18: Chapter 18 Helping Wang Hu Evolve

[Rot-Blood Mosquito Stats: Strength: 9, Physique: 25, Agility: 40, Spirit: 20, Intelligence: 20 (Special: Toxin: 50)]

As long as resources were sufficient and they reproduced through generations, they could cultivate a sky-covering swarm of plague mosquitoes. Wherever they passed, living beings would rot and toxins would spread, making them a large-scale weapon of indiscriminate destruction.

Of the three hundred Black Rock Bone-Armor Turtles, more than half were eliminated, leaving one hundred and twenty.

Layer upon layer of turtle shell hardened, its rocky texture turning into a dark metallic sheen. The bone spikes on their carapaces became sharp as spears, and the muscles in their limbs grew thick and firm, doubling their weight-bearing, defense, and ramming capabilities. They successfully evolved into incomplete [Armored Turtles], guarding the river passes as impregnable mobile fortresses.

[Armored Turtle Stats: Strength: 28, Physique: 40, Agility: 10, Spirit: 25, Intelligence: 8] Looking at the three types of new vassal races whose numbers had sharply decreased but whose bloodlines had undergone qualitative transformations, Lin Ye's expression remained calm without a trace of regret.

He never pursued mere quantity over quality; a small elite force was far superior to tens of thousands of mediocre troops.

Especially the Rot-Blood Mosquitoes, with only sixteen remaining, which others might see as a ruined race. Yet Lin Ye knew very well that the reproductive capability of the mosquito race surpassed all ferocious beasts. Given a little time and flesh-and-blood nourishment, it wouldn't be long before they bred another sky-covering swarm, making the plague legion a reality in the near future.

"Halt all combat, remain still throughout the realm, and stabilize your bloodlines."

Lin Ye issued the command to rest and recuperate. At the same time, he scattered all the Blood-Coagulating Fiend Grass, Ghost Spirit Fruit, and Black Rock Ancient Tree seeds he had bought. Combining them with the mountain, river, and realm expansion cards, he reshaped the wasteland terrain and assigned exclusive habitats to the three new vassal races, allowing them to adapt to their newborn bloodlines and stabilize the restless power after evolution.

Having done all this, he lingered no longer and directly withdrew his consciousness from his divine realm.

In the adjacent room, Wang Hu had long been sitting cross-legged in wait, his mind restless and his face full of anticipation.

"Is it done?" Wang Hu opened his eyes and spoke impatiently, "When will you help me with the ape race's evolution?"

"Now."

Lin Ye kept it brief and concise, raising his hand to signal Wang Hu to open access to his divine realm. "Deploy all three types of auxiliary ferocious beasts you collected recently into the Blazing Flame Divine Mountain. No need to filter them, I'll control the rhythm."

The primary evolution materials sent earlier by the kingdom were fully prepared—Purgatory Fire Marrow, Divine Flame Crystal Core, and Sky-Burning Essence Blood were neatly arranged. Paired with Lin Ye's own bloodline purification techniques, they were more than enough to support a complete evolution for Wang Hu's vassal race.

Wang Hu did not hesitate. He immediately activated his cards, deploying all three types of beasts he had accumulated to support the ape pack into his divine realm, while opening full authority over his divine realm without reservation.

Their two divine senses entered the fiery, sweltering Blazing Flame Divine Mountain simultaneously.

This time, Lin Ye did not adopt the cruel method of internal slaughter among kin.

Golden Ancestor Tracing Patterns condensed at his fingertips, softly wrapping around every ferocious beast. He precisely stripped away bloodline impurities and eliminated inferior genes. Combined with the three high-tier fire-attribute materials, he forcibly drove their evolution with power that was gentle yet dominant.

Fiery red flames surged across the sky as boiling lava nourished their bodies, Divine Flame Crystal Cores tempered their bloodlines, and Sky-Burning Essence Blood solidified their foundations.

In just half an hour, the roars of evolution echoed through the entire mountain forest.

Wang Hu's original auxiliary beasts transformed one after another, breaking through grade shackles and surging dramatically in combat strength.

As for the two hundred twenty-seven Blazing Flame Apes, fire shot up into the sky as they shed their original coarse red fur. Their bodies became refined and slender, and the flames surrounding them converged inward into intense, dark heat. They successfully took the first step of evolution, all ascending into Crimson Flame Heavenly Apes.

The Ape King's physique skyrocketed to seven meters tall, with subtle Zhu Yan patterns appearing on its forehead. A tyrannical pressure swept through the entire Blazing Flame Divine Mountain, elevating all of them to Rank A.

[Crimson Flame Heavenly Ape Stats: Strength: 45, Agility: 40, Physique: 38, Spirit: 15, Intelligence: 23]

"All of them successfully evolved. Not bad."

Lin Ye withdrew his divine sense, his cold face without a single ripple of emotion, as if facilitating a full race evolution was merely effortless.

Wang Hu stood frozen on the spot, looking at his completely transformed, overwhelmingly imposing army of vassals. He trembled with excitement, his voice quivering: "It... it worked! They really all evolved! Lin Ye, what kind of monster are you?!"

"Cut the talk, time is money! Hurry up and use the terrain card and those three vassal cards!" Lin Ye rolled his eyes, feeling somewhat speechless.

"Oh, oh! Right, right, right!" Wang Hu hurriedly pulled out the terrain card and the three vassal cards, bringing Lin Ye into his divine realm and selecting to use them.

Rivers, forests, and mountain ranges rose up from the ground.

High in the sky, Thunder Winged Eagles with razor-sharp wings and light-blue lightning patterns covering their bodies flapped and hovered, as subtle pops of thunder crackled around them.

Deep within the spiderweb forest, slender-limbed Entangled Silk Demon Spiders with translucent white silk lurked silently, their eight compound eyes gleaming with cold light.

In the forest streams, Water Wolf Beasts with glossy fur and sharp fangs trod upon the water, surrounded by a faint mist.

Thunder Winged Eagles: 175.

Silk-Weaving Spiders: 210.

Water Wolf Beasts: 182.

All three possessed standard Rank C potential with complementary attributes, covering aerial combat, crowd control, and amphibious surprise attacks. This was precisely the gap in combat capability that Lin Ye had deliberately helped Wang Hu fill.

"I'm starting! Pay attention to controlling them!" Lin Ye spoke as the golden Ancestor Tracing Patterns began to flow once more, gently enveloping the three types of ferocious beasts.

Supported by the previously prepared advancement materials, Lin Ye accurately followed the optimal evolutionary lineage, stripping bloodline impurities and enhancing their racial talents.

Crackle—!

The first to transform were the Thunder Winged Eagles. Light-blue lightning suddenly surged, tattered wings reconsolidated, bones underwent a tough metamorphosis, and lightning patterns spread across their entire bodies. Their explosive power and flight speed doubled, successfully breaking through their shackles to ascend to Rank B [Thunder Dome War Eagles].

High above, it soared with wings spanning ten meters. A sudden bolt of thunder struck down, blasting the fiery red mountain rock scorched black and cracked.

Right after, the web beneath the Entangled Silk Demon Spiders suddenly changed color. The translucent white silk turned into jet-black, durable Netherworld Spider Silk. Stickiness, hardness, and toxicity surged all at once, and strange blood-colored patterns grew on their abdomens as they transformed into Rank B [Nether Poison Spiders]. Their concealment and hunting capabilities were on a completely different level; they could quietly weave webs to silently trap and kill powerful enemies, bringing their control capability to the absolute max.

Finally came the Water Wolf Beasts. The water vapor around them condensed into icy mist, and their muscular lines became sleeker and sharper. Their fangs gleamed cold, and their fur evolved into waterproof scaled fur, allowing for amphibious combat. They broke through to Rank B [Cold Tide Water Wolves], gaining a massive boost in water manipulation—able to condense water blades, create undercurrents, and excel at aquatic ambushes and entangling controls.

With this, within Wang Hu's divine realm, they had Thunder Dome War Eagles dominating the skies, Crimson Flame Heavenly Apes charging on land, Cold Tide Water Wolves executing ambushes, and Nether Poison Spiders lying in wait from the shadows. The four major combat forces complemented each other, leaving no obvious shortcomings.

Wang Hu stood dazed on the spot, staring at his renewed and immensely imposing vassal army. Trembling with excitement, he stammered, "Holy shit! Holy shit! They all reached Rank B! Fucking epic! Epic!"

"Now, even if it's Rank A or even Rank S, I won't be afraid at all!!!"