587: Commander, long time no see (48k)

Boundless anger welled up in Lin Yang's heart.

Bei Yuan had actually poisoned him at such a critical juncture!

He had heard of the Magic Heart Poison.

It was a colorless, odorless, and undetectable poison.

One didn't even need to ingest it; just smelling a trace of it was enough to cause one's thoughts to gradually spiral out of control.

Although it wouldn't cause substantial physical harm, the loss of control over one's emotions and thoughts was terrifying at such a critical moment.

For instance, he was now beginning to feel that it was becoming difficult to control his own emotions.

This would not only prevent him from fully utilizing his strength but also easily lead him into a state of irritability, similar to a weakened version of qi deviation.

It was precisely because this poison caused no substantial physical harm that it was even harder to detect.

Likewise, this Magic Heart Poison was extremely rare.

It was said to have been accidentally refined by some almighty being who had mastered the Dao of Illusion, so there was very little of it.

Lin Yang had never expected that in order to deal with him, this group led by Bei Yuan would actually manage to find such a poison as the Magic Heart Poison!

"Bei Yuan! You poisoned me, losing the protection of the mother universe zone—what good does that do you?"

Lin Yang was furious and puzzled.

This old thing was actually willing to poison him just to stop him from protecting the Universe Zone.

"Hahaha, Lin Yang, losing the protection of the mother universe zone certainly does me no good, but compared to that, I would much rather see you dead!"

Bei Yuan laughed loudly:

"You are too monstrous, monstrous enough to make people afraid, and you are a mortal enemy of our lineage. I have self-awareness, and you don't like the way our lineage operates. If you don't die, you will inevitably settle scores with us later. Rather than waiting to be settled by you, it is only natural to strike first!"

Lin Yang was speechless.

He was rendered speechless by Bei Yuan's shamelessness and despicable nature.

Even with the Home Universe on the verge of falling, this guy could actually do something like this for his own personal vendetta.

For a moment, he couldn't even be bothered to speak to this old thing; Lin Yang felt that saying even one more word would be an insult to his own saliva.

"Bei Yuan! You old immortal, you really are as shameless as ever!"

Upon hearing this, the fiery-red figure Meng Zhantian roared at the sky, brandishing his spirit armament as he charged over.

The white-haired and white-bearded old man, Hua Zikai, followed closely behind, joining forces with Meng Zhantian to attack Bei Yuan, and shouted to Lin Yang:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, the two of us can barely hold him off. Please trouble yourself to deal with the remaining few as quickly as possible and suppress the Magic Heart Poison."

The Magic Heart Poison was very difficult to suppress, but at this critical juncture, they could only pray that Lin Yang would once again, just like before, kill those six peak experts who had mastered Dao Rhythm methods in one strike, and then focus on purging the poison.

"Meng Zhantian, Hua Zikai?"

Lin Yang whispered, thinking of the two ancestors, Hua Qianyu and Meng Yuwan.

With the same surnames, it was quite possible that these two were the ancestors of those two ancestors.

He couldn't help but turn his head and glance deep into the Universe Zone, and sure enough, he saw the excited expressions of Hua Qianyu and Meng Yuwan.

"It really is them."

Lin Yang smiled. Although the strength of Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai could not compare to Bei Yuan, their combined effort to hold Bei Yuan off relieved a lot of pressure for him.

He then looked at those six Peak Guiyuan Realm experts and, without hesitation, once again unleashed the Power of Rules.

Although he was mentally exhausted after using it once, and now poisoned by the Magic Heart Poison, it was not suitable to use it again immediately, but Lin Yang had no other choice.

Taking advantage of the fact that he still had two portions of high-grade spiritual liquid left to recover quickly after using the Power of Rules, he had to kill these six guys as soon as possible; otherwise, once the Magic Heart Poison grew stronger, he wouldn't even have the chance to use it.

Seeing that Lin Yang could actually unleash the Power of Rules again so soon, those six Peak Guiyuan Realm experts all revealed looks of disbelief.

They had already confirmed earlier that Lin Yang was not in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm.

Being able to use the Power of Rules without being in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm was already heaven-defying. They had consulted beings in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm, and according to Lin Yang's situation, using the Power of Rules once within a period of time should be the limit; it was absolutely impossible to use it consecutively within the same day.

That was why they dared to join forces with Bei Yuan and strike again.

But now, Lin Yang had actually used it again!

"Run!"

"Run quickly!"

Even though they knew that Lin Yang's Power of Rules could only last for two seconds, facing this vast, ocean-like Power of Rules, these six guys had no choice but to flee for their lives first.

"Run?"

"Can you escape?"

Lin Yang's eyes were cold and grim as he pursued them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Within one second, three Peak Guiyuan Realm experts were instantly killed.

The other three, more or less injured, disappeared into the Endless Spacetime.

"Hmph! Die, another one!"

Having killed only three, Lin Yang was not satisfied. In the split second before the Power of Rules vanished, he forcefully killed one more.

Thus, of the six Peak Guiyuan Realm experts who had reappeared, four were dead and two had escaped.

"What a pity. My mind is too exhausted, and I have to divert attention to suppress the Magic Heart Poison; otherwise, none of these six guys would have been able to escape!"

While feeling regretful, Lin Yang drank another portion of high-grade spiritual liquid.

"There is only one last portion left."

As his strength recovered, Lin Yang looked at the darkness of the Endless Spacetime, feeling completely unsure.

The guy hiding in the shadows who had unleashed the black mist had not struck again so far, which kept him uneasy.

Subsequently, he looked towards the battlefield of Bei Yuan, Meng Zhantian, and Hua Zikai.

It had to be said that although the strength of Meng Zhantian and the other was not up to par with Bei Yuan, falling a bit short.

But the two were clearly in extremely tacit cooperation, forcibly holding Bei Yuan back and leaving him with no way to escape.

"It seems these two must have fought together many times in the Endless Spacetime over many years to have developed such tacit understanding."

Lin Yang observed for a moment, then condensed a World-in-a-Flower and killed towards Bei Yuan.

"Lin Yang! You want to kill me?!"

Seeing the World-in-a-Flower approaching, Bei Yuan's expression changed drastically.

Earlier, when Lin Yang used the Power of Rules and didn't target him, he had thought that Lin Yang didn't want to kill him.

But now he realized that his previous thought was a bit too naive.

Lin Yang hadn't killed him earlier simply because he wanted to kill as many of the others as possible; since Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai were holding him back, he hadn't been in a rush to kill him.

But now that the external enemies were dealt with, it was naturally time to deal with him.

"Killing you, isn't that perfectly normal?"

Lin Yang's expression remained unchanged:

"From the moment you poisoned me, you should have known that once the matter was exposed, you would have absolutely no way to survive. I could never let you go."

"Lin Yang! I was wrong! It was all them threatening and coercing me. I actually didn't want to poison you. After all, we come from the same Universe Zone, how could I truly want to deal with you?"

Bei Yuan gritted his teeth and actually began to beg for mercy:

"Don't kill me, I swear I will make amends for my crimes. Your current state is not good; with a Peak Guiyuan Realm expert like me as a helper, you will have a much easier time!"

"Sorry, I don't need it." Lin Yang was almost amused.

It had to be said that Bei Yuan's skin was extremely thick; he actually had the nerve to beg for mercy at this time.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, do not be deceived by his flowery words; this old man Bei Yuan is extremely selfish!"

Upon hearing Bei Yuan's pleas for mercy, Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai spoke up, with the former immediately saying:

"Back when we left the Universe Zone together, we agreed to help each other, but he stole our resources, and then with a bit of luck, his strength began to soar, leaving us far behind. Then, he refused to help anyone else from the same Universe Zone."

"If it weren't for his selfishness, had he just helped out a few times, our Universe Zone wouldn't be reduced to just the few of us ordinary Guiyuan Realm cultivators left. He even deliberately tried to trap and kill us to silence us, but fortunately, we were lucky enough to escape."

"You must not be blinded by this old guy's words now. This old thing will say anything to save his life!"

Hua Zikai also nodded: "Your Excellency Lin Yang, I stake my life on it; everything Old Man Meng and I said is the truth. If there is even a hint of selfish motive, may my cultivation never advance an inch for the rest of my life!"

Lin Yang sighed and said to the two: "You two are overthinking it. From the moment he poisoned me, no matter what he does, I will never let him go!"

As he spoke, his fingertips danced, accelerating the release of the World-in-a-Flower, its power completely engulfing Bei Yuan.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Bei Yuan's body began to tear apart, and in less than a moment, he had ceased to breathe and died.

"Phew..." Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai both let out a sigh of relief, relaxing, but they still looked at Lin Yang in amazement.

It was hard for them to imagine that a junior from the Universe Zone, separated by so many years, could be so stunningly talented.

Bei Yuan, whom the two of them couldn't handle even by joining forces, was easily killed by Lin Yang without even needing the Power of Rules.

The two suddenly exchanged glances, both seeing the excitement in each other's hearts.

The appearance of such a powerhouse within the Home Universe is truly the good fortune of everyone who has walked out from the Home Universe!

It is easy to imagine that as long as the Universe Zone can be successfully defended today, the days ahead for all the powerhouses who have walked out of the Wan Qian Universe Zone will certainly be much easier.

After all, from Lin Yang's act of defending the Universe Zone to the death, it can be seen that Lin Yang is not a selfish person like Bei Yuan.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, if there is anything you need us to do, please give your orders!"

Then, Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai both bowed at the same time and said.

They had already placed Lin Yang at the level of a superior.

"The two of you don't need to be so polite." Lin Yang gave a wry smile and continued, "In the current situation, you two can first return to the Universe Zone and reunite with the juniors."

He had killed two groups of Peak Guiyuan Realm cultivators who had mastered complete Dao Rhythm techniques in succession.

Now, with others unsure if he could still unleash the Power of Rules, and constrained by the unspoken rule that the Myriad Laws Emperor must not take action, it was unlikely that other Guiyuan Realm cultivators would have the courage to attack again.

Therefore, it could be said that there would be a brief moment of peace here.

The only trouble was the owner of that black mist.

And if the owner of the black mist really took action, and even he couldn't handle it, Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai naturally wouldn't be able to help much either.

So Lin Yang had nothing to order; it would be better to take the opportunity to let them reunite, lest they might not even have the chance to do so later.

Hearing this, the two understood Lin Yang's meaning and immediately bowed slightly again:

"Then we thank Your Excellency Lin Yang for your kindness, and we will return to the Universe Zone to chat with the juniors first."

They were also very self-aware, knowing that they couldn't help with anything else here, so they very decisively returned to the Universe Zone and soon appeared before Song Qingfeng and the others.

Hua Qianyu and Meng Yuwan naturally welcomed them immediately, beginning to acknowledge their ancestors, and there was much emotion between them.

After the initial emotion, Meng Zhantian and the other began to curiously ask about Lin Yang's situation, and as everyone explained, the look of surprise on their faces grew even more intense.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang has only been cultivating for at most a thousand years? And has left behind so many records and legends in the Universe Zone?"

Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai were shocked once again.

For a person to reach such a height after only a thousand years of cultivation was simply unimaginable; they felt their hearts trembling!

Under these circumstances, the fact that Lin Yang wiped out the Mingye Clan and the Lingyou Clan seemed less worth mentioning.

The two were stunned and remained silent for a long time.

"Two seniors, there are still some remnants of the Mingye Clan and the Lingyou Clan in the ruins. May I ask if the two of you can go deep into the ruins and completely eradicate them?"

Song Qingfeng thought for a moment and asked.

Back then, when the remnants of the two clans fled into the ruins, Lin Yang could do nothing.

He wanted to know if, with the strength of Meng Zhantian and the other, they could move freely within the ruins.

Hearing this, Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai exchanged glances, and the former deliberated before saying:

"The situation in the ruins is a bit complicated. It's better to wait until Your Excellency Lin Yang settles the chaos before discussing it."

"Ah? Ancestor, can even you not move freely within the ruins?" Meng Yuwan couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Hua Qianyu also looked at her ancestor, Hua Zikai, equally shocked.

With such strength, they still can't enter and exit the ruins at will?

Then how powerful must that existence who claims to be from the High-Dimensional Universe be?

Meng Zhantian shook his head: "We only learned a little bit about the situation inside the ruins after we left. In short, the situation is quite complicated and not purely related to strength."

"Alright, then we'll wait for Your Excellency Lin Yang to return before discussing it." Meng Yuwan stopped asking.

Song Qingfeng asked again: "Two seniors, do you know about the existence of the High-Dimensional Universe?"

"High-Dimensional Universe?" Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai looked at each other again, somewhat surprised: "We know of high-level space, but whether it is the High-Dimensional Universe, we do not know."

"High-level space? What kind of place is that? Please enlighten us, two seniors!"

Song Qingfeng pursued the question and began to record.

His status as the director of the Alien Management Bureau made him never forget to collect intelligence.

...

At the Boundary Wall.

While recovering, Lin Yang decided to follow what the system said and risk mobilizing the power of the "World" to actively repair the Boundary Wall.

Because he had already discovered that relying on the Boundary Wall to repair itself was indeed too slow; he simply didn't have the time to wait, nor could he afford to wait.

"I hope this won't attract the attention of any Old Monster."

Lin Yang sighed inwardly and quietly mobilized a tiny bit of the power of the "World" to merge into the Boundary Wall.

Then...

Nothing happened.

Yes, nothing happened.

It did not attract the attention of any Old Monster.

Likewise, there was almost no visible change in the repair of the Boundary Wall.

"The power required for this is too much; a wisp of the power of the 'World' can't even repair one-ten-thousandth."

Lin Yang muttered to himself.

"Host, the Boundary Wall is, after all, an important substance that protects the Universe Zone, so repairing it is indeed not that simple." The system spoke up to console him.

"Understood."

Lin Yang smiled and once again called upon the power of the "World" to merge into the Boundary Wall.

He was already prepared to stay here and repair it for the long term.

Anyway, for now, it seemed the system was right; it really couldn't attract the attention of any Old Monster.

This put his mind at ease; as long as it didn't attract the attention of those Old Monsters, it didn't matter if the repairs were a bit slow.

But.

The next instant.

A cold, eerie voice suddenly rang directly in his mind:

"The 'World', it really is in your hands, hehehe, I have been searching for countless years, and today, I have finally found it!"

"Hmm?" Lin Yang was startled and looked up subconsciously.

Before his eyes, everything was covered by black mist.

"It's the owner of that black mist!"

Lin Yang was greatly shocked and was about to counterattack.

But a terrifying force firmly suppressed him, making him unable to move.

"Kid, you are not worthy of possessing the 'World'; it's better to hand it over to me."

The cold voice spoke again, filled with an indescribable madness.

In an instant, Lin Yang felt his soul trembling in extreme pain.

He saw a pair of large hands reaching through the endless dark spacetime, suddenly grabbing towards his head, intending to tear his head apart, shatter his soul, and take away the "World".

"This is..."

This sudden scene shocked everyone instantly.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang!!"

Inside the Universe Zone, Meng Zhantian and Hua Zikai were greatly horrified and subconsciously rushed over.

But just after taking a step, they seemed to suffer immense trauma, stumbling back and falling while vomiting blood.

The two instantly fell into despair.

This power was too strong!

Lin Yang was also somewhat desperate.

He found that no matter how hard he tried, he could never find a single chance to resist under this power.

He could only watch helplessly as the large hands grabbed towards his forehead.

"Am I going to have to give up on the defense?!"

Lin Yang was unwilling; having come this far, he was ultimately going to fail.

"Host, please authorize the activation of the escape tunnel immediately!"

The system spoke again.

"I... auth..."

Even though he was unwilling, Lin Yang knew that the owner of this black mist was too strong, so strong that he couldn't resist at all.

He could only follow what the system said; as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood. He would leave today.

However, the next second.

A sudden change occurred.

A body exuding a metallic luster suddenly appeared, breaking through the power blockade of the large hands and blocking in front of Lin Yang.

"Mr. Commander, long time no see!"

The metallic body turned its head and smiled slightly at Lin Yang.