The Battle of Black Prison Territory (4)

"Since that is the case you should watch closely then. I'm sure you'll be able to find time for other things after this is all over. And since your families have joined through the marriage of your children. You should at the very least bear witness to Jin'er's next few moments here." Azure Heart smiled, convincingly. 

"Old Ancestor is right. It could even provide us with quite the insight." Yu Ru Meng said, trembling as she found it difficult. "Husband, you will be making this up to us. You better count on it. My sisters and I all want another you must deliver for us, Husband." She declared running her finger under Yang Kai's chin and staring into his eyes. 

"Following Brother Lei Jin's example, a Husband should provide such things for his Wife. Very well, but I won't be going easy on you this time. Can you out last this… Dragon." Yang Kai smirked, at the look of satisfaction that appeared on Yu Ru Meng's face. 

"Oh Husband, it will be the other way around. Can you outlast us? Or will we go through the medicine first?" Yu Ru Meng said, with a look that showed she was hiding her desire. "I'm going to do a whole bunch of freaky things and rock your world this time." She thought. 

"Good, the Ink Clan's Army is in shambles. Their Morale has reached the lowest point, and our Human Race's morale has not fallen. But I worry." A Supreme Elder said, turning to look in Lei Jin's direction. "Is the Young Pillar really alright?" She asked, not having been previously informed of his new strength. 

"Ahahaha! All of us here know full well that when one reaches 5 elements, it is almost a whole new realm. And it comes attached with many great benefits. One such benefit is… strength enhancements." Azure Heart said, with a smirk and a smile holding up her index finger to indicate the main benefit. 

"Old Ancestor… This is not what I'm worried about. Even I considered that point. But… Even with that… Can he deal with the massive force barreling its way towards him?" The Supreme Elder asked, pointing out the fact there was indeed an Ink Giant Spirit God on its way. "They may be slow moving but… that is not a power I ever want to face off with. I don't think I could handle the Ink Force's Corruption even with the Rainbow's assistance. Though no… it would be difficult." She continued, as many others nodded in agreement. 

"True… but, you are forgetting the other major boost. I suggest you bear witness to this moment. It will take time for the Ink Clans Army to re-organize. And we are safe inside this Array's residual effects for a while. And then… there is Jin'er." Han Qiu said, with a bit of cheer in her words. 

"If the Old Ancestor says so then so shall it be." The Supreme Elder said, holding onto hope. 

"Listen up my Human Race's Army! Come and bear witness to the Jin'er's greatness! As he crushes the enemy." Azure Heart said having her voice carry through to the whole of the Human Race Army. 

The Human Race all turned to the direction of the fight Lei Jin was having. The Sphere of the Ink Force surrounding Lei Jin was still there. But something was odd. It felt too weak to be the size it was. Though they could only feel the Ink Force's strength it was clear the battle was not yet over. So they watched intently. 

~~Inside the Ink Sphere and a few moments ago~~

Lei Jin had formed a bubble around himself stealthily as the Ink Force had overtaken him. It was quite clever. "Glad that worked. I just needed a few more days prior to this battle. But now. I should be able to do it. And now I have uncovered the secret. Each rank of my particular element produces 9 of the rank below it over time. This… this is the key." Lei Jin took out 9 sets of rank 9 Resources and refined them all, instantly. 

A pulse… a breath of fresh air… It seemed to improve his condition and… "It seems my strength is significantly more stable now. I should probably continue this. 81 sets of 8th rank resources are next…"  Lei Jin thought, taking out the materials and even preparing the others ahead of time. 

Lei Jin Refined them all instantly. His strength increased and stabilized even more. And then he did it again with the 7th rank materials. Then the 6th rank materials and so on until he got to the 1st rank materials. Which even for him… by this point he had refined so much and really just wanted to stretch. Sadly he had no time to do so. And he had 387,420,489 rank 1 resources to go through whilst resisting the urge to breakthrough. 

"It's been quite a long time since I broke through to the Great Emperor Realm. I almost missed this feeling. This sensation of my body reading itself to become… well… stronger." He thought as his eyes glowed and his strength began to rise.

A while later… "Seems they used the Array… Good. Now I have a rough idea of the situation. And I'm glad that worked. Otherwise… this would have been a bit more difficult. Enough! I must finish this! A perfect complete breakthrough is what I want. So I must finish refining." He thought with a smirk of approval on his face.  Ten thousand sets… one thousand sets… 100… 10… 

~~Outside the Ink Sphere~~

"How is everyone holding up?!" The Leader of the Royal Lords yelled. 

"I will be fine for another 10 breaths. But any more than that… And I fear the worst." Another Royal Lord said.

"He's right! And after this we have to go help kill those other 9th ranks. Why hasn't this guy been inked or died yet? I could deal with either of those now. I hope it comes soon. I got about 4 breaths left in me." Another Royal Lord said. 

"Wrong! You measured using inaccurate tooling. You are mere frogs at the bottom of the well. Let me ask you… Did you really think the Ink Force has any effect on me? That is so funny it's almost insulting." Lei Jin said from inside the Ink Sphere and released a very different kind of aura.