120: Chapter 120 Upgrading Territory, Backlash

Allowing Lord Gao Mu's army to stay long-term would certainly be safe enough,

but it would also bring many inconveniences.

With the strength of the other party's army, any changes within Lin Xiao's territory would be difficult to hide from their eyes.

This was not something Lin Xiao wanted to see.

An unknown trump card is the only true trump card.

Especially since the first month's ranking settlement would happen soon. Heaven knew what legendary treasure Lin Xiao might obtain. With an extra pair of eyes in his territory now, could he really use such a treasure right under their nose?

Rather than doing that, it was better to just opt for standard rescue support.

Lin Xiao was not without strength, forcing him to constantly rely on the protection of higher-order lords.

As long as he was given some time, he could completely grow at the fastest pace and no longer fear invasions from hostile lords.

"Alright."

Seeing Lin Xiao's reply, Lord Gao Mu was not too surprised.

An extraordinary lord naturally had his own secrets that he didn't want outsiders to know, so making such a choice was completely normal.

Since Lin Xiao chose this path himself, he couldn't interfere too much; he just needed to do his own duty.

After finishing his communication with Lord Gao Mu, and before his territory faced any new invasions, Lin Xiao returned to the Main World and headed to the Merit Treasury.

The last accumulation of wealth in his hands was his merit points.

There was no need to keep them now.

For Lin Xiao, the most worthwhile things to exchange for right now were Heaven And Earth Treasures that could directly increase attributes.

Fifth-order Heaven And Earth Treasures cost 1,000 merit points each.

The price was incredibly expensive, and they were also limited in quantity.

Lin Xiao spent a total of 10,000 merit points to exchange for ten Heaven And Earth Treasures that could directly increase attributes. He exchanged the remaining 5,000 merit points for the Advanced resources he needed, as well as a large number of territory expansion cards.

His current territory size of 11,000 square kilometers was no longer enough in Lin Xiao's eyes.

He needed a larger territory so that the battlefield would be as far away from the central area as possible.

However, after returning to his territory, Lin Xiao did not immediately expand it.

The maximum monitoring range of the level 4 Eye of Truth was 10,000 square kilometers. In fact, a portion of his territory was already outside the monitoring range of the Eye of Truth.

If he continued to expand the territory, and the invading army happened to appear outside the monitoring range of the Eye of Truth, just finding them would be a hassle, let alone ensuring that none were missed.

Therefore, he planned to wait until he upgraded to a level 5 territory before expanding.

Time passed quickly.

Before long, Jiang Yao and the others returned one after another.

[Battle ended. You have won this invasion battle. Beginning settlement.]

[You have obtained a War Chest (Gold).]

[You have killed the hostile lord. You obtained the item 'Asiga's Relic'.]

[Do you wish to destroy the opponent's territory?]

...

The System notifications of war victory kept ringing.

Lin Xiao chose to destroy them without the slightest hesitation.

After destroying the territories of the three level 4 ordinary lords, Lin Xiao obtained a 50-square-kilometer territory fragment and two rare grade defensive buildings.

[You have obtained a Lords Heart.]

[You have obtained a Lords Heart.]

...

Lin Xiao's spirits lifted. With the three Lords Hearts successfully in hand, all conditions for upgrading to a level 5 territory were now met.

What satisfied him the most was that Jiang Yao and the others had fulfilled their promise.

They brought back all the deployed Troop Types.

Although some Troop Types were inevitably injured, there were no casualties.

"Well done."

During this period, the territory did not face any new invasions.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xiao opened his territory panel and pressed hard on the upgrade button that appeared.

"Upgrade territory."

...

Inside an incredibly vast territory.

Andrew stood in front of a tall altar that seemed to be cast from black stone, waiting patiently.

[Your territory has been invaded.]

A System notification sounded, but Andrew's expression did not change at all.

Soon, a figure rushed over at extreme speed. This person was Drake from the Heretic Hunting Bureau, who was previously in charge of hunting down Lin Xiao.

"Lord Andrew, the items have been brought."

Drake said respectfully, trading an item filled with a mysterious aura to Andrew.

"How is it? Did Lin Xiao step into our trap?" Andrew asked.

"No, he is extremely cautious."

"However, a portion of the lords responsible for the invasion have already ended their invasion battles. There is a high probability that their opponent was Lin Xiao's territory."

"If we prioritize investigating them..."

Before Drake could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Andrew.

"You said it yourself, it's just a 'probability'."

"Investigating them one by one wastes too much time."

"Now that all the elements of Karma are ready, with Great Master Du Yin taking action, we can immediately lock onto Lin Xiao's territory coordinates. Why go through the extra trouble?"

Andrew said calmly.

He was entrusted by Isaac and other high-level members of the Sin Race to lead the retaliation and attack against Lin Xiao.

Determining Lin Xiao's territory coordinates was the top priority.

Originally, he had laid some traps, but unfortunately, Lin Xiao was extremely cautious and had no intention of stepping into them.

Fortunately, Andrew did not care. His previous arrangements were already sufficient.

In the Second Source Sea, the power of Karma that could be mobilized was even stronger.

Arranging for a large number of people to conduct saturated invasions and then using Karma-type items to collect key elements was enough to find Lin Xiao's territory from among countless Human Race territories.

"Great Master Du Yin."

Andrew quickly climbed up the altar.

On the black stone altar.

A withered, bone-thin Shadow Race priest slowly opened his eyes.

"Where is the item?" the Shadow Race priest asked in a raspy voice.

Andrew did not dare to delay and hurriedly handed the item, which was filled with a mysterious aura, to the other party.

Although he was a Sixth-order Lord,

this Great Master Du Yin was a subordinate of a Seventh-order Lord, and was himself an incredibly powerful seventh-order existence.

If not for the backing of the high-level members of the Sin Race, someone like him could never have invited the other party to take action.

*Snap!*

Great Master Du Yin's withered hand suddenly reached out, grabbed the item filled with a mysterious aura, and crushed it in one go.

A strange black mist drifted out.

In the eyes of others, nothing could be seen except the black mist, but in Great Master Du Yin's eyes, countless threads of Karma could be seen pointing to an unknown direction.

"Lin Xiao, level 4 territory, Human Race lord..."

A mysterious, profound light emerged in Great Master Du Yin's eyes. Most of those threads of Karma instantly disappeared, while the remaining ones condensed together, following an unseen connection to point to a specific location.

Just as that location was about to appear,

suddenly,

all the threads of Karma snapped in an instant. Great Master Du Yin's expression changed drastically. Before he could react, the backlash descended upon him.

*Pfft!*

Great Master Du Yin spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura instantly withered.

Seeing this, Andrew's face fell instantly.

He never expected that such a result would occur.

Andrew was completely dumbfounded.

He could not understand.

How could Great Master Du Yin, a seventh-order existence, face issues when trying to calculate a level 4 territory?