CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 184: THE GREAT WAR BEGINS AT DRAGON-WATCHING MOUNTAIN

"Nine Deaths, One Life, it truly is nine deaths, one life."

Soaked in the hot spring, Fang Gang remarked with a sigh.

"I had heard before about how dangerous the process of Transforming the Five Evils was, but only those who have truly experienced it know that its danger far surpasses what I imagined."

"In the Water Element Evil, the waves are turbulent; one wrong step means certain death."

"Don’t think I was relaxed when I came out earlier; if I’d taken just one wrong step in this process, my grave might already have grass over a meter tall."

Fang Gang chuckled lightly as he spoke.

Fortunately, it was all over.

With the experience of refining the Water Element Evil, when he refines the other four types of evil in the future, his mindset will be entirely different.

Having even experienced refining evil energy in the wild, he doesn’t believe there’s anything that could bring him down.

"Um, Fang Gang is indeed right. Actually, it’s not just Transforming the Five Evils, but later refining the five viscera or accessing the five senses is also a step into an abyss. Team Leader, and Chen Xiran, you absolutely must not emulate him."

"It’s imperative to cultivate in a safe cultivation room, preferably with a mentor watching over you for guidance."

Bai Buyi added.

Fourth Level, Fifth Level, Sixth Level—training at these levels is exponentially more difficult than levels one, two, or three, with greater danger.

This is also why in the federation, as soon as you reach the Fourth Level, you can become a City Lord.

Martial artists above Fourth Level are still too few relative to the vast scale of the federation.

The federation requires a large number of core martial artists for daily management tasks and also needs martial artists to explore the unknown in the Exotic Battlefield and battle with alien races and exotic beasts.

Every year, because of combat training, the number of core martial artists who die or are severely injured barely keeps up with the newly emerging core martial artists.

Sometimes, during major battles, the most casualties are also among core martial artists.

Lu Lin and Chen Xiran listened with sobered hearts.

Previously, they were optimistic about advancing to the Fourth Level.

After all, their progress was considered smooth during levels one through three.

Chen Xiran is only in her third year of university and has already reached the Level 3 Peak, worthy of being considered a natural genius.

Lu Lin grew from an ordinary person who just awakened to this level in just over a month.

But even so, the training methods for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Levels still scared them.

"Alright, we’ve soaked in the bath and rested; now our energy is back to peak. We should continue pursuing that guy Liu Chang."

"The sooner I complete the task, the sooner I can return to class. Hang Jianshe and those guys will definitely be catching up while I’m on leave, so I can’t slack off."

Lu Lin emerged from the natural hot spring pool, full of vigor.

Chen Xiran dutifully continued her role as a "dryer," activating her Scorching Star Skill to dry everyone’s clothes.

By this time, daylight was full.

When they resumed their journey, they casually hunted two Flame Fur Porcupines and had Chen Xiran roast them to eat.

In the past few days, Chen Xiran’s culinary skills have improved again.

At least, she has made significant progress in grilling meat.

The meat of the Flame Fur Porcupine is somewhat firm, with a hint of spiciness, which Lu Lin and the others found immensely enjoyable.

This pursuit lasted another five days.

During this time, it seemed either Hei Yuan was deliberately heading to deserted areas, or for some other reason.

In any case, they did not encounter any alien race or exotic beast tribes.

Instead, they encountered several small groups of low-level exotic beasts, which naturally ended up in Lu Lin and the others’ stomachs, honoring the Temple of Five Viscera.

"There it is."

Lu Lin pointed to a rather strange mountain range ahead.

The name of that mountain, Lu Lin did not know.

But there was blood-red mist lingering around the mountain, and it didn’t disperse. Occasionally, the wind would blow, and one could hear the sounds of ghostly cries and howls.

Crucially, the shape of the mountain was quite peculiar, resembling the evil dragons in Western mythology when viewed from afar.

Its body was unwieldy, with two small fleshy wings, and the peak seemed like an evil dragon with its mouth open, roaring toward the sky.

"This place looks rather eerie."

Bai Buyi muttered.

"Everyone, check your equipment, elixirs, and weapons to ensure they are in the most accessible position."

"Today, we might face a Great War."

"I suspect this is Hei Yuan’s lair."

"Fang Gang, Chen Xiran, do you still have enough Star Power Recovery Potion?"

Lu Lin asked.

"Yes, Team Leader, I have eight bottles of Star Power Potion here."

"Yeah, I have eight bottles as well."

The two of them replied. As for Bai Buyi, Lu Lin wasn’t overly worried.

As the strongest combatant in the team, if Lu Lin even needed to worry about him, he figured that time would be better spent worrying about himself.

Lu Lin checked his own backpack, the sixteen bottles of Star Power Recovery Potion were perfectly in place, and he also brought along the Star Crystals that Lei Ming gave him, enough to restore his Star Power if needed.

After checking their gear, Lu Lin and the others rested briefly, then began heading into the mountains.

This mountain was the Dragon-watching Mountain that Hei Yuan mentioned before.

The vegetation in the mountain remained dried year-round yet did not decay.

Occasionally, if exotic beasts wandered in, they would, for unknown reasons, lose their life force and turn to bones within three days.

Lu Lin and the others observed as the path was littered with the skeletons of various exotic beasts, and an ominous wind blew, lifting the withered leaves from the ground.

A scene of an apocalyptic desolation.

"Team Leader, it seems like my Star Power is leaking."

Chen Xiran whispered.

"Mine too, but it’s much slower."

Fang Gang also noticed.

Lu Lin and Bai Buyi exchanged a look, then took out the remaining eight bottles of Star Power Recovery Potion from their Storage Rings and distributed them to the two.

"During the battle later, always keep an eye on your Star Power levels, and replenish it quickly if it drops below half."

"At this time, don’t worry about waste."

The two took the potion and nodded solemnly.

"Keep moving, don’t stop."

Lu Lin urged, leading the way.

On Dragon-watching Mountain.

Hei Yuan finally put Liu Chang’s body down and let out a long breath.

This time, it was a narrow escape.

He did not dare to pause on the way, but he finally returned safely to Dragon-watching Mountain.

"Reporting to the Elder, I have brought the Saint’s body."

"However, the Saint’s body seems to belong to some Big Shot of the Human Race, and an elite team of the Human Race has been tailing me."

"I fear they might have already arrived at the foot of the mountain."

"Hmm. No worries."

A voice echoed from within the cave.

"Place the Saint’s body well, and leave the Soul Control Box."

"Mobilize the three hundred tribesmen of Dragon-watching Mountain area, prepare for battle."

"This time, with the blood of the Human Race’s elite team, we welcome His Royal Highness the Holy Son’s arrival."

"Yes."

Hei Yuan responded, taking out the black box controlling Liu Chang’s body from within, placed it on the ground, and slowly retreated.

Next, he was to summon the tribesmen according to the elder’s instructions.

On Dragon-watching Mountain, there were not just one or two alien races; the three hundred tribesmen were composed of dozens of races.

The ones with the lowest strength had also reached the Third Level.

Hei Yuan showed a slight cold smile on his face.

Even though the elite team could instantly kill the Fifth Level Crane Feather Clan Leader, to deal with this many tribesmen, hehe.

After he left, a figure appeared in the cave.

The person was wearing a set of federation-style sportswear, hair white, with deep-set eyes, and his exposed skin was wrinkled all over.

He was the Great Elder of the Dragon-watching Mountain lineage and the greatest promoter of the return of the Holy Son—Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin approached Liu Chang, his gaze blurred as he looked at Liu Chang’s face.

"So alike, really too alike."

"If the Holy Son were still alive in this world, he would definitely look exactly like this person."

"No,"

"This is the body of the Holy Son."

"Haha, Your Royal Highness the Holy Son, I have finally waited for this day."

"Please forgive all the sins of the Tianyuan Continent."

"Aliens, a bunch of garbage, just maggots, do they deserve to live on this continent?"

"Hahahahaha."

Xiao Jin laughed neurotically for a long time before bending down and respectfully holding Liu Chang’s body with both hands, walking into the depth of the cave.

...

"Kill!"

Lu Lin gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice.

Staring at the hundreds of people coming down from the mountain, his expression was grim.

Even though he had long anticipated a great battle would erupt today, the number of opponents still exceeded Lu Lin’s expectations.

Not just the numbers.

Lu Lin could perceive that among these hundreds of aliens, those with the lowest strength were also at the Third Level, managing to assemble such a strong force from scattered small tribes.

Aliens were far more terrifying than the federation imagined.

"Kill!"

Fang Gang and Chen Xiran also shouted in low voices.

At this moment, after countless battles, even Chen Xiran no longer felt the nervousness and fear he had when first entering the Exotic Battlefield.

Although many aliens came, they couldn’t break their confidence of inevitable victory.

Kill fifty people in one round and using a bottle of Star Power Potion, these three hundred people wouldn’t be enough for them to use up all their potions.

"Later, you three stay at the back to deploy Star Skills, I’ll charge the formation."

"As long as they’re scared and run, we can consider this battle a victory."

"The most crucial thing is to bring Liu Chang back."

"Yes."

The group responded in unison.

After days of being together, they already knew Lu Lin’s character.

Even though he’s a genius, he didn’t have the overbearing attitude typical of a genius.

Even though he’s the team leader, he never had the posture of ordering others, and when facing combat, Lu Lin was always the first to charge.

All three of them believed that as long as Lu Lin was in front, they wouldn’t have to worry about encountering danger.

His silhouette was incredibly reliable.

"Wearing Armor."

"Wearing Armor."

"Wearing Armor."

Lu Lin placed a layer of heavy armor on all three of them.

Tightening his grip on the broken knife in his hand, his eyes burned with fighting spirit.

This time, he was truly going to unleash his full power, engaging in a battle without any restraints.

Star Skills fully activated.

Star Martial fully unleashed.

Combat power fully open.

Three hundred people, many?

During Lu Lin’s usual cultivation, he practiced swinging his knife thousands of times each day.

An evil smile curled up his lips, and Lu Lin roared aloud.

"Come hit me."

Within the alien crowd, a burly alien was drawn directly in front of Lu Lin by the War Cry.

In his horrified gaze, Lu Lin struck with the knife.

Blood stained the broken knife red.

And dyed Lu Lin’s eyes red as well.

"Massive Rocks."

"Swamp."

"Holding Shield."

"Earth Shattering."

"Stone Skin."

"Hahaha, alien brats, your grandpa Lu Lin is here!"

Amidst the voice, a rain of blood fell.

At the rear, Fang Gang raised both hands, releasing invisible ripples from his body.

Bypassed Lu Lin, invading into the internal organs and flesh of the aliens.

An inconspicuous half-meter-high miniature volcano appeared beside Chen Xiran, with dozens of Flame Snakes flying out simultaneously, diving into the alien formation.

Bai Buyi smiled, raising both hands, and a black-striped white tiger, three meters high, appeared in front of him.

Roaring, it charged into the alien formation.

A Dread Lion, with its muscles like cast iron, appeared out of nowhere, arriving at the alien formation in just a few steps.

"Hahaha, good, satisfying!"

"Earth Shattering!"

Seeing his teammates performing so powerfully, Lu Lin roared, his right hand with the broken knife whirring like the wind.