When Lin You returned to his territory, it was already evening.

After three consecutive days of battle, even though he had reached Tier Eight, he was utterly exhausted.

But before resting, he still checked on the development status of his territory over these past few days.

Thanks to the population increase and route expansion, Yellow Sand City’s daily net revenue finally broke through to over 1 million.

It could almost be considered a doubling surge.

Thinking back to when he first arrived on the Primordial Continent, he was still rushing around for just a few thousand Magic Energy.

Now, just by lying down, he was earning numbers he couldn’t have imagined before. The difference was truly huge.

Then, Lin You also took a look at the state of the various buildings.

After accumulating for this period, his ore reserves had reached a very impressive level.

With the surplus of Tier Seven Essence, upgrading a few Tier Eight buildings was no problem at all.

After a moment of thought, he tapped his fingers, upgrading the Cultivation Field, Training Ground, and Blacksmith Shop to Tier Eight, enhancing the speed of resident cultivation and the efficiency of equipment crafting.

Of course.

He didn’t forget the crucial Flying Dock either.

Directly consuming tens of thousands of units of ore Magic Energy and a piece of Tier Seven Territory Essence, he upgraded it to Tier Eight.

[Building Name: Flying Dock]

[Building Level: Tier Eight]

[Speed Increase: 160%]

[Mount Quantity: 700/800]

[Small Vehicles: 341/400]

[Medium Vehicles: 96/200]

[Large Vehicles: 30/80]

[Daily Consumption: 12,800 Magic Energy]

[Upgrade Requirements: 25,000 Wood, 25,000 Stone, 10,000 Iron Ore, 10,000 Copper Ore, 500,000 Magic Energy, Tier Eight Territory Essence x1]

The Tier Eight Flying Dock increased speed by 20%, and the capacity for each type of vehicle also significantly increased.

As for the missing numbers, it’s estimated that a resident caused an explosion when using it, so it’s no big deal, just make a few more.

Finally.

Regarding the issue with the Species Secret Treasure.

After binding the newly obtained "Spiritual Concentration" Treasure to the Flower Spirit branch, the original "Healing Protection" Treasure became available.

Although this Treasure is only S-level, its effect is quite good.

In addition to increasing healing amount, it can also apply a shield to the healing target, reducing the next damage taken by 30%, triggering every 15 seconds.

Coincidentally, the Lantern Grass Species also has a group continuous healing skill, Fluorescence.

Although its healing amount can’t compare to the Elf Sage, it can trigger the Treasure effect, indiscriminately applying shields to other species.

So Lin You then assigned this Treasure to the Lantern Grass branch.

As for the Commanding Ancient Tree Token, he had already used it to unlock the Tier Eight recruitment option for the Ancient Tree Species.

After finishing all this.

Lin You felt extremely satisfied, returned to the treehouse to rest, and fell asleep immediately.

...

Early the next morning.

Lin You, well-rested, got up as usual.

After a simple preparation, he teleported directly to the Holy Sanctuary, heading towards the realm entrance to take a look.

To his surprise.

The Teleportation Array leading to the Mechanical Empire hadn’t disappeared, and even the mechanical riot activity quest was not finished.

"Could it be that the quest conditions haven’t been met?"

With doubts, Lin You immediately joined other Lords via the Teleportation Array to the control center.

As soon as he stood firm, a prompt suddenly echoed in his mind.

[Attention all Lords, the activity quest "Mechanical Riot" has ended, and the final quest "Battle for Order" has begun.]

[Please locate and kill the Main Brain Core to regain control of the Main Brain and restore order in the Mechanical Empire.]

[There are four Main Brain Cores in total, located in the four directions of the Mechanical Empire. Once they are all eliminated, rewards will be distributed based on individual contributions.]

[All participants in the kills will receive a base reward of 3,000 points of Power of Faith.]

The quest had changed?

Listening to the prompt in his mind, Lin You was taken aback.

No wonder the mechanical riot hadn’t ended; it turned out that the Main Brain hadn’t been freed from control, and all its cores needed to be killed first.

Just participating in the kills rewarded three thousand points of Faith, and that was just the base reward. It was practically a guaranteed profit.

"What’s the situation? There’s a new quest again?"

"Damn! You get Faith just by participating, do you just have to touch it?"

"Three thousand points of Faith! How long would it take to save that up?"

"These rewards are so sweet, I must go!"

"What is a Main Brain Core? Does anyone know where it is?"

The control center was abuzz with discussion as the Lords heard the quest prompt.

And right at that moment, a chorus of exclamations from outside attracted everyone’s attention.

Curious, Lin You went outside the control center and was stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the sky over the entire Mechanical Empire, the mechanical demons had all vanished, leaving only a series of semi-transparent data networks, expanding from each control center.

Then intersecting in the air, they finally converged at four directions above the Mechanical Empire.

"It’s the Main Brain Core! The Main Brain Cores are in those four directions!"

A shout from the crowd made everyone’s expression change again.

With such a scene, even a fool would know that must be the quest’s Main Brain Cores.

"Let’s go, let’s check it out first!"

"We absolutely can’t let people from other Realms beat us to it."

"Wait for me, I’m coming with you!"

"Haha, quest rewards, here I come."

In an instant, every Lord who witnessed the scene started moving, mounting their rides and heading to the nearest Main Brain Core location.

Lin You was no exception.

Seeing the anti-air mechanical demons vanish from the sky, he immediately rode the Demon Emperor Dragon into the sky, heading in the direction where the data networks converged.

Everywhere he looked, there were Lords and species flying or running within the Mechanical Empire, converging rapidly from all directions.

The message quickly spread back to all the Realms, attracting more and more Tier Eight Lords.

And so, after half an hour.

Lin You finally arrived at the data network intersection, a massive square enveloped by an electromagnetic protective shield.

At this moment, the square’s surroundings were already filled with Lords from different realms.

Even the seldom-seen Alien Race Lords weren’t few in number.

They were all gathered around the electromagnetic protective shield, exclaiming in surprise.

Lin You followed their gaze, looking towards the inside of the shield.

The next second, his pupils suddenly enlarged.

What did he see?

A gigantic war fortress built in the center of the square!

A dense array of missile laser cannon ports extended from the fortress, towering several hundred meters high.

It looked like an enormous mechanical colossus, exuding a strong sense of oppression even from hundreds of meters away.

But that wasn’t the most shocking thing to Lin You.

What shocked him the most was the interface appearing before his eyes.

[Name: War Fortress A1 Apocalypse (Lord)]

[Race: Mechanical]

[Level: Tier Nine (SSS-level)]

[Power: 9000 (+9000)]

[Constitution: 9500 (+9500)]

[Agility: 5000 (+5000)]

[Spirit: 9500 (+9500)]

[Skills: Mechanical Fortress, Electromagnetic Pulse, Mechanical Factory]

[Chaos: All Attributes Increased by 100%]

[Introduction: The ultimate fortress for guarding the Main Brain Core, equipped with various formidable offensive methods and defense networks, with ferocious firepower capable of destroying heaven and earth.]

Tier Nine Lord Demon!

Lin You never expected that this time he would have to face such an existence.

Although the attributes of this Apocalypse are not as strong as those of the Golden Feathered Fire Phoenix he encountered on the Floating Islands, it is still extremely terrifying.

Except for Agility, all other attributes basically reached over 18,000.

Even for him, only the Big Cannon and Shadowless’s burst state could barely deal damage.

Unless there is an Ignore Defense skill, ordinary species couldn’t break the defense, let alone kill it.

No wonder these Lords were staying outside, not daring to go in, afraid of dying in vain.

"Did I see it right? Tier Nine Lord Demon?"

"Can this... really be beaten by humans?"

"Going in might get you killed instantly."

"This task is too perverse, isn’t it?"

The Lords discussed fervently, looking rather displeased.

On one side are enticing rewards, on the other is a powerful demon that even threatens life—it’s not hard to decide what to choose.

But just leaving feels somewhat unsatisfactory.

After all, for many, three thousand Faith is already quite a lot, at least worth about sixty million on the market, and it’s a rare commodity.

This is why more and more Lords gathered outside the square, yet no one dared to make a move first.

Making the whole Mechanical Empire’s depths lively.

"Look quickly! It’s the Cyan Phoenix from the Beast God Realm!"

At this moment, an exclamation disrupted the discussion.

In a corner by the square, a group of Lords riding Fire Simurgh species appeared, attracting everyone’s gaze.

Leading them was none other than the Cyan Phoenix, known as the first of Tier Eight in the Beast God Realm.

Riding beneath him was a purebred Fire Phoenix species.

Wherever they passed, flames surged, even raising the ambient temperature significantly.

"It’s indeed Cyan Phoenix; I didn’t expect even him to come."

"I heard after returning from the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms last time, he inherited the ancient bloodline of the Phoenix Race, greatly enhancing his strength."

"I’ve heard that too, he seemingly fought a Tier Nine Lord to a draw."

"A Tier Nine Lord? That strong?"

This time, the Lords were even more shocked, all staring in awe at the newly arrived Cyan Phoenix.

Landing on a tall building at the edge of the square, the Cyan Phoenix remained calm, directly ignoring their gazes.

After scanning the surroundings, he suddenly noticed a massive Plant Dragon on a nearby tall building and the figure on its back.

The eyesight of a Tier Eight Lord is extremely keen.

He only paused briefly before recognizing the identity of that figure.

"It’s you, Lin You!"

Cyan Phoenix’s expression suddenly darkened.

His voice wasn’t loud but clearly reached the ears of the surrounding Lords, altering their expressions.

Lin You?

The person rumored to have defeated the talents of the Ten Great Realms on the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms?

Unconsciously.

The Lords followed Cyan Phoenix’s gaze to where Lin You was and showed expressions of surprise and curiosity.

"Oh, what a coincidence."

Lin You smiled slightly, raising his hand in greeting to Cyan Phoenix.

He really didn’t expect Cyan Phoenix to spot him so quickly.

He too heard the Lords’ discussion earlier; fighting a Tier Nine Lord to a draw—though unclear how much truth was in it—it also indirectly confirmed the Cyan Phoenix’s great strength.

It seems even stronger than before.

If it were when he first entered the Tier Eight battlefield, perhaps even he wasn’t a match.

But now, he still confidently wouldn’t lose to him.

Thus, his way of greeting was relaxed.

Little did he know.

This gesture, in the eyes of other Lords, carried a sense of contempt and provocation, shocking them anew.

"That’s the Lin You?"

"Indeed, just as rumored, Plant Type."

"The expression he has seems to not care much about Cyan Phoenix."

"So bold!"

The crowd whispered, and Cyan Phoenix’s expression gradually turned colder.

But before he could speak.

In the distant sky, several powerful figures suddenly flew over, drawing everyone’s gaze.

Then.

Including Lin You and Cyan Phoenix, their expressions changed.

"Tier Nine Lord!"