Dragon Rock City The autumn mood is getting stronger, but the city lord's mansion is still filled with a touch of warmth due to the joy of the wedding. After the wedding, Lin Qin's life has not changed drastically. It still focuses on practicing and controlling territorial affairs, but there is a partner beside him who can completely trust, share the pressure, and share the worries. Aileen moved into the main courtyard. In addition to continuing to be responsible for magic construction and some internal affairs coordination, she also began to truly participate in some higher-level decision-making and diplomacy as the lord's wife. When the two of them got along, there were not many sweet words, but more of a silent understanding and support, like ancient trees growing side by side, with roots connected underground and branches and leaves touching in the air, together supporting a sky.
On this day, Lin Qin was sitting quietly in the back garden of the mansion, realizing the deeper connection between Fusion Profound Mystery and the earth. There was no obvious fluctuation of divine power around him, but the rocks under him and the surrounding land, Even the dust in the air seems to be carrying out some kind of imperceptible and harmonious resonance with his long and gentle breathing. After stepping into the middle position, his control and perception of power have entered a more subtle level.
Suddenly, he frowned slightly, opened his eyes, and looked at the sky to the southeast.
A Lowgod is coming in the direction of Dragon Rock City within the range of his consciousness.
"Strange God-level----Lowgod." Lin Qin thought for a moment, not that Beaumont, but that Muba?
He did not get up and waited for the visitors. Aileen was discussing matters with several mages at Magic Tower, and Soros was also dealing with government affairs. He did not inform them. With his current strength, one Lowgod is not enough to pose a threat that requires vigilance.
After a moment, a stream of light blue light fell at the entrance to the back garden. The light faded away, revealing a middle-aged man of medium height, wearing a simple blue robe, with a calm face and even a hint of compassion. There was a shallow, light golden vertical line on his forehead like water marks, and his eyes were clear, giving people a gentle and upright feeling. It was Muba.
Muba swept the back garden with his own light, and saw Lin Qin sitting quietly on the strange stone. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then turned into solemnity. He stepped forward slowly, and stood in the distance Lin Qin stopped ten steps away, bowed slightly, and said in a gentle and polite tone, "Muba, I have taken the liberty to come to visit and bother you, Your Excellency Lin Qin, for your Qing Dynasty."
Lin Qin nodded slightly and said in return, "Your Excellency Muba, I have long admired you. Please sit down." He motioned to a flat bluestone next to him.
Muba did not refuse and sat down on the bluestone with a relaxed and natural posture, without any hostility or restraint. "I heard that you have just got married, so I shouldn't bother you at this time. There are just some things that I feel it is necessary to explain to you and Linley to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings in the future."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Lin Qin said calmly.
Muba sighed, with a hint of sincere apology in his expression. "First of all, I want to apologize for some of my inappropriate words and deeds in the past. I first came to the Yulan Continent, and in order to spread my faith, I may have been a little too eager to spread my faith, and I had some friction with Dragon Rock Territory, your Excellency Lin Qin. I am here to explain to you again today, and I hope you will not hold any grudge against me because of this."
Lin Qin glanced at Muba, and the other party's attitude was quite magnanimous. He was not very interested in Muba's religion. As long as it did not endanger Dragon Rock Territory and did not violate the bottom line he recognized, he didn't care. "Since there has been no loss in the past, I have no intention of delving into it. Your visit today should be more than this."
Muba nodded. "Yes. Apologizing is one thing, but more importantly, I hope that I can exchange some common sense with you, a person with unlimited potential like you - God-level, and build a good relationship."
He paused, and seeing that Lin Qin showed no sign of impatience, he continued, "After God-level, the core of cultivation lies in the understanding of laws and rules. You must already know this. But in addition, there are two other things that are crucial to the strong God-level."
"The first is the power of faith." Muba looked serious, "The power of faith is not illusory. When countless creatures truly believe in a certain god, their devout beliefs will produce a strange power of faith." This power can be absorbed by the god., used to nourish the soul and even assist in understanding the law! Although the effect varies from person to person and requires long-term accumulation, it is indeed an important auxiliary path. This is why many God-level strong people will devote themselves to spreading faith and establishing religion."
The power of faith? Lin Qin's heart moved slightly. When he made the breakthrough at Graveyard of the Gods, and later during occasional retreats, he did vaguely feel that there were traces of extremely weak, strange energy with a certain meaning of prayer and trust coming from everywhere in Dragon Rock Territory. What was integrated into his Godhead and soul was that it was the power of faith that was not explored at the time. It seems that the stable development of Dragon Rock Territory and the recognition and awe of the people in his territory have invisibly provided him with some power of faith, but he did not know its name before and did not take the initiative to guide the collection.
"Second, it's about artifacts." Muba continued, "Artifacts are not dead objects. Truly powerful artifacts, especially the mid-range, High-God Artifact, and even the legendary Sovereign Artifact, often contain spirituality, and may even be transformed into the essence after death of mythical beasts or other powerful beings. After obtaining an artifact, it is not just a matter of bleeding. It is enough to recognize the master or refine it with divine power, but it also requires long-term nurturing with the power of one's own divine power, the power of the soul, and even the power of the law of compatibility. "To establish a deeper connection with the artifact, it can exert its true power like an arm and a finger, and it may even stimulate the power of the artifact itself or protect the master's spirituality at critical moments. The methods of gestation and nurturing are different, but multiple uses, multiple understandings, and infiltration with the power of compatibility are common principles."
Lin Qin has some experience with this. Although his Highgod sword and armor have been initially refined, they always feel that they are separated by a layer and cannot exert their full power and artistic conception. It seems that it is due to insufficient pregnancy and nourishment. Muba's words can be regarded as a wake-up call for him.
"Thank you for informing me." Lin Qin's tone softened a little. No matter what Muba's purpose was, this information was indeed useful to him.
Muba waved his hand. "You're welcome. Yulan Continent There is an undercurrent now. Gebada The strong men who escaped have different thoughts. I'm afraid it will be difficult to have peace in the future. Give me more strength., it is always good to have a better understanding. I think you and Mr. Linley are both determined people with extraordinary potential. We may need to help each other in the future." He said this sincerely, and he obviously also meant to form a friendship and alliance.
Lin Qin was noncommittal. "Let's talk about the future in the future. As long as it doesn't violate my bottom line, Dragon Rock Territory welcomes any lawful communication."
Muba heard the reservation in Lin Qin's words and didn't care. He smiled and said, "That's good. I've bothered you too much today, so I'll take my leave. If you have time in the future, you can come to Temple of Purified World to be my guest." After that, he stood up and saluted again, turning into a light blue stream and leaving.
After sending Muba away, Lin Qin pondered for a moment. The power of faith, the pregnancy and nourishment of artifacts—this information needs to be digested and practiced slowly. He had a vague feeling that Yulan Continent's peace might not last long.
Sure enough, not long after, a shocking news swept across the entire continent like a cold wave and reached Dragon Rock Territory.
Luo'ao Empire, an unprecedented large-scale "dead city" incident broke out!
It was not one or two cities, but dozens of small and large towns. In a very short period of time, all the residents died in a strange manner. Their souls were drained out, leaving only intact bodies! The death toll was approaching 100 million! The entire southern part of the Luo'ao Empire almost became a ghost!
Countless surviving refugees, like a flood that broke a dam, rushed towards the relatively stable Dragon Rock Territory border where Lin Qin, the powerful God-level, was stationed, bringing panic and chaos, as well as the chilling news.
In Dragonblood Castle, Linley received the emergency report from Xini, and his face was ashen. He immediately realized that this was not a natural disaster, but more crazy and more serious than Grand Wizard. Efficient massacre! Being able to harvest souls on such a large scale in such a short period of time is beyond the reach of the Saint Realm. He must be a strong God-level, and he is God-level who is extremely good at soul methods!
"Another one----no, it could be worse!" Linley's eyes were burning with anger. The Grand Wizard incident had just subsided, and the Yale boss hadn't fully recovered yet, but such a tragedy happened again! He couldn't sit back and watch.
He immediately contacted the newly promoted God-level strongman Desri who had a close relationship with him and also upheld the concept of guardianship. The two met at Ice Peak City.
"Desri, you should know the situation." Linley said with a heavy face, "This is not an ordinary war or vendetta, this is the extermination of the Yulan Continent creatures Slaughter! Behind it, there must be a powerful God-level coming from an alien plane."
Desri's eyes were also full of anger and worry. "Linley, you are right. We were born and raised here, Yulan Continent is our root. When foreign enemies trample on our homeland and Slaughter our compatriots like this, we cannot retreat!"
The two top Yulan Continent experts reached a consensus at this moment - protecting Yulan Continent is the responsibility of those who stand at the top of power.
They immediately set off to investigate the ghostly southern part of the Luo'ao Empire. What they saw along the way was shocking. Deserted towns, intact but lifeless houses, dead bodies on the streets with peaceful but lifeless faces - the entire area was filled with a strong aura of death and a sense of emptiness after the souls have dissipated.
They captured several Luo'ao Empire low-level officers and nobles who had a lucky escape and nearly suffered a mental breakdown. From their incoherent narratives, they pieced together part of the truth: before the disaster, the top brass of the empire seemed to have received some order to forcibly seal the southern border, prohibiting anyone from leaving, and claiming it was to "prevent the spread of the plague." However, the so-called "plague" is this death that silently harvests souls!
"Have the top military officials been controlled? Or are they themselves accomplices?" Linley's eyes flashed coldly.
They continued to go deeper, and finally captured a Saint Realm strongman who fled in a panic on a barren mountain near the original Luo'ao Empire capital. This man was one of the Luo'ao Empire royal family members, Saint Warrior Bulong. He obviously knew the inside story. When he saw Linley and Desri, especially when he felt the unabashed God-level pressure on Linley, he was frightened to death.
Under threat of death, Bulong revealed everything he knew.
The main messenger behind the scenes is a God-level strongman who calls himself "Beaumont"! This person is very powerful and seems to be practicing Rules of Death, which is even more powerful than the previous Grand Wizard Terrifying. He did not massacre the city himself, but controlled some of the Luo'ao Empire's senior officials, and through them, he drove the army to blockade the area, and at the same time dispatched his subordinates - including former Luo'ao Empire like Bulong Saint Realm, as well as some strange-looking alien Saint Realm who obviously escaped from Gebada prison, dispersed to various towns, using a strange formation or artifact that can extract souls on a large scale to collect souls efficiently!
The collected souls will be sent somewhere overseas, where they will be initially refined by a weirdo with three eyes and wings called "Qijita", who will refine them into Soul Essence and then hand them over to Beaumont.
"Where is Beaumont? Where is that three-eyed winged man Qijita?" Linley asked sharply.
"No----I don't know the specific location. Lord Beaumont's whereabouts are unpredictable, and he usually only gives orders through Soul Transmission.
Master Qijita----It seems to be on a hidden Island deep in the West Sea----I am only responsible for escorting the soul container once. I have seen that sea area from a distance, and the specific coordinates are unclear----" Bulong replied tremblingly.
The clue points to the vast West Sea. The opponents are at least two God-level and an unknown number of alien Saint Realm's subordinates.
Just when Linley and Desri were discussing whether to search the West Sea first or go back to the Baruch Empire to summon more helpers, a strange fluctuation of the laws of heaven and earth came from the north of the mainland in the direction of Arctic Ice Plains!
That fluctuation contains the aura of two completely opposite yet strangely blended laws of light and darkness!
"Someone became a god in Arctic Ice Plains! And it's----dual elements?!" Desri said in shock.
Linley's eyes were focused, and he immediately thought of one person - Olivier! The genius sword master who was praised by Beirut for being as talented as him, who had been practicing hard at Arctic Ice Plains, trying to merge light and darkness!
"It's him! Olivier succeeded!" Linley was shocked, but also gave birth to a glimmer of hope. If Olivier succeeds in breaking through, no matter which system he chooses to become a god, it will be a powerful help! Moreover, Olivier also has a sense of belonging to the Yulan Continent.
"Let's go Arctic Ice Plains!" Linley made a prompt decision.
The two men immediately turned north and galloped towards Arctic Ice Plains. When they arrived, the fluctuations in the laws of heaven and earth had dissipated. On the top of a majestic ice peak, they saw the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar figure.
Olivier stands in the sky, dressed in spotless white clothes, and his aura is more unfathomable than before. His eyes are still cold and sharp, but deep in his eyes, there seems to be a strange look of light and darkness intertwined. He is not just It became a series of Divine Clone, but - light and darkness, becoming gods at the same time! Although they are both just Lowgod, the two opposing rules coexist in one, which is weird and powerful and difficult to understand by common sense.
"Linley, Desri." Olivier looked at the two of them and said in a calm voice, "You are not here just to congratulate me on becoming a god, right?"
Linley directly stated his intention and told Beaumont Slaughter Luo'ao Empire about collecting nearly 100 million souls. He also admitted that his own strength may be insufficient and hoped that Olivier could help to eradicate this scourge together.
After Olivier listened, he was silent for a moment, looking towards the south with cold eyes, as if he could penetrate the endless space and see the land of death. "Slaughter the weak, seize souls, evil behavior." He slowly spat out a few words, "I can take action. But, I need an opponent of sufficient weight." He looked at Linley, "Leave that Beaumont to me. As for the rest - you deal with it."
Linley was overjoyed, Olivier really agreed! But he then thought that Beaumont's strength was unknown, Qijita might be stronger, and there were many Saint Realm's subordinates. Even if Olivier was added, he might not be completely sure. He thought of Lin Qin.
"Olivier, Desri, I have a suggestion." Linley said in a deep voice, "The strength of Beaumont's group is unknown. For the sake of safety, I would like to ask my eldest brother Lin Qin to help. His strength is unfathomable. With him here, nothing will go wrong."
A sharp light flashed in Olivier's eyes. "Lin Qin----The middle god who reached the end of Graveyard of the Gods? Yes." Although he is arrogant, he also knows the gap between the middle god and Lowgod. With Lin Qin in charge, it is indeed more secure.
Desri naturally has no objection.
So, the three of them went to Dragon Rock Territory together.