Tycoon War God

Just moments ago, everyone in the Heaven’s Mandate Organization had already fallen into despair.

That Black Smoke Monster that swept across a tenth of the Ghost Specter was something no human power could possibly resist.

Everyone believed Lin Wudi was doomed to die.

Yet to their surprise, Lin Wudi somehow, by some unknown trick or opportunistic method, actually managed to kill that monster.

For the people of the Heaven’s Mandate Organization, this was undoubtedly good news.

They hadn’t even stopped to consider whether their more than one hundred cultivators of the Third Tribulation could be a match for Lin Wudi, since he could kill such a terrifying Black Smoke Monster.

The Heaven’s Mandate Organization had a very clear grasp on all intelligence regarding Lin Wudi.

From Lin Mu’s first battle after leaving the Barbarian Continent, all the way to the last battle before the Forbidden Sand Sea.

All Lin Mu relied on were merely the Nine Tripod Fragments!

Aside from the Nine Tripod Fragments, Lin Mu’s own strength wasn’t worth mentioning.

He was indeed stronger than an ordinary cultivator of the Second Thunder Tribulation, but his personal power absolutely hadn’t reached the level where he could annihilate a Black Smoke Monster.

If Lin Wudi were truly that strong, he wouldn’t have had to use the Nine Tripod Fragments several times and nearly caused the Nine Cauldrons and Thirteen Stars to explode.

Lin Wudi’s true strength was only somewhat stronger than a Third Tribulation cultivator!

This was the Heaven’s Mandate Organization’s assessment of Lin Wudi.

As for how he managed to kill the Black Smoke Monster…

Liuyun and the others looked toward Kong Luo and the other City Lords beside them, who were visibly overexcited.

Most likely, this couldn’t be separated from these City Lords.

Perhaps Lin Wudi had some magical treasure in his hands that could be driven by Sand Sea Crystals?

If so, it should have been almost completely used up by now, right?

”Wait, look…”

Suddenly, a Peak of Integration cultivator pointed ahead in terror.

”That… shattered?”

The Integrate Dao cultivators were baffled, but Kong Luo and the others suddenly understood.

According to the intel, Lin Wudi had broken four cities and shattered seventeen Ghost Specters in half a month.

And now, he’d even shattered a Level Seven Ghost Yasha!

In the past, if the only Level Seven Ghost Specter in their jurisdiction was destroyed, Kong Luo and the others might have still feared punishment from the Nanyuan King.

But now, they no longer cared!

By following Lin Wudi, they could leave the Forbidden Sand Sea; why would they keep selling their lives to the Nanyuan King?

To follow Lin Wudi—wasn’t that far better?

Crack!

The sound of glass shattering rang out as the Level Seven Ghost Yasha completely broke apart.

In the next instant, light flashed, and Lin Wudi appeared before everyone, dragging a pitch-black bead behind him.

”We pay respects to Lin Wudi!”

Kong Luo and the other four couldn’t hide their excitement. The moment Lin Mu appeared, they performed a grand ceremony and prostrated themselves on the ground.

”Hm?”

Lin Mu looked at Kong Luo and the others in puzzlement.

If he wasn’t mistaken, these guys were Flowing Sand City’s City Lord and Deputy City Lords.

He’d destroyed their Ghost Specter, and yet not only did they have no intention of holding him accountable, they were actually devoutly kneeling to him.

Had these guys lost their minds?

The hundreds of First Tribulation personal guards, seeing this scene, were bursting with envy and jealousy.

Who told Lin Wudi not to be a First Tribulation cultivator.

If Lin Wudi were a First Tribulation cultivator, and if they too had a chance to leave the Forbidden Sand Sea by following him, they’d also worship him like a god.

”Wait… Lin Wudi destroyed the Level Seven Ghost Yasha?!”

One First Tribulation guard suddenly cried out exaggeratedly.

The nearby guards looked at him with disdain.

So he destroyed a Level Seven Ghost Yasha, and what of it?

Could they possibly dare to hold Lin Wudi responsible?

Did he not see that the five Deputy City Lords, all Second Thunder Tribulation cultivators, were already kneeling?

”You idiots!”

That guard who’d suddenly come to his senses glared at the guards in front of him with a ”hate that iron won’t turn into steel” look. ”Since Lin Wudi can destroy a Level Seven Ghost Yasha, then naturally an Eighth-level Ghost Specter or a Ninth-level Ghost Specter won’t be a problem. If we follow behind him…”

His words were like a slap that woke dreamers.

In that instant, all the guards understood.

Right!

Since Lin Wudi could destroy Ghost Specters, all they needed to do was follow him, and once he destroyed a Ghost Specter, they could safely leave the Forbidden Sand Sea!

At that moment, all the First Tribulation guards’ eyes lit up!

All the guards stared at Lin Wudi, their gazes burning.

This wasn’t just the savior of the Second Thunder Tribulation; this was clearly the savior of everyone!

”We pay respects to Lin Wudi!”

The hundreds of Nanyuan King’s personal guards all instantly defected, performing a grand ceremony and worshiping Lin Wudi!

The guards’ conversation was overheard by quite a few Integrate Dao cultivators, and they belatedly realized the significance of Lin Wudi’s destruction of the Ghost Specters.

”We pay respects to Lin Wudi!”

The tens of thousands of Integrate Dao cultivators gathered near the Level Seven Ghost Yasha all prostrated themselves.

For a time, the cry of ”We pay respects to Lin Wudi” echoed in all directions, shaking heaven and earth.

”We pay respects to Lin Wudi!”

”We pay respects to Lin Wudi!”

The sound of reverent worship spread outward from the Level Seven Ghost Yasha, eventually covering the entire Flowing Sand City.

Paying respects to Lin Wudi became the only sound between heaven and earth.

Everyone in Flowing Sand City prostrated themselves, performing a grand ceremony of worship.

”This…”

Mu Gui and Liu Yuan looked at the scene before their eyes in shock.

Tens of thousands of Integrate Dao cultivators, hundreds of First Tribulation cultivators, five Second Thunder Tribulation cultivators—everyone was kneeling at Lin Mu’s feet. What an utterly soul-stirring sight.

Shi Hao and his family of three were even more dumbstruck, utterly unable to believe it.

One city, worshiping one man!

Today, in the Stone Gate World of the Forbidden Sand Sea, the tens of thousands of living beings of Flowing Sand City all knelt at one man’s feet!

Liuyun and the others, who had originally been about to make a move, also froze as if turned to stone, halting their attack.

They had only ever seen such a shocking scene within their own Sects and Holy Lands.

But those were their own disciples and followers.

Whereas the people performing a grand ceremony for Lin Wudi here were all his enemies!

To subdue men without fighting, to make his enemies worship him—what Lin Wudi had done was truly earth-shaking!

”Liuyun, we…”

At this moment, everyone else was kneeling, and only their three to four hundred remained standing, making them stand out glaringly.

Quite a few people were already looking their way.

”Forget it, we act now—kill and seize the treasures!”

Liuyun gnashed her teeth.

What if he’d subdued a city? Lin Wudi had to die, and the Nine Tripod Fragments had to be obtained!

”Bastards!”

Just as Liuyun and the others were about to act, an angry shout rang out.

Figures appeared in the sky one after another.

The one in the lead was none other than General Hong Ying, and behind her were more than a hundred members of the King’s Guard.

General Hong Ying glared with wide, furious eyes and shouted harshly, ”Kong Luo! What are you doing! Lin Wudi is the public enemy of the Stone Gate Realm, a most wanted criminal of the Nanyuan King, and you actually worship this man!”

The King’s Guard did not have as strong a sense of purpose as the Heaven’s Mandate Organization.

Carrying out the order to capture Lin Wudi was just going with the flow for them, an excuse to come out for a breath of fresh air.

So when they got the news that Lin Wudi had entered the Level Seven Ghost Yasha, they hadn’t rushed at full speed and arrived a step late.

By the time they arrived, the Level Seven Ghost Yasha was already gone.

All they saw was everyone in Flowing Sand City, led by City Lord Kong Luo, actually paying respects to Lin Wudi.

General Hong Ying was furious.

”General…”

Kong Luo wanted to explain, but didn’t know how to even begin!

He couldn’t very well say that Lin Wudi was the savior of everyone in the Stone Gate Realm.

If one hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe such a thing.

Even if he said it, General Hong Ying wouldn’t understand; instead she’d think he was being absurd.

”Stay kneeling and stand aside! After I capture Lin Wudi, I’ll settle accounts with you!”

General Hong Ying, being the Nanyuan King’s direct subordinate, was long used to standing high above others and didn’t give Kong Luo any chance to explain.