76: Infinite City has arrived! Golden Hall of Valor!

Under the purple firmament of the Woma World, a blurry black shadow tore through the clouds, plummeting rapidly with a sharp whistle.

“Boom—!”

The earth trembled violently, and a muffled roar echoed through the narrow canyon, kicking up a sky full of dust.

After a long while, the dust slowly settled, revealing a massive city—Infinite City.

Although the city itself was protected by the Power of Rules, keeping it unharmed from such a violent impact, this protection clearly did not extend to the riding experience.

Runes rapidly flowed across the city walls, and as light flickered, the remaining tremors quickly stabilized.

Immediately after, the heavy city gates slowly opened, and then, teams of cavalry clad in azure heavy armor were the first to charge out.

They galloped along both sides of the canyon into the distance, their hooves clattering on the gravel ground, making a dense “thump-thump” sound as they disappeared around the bend of the canyon.

Their mission was to scout the surrounding terrain and ascertain whether there were any potential threats or… prey.

Closely following them, blurry black figures silently glided out from various shadowy corners of the city walls, like drops of ink merging into the darkness, stealthily moving towards more distant and hidden directions.

These were the Shadows; they would delve into more distant regions, find traces of civilization in the Woma World, and collect all valuable intelligence.

Inside Infinite City, in the Lords Manor.

Su Jin stood before the massive floor-to-ceiling window, watching the busy yet orderly scene outside, and with a thought, he brought up the territory information panel.

During the month on Blue Star, he had integrated all resources and focused on upgrading, and now, Infinite City had undergone a complete transformation.

【Lord】: Su Jin

【Territory】: Infinite City

【Level】: 4

【Buildings】: Elite Archer Barracks (Level 4) 1, Elite Cavalry Barracks (Level 4) 1, Elite Infantry Barracks (Level 4) 1, Lingshu Sword Pavilion (Silver-grade) 1, Hall of Valor (Gold-grade) 1, Spirit Healing Sanctuary 1, Grand Void Azurewood Palace 1, Shadow Veil 1, ......

【Resources】: (Omitted)

【Residents】: (Omitted)

【Exclusive Troops】: Spirit Pivot Sword Envoy (Silver - High-tier) * 200 / 200

【Recruited Troops】: Mithril Heavy Shield 200, Riftwind Archer 200, Zhenyue Halberd Guard 200, Azure Thunder Dragon Riders 200, Shadow 100, Spirit Healing Physician 40, Elite Strong Bow Soldier 2000, Elite Heavy Shield Guards 2000, Elite Halberd Warrior 2000, Elite Azure Lightning Cavalry Guard 5000, Falcon 10, Scholar 50, Administrator 30

【Evolution Points】: (Omitted)

Su Jin’s gaze first fell upon the 【Lingshu Sword Pavilion】.

With the territory’s promotion to Level 4, this exclusive troop building, which Su Jin had acquired earliest, finally completed its accumulation and successfully underwent Sublimation.

【Lingshu Sword Pavilion (Silver-grade)】: Can recruit exclusive troop 【Spirit Pivot Sword Envoy】, limit 200 people.

【Spirit Pivot Sword Envoy (Silver - High-tier)】: 【Skills: Soul Cry Slash, Heart Mirror, Residual Soul Substitute, Shadow Flash】

【Description: Emissaries of the Ling Shu lineage, capable of condensing their inner world into a 'sword blade' through high-frequency soul resonance, mastering the dual awakening forms of 'Soul Release' and 'Mind Unleashed' (All attributes increased by 150%, and unique abilities are comprehended based on their own experiences, insights, and combat style).】

The former 【Spirit Pivot Sword Servant】 had ascended in one step, evolving into a 【Spirit Pivot Sword Envoy】, with a potential rating reaching 【Silver - High-tier】!

Su Jin was quite satisfied with this, as it was almost a leap of an entire major tier.

Moreover, the emergence of the 【Mind Unleashed】 ability would make them, like Bai Xiao, no longer identical replicas, but individuals truly possessing independent growth paths.

Although their potential ceiling was not as high as Bai Xiao, who had already advanced to a Hero, this was undoubtedly a qualitative change.

With 【Mind Unleashed】, every Spirit Pivot Sword Envoy would have the opportunity to shine their own light on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Su Jin felt much more at ease.

Furthermore, that guy Bai Xiao finally no longer occupied a recruitment slot in the Lingshu Sword Pavilion.

Thinking of that guy who was at the peak of the tenth tier and was about to advance to the eleventh tier, Su Jin’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

Subsequently, Su Jin’s gaze swept over the Level 4 elite basic barracks. Thanks to the alliance rewards and the abundant resources acquired from processing the Yadran World’s essence, he purchased three 【Basic Barracks Advancement Blueprints】.

Combined with the Power of Sublimation from his Lord talent, the blueprint effects were further enhanced.

Now, soldiers newly recruited from these three barracks started as elite Bronze units.

At the same time, he replenished a large number of Silver-grade troops, and Infinite City’s Silver-grade combat power reserves were quite considerable.

Finally, he also recruited a batch of 【Scholars】 and 【Administrators】, as well as some materials beneficial for cultivation.

Non-combat personnel such as 【Scholars】 and 【Administrators】 were crucial for the long-term development of the territory, indispensable for analyzing unknown technologies, optimizing resource allocation, and managing the still-developing Adran World.

Of course, the biggest surprise was the 【Hall of Valor】.

After the talent Sublimation, it had transformed into a Gold-grade building!

【Hall of Valor (Gold-grade)】: Special building.

Trait 1: 【Heroic Spirit Sanctuary】—Can bind the soul imprints of territory units. If a unit dies and its soul imprint in the Hall of Valor is not completely annihilated, it can be fully resurrected in the Hall of Valor by consuming resources. Maximum bound quantity: 0 / 30.

Trait 2: 【Soul Power Nurturing】—Bound units’ souls will be continuously nurtured within the Hall of Valor, slowly increasing their soul toughness and mental resistance. Resurrection time will also be reduced.

Trait 3: 【Heroic Spirit Guard】—After soldiers (Level 4 and above) within the territory die in battle, their souls have a certain chance (influenced by soldier tier, soul strength, and manner of death) to be drawn into the Hall of Valor and transformed into Guardian Heroic Spirits.

Guardian Heroic Spirits cannot leave the territory’s range but can move freely within the territory, retaining most of their intelligence and combat experience from life, and possessing a certain degree of their former combat ability, capable of performing territory defense missions.

Trait 4: 【Heroic Spirit Aura】—The presence of the Hall of Valor will protect the entire territory, granting all friendly units within the territory’s range additional resistance to soul attacks and mental control effects.

The binding slots soared from ten to thirty.

The previously stretched-thin slots suddenly became much more ample.

This meant he could include more core personnel under resurrection protection, greatly increasing the fault tolerance.

Moreover, this Hall of Valor could continuously nurture soul imprints, enhancing soul toughness and mental resistance.

This was equivalent to applying a long-term soul-strengthening BUFF to the bound units.

And when he saw the third trait, Su Jin’s heart couldn’t help but tremble.

【Heroic Spirit Guard】…

“This trait is a bit outrageous,” Su Jin muttered, stroking his chin, his eyes gleaming. “Does this mean that from now on, Infinite City will have an undying ghost guard army?”

And the final aura effect was a tangible overall buff; it further bolstered Infinite City’s shortcomings, making the entire defense system even more impregnable.

After seeing the Ascended Hall of Valor, Su Jin felt that this Sublimation was simply more than worth the price.

It had transformed from a mere resurrection point into a strategic building that integrated resurrection, cultivation, defense, and buffs.

The Gold-grade Hall of Valor was already worthy of the term “foundation.”

With it, Su Jin felt even more confident facing his upcoming journey to the Woma World.

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At the same time, in various corners of the Woma World.

Whether it was the forest spirit tribes dwelling atop ancient towering trees, the humans in magnificent mega-cities, or the Spirit-Forged Race wandering the barren Gobi Desert…

Countless eyes, some reverent, some curious, some wary, all simultaneously looked towards the torn purple firmament.

Radiant City, one of the four Eternal Cities in the Woma World.

Continuous floating islands and magnificent buildings were faintly visible in the clouds, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.

At the top of the tallest mage tower, an old man in a star-patterned mage robe, holding a white jade scepter, stood leaning against the railing.

His gaze was profound, as if it pierced through layers of space, staring at the “meteors” falling towards the earth.

“After so many years, has the ‘War Game of the Outsiders’ once again chosen Woma?” the old man murmured to himself, his voice betraying no emotion.

The disciple standing behind him dared not even breathe, feeling an oppressive sensation envelop the entire Radiant City.

“Issue orders to activate the highest level ‘Star-Orbital Alert’ and closely monitor all ‘Starfall Points’.”

“Yes, Master.”

The old man gently tapped his scepter, his gaze once again cast into the distance.

“A new war… has begun.”

His tone carried a certain indescribable complexity and… coldness.