231: One force breaks all laws

One punch wasn't enough.

Then he'd do it again!

Lin Chuping swung his fist once more, one time, two times... The cracks in the barrier, which had just begun to self-repair, were instantly torn open and widened again!

More dark runes surged from deep within the barrier, attempting to mend it, but the speed of repair was far from keeping up with the speed of Lin Chuping's destruction!

Although this world could no longer be explained by science, Lin Chuping believed that the operation of all things had its underlying logic.

A barrier with such powerful self-repair capabilities would inevitably require massive energy support for its operation, and it couldn't be endless.

Just like the Star Isolation Grand Formation he had obtained before, which consumed Star Power, theoretically, as long as the attack power was great enough and the frequency high enough, even a powerful Star Isolation Grand Formation would have a day when it could be breached.

This was the principle of "one force breaking all Laws."

No matter how varied your barrier, how exquisite its Laws, in the face of absolute power, all are illusions!

"Open for me! Open! Open!"

Lin Chuping's fists were like tireless pile drivers, continuously pounding the same spot!

"Host! It's working! Keep attacking!"

The System's alert also became urgent.

Lin Chuping ignored the System's prompt, his entire mind focused on his fists.

He could clearly feel that the originally immense energy behind the barrier was rapidly depleting, and the seemingly indestructible "turtle shell" before him was becoming fragile!

"Break!"

When another punch, imbued with the last two hundred million Power Of Faith, a Heavenly Dao Fist Seal, was unleashed—

CRACK!!!!!

The sound of shattering finally rang out.

Centered on where Lin Chuping's fists landed, the Devilish Qi barrier, covered in countless cracks, could no longer hold and violently exploded, revealing a massive hole dozens of feet in diameter!

The Devilish Qi at the edges of the hole twisted and curled like scorched rags, and the lingering Law runes flickered erratically, emitting their final wail.

With the barrier shattered, Lin Chuping could finally glimpse the true appearance of the North Abyss Dark Pool.

***

However, the scene that met his eyes completely exceeded all his expectations, even overturning his understanding of a "Demonic Abyss"!

There was no terrifying sight of mountains of corpses, seas of blood, or forests of bones as he had imagined;

Nor was there a chaotic scene of rampant vengeful spirits and roaring demonic creatures.

What lay before him was another extreme, a chilling... order and dead silence!

Under a dark red sky, with no sun, moon, or stars visible, only an enormous, somber metallic structure, like a cold Heavenly Eye, overlooked the land.

The air was filled with a strong, pungent odor, a mix of engine oil, metal friction, and some high-frequency energy operation, replacing what would traditionally be Devilish Qi.

It was a cold aura... of "industrialization" taken to the extreme.

On the land, not a trace of soil or vegetation could be seen.

Instead, there was an endless expanse of "flooring" paved with some dark alloy, covered with regular grooves, pipes, and interfaces with blinking indicator lights.

Countless mechanical constructs of various shapes and sizes moved and operated on it in an orderly fashion.

From small reconnaissance units like insects, to medium-sized humanoid or beast-shaped combat machines, to giant constructs like mobile fortresses... all were composed of cold metal, gleaming crystals, and writhing energy conduits, emitting a regular hum, the sound of gears turning, and hydraulic hisses.

"I never thought the end of technology would be something so despairing!"

Lin Chuping's Divine Sense swept across the entire North Abyss Dark Pool.

Humans, demons, devils, there was nothing.

No "living beings" in the traditional sense here.

This was a cold world... entirely composed of machinery!

"System, don't tell me this is also the result of a Heavenly Devil invasion?"

Has this world gone mad?

Not only monster invasions, but also technological invasions?