231: 11% Ice Road

“Bang!”

With a dull thud, Zang Hongchen's figure shattered like a bubble—it was actually an illusion!

“Burial Scripture: Myriad Corpses Worshiping the Ancestor!” Zang Hongchen's true body appeared at the other end of the battle stage, hands forming Seals. Countless cracks suddenly split across the stage, and ancient corpses emitting a decaying aura crawled out. Each one possessed the aura of the Feather Transformation Realm, forming a terrifying army of corpses in the blink of an eye!

Lin Yuan's brow furrowed slightly. These ancient corpses were not illusions but real "corpse puppets." Each one retained a portion of its strength from when it was alive, making them indeed troublesome.

“In that case...” The Chaos Heart Light in Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly flared, “Chaos Green Lotus: World Cleansing!”

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the phantom image of the chaos green lotus manifested with a roar, floating above Lin Yuan's head! The lotus pedestal rotated, shedding rays of clear light that formed a Chaos Domain on the battle stage! As soon as those hideous ancient corpses touched the clear light, they rapidly melted and were annihilated like snow under a blazing sun!

“What?!” Zang Hongchen's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly formed Seals to try and recall the heaven burial coffin, but it was too late!

Lin Yuan took a step forward and instantly appeared before Zang Hongchen. His right hand, covered in Chaos Qi, slammed down fiercely toward that ancient bronze coffin!

“Clang—!”

A deafening sound of clashing metal echoed across the battle stage! A clear palm print appeared on the surface of the heaven burial coffin, and countless cracks spread frantically from the center of the print! Zang Hongchen felt as if he had been struck by lightning; blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his aura instantly withered to the extreme!

“I admit defeat!” Zang Hongchen cried out in terror, fearing that Lin Yuan would strike again and destroy his Natal Dao Weapon.

“Beiming Profound Realm Championship, First Round, Lin Yuan wins!” the Referee Elder announced loudly.

The stands erupted in an uproar! Zang Hongchen was a terrifying existence who could control ten thousand corpse puppets single-handedly! To think he couldn't even take one of Lin Yuan's moves?! Even more frightening was that the heaven burial coffin, which had once sealed a Hunyuan Realm expert, was nearly shattered by a single palm strike from Lin Yuan!

The subsequent matches completely turned into a solo performance by Lin Yuan.

“Leader of the Red Flame Heaven Realm, Yan Wushuang, please grant me your guidance!” A man wrapped in blazing white flames had just bowed in greeting when he was blasted off the battle stage by a stream of Lin Yuan's Chaos Qi.

“Leader of the Profound Ice Heaven Realm, Xue Qianxun, please...” Before a woman with skin like ice and bones like jade could finish her sentence, Lin Yuan gave her a single look, and the ice armor around her body shattered inch by inch. She coughed up blood and flew backward.

He crushed everything in his path! His momentum was unstoppable!

No matter what Dao his opponents used or what secret techniques they employed, they were as fragile as infants before Lin Yuan. He didn't even need to use the Chaos Ruin Blade; solely with his Physical Body strength, spatial control, and overwhelming Dao Heart will, he swept through all enemies!

Finally, the semi-finals arrived.

Lin Yuan's opponent was none other than Zang Hongchen of the Yellow Springs Sect!

“Lin Yuan!” Zang Hongchen shouldered the repaired heaven burial coffin, his eyes full of venomous resentment. “This time, I won't be careless again!”

Lin Yuan looked at the defeated foe and said indifferently, “You talk too much.”

“You're looking for death!” Zang Hongchen roared in fury as the heaven burial coffin burst open. “Burial Scripture: Yellow Springs Descent!”

Boom—!

A deathly aura, concentrated to the extreme, gushed out from the coffin, transforming into a River of Yellow Springs that spanned the battle stage! Countless hideous ghostly hands reached out from the river, each emitting a terrifying aura capable of corroding all things! Even more frightening, ancient corpses emitting Hunyuan Realm fluctuations could be vaguely seen waking up at the bottom of the river!

Facing this world-destroying strike, Lin Yuan finally got serious.

He no longer suppressed the vast, abyss-like Chaos power within his body! Three pairs of chaos wings suddenly unfurled to their limit behind him, and the terrifying pressure of the fourth-rank wings erupted!

“Chaos Ruin Blade: Three Wings Resonating!”

Ssh! Ssh! Ssh!

Three lines of Ruin slashed out simultaneously! The one on the left was as black as ink, the one on the right was emerald green, and the one in the center was the color of Chaos! The three lines of Ruin interlaced in the air, ultimately transforming into a blooming chaos green lotus that collided violently with the River of Yellow Springs!

There was no world-shaking explosion, nor the roar of clashing energies. There was only a hair-raising sound of annihilation as Laws were forcibly erased! The River of Yellow Springs spanning the stage was like it had been thrown into a guixu origin point; from its source, it began to disintegrate and be annihilated inch by inch! Zang Hongchen's heaven burial coffin fared even worse, with countless cracks appearing again as it nearly shattered completely!

“No!” Zang Hongchen let out a shrill scream. Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his aura instantly withered to the extreme! The heaven burial coffin was connected to his mind; as the coffin was damaged, he also suffered a heavy blow!

Lin Yuan took a step forward and instantly appeared before Zang Hongchen. His right hand, covered in Chaos Qi, pointed fiercely toward the man's brow!

“Stop!” The Referee Elder was greatly alarmed and wanted to intervene, but it was too late.

“Soul Devouring Seed Spirit Technique!”

The cold voice sounded like a death sentence. Zang Hongchen felt an irresistible devouring force pour into his brow, frantically plundering his Soul Origin and his comprehension of the Great Dao of Death! His consciousness began to blur, and terrifying scenes of countless memory fragments being forcibly extracted appeared before him. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Great Dao of Life and Death evolved to 16%.

“Beiming Profound Realm Championship, Semi-finals, Lin Yuan wins!” The Referee Elder's voice trembled slightly from shock.

Lin Yuan walked off the battle stage expressionlessly. His gaze was already locked onto the final figure in the contestants' seating—Ice Without Trace, who was surrounded by nine ice crystal runes and possessed an aura as deep as the sea... Three days later, at the highest level of the Tianyuan Battle Stage.

After dozens of rounds of brutal elimination, the two who finally stood at the Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm in the Beiming Profound Realm faced each other from a distance.

Lin Yuan, in hunting black robes, had three pairs of chaos wings slightly fluttering behind him, each vibration causing ripples in space.

Ice Without Trace wore an ice-blue long robe, with nine ice crystal runes surrounding him to form an Absolute Zero Domain. His face was cold, and there was not a hint of human emotion in his eyes; his entire being was like a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice, cold and perfect.

“You two, this is the final battle.” The Referee Elder's voice rang through the clouds. “The winner shall be the number one person in the Feather Transformation Realm of the Beiming Profound Realm!”

Before the words had even faded, Ice Without Trace had already made his move.

“Absolute Zero: Eternal Ice Seal!”

The nine ice crystal runes simultaneously erupted with blinding blue light! An extreme chill that froze time and space instantly enveloped the entire battle stage! The space around Lin Yuan solidified and froze at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the fluttering trajectory of his chaos wings became sluggish!

This was the 11% Ice Great Dao that exceeded the limits of the Feather Transformation Realm! It was a forbidden Domain that could even briefly freeze time!

Facing this chill that froze everything, the light in Lin Yuan's eyes finally erupted completely!

“Chaos Green Lotus: Creation of Heaven and Earth!”

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the shimmering phantom image of the chaos green lotus manifested with a roar, perfectly fusing with the three pairs of chaos wings behind Lin Yuan! A supreme Dao charm of creating heaven and earth and evolving the heavens descended with a bang! Lin Yuan's hands gripped the air, and a "Creation Axe" condensed from pure Chaos Qi took shape in his palm!