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Morova and Tan Yue'er shook their heads simultaneously, with Tan Yue'er further explaining, "Judging from the power of the Snow Wolf Lord we are facing, when he wields two types of combat energy simultaneously, he can nearly match two Sword Masters. Although, as a Sword Emperor, he cannot maintain that level of power intensity for long, considering his terrifying ability to combine sword and blade attacks, we must retain three Sword Masters here to directly counter his assaults. Otherwise, we would have no choice but to avoid direct confrontations, much like the Tidal Knight on the Eastern Front."

The Snow Wolf Lord of Fontainebleau, Xuanfeng Blizzard Wolf, is indeed a frustrating presence for all human masters. Previously, when he was not on the Southeast Front, the wolf cavalry and half-orc infantry of the orcs were effectively countered by the magic artillery corps from the desert, making it difficult for them to achieve significant results. Unexpectedly, upon his return, he stirred the flames of war with an astonishingly aggressive style, leading a puppetized earth dragon army with Crystal Dragons at the forefront to sweep through six fortresses and nineteen military camps on the front lines, forcing the human army to retreat to the second line of defense formed by several major cities. Incidentally, the hundreds of puppetized earth dragons, equivalent to eighth or ninth-level magical beasts, were all cunningly captured by him from the Temple Corps during the human-beast war four years ago. After modifications, they have all become the orcs' key tools for breaking through tough defenses.

Simultaneously, his dual swords and blades have caused chaos among the human masters in the first month of the war, even defeating the Tidal Knight Xian Lan, who had specially come from the Eastern Front. If it weren't for the new Sacred Domain teleportation array urgently built by Sacred Dragon Mountain in the past six months allowing Xian Lan to escape, humanity might have lost another Sacred Domain. It wasn't until later, when Morova, Carol, and Hades arrived together, that they managed to suppress the arrogance of this werewolf lord and reestablish equilibrium on the Southeast Front.

However, the dozen or so Sacred Domain battles during this period have already established Chen Xuanfeng's reputation among the orcs, especially the scenes of him descending from the sky on a White Dragon and fighting fiercely with four human Sword Masters, often reminding the orcs watching from afar of the appearance of Leimen during the "Nine Saints War." Thus, Chen Xuanfeng's title, 'Azure Sky Wolf,' has since been widely celebrated, nearly equating him with the orc king and Catherine, both Sacred Domains.

(Regarding the issue of teleportation arrays, here is a supplementary setting: The difficulty of spatial teleportation depends on four conditions: distance, mass, energy, and compatibility. The farther the distance, the greater the mass, and the higher the energy, the more terrifying the consumption of teleportation. Therefore, entities like super magical beasts, epic divine weapons, or Sacred Domain masters are very difficult to teleport, with Sacred Domain masters being the most challenging because their massive energy circuits connected to the "Sea of Stars" greatly disrupt spatial order, requiring the power of hundreds of senior mages and a magic array to accurately teleport. As for compatibility, it means that if a mage teleports themselves, the difficulty of teleportation will decrease by several levels. Therefore, for Jin Luosha, who has high magical cultivation, even using spatial teleportation to escape in the midst of battle does not require external assistance, as long as there is a specially set spatial magic array at the destination.)

However, this situation cannot last long, as the Eastern Front, having lost Xian Lan, has been frequently breached by the "Ice Valkyrie," and even the summoning of the Dragon Emperor Knights has not completely reversed the situation. Therefore, Xian Lan had to return to the Eastern Front, and the remaining three young Sword Masters have formed a stalemate with the werewolf lord. Fortunately, for some reason, this terrifying werewolf suddenly ceased his actions (coinciding with Chen Xuanfeng's management of the underground world), allowing them a breather. Later, seeing no movement from Chen Xuanfeng, they riskily sent Hades to the Northwest Front to alleviate the pressure there.

More than a month ago, when Tan Yue'er and Xi Luo arrived at the Southeast Front, everyone was naturally overjoyed, even considering a plan to gather five Sword Masters plus Xi Luo to jointly kill Chen Xuanfeng. However, Tan Yue'er ultimately vetoed the plan, as Chen Xuanfeng still had Jin Luosha and another Sacred Domain level combatant under his command. Jin Luosha's life-restoring light divine arts combined with Chen Xuanfeng's non-Sword Master constitution that can accept healing make it uncertain who would win in a real conflict. Therefore, Xi Luo was eventually sent to the Northwest to join Hades in resisting the orcs.

Thus, when the three discussed the Snow Wolf Lord, the atmosphere was inevitably somewhat oppressive. However, Tan Yue'er quickly changed the subject, saying, "Don't worry, although our Sacred Domain power is sometimes crucial, the backbone of war remains the army. This time, the Light Temple has revealed its true trump card. Their long-secret technology of implanting magical beast cores into humans to create high-level warriors has matured. Coupled with the sixth-level magical beast cores provided by various countries, given time, the number of Sword Masters in the army can double. By then, whether it's the rebel army or us, the situation will improve."

Carol immediately agreed, "Exactly, this war will ultimately be decided by the strength of the army. Over the past few hundred years, although the human population has exploded, rulers everywhere have greatly restricted the spread of martial arts to consolidate their positions, leading to our overall martial inferiority compared to the orcs' universal conscription. Otherwise, four years ago, we wouldn't have been completely routed by the orcs. Now that the Temple is willing to disclose this technology in exchange for magical beast core assistance from various countries, it perfectly solves our dilemma, eliminating the worry of not being able to replenish elite troops."

Beside them, Morova sneered but said nothing. Unlike the other two who came from noble backgrounds, he was a complete commoner orphan, naturally more aware of the situation where nobles everywhere hoard martial arts and suppress civilian martial power. He harbored much dissatisfaction towards the human rulers' self-inflicted harm and the calamity they brought upon the world, but it was not appropriate to express such views in front of his two noble companions.

As for what Tan Yue'er mentioned, it was an exchange plan proposed by the Light Temple to major countries on the continent half a year ago to break through their difficult situation. All along, while continuously weakening the martial power of the populace, the Light Temple also prepared for possible orc invasions, but they placed their hopes on their alchemical developments. As early as over a decade ago, the Temple had completed an alchemical secret method called "Core Implantation," based on the dragon combat energy of Sacred Dragon Mountain, which allows ordinary warriors to directly gain the power of masters by implanting magical beast cores into their bodies. Although currently, this technology has only achieved the ability to create Sword Masters using sixth-level magical beast cores, it is already a world-shaking invention.