Even with only the seventh-tier attack power, relying on mechanical stream treasures, one could potentially surge to the tenth-tier attack power immediately.

This is something unobtainable through researching and creating any secret technique; this is the true allure of the mechanical stream.

Naturally, if everyone utilized mechanical stream treasures, those who possessed greater inherent strength beforehand could unleash far mightier combat capabilities. "With the strength this new recruit, Yinhe, possesses, given time, he is certain to amass immense military merit and continually elevate himself," the Captain mused internally. "It seems that upon returning to the army this time, I must foster a good relationship with this new recruit, Yinhe.

If I still haven't achieved true godhood before the next Reincarnation-level mission, the hope of surviving that mission might rest entirely on this new recruit, Yinhe." The Captain understood clearly.

He might be able to kill the new recruit, Yinhe, now by leveraging external means.

But once the new recruit Yinhe was given time, he would certainly surpass him swiftly.

Since he couldn't compete, becoming friends was naturally the better course of action.

…… "That Lord of Law is simply too formidable; among all the true gods from our entire Xuan Yu Mountain domain, none possess such terrifying close-quarters evasion," the five true gods who had previously tried to intercept Luo Feng were utterly astonished.

Especially the first three who had engaged him, they looked almost bewildered.

When the three of them pressed forward, that Lord of Law had effortlessly slipped free from their encirclement.

It was as if he were merely toying with them. "This Lord of Law will definitely become a true god." "And he will be the most supreme, most terrifying true god.

Once he utilizes the mechanical stream treasures within the army, he might even be able to contend with a Void True God." "Indeed, a true god matching a Void True God is rare...

but if anyone could accomplish it, the Lord of Law we just witnessed certainly could." These five true gods unanimously reached this conclusion.

The further one advanced, the less potent the mechanical stream treasures became.

It was common for a Lord of Law, bolstered by mechanical stream treasures, to match a true god.

But for a true god to match a Void True God with the aid of these treasures was rare even within the entire Jin World.

Yet, they believed...

the Lord of Law they had just encountered could certainly achieve this once he ascended.

Above the Nine Smoke Marsh, waves of immense fluctuations radiated outward.

In reality, the six Void True Gods—three from Nine Smoke Marsh and three from Xuan Yu Mountain—hovered silently; no battle was taking place between them. "Jiu Yan, the three of us combined still cannot defeat you.

How many times has this happened now?" the three Void True Gods from Xuan Yu Mountain sighed with emotion. "Qu Wan!" Jiu Yan, whose form was bizarre, resembling an octopus with nine humanoid faces, responded in a melodious voice, "You are formidable too; with just the three of you, I still cannot break your coordinated technique.

If all four Void True Gods from Xuan Yu Mountain had come, I estimate I would have even more—" "Huh?" "Hmm?" All six Void True Gods simultaneously noticed the events unfolding below them. "What incredible close-combat evasion!" "Impressive." Even the Void True Gods couldn't help but offer praise. "Using that war blade as the edge, and his own body as the spine, transforming into a single war blade...

when moving, he is even fiercer and sharper, occasionally striking an enemy with the blade's edge to borrow force, yet just as the opponent exerts maximum resistance, he has already floated far away," Jiu Yan exclaimed in admiration. "What an ingenious concept, to devise such a close-combat movement technique." "Body as the spine, war blade as the edge?" The other Void True Gods instantly grasped the deeper meaning.

They, as Void True Gods, understood that their own close-quarters evasion surpassed that of the Lord of Law.

However, they relied on superior fundamentals, deeper comprehension, and mastery over the Void.

Merely assessing the ingenuity, the brilliant conception, and the myriad impossibilities inherent in the close-combat movement technique itself, they knew they had been far inferior to that Lord of Law when they themselves were merely Lords of Law. "This new recruit must be a key focus of cultivation for the Eastern Army." "Agreed." "He is likely already on the priority list." The Void True Gods appraised him one by one.

Jiu Yan declared, "This is undoubtedly a supreme genius rarely seen in our Jin World.

Given sufficient time, he might even eventually be conferred a title and become a titled powerhouse." "A titled powerhouse?" The other Void True Gods were all stunned.

Conferred a title? Even among the six of them, not a single Void True God had ever received a title.

To earn the single character 'Jin' bestowed upon them was the ambition of countless Void True Gods.

For those below, like true gods, titles were certainly possible, but the requirements were exponentially more terrifying, to the point of being inconceivable.

The lower the strength, the higher the bar for conferment.

If one reached the level of an Eastern Army 'General,' they would be directly conferred a title! In the distant swamp foliage.

Luo Feng remained concealed within. "I've managed to secure a corpse of a true god from the Nine Smoke Marsh side; at the very least, this disaster-level mission is complete," Luo Feng revealed a faint smile.

His greatest gain wasn't the true god corpse, but rather... "As I traversed the true god battlefield just now, I collected 212 samples of true god blood, scales, hair, and other materials shed in the swamp or grass during their fight.

I strive to become a true god based on my divine power, but the genetic samples from true gods were previously exceedingly scarce.

This time, I've acquired a substantial amount." "When this epoch concludes, I can descend once more or depart the Jin World.

At that time, I will have my New Nether Sea clone take these blood, scales, and hair samples back with him." Luo Feng was jubilant, continuing to observe from a distance outside the periphery of the true god battlefield.

Watching for any opportunities that might arise within the fray of the true gods.

…… The tens of thousands of true gods engaged in battle around the Purple Vine Marsh, who had witnessed both the Captain and the new recruit Yinhe steal true god corpses in succession, were also extremely enraged.

They paid little heed to the first Captain who snatched a corpse, but they were filled with astonishment regarding the second, the new recruit Yinhe.

But despite their awe...

Stealing a true god corpse was a direct provocation to living true gods! "Capture those two." "Capture them, or this will be a disgrace to both Nine Smoke Marsh and Xuan Yu Mountain." "Next time, the moment they reappear, we must capture them." These true gods became intensely vigilant.

Whenever a combatant occasionally fell into the swamp during the clashes between the two factions, the other true gods, intentionally or unintentionally, never strayed too far from that area, carefully using their divine power to sense for any fluctuation, ready to swiftly encircle the location.

…… Yet, both Luo Feng and the Captain were exceedingly shrewd.

Both held a true god corpse from the Nine Smoke Marsh faction; there was no rush.

The conflict between the Xuan Yu Mountain and Nine Smoke Marsh factions dragged on into a protracted engagement, featuring ferocious frontal assaults as well as protracted chases of one fleeing and the other pursuing...

As this frenzied war continued, the tempering effect on the Lords of Law became increasingly dramatic.

Similarly, as the fighting persisted, true gods would occasionally fall, one after another...

and so, the true gods of both factions began to lose patience.

Especially since Luo Feng and the Captain remained absent.

One day, two days, three days...

half a month...

a full month passed... "It was already incredible for the Lords of Law's army mission to demand they secure a single true god corpse.

It's likely those two Lords of Law have completed their mission and left," the powerful figures of both factions gradually stopped paying attention to the corpses. "Between our two sides, even as we fight amongst ourselves and unintentionally neglect the corpses, we cannot allow them to be taken again.

Let us each dispatch one true god to retrieve our respective fallen.

During the retrieval process, no attacks are permitted.

How about it?" A voice swiftly propagated across the battlefield. "Agreed, let it be so." Both the Nine Smoke Marsh and Xuan Yu Mountain sides designated one true god each to collect their side's corpses.

Whoosh! Whoosh! A true god from the Tribe faction, entirely crimson, transformed into a streak of light and moved to collect the corpses of the Tribe true gods one by one.

At this moment, not a single True God of the Exotic Beast faction attacked the Nine Smoke Marsh representative.

Simultaneously, an Exotic Beast True God with a long neck and a full eight clawed-feet flew to collect the corpses of its brethren.

This single Exotic Beast True God immediately gathered all twenty-plus true god corpses left from the chaotic battle spanning nearly three months.

…… "No!" "Leave some behind!" The Captain and his contingent of soldiers watched with eyes blazing with fury, utterly frantic. "Captain!" "Captain!" The other soldiers grew desperate.

They had waited nearly three months, watching those true god corpses lie abandoned—how much they had coveted them! Yet, under the Captain's strict orders, they hadn't dared to act, and now the corpses were being collected.

The Captain's gray eyes beneath his massive curved horns swept over the surrounding soldiers, and he transmitted a sharp command: "If you want them, go get them yourselves! They were deliberately trying to draw us out earlier.

Now that they aren't paying attention to us, but the corpses are being taken...

Do you intend to kill a true god? Killing a living true god, even if we all joined forces, would take a long time.

In that time, perhaps a thousand true gods would surround us." The other soldiers were both anxious and angry but didn't know what to do. "Wait.

Wait for the opportunity," the Captain commanded. "After all, we have a full epoch's time." …… Elsewhere, Luo Feng never stopped tracking that Exotic Beast True God with the long neck and scales, focusing on its every move, because...

this specific Exotic Beast True God had just collected a total of twenty-six true god corpses. "One true god corpse is ten thousand military merits." "Twenty-six true god corpses mean 260,000 military merits!" Luo Feng’s heart throbbed with desire.

He focused on the Exotic Beast True God: "This Exotic Beast True God was assigned the task of collecting corpses precisely because its status isn't high enough.

Based on its performance during the earlier melee, its strength is quite mediocre...

it doesn't even seem to possess true god battle armor." No true god battle armor! A weaker true god? Luo Feng was moved.

Given his strength honed over eight million epochs! Based on his estimation, killing this weaker 'Exotic Beast True God' lacking true god battle armor would be easy! However, it would consume a brief amount of time, and for true gods, a brief moment is more than enough for them to converge and surround Luo Feng.

Although he could rely on his close-quarters evasion to escape the siege of several true gods, if dozens or even a hundred true gods converged, Luo Feng would be forced to rely on the Tomb Mound Boat.

If there were even more true gods...

even the Tomb Mound Boat might not escape! "Wait." "I must wait for the opportune moment." Luo Feng kept his target locked on the eight-clawed Exotic Beast True God.

Although no one had attacked it during the corpse collection phase.

After finishing the retrieval, it would still rejoin the battlefield and participate in the normal fighting.

Luo Feng observed its strength gradually declining during the earlier chaos, allowing him to calculate the rate of this Exotic Beast True God's power reduction. "It only needs to weaken by another 20%.

With my current power, an all-out burst against its weakened body should allow me to kill it in an extremely short time." Luo Feng stared intently at the eight-clawed Exotic Beast True God, awaiting the precise moment to strike.