212: Chapter 212 The Envoy of Healing Spirits

Lin Tian held the emerald crystal, which radiated a majestic life force, out in front of her.

"Your primary focus is healing and the protection of life; this Law of Wood is very compatible with you. Once you fuse with it, you should be able to step into a brand-new Realm."

"Thank you for your generous gift, My Lord! Lin Yu will not disappoint you!"

Lin Yu's voice trembled slightly with excitement as she solemnly took the crystal with both hands.

The second Fusion began.

An even more vast and pure brilliance of life completely enveloped Lin Yu. She seemed to transform into a source of life itself, with phantoms of ancient trees, vines, and flowers appearing around her—holy and full of vitality.

As the light receded, a Spirit-Healing Divine Envoy appeared before everyone. She possessed an ethereal temperament, with a gentle yet powerful life aura flowing around her, looking like an Incarnation of a forest goddess.

Her quality had remarkably reached Intermediate Mythic. She had fully mastered the Law of Wood, specifically in the directions of 'Life' and 'Healing,' giving her infinite potential.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Lin Tian praised three times in a row, his mood excellent.

By now, three subordinates under his command—Lin Yin, Lin Feng, and Commander Lin Yu—had stepped into Mythic quality, and Lin Yan had also reached Advanced legendary. The strength of his core team had been strengthened like never before!

"Today's 'Great Evolution Undertaking' has finally come to an end."

Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but the relaxed expression on his face quickly vanished.

The increase in strength was to deal with crises, and the crisis had not gone away.

He walked to the window and looked toward the heavy night sky in the south, the direction of the Minotaur Kingdom.

"Void Ranger Commander, take your orders!" he said in a deep voice.

"Your subordinate is here!"

A silver-armored ranger with an ethereal aura quietly appeared.

"Personally select a group of elite Void Ranger, no fewer than five hundred. At the fastest speed possible, follow the route of Gru's retreating remnants and conduct continuous surveillance within a thousand kilometers to the south!"

"Your mission: At all costs, Inspect the movements, scale, composition, and marching routes of any potential Minotaur army! Report any clues immediately! I want to know their every move!"

"As you command! I will not fail the trust placed in me!"

The Void Ranger Commander took his orders, and his figure silently dissipated.

Lin Tian had a premonition, and a very strong one at that.

After Gru suffered such a massive loss, losing over four hundred thousand troops, the Kingdom could never let the matter rest.

The next time they came, it would definitely not be a minor skirmish.

He had to give early warnings and be prepared.

"Furthermore," Lin Tian continued to command, his tone brooks no argument.

"Send word to Lin Feng and Lin Yin in the alternate dimension: all external exploration and clearing operations are to be suspended!"

"The army will use the existing camps as a base to construct solid defenses and transition to a state of combat readiness! Without my orders, no one is allowed to venture deep or launch large-scale attacks!"

He couldn't be sure when the Minotaur army would arrive. He had to preserve his strength and focus on dealing with the potential outbreak of total war.

Although the alternate dimension allowed for training troops and obtaining spirit crystals, if the home base was taken because the forces were scattered, the gains would not make up for the losses.

Orders were passed down one by one, and the gears of the massive war machine began to adjust their rotation once more.

The Lords Mansion was brightly lit, with generals coming and going. The air was thick with the tension and killing intent that precedes a gathering storm.

Lin Tian walked to the edge of the terrace, his hand resting on the cold railing, his gaze seemingly piercing through the thousand miles of night.

"Come then, let me see to what extent the wrath of your 'Minotaur Kingdom' can burn."

He muttered to himself, no fear in his eyes, only the Battle Intent sparked by the challenge.

The night grew deeper, and all was silent. But beneath the calm, Lintian City had already tensed its muscles, its claws hidden, waiting for the fate-deciding storm that would descend at any moment.

Gru, who had fled back like a stray dog last time, practically rolled into the Royal Court Hall.

He had shed the dark gold armor he wore when he set out. His body bore unhealed scars, his face was ash-gray, and a lingering shock remained in his eyes.

Under the gazes of Leo and the assembled civil and military officials—some filled with shock and anger, others with doubt or disdain—

He prostrated himself on the ground and, in a dry, hoarse voice, reported every detail of the nightmare experience he had encountered on those southern plains.

"...Your Majesty, My Lords, this general was incompetent... That was by no means an ordinary border army of the Purple Moon Dynasty!"

Gru's voice was trembling.

"They possess a massive army of over two million! They are well-equipped and well-trained, certainly no motley crew!"

"There are even terrifying generals capable of condensing diamond rank Legion War Souls, as well as a legendary quality, Peak Platinum Moonlight Archer!"

"This general... the fifty thousand warriors I led were surrounded and could not win despite a bitter struggle. To preserve the Kingdom's elite, I had no choice but to..."

"Two million troops?! Diamond Battle Souls?! legendary quality!"

Upon his throne, the elderly Leo suddenly stood up. His tall frame was like an enraged thunder colossus, his hair and beard bristling.

The terrifying pressure of a 9-star diamond rank caused the air in the entire hall to stagnate!

"Purple Moon Dynasty! What a Purple Moon Dynasty! Do they truly think my 'Kingdom' has no one? The old accounts haven't been settled, and now they dare to hide such military strength, raid my borders, slaughter my tribes, and destroy my army!"

"If this enmity is not avenged, how can my High Mountain People have the face to stand in this world!"

Enraged roars echoed through the hall.

Despite having doubts about Gru's crushing defeat and his claim of "preserving Origin Qi,"

The information about the "two million troops" and "Diamond Battle Souls" still made all the Minotaur nobles and generals feel an unprecedented pressure and...

A hint of a chill.

After a brief, dead silence, there was an even more boiling rage and killing intent.

"Your Majesty! Please let this old official go to war! I will surely pile the heads of these despicable humans into a pyramid to sacrifice to the souls of our fallen warriors in heaven!"

"So what if there are two million? My Kingdom's warriors number more than ten million! We will use the power of the whole nation to crush them!"

"We must retaliate! And it must be fast, it must be ruthless! We must show our might!"

The court assembly quickly reached a consensus: retaliation must be carried out, and it must involve enough overwhelming force to ensure total success and completely eliminate the possibility of another failure.

Leo's gaze swept across the military officers, finally landing on an old general who had been standing silently like a steady mountain.

He was about the same height as Leo, with muscles like cast Bronze and a face covered in weathering and scars.

Most striking was the dark gold Thunder War-pattern in the center of his forehead, which seemed naturally formed.

He was one of the pillars of the Kingdom's military, possessing 6-star diamond rank strength.

Furthermore, he was the only known legendary general in the Kingdom to have mastered the divine skill of Legion War Soul: Gos!

"Gos."

Leo said in a deep voice, filled with entrustment and determination.

"Your servant is here."

Gos stepped forward, his voice like the clashing of metal. With just one movement,

An iron-blooded Evil Qi, honed through a hundred battles and a sea of corpses, spread out, instantly suppressing the noisy waves of sound in the hall.