182: Chapter 182 Five Hundred Thousand Epic

"The first wave, five hundred thousand, has been withdrawn as planned. Each of the five major superior main forces consists of one hundred thousand. Additionally, besides the Void Rangers, the existing epic units—the Golden Armored Spearmen, Earth Spirit Guards, Holy Spirit Priests, Crimson Flame Mages, and Pale Moon Hunters—have also returned with the army. This group is currently our most elite; the lowest-ranked among them are Silver 3-Star."

She paused for a moment and added a sentence, her tone calm yet carrying an indisputable weight: "I have also reached Platinum 4-Star."

An army of five hundred thousand! Minimum Silver 3-Star! Lin Yin was Platinum 4-Star!

Listening to Lin Yin's report, Lin Tian's heart settled, and a surge of heroic pride immediately welled up within him.

This was his current foundation!

These five hundred thousand battle-hardened elites, who had survived the slaughter in the Blood Moon World, were the solid bedrock for his response to the impending storm!

"Good! Well done!"

Lin Tian responded loudly, his face showing a look of excitement.

He no longer hesitated, turning to walk quickly down from the city walls.

It was time to temper this bedrock into the sharpest divine weapon!

He arrived at a massive drill ground in the outer city that had been specifically cleared, located adjacent to the newly built warehouse district.

With a wave of his hand, mountain-like piles of five-element spirit crystal were continuously wheeled out by attendants.

Gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—the five-colored brilliance reflected off one another, and the majestic energy fluctuations caused the air to ripple slightly.

These were all the spoils from yesterday's battles in the alternate space, his previous accumulations, and those produced by the mirror of replication.

Looking at this massive amount of Spirit Crystals, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of Lin Tian's mouth: "I'm going to bleed dry again... However, this blood must be shed!"

He took a deep breath, his eyes becoming incredibly focused, like a craftsman about to embark on a grand creation.

"Target: these five hundred thousand superior elites!" His voice was firm, echoing across the drill ground. "Using the five-element spirit crystal as a foundation, I grant you Fusion Evolution! Advance toward Advanced epic!"

The moment the command was given, Lin Tian moved.

He no longer operated in batches as he had before. Instead, he pushed his Mental Energy to the limit while guiding the massive energy of the five-element spirit crystal. Like a floodgate opening, it split into five distinct torrents, accurately surging toward the five hundred-thousand-man formations lined up on the drill ground!

Every shout and application of his talent was accompanied by brilliant light and energy storms rising into the sky from the corresponding formations!

The soldiers' armor, weapons, staves, and even their own auras were undergoing a world-shaking transformation under the infusion of the Five Elements Origin power!

The materials became more superior, the runes more complex and profound, and the energy pathways more unobstructed and majestic!

The entire drill ground seemed to turn into a boiling ocean of five-colored energy, with the sounds of roaring, energy surging, and armor clashing during evolution ringing out incessantly.

Lin Tian's face turned pale at a visible rate, and fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead.

Simultaneously guiding the collective evolution of five hundred thousand people was a terrifying drain on his Mental Energy and power.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, his gaze fixed firmly on the changes in every formation.

One hour passed in an agonizing yet expectant wait.

When the final crimson light of evolution slowly retracted, sinking into the body of the last Blazing Fire Mage, the deafening noise on the drill ground came to an abrupt halt.

The dust settled.

What appeared before Lin Tian and everyone else was a steel army of five hundred thousand—their auras heavy, armor exquisite, gazes sharp, and bodies radiating the majestic pressure unique to epic units!

The spears of the Golden Armored Spearmen seemed capable of piercing the sky, the tower shields of the Earth Spirit Guards looked as if they were connected to the earth itself, and the quivers of the Pale Moon Hunters flowed with an eerie light.

The staves of the Holy Spirit Priests were wreathed in the breath of life, and tamed flames danced around the Blazing Fire Mages!

An army of five hundred thousand epic units was formed!

"Ha... Hahaha!"

Lin Tian stumbled, nearly failing to keep his footing, his body close to collapse. But looking at this terrifying, reborn force before him, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, his laughter hearty and unrestrained!

Five hundred thousand epic units! What did that mean? It was enough to sweep across an entire region!

"The Spirit Crystals... it was worth it!"

He panted heavily, but his heart was racing. Although this evolution had almost emptied his entire reserve of five-element spirit crystal—consuming nearly everything he had gained from hunting monsters in the alternate space and his previous stock.

But in exchange for such an army, he felt it was an absolute steal!

"However, just having infantry and Archers isn't enough..."

His gaze shifted to the nearby stables.

He recruited another two hundred thousand ordinary Dayuan Steeds, lining them up neatly on another piece of open ground.

"One last push!"

Lin Tian gritted his teeth, dragging his exhausted body to mobilize his talent once again, beginning the Fusion Evolution of this batch of warhorses.

"Blood of the Black Dragon, forge the Dragon's Might! Fuse into Dragon-Blood Steeds!"

Another burst of brilliance flashed.

When the last ordinary warhorse neighed under the infusion of energy, transforming into a Dragon-Blood Steed with a dragon's head, a horse's body, and wings on its back.

The number of epic-level flying cavalry under Lin Tian's command had also reached a staggering five hundred thousand!

Five hundred thousand epic infantry, mages, and Archers! Five hundred thousand epic Dragon cavalry!

With this, Lin Tian's core field-battle force completed its most insane transformation and expansion before the war.

At the same time, in the deepest part of the Blood Moon Contaminated Space.

At almost the exact moment Lin Tian withdrew his army from the alternate space and began the frantic evolution.

That damaged lord core, buried deep within the core of the filthy mountain and covered in cracks and purple-black patterns, stirred once again.

The surface of the core flashed violently, and that illusory shadow outline "floated" out once more.

Compared to last time, this phantom was significantly more solid.

Though its features were still blurred, one could vaguely see the outline of a distorted human face, and the eerie purple flames burning in its eye sockets were more vigorous and evil.

It "raised its head," as if looking through the thick layers of rock and filthy air.

It "looked" toward the direction of the spatial passage. That eternally hanging filthy Blood Moon seemed to have become its medium for perceiving the outside world.

"Gone? All of them... withdrawn?"

The shadow emitted a low, raspy hiss filled with confusion and annoyance, its voice echoing in the hollow.

"It shouldn't be... This venerable one clearly manipulated things in secret, thinning out the density of low-level monsters on the periphery to create the illusion that they could 'go deeper'... These fresh blood sacrifices should have greedily ventured in and fallen into the trap this venerable one meticulously laid..."

It seemed extremely perplexed, the purple eye-fires flickering violently:

"Why... why did they all suddenly retreat? Did they sense something? No... with their level, it's impossible to see through this venerable one's arrangements!"

The irritation of the failed plan caused the purple-black aura around it to churn violently, emitting an even denser malice.

"Hateful! I wasted the low-level monster energy this venerable one accumulated for the 'bait'!"

The shadow's voice became sharp and venomous. "If not for this damned Heavenly Dao Seal imprisoning this venerable one within this core, with a limited range of movement..."

"This venerable one would have personally acted long ago, devouring all these blood sacrifices delivered to my mouth, filled with pure life and Soul power!"