Chapter 148

Just as the crowd on the field was cheering, a white figure suddenly flew in from the void in front.

The speed was as fast as lightning, and after a few flashes, he arrived in the center of the square.

Revealing a young man with a handsome face and transcendent temperament.

The person who came was the First Deputy Hall Master of the Prehistoric City, Ye Yiyang, that giant mountain suppressing the heads of all geniuses.

"Such fast speed."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression shifted slightly.

This person could actually fly through the air like an Innate expert; he was indeed terrifying to the extreme.

The other side was still only at the Tuotai realm, relying on profound Martial Dao True Intent to be able to achieve this.

Even he himself could only glide briefly.

This person's Martial Dao True Intent was likely at ninety percent, only one step away from perfection.

Not only that, he could also sense a smooth and unified aura from the other side.

That is something Wan Houyu and the others cannot compare to.

Clearly, the other side had also cultivated his physical body to true perfection.

He is definitely not that kind of pseudo-Heavenly Pride who broke through using spiritual medicine.

The surrounding crowd saw this and also looked at the person coming with awe.

This person had suppressed the younger generation of the Prehistoric City for more than ten years and had long since been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"You are very good; this seat is very much looking forward to fighting with you..."

Ye Yiyang stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes deep and dim.

At the first sight of Lu Zhangsheng, he knew that the other side was on the same path as him.

He is definitely not someone that trash like Wan Houyu can compare to.

Heavenly Prides with perfect physical bodies; there are only the two of them in the entire Prehistoric City.

For many years, he had always stood at the top of the mountain, but without an opponent, he often felt a bit lonely.

Today, hearing that a new Heavenly Pride had been born, he could not help but come out of seclusion to see him.

Upon seeing him, he indeed did not disappoint himself.

"I am waiting for you in front; I hope that before the Innate realm, the two of us can truly have a fight."

After speaking, without waiting for Lu Zhangsheng's answer, he leaped directly and flew toward the front.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the square.

The current Lu Zhangsheng is still quite immature to him; he needs the strongest opponent to break through to one hundred percent True Intent, from then on stepping into the Innate realm, like a dragon entering the sea.

From his appearance to his departure, this person did not even look at the crowd on the field, his eyes only on Lu Zhangsheng; he was simply arrogant to the extreme.

"Ye Wudi is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes flickered.

This person's aura is as deep as an abyss, and his strength is definitely extremely astonishing.

I am afraid that even among Innate experts, he is not a weak one.

With his current strength, he still cannot defeat the other side.

Once he improves his True Intent of Killing to over ninety percent, that will be the day of the decisive battle between the two.

He was actually quite interested in the title of First Deputy Hall Master.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng walked slowly forward.

Under the awe-filled gazes of the crowd on the field, he gradually disappeared.

Wen Family.

When Wen Zhanghe received the news, his eyes were full of shock.

He never expected that Lu Zhangsheng could succeed in breaking through to Heavenly Pride; at this moment, he could not help but feel a trace of regret.

The opportunity to climb this towering tree was completely missed, and he had also indirectly offended this person, making him feel a bit panicked and uneasy.

Such a figure is destined to break through to the Innate realm, and even be an expert among them; their Wen family cannot afford to offend him.

"You quickly go and invite Wen Zhiyuan to return to the family; remember to lower your posture..."

Wen Zhanghe gritted his teeth and directly issued the order.

"This old man obeys the order."

The old man in black nodded heavily.

Over the next month.

The news about Lu Zhangsheng becoming the second Heavenly Pride of Qingning Prefecture instantly spread throughout the entire Qingzhou.

Countless martial artists were surprised.

The entire Qingzhou has twenty-four prefectures in total, and only the Prehistoric City has ten Heavenly Pride levels.

Other Prefecture Cities each have one, and now Qingning Prefecture has two, which is already unique.

Even when Liang Jinghui went to the Prehistoric City to handle affairs, he walked with wind.

He was even praised to his face by the Qingzhou General Hall Master.

At this moment, Lu Zhangsheng's name thoroughly resounded through Qingzhou, and a group of Prehistoric City Heavenly Prides were all eager to try, wanting to meet this newly promoted Heavenly Pride.

At the same time.

Lu Zhangsheng's treatment also rose with the tide, more than double what it was before.

Now, his monthly salary from the Imperial Court alone, when absorbed into Source Energy Points, is about 4200.

Over the years, it is definitely not a small gain.

Just as the entire Prehistoric City was discussing it.

Several hundred miles outside the Prehistoric City, in a dark underground space.

A large blood pool in the middle was bubbling, and the air was filled with a pungent bloody scent.

An old man in black was sitting on a high platform, his expression cold.

It was none other than Jiuchen, this Innate expert of the Heavenly Demon Gate.

Below, a group of Tuotai experts stood on the open ground, full of awe.

Among them, Zhao Yuanjing, Wei Shaoxuan, and others were among them.

"How is the matter progressing?"

Jiuchen's gaze swept across the audience coldly.

Making the people below the stage tighten their bodies, feeling a sense of difficulty in breathing.

"Reporting to the Protector, everything is progressing very smoothly; those 'Saint Waters' have all been poured into the ditches by us and irrigated into the fields..."

Zhao Yuanjing arched her hands, her expression respectful.

These days, they have been carrying out the plan with full force.

Under everyone's careful caution, the Imperial Court did not discover any abnormalities.

I am afraid that before long, they will be able to see the initial results.

"That is very good; you all should not stop attacking the county cities either, as it can attract quite a bit of the Imperial Court's attention."

Jiuchen's tone was cold.

After a few breaths, he changed the subject: "I heard that Qingning Prefecture has produced another Heavenly Pride, named Lu Zhangsheng; this person is also from Changping County."

While speaking, he looked at Zhao Yuanjing and the others.

Seeming to want to hear the few's insights on Lu Zhangsheng.

"This person is extremely strange; in just a few short years, he grew from an ordinary person to a Heavenly Pride. Every time this subordinate met the other side, I suffered setbacks at his hands..."

He no longer felt worried.

A sense of powerlessness even rose in her heart.

The gap between the two is getting larger and larger, and the hope of revenge is also extremely slim.

With her current strength, I am afraid she could not even block one move from Lu Zhangsheng.

"Only those who can grow up are geniuses; this seat will send Innate experts to destroy this person."

Killing intent erupted in Jiuchen's eyes.

If there is a chance, he will also take action personally to hunt down the talented figures of the government.

In the days that followed.

Lu Zhangsheng's life returned to calm again.

Every day, besides practicing martial arts and directing some important affairs of the Second Branch Hall, he was digging for spiritual items in the depths of the Shiwan Dashan.

Occasionally, he would also sit in a restaurant.

These days, he had flipped through a large amount of intelligence from the entire Qingning Prefecture, but he discovered a trace of something unusual.

Those Heavenly Demon disciples were still attacking the county cities, but the offensive was much weaker, as if they were doing useless work.

"Could it be that the other side has other conspiracies?"

Lu Zhangsheng was a bit puzzled in his heart.

Such an act of attacking the county cities did not bring much impact to the Imperial Court.

Instead, those demon people suffered quite a few losses.

This was completely not worth the loss.

As the two sides fought outside the city, the atmosphere in the entire Qingzhou became increasingly treacherous.

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Lu Zhangsheng lay on the bed, casting a thought into the pangolin's body.

"Hum..."

With a ripple, he arrived at that familiar cave again.

Looking around, it was still full of gravel, and the air was filled with the smell of earth.

After digging hard for this period of time, this mine was almost at the bottom.

And the closer to the interior of the Shiwan Dashan, the stronger the exotic beasts encountered.

This clone's strength was also a bit unable to keep up, so he planned to upgrade it.

Open the panel.

A blue light screen appeared in the void in front.

Source Energy Points: 12000.

The plus sign behind the exotic beast also appeared bright white.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and immediately clicked on the plus sign continuously.

【Pangolin level plus 1.】

【Pangolin level plus 1.】...

As the prompt in his mind rang crazily, the pangolin's level was also rapidly improving.

At the same time.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Qi and blood around his body roared in his body, like a great river, and even his own scales began to transform.

Golden brilliance covered his entire body, extremely miraculous.

Even the pair of sharp claws became increasingly sharp, flickering with cold light.

Before long, this improvement officially ended.

Lu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, a ray of essence piercing the void.

Open the panel.

Bound Exotic Beast: Intermediate Mountain Lord (Seventh-tier).

Level: 70.

Talent Divine Ability: 【Domination】 (Perfect), 【Soul Strike】 (Perfect), 【God Slayer】 (Excellent).

Skills: 【Burrowing】 (Perfect), 【Underwater Breathing】 (Perfect), 【Armor Enhancement】 (Perfect).

Divine Bloodline: One percent.

Source Energy Points: 7000.

Note: A creature possessing some kind of magical bloodline, currently awakening...

This improvement was extremely huge, consuming a total of five thousand Source Energy Points.

Besides strength, speed, and armor, even the intensity of his Qi, blood, and scales surged accordingly.

The level also changed from Mountain Lord to Intermediate Mountain Lord.

That powerful bloodline in his body was still further awakening.

Lu Zhangsheng waved his claws forcefully, and bursts of sonic booms came from the void.

Only streaks of residual shadows could be seen traveling, the speed as fast as thunder.

With the pangolin's current strength, it could also go further to explore.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and dug toward the depths of the Shiwan Dashan again.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The gravel overhead was quickly dug out into the cave, as if it were bean curd dregs.

The claws after the breakthrough were becoming increasingly sharp.

In the dark cave, only Lu Zhangsheng's digging sound remained.

Seven days later.

Shiwan Dashan, a secluded space underground.

Lu Zhangsheng dug all the way toward the south, and several days had already passed.

During this period, he also encountered some scattered spiritual items, but the harvest was not large.

Just as he was preparing to change direction to dig, his right claw suddenly sensed a trace of abnormality.

"There's a hard block?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression shifted slightly.

His claw intensity is astonishing; besides spiritual items, ordinary stones fundamentally cannot block him in the slightest.

Afterward, he began to dig hard.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Before long, a crimson wall appeared in front.

"Is this a spirit mine?"

Lu Zhangsheng's face was happy.

He immediately placed his claw on it.

【Spirit mine Red Essence Gold Mother discovered.】

A crisp prompt sounded.

Making Lu Zhangsheng's spirit shake.

He did not hesitate and immediately waved his claws, digging with full force.

Digging while absorbing.

【Source Energy Points plus 1.】

【Source Energy Points plus 1.】

The resources in his hand were rapidly improving; he dug for several hours, yet he still could not see the boundary of the mine vein.

"This is at least a medium-sized spirit mine."

Such a discovery made Lu Zhangsheng quite excited in his heart.

With these spiritual items, his strength would definitely be able to go a step further.

Time passed.

Two months later.

At noon, the sun was bright.

Lu Zhangsheng sat on a chair in the courtyard, drinking spirit wine, feeling very comfortable.

These days, the tense situation outside had not affected him in the slightest.

After holding a high position, everything is completed by subordinates, and he only takes action when encountering tricky tasks.

The pangolin clone is still digging for mines day and night.

Plus the Imperial Court's salary, the resources in his hand are growing rapidly.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 30000.

After many days of collection, the resources in his hand were finally abundant again.

He did not hesitate and immediately clicked toward the plus sign behind the True Intent of Killing.

The Source Energy Points instantly decreased by twenty-five thousand.

"Hum..."

As bursts of humming sounds came from his mind, a fluctuation from the netherworld descended again.

It was as if a supreme expert was demonstrating the Dao of Killing in his mind.

Making his understanding of killing improve rapidly.

【After your many days of hard cultivation, the True Intent of Killing has finally improved to eighty percent.】

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Qi and blood in his body surged crazily, and the Gang Qi around his body erupted to form a thick Gang Qi shield, after which his entire person began to float, gradually rising toward the high sky.

Before long, Lu Zhangsheng arrived in the mid-air dozens of meters high, looking around; the entire Prehistoric City was in full view.

A large number of pedestrians and vendors were walking on the streets, filled with a sense of peace.

"Is this flying? One of the signs of an Innate expert."

Lu Zhangsheng was quite happy.

He did not expect that after the True Intent broke through to eighty percent, he would already have the characteristics of an Innate expert.

The True Intent of Killing covered his entire body, beginning to spontaneously resist the gravity of the entire world.

At this moment, he already had an essential difference from those ordinary geniuses.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng fell slowly toward the ground.

After this True Intent improvement, his strength increased by another few margins.

Ordinary geniuses often need several years or even ten years to improve their True Intent to ten layers.

While Lu Zhangsheng only needs to pile it up with resources.

He is not far from becoming an Innate expert.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lu Zhangsheng received the summons from the General Hall Master; when he stepped into the hall, the other few Deputy Hall Masters had already arrived.

Ye Yiyang saw Lu Zhangsheng, his expression very grave.

He felt a powerful sense of threat.

The other side's strength had clearly improved again, which made him value it increasingly.

At the same time, a sense of competitiveness also rose in his heart.

Among the younger generation of the entire Prehistoric City, only Lu Zhangsheng was qualified to be his opponent.

Nan Gonglei and the others also looked at Lu Zhangsheng with fear.

Wan Houyu even dodged his eyes, full of shame and anger.

The matter of being beaten unconscious with one punch was like a curse, unable to be shaken off.

On the stage, Liang Jinghui smiled and nodded at Lu Zhangsheng.

Afterward, he said: "Summoning you all today, there is an urgent task."

"Recently, a large amount of farmland outside the city actually cannot grow seedlings, which is very strange."

"This seat suspects that the Heavenly Demon Gate is playing tricks behind the scenes; you all go and investigate."

His tone was extremely grave.

Grain is the foundation of the Imperial Court and must not be lost.

"We obey the order."

Lu Zhangsheng and the others arched their hands and directly agreed.

Afterward, the crowd exchanged details about the task and then each rose to leave.

After returning, Lu Zhangsheng immediately summoned his men and headed outside the city.

He let Qin Ruobing lead the team, while he himself hid in the dark to investigate this matter together.

A group of people surged toward Baiyun County in a mighty force.

As the place under Lu Zhangsheng's jurisdiction, it was naturally the primary investigation target.

(End of chapter)