The scale has shifted! The Divine Court's revenge has only just begun!

For a long while, Lin Jianguo slowly recovered from that extreme state of shock.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turbulent waves surging within his heart.

A complex smile appeared on his face, carrying a hint of bitterness, yet also mixed with relief and pride.

"The waves behind push the waves ahead!"

Before he, the wave in front, had even exerted much effort, it seemed he was about to be smashed onto the beach by the towering giant wave that was his son!

"Alright, Dad, stop looking at me with that look like you're staring at a monster."

Lin Yuan waved his hand, interrupting his father's complex internal monologue.

The laziness on his face faded slightly, replaced by a trace of solemnity.

"The Liu family is just the beginning."

Lin Yuan looked past the ruins, toward the vast Hundred Thousand Great Mountains shrouded in the night, and said softly.

"Hmm?"

Lin Jianguo raised an eyebrow. In an instant, he switched from a father stunned by his son back into the decisive and meticulous Great General Protecting the Nation.

He immediately understood what Lin Yuan meant. "Are you talking about... the Divine Court?"

"What else?" Lin Yuan curled his lip.

Because he knew the plot in advance, he knew that Yan Jing City would face a terrifying Beast Tide attack. That Beast Tide itself had been orchestrated by the Divine Court.

And now that the Divine Court had suffered a major loss at his hands, they would likely retaliate twofold; the Beast Tide might arrive earlier, and its power might be increased! Therefore, he had to be prepared!

"An organization that can casually dispatch two top-tier Meridian Opening Realm assassins must have strength that far exceeds our imagination."

"As the Great General, you have more knowledge in this area than I do!"

"They suffered such a huge loss with me this time, and even the Liu family, a piece they had cultivated for many years, was uprooted."

"Do you think they will just let it go like this?"

Lin Yuan's voice was very calm, but every word was like a heavy hammer, striking Lin Jianguo's heart hard!

That's right! The Divine Court! This mysterious organization hidden in the darkness, like a venomous snake!

They even dared to assassinate the son of the Great General Protecting the Nation; what wouldn't they dare to do?!

"A dog will jump over a wall when cornered."

"But the Divine Court is no dog."

"They are a highly venomous King Cobra lurking in the shadows."

"If one strike fails, their next retaliation will inevitably be thunderous and earth-shattering!"

"They will use the most insane and tragic methods to retaliate against us, to intimidate anyone who dares to challenge their majesty!"

Lin Yuan turned his head, looked at Lin Jianguo, and said calmly.

Lin Jianguo's heart sank suddenly!

His resolute face was instantly covered in a cold, heavy solemnity, like a storm about to break! He understood! He completely understood his son's meaning!

The Divine Court's next retaliation would no longer target just Lin Yuan alone! They wanted to retaliate against the entire Lin family!

And perhaps... it might even be the entire Yan Jing City!

They might even use a monstrous catastrophe to wash away the shame of this failure!

"You mean..."

"They will make a move against Yan Jing City?!" Lin Jianguo's voice became incredibly hoarse.

"Nine times out of ten."

"Our Lin family is the anchor of Yan Jing City. If they want to move against us, they must first throw the entire Yan Jing City into chaos!"

"And for rats like them hiding in the gutters, creating chaos is what they are best at, and what they like to do most."

"So, Dad, open your perspective a bit."

"Stop staring at small characters like the Liu family."

"Our real enemy is coming."

Lin Yuan nodded. But Lin Jianguo could no longer remain calm!

He looked at his son, and in those sharp, tiger-like eyes, there was an unprecedented shock!

This intelligence! This insight! This precise prediction of the situation!

It had far exceeded the scope of what a young man should possess!

A Prodigy! A thorough and complete Prodigy! Whether in terms of strength or intellect, it was the same!

"I understand." Lin Jianguo nodded heavily.

His tall, upright figure, at this moment, seemed to transform into a towering mountain capable of supporting heaven and earth!

A terrifying Aura of iron blood, dominance, and disdain for the world erupted from his body!

"The Divine Court..." He slowly spat out these two words, his voice cold and bone-chilling, filled with murderous intent!

"I don't care what their background is or what connections they have!"

"Since they dare to reach their claws into the territory of my Dragon Summer Country, and onto the heads of my Lin family!"

"Then I will personally chop off their claws, along with their heads!"

"Pass on my orders!" He turned abruptly and let out a sharp shout into the void.

Hum—! Two figures wearing black standard military uniforms, exuding a rich scent of blood, appeared like ghosts and knelt on one knee in silence.

Shadow Guards! The most mysterious and elite direct unit under the command of the Great General Protecting the Nation!

Each one was a war machine that had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, capable of taking on a thousand enemies!

"Great General!" The two voices were uniform, devoid of any emotion.

Lin Jianguo did not turn back. He continued to stare at the dark night sky, which seemed to hide endless crises, his voice like ten thousand years of ice.

"One, effective immediately, Yan Jing City enters the highest state of combat readiness! The City Defense Army will patrol twenty-four hours a day without interruption, and the defense level will be raised to the maximum!"

"Two, order all garrison troops in the three major war zones of North Capital, West Capital, and South Capital to immediately shrink their defense lines toward Yan Jing City and form an encirclement! Within a thousand miles, I don't want a single fly to be able to fly in!"

"Three, activate the Heavenly Eye System to monitor all unusual movements around the clock! Especially those A-Rank or higher Yao Beast restricted zones, keep a close eye on them!"

"Four, notify The Elder Council and tell them that I said there is a change in Yan Jing City, and they should be prepared!"

Order after order was issued clearly and quickly from Lin Jianguo's mouth. Each order was enough to make the entire Dragon Summer Country tremble!

This was the power of the Great General Protecting the Nation!

With one word, he could decide the life or death of ten thousand people! With one order, he could mobilize a million troops!

"Yes!" The two Shadow Guards replied in deep voices without any hesitation. Then, their figures merged back into the darkness and disappeared. It was as if they had never appeared.

Only the father and son, Lin Yuan and Lin Jianguo, remained on the ruins. Lin Yuan looked at his father's swift and decisive manner, moving the winds and clouds of the world with a wave of his hand, and nodded with satisfaction.

Having a reliable father is just so worry-free. Many troublesome matters don't require him to do anything personally. He only needs to move his lips, and then, just wait.

"Alright, the orders are given, and this place is pretty much destroyed, time to go back." Lin Yuan turned around, ready to leave.

"Stop!" Lin Jianguo called out to him.

"What?" Lin Yuan turned back, looking impatient.

Lin Jianguo looked at his son's carefree attitude, and the corner of his eye twitched again. He took a deep breath, trying to make his tone sound calmer.

"You... tell me the truth."

"What exactly is your cultivation level now?"

This question had been bottled up in his heart for a long time!

One kick to flatten hundreds of Liu family elites! One finger to break the strongest killing move of a Huagang Realm expert! One thought to set up a terrifying barrier that even Meridian Opening Realm assassins couldn't approach!

This... is this really something a Qi Sea Realm cultivator can do?! He felt that his understanding of martial arts Realms was about to be completely overturned by his own son!

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

"The path I walk is not the path of you ordinary Martial Artists." Lin Yuan curled his lip.

"..." Lin Jianguo fell silent once again. Not the path of an ordinary Martial Artist? Indeed! Judging by Lin Yuan's performance, how could he look like an ordinary Martial Artist? He was greatly shocked!