153: Chapter 153 Manipulating Fate

Ignoring Ishtaro, who was still kneeling on the ground, Lin Sheng turned his attention back to Rona.

"Use your strongest form to defend."

"Venerable God..."

Hearing this, Rona wanted to speak, but Lin Sheng cut him off directly.

"Do as I say, or die."

Under Lin Sheng's pressure, Rona had no choice but to comply.

His divine body shone brilliantly as a dense layer of transparent crystals surfaced upon it.

At the same time, Lin Sheng also made a move.

Amidst the flowing golden light, he unleashed an attack carrying the pressure of a Golden Immortal level. It moved at a leisurely pace toward Rona, who was waiting below in full battle readiness.

"This is bad. Am I going to fall here today?"

Feeling the terrifying pressure of the attack and the threat of death hidden within, Rona felt a wave of desolation in his heart.

He wanted to flee, and he also wanted to fight back.

Instead of dying so pathetically, it would be better to fight the opponent head-on.

Although the outcome would be death either way, the latter would be dying in battle.

However, while shrouded by the pressure, no matter how hard Rona tried, he could not move his divine body even half a step.

There was an insurmountable chasm between a True God and a "Golden Immortal."

"Hmm? Are True Gods this weak?"

Seeing Rona below, whose divine body had already begun to crumble under his attack, Lin Sheng was slightly surprised.

His attack hadn't even landed yet; why was the opponent's divine body already collapsing?

This won't do!

As a True God, killing Rona wouldn't provide any believers to incorporate.

On the contrary, if he kept him alive, he could be used as a subordinate in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Sheng quickly withdrew most of his power.

At that moment, Rona felt the pressure on his body ease.

But before he could think further, the attack landed on his divine body.

The intense light made it almost impossible for Rona to open his eyes, and an unprecedented pain surged through his entire body.

Even so, Rona did not dare to harbor any resentment toward Lin Sheng.

He knew that Lin Sheng had held back at the last moment.

"Thank you, Venerable God, for your mercy."

Rona struggled to stand upright in the void and bowed toward Lin Sheng.

This was the helplessness of the weak before the strong; as long as the strong did not kill the weak, it was a blessing.

In the face of a strong man's blessing, the weak should naturally be grateful.

"Mhm."

Lin Sheng gave a light hum in response.

Then, he commanded in an unquestionable tone:

"Take him to recover for a while."

This was said to both Ishtaro and Rona.

Faced with Lin Sheng's irresistible tone, Rona did not dare to disobey and could only follow Ishtaro to the Outer Universe with a nervous heart.

...

After Ishtaro and Rona left Subspace, Lin Sheng remained where he was without moving.

He gazed into the distant void, sensing a terrifying aura approaching him from that direction.

He had already been locked on by that aura; even leaving Subspace would be futile.

As the terrifying aura drew closer, a massive and distorted piece of flesh slowly came into Lin Sheng's view.

The intensity of the aura emitted by this distorted flesh far exceeded Rona's, and its level of chaos was even comparable to Lin Sheng's original body.

One must know that the reason Lin Sheng's original body was so chaotic was because he possessed a "rule level" talent: chaotic information.

Since this piece of flesh had also reached such a level, its identity was self-evident.

This was an Old One!

"%**##."

"??...*!"

The moment the Old One appeared, it didn't even say a word, launching a zero-frame attack directly at Lin Sheng.

Unheralded whispers, carrying countless bits of chaotic information, swarmed toward Lin Sheng's consciousness.

Facing this unannounced attack, Lin Sheng activated his golden immortal dao fruit, and his consciousness was instantly covered by a layer of pale golden Daoist scripts.

"Bo~"

The whispers and Daoist scripts collided, as if a ripple had been stirred within the void.

Since Lin Sheng had not yet fully fused with the golden immortal dao fruit, he could not completely block the attack of a genuine Old One.

This was also why Lin Sheng was unwilling to go to the Outer Universe.

He had been locked on by this Old One. If he went to the Outer Universe, the Old One would be weakened, but if it went berserk, he wouldn't be able to protect everyone.

But in Subspace, even if he was no match for the Old One as he was now, Lin Sheng was not afraid.

Because even if he hadn't put up any defense just now, this Old One could not kill him.

Because "Immortal Consciousness" is "Truth."

"You... have overstepped!"

Failing to land a decisive blow, the Old One actually spoke.

The voice sounded like the low growls of countless creatures mixed together. Although Lin Sheng wouldn't suffer any substantial impact, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing it.

The voice was truly hideous, possessing a magical quality that made one never want to hear it a second time.

"You..."

Lin Sheng wanted to speak and communicate with this Old One, but as soon as he uttered a single word, the Old One launched another zero-frame attack at him.

"Yiyaya~"

"Aaaah!"

Realizing that its voice caused Lin Sheng discomfort, the Old One added some true damage to its attack.

"You're looking for death!"

Listening to the noise in his consciousness, which was even more grating than someone snoring next to him in the middle of the night, Lin Sheng felt a surge of irritation.

Golden light flared within his consciousness as Daoist scripts arranged themselves before him.

Just then, Lin Sheng suddenly felt that his "Harmonizing Light with Dust" talent had been triggered.

Under the activation of "Harmonizing Light with Dust," Lin Sheng felt his fusion with the "golden immortal dao fruit" suddenly deepen by a large step.

Simultaneously, a technique called "Mediating Creation" was comprehended as his fusion with the "golden immortal dao fruit" deepened.

Upon comprehending the "Mediating Creation" technique, Lin Sheng also understood its capabilities.

"Mediating Creation" could intervene in and harmonize the laws of nature.

At its peak, it could influence or even change the Evolution of the entire universe.

Since there was no way to replenish mana in this universe, Lin Sheng used evolution points to convert into mana every time he used the golden immortal dao fruit.

He activated the golden immortal dao fruit and attempted to use this technique.

With Lin Sheng as the center, incomplete rules began to repair the surrounding void space.

Once these rules appeared, the screeching Old One's body suddenly froze.

Immediately afterward, it felt a sudden sense of oppression.

More violent attacks surged toward Lin Sheng. The Old One knew that Lin Sheng was behind all this and wanted to interrupt his casting.

However, Lin Sheng's consciousness strength was at the "Truth Level," so even if he stood still, this Old One could do nothing to him.

The reason Lin Sheng stayed to deal with the Old One was simply that he didn't want to be constantly plagued by trouble.