114: Eye of the Storm

Su Jin closed the channel and looked into the distance again, in the direction of the Red Soil Plateau.

Although separated by a great distance, he could almost feel the chilling scarlet aura.

"Lord, we..." Li Yi asked softly from the side.

"Issue an order. All Infinite City's outbound units are to immediately retract their defense lines and temporarily avoid any operations in the direction of the Red Soil Plateau."

Su Jin gave the order decisively, "Notify all commanders to come to the City Lord's Mansion for a meeting immediately."

"Yes!"

Soon, Infinite City's core commanders gathered at the City Lord's Mansion.

After listening to Su Jin's relayed situation, everyone's expressions varied.

Huo Jun frowned slightly, clearly pondering a countermeasure.

Stone Rock, on the other hand, spoke in a booming voice.

"I'll listen to the Lord. Who cares about red mist or black mist? If it dares to cause trouble in Infinite City, I, Old Shi, will be the first to smash it flat!"

"The red mist is strange, its source unknown, and Eternal City is acting unusually. We won't get involved in this mess for now."

Su Jin looked around at everyone and slowly began to speak.

"Woma World is vast and boundless, with many native city-states. Our primary goal is to accumulate points as quickly as possible and improve our strength."

"Since the Red Soil Plateau has become a place of trouble, we will start from other directions first."

"Your Lordship is wise."

Huo Jun was the first to express his support.

"That's how it should be, pick the soft persimmons first!" Stone Rock chuckled.

Su Jin's gaze swept across the map.

"Around Infinite City, there are still many city-states that have not yet submitted. For the next few months, our goal is to bring all of these city-states' domain crests into our possession!"

"Yes, sir!" The generals responded in unison, their eyes filled with soaring battle intent.

...

In the blink of an eye, three months quietly passed.

Infinite City's army avoided the strange mist of the Red Soil Plateau and turned its expansion efforts towards the west and south.

The strongest native city-states in this area were mostly at the Silver rank, with a very few possessing Gold-rank existences.

Facing Infinite City, an army that was well-trained, well-equipped, and had multiple hero units, they had almost no power to resist.

City-states were conquered one by one, and domain crests were seized one by one.

[Congratulations to Blue Star Alliance Lord Su Jin for successfully occupying the 'Stable-level' city-state of Blackrock City in Woma World! Hegemony War Points +100!]

[Congratulations to Blue Star Alliance Lord Su Jin for successfully forcing the 'Prosperous-level' city-state of Wind Whisper City in Woma World to submit! Hegemony War Points +1000!]

Within three months, Infinite City advanced southwest, conquering dozens of city-states.

The domain crests of these city-states, like a snowball, brought Su Jin a massive amount of points.

On the Hegemony War point leaderboard, Infinite City's ranking soared like a rocket.

From being previously unknown, it jumped into the top twenty, showing a faint momentum to challenge the first tier.

Every conquest of a city-state meant more resources, more population, and a wider territory.

Infinite City's prestige also spread rapidly in this area of Woma World, with many small city-states even surrendering at the news, yielding without a fight.

Su Jin also gained a large amount of resources, providing ample resources for Infinite City's development.

At the same time, Su Jin was also preparing for a new "Sublimation Ritual."

.......

Finally, on a bright and sunny morning, Infinite City held a grand "Sublimation Ritual."

The ceremony was still held in the plaza in front of the City Lord's Mansion, surrounded by Infinite City's most elite troops and core residents.

Su Jin stood in the center of the altar, a faint glow of psionic energy swirling around him.

In front of him, Zhui Yun, clad in battle armor and holding a longbow, stood with a solemn expression.

As evolution points were consumed, the ∞ symbol on the back of his left hand glowed brightly.

A pure and vast torrent of energy surged from Su Jin's palm, forming a pillar of light that completely enveloped Zhui Yun.

Zhui Yun felt his whole body shake, as if he was being infused by some ancient and powerful force.

The psionic energy within him began to boil, his flesh, bones, and even his soul were being reshaped and Ascended in this light.

The airflow around him became chaotic, and violent lightning power and howling winds surrounded him, forming a small storm.

Time passed minute by minute, and the storm grew stronger and stronger, even stirring up gusts of dust in the plaza.

Finally, accompanied by a sky-piercing eagle cry, Zhui Yun suddenly opened his eyes, and a dazzling bolt of lightning shot from his eyes, straight into the sky!

The longbow in his hand also emitted a dazzling light, and on the bowstring, the power of wind and thunder intertwined, as if it could summon divine punishment at any moment.

The storm dissipated, and a flowing wind and thunder rune appeared on the chest of Zhui Yun's Wind and Thunder Battle Armor.

A powerful aura, far surpassing before, emanated from him—that was the unique pressure of a Tenth-tier hero!

[Ding! Congratulations! Your hero unit 'Zhui Yun' has successfully broken through to Tenth-tier! He has gained the exclusive hero title 'Eye of the Storm'!]

[Zhui Yun ★ Hero ★ Eye of the Storm (Gold - Upper Tier)]

[Level: Tenth-tier]

[Skills: Cloud Piercing Arrow, Rapid Fire, Eagle Eye Lock, Thunder Arrow Rain, Wind and Thunder Annihilation (condenses the power of wind and thunder onto an arrow, which, when shot, forms a wind and thunder beam that pierces through the void, dealing devastating damage to the target and tearing through its psionic defense).]

[Aura: Gale Arrow Formation (Friendly archers within a 2000-meter radius gain a 20% increase in attack speed, their arrows inflict wind-attribute damage, and deal an additional 20% damage to flying units).]

[Domain: Storm Hunting Ground (When activated, the wind speed within the domain increases a hundredfold, forming countless wind blades and lightning vortices. All units within the domain take continuous damage and have their movement speed significantly reduced. Under the domain's blessing, attack speed is increased by 500%).]

[Description: Controller of storms, embodiment of thunder. His arrows are the judgment of divine punishment, the end of his enemies!]