Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2626 Karmic Outburst, Unexpected Assistance
Lin Mu's aura surged from that of a weak, chicken-like Heavenly Rank Martial General to an unfathomable level in an instant!
"Boom!!!" The violent energy storms instantly turned into dust as soon as they reached Lin Mu's vicinity, like a spring breeze.

"Crack! Crack!~~~~" The air around Lin Mu was trembling constantly, and the turbid earth energy rising from the ground dissipated directly when it came within a foot of him.

Lin Mu's body was filled with an incredibly dense and strange elemental energy.

"A familiar feeling... but when it's here, it feels a bit oppressive, the surrounding space feels very constricting."

"It seems the power limit within this realm is still not unlocked. Comrades, we still need to work harder!" Lin Mu thought to himself.

The next moment, he moved, the surrounding aura surged, and his whole body slowly rose up.

After getting used to the power, Lin Mu raised his head and looked at the ancient azure dragon that was soaring and adapting to the power at the same time.

As if sensing Lin Mu's gaze, the Primordial Azure Dragon glanced at Lin Mu with its dragon eyes as it soared through the air.

Unlike its arduous journey, Lin Mu's strength and aura changed instantly with a mere thought, without any significant disturbance, giving it the illusion of being in a dream.

"Roar!!!!!"

"Lin Mu!!"

"You are indeed extraordinary!!! Even I, the dragon, cannot discern the extent of your dragon luck. You could become my first opponent after my rebirth!!!" The ancient dragon soaring in the sky roared and slowly spoke to Lin Mu.

At this moment, it still held Lin Mu in contempt.

Dozens of miles away from Edo Castle, countless players stood on the hillsides and peaks, gazing at the destroyed Edo Castle.

The former royal city has vanished into thin air, leaving only that enormous black hole—a truly tragic and lamentable situation.

The deeply saddened Japanese players and native inhabitants, upon hearing the praise emanating from the heavens, felt an even greater sense of despair.

That pale white dragon, whose length and size were unknown, possessed a vast and unfathomable power. Even all the players combined were no match for a single claw of it. Yet Lin Mu was able to contend with it. Just how powerful was Lin Mu? Would their revenge plan still be of any use?

Many people, including the heads of those powerful Japanese families, felt utterly disheartened at this moment.

That dragon was an awe-inspiring being, so much so that they couldn't even muster the thought of attacking it. Even sacrificing players' lives would be a waste of effort.

Lin Mu has already surpassed them by a great deal...

On the summit of a mountain, several distinguished Japanese gamers gathered together, gazing at the distant sky.

"It seems we need to change our strategy..." one figure remarked.

The mountain peak where they were located offered the best view, allowing them to directly observe Edo Castle and the sky.

From afar, the site of Edo Castle appeared as nothing more than a gigantic black hole. And above, a colossal dragon roamed the sky…

As for Lin Mu, he was so small that he was practically invisible...

"Lin Mu's personal strength has surpassed the level of a Divine General, and may have reached an even higher level. That true dragon may also be at the same level," the figure said solemnly.

"In terms of individual strength, we can't catch up at all. Even if we use human lives to kill Lin Mu, we still can't kill him."

"As for using props, they're at most divine-level, and even rare items might not pose much of a threat," the first person to speak continued before anyone else could respond.

"Then, shall we cancel our prop trap plan?"

"No need to remove it, but we can change our target."

"Oh...you mean to turn Lin Mu into Ji Beiqin?"

"Yes! Our people deduced that Ji Beiqin secretly went to that legendary place and stole those things, which enraged them and caused them to send NPC historical generals to hunt down Ji Beiqin."

"Takamagahara? Gods... Heh... Their dojo was so easily broken into by Ji Beiqin?"

"I don't know the specifics, but Ji Beiqin definitely crossed their bottom line. So much so that the Heavenly Dao System didn't even have time to stop them from taking action."

"Gentlemen, since the target of the prop trap plan has been changed, why don't we change all the pre-planned schemes targeting Lin Mu to Ji Beiqin instead..."

"Hehe... There's no need for such a big fuss. Ji Beiqin's current level is not even 10, his combat power is low, and his strength is not even as good as a beginner warrior. The reason he can move around so easily is probably because he killed the Great Han Dynasty's national guardian beast, the Crimson Dragon, and has a temporary lucky buff."

"Just one is enough, or to be on the safe side, get three!"

"No, we must deal with Ji Beiqin with all our might, otherwise he might become like Lin Mu again."

The opinions of the group seemed to differ.

However, after some discussion, they ultimately decided to change the target of the plan to Ji Beiqin.

As for Lin Mu, they need to make plans at a higher level; they can't contact him yet, so they can only wait for an opportunity...

Will Ke Linmu wait for them...?

"Let's go, there's no need to spectate anymore. This level is beyond our reach. From now on, let's change the attitude of all players and focus solely on Ji Beiqin."

"Aren't we going to discuss the volcanic lava rocks anymore? Are we really going to have to give up on fighting the NPC army?" At this moment, a familiar voice rang out; it was Jiro Tojo.

Clearly, this group of people are all high-ranking officials in the real Japan.

"His Majesty the Emperor has given instructions that we cannot confront them for the time being. Our primary task now is to find Ji Beiqin and kill him!"

"His Majesty the Emperor has a premonition that Ji Beiqin is the key to our rise!" a player who looked like a strategist replied in a firm and powerful voice.

"Long live the Emperor!" Tojo Jiro shouted, indicating his agreement with the Emperor's decree and his unconditional obedience.

Afterwards, the group began to leave the mountaintop. Then, many Japanese tourists who were looking to take advantage of the cheap deals started to leave again, heading towards Mount Fuji once more, at the urging of some individuals.

At the foot of Mount Fuji, the mountain face is already broken. Even though it has been irrigated by magma, there are still countless cracks and broken rocks everywhere. Sharp black stone spikes are everywhere. The earth vein turbidity and sulfur miasma are everywhere. There are also some terrifying residual energy that condenses and does not dissipate in the surrounding area. It is extremely difficult to walk. Even a low-level martial general would perish here if he is not careful.

However, amidst the black lava rocks covering the mountains and plains, multicolored lights constantly shone dazzlingly in the sunlight.

Ji Beiqin, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and others gathered together, disregarding their appearance, holding pickaxes, and digging like focused professional mining masters.

"I wonder how things are going on the lord's side... I thought the battlefield would be on this mountain, but I never expected the final battlefield to become Edo Castle." Dian Wei, with his broad back and thick waist bent, lay on the ground like a giant bear, and sighed.

"Yes...we didn't expect it to turn out this way either." Xun You's face also showed a hint of emotion. In the end, the original plan was completely useless. In the end, what decided everything was power!
"Gongda, why don't we try to establish a subordinate territory here? With just a few of us, we can't possibly manage much... This Mount Fuji is so vast, with abundant magma and minerals, and the number of spirit stones might be in the hundreds of millions. With just a few of us, it's a drop in the ocean," Guo Jia suggested with a nonchalant smile.

“No… We may be burdened with karma. If we establish subordinate territories, it might cause some unforeseen changes, and perhaps the secret of the teleportation array will be discovered…” Xun You rejected Guo Jia’s suggestion again.

This is the third time Guo Jia has offered his criticism and suggestions...

Upon hearing this, Guo Jia had no choice but to slam his pickaxe down hard, prying out a spirit stone before putting it away.

"We should release the troops from the Cave Heaven Ring in the Lord's possession; that would make things much easier for us..." Xi Zhicai said, letting out a heavy sigh.

He and Ji Beiqin had been digging for a very long time, and they were both exhausted. Not far away, Ji Beiqin was lying on the ground, fast asleep…

"Could it be that we don't have any karmic burdens on us...? You even managed to fool me? That's impossible, right?" Guo Jia said, like a child persistently asking for a toy.

In truth, Xun You also couldn't sense the karmic burden. Generally speaking, being burdened by karma would involve one or more negative states, but their luck was completely unaffected. Their strength, cultivation, divine domain spirit, skills, and specialties were all fine... Could it be that the Yamata no Orochi was destroying them? Or was the Yamata no Orochi reborn from the ashes, merely using their heads to break the shackles?

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened.

First came the earth-shaking tremors, the entire mountain peak and its base trembled violently, the hard magma and black rocks shattered, and countless spirit stones swirled up, densely packed, as if a sieve was sifting them out.

"This... no need to dig, just picked it up for free?" Dian Wei and the others stared dumbfounded at the spirit stones bouncing on the ground...

"Oh no... every cloud has a silver lining, everyone be careful." However, Guo Jia, who was originally carefree, suddenly changed his expression and became more serious than ever before.

Since Guo Jia, the chief strategist of the Great Wilderness, was in such a state, Huang Zhong and the others immediately composed themselves and focused their attention on the surroundings.

Dian Wei approached Ji Beiqin, gently scooped him up, and tucked him under his waist. Even so, Ji Beiqin slept even more soundly than a dead pig.

At that moment, a colossal golden shadow appeared in the distant sky. It was the instant the true form of the dragon vein rose from beneath Edo Castle.

The next moment, Guo Jia and the others froze as if in a daze. Then, their hair stood on end, and a deadly sense of crisis suddenly descended upon them.

A dark red thundercloud had appeared in the sky sometime earlier.

The thunderclouds appeared without any warning, and there wasn't even a sound that stirred up the atmosphere.

"Damn it, is he really burdened by heavy karma?!" Guo Jia cursed, his face ashen, his tone seemingly tinged with resentment...

“This is bad. Fengxiao is already being targeted. If the karmic lightning really comes down this time, he will definitely be ten times stronger than us…” Xi Zhicai said worriedly.

Guo Jia's previous nonchalant attitude wasn't because he was naturally like that, but because he was panicking... Although he didn't feel the effects of karma on his body, his wisdom allowed him to guess that he was definitely being entangled by karma.

If he is burdened by karma and triggers a tribulation of lightning, it will be really bad... That's why he didn't take those bloody and cruel unorthodox methods in his previous strategy.

For example, the scorched-earth policy and resource relocation strategy employed by the Japanese—if he hadn't been burdened by his karma, he would undoubtedly have devised even more bloody and cruel strategies to deal with them. But he didn't reveal those methods, keeping them silently to himself…

He really didn't want to experience that feeling of powerlessness he once felt in the face of overwhelming power again.

"Boom!!!!!" At this moment, huge thunderous roars echoed across the sky.

At the foot of the distant mountain, the Japanese soldiers stationed there also sensed something unusual happening a little further up.

Perhaps, there lies... Ji Beiqin!

Soon, the Japanese army set off, no longer paying attention to the lava rocks.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!!!" The ear-piercing thunderous sound echoed in Dian Wei and the others' ears.

"Oh no, why can't we move?!" At this moment, Huang Zhong and the others' expressions changed drastically.

Even those of them, with their strength, were so easily restrained; it's clear who the master of this power is...

"Boom!!!" The thunderclouds above Guo Jia's head suddenly trembled, and a huge pillar of lightning, tens of meters in size, was slowly brewing...

This scene caused Xun You, Dian Wei, and the others to change their expressions drastically.

"Quickly... Summon Dao Jiu!!!" Xun You exclaimed.

At this moment, so-called wisdom, so-called strategy, and so-called cleverness are useless!

"Oh no, the summoning is restricted..." Huang Zhong exclaimed.

“The Heavenly Cloud Ranking is still too low-level…” Xi Zhicai’s face was ashen.

They were confident they could overcome the karmic lightning; at most, they would just lose their tiger luck... As for Guo Jia, he might truly be in mortal danger.

As far as they know, under the tribulation of lightning, generally speaking, resurrection is useless!

The resurrection item that Guo Jia is bound to should not be immune to the calamity of lightning.

Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, and the others looked extremely grim. When had Orochi set up this trap? How could their karma have been transferred to them without any warning?!
"What's going on with you guys?!?!" Just then, a strange... no, somewhat familiar voice rang in everyone's ears.

Huang Yang!

That's right, the owner of the voice is that weasel who recently joined the Great Wilderness Territory and whose cultivation level has skyrocketed, successfully obtaining a title!

The next moment, a rainbow flashed, and Huang Yang's figure appeared, right next to Guo Jia.

"Mr. Huang Yang, what brings you here?" Guo Jia asked, his face full of surprise.

"I was thrown here," Huang Yang said with a wry smile, glancing at the still-spreading rainbow light.

“We are currently undergoing the tribulation of karmic lightning. If you come over, will it…” Guo Jia said again.

"It's because of the tribulation you went through that I was thrown here by some great supernatural power," Huang Yang said with a bitter expression.

"Can you save Fengxiao?" Xun You asked in surprise.

"It should be possible..." Huang Yang said uncertainly.

"That person said that we need to use special means to resist the karmic lightning, and the resource consumed is the national strength." Huang Yang revealed a method that shocked everyone.

(Only one update today, please forgive me.)
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