"Martial Artist Corps?"
Lin Baitian recalled what Elder Feng had once said. Su Zhan had exchanged items with a group of Advanced Martial Artists in the free market... it should have been that group.
"Do they have any Martial Generals stationed in their corps?"
"No Martial Generals, but there are Martial Masters," Su Zhan said. "If we can't handle the big ones, we can at least deal with the small ones."
In reality, there were not even any Martial Masters. They were all just Advanced Martial Artists...
"I appreciate the goodwill, but the opponent is the Meng Lineage. Even their Martial Artists and Martial Masters are among Heaven City's finest, experts and elites... Though I don't know how strong the people in your Martial Artist Corps are, it's best not to drag others into a battle between great lineages. It could easily set fire to oneself," Lin Baitian said.
"Let's give it a try."
Su Zhan said, "Give me a map of the Meng Lineage's strongholds, and I'll make some contacts. If it works, I'll have done my part for the Lin Lineage. If it doesn't, then forget it."
"Fine... but you have to promise me that you won't personally go looking for trouble with the Meng Lineage."
Lin Baitian had not forgotten his mission: protect Su Zhan until he successfully crossed the threshold of the Four Great Academies... Before then, nothing could happen to Su Zhan!
"Do I look like someone looking to die?" Su Zhan teased.
Soon after, Su Zhan obtained a map of the Meng Lineage's strongholds from Lin Baitian.
"There are quite a lot of C-grade strongholds... even more than D-grade ones!"
"All added together, there have to be at least a hundred, right?"
At a glance, Su Zhan saw that the locations marked in blue were C-grade strongholds... and those blue dots occupied the largest portion of the entire map.
They stretched from outside Heaven City.
All the way to areas three hundred kilometers away.
They formed an almost monopolized chain of strongholds!
Not only that, every stronghold's grade, defensive deployment, and even the times when its guards changed shifts were clearly marked.
It was clear that the Lin Lineage had long since studied the Meng Lineage inside out. They simply had not made a move.
"As expected of a great lineage... Every spot they occupy has Fierce Beasts that can fetch high prices on the market."
Su Zhan carefully examined several strongholds. Whether it was the Goldenleaf Bear, Soul-Seizing Spider, or Bluebee Tiger... all of them were among the strongest C-class Fierce Beasts.
And the corpse of any one of those C-class Fierce Beasts was worth no less than fifty gold!
"Our Lin Lineage's strongholds aren't bad either, all right!"
Lin Baitian argued unwillingly, "The Meng Lineage's locations aren't even good routes. Our Lin Lineage has the best ones, and from C-grade to B-grade to A-grade, we occupy the very best strongholds!"
"Otherwise, the Meng Lineage wouldn't have struck our Lin Lineage's strongholds with such a vicious hand!"
At the mention of this, Lin Baitian gritted his teeth again, his eyes filled with fury.
"All right, all right. Leave that to the adults to settle. You just focus on growing... A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years!" Su Zhan comforted him.
"That's right! Grow first—but not wait for me to grow. Wait for you!"
Lin Baitian stared at Su Zhan. "Once you return after graduating from the Four Great Academies, you'll be at least an Advanced Martial General. So long as no Martial Marshal-level expert appears, crushing them will be no problem at all!"
"Su Zhan, whether we can overturn the Meng Lineage depends on you!"
"Fine. Leave it to me."
Su Zhan chuckled softly.
He had no interest in waiting until he returned from the Four Great Academies to deal with the Meng Lineage... With something like that left behind, Su Zhan could not rest easy. Before leaving Heaven City for the Four Great Academies, he had to uproot the Meng Lineage completely!
"I'm leaving!"
Su Zhan directly took a vehicle arranged by the Lin Lineage and headed home.
The moment it started moving.
Su Zhan immediately gave the command: "Approved!"
The next moment.
"Ding! Basic Qi and Blood Method has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 40 times. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 322.19!" "Ding! Nine Heavens Thunder Fire Saber has devoured 1 of your High-grade Spirit Weapons. Cultivation accelerated by 0.5 times. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 104.81 times!" "Ding! Gilded Jade Body has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 10 times. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 173.67!" "Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 20 times. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 142.55!" "Ding! Universe Wind Thunder Concealment has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 8 times. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 13.3!"
"..."
The impatient techniques all began stuffing themselves, crazily devouring pills... Even the newly joined Universe Wind Thunder Concealment was no exception.
"Ding! Since Basic Qi and Blood Method has reached 300 times, [Technique Incarnation—Third Stage] has officially been unlocked!" "[Technique Incarnation—Third Stage]: Incarnation duration extended to 6 hours!"
Three hours in the second stage.
Six hours in the third stage!
If this kept increasing... wouldn't they be able to exist for twenty-four hours?!
That was practically no cooldown at all!
"I should let them accumulate enough multipliers to unlock their functions before raising their grades... Otherwise, the further it goes, the slower the multipliers increase, which would instead affect the unlocking of functions!"
Su Zhan pondered.
But this also posed quite a problem.
If he kept holding back from upgrading, never mind whether the techniques could endure it... he himself would not be able to endure it.
He could not possibly keep holding out until one thousand times, or ten thousand times, could he?
How many treasures and how much time would that take?
And his current circumstances were special. Raising grades and increasing strength were the top priority!
There was not enough time!
"It's not suitable to hold back on multipliers right now. I'll talk about it after reaching the Four Great Academies!"
Universe Wind Thunder Concealment: "Mmm~ Not bad! These pills are delicious!"
Sanyu: "These are Fourth-grade Pills, of course they're delicious! I got to taste one last time, and now I finally get to taste them again. I've been dying for them!"
Frenzy Blood: "At least you got some last time. I didn't get even a tiny bite... I have to say, the higher the grade of the pill, the more delicious it is, and the greater the benefits it gives!"
Nine Fire: "Boss, I've finished all the High-grade Spirit Weapons and those metal ores... Can I eat that Top-grade Spirit Weapon?"
Su Zhan: "I still need that for protection. Wait until we've built up more through hunting. Don't worry, you won't be left out!"
Blood Consumption: "Exactly. Nine Fire, you're too impatient. What kind of situation is Boss in right now? He definitely needs a Top-grade Spirit Weapon for protection. Besides, Boss gave you all the High-grade Spirit Weapons he had. Be content!"
Sanyu: "Raising the grade really has reduced the effects quite a bit. Before, one bite could increase acceleration by fifty times at once. Now it's only ten times."
Nine Fire: "At least you still have ten times. I don't even have the minimum one time anymore—only 0.5!"
Frenzy Blood: "If the effect is too low, we can't keep eating them. We need to save up and exchange them for higher-grade items to eat, otherwise it'll all be wasted."
Universe Wind Thunder Concealment: "Mmm~~ Delicious, delicious, so delicious!"
Su Zhan: "Eat quickly, all of you. Once you're done, report back to me and let's see how long you need to reach the next level!"
All Techniques: "Okay, Boss!"
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