336: The bloody battle begins! My new toy is called "Self-Destruction"!

In the chaotic hall of white bones, there was dead silence.

Although the terrifying pressure from an unknown dimension had retreated, the shadow it left behind was like a tangible brand, deeply carved into the depths of every creature's Soul.

The Demon Leader, paralyzed on the ground, was still trembling uncontrollably.

His eyes, burning with the Soul fire of Nirvana, stared fixedly at the empty space where Lin Fan had disappeared. Hatred and fear intertwined, almost burning his sanity to ashes.

"The Renegade!"

That insect actually possessed the aura of a "Renegade"!

Why would this taboo existence, personally wanted and hunted by the God Lord for countless epochs, be involved with this barren world?

That insect... did he really die?

"No, that's not right!"

The Demon Leader suddenly recalled a detail he had overlooked.

All the actions the insect displayed while dancing were filled with indifference toward death and... a kind of near-fanatical anticipation!

A terrifying conjecture, like a rapidly growing poisonous vine, instantly coiled around his thoughts.

"All forces, listen to my command!"

The Demon Leader's hoarse and furious roar exploded in the hall.

"Seal off the entire Spirit Realm! Do not let a single fly escape!"

"Search every Star Domain, every living being! Even if you have to turn this Universe upside down, you must find that insect—no, find every trace of his existence!"

...

Meanwhile. On a desolate planet countless light-years away from the immortal throne, Lin Fan's starship floated quietly in a deep underground rift.

Inside the cabin, a flash of light appeared. Lin Fan's figure materialized out of thin air, still wearing that flashy performance outfit.

He stretched, his joints popping with a series of crisp cracks.

"Whew... I'm alive again."

"I have to say, the power of a full-force strike from a Peak Mahayana Cultivator is truly something. Exploding along with that extra-dimensional Sword Intent, not even a cell was left. Clean and environmentally friendly."

While muttering to himself, he impatiently pulled up the System light screen before him.

Lines of golden text, radiating scorching heat, cascaded down like a waterfall.

[You have died...]

[Final Rating: EX!]

[Congratulations! You have received an EX-grade special reward: Passive Talent — 'Enemy of the God Lord'!]

Lin Fan's breath hitched.

EX-grade! It actually was an EX-grade!

His gaze was nailed to that newly added passive talent.

[Enemy of the God Lord (Unique · Passive)]

[Effect: Your existence has been faintly perceived by the Supreme God Lord of the "Land of God's Fall." Damage dealt to all units under its command (including but not limited to the World-Ending Divine Army) will be permanently increased by 500%! At the same time, you will be prioritized for detection and targeting by all high-level units under its command (Commander level and above), and your aggro level will automatically rise to "Life-and-Death Struggle."]

[Note: You have become the designated "Protagonist of Destiny (Villain)" in the Great Calamity of the God's Fall Era. Please strive to survive, or die more spectacularly.]

"Holy crap!"

Even with Lin Fan's temperament, he couldn't help but curse at this moment.

Damage permanently increased by 500%! What kind of concept is that?

This means that whenever he fights the Divine Army in the future, he'll come with a super armor-piercing + critical damage buff, with every strike ablaze and every punch a critical hit!

As for that "Life-and-Death Struggle" aggro lock... in Lin Fan's eyes, that wasn't a debuff at all; it was the highest level of VIP treatment! It was the ultimate insurance to prevent the boss from being stolen!

"Protagonist of Destiny (Villain)? I like this setting!"

Lin Fan's grin stretched almost to his ears.

His gaze continued downward.

[Congratulations! You have received an SSS-grade Law reward: 'Nirvana Law Fragment'!]

[Nirvana Law Fragment: Contains the pure Law of Nirvana. Upon absorption, you can initially control the power of Nirvana...]

[Detected that your cultivation has reached the Peak Soul Transformation, meeting the advancement conditions...]

['Nirvana Law Fragment' beginning Fusion... Fusion successful!]

Boom! A profound and majestic power exploded within Lin Fan's body. His cultivation Bottleneck, like paper, was instantly shattered!

Early Stage Body Integration! Middle Stage Body Integration! His cultivation soared like a rocket, finally settling steadily at the Middle Stage Body Integration Realm!

At the same time, a brand new S-grade passive appeared in his talent list.

[Law Affinity · Nirvana (S-grade · Passive): You possess extremely high resistance and comprehension toward Nirvana-type Laws and attacks.]

"Not bad, not bad. If I encounter anyone playing with Nirvana in the future, my survival rate will increase significantly."

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.

However, when his gaze fell on the last reward, he froze completely.

It was an entry shimmering with seven-colored light, indescribably noble.

[Congratulations! You have received an EX-grade one-time skill: 'Elegy of Cosmic Dust'!]

[Elegy of Cosmic Dust (EX · Active · One-time)]

[Effect: Detonate every concept of your own existence (including but not limited to body, Soul, Law, Karma), dealing true damage that cannot be exempted or defended against by conventional means to all hostile targets within a specified range (maximum coverage of a small galaxy).]

[Damage Value: Based on the sum of your current Health, Spiritual Power, and Divine Soul strength, multiplied by 10,000%.]

[Note: This is a conceptual self-destruction with excellent performance effects. Please choose the location carefully to obtain the highest settlement rating.]

Lin Fan: "..."

Li Hanyue: "..."

Li Hanyue, who had just walked out of the next room to check on Lin Fan's condition, happened to see this line of text on the light screen.

The expression on her face, which had been frozen for ten thousand years, cracked once again.

Self-destruction? Covering a small galaxy? Multiplied by ten thousand times?

She felt that her Sword Intent—no, her basic understanding of this Universe—had been completely blasted into dust by these few lines of text.

After a brief moment of stupefaction, Lin Fan's eyes erupted with unprecedented ecstasy, like a star exploding!

"My god... this is art! This is the ultimate aesthetic of courting death!"

He grabbed Li Hanyue beside him, spinning in place with excitement.

"Hanyue! We're rich! We have a mushroom bomb! No, this is a galaxy bomb!"

Li Hanyue was squeezed until she couldn't breathe, her body stiff, her mind blank.

She only subconsciously muttered to herself.

"Madman..."

* * *

Everything that happened at the Worship Assembly swept across the entire Spirit Realm at an inconceivable speed, like the fiercest level-twelve interstellar storm.

General Demon Leader was publicly humiliated by a "madman" performing a dance.

The God Lord's pressure descended, and heaven and earth lost their voice.

Subsequently, the World-Ending Divine Army fell into unprecedented madness, beginning a carpet-style, no-cost-spared purge and search of the entire Spirit Realm.

Countless surviving Sects and Cultivators were completely wiped out in this sudden great purge.

Despair and fear were deeper than ever before.

However, where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Seven days later. In a Secret Realm hidden by an ancient Formation, the highest remaining combat power of the Spirit Realm gathered together.

The Black Tortoise Holy Lord, the Grand Elder of the Tianshu Holy Land, the last Demon Emperor of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace... dozens of Mahayana giants sat together with solemn expressions.

Their auras appeared somewhat listless due to days of hiding and suppression.

An organization named the "Immortal Alliance" was declared established in an oppressive and tragic atmosphere.

Li Hanyue, as the contemporary walker of the Ten Thousand Swords Burial, was also among them.

"The Demon Leader's actions prove that the Cultivator named Lin Fan must have touched upon their core secrets! He even... threatened them!"

The one who spoke was the Black Tortoise Holy Lord, who had been severely injured in the previous defense of the Holy Land; his face was as pale as paper at this moment.

"This is also our opportunity! The crazier they are, the more impatient they are, and there must be loopholes in their defense line!"

"I propose that we must take the initiative to attack, deal them a heavy blow, disrupt their deployment, and buy ourselves a chance to catch our breath!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room immediately became heavy.

Take the initiative to attack? With what?

A one-armed Mahayana Loose Cultivator spoke bitterly: "Holy Lord, what do we have to fight them with? We can't even defeat one of their Bone Dragon starships, let alone those fleets!"

Pessimism spread rapidly.

"Yeah, rather than throwing our lives away, it's better to disperse and hide. Perhaps we can still preserve a spark for our Spirit Realm..."

"The Divine Army is powerful; we cannot fight them head-on..."

Arguments and sighs rose and fell.

Li Hanyue listened quietly without speaking.

Through a special Jade Slip, she live-streamed everything here to Lin Fan, who was far away in the underground rift.

On the other end of the Jade Slip, Lin Fan was eating melon seeds while listening to the intense "debate" among the Immortal Alliance leaders. He felt nothing, and even wanted to laugh.

A group of frightened birds—what kind of result could they possibly discuss?

Sure enough, after arguing for a whole day, the Immortal Alliance finally reached a "consensus" under the insistence of the Black Tortoise Holy Lord.

They decided to attack a supply point of the World-Ending Divine Army located in the "Ghost Claw Star Field."

According to intelligence, only one Bone Dragon starship and fewer than one hundred soldiers were stationed there; it was the weakest defense of all the strongholds.

"This is simply nonsense."

Lin Fan curled his lip and directly turned off the live stream.

Attack a supply point? Even if successful, so what? It's like pulling a leg hair off a giant—it's painless and itchy, but it will only provoke the giant to stomp even more angrily.

The reward is too low, but the risk is not small.

A group of Mahayana Cultivators ganging up on a small stronghold—if this gets out, how will the KPI be calculated? At best, it's a B rating; a huge loss.

His gaze fell on a huge star map in front of him.

This star map was included in the System rewards, clearly marking all the troop deployments and functional divisions of the Ninth Vanguard Fleet.

His finger passed over the "Ghost Claw Star Field" chosen by the Immortal Alliance, moving slowly, and finally, it tapped heavily on a coordinate emitting a dark red halo.

There, three ferocious characters were marked: — Bone-Remnant Furnace!

This was one of the most important logistics units of the World-Ending Divine Army, a mobile factory fleet specifically responsible for collecting corpses and Souls from the battlefield and smelting them into the lowest-level bone soldiers!

Taking out such a fleet had a strategic significance far greater than wiping out ten supply points!

More importantly, it was heavily guarded, with an adjutant personally in command, and at least three complete Bone Dragon starship fleets under its command.

It was definitely a hard nut to crack! It was also a perfect stage where his new passive and new skill could exert their maximum value!

"Hanyue, tell them I'm not participating."

Lin Fan said lightly to the Jade Slip.

On the other end of the Jade Slip, Li Hanyue was stunned: "Then you..."

Lin Fan smiled. He stood up, walked to the porthole of the starship, and looked at the pitch-black, dead Universe outside.

"I'm going to do something big."

"My new toy is still waiting to open for business."

After saying this, he directly cut off the communication.

The Immortal Alliance's first counterattack? No, that's just children playing house.

The real bloody battle would be opened by him alone.

He walked to the main console of the starship and imported the star map marked with "Bone-Remnant Furnace" into it.

Then, he raised his hand and pressed the start button.

The starship vibrated slightly, silently sliding out of the underground rift, turning into an imperceptible stream of light, rushing into the deep starry sea.