Chapter 460 – Mu Yuan's Combat System

At the gathering place, on the training grounds.

Two figures collided violently, producing several cracking sounds like firecrackers in an instant before quickly separating to both sides.

The burly man on the left knelt on one knee, clutching his trembling arm, and admitted wholeheartedly, “As expected of a Tianyuan General, I concede defeat.”

He stood up and left.

The iron-tower-like burly man remained standing on the training grounds, his skin gleaming with a bronze sheen under the sunlight.

“He won again. This Tianyuan General named Deng Long is quite impressive.”

“Indeed. Even the general sent by the Dragon Snake Lord lost.”

Although this was merely a simple spar where neither participant fought with their lives on the line;

Although the general sent by the Dragon Snake Lord was only from their second tier;

Nevertheless,

This Tianyuan General was not one of Tianyuan Lord’s pillar generals either. In fact, he wasn’t even among the Tianyuan Territory generals who had already made it onto the Dragon Gate List.

“And in my opinion, this Tianyuan general also has what it takes to be on the Dragon Gate List.”

“If he fights a real battle, he might very well appear on the list in a few days.”

Many present were representative lords preparing to participate in the upcoming military parade. To them, a single Dragon Gate List powerhouse wasn’t particularly remarkable.

There were already many Dragon Gate List powerhouses present just at this gathering.

Their own factions also had powerhouses who had made it onto the Dragon Gate List.

However, the Dragon Gate List powerhouses cultivated by Tianyuan Lord kept emerging one after another.

This was somewhat enviable!

While money alone could assemble an elite legion, cultivating a formidable general was considerably more difficult.

The difference between a Military Soul Legion commanded by an ordinary general and one led by a peerless fierce general was like heaven and earth.

It was said that the generals under Tianyuan Lord could even go to the Great Warzone to take up positions on their own, which made others even more jealous.

After all, among their subordinates, even Legendary Realm experts didn’t all possess the ability to command legions and make critical decisions.

Martial prowess was important.

But the wisdom to wield that power was equally indispensable.

Deng Long withdrew from the arena after a few matches, citing excessive consumption.

Wang Jian, who hailed from Polar Star Arrow, also went up to exchange some moves.

The atmosphere at the gathering was quite good with sparring matches and discussion exchanges.

Of course, one could also see some professionals or ordinary lords recommending themselves, hoping to gain connections with the big shots.

There were no Legendary Realm sparring matches, as this was just a training ground that couldn’t withstand even the residual waves from Legendary Realm combat.

If Legendary Realm experts wanted to fight, they had to find specialized Miracle Buildings in Xuandu to use.

Limitless Lord said, “We should spar sometime when we have the chance.”

The sharpness of a sword gleamed in his eyes.

When Tyrant Dragon Lord saw this, he initially wanted to say “same here” to show he was still part of this small circle, but quickly remembered that he was still just a fourth-order limit rookie.

The burly Tyrant Dragon went to squat in a corner and draw circles.

…

The lord gathering at the training grounds was indeed worthwhile.

That very day, through Isloria, Mu Yuan came to understand what he needed to exchange for and purchase.

“What we lack most right now are actually breakthrough materials for the Legendary Realm, and some treasures that other lords are preparing to sell could serve as substitutes for Legendary breakthrough materials.””We still lack blueprints for permanent City Walls of the Excellent grade. However, I estimate that treasures of this level would be difficult to obtain at this gathering, and we would struggle to offer treasures of equivalent value in exchange.”

Isloria said.

After all, the value of permanent·Excellent grade blueprints could rival or even surpass some Epic Treasures.

It wasn’t that he didn’t possess Epic Treasures, but he was naturally reluctant to trade them away.

So he chose to leave it to fate.

That night.

Mu Yuan and Isloria arrived at a relatively remote hill over two hundred kilometers from Xuandu.

“I’m beginning now.”

Isloria said.

Her pale palm pressed against her heaving chest, and in the next moment, her entire hand plunged into it, as if piercing through her breastbone. Amidst the hazy, radiant blue light, her hand slowly withdrew. In her palm, she held an object enveloped in dazzling radiance, its form indistinct.

This was the extension and symbol of the Starry Sky Scepter’s power.

However, this object was merely the materialization or external manifestation of conceptual power.

It existed only in the nature of a concept.

Even if this object were destroyed, shattered to pieces, its power would remain intact, undiminished.

Moreover, ordinary, non-specific conceptual power would find it difficult to damage this symbolic object.

Isloria held the starlight in her hand.

The light quickly rose, silently ascending to hang high in the sky, transforming into an inconspicuous star in the night sky.

Twinkling intermittently.

Isloria’s ‘satellite’ had officially launched. From then on, she could extend her power to this location anytime, anywhere through the satellite.

The might of the Starry Sky Scepter had been unleashed. Even though only an Incarnation of Isloria stood here, it was nearly indistinguishable from her true self being present.

However, once the satellite was launched, it could not be easily moved, at least not carried around like before to serve as a signal relay.

The satellite launch was just the beginning.

The ancient book in Isloria’s hands rustled as pages turned rapidly, an intangible power spreading out to envelop the entire barren hill.

Starlight began to gather bit by bit, gradually forming the shape of a massive luminous gate.

However, the formation of the Star Gate was progressing very slowly, far slower than her previous castings.

Perhaps it was because the distance between the Taixuan Great Domain and the Twilight Great Domain, as well as the Ten Directions Island Region, was too vast. The Taixuan Region and the Twilight Great Domain were not adjacent; they had traveled across the expansive void on a shuttle train.

“The heavens have four seasons, all belong to the starry sky!”

Isloria murmured.

This murmur resonated like a decree from heaven and earth, an intangible might altering this night sky.

The night sky remained the night sky, but it was no longer the previous night sky—it was now Isloria’s starry sky.

She had taken control of this area.

Starlight cascaded down, and Isloria bathed in the starlight, her body brimming with limitless energy. Behind her stretched a expanse of starry sky.

Time ticked away.

Isloria expended several times, over a dozen times, even dozens of times her usual energy reserves, finally erecting the entire Star Gate.

She…

didn’t break into a sweat, as her energy was indeed infinite, and her body remained fully charged.

But it was indeed quite tedious.

Isloria was like a small pipe connected to an ocean. Though the ocean was vast, her output was too limited. If she could, like Dolai, make a supernova descend with a snap of her fingers, why would she have to toil for so long?

She said, “The Star Gate is now open. You can have some treasures sent over, or a dozen or so more people can come through, but not too many.”If there were too many, she wouldn’t be able to sustain it either.

This was the burden.

And the burden depended on the quantity, as well as the duration for which the Star Gate remained open.

Mu Yuan understood.

Tianyuan also had teleportation arrays. In major warzones like Cold Valley Mountain and Dragon Mountain Pass, the core fortresses were equipped with grand teleportation arrays that allowed instant travel between the warzones and the heartland of Tianyuan. However, such arrays were rarely used, clearly indicating that the cost of activation was quite high.

Isloria’s Star Gate, on the other hand, came with almost no cost to use.

But then again, if one were to calculate the appearance fee of a Legendary being, it would likely far exceed the expense of activating a teleportation array.

…

Time passed.

The military parade had not yet begun, but Mu Yuan was far from idle.

At the suburban training grounds, the Tianyuan Legion stood in formation, with Seventeen leading the troops as their commander, marching forward.

Mu Yuan observed from the side.

“Lord, your War Dress Uniform has been completed.”

In the morning, the legion conducted drills at the training grounds.

In the afternoon, he tried on the War Dress Uniform and test-rode the warhorses.

Additionally, he had to coordinate with other lords participating in the parade to ensure their legions could cooperate with relative synergy.

He frequently attended lord gatherings, exchanging boasts, gathering intelligence, and trading treasures.

Occasionally, he couldn’t avoid attending some social dances.

“This is killing me, killing me. When will the parade start?”

At the gatherings, Tyrant Dragon was already drenched in sweat.

After all, he was also a rising star among lords and highly favored.

Being favored was a good thing, but too much favor became overwhelming.

He couldn’t just refuse with a sour face.

Some lords even coveted him, wanting to introduce their daughters, nieces, sisters, or granddaughters to him.

“Hmph! Women will only hinder my pursuit of the Dragon! But having to reject them one by one, and doing it tactfully, is truly a life-draining task!”

Tyrant Dragon wiped his sweat.

Mu Yuan stroked his chin, puzzled…

Why was no one trying to set him up with their sisters? Was he not handsome enough?

He compared himself to Tyrant Dragon and was certain he outshone him by several levels.

“Indeed, I must be too handsome and too outstanding, making the ladies feel unworthy.”

He vaguely recalled that there had been some attempts.

However, aside from those he was familiar with or a few powerful lords he couldn’t refuse, he had delegated all other diplomatic matters to Isloria.

Clearly, the ever-capable Isloria was extremely efficient.

Otherwise, he too would likely be sweating like Tyrant Dragon and Wuji.

…

Aside from rehearsals, gatherings, and social events, Lord Mu certainly hadn’t forgotten that he was a lord.

And this was the Eternal World, where strength meant authority.

In Xuandu,

Within one of the epic training grounds, Mu Yuan reserved an advanced field.

Here, colorful mists swirled, dense to the extreme, manifesting as externalized spiritual energy.

“The legendary might of Deadbone, Dolai, and Isloria—using the ‘Lord Power’ authority, I can barely borrow any strength from them now.”

This was partly due to his Lord Power being only at a mere LV5, but more so because legendary might was simply too top-tier.

Lord Power, after all, was merely an ability wielded by the Miracle Lord.

“After stepping into the Legendary Realm, most lords begin to research and develop their own unique combat systems, rather than relying solely on Lord Power for battle. Of course, many shift their focus to studying personal combat techniques even when they have no hope of breaking through to the Legendary Realm.””There are two simplest ways to enhance personal combat power: one is to use an Inheritance Stone to obtain the power of a specific troop class. The other is to develop and strengthen one’s innate abilities.”

Most lords naturally possess both.

However, Mu Yuan had never used an Inheritance Stone on himself.

Early on, he didn’t want to use low-grade Inheritance Stones to avoid shackling himself and affecting his future.

Now, he felt that using an Inheritance Stone was almost useless for him.

Even if he could find an extremely precious Epic-grade Inheritance Stone, what then? At best, he could only awaken one Epic ability, but that would be the limit.

He didn’t lack one Epic ability.

And he himself couldn’t evolve.

Through his Lord Power, he had already solidified the two super talents: ‘Top-tier Devour’ and ‘Heaven Rewards Diligence’. He still had one solidification slot left.

“The development of combat techniques must focus on personal talents.”

“I don’t easily enter the battlefield, and I have peerless generals around me, but that doesn’t mean I can lack combat prowess.”

One may choose not to fight, but one must not be incapable of fighting.

Even lords who are not skilled in combat are not weak in personal strength.

If one is too weak, they will inevitably become a fatal weakness constantly targeted by enemies.

As for him, Lord Mu, he had one and only one innate talent.

It was of the support type.

Mental Link was a purely support talent—so pure that it couldn’t even provide the slightest self-buff.

He called himself a human-shaped optical network, a human-shaped communication base.

“After all, I’m just a lord who poured all my talent points into support, specializing in ultra-long-range assistance and micro-management.”

Mu Yuan murmured.

With a flick of his finger, over a dozen beams of starlight shot out, transforming into more than ten figures identical to him.

This was the Starlight Avatar.

The skin on his hands bulged, and white jade-like bones pierced through, flying out and assembling into extraordinary skeletons on the ground.

This was Bone Creation.

Behind him, the Undead Holy Mountain manifested. This was only an older version of the holy mountain, as his Lord Power couldn’t freely replicate the legendary Undead Holy Mountain.

Even so, bone dragons, vampires, and dark knights emerged from the holy mountain.

Their forms were slightly blurred and couldn’t last long, but their combat power, comparable to Third-Order or Fourth-Order Experts, was undeniable.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Yuan had summoned a “motley crew” of a hundred soldiers.

Strong, yet weak.

In battles at the Legendary Realm, such a force was not particularly effective.

Under Deadbone’s legendary might, even Little Skeleton could harm a dragon, fully leveraging the numerical advantage of the undead.

Long before Deadbone stepped into the legendary domain, it had already understood the “power of the masses.”

Mu Yuan’s combat techniques differed from Deadbone’s.

An invisible mental web spread across the surroundings, enveloping and linking all one hundred “soldiers.”

In Mu Yuan’s eyes, these “soldiers” seemed to light up with clusters of glowing energy.

He slowly raised one hand, pointing toward the sky.

The hands of the hundred soldiers followed, slowly rising and pointing skyward.

A flicker of flame ignited on his fingertip.

Simultaneously, a flicker of flame appeared on the fingertips of the hundred soldiers.

The energy within him surged, converging mightily at the tip of his finger.

In an instant, a thunderous dragon over a hundred meters long roared as it pierced the heavens.And at that very moment, a hundred warriors arrayed in formation unleashed hundred-meter Thunder Dragons simultaneously from their fingertips.

A deafening roar shook heaven and earth.

In the sky, Thunder Dragons danced wildly, repelling and obliterating everything around them. The world hummed with resonance, elements were annihilated, and space cracked with sharp, splitting sounds.

Mu Yuan looked at his own fingertips.

“As expected, after all, I’m just a Lord who excels at support and micro-management.”

(End of Chapter)