Awakened, Adventurers, and even several caravans from Zhenyue City all rushed over to witness the spectacle.

Someone reached out to touch the armor plates of a Beacon Guard, only to be pulled back by a companion.

A young female Adventurer in a white mage robe stood at the front of the crowd, her eyes fixed intently on the black armor worn by the Beacon Guards, her small face flushed with excitement. "So cool, so cool!"

A male Adventurer beside her had been stealing glances at her profile. Hearing this, his heart skipped a beat, thinking she was praising him. He instinctively puffed out his chest and was about to say "you flatter me."

As it turned out, she didn't even spare him a glance; her gaze remained glued to that black armor.

His "you flatter me" got stuck in his throat. His face turned as red as pig liver, and he silently deflated his chest, turning his face away to pretend to look at the moon.

The people around them saw everything and almost burst out laughing.

“I just got back from confirming with Blue Star; this should be the Great Wall.”

A tall Awakened carrying a greatsword stood at the back of the crowd with his arms crossed.

“This is an advanced wonder. I heard people talking about it in Zhenyue City. In the entire Great Xia, only the main city has an advanced wonder; Zhenyue City only has an ordinary wonder.”

The people around him gasped one after another.

“Then doesn't that mean our Beacon Fire Territory is even more impressive than Zhenyue City?”

Discussions rose and fell, but no one dared to disturb the Beacon Guards standing on the city walls.

The black-armored soldiers stood in neat ranks, their halberd tips pointing upward, silent as iron.

Jiang Yelan stood on the gate tower, her gaze sweeping over the black-armored soldiers before looking toward the lingering golden light in the north.

Her hand rested on the hilt of the shadow moon blade.

In mid-air, a figure descended from the sky, the airflow scattering the gravel on the ground.

Lin Feng landed, his firm rock leather armor shimmering with a dark purple luster under the moonlight, the Wildfire Spear swaying gently on his back.

Jiang Yelan leapt down from the gate tower and landed in front of him.

Lin Feng looked at her and said only one thing: "Come, follow me to a certain place."

Jiang Yelan didn't ask where; she simply nodded and followed his lead.

Two figures soared into the air, racing toward the northern sky that was saturated with golden light.

Behind them, Qingmu County remained in a state of excitement throughout the night.

...

Lin Feng and Jiang Yelan ascended from the north gate of Qingmu County and sped toward the north.

The night wind howled in their ears. The Golden Ear Plain below looked like a silver-gray ocean under the moonlight, waves of grass rising and falling with the wind, one pushing after another in an endless cycle.

In the direction of Hangu Pass, although the golden pillar of light had already receded, a faint golden glow still lingered on the horizon, like the brightest star before dawn.

When they were about six li from Hangu Pass, a system prompt popped up without warning.

【Great Wall · Effect 3 Triggered — Fortified Position. Within a six-li radius of the Array Eye Pass, the Lord and subordinate lords' total attributes are increased by 30%, and all friendly units' health is increased by 400 points.】

Lin Feng was startled! Six li? Wasn't it three li?

He clearly remembered that when he checked the Great Wall's special effects at the territory core earlier, Effect 3 explicitly stated "within a three-li radius."

It must be the advanced dragon heart! The Great Wall was built using an advanced dragon heart instead of an ordinary one, unlocking higher-level special effects.

He increased his speed and flew toward Hangu Pass.

As the two flew closer to Hangu Pass, the outline of the city walls gradually became clear under the moonlight.

The forty-meter-high walls stood silently in the night wind, the purple city gates tightly shut.

They flew over the city walls and landed in front of the Council Hall in the center of Hangu Pass.

The Council Hall was a two-story stone building with gray walls and black tiles, sharing the same architectural style as the Council Hall in Fenghuo County, but larger and more solemn.

A wooden plaque hung over the lintel, engraved with the six characters for "Hangu Pass Council Chamber," the handwriting bold and powerful.

The door was wide open. No one was inside, only an oil lamp sat on a long table, its wick swaying gently in the breeze.

The two went up to the second floor.

The second floor was the Lord's private room, with a layout similar to the one in Fenghuo County.

A bed, a desk, a chair, and a weapon rack in the corner.

In the center of the room, the territory core hovered in mid-air, its golden light illuminating the entire room. A miniature phantom of the Great Wall could be seen faintly circulating within it.

Lin Feng stepped forward and reached out to touch the territory core.

A light screen unfolded, and the list of the Great Wall's special effects appeared before his eyes.

【Effect 1: Dynamic Domain】

The Great Wall can be built within the territory's sphere of influence, but it must not enclose powerful threats that exceed the territory's current capacity. Once built, the Lord can adjust its position and coverage at any time.

【Effect 2: Absolute Enemy Suppression】

When the Great Wall completely encloses the territory, the Lord can set an "Array Eye Pass." Thereafter, enemy forces can only enter the territory through the Array Eye Pass and cannot invade by any other means.

The Lord and his soldiers are not subject to this restriction and can freely sally forth from ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) any section of the wall.

The Array Eye Pass has only one side exposed to the enemy front, while the other three sides are protected by the Great Wall's structure.

The city wall quality is Blue, and the city gate quality is Purple.

【Effect 3: Fortified Position】

Within a six-li radius of the Array Eye Pass, the Lord and subordinate lords' total attributes are increased by 30%, and all friendly units' health is increased by 400 points.

【Effect 4: Beacon Return】

The Array Eye Pass can activate a beacon. Once activated, the Lord and all subordinate lords are immediately teleported back to the Array Eye Pass. Cooldown: 30 days.

【Effect 5: Wind of Recovery】

Our soldiers and allies recover 1% of their health every 3 seconds while within a six-li radius of the Array Eye Pass.

【Effect 6: Destiny Awakening】

Assist the Lord and subordinate lords in performing Destiny Awakening at the territory core.

Basic Awakening Requirements: Fourth-class class, and a total fixed amplification of 500% (amplifications from wonders and skills do not count).

Awakening Effects: Level cap increased to Level 49, and awakening of related skills.

【Advanced Wonder Assistance】

If any of the following conditions are met, the power of Destiny Awakening can be borrowed prematurely even without reaching the fourth class change.

Within the Pass: If the Lord or a subordinate lord is within a six-li radius of the Array Eye Pass and their total amplification (including wonders and skills) reaches 500%, they may use the power of Destiny Awakening.

Outside the Pass: If the Lord or a subordinate lord has a fixed amplification of 500% (excluding wonders and skills) but has not reached the fourth class change, they may use the power of Destiny Awakening once per month for 20 minutes each time.

Lin Feng's gaze swept from the first item to the last, his heart beating faster and faster.

Effect 3 had expanded from three li to six li—the range had doubled. The buffs of 30% attribute increase and 400 health now covered the entire battlefield.

Effect 5, Wind of Recovery, restored one percent of health every 3 seconds.

A warrior with 1,000 health would recover 10 health every 3 seconds, which was faster than a low-level healing potion. Moreover, it cost nothing and had no cooldown; one only needed to stand within six li of the Array Eye Pass to enjoy it.

His gaze landed on 【Effect 6: Destiny Awakening】.

Destiny Awakening!

The level cap increased to Level 49!!!

He had finally found the reason why Blue Star's fourth-class lords were stuck at Level 40 and couldn't progress.

A fixed amplification of 500% was required. Each class change for a rare class gave a 100% fixed amplification. From the first to the fourth class change, all rare, plus the 90% from the Lord template, only totaled 490%.

The remaining 10% stood like a natural chasm before all the Awakened.

To break through Level 40, one must have at least one legendary class. A legendary class's amplification was at least 150%, and the portion exceeding a rare class would exactly fill that 10% gap.

But not a single person on all of Blue Star had broken through Level 40.

This meant that in ninety years, not a single Awakened had ever obtained a Class Change Book for a legendary class?

The drop rate for the "Intermediate Class Change Book: General" detected by the Eye of Probability was one in ten thousand. Although extremely low, with tens of millions of Awakened over the ninety years since the Nightmare World descended, how could it be that not a single person had obtained one?

It was too strange.