226: First in the Transformation Realm of Ziwei Star Continent

"Pfft!" Ye Wumian was struck as if by lightning, violently spraying a mouthful of fresh blood, her aura instantly withering to the extreme! The Nether Soul Lamp cracked with a "click," revealing a shocking fissure, its wick's ghostly fire dimming like a candle in the wind. This supreme treasure, which imprisoned the remnant Soul of Hunyuan, had actually been heavily damaged by Lin Yuan in a single blow!

"I admi..." Ye Wumian wanted to concede in terror, but before the word "concede" could even leave her lips, Lin Yuan's figure had already appeared before her like a ghost. A palm covered in Chaos Qi currents gently pressed against her forehead.

"Soul Devouring Seed Spirit Technique."

The cold voice sounded like the pronouncement of the Grim Reaper. Ye Wumian only felt an irresistible devouring force surging in from between her eyebrows, crazily plundering her Soul Origin and her insights into the Nether Dao! Her consciousness began to blur, and terrifying scenes of countless memory fragments being forcibly extracted appeared before her eyes...

"Stop!" The Referee Elder finally reacted and shouted sharply, "The victor is decided! You must not take a life!"

Lin Yuan withdrew his hand and stepped back. Ye Wumian collapsed to the ground like a broken ragdoll, her eyes hollow, yet a strange smile hung at the corners of her mouth—the "Soul Devouring Seed Spirit" had already been planted in the core of her Divine Soul. Although she appeared to be merely suffering from a Soul injury, she had actually already become a Puppet of Lin Yuan! And all of this, even the Referee Elder who was close at hand, failed to notice!

"Ziwei Star Continent Championship, first round, Lin Yuan wins!" The Referee Elder took a deep look at Lin Yuan and announced loudly.

The viewing platform was deathly silent, then erupted into deafening exclamations!

"One move! It's one move again!"

"He even slashed the remnant Soul of Hunyuan?!"

"Is... is this really the Feather Transformation Realm?!"

Lin Yuan walked off the battle stage with an expressionless face, turning a deaf ear to the surrounding uproar. His gaze had already locked onto two other figures in the contestant area—Nie Kuang, who held the Heaven-Slaying Saber and was boiling with Battle Intent, and Jiang Jiuxiao, whose face was pale and whose aura was unstable.

Three days later, at the very top of the Ziwei Battle Stage. After dozens of rounds of brutal elimination, the three people finally standing at the Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm of the Ziwei Star Continent stood in a triangular standoff.

Lin Yuan, his black robes fluttering, had three pairs of chaos wings gently flapping behind him, each vibration causing ripples in the space.

Nie Kuang, holding the Heaven-Slaying Saber, had a scarlet blood light flowing along the blade, with a materialized storm of Saber Intent wrapping around his body, his eyes burning with Battle Intent like a raging fire.

Jiang Jiuxiao, his face still pale, had the Ziwei Imperial Wings behind him re-condensed, and he held a purple star bead emitting dangerous fluctuations in his hand—this was a temporary substitute bestowed by the Jiang family's Old Ancestor; although it was not as good as the Star Chart Scroll, it had still reached the level of a top-grade Dao Artifact!

"The three of you, this is the final decisive battle." The Referee Elder's voice resounded through the sky, "The rules are simple—a melee! The last person standing on the battle stage will be the number one person in the Ziwei Star Continent's Feather Transformation Realm!"

Before his voice had even faded, Nie Kuang let out a long laugh, and his Heaven-Slaying Saber was unsheathed!

"Lin Yuan! Take my slash!"

The saber light was like blood, tearing through the sky! This slash had no frills, only the pure, extreme true intent of "Slash"! Wherever the blade passed, space was neatly sliced open like thin paper, revealing the pitch-black Void Realm cracks behind it! The terrifying 5% insight into the Dao of the Saber was displayed vividly at this moment!

At the same time, Jiang Jiuxiao also moved. He sneered and crushed the purple star bead in his hand: "Star Burst · Heaven Burial!"

Boom—! Countless purple thunderbolts burst forth from the shattered star bead, instantly weaving into a destructive net of lightning that covered the entire battle stage! Every bolt of lightning contained the terrifying power of a star's extinction; this was a killing move sealed inside the bead by the Jiang family's Old Ancestor, with power comparable to a full-force strike from the Peak of the Myriad Dao Realm! Jiang Jiuxiao was actually attempting an indiscriminate attack, aiming to kill both Lin Yuan and Nie Kuang at the same time!

Facing this sudden, fatal situation, the Chaos Heart Light in Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly flared!

"chaos green lotus · Ten Thousand Laws Cannot Invade!"

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, that swaying, radiant phantom image of the chaos green lotus manifested with a boom, hovering above Lin Yuan's head! The lotus platform rotated, scattering rays of clear brilliance, forming a layer of Chaos barrier around his body that looked fragile but was actually indestructible! Nie Kuang's saber slash, which had split the Void Realm, struck the barrier, but only stirred up a ripple before returning without success! And Jiang Jiuxiao's destructive lightning net was easily dissolved by the clear brilliance, failing to even touch the hem of Lin Yuan's garment!

"What?!" Jiang Jiuxiao and Nie Kuang changed color simultaneously.

"It's my turn." Lin Yuan's voice was terrifyingly calm. He formed an abstruse hand Seal in front of his chest, and the three pairs of chaos wings behind him simultaneously lit up with blinding Chaos divine light! On the edge of the left wings, annihilation dao patterns flickered; on the surface of the right wings, green lotus divine patterns flowed; at the core of the central wings, a brand new, even more terrifying Chaos power began to condense!

"Chaos Ruin Blade · Three Wings Resonate Together!"

Ssh! Ssh! Ssh! Three lines of Chaos Return to Ruin slashed out simultaneously! The one on the left was pitch-black as ink, carrying the ultimate true intent of annihilating all things, heading straight for Nie Kuang; the one on the right was verdant and dripping with life, containing the supreme dao rhyme of Chaos life and death, locking onto Jiang Jiuxiao; and the Chaos-colored line of Chaos Return to Ruin in the center was the most terrifying. It was not a straight line, but constantly twisted and changed in the air, finally transforming into a budding phantom image of the chaos green lotus, hovering in the center of the battle stage, emitting destructive fluctuations that caused the entire Ziwei Battle Stage to begin collapsing!

Nie Kuang roared wildly, dancing his Heaven-Slaying Saber into a screen of blood-colored light in an attempt to block. However, that pitch-black line of Chaos Return to Ruin was like an ultimate blade that could cut through anything, easily slicing through the saber light and leaving a bone-deep wound on his chest! If Lin Yuan hadn't intentionally held back, this blow would have been enough to split him in two!

Jiang Jiuxiao was even worse off; the several defensive Magic Treasures he had hastily brought out were like paper in front of the green line of Chaos Return to Ruin, shattering one after another! Finally, that line of Chaos Return to Ruin slashed fiercely onto his Ziwei Imperial Wings, severing half of the wings at the root! Jiang Jiuxiao let out a shrill scream, fell from mid-air, and smashed heavily onto the battle stage!

And the most terrifying thing was the phantom image of the chaos green lotus in the center. It rotated slowly, and with every rotation, it caused the surrounding space to silently annihilate! The entire Ziwei Battle Stage began to collapse, countless defensive Formations shattered one after another, and even the Referee Elder had to retreat in a panic!

"I concede!" Nie Kuang knelt on one knee, inserting the Heaven-Slaying Saber into the ground to support his body, his voice hoarse but crisp.

"I... I also concede!" Jiang Jiuxiao clutched his severed wing, his face as pale as paper, his eyes filled with fear.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan raised his hand and waved. The terrifying phantom image of the chaos green lotus slowly dissipated, and the collapsing battle stage finally stopped crumbling. He walked slowly to the center of the battle stage, gently retracted the three pairs of chaos wings behind him, swept his gaze over his two battered opponents, and finally looked at the Referee Elder.

"Ziwei Star Continent, Feather Transformation Realm Championship, the final winner is—" The Referee Elder took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly from shock, "Lin! Yuan!"