131: Fight and retreat, hone your skills

On the edge of the massive cavern beneath the Imperial Capital, where Devilish Qi surged.

Space violently twisted like water ripples, and amid a buzzing sound, a terrifying true body of a Devil God, a hundred zhang tall and flowing with Primordial Violet Qi and Chaos Divine Radiance, suddenly appeared!

Lin Jingyu! The Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation at the sixth layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm!

He took a step, his enormous foot crushing the hard Devil Rock ground with a thunderous boom, instantly spreading spiderweb-like cracks for a hundred zhang!

The terrifying pressure was like a materialized tsunami, instantly crushing the low-level Devil Creatures wandering nearby into dust!

"Roar—!!!"

Almost simultaneously, several earth-shattering roars filled with tyranny and destruction came from the collapsed region of the White Bone Devil Pit behind him!

Three equally massive figures, exuding the terrifying Devil Might of the Domain Realm, tore through the chaotic energy storm, rushing towards the location where Lin Jingyu had just appeared like three burning Devil Stars!

Leading them was an Ox-Headed Giant Demon wearing heavy Lava Armor and wielding a gigantic Star Shattering Devil Hammer. Every step it took shook the ground!

To the left was a constantly twisting, enormous Ghost Shadow formed by countless wailing vengeful Souls, emitting a chilling aura that corroded Souls and spirits!

To the right was a Blade Demon with eight bladed arms, moving as swiftly as black lightning!

Three Dominators of the Demon Kingdom! The lowest among them was at the sixth layer of the Domain Realm!

They were completely alarmed by the terrifying fluctuations from the explosion of the Core Devil Source and the dying resentment of Bone Yama and Red Slaughter, tracking the spatial ripples to pursue him!

"Human! Leave your flesh and Divine Soul!!" Savage Mountain, the Ox-Headed Giant Demon, roared like thunder. His gigantic Star Shattering Devil Hammer was swung high, its head burning with dark red Devil Flames that incinerated space, carrying the momentum of shattering stars as it smashed down fiercely towards Lin Jingyu's True Body of a Devil God from several miles away!

Where the Devil Hammer passed, black tracks were torn into space!

"Your Soul will become my new collection!" Ghost Soul, the Soul-Devouring Ghost Mother, let out overlapping shrieks. Invisible Soul impacts, like billions of ice needles, ignored spatial distance and fiercely stabbed towards Lin Jingyu's Sea of Consciousness!

At the same time, countless tentacles formed by vengeful Souls wrapped around him from all directions, carrying a chilling cold that froze vitality!

"Die!" Shadow Brake, the Thousand Blade Demon Lord, was the most direct. His eight bladed arms instantly transformed into a Death Blade Net that tore through the Void Realm. Moving at extreme speed, he struck first despite starting later, frantically slicing towards the vital points of Lin Jingyu's True Body of a Devil God!

The three Dominators joined forces, their Domain pressures overlapping, and Devilish Qi surged to the heavens! Their combined assault instantly enveloped Lin Jingyu's hundred-zhang True Body of a Devil God!

Facing this terrifying siege, which was enough to instantly severely injure or even kill a seventh-layer Dharma Aspect Realm expert, Lin Jingyu's eyes, within the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation, showed no fear. Instead, they burned with fierce Battle Intent and a hint of... excitement!

"Good timing!"

His massive True Body of a Devil God suddenly shook!

The Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Diagram rotated madly, and the phantom of the Chaos Divine Demon roared in his Sea of Consciousness, forcibly resisting the Soul impact from the Soul-Devouring Ghost Mother!

The divine radiance of the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body flowed beneath his skin, directly confronting the Death Blade Net of the Thousand Blade Demon Lord!

Clang, clang, clang—!!!

The dense clashing sounds of metal, like heavy rain, exploded!

Shadow Brake's blades, capable of slicing through a Domain, struck the body of the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation, erupting in dazzling sparks!

Although they left deep gashes, and Devilish Qi invaded the wounds, they failed to sever his body!

"What a hard shell!" Shadow Brake's eight compound eyes simultaneously narrowed.

At the same time, Lin Jingyu's enormous right fist, wrapped in primordial violet lightning and the Rule of Strength, met Savage Mountain's crashing Star Shattering Devil Hammer head-on with a punch!

Boom—!!!

Fist and hammer collided! It was like two stars crashing into each other!

A terrifying annular shockwave exploded, scraping away a thick layer of the surrounding hard Devil Rock ground!

Savage Mountain's massive Devil Body violently shook, and the Star Shattering Devil Hammer was actually forcefully knocked upwards by that punch!

His arms, covered in heavy Lava Armor, groaned under the strain, and his scaled ox face was filled with shock!

"His strength surpasses mine?! Impossible!"

Lin Jingyu's True Body of a Devil God was also shaken back a step, and a numb sensation came from his fist. But the divine light in his eyes surged, confirming his newly broken-through strength in actual combat!

Just then, the Soul-Devouring Ghost Mother's vengeful Soul tentacles and chilling Domain had wrapped around him, frantically eroding his protective divine radiance and vitality!

"Hmph! How dare mere demons and monsters approach me?" In Lin Jingyu's left eye, the Eye of Annihilation, which represented "Chaos Divine Fire," suddenly lit up!

Buzz—!!!

A scorching will that incinerated all things erupted! His left pupil seemed to transform into two burning Chaos Furnaces!

"Heart Fire Burns the Heavens!"

RUMBLE!!!

Centered around Lin Jingyu's hundred-zhang True Body of a Devil God, a dark golden Flame Domain, viscous like magma and radiating the aura of Chaos, instantly unfurled!

This flame contained terrifying power that was supremely Yang and rigid, capable of incinerating evil spirits!

This was the Divine Ability obtained by opening the Heart Divine Treasure. Now, boosted by the sixth layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm and the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Diagram, its might surged!

Hiss, hiss, hiss—!!!

Like hot oil poured on snow!

The vengeful Soul tentacles and chilling Domain wrapped around him by Ghost Soul, the Soul-Devouring Ghost Mother, let out screams of extreme agony the moment they touched the dark golden Chaos Heart Fire, and were visibly ignited, incinerated, and turned into nothingness!

The chilling power that corroded Souls and spirits was completely suppressed by the supremely Yang Heart Fire!

"Ah—!! What kind of fire is this?!" Ghost Soul's twisted shadow violently fluctuated, letting out painful and terrified screams as she frantically retreated! Her vengeful Soul power was utterly countered by this flame!

"Kill!" Seeing that the Soul attack was ineffective, Shadow Brake, the Thousand Blade Demon Lord, turned his eight bladed arms into afterimages and pounced again. His blades tore through space, specifically targeting the moment Lin Jingyu was pushed back by Savage Mountain and restrained by Ghost Soul!

"Get lost!" Lin Jingyu's right fist had just shaken off Savage Mountain's giant hammer. His left arm muscles bulged like coiled Chaos Dragon snakes, and his five fingers opened, carrying the terrifying power of the Rule of Strength. Ignoring the layered blade net, he viciously grabbed towards Shadow Brake's main body!

Although Shadow Brake was fast, Lin Jingyu's grab contained the power of spatial lockdown!

The eight bladed arms frantically hacked at the incoming giant hand, scattering sparks, but failed to completely sever it!

The massive hand was like a Chaos Millstone, closing suddenly with the will to crush everything!

Crack! Pfft—!

The sickening sound of bones shattering and Devil Blood spraying rang out! Shadow Brake let out a mournful shriek! At least three of his bladed arms were forcefully crushed by Lin Jingyu! Thick Devil Blood gushed out like a fountain!

"Save me!" Shadow Brake was terrified and desperately struggled backward!

"Useless!" Savage Mountain roared, steadying his body. The Star Shattering Devil Hammer once again burned with even more terrifying Devil Flames and smashed fiercely towards Lin Jingyu's back!

Ghost Soul, the Soul-Devouring Ghost Mother, also endured the pain of the Heart Fire burning her, condensing a massive "Soul Extinguishing Needle" formed by countless compressed despairing Souls, which silently shot towards the back of Lin Jingyu's head!

Attacked front and back! Killing intent was chilling!

Ferocious light flashed in Lin Jingyu's eyes! His newly broken-through power circulated wildly, being tempered under the siege of the three Dominators!

The rudimentary form of the Primordial Creation Scripture combined with the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body, repairing the wounds torn by the blades and Devil Flames!

"Exhilarating!" He roared wildly, and his massive True Body of a Devil God suddenly spun! His left hand, which had crushed Shadow Brake's arms, swept backward, like a Chaos Giant Whip, fiercely striking the Devil Hammer smashed down by Savage Mountain! At the same time, his head snapped to the side!

Boom!

His left hand and the Devil Hammer clashed again! Shockwaves exploded!

The silent Soul Extinguishing Needle grazed past the head of his True Body of a Devil God, silently piercing and annihilating a distant Devil Rock mountain peak!

One against three! He stood firm without retreating!

But Lin Jingyu knew clearly that this was the core of the Demon Kingdom, and delaying would only attract more terrifying existences! His goal was to temper his newfound power, not to fight to the death!

"Warm-up finished!" Lin Jingyu's voice boomed like thunder. "Next time we meet, I will take your Devil Cores!"

Before his voice faded, his massive Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation suddenly erupted with dazzling divine light!

The Heart Fire Burns the Heavens Domain instantly contracted, turning into a dark golden Fire Ring that violently expanded towards the three Dominators surrounding him!

Boom!

The three Dominators were forced to pause their attack by this Fire Ring containing the power of incineration!

Seizing this gap, Lin Jingyu's enormous foot stomped fiercely!

"Movement Technique! Go!"

Space folded instantly beneath his feet like a docile lamb!

The hundred-zhang True Body of a Devil God took one step, appearing as if teleporting at the other end of the cavern dozens of miles away. With another step, he vanished into the depths of the dense Devilish Qi, leaving behind only a rapidly receding spatial ripple!

"Chase him! Don't let him escape!" Savage Mountain was furious, and his Lava Devil Flames shot up into the sky!

"His Soul... I must obtain it!" Ghost Soul let out an unwilling shriek, transforming into a twisted Ghost Shadow and pursuing him.

Shadow Brake dragged his broken arms, Devil Blood dripping, his eyes filled only with venomous hatred and terror, and he also transformed into a blade light, following closely.

However, Lin Jingyu's newly broken-through Movement Technique, propelled by the power of the sixth layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm, achieved unbelievable speed!

Coupled with his "familiarity" with the Demon Kingdom's complex terrain, he completely shook off the three Dominators' lock in just a few flashes, disappearing without a trace.

Deep within a relatively hidden, massive Devil Rock fissure.

Lin Jingyu retracted his hundred-zhang True Body of a Devil God, returning to his two-meter-tall original body.

On his bronze skin, several wounds torn by blades and Devil Flames remained, deep enough to see bone, and eroded by Devilish Qi. However, under the circulation of the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body and the Primordial Creation Scripture, they were visibly wriggling and healing, and his pale golden blood contained vigorous vitality.

He checked himself.

The gray light of the yin prison token on his waist was completely retracted, and it was cold to the touch. Beneath the crack that ran two-thirds across its core, a terrifying throbbing, like the heartbeat of an abyss, faintly emanated, as if something was being nurtured.

Inside the System Space, the two fragmented claws of the Abyss Dominator had calmed their foul blood, but the dark golden Devil Runes on their surface were clearer and deeper, emitting a more restrained yet more dangerous aura.

[System Panel]

[host]: Lin Jingyu

[Realm]: Dharma Aspect Realm Sixth Layer (Primordial Chaos Body! Heart Fire Burns the Heavens Divine Ability shows might!)

[Cultivation Technique]:

Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body (Initial Stage) (High-speed repair in progress!)

Primordial Creation Scripture (Rudimentary Form) (Countering Devilish Qi erosion!)

Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Diagram (Initial Stage)

Movement Technique (Major Achievement) (Speed greatly increased!)

Star Shattering Finger (Perfection)

[Dharma Aspect]: Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation (Initial Completion)

[Divine Ability]:

Eye of Annihilation (Left: Chaos Divine Fire! Right: Primordial Stars!)

Heaven and Earth Conformity (Elementary Stage)

Heart Fire Burns the Heavens (Minor Achievement) (Restrains evil spirits' Souls!)

[Items]:

yin prison token * 1 (Dormant! Core crack throbbing! Heartbeat of an Abyss sensation!)

blood fiend division master token * 1

fragmented claw of the sovereign * 2 (Dark Golden Devil Runes clear! Aura restrained and dangerous!)

[evolution points]: 0

[Status]: Minor injuries repairing! Successfully escaped pursuit! Gained core intelligence on the Demon Kingdom!

"Three old devils at the Domain Realm..."

Lin Jingyu felt the surging power within him and his rapidly healing injuries, his eyes flashing with sharp light. "The sixth layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm, combined with the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon Manifestation and Heart Fire Burns the Heavens, allows me to clash head-on without falling into a disadvantage! If I evolve one or two more core Cultivation Techniques..."

He looked towards the deeper, more viscous and terrifying part of the Demon Kingdom, where even more tyrannical roars and spatial tremors faintly emanated. Clearly, the three Dominators had not given up and were frantically searching.

"The strength and number of the Demon Kingdom's Dominators, the location of the core node, and the so-called 'My Lord's' will... the intelligence is sufficient."

A cold arc curved on Lin Jingyu's lips. "It's time to exchange this batch of intelligence for some 'practical' benefits from the Demon Suppression Division and the Imperial Family."

He did not linger. His figure transformed into a pale golden streak of light that almost merged with the Devilish Qi, subtly fleeing back towards the direction he came from at an even faster speed.

Behind him were furious roars and increasingly chaotic energy tides from the depths of the Demon Kingdom.