Jia Xing Tian Arrives

Lin Che also took a clean set of Soft Armor from his Storage Ring.

The Soft Armor was covered in scales of strange colors. Every scale was unique, and under the refraction of sunlight, they reflected waves of nine-colored radiance.

"This is called the Myriad Beast Armor. It was forged from the hardest scales of nine Seventh-tier Magical Beasts and can withstand the full-force attack of a Nine-star Dou Zong expert."

Yun Yun's expression changed upon hearing this. Made from the scales of nine Seventh-tier Magical Beasts—did that not mean Lin Che had fought Seventh-tier Magical Beasts alone in order to create this Soft Armor?

How had this little fellow managed it?

Yun Yun had no time to ask and immediately refused. "No, this is far too precious. Looking across the entire Northwest Continent, there probably isn't a single person capable of producing such a valuable treasure."

"So you should take it back. I can't accept it."

Without waiting for Yun Yun to say anything else, Lin Che directly placed it in her hands. The Myriad Beast Armor had been bestowed by the system, but he had needed to modify it afterward. Otherwise, he would have given it to her long ago.

"Gifts should be reciprocated. Besides, to me, your sword sheath is even more precious than this set of Soft Armor. I've already tested it for you. The Myriad Beast Armor has no flaws."

Lin Che rubbed Yun Yun's head and smiled gently.

Yun Yun lightly hugged the close-fitting Soft Armor against her chest, a complicated expression flickering across her face. A faint blush reflected beneath her fair, tender skin, and the armor still retained the little fellow's warmth.

"All right, let's go back."

Yun Yun pursed her youthful lips and watched Lin Che's departing back, hugging the Soft Armor tightly to her chest.

They returned to the wooden house.

Medusa Queen sat in her chair, sampling the food. She glanced at Lin Che and Yun Yun as they returned. "You're back."

Lin Che nodded and smiled softly. "Your Majesty, you got up quite early."

"This Queen has always been disciplined. How is your Heavenly Flame Wine coming along?" Medusa Queen elegantly set down the pastry in her hand, turned toward Lin Che, and asked.

Lin Che took out the wine brewed from Green Fire Lotus Seeds. However, it would need at least another three months before it could be consumed, or its effects would be minimal.

Medusa Queen said nothing further. She had waited decades already; a few more months made no difference. As long as she could break through to Dou Zong, it would all be worth it.

"Sir, breakfast is ready."

Xiao Yi Xian hurried out of the kitchen carrying several bowls of steaming rice porridge and placed them on the table.

Lin Che began eating without ceremony. The taste was quite good. Having someone cook for him certainly made things much easier.

For Dou Huang experts, they did not actually need to eat every day to replenish their strength. The reason they still wished to eat something each day was mainly because they did not want to forget the flavors of the mortal world.

At that moment, Lin Che seemed to sense something. He raised his head and looked at the old man rapidly flying toward them from afar, then said, "Your Majesty, go inside first. A guest has arrived."

Medusa Queen did not refuse. With a turn of her body, she returned to the wooden house.

Once Medusa Queen had left, the old man from earlier arrived here.

The old man wore an ordinary yellow robe. With his white hair and youthful face, he carried a rather refined air, while his sweeping gaze held considerable authority.

"Hehe, Sect Master Yun Yun, I didn't expect you to be here as well. We haven't met in years, yet your Wind-element Dou Qi has grown increasingly pure. With such cultivation speed, this old man can only stare after you in the dust," the old man laughed as he looked at the graceful and noble woman in embroidered robes.

"Old Jia's Mountain Shattering Dou Qi has become more and more overbearing as well. Even from so far away, Yun Yun could sense that domineering aura."

Yun Yun rose to her feet and smiled.

"Old, old. Compared to you young people, I fall far short." Jia Xing Tian slowly shook his head, then landed steadily on the ground and lightly cupped his hands toward Lin Che.

Having finished his meal, Lin Che stood and made an inviting gesture with one hand. "Please, sit."

Jia Xing Tian took a seat, glanced at Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, then turned his gaze back to Lin Che. "Brother Lin Che, do you remember the Mulan Three Elders from last time?"

Lin Che's right hand paused as he lifted his wine cup. "I remember. What about them?"

He had obtained quite a few good things from those three old fellows, the most valuable being the Three Beasts Savage Art. This technique required three people to use together. If all three were peak Dou Emperors, the power they unleashed could rival that of a Dou Zong expert.

If all three were Dou Zongs, they could even reach the Dou Zun realm.

Unfortunately, those who practiced this technique had to undergo repeated training until they reached a state of being heart-to-heart before they could fully unleash the true mysteries of the Three Beasts Savage Art.

Jia Xing Tian stroked his small beard. "Ever since you killed the three elders of Mulan Valley, the Valley Master of Mulan Valley issued a kill order against you. Whoever cuts off your head can obtain Mulan Valley's secret, untransmitted technique."

"Oh?"

Lin Che raised his brows and smiled. "How strong is the Valley Master of Mulan Valley?"

"He is evenly matched with Yan Luo Tian, the Sect Master of Yan Luo Sect. But this time, it is not only Mulan Valley. There is also a force from the Chu Yun Empire called the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate."

"Xie Shan is the Gate Master of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate and possesses the Four-winged Sky Demon Scorpion. His strength is already infinitely close to the half-step Dou Zong realm."

"And the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate has a Supreme Elder named Xie Bi Yan, a genuine Four-star Dou Zong expert."

As a notorious veteran expert of the Chu Yun Empire, Xie Bi Yan had defeated Hai Bo Dong in the past during the conflict between experts of the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire. When he fought Jia Xing Tian, he had only been slightly disadvantaged.

He had even fought Medusa Queen when she had first become clan leader. Now he served as the Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate and possessed peak Four-star Dou Zong strength.

Hearing Jia Xing Tian's warning, Yun Yun's expression shifted slightly. She had not expected this matter to draw out so many experts. She had also heard of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate, the strongest among them, but she had heard that they did not interfere in royal conflicts.

Now that they had appeared again, there was surely some unspeakable secret behind it.

Jia Xing Tian frowned tightly, adjusted his glasses, and said with a solemn expression, "I have already sent people to negotiate. If they refuse to negotiate, then we can only go to war..."

"But don't worry, Brother Lin Che. This matter was caused by the Jia Ma Empire, so this old man naturally will not abandon you."

Jia Xing Tian could be considered a deeply calculating man. He knew perfectly well that with Lin Che's strength, breaking through to Dou Zong in the future was only a matter of time. If one of the Jia Ma Empire's ten greatest experts could become a Dou Zong expert, it would bring nothing but benefits to the empire.

Lin Che was not from the Misty Cloud Sect. What he valued was living freely and unrestrainedly. If not for the sect rules forbidding involvement in imperial affairs, the Jia Ma Empire would have long since become the Misty Cloud Sect's possession.