Chapter 162 – Noble Fate of Kings and Lords: Yan Yunyu Is Excited

“The Ziwei status, the Emperor’s Fate!”

Witnessing the lofty and noble aura emanating from Mu Lin, these words involuntarily escaped from the lips of Jade Lake Dao Academy instructor Tian Yi.

Hearing this, Dongfang Ya, who was also initially astonished, immediately retorted, “He merely possesses a wisp of Ziwei Qi. To claim he has the Emperor’s Fate is far too premature.”

“Moreover, a Demon King is also a king. Judging by Mu Lin’s current state, he could shift his cultivation toward that of a Jiao Dragon, occupy an aquatic palace, and become a regional Demon King.”

“…”

Dongfang Ya’s words made Tian Yi realize that in feudal times, someone outside the royal family possessing the Emperor’s Fate was not a good omen. Dongfang Ya was making excuses for Mu Lin.

Fortunately, the reasoning she provided was plausible.

More importantly:

“Teacher Dongfang, you’re being overly sensitive. Even possessing the Emperor’s status is not an issue. Not to mention that the Heavenly Dao values purple, and Celestial Masters and True Lords also possess the Emperor’s Fate. Even genuine enfeoffment of kings with different surnames is not uncommon in our Great Spirit Imperial Dynasty. Twenty years ago, didn’t Prince Lü Shan, the Guardian Mountain King, become enfeoffed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”

Unlike the China of the previous world, although the Great Spirit Imperial Dynasty was a unified imperial dynasty, the emperor was not supreme above all. Beyond the imperial court, there were super sects capable of exerting control over the emperor.

Within the imperial court, there were also many kings with different surnames and powerful clans and great families. This meant that Mu Lin’s Emperor’s Fate was not excessively taboo.

However, even knowing this, Dongfang Ya still shook her head, firmly maintaining her stance: “It is merely Ziwei Qi.”

By saying this, Dongfang Ya did not want Mu Lin to attract excessive attention.

Admittedly, spreading the news that Mu Lin possessed the Emperor’s Fate would attract investments from many ambitious individuals, but the risks involved were also high.

And she knew very clearly that given time, Mu Lin could rapidly grow stronger. Therefore, Dongfang Ya’s approach for Mu Lin was to prioritize stability as much as possible.

Tian Yi did not understand Dongfang Ya’s reasoning, but noticing her insistence, he thought for a moment and ultimately chose to accept her explanation.

Having realized that Mu Lin possessed the Emperor’s Fate and was likely to become a significant figure in the future, Tian Yi no longer wished to offend him excessively or displease his mentor.

…

The conversation between the two teachers went unnoticed by others. Due to their relatively limited knowledge, the disciples of the Dao Palace did not recognize Mu Lin’s Emperor’s Fate, but they could sense the transformation and nobility of his aura.

Moreover, they could see that after being imbued with Ziwei power, Mu Lin’s control over thunder had ascended to another level.

—The explosive heavenly punishment no longer struck the top of Mu Lin’s head but instead landed on his shoulders, as if even the thunder respected him.

Such was the loftiness of the Ziwei Emperor Star Power.

Of course, this did not mean that Mu Lin’s current status surpassed the Azure Heaven, making the heavens dare not disrespect him.

Rather, the thunder of the Majestic Thunder Pool, although carrying a hint of heavenly intent, was ultimately not a true heavenly tribulation, which was why it could be influenced by the Ziwei Emperor Star Power.

Hmm… this was also related to the genuine loftiness of the Ziwei Emperor Star Power. The highest realm of this power could grow into the Lord of All Stars and the Grandmaster of All Phenomena. The Central Heaven Ziwei Great Emperor also held the status of a Heavenly Emperor, so it was quite normal for thunder to revere it.

…

With the Sky-Scraping Spell – Purple Tenuity Emperor Star Power imbuing his body, Mu Lin’s originally Spirit Pool Late Stage cultivation advanced significantly once more.

Moreover, because he possessed Transcendence, this ability combined with the Sky-Scraping Spell, causing Mu Lin’s status to elevate especially greatly.

Now, Mu Lin’s realm had already surpassed Spirit Sea, reaching the stage of Sha Refinement.

Of course, while Mu Lin’s status and realm had reached Sha Refinement, his Mana was still at the Spirit Pool and Gushing Spring stages.

Fortunately, reaching this realm was enough.

With the support of his high status and the Ziwei Emperor Star Power’s control over all phenomena, the violent thunder was now like gentle water to the current Mu Lin.

Effortlessly, he drew the thunder into his body and made it follow his will, strengthening his muscles, bones, scales, internal organs…

The stimulation of the thunder made Mu Lin tremble incessantly, but this time, the appropriate strengthening turned his trembling from pain into a tingling and comfortable sensation.

While strengthening himself, Mu Lin continued to stride forward, walking deeper into the Majestic Thunder Pool.

Sixty-three, sixty-five, sixty-seven, sixty-nine, seventy-two…

Finally, Mu Lin stopped at seventy-two meters.

This was not his limit, but it was the most comfortable point for Mu Lin after the Jiao Dragon possessed him and the Ziwei Power descended.

Here, he could maximize the tempering of his body by the thunder without harming himself.

Thus, Mu Lin sat cross-legged at the seventy-two-meter mark of the Majestic Thunder Pool, continuously absorbing thunder power to stimulate his physical body.

He stopped, but the disciples of Jade Lake Dao Academy were utterly stunned.

As for Lin Qi, he was no longer in despair.

This wasn’t because he had found a way to deal with Mu Lin, but because, sensing Mu Lin’s revered aura and watching him advance seventy-two meters into the Majestic Thunder Pool, he truly understood one thing.

“Such a Mu Lin is absolutely not someone our team can handle.”

“Also, the Dao Palace’s intelligence is wildly inaccurate. Mu Lin’s strongest ability is by no means the unrefined Paper Figure technique, but the Jiao Dragon Body Refinement.”

“And since this body refinement technique can withstand the tempering of thunder, it naturally wouldn’t fear our leader’s Pure Yang Body either. He is not our enemy.”

If the gap were only slight, Lin Qi would be anxious and would try every means to catch up to Mu Lin.

But the gap was too vast, which instead made him carefree and resigned to giving up.

  At the same time, he also realized that such a powerful Mu Lin, who was not restrained by their team, would no longer be their mission.

For the honor of the Dao Palace, the higher-ups would proactively arrange for Chu Hongxuan, Yan Zhanpeng, the twins, and others aiming for the top three to deal with him.

They might even have Xue Ying take action herself.

…

While Lin Qi gave up and ordinary Dao Palace disciples were stunned, the emotions of the surrounding crowd were varied due to Mu Lin’s outstanding performance. Among them, the most excited and joyful was undoubtedly Yan Yunyu.

Others might not recognize the Ziwei Destiny, but she did.

After confirming it, a feeling of a pie falling from the sky surged in her heart.

“Ziwei Destiny, a noble lord—I could become a noble consort!”

Upon realizing this, her face flushed slightly, and her heart pounded uncontrollably.

Don’t think that noble lords are worthless—for ordinary people, and even for ninety-nine percent of Aristocratic Families’ descendants, it is a height they could never reach in their lifetime.

One point alone illustrates the lofty status of a noble lord.

Chu Lingluo’s mother looked down on Mu Lin and was unwilling to let Chu Lingluo marry down and suffer, but she was very satisfied with the offspring of a noble lord.

Indeed, merely being a descendant, not a prince or marquis, was enough to satisfy Chu Lingluo’s mother.

Moreover, at that time, Chu Lingluo’s mother had exaggerated her daughter’s marital prospects in order to dispel Mu Lin’s prying interest in her.

Descendants of the Ge Family, the Yan Family, or the direct heirs of princes and marquises, as well as family successors, could indeed bring their wives directly to Mortal Shedding.

However, marrying into those prominent noble families or becoming the spouse of a prince’s descendant was no easy feat.

Noble young masters of slightly higher status had countless maidservants, making it nearly impossible to gain their favor through beauty alone.

Furthermore, and most importantly, those young masters from noble families also sought to advance further and gain support.

Thus, their marriage alliances were mostly with those of equal status—individuals with exceptional potential and outstanding family backgrounds.

Chu Lingluo fell short in both aspects.

Her talent could only be considered excellent, not peerless, and while her parents held high status within the Chu Family, they were not the family heads.

Therefore, Chu Lingluo’s hopes of becoming a princess were actually quite slim.

If she couldn’t manage it, Yan Yunyu, who came from a less distinguished background and was not highly regarded by her parents, had even less hope.

But now, she saw a shortcut—and this time, she wasn’t marrying a prince’s descendant, but the prince himself.

Upon realizing this, how could the ambitious Yan Yunyu not be thrilled?

‘I really have to thank Auntie this time. If it weren’t for her, Mu Lin and Lingluo would be bound together, and I’d have no chance to intervene…’

…

Mu Lin was unaware of everyone’s emotions, as well as Yan Yunyu’s excitement and gratitude.

At that moment, he was fully focused on absorbing the life-giving and transformative power of the thunder.

What amazed Mu Lin was that there was a reason why this place was regarded as a treasure by the disciples of Jade Lake Dao Academy.

The transformative life force here was incredibly dense and easily absorbed by the human body.

Just minutes earlier, Mu Lin’s body had undergone its first transformation, releasing all its latent potential.

Yet, in just a few minutes within the Majestic Thunder Pool, he had replenished the depleted life force.

‘To undergo a second molting so quickly… Indeed, this is my Fortunate Land. With the Majestic Thunder Pool, perhaps I can achieve nine moltings in a short time, transforming from a flood dragon into a True Dragon!’

‘Hiss…’

Thinking of the perfection and power of a True Dragon, even someone as resolute as Mu Lin couldn’t help but feel excited.

Of course, while his emotions surged, he also multitasked, enduring the baptism of heavenly thunder, shedding his old scales and allowing new ones to emerge.

“Boom…”

Amidst the thunderous strikes, Mu Lin soon completed his second molting.

Just like before, after molting, his limits were broken once again, and his physical strength increased by another sixty percent.

Among these enhancements, what Mu Lin anticipated most was the growth of his innate talent.

Having completed two-thirds of the process, he could vaguely sense what his talent was.

However, this realization left him with a somewhat peculiar expression.

“To think it’s this kind of talent… Isn’t this the greatest ability of giant beasts and Western dragons?”

(End of Chapter)