133: Chapter 133 The Imperial Guard Emperor

Lin Yan's voice was calm, without the slightest ripple.

Yet, this simple sentence caused the entire Third Floor to fall completely silent.

Karen Walker shuddered.

The Nether Power he had just mobilized was suppressed as if by an invisible mountain, and the wildly churning black mist instantly recoiled back into his body.

The hand on his shoulder was not exerting any force.

Yet it made him feel as if he were nailed to the spot, unable to take even a single step.

Karen's expression changed drastically.

He frantically drove the power within his body; Netherfire rose continuously, his bones cracked and popped, and he was even on the verge of erupting into his beast form again.

But no matter how he struggled, that hand remained completely motionless.

It was as if what was holding him down was not a person.

But a mountain.

Lin Yan withdrew his palm, his expression remaining calm.

He did not even spare Karen another glance, walking straight past everyone toward the golden stairs of the Fourth Level.

The entire Third Floor was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Who was Karen?

One of the strongest monstrous geniuses in the Fourth Super Safe Zone.

A secondary Awakened.

Just moments ago, at Throne No. 2, he was able to suppress three second-stage Dragon-Pattern Marshal on his own, standing alongside Ye Guanqi as the most dazzling presence in the arena.

Yet now... he was held down by one hand on his shoulder, unable to take even a single step?

Not until Lin Yan's figure had walked far away did Karen finally regain the ability to move.

His expression was so gloomy it could almost drip water; he clenched his fists tightly, but ultimately did not strike again.

Because in that very instant, he had felt a danger he had never experienced before.

If he continued to charge... he would die.

Meanwhile, the gazes of most Contestants on the Third Floor followed Lin Yan's figure. Watching that back rapidly ascending, turbulent waves were stirred in their hearts.

"Is he... really going up?"

"Is he crazy?"

"The rules for the Fourth Level have already been announced!"

"Talents disabled, skills weakened, equipment disabled, items forbidden..."

"Even Karen was instantly blasted down; what does he have to rely on?"

"No... just now, he was able to suppress Karen, who was bursting with full power, with a casual press. This person's foundation likely far exceeds our understanding."

"Wait, what about the three Dragon-Pattern Marshal on the Third Floor?"

The person turned his head to look. His teammates behind him were all dumbfounded, jaws dropped; he had been focusing on Karen just now and hadn't noticed the commotion behind him.

His teammate stammered, "J-just now... he... he..."

"One punch... instant kill... he killed them!"

"Hit... hit them into golden powder!"

"What!"

He looked toward the three golden lights that were slowly merging. The resurrection speed of the three Dragon-Pattern Marshal was significantly slower than the Imperial Guards on the First Layer. His shock was endless; the second and third place on the leaderboard could only suppress the three Marshals, yet he had silently instant-killed them directly!

The bottom-tier Contestants beneath the Third Floor throne, who had watched the entire battle on the Third Floor, clearly and completely witnessed that moment which overturned their cognition!

The crowd completely exploded!

Countless people's pupils contracted, their bodies stiffened, mouths agape, so shocked they even forgot to breathe!

Lin Yan was like a streak of red light; as he passed through the three Dragon-Pattern Marshal, they turned into golden light and shattered.

The three Dragon-Pattern Marshal, regarded as an unsolvable enemy by the top geniuses in the arena, and whom even Ye Guanqi, second on the leaderboard, could only imprison and suppress!

Their bodies instantly shattered, golden armor annihilated, power dissipated!

The three formidable and terrifying second-stage Dragon-Pattern Marshal, without even a shred of resistance, were directly shattered by brute force, exploding into fine golden powder filling the sky!

Golden light flew everywhere, scattering across the sky, and only now were they slowly re-condensing in the void!

"Instant... instant kill!!"

"I saw it clearly!! One move! Really just one move!"

"The three Dragon-Pattern Marshal that Ye Guanqi could only suppress, that Karen could only suppress by unleashing his complete form, and that our dozens of teams couldn't block even by fighting to the death..."

"He just passed by and did it casually! Directly crushed into golden powder!!"

"It wasn't suppression! It was a complete and utter eradication!!"

Beneath the throne, thousands of Contestants were completely boiling over, then instantly fell into extreme silence.

Everyone's scalps tingled, their whole bodies went cold, and their worldviews were ruthlessly crushed and reshaped!

The discussions rose and fell, while Lin Yan had already stepped into the golden throne space of the Fourth Level.

Myriad feet of golden light paved the entire world, countless thick golden chains traversed the void, firmly imprisoning the entire domain.

In the center of the throne platform, the towering body of the Imperial Guard Emperor sat quietly, eyes closed tight, as if the strike that had sent Karen flying just now was merely an unconscious move while sleeping, not even requiring him to lift a hand.

Lin Yan checked his status. Before this, he had already released skills like [Life Gift] to consume 40% of his own HP, lowering his health threshold.

"Not enough."

He said softly.

Then he slowly clenched his right fist, and blood energy began to gather frantically.

[Blood Burning Strike] activated!

Hum— Bright red blood energy was frantically drawn from his body.

A system prompt instantly appeared.

[Consume 5% of current HP.]

[The next attack will add physical damage equal to twice the HP consumed.]

Blood-colored patterns rapidly covered his entire right arm, and a scarlet light flowed slowly over his fist.

[Current HP: 57%.]

Lin Yan only glanced at it indifferently.

"Still not enough."

The next moment, Lin Yan locked onto the Imperial Guard Emperor and activated his trump card.

[Peak State]

[Consume 30% of your maximum HP, reduce dual defense by 70%, lock onto a single target to gain an unstoppable dash; lasts for three minutes, cooldown is two hours. After activation, gain 30% omni-vamp, 30% extra attack, 30% movement speed and attack speed, 30% damage reduction, and all attacks carry 30% fixed true damage.]

Boom—!! In an instant, violent blood energy soared into the sky, and the entire golden staircase shook violently.

A boundless blood-colored storm, with Lin Yan as the center, swept across the entire Fourth Level entrance.

[Current HP: 27%.]

Almost the moment his HP dropped below 30%, a scarlet prompt popped up suddenly.

[Tyrants Body activated!]

Boom!! An extremely violent power Awakened from the deepest part of his body; his blood began to boil, his bones vibrated continuously, and his muscle fibers tightened frantically.

System prompts scrolled continuously.

[Attack Power +20%.] [Attack Speed +30%.] [Movement Speed +20%.] [Gain extremely high crowd control resistance.] [Restore 1% of maximum HP every 3 seconds.]

At this moment, Lin Yan's entire aura changed abruptly. If he had just been like a silent mountain, then now, he was like a truly Awakened ancient tyrant.

Meanwhile, another status that had already been fully stacked slowly appeared.

[Rage of the Barbarian King] [Current Stacks: 50.] [Damage increased by 50%.] [Damage reduction increased by 50%.]

This was the rage passive he had long since fully stacked while killing his way through the throne. Fifty stacks was the maximum.

One system prompt after another appeared continuously. All buffs. At this moment, they all stacked together! Tyrants Body! Rage of the Barbarian King! Blood Burning Strike! Peak State!...

Lin Yan lifted his head—all of this happened in an instant—and looked toward the end of the golden throne, at the Imperial Guard Emperor who was still sleeping with eyes closed.

The next instant, he stomped his foot. Boom—!! The golden staircase shattered inch by inch!

His whole body turned into a streak of blood-colored light that tore through the heavens, shooting toward the ultimate throne!

On the high platform, the Imperial Guard Emperor, who had sat for eternity, slowly opened his eyes a slit, but he didn't have time to perceive the approaching fatal threat, let alone unfold his Imperial Domain or release any skills.

The massive physical attack foundation accumulated from 20,000 layers of Physical-Magic Dual Cultivation, the fixed true damage from Peak State, the blood energy damage added by Blood Burning Strike, the dual attack buffs from 50 stacks of Rage of the Barbarian King and Tyrants Body—all power, all stacks, all extreme states were gathered and condensed into a simple, single punch.

Rumble—!! A dull, earth-shattering roar suddenly exploded!

The fist print smashed fiercely onto the golden armor on the Imperial Guard Emperor's chest. The entire Fourth Level space shook violently, the golden chains traversing the void swayed frantically, and the golden radiance filling the sky surged violently. An incomparably terrifying, massive damage value suddenly jumped out above the Emperor's head, blindingly bright.