156: Demon's Nest

Deep within the Boundless Sea, at the edge of the Eye of Gui Xu.

A flash of Star Glow, and Lin Jingyu’s figure tore through the Void Realm, standing atop the waves.

The sight before him was enough to terrify any creature that mistakenly entered this place out of their wits.

Where were the Immortal Islands and Magnificent Palaces?

There was only a giant island piled up from countless pale white skeletons, pitch-black reefs, and wriggling flesh!

The island itself resembled a giant, rotting eyeball, and in the central depression, a thousand-zhang high Pyramid Altar built from billions of skeletons pierced the lead-gray firmament!

At the top of the altar, a gigantic dark red illusory eyeball, condensed from viscous filth-blood and chaotic will, slowly rotated, emitting malice that froze the Soul!

It was the symbol of the Lord of the Thousand-Eyed Wistulous!

Dense malevolent Qi materialized into black mist, enveloping the entire Holy Island.

Countless decaying corpses of giant sea beasts and fragments of human ships floated on the sea surface, and the air was filled with nauseating stench and sulfur.

"It is indeed a Demon Den." Lin Jingyu's eyes were cold, his killing intent sweeping across the sea like a tangible frigid wind.

On the System panel, the clear coordinates of the Holy Island coincided with this location.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three black shadows, radiating the fluctuations of the First Heaven of the Domain Realm, rose from the island like phantoms, forming a triangular pattern to block Lin Jingyu's path.

The leader was clad in pitch-black bone armor inlaid with human eye gems, holding a massive bone scythe dripping with filth-blood.

The person on the left was hunched like a shrimp, holding a pale white Skull Bowl from which the cries of infants constantly emerged.

The person on the right was shrouded in rolling dark green poisonous mist, with strings of bells refined from the heads of Venomous Sea Snakes hanging from his waist.

"Those who trespass upon the Holy Island shall die!" The Bone Scythe Demon General's voice was hoarse, and his Filth-Blood Bone Scythe pointed at Lin Jingyu. Domain-level demonic pressure, mixed with the will of the Evil God on the island, pressed down fiercely!

"First Heaven of the Domain Realm? ants." Lin Jingyu didn't even bother to look at them directly, taking a step forward!

Buzz!

The thousand-zhang Rule of Strength Domain violently unfolded! One hundred times gravity superimposed with spatial confinement!

Plop! Plop! Plop!

The three Demon Generals, who had just been full of Aura, were instantly crushed as if struck by an invisible divine mountain, and their Domains shattered!

Before they could even scream, their three demonic bodies exploded into three clusters of foul-smelling blood mist under the terrifying Rule of Strength.

The Filth-Blood Bone Scythe, the Hundred Infant Bowl, and the Ten Thousand Poisons Bells were all turned into dust!

[Ding! Killed 3 Evil God Demon Generals of the First Heaven of the Domain Realm, gaining evolution points: 200,000 points!]

"Enemy attack—!!"

A harsh alarm sounded on the island, and countless hideous Cultists and Sea Demons, wielding various Strange Weapons refined from bones, poisonous stings, and coral, surged out like a black tide from the island's caves and flesh buildings!

Furthermore, several early-stage Domain Realm Deep Sea Giant Demons, the size of small mountains and covered in pustules and bone spurs, churned the dark green seawater, letting out earth-shattering roars!

Lin Jingyu ignored the ant-like miscellaneous soldiers beneath his feet, his gaze penetrating the numerous obstacles to lock onto the top of the Pyramid Altar.

There, an old man, draped in a dark gold tentacle-patterned robe and holding a twisted scepter inlaid with a huge Evil Eye Gem at the top, slowly stood up.

His Aura had astonishingly reached the Peak of the Third Heaven of the Domain Realm!

Beside him, four Protector Priests, who had also reached the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm and held different Demonic Weapons, emitted a chilling Aura.

"Blasphemer! How dare you kill my Sacred Generals and destroy my Sacred Artifacts!"

The Great Priest slammed his scepter onto the ground, his voice echoing across the island like the simultaneous weeping of ten thousand vengeful spirits, "In the name of my Lord! Sacrifice this fiend!"

Boom!

The entire skeleton island shook violently!

The illusory Evil Eye at the top of the Pyramid Altar suddenly projected a viscous, blood-like dark red pillar of light, enveloping the Great Priest and his four Protectors!

Their Aura instantly soared, forcibly elevating them to a level close to the Fourth Heaven of the Domain Realm!

"Kill him! Extract his Soul and refine his essence, offering it to my Lord!" The Great Priest pointed his scepter at Lin Jingyu, and the Evil Eye Gem at the scepter's tip shot out a beam of filthy blood light, faster than lightning!

The four Protectors attacked simultaneously!

Dong! Dong! Dong! The Human Skin War Drum shook, its mind-confusing beat rushing straight toward the Divine Soul!

Whoo—! The Spine Bone Whip lashed the Void Realm, tearing open dozens of pitch-black vengeful spirit fissures!

Chi chi chi! The Skull Dharma Bead spewed out dark green corrosive poisonous clouds!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Countless poisoned Bone Spur Shuttles covered Lin Jingyu like a rainstorm!

A deadly attack combining five layers of Domain amplification and Evil God Power! Its might shook the heavens and earth!

"Trifling tricks." Lin Jingyu's eyes were indifferent; he didn't even use his Domain to counter. Inside his body, the newly established Great Dao Furnace Art subtly circulated.

Buzz!

The incoming filthy blood light, mind-confusing drum beats, vengeful spirit fissures, corrosive poisonous clouds, and bone spur rain... when they approached within ten zhang of his body, they were forcibly pulled, swallowed, and annihilated by an invisible, overbearing power that melted all laws, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

Not even a ripple was stirred!

Primordial Violet Qi circulated on his body surface, and the dark gold Divine radiance of the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body flickered, isolating and refining all malevolent power!

"What?!" The Great Priest's ferocious expression instantly froze, turning into unbelievable horror! His full-power attack, drawn from the Evil God's power, was actually resisted and directly melted by the opponent's Physical Body?!

"It's my turn."

Lin Jingyu's voice was like the announcement of the God of Death. He took one step, and his figure vanished within the Star Glow.

The next instant!

He had already appeared behind the Protector Priest holding the Human Skin War Drum!

There was no Move, only a punch!

The fist flashed with a faint Chaos-colored light!

Poof!

That Protector Priest, along with the Human Skin War Drum in his hand, was instantly turned into dust, as if thrown into a Chaos Millstone!

[Ding! Killed an Evil God Protector of the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding the Human Skin War Drum), gaining evolution points: 800,000 points!]

"Third Brother!" The eyes of the other three Protectors were about to split, overwhelmed by shock and fury!

The Spine Bone Whip wildly lashed, the skull poisonous beads burst forth, and the Bone Spur Shuttles spun to strangle! The three joined forces, unleashing monstrous Devilish Qi!

Lin Jingyu's figure was like a phantom, flickering within the Star Glow; every appearance was accompanied by a punch!

The second punch! The Protector wielding the Spine Bone Whip was blasted through the chest, man and whip together, exploding into a sky full of blood mist!

[Ding! Killed an Evil God Protector of the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding the Spine Bone Whip), gaining evolution points: 800,000 points!]

The third punch! The Skull Dharma Bead that spewed poisonous clouds was annihilated by the force of the punch, and its owner's head burst open like a watermelon!

[Ding! Killed an Evil God Protector of the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding the Skull Dharma Bead), gaining evolution points: 800,000 points!]

The fourth punch! The sky full of Bone Spur Shuttles was crushed into dust by an invisible force field, and the last Protector was blasted apart mid-air!

[Ding! Killed an Evil God Protector of the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding the Bone Spur Shuttle), gaining evolution points: 800,000 points!]

Four punches! Four Protectors of the Second Heaven of the Domain Realm, along with their Demonic Weapons, were utterly destroyed!

The entire process was so fast that the tide of Cultists and Sea Demons surging below paused for an instant, leaving only boundless fear spreading everywhere!

"No—!!" The Great Priest let out a desperate roar, his eyes filled with madness! He violently plunged the Thousand-Eyed Evil God Scepter into the top of the altar, formed a hand seal, and spat out essence blood!

"Great Lord of the Thousand-Eyed Wistulous! Your humble servant offers all the flesh and Soul of this island! Please send down Divine Punishment and execute this fiend!"

Boom boom boom—!!!

The entire skeleton island shook violently and wailed!

Countless Cultists and Sea Demons let out shrill screams, their bodies melting like candles, their flesh and Soul transforming into a viscous crimson torrent that surged frantically into the Pyramid Altar!

The illusory Evil Eye at the top of the altar instantly solidified several times over, emitting an Aura capable of destroying the heavens and annihilating the earth!

A massive bolt of Filthy Blood Lightning, wreathed with billions of tormented faces, tore through the Void Realm, carrying the will of judgment and termination, and struck fiercely toward Lin Jingyu!

This was a terrifying strike achieved by sacrificing all life on the island and triggering the Evil God's Origin Power! Its might was already approaching the Fifth Heaven of the Domain Realm!

"Sacrifice? Trash is trash." Lin Jingyu's eyes finally held a hint of seriousness, yet remained absolutely cold.

Facing this heaven-destroying Filthy Blood Lightning, he no longer held back!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Art!"

Boom!

It was as if a Grandmist world was being pioneered within his body!

Chaos-colored light burst forth from his body! His right fist clenched tight, and the Primordial Violet Qi and the Prototype of the Rule of Strength condensed to an unprecedented degree!

Above the fist, the ancient Concept of pioneering the heavens and dividing the pure from the turbid faintly emerged!

He punched out!

There was no sound!

There was only a sheet of Chaos-colored fist light, like a giant axe splitting the Grandmist!

Wherever the fist light passed, space was silently annihilated!

The heaven-destroying Filthy Blood Lightning, as if encountering its nemesis, was cleaved apart by the Chaos fist light, disintegrating and evaporating inch by inch!

The momentum of the fist light did not decrease, and it slammed fiercely onto the solidified illusory Evil Eye at the top of the Pyramid Altar!

Hiss—!!!

Like hot oil poured onto snow!

The illusory Evil Eye, condensed from the sacrificial power of the entire island, let out a piercing wail under the Chaos fist light containing the mighty power of creation, and was instantly pierced and torn apart!

Countless tormented faces dispersed in wails!

Boom!!!

The thousand-zhang high skeleton Pyramid Altar began to collapse and annihilate inch by inch, starting from the top!

Along with the Great Priest who was frantically sacrificing himself atop it, attempting to drag everyone down with him, they both turned into nothingness within the Chaos-colored light!

[Ding! Killed the Evil God Great Priest at the Peak of the Third Heaven of the Domain Realm (wielding the Thousand-Eyed Evil God Scepter) and destroyed the core of the Evil God Altar, gaining evolution points: 3,000,000 points!]

The altar collapsed, and the Evil Eye was annihilated!

The malevolent Qi black mist covering the entire island began to churn violently and dissipate, as if having lost its Foundation.

The surviving Sea Demons and scattered Cultists let out desperate wails. Having lost the blessing of the Evil God's power, their bodies quickly decayed and collapsed, turning into pus and blood that merged into the foul-smelling seawater.

Lin Jingyu stood in the air, his gaze sweeping over the rapidly collapsing and sinking Skeleton Demon Island.

The System prompt sounded again:

[Ding! High concentration Chaos energy source detected! Located in the core of the sinking island (below the original altar base)!]

His figure flashed, ignoring the massive collapsing skeleton rocks, and he plunged directly into the depths of the crumbling altar ruins.

Beneath the filthy sludge and skeleton fragments, a strange Ore the size of a fist, pitch-black yet seemingly containing countless stellar vortices revolving within, lay quietly.

The space around the Ore was slightly distorted, emanating pure and ancient Chaos Qi!

[Item discovered: Chaos Sea Eye Stone (contains Chaos Origin Energy, can be absorbed by the System and converted into evolution points, or used to temper the Physical Body/Cultivation Technique)!]

"Good stuff!" Lin Jingyu grabbed it. The Ore felt cool and heavy in his hand, and the immense Chaos energy inside made the Great Dao Furnace Art within him faintly stir. This was definitely a huge unexpected gain!

Rumble... The entire skeleton island completely disintegrated and sank into the dark green Eye of Gui Xu, leaving behind only a massive whirlpool and pervasive filthy Aura.

Lin Jingyu's figure vanished within the Star Glow, leaving behind only a deadly silent apocalyptic seascape, and the faint roars of the Evil God, full of endless resentment and madness, echoing from the depths of the whirlpool...