Chapter 265

Before the words were finished, a beautiful figure walked out from the house next door.

Her full head of red hair flowed like fire, her stunning face resembled that of a goddess, and her expression remained as cold as ever.

Shen Xing stared blankly at the figure. "Leina, you've been around here the whole time?"

"Yes."

Leina nodded gently, looking at him tenderly with deep affection in her eyes. "You said last time that my constant following you made you feel some pressure, so I decided to stay away from you."

"But whenever you need me, I will be there for you immediately, forever and ever..."

Shen Xing's throat moved.

He did say those words to Leina a few days ago, and the woman has since toned it down a bit, no longer sticking to him like before.

But unexpectedly, what she meant by "staying away from me" was actually increasing the distance from -18cm to 10 meters.

No wonder Shen Xing always felt like there was a pair of eyes watching him lately.

A moment later, Hellscream also strode over with firm steps.

"My lord, please give your orders!" the bald orc said respectfully.

Shen Xing looked up and noticed that Hellscream's aura had changed slightly again.

They have become more composed, more reserved, and closer to returning to their true selves.

"Hellscream, how's your training going these past few days?" Shen Xing stopped thinking about Leina and asked.

The orc pondered for a moment, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, I haven't absorbed Soul Stone these past few days. I've focused all my energy on familiarizing myself with the power within my body and honing my combat skills."

"Thanks to the training grounds, my skills have improved by leaps and bounds."

"I'm almost done with the 'Sword Star Corridor' under 10x gravity, and I've gained a lot."

He paused, then frowned again. "But in terms of Control over power, I always feel something's missing; I can't seem to take it any further."

Shen Xing raised an eyebrow slightly. "A little short, what is it?"

Hellscream for a moment, then slowly said, "This feeling is hard to describe; it's like I've encountered another barrier."

"Again?"

"Yes," Hellscream nodded, "I broke through two barriers in total."

"The first time was when I broke through to the Transcendent. My Control over power increased dramatically, and I was able to release it skillfully, ensuring that no energy was leaked out during attacks."

"The second was the creation of the Flame Tornado Storm, which allows me to control and guide the power within my body to form even stronger combined combat techniques."

"After mastering it, I concentrated all my strength into the weapon and created a killing move to Execute that stone giant."

"However, once this deadly move is unleashed, it will put the user in a state of severe overexertion, requiring a long time to recover their combat strength."

He clenched his fist. "I've been trying to master this killing move and improve it for the past few days, but I haven't made any progress."

"However, one thing is certain: this should be a more advanced way of exerting force."

"If we can break through this barrier, we can then frequently unleash this deadly move, multiplying the power of various combat techniques several times over."

Shen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this.

Previously, he might not have understood what Hellscream meant.

But after obtaining the [Spirit Cultivation Manual], he realized that the 'barrier' that Hellscream spoke of was precisely the Mastery Realm power.

In the past few days, Shen Xing specifically went to the forum to check it out.

Just as Zhang Yu said, strength, agility, and physique all have specific training methods and are divided into six levels.

Power is: subtle, penetrating, Condense into One, Mountain Collapse, extreme, domain.

If I'm not mistaken, Hellscream is currently at the second level of 'Power Penetration' and has touched upon the third level of 'Condense into One'.

That's terrifying.

It should be noted that even Master Rank like Zhang Yu spent many years cultivating his spiritual power to reach the third level.

How much time has passed since Hellscream was born?

Less than three months!

This is simply unbelievable.

Shen Xing pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Hellscream, I don't have any good advice for you on this."

"However, I have seen relevant records."

"A person's strength is limited, and such explosive methods consume a lot of the body's strength each time, even Tier Three expert can't withstand it."

"And you are currently only at the Tier Two, your physique is still insufficient."

"Perhaps we can wait until we break through to the Tier Three before giving it a try."

Hellscream was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Breakthrough... to the Tier Three?"

"Yes, I've prepared the materials for you."

As he spoke, Shen Xing handed over the [Ancestor's Fang].

The bald orc took the fang and sensed a powerful, primal force within it.

His expression immediately turned serious, and he solemnly said, "Thank you, Lord! I will strive to break through the barrier and live up to your expectations!"

Shen Xing smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't force yourself, just do your best."

"And Leina, let's break through together too."

He handed over the other book, the 'Advanced Flame Mage Handbook'.

The red-haired mage gently took the manual, sensing the fire power contained within, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Both heroes began their breakthroughs.

Hellscream back with firm steps to his training ground—the large rock at the village entrance.

He placed the [Ancestor's Fang] in front of him, sat cross-legged, and gradually entered a breakthrough state.

Leina glanced at the mage's manual in her hand, then at Shen Xing beside her, her gaze hesitant.

The breakthrough from Tier Two to Tier Three takes at least an hour.

In other words, the lord will be out of his sight for this long period of time.

This is so unsettling, I can't eat or sleep! It's simply unbearable!

But she also knew that only by breaking through to a higher level as soon as possible and possessing greater power could she better protect this man.

Thinking of this, she still closed her eyes unwillingly.

Leina sat cross-legged, flipping through the Flame Mage Handbook in her hand, and bursts of fire power rose up.

Shen Xing finally felt that the faint sense of being watched had disappeared.

"Call..."

He couldn't help but relax his shoulders and let out a sigh of relief for no apparent reason.

He then pushed his wheelchair and began to wander around the territory.

When they encountered orcs or workers on the road, they would stop and greet them respectfully.

Good morning, my lord.

"My lord, may you be well..."

"Wow! Boss has gotten even stronger!"

Shen Xing smiled and nodded in response to each question.

Soon, he arrived at the planting area in the south of the territory.

At this moment, looking around, one can see a vast expanse of neatly arranged, square-patterned farmland spread out across the land.

Rows of silvery-gray wheat seedlings grow on the red soil, and they have begun to sprout ears on a large scale. It looks like they will bear fruit in a while.

Several windmills stood nearby, their huge blades creaking and turning.

With the blessing of the Legendary Rank Rain God's Blessing, these seeds experienced a dramatic increase in both growth rate and yield.

In addition, Shen Xing also had Fordring wield the [Holy Chalice of Rain] and periodically unleash the 'Summon Rain' skill.

That's why these wheat seedlings are growing so fast.

Lord Shen nodded in satisfaction, then called out, "Monday."

"They're here!"

A young man with dark skin, dressed in coarse linen clothes, trotted over and said respectfully, "My lord, please give your orders!"

Shen Xing glanced at him and noticed that the young man seemed to have gotten quite muscular.

Compared to when he first joined the territory, he was so thin and bony, it was almost like a completely different person.

As the lord's top lackey and the captain of this group of slaves, his food and treatment were naturally better.

"Have you tallied up the total number of acres of fertile land in the territory?" Shen Xing asked.

On Monday, he hurriedly replied, "My lord, we have cultivated a total of 6 acres of fertile land, all of which have been planted with 'Moonlight Wheat'."

"In about two weeks, the first batch will be ready for harvest."

Shen Xing pondered to himself that, based on an average yield of 1,000 kilograms of wheat per mu (with the extra yield bonus from the Rain God's Blessing), these 6 mu of fertile land could contribute about 6,000 kilograms of food in about two months.

Moreover, it's [Moonlight Wheat] that can increase satiety.

If this pace of development continues, in a while we will be able to achieve self-sufficiency and even engage in foreign trade in grain.

"Very good. Continue to expand the arable land. More varieties of crops will be planted in the territory later." Shen Xing instructed, "Report to me immediately if you need more manpower."

"Yes, sir!"

He bowed in response on Monday, then returned to the fields to work.

Shen Xing, meanwhile, pushed his wheelchair and continued his patrol of the outer city.

In the past few days, he has also tidied up the territory and rearranged many buildings.

Important Hero Altar, Moon Well, Food Processing Plant, and Tavern were all concentrated in the inner city.

Because the blacksmith shop was too noisy, he moved it to the eastern part of the outer city, placing it in the same area as the [Goddess of Evolution Temple] and [Advanced Training Ground].

As for most of the troop nests, he concentrated them in the western part of the outer city.

Dretch Magma Pool, Werewolf Den, Skeleton Burial Ground, Infernal Crater, Shadow Dragon Nest, etc...

Looking around, one can see a large number of Dretch rising and falling in the lava pool, pieces of black hell meteorite squatting on the ground, and a large number of white bones scattered on the burial ground.

Huge shadows occasionally streaked across the sky, stirring up a powerful aura of darkness.

Recently, the troop strength in the territory has also seen a significant increase.

The most powerful Shadow Dragon have increased in number to three.

At a rate of one head per day, we should have reached about eight head today.