Devour: Emperor Yan

Lin Kun and his group of five walked through the allied forces' encampment, heading towards the area where the Three Axe Mountain camp was located.

Along the way, the entire encampment was filled with a cold and desolate atmosphere.

When many people look at each other, their eyes are filled with hatred, as if they want to devour each other.

In this situation, Lin Kun and the other four remained silent.

I had already anticipated this.

The horrific casualties exceeded 140 million; far too many people died on all sides.

Many of those soldiers had friends and brothers...

The entire coalition base is now like a powder keg.

If it weren't for the pressure from above, the allied forces' base would probably have been a bloodbath long ago.

......

Back at their campsite on Three Axes Mountain, Lin Kun and the others finally felt completely relieved.

After returning this time, they chose to stop and will not go out again.

They will not act alone again until they return to Canglan Star.

I will stay with the main force of Three Axe Mountain until I leave Thunder World.

......

Lin Kun and his group met one of the leaders of the Three Axe Mountain camp, a cosmic-level powerhouse, inside the camp.

Yes, cosmic level.

The deaths of over 140 million elite troops were devastating, but this devastation also led to the birth of several cosmic-level beings.

Babata had just secretly scanned the area with detection equipment and found that there were more than 48 people in and around the coalition base.

Among them, there are as many as six at the cosmic level!

Within the Three Axe Mountain faction alone, there are two cosmic-level beings, making them stand out from the crowd and extremely powerful.

The cosmic-level expert who came to see Lin Kun's team was a burly, silver-haired man. He smiled and said, "You guys are finally back. I am Fen Di, under Lord Ming Yu."

His tone carried a hint of relief, and he glanced at Lin Kun a few more times.

Lin Kun's current size is unremarkable, having been deliberately shrunk to about two meters tall. In this state, he cannot unleash his full potential.

The method of shrinking one's body, as Lin Kun did, is not uncommon, and it is different from the shrinking of the Golden Horned Beast's true form.

He forcibly shrunk his body size using a common transformation method. After shrinking, it would affect his normal strength. This is incomparable to the Golden Horned Beast's true form, where shrinking would actually enhance its overall strength.

Fen Di, a first-order cosmic-level being nearly three meters tall, looked down at Lin Kun and the others with a slightly friendly smile on his face.

"Lord Fen Di." Luo Feng and the others quickly bowed, and Lin Kun also bowed slightly.

"No need for formalities, it's good that you're back."

Fen Di waved his hand and smiled, "Lord Mingyu specifically mentioned you to me... You can come with us from now on. Lord Mingyu will be very happy that you can get out alive."

"Yes." Lin Kun and the others nodded.

This was their plan all along, so they readily agreed.

"Haha! Then I'm relieved. After we leave the Realm Within a Realm and return to Canglan Star, I'll take you to see Lord Mingyu." Fen Di laughed happily.

"No problem." The four Lin brothers nodded.

The Domain Lord Mingyu had been quite considerate of them, so after they left, they naturally had to pay their respects and present him with a treasure as a token of their gratitude.

Based on Mingyu's previous attitude and respect for Lin Kun, even if they didn't give Mingyu a treasure, Mingyu probably wouldn't be angry.

But it's only right to reciprocate.

Lin Kun and the others all have this kind of personality: if you treat me with respect, I'll treat you with even more respect.

He's not some ingrate.

You're so good to us, taking such good care of us, so we benefit from it and know how to repay you.

"Haha, then it's settled." Fen Di laughed even more heartily.

"It's settled." Lin Kun and the others smiled.

Then, Fen Di's gaze swept over the five people, and he raised an eyebrow. "Your team should have six people, right?"

"There were six people before, but one of them is already dead," Luo Feng sighed.

"Who did this?" Fen Di frowned.

"They are men under the Ninth Prince's command." Mentioning Tie Nanhe, Luo Feng, Lei Shen, and Hong also felt a little uneasy.

Although Tie Nanhe was a servant, he was, after all, a former teammate.

"Ninth Prince?" Fen Di shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Then there's nothing we can do... Besides, although our six major camps are fighting each other outside, once we return to the allied forces' base, we are not allowed to retaliate. This is a rule that we all need to abide by."

"We understand. Besides, we've already avenged ourselves." Luo Feng smiled.

Anger aside.

But everyone here is fighting and killing for the treasure; there is no right or wrong, and no hatred whatsoever.

If you die, you can only blame your bad luck or lack of strength; there's nothing to complain about.

Since you've chosen to join this game of competition, you must abide by the basic rules and bear the consequences yourself.

Moreover, Lin Kun and his men had already 'recouped their losses' long ago, having ambushed and killed the Ninth Prince's troops three times.

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Fen Di nodded thoughtfully and did not ask any further questions.

After exchanging a few more words, Fen Di left.

......

After setting up their tents and resting briefly, Lin Kun and his group went to the edge of the camp to take a look around.

In the center of a vast encircling camp, the ancient castle stands silently.

Although it is late at night, you can still often see many people wearing battle suits and covering their heads going in and out of the castle gates.

This situation has been playing out constantly for the past month or so.

Among those constantly entering and leaving the castle, there were people from all the major factions.

They were going in and out day and night without stopping.

Most of the people inside are just there to fill space and mislead people. Very few people actually go in to exchange for treasures; you might not even find a single genuine person after half a day.

But this is undoubtedly a good way to confuse the issue.

In this situation, you simply cannot tell which one actually went in to exchange for treasures, or what they exchanged for.

The six factions played a clever trick, and everyone tacitly followed suit, with no one trying to sabotage it.

After all, even if most of the treasures need to be handed over, under such confusion, if a person in charge secretly exchanges one or two treasures instead of handing them over, no one will know.

It can't be found either.

If anything goes wrong, or if the final number of treasures doesn't match up, you can always blame it on the other five factions.

This also makes it easier for many people to act, allowing them to take advantage of the situation.

For example, Lin Kun's team.

......

Lin Kun and his group mingled in the crowd, gazing at the castle in the distance under the night sky.

Looking at the gate, people were constantly going in and out.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, what are we going to exchange for?" Luo Feng asked telepathically.

"I want that lightning inheritance technique," Thor said.

"I don't think there's anything that's really useful to me. If you have any Life Fruits, please exchange one for me, or a Star Heart would also be fine. Forget about the rest, you can decide for yourself," Hong said.

"Okay." Luo Feng nodded.

They are now incredibly wealthy, possessing a whopping 920 million Thunderstones.

Luo Feng and Lin Kun had already exchanged for the required treasures more than a month ago. Luo Feng exchanged for the Fruit of Life, while Lin Kun exchanged for the Sky-Slaying Blade.

Now, for the second exchange, naturally we'll prioritize satisfying Hong and Thor.

"What about you, brother?" Luo Feng asked Lin Kun telepathically.

"I already have the Sky-Slaying Blade, and there's nothing else I particularly want. Besides, of the 312 treasures, there are probably not many left. Don't worry about what else you have, just try to spend these 920 million Thunderstones as much as possible, and do so reasonably," Lin Kun replied telepathically.

"Understood. After exchanging for the treasures that my second and third brothers need, I will have Babata maximize the value of the remaining Thunderstones." Luo Feng nodded.

The treasures here are exchanged for using Thunderstones, so their value is extremely uneven and abstract.

The difference in the number of Thunderstones required to exchange for treasures here might not be significant, perhaps only a few tens of thousands or a hundred thousand Thunderstones.

However, if placed in the outside world and valued in terms of cosmic currency, the difference in value is a terrifying gap of one billion or even ten billion cosmic coins.

To determine the best way to maximize the value of the exchange and avoid waste, we need to see what treasures are left and have Babata make a precise calculation and comparison before we can know.

"Okay, go ahead," Lin Kun transmitted his voice. "Take advantage of the late hour and finish exchanging them quickly so you can feel at ease."

Luo Feng nodded slightly. His battle armor already covered his entire body, including his face, as he strode towards the castle gate.

It blended in with the crowds coming and going, completely inconspicuous.