99: Chapter 99 Steady Improvement

These high-grade malignant qi crystals were no longer ordinary cultivation consumables, but top-tier resources for tempering the physical bodies of his dependents, polishing their bloodline foundations, and strengthening the malignant spirit Dao bodies.

Lin Ye's thoughts stirred slightly as his divine sense reached out, quickly mining and storing a large storage bag filled with Grade A and Grade B malignant qi crystals, neatly organizing them into different categories.

His own dependents could rely on the heaven and earth origin of the divine kingdom for autonomous nourishment and steady advancement, without intentionally depending on crystal tempering.

However, Wang Hu's dependent system had always lacked the continuous polishing of high-grade malignant spirit resources, resulting in weaker physical foundations for his dependents, slow bloodline advancement, and a perpetually limited combat power ceiling.

This batch of high-grade malignant qi crystals happened to be saved specifically for Wang Hu, to be used to systematically temper all his dependents, thoroughly shore up their physical shortcomings, and elevate their overall combat power foundation.

Having properly stowed away the crystals, Lin Ye's gaze fell toward the void of the divine kingdom, and he took out the two major core trump cards bestowed as heavy rewards by the Nantan Prefecture municipal level and the school authorities this time—two unplaced and unactivated Grade A divine kingdom architectural cards.

Although these two buildings were not of the highest grade and could not compare to Grade S buildings, they were still rare items even among upper-middle-class families.

Not to mention that these two buildings had been carefully selected by the leaders for Lin Ye to best fit Lin Ye's divine kingdom.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ye first activated his authority. The phantom of the first building fell from the void of his sea of consciousness, accurately taking root in the open hinterland on the eastern side of the central plain of the divine kingdom, nourished by the spiritual river, and steadily landing to take shape.

Rumble—!

A deep and heavy tremor resounded through the entire divine kingdom, and a magnificent and vast giant open-air arena suddenly took shape—it was precisely the Myriad Beasts Martial Arena (Grade A).

The entire martial arena was completely enveloped by a thick and dense black malignant qi barrier, with dark currents of light flowing within the barrier, firmly locking down all combat fluctuations and malignant spirit auras within the arena to prevent the aftermath of battles from disrupting the order of the divine kingdom.

The ground of the venue was paved and spliced from solid blocks of ten-thousand-year obsidian. Hard, cold, and with intricate grain patterns, it was sufficient to withstand the ultimate bombardment below the true god realm, remaining uncollapsed through a hundred battles and undamaged through a thousand.

Standing neatly around the martial arena were dozens of thick and ferocious ancient beast-bone totem pillars. Their bone grain patterns were deep and their ancient charm was vast, with each one condensing the hundred-battle violent will of ancient fierce beasts.

At the top of the pillars, clusters of dark blue cold flames burned leisurely. The bright flames were not fierce yet burned eternally without extinguishing, and a faint martial Dao rhyme permeated the entire venue, infiltrating every inch of the ground.

The space inside was extremely vast and could be dismantled at will, freely divided into dozens of independent combat areas that did not interfere with and were isolated from one another, sufficient to support the entire army of dependents in starting high-intensity training simultaneously.

The moment the building landed, its three core abilities instantly unlocked and took full effect, with invisible Dao patterns covering the entire martial airspace:

First, the simulated combat mechanism was completely activated. Lin Ye could freely regulate the rules within the arena, generating hostile dependent phantoms of any grade, any combat power, and any fighting style, with combat power intensity freely adjustable from ordinary fierce beasts to the peak of Grade S.

These phantoms possessed complete combat instincts, tactical thinking, and slaughter rhythms, perfectly replicating the combat methods of various formidable enemies.

Although no physical resources would drop after defeat, it allowed the participating dependents to immersively accumulate practical combat experience, polish close-combat skills, and temper their composure before battle. Through long-term repeated training, it could steadily grant the entire clan of dependents a permanent 5% to 10% increase across all attributes, enhancing their combat instincts from the root and completely discarding crude, reckless brawling styles.

Second, cooperative battle array training was fully opened. Various dependents who previously fought independently, had single fighting styles, and lacked coordination could carry out cross-ethnic linkage trials within the martial arena.

The system would automatically record the combat process, polish flaws, and address coordination blind spots, subtly enhancing the linkage compatibility among different dependents.

Merely moments after landing, exclusive combination combat skills were initially unlocked within the arena. The Shahun Hound swarm charge paired with the Soul-Devouring Owl high-altitude dive resulted in a massive surge in linkage damage from the malignant spirit impact. The connection between offense and defense, as well as close-range and long-range coordination, became increasingly smooth. As training time accumulated subsequently, even more high-grade combination skills and battle array systems could be unlocked.

Third, post-battle recovery acceleration was permanently bestowed. After each high-intensity battle ended, the scattered slaughter will, residual combat force, and bloodline tension within the arena would be automatically absorbed, purified, and transformed into trace amounts of pure malignant spirit qi by the martial arena, gently moistening the physical bodies and divine souls of all participating dependents.

The recovery speed for the dependents' physical stamina, physical wear and tear, and soul fatigue was directly increased by 30%. High-intensity training required no lengthy recuperation, directly doubling the training fault tolerance rate and cultivation efficiency.

Looking at the group of dependents poised for action, Lin Ye nodded slightly, then activated the authority for the second building.

In the center of the desolate plain on the western side of the divine kingdom, where the malignant qi was densest, the earth cracked open abruptly and malignant qi surged. A giant octagonal smelting furnace standing about thirty zhang tall rose from the ground, firmly taking root in the core of the wasteland—it was precisely the Blood Malice Smelting Furnace (Grade A).

The entire smelting furnace was repeatedly cast and integrated as a single piece from dark red top-grade malignant crystals and ten-thousand-year black iron, appearing seamless, heavy, and magnificent. The body of the furnace was covered with dense, crisscrossing blood-colored patterns, resembling a living, pulsating bloodline that gurgled with the pure origin of blood malice, carrying an innate vast and fierce coercion.

Suspended above the furnace roof was a giant malignant qi fireball several zhang in diameter. Crimson flames blazed fiercely day and night, eternally transpiring the ultimate malignant fire power, with a temperature sufficient to melt the skeletons and ores of the vast majority of high-grade fierce beasts.

Arranged neatly at the bottom of the furnace were nine deep discharge ports, with clear divisions of labor and respective duties, capable of accurately classifying, producing, and precipitating refined resources of different purities.

The moment the smelting furnace landed, the surrounding wasteland within a hundred miles was entirely shrouded in a faint blood-colored mist. This place did not grow a blade of grass and had condensed malignant qi, perfectly adapting to the refining Dao rhyme of the smelting furnace, and throughout the entire process, it remained within the check-and-balance range of Jinghun Hall, so no matter how thick the malignant qi was, there was not the slightest hidden danger of backlash or going mad.

Its sole core function, blood-refining transformation, completely filled the shortcomings of resource waste that Lin Ye's divine kingdom had suffered from for a long time.

In the past, when dependents went on campaigns and trials or the divine kingdom underwent iterative updates, various sundries left behind—such as the corpses of enemy dependents, abandoned low-grade malignant crystals, withered spiritual plants, rubble and wasteland left over from the changes of the divine kingdom, and cultivation waste—were all piled up idly and unable to be utilized, vainly depleting the origin of the divine kingdom.

Meanwhile, the Blood Malice Smelting Furnace could swallow and accommodate all abandoned materials, breaking them down through the high temperature of the ultimate malignant fire, purifying them via origin laws, and restructuring their energy to uniformly condense and transform all heterogeneous and useless waste into pure and flawless blood malice essences.

This type of blood malice essence was a universal nourishing divine item adaptable to all dependents, with extremely wide uses: it could instantly repair the physical wounds and soul losses left behind by the dependents' high-intensity training and campaigns.

It could day by day moisten the physical muscles and tissues, temper the bloodlines, tendons, and bones, and steadily elevate the physical strength of the dependents.

Furthermore, at critical junctures when dependents broke through ranks, advanced, or underwent morphological transitions, it could substantially stabilize their origin, reduce the risk of advancement collapse, and significantly increase the success rate of evolution.