Chapter 927: Fear Itself

"You, you, you, what do you want to do?"

Duanmu Long was pulled to the city wall, his legs trembling with fear, cold sweat soaking his pants.

Oh my God!

He was an Eighth Realm War God!

To be pulled to the city wall from such a distance, without any power to resist, what kind of terrifying strength was this!

"How many years has your intelligence been blocked by a cerebral thrombosis for you to ask such a stupid question."

Ye Xiu laughed, unwilling to waste words with this guy, and grabbed Duanmu Long by the neck, beginning to absorb the totem and martial prowess.

At the same time, he said to Leng Yue:

"Have the bodies collected back. The 130th Squad has not yet accepted spiritual energy infusion, so these bodies’ martial prowess can be put to use."

Leng Yue nodded and went to make the arrangements immediately!

Soon, Ye Xiu drained Duanmu Long’s martial prowess and Eighth Realm Water System Totem, knocking him out.

He said to Tang Bo:

"Send him and those three with Yi Botao back to the Royal City!"

This decision shocked Tang Bo and everyone present.

Qin Qing asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Let them take fear back to Lin Lei and the twelve million enemy troops," Ye Xiu said coldly.

Qin Qing and the others suddenly realized and gave Ye Xiu a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

Ye Xiu’s move was a pinnacle of psychological warfare.

Yi Botao and the others were very clear about how many Seventh Realm War Gods and Eighth Realm War Gods Red Water City had, and they knew Ye Xiu could absorb others’ martial prowess and totems to transfer them to others.

They also knew how strong the Sky-locking Great Formation’s defensive power was.

Once Lin Lei and the twelve million enemy troops knew these things, their morale would collapse instantly!

...

Lin Lei brought Xuan Zheng back to the 300th underground level of the Transcendent Laboratory.

After entering the room, Lin Lei sat on the sofa, silently smoking one cigarette after another, which filled Xuan Zheng with fear.

After over half an hour, the telegraph suddenly sounded!

Xuan Zheng quickly ran over, picked up the telegraph, and froze: "Your Majesty, Yi Botao, Mo Shan, Nan Gengchen, and Duanmu Long are back."

Lin Lei suddenly looked up: "They’re not dead?"

"No, but they seem to have lost all their martial prowess. They said they brought back intelligence from Red Water City," Xuan Zheng said.

Lin Lei’s spirit was instantly lifted: "Hurry, bring them here. No, I’ll go personally!"

When Lin Lei saw Yi Botao and the three others, it was as if he saw four pitiful old men.

He asked in surprise, "Why do you look so weak?"

"Your Majesty, all four of our martial prowess and totems were absorbed by Ye Xiu," Yi Botao said weakly, looking as if he had not long to live.

"Absorbed?"

Lin Lei and Xuan Zheng felt they had misheard. Lin Lei asked:

"You said absorbed?"

Yi Botao nodded: "Ye Xiu has the ability to forcibly absorb others’ martial prowess and totems and transfer them to others. In front of me, Mo Shan, and Nan Gengchen, Ye Xiu easily created several Eighth Realm War Gods, over a hundred Seventh Realm warriors, and more than two thousand Fifth and Sixth Realm warriors."

After hearing this, Lin Lei and Xuan Zheng felt a chill rising from their feet, rushing to the top of their heads, making their brains dizzy for a moment.

Lin Lei, panting, asked, "How many Eighth Realm warriors does Ye Xiu have under his command? How many Seventh Realm? How many Sixth and Fifth Realm?"

Yi Botao thought for a moment and said, "Just those I know number seven or eight in the Eighth Realm; as for the Seventh Realm... the Blood Cloth Guards, 101st Squad, 130th Squad, among others, should exceed three hundred; as for the Sixth Realm and Fifth Realm, there could be thousands."

Lin Lei’s body suddenly began to shake uncontrollably, his face pale, sweating like rain, breathing rapid, an expression of terror on his face, eyes filled with helplessness and despair.

Lin Lei was very clear that what Yi Botao had said was merely the tip of the iceberg that Ye Xiu had revealed.

Like the Thirteen Protecters under Huang Quan, they had not yet shown themselves.

The Eighth Realm War Gods under Huang Quan surely numbered more than just seven or eight.

And that was only Huang Quan’s power!

Adding the forces of martial artists from all countries worldwide, Heavenly Sect, Hell’s Gate, the Restorer Alliance, the Prisoners’ Descendants Alliance, Lin Feng’s Legion...

At that moment, Lin Lei felt the fear itself.

"Your Majesty, can the strength of the Transcendent Laboratory rival that of Ye Xiu?"

Xuan Zheng asked at this point.

"Hopefully, it can!" Lin Lei’s voice trembled.

This statement shocked Xuan Zheng and the five others; from Lin Lei’s words, it seemed even he did not know how strong the Transcendent Laboratory’s power was.

"What other news did you gather in Red Water City?"

Lin Lei took a deep breath, striving to remain calm as he asked.

"Ye Xiu ordered a seven-route army to go to King Island, spreading out across different parts of the island in small groups..."

Yi Botao had not finished speaking when Lin Lei interrupted: "Seven-route army? Allied forces of martial artists worldwide, Heavenly Sect, Hell’s Gate, Restorer Alliance, Prisoners’ Descendants Alliance, Lin Feng’s Legion—those are only six routes; could the seventh route be Ye Xiu’s forces in Red Water City?"

"The seventh route is the Fifth Prince Lin Fan. Ye Xiu’s forces do not belong to any of these seven routes," Yi Botao said.

Lin Lei was furious: "That ungrateful son Lin Fan has betrayed me as well..."

Yi Botao ignored Lin Lei’s anger and continued:

"Ye Xiu ordered his Seventh Realm War Gods and Eighth Realm War Gods to come to Royal City to kill when there’s nothing to do, forcing Your Majesty to break up the army into smaller units, using the whole of King Island as a battlefield to engage in war with the small teams of the seven-route armies."

Xuan Zheng became anxious upon hearing this: "If Ye Xiu does this, Royal City will turn into a slaughterhouse. The Seventh Realm and Eighth Realm War Gods under Ye Xiu can kill in Royal City anytime."

"I won’t give Ye Xiu this chance!" Lin Lei gritted his teeth and said: "Since he wants to force me to break up my army into smaller units, I’ll let him have it. Anyway, the number of my forces is far greater than the total number of the enemy’s seven-route army. I will use this method to eliminate each small team of the seven-route army one by one."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xuan Zheng and the five others spoke in unison.

At this point, they also felt that breaking the army into smaller units was the most sensible tactic.

Xuan Zheng asked: "What does Your Majesty plan to do with Ye Xiu and Red Water City?"

Lin Lei did not answer but said: "Yi Botao, Mo Shan, Nan Gengchen, Duanmu Long, the four of you stay to break the army into five-man small teams, Xuan Zheng, you come with me back to the Transcendent Laboratory."

...

Inside a mansion in Red Water City!

Ye Xiu was sitting in the courtyard watching Jiaojiao practicing swordplay when he suddenly received a recording from You Ming.

It was the dialogue between Lin Lei and Xuan Zheng’s five-person group!

That’s right!

Ye Xiu had secretly placed a listening device on Duanmu Long!

"As expected, Lin Lei followed my plan to break up the army into smaller units, but why does Lin Lei seem uncertain about how strong the Transcendent Laboratory is? That’s very strange."

Ye Xiu squinted his eyes, lost in thought.

Lin Lei was a ruler of a nation but wasn’t sure how strong the Transcendent Laboratory was—could there be someone inside the Transcendent Laboratory with a higher status than Lin Lei?