134: I have a very big appetite.

The light from the Summoning Token tore through the Lower Realm's sky above the Divine Phoenix Heavenly Palace.

As Lin Chen's domineering and flamboyant declaration fell, the token instantly unleashed its true power. An ancient and immense spatial passageway, like a giant maw tearing through the Void Realm, appeared above the Golden Audience Hall. Within the passageway surged pure and dense Upper Realm immortal spiritual Qi, a level of power Lin Chen had never encountered before, carrying an indescribable sense of pressure.

"Master, the passage is open, we must leave quickly!"

Little Ancestor Luo Li nestled tightly in Lin Chen's embrace, her demeanor now completely that of a delicate, dependent woman. Her petite, snow-white body pressed against Lin Chen's iron-forged, hard chest, terrified of being abandoned by him. Her previously suppressed cultivation, after activating the token, instantly returned to the Half-step Dao Integration level. But facing Lin Chen, she could no longer muster even a shred of resistance.

Lin Chen gave a slight nod, his powerful arm pulling her tightly to him. His gaze then swept over the others behind him: the mature and voluptuous Dragon Empress Ao Shuang, the peerlessly beautiful yet humiliated Divine Phoenix Empress, and the other women.

"Follow me in Ascension!"

Carrying the conqueror's arrogance and a thirst for the new world, Lin Chen took the lead, stepping into the Summoning Passage filled with unknowns and immortal spiritual Qi! The women followed closely behind, their stunning figures instantly swallowed by the passage's light.

However, the Upper Realm was not a place those from the Lower Realm could easily set foot upon.

The spatial Laws within the passage were far more violent than Lin Chen had imagined. After less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea during the Ascension, the originally stable spatial passage suddenly began to tremble violently!

"Not good! It's a space-time turbulence!" Little Ancestor Luo Li cried out in alarm, her crimson eyes filled with terror. "This shouldn't be a normal summoning! Someone... has launched a targeted attack in secret!"

Before Lin Chen could even react, a spatial-temporal storm a hundred times more terrifying than any Void Refining power instantly engulfed them!

"BOOM——!"

Lin Chen only felt his body being torn apart by a force beyond limits. Even his Human Emperor Sacred Body emitted a teeth-grating sound of grinding bones. He tried desperately to hold onto Luo Li in his arms and the women around him, but before the merciless, mighty power of space-time, his strength seemed so insignificant.

"Master——!"

Little Ancestor Luo Li's despairing cry was ultimately completely swallowed by the violent turbulence.

Lin Chen only had time to tightly protect his Divine Soul before his consciousness plunged into an endless darkness and coldness...

An unknown amount of time passed.

Lin Chen was awakened by a bone-piercing pain and a hollow feeling of all his Meridians being sealed.

He struggled to open his eyes, finding himself lying in a desolate wilderness filled with a primitive aura. The air here was saturated with incredibly dense immortal spiritual Qi. But precisely these Advanced Laws acted like invisible shackles, ruthlessly suppressing all the power within his body.

"This... is the Eastern Profound Domain of the Upper Realm?"

Lin Chen tried to mobilize a trace of the Human Emperors Power, but the feedback was a silence like mud oxen entering the sea. His Void Refining Great Perfection cultivation was now suppressed by the Upper Realm Laws, unable to be used in the slightest, completely reduced to a Mortal state. He could only rely on the strength of his Physical Body.

"As expected, the dimensional suppression has no effect on Origin power, but it places great restrictions on my own cultivation..." Lin Chen's internal vigilance greatly increased. He knew his only advantage now was his indestructible Human Emperor Sacred Body.

Just as he endured the intense pain throughout his body and tried to stand up—

The sound of horse whinnies and wheels crushing the earth came from afar, growing closer.

Lin Chen immediately restrained his aura, using the wild grass to conceal his robust body, quietly observing the situation.

Soon, an extremely luxurious, massive merchant vessel adorned with golden-threaded nanmu and spirit jade, pulled by several strange beasts clad in flowing-scale armor, slowly approached. This vessel was less a means of transport and more a moving palace, showcasing extreme wealth and ostentation.

From the merchant vessel, a woman dressed in light golden, magnificent robes with an explosively curvaceous figure descended.

She was Nangong Yue.

Her figure was the epitome of ripe, full voluptuousness. The light golden dress could barely contain her astonishing curves, especially the ample fullness of her chest, which outlined a breathtaking silhouette under the sunlight. Her skin was snow-white and delicate, like the finest mutton-fat jade. A beautiful, glamorous face carried an air of haughtiness and impatience. In her hand, she swayed a gem-inlaid folding fan. Each flick of the fan carried an arrogance and the stench of money befitting one in a high position.

"What rotten luck! This wilderness doesn't even have a decent cauldron. This Young Miss wants a Heaven Rank Top quality! Those ordinary goods don't even qualify to be the finale at the auction!" Nangong Yue complained loudly. Her full, elastic body swayed slightly as she complained, exuding a strong feminine allure.

The several guards behind her were all at the Dao Integration stage, their auras steady, their eyes filled with respect and flattery towards Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue irritably kicked aside a pile of withered grass. Suddenly, her beautiful eyes were instantly drawn to a black figure in a corner!

She walked over quickly, using the gold-thread-inlaid tip of her folding fan to gently lift the withered grass covering Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's sculpture-perfect, explosive Physical Body, his wheat-colored, powerful lines, and his steady, restrained aura were instantly exposed to Nangong Yue's view.

"Tsk tsk..."

Nangong Yue's gaze, filled with appraisal and objectification, was like the most astute merchant appraising a rare treasure. Her eyes swept over Lin Chen's solid pectorals, taut abdomen, and long legs, full of satisfaction and admiration.

"This Physique, this vital energy... simply perfect! Vital energy like a Dragon, extraordinary bone structure, and not a trace of spiritual power fluctuation... Definitely a 'Heaven Rank' Top qualityCauldron! This Young Miss has really hit the jackpot this time!"

Her ample bosom heaved violently with excitement. Without the slightest reservation, she used the fan tip to lightly poke Lin Chen's abdomen. The sensation caused a flash of fervor in her beautiful eyes.

"Take him back! Put the Spirit-Sealing Ring on him immediately! This Young Miss will use him as the finale at the auction!" Nangong Yue's voice carried an unquestionable command.

Lin Chen's consciousness was fully awake upon hearing "Heaven Rank Cauldron" and "auction finale." Maintaining the pretense of unconsciousness, he allowed those Dao Integration stage guards to roughly lift him up like a piece of cargo and lock a Spirit-Sealing Ring engraved with complex runes onto his wrists.

Once the Spirit-Sealing Ring was on, even the faint, suppressed power within Lin Chen's body was completely sealed off.

He was thrown into a cage made of refined iron and immortal gold, treated like a prized beast, and taken aboard the merchant vessel.

Lin Chen lay on the cold iron plates of the cage. His deep, dark eyes were now filled with calm calculation. He did not erupt in violence because he knew the group of Dao Integration stage guards outside could tear him to shreds in an instant.

But just then, the long-absent System prompt sounded!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on arriving at the new dimension!]

[Special Mission Issued: Conquer the Eastern Profound Domain's prominent family's eldest daughter, Nangong Yue (Dao Integration Early Stage)!]

[Target Physique: Top quality·Multi-Treasure Spirit Body (crossed out)·Money Leopard Physique, contains vast Cultivation resources!]

[Reward: If successfully subdued, will receive a hundredfold resource endowment, can completely unlock the host's suppressed cultivation!]

The corner of Lin Chen's mouth slowly curved into a dangerous arc.

"Money Leopard Physique... Heh, indeed fitting."

At that moment, the cage door opened. Nangong Yue's glamorous, arrogant figure appeared beside the cage. Using the tip of her fan with extreme flippancy and insult, she lifted Lin Chen's chin.

"Kid, awake?" Nangong Yue's money-stenched voice carried the condescension of a superior. "Be grateful. Being picked up by This Young Miss is the fortune of eight lifetimes. Just behave well at the auction, earn This Young Miss a good price..."

Her slender fingers, separated by the fan, gently stroked Lin Chen's chin. Her arrogant gaze was like that of someone looking at a tamed pet.

"Be a good boy, and big sister will give you a bone." Her luscious red lips uttered words full of objectification and disdain for men.

Lin Chen's deep, dark eyes looked directly at her glamorous, flame-filled face and the full curves tightly wrapped in the golden-threaded dress.

He smiled. A smile that was domineering, wicked, charming, and filled with danger.

"A bone?"

Lin Chen's voice, low and magnetic like the deadliest poison, sounded beside Nangong Yue's ear.

"Young Miss, my appetite..."

His gaze slowly shifted from her arrogant face to her explosive chest, then to her slender waist, filled with naked aggression!

"...is quite large."