73: Chapter 73 Mining the Star Veins!

"Boom!"

In the real world, Lin Yunfei's true body, sitting cross-legged inside the Creator's hibernation capsule, suddenly opened his eyes.

He could clearly feel that his muscle fibers were being continuously torn apart by a gentle yet massive force, then recombining and becoming even tougher at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His bones emitted a series of cracking sounds like popping beans, and deep within his bone marrow, it felt as if magma was flowing, bringing an indescribable sense of comfort.

His strength was climbing at a terrifying speed!

Lin Yunfei clenched his fists, feeling that at this moment, a single punch from him could blow up a Tier 1 peak desolate beast!

"Is this the absolute binding between the Creator and the Divine Kingdom?"

Feeling the brimming power within his body, Lin Yunfei's eyes flashed with a bright light.

Within the ironclad rules of the Creator world, the Divine Kingdom and the individual are closely linked.

If the Divine Kingdom is strong, the individual is strong; if the dependents flourish, the Creator thrives!

This is also why everyone racked their brains and fought desperately to develop the foundation of their Divine Kingdom.

Every breakthrough of a dependent, especially an epic transformation like Leader Yan Er breaking through life shackles and stepping into Tier 2, would feed back extremely pure origin power to the Creator.

Right now, although Lin Yunfei had not yet started cultivating high-tier cultivation techniques of the real world, relying solely on this physical strength fed back by the Divine Kingdom, he was already enough to crush ninety-nine percent of the freshmen in the same cohort!

"Exhilarating!"

Lin Yunfei took a deep breath and once again completely immersed his consciousness into the Calamity Divine Kingdom.

At this moment, beside the Dragon Transformation Pool, it was utterly pin-drop silent.

Everyone was awed by the terrifying pressure belonging to a Tier 2 living being emanating from Leader Yan Er, their eyes filled with fanaticism and reverence.

Leader Yan Er knelt on one knee, resembling a bronze god of war, awaiting the deity's imperial edict.

"Leader Yan Er."

High above the heavens, Lin Yunfei's grand, majestic divine voice, resembling nine-heaven thunder, slowly exploded across the sky above the entire tribe.

"This subordinate is here!" Leader Yan Er abruptly raised his head, his voice like a giant bell.

"You have exhausted your heart's blood for the tribe and performed great feats. Obtaining this fortune today is a reward you deserve."

Lin Yunfei's divine voice carried a soothing power, and then his tone shifted, carrying unquestionable supreme majesty, "Starting from today, I bestow upon you the position of the tribe's [Great Elder]!"

"Retire behind the scenes and garrison the central hub! You shall be the spiritual totem of the entire Calamity Divine Kingdom, responsible for guiding the cultivation of all new dependents and guarding the core of the Divine Kingdom!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Leader Yan Er's body trembled heavily.

He understood that the Creator was protecting him and also giving him supreme honor. As a spiritual totem, he would forever receive the reverence of his clansmen.

"Leader Yan Er accepts the decree! My Lord's glory is my life!"

Leader Yan Er heavily kowtowed once, stood up, and retreated to the side, leaving the stage to the younger generation.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yunfei's divine voice resounded mightily once more.

"Yushi, step forward to receive your enfeoffment!"

"Splash!"

With a flash of water splashes, Yushi, who was shrouded in Tier 2 Water Laws and whose temperament became increasingly fierce and stern, instantly appeared mid-air above the Dragon Transformation Pool, respectfully kneeling on one knee in mid-air.

"This subordinate is here!"

Looking at the first deity he cultivated with his own hands, Lin Yunfei's eyes were filled with expectations.

"Yushi, you wield Calamity Water, possess outstanding talent, and have led the army all the way in water control and logging, achieving illustrious military exploits."

"Starting from today, I officially appoint you as the Grand Commander of the [Azure Dragon Guards]! Wielding the strongest military force of the Divine Kingdom, commanding all Azure Dragon Guards warriors, wherever your sword points shall be the territory of the Divine Kingdom!"

"Boom!"

Below, the more than one thousand Azure Dragon Guards warriors who had already completed the Dragon Transformation Pool's body tempering and underwent a rebirth instantly erupted into earth-shattering cheers.

"Grand Commander! Grand Commander! Grand Commander!"

Yushi leading by example during the water control process, as well as his unfathomable Tier 2 strength, had long completely subdued this group of proud warriors. For him to command the Azure Dragon Guards could be said to be what everyone desired.

"Yushi accepts the decree! I will surely sweep away all obstacles for my Lord!"

Yushi abruptly stood up, waving his right hand, and a terrifying water blade measuring dozens of zhang long condensed and formed in mid-air, exuding a suffocating Tier 2 calamity fluctuation.

The divine generals have returned to their positions, and the grand army has taken form!

High Priest Xi managed internal affairs and formation sacrifices; Great Elder Leader Yan Er garrisoned the rear, becoming the calming anchor of the sea; Grand Commander Yushi was an unsheathed sharp sword, ready to drink blood at any time!

However, looking at the Azure Dragon Guards below whose momentum was like a rainbow and like tigers rushing out of their cages, Lin Yunfei's brow furrowed slightly.

"The soldiers are good soldiers, and the generals are fierce generals, but this equipment is too shabby. These weapons were all picked up as leftovers previously, suitable for a Tier 1 divine kingdom. But now my Divine Kingdom is already Tier 2, so the weapons should be changed too!"

Lin Yunfei carefully inspected them.

If they were fighting some brainless low-tier desolate beasts, relying on brute physical force would suffice.

However, the [Regional Grand Competition] was about to begin soon. By then, what they would face would not only be Tier 2 terrifying demonic beasts, but also armed dependents carefully cultivated by the children of other financial conglomerates!

Others wore magic-energy armor and held rune greatswords, while his own Azure Dragon Guards went to fight holding eliminated outdated equipment—wasn't that a joke!

"An invincible iron army must be armed to the teeth with top-tier equipment!"

Lin Yunfei's gaze instantly pierced through layers of clouds, locking onto a rugged mountain range at the very edge of the Divine Kingdom.

There, a massive mineral vein shimmering with deep blue light, entrenched underground like a dormant dragon, was emitting astonishing energy fluctuations.

It was precisely the [Star Mineral Vein] that Lin Yunfei obtained from the last Divine Kingdom!

"That is a Tier 2 supreme-grade ore. Once smelted into weapons and armor, it is not only indestructible, but can also perfectly fit the blood and qi power of the Azure Dragon Guards."

Lin Yunfei did not hesitate at all and immediately descended his divine oracle.

"Yushi, listen to the order! Immediately lead the first battalion of the Azure Dragon Guards to the border of the Divine Kingdom to mine the Star Mineral Vein! Xi, you immediately organize logistical craftsmen, prepare furnaces, and get ready to forge exclusive armor!"

"Obey!"

Receiving the divine oracle, Yushi dared not neglect and immediately assembled one hundred of the most elite Azure Dragon Guardss led by Commander Qing Yi, rushing grandly toward the direction of the Star Mineral Vein.

Half an hour later.

At the edge of the mineral vein.

On the exposed rock face, pieces of strange ore the size of fists, pitch-dark throughout yet flickering with specks of starlight, were embedded.

"Is this the divine ore bestowed by the Creator?"

Commander Qing Yi stepped forward, touching the cold surface of the ore with his hand, a trace of excitement flashing in his eyes.

He could feel that this ore contained a hardness texture that even made his heart palpitate.

"Brothers, use all your might and flatten this mineral mountain for the Creator!"

Shi Tou roared loudly, holding tightly with both hands onto a Tier 2 ferocious beast thigh bone weighing several hundred catties, and took a deep breath.

The blood and qi power within his body surged frantically, the muscles on his arms bulged block by block, and the illusory shadow of cyan scales shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

"Break for me!"

Shi Tou shouted angrily, swinging the huge bone club, bringing with it a howling fierce wind, and smashed fiercely toward a piece of Star Mineral Vein ore on the rock face.

This strike was enough to smash a piece of ordinary granite weighing several tons into powder!

"Clang!!!"

A deafening sound of metal clashing echoed in the valley.

Sparks flew in all directions!

"Ah!"

Shi Tou screamed miserably, only to feel the webbing between his hands instantly split open, with blood flowing freely. A terrifying counter-shock force transmitted up his arms, actually shaking him—a strong man at the peak of Tier 1 late stage—to retreat five or six steps, landing heavily on his buttocks on the ground.

Looking again at the incomparably hard Tier 2 ferocious beast bone club in his hand, it was actually already covered in dense cracks, almost shattering directly!

On the other hand, looking at the piece of star mineral on the rock face...

Only a fingernail-sized scrap was smashed off!

"What the hell is this thing? Why is it so hard?!"

Looking at his mangled hands, Shi Tou was full of disbelief.

Seeing this, the other eager Azure Dragon Guards warriors also drew in a cold breath. Even Commander Qing Yi, who had the greatest strength, suffered a setback; the hardness of this ore simply exceeded their cognition!

Yushi stood to the side, his brow tightly locked.

He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and a sharp Tier 2 high-pressure water blade instantly took shape, carrying the might to cut through everything, fiercely slashing towards the mineral vein.

"Swoosh!"

The water blade slashed onto the Star Mineral Vein, emitting a harsh screeching sound of friction.

However, even the Tier 2 calamity water blade could only leave a shallow white mark on the ore's surface, completely unable to cut large chunks off of it!

"Grand Commander, what should we do? This ore is too freaky!" Shi Tou crawled up with a miserable expression, "At this speed, if our hundred people smash at it for a whole day, we probably won't even gather enough material for a single long saber!"

Yushi remained silent, raising his head to look up at the firmament, his eyes filled with helplessness.

High above the heavens.

Witnessing all of this, Lin Yunfei likewise rubbed his temples with a headache.

"I was too hasty."

He had underestimated the mining difficulty of the Tier 2 Star Mineral Vein. This supreme-grade ore containing a trace of starlight power had reached an unimaginable level of density and hardness.

Expecting a group of dependents without even a single handy tool to mine it manually, the efficiency was simply infuriatingly slow.

According to this speed, let alone catching up with the upcoming Regional Grand Competition, even if they were given ten years, they might not necessarily gather the materials for a thousand sets of heavy armor!

"Flesh and blood ultimately have their limitations!!!"

Lin Yunfei took a deep breath, his gaze gradually becoming deep and profound.

"Since the mining method of the cold weapon era doesn't work, we can only adopt other methods..."