198: Chapter 198 Breaking the Legend, Astonishing Divine Acuity

The three generals finally realized that the darkening skies over Yanyun City were not caused by the demons, but by Su Lin.

The massive vortex above the great hall, the apocalyptic scene of the darkened Yanyun City, and the countless lightning bolts lurking within the thick, dark clouds brought a terrifying pressure, like the calm before a storm.

They had originally thought the demons were preparing something big for them, but the truth was that it was all because of Su Lin.

Su Lin's breakthrough had actually triggered such astonishing celestial phenomena.

Beside them, Dai Chenfeng was about to brief the three on the specific details of the battle.

Unexpectedly, General Hou Minghan interrupted him directly.

"Don't say anything yet!"

The words Dai Chenfeng was about to speak were forced back down his throat, leaving him feeling extremely uncomfortable. Didn't the general ask him himself?

General Hou Minghan, General Xiao Yuqi, and General Gao Wenyuan paid him no mind at all; as the three looked at the scene before them, their pupils couldn't help but constrict.

Especially after focusing their gaze once more on the golden hall not far away, they were shocked into exclaiming again.

"Is Su Lin about to break through to the Lingyun Realm!?"

"How could it cause such celestial phenomena!?"

"Wait! Inside the great hall!!"

The three generals' gazes pierced directly through the golden light barrier shielding the exterior. Everyone else in Yanyun City was unable to see inside, and only the three generals could witness the astonishing scene within the great hall.

The three were instantly struck dumb, standing stunned for several seconds before they could speak again.

"So many Divine Apertures!"

Inside the great hall, brilliant golden light projected from various parts of Su Lin's body, erupting from one Divine Aperture after another. These Divine Apertures had even manifested outside Su Lin's body as golden stars, orbiting around him.

Even for the knowledgeable and experienced three generals, they had never seen such a spectacle before.

Since when could Divine Apertures manifest outside the body!?

After sweeping their eyes over that sea of golden stars, the three gasped, repeatedly confirming what they saw. After verifying it several times, they were deeply shocked.

"Ninety-five golden stars!? Am I seeing this right!"

"That means he has ninety-five Divine Apertures! This isn't a hallucination, is it!"

"No wonder such phenomena appeared!!"

General Hou Minghan and the other two felt their hearts pounding wildly, their breathing rapid. Not even they had ever seen a martial artist with over ninety Divine Apertures. Let alone ninety, even those with over fifty were rare; in all these years, the three of them combined had seen fewer than could be counted on two hands.

Yet Su Lin had actually opened ninety-five Divine Apertures! The shock it brought them was unprecedented!

Although Dai Chenfeng and the other soldiers couldn't see what was happening inside the great hall, seeing the three generals so shocked, they faintly guessed something.

"What exactly did Officer Su do? Could he have developed his Divine Apertures to the limit!?"

"How many Divine Apertures would he have to open to shock the three generals like that!? It's simply unimaginable!"

The soldiers' faces were filled with excitement. They knew that a superstar was about to emerge in their human army, and this powerhouse was none other than Su Lin, who had led them to reclaim Yanyun City.

He was not only the hero who led them to retake a strategic stronghold but also a terrifying figure who could deeply shock three generals who had fought for many years.

Inside the great hall, Su Lin's eyes were tightly shut. Completely unaware of the situation outside, he was fully immersed in his breakthrough.

He hadn't expected that just after starting, he would open another seven Divine Apertures. He now had ninety-five, charging into the legendary realm of having over ninety Divine Apertures.

Furthermore, his blood energy was surging rapidly, and the Divine Apertures within his body were frantically devouring the power of the ten thousand demon origin-returning pill.

[Blood Energy + 1500]

[Blood Energy + 2200]

...

It looked like in no time, his blood energy would soar past 100,000. Su Lin's current number of Divine Apertures had already far exceeded the threshold required for the Lingyun Realm.

Under normal circumstances, a martial artist only needed to open thirty Divine Apertures and reach 100,000 in blood energy to ascend to the Lingyun Realm and become a Lingyun martial artist.

However, Su Lin didn't want to ascend to the Lingyun Realm so hastily; it was too easy. He wanted to open a few more Divine Apertures before entering the Lingyun Realm.

Divine Apertures determined a martial artist's upper limit. The current strongest human, the Dragon Emperor, was an existence who had opened ninety-nine Divine Apertures—unprecedented and likely unrepeatable.

Su Lin wanted to break this long-standing human record. Frowning, he directly halted his blood energy at 99,999, then channeled all the power of the ten thousand demon origin-returning pill within him to his limbs and bones to stimulate himself to open more Divine Apertures.

Inside Su Lin's body, the power of the ten thousand demon origin-returning pill turned into a black torrent, frantically scouring every inch of his meridians. Intense pain radiated through his body, yet his expression remained unchanged. His body only trembled slightly, and after taking a few sips of milk tea, he quickly calmed down.

This action left the three generals outside greatly puzzled.

In their eyes, Su Lin was clearly less than half a step away from the Lingyun Realm, yet it seemed he had voluntarily stopped his push toward it.

"Why isn't he breaking through directly? What is he waiting for?"

"No way, right? Could he be wanting to open a few more Divine Apertures!?"

"My god! He's not satisfied with ninety-five Divine Apertures! Could he want to be like the Dragon Emperor and open ninety-nine!?"

This bold idea surfaced in the three men's minds. Even powerhouses like them couldn't believe that Su Lin actually possessed such massive ambition!

If it were them, they wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

In the records of human history, only the Dragon Emperor had opened ninety-nine Divine Apertures and mastered this terrifying power.

However, could Su Lin do it? The three unanimously held a negative attitude. No matter how heaven-defying Su Lin was, it was impossible to compare him with the current supreme powerhouse of humanity.

Although Su Lin had constantly created various miracles along the way, compared to the legendary Dragon Emperor, it was still the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

General Hou Minghan shook his head with some regret and said.

"He is truly young and impetuous. He should be satisfied with having opened ninety-five Divine Apertures; if he opens even one more, his body might not be able to withstand it."

"Indeed! His body must be enduring pressure countless times more terrifying than before. If he fails, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Opening ninety-five Divine Apertures is already enough to leave his name in history, yet he insists on going further. He must know that if he can't withstand it in a moment, his meridians will surely shatter, and all his Divine Apertures will instantly vanish!"

The three immediately decided in secret that if Su Lin showed any signs of being unable to withstand it, they would immediately rush into the great hall to stop this reckless guy's actions.

They certainly didn't want to see this talent, who might be a once-in-a-century prodigy for humanity, ruin his own martial path out of arrogance.

General Hou Minghan sighed softly.

"It's good for young people to have ambition, but setting the goal too high clearly shows he doesn't know his own limits well enough."

"Su Lin might waste this opportunity to break through to the Lingyun Realm..."

General Xiao Yuqi and General Gao Wenyuan nodded, both agreeing with General Hou Minghan's viewpoint.

They could also tell at a glance that Su Lin had directly halted the growth of his blood energy, putting all his power into opening new Divine Apertures.

However, without legendary-level talent, no matter how much power one had, it was impossible to open new Divine Apertures.

If Su Lin wanted to open the ninety-sixth Divine Aperture, the effort he would need to expend would likely be more than the sum of his previous ninety-five Divine Apertures!

In the blink of an eye, five minutes passed. The golden stars around Su Lin did not increase, just as General Hou Minghan and the others had expected.

Su Lin's head hung down in exhaustion, and General Hou Minghan and the other two shook their heads regretfully.

"It's over..."

Before the three could finish speaking, a loud explosion suddenly erupted from the great hall, and the entire structure shook. The three stared fixedly inside, their eyes wide, every hair on their bodies standing on end.

Four more golden stars erupted from Su Lin's body. Each golden star was incredibly massive, and their light was even more brilliant and dazzling than the other ninety-five!

"Ninety-nine Divine Apertures!!"

"He actually did it!!"

General Hou Minghan and the other two shouted in trembling voices.