Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology
Chapter 153 - 148 The Abnormal Soldier Nation of Houyan, The Beginning of the Thunderous Birthday (2/3)

Chapter 153: Chapter 148 The Abnormal Soldier Nation of Houyan, The Beginning of the Thunderous Birthday (2/3)

The establishment of the Youxiong Country marked a significant prosperity for the Human Clan.

Karma increased by one percent.

This process was slower than expected, likely to be measured in millennia.

"What a pity," thought Song Lin.

The process was so lengthy that it was impossible for the tasks of the real world to feed back into this.

However, this world had an unparalleled ease in achieving the Heavenly Human Connection.

Through this connection, Song Lin could comprehend thunder techniques and spells, then apply them to the real world.

There were still twenty-seven days until the task officially began, equivalent to twenty-seven years in the story world.

Twenty-seven years to delve into the study of thunder techniques.

During this time, Song Lin secluded himself on the mountain, dedicating himself to the study of the Five Thunders True Method.

Thunder techniques required the Heavenly Human Connection; only then could his cultivation grow stronger.

Meanwhile, Song Lin disposed of Ji Lian’s poorly crafted bronze sword, which couldn’t even chop wood.

He instructed Ji Lian to search for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and to gather rare ores with plans to forge a Magic Treasure destined to last a millennium.

Over time, Ji Lian and others amassed a large quantity of copper ore and various precious materials.

In this wilderness, treasures of nature were abundant everywhere.

Beyond copper ore, there were also various exotic fruits.

Dragon Blood Scale Fruits, Vermilion Fruits, Sun God Vine, Purple Gold Ginseng, Blood Lingzhi, and other rare Exotic Treasures.

Song Lin consumed them and even cultivated them on the mountain, propagating these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in significant numbers.

In time, with prolonged effort, these treasures could be mass-produced. Even if he didn’t need them, they could still bolster the strength of the Human Clan.

Song Lin did not adhere to the cultivation methods of the real world but instead utilized newly comprehended cultivation techniques in this current one.

The realms of cultivation progressed from low to high: Sitting Forget, Qi Gathering, Qi Refinement, Nourishing Yuan, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core.

Anything above these was beyond Song Lin’s current reach.

In essence, cultivation revolved around continuous Qi refinement, relentlessly transforming True Qi in quality.

Qi Refinement and Nourishing Yuan each consisted of nine layers, with nine symbolizing the ultimate number.

Under Song Lin’s classification, these realms were likely far superior to those of equivalent levels in Qi Refinement or Divine Establishment.

Simultaneously, he began forging a peerless divine sword.

Dozens of Rampant Soldiers tirelessly tended to the furnace around the clock.

An additional two hundred were dispatched to forge steel swords for the Youxiong Tribe.

Now that his cultivation had recovered to Qi Refinement Realm, and with the ability to summon two thousand Rampant Soldiers using the Temple Emperor Seal, it was time to accelerate progress.

Over a thousand remaining Rampant Soldiers were led by Erlang God to accompany Ji Lian in the conquest of various tribes.

In this era, most tribes settled near water, with limited production capacity. Rarely did they boast over a thousand combat-ready warriors.

With a thousand Rampant Soldiers and over another thousand Youxiong soldiers, they were an invincible force in this world.

From the Qin River in the ruins of Zhuu Rong to the main stream of the Huai River, they advanced steadily.

Along the way, they subdued dozens of tribal clans. However, due to the lack of production capabilities, direct governance and control were impossible. Except for the area around a ten-mile radius of the Youxiong Capital, the rest remained under a Sovereign Alliance system.

The ruins of Zhuu Rong—

This was the location of the Youxiong Capital and King Ji Lian’s residence.

The area was fortified with tall earthen walls. Inside the walls stood rows of thatched wooden houses along smooth, clean streets, with a marketplace nearby where shells were used in trade.

By later standards, this might not even compare to an ordinary village or town.

But at present, it was the capital of the Youxiong Country and the residence of the sovereigns from neighboring tribes.

Inside the grandest clay hall—

Ji Lian was engrossed in studying obscure and complex texts, which were cultivation techniques.

Though Song Lin had taught them written language, many abstract and indirect terms remained a challenge for understanding.

Concepts related to visible and tangible things such as the heavens, earth, sun, moon, and stars were easily comprehended.

However, higher, more abstract notions like "spirit," "sublimation," "meridians," and "primordial energy"—those things unseen and intangible—were considerably difficult to grasp.

As Ji Lian became absorbed in his study, a boy aged thirteen or fourteen quietly appeared by his side.

The boy was tall and burly, standing at an impressive height of over six foot one (approx. 1.8 meters).

He was Ji Lian’s youngest son, born the night Ji Lian first encountered Song Lin, when Ji Lian’s wife dreamed of the sun.

The boy was born with double irises, a supernatural phenomenon that even startled the East Lord when the child was born.

The East Lord bestowed the name "Huang," meaning light—a combination of fire and emperor—symbolizing a torchbearer, the king whom all would follow in the dark night.

Huang was of high stature, ranking only beneath the tribal chieftain and priest. He was entitled to freely ascend Emperor Mountain.

Emperor Mountain was the tall peak where Song Lin secluded himself in cultivation.

"Can you understand it?" Ji Lian finally noticed his youngest son’s presence.

"Yes, it feels as though I was born knowing it," Huang replied earnestly.

That very night, Huang became a student of the path.

On Emperor Mountain, Song Lin set aside his tasks.

Looking at the handsome dual-pupiled youth before him, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder—human prosperity was indeed destined.

Throughout history, humanity always produced individuals with celestial phenomena who would drive their rise. Song Lin was finally witnessing this for himself.

This youth would undoubtedly become the first emperor of humanity.

Huang lowered his head beside him, too awed to meet his gaze; his heart brimmed with reverence for Song Lin.

Before him stood a man like the Sun God, the East Lord, whose brilliance enlivened the world and whose Heavenly Soldiers and Generals secured Youxiong’s territory.

"From now on, stay by my side to cultivate and help me tend the furnace," Song Lin said casually, dismissing further conversation.

Beyond cultivation, Song Lin was also dabbling in alchemy and artifact refining. Rampant Soldiers lacked adaptability, making Huang the perfect candidate to oversee the forging process.

The fourteenth year of the Undying Pill World—

The Youxiong Country expanded its territory by three hundred miles, subjugating countless tribes, with its population surpassing fifty thousand.

The fifteenth year of the Undying Pill World—

The peerless divine sword was still incomplete; the copper ore wouldn’t even melt, leading Song Lin to suspect it might be the legendary Shoushan copper.

The sixteenth year of the Undying Pill World—

Huang broke through to the Qi Refinement Realm, while Song Lin remained at the fifth layer but gained new insights into thunder techniques.

The seventeenth year of the Undying Pill World—

The tribe’s expansion encountered challenges as they reached the upper Huai River. There appeared the "Country of Abnormal Soldiers," with a population of three thousand. These people had eyes on the backs of their necks capable of emitting deadly golden light.

Their king stood over nine meters tall, with eyes as large as plates. Even Erlang God had to retreat, Ji Lian was injured, and their soldiers suffered catastrophic losses.

Worse still, the Houyan Kingdom pursued them relentlessly.

Atop Emperor Peak—

Standing on the cliff’s edge, Song Lin suddenly rose. He had just received word from Erlang God.

"The Houyan Kingdom..." If his guess was correct, they were likely descendants of the Danqiu Immortals.

In ancient times during Gonggong’s battle for supremacy, many Danqiu Immortals were cast into the mortal realm. Over the untold years, they must have evolved into a nation of their own.

Danqiu Immortals were said to be undying, capable of resurrection after death.

He wondered whether the people of the Houyan Kingdom shared this ability.

From afar, a sudden cloud of dust rose—

Amidst thundering hoofbeats came human soldiers, followed by figures riding rhinoceroses. Tall and burly, they turned their backs to the onlookers, with vivid red eyes on the backs of their necks.

The golden light from these eyes was sharper than swords, piercing through several men at a time.

The Houyan Kingdom cavalry numbered roughly five hundred.

At the center stood a man three meters tall, striding over ten meters in a single step, faster than riding a horse.

On the mountaintop, Song Lin contemplated a strategy.

He knew he must deal a decisive and overwhelming blow to establish his might.

Erlang God was a Top-grade Spirit Official Divine General, and even he had been defeated—it was likely their foe was a terrifying monster around the Great Success of Divine Establishment level.

Song Lin, still in the Qi Refinement Realm, lacked the power to summon a stronger Great Saint.

Besides, he doubted he could directly defeat the Houyan King.

However, he had the Coiled Dragon and the Five Thunders Heavenly Master Order at his disposal. Coupled with his newfound thunder techniques, this could be an opportunity for experimentation.

With that thought, Song Lin summoned the Coiled Dragon. A three-meter-long Coiled Dragon transformed into a solid Coiled Dragon Jade Armor, its form hardening before soaring toward the battlefield.

Having absorbed Sun and Moon Essence in his Qi Refinement practice, Song Lin’s body emitted a golden glow, resembling the Sun God himself.

Seeing Song Lin take action, a cheer erupted among the people.

The majority, having joined in later conquests, had never witnessed Song Lin’s true form.

If the Sun God acted, victory was assured.

The Houyan King smirked upon spotting Song Lin.

Earlier, before his arrival, he had been somewhat apprehensive, wary of the Sun God’s reputation.

But upon seeing Song Lin in person, he realized the truth.

As a descendant of the Danqiu Immortals, he could discern that this was not the immortal Sun God, but likely one of their own descendants too.

With that thought, the Houyan King’s neck erupted with dazzling golden light—

The light struck Song Lin’s body but scattered harmlessly, leaving him unscathed.

"My turn!"

Boom!

Song Lin’s figure plummeted from above at an astonishing speed.

The Coiled Dragon imparted the Mountain Carrying Skill, amplifying body weight by ten thousandfold.

His natural body weight exceeding a thousand catties magnified by ten thousand times to an astronomical figure of ten million catties.

Coupled with the momentum of a fall from the sky, the impact was terrifying.

"What the—!!"

The Houyan King’s face twisted in shock, his hind eyes emitting golden light in a frenzy, but the beams couldn’t pierce the armor.

Boom!

Song Lin landed directly.

The earth quaked as birds scattered in panic.

The Houyan King was instantly crushed into pulp as a tremendous crater a hundred meters wide formed at the impact site, with Song Lin at its center.

From the pit, flesh and blood began gathering, slowly forming a human shape again.

"He can really revive?"

Song Lin was mildly surprised, though the "revived" figure seemed notably weakened.

So even the descendants of the Danqiu Immortals weren’t truly eternal.

Without the Danqiu’s Divine Water Immortal Medicine, supposed immortality was a mere illusion.

Likely, the Danqiu Immortals that descended to the mortal realm ages ago had all perished by now.

It made sense, considering what the Heavenly Emperor once called "Evil Gods"—corrupted immortals turned into demons under the contamination of mortal impurities.

Song Lin stepped forward, forming hand seals for a sword technique before pointing at the sky.

The Innate Five Elements Qi circulated through his Six Yang Meridians, concentrating above his head to resonate with the heavens.

"Divine Thunder!! Obey!!"

Boom!!!

Blinding white light surged as a streak of platinum thunder descended like a Divine Dragon from the Nine Heavens.

Boom!!

This was the Demon Exterminating Divine Thunder, also known as the Six Yang White Gold Divine Thunder—

A facet of the Five Thunders Skill Song Lin had comprehended, capable of summoning without relying on the Five Thunders Heavenly Master Order.

The Divine Thunder was the most destructive of the Five Thunders, with Six Yang representing the route of pure Yang energy through the strongest meridians, resulting in unparalleled destructive power.

Song Lin’s figure took flight as the Six Yang White Gold Divine Thunder descended, obliterating the Houyan King and several nearby Houyan people into nothingness.

The surrounding soil had been scorched into glass-like crystalline formations by the overwhelming force.

Before long, the Rampant Soldiers eliminated the remaining enemies entirely.

Karma increased to three percent.

The priests documented the incident in their annals:

"In ancient times, the Houyan demons wreaked havoc, leading to the death of countless souls and the heavens and earth’s corruption. The Huai River ran blood-red until the East Lord summoned the Divine Thunder of Nine Heavens, vanquishing the Eye Demons. Order was restored, and humanity thrived."

From just this one battle, Song Lin realized the dangers lurking in this world.

He resolved to stay atop the mountain, determined not to leave until he became a true master.

Unnoticed, another two decades passed.

The thirty-ninth year of the Undying Pill World—

Song Lin achieved perfection in the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer. The Youxiong Country’s population surpassed one hundred fifty thousand, elevating it to a superpower commanding the middle and upper reaches of the thousand-mile-long Huai River basin.

After so many decades, the Shoushan copper remained stubbornly unrefined. As the saying goes, "A Divine Artifact awaits destiny." With its time yet to come, Song Lin maintained his patience.

Meanwhile, in the real world, the Thunder Offering Day was approaching. Song Lin returned to the real world.

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