Zhao Dingbang's Excitement!

Lin Yuan did not waste words.

He walked straight to the metal spear and gripped the middle of its shaft with one hand.

It was icy cold to the touch.

The tiny particles on the metal surface scraped against his palm, giving it an extremely rough feel.

He gave it a light upward lift.

The three-hundred-and-twenty-pound weapon felt like a weightless wooden stick in Lin Yuan's hand.

His wrist suddenly flicked.

The silver-gray spearhead drew a fan-shaped afterimage through the air.

The next moment.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

It felt too light.

This much weight could not withstand the explosive power of his current body.

"Commander."

"Too light."

Before long.

Lin Yuan placed the spear back into its case.

At this.

Zhao Dingbang was not surprised.

He immediately walked to the second spear case and pressed the release latch.

The metal lid sprang open.

Inside lay a pitch-black spear, its blade gleaming with an eerie blue sheen.

"This spear weighs five hundred and forty pounds."

"The main material is a high-density alloy extracted from Deep-Sea Black Iron Ore, and the blade is mixed with extremely rare Armor-Piercing Crystal."

Lin Yuan grabbed it one-handed once more.

This time, the weight was somewhat more noticeable.

He spread his legs slightly and exerted force through his waist.

Using the most basic thrust, he stabbed straight into the air ahead.

A piercing sonic boom erupted through the air.

A faint ring of white airwaves could be seen violently bursting before the spearhead.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and felt the feedback from his muscles.

Against ordinary First Order Ferocious Beasts, this spear would be enough.

But if he faced a Peak Second-Order Stage Beast Tide leader, this spear's killing power was still far from sufficient.

"It's still lacking."

Lin Yuan returned the black spear to its place.

A trace of surprise flashed through Zhao Dingbang's eyes.

A heavy weapon weighing over five hundred pounds was still too light?

But he said nothing more and headed directly toward the third spear case.

"Take a look at this one."

"Eight hundred and sixty pounds."

"The entire spear was forged from a blend of highly concentrated dark gold and titanium steel, with shock-absorbing blood grooves carved inside the shaft."

Lin Yuan's gaze shifted slightly.

He walked over and gripped the dark-gold spear.

The instant it entered his hand.

A dense, abyss-like aura rushed toward him.

The muscles in Lin Yuan's arm tightened as he violently pulled the spear from its case.

The special alloy floor beneath his feet actually let out an overloaded creak.

Not bad!

This was a true weapon of slaughter!

True qi circulated within Lin Yuan's body.

Third-Tier Stage martial true qi surged wildly from his palm into the dark-gold spear.

Bzzzz—

The dark-gold spear shaft trembled.

A faint crimson glow surfaced over the originally dull metal.

This spear perfectly withstood the violent impact of his true qi!

"This spear is good."

Lin Yuan looked at Zhao Dingbang, clearly pleased.

With this weight, combined with the broad, sweeping strikes of the Overlord Spear, he could definitely crush a bloody path through a beast horde.

"Colonel Lin."

"There are still two more spears."

"Would you like to try them?"

Zhao Dingbang smiled smugly.

He pointed to the final two spear cases and invited Lin Yuan to try them.

Lin Yuan did not refuse.

He set down the dark-gold spear and walked to the fourth case.

"One thousand one hundred and twenty pounds."

Even Zhao Dingbang's voice trembled slightly as he introduced it.

Lin Yuan exerted strength through his arm.

The instant the spear left its case.

The veins in his arm bulged one after another like coiling dragons.

This spear was entirely blood-red, and its head was even wider than an ordinary person's palm.

It could no longer be considered a spear. It resembled a heavy long-handled blade more than anything else.

Lin Yuan tried swinging it twice.

The air was brutally smashed apart, producing a deep thunderous roar.

But he quickly stopped moving.

He could use it, but it consumed too much stamina.

By Lin Yuan's estimation.

If he were plunged into the vast ocean of the Beast Tide.

His stamina would be depleted in five hours at most.

And no one knew how long the Beast Tide would last.

Choosing this spear would definitely not be a wise decision.

Afterward.

Lin Yuan looked toward the fifth spear case.

"How much does that one weigh?"

"One thousand five hundred and sixty pounds."

"That's a conceptual weapon. It was originally made only for material testing..."

Lin Yuan shook his head.

He did not even try it and directly gave up on it.

Indeed.

Lin Yuan could lift this spear weighing over fifteen hundred pounds, and he could use it to kill enemies.

But a real battlefield was not a performance. The margin for error was extremely small.

He had to ensure that his stamina could last until the Beast Tide ended.

"I'll choose the third one, the eight-hundred-and-sixty-pound spear."

Lin Yuan made his decision.

However, Zhao Dingbang's brows knitted tightly at his words.

He strode quickly to Lin Yuan, his expression extremely serious.

"Lin Yuan."

"The Beast Tide erupts the day after tomorrow."

"According to the higher-ups' projections, this defensive battle may last more than ten hours, perhaps even days and nights."

"If you choose a weapon weighing over eight hundred pounds, will your stamina be able to keep up?"

Zhao Dingbang was thinking entirely from a strategic perspective.

A lone hero might be dazzling.

But before overwhelming hordes of Ferocious Beasts.

Endurance in battle was the key to survival.

"Commander."

"For a Second-Tier Martial Artist, this spear is indeed a fatal burden."

"But I am no longer Second-Tier Stage."

Lin Yuan understood Zhao Dingbang's concern.

If he were still a Peak Second-Order Stage martial artist.

He would certainly choose the second spear, the five-hundred-and-forty-pound one.

But he had already broken through to Third-Tier Stage. He could completely wield this eight-hundred-and-sixty-pound spear!

As Lin Yuan's words fell.

Zhao Dingbang's pupils abruptly contracted to pinpoints.

He stared blankly at Lin Yuan as though he had heard something utterly absurd.

"You... what did you say?"

After a long while.

Zhao Dingbang spoke again, and even his voice had changed pitch.

Lin Yuan did not explain.

The Heavenly Dipper Qi Refining Formula within him began circulating without reservation.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A series of crisp explosions, like firecrackers, rang out continuously from every bone in Lin Yuan's body.

A pressure far surpassing the Peak Second-Order Stage erupted.

The air throughout the laboratory seemed to solidify into something tangible.

Forced back three steps by this aura, Zhao Dingbang.

Slammed his back hard against the metal wall and gasped for breath.

"Third-Tier Stage... Bone Tempering!"

Zhao Dingbang's face was filled with fervor.

He stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, his eyes bloodshot as his entire body trembled with excitement.

How many days had it been since spiritual energy fully revived?

Lin Yuan had actually crossed the gulf of an entire major realm and stepped directly into Third-Tier Stage!

This was not mere talent.

He was an unparalleled monster nurtured by Dragon Country's national destiny!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"You brat hid this from me far too well!"

"With a Third-Tier Martial Artist like you holding the line, the Southwest Military Region is saved!"

Zhao Dingbang shouted "good" three times in succession, and his eyes actually reddened.

Without bothering to continue testing weapons, he grabbed the encrypted communicator from the table and entered the emergency contact code.

"Lin Yuan."

"Take the spear back first and get used to it!"

"I'll report this to the higher-ups immediately. Our battle plan needs to be revised!"

"..."

Watching Zhao Dingbang's retreating back as he rushed from the laboratory.

Lin Yuan lifted the eight-hundred-and-sixty-pound dark-gold spear and turned toward his private training room.

Time waited for no one.

The Beast Tide would arrive the day after tomorrow.

Before it came, he had to seize every moment to grow stronger.

Only then.

When the Beast Tide erupted.

Could he protect and slay more Ferocious Beasts, protecting everything he cared about.