40: Chapter 40: Summoning Epic Heroes and Units

A magnificent and massive golden light cascaded down from the vault of heaven, enveloping the Lord's Mansion and its surrounding area of one thousand square meters.

The Lord's Mansion began to undergo an astonishing transformation, upgrading toward Rank 3.

Once the transformation concluded, the Lord's Mansion had turned into a luxurious villa, and the surrounding one thousand square meters had also transformed into a lush courtyard around the villa amidst the golden light.

The higher the Rank, the more luxurious the Lord's Mansion became.

In the future, it would become even more massive, potentially expanding beyond just a single building. However, the core of the Lord's Mansion would always remain within the central main structure, with everything else being mere accompaniments.

After upgrading the Lord's Mansion, the remaining golden light surged toward the 100-square-kilometer territory. While perfecting the territorial space, it also significantly increased the concentration of chaos source qi within, bringing it up to the level of a Rank 3 territory.

"Finally, a Rank 3 territory."

Today was only the eighth day since Lin Xiao had arrived in the Chaos Source Sea.

In just eight short days, he had completed three upgrades, raising a dirt-poor Rank 0 territory to a Rank 3 territory, the highest Rank that the First Source Sea could accommodate.

Among the tens of millions of lords in the same batch, the territories of many were still at Rank 0. Rank 1 territories were the mainstream, while Rank 2 territories could only be reached by the prodigies of the first Tier. As for Rank 3 territories, Lin Xiao was the only one.

Before Lin Xiao could indulge in his sentimentality for long...

Soon, a series of System prompts rang out continuously.

[Congratulations! Your territory has been upgraded to Rank 3. You are the first lord to complete this upgrade. Reward: 10 million Source Crystals and one perfect-grade Treasure Chest.]

[You have obtained an opportunity for territory adjustment. Would you like to use it?]

After the territory reached Rank 3, the level caps for heroes and units were unlocked.

The Tiers of the three heroes and the Wind Shadow Archers automatically rose to Tier 3. Under the influence of the 'eternal lord' title, Lin Xiao was also simultaneously promoted to Tier 3, and his life essence underwent a transformation.

Although his actual strength remained unchanged, the transformation of his life plane was intoxicating.

His upper limit became higher, his Cultivation Aptitude became stronger, and even his Lifespan was extended to 800 years.

[Congratulations! Your Tier has been raised to Tier 3. You are the first lord to advance to Tier 3. Reward: 10 million Source Crystals and one perfect-grade Treasure Chest.]

"Are the rewards for a Rank 3 territory and advancing to Tier 3 already of the perfect-grade?"

Lin Xiao sighed with emotion but did not rush to open the Treasure Chests. He still had more important things to do.

The first thing to do was the territory adjustment.

After all, it was a limited-time privilege; it would expire if not used.

During the last territory adjustment, the territory was only 1.9 square kilometers. Now, it spanned a vast 100 square kilometers, with landforms and terrain that were countless times more complex.

He had to adjust it immediately, or else the Rank 3 concentration of chaos source qi could not be maintained within the territory.

Mountains to mountains, rivers to rivers, and plains to plains.

After a round of meticulous adjustments, the entire territory took on a completely new look and became stable.

Having done all this, Lin Xiao moved, rushing toward the western side of the territory at his fastest speed. Not far outside the outer city, he saw mountain peaks towering in the distance.

He came here, of course, not to enjoy the scenic mountain views, but to place down his territory's third barracks.

It was also the strongest one.

Soon, Lin Xiao arrived at his destination—an open space he had intentionally set aside—and immediately used the Barracks Blueprint of the Blazing Dragon Nest.

An Epic Grade barracks had an even longer construction time, requiring twenty-four hours.

Lin Xiao was not about to wait that long. He immediately applied items that could shorten the construction time one after another. The construction time rapidly decreased, and a massive volcano slowly materialized before him. At the crater, a pitch-black dragon nest was faintly visible.

The moment the Blazing Dragon Nest fully took shape, a terrifying heat erupted from the crater.

The temperature of the surrounding area skyrocketed instantly, sending waves of heat rolling out.

"An Epic Grade barracks has an impact on the environment far exceeding that of a perfect-grade one," Lin Xiao marveled. Just this single volcano was incomparable to the Frost Fortress or the Storm Camp.

Fortunately, he had already advanced to Tier 3, and with his powerful strength, this bit of high temperature had no effect on him.

Without needing to go to the dragon nest deep inside the volcano, he could open the interface of the Blazing Dragon Nest just by standing at the foot of the volcano.

"Let's summon one first and see."

As the corresponding recruitment Materials were deducted, a pillar of fire erupted from the crater. Immediately after, a fiery-red figure soared straight into the sky from within.

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar echoed throughout the territory.

Lin Xiao locked his gaze onto it. It was a creature with the appearance of a Western dragon, its body a full twenty meters long, covered entirely in fiery-red scales with streams of liquid fire flowing across its surface.

The fiery-red dragon descended from high altitude. As it neared the ground, its movements slowed quickly. Finally, it landed in front of Lin Xiao and lowered its head, showing its submission to him.

"Tyler pays respects to the Lord."

A low, deep voice rumbled.

"Rise."

Lin Xiao was not surprised by Tyler's behavior.

His territory had maintained zero casualties so far, winning every single battle. The army's morale was sky-high, and the loyalty of all heroes and units was as high as it could possibly be.

Therefore, once recruited, even a Dragon known for its pride would obey Lin Xiao one hundred percent.

[Tyler (Burning Sky Flame Dragon)]

[Quality: Epic Grade]

[Tier: Tier 3]

[Physique: 7500]

[Spirit: 8300]

[Bloodline: High Dragon Clan Bloodline (Rank A)]

[Skills: Dragon Language Magic (Rank A), True Dragon Body (Rank A), Dragons Fury (Rank A), Summon Meteorite (Rank A), Scorching Flame Dragon Breath (Rank A)]

After reading Tyler's attributes, Lin Xiao was also deeply shocked.

As expected of an Epic Grade unit, its attributes, Bloodline, and skills were all incredibly powerful.

Within the territory, Tyler's strength was probably second only to Tu Lie and Zhong Yue, the two Tier 3 perfect-grade heroes.

At the same time, Tyler's arrival also allowed Lin Xiao to synchronize with his attributes. An even more powerful strength flowed through his body, and his mind became clearer than ever.

For powerful units like the Burning Sky Flame Dragon, the more the better.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xiao raised the Rank of the Blazing Dragon Nest to Rank 3 in one go.

The Rank 3 Blazing Dragon Nest grew even more massive. The volcano it sat upon occupied a full square kilometer. If Lin Xiao hadn't set aside enough space during the territory adjustment, those mountain peaks on the western side of the territory would have been in deep trouble.

Once the Blazing Dragon Nest reached Rank 3, a total of twenty Burning Sky Flame Dragons could be summoned.

Lin Xiao's resources on hand were enough to summon all of them, so he immediately put his plan into action.

One dragon roar after another echoed across the sky as the summoned Burning Sky Flame Dragons, led by Tyler, knelt in unison before Lin Xiao.

After summoning all the Burning Sky Flame Dragons, Lin Xiao did not stop.

He took out the Epic Grade Hero Token and chose to summon.

An illusory river of time appeared, with countless shards of time floating within it. Immediately after, a slender figure stepped out from it.