172: Deadly Monster Hunting: The Struggle of Incarnation and Lin Fan's Efficiency

Deeper.

Lin Fan was still going deeper.

He had already given up any control over his Physical Body.

His existence became a pure coordinate, passively drifting, annihilating, and reorganizing in this chaotic sea of energy.

The pain was growing exponentially.

If the tearing sensation of his Divine Soul upon first entering was like being cut with a dull knife,

then now, it was like being thrown into a meat grinder made of billions of Divine Weapons and sharp blades.

Every time it was reshaped, his Divine Soul had not yet condensed into form before being crushed into the most primitive particles by even more violent forces.

It was an extreme torment that even the concept of 'pain' could not encompass, stemming from the very nature of existence.

The Origin of his Divine Soul was already blurred and on the verge of collapse.

Warning! Divine Soul Origin integrity is below threshold! Consuming Soul Energy for forced stabilization!

Continuously enduring super-boundary Law impacts, Immortal Origin resistance is increasing...

Immortal Origin Resistance (Weak) -> Immortal Origin Resistance (Normal)

The System's prompts became his only light in this endless descent.

But mere resistance was not enough.

What he wanted was far more than that.

At the moment of his unknown thousandth resurrection, Lin Fan condensed that Will on the verge of collapse into a sharp spike and actively crashed into the pure Immortal Origin that was washing over him.

He no longer passively endured.

He wanted to actively analyze it.

Detecting host actively contacting Immortal Realm Origin...

Analyzing...

Congratulations to the host for acquiring a new characteristic: Immortal Origin Affinity (Elementary)!

It worked!

Lin Fan's spirit was greatly invigorated.

Affinity meant that he was no longer just a passive punching bag.

He began to possess the qualification to understand this power, and even to control it in the future.

Continuously analyzing the terminal Law pollution...

Congratulations to the host for acquiring a new ability: Law Fragment Analysis (Elementary)!

The reward prompts on the System panel popped up one after another.

They were no longer mere resistance attributes.

Instead, they were rapidly leaping to deeper, more fundamental levels.

Lin Fan felt that his understanding of the huge immortal realm fragment was increasing at an incredible speed.

Each of his 'deaths' was no longer a simple refresh and resurrection.

Instead, it became an efficient 'sampling' and 'analysis'.

His almost self-mutilating, frantic 'grinding' also completely ignited the phenomena of Burial Immortal Valley.

The Immortal Qi, which originally only flowed in the core area, began to uncontrollably gush outwards.

Above the valley entrance, the grey mist was torn open, and dazzling immortal lights shot up into the sky, illuminating half the firmament as bright as day.

Dense Spiritual Qi, mixed with traces of Immortal Realm Origin, transformed into visible Spiritual Qi tides, spreading towards the entire Central Continent.

This thoroughly stirred up a hornet's nest.

Oh my god! What pure Spiritual Qi is this!

It's an Opportunity! It must be the legendary Immortal Opportunity appearing!

Burial Immortal Valley! The source of the phenomenon is Burial Immortal Valley!

Countless Cultivators were alarmed.

Those Spirit Transformation Old Monster who were still observing could no longer suppress the greed and anxiety in their hearts.

Streaks of light, from all directions of the continent, tore through the sky, rushing desperately towards Burial Immortal Valley.

Among them were several Peak God Transformation Stage mighty figures who had been in seclusion for hundreds of years and were highly renowned.

Their Lifespan was already running out, and the anomaly in Burial Immortal Valley was their last remaining straw of hope in this life... Lin Fan's 'vision', through the System, coldly observed these uninvited guests.

They were like a pack of sharks smelling blood.

A white-haired, sinister-looking old man conjured an ancient bronze shield, holding it above his head, and cautiously moved into the valley.

Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet split open without warning into a black crevice.

That was not an ordinary crack, but a silent spatial rift.

The old man didn't even have time to scream before half his body, along with the bronze shield of no low grade, was instantly swallowed, cut, and turned into nothingness.

The remaining half of his body gushed blood, fell to the ground, and his Divine Soul was Scattered.

On the other side.

Three Transformation Mid-Stage Cultivators formed a Three Talents Array, back to back, advancing cautiously.

Magic Treasures glowed around them, making them appear as stable as Mount Tai.

However, an invisible fluctuation silently swept past.

My vitality... my vitality is draining away!

One of the Cultivators cried out in horror.

His originally plump skin was shriveling at a visible speed, his black hair rapidly turned grey and fell out.

In just a few breaths, a majestic God Transformation Stage mighty figure turned into a withered corpse, fell to the ground, and crumbled into dust.

His two companions were terrified, their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, no longer daring to advance, and fled out of the valley in a panic.

There was also a Late Stage God Transformation Stage powerhouse who prided himself on his profound Cultivation, possessing a damaged Immortal Artifact for protection.

He successfully resisted the spatial rifts and vitality stripping, rushing all the way to a place several miles from the core area.

He saw the gushing immortal light and felt the pure Immortal Realm Origin.

In his ecstasy, he recklessly spread his arms, attempting to forcibly absorb a trace of the leaked energy.

Boom!

A muffled sound.

That wisp of energy, which for Lin Fan was merely 'a bit much', was a destructive poison for his mortal body.

His body, like a balloon inflated to its limit, exploded with a bang.

Flesh, bones, Nascent Soul, along with the Immortal Artifact fragment, were instantly completely burst, annihilated, and turned into a handful of the most brilliant blood mist by the violent power of immortals and mortals.

He perished on the spot.

Lin Fan 'watched' all of this indifferently.

These God Transformation Stage mighty figures, who could establish sects and stir up storms in the outside world, were as fragile as ants here.

Every time they died, it meant their Divine Soul was Scattered, tens of thousands of years of arduous Cultivation becoming nothing in an instant.

And each of his own 'deaths' brought rewards, indirectly strengthening him.

The comparison of efficiency was utterly brutal.

Lin Fan clearly realized that his characteristic of 'infinite death' was the only, and most perfect, way to grind this top-tier 'dungeon'.

Just then, a strange power silently invaded his Divine Soul.

It was not the vastness of Immortal Origin, nor the ferocity of pollution.

Instead, it was a cold, deathly silent, eerie power specifically targeting the Origin of living beings.

Warning! Detecting unknown curse power erosion!

Attempting to analyze...

Analysis failed, curse rule sequence too high!

Lin Fan felt his Dao Heart waver uncontrollably for the first time.

A weariness of 'life' and a longing for 'death' arose from the bottom of his heart for no reason.

The next second, he was torn apart by the chaotic energy.

Triggering highest authority: Infinite Resurrection!

Resurrection complete, all negative statuses cleared.

Died after enduring unknown curse power, calculating rewards...

Congratulations to the host for acquiring a new characteristic: Curse Resistance (Weak)!

After resurrecting, Lin Fan immediately felt the curse power again.

But this time, the sense of weariness in his Divine Soul was significantly lessened.

He died again.

Congratulations to the host for acquiring a new characteristic: Curse Resistance (Normal)!

He died again.

Congratulations to the host for acquiring a new characteristic: Curse Resistance (High)!

...After hundreds of death cycles, Lin Fan finally maxed out this resistance.

When the curse power descended again, it could no longer affect him in any way.

He also finally, through repeated 'experiences', discerned the essence of this curse.

It seemed to specifically target the 'Perfection' state of living beings.

The more perfectly a Cultivator's Physical Body or Divine Soul was Cultivated, the more vigorous their vitality, the more severe the curse erosion they suffered.

And his own 'imperfect' state, constantly in the 'death-reorganization' cycle, ironically became a natural 'exemptee'.

Interesting.

While grinding for rewards, Lin Fan also used his 'Law Fragment Comprehension' ability to try to understand, and even predict, the twisted and chaotic rules within the valley.

He began to catch fleeting fragments of Immortal Realm rules at certain moments of 'death'.

Although they were just flashes, they gave him a whole new understanding of the essence of power... Outside the valley, in a relatively safe area.

A Cultivator dressed in black, with an aura as sharp as a blade, was looking at the core area with a solemn expression.

He had several bone-deep wounds on his body, clearly having paid a considerable price in his recent exploration.

He was True Person Jueying, a well-known Loose Cultivator from the Northern Region and a Peak God Transformation Stage mighty figure.

He had detected the anomaly within the valley earlier than anyone else.

And he was closer to the core than anyone else.

But even he, after paying the price of a substitute Magic Treasure, was forced to retreat.

Something's not right...

True Person Jueying's brows were tightly furrowed, his gaze fixed on the most violent center of energy.

The Laws there are extremely chaotic; any living being stepping in should be annihilated instantly.

But why...

His Divine Sense, at the cost of being severely damaged, captured an extremely strange scene.

In the center of that destructive storm, which even he dared not approach, a blurry figure seemed to be repeatedly 'appearing' and 'disappearing'.

Each appearance brought with it a pure life aura.

Each disappearance returned to complete annihilation.

It was like a ghost that would never truly die...

Undying body?

A crazy thought jumped out of True Person Jueying's mind.

Extreme greed and shock instantly flashed in his eyes.

How could there be a truly undying body in this world?

Unless... unless that figure was not a living being at all.

But an alternative treasure, originating from the same source as this Burial Immortal Valley, possessing self-healing abilities!

An 'Immortal Fetus' nurtured by the Immortal Realm Origin!

Thinking of this, True Person Jueying's breathing became rapid.

He no longer hesitated, suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spat out a mouthful of vital essence blood, and performed a secret art.

A blurry black shadow separated from his body, ignoring the obstruction of space, and lightning-fast pounced towards Lin Fan's location.

He wanted to seize this 'treasure' and snatch this heaven-sent Opportunity.

However, just as his shadow was about to touch Lin Fan.

Boom!

A violent golden shockwave exploded from that area without warning.

It was one of Lin Fan's 'resurrection counterattacks'.

True Person Jueying's secret art Clone was shattered on the spot by this power before it even had time to scream.

His main body in the distance was hit hard, grunting, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

What a powerful counterattack!

True Person Jueying's eyes showed even greater shock.

He was about to strike again, but found that the target had disappeared.

That eerie figure seemed to have merged into the surrounding chaotic Laws, and no matter how he investigated, he could no longer find any trace.

True Person Jueying didn't know.

At this moment, Lin Fan was using his preliminary understanding of chaotic Laws to cleverly disguise his aura as an ordinary energy turbulence, perfectly evading his pursuit.

Deep in Lin Fan's Divine Soul, it was icy cold.

He had completely understood.

This Burial Immortal Valley was not just a chess game set by the Heavenly Dao.

It was also a huge cake, placed before everyone, waiting to be 'devoured'.

And the only utensil to eat this cake was 'death'.

Who could 'die' more efficiently?

Who could die more, faster, and deeper than others?

That person would seize the final victory in this deadly monster-grinding game.