Tiger-Striped Warrior

Liewen set aside a sum of money, dismissed his servants, took only a few pieces of luggage, and moved alone into a small house north of Fenlai City.

A dignified viscount reduced to living in a small country house, Liewen became a laughingstock among Fenlai City's nobility.

Living alone in the countryside, Liewen cultivated battle qi every day, comprehended the Mysteries of Light Element, and tempered his body. His life was quite fulfilling.

He also heard that Duke Paterson had died and knew that Linley had begun his revenge.

Linley had learned from Duke Paterson that King Clayde had ordered Paterson to abduct Linley's mother back then.

After making preparations, Linley had attempted to assassinate Clayde. However, the Radiant Pope stopped him, and his attempt ended in failure. He was imprisoned in the Radiant Temple and scheduled for execution on January 2, Yulan Calendar 10000.

On January 1, Yulan Calendar 10000, accompanied by the roars of countless magical beasts, the Day of Destruction began.

A tremendous boom came from the western side of Fenlai City. It was the god-level magical beast Dylin attacking the Holy See's protective grand formation.

The Radiant Church had no god-level experts and was destined to be unable to stop Dylin's assault.

"Witness the Day of Destruction. Potential enhancement attempts +1."

"Liewen Andrew."

"Strength: Level Nine Warrior."

"Potential: Highgod."

"Body Strength: Level Seven Warrior."

"Body Potential: Median Divine Artifact."

Liewen's potential had risen to the Highgod level, which meant he could comprehend all six profound mysteries of the Laws of Light.

"Let's go."

Liewen turned and headed north.

This time, as the Magical Beast Mountain Range attacked the Holy Union, nearly all magical beasts at the Saint Realm and above had gathered in Fenlai City.

Although the area north of Fenlai City was also attacked by magical beasts, there were at most Level Nine magical beasts.

After gaining an initial grasp of the Mysteries of Light Element, Liewen's combat strength rose again. Dealing with Level Nine magical beasts was no longer difficult for him.

Liewen traveled north, passing through the Fenlai Kingdom, the Hanmu Kingdom, and the territories of several duchies. Corpses littered the way, and ninety percent of the populace had died beneath magical beasts' fangs.

Only a small number of nobles and wealthy people had powerful guards and managed to preserve their lives.

On the vast roads, there were nothing but magical beasts and human corpses.

As Liewen walked along the main road, he discovered a battle ahead.

Both sides were human. One side had three people: two Level Eight warriors and one Level Nine magus.

Liewen recognized their attire. The two Level Eight warriors were experts from the Religious Inquisition of the Holy See, while the Level Nine magus was an ascetic from the Holy See.

On the other side stood only one person, a brawny middle-aged man built like a tiger. He possessed the strength of a Level Eight warrior. A baby was strapped tightly to his back with cloth bands.

"Hm?"

Liewen noticed something strange. The middle-aged man fighting the Holy See's experts had not used battle qi. His physical strength alone had reached the level of a Level Eight warrior.

On the Yulan Continent, only descendants of the Four Ultimate Warriors could reach the level of a Level Eight warrior through physical strength alone.

Dragonblood Warriors, Undying Warriors, and Violet Flame Warriors had all appeared in the original story, and Liewen roughly knew where they were. Only Tiger-Striped Warriors had never appeared in the original story.

"Could he be a descendant of the Tiger-Striped Warrior Bo Lei Clan?"

Liewen became interested.

The middle-aged man was outnumbered and was about to be captured by the Holy See's three men.

Liewen decided to intervene. He drew his longsword and easily killed the two Level Eight warriors from the Religious Inquisition.

The Level Nine magus, an ascetic of the Holy See, muttered an incantation and tried to cast magic, but Liewen knocked him unconscious with a punch.

"Thank you for saving me, sir." The middle-aged man thanked Liewen.

Liewen studied him curiously. "Are you from the Tiger-Striped Warrior Bo Lei Clan?"

The middle-aged man's expression changed. "Sir, you know me? I am Kuhn Bo Lei, indeed a descendant of the Tiger-Striped Warrior clan."

Liewen nodded. He had now seen a Tiger-Striped Warrior who had never appeared in the original story.

The Radiant Church had always been collecting people with pure souls and powerful bodies.

Those with pure souls could be offered to the Lord of Light to create angels, while powerful bodies could serve as vessels for angels descending upon the Yulan Continent plane, increasing the Radiant Church's strength.

The strength of the vessel determined how much power the descending angel could wield.

A body at Level Seven or above could allow an angel to display power beyond the Saint Realm.

Kuhn's body had reached Level Eight, so he would certainly become a target of the Radiant Church.

"You should be careful. The Radiant Church will very likely come after you again," Liewen warned before preparing to leave.

"Sir, could I ask you for a favor?" Kuhn called out to stop Liewen.

Liewen frowned slightly. He did not want to become too entangled with the other man, but he still decided to hear what Kuhn wanted to say.

Kuhn roughly recounted his experiences.

He had originally lived in the Hess Kingdom. Because of his powerful body, he had been captured by the Radiant Church and escorted to Fenlai City. On the way, a beast tide had erupted. He took advantage of the chaos to escape the Radiant Church's control with his daughter, but after fleeing to this place, the Radiant Church had caught up with him.

"I know the Radiant Church will not let me go. I do not want to remain in the Holy Union any longer, so I plan to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range and cross it to reach the O'Brien Empire. The Magical Beast Mountain Range is filled with danger, and I am not confident I can protect my daughter. You are powerful, sir. Could you help me look after her? Once I find a place to settle in the O'Brien Empire, I will come back for her."

Liewen did not want to agree. He was used to acting alone, and bringing along a baby would be inconvenient no matter what he did.

Seeing Liewen's reluctance, Kuhn hurriedly said, "I will not ask for your help for nothing. Our Bo Lei Clan has a secret method for tempering the body. I am willing to offer it as payment."

A secret body-tempering method?

Liewen's heart stirred. He had been troubled by the fact that his medicinal bath formula had stopped working and the rate of improvement in his body's training had slowed.

"What kind of secret method?" Liewen asked.

Seeing that Liewen was wavering, Kuhn quickly explained, "To be honest, our Bo Lei Clan can only cultivate our inherited battle qi manual. However, if the Tiger-Striped Warrior bloodline is too thin, the inherited battle qi manual cannot be cultivated either, and one can only temper the body. In order to increase physical strength, my ancestors created this secret method."

Kuhn gave a rough explanation. Simply put, it used magical beasts' Essence Blood and Magical Crystal Cores to increase physical strength. The stronger the magical beast, the better the effect.

The method of use was also simple, similar to a medicinal bath.

However, the secret method had its limitations. An ordinary person's physical limit was Level Six. Once that limit was reached, the secret method would have no effect even if used.

Kuhn watched Liewen somewhat uneasily. This secret method was greatly beneficial to their Ultimate Warrior bloodline, but it was only average for ordinary people. He feared it would not interest Liewen.

Liewen glanced at Kuhn, then at the little baby girl who had remained quiet the entire time. After hesitating, he finally decided to agree.

This secret method could rapidly raise his body's strength. The favor was worth doing.