"Leader, connecting Tuan Mountain Town and Hua Men Town is a huge project," Ghost Shadow Assassin Ye Fei said with a sparkle in her eyes.

  "We can take our time, we have plenty of it," Li Lin said.

  At noon, inside a secret chamber behind the Flying Spirit Gate's mountain, Li Lin's gaze settled on three people restricted by a ban in front of him, eventually focusing on the Double Spirit General, and said, "Double Spirit General, you have decent strength. I'll give you a chance to join my Flying Spirit Gate, and I can spare your life."

  "Do you really intend for me to join the Flying Spirit Gate by treating me this way?" The Double Spirit General looked at Li Lin, pride evident in his gaze. Being a Double Spirit General gave him a certain amount of pride, making him somewhat of a figure at the fringes of the ancient domain.

  "What do you think you are? Just a Double Spirit General. Whether or not you join won't make a big difference to the Flying Spirit Gate. I can't be bothered to wear down your pride," Li Lin's expression suddenly darkened, his hand forming a seal secretly, and a surge of spiritual power began to fluctuate.

  "You are also a Spirit General," he suddenly sensed the aura on Li Lin and was greatly shocked.

  Li Lin didn't reply, his expression turned cold, and a claw seal landed on the Double Spirit General's crown. A devouring force surged out, and in a moment, the Double Spirit General let out a miserable scream and turned into a dry corpse, which was then burned to ashes under the spiritual fire in Li Lin's hand.

  This scene greatly changed the expressions of the remaining Five Spirit Souls and Sun Zi Shan.

  "And you." Li Lin then moved to the side of the Five Martial Souls, his palm striking down in the same manner. In just a moment, the Five Martial Souls also became a dry corpse, and eventually, the corpse was turned into ashes under the spiritual fire in Li Lin's hand.

  "Aren't you a martial artist? How come you are a spirit person..." When Li Lin's gaze turned to Sun Zi Shan again, Sun Zi Shan's eyes were filled with horror.

  "In this world, there are those who cultivate both spirit and martial arts," Li Lin said, ignoring Sun Zi Shan. He then took out a spirit jade bed from his storage ring, sat cross-legged, formed a hand seal, and slowly began to refine the spiritual power he had devoured.

  The spiritual power he devoured was not small, one from a Double Spirit General and another from a Five Martial Souls. After some refining to remove the dross and keep the essence, it could be used by him.

  At this moment, the spiritual power he had devoured entered Li Lin's mind after a bit of refining. The soul pill rotated, moisturizing the soul pill while the strange golden knife kept spinning tirelessly, always absorbing the soul power within the soul pill. Unseen, the soul power in Li Lin's mind became stronger and stronger.

  After a while, Li Lin entered a state of cultivation, surrounded by a faint invisible light, and his aura was slowly increasing.

  The speed of this progress was incredibly fast, to an unbelievable extent. The spiritual power, once refined, could become Li Lin's own spiritual power, and this speed was somewhat frightening.

  Seeing this scene, Sun Zi Shan was only shocked. It was only now that he realized that the leader of the Flying Spirit Gate was the legendary cultivator of both spirit and martial arts.

  After one night, Li Lin stopped cultivating the next morning.

  He exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes, feeling the spiritual power in his mind. Li Lin was extremely satisfied, although he had not yet broken through to the next level, it wasn't far off.

  After putting away the spirit jade bed, Li Lin approached the terrified Sun Zi Shan again.

  "Leader Li, please don't kill me. I can join the Flying Spirit Gate, and I'll do whatever you ask." The once proud leader was now panic-stricken and fearful in front of Li Lin.

  "Too bad, you know something I didn't want others to know," Li Lin said with a light smile, and then a claw seal landed on Sun Zi Shan's crown.

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  Moments later, Li Lin left the secret chamber to continue comprehending the elemental power under the waterfall. Hours later, he began to practice martial techniques, with sounds of sonic booms echoing in the sky behind the mountain.

  "This kid's martial techniques aren't ordinary," Poison Commander Hui Hun was somewhat surprised on a mountain top, then shook his head and disappeared from the spot.

  Another whole day passed, and Li Lin was continuously practicing various martial techniques.

  In the evening, just as Li Lin was about to pack up and return, a majestic aura began to slowly rise from several mountains away. Feeling this aura, Li Lin's brows lifted, and with a swirl of air under his feet, he disappeared on the spot.

  "Greetings, Master."

  On a hillside, when Li Lin appeared, the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, Blood Jade Demon Tiger, Tai Yin Demon Rabbit, and other demons had already been waiting.

  At that moment, far away, Li Lin saw that Little Dragon's body was beginning to be enveloped in dazzling light, a strange and terrifying force began to rise. This aura, with its terrifying and violent power, seemed capable of piercing directly through one's soul. As the aura climbed, enveloped in dazzling yellow light, Little Dragon's body instantly transformed, growing over four hundred meters tall, its scales expanding, and a huge aura spreading out, drawing in a massive amount of invisible energy from heaven and earth.

  "Little Dragon is breaking through," Li Lin's heart leaped with joy, a smile appearing on his lips.

  As Little Dragon's body continued to grow in strength with the rise in aura.

  "Four hundred and twenty meters, four hundred and forty meters..."

  As Little Dragon's body grew, its scales became clearer, with a hint of golden flames faintly visible on its body.

  As Little Dragon's aura reached a frenzied state, other demons like the Blood Lizard, Bloodthirsty Mantis, and Lightning Black Panther were instantly suppressed, even the Reverse Scale Demon Peng and Tai Yin Demon Rabbit trembled slightly.

  "Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

  Just then, three figures suddenly leaped from three directions and landed beside Li Lin.

  "What a strong aura, what kind of demon is this?" The first figure, undoubtedly Poison Commander Hui Hun Dong Wu Ming, with the other two being Qing Huo Old Ghost and Lu Shan Old Man. At this moment, Qing Huo Old Ghost and Lu Shan Old Man, looking at the huge body of Little Dragon, showed surprised and amazed expressions.

  At this moment, Little Dragon's body, with densely packed scales, seemed to be absorbing the energy from heaven and earth. In the sky, a massive amount of strange energy converged, creating large spatial ripples, like waves rolling.

  Around Little Dragon, the yellow scales gathered light, eventually forming a yellow beam of light spreading out. The beam of light shot straight into the sky, carrying a breath that made one's heart palpitate, creating a terrifying pressure in the space.

  In an instant, Little Dragon's huge body soared into the sky, standing upright like a pillar, its massive tail standing on the ground, its scales glowing with flowing light, each scale absorbing a massive amount of invisible energy from heaven and earth.

  At this moment, Little Dragon's luster became smoother, its aura more terrifying. And on Little Dragon's head, the third vertical eye began to open unknowingly. In the sky, the invisible energy from heaven and earth was being continuously absorbed through the third eye.

  "What a strong pressure, this is not an ordinary demon," Qing Huo Old Ghost's face showed horror, Lu Shan Old Man also kept staring at Little Dragon's huge body.

  As time passed, Little Dragon's closed eyes suddenly opened, three eyes appearing at once, and a roar echoed...

  "This roar, like a dragon's chant, spread out wave after wave, making the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, Tai Yin Demon Rabbit, and other demons prostrate on the ground, even Poison Commander Hui Hun, Qing Huo Old Ghost, and Lu Shan Old Man were suddenly shocked in their hearts.

  Little Dragon's roar, with its powerful aura, spread even further.

  When the dragon-like sound returned to calm, Little Dragon's body flashed with yellow light, returning to its original size.

  "Boss, I've broken through," in an instant, with a flash of yellow light, Little Dragon's voice reached Li Lin's ears, and then a streak of light like lightning landed on Li Lin's shoulder.

  "Not enough, you need to continue to practice hard," Li Lin petted the Little Dragon on his shoulder, patting its little head. Now that Little Dragon had broken through to the late Four Tribulations stage, with Little Dragon's abnormal strength, it wouldn't be difficult to kill anyone below a Martial Commander.

  "Got it, Boss," Little Dragon's increasingly bright eyes glared at the Boss, then continuously showed affection by licking Li Lin's cheek.

  "Greetings, Demon King," the Reverse Scale Demon Peng and others bowed, all prostrating on the ground.

  "Rise," Little Dragon stood proudly on Li Lin's shoulder, issuing orders.

  Seeing the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, Blood Jade Demon Tiger, Tai Yin Demon Rabbit, Dual-Headed Water-Fire Demon Jiao, and other demons, along with Qing Huo Old Ghost and Lu Shan Old Man, their faces changed again, filled with doubt.

  "Qing Huo Old Ghost, how are your injuries?" Seeing Qing Huo Old Ghost beside him, Poison Commander Hui Hun Dong Wu Ming asked.

  "Much better," in front of Poison Commander Hui Hun Dong Wu Ming, Qing Huo Old Ghost didn't dare to show any arrogance.

  "Lu Shan, you've also joined the Flying Spirit Gate, which is surprising to me," Poison Commander Hui Hun Dong Wu Ming glanced at Lu Shan Old Man beside him.

  "Dong Wu Ming, with Bai Ying in the Flying Spirit Gate, naturally, I have to stay here. Being close to the water tower gets the moon first; I won't give you the chance to take advantage," Lu Shan Old Man said.