1407 Advancing to Virtual God rank-6! (1/2)
As more time passed in the Emperor Palace, Lin Huang fully completed the refining and fusion of the Divine Fire.
As he had no idea when the invasion would happen, he could only race against the clock to improve his combat strength as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, two more months passed.
Lin Huang completed the refining and fusion of ten sixth-rank Divine Fire tinders. With the tempering of Divine Fire, the Godhead finally advanced to sixth-rank.
It took him almost three months to increase his combat strength from Virtual God third-rank to the Virtual God sixth-rank.
Since he had not obtained any higher-rank Divine Fire, he could proceed no further in his cultivation to improve his combat strength.
It took more than half an hour for him to adapt to his newly heightened combat strength. Finally, Lin Huang opened the door of the Emperor Palace and officially exited!
After three months of closed-door cultivation, he made his grand return, and his power had made another qualitative leap.
The moment he threw open the gate of the Emperor Palace, Sword101 and Sword102, who had been guarding the door for the past three months, immediately turned around and bowed to him.
Although they did not pry into Lin Huang's cultivation status in the Emperor Palace, as Sword Servants they could naturally sense it every time the swordmaster's combat strength was advanced. After all, every advancement led to their combat strength being unsealed.
Both of them were certain that Lin Huang had raised another three small levels in the short span of three months.
”Thank you for your hard work. I probably won't enter closed-door cultivation again any time soon. You can move around freely now.”
Lin Huang gave the two a small nod.
However, the two did not leave. Instead, they walked to Lin Huang's side, a short distance behind, and silently assumed the roles of bodyguards.
This had been mentioned by Sword1. The swordmaster must have a minimum of two bodyguards with him at all times.
Lin Huang noted the development but said nothing.
As his Divine Telekinesis unfolded, he found Huang Tianfu and the others, and Lin Huang appeared in his office in a flash.
”Your Majesty!”
Lin Huang's silent appearance startled Huang Tianfu for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
”Did anything happen during my three months of closed-door cultivation?”
”Nothing significant.”
Huang Tianfu sorted out his thoughts before he spoke again.
”The major organizations have also relaxed their standards and began to accept more newcomers. A new wave of expansion and development has commenced. Many people who were originally scattered have also joined the organizations.
”Someone has been keeping watch at the Abyss Brink—nothing much has changed. But for us, no news is good news.”l
”There is one more thing related to you, Your Majesty.”
”What is it?” Lin Huang asked, a little surprised.
”The news of your return from the great world was leaked and it became a trending topic. Basically, all cultivators know about it now.” Huang Tianfu snuck a peek at Lin Huang but did not see any change in his expression.
”If it's leaked, so be it. People will know sooner or later anyway. It doesn't affect me.” Lin Huang really did not care about this kind of thing.
”The rest are small matters. Now, nearly all the organizations are busy scrambling for resources, and those that are in conflict have agreed to cooperate under the influence of external pressure. No one is doing anything at all. I would go so far as to say that it has been the calmest few months in the past 100 years.”
”How has Dynasty been these past few months?” Lin Huang asked.
”As we were the first to get the news and therefore were the most prepared, we currently occupy the most wastelands and ruins among all of the organizations. In terms of expanding, our recruitment of newcomers is inferior only to the Hunter Association and the Union Government. We are ranked third. Some casuals with fair ability have also joined us.”
”How about Misery?” Lin Huang pressed.
”The wastelands and ruins occupied by Misery rank second, but their expansion is slightly slower than ours. I don't know much about the specifics, so you may still have to ask Zhi Ji.”
Lin Huang gave a small nod, then his Divine Telekinesis swept the area. He found that the building where Lin Xin lived was still open, and she was not outside.
”Xin Er is still in closed-door cultivation?”
”Yes, she has yet to come out.” Huang Tianfu nodded.