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

The matter is being discussed on the forum, but the Empire has yet to respond, and the situation has escalated significantly.

The Iron-Willed Tender-Hearted Squad stared at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother Kang, things aren't going your way. Shouldn't we be getting all thumbs up and being praised for our awesomeness? How come we're being treated like rats in the street, everyone's yelling at us?"

On the forum, it seems that things have taken a wrong turn.

Instead of the praise everyone expected, a barrage of insults followed.

Some even took this opportunity to push Eternal Day into opposition to the Empire.

This made everyone in the team angry, but also uneasy.

"Brother Kang, we've made a mess of things, will Boss Magic blame us?"

Someone asked with concern.

"Don't worry, I know Brother Yu's character best. My own brothers are more important than anything else."

"Isn't this just moral blackmail? It's not like we haven't experienced it before, and Brother Yu doesn't care. At worst, let's see who has the better chance, then we'll go and fight them."

Wang Kang's languid demeanor vanished, replaced by a murderous aura.

Hearing this, everyone felt much relieved.

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"Brother Yu, look at the forum, Yongzhou is being cyberbullied again." Little Loli Sun Ruoshui tilted her head and said mischievously.

The way he called out "Brother Yu" made Lin Yu feel a sweet warmth in his heart, which was quite strange.

"Cough cough... It's nothing, it's not the first time anyway, it doesn't matter." Lin Yu calmed himself down and didn't care at all.

He naturally saw everything that happened on the forum.

However, what he didn't expect was that it was Wang Ergou who did it.

"This guy has finally shown up," Lin Yu muttered. He hadn't heard from him for several months.

Just then.

The Empire stepped in at the forum.

"Regarding the matter of Vulcan, Yongzhou did nothing wrong. The Vermilion Bird Division of the Temple received a report while on a mission in Chongshui City that Vulcan had committed many unimaginable crimes."

"When the Vermilion Bird tribe was preparing to eliminate the Fire God, they happened to encounter the people of Eternal Day and handed the matter over to Eternal Day to handle, since there were many more important matters to attend to at the temple."

"We cannot allow Vulcan to run rampant and ignore his evil deeds just because he is powerful and can fight on behalf of the country. Even if such a person wins, it will not bring glory."

The official statements, delivered in a seemingly high-sounding manner, left everyone utterly astonished.

Many people understood what was happening and stopped attacking Yongzhou.

However, in the eyes of intelligent people...

They didn't believe the empire's rhetoric; a deeper thought revealed its true meaning.

They just don't want to fall out with Yongzhou.

The reason for this might be that the Hundred Kingdoms Wars needed a master magician. But it certainly wasn't because they were afraid of Eternal Daylight, since no matter how strong a guild is, it can't compare to a temple.

really.

The temple's renewed statement confirmed the suspicions of many.

"The temple has selected the ten strongest individuals, known as the Ten Saints. Each of them is comparable to an S-rank being. They will become the ten pillars that stabilize the Great Xia Empire, and also the ten swords hanging over the heads of lawbreakers."

"Any destabilizing factors will be eliminated."

The temple's words sent a chill down many people's spines.

The words already carried a subtle threat.

"In the end, we will still have to walk the path of opposition." Lin Yu looked at these things, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

Although the Empire has now compromised and has not been swayed by public opinion, it has not caused trouble for Yongzhou.

However, the seeds of conflict have already been sown; as for when they will sprout...

"It should be soon."

"Now that the Xie family has become one of the ten pillars of the temple, the confrontation is a foregone conclusion. Moreover, the temple's high-profile invocation of the ten strongest experts speaks volumes."

Lin Yu understood that the temple was starting to flex its muscles.

It's not just targeting him, but also other evolved beings.

"Boss, where are we going now?" Xiong Ba asked.

Which provinces are ahead of us?

"Ahead lies Xingcheng, and behind that is Xijing!" Sun Ruoyi said.

"Xijing..."

Lin Yu muttered to himself, seemingly having a vague memory of this city.

After thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Xijing, isn't that the city where the sacred beast, the Holy Tiger of Light, resides?

In its previous life, it was a terrifying existence that reached the eighth rank.

Lin Yu thought of all this for no other reason than this.

This is because the Holy Tiger of Light awakened an extremely powerful S-rank talent: Holy Light Thunder, which not only possesses terrifying destructive power but can also purify negative effects.

He hadn't thought of it before simply because his talent had nothing to do with lightning.

But now, he is able to devour the lightning.

"If I were to absorb the Holy Light Thunder of the Holy Light Tiger, my talent would definitely advance to SS level."

"Then I'll be even more confident about heading north to the capital, and I can then devour the Phoenix Fire and break through to SSS in one fell swoop."

Lin Yu became more and more excited as he thought about it.

"Speed ​​up, destination Xijing."

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The Xie family.

Xie Haoran glanced at the temple's post on the forum and pursed his lips.

Clearly, the fact that the temple and Eternal Day hadn't become adversaries left him slightly disappointed. Beside him, his father, Xie Zuoye, was leisurely sipping tea.

"Master, we have received intelligence." At this moment, an evolved being jogged in and respectfully handed over a scroll.

Xie Haoran took it and slowly opened it.

"The magician started from Tianhai City, passed through Sichuan Province, and then appeared in Xingcheng..."

Xie Zuoye whispered, "What does he want to do?"

Xie Haoran also fell into deep thought. He had been paying close attention to the magician. Or rather, the Xie family had always been keeping an eye on China's top experts.

However, magicians are the main focus.

"Tianhai - Chuandu - Xingcheng -"

"If this line is connected, then it is..."

Xie Haoran's eyes lit up. Father and son exchanged a glance, and he uttered three words heavily: "The Forbidden City!"

A magician is coming to the Forbidden City.

"What is he doing in the Forbidden City?"

Although the two figured out Lin Yu's target, they became even more puzzled.

Tianhai City is quite a distance from the Forbidden City. Even with the current strength of the evolved beings, it would probably take them a month or two to get there.

Why is the magician running around aimlessly instead of focusing on developing his skills within his own area of ​​expertise?

What was it about the Forbidden City that he cared about?

"Could it be to meet that person?" Suddenly, this thought popped into Xie Zuoye's mind.

"Could he be trying to get involved with the temple?" Xie Haoran frowned.

If that's the case, then he won't be able to make a move.

He was determined to acquire the magician's talent.

"Or perhaps he knows the whereabouts of the Phoenix Stone and came for it," Xie Zuoye thought of another possibility.

The Wang family already knows that the Phoenix Stone is in their possession.

"No matter the reason, we can't let him succeed, otherwise he'll have even less of a chance in the future."

Xie Haoran's face darkened.

Ever since he learned of the magician's talent, he has been captivated by it.

He was especially excited when he learned that the Wang family possessed the Phoenix Stone.

If he could steal the magician's talent and absorb the power of the Phoenix Stone, he would definitely become the number one magician in the world.

"It's good that he's coming to the Forbidden City. At least we won't have to go through the trouble of looking for him. Whatever his purpose is, we just need to nip him in the bud before he even leaves the Forbidden City," Xie Zuoye said with murderous intent.

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