What is meant by "dimensional reduction attack"? The old war god will teach you a lesson with one move!

Countless wailing vengeful Souls were coiled around those sharp claws, emitting a deathly aura strong enough to corrode all things!

It tore through space, ignoring distance!

In an instant, it appeared right above Lin Yuan's head!

It intended to crush him, along with the earth beneath his feet, into fine powder!

The power of this strike far exceeded the combined effort of Ye Xuan and Li Xuan'er from before!

It was even several times more terrifying than the dying blow of that blood-colored demon god!

However...

Facing this world-destroying palm...

Lin Yuan's face still bore that lazy expression, as if he hadn't fully woken up yet.

He didn't even bother to lift a hand.

He merely curled his lip, appearing somewhat impatient.

At the very moment those deathly claws were about to descend!

RUMBLE—!!!!!!!

A sudden explosion rang out!

A bolt of golden lightning, as brilliant as the sun, struck down from the Nine Heavens like the wrath of a Heavenly God!

It arrived first despite being launched later!

With a terrifying speed that transcended Karma, it struck the pitch-black deathly claws ruthlessly!

Sizzle—!

Simultaneously!

An aged voice, yet one containing supreme Divine Might that seemed capable of crushing the heavens, exploded in the depths of everyone's Soul like rolling heavenly thunder!

"You small-time scum of the Divine Court!"

"Dare to touch my grandson, and see what happens?!"

...This voice!

Aged, overbearing, and filled with an indisputable, supreme majesty!

Every word felt like a literal star smashing into everyone's hearts!

It was like billions of volcanoes erupting at once!

That world-destroying fury caused the entire wasteland to tremble violently!

"Puff—!"

The first to bear the brunt was the arrogant Ye Canglan!

He was struck as if by lightning; his body shook violently, and a mouthful of pitch-black blood sprayed uncontrollably from beneath his hood!

His terrifying aura, which was enough to freeze space...

...was like a three-year-old's toy before this voice, instantly and completely crushed with overwhelming force!

He snapped his head up and cried out in disbelief, losing his composure!

"Lin... Zhan?!"

This name seemed to carry some sort of taboo magic!

For the first time, Ye Canglan's voice was tinged with Fear!

As the words fell.

A figure slowly stepped out from the Void Realm.

It was an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a simple Tang suit.

He looked like an ordinary old man from next door.

But as he just stood there quietly...

...all the light in the world seemed to converge upon him.

He was the Heavens!

He was the Dao!

He was the only Truth in this world!

He was the pillar of Dragon Xia Kingdom, the Guardian Martial God, Lin Zhan!

"Grandpa! You're finally here!"

Lin Yuan gave Lin Zhan a knowing smile.

That's right!

The reason the old man had come here was because Lin Yuan had notified him in advance.

He told the old man that Ye Canglan of the Divine Court would appear during this Wasteland Hunt and would be a threat to the various prodigies.

As the strongest God of War in Dragon Xia Kingdom...

...how could Lin Zhan possibly allow his grandson to be placed in danger?

"Hmph!"

Lin Zhan gave a cold snort, glaring at his precious grandson with wide eyes. "If I hadn't come, were you planning to poke a hole in the sky, kid?"

Though he was scolding him verbally...

...his sharp eyes were filled with undisguised appreciation and... pride!

Good boy!

Forming arrays with a thought, crushing stars with a fist, turning a sword into the vast sea!

Such methods, such style!

It was ten thousand times stronger than when he was young!

As expected of my, Lin Zhan's, grandson!

Afterward.

Lin Zhan's gaze slowly fell upon the black-robed person.

In that instant.

The aura of an old man from next door vanished without a trace.

In its place was an endless majesty, like a deity descending to the mortal realm!

"Slinking rats hiding their heads."

Lin Zhan's voice was very calm.

Yet it made Ye Canglan feel a pressure more terrifying than death!

"Fifty years ago, I could slaughter you all until you threw down your armor and fled Yan Capital like stray dogs."

"Fifty years later, you bedbugs in the gutter actually dare to show your faces again?"

"It seems the last lesson wasn't profound enough."

Ye Canglan's body was shaking violently!

He couldn't understand no matter how hard he thought!

Lin Zhan!

This old monster who was supposed to be guarding the Northern Frontier Defense Line to resist foreign races!

How could he appear here without any warning?!

The intelligence was wrong!

There was a fatal error in the intelligence!

"Leave!"

Without the slightest hesitation!

Only this one word remained in Ye Canglan's mind!

Facing this living legend, this god of slaughter!

Let alone fighting, he couldn't even muster the courage to make a move!

He violently activated all his fel energy; black deathly power soared into the sky, turning into a pitch-black stream of light as he prepared to tear through space and flee!

"Want to leave?"

A disdainful, cold smile appeared on Lin Zhan's face.

"In front of me, can you even get away?"

He slowly raised his right hand.

Then, toward that black stream of light about to enter the void, he lightly struck down with a palm!

RUMBLE—!!!!!!!

The sky collapsed!

Under this palm, the sky over the entire wasteland seemed to turn into fragile glass!

It was ruthlessly shattered by an invisible, giant hand of the heavens!

A colossal palm reaching for the heavens, condensed from pure golden Law power, blotted out the sun and moon and covered the firmament!

It simply pressed downward in a straightforward manner!

It had no specific target!

What it attacked was this world!

This space!

Everything within a hundred-mile radius!

Before this absolute, crushing power!

Any technique, any movement skill, and any Divine Ability appeared so pale and laughable!

"No—!!!"

Ye Canglan let out a roar of ultimate despair!

His deathly power, which was enough to tear space, was like paper before that golden giant palm, instantly crushed into nothingness!

He felt like a mosquito frozen in amber!

He could only watch helplessly as that world-destroying attack drew closer and closer!

BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

The golden giant palm finally descended.

It slammed ruthlessly into the earth!

In that instant.

The entire world lost all sound.

It also lost all color.

All that remained was an extremely blinding... gold!

Within a hundred-mile radius.

All mountains, rivers, trees, and rocks... everything was completely erased on a physical level under this palm!

The earth was forcibly struck, leaving a bottomless, boundless... giant palm print!

The edges of the palm print were as smooth as a mirror!

The surrounding atmosphere was compressed into a solid state by the terrifying energy!

It was like divine punishment!

It was like... the end of the world!

Liu Mingxuan and Chen Yu, slumped in the distance, were completely frightened out of their wits.

Their mouths were agape, and they were unaware even as saliva drooled out.

Their brains could no longer process this scene that transcended the limits of imagination.

If Lin Yuan was a god or demon...

...then what was this Old God of War?!

Was he the... Creator God who created gods and demons?!