24: Chapter 24 The Limitations of Talent, The Eighth Layer of the Void

"Extra resistance?"

Lin Xiao frowned upon hearing this.

"Yes, I must put in more effort and time to be able to grow, as if there is some kind of extra resistance," Tu Lie described his feelings.

Lin Xiao was silent. He had Jiang Yao and Zhong Yue called over, and also summoned one person each from the Wind Shadow Archers, Black Armor Soldierss, and Dragon Cavalry.

"Have you felt the same way as Tu Lie when you are Cultivating?"

Lin Xiao looked at everyone and quickly recounted what happened to Tu Lie.

"So that's how it is."

Jiang Yao looked enlightened. She had also felt that kind of resistance, but it wasn't as intense as Tu Lie's. She had originally thought it was her imagination, but now she understood what was going on.

"Me too."

Zhong Yue nodded slowly. His situation was similar to Jiang Yao's.

The three from the Wind Shadow Archers, Black Armor Soldierss, and Dragon Cavalry, however, all shook their heads. They hadn't felt any resistance.

Waving his hand to let the three unit types go back to continue Cultivating, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.

Is it because they are heroes?

This guess was immediately ruled out by him. Heroes are stronger and more perfect than units in all aspects; how could there be a restriction specifically targeting heroes?

Excluding the difference between heroes and units, Lin Xiao could only think of one possibility.

The attributes of the three unit types were all within the Tier 2 range; even the strongest Wind Shadow Archer had not reached the Tier 2 limit.

However, all three heroes had broken through the Tier 2 limit.

This was their biggest difference.

"The limitations of talent?" Lin Xiao muttered.

The reason Tu Lie and the others could break through the Tier 2 limit was because of his talent.

Clearly, the problem lay in his talent.

Lin Xiao opened his attribute panel and his gaze fell on his talent.

[Infinite (SSS): Your strength, as well as that of your units and heroes, will not be restricted by the territory Rank and will grow infinitely.]

"Can grow infinitely beyond tiers, but the difficulty increases the further you go?"

"That makes sense, that's reasonable."

Lin Xiao was soon relieved.

You have to know that for every tier difference, there is a 10-fold attribute gap; two tiers mean a 100-fold difference, three tiers mean a 1000-fold difference...

If Lin Xiao's heroes and units could really possess attributes hundreds or thousands of times higher than those of the same tier,

Then even if the opponent were Mythic-grade, they would be crushed.

If there really were no restrictions, then this talent probably wouldn't just be SSS-grade.

"Tu Lie, in your opinion, to what extent should you stop investing in your Cultivation to be most suitable?" Lin Xiao asked.

As the person with the highest growth in the territory, he naturally had the most say in this matter.

Tu Lie grinned: "Lord, Zhong Yue and I are the same, we can Cultivate up to 6000 attributes. As for Jiang Yao, 4000 is enough to stop. The Wind Shadow Archers can Cultivate up to 2000 attributes at most. As for the Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry, it is enough for them to Cultivate to the Tier 2 limit."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

The Cultivation speed and Aptitude of Perfect-grade were undoubtedly above Rare-grade; with the same resource investment, the former could reach a higher upper limit.

The difficulty for Jiang Yao's attributes to reach 4000 was the same as Tu Lie and Zhong Yue reaching 6000.

"Then let it be so."

Lin Xiao quickly made arrangements.

He believed that his talent could indeed allow heroes and units to grow infinitely, but that required endless time and resource investment.

At this moment, when every second counted, the cost-effectiveness was not high.

It was better to invest in other aspects, as the improvement to the overall strength of the territory would be more obvious.

After cutting down on the investment in Cultivation, Lin Xiao shifted his focus to buildings.

The level and variety of buildings in the territory were also a manifestation of overall strength.

In the midst of busyness, time reached the sixth day of descending to the Chaos Source Sea, and the Eighth Layer Void Land officially connected to the territory.

Lin Xiao immediately gathered everyone.

At this moment, his territory was stronger than ever.

The three heroes and 20 Wind Shadow Archers had all Cultivated to the target attributes, their strength stepping into the Tier 3 level.

Some of the Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry had also Cultivated to the Tier 2 limit.

The later 40 Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry hadn't finished Cultivating their attributes yet, but they were not far off.

Added to that were the 20 Frost Giants; it could be said that they were strong to the extreme.

Lin Xiao believed that such strength was absolutely top-tier among all new lords, unless the opponent's heroes and units were all Epic-grade, which might give them an edge.

"Everyone, this is the final round of battle."

"I ask everyone to join forces with me to meet the final test."

Lin Xiao stood in front of the Lords Mansion, conducting a pre-battle mobilization.

"Willing to die for the Lord."

Everyone shouted loudly without the slightest hesitation.

That's how an army with full loyalty is; they strike wherever they are pointed and execute orders 100%.

Since descending to the Chaos Source Sea, Lin Xiao's command had never had any problems, and there had been zero casualties so far, which also made the army's morale high and their fighting spirit soaring.

"Depart."

The final round of clearing the Void Land began.

Ordinary lords might have to drag the Eighth Layer Void Land out for several years before having the ability to clear it, but Lin Xiao had reached this point while still in the Seven-Day Assessment.

The great battle broke out instantly.

In the Eighth Layer Void Land, the Void Monsters were on another level in terms of both quantity and strength.

An endless tide of monsters surged from all directions, seemingly endless.

Their strength was also very strong.

The number of Tier 0 monsters had decreased, most were Tier 1 monsters, mixed with a large number of elite monsters; Tier 2 monsters accounted for one-tenth, and there were numerous Tier 2 elite monsters.

Such terrifying monster strength, even for veteran lords in the First Source Sea who had upgraded to Level 2 territories many years ago, would be difficult to resist even with the help of territory defenses.

Even if they could win, they would suffer heavy losses and injuries.

However, they met Lin Xiao's territory.

Although Lin Xiao's army only had 163 people, every single one's combat power was peerless.

In front of the Wind Shadow Archers who had stepped into Tier 3, whether it was the weakest Tier 0 monster or a Tier 2 elite monster, it was just a matter of one arrow. Although the strength of the Frost Giants had not changed, the damage of the Frost Burst Star was too high, and there were no survivors near the landing point.

Even the Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry were not weaker than Tier 2 elite monsters; those Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry who had already grown to the Tier 2 limit could even slaughter them.

This was the gold content of Rare-grade.

The three heroes went without saying, moving as if they were in an empty land.

In front of them, all beings were equal.

What, you say that the ones just slaughtered like weeds in batches were Tier 2 elite monsters?

Sorry, didn't feel it.

One Void Land after another was cleared.

After clearing the second Void Land and opening the regional treasure chest, there was a pleasant surprise.

[You opened a regional treasure chest and obtained the following items: 1 million Source Crystals, 100,000 units of food, 90,000 units of wood, 100,000 units of stone, 10,000 units of iron ore, 800 units of silver ore, mountain-splitting axe (Perfect)]

mountain-splitting axe.

An incredibly huge axe; just looking at it gave one a feeling of being incomparably heavy and sharp.

This was the first Perfect-grade equipment Lin Xiao had obtained.