151: Encountering "Fallen God Believers"

From Falling Star Slope, the team sped all the way into the depths of the Desolate God Domain.

With Lin Ye's "pre-cognizant" Basic Reconnaissance Technique as a guide, coupled with Ji Yueyao, a Peak Demigod expert, anchoring the team, this hastily assembled group proceeded with surprising smoothness.

They accurately avoided one terrifying primeval Vicious Beast lair after another, circumventing numerous natural death traps filled with fatal dangers. Occasionally, they encountered some Earth Spirit-level Yao Beasts blocking their path, but these were mostly dealt with cleanly and efficiently by Feng Xinglie's lightning-fast Gale Divine Sword or Jin Gang's overbearing fist Qi capable of shaking mountains.

Initially, Feng Xinglie, Jin Gang, and others looked at Lin Ye with undisguised disdain and contempt.

However, after personally witnessing Lin Ye's several "perfectly timed" early warnings, which led them to avoid terrifying beast tides that could trouble even a Middle Stage Demigod expert, that disdain gradually transformed into a mix of surprise, confusion, and… a hint of uncontrollable apprehension.

This "Wild God," who seemed to have unstable Qi and an unsteady Divine Spark, apparently… wasn't as useless as they had imagined?

Especially Ji Yueyao, her gaze towards Lin Ye became increasingly… complex.

She could clearly sense that Lin Ye was always shrouded in a mist that even she couldn't penetrate. Every one of his warnings seemed to be just "good luck" or "a timely coincidence." But, once was luck, twice was a coincidence, but what if… it was every time?

How many secrets was this man still hiding?

Lin Ye ignored the probing and scrutinizing gazes behind him.

He simply walked calmly at the very front of the team, his dark eyes, like the most precise instruments, rapidly scanning the surrounding unfamiliar environment, filled with endless desolation and deathly silence.

His Basic Reconnaissance Technique had long been pushed to its limit; every rustle within a ten-mile radius was as clear as lines on his palm, presented in his mind.

The deeper they went, the heavier Lin Ye's heart became…

In the air, the already violent Law power became increasingly chaotic and… dangerous! Spatial rifts, like hideous scars, would suddenly appear before or beneath them without warning, like vipers lurking in the shadows! A slight misstep could lead to being completely… swallowed by the terrifying spatial turbulence capable of tearing apart a Demigod's body!

And the creatures lurking in this desperate domain also became increasingly… bizarre!

Just half a day ago, they even witnessed a terrifying bone Dragon, nearly a hundred zhang long and made entirely of black bones, rise from a bottomless river of blood to engage in a destructive, insane battle with another ferocious demon tiger, which had two ribbed wings and spat black netherfire, all for an unknown, broken bone fragment emitting a faint divine glow!

Those were clearly two undead creatures whose strength rivaled the Heavenly Rule level!

If Lin Ye hadn't given an early warning and led the team to avoid them, their group would have probably been reduced to dust by the aftershocks of those two terrifying beings' battle!

"It seems… the anonymous person who posted the mission was not exaggerating." Jin Gang looked at the distant mountain range, which was already shattered and whose space was subtly unstable. For the first time, a hint of solemnity appeared on his usually confident face. "Indeed, the depths of the Desolate God Domain… are not a benevolent place!"

Feng Xinglie said nothing, but his hand, gripping the hilt of his sword, unconsciously tightened a few points.

Even Ji Yueyao, in her perpetually calm, light golden eyes, a flicker of unnoticeable… apprehension passed through.

However, Lin Ye's brows furrowed even deeper.

Since a moment ago, the faint… unease in his heart had grown increasingly strong!

It was as if a pair of cold, malicious eyes were secretly… watching them!

"System!" He thought, "Reconnaissance range… maximize!"

"Command confirmed! Basic Reconnaissance Technique has entered an overloaded state! Reconnaissance range extended to… thirty miles!"

"Warning! This action will greatly consume the host's Divine Soul power!"

Buzz!!!

Lin Ye felt a sudden, needle-like pain in his brain!

But, at that very instant!

A wider and even more… chilling "map" unfolded in his mind!

He saw that about twenty miles ahead, in that seemingly ordinary, rocky valley, there were actually… dozens of eerie black shadows, filled with cold and deathly Aura, lurking!

Each of these black shadows was completely enveloped in a wide black cloak, their faces unseen, and they lurked silently in the shadows that could swallow all light, like the most patient hunters!

And in their center, a very faint, yet endlessly evil and… corrupted terrifying Aura subtly emanated!

"A trap!"

Lin Ye's heart sank instantly!

He had no doubt that if their team unknowingly stumbled into that valley… the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Wait!"

He abruptly raised his hand, signaling the team to stop!

"What's wrong?" Feng Xinglie frowned, a clear look of impatience on his face. "Kid, what have you found now? Don't tell me there's another Heavenly Rule-level Vicious Beast ahead!"

The other Prodigies also looked at Lin Ye with skepticism.

Lin Ye ignored them. He just stared intently at the seemingly calm valley ahead, his dark eyes filled with unprecedented solemnity!

"There are people… ahead." He spoke slowly, his voice low.

"People?" Feng Xinglie scoffed as if he had heard the biggest joke. "In this godforsaken place, who else could there be besides us? I think you, kid, are just scared witless!"

"Junior Brother Lin," even the usually steady Jin Gang couldn't help but frown, "Are you… mistaken?"

"Whoosh!"

Just then!

A pitch-black arrow, filled with endless cold and malicious Aura, shot out without warning, like a deadly fangs from the Nine Heavens, instantly tearing through the Void Realm, carrying a terrifying power capable of easily piercing a Demigod's protective divine light, aiming straight for Lin Ye's… glabella!!!

Fast!

Extremely fast!

This arrow was not only lightning-fast but also contained a very strange, corrupting power that could directly erode the Divine Soul!

Clearly, the enemy had already discovered their tracks! And had chosen to… strike first!

"Watch out!!!"

Ji Yueyao's face drastically changed! Without thinking, the moon-white silk ribbon in her hand instantly transformed into a stream of light, ready to intercept!

However, Lin Ye's reaction was even faster than hers!

The moment that black arrow appeared, his previously calm eyes suddenly erupted with a dazzling black and white divine light!

He punched out into the air in the direction the arrow came from!

"Scram!!!"

A roar filled with endless domineering and Divine Might exploded like a final decree!

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!

A terrifying, indescribable storm of power suddenly erupted from Lin Ye's fist as its center!

Wherever his fist passed, the incredibly solid space shattered inch by inch as if it were fragile glass!

That black arrow, which had been so aggressive and full of malicious Aura, instantly seemed to meet its nemesis the moment it touched the terrifying fist wind! It couldn't even hold on for a breath, exploding with a "bang" like paper, turning into a sky full of… black Qi!

Vanished into thin air!

And that terrifying fist wind, after shattering the arrow, did not diminish in power in the slightest! It was like an awakened primeval Dragon, carrying supreme Divine Might capable of piercing through heaven and earth, fiercely smashing into the seemingly calm… rocky valley ahead!

"Rumble!!!"

A terrifying roar, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, suddenly resounded throughout the entire world!

He saw that the previously rugged valley was, under this single punch, as if an invisible, divine giant hand had fiercely swept over it!

All the rocks! All the shadows! Were completely… razed to the ground in that instant! Turning into dust that filled the sky!

Revealing… dozens of strange figures completely enveloped in black cloaks, hidden within!

And on their faces, twisted expressions filled with endless horror and… disbelief!

"Ene… enemy attack!!!"

A sharp, panicked, and terrified shriek finally erupted from the black-robed figures!

They couldn't understand!

How could their perfect ambush, already laid with layers of concealment Restrictions, be… so simply and brutally shattered by a single punch?!

However, before they could recover from this sudden, earth-shattering change!

"Kill!!!"

A delicate shout, filled with endless coldness and fierce killing intent, had already descended like Nine Heavens profound ice!

Ji Yueyao!

At the exact same moment Lin Ye punched, she had already transformed into an invisible moon-white stream of light, appearing like a teleportation above the heads of the already chaotic black-robed figures!

Her light golden eyes, which had been filled with worry, now only held endless coldness and… killing intent!

She gently pressed her palm down towards the dozens of figures below, who were filled with panic and fear!

"Ice Seal… a Thousand Miles!!!"

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!

An indescribable, terrifying cold surge, filled with endless freezing and eternal annihilation, suddenly erupted from her jade palm as its center!

In that instant, the entire world seemed to be completely… frozen!

Whether it was the whistling gale, the swirling dust, or… the dozens of black-robed figures who were still in a state of panic!

Everything instantly solidified the moment it touched that terrifying cold surge! Turning into lifelike… ice sculptures!

Even the expressions of horror and fear on their faces were perfectly… frozen!

This was the absolute strength of a Peak Demigod expert!

"Hmph! A bunch of skulking rats!"

Feng Xinglie and the others finally reacted! They looked at the enemies who had already turned into ice sculptures, their faces showing lingering fear and… fury!

Without thinking, they were about to activate their Divine Abilities to completely… blast these "live targets" into smithereens!

However, just then!

Lin Ye's grave voice, like a clap of thunder, suddenly exploded in everyone's ears!

"Don't move!!!"

"Retreat!!!"

What?!

Everyone was stunned!

However, before they could figure out why Lin Ye would give such a strange command—

An even more… horrifying scene appeared, making their souls flee!

He saw that the black-robed ice sculptures, which had been completely frozen and seemed utterly dead, actually… moved without warning!

Their bodies, in an extremely bizarre way that defied physical Law, slowly… melted?!

No!

Not melting!

But rather… sacrifice!!!

He saw that their flesh, bones, and even Divine Souls, under the pull of a strange power filled with endless evil and fanaticism, transformed into streams of pitch-black, viscous liquid, filled with endless corruption and malevolent Aura!

These black liquids, as if alive, frantically wriggled and converged!

Finally, within the ice, they condensed into blurred, twisted, yet radiating a terrifying demonic shadow, whose Aura was several times stronger than their original bodies!!!

"Jie jie jie…"

A series of chilling, hoarse laughs, like millions of wronged souls wailing simultaneously, emanated from the demonic shadows that had just formed!

"Fresh… sacrifices…"

"Delicious… Divine Souls…"

Boom!!!

Before Lin Ye and the others could react!

The dozens of terrifying demonic shadows, formed from pure corrupting power, suddenly broke free from the profound ice restraint, which was capable of completely freezing even a Middle Stage Demigod expert, like primeval Vicious Beasts escaping their cages!

Their eyes, flashing with crimson ghostly fire, locked onto Ji Yueyao and the others, whose faces had drastically changed, letting out roars filled with endless greed and hunger, transforming into a pitch-black demonic tide capable of completely devouring heaven and earth!

And… swooped down!!!