Chapter 390

Chapter 390: Six Earth Immortals, Combat Power Enough to Destroy a Kingdom!

Mu Lin knew clearly that the East Sea King’s manor would definitely call upon Earth Immortals. To counter them, he made many preparations.

Creating vengeful evil spirits and seizing the Fire Crystal spiritual mine was one part of his plan.

After discovering numerous wrongful deaths across the East Sea Kingdom, Mu Lin sent his other avatars to mines and dangerous locations. Whenever he found tormented souls, he repeated his method – transforming these evil spirits into revenge entities using willing heart fire to kindle their fury, forging flames of revenge.

Through Yin Soil and the black river’s teleportation, Mu Lin funneled all these vengeful evil spirits into his Ronghuo City avatar to boost its strength.

“Boom!”

The constant addition of fuel made Mu Lin’s Ronghuo City avatar burn fiercer, its body now swelling to eight hundred meters tall.

“Boom!”

Completely ablaze, it reminded Mu Lin of a volcano ready to erupt – terrifying and dreadful.

“So much frustration… Its accumulated power has surpassed my true form and reached Earth Immortal level.”

Yet Mu Lin showed no joy. Though the flood of hatred empowered his avatar, it also weakened his control. He could barely command the vengeful evil spirit now.

The spirit held no desire to kill Mu Lin’s main body. Instead, endless killing intent filled its form – it wanted everything to suffer the agony it endured. This murderous rage targeted all existence.

When Mu Lin compared it to an erupting volcano, he meant this literally. Should it break free, the hatred within would devastate entire regions and claim countless lives.

Mu Lin couldn’t permit this. Beyond personal morals, his strategic position prevented indiscriminate slaughter. His grip over East Sea Kingdom’s powerful clans relied not just on ruthlessness, but precise targeting – focusing revenge solely on the East Sea King and his allies.

This specificity made clans view it as the king’s private conflict. Many stayed neutral, while some secretly hoped the king would fall. “When a whale dies, smaller fish feast” – numerous clans waited to scavenge the East Sea King’s manor’s remains.

Hence Mu Lin’s smooth operations, aided by clans manipulating events. But this tolerance would vanish if he turned into a mindless slaughterer.

Fortunately, Mu Lin kept advantages over the vengeful spirit. Infinite Chains already bound its form, silently sealing its power while anchored to Fire Crystal spiritual veins beneath Ronghuo City. The Yin Soil-reflected city formations were also adjusted to suppress the raging entity.

Under heavy suppression, the vengeful evil spirit could only roar in humiliation, unable to break free.

Meanwhile, another paper figure of Mu Lin arrived at This Place.

Seeing the volcano-like vengeful evil spirit, a faint smile curled on Mu Lin’s lips.

"East Sea King, here’s my grand gift for you – a fireworks show. Hope you enjoy it."

…

It should be noted the vengeful evil spirit’s emergence and growth wasn’t without impact on the True Spirit Domain Chart.

Now acting as a pillar, it supported one corner of the chart.

Through the King of Hell’s dominion over all, the manifestation could now wield the Flames of Revenge against villains with monstrous sins, burning their souls to punish crimes.

"This carries a whiff of karmic fire, though still far from the real thing."

"Pity I haven’t fully Refined this spirit yet. Otherwise I’d have an Earth Immortal-level enforcer at my beck and call."

"Perhaps battling East Sea King will purge those million spirits’ frustration, letting me fully control it."

…

While Mu Lin prepared against Earth Immortals,

the East Sea King’s manor also made war preparations – gathering forces and sharpening blades.

But recruitment proved difficult.

As Mu Lin observed, the powerful clans and royal manor weren’t allies. Many families cheered the manor’s troubles.

Even friendly clans feared Mu Lin’s retaliation, refusing to act.

Thus the East Sea King secured little support from powerful clans.

As for free cultivators? Unbound but even less respectful.

Some Earth Immortal powerful beings bluntly rejected his envoys: "Clean your own mess! Should I shame myself bullying a junior?"

"Scram!"

"Picking on the weak? Keep pestering me and I’ll aid Mu Lin instead."

This reluctance was natural. Not all esteemed cultivators lacked honor.

Many kept their dignity, like Mu Lin himself. Though friendly with Yan and Chu families, he’d initially considered supporting northern aristocrats.

Had Yan and Chu clans secretly attacked Luo Chen over their offspring’s death then begged Mu Lin’s help, he’d have refused.

He only intervened when northern aristocrats provoked him without apology.

Now Mu Lin targeted only East Sea King, giving other Earth Immortals no cause to act.

Of course, people differed. Some prized honor, others had debts or interests binding them. Thus East Sea King secured two Earth Immortals’ aid.

With Jin Haoran of Jinyin Gate persuaded, three stood with him.

At this point, the East Sea King still refused to stop. He summoned a clan uncle and awakened a hidden asset from his manor, adding two more powerful generals to deal with Mu Lin.

This wasn’t the end. With his offspring slaughtered and his reputation crushed into the mud, the East Sea King’s hatred for Mu Lin reached its peak. He decided to take action himself—vowing to personally kill Mu Lin.

Once he moved, the East Sea King gathered six Earth Immortals and hundreds of High Mastery of Transformation cultivators.

Such a force could wage a war to destroy an entire kingdom.

This overwhelming display revealed the depth of the East Sea King’s hatred and proved he wasn’t completely incompetent. After suffering two humiliating defeats, he finally took Mu Lin seriously, throwing his full might into the hunt.

"Boom!"

The grand, unsubtle departure drew widespread attention—exactly as the East Sea King intended. Mu Lin’s repeated attacks had eroded his authority, turning him into a laughingstock across the East Sea Kingdom.

Without respect, unity crumbled, making leadership impossible.

Unwilling to accept this, the East Sea King needed a spectacular show of force and a decisive victory to reclaim his dignity and command fear once more.

He couldn’t—and wouldn’t—hide this time.

"Let everyone learn who truly rules this land!"

"Mu Lin! Since you started this, I’ll end it with your death!"

The East Sea King swept his fierce gaze across the crowd and signaled the march.

His mobilization succeeded: six Earth Immortals, hundreds of Transformation cultivators, and a hundred thousand elite armored soldiers marched under his banner.

Their murderous aura darkened the skies.

Tianhai City fell into prolonged silence. Only after the East Sea King departed with his forces did the people exhale, sparking explosive debates across the city.

"Six Earth Immortals! Hundreds of Transformation cultivators! A hundred thousand elite troops—all to kill one High Mastery of Transformation cultivator! Even in death, Mu Lin will be remembered forever!"

"Of course! No Transformation cultivator in history has ever warranted such a massive Chase."

"Not just history—this’ll never happen again!"

"…True enough."

"Who cares about that? I want to know—what did Mu Lin do to make the East Sea King deploy enough combat power to destroy a kingdom just for him?"

"Pure hatred! His sons and grandsons dead, his kingdom’s assets ruined, his pride shattered—the East Sea King’s never faced such humiliation in his life…"

After the king’s departure, some marveled at the spectacle while others debated his chances of success.

"Will he win?"

All agreed victory was certain.

The East Sea King’s forces were simply too overwhelming.

Mu Lin, meanwhile, remained a mere Transformation cultivator. Everyone knew his doppelganger had been shattered by Jinyin Gate’s master during his assault—proof he couldn’t match even one Earth Immortal.

Facing six Earth Immortals? The cultivators of Tianhai City saw no possible path to defeat.

"He’ll win! The East Sea King’s advantage is too great. No tactics needed—just crush Mu Lin outright."