Episode 17 – The Blue Mansion Chapter 22 – Warmth

“This Grand Elder, what is the point of leaving Vulkan and Emanuel behind?” Linley’s heart was suspicious, “That Grand Elder said on her lips that there must be unity, but that Vulkan is after all her son, and Emanuel is after all her grandson, so it’s unlikely that there isn’t the slightest bit of favoritism.”

“Whew!” A cold wind blew past, interrupting Linley’s thoughts.

Linley and Solhaus were walking on a stone path, and on both sides of the path were many buildings and courtyards, all of which appeared to be very plain. Linley and Solhaus were both thinking about themselves. There was no conversation.

“Ah, Linley.” Solhaus even smiled, “Sorry. I was thinking about mission land just now and slacked off.”

“It’s fine.” Linley joked, “As long as you don’t take the wrong path.”

“Blood Battle Valley is just this big of a place. There’s less than a thousand of them all together, so how could I possibly take the wrong path?” Solhaus laughed. “Your thirteenth squad has a total of ten members. All of them are experts within the clan. All of them have reached the six-star demon level. Some of them are close to seven-star demons.”

Solhaus reminded, “Linley. Don’t underestimate them. After all, there is no clear distinction between a six-star demon and a seven-star demon. There isn’t a clear distinction.”

Linley nodded.

Such as that ‘Rilmunds’ that he had encountered in the Violet Bauhinia Continent. It was said to be a six-star demon, but it was close to a seven-star demon.

“Some people specialize in soul attacks. Some people specialize in material attacks. Some people are good at escaping, that is, there is a difference in means, some people rely on sound. Some rely on venom …… In short. Six Star Demons are not necessarily weaker than Seven Star Demons, as long as you lead them well and match them up, seize the enemy’s weaknesses, and defeat the strong with the weak. It’s not impossible.” Solhaus said.

“That’s right.” Linley nodded in approval.

As he hadn’t had a clan baptism before, he could defeat a seven-star demon that specialized in material attacks. Yet he feared six-star demons that specialized in soul attacks.

Strength, not absolute.

“Solhaus, look. Those warriors have an unusual aura.” Linley looked at the three blood-robed warriors walking along the streets in the distance. These three had cold faces, and even when they smiled, they caused people to feel pressure.

This was because of the strong men’s killing intent looming over them.

“Blood War Valley warriors. Each and every one of them can experience a large number of life and death killings, and this kind of temperament is carried naturally.” Solhaus praised.

“The thirteenth squad has arrived.” Solhaus suddenly said.

Linley also saw that there was a stone pillar in front of him. The word ‘thirteenth’ was carved on the upper end of the stone pillar. And on the surface of the stone pillar were carved names, many of which were red.

“The names on this ground are all from these ten thousand years or so. A list of the members of the thirteenth squad.” Solhaus said with a straight face, “For a squad, the normal is ten people. Every time a team member dies, they are replenished. The dead team members. The names are all in red.”

Linley looked carefully at the individual names.

“Squad thirteen!” Solhaus drank steeply.

Immediately, people flew out from a building of dwellings on the ground next to this stone pillar, each wearing blood-colored battle robes. In the blink of an eye, ten six-star demonic team members were assembled. Linley took a closer look.

Eight were male. Two females.

“These ten people are extraordinary just by looking at their auras alone, it’s like, ten Rilmunds.” Linley said darkly.

At the moment when he had just entered Hell, how could Linley have thought that he would one day have to lead ten six-star demons.

“Elder Solhaus?” The woman with short turquoise hair even said, “And this one next to you is?” The other six-star demons. All looked at Linley in confusion as well, none of them obviously recognizing Linley.

“This is the new Elder of my Green Dragon clan, ‘Linley’.” Solhaus said aloud, “And the new captain of your thirteenth squad.”

“Captain?” The ten six-star demons looked at each other.

“Is he really an elder?” A man inquired.

Linley smiled and flipped his hand. A token appeared in his hand. This was the Earth Elder token that one received after becoming an Elder. Seeing this token, the ten members of the team no longer doubted it and immediately said respectfully, “Captain!”

Blood Battle Valley Earth Battle Squad. The captain of any squad was always an elder.

So seeing that Linley was an elder, they naturally recognized this captain.

“Captain, my name is Melina.” The woman with short turquoise hair smiled. “I wonder if the clan leader could show us your earthly stance?”

Linley was slightly stunned. Spinning around, he glanced at the other six-star demons, the others didn’t say anything, but the look was clearly wanting Linley to show them, Linley secretly said, “It seems that whether it’s an army from the Material Plane. It seems that whether it’s an army in the Material Realm or the Divine Realm, to be a good leader. You also need to shock your men.”

Who didn’t have pride amongst the six star demons?

Without seeing Linley’s strength. How could they willingly submit?

“You guys.” Solhaus laughed.

“Then you guys can feel it.” Linley said with a faint smile, and immediately, a misty earth-colored light filled the air. Instantly, a large light shield formed, directly enveloping all ten members of the team.

Blackstone Space!

The Black Stone Space suddenly descended, causing the ten Six Star Demons to be caught off guard. There were even three people whose bodies swayed, even relying on their hands to support the ground before standing up, in the ‘Black Stone Space’. Even six-star demons. Still felt that amazing pressure.

“Under such pressure, you say. I’m going to kill a few of you. Is it easy?” Linley said with a faint smile.

These ten members of the team felt the astonishing gravitational force, looked at each other, and all laughed.

“Captain!” All ten of them knelt down on one knee at almost the same time, respectfully saluting.

Completely submissive!

Linley smiled and withdrew the black stone space, “All rise.”

“Captain. It’s really too good. With this gravitational space of yours. Then when we fight our enemies. We’ll have a great advantage.” A burly man said excitedly. “In this gravitational space, the opponent is bound, but I am not bound. Even if the other party is a seven-star demon, I dare to fight them.”

A squad leader. Being strong didn’t make the team members too excited, after all, the captain was strong. It was the captain alone.

What really excited them. It was a captain who specialized in auxiliary means that could help the team members, such as Linley! As long as Linley didn’t apply gravity to them, they could cross over and fight seven star demons.

“What’s your name?” Linley smiled as he looked at the burly man in front of him.

“My name is Mountain Tart!” The burly man even laughed.

“Introduce yourselves one by one.” Linley smiled as he looked at the members of his team. From now on, as long as he didn’t die, then he would always be leading this group of players. Going to battle together. To live and die together!

Linley valued these team members under him.

And these team members were also very excited to have a captain who specialized in such auxiliary stunts, and were naturally excited to communicate with each other.

“Linley.” Solhaus from the side finally spoke up.

“Oh, sorry.” Linley said evenly. “Talking to them. Forgot all about you, Elder Solhaus.”

Solhaus shook his head and smiled, “It’s fine. But I can’t stay here any longer. The Great Elder has a task for me. I must make a trip.”

Solhaus then separated from Linley. As for Linley, he checked into the residence of the thirteenth squad leader. From today onwards, Linley would need to lead these ten six-star demons under his command and start fighting the eight great clans.

Time passed. More than a year had passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Grand Canyon of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range.

Delia leaned against Linley’s arm and snuggled up to him. Taking a walk with Linley. As Linley looked at Delia on his side, a faint warm current flowed through his heart. Linley enjoyed this warmth.

“Linley. At first, I thought that when you went to become that Blood Battle Valley captain, you were going to go fight and kill. There’s no time to accompany me. It turns out that the number of battles is also very small.” Delia especially cherished the time she spent with Linley.

The family crisis. Delia also knew. She wouldn’t ask Linley for anything, and cherished the present. It would be enough.

“I’ve been this captain for over a year and yet I haven’t had a single battle.” Linley said with a faint smile. “Actually. The Blood Battle Valley team didn’t have many battles originally, but every single battle. It’s all with the other side’s top experts. All hovering between life and death… We have seven star demons. The other side also has them. Even more! We are at a disadvantage!”

Linley also felt the pressure, and at the same time felt somewhat sorry for Delia.

Whether it was in the Yulan continental realm. Or in hell, Delia had always silently supported herself. Even though he had barged through the heavens and faced crisis after crisis, Delia had never complained about anything.

“When there’s no mission. I’ll always be with you.” Linley whispered in Delia’s ear. At the same time, he lightly kissed Delia’s earlobe.

A red cloud rose on Delia’s face.

“It’s outside.” Delia immediately looked around. Unable to help but red-faced, she deliberately glared at Linley.

Linley, however, laughed.

No matter what kind of battle he encountered. No matter what kind of battles he encountered. But when he was with Delia, Linley felt extraordinarily relaxed, and Delia was the harbor of his own soul.

Lin Lei as the thirteenth squad of the second year.

The Blood War Valley didn’t have too many requirements for captains. The captain could normally reside elsewhere in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. If there was a mission, someone would naturally come to notify them. As for the ordinary team members. Every year, they had one month to leave the valley.

“Elder.”

“Elder.”

Walking on the stone path of the Blood Battle Valley, many blood-robed warriors even shouted respectfully when they saw Linley, whether it was the Green Dragon clan land. Or the White Tiger clan, or the other two clans. In the Blood Battle Valley. They were all the same.

After such a long time, everyone had also gotten to know Linley.

“Solhaus.” Linley looked at the distance in surprise. In the distance was none other than an old acquaintance, Solhaus. It was just that Solhaus’ face was very poor. Linley even walked over. Solhaus also saw Linley.

“Linley.” Solhaus squeezed out a smile.

“Solhaus, haven’t seen you in over a year. Mission over?” Linley laughed.

“The mission is over.” Solhaus let out a low sigh.

“What’s wrong?” Linley had an ominous premonition.

Solhaus gave Linley a bitter look, “Linley, you didn’t realize. This body of mine is a wind god doppelganger?”

“Uh…… right.” Linley took a closer look before noticing, and Boilhouse sighed, “The enemies on this mission are too powerful. Only four of the ten members of my sixth squad are left dead. My strongest Water God doppelganger is also finished.”

Linley was stunned.

Members of the Green Dragon clan. The vast majority of the strongest divine doppelgangers were water-type divine doppelgangers, and if Linley had grown up in the Four Divine Beasts clan. Baptized at a very early age by the clan. Linley would probably also have majored in the Water lineage, rather than the Earth lineage he majored in nowadays.

“Then you …… “Linley didn’t know what to say.

“The water faculty god doppelganger is finished. What else can happen?” Boilhouse shook his head. “In the future, I will no longer be an elder, and I don’t have that strength anymore. I came here today to report this matter to the Great Elder Feast as well.”

Elders who went out to fight were the ones who left their useless earthly doppelgangers behind.

One, it was so that they could quickly provide information to the Blood Battle Valley. The second was to leave a life behind.

“Solhaus, don’t be too discouraged.” Linley didn’t know how to persuade.

Solhaus took a deep breath, “Discouraged about what? I’ll go back and continue to cultivate. One day, cultivate my wind divine doppelganger to be strong as well. I will continue to look for those bastards!” A ruthless light appeared in Solhaus’ eyes.

Linley was startled when he saw this expression on Solhaus’ face.

Linley suddenly realized that in this constant retaliation, the feud between the Four Divine Beasts family and the Eight Great Families was getting deeper and deeper, the Four Divine Beasts family experts died, but the other side also died, so on and on ……

It’s definitely never-ending.

“Lin Lei. You can’t show any mercy when fighting, that’s not an ordinary battle, our Four Divine Beasts Family and those eight great families are never going to be dissolved, once they have the chance, they will kill you without mercy.” Boilhouse reminded.

“Don’t worry.”

Linley had also traveled all the way from the Yulan Continent and knew when to show mercy and when to be ruthless! To show mercy to the eight great families. It was to be hard on one’s own kin. To be ruthless towards one’s own clan.

“Elder Linley!” A blood-robed warrior came running from a long distance.

Linley turned his head to look, “What is it?” Linley didn’t recognize this blood-robed warrior.

The blood-robed warrior said respectfully, “The Grand Elder has asked Elder Linley for you to go over.”

Linley had a jolt. It was the first time in over a year of being the captain of this thirteenth squad’s land that the Grand Elder had summoned himself.