158: Chapter 158 Breaking Through to the Ninth Rank, Xia Alliance's Predicament
When Lin Yuan arrived at the second passage entrance, the battle inside had already begun. He charged straight in and joined the fray.
After a round of harvesting, Lin Yuan headed toward the third passage entrance with over 40 million ability points.
By the time he arrived, the battle here had already ended. Seeing Lin Yuan about to rush into the battlefield, Cang Yuan grabbed him.
"I say, Brother Lin, didn't you hear the guards? The battle here is over, there are no more fierce beasts to kill. Why are you still trying to charge in? Haven't you had your fill yet? Come back next time..." Cang Yuan advised.
"No, I must go in and see for myself if there are any fish that slipped through the net!" Lin Yuan completely ignored the advice, trying to shake off Cang Yuan's hand.
He felt speechless in his heart. 'Why are you stopping me? I can get ability points for free in there!!!'
"Old Cang, just let him go in and look, otherwise he won't give up..." Ziyun patted Cang Yuan's shoulder helplessly.
Hearing this, Cang Yuan let go. "Fine, fine, go in then. We're not in such a rush."
With a whoosh, Lin Yuan ducked into the entrance...
A moment later.
A shadow suddenly burst out from the entrance, instantly soaring straight up into the clouds...
"What just went past?" Cang Yuan rubbed his eyes and asked Venerable Ziyun beside him.
"I didn't see clearly, the speed was too fast. It seemed like someone took flight," Venerable Ziyun shook his head and looked up at the sky, but saw nothing.
...
A thousand meters up in the sky, Lin Yuan shuttled through the clouds, feeling incredibly exhilarated.
"This is amazing! This feeling of flying is fantastic!! Something that could only happen in dreams before I crossed over has actually become a reality. I can really fly!!" Lin Yuan was overjoyed.
After flying around comfortably for a good while, the sense of novelty gradually faded, and Lin Yuan's heart calmed down.
He glanced at the system panel; the data had been updated.
[Martial Path]: Ninth Order initial stage Martial Artist
[Combat Power]: 2.57 billion
[ability points]: 10 million
"Finally reached the Ninth Order, and my base combat power far exceeds the 2 billion standard for the Ninth Order peak. How much of a gap is there between me and the Martial God Realm?"
Lin Yuan consulted Chu Yunfeng, and through the latter's explanation, Lin Yuan finally learned the conditions for advancing to Martial God.
"Comprehending the embryonic form of an Profound Truth shouldn't be hard. I already have three Intent secret techniques, and I seem to have grasped a bit of Space Profound Truth. For now, the main thing is still increasing combat power, raising it to 5 billion first," Lin Yuan plotted secretly.
The two men, Cang Yuan and Ziyun, waited anxiously at the entrance, pacing back and forth. Cang Yuan grew a bit irritable: "Why hasn't Brother Lin come out yet?"
"How should I know? Why don't you go in and check?" Venerable Ziyun said helplessly.
Just then.
Lin Yuan slowly descended from the sky in front of them and said with a smile, "Sorry for making you two wait so long."
"Eh? Brother Lin, when did you come out? Could it be that the person who whooshed past earlier was you?" Cang Yuan asked, puzzled.
"Uh... I had some urgent business just now, but it's fine now. Let's go, brothers, let's head to your Divine Dragon Society for a visit."
Lin Yuan gave an awkward explanation. He couldn't exactly say he had just learned to fly and got too excited, so he went out to enjoy the novelty...
"Good! Let's go, let's go. Once we reach the Divine Dragon Society, we'll have a good drink!"
Excitedly, Cang Yuan grabbed Lin Yuan's arm and soared into the sky, with Venerable Ziyun following closely behind them.
Now that Lin Yuan could fly, he no longer needed to envy others. Led by Cang Yuan and the other, they flew toward the Divine Dragon Society...
...
The Divine Dragon Society was located in the central region of the Black Abyss, where the Upper Three Paths were situated, making it the center of the entire Black Abyss.
The three landed at the entrance of a massive park. Lin Yuan looked up and saw a huge statue of a divine dragon at the entrance. On the base of the statue, three powerful characters were carved: Divine Dragon Society. The entire statue was magnificent.
Inside the park, however, were misty pavilions, lakes, lotus flowers, rockeries, and towers. Enveloped in mist, it looked like a fairyland.
He hadn't expected the people of the Divine Dragon Society to know how to enjoy life so much. In this Black Abyss of the law of the jungle and bloody storms, they had actually created a hidden paradise...
Compared to this, the crude warehouse of his own Evergreen Society was simply low-class...
Under the guidance of the two, Lin Yuan smoothly entered the Divine Dragon Society. Walking past small bridges, flowing water, flowers, birds, and pavilions, Lin Yuan felt as if he were visiting a tourist attraction from his previous life.
"How is it, Brother Lin? Our Divine Dragon Society isn't bad, right?" Cang Yuan asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, it's good, quite excellent!" Lin Yuan praised generously.
"Then why doesn't Brother Lin come to my Divine Dragon Society?"
"Uh... Brother Cang Yuan, I'm not someone who abandons principles for profit. No matter how good it is here, I can't abandon my brothers in the Evergreen Society," Lin Yuan said, shaking his head.
"Haha... I'm just joking. Whether you come or not is entirely up to you. Anyway, we're allies now, and you did promise that the Divine Dragon Society's business is your business," Cang Yuan laughed heartily.
Lin Yuan nodded and smiled, "That's right. No matter the society, we are all people of Great Xia."
"Right, right, Brother Lin is truly sensible! Come, I've already ordered a banquet by the Jianlai Lake. Let's drink and talk," Venerable Ziyun said quickly.
Afterward, the three sat in a pavilion. Outside the pavilion's terrace was the beautiful Jianlai Lake.
There were also three unfamiliar elderly men at the table. Through the introductions of Cang Yuan and Venerable Ziyun, Lin Yuan became acquainted with them; they were all Ninth Order peak experts of the Divine Dragon Society.
After a round of toasts, Lin Yuan gained a certain understanding of the Divine Dragon Society and the layout of the Black Abyss.
In the Black Abyss, the most powerful force was the Mi Alliance led by the Mi Society. Many countries had joined the Mi Alliance. Besides the Mi Alliance, there were two other large alliances.
One was the Lanxi Alliance led by the Lanxi Society, and the other was naturally the Xia Alliance led by the Great Xia's Divine Dragon Society.
The three major alliances checked and balanced each other, forming the ecosystem within the Black Abyss. The Black Abyss Committee was jointly established by these three alliances.
"Brother Lin, to tell you the truth, our Xia Alliance is currently facing a great dilemma. You should have heard of black crystals. black crystals are a rare crystal produced only in the Black Abyss. These crystals contain extremely strong energy, and martial artists can absorb them to increase their combat power.
And these black crystals are produced near the space passages of the Upper Three Paths. They have always been jointly mined by the three major alliances. Aside from the black crystals distributed to all martial artists in the Black Abyss every month, the remaining black crystals are split equally among the three major alliances.
But now, the Mi Alliance and the Lanxi Alliance show signs of uniting. At the next meeting of the three major alliances, they will definitely reduce our Xia Alliance's allocation of black crystals.
The allocation of black crystals represents the allocation of strength. Over time, our Xia Alliance will be completely suppressed and reduced to a bottom-tier alliance..."
Having had some wine, Cang Yuan immediately became sentimental.
Hearing this, Lin Yuan smiled calmly. His current base combat power already far exceeded 2 billion. If he activated his domain and divine powers, his combat power could soar directly to 8.75 billion.
With his Intent secret techniques, he might even be able to fight a Martial God.
"Brother Cang Yuan, there's no need to worry. My Evergreen Society has a grudge against the Yamamoto Society under the Mi Alliance. Since the Mi Alliance is backing them, I will definitely destroy the Mi Alliance. As for the Lanxi Alliance, if they are unwise, I'll destroy them as well!"
Lin Yuan took a gulp of wine and spoke heroically. He really had nothing to fear now. The Black Abyss was a restricted area for Martial Gods, and as for those below the Martial God level, he could simply sweep them away...
"Brother Lin, you've had too much to drink..."
Venerable Ziyun patted Lin Yuan's shoulder, smiling helplessly...