Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Seeing that Lin Chen was stubborn and unwilling to submit, Heishan shook his head and decided to beat him down first and then slowly train him later.

The black orb in his hand suddenly glowed with an eerie light, about to shoot out.

Just then, a gust of wind swept in from afar, carrying dust and a foul, fishy smell.

Heishan sensed something was wrong, paused, and turned his head to look.

A grayish-blue shadow rushed out of the woods by the roadside, its four claws whistling through the air, heading straight for Black Mountain.

Heishan sidestepped, and the thing brushed past him, the wind it stirred up causing the hem of his robe to flutter.

It was a gray-blue wolf, now exhausted, its ribs bulging, its fur covered in mud and sweat.

It stopped in front of Lin Chen, its back arched, and a low growl came from its throat.

Montenegro was taken aback.

A wolf that's about to die from exhaustion?

Then he saw what was on the wolf's back.

The creature was lying on the wolf's back, its body obscuring his view, so he couldn't see it clearly.

At that moment, the creature slowly straightened up, slid off the wolf's back, and its feet crunched on the gravel as it landed.

A man in an old gray robe, looking travel-worn, had clearly traveled a long way.

His eyes were frighteningly dark and bright, like two bottomless wells.

"Dad!" Lin Chen's voice came from behind, filled with disbelief and surprise.

Lynn nodded, stood next to the Gale Wolf, and patted the wolf's neck.

"Good job, little one."

Faced with the terrifying Black Mountain, the Swift Wolf's four legs trembled like leaves, but it still stubbornly refused to give in.

"No wonder I heard some beasts howling like ghosts halfway there." Lynn looked at Black Mountain, his voice hoarse.

"So it was you, old man, barking like a dog."

After saying that, Lynn turned his head, first glancing at Lin Chen, who had transformed into a "Gold Saint," and then at the black cage surrounding Aria, his fingers trembling slightly.

Invisible spiritual spikes pierced the weak points of the black cage, shattering the entire cage.

Arya broke free and rushed to Lynn's side, whispering about the recent upheavals.

Lin Chen also took the opportunity to run to his parents, holding his sword and warily aiming it at Black Mountain.

Montenegro did not stop the two from doing so; he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

The first ring road is the first ring road, and the second ring road is the second ring road; the two are not comparable.

After listening to Aria's story, Lynn finally understood what had happened after he left and turned his gaze back to Black Mountain.

"Black Mountain." Lynn brushed off the dust that had settled on him during his journey and spoke softly.

"Congratulations on breaking through to the second ring! I didn't expect that you, an old man on your deathbed, would be more resilient than us young people, risking your remaining strength to take this step."

"What, you've only just been promoted and you're already eager to eliminate your rivals? That's not a good idea, is it?"

Black Mountain stared at him, his face inevitably showing some embarrassment.

He had just said that Lynn had abandoned them and run away, that he didn't care about them anymore, and the next moment Lynn was standing right in front of him.

"Lynn," Black Mountain said slowly, "you certainly know how to pick your time to come back."

"Nonsense, my family is here, my roots are here, where else would I go if not here?" Lynn said.

He took a step forward, shielding Lin Chen and Ailiya behind him.

The Swift Wolf staggered back to the roadside, finally collapsing from exhaustion.

Black Mountain looked at Lynn, then at the mother and child behind him, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Great! The family is reunited, which saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one and eliminates any future problems."

Lynn didn't reply, but simply raised her right hand, palm facing outward.

A grayish-white thread of soul shot out from his fingertips and silently unfolded in the air.

The smile on Heishan's face vanished.

He sensed that Lynn's soul was incredibly powerful, like a deep pool of water, calm on the surface but with an unknown depth beneath.

However, no matter how powerful the soul is, it is only one link in the chain.

Heishan stretched out his hand, and countless black mists condensed in his palm.

"Second Ring Road versus First Ring Road, the advantage is mine. Do you think you can stop me?"

"Whether we can stop them or not, we'll only know after we try," Lynn said.

He glanced back at Lin Chen.

The boy was covered in sweat and had blood at the corner of his mouth, but his golden battle aura was still burning fiercely, and he didn't retreat an inch.

Lynn's lips twitched, revealing a warm smile.

"Good job, lad!"

Lin Chen paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously, suppressing the tears of emotion that welled up inside him.

Lin Chen strode to Lin En's side, slammed his greatsword into the ground, and golden battle aura soared high into the sky.

"Father, I'm not a child anymore." He stared at Black Mountain, but spoke to Lynn, "Let me fight alongside you."

Lynn turned and glanced at him.

The boy is only nine years old now, just half a head shorter than him, but his shoulders are already broad, and he stands there like a newly grown sapling.

At this moment, the single horn on Lin Chen's forehead glowed with a bluish-gray light, and the starry sea in his eyes spun rapidly, as if it enveloped the entire universe.

The blood at the corner of his mouth hadn't been wiped away yet, and the scorch marks on his arms were still smoking, but his golden battle aura burned even brighter than before.

Seeing the determination in Lin Chen's eyes and the surging power emanating from him, Lynn felt a sense of relief.

My son has finally grown up.

"Hahaha!" Lynn laughed heartily, his laughter carrying far on the night breeze.

"Good lad! You're worthy of being my son!"

He patted Lin Chen on the shoulder, his hand landing heavily: "Then today we'll show this old Black Mountain thief whether our combined strength, father and son, can defeat this second-tier overlord!"

Lin Chen's shoulder slumped from the slap, but his back straightened even more.

My father finally accepted me.

He grinned, revealing a row of bloodstained teeth: "Fine! Let's show this old dog our strength!"

Arya stood behind, watching the father and son stand side by side.

The same tall stature, the same straight back, the same blocking in front of me, the same refusal to bow down even in death.

Her eyes burned with tears, and she bit her lip hard to force them back.

She wanted to go up too, but she knew her own limitations.

Second-class apprentices probably don't even qualify to approach Black Mountain; going up there would only be a burden.

"Chen'er, Brother En, be careful." She only called out this one sentence before backing away.

The Gale Wolf's four legs were still trembling, but it raised its head and growled in the direction of Black Mountain, making it look like it was about to pounce and tear it apart at any moment.

Seeing its appearance, Lynn couldn't help but exclaim, "Commendable courage!"

Then... after it finished barking, it dashed over to Aria's side and pretended to protect her.

Good heavens, it turns out he was just a bully relying on his master's power.

Surprisingly, this dog is quite sensible. Knowing he can't beat this old dog, he ran to the back and stayed away from the battlefield, so as not to cause trouble for his master.

If its owner loses, it can run away immediately and save its life.