Elder Zhou did not answer immediately.
He stood in the middle of the Council Hall, with blood stains at his feet that he hadn't had time to clean up.
Griffin team members were busy around, carrying documents, blocking passages, and shackling the living.
"Nether Flood Dragon." Elder Zhou repeated these two words.
"Martial Emperor level."
"Hmm."
"You are a Martial Saint, you have to conquer a Martial Emperor level Exotic Beast."
"Yes."
Elder Zhou was silent for tens of seconds.
He took out a pen and a blank military authorization document from his arms and spread them out on the stone table.
The pen tip dropped and I wrote a few lines.
"Secret Realm seals the area numbered 037 and authorizes Lin Feng to handle it independently. The military will not intervene, hold accountable, and will not be divided."
The last line, stamp.
Northwest Military Region Top Secret Seal.
Elder Zhou blew the document and handed it over.
"Take it, if something happens, this paper can protect you from being held accountable by Military Tribunal."
Lin Feng took it, folded it in half, and stuffed it into Storage Ring.
"Thanks."
"Thank you." Elder Zhou took the pen back, "You saved the military at least three years of investigation time tonight. An authorization document is worth it."
He paused.
"But I have a condition."
"You said."
"If the containment fails, Nether Flood Dragon shows signs of escaping. You withdraw as soon as possible, send the signal, and I will lead people to seal the hole."
"Okay."
Elder Zhou nodded, said no more, and turned to deal with Branch's follow-up matters.
Lin Feng left the salt lake and turned over Earth Dragon.
It's almost dawn.
The skyline to the east of the wasteland was filled with a layer of gray.
Earth Dragon ran towards the volcanic rock area.
--
In Shen Wanchui's Forge, the fire has not gone out.
The old man fell asleep lying on the workbench with a bowl of cool tea beside him.
Hearing the footsteps, he raised his head suddenly, with saliva still hanging on the corner of his mouth.
"Why are you here again? Isn't the gun ready?"
"Let me ask you something." Lin Feng leaned against the door frame, "Exotic Beast, the dragon type, what are the weaknesses?"
Shen Wanchui rubbed his eyes, his mind still not fully recovered.
"Jiaolong? Why do you ask this?"
"To regain one end."
Shen Wanchui's hand stopped.
"What kind of strength?"
"Martial Emperor level."
The old man's mouth opened and closed again.
He pulled out a tin box from under the workbench, which was filled with yellowed notebooks and drawings.
After flipping through it for a long time, I pulled out a thin booklet.
"My great-grandfather forged dragon-slaying weapons for the military when he was young and left some notes."
He turned to one of the pages and pointed to a hand-drawn picture of a dragon's skeleton.
"In the dragon type Exotic Beast, the hardest parts of the body are the scales, and the softest parts are the horn bases."
Point your finger at the base of the two horns on the dragon's head in the picture.
"There is a reverse scale under the horn base. The area covered by the reverse scale is where the dragon's spiritual core is. This location has the weakest defense and is also the best channel for spiritual power to invade."
Lin Feng stared at the picture for a few seconds.
"How large is the area of the inverse scale?"
"An adult dragon will be about the size of a palm."
Shen Wanchui gestured, "But you have to hold it down first. A Martial Emperor-level dragon is jumping around. Who can touch its horns?"
"I have a solution."
Shen Wanchui glanced at him and handed the booklet over.
"Take it and look at it. Don't lose it."
Lin Feng took the booklet, flipped through two pages, remembered the key information, and returned it.
"No need, remember."
Shen Wanchui:"..."
Return to your residence.
Lin Feng took out the Jade Slip of the secret method of taming animals from Storage Ring.
Mental power seeped into it, and I went through it word for word.
The core steps of the secret method are very clear.
The first step is to invade the target's spiritual core with mental power.
The second step is to engrave Mental Imprint in the target's mind Sea of Consciousness.
The third step is to use one's own energy and blood as the medium to establish a permanent master-slave contract.
The conditions of use are clearly written.
Level seven or above Psychic Power.
The target must be seriously injured and dying.
Both conditions are indispensable.
Lin Feng took Jade Slip back, closed his eyes and thought about it.
Seventh level spiritual power, he is now sixth level.
One big grade difference.
However, the bonus effect of Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts's full level can increase the output intensity of mental power to the level of seventh level in a short period of time.
The price is a period of mental weakness afterwards.
This condition can barely be met.
The key is the second condition.
Seriously injured and on the verge of death.
A Martial Emperor-level Nether Flood Dragon has been sealed for who knows how many years. Even though a lot of energy and blood have been consumed by the seal, it is still there.
He now has four levels of Martial Saint, plus Star Dragon World-Extinguishing Spear.
There is a chance.
But if you want to be safe, you have to go up a level.
Lin Feng's mind sank into System Panel.
[Current Martial Path Points:12,470,000]
The output of Fierce Vulture and Iron Rhinoceros has not stopped these days.
Especially Fierce Vulture, a large nest of Exotic Beast was found at the northern end of the wasteland, and the output efficiency doubled.
12.47 million.
Enough.
Lin Feng did not hesitate.
[Consumption Martial Path Points×10,000,000]
[Enhancement of realm: Martial Saint fourth stage→Martial Saint Fifth Stage!]
Qi and blood exploded from the Dantian.
This time the feeling was stronger than every time before.
The meridians surge to a greater extent and the bone remodeling takes longer.
The golden lines of Indestructible Golden Body emerge from the hidden state, and the density reaches a new level.
The floor of the inn was completely cracked.
The boss's wife screamed from downstairs.
Lin Feng bounced two pieces S-Rank Spirit Stone from Storage Ring.
The screaming stopped.
Martial Saint Fifth Stage.
Lin Feng clenched his fists, feeling the concentration of qi and blood in his body.
It's more than a step better than the fourth dan.
In this realm, combined with Star Dragon World-Extinguishing Spear's World-Extinguishing Strike, the damage dealt should be able to threaten Martial Emperor level.
The premise is that Nether Flood Dragon has been weakened enough by the seal.
But it was still too risky for him to beat a Martial Emperor-level Exotic Beast to the brink of death by himself.
Assistive means are needed.
Lin Feng took out the communicator and dialed the channel of Iron Eagle.
"Boss!" Iron Eagle's voice burst out from the other end, "You haven't contacted me for several days. Sister Xiao Yu is almost dying of anxiety--"
"Stop talking nonsense and listen."
Iron Eagle Shut up immediately.
"Beast Tamer who are Martial Saint and above in the Alliance, pick the twenty most elite ones, bring all the suppression formation materials, and arrive at Northwest Wasteland within three days."
"I'll send you the coordinates."
Iron Eagle was stunned for a second.
"Twenty Martial Saint? Boss, the total number of the Alliance is..."
"Is that enough?"
"Enough! Barely enough! But we have to transfer Alliance Leader from several branches."
"Tune."
"Yes!"
The communicator hangs up.
Lin Feng edited the coordinates and sent them.
Elder Zhou has received a message.
"Two things."
"Say."
"First, after Branch was detained, three deacons escaped."
"Deacon No. 6 is the one who gave you the token before, and the other two are No. 8 and No. 11. The whereabouts of the three are unknown, and we are currently investigating them with all our strength."
Lin Feng tapped his finger on the edge of the communicator.
"Do they know about Nether Flood Dragon?"
"Not sure, but since Deacon No. 6 can get the coordinates of the sealed area, the other two may not know it."
"What about the second thing?"
"Second, the Intelligence Department has re-analyzed the Secret Realm seal decay data you submitted before. The conclusion is that the seal's decay rate is accelerating."
"How much faster?"
"It's nearly several times faster than when you first detected it. At the current speed, the seal won't last three months."
Lin Feng's hand stopped.
The seal weakened far faster than expected.
"Received."
The communicator hangs up.
Lin Feng sat on the bed and went through this information in his mind.
It's time to speed things up.
He stood up from the bed and quickly counted the contents of Storage Ring.
Star Dragon World-Extinguishing Spear.
Starfall Nine-Tribulation Blade.
The secret method of taming animals Jade Slip.
Elixir Several.
Martial Saint Fifth Stage, Indestructible Golden Body perfect, sixth grade Psychic Power, Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts.
Enough.
He picked up the communicator and sent a message to Iron Eagle.
"The plan has changed. You don't have to wait for three days. You come as planned. When you arrive, wait outside the Secret Realm entrance. I will go in first."
Iron Eagle's reply came back almost instantly.
"Boss, are you crazy? Entering alone?"
Lin Feng didn't reply and pushed the door open.
Earth Dragon Feeling the surge of energy and blood concentration on his body, the dragon's head suddenly lifted up, and its four claws dug deep grooves on the ground.
Lin Feng Turn over.
"Secret Realm."
Earth Dragon exerts force on its four claws and ejects.
--
Two thousand seven hundred kilometers.
Earth Dragon ran at full speed and reached it in three hours.
Deep in the wilderness, in the weathered rock zone.
Lin Feng jumped off the dragon's back and stepped on the familiar gravel ground.
Secret Realm The stone slab at the entrance is still in its original position.
He pressed Jade Tablet into the groove, filled it with energy and blood, and resonated with his mental power.
Array Pattern lights up and the stone door opens.
But this time, Lin Feng was not in a hurry to go in.
His mental strength was pushed downward.
Pass through the stone steps, pass through Dragonbone Plain, pass through Broken Rock Zone and Black Tower, and push all the way to the deepest sealed area.
The nine-layer light curtain is still there.
But the brightness...
Lin Feng's fingers tightened.
When I came last time, although the nine-layer light curtain was attenuating, the brightness of each layer was still uniform.
Now, the outer two layers are almost transparent.
The light on the third layer is also flickering violently, as if it will go out at any time.
Apparently someone had tampered with it.
The three escaped Hidden Cultivation Society deacons flashed in Lin Feng's mind.
It's too late.
He turned around and glanced at Earth Dragon and Fierce Vulture.
"Guard the entrance and don't let anyone in."
Earth Dragon roared. Fierce Vulture spread its wings and rose into the sky.
Lin Feng turned around and faced the stone door.
Star Dragon World-Extinguishing Spear was pulled out from Storage Ring and held in his hand.
On the dark golden gun body, the dragon-shaped Array Pattern slowly flowed, and Platinum Dragon Flame jumped twice on the tip of the gun.
He stepped into the darkness.
The stone door closed behind him.