102: Chapter 102 Upgrading the Familia

Lin Ye's gaze was deep and stern as his divine sense swept across the entire divine kingdom, meticulously scanning the soul data of every high-intelligence vassal in an attempt to find the key to a continued breakthrough.

Countless streams of data flashed rapidly across his mind, with the intelligence values of the vast majority of advanced Shahun Hounds and Soul-Devouring Owls being uniform, stabilizing at the same level without any obvious fluctuations.

Yet just at the moment the scan concluded, Lin Ye keenly captured a subtle anomaly!

At the edge of the tribe, a full four hundred plus Soul-Devouring Owls had intelligence values significantly higher than the rest of their peers; although they had not yet broken through to the level of thirteen or fourteen-year-olds, they steadily surpassed the average standard of eleven or twelve-year-olds, possessing more transparent spirituality, more agile thinking, and more outstanding soul comprehension, faintly approaching the transformation level of the commander rank.

With the same batch of fruits, the same racial foundation, and the same divine kingdom environment, why would such a clear individual gap appear?

Doubt arose in Lin Ye's heart, and he immediately retrieved the complete origin logs since the birth of the divine kingdom, tracing the growth trajectory of these four hundred-plus special Soul-Devouring Owls.

Massive amounts of past images and origin records flowed rapidly, finally freezing amidst the battlefield remnants of countless wars and slaughters.

In just a few breaths, Lin Ye instantly became enlightened, a sharp glint of thorough comprehension flashing through the depths of his eyes!

The logs clearly recorded that these four hundred-plus Soul-Devouring Owls were the batch of individuals that had devoured the enemy's soul flames and absorbed the most soul origin during successive team battles.

Not only did they devour flesh and blood fiendish qi, but they also nibbled away at, purified, and digested a massive amount of alien soul origin; over time, their soul foundation far surpassed that of their peers, and their spiritual foundation had long since quietly transformed.

So that was how it was!

Relying solely on the intelligence genesis fruit could only complete basic spiritual enlightenment and level elevation, possessing a fixed upper limit.

And soul flames and soul origin were the core keys to nourishing spirituality, breaking through intelligence shackles, and elevating the upper limit of mentality!

The genesis fruit was the "key" that unlocked the shackles of intelligence; whereas the soul flame origin was the "nutritive matter" that continuously nourished the soul, ripened the mentality, and ultimately reached the intelligence of an adult.

Having figured out this layer of core regularities, Lin Ye's cultivation train of thought became completely clear, and the next step of the growth direction was already extremely certain.

Next, he only needed to purposefully cultivate the Soul-Devouring Owls, have them devour a large amount of high-tier soul flames, and purify the soul origin. By nurturing spirituality with souls and nurturing intelligence with souls, he would step by step push the intelligence of all core vassals completely to the mature level of adults!

Withdrawing his divine sense, Lin Ye slowly exited the immersive cultivation state of the divine kingdom, and the real scenery of the outside world slowly came into view.

Outside the window, the night was as deep as ink, the lights in the entire urban area gradually extinguished, and all sounds returned to silence.

Unwittingly, half a day of external time had quietly passed, and night had completely fallen.

Heavy night enshrouded the earth, the night was silent, without a shred of clamor.

Lin Ye's gaze flickered slightly, and a thought arose in his heart at the very first moment: immediately contact Zhou Mingzhi, exchange for a large batch of high-tier soul flames and alien soul origin from his hands, quickly replenish the soul nourishment for the Soul-Devouring Owls under his command, accelerate the advancement of everyone's intelligence maturity, and break through the adult mentality shackles as early as possible.

Yet just as his fingertips were about to rise to dial the communication frequency band, he suddenly stopped his movements.

Raising his eyes to look at the pitch-black night sky outside the window, the stars were silent, the night was rich, and it was already late into the night.

"It's too late into the night."

Lin Ye muttered to himself in a low voice, then suppressed the thought of acting immediately.

Haste makes waste.

Anyway, the core regularities of intelligence breakthrough had already been figured out, lacking only soul flames or soul origin supplies, and he wasn't pressed for this single night's time.

Thinking up to here, Lin Ye completely put down his distracting thoughts, simply postponing the plan to exchange for soul flames, and steadily waited for dawn. Tomorrow, he would calmly contact Zhou Mingzhi to handle all soul flame resource exchanges in one stop, focusing on tackling the ultimate transformation of the vassals' intelligence.

Tonight's leisure was just right, with no need for undue haste; it was just the right time to finish handling the last batch of remaining trump card resources in his hands.

Lin Ye's mind settled, his fingertips lightly tapping his sea of consciousness, and three long-dust-sealed vassal phantom cards slowly floated out, quietly circulating with the pure luster of the divine kingdom's origin.

These were three rare vassal summoning cards he had additionally purchased previously by accumulating military merits, which were of superior grade, compatible with the Shaling Divine Kingdom, and had been kept until now without being used.

The three cards corresponded to three categories of brand-new vassals, which were respectively the Golden Fiend Biao vassal card, the Red Falcon vassal card, and the Cloud-Crushing Golden-Mane Beast vassal card.

"Tonight, they shall all be unsealed and take root."

Lin Ye shouted inwardly, holding nothing back anymore, and took the lead in activating the first vassal card.

Hum—!

A majestic and heavy golden fiend divine light burst out roar-like from the card, and two-colored fiend qi interwoven with gilded gold and dark red soared into the sky, instantly pouring into the 3,000-square-kilometer Shaling Divine Kingdom along the soul channel.

In the hinterland of the divine kingdom, the airspace of the vast plains trembled violently, and the pure wandering fiend spirits all over the sky were forcibly gathered, condensed, and shaped, while the fiend spirit airflow between heaven and earth rushed and circled wildly.

Compared to the fierce and gloomy birth of all previous vassals, the aura diffused this time was completely different—domineering, heavy, unyielding, and violent, carrying an extreme impact like metal crushing.

The rolling fiend qi gathered, solidified, and condensed layer by layer. The great plain trembled slightly, and ferocious golden fiend patterns burst forth from the earth, intertwining into an array that steadily supported the bodies of the newly born tribe.

In a brief moment, the fiend qi dissipated, and their true forms landed!

One hundred and seventy giant fierce tigers with stalwart builds and fierce physiques stood upon the plain, their entire bodies covered in fiend scales interwoven with dark gold. The scales were as hard as refined iron, and every single scale pattern circulated with sharp fiend light, carrying the domineering characteristic of breaking armor and shattering fiends.

Their shoulders were broad and backs thick, their limbs thick and powerful, and their muscle lines were knotted and full, brimming with an extreme sense of power. Their sharp claws flashed with a chilling cold light, and stepping on the ground could stir up fine, shattering fiend winds.

Their heads resembled both biao and tigers, with protruding, ferocious fangs. Their eyes were dark gold, and their gazes were fierce and domineering, carrying a hunting aura that crushed everything.

They were precisely the newly landed Shaling vassals—the Golden Fiend Biao.

They were born melee overlords, ultimate strength-type battle beasts, possessing both heavy defense and explosive close-combat impact. Good at group charges, frontal crushing, breaking formations, and killing enemies, they were extremely scarce frontal assault-type vassals, and could subsequently even transform into Qiongqi, one of the four great fierce beasts.

Immediately following this, divine light flashed on Lin Ye's fingertips once more as the second vassal summoning card activated mid-air—the Red Falcon summoning card took effect with a boom.

A crisp, piercing sound of breaking the air resounded through the skies of the divine kingdom. Sharp wind fiend airflows swept across the entire airspace, and streaks of crimson light pierced through the fiend qi clouds, rapidly condensing and landing on the ground.

Covered in crimson feathers all over, with a wingspan of over a zhang, falcon eyes sharp as blades, flapping their wings could whip up fiend winds that tore the air apart. Their figures were light and swift, skilled in high-altitude sneak attacks, extreme-speed hunting, and long-range dive attacks to defeat enemies, making them top-tier aerial combat sniper-type vassals.

A full two hundred and fifteen Red Falcons were all born, entrenched among the high-altitude clouds of the divine kingdom. Their sharp edges were fully revealed as their wings fluttered, making up for the shortcomings of Lin Ye's vassal system in high-altitude combat and extreme-speed sneak attacks.

Finally, the third Cloud-Crushing Golden-Mane Beast summoning card activated in response.

An earth-trembling force heavy as a mountain swept in all directions. The rock strata in the hinterland of the divine kingdom swelled slightly, and the heavy earth-fiend force all over the sky condensed layer by layer, transforming into colossal beasts with towering physiques.

Their bodies were huge and sturdy, covered all over with golden manes. The mane hairs were as hard as adamantine fine filaments, and their four hooves stamping on the ground could crack open soil layers. They carried a powerful mountain suppression effect, and were skilled in position defense, terrain blockade, and heavy pressure crushing, making them the ultimate heavy-armored defense and crowd-control vassals.

A total of one hundred and ninety Cloud-Crushing Golden-Mane Beasts landed and formed, standing upon the earth like mobile golden hills. Their auras were calm and heavy, adding yet another layer of ultimate barrier to the divine kingdom's defense line.