separated and kicked out of the team.
"Simple. Isn't Lin Ye crazy? We'll sacrifice all the divine blood and increase the difficulty by a hundredfold. We'll directly send Level 6 and 7 zombie soldiers. Even if we can't kill him, we'll devour his territory." Yang Tianyou's words were astonishing.
Everyone gasped.
Sacrifice all the divine blood of the zombie kings.
You must be crazy!
Even Jiang Chen, who had always been angry with Lin Ye, was not willing to do this.
Looking at the quiet zombie king hall, Yang Tianyou calmly swept his gaze across the six zombie kings. "What, you all don't dare?"
"It's not that we don't dare to, but there's really no need for that."
Xuan Kui had a helpless expression. "Our target is only Yang Fusheng. That human lord, Lin Ye, has nothing to do with us. I personally think that we only need to send a few hundred harpy zombies. Combined with the tenfold difficulty, we will have at least a hundred thousand zombie soldiers supporting us."
"When the time comes, we can crush him with numbers and top-notch strength. It will be enough to kill 99% of the current human lords."
"That human brat is clearly dead for sure. Wasting my divine blood for nothing, I won't do it."
"Agreed."
"Agreed." Yu Shan and Gu Jiang nodded repeatedly.
The three of them were in charge of guarding the Hidden Gold Valley next door. There was no need to spend all their resources just for one person in the Lonely Forest.
Killing Yang Fusheng was their only goal. Otherwise, who would be willing to work for free?
They were greedy, but not stupid.
"Brother Yang, isn't this too much?" Even Yu Shan and Wen Xiu who had always supported Yang Tianyou frowned.
Although their strengths were weak and they did not have the qualifications to compete for the venerable seats, it did not mean that they did not want to become strong.
Divine blood was the fastest shortcut for a zombie king to become strong. Once lost, they might even drop in level.
They felt that it was not worth it to pay such a huge price just to destroy Lin Ye.
"Jiang Chen, you are clearer than any zombie king about the danger of Lin Ye. He is also targeting you. Do you not plan to take revenge?"
Yang Tianyou wasn't surprised to see the other zombie kings rejecting him one after another, but he had to do what needed to be done.
"Are you serious?"
Jiang Chen stood up and stared at Yang Tianyou with bloodshot eyes.
Although he didn't understand Yang Tianyou's intentions, if he had the chance to take revenge on Lin Ye, he had no reason to reject him.
He wanted to agree on an impulse, but on second thought,
F*ck, that stubborn bastard Lin Ye might still have a trump card.
The other zombie kings did not know about this yet.
He knew his place.
At this moment, three red lights on his communication device lit up.
This meant that Lin Ye's subordinates had already destroyed three Level 1 six-star Haunted Houses.
According to the report from the flying zombies, there were at least thousands of Class 5 mechanical beasts that appeared on the battlefield of the three great Haunted Houses.
And this was only on the surface. Could anyone guarantee that Lin Ye didn't hide anything else?
With Lin Ye's cautiousness and bold personality, there was a high chance that he still had some tricks up his sleeve.
With this thought in mind, he forcefully suppressed his urge and sat back down with a normal expression.
"Of course I'm serious. Why? Even if you don't dare to do it?" Yang Tianyou glanced at Jiang Chen.
"Don't just talk nonsense. Make your sacrifice first," Jiang Chen said in a low voice.
He vaguely sensed Yang Tianyou's intention. Recently, there seemed to be a mysterious power that had infiltrated the Lonely Forest.
It went to Yang Tianyou's territory.
Obviously, because of Yang Fusheng, an expert had their eyes on Yang Tianyou.
In fact, his suspicions were normal.
At their level, as long as it was not a zombie king that was isolated from the world.
Most of them knew about the Yang brothers' situation. In terms of talent, the two of them were top geniuses.
However, they would rather increase their strength slowly than absorb human blood.
And they had always longed to be human again.
Zombies with such thoughts, especially a zombie king, were usually especially dangerous. 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
One day, they might imitate the traitors from back then and join the human race.
It was just that there was no conclusive evidence in the past. There were also zombie venerable level experts protecting them in secret, so they had always lived in harmony.
Recently, something seemed to have happened to that expert and he was unable to return for the time being.
And that incident with Yang Fusheng, Yang Tianyou was forced to take the front stage.
With this in mind, Jiang Chen revealed a look of certainty.
It had to be. This fellow was so bold that he was even willing to sacrifice all his divine blood to attack Lin Ye's territory and put righteousness before family.
It seemed like Hell was giving him a lot of pressure. It was a classic example of losing a car to protect the commander.
In that case, it meant that Yang Fusheng had been abandoned.
What a pitiful fellow.
The corner of his mouth curved into a mocking smile. At this moment, he vaguely remembered that not long ago, that foul-mouthed younger brother of Yang Tianyou actually dared to call him Little Chenchen in front of his face.
Tsk!
This time, it was time to see who was the unlucky one.
As he spoke, Yang Tianyou released a golden light pillar.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Drops of golden blood that emitted supreme divine might flew out from his fingertip.
The blood condensed into a golden beam.
One could vaguely see that every drop of divine blood seemed to have a mind of its own as it roared madly, wanting to escape.
"So… so much divine blood. Good lord, no wonder he can match Jiang Chen!"
Niu Feng and Wen Xiu's bodies were trembling as they looked at the ball of golden liquid.
They were both tempted and afraid.
If they could obtain such a large amount of divine blood, their strength would probably increase drastically in the short term.
However, even with the treasure in front of them, they did not dare to make a move.
This was sacrificed to Zombie Divine Hall. Even if it was a venerable zombie king, he would not have the courage to snatch it.
"F*ck, I feel like stealing it just from looking at it!"
Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, and the others were in an even worse state. Saliva was flowing from the corners of their mouths.
"It's still better to lean against a big tree and enjoy the shade. If only some big shots were familiar with me." Gu Jiang looked envious.
"Nearly a thousand drops of divine blood. The quality also seems to be extremely high!"
Compared to the other zombie kings' ugly behavior, Jiang Chen merely had a solemn expression.
Although he knew that Yang Tianyou was extraordinary, he did not expect his background and foundation to be so strong.
He could actually obtain so much divine blood. Even he was slightly inferior to Yang Tianyou in this aspect.
It was unimaginable that if this fellow consumed human blood, his strength would probably advance by leaps and bounds in the short term.
At that time, he might not be able to defeat Yang Tianyou.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and made soft cracking sounds.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Immediately afterward, all of his golden divine blood turned into comets that tore through the air.
"Pfft—"
Yang Tianyou spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed onto the wooden chair with a weakened aura.
Following that, a decree descended from the sky above the wasteland.
Human Lord Lin Ye's zombie wave difficulty has been increased by 52 times!
Chapter 231
"Jiang Chen, I have done it. What about you?"
Yang Tianyou forced himself to focus and spoke.
"The difficulty has already been increased to 52 times. If I continue to increase it, the consumption of divine blood will be too great. I can't possibly do something so stupid."
Jiang Chen shook his head and looked at Yang Tianyou whose face was gradually turning black. He continued, "Don't be impulsive. In this state, you are far from being my match. Also, I don't have any intention of fooling you."
"Although I don't have divine blood, I still have a Level 1 Random Descent Scroll. It can last for three minutes!"
"Level 1 Random Descent Scroll? From this season?" Yang Tianyou narrowed his eyes.
"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded expressionlessly.
The other zombie kings didn't feel anything, but Yang Tianyou's expression became strange.
He thought about it and did not say anything.
"Not bad, Jiang Chen. You even obtained a Level 1 Random Descent Scroll so quickly. Hahaha, Yang Fusheng is doomed this time. The seven of us will gather 1,000 harpy zombies together. Three minutes is enough to land the tens of thousands of soldiers in Line Eye's Territory."
"At the critical moment, it's enough to catch him off guard. However, I've already said in advance that our target is Yang Fusheng. Lin Ye is just a secondary target." Xuan Kui laughed excitedly as he reminded his subordinate.
"Up to you. As long as you all have the ability," Jiang Chen said indifferently.
"Then, after this is done, about Yang Fusheng…" Yu Shan glanced at Yang Tianyou and asked meaningfully.
"After this is done, you guys can deal with Yang Fusheng. I'll take half of the benefits. If you don't agree, get lost now," Yang Tianyou said domineeringly.
"Half…" The zombie kings who had thoughts about the divine blood all bared their teeth when they heard this.
That was too much.
However, when he thought about how Yang Tianyou had wasted all his divine blood and pushed the success rate to its limit.
Assuming that each of them distributed the remaining 50 units of divine blood evenly they would still each have more than 800 drops left, which was considered a huge sum.
Unexpectedly, before they could say anything, Jiang Chen also spoke.
"I'll take a quarter of the bounty for myself. You all shouldn't have a problem with this right?"
"F*ck!"
The other zombie kings were furious.
"What, you want to fight? How dare you!" Blood appeared in the depths of Jiang Chen's eyes as he suddenly stood up.
Rumble!
The river of blood circling the perimeter of the zombie king's palace rumbled, erupting into thousands of raging waves.
"These two animals! They want to fight at every turn, not giving us a chance to bargain at all!" Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings were furious.
However, they had no choice. These two had indeed sacrificed more than them.
After some calculations, after deducting three-quarters of the total amount there would be 25 units of divine blood remaining to be distributed. Each person still had 500 drops.
They could still profit.
"Forget it, I'll just give him face this one time."
Yu Shan said in a low voice, "In any case, they are the ones paying the most. This can be considered as us picking up gold from the ground."
When they heard this, Xuan Kui and Gu Jiang nodded slowly and agreed.
Not far away, seeing that the three-man team had agreed, Wen Xiu and Niu Feng sighed and compromised.
"Then, how shall the harpy zombies and ordinary zombies be allocated?" Xuan Kui asked.
"What's there to discuss about such a low-level question? I'll only provide 100 harpy zombies. The rest of you can split the rest evenly!"
With that, Jiang Chen kicked his chair away, turned around, and left majestically.
At the same time, Yang Tianyou left without saying a word.
He casually put away the wooden chair. Blood-colored lightning flashed and he disappeared at the junction of the southern passageway.
"!"
The remaining five zombie kings roared angrily in the enormous zombie king hall. 𝓵𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝒎
At the same time.
On the surface, in the Lonely Forest.
Lin Ye, who was rushing to his territory, had a glint in his eyes.
A notification came from the system. The difficulty of the first zombie wave had increased by 52 times.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, Yang Fusheng, who was sitting at the back, had a slight change in expression. His green pupils seemed to be influenced by some kind of power and gradually turned blood-red.
"Lin Ye!"
"?"
Turning back to look at Yang Fusheng, Lin Ye frowned and said, "Son, your tone is wrong. Are you possessed? Wait, your pupils…"
"…"
The red-eyed 'Yang Fusheng' was speechless. Who was he calling son? His entire family was his son!
"I'm not Yang Fusheng, I'm Yang Tianyou," Red-eyed Yang Fusheng explained. "This is a special talent of the two of us. We can ignore space and converse through space, but we can only use it once a day."
Ignore space?!
Lin Ye was speechless. With this ability, it would be a waste for him not to be a spy.
"Why are you looking for me?"
"The difficulty of the zombie wave has increased by 52 times. You should have received the notification, right?"
"I just saw it." Lin Ye nodded.
"I was the one that did it. Can you handle it? If you can't, run away in advance," Yang Tianyou said.
"Let's talk about the specifics first," Lin Ye inquired. He still had no concept of how hard 52x difficulty was.
"The first thing that we can confirm is that the seven zombie kings will gather 1,000 top-notch Level 5 harpy zombies. The number of Level 1-4 zombies will start at 520,000. Also, Jiang Chen has taken out a Random Descent Scroll. It might be used to raid your nest at a critical moment…"
After hearing Yang Tianyou's report, Lin Ye was overjoyed. 1,000 harpy zombies were more than he expected.
"How is it? Can you handle it?" Yang Tianyou asked again.
"Simple. If it was at this level, raising the difficulty to 100 times wouldn't be a problem." Lin Ye was full of confidence.
"Looks like we've underestimated you. Your strength is more terrifying than I thought." Yang Tianyou looked at him deeply and continued, "After this, I'll temporarily retire. The Lonely Forest might be led by Jiang Chen. This time, treat it as a gift from me."
"You're leaving?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Yes. I have a small problem I need to deal with."
"Do you need help?"
"There's no need. Your current level is too low to interfere."
"What are you saying…"
"The truth may hurt you, but it's better than killing you. Work hard on your development. Remember, those who support you are not only from the Underworld, but also from Hell."
"?"
Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
What was the meaning of this? A human traitor in hell? Seriously?
Unfortunately, Yang Tianyou didn't give him a chance to ask and directly cut off the connection.
"Well… it's finally over."
At this moment, Yang Fusheng's pupils gradually returned to their normal green color.
He stared at Lin Ye in confusion. "Why are you looking at me? I'm Yang Fusheng now."
"I know, I want to ask you something," Lin Ye said mysteriously. "What's going on between you and your brother?"
"What's going on? What are you talking about?" Yang Fusheng was confused.
"You…" LinYe activated his Heart's Web talent and looked at the other party's pure white emotional particles. They were almost comparable to Zhang Bao'er.
He sighed. This silly child. Yang Tianyou probably didn't tell him at all.
"Nothing. Let's go. We've reached our territory!"
Lin Ye waved his hand and rode Little Green out of the forest. From afar, he could see smoke curling from the chimneys and the bustling territory.
"Eh, that is!"
But soon, his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.
Chapter 232
"F*ck!"
Lin Ye bared his teeth and couldn't help but curse.
A group of figures was transporting a huge bronze statue that was more than thirty meters tall.
It was placed on the opposite side of the high platform in the territory, reflecting the bunker.
The statue was handsome and imposing. It looked like an exact replica of himself.
Who did this? This was too f*Cking awesome.
Reward that person!
Lin Ye was very satisfied. When he approached the territory's entrance.
"The lord is back!"
It was unknown who shouted, but cheers immediately sounded both inside and outside the territory.
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, countless figures swarmed over like locusts.
Most of them were refugees who were blocked outside and not allowed to enter.
"Lord Lin Ye, please keep us here!"
"My lord, we are all good people who have never done anything bad. On account that we are citizens of the Nine States, save us!"
"That's right, the zombie wave is about to start. Us ordinary people have no way of resisting it. Please, take pity on us old, weak, sick, and disabled!"
"…"
There were so many tragic cries that Lin Ye was shocked.
There were at least ten thousand people there.
This was hundreds of times more than the number of human citizens who had submitted to him in the past.
Tap-tap-tap…
At this moment, a loud and clear gun sound came from within the territory, instantly suppressing the cries and screams.
"Everyone, open a path! Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"
At the same time, a crisp and pleasant voice was transmitted through the loudspeaker, allowing everyone present to hear it clearly.
"The Firearms Squad!"
"It's Lady Adelia!"
"Move away!"
With machine guns opening the way, a large number of escapees were so frightened that they split into two directions, creating a 30-meter wide road.
Soon, Adelia ran out with a group of rangers, but they looked a little strange.
The rangers of the other human lords were all wearing bows and arrows, but when it came to Lin Ye, they were all equipped with machine guns. A few of them were even carrying sniper rifles.
Upon seeing this, the eyes of many human escapees twitched. 𝙡𝓲𝙗𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝒐𝙢
What a ridiculous cheat!
"My lord, you're back!"
Adelia smiled and greeted, "Did it go smoothly?"
"It's not that bad."
Lin Ye nodded with a smile. He swept his gaze across the hopeful escapees and said in a low voice, "Have you all recorded the information of these people?"
"They've basically all been recorded, but we didn't dare to let them in without your permission." Adelia nodded.
"Summon Xun Mingyuan, Zhang Bao Er, and the hundreds of loyal humans who have submitted to us last time," Lin Ye ordered.
"Okay." Adelia was very efficient. Soon, a group of people ran out of the territory.
"My lord, you… you called for us?"
It had been a few days since he saw Xun Mingyuan. Obviously, he had gained some weight. When he ran, he actually painted a little.
"I have some work for you guys. Do you see these human refugees? Later, I'll share my Heart's Web talent with you. Open your eyes wide and watch them. Don't let anyone with ulterior motives go. Catch them secretly."
"For the ordinary refugees, don't make things difficult for them. Open another hundred high-level tents in the west for the time being and let them stay there."
"After the zombie wave ends, I'll assign them tasks one after another."
"That's simple. Rest assured, my lord." Xun Mingyuan patted his chest and promised.
"Hurry up. There are only two to three hours before the zombie wave. I'll leave this place to you."
With that, Lin Ye ran into the territory with Adelia.
There was a commotion behind him, but it was quickly suppressed by Xun Mingyuan. From his voice, it sounded like he was familiar with such a task.
He probably did something like that before.
As they passed by the huge statue on the opposite side of the platform, Lin Ye asked curiously, "Who did this?"
"All of us."
Adelia explained with a smile, "This is because you are too good to us, my lord. You treat us dozens of times better than your kind. A few days ago, Lin Dachui suggested that we build a bronze statue. We gathered our money and put in our best efforts. In the end, we ordered a bronze statue for you from Ultima City in the Underworld."
"Such a big one, it must have cost a lot." Lin Ye was curious.
"It's alright. It cost more than 100,000 Zombie Souls, but that won't stop us from showing our love for our lord," Adelia said solemnly.
"A hundred thousand…"
Lin Ye sighed slightly. "There are more than 80,000 people, but you all only managed to gather 100,000."
"?" Adelia had a face full of question marks.
"It's fine, but I think that the bright gold color looks better. Under the sunlight, the bright gold color looks better and suits my aura better. Do you understand me?" Lin Ye added.
"Ah, this…" Adelia grimaced. This lord of hers was literally saying it out loud his demands.
"I'm just joking, don't mind me." Lin Ye smiled. "Come, follow me to the platform. Let's sort out our gains first. From the looks of your training, quite a few Level 1 Haunted Houses should have been destroyed."
"Of course."
Adelia nodded smugly and waved at one of her subordinates. "Go and get all the treasure chests you've collected."
"Also, call Lin Two, Ron, and Lin Dachui over for me!" Lin Ye instructed.
Moments later, the platform was filled with people.
"My lord, you're finally back. The first zombie wave is around the corner, and our market is booming. The treasure chests are almost making our space rings explode." Lin Dachui laughed.
"Our side isn't weak either. The Demon Hunter team has swept through 18 Level 1 Haunted Houses which are three stars and below. The zombie souls and treasure chests waiting for you, my lord." Edshana interjected, unwilling to be outdone.
"My lord, the treasure hunters have also looted a lot of random treasure chests that were spawned in the territory," Ron said with a smile.
"Alright, don't start fighting for credit now." Lin Ye waved his hand as his gaze landed on Lin Two.
Currently, Lin One is focused on farming. Lin Two was basically in charge of all the miscellaneous items in the territory.
"My lord, what can I do for you?" Lin Two asked respectfully when he met Lin Ye's gaze.
"Bring 3,000 Zombie Converters and lead a team of wind wolf warriors to the six-star Haunted House in the north to find Xu Que, Lin Hai, and the others. The battle over there has ended, and they need to convert the zombie souls. There's no need to rush back. You all just need to finish it before the zombie wave ends." Lin Ye nodded.
"Yes, I'll bring people over now." Lin Two nodded.
"Everyone else, pile the treasure chests on the platform and organize the data. Go to Zhang Bao'er's place to register your contribution points."
Lin Ye instructed before closing his eyes and beginning to harvest the gains from the past few days.
There were nearly ten thousand human lords who had submitted to him, and there were thousands of empty bunkers.
Some of them were occupied by others, but it could not be helped.
He had eaten meat, so he had to leave some soup for the others.
Whoosh—
Soon, thousands of dragon shadows formed from large amounts of black energy particles flew over.
The commotion was huge and integrated into Lin Ye's Civilization Archive and bunker.
This was accompanied by the system's notification and the visible advancement golden light.
Chapter 233
"Bunker's experience has increased by 9,210,000! Bunker has leveled up 8 levels consecutively! Acceleration Scrolls can be purchased for the bunker to be upgraded immediately!"
"Immediately, immediately!" Lin Ye waved his hand.
After entering the Tribal Era, there was no such thing as suppressing his experience points. Instead, he leveled up continuously.
With that, 80,000 zombie souls were deducted from his Civilization Archive.
Bang bang—
Eight consecutive golden beams landed, and the entire gothic-style bunker expanded several times.
There were a few more gardens, fish ponds, and pavilions at the back. It was a beautiful sight.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your bunker is currently Level 18!"
"Population has increased to 800,000!"
"Territory Range: 100 kilometers! (Approximately 31,400 square kilometers, as big as four prefecture cities in the Nine States)"
"Feels good! The population has increased by eight times, and the area has increased by five times. The speed at which other bunkers can be conquered has also become faster. Impressive!"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes in excitement.
However, according to Yang Tianyou, the zombie wave this time was about 52 times stronger than normal.
Hundreds of thousands of zombie soldiers…
After killing all the zombies, he should be able to enter the next stage.
He wondered what new function it would unlock. He was looking forward to it.
His eyes glinted as he pushed his curiosity aside.
With the increase in level this time, even if he included the nearly 10,000 human lords that were being recruited, he still needed 700,000 more people to fill up his population.
"Let's bring the relatives of the various races over first and have them use their blood to tame a Class 5 mechanical beast each. When the zombie wave comes, there's no need for them to go out. They just need to guard the base to prevent any sneak attacks from the Random Descent Scroll."
With this thought in mind, he summoned a personal guard.
"Go. Recruit the relatives of the various races who are recorded. Those with high contribution points will be recruited first. The main bunker will be combined with the branch bunker! Before the zombie wave arrives, recruit as many people as you can. Don't worry about the teleportation fee. The lord's residence will cover it all."
"Thank you for your great kindness, my lord!"
"Lord, we have nothing to repay you with!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was filled with gratitude.
The hierarchy and life in the Underworld were too strict and harsh. Now that they were living a good life, they naturally wanted to recruit their family.
However, most of the people at home were old, weak, sick, and disabled, so no one dared to request for the lord to bring them over.
After all, he now had 80,000 citizens. Even if each citizen still has three family members in the Underworld, or perhaps even a dozen, that would mean hundreds of thousands, or even millions of citizens.
The recruitment and teleportation fees alone were an unimaginable amount.
Furthermore, as their lord, he had no duty to support their family. That was a known fact.
Unexpectedly.
Their lord was so generous. Not only did he waste precious recruitment spots, he even wanted to recruit the relatives of all the soldiers.
Once this news was out, the citizens outside would probably be completely convinced.
As expected, before the personal guard started the recruitment, he did not forget to advertise for the lord and shouted what he had just been instructed to do out loud.
Immediately, cheers rang out.
"My lord, I love you!"
"Long live our lord!"
"My lord is awesome ~"
"My lord, from now on, you are my biological father. I will send you off in your old age!"
"My lord, I'll marry my sisters to you. We'll be family from now on!"
…
It was fine at the beginning, but the more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt.
One look and indeed, it was a f*cking soldier from the Xu clan. The style was unique.
"This means that the lord is popular."
Adelia covered her mouth and chuckled. She looked at Lin Ye until her eyes were almost glowing.
"Alright, alright. Continue with your work. tabulate the treasure chests as soon as possible and arrange them well. In a while, I'll sweep the area with my divine sense and open all of them!"
Lin Ye waved his hand and continued to harvest from afar. He was done with the matter of his bunker. Now, it was time for the zombie souls.
The Demon Hunters team had destroyed 13 Level 1 Haunted Houses.
What surprised him was that the Firearms Squad had only destroyed 16, which was only three more than the Demon Hunters.
It didn't make sense.
He had maxed out the equipment of the firearms team.
They were all equipped with bullets and weapons, all of which were Class 3 Purple weapons and above.
Yet, with such equipment suppression, they did not greatly suppress the Demon Hunter team in terms of results.
He used his Heart's Web talent to observe for a while.
Those agile figures could easily cross the mountains even with high heels.
When attacking, he could easily shoot more than ten or even dozens of energy arrows.
No wonder they were not inferior to the Firearms Squad.
Demon Hunter Civilization?
Mm, there was indeed something.
Although every civilization that had once existed had perished, the survivors were not weak.
For example, Demon Hunters and the inheritance of the mechanical beasts that he had just obtained.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye could not help but stop being arrogant.
He had always thought that firearms were the best in the world. He felt that as long as he developed the subsequent weapons, the civilizations of the Underworld would be incomparable to him.
On this point, be it in terms of weapons or living resources like shower gel, they were superior.
"We can't underestimate anyone."
Lin Ye sighed softly and a smile curved on his lips. "However… I still have to be superior to where I should be. I'm looking forward to it. After getting the Three Tailed Fox Lady this time, I'll open supermarkets, commercial streets, and cinemas in all the big cities in the Underworld… I'll improve the living environment down there. If I lose, at least I'll have a way out."
"Spit, defeated my a**! I'm invincible!"
He spat on the ground and cursed.
After removing distracting thoughts.
Lin Ye's consciousness quickly reached the nearest Level 1 three-star Haunted House.
At this moment, the team guarding and converting the zombies was led by Lin Three.
"My lord?"
As if sensing Lin Ye's divine sense, he quickly greeted him. 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Don't worry about me. I'm just here to take the zombie souls. You all can return to the territory later. Your family should be on their way here."
With that, he ignored the elated Lin Three and willed his divine sense away.
Whoosh—
The zombie souls turned into green shadows and flew towards the territory.
At the same time, it was the same in all four directions.
In the blink of an eye, zombie souls wrapped in green fluorescent light dyed the sky above the territory green.
The native citizens were still unaware. The human lords who were completing the admission procedures had strange expressions on their faces. They held back their laughter, looking miserable.
In the end, someone couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Sometimes, laughter could pass through. It was like a virus, passing through one person at a time.
Soon, his soft laughter turned into mad laughter.
"Fuck…"
Lin Ye's face darkened when he heard the sound from afar.
He quickly took out his Civilization Archive and collected them all.
"You have obtained 2,920,000 Zombie Souls!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained 292 million Zombie Souls!"
"I have hit the hundred million mark!"
Lin Ye widened his eyes as his breathing quickened. In less than seven days, he had gained hundreds of millions of zombie souls.
One had to know that he still had three Level 1 six-star Haunted Houses left. In addition to the 52 times zombie wave this time.
Ssss—
How terrifying!
Chapter 234
"It's a pity that I still have to dig up the sharing contract personally!"
Lin Ye was speechless.
It would be wonderful if he could operate from a super long-distance and be able to swallow a bunker or harvest zombie souls from afar.
Of course, he had no time to go over now.
He would go and dig for the contracts after the zombie wave. There were Demon Hunters guarding that place now, so it should be fine.
On the other side, the main bunker and the branch bunker had started recruiting the 80,000 soldiers' relatives. The zombie souls that he had just obtained were decreasing rapidly.
Fortunately, the decrease was still acceptable.
If this was before, he wouldn't have dared to even think about it.
"My lord, the treasure chests are tabulated."
A moment later, Adelia raised her hand first. "The Firearms Squad has gotten 6,423 sandalwood treasure chests, 988 bronze treasure chests, and 82 silver treasure chests."
Then, it was China's turn. "The Demon Hunter Team has gotten 5,768 sandalwood treasure chests, 746 bronze treasure chests, and 55 silver treasure chests;"
Then, it was his personal guard, Ron. "For the treasure-seeking team, we have gotten 1560 sandalwood treasure chests, 345 bronze treasure chests, and 12 silver treasure chests."
Finally, it was Lin Dachui.
"My lord, our business has performed the best. Even our armories have been increased by 200. The stocks that we didn't have time to sell after we conquered the Four Sacred Halls have now all been sold out, and this is still not enough to satisfy the market! We've obtained a total of 28,000 sandalwood treasure chests, 6598 bronze treasure chests, and 703 silver treasure chests!"
"That many?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows in surprise.
After some calculations, the harvests here had exceeded that of the treasure cave and it was truly terrifying. No wonder Lin Dachui said that his space ring was about to explode.
He had thought that he was bragging, but it turned out to be true.
"Not much, not much at all. This is still done according to your request of dumping all of them into the market without selling them for a high price. Otherwise, the harvest will double."
Lin Dachui had a grave expression. "You haven't been here for the past two days, so you don't know how high the death rate of human lords is. Zombies from all over the world are attacking human territory because of the impending zombie wave. Their levels are also increasing."
"If nothing goes wrong, this zombie wave will probably clear out a large group of humans. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people going crazy to buy equipment from us."
"There are also more and more refugees outside. More and more people want to join our territory."
"It's a pity that the journey is too far. Every day, more than a hundred thousand people leave comments through the market page, hoping for us to quickly make our way to them and save them."
"There's nothing we can do about that. Let's work hard to become stronger and think about other things."
Lin Ye sighed and turned to the treasure chests.
Most treasure chests his subordinates have obtained were sandalwood and bronze treasure chests.
On his side, it was mainly bronze and silver treasure chests. The gains from the Level 3 Treasure Cave were still very good.
This time, since the zombie wave was about to arrive, they would go crazy.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and threw out thousands of silver and bronze treasure chests to join the ranks of the treasure chests that were about to open.
"Our lord is still the best. Just one trip out and he has gained more silver treasure chests than all of us combined!" Adelia gasped.
"Don't speak. Move back." Lin Ye waved his hand. He closed his eyes and began to gather his divine sense.
Everyone on the platform quickly retreated hundreds of meters away.
When they saw this scene, everyone's eyes lit up.
The lord was going to open treasure chests?!
Their chance was here!
Hurry, inform your son to come back to the territory to get some treasures!
Moments later, someone with sharp eyes and agile hands took the lead in occupying the good seats. At the same time, he got the people from his tribe to call for help.
Whoosh—
Under the attention of everyone, Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes.
His divine sense was sharp like a knife, and it quickly turned into thousands of invisible threads that unlocked the treasure chests.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The next moment, thousands of treasure chests exploded.
"Continue, open!"
Lin Ye was completely focused as he looked over casually. Everywhere he looked, thousands of treasure chests would explode.
In less than thirty seconds, the tens of thousands of treasure chests at the scene were opened.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tens of thousands of precious light soared into the sky!
"Max?"
"MAX!"
100xReward.
"?"
"F*ck!"
Lin Ye cursed. The number of choices below his eyes dropped, far exceeding his vision.
This was the first time he had experienced this.
Fortunately, he couldn't be bothered whether he made a gain or a loss.
"Sandalwood Treasure Chest: Probability of Level 1 and Level 2 equipment or living supplies appearing have been removed!"
"I choose option 3!"
"For the Bronze Treasure Chests, I choose option 1! I want the quantity to x100!"
"For the Silver Treasure Chests, I choose option 2. I want the quality to be x100!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tens of thousands of treasure lights exploded again. 20,000, 100,000, 300,000…
In the end, millions of treasure light rays could be seen.
The entire space was filled with purple and silver.
What would it look like when a stream of treasure rays crossed the sky and illuminated the world? This was it.
When the quantity reaches a certain level, it would be a qualitative change. The same went for the treasure light.
Beams of purple and silver light intersected and folded, causing the space to freeze for more than ten seconds.
This was a strange sight that no one had ever seen before.
"My… my God!"
"What did I just see!"
"Unbelievable!"
This scene, be it within the territory or outside the territory, made everyone dumbfounded.
Someone with a Civilization Archive took it out impatiently to take photos and screenshots.
However, before they could send it out, a dignified voice like that of a god exploded in the sky.
"Those who resist and anyone who dares to send pictures will be considered traitors!"
"It's the lord's voice!"
The Earth Wolf Cavalry Soldiers, Wind Wolf Cavalry Soldiers, Earth Demon Bear Knights, Firearms Squad, Demon Hunters, and others who were guarding outside surrounded the human lords. 𝙡𝙞𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝒎
Soon, even if some people had complaints, they did not dare to resist and submitted their Civilization Archives.
"Don't worry about the Civilization Archives. Just live in the territory and don't cause trouble. After the zombie wave is over, I will return it to you all."
Lin Ye explained and couldn't be bothered anymore.
This Civilization Archive was sent to the Civilization Archive's warehouse and handed over to Xun Mingyuan, Zhang Bao Er, and the others to manage.
At the same time, after nearly a minute of arranging, he heard the system's notifications.
"You have obtained 2.7 million Intermediate Purple Weapon Equipment! (Saber, Sword, Armor, Upgrade Scroll, Elixir, Recruitment Order, Blueprint, Food)"
"You have obtained 600,000 Peak Purple Tier equipment! (Saber, Sword, Armor, Upgrade Scroll, Elixir, Recruitment Order, Blueprint, Food)"
"You have obtained 3,560 Intermediate Silver Tier Equipment! (100x Quality Silver Treasure Chest was chosen)"
"You have obtained 6,700 Advanced Silver Tier Equipment! (100x Quality Silver Treasure Chest was chosen)"
Whoosh—
Lin Ye's divine sense circulated and took the lead in putting the recruitment order, medicinal pills, and blueprints into his Civilization Archive.
At the same time, he collected more than 10,000 sets of peak Level 4 Silver Tier weapons and secretly sent them to his family through the red packet system.
Even so, there were still more than a million streaks of precious light on the ground.
"Ron, what are you waiting for? Split up into two groups. Send half of them to the bunker. Send the other half to each soldier one by one. Send back the rest."
After Lin Ye instructed Ron, he paused and thought for a while. Thinking that it was not enough, he said, "Wait a moment.."
Chapter 235
"My lord?" Ron looked back at his lord questioningly.
"I still have 300,000 peak Class 5 mechanical beasts here. Ask everyone to drip a drop of blood in its core and it will recognize the person as its master. Those with strong mental strength can receive 2 or 3 of them. Those who receive more than 3 of them will be included in the report. When the zombie wave is over, I will send them to the ruin of the Mechanical Beast Sect to learn the three divine skills."
As Lin Ye spoke, he casually threw out two Class 5 Gold Tier space rings and handed them to Ron.
It was filled with densely packed Class 5 mechanical beasts.
"Peak 5 mechanical beasts!"
"300,000 of them!"
"This…"
Everyone present gritted their teeth and gasped.
The lord was really not planning to be a human anymore.
Once 300,000 peak Class 5 mechanism beasts descended, wouldn't the citizens of the territory take off on the spot?
What were they still fighting for!
Even if a million zombie soldiers were on the other side, as long as there were no zombies above Level 5, they could sweep through everything.
This was true strength.
"My lord, can we have one too?" Edshana and Adelia quickly raised their hands.
The status of the two of them was not low. Although a Class 5 mechanical beast was tempting, what attracted them more was the Mechanical Beast Sect's ruin.
The three great secret techniques were famous.
Once they successfully cultivated it, it would be greatly beneficial for their cultivation since they cultivated the breathing technique.
"Of course you can. As long as you are loyal, whether you are a human lord or a native of the Underworld will not matter. You will be treated equally," Lin Ye said seriously.
In fact, he still had more than 14,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts in his ring.
He was going to reserve 4000 for his own use. 10,000 of them were for his family. If anything happened to them, he could provide support at any time.
It was not that he was unwilling to give more, but such a thing had a lot of limitations.
Before he cultivated the three secret techniques, he couldn't control too many of them just by relying on his bloodline and strong willpower alone.
Furthermore, in the current situation, he could not hand it to citizens who were not loyal.
Therefore, even if he were to give it to his family, he had to be careful and remind them about this.
"Long live our lord!"
Now that Ron had recovered, he let out an excited cheer.
He immediately called for thousands of soldiers to swarm over and quickly transport the equipment and supplies.
Lin Ye did not stay idle. He used his strong mental power to store close to a million pieces of equipment in one space ring and mechanical beasts in another space ring.
He then asked his personal guard to distribute the supplies in the bunker. After recruitment, there were about 100,000 people in his territory now and they were all very strong.
Soon after, the people who were responsible for distributing the equipment arrived at their destination.
Be it the main bunker or the branch bunker, everyone was in high spirits and cheering non-stop.
Fortunately, 99% of them were loyalists and the scene was not thrown into chaos.
Even if it was a newly recruited relative of a loyal citizen, under the influence of the skin of a top lord, those with the strength of a Class 1 soldier were directly pushed to become 100% loyal. The loyalty of a newly-recruited Class 2 soldier was also raised up to 90%.
With Lin Ye's generosity, all the Class 1, 2 and 3 all instantly became loyalists.
With strict discipline, there was no stampede.
Hearing the information about the increase in his citizens' loyalty, Lin Ye smiled in satisfaction.
That was right. Compared to those from races which were unfamiliar with him, loved ones of his citizens were more accepting of his territory, and the probability of them becoming loyalists far exceeded that of the members of other races.
This was a good trend.
He did not hope for the individual strength of his citizens to be strong. With his wealth, would it not be difficult for them to level up?
Thud! Thud! Thud!
As he was thinking, a densely packed advancement of golden light suddenly exploded everywhere in his territory.
Those that advanced encompassed people of every class, and the brilliance of the golden light was only inferior to the previous Purple Silver Tier Treasure Chest light. There were hundreds of thousands of them.
Lin Ye snapped his fingers and got someone to take down the talent files in the archive.
He took a look and his heart surged.
Living Beings Population: 217,000 (Rapid Growth)
Semi-living Beings Population: 5,698 (Rapid Growth)
Note: Semi-living beings include mechanical beasts. They are considered semi-living beings. 320,000 of them is equivalent to 160,000 living beings.
Class 5 Experts: 26
Class 4: 13,000 (Rapid Growth)
Class 3: 58,000 (Rapid Growth)
Class 2: 56,000 (Rapid Reduction)
Class 1: 103,000 (Rapid Reduction)
"Too strong!" Lin Ye sighed.
Unknowingly, there were now more than 200,000 people in the main and branch bunkers.
This was just the beginning. The population limit was now 800,000.
Even if the system excluded the living units occupied by the mechanical beasts and the existing population.
Conservatively speaking, there were more than 400,000 vacancies.
If he recruited other soldiers, his strength would increase dramatically in the short term.
"It's a pity that no recruitment order has been dropped for Mages!"
Looking at the citizens who were fighting over the equipment, Lin Ye sighed softly and regretfully.
According to Priest Gran, the destructive power of Mages was extremely strong.
A top-level mage could destroy a city with a population of a million by himself only using a forbidden spell.
Mages were known as the destroyer of bases.
He had longed for such a talent from the beginning.
It was just that before the first zombie wave, the drop rate for such a powerful profession was non-existent.
Right at this moment, an incomparably dazzling golden light of merit descended from the high-level tent on the left side of the bunker.
"The Creative Production Camp?" Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
Only when he focused his attention did he realize that.
The population of The Creative Production Camp had already reached 45 people today.
With Jiang Gong taking the lead, they quickly created various basic blueprints.
He quickly skimmed through them. The blueprint that had just been created was a blueprint of a public library.
As the merit points landed on the ground, a large amount of providence appeared.
In addition, while he was away, the Creative Production Camp had many other significant products. They had created blueprints of public showers, kitchens, and so on.
However, they had not been constructed for the time being. Otherwise, his luck would have further increased.
Moments later, the hundreds of thousands of streaks of golden lights outside ended.
Lin Ye returned to his senses and walked to the center of the platform.
After obtaining millions of pieces of equipment, upgrade scrolls, recruitment orders, and the baptism of the golden light of merit.
What he saw seemed to have changed.
With the Creative Production Camp taking the lead, countless citizens, buildings, and other things in his territory emitted large amounts of invisible golden particles.
These particles were not anything else. It was the lucky light energy that Lin Ye had always wanted.
And now, it was piled up like a mountain. Like sparrows returning to the forest, they rapidly fused into the golden dragon luck above his head.
He now understood a thing or two about luck through his Eyes Of Luck.
To a certain extent, it was closely related to the strength of his territory.
For example, its area, population, citizens, technology, buildings, combat power, and so on.
They were all important indicators of luck.
The stronger the overall strength of the territory, the more luck it would have. The strange ability that it gave him was also more terrifying.
For example, even though the golden dragon's body did not become larger, the golden dragon scales on its body were constantly changing.
If the golden luck dragon wanted to produce a dragon spirit, its greatest mark would be the materialization of its dragon scales.
This required a long time as it needed to absorb a huge amount of lucky light energy before it could slowly light up.
But that was only for ordinary human lords.
On Lin Ye's side, there was no such thing as slow.
At the same time his strength skyrocketed, luckily light energy particles gathered above his head.
Whoosh—
The golden dragon of luck was like a whale absorbing water. The moment it opened its mouth, a pile of lucky energy entered its body.
After crazily devouring and refining it, the dragon's scales lit up rapidly.
In just two hours, the scales that were lit increased from 10,000 to more than 100,000. The dragon scales were almost half lit up.
Perhaps when the bunker entered the next stage, the golden luck dragon would be able to successfully advance and give birth to a dragon spirit.
At that time, his luck would definitely undergo a qualitative change once again.
Time passed. Just as Lin Ye was absorbing lucky energy particles and the citizens of his territory were frantically tearing open the upgrade scrolls and distributing equipment and mechanical beasts.
The clock finally struck midnight.
"The first nationwide zombie wave has started!"𝘭𝘪𝑏𝑟ℯ𝒶𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Chapter 236
In Hell, the Zombie King's Palace.
Seven blood-colored shadows landed. It was the zombie king, Yang Tianyou, Jiang Chen, and the other zombie kings.
This time, other than Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, and Gu Jiang who landed with their true bodies, the four native zombie kings that appeared were all projections of their clones.
The seven zombie kings were divided into two camps, sitting on their respective skeleton thrones.
"It's starting!"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.
Whoosh—
A screen of light rose from the blood pool at the center, displaying the scene of the Lonely Forest on the ground.
"Sixty percent of the humans in this area have submitted to Lin Ye. Some of the brawny ones are gathered together in the corners."
Niu Feng sneered. "The east is my territory. Leave it to me. They are just a bunch of trash. I'll take care of them in one go."
As he spoke, he took out a hundred or so cards from the skeleton throne.
Each card represented the number of troops sent out.
Some of them read '2,000', while others read '3,000' and '5,000'… 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
It seemed that the number of zombies in the zombie wave that the human lords would face for the first time would correspond to their bunker levels.
With a flick of his finger, the group of cards entered the blood-colored barrier.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Soon, outside the territory of a hundred people to the east of the Lonely Forest, a teleportation portal appeared in the air.
From within, a large number of low-level zombies fell like dumplings.
They did not feel any pain. Even though some of them were smashed to death, the others still charged madly towards the human territory.
Soon, someone saw the zombie horde through the torches by the road and immediately let out a warning.
"Enemy attack!"
"Prepare the traps!"
"Prepare the protective shield wall!"
In an instant, the human lords in the territory started moving.
The soldiers were orderly and quickly organized for defense.
"The west is mine!"
On the zombie king's side, seeing that Niu Feng had already begun to attack the city, Wen Xiu hurriedly spoke a few words and also threw out hundreds of cards.
Soon, similar scenes appeared everywhere.
Some people resisted fiercely, some fled in terror, and some cried for help…
People with different characters would make different choices. The only similarity was the zombie's 'love' or them.
On the other hand, the Lin Ye territory was strangely quiet.
"Why isn't it here yet?" Lin Ye frowned.
At this moment, he was sitting on a high platform.
There were sofas, tea tables, torches, incense, projectors, and many other items.
Below was a group of people who were munching on melon seeds.
These projectors were high-level goods that he had spent a lot of money on from the Reputation Shop. They were called Thunder Screens.
They could connect to multiple channels to screen live broadcasts.
There were currently many human lords who were operating small drones that were flying in the sky.
He had directly bought hundreds of them so that he could do a live stream of the zombie attack from all angles.
"Don't be anxious, my lord. It might come soon."
Xue Xianyao, who had not appeared for a long time, poured him a cup of tea and said softly.
"I know." Lin Ye shook his head. He took out his Civilization Archive and read it in boredom.
Battles were happening all over the world. The number of deaths was increasing every second.
He took a look and was shocked. At the same time, he was thinking.
With the 52x difficulty activated for himself and the possible invasion by hundreds of thousands of zombie soldiers, the calmness in front of him was probably the calm before the storm.
Perhaps a dense number of zombies were gathering in the dark fog.
And that was true.
On the zombie kings' side, Xuan Kui and the others cursed.
"F*ck, which idiot set this rule? We must use our Zombie Descent Cards in a division of 10,000s? Can't they split it up? Combined, the teleportation cost is much higher!"
"Tsk, I still have to calculate the amount and not invest more than what I planned. F*ck, this is so annoying!"
"Don't be anxious. Change the drop ratio. It's best to send more Level 3 and Level 4 zombies. Otherwise, with so much equipment above Level 3, Lin Ye would probably have an easy time. Placing too many low-level ones will only give him free experience."
These last words were spoken by Jiang Chen.
Although he had guessed that there was a high chance that the zombie wave would fail to take down Lin Ye this time, he had been played by Lin Ye time and time again, so he naturally did not want the other party to have an easy time. Even if he failed in taking the other party down, he had to make him have a difficult time.
No matter what, he had to kill thousands of his citizens. Even though he couldn't beat Lin Ye, he could still anger him to death.
With this thought in mind, he pushed a large stash of cards away.
He directly thru ten Zombie Descent Cards which contained 10,000 zombies each into the blood-colored screen.
Among them, five cards contained Level 1 and 2 zombies, three cards contained Level 3 zombies, and two cards contained Level 4 zombies.
There were a total of 100,000 zombies!
Whoosh—
Moments later, a large number of zombies quickly fell from the dark fog to the north of Lin Ye's territory.
All of their eyes were flashing with a bloodthirsty glint as they stared eagerly at the brightly lit human territory in the distance.
However, with Jiang Chen controlling them, no zombies dared to be impudent and attack in advance.
"Brother Jiang Chen, you indeed have quite a lot of courage! The teleportation fee must be quite high."
Wen Xiu smiled. "I'm just joining in for fun."
Then, he placed 50,000 zombies towards the west of Lin Ye's territory. Most of them were Level 1 and 2 zombies, with Level 3 and 4 zombies as the minority.
Niu Feng did the same. He placed 50,000 yuan towards the east of Lin Ye's territory.
"Hehe, the three of us have spent quite a sum to come here. Everyone, please forgive us. Each of us will only send 50,000, alright?"
As Xuan Kui spoke, he took some cards from Yu Shan and Gu Jiang. There were a total of 15 Zombie Descent Cards which contained 10,000 zombies each. He threw all of them into the blood-colored screen. At the same time, he threw an additional 3 million Blood Essence Stones as the teleportation fee with a pained expression.
If they made a loss this time, even their livers would hurt.
"Yang Tianyou, what do you say? Are you going to fill the remaining gap of 120,000?" Jiang Chen laughed casually, "If your strength is lacking, I can help for free as long as you kneel down and beg me."
"Idiot!"
Yang Tianyou gave him a sidelong glance and kept his book.
With a wave of his sleeve, 12 blood-colored tokens flew out from his skeleton throne.
Each of them contained 10,000 zombies, and most of them even consisted of mainly Level 3 and 4 zombies.
"There are so many zombies that are close to the limit of what we can send in the first zombie wave. Just the transportation fee alone will be enough to make you broke."
Jiang Chen ignored Yang Tianyou's scolding. He had scolded him for countless years now. What else could he do?
His eyes glinted when he saw this. He couldn't understand Yang Tianyou's thoughts.
Was he really going to put righteousness before family? Or did he have other plans?
"Are you teaching me how to do things? Mind your own business. Don't let some god devour your intelligence when you wake up one day!"
Yang Tianyou spoke calmly.
"Ignorant fool!" Jiang Chen harrumphed coldly, too lazy to explain himself.
In his mansion, his main body kicked the succubus who was massaging him under his feet.
He shouted angrily, "Zombies of the north, listen up! Everyone—Attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the 100,000 zombie soldiers that belonged to Jiang Chen chuckled excitedly.
Through the air, they could already smell the scent of blood in the human territory.
If they could devour them, they might be able to evolve to a higher level.
In an instant, the 100,000 zombies were like a flood that opened its floodgates. They tore through the dark fog and charged towards Lin Ye's territory.
When they saw this scene, Xuan Kui, Wen Xiu, Niu Feng, and the other zombie kings didn't hesitate and sent out orders one after another.
Within a second, a total of 520,000 zombie soldiers surrounded Lin Ye's from all directions.
"It's here!"
Chapter 237
"It's here!"
Thump, thump—
Rapid and noisy footsteps came from all directions.
The motion penetrated the ground, shaking the tea on the table from side to side.
"Dong Wei, turn on the lights!" Lin Ye snapped his fingers.
"Just wait and see the effect, my lord." Dong Wei smiled and quickly ordered his new lackey through the radio walkie-talkie.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Moments later, searchlights with the size of a bucket on dozens of tall trees at various intersections in the north, south, east, and west of the territory were all turned on.
Not a single blind spot was missed. Everything was illuminated brightly.
With the problem of vision resolved, Lin Ye stood up. With his Heart's Web talent and the 700% special effect from his Lord's Skin.
His voice was like a thunderclap that exploded in everyone's ears.
"Citizens of the territory, the zombies will be here in ten seconds…"
As he spoke, he finished the tea in his hand. "Everyone, kill them!"
The final voice was like a prairie fire, instantly igniting the blood of all the citizens.
"Lin Clan shall be the victor!"
Tru and the others had yet to return.
Xun Mingyuan and Dong Wei were very sensible as they picked up their loudspeakers and brought the emotions of the 300,000 soldiers to a peak.
"Lin Clan shall be the victor!"
"Lin Clan shall be the victor!"
"Lin Clan shall be the victor!"
….
Under the night sky, hundreds of thousands of people shouted in unison. Their voices were like arrows piercing through the clouds, directly tearing apart the aura of the zombie army.
It also pierced through the blood veil of the teleportation array and penetrated into the hearts of every zombie king in the zombie king hall.
There was a short silence. Even they had not expected Lin Ye to have so many people.
From the sound of it, it was probably not inferior to their number of zombies. Their hearts immediately sank.
"This fellow, did he hide his strength?" Wen Xiu frowned.
"So what if he hid his strength? We won't lose!"
Niu Feng was full of confidence. In his eyes, humans at this stage were nothing.
It was the same for Lin Ye.
Facing the vast zombie army, all humans would become their food.
Just like how all the human lords within his territory had died one by one in the mouths of his zombie subordinates.
Even through the world barrier, he could still feel the joy of being drenched in blood.
"Hmph, puny human. It's just a deathbed struggle!" Xuan Kui and the other two also had confidence in victory.
What a joke. They had already spent millions of Blood Essence Stones. How could they afford to lose?
Yang Tianyou, who was sitting on his throne in the south, continued reading his book.
However, if one was meticulous, they would definitely discover that it had been a long time since he had flipped to the next page. 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Obviously, his heart was definitely not as calm as it seemed on the surface.
"Four hundred meters left!"
Yu Shan stared with widened eyes and said excitedly, "My children, tear them apart!"
As soon as he said this, the seven zombie kings all stared at the blood-colored light screen intently.
….
Lonely Forest, Lin Clan Territory.
The 520,000 zombie army charged over, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the territory were ready for battle.
Everyone grabbed their weapons excitedly.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, the ground collapsed in all directions.
The thousands of zombies that were the fastest fell rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they were pierced through by the countless wooden stakes.
Among them, nearly a hundred unlucky Level 4 Venomous Zombies were also hit.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The explosions continued.
The Venomous Zombie's self-destruction before its death was indiscriminate. Immediately, more than 3,000 low-level zombies died.
"F*ck! This bastard is too despicable!"
"Such a large-scale trap requires a huge number of native workers to build. I don't believe it. He must be cheating!"
"Bastard, more than 5,000 of our zombies died before they could even touch him!"
A great battle was about to break out in the Zombie King's Palace.
Xuan Kui and the others' hearts clenched.
In the end, it was this scene that angered the few zombie kings to the point of cursing.
If it was any other time, they would not feel too much pain even if millions of zombie minions below Level 8 had died.
But now, they have sent them to the surface world. They had paid a transportation fee for each and every one of them.
Seeing their money flowing away rapidly, the zombie kings were all bitter.
"Shut up. If you all have the time to curse, quickly adjust the formation and let the Level 1 and 2 zombies use their lives to fill the gap!"
Jiang Chen spoke coldly as he ordered his zombies.
"That's right, that's right. Brother Jiang Chen is smart. Risking some of them to scout ahead. Impressive!"
The eyes of the other zombie kings lit up, and they all followed suit.
Yang Tianyou narrowed his eyes. He originally didn't want to care and wanted to continue letting the Level 4 Venomous Zombies explode.
However, when he realized that Jiang Chen and Wen Xiu were staring at him, he could only sigh inwardly and order the Level 3 and 4 zombies to stay back, letting the Level 1 and 2 zombies take the lead instead.
On the other side, in the Lin Clan's territory.
Hundreds of drones were broadcasting the attack live, and the camera scenes were all projected on the projector.
The crowd watched on in fear.
However, when they saw that a large number of zombies had died in the first wave, they all jumped up excitedly and cheered.
"Oh no, the zombie kings have sent down new orders. They're starting to use low-level zombies to fill the traps."
Xue Xianyao's face was tense as she hugged Lin Ye's arm worriedly.
"Don't be afraid. Have you forgotten our trump card?" The corners of Lin Ye's mouth curved into a cunning smile.
"Ah, that!" Xue Xianyao seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes lit up.
At this moment, in the center of the battle.
The situation of the battle changed instantly. The Level 3 and 4 zombies that had charged to the front row retreated one after another.
They allowed the Level 1 and 2 zombies to fall into the traps and be pierced to death by the wooden spikes.
After sacrificing close to 21,000 Level 2 zombies, they had finally filled the trap.
"Charge!"
The zombie kings ordered from afar, but this time, they learned their lesson.
And it was to let the massive number of Level 1 and 2 zombies take the lead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As expected, other than the main road where there were no traps or anything within the last 300 meters to the fence.
There were land mines everywhere in other directions.
The low-level zombies which rushed over in batches were instantly blasted into mush by the explosion.
"…"
The atmosphere in the Zombie King's Palace became extremely strange. All of them were solemn, their eyes bloodshot.
"He's forcing us to take the main road. There must be a bigger trap there!" Jiang Chen said slowly.
He believed that he understood Lin Ye well. This fellow never acted according to common sense.
If he continued at his pace, half of the zombie army would probably be gone before the official fight even started.
This kid was too despicable.
"That's right. In any case, we have many low-level zombies. Let's use their lives to scout the road. Let's see if he has more land mines or if our suicide squad has more zombies!"
Xuan Kui and the others deeply agreed.
Therefore, a shocking scene happened. The road that was originally safe and sound actually did not have any zombies rushing over.
All of them charged towards the mine traps as if they were looking for death.
"F*ck, this can actually happen!"
This confusing operation made Lin Ye sigh.
However, this would spoil his plans.
Fortunately, he had a backup plan and did not panic.
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"Main road sniper annihilation plan failed!"
Lin Ye snorted and sent a message to the various race leaders gathered at the entrance.
"Those with mounts, go to the far side and defend. Bring your Class 5 mechanical beasts. When the low-level zombies in the front row are blocked by the stone and wood fences, it will be time for us to counterattack!"
"Roger!"
After the commanders from the various races below received their orders.
"Earth Wolves Team, follow me to the west!"
"Wind Wolves Team, follow me to the south!"
"Earth Demonic Bear Team, follow me to the north!"
"Firearms and Demon Hunter Teams, support from afar!"
….
Orders were given one after another.
The soldiers at the periphery of the territory split up in an orderly manner, guarding the borders that they were responsible for.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
At the same time, the zombie army sacrificed another tens of thousands of zombies to finally get through the minefield array.
The sea of corpses crashed into the wooden fence like a swarm of bees, and muffled explosions constantly rang out.
"The wooden fence won't last long!"
Adelia narrowed her eyes and leaped into the air. Several cold beams pierced the air, and the sky-blue energy exploded among the zombies in the north.
"Firearms Squad, everyone, shoot!"
At this moment, the rangers didn't care about the hit rate and started shooting crazily.
Tap-tap-tap…
Fire snakes spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and a dense blood glow exploded on the bodies of the zombies, turning them into a beehive.
"Demon Hunter Team, reinforce the south!"
Edshana also started to organize the Demon Hunters.
In the south were zombies from Yang Tianyou's camp. It contained the most zombies and occupied the largest area.
Some of the wooden fences had already been damaged by the zombies.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Soon, fiery arrows of energy rained down on the zombies in the south.
They easily brought thousands of low-level zombies down.
Although the two long-range attack teams were on full output, they were still unable to stop the zombie army from advancing.
Crack—
A few minutes later, after the zombie army paid a heavy price.
The wooden fence line at the periphery of the territory was finally torn apart.
"It succeeded!"
The zombie kings in the Zombie King's Palace heaved a sigh of relief.
Before they even officially met, 50,000 to 60,000 zombies had already been killed.
Even if they were just low-level ones, it was enough to cause them great pain.
"The humans are bound to lose. I've already seen it. Their strongest is only the Earth Demonic Bear warriors. Haha, by self-destructing a few hundred Venomous Zombies, we can annihilate them all." Yu Shan was filled with confidence.
"Don't be careless. Lin Ye has obtained many legacy ruins! Just from what I experienced, he has already conquered a mechanical beast civilization ruin and a super plant civilization ruin." Jiang Chen frowned. With the power of the Zombie King's Palace, his blood eye could lock onto Lin Ye's aura.
Even though the outer defense circle was broken, the other party did not panic. There must be something wrong here.
"Super plant civilization? The civilization that was destroyed by our ancestors?" Wen Xiu asked curiously.
Jiang Chen nodded.
"What's there to worry about a destroyed civilization? They're at most low-level seeded shooters. Unless their numbers are terrifying, they're useless."
A trace of disdain appeared on Wen Xiu's face.
The disdain was directed both towards Jiang Chen and the so-called super plant civilization.
In its eyes, Jiang Chen was becoming more and more useless.
He was actually made to be so cautious by a human lord. He did not have the courage and confidence a zombie king should have at all.
Of course, it did not dare to say this out loud and could only say a few scornful words in its heart.
"Wait, where're the mechanical beasts? I remember that thing seemed very fierce back then!"
Xuan Kui hesitated for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
"They are indeed powerful. Lin Ye has at least ten thousand peak Class 5 mechanical beasts," Jiang Chen said calmly.
"D*mn!"
Xuan Kui and the other two were shocked and furious when they heard this. "You f*cking knew? Why didn't you say so earlier!"
"You didn't ask." Jiang Chen glanced at them and said nonchalantly.
What a joke. He had never expected to win against Lin Ye. It was fine as long as he could disgust him.
Xuan Kui and the other bastards still dared to plot against him for Yang Fusheng's bounty.
Hehe, he would take this opportunity to tire them out before heading to their Hidden Gold Valley's territories to destroy them.
He had to leave this Lonely Forest pit completely.
Although he had yet to understand Lin Ye's situation, he already felt a faint sense of danger.
Seriously, that Lin Ye guy… was too creepy.
Every time he dealt with Lin Ye, he felt like he was being targeted by an incomparably greedy golden dragon.
It was even able to suffocate him. All his methods were suppressed, and he could only fly into a rage.
This feeling was too aggrieved.
Ever since Jiang Chen had regained his memories, he had never suffered consecutive setbacks from any human or zombie.
This was abnormal. According to the senior who created him back then.
He, Jiang Chen, was the chosen one of the Zombie Race. His talent and luck were above the Yang brothers.
Although he had yet to awaken, he would definitely become a great person in the future.
These words had indeed come true over the years.
He advanced smoothly from a little zombie which had just gained sentience to how he was now.
Moreover, at the same level, many zombie kings were not his match.
For example, if he was allowed to fight with Wen Xiu and Niu Feng freely, he felt that he would definitely be able to blast one of them apart within three punches.
However, something went wrong this season. He thought that he had gained an advantage.
After stealing the treasure land of the Lonely Forest, who would have thought that he would meet a monster like Lin Ye?
As expected, this guy was most likely a strong competitor for this season's son of destiny.
For the time being, it was better not to provoke him.
He had read many ancient books, and some of them contained information about strange life forms like the son of destiny.
Usually, the greater the pressure, the stronger the son of destiny would be.
There were countless cases of a son of destiny jumping ranks to kill a zombie king.
Therefore, he did not want to be a stepping stone for Lin Ye.
This zombie wave was its last test for Lin Ye.
If the seven zombie kings were unable to kill or weaken him even when they combined forces.
Then, he would muster its courage and cut off all his resources in the Lonely Forest.
He would attack Hidden Gold Valley directly.
In any case, it was not too far away. From what Xuan Kui and the others said, there did not seem to be any powerful humans in that territory.
Even if he attacked, who could stop him?
Just with Xuan Kui? Yu Shan? Or Gu Jiang?
Spit! A bunch of 'lechers'. If they dared to talk nonsense, they would all be beaten to death.
Mm— 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝙘𝙤𝙢
And the 69th ranked venerable behind them, Lian Yue?
Perhaps he could give him a try in advance.
When he thought up to here, the gazes he shot at Xuan Kui and the others became fervent.
"Brother Jiang Chen, what are you looking at us for?"
A zombie king's spirit perception was still very sensitive. Xuan Kui frowned.
In fact, it was still brooding over the matter of the mechanical beasts.
With more than 10,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts, their attack this time would most likely fail.
However, they had no interest in destroying Lin Ye's territory.
On the other hand, the goal of killing Yang Fusheng was still very likely to be realized with the Random Descent Scroll.
Once they discovered a turning point, they would place 1,000 peak Level 5 harpy zombies in Lin Eye's territory and kill Yang Fusheng.
If the plan succeeded, all the losses would be made up for and they would have still made it again.
Therefore, even though they were furious, they did not dare to fall out with Jiang Chen.
"It's nothing. I'm just thinking that if I obtain the reward from Yang Fusheng this time, Brother Xuan Kui will be able to advance further. If that's the case, I have to build a good relationship with you. Tomorrow, I'll go to your Hidden Gold Valley to have a seat. You won't reject me, right?" Jiang Chen smiled and said.
"Don't mention it. It's our fortune to have you there. We welcome you anytime."
At this moment, Xuan Kui still hadn't realized the meaning behind Jiang Chen's words.
He thought that Jiang Chen was really trying to get close to himself and hence replied with a smile.
"Then it's decided." Jiang Chen nodded.
As soon as he finished speaking, the blood screen at the center of the blood pool trembled slightly, as if it was disturbed by some kind of energy.
In the next moment, when they saw the scene within, the smiles on Xuan Kui and the others' faces vanished.
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Within their line of sight.
The last defense layer appeared behind the stone fence.
Pea Shooters with green light suddenly appeared.
There were tens of thousands of them.
Other than that, there was something even more terrifying.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
One after another, gigantic metal sabretooth tiger mechanical beasts leaped out.
They jumped out of the stone fence, one after another.
Densely packed, they charged forward one after another.
From the looks of it, their numbers were only inferior to the zombie army.
There were at least two to three hundred thousand of them.
But that was not the point. The point was…
These sabretooth tigers were all peak Class 5!
Simply outrageous!
Whoosh—
Tiger Assault!
Venomous Bite!
Tiger Roar!
The three great skills were used one after another.
All of the zombies, even those as powerful as the Level 4 venomous zombies, experienced a claw that slashed through them.
Boom!
A Level 4 Venomous Zombie was blasted apart.
Facing the venomous attack, the Level 5 sabretooth tiger mechanical beast ignored it.
A faint light flashed. Not to mention corroding the metal, it was directly flicked away by the Class 5 energy shield.
On the other hand, the zombie companions around the Level 4 venomous zombie which had just self-destructed were all implicated, turning either dead or injured.
Unfortunately, low-level zombies had limited intelligence and did not know how to dodge.
In this way, facing the number of Level 5 sabretooth tiger mechanical beasts second only to the zombie army, a grand massacre unfolded.
Even if there were a few who escaped, they were still killed by the pea shooters and the other teams.
"Charge!"
"Beat the dog that is down!"
Adelia, Edshana, Ron, and the others laughed.
At the front was an army of Level 5 sabretooth tiger mechanical beasts.
Zombies above Level 3 could not pass at all. They were completely beaten and killed by the mechanical beasts.
As for the Level 1 and 2 zombies that were let in, they could not even break through their defense and were completely beaten up.
Misfortunes never came alone. In the direction of the main entrance.
The twenty-plus people from the main team who were escorting the 10,000 wooden stakes sent by Song Kuaidi had also returned.
At the same time, Lin Hai rushed back from the north with thousands of soldiers from the Xu clan.
Looking at the zombie army from afar.
These people who had just undergone a huge upgrade in the Mechanical Beast Sect but had yet to display their ambitions immediately had an orgasm in their brains.
"Brothers, follow me!"
A golden shield shone around Lin Hai. He activated his divine protection and protected everyone in the main team.
At the same time, a demonic and bloodthirsty demonic aura erupted as he charged in from the back.
"Let's go!" Without another word, ten beams of blood light flew out from under his feet one after another, pulling him to the most intense spot among the zombies.
After cultivating the mysterious technique, his mental power was enough to control ten weapons and their lethality increased drastically.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Blood-colored lights flowed like a dragon in the zombie wave.
Although it could not compare to Lin Ye's divine sense which was as sharp as a knife and the 10,000 strands of White Emperor Skysplit Sword Aura, it was still terrifying when placed among ordinary top Level 5 experts.
The current Luo Feng was enough to give them a beating.
After the ten blood-colored warblades finished killing one another.
They successfully returned and circled around Luo Feng.
From afar, they looked like a meat grinder that could attack and defend at the same time.
Every time he dived into a pile of zombies, he could instantly kill a pile of zombies.
Immediately after, Tru, Li Yu, Luo Yu, Han Qingyi, and the others joined the battle.
Amongst them, the most dazzling were Li Xiaofeng and Li Xinyi. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Of these two, one was crazy, while the other had gorgeous skills.
Li Xinyi belonged to the former. Her bloodthirstiness was the complete opposite of her sweet looks. She was murderous.
Every time she killed a zombie, her attributes could be stacked limitlessly.
Before this, she had never had a chance to let her attributes stack quickly. This time, she took this prime opportunity to experience it.
Boom!
A strange energy cloak appeared on her body.
A scarlet energy blade flashed from her fingertip, and she drilled into the zombie wave like a bloodthirsty fairy.
Whoosh—
Her speed was fast. Every time she dodged, a zombie's body would be separated.
At the same time, a wisp of special energy would float out of the corpse and be absorbed by her to rapidly increase her basic attributes.
For a moment, she was getting stronger as the fight went on.
This was especially so since there were so many zombies present.
She dared to fight her way into the enemy's territory like Luo Feng.
On the other hand, although Li Xiaofeng wasn't as violent as her, his attacks were definitely not weak.
"Five Yang Lightning Technique—Crimson Palace Lightning!"
"Come, lightning!"
"Descend!"
"Kill!"
His voice was like a god of lightning.
Each time he roared, a bolt of lightning descended.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, bolts of golden and white lightning struck relentlessly.
Once they fell into the center of the zombie army, they could instantly turn hundreds of zombies into charcoal.
As long as he had enough yang energy, his lethality could compare to that of a small team just by himself.
The battle was almost without suspense. The zombie wave was crushed at every level.
As a result, all the major teams started to fight for merits.
"Second Bull, your sister is inhumane. She stole my kill! Return me 100 merit points!"
"Trash, it's because your speed is slow!"
"I got lucky, I got lucky. There's a crippled Level 3 zombie over there!"
"F*ck you, you actually dare to hit your own people? I f*cking found that first!"
"Whoever kills the zombie gets the kill! The lord said it himself!"
"Wonderful. I've obtained 900 merit points. I'll go back to the Underworld tomorrow to get the sword!"
…
While they were fighting over zombie merits in Line Eye's territory.
In Hell, the Zombie King's Palace.
The atmosphere at the scene was incomparably heavy. Among the seven zombie kings, other than Yang Tianyou, the other six had ashen expressions.
"Damn it, hundreds of thousands of Class 5 mechanical beasts! Is there still justice?!"
"There's definitely something wrong with this person!"
"I suggest sending an investigation order to the ten venerables to investigate the background of this human lord called Lin Ye."
"That's right. This terrifying fellow's luck and talent are ridiculous. Even his subordinates are exaggerated. I have a feeling that even if this person is not the son of destiny for this season, he will still be the strongest competitor!"
"We have to investigate carefully."
…
The few zombie kings who were feeling the pinch cursed angrily.
"Can you all even meet the ten great venerables?" Suddenly, Yang Tianyou questioned.
"…"
The crowd fell silent again.
Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings all had ugly expressions.
Damn, that made sense.
The ten venerables were all elusive.
The Ninth Venerable who often appeared outside was a terrifying fellow who slaughtered corpses like dogs.
Letting them complain was no different from courting death.
They had even thought of a reason for the Ninth Venerable already: What trash. If you all can't even deal with a human lord who has not even reached Class 9, what use do you all have! All of you can die!
Whoosh—
Their bodies would then turn into blood energy particles like paper and return to the Blood Ancestor River.
When they thought up to here, Xuan Kui and the others shivered.
"Then, what should we do now?"
Xuan Kui's gaze landed on Jiang Chen. His voice was low as he suppressed his anger and said, "The three of us have spent millions of Blood Essence Stones and the 600 harpy zombies are ready. Are we going to admit defeat just like that? No, I can't accept this!"
"I can't accept this either. Look, here's our chance."
Jiang Chen didn't mind. He stood up and pointed at the screen..
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"Chance? What chance?"
The eyes of the three zombie kings lit up.
They looked in the direction where Jiang Chen was pointing.
The screen split into two.
To the left was the center of the battle.
300,000 mechanical beasts were at the front, leading the various team leaders to chase the zombies out of the territory.
They were killing zombies wantonly and fighting for merit points.
On the right was the situation within his territory.
Since all the big teams were fighting outside, other than the pea shooters planted beside the stone fence, there were almost no other defense teams. 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝙧𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝙢
Upon seeing this, the zombie kings revealed looks of joy.
"Brother Jiang Chen, as expected, the older the wiser."
Niu Feng smiled and complimented him. He turned to look at Lin Ye who was in the projection and said disdainfully, "He's still young after all. He's so ambitious. Now that he doesn't have the protection of the mechanical beasts and soldiers, he has left himself completely vulnerable."
"This is a good opportunity for us. Brother Jiang Chen, uses the Random Descent Card quickly. Let's teleport the entire harpy zombie army over. We'll kill Yang Fusheng first before killing Lin Ye."
"If this is successful, we would have made a killing this season even if we hide at home and don't go out for the rest of this season." Yu Shan laughed excitedly.
"Of course. Everyone, give me all your harpy zombie cards first," said Jiang Chen with a smile.
"Alright, alright."
Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, and Gu Jiang were already impatient. They handed over their 200 cards to Jiang Chen.
Meanwhile, Yang Tianyou was expressionless. There was not a trace of emotion on his face as he casually threw his cards to Jiang Chen.
Following that, Wen Xiu and Niu Feng also threw out 100 harpy zombie cards.
A moment later, all the cards fell into the hands of Jiang Chen. It totaled up to 1000.
"Very good."
A satisfied smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face. Immediately after, a huge golden-bright and dazzling scroll flickered in his palm.
"Condense!"
With a seal, the thousand harpy zombie descent cards, each containing 10 harpy zombies were teleported into the scroll.
The next moment, he threw it with all his might. The golden scroll instantly transformed into an extremely fast stream of light that enters the blood-colored barrier.
Ssssss—
Lonely Forest, Lin Clan Territory.
Teleportation portals of various sizes suddenly appeared hundreds of meters above.
Immediately after, strange zombies with eagle bodies and female heads flew out of the teleportation portal.
Each of them emitted the aura of a Class 5 expert. Their demonic faces carried cruel smiles as they tore through the air and charged over.
The commotion here was truly not light. Even the various army commanders who were fighting with all their might against the zombie army could sense it.
All of them turned their heads. When they sensed the aura of the harpy zombies, their expressions changed drastically.
"Damn it, these zombies are playing dirty!"
"Level 5, all f*cking Level 5!"
"Hurry up and defend the lord!"
"Get lost, get lost!"
Tru and the others roared crazily, completely ignoring the zombies surrounding them as they wanted to return to their territory.
It was a pity that they had been too engrossed in the fight.
They had long charged into the wave containing hundreds of thousands of zombies and were entangled with the zombie army.
For a short time, wanting to slaughter out of the zombie army was not so simple.
Furthermore, at this moment, to complete the mission of killing Yang Fusheng.
Jiang Chen and the rest had already given their all, making the low-level zombie army defend desperately.
With the harpy zombies' Class 5 flying speed, they only needed ten seconds to reach the platform of the bunker.
While killing Yang Fusheng, he might be able to kill Lin Ye.
"Bastard!"
"Kill, kill! Kill them all!"
On the other side, the loyalists of Lin Ye.
With Zhang Liang, Li Xinyi, and the rest at the front, their eyes were wide open and filled with anger.
Just as everyone was panicking, a calm voice sounded.
"Do your job. What's wrong with meri harpy zombies? I'm invincible in the Lin Clan's territory!"
"My lord!"
Upon hearing this, everyone came to a realization.
That's right, this was the territory of their Lin Clan.
In the territory, all the talents of the lord were multiplied.
Combined with the lord's terrifying combat power.
To be honest, he was no different from a god.
As expected.
The next moment, a golden shield of light enveloped the top of the core territory.
This was Lin Hai's innate ability—God's Defense!
Every loyal citizen in the territory could increase their defense based on their loyalty points.
After being absorbed and upgraded by Lin Ye, the potential of this ability had far surpassed that of Lin Hai's.
Every loyalist he had equated to an increase in his defense.
When stacked together, it was terrifying.
Furthermore, the two great skills of his talent further increased his defense.
As long as he only protected the core territory, which was within 300 meters of the bunker.
With such a small area, even if the number of harpy zombies doubled, they would still be unable to break through the defense.
Ding Ding Ding—
Soon, the harpy zombies and the barrier made by God's Defense collided with each other.
The sharp iron claws left sparks on the defensive barrier.
They attacked crazily.
At Level 5, the harpy zombies already possessed basic intelligence and could understand the orders of the high-level zombies.
Before coming, the zombie king had given them a death order. Whether they lived or died, they had to kill Yang Fusheng, or their entire clan would be wiped out.
Precisely because of that, the harpy zombies were extremely crazy.
Unfortunately, they had all underestimated how terrifying God's Defense was. Even if thousands of Level 5 zombies attacked together, it only made the barrier tremble.
The defense of the barrier would not be broken in the short term.
All the commanders heaved a sigh of relief when they saw this.
Their lord was forever a god!
In Hell, the Zombie King's Palace.
The faces of Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings, who had been overjoyed a moment ago, turned livid again.
They never thought…
Even the harpy zombies that suddenly descended were unable to do anything to Lin Ye.
"This is impossible, I refuse to believe this!"
Xuan Kui gnashed his teeth and shattered the skeleton throne he was sitting on with a punch.
"Darn it. How can a mere human lord have so many terrifying talents? He can actually defend against the attacks of more than a thousand harpy zombies by himself. This is too fake." Yu Shan trembled in anger.
This time, in order to participate, they did not just pay a huge price on Lian Yue Venerable.
They also spent a lot of resources and Blood Essence Stones on attacking Lion Eye's territory.
In the end, not only could they not destroy Lin Ye, they could not even kill Yang Fusheng, the important mission target.
This result was difficult for them to accept.
"Let them self-destruct. Give up half of the harpy zombies. Combined with the explosive power of 500 of them, it should be enough to destroy the defense."
Jiang Chen suggested.
"500…"
Hearing these words, Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings bared their teeth.
They were originally thinking of taking back the harpy zombies when the time limit for the Random Descent Scroll was up.
By doing so, they could at least get back some capital.
However, from the words of Jiang Chen, it seemed like he wanted to kill Yang Fusheng.
In that case, they might as well give it a try.
Everyone immediately turned their gazes to Yang Tianyou
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"I have no objections!"
Yang Tianyou spoke first. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Interesting. One has already agreed. What about the others?"
Jiang Chen chuckled and even looked at Yang Tianyou with a teasing expression.
"Alright, if we stop now, we'll not achieve anything either. F*ck, let's do it!"
Xuan Kui and the others exchanged looks, gritted their teeth, and made a decision.
In fact, there was almost no indecisive trash who could become zombie kings.
As the situation changed, the matter of killing Yang Fusheng became more and more complicated.
It was not a 100% failure rate now. They could at least see a glimmer of hope now.
If the gamble succeeded, this loss would be nothing.
Of course, most of them were just betting on luck.
They were unwilling to believe what was happening.
A mere human was able to block the combined attack of seven zombie kings during the first zombie wave.
Therefore, after Yang Tianyou nodded, the other zombie kings agreed one after another.
"Since everyone has agreed, we'll blow him up!" Jiang Chen nodded.
In the blink of an eye, in the sky above the Line Clan's territory, after the crazy attack failed, the 500 harpy zombies on the left flank exploded without warning.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
500 beams of blood-colored energy exploded in front of the barrier made by God's Defense like fireworks.
Moments later, the blood-colored energy poured down like a meteor shower, destroying the barrier.
Whoosh—
The red and gold energies were in a stalemate in midair.
Ten seconds later, under the nervous gazes of Jiang Chen and others.
Crack—
The barrier finally broke. A gap of more than ten meters was created by the blood-colored energy.
"Quick! Kill our way in!"
"Hurry!"
Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings were overjoyed.
"The target is Yang Fusheng. Kill him at all costs!"
At the same time, the orders of Jiang Chen appeared in the minds of every harpy.
"Roger!"
The remaining 500 harpy zombies didn't dare to be careless. They passed through the barrier and flapped their wings as they charged at Yang Fusheng.
"F*ck! They've gone crazy! These crazy people!"
"General, f*ck your grandpa. Get lost!"
Upon seeing this scene, Yang Fusheng's face turned green.
As he cursed, he hid behind Lin Ye and shivered.
He did not expect Jiang Chen and the others to be so crazy. 𝓁𝑖𝒷𝑟𝘦𝒶𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝘮
In order to kill him, they had even used so many Random Descent Scrolls and harpy zombies.
He didn't even hesitate to detonate 500 of them. It was simply terrifying.
"Get lost, don't disturb me!"
Lin Ye frowned and kicked Yang Fusheng away.
As soon as he finished speaking, golden light flowed on his body like water, and a golden armor of the War God gradually appeared on his body.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you guys for a long time."
He clenched his fist and a confident smile appeared on his face.
When he saw Luo Feng, Tru, and the others killed, his hands had already been itching.
But the zombie army in front was too trashy. He was not interested in acting himself after taking a look.
If he were to go down, even a Five Yin Lightning could instantly kill hundreds or thousands of low-level zombies.
As the saying goes, soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings.
As the lord of the Lin Clan, he had to at least have a worthy opponent before he acted.
After waiting for a long time, the promised harpy zombies finally arrived.
He was acting not only for the recruitment order for the Three-tailed Fox Lady. It was also to let him experience the strength of a group of powerhouses from Hell.
The number of Level 6 long-arm zombies last time was too few. It was not even sufficient for him as a warm-up.
This time, it was different. Speaking of which, Jiang Chen was an honorable zombie. He promised to send 400 harpy zombies, but he ended up completing the mission beyond his expectations.
He had sent 1000 of them. It was fantastic.
It would be difficult to fight a thousand of them but since the other party had self-destructed 500 of them, it should be fine.
With this thought in mind, he stood up.
Whoosh—
The battle energy wings on his back spread open. The air vibrated as he charged at the 500 harpy zombies.
300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters!
It was within his attack range.
His divine sense was like knives that could kill demons and devils.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
From afar, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. His divine sense transformed into hundreds of invisible saber beams that pierced through the air and landed on the harpy zombies in the front row.
At the same time, crackling golden and white lightning energy surrounded him.
Five Yang Lightning Technique—Crimson Palace Lightning!
Rumble!
Thunder rumbled as golden lightning tore through the sky like a divine sword, piercing straight into the center of the harpy zombies.
Whoosh—
Blood light appeared suddenly. The offensive power of the divine sense blades was comparable to that of a peak Level 7 zombie. Even Level 6 long-arm zombies weren't able to defend against it.
Not to mention Level 5 harpy zombies.
Soon, saber beams flashed. Every time a saber beam flashed, a harpy zombie would die.
Some had their wings broken, some had their heads thrown out, and some had their bodies cut off…
They died in all kinds of ways.
In a few breaths, the thirty or so fastest harpy zombies in the front row died instantly.
And this was only the beginning.
At the same time the blood light arrived, the Crimson Palace Lightning arrived as well.
The Five Yang Lightning Technique was a natural nemesis of zombies. In addition, Lin Ye's current offensive power had long reached the peak of Class 7.
The power of his innate talent, due to the enlightenment energy he consumed and the level of his bunker, far surpassed Li Xiaofeng's Five Yang Lightning Technique.
His single-target attacks could take down Class 7 powerhouses, and his AOE attacks were comparable to those at the peak of Class 6.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dense golden lightning instantly enveloped the hundred harpy zombies.
Although he was unable to completely destroy their corpses, the powerful lightning was able to easily paralyze their movements, making them unable to dodge.
Lin Ye seized this opportunity to soar into the sky, and his body was suffused with strands of White Emperor Heaven Sword Aura.
Whoosh—
The sword aura was like a long river, emitting a crisp and pleasant sword hum.
The next moment, tens of thousands of sword aura blades transformed into a flood that enveloped the harpy zombies who were paralyzed by the Crimson Palace Lightning.
Gasp! Gasp!
Like a harvester, the sword beam swept across.
The harpy zombies seemed to have been struck by lightning. Their bodies were blasted into beehives as they died.
Soon, it started raining corpses.
Bang! Bang!
When the corpse landed on the ground, there was a faint golden glow.
Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
Universal Pull!
He made a grabbing motion through the air, and dozens of tokens that were flashing with a strange glow flew into his palm.
"You have obtained 35 Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
100xReward.
1. 3500 Early-stage Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders (Can be chosen after splitting up)
2. 350 Advanced Three-Tailed Fox Lady's Recruitment Orders
3. Random number and class of Three-Tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders
Just as Lin Ye hesitated and was about to choose, a notification sounded.
"Friendly reminder, after the first zombie wave ends, the Class 6 option will be unlocked!"
"Class 6 option?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. Then what was the point of thinking about it? Of course, he would make a choice after the zombie wave ended.
Three-tailed Fox Ladies walked on the path of the elites. The higher their level, the higher their authority in the Underworld.
Being able to obtain a Class 6 Three-tailed Fox Lady would definitely bring more benefits than a Class 5 one.
He waved his divine sense. The light beam landed and he kept all the recruitment orders into his space ring.
Then, his gaze landed on the remaining harpy zombies as he revealed a fanatical expression.
If he killed all of them, he would probably get dozens more.
"Hand over your lives!"
Chapter 242
Sacred Battle Aura… Skyward Slash!
Hundred Birds Worshiping The Phoenix!
Spiritual Illusion!
Five Yang Lightning Technique—Crimson Palace Lightning!
Divine sense blades!
White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura!
…
He repeated all kinds of big moves more than ten times each.
Whoosh—
A few minutes later, a pile of corpses fell from the sky, accompanied by 38 Three-tailed Fox Lady recruitment orders.
"Beautiful!"
Lin Ye clenched his fist.
His face was slightly pale and he looked exhausted.
"Universal Pull!"
However, he still raised his hand and sucked in a breath.
Dozens of recruitment orders flew over shakily.
In the end, he was halfway through when he completely lost his strength and fell to the ground.
"My lord!"
Xue Xianyao, Nicole, and the others looked at Lin Ye, who was on the verge of collapse. They cried out in surprise and quickly rushed forward to support Lin Ye.
"I'm fine, just a little tired."
Lin Ye waved his hand and broke free from the support of the young ladies.
Immediately after, his hands trembled as he took out two bottles of medicinal pills from his space ring.
One of them was a bottle of Level 4 Battle Aura Pills, while the other was a bottle of Level 4 Clear Spirit Pills.
One replenished his battle aura while the other replenished his spiritual power.
He uncorked the bottle and ate a few mouthfuls. Then, he sat down cross-legged and started to absorb the energy of the pills.
This scene was projected through the blood pool's blood screen.
The zombie kings in the zombie palace saw everything clearly and all of them stared at In Eye with bloodshot eyes.
"Is this guy even human?"
"How much energy does he have in his body? How many moves can he continuously use?!"
"There might be special equipment that can store energy!"
"No matter what, even if he is taking pills now, as long as it's not a supreme-grade pill that can recover instantly, it will take at least a few hours for him to recover to his peak."
"Everyone, do you have any thoughts? There are still three minutes left before the Random Descent Scroll loses its effect!"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and remembered.
"Three minutes!"
Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings naturally understood the intentions of Jiang Chen. They would take a gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!
However, the price to pay for sending Level 5 harpy zombies at this time was a little high.
And if they were to send a Level 4, it probably wouldn't even be able to break through Lin Ye's God's Defense talent.
This was an awkward situation.
"Two minutes and 30 seconds left, everyone!" Jiang Chen raised his voice.
"F*ck!"
Xuan Kui cursed under his breath as he stared at the pale-faced Lin Ye on the screen.
"Brother, let's do it. We've already lost so much. We have almost no hope of turning the tables this season. We might as well take a gamble!"
A sharp glint flashed across Gu Jiang's eyes as he said in a low voice, "If we win, the probability of making a killing is already zero, but we can still make a small profit!"
"I agree too. Let's fight for our blood."
Yu Shan gnashed his teeth. "This little bastard caused us to lose so much. We have to kill him. Otherwise, I can't swallow this anger!"
"Two minutes. If you still don't decide, there won't be time!" Jiang Chen's expression became extremely grave.
"Tsk!"
Xuan Kui cursed wildly as he casually threw out three harpy zombies teleportation tokens, which contained 100 harpy zombies in each of them.
His eyes were bloodshot as he said, "This is my last remaining stock. Nearly ten million Blood Essence Stones have been used up! Jiang Chen, no matter what, I want Lin Ye—to die!"
When he said the last word, he was almost roaring.
"Where are the others? Hurry up, it's been 1 minute and 50 seconds!" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes.
"I'll throw in 200!" This was Yu Shan!
"I still have 250!" This was Gu Jiang!
"100!" Wen Xiu's face was taut, and his heart was bleeding.
"150!" Niu Feng also widened his eyes as his breathing quickened.
"I'll give you 200!" Yang Tianyou frowned. He couldn't help but feel worried.
Lin Ye didn't look like he was pretending. Furthermore, he had expended so much energy and killed 500 harpy zombies.
He must be extremely weak now. He wondered if he had any backup plans.
He had no choice. Everyone else had already given their share.
With his actions of placing righteousness above family, he definitely could not give less than Wen Xiu and Niu Feng.
Besides, two hundred more… shouldn't be a problem.
"Just 200?"
Jiang Chen looked at him and did not ask further.
He threw in 100 himself and felt the gazes of the other zombie kings. He said speechlessly, "What are you guys looking at? I'm the one who obtained the Random Descent Scroll, and we've already gathered 1,300."
"Even if Lin Ye is very talented, can he kill 1,300 more harpy zombies?"
"So, there's not much of a difference between having an extra 100."
"Alright, hurry up. There's only 1 minute and 30 seconds left!" Xuan Kui said anxiously.
"That's enough!" Jiang Chen smiled confidently. He grabbed the 13 cards and quickly threw it into the increasingly dim golden Random Descent Scroll.
A moment later, a blood shadow flashed through the spatial passageway above the Line Clan's territory.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
One figure after another appeared from the passageway.
They flapped their wings and stared down with ferocious expressions. They only had two targets.
One was Yang Fusheng, and the other was Lin Ye, who had killed so many of their kind.
"My… lord, they… they're here again!"
Nicole's face was filled with fear. "My lord, I'll carry you and run. I can run fast."
"It's too late. They are much faster than you." Yang Fusheng cried.
After all, he was once a tyrant in hell and knew how fast the harpy zombies could fly.
Especially in the early stages, when there were no other flying units.
The harpy zombies' hunting abilities were considered second only to flying zombies among the zombie soldiers.
"Then, what should we do?" Nicole was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
As she spoke, the 1,300 harpy zombies had already arrived. The teleportation took a total of 30 seconds.
In other words, they could only stay for one minute.
However, at a distance of 300 meters.
To the harpy zombies, they only needed a few seconds to finish the kill and return safely.
"Finish this quickly!" Jiang Chen ordered. 𝘭𝑖𝘣𝓇ℯ𝘢𝒹.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"Kill them!"
At that moment, the eyes of all the harpy zombies flashed with a bloodthirsty glint.
Pu!
One by one, they spread their wings and charged through the air.
Danger, an unprecedented danger!
Nicole, Xue Xianyao, and the others screamed. Yang Fusheng's legs were trembling.
In the distance, Luo Feng transformed into a line of blood and charged out of the zombie army's encirclement, being the first to rush back.
Zhang Liang was the second. His Shadow Movement Technique, combined with his talent, was second only to Luo Feng.
Unfortunately, their battle prowess was similar, close to the peak of Class 6.
With 40 harpy zombies, they could easily be blocked.
The others were completely helpless.
Their running speed was greatly inferior to Luo Feng who was flying on his saber and Zhang Liang who was like a shadow assassin.
Of course, there were exceptions to everything.
Swish!
Li Xinyi, who was covered in a blood-colored glow, flew out like a god of death.
At this moment, after a large number of fights, the bloody particles were superimposed in her.
The massive amount of blood energy had already accumulated her basic attributes to that rivaling a Class 7 powerhouse.
If not for the suppression of the rules, her true combat strength might have been second only to Lin Ye.
Therefore, it was a pity that in this state, Li Xinyi only had the physique of a Class 7, but not the energy of a Class 7.
Her combat power was neither high nor low.
She could barely match 80 harpy zombies.
From then on, no more reinforcements arrived.
Chapter 243
"Humans, and traitors!"
"You guys are dead meat!"
Seeing that the situation had been settled, a look of joy flashed in the eyes of the harpy zombie leader. It was as if she could already see the scene of Lin Ye and Yang Fusheng dying.
"Cut the crap, kill them quickly!" Jiang Chen urged.
The zombie kings in the Zombie King's Palace watched with sweating palms. This was a deal that had cost them dearly. It all depended on this final attack.
As soon as he finished speaking, the 1,200 plus harpy zombies disregarded everything and charged towards the platform like sharp arrows.
"My lord!" Nicole shouted, a look of terror on her face.
"No!" Xue Xianyao covered her eyes, not daring to look.
"Damn it!"
Luo Hao, Li Xinyi, and the others clenched their teeth, hating themselves for being useless.
On the other hand, Lin Ye quickly opened his eyes and saw thousands of harpy zombies charging at him.
A glint flashed across his eyes as he bellowed.
"Good timing!"
"I can still fight!"
Bang!
In the next moment, his palm hit the ground and his body suddenly flew up. Golden battle aura surrounded his body.
Sacred Battle Aura… Skyward Slash!
50 harpy zombies died at that moment!
Hundred Birds Worshiping The Phoenix!
Another 100 harpy zombies are dead!
Five Yang Lightning Technique—Crimson Palace Lightning!
Come, lightning!
Pu!
The lightning flashed for a moment before extinguishing. It was because Li Xiaofeng was directly sucked dry and Lin Ye had lost his source of Yang energy.
"It's alright. I don't have any more Yang Lightning, but I still have more Yin Lightning!"
Lin Ye snorted.
His fingers moved.
Crack— 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
A large number of black lightning snakes surged as they transformed into black water lightning bolts that charged into the harpy zombies.
Another 150 harpy zombies are dead!
Divine sense like blades!
Another 200 harpy zombies are dead!
Ten thousand streaks of White Emperor Heaven Splitting Sword Aura!
Another 300 harpy zombies are dead!
In the blink of an eye, 800 harpy zombies were instantly killed by Lin Ye. All the humans and the zombies at the scene were stunned.
Just now, Lin Ye had used three to four sets of his big moves, or even five to six consecutive sets of his big moves to take away 500 of them. How did his moves' prowess increase by so much?
800 harpy zombies in one set?
This was crazy!
Crack—
Luo Feng, who was killing his enemies in the air, stumbled and fell from the sky.
Zhang Liang, who had transformed into a shadow, did not have the time to dodge. He collided intimately with a harpy zombie and both crashed to the ground.
On the other side, the atmosphere in the Zombie King's Palace was even more tense.
Boom!
Moments later, Xuan Kui exploded. He blasted the table in front of him with his fist.
Originally, they had seen the light of hope and wanted to hold a celebration party here, but who would have thought that the plot would change drastically?
Not only were Lin Ye and Yang Fusheng fine, but they also suffered heavy losses.
"Outrageous! Outrageous!"
Yu Shan's eyes were bloodshot. He frantically slammed his head against the ground, causing the ground to tremble.
"My two million Blood Essence Stones!" Wen Xiu and Niu Feng were bleeding from their hearts.
Only Yang Tianyou and Jiang Chen were expressionless.
The former heaved a sigh of relief and was no longer worried.
The latter had never thought of hurting Lin Ye.
For some reason, when he saw Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, and the others being defeated by Lin Ye.
Although he had also lost a few million, the corners of his mouth curled up and his mood became much better.
Mm, as expected of someone who can suppress me. You're still hiding something. I admire you a little.
Of course, this thought only lasted for a moment. In the next moment, his expression stiffened.
In the blood screen projection, after Lin Ye used his big move, he sat on the ground with a pale face again. His mouth was trembling as he said, "I… I can't. I'm too weak. If another thousand comes, I definitely won't be able to defeat them!"
"!"
Everyone present rolled their eyes. This again? Who would believe this? Did he think they were idiots?
"Nicole, come here and help me up. It's too weak. I can't stand steadily." Lin Ye waved his hand 'weakly'.
"My lord likes to joke. Didn't you show off your might just now? Why are you still pretending?" Nicole pouted. Although she despised her lord for his act, she still obediently ran over and carried Lin Ye's arm to help him up.
"I'm really weak. Didn't you see me? The power of this big move just now was five to six times stronger than normal." Lin Ye smiled bitterly.
"Really?" Nicole revealed a look of suspicion.
"Really, more real than my sincerity." Lin Ye nodded seriously.
"Master is so bad!" Nicole rolled her eyes at him, her face flushed red.
"…"
Upon hearing the frank conversation between the lord and servant, the remaining 500 harpies above him were a little apprehensive.
They were truly frightened by the terrifying combat strength that Lin Ye had just displayed.
In the Zombie King's Palace, Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings had dark expressions on their faces, their venomous gazes almost shattering the air.
If it was possible, their gazes could tear Lin Ye into pieces through the projection of the blood pool.
"This liar, you big liar!" Yu Shan gnashed his teeth.
"We can't fall for it again. Let the remaining 500 harpy zombies return and stop the losses in time!" Gu Jiang said weakly.
He really couldn't take it anymore. His liver and kidney were almost gone.
"Right, right, right. Brother Jiang Chen, quickly summons them back! There are still dozens of seconds. There's still time." Wen Xiu and Niu Feng nodded repeatedly.
Ninety percent of their harpy zombies had died just now, making them anxious to tears.
They were not rich zombies to begin with, and now, it was making matters worse.
If they could get back ten, they could still get back 100,000 Blood Essence Stones. It was better than nothing.
"But I feel that he has really reached his limit this time," Jiang Chen muttered.
"This…"
The scene fell silent. No zombie dared to say a word.
The eyes of every zombie king shone with a brilliant light as they hesitated.
Unwillingness, anger, heartache, regret…
Various emotions filled up in their hearts.
"Why don't we try again? Let's just try a hundred. If we don't succeed, we'll let the other harpy zombies escape."
Looking at the time, there were only 28 seconds left. Xuan Kui gritted his teeth and said.
"Alright, since I've already lost so much, let's do it again. This is the last time!" Yu Shan's eyes were bloodshot as black smoke spewed from the corner of his mouth.
"Then, let's give it another try!" Jiang Chen laughed coldly in his heart. These brainless bastards were still fantasizing.
From Lin Ye's performance just now, he had already given up on the idea of killing Lin Ye. That was f*cking unrealistic.
This kind of person should be the child of destiny, and an extremely insidious one at that.
He finally understood. Even if this happened another five or six times, Lin Ye still wouldn't die. In the end, it was all their fault.
But it was precisely because of this that it wanted to make use of Lin Ye to properly cheat Xuan Kui.
He believed that after this, the foundations of the three great zombie kings of Hidden Gold Valley would be temporarily emptied. He would take the opportunity to ambush them later.
If things went wrong, he might even be able to devour their divine blood and gain some fertilizer?
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen was excited.
Of course, with his foresight, he suppressed it instantly.
Instead, he quickly ordered the harpy zombies to attack.
"The zombie king has ordered us to kill him!"
The remaining harpies were filled with grief and indignation. Although they could not understand why the zombie king wanted them to die, they could only follow the orders given by their superiors.
Immediately, they formed another formation and charged downwards.
At the same time, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and glanced in the direction of the teleportation array from the corner of his eye. He felt that the internal passageway was about to collapse.
He could not help but sigh. "This bunch of stingy zombie kings don't have any courage at all. My acting skills are so vivid that even I believe it. You actually don't have the courage to send a third wave of harpies. I'm really disappointed in you!"
"?" Nicole, Xue Xianyao, Luo Feng, and the others were speechless. They could no longer ridicule him.
On the other side, the air was silent and the atmosphere heavy.
Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, Gu Jiang, Niu Feng, and Wen Xiu were dumbfounded, and they vaguely had a bad premonition.
"Don't tell me… he's been… playing with us?"
The next moment, seeing Lin Ye's actions, the numerous zombie kings collectively flipped the table.
Tsk!
Chapter 244
"I choose you, Pikachu!"
Lin Ye shouted loudly. With a wave of his hand, nearly a thousand peak Class 5 mechanical beasts flew out from his space ring.
In fact, there were still more than ten thousand in his ring. However, his current state was indeed not too good. If it weren't for the fact that he had already reached Greater Mastery in the three secret techniques.
He could not control so many at this moment. Eight to nine hundred was his limit.
Whoosh—
His invisible consciousness threads connected to the nine hundred plus mechanical beasts.
The next moment, the array formations activated. Under the awakening of his divine sense, the beast spirits opened their pitch-black and cold beast eyes.
"!"
You call this Pikachu?
Perhaps the people of the Underworld could not understand, but the human lords could not help but curse.
How was this Pikachu?!
But this was too exaggerated.
Why were there still so many Class 5 mechanical beasts left after releasing 300,000 of them?
Most importantly, others could only control one Class 5 mechanical beast each.
Why can Lin Ye control more than 900 people by himself?
And that was when his mental power was greatly exhausted…
Compared to the other two, what would others think?
Alright, a thousand words could be summarized into one sentence: The lord is awesome and invincible!
At this moment, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. The loyalty of all your human citizens has increased to 90%!"
"Current number of people who have become loyalists: 4893!" 𝓁𝘪𝘣𝘳ℯ𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝑜𝓂
"Destiny Points +42!"
100xReward.
"Destiny Points +4,200!"
Total: 5,700 Destiny Points!
"Holy sh*t, it increased by so much?"
Lin Ye was shocked.
There were two ways to obtain Destiny Points. One was to kill awakens, while the other was to gain the loyalty of awakeness.
In other words, among the 4893 people who were conquered by his charm, there were 42 awakens.
This… was awesome!
If the growth rate of this level increased a few more times.
He would probably become the main character of this season. With the halo around him, he would be invincible.
Of course, these were just thoughts. He was not interested for the time being.
He turned his gaze to the harpy zombies in midair.
At this moment, the 300 harpy zombies that were diving down from the front were entangled by the mechanical beasts.
Since it was a 3v1, the mechanical beasts had the advantage. Every few seconds, a harpy zombie would be torn to pieces by the sabretooth tigers.
The remaining 200 harpy zombies snapped to their senses.
They ignored the mechanical beast and flapped their wings as they flew back into the air.
Things then turned awkward.
Although the sabretooth tiger mechanical beasts were at the peak of Class 5, they did not have wings or any flying spirit pattern arrays in them. They did not know how to fly.
Therefore, if the harpy zombies didn't come down, they wouldn't be able to hit them for the time being.
"Run, run!"
"Fight my a**! It's a losing battle. Jiang Chen, get the harpy zombies to come back!"
Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings roared madly.
"I'll try." Jiang Chen frowned and cursed Lin Ye for being an idiot.
What was the rush? Did Lin Ye not know how to kill all the harpy zombies once they were at low altitude.
He had to pretend to be strong. Alright, it was a little difficult for him to help Lin Ye get more kills.
Just as Jiang Chen wanted to waste more time, the tycoon's wristguard on Lin Ye's wrist emitted a dazzling light. The Class 3 battle aura inside was already running out.
Fortunately, there were many layers and it was enough for Lin Ye to unleash a big move.
"Five Yin Lightning Snakes!"
His Yang Lightning source had long dried up but his Yin Lightning was still sufficient!
Swish!
With a flash, he utilized the maximum speed of a peak Class 7 and landed above all the harpy zombies.
Swoosh—
The Five Yin Lightning Snakes exploded and spread rapidly like ink.
At the same time, the energy of the tycoon's wristguard decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lin Ye took a look and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it.
His expression was solemn. It was not easy to pull down more than two hundred peak Level 5 harpy zombies at once.
However, just because it was not simple did not mean that it could not be completed.
Bang!
He spread out his five fingers, and the void became a net, while the dark lightning acted as a line. He used his fingers as a pen and drew a circle.
"Lightning, down!"
With an earth-shattering roar, the space where the entire teleportation array appeared was sealed by a black electric net.
"Ahhh—"
Soon, the harpy zombies who wanted to escape back to Hell didn't have time to dodge. They were restricted by the black lightning net.
For a time, miserable cries rang out.
They struggled with all their might, but unfortunately, the Yin Lightning was like mercury that flowed everywhere.
Once a lifeform fell into it, it was like falling into a swamp. Unless the gap in strength between the two parties was huge, it was impossible to escape.
At the same time, Yin Lightning had the ability to devour life and weaken it.
The longer the victim was trapped, the weaker the victim would be. They could forget about resisting.
As expected, the 200 harpy zombies let out shrill cries, but it was useless. They could only watch as their bodies gradually turned numb and they fell.
With their Level 5 physique, they naturally wouldn't fall to their deaths, but what greeted them were more than 900 Level 5 mechanical beasts.
Gasp! Gasp!
Blood claws appeared, and the tigers attacked viciously.
In order to save energy, they did not use moves like Tiger Roar. Why? Because they were not worthy.
Wasting hundreds of low-grade spirit stones for mere harpy zombies was not worth it.
Moments later, all the harpy zombies were killed.
Clang—
A large number of recruitment orders dropped, making crisp sounds.
"My lord, I will help you pick it up," Nicole said obediently.
"No, no need!"
Lin Ye hurriedly stopped her. Looking at the little girl's aggrieved expression, he smiled and said, "How can I let a girl do such dirty work? I'll do it myself."
He spent 500,000 zombie souls and instantly maxed out his Universal Pull's skill experience.
Bang bang bang!
A moment later, a dazzling golden light appeared on his body.
"Universal Pull, Level 1 → Level 2 →… Level 18!"
Talent: Universal Pull
Class: 2
Innate Quality: Advanced Intermediate (Can be upgraded by consuming enlightenment energy, killing zombies, devouring bunker, active treasures)
Ability: With yourself as the center, it will create a strong attraction to the target.
Class 2 Enhanced Ability:
Repulsive force, the opposite of attraction force. Any object that does not exceed the limit of control can be sent flying.
"Is it 20 tons already?"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
This was not a small number.
A large truck that could transport goods in the Nine States was only an average of 14 tons.
In other words, with his innate ability, he could easily lift a large truck.
How terrifying!
He curled his fingers.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In an instant, all the recruitment orders that fell flew towards him.
He swept his gaze across the 2,300 harpy zombie corpses strewn across his territory.
It was time to test his ability.
With a thought, he unleashed his repulsive force field.
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, the more than two hundred harpy zombie corpses nearest to him were sent flying thousands of meters away.
They were directly thrown into the pit of corpses by Lin Ye.
"Impressive, this ability is quite powerful!"
"It can defend against damage and also be a mover. It's an all-rounded skill."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. In his memory, he had seen a certain anime before and there was an ability that was similar to this one.
It seemed to be called… Divine… Divine Punishment?
"Mhm, I'll call it Divine Punishment from now on. Repulsion? Too old-fashioned."
Lin Ye chuckled and immediately renamed his new skill.
Chapter 245
"You have received 78 Level 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
Lin Ye nodded to himself. Including the 35 from before, there were a total of 113 recruitment orders.
The drop rate was very high.
Of course, this was also related to his current luck. With all kinds of boosts, it was terrifying.
He temporarily put away the recruitment orders and did not choose the 100xReward options.
Currently, the finishing up of the zombie wave was more important. After it was done, the Class 6 and Class 7 options would be unlocked.
In the distance, more than half of the hundreds of thousands of zombie soldiers had been killed.
There were still about 100,000 left, but facing the Class 5 mechanical beasts which were twice the number of zombies as well as more than 200,000 soldiers wearing Level 3 Purple weapons led by the core team.
It was only a matter of time before they killed all the zombies.
"Low-level soldiers, retreat. Clean the battlefield behind us. Make sure not to miss a single one of them!"
Lin Ye's voice sounded like a god in the ears of every citizen in the territory.
This was for safety's sake.
Through his senses, he had discovered that the entire zombie wave had killed three low-level soldiers for no reason.
Simply outrageous!
He suppressed them in all aspects and even gave them so much high-level equipment, but they still died.
His pride suffered a huge blow.
"Still not strong enough!"
In the end, Lin Ye could only find this excuse.
If in the beginning of the battle, he only had Class 4 or 5 soldiers on his side, would these three soldiers not have to die?
"Damn it, I won't let this happen again!"
Lin Ye clenched his fist and made a decision.
"…"
Behind them, hearing their lord muttering to himself, Nicole, Xue Xianyao, and the others gaped.
They wanted to say something, but they felt like their words were stuck in their throat.
In contrast, the atmosphere in the Zombie King's Palace in Hell was quite interesting.
"Jiang Chen, f*ck your ancestors! You must have colluded with that Lin fellow and schemed against us on purpose!" Xuan Kui had a ferocious expression as he pointed at the general and cursed.
"Blood can be freely drawn, but words cannot be spoken randomly. Did I beg you to come?" Jiang Chen sneered.
"You didn't beg us, but you clearly knew that Lin Ye had obtained the legacy of the Mechanical Beast Sect. Why didn't you tell us from the beginning?"
Yu Shan gnashed his teeth and followed Xuan Kui. He pointed the buzzard at Jiang Chen and said, "The information is not transparent and you have been secretly manipulating the situation. If it wasn't for you, even if we would have failed, we wouldn't be in such a miserable state. We have been completely wiped out, completely wiped out. Do you understand?!"
"Things change rapidly on the battlefield. Who can be omniscient and omnipotent? I'm not a god. Besides, victory and defeat are common in war. You guys insist on making me take the blame. I'm not used to your bad habits. Scram. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death. Do you believe me?"
Jiang Chen's tone was overbearing and could not be bothered to argue with Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings. 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝘳𝑒𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝑜𝑚
"You!"
"Taking advantage of your position to bully us! I'm going to report this to the venerable!"
Gu Jiang was so angry that his entire body was trembling and his blood was boiling.
Fortunately, he had the body of the zombie king. Otherwise, if he was a human, he would have had an internal orgasm and died instantly.
"So what if I'm bullying you? Being weak is your sin!"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and chuckled. "I said just now. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death."
"It seems like you guys don't take my words to heart."
As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce glow arose in his eyes.
Whoosh—
The blood-red projection suddenly solidified, and his main body stepped forward.
Gasp! Gasp!
Blood flashed, before the three zombie kings could react.
All of them had suffered a few sneak attacks on their backs and were vomiting blood continuously.
"Jiang Chen!"
"Don't mess around!"
"This is the Zombie King's Palace!"
The three great zombie kings were also shocked by the action of Jiang Chen. All of them shouted with stern and reserved expressions.
After all, this was Jiang Chen's territory. Here, his strength would increase.
As for the three of them, they belonged to another place. They would be suppressed by the environment here. Furthermore, they were originally weaker than Jiang Chen.
Even Xuan Kui who had just broken through was far from being Jiang Chen's match.
"Nonsense? What a joke. I'm protecting the safety of my territory!"
Jiang Chen glanced at the huge zombie-headed building above his head and said coldly, "Domain Lord, close your eyes. I don't want any news to spread outside. Otherwise, all your children in the north will die within three days!"
"You dare to threaten me?"
Whoosh—
A dull sound rang out, and the huge zombie building seemed to have been resurrected. Two balls of blood-colored energy arose in its pupils.
The energy was like a dancing snake, and anger filled the air.
"Hahaha, Jiang Chen, you are courting death! You even dare to threaten the Domain Lord! Just wait to be punished by the supreme expert." The three great zombie kings were overjoyed.
As long as the Domain Lord came down, what if Jiang Chen was powerful?
"That's right, Domain Lord. The three of us will be your witnesses. Kill this little bastard!" Yu Shan and Gu Jiang cheered from the side.
At this moment, their hatred for Jiang Chen had completely exceeded Lin Ye's.
"A clown!" Jiang Chen sneered. It was unknown if he was cursing Xuan Kui or the Domain Lord.
"Jiang Chen, give me some face. This matter ends here. I can forget about your rudeness to me," the Domain Lord said solemnly.
It could not see through Jiang Chen, and did not wish to concern itself with him.
If this area was not its territory, even if Jiang Chen and the rest were beaten to death, it would have nothing to do with him. But unfortunately, this place was under his supervision.
"On your account?"
Jiang Chen sneered and shouted angrily, "Who do you think you are? I am giving you face by calling you Domain Lord. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Feng Yan, if your main body didn't hide far away, I would have killed you too! Do you believe me?"
With that, a wave of blood rose from under his feet.
Every step he took was like a whirlwind sweeping away the clouds. The world was transformed as his aura instantly enveloped the entire Zombie King's Palace.
"You!"
Seemingly sensing something, the Domain Lord's eyes revealed shock. "You… what's your relationship with that person?!"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. If you want to be exterminated, I will fulfill your wish. Do you still want to ask? I'll tell you everything." Jiang Chen revealed a sinister smile.
"No, no need. You can do as you wish!"
The Domain Lord, Feng Yan, spoke with a trembling voice, as if he was afraid of a certain existence. Without a word, he cut off the surveillance camera.
For safety's sake, even his projection was wiped clean.
"Whoosh—"
Watching the blood-red light within the huge zombie skull building disappear, the hearts of the three zombie kings fell to rock bottom.
The power of Jiang Chen was beyond imagination.
"Jiang Chen," Yang Tianyou replied.
"You want to stop me?" Jiang Chen frowned.
He didn't care about other zombie kings at all, but Yang Tianyou was an exception.
This old enemy had fought with him for countless years. Although most of the time, he was suppressed by Yang Tianyou but Yang Tianyou could do nothing to him as well.
If he got involved, the plan would probably change drastically.
"Brother Yang, please lend us a hand!" Xuan Kui and the other corpse kings' eyes lit up as they hurriedly called for help.
Right now, the only person in the Zombie King's Palace who could contend with Jiang Chen was the super genius of the zombie world, Yang Tianyou.
As for the cowards, Wen Xiu and Niu Feng.
Their true body had long fled far away, only leaving behind a projection to watch from the side.
They had been beaten and scared by Jiang Chen.
This bastard relied on his strength and didn't place the other zombie kings in his eyes. He attacked like lightning at the drop of a hat, looking incomparably arrogant.
Yet, they could not do anything to him.
In terms of strength, they were far inferior, and even more so when comparing their future outlook.
"I'm not interested in your business, but Wen Xiu and Niu Feng are neighbors after all. Let them go," Yang Tianyou said slowly.
"What?"
In the distance, Niu Feng and Wen Xiu, who were watching, widened their eyes.
From Yang Tianyou's words, it seemed like Jiang Chen didn't even plan to let them off?
"Killing everyone to silence the secret? Don't tell me you don't know this logic." Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he did not plan to continue pretending.
Since he was going to abandon all the resources in the Lonely Forest, he might as well make a killing before he left.
"!"
"F*ck!"
When they heard this, Wen Xiu and Niu Feng were both shocked and furious.
F*ck, he really wanted to kill them too.
"That's true."
Yang Tianyou nodded his head and paused for a moment, "You want to kill them?"
"Yes!" Jiang Chen nodded.
"But they're trying to escape now, and you still have to kill Xuan Kui and the others. You shouldn't be able to chase them down in time," Yang Tianyou said.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes.
Was he reminding Wen Xiu and Niu Feng?
As expected, the two projections inside the zombie king hall vanished instantly.
Meanwhile, in the zombie king's mansion far to the east and west of the Wasteland of Death, two blood shadows quickly flew out and flew towards the outer realms without looking back.
At the same time, the eyes of the other three great zombie kings revealed shock.
They were frightened by Jiang Chen's greed and boldness. He actually dared to kill the five zombie kings at once.
"Run!"
"Split up and escape!"
With a shout, Xuan Kui took the lead and flew towards the west.
Yu Shan and Gu Jiang were slightly weaker. They followed closely behind and fled in the opposite direction.
"Do you think you all can escape?" Jiang Chen sneered. He made a grabbing motion in the air, and the Five Elements Formation of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth exploded. A multicolored ball of light condensed in the air, instantly sealing the area hundreds of kilometers around the zombie king palace.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three great zombie kings crashed into it one after another. In the blink of an eye, they were repelled by the power of the Five Elements Formation.
"Impossible!"
"Damn it, damn it!"
Yu Shan and Gu Jiang's eyes widened as terror appeared on their faces.
He even controlled the five elements. What the f*ck. He must have at least advanced four times.
No wonder this bastard had always had thoughts about the venerable seat and didn't even take Lian Yue Venerable seriously.
A Level 4 Zombie King was already considered venerable. The few weakest venerables in history had roughly the same strength.
"Yang Tianyou, what is the meaning of this?"
Looking at the three zombie kings who were temporarily unable to escape, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to Yang Tianyou and teased, "You have no divine blood now. If you really want to fight to death with me, perhaps this will be your end."
"If I'm bent on escaping. You won't be able to catch up to me." Yang Tianyou replied calmly.
"!" The subordinate was speechless.
These words were the truth. In terms of speed, Yang Tianyou was indeed unparalleled.
However, what he said next shocked him again.
"I'll stop Niu Feng and Wen Xiu for you, but I'm only in charge of stopping them. As for killing them, I'll leave them to you. After this is done, their divine blood will be mine." Yang Tianyou said truthfully.
"F*ck!" Jiang Chen cursed under his breath. Then, he thought about it and could not help but laugh.
This was the first time in so many years that Yang Tianyou was interested in divine blood.
"Although I don't know what your objective is, on the account that you are my old neighbor, I'll give you divine blood. However, the corpse will be mine!"
Jiang Chen said and waved his hand, "Go quickly. Don't let them escape. Otherwise, it will be another problem."
"They can't run away."
Yang Tianyou's projection solidified into his true self.
Next, blood light flashed and an identical figure separated from his main body.
His aura and strength had barely changed.
A moment later.
Crackle! A burnt aura was left in the air, turning into two bolts of blood-colored lightning that chased after the two escaping zombie kings.
"Clone materialization! Moving at such a high speed!" Jiang Chen looked at Yang Tianyou's disappearing silhouette and envy flashed across his eyes.
However, this thought was instantly thrown to the back of its mind. He turned his head to look at the three great zombie kings who were cursing loudly within the Five Elements Formation.
"Die!"
Fist light flickered as he charged in like a blood-colored flood dragon.
Rumble!
Soon, thunder rumbled within the array as energy exploded. A terrifying aura rippled, causing space to tremble and the ground to shake.
After seven to eight minutes, the air returned to normal.
The Five Elements Array Formation disappeared silently, revealing a desolate pit that was nearly a thousand meters wide.
Jiang Chen was bathed in golden blood and possessed a vast imposing aura, like a primordial beast.
Meanwhile, at his feet, the faces of Xuan Kui, Yu Shan, and Gu Jiang twisted. Their bodies had been destroyed, and the divine blood accumulated in their body had been refined completely. It was being rapidly devoured and refined by Jiang Chen.
"Come here quickly. You killed Lian Yue's dog. That guy is coming soon."
Suddenly, he heard Yang Tianyou's voice.
"I'll do it. If that trash Lian Yue dares to come, I'll take care of him too!"
He had just swallowed the divine blood of the three zombie kings. At this moment, Jiang Chen swelled up greatly and chuckled.
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden blood glow around him quickly converged, transforming into drops of golden blood that fused into his body through his pores.
With a wave of his hand, five-colored light flowed into his body from his feet and he put away the Five Elements Array Formation.
At the same time, he put Xuan Kui and the other zombie kings' corpses into his space ring and sealed them.
He would settle this problem when he found a safe place.
Rumble!
Before he left, the ground trembled. The devastated ground was forcefully flattened and all aura and evidence were wiped away.
His gaze turned towards the east and west, with greed in his eyes. "Two little sparrows."
As he spoke, he followed the coordinates left behind by Yang Tianyou.
An hour later, Niu Feng and Wen Xiu died one after another under their unwilling gazes.
They could not believe it even before their deaths.
Jiang Chen and Yang Tianyou, who were mortal enemies, actually cooperated. This was strange and unheard of.
"Did any news leak out?" Jiang Chen looked at Yang Tianyou who was refining the divine blood and asked solemnly.
"No, I've always locked the space. They can't even open the zombie king chat group." Yang Tianyou confirmed.
"I see!"
The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up. "That's too beautiful!"
Boom!
The air exploded. The spot where Yang Tianyou was standing earlier on was blasted into a thousand-meter pit by the blood-colored fist.
"This again."
Not far away, a flash of blood and Yang Tianyou appeared. His gaze landed on Jiang Chen.
He nodded and said, "Your strength has increased significantly, but it's far from enough."
In other words, it was still too early to kill him.
"Tsk, there will come a day when I will kill you." Jiang Chen pouted.
"Unfortunately, I recorded a video just now. I wanted to let you off initially but since you have done so, just wait to be wanted."
Lightning flashed and only a familiar smile was left in the air. There was no trace of Yang Tianyou anymore.
"This bastard, he's still so fast!"
Jiang Chen bared his teeth.
As for Yang Tianyou snitching on him?
He did not panic at all.
Haha, did he think that only he was smart? Who doesn't know how to record videos?
He had recorded it too. The video of Yang Tianyou absorbing Wen Xiu and Niu Feng's divine blood was extremely clear.
They each had something on the other party, so they were not afraid of getting into trouble.
Those words were just small talk before he left.
"Looks like this guy is preparing to leave the Lonely Forest too."
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes.
Thinking about it, it made sense. With a scourge like Lin Ye above, whoever came would be unlucky.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and wiped away the remaining evidence at the scene.
Bang! Bang!
Another flash of blood.
Looking at the two zombie king corpses that disappeared in front of him, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.
F*ck you!
Chapter 246
During the zombie king's internal strife, all the invading zombies were killed within the Lin Clan's territory under the collective will of everyone.
As far as one's eyes could see, it was a dense mass of zombie corpses. It was an extremely spectacular sight.
"Same rules. Clean up the battlefield!"
"Organize all the treasure chests, blueprints, and corpses!"
Lin Ye raised his arm and ordered. While the various departments were busy, he returned to the high platform and sat down on the sofa.
While he still had time to collect his resources, he opened the Civilization Archive's family channel.
He first tested it with his Hint talent.
Fortunately, it was the same as last time. It was calm and stable.
In the Family Channel.
Lin Ye: " Dad, Mom, Xiaowei. The zombie wave is over here, what about you guys!"
Soon, someone replied.
It was his father, Lin Jianguo.
"I'm done here too. Beibei, with the equipment you gave me, the zombie wave is too simple. There are only 2,000 of them. Tsk tsk, the number of zombies that came is lower than the number of soldiers in my territory. This is the first time I feel so good beating up zombies. They can't even break through my defense, hahaha."
"2,000?" Lin Ye was slightly surprised.
The number was lower than that of an ordinary Haunted House. On second thought, that made sense. If ordinary people were like him.
Just the first zombie wave alone was enough to destroy humanity.
A moment later, his mother and Lin Wei also replied.
Zhang Cuiling: "My Beibei is still the best. It ended so quickly. It might be because I am in a team mode, so the difficulty level is higher. There are about 3,000 zombies. It's not over yet, but according to Captain Wang Hui, it shouldn't be a problem. It should be over in about ten minutes."
Lin Wei: "Hehe, family, the zombie wave on my side is perfect. Also, I'm only 2 levels away from leveling up my bunker before I enter the tribal era. Brother, give me some more money. Please (? ? ? ? ? ?)… I can recruit more than 30,000 people now. I've almost spent all the money you gave me previously. The speed of spending money is too fast. Eating requires money, sleeping requires money, anything. I just can't keep up with the basic infrastructure of earning money. I'm sick of it. Looking for money every day. I'm worried sick (T _ T)"
Lin Ye: "If you want money, just say that you miss me. Seeing that you're my biological sister, if you learn to shout like Mercedes, who knows? When I'm happy, I'll transfer 10 million to you ( )."
"10 million!"
Lin Wei, who was far away on other maps, starred with her beautiful eyes. Her little heart was palpitating.
Lin Wei: "Brother, are you kidding me? Did you rob Hell Bank? ( )"
Zhang Cuiling: "Ten million zombie souls, how many zombies must he have killed! (super )"
Lin Jianguo: "Beibei, Dad believes in you. Give me 10 million too. I can even learn to be like BMW! (Money-loving )"
Lin Ye: "It's alright. I just made some money. Don't worry, it's safe. I'll give you all some good things to protect your lives later. Dad, don't add to the chaos. Lin Wei, if you want money, send me a private message with the sound of Mercedes."
"Ding Dong—"
As soon as he finished speaking, his private message rang.
It was his younger sister, Lin Wei.
It was indeed a voice message.
"Woof woof—"
In the end, he added, "Brother ~ ~ ~ Hurry up and reinforce me. Your cute, pretty, gentle, and virtuous sister is about to die of poverty. She can't even eat properly. It's too difficult for me! These people from the Underworld eat three to five servings each. Sobs!"
"Watch your mouth from now on. Don't be as wild as a boy all day. You're a girl."
Lin Ye pretended to be serious as he reprimanded him, feeling extremely pleased. 𝙡𝓲𝙗𝙧𝓮𝒂𝒅.𝙘𝓸𝒎
When Lin Wei was grimacing, he sent out a huge red packet.
Ding—
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Wei. You have obtained 10 million zombie souls!"
"Wow, it's actually real!"
When she saw the number on the Civilization Archive, Lin Wei jumped up excitedly and danced in the crowd of zombies.
"My lord, what are you doing?"
Her loyalist, Liu Xin, scratched her head. She felt that her lord had suddenly gone crazy. Something was wrong.
"Little Xin, I made 10 million!"
Lin Wei looked around and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, she whispered in Liu Xin's ear.
"What?!" Liu Xin's eyes widened.
Ten million. God, seriously?
"It's true. Don't tell anyone. Even if it's other loyalists, don't tell them. It's fine as long as we know." Lin Wei stood on the pile of corpses. With one hand on her hip, she pointed at a Haunted House that was shrouded in darkness with her right hand. She slit her throat. "Just you wait!"
With that, she casually threw out 30,000 zombie souls and said generously, "Inform the gourmet, Little Shanzi, that there will be a banquet tonight. Everyone shall have enough good food!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Liu Xin nodded excitedly. She could finally eat her fill. She carried the zombie souls and ran to the kitchen.
Soon, the cheers of her people could be heard.
Listening to the increase in loyalty value, Lin Wei's mouth curved into a pretty smile. She picked up her Civilization Archive and sent a super large heart shape to Lin Ye's page.
However, what infuriated her was that the other party actually replied with 'I don't have any more zombie souls'!
"?"
"Ridiculous. I'm just expressing my younger sister's love for my brother. What are you thinking about?"
Lin Wei bared her teeth and muttered, "You're the lucky one. If it was at home, I would have bitten you. Woof woof, humph!"
With that, she ran to the bunker and happily recruited new soldiers.
She had been craving for the two-star Haunted House for a long time. She finally had a chance to conquer it.
Oh ~ Too beautiful!
On the other side, Lin Ye chatted with his parents.
He also read the interesting information of the major channels and exchanged information.
Lin Ye actually benefited a lot from this. He was too busy and did not have time for the Water World Channel.
In particular, in the few days after entering the remains, a new function came online: Forum.
The human lords could post on the forums. If they received enough likes and replies, they could obtain Reputation Points and open the Reputation Shop.
Lin Ye understood in his heart. The system had arranged everything. It did not intend to let ordinary people open the Reputation Shop in the early stages.
There would be rewards later on, but it didn't matter.
He had already found a way to increase his Reputation points faster. Therefore, the forum was not attractive to him.
Before he ended the conversation, he transferred 10 million to his father and gave each of his family members a Level 5 space ring.
This was a product of the Mechanical Beast Sect. The space was extremely large and consisted of a total of 5,000 cubic meters of space.
Each of them contained 3,000 Class 5 mechanical beasts and 30,000 low-grade spirit stones. The specific use and operation of each of them were described in detail.
The only thing he was conflicted about was his mother.
It was the same question as before.
He did not know Captain Wang Hui well, but he saved his mother's life.
Logically speaking, he should have given them great support, but once he gave them resources through red packets.
His identity would most likely be exposed.
After some thought, he sent his only Level 5 Gold Tier equipment—Power of Nature to his mother.
He instructed, "If you want to give some resources to them, the decision is yours. However, put on the Power of Nature in advance and make a Class 5 mechanical beast recognize you as your master first. In the ring, I've left the secret manuals of the Mechanical Beast Sect. Cultivate when you have nothing to do. If you manage to comprehend them, you might be able to control a few more mechanical beasts."
"Also, try your best to nurture your loyalists. Once you have loyalists, don't be stingy with your mechanical beasts. Give them all away, Also, it's never wrong to be careful."
After making things clear, Lin Ye believed in his mother. With her intelligence, she would definitely be safe.
After putting away his Civilization Archive, he was in a good mood.
At the same time, the laughter of Tru and the others sounded from afar. It seemed like they had gained a lot.. All of them were carrying treasure chests as they ran back happily.
Chapter 247
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have successfully survived the first zombie wave. You are rewarded with 10,000 zombie souls."
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You are the first person in the world to have passed the 52x difficulty zombie wave. The additional reward is 520,000 reputation points!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained 1,000,000 Zombie Souls!"
"You have obtained 52 million Reputation Points!"
Total: 293 million Zombie Souls!
74.8 million Reputation Points!
"They are too stingy with the zombie souls. This time, I have earned quite a bit of reputation points. With a difficulty of 52x, it will be 520,000. After 100x, I have 52 million reputation points! This is the biggest killing I have made so far!"
Lin Ye sighed.
Just this wave of harvest was more than what he had gained from destroying dozens of beginner Haunted Houses.
As expected, the maxim of the Nine States applied everywhere.
Danger and opportunity coexisted.
If it was anyone else, they would have died long ago from the 52x difficulty.
He was the only one who could successfully defend against such a zombie wave and ultimately win the grand prize.
However, on second thought, he felt like he had made a huge loss.
"What the f*ck, if it was a hundred times more difficult, wouldn't my reputation points surpass a hundred million!"
Thinking of this, Lin Ye clutched his chest in pain.
He had lost more than 50 million!
Tsk!
It was all the fault of this scammer.
This time, Yang Tianyou was the one who opened the green door for him.
As for this bastard, Jiang Chen, he didn't help at all.
Just wait. After clearing his gains, he would be back in two days.
As he was thinking, the core team returned.
"My lord, I found 35 Silver Treasure Chests and 4 Gold Treasure Chests. From the looks of it, the suppression from the rules has disappeared."
Tru patted the treasure chest on his shoulder and laughed.
"It's good that it has been canceled. Come, arrange them all neatly. I want to see what I've gained this time." Lin Ye nodded with a smile.
Soon, a group of people placed the treasure chests and blueprints on the platform.
It took them two hours to move the treasure chests alone.
The gains were a little scary.
There were 112 Gold Treasure Chests. Most of them were dropped by the Level 5 harpy zombies, while a small number of them were from Level 4 venomous zombies.
There were more Silver Treasure Chests.
This zombie wave was 52 times more difficult, so there were a lot of Level 3 and Level 4 zombies. There were at least 100,000+zombies.
According to the drop rate of 100: 1, at least 1,000 Silver Treasure Chests should be dropped.
However, the results were shocking.
Perhaps due to the influence of the golden dragon of luck, the zombie wave dropped a total of 6,452 Silver Treasure Chests, which was more than six times that of ordinary people.
It was terrifying.
As for the Bronze and Sandalwood Treasure Chests, the number was more ridiculous.
The former numbered 41,000 while the latter numbered 14,000!
He also gained a lot of useful blueprints.
Level 4 Iron Thread Electric Network Blueprints, Level 4 Barracks, Level 5 Breeding Field Blueprints, Level 5 Sentinel Tower Blueprints…
Other than that, the greatest gains should be the zombie souls and the experience he needed to level up.
For the souls, even though he had tens of thousands of converters, there were too many zombies; 520,000.
It would take at least ten hours to convert all of them, including the time needed to transport them.
Fortunately, he was not short of money now.
He had earned 292 million previously, of which he gave 30 million to his family.
The recruitment fee for 300,000 people had cost more than 50 million.
Taking away 80 million, there were still 212 million.
In the short term, food and shelter should not be a problem.
As for leveling up experience points, that was pretty fast.
The system had sent him a notification long ago. He was full of experience points and could level up now.
However, he was busy killing the harpy zombies.
Now that he had time, he could try to break through the Tribal Era and enter the third stage to see what new blueprints he would get.
He immediately opened the upgrade page of the bunker. As soon as he entered, he saw the system's notification.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your experience bar is full. Do you wish to level up immediately?"
"Yes!"
Lin Ye made his choice.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
In an instant, a large amount of upgraded golden light fell.
Bunker Level 18 → Level 19. Requires 19 hours.
Bunker Level 19 → Level 20. Requires 20 hours.
…
Bunker Level 21 → Level 22. Requires 22 hours.
"82 hours. 82 acceleration scrolls will do!"
Lin Ye was never stingy in this aspect. He directly spent 1,000,000 zombie souls.
In the future, when he leveled up, he would use it directly. If it was not enough, he would get more!
Splatter—
Moments later, dozens of acceleration scrolls were torn apart, and the bunker immediately increased from its slow upgrade progress by hundreds or thousands of times.
In the blink of an eye, the upgrade was completed.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your bunker has been upgraded successfully. Current level is 19!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your bunker has been upgraded successfully. Current level is 20!"
…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your bunker has been upgraded successfully. Current level is 22!"
The original mansion changed instantly and became a manor.
It occupied an area of 20,000 square meters.
The east, south, and west sides of the garden were surrounded by horseshoe-shaped hills. 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝓻𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Towards the north stood a tall gate, which guarded the treasure grounds with the intention of collecting a large amount of resources.
Inside, the scenery in the garden was exquisite. Even the wooden pillars, fake mountains, and door plaques along the way were made by famous people.
From afar, it looked like a grand scene.
"Good, good, good!" Lin Ye was overjoyed.
And this was only the beginning. The system congratulated him continuously.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your territory has entered the third stage—Great City Era. You have obtained the title of City Lord!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You are the first human in the world to enter the Great City Era. You are rewarded with 300,000 reputation points!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained 30 million reputation points!"
Total: 104 million
The information of the Great City Era is as follows:
Title: City Lord
Era: Great City Era
Level: 22
Range: 220 kilometers! (150,000 square kilometers is equivalent to two and a half Shanghai Prefecture)
Recruitment Order: Class 5 Native Worker Recruitment Order (Unlimited recruitment of Class 1-5 Native Workers. Only requires Zombie Soul to pay for recruitment)
Function: Virtual Sandbox, Mining Factory, Archive Room
Latest Unlock: City Lord's Wall (20 meters tall, enough to defend against attacks from Level 5 and 6 zombies)
"Population has increased to 2.2 million!"
"What the f*ck!"
Lin Ye secretly clicked his tongue. As the area expanded rapidly, the population also increased rapidly.
It went from 800,000 to 2.2 million.
What kind of concept was that? Previously, it was a small county city, but now, it is a big city!
The situation had improved greatly.
However, next, he had to properly plan the construction of the city.
For example, dormitories, streets, fisheries, kitchens, restaurants, public bathrooms, toilets, and so on.
"Troublesome, I need talents, a large number of human lords!"
Lin Ye gritted his teeth. It was best to find a professional for something like this. He would look through the archive later and see if there were any talents in this field.
He did not believe that there were no such elites amongst the tens of thousands of human lords.
If he had no choice, he would recruit them through the world channel. If there were talented ones close to him, he would set off immediately and kill his way over.
He would take all the talents.
While he was thinking, he heard the sound of thunder from his Civilization Archive.
Dragons and phoenixes cried out together, and all types of irregular scenes appeared.
Then, the system sent a congratulatory message to all the survivors.
Lin Ye frowned and opened the Civilization Archive.
Chapter 248
"Congratulations to all Survivors. You have successfully survived the first zombie wave. The reward has been given in your Civilization Archive!"
"Next, it will be the era of the strong. The following rules will be adjusted."
"Firstly, Level 5, 6, 7 Equipments, Treasure Chests and Level Suppression have been unlocked!"
"Secondly, regarding the trading market, the market page has been unlocked. From today onwards, trading across the entire world will be open. The area of trading will still be as per the mission of giving a Like. The more likes, the larger the area. For more information, please refer to survivor Lin Ye's video."
"Thirdly the five major ranking boards have been unlocked. They are the Heaven Ladder Leaderboard, Wealth Leaderboard, Popularity Leaderboard, Combat Leaderboard, and Alliance Leaderboard!"
Note: Heaven Ladder Leaderboard. Meant for those 15 to 50 years old. Survivors can participate in the Adventure Survival Mode once a week. Once started, survivors will be teleported to another place. The place is temporarily designated as Hell. You only need to survive for 2 hours to complete the adventure. If you give up the mission halfway, you will need to pay a fine.
Evaluation criteria: Assessed by the number of enemies killed, survival time, overall combat ability, treasures obtained, and other factors.
Anyone below the age of 15 or above the age of 50 can ask someone to replace him or her. You can also pay with zombie souls to obtain a basic protection point. If you can't find a replacement or pay zombie souls, you will be deemed to have given up on the Adventure Survival Mode and you will not receive any rewards from that week's Heaven Ladder Leaderboard.
The rewards of the Heaven Ladder Leaderboard will be consolidated once a week. Rewards will be given according to one's ranking (Advanced Equipment, Advanced Upgrade Scroll, Advanced Blueprint, Soldier Blueprints…)
Wealth Ranking: Divided into World Rankings and Country Rankings.
Rating standards: Fixed assets within the territory and liquid funds within the Civilization Archive. Calculated once a week. Reward: (Zombie Soul, Reputation Points, etc.)
Combat Ability Rankings: Divided into World Rankings and and Country Rankings. Rating criteria: One can enter the Challenge Tower to challenge 20 people every day. The higher the opponents' cultivation levels, the higher one's combat strength is assessed. Rankings are tabulated once a week. Reward: (Advanced Weapon, Armor, Pill, etc.)
Population Ranking: Divided into World Rankings and Country Rankings. Rating criteria: One's popularity in forums, market pages, short videos, as well as the likes, number of subscriptions, and other data. Rankings are tabulated once per week. Reward: (Advanced Reputation Merchant Shop Item)
Alliance Leaderboard: Divided into World Rankings and Country Rankings. Rating criteria: Number of awakenings within the alliance, rate of development of territories, wealth, combat power, etc. Rankings are calculated once a week. Reward: (Army Formation, Soldier Soul, Formation Flag, etc.)
"The above is for the follow-up adjustments after the first zombie wave. I hope everyone can survive until the end."
Upon seeing this, Lin Ye couldn't help but curse.
His father was 49 years old, and his mother was 48 years old. 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
They had just escaped the zombie wave attack but they would have to continue going through a hellish adventure every week.
Tsk!
Obviously, this message angered everyone. The world channel was filled with curses.
However, what caught Lin Ye's attention more was the bloody number above the screen.
Number of deaths: 18,148,9367!
"180 million…"
Lin Ye was silent.
It had only been a week and so many people had died.
While it looked easy on his side, the others were facing hellish difficulty and suffered countless casualties.
He wondered how many people would be left alone tonight.
He took a deep breath and shook his head.
He would not try to be a saint. Even if the entire world died, as long as the people in his territory were still alive, humans would not go extinct.
This was a question of choice and also a belief that he had decided on from the start.
"Forget it, who cares about them? I should take care of myself first. Even the higher-ups of the Nine States can't do anything about this, let alone me!" Lin Ye laughed at himself.
Although he had dreams of being a hero, he loved himself, his family, and his citizens more.
Whether it was selfish or cruel.
People were not humans if they lived like saints!
After understanding this, Lin Ye closed the Civilization Archive.
He left a message for his parents and sister to not be in a hurry to enter the adventure mode.
He would go after he figured it out.
With that, he started studying the five major ranking boards.
There was no rush to enter the Heaven Ladder Leaderboard first. He would wait until he obtained the substitute puppet first. Jiang Chen from Hell had a life-and-death feud with him. If he were to go there recklessly…
Wouldn't he be just going to send himself to die? If the other party had some Blood Vitality Tracking Spell, it would be disastrous.
He would contact Yang Tianyou and get more information from him a bit later.
With that in mind, he grabbed at the air and pulled Yang Fusheng over.
"What are you doing?" Yang Fusheng broke free from the gravitational energy of Lin Ye's Universal Pull and glared at Lin Ye with dissatisfaction.
"Nothing. Tell your brother I want to meet with him later," Lin Ye said.
"No problem, but…"
Yang Fusheng narrowed his eyes and rubbed his index finger and thumb together. He chuckled and said, "You're not going to give me something?"
The previous tablet had already broken down. Electronic things were very fragile after all.
"I've already prepared it for you." Lin Ye chuckled and took out a locally produced tablet from the Reputation Shop.
"Is there things I want inside?" Yang Fusheng's green eyes lit up as he asked expectantly.
"Of course." Lin Ye nodded with a smile, laughing inwardly.
Inside the tablet consisted of many anime such as the Prince of Tennis.
Although he wasn't interested in it himself, it was still a good item for Yang Fusheng.
"Well done. I like sensible young people like you. Alright, I've sent the message to my brother. When he replies, I'll call you," Yang Fusheng said. He carried the latest tablet and sneaked into the bunker… No, it should be called the City Lord Residence now.
"This kid only knows how to enjoy the good things alone all day." Lin Ye shook his head.
His gaze landed on the rankings.
The second was the wealth rankings. As soon as his fingers touched it, the information was immediately collected by the rankings.
Soon, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your current zombie souls count is 213 million. You are ranked first in the world. If you maintain this for a week, you will receive a generous reward!"
"Friendly reminder. Do you wish to start a global notification? Click to confirm. This will greatly increase your popularity ranking!"
"Then, report it."
For the current Lin Ye, his attitude had already changed.
Whether it was in the open or in the dark, everyone knew that he was the number one in the world.
Being high-profile was no different from being low-key.
As long as one was strong enough, one could kill anyone who dared to peep on him or have any ideas on him.
Those who were afraid were ultimately weak!
As soon as he finished speaking, the system gave the world channel a picture of a Godking's Dharma Chariot with hundreds of birds soaring above it. In front of it knelt thousands of beasts.
"Everyone, join me in congratulating city lord Lin Ye, who now has a wealth of 213 million. He is temporarily ranked first on the Wealth Leaderboard!"
Nine rows of this notification occupied the entire world channel.
The comments section blew up.
"213 million?"
"This must be crazy!"
"I've only obtained 460 million from the zombie wave!"
"This is unfair. There must be something going on behind the scenes with Lin Ye. The previous weapons he had were already so godly, and this time, he has even topped the Wealth Leaderboard! It's just too ridiculous!"
"Boss Lin Ye, I beg you. Please send me a red packet. You can send red packets anywhere now. Please send red packets to increase my popularity! Please take pity on this lonely old man!"
…
There were many crying people in the comments section. Lin Ye stopped reading a few pages and sighed softly.
"Alright then, I'll send 10,000,000 Zombie Souls to everyone. This time, I'll send it to the Nine States region randomly. First come, first serve. When you receive the red packet, remember to give me a Like. Otherwise, I'll only send the red packet to the fans who are paying attention to me next time!"
With that, Lin Ye really entered the Nine States region channel and sent red packets.
Input: 10 million!
Confirmed!
In an instant, thousands of golden lights lit up in the Nine States region channel. The system cooperatively sent out a piece of good news!
Chapter 249
"Everyone, the world's richest man, Lin Ye, is distributing red packets worth a total of 10,000,000 zombie souls in the Nine States region. Each red packet has a share of 10,000. You can randomly receive a red packet reward when you follow Lin ye, drop him a like, and subscribe to him. With just three consecutive clicks, you can receive free zombie souls."
"Master Lin is awesome ~ ~"
"Master Lin is invincible!"
"Master Lin, I love you!"
"F*ck, a spy from the Universe Empire has sneaked in! In the end, I just want to say that Master Lin is the most awesome one. Please let me get 10,000. Please!"
"Master Lin, I've decided. From today onwards, I won't slander you anymore. Please cancel your blockade and let me be your crazy fan!"
"+1. I was an anti-fan but now I am not. Master Lin, please, give me a chance. I love you! Saranghaeyo! "
….
In an instant, the comments section was flooded with good reviews.
The scene in front of Lin Ye was also surrounded by countless numbers.
Followers+1, Followers+1…
Likes+1, likes+1…
Subscription+1, Subscription+1…
100xReward.
Followers+100, 100…
Likes+100, 100…
Subscription+100, 100…
"Congratulations to Survivor. Your followers have reached 1.1 billion. You've been given 1.5 billion likes and have a subscription of 800 million!"
In the region of the Nine States.
"Hahaha, I actually managed to get 23,000 zombie souls. Thank you for your red packet, Master Lin. You are so generous. From now on, I'll be your loyal fan!"
"I managed to snatch 15,000 zombie souls. Master Lin is too strong. Does the big boss still lack accessories? I'll be your bed warmer."
"Sobs, f*ck you lucky bastards. Most of the profits have been taken by you all. I only got 5,000!"
"2000 ~ ~ Master Lin, is there a second red packet? If not, I'll ask again later!"
"I've got 1000 only. Master Lin, I don't believe in you anymore. Why did you fail to appreciate my kindness! ( )"
"Same here, Master Lin. ( )"
…
A moment later, the atmosphere intensified.
Followers -100, Subscription -100…
"What the f*ck, how can this trigger a hundredfold reward?" Lin Ye started, a bit angry.
The system took the initiative to reply, "The prerequisite for following and triggering it a hundred times is that the other party follows you. Once they retract it, you will lose your source. Without the source, the hundredfold reward will also lose its effect."
"What a scam!" Lin Ye snorted.
The number of followers he had was indeed dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In a few seconds, it dropped to 1,3140,000! His subscriptions also dropped to 9,980,000!
The only thing that did not change was the Likes. It was still 1.5 billion.
This scene wasn't only shown to Lin Ye, but also to the billions of spectators.
Especially on the world channel, there were many people who ridiculed him.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Is this what it means to be a citizen of the Nine States? This is too f*cking realistic. After receiving the money, they directly retracted their following and subscription!"
"Good lord, 1.1 billion becomes 1.31 million. I don't even dare to think about it!"
"Spit, he deserves it. Who asked him to not send red packets on the world channel? Send it here. I promise that I won't retract it!"
"That's right. We strongly condemn such discrimination. Since he's the richest man in the world, he can't treat us differently!"
….
"Forget it, I won't lower myself to their level."
After a few glances, Lin Ye sighed.
What else could he do?
What a waste!
No one could be sure about human nature.
He ignored the comments from the world chat and turned to the third leaderboard.
On the Popularity Leaderboard.
When his fingers touched it, nine rainbows instantly lit up.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Through the forums, market pages, short videos, the number of Likes given to your novels, the number of your followers, the number of your subscribers, and other statistics, you have temporarily reached the top of the rankings with 2.3 billion reputation points this week. If you persist for a month, you will receive a generous reward. Please work harder."
"Do you wish to announce this globally?"
"Oh?" Lin Ye smirked and clicked confirm.
On the world channel.
Once again, the same grand scene appeared. Then, ten rainbows of light appeared again.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye for taking the top spot on the global Popularity Leaderboard with 2.3 billion reputation points. He has been conferred the title of the God of Popularity!"
Upon seeing this scene, the people who were still complaining were dumbfounded.
Even those who did not complain initially could not help it but do so now.
This person was crazy.
The more they scolded him, the more popular and stronger Lin Ye became?
Of the five major leaderboards, two were already occupied by Lin Ye alone.
God of Popularity…
Pui!
More like the God of Cheating or the God of Pissing People Off.
Soon, the number of people complaining increased tenfold.
However, the legend that belonged to Lin Ye had just begun.
Next was the fourth leaderboard, the Combat Leaderboard.
When Lin Ye clicked on it, a row of information was displayed in front of him.
"You can enter the challenge tower and record a clone of yourself who can then challenge 20 people every day. The higher the cultivation level of the opponents you beat, the higher your combat score will be!"
Current globally recorded candidates: 1.5 billion.
"Survivor Lin Ye, congratulations on triggering the Combat Leaderboard. Do you wish to enter the challenge tower immediately to record your clone?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. This challenge tower seemed to be in another space.
After some thought, he clicked confirm.
Swish!
A flash of light landed and his figure disappeared from the Lion Clan's territory.
At the same time, many human lords in the core team also discovered the Combat Leaderboard and soon vanished like Lin Ye.
Whoosh—
In an unknown space, an invisible wave descended.
This was an enormous empty space, and at the center was a huge square.
At this moment, a dense crowd of people descended into the square. They were all human lords.
"Where is this?"
"The system prompted it to be called the Combat Ability Space."
"Look, isn't that tower a challenge tower?"
"I think so. Everyone, come over quickly. There's a combat strength clone in front of us. It's right here!"
…
After hearing a great deal of discussion around him, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and woke up from being teleported.
"My lord? You're here too."
Suddenly, a few familiar voices came from behind.
It was Li Xinyi, Zhang Liang, Han Qingqing, Li Xiaofeng, and the others.
Lin Ye nodded. "Let's go and take a look!"
As soon as they arrived, the bright silver equipment on their bodies attracted everyone's attention. They could not help but make way for them.
"Oh my god, this set of equipment must be at least a Level 4 Silver Tier one!"
"This is too exaggerated. I only have a Level 3 Purple Tier weapon which I bought from the market page of God Lin."
"Wait, Almighty Lin? Are you talking about Lin Ye again?"
"Nonsense. Who else can be called a god these days but Lin Ye?"
"Oh, now that you mention it, take a look. Doesn't the young man leading look familiar?"
"F*ck, he… he is Lin Ye. My Civilization Archive even has his first video. It's definitely him!"
"Screech—"
In an instant, everyone present gasped and the air turned heavy.
But soon, someone broke the silence. 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝓻𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝙢
"God Lin, is that you? Is that really you?"
Lin Ye looked back at a sixteen-year-old boy with pimples on his face.
He was slightly plump and was not tall, but his eyes were especially spirited and clear like a stream.
At this moment, he was staring at him excitedly.
"Hello." Lin Ye nodded with a smile.
"It's really you, God Lin. I'm your crazy fan. My name is Zhang Chao. Can I have your autograph?" The little fatty was very strong. He charged out of the crowd and ran towards Lin Ye with all his might.
"Halt!"
Li Xinyi looked wary and waved her hand.
Gasp!
A red glow struck the rock in front of Zhang Chao.
In an instant, the soil and rocks exploded, creating a crack that was several meters long.
The little fatty staggered in fright and almost fell down.
"I… I mean no harm! I just want an autograph…"
Zhang Chao said nervously.
With that, he handed a short 2B pencil and a piece of paper that was of poor quality but was very clean to Lin Ye with an expectant look..
Chapter 250
"Xinyi, move aside." Lin Ye waved his hand while instructing Xinyi.
Then, he raised his hand in the air and helped Zhang Chao up from afar.
At the same time, he pulled a 2B pencil and a piece of paper to his fingers using Universal Pull.
"Good lad, Dragon Capturing Technique?"
"Oh, but I don't think it's powerful. We might be able to suppress him in the rankings this time."
"That's right. No matter how good his equipment is, it's useless. This challenge tower only recognizes one's combat power and talent. He's just lucky. If we were to compare strengths, natural warriors like us would definitely be better than him."
"Let's go. We'll go and record our avatars in the tower. In a while, we'll show off in front of God Lin and record a video. Perhaps we can soar into the sky and directly attain the title of the God of Popularity."
…
At this point, the eyes of many in the crowd were as bright as incandescent lamps.
Taking advantage of the fact that Lin Ye was stopped by the little fatty, they quietly rushed up the challenge tower one by one and quickly recorded their avatars.
Not long after, cries of surprise sounded from afar.
Lin Ye merely glanced at them and was not worried.
However, this little fatty looked at him meaningfully.
If he remembered correctly, one needed to unlock the Level 2 or 3 Reputation Shop before one could buy a paper and pen from it.
At such a young age, this person could gain reputation before the Popularity Leaderboard opened.
It was either this little guy had discovered the secret to gaining reputation or he had perhaps discovered a ruin.
Regardless, it was enough to show how extraordinary little fatty was.
He activated his Heart's Web talent.
The little fatty's emotions were stable in his gaze. He did not have any ill intentions.
The way he looked at him was a little…
Something was not right!
F*ck, it couldn't be that…
He mumbled and couldn't help but think of the more commonly seen sticker in the chat group.
He couldn't help but shiver.
"God Lin, I'm not a pervert!"
Suddenly, little fatty's face flushed red. He said anxiously, "I'm a normal man. I… I just admire you!"
"?" Lin Ye acted as if nothing had happened, but he was shocked in his heart.
Peeping at his soul? Or seeing through his thoughts?
"Come here!"
Lin Ye waved his hand.
Opposite him, Zhang Chao's face turned bitter. He realized that he had exposed his talent and immediately revealed a look of terror.
"Don't be afraid. I won't kill you. Life and death fights are not permitted here."
Lin Ye smiled elegantly and casually. "Was that your talent just now?"
"Yes."
Zhang Chao nodded carefully and explained, "My talent is called Listening Ear. Within my ability, I can hear anything related to me."
"Listen…"
Lin Ye muttered as his eyes lit up.
He secretly activated his Heart of Invincibility and placed a protective barrier around his soul. "Try again and see if you can hear my thoughts."
"Oh, okay." Zhang Chao nodded.
However, soon, a strange expression appeared on his face. He shook his head and said, "This is weird. I can't hear it anymore now."
"Can't hear it anymore?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows, and he understood what was happening at the same time.
This guy's talent was similar to his Hint talent. If it was covered by a higher-level energy, it could block information.
However, overall speaking, it was still a very powerful ability. Perhaps Little Fatty's level was too low. Once he himself got his hands on this talent, he could upgrade it to Level 22 when he returned to his territory.
No one would be able to keep their secrets from him.
When he thought of that, an idea arose in his heart. He lowered his head and asked, "What's your name?"
"Zhang Chao, Zhang Wuji's Zhang and Chao Ren's Chao!" Zhang Chao hurriedly said.
"Very good, I will remember you." Lin Ye nodded with a smile. He picked up a pencil, wrote his name on the white paper, and handed it to Zhang Chao.
"Thank you, thank you, idol!"
Zhang Chao took the pen and paper and looked at the words on it. He raised his head excitedly.
He said happily, "Idol, can I join your Lin Clan? I want to be as great as you!"
"Of course you can." Lin Ye smiled like an old father and patted Zhang Chao on the forehead. "I like fans that are hardworking, smart and motivated."
"However, I am currently uncertain where your actual body is. I am unable to directly welcome you into my territory."
Hearing the first sentence, Zhang Chao revealed a look of joy. But soon, his mood was like a roller coaster as he asked worriedly, "Ah, what should we do then!"
"We might meet again if fate allows it." Lin Ye sighed. He couldn't possibly take the initiative to take out the sharing contract for something like this.
He gave Zhang Liang a look out of the corner of his eye, afraid that he would not understand.
He even used Mind Possession skill to remind Zhang Liang.
The latter immediately understood and said, "My lord, didn't you drop a sharing contract when you destroyed the Haunted House last time? As long as he signs the sharing contract, he will be a part of the Lin family and will be loyal to the lord. I think Brother Zhang Chao is not a bad person, so why not let him use it."
"A sharing contract? I can become a loyalist of my idol?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chao's eyes lit up.
He pointed at himself excitedly and said, "Idol, can I sign it? Don't worry, I'm super awesome!"
After speaking, afraid that Lin Ye would not believe him, he lowered his voice, leaving behind a whisper only the two of them could hear.
He continued, "My talent is a top-class one and it's only a step away from becoming a demigod-class talent. Furthermore, I found a basic ruin. There are various martial arts secret manuals inside and I have mastered martial arts like the Dragon Subduing Palms and Water Wave Step! I guarantee that I won't embarrass my idol!"
"F*ck, a peak top-class talent!"
Lin Ye's mouth twitched. This talent was on par with Zhang Liang.
To be able to obtain a ruin at the early stages, tsk tsk, looks like this fatty was a genius with good luck.
"Idol, I beg you. Please, you have to sign me on!" Zhang Chao looked at Lin Ye nervously.
A while back, after seeing Lin Ye's video.
He was really moved by the domineering aura of Lin Ye who spent money like dirt.
From then on, he became a loyal fan of Lin Ye.
Every day, he was the one who flamed the anti-fans the most in the comments section.
Of course, there was another important thing.
He was an orphan and felt extremely lonely. However, the harmony and joy of the Lin Clan's territory gave him strength.
It made him long for the day when he would be able to integrate into a large family like the Lin Clan. Everyone was like a dragon in the Lin Clan and the members were intimate beyond comparison.
And now, an opportunity to be part of the Lin Clan was right in front of him. How could he not grasp it?
"You have to think carefully. If you sign the sharing contract, your talent will be slightly damaged and your loyalty will be sacrificed," Lin Ye reminded him.
"I don't care. Joining the Lin Clan is my lifelong wish!" Zhang Chao hurriedly said.
At this point in time, there was no need for him to be talented. He wanted to become a loyalist of his idol first!
"Then, alright." Lin Ye nodded with a troubled expression. He took out a peak Class 4 sharing contract from his space ring. 𝓵𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝒎
The higher the level, the lower the damage to one's talent.
This way, it would be much faster for Zhang Chao to use enlightenment energy to recover.
Swoosh—
In a few seconds, both of them wrote their names on the contract.
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, the contract was completed and turned into two streams of light that integrated into the space between Lin Ye and Zhang Chao's eyebrows.
At the same time, the system sent a congratulatory message.
Chapter 251
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Zhang Chao has sacrificed his loyalty and has become your loyalist."
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have obtained the Listening Ear Talent Crystal Fragment."
"Destiny+1!"
100xReward.
1. 100 Listening Ear Talent Crystal Fragments
2. A complete Listening Ear Talent Crystal
3. Random Talent Crystal (Probability of Beginner Talent Crystals appearing is removed) 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝒎
Destiny Points+100
Total Destiny Points: 5,800 [5,800 / 300,000]
"I choose option 2!"
Lin Ye made his choice.
Swish!
A moment later, a crystal ball that emitted a tri-colored glow appeared in his palm.
Then, under Zhang Chao's shocked gaze, it turned into energy particles and was absorbed and refined by Lin Ye.
When his consciousness touched the new talent crystal ball, rows of information were displayed before him as follows:
Talent: Listening Ear
Innate Quality: Peak Top-Class
Class: Level 1
Ability: Listen to one's thoughts (Note: One can listen to the other party's thoughts as long as it's information related to oneself)
Extreme long-distance hearing. (Even if the place exceeds the coverage of one's territory, the ability can still be used normally)
"Impressive, as expected of a peak top-class talent. It looks trashy, but in terms of spying on information, this ability is against the heavens. It can actually ignore the limitations of my territory. Just this alone is enough to instantly kill most talents."
Lin Ye nodded inwardly, but it was still a pity.
When this ability was evolved to its limit, it would probably be similar to a clairaudient ability among sages.
If he could have a Thousand Mile Sight Talent, that would be awesome.
In the past, he did not think much of it, but after obtaining the Snatching Fate ability, he believed that he could one day achieve it.
Fate and luck were amazing things.
When fate and luck were with you, even if you made a few mistakes, you would still be able to pick up a few hundred million from the ground.
And now, it was time for him to grow rapidly. The scales of the golden dragon above his head were almost half lit up.
In this state, it might really be possible soon.
"God Lin, are we on the same side now?" After signing the contract, Zhang Chao was still a little confused. He had never seen a contract scroll before. He only felt that his loyalty to Lin Ye had become more obvious. Other than that, he did not have any other special feelings.
Lin Ye smiled and glanced at him. He instantly heard the other party's thoughts.
He used his Mind Possession skill.
Instantly, a thought appeared in Zhang Chao's mind. "Little Zhang, we're on the same side now. Do you feel the difference?"
"God Lin, you can speak in my head?!"
Zhang Chao looked up excitedly at Lin Ye. That look in his eyes was as if he had seen his idol.
"This is basic." Lin Ye smiled and waved his hand. "Go and challenge the tower to record your avatar. Also, tell me about your territory's situation and location. I'll see if I can pull you over."
"Oh, okay." Zhang Chao nodded repeatedly.
It was not far from the challenge tower, but there were many people lining up at this moment. Lin Ye walked and stopped, roughly understanding Zhang Chao's situation.
The place Zhang Chao was in was not part of the Lonely Forest, but the Dark Crow Mine.
Through his Listening Ear talent, he learned about the ruin from a mysterious person known as 'Ze' who had secretly entered the ruin of The Legend of The Condor Heroes and took away a portion of the martial arts manual stored in it.
Then, he developed rapidly in the Dark Crow Mine and was considered one of the small bosses in that area.
"God Lin, do you want martial arts secret manuals? They're very powerful." Zhang Chao took out a few crumpled secret manuals from his space ring and asked.
"Let me see." Lin Ye was curious, but after a few glances, he lost interest.
Too weak. To be honest, it was only useful for the first four classes.
After Class 4, one needed cultivation manuals. Martial arts were no longer suitable.
Unless one could obtain a high-level ruin, one would easily be beaten up.
"Too weak. Zhang Liang, give Zhang Chao the battle aura secret manual from your ring, the cultivation technique manuals, and the secret techniques of the Mechanical Beast Sect. When you get back, find Zhang Bao Er and make a new copy. I'll pay for the contribution points," Lin Ye said.
Then, while Zhang Liang was retrieving the secret manuals.
After some thought, Lin Ye took out a Level 5 golden space ring. Inside it was 10,000 strands of enlightenment energy.
Inside, there were also hundreds of Level 4 Silver-tier weapons and a Silver-tier shield.
There were also 1,000 peak Class 5 mechanical beasts and 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.
"God Lin?" Zhang Chao received the ring and was shocked.
A Level 5 space ring?!
Heavens, his space ring was obtained from flipping through a token from the ruin of The Legend of The Condor Heroes.
It was only a Level 2 one.
But just this space ring alone was a godly item in the Dark Crow Mine map. The other small bosses were all envious of him.
All of them wanted to kill him and take it for themselves.
But he never expected that as soon as he joined his idol, God Lin, he would be given a Class 5 space ring that was three levels higher.
"It's a meeting gift for you. Take a look. It's good for you." Lin Ye smiled.
Zhang Chao swallowed hard, his emotions indescribable. Since he was young, other than the late principal of the orphanage he was in, he had never felt any love or care. He had no relationship with Lin Ye, but the other party was willing to give him such precious treasures.
This feeling of being trusted instantly felt like a cool spring in summer, nourishing his entire mind.
He clenched his fist and smiled broadly. 'This is what it feels like to be home, right? From now on, the Lin Clan will be my home. I will defend it with my life.'
Hearing this, Lin Ye looked back at him and smiled.
However, the short moment of calm was quickly interrupted by a loud "Holy sh*t!".
Everyone turned to look at the person.
The person who spoke was Zhang Chao.
He pointed at the golden space ring and stuttered, "God Lin, this, this is too precious. I don't… I don't deserve it!"
This was the truth. He had originally thought that it was just some Level 4 Silver-tier equipment. After all, the human lords who had followed Lin Ye were basically all equipped with equipment of this level.
He thought that this was a standard for loyalists, but he did not expect the items in the ring to be so precious.
Enlightenment Energy was a product of the Reflection Hall.
Each strand could speed up his talent and repair it. They were worth a lot both in the outside world and the Underworld.
But God Lin had directly given him 10,000. This was too f*cking terrifying!
Other than that, the more terrifying part was the mechanical beasts.
There were a thousand of them, and all of them were top Class 5 mechanical beasts.
Oh my god, Class 5 and Class 6 had just been unlocked.
Yet, God Lin had already directly gifted him 1000 top Class 5 mechanical beasts. The scene was a little too beautiful, and he could not believe it.
"If I intend to give it to you, just take it. You're no longer a free human lord now. Your bunker has been completely destroyed. Take this as compensation. Don't be unwilling to consume the Enlightenment Energy. Eat a few hundred to a thousand of it and it should be enough to repair your talent. As for the Level 4 Silver-tier equipment and mechanical beasts, they are for your survival."
"In two days, when I figure out the coordinates of the map, I'll send someone to pick you up."
"Can you really find me?" Zhang Chao was pleasantly surprised.
He had longed to be part of the Lin Clan for a long time.
"Probably." Lin Ye nodded with a smile.
Since he had entered the Great Cities Era, his territory's area had expanded to 150,000 square kilometers.
It had already enveloped three map areas.
One of them was the Lonely Forest where he was. The other two had yet to be figured out. He needed to send his cavalry to scout the way.
Only by completely tearing apart the dark fog, or beating the local zombie king, could he know the name of that map.
He never slackened when it came to finding people.
After all, his parents and sister were still wandering outside. No matter how safe they were, they were still in danger.
Suddenly, a commotion came from ahead.
Lin Ye's thoughts returned and he looked forward.
His eyes flickered as he patted Zhang Chao's shoulder.. "Let's go and take a look."
Chapter 252
"Oh my god, our area 9527 actually has a top 100 combatant in the world!"
"I've seen it. It looks like the people from the Mentalist Alliance are awesome!"
"Holy sh*t, this name… Hahaha, so awesome ~"
"But this guy isn't bragging. He is indeed fierce. With a few punches, the avatars of the powerhouses were directly destroyed without even being able to touch him."
"Those in front, see how many points he has!"
"More than 130,000!"
Immediately, everyone who had tried the Challenge Tower felt deep veneration for him.
"I have only f*cking 9200…" Someone said sourly.
"Dude, I'm a little better than you. 9280. We're both fighters that belong in the trash."
"You guys, that's enough. Stop acting. If you continue doing so, those of us who are below 5,000 won't be able to live!"
Noise and exclamations sounded continuously.
Boom!
A moment later, fist lights flashed across the sky, and the air let out an ear-piercing rumble as the door to the challenge tower opened.
A thin young man with an ordinary appearance walked out.
On both sides of the entrance of the Challenge Tower were lackeys dressed in black. They shouted in unison, "Brother B is awesome! Your fist's glow can shake the heavens and conquer the world!"
"…"
The corners of Zhang Chao's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but complain, "So freaking awkward!"
"Who, which bastard said that!"
Obviously, there were also people with exceptional hearing in the other party's camp who immediately locked onto Zhang Chao.
The talent's lackey's eyes were sharp. He pointed at Zhang Chao and shouted, "Kid, you want to die, right? Get out here. Kneel down and apologize to our Brother B!"
"Apologize!"
"Apologize!"
The lackeys in black glared at him fiercely. They waved the flag and shouted, their auras overwhelming.
"God Lin!"
Zhang Chao was still a student after all. He was timid and was instantly subdued by the other party. He could only look at Lin Ye for help.
"Don't be afraid, they're just a bunch of useless people."
Lin Ye said calmly.
"Hehe, Lin Ye, the wind is blowing so hard that it might hurt your tongue. We admit that your territory is developing the fastest, that you are the richest and that you have the best equipment."
The awakened lackey was arrogant. He raised his thumb and pointed at the Challenge Tower behind him. "But here, it doesn't matter if your equipment is good. What we're competing on is pure manpower and true combat strength. If you have the ability, why don't you come in and compete with me?"
"You want to compete with me?" Lin Ye had a strange expression as he shot a glance over.
Gasp! Gasp!
Dozens of invisible divine sense blades landed on the lackey's body, instantly shaving off his entire body.
"Why is it cold…"
The next moment, he screamed and ran behind everyone while covering his body.
He hurriedly got clothes from his lackeys and wrapped them around his body.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Hmph!"
At this moment, as the leader of the group, Ma Niu couldn't take it anymore and scoffed.
The aura of a world's top 100 was overwhelming.
"Give me some face and apologize. I'll forget about this matter."
"Are you going to apologize to me?" Lin Ye teased.
"How dare you speak to Brother B in this manner!" The awakened lackey from before scolded angrily.
Just now, Lin Ye made him lose face. He hated Lin Ye to the core. He turned to Ma Niu and sowed discord. "Brother B, this kid called you a fool. He even wanted to break your legs and make you kneel down and call him daddy."
"…" Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
Making something out of nothing?
Or did he think that his boss was not dying fast enough?
Even so, Ma Niu was still the boss. Since his younger brother had said so, if he didn't continue and get back his face, it would be embarrassing for him.
He could only glare at his lackey and force himself to say, "Lin Ye, let me remind you that I'm sworn brothers with the leader of Hongxing Thirty Six, Qi Delong. Give me some face and we'll be friends in the future."
"Otherwise, it's not much for me to kill a small lord like you!"
"Qi Delong?"
A brilliant smile appeared on Lin Ye's face. He originally did not plan to pay attention to these clowns.
But since he was actually Qi Delong's f*cking brother, he couldn't take it anymore.
"Zhang Liang, Xinyi, Lin Hai, capture them."
"Lin Ye, how dare you!" Ma Niu could no longer keep a straight face.
When the others heard the name of Hongxing Thirty Six, they more or less would give him some face.
But Lin Ye actually dared to attack directly.
He wanted to intimidate them a little more to scare them.
However, Zhang Liang and the others did not give him a chance.
Swish! Swish!
Three extremely fast figures charged into the group.
Gasp! Gasp!
Black shadows intersected as blood appeared.
In less than five seconds, all the members of the Mentalist Alliance knelt down.
"Although I can't kill people in the Challenge Tower area, it's not like I can't beat people." Lin Ye chuckled at Ma Niu.
Gasp!
Two saber beams flashed.
Ma Niu's knees were in pain and he knelt on the ground without any reaction. 𝒍𝓲𝓫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝙘𝙤𝒎
How was this possible?!
I'm at least a peak Class 3!
With just a look, he killed me without warning?
If this was outside, wouldn't I be dead already!
Thinking of this, Ma Niu's pupils constricted and he was sweating profusely.
He groaned inwardly. He thought that the richest person in the world was only rich and had powerful subordinates.
Who knew that even his main body was so strong?
Thinking back now, his previous thoughts were laughable.
At first, he wanted to make use of Lin Ye to record a video of him acting cool. Later on, he could step on Lin Ye's giant shoulders and build a good foundation for the market's expansion for his market page.
However, all his plans were crushed by the might of this gaze.
The crowd was dumbfounded.
It ended… like this?
Wasn't the Mentalist Alliance very powerful?
Their boss was even a powerhouse who had just been confirmed as one of the top 100 players in the world!
Just this?
Pui!
He must be a truly powerful person who had yet to engrave an avatar and had no accomplishments.
"Draw their equipment."
Lin Ye casually said and planned to ascend the Challenge Tower.
However, when he heard that, Ma Niu's mentality broke down.
If his equipment was gone, how could he continue living?
He immediately kowtowed and apologized, crying miserably.
"Grandpa Lin, I was wrong! I have eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive me. I have a family and a daughter waiting to be fed. Don't take away my equipment. All my Level 4 Silver-tier weapons were exchanged using my brothers' lives. They are counting on me to turn the tables. I shouldn't have pretended to be cool. I'm trash. I'm an Idiot, I beg you. Let me go. I'll even be your dog!"
"Don't be a dog. There's only one rule. I'll let you kill Qi Delong. Do you dare or not!" Lin Ye laughed.
"Ah, this…"
Ma Niu said resentfully, "I'm willing, but I can't beat him either. Qi Delong is much stronger than me."
"Then what use would I have for you?" Lin Ye shrugged.
"I'm useful. I…" Ma Niu's eyes were spinning in panic. He was about to go crazy from anxiety.
At this moment, he only knew that he must not lose his equipment. He still hoped to rely on this equipment to get a good ranking on the Heaven Ladder Leaderboard.
"I'll offer my loyalty and be your loyalist! We'll do whatever you want us to do!"
Sparks flew in his mind as Ma Niu shouted.
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. A cat had its ways and a mouse had its ways.
Although this kind of person was shameless, he was not completely useless.
The map of the Underworld was too big. If he wanted to be the main character of this season, it was about time to prepare.
He should arrange a few chess pieces across various map areas. When the number reaches a certain level, there might be a qualitative change.
After some thought, the corners of his mouth twitched as he transmitted a few words into Ma Niu's ear.
Chapter 253
"Ah, this… isn't this too much?"
After hearing Lin Ye's words, Ma Niu secretly clicked his tongue.
"Are you going to do it or not?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, of course I will, I didn't say that I wouldn't do it!"
Ma Niu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, calling his lackeys over.
One by one, he ordered in a low voice, "Everyone, offer your f*cking loyalty to him! From now on, we'll follow Boss Lin Ye!"
"Brother B?" The other lackeys were all shocked.
With this sacrifice, they could forget about escaping Lin Ye's control in the future.
"Cut the crap. For those who don't offer their loyalty, get out of my territory yourself when we get teleported back!" A ferocious glint flashed across Ma Niu's face.
In fact, he had his own plans. Staying with Qi Delong was obviously not as good as staying with Lin Ye.
Since his position was a lackey on both sides, he would definitely much rather be a lackey for the most powerful and awesome person.
Looking at Lin Ye, who was rich, powerful, and strong, he felt that he had found the perfect thigh to hug.
The difference in strength was too obvious. If he were to choose Qi Delong, wouldn't he be an idiot?
Soon, the twenty or so people secretly sacrificed their loyalty and did not alert anyone.
The onlookers were too far away so they all just thought that they were being reprimanded.
After all, there were too many awesome scenes just now.
One party had kowtowed, apologized and even cried until his nose watered. He had really embarrassed himself.
A moment later, the system sent a congratulatory message.
Destiny Points+2
100xReward.
Destiny Points+2
Total: 6,000 [6000/300,000]
"You only have two awakens in the entire alliance?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows, feeling a little awkward.
"Ahem, it's already not bad. Even though the four sacred halls can increase the probability of awakening, it's only 10%."
Ma Niu smiled apologetically and pulled the lackey who had tried to sow discord earlier over. He introduced, "Lin… cough cough, my lord, this is the second awakened other than me. His name is Lin Goudan."
"Hello… Hello my lord."
Lin Goudan's face flushed red and he lowered his head in embarrassment.
He had been too full of himself just now. After his talent was awakened, he became so arrogant that he didn't know his surname.
"Why do the names of both of you consist of animals?" Lin Ye was having a toothache listening to them.
"Hehe, a few years ago, my family was poor and my parents were uncultured. Hence, they just called whatever names were easy to support."
Lin Goudan pointed at another man who looked similar to him and said, "That kid is my cousin. He used to be called a Gou Zazhong (b*stard son of a bit*h) After entering the city, he despised the name and changed his name to Lin Aotian, saying that he wanted to become a man like Long Aotian."
"But he didn't have that fate. On the first day he descended, he was bitten by a zombie. To save his life, I cut off one of his hands."
"Speaking of which, my lord, our surnames are Lin. We might have been a family 300 years ago."
"…" Lin Ye rolled his eyes.
Now, he even dared to talk about being relatives with him.
"Alright, shut up."
He waved his hand and threw out two Level 4 space rings.
There were only slightly over 90 Level 5 ones left. There were quite a number of Level 4 ones. He did not dare to give these outsider members equipment that was too good.
"In addition to the strategic resources given to you, the most important thing is the Level 2 and 3 contracts. There are a total of more than 300 of them. Find talents near your territory and pull them into our faction."
"Find people who are quick on their feet. Don't accept just anyone. Once you've chosen someone, capture him and force him to sign a contract."
"Then, I'll think of a way to infiltrate the various alliances and try my best to obtain more information about the map pieces."
"Every three days, we will exchange information in Challenge Tower room 9527. If I don't come, I will ask other loyalists to come and talk to you."
"Do you understand?" Lin Ye transmitted his voice through Mind Possession, while still cursing Ma Niu and Lin Goudan on the surface.
"I understand, I understand." The two of them acted and nodded repeatedly.
However, they were secretly overjoyed.
They had secretly taken a look at the things in the rings.
Good lord, Lin Ye had given them a thousand sets of Level 3 Purple-tier and Level 4 Silver-tier weapons.
Other than that, he even gave them more than 200 peak Class 5 mechanical beasts and 2,000 low-grade spirit stones.
These treasures were enough to increase their strength by a hundredfold. They could directly leapfrog from being a middle-class alliance to be on the same level as the top wealthy families.
And this was merely a small part of the Lin Clan's resources.
Thinking of this, Ma Niu and Lin Goudan looked at each other, unable to calm down for a long time.
"Scram!"
In the outside world, Lin Ye glanced at the two of them arrogantly.
With a wave of his hand, a strong wind blew everyone away from the platform.
"Pfft!"
Ma Niu fell to the ground again and even forced out a mouthful of blood.
In reality, Lin Ye had used Divine Punishment. He had controlled the repulsive force appropriately and did not hurt them.
However, since it was acting, he had to act more realistic. This way, he could prevent the comments from reaching Hongxing Thirty Six.
"The green hills don't change. The green waters stretch on forever. Lin Ye, we'll see each other again in the future."
"Let's go!"
After saying that, Ma Niu fled with his lackeys.
With a flash of light, he returned to his territory.
After this farce, the people present no longer looked at Lin Ye with envy or jealousy, but with reverence.
That was reverence for the strong.
The person in front of them was not someone easy to deal with. What he had gained till now was definitely not through luck, but through strength.
"My lord, I'll give it a try first." Zhang Liang said.
When Lin Ye and the others approached the Challenge Tower, the surrounding people quickly made way for them.
"Mm." Lin Ye nodded. He also wanted to see what the situation was like with this recording of an afterimage.
Swish!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Liang transformed into a shadow that entered the challenge tower.
Whoosh!
Soon, a golden beam of light descended from the tower and enveloped Zhang Liang.
The outside world could see everything clearly through the big screen.
Under the golden beam of light, a virtual shadow appeared under Zhang Liang's feet. Then, it turned into a data-like shadow and appeared on the screen.
This feeling was similar to some 2D games in the Nine States. The virtual image entered the screen.
The combat mode could be split into automatic backup copies by the system.
If one had no time, one could just use the copy to fight. 20 fights a day was extremely easy. One could just treat it as watching a combat performance.
The other type was for battle maniacs who had time. They could consciously control the clones on the screen and use virtual battles to train their combat strength.
The matchup speed was fast. In less than three seconds, Zhang Liang's first battle began.
However, it ended even faster. The battle ended in two seconds.
The second round lasted for three seconds!
The third match lasted for four seconds!
…
The twentieth round, ten seconds! 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝙧𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝙢
Total: 1 minute 03 seconds. Points: 1.02 million
Current World Ranking: 1.
Ranking In The Nine States: 1
Upon seeing this, the crowd gaped.
Initially, they thought that Lin Ye was scary enough. One look from him was enough to kill everyone.
However, his subordinate was even more ridiculous. He easily took the number one spot in the world.
Then wouldn't this mean that Lin Ye's combat strength could turn the world upside-down?!
For a moment, there was silence. What they did not know was that the following scene would be even more spectacular!
Chapter 254
Soon, the door opened and Zhang Liang walked out.
"How do you feel?" Lin Ye smiled.
"I've used both combat modes. Controlling my avatar using my consciousness to fight is very realistic. It feels no different from fighting myself. If I were to let the avatar fight itself, it will fight according to the style that I'm best at. If my opponents keep watching my videos and their strengths are similar to mine, they can easily defeat me."
Zhang Liang pondered for a moment before smiling. "However, for now, other than our own people, there's no hope for anyone else."
"That's true." Lin Ye nodded.
Because of the incident in the ruin of the Mechanical Beast Sect, the core team had all advanced to Class 5.
On the other hand, in the outside world, even if there were people like Zhang Chao who were lucky enough to get into a ruin, most of them were ordinary ruins and did not allow the survivors to advance to Class 5 in the ruins.
Even if they could, the resources needed were not something that ordinary organizations could provide.
Therefore, on the surface, the combat power of a Class 5 was basically invincible at this stage.
"I'll be the second one." Lin Ye moved his shoulders.
He had already seen the combat strength rankings. There was no need to stay here any longer.
He had to get first place and wait for the reward a week later.
With that, he walked in.
The people outside, whether they were members of the Lin Clan or the onlookers, all stared at the screen with their eyes wide open. They wanted to admire the charm of this world's strongest person. Some with business brains even secretly took out their Civilization Archive and prepared to shoot a video.
"How dare you! Who gave you the courage to take video of my lord!"
Han Qingqing shouted and her Spiritual Illusion talent was instantly activated.
Whoosh—
Black waves burst out from under his feet, and the mental waves surged, instantly controlling some of the human lords who were secretly using the Civilization Archive.
"Little miss, there are three more over there. I can hear their voices!" Zhang Chao was good at this. He listened to their voices, exposing the little mouse hiding in the dark.
"Xiaofeng!" Han Qingqing, who was controlling dozens of people, couldn't free her hand. She turned her head and shouted.
"I understand." Li Xiaofeng's face was pale. For the past two days, his Yang energy had been depleted by his lord.
This was also how his lord managed to kill the harpy zombies half an hour ago as well. Even with the replenishment of the Tiger Pills given to him by his lord, he could only barely recover.
Fortunately, none of the humans in 9527's Challenge Tower hall exceeded Class 4. He threw a few Five Yang Lightnings over.
Crack—
The lightning snakes surged and turned the people that Zhang Chao pointed out black.
One by one, they fell to the ground, convulsing.
The effect was much more obvious and straightforward than Han Qingqing's simple illusion world.
"Don't! Brothers of the Lin Clan, we won't shoot! We won't shoot anymore! We don't have any hostility!" Someone within the crowd begged.
"Forget it, Sister Han. Let them film it. Anyway, the avatar is recorded. As long as someone matches the lord and fights with him, they can still shoot the video. It's useless."
Zhang Liang shook his head. This was also the reason why he did not take action immediately.
Of course, it was also beneficial for Han Qingqing to take action. At least some people knew what was going on.
One had to have reverence for the Lin Clan.
Han Qingqing thought about it and realized that it made sense. She chuckled and said, "Alright, I shall let them off then."
As she spoke, the spiritual wave under her feet retracted and disappeared.
The people under her control suddenly came to a realization and looked at Han Qingqing with fear.
This woman was too scary. She wanted to feed them shit in their dreams and even hypnotized them. The shit they tasted in their dreams even tasted delicious.
F*ck, although it was fake, when they thought about it.
Blargh…
A few of them had dark expressions on their faces. Their throats bobbed as they tried to hold themselves back a few times.
In the end, they still couldn't get over the psychological hurdle and vomited.
"…"
"What's going on?" Many people were confused.
The people who had fallen into the illusion and vomited had ugly expressions. They did not say anything no matter what.
Meanwhile, Han Qingqing raised her head with a ferocious expression on her face. It was such a waste of her pretty face that no one dared to ask her.
Only Li Xiaofeng knew her big sister's bad habits. The corners of his mouth twitched and he turned his head away.
On the other side, in the Challenge Tower, Lin Ye was also bathed in golden light. A large amount of unknown energy scanned his surroundings.
A moment later, a golden figure slowly condensed in the golden passageway.
Like a 3D print, his avatar was slowly shaped.
However, it was different from Zhang Liang's instantaneous construction. Lin Ye's construction was extremely slow and there would be occasional pauses.
When the seal reached below his knees, the golden light pillar above his head became a little faint, as if it lacked energy.
"Trash, are you kidding me? Why are you causing trouble here!" Lin Ye frowned and was a little upset. Are you targeting me?
At the same time, in the control room of the 9527 Challenge Tower, a tall and sexy demoness wearing nightmare skin was elegantly drinking a glass of blood-colored liquid. She glanced at Lin Ye from the corner of her eye and smiled. "What a handsome human. Come, take a photo and make a mark. If there's a chance in the future, let's see if we can hook up. When I become tired of playing with him, I can send him to a younger sister as a coming-of-age ceremonial gift."
With that, she took out a pitch-black Civilization Archive, a stark contrast to Lin Ye's white Civilization Archive.
However, before she could start filming, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.
The wine glass in her hand fell to the ground, and blood splattered across her black stockings and black leather boots.
"F*ck!"
Looking at the energy bar that was continuously dropping, she could not help but curse.
The energy needed to create these avatars was very precious.
Logically speaking, this tube was enough to create avatars for millions of people. 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝒎
Currently, 9527's Challenge Tower only has 6,000 people. It was enough!
In previous years' tests, a tube could last an entire season.
But now, the season had just started and this was the first time the tube was being used yet it was already f*cking empty?
What a joke!
"F*ck, could it be that this kid has too many talents, and he even has the talent of a demigod?"
The sexy demoness frantically replaced the golden energy pipe while staring at Lin Ye with her beautiful eyes. He was about to be imprinted in her heart.
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
In the past, similar incidents had happened every season.
However, it usually had nothing to do with her. Most of them were controlled by the top wealthy families.
Who would have thought that she was able to meet such a person this time around.
Such a terrifying guy actually did not come from 1 Challenger Tower space.
According to the rules, the number of the Challenge Tower one was allocated to was based on the duration one took to clear one's zombie wave. The stronger one was, the faster it would be.
Tsk tsk, this person was clearly ridiculously strong but he appeared in 9527.
What happened? Why did he take so long?
She could not understand.
"Forget it, stop thinking. I need to hurry up and make a mark. I shall strike first and gain the upper hand. Strike late and I'll suffer. Hehe!"
"If I have the chance to become the wife of an overlord in the future, hehe…"
"The authority of our succubus race will also increase with time. Perfect!"
The demoness smiled smugly.
Crack—
Through the endless void, she took more than ten photos of Lin Ye and squeezed out the blood in her heart to integrate it into a new jar of energy.
A moment later, her expression changed drastically.
Chapter 255
While the demoness was shocked, within Lin Ye's vision.
A wisp of pink energy that was barely visible to the naked eye appeared within the golden energy pillar.
Soon, a notification came.
"Friendly reminder. Discovered a heterogeneous energy mark. Energy analysis. Suspected to be the blood essence of a high-level succubus…"
"Friendly reminder. Unable to confirm the other party's intentions, you can use your divine sense to destroy her blood essence and lingering consciousness!"
"Succubus, energy mark?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. He did not care what the other party's intentions were. Just the name alone was not something good.
Without hesitation, he activated his divine sense.
Coughs!
A few invisible saber beams struck the pink energy, but it did not break it immediately.
"Good heavens, her strength is so strong!" Lin Ye started, a bit unconvinced.
Since the talent said that it could be destroyed, it must be!
Bang bang—
Hundreds of divine sense saber intents charged over consecutively, clashing with the pink energy until the sky darkened and sparks flew everywhere.
In the end, the pink energy became weak and was completely destroyed by his divine sense saber intent.
What puzzled him was that the system actually sent him good news.
"You have obtained the blood essence of a Demonic Core Realm Succubus!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained a hundred drops of blood essence of a Demonic Core Realm Succubus!"
With that, he took out a hundred strands of pink energy and touched them.
A notification came. 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝒎
Demonic Core Realm Succubus' Blood Essence: Spiritual-type energy. Normal effect. Can be used to mark, track, find a partner (has strange effects on the opposite sex), etc.
Advanced Effect: Absorb it directly. Can increase the quality of Spiritual Illusion.
"Good heavens, Demonic Core Realm. Isn't this the same level as a Golden Core big shot? A new civilization system?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
However, the other party was actually managing the challenge tower and had even left a mark on him.
Although it did not cause any harm, what did it mean?
Mark him?
So that she could track him when he went for a trip to Hell?
F*ck, this guy was too cunning.
Lin Ye couldn't help but shiver, deeply understanding the shamelessness of people from hell. They actually dared to play such scheming tricks.
With this in mind, he opened his mouth and swallowed all the blood essence.
He circulated the three major refinement secret techniques he got from the Mechanical Beast Sect rapidly, refining and absorbing the energy.
Devouring energy which was much higher than his level required more effort. Thus, even if it did not have any offensive power, it required a long time for him to absorb it.
But Lin Ye was different. He had the hundredfold reward and received a hundredfold increase in his cultivation.
After overlapping, it wouldn't take long.
Divine Sense Power+2,000, Divine Sense Power+2,000…
Spiritual Illusion Quality+10, Spiritual Illusion Quality+10…
Half an hour later, he heard some good news.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your divine sense has advanced to Level 6!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. The quality of your Spiritual Illusion talent has increased to high-grade!"
"It directly leveled up!" Lin Ye revealed a surprised expression.
Moreover, looking at the situation, if the energy was sufficient, he might be able to directly advance to Level 7.
It was truly terrifying. Just the 100 drops of blood essence could be of such great help to one's divine sense cultivation.
Lin Ye's mood surged as he watched. If he were to be thrown into Hell in the future, he would enslave all the succubi.
If he only had to process their blood essence all day, he did not need to cultivate at all.
Just by swallowing and refining them, it was enough to increase the strength of all the spirit-type awakens in the Lin Clan.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye directly included the succubus race in his hunting notebook.
On the other side, in 9527's management room.
The sexy demoness' beautiful eyes widened, and her mouth gaped open. She was unable to calm down for a long time.
A long time later, when she saw the upgrading golden light rising from Lin Ye's body, she muttered, "It's actually true. All of the spiritual marks on my blood essence have been wiped away, and it has even been swallowed and refined by this brat. To be able to refine something a few levels higher, aren't you afraid of bursting to death?"
However, on second thought, she became even more excited.
She had encountered a treasure. Even though it was a treasure she couldn't leave a mark on.
At least she had taken a photo of this person's face and she could allow the elders of her race to pay more attention to him.
Once this human kid entered Hell, they might have a chance to establish a good relationship with him before the other races.
One could never be too careful. If he were to become another King of Hell…
The authority of the Succubus Demon Race would definitely soar in the future. They would be in charge of more high-level resources for tens of thousands of years.
Perhaps the entire race could return to its peak. The teachings of the past flashed through her mind, and the gaze the sexy demoness looked at Lin Ye became increasingly gentle.
"I hope you won't disappoint me! I'll do my best today!"
After understanding this, she gritted her teeth and tapped her forehead.
Whoosh—
An abnormal fluctuation came.
She forced out another three drops of blood essence from her glabella and infused it into the golden energy.
With her cultivation realm, she naturally could tell that Lin Ye's current cultivation was still two steps away.
There was a saying among humans: rather than doing business, it was better to help in times of need.
Now was the best time to send a favor.
If it was an ordinary person, they would only require a single drop of blood essence.
However, Lin Ye was different. He was a peerless genius. For safety reasons, she still clenched her teeth and paid a huge price.
With the help of these three drops of blood essence, even if this kid was really a demigod-level talent, he should at least be able to advance to Class 7.
On the other side, Lin Ye had just finished refining and opened his eyes.
He heard the reminder of his talent again.
"Again?" Lin Ye frowned, not understanding the intentions of the person hiding in the shadows.
Help? Or not giving up?
After all, it was rare for him to give away treasures brainlessly.
After some thought, Lin Ye shook his head. "Who cares about her? Since she doesn't explain her intentions, I shall just treat her as an enemy. I will eat as much as she gives!"
After advancing to Level 6, his divine sense's combat power soared.
From the initial hundred divine sense saber intents, it had already doubled to two hundred.
With the increase in numbers and power, the efficiency naturally soared as well.
Previously, he had spent more than ten minutes wiping out the remaining consciousness within the blood essence.
But now, two minutes was enough.
"You have obtained three drops of blood essence of a succubus demon at the Demon Core Realm!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained 300 drops of blood essence of a succubus demon at the Demon Core Realm!"
As per the old rules, before the light could shine, Lin Ye directly swallowed it.
Devour, refine, absorb.
Divine Sense Power+2,000, Divine Sense Power+2,000…
Spiritual Illusion Quality+10, Spiritual Illusion Quality+10…
An hour later, he heard more good news.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your divine sense has advanced to Level 7!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your divine sense has advanced to the intermediate stage of Level 7!"
"Congratulations… has advanced to the late-stage of Level 7!"
"Congratulations… has advanced to the peak of Level 7 (Maximum level before the second zombie wave)"
"Peak of Level 7?"
Lin Ye was excited. This was equivalent to the maximum level of the current phase.
In addition, the remaining mental energy of the succubus blood essence continued to increase the power of his divine sense.
Now, he had a total of 500 divine sense saber intents.
His divine sense's power had also increased greatly. One ray of saber intent was now twice as powerful as that of one ray previously.
His combat strength in terms of his divine sense had increased greatly. When he returned to his territory, he would open the golden treasure chests.
At that time, his physical body, battle aura, breathing technique, and other cultivation systems would break through to Class 7 in all aspects.. He would then truly be invincible.
Chapter 256
"Ding Ding Ding—"
Lin Ye tested his Level 7 spiritual sense. In an instant, the saber light in the Challenge Tower was like a shadow, easily striking the opposite side. A large number of cracks several meters long appeared on the pitch-black wall made of unknown materials on the opposite side.
"Impressive!" A look of surprise appeared in his eyes. Before he attacked, he had also used his Sacred Battle Aura and physical strength to test it.
His peak Level 6 Scared Battle Aura and physical body could only leave wounds on it, but not for long.
This place was the same as the four sacred halls. The materials used were special and possessed healing properties.
In other words, before leveling up, even though his offensive power was comparable to a Level 7 zombie, it could only barely maintain the recovery speed of the pitch-black wall.
And now, although it looked like it was at the peak of Class 7, it had actually already surpassed the category of Class 7 and stepped into the ranks of terrifying Class 8 experts!
In the management room, the sexy demoness also saw this scene.
Even though she was numb from the shock, she still could not help but laugh out loud.
In a few moments, the energy bar in the control room emptied again.
Obviously, after leveling up, the energy needed to create Lin Ye's avatar was even greater.
"I… What the f*ck!" The Demoness cursed under her breath, but the smile on her face remained.
As long as the information she had on her hands was sent back to her race, she would probably be able to obtain even more resources. There was no need to be stingy about this.
In the future, she would become the empress who was second only to one person and above everyone else.
With this thought in mind, she took out a few jars of the golden energy that she had kept for many years and poured them all into Lin Ye's room.
At the same time, Lin Ye was facing a problem of choice.
His avatar recorded his personal data, physical strength, talent, combat ability, reaction speed, and so on.
Other aspects were not a problem with the replenishment of large amounts of golden energy. It was already coming to an end.
However, he hesitated about his talent choice to be recorded.
Firstly, the 100xReward was the only talent which could not be replicated. Although the golden energy was magical, it could not absorb this talent.
Even so, he had too many talents in his body.
There were four to five of them which were top-class, and countless of them were at the high level.
"I can't expose all of them!"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. Through his Heart's Web talent, he already knew what happened outside.
Zhang Liang's words were correct. As long as he engraved the information into his avatar.
The others would use their avatars to check out his situation and analyze the corresponding information.
As unlikely as it was, it was… a potential risk that could be foreseen.
"In that case, I understand!"
The corners of Lin Ye's mouth curved up. He shall record a few unimportant skills to confuse others.
"I shall choose Han Qingqing's Spiritual Illusion. Li Xiaofeng's Five Thunder Technique, Universal Pull, Divine Punishment, Spiritual Carriage, Listening Ear, God's Defense…"
"Alright, that's all for now. As for my divine sense, Hint talent and plunder ability, I shall hide them."
After making up his mind, Lin Ye threw all the talents that he had just chosen into the shadow of his 3D avatar.
Whoosh—
When all the information was collected, the golden energy pillar disappeared nine times in a row and reappeared nine times.
What he did not know was that in the management room.
The demoness's face was pale. Her fingers were trembling as she wrote down the list of ten creditors in her small notebook.
Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Lin Ye as she pursed her thin lips. Her voice was trembling.
"Lin Ye, right? If you dare to die early, even if I become a ghost, I will chase you down to the 18 levels of hell and kill you again. For you, I have sacrificed my dignity and begged others. I owe such a huge debt that I will be in debt for tens of thousands of years if I default on it. You must… live well!" 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝙚𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"No, I have to record a video. If not, when this guy rises in power in the future and doesn't know me, I'll be at a huge disadvantage. I'll record him as evidence to prevent this guy and my sister from falling out with each other in the future."
With that, she picked up the pitch-black Civilization Archive and recorded the credit list as well as the dozens of cans of golden energy debris thrown away on the ground.
Finally, his target was Lin Ye.
Crack—
With a flash of light, it was done!
"Very good, with this, he can't deny my help in the future."
Opposite her, Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction.
He had just consciously controlled the avatar and it was indeed as Zhang Liang had said.
When it came to manipulating it, it was as if this avatar was his own body.
Other than that, the ability of this avatar to learn things was very strong
In just ten seconds, he had recorded more than twenty combat methods.
Almost all of them were integrated instantly, and the completion rate was almost the same as his best state.
As expected, in the current version, this was the strongest avatar.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have successfully created an avatar. The next challenge will be 1v1. Please choose whether you will control it yourself or you will let it battle itself!"
"It can battle itself!" Lin Ye said directly.
He had already experienced how it was like to manipulate it to fight just now. There was no need for that. He would see its effect now.
"In three seconds, the opponent will be randomly matched! If you wish to switch to manual control midway, you can change the mode with a thought."
"Three, two, one!"
Whoosh—
The view in front of him changed drastically, instantly turning into another space.
This was a tropical rainforest continent.
The sky was blue and the ground was wet.
Around him were lush green trees and lakes that were as pure as mirrors.
As he landed, a few sparrows were startled and flew out of the forest.
"Wow, this scene technology is godly!" Lin Ye took a deep breath.
He could vaguely smell the fragrance of the wild flowers after the spring rain and the clear outdoor air.
It flowed through his nose and into his entire body, making him feel extremely comfortable.
Whoosh—
At this moment, a golden beam of light descended from the opposite side.
Inside the beam of light was a young man with dyed yellow hair who was wearing a black trench coat.
It was obvious that this guy was doing pretty well.
With Lin Ye's eyesight, he knew what the trench coat was at a glance.
This was the effect of the skin of a Level 1 Lord's Skin.
At this stage, even after the first zombie wave, ordinary people could not afford it.
However, this guy opposite him had it. He should have some foundation.
As expected, as soon as he saw Lin Ye, the yellow-haired man's eyes widened as he said in shock, "Lin Ye, it's you!"
"You are?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
His consciousness instantly connected to his avatar. He could directly control it whenever he wanted to.
However, this man in front of her looked a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
"You don't remember me?" The yellow-haired man's expression stiffened and his mouth twitched. He was furious.
All along, he had treated Lin Ye as an existence that he could rival or surpass. They had even clashed before.
However, he did not expect him to be so arrogant and rude when he met his true self. He did not even know him.
Ridiculous!
He immediately said in a strange tone, "That's true. Who are you? You are the richest man in the world and the God of Popularity. Naturally, you won't be interested in small characters like me. It's normal that you don't remember."
"We're friends?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
To be honest, he really didn't remember.
He was too popular. There was no choice. Many people knew him, but he might not remember every single one of them.
"No." The blonde shook his head.
"No?!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ye's voice became louder.
"F*ck, if you're not a friend, then you're an enemy. You're such a meticulous person, yet you're already so sarcastic. I don't think you're a big shot. Forget it. Going down to your level would lower my status. You're still not qualified. Scram!"
As Lin Ye spoke, a thought flashed through his mind.
Rumble!
A turbulent mental wave surged over and instantly drowned the yellow-haired man.
Chapter 257
Whoosh—
In the space of No. 3 Challenge Tower, a door opened.
A yellow-haired man walked out from within.
This person was none other than the leader of Hongxing Thirty Six—Qi Delong.
He had once wanted to use Lin Ye's reputation to strengthen his alliance.
However, the tables had turned. Previously, it was on the world channel. Lin Ye could not do anything to him.
But this was a challenging space.
Facing Lin Ye in person made him feel extremely humiliated.
First, it was a verbal insult, followed by a physical one.
He was instantly killed!
Damn it!
"Lin Ye, just you wait!"
Qi Delong's face was hideous. The flames of anger in him were like an erupting volcano as he roared in anger.
Soon, a group of lackeys surrounded him and asked with concern.
"Brother, what's wrong!"
"Did you meet that Lin guy? Did he hit you? Don't worry, we will avenge you if we meet him!"
Qi Delong waved his hand. He wanted to say something more dignified.
However, when his gaze landed on the challenge tower's rankings, the corners of his mouth twitched. He shook his head and sighed. "It's fine. It's fine if I'm humiliated. Brothers, don't hold a grudge. With our current strength, we can't fight Lin Ye head-on!"
"Brother, what are you saying? Us Hongxing Thirty Six already have 26 awakens. We are ranked 21st on the Alliance Global Leaderboard and 4th in the Nine States Leaderboard. Who does Lin Ye think he is? If he has what it takes, why won't he fight us!" A lackey retorted unhappily.
"Look at the rankings yourself!" Qi Delong said expressionlessly.
He felt extremely aggrieved. F*ck, this Lin Ye was like a ghost who had a cheat. The rankings were simply toxic.
"What?"
"That guy surnamed Lin can at most rely on his subordinates. He just has one Zhang Liang, who is temporarily first in the world. Who does he think he is!"
The other lackeys didn't mind and turned to look.
"!"
The scene instantly fell silent. In the No.3 Challenge Tower, there were a few hundred members from Hongxing Thirty Six. 𝓁𝒾𝘣𝑟𝑒𝘢𝘥.𝘤𝘰𝑚
However, facing this ranking, everyone was speechless. They were so shocked that they were about to stuff a few large eggs into their mouths.
In their line of sight, the combat strength ranking page was completely changed.
World No. 1: Zhang Liang (Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 5 Combat Capability Points: 102.9 million (20 matches completed)
World No. 2: Li Xinyi(Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 5 Combat Capability Points: 1,028,000 (20 matches completed)
World No. 3: Lin Hai (Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 5 Combat Points: 1,017,000 (20 matches completed)
World No. 4: Li Xiaofeng (Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 5 Combat Points: 1,014,000 (20 matches completed)
…
World No. 10: Wang Qiang (Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 5 Combat Points: 1,08,000 (20 matches completed))
After a long time, someone finally broke the silence.
"F*ck. The top ten were all taken by the Lin Clan?"
"Are the other factions all dead?"
"Dead my a**! Don't you know that all of them are at the peak of Class 5? How can they not monopolize the top ten!"
"The restriction on Class 5 has just been lifted. How can they cultivate so quickly? I don't believe it!"
"F*ck, that Lin fellow has such a good life. He actually has so many powerhouses working for him. He is probably trashing himself!"
…
F*ck you.
Beside the person who said Lin Ye was trash stood Qi Delong whose face burned with embarrassment. No one understood how terrifying Lin Ye was better than him.
Although his talent was special and not a combat-type one, his strength was not considered weak even among the top talents.
No matter how much he disliked Lin Ye, he had no choice but to admit that this fellow was truly terrifying.
He killed him in one move. From the looks of it, he had yet to use his full strength.
An expert of this level was definitely not beneath Zhang Liang.
As expected, the rankings changed again with a flash of light.
One of the top ten people fell back.
"Someone has been kicked off the rankings!"
"That's great! Hahaha, suppress the arrogance of the Lin Clan!"
For a time, across all the challenge towers, everyone's eyes were fixed on the first place.
At this moment, the World No. 1 title was enveloped by a golden light. It was as if the leaderboard was welcoming a god that had descended to the mortal world.
One could vaguely see the character 'Lin' within the golden light.
"Seriously…"
The heads of the various large factions were sweating slightly.
All of them screamed desperately in their hearts. No, no, it must not be Lin Ye!
They could accept that the top ten in the world were all from the Lin clan. After all, if that happened, it would only mean that Lin Ye was a rich man.
This also meant that Lin Ye was still just an ordinary person. This way, they might have a chance to overtake him in the future.
However, if his combat strength was also the highest, it would be very difficult.
Imagine if Lu Bu from the three kingdoms had Sun Quan's resources, Cao Cao's army, and Liu Bei's generals.
What could the other families do? They could forget about ending the faction by killing the head general.
Unfortunately, reality was always cruel and despairing.
The light gradually disappeared, replaced by the two golden names, Lin Ye.
The description was as follows:
World No. 1: Lin Ye (Lin Clan) Level: Peak Class 7 Combat Capability Points: 1,200,000 (1/20 matches completed)
"Holy sh*t!"
"After one round, his combat capability points have already increased by 1.2 million?"
"What the hell? How is this possible!?"
"The data must be wrong!"
….
As everyone discussed, many people turned to look at Qi Delong.
According to his previous roars, the opponent who had fought Lin Ye in the first round was definitely this fellow.
Many people's eyes lit up as they instantly found a business opportunity.
Currently, the other regions did not know of this secret. If they could sell Lin Ye's information…
Tsk tsk, it was definitely a small sum of money.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten human lords with the media spirit surrounded him and asked Qi Delong for information.
"Alliance Master Qi, give the Brotherhood some information. What's the situation with Lin Ye?"
"That's right, Alliance Master Qi. We're old friends. We're from the same map. Tell me about the situation. Regarding the price, I won't let you lose out!"
"…"
Listening to the buzz of negotiation in his ears, Qi Delong would have been overjoyed if it was in the past.
But now, even though he had money to earn, he felt terrible as if he had eaten a fly.
"I don't know!"
With a straight face, he pushed everyone aside.
"Brothers from Hongxing Thirty Six, return to the territory with me. Do not delay!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and led his subordinates to transform into particles of light, leaving Challenge Tower No. 3.
"Tsk! How dare you be arrogant when you just have some strength. You deserve to be taught a lesson by Lin Ye!"
"He's just bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Ignore him. He's just a hooligan. How capable of a person can he be?"
"Brothers, I've found out that Lin Ye is in the No. 9527 Challenge Tower space. Let's spend some money to teleport there!"
"Let's go, let's go. If we go any later, the room will be full!"
With that, the dozen of them ran away quietly.
At the same time, this news spread throughout the various challenge spaces. In a few seconds, 9527 became the hottest place.
It immediately reached the maximum population limit and was packed with people.
At this moment, Lin Ye was looking at his new opponent with a teasing expression.
Chapter 258
"Ninja Country, Akatsuki organization?"
After a moment, Lin Ye broke the silence and asked.
"Yes, Lin-San, Watashiwa—Katou, please guide me."
The person who spoke was a masked man wearing a ninja uniform.
He was not tall and his shoulders were slightly wide. On his back was a slender demon saber.
His exposed eyes were filled with malice.
Even though his actions were polite, he always gave off a sinister and ruthless feeling.
As he spoke, the shadow of his clone burrowed into the ground.
Whoosh—
The ground below rolled, as if a pangolin was quickly moving through it, slaughtering its way towards Lin Ye.
"Earth Escape Technique!" Lin Ye chuckled. This was the specialty of ninjas.
Furthermore, if he remembered correctly, the Akatsuki organization had given him a lot of help during the video he produced for the mission to get Likes.
"Five Yin Lightning Technique—Five Yin Lightning Snakes!"
Crack!
Soon, all the lightning within a 60-meter radius disappeared.
Before the hidden Katou could rush out of the ground, his doppelganger was destroyed.
"Match Duration: 1 second!"
"According to the level of combat ability, the strength of talent, combat time, and other factors, the victor, Lin Ye, will obtain Combat Capability Points: 30,000!" 𝓵𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝒎
100xReward.
"3 million Combat Capability Points!"
Total: 4.2 million Combat Capability Points (2/20 matches completed)
Current No. 1 in the World, No. 1 in the Nine States.
"Do you wish to continue?" the system asked.
"Continue!" Lin Ye nodded.
Soon, opponents appeared one after another.
Interestingly, most of his opponents were familiar people.
For example, the Akatsuki organization's Katou, the Universe Empire's idol Jinxi Baer, the Beautiful Country's Revenge Alliance's Rogers, the Furious Bears Country's Lev Toraski, the Eternal River Country's Pure Land Buddha Aamir Khan, etc.
The top 20 people in the world were all crushed by him alone.
No one could force him to use his second move.
Within a second, they were all defeated.
This scene shocked everyone around the world.
Whether it was on the surface or in the dark, the upper echelons of the various countries were all silent.
Especially in the Nine States.
In the endless dark fog, this was an unknown land. In the depths of the fog, a large flag was raised.
On it were the words' Heaven Army'.
The new bunker was huge. It had reached Level 9 and was about to enter the tribal era.
In the hall of the bunker.
Manor Lord Zhu, Zhan Mingyue, and Chen Feng looked at the leaderboard with grave expressions.
After a long while, Chen Feng smiled bitterly. "This guy has already matured."
"What's the big deal? The bird that sticks out gets shot. If he keeps such a high profile, he'll be targeted by Hell sooner or later." Zhan Mingyue snorted.
Obviously, she was still angry about Lin Ye blacklisting her.
"I can tell that he's very wary of us. Whether it's on the market page or in the real world, the people we send to his territory will be kicked out for no reason before they can even come into contact with anyone. There are some things that can't be told even if we want to."
Manor Lord Zhu sighed with regret.
"He has the power, and we have the information. Logically speaking, we are a match made in heaven."
"I really don't understand why he's so against us."
Zhan Mingyue gnashed her teeth and said angrily.
"That can't be helped. I suspect that he has already guessed our identities."
A glint flashed across Chen Feng's eyes as he guessed sternly.
"Perhaps. It's the only way it makes sense."
Manor Lord Zhu shook his head and continued, "Strictly speaking, we were the ones who abandoned them. It's already good enough that he does not bear grudges. If we meet those people with extreme thoughts, we might become mortal enemies."
"Then… What should we do now? Do we still need to contact him?" Jen hesitated.
"We can't rush this matter. Let's take it slow," said Manor Lord Zhu. He turned to Chen Feng and said, "How's the preparation for the Ten War Gods Project? The first zombie wave has passed and they should be coming out soon."
"Soon. However, according to Lin Ye's momentum, even if all of them make a comeback, they won't have a chance of taking the No. 1 spot in the world," Chen Feng said with a bitter smile.
As he spoke, he glanced at the personal combat strength rankings.
The red combat power data was truly despairing.
[World No. 1: Lin Ye, Combat Capability Points: 173 million (20/20 matches completed)]
Compared to Zhang Liang who was ranked second in the world, this number was more than a hundred times more. It was simply ridiculous!
There were still six days until settlement day this weekend. Everyone still had 120 chances to fight.
However, this difference…
Even if Lin Ye died every day in the next few days, the chances of the others winning were almost zero.
"Since there's no hope, we should give up completely and continue to develop. On the surface, with Lin Ye shielding us, we've actually already profited greatly."
Manor Lord Zhu stood up and waved his hand, pulling out a screen of light.
He pointed at the few red 'X' marks.
"We can fight for the control of Hidden Gold Valley!"
"It's said that there will be a green tier set equipment and recruitment order in the Blood River Domain. Find a chance for the ten War Gods to look for it."
"Also, there's still the world bosses. According to our intelligence report, there are five landing points in the Nine States. One is in the Lonely Forest where Lin Ye is, one is in Hidden Gold Valley, one is in the oasis where the Hongxing Thirty Six is located, and two are in the isolated islands where we were previously."
"But that area is too dangerous. There are already zombie king's subordinates surrounding it. It's not good for us to go over."
"Therefore, next, we need to shift our focus!"
"Hidden Gold Valley?" Zhan Mingyue's eyes lit up. That map piece was said to be a treasure ground with many mineral veins.
"What if Lin Ye wants that place as well?" Chen Feng suddenly asked.
"I… don't think so."
Manor Lord Zhu frowned and hesitated before saying, "His development speed is not that fast. He has just entered the Great Cities Era. According to our calculations, just building the city wall and planning the city's development will take him a few weeks."
"Have you forgotten that he has money?" Chen Feng reminded him helplessly.
"Ah, this…"
Manor Lord Zhu fell silent for a moment. He gritted his teeth and said, "We still have to take it down first. We have enough manpower, but our equipment is too poor. We need to forge high-level equipment with large amounts of high-level ore. Otherwise, the advantage we have gained from sneaking here will be greatly reduced."
"Old Qin and the rest are also in hiding. Their situation isn't any better than ours. We can't care about anything else right now."
"Let's wait for Lin Ye to really come over and see if we can negotiate. If that doesn't work, we can only fight."
"If we lose, we have to admit defeat. We'll give him the Hidden Gold Valley. If we win, we'll give him half of it. Take it as a reward for him for blocking the pressure from Hell for us."
"That sounds good."
Chen Feng nodded. After some thought, he asked, "What about the Lonely Forest and the legacy of the Puppet Demon Sect?"
Chapter 259
"Yang Tianyou's zombies are guarding that place. With our current strength, we can't kill them at all."
"The main objective now is Hidden Gold Valley. Think of a way to get number nine to shoot an arrow or throw a ball of paper or something. Give the coordinates of the ruin to Lin Ye and give it to him for free. Just treat it as our support for him," said Headmaster Zhu.
"Wouldn't that… be too easy on him?" Mingyue harrumphed.
"Mingyue, be more magnanimous. We are all compatriots from the Nine States. Lin Ye can be considered an outstanding person of our generation. Letting him rise quickly will be beneficial to us. Alright, you can go and prepare. Prepare to lead the troops to conquer Hidden Gold Valley." Manor Lord Zhu waved his hand and dismissed Zhan Mingyue.
After she left, Chen Feng adjusted his glasses and said in a serious voice, "There's something wrong with the Puppet Demon Sect. Ever since the Mighty Sky Army died there, all our scouts have died. My Heaven's Eye only managed to deduce a possibility from the last image. It's suspected that an evil heretic has been born."
"It's best to remind Lin Ye. Otherwise, it might cause unnecessary trouble."
"I understand. I hope it's not a heretic! Otherwise, it's a bad thing for such a thing to appear so early. Besides, on Mingyue's side…"
At this point, Manor Lord Zhu hesitated. "Let's find time to tell her about her father and brother. She's already an adult and has the right to know the entire story. It's not good to hide it forever."
"I understand. I'll talk to her alone later." Chen Feng nodded.
"Let's leave it at that for now. Don't worry about Lin Ye. Focus on Hidden Gold Valley. We can't deviate from the bigger picture."
After Chen Feng left, Manor Lord Zhu's gaze landed on Lin Ye's combat ranking.
After staring at it for a moment, he hesitated.
Then, he sighed softly and twisted the wrist guard on his wrist. He opened a pitch-black teleportation array and walked in.
…
On the other side, 9527 challenge tower.
Whoosh—
The door opened and Lin Ye stepped out.
For the 20 battles, it only took one per second. It did not take much time.
On the other hand, it took nearly two hours to condense an avatar.
"Lord Lin Ye!"
"God Lin!"
"I'm a reporter from Tiannan, Jiuzhou. Are you free? I want to do an exclusive interview with you!"
As soon as he came out, a swarm of people surrounded him.
There was a sea of people in front of him.
From time to time, they would use their Civilization Archive to take photos.
They would also ask him some interview questions such as: What do you feel after obtaining the title of the number one expert in the world? 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝓂
The Zerg Emperor of the Beautiful Empire, Kerigan, wants to challenge you. What do you think?
You defeated Katou Takasugi from the Akatsuki organization. However, his sworn brother, Lin Tianhui, who is known as the strongest in the Ninja Kingdom has also challenged you. Do you have anything to say?
Towards the end, even questions regarding Hongxing Thirty Six could be heard.
"Where is everyone? Are they all dead? Come and protect me!"
Lin Ye hurriedly activated his Tycoon's Wrist Guard and produced a golden protective light, blocking everyone outside.
These guys were too passionate.
Under everyone's gazes, it was not appropriate for him to hit someone. He could only use his Mind Possession skill and shout angrily in the minds of the core team.
"Scatter!"
Han Qingqing was as domineering as ever as her Spirit Illusion world descended.
She pulled all the media personnel into the illusion and made them charge in the opposite direction.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xinyi and the others ran over with smiles on their faces.
"My lord, you are… too powerful!"
Zhang Chao, the die-hard fan, spoke first.
As he spoke, he did not forget to wave his fist and shout excitedly.
He looked even more excited than if he had won the prize himself.
"You're not bad yourself. At such a young age, you're already ranked one millionth in the Nine States. That should be enough." Lin Ye smiled.
"But I want to be like the lord and become the strongest!" Zhang Chao said hopefully.
"There will be a chance. When I'm free, I'll send you some upgrade scrolls and strengthening pills. Go back and strengthen yourself. While you're cultivating, don't forget to gather information. I'll get Ma Niu to hand it over to you later. The two of you will be the priority in gathering information outside." Lin Ye patted his head.
With that, he turned his head to look at the rankings opposite the challenge tower.
As expected, he was the number one person in the world.
From within, he could only see combat capability points. But what surprised him was that the top ten had been taken by the Lin race.
"When did you guys go in?" He asked.
"Not long after you entered, the other floors of the challenge tower were opened. There were hundreds of challenge rooms in total. Seeing that you wouldn't be able to come out anytime soon, we went in one by one to try. Unfortunately, none of us surpassed Zhang Liang," Li Xinyi said regretfully.
"There's no need to compare with me. I'm taking advantage of my talent. In terms of combat power, Sister Xinyi's Blood Feast has a higher limit."
Zhang Liang said humbly.
"Don't be so humble. All of us from the Lin clan are the strongest. Even if you're not strong for the time being, I'll bring you guys resources when we get back. Wear some top-notch equipment and you'll still be able to soar to the skies."
Lin Ye smiled and turned to Wang Qiang. "Why did you come out? Where's Bai Yitong?"
The last time he came out from the ruin of the Mechanical Beast Sect, Wang Qiang and Bai Yitong had stayed behind to master the three great techniques.
"My talent is not good. Once I reached the fifth level of the Spirit Cultivation Technique, I wasn't able to advance any further. Lord Ziyang said that I should come out to accompany the lord to gain more experience."
"As for Bai Yitong, he's more powerful than me. His talent also suits the Mechanical Beast Sect."
"Being able to revise and repair the tattered manuals and mechanical beasts allows him to progress much faster than me. Before I came out, he was still cultivating. He probably won't come out until the full seven days have passed."
As Wang Qiang spoke, he took out a secret manual from his space ring and said with a smile, "My lord, Bai Yitong asked me to pass this to you. He said that he has modified the second version of the Twelve Zodiac Battle Aura Technique. With your constitution, you can now integrate two types of zodiac battle aura. As for the specifics, you will have to see for yourself."
"Sure." Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
Currently, the various cultivation systems he cultivated had already begun to take off.
Only the battle aura and breathing techniques that he had first started practicing were still at the same level.
This displeased him.
Just as he was thinking about going to the Underworld to find some good cultivation techniques, Bai Yitong actually sent this to him.
After flipping through it briefly, Lin Ye instantly understood Bai Yitong's thoughts because he also had the talent for revision.
However, there was no time to experiment now. He temporarily kept it in his space ring.
"My lord, I can't hold on much longer. Let's go back first."
Han Qingqing, who was at the side, was sweating profusely. In the end, her talent was only a high-level talent, even though she was currently at the peak of Class 5.
Affecting hundreds of people with her skill was almost her limit.
Fortunately, there were not many experts in 9527's room. Otherwise, she would be in deep trouble.
"That's good too. It's about time to get my avatar puppets as well."
Lin Ye nodded and gave Zhang Chao a few more instructions before sending his first die-hard fan back.
A golden glow arose from under his feet and enveloped everyone from the Lin Clan before turning into a stream of light that returned to his territory.
Chapter 260
In the Lin Clan's territory, when Lin Ye and the others had just returned.
The golden light of merit descended from the sky again.
"My lord, the Creation Production Camp has produced more goods." Zhang Liang said with a smile. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝒓𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝓬𝒐𝓶
"Let me see."
Lin Ye nodded. He opened his eyes and instantly saw everything within the inner camp.
This time, it was a cement floor blueprint.
Impressive. In the few days they were gone, there were more than ten Postnatal Merit Blueprints. All of them were used for infrastructure projects.
It just so happened that his territory had entered the Great Cities Era. It was time to expand his territory.
No matter what, he had to get rid of the primitive aura of his territory. He had to let the people in the territory eat well and rest well.
He wanted the people of the Underworld to have the knowledge to learn so that the human lords could live in peace. Not everyone could become a dragon, but at least they should be able to contribute to the Lin Clan.
"You guys, go and rest first. You all haven't slept in two days and must be tired now."
Lin Ye waved his hand and dismissed the core team members.
Since entering the Mechanical Beast Sect, none of them had rested. All of them had relied on pills to stay awake.
He was fine. After all, he had already cultivated the three major secret techniques to the tenth level. It was up to him whether he wanted to rest or not.
This was the advantage of the immortal cultivation system.
The power of his consciousness was strong. Cultivating it to a certain extent was equivalent to resting. Therefore, he was still full of energy.
After the core team left, he turned around and went straight to the recruitment hall in the bunker.
After entering the Great Cities Era, his territory's population capacity had soared to 2.2 million. He hadn't even recruited enough to max out the previous population capacity.
Now, he needed to recruit more people. Building a city around his territory was a huge project.
The number of native workers needed was staggering. Of course, the ranks of the soldiers were also crucial.
Previously, when his strength was lacking, he only dared to recruit people of a higher class. Now, he was already a Class 7 Spiritual Perception expert, so he no longer had any fear.
He could recruit Class 5 soldiers in the Great Cities Era, saving a lot of trouble.
He opened the information panel of the recruitment hall.
Current population data is as follows: 4.21,000 [421,000/2,200,000 (160,000 of which are occupied by mechanical beasts)]
"The gap is huge, but I have to distribute the ratio properly. Let's find a professional."
Lin Ye turned his head and shouted to the guard outside the window, "Get Mus Baruch here."
A few minutes later, he heard hurried footsteps outside the recruitment hall. "My lord, did you call for me?"
Mos Baruch was Lin One's father. Currently, his rank was the highest in the territory, and he was also the first native worker to reach Class 5.
"Come here and help me calculate."
Lin Ye nodded and opened the virtual sandbox.
Now that the territory has expanded to 150,000 square kilometers.
The display of the sandbox was like a miniature map. It could only see the overall situation.
Fortunately, he was able to see everything minute using his Heart's Web talent. He could see through everything in his territory with a single glance.
After careful consideration, he combined it with the construction blueprint given by the virtual sandbox.
Mus Baruch frowned and said, "My lord, according to the area of the city the circumference of the city will be 1,380,000 meters and a 20-meter-tall city wall surrounding the territory will also have to be built. The amount of stone and manpower needed will be astronomical."
"Anything that money can solve is not a problem. Tell me boldly," Lin Ye said imperiously.
"A conservative estimate would be more than 200 million zombie souls and more than 300,000 native workers…" Mus Baruch whispered.
"That much?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
He did not expect that building a city, and just the outer city wall, would require such a high price.
"It's a little much, but if the lord is willing to spend some time, we can extract the stone and wood ourselves. This way, we can save some zombie souls. It will take at least a month or three weeks to complete the construction."
Mus Baruch said carefully.
Although he knew that his lord was generous, the budget this time was too high.
A project that could easily cost hundreds of millions of zombie souls, not to mention him, even the ancestors of their branch had never seen it.
Only the native workers that worked for rich families of the large cities had similar experiences.
Therefore, when he said these words, he was especially careful, afraid that if he said anything wrong, it would cause the lord to suffer too much losses.
"A month…"
The corners of Lin Ye's mouth twitched, and he directly shook his head to refuse.
In the early stages, time was money to him. He wished he could be ahead by every minute and second.
How could he waste his time on building the city walls?
He looked at Mus Baruch and said, "200 million it is then. I'll give you the authority. If it's not enough, just use more directly. You can use all resources and manpower as you wish."
"My lord, this is 200 million?!" Mos Baruch widened his eyes and recalled anxiously.
"I know, it's not like I don't have it. Things like money become more when used. Forget it, you won't understand even if I explain it to you."
After some thought, he asked, "By the way, if the 300,000 native workers hired are all Class 5 workers, how long can the process be shortened?"
"Class 5?" Mus Baruch secretly clicked his tongue.
Good heavens. Although Class 5 native workers were the cheapest among soldiers of the same class, they still needed 100 zombie souls for a month.
300,000 people meant a monthly salary of 30,000,000. That was too scary.
"Tell me quickly!" Lin Ye rolled his eyes.
These ignorant people were used to being poor in the Underworld. When they heard any numbers above the million mark, their minds would go blank.
"A week, no, within five days, the construction will definitely be completed!" Mus Baruch hurriedly said.
"Then all the native workers you recruit should be Class 5 native workers."
As he spoke, Lin Ye took out his Civilization Archive and added Mus Baruch's name to the recruitment authority. He continued, "I still have a use for this place for the time being. Go to the bunker and recruit native workers. Oh, by the way, recruit an additional 100,000 native workers. The construction of the base needs to be rapidly improved."
"In short, it's still the same thing. No matter what problem it is, I'll solve it. You just have to focus on doing your job!
Upon hearing this, Mus Baruch felt deep veneration for him and sighed. "It is the blessing of all the people of the Lin Clan to be able to work with you."
"Stop flattering me. Let Ron find a group of Wind Demon Wolves to send you there."
A moment later, after sending Mus Baruch away, Lin Ye no longer cared about the recruitment of native workers.
He believed that with Mus Baruch's ability, he was capable of taking on this task.
His gaze landed on the recruitment problem of other soldiers.
Class 5 soldiers could be recruited limitlessly now. As long as it was within a population limit, they could be recruited.
Looking at the notation, Lin Ye bared his teeth and couldn't help but curse, "A Class 5 warrior actually requires twice the salary of a Class 5 native worker. What a f*cking scam!"
In other words, recruiting 1 million Class 5 soldiers required 200 million zombie souls.
He still had 1.5 million population capacity left. He added the costs of recruiting all the advanced soldiers, as well as the construction fees for the city and the base.
Even the richest man in the world like him couldn't take it.
Of course, gritting his teeth and doing it was still possible.
After all, there were still 520,000 zombie corpses outside.
If he converted all of them, with his hundredfold reward, he would be able to have at least 600 million zombie souls.
"Then I'll recruit 500,000 Class 5 and 500,000 Class 4 soldiers to form a million-strong army. The remaining 500,000 will be left for other classes. I'll open some Gold Treasure Chests later. It's time to drop a wave of Class 5 and 6 soldiers. The Earth Demon Bear can't keep up with the pace."
"The strength of the core team is the same. They have to advance to Class 6 and 7 as soon as possible. This way, I won't be at a disadvantage in the Underworld."
With this thought in mind, Lin Ye placed an order in the recruitment hall.
[500,000 Class 5 Warriors. Recruitment Time: 24 hours. Estimated consumption of Zombie Soul: 100 million!]
[500,000 Class 4 Warriors.. Recruitment Time: 20 hours. Estimated consumption of Zombie Soul: 60 million!]
Chapter 261
"Friendly reminder that they are unable to settle in the core of the territory. Please set up another gathering place!"
He heard the system's voice transmission.
Lin Ye thought about it. It was a problem.
Currently, the territory was huge, but it was too concentrated. The main bunker had a population of 140,000, and the subsidiary bunker had 120,000.
The population was densely packed within a range of 20,000 meters.
Lin Ye looked at the virtual sandbox. Outside the main bunker, Lin Ye looked at the four different directions: north, south, east, and west.
A gathering spot with an army should be set every 20 kilometers.
In other words, 11 individual rendezvous points could be constructed in every direction, which meant 44 total.
The total population recruited was 1 million. With some calculation, 22,000 people can make up an independent army.
Using this system, every army in each gathering spot would be able to reinforce each other and rush over quickly when needed.
At the same time, there were many haunted houses in these areas.
He took a brief look and realized that there were hundreds of them.
Previously, he had only explored outwards of a radius of 20,000 meters and he had already made a killing.
With such a large quantity, he should definitely act fast.
When the equipment was distributed, he would let them go over to take these Haunted Houses down smoothly.
He could also earn zombie souls, treasure chests, and other things. On top of that, he could also solve the problem of population density.
As for the final question of loyalty, it should not be difficult. As long as he could get a higher level of Lord's Skin, it should not be a problem.
"Food has to be eaten mouthful by mouthful. For the time being, the number of ordinary soldiers shall remain the same. As for other classes, I can recruit another 200,000 rangers and half of them can be converted to Elemental Rangers, with the other half to Demon Hunters. The number of recruitment orders for Class 3 Chefs I have is close to 40,000 and there are also 20,000 Class 3 Priests recruitment orders and 40,000 Class 3 Blacksmiths recruitment orders…"
"A total of more than 300,000 people. All of them are included in the recruitment list."
"I shall split it evenly and let them follow the various armies to set off."
"Mm, the native workers have to follow too. All the gathering places need to have high-level tents, training barracks, breeding grounds, kitchens, canteens, public toilets, and so on."
"I shall let Lin Three to Lin Nine to keep an eye on the details."
After confirming the plan, he focused his mind and went to Lin Three to Lin Nine to inform them of the next steps.
"Rest assured, my lord. We will do our best to complete the mission!"
The seven of them were incomparably excited.
Of the people who had changed their surnames to that of Lin, the most treasured ones were undoubtedly Lin One and Lin Two.
Lin One was in charge of food resources and planting super seeds in the wasteland to the east.
Quite a number of people had seen this.
Moreover, the effect was extraordinary. Under the irrigation of the Life Soil and Water of Life, the vegetables grown from the superfood-type seeds were extremely large. Before they were completely formed, they were already the size of a millstone.
In another day or two, it would be the first harvest season.
At that time, Lin One's name would probably spread throughout the Lin clan.
Lin Two's situation was not bad either. He was in charge of cleaning up the Haunted Houses everywhere.
His tasks include gathering treasure chests, blueprints, decomposing zombies, and other similar jobs. He also had a few soldier teams and a large number of native workers under him.
Thinking of it, he was a person with some authority. Within this territory, everyone respected him.
The two older brothers in front of them had already taken off, but they were still building fences. They were naturally envious.
Previously, they had just been watching anxiously as they did not have a chance to prove themselves.
Now, the bitterness had ended and the sweetness had come. It was time to showcase their talent.
All of them were as excited as cows in heat. They wished they could go to the bunker and recruit people immediately.
"As for the specifics, you can discuss them yourselves. If you don't know, you can consult the engineers of the Camp of Creation. I don't seek aesthetics from your construction, but at least it has to be reasonable, clean, and hygienic. That is my lowest standard. If you don't do it well, I will let the others do it!"
Upon hearing that, Lin Three to Lin Nine shivered. Their excited hearts immediately calmed down.
"Go then. Learn more from your seniors. Don't be impulsive."
With that, he withdrew his mind and returned to the recruitment hall.
At this moment, the recruitment for chefs, priests, blacksmiths, and other soldiers had started. Seven teleportation channels gradually flew out of the hall.
Lin Ye was familiar with the first two classes. For every warrior that came out, zombie souls would be deducted from his Civilization Archive automatically.
Over at the bunker, the recruitment speed of the Level 5 native workers was also increasing rapidly.
The number of zombie souls he had decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
213 million → 207 million → 202 million →…
In the blink of an eye, the recruitment hall was already packed with people.
"Everyone, welcome to the Lin Clan's territory. From today onwards, you will belong here!"
Lin Ye's voice was like thunder. Under the halo of the Lord's Skin, he looked like a god of war bathed in golden holy light.
He looked lofty, tall, and inviolable! 𝙡𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Of course, the strength on the surface was not enough to conquer these experts who had stepped into Class 4 and 5.
Only with spiritual pressure that far exceeded theirs or spiritual pressure could he win over their respect.
As for Lin Ye, his current divine sense cultivation was at the peak of Class 7. Combined with the enhancement from the three major secret techniques of the Mechanical Beast Sect, his aura was definitely not weaker than a peak Class 8 powerhouse!
He had even reached the threshold of Class 9.
Therefore, when he met the gazes of these soldiers, Lin Ye's gaze was like a bolt of lightning. The pressure of his divine sense instantly transformed into a monstrous wave that blotted out the sky and covered every Class 4 and 5 soldier who had just walked out from the teleportation array.
Amidst their shock, everyone started whispering.
"Is this our lord? What a powerful spiritual pressure. I feel like… I'm suffocating!"
"Unbelievable. From the lord, I can feel the aura of the clan leader. No, even stronger!"
"Looks like our luck is pretty good. The lord we're following is a super strong person!"
"Speaking of which, the first zombie wave has just passed. Are the lords this season already so strong?"
"I don't think so. I heard from my cousin that the lord he's with is only a Class 3 expert. He's a weak one and his treatment of his soldiers is really bad. For the past two days, he and his clansmen have been thinking about betraying the lord and escaping back to the Underworld to find another job."
"It seems that it's good that we have a stable and powerful lord. At least he won't cheat our wages."
"I think this one is powerful. Tsk tsk, look, they're all Class 4 and 5 soldiers!"
"The other teleportation arrays have been activated too. Rangers, Cat-eared Chefs, Priests, Blacksmiths, Beast Tamers… It's a complete set! Impressive!"
"Wait, everyone, look at the number on the recruitment order!"
"!"
Someone said,
A moment later, everyone noticed the recruitment order set by Lin Ye on the front of the teleportation array.
At first glance, it seemed perfectly alright, but when they looked again, everyone present was shocked. Their hearts were greatly shaken, and they turned perfectly silent.
What did they see?
Class 5 Soldier, Recruitment—500,000!
Class 4 Soldier, Recruitment—500,000!
As for the other major races, there were about 300,000 of them altogether.
This was f*cking terrifying!
They had teleported over, and they knew their own value extremely well.
In other words, just the recruitment fee alone would cost their new lord close to 200 million zombie souls.
"Screech—"
Unimaginable.
Soon, the atmosphere changed.
Someone sucked in a breath of cold air. Someone's eyes glowed while someone's blood started boiling…
In short, their initial arrogance and valiance instantly turned into humility and they seemed to have the urge to do some bootlicking now.
What made Lin Ye speechless was that the loyalty points below his eyes were about to explode.
Loyalty +10,000 , +10,000…
100xReward.
Loyalty +1million, +1 million…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your soldiers have experienced a supercritical hit from the charm of your money and were captivated by your charisma. Surge in loyalty has been triggered!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. 80% of Class 4 soldiers have become loyalists!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye.. 70% of Class 5 soldiers have become loyalists!"
Chapter 262
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"Is this the attitude Class 4 and 5 soldiers have?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
He vaguely remembered the Class 4 soldiers he had recruited previously.
Even though they were from the same clan as Tru, Luo Feng and the others.
Those elders all merely continued to observe and did not pledge their loyalty.
But now, just because they saw the recruitment fee that exceeded 100 million, a large proportion of Class 4 and 5 experts directly sacrificed their loyalty and became loyalists.
From the looks of it, the money from last time was not enough.
Lin Ye sighed inwardly.
Money was everything.
Indeed, this phrase would never change the truth no matter which world he was in.
The problem was always whether one had displayed enough monetary wealth.
Sensing the pairs of respectful eyes on him, Lin Ye clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Everyone has a share. According to the order and coordinates, everyone is to split up. I have already marked the four directions. The elders of the various races, leaders, come out and lead the teams. Each camp allows for only 22,000 people to stay. Those who came first, move over immediately!"
"Yes, my lord!" The new recruits were all extremely excited.
What else could be more exciting than following a powerful human overlord to conquer the world?
Therefore, every soldier was filled with enthusiasm. They looked forward to being able to bring glory to their ancestors and reignite the flames of their ancestors!
Soon, the leaders of the various races led their disciples excitedly.
They split into four directions and went to occupy the first gathering camp.
After all, the closer they were to the core bunker, the easier it was to hear their lord's summon.
After dealing with the chaos at the beginning, it was much more convenient after that. Warriors, Cat-eared Chefs, Blacksmiths, Priests, and other classes came out one by one.
Lin Ye used his Lord's Skin to harvest a wave of loyalty before watching them leave.
This process was tedious. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he opened his space ring and found 113 Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady recruitment orders.
Previously, he had yet to choose his 100x reward. Now that the Class 6 and 7 seals were unlocked.
He could now make a harvest.
When his fingers touched the recruitment orders, he heard the system's good news.
"You have obtained 113 Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders."
100xReward.
1. 11300 Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady (Can be chosen separately)
2. 113 Class 6 Three-tailed Fox Lady (Same as above)
3. A Random Number of Random Class Three-Tailed Fox Lady (Maximum Class 7, Minimum Class 3)
"Break it up!"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and immediately said, "For 50 recruitment orders, I choose option 1. For another 50, I choose option 2. For the last 13, I choose option 3."
Soon, all the recruitment orders in front of him flashed with a strange light and exploded.
"You have received 5000 Class 5 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
"You have obtained 50 Class 6 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
"You have obtained 45 Class 3 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
"You have obtained 24 Class 4 Three-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
"You have obtained 2 Class 7 Six-tailed Fox Lady Recruitment Orders!"
"Class 7? It's even a six tail one!"
Lin Ye's heart started palpitating.
He got two Class 7 Six-tailed Fox Ladies out of 13 chances. This was no different from getting tens of millions out of a ten yuan lottery ticket.
After all, Class 7 was the limit for now! On top of that, the Six-tailed Fox Lady was one of the rarest soldiers.
They were geniuses in the field of business and their family was considered noble in the underworld. They have some resources in all the shops in the major cities.
With their help, he would have the ambition to invade the underworld!
"Recruit, recruit, recruit immediately!"
He hurriedly threw all the recruitment orders of the Three-tailed Fox Ladies and the Six-tailed Fox Ladies into the exchange system of the bunker.
Whoosh—
A magic pattern with golden edges appeared, and then the projection of the hexagram array landed. In the middle of the bunker, it forcefully pushed away the original Class 5 soldier teleportation channel.
"Is this the human world?"
"Oh, what comfortable sunlight!"
"The air is also clear. It feels much better than the Underworld!" 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝘳ℯ𝘢𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝑚
A pleasant voice sounded from the teleportation array.
As soon as he finished speaking, two tall, beautiful sisters walked out of the teleportation circle with six furry, bright-colored fox tails on their backs. They looked like flowers that had descended from the heavens.
After that, a large group of young and beautiful fox girls with three fox tails followed behind.
"Good fellows, how pleasing to the eye!" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes, his heart blooming with joy.
As expected, when a man and a woman worked together, nothing would be tiring.
The male population was flourishing while the female population was declining in his territory. Staying with men for a long time made him feel a little uncomfortable.
The last time he was excited was when he first arrived and recruited hundreds of rangers and cat-eared chefs.
Each of them had their own merits.
The ranger ladies had a pure personality, were clean and straightforward. The cat-eared chefs were cute, loyal, and very meticulous.
The new three-tailed fox ladies in front of him were all extremely attractive. They were tall and slender, and as they walked, they exuded the charm of a mature woman.
Especially now, when hundreds or thousands of pretty ladies came out of the teleportation array, the aura of the various soldiers was instantly crushed.
"Aiyo, is this our future owner? Not bad!"
"That fair-skinned little brother over there should be our lord. He's so handsome. He's 18,000 times more handsome than those men in the Underworld!"
"En. I want to play hide-and-seek with my lord little brother. If he catches me, I'll let him… hit me, hehe."
Tiny cracking sounds rang out continuously, but most of them were around Lin Ye. In the end, there was even a lot of laughter.
Lin Ye's eyebrows twitched when he heard that.
Were all foxes so passionate?
He felt like those pairs of eyes were on fire.
It was too terrifying!
"Shut up. All three-tailed foxes, listen up. Follow the recruitment order and wait outside!"
A moment later, a rather imposing voice sounded.
The person who spoke was one of the Class 7 six-tailed fox ladies.
Her tone was cold, and her expression was cold. She looked like an iceberg goddess.
It was clear that her status in the clan was high.
As soon as she finished speaking, the chattering foxes immediately fell silent.
All of them looked at Lin Ye reluctantly and obediently walked out of the recruitment hall.
"This must be our lord."
At the same time, another Class 7 six-tailed fox lady revealed a bright smile. She squatted down and greeted Lin Ye.
She took the initiative and said, "I'm a six-tailed fox lady, Xiao Nuan. This is my twin sister, Xiao Bing. Greetings, my lord."
"Greetings, my lord!"
Xiao Bing's cold face squeezed out a hint of dimples. She was clearly beautiful, but she gave off the illusion that she was a thousand miles away from him.
"I am Lin Ye, nice to meet you two."
Lin Ye was neither servile nor overbearing. He helped up the two women.
After he finished speaking, both parties looked at each other and sized each other up.
Chapter 263
Lin Ye looked straight at the two fox girls.
Well, the twins looked 97% alike!
As for the remaining 3%…
Mm, the data seemed small but it was fatal.
The big sister, Xiao Nuan, had a gentle and virtuous personality. She looked like Sona from League of Legends with her 36D assets.
As for her sister, Xiao Bing, who was as cold as an iceberg, was very calm and had the aura of a princess who had conquered the world.
"Xiao Nuan, Xiao Bing?"
Lin Ye spoke one after another, "I didn't recognize wrongly, did I?"
"No, it's very correct. The lord is very good at remembering people."
Xiao Nuan narrowed her eyes and revealed a fox-like smile.
"Quite impressive. To be able to recruit us two sisters so early, the lord should be among the top ten in all aspects."
Xiao Bing said with a hint of admiration.
"I guess." Lin Ye smiled, not showing off his rank as the world's number one.
The effect of bragging about such things was often not as convincing as others discovering it themselves.
He believed that as long as they stayed in the territory for more than ten minutes, they would understand.
"He's really in the top ten. Looks like us sisters have found a good boss."
A bright smile appeared on Xiao Nuan's beautiful face as she said warmly, "My lord, before you recruited us, you must have already understood the greatest use of our fox clan. We are in business and trade. In that case, you can tell me what plans you have for the future and I will help you plan it all out."
"The market in the surface world is limited now. I want to take root in the Underworld first and establish a few large supermarkets in the major cities…"
As Lin Ye was excitedly preparing to talk about his future prospects, Xiao Bing quickly interrupted him and questioned him.
"My lord, could you explain what a supermarket is?"
"Oh yes, I forgot that you two are not from Earth and don't know about this."
Lin Ye smiled apologetically and explained, "Supermarkets refer to shops where goods are openly displayed for customers to purchase. Customers choose their own products and line up to collect payment. Supermarkets tend to sell fresh fruits and daily necessities. They are the upsized version of minimarts in the Underworld."
"I see." Xiao Nuan nodded, not fully understanding. She frowned and said, "In the past few seasons, there were humans from other civilizations who opened similar shops, but without exception, they lost everything."
"How could this be?" Lin Ye was surprised.
"The Underworld is complicated. The culture and customs of every city are different. Some of the good things in the lord's eyes are not necessarily suitable for every city and every race. For example, the Battle Race in the north produces spicy starfish which are popular in the north, but when these goods enter the major cities in the south, no one would buy them. If one doesn't eat spicy food, no matter how delicious the meat is, it's useless…" Xiao Bing's expression was calm, as if she was not optimistic about Lin Ye's supermarket proposal.
"We're not talking about the same thing." Lin Ye covered his head. He understood what Xiao Bing and Xiao Nuan meant.
After some thought, he couldn't be bothered to explain. Facts spoke louder than words. "Wait, I'll show you the entire inventory of the goods from my Nine States' supermarket. After looking at it, you'll understand what a real divine product that's cheap and has good quality is."
"Oh? My lord is so confident, I'm interested." Xiao Nuan smiled.
Xiao Bing also looked over curiously.
A genius powerhouse who could enter the top ten of the human world was definitely not someone who only knew how to brag.
Whoosh—
In an instant, Lin Ye opened the Reputation Shop.
Currently, his reputation points was as high as 104 million, enough to sweep all the goods in the current Reputation Shop.
"By the way, what is the most popular item in the Underworld?" Lin Ye asked as he searched through the goods.
"That's a big difference. The items that are popular at all ages are different."
"Firstly, let's divide them between men and women. For men, the mainstream consumer group is between the ages of 15 to 100. At this age, they are considered to be in their prime in the Underworld. They are brave and ruthless. Therefore, they are very interested in various weapons, equipment, strategic resources, and cultivation techniques. Once high-level equipment appears, it can often be sold for a sky-high price…"
"Next would be boys under the age of 15. Those in this segment shouldn't be underestimated. Novels, toys, food, and other items are the most popular…"
"There's basically no need to consider male customers above 100. Other than a few old guys with special hobbies, they are basically all old monsters who are in seclusion all year round."
"On the other side, women are considered big spendthrifts. Their views on shopping are the same across all ages. It's no exaggeration to say that the hobbies of five-year-olds and old demons who are tens of thousands of years old are no different. Even if they are, it would only be because they have a different preference when it comes to their color selection."
"As for popular products amongst them, at the top would naturally be the variety of beautifying items. Next would be pretty clothes and luxurious accessories… There are also some newly-promoted noble families and some with abnormal shopping standards. As long as what you sell it's the most expensive and luxurious, you can make a lot of money from this small consumer group segment as well."
As Xiao Nuan spoke, she handed a piece of paper to Lin Ye to take a look at their sales from last season.
What a good fellow. A bottle of beauty nourishing cream could actually be sold for 100 Level 5 Body Strengthening Pills. A well-designed noble outfit actually had a bid of 200 Level 6 Spirit Cleansing Pills. A crystal heart pendant made by some master was auctioned for more than 10,000 top-grade spirit stones…
"I'm going to be rich!" Lin Ye secretly swallowed.
He immediately searched for snow cream, sunscreen, bb cream, eye shadow, foundation powder, lipstick, and so on in the Reputation Shop.
Everything was swept by him.
Soon, a large number of makeup items appeared out of thin air in front of them.
"What are these things?" Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing curiously picked them up and looked at them.
"I'll get someone to tell you guys later."
Lin Ye immediately used Mind Possession to communicate with Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng. "Come to the recruitment hall quickly!"
"Oh, sure!"
Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng were still taking turns teaching the citizens of the Underworld.
But when they heard Lin Ye's voice, they could only nod hurriedly.
Then, they said to the hundreds of people from the Underworld, "Class is dismissed. Come back at night for self-study!"
With that, Zhang Bao'er pulled Chu Meng and ran away.
A few minutes later, the two women arrived at the recruitment hall. They looked at the figures walking out of the eight teleportation arrays with shock on their faces.
Their lord was too fierce. He had even recruited so many people. Wasn't he afraid of running out of food?
Of course, these thoughts only lasted for a moment before they were quickly thrown to the back of their minds.
"Oh my god! Cosmetics!"
"Snow cream, lipstick, eye shadow, and sunscreen!"
Zhang Bao'er looked at Lin Ye in surprise. "My lord, are these all for us?"
Hearing this, Chu Meng also looked over with starry eyes.
"Ahem…" Lin Ye coughed lightly. "I have some left for you. These are the samples. Come here and I have a mission for you. Show your two friends the use of all these cosmetics."
"Oh?" Upon hearing that, Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng looked at Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing.
When they saw them, they were shocked beyond words..
Chapter 264
"So pretty! Her eyes are so bright! It's as if they can speak!"
"Their skin is so fair and delicate. It must be smooth to touch. The milk skin in novels must be referring to them."
"Sobs, I'm so envious. Huge assets and long legs. I'm so jealous. Do they actually have six tails? Are they Su Daji's reincarnation?"
Looking at the two Class 7 six-tailed foxes, Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng revealed envious looks.
"Stop looking. You won't be able to learn it."
Lin Ye's words brought the two of them back to their senses and they glared at him.
"I'm just joking with you. When you become stronger in the future, you can change your muscle tissues or cultivate a Foundation Establishment Immortal Technique. On the day you reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, you can reform your bones and change your appearance. If you're dissatisfied with your looks, you can give it a try."
"Really?!" Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng gasped when they heard that.
"Of course. Otherwise, do you think there are so many beauties in the Xianxia drama?" Lin Ye asked back.
This was not a lie. Among the female cultivation techniques of the Mechanical Beast Sect, there was indeed a secret technique to reconstruct the bones at the Foundation Establishment Realm. However, the process was extremely painful and only a few people could withstand it.
However, for Earth's women, once the news of such a cultivation technique was to spread, many people would probably fall into it and be unable to extricate themselves.
"Where is the secret manual? We want to cultivate them!" Chu Meng hurriedly said.
"When Bai Yitong comes out and you have enough contribution points, go exchange with him yourself."
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and raised a finger. "50,000 merit points."
"Ah! So expensive!" Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng had bitter expressions on their faces. Their level of excitement fell again.
50,000 merits meant that they had to teach at least 1,000 people from the Underworld to learn how to read.
If this was a task in the Nine States, this matter would have been very easy.
However, due to cultural differences and poor foundations, the speed at which people from the Underworld learned the Nine States' language was extremely slow. 𝓵𝙞𝒃𝓻𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
Furthermore, the questions they asked during class almost made them break down. It was too difficult to teach them.
"Well, I'm also here to give you special treatment."
Lin Ye pointed at the cosmetics all over the ground and chuckled. "As long as you tell these two foxes the use and effect of these cosmetics, I'll give you two 100 merit points for each of them."
"I took a look just now. There are at least 200 types here and both of you can earn 20,000 merit points at once. Together, that would be 40,000. Do you want to consider it?"
After saying that, Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng's eyes lit up. They shouted, "Long live our lord! I love you, my lord!" Then, they looked at the two sisters, Xiao Bing and Xiao Bao, warmly.
The friendship between girls was strange. Sometimes, with just an eyelash pen or a red lipstick, they could instantly become long-lost friends.
In just a few minutes, the two human girls and the two foxes got along well with each other because of the cosmetics.
"Ah, this is so cold on my face. It feels so comfortable. It feels like the quality of the XX beauty cream we sell ourselves."
"Sister Bauer, what's this? It looks so pretty!"
"Sister Meng, this lipstick looks too good. Can you help me apply it?"
"Sister Bauer, can this really make my skin turn whiter? I've used so many precious herbs, but the effect is getting worse. I hope this will be effective."
"Oh, these accessories, headbands, rings, earrings… they're all so pretty!"
…
Although they could not understand the Nine States' language characters, the two foxes were very talented in makeup.
Under the guidance of Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng, they quickly figured out how to use snow cream, sunscreen, lipstick, and other items.
Looking at the excited looks on the four girls' faces, he estimated that it would take at least an hour or two to finish their "sampling".
Lin Ye shook his head and placed his attention on his interface.
Since he had time now, he planned to upgrade his talent. Some of his talents had yet to keep up after the upgrade of his bunker levels. It was time to upgrade them now.
His consciousness touched it and a notification popped up.
"Friendly reminder that after consuming 500,000 Zombie Souls, your Heart's Web Talent can be upgraded to Level 22!"
"Friendly reminder that after consuming 1,000,000 Zombie Souls, your Hint talent can be upgraded to Level 22!"
"Friendly reminder that after consuming 2,000,000 Zombie Souls, your God's Defense Talent can be upgraded to Level 22!"
….
"Friendly reminder that after consuming 5,000,000 Zombie Souls, your Listening Ear Talent can be upgraded to Level 22."
"Total cost: 37,000,000 Zombie Souls. Do you wish to upgrade all of them immediately?"
"Upgrade."
Lin Ye nodded. He had more than a dozen talents.
Amongst them, many were top-notch talents.
At the same time, a portion of his talent was still at Level 1. For it to instantly upgrade to Level 22, the amount of Zombie Souls needed was astonishing.
As soon as he finished speaking, Bang! Bang! Bang!
Beams of upgraded golden light fell on Lin Ye, making him look like a dazzling small sun.
The four sisters who were having fun exclaimed.
"Ah, what a strong light, so blinding!"
"What happened to our lord?"
"I can't take it anymore, I'm going blind!"
Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing screamed.
Their cultivations were the highest, already entering the hall of Class 7 experts.
Moreover, the Fox Lady Race was a beastman clan, and their vision was better than humans of the same level.
In this situation, this ability has become a weakness.
Just a look at the dazzling golden light could blind them and hurt them greatly.
"Xiao Nuan, Xiao Bing, quickly wear this." Zhang Bao'er quickly took out two unknown brand sunglasses from the cosmetics pile and gave them to the two girls.
"Wow, what divine weapon is this? It's so powerful. After wearing it, I can safely watch the lord level-up!" Xiao Nuan's small face revealed a shocked expression.
She did not expect the humans this season to be so interesting and have developed so many fun and practical small items.
"It looks pretty good too. It suits my aura well." Xiao Bing's focus was always so different. She wore a pair of black sunglasses and looked at herself in the mirror. She nodded in satisfaction. This was the first time she felt stunned by herself. It was as if wearing a pair of sunglasses made her aura rise to another level.
As expected, Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng looked up with dull eyes.
Xiao Bing, who was in his line of sight, had a cold aura to begin with. With her sunglasses and her tall figure, she looked cool, valiant, and beautiful.
Together with the six fiery red tails behind her.
Be it her aura or her unique beauty, they completely surpassed the top models from Earth.
"Beautiful! Awesome!"
Zhang Bao'er's face was full of hearts. She revealed a lewd smile and fell into Xiao Nuan's arms excitedly.
"Sister Bauer, calm down. I'm a girl!"
Xiao Nuan was frightened by her and quickly covered her assets, escaping behind her sister, Xiao Bing.
"It feels so good to the touch! Unfortunately, it's not mine!" Zhang Bao'er muttered sourly.
"Alright, stop fooling around. The lord is still leveling up. Don't disturb him. Let's continue."
Chu Meng brought the topic back to the topic. Suddenly, her beautiful eyes landed on Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing. She said in surprise, "Oh right, Sister Nicole and Sister Adelia have a cheongsam. Wait for me, I'll steal them and show you. They look great."
With that, she ran off under the curious gazes of the two women.
Chapter 265
Time passed. Two hours later.
Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes. People were still continually flowing out of the eight teleportation arrays in the recruitment hall.
Fortunately, his personal guards were there to sort things out. Everything was proceeding smoothly.
On the other hand, Xiao Nuan, Xiao Bing, and the other two fox ladies had moved the pile of makeup from the recruitment hall to Lin Ye's bedroom.
At this moment, he heard a large number of congratulatory messages.
"Congratulations to Survivor. Your Heart's Web talent has been upgraded to Level 22."
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your God's Defense talent has been upgraded to Level 22."
…
After more than ten messages, Lin Ye closed the information page.
Instead of wasting his time listening to the messages, he might as well experience the upgraded talents himself.
Whoosh—
He activated his Level 22 Heart's Web and the effect was explosive.
Within his territory, nothing could escape his eyes. He then scanned his surroundings.
Soon, when he peered into his bedroom, his face flushed and blood almost came out of his nose.
F*ck! What was Zhang Bao Er doing?
How could she let two foreign women change their undergarments and into cheongsam in his room? What a scandal!
A moment later, Lin Ye calmed his mind and started testing his other talents.
Heart's Web, Listening Ear, Universal Pull, Divine Punishment, Yin Yang Five Lightning Technique, Spiritual Illusion, Spirit Vehicle, Hint, God's Defense…
After testing them one by one, he realized that his strength had increased greatly.
For example, the power of Universal Pull and Divine Punishment had increased to 22 tons.
With a thought, a large truck charged over.
The power of the Five Yin Yang Lightning Technique had increased greatly, especially in terms of its range. It could now directly cover a square area within 200 meters.
There were also improvements in his other talents.
Among them, Heart's Web and Listening Ear were a perfect match.
Heart's Web allowed him to see the emotional particles of others and determine whether they were good or bad at a glance.
It had an extremely outstanding appraisal ability.
Listening Ear, on the other hand, was more detailed.
It could allow him to easily hear the thoughts of those targeting him and discover their secrets.
Just like now.
He scanned those close to him.
Lin Ye's gaze pierced through the wall and looked at the sisters in the lord's room.
He wanted to hear the true thoughts of these two fox ladies about the cosmetics and the concept of a supermarket he had previously mentioned.
He closed his eyes and perked his ear.
Streaks of invisible ripples spread out and enveloped the two fox ladies.
Thump, thump—
At first, all he could hear was gentle heartbeats, followed by a large number of thoughts.
"This future lord is quite powerful. He's so handsome. I thought he was just a show-off, but I didn't expect him to really be a genius!"
"Tsk tsk, the items from the Nine States are really awesome. I heard from Sister Bao Er that these cosmetics are cheap and the effect is much better than the beautifying drugs from the Underworld. Combined with their makeup skills, it's a good way to make money."
"In that case, we can start a super large minimart. Ahem… No, I think it's a supermarket. It feels a little interesting!"
"Mm, I'll have to discuss it with the lord later. I should also ask him to give our Fox Lady Race a few points to work with. It'll be a win-win situation. At most, I'll sacrifice myself and marry the lord. We're family, so there won't be any problems in the future."
"…"
Listening to the sisters' thoughts, Lin Ye looked excited.
They thought highly of their idea of opening a supermarket in the underworld.
Furthermore, they were satisfied with the cosmetics and some accessories from the Nine States.
That was right.
Previously, he was afraid that the standards of beauty would be different here and those in the Underworld would not be used to it. If that were the case, wouldn't all his efforts be for naught?
Fortunately, after the appraisal of the two professional sales experts in front of him, his worries were completely dispelled.
As for shower gel, soap, shampoo, and so on, when the supermarket started selling them, they could promote them one after another.
Bang bang—
A moment later, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing walked out in cheongsam and high heels.
Lin Ye took a look and was stunned.
The two girls had strong auras to begin with. Wearing cheongsam and high heels, their bodies were nearly 1.85 meters tall.
They had fair skin, long legs, and an S-shaped body. Their feminine beauty was fully displayed.
Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng had even placed a red flower bud between their eyebrows.
It was like the finishing touch, drawing out the gentleness, sweetness, and coldness of the younger sister.
She was like a goddess in a beautiful painting, looking extremely eye-catching.
"My lord, these clothes are too beautiful. Do you still have them? I want to buy a few!" Xiao Nuan said happily.
"I want to buy them too. I'll pay 3,000 Level 6 Body Strengthening Pills for 10 of them. Is that okay?"
Xiao Bing had a straightforward personality. The moment she opened her mouth, she gave off the aura of a rich lady.
"Talking about money hurts relationships."
Lin Ye smiled and looked at their figures.
With his many years of working experience in a lingerie company and his newly-evolved powerful talents.
He quickly calculated the body proportions of the two six-tailed foxes.
Then, he took out six cheongsams that matched their figures from the Reputation Shop.
With a wave of his hand, under the influence of the divine sense's repulsive force, they slowly floated into the palms of the two fox ladies.
He chuckled and said, "Each of you will get three cheongsams. Take it as a gift from the lord for our first meeting."
"No money? For free?!" The two girls were shocked.
Thousands of Level 6 Body Strengthening Pills were not a small number. It was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of zombie souls.
Even they had to make a lot of determination to take it out.
However, Lin Ye didn't even think and ignored it.
However, on second thought, it made sense. The recruitment fee was more than a hundred million. Why would he care about such a small profit?
"Take it. My hands are tired of holding it. Remember to help me advertise when you're free. It's better to return the clothes you're wearing as soon as possible. Otherwise, Nicole will go crazy." Lin Ye smiled and glanced at Zhang Bao'er and Chu Meng who were in the corner.
The latter's face flushed red, knowing that her lord had discovered her stealing clothes.
"Thank you, my lord." Xiao Nuan smiled gently and accepted the gift graciously. At the same time, she bowed and said, "My lord, don't worry. When I have time, I'll recommend the cheongsam to all my sisters in the underworld. Our fox clan doesn't have many other things, but we have a lot of female customers. When the business starts booming, you have to give me a big red packet."
"That's simple." Lin Ye nodded and agreed.
"Then, we shall go and change first. The ones we're wearing should be returned to their rightful owner."
Xiao Bing's face flushed red. She grabbed her clothes and rushed into the lord's bedroom.
They were quick and quickly changed their clothes before returning to the recruitment hall.
"Ahem…"
Xiao Nuan coughed lightly and handed the clothes to Zhang Bao'er who then quietly put them back into Nicole's wardrobe.
After a while, she let out a breath and said, "My lord, we are satisfied with the cosmetics, clothes, and accessories you provided. We also agree with the supermarket management concept you mentioned."
"If it's possible, please allow me to represent my Fox Lady Race to form a long-term cooperative relationship with you."
"What kind of cooperation?" Lin Ye asked curiously. 𝙡𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝒂𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
"There are three types of cooperation. The first is for us to join you in an alliance. My race will join you and provide you with the territory, shops, and manpower in the Underworld. You will provide the goods and we will distribute the profits 7 to 3 per month. We will get 70% and the lord will get 30%."
"The second type of cooperation is for the lord to develop the supermarket yourself. Our Fox Lady Race will only provide the managers. In this case, we don't need to split the profits. You can just give us a salary every month."
"The third is for us to be the sole recipient of the lord's goods. If you provide the source of the goods, we will settle it for you individually every week. As for the management rights of the supermarket, it will be fully managed by our Fox Lady Race."
Xiao Nuan's eyes lit up as she stared at Lin Ye. "Which one do you prefer, my lord?"
Chapter 266
"What are you thinking?"
Lin Ye blinked and asked curiously, "Is the Fox Lady Race very strong in the Underworld?"
"?"
Xiao Nuan's face was filled with question marks. She couldn't quite follow Lin Ye's train of thought, but she still answered truthfully, "The Fox Lady Race's strength is alright. We can be considered a middle-class noble, but in terms of business operations, there are few races that are better than us."
"But from the three cooperation options you gave me, I can't see any outstanding points about the Fox Lady Race."
Lin Ye said expressionlessly, "From the 70-30 split, I thought that you girls were a powerhouse in the Underworld which was why you gave such a domineering term."
"Ah, this…" Xiao Nuan then realized that it was because of this.
She smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, you might not know this, but most of the cooperation modes in the Underworld are what I have previously. As for the profits split ratio, we're still considered good. Some stronger races or city lords will directly squeeze the ratio to 90-10…"
"There's no point in saying this. Don't treat me as an ordinary human lord. How about this? Follow me and take a good look. Have a look at my territory and I can give you another chance."
With a straight face, Lin Ye kept all the cosmetics under Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing's reluctant gazes.
The few of them rushed towards the platform.
Along the way, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing's small faces which were originally calm and indifferent were now filled with shock, their mouths agape.
"Little sister, look, those native workers are planting super plant seeds? Oh my god, didn't they say that they were extinct long ago? Has there been a revival this season?"
"And over there, the Merit Building, with all the repairs…"
"Sister, is this the scale of a territory that has developed for a little more than seven days? It feels like it has already entered the Great Cities Era!"
"It's not a feeling, but a certainty! This new lord of ours probably has an extraordinary status. He can't be the reincarnation of some great expert, right? This efficiency has already far exceeded the progress of the past human overlords that we know of!"
"Good lord, I wonder what the lord wants to show us?"
The two girls followed Lin Ye and became more and more curious. The Lin Clan members who were still watching all looked at their lord with admiration.
There were faint exclamations.
"Our lord is too powerful. I just saw the five major leaderboards. Our lord has already occupied the top spot of three leaderboards!"
"I've seen it too. He is ranked first in the world in terms of wealth, popularity, and combat strength. Among them, the combat strength leaderboard is the most exaggerated. Our Lin Clan monopolizes the top ten positions. The lord's combat strength alone exceeds 100 million combat points. In a short time, I'm afraid no one can shake the lord's status."
"You guys seem to have forgotten something?"
"What?"
"What?"
Xiao Bing and Xiao Nuan also slowed down and listened carefully.
Although they were a little far away, they could still vaguely hear the conversations with their Class 7 strength.
"Treasure chest! The treasure chests that dropped after the previous zombie wave had been cleared!"
Upon hearing this, the others came to a realization as their eyes revealed golden light that was almost corporeal.
"Sister, why are they so excited when they talk about treasure chests? I remember that at this stage, the treasure chests should be at most a gold one. They shouldn't be able to open anything good. Why are they so excited?" Xiao Bing raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion.
"Look at the equipment they're wearing." Xiao Nuan narrowed her eyes, her palm trembling slightly.
Those who were familiar with her knew how shaken she was at this moment.
"Hm?"
Everywhere Xiao Bing looked, she saw piles of Level 3 Purple Tier and Level 4 Silver Tier weapons.
Equipment of this level was not considered good for a Class 7 like her.
However, the problem was that this amount… was too much!
According to her mental calculation ability, she could barely deduce the population of the core territory.
There should be at least tens of thousands of people.
But what did she just see?
Even the old man in charge of cleaning was wearing Level 3 Purple Tier armor. This was too exaggerated.
Was there so much equipment already?
No matter how trashy a Level 4 equipment was, it was worth at least a thousand Zombie Souls.
Thinking back to how confident the Lin Clan disciples were about their lord opening treasure chests.
Could it be… That all of the equipment came from treasure chests?
Thinking of this, the two women gasped.
This luck… 𝘭𝘪𝑏𝑟ℯ𝒶𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝘮
If it was true, it was highly likely to be the legendary one.
In an instant, three large words that shone with six colors appeared in their mind.
God-level Luck Talent!
Other than that, they could not think of any other way to explain this.
This God-level they were thinking of was not exactly God-level. Strictly speaking, it could be considered a Demigod-level talent.
Even so, this talent once shone in a certain season.
And that human overlord was greatly related to their Fox Lady Race.
With the help of that person, their clan had once reached the peak of the world.
Unfortunately, time passed quickly. That human overlord was defeated, and tens of thousands of years later, their race also went into a decline.
She then turned back to look at her sister. The two twin sisters were telepathic. Their bodies felt numb as if they had been electrocuted.
"Sister, this might be… an opportunity for our race!" Xiao Bing swallowed as she spoke with a trembling voice.
"Let's wait and see first. If he is who we think he is, I will strongly recommend him to mother. Even if I have to give him everything, I will support him!"
Xiao Nuan's eyes revealed yearning.
The Fox Lady Race seemed to be glorious on the outset, but only they understood the difficulties behind it.
In order to survive, how many sisters and seniors had become the living things in the hands of important figures?
The two of them would not be able to escape this fate in the future originally as well.
But today might be the day for their luck to change.
With that, the two women followed Lin Ye onto the platform nervously.
"Tru, arrange the treasure chests for me. Same old rules, set them up in order!"
Lin Ye waved his hand, and densely packed treasure chests appeared on the ground. From sandalwood to gold, there were treasure chests of all levels.
"Alright, we're good at this!" Tru laughed loudly and looked greedily at the silver and gold treasure chests on the ground. He turned around and shouted, "Brothers, the chance to exchange for Level 5 or even Level 6 weapon sets is here. Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers of the Totem Clan transformed into wolves with glowing eyes and charged into the treasure chests.
As they were busy moving the treasure chests, Lin Ye's gaze turned to the treasure chests exchange system.
This time, there were more treasure chests than ever before.
Sandalwood Treasure Chests: 41,000, Bronze Treasure Chests: 14,000, Silver Treasure Chests: 6452, and Gold Treasure Chests: 112.
To be honest, sandalwood and bronze treasure chests did not mean much to him now.
Previously, he had opened tens of thousands of treasure chests, and his space ring was filled with millions of Level 3 Purple Tier weapons.
These low-level equipment could not be used for the newly recruited Class 4 and 5 soldiers.
When he had time, he would sell them all on the market page.
In any case, the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Treasure Chests were all unlocked now. What if someone got lucky and picked them up in the wilderness?
At that time, exchanging a set of Silver Tier equipment for a Silver Tier Treasure Chest would be a huge gain!
Ten sets for a Gold Treasure Chest. What a bloody profit!
Of course, that was all for later.
He planned to convert all the sandalwood treasure chests into higher-leveled treasure chests.
Then, he would convert them into treasure chest essence to activate the 100xReward for the Silver or Gold Treasure Chests.
This way, not only would it increase the experience points of 100xReward, but it would also increase the probability of him getting Level 5 or 6 Gold Tier equipment.
With the help of his divine sense, he acted quickly.
Whoosh—
A large number of sandalwood and bronze treasure chests disappeared, replaced by Silver and Gold treasure chests.
Originally, everything went smoothly until it was time to convert the Silver Treasure Chests into Silver Chest Essence.
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed as ecstasy appeared on his face.
Chapter 267
"A loophole?!"
Lin Ye's heart thumped. The last time he discovered the talent fragment loophole in the system.
He was careless and ended up being blacklisted by the system.
This time, he had to stay calm.
In fact, he had used the treasure chest essence once in a Level 3 Treasure Cave, but that time, he had killed a hidden monster and obtained the essence directly.
He did not exchange them one by one, so he did not discover anything fishy.
This time, because there were too many treasure chests.
With repeated exchanges, this loophole had become obvious.
The exchange rate for treasure chests was as follows: 10 sandalwood = 1 Bronze, 10 Bronze = 1 Silver, 10 Silver = 1 Gold, 100 Gold = 1 Platinum, 100 Platinum = 1 Diamond, 100 Diamonds = 1 Grandmaster, 1,000 Grandmasters = 1 King… 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝓶
And by melting a Silver Treasure Chest, he could obtain a Silver Treasure Chest essence fragment.
100xReward.
It would turn into a complete Silver Treasure Chest essence.
When Bronze Treasure Chests were exchanged for Silver Treasure Chests, the 100xReward would also be triggered and 100 Silver Treasure Chests would be obtained.
This was an infinite loop!
"Let's try again. What if there's a limit?"
Lin Ye suppressed his excitement. Since there were still many treasure chests, he melted a Gold Treasure Chest.
"You have obtained a Gold Treasure Chest essence fragment!"
100xReward.
"You have obtained a complete Gold Treasure Chest essence!"
When his fingers touched it, a notification popped up.
Gold Treasure Chest Essence: When 10 Silver Treasure Chests are combined into a Gold Treasure Chest, it will trigger the God-level talent 100xReward and you will obtain 100 Gold Treasure Chests.
"Whoosh—"
Lin Ye's eyes widened. With a nervous expression, he controlled the ten Silver Treasure Chests and activated the exchange function.
At the moment they turned into a Gold Treasure Chest, he used the Gold Treasure Chest essence to enhance the exchange.
In an instant, the Gold Treasure Chest that had just appeared suddenly emitted golden divine light.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the blink of an eye, 100 Gold Treasure Chests dropped.
Including the original 112, it now totaled up to 212.
"F*ck, it really works. This is f*cking real!" Lin Ye's eyes revealed invisible flames.
Words could no longer describe his feelings. His inner world was like a volcano. The flames surged and steam rose in his heart. When all his emotions reached their peak, they exploded.
He had never felt so carefree and comfortable before.
Of course, he did not get carried away. Otherwise, if the system noticed, he would have to get blackmailed again.
"Again! No, wait."
Lin Ye had a serious expression. Before he continued exploiting the loophole, he activated his Hint talent.
After the upgrade of his talents, he was rewarded with more Enhancement Points. Including the ones he had yet to use from before, he had a total of 6 points.
He gritted his teeth and added all into his forewarning ability under his Hint talent.
If something bad happened, this might save him.
At the same time, he also brought his Golden Dragon of Luck out. The appearance of the Golden Dragon of Luck had changed drastically. More than half of the scales on its body had turned into a bright golden color. From afar, it looked like a legendary golden divine dragon.
After opening the treasure chests this time, it might be able to soar into the sky and directly give birth to a dragon spirit.
At that time, his luck and fate would increase exponentially.
"Roar—"
An invisible golden dragon of luck flew into the sky above the Line Clan's territory, emitting waves of dragon might that suppressed this space.
"Alright, I now feel more at ease."
Lin Ye calmed his aura and tried his best to calm himself down and melt a Gold Treasure Chest.
After triggering 100xReward, he would obtain a complete Gold Treasure Chest essence.
He would then use 10 Silver Treasure Chests to exchange with the system for a Gold Treasure Chest. At the right time, he would use the essence to enhance the exchange.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just like last time, he succeeded.
Number of Gold Treasure Chests: 311
"Success!" Lin Ye roared in his heart, but his expression did not change.
Behind him, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing blinked, dumbfounded. Wasn't the plan to open the treasure chests?
Why was the lord synthesizing treasure chests? Hurry up and open them!
The two tiny humans, one white and one black, roared in their hearts.
Regarding this, Lin Ye heard everything clearly through his heart, but he was too lazy to explain.
At this juncture, he should take the opportunity to grind more.
He would melt treasure chests, collect their essence, and exchange them for Gold Treasure Chests.
After operating it a hundred times, the number of golden treasure chests had already reached 10,211.
Suddenly, the Golden Dragon of Luck in the void let out a sad cry as if it was being suppressed by an invisible force. It looked painful.
Immediately after, a notification from his forewarning ability sounded intermittently.
"Friendly… Hint, unknown… Energy… Scan!"
"Holy sh*t, no way, again!"
Lin Ye cursed in his heart and stopped melting the treasure chests.
He pretended to open 1,000 Gold Treasure Chests.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, the treasure chest exploded and golden beams of light scattered all over the ground.
"You have obtained 500 Beginner Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Ye Yu's Sword!"
"You have obtained 300 Intermediate Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Pioneer's Bow!"
"You have obtained 200 Advanced Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Illusionary Axe!"
"You have obtained 100 pieces of the Class 5 Soldiers Blueprint—Shadow Leopard Cavalry Blueprint!"
…
100xReward.
1. 50,000 Beginner Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Ye Yu's Sword!
2. 500 Peak Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Hell Flame Heavy Sword!
3. Random quantity, Random level of Weapon (No probability of a Level 1 or 2 Weapon appearing)
1. 30,000 Intermediate Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Pioneer's Bow!
2. 300 Peak Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Assassin's Bow!
3. Random quantity, Random level Weapon
1. 20,000 Advanced Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Illusionary Axe!
2. 200 Level 6 Green Tier Weapon—Armor Splitting Ax!
3. Random quantity, Random level Weapon
1. 10,000 Class 5 Soldiers Blueprint—Shadow Leopard Cavalry Blueprint!
2. 100 Level 6 Soldiers Blueprint—Griffin Cavalry Blueprint!
3. Random quantity, Random level Weapon
…
"Good fellow, it's still staring at me!" Lin Ye's scalp went numb.
After opening the treasure chests, the golden scales of the Golden Dragon of Luck above his head increased rapidly. Its aura was clearly increasing.
However, it was still wailing. Clearly, the mysterious aura of the system's supervision was still there.
F*ck, I don't believe that you will stay here forever.
Lin Ye sneered in his heart and continued opening the treasure chests.
2,000 → 3,000 → 4,000…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The golden beams of light continued to explode until it reached 9,000.
There were countless Level 5 weapons, armors, upgrade scrolls, medicinal pills, blueprints for soldiers, construction blueprints, and so on.
Even quite a number of Level 5 Hero Tier weapons had appeared.
As the reward data increased, Lin Ye's eyes lit up. He even forgot about the system regulator.
There were too many good things. He could choose whatever he wanted.
For the Beginner Level 5 weapons, he would choose option 1 for half of them, which would give him 100xQuantity.
As for the remaining half, he would leave it up to luck and he chose option 3.
For the intermediate and advanced Level 5 weapons, he would choose option 2 for all of them, which would give him 100xQuality. After the upgrade, they would all be Level 6 equipment.
It was the same for the blueprints for soldiers and medicinal pills. For those at Level 6, he would choose option 2. For those that had yet to reach Level 6, he would choose option 1 for half of them and option 3 for the rest.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The moment his selection ended, the entire territory was bathed in a golden and green glow.
In an instant, everyone's hearts raced. They couldn't help but stand up and look at the platform in a daze!
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"How is this possible?!"
"Oh my god, Level 5 Gold Tier equipment and Level 6 Green Tier equipment. The density of this light beam must mean that there should be at least hundreds of thousands of them!"
"There are also blueprints for Level 5 and 6 soldiers, medicinal pills, upgrade scrolls…"
"Heavens, this is too terrifying!"
Behind him, Xiao Bing and Xiao Nuan started.
For the first time in history, they were so shocked that their legs went soft. They supported each other to ensure that they did not lose their manners. 𝙡𝓲𝙗𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝒐𝙢
The scene in front of them was too terrifying.
They were after all Class 7 Six-tailed Fox Ladies who had seen many things.
However, even for some of the lords of the large cities in the Underworld.
In terms of Level 5 and 6 equipment, they were far inferior to Lin Ye.
This was ridiculous.
At the same time, cheers sounded from below the platform.
Whether it was the veterans or the new recruits who had just been recruited, they all looked shocked.
Among them, there were extraordinary Class 5 experts.
Till now, they had yet to get their hands on equipment that were compatible with their level.
But here in Lin Clan, when the Lin Clan's lord opened treasure chests, hundreds of thousands of Level 5 and 6 equipment would be dropped.
This situation was like that of a beggar who had been poor for decades suddenly falling into a treasure cave filled with hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Such wealth could instantly break the hearts of many people.
At this moment, it was unknown if it was intentional or not.
The veterans everywhere cheered excitedly.
"Becoming a loyalist is indeed the wisest choice in decades. I will be able to exchange for a Level 6 Green Tier weapon for free soon. At the very least, it will be a top Class 5 Gold Tier weapon. Hahaha, this feels so good!"
"Us loyalists have the best treatment. As soon as we come out, we will be able to obtain the best equipment for free. The others will have to make contributions to exchange for treasures. We finally understand the treatment of being superior. It feels good!"
There were countless similar words being uttered all around the Lin Clan.
Immediately, the breathing of the new Class 5 and 4 soldiers quickened.
A few anxious people hurriedly pulled a few veterans who were surrounding the platform and asked, "Brother, is what those people said true? Loyalists can obtain Level 5 or 6 equipment for free?"
"Nonsense, of course it's true. F*ck, don't waste my time. The conditions and standards for exchanging equipment and treasures are all written on the bulletin boards at the intersections. Go and take a look yourself! I want to snatch a spot, don't disturb me!"
The veteran said hurriedly and ran away.
He cursed as he ran.
This group of newbies only knew how to harm people. If they went late, when the lord distributed the equipment later, there would be no soup left for them.
I'm someone who can get a Class 6 Green Tier weapon. Hmph!
Soon, the bulletin boards at each intersection were surrounded by people.
The people in the front row were sweating profusely.
However, when they saw the contents of the contribution exchange form on the noticeboard, their eyes almost lit up.
"My god, as long as one is a loyalist of the Lin Clan, they will be able to obtain top-notch equipment of the same level at any level. Everyone will be treated equally. Only when the number of equipment is insufficient will they be given according to their contribution. As for new recruits, their priority is related to their loyalty. First come first serve!"
"First come first serve? The number of Level 5 and 6 Green Tier weapons that dropped should be less than a million!"
At this point, the crowd fell silent for a few seconds.
All of them were stunned. If they remembered correctly, the total number of soldiers recruited was 1.3 million.
There were more than 400,000 originally in the Lin Clan territory previously as well.
In other words, there were more than 1.7 million people.
Nearly half of the people would not be able to obtain Level 5 or 6 Green Tier weapons. Those who failed could only settle for Level 3 Purple tier and Level 4 Silver Tier weapons that the people before them had upgraded from.
In the past, if they could obtain Level 3 and 4 equipment, they would be overjoyed. They would go home and get their wives to cook pork to celebrate.
But now, they clearly had a chance to obtain Level 5 or 6 equipment. Why should they throw the chance away?
As for offering their loyalty, f*ck you, was that even a problem?
In the Underworld, if one offered a beginner Level 5 Gold Tier weapon, there would be many people fighting to offer their loyalty!
This was reality!
At this moment, all the new recruits seemed to have thought of this problem.
Countless pairs of eyes flickered, and flames appeared in their eyes.
When they turned around and looked at the countless golden and green lights on the platform.
This tiny flame completely ignited the small universe in his heart.
Boom!
When the energy reached a certain level, it was enough to topple mountains and overturn seas.
It was the same for loyalty that could not be seen or touched.
At this moment, from Lin Ye's perspective.
Loyalty+100,000, Loyalty+10…
100xReward.
Loyalty+10,000,000, Loyalty+10,000,000…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. All Class 4 soldiers have offered their loyalty and become loyalists!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. All Class 5 soldiers have offered their loyalty and become loyalists!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless golden particles of luck surged over from all directions and drowned Lin Ye.
Whoosh—
Immediately after, the Golden Dragon of Luck that soared into the sky above his head let out an angry roar. The lucky particles turned into a golden beam of light that was as thick as an arm.
From the top of Lin Ye's head to the sky, all of them surged into the golden dragon's body.
Pop! Pop!
The dark dragon scales lit up one after another as the dragon flew up.
100 scales → 1,000 scales → 10,000 scales →…
One hundred thousand, one million…
Boom!
In an instant, all the dragon scales lit up.
The Golden Dragon of Luck now was the true Golden Dragon of Luck. Its figure floated in the air like a golden river of time.
As it flew through Line Eye's territory, countless golden streams of light would appear.
Unknowingly, certain auras in the territory were transforming.
Mus Baruch, who was building the city wall, was surprised to discover that the speed at which they were building the city wall had increased drastically.
Lin One, who was planting the super seeds, was overjoyed.
The superfood-type seeds had actually matured in advance. Each and every sweet vegetable fruit was ten meters large and could be considered terrifying.
Lin Two, who was disintegrating and refining the 520,000 zombie corpses, was shocked. The disintegration speed increased by more than half.
It originally needed a day, but it now only took six to seven hours.
It had already been four hours. By the time the lord finished distributing the equipment, the zombie corpses would have also been completely disintegrated.
At the same time, Jiang Gong and his designer friends were overjoyed.
All of a sudden, everyone seemed to be flooded with thoughts. The parts that they did not understand initially were instantly enlightened.
Rustle—
As their pens flew, a paper blueprint appeared in their hands.
"Splash!"
A large amount of luck and merit descended.
10% of them fell into the Creative Production Camp, making that area even more mysterious.
70% fell into Lin Ye's body, causing Dao aura to flow out from his body.
Anyone, regardless of race and gender would involuntarily show a sense of intimacy to him.
The remaining 20% surged into the golden dragon's body.
Roar—
Under the nourishment of the golden light of merit and countless luck particles, the Golden Dragon of Luck roared.
Its body expanded, turning from a hundred meters to a thousand-meter divine dragon.
Its originally dead pupils raised slightly, revealing a glimmer of intelligence.
Moreover, as it roared, the spiritual light became stronger and stronger, covering its entire body like flowing water.
The next moment, it seemed to have awakened and soared happily in the sky. Dragon roars sounded and its luck instantly increased by a hundredfold.
At the same time, the system sent a congratulatory message.
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At the same time, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your Golden Dragon of Luck has awakened to become a special-type divine beast—Dragon Spirit of Luck!"
Note: Dragon Spirit of Luck. Special-type divine beast. Owner of this beast will have his luck, fate and destiny increased by a hundredfold. He will also receive the protection of the Dragon Spirit. Currently, it is a Level 1 Dragon Spirit. It is immune to any negative energy attacks below Class 9.
"Holy sh*t, a hundredfold increase in luck, fate, and destiny?"
"The dragon spirit's protection can even negate any negative attacks below Class 9?!"
Lin Ye was overjoyed. He never expected that the greatest surprise was not the finding of the bug but the awakening of his dragon spirit.
However, he had no direct concept of how his luck, fate, and destiny would increase by a hundredfold.
After some thought, he found a lone Gold Treasure Chest and opened it.
"You have obtained a Level 5 Hero-tier special equipment—Intermediate Tycoon's Wrist Guard!"
100xReward.
1. 100 Level 5 Hero-tier Special Equipment—Intermediate Tycoon Wrist Guard!
2. 1 Level 6 Hero-tier special equipment—Advanced Tycoon's Wrist Guard!
3. Random quantity, Random level Tycoon Wrist Guard (No probability of Level 1 or 2 equipment appearing)
"No way! A hero-tier?" Lin Ye's blood flowed faster. 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
He was conflicted. He already had a Tycoon's Wristguard. There was nothing to say about its attributes.
It could be used as both a defense and a power bank.
It was very useful, but the one he currently had was only a Level 4 Hero-tier one.
At this stage, it was already useless to him.
The Level 6 Tycoon Wristguard, on the other hand, was useful for him at this stage.
But this usefulness would only last for half a day.
Perhaps in a few hours, his physical body, battle aura, and divine sense would reach Level 7.
After all, there were many Level 6 and 7 medicinal pills that dropped from the platform in front.
Therefore, he wanted a Level 6 Advanced Wristguard, but his desire for it was not really high.
After some thought, he chose 3.
Since he wanted to test his luck, fate, and destiny, he should do something exciting.
The result would either be awesome or trash!
If it was lower than Level 6, he would melt it on the spot!
A moment later, a green light flashed.
Green!
Lin Ye started. This was a color one level higher than Level 6 Green Tier equipment.
As expected, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"You have obtained a special Class 7 Hero-tier equipment—Peak Tycoon's Wrist Guard!"
When his fingers touched it, the information displayed was as follows:
Item: Peak Tycoon Wristguards (Special Type Equipment)
Level: 7 (Rarity Level: or depending on the user's spending)
Name: Intermediate Hero-Tier Exclusive Weapon
Skill: Battle Aura Storage. The more you spend, the more battle aura you can store.
Note: Single charge must always be below Class 7 every time. For example, you can store 100 peak Class 7 charges. There is no limit to the number but the limit of the power is Class 7.
Passive: A top Class 7 battle aura shield with an undying energy and an eternal shield. (Note: We are very serious about protecting the richest tycoon in the world!)
Side Effect: When you completely lose your fortune, the Tycoon's Wristguard will betray you.
Bond: User who forms a telepathic bond with the Hero-tier equipment will be considered its exclusive user. The amount charged is discounted according to the ratio.
"Sobs—"
As soon as the wrist guard entered his hand, it seemed to sense the bottomless wealth on Lin Ye's body. The Peak Tycoon's Wristguard was excited.
Like a crazy bootlicker, it emitted strands of green energy and took the initiative to bind his master-servant relationship with Lin Ye.
"…"
Lin Ye was dumbfounded. Xiao Bing and the twins behind him were the same.
Was this a Hero-tier weapon that they were familiar with? Where's the arrogance? Where's the coldness?
This was clearly a brainless bootlicker!
Xiao Bing and Xiao Nuan looked at each other and then at the Level 6 equipment on their wrists. They were instantly jealous.
These two Level 6 ordinary Green Tier wrist guards were high-level equipment that they had spent five years working hard for at home before they managed to buy it at an auction house.
Compared to Lin Ye, they were both Class 7, but why was the difference so great?
However, this was just the beginning.
Bang!
Lin Ye opened another Gold Treasure Chest.
"You have obtained a Level 5 Advanced Gold Armor—Assassin's Armor!"
100xReward.
1. 100 Level 5 Gold Armor—Assassin's Armor!
2. 1 Level 6 Hero-tier Armor—Ritual Shirt!
3. Random quantity, Random level (No probability of a Level 2 Armor appearing)
There was no hesitation. It was the same as the one above.
However, this 100xQuality choice actually produced a Class 6 Hero-tier Armor. Lin Ye could not help but look forward to it.
He had given his Level 5 armor to his mother. The only protection he had now was the Dragon Spirit Armor, the energy shield from the Level 7 Tycoon's Wristguard, and his own Level 5 Great Sage Battle Aura.
For someone as steady as him, this level of protection… Oh, too weak!
No matter what, he had to get dozens of Level 7 Hero-tier armor.
When the time came, he would go to the Underworld and find a powerful blacksmith to forge a hundred-layer armor.
He had to bring out the strongest turtle shell.
"Choose option 3!"
Light flashed, turning from the initial golden color to green, and then to light green.
Light green → Mid green → Dark green →…
Pa!
In the end, with a light flash, green light poured out from within.
Thirteen treasure beams of green and red light dropped from it.
"Holy sh*t!"
"No way!"
"All of them are Class 7 Hero-tier ones!"
"Including the special Level 7 from before, there are already 14 of them!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Even the gentle Xiao Nuan and her sister could not help but curse.
Your father must be the God of Luck! ( )
"Not bad, not bad. My luck has indeed increased a lot."
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and was in a good mood. He muttered to himself, "This Xu Yuan is really a good person. If it weren't for you giving me the ability to plunder luck, I wouldn't be where I am today. Ron!"
"I'm here!" Personal guard Ron hurriedly said.
"Bring your people to Xu Yuan's grave, dig it out, and give him another glorious burial!" Lin Ye said.
"Ah, that's… not good." Ron grimaced.
"If I tell you to go, go. As a person, you have to know how to be grateful!"
Lin Ye casually threw out a few paper-thin villas, television dramas, Ferraris, and tens of billions of underworld coins.
Seeing Ron's confused expression, Lin Ye said, "Take these as well and burn them for Xu Yuan."
"Oh, okay." Ron nodded and got his subordinates to carry all the underworld papers and items. He had only taken a few steps when.
"Wait—Bring the child, Chu Xiu, along as well. The two of them are great benefactors of this lord. We can't be so stingy. Dig them out and let the two of them be buried together so that they can share the treasure!"
Lin Ye said solemnly, "Once it's done, I'll reward you with a set of Level 6 Green Tier weapons! The people accompanying you will all receive Level 5 Gold Tier weapons!"
"Long live our lord!"
Upon hearing this, Ron and his soldiers shuddered. With a loud cry, they ran off with large amounts of underworld paper.
Under the gazes of everyone, Lin Ye picked up one of the Class 7 Hero-tier armor.
The moment he touched it, a message came.
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The moment he touched it, a message came.
Item: Sacred Armor (Special Type Equipment)
Level: 7 (Rarity Level: )
Name: Intermediate Hero-Tier Exclusive Weapon
Skill: Sacred Healing Array (Within a range of 300 meters, as long as there is enough light attribute energy, you can use Level 7 Sacred Healing without limit)
Sacred Shield (Level 7 light attribute energy shield. Especially effective against dark attribute attacks.)
Bind: The purer and kinder a person's heart is, the stronger the person's armor will be.
After reading the information on the Sacred Armor, Lin Ye blinked. "Is this considered a mobile healer?"
Level 7 Sacred Healing was extraordinary.
It could help one recover quickly from ordinary knife wounds, corpse poison, and so on as long as they did not die immediately.
For a long battle, this was undoubtedly an excellent group healing ability.
In terms of individual strength, it was also very powerful, equivalent to a strengthened version of the Force of Nature.
However, overall, it felt a little weaker than other hero equipment.
"So what if it's weak? Its foundation is still not bad. Let's try it on." Lin Ye chuckled and quickly took off the other Level 4 Silver Tier Armors on his body. He threw them all into his space ring and put on the two divine armors.
Boom!
The moment he put it on, the divine armor emitted a blinding white light. A crisp and pleasant sound came from the armor, as if it liked his new master very much.
At the same time, a notification came from the system.
"You have triggered the Sacred Armor's binding attribute!"
"Heart Purity +95!" 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
100xReward.
"Heart Purity +9,500!"
Whoosh—
A moment later, the attributes of the equipment changed.
Skill: Sacred Healing Array (Within a range of 500 meters, as long as there is enough light attribute energy, you can use Level 9 Sacred Healing without limit)
Sacred Shield (Level 9 light attribute energy shield. Especially effective against dark attribute attacks.)
"!"
All the Level 7 skills became Level 9. He checked the information about the Sacred Armor again.
Lin Ye was shocked, but he also came to a realization. He couldn't help but sigh. "As expected from someone as pure as me. Even my armor has been influenced by me. Yet as humans, the jealous dogs in the world channel keep attacking me, and even curse at me every day. Society is truly vicious. Why is it that honest people like me always suffer?"
"Is this moral degeneration, or is this the distortion of human nature…"
"Heart Purity -1"
100xReward.
"Heart Purity -100"
"F*ck!"
Lin Ye almost vomited. Couldn't he even complain a little? Was there any justice in this world?
Your sister!
Heart Purity…
"I'm not scolding anymore, I'm not scolding anymore. I was wrong!"
Seeing that the purity value continued to decrease, looking like it was about to drop below that of Level 9, Lin Ye was so scared that he quickly stopped breathing.
After a short commotion, Lin Ye finally understood the attributes of this equipment.
It was indeed an interesting piece of equipment.
The stronger the bind, the stronger the attributes of the equipment.
He was clearly at Class 7, but due to his high-level compatibility with the equipment, he directly obtained a Level 9 shield and Level 9 Sacred Healing skill that surpassed his limit.
According to the description, Level 9 Sacred Healing could quickly heal fractures, virus infection, curses, non-lethal physical injuries, high-level corpse poison, and so on.
It was a real blood replenishment skill, and its area of effect had been expanded to 500 meters around him. It could be considered a mobile version of health potions.
However, he did not have this energy source for the time being. He only understood after asking Priest Gran about it.
Light attribute energy sources usually came from the cores of light attribute magical beasts, light stones, and light attribute gathering arrays.
"Looks like I have to get some monster cores or light stones."
Lin Ye pondered. Fortunately, he could use it for the first time for free. It was barely enough for him to use in the Underworld.
He put away the other eleven Sacred Armors and started to organize his gains.
After opening close to 10,000 Gold Treasure Chests, there was too much equipment dropped in front of him.
He opened the tab which displayed the information of the equipment in front of him.
"You have obtained 250,000 Beginner Level 5 Gold Tier Weapon—Night Whisper Sword!"
"You have obtained 80,000 Peak Level 5 Gold Tier weapons—Assassin's Bow!"
"You have obtained 60,000 Advanced Level 5 Gold Tier weapons—Void Illusionary Axe!"
"You have obtained 10,000 Beginner Level 6 Green Tier Weapon—Armor Splitting Ax!"
"You have obtained 100,000 Class 5 Upgrade Scrolls!"
"You have obtained 40,000 Level 6 Upgrade Scrolls!"
"You have obtained 60,000 Level 6 Body Strengthening Pills!"
"You have obtained 300 Level 5 Wind Power Plant blueprints!"
….
"You have obtained 3,000 Class 5 Soldier Blueprints—Shadow Leopard Cavalry Blueprints!"
"You have obtained 1,000 Class 6 Soldier Blueprints—Griffin Cavalry Blueprint! (Able to fly)"
"You have obtained 200 Class 7 Soldier Blueprints—Blueprints of the Flaming Lion!"
"I'm taking off!" Lin Ye smiled.
He conveniently took out a few bottles of Level 5 and 6 Body Strengthening Pills and Battle Aura Pills from the golden and green light pillars.
He tore open the bottle cap and drank dozens of pills under the eager gazes of hundreds of thousands of people.
Physical Strength+500,+600…
Battle Aura+500 ,+600…
100xReward.
Physical Strength+50,000 ,+60,000…
Battle Aura+50,000 ,+60,000…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your physical body has reached the peak of Class 6!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your battle aura has reached the peak of Class 6!"
"Unfortunately, there are actually no Level 7 medicinal pills!" Lin Ye sighed slightly. Otherwise, he could directly ascend to Class 7.
"My lord, we sisters have a few bottles of Level 7 Body Strengthening Pills and Battle Aura Pills. Do you need them?"
As if they heard Lin Ye's voice, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing's beautiful eyes lit up. They hurriedly took out five porcelain bottles of different colors from their space rings and handed them to Lin Ye.
"How can I accept this?" Lin Ye smiled like a spring breeze.
"Please accept it, my lord. Take this as a token of our appreciation." Afraid that Lin Ye wouldn't accept it for his sake, Xiao Nuan said softly, "If you really feel bad, it won't be too late to return it to us when you have it in the future."
"In that case, it would be impolite to refuse." Lin Ye did not stand on the ceremony and thanked him before accepting the five bottles of medicinal pills.
After doing a rough gauge, two bottles of Body Strengthening Pills and three bottles of Battle Aura Pills were barely enough.
Gulp—
He raised his head and swallowed all five bottles of pills.
A few minutes later, a large amount of data appeared below his eyes.
Boom! Boom!
Terrifying energy squirmed within his muscles, making them tingle.
It was as if countless energy particles were strengthening the 840 million cells in his body.
Moments later, the strength of his muscles increased rapidly. Tiny, smelly black particles seeped out of his skin.
At the same time his body became stronger, his battle aura sea changed drastically.
The energy vortex spun crazily, devouring the endless battle aura energy.
When the quantity reached a qualitative change, steaming white fog emitted from his pores. A roar from his golden battle aura could be vaguely heard from the white fog.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your physical body has reached the peak of Class 7!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your battle aura has reached the peak of Class 7!"
"They're finally all Class 7."
Listening to the system's notifications, Lin Ye secretly clicked his tongue. "This power is so strong!"
As he raised his hand, terrifying air currents exploded at his fingertips.
He felt that he was extremely powerful at this moment.
A casual punch from the current him could instantly kill him from before. The difference was too great.
Thump!
He raised his leg and stomped down. The moment it landed, it was like a giant elephant stomping its feet.
The ground rumbled as his feet sank into the ground.
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"F*ck, I lost control of my strength ~ ~"
Lin Ye felt a little awkward. The speed at which he advanced from Class 5 to Class 7 was a little too fast. His muscle memory was temporarily incompatible with his newfound strength.
However, it was not a big problem. He would be able to be familiar with it after training at the barracks.
However, it was not good to pile these equipment here.
He immediately said, "Tru, organize your people. Class 5 loyalists can take the Level 6 equipment first. Class 4 will take the Level 5 equipment. For those who have already gone to the gathering camps, send someone to deliver the equipment."
"My lord, then… What about us?" Tru looked at him pitifully.
"How can I forget about you?" Lin Ye glanced at him from the corner of his eye and waved his hand. "Take it. Whether it's the upgrade scrolls, pills, or the equipment, the main team will be given priority. After you guys have chosen, distribute it to the newcomers."
"Long live our Lord!"
Upon hearing this, the core team members were excited.
All of them happily carried the equipment and supplies with the people from the Totem Battle Clan.
Looking at the bustling activity here.
Lin Ye's gaze turned to Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing, and he said calmly, "What about now? Do you think those three ways of cooperation are still suitable for me?"
"My lord, you mean…" Xiao Nuan said nervously.
At this moment, she naturally understood how terrifying the potential of this future peerless overlord before her was.
The previous cooperation methods they suggested were definitely not suitable.
"Submit to me! Help me with all you have!" Lin Ye's expression was calm.
"That… is a little overwhelming."
Xiao Bing's expression changed slightly and interrupted, "We will never become anyone's slave."
Lin Ye glanced at her, but as it was a matter of her dignity, Xiao Bing raised her head and looked at him fearlessly.
Meanwhile, her sister, Xiao Nuan, had a headache.
On one side was Lin Ye, the human lord that she thought highly of, and he was also the future patron that she would never give up on.
On the other hand, it was for the benefit of her race. It was truly difficult on both sides.
After looking at each other for a moment, Lin Ye said slowly, "No one asked you to be slaves. Do you not believe me?"
Seeing Xiao Bing's pout, he turned his head and shouted at Tru, Luo Feng, and the others who were choosing equipment.
"Totem Battle Clan, Luo Clan, Xu Clan, Su Clan, Ranger Clan, Chef Clan, Blacksmith Clan, Farmers Clan… All of you, come out. By submitting to me, have you all ever been reduced to the status of slaves?"
His voice was not loud, but it was like the voice of a god had descended to the world. The sound wave spread from near to far and deep into the hearts of everyone in the territory.
"Hahaha, how is that possible? If this is the treatment a slave deserves, I'd rather be a slave for life and live forever!" Tru was the first to object.
"That's right. The Lord treats us like family. He's never stingy with good things. Us old brothers followed the lord from when we were Class 1. Look now. It's only been seven days, but we've already surpassed Class 5."
"And now, I've also obtained these Level 6 Upgrade Scrolls and medicinal pills. After eating them, I will advance to Level 6."
Luo Feng's figure sprang forward as he stepped on the Blood Shadow Battle Blade and flew into the air, before he said in a cold voice, "The Lord treats us like his own children. Everyone, ask yourselves, is there any place better than here in this world?"
"None!"
"No!"
Warriors everywhere answered loudly, their voices shaking the heavens.
This was the final answer from the soldiers who were recruited initially.
In the Underworld, they were lowly citizens.
Here, as long as one was loyal, they would be treated equally and well.
If not for this, how would they dare to bring their loved ones here as well?
Coming here did not mean a life of suffering, but enjoyment of life!
"Very good."
Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction and said in a loud voice, "To be able to meet such a good person in my life, I, Luo Feng, am willing to represent the Luo Clan and pledge my eternal loyalty to my lord to expand the Lin Clan for eternity!"
"My Su Clan is willing too!" Su Yu, who had always been noisy, had a solemn expression. All kinds of divine runes vibrated above his head as he swept his gaze across the new arrivals. "I, Su Yu, will be the first to disagree if anyone dares to not do their best for the lord after obtaining the equipment!"
"Count me in!" Xu Que jumped out smugly and said with a mocking expression, "Newcomers, don't think you're awesome. If anyone is dissatisfied, leave the barracks. If I don't beat you into submission, I'll take your surname."
…
At the end, the topic changed again.
Lin Ye coughed lightly and quickly interrupted them to continue distributing the equipment.
At this moment, his prestige skyrocketed. He turned around and looked at Xiao Bing. "Did you see that?"
"I saw it."
Xiao Bing nodded in a daze. She did not expect such an outcome.
This guy was so popular?
"Our lord is so powerful!"
Xiao Nuan looked at Lin Ye with starry eyes.
In just seven days, so many Underworld races were already willing to work for him.
This was not something ordinary people could do.
However, the next moment, she looked troubled. "My lord, we sisters will definitely support you unconditionally. We can submit it to you."
With that, he was afraid that Lin Ye would not believe her and directly offered her loyalty.
Although her younger sister, Xiao Bing, looked cold, she was convinced by Lin Ye and also offered her loyalty.
Soon, the system sent him the good news.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Class 7 six-tailed fox lady, Xiao Nuan, has offered her loyalty to you and has become your loyalist. The fox ladies are highly intelligent in business. Please treasure them and use every fox lady well. Don't treat them as slaves!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Class 7 six-tailed fox lady, Xiao Bing, has offered her loyalty to you and become your loyalist…"
"Then what about those in the Underworld?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. He roughly understood what the two women meant.
It seemed like opening a supermarket in the Underworld would be quite difficult if he did not choose according to the three methods proposed by the two initially.
"My lord, we're all on the same side now. I will not hide anything from you any longer. The Fox Lady Race has many branches. We can only represent the middle class. The rules of cooperation are all set by the race."
Xiao Nuan explained truthfully, "Of course, with the lord's astonishing talent, the race will definitely nurture you greatly if they know. However, in terms of the market share, they can only barely make concessions. As for submitting, it's almost impossible." 𝓵𝙞𝒃𝓻𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
"They won't listen to anyone. Whether it's true or false, including what they see or hear, they only believe in benefits."
"So in the early stages, we can only rely on ourselves?" Lin Ye analyzed the main point of this sentence.
"I guess so, but Xiao Bing and I can go back and ask my mother. If she agrees, at least the branch we are in can help the lord." Xiao Nuan said.
"There's no trouble, right?" Lin Ye looked at the two sisters and asked.
"A little, but we have to try."
Xiao Nuan smiled shyly.
"It will be tough on you. Take these as gifts for your family."
Lin Ye knew how difficult their situation would be, so he didn't ask further.
With that, he flicked his finger and sent the space ring that he had kept for cosmetics to Xiao Nuan's palm.
"My lord, this…"
Before Xiao Nuan could say anything, Lin Ye glanced at her from the corner of his eye. "You just became loyal and don't plan to listen to me?"
"No, no! I'm very obedient!" Xiao Nuan quickly shook her head.
"If you listen to me, just accept it. If you don't, it means that you think it's too little. Oh right. Since you two are going back together, it can't be that you're the only one with a gift. It's not good."
As he spoke, Lin Ye took out a large pile of cosmetics from the Reputation Shop and put them all into a new Level 6 space ring.
This was one of the treasures that had just been opened.
There were more than 600 of them in total. It was a beautiful sight.
"Xiao Bing, this is yours. Take it. If you refuse again, I'll give you ten!"
Lin Ye grabbed Xiao Bing's hand and put it on her without hesitation.
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"Ah…"
At such a close distance, the aura of Lin Ye overwhelmed her.
Xiao Bing's face was flushed red. It was as if there were a hundred thousand deers galloping in her heart, and her blood flowed faster.
Her body involuntarily clamped her legs together, and the six tails on her back intertwined.
She raised her eyes and stole a glance at her lord, only to receive Lin Ye's elegant and easy-going smile.
Terrified, she quickly lowered her head and allowed Lin Ye to put the ring on her finger.
"Alright, be good."
As Lin Ye spoke, he touched the fox lady's furry ears curiously.
It was soft and felt good to the touch.
"!"
Xiao Bing's body went limp and she almost fell to the ground.
Ears and tails were the weakness of the fox ladies. Usually, only their husbands could touch them.
She glared at Lin Ye angrily.
"?"
Lin Ye spread his hands in confusion. "What is it now? Is it because I don't have enough gifts? Then I'll give you more."
"Enough, enough!"
Xiao Nuan interjected and hurriedly stopped Lin Ye from doing anything inhumane.
"…"
Xiao Bing glared at him, wanting to say something, but she was afraid that Lin Ye would really give her another ring of cosmetics.
For a moment, the two sisters looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Meeting such a rich lord was really… blissful beyond words.
But then again, they could imagine.
How crazy would their mother be when she saw these top-notch cosmetics that were comparable to those that could only be found in the headquarters' auction?
"Then, my lord, wait for our good news." Xiao Nuan waved her hand with a smile.
"Alright, it's fine even if you can't do it. The important thing is that you have to return safely."
Lin Ye instructed solemnly.
"If Mother doesn't agree, I'll die for her to see!" Xiao Bing was even more honest and said firmly.
"Ahem…" Lin Ye broke out in a cold sweat when he heard that. What was this? He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad. It's fine even if it doesn't work out. At most, I'll take another path…"
He spoke for a few minutes until Xiao Bing's nose twitched and she took a small step back.
Under Lin Ye's confused gaze, she pointed at the black impurities particles that were about to form on Lin Ye's body and frowned. "It smells!"
"!"
Lin Ye's face darkened. F*ck, how could the impurities released after his advancement of his physical body not stink?
This little girl didn't know how to save some face for her lord. Did she not believe that I'll make you a bed warmer and suffocate you to death every day?
"Scram!" He cursed angrily.
Xiao Nuan quickly pulled her insensible sister and jumped into the teleportation array to escape.
Seeing that no one was around, Lin Ye lowered his head and sniffed. He first bared his teeth, then cursed with a look of disdain, "F*ck, it really stinks! Is this f*cking something that came out of my body? That's impossible. I have an innate Dao Body. Even my farts are fragrant. How can there be such stinky impurities? It must be an illusion."
"I should take a shower and sleep. I might be too tired these last two days. Even if I want to focus on cultivating, I need to take proper care of myself."
After muttering to himself, his figure flashed and he returned to his lord's bedroom.
The bedroom was fully equipped.
It had its own independent shower room, water heater, shower gel, shampoo, and so on.
It was just that the water used to bathe was a bit too luxurious. The water he used was mineral water.
He had no choice.
The Lord's Fortress was too high and there were no drainage tools. It could not hold water pipes.
However, this reminded Lin Ye of something.
In two days, he had to get the engineers from the Creative Production Camp to come up with a blueprint for the city's water and drainage system.
At that time, he would be able to construct a public shower in the entire territory so that everyone in the Lin Clan could take a hot shower.
Whoosh—
Soon, hot water poured down.
Lin Ye snapped his fingers and a stream of light flew out of the bathroom. The smart robot, Da Bai, landed on the ground.
This was a treasure that he had just obtained when digging through the pile of cosmetics.
"Da Bai, play a song!"
"Hah ~ ~ Without the internet, songs can't be played…"
"F*ck you!"
As Lin Ye bathed crazily, he sighed and said, "Life in this world is too boring. It's also because I'm not strong enough. After dealing with the Underworld's business, I have to find time to improve the technology in my territory. Even if I am in another world, the standard of living cannot decrease."
With that, he quickly rinsed himself a few times with the fragrant shower gel.
He lowered his head and sniffed under his armpit.
Mm, the stench was gone. It should be the food from this world.
It was too trashy and must have been contaminated.
However, despite complaining, there were still good things in this world.
Such as…
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, golden light erupted from Lin Ye's body. The powerful battle aura instantly evaporated the water on the surface of his body and hair.
This was much faster than a hairdryer.
He casually threw away his old clothes which were also stained with black impurities.
Now that he had money, Lin Ye would not let himself suffer.
He directly bought a cotton Maple Leaf Men's Underwear worth tens of thousands at the Reputation Shop.
Comparatively, what he wore on the outside was relatively simple.
A pair of shoes, jeans, and a shirt. It was typical wear.
Of course, it was not that he had a change of personality and could not bear to buy the best.
This was a personal habit. He emphasized on the quality of his clothes. As long as the clothes outside were comfortable to wear, it was fine.
As for whether it looked good or not, he did not care.
Only ugly people needed to use clothes to make them look better.
And for someone as handsome and elegant as him.
Even if he were to wear the clothes worn by the old men at the entrance of the alley, he would not look inferior to top models.
This was the fundamental difference.
Of course, if he were to wear a set of good-looking clothes, his handsomeness would be doubled.
He had the Lord's Skin on his side, which was a divine item in the clothing industry.
As long as he spent enough money, he could create all kinds of illusions and get whatever he wanted.
Just like now, with a flash of light, the original Silver Armor of Erlang Shen transformed into a set of sky-blue goose down pajamas.
It was comfortable to wear. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝙤𝒎
He jumped and fell onto the Simmons bed, closing his eyes.
He had not slept for two days and within a few minutes, he fell asleep.
In his dream, he seemed to have dreamed of the melodramatic plot of a dragon kidnapping the princess of the Underworld.
And he was the warrior who killed the dragon to save the princess in a few punches. In the end, he carried the princess back to the castle to live a wonderful life with her.
He slept until he woke up naturally. When he opened his eyes again.
Nicole was lying in his arms, her face flushed red.
"Why are you here?" Lin Ye blinked and changed his posture.
"Dinner is ready. Yang Fusheng and I came to call the lord for dinner."
Nicole replied obediently, "My lord seemed to have a nightmare. You shouted that the dragon would die and sent Yang Fusheng flying. Then, my lord…"
After saying that, Nicole's face turned slightly red.
He stuttered, "Why did the Lord call me a princess? A hug? I thought you were calling me, but as soon as I got here, you hugged me…"
"I didn't do anything bad, did I?" Lin Ye scratched his head, embarrassed.
"No, the lord was very nice," Nicole said softly.
"Ah… that was…" Lin Ye sighed. "What a pity."
"What did you say?" Nicole did not hear him clearly.
"Nothing much. I had a good sleep. Get up. What's for dinner?"
Lin Ye sat up and shook his head.
He slept until he woke up naturally. He felt refreshed and comfortable.
"Oooh, I learned about the northeastern stew from the recipes. It seemed simple and delicious."
As Nicole spoke, she crawled up and ran to the bathroom. She picked up a towel and an electric toothbrush and handed them to Lin Ye.
"My lord, quickly wash up. There are many things waiting for you to settle after dinner."
"Got it." Lin Ye took the electric toothbrush and nodded.
He only realized it when he got off the bed.
Yang Fusheng was lying on the ground with a swollen face and a dazed expression.
The screen of the brand new tablet in his hand had already cracked.
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Chapter 273
On the screen, the part of the screen that was not broken was playing an episode of Sailor Moon Warrior.
Her long legs swayed as if she was chasing after some bad people…
"Who beat you up? Why are you so miserable?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"Lin Ye!"
Yang Fusheng roared in embarrassment and anger, "Why are you pretending to be innocent? You were the one who hit me. Why are you still f*cking immobilizing me? Let me go if you dare."
"Ah, sorry."
Only then did Lin Ye react.
It seemed like Nicole had mentioned that he had beaten Yang Fusheng up, as if he was the dragon in his dream.
At this moment, he was still pinned to the ground by his Divine Punishment's 22 tons of repulsive force.
After releasing the repulsive force, Yang Fusheng's figure flicked and bit Lin Ye.
"Go back!" Lin Ye waved his hand.
Bang!
Yang Fusheng spread his limbs again and laid on the ground like an octopus.
"…"
"I'm in Class 7 while you're in Class 4. What do you think?"
Lin Ye patted Yang Fusheng's head. "Are you awake?"
"I'm awake."
Yang Fusheng nodded gloomily. "Then compensate me for my tablet. I came to wake you up out of goodwill but you still hit me. How heartless."
"Your brother has replied?" Lin Ye's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"I'm going back. Give me the tablet first. Otherwise, don't even think about it." Yang Fusheng turned his head and snorted unhappily.
"Here, here."
Lin Ye casually threw out a new tablet. This thing only cost a few thousand bucks. He could get as much as he wanted.
"At least you know your place."
Yang Fusheng took the tablet and his expression softened. "Wait!"
With that, he closed his eyes and activated a mysterious spell technique.
This process was long.
"Nicole, bring me the food. Eat something first."
Lin Ye took a look and estimated that it would take a while.
This place could not compare to a Haunted House. If Yang Tianyou wanted to send his consciousness over, there would be a lot of resistance.
"Oh, I've already prepared it for you. I'll go get it for the lord." Nicole smiled shyly and ran out.
Soon, a group of cat-eared chefs walked over with lunch boxes and placed the plates on the dining table.
Lin Ye took a look. Other than the stew filled with random stuff, there were also a few plates of northeastern specialties such as steamed pork in a pot. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
The color was similar to what he had eaten in the Nine States, but he wondered how it tasted.
He picked up his chopsticks and tasted it under Nicole's expectant gaze.
"Not bad, very authentic." Lin Ye gave him a thumbs up. Ever since his taste buds were strengthened, his taste buds had become very good.
However, this time, it was the truth. The texture was fresh and delicious. The steamed pork bun was also sweet but not too excessive. The chewiness was just right as well.
Clearly, Nicole had put a lot of thought into the dishes.
"As long as the lord likes it." Nicole was overjoyed.
"Sit down and eat together. There are so many of them. I can't finish all of them alone," Lin Ye said as he pulled Nicole to sit.
"But…" Nicole hesitated.
In the underworld, chefs were not qualified to sit on the same table as the lord.
"Be obedient. There are not so many rules in the Lin Clan. Everyone is treated equally." Lin Ye said with a straight face.
"Don't be so fake. It's just because she's pretty. Let a man come in and serve you. See if you still say the same."
Yang Fusheng closed his eyes. As he connected to Yang Tianyou's consciousness, he didn't forget to complain.
"Hmph!"
Lin Ye glared at him. This little bastard, how dare you destroy my script. Do you not believe that I will use a Poppy Hammer to smash your skull?
"Tsk, are you angry from embarrassment?" Yang Fusheng pouted.
"Summon your brother. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll delete all the cartoons and let you watch sheeps every day." Lin Ye's eyes revealed a cold glint.
As expected, this sentence was the most destructive. It immediately silenced Yang Fusheng.
During dinner, Lin Ye's divine sense did not idle. He checked the recruitment records.
In the seven to eight hours he slept, more than half of the million strong army had been recruited.
Among them, there were 420,000 Class 5 soldiers and 470,000 world soldiers.
The cost a total of 890,000 Zombie Souls. The number of zombie souls consumed was not low. Furthermore, the city wall was also filled with those who needed a lot of food.
He had originally earned 200 million Zombie Souls, but he only had slightly more than 10 million left.
At this rate, the zombie souls would probably be used up in less than an hour.
"The more I earn, the faster I spend!"
Lin Ye sighed. In the blink of an eye, he was going to become poor again.
At this moment, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"You have obtained 6,590,000 zombie souls."
100xReward.
"You have obtained 659 million zombie souls!"
"…"
Lin Ye blinked and smiled brightly.
Alright, I'm back again!
His Heart's Web swept across. As expected, this money came from the 520,000 zombies. They had already disintegrated.
"My lord, what are you so happy about?"
Nicole sat beside Lin Ye and ate her food in an extremely ladylike manner. She stole a glance at Lin Ye and asked curiously.
"I thought of something happy." Lin Ye smiled.
Nicole blinked.
"I'm happy about eating with you, silly!"
Lin Ye pinched her chubby face.
Tsk tsk, it felt so good. It was smooth like a baby's face.
"My lord is a baddie!" Nicole blushed and rolled her eyes at him before running off.
"Girls are still the cutest."
Lin Ye chuckled happily and continued to transform into a glutton. He held the rice in his hands and ate it with the pork stewed with vermicelli.
Perhaps because his constitution had become stronger, the entire pot of stew and a few plates of dishes were actually eaten clean by him.
"Alright, I've become a big eater too. In the future, I'll form a team with Li Xinyi and go to the World Channel to be a food blogger."
He muttered to himself.
Lin Ye grabbed a banana from the warehouse and ate it as dessert.
As he ate, he did not forget to communicate with the various heads of the Lin Clan by using Mind Possession.
At this moment, in the barracks area.
Many soldiers who had used Level 6 Upgrade Scrolls and medicinal pills had also broken through to Class 6.
In the crowded camps, they were still in the lead.
"Tru." Lin Ye called out into Tru's mind.
"My lord."
Tru quickly stopped training.
He had just advanced to Class 6. Like Lin Ye, he had lost control of their strength and was trying to rapidly adapt.
"Gather all the elite Class 5 and 6 soldiers as well as the blueprints of the Shadow Leopard Cavalry and the Griffin Cavalry."
"These are the blueprints for the strongest Class 5 and 6 cavalry soldiers. I've already uploaded the blueprints to all the barracks. Train it as soon as possible. If you want speed, use the Acceleration Scrolls as you wish. There's no need to save money for me."
They now even had a Griffin Cavalry?
As expected of his lord. This was a Class 6 flying magical beast!
Tru's eyes lit up when he heard that. He recommended himself, "My lord, leave this Griffin Cavalry to me. I know flying best."
"Nonsense." Lin Ye rolled his eyes. How could he not know what this guy was thinking?
"Forget it, it's up to you. I only look at the results."
"I'll go out in a while. Before I come back, if I don't see any results, you can be a sweeper."
"How could that be? Don't worry, I promise to complete it beautifully for you!" Tru was overjoyed and promised repeatedly.
"Alright, that's it."
Lin Ye cut off the connection with Tru and connected with Lin Three to Lin Nine next.
Currently, they were following the newly recruited soldiers to take root in the gathering camps in the four directions.
He wanted them to build wind power stations everywhere so that he could settle the problem of energy once and for all.
It would benefit everyone.
Previously, only the core territory had electricity as it had diesel generators.
When night fell in the other regions, it would be pitch-black.
Whether a territory was considered developed or not depended on whether it had lighting at night.
He thus decided to construct more wind power stations. He didn't dare to say anything else, but it would definitely make his territory the brightest in the night.
Next was Adelia. There were also the Night Elf Blueprints and Magic Elf Blueprints for the rangers.
One was an assassination-type soldier while the other was a magic-type soldier. Both of them had their own strengths and were considered outstanding among Class 6 soldiers.
The instructions made Adelia and Shana extremely happy.
After dealing with the other trivial matters, Lin Ye turned around and saw a pair of scarlet eyes.
Chapter 274
"F*ck, you scared me!"
Lin Ye glanced at 'Yang Tianyou' who had successfully connected and said speechlessly, "Why don't you even say something to inform me that you're here. Are you a ghost?"
"I just saw that you were busy and didn't disturb you."
'Yang Tianyou' sized up Lin Ye and nodded. "Your strength has increased quite well. You have reached the peak of Class 7 in all aspects. With your foundation, even an ordinary Class 9 might not be able to beat you."
"Don't talk so much. How's the thing I asked you to do?" Lin Ye took out a space ring and waved it. He continued, "I've prepared a lot of human blood here. Let me give you a friendly reminder. It's at least a hundred tons."
"10 Level 5 Treasure Maps, 3 Intermediate Ruins, and one Advanced Ruin. However, as for adventuring in Hell, go only when your strength surpasses Class 9." 'Yang Tianyou' pondered and said, "Are you free now? Let's meet."
"What happened?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Let's talk about it when we meet. Don't worry. It should be a good thing for you." 'Yang Tianyou' smiled.
"Location," Lin Ye said. At this moment, he should be the strongest on land and was not afraid at all.
"My territory. Come over as soon as possible."
With that, 'Yang Tianyou' hung up.
"Mm—"
At the same time, Yang Fusheng woke up slowly. The red glow in his eyes disappeared, replaced by his original green pupils.
"Has big brother left? Why didn't he greet me? It's really…"
After complaining, Yang Fusheng turned around and was grabbed by Lin Ye as he flew out.
Now that he had entered Class 7, the speed of his battle aura wings was extremely fast. In less than ten minutes, he arrived at Yang Tianyou's territory.
This was a beginner six-star Haunted House. It was surrounded by low-level zombies. Lin Ye waved his hand, and the repulsive force within a 200-meter radius increased exponentially. Immediately, all the zombies in the range were sent flying like baseballs.
After clearing the zombies in the inner circle, he walked into the Haunted House with a calm expression.
"Whoosh—"
In an instant, as if sensing the situation here, a blood-colored figure was projected from the teleportation array.
"You're here." A smile appeared on Yang Tianyou's pale face.
"Brother, are you injured? Why is your aura so weak?"
Yang Fusheng, who was still arguing, stopped and looked at Yang Tianyou in shock.
"Jiang Chen took advantage of you?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
He knew that Yang Tianyou had consumed a large amount of divine blood to help him increase the difficulty of the zombie wave.
If he was Jiang Chen, he would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.
"Not really, but I killed a few zombie kings and suffered some minor injuries. It's fine." Yang Tianyou smiled and didn't mind.
He glanced at Yang Fusheng from the corner of his eye. "Why did you bring him here?"
"To prevent you from playing tricks. If the deal doesn't work, I can use him as a bargaining chip or kill him directly."
"…" Yang Tianyou was speechless.
Yang Fusheng gritted his teeth.
"Alright, go and play. We adults have something to discuss." Lin Ye waved his hand and sent Yang Fusheng hundreds of meters away.
"Thank you." After Yang Fusheng left, Yang Tianyou suddenly said,
"What?" Lin Ye was confused.
"I can tell that he's very happy. It's been a long time since I've seen such a human-like expression on his face."
Yang Tianyou sighed.
At the same time, he could not help but feel envious.
In his eyes, humans were indeed the most beautiful life form in the world.
"Alright, let's not talk about these unimportant things."
With a turn of his voice, he threw more than ten blueprints at Lin Ye. "These are the treasure maps and ruins maps you want."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
He activated his Universal Pull and all the blueprints were sucked into his palm.
"You have obtained 10 Level 5 Treasure Maps and 3 Intermediate Ruin Maps!"
100xReward.
1. 1,000 Level 5 Treasure Maps (Can be chosen separately)
2. 100 Level 6 Treasure Maps
3. Random quantity, Random Level Treasure Maps (No probability of Level 1 and 2 Treasure Maps appearing)
1. 300 Intermediate Ruin Maps (Can be chosen separately)
2. Three Advanced Ruin Maps
3. Random quantity, Random Level Ruin Maps (No probability of Level 1 Ruin Maps appearing)
Looking at the options, Lin Ye pondered for a moment and had an answer.
He thought to himself, "For the treasure maps, I'll choose option two and three! For the ruin maps, I'll choose one for each of the three."
The reason why he chose as such was not because he was arrogant, but because after the spirit of his Golden Dragon of Luck awakened, his luck had increased drastically.
This was evident from opening the Golden Treasure Chests.
The last few were either Level 6 or 7 equipment, or Gero-tier weapons.
As for a Level 5 treasure map, it was of little significance to him now because its level was too low.
Especially since he could use the Gold Treasure Chest bug now.
Of course, he had to do it secretly every day and could not be too ostentatious.
With the protection of the dragon spirit, the system did not seal this bug. This gave him hope.
There was hope of obtaining quality goods. Even though he had 100xReward, there were too many people in his territory.
At the same level, he would choose 100xQuantity.
Now, he could consider the 100xQuality option and take the path of quality.
Soon, the system sent congratulatory messages.
"You have obtained 50 Level 6 Treasure Maps!"
"You have obtained 38 Level 5 Treasure Maps!"
"You have obtained 50 Level 6 Treasure Maps!"
"You have obtained 100 Intermediate Ruin Maps!"
"You have obtained 2 Advanced Ruin Maps!"
"Not bad, not bad. I made a small profit from the treasure maps and the ruin maps!"
After getting an additional free advanced ruin map, Lin Ye was in a good mood. He kept all the maps into his space ring and hurriedly glanced at the original map given by Yang Tianyou. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Hidden Gold Valley? Silver Pine Forest? Thorn Valley? Why are they all other map pieces…"
"It can't be helped. The stowaways have long stripped the low-level treasure caves in the Lonely Forest. I bought these from other zombie kings using a huge sum of money."
Yang Tianyou shrugged and said calmly, "Moreover, I've carefully considered these maps before, especially Hidden Gold Valley. It's not far from the Lonely Forest where you're at. It's only 500 kilometers away. Other than treasure maps and ancient ruins, there are a large number of high-grade mineral veins there which are suitable to forge Level 5 to 9 equipment."
"It's up to you whether you want to go or not. In any case, I've already given you the items as promised."
"Alright, this is your reward. Treat the extras as small fees. I'll give it all to you."
Lin Ye flicked his finger and threw the ring filled with blood over.
"Also, didn't you just say that you have something important to tell me? Tell me now while you're free."
Yang Tianyou nodded and said astonishingly, "Something big happened in the Lonely Forest. The zombie kings guarding the east and west were killed by me and Jiang Chen."
"You two betrayed them?" Lin Ye was shocked.
"Not really."
Yang Tianyou shook his head and looked towards the north, which was Jiang Chen's territory. "That guy is ambitious. This time, with the help of the zombie wave and the temptation of Fusheng's bounty reward, he killed all three zombie kings of Hidden Gold Valley."
"At this moment, he's probably hiding in a dark corner, devouring the divine blood and lifeblood of the three zombie kings."
"You mean to say that the current Lonely Forest is completely leaderless and all the resources are mine to harvest?"
Lin Ye's eyes flickered.
"You can say that. But that's not the point. You humans can already start the Hell Adventure Mission, right?"
"Yes." Lin Ye nodded.
"For the next two days, send someone to teleport from the Lonely Forest. The Lonely Forest corresponds to the Deadly Wilderness of Hell."
"Now that the zombie kings have been suppressed, the high-level zombies on the east and west sides have fled and joined the zombie kings in other areas."
"Taking advantage of this opportunity, you can arrange for your people to come in.. I can stay for a few more days and help them farm some Heaven Ladder Points."
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"That's good?" Lin Ye was tempted.
"Except for you."
Yang Tianyou added, "You were too dazzling this season. There are people watching you from Hell. However, don't worry. As long as your main body doesn't go to hell, no one can do anything to you here."
"Then what about my Heaven Ladder Mission?" Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
"When you go to the Underworld, buy a set of spirit talismans to conceal the secrets of the heavens and conceal your aura. It's best if you can obtain the puppet avatar of the Puppet Demon Sect before going. With these supplementary treasures, you can roam freely in the vast world."
"Alright, I'll remember it." Lin Ye nodded. "Can you help me get information about the surface map? Other than the Lonely Forest, get me a copy of the names of the nearby maps, size, and distance."
Previously, through the market page, he had deduced the distance between him and his family.
However, the information was too vague.
He could only confirm that the distance would not exceed a few hundred kilometers, but he did not know the exact coordinates.
If he had all the information on the surrounding maps, the probability of finding his family would undoubtedly increase greatly.
This was also one of the reasons why he wanted to subdue Ma Niu and Zhang Chao in the challenge tower.
"Sure, I'll give it to you in two days."
Yang Tianyou nodded. After some thought, he threw out two space rings emitting a blood-colored aura and handed them to Lin Ye.
"This is?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. Good lord, he could sense the evil aura within the ring even without using his divine sense.
Not only was it evil, it was also powerful. Just its aura alone could suppress him.
"The bodies of two zombie kings!" Yang Tianyou said calmly.
"The two who were killed by you and Jiang Chen?" Lin Ye swallowed a mouth of saliva.
This was the corpse of two experts who had surpassed Class 9. It must be expensive. Yet, Yang Tianyou was giving it all to him?
"The divine blood in their bodies has been emptied by me, and their strength has decreased greatly. However, it's still useful for you. After obtaining the inheritance of the Puppet Demon Sect, you can refine the two of them into combat puppets. Their combat strength should be comparable to a peak Class 9."
"Don't take it out here in the surface world. Even though they have died, they're existences that still far exceeds the rules. Once it leaves the space ring, it will instantly be destroyed by lightning. If you take it out from the large city in the Underworld, you will have the strength to protect yourself."
Yang Tianyou looked at him deeply. "Don't die too early."
"How can that happen? Do you see the Golden Dragon of Luck above my head?" Lin Ye snapped his fingers.
Roar—
A dragon roar that ordinary people could not hear let out a loud roar and flew out brazenly.
A huge body that was more than a thousand meters tall floated in the air. Its golden-red eyes looked at Yang Tianyou with arrogance.
"Dragon spirit?"
Yang Tianyou's pupils constricted. His calm expression finally changed.
He took a few steps back. "F*ck, when did you get it? Put it away!"
"Not long ago." Lin Ye chuckled and snapped his fingers, causing the dragon spirit to disappear.
"Hah—" Yang Tianyou heaved a sigh of relief and glared at Lin Ye angrily. "You're lucky. The Dragon Spirit of Luck is a special-type divine beast. It can deal fatal blows to dark attribute life forms like zombies and heretics."
"That strong?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
Outsiders could not see this dragon spirit at all.
Even those with special eye power and could see it could only sense that although the dragon spirit looked extraordinary, its main body was void.
In this state, it felt like a breath could easily blow it away.
"Don't look down on the dragon spirit. Although this dragon spirit of yours is only at Level 1, it already has the combat power to defeat some zombie kings who have transformed into zombie kings. All the best. This thing can be used as a trump card. Don't use it recklessly usually to prevent others from discovering it and setting a trap for you."
"If you have the chance, go to the Dragon Race and cultivate the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God and devour some ancient dragon bloodlines. At that time, you will discover the true terror of dragon spirits."
The combat power of a zombie king?!
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. No wonder according to the description, once the dragon spirit transformed, it would be immune to negative attacks below Class 9. He had underestimated it.
His dragon spirit had a combat power above Class 9. It was now another powerful trump card. Wonderful!
As for the dragons and the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God, it sounded awesome. He had to go and get some Dragon King's maids to guard his door as well.
Dragon Race guarding the door, tsk tsk, how domineering!
Thinking of this, Lin Ye hurriedly asked, "Do you know where the Dragon Race's territory is? Give me the coordinates!" 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝓻𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝙢
"…"
Looking at Lin Ye's expression, Yang Tianyou's mouth twitched. "Take it easy. The Dragon Race is not a weak race. However, since you've awakened your dragon spirit, they shouldn't reject you. However, their arrogance is still there. When you go, remember to bring a large amount of money and treasures. They are very interested in wealth and treasure."
"I'm good at giving gifts. I'm so poor that I only have money left. Is 100 million enough? If it's not enough, I'll add a million Level 3 to 5 equipment," Lin Ye said boldly.
"!" A black shadow flew out of Yang Tianyou's heart. He wished he could beat this pretentious dog to death.
You never speak human language. You dare to say something like that with hundreds of millions of items!
"Do you think I'm lying to you?"
Opposite him, Lin Ye glared as if he had been insulted and shouted angrily, "Yang Tianyou, who are you looking down on? I just earned 600 million. Am I arrogant? Am I arrogant? What's with that look in your eyes? Let me tell you, I'm not pretending. I'm just stating the facts!"
As he spoke, he opened the remaining millions of Class 3 Purple Tier and Class 4 Silver Tier equipment he had just gotten from the treasure chests and showed them to Yang Tianyou.
Together with the remaining amount of Zombie Souls on the Civilization Archive's resource page, the clearly visible word '100 million' shocked Yang Tianyou.
"Did you rob the God of Fortune?" The corners of his mouth twitched. It took him a long time to recover from his shock.
"Don't care how I got here. Hurry up and tell me the coordinates of Dragon Island. When I have the chance, I'll use money to knock out those greedy dragons," Lin Ye said arrogantly.
"Since you're so rich, you don't have to ask me for the map coordinates. In the Underworld, you can buy information about Dragon Island at any auction. It's much more detailed than mine." Yang Tianyou waved his hand in disinterest. He was originally worried about this guy, but from the looks of it, it was useless.
"Are you done?" Lin Ye asked, preparing to return.
"Let me leave you with some last words, firstly, in two days, including me, all the zombie kings in the Lonely Forest will leave. Before the other zombie kings arrive, you'd better take down the Lonely Forest. Those below Level 9 Haunted House need not be destroyed."
"When the new zombie king is here, it will definitely want to perform well so it will crazily send soldiers out to fight for territory."
"With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem for you to stay and farm limitless Zombie Souls, right?"
"Of course." Lin Ye nodded.
"That's good. Secondly, the ruin in my territory, which is the Puppet Demon Sect, had too many stowaways killed by Jiang Chen. I don't know what kind of abnormality it triggered, but it seems to show signs of the birth of heretics. It's better for you to go and take it as soon as possible."
"Heretics?"
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"Heretics?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. He had heard this term before. And from the sound of it, they were not good people.
"They are a complicated and special evil lifeform."
Yang Tianyou lowered his head, as if he could not describe it with words. "Go and take a look at yourself. In any case, even if they have really formed, the heretics at this stage can't do anything to your dragon spirit."
"Then, can I kill them?" Lin Ye's eyes flickered with curiosity.
"The heretics' Vitality Magnetic Field is special and makes it difficult for one to kill it. This is so even for experts much stronger than it. Of course, this is only for ordinary experts. For you who cultivate the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God, the Emperor's Primordial Dragon Art, top-notch lightning techniques, and other top-grade techniques, you might be able to kill it with the help of your dragon spirit."
"What benefits does killing heretics bring?" Lin Ye asked again.
"You really plan to kill them?!" Yang Tianyou was speechless.
"I'm just asking. I'm just curious," Lin Ye said.
"Curiosity kills. Don't be rash."
Yang Tianyou reminded him but still said truthfully, "Heretics are very powerful. They are the public enemy of almost all races, including those in Hell. No one knows of their origins. Some say that they are from the outer realm, while others say that they have evolved naturally…"
"There are all kinds of theories, but some races have reached a consensus. Although they're evil, their corpses are extremely valuable."
"The most valuable thing is a heretic's Heart of Evil. This is a sacred item that can increase one's mental cultivation without any side effects. The higher the level, the higher the increase."
"There's also the Evil Essence. This is a superb treasure for killing people in the dark. The airbag is filled with an evil aura and has the ability to infect others."
"Those whose strength is lower than that of the heretics will not be spared."
"Once you're hit by the evil aura, if you don't clear it in time, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"At the least, your sea of consciousness will become chaotic and you will become a cripple. At the worst, you will be assimilated to become their kind and become its lackey…"
"This thing, how is it an evil thing? It's simply a treasure chest!" Lin Ye's eyes lit up when he heard that.
Heretics = Disaster?
No, this was a f*cking treasure chest!
Originally, he only planned to take away the inheritance and avatar puppets of the Puppet Demon Sect.
But in comparison, the Evil Essence was more fragrant.
To a certain extent, this thing was similar to a biological weapon.
However, it was even more sinister and terrifying.
With it, be it going to the Underworld or Hell, it would be a divine tool for revenge.
If anyone dared to bully him, he would create some heretics for them.
Other than the experts in the bigger cities, ordinary city lords would probably have a headache.
This would become another huge trump card aside from his current dragon spirit. Awesome!
"Is there anything else? Tell me everything at once," Lin Ye urged.
Hearing Yang Tianyou's words, he could not wait to rush to the Puppet Demon Sect to collect the treasures.
"Thirdly, and most importantly, try your best to recruit as many humans as possible in your territory. Even if you have to fight for them, you have to fight for them as much as possible."
"Don't look at how useless they are now. Soon, you will realize that be it the powerhouses from the Underworld or the legacies of the other civilizations you have obtained, their effects are far inferior to that of a human lord."
"What do you mean?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
Could it be that when the number of human lords hit a certain number, something would happen?
"It's nothing. I'm just reminding you that if you want to become the overlord of the world and become the protagonist of this world, this is the minimum prerequisite."
Yang Tianyou looked at him. "To become lord of the Human Race with no humans, wouldn't that be a joke?"
"That makes sense. I'll work hard." Lin Ye chuckled and nodded.
Although Yang Tianyou didn't explain, he vaguely guessed something. 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐ℴ𝘮
Providence?
Maybe.
Ever since humans started becoming his loyalists, the golden particles of luck he gained from them was no less than the amount he gained from the people from the Underworld.
One had to know that the number of people he recruited from the Underworld had always been hundreds or thousands of times that of the human lords.
From this point alone, he could not give up on human lords.
This was a win-win situation. He provided safety to the humans, and they returned him some luck providence.
It was a perfect situation for everyone!
"It's good if you remember it." Yang Tianyou revealed a gratified smile.
Looking at the current Lin Ye, he seemed to see a ray of hope.
Although this ray of hope was still very small, it was at least better than the despair from the past ten thousand years.
This was already the best situation.
"Then, I shall leave now. Is there anything else?" Lin Ye pointed in the direction of the Puppet Demon Sect's ruin.
"Go and bring Yang Fusheng along," Yang Tianyou said.
"The heretics won't be able to kill him, right?" Lin Ye hesitated. After all, the little zombie was only Class 4 and was too weak. With a wave of his hand, he could crush it into pieces.
"At this stage, the heretics don't have the ability to do so. Yang Fusheng was once a zombie king after all. Even though his divine blood has disappeared and his zombie king blood has degenerated, his body is still strong. As long as the heretic is not at the level of a zombie king, he can't do anything to him," Yang Tianyou explained.
"Alright then. Do act quickly on the matter about the map information."
Lin Ye nodded. With a flash, he appeared hundreds of meters away.
He activated Universal Pull and flew into the air with Yang Fusheng.
"F*ck!"
Yang Fusheng screamed, "Why didn't you remind me? My tablet was almost destroyed again!"
"It's not too late to tell you now." Lin Ye chuckled. He was in a good mood. His gains from this trip were simply unimaginable.
Hundreds of treasure maps and ruin maps were not a small number. In terms of value, they were at least tens of billions of zombie souls.
"Where are we going again?" Yang Fusheng hugged the tablet in his arms tightly. He glanced at his surroundings and realized that Lin Ye was not flying in the direction of the Lin Clan's territory. Then, he seemed to have thought of something and said excitedly, "Are we going to find trouble with Jiang Chen again?"
"…" Lin Ye was speechless. "If Jiang Chen knew, he would probably beat you to death."
"Tsk, what am I afraid of? He can come and hit me if he has the guts!" Yang Fusheng pouted.
"I'm afraid he won't have the chance," Lin Ye said.
"What do you mean?" Yang Fusheng was surprised.
"Jiang Chen ran away."
Looking at Yang Fusheng's confused expression, Lin Ye explained, "From what your brother said, Jiang Chen killed the three great zombie kings of Hidden Gold Valley, then killed the two zombie kings guarding the east and west of the Lonely Forest. I'm afraid that he has already packed his things and fled."
"He's crazy. He actually dares to assassinate other zombie kings!"
Yang Fusheng secretly clicked his tongue.
In Hell, every zombie king was equivalent to a general guarding a territory.
The Zombie Divine Palace would investigate the assassination of zombie kings.
Thinking of this, he could not help but be excited.
"Lin Ye, I've thought of a good idea. Let's go to Hell immediately and find Jiang Chen. Use this information to threaten him."
"Let me tell you. This bastard definitely has a precious treasure on him. Back then, my brother and I were the super geniuses of the zombie world. We were the kind that could kill monsters above our level. We killed gods when we encountered them and killed buddhas when we encountered them. No corpse could stop us."
"We only lost in the hands of this bastard, Jiang Chen. After fighting with him for countless years, we've lost more than we won."
"Later on, Big Brother obtained some information from somewhere which said that Jiang Chen had a great background and was a vessel that a certain divine lifeform took a fancy to. A divine lifeform. Tsk tsk, that's an expert of another level."
"If the other party likes him, how can his body not be suspicious? I won't believe it even if you beat me to death."
"Now that the two of us know that he killed some zombie kings, we'll go down immediately and extort him. We can definitely squeeze out a lot of good things from him. After we get it, we'll betray him and sell him away to the Divine Zombie Palace. We'll be rich, rich, understood?"
"Your brother was also involved in killing the zombie king," Lin Ye said expressionlessly.
"What?"
Yang Fusheng almost vomited blood. "Really?"
"Nonsense."
Lin Ye rolled his eyes and took out the space ring containing the two zombie kings. He showed it to him and said, "Do you understand now?"
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"They… have gone crazy." Yang Fusheng smiled bitterly.
Originally, this situation was one that they could profit from. Now, it has become a double-edged sword.
Not only could they not kill Jiang Chen, they even had to protect him secretly.
To be honest, he could not understand why his brother wanted to work with Jiang Chen.
Shouldn't they be natural enemies?
Wait. Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind.
He looked at Lin Ye in shock, and then at the space ring that Lin Ye had just put away. He seemed to understand everything.
"What kind of look is that?" Lin Ye frowned.
"It's nothing. Don't ask anymore. I won't tell you." Yang Tianyou hurriedly shook his head.
"There's a secret?" Lin Ye's eyes lit up as he sneered inwardly.
Would I not know if you don't say it?
Childish!
"Listening Ear!"
He secretly activated the top-grade talent that he had just obtained—Listening Ear.
His current level of Listening Ear was not at Zhang Chao's level anymore. He had already reached Level 22 with his bunker.
What he could listen to was no longer limited to himself. He could listen to the other party's thoughts on any unit or lifeform.
As long as one's mental cultivation was lower than his, they would not be able to block it.
He listened to Yang Fusheng's thoughts, whose mind was in a mess, carefully. A large number of intermittent voices appeared in his mind.
"This kid can't really be the lord of the Human Race for this season, right… Good lord, has my brother already started investing… and Jiang Chen, what do you mean? Will the divine lifeform behind him be implicated… F*ck, something feels wrong…"
"Lord of the Human Race?! Investment?…" A glint flashed across Lin Ye's eyes.
Yang Tianyou had vaguely mentioned these important words before, asking him to take in more humans.
According to Yang Fusheng, there were people in Hell who thought highly of humans. Like the thousands of races in the Underworld, they were all secretly betting.
Perhaps he had now become one of them they were betting on.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye shivered.
The hunter shoots the bird that stands out. F*ck, did he take the bullet for someone hiding behind him?
Wasn't this how plots in the web novels went?
Those who were the real Sons of Destiny were all hidden in the dark, not exposed in the open.
Well, that couldn't be right. All those protagonists in the past were solo players but he had people helping him wherever he went, so…
He must have gotten a special script and plot. If this was true, he was the true Son of Destiny!
"Mm, that must be it."
Lin Ye nodded seriously and praised himself for his wit.
He had already decided that in the future, if anyone dared to jump out and say anything about him being the false Son of Destiny, he would beat them to death!
In any case, he, Lin Ye, was an invincible existence right now.
Furthermore, as long as he had 100xReward to continue helping him, the gap between him and other human lords would only increase.
Like a snowball, this gap would turn from the size of a fist to an avalanche.
No matter how powerful the others were, they could forget about stealing chickens in front of him, the invincible.
Since they have decided to stay hidden in the shadows, they should hide for the rest of their life. He would kill whoever came out.
After coming to terms with this, he felt extremely happy.
At the same time, familiar characters appeared below his eyes.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have entered a state of epiphany."
Concept of Invincibility +700, Concept of Invincibility +700, Concept of Invincibility +700…
100xReward.
Concept of Invincibility +70,000, Concept of Invincibility +70,000, Concept of Invincibility +70,000…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your Heart of Invincibility has advanced to Level 5! Your spiritual will has increased drastically and you are immune to spiritual-type and illusionary-type attacks below Level 5."
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your Heart of Invincibility has advanced to Class 6! Your spiritual will has increased drastically and you are immune to spiritual-type and illusionary-type attacks below Level 6."
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your Heart of Invincibility has advanced to Class 7! Your spiritual will has increased drastically and you are immune to spiritual-type and illusionary-type attacks below Level 7."
"Not bad, my Heart of Invincibility has also reached Level 7. My mental defense has increased greatly!"
Lin Ye chuckled happily.
Although the lucky dragon spirit had this effect, its main effectiveness was against darkness-type attacks.
It was not especially useful when it came to mental defense.
This way, his cultivation system was one step closer to perfection.
"Hey, Lin Ye, what… what's wrong with you?" Not far away, Yang Fusheng, who was being sucked by the Universal Pull, seemed to have sensed something and spoke resentfully.
"What?" Lin Ye returned to his senses and woke up from his state of enlightenment.
"Your aura is a little… a little scary," Yang Fusheng said nervously. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
In this state, Lin Ye was much more terrifying than before.
He was like a dormant dragon. If he was careless, he might tear Yang Fusheng apart.
"Hehe, I've made a slight breakthrough in my willpower. There's no need to worry." Lin Ye smiled and withdrew his thoughts. The intimidating aura instantly disappeared.
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Yang Fusheng felt the pressure around him disappear.
After organizing his thoughts, he looked at Lin Ye with envy. "This fellow, your talent is too abnormal. You can gain enlightenment just like that and breakthrough just like that. If news of your cultivation spread to other worlds, it will probably cause a huge commotion."
"Don't be envious. We're not even there yet. Let's go."
Lin Ye thought nothing of it. His flying speed had increased slightly from his breakthrough and his figure was like a bolt of lightning
"You haven't told me where we're going?" Yang Fusheng looked up.
"The ruin of the Puppet Demon Sect is the ruin that your brother stole from one of Jiang Chen's subordinates. From what your brother said, a heretic has appeared there." Lin Ye said casually.
"Heretic? This thing has appeared again!" Yang Fusheng frowned. "Since he has asked you to come, you must have a way to deal with it. However, heretics are not weak. Be careful. Don't be careless."
"I know, we're almost there! Sit tight, we're going down."
Lin Ye chuckled. His figure was enveloped in golden light and his battle aura wings flapped as he charged down.
Going back to when Lin Ye was talking to Yang Tianyou.
Outside the Puppet Demon Sect ruins.
Tap-tap-tap…
A female warrior wearing silver armor rode a Wind Wolf as she charged across the ground.
100 meters behind her.
There were also more than ten soldiers wearing standard armor riding giant Earth Wolves as they chased crazily.
Among the chasing figures, the leader was an eye man who was also wearing a Level 4 silver armor.
He shouted loudly, "Mingyue, calm down. Don't be rash. Once you enter the domain of the heretics, you will die!"
The person who spoke was none other than the military advisor, Chen Feng.
At this moment, he felt a little regretful. He didn't expect Zhan Mingyue to turn so crazy after telling her about the annihilation of the Mighty Sky Army.
She directly left the Heavenly Army Soldiers Training Camp behind and secretly rode a Wind Wolf towards the Puppet Demon Sect.
"Uncle Chen Feng, don't worry about me. I want to avenge my father and brother. If I die too, it just means my skills are inferior to that of a corpse. I hope you can bury me, my father, and my brother together in the future!"
"This silly girl!" Chen Feng stomped his feet anxiously.
Soon, when he saw Zhan Mingyue brace herself and plunge into an area that was emitting grayish-black fog, his expression changed drastically..
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"Heretic's Domain!"
Chen Feng's Heavenly Eye circulated rapidly in an attempt to unlock the information about the black fog.
However, as he analyzed more and more, his face turned pale.
"Advisor, Commander Zhan has entered. What should we do?" An elite soldier asked solemnly.
They had seen how terrifying heretics were from the information sheet. The scale of the heretics in front of them was at least that of a Level 6 or 7 one. The range of the black fog was huge.
It almost encompassed the entire Puppet Demon Sect ruins.
"Little Five, Little Seven, and the rest of you with strong willpower, follow me in. As for the rest of you, stay outside. If you hear anything, don't go in even if it's an order from Commander Zhan and me."
At that point, Chen Feng lowered his head and looked at his watch. "Match the time."
"7: 15pm!"
"7: 15pm!"
"Alright. If we don't come out in an hour, the operation will be canceled immediately. Follow the predetermined route and head straight to Hidden Gold Valley to meet the governor," Chen Feng ordered in an orderly manner.
"Advisor, what about you and Commander Zhan?"
Elite Warrior Little Five looked troubled. "The governor has given us a death order. We can't let you take the risk. Why don't we go in on your behalf?"
"It's useless. You all know what I'm capable of. Without me going in, you all will definitely die after going in."
Chen Feng shook his head. His gaze landed on the spot where Zhan Mingyue had disappeared. He waved his hand and made a prompt decision. "Alright, those outside must follow my orders. If anyone dares to disobey my orders, they will be expelled from the Heavenly Paths Army. Time waits for no one. Little Five, follow me!"
With that, the data below his eyes spun as he led the seven elite soldiers into the domain of the heretics.
As soon as he entered the smoke, Chen Feng took out a long rope from his space ring that was glowing with a faint golden light and handed it to the elite soldiers behind him.
He instructed, "Hold on tight to the Dragon Binding Rope. I will use a spirit talisman to suppress and prevent the evil aura of the heretics from entering your body!"
The others immediately understood and grabbed the Dragon Binding Rope silently. They circled their wrists with the rope and held it tightly.
"Suppress!"
Chen Feng took out a talisman with the symbol of a swastika on it and chanted.
Golden light flashed and stuck to the surface of the Dragon Binding Rope.
Whoosh—
Lights and shadows spread across everyone as a faint light that was invisible to the naked eye rose, isolating the invasion of the black fog.
After confirming that there were no mistakes, Chen Feng's expression turned grave. He led the way and chased after Zhan Mingyue.
Along the way, black fog filled the air.
Unknowingly, the sun in the sky had turned blood red. From time to time, ghosts and monsters would whisper in his ears.
From soft voices to hysterical laughter, they kept trying to invade the minds of Chen Feng and his party. It was as if countless demons were riding on his shoulders.
Those with weak minds would probably be invaded by evil within a few seconds and become their minions.
Whoosh— 𝓵𝙞𝓫𝒓𝙚𝓪𝓭.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Suddenly, the black fog in front of them disappeared.
"Be careful!"
Chen Feng revealed a wary expression and waved his hand.
Everyone hurriedly stopped in their tracks and grabbed the Dragon Binding Rope nervously.
This damn place was too strange.
The enemy was not only powerful, but also mysterious. Up until now, they had never even seen a trace of a heretic.
However, they all had a feeling that the monster hidden in the black fog was a little scary.
They looked around.
Under the illumination of the blood moon, everyone could barely see the environment here.
"This is…"
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes and activated his Heavenly Eye.
In his line of sight were ancient buildings. They seemed to be extremely old on first glance but seem to be newly built on another.
Black fog streaked across, and the dilapidated rooms in the buildings instantly became exquisite and luxurious. On the empty street, fresh human figures gradually appeared.
There were people shouting and selling at the corners of the streets. There were children in groups, singing nursery rhymes, holding rattle drums in their hands, playing in the streets and alleys. There were also some young people wearing the Demon Puppet Sect's uniform controlling a puppet to put up a performance on a high platform. The streets were filled with people, and it was bustling…
"Advisor, something's wrong. Is this an illusion?"
Little Five asked in a low voice.
"I don't know. It might be, or it might be a fragment from a certain time in the past."
Chen Feng's expression was grave. "No matter what, we've already confirmed the existence of heretics here. This might be the start of everything. As long as everyone can ensure that your minds are clear, they can't do anything to us for the time being with the help of the spirit talisman."
As he spoke, a child who had fallen behind a group of children ran into the bend of Chen Feng's leg.
"Wah—"
The girl sat on the ground and threw the rattle drum in her hand far away.
Tears welled up in her sparkling eyes before she started wailing.
"Little kid, are you alright?" A bad premonition arose in Chen Feng's heart. When he recalled the information about the heretics, he forced a smile and helped the little girl up.
"My rattle drum is broken. Mommy will curse Tongtong to death. Sobs ~"
The little girl's crying slowly turned into a ferocious roar from the initial crispness. She was like a trapped beast that was about to escape from its cage.
When they saw this, Little Five and the others felt their bodies go cold, and they couldn't help but want to attack.
"Don't move!"
Chen Feng turned around and gave them a look. He didn't care how terrifying the little girl was as he patted her head kindly and said with a smile, "Tongtong, be good. Don't be afraid. Uncle will fix it for you, okay?"
As he spoke, he turned around and grabbed the broken rattle drum under the little girl's confused gaze.
When they saw it, Little Five and the others behind seemed to have seen something. They sucked in a cold breath and their expressions turned ugly.
Chen Feng's expression remained unchanged.
He took out a needle and thread from somewhere and carefully sealed the cracked rattle drum for the little girl.
Thump—
He shook it from side to side, and the rattle emitted a dull and strange sound.
It was as if a demon was caressing everyone's skin, making their hair stand on end.
"Look, it's fixed."
With that, he smiled and handed the rattle drum to Tongtong.
"Really, hehe ~ Uncle is so nice. Tongtong can play again, so Mommy won't scold Tongtong anymore."
The little girl picked up the rattle drum and played with it. She immediately cried tears of joy, her face filled with innocence.
"Go play with your friends," Chen Feng patted her head and said kindly.
"Okay, bye, uncle."
The little girl nodded obediently, wiped the tears from her eyes, and happily chased after the children.
A glint flashed across Chen Feng's eyes.
An invisible thread flew out from his fingertip and sucked the tear into his palm.
Whoosh—
However, as soon as the tear landed in his hand, it clashed with the talisman's swastika mark. A miserable scream came from the tear and it turned into a wisp of black fog that dissipated.
"Advisor, that rattle drum just now…" Little Five spoke, his eyes showing fear.
"Shut up! Don't talk about it!"
Chen Feng glanced at him and swept his gaze across the crowd with a stern expression. "From now on, unless I give the order, no one is to attack no matter what they see! No one is to speak or release the Dragon Binding Rope!"
Although he said that, he could not help but recall the scene just now. His steady palm trembled involuntarily.
"Yes, advisor!" the others replied.
However, the next moment, the scene on the street changed again.
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"Uh-uh-uh-"
The cheerful wedding march and the sound of horns followed the procession as it approached.
Along the way, blood splattered everywhere.
In the front row was a handsome young man riding a horse with a groom's flower boutonniere on his chest.
Behind him was a large red sedan chair.
The people carrying the sedan were actually puppets.
Their faces were pale and their faces were smeared with blood-red blush. They wore pointy black hats and red floral robes.
On both sides were nine flower girls carrying flower baskets.
From time to time, they would throw blood flowers into the sky, looking overjoyed.
The family members of the members of the Puppet Demon Sect followed closely behind.
As they approached, Chen Feng and the others quickly made their way.
"Friend, are you also here to attend the wedding banquet of the Sect Master's son?"
Suddenly, a slightly plump man in an ancient robe squeezed to Chen Feng and the others' side and pulled him back with a smile. "Come, let's go in and have a seat. Our Puppet Demon Sect is the most hospitable. Everyone who comes today is a friend!"
"This…" Chen Feng hesitated. Little Five and the others felt their scalps tingle.
Now, anyone could tell.
How was this a f*cking wedding banquet? It was clearly a meeting among the heretics.
The fatty was not a good person either. The hand he used to hold Chen Feng was burning from the contact with Chen Feng's swastika talisman.
Black smoke emitted from his palm from time to time.
However, this guy's strength was clearly not something the little girl could compare to. He was completely fearless.
"Friend, are you not planning on giving the Puppet Demon Sect some face?"
The fatty narrowed his eyes when he realized that he couldn't do anything to Chen Feng. A dangerous glint flashed across his eyes.
At the same time, the welcoming team stopped. The musical instruments that were playing also disappeared, and the cheerful scene of the bridal escort stopped.
Hundreds and thousands of people looked over with dull eyes.
Whoosh—
Coincidentally, a cold wind blew.
At the top of the roof next door, a large number of crows flapped their wings and landed.
Strangely, their pupils were pitch-black.
However, when Chen Feng looked over, their black eyes turned red. Blood even seeped out from their eyes as they stared at Chen Feng and his party.
Invisibly, a strange aura filled the air.
"Advisor, let's fight it out with them!"
"That's right. If we kill our way out, we might be saved."
Little Five and Little Seven gritted their teeth. Their eyes were bloodshot as they shouted via voice transmission.
"Don't be rash. Keep your mind clear. The heretics are just waiting for our minds to be thrown into chaos. At that time, we will collapse on our own."
Chen Feng shook his head and secretly threw a few Clarity Talismans at Little Five and the others.
A moment later, most of the frustration in their minds disappeared, and they all revealed shocked expressions.
In terms of determination, the few of them were enough to be ranked at the front of the army.
But even so, they almost fell for the other party's trap.
Before the fatty could fly into a rage, Chen Feng smiled. "What are you saying, friend? It's our fortune to be able to participate in your Young Master's wedding banquet. We couldn't ask for more. It's just that the seven of us are new here and haven't brought any gifts. We're afraid of being rude."
Upon hearing this, the fatty's expression softened and he said with a smile, "Aren't you regarding me as an outsider like that? My Puppet Demon Sect loves to make friends. You brothers have come from afar. What's with the gifts? Come, bring these seven esteemed guests in."
As soon as he finished speaking, 10 plus women in red robes flew out from the mansion opposite him.
Yes, they flew out with their feet off the ground.
"What the f*ck!" 𝓁𝘪𝑏𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Little Five, Little Seven, and the others felt their scalps tingle. Their hearts which had just calmed down surged again.
"Don't be afraid. Let's see what they can do!" Chen Feng shouted.
Heretics were special. In the territory, they would become stronger and weaker according to their emotions.
If they disobeyed the heretics, they would definitely die.
The little girl from before, and then the bridal escort, forced you to fall out with her first. That was the result that all the heretics dreamed of.
Therefore, the best way was to deal with the changes by staying unchanged so that they had no reason to fly into a rage.
"Seven officials follow me quickly. A banquet has been prepared inside. We're just waiting for you."
More than ten faceless beauties either pulled or tugged them, enthusiastically pulling the seven of them into the mansion.
Whoosh—
Before the door closed, Chen Feng turned around to take one look outside.
He vaguely saw the little girl called Tongtong standing by the door, and her eyes revealed a wisp of pity.
In an instant, it was blocked by the red-painted iron door.
"Come, come, everyone, please come in. The food and drinks will be served soon!"
Chen Feng and the others sat in the front row of the banquet. They were surrounded by a group of people from the Puppet Demon Sect. They felt like they were sitting on pins and needles.
Moments later, their eyes lit up as they saw the figure at another table.
It was Zhan Mingyue, who had arrived before them.
The latter also saw them and winked at them from time to time.
"?"
What did that mean?
Run? How?
This was the base camp of the heretics. Since they had entered, they could only follow the other party's rules.
Chen Feng smiled bitterly. This silly girl liked to fool around.
Hopefully, they could successfully escape this time.
He sighed and glanced at the others at the table.
There were three women and five men who were also all human lords.
They should have also been bewitched by the heretics and were attracted here in a daze.
However, everyone was pale and dispirited.
To his surprise, there was actually a familiar person among them.
"Wang Hu!" He sent a voice transmission.
Wang Hu was previously an elite of the Heavenly Paths Army's Intelligence Department and was directly under his jurisdiction.
Initially, he was in charge of monitoring the Puppet Demon Sect. Chen Feng wanted to wait for an opportunity to lead his troops to take away the Puppet Demon Sect's inheritance.
It was a pity that something went wrong two days ago. He was the one who spread the information about the suspected birth of the heretics.
After that, Wang Hu disappeared. To think that he was still alive.
"Advisor?!" Wang Hu clearly saw Chen Feng as well. A look of joy appeared on his pale face.
However, just as he was about to say something, he saw more than ten faceless red-dressed ladies carrying lunch boxes flying over. He immediately trembled in fear.
"Esteemed guests, enjoy yourselves. Hehe ~ ~"
The red-clothed lady let out a strange laugh. She put down more than ten plates of food and stood leisurely beside everyone.
She even thoughtfully picked up a delicious dish for everyone.
Chen Feng and the others looked at each other and realized that other than Wang Hu, the other three women and four men had the same expression.
All of their faces were pale. They grabbed their bowls and chopsticks and trembled as they ate the dishes.
Their pained expression made it seem like this delicious dish was something terrifying and disgusting that was difficult to swallow.
"Advisor!" Little Wu and the others realized that something was wrong. They looked at Chen Feng for help.
"Don't be anxious!"
Chen Feng shook his head. A glint flashed across his eyes.
He activated his Heavenly Eye.
After the data scan, his expression turned abnormally ugly.
In his line of sight, how was this delicious food? It was clearly a human feast!
There were eyes, fingers, etc…
It was a bloody scene.
"F*ck you. Even if I die, I don't want to eat this anymore!"
Opposite him, Wang Hu's face was hideous and his eyes were bloodshot.
He roared and suddenly overturned the dining table, turning around to escape.
"Sobs—"
Right at this moment, the space became heavy, and a wave of sobbing sounded out without end. It seemed to be filled with grievance and hatred.
"Customer, I treated you kindly, but you're so heartless!"
"Why aren't you willing to stay with me? I'm so good to you guys and I always give you everything good!"
"But all of you leave me in the end!"
"You heartless people deserve to die!"
…
The family members of the Puppet Demon Sect members who were originally watching stood up one by one.
They had different expressions on their faces as they spoke one after another.
As he finished speaking, he let out a terrifying roar like an enraged demon.
Whoosh—
Wang Qiang, who was escaping, suddenly stopped and stared angrily.
The next moment, a dense black aura exploded from his body.. His body seemed to have been dismembered by countless surgical blades.
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"No!"
Wang Qiang screamed miserably.
In an instant, his body softened like mud and fell to the ground.
Rumble—
Only the head with bloodshot eyes rolled to the feet of Chen Feng and the others.
Bang! Bang!
"These bastards!"
Little Five and the others gritted their teeth.
Chen Feng cracked his knuckles and veins popped on his forehead.
His eyes were red as he sent a voice transmission in a low voice, "Don't be anxious. Impatience will spoil the bigger plans!"
"Hehe ~"
At that moment, the faceless woman laughed strangely. She looked at Chen Feng and the others from the corner of her eye. "I'm sorry, esteemed guests. There's a disobedient little bug. Please don't mind. The dishes are spoiled. It's alright. I'll change another one for you. I guarantee it will be fresh and delicious."
As she spoke, she twisted her hips and floated to Wang Qiang. She bent down and grabbed his head recklessly.
Before she left, she swept her gaze across Chen Feng, Zhan Mingyue, Little Five, and the others provocatively.
"Guests, I'll be right back."
The faceless beauty chuckled.
The other faceless women accompanying her also grabbed the scattered pieces of meat and left happily.
"Advisor!"
Little Seven's face was filled with pain. "Rather than dying so miserably, I'd rather fight it out with them!"
"That's right. We saw our comrades die before our eyes. Even if we survive, we won't have to face our other brothers!" Little Five nodded in agreement. He stared at Chen Feng with determination. "Advisor, let's do it!"
"Military Advisor!" The other four also looked over.
"Of course I want to do it!"
Chen Feng raised his head. A ruthless glint flashed across his eyes, but soon, it was suppressed by his powerful will.
He rubbed his eyes and glanced at Zhan Mingyue from the corner of his eye.
He realized that the latter was still standing stiffly on the table opposite him. Other than her eyes moving, her body did not move at all.
His Heaven's Eye swept across the area and he was shocked.
At this moment, Zhan Mingyue looked ordinary, but her feet and limbs were restricted by the countless arms controlled by the black fog.
The torn clothes on her arm were clearly that of the Mighty Sky Army's uniform. They might be Zhan Mingyue's father's and brother's.
His fingers flickered with a faint glow as he tapped his temple, forcefully connecting it to Zhan Mingyue's consciousness.
"Mingyue, can you hear me?"
"Yes, Uncle Chen Feng. Why are you guys here too? Run. Don't worry about me. I want to fight these animals to the end!"
"Don't be rash. Since I'm here, I'll definitely bring you out unscathed."
"There's no hope. This guy is too strong. The Invincible Vajra Body I cultivate can unleash 10 tons of strength, but I still can't break free."
"I'll think of a way. As long as I find the main body of the heretic, I'm confident that I can kill it in one hit. After killing the main body, all the evil phenomena will disappear. Hang in there for a while longer. Don't give up. Even if you don't want to live for your father and brothers, you have to live for your comrades!"
"I… I understand. I'm sorry, Uncle Chen Feng. It was my rashness that made you take the risk."
"Silly child, what are you saying? We are comrades who have risked our lives for each other. There are no cowards in this army. Cheer up!"
"Do you need me to do anything? This time, I won't be impulsive!"
"Yes. Your blood flow has been reversed and it now possesses extreme Yang energy. When I find the main body of the heretic and stabilize it with my natural energy, the evil power tying you down on your side will decrease greatly. At that time, don't show mercy and shatter all the broken arms. Then, pour your blood over it to destroy it!"
"What? Is it that simple?"
"Nonsense, it's not just you. Little Five and the others are all virgins. We have to use the urine of virgins to extinguish its flames."
"…"
As Chen Feng and the others were discussing how to counterattack.
Above the Heretics' Doman, Lin Ye and Yang Fusheng's figures descended rapidly and entered the black fog.
As soon as they entered, a large amount of smoke seeped into their body through their pores.
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. The dragon spirit of luck in the depths of his sea of consciousness suddenly awakened and opened its golden eyes.
Roar—
It was as if a beast king's territory had been invaded by an enemy, causing it to roar angrily.
The next moment, golden luck surged and all the black fog that entered his body was instantly devoured.
"?"
The heretics hiding in the dark corners could not understand how the evil aura that invaded that human's body disappeared without a trace.
Thus, they decided to continue.
Another wave of black fog invaded.
The dragon spirit turned furious. It opened its mouth and sucked wildly like a whale swallowing water.
Whistle—-
Black fog that was visible to the naked eye entered the dragon spirit's body.
A moment later, the black fog dissipated, transforming into strands of pale golden energy that nourished the dragon spirit.
"Roar—"
The dragon spirit's eyes lit up as it roared excitedly.
"What's wrong with you? Are you in the heat?" Lin Ye muttered inwardly.
"Roar! Roar!" The small dragon spirit ran around anxiously.
"Weird." Lin Ye was speechless.
Yang Tianyou had said that after the awakening of the dragon spirit, it would take a few decades before it could speak.
Now, even communicating with it was difficult. Hence, he decided to temporarily block the dragon spirit's pestering.
"!" 𝒍𝓲𝙗𝒓𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝙘𝒐𝓶
On the other hand, seeing that they could not do anything to Lin Ye, the heretics returned their gaze to Yang Fusheng.
However, this guy was even stranger.
When a large amount of black fog invaded his body, not only did he not resist, he even let out a comfortable moan.
Bang!
Lin Ye couldn't help but slap him. "Can you have some manners and pay attention to the occasion?"
"It was too comfortable. I couldn't help it."
Yang Fusheng chuckled and waved at the heretics in the darkness. "Brother Heretic, can you give me more? It's too little and won't affect me at all. Give me another hundred million and I promise that I will be your lackey."
"!"
The evil eyes of the heretics hidden in the darkness stared at Yang Fusheng.
No effect? No way.
Logically speaking, even zombies could not withstand the contamination of the black fog.
Well, he was right. It must be because it had insufficient energy. Thus, it was time to call for a companion to help.
The black fog flickered as it sent a request for help in the direction of the mansion.
"Don't shout randomly. Let me see what's going on with this damn thing."
On this side, Lin Ye stopped, his pupils turning black.
Whoosh—
An invisible wave spread out.
Soon, a notification came back.
"Friendly Hint: Within a 20,000-meter radius, there are a total of five heretics. Four of them are adults and one is a child. Their strength is roughly between Level 1 to Level 7!"
"Friendly Hint: The strength of the heretics will change according to the individual's emotions within the territory. It can both be strengthened and weakened!"
"Friendly Hint: Current coordinates of the heretics. There is one 125 meters away and it is spying on you. Walking in a straight line for 520 meters, there is a girl playing with a rattle drum who is also one of the main heretics. In the mansion 580 meters away, there are three other heretics…"
"Danger Judgement: G Class. You are immune to any evil attacks. You can crush them without suffering any injuries!"
"Very good, no problem."
Lin Ye chuckled and was about to kill the nearest heretic.
Suddenly, more than ten children ran over, and at the same time, strange childhood songs sounded.
"Brother Mantis, Brother Mantis, you have a big belly and eat a lot. Flying can catch pink butterflies, jumping can catch locusts…"
Among them was a cute little girl.. She held an ancient rattle drum in her hand and bounced towards Lin Ye.
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"Oh, a second heretic!"
Lin Ye was overjoyed instead of shocked. According to Yang Tianyou, every heretic was a treasure.
Killing one would activate his 100xReward as well. Tsk tsk, it was definitely worth it.
Bang!
As he was thinking, the protective energy of the Tycoon's Wristguard automatically activated, sending the girl flying.
"Wah—"
The girl was stunned. She didn't expect this seemingly gentle person to be so ruthless. He didn't even let children off.
Bah, he was really inhumane!
She sat on the ground and blinked. The rattle drum in her hand was grabbed by Lin Ye.
Tears immediately welled up in her sparkling eyes. Then, she started wailing. Her cries became louder and more ear-piercing.
"Shut up!" Lin Ye's aura was unleashed, and his terrifying mental will instantly locked onto the little girl.
For some reason, the little girl stopped crying.
?
This scene stunned the heretic hiding in the dark.
What was going on? This person could even suppress the anger of a heretic?
Ignoring the shocked girl, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at the rattle drum that he had grabbed.
Good lord, these heretics were really cruel. The entire rattle drum was actually made up of human parts.
On top of that, it was not just a single human. On both sides of the rattle were the faces of a man and a woman. The middle seemed to have ruptured and there were signs of stitches.
"At such a young age, you're already so vicious. I can't let you live!"
Lin Ye was furious. Black lightning arose from his palm, and the Five Yin Lightning directly exploded the rattle drum.
"Damn it, you destroyed my rattle drum!"
"Unforgivable, Unforgivable ~!"
The little girl's entire body trembled, as if she was angered badly, releasing an ear-piercing cry.
Borrowing this anger, she barely broke through the suppression of Lin Ye's aura of invincibility.
In the Heretic's Domain, once certain rules were broken, the strength of the evil spirits would increase drastically.
For example, right now, the little girl's body was beginning to expand like a monster sewn from countless corpses.
The corpses consisted of zombies and humans; men, women, old, and young. There were no less than a hundred corpses.
At the same time, her aura was soaring. Level 1 → Level 2 →… → Level 7!
Peak Level 7!
This was already the limit of the second zombie wave.
"Hehe, human, your face is beautiful. I will break your neck gently and use your body to forge a new rattle drum. Are you afraid now? The more afraid you are, the stronger I will be. You are dead, hahaha!"
"It doesn't seem to be smart," Yang Fusheng said in a daze.
"Hey, can you still become stronger?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"?"
The heretic had just recovered and could not keep up with Lin Ye's questions.
"What are you thinking? Kill him!"
At this moment, a notification came from her companion.
After thinking for a moment, the little girl felt that her companion was right as well. There was no need to talk nonsense with humans. Since he had broken the rules, he would have to join the faction of the heretics.
"Roar—"
With a roar, it raised its mountainous arm and slammed it at Lin Ye.
"Universal Pull!"
"Divine Punishment!"
Lin Ye was fearless as he grabbed at the air.
Boom!
The suction force in the air increased drastically, and the heretic who had transformed into a mountain of flesh had a face full of shock.
Its strength had already reached the peak of Level 7. Not only was it unable to attack Lin Ye, it was like a rubber ball that was controlled by Lin Ye without any resistance.
With a wave of his hand, a terrifying pressure descended, directly crushing its body until it cracked.
"Oh, your bones are so hard!"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. The current him, be it the force from his Universal Pull or Divine Punishment, could easily reach a strength of 22 tons.
Together with the enhancement of his mental cultivation.
An ordinary Level 7 could be easily destroyed even if he only used half of his strength.
However, this heretic was extremely difficult to kill and had a strong vitality. This was probably because it was in its domain.
However, no matter how strong it was, there was a limit.
Lin Ye's limit was not an ordinary peak Class 7.
After two awakenings of 36,500 Talent Chains, he possessed combat strength not inferior to an early-stage Class 9.
As expected.
At the next moment, he clenched his fist as the pressure increased.
Crack—
The terrifying pressure caused the bones in the mountain of flesh to explode. Their size shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this moment, the heretic hiding in the dark also attacked.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Thousands of black beams shot out from the black fog, targeting Lin Ye.
"I'll help you!" Yang Fusheng's eyes lit up.
"No, I can handle it!"
Lin Ye waved his hand.
An invisible repulsive force was born, pushing Yang Fusheng hundreds of meters away.
"F*ck you! We have already agreed on splitting it half-half, and you still say that I'm uncultured? You're the most uncultured person here!"
Yang Fu cursed angrily.
However, Lin Ye did not bother with him.
In his sea of consciousness, phrases came intermittently.
It came from the dragon spirit. It seemed to have spent a lot of effort saying these words.
But Lin Ye finally understood the meaning of the dragon spirit.
To it, this evil black fog was a tonic. Eating it would rapidly increase its intelligence.
As long as there were enough of them, it would be able to evolve to the point of speaking in the short term.
"Go, go. It's all yours!" Lin Ye rolled his eyes and let go of the binding of the dragon spirit.
"Howl!"
The Golden Dragon of Luck immediately let out a cheerful roar.
Whoosh—
Golden light spread out and instantly transformed into an invisible golden dragon in midair, a thousand meters long.
Compared to it, the size of the body made of hundreds of humans was nothing.
Obviously, golden dragons and heretics were natural enemies.
After seeing the appearance of the dragon, the heretic in the body made of human flesh and the heretic hiding in the black fog were indescribably terrified.
They kept retreating, even wanting to escape.
"Run? You come too." Lin Ye's Hint talent revealed the other party's coordinates. Lin Ye hooked his finger.
Lin Ye's Universal Pull combined with the suppression of his divine sense directly captured the other party from afar.
Swish!
In an instant, a stooped figure flew out of the black fog. It looked like a monkey at first glance but it didn't entirely seem like a monkey either.
Like the little girl, its body was made up of bodies of beasts stitched together.
The combination of a monkey's body, a human's face, and a beast's legs looked as ugly as it possibly could.
"Hehe—"
Being controlled by Lin Ye into the air, the evil monkey in the monkey skin let out an angry roar and attacked Lin Ye with its claws bared.
Whoosh—
A tall building appeared in front of Lin Ye. He could vaguely sense that it was his home in the Nine States.
However, the next moment, the illusion shattered and reality returned.
"?"
Impossible!
Why couldn't this person be pulled into the Evil Illusion Domain?
"Again!"
Whoosh—
The tall buildings appeared again, but halfway through their construction, these tall buildings started to shake. A pair of golden eyes appeared in the illusion that was about to shatter.
"Impressive. It's actually an illusory space combined with memory fragments. It's much more realistic than ordinary illusions." 𝘭𝒾𝒷𝓇𝘦𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Lin Ye was overjoyed and temporarily let the lucky dragon spirit suppress the two heretics, slowing down the process of the disappearance of the illusionary realm.
Then, he took out his bottle of enlightenment energy and drank hundreds of drops.
"You have entered a state of epiphany!"
Combination Illusion Experience+700, Combination Illusion Experience+700, Combination Illusion Experience+700…
100xReward.
"You have entered a super state of epiphany!"
Combination Illusion Experience+70,000, Combination Illusion Experience+70,000…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 1 Heart of Illusion. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by 1x!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 2 Heart of Illusion. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by 2x!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 3 Heart of Illusion. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by 3x!"
"That's all?"
Lin Ye, who was still in a state of epiphany, suddenly opened his eyes, his face revealing shame and anger.
This feeling was like an emotion that had been accumulated for a long time. Just as it was about to explode, it was ruthlessly interrupted.
He was like a deflated balloon that wilted.
"Trash, what use do I have for you!"
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Boom! Boom!
His fist that contained the power of the Golden Dragon Spirit of Luck shot out two fist beams.
"Ah—"
The two heretics screamed miserably. Their bodies seemed to have melted by the fist light and turned into black particles that flew in the wind.
"Roar!"
Seeing this scene, the dragon spirit cried out.
"Fuck, I forgot…"
Lin Ye shrugged and chuckled. "It's okay. Just suck it up and absorb whatever you can."
As he spoke, he pointed at Yang Fusheng who was stealing food at the corner.
"Roar—"
The Golden Dragon Spirit of Luck glared at him and quickly started devouring together with Yang Fusheng. It flew up and down from time to time, looking busy.
Seeing the dragon and corpse fighting crazily, Lin Ye did not idle either.
He walked to the two corpses. The body made of a physical mountain of flesh and the monkey bodied, human face creature had completely disappeared, and only four objects were left on the ground.
They were two black crystals and two airbags flowing with black gas.
His fingers touched it and a notification came.
"You have obtained a Level 7 Evil Heart!"
"You have obtained a Level 6 Evil Heart!"
"You have obtained a Level 7 Evil Aura!"
"You have obtained a Level 6 Evil Aura!"
100xReward.
1. 100 Level 7 Evil Hearts
2. 1 Level 9 Evil Heart (Can be exchanged only inside the ruin, option 2 will disappear when you go out)
3. Random Quantity, Level of Evil Heart (No probability of Level 1 and 2 Evil Hearts appearing)
1. 100 Level 6 Evil Hearts
2. 1 Level 8 Evil Heart (Can be exchanged only inside the ruin, option 2 will disappear when you go out)
3. Random Quantity, Level of Evil Heart
1. 100 bags of Level 7 Evil Aura
2. 1 bag of Level 9 Evil Aura (Can be exchanged only inside the ruin, option 2 will disappear when you go out)
3. Random Quantity, Level Evil Aura
Level 6 Evil Aura has the same options as that of Level 6 Evils Heart.
"F*ck, why is there a Level 6?"
Lin Ye was full of questions. His gaze landed on the two corpses and compared the two.
The Level 7 Evil Heart was dropped by the little girl. The Level 6 Evil Heart was dropped by the heretic with a monkey body and a human face.
This was f*cking ridiculous!
According to his talent, the little girl was the weakest of the five heretics.
However, he quickly reacted.
Alright, he had found the problem.
The strength of the evil spirits was related to the intensity of their emotions. If they were angered, or if they were enraged, they would become stronger and stronger.
On the other hand, if he did not break the rules they have set and anger them, their strength would not increase.
In the battle just now, the little girl's rattle drum was crushed by him. She was furious, so she directly advanced to become a Level 7. 𝓁𝑖𝑏𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝒸𝘰𝑚
On this point, his Hint talent also gave a relevant notification.
As for the monkey-body fellow, he was instantly killed before he could even open fire.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye clutched his chest in pain.
With a single thought, he had missed out on a peak Level 7 treasure.
No, there was still the 100xReward.
That was 100 peak Level 7 treasures. This was even more painful!
Lin Ye's chest thumped loudly.
With these, be it for himself or the human lords of the territory, it was enough to greatly increase the strength of the territory.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He stepped on the monkey-bodied corpse and kicked it crazily while cursing.
"Trash, can't you be stronger? As long as you withstand my first punch, you will definitely be able to become a Level 7!"
"Hei! I look down on you! You're such an embarrassment to the word 'heretic'. If I were the ancestor of heretics, I would definitely chase you out of the house!"
After cursing, his gaze returned to the selection screen.
Choosing option 1 would definitely benefit a larger number of people.
Choosing option 2 clearly gave himself the greatest advantage. This place was the Puppet Demon Sect. It was about to be destroyed anyway.
If he used it before he left this place and advanced 1-2 classes, even if this place was destroyed by the lightning tribulation, it did not matter.
As for the Level 6 ones, they were trash. Thus, after a moment of deliberation, he decided to choose option 3.
Recently, luck had been on his side. He wanted to see if he could get a few Level 8 or 9 ones. That would be even better.
As for the Evil Aura, using the same logic, he was invincible on land and did not need it.
In the Underworld, even in the trashiest large city, those city lords were experts above Class 9.
A Level 9 heretic could threaten a Class 9. This could be considered a trump card.
At this point, there was nothing to consider.
Lin Ye directly made his choice. "For the Level 7 Evil Heart and Evil Aura, choose option 2. For the Level 6 Evil Heart and Evil Aura, choose option 3."
"You have obtained a Level 9 Evil Heart!"
"You have obtained a Level 9 Evil Aura!"
"You have obtained nine Level 8 Evil Hearts!"
"You have obtained 38 Level 7 Evil Auras!"
"?"
"Nine Level 8 Hearts of the Evil? F*ck, was this randomly given by option 3?"
Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
This was the first time he had surpassed two stages.
From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the dragon spirit that was huffing and swallowing the evil black fog everywhere, and his eyes lit up.
The dragon spirit of luck was awesome. Ever since the first zombie wave ended, his luck was too terrifying.
Before this, the third option of 100xReward was simply a nightmare for him. He only dared to choose it for low-level treasure chests. As for high-level treasure chests, he did not even dare to think about it.
Of course, it is still the same now, but what about in the future?
Combined with the system and Yang Tianyou's words, Lin Ye was filled with confidence. The Dragon Spirit of Luck was only at Level 1.
Once he went to the Underworld and cultivated the Dragon Race's Nine Transformations of the Dragon God, it would allow the dragon spirit of luck to rapidly increase its strength in a short time.
If it were to reach Level 9, imagine how insane his luck, fate, luck, and so on would be.
Combined with the 100xReward…
Ssss—
At this moment, he felt like he saw the goddess of victory waving at him again.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? You're drooling!"
Suddenly, Yang Fusheng's disdainful voice sounded in her ear. "I knew you were the same kind as me even though you keep calling me a lecher. You definitely have improper thoughts about Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing. You stare at their chests and bottoms every day. Bah, you're not human!"
Lin Ye looked at him sideways and waved his hand.
Whoosh—
A terrifying repulsive force appeared and swept Yang Fusheng up. He flew into the sky like a crow.
"Daddy, I was wrong!"
He left behind a miserable wail.
"If there's a next time, I'll treat you to a hundred lashes." Lin Ye snorted coldly and slowly withdrew his repulsive force.
"Gosh—"
Yang Fusheng landed on the ground, his head covered in stars.
"Hm?"
As soon as he turned around, he saw that the little dragon spirit had shrunk to the size of a palm.
Its golden eyes were fixed on the Heart of the Evil in front of Lin Ye. One could almost see the flowers in its eyes.
In the end, it even licked his lips crazily.
"You want to eat it?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
The little dragon spirit nodded repeatedly like an obedient child, its sparkling eyes filled with heart shapes.
As if afraid that Lin Ye would not give it to it, it appeared in front of Lin Ye's face in a flash and bowed its head fawningly.
"For you, for you!"
Lin Ye could not take it anymore. "I will give you three Level 8 Evil Hearts."
Upon seeing this, the eyes of the dragon spirit lit up with golden light.
Without another word, it opened its mouth and bit thrice.
Crack—
The sturdy Evil Hearts shattered just like that.
The pure Level 8 mental energy within was instantly devoured by the dragon spirit.
Boom!
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Boom!
Terrifying mental energy vibrated, and a wave of air swept across. A large amount of smoke and dust rose without wind.
At the same time, golden energy that contained special Dao runes circulated within the dragon spirit's body.
Unfortunately, after just three rounds, the Dao runes disappeared.
"Howl—"
The dragon spirit opened its eyes and looked over impatiently.
"You still want more?!"
Lin Ye bared his teeth. There were already three Level 8 Evil Hearts.
"Roar, roar—"
The little dragon spirit folded its front limbs and bowed repeatedly.
"Alright, since you've fattened up, I'll take advantage of it too. We'll live and die together!"
Lin Ye slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth. "I'll give you all the Level 9 and 8 ones! Don't disappoint me! There are three more heretics. Kill them and help me get big rewards. Otherwise, I'll shoot you little dragon a hundred times."
As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the Evil Heart in his hand.
The little dragon spirit's eyes were bright. It jumped up and kissed Lin Ye on the cheek. Its figure flashed with an 'S' golden light in the air.
Crack crack crack crack crack!
It was another round of bites. The little dragon spirit's teeth were very strong. In a few bites, it swallowed a Level 9 Evil Heart and six Level 8 Evil Hearts.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A thick and transparent beam of light descended and enveloped the little dragon spirit.
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and involuntarily took a few steps back.
"What powerful mental strength!" He was secretly shocked.
One had to know that his mind was currently not weaker than a powerhouse at the peak of Class 9.
Even so, he was actually forced back by the other party's mental power.
It was enough to see how great the potential of the little dragon spirit was.
After all, strictly speaking, it had not even been half a day since the little dragon spirit was born, but it already possessed such an exaggerated mental cultivation. It was truly terrifying.
This process lasted for one minute.
The little dragon spirit wandered in the transparent light beam with a look of enjoyment. It devoured and refined the energy, improving rapidly.
Level 7 Mind → Level 8 Mind → Level 9 Mind…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. Your Dragon Spirit of Luck has reached the limit of the current rules. To enter Class 10, you need to cultivate the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God!"
"Just like that, it has already reached the max level." Lin Ye sighed.
As expected of a divine beast. Its cultivation speed was even faster than his.
Boom!
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered above his head as bolts of red tribulation lightning were brewing.
"Did they sense it?"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes as worry arose in his heart.
This time, it was different from the Mechanical Beast Sect. The ruins of the Puppet Demon Sect looked similar to the Mechanical Beast Sect.
But the situation here was undoubtedly worse.
Even the guardian spirit and legacy spirit had disappeared and the ruin was invaded by the heretics. It was even more tragic!
He wondered if this place could help the little dragon spirit block the lightning tribulation.
"M-Master, don't… be afraid!"
At this moment, an extremely immature voice sounded out in the depths of his mind.
"Little dragon spirit?" Lin Ye looked at the little dragon spirit in disbelief.
After all, other than Yang Fusheng who had fainted, only the little dragon spirit was alive.
"It's… it's me." The little dragon spirit had just learned how to speak, and its mouth was still a little unsteady as it stuttered.
However, its gentle voice sounded nice.
"Why do you have a female voice? Are you a female?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
"Yes… yes. Dragons have been complementary since ancient times. Master… is Yang. Thus, I am Yin. Yin and Yang… complement each other. Only as such can master's luck flourish."
The little dragon spirit stuttered.
"I can't take it anymore. It's tiring to listen to you talk like this. How much more do you need to eat to talk smoothly?" Lin Ye said speechlessly.
"About one or two Level 9 or twenty Level 8 hearts." Speaking of food, the little guy was fluent and didn't stutter at all.
"I keep feeling like you're scamming me." Lin Ye looked at her suspiciously before turning his gaze to the sky.
Rumble!
The blood-colored lightning was still brewing. Immediately after, nine bolts of blood-colored lightning fell one after another, each faster than the last.
"Ahhh!"
However, before the lightning landed on the little dragon spirit, a heartbreaking scream came from the mansion in the distance.
That scream vaguely resembled the little girl and monkey heretics.
"What's the situation?"
Lin Ye was dumbfounded. Why was the blood-colored lightning attacking the evil spirits?
"Hehe, the evil spirits swallowed this ruin and became the owner of this place. Since we hid in the ruin to break through, the law lightning will first find the spirit of the ruin and destroy it. They are unlucky to have blocked the lightning tribulation for me." The little dragon spirit smiled smugly.
"No wonder you're so fearless." Lin Ye chuckled and nodded.
However, in the blink of an eye, he seemed to have sensed something and had a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" The little dragon spirit asked curiously.
"There are actually other humans here. They seem to be acquaintances." Lin Ye added in his heart.
Zhan Mingyue? Chen Feng?
Good lord, they were from the Nine States Army.
But then again, these people were really powerful.
Be it treasure caves or ancient ruins, the information they had was not inferior to his.
"Let's go. The lightning tribulation has ended. The evil spirits are injured. Hurry up and take a look. Don't let others get them first." The little dragon spirit urged.
"They can't steal the kill anyways. Heretics are not something they can deal with. However, it makes sense. Let's go over it as soon as possible. If we let the heretics escape, it will be a huge loss."
Lin Ye nodded seriously and glanced at Yang Fusheng from the corner of his eye.
With a thought, he grabbed him from afar.
The man, dragon, and corpse quickly flew towards the mansion.
With Lin Ye's current speed, he covered 500 meters in an instant.
Swish!
Golden light flashed. When they appeared at the entrance.
Bang—
A huge force came and the door was shattered by a figure emitting a pale golden glow.
The person was sent flying and smashed through several walls.
"Mingyue?"
Soon, anxious shouts and the sounds of fighting came from the courtyard.
"I'm fine!"
Under the collapsed wall, golden light appeared. The owner of the figure blasted away the soil and stone, escaping.
Even though her face was covered in blood, she charged back fearlessly.
However, when she reached the door, she suddenly saw Lin Ye's side profile and could not help but be stunned.
Lin Ye?
Strange, why was he here?!
The ruin was relatively remote and was at the core of Yang Tianyou's territory.
Unless there was a map or if one landed near this area from the start.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for ordinary people to find this place.
However, at the next moment, she heard a miserable cry from inside. It was not from a heretic, but from Little Five.
Her expression changed drastically as she shouted at Lin Ye, "Lin Ye, leave this place quickly. There are heretics here. F*ck, there's no time to explain. You won't know even if I tell you. Leave quickly!"
With a bang, the ground beneath her feet exploded. Her body was bathed in golden light as she continued to charge in.
Rumble! 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The battle inside was earth-shattering. Earth and stone flew everywhere.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength was too great.
Even though the heretics were heavily injured by the blood-colored lightning, they still had the combat power to crush Zhan Mingyue and the others.
"Pu! Pu!"
In the mansion, Chen Feng and the others vomited blood and fell to the ground.
The talisman floating in front of them flickered and was almost extinguished.
On the other side, there were three heretics. One was a faceless red-dressed woman with a weakened aura, another was a fatty in an ancient robe with a face full of poison, and the last was a groom with a garland on his chest.
"I never thought that there would be three heretics!"
A bitter smile appeared on Chen Feng's face. He turned his head to look at his other brothers and Zhan Mingyue. "Brothers, I'm afraid that we will really be buried together this time. The talisman can only still last for dozens of seconds. We can't hold on anymore."
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault!" Zhan Mingyue lowered her head in regret.
"It's not your fault."
Chen Feng shook his head. "If we have to blame someone, blame the mastermind. Without him, we wouldn't have lost so many people."
"Forget it, there's no point in wasting our breath. Let's record our last words. I still have a Shadow Preserving Stone here. One sentence each."
Rumble!
The talisman exploded and spider cracks appeared.
Accompanying them were the roars of heretics filled with hatred.
"Damn it, all of you deserve to die!"
"How dare you all drip virgin pee on my beautiful body? Unforgivable!"
"Kill! I will crush your bodies and eat every organ in your bodies!"
The more intense her emotions were, the stronger her strength became. The talisman that could last for dozens of seconds exploded.
"It's over!"
Chen Feng, who had just taken out the Shadow Preserving Stone, had a bitter expression.
What a scam. His last words had yet to be recorded.
Compared to Zhan Mingyue's despair, Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
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"It's better to come at the right time instead of coming earlier. I've only just arrived and its strongest combat power has already erupted. It saved me a lot of trouble!"
Lin Ye smiled and clapped his hands. "Now, it's time for me to shine!"
"M-Master, lower your… strength. Don't blow it up!" The little dragon spirit reminded me.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll only use 1% of my strength this time." Lin Ye patted his chest and promised.
As he spoke, the body of the faceless woman inside melted.
Swish!
It transformed into a river of flesh and blood that enveloped Zhan Mingyue and the others.
"It's over!"
At that moment, Zhan Mingyue, Chen Feng, and the others sighed. The light above their heads dimmed.
As long as they were enveloped by the blood river, they would definitely die.
Just before they closed their eyes and accepted death calmly.
Boom!
A deafening sound rang in his ears.
Immediately after, the wind raged and countless blood rain flew in all directions like spots of light.
"Ahhh—"
"Who is it!"
Ear-piercing screams and vicious curses sounded at the same time.
"What?"
"What happened?"
Chen Feng and the others opened their eyes, looking shocked.
In his line of sight, the huge blood river seemed to have been torn apart by some terrifying force and exploded into nine parts, leaving only the head of a faceless woman alive.
Opposite them, a young man wearing a white shirt, casual pants, and canvas shoes walked over slowly.
The strange thing was that 50 centimeters away from his left hand, a pale-faced little boy was floating in the air.
On his shoulder sat an illusory dragon-shaped life form.
"Lin Ye?!"
Chen Feng, Little Five, and the others widened their eyes in disbelief.
Zhan Mingyue was the same.
However, the shock they felt was completely different. Chen Feng and the others had no idea that Lin Ye would come here.
Zhan Mingyue had seen him earlier, but she thought that after reminding Lin Ye, he had already left.
She had never expected that not only did Lin Ye not leave, he even appeared to save them.
"Hai, thank you for your help. Leave these three heretics to me."
Lin Ye smiled brightly.
"Human, you're dead for sure. How dare you sneak an attack on me? I'll absorb your Yang energy and make you die a tragic death!" The faceless woman with only her head roared angrily.
As it cursed, the blood-colored light beneath its feet squirmed rapidly.
One after another, incomplete faceless women crawled out of the blood river, wanting to return to their main body.
"You actually didn't die?" Lin Ye was surprised, but he quickly became excited.
As expected, the two outside were too useless. They could not even withstand a punch from him.
This heretic could at least survive an attack using one percent of his strength.
The stronger it was, the higher the reward he would receive after killing it.
"Lin Ye, be careful. Other than this heretic, there are two other powerful heretics inside. They are sacrificing their lives to break through and reach Level 8. You have to stop them!" Chen Feng shouted nervously.
They had read many secrets and knew more information than ordinary people. The terror of heretics not only lied in them being difficult to kill but also their terrifying strength.
The most terrifying ability they had was sacrifice.
After they sacrificed a large number of lives, they could allow the Heretic's Domain to break through the rules of this world forcefully.
And now, after the annihilation of the Mighty Sky Army, coupled with the foundations of the Puppet Demon Sect and the people who had been attracted by the Evil Aura over the past few days, they had accumulated enough lives and treasures to sacrifice. Once they succeeded.
It was enough for them to break through their shackles and reach Level 8.
At that time, it would be difficult for the human lords to destroy them.
Once the heretics got ahead of the human lords in the early stages, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the countless records, there were occasionally a few special seasons where the heretics developed too quickly and 99% of humans were destroyed.
They were so powerful that they dared to extend their hands to Hell and the Underworld.
If not for the fact that the various civilizations had magical equipment specifically for them, the evil spirits would have long annihilated all the races and become the final winner.
"They can even break through the shackles and enter Level 8!"
Upon hearing this, not only was Lin Ye not afraid, he was extremely excited instead.
After killing Level 8 heretics, he would be able to get his hands on Level 8 Evil Hearts and Level 8 bags of Evil Aur
With his 100xReward bonus, he wondered if he could reach Class 10!
Thinking of this, Lin Ye swallowed hard.
"Die!"
At the same time, the faceless woman took the opportunity to recover most of her strength. She looked at Lin Ye with a sneer.
Stupid human. He actually gave her time to recover.
As long as she was in the Heretic's Domain, she would be an undying existence. So what if his strength far exceeded hers?
Sooner or later, she would exhaust his energy and devour him.
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure was like a bolt of lightning, leaving a black and red glow on the spot.
When she reappeared, she was already behind Lin Ye.
Her arm transformed into two cold scissors that cut down greedily.
"Be careful!" Chen Feng was shocked and quickly reminded him.
Zhan Mingyue's body emitted a faint golden light.
Bang!
The soil and rocks beneath her feet exploded like a small steel cannon as she crashed into the faceless woman.
Her thoughts were simple.
With the current situation, Lin Ye was the strongest among them.
Even if she died, as long as Lin Ye was safe, Uncle Chen Feng and the others might be saved.
Therefore, when she flew over, she was already prepared to die.
"Mingyue!" Chen Feng looked sad.
Of course, she understood what Zhan Mingyue was doing, but understanding was one thing.
Seeing his junior who he had watched grow up die with his own eyes made his heart twist like a knife.
"You people are so strange. You look like you're all ready to die? Is this heretic even that strong?"
Lin Ye was speechless, but he did not move.
With a thought, Zhan Mingyue's body was frozen in the air before being sent back by an invisible repulsive force.
"This power?!"
Zhan Mingyue's heart churned as she stared at Lin Ye in disbelief.
What level had he reached?
Was the difference in strength that great?
Impossible.
She had trained in the ruins of Jin Yong's Wuxia Realm and she also had her Donkey Kong talent.
Ordinary Class 7 experts might not even be her match.
This was also the reason why she dared to come alone. She had originally thought that even if she did not succeed, she could try to die together with the other party.
However, Lin Ye's strength had already exceeded her imagination and understanding.
On the other side, the faceless woman who ambushed Lin Ye had also descended into madness.
Crack—
Her arm controlled the huge flesh scissors crazily, wanting to kill Lin Ye.
However, no matter how hard she tried, the scissors seemed to be caught by a giant dragon's claws and could not move.
"No, that's impossible!" The faceless woman cried out.
Bang—
A crisp slap sounded and everyone fell silent.
"Hey, let me ask you a question. Can you enter Level 8 like the two heretics inside?" Lin Ye asked.
"?" The faceless woman could not react.
This person must be crazy.
Chen Feng, who was behind him, seemed to come to his senses after a moment of shock. He quickly spoke.
"She can't do it. The lives and treasures they have accumulated are only enough for the two inside!"
"You should have said so earlier. So you're trash too. What a waste of my time!"
Lin Ye looked impatient.
The next moment, hundreds of saber beams that emitted light golden light energy appeared.
His divine sense spiritual threads formed a saber that could kill demons and devils!
Pu! Pu!
"You… can… kill me?"
"Is it providence?"
The faceless woman's eyes widened and she was instantly killed by countless saber beams. She could not understand even when she had died.
At such an early stage, there was already someone who could control providence. This was f*cking ridiculous.
Just as she had this thought, a faint golden dragon shadow appeared. 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝓂
With an excited expression, it opened his mouth and bit her, devouring her evil remains and ending her sinful life.
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"Nngh—"
At this moment, Yang Fusheng's nose twitched and he slowly woke up.
His eyes lit up as he looked at the dragon spirit whose mouth was covered in black fog.
"It smells so good! Leave some for me!"
"Swish—"
The little dragon spirit sucked all the black fog into its stomach like a noodle. It wagged its tail happily and said smugly, "It's gone."
"Selfish bastard, you're already a Class 9. It's useless no matter how much you eat!" Yang Fusheng was exasperated.
Although he was a zombie, he primarily cultivated mental strength.
If it was an ordinary zombie, it would not dare to absorb the energy of the heretics, but he was not an ordinary zombie. On the surface, he was a Level 4 zombie.
But in fact, with the foundation of the Second Transformation of the Zombie King, he could recklessly devour energy of the heretics that was weaker than it.
He had just absorbed some of the energy outside a few minutes ago and was already at Class 6 now. His improvement speed was increasing rapidly.
If he consumed the portion of the energy just now, he felt that he could level up again. 𝘭𝑖𝒷𝓇𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"I can give you the Evil Heart." The little dragon spirit was a little embarrassed by what Yang Fusheng said and said weakly.
"Oh, you can speak so fluently now?" Lin Ye asked in surprise.
"That's right, Master. Although devouring the energy of the heretics can no longer increase my strength now, it can still increase my intelligence and learning ability. I can easily speak human language now," The little dragon spirit said happily.
"That's good. Do you want to eat more?" Lin Ye said as he grabbed at the air.
Swish!
He activated his Universal Pull and sucked the Evil Heart and Evil Aura that were dropped from the heretic into his palm.
From the looks of it, it was indeed better than the two useless Evil Hearts and Aura he had obtained outside.
The previous two were about the size of a fist. This one was the size of a cup noodles box.
The moment he touched it, a message came.
"You have obtained a Level 7 Evil Heart!"
"You have obtained a bag of peak Level 7 Evil Aura."
100xReward.
"I won't make the choice for now. I'll keep it for later."
Lin Ye temporarily put away the two treasures. At this moment, he was no longer interested in Level 7 heretics.
On the other hand, he was wondering if the two heretics who were sacrificing countless lives and treasures really advance to Level 8.
With this in mind, his figure flashed and he quickly chased after them.
In the depths of this mansion which might have once been the residence of a certain great figure from the Puppet Demon Sect, there was a large space.
After running for more than 2,000 meters, Lin Ye and his party arrived at the backyard of the mansion.
This place was a garden.
Inside, there were rock mountains, pavilions, ponds, and so on. However, the scenery was terrifying. This was because they were all made up of corpses.
Along the way, Lin Ye's expression turned ugly.
Chen Feng and the others, who had followed behind him, were furious. They cursed repeatedly.
"Bastard!"
"Bastard, all the heretics deserve to die!"
Among them, Zhan Mingyue was the most ruthless. She cursed as she cried.
Using his Listening Ear talent, Lin Ye roughly understood the reason.
Along the way, the countless corpses he had seen were corpses of the Mighty Sky Army's soldiers.
Of course, this included Zhan Mingyue's father and brother.
However, all the corpses were incomplete and mixed together.
An altar was built at the center of the pond. Since the corpses were all mixed together, it was impossible to tell the exact identity of the corpses.
Even so, Zhan Mingyue's mentality instantly broke.
Whoosh—
When they reached the core, they could clearly see a black pillar of air rising from the center of the altar.
Inside the pillar of air were two ferocious figures.
One had eight arms while the other had eyes on its chest. The sight was extremely strange.
"?"
"Humans?"
The two figures sensed the arrival of Lin Ye and the others.
At the same time, he sensed that the auras of his three companions who were guarding outside had disappeared.
The two evil experts groaned.
For the other party to be able to kill their companions, it was clear that they had a special immortal treasure that could counter them.
If the other party interfered with their sacrifice now, all their efforts would be wasted.
At that moment, they did not dare to waste their breath. They hugged and swallowed as much as they could, crazily devouring the black energy pillar.
"Damn it, they're about to advance successfully. An eight-armed heretic and a hundred-eyed heretic. Both of these are all extremely difficult existences to deal with even amongst the Level 8s!"
On the other side, Chen Feng revealed a shocked expression.
Lin Ye glanced at him and listened to his emotional fluctuations.
He was no fool. He could tell that Chen Feng held the highest status among the group.
It seemed like he also knew the most. He even knew about the eight-armed heretic and a hundred-eyed heretic.
He naturally wanted to hear the secrets in the other party's heart.
?
Squeak—
A large amount of turbulence came, and among them was a strange electric current.
"Can't hear? What the hell!"
Lin Ye was surprised. This was the first time his Listening Ear talent had failed.
On the other hand, Chen Feng seemed to sense something.
He glanced at Lin Ye. Although he was surprised, he did not expose him.
With a grave expression, he hurriedly said, "Lin Ye, you don't have to doubt me or test me. Right now, we're all in the same boat. I won't lie to you. These two heretics are very troublesome."
"You are the only one who can interrupt them now. Please stop them immediately. It's better if you can kill them."
"Otherwise, once they advance successfully, it will be a disaster for the surrounding dozen or so areas."
"Are they strong?" Lin Ye smiled faintly.
"Of course." Chen Feng nodded. However, when he saw Lin Ye's nonchalant attitude, he said anxiously, "There's no time to explain. Listen to me. Hurry up and do it! If you delay any longer, it'll be too late."
"F*ck you!"
"Stowaways!"
"You talk too much. If I fail my evolution, I will be the first to kill you when I come out!"
The two heretics in the black beam of light were shocked and furious as they looked at Lin Ye in fear.
"It's fine. Tell me first how powerful they are. I'm very curious about high-level heretics."
However, Lin Ye ignored them and said in a good mood.
"?"
"Not attacking?"
"This human is too arrogant!"
"Hahaha, it's good to be arrogant. As expected of a human. They are the gods of internal strife!"
The two heretics laughed loudly in their hearts and increased the devouring speed.
Boom! Boom!
Soon, several streams of blood-colored energy surged into the black pillar. They had reached the final stage.
"You're driving me crazy!"
Chen Feng gritted his teeth when he saw that.
If he had Lin Ye's power, he would not waste his breath standing here. He would have taken this opportunity to take them down.
But the problem was, he didn't have Lin Ye's strength.
And the person with this power was like a child who had yet to grow up, asking him questions.
This was the most infuriating.
"If you don't tell me, I'll wait for them to finish evolving and experience it myself." Lin Ye took out a chair from his space ring and sat on it leisurely as if he really wanted to wait there.
"You!" Chen Feng was exasperated, but there was nothing he could do.
He could only speed up his sentence and explain, "The eight-armed heretic and a hundred-eyed heretic are the elites among the heretics. The eight-armed heretic is a close-combat type heretic and can use eight different kinds of human close-combat talent it has devoured at the same time. Its combat power is extremely astonishing."
"The hundred-eyed heretic is not simple either. Every eye is sealed with the spiritual will of the human that it has devoured. During the battle, every eyeball that breaks is equivalent to a spiritual charge. Its power is terrifying. It once had the battle record of killing a powerhouse of the next level.. It is extremely terrifying."
Chapter 286
"This means that at most, he can kill a Class 9 and won't have strength that surpasses Class 10?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
"Of course, Class 10 experts are at another level. They are far inferior, but Level 8 heretics are still terrifying existences. It's no exaggeration to say that if the two of them successfully advance, they can kill an army of a million!"
Chen Feng hurriedly said, afraid that Lin Ye would not take them seriously.
It was obvious from the heretics that Lin Ye killed previously.
This fellow was definitely much stronger than ordinary peerless geniuses. As for geniuses, they usually had a few bad habits.
Proud! Full of himself! Proud of his talent!
The guy in front of him was most likely such a person.
"Oh, then it's fine." Lin Ye nodded seriously.
Then, he sat back on the recliner and swayed leisurely, as if waiting for the two heretics to advance.
"?"
Chen Feng was confused.
What was this?
Was he not clear enough? Or was this guy already arrogant to the point that he thought he was enough to fight two Level 8 heretics alone?
Under his gaze, his Heavenly Eye talent revolved.
Unfortunately, the difference in their levels was too great.
Before his talent ripple landed on Lin Ye, it was crushed by a powerful spiritual pressure.
"Mr. Lin Ye!"
Chen Feng's face darkened as he shouted, "It's not just for ourselves. It's for the lives of the millions of humans around us. I beg you to stop them immediately!"
"When we first descended, I didn't see you guys care about the billions of people." Lin Ye pouted.
"This…"
Chen Feng was speechless. He had no way of explaining this.
"Alright, it's just a joke. Don't mind it."
Lin Ye smiled and waved his hand. "This place will be destroyed soon. There's no benefit in staying here. Leave!"
"How can we do that? You came to save us, how can we abandon you!"
Zhan Mingyue, who was still in grief, came back to her senses.
She looked at Lin Ye and interrupted firmly, "If we were to leave, let's go together. I will never let go of any comrades who fight alongside me!"
"…"
"Who fought alongside you… You guys are the ones who were beaten up, while I am here to beat them up."
"Most importantly, we're not on the same side…"
Lin Ye was speechless and cursed in his heart.
Alright, for the sake of your father and brother, I'll let you take advantage of me.
"Mr. Lin Ye, I've analyzed the weakness of the two evil spirits. You only need to use the power you used to kill the faceless female evil spirit to attack the armpits of the eight-armed heretic. You can definitely break their advancement!" Seeing that Lin Ye did not object, Chen Feng struck the iron while it was hot.
"F*ck!"
"This brat deserves to die!"
As soon as he said that, the two heretics in the black pillar couldn't take it anymore.
Both of them cursed loudly with ferocious expressions. They wanted to rush out and tear Chen Feng's mouth apart.
At the same time, they looked at Lin Ye nervously.
This opportunity for advancement was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Previously, they had relied on the power of the two zombie kings to exterminate the Mighty Sky Army.
From there, they triggered the Heretic Array and allowed the will of the heretics to descend.
Originally, it would still take a long time for them to evolve, but who knew that their plan had a sudden change? The will actually fused with the soul of the Puppet Demon Sect's Young Master.
This allowed them to successfully invade this ruin.
Only through thousands of elite human corpses and treasures could they obtain the qualifications to advance. And this ruin provided just what they needed.
Once they lost this opportunity, it would probably be a long time before he could break through again.
Therefore, the two heretics looked at Lin Ye nervously.
"Don't worry, I'm a person who values fairness the most. When you guys break through, we'll then have a fair fight!"
Lin Ye's face was filled with battle intent. He was like the legendary iron-headed barbarian who had to go wherever he wanted.
"Lin Ye, this is not the time to show off. This fair battle of yours will bring danger to countless people!" Chen Feng tried his best to persuade him. His mouth was about to break, but the kid still looked righteous. He refused to take advantage of the other party.
?
Was this human language? Why was he talking about human rules to evil?
He should take their lives when they are weak!
"Lin Ye…"
Before Chen Feng could continue, Lin Ye waved his hand.
Whoosh—
A terrifying repulsive force appeared again and pushed Chen Feng and the others towards the periphery of the Heretic's Domain.
"Lin Ye!" 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
"No!"
Chen Feng, Zhan Mingyue, and the others were blinded.
Although they knew that Lin Ye was powerful, no one thought that he could defeat two heretics who had advanced to Level 8 at the same time.
Because no one knew the terror of heretics better than them.
Seeing that they were getting further and further away from the mansion, Chen Feng and the others revealed looks of despair.
"Unlock your domain and let them out. Otherwise, I'll kill you two immediately!"
In the mansion, Lin Ye looked at the eight-armed heretic and the hundred-eyed heretic as he threatened indifferently.
"Human brat, you're so bold. I admire you!" The eight-armed heretic revealed a brilliant smile. Even though it looked extremely hideous on the outside, it was so happy that it was about to laugh out loud inside.
Foolish human, your death is coming soon.
As for the eight outside, after we break through to Class 8, what if we let them go for the time being? It would only take a short while for us to catch up to them.
None of them could escape!
The eight-armed evil spirit and the hundred-eyed evil spirit looked at each other and immediately understood each other. They controlled the evil black fog and made way for Chen Feng and the party.
With a thought, Lin Ye sent the eight of them flying a hundred meters away from the ruin.
After doing that, he turned his head to look at the two evil spirits. His fingers tapped on the armrest of the recliner as he said expectantly, "How long until you guys are done?"
"Immediately, immediately. Don't worry, we will definitely give you an unforgettable fair battle!"
The corners of the eight-armed heretic's mouth curled into a cruel smile.
Rumble!
The next moment, blood-colored lightning arose in the sky. Lightning flashed, and its aura was much smaller than when the golden dragon broke through the mirror.
However, the two heretics were nervous as their hands landed on the black pillar of light.
With the power of the ruin and the sacrificial array, they had blocked two eight blood-colored lightning bolts in a row.
The blood-colored lightning came and went quickly. It seemed like it was just doing its job, and not here to truly exterminate them.
"I succeeded!"
"Hahaha, I succeeded!"
"The ruin has also been preserved. From today onwards, this will be our era!"
The eight-armed heretic and the hundred-eyed heretic laughed excitedly.
At the same time, the blood-colored energy and black fog beneath their feet surged into their bodies through the altar.
In an instant, their auras started to erupt.
Peak Level 7 → Early Level 8 → Intermediate Level 8 → Advanced Level 8 → Peak Level 8 !
Boom!
When their aura reached its peak, a bolt of lightning flashed between the heavens and earth, illuminating their hideous faces.
In the distance, Chen Feng, Zhan Mingyue, and the others, who had just woken up from the shock, revealed looks of despair.
"It's over, everything's over! The heretics have successfully advanced!"
"Advisor, what should we do?"
"Run? Or go in and help?"
"Let's help. Even if we try to escape, we won't be able to escape. Do you see the evil black fog outside? We will probably be captured and reduced to the nothingness under the claws of the heretics as soon as Lin Ye dies. Rather than that, it's better to fight a bloody battle."
"We would rather die standing than live on our knees. Come, follow me in!"
Although they knew that they would die if they entered, the eight of them were still fearless.
As soon as they finished speaking, they picked up their weapons and prepared to kill their way into the black fog.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted in the mansion.
"What?!"
The next moment, Chen Feng's expression changed drastically. He used his Heavenly Eye to analyze the situation.
When he saw the result, his face was filled with disbelief. Then, it transformed into shock, surprise, and finally madness!
"Is he a god!"
Chapter 287
In the backyard of the Puppet Demon Sect.
Explosions continued as the mountain rocks collapsed and the ground cracked.
Eulah—
The eight-armed heretic's phantom fist shadows covered the sky as it charged towards Lin Ye.
The hundred-eyed heretic also assisted from the side, releasing mental attacks from time to time to harass Lin Ye.
Unfortunately, with the protection of the dragon spirit of luck, Lin Ye could completely ignore attacks from heretics below Level 10. 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇ℯ𝑎𝒹.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Swish!
The eight-armed heretic descended from the sky and several black fist lights landed on the ground.
Boom!
In an instant, the ground churned like tofu and exploded with a huge force.
Lin Ye's figure flew into the air as hundreds of saber beams streaked across his eyes.
Gasp!
Three of the eight-armed heretic's arms broke, accompanied by its screams.
These divine sense blades were all imbued with the power of the golden dragon of luck, and it had an additional effect on heretics.
Furthermore, the golden light that stayed on the wound would continue to destroy the heretic's body, preventing it from recovering within a short period of time.
Otherwise, as long as there was enough evil black fog, they would be immortal.
This was also the reason why it was difficult to kill heretics.
"Is this all a peak Level 8 heretic can do?"
Looking at the heretic that was almost being suppressed by him, Lin Ye shook his head in disappointment. "It doesn't feel like much."
"Human, don't go too far!" The eight-armed heretic was extremely aggrieved.
Its cultivation level was clearly higher than Lin Ye's. This was clearly its home ground, and it clearly had its companions helping it…
But in the end, it was actually hung up and beaten up by a human brat. This was simply the biggest shame he had experienced.
"I'm bullying you, what can you do about it!" Lin Ye curled his lips and made a grabbing motion in the air. A terrifying suction force erupted.
The expression of the eight-armed heretic changed drastically. It self-destructed three of its arms and used the opportunity to escape from Lin Ye's control.
With a few leaps, it retreated to the same spot as the hundred-eyed heretic.
"Something's wrong with this human!" The eight-armed heretic's expression was grave.
"Nonsense. If nothing is wrong, would he be able to suppress the two of us?" The hundred-eyed heretic snorted.
It looked down at the few eyes on its chest that were already closed and were covered in blood and tears.
Its eyes flickered as he said, "Eight-arm, go and hold him back. I'm going to use my ultimate move."
"Are you confident?" The eight-armed heretic swallowed and felt a little depressed.
Currently, it only had three of its eight arms left, and its combat power was greatly reduced.
Furthermore, Lin Ye gave him the feeling that he had yet to use his full strength. Instead, he was using them to familiarize himself with his strength and proficiency.
In fact, that was true.
After the first zombie wave ended.
As Lin Ye broke through continuously, his strength was a little off balance.
He had originally planned to go to the barracks to cultivate for a few hours, but he had come in a hurry and did not have the time.
Now that he finally met two Level 8 sandbags, he could use this opportunity to change the problem of his strength imbalance.
If not for that, the eight-armed heretic would have been sliced into pieces by Lin Ye the moment it attacked.
This was the attitude of a peerless genius who had undergone two evolutions of his 36,500 Awakening Chains and was invincible among his peers.
"I do. As long as you help me block it for ten seconds, I need to prepare!" The hundred-eyed heretic gritted its teeth.
"Ten seconds?"
The now three-armed heretic frowned. "Are you sure?"
"Of course. I still have 95 eyes here. I'm going to use 94 of them at once. This wave of mental attack will kill him!"
The hundred-eyed heretic said viciously.
"94!" The now three-armed heretic gasped.
Good lord, this was equivalent to injuring 1,000 enemies while sacrificing 999 of their own. Once its eyes were used up, it would be useless for the time being.
"I just need your answer. Can you block him? If you can't, it's not too late to escape now," the hundred-eyed heretic said solemnly.
"No problem. It's just ten seconds. I'll get it for you even if I have to kill myself!" The now three-armed heretic patted its chest and promised.
"Alright, I'm going to start!" A smile appeared on the hundred-eyed heretic's face.
Pu! Pu!
The sounds of several balloons shattering in succession could be heard. The eyeballs on its chest began to explode, but with every shattering, its spiritual energy would increase.
"It's my turn!" The now three-armed heretic clenched his fists and cheered himself on.
Boom!
The next moment, a black aura enveloped its body. It braced himself and charged at Lin Ye, trying to buy time for the hundred-eyed heretic.
At the same time, Lin Ye heard a notification from his talent.
"Friendly Hint: The hundred-eyed heretic is preparing its ultimate move—God Killing Stab! The activation time is 10 seconds later!"
"Friendly Hint: The attack level of the God Killing Stab is comparable to an attack of an advanced Class 9!"
"Friendly Hint: You have awakened Level 1 of Dragon Spirit Transformation. As long as the dragon spirit remains, you will be immune to all evil attacks at Class 9 and below!"
"Danger Prediction: G Class. Absolute safety."
"Boy, your opponent is me!"
On the other side, the now three-armed heretic looked at Lin Ye and turned its gaze to the hundred-eyed heretic, trembling in fear.
They were afraid that Lin Ye would abandon it and directly attack the hundred-eyed heretic, and their plans would be instantly destroyed.
There was a possibility of death.
Thinking of this, it crazily exploded its two arms again.
Boom!
A self-harming secret skill erupted.
A wisp of scarlet blood instantly appeared within the black ball of energy.
His aura also entered Level 9 in a short time.
However, it was not of much use. Lin Ye was not interested in it. Its strength and luck increased from the previous 1% to 3%!
His divine sense was like a blade that could slay demons and devils!
Pu! Pu!
Extreme saber light flashed, and the saber light in the air poured down, stabbing into the now one-armed heretic's eye.
The next moment, while it was stunned.
The black and red gas ball was instantly destroyed. Its body was also sliced into pieces without any resistance amidst the hundreds of saber beams.
The armless heretic only had half its head left on the ground.
A large amount of black fog turned into specks of light as the golden luck invaded and dissipated.
"I, the great eight-arm heretic, actually failed to last for 1 second!"
"Damn it!"
Before he died, the heretic roared.
"F*ck, don't waste it. Give it to me, give it to me!"
However, before it finished speaking, under its furious gaze, little zombie Yang Fusheng flew over like an arrow. He opened his fangs and bit the remaining armless heretic's head.
"I'll absorb, I'll absorb. The energy is all mine!"
Yang Fusheng laughed loudly. The dragon spirit did not fight with him for energy this time and he ate happily.
His mental cultivation was also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Not far away, the hundred-eyed heretic was dumbfounded.
?
F*ck, its companion had died in 1 second. Including the little zombie's devouring, only four seconds had passed.
There were still six seconds before the explosion!
Six seconds was enough for Lin Ye to kill it dozens of times.
Thinking of this, it was filled with grief and indignation. F*ck you, you tricked me!
"It's your turn!"
Lin Ye looked at the hundred-eyed heretic.
At the same time, the notification sounded again.
"Friendly reminder that if you receive the baptism of the God Killing Stab and use 3,000 drops of enlightenment energy, there is a 50% chance of comprehending the God Killing Stab, 100% chance of advancing your Illusion Heart to Level 4, 90% of advancing your Illusion Heart to Level 5… 70% of advancing your Illusion Heart to Level 7, and 60% of advancing your Illusion Heart to Level 8!"
Chapter 288
"God Killing Stab? From the name itself, it seems to be very strong!"
Lin Ye's eyes flashed with anticipation.
As for his Illusion Heart, he had already upgraded it after killing the two heretics outside.
However, since he had just reached Class 3 Illusionary Heart, it did not affect him much.
Therefore, he did not mind.
However, he could consider it this time.
Once his Illusion Heart advanced to Level 8, it would be eight times stronger.
At that time, the power of his Illusion World talent would increase drastically and he could use it as a group attack trump card.
When he thought up to here, he stared fixedly at the myriad of eyes and said with a kind expression, "Don't be afraid, I won't interrupt you. I've promised to give you a fair and open competition. I, Lin Ye, have always meant what I said."
"Ah? Ah?!"
His train of thought was stuck. When he saw the eight-armed heretic being killed, he wanted to turn around and run.
Without his ultimate move, he wouldn't be able to win against him.
However, Lin Ye's words gave it hope again.
This human was truly arrogant beyond measure. He actually dared to give it time to use a secret technique.
Hmph, I want you to die!
"Do you keep your word?" the hundred-eyed heretic asked excitedly.
"Of course." Lin Ye nodded seriously. "How long will you take?"
"Not long, not long. Ten seconds! Just ten seconds will do. I guarantee that it will be fair and square!" The hundred-eyed heretic hurriedly said, anxiety clear in its eyes.
Just now, because it wanted to retreat, it ended its secret technique.
Otherwise, there should only be six seconds left.
"Not bad. Ten seconds then. I'll give you time."
Lin Ye smiled.
At the same time, he didn't forget to take out five porcelain bottles containing enlightenment energy pills from his space ring.
1,000 drops per bottle, 5,000 drops in five bottles. Drinking 2,000 more drops should increase the success rate.
With this thought in mind, he uncorked the bottle and drank it.
On the other side, the hundred-eyed heretic was sweating profusely. The eyeballs on its chest exploded one after another.
Streams of abundant spiritual energy condensed into a finger-sized spiritual spike between its eyebrows.
Three seconds!
The power of 70 eyeballs exploded, and the Spirit Stab turned from green to red. Its aura was close to that of an early-stage Class 9!
Two seconds!
The power of 80 eyeballs exploded, and the God Killing Stab turned from red to dark red. Its aura was close to that of an intermediate Class 9!
One second!
The power of 94 eyeballs exploded. The God Killing Stab turned from dark red to deep red, and its aura was close to that of an advanced Class 9!
"It's done!"
The remaining eye of the hundred-eyed heretic revealed a look of joy. It looked at Lin Ye with a crazy smile. "Human, you're dead!"
"God Killing Stab!"
Before it could finish speaking.
Swoosh—
A dark red glow flashed in the air. It was much faster than the sound.
Before his consciousness could react, the dark red light instantly entered Lin Ye's forehead.
"So fast!" Lin Ye was slightly surprised. Even his Hint talent was activated 0.0001 seconds slower.
However, it did not matter. The little dragon spirit laid on his shoulder and yawned. An invisible golden energy barrier enveloped his entire body.
Ding ding ding—
After a series of crazy attacks, the terrifying God Killing Stab finally lost its strength after 94 consecutive attacks.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Ye's sea of consciousness opened a large invisible hand and directly crushed the God Killing Stab.
Whoosh—
In an instant, boundless spiritual energy swept across, instantly giving Lin Ye a spiritual baptism.
Right at this moment, the enlightenment energy took effect.
"You have entered a state of epiphany! Comprehending the Class 9 God Killing Stab and Evil Illusion!"
Comprehension of God Killing Stab +900, Comprehension of God Killing Stab +900…
Illusion Heart+900, Illusion Heart+900…
100xReward.
Comprehension of God Killing Stab +90,000, Comprehension of God Killing Stab +90,000…
Illusion Heart +90,000, Illusion Heart +90,000…
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have successfully comprehended the hundred-eyed heretic's Evil Technique—God Killing Stab!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 4 Illusion Heart. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by four times!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 5 Illusion Heart. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by five times!"
….
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have comprehended Level 8 illusion Heart. The power of your Illusion-type talent has increased by 8 times!"
"That's it? I still want to try a few more times!" Lin Ye wasn't satisfied.
Heart of Invincibility and Illusion Heard both belonged to the mental realm. It was not restricted by the rules and could be increased indefinitely.
However, to advance them, one usually needed opportunities. It was rare to meet one, and he had directly reached Level 8.
He felt that if he had more time, he might be able to enter Level 9.
At the thought of this, he looked at the hundred-eyed heretic indignantly. No, it should be called single-eyed heretic now.
He cursed, "Trash, why can't you last another one second?! Your durability is so low, what's the difference between you and a man who suffers from premature ejaculation?" 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"I am disappointed in you!"
"?"
The one-eyed heretic was dumbfounded. Was this person a demon?
I have even gone beyond my usual capabilities.
That God Killing Stab just now was almost at the peak of Class 9.
Not only were you fine, you even called me trash?
Shouldn't I be the one angry?
Ah?
F*ck your grandpa. Even if I can't provoke him, can't I hide from him?
With a thought, the one-eyed heretic turned into a black fog and fled towards the depths of the Puppet Demon Sect.
"Run? Kneel down on the spot!"
Lin Ye shouted as the spiritual energy between his eyebrows surged.
Swish!
The next moment, a dark red glow tore through the air and instantly hit the black fog.
"God Killing Stab?" The one-eyed heretic revealed a look of shock.
This was its famous unique skill, and it was also a natural talent for them hundred-eyed heretics. How could there be outsiders who had successfully comprehended it?
Unfortunately, at the instant his thoughts jumped, the dark red spike pierced through the black fog and hit its glabella.
Pu! Pu!
The terrifying God Killing Stab invaded the heretic's sea of consciousness and erupted with nearly a hundred spiritual stabs. The power was getting stronger and stronger.
After a hundred stabs, it instantly destroyed this one-eyed heretic's consciousness.
"Mine!"
Yang Fusheng, who had just finished eating the eight-armed heretic, laughed.
With a mouth full of black fog, he charged towards one-eyed heretic's body and ate heartily.
"Impressive, this power is very strong."
Looking at the sudden death of the heretic, Lin Ye rubbed his eyebrows in disbelief.
The God Killing Stab that he had used just now seemed to be a little different from what the hundred-eyed heretic had used.
The original version required 10 seconds before it could be unleashed, but for him, it only took 2 seconds. Its efficiency was five times faster than the hundred-eyed heretic.
Was it because of his Illusion Heart? Or was it something else?
He narrowed his eyes. With a thought, a dark red spike appeared again.
Under the control of his consciousness, the God Killing Stab flew back and forth.
It was as fast as lightning.
After trying a few times, his eyes darkened slightly and his spiritual spike disappeared.
This thing was dozens of times stronger than divine sense blades, but it consumed too much mental power.
With his current mental strength, he could only use it twice.
If he made some sacrifices, he might be able to use it four times.
For the time being, he did not find the reason for the shortening of time.
He did not feel conflicted. On the path of cultivation, he would follow wherever he went.
Lin Ye's eyes burned when he turned to the two heretics' corpses.
Two peak Level 8 heretics. This harvest was too good!
Chapter 289
"Come here!"
He activated Universal Pull and sucked the bags of Evil Aura and Evil Hearts on the ground into his palm.
"Also, I'll choose the rewards I have gotten from the Level 7 heretic from before as well."
Lin Ye muttered and took out the two treasures to kill the faceless woman.
His fingers touched it and a notification came.
"You have obtained a Level 7 Evil Heart!"
"You have obtained a Level 7 Evil Aura!"
"You have obtained two Level 8 Evil Aura!"
"You have obtained two Level 8 Evil Hearts!"
100xReward.
100 Level 7 Evil Hearts and 100 bags of Level 7 Evil Aura (Can be chosen separately)1 bag of Level 9 Evil Aura and 1 Level 9 Evil HeartRandom quantity, Level of Evil Hearts and Evil Aura200 Level 8 Evil Hearts (Can chosen separately)20 Level 9 Evil Hearts (Can only be exchanged inside the ruin)Random Quantity, Level of Evil Hearts (No probability of Level 1 and 2 Evil Hearts appearing)200 bags of Level 8 Evil Aura1 bag of Level 8 Evil Aura (Can be exchanged only inside the ruin)Random Quantity, Level of Evil Aura
After looking at the choices, Lin Ye was slightly disappointed.
Two Level 8s actually did not produce a Level 10 Evil Aura or Evil Heart for him. What trash. Their emotions had already been stirred and this was the result?
Alright, Level 9 was not bad either. At least the numbers were okay.
Lin Ye consoled himself and looked back at the options.
After some thought, he made his choice.
"For Level 7, choose option 3. For the Level 8s, choose option 2 for one and option 2 for the other!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the little dragon spirit who was blowing bubbles on his shoulder and muttered, "Little dragon spirit, please give me some strength. Since I've fed you so much, you have to repay me no matter what, right?"
"Ah ~ ~" The little dragon spirit blinked, looking confused.
The next moment, dazzling light exploded in front of them.
"You have obtained 25 Level 7 Evil Hearts and 28 bags of Level 6 Evil Aura."
This was the result of a hundredfold increase in rewards. It was a huge loss.
Lin Ye quickly looked to the other side.
The light on the other side was even brighter, and there were two faint glows of different colors.
"Color?"
Taking reference from the color settings of the Talent Crystal.
Lin Ye's heart thumped as he looked inside the light excitedly.
Whoosh—
The next moment, the light disappeared and a message came.
"You have obtained 10 Level 9 Evil Hearts and 10 bags of Level 9 Evil Aura."
"You have obtained two Level 10 Evil Hearts and two bags of Level 10 Evil Aura!"
"Level 10?"
"F*ck!"
"Really? From option 3?"
Lin Ye's eyes widened in disbelief.
Good lord, this was too unbelievable.
For such a long time, option 1 and 2 was the most worth-it choice, while option 3…
It was always difficult to explain in a few words, just like the appearance of the Level 7 Evil Hearts and Evil Aura from just now.
It was just an option that made him suffer losses.
When he selected option 3 for the Level 8 treasures, he actually did not have much hope.
He thought that since it was a Level 8 Evil Heart, after a hundredfold increase in rewards, he would have 10 Level 9 Evil Hearts.
Thus he would use the other piece to gamble and enjoy himself.
Coincidentally, the little dragon spirit had just leveled up. With the thought that it would not be a loss if he won or not, he would give it a try.
However, with this simple try, he actually broke through the shackles of the rules and directly obtained a Level 10 reward.
F*ck, who was he going to reason with?
His godly talent was just that awesome. What could he do? 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Of course, the Level 7 Evil Heart in front was also important. In the Nine States, this was considered a stepping stone, right?
Mm, it should be.
Next time, he would find a few more people to use as support. If he used them as support, his luck would continue to increase.
Boom!
Right at this moment, a white beam of light descended from Yang Fusheng's body and enveloped him.
Immediately after, boundless mental energy erupted, as if it was attacking the mental shackles.
However, perhaps because he had not accumulated enough, the light on Yang Fusheng's body flickered. The white beam of light seemed to be unable to hold on any longer.
"Damn it, breaking through to Class 8 requires 100 million points of energy. Lin Ye Dad, please, give me some Evil Hearts. When I'm awesome, I'll help you fight zombies!"
Yang Fusheng hurriedly shouted for help.
"If it's not enough, ask me for more." Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. At this juncture, he was in no mood to joke.
He directly threw over the 25 Level 7 Evil Hearts that he had just obtained.
"Lin Ye, I love you to death!" Yang Fusheng laughed.
Controlling the 25 Evil Hearts, he grabbed the first one and started munching on it like he was eating a watermelon.
Bang bang—
Clear and crisp cracking sounds rang out continuously as the pure mental energy within emitted.
The entire space seemed to be covered in a pale white fog. Just a breath of it could slightly improve one's mind.
"Comfortable! This is too beautiful!"
Yang Fusheng laid in the white beam of light excitedly. The mental energy inside was extremely rich, as if he was taking a bath.
"This guy…"
Lin Ye looked on enviously.
He lowered his head and looked at the two Level 10 Evil Hearts and the ten Level 9 Evil Hearts in his hand.
This was the highest level of mental energy in the early stages.
Once he devoured it, he did not know how much his mental state would increase.
However, soon, he temporarily suppressed the thought of immediately breaking through. The main purpose of coming to the Puppet Demon Sect was not to kill the heretics.
It was for the Puppet Sect's inheritance and the sect's treasure; the avatar puppet.
These two things could guarantee his safety in the Underworld and Hell.
Thinking of this, he resisted the urge to break through immediately. His figure flashed and appeared in a devastated building.
This was the Puppet Demon Sect's Treasure Pavilion. Unfortunately, it had long been destroyed. 99% of the treasures inside had been taken away by the heretics.
However, when he was comprehending the Illusion Hearts, he had once seen information about the Treasure Pavilion in the memories of the Puppet Demon Sect's Young Master.
The avatar puppet was a treasure of the sect. Since the heretics wanted the ruin, they naturally would not destroy it easily.
Therefore, the avatar puppet must be here.
Others might not be able to find it, but he might be able to do so.
Lin Ye looked around, his pupils starting to turn black.
Whoosh—
The next moment, the wave of notification swept across the entire Treasure Pavilion.
"Friendly Hint: In the deepest part of the Treasure Pavilion, there is an underground secret compartment. There is an item suspected to be rich in treasure aura!"
"Friendly Hint: There is a dangerous item in the secret compartment. You need special qualifications to inherit it!"
"Danger Evaluation: Class B! 50%!"
"So insane? What's hidden down there?" Lin Ye was shocked.
This was the highest level of danger he had ever seen.
On the surface, he was at the peak of Class 7, but his combat power was equivalent to an early-stage Class 9.
When facing heretics, he was invincible below Level 10!
Yet this trip down to the secret compartment was classified as Class B in danger. This was troublesome!
The other party should be at least an early-stage Class 9.
"Forget it, I'll look at the trigger conditions first."
With this thought in mind, Lin Ye carefully walked over.
Whoosh—
With the activation of Divine Punishment, the dust and stones along the way automatically flew out.
Soon, the space was cleared.
Following the hint, Lin Ye opened the secret compartment and instantly, a message came..
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"Identification Information: Cultivate to the tenth level of Puppet Demon Technique to disarm the secret panel!"
"If you open it forcefully, the Great Strength Demon Puppet hidden inside will tear all the invaders apart!"
"F*ck, Great Strength Demon Puppet!"
Lin Ye bared his teeth. From this name, he knew that it was not something to be trifled with.
Now he understood.
No wonder the two Level 8 heretics did not snatch the avatar puppets. It was not because they wanted to keep this place.
They simply could not defeat the Great Strength Demon Puppet.
There were two options in front of him now. He could either take the risk and release the Great Strength Demon Puppet to fight.
In any case, with the help of the little dragon spirit's luck, his chances of winning would be at least 60 to 70%.
The other way was to learn the Demonic Puppet Sect's secret technique—Puppet Demon Technique and cultivate it to the tenth level.
Fight or cultivate?
Just as the thought of giving the fight a try appeared in his mind, it was instantly killed by his divine sense and God Killing Stab.
Without any hesitation, Lin Ye turned around and went in the direction of the Inheritance Pagoda.
What a joke. He wouldn't even have a 90% chance of winning!
What if he failed?
Furthermore, he could definitely obtain it. Why would he take the risk?
There was something wrong with his mind. Why did he keep thinking about risking his life?
His life was more precious than heaven. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝙤𝒎
He was the hope of humanity. He could not learn from those iron-headed brutes.
He had to keep in mind that he was a civilized person and had to treat all external enemies with elegance and 'nuclear kindness'.
After cursing a few times, Lin Ye's figure flew up and down to the Inheritance Pagoda a thousand meters away.
The situation here was not much better than the Treasure Pavilion.
The guardian of the ruin and the legacy spirit were both defeated.
Even the Level 9 armor he was wearing was corroded by time and had turned into gravel.
He then entered the pitch-black Inheritance Pagoda.
Whoosh—
A golden glow appeared around Lin Ye, illuminating the interior.
On the first level, more than half of the inherited secret manuals in the Cultivation Hall had been lost as the barrier broke.
"What the f*ck!"
Lin Ye's mouth twitched. If this happened to anyone else, it would be over.
Fortunately, he had obtained Bai Yitong's revision talent.
Furthermore, with the rise of the Great City Era, and his bunker level entering Level 22, his speed of recovering manuals far exceeded Bai Yitong.
He walked forward and touched the broken wall.
"You have obtained the first level of the damaged Puppet Demon Technique."
"Revision Talent!"
As he chanted in his heart, his fingertip emitted a tri-colored divine light.
Combined with the 5,000 drops of enlightenment energy that he had just consumed not long ago which had yet to disappear, he immediately entered a state of enlightenment.
The next moment, countless mysterious characters danced in his mind.
Amend, add, test, modify, improve…
The technique was complicated and complicated but the progress gradually increased.
While repairing it, he had also been secretly cultivating.
Amendment Progress+220, Amendment Progress+220, Amendment Progress+220…
Puppet Demon Technique +700, Puppet Demon Technique +700
100xReward.
Super Enlightenment Mode!
Amendment progress+22,000, Amendment progress+22,000, Amendment progress+22,000…
Puppet Demon Technique +70,000, Puppet Demon Technique +70,000…
A minute later, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have amended the first level of the Puppet Demon Technique!"
"Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. You have mastered the first level of the Puppet Demon Technique!"
"65 seconds!"
He looked down at his Rolex's gold watch.
Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction. This efficiency was right.
Keep going. Keep going.
With a flash, he went up to the second floor. The situation here was worse than on the first floor. The wall where the secret manuals were carved was shattered.
However, Lin Ye did not panic at all and immediately started amending.
In 63 seconds, the amendment was completed and he cultivated to the second level.
"Faster by two seconds. Not bad." Lin Ye was full of energy.
The Revision Talent could allow him to understand the secret manual better and start deducing from the source.
Therefore, even though there was less data left on the second level than the first level.
But to him, as long as he had a clue, he could deduce it from what he had learned from the first level.
This was like a senior who had created a cultivation technique guiding and teaching…
As for him, he only needed to return the book and write it down.
Soon, Level 3, 53 seconds!
Level 4, 48 seconds!
Level 5, 45 seconds!
…
Level 9, 35 seconds!
Level 10, 30 seconds!
"Whoosh—"
On the tenth floor, Lin Ye sighed softly. Fortunately, he had entered a super state of epiphany.
Otherwise, just by relying on himself, who knew how many brain cells would die. What he had done was not something a person should do.
"Let's try the power of the tenth level of the Puppet Demon Technique first."
Lin Ye tapped the air with his finger and a large number of spiritual threads appeared in the air.
Every spiritual thread was engraved with special puppet patterns, granting them special abilities.
For example…
His gaze pierced through the black fog and landed on Chen Feng and the others at the entrance of the ruin.
Whoosh—
As far as he could see, invisible spiritual threads immediately flew out and silently landed on Zhan Mingyue.
Lin Ye revealed an abnormal expression.
With the help of the puppet patterns, he instantly obtained all the information about Zhan Mingyue.
Puppet: Zhan Mingyue
Gender: Female
Talent: Donkey Kong Body
Martial Arts: Donkey Kong Body Protection Technique, Great Strength Donkey Kong Palm, Great Strength Donkey Kong Finger…
Level: Early-stage Class 6!
Combat Power: Comparable to a Class 7
Height: 1.75
Three measurements:
…
All the information could be seen at a glance, but the main person, Zhan Mingyue, did not feel anything.
At the same time, outside the Puppet Demon Sect.
Chen Feng and the others fumbled at the door.
A few minutes ago, the aura fog outside had already collapsed and disappeared.
It was enough to show that the heretics inside were all dead.
Without a doubt, they were definitely killed by Lin Ye.
Therefore, theoretically speaking, this ruin was Lin Ye's spoils of war.
They had no objections to this.
Chen Feng had some thoughts about Lin Ye.
However, he did not dare to enter rashly. From time to time, incomparably dense spiritual energy fluctuations came from inside.
If he did not deduce wrongly, Lin Ye should be having a breakthrough in his mental realm. They were afraid that they would disturb Lin Ye's cultivation if they barged in recklessly.
If this affected the other party's advancement, it would be a death feud.
"Advisor, are we going to wait here?" Little Five asked as he bandaged Little Seven's wound.
"If you ask me, let's go in directly. Lin Ye looks pretty easy to talk to. Other than looking a little like a pretty boy, everything else is pretty good," Little Seven interjected.
Pa!
Zhan Mingyue, who was standing behind him, slapped him.
"Ah!"
Little Seven screamed miserably and turned to look at Zhan Mingyue in confusion. "Commander, why did you hit me!"
"?"
Zhan Mingyue was stunned. She looked at her hand and then at Little Seven.
A look of confusion flashed across her eyes. She didn't want to hit him.
However, this slap was indeed from her. With the pride of a commander, she snorted coldly and said, "What do you mean by pretty boy? He's handsome! Besides, he saved my life and you dare to criticize him? When we go back, we'll punish you by running a hundred rounds around the base!"
"I was wrong, commander. Spare me!"
….
"This ability is too terrifying!"
On the tenth level of the Inheritance Pagoda, Lin Ye withdrew the puppet threads and secretly clicked his tongue.
At such a distance, he felt that even if he could control Zhan Mingyue to kill Chen Feng and the others, she wouldn't be able to resist.
Her body and consciousness would choose to obey him unconditionally.
Of course, this was on the premise that Lin Ye's mental cultivation far surpassed Zhan Mingyue. Otherwise, if it was anyone else.
If one's cultivation was not good enough, attempting to control someone of a similar level would probably result in a crazy backlash from the other party.
"As expected, anything with the word demon is not something good!"
Lin Ye cursed softly and his figure flashed.. He flapped his battle aura wings and flew back to the ruins of the Treasure Pavilion.
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"Identity verified. Use the spiritual threads of the tenth level of Puppet Demon Technique to unlock the secret panel!"
He heard the information from the system.
He first used his Hint to sense the danger and after confirming that there were no problems.
Lin Ye did as he was told, and invisible spiritual threads flowed into the secret compartment.
The internal password was magical, like a maze game from the Nine States.
Without the spiritual threads at the tenth level of the Puppet Demon Technique, it was almost impossible to unlock it.
Inside were hidden buttons and mental shackles.
One wrong step would lead to many mistakes, leading to the appearance of the Great Strength Demon Puppet.
Crack—
Soon, with Lin Ye's understanding of puppet magic, it was successfully activated in a few breaths.
Whoosh!
A wave of golden light soared into the sky.
A moment later, the light faded and a palm-sized doll appeared.
His fingers touched it and a notification came.
Item: Avatar Puppet (Special Type Treasure)
Level: Beginner Merit Treasure (Not within the rankings)
Effect: Bind it with your blood and it can create an avatar that can fuse with your soul, allowing you to freely control it.
"You have obtained a Beginner Merit Treasure—Avatar Puppet!"
100xReward.
1. 100 Beginner Avatar Puppets (Ordinary Avatar Puppets)!
2. 1 Advanced Avatar Puppet (Avatar can die once in place of the main body)
3. Random Quantity, Classification Of Puppet
"Ah, this…"
After reading the options, Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
Choice 1 and 2 smelled good.
If he chose option 1, he would be able to be at several places at once. If he chose option 2, he would be able to have both the Avatar Puppet Technique and the Revival Armor.
Why not choose option 3 and try it out?
His gaze scanned the three options.
"F*ck, go for it!"
Lin Ye gritted his teeth. Who asked these two to smell so good? It made him drool.
However, he was not stupid enough to choose directly.
He had just obtained a Level 10 Evil Heart. If he chose Level 3 now, wouldn't it definitely be a loss?
With the lesson from before, Lin Ye hurriedly took out 1,000 golden treasure chests from his Civilization Archive.
This was what was left after the zombie wave ended.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With his divine sense, treasure chests exploded one by one.
Without exception, Lin Ye chose 3 for all of them.
His luck was indeed strong now. There were countless Level 5 and 6 equipment, upgrade scrolls, pills, and so on dropped from the option 3s.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye's divine sense had been rapidly analyzing the drop rate statistic.
However, this amount of data was clearly not accurate. The light beam landed and stored all the supplies into his space ring.
Lin Ye took the opportunity to take advantage of the bug and spawned 10,000+ Gold Treasure Chests.
After the nomological ripples came over, he immediately closed the treasure chest exchange function.
He opened the treasure chests as if nothing had happened.
Bang bang bang!
Soon, another 5,000 to 6,000 sets of golden treasure chests exploded.
The entire dilapidated Treasure Pavilion was instantly surrounded by hundreds of thousands of treasure beams.
All kinds of pills, equipment, and upgrade scrolls exploded.
The two consecutive tries took a total of four hours until it ended at 1 am.
Lin Ye had discovered a more accurate probability of getting a loss or a big gain.
This excluded the situation of him being extremely lucky.
He would lose six times before making a big gain on the seventh try!
If he made a small loss eight times, the ninth time might be an insanely big gain!
If he did not make a loss or gain for nine consecutive times, then the tenth time might be an even more insane big gain!
After much calculation.
According to the statistics, the probability of losing six times in a row was the highest. There was a 90% chance of him getting a big gain on the seventh try.
"Then let's get six losses from the treasure chests first!"
Lin Ye made his decision.
Fortunately, there were enough Gold Treasure Chests. After consuming another 500 sets of Gold Treasure Chests, he finally made a record of losing six times in a row.
Then, he turned to the Avatar Puppet and said excitedly, "I choose option 3!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly closed his eyes, and a wisp of dazzling golden light erupted.
"It's best if you give me a mixed one. That will be perfect since I will then have both a beginner Avatar Puppet and an Advanced Avatar Puppet!"
Lin Ye clasped his hands together and muttered a few words.
Whoosh—
Soon, the golden light disappeared and the system sent a congratulatory message.
"You have obtained nine beginner Avatar Puppets and two advanced Avatar Puppets!"
"I, I, F*ck!"
"I succeeded. As expected, statistics is awesome. F*ck, it was dumb to rely purely on luck previously. I should have relied on math!"
Lin Ye laughed excitedly. This was more exciting than winning a few million.
After all, this was not only due to luck, but also the crystallization of his wisdom.
From now on, he was able to have a better control of when to choose option 3.
After the pleasant surprise, Lin Ye's gaze landed on the 11 Avatar Puppets.
He flicked his fingers.
He threw his blood and it landed on the avatar puppets.
Whoosh—
In an instant, all the avatar puppets emitted strange beams of light.
The strange sound of flesh regenerating and bones growing could be heard in the air.
In a short while, at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Eleven figures that looked identical to Lin Ye appeared on the spot.
Without exception, they all closed their eyes and were naked.
"Awakening of consciousness!" 𝓵𝙞𝓫𝒓𝙚𝓪𝓭.𝒄𝓸𝓶
According to the information of the Avatar Puppet, Lin Ye formed a seal.
Swish! Swish!
The next moment, 11 mental imprints flew out from his glabella and entered the bodies of the 11 avatars.
Whoosh—
The moment the mark landed in his sea of consciousness, the eleven Avatar Puppets opened their eyes at the same time. They exchanged glances and connected their minds.
"What a magical feeling." Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
His main body could clearly sense the difference between the eleven Avatar Puppets.
Especially the two closest to him. Unknowingly, there seemed to be a faint connection between them.
Through this connection, he would be able to instantly switch locations and injuries with them.
"This must be the reason for them being able to help me replace my death." Lin Ye understood.
That was because those two avatars were indeed high-level avatars and possessed the ability to die in his place.
"I wonder if my avatar can trigger a 100xReward. If it can, it will be awesome. I'll send my avatars to each of the four directions. It will save me a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Lin Ye hoped in his heart as he got his avatars to open the treasure chests for testing.
Unfortunately, it did not go according to his wishes this time.
When his avatars opened treasure chests, it was the same as ordinary people. At most, it could enjoy the enhancement of the Dragon Spirit of Luck and have a better drop rate than ordinary people.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Godly talent was something that only he possessed.
Next, he tested the combat power system of his avatars.
Lin Ye shook his head, not satisfied.
Each avatar was at Level 1 and was a little different from his main body. He had to nurture them slowly.
Fortunately, their owner was him. If it were anyone else, they would be furious.
"Let's upgrade them all. In any case, I have a lot of them."
Lin Ye waved his hand, and tens of thousands of upgrade scrolls, medicinal pills, and spirit gathering array appeared out of thin air.
"No. 1, No. 2, organize the other avatars and quickly level up according to the location of the Spirit Gathering Array!"
"Alright, my main body!" The two advanced avatars nodded.
The efficiency of the eleven avatars was high.. In a few minutes, they finished distributing the cultivation resources that they needed.
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"Everyone, begin upgrading!"
When all the avatars were in position, Advanced Puppet Avatar 1 ordered.
Ssssss—
Rumble—
Immediately, the avatars started moving.
The scene of them tearing the upgrade scrolls and consuming pills was spectacular.
Soon, eleven upgraded golden beams landed.
Bathing in the sunlight, Lin Ye's avatars' battle aura, physical strength, breathing techniques, mastery over the Mechanical Beast Sect's three secret manuals, puppet magic…
With the huge amount of resources provided, they were all leveling up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Level 1 → Level 2 → Level 3 → Level 4…
Rumble!
They soon stepped into Class 5, which was the first time when they needed to unlock the Awakening Chains.
According to the rules of this world, the more energy one obtains and the more potential one has, the more awakened chains one would be able to unlock.
When Lin Ye broke through for the first time, his main body's foundation was too strong. 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝒓𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝓶
At the very least, he unlocked 36,500 of them. He was a hundred times more powerful than peerless geniuses of the same class.
It was precisely because of this that he could look down proudly upon those of the same realm, and even kill enemies of a higher realm like dogs.
Unfortunately, the limit of a beginner Puppet Avatar was that of an ordinary peerless genius.
Therefore, the nine beginner Avatar Puppets only unlocked 365 Awakening Chains.
The other two advanced Avatar Puppets were much stronger, more than ten times stronger than peerless geniuses, unlocking 3,650 Awakening Chains.
"Why not a hundred times?" Lin Ye frowned.
One had to know that when it came to rewards, 100 beginner Avatar Puppets could only be exchanged for 1 advanced Avatar Puppet.
After investigating, Lin Ye immediately shut his mouth when he saw the words 'substitute death'.
"Upgrade, continue upgrading!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another large amount of upgraded golden light fell.
Level 5 → Level 6 → Level 7…
Their physical body, battle aura, and divine sense had all reached Class 7.
Bang!
At the same time, it was time to unlock the Awakening Chains again.
The effect was the same as the first time. Beginner Avatar Puppets' limit was the same as that of ordinary peerless geniuses, unlocking 365 of them.
Adding up, they each unlocked 730 awakening chains.
The advanced Avatar Puppets were stronger. They each unlocked 3,650 of them, totaling 7,300.
Although it was far inferior to his 73,000.
However, for ordinary people, even 730 of his beginner Avatar Puppets were terrifying existences.
In addition to all kinds of secret techniques, talent…
Wait, f*ck, talent!
Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
Only then did he remember that all his Avatar Puppets were just skin.
Currently, the offensive methods that they could use together were the Twelve Zodiac Battle Aura and Divine Sense.
There was also the God Killing Stab that he had secretly learned from the evil spirits.
As for the Universal Pull, Heart's Web, Hint, Listening Ear, and other talents, they could all only be used by his main body.
"Without the supplement of my talent, my combat power will be reduced by at least half…" Lin Ye gritted his teeth.
After some thought, he made up his mind.
In the beginning, he obtained 99 talent fragments from the bug.
Other than giving them to the powerhouses of his core team, he still had 91 of them.
He could replenish each avatar with one first.
Then, he could use his Revision talent to repair the talents in his avatars' body using Enlightenment Energy.
However, the consumption was too exaggerated.
Especially for a top-tier talent like Hint, it would take a lot to restore it to its full level.
"Forget it, let's focus on the two advanced Avatar Puppets first!"
With that, Lin Ye took out 100 bottles of Enlightenment Energy from the Civilization Archive's resource page.
1,000 drops per bottle. 100 bottles meant 100,000 drops of Enlightenment Energy.
Whistle—-
The eyes of the main body flashed slightly. The power of his divine sense easily knocked the bottle stopper away. Streaks of liquid energy that emitted a hazy glow transformed into hundreds of streams of water that entered the two advanced avatar puppets.
Rumble!
Repairing and upgrading at all costs, his Hint talent was being restored at a very quick pace in his avatar.
1% → 4% → 9%… 89% → 96% → 100%!
Whoosh—
Brilliant three-colored divine light exploded, and the Hint talent of the advanced avatar on the left was completely restored.
"F*ck, this is a bottomless pit!"
Although his avatar had obtained another new talent, 100,000 enlightenment energy was used up just like that.
This was too insane!
That was 100,000…
The highest reward for clearing the Reflection Hall of the four sacred halls was only 10,000.
Other than him, who else could afford to spend such an amount?
And this was only the amount used to recover the talent to its original state. It is currently still Level 1.
When he returned to his territory, he still needed to spend millions of Zombie Souls to upgrade it to Level 22.
Of course, to Lin Ye, Zombie Souls was a small matter. It was mainly about enlightenment energy.
Previously, he had given tens of thousands of contribution points to each of his family members. In the Mechanical Beast Sect, he had even given a lot of them to his main force. He had also given away some of the contribution points he had obtained from his territory. In addition, he usually drank enlightenment energy like drinking water.
He was originally rewarded with 1,000,000 of it with his 100xReward. After deducting the 100,000 he had just spent, he only had 570,000 left.
"It's not enough!"
"What a scam. The Revision talent level is still not enough to directly repair the talent…"
"No matter what, I'm still too poor!"
"Screw the Reflection Hall! A bunch of stingy people. Don't they know how to reward me with 100,000 or 1,000,000? With my 100xReward, that would be more appropriate. What's the point of giving 10,000 or so? It's too trashy!"
"I hope that the second Four Sacred Halls will descend in three days. Don't disappoint me again!"
As he ridiculed, sparks flashed through Lin Ye's divine sense as he quickly calculated the total enlightenment energy he needed.
He could forget about the top-tier talents.
He only had 570,000. At most, he could repair four to five top-tier talents. It did not mean much.
As for advanced talents, he had Heart's Web, Spiritual Illusion, Palm Lightning, Universal Pull, Spirit Vehicle…
The repair costs were not low.
Therefore, it was definitely impossible for him to complete the restoration in all 11 avatars.
A fragment split from his main body required the same amount of enlightenment energy to repair.
It would cost twice as much. This amount of resources was not enough.
After some thought, Lin Ye made a decision.
He would nurture his advanced Avatar Puppets first and have them primarily have the Hint talent, with the other high-level talents secondary.
As for the choice of which advanced talents to choose…
"Heart's Web strengthens the five senses. Combined with Hint, it is the strongest combination of the support class. I must have it."
Lin Ye decided to experiment on the advanced Avatar Puppet on the left.
He crazily smashed the enlightenment energy.
Including the restoration of his main body, he had spent 60,000, which was 30,000 each time.
It was acceptable.
"Secondly, Spiritual Illusion. I want this too. Now that my Illusion Heart has reached Level 8, its prowess has increased by eight times. The strength of my high-grade spiritual illusion is no different from a top talent. The cost-performance ratio is extremely high."
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The upgraded golden light shone.
This time, it was less than the Heart's Web. Perhaps it was because of its quality.
The Heart's Web was a high-grade one, while the illusion was a mid-grade one. It consumed 40,000 points of enlightenment energy.
"After that, Palm Lightning… Well, without innate Yang energy, I can't use the Five Yang Lightning. Forget it, this Pass!"
"Universal Pull and Spirit Vehicle. These two seem to be suitable. I want them!"
After making up his mind, Lin Ye chose four advanced talents, which consumed a total of 180,000 Enlightenment Energy.
In other words…
Including the Hint talent from before, forging an advanced Avatar Puppet with top combat power would cost at least 280,000.
Two meant 560,000!
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"Enlightenment Energy -460,000!"
Whoosh—
With the sound of flowing water, Lin Ye restored the high-level avatar puppet on his right to its peak.
He looked at the remaining 12,000 Enlightenment Energy in the Civilization Archive's resource page.
Lin Ye sighed inwardly. Great, he was poor again.
"The combat power of these two avatars should be very strong now." Lin Ye put away the nine beginner Avatar Puppets and his gaze landed on the two advanced Avatar Puppets that had just been created.
His gaze flickered as he looked at the Great Strength Demon Puppet below.
He activated his Hint talent.
"Friendly Hint: You have mastered the 10th level of the Puppet Demon Technique. You can instantly control the Great Strength Demon Puppet!"
"Friendly Hint: 100% chance of winning!"
"Danger Evaluation: G Class! Heartless Crushing!"
"This will do!"
Lin Ye's eyes lit up. "I can use it to test the combat power of my advanced avatar!"
Thinking of this, he retreated to the periphery of the Treasure Pavilion and controlled his two advanced avatars.
"Divine Punishment!"
A terrifying repulsive force exploded, directly shattering the secret compartment.
Rumble!
The ground rumbled as a dark golden figure over five meters tall flew out with a ruthless aura.
As soon as he came out, he patted his chest excitedly.
He looked like the King Kong of Skeleton Island.
"Human? No…"
This Great Strength Demon Puppet had just come out when its deep gaze landed on Lin Ye's avatars. It sniffed and said, "The aura of an avatar puppet. Oh, good fellow, it's an advanced one. Strangely, I remember that the puppets that the old lunatic asked me to guard are only at the beginner level."
"Do you have the ability to think on your own?" Lin Ye asked in surprise as he listened to the Great Strength Demon Puppet muttering to himself.
"Nonsense, I'm an alchemical life form. Of course I have the ability to think." The Great Strength Demon Puppet pouted, looking at Lin Ye as if he was looking at an ignorant fool.
"…" Lin Ye was speechless. He was actually despised by a monkey.
But thinking about it, Little White from the Mechanical Beast Sect was smart too.
To a certain extent, the mechanical beasts and puppet beasts could be considered part of the same faction. It was reasonable for the Great Strength Demon Puppet to be able to speak.
"Can you fight me?" Lin Ye asked.
"No, you're a successor of the Puppet Demon Sect. I'm afraid that killing your puppet avatar would be a sin."
The Great Strength Demon Puppet shook its head repeatedly.
"That's not up to you. If you don't hit me, I'll hit you!" Lin Ye's avatar narrowed his eyes, and hundreds of divine senses erupted from his left and right eyes like blades.
Ding Ding Ding—
In an instant, blades flashed and sparks flew from the Great Strength Demon's Puppet's body.
"Impressive, its offensive power is close to the peak of Class 8!"
The Great Strength Demon Puppet was shocked.
Its realm was profound and had long reached Class 9.
Naturally, he could tell the level of Lin Ye's avatar at a glance. The shock in his heart was indescribable.
His avatars could cross a major realm to fight. Then, his true self…
It didn't dare to imagine.
Soon, it put away its contempt and seriously fought the two avatars.
Rumble!
Explosions sounded continuously.
Lin Ye sat on the lord's chair and watched leisurely, a satisfied expression on his face.
In terms of offensive power, the two advanced avatars possessed the ability to use their divine senses like blades, God Killing Stab, Great Sage Battle Aura, Universal Pull, and Spiritual Illusion.
Under normal circumstances, they both had the combat power of a peak Class 8.
If they fought with their life on the line and used the God Killing Stab that injured 1,000 enemies and cost 800 of his own, they might be able to fight an early-stage Class 9.
In terms of life-preservation, they were wearing Class 7 hero armor—Sacred Armor.
Combined with Hint and Heart's Web, which were two great auxiliary talents.
It was no exaggeration to say that ordinary Class 9 experts could forget about killing these two advanced avatars.
The Great Strength Demon Puppet was the best example.
No matter how crazily it attacked, the two avatars could always avoid it in advance.
Half an hour later, when his avatar familiarized itself with his strength, Lin Ye sent out an order.
The two avatars immediately stood on the spot.
On the other side, the Great Strength Demon Puppet patted its chest in exasperation and said angrily, "You two loaches only know how to run. If you have the guts, stand still and fight me! I can beat the shit out of you."
"Kneel!" As soon as he finished speaking, the two avatars directly executed the 10th level of the Puppet Demon Technique.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In an instant, a large number of mental threads exploded.
"F*ck, human, you don't talk about morals. Didn't you say that you wouldn't use puppet magic!" The Hercules started.
It moved quickly, wanting to dodge the spiritual threads attached to the puppet magic.
Unfortunately, compared to the spiritual threads that exceeded the speed of sound, its reaction speed was too slow.
Coughs!
In just two breaths, the spiritual threads successfully infiltrated his body. According to the circulation route of the tenth level of the Puppet Demon Technique, he instantly obtained control of the Strength Demon.
"Great Strength Demon Puppet greets Master!"
The Great Strength Demon's Puppet's eyes immediately became filled with reverence. It knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
At this moment, the system sent a congratulatory message.
"You have obtained an early-stage Level 9 Great Strength Demon Puppet!"
100xReward.
1. 100 early-stage Level 9 Great Strength Demon Puppets!
2. A peak Level 9 Great Strength Demon Puppet!
3. Random quantity and Level of Great Strength Demon Puppets! (No possibility of Level 1 or 2 appearing)
"Ah, this… the 100xReward works on this too?!"
Lin Ye's eyes widened as his breathing quickened.
Then, his gaze landed on the two zombie kings' corpses in his space ring, and his heart beat faster.
F*ck, can I trigger the 100xReward when refining them into peak Level 9 Puppet Demons?
In an instant, Lin Ye's heart heated up.
Two peak Level 9s. Even if he chose the lamest choice in the 100xReward, which was 100xQuantity, there would still be 200 peak Level 9s.
This power was enough to sweep through some of the large cities in the Underworld.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye naturally did not care about a mere beginner Level 9 Great Strength Demon Puppet.
After all, the rules limited him. He could not take it out on the surface now. Those with strength that exceeded Class 7 could only be used in the ancient ruins, the Underworld, or in Hell.
Then he would choose option 3.
He would take a gamble. What if it dropped a Level 10 Evil Heart again?
Immediately, as usual, he took out a treasure chest as a cushion. This time, his luck was pretty good. He lost six consecutive times after opening 250 Gold Treasure Chests.
"I choose option 3!" Lin Ye made his choice.
Whoosh—
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm… What's wrong?"
"Master, save me! Save me!"
The Great Strength Demon Puppet panicked. Its body was bathed in the red light beam. With its powerful Level 9 strength, it could not resist at all.
"It's okay, it's good for you." Lin Ye smiled.
As soon as he finished speaking, a glow flashed.
The next moment, a blinding beam of light shot out from the red beam.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Twelve Intermediate Great Strength Demon Puppets dropped to the ground.
"It's actually only intermediate Class 9?" Lin Ye shook his head, a little dissatisfied.
According to his calculations, this was a small loss. 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"Forget it. I'll save it for Dad and the others. When they go to Hell for adventure missions, I can use it for self-defense."
Lin Ye casually waved his hand and used his spirit beast bag to put away the eight Great Strength Demon Puppets.
"Mm? What… happened just now?"
The remaining Great Strength Demon Puppet was dumbfounded. He scratched his head and said, "I think I saw eight twins. Eh, intermediate Level 9. Why did I level up?!"
"Cut the crap. Where's the furnace? I'm going to refine some puppet avatars.." Lin Ye asked.
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"The furnace has broken. It hasn't been used for hundreds of thousands of years," said the Great Strength Demon Puppet embarrassedly.
"It's broken? There's no backup?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows, a little speechless.
What kind of ruin was this? It was too ridiculous.
"This… there really isn't. As you can see, the heretics have invaded this place and the Treasure Pavilion has collapsed. The other treasures have been sacrificed by the heretics. However, don't mind it too much, Master. Refining furnaces are not considered treasures. If you can go to the Underworld or Hell, every large city has them."
Seeing that Lin Ye's expression was bad, the Great Strength Demon Puppet quickly explained.
"Alright, forget it if you don't have it." Lin Ye waved his hand. He had originally thought of using the ruin to refine the two great zombie kings. This way, he could still have the ruin to help defend against the lightning tribulation. In any case, this ruin was already useless. He would use it as a waste.
After some thought, he waved his hand and kept the Great Strength Demon Puppet into his spirit beast bag. 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝓇𝘦𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
He turned around and returned to the mansion. At this moment, Yang Fusheng was at the critical moment of his breakthrough.
The huge energy ball lit up the entire mansion like an incandescent lamp.
"Rumble—"
Blood-colored lightning rumbled above his head. Blood lightning was about to arrive.
Obviously, Yang Fusheng had really touched the boundary. As long as he could tear the barrier that the power of law sealed in his body.
He could surpass his limit and immediately step into the realm of Class 8 experts.
"Break for me!"
As if sensing Lin Ye's aura, Yang Fusheng opened his eyes and revealed a look of satisfaction. He suddenly shouted.
Swish—
The energy barrier in his sea of consciousness was like a divine whale absorbing water.
After absorbing all the mental energy, his Essence Soul which was originally the size of an egg suddenly expanded.
20cm → 30cm → 40cm…
Rumble!
Blood lightning exploded and six terrifying blood lightning bolts fell, each faster than the last.
Fortunately, the moment the blood lightning fell, a shocking golden barrier of light exploded from the core of the ruin, firmly blocking the blood lightning.
The six bolts of tribulation lightning rippled on the barrier of light and quickly disappeared.
"Great, I broke through!"
Yang Fusheng laughed loudly. He placed his hands on his hips and winked at Lin Ye. "Little Lin, I'm already at Level 8. You're only at Level 7. Call me big brother."
"You're quite bold. Not only did you not call me daddy, you even dared to call me Little Lin." Lin Ye smiled faintly. "Don't think that you're so great just because you broke through to Class 8."
Upon hearing the first sentence, Yang Fusheng's expression changed drastically. However, when he thought about how he was already at Level 8, he felt confident.
He pouted and said, "If you have the ability, why don't you advance to Class 8 too?"
"Are you still trying to goad me? Don't change the topic. I'll settle the score with you for calling me Little Lin just now." Lin Ye's eyes revealed a fierce glint.
"Hey, don't be rash. Be careful or I'll hit you."
Yang Fusheng was instinctively afraid. He raised his fist and said threateningly, "I'm very powerful now!"
"Let's give it a try." Lin Ye bared his teeth and smiled, revealing a row of bright white teeth, his face full of 'good'.
However, the next moment, a boundless sea of consciousness arose and instantly bound Yang Fusheng with the mental illusion technique that he was best at.
"F*ck!"
Yang Fusheng was shocked when he felt that his control over his body and consciousness had disappeared.
At this moment, he suddenly realized the gap between him and Lin Ye.
F*ck, he was an ordinary peerless genius, but this person in front of him was a monster who treated peerless geniuses as trash.
Yang Fusheng cried and shouted, "Dad, I was wrong. Spare me!"
"It's too late to beg for mercy now!"
Lin Ye snorted. "A crow flies a plane. Go!"
WIth Universal Pull and Divine Punishment combined together, it directly sent Yang Fusheng soaring into the sky and drilling into the bottomless night sky.
"Ah, this… is a little too strong."
Looking at Yang Fusheng who gradually turned into a small star and disappeared, Lin Ye rubbed his hands and sighed inwardly.
His control was still too weak. He just wanted him to fly up 5,000 meters. He didn't expect it to be so high.
"Forget it. I don't care about him. I should take the chance now."
As he spoke, Lin Ye took out two Level 10 Evil Hearts and ten Level 9 Evil Hearts from his space ring.
These two were top-notch mental energy that surpassed the current rules.
Yang Fusheng had eaten the Level 8 Evil Hearts and was now extremely powerful. Just now, he could actually force him to unleash 30% of his mental strength. As a peerless genius of the zombie world, he should be proud.
Of course, Lin Ye did not plan to tell him about this in case he became arrogant.
Before leveling up, for safety's sake.
Whoosh—
An invisible wave descended. Lin Ye's pupils turned black as he activated his Hint.
"Danger Prediction: When the lightning tribulation arrives, the ruin will shatter but you will be safe!"
"Fortunately, it was a close shave!"
A look of joy appeared on Lin Ye's face. He directly grabbed at the air and broke all the Level 9 Evil Hearts.
Whoosh—
Spiritual energy that was as viscous as water flowed down. Under the control of Lin Ye's divine sense, it transformed into a nine-meter thick beam of white light.
The pillar of light was filled with extremely pure mental energy.
The number was a hundred times more exaggerated than the scene before Yang Fusheng.
"Impressive, this feels too f*cking comfortably!"
Lin Ye's body flickered slightly. All his clothes, armor, and even his Lord's Skin were stored in his space ring.
As he soaked in the energy beam alone, he felt like his bones were about to melt.
"Master, I want to take a bath too!" Little dragon spirit blinked her intelligent eyes and begged.
"Come, come, come. With so much mental energy, it's enough to share with you."
Lin Ye smiled and waved.
"Long live Master!" The little dragon spirit cheered. Her figure flashed and she landed on Lin Ye's shoulder.
Then, like a towel, she circled around Lin Ye's neck. Her head was on his shoulder, and her sparkling nostrils greedily absorbed the energy.
Lin Ye didn't care about it. He silently circulated the three major secret manuals of Spirit Cultivation, Mental Cultivation, and Soul Melting techniques in his heart to increase the speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy.
Rumble—-
A moment later, under the influence of the three secret manuals, his mental energy stirred and transformed into three extremely rapid waves that surged.
One entered his lower dantian, one entered his middle dantian, and one entered his upper dantian.
For a moment, his mental energy increased explosively.
Mental Energy +900, Mental Energy +900, Mental Energy +900…
100xReward.
Mental Energy +90,000, Mental Energy +900…
Gasp!
His sea of consciousness seemed to have touched a certain barrier.
However, before this barrier could work, it was instantly broken through by the torrential mental energy.
Rumble!
The moment he broke through to Class 8, blood clouds swarmed above his head, and countless blood-colored lightning snakes flew among the clouds.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
This time, it did not even have time to brew before 99 bolts of blood-colored lightning struck.
"?"
Lin Ye was furious.
F*ck you, what do you mean? When Yang Fusheng broke through, there were only eight strikes.
I broke through too to the same realm but you are giving me 99. What do you mean? Are you targeting me!
Fortunately, the Puppet Demon Sect's protective array was very powerful, blocking the bolts of lightning outside of the ruin immediately.
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Rumble!
Blood-colored lightning rained down on the protective array.
The lightning liquid exploded. The blood-colored lightning and the golden barrier faced each other, immediately producing a deafening rumble.
"Wow, these fireworks are too beautiful!"
Lin Ye blinked and laid in the energy beam.
As he leisurely devoured the mental energy, he admired the blood-colored and golden sparks that constantly appeared in the night sky.
While he was having a good time, Yang Fusheng, who was floating at a height of 5,000 meters, felt uncomfortable.
He was dizzy and vomited non-stop.
"Where… am I?"
Yang Fusheng hit his head hard and said in a daze.
The moment he opened his eyes, his entire body quivered and he suddenly cursed, "F*ck!"
Looking around, he was shocked to discover that he had actually flown to the bottom of the endless blood-colored lightning.
Swoosh—
The densely packed lightning snakes above his head swallowed and the scarlet lightning liquid surged like magma in a volcano.
Even from hundreds of meters away, he could smell the scent of death.
F*ck, such a terrifying blood-colored lightning tribulation. Even when he was at his peak and had returned to the Level 2 zombie king realm, he definitely did not dare to enter the blood-colored thunderclouds empty-handed.
Not to mention him, even if Jiang Chen and his brother Yang Tianyou came in, they would lose half their lives.
"Lin Ye, f*ck you, I'm going to be killed by you!"
Yang Fusheng howled.
Its two short legs stomped crazily as if it was swimming in midair, trying to escape from the range of the lightning tribulation.
Bang! Bang!
Unfortunately, things did not go according to his wishes. He did not know if it was because the other party had discovered an aura that exceeded Class 7 on him.
The blood-colored thundercloud rolled and a blood-colored lightning flashed. It then hesitated for a moment.
Achoo—
A faint sneeze sounded.
Swish!
The bolt of lightning was like an arrow that shot straight at Yang Fusheng in the night sky!
Crack!
The blood lightning was extremely fast and arrived in an instant. Yang Fusheng didn't even have time to react and was immediately charred black by the blood lightning.
Whoosh—
His head tilted and he fell to the ground.
"!"
"!"
Amidst the blood lightning, an awkward cough sounded. "No one noticed that mistake, right? It's time to go, my work is done."
As soon as he finished speaking, the blood cloud left 99 bolts of blood lightning and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Chen Feng, Zhan Mingyue, and the others stood outside the ruin. They were numb.
What was going on inside?
It had already been four to five hours, and there were still f*cking lightning tribulations. What the hell was this?!
"Brother Chen Feng, what's that?"
In the blinding light, Zhan Mingyue narrowed her eyes as if she had discovered something unusual. It was as if a stream of light was flowing freely in the direction they were fighting.
"Hm?" Chen Feng activated his Heavenly Eye and was shocked when he took a look.
"Move aside!"
After roaring, he suddenly pushed Zhan Mingyue away and flew out with his other brothers.
As soon as he finished speaking, rumble rumble!
The ground let out a dull rumble as more than ten meters deep craters appeared.
At the same time, terrifying blood-colored lightning flashed in the pit.
After the dust settled, Chen Feng and Zhan Mingyue got up. They patted the dust off their bodies as they carefully approached the pit.
"This is?"
Zhan Mingyue narrowed her eyes and her gaze landed on the black charred object that was vaguely visible in the lightning. She said in surprise, "It looks like a person."
"There's something wrong with his body proportions. He should be a child," Little Five interjected.
"Advisor, commander, could it be a treasure from the heavens? I'll go down and fish him up." Little Seven rubbed his hands together and said excitedly.
"Don't move. The lightning is very strong. Besides, according to my Heavenly Eye's data, this guy looks familiar." Chen Feng stopped the excited soldier. He compared the lightning with the data in his eyes and finally formed a human figure.
"Yang Fusheng?"
He vaguely remembered that it should be the little kid beside Lin Ye.
However…
Frowning, he scanned the results with his Heaven Eyes.
This guy seemed to have regenerated flesh and blood. Even though he was struck by lightning, he was still recovering rapidly.
Other than that, there was new information that was detected.
The energy aura Yang Fusheng emitted was dozens of times stronger than when they first met a few hours ago.
According to a conservative estimate, the other party should be in Class 7 or 8 now. The latter had a high chance.
Unfortunately, his cultivation level was too low to gather more accurate data.
Even so, it still shocked him greatly.
He realized that it was Lin Ye.
Other than him, who else could make their subordinates advance so rapidly?
Although they did not understand why Yang Fusheng would fall from the sky and be struck by lightning. 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝓻𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝙢
When the lightning integrated into the ground, they quickly saved Yang Fusheng because Lin Ye had saved the eight of them before.
"Blood, I… I want blood…" Yang Fusheng shouted in a daze.
"Zombie Fang, f*ck, he's a zombie?!"
In an instant, the scene became strange.
At the same time, in the mansion, Lin Ye raised his eyebrows and sensed Yang Fusheng's situation.
Seeing that there was no danger, he felt relieved and focused on dealing with his next cultivation realm.
He had a feeling that it might be another famous scene.
As expected, after swallowing the fifth Level 9 Evil Heart, his mental cultivation successfully entered the peak of Class 8.
This time, not only was there a limit barrier, there were also illusory awakening chains.
"36,500!"
Lin Ye bared his teeth, feeling a headache.
The Awakening Chains would be triggered at the breakthrough of the fifth, seventh, and ninth class.
From his calculations, after the three awakenings, he would have 109,500 Awakening Chains.
"Terrifying!"
"Once I break through and succeed, compared to ordinary peerless geniuses…"
"At that time, I wonder how shocking I will be!"
After the nervousness, Lin Ye's heart thumped wildly in anticipation.
"Let's start!"
"After consecutively breaking through the limits, I will definitely surpass the strongest person back then!"
At this moment, invisible flames arose in his eyes. A corner of the darkness that had been suppressing his heart shattered.
Whoosh—
His mental energy exploded, and the mental energy of the three turbulent rivers changed drastically.
The next moment, they instantly transformed into a tempestuous wave as the remaining energy in the four Level 9 Evil Hearts rapidly flowed away.
With this devouring speed, it would run out in less than a minute.
"Break—"
Lin Ye's gaze was like lightning as the Level 10 Evil Heart above his head exploded.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Level 10 was two levels higher than the current limit. In the early stages, it could only appear in the Underworld and Hell.
The gap between it and a Level 9 was like the difference between heavens and earth.
This could be seen from the 100xReward.
100 Level 9 Evil Hearts could not even exchange for 1 Level 10 Evil Heart.
Therefore, when the Level 10 Evil Heart broke, the mental energy that flowed out actually had a trace of golden glow on its crystal-like surface.
This was a qualitative improvement in mental energy. With just a thought, he could sense how terrifying that golden glow was.
Pure, condensed, and powerful. Words could no longer describe it. That was another level of energy.
Lin Ye was fearless and accepted it all.
With the previous two 36,500 Awakening Chains, absorbing the Level 10 mental energy was extremely smooth.
Other than trembling slightly, his sea of consciousness was fine.
Mental Energy +2,000, Mental Energy +2,000, Mental Energy +2,000…
100xReward.
Mental Energy +200,000, Mental Energy +20,000!…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, under the influence of the boundless golden mental energy, 36,500 Awakening Chains broke inch by inch like a hot knife through butter.
300 → 1,000 → 5,000 → 12,000 → 24,000…
His speed started to decrease.
Lin Ye opened his eyes. As expected, 90% of the energy of his first Level 10 Evil Heart had been used up and there was only 10% left. It was not enough.
Bang!
His divine sense was like a knife as it destroyed the second Level 10 Evil Heart again.
Whoosh—
Another golden energy pillar descended and transformed into a golden torrent again. They slaughtered their way through, destroying the Awakening Chains amidst their wails.
29,000 → 33,000…
However, towards the end, the speed at which he broke the awakening chains became slower and slower, and the rate at which he expended mental energy also increased.
Fortunately, Lin Ye was well-prepared. Before the golden mental energy was about to be exhausted, 36,500 strands of Awakening Chains were successfully torn apart.
In an instant, the weather changed!
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Rumble!
The moment he broke through to Class 9, thunder rumbled in the sky.
Even with the ruin's obstruction, the tribulation clouds of red, white, and gold rapidly gathered.
Before the lightning tribulation arrived, the spirit pressure arrived first.
"Hm?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. In an instant, an invisible wave spread over.
It ignored the protective array of the Puppet Demon Sect and directly touched his shoulder.
Thud!
The limestone slab beneath his feet shattered.
A terrifying power instantly suppressed Lin Ye who had yet to react.
He was so pressured that he squatted down.
Thud!
His feet sank into the ground.
His entire body felt like he was carrying a small mountain weighing 100,000 kilograms.
At the same time, thousands of beasts roared in his ears and countless ghosts wailed in his sea of consciousness.
"Deterrence?"
Lin Ye looked up at the sky with no fear in his eyes.
After unlocking 100,000 Awakening Chains.
His body, mind, and battle aura had all reached the limit that humans could withstand.
Proceeding further, it would be a transition to a higher level of life.
However, before this, his physical strength was also terrifying. Every move he made was enough to topple mountains and overturn the seas.
Boom! Boom!
The ground beneath his feet cracked. It was a mountain. He lifted it up.
Thousands of beasts roared in his ears, and he directly stopped his Heart's Web talent.
As his mind was harassed by heart demons, his divine sense which was like a blade that could slay demons and devils quickly acted.
Especially after absorbing the golden energy from the Level 10 Evil Heart.
His current divine sense was like a sharp blade. The invisible saber beam would also carry some golden energy on its surface, increasing its lethality.
Against any demon or ghost below Level 10, it would be like a hot knife cutting through butter. With a single saber flash, a large number of ghosts and demons screamed miserably, turning into black fog and disappearing.
At the same time, ten kilometers away, in a dark haunted house.
Whoosh—
The teleportation array created ripples, and the tens of thousands of zombies around the Haunted House shivered.
Soon, a blood-colored projection landed.
This corpse was none other than the only zombie king in the Lonely Forest—Yang Tianyou.
"What happened in the direction of the ruin?"
Looking at the colorful tribulation clouds in the distance, his expression changed drastically. "Three-colored lightning tribulation?!"
"It's Lin Ye?"
"How is this possible? This is a lightning tribulation that will only descend when a zombie king breaks through to Level 2!"
"Don't tell me he did something that angered everyone…"
Yang Tianyou's mouth twitched.
This kid was too good at causing trouble.
Fortunately, the three zombie kings from the east, west, and north had all either died or escaped. Otherwise, this situation today would be enough to cause an uproar in the Underworld.
"I really want to go and take a look. He shouldn't have broken through to Class 9, right? But I feel that it's very possible. This guy's talent is unparalleled. Once he breaks through, it's highly likely that he touched some taboo. It's understandable for him to send a three-colored lightning tribulation across realms. Fortunately, I got him to go to the Puppet Demon Sect in advance. There's a protective array there. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Yang Tianyou's blood-colored pupils flickered. His heart was itching. He really wanted to rush out of the teleportation array and run out to take a look.
However, as soon as he took half a step, lightning tribulation flashed.
"Bastard!"
He cursed inwardly but did not run out to cause trouble.
Once it aroused the awareness of the great figures that controlled the tribulation clouds, they might be able to sense the changes in Lin Ye at this moment. In that way, there would be hidden dangers.
With this in mind, he walked back and forth a few times and connected his will to Yang Fusheng.
He had a bloodline connection with Yang Fusheng and could connect through space.
"Fusheng!"
Just as his consciousness connected and he called out to his brother, the connection with the other party died.
"?"
"What do you mean?"
Yang Tianyou was dumbfounded. Lin Ye was causing trouble in the ruin. Why did he feel that his brother's side was not peaceful either?
He pondered over it carefully and had a strange expression.
It seemed like his brother's bloodline had become stronger, and his energy wave had probably reached Class 8.
Mm, following Lin Ye was not a bad choice. His advancement speed far exceeded the genius zombie king of hell.
He vaguely sensed a terrifying energy that he had not felt in a long time.
Soon, a thought flashed through his mind.
"F*ck! This matter is troublesome!"
Yang Tianyou's expression was dark.
At this moment, Lin Ye's lightning tribulation was a small matter. Instead, it was Yang Fusheng.
He cursed angrily and even tore the ancient book he had in his hands which he had always treated as a treasure into pieces.
"This matter must not be spread!"
Yang Tianyou's gaze was cold as he ordered, "All zombies in the south, listen up. Seal the Puppet Demon Sect ruins. Any human or zombie king's subordinates within ten kilometers will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of Haunted Houses shook in the entire southern area, and almost a million zombie soldiers surrounded them.
Along the way, the human lords were so frightened that they gave up on their territory and ran towards Lin Ye's territory.
After sealing the area, the blood shadow disappeared.
Yang Tianyou tore open a teleportation gate that led to the void. With a flash of blood, he disappeared.
On the other side, in the Puppet Demon Sect.
Lin Ye looked up with his scalp tingling.
Golden, blood-colored, and white lightning bolts crisscrossed as thunder crashed down.
Rumble! 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The protective array outside the ruin crackled as cracks appeared at the edges.
"No, no way, I can't stop it?"
Lin Ye's expression changed slightly. Just resisting the spirit pressure on his side was enough to pressure him.
If the three-colored tribulation lightning really descended, even dozens of his avatar puppets would not be able to withstand it.
"That's not right. Didn't the Hint result say that there was no danger? F*ck, don't mess with me!"
However, on second thought, Hint had yet to fail. He couldn't possibly lie to him.
Crack!
As soon as he finished speaking, a palm-sized crack appeared on the golden defensive formation near the Treasure Pavilion.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Three bolts of three-colored lightning fell crazily through the gap.
Rumble!
The already damaged Treasure Pavilion was completely drowned by the three-colored lightning. A terrifying energy wave spread, melting even the surrounding rocks.
"F*ck you!"
The corners of Lin Ye's mouth twitched. He looked at his body and then at the dense mushroom cloud of lightning.
He couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He wasn't confident either.
Even though he had a perfected human body, could he block this terrifying lightning attack?
Crack—
With one breaking past, there would be two. If there were two, there would be three.
After the first area was breached by the lightning, a large number of cracks appeared on the huge protective array above his head as lightning poured out.
Within the Puppet Demon Sect, a large area of buildings, statues, and buildings were destroyed by the lightning.
Rumble!
Lightning fell crazily, raining down 9998 bolts of tri-colored lightning, completely enveloping the Puppet Demon Sect in a colorful lightning field.
"Rumble—"
Outside the ruin, Chen Feng and the others swallowed hard, their hearts trembling.
"Too… too terrifying!"
"Lin Ye, what did he do?"
"Who knows? Little Five, help me up. My legs are a little weak."
Chen Feng shuddered. The data in his Heavenly Eye was about to explode. He couldn't analyze the level of the energy at all.
He only knew that once he entered this lightning region.
The eight of them would probably be instantly destroyed.
"Uncle Chen Feng, don't worry about Lin Ye. That guy is cunning. As for this little fellow on the ground, if I'm not wrong, he's from the zombie race, right? He's also an intelligent zombie. He might be a descendant of the zombie king. I suggest killing him directly."
Zhan Mingyue's eyes revealed a dangerous glint.
Her father, brother, and even the Sky High Military had been killed by the zombie king. It might be related to this guy.
With the principle that he would rather kill the wrong person than let them off, he took out the silver dagger tied to his calf.
"Mingyue, don't be rash!"
Chen Feng hurriedly shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.. As Zhan Mingyue spoke, the dagger in her hand stabbed Yang Fusheng's heart.
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Whoosh-
The wind blew.
At this moment, Lin Ye was standing in the ruins, his entire body numb.
"F*ck you!"
"You scared me to death!"
After a long time, he cursed and crawled up from the ground. His body was red.
In fact, Hint did not lie to him. It was a close call.
But this f*cking danger was too exaggerated. He vaguely remembered how
terrifying it was when he was bathed in the three-colored lightning
If not for his good luck and the fact that the protective array seemed to have
sensed that he had mastered the tenth level of the Puppet Demon 'Technique,
thus recognising that he was the only hope of the Puppet Demon Sect this
season and choosing to give up on the entire ruin to focus all its protection on
him, he would have been long gone
This was also the reason why he was able to remain unscathed even after
entering the three-colored lightning region.
Oh, the red marks on his body were completely burned by the heat wave.
The temperature inside was too high, at least thousands of degrees
Even with the protection of the barrier, his skin was flushed red from the
scorching air that penetrated through.
"F*ck, my hair is all curled up!"
Lin Ye cursed wildly. He looked down at his body and his expression changed.
He gritted his teeth. "Count me unlucky!
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly took out clothes, pants, armor,
and the Lord's Skin from his interspatial ring and wore them all.
Right at this moment, sorrowful cries sounded from afar.
"Yang Fusheng?"
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows. Something was wrong with that voice.
His figure flashed and vanished.
His mental cultivation had broken through to Class 9, and his control over his
body had increased by dozens of times.
Therefore, even though his strength was much stronger than before, there was
no more imbalance in his strength.
Swish!
A Moment later, he walked out of the ruins.
At a glance, he saw Yang Fusheng sitting on the grave, wailing.
However, his current state was a little strange.
Other than wailing loudly, colorful energy rings surrounded him.
Not far from his feet were eight strange-looking chickens.
"Rawr
The eight chicks ran over excitedly when they saw him.
They surrounded Lin Ye and shouted.
"Little chicks? Where did these little chicks come from?
Lin Ye had a strange expression on his face. "Go away. If not, I will pluck your
feathers and eat all of you up!"
With a wave of his hand, a strong wind blew, pushing the eight chicks away.
Upon hearing this, the eight chickens hid behind the mound trembling
Seeing this, Lin Ye turned to Yang Fusheng.
"Ssss"
Upon closer inspection, he bared his teeth.
F*ck, what kind of great opportunity did he encounter?
His strength had increased too quickly!
Even as an invincible Class 9, he could clearly sense that Yang Fusheng's
current strength should be terrifying.
Just the colorful energy halo alone definitely had Class 9 offensive power.
Combined with his talent, even if he was only at Class 8, he could still kill Class
9s.
"Son, stop crying. Your strength has increased so much, why are you still
crying?
Lin Ye walked over casually. Golden arcs of light rose from his hand. Ignoring
the five-colored energy surrounding Yang Fusheng's body, he tapped his
forehead.
Whoosh
The golden mental power surged in and instantly pulled Yang Fusheng's
consciousness back from his grief.
Meeting Lin Ye's gaze, Yang Fusheng cried profusely, crying even more sadly.
"Your eyes?!" Lin Ye started.
Yang Fusheng's pupils were green previously, but now, they turned scarlet.
From its color, it was only slightly inferior to Jiang Chen and Yang 'Tianyou.
"You've activated the zombie king bloodline?" As if sensing something, he asked.
"Mm-Yang Fusheng nodded and wailed, "Brother and I spent a lot of effort
and took more than a thousand years to destroy the zombie king bloodline in
the depths of our bloodlines. Who knew that after being stabbed by that human
woman, the zombie king's bloodline revived for no reason."
"Women? Where? Lin Ye turned around. Other than the eight chickens behind
the mound, there was no other life.
"It's her! Yang Fusheng glared at one of the smaller hens.
"Rawr
Upon hearing this, the few chickens cried out noisily.
Lin Ye frowned, as if remembering something. "They are people?" he asked in
surprise.
Yang Fusheng nodded and said in a low voice, "My zombie king bloodline has
awakened and I have obtained my previous talent. With psychokinesis
combined with the talent of a zombie king, I can materialize hypnotized
objects. If I want to turn them into chickens, they will become chickens."
!l Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
One could not call this ability trash but when used to its full potential, it was
like a cheat. 𝙡𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝒂𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
Can you share this talent with me? he asked.
"It should be possible, but you have to let me take a bite. Through the
transmission of the zombie king bloodline, you can inherit a portion of its
ability," Yang Fusheng said truthfully.
Lin Ye was speechless. What was he thinking after turning into a zombie?
"Forget it, keep it for yourself."
Yang Fusheng seemed to have guessed that Lin Ye would say that.
However, he still choked and said pitifully, "Lin Ye, I'm dead this time. You
must save me."
"What happened? "Tell me from the beginning:" Lin Ye stopped fooling around
and said seriously.
"It's all because of you. You threw me into the sky"
At the mention of this, Yang Fusheng wished he could give Lin Ye a bite as well.
He mumbled, "Not long after that, I don't know which immoral thing was in
the lightning tribulation, but a blood-colored lightning bolt flew out when I
sneezed and injured me from afar."
"After landing, I felt that the originally sealed zombie king bloodline in my
body showed signs of reviving"
Originally, I, who had advanced to Class 8, could barely suppress it. In the end,
that stupid woman broke my aura with a slash. Although she didn't hurt me,
she changed the direction of breaking the seal and completely activated the
zombie king bloodline."
At this point, the little zombie king was so angry that its eyes were bloodshot,
killing intent boiling, and it gnashed its teeth.
Originally, I could have become a human in a few years. Then, I could
naturally grow up, marry a wife, and have children!"
"'Sobs-Its too difficult for me. I've been a virgin for tens of thousands of years.
Can't you pity me and let me experience what it feels like to be a man!"
As he cursed, his emotions surged and he cried again.
"Zombies can't do that? Lin Ye was surprised.
It was not said that the zombies in hell also had zombie civilizations.
High-level zombies could even give birth to zombie children.
"I can, but the problem is that I have to grow up first. I was born as a zombie
king. My lifespan is endless to begin with. Tens of thousands of years for
Zombies are equivalent to a few days of growth for humans. To wait till my
zombie king body grows and develops fully, I'm afraid it will be difficult to
achieve even after I die," Yang Fusheng said gloomily.
"Alright, let's stop this discussion. You said that you're going to die? What's the
situation? Lin Ye asked again.
This isn't a big deal. But if I tell you, you won't leave me behind and run away,
right" Yang Fusheng said carefully.
"No, no. AmI that kind of person?" Lin Ye sneered and patted his chest to
guarantee.
"TlH use my divine sense to send you a message. Be careful and don't leak any
information."
As soon as he finished speaking, a message flashed through Yang Fusheng's
scarlet eye and entered between Lin Ye's eyebrows.
?
"F*ck!
After learning about everything, Lin Ye's expression changed. He clasped his
fists and said, "Farewell!"
"We'll never meet again"
With that, he ran away.
! Yang Fusheng was dumbfounded.
F*ck, didn't you say that you weren't that kind of person? I was only halfway
through when you ran away. Can we still be friends?
"Lin Ye!
Suddenly, a dull sigh came from afar.
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"Stop shouting. The person you are finding is not here. Thank you for your
invitation!"
Lin Ye waved his hand. He could tell that it was Yang Tianyou.
This fellow came over using Yang Fusheng's body again.
"Don't you want to know where your parents are?" Yang Tianyou asked.
Upon hearing this, a shadow flashed and Lin Ye's figure appeared.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the miniature blood shadow reflected in
Yang Fusheng's pupils. He said with a smile, "Brother Yang, you're really
inhumane. Previously, I asked you to gather information on the map, but you
insisted that there would only be news in two days. Why?"
"Information and price are equal. It's naturally slower to obtain information for
free, but it's different now."
As he spoke, Yang Tianyou glanced at Chen Feng and the others, who were
staring at them with widened eyes.
"Fusheng!
"Got it." Yang Fusheng's eyes flickered.
Whoosh–
An invisible mental wave flashed across, and the eight chickens fainted.
"It's not enough. Delete their memories," Yang Tianyou said.
Okay." Yang Fusheng nodded obediently and did as he was told.
Lin Ye was curious.
Impressive, he could even change their memories so easily. This ability was too
powerful.
Yang Fusheng did not move much in his line of sight. His small hand grabbed
the air, and the memories of the eight little chicks appeared in his mind like a
movie.
Then, he found the moment when Chen Feng and the others met Yang Fusheng
and fainted.
The memory fragments during this period were cut off by Yang Fusheng like a
painting, crushed into origin energy, and dissipated.
After doing this, Yang Tianyou looked up at the sky and turned to Lin Ye. "Let's
Follow me to the Fusheng's mind world."
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. Just tell me directly." Lin Ye
hesitated.
To be honest, he really did not want to be involved in the matters of Hell right
now.
It was too troublesome. There were no benefits and he would be in trouble.
However, he cared a lot about the information from Yang Tianyou.
If he was lucky, he would be able to meet his parents and sister. If he was
Unfortunately, it would take a long time.
Things might change if he is delayed. He was unwilling to take the risk and was
unwilling to wait.
The walls have ears, there are many people with strange abilities in this world.
Reversing time and space is not a dream."
Yang Tianyou said thoughtfully, "Come on, there won't be any burden on you."
As he spoke, the blood shadow transformed into a beam of light and entered
Yang Fusheng's mind.
"What a scam!" Lin Ye cursed.
With his current Level 9 mental cultivation, he could easily split a wisp of his
thoughts and follow in.
Whoosh
Yang Fusheng's mind was dazzling. It was filled with the light and
beauty of the human world.
Mountains, rivers, and the sky stretched out like a painting.
In this world, there were native workers working at sunrise and resting at
sunset. There were singers singing to the morning sun, children playing in the
west, as well as the passionate clamor of hawking in the retro city and the
lonely smoke of the sunset.
All of this looked simple and warm.
"It's difficult to imagine that this is actually the inner world of a zombie king"
Lin Ye sighed with emotion as his divine sense transformed into a transparent
figure.
Initially, he thought that Yang Fusheng's lecherous heart was filled with young
ladies with long legs and perky buttocks. He didn't expect her to be so simple
and honest.
"Do you think everyone is like you!"
"I'm just looking at them with admiration. I purely like the ladies but you're
coveting their bodies. There's a difference between us."
A cold snort came from behind him. The air rippled like water as a short figure
walked out.
It was Yang Fusheng who had obtained the zombie king bloodline again.
"Coughs."
Lin Ye smiled and didn't retort. He changed the topic and said, "Alright, Im
here now. Tell me directly, what do you want me to do:"
"It's not difficult. The revival of the zombie king's bloodline must not be
leaked."
A sharp glint flashed across Yang Tianyou's eyes. "Forget about the eight
outside. Some of them are related to some powerhouses in Hell and are one of
Just erase their memories. There's no need to kill them. However, if anyone
else knows about this, we have to eliminate them completely. Other than that, I
need you to go to the Underworld to find the Five Spirit Beads!"
Good lord, the Heavenly Army actually had something to do with Hell.
Lin Ye secretly clicked his tongue when he heard that. Then, he said, "Five
Spirit Beads? What is it? I don't know anything about it. At least give me some
information."
"The Five Spirit Beads are also called the Five Elements Spiritual Beads. It's a
special type of spirit treasure and is divided into the five elements of metal,
wood, water, fire, and earth."
"Each of them was transformed from the five elemental essences of the innate
world. Right now, Fusheng's zombie bloodline has been activated again."
"If the other zombie kings saw it, they would be able to tell at a glance. But if
we find the Five Spirit Beads and let Fusheng absorb and refine it, he can use
the Five Elements Formation to perfectly conceal its aura. At the same time,
Fusheng can also use the five elements to reverse his zombie bloodline and
return to his previous state."
After hearing Yang Tianyou's words, the corners of Lin Ye's mouth twitched.
Why did this sound like an online game? Yang 'Tianyou was the NPC who was in
charge of issuing the quests.
As for him, he was an emotionless tool tasked to look for the Five Spirit Beads.
FFck you. Why should he find things for the other party? He should get the
map first.
"Alright, I understand. Give me the information about my parents now. I'll pick
them up myself," Lin Ye said.
Yang Tianyou was speechless. "T haven't even told you the location or the Five
Spirit Beads. Are you sure you didn't forget about it the moment I told you"
"How is that possible?" Lin Ye shook his head and said righteously, "My
reputation is golden. Everyone knows that being honest and trustworthy are
my values."
"Who patted his chest and promised me you won't run away just now? In the
end, you ran away before I could finish speaking" Yang Fusheng pouted and
exposed him mercilessly.
Lin Ye shrugged and was not embarrassed. "Alright, hurry up. Don't waste time.
Where are the Five Spirit Beads? Also, give me all the information about my
parents and sister. If it's on the way, I'll help you." 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝘳𝑒𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝑜𝑚
"I hope so." Yang 'Tianyou sighed.
At this moment, the only person who could help him was Lin Ye.
Even if the other human lords wanted to, they did not have the strength.
With that, a shadow flew out of his divine sense and entered Lin Ye's avatar.
The light was filled with a large amount of information about the map.
A large part of it was the surface world, while the other part was the
Underworld.
He checked the surface world first. Lonely Forest, Hidden Gold Valley, Last
Stronghold, Desert Oasis, Alpha Passage, Hunting Ranch, Dark Crow Mine,
Goat Valley, Echo Island, Silver Pine Forest.
There were more than ten map pieces.
He knew about the Lonely Forest, Hidden Gold Valley, and Dark Crow Mine.
The Lonely Forest was his territory.
Hidden Gold Valley was a nearby large mining map and a treasure land that he
would attack soon. As for the Dark Crow Mine.
This was the map piece his brainless fan, Zhang Chao was at. The name of the
map was something that that guy had overheard from the zombie king
guarding that area.
After checking all the maps, he looked at Yang Tianyou and said speechlessly,
"Just this?
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"What do you mean by that?" Yang Tianyou was confused.
"After all this time, you still don't have a clear answer as to where my parents
are." Lin Ye glanced at him from the corner of his eye. "In contrast, the mission
of getting me to find the Five Spirit Beads in the Underworld is much more
difficult
I can't say it directly because of the rules. Just follow th
maps and find
them," Yang Tianyou hinted.
"You mean that these maps are connected, and the maps along the way or end
are the maps where my family is?"
Lin Yes eyes lit up as if he had caught the key point of the information.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Yang Tianyou smiled bitterly and
shook his head. Black smoke appeared above his head.
Obviously, his main body that was in the depths of Hell had been struck by the
lightning tribulation again.
"I understand, I understand, I understand."
Lin Ye revealed a look of understanding and decided. "Don't worry. When I find
my family, I'll try my best to settle Yang Fusheng's matter"
He had just taken a glance at the place where the Five Spirit Beads were
located. It was not difficult to find the five large cities of metal, wood, water,
fire, and earth in the Underworld.
The strongest combat power in those cities was between Class 9 and Class 11.
With his speed of improvement, it would only take him a week or two to break
through.
Furthermore, when he went to the Underworld.
He was not alone and helpless. He could use money to invite the various races
for help, allowing the difficulty to decrease correspondingly.
"It's good that you can remember it. Also, do you really not plan to hear about
Yang Fusheng? After you know, you might be able to threaten me with this."
Yang Tianyou said meaningfully.
"Don't, please let me go. Don't bring me or entice me with your internal
conflicts." Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly.
What a joke. His life was extremely easy now. If he were to take up another
burden now, he would not be able to take it.
Previously, he had a foul mouth. From Nicole and Adelia, he learned about the
history of the resistance between Hell and humans, as well as the betrayal of
the strongest human.
An invisible mountain pressed down on his heart, making him tense up. He
wished he could use a day as if it was a month.
He had finally managed to adjust it through the Heart of Invincibility. He did
not want to be involved in the internal conflicts of Hell again..
Well, it seemed like he was already involved, but he would drag it out as long as
we could.
After all, Yang Fusheng's voice transmission before was a little terrifying. This
matter might even implicate the higher-ups of the Hell Zombie Race.
FFck, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a f#cking trap. If he
could hide, he would.
"You bastard."
Yang Tianyou shook his head and laughed. "The greater the ability, the greater
the responsibility. I'll have to know sooner or later. Why bother?"
"Then live happily for a day, and live unhappily for a day. Which do you
choose Lin Ye snorted.
Sure, up to you." 𝒍𝓲𝓫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Yang Tianyou sighed and rubbed Yang Fusheng's head. "In normal
circumstances, don't let Fusheng leave within 10,000 meters of you. You have
the Dragon Spirit of Luck on you. You can help suppress his zombie king aura.
I have to trouble you for this. When you come to Hell, I can help you
personally."
"That's what you said!" Lin Ye immediately smiled.
Yang Tianyou was an expert who was not inferior to Jliang Chen. Furthemore,
he had offended Jiang Chen to death. He would definitely go to Hell.
It was hard to guarantee that Jiang Chen would not cause trouble. With such a
strong subordinate helping him, it would be much better.
That's it then. I'm leaving. Don't worry about the situation here. I've blocked
the information. No one should know that you've passed the tribulation cloud
in the Lonely Forest."
After Yang'Tianyou saida few words, his blood flashed and disappeared from
his mind.
"Let's go. We'll go out too." Lin Ye patted Yang Fusheng's shoulder and left one
after another.
Whoosh
After returning to his senses, Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang
Fusheng
At this moment, the five elemental energy halos on the surface of his body
gradually disappeared, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright.
"Why.. Why are you looking at me!
Yang Fusheng was irritated by his gaze and said angrily, "I'm not interested in
men"
"Rascal, your brain must be filled with shit all day," Lin Ye cursed. He held Yang
Fusheng's head and used his Heart's Web talent to test the data. Then, he
bought a pair of green colored contact lenses from the Reputation Shop.
"Come, open your eyes wide. Daddy will show you the charm of the three great
evil arts of the human race."
"What is this? Yang Fusheng asked curiously.
Lie down and don't talk. Hurry up!" Lin Ye urged. Then, under Yang Fusheng's
nervous gaze, he quickly installed it.
At the same time, he took out a mirror and handed it to him. "Come, take a
look"
"Holy shit, what is this? It can change the color of one's pupils?" Yang Fusheng
I was shocked.
"Stop making a fuss." Lin Ye waved his hand. From the corner of his eye, he
looked at Zhan Mingyue and the others who were lying on the ground and
fainted. He thought for a moment and said, "Recover their human bodies. From
what your brother said, they are one of us. Don't kill your own people and
cause unnecessary trouble."
"Alright, but that woman is a little crazy. She insisted that I killed her father
and brother. You have to testify for me later." As Yang Fusheng spoke, he
muttered, "You are not chickens. You are not chickens. Transform back into
human form"
Whoosh-
Eight streams of light flashed as Chen Feng and the others returned to their
human forms.
"Nngh"
This is... what's wrong?"
"Ouch, my head, it hurts!"
"I remember. Before I fainted, I thought I saw a zombie and... I don't
remember."
"Me too. It feels like something has happened."
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes as data flashed across his eyes. However, the
information he obtained was blank.
Strange!
He shook his head and turned to look at Lin Ye. He was shocked at first, but
Then he said, "Lin Ye, you saved us?
I guess so!" Lin Ye nodded.
At this moment, Zhan Mingyue woke up as well. Her beautiful eyes sized up
Yang Fusheng for a long time.
As if remembering something, her expression changed slightly as she shouted
angrily.
"Damn it, zombie, I remember you. You were there when my father died,
right?"
"Bullshit. The ones who killed your father and brother are the subordinates of
the zombie king, Jiang Chen. What has that got to do with me
"Speaking of which, you still have to thank me. Yes, I was indeed present when
your father died, but that was after they died. I even avenged you and killed all
of Jlang Chen's subordinates."
Yang Fusheng hid behind Lin Ye and said loudly, "Woman, don't be ungrateful.
If you don't believe me, ask Lin Ye. He knows best if this is true or false."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Mingyue looked at Lin Ye with her beautiful eyes.
"Really?
Although she did not like Lin Ye, she believed in his character.
After all, to be able to distribute so many welfare weapons to ordinary people
on the world channel, he was definitely not a bad person.
Of course, most importantly, Lin Ye had just saved them from the heretics.
There was no need to explain such terrifying strength to weaklings like them.
In her eyes, experts disdained lying.
"That's true. Your intelligence department should know that the north of the
Lonely Forest is Jiang Chen's territory. Previously, he was also the most
arrogant and domineering one. The map of the Puppet Demon Sect was also
snatched from Jiang Chen's subordinate by Yang Fusheng. Otherwise, we
wouldn't have been able to find this place."
Lin Ye said truthfully.
"Sorry, looks like I misunderstood."
Zhan Mingyue's eyes turned red. She bowed to Yang Fusheng and apologized.
"It's okay. If you really feel bad, let me.." Yang Fusheng rubbed his hands,
looking as shy as ever.
Combined with his innocent face, he looked like a little boy who had just fallen
in love.
"What a disgrace." Lin Ye shivered.
Fck, he was already a corpse that was tens of thousands of years old, yet he
was still pretending to be young.
"Let's go"
With that, he pulled Yang Fusheng by the neck and turned to leave.
"Wait a moment."
Chen Fenghurriedly said. He took out a notebook from his pocket and handed
to Lin Ye solemnly. He said, "You saved our lives. There's nothing I can repay
you with. I can't give you information about the Heavenly Army, but this is
information that I gathered personally."
"It doesn't belong to the Heavenly Army. Take it. What's inside might be useful
to you"
"How can I accept this?" Lin Ye smiled and took a look at it.
Mm, not bad. The direction map around the Lonely Forest was drawn very
clearly, even the dark fog had been detected.
Combined with the map pieces given by Yang Tianyou, there was a high chance
that he could deduce the path through other maps...
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Then that's it. Everything between us is written off. We don't owe each other
anything. We will never meet again."
As he spoke, Lin Ye waved his hand and left with Yang Fusheng.
The eight people present were speechless.
"Advisor, are we so disliked?" After A long time, Little Five couldn't help but
grumble.
"This guy is not an ordinary person."
Chen Feng shook his head and chuckled. "If he wants freedom, give it to him.
Inform the scouts to retreat. Don't disturb him in the future. Let him develop
on his own. Everyone has their own opportunities. Perhaps it's a choice for him
as well."
"What about the Puppet Demon Sect?
Jen hesitated. "Should I report it?
"Well, let's just say that the heretics did not survive the tribulation and were
killed by the lightning tribulation."
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes. "As for Lin Ye, say that you don't know and didn't
see him. Also, keep his breakthrough to Class 9 a secret."
"Er, about that, I'm afraid I can't do so." Little Seven coughed lightly.
"You informed the governor?" Chen Feng raised his eyebrows.
"No, open the Civilization Archive and read it yourself." Little Seven hurriedly
shook his head and explained.
Upon hearing that, the others took out their Civilization Archive. As soon as
when they entered the world channel, they saw nine global notifications.
"This...is to0 arrogant"
"I'm a little jealous. We're both men, but why is he so outstanding!"
"Let's go, let's go. Let's go home and eat. He's already a billionaire, and we're
still poor. There's no need for us to worry."
Chen Feng smiled when he heard his comrades' sarcastic comments. "That's
true. Let's go back."
He glanced at the hesitant Zhan Mingyue from the corner of his eye and then at
the ruins of the Puppet Demon Sect.
He seemed to have sensed something and said via voice transmission, "Bring
the ashes and come back. Accept the cruelest training punishment. Your mind
is in chaos. If this continues, more comrades will die. I won't allow this to
happen again. Settle this as soon as possible. I'll wait for you at the entrance of
the secret realm."
"If you dare to run, I promise I will never forgive you."
With that, Chen Feng left with Little Five and the others.
There were even faint whispers from Little Five and the others.
"Advisor, Commander Zhan hasn't caught up yet!
Why don't we wait? We should go back together.
"Yeah, Commander Zhan is a girl. It's scary to stay in this godforsaken place in
the middle of the night."
After watching her teammates leave, Zhan Mingyue knelt on the ground and
wailed miserably.
Firstly, he missed his father and brother. Secondly, she hated herself for being
stubborn. She had made mistakes one after another and almost caused Uncle
Chen Feng and his comrades lost their lives.
Initially, she had wanted to leave and not be a burden to the army. However,
Uncle Chen Feng's last words broke her defense.
After crying for a long time, her tears seeped into the ground.
Ding
In the darkness, a white light appeared. Then, an unknown and blurry image
appeared.
There were men, women, little girls, houses, cheers, laughter..
When these large and small paintings were combined, a pair of pale eyes
appeared.
Whoosh-
The devastated Puppet Demon Sect ruins cracked open from the ground, and
The commotion grew bigger and bigger.
Soon, it reached Zhan Mingyue.
"What's wrong?"
Zhan Mingyue finally realized and looked up with tears in her eyes.
In the darkness, a figure emitting a gentle white light walked out from the
ground.
"It's been a long time, Mingyue."
"From now on, I'm your guardian angel."
A soft voice sounded in her ear. Looking at the figure in the ball of light, Zhan
Mingyue instantly burst into tears and ran over.
On the other side, Lin Ye was fast.
Now that his mind had advanced to Class 9, his physical body and battle aura 𝘭𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝑜𝘮
had more or less received an increase. 'Therefore, it only took seven to eight
minutes to fly back to the Lin Clan's territory from the Puppet Demon Sect.
This is the territory of the Lin Clan. Please wait!"
A Moment later, several stern shouts came from below.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the dark, hundreds of intense light beams shone over.
At the same time, dozens of capable generals from the main force flew out of
their tents.
"It's me."
Lin Ye rolled his eyes and used his Mind talent to inform everyone.
"Everyone, disperse. Sleep and rest."
After giving the orders to the ordinary soldiers, Lin Ye's figure flashed and
landed in the main hall like a golden stream of light.
"Oh, when did it change
After entering, Lin Ye looked at the plaque in amusement. Previously, it was in
the main hall of the bunker.
He had only been out for a day and everything had changed when he returned.
"I was the one who got someone to change it. The lord is now considered the
lord of a city. Ordinary bunkers can't hold your glory."
Lin Ye turned his head and saw two tall sisters walking over in cheongsams.
They were the six-tailed fox lady twins, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing.
He looked at her with admiration and smiled. "You're back. How was the
discussion?
"My mother wants to see you
Xiao Nuan smiled. "If nothing goes wrong, she will agree. However, she wants
to tell you the answer herself when she sees you."
"When are you leaving? Xiao Bing went straight to the point.
Lin Ye looked up at the night sky outside the window and looked at the large
gold watch on his wrist. 2: 13am!
He said in a speechless manner, "What do you all usually do at this time?
"We normally read books. We belong to an intelligent race and we have a lot too
lean. We learn from our elders." Xiao Nuan said softly.
"I still have a few account books that I haven't finished checking" Xiao Bing
glanced at him.
"Hahahaha–Upon hearing that, Yang Fusheng, who had been suppressing his
anger, laughed.
"Go sleep yourself" Lin Ye flipped his hand and slashed.
Bang
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and even the air started to rumble.
"So. dizzy."
Yang Fusheng's head was filled with stars, but he did not faint immediately.
Instead, he said in a daze, "Why did you hit me?
"Impressive, impressive!
Lin Ye looked at his hand and then at Yang Fusheng.
Although he had held back, this slash could probably cut through steel.
To think that he was actually unable to knock the other party out. From the
looks of it, it seemed like his bloodline had recovered slightly, and he was
indeed terrifyingly strong.
Bang bang
The crisp sound of iron striking rang nine times in a row, and the air exploded
nine times.
Soon, Yang Fusheng tilted his head and fainted.
Xiao Nuan and Xiao Bing were dumbfounded.
Did he need to be that violent?
"See you tomorrow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he fled.
However, just as they left, the core team arrived.
"Didn't I tell you guys to rest?" Lin Ye said helplessly.
"My lord, I can't sleep. Why didn't you tell us earlier that such a big thing
What happened? Let us have some fun."
Tru said excitedly.
"What happened Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
He muttered inwardly, could it be that the matter of the three-colored
a tribulation cloud had been exposed?
That was impossible. Yang Tianyou had already promised.
The Puppet Demon Sect had been sealed off. It was impossible for any news to
leak
"What happened? He looked suspicious.
"Why are you like that? Look, you made your own choice. The global comments
are blowing up!"
"We're all on the same side. There's no need to be so secretive."
Zhang Liang rolled his eyes and took out his Civilization Archive from his
pocket and handed it to Lin Ye to take a look at the recording.
In the video, the global screen sent a congratulatory message, and the special
effects remained the same.
What dragons soaring in the nine heavens, goddesses scattering flowers, tens
of thousands of clans kowtowing, divine god's commands..
All kinds of strange phenomena appeared.
In the end, a line of words were left behind.
Let's all celebrate. Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. He is the first to break his limit and enter the ranks of Class 9 experts. He is rewarded with 9 million reputation points!"
