Chapter 1906 - 1910: Listening
The battles on the first layer of the Spirit Realm went on every day, with new tricks popping up all the time, yet somehow nothing really changed. This world was still split into Lin Country, the Chaotic Domain, the bystanding crowd of melon-eaters, and the lofty Lord of Heaven.
Of course, they also knew that Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng basically logged off every day to deal with some things.
They didn’t really take that to heart, anyway—they themselves occasionally logged off too.
It’s just that their logout frequency was very, very low—if they could stay online, they stayed online.
So regarding Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng’s behavior, all they gave was one comment—newbies who just seized their islands really like authority.
If it were in the past, they might even add a couple more lines—Cultivator Strength is what really matters, power and authority don’t mean shit!
But now they didn’t dare say that anymore!
Whatever, just eat melons every day and call it good!
...
Time flowed like Water; the years slipped by.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Yeah, it had already been two years since Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng officially joined the game on this first layer of the Spirit Realm.
The Spirit Realm was still the same old look; aside from Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng’s turf getting bigger and bigger, there didn’t seem to be much change!
Oh, right—Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng’s in-game Level was a pretty huge change.
The two of them had just hit ninth-turn max Level not long ago!
One was a max-level Undead Mage in full Divine Equipment, the other a max-level Thief in full Divine Equipment.
So the two started spending every day beating each other up on one hand and constantly exploring the world on the other.
Because according to intel from the Blood Continent’s developers, there was a massive secret buried in this game.
Once that secret was found, it would basically be enough to turn heaven and earth upside down.
As for this hidden secret, both of them were extremely interested. Both decided that once they found it, they’d use it to completely wipe out the other!
Of course, it’s not like the Spirit Realm hadn’t changed at all.
The biggest change was that the Mahayana experts here were logging off more frequently, and staying offline a bit longer each time!
They all understood this and were quite happy to see it.
Because this usually meant that another Mahayana had appeared on that island.
Then the two Mahayana would definitely have to PK to decide who was the real owner of that island! Who could grasp the island’s core!
After all, everyone knew the gap between one person occupying an island alone and two people splitting an island was enormous.
Normally, in that kind of situation the old-school Mahayana would win. Even if he didn’t outright kill the other party, he’d at least beat them up, leave them busy healing their wounds, with no time to challenge his Dignity again!
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
For example, that reckless bastard Hu Fei had just dealt with something like this once.
He stayed offline a full two months before he finally logged back on, and the first thing he did was curse with a dark face, saying his island was such a pain in the ass to manage.
Everyone scoffed—your island is more chaotic than a gladiator pit, have you ever even managed it? Hard to manage, my ass!
But occasionally, there were also newbies who, by sheer stroke of fortune, managed to reverse-kill an old Mahayana. Rare, but it happened!
Like that Sword Master of Sword Island, who got replaced by a newly ascended Sword Master. After they’d interacted for a while, everyone learned the new Sword Master’s name—Xin Lifeng!
Besides the Sword Master, there was also someone else who had replaced an old Mahayana. That guy didn’t reveal his real name; he only told everyone his nickname—Iron Axe!
Aside from being kind of low-brow, that nickname wasn’t actually bad.
Of course, Silver Fox noticed something different—when Iron Axe showed up, his boss Lin Feng had a flash of amazement in his eyes that flickered for an instant and then vanished.
That fleeting look, probably no one could have noticed it except him—the one who stuck to Lin Feng every day and took over guarding the turf whenever Lin Feng logged off.
But even though he noticed, he had no idea why.
Lin Feng certainly wasn’t going to explain that the reason he was amazed was because he recognized that the so-called Iron Axe was one of Lu Xiaobu’s Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry!
For the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry, who had originally been ordinary mortals, to rise to Mahayana in such a short time, then even defeat an old Mahayana—how badass was that!
Oh, and don’t think he was surprised just to recognize one of the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry. As Lu Xiaobu’s opponent, he’d long since memorized every single member of the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry.
These people were the biggest source of Strength in Lu Xiaobu’s hands; letting even one slip through could lead to disaster!
Of course, Iron Axe’s appearance also made Lin Feng realize a fatal flaw in his own judgment of Lu Xiaobu’s actions!
He had thought Lu Xiaobu would never let the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry go off on adventures. Looking at it now, he’d been wrong!
Lu Xiaobu had actually taken that step!!
Still, even though he’d figured it out now, it wasn’t all that important anymore. After all, he’d already activated another plan!
Lu Xiaobu was briefly stunned as well when he saw Iron Axe appear.
He hadn’t expected that among the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry, there would actually be such a stunningly talented freak.
Looks like he really had been overprotective of them before!
After a stretch of staged acting, Iron Axe was successfully pulled into the Chaotic Domain by Lu Xiaobu.
After they talked, Lu Xiaobu finally learned why Iron Axe had ascended to this realm so quickly.
"Young Master Bu, I finally get to see you!" The moment Iron Axe saw Lu Xiaobu, his eyes turned red.
Every fledgling eagle yearns in its heart to soar in the sky, but only after it truly goes through everything will it understand just how wonderful that feeling of being protected once was.
"Tiezhu, you’ve had it rough." Lu Xiaobu gave Iron Axe a heavy slap on the shoulder.
Yes, Iron Axe’s real name—Liu Tiezhu.
One of the very first security guards among the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry, later a member of the battle squad.
"It’s not rough, it’s just... just, the brothers..."
When Liu Tiezhu said that, his voice broke and he instantly fell apart, unable to speak through the tears. A dignified Mahayana, and the moment he mentioned that word, he trembled so hard he couldn’t get another word out, only his tears kept falling.
Men don’t shed tears lightly—only when the grief cuts deep enough!
Lu Xiaobu’s chest felt tight and suffocating too.
He had just been thinking that letting everyone spread their wings was the right decision, and in the blink of an eye he regretted it again!
To make a steel-boned Liu Tiezhu tremble and fail to even say the word "brothers," he didn’t even dare imagine what that meant.
Even though he’d left a contingency in place, he couldn’t guarantee that contingency would absolutely work.
Even if heaven really did bless them and everything went perfectly, the hardships the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry had endured were still real!
No need to even think about it—that was a road paved with blood, pain, wails, and death!
Lu Xiaobu didn’t force Liu Tiezhu to speak right away; instead he sat to the side, quietly drinking, waiting for Liu Tiezhu to calm down.
Because he himself needed enough time too—to steel his own heart, give himself enough psychological buffer, so he could listen to everything, listen to all that suffering and hardship!