155: Thousands of miles in an instant

Deep within the Black Prison Institute of the Demon Suppression Division in the Imperial Capital.

Lin Jingyu sat cross-legged, his aura deep and condensed like an abyss.

A faint Chaos-colored glow circulated beneath his skin, as if a furnace capable of melting the heavens and earth was contained within his body.

A million evolution points lay quietly on the System Panel.

Knock, knock.

A knock sounded at the door, carrying a hint of barely noticeable respect.

"Lord Lin, is this a good time?" Qin Shanhe's voice came through.

This Commander-in-Chief of the Demon Suppression Division, a powerhouse of the Eighth Heaven of Dharma Manifestation Realm, maintained a very humble posture before Lin Jingyu.

"Come in." Lin Jingyu opened his eyes, a flash of Chaos-colored light disappearing instantly from his pupils.

Qin Shanhe pushed the door open and entered, his expression more solemn than the previous days, even carrying a hint of worry.

"Something has happened."

He got straight to the point. "After you destroyed the Evil God altar in the Demon Burial Abyss, Cultists everywhere went insane! Last night, a Manor belonging to a collateral branch of the Ji Clan, over three hundred people, were Blood-Sacrificed overnight! The residual Devilish Qi at the scene was so dense it couldn't be dissipated!"

"Oh?" Lin Jingyu's expression remained unchanged. "The Ji Clan didn't react?"

"React?"

Qin Shanhe gave a bitter smile. "That Founding Ancestor of the Ji Clan went to see it personally, and upon returning, immediately entered death seclusion! He only passed on one message: 'Invincible to anyone below the Domain Realm, report it to the Imperial Family.'"

"Trash." Lin Jingyu spat out two words, cold and direct.

He didn't care about the face of Aristocratic Families.

Qin Shanhe was long accustomed to the way this God of Slaughter spoke, and continued, "What's more troubling is that this Blood Sacrifice wasn't limited to one place! Hanhai City in the west, and several small Sects in Southern Border... In just three days, seven locations have been massacred! The method is identical, and the sacrificial object is always the 'Lord of the Thousand-Eyed Wistulous'! They seem to be... frantically accumulating power! I fear... they have a greater scheme!"

"Accumulating power?"

A cold light flashed in Lin Jingyu's eyes. "Good, it saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one." He hadn't forgotten the grudge against the Evil God's Projection in the Demon Burial Abyss. And evolution points were never enough!

"Brother Lin, you just went through a major battle..." Qin Shanhe hesitated slightly.

The disturbance at the Demon Burial Abyss couldn't be hidden from top experts; the residual Chaos Qi and Evil God's Blood made his scalp tingle just thinking about it.

"It's fine."

Lin Jingyu interrupted him. "I need a top-tier Movement Technique, one that can cross ten thousand li in an instant. Does the Division or the Imperial Family's Secret Vault have one?"

Qin Shanhe's spirits lifted: "Yes! The Imperial Family's Secret Vault holds a Fragmented Scroll called the 'Myriad Heavens Star Dou Evasion Technique.' Legend says it was created by an Ancient Mighty Figure after observing the rotation of the Myriad Stars. When cultivated to Major Achievement, it can borrow the Power of the Stars to shift through the Void Realm, covering ten thousand li in an instant! However... it is severely incomplete, and demands extremely high requirements for the Physical Body and Spatial Comprehension. No one has ever successfully cultivated it. I will go and retrieve it for you immediately!"

Lin Jingyu nodded. "Alright."

Qin Shanhe was extremely efficient; in less than an hour, he returned with an ancient Jade Slip covered in Star Patterns.

Lin Jingyu took it and swept it with his Divine Thought.

[Ding! Detected incomplete Cultivation Technique, 'Myriad Heavens Star Dou Evasion Technique' (Movement Technique category)!]

[Do you wish to record it into the System?]

"Record."

[Recording successful!]

[The 'Myriad Heavens Star Dou Evasion Technique' (Fragmented Scroll) has been recorded. To deduce, complete, and elevate it to 'Myriad Heavens Star Evasion' (Major Achievement), 800,000 evolution points are required! Do you wish to deduce?]

"Deduce!"

[Ding! Consuming 800,000 evolution points! Beginning deduction and completion!]

The profound mysteries of vast Star Rotation Trajectories and Spatial Folding and Shifting transformed into a torrent, pouring into Lin Jingyu's Sea of Consciousness!

Countless fragmented Runes were completed, optimized, and sublimated by the System's Great Power!

His Physical Body's perception of space instantly became incredibly clear; the Qi and Blood surged within him, automatically simulating the Power of the Stars' movement!

Buzz!

Inside the Quiet Room, Lin Jingyu's figure suddenly blurred!

This was not an afterimage left by high-speed movement, but his entire person seemed to have merged into the Spatial Ripples, becoming semi-transparent, with dots of Star Glow emerging from nothingness, swirling around him!

A profound and unpredictable Spatial Fluctuation, as if capable of stepping on stars and chasing the moon, spread out!

"Hiss!" Qin Shanhe, standing nearby, sucked in a cold breath, his eyes nearly popping out.

It's... done?

That was an ancient Fragmented Scroll that no one had successfully cultivated since ancient times! What kind of Monster was this Lord Lin?!

Only a few breaths passed.

[Ding! Deduction complete!]

['Myriad Heavens Star Evasion' (Major Achievement) successfully mastered!]

Lin Jingyu's figure instantly solidified, his eyes shining brightly with Divine Light, as if containing a swirling Star River!

With a slight shift of his mind, he felt an unprecedented, tight connection established between himself, the Myriad Stars, and the Earth Space beneath his feet.

A distance of ten thousand li felt as if it were just a single step away!

"Good!" Satisfaction flashed in Lin Jingyu's eyes.

With this technique, the efficiency of sweeping away all Evil Dens would be more than doubled!

"Brother Qin, I leave the Imperial Capital to you. I'm going out to kill some things." Lin Jingyu stood up, his tone as casual as if he were going for an outing.

Qin Shanhe quickly asked, "Where is Lord Lin planning to go? Does the Division need to assist?"

"No need."

Lin Jingyu took a step, his figure instantly becoming illusory, with dots of Star Glow flickering.

"First, I'll head west and see how much 'interest' those Clowns have accumulated."

Before his voice faded, the Star Glow suddenly brightened!

Lin Jingyu's figure completely vanished, as if wiped from space by an Invisible Large Hand!

Only faint, dissipating Spatial Ripples were left behind.

Qin Shanhe stared blankly at the empty Quiet Room, murmuring after a long while, "Instantaneous Ten Thousand Li... Myriad Heavens Star Evasion... what a Monster..."

He then cheered up. "With Lord Lin taking action, the Doomsday is nigh for those Evil Brats!"

...Western Border of the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, Black Wind Gobi.

Ten thousand li of Yellow Sand, with Fierce Winds like knives.

This was the required path leading to the Western Regions Nations and the Boundless Sea further west, and also a favored Den of Iniquity for Evil Spirits and Demons.

In the Void Realm, Star Glow flashed.

Lin Jingyu's figure silently appeared, standing upon the Void Realm, looking down at an Oasis surrounded by Black Strange Stones.

At the center of the Oasis, Devilish Qi soared into the sky, faintly forming a twisted Phantom of Multi-Eyed Tentacles, the very symbol of the "Lord of the Thousand-Eyed Wistulous"!

The dense Smell of Blood was clearly discernible even from high altitude.

"This is the place." Lin Jingyu's eyes were cold as he locked onto the largest Source of Devilish Qi below, took a step, and his figure once again merged into the starlight.

Deep within the Oasis, a newly built Flesh and Blood Altar was operating, with dozens of Black-Robed Priests dancing frantically around it.

At the top of the altar, a Withered Old Demon, holding a White Bone Short Flute and whose aura had clearly reached the First Heaven of the Domain Realm, was greedily absorbing the Power of Foul Blood surging from the altar.

Suddenly!

The Withered Old Demon suddenly looked up, and horror erupted in his muddy eyes!

"Who?!"

The space a Hundred Zhang above his head rippled like water, with brilliant dots of Star Glow!

A tall, robust figure, like a God or Demon stepping down from the stars, appeared out of thin air!

Before the terrifying Domain of Strength even unfolded, the sheer oppressive force brought by his pure Physical Body made all the Cultists below feel as if they were targeted by a Primordial Behemoth, their blood freezing in their veins!

"The one who will kill you." Lin Jingyu's voice was like the Chilling Wind of the Nine Nethers.

"Arrogant!" The Withered Old Demon was furious and shocked; his First Heaven Domain Devilish Qi erupted violently, and he abruptly placed the White Bone Short Flute to his lips!

Woo—!!!

A sharp, mournful Flute Sound, as if billions of Wronged Souls were wailing, tore through the air!

Invisible Sound Waves, carrying malicious power that could corrode the Divine Soul and tear apart the Physical Body, condensed into dozens of gray-black Sound Blades, like Vengeful Ghosts Seeking Life, strangling towards Lin Jingyu in the air!

At the same time, his other hand reached for a bulging pouch sewn from human skin (Human Skin Resentment Drum) at his waist, preparing to strike it!

"Noisy."

Lin Jingyu didn't even bother to use his Domain.

Facing the incoming terrifying Sound Blades, he simply casually raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and then... fiercely clenched his fist!

Boom!

Pure power! The space directly in front of his fist violently collapsed, compressing into a single point!

The dozens of life-seeking Sound Blades, which could easily kill a Dharma Aspect Realm Peak master, crashed into an invisible Wall of Chaos, failing to stir even a ripple, and were instantly swallowed by the collapsing space, crushed into nothingness!

The mournful Flute Sound abruptly stopped!

"What?!" The Withered Old Demon's eyes nearly burst out of their sockets, his hand reaching for the Human Skin Resentment Drum frozen in mid-air. His strongest Divine Soul Attack was casually crushed by the opponent?!

"Die."

Lin Jingyu's figure vanished in the Star Glow. The next instant, he appeared like a Ghost before the Withered Old Demon!

The speed was so fast that it completely exceeded the perception of the opponent's Domain!

No Move, only a single punch!

A faint Chaos-colored glow circulated on the fist, and the Nascent Form of the Rule of Strength condensed!

Simple! Direct! Brutal!

The Withered Old Demon only had time to block with the Human Skin Resentment Drum in front of him, his face still showing extreme terror and disbelief!

Poof—!!!

Where the punch passed, the Domain-level Demonic Artifact, the "Human Skin Resentment Drum," which had been refined using thousands of Living Souls and possessed astonishing defense, was pierced through like paper! Immediately following was the Withered Old Demon's shriveled chest!

There was no explosion, only Annihilation!

Where the Punch Force reached, the old demon's body turned into the finest Dust, like a weathered Sand Sculpture, starting from the point of impact and spreading backward, inch by inch!

Head, torso, limbs... along with the terrified and desperate Demonic Soul inside him, were completely reduced to nothingness under the absolute Rule of Strength!

[Ding! Killed Evil God High Priest of the First Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding White Bone Soul-Summoning Flute and Human Skin Resentment Drum), gained evolution points: 1,200,000!]

One punch!

First Heaven of the Domain Realm, dead!

Even the Flesh and Blood Altar beneath his feet largely collapsed under the dissipating Punch Force!

The surrounding Cultists were completely terrified by this horrific sight, immediately letting out desperate wails and fleeing in all directions.

Lin Jingyu didn't even glance at the ants, his Divine Thought roughly sweeping over the ruined altar and the spot where the Withered Old Demon had been annihilated.

Suddenly, a faint Coordinate Fragment, carrying the Scent of Sea Wind, was forcibly captured and melted down by him.

"Boundless Sea... Eye of Gui Xu... Holy Island..." The fragment information pointed to the Terrifying Sea Area far to the west, known as a Forbidden Zone for Living Creatures, and specifically to a Coordinate Point deep within that sea area, called "Holy Island" by the Cultists!

"Holy Island?" A cold light flashed in Lin Jingyu's eyes. Combining this with Qin Shanhe's Intelligence, he understood.

It seemed the so-called "Overseas Immortal Island" was, more likely than not, the true General Altar of the Evil God Cult! It was also his next target!

He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through ten thousand li of the Void Realm, looking towards the Turbulent Boundless Sea in the west.

The Star Glow around him brightened again, and his figure instantly merged into the Spatial Ripples, vanishing without a trace.

Only the Altar Ruins debris scattered everywhere and a group of terrified Cultists were left, trembling in the Fierce Wind of the Gobi.