Chapter 178 – Dominating the Battlefield with the Jiao Dragon's Power

The aura of a pure-blooded Jiao Dragon made the Merfolk Tribe hold him in extremely high regard, with thoughts of using the entire tribe’s strength to curry favor and support him.

However, Mu Lin was unaware of all this. At this moment, he was reveling in the exhilaration of violently destroying everything.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!!!”

Like Thunder sweeping across the battlefield or cannonballs soaring through the air, Mu Lin, his body brimming with Thunder, bulldozed everything in his path like a tank.

Rocks, ghosts, demonic monsters, evil spirits… everything was ruthlessly crushed by Mu Lin’s overwhelming power.

“Amazing!”

“No…”

“Run…”

“You can’t kill me… ah…”

“Attack together, or we’ll all die!”

“Boom!”

There were quite a few, and not weak, demons and monsters that had broken into this mansion, including several at the Spirit Pool Realm.

Under the command of those four Spirit Pool Realm Demonic Fiends, the ghosts had launched counterattacks, with curses and whispers constantly infiltrating Mu Lin’s mind.

Flames, gales, bone spikes, and corpse poison also continuously spread toward Mu Lin.

Even powerful demonic monsters tried to block his path and slow him down.

Yet, all of this was futile.

There were differences even among those at the Spirit Pool Realm.

Although Mu Lin was currently only using the power of his Jiao Dragon Body, as the closest derivative of the perfect creature, the dragon, the Jiao Dragon’s strength was overwhelmingly powerful, far beyond what ordinary Spirit Pool Realm beings could withstand.

Besides strength, Mu Lin’s defense, speed, and even recovery abilities were exceptionally formidable, making ordinary Spirit Pool Realm opponents no match for him.

Of course, if that were all, the Demonic Fiends would find him troublesome but not fear him.

What left them helpless was that this powerful Jiao Dragon, Mu Lin, also wielded Thunder power.

“Crackle!”

“Boom!”

The supremely pure and yang Thunder inflicted additional damage on certain Evil Spirits and demonic monsters.

Specter-like ghosts, originally the most difficult evil entities for Body Cultivators to deal with, now shattered upon contact with the Thunder’s strikes.

The skin of bronze-armored corpses and iron-armored corpses, hard as steel, rapidly melted under the lash of Thunder.

As for curses and other foul Spells, they couldn’t even get close to Mu Lin—the Thunder power surrounding him shattered and annihilated all evil forces.

“Invincible!”

Commanding lightning, galloping across the battlefield, and unrestrainedly unleashing his power, Mu Lin felt utterly exhilarated.

However, while he reveled in this, the demonic monsters suffered immensely. In an extremely short time, Mu Lin had slaughtered more than half of the demons and monsters that had broken into the mansion.

Even a Spirit Pool Realm Evil Spirit was brutally blasted apart by Mu Lin.

It was a weeping female ghost whose ability appeared to be endlessly growing, steel-like hair, but its essence lay in its faint, haunting sobs.

Those mournful cries penetrated directly into the Divine Soul, evoking profound sorrow from the depths of one’s heart, and then… there was no “then.”

“Audacious demonic ghost, how dare you trespass into the City God’s domain? By decree, be annihilated!”

“Wuwu… no, save…”

“Boom!”

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.

Mu Lin’s Divine Soul strength reached the Spirit Sea Realm, and his status was that of the exalted City God.

That female ghost not entering Mu Lin’s City God Domain was one thing, since he hadn’t been officially enfeoffed, and it would take some effort for Mu Lin to manifest the City God’s power in the mortal realm. But actively attacking into the City God Domain, and doing so in ghost form—Mu Lin could only say, “You’re quite brave.”

After the divine light swept through like lightning, the City God’s decree of extermination not only cleared away all the forces that had invaded Mu Lin’s Divine Soul, but also shook the constantly wailing female ghost’s Divine Soul, leaving her mind dizzy and disoriented.

Seizing the opportunity, Mu Lin swiftly ran to the female ghost’s side, directly embraced her, and unleashed all the Lightning power within him.

“Crackle, sizzle… Boom…”

As endless Lightning erupted from Mu Lin’s body and forcefully burst forth, the dizzy female ghost was soon completely evaporated by the Lightning power.

…

Darting back and forth across the battlefield and forcefully exterminating the female ghost, Mu Lin’s domineering power made Chu Lingluo and Yan Yunyu, watching from behind, shine with admiration in their eyes.

At the same time, his performance completely ended the arguments within the Merfolk Tribe.

—Some of the Merfolk were unconvinced about Mu Lin. They felt that as a human, he had merely been lucky to obtain the power of a pure-blooded Jiao Dragon.

“He’s not a true Jiao Dragon and may not have the potential of one!”

This mindset led them to want to rate Mu Lin as Mystic Grade rather than Earth Grade… Incidentally, in the eyes of the Merfolk Tribe, there was only one Heaven Grade: a juvenile True Dragon.

This was an existence that, upon sight, required the entire tribe to gather their strength, kneel, and worship as a deity, offering their devotion.

However, being born as a True Dragon—such a child of destiny was rare not only in their Merfolk Tribe but even in the Dragon Palace. As a result, the Merfolk Tribe had never truly nurtured a Heaven Grade seed.

…

Some were unconvinced, while others saw it as an opportunity, which had kept the Merfolk Tribe in constant dispute.

But now, witnessing Mu Lin’s formidable and domineering performance, his unmatched power, all the Merfolk fell silent.

Even the staunchest opponents of Mu Lin had to admit one thing: the current Mu Lin truly possessed the power of a Jiao Dragon, and a powerful one at that.

Mu Lin’s performance not only subdued the Merfolk Tribe but also astonished the noblewomen outside with his strength.

This was why some noblewomen exclaimed in surprise.

However, unlike the Merfolk Tribe, they did not sense Mu Lin’s dragon aura or his pure-blooded Jiao Dragon presence.

Moreover, when these noblewomen looked at Mu Lin, they did not have the aura of reverence that the Merfolk Tribe held for dragon-blooded beings.

Thus, while the noblewomen were astonished, they were only slightly surprised, without any sense of worship. In fact, they still did not fully acknowledge Mu Lin internally.

“Not bad in strength. I thought he was all talk and a flash in the pan.”

“Niece Lingluo’s judgment isn’t too bad—at least she didn’t pick a complete waste.”

Since Mu Lin wasn’t a complete waste, Chu Lingluo’s interest in him was no longer a pure joke.

This scene relieved those who genuinely cared about Chu Lingluo. However, such a situation left Wei Jing somewhat dissatisfied.

She had wanted to see Chu Lingluo and her mother become laughingstocks.

To undermine Chu Lingluo’s mother and satisfy her own sense of superiority, she instinctively began to belittle Mu Lin.

“Hmph, what’s the use of having decent strength? Without family background and resources, his growth will ultimately have a limit. Moreover, his personality is also a major issue—too arrogant, not knowing how to keep a low profile or restrain himself.”

“The assessment has just begun, and he’s already in a hurry to show off all his strength. With such arrogance, how can he possibly last until the end?”

“Just wait. Maybe he’ll be eliminated on the first day… Huh, what’s that… Haha, forget the first day—he’s about to be eliminated right now!”

As Wei Jing spoke, her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. The others also shifted their attention to Mu Lin’s surroundings.

This time, it wasn’t just the noblewoman who had a grudge against Chu Lingluo’s mother who was watching Mu Lin; the other spectators also turned their gaze toward him.

The reason for this was that Mu Lin’s unrestrained release of his abilities had attracted a real monster.

A towering Evil Spirit, over ten meters tall and resembling a Corpse Mountain, was advancing toward Mu Lin, carrying boundless deathly aura and a foul stench.

Just by sensing the aura of that monster, everyone knew it was an Evil Spirit of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Although Mu Lin had performed well, he was ultimately only at the Spirit Pool Realm, and he had just recently entered it (with the power of a Jiao Dragon).

By common reasoning, Mu Lin, at the Spirit Pool Realm, could not defeat an Evil Spirit of the Spirit Sea Realm. Moreover, in the mansion where he was, there were also three Spirit Pool Realm Evil Spirits assisting it. Because of this, everyone felt that Mu Lin was in danger.

This scene also made Wei Jing look triumphantly at Chu Lingluo’s mother, Si Ye, and remark sarcastically, “Si Ye, your daughter Lingluo still needs to improve her judgment. When evaluating someone, you shouldn’t just look at their surface strength—you also need to consider their character.”

“Such arrogance and recklessness won’t let him live long.”

(End of Chapter)