Steel · Lin Yan · Straight Man

"That's enough. I've completely taken over Thunder Abyss Mountain in the past few days. Tonight I'll start my attempt to break through to the Samsara Stage. I'm determined to succeed."

Even with Little Flame's resolute character, and with the opportunity to enter the Samsara Stage right before him, he still couldn't help but blush, his eyes filled with fervor.

"Take it. With me here to help you guard Thunder Abyss Mountain, you can focus on your seclusion."

Lin Dong glanced at Little Flame with amusement.

"Brother, have you obtained the Ancient God Token that Xu Zhong carries with him? The Ancient God Token can draw Ancient Divine Object from the Ancient Divine Object Treasury, and it is of great value."

After collecting the two clumps of essence blood, Little Flame thought for a moment and said...

"Is this the thing you're talking about?"

Lin Dong flipped his palm, and a Triangular Copper Piece immediately appeared.

"Yes, brother, you don't know this. Although the Eight Great Demon Commanders of the Beast War Domain are equally famous, they are by no means equal. The Heavenly Dragon Demon Commander, the Golden Ape Demon Commander, and the Ghost Sculpture Demon Commander are all experts in the Samsara Stage, while Xu Zhong and the other five are only at the Death Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion. Therefore, the latter must serve the former."

"Xu Zhong and Qin Shi both pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Dragon Demon Commander at the same time. The Ancient Divine Object they drew with the Ancient God Token had to be offered to the Heavenly Dragon Demon Commander for selection first. However, once I successfully break through to the Samsara Stage, I will no longer have to suffer such humiliation."

Little Flame said in a deep voice.

"No, I actually know everything..."

Lin Dong muttered to himself, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "The Ancient Divine Object artifact is from the Profound Heaven Hall, which ranks tenth on the Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking. I will have my own way of acquiring it at that time."

"As for the Heavenly Dragon Demon Commander, he's just a hybrid Six-winged Flying Dragon, not even a formal member of the Dragon Clan, yet he dares to call himself Tian Long? How laughable! If he dares to come, I will definitely give him a big gift."

"Now that my elder brother has made a thorough plan, I can go into seclusion with peace of mind."

Little Flame couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.

"Flame Commander, Sky Cat General Huo Miao requests an audience!"

At that moment, a respectful voice came from outside the hall.

"Enter!"

Little Flame, who still wanted to have a long talk with his older brother, was clearly displeased.

"Squeak~"

The palace doors opened, and a voluptuous, Wild Girl strode in with a sexy, cat-like gait. "Flame Commander! Lord Lin Dong!"

Although she greeted both of them at the same time, her beautiful, watery eyes were fixed on Little Flame, and anyone could see her true feelings.

"Sky Cat General, what are you doing here?"

Feeling disturbed, Little Flame frowned and said.

"My foolish little brother..."

Lin Dong's lips twitched, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Sky Cat General, come, have a seat."

He beckoned Huo Miao to sit down, indicating that he had to help this third brother, otherwise he was destined to be single for life.

"Lin Dong."

Huo Miao, who was furious with Little Flame, immediately sat down with great joy.

"Brother Lin Dong? Hehe, that's a nice way to address him."

Lin Dong smiled upon hearing this and gave Little Flame a meaningful look.

"Big brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Little Flame, who felt completely bewildered, had an extremely loud voice.

Lin Dong: "..."

"Since you are a member of the Nine-Lives Sky Cat Tribe, one of the Eight Royal Clans of the Demon Domain, why do you hide your cultivation and submit to Xu Zhong?"

Lin Dong, who was feeling a slight pain in his liver, took a deep breath.

"Hehe, as expected, I couldn't hide it from Brother Lin Dong. Xu Zhong is a narrow-minded fellow. If he knew that I was also at the Death Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion, he would definitely be wary of me at every turn. So I simply concealed my cultivation level."

The wild-looking girl in leather armor snapped her fingers, and with a "poof," something inside her body seemed to shatter, instantly filling the entire hall with an aura no weaker than Little Flame's.

Unexpectedly, among the Nine Great Generals of Thunder Abyss Mountain, the one who had hidden his cultivation was not only Flame General Lin Yan, but also Sky Cat General Huo Miao from the Nine-Lives Sky Cat Tribe.

"Huh, you're also at the Death Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion? You should have said so earlier. I always thought you were too weak before, and I didn't want to fight you. We should have more matches in the future."

Little Flame's eyes lit up at the sight, and he excitedly slapped his thigh.

"You idiot, from this moment on, don't talk to me!"

A look of grievance appeared on Huo Miao's beautiful face.

"... Could this be the legendary 'concrete steel-and-concrete straight man'?!"

Lin Dong's eyes twitched violently. No, he had to teach this Stupid Tiger a lesson. He rubbed his temples imperceptibly and said, "Little Sister Huo Miao, I'm entrusting my third brother to you from now on. I hope you'll take good care of him."

"Really? Hmph, Lin Yan, if you ever dare to bully me again, I'll tell Brother Lin Dong. Brother, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Huo Miao's willow-leaf eyebrows curved into crescents, and after defiantly raising her fist at Little Flame, she seemed afraid that he would refuse, and immediately got up and left.

"I might only punch you twice at most, how could I possibly bully you, waaaaah..."

Just as Little Flame, who was completely bewildered, was about to speak, Lin Dong covered his mouth.

"Shut up! Aren't you going into seclusion right now? Are you that bored?!"

Finally unable to hold back any longer, Lin Dong grabbed the guy's ear and roared, "It's so hard to find a wife these days! And this guy is still being so picky!"

"Yes, brother!"

With a face full of grievance, Little Flame timidly fled into the depths of the main hall.

One month later.

Lin Dong, who was taking Little Flame's place at Thunder Abyss Mountain, was enjoying tea in the hall when a general suddenly came to report that people from the Blood Dragon Hall had arrived. They were two Great Commander of the Demon Lizard Tribe Death Mysterious Stage, Perfected Completion. Lin Dong replied, "Indeed."

Before long, two middle-aged men in green robes with Blood Dragon Emblem embroidered on their chests strode into the hall. Their demeanor was unrestrained and arrogant, and they immediately asked, "Where is Lin Yan, the new Demon Commander of Thunder Abyss Mountain? Why is it just a human child here?"

"Flame Commander is too busy to see you. If there's anything you need, you can tell me."

Lin Dong, who was sitting high on the throne, put down the ancient book in his hand and slowly blew on the tea in his cup.

"Insolence! We are special envoys of the Blood Dragon Hall. How dare you show us such disrespect? Your Thunder Abyss Mountain has a new Demon Commander. Do you still intend to disown the Blood Dragon Hall as your master? Aren't you afraid of the wrath of our Lord Heavenly Dragon Demon Commander?"

Feeling slighted, the two flew into a rage, pointing at Lin Dong in the hall and cursing him angrily, their arrogance reaching its peak.

"So noisy!"

Lin Dong seemed to frown in displeasure. With a wave of his sleeve, the Space Power in the void immediately surged and boiled, twisting into a Space Cage that trapped the two Demon Lizard Great Commander inside. Their arrogant and domineering voices also disappeared.

"Oh no, what is this?!"

Inside the Space Cage, the two Demon Lizard Great Commander, their expressions drastically changed, immediately channeled their inner Origin Energy and frantically bombarded the invisible, transparent cage, but only faint ripples spread out.

"You should go back to where you came from."

Lin Dong put down his teacup, stretched lazily, and flicked his finger. The Space Cage, under the horrified gazes of the two Demon Lizard Great Commander, accelerated its way out of the hall and into the Endless Darkness where a crack had already appeared in the sky.