205: Make a big one

In the Flame World, Lin Chen still found a volcanic peak to seclude himself for cultivation.

Holding a massive amount of Energy Points, Lin Chen looked at the system panel.

Name: Lin Chen

Realm: Dao Realm Ninth Level + (Advance by comprehending 1% rule power)

true spirit: First Tribulation Quasi-Emperor + (Consume 5 million P to advance)

Golden Body: Saint-tier Eight Forged + (Consume 30 million P to advance)

Physical Strength: 8 million Dragon Elephant

Rule Power: 0% +

...Energy Points: 17.9 million P

System Upgrade: 10 million P

"Currently, I can only enhance my true spirit power; the Golden Body still needs a lot more to advance..."

"It seems it will be very difficult to reach Emperor Realm combat power in a short time!"

Based on the system's calculation of a tenfold increase in consumption for each advancement, the Energy Points required to reach the Emperor Realm would be an astronomical figure!

However, Lin Chen was already very content.

If he didn't have the system, he probably wouldn't have even gotten into a Martial Arts University by now.

While the system allowed him to rapidly increase his strength, the cost was also very high.

The resources he needed far exceeded those of ordinary beings!

On second thought, this was all relative. Experts like Ancestor Jin, Sect Master Wu Yang, and his two masters, all cultivated for countless years to reach their current realms.

Not to mention Emperor Realm Experts like Yu Wanxing, who would take at least tens of millions of years to reach the Emperor Realm!

And how many years had it been since Lin Chen stepped onto the path of martial arts? The more he learned, the more Lin Chen marveled at the system's abnormality.

"This time, I'll first break through my true spirit power, and then go hunting!"

Consume Energy Points to advance!

Immediately, 5 million P Energy Points were consumed, and Lin Chen's true spirit power began to surge...

The further one progressed, the harder it became to improve true spirit power.

true spirit is the unified power of soul, will, Mental Energy, and so on.

Therefore, improving true spirit power requires countless trials.

Whether it's the martial arts path or the body cultivation path, true spirit power is the most crucial, acting as a bottleneck when advancing in both paths.

Only when true spirit power breaks through can one subsequently enhance their Golden Body or martial arts realm!

Reaching the Quasi-Emperor Realm, for the true spirit to transform once, it often requires hundreds of thousands or even millions of years of tempering to possibly break through.

Of course, there are shortcuts to improving the true spirit.

For example, some illusionary treasure lands in Hong Country can create various incredibly realistic environments, constantly tempering the true spirit through trials in these environments... Or experiencing significant upheavals, gaining insights from them, causing the true spirit to undergo massive transformations...

Lin Chen's current state was similar to the second type; his true spirit power was rapidly transforming.

Time flew by, and three months passed in a flash.

Yet, Lin Chen felt as if only an instant had gone by.

At this moment, he better understood the feeling of cultivating without being aware of the passage of time.

He looked at the system panel.

true spirit: Fourth Tribulation Quasi-Emperor + (Consume 50 million P to advance)

"Directly leaping to Fourth Tribulation Quasi-Emperor, not bad, not bad!"

Third Tribulation Quasi-Emperor to Fourth Tribulation Quasi-Emperor was a significant watershed.

If he were to face the Third Tribulation Quasi-Emperor of the Human-faced Bird Clan from back then, he could directly crush him with his true spirit!

However, encountering someone with true spirit defensive treasures might be a different story... "I wonder what the situation in Hong Country is like after these three months."

A wisp of Lin Chen's true spirit power quickly entered the virtual world, and he used Xiao Zi to gather information on Hong Country's situation over the past three months.

"It has already begun?"

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

Through the information gathered by Xiao Zi, he learned that the Human-faced Bird Clan had already engaged in the first round of conflict in the void outside the Ziwei Great World!

Two Emperor Realm Experts from the Human-faced Beast Realm had arrived, but the Demon General had not.

Yu Wanxing's combat power was astonishing; he single-handedly fought two Emperor Realm Experts without falling into a disadvantage.

Besides the Emperor Realm clashes, there was also a small-scale skirmish between the Dao Realm and Quasi-Emperor Realm legions.

Because a portion of the Human-faced Beast Realm's forces were in the Lingxiao World, their legion numbers were slightly fewer than Hong Country's.

However, the Human-faced Beast Realm's legions had more high-realm beings.

Therefore, neither side gained an advantage in this engagement.

Currently, the Human-faced Beast Realm's army was stationed in the endless void outside the Ziwei Great World, using the endless void as a battlefield, engaging in small-scale battles daily.

After all, after one confrontation, neither side could overpower the other.

Lin Chen estimated that the Human-faced Beast Clan was waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

For example, one of the Nine Great Demon Generals of the Heavenly Demon Kingdom!

And Hong Country still had the Emperor Hong, who had not yet appeared, so the situation was still optimistic.

He also discovered that the two ancestors of the Asura Clan and the Celestial God Clan participated on Hong Country's side.

This made him sneer inwardly.

Everyone was probably watching these two clans put on a show... "Since most of the Human-faced Beast Realm's experts have come to the Ziwei Great World, then their rear..."

Thinking of this, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

The next moment, his figure slowly disappeared.

Through a dream node, Lin Chen quickly arrived in the Human-faced Beast Realm.

As soon as he appeared, Lin Chen immediately used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to replicate three clones.

This time, the clone he chose to replicate was a Dao Realm Human-faced Bird.

That is, the Dao Realm Human-faced Bird he encountered when he traveled through a dream to the Lingxiao World.

"First, let's check out the various overlord-level forces."

Immediately, the three clones headed in three different directions.

Two hours later.

One of the clones arrived at the ancestral land of the Human-faced Dog Clan.

His current clone was in the form of a Human-faced Bird, which was equivalent to the imperial family in Hong Country, holding a high status.

Therefore, Lin Chen did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

However, he found that the realm gate teleportation point was now heavily scrutinized, and every being wishing to pass through the realm gate would be inspected by an instrument.

Fortunately, he passed through safely each time.

This made him once again marvel at the power of this clone combat technique.

"The Human-faced Dog Clan only has two Dao Realm experts left; it seems most of this clan's experts have gone to the Ziwei Great World."

"Since that's the case, I won't be polite!"

Lin Chen's clone swaggered into the core area of this clan.

The members of the Human-faced Dog Clan bowed and scraped when they saw him, showing great respect.

Soon, the two Dao Realm Human-faced Dogs came to greet him.

"Lord Yushan, please come in quickly."

One of the Dao Realm Human-faced Dogs said enthusiastically.

Lin Chen was slightly startled, surprised that they recognized this clone of his, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said:

"The front lines are in urgent need of supplies. Today, by order of Lord Demon General, I have specifically come to requisition some supplies."

"Your Human-faced Dog Clan must provide 5 million source essence."

The two elders of the Human-faced Dog Clan were stunned when they heard this, taking a long time to recover.

"Lord, that much... we can't produce that much right now..."

"This time attacking Hong Country, most of our clan's resources were taken by the ancestors..."

"Lord, can you reduce the amount?"

The two elders said with troubled expressions.

Lin Chen was secretly delighted; he had only said it casually, not expecting it to actually work.

Immediately, he spoke calmly, saying:

"At least 3 million source essence, no less."

The two elders became conflicted upon hearing this; they indeed had 3 million source essence in their treasury.

But if they took it all out, their clan wouldn't even be able to maintain basic daily cultivation.

As an overlord-level force, the daily consumption of source essence was a terrifying amount...

"Lord... can it be less..."

Lin Chen heard this and calmly said again:

"Are your Human-faced Dog Clan defying orders?"

As soon as these words came out, the two elders were immediately scared pale; they knew the Demon General's bloody methods.

"Lord, no, no, we'll go get the source essence right away."

Lin Chen nodded slightly, saying:

"Go get the source essence; I'll wait here."

The two elders respectfully nodded and left.

Soon, Lin Chen obtained 3 million source essence.

He was overjoyed; this clone technique was truly effective, and it saved him the trouble of having to act.

He believed that if he made a move, the Human-faced Bird Clan's experts would surely react.

Although his true spirit had broken through and his combat power had increased, the Human-faced Bird Clan definitely still had experts guarding their territory.

"First, I'll make a fortune like this."

At this moment, Lin Chen's other two clones were doing the same thing.

He had already wiped out three of the Human-faced Beast Realm's overlord-level forces, with ten more remaining.

Lin Chen was not in a hurry; he went to collect resources one by one in this manner.

"Hmm? This clan actually didn't participate in the war."

At this moment, one of Lin Chen's clones arrived at the Human-faced Crocodile Clan. Under his true spirit power's perception, he discovered the presence of a Half-Step Emperor Realm expert in this clan.

"I'll mark this one first and continue to the next."

Lin Chen smiled faintly.

This time, he was going to make a big splash!