208: ruins

"How is this possible!"

Mo Jiuyou and Shen Jun stared at the old man before them with disbelief.

The founding ruler of Hong Country—Emperor Hong!

How could Emperor Hong appear here?

Didn't Emperor Hong suffer an irreversible Dao injury ten million years ago? This was also the reason they chose to join the Human-faced Beast faction.

Hong Country only had Yu Wanxing, a single Emperor Realm expert, and was simply unable to resist the invasion of the Human-faced Bird Clan.

But now, things were different!

Emperor Hong was able to establish Hong Country tens of millions of years ago by himself; his combat power was extremely terrifying.

Not to mention that Emperor Hong had been cultivating in silence for so many years; Mo Jiuyou and Shen Jun shivered just thinking about it.

All of this was too unreal. Originally, all their plans were perfect; they had fantasized about their two clans dividing the vast Ziwei Great World after Hong Country's demise... What went wrong in which step... Under the terrifying pressure of Emperor Hong, Mo Jiuyou and Shen Jun were unable to move. Their hearts were filled with immense dread at this moment.

The silver-haired, silver-robed Emperor Hong silently watched the two of them, his eyes filled with a sense of ancientness.

"Compared to your ancestors, you two are far inferior. What a pity..."

Emperor Hong said indifferently. With a gentle wave of his hand, Mo Jiuyou and Shen Jun's cultivation was instantly sealed.

Then, several guards came forward and took them away.

Emperor Hong glanced at the distant void, and a killing intent gradually bloomed in his eyes.

"You think my Hong Country is easy to bully? It seems that after so many years of not showing myself, you all think you're capable again..."

Emperor Hong's figure instantly vanished.

In an instant, he appeared above a massive base.

This base, suspended in the endless dark void, was a temporary base established by the Human-faced Beast Realm.

At this moment, outside this base, the Hong Country army was charging.

The Hong Country army already outnumbered the Human-faced Beast Realm, and this time, many large clans from the Human-faced Beast Realm had returned to their own tribes, drastically reducing the number of experts in their army.

This directly led to the Hong Country army advancing as if into an uninhabited land, causing the Human-faced Beast Realm to retreat steadily.

The warring parties were divided into three battlefields.

Half-Step Emperor Realm experts led the Venerable Realm and Dao Realm armies in the charge.

And the battle between the quasi-Emperors of both sides was another battlefield.

Finally, there was the battlefield between Yu Wanxing and the two Emperor Realm experts of the Human-faced Beast Realm.

Yu Wanxing's combat power was astonishing; he was actually suppressing two Emperor Realm experts by himself, without falling into a disadvantage.

Emperor Hong nodded slightly at the sight, very satisfied with his great-grandson.

Over these ten million years, he had witnessed everything Yu Wanxing had done.

Just then, a pitch-black spaceship instantly appeared in the battlefield.

The hatch opened, and a figure like a demon god emerged.

He had a human face and a bird's body, emanating terrifying black energy, and his Emperor's pressure instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.

Immediately, the Human-faced Beast army, which had been steadily retreating below, seemed to be injected with stimulants and began to counterattack!

Although Yu Wanxing was simultaneously fighting two Emperor Realm experts, he was also constantly observing the changes in the battlefield.

At this moment, a look of panic appeared on his face for the first time; that Demon General had arrived!

Black Fiend Demon General, one of the nine great Demon Generals of the Heavenly Demon Kingdom!

The two Emperor Realm experts he was fighting also burst into wild laughter at this moment.

"Yu Wanxing, our clan's Demon General has arrived! Your Hong Country is doomed today!"

"Who gave you the courage to come here to die..."

Just then, an old voice sounded in Yu Wanxing's ear.

"Grandson, I have arrived. Leave this Demon General to me!"

Yu Wanxing's face lit up with joy. He hadn't told his great-ancestor Emperor Hong about this surprise attack in advance, but unexpectedly, Emperor Hong had come himself.

At this moment, the Black Fiend Demon General also noticed the silver-haired, silver-robed Emperor Hong.

His originally arrogant and overbearing expression slightly solidified.

"It's this old fellow. He doesn't look like he's on the verge of death..."

"This is interesting."

Emperor Hong was also watching the Black Fiend Demon General from afar at this moment.

To him, this Black Fiend Demon General was a rising star; in his era, this Black Fiend Demon General had not yet grown up.

"No matter who you are, if you dare to invade my Hong Country, you will have to pay a price."

Boom—

The next moment, the auras of the two peak powerhouses erupted, and they clashed... Flame World.

At this moment, Lin Chen was undergoing a dual enhancement of his true spirit and Physical Strength.

The true spirit enhancement consumed 50 million Energy Points.

The Golden Body enhancement consumed 30 million Energy Points.

This enhancement was unprecedented, especially the power of the true spirit, which would once again cross a huge bottleneck.

Seven Tribulation Quasi-Emperor!

Boom boom boom—

The increase in his Physical Strength made his aura increasingly terrifying.

At this moment, the beings in the Flame World were already numb... They had lost count of how many times this mysterious powerhouse had broken through.

Time flew, and half a year passed in a blink of an eye.

And Lin Chen's breakthrough finally came to an end.

On this day, from Lin Chen's secluded cultivation spot, a golden light shot up into the sky, instantly breaking through the world membrane of the small world and reaching infinitely far away.

His aura shook heaven and earth, capable of triggering super storms with a single breath, terrifying to the extreme.

After a long while, Lin Chen reined in his aura.

He looked at the system panel.

Name: Lin Chen

Realm: Dao Realm Ninth Level + (Comprehend 1% Law Power to advance)

true spirit: Seven Tribulation Quasi-Emperor + (Consume 500 million P to advance)

Golden Body: Saint-tier Ninth Forging + (Consume 300 million P to advance)

(Physical body comparable to a high-grade Saint artifact, capable of fighting Four Tribulation Quasi-Emperor)

Physical Strength: 2 billion Dragon Elephant Power

...Energy Points: 4.256 million P

Clenching his fists, Lin Chen felt the terrifying power within his body. He felt that he could now explode a Three Tribulation Quasi-Emperor with a single punch!

"Let's test the amplification of the God-Devil Battle Art."

This time, his strength had increased from the previous 8 million Dragon Elephant Power to 2 billion Dragon Elephant Power, an increase of over 200 times!

With a thought from Lin Chen, the next moment, 129,800 battle intent nodes appeared on his physical body, and his battle intent also soared.

Through these battle intent nodes, his Physical Strength began to surge wildly.

In the area where Lin Chen was, space began to distort.

Finally, even faint cracks appeared.

And this was only with Lin Chen having reined in his aura... A moment later, the God-Devil Battle Art amplification was complete, and Lin Chen looked at the system panel.

Physical Strength: 20 billion Dragon Elephant Power

"It only amplified by 10 times..."

"It seems that this Half-Step Limit-Breaking Body Technique is slowly becoming insufficient."

If any other body cultivator knew what Lin Chen was thinking at this moment, they would definitely curse him for being ungrateful.

One must know, the further a body cultivator progresses, the harder it is to amplify their Physical Strength!

To still be able to amplify Physical Strength by 10 times at Saint-tier Ninth Forging was astonishing!

Most body cultivators at this realm would find it extremely rare if the body technique they mastered could amplify by 1 time... Yet, Lin Chen felt it was too little; he was now desperately craving a Limit-Breaking Body Technique!

"I estimate that the next upgrade will allow me to deduce a Limit-Breaking Body Technique."

"First, let's see my current Physical Strength combat power after a 10-fold amplification."

Lin Chen then entered his private space in the virtual world.

He first set up a battle against a Five Tribulation Quasi-Emperor, then a Six Tribulation Quasi-Emperor, and a Seven Tribulation Quasi-Emperor.

Half an hour later.

Lin Chen exited the virtual world.

"20 billion Dragon Elephant Power is equivalent to the combat power of a Six Tribulation Quasi-Emperor!"

"In that case, a Limit-Breaking Body Technique could very likely give me the combat power of a Seven Tribulation Quasi-Emperor, or even an Eight Tribulation Quasi-Emperor!"

Lin Chen smiled slightly, returning to the Fire Mist Sect with satisfaction.

Huh?

What's going on!

Within the range of Lin Chen's true spirit perception, he found that the entire Fire Mist Sect had been reduced to ruins!

This scene was exactly like what he had seen when he had traveled through his dream to the Lingxiao World.

Could it be... Lin Chen had a bad premonition.