Ferocious Might Swept Vastly

"I'll choose them myself!" With Great Yan's future at stake, the Peerless Princess knew the weight of the matter and took it all upon herself.

"Mm, don't forget Yun Niang. It would be best to have her follow you for an extended time!"

The Peerless Princess nodded solemnly. "I'll consider it carefully!"

"No... that's not it. What are you considering? Isn't it just a matter of saying the word?"

"You don't understand! Fine, take this!" As she spoke, Ji Wushuang stuffed a token into Lu Chen's hand.

"A token for entering and leaving the Imperial Guard Camp. If possible, don't show your true face in the future. You're quite the man of the hour now, and it could easily draw unnecessary trouble."

"Got it. Go get busy. I'll come over when the time comes!"

With that, Lu Chen flashed away and vanished from where he stood.

He had directly teleported away.

"So direct, really!" Lu Wushuang muttered. Taking a deep breath, she left the Imperial Guard Camp and entered the imperial palace.

She needed to obtain an imperial decree from her father and discuss where they would select people from.

Although she was the Young Marshal, there were not many imperial clan descendants in the army. They would need to select from the enfeoffed royal clans across the country.

Once they grew, they would bring an enormous impact upon Great Yan's imperial clan. They had to be cautious beyond cautious, and absolute secrecy was necessary as well.

Fortunately, it was the end of the year, and celebrations were being held everywhere. Slipping the selection process into them would not cause any trouble.

Very soon, under the Peerless Princess's secret arrangements, many people slipped out of the city and rushed to various places to select disciples.

They only knew that a new army was being formed. They did not even know about bloodline awakening.

Their mission was to bring those who passed the assessment to the Eye Imperial Guard Camp within ten days.

After leaving, Lu Chen wandered through the various shops on the streets before returning.

"Junior Brother, someone from the Shao family named Shao Mo said he wanted to invite you to a banquet, explain the misunderstanding, and sent an invitation!"

Before Lu Chen had even settled into his seat, Fang Jiuding came in and handed him an invitation.

Lu Chen glanced at it and burned it directly.

He could guess what a young master from such a minor family was thinking. Shao Mo wanted to use him to get close to the Peerless Princess.

He then spread out a sheet of paper and began writing.

They were training subjects from his previous life, supplemented and refined according to the realities of this world.

In addition, the selected members should preferably be paired with contracted beasts and forged into heavily armored cavalry, ideally integrating land and air.

Their equipment also needed to be standardized.

There were many things to prepare.

After preparing for half a day and getting everything clear in his mind, he entered the cluster of Will Statues to temper himself.

News of the princess's banquet, Lu Chen's bold declaration, and how he had nearly crippled the Little Wolf King spread out, causing a tremendous uproar.

Tianyu Academy obtained the most accurate information through Yang Sheng, and Lu Ran fell silent.

Two divine abilities!

But why had he not awakened those two divine abilities?

Had he only stripped away the surface?

Little did he know that neither of those were Lu Chen's divine abilities. They had resulted from martial skills and cultivation techniques.

Lu Chen had not used his own divine abilities at all. Otherwise, one punch would have beaten the Little Wolf King's shit out.

They had been prepared specifically for Lu Ran.

Elsewhere, Qiu Mo returned with an extremely ugly expression.

Lu Ran had succeeded in transcending his tribulation, while Lu Chen had disappeared. That had meant Lu Chen was inferior to Lu Ran, which was why he had left.

Yet unexpectedly, the strength he displayed upon returning was not the slightest bit weaker. Two divine abilities had directly crushed the Little Wolf King.

Without special life-preserving measures, it would have been no different from killing him.

Another freak beyond control.

And because of his loose tongue, he had exposed himself as well.

The main reason was that he had not understood Lu Chen deeply enough. He had thought Lu Chen would be crippled.

He decided to invite Lu Chen over, ease the situation, and probe sideways into his relationship with the Peerless Princess. Ideally, he could use Lu Chen to infiltrate Ji Wushuang's army.

Once the army was infiltrated, why would Great Yan not fall into their hands?

Unfortunately, Lu Chen directly strangled that thought in the cradle. He would not meet him!

It was enough to frustrate him to death.

With five days left before the year-end martial demonstration began, Lu Chen did not go out. He remained in the cluster of Will Statues, tempering himself.

The second level of the True Martial Realm was the advanced form of Will Manifestation and Qi and Blood Mimicry.

Once successfully condensed, it carried powerful Will suppression, while the Qi and Blood field would transform into a True Martial Domain. Within this domain, it could exert a certain suppressive effect upon targets.

It was stronger than the Qi and Blood Domain.

As the days of tempering passed, Lu Chen's Bloodline Beast Shadow grew increasingly majestic and terrifying.

From three meters at the beginning, it later grew to ten meters, then twenty.

In the end, it stood level with the statues.

A terrifying Will shook heaven and earth, and even the cluster of statues trembled because of it.

A fierce, violent, savage aura shrouded the skies.

Old Ancestor Tianyan and the other two, who had been watching, were stunned beyond measure.

The mountain-like Bloodline Beast Shadow made even Old Ancestor Tianyan feel an oppressive weight pressing down on him.

"What bloodline is this? Does Old Ancestor know?" Fang Jiuding asked in astonishment.

Old Ancestor Tianyan shook his head.

"It looks like a person, yet not quite. Its beastly intent pierces the heavens. Could Junior Brother possess some kind of demonic beast bloodline?"

Smack!

"Ow!" Xiong Yao clutched her head, caught between laughter and tears. "Old Ancestor, why did you hit me?"

"What do you mean, demonic beast bloodline? At the very least, it is a Beast King. But he is only in the True Martial Realm right now; judging by this aura, it is at least a Beast Emperor!"

Pfft!

Fang Jiuding and Xiong Yao both sprayed.

A Beast Emperor bloodline.

Something to look forward to indeed.

Roar!

Following an earth-shattering roar, the Bloodline Beast Shadow abruptly expanded another circle, shoving the surrounding Will Statues more than ten meters away.

Even space rippled layer upon layer beneath the Bloodline Beast Shadow's expansion.

A terrifying aura capable of driving people to despair swept in all directions.

Yet before the three could recover from their shock, three more appeared.

They were the same Bloodline Beast Shadows. Though weaker and a circle smaller than the first, they were still more than twice as tall as the bloodline projections of other monstrous Martial Dao Cultivators!

They were the Bloodline Beast Shadows of his clones.

The four great beast shadows dominated in every direction, their ferocious might sweeping vastly.

The second level of the True Martial Realm had reached great completion.

Once the moment arrived, he would step into the third level of the True Martial Realm.

His combat strength had risen by another great margin.

Lu Chen withdrew his clones. Feeling the explosive power throughout his body, he became even more aware of the terror of his own bloodline.

And this was with only one head.

If all nine heads were present, would the Little Wolf King kneel outright?

While eating together, Lu Chen asked Xiong Yao and Fang Jiuding what they thought. Did they want to go train with him?

How could the two refuse?

They had regretted terribly not going with him to the Blood Fiend Battlefield last time. Though they had also improved greatly under Old Ancestor's guidance, they still could not compare with Lu Chen.

Lu Chen flipped his hand and took out two tubes of Blood Marrow, handing them to Xiong Yao and Fang Jiuding.

"Try awakening your bloodlines!"

Both of them froze.

Old Ancestor Tianyan took one look, his mind violently shaken as he cried out, "Blood... Blood Marrow!"

Xiong Yao and Fang Jiuding both looked at him in confusion.

"A supreme treasure for bloodline awakening. If an ancestor once awakened a certain bloodline, the chances of awakening it will surge. If not, there is a strong possibility of awakening a new bloodline!"

"What?"

Even Lu Chen was somewhat stunned.

He had not expected Blood Marrow to be capable of awakening new bloodlines.

In other words, whether one possessed a bloodline or not, one could awaken one.

Strictly speaking, Blood Jade awakened existing bloodlines, while Blood Marrow retained the effects of Blood Jade and added another—allowing those without bloodlines to awaken new ones.

A thought stirred in Lu Chen's heart. Curious, he asked, "Old Ancestor, did those ancestors of Great Yan who awakened bloodlines leave behind any Corpse Bones?"