91: Chapter 92 Empress's Feedback, Kidney Evolution?

The tribulation clouds churned, and thunder shook the sky.

Inside the 7th Legion General Command, the atmosphere was strangely heated.

Several high-ranking generals sat around a massive tactical sandbox, but their gazes were all focused on the light screen floating in the air.

The screen clearly displayed the terrifying celestial phenomena in the direction of the new recruit transport team, as well as the shocking scene of Xia Youchu confronting the lightning head-on and Ling Tian devouring the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Hiss—this young lass is extraordinary!"

That rugged-faced, bearded Major General, named Major General Chen Tianhai, slapped his thigh hard, his eyes gleaming. "At the Middle Stage of Yuan Spirit, she's hard-resisting a Heavenly Tribulation nearing the Yuan King Realm, and even using that strange Cultivation Technique to devour lightning to refine herself! This Heart-Nature! This courage! I like it! I want this soldier! She must be assigned to our Mad Lion Brigade!"

"Old Chen, you're starting to poach people already?"

Beside him, a feminine, clean-shaven Major General named Major General Li Wushuang sneered. "She's a social recruit and hasn't been officially assigned yet. I see her Cultivation Technique is strange and overbearing, which is perfect for our Shadow Blade to execute special missions. Wouldn't it be a waste for her to follow a bunch of rough men like you in the Mad Lion Brigade to charge into battle?"

"Bullshit!"

Major General Chen Tianhai glared. "Good seedlings should come to our main combat troops! What kind of future is there in following your Shadow Blade, hiding your heads and showing your tails all day?!"

"Chen the Barbarian, who are you saying is hiding their head and showing their tail?!"

"I'm saying it about you, so what?!"

Seeing that the two Major Generals were about to start a fight, the old man in the main seat with the rank of Lieutenant General, appearing scholarly yet dignified—Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo, the Commander of the 7th Legion—coughed lightly.

The two immediately fell silent but continued to glare at each other.

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo's gaze swept across the light screen, lingering for a long time on Ling Tian, who was continuously devouring lightning, his eyes full of amazement.

"This War Beast is truly unheard of. To be able to use the lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation as food—its Bloodline potential likely far exceeds our imagination."

He looked at the general surnamed Li who was responsible for new recruit assignment: "Old Li, has the information on this Xia Youchu and her War Beast been transmitted over?"

The general surnamed Li pushed up his glasses: "It just came through. Xia Youchu, eighteen years old, daughter of the Cloud City Xia family, formerly a student at Cloud City No. 1 High School, recently dropped out. Cultivation is Yuan Master Nine Stars... hmm, now it is Yuan Spirit Three Stars. War Beast species... unknown, strength evaluation is Demon King Middle Stage."

"Demon King Middle Stage?"

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo raised an eyebrow. "Looking at the posture of devouring the Heavenly Tribulation, it doesn't look like it's just a simple Demon King Middle Stage. It's likely some extremely rare ancient variant, or even an unrecorded Aptitude above the Emerald level!"

He paused, his fingers tapping lightly on the table: "Such a seedling truly cannot be buried. After she completes the Heavenly Tribulation and finishes recruit training, we will assign her to be a company commander under me based on her performance..."

"Report!"

Just then, a loud voice rang out from outside the command center.

General Qin Feng strode in, his military uniform covered in dust, clearly having just arrived.

"Old Qin? You're back?"

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo smiled when he saw General Qin Feng. "Have you finished handling the matters on your end?"

"Just about."

General Qin Feng nodded, his gaze also drawn to the scene on the light screen. When he clearly saw the young girl weaving through the sea of thunder and that incredibly familiar dark golden War Beast, his pupils shrank sharply, and he almost lost his composure.

What the hell?! Xia Youchu?! Ling Tian?! Why are they Undergoing Tribulation here?! And making such a huge commotion?!

He suppressed the stormy waves in his heart, his face remaining calm: "These are... new recruits?"

Major General Chen Tianhai immediately leaned over, pointing at the light screen excitedly: "Old Qin! You've returned just in time! Look! A peerless seedling! A Yuan Spirit Realm triggering a Heavenly Tribulation! And that War Beast, it's fucking awesome! It's directly devouring the Heavenly Tribulation! I've lived for so many years and this is the first time I've seen it!"

"I've set my mind on this soldier! I'll fight anyone who tries to poach her! Even Chief Zhao isn't allowed to take her!"

Major General Li Wushuang also nodded and said: "Brother Qin, this girl's Cultivation Technique is strange and her War Beast is special; it's perfect for our Shadow Blade."

The other generals also spoke up, expressing their intent to compete for her.

General Qin Feng's mouth couldn't help but twitch as he listened to everyone arguing back and forth.

Compete? Compete for what? This is fucking my person to begin with!

He coughed dryly, interrupting the argument: "Um... everyone, stop arguing."

Everyone was stunned and looked at him.

General Qin Feng showed a strange smile: "This new recruit Xia Youchu, and her War Beast Ling Tian, were specially recruited by me. They count as my soldiers."

The command center went quiet for a moment.

Immediately after, Major General Chen Tianhai jumped up, pointing at General Qin Feng's nose: "You Qin the Madman! No wonder you suddenly ran back to the rear! So you went to poach her?! Such a good seedling, and you actually want to hog her all to yourself?!"

Major General Li Wushuang also narrowed his eyes: "General Qin, that's not kind. Such talent should serve the entire 7th Legion; how can you monopolize her alone?"

The other generals chimed in, expressing condemnation.

General Qin Feng was accused by everyone, but he wasn't panicked at all. Instead, he crossed his arms calmly: "What do you mean poaching? This is called having a discerning eye! She came with me voluntarily, so what? If you have the ability, go find one yourselves?"

In his heart, he was actually drumming. The potential Xia Youchu and Ling Tian displayed far exceeded his expectations.

A Yuan Spirit Realm triggering a Heavenly Tribulation! A War Beast devouring lightning like eating a meal!

If this gets out, I'm afraid even the Imperial City will be shaken!

Fortunately, he intercepted them early.

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo watched his noisy subordinates, shook his head helplessly, and raised his hand to press down: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Since it was General Qin Feng who specially recruited them, they will temporarily be assigned to his 7th Mobile Corps."

"However, such talent cannot be completely monopolized by you. In the future, if there are major joint operations, General Qin Feng, you must lend her out."

General Qin Feng pursed his lips and smiled: "If the Legion Commander speaks, there is naturally no problem."

He thought to himself, if these guys knew that I not only specially recruited her, but also intended to temporarily hand over the command of the corps to her during that critical counterattack in twenty-seven days... would these old guys beat me into minced meat on the spot?

This thought made his back feel a little cold.

Absolutely must not expose it!

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo nodded in satisfaction, his gaze turning back to the light screen, his expression becoming serious: "Let's talk business. Latest intelligence, the Peng Clan has been exceptionally active recently. The General Staff believes that they are likely brewing a large-scale attack."

He pointed at the tactical sandbox: "We must act first and disrupt their deployment! Twenty-seven days from now, the 7th Legion will take the initiative to attack, launching a large-scale counter-offensive against a total of twelve Peng Clan strongholds!"

The generals' expressions tightened, their gazes focused on the tactical sandbox.

"This operation aims to destroy the important forward springboard of the Peng Clan and sever the sharp claws they have extended into the hinterland of our defense line! All brigades and regiments must cooperate closely..."

Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo began to deploy the combat missions in detail.

When mentioning the 7th Mobile Corps, he looked at General Qin Feng: "General Qin Feng, your 7th Mobile Corps is the sharp knife of this counter-offensive! Responsible for insertion and division! The mission is the heaviest and most dangerous! Any problems?"

General Qin Feng straightened his chest, his voice clanging: "Guarantee the completion of the mission!"

In his mind, however, he couldn't help but picture Xia Youchu's cold face, and her calm words: "One month from now, Luoying Ravine, I will take command."

He felt a little uneasy. Hopefully... she really has the ability to turn the tide.

...

Beneath the tribulation clouds.

[Devoured a large amount of Heavenly Tribulation lightning, gained 15,000 evolution points! Gained entry: [Thunderous Might (Purple)]]

[Thunderous Might: Lightning attribute resistance increased by 80%, lightning attribute affinity increased by 500%. Increases damage by three times when using lightning attribute skills!]

Awesome!

This thunder tribulation buffet left Ling Tian very satisfied.

His evolution points increased by a large chunk, and he even got a free purple entry.

Although his lightning attribute skills are currently zero, mosquito legs are still meat, right? It's best to hoard it first.

He looked up at the sky.

The dark red tribulation clouds that originally covered dozens of miles had now become thin and transparent. The blood-colored lightning inside had been mostly devoured by him and Xia Youchu, with only a few sporadic sparks of electricity flickering weakly.

It was as if it had been squeezed dry of its last bit of Origin Qi.

Boom...

After the last weak thunderous roar, the tribulation clouds completely dissipated, and the sky cleared up again.

Sunlight spilled onto the scorched ground, and also spilled onto Xia Youchu and Ling Tian.

Xia Youchu sat cross-legged, her body surging with Origin Qi, her aura stabilized at the Peak of Yuan Spirit Three Stars, with faint signs of breaking through to the fourth star.

She slowly opened her eyes, feeling the rebirth-like changes in her body, a trace of joy flashing in her eyes.

Yuan Spirit Realm, achieved!

And the Foundation is incredibly solid. After being tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation lightning, her Origin Qi is even purer, and her Physical Body strength has also improved by a large margin.

More importantly, the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art seems to have had a subtle evolution because it devoured the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, becoming even more profound.

She stood up and looked at Ling Tian beside her.

Ling Tian was indispensable for being able to pass the Heavenly Tribulation so smoothly this time.

Especially the wisp of Destructive Yuan Power he fed back; although dangerous, it became the key to her breaking through the Bottleneck.

According to the contract between the Beast Tamer and the War Beast, when a Beast Tamer breaks through a major Realm, it will produce a powerful energy feedback to the War Beast, helping it grow.

And the feedback power she brought was far more powerful and pure than the feedback when ordinary Beast Tamers break through!

After all, what she practices is the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, and her Foundation far exceeds those of the same rank!

Ling Tian, who was still savoring the taste of lightning, suddenly felt a warm and pure, yet slightly domineering energy from the tribulation lightning surge into his body.

Hmm?

This is... feedback after Xia Youchu's Breakthrough?

These energies flowed into his limbs and bones, and finally, they actually converged towards one of his organs!

Hum!

Ling Tian felt his two kidneys suddenly heat up!

Under the stimulation of that pure energy, his kidneys began to undergo a violent transformation!

Fine arc patterns even appeared on the surface!

[Ding! Detected high-purity Yuan Spirit Origin stimulation, organ [Kidneys] undergoing special evolution!]