106: Ancient God Ruins, Secret Techniques Acquired

In the Godfall Plane, the pale golden mist seemed eternal, shrouding this land where holiness and deathly silence coexisted.

Lin Yang hovered in the air, the Chaos Gang Qi around him—dark gold with a hint of purple-gold luster—slowly receding. The drained corpse of the God Descendant silently told the tale of the battle's outcome.

He felt the surging power within him, its quality having risen once more, and swept his sharp gaze toward the vast, boundless mountain range in the distance.

"The creatures here possess pure energy, yet they are xenophobic and highly aggressive."

Bai Wanqing's cold voice rang out. The ice silk lingering at her fingertips seemed to be tinged with a faint golden glow as she tried hard to adapt to and analyze this sacred energy.

"And they don't seem very smart, only knowing how to fight and kill."

Chu Yuning wiped her sword blade and pursed her lips; the recent battle made her feel that these God Descendants had power but lacked technique.

Lin Yang pondered for a moment and said, "It's not that they aren't smart; perhaps it is their survival Law to view anything not of their own kind as an intruder. The chaos star core senses an unusually dense gathering of energy in that direction; there is likely an ancient ruin there."

The direction he pointed to was a vast, undulating mountain range. Halfway up one of the highest Peaks, one could vaguely see some massive, non-naturally formed stone pillars and the outlines of collapsed buildings, exuding an even more ancient and desolate aura.

"Let's go take a look, everyone be careful," Lin Yang ordered. The starship slowly lowered its altitude, approaching the ruins like a ghost.

The closer they got, the heavier the sacred pressure became. It even began to carry a repulsive force on a mental level, attempting to drive away "unclean" existences like them. The starship's shield rippled slightly.

The group landed on a massive platform at the edge of the ruins. The stone slabs underfoot were covered in cracks but remained incredibly hard. Carved upon them were blurred murals depicting giant gods plucking stars and grasping the moon, battling ferocious beasts, full of a primitive, savage sense of power.

"These murals... contain a trace of will pressure." Su Qingyue stared at them for a moment, feeling a slight stinging sensation in her Divine Sense.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the depths of the ruins, filled with rage and a sense of guardianship.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground shook, and a figure three zhang tall stood up abruptly from the depths of the ruins. It was also a humanoid God Descendant, but its build was even more burly and majestic. The golden blood under its skin flowed as brightly as lava, and its bulging muscles looked as if they were forged from gold and iron. It held a massive, dilapidated stone axe, yet the axe blade flowed with heart-stopping energy fluctuations. The aura it emitted had reached the level of Minor Accomplishment of Spirit Sea Realm!

"Profaner! Leave the Holy Land!" The guardian God Descendant let out a dull mental roar. It swung its massive stone axe, creating a crescent-shaped golden light blade that tore through space, striking at the starship first! The power of this strike far exceeded that of the previous God Descendants!

"Excellent!" Lin Yang's Battle Intent flared; he would use this to test the power of his Chaos True Essence after its qualitative change!

His figure shot out. Without dodging or evading, he punched directly at the golden light blade! After the Chaos Annihilation Fist manual underwent its transformation, the fist aura was even more solidified, and that trace of purple-gold luster appeared noble and domineering.

Boom!

The fist aura and the light blade exploded simultaneously, the energy shockwave blowing away the surrounding broken walls and debris once again. Lin Yang's figure swayed slightly, while the guardian took half a step back.

"Indeed powerful!" Lin Yang was not alarmed but delighted; this guardian's energy was even more condensed, almost comparable to a human Cultivator at the Peak of Minor Accomplishment of Spirit Sea Realm.

"Form up, trap it! Lin Yang, you take the lead in attacking!" Bai Wanqing commanded immediately. The ice silk danced, and countless ice crystal chains appeared out of thin air, wrapping around the guardian's legs. The Chu Sisters' sword light rose again, the Dual-Pole Sword Formation evolving into a cage of Sword Qi to restrict its movements. Mu Yao unleashed a large expanse of water mist, interfering with its perception and attempting to erode the energy shield on its body.

The starship's secondary cannons also fired simultaneously, precisely bombarding the guardian's joints and weapon, splashing out countless golden lights.

The guardian roared repeatedly, its stone axe dancing wildly, constantly shattering the ice chains and sword light, but its movements were ultimately significantly delayed. Although its power was strong, its fighting style remained straightforward, lacking variation.

Lin Yang seized the opportunity, pushing his Chaos Domain to the limit, and suddenly lunged in front of the guardian!

"Tribulation Finger, Break Evil!"

The Chaos Tribulation Finger condensed at a single point, that trace of purple-gold light appearing particularly dazzling, and he instantly struck out!

Pfft!

This time, the finger aura easily broke through the thick layer of sacred protective energy on the guardian's body, directly opening a bloody hole in its chest, which was harder than refined gold! Pale golden blood gushed out!

"Roar!" The guardian suffered a heavy blow, its movements stalling.

How could Lin Yang miss such an opportunity? He activated the Heaven Swallowing Art again and pressed his right hand onto its wound!

"Devour!"

Violent and pure sacred energy, mixed with a trace of an even more ancient aura, surged into his body, causing Lin Yang's Meridians to ache slightly, but the chaos star core rejoiced and refined it rapidly! The guardian's body withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually collapsing to the ground with a boom and turning into fly ash.

The battle ended, and everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Lin Yang walked to where the guardian had first appeared, where there was an altar half-hidden by huge rocks. He blasted the huge rocks away with a punch. On the altar lay several items: a damaged dark golden metal plate, covered with profound divine inscriptions; a golden seed emitting a faint life fluctuation; and an ancient scroll that was neither gold nor jade.

Lin Yang first picked up the scroll, which felt cold to the touch. Opening it, the first few ancient divine inscriptions caught his eye—"Divine Refining Art"!

A rough glance revealed that this was an extremely profound Body Refining secret technique. It did not absorb Spiritual Qi, but rather guided a higher energy called "Divine Essence" to temper the Physical Body, internal organs, bones, and skin. The ultimate goal was to forge a true "Divine Body," capable of hard-hitting Divine Artifacts with bare hands! This perfectly solved the problem where his Chaos True Essence was becoming increasingly powerful, and his Physical Body was gradually finding it difficult to fully withstand it.

"Good stuff!" A flash of light appeared in Lin Yang's eyes, and he put it away. The metal plate and the golden seed were definitely not ordinary items either, so he stashed them away as well.

This trip had yielded massive gains! Not only had his True Essence undergone a qualitative change, but he had also obtained the much-needed Body Refining secret technique.