Chapter 180 – Let Me See Your Power

Mu Yuan’s current usage ratio of his three templates was 80% Deadbone, 10% Laney, and 10% Isloria.

He could only obtain minimal power from Laney and Isloria.

Laney herself wasn’t particularly strong, possessing few Advanced skills. Aside from her ‘Radiant Body’ talent, Mu Yuan could utilize most of her abilities.

But with Isloria…

After careful perception, Mu Yuan discovered he couldn’t use multiple Advanced skills like Starpath Gate and Astrolabe Array. The Starry Radiance Body talent naturally wasn’t solidified onto him either. Even Isloria’s unique technique, the Star-Embracing Art, was an extremely incomplete version.

Borrowing this template was practically useless.

But what if he only used Deadbone’s template for energy and physical strength, while maximizing the borrowed abilities in ‘Isloria’s skills’?

“No, this combination isn’t strong enough. It needs adjustment. It could be like this…”

After some thought, Mu Yuan quickly found an answer.

If comparing basic attributes and energy reserves, General Dolai was actually the strongest, even surpassing Deadbone by a significant margin.

Moreover, Dolai’s energy was neutral and harmonious, allowing smooth utilization of either Holy Light or undead power without any obstruction.

As for Deadbone…

The Undead General had numerous formidable aspects, but Deadbone’s combat skills couldn’t be replicated. Simply possessing his template didn’t guarantee invincible power.

His Concept, Domain, and Willpower Light were also powers that the Lord Power couldn’t borrow.

If he had to identify the most suitable power to borrow from Deadbone, he believed it must be—

“Undead Holy Mountain and the strategic talent Undead Domination!”

“With this combination, I’d possess both a ‘super backup energy source’ and the ability to ‘gather countless powers into one’.”

“Then, using these two as foundation, I could pair them with suitable combat skills, such as Isloria’s Star-Embracing Art, combined with my own not-weak foundation. Wouldn’t that make me…”

Invincible!

Just thinking about it felt incredibly powerful.

Of course, achieving this wouldn’t be easy.

It related to his control ability. It was like trying to reach into a pile of sand and accurately pick out the one slightly different grain.

Mu Yuan began attempting it.

Mu Yuan frowned.

He loaded the complete Dolai template and started eliminating all skills and talents except the basic abilities.

Forget… forget…

And released the vacant Lord Power.

Strand after strand of intangible and profound Lord Power flowed out as abilities were eliminated. Mu Yuan faintly sensed that he could use this power to invoke the other two preloaded templates.

His idea was indeed feasible.

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but smile.

“Pop—”

With a slight fluctuation in his concentration, Dolai’s power flowed away with the Lord Power, draining rapidly.

He felt like an inflated balloon instantly deflating, losing eighty to ninety percent of his energy.

“Don’t panic. As long as the thinking is correct.”

The rest was just practice! Practice! More practice!

For several consecutive days, Mu Yuan devoted most of his energy to practicing the application of Lord Power, practically living in the spacious Training Ground even during meals, baths, and sleep.

Everything else—

Internal affairs were handled by Isloria, Sophia, Lu Liu, and others.The tempering of the legion’s soul, external exploration, and the transportation of monster corpses were handled by Deadbone and Dolai.

What Mu Yuan did most often now was simply act as an emotionless machine for purchasing remnant souls. However, in recent days, he had even paused the acquisition of remnant souls.

He had to seize this hard-won feeling!

Finally,

a few days later, Mu Yuan emerged from the training ground with disheveled hair, his eyes gleaming brightly, and an aura of undead energy lingering around him.

He had successfully developed his first combination.

Dolai’s basics + Deadbone’s two major skills, and… not Isloria.

Isloria’s abilities were somewhat difficult to adapt.

Mu Yuan chose a combination that was easier to integrate and might even perform more powerfully.

That was Rakshasa.

By sacrificing skills and talents such as ‘Sin Eye Prison’ and ‘Grudge Absorption,’ he obtained Rakshasa’s primary powers—Evil Spirit Solidification and Fiendish Body.

Combined with his own spear techniques, spear concept, and occasionally learned basic skills like ‘Thrust,’ ‘Sweep,’ ‘Triple Thrust,’ and ‘Storm Chrysanthemum Spear’…

Mu Yuan believed this power combination was quite invincible.

Perhaps it could challenge the Undead General’s top position in Tianyuan?

Never mind, as a lord, what was the point of comparing himself to his own general?

He would wait until he possessed a domain.

…

Mu Yuan focused his mind and checked the current accumulation of evolution points.

The human race evolution points had accumulated to over 4,100 units, not far from granting Isloria a baptism for super evolution.

However, these evolution points had been saved through extreme frugality.

Human race evolution points were still tight, as Lu Liu, Seventeen, and other subordinates also needed epic evolution. Mu Yuan had already contacted Frog-Selling Bro to prepare for a large transaction.

Additionally,

compared to the significant improvement in his lord power here, the soul condensation of the Undead Legion was not progressing smoothly.

It was still just a little short.

“Having only experienced nine major battles is ultimately too few.”

“The rank of the legion’s elites is also relatively low, which is another disadvantage.”

Other fully-formed legions took a year, two years, or even longer to condense the rudiments of a legion soul. Expecting to complete in a few days what others took years to achieve was simply too idealistic.

But it was truly just a little short.

Mu Yuan was certain.

The black mist churning above the legion was on the verge of nurturing and manifesting some form.

If they could have a few more battles, the legion soul could emerge!

And the earlier the legion soul condensed, the greater the benefits.

“But there’s no other way.”

“Other second-generation lords might have additional resource channels for tempering, but for me… if the legion soul still doesn’t condense, I’ll have to seek out monster tribes to fight and slowly refine it.”

Now, there was only one last challenge opportunity left.

Mu Yuan stepped through the gates of the Land of Trials.

As soon as he entered, a female lord wrapped tightly from head to toe, with only her eyes visible, stopped him in his tracks. She stood on her tiptoes and lowered her voice, saying, “Hey, Tianyuan, fight me, will you?”

Mu Yuan: “???”

He wasn’t surprised that his identity had been exposed.

Through Liu Miumiu’s relay, he had long been aware of this Lord Shen Linglong’s existence and had guessed that this person wrapped up like a mummy, with such a unique style, was the Linglong Lord.

But suddenly asking for a fight—what was that about?

Could we sort out the cause and effect here?”Don’t worry, I’ll fight you at the same Rank… using the balanced combat mode.”

“You should know that reaching the third Crimson Giant Tower in the Land of Trials grants certain privileges, right? I’m now using that privilege to invite you to battle.”

Shen Linglong continued speaking in a hushed tone, as if sneaking around, yet her eyes burned intensely with Battle Intent, fixed directly on him.

Simultaneously,

a notification sounded in Mu Yuan’s ears.

“Ding!”

“Prompt: Linglong Lord has sent you a party invitation. Will you accept?”

Mu Yuan was no longer a novice now; after all, with backing from a powerful ally, he had ways to access many hidden pieces of information.

He knew about the existence of this privilege.

The holder could use the power of the Land of Trials to create a special space for their own battles, training, and recreation.

The selection process for the Dragon Court Competition was actually arranged by higher authorities of Taixuan, who opened a special space within the Land of Trials and set specific rules.

Now, Shen Linglong was inviting him into such a special arena to fight.

Whatever the reason, being able to spar with a highly esteemed Great Lord would be greatly beneficial to him. Aside from top-tier second-generation elites, others wouldn’t even have this opportunity.

However,

at the moment, it was Lord Shen who was more eager.

In that case…

Mu Someone pondered for a long moment before speaking, “I won’t fight for free. I have one condition: I want to borrow your training time privilege.”

“Deal!” she said, then changed her mind half a second later, “No, it depends on whether you can satisfy me. If you do, I’ll give you ten hours of training time… I only have 14 hours left now.”

“What counts as satisfying you?”

“At least hold out against this Lord for ten—no, three minutes. Then accompany me in a few more matches afterward.”

“Deal!”

With the challenge successfully arranged, Shen Linglong immediately headed toward the giant tower, excited and impatient.

Mu Yuan was also pleased.

Who wouldn’t like a training opportunity delivered right to their doorstep, especially with ten extra hours of training time thrown in? By having Shen Linglong summon suitable monster enemies, he could create an even better environment for honing his troops than the fourth level of the Crimson Tower. Why worry about not being able to consolidate a military spirit?

No matter what, he had to put up a good fight.

Mu Yuan walked toward the Crimson Giant Tower.

The space before him rippled, the heavens and earth shifting. When he regained his senses, he found himself not in the familiar waiting area but in a private space decorated with many dolls.

Shen Linglong was nearby.

She manipulated something, and in the next moment, the space transformed again, revealing a vast Silver-White Training Field.

The two stood a kilometer apart, gazing at each other from a distance.

By now, Shen Linglong had shed her tightly wrapped mummy-like attire, replaced by silver and black battle armor and a combat skirt.

She wasn’t tall, standing just over 1.6 meters, yet she wielded a silver-white giant halberd at least 2.6 meters long.

It looked highly disproportionate.

“I’m starting! Even though we’re at the same Rank… I have several more years of accumulation than you, my body has been tempered with True Dragon’s blood, and my generals possess peerless power. If you let your guard down, you might not even last two moves!”

Transform!

Lord Power surged, and the strength of her generals converged upon her layer by layer.

Her flaxen hair danced wildly, and her black-and-white battle armor and combat skirt were enveloped in a faint golden glow.

“It’s not over yet.”

She continued channeling more power.This time, the power came from innate talent.

Shen Linglong possessed a latent talent that, upon her own advancement and breakthrough, awakened and evolved into a remarkably top-tier strategic talent — Valkyrie’s Radiance.

She could transform individuals with certain aptitudes, regardless of gender, into the rare three-star unit ‘Valkyrie.’

If she led Valkyries in battle over years of accumulated experience, there was even a chance for them to evolve into the outstanding one-star unit.

Simultaneously, each time she transformed and trained a Valkyrie, she gained additional permanent physical strength enhancement.

Her strategic talent surpassed even that of the top-tier Hero ‘Valkyrie Lorikia’ at the Festival Grounds.

At this moment, Shen Linglong actively triggered her strategic talent — a high-level technique only understood by advanced individuals — under potential stimulation, her strength and aura surged continuously.

A faint orange Qi flame actually rose around her, stirring up terrifying gales.

Immediately after,

A vast legion faintly materialized behind her, vaguely visible as numerous female phantoms clad in exquisite armor, as if infinite power was being projected onto her.

Shen Linglong raised the giant halberd with one hand, pointing distantly at Mu Yuan.

“Your turn, Tianyuan.”

“Let me see your power.”

(End of Chapter)