108: Chapter 108 Contacting my parents, asking me

"Sss~"

Lin Xiao gasped, drawing in a cold breath as he looked.

Ares's attribute panel could only be described as incredibly powerful.

Clearly, he was a hero unit promoted from a Burning Sky Flame Dragon; whether in terms of Bloodline or skills, everything except for Dragon Language Magic was a fully upgraded version of the latter.

One was a Dragon King, while the other was a regular Dragon Clan member.

This was a fundamental difference.

For example, with the skill Summon Meteor, even if the Burning Sky Flame Dragon were to be promoted to Legendary Grade in the future, raising its skill Rank to S-Rank and greatly increasing its power...

...it would still have a massive gap compared to Ares's Starfall skill.

A hero skill versus a Troop Type skill.

Even if both were at the same Rank, their power would be night and day.

What shocked Lin Xiao the most was undoubtedly the skill Ashen End, which was clearly Ares's burst skill.

Once used, Ares would transform into the Ashen Dragon King, gaining an all-around boost in strength to bring absolute destruction to his enemies, being countless times stronger than the Burning Sky Flame Dragon's Dragons Fury.

"This is a hero."

Lin Xiao sighed emotionally in his heart; if it weren't for the extremely small number of heroes, Troop Types wouldn't even be needed.

"Under equal attributes, Ares will probably be the strongest in the territory from now on," Lin Xiao thought to himself.

The other Human Race heroes had their own strengths, and their power levels wouldn't differ too much.

But Ares was different.

The individual strength of a Burning Sky Flame Dragon was stronger than that of Human Race Troop Types, and this point was also reflected in the hero.

Of course, Jiang Yao wouldn't give him the chance to have equal attributes...

Finally, Lin Xiao opened the two Epic Grade chests he had just acquired.

[Congratulations on obtaining the heavenly dragon spear (Epic)]

[Congratulations on obtaining the Resource Building—Spiritual Vein (Epic).]

"Spiritual Vein!"

Lin Xiao was greatly shocked; he hadn't expected to pull such a top-tier item.

Resource buildings were a highly unique type of structure that didn't require construction; they could be used immediately upon placement.

They could be viewed as resource nodes capable of continuous regeneration.

A Spiritual Vein could alter the environment of the surrounding area, generating endless Spiritual Qi and nurturing Spirit Stone veins. Of course, within Lin Xiao's territory, this meant chaos source qi and source stone veins.

To Lin Xiao, the Spiritual Vein was incredibly important.

Needless to say, besides increasing the concentration of chaos source qi, the source stones it nurtured would also play a massive role.

Whether it was maintaining the Red Lotus and Frost Domains or running the Spirit Gathering Arrays, a massive amount of resources was required. There were also the various Epic Grade defensive structures; while their power was indeed immense, their consumption was equally staggering.

For instance, the earth meteor cannon needed to absorb endless geothermal heat from deep underground for energy. Since there was no such geothermal source in Lin Xiao's territory, he could only use source stones.

War was ultimately a battle of resources.

Now that he had a Spiritual Vein, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce Lin Xiao's logistical pressure.

Without any delay, Lin Xiao immediately placed down the Spiritual Vein. There was no debate about the placement location—it was right near enlightenment mountain.

An earthy yellow light flashed in the air before instantly sinking into the ground near enlightenment mountain.

The Spiritual Vein was not a physical building; once placed, it fused with the earth.

The ground trembled slightly, only settling down slowly after a moment.

"Boom~"

Endless chaos source qi drifted out from deep underground, rapidly transforming the environment of the surrounding area.

Near enlightenment mountain, the concentration of chaos source qi began to skyrocket.

Once the surging chaos source qi stabilized, the concentration of chaos source qi within a one-square-kilometer area impressively reached the standard of a Rank 5 territory.

Further out, the concentration of chaos source qi began to slowly drop, returning to the normal level of a Rank 4 territory once past a hundred kilometers.

Around enlightenment mountain, the eight Intermediate Spirit Gathering Arrays increased their operational power, drawing the continuous stream of chaos source qi into the Formations.

"Great."

A look of joy appeared on Lin Xiao's face. This way, the Human Race heroes and Troop Types would be able to grow at an even faster rate.

The Spiritual Vein was a massive surprise, and the heavenly dragon spear was also quite good—it could be given to Jiang Yao.

By this point, Lin Xiao had basically finished most of what needed to be done after upgrading the territory. Next, he just had to wait for the heroes and Troop Types to grow.

Additionally, there was invading enemies, or being invaded by them.

...

Lin Xiao opened the regional channel and began browsing.

After entering the Second Source Sea, he naturally gained access to the Second Source Sea's Human Race channel.

It was incredibly lively inside, with a massive amount of messages scrolling by every second.

Despite this being the Second Source Sea, the number of Human Race lords here was actually greater than in the First Source Sea.

Naturally, the higher up one went, the fewer high-tier lords there would be.

However, since this was only the Second Source Sea, this point was not yet fully evident.

Ordinary lords could also slowly level up and climb their way here.

Lin Xiao's parents were a prime example.

Furthermore, the maximum stay duration in the Second Source Sea was one thousand years, meaning the mid-tier lords residing here were countless. Accumulated over many years, their numbers were naturally staggering.

"Oh? Someone's actually mentioning me?"

As his gaze swept over the rapidly scrolling messages, Lin Xiao paused slightly.

There weren't many messages mentioning him, just a few people chatting.

The biggest sensation caused by his upgrade to a Rank 4 territory was definitely among the lords of the First Source Sea. To the lords of the Second Source Sea, Lin Xiao was still too distant from them.

After all, many of them were figures from hundreds of years ago, and their perception of time was different.

Even if Lin Xiao was an Super-spec Lord who was completely invincible...

...that was only in the First Source Sea.

Once in the Second Source Sea, he would still have to grow slowly; who knew how many Human Race lords were currently stronger than him.

He wasn't worth too much of their attention yet.

Lin Xiao's expression remained calm; he had never held the notion that he must be the center of the universe.

Opening his friend list, most of the friend avatars on it were grayed out. Since they were not in the same Source Sea, they couldn't contact each other at all.

However, there were also quite a few new friend requests.

Most of them were from lords of the Second Source Sea who sent requests after learning he had arrived in the Second Source Sea.

There were also acquaintances, such as Hu Wei from the Lord Association.

Back when Lin Xiao returned to the Main World, it was under her guidance that he visited the Lord Association.

Lin Xiao was in no hurry to accept them, however. His gaze fell upon a friend request further down—this request came from his parents...

Clearly, his parents already knew that he had arrived in the Second Source Sea.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xiao immediately accepted.

Not long after accepting the friend request, messages from his parents immediately flooded in.

Lin Xiao scratched his head and began chatting with them. His main purpose was to let them know he was safe and to find out about their situation.

"Hmm? That Sin Clan Lord still hasn't withdrawn their troops?"

Lin Xiao's brow furrowed.

It seemed the opponent still hadn't given up.

That Sin Clan Lord probably didn't know yet that the territory they were invading belonged to Lin Xiao's parents.

After all, the Lord Association had already blockaded information in the Main World. Moreover, with so many people sharing the same name, it wasn't easy to connect it to Lin Xiao.

In fact, as a Rank 5 Sin Race lord in the Second Source Sea, it was hard to say if the opponent even knew who Lin Xiao was.

"I'll come over to see you and resolve the invasion while I'm at it. Dad, Mom, send me a request for help," Lin Xiao said.

Father Lin and Mother Lin: ???