Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 158 The Biggest Beneficiary

The various celestial martial energies absorbed in the dense fog were rapidly replenished by the recovery, quickly filling the Mist Spirit King's celestial martial energy...

The excess flowed into Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue's Heavenly Martial Hearts through the Transformation Light Orb.

"We've had a great harvest this time. I've absorbed thirty-six layers. What about you?"

"Forty layers," Lin Xiufeng estimated. "The amount that Fang Yuan and Ren Xing absorbed was probably three or four times that of Xiang Meiyan's last time."

As it turned out, neither Lin Xiufeng nor Zhao Youyue expected that the person who absorbed the most Heavenly Martial Power this time was actually Lin Qiru.

The more than forty warriors of the Overturning Heaven Organization were basically killed in batches in the water, repeatedly slapped and rammed by Thor and the King of the Snails.

Renxing absorbed 310 layers of Heavenly Martial Power, while Fangyuan absorbed 330 layers.

The first Heavenly Warrior that Lin Qiru personally killed unleashed an unstoppable attack, absorbing virtually no Heavenly Martial Power.

However, Lin Qiru absorbed 350 layers of the Grand Commander's Heavenly Martial Power, bringing the total number of Heavenly Martial Power gained during this operation to 360.

More than square and willful!
Many of the Heavenly Martial Warriors in the participating Heavenly Martial Corps also benefited from the overflowing Heavenly Martial Power, with gains ranging from three to over twenty levels.

"How much military strength has the Commander-in-Chief accumulated over the past few days!" Renxing exclaimed in astonishment.

Even though Lin Qiru killed the Grand Commander, he couldn't have absorbed all of it. He only absorbed the vast majority, which means that the amount of Heavenly Martial Power that the Grand Commander originally accumulated was far more than 360 layers!

"Strange, why haven't I used all this martial energy I've saved up to break through my physical limits?"

Unable to understand his own stubbornness, he broke through a level in his physical strength, increasing his muscle power by about one percent.

Hundreds of levels of martial power! How much will your combat power increase after breaking through?
When Qin Yong walked over and heard the willful question, he smiled and said:
"Because after the physique breaks through ten times, there will be no further improvement, at least not after the tenth level."

"I see..." Fang Yuan understood. The Grand Commander, with his Heavenly Martial Power at the twentieth level and above, had known this all along.

However, none of them had broken through more than ten levels in terms of physical strength.

In other words, given their reserves of martial prowess, there's no need to continue being as frugal as before. They can first break through the tenth level of physical strength and push their basic combat power to its peak.

After learning how the commander-in-chief had died in battle, Qin Yong couldn't help but praise Lin Qiru, saying:

"It was fortunate that Lin Qiru was quick-witted and managed to extend her knife in time in front of the commander-in-chief's neck. When he launched his attack, no one could stop him, so she broke her own neck. Otherwise, even if we were willing to burn, no one could catch up with him!"

"Moreover, it is difficult to cut through bones with the Heavenly Martial Blade alone, and decapitation is inherently difficult to achieve."

Fang Yuan knew this was the key to everything, but he didn't know if Lin Qiru had used this method to maximize the absorption of Heavenly Martial Power.

Qin Yong exclaimed in amazement, "Incredible reaction and attack speed! They reacted in time for the Commander-in-Chief's unstoppable attack!"

"With the knife at my neck, the only word to express my shock is disbelief!"

"Xiao Ru is too strong! No wonder she is the number one expert in Youlin Feiyue!"

"What? The number one expert in Youlin Feiyue? He easily killed the Grand Commander! Who in the Dream Continent dares to disagree?"

Renxing was very confident in Lin Qiru's abilities.

Qin Yong laughed it off and said, "I'm not just arguing for the sake of arguing, my master's skills are truly amazing!"

"Being willful still, I'll say it," Zhao Youyue said with a smile.
"Please let my senior brother go. Of course, he thinks my uncle is the strongest."

"I dare not claim to be the best, but Dream Continent is, after all, a new alien world. The combat experience and number of star points of the Heavenly Warriors are no more than those of the old alien world."

Qin Yong felt there was no need to discuss this further. Seeing that more and more members of the Tianwu Group were gathering, he shouted:

"The Overturning Heaven Organization and its forty-six Heavenly Warriors have been completely wiped out!"

"Yes—total annihilation! Not a single one escaped alive!"

"From this day forward, the three major organizations no longer exist on the Dream Continent! The Heaven-Turning Organization has been swept into the dustbin of history by our Heavenly Martial Corps!"

The Heavenly Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Group cheered with excitement:
"Minister Zhao is mighty! His strategic brilliance has swept across the land!"

"Qin Yong truly lives up to his reputation as Minister Zhao's prized disciple! His command of this operation was flawless!"

"Yu Lin Fei Yue! The Nemesis of Heaven's Turn! The Peerless Sword Saint has made outstanding contributions!"

Amidst the cheers, the capricious one pouted, somewhat disgruntled, and said:

"Nobody knows about our contributions in the water and in the fog, so that's fine! The leader of Youlin Feiyue is Lin Xiufei, and these people don't mention it at all?" Fang Yuan habitually advised, "The participants come from various branches and are all people who were instructed by Minister Zhao to divide the pie. Of course, they will deliberately highlight Minister Zhao, Qin Yong, and the deputy leader."

"Is this what they mean by 'the skillful strategist achieves without ostentation'? Minister Zhao has really made a name for himself. He's turned things around in just two years. It's true that those who use their minds govern others. He deserves the most credit!"

Renxing suddenly remembered this sentence, because the power to summon the mutated beast souls of everyone came entirely from Lin Xiufeng.

They say it's all about strategic planning and skillful leadership, but without the power of summoning the souls of mutated beasts, even with several times the number of people, they couldn't achieve such results.

Such a result would be impossible under normal circumstances.

"For us, it's also like getting on a big ship."

Fang Yuan took preventative measures in advance to avoid acting recklessly and to the extreme.

"Pshaw, who cares? Tell me, with our current strength, who is Dream Continent afraid of?"

"It's only because of the vice-captain's favor that I've joined the Heavenly Martial Clan. Otherwise, why would I have chosen to join the Dream Continent? Everyone in the Dream Continent should listen to our Youlin Feiyue!"

"And you, what are you pretending to be so enthusiastic about the Heavenly Martial Group for!"

"You didn't want to live a conventional, docile life on Tianlan Star, but now that you're here, you're willing?"

Willful was quite dismissive, and although he didn't have a strong motivation to do so, he was aware of this fact.

"We have no attachments, so it doesn't matter whether we return to Tianlan Star or not. But it's different for the leader. How can he go home if he's an enemy of the Tianwu Group?"

"Do you think the Blue Star dares to mess with us?"

Willfulness is inherently wild, and this battle made her realize the power that Youlin Feiyue possessed even more deeply, making her mind even more unruly.

"The turmoil Qin Yong mentioned could be suppressed back then, and Tianlan Star can't do anything to us now either. The power of the Heavenly Warriors isn't that strong yet."

Fang Yuan's composure left the capricious person speechless for a moment, yet they still stubbornly insisted:

"We're invincible in the Dream Continent!"

"Don't be arrogant. Think of the leader, not just for us. He shared his special power with us. Are you going to repay him by causing trouble and ruining his future?"

Fang Yuan reminded him in a somewhat serious tone, and the willful person finally fell silent.

Qin Yong and Zhao Youyue were the center of attention. Zhao Youyue was originally holding onto Lin Xiufei, but they were separated by the crowd.

She called out to Lin Xiufeng a few times, but Lin Xiufeng just smiled and shook his head at her, meaning that she should enjoy the glory to the fullest.

The surging Heavenly Warriors separated them further, and some of them offered their congratulations enthusiastically, forcing Zhao Youyue to respond.

And so, they became even further apart.

Ren Xing and Fang Yuan stood beside Lin Xiufeng, watching the commotion. Lin Qiru suddenly asked:

Why isn't the commander going over there?

“These people clearly don’t want me to get credit for their work. But that makes sense, that’s how the deal works: Zhao Zongshan gives me information, and I help him build his career.”

Lin Xiufeng was not surprised. Zhao Zongshan had been forced to give him the information in advance, so he certainly wouldn't give him any unnecessary opportunities to show his face and make a name for himself.

"What kind of equal exchange is this?! Are you stupid?"

He was resentful and felt unfairly treated; it wasn't like he needed to go through Zhao Zongshan to find out about such trivial news.

But the battle before us requires Lin Xiufeng!
"The deputy commander and we are the beneficiaries, which is why the commander agreed."

While reminding Ren Xing of his impulsiveness, Fang Yuan realized that Lin Xiufeng was eager for revenge and probably wouldn't wait any longer.

Fang Yuan was considering whether he should bring it up in public to prevent Lin Xiufeng from suddenly running away without saying a word.

Lin Qiru suddenly looked at Lin Xiufeng with a puzzled expression and asked:

"How does the commander know if the information is true or false? Shouldn't he verify it from multiple sources?"

Lin Xiufeng was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but think about many things...

(End of this chapter)