"It’s me speaking, Master."

Lingxi slightly parted her lips, her soft voice resounding once more.

She slowly flew to Lin You’s side, slightly bowed to him, exuding an aura of elegance and composure.

Finally bringing Lin You back to his senses, his expression was one of shock.

The tenth tier Lingxi could actually speak!

This was something he absolutely hadn’t anticipated.

Although they could freely communicate through spirit link before, when Lingxi actually spoke, he was still very surprised and intrigued.

The threshold of tier ten, indeed many things undergo changes.

However, considering that the Seventy-Two Celestial Demons also spoke, he wasn’t startled for long.

Taking a deep breath, he asked, "What do you mean when you say the power has transformed?"

"It means our power has completely transformed into the power of rule; except for divine format and talent abilities, everything else basically has no effect on us."

Lingxi explained seriously, her voice calm and unwavering.

Just as he felt through spirit link before, her nature was rather composed and mature, befitting the big sister of Lin You’s species.

Only this aura was enough to help him command the species under him.

Upon hearing her answer, Lin You suddenly understood.

No wonder all those equipment species failed, it turned out the power systems were mismatched.

Fortunately, though.

While he lost the advantage of double attributes, the royal species successfully condensed its own divine format, allowing it to enhance its power just like a lord.

As long as he owns enough resources, with attributes enhanced to a certain extent, he would have the equivalent of ten tier ten lords as assistants, overwhelmingly defeating enemies.

Moreover, most importantly, given that other enhancements were ineffective, it would thus put him and those tier ten lords back to the same starting line, no longer having to worry about being overshadowed by seniority.

Because even the lowest F-level lord demon has attributes reaching nearly 120,000, under five rule fragments, few lords could surpass this.

Not to mention the significant boost obtained through gaining rule fragments!

Therefore, their gap mostly lies in the duchy faith!

The stronger the duchy’s national power and development, the more faith acquired, hence enabling the condensation of more rule fragments, standing out among all tier ten lords.

And he, precisely possesses the title "Dominator’s Certificate," capable of doubling the obtained faith, which is his advantage.

"Right, the title."

Suddenly, Lin You recalled previously mentioned in the prompt was a new title, promptly checking the territory interface.

Within moments.

He saw a new option in the corner of the title field.

[Title: Saint]

[Level: Tier Ten]

[Grade: Rare]

[Effect: 50% immunity to attacks and skill effects below own level, can concurrently take effect with other titles.]

[Introduction: A title obtained by default upon upgrading to tier ten, a symbol of identity.]

Servicable.

Optional.

High-tier lords inherently have strong suppressive effects on low-tier lords; this title is at best icing on the cake, seemingly resembling more of a symbol of identity.

The only benefit is the concurrent effect with other titles, having this extra attribute for free.

Thinking of this, Lin You closed the interface, holding the second scroll, headed to Cyan Rattan’s original form.

Now that upgrading to tier ten completely opens wisdom, he naturally can’t be careless, deciding to upgrade in order of appearances.

And Cyan Rattan was mutated during his encounter with the Beast Tide in the Newbie Village, as his second royal species.

[Do you wish to consume 2,500,000 magic energy and 1 rule fragment to upgrade "Bloody Beldam·Cyan Rattan"?]

"Upgrade!"

With a response, the scroll transformed into a stream of light, merging into Cyan Rattan’s body.

Soon after, life aura exploded, and Cyan Rattan’s body rapidly began metamorphosis.

The most apparent change was its form.

The mutually entwining roots and the enormous blood-red flower bud on top, astonishingly gradually evolved into a gracefully humanoid figure.

A delicate set of features slowly manifested in the center of the flower bud, though eyes remained closed, it exuded a twisted yet enchanting allure.

Then like Lingxi, conjured a piece of emerald green divine format in front, slowly integrating into her body, completing the evolution shortly.

"Greetings, Master."

Cyan Rattan’s original form constantly moved, bowed to the front-facing Lin You.

Presumably, inheriting the Bloody Beldam lineage, her voice carried a seductive and slightly hoarse tone, radiating an intensely dangerous aura.

Somewhat reminiscent of the impression of the coexisting beauty and peril of a snake enchantress.

"Good."

Lin You smiled and nodded, inspecting her attributes in succession.

[Name: Bloody Beldam·Cyan Rattan (Royal)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Ten]

[Power: 48,500 (+24,250)]

[Constitution: 50,000 (+33,000)]

[Agility: 40,000 (+20,000)]

[Spirit: 47,000 (+23,500)]

[Skills: Devouring, Blood Poisonous Mist, Forest of Fear, Bloody Frenzy, Bloody Realm (Blood Poisonous Mist permanently blankets Forest of Fear, mandatorily reducing enemies except allies by 5% constitution per second, doubling effect upon casting Blood Poisonous Mist skills, reduced effect on subjects with higher constitution.)]

[Rule Transformation: Can enhance attributes by absorbing rule fragments.]

[Earth’s Gift: Wound recovery speed increased by 50%]

[Introduction: Queen of Boggarts, a terrifying plant born for war, its blood can greatly stimulate its potential, becoming braver the more it fights, and exuding a strong oppressive force on the enemy’s spirit.]

Percentage damage skill!

Seeing the Tier Ten skill of Cyan Rattan, Lin You’s eyes lit up instantly.

5% per second, meaning whoever enters the vine coverage area of the Cyan Rattan would die within 20 seconds, and when the Blood Poisonous Mist skill is cast, it’s shortened to just 10 seconds!

If there’s no healing skill and one can’t escape, it’s almost a situation of waiting for death.

No wonder it’s called a battlefield slaughter machine, Cyan Rattan did not disappoint him.

After checking Cyan Rattan’s attributes, Lin You became even more eager.

He proceeded to upgrade the Mushroom Demon King and Cyan Gang continuously.

[Do you wish to consume 2.5 million Magic Energy and 1 Rule Fragment to upgrade "Catastrophe Poison Mushroom·Mushroom Demon King"?]

[Do you wish to consume 2.5 million Magic Energy and 1 Rule Fragment to upgrade "Ancient Destruction Tree·Cyan Gang"?]

"Upgrade!"

With a response, Mushroom Demon King and Cyan Gang completed their advancement amidst a thick aura of life, condensing Divine Fragments.

Their attributes underwent a dramatic transformation.

[Name: Ancestor of Ten Thousand Poisons·Mushroom Demon King (Royal Family)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Nine]

[Power: 45,000 (+22,500)]

[Constitution: 47,500 (+31,350)]

[Agility: 47,500 (+23,750)]

[Spirit: 50,000 (+25,000)]

[Skills: Explosive Mushroom (pluck a mushroom and throw it forward, dealing 80% of Spiritual Attribute explosion damage to enemies within a 100-meter range, and control the timing of the explosion.)

Explosive Mastery (Explosion range doubled, and explosion damage doubled.)

Fission (Harness the Power of Nature to double the number of mushrooms.)

Thousand Transformations (Variety of poisonous mushrooms increased, capable of causing various poisoning effects on enemies within the explosion range.)

Ancestor of Ten Thousand Poisons (The poison gas diffused from the Ancestor changes the environment within a 1-kilometer radius, continually growing various poisonous mushrooms, triggering powerful explosions when touched by the enemy, also benefitting from other skill bonuses.)]

[Rule Transformation: Can enhance attributes by absorbing Rule Fragments.]

[Mushroom Spores: After a mushroom explodes, a large number of small mushroom spores break off to attach to the enemy, causing a secondary explosion.]

[Introduction: The Ancestor of Poisonous Mushrooms, capable of controlling the type of mushrooms growing on its body at will, constantly changing and indefensible.]

...

[Name: Ancient Tree Venerable·Cyan Gang (Royal Family)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Ten]

[Power: 50,000 (+25,000)]

[Constitution: 50,000 (+43,000)]

[Agility: 47,000 (+23,500)]

[Spirit: 47,000 (+23,500)]

[Skills: Hardening (Enhances Constitution by 30% for 5 seconds.)

War Trample (Stamps the ground, dealing damage equal to Power Attribute to enemies within a 50-meter range, lasting 10 seconds.)

Barbaric Roar (Emits an angry roar, boosting all allies’ All Attributes by 30% and movement speed by 30% within a 10-kilometer range, lasting 30 seconds.)

Gravity Field (Creates a gravity field within a 50-meter radius around itself, restricting enemy actions and causing multi-stage damage, lasting 10 seconds.)

War Barrier (Unleashes the Power of Nature, constructing a defensive barrier in front of all close combat allies to block damage equivalent to the Constitution Attribute, lasting 10 seconds.)]

[Rule Transformation: Can enhance attributes by absorbing Rule Fragments.]

[Commanding Battlefield: All close combat allies have their Constitution increased by 20%]

[Introduction: A venerable figure among ancient trees, charges into battle, tearing down enemy defenses, standing as the most solid shield on the battlefield.]

...

The skill range of close combat species is much smaller than that of long-range.

But when placed on Cyan Gang, it is not weak at all, even absurdly strong.

Cyan Gang’s Tier Ten skills embody the strengths of defensive species, with collective protection for all close combat species, surely a divine skill for withstanding battlefield assaults.

No need to say more about Mushroom Demon King either.

After comprehending the new skill, the explosive capability has reached a new level, the explosive power is downright terrifying.

"Hehe, I’ve reached Tier Ten, look quickly, I’ve reached Tier Ten."

The newly advanced Mushroom Demon King, pranced and leaped in excitement within the territory, like a playful child with untapped intelligence.

Her voice was also very childish, sounding like a ten-year-old girl, playful and lively.

"Alright, be more serious in front of the master!"

At this moment, Cyan Gang spoke up.

His voice, steady and full of age-won experiences, carried an undeniable authority that immediately silenced the Mushroom Demon King’s shouting, eyeing him with a hint of fear like looking at a respectable older brother.

"Little Mushroom Demon, come to sister here, ignore that wooden Cyan Gang."

Nearby, Cyan Rattan chimed in, her words carrying a faint tinge of a laugh.

"Cyan Gang is right, don’t lose decorum in front of the master."

Then, Lingxi spoke.

What amazed Lin You was.

Upon hearing Lingxi’s words, Cyan Rattan, Cyan Gang, and Mushroom Demon King all closed their mouths, appearing very respectful towards her.