146: Weiyang City Crisis

Although Ya Ya did not directly moderate it, the significant reduction in the potion's side effects, coupled with Chen Xuantong's precise monitoring and the recipients' own resilient willpower, still resulted in a considerable success rate.

One elder of the Professional Association, who had been stuck at the peak for nearly fifty years, successfully stabilized the Power of Rules amidst the violent impact of wind elements, relying on his accumulated foundation over many years and the buffer provided by the improved potion, thus advancing to Transcendent-level!

He was so moved that tears streamed down his face.

Another leader from a large mercenary group, when hitting the bottleneck of fire-attribute rules, did not break through in one go, but the shackles within his body loosened to an unprecedented degree!

He clearly felt that the membrane separating him from Transcendent-level was as thin as a cicada's wing!

He firmly believed that with a bit more time for accumulation and precipitation, he would surely take that step!

Those who successfully advanced wept with joy and were endlessly grateful to the Professional Association.

Those whose bottlenecks loosened, though not yet reaching the pinnacle, also saw unprecedented hope and were incredibly excited.

While these successful cases were certainly due to the improved potion, Lin Feng's cold declaration that day also subtly made these seekers of the potion focus more on themselves, without distractions, daring not to harbor any improper thoughts, and instead unleashing greater potential in desperation.

This unexpectedly increased the success rate.

As the news spread, the Professional Association's prestige and cohesion soared to an unprecedented level due to Lin Feng's presence and the potion's success.

Zhang Xianzong looked at the Professional Association's thriving internal atmosphere and the continuously enriched high-end combat power reserves, and his regard for Lin Feng intensified beyond measure.

He became even more convinced that Lin Feng's strong stance that day not only protected Ya Ya but also subtly established an insurmountable barrier of order for the Professional Association.

Time quietly slipped away amidst the hustle and bustle, and in a blink of an eye, it had been two months since Lin Feng's promotion to Transcendent-level.

On this day, Lin Feng was in the exclusive meditation room for council members, comprehending the mysteries of Chaos Rules, and attempting to more subtly integrate a trace of Space Rules into Chaos.

Chaos, encompassing everything, simulating Space Rules was not difficult for him, but to achieve complete mastery, even surpassing Transcendent-level cultivators specializing in Space Rules, still required continuous refinement.

Suddenly... Buzz!!!

An extremely sharp, highly penetrating spatial fluctuation alarm instantly resounded throughout the core area of the Dragon Capital Professional Association Headquarters!

This alarm sound was different from ordinary enemy attacks or internal alerts; it carried a tearing, heart-palpitating sense of instability.

Lin Feng abruptly opened his eyes, and a chaotic gray light flashed in his pupils.

He instantly connected to the Professional Association's emergency information network.

Almost simultaneously, Zhang Xianzong's extremely solemn voice, via the highest-priority emergency communication channel, directly entered the consciousness of all council members.

"Highest emergency! The Weiyang City branch has sent a top-level spatial rift alarm! Near the ruins of 'Gu City Town', approximately eighty kilometers northwest of Weiyang City, spatial readings have surged exponentially within ten minutes!"

"The spatial structure is extremely unstable, and a large-scale spatial wormhole could erupt at any moment!"

"Preliminary assessment indicates the wormhole scale is at least Catastrophe-Grade (Grade A)!"

"The Weiyang branch requests the highest level of support from the headquarters!"

"Repeat, highest level of support!"

Gu City Town?

Lin Feng's heart sank sharply!

That was a place he was familiar with, a small town long abandoned in the old-era catastrophe!

A Grade A wormhole meant that terrifying otherworldly creatures capable of threatening Transcendent-level existences might pour out!

Without any hesitation!

Lin Feng abruptly stood up, chaotic gray light instantly enveloped his entire body, and he stepped out of the meditation room.

Space before him automatically parted and folded like docile flowing water.

He did not need to rely on the Professional Association's teleportation array; Chaos Rules themselves were the highest level of spatial control!

In just a few steps, Lin Feng's figure had already appeared above the Dragon Capital Professional Association Headquarters.

He ignored the somewhat chaotic Professional Association members below due to the alarm, his gaze like lightning, penetrating space, instantly locking onto the direction of Weiyang City, far to the east!

"Weiyang..."

Lin Feng murmured, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

There, he had people he needed to protect.

Buzz—!

The gray light around him intensified, and his entire being seemed to merge into the void, instantly disappearing.

Only a slowly rippling spatial ripple was left in place, moving so fast that even Zhang Xianzong and other council members only caught a trace of an afterimage!

Returning to an old place, Qin Zhenyue's shock. The Weiyang City Professional Association branch was now a scene of solemnity.

The defensive barrier was fully activated, and piercing alarm bells echoed throughout the city.

All professionals were urgently mobilized, standing by in strict formation.

Qin Zhenyue, the branch president, a veteran peak Gold-grade powerhouse known for his defense and strength, now stood on the highest watchtower of the branch, his face ashen as he looked northwest.

There, the sky was already distorted, presenting a sickly purplish-black hue.

Visible spatial folds, like ugly scars, continuously spread and tore in the air.

A nauseating energy fluctuation, filled with destruction and chaos, continuously spread from that direction, causing even low-level professionals in the city to feel waves of heart palpitations and dizziness, even from dozens of kilometers away.

"Damn it! The readings are still soaring! Why hasn't the Professional Association Headquarters' support arrived yet?!"

Qin Zhenyue clenched his fists, his knuckles white.

He deeply knew the terror of a Grade A wormhole; once it fully erupted, the Weiyang branch's strength alone would be utterly incapable of resisting it!

The entire Weiyang City would face an annihilating disaster!

Just as he was burning with anxiety... Buzz!

The space in front of him rippled like water without any warning.

This ripple was not the destructive tearing sensation of the Gu City Town direction, but a deep, extremely restrained fluctuation, as if space itself was saluting and making way for some existence.

Immediately after, a figure in black attire, as if stepping out of an ink painting, quietly appeared in the center of the ripple.

The newcomer had a tall and straight physique, a young and calm face, with black hair gently swaying in the wind.

There was no powerful energy leaking from his body, not even a trace of a professional's aura, as if he were just an ordinary person.

But when his calm, deep, abyss-like eyes swept over... Boom!!!

Qin Zhenyue, this battle-hardened veteran powerhouse with a will as tough as steel, felt as if his soul had been violently struck by an invisible chaotic giant hammer!

An irresistible terrifying pressure, originating from the most fundamental level of life, descended with a roar, like the entire sky collapsing!

That was not the oppression of energy, but the condescension of the Rule level!

In front of those eyes, he felt that his proud Defensive Rules and Power Rules were as fragile as thin ice, as if a single thought from the other party could make him, along with the very concept of "rules" he represented, completely return to nothingness!

"Pfft!"

Qin Zhenyue grunted, his face instantly turning deathly pale, and he staggered back three steps before barely steadying himself, his blood and qi churning, his peak Gold-grade power like a small boat in a raging sea before this pressure, capable of capsizing at any moment!

He laboriously raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring intently at the young figure who had suddenly appeared, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks due to extreme shock!

That familiar yet unfamiliar face...

"Lin... Feng?!"

Qin Zhenyue's voice was filled with unbelievable joy...