"Bang! Bang! Bang!....."

The heavy pounding sounds constantly echoed in the underground forge of the Dwarf Kingdom.

Lin You walked between the many pathways and soon arrived at the forging room where Mageon was, just in time to see him hammering the edge of an armor with the War God Hammer.

His expression was serious and solemn, completely unaware that Lin You had entered.

Clearly, forging Tier Eleven equipment demands immense mental effort.

Therefore, Lin You did not interrupt him but quietly sat beside him, using the Power of Rule to isolate the surrounding heat, patiently waiting.

It’s often said that forging equipment is very tedious and boring, requiring true passion to persist.

Today, Lin You finally witnessed it firsthand.

The entire half-day.

Mageon was immersed in the equipment forging, hammering, casting, shaping, and hammering again; several actions repeated countless times.

Finally, when the sky was completely dark, the War God Armor on Mageon’s body suddenly lit up, and his aura surged dramatically.

Next.

A massive and scorching power of rule emerged from him, pouring into the dark armor before him, causing the armor to emit a loud clang.

It even slowly floated up from the forge, bursting into a dazzling multicolored light.

Lin You recognized this glow.

It was precisely the Ten Great Primordial Forces on Chaos Origin!

As the light dispersed, the armor then fell back onto the forge, and its dark exterior was imbued with a faint dark-golden pattern, with its aura gradually converging.

"Waited long, did you?"

Only then did Mageon, immersed in equipment forging, finally put down the War God Hammer and looked over at Lin You.

Lin You immediately stood up and came to the forge, staring in amazement at the armor.

"Is it complete?"

"As you see, the process went much smoother than expected, so I finished forging it three days ahead of schedule," Mageon said proudly, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

His complexion was slightly pale, his steps weak, appearing extremely exhausted.

Evidently, despite the support of the War God Armor, forging Tier Eleven equipment was an immensely consuming task for him.

Seeing this, Lin You quickly stepped forward and cast several Healing Techniques on him.

Once enveloped by the immense Life Aura, Mageon’s complexion somewhat eased.

"You’ve advanced to Tier Eleven?"

Feeling the aura on Lin You, Mageon asked in surprise.

"Yes, I advanced a few days ago, but didn’t notify you for fear of disturbing you. Are you surprised?" Lin You smiled slightly.

Having been overtaken in strength by Mageon for so long, he finally caught up, giving him a sense of reclaiming face.

Mageon was fully aware of his thoughts and immediately grumbled, "You just be proud. Once I advance to Tier Eleven as well, let’s see how you catch up."

The War God Armor has the attribute of Level +1, so when he advances to Tier Eleven, his strength will straight reach Tier Twelve, officially becoming the fourth Great Emperor among the indigenous people.

At that time, catching up will be inevitable.

However, Mageon didn’t dwell on this topic but pointed to the black armor whose glow had converged.

"First, check whether the equipment fits. I used the ten core parts from that corpse and fused the Ten Great Primordial Forces to finally forge it successfully."

"You’ve worked hard."

Lin You thanked him and immediately grabbed the armor.

The equipment was very heavy in hand; just touching it made the Ten Great Primordial Forces fiercely surge within it, nearly pulling even his Power of Rule in.

But the ten different forces were perfectly integrated into the equipment at the moment, complementing each other, showing no signs of collapse.

This indicates how powerful Mageon’s forging skills are.

Without hesitation, Lin You immediately opened the interface to review the equipment attributes.

[Equipment Name: Armor of Creation]

[Equipment Level: Tier Eleven]

[Trait 1: Each Divine Fragment reduces damage received by 2%]

[Trait 2: Each Divine Fragment reduces abnormal control status effects by 10%]

[Trait 3: Each Divine Fragment increases Power of Rule recovery speed by 10%]

[Trait (Aura): Equipment effects apply to all species.]

[Trait (Unique): Once wearing the equipment, other equipment cannot be worn.]

[Introduction: Armor forged from the Ten Great Creation Forces, its effects continuously enhance with the user’s mastery of the primordial forces.]

How powerful!

Lin You was astonished as he looked at the attributes of the equipment before him.

Three attributes, damage reduction, control immunity, recovery—these are just what he currently needs, and they will exponentially increase with more Divine Fragments.

With the full divine fragment state, he can directly be immune to all abnormalities and control, double the Power of Rule recovery speed, and reduce damage by 20%!

Any single attribute picked at Tier Eleven is already extremely terrifying, let alone having three together.

To know that at Tier Ten, the Holy Spirit Stone reducing 25% abnormal effects was already quite monstrous.

Moreover, what astonished Lin You even further was the final aura trait.

Equipment effects apply to all species.

Is this equipment forged by the Ten Great Primordial Forces?

It’s simply incredible!

Under these ridiculously powerful attributes, the final "Unique Equipment" trait can almost be overlooked.

"How is it? I crafted it defensively as per your idea. Are you satisfied with it?" Mageon asked at the right moment.

"Satisfied, very satisfied!" Lin You nodded heavily, filled with joy, "The equipment’s effects are far better than I imagined!"

The first two traits greatly improve his survival ability, preventing him from being too passive when facing those Tier Eleven Lords.

The recovery of the power of rule from the third trait further extended the duration of the Time Law, enhancing his stamina in prolonged combat.

It was undoubtedly one of the effects he urgently needed.

"Hehe, glad you’re satisfied, this is my most confident work." Mageon grabbed his beard and looked pleased.

This set of Armor of Creation had consumed great effort from him, and receiving Lin You’s affirmation naturally brought him great joy.

After speaking, his spirit, tense for over ten days, finally relaxed, causing his legs to tremble slightly.

Lin You’s expression changed, immediately coming over to support him.

"Are you okay?"

"Nothing to worry about." Mageon raised his hand slightly and stood up straight again, "it’s just a bit of exhaustion, a few days of rest will suffice."

"You really worked hard this time." Lin You said gratefully.

Although Mageon was enhanced by the War God Armor, reaching a Tier Eleven level of strength,

he himself was only a Tier Ten, and creating Tier Eleven equipment was far from easy.

This time he really owed him a huge favor.

"Why talk about hardship, just don’t forget my fortified grain and barley beer, without a million pounds, it’s not enough to exchange for this equipment."

"Alright, I’ll give you however much you want, okay?"

Lin You was amused yet helpless, even in this state, Mageon was still mindful of his food and beer; truly, he was a drink enthusiast.

Seeing his weak appearance, Lin You chose not to say more.

After sending him back to the palace to rest, Lin You quickly bade farewell and left, carrying his new equipment back to his territory.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Two days passed.

As Lin You sat in the grand hall discussing the new territory plans with his ministers, news that Yan Wu and the others had completed the Saint’s Path finally arrived.

Without exception, all five successfully condensed Divine Fragments.

For this reason.

Lin You deliberately took time to hold the founding ceremonies for them individually, distributing the five most fertile territories around the Holy Protection Kingdom to them.

Named as Yanwu Duchy, Yintian Duchy, Haitang Duchy, DaWei Duchy, and Shuangye Duchy,

the news of the Holy Protection Kingdom establishing five subordinate duchies simultaneously spread throughout the Primordial Continent, causing a sensation.

"Established five duchies in one go?"

"What a grand gesture!"

"How does the Saintly Protection King have so many resources to support his subordinates!?"

"He just upgraded to Tier Eleven; shouldn’t he use resources to enhance his own strength?"

"Promoted five Tier Ten directly; those Tier Nine Lords who moved out of the Holy Protection Kingdom earlier must be crying now, haha."

Leaders of various nations discussed heatedly, some shocked, some puzzled, and some schadenfreude.

Suddenly making the Holy Protection Kingdom the focal point of the Primordial Realm.

Even the news reached outside, making those Tier Eleven Lords who had been privately probing for information frown.

Especially those from the Primordial Evil Realm, they appeared even more sullen.

"Humph! I want to see how long he plans to hide."

"Does he really think he’ll be safe just by staying within the realm?"

"Don’t worry, I’ve already found a way to force him out."

In each realm, there are typically a few Great Emperors guarding the territory, even with a hundredfold courage, they dare not rashly step into the Primordial Realm.

But this time was different.

The Tier Eleven Lords of the Primordial Evil Realm all sneered, seemingly having found a way to force Lin You out of the realm.

An unseen sinister hand was quietly reaching towards the Holy Protection Kingdom.

...

Meanwhile.

Unaware, Lin You had just finished the founding ceremonies for five duchies and was on his way to the Holy Sanctuary.

Because today was the day when the Divine Fragment auction concluded.

Very soon.

He arrived at the auction house within the Holy Sanctuary.

Weaving through the bustling crowd to the counter, he opened the transaction interface to check.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lin You uttered a sound of surprise, staring at the transaction amount in front of him.

Three Rule Fragments were actually sold for 90,000 Rule Fragments!

Meaning, each piece went for an average price of 30,000 Rule Fragments!

Were these people crazy?

Lin You was stunned; he realized he had underestimated the Lords’ demand for Divine Fragments.

90,000 Rule Fragments, which was nearly 50% more than his expected 60,000, even after deducting the 5% fee, there were still 85,500 Rule Fragments left.

This was much higher than trading individually with other kings.

Calculating the more than 4,000 pieces accumulated in these two days, maximizing the second attribute enhancement completely would be no problem.

Without hesitation, he extracted all the Rule Fragments and left the auction house directly, heading back to his territory.

Unexpectedly.

Upon returning to the territory, he suddenly perceived a familiar figure pacing back and forth in the grand hall, seemingly very anxious.

This person was none other than Situ Jian, whom he had parted with long ago on the Celestial Ladder!