Soon, Long Yandao set off for Shanyue Province again.

The process of suppressing the rebellion was also extremely swift.

Long Yandao almost swept through the noble territories with absolute crushing force.

Moreover, he liberated the rogue cultivators along the way.

Wherever Long Yandao went, the rogue cultivators actively cooperated, suppressing the nobles together. Under such a great trend, the various major provinces of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom were pacified in almost the shortest possible time.

Lin Chen and his group had also arrived at Yingtian Prefecture.

Jinling City.

This was not Jinling, the ancient capital of the Dragon Kingdom.

That place had already been reduced to ruins.

Jinling City was the city of the Jin family, known as the City of Ten Thousand Soldiers.

Not only did it have various mechanisms, but it was also a major city in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom for crafting weapons.

However, the city lord, Marquis Jinster, was already dead.

He died in the parliament.

The Jin family was already without a leader.

When Lin Chen arrived, he originally thought he would have to expend some effort, but he did not expect that the Jin family had already suffered a complete extermination. Even the provincial governor of Yingtian Province had died and disappeared, swallowed by the tide of the rebel army.

In the end, the leader of the rebel army, Lei Yin, a former family slave of the Jin family, led the rebel army to surrender to Lin Chen and presented the Jin Spirit Orb and the Jin family's secret treasure, *Jin Zhu Jiu Tian* (Nine Heavens of Golden Forging)!

This was a book on forging various weapons and armor, as well as creating various exquisite mechanisms. It also included the personal insights of the Jin family's ancestors on forging divine weapons.

Lin Chen discovered that Lei Yin was also a forging master.

Even higher level than Duan Zhutian of Tianyue City.

However, since the rogue cultivator uprising in Yingtian Prefecture did not have official support, Lin Chen took Lei Yin away to the Imperial Capital and dispatched Jin Mu and Jiang Haihe to temporarily lead the Dragon Victory Army to preside over the overall situation in Yingtian Prefecture.

Support, the three provinces in the northeast of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, were also completely pacified.

The entire Dragon Spirit Kingdom completely ended the era of the nobles.

The era of power had begun.

A new era had formed, with one emperor and two kings, completely ruling the country's eight provinces.

Each had their own division of labor.

Lin Chen was responsible for domestic security and controlling the military forces of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's provinces, including deployments, formations, and so on.

The Manor of the Human King had also been established in the Imperial Capital.

As the Human King of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, Lin Chen also had the right to establish a manor.

In reality, Lin Chen's Manor of the Human King was the military command center of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, replacing Grand Duke Xiong Naiteer's Marshal's Mansion and becoming the highest military institution in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

Long Yandao remained the commander of the Dragon Guard Army, presiding over matters on the Tier 3 battlefield.

However, Lin Chen also continued to serve as the vice-commander of the Dragon Guard Army.

Just like Long Yandao, who also held the position of First-Rank Marshal in the Manor of the Human King, able to mobilize troops from various places.

The power of the Human King and the Spear King intertwined.

Coupled with the Empress Long Qingyue's mediation, a relatively stable triangular power center was formed.

In terms of administration, neither Lin Chen nor Long Yandao cared.

They only needed military expenses and Long Qingyue's guarantee that the noble system would not be restored, allowing the Dragon Spirit Kingdom to operate smoothly.

Lin Chen sent Lei Yin to the Imperial Capital and met with the Empress.

Lin Chen didn't care how Lei Yin was dealt with.

However, although Lei Yin led the uprising without permission, he only killed the powerful and influential. The only inappropriate thing was probably killing the provincial governor of Yingtian Prefecture. Long Qingyue did not punish him, but instead retained him.

Only because…

Lei Yin told Lin Chen that he could use the Five Elements Spirit Orbs to forge a set of Five Elements Spirit Treasure equipment for Lin Chen.

Moreover, the Five Elements generated and restrained each other.

If a complete set could be collected, they could cooperate with each other, and this set of Spirit Treasure equipment might have miraculous effects.

However, Lin Chen first had to collect the Five Spirit Orbs.

Long Qingyue also took out three Spirit Orbs.

"The Fire Spirit Orb was discovered in the royal treasury. The other two were sent by the Spear King. The Human King not only glorified the Human race on the Imperial Battlefield and made great contributions, but also helped suppress the rebellion. The Empress and the Spear King unanimously decided to gift the Five Elements Spirit Orbs as a reward to the Human King… In the future, when we reach the Tier 3 battlefield, I hope the Human King can completely abandon past grievances and allow the Blue Star Humans and Dragon Spirit Humans to better integrate."

Long Qingyue was still stunningly beautiful.

Even when she gifted the Spirit Orbs to Lin Chen, her face was flushed. Her beautiful eyes stared at Lin Chen as she said, "Actually, the Empress has a good idea… If the Human King can set an example with the Empress, it is estimated that there may be no more grievances between the Blue Star Humans and the Dragon Spirit Humans."

Long Qingyue even brought up the integration of Blue Star Humans and Dragon Spirit Humans, after all, there were still hundreds of thousands of Blue Star Humans in Zhenhai Province, which was a considerable number, and Lin Chen was about to go to the Cold Ice Country.

It was said that there were many Blue Star Humans in the Cold Ice Country, and it was estimated that Lin Chen would bring many back this time.

In addition, Long Qingyue also released all the Blue Star Humans who had been arrested before following Jiang Haihe, so how to deal with the Blue Star Humans had become a small problem that Long Qingyue urgently needed to solve…

The main thing was that the Blue Star Humans still had hostile emotions towards the Dragon Spirit Humans.

And Lin Chen had now become the Human King.

Long Qingyue naturally hoped to better appease the Blue Star Humans and also quickly change the confrontational emotions between the two different races.

But her idea was to target Lin Chen.

Lin Chen naturally could not agree.

"The Empress's kindness is appreciated by Lin Chen. But please rest assured, as long as the Empress orders the protection of the Blue Star Humans' interests, I believe the Blue Star Humans will soon be able to coexist peacefully with the Dragon Spirit Kingdom. In addition… I think there is someone who the Empress can pardon and even send him to Yingtian Prefecture to guard the border for the Empire, to see how he performs."

Lin Chen put away all the Five Spirit Orbs.

However, he tactfully rejected Long Qingyue's suggestion.

"Are you talking about Jin Qiang? The Empress has already issued an order to pardon him. The Human King can use him as you please… However, the Empress still hopes that the Human King can listen to my advice."

Long Qingyue leaned close to Lin Chen's ear and whispered, "Does the Human King think that the Empress is not as good as the Saintess of the Immortal Spirit Race, or the Princess of the Elf Race?"

Damn it!

Lin Chen was speechless.

How did Long Qingyue know about Jivvy and Moi?

It must be Long Yandao!

"Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand. My relationship with the Saintess of the Immortal Spirit Race and the Princess of the Elf Race is just a friendship, and a very pure friendship. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and many state affairs still need your attention. I suggest you focus more on state affairs! Since the Empress doesn't need Lei Yin, I will take him away."

Lin Chen excused himself with Lei Yin.

All five Spirit Orbs were in hand.

Lin Chen immediately returned to Tianyue City with Lei Yin and had Lei Yin, Duan Zhutian, and Lin Qiaoqiao, along with many apprentices, immediately begin forging the Five Elements Spirit Orb Set.

Moreover, Lin Chen was still very much looking forward to the effect of the set!

After all, he had personally witnessed the power of the Water Spirit Orb.

As for Long Qingyue…

In fact, Lin Chen knew her intentions very well.

This woman probably just wanted his body.

She probably had no intention of marrying Lin Chen!

Why did he say that?

Lin Chen thought of another person… Tianxiang Marquis Talia.

Long Qingyue and Talia were known as the Empire's twin delicate flowers. Lin Chen had heard many rumors about the two women competing for beauty, even to the point of vying for some men to prove who had more feminine charm…

In Lin Chen's opinion, both of these women were not to be trifled with.

And currently, who was the most popular man in the entire Dragon Spirit Kingdom?

Lin Chen!

There was no doubt about it.

Not just in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, Lin Chen was a prominent figure among all the races on Blue Star.

The newly promoted Human King of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

The newly appointed disciple of Zhang Tianwei, the ceiling of mortal combat power.

And even more so on the Imperial Battlefield, reversing the situation against a demigod with mid-stage Tier 2 cultivation!

Such a man, whether Long Qingyue or Talia got him first, that person would undoubtedly be the number one beauty in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

In other words, Lin Chen was a tool for them to compete for beauty.

Lin Chen naturally would not let them succeed.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, all the best equipment forging materials were taken out by Lin Chen. Lin Chen even took out materials such as Magic Sacred Stone, Geng Metal Essence, Wind Fixing Bead, Lightning Concealing Staff, Stone Energy Crystal, Water Averting Bead, Elf Wood, and Lightning Crystal Ball, a total of five sets!

Because Lei Yin said that truly powerful equipment must have formations, and Lin Chen himself was a high-level formation master.

Therefore, formations were not a problem.

Lin Chen had also heard for the first time about engraving a set of formations on equipment.

Therefore, his expectations for this set of equipment were even higher.

Next, Lin Chen began to dismantle the God-Slaying Formation in Tianyue City!

Under the current environment, the God-Slaying Formation was no longer needed by Tianyue City!

Yes.

Lin Chen planned to transfer the God-Slaying Formation to this set of equipment!

He didn't know what the effect would be at that time.

At this time, Lei Yin proposed to Lin Chen again: "The current materials are enough for us to forge a set of Five Elements Treasure Equipment with the Five Spirit Orbs, but if you want to make it even more powerful, you need a very special and precious thing… Sacred Crystals!"

"How many do you need?"

As soon as Lin Chen heard this, he knew that he still had more than eight hundred of these things!

"Five hundred Sacred Crystals might be enough to break through to the Heaven Spirit Set!"

Lei Yin didn't seem to be sure.

However, Lin Chen decisively took out the Sacred Crystals.

Heaven Spirit Set!

Lin Chen knew that there were many kinds of Treasure Equipment.

Like his Ancient Celestial Extremity, it could also be called a Treasure.

Among them, Ancient, Primeval, and Archaic were also often seen in equipment names. In addition, there might be special prefixes in front of the equipment.

For example, the prefix for Long Yandao's weapon was a God.

Just like Lin Chen's Ancient Celestial Extremity.

【God · Ancient Celestial Extremity】

So, what kind of prefix would the equipment forged by Lei Yin have?

Here, Lei Yin said that the prefix might change from Spirit to Heaven Spirit.

God meant that the quality of the equipment had reached the mythical level, belonging to Mythical Treasure Equipment.

So, Spirit was at the Spirit level, Spirit Treasure Equipment.

Below that was the Extreme character as the prefix, Extreme Treasure Equipment.

Further down were some ordinary Treasure Equipment.

Among them, Heaven Spirit was a type of enhancement among Spirit Treasures, in other words, it could reach the level of Mythical Treasure Equipment.

"If it is a Heaven Spirit Set, then it can have the same attributes as Mythical Treasure Equipment… The equipment requires Level 1 to use, as long as you can bear the equipment. In addition, both the Heaven Spirit Set and Mythical Treasure Equipment are equipment that can grow!"

Lei Yin continued to introduce it to Lin Chen.

He used to be a family slave of the Jin family, and he could learn many things by ear and eye. After all, he was a top forging master, and even the two masters, Duan Zhutian and Lin Qiaoqiao, had to assist Lei Yin.

Next, Lei Yin shouted loudly.

The forging platform flew to the sky above Tianyue City.

Then…

Rumbling sounds continued!

Lei Yin, Duan Zhutian, and Lin Qiaoqiao were constantly hammering in the air.

And Lin Chen now only had the Ancient Celestial Extremity equipment on his body.

Yes!

He handed over his other five pieces of equipment to Lei Yin.

Sparks splashed and light shone in the sky above Tianyue City. The equipment was constantly being hammered, and Lin Chen was also watching.

And many residents couldn't even sleep at night…

Because the hammering sound was very loud.

They could even see that Lin Chen also participated in the hammering of the equipment.

In the process of hammering the equipment, some inscriptions had to be engraved on the equipment.

These inscriptions were the foundation of the formations!

Then, special formation materials were all inlaid in it.

At the same time, Lin Chen also began to transfer the entire God-Slaying Formation!

This process took a full day.

Fortunately, the formation already had a formation spirit.

Azure Dragon also came to help.

Lin Chen also discovered that when hammering the equipment, the vibration after each hammer strike could give him an additional small amount of soul sea area. But if the soul sea was weaker, like Duan Zhutian and Lin Qiaoqiao, they couldn't keep up with the hammering speed of Lin Chen and Lei Yin.

But it didn't matter.

Lin Chen learned the *Jin Zhu Jiu Tian* (Nine Heavens of Golden Forging) secret manual and upgraded from an entry-level forger to a master.

After all, this was the forging accumulation of the Jin family's ancestors, and now it was all absorbed by Lin Chen. The forging experience Lin Chen gained was not low… The key was that Lin Chen was a Blue Star Human.

After the New World online game and reality merged, the advantage of Blue Star Humans was that they could see the attribute panel and the opponent's HP percentage. Another biggest advantage was that the secret manuals in the eyes of Dragon Spirit Humans and other races were all skill books in the eyes of Blue Star Humans.

Blue Star Humans would skip a comprehension process and quickly learn.

This should also be a kind of compensation for Blue Star Humans in terms of cultivation!

However, as Lin Chen's understanding of the New World deepened, and he himself became stronger and stronger, this made Lin Chen increasingly feel that the difference between gods and mortals was getting bigger and bigger!

And Lin Chen could also feel that as his realm became more and more refined, his goodwill towards the gods was actually getting lower and lower… This seemed to be a very contradictory thing.

It seemed that the gods were not very supportive of cultivators becoming gods.

There seemed to be some contradictions in it!

Then, in that case, why would there be the existence of temples?

The temples restrained the behavior of the various races.

They even presided over the various levels of the Imperial Battlefield…

They were the representatives of the gods.

So, why would the gods block the path for cultivators to become gods on one hand, and on the other hand, give rewards to let cultivators go to the Imperial Battlefield to fight?

Finally, what Lin Chen was even more curious about was, in the eyes of the gods, what kind of existence were Blue Star Humans like himself… The gods allowed the myriad races to invade Blue Star and allowed the monsters to abuse the Blue Star Humans, so why was there the Star Stone, before the invasion, which was discovered by Blue Star Humans, and then gave birth to an online game like "New World"?

And even after the game descended into reality, it gave the Blue Star Humans many special abilities.

They could see the attribute panel.

They could quickly comprehend various skills…

Why was all this?

Lin Chen had no answers.

He could only continue to move forward and find it himself.

However, if he wanted to go far, the equipment had to be good!

After seven days and seven nights of forging, Lin Chen had forcibly forged his soul sea to an area of 20,000. During that time, even Lei Yin had to rest for a day due to insufficient soul level and soul sea, but Lin Chen forcibly persevered until the end with his own strength!

Finally, one day before the Cold Ice Country's harvest festival, the Heaven Spirit Five Elements Set was forged.

There was even a magic formation inlaid on the set.

The God-Slaying Formation!

The effects of the formation were all inherited!

It was just that the range of the formation was reduced a lot.

The Five Elements Spirit Orbs were also all inlaid in the equipment.

The attributes of the equipment were very powerful!

First of all, the basic attributes were all increased by about eight thousand.

In this regard, the Ancient Celestial Extremity added up to ten thousand for two attributes.

It was only two thousand short.

In addition, all the characteristics of the equipment were enhanced.

All the gemstone attributes were also retained.

These aspects alone greatly increased all of Lin Chen's attributes!

In the three-pet fusion state, Lin Chen's HP had reached 2.4 million!

Both attack stats were 2.2 million + 350,000!

The speed reached 7,000 yards per second!

This was already the speed of dozens of times the speed of sound.

But it wasn't over yet.

Each set also had a very terrifying characteristic!

【Heaven Spirit · Ancient Gold King Crown】

【Characteristic (Gold Spirit Orb): All skills that require charging can directly use the Gold Spirit Orb to complete the charging instantly, and increase the damage by 20%! Spirit Energy Consumption: 50, Current Spirit Energy: 500】

What were the skills that required charging?

Seven Stars Gathering Energy didn't count.

However, One Slash to Sever the Sky, One Sword to Break the Sun and Moon, and Myriad Swords Return to One, Myriad Swords Return to Origin, and Myriad Swords Return to Void all counted!

In the past, Lin Chen needed a period of time to charge up, condensing ten thousand sword energies, before he could activate the skills, but now he didn't need to!

Because Lin Chen had the Gold Spirit Orb.

He could use the Gold Spirit Orb to condense ten thousand sword energies within one second!

Then, immediately activate the skills!

【Heaven Spirit · Ancient Ice Soul Armor】

【Characteristic (Water Spirit Orb): Permanently provide a shield with the same defense and equal to the current HP, blocking all damage! After the shield is broken, it will regenerate after 24 hours. Spirit Energy Consumption: 50, Current Spirit Energy: 500】

This should be why the Water Spirit Orb could help Shui Tianheng block Lin Chen's Myriad Swords Return to Void and not die.

The Water Spirit Orb had extremely strong defense!

【Heaven Spirit · Ancient Wood Heart Forging】

【Characteristic (Wood Spirit Orb): Restore 1% of current HP per second. If HP is full, restore the same amount of MP. Gain 20% of the enemy's HP upon successfully killing an enemy. If HP is full, it will be converted into MP. Spirit Energy Consumption: 10/day, Current Spirit Energy: 500】

This was a belt, and the characteristic was very powerful. Not only could it restore HP, but it could also add MP.

Lin Chen would be very short on MP every time after using Myriad Swords Return to Void.

Having this equipment was a very big compensation for him!

【Heaven Spirit · Ancient Thick Earth Robe】

【Characteristic (Earth Spirit Orb): Absorb 20% of physical and magic damage. Stop absorbing after the absorbed damage value reaches the same amount as the maximum HP, and can launch a Mountain Shattering Strike, which has double the maximum HP damage effect! Spirit Energy Consumption: 50, Current Spirit Energy: 500】

This was a piece of equipment that combined defense and attack.

At the same time, it compensated for Lin Chen's lack of defense skills.

【Heaven Spirit · Ancient Fire God Boots】

【Characteristic (Fire Spirit Orb): Permanently increase speed by 20% and absorb 10% of fire-based damage, with a limit of one billion. The absorbed damage can be converted into kinetic energy, permanently increasing movement speed by a percentage (currently increased speed 0%). Spirit Energy Consumption: 10/day, Current Spirit Energy: 500】

This characteristic was completely set for Lin Chen.

After putting it on, Lin Chen's speed broke through eight thousand and reached 8,400 yards per second!

But it wasn't over yet.

These were just the characteristics brought by the Five Elements Spirit Orbs.

Don't forget, there was also a formation!

Yes.

Lin Chen could now carry a formation with him at all times.

And it was still the God-Slaying Formation!

He could now carry it with him.

Lin Chen took a look, and it was just that the range was reduced.

The previous God-Slaying Formation covered the entire Tianyue City and the area within a thousand meters above it.

Now, the God-Slaying Formation was centered on Lin Chen, with a range of 500 yards in all directions. The effect of restraining enemies was also weakened. Now, under the effect of Lin Chen actively activating the God-Slaying Formation, it could increase Lin Chen's all attributes by 30% and suppress the enemy's all attributes by 20%.

However, the God-Slaying Strike was not weakened too much, still directly cutting off 50% of the enemy's HP, but it no longer increased the additional attack of Lin Chen and Azure Dragon's attributes.

But it was still very powerful.

At the same time, as the formation spirit of the God-Slaying Formation, Azure Dragon must now follow the God-Slaying Formation.

It could even directly attach itself to the formation inscription of the God-Slaying Formation!

But there was a time limit.

Because when Azure Dragon was attached to the formation inscription, the Spirit Energy consumption was doubled!

This set of equipment all required Spirit Energy consumption.

And the replenishment of Spirit Energy was either those special formation materials.

Or it was…

Sacred Crystals!

Now, the Spirit Energy of the God-Slaying Formation still had three thousand points!

"This set of equipment is too expensive. The equipment forging materials alone cost one-third of the previously hoarded materials, which is hundreds of millions of gold coins. In addition, there are five sets of special formation materials and 500 Sacred Crystals! The value of this, in Long Yandao's words, could buy his life!"

Lin Chen was filled with emotion.

He was strong, but…

The cost of paying was also very high.

Almost two-thirds of his hoarded resources were consumed!

All of it was invested in this set of equipment.

But the benefit was… with this set of equipment, he shouldn't have to work hard to change equipment in the future.

And the current Lin Chen was exceptionally powerful.

"It's time to set off for the Cold Ice Country!"

Lin Chen rode Azure Dragon, brought Jian Nishang and Xue Mo, and began to go to the Cold Ice Country.

Xue Mo had to be brought along.

She had a deep blood feud with the Sea Elf Race.

That was also a deep blood feud of all Blue Star Humans!

In the past, Lin Chen's ability was not enough.

Now, Lin Chen already had enough capital!

Azure Dragon flew over the mountains and rivers.

Lin Chen once again descended to the pass where he had once gone to the Cold Ice Country alone.

But this time, Lin Chen was no longer low-key.

Xue Mo also finally exhaled. She shouted to the guards of the Cold Ice Country's pass: "The Human King of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, Lin Chen, is invited by the Dark Night Queen of the Elf Race to go to the Cold Ice Country to participate in the harvest festival! The Human King is traveling, elves should avoid!"

Wow.

This was the Cold Ice Country.

But Lin Chen had come, and yet he asked the Elf Race to avoid him?