236: Half a year

This is?

A trace of surprise flashed in Lin Yan's eyes.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Huaxia Ancestors had modified Fu Ying and the Flame Guards?

In other words.

He, who had always used cheats in front of others, was now seeing others use cheats right in front of him?

Thinking of this, his gaze swept over the crowd whose Auras were gradually stabilizing, and he couldn't help but smile.

From the bottom of his heart, he was happy for the changes in the Flame Guards.

Fu Ying was the first to open his eyes, which were filled with disbelief.

Next were the ten Medium Grade Emperor Ranks, followed by the members of the Venerable Rank one after another.

Without exception, their expressions after sensing their own conditions were filled with the same incredulity as Fu Ying.

"You're awake," Lin Yan's voice drifted over.

They immediately looked up and rushed over.

"Your Highness! We..." Fu Ying hesitated, his words trailing off.

To be honest, whether it was him or the Flame Guards, their hearts were filled with nothing but shock and utter confusion.

The changes were simply too massive.

Taking himself as an example, not only had his cultivation and Martial Skills reached the Peak Ninth Grade and River-Severing Rank Beginner level, but he also clearly felt that his original Star River Rank Aptitude had been elevated once again.

What kind of great power was this?!!!

"I see it," Lin Yan smiled. "Congratulations!"

Although he didn't know the specific situation of each individual.

But he understood the surface-level cultivation and the combat strength revealed by their Auras.

Not to mention Fu Ying; he had the solid combat strength of an Emperor Lord and could become a god at any time.

The ten previous Medium Grade Emperor Ranks had also all reached the Sovereign Rank Invincible level.

As for the remaining ninety Venerable Ranks, they were all now high grade Emperor Ranks.

What did that mean?

It meant that the current Flame Guards consisted of ninety One-Star Great Generals, ten two-star great generals, and one Three-Star Great General.

Furthermore, he was certain that after being modified by the Huaxia Ancestors, they were definitely more than just that; their respective growth ceilings must have also undergone a transformative improvement.

As if to confirm his thoughts.

Fu Ying and the others, who had slightly regained their composure, began to speak one after another, each describing their own feelings.

A moment later.

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

It was indeed much as he had expected.

"Your Highness, there's more!" Fu Ying glanced at the crowd, his expression turning solemn. "Form the array!"

The faces of the Flame Guards generals darkened simultaneously. "Understood!"

A layer of black flowing light swept across their bodies, and a set of majestic black battle armor instantly formed on each person.

At the same time.

Boom—!

A powerful Aura erupted from their bodies simultaneously.

A phantom of a shield and spear with a sky-piercing Evil Qi appeared above the Flame Guards generals.

Fu Ying gave the order in a deep voice, "Defend!"

The Flame Guards generals immediately raised their left-hand shields slightly.

The giant shield above shimmered with flowing light, forming a golden barrier that enveloped them.

Fu Ying spoke again, "Attack!"

The Flame Guards generals thrust out their right-hand spears.

The spear above vibrated and suddenly lunged forward, and a powerful attack that directly surpassed the power of the Emperor Rank erupted with a bang.

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow slightly and gave Fu Ying and the others a thumbs-up.

"You've become a regular army!"

Fu Ying grinned and ordered everyone to deactivate their state.

"It's all thanks to Your Highness's good fortune!"

Whether it was him or the Flame Guards generals, they all understood in their hearts that their current transformation must be inseparable from their Highness.

Lin Yan smiled.

Thanks to his fortune, huh? Perhaps... "Let's go."

He led the way toward the Secret Realm exit... Half a year later.

Sui Xu Ancient City.

The Martial Artists of the Ten Thousand Races discussed among themselves while paying attention to the images within the giant mirror.

Human Race inner perimeter and core.

"Hahaha, watching this for the past half year has been truly satisfying!"

"Haha, how could it not be?"

"Our race's Supreme One is invincible in the Forbidden Zone, killing wherever he goes. The key is that the Foreign Races inside still don't know and only want to find the location of the Central Forbidden Zone as soon as possible."

"Could we let them know? Any foreign race that encounters the Supreme One leaves no survivors; even if they wanted to send news out, they simply couldn't."

"It's a repetitive cycle of first being mocked, then being insta-killed, to just being insta-killed upon contact. I'm almost getting numb to it."

"Speaking of which, it's a bit of a pity that we can only see Lin Yan killing like this without being able to sense his cultivation or specific strength."

"What's the rush? In another half year, those of us in the inner perimeter can enter. The core has to wait another year and a half; they're the ones who should be suffering."

"That's true. The first thing I'll do when I get in is definitely use the image's orientation to find Lin Yan immediately, alright? We must protect him."

"Who wouldn't?"

"When the Foreign Races enter, they'll definitely look for him immediately as well."

Foreign race inner perimeter and core.

Many figures tried to control themselves and not look at the screen that instantly made their blood boil, but they couldn't help but want to steal a glance.

The result was naturally...

"This brat! He's slaughtering wantonly again!"

"The gap in strength is too large. Even Emperor Lords are insta-killed; no one is his match at all."

"Of the Demon Race's Ten Armies, four Army Commanders and countless Division Commanders have already been slain by him!"

"The Yao Race is the same; they've already lost five Army Commanders."

"Now I pray every day that our race's Martial Artists never encounter this kid, let alone deliver themselves to his doorstep. It's truly heartbreaking."

"Wait, just wait another half year. When the inner perimeter enters, there will be earth-shaking changes."

"By then, this kid will surely face our ultimate pursuit! Even if the entire Human Race steps up, they won't be able to protect him!"

"Exactly!"

"The news of the Human Race's Supreme One appearing in Sui Xu Ancient City and the opening of the Sui Xu Central Forbidden Zone has already spread throughout the Ten Thousand Races of the Starry Sky."

"In half a year, even more of our kinsmen will surely arrive. This Lin Yan will definitely not escape his death!"

"I don't believe he can become a God King in half a year!"

...The sky within the Sui Xu Forbidden Domain.

"Your Highness, it's settled," Fu Ying said softly.

Lin Yan glanced at the ground below, where blood flowed like a river.

"Still no news of the Central Forbidden Zone?"

Fu Ying shook his head. "None."

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

"The usual rules: let our people continue their own operations; we'll head out first."

After saying that, he was the first to vanish from the spot.

Fu Ying immediately made arrangements and then led the Flame Guards to follow.

Soon.

A hundred streaks of flowing light disappeared from the sight of everyone in the Human Race team below, whose faces were still somewhat dazed.

A hundred Emperor Ranks, and clearly not ordinary ones! This is too terrifying!

Could it be a team integrated from our race's Ten Armies?

On the other side.

In the sky, Lin Yan's consciousness entered the System panel.

[cultivation]: Emperor Rank · Peak Sixth Grade

[the overbearing charge value]: 2400%

His cultivation had improved through natural cultivation, going from the Late Stage to the Peak.

The charge value was the harvest from over four months—not too much, but not too little either.

Since his current strength was sufficient, he hadn't consumed any.

After all, whether his cultivation and combat power were raised a bit more, battles with Foreign Races would still end just as simply, but the charge value gained would decrease.

He could calculate this account clearly.

So since there was time to stall his cultivation, he naturally had to maximize his benefits.

And this half-year was the longest he had stayed in one place since he began his martial arts practice.

It finally gave him the feeling for the first time that the higher the cultivation, the harder it was to improve.

Fu Ying looked at Lin Yan, who seemed to have entered a state of deep thought, and spoke softly.

"Your Highness, actually, the Central Forbidden Zone isn't something that absolutely must be found."

"After all, the Forbidden Zone is simply too vast, and without a clear direction, it's easy to get lost."

Lin Yan glanced at him.

"Just do your best."

A hundred streaks of flowing light swept across the sky unscrupulously.

What they didn't know was that they were rapidly approaching a place where a battle involving tens of millions of people was taking place.