90: Chapter 90 Re-cultivation

Closely following were the Plague Seed Mosquitoes dancing across the sky.

The highly toxic origin of the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Lotus spread across the entire field, causing a qualitative transformation in the mosquito swarm that previously only possessed corrosive and parasitic abilities. Their bodies became refined and translucent, and their poisonous wings possessed an exclusive domain filled with pervasive pestilential aura. The speed of plague spread, corrosive intensity, and parasitic stealth skyrocketed several times over, completely transforming them into S-rank Pestilence Mosquitoes capable of stirring up a thousand-mile plague disaster with a single thought, exerting a vastly superior deterrent power.

Under the nourishment of the Shadow Pupil Stone, the Shadow Fox tribe lurking in the forest broke through layers of shackles in their eyes, birthing the Divine Pupil of Illusion that could pierce through falsehood, perceive divine souls, and bewitch inner demons.

The shadow energy around their bodies coalesced like water, and their stealth, illusion, and assassination capabilities were fully transformed and upgraded, advancing into S-rank Illusion Pupil Foxes. Their shortcoming in stealth attacks was completely resolved, turning them into a top-tier shadow assassination race.

Finally, there were the Armored Turtles guarding the divine kingdom's defensive line. The Mystic Iron Counter-Armor Marrow fused into the origin of their shells, plating their heavy carapaces with a layer of dark-gold counter-sha divine runes. Their defensive barrier doubled, unlocking a thirty percent damage reflection trait; whether melee or elemental attackers, all would suffer heavy backlash, completely evolving them into S-rank Counter-Injury Armored Turtles and solidly fortifying the divine kingdom's first ironclad line of defense.

The entire advancement process was incomparably smooth with almost no twists or turns, though it took quite a long time—taking Lin Ye two full days and one night.

Thanks to the stable laws and off-the-charts carrying capacity of the divine kingdom, combined with Jinghun Hall constantly checking negative hostility, the simultaneous large-scale advancement of the four servant races caused no kingdom instability or origin disorder whatsoever. Instead, utilizing the origin vibrations of their advancement, they reversely absorbed high-concentration Sha spirits of the divine kingdom, further solidifying their bloodline foundations.

At this point, the four veteran servant races—Demonic Blood Pythons, Plague Seed Mosquitoes, Shadow Foxes, and Armored Turtles—shed their former ranks, with every single member unifying into S-rank quality!

[Sha-Transforming Python Attributes: Strength: 55, Agility: 50, Constitution: 59, Spirit: 50, Intelligence: 15]

[Pestilence Mosquito Attributes: Strength: 40, Agility: 56, Constitution: 55, Spirit: 53, Intelligence: 22 (Special: Toxin: 60)]

[Illusion Pupil Fox Attributes: Strength: 52, Agility: 60, Constitution: 48, Spirit: 50, Intelligence: 25]

[Counter-Injury Armored Turtle Attributes: Strength: 50, Agility: 35, Constitution: 60, Spirit: 45, Intelligence: 12]

Lin Ye swept his divine sense across all the servant races' attributes, a brilliant light gleaming in his eyes.

Now, his servant system was fully formed: with the Shahun Hounds possessing primal fierce beast potential, the Xuanyin Nether Shadow Hounds and Soul-Devouring Owls as the main combat core, the Sha-Swallowing Pythons for close-quarters combat, the Pestilence Mosquitoes for wide-area suppression, the Illusion Pupil Foxes for shadow raids, and the Counter-Injury Armored Turtles holding the line of defense, the five major S-rank servant races each fulfilled their duties, forming a complete system balanced in offense and defense across long and close ranges.

The only regret was that the Shahun Hounds and Soul-Devouring Owls could not evolve further, but even so, Lin Ye's overall combat power at this moment had surged several times compared to before the competition.

But even so, Lin Ye's overall combat power had surged several times over compared to before the match, leaving no obvious weaknesses. Combined with the steady balance of the Shaling Divine Kingdom and the safety net provided by Jinghun Hall, his genius foundation had truly stepped into the top ranks of Quanzhou.

Looking at the five S-rank servant races inside the divine kingdom fulfilling their respective roles, their bloodline foundations completely transformed, and the entire combat system fully realized, Lin Ye's eyes were filled with satisfaction.

Quality was maxed out; next was polishing the divine kingdom's environment and making up for the shortage in population numbers.

With a thought, Lin Ye retrieved the full set of Terrain Modification Cards he had previously exchanged with military merits. Four glowing divine kingdom cards floated in his consciousness sea, corresponding to four core landforms: towering mountain ranges, winding spirit rivers, vast plains, and deep, dense forests.

Now his divine kingdom's territory had expanded to three thousand square kilometers; although vast in size, its landscape was monotonous and bare, unable to accommodate the habitat, cultivation, and combat needs of different servant races, which severely limited their growth ceiling.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ye activated the cards one by one, sending the power of modification sweeping across the entire divine kingdom.

Heavy, rugged mountain ranges rose from the ground, their rock strata naturally possessing the properties of gathering Sha and locking in spirit power. Rich Sha spirits swirled through the rock crevices, and the sturdy, massive mountains perfectly suited the Counter-Injury Armored Turtles to guard and lie in wait, turning into the divine kingdom's firmest border defense barrier;

Clear, long spirit rivers cut through the heart of the divine kingdom, their waters infused with massive amounts of pure spiritual energy to warm origins and neutralize violent Sha aura, slowly nourishing the entire realm;

Endless vast plains spread out in all directions with wide, flat terrain, ideal for primary combat servant races like the Xuanyin Nether Shadow Hounds and Sha-Swallowing Pythons to charge in packs and engage in group battles;

Dark, deep dense forests unfolded layer upon layer with lush, tangled vegetation, providing a supreme secret realm for the Illusion Pupil Foxes and Pestilence Mosquitoes to inhabit and breed.

Just as the landforms and living things took shape, the violent and dense Sha spirit aura filling the divine kingdom instantly swept over, initiating an extremely cruel process of assimilation and corrosion.

This innate Sha spirit divine kingdom had never been gentle or tolerant; all newly born mountain rocks, river spiritual flora, plain soil, and forest vegetation had to endure the relentless devouring and tempering of the Sha spirits, where only the fittest could survive.

The rock layers, vegetation, and spiritual flora with strong adaptability that could withstand the washing and corrosion of extreme Sha aura managed to take root and survive, fully integrating into this violent realm;

Meanwhile, tender vegetation, impure spiritual plants, and loose rocks with weak foundations unable to endure the Sha spirit assimilation were completely corroded, dissolved, and devoured by the violent Sha spirits, leaving no trace behind and becoming nutrients for the kingdom's transformation.

Even more uniquely, all the landform resources and spiritual plants that successfully survived were completely assimilated by the Shaling Divine Kingdom, casting off the ordinary worldly trait of generating spiritual energy and instead continuously birthing pure and dominant Sha spirit aura.

All at once, the concentration of Sha spirits throughout the divine kingdom surged again, dark red Sha aura surging and churning between heaven and earth several times denser than before, making the servant races' cultivation environment even more extreme and doubling the nourishment and tempering effects.

Consequently, the speed at which the Sha aura infected souls and corroded bodies accelerated drastically, constantly clinging to the surfaces of the divine souls of Lin Ye and his servant races.

Fortunately, Jinghun Hall at the center of the divine kingdom ran at full speed continuously, its holy cleansing origin washing over the entire realm day and night; even though the Sha aura's corrosion speed had increased greatly, it still could not outpace the purification efficiency of Jinghun Hall.

The extreme Sha aura nourishment and absolute soul stability formed a perfect balance, continuously skyrocketing the realm's foundation and rapidly advancing the servant races' strength while completely eliminating the fatal hazard of inner demon rampages and soul loss of control.

However, having undergone several transformations, the divine kingdom's Sha spirit concentration had already surged several-fold, and the violent Sha aura filling the entire realm possessed immense devouring and corrosive properties.

The newborn mountain rocks, river flora, plain soil, and forest vegetation were constantly suffering from the washing, corrosion, and assimilation of Sha spirits, unleashing the most brutal survival of the fittest.

The landforms and vegetation capable of enduring extreme Sha aura corrosion and resisting origin devouring could fully adapt to the extreme environment of the Shaling Divine Kingdom, being assimilated by its origin to absorb Sha aura and nourish themselves in turn, growing ever tougher, lush, stable, and grand, perfectly fitting the survival and cultivation needs of the servant races.

Meanwhile, spiritual plant impurities, tender vegetation, and weak rock layers with inadequate adaptability that could not withstand the Sha aura corrosion were completely corroded, devoured, and dissolved by the violent Sha spirits, perishing completely between heaven and earth without a trace.

Such was the brutal law of the Innate Sha Spirit Divine Kingdom, which never tolerated weakness; only by adapting to the extremely violent environment could anything survive and grow, and precisely because of such strict selection, the foundational strength of the whole divine realm became ever purer and more formidable.