93: Chapter 93 The Fruit of Spiritual Enlightenment

His plan was comprehensive and sound—neither abandoning his dao path nor failing to prepare in advance for the crisis of breakthrough, far from being blindly arrogant or recklessly rash.

Division Commander Wu Tian listened quietly. Looking at the youth before him, whose composure, resilience, and decisiveness far surpassed his peers, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

If an ordinary youth possessed such heaven-defying combat power, they would have long grown arrogant and supercilious. Yet Lin Ye alone was cautious at every step and planned far ahead for everything, possessing both heaven-defying talent and top-tier character.

Yet such an incredible person had ended up with a Divine Kingdom like this!

He remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly, his tone extremely solemn. "Since you have such a plan, I won't persuade you further. As for guarding your breakthrough to True God, there's no need to look for anyone else. When the time comes, I will personally guard you."

A single promise carried immense weight.

As a Military District division commander and a top peak powerhouse at the half-step Sky-Reaching realm, Division Commander Wu Tian personally standing guard was enough to block the vast majority of sudden crises, thoroughly clearing away external hazards on Lin Ye's path to breakthrough.

Lin Ye felt a touch of warmth in his heart and nodded slightly in gratitude. "Thank you, Senior."

Having resolved his worries regarding a guardian for his breakthrough, Lin Ye naturally asked the question he cared most about at the moment—which was also the primary task he had decided on earlier.

"Senior, I have one more matter to ask about. My subservient races generally possess formidable combat power, but their intelligence is low; they only fight on instinct, making them easily constrained. I wonder if the Military Department possesses any treasure of heaven and earth capable of raising the intelligence of beastly subservient races and awakening their divine intellect?"

This was his most urgent need. As long as his subservient races awakened their intelligence and gained autonomous thinking and tactical awareness, the combat strength and ceiling of his entire subservient race system would experience a qualitative leap.

Hearing this, Division Commander Wu Tian was slightly taken aback, then gave a knowing smile as if he had expected it all along. After pondering for a moment, he said, "It's quite a coincidence that you ask. The Military Department recently brought back a batch of newly seized rare fruits from the otherworldly conquest battlefield, named intelligence genesis fruit."

"After repeated testing by the Military Department Research Institute, this fruit specifically targets birds and beasts. It gently awakens beastly intelligence, enlightens divine minds, and nurtures spirituality, gradually raising their thinking and tactical understanding. Most importantly, its medicinal properties are gentle and pure, without any side effects or lingering consequences. It won't harm their bloodline foundation or disrupt the laws of the Divine Kingdom."

"However, this batch of fruits was just transported back to the Military Department and hasn't been added to the military merit exchange list yet. It is not currently available for public distribution, so ordinary prodigies or even senior officers lack the qualifications to request it."

At this point, Division Commander Wu Tian looked at Lin Ye with a hint of an elder's warmth and favoritism in his eyes. "However, I can make the decision to directly allocate a batch to you."

Lin Ye was not someone who liked receiving favors for no reason. Upon hearing this, he immediately wanted to decline and proposed exchanging his military merit for them instead.

"Senior, there's no need for special treatment. I can exchange for them normally using the military merit left behind by my parents."

But as soon as he spoke, Division Commander Wu Tian raised a hand to interrupt him.

Division Commander Wu Tian's expression darkened slightly, his tone carrying a touch of remembrance and solemnity. "Forget about military merit. This isn't a Military Department resource allocation; it's something I'm giving you personally."

"Your father fought alongside me through blood and fire, sharing life and death. Now, no one even knows where your parents are, and you've been alone and helpless since childhood. As an elder, I've never fulfilled my duty to look after you. Consider this batch of intelligence genesis fruit a belated meeting gift for the descendant of heroes. If you refuse, you would be letting down the devotion and passion your parents had back then."

Bringing up his parents made the reason heavy and earnest, completely blocking any further refusal from Lin Ye.

Lin Ye fell silent for a moment, a mix of emotions swelling in his heart. In the end, he could only lower his head slightly and offer a solemn thank-you. "Thank you, Division Commander."

Seeing him accept it, Division Commander Wu Tian's expression relaxed slightly. He immediately dialed the Military Department Logistics Department and issued a special approval order directly.

A moment later, an ordnance officer entered the office at a quick pace holding an ancient spatial storage jade box, respectfully presenting it to Lin Ye.

"Inside are a total of three thousand intelligence genesis fruit," Division Commander Wu Tian said calmly.

Lin Ye's pupils contracted slightly, his heart filled with shock.

He had thought that getting tens or a hundred fruits would already be immense favored treatment, enough to enlighten his existing subservient races in batches. Never in his wild dreams did he expect Division Commander Wu Tian to give him a staggering three thousand in one go!

Such generosity and favoritism far exceeded his expectations.

With a full three thousand intelligence genesis fruit, all the subservient races under his command—regardless of new or old, regardless of population size—could consume them in batches to awaken their intelligence, completely resolving the fatal flaw of low intelligence. It was even enough to leave a massive reserve for future new subservient races.

The hidden danger was thoroughly eliminated; the future looked promising!

Putting away the storage jade box, Lin Ye offered his solemn thanks once more, feeling deep respect and gratitude toward this iron-blooded division commander.

Before long, Lin Ye bade farewell to Division Commander Wu Tian, turned around, and left the division commander's office, heading straight for the Military Department military merit exchange area.

Since his Divine Kingdom's load capacity was still plentiful, it was the perfect time to recruit brand-new B-grade and C-grade subservient races, filling the gaps in his system and perfecting his overall racial layout.

The officer at the exchange desk had already received orders from superiors, knowing that Lin Ye was the champion of the Quanzhou League, a descendant of heroes, and personally taken care of by Division Commander Wu Tian. His attitude was exceptionally respectful, allowing Lin Ye to choose freely and claim high-tier subservient race eggs with priority.

Lin Ye's gaze swept over the dense list of subservient race species. He precisely selected three top-tier beastly subservient races that fit his Shaling Divine Kingdom, possessed heaven-defying potential, and wouldn't overburden his current load capacity, finalizing his exchange list.

The first category: C-grade Golden Fiend Biao.

A pureblood ferocious tiger beast, clad in dark-gold fiend-patterned fur. Born with control over Metal-attribute fiend energy, its physical explosive power was extraordinarily terrifying, bloodthirsty, warlike, and unstoppable in charges.

Though seemingly of a basic C-grade tier, its evolutionary potential was terrifying to the extreme. The ultimate evolutionary form at the end of its bloodline was one of the Four Ferocious Beasts of the Primordial Era—Qiongqi!

Tailored for Lin Ye's Shaling Divine Kingdom, nourished by high-concentration fiend spirits, it could transform step by step in the future, break through tier shackles, and grow into a top-tier ferocious beast main combat force capable of crushing a multitude of S-grade subservient races.

The second category: B-grade Red Falcon.

An extreme-speed avian subservient race covered in crimson feathers. Its air-piercing speed reigned supreme among its tier, allowing it to soar ten thousand miles, oversee the battle situation, and scout entire regions.

Its bloodline contained the ultimate Fire Dao origin. After several rounds of evolutionary purification, its ultimate form could transform into an ancient spiritual bird of heaven and earth, the sovereign of all birds—the Divine Bird Bifang!

This perfectly filled the gaps in Lin Ye's subservient race system regarding high-altitude scouting, long-range fire attacks, and extreme-speed raids, perfecting his dual air-and-land combat capabilities.

The third category: B-grade Cloud-Crushing Golden-Mane Beast.

Its body was imposing like a mountain, golden mane covering its back, treading upon scattering clouds. It controlled the heavy power of the earth and auspicious origins, with top-tier defense, endurance, and field-control abilities. Its bloodline heritage was immensely noble; its ultimate evolutionary form was the ancient auspicious beast and leader of all beasts—the Qilin!

It could guard the territory of the Divine Kingdom and stabilize the leyline aura, as well as nourish the entire Divine Kingdom world, balance the violent fiendish energy, and boost the vitality and endurance of all subservient races. Combining offense, defense, and support, it perfectly suited the long-term development of the Divine Kingdom.

These three categories of subservient races were not high in tier, did not take up S-grade load quotas, and would not overdraw the Divine Kingdom's load capacity, yet each possessed the ultimate evolutionary potential of top-tier divine beasts and ferocious beasts of the primordial era.

The Golden Fiend Biao specialized in slaughter and could become Qiongqi; the Red Falcon specialized in extreme speed and fire attacks and could transform into Bifang; the Cloud-Crushing Golden-Mane Beast specialized in field control and could metamorphose into Qilin.

Covering offense, defense, scouting, field control, slaughter, and support completely, it thoroughly filled all the gaps in Lin Ye's current subservient race system, bringing the layout of his entire Divine Kingdom racial structure truly close to perfection.