The Divine Court is nothing! Father, you need to broaden your horizons!

Crack.

A soft sound.

That pitch-black Soul-Chasing Token, condensed with endless resentment and malice, shattered in Lin Yuan's hand.

There was no world-shaking explosion of energy, nor any flashy light effects.

It simply broke, just like that.

Turning into the finest black dust, it was swept away by the astral wind atop the city wall, vanishing completely.

As if it had never existed.

As if that terrifying token, representing the Divine Court's relentless pursuit, was truly just a worthless plastic toy... Silence.

A deathly silence.

Atop the East Gate City Wall, the sky-shaking cheers that had just erupted from surviving the disaster came to an abrupt halt.

Time seemed to have been paused at this moment.

Everyone's movements froze in place, and the expressions on their faces completely solidified.

Tens of thousands of gazes were fixed firmly on that slender figure.

Though the figure wasn't particularly tall, at this moment, it gave off the illusion of being able to hold up the heavens.

In everyone's minds, only shock, bewilderment, and an indescribable... Fear remained!

Madman!

This man was absolutely a complete and utter madman!

Did he even know what he had just done?!

What he crushed wasn't just a token!

It was the face of the Divine Court!

It was the dignity of that terrifying organization that lurked in the shadows of the world, looking down upon all living beings!

He was using the most direct, arrogant, and uncompromising way to... declare war on the Divine Court!

"Yuan... Yuan'er..."

Lin Jianguo's lips trembled, every word sounding as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth.

He wanted to scold him, to say "You were too impulsive," to roar "You're being foolish!"

But when the words reached his lips, he couldn't utter a single one.

Looking at Lin Yuan's excessively calm face, a strong sense of strangeness suddenly welled up in his heart.

Was this... still his son?

On the other side.

Shangguan Jinghong and Tie Kuang, the two pillars of Dragon Xia Kingdom's martial arts world, both frowned at the same time.

This kid... did he really have nothing to Fear?

Or was he so arrogant that he didn't know the heights of the heavens?!

Flying Moon Sword God Shangguan Jinghong's eyes, which were always cold and clear, were now filled with stormy waves.

As a Martial God with a powerful country backing her, she naturally didn't need to Fear the Divine Court.

But this young man, Lin Yuan!

He had actually, in front of tens of thousands of people, rubbed the Divine Court's face in the dirt in such a humiliating manner!

This wasn't a provocation!

This was a blood feud that would only end in death!

The Divine Court's revenge would surely sweep in with a madness beyond imagination!

"Lin Yuan..."

"You... were too impulsive."

Shangguan Jinghong's voice carried a rare hint of dryness.

However, facing the concern of the three powerhouses and the horrified reactions of the tens of thousands of soldiers.

Lin Yuan merely picked at his ear impatiently.

"Impulsive? Was I?"

He turned his head, glanced at his cheap old man and the two Martial Gods, and grinned, completely indifferent.

"I say, Dad, and you two Martial Gods."

"Can you guys broaden your vision a bit?"

"Isn't it just the Divine Court? Just some rats hiding in the shadows, what's there to be afraid of?"

"If they don't come looking for me, I'll have to go looking for them sooner or later. Now that they've delivered themselves to my door, isn't that just convenient? It even saves me the trouble of finding their nest."

Lin Yuan's voice wasn't loud.

But it was like heavy hammers, slamming hard into everyone's hearts!

Boom!

Everyone's brains completely short-circuited!

A total blank!

This guy... he actually wanted to take the initiative to find trouble with the Divine Court?!

What did he think the Divine Court was?

A stray dog on the side of the road that he could kick whenever he wanted?!

"As for this Soul-Chasing Token thing..."

Lin Yuan curled his lips, his disdain unconcealed.

"A trivial trick."

"If they can use this thing to lock onto your Qi, can't I do the opposite and follow this thread to find their location?"

"What a pity."

He sighed, looking regretful.

"My hands were a bit too fast just now, and I forgot to leave a trace of Qi as a lead."

"A mistake, a total mistake."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Lin Jianguo, Shangguan Jinghong, and Tie Kuang, the three big shots, looked at each other, completely speechless.

"Alright, alright, don't look at me like that."

Lin Yuan waved his hand impatiently.

"The people are dead, hurry up and clean up the battlefield. Go do what you need to do."

His gaze fell back onto the massive Dragon Corpse, instantly becoming fervent.

"Such a big reptile, it can't be wasted."

"The Dragon Liver must be steamed!"

"The Dragon Heart, stir-fried!"

"The Dragon Ribs, definitely braised!"

"And this Dragon Whip... tsk tsk tsk... Dad, I see you've been looking a bit weak lately. This must be saved for you to nourish yourself!"

Pfft—!

Lin Jianguo couldn't catch his breath and almost had a heart attack on the spot!

His resolute face instantly turned the color of pig liver!

You're the one who's weak!

I'm perfectly fine!!!

Seeing Lin Yuan looking excited, acting like a gourmet appraising top-tier ingredients.

Everyone present was completely stunned.

That terrifying threat that had almost driven Yan Capital into a corner.

That impending, mad revenge from the Divine Court.

At this moment.

They all seemed so ridiculous... Meanwhile.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away from Dragon Xia Kingdom.

In an unknown sea area shrouded in eternal darkness and deathly mist.

A floating island carved from a single piece of black crystal floated quietly on the lightless sea.

In the center of the island, a Dark Temple piercing the clouds stood grimly.

In the deepest part of the temple.

Inside a vast, silent secret chamber where even time seemed to be frozen.

On a hundred-meter-high altar, twelve identical pitch-black tokens were enshrined.

They rotated slowly around a giant statue with a blurred face, emitting a heart-palpitating, terrifying aura.

Suddenly!

Crack!!!

A crisp sound of shattering suddenly rang out in this absolutely silent chamber, incredibly piercing!

One of the twelve tokens burst apart without any warning!

Turning into a handful of lifeless black powder.

Buzz—!!!

Almost at the same instant!

The closed eyes of that blurred giant statue suddenly snapped open!

The entire Dark Temple trembled violently!

An indescribable, vast, ancient, and terrifying aura filled with endless majesty and divinity erupted from the statue!

An ancient deity who had slept for eons cast His gaze at this moment!

Shua! Shua! Shua!

In the next second.

The void around the altar distorted violently, and eleven illusory shadows emitting different terrifying auras appeared out of thin air!

Some were surrounded by black demonic flames capable of burning the heavens.

Some had bodies composed of the purest, biting ice, freezing even the space where they stood.

Some were enveloped in endless lightning, with thousands of thunder dragons roaring with every movement!

These eleven shadows were of different forms and had completely different auras.

But they all had one thing in common!

Strong!

Unimaginably strong!

Just by standing there, the wisps of aura they leaked were enough to make the entire space wail and submit!

They were the absolute Dominators within the Divine Court, standing above billions of believers!

The Twelve Divine Officials!