260: Chapter 261 A New Conspiracy

Up to this point.

Lin Muyang couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart.

The convenience brought by the increase in attribute points was truly remarkable.

If his former self had come here, even if the Six-Eyed Wizard Clan couldn't truly threaten him, making them submit would have been no easy task, likely requiring a great deal of effort and conflict.

But for his current self, handling it seemed effortless.

Even...

Lin Muyang couldn't help but think that if his level were a bit higher and his equipment a bit better, raising his Spirit attribute to the level of two million, then perhaps everything on the entire Blue Star would operate according to his will.

After all, as far as he knew, the top Nation-Guarding Level Experts on Blue Star, like the Sword Saint, only had Spirit attributes of around 300,000 even if they specialized in it.

And the mythic grade Six-Eyed Wizard Priest BOSS before him only had a Spirit attribute hovering around 350,000.

Once Lin Muyang's Spirit power reached two million, influencing or even commanding every being on this planet would become as easy as turning over his hand.

However...

The threshold he was currently facing was the breakthrough from level 99 to level 100.

This was fundamentally different from ordinary leveling. Whenever a Class Transferee reached a level that was a multiple of one hundred, they needed to undergo a crucial breakthrough. The result of this breakthrough would have a profound impact on the Class Transferee's future growth path and development potential.

It was for this reason that Liu Hongyuan had previously deliberately stayed at level 99, not rushing to level up, in order to accumulate more so she could achieve better results during the breakthrough.

For Lin Muyang, the logic was naturally the same. But the difficulty of the breakthrough he faced would inevitably be much easier compared to others. Because the core of a breakthrough, in the final analysis, was a matter of piling up resources. And the wealth of resources Lin Muyang possessed likely far exceeded anyone else in the world today.

This matter could be set aside for the time being.

At this very moment.

When the Six-Eyed Wizard Clan, who called themselves the Six God Clan, including those nine powerful BOSSes, all knelt on one knee toward Lin Muyang to express their submission, Lin Muyang felt a slight sense of relief.

If a conflict had truly broken out, he wasn't without a chance of winning, but in that case, the most important goal of his trip—acquiring the ability to strip skills—would likely have fallen through.

Once the conflict escalated, to prevent this clan from potentially threatening other people in Xia Country in the future, Lin Muyang would most likely have chosen to completely annihilate them. In that case, he naturally wouldn't have been able to wait until his Spirit power grew enough to control these BOSSes.

Additionally, the fact that this clan called themselves the Six God Clan made Lin Muyang feel somewhat inexplicably amused. An unrelated thought flashed through his mind: could the sacred relic cherished by their clan be some kind of floral water?

"Since we've reached a consensus, first help me get the matter of Skill Stripping settled."

Lin Muyang waved his hand, indicating that the BOSSes kneeling on the ground could stand up.

Standing to the side, the Sword Saint took all of this in, and a look of deep admiration couldn't help but appear on his aged face.

Originally, he had indeed been somewhat worried about whether Lin Muyang's actions this time would trigger unpredictable trouble. As it turned out, although the situation had developed with some turbulence as he expected, the turbulence had subsided quickly in a way he had never imagined.

He had previously worried about enraging the entire Six-Eyed Wizard Clan, but looking at it now, so what if they were enraged?

The methods Lin Muyang had displayed had already reached a level that anyone in the know would find inconceivable!

"At his current level..." the Sword Saint sighed inwardly, "on the entire Blue Star, there probably isn't anything on the surface that can threaten him anymore, right? And this seems to be just his own ability?"

All along, what Lin Muyang had displayed to the world was often the astonishing combat power of the young ladies he summoned. He himself had rarely shown any particularly eye-catching or powerful methods in public.

This point was also frequently mentioned by those who held doubts or opposing attitudes toward Lin Muyang.

But who would have thought...

This time, Lin Muyang had only brought one Nine-tailed Fox Maiden, Su Daji, with him, and during the entire process just now, this girl clearly hadn't intervened. The control of the situation and the application of pressure had all come from Lin Muyang himself!

This was enough to prove that Lin Muyang's own strength and foundation had long since far exceeded the outside world's imagination.

Next.

Watching the BOSSes of the Six-Eyed Wizard Clan, or rather the Six God Clan, all showing great respect to Lin Muyang, Lin Muyang raised his hand again.

An invisible ripple quietly dissipated, and those ordinary members of the Six God Clan who were originally bound by the Absolute Command effect suddenly felt their bodies lighten; that feeling of being helpless like a marionette disappeared.

They were stunned for a moment, and then their faces one after another showed expressions mixed with fear, lingering dread, and disbelief.

During the process of being commanded just now, their own consciousness had been awake, and they had completely retained the memories of that period. Therefore, they were very clear about what had just happened!

Every member of the Six God Clan had tried their best to resist Lin Muyang's compulsory command that had invaded their minds. However, what made them feel despair was that any resistance was like an ant trying to shake a tree—completely useless. That command was like a towering, immovable mountain, pressing heavily upon their will, making even breathing difficult, let alone breaking free.

Now, the restraint was lifted.

All the Six God Clan members were like drowning people finally surfacing, taking large gulps of the air of freedom, a sense of relaxation after surviving a disaster spreading through their bodies.

And when they looked at Lin Muyang again, the hostility and resistance in their eyes had vanished, replaced by a deep sense of awe, and they even began to harbor feelings of worship...

For the Six God Clan, the fundamental reason they had previously shown little interest in cooperating with Xia Country was that they believed the overall power displayed by Xia Country was not strong enough.

At least based on the total power currently possessed by Xia Country's humans on the surface, completely annihilating their clan would be no easy feat.

However, once they personally felt Lin Muyang's abyssal and unfathomable spiritual pressure, as well as that completely irresistible compulsory command ability, all their arrogance and persistence collapsed in an instant.

In the face of an absolute power gap, these Six God Clan monsters, who revered strength and respected the powerful, chose to submit quickly and thoroughly.

"Marianne, you go ahead."

Lin Muyang turned his head and nodded to the mature blonde beauty beside him, his tone gentle.

Hearing this, Marianne took a deep breath and nodded. She could feel that she was slightly nervous, and her palms were even sweating a little.

Just a short while ago, she had asked Lin Muyang about this astonishing ability, but Lin Muyang hadn't answered directly.

To this, Marianne didn't mind at all. She was very clear about her identity and position—she was Lin Muyang's subordinate, someone who followed his orders. Secrets regarding Lin Muyang's own talents and skills were definitely not a realm she should delve into.

Her duty was to execute orders; as for anything else, it had nothing to do with her and shouldn't be questioned.

"Respected Lord," the Six-Eyed Wizard Priest took a step forward, its attitude incredibly respectful, even carrying a hint of caution, as it explained to Lin Muyang, "Stripping a mastered skill from an individual and condensing it into the physical form of a skill book only takes a very short time, about three seconds to complete."

It paused, carefully observing Lin Muyang's expression before continuing: "However, the newly formed skill book will be in a sealed state that cannot be used. It requires our clan to perform a special inherited secret technique to transform and activate it. This transformation process takes about three hours. After three hours, the skill book will become a state where it can be normally learned and used by others."

After it finished speaking, it waited somewhat anxiously for Lin Muyang's reaction, fearing that this terrifyingly powerful human expert would find three hours too long and, in his impatience, take his anger out on their entire clan.

Its attitude now, compared to the implicit indifference and distance it had shown when Lin Muyang first arrived at the valley, was like night and day.

"No matter."

Lin Muyang's tone was calm, showing no dissatisfaction.

"In that case, I will rest here for a bit and wait."

The reason he was so straightforward was that long before this, he had already used his God-Tier Aura to perform a meticulous observation of the entire Six-Eyed Wizard Clan, especially their inheritance of Skill Stripping.

The information he obtained basically matched what this priest said. This three-hour transformation time was indeed a necessary step that couldn't be skipped or shortened.

However, what Lin Muyang didn't know at this moment was...

During the time he successfully subdued the Six God Clan and prepared for the Skill Stripping, the news of him personally going to the mythic grade Six-Eyed Wizard Clan's territory had already spread rapidly abroad through various secret channels as if it had wings.

In the distant American Empire, some high-level figures had never given up on the idea of curbing Lin Muyang's growth. They were absolutely unwilling to sit by and watch such an out-of-control individual continue to grow stronger.

Now, they believed they had found an opportunity. An opportunity to perhaps launch a long-brewing, brand-new plan while Lin Muyang's attention was diverted...