205: Chapter 205 The Heavenly Soldiers of Qin, Void Warships

Vast pressure, like a physical mountain, weighed down on Lin Wan. The surrounding space was thick like a swamp, the air seemed to solidify, making it difficult for anyone to breathe.

That pitch-black, ferocious, thousand-zhang-long Void Warship was like an ancient primordial beast, straddling the sky, casting a vast shadow that obscured the sunlight. On the warship, flags fluttered, and that dragon-flying-phoenix-dancing character "Qin" radiated an overbearing, ancient, and unquestionable imperial majesty.

"Lower Realm ant, upon seeing my Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers, why do you not kneel and submit to capture?!"

A cold, arrogant voice came from the warship again, like a high-and-mighty deity looking down upon an ant on the ground. Following this voice, on the warship's deck, light flashed, and a squad of soldiers clad in pitch-black armor appeared.

These soldiers were all over a zhang tall, burly, with their faces hidden beneath visored helmets, revealing only a pair of cold, indifferent eyes. They held standard-issue black long halberds, the blades gleaming with cold light, emitting a thick Evil Qi. Their aura was so strong that they were all above the Heavenly Immortal rank! The leader among them had an aura that was even more unfathomable, clearly reaching the Golden Immortal level! Although it was only the Early Stage of the Golden Immortal rank, the solidity of his aura and the intensity of his Evil Qi far exceeded that of the Old Ancestor Blood Demon from before!

"Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers... Golden Immortals as foot soldiers..." Lin Wan's pupils constricted again, and the gravity in his heart reached its Peak. To be able to use Golden Immortals as ordinary soldiers, what kind of terrifying force was this "Great Qin"?! And how could this warship tear through the space barrier of the Beichen Immortal Domain and descend here?!

"Who are you all? Why are you blocking my path?" Lin Wan suppressed the raging waves in his heart, looked up at the warship deck, his voice calm, neither humble nor pushy. Inside his body, the Chaos Dao Seed had already quietly operated to its limit, and his Space-Time Clone was ready to be summoned at any time. Facing this unknown and terrifying enemy, he had to prepare for the worst.

"Presumptuous!" That Golden Immortal-level Heavenly Soldier commander let out a cold snort, a flash of cold light in his eyes. An even more tyrannical pressure surged towards Lin Wan like a tide. "A lowly Lower Realm ant, and you dare to ask about the origins of my Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers? This commander is under orders to track down a fugitive, and while passing through this realm, I sensed powerful spatial fluctuations and battle auras, so I came to investigate. You, state your name, what sect or faction you come from, and who you were just fighting here?"

Tracking a fugitive? Passing through this realm? Thoughts raced through Lin Wan's mind. These Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers didn't seem to have come specifically for him, but were passing by by chance, sensed the commotion from his fight with the Old Ancestor Blood Demon, and descended. However, this method of "passing through" was simply too overbearing! To directly tear through space, have a warship descend, and regard the living beings of a realm as nothing!

"I am Senior Lín Fēng, a mere Loose Cultivator. Just now, I slew a Devil Head who was plaguing this realm." Lin Wan said indifferently, not mentioning the Ice and Snow Divine Palace, nor revealing his true name. These Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers were not coming with good intentions, and it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"A Loose Cultivator? Slaying a Devil Head?" The Heavenly Soldier commander's gaze was like lightning, sweeping over Lin Wan, as if trying to see through him. "Hmph, a mere Early Stage Heavenly Immortal, capable of killing a Devil Head that could cause such spatial fluctuations? Could it be that the Devil Head had some treasure, or... are you the fugitive we are looking for?"

The Heavenly Soldier commander's tone suddenly became chillingly cold. The ten Heavenly Soldiers behind him stepped forward in unison, raising their long halberds and locking onto Lin Wan. A terrifying killing intent spread like a physical substance, firmly locking Lin Wan in place.

A fugitive? Lin Wan's heart tightened. He was certain he had never had any dealings with this "Great Qin," and certainly couldn't be any fugitive. This Heavenly Soldier commander was clearly looking for trouble on purpose, or... had other motives!

"Commander, what do you mean by this?" Lin Wan's eyes also turned cold. Although he did not wish to make enemies without cause, he was certainly not someone to be pushed around. These Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers were aggressive and regarded him as an ant, which had already ignited the flames of anger in his heart.

"What do I mean?" The Heavenly Soldier commander's mouth curled into a cold arc. "This commander suspects you are related to the fugitive. Now, immediately open your Divine Soul and let this commander search it! If you are innocent, I will naturally let you leave. If you dare to resist, you will be executed without mercy!"

Open my Divine Soul and let others search it?! Cold light exploded in Lin Wan's eyes. The Divine Soul was the foundation of a Cultivator; how could he easily let an outsider probe it? Once the Divine Soul was opened, life and death would no longer be in his own hands. This Heavenly Soldier commander clearly wanted to control him completely, or... kill him and seize his treasures! The commotion from his fight with the Old Ancestor Blood Demon was not small, so perhaps these Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers had taken a fancy to the "treasures" on his person!

"And if I do not comply?" Lin Wan said, word by word, his voice bone-chillingly cold. Inside his body, Chaos Qi began to surge, and the power of space-time flowed at his fingertips.

"Not comply?" The Heavenly Soldier commander's killing intent flared greatly. "Then die!"

"Kill!" The Heavenly Soldier commander gave the order. Behind him, two Peak Heavenly Immortal soldiers flashed with ferocity in their eyes. Holding their long halberds, they took a step forward, like two black bolts of lightning, shooting violently towards Lin Wan! On the long halberds, black light flickered, carrying a sharpness that could tear through everything, fiercely stabbing towards Lin Wan's chest and head!

As soon as they attacked, it was a lethal move! Merciless!

"You are courting death!" A cold glint flashed in Lin Wan's eyes, and he finally stopped holding back. He had originally intended to play along and probe them to see the background of this "Great Qin." But since the other party was so overbearing and regarded human life as grass, there was nothing left to say!

"Freeze!" Lin Wan spat out a single word. His words became Law!

The bodies of the two Heavenly Soldiers who were shooting towards him suddenly stalled, as if they had fallen into a swamp, their speed plummeting. Looks of horror appeared on their faces. What kind of Divine Ability was this?! It could actually affect space-time?!

"Disperse!" Another word was spat out. The black long halberds in the two Heavenly Soldiers' hands, along with the pitch-black armor on their bodies, crumbled inch by inch like sand sculptures weathered for a thousand years, turning into black powder that drifted away with the wind. This revealed two young faces inside, filled with shock and fear.

"Obliterate!" The third word was like the whisper of the Grim Reaper. "Puff! Puff!" Two soft sounds, like bubbles bursting. The two Heavenly Soldiers, along with their Divine Souls, were wiped away out of thin air as if by an invisible hand, disappearing without a trace, leaving not even a speck of ash behind.

Silence! A deathly silence!

On the warship, the remaining eight Heavenly Soldiers, including the Heavenly Soldier commander, were stunned. They widened their eyes, looking at Lin Wan in disbelief, as if they had seen something inconceivable.

The two Peak Heavenly Immortal soldiers, although just ordinary soldiers in the Great Qin army, cultivated the killing arts of the Great Qin army, and their combat power far exceeded those of the same rank. Joining forces, they could even fight an ordinary Early Stage Golden Immortal. Yet now, they had been casually wiped out by this "Lower Realm ant" who was only at the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Immortal rank, using just three words?! How could this be possible?!

"Space-Time Law?! Words becoming Law?!" The Heavenly Soldier commander was, after all, knowledgeable and immediately recognized the means Lin Wan had employed. His eyes revealed extreme shock, as well as a trace of greed! "You... you have actually comprehended the Space-Time Law?! And your attainment is so deep?!"

The Space-Time Law was one of the supreme Laws, mysterious and unfathomable, with infinite power. Even in Great Qin, those who could comprehend the Space-Time Law were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, all of them being Prodigy-like Geniuses with esteemed status. Unexpectedly, in this remote Lower Realm, he could actually encounter a Cultivator who had comprehended the Space-Time Law! And, looking at his usage, it seemed to be more than just scratching the surface!

"This brat must not be allowed to live! He must be captured alive and brought back to Great Qin to extract the secret of how he comprehended the Space-Time Law!" The greed in the Heavenly Soldier commander's eyes flared greatly, and his killing intent became even more frigid. If he could obtain the method to comprehend the Space-Time Law, his status in Great Qin would rise, and he might even have the hope of breaking through to the Taiyi realm!

"Form the Heaven-and-Earth Net Formation! Capture this villain alive!" The Heavenly Soldier commander shouted sternly. "Understood!" The remaining eight Heavenly Soldiers responded in unison. Their figures flickered as they instantly dispersed, occupying the eight cardinal directions and surrounding Lin Wan tightly. The long halberds in their hands pointed at Lin Wan simultaneously. At the tips of the halberds, black light swirled, weaving into a huge black net that descended upon Lin Wan's head!

This black net was not a physical object, but was composed of countless fine black threads. On the threads were inscribed complex runes, emitting an aura of imprisonment and sealing. Under the shroud of the large net, the space became stagnant, many times stronger than the previous pressure!

"A Heaven-and-Earth Net? You want to capture me?" Lin Wan's eyes were cold, the Chaos Dao Seed within him roaring, and vast Chaos Qi surged out. He knew that today's matter could not end well. These Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers were greedy for his Space-Time Law and would certainly not let him go.

"Just right, let me use you to test my newly refined Space-Time Clone!" Lin Wan gave a low shout in his heart, his mind moving. "Space-Time Clone, appear!"

Hum—! Beside Lin Wan, space twisted for a moment, and a grey figure exactly like him quietly emerged. This figure's aura was of the same origin as Lin Wan's true self, but its body was entwined with profound space-time power, its eyes deep, as if it could see through the past and future. It was the Space-Time Clone!

"Kill!" The moment the Space-Time Clone appeared, it moved simultaneously with Lin Wan's true self! The true self took a step forward, Chaos Qi rolling around his body, and threw a punch. It was simple and unadorned, yet it contained the terrifying power of splitting heaven and earth, fiercely smashing into the descending black net. "Chaos Heaven-Opening Fist!"

Wherever the punch force passed, space collapsed, emitting a moan of being unable to bear the load. That seemingly incredibly tough black net, under this punch containing the power of Chaos, was like paper, easily torn open to reveal a huge hole!

As for the Space-Time Clone, its figure was like a ghost, blending into the Void Realm. The next instant, it appeared behind a Heavenly Soldier, extended a finger, and tapped lightly. "Sorrow of Time." A point of grey light sank into the back of that Heavenly Soldier's head. The Heavenly Soldier's body suddenly stiffened, the radiance in his eyes rapidly dimming, as if in an instant, he had experienced millions of years of time erosion, his Divine Soul exhausted, his life force cut off, and he fell straight from the sky.

Instant kill!

"What?!" The Heavenly Soldier commander's eyes were splitting with rage. He had not expected that not only was Lin Wan's true self's combat power formidable, but he actually possessed such a bizarre Clone! This Clone could actually also use space-time power, and its methods were even more mysterious and impossible to guard against!

"Attack with full force! Execute without mercy!" The Heavenly Soldier commander, no longer caring about the thought of capturing him alive, roared and attacked personally! In his hand appeared a pitch-black Halberd, on the body of which were coiled blood-colored dragon patterns, emitting a monstrously ferocious Evil Qi; it was clearly a Low Grade Immortal Artifact! "Blood Dragon Heaven-Breaking Halberd! Die!"

The Heavenly Soldier commander thrust the halberd out. From the tip of the halberd, a blood-colored dragon shadow roared out, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, carrying the terrifying power of tearing the sky and splitting the earth, biting towards Lin Wan's true self! The power of this halberd strike was far stronger than any previous attack, having already reached the level of the Middle Stage of the Golden Immortal rank!

"Well come!" Battle Intent rose in Lin Wan's eyes. He was just wanting to test what level his current strength had reached! "Chaos Dao Seed, bless my body!"

Lin Wan gave a low roar, and the Chaos Dao Seed within his body suddenly erupted with brilliant light. Vast Chaos Qi, like a flood from an opened sluice gate, surged into his limbs and bones. His aura climbed step by step, instantly breaking through the Bottleneck of the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Immortal rank, reaching the Late Stage of the Heavenly Immortal rank, and it was still continuing to rise!

"Heaven-Opening—One Finger!" Lin Wan extended his index finger again. At his fingertip, the greyish Chaos light condensed to the extreme, transforming into a point of light that seemed capable of piercing through the Universe, and he tapped it lightly towards the roaring blood-colored dragon shadow.

Silent and soundless. The grey finger light and the blood-colored dragon shadow collided. There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light. Only a slight sound, like cloth being torn.

Then, in the Heavenly Soldier commander's gaze of extreme horror, the blood-colored dragon shadow transformed from his infinitely powerful Blood Dragon Heaven-Breaking Halberd was silently annihilated like a bubble being pricked. And that grey finger light, its momentum undiminished, tapped onto the Halberd in his hand.

"Crack!" A crisp sound of shattering rang out. On the Low Grade Immortal Artifact-level Halberd, at the tip, a fine crack appeared. The crack spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it covered the entire body of the halberd.

"Puff—!" The Heavenly Soldier commander, as if struck by a heavy blow, spewed out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with boundless fear and disbelief. His arm holding the Halberd broke inch by inch, and his whole body was like a kite with a broken string, flying backward, slamming fiercely onto the Void Warship behind him, smashing a human-shaped indentation into the warship's deck.

"Commander!" The remaining seven Heavenly Soldiers screamed in terror. They never expected that, as powerful as the commander was, holding an Immortal Artifact, he was not even a match for this "Lower Realm ant" in one exchange?!

"Flee! Quickly flee! Start the warship, leave here immediately! Report this person's intelligence to the General!" The Heavenly Soldier commander struggled to climb up, roaring hoarsely, his voice filled with fear. He knew he had kicked an iron plate! This was no Lower Realm ant; this was clearly an old monster who had hidden his cultivation! At least the Peak of the Golden Immortal rank, perhaps even the Taiyi realm! If they didn't flee now, they would all die here!

"Want to escape now? It's too late." Lin Wan's cold voice sounded as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.

The Space-Time Clone's figure disappeared again, blending into the Void Realm. Lin Wan's true self took a step forward and charged fiercely towards the Void Warship!

"Chaos—Heaven-Opening!" He punched towards the warship!