Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Lin Yu frowned as he looked at a forced reminder message in one of his previous posts.

He still clicked on it.

He asked, "Who is it?"

"Magician, this is Blade." The other side replied quickly.

"What's the matter?" Lin Yu roughly guessed the other party's purpose as soon as he heard it was Daofeng.

"You saw the temple's invitation, right? I'd like to invite you to join the temple," Blade said succinctly.

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of joining the temple." Lin Yu was also quite straightforward.

That place may become the center of power for the Great Xia Empire in the future, but it is also the center of a dangerous vortex.

The ten pillars of the temple each harbored their own ulterior motives and schemed against each other, resulting in the deaths of several of the ten strongest warriors.

Moreover, the temple is helpless against some powerful guilds unless all its top experts come out together.

Take his eternal day, for example.

Even if most of the temple's experts came, they would not be afraid.

Upon seeing Lin Yu's reply, Blade frowned and said, "As long as you're willing to join the temple, what are your requirements?"

"What if I want Yongzhou to become one of the ten pillars of the temple?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.

Blade's brow furrowed even deeper: "Wait a moment, let me ask for instructions."

He turned to look at the old man.

"Your Majesty, the magicians' demand is that they become one of the ten pillars of the temple throughout the day."

Upon hearing this, the old man in the Zhongshan suit's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he began to ponder.

After a moment, he shook his head: "The temple should not allow too many forces to get involved, otherwise it will be difficult to control. Ten slots are the limit."

"The six ancient families in Kyoto—the Wang family, the Xie family, the Murong family, the Shangguan family, the Long family, and the Langya Xiao family—have already secured six of the spots."

"The last four are all from the four divisions of the Empire: Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise. Yongzhou does not yet have the qualifications or strength to become one of the ten pillars."

"So, should I just refuse the magician's offer?" Blade asked.

"Well, just don't antagonize them. Continue to maintain contact with the other powerful individuals."

The old man suddenly said, "By the way, each pillar power of the temple will produce a powerhouse with a rating of S, known as the Holy Ten Powerhouses."

"I hope you can get first place and become the leader of the Ten Wizard Saints."

"We will certainly live up to the king's expectations."

Blade's eyes narrowed.

……

After receiving the reply, Lin Yu sneered.

"It's not much different from my previous life. The so-called Ten Pillars of the Temple are all prominent families in Kyoto."

In the future, if we confront the Xie family, we may have to confront the entire temple.

This is indeed a rather stressful thing.

"But what do I have to fear?" Lin Yu smiled confidently.

Even the temple couldn't stop itself.

Lin Yu didn't take the matter to heart and continued driving north.

However, he soon had to stop.

The entire highway was a scene of devastation, with various damaged cars lying haphazardly in the middle of the road.

These were left behind by many people who drove away from the city during the apocalypse.

Those people had all turned into zombies and were gathered on the highway, densely packed, numbering as many as seventy or eighty thousand.

"It seems most of them have turned into zombies, but unfortunately there aren't any Tier 3, and even Tier 2 is rare."

Lin Yu swept out with his powerful mental energy but found no powerful aura.

Suddenly, I lost interest.

"Driving is too troublesome nowadays. Highways are either blocked by cars, broken or damaged, or there are large numbers of zombies gathering there."

Lin Yu jumped out of the car and looked at the densely packed zombies in front of him.

"Forget it, I'll just walk. It's faster, and I can walk in a straight line."

"Traversing through the mountains, you can also hunt some high-level mutated beasts, and it would be even better if you encountered a third-level one."

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then, after determining the direction, rushed directly into the forest.

"If we could capture a powerful mutated beast and use it as a means of transportation, that would be much more convenient than a car."

As he thought about it, Lin Yu's eyes lit up.

……

Half a day later.

In a mountain forest.

"Luckily I brought all sorts of seasonings, otherwise how would I have survived?"

In front of Lin Yu, there was a fire burning, with a large pheasant sitting on top of it.

It is over a meter long.

Its strength is at least at the second tier.

"It smells so good..."

The aroma was enticing; he took a deep breath and became completely absorbed in it.

Fortunately, I didn't bring anything in my backpack when I left home, except for a bunch of seasonings.

"I hope Shiyun can master the ability to steal space soon; it's too troublesome without a space ring."

As the delicious pheasant meat was consumed, Lin Yu felt a very faint energy enter his body.

"roar……"

Just then, a deafening roar came from afar, and a powerful aura erupted.

"This is……"

"A Tier 3 mutated beast!"

Lin Yu's eyes lit up as he sensed this aura.

Along the way, we've killed a few Tier 2 monsters, but haven't encountered a single Tier 3 yet.

He is currently at level 0 of the third tier and needs a large number of third-tier crystal cores.

"Since you've come to me so sincerely, I'll have no choice but to reluctantly accept it."

Lin Yu grinned.

With a flash, he ran in that direction.

Soon, he saw two mutated beasts leaping through the forest, occasionally exchanging blows and bursting out bursts of dazzling light.

"It's actually a giant panda and a tiger, both national treasures."

"Wait, why is that panda hugging a woman?"

Lin Yu was somewhat bewildered.

The most bizarre thing is that the giant panda was wearing bright red shorts, a yellow cape around its neck, and a straw hat on its head.

The Western-style prostitute in Honor of Kings?

No, no!

This is a giant panda, not a monkey.

Is that Kung Fu Panda?

"Bang..."

Another violent collision occurred, and terrifying energy light blasted the surrounding trees into fragments.

Both the giant panda and the tiger were thrown back and confronted each other.

"You damn tiger, if you keep chasing me, I won't be so polite. Don't think you're so great just because you're at the third rank."

Sudden.

The giant panda started talking.

"Holy crap..."

Upon hearing this sound, Lin Yu nearly fell headfirst off the tree.

What did he hear?

A second-tier mutated beast spoke!

And they were speaking Mandarin.

Do you believe it?

"roar!"

However, being a third-tier mutated tiger, it couldn't understand what it was saying at all and could only respond with roars.

"Hey, you're going to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, huh? I'm in dire need of a third-tier crystal core to advance my rank. Since you're looking for death, I'll send you on your way."

The giant panda was clearly angry, with veins popping out on its forehead.

He placed the woman in his arms beside a large tree. The woman was bound with hemp rope and had a wad of cloth stuffed in her mouth.

It is making a "woo-woo-woo" sound right now.

"Shut up. Once you're in my hands, you'll be a noble wife."

"If you fall into the hands of that dead tiger over there, you'll only become excrement..."

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