Chapter 0062: Returning Home

The results of Huang Long’s grade assessment did not fade away due to the year-end holiday at Divine Wind Academy; just like the news of the magic sword auction, it spread throughout every corner of the Hengyuan Continent. After all, it was the first time in Hengyuan Continent’s history that a six-year-old child had become a third-level magician in all magic disciplines. Even the previous super geniuses with exceptional affinity for all elements were not this extraordinary.

However, whatever rumors circulated outside, none of that concerned Huang Long. Right now, he was on his way back to the Lutong Kingdom. When they went to Divine Wind Academy to enroll, Huang Long and his group, along with the Huang family’s guards, numbered only in the forties. Now, however, they formed a long queue of over three hundred people. Of course, aside from Huang Long, Bog, Kaidi, Sulis, and others, the rest were orcs.

Along the way, Huang Long asked the orc Nat to register a mercenary group at the Mercenary Guild, named the Orc Mercenary Group. The group’s leader was Huang Long, with Nat as the deputy leader. On the Hengyuan Continent, mercenary groups were ranked from highest to lowest as S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Although the Orc Mercenary Group had just been registered and was still at the lowest F rank, Huang Long believed that within ten years, it could catch up with his second uncle Zhao Tian’s Swift Wind Mercenary Group.

There was no way around it—although the Orc Mercenary Group had strong overall strength, its rank couldn’t be raised instantly based solely on the strength of its members. Instead, it required completing a certain number of designated rank-up tasks. For a mercenary group to advance in rank, not only was its overall strength evaluated, but points accumulated from completed tasks were also necessary—neither could be ignored.

Currently, all mercenary groups at or above A rank on the Hengyuan Continent had members who were strong enough to enter the Sacred Realm. A mercenary group without such a member, no matter how many tasks it completed, could not rise to A rank. All ten top mercenary groups on the continent were at A rank or higher. As for S rank, there was only one on the entire continent: the Tyrant Dragon Mercenary Group, which ranked first among them.

Although Zhao Tian’s Swift Wind Mercenary Group was also one of the top ten, it still lagged significantly in overall strength compared to the top three groups. Similarly, there was a huge gap in strength between the second-ranked Sea Region Mercenary Group, the third-ranked Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, and the first-ranked Tyrant Dragon Mercenary Group.

Of course, all ten top mercenary groups were more or less connected to various major forces on the Hengyuan Continent. For example, the Sea Region Mercenary Group was backed by the overseas sea tribes, while the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group received support from the Great Prairie Empire. As for the Tyrant Dragon Mercenary Group, it was directly under the mysterious organization known as the World Alliance.

The Tyrannosaurus Mercenary Group, like the World Alliance, has existed for over two thousand years. With such a long history of accumulation, one can imagine just how astonishingly powerful the Tyrannosaurus Mercenary Group must be. It serves as the protective force of the World Alliance and also as its weapon for external operations. Over a hundred years ago, a kingdom as powerful as the Lu Tong Kingdom betrayed the World Alliance due to certain interests. Within a month, all members of its royal family were killed by the Tyrannosaurus Mercenary Group. Later, this kingdom was gradually consumed by other nations and eventually disappeared from the Hengyuan Continent. After listening to Bog’s account, Huang Long assessed the strength of the top ten mercenary groups on the Hengyuan Continent and began planning for the development of the Orc Mercenary Group over the next decade. Over the next ten years, Huang Long aimed to turn the Orc Mercenary Group into a force comparable to those top ten groups, serving as the protective force of the Huang family and also as its weapon for external operations—just like the Tyrannosaurus Mercenary Group of the World Alliance. In this way, even after his death, he could ensure the Huang family’s enduring prosperity. A key feature of the Orc Mercenary Group would be recruiting orcs as its members. Upon learning of Huang Long’s plans, Orc Nat looked at him with excitement and admiration. While planning for the development of the Orc Mercenary Group, Huang Long also took time to subdue the six thousand Yakshas from the Five Pits Divine Cauldron. Although the fierce and demonic nature of these Yakshas was stubborn, could it compare to that of the great Asura Kaidi? Kaidi, in front of Huang Long, behaved like a well-behaved dog. After subduing all six thousand Yakshas and imprinting his divine consciousness in each of their minds, Huang Long placed them in the Immortal Pavilion. Behind the main hall of the Immortal Pavilion, beyond hundreds of palaces, these six thousand Yakshas stationed themselves, further enhancing the inner strength of the Immortal Pavilion. These palaces were arranged using Huang Long’s Heavenly Star Array; in battle, when the six thousand Yakshas activated it, the power of the Immortal Pavilion would increase significantly. Once all these Yakshas evolved into Asuras, even without Huang Long’s magical energy, their activation of the Immortal Pavilion alone would be enough to intimidate even early-stage saints. The combined power of six thousand level-seven warriors, channeled through the Heavenly Star Array and amplified by the Immortal Pavilion—a quasi-immortal artifact—was unimaginable in its strength. Half a month later, Huang Long and his group finally returned to the Huang family home. Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were overjoyed to see their son back.

Previously, they were well aware of Huang Long’s behavior at the Divine Wind Academy—his habit of flipping through books in the library and escaping to play outside for months had enraged them greatly. But a few days ago, news came that their son had passed the final exam as a third-level mage, and all their anger and scolding vanished instantly.
“Good boy! Truly my son Huang Xiong—haha!” Huang Xiong’s usually serious face lit up with a wide smile as he saw Huang Long return.
“Son, you’ve lost weight. Practicing magic must have been tough these past few months!” Zhao Rong examined Huang Long carefully, her face full of concern.
As soon as Huang Long returned, Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong pulled him into the hall. Listening to their words, Huang Long was speechless, especially by Zhao Rong’s remarks.
Lost weight? He was actually much stronger now. Over those months, he not only grew taller but also gained physical strength comparable to that of a top-tier ninth-level warrior—how could he be thinner?
Practicing magic was tough? After all, he had only practiced magic for one day.
However, when Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong mentioned the duel agreement between Huang Long and Du Fei, the son of theHill family, Huang Xiong’s mood darkened.
“Long, you were too impulsive. How could you accept that challenge from Du Fei?” Huang Xiong was annoyed.
“Enough, what does this have to do with our Long? It’s that Du family brat who’s too vile. It was just a child’s joke—there’s no need to take it seriously,” Zhao Rong added.
A joke? Huang Long froze, forcing a bitter smile. His words were never jokes.
While Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong were discussing the duel, the Huang family’s guards rushed in to report that Du Roso, the head of theHill family, had arrived, along with Eya, the head of the George family.
Huang Long knew Du Roso’s purpose—likely related to the duel. It seemed theHill family wanted to use the duel as an excuse to get rid of him, the Huang family’s super genius, in a legitimate way.
But Eya’s presence alongside Du Roso made Huang Long frown. Could it be that Eya had allied with Du Roso?
If so… A cold glint flashed in Huang Long’s eyes. He was well aware that the George family had become quite powerful recently due to his magic sword auction. Now, Eya wanted to extend his hand to the Huang family too? Greed knows no bounds.