155: Chapter 155 Taboos of the Investiture of the Gods, Xing Tian
When that steel gate fully opened...
A cold wind of Rule Power, carrying a heavy scent of blood and ancient desolation, instantly swept through the entire Laboratory.
Every instrument emitted a piercing alarm at that moment, red lights flashing frantically as if foretelling the descent of a great horror.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Heavy footsteps, like the beating of war drums, slammed hard against everyone's hearts with every stride.
The dust settled.
A three-meter-tall, naked, headless giant with knotted muscles slowly walked out.
At his neck was a smooth cut; he had no head, yet it felt as if a pair of invisible eyes were coldly watching the world.
On his chest, two crimson giant eyes were half-open, filled with tyranny and madness.
The figure's navel was split open and lined with sharp teeth.
Those twisted, maddening whispers that caused one's sanity to plummet were being emitted from his navel.
In his hands, he tightly gripped a giant axe, polished entirely from the leg bone of some colossal beast, which was constantly dripping black, foul blood!
The figure was none other than Subject No. 3, created by Dr. Liu—Xing Tian!
"Ini... Initiate the control procedures!"
Dr. Liu suppressed the fear in his heart, his hands trembling as he input a series of complex commands into the console.
"Target locked... Codename: City God!"
"Execute... Purge command!"
Wooo!!!
As the command was issued, the two giant eyes on Xing Tian's chest suddenly flared with red light.
"Kill..."
An indistinct roar, yet one filled with primal killing intent, immediately echoed throughout the Laboratory.
Boom!!!
In the next second.
His figure smashed directly through the Laboratory's meters-thick alloy dome, charging toward the distant horizon... toward the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, the Rebirth Temple.
Lin Chuan sensed that terrifying aura soaring into the sky from the Yanlong Empire almost immediately.
"This is..."
He was slightly moved inwardly.
Through the Peeping rule, his 360-degree vision instantly crossed spatial dimensions, locking onto that headless figure flying at extreme speeds.
[Extremely dangerous target detected!]
[Name: Xing Tian (Subject No. 3)!]
[Serial Number: 59!]
[Terror Level: SSS-rank fourth tier (Extremely unstable; can reach SSS-rank fifth tier during outbursts)!]
[Rule Core: Slaughter Fusion!]
[Description: An experimental subject modeled after the Ancient God of War, fused with several SSS-Rank Taboo Items.]
[Evaluation: Its very existence is like an unstable nuclear reactor that could detonate the entire world at any time!]
Seeing the prompts given by the panel, a trace of solemnity instantly rose in Lin Chuan's heart.
This Dr. Liu really is a madman.
He actually managed to create a monster capable of threatening a mid-tier Dominator!
Just as Lin Chuan was observing Xing Tian.
On a vast plain within the Yanlong Empire.
That City God, wearing a python robe and possessing an elegant face, stood with his hands behind his back, coldly looking at the city ahead that had been turned into ruins by his rules.
"All living beings are sinful."
"Only death... can bring redemption."
He raised his hand, preparing to bring down a new round of "Cleansing."
However.
Right at that moment.
Rumble!!!
The sky suddenly split open.
A blood-colored bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, carrying a terrifying power capable of cleaving mountains, as it slammed fiercely toward the City God's head.
"Hmm?"
The City God's brow furrowed slightly.
He waved his hand, and a black rule barrier instantly rose.
Clang!!!
A massive boom.
The crimson bone axe hacked violently against the barrier, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Although he blocked the strike, the City God's body was knocked back several hundred meters by the massive impact.
"The sinful... shall be executed!"
The City God kept muttering under his breath.
Xing Tian, however, wasted no words.
He swung the giant axe, launching a storm-like onslaught.
Every time the axe fell, it left a pitch-black rift in space.
Rule Power of pure, ultimate strength erupted continuously!!
"Foolish brute."
The City God uttered a delirium.
As his words fell, countless black chains reached out from the Void Realm, attempting to bind Xing Tian's movements.
Simultaneously, an invisible "Cleansing" rule descended, wanting to directly suppress Xing Tian.
"Roar!!!"
Locked by the rules, Xing Tian let out a low roar, the muscles on his body swelling by a whole circle.
Before those rule chains could even touch his body, they were instantly shattered to pieces.
"What!?"
A look of shock appeared on the City God's indifferent face!!
He discovered that his rules were completely ineffective against Xing Tian!
"Exterminate!"
The bone axe in Xing Tian's hand turned into a blood-colored afterimage once more, instantly sweeping through the City God's body.
Puchi!
With almost no resistance.
The City God's SSS-rank body was actually... cleaved directly in half by this axe!
"Wooo..."
The City God emitted a shrill and venomous whisper.
The two halves of his body writhed on the ground, attempting to heal back together.
But Xing Tian gave him no such chance.
The giant mouth at his navel suddenly opened wide, generating a terrifying suction force.
Crash!!
The City God's shattered body was instantly turned into countless Rule Puzzle Pieces and swallowed by Xing Tian in one gulp!
That was his Slaughter Fusion rule activating!
As the Puzzle Pieces merged, the rule fluctuations on Xing Tian's body began to climb steadily.
"Damn it! He must be stopped!"
Inside the Laboratory, Dr. Liu's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.
If Xing Tian were allowed to devour the complete City God, his probability of losing control would surely skyrocket!
When that time came, even if the Yanlong Empire exhausted its entire national strength, they might not be able to restrain him!
"Initiate the self-destruct sequence!"
Dr. Liu steeled his heart and pressed the button representing destruction.
However... a line of red warnings popped up on the screen before him:
[Error! Connection interrupted!]
[Target has blocked all signals!]
"What?!"
Dr. Liu slumped into his chair, his eyes filled with horror.
Lost control... completely lost control!
Just then, on the vast plain.
The City God, having already had most of his body fragments devoured, suddenly exhausted his last bit of Rule Power to trigger a terrible rule storm!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
The moment the rule storm expanded, Xing Tian's burly body was shaken, causing him to stagger backward.
A large hole was even torn into his stomach.
Several Rule Puzzle Pieces, shimmering with an eerie light, took the opportunity to fly out from that hole, turning into streaks of light as they fled in all directions.
"Roar!!!"
Xing Tian roared in anger, wanting to give chase.
But he seemed to be under some kind of restriction; his body actually froze in place, unable to move.
It was the several SSS-Rank Taboo Items within him conflicting, causing a brief disorder in his rules!
This was also his flaw as a semi-finished product... at the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
Lin Chuan witnessed everything from start to finish.
"Good opportunity!"
Seeing those fleeing Rule Puzzle Pieces, an idea immediately formed in Lin Chuan's mind.
Those were Rule Puzzle Pieces of an SSS-Rank Old Master!
If he could obtain them... With that thought, Lin Chuan acted without hesitation!
In an instant, a black Buddha palm that blotted out the sun appeared out of thin air, grabbing the largest Puzzle Piece among them.
[Obtained SSS-rank Rule Fragment: Cleansing (Incomplete)!]
[Can be used to strengthen own rules...]
"Not bad."
Looking at the prompt given by the panel, Lin Chuan was very satisfied.