<h4><strong>Chapter 195: Confidence: Part 1</strong></h4>


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    “The existence of the Ironfist Society is an obstacle to our n to annex Xilin.”


    “First, get rid of the followers, and thenunched aprehensive siege against the Ironfist Society to set an example. Operation Blood and Fire must not bepromised!”


    “The actions of Khad has severely undermined the strongholds from where the militaryunched its offensive against Xilin. But we also need to reassess the strength of the Ironfist Society to reduce risk.”


    “That’s right. As our military has now seriously stretched to the max, we should be extra careful when fighting a multiple-front war.”


    Inside Redwin’s Third Command of Xilin Operation, eachmander had a different opinion, and each was trying to convince the other. Sitting at the middle was a stout middle-aged man with shoulder-length blonde hair. His expression was grave, silent as he waited for the others to finish expressing their opinions. It was only until thest person wrapped up his speech that he knocked the table lightly.


    “So far, Khad is the only person we are concerned with. Aside from him, we know little about the Ironfist Society. In contrast, the tacit alliance between the Heart of the Ocean and the Revivalists is more worrying.”


    “General, you mean...” An elder asked in a low voice.


    “I will inform Isaac, let him ry the message to the Heaven’s Spire, and we will work out a strategy depending on the situation of the encirclement.” The middle-aged man said faintly.


    “If during the encirclement of Khad, the Ironfist Society responds with strong resistance, we will dy the operation and concentrate on gathering intelligence. If they could not even handle this kind of assault, it only means that they have little counterforce, and I will sign the special paper tounch a full-scale operation against the Ironfist Society.”


    “Depending on the situation. Good one, General. But we may face more pressure from the Heaven’s Spire,” amander said. “It is akin to using them to corner the Ironfist Society.” He frowned.


    “That is their business. It was the Starfury n that started the vicious circle with the Ironfist Society. So we don’t have to worry about it,” the general said calmly.


    “Understood.”


    “Then, we shall proceed with the n. Next, about the Strike Team Bluewhale deployment by the Heart of the Ocean...” The arguments arose in themand center again.


    ...


    While talking with the man, Lin Sheng drank like a child who had not seen water for a week before he headed back to his dorm and hit the sack.


    In his dream, instead of going around again, he meditated in the temple. He was still struggling to digest after collecting the soul of the Steel Lord. It would be a while before he dared to harvest another one. He would probably get schizophrenia over time if he could not ovee the soul indigestion problem. That was why he had taken a short break, letting his mind do its work before going hunting again.


    While meditating, Lin Sheng gained many ax skills from the memories of the Steel Lord. But what really gave the Steel Lord strength was not martial arts, but the blood of the Fire Dragon flowing in his veins.


    In the memories of the Steel Lord, the Fire Dragon bloodline was declining across generations, but it was still far more powerful and ten times more concentrated than that of Lin Sheng. This was also on top of the mighty Redstar battle-ax that he inherited from his family and the imprable armor. No wonder the Steel Lord could ascend to the top echelon of ckfeather City to be a senator.


    Early morning in the lecture theater, Lin Sheng saw the library girl again. Wearing a pair of sses, the girl sat alone in the corner listening to the lecture, face cool. She looked gracefully quiet. But Lin Sheng sensed strange energy in her.


    “What the hell?” As he sat down in his chair, his gut feeling told him that something was amiss. So he skimmed his surroundings, eyes sweeping across the lecture theater. He was dumbfounded as one out of ten persons he saw carried the same strange energy that he found in the unfinished buildingst night. This energy was nasty, unafraid of physical attack, and could only be dispelled using a special power.


    On the stage, the lecturer was writing on the huge ckboard, which was already filled with variousplex forme and equations. Below the stage, most students were busy writing notes, utterly unaware of what was wrong with their bodies.


    Lin Sheng could only see this energy after making a new breakthrough in his sacred power. He had almost attained Level-5, thanks to the soul power of the Steel Lord.


    “Oh, I think it is necessary to waken a divine ability to be a Level-5 Temple Warrior.” A thought came to mind as Lin Sheng recalled the memories of Temple Warriors. With that awful lot of memories in his head, his mind became an encyclopedia. All he needed was to enter a keyword, and the contents he looked for would pop up before his mind’s eye.


    Just as he wished, the information about the divine ability necessary for Level-5 sacred power came to mind very quickly.


    Divine Word—Nowhere to Hide. In the long course of cultivation, the temple warriors have awakened a pair of eyes that could see the extraordinary existence. These eyes can see most of the unhidden extraordinary beings without needing the use of sacred power. It is a passive ability.


    “No wonder I could suddenly see the renovation workerst night.” Lin Sheng suspected he had seen a ghost. Same as the man ofst night whom he felt not quite ‘ordinary.’ But his focal point was not on the man himself but his identity as a regr police officer. And this made Lin Sheng felt a hell lot better.


    When the bell rang, Lin Sheng got to his feet, packing his stuff on the desk.


    “I wonder what the situation on Khad’s side is.” When he asionally focused his mind on meditating, he could sense Khad was inbat. But what he could not perceive was the intensity of the battle. Although both Khad and the Steel Lord were the avatars of his soul, Lin Sheng could only fully receive Khad’stest experience when he was back.


    “Just hope that everything is fine.” Lin Shengmented. Khad had been in a fight with someone for a night, and Lin Sheng was eager to know who would emerge a victor. The least he could do now was hoping the Steel Lord could rescue Khad in time before he was ughtered.


    Carrying his bag and walking out of the lecture theater, Lin Sheng suddenly rooted to the spot before the handrail on the staircase. His already weak mental connection with Khad had suddenly broken off entirely. He scrambled to reconnect with Khad, but it was futile.


    “Please don’t die... Khad.” By nature, elemental summoning did not muster the same creature repeatedly. Just like the soldiers that Lin Sheng had summoned before, most of them had perished, and when Lin Sheng mustered these soldiers again, they were not the same persons. Just that they looked alike. So, he was unsure what would be the consequences if Khad perished.


    “More so, this battle could affect the force projection of the Ironfist Society in the world. Only through force projection that I can gain some breathing space and quickly develop my abilities.”