40: Chapter 40 The Ruins of Luoxia Mountain Burned Away

For the next two days, Lin Yuan entered a state of near-manic work.

During the day, he remotely handled the deepening plan for "Cross-border Selection," while simultaneously taking on three screened, urgent, and thorny commercial Optimization mini-commissions: an equity and incentive structure issue for a startup team on the verge of dissolution, strong employee resistance during a traditional factory's digital transformation, and vicious internal competition among influencers at an MCN agency.

These problems were not large, but they were emotionally charged, had clear pain points, and the clients were willing to pay a premium and required extremely fast results.

Lin Yuan immersed himself in data and cases, using "Optimization" thinking and human insight to provide concise and powerful breakthrough solutions.

He had no time for long-term coaching, doing only key node interventions and rule design.

Each successful intervention brought a stream of aspiration power, strong or weak, flowing in.

Although individual amounts were not much, they accumulated, and combined with the continuous output of "Cross-border Selection," his faith reserve grew steadily and slowly.

At night, he devoted himself entirely to the renovation of the Luoxia Mountain stronghold and the layout of the "battlefield."

He extended the range of the Land Nourishing Array by one-third and nested several newly learned simple formations: "Mist Array" (using water vapor and earth energy to create visual and weak spiritual sense interference), "Earth-Binding Array" (mildly slowing down intruders and marking their aura), and "Echo Array" (amplifying sounds and energy fluctuations within a specific range to create chaos).

These formations were very basic, had limited effects, and required continuous energy to maintain.

Lin Yuan cautiously injected faith points into the formation cores, setting them to trigger-based activation to save consumption.

At the same time, he used the "ordered" resentment energy within the containment field, combined with the leylines' baleful energy, to craft over a dozen hidden "Order-Chaos Energy Landmines."

These "landmines" would not cause physical damage, but once triggered, they would erupt into a turbulent energy field mixed with Order-based soothing and resentment-based impact, enough to make low-level cultivators or Evil Spirits instantly lose focus, have their qi and blood churn, or even trigger the negative emotions within their hearts.

He buried the "landmines" at key passages, high points, and directions likely to be raided around the stronghold's perimeter.

The Earth Spirit of Luoxia Mountain, under his continuous Optimization and leyline dredging, expanded by another circle, becoming even more vibrant.

The night watchman, Uncle Zhou, also saw his mental state improve significantly, becoming increasingly respectful and trusting of Lin Yuan, spontaneously keeping the area around the stronghold cleaner and memorizing the few simple warning gestures Lin Yuan had taught him.

Dr. Li came once to check on Lin Yuan's injuries and soul seal, surprised by the progress of his "counter-tempering" and the solidity of the Void God Spark.

Upon learning of Lin Yuan's plan, Dr. Li was silent for a long time, ultimately not objecting, only leaving behind a few bottles of more potent pills and two life-saving "Substitute Talismans" (which could block one fatal attack or entrapment, but would expose his location), and cautioned: "Old Ghost Mo is insidious and vicious, skilled in curses and soul control, and the ten thousand infant banner can even directly attack the soul. Your 'Domain of Order' has miraculous effects against vengeful spirit-type attacks, but you must be careful with spiritual power allocation. Remember, your advantage does not lie in a frontal clash, but in the 'setup'."

Lin Yuan kept this firmly in mind.

The evening of the third day.

Lin Yuan's faith reserve, through various inflows of aspiration power and the conversion of commercial payments, finally struggled to break through 8.5 points.

The activity of the soul seal, under continuous tempering and pill suppression, was maintained at around 40%, but the cold sensation of being watched and locked onto grew stronger, as if an invisible net were tightening.

Boss Qian sent an urgent message: The power of "Black Evil" under Mr. Mo, combined with the carpet searches of the remnants of the "Crimson Feast," had locked the range to a triangular area including the old city district, parts of the northern city, and West Mountain (a general term for the mountain range where Luoxia Mountain is located).

The screening was proceeding with astonishing efficiency, and at the latest, by tomorrow, they might reach the vicinity of Luoxia Mountain.

At the same time, Zhao Wuyong of "Lingxiao Capital" finally made a move.

Through official channels, he sent a formally worded yet unquestionable "Inquiry and Risk Warning Letter" to the secret spiritual message address Lin Yuan had left when registering his godhood, demanding that Lin Yuan provide proof of recent faith income and proof of repayment ability within 24 hours, and accept a "remote compliance audit."

This was clearly the final ultimatum and probe before liquidation.

Beset by troubles from both within and without, the time had come.

Lin Yuan stood at the center of the Luoxia Mountain stronghold, the faint light of the Land Nourishing Array flowing under his feet, and the Earth Spirit's greenery swaying gently beside him.

He changed into dark-colored combat gear convenient for movement, and sorted his various talismans, pills, and spare items.

Finally, he took out the jade tablet representing the recognition of the Luoxia Mountain Earth Spirit that Dr. Li had given him and hung it around his neck.

"Uncle Zhou." Lin Yuan looked at the old man who had been guarding nearby, "Tonight, no matter what sounds you hear or what lights you see, do not come out. Stay in your little hut, hold tight to the wooden piece I gave you earlier, and silently recite 'Earth is peaceful, people are safe.' Do not leave the house for even a step until dawn. Do you understand?"

The old man nodded vigorously, his cloudy eyes full of worry, but even more so, trust: "Mr. Lin, you must be careful! The Earth Spirit will protect you!"

Lin Yuan nodded, patted the old man's shoulder, and turned to walk toward a pre-selected high point with a relatively open view at the edge of the stronghold.

Night had completely fallen.

The mountain wind was exceptionally biting, blowing Lin Yuan's clothes.

He closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and brought himself to the optimal state.

Then, he began the first step of his plan—releasing the decoy signal.

He activated "Divinity Simulation (Elementary)," consuming 1 point of faith, to simulate a weak but clear order fluctuation belonging to the "God of Involution Termination and Blessing Optimization," deliberately mixed with a trace of the cold aura that the soul seal could not completely suppress, as well as... a trace of deliberately created "spiritual power stagnation" and "mental unrest," as if severely injured and not yet healed or at a critical point in cultivation.

He released this simulated, highly recognizable mixed fluctuation at a specific frequency toward the old city district and the north of the city.

It was like lighting a flickering oil lamp in a dark forest that could go out at any moment.

After completing this step, Lin Yuan immediately restrained all his aura, entering the "Earthly Origin Fetal Breath" state again, almost merging with the Luoxia Mountain leylines beneath his feet, quietly waiting for the hunter's arrival.

Time passed second by second.

The mountain wind howled, and insects chirped.

Suddenly!

The green jade tablet hanging on his chest emitted a slight warmth—a powerful, malicious spiritual energy reaction was rapidly approaching the Luoxia Mountain area! And it wasn't just one!

It was here!

Lin Yuan's focus was highly concentrated, his spiritual sense scanning the surroundings like the most precise radar.

First to appear were three ghost-like black shadows, sweeping silently into the perimeter of Luoxia Mountain from three different directions.

They wore dark red hooded robes with painted faces; they were the cultists of the "Crimson Feast"!

In their hands, they held compass-like magical artifacts, the needles pointing violently in the direction where Lin Yuan had released the signal.

Immediately following, in the forest on the other side, two more solid and ferocious black mists drifted along the ground; it was the "Black Evil" under Mr. Mo!

They seemed more cautious, not charging in immediately, but patrolling the perimeter, their blood-red eyes scanning the forest as if confirming whether there was an ambush.

Finally, Lin Yuan sensed a subtle but more powerful and colder consciousness, like a cold tentacle extending from far away, slowly sweeping across Luoxia Mountain.

This consciousness was full of greed, resentment, and a trace of impatience.

Mr. Mo's divine sense! Although he might not have arrived in person, he had already projected his attention here!

Five cultists, two Black Evils, plus Mr. Mo's remote surveillance.

The enemies were more numerous and the lineup stronger than expected.

But Lin Yuan's expression was calm. Everything was within expectations.

The cultists were the first to lose patience. One of them let out a low shout, and the three of them formed a triangle, rapidly closing in on the signal source (the high point where Lin Yuan had been earlier).

Dark red blood light rose from their bodies, full of blasphemy and madness.

Just as they stepped into the first line of defense Lin Yuan had preset—a seemingly ordinary gravel slope.

"Hum!"

The ground lit up imperceptibly, and three buried "Order-Chaos Energy Landmines" were triggered simultaneously!

There was no deafening explosion, only three gray-white energy light spheres, internally interwoven with golden Order threads and black resentment ripples, suddenly bursting open, completely enveloping the three cultists!

"Ah—!"

"What is this?!"

"My head!!"

Inside the light spheres, the power of Order smoothed out their agitated qi and blood caused by spellcasting, but it conflicted with their evil spiritual power; the resentment impact drilled directly into their minds, hooking into the fear, greed, and madness deep in their hearts!

The three cultists instantly froze in place, clutching their heads and screaming, the blood light on their bodies flickering violently, falling into brief chaos and loss of control!

Now was the time!

Lin Yuan moved!

He did not rush out from his hiding place, but quickly formed seals with both hands, activating the "Mist Array" and "Echo Array" he had set up in advance!

Thick white fog mixed with the damp cold of the earth's energy appeared out of thin air, rapidly spreading to obscure vision and interfere with spiritual sense perception.

At the same time, the screams of the three cultists and the sounds of chaotic spiritual power fluctuations began to echo in the valley, as if there were enemies and battles everywhere!

"There's an ambush!" the two Black Evils on the perimeter shouted sharply, their blood-red eyes scanning the dense fog vigilantly.

They did not rush in rashly; one of them opened their mouth and spat out a stream of black smoke, which turned into several crow-like black shadows, attempting to fly into the fog to scout.

And Lin Yuan's target was these three cultists who had temporarily lost their combat ability!

He was like a shadow merging into the fog, using the effect of the "Domain of Order (Prototype)" to shift his own aura and weak malice, silently approaching the nearest cultist.

This cultist was scratching his face in pain, his eyes chaotic.

Lin Yuan's alloy short blade (purchased on the black market), already prepared in his hand and engraved with "Evil-Breaking" and "Soul-Suppressing" runes, flickered with a faint golden light of Ruins Fire, stabbing precisely and swiftly into the other's back!

The short blade easily broke through the chaotic blood light protection and sank into the body.

Lin Yuan simultaneously injected a stream of spiritual energy containing the Order power of the Ruins Fire!

"Uh..." The cultist's body stiffened, the chaos in his eyes was quickly replaced by dead silence, the blood light on his body extinguished completely, and he fell softly to the ground.

One strike, one kill!

Lin Yuan did not stop, his figure flashed in the fog, pouncing toward the second cultist.

This cultist seemed to have recovered a bit and was swaying, trying to cast a spell, but Lin Yuan was faster!

The short blade drew an arc across his throat, and the Ruins Fire spiritual energy instantly destroyed his life force.

The third cultist finally broke free from the chaos. Seeing his companions die miserably, he was shocked and angry, let out a wild roar, and his body's blood light surged, turning into several blood arrows shooting toward Lin Yuan!

Lin Yuan did not dodge, but let out a low shout: "Domain of Order, open!"

Consuming 2 points of faith, a transparent force field with a radius of one meter, emitting a faint golden light, expanded instantly with him as the center!

The incoming blood arrows hit the force field as if hitting thick glue; their speed and power were drastically reduced, and the evil energy on their surfaces was quickly "smoothed out" and "purified" by the Order properties in the field. By the time they reached Lin Yuan, they had lost most of their power and were easily swiped away by Lin Yuan's blade.

Taking advantage of the enemy's moment of astonishment, Lin Yuan stepped forward, the short blade stabbing into the enemy's heart like a poisonous snake striking!

The three "Crimson Feast" cultists were wiped out in just over ten seconds!

[Killed low-level cultist 3, obtained Chaos Essence Fragment 3, meager blood sacrifice aspiration power *1 (purified).]

[faith reserve + 0.3 (obtained from combat and practicing the divine role).]

[Current faith reserve: 8.8]

The system prompt flashed by. Lin Yuan didn't have time to look closely because the two Black Evils had already discovered that something was wrong!

"Trash!" one Black Evil cursed angrily. The two scouting black shadow crows had been interfered with by the fog and echoes and failed to transmit effective information, but the sudden disappearance of the three cultists' life auras had already explained the problem.

"Attack together! He's in the fog! Direct area attack!" the other Black Evil roared.

The two Black Evils no longer hesitated and roared simultaneously. Their bodies erupted with thick, tangible black-red baleful energy, actually forming two black-red baleful energy giant phantoms up to two meters tall outside their bodies!

The giant phantoms waved their arms condensed from baleful energy, bringing a fishy wind, and smashed fiercely into the dense fog area! This was an indiscriminate area attack, intending to force Lin Yuan out, or blast him and the fog away together!

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed. The strength of the Black Evils was indeed much stronger than the cultists! The power of these two strikes had already surpassed that of ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators!

He immediately interrupted the "Domain of Order" (continuous faith consumption), retreated rapidly, and simultaneously flicked his hands, activating all the "Earth-Binding Array" he had buried nearby!

The ground lit up with earthy yellow light, and invisible gravity instantly applied to the two Black Evils and their baleful energy giants! The giants' movements significantly stalled, becoming heavy and sluggish, and their smashing attacks deviated from their course, blasting two large pits where Lin Yuan had just been standing, dirt and stones flying, but failing to harm Lin Yuan in the slightest.

"Formations? Mere parlor tricks!" the Black Fiends roared. Their malevolent energy surged even higher, and they forcefully withstood the pressure of the Land Binding Array. Controlling the giant projections, they unleashed even more violent attacks, sweeping across the surroundings! At the same time, their true bodies began to move, attempting to charge out of the formation's range.

The dense fog was stirred by the violent malevolent energy and began to thin.

Lin Yuan knew that mere delaying tactics and harassment would not be enough to deal with these two. He had to use stronger methods, or... trigger a greater variable.

While quickly changing positions in the fog to dodge the attacks of the giant projections, he cast his spiritual sense toward the cold divine sense of Mr. Mo that had been hovering over Luoxia Mountain.

Mr. Mo was clearly observing and evaluating. He was waiting for Lin Yuan to reveal his true trump card, or to be driven into a desperate situation.

"Then as you wish." Lin Yuan sneered inwardly.

He deliberately exposed a flaw. While dodging an attack of malevolent energy, his figure stumbled slightly, and his aura showed a hint of unnatural disorder. At the same time, the emerald jade pendant (Earth Spirit token) on his chest "happened" to emit a slightly brighter green light of vitality than usual, as if passively protecting its master.

This momentary "weakness" and "treasure fluctuation" were immediately and precisely captured by Mr. Mo's divine sense!

"Indeed, there is an Earth Spirit object protecting you... So this is your reliance? Ants will always be ants!" Clear mockery and greed were transmitted through Mr. Mo's cold divine sense.

Immediately after, Lin Yuan felt that the divine sense hovering high above suddenly condensed and descended, transforming into an intangible yet bone-chilling "Divine Sense Impact". Ignoring physical distance and the obstruction of the fog, it slammed directly into his soul! At the same time, a more powerful and obscure curse power, following the link of the soul seal, attempted to deepen its control, or even directly detonate the soul seal!

Remote curse-killing! This was Mr. Mo's true method!

The soul-level attack arrived in an instant! Lin Yuan felt as if an ice pick had been savagely thrust into his brain. His vision went black, his ears rang, and the soul seal burned with intense pain, as if it were about to tear his entire soul apart!

Now is the time!

A look of "pain" and "panic" appeared on Lin Yuan's face, as if he had been severely wounded by this sudden soul attack! He "fumbled" to activate the Void God Spark and all his spiritual energy, "barely" forming a thin layer of golden light film on his body (a reinforced performance of the Domain of Order) to resist the divine sense impact and the backlash of the soul seal. Yet, his body "uncontrollably" stumbled back toward the center of the Luoxia Mountain stronghold—the direction where the Land Nourishing Array and the Earth Spirit vitality were most concentrated.

His performance was incredibly realistic, and the vibration of his soul and the activity of the soul seal were half-true and half-false.

Seeing Lin Yuan "wounded" and retreating, the two Black Fiends were greatly emboldened. Roaring, they drove the malevolent energy giants, crashing through the increasingly thin fog and the remaining restraints of the Land Binding Array, and chased fiercely after Lin Yuan!

Mr. Mo's divine sense was also like a maggot on the bone, tightly locking onto the "weakened" Lin Yuan, with the curse power continuously applying pressure.

Everything was developing according to Lin Yuan's script—leading the strongest enemies into the core battlefield he had meticulously set up.

Lin Yuan "wretchedly" retreated to the center of the Land Nourishing Array, the area where the Earth Spirit vitality was most luxuriant. The emerald jade pendant flickered with light, resonating with the Earth Spirit and emitting a rich vitality, seemingly resisting Mr. Mo's curse power.

He leaned against a huge bluestone, his face "pale" and his aura "disordered". Watching the two Black Fiends rapidly approaching and the cold divine sense shrouding the world, his eyes revealed a perfectly timed hint of "despair" and "unwillingness".

"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?" one Black Fiend sneered. He controlled the malevolent energy giant, swung its massive fist, and with an aura that crushed everything, smashed it down fiercely toward Lin Yuan and the Land Nourishing Array beneath him!

The other Black Fiend blocked the flank, with cruel light flickering in his blood-colored eyes.

Mr. Mo's divine sense condensed to the extreme, and the curse power, like countless cold poisonous snakes, drilled along the soul seal toward the core of Lin Yuan's soul, aiming to completely subdue or destroy it.

A kill-shot situation!

However, at this critical juncture.

All the "weakness," "panic," and "despair" on Lin Yuan's face vanished without a trace in an instant.

Replacing them was absolute coldness, calculation, and a trace of fiery fighting spirit.

He raised his head, looked at the smashing malevolent energy giant fist and the cold void, and a cold arc curved at the corner of his mouth.

"Welcome to my embryonic Divine Domain—'Void of Order'."

As the words fell.

Beneath his feet, across the entire Luoxia Mountain stronghold, all the pre-arranged formations—the Land Nourishing Array, the Fog Array, the Land Binding Array, the Echo Array, and those dozens of untriggered "Order-Chaos Energy Mines"—as well as the "Formation Hub" buried at the core, condensed from Lin Yuan's own faith reserve and the mark of the Void God Spark, lit up simultaneously!

Not only that, with Lin Yuan as the center, the emerald jade pendant on his chest shone brilliantly. It resonated strongly with the awakened Earth Spirit vitality of the entire Luoxia Mountain, and with the vast and angry residual leyline power that had been long extracted by the "vein-locking nail" and was now temporarily gathered and guided by the Land Nourishing Array!

Lin Yuan poured almost all the remaining spiritual energy in his body, along with the newly recovered 5 points of faith reserve, without reservation into the earth beneath his feet, into this "field" he had temporarily constructed, using Luoxia Mountain as the foundation, his own divine office as the guide, and multiple composite formations as the skeleton!

"Hum——!!!"

A low and magnificent hum resounded throughout the entire Luoxia Mountain!

With the bluestone where Lin Yuan stood as the center, a visible, translucent pale golden ripple, mixed with the emerald green Earth Spirit vitality and the earthy yellow leyline power, suddenly expanded in a ring!

Wherever the ripple passed:

The smashing malevolent energy giant fist collided with an invisible wall and collapsed with a bang!

The malevolent energy giant projections outside the two Black Fiends twisted and flickered violently, emitting painful roars, as if they were being squeezed from the outside and purified from the inside by an invisible force!

Mr. Mo's cold divine sense impact and curse power, in this strange field mixed with order, vitality, and leyline power, were like ice and snow meeting boiling oil. They made "hissing" sounds and were violently repelled, weakened, and dissolved!

Within the entire Luoxia Mountain stronghold, the air seemed to become viscous and "ordered". Chaotic energy was smoothed out, malicious attacks were weakened layer by layer, and the connotations of "order," "Optimization," and "ruin rebirth" belonging to Lin Yuan were magnified and bolstered!

This was not a true Divine Domain, but merely a temporary, crude "embryonic Divine Domain" or "home-field advantage area" that Lin Yuan had forcibly condensed by relying on geographical advantages, formations, faith, and divine office characteristics!

Its range was limited (only the stronghold), its duration could not be long (due to massive consumption), and its effects were far inferior to the Divine Domain of a true deity.

But at this moment, facing the two Black Fiends who had rushed into the core and Mr. Mo's remote curse-killing, it was enough!

"This... what is this?!" one Black Fiend discovered in horror that the circulation of malevolent energy within his body had become sluggish and difficult, his connection with the outside world was weakened, and even his thinking seemed to be interfered with by some kind of "order" power, becoming less violent and clear.

"A domain?! How could he have a domain?!" the other Black Fiend was even more appalled.

High in the sky, Mr. Mo's divine sense emitted a cold snort of surprise and anger: "A fake domain borrowed from leylines and formations? Clever tricks! Break for me!"

A more vast and cold divine sense and curse power surged over, attempting to forcibly tear open this pale golden field.

But would Lin Yuan give him a chance?

"Formation, activate! Thunder, explode!"

Lin Yuan whispered, and pressed his hands down violently!

"Boom boom boom boom——!!!"

Within the stronghold, all the dozens of buried "Order-Chaos Energy Mines" were manually detonated by Lin Yuan at the same moment using his home-field authority!

Dozens of gray-white chaotic energy light orbs exploded simultaneously. Their energies intertwined, overlapped, and resonated. Under the magnification and guidance of the "Void of Order" field, they formed an indiscriminate soul and energy storm that swept across the entire stronghold!

The core of the storm was precisely the area where those two Black Fiends and Mr. Mo's divine sense were most concentrated!

"Ah——!!!"

The two Black Fiends bore the brunt. The malevolent energy giant projections outside their bodies completely collapsed like paper in this internal and external energy storm! Their true bodies were exposed to the storm, their spiritual energy cores hit by the power of order, their souls eroded by chaotic resentment, and they were repelled by the Earth Spirit vitality. They let out shrill screams, black blood seeped from their seven orifices, and they were instantly severely wounded!

Mr. Mo's divine sense was also fiercely impacted by this sudden energy storm, which was far larger than expected. Although it did not disperse, it fluctuated violently, and the transmitted curse power was significantly weakened and interrupted.

Now is the time!

Lin Yuan moved!

Under the boost of the "Void of Order," his speed, strength, and spiritual energy recovery were temporarily enhanced. Like golden lightning, he instantly appeared in front of a heavily wounded and staggering Black Fiend. His short blade ignited with the blazing golden light of the Ruins Fire, and with an unstoppable momentum, he stabbed toward the opponent's glabella!

This strike contained all the power Lin Yuan could mobilize at this moment—Ruins Fire order, Leyline Resonance, and home-field boost!

The Black Fiend barely raised his arm to block, but the malevolent energy condensed on his arm melted like spring snow under the golden light of the Ruins Fire!

"Puchi!"

The short blade pierced into his glabella without any obstruction! The golden light of the Ruins Fire erupted, instantly shredding his soul!

The other Black Fiend's eyes were splitting with rage. Ignoring his severe injuries, he madly burned his origin, transforming into a black-red blood arrow. Abandoning all defense, he shot directly at Lin Yuan's back! This was a move of mutual destruction!

Lin Yuan seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. The moment he killed the first Black Fiend, his body twisted at an incredible angle, while simultaneously injecting all the faith he had just recovered into the "Domain of Order," concentrating it behind his back!

"Clang!"

The blood arrow slammed hard against the concentrated order force field, emitting a loud sound like metal clashing! The force field vibrated violently and developed cracks, but ultimately did not break! The power of the blood arrow was largely offset, and the residual impact knocked Lin Yuan forward several meters. His blood and energy churned, but he did not suffer any fatal injuries.

And that Black Fiend, after launching this suicidal attack, saw his aura suddenly decline.

Lin Yuan endured the discomfort, turned back, and the short blade flew out of his hand, transforming into a golden light that pierced through the heart of the second Black Fiend!

[Killed 2 'Black Fiends' under Mr. Mo, obtained 2 Pure Fierce Malevolent Origins, soul seal Fragment (associated) *2.]

[Severely disrupted Mr. Mo's remote curse-killing ritual, significantly weakening his divine sense projection.]

[faith reserve +1.5 (Cross-level battle, home-field victory, practicing divine office).]

[Current faith reserve: 5.3 (after intense consumption)]

[Void God Spark (embryonic) has undergone high-intensity use and the baptism of victory; its stability and brightness have significantly improved!]

[Warning: The temporary 'Void of Order' domain is about to collapse; the maintenance consumption is too high.]

[Warning: Due to intense battle and curse power impact, the soul seal's activity has rebounded to 55%, and erosion has intensified!]

A series of system prompts almost filled his consciousness.

Lin Yuan knelt on one knee, panting heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat. Maintaining the "Void of Order" and detonating all the mines had almost drained his spiritual energy and faith. The rebound of the soul seal brought waves of dizziness and coldness.

But he had won!

In a desperate situation, relying on calculation, geographical advantage, and the courage to burn his bridges, he successfully counter-killed two powerful enemies and severely wounded Mr. Mo's remote methods!

Mr. Mo's divine sense from high in the sky transmitted a roar of extreme rage, filled with disbelief and bone-deep murderous intent: "Little beast! You dare... you dare to destroy my 'Black Fiends', ruin my curse technique! I will flay your skin, pull your tendons, and refine your soul to light a lamp! You cannot escape! The soul seal is locked; to the ends of the earth, I will kill you!"

The divine sense retreated like a tide, but that cold sense of being locked onto, due to the soul seal's activity rebound, became even clearer.

Lin Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up with difficulty. The temporary domain of Luoxia Mountain completely dissipated, the formation light extinguished, and only the Land Nourishing Array was still weakly operating; the Earth Spirit vitality seemed to have dimmed somewhat.

He glanced at the mess and corpses on the ground. Without stopping, he quickly collected the loot, cleaned up the most important traces, and then sent a calming thought to Uncle Zhou. He then dragged his exhausted and heavily wounded body and staggered toward another pre-prepared hidden evacuation point, which was in the opposite direction of the ruins.

He knew that tonight's victory had only temporarily repelled the pursuers and angered a more terrifying opponent.

Mr. Mo would never let this go. The next attack would surely be even more ferocious.

And the 24-hour verification deadline of "Lingxiao Capital" was also about to arrive.

The road ahead was still full of murderous intent.

But in the depths of his exhaustion, Lin Yuan's eyes burned with a flame that was more blazing and firm than before.

The Ruins Fire had been ignited, and it would not be extinguished again.

Whether it be god or demon, creditor or enemy, if they wanted his life or his Dao, they had to be prepared to be scorched, or even incinerated, by this flame.