In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 148, Mission Assignment, Departure

"Captain, can I go too?"

The Spirit Lord looked at Lin Ran with a very nervous expression. He had an instinctive fear and hatred for the Elf race, but his own strength was very weak. If he went, he would most likely be captured again.

Lin Ran thought for a moment.

"You'll follow me for now; there are no other arrangements for you."

"Okay~"

The Spirit Lord immediately smiled, a very happy smile, and snuggled into Lin Ran's lap, hugging him tightly.

Mengyu stared at the Spirit Master, her white ears already bristling, her sky-blue eyes fixed on the Spirit Master, her tail lowered, already poised to pounce.

Yunzhu's reaction was slightly less, but only slightly less than Mengyu's.

Lin Ran smiled upon seeing this and paid no further attention.

He opened a portion of the map of the battlefield of the heavens. The map was explored by an extraordinary being, one of the four pillars, Luan Jun, the third person besides Kong Ming, codenamed Feng Zhu, and was verified to be basically accurate.

The inaccuracies arise because the battlefields of the heavens are constantly changing, not entirely fixed.

The map is displayed in a projection format, with the human homeworld as the starting point, showing the coordinates of each world.

Some races with a maximum level of only six were also marked. A few of them were subordinate races of the human race, but they were few in number and quite ugly, so they were rarely seen in the mother world.

The closest of all is naturally the cat-people, who have established diplomatic relations with the humans.

The cat-people are about the same size as the human race, and there are four of them at the Rule Realm. However, the cat-people are lacking in some aspects, which is why the human race has the ability to reach higher realms, but the cat-people do not.

So the cat people wanted to come to the human people to search for them, and naturally, diplomatic means came into play.

Yunzhu and Mengyu's mission was to overtly or covertly incorporate the outer forces and subordinate races of the Cat People outside the Cat People's Mother Realm before infiltrating the Cat People's Mother Realm.

This is a long-term plan and cannot be completed in a short period of time.

Following this route, the second task is Zhou Yu's mission: a strange and chaotic world, which is perfect for researching and developing the inheritance of the curse path.

The third one is the weak alien race that Nangong Yu chose, with a maximum level of only six, which is perfect for developing faith.

The fourth is the Fire Spirit Clan, whose task is to be undertaken by Yan Lingfei: to develop their power and completely subdue the fickle Fire Spirit Clan.

The fifth is Xingluo. Her route will pass through the edge of the star realm where her home planet is located. After returning to her home planet, Xingluo will use various means to develop her power and eventually incorporate the entire Star Guardian Clan.

The current leader of the Star Guardian Clan is actually Lin's [Guardian]. As long as Lin gives the order, she will basically ignore Xingluo's actions.

Moreover, allowing the human race to incorporate the entire Star Guardian race is not entirely a bad thing.

This is related to the Star Guardians' rules for strengthening their pillars.

The last one is the demon plane that Ling Qiqi is going to.

A long distance from the Starry Sky Realm, there is an entrance to the Demon Dimension. After entering, Ling Qiqi developed her power in the Demon Dimension.

The succubus lord that Lin encountered before was also one of the powerful beings in the demon plane.

However, because the Demon Realm was extremely chaotic, two additional helpers were arranged for Ling Qiqi.

Lin Qingxuan, Lin Qingyu.

Lin Qingyu was the blonde little girl she met when she first arrived at Garrison No. 3.

The blonde little girl rescued her older sister, Lin Qingxuan, who was also a first responder. After receiving the mission, she immediately agreed without any hesitation and said she would come over in a while.

After figuring out the route and tasks, Lin Ran agreed on a departure time.

"After Lin Qingxuan and Lin Qingyu arrive, we'll rest for another half month before setting off together."

Lin Ran made the final decision.

At this point, only Jian Linglong remained in the team; the Spirit Master had not yet assigned her any roles.

The Spirit Lord's situation is special. Sending him to help anyone would attract the pursuit of the elves, leading to a deadly crisis. Only by following him will the elves hesitate to act because of Lin.

Jian Linglong is his sword spirit, so naturally she will always stay with him.

When Lin assigned the task, she did not consider Jian Linglong.

After the agreement was made, the first team temporarily settled down at the camp.

three days later.

Lin Qingxuan and Lin Qingyu have arrived.

"Brother Lin~"

Little girl Lin Qingyu pounced on Lin Ran. She remembered very clearly how she had successfully garnered hostility from Yunzhu, Mengyu, and Lingzhu.

Lin Qingyu was a little embarrassed. After a brief exchange with Lin Ran to confirm the mission, she was pulled away by Ling Qiqi.

During the subsequent two weeks of rest, Yunzhu, Mengyu, and Xinglu stayed with Lin Ran. Ling Qiqi pulled Lin Qingxuan aside and said something to him.

Every time Lin Ran practiced swordsmanship with Lin Qingxuan, she felt that the other party's eyes were strange, but since there was nothing serious, she didn't ask too much about it.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time to set off as agreed.

……

Outside the human defense line.

Lin personally brought the first team, Lin Qingxuan, and Lin Qingyu here, and used extraordinary means to cover up their tracks.

"Check it one last time."

Lin Ran said that everyone should conduct an examination.

Due to Lin's persistence, everyone left a fragment of their original soul with Lin Ran.

This was a method that Lin and the four pillars of the human race developed together after several attempts to seize destiny.

There will be no impact on those at or below the Rule Realm. However, to break through to the next level from the Rule Realm, it is necessary to return the split soul to prevent human geniuses from having their minds corrupted by alien races.

In the previous struggle for destiny, most of the human geniuses had their minds corrupted. Lin personally infiltrated each of the alien races and killed them.

As a result, the mother world of an alien race was completely destroyed, with a few scattered across the battlefields of the heavens, and the rest all perishing.

In the Demon Realm, there was another succubus lord whose territory was destroyed and who died a gruesome death.

The current succubus lord is newly appointed and dares not go too far in front of Lin.

When it's time for the soul to return, the human race will be in charge, and no further restrictions will be needed.

The inspection process is complete.

Lin Ran took out the hovercar and waved his hand.

"Set off!"

……

Inside the hovercar.

Lin Qingyu curiously peered out the window; this was her first time leaving the territory of the human race.

Lingzhu, Mengyu, and the two little ones squeezed together, the three of them were about the same size.

The Spirit Master and Meng Yu are already set in their ways and will never grow up.

Lin Qingyu, on the other hand, is not old enough and her body has not yet fully developed.

Lin Ran set up a spiritual shield in the corner and entered the mental space with her consciousness.

The mental space was bustling with activity at that moment.

In the center are three rules of varying strength, and connecting them forms a standard triangle. Above is Lin Ran's "throne".

The surrounding entities, like planets, orbit the rules.

Jian Linglong's true form is a blood-red flying sword, surrounded by a murderous sword intent; she had also devoured the previous ring-pommel sword.

Zhou Yu's curse accepts the mark.

Yunzhu, Mengyu, Ling Qiqi, Xingluo, Nangong Yu, and Lingzhu—these six people are under a [curse of the heart].

And eleven original soul divisions.

It's safe to say that if something happens to him, the entire First Squad will be wiped out!

Suddenly, the spiritual energy barrier was tapped.

Outside is Nangong Yu.

"team leader."

"What's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)