On the ninth day after entering the Dragon Seeking Forest, Lin Muyu was already on her way back. However, she still hadn't found a suitable spirit beast to help her evolve the God Binding Chains to the eighth level. Spirit beasts below 8,000 years old were too weak to be worth it, and spirit beasts above 8,000 years old were not easy to come by. She could only search slowly.
"Flap flap flap …"
In the air, the sound of flapping wings could be heard. It was a messenger bird that landed lightly on Lin Muyu's shoulder. She took out the letter and saw that it was from Qin Yin of the Ze Tian Palace. "Yu, Marquis Min Yulin will return to Lanyan City in three days. You should come back early too. Xiao Yin misses you."
Lin Muyu looked at the meaningful handwriting and couldn't help but feel warmth in her heart. She smiled. Beside her, the Akatosaurus seemed to understand its master's thoughts. It used its head to nudge Lin Muyu's leg, then rolled on the ground happily, as if saying "I miss Her Highness too". Lin Muyu looked at it in annoyance and smiled. "You only know how to eat. Hurry up and find a suitable spirit beast, or we won't be able to catch up to Min Yulin's expedition."
The little dragon immediately looked at its master and stuck out its tongue, looking like a husky.
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On the way back, Lin Muyu spread the Spirit Pulse Technique's spiritual sense throughout the forest. When it was close to dusk, they unknowingly came to a barren area. There was not even a blade of grass growing nearby, not even a low-rank spirit beast. It seemed like everything had been eaten. Further ahead was a bare mountain top, with burn marks.
Another spirit beast with a long lifespan, or it wouldn't have caused such great damage.
After tying up the warhorse, Lin Muyu carried the Dragon Spirit Sword and walked over with the Akatosaurus. Not long after, a huge cave appeared in front of them. There was a raging fire inside, and it was obvious that a spirit beast was living inside.
Lin Muyu quickly increased the strength of her battle energy. The golden gourd shone brightly on the surface of her body, and the seven God Binding Chains circled around her. She looked like a god of war.
But at this moment, Akatosaurus suddenly crawled in front of its owner, shouting and wagging its tail, as if it was saying something to Lin Muyu. A few seconds later, Lin Muyu understood that Akatosaurus was asking for a fight. It wanted to fight the owner of the cave alone!
"Can you do it?" Lin Muyu asked with a smile.
The little dragon whimpered. It bared its fangs and brandished its claws, looking very fierce.
"Alright then, don't force yourself. If you can't beat them, come back."
Lin Muyu sheathed her sword, crossed her arms, and leaned against a rock to watch the show.
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"Roar …"
The owner of the cave finally came out. It was a ferocious beast covered in flames, and its body was covered with thorns. It looked like a hedgehog on fire.
"Fire Thorn Beast, 10000 years old, just right." Lin Muyu said lightly.
Akatosaurus roared angrily and pounced forward. A 5000 year old sacred dragon challenging a 10000 year old Fire Thorn Beast was quite brave!
The Fire Thorn Beast's attack method was very strange. It lowered its head and rushed forward, directly using the horn on its forehead to attack. However, with a "peng" sound, the horn hit the Red Crystal Scale and actually broke off. The Red Crystal Dragon's dragon aura burst forth, and it immediately raised its claws and bit down on its opponent's head!
"Pu!"
The one who cried out in pain was Akatosaurus. Its mouth was full of thorns from the Fire Thorn Beast, and blood flowed freely.
"Roar!"
The Fire Thorn Beast bit down on Akatosaurus's hind leg, and shook its head vigorously to tear it apart. At the same time, the fire burned brightly, engulfing both the Fire Thorn Beast and Akatosaurus.
Lin Muyu wasn't worried about Akatosaurus at all. A true dragon wouldn't be afraid of ordinary fire, and the Fire Thorn Beast's flames couldn't hurt it.
Sure enough, just as Lin Muyu expected, the Fire Thorn Beast rushed out of the flames while howling pitifully. Behind it, Akatosaurus bit its own tail, and the scales on its back stood up like blades. The invincible wind and fire wheels chased after the Fire Thorn Beast, and directly ran over its body. Immediately, the scales pierced through the Fire Thorn Beast's body, leaving behind a shocking wound.
"Roar!"
The Fire Thorn Beast was, after all, a ten thousand year old spirit beast, and its dignity couldn't be trampled on. But when it raised its head, what welcomed it was Akatosaurus's second wind and fire wheels, and another bloody wound appeared.
After seven or eight consecutive wind and fire wheels, the Fire Thorn Beast had already turned into a pile of meat paste!
Lin Muyu was dumbstruck. When Akatosaurus became fierce, it was practically invincible!
Walking forward, she dug out the Fire Thorn Beast's spirit stones and threw them into her Cosmos Sack. Akatosaurus crawled to the side, its mouth wide open, and looked at its master with pleading eyes as it wagged its tail lightly.
"I told you not to show off, but you just had to pretend."
Lin Muyu sat down and helped the Fire Thorn Beast pull out the thorns in its mouth one by one. The little dragon placed its head on its master's lap, its expression extremely gentle.
A few minutes later, all the thorns were pulled out. Lin Muyu also began to refine and absorb the Fire Thorn Beast's beast spirit. A ten thousand year old Fire Thorn Beast was enough for the God Binding Chains to advance to the eighth layer.
"Hua!"
When the God Binding Chains emerged from its body, strands of azure astral energy could be seen in the golden light. Lin Muyu couldn't help but be surprised. Had the God Binding Chains mutated? It actually fused a portion of the astral energy in its body. How strange.
However, it didn't seem to affect the strength of the martial soul. It didn't matter, it could be considered a special feature. His God Binding Chains were finally different from Qin Yin's God Binding Chains.
Not long after, the tempering was completed, and the Fire Thorn Beast once again bestowed him with the ability to strengthen his strength. However, this time, it was only strengthened by 30%. Of course, this was still the data provided by Lulu. Lulu could turn this world into data.
Lin Muyu relied heavily on Lulu's data, but he didn't completely rely on it. He knew that this was a real world, and data couldn't represent everything. Many times, a single thought could determine victory or defeat.
Looking at the time, he decided to hurry through the night and return to Lanyan City as soon as possible. He had been in the Dragon Seeking Forest for far too long, and he didn't know the current situation of Lanyan City.
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Three days later, he arrived at Lanyan City. Lin Muyu still looked the same. His cultivation didn't seem to have improved at all, and he still looked as lazy as ever. Of course, this was under the premise that he hid his God Binding Chains martial soul.
He went straight to Ze Tian Palace. It was noon, and in the main hall, Qin Yin, Feng Jixing, Tang Lan, Su Muyun, and other important officials were still in the middle of the ceremony. A sand table was placed in the center of the main hall, and on it was a pile of the empire's territory.
"Head Deacon Lin Muyu has arrived!" an attendant shouted.
Qin Yin immediately turned around to welcome him, and said with a smile, "Big Brother Yu, you're finally back! How's your cultivation going? "
"It's going very well."
Lin Muyu nodded and smiled.
"Come, let me introduce you." Qin Yin took his hand and walked into the crowd. She said to a person wearing a general's armor, "This is the Divine Might Marquis, Min Yulin. Marquis, this is one of the Four Heroes of Lanyan City, Lin Muyu."
Min Yulin was a man around 50 years old. His eyes were bright, and he seemed to be in high spirits. From his eyes, one could see that he was a rare general, completely different from those pampered nobles.
Lin Muyu cupped his hands and said, "Greetings Marquis!"
Old K also cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Greetings Head Deacon of the Temple!"
"Alright, you're too polite. Let's get down to business." Su Muyun walked forward and lightly patted Lin Muyu's shoulder, "Yu, Marquis Wei's troops have already arrived at Lanyan City. In three days, he will send a hundred thousand troops out of the Winter Ridge Province. We're afraid that Marquis Wei won't be able to handle it alone, so Duke Lan and I have decided to have you take one thousand troops from the Temple to bring up the rear."
"Take people from the Temple?" Lin Muyu was stunned.
Su Muyun smiled and said, "That's right. Aren't there training going on in the barracks behind the Temple? Since these people from the Temple are willing to serve the Empire, we will naturally give them a chance. "
"But these people have never participated in a real battle before. They are all new recruits. Wouldn't they just be throwing their lives away?" Lin Muyu said.
"So …" Su Muyun smiled lightly, "So you will be responsible for escorting the rations and follow the army. Your first position will be the army's Rations Officer."
On the side, Feng Jixing was stunned, "Duke Yun, we didn't discuss about letting Yu be the Rations Officer?"
"Let's take it one step at a time."
Su Muyun twirled his beard and smiled, "The rations are the foundation of the three armies. Once it is disturbed, it will affect the morale of the three armies. Therefore, the Rations Officer is very important. We need a commander who has both ability and integrity. Who else is more suitable than Yu?"
Tang Lan said, "Yu, other than the one thousand Temple soldiers you will lead, there are also two thousand people from the Spiritual Fire Department who will follow the rations team. They will all be under your command. This time, you are a general with three thousand soldiers. Don't be unduly humble."
Qin Yin pursed her red lips and looked at Lin Muyu with a watery gaze. There was some hope, but also some helplessness. After a few seconds, she said, "Grandfather, Duke Lan, I suggest you send an experienced general to be Big Brother Yu's deputy. Otherwise, I'm worried that he won't be able to control three thousand new recruits by himself."
"That's fine. Who is willing to follow Lin Muyu?" Tang Lan asked.
In the crowd, Qin Yan cupped his fists and said, "I am willing."
"Little Prince Qin Yan?" Tang Lan was taken aback and said, "Little Prince Qin Yan is also of the Qin bloodline and is also Duke Yuning's only son … Why don't you stay in Lanyan City and at least leave a bloodline for Duke Yuning before going to war?"
Qin Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "I, Qin Yan, have been cultivating since young for the sake of contributing to the country one day. My life is not for the sake of carrying on the family line. Your Highness, please allow me to follow Big Brother to go to war. I need an experience. Big Brother also needs someone to advance and retreat together with him!"
Qin Yin's gaze flickered as she nodded and said, "Qin Yan will be Lin Muyu's deputy. We will go to war together. It's decided."
She said it resolutely. Tang Lan and Su Muyun had no way to refute.
Feng Jixing was silent at the side, looking like he was deep in thought.
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