Panlong, starting from becoming Lin Lei's golden finger

"Big brother!"

Compared to a few months ago when he had grown almost half a head taller, Walton came to Linley with an excited expression.

"Not bad!" Linley smiled as he looked at Wharton in front of him. "You've become much stronger, and your strength has improved as well."

In just a few months, Walton is now a level 2 warrior.

If one were to use the Dragonblood Warrior transformation, one would already be a level five warrior.

This improvement is quite significant.

However, only the ultimate warrior can be this monstrous.

The so-called transformation is actually the release of the bloodline power hidden within the body.

Even after reaching the Saintly Realm, transforming will only enhance the physical body; the individual's strength will not increase.

"Brother Lin Lei!"

Nader followed behind Walton and greeted Linley as well.

Compared to Walton, Nader's talent was much less.

Therefore, Nader's strength has not changed much over the past few months.

Meanwhile, Brummer approached Olivia with an excited expression.

However, even when she saw her own younger brother, Olivia's expression didn't change much.

"Father!"

After the group arrived in the living room, Linley greeted Hogg.

Hogg stepped forward, looked at Linley with a smile on his face, but didn't say anything more.

"How long will you stay this time?"

"I'll leave tomorrow," Linley said. "I plan to go to the Chaotic Realm first. There are quite a few of the Holy See's arrangements there, and I can sabotage them as much as possible."

Linley's words caused Hogg's expression to stiffen slightly.

Hogg is now even more worried because both of his sons are destined to become Saint-level powerhouses.

After all, that's the Holy See of Light.

As a member of the Holy Alliance, even though his ancestors included a large number of Holy Domain Dragonblood Warriors.

However, by the time it came to Hogg's generation, they could only barely make ends meet by selling off the family collection.

I don't actually feel the so-called glory of my ancestors very deeply.

Hogg still harbors considerable unease about the Holy See, the true power behind the Holy Alliance.

"Don't worry, Father!" Linley seemed to sense Hogg's thoughts. "I'll be fine. Have you been trying to comprehend any of the laws during this time?"

Linley's words made Hogg's expression somewhat depressed.

These days, he has been guarding the Chaos Stele almost day and night.

However, the Chaos Tablet was completely foreign to Hogg.

After all this time, Hogg still hasn't even scratched the surface of the mysteries of the fire element.

"No need to rush," Linley said, comforting Hogg when he saw his expression. "Once Father becomes a Saint, he will have endless time to study the laws."

Linley's words left Hogg with no choice but to nod in agreement.

Like Walton, Hogg also has an affinity for the laws of fire.

Linley, along with others, also inherited the affinity for the fire elemental law.

However, Linley had long forgotten about the fire attribute, which only had a moderate affinity.

Currently, Linley's knowledge of fire magic is basically limited to level six and below.

That is, when sleeping outdoors, one can light a campfire.

In battle, fire magic is better left unused; it's just a hindrance.

Lin Lei's idea was to cultivate the fire element after he had become a god through the wind or earth element laws.

Linley and Olivia's return to Crimson City was known only to a select few.

Early the next morning, Linley left Crimson City with Olivia again, heading towards the Chaotic Realm.

Meanwhile, at the Holy Alliance, Ernst Magic Academy.

Dixie and Delia left the academy.

Linley's strength made Dixie truly realize his own limitations.

Therefore, Dixie prepared to return to the Yulan Empire to receive instruction from the High Priest.

As for Delia, the High Priest has already arranged for a wind-elemental holy domain mage to be her teacher.

Only a few Yale students saw them off as they left.

However, after seeing Dixie and Delia off, the three Yale students still looked gloomy.

"Yale, boss," George said, glancing at Yale beside him, "has the Holy See put pressure on the Dawson Chamber of Commerce?"

George's words made Reno look at Yale with some concern.

"It's not too serious." Yale smiled and shook his head. "Although my Dawson Company relies on the Holy Light Church within the Holy Alliance, the Dawson Company doesn't only have business with the Holy Alliance, so the Holy Light Church wouldn't dare to go too far."

However, although Yale had a smile on his face, he was extremely worried inside.

Initially, the Holy See did not attribute the disappearances of Paterson and Clyde to the Baruch family.

However, with subsequent investigations, the Holy See then focused its attention on Baruch.

However, the Holy See still hadn't considered Linley, so it didn't have much impact on the Yale students.

However, news from the O'Brien Empire these days has drawn the attention of the Holy See to Linley.

A warrior named Linley defeated the genius warrior Olivia on Mount O'Brien.

He even publicly refused the God of War's offer to take him as a disciple.

In fact, rumors suggest that Linley's strength is not much weaker than some Saint-level experts.

The Holy See then focused its attention on Linley, rather than on the ethereal so-called predecessor, Baruch.

It would have been better not to investigate. Once the investigation was completed, it was discovered that the disappearances of Paterson and Clyde, as well as Gilmer's kidnapping, were all inextricably linked to Linley.

Although every time an accident occurred, Lin Lei was always with the three of them at Blue Water Paradise and Yale.

There is a sufficient alibi.

Moreover, the three Yale students were happy to testify for Linley.

However, evidence is not always necessary.

George's family was the Hua Shi family, a political family within the Yulan Empire.

Renault's family is the Dunstan family, a military family within the O'Brien Empire.

No matter how powerful the Holy See is, it can only look on with envy at the Yulan Empire and the O'Brien Empire, each with a god-level figure in charge.

But Yale is different.

Although the Dawson Company's business spans the entire continent.

However, the most awkward thing about the Dawson Chamber of Commerce is that it has no strong members.

In particular, the Dawson Company would definitely need to rely on the Holy See for its business dealings with the Holy Alliance.

Therefore, after this incident, the Holy See put pressure on the Dawson Chamber of Commerce.

From now on, Dawson's Chamber of Commerce will have to hand over an additional 30% of its profits from all businesses in the Holy Alliance.

It should be noted that the Dawson Chamber of Commerce had already handed over 20% of its profits to the Holy See.

If we add this 30%...

In other words, for every 100 gold coins the Dawson Merchant Guild earns in the Holy Alliance, it must hand over 50 gold coins to the Holy See of Light.

This is pure profit; it doesn't include costs.

If you add in all the costs, Dawson's business within the Holy Alliance is basically working for the Church of Light.

The Dawson Chamber of Commerce even had to subsidize a significant portion of its own funds.

But no way.

Without strong individuals, the Dawson Merchant Guild is essentially just a piece of easy prey.

This is precisely why Yale's father, Monroe Dawson, has recently found his position as president of the Chamber of Commerce somewhat unstable.

Fortunately, it was managed to be suppressed.

"I wonder how the third brother is doing now," Renault said with some emotion. "That guy is already a level nine warrior, and he's a Dragonblood Warrior. After transforming, he becomes a Saint-level expert. I, Renault, actually have a Saint-level expert as a brother."

"Don't worry!" George said with a smile. "Third Brother will definitely be fine. However, I think the three of us should leave the Holy Alliance as soon as possible. Although we don't know what the grudge is between the Holy See and Third Brother, it will definitely escalate in the future. At that time, the Holy See may use us as leverage to trip up Third Brother."

"The second brother is right." Yale nodded in agreement. "I'll contact my father right away. We should leave as soon as possible and go to the O'Brien Empire to see if the third brother is there."