164: Unexpected changes in the capital

High above the Boundless Sea, Lin Jingyu sat cross-legged within the phantom of the chaos furnace, his muscles knotted like dragons, and his dark golden bones emitting a buzzing hum.

The remains of the Evil God floating on the sea surface turned into wisps of dark red energy, which were frantically swallowed by the furnace.

"System, accelerate the smelting!" Lin Jingyu whispered lowly.

【Ding! Consumed 1 million reserve evolution points, smelting speed increased by 300%!】

Boom!

The chaos furnace phantom surged, and the furnace fire transformed into substantial Chaos divine flames.

Those filthy eyeball fragments and viscous black blood were refined and purified at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually turning into three drops of crystal-clear golden liquid, hovering in the center of the furnace.

【Smelting complete! Obtained:】

【1. Pure Divine Power Origin x3 (True God Rank)】

【2. fragment of the rule of strength x1】

【3. evolution points + 5 million】

A sharp glint erupted in Lin Jingyu's eyes: "True God Rank Divine Power Origin... Good stuff!"

He inhaled without hesitation, and the three golden liquid drops instantly vanished into his mouth.

Boom—!!!

It felt as if ten thousand volcanoes erupted simultaneously within his body!

Violent energy surged through his limbs and bones, and every inch of his muscles and bones greedily absorbed this supreme energy.

The cracks on his dark golden bones healed rapidly, and were instead plated with a faint layer of Chaos divine radiance.

【Great Dao Furnace Art experience + 5 million!】

【Rule of Strength comprehension increased to 18%!】

【Physical Body strength increased by 20%!】

The most astonishing part was that fragment of the rule of strength; as soon as it entered his body, it fused with the existing embryonic form of the rule.

Behind Lin Jingyu, a more solid Pangu Dharma Appearance vaguely emerged, its four arms muscular and bulging, and the Heaven-Opening Fist Intent becoming increasingly clear.

"Refreshing!" Lin Jingyu stood up abruptly, his bones cracking like thunder. He threw a casual punch, and the sea surface a thousand zhang away exploded, forming a vacuum vortex a hundred zhang in diameter!

This punch was more than 30% stronger than before!

"The big gift from the old octopus is not bad." He grinned, "Time to go to the Imperial Capital and collect another one."

Just as he was about to set off, a sound of breaking through the air came from afar.

Three figures sped over. Leading them was none other than the Demon Suppression Division deputy commander Wei Wuya, followed by Qin Shanhe and a master from the Black Prison Institute.

"Brother Lin!" Wei Wuya shouted from afar, "Something major has happened in the Imperial Capital!"

Lin Jingyu narrowed his eyes: "Speak."

Wei Wuya's expression was grave after landing: "Three days ago, the Human Emperor suddenly went into seclusion, and the dragon seal experienced anomalies. This morning... the entire Imperial Capital was shrouded by a blood-colored barrier, and everyone who tried to enter disappeared!"

"A blood-colored barrier?"

Lin Jingyu recalled the scene when the Evil God descended and sneered, "Sure enough, he couldn't hold back."

Qin Shanhe added: "What's more bizarre is that the monitoring array of the Demon Suppression Division headquarters shows... the life force within the Imperial Capital is rapidly disappearing!"

"Just raising Gu." Lin Jingyu didn't care at all, "The old zombie wants to break through to the True God Realm, so naturally, he needs blood food."

The three of them changed expression upon hearing this.

Wei Wuya said urgently: "Brother Lin, if the Human Emperor really makes a Breakthrough, the entire Great Yin Dynasty..."

"None of my business." Lin Jingyu interrupted him, "But that old zombie has set his sights on me, so it's just as well to go and dismantle his coffin lid."

As he said this, he prepared to move.

"Wait!" The person from the Black Prison Institute suddenly spoke, "Lord Lin, this is a secret letter the Dean asked me to pass to you."

Lin Jingyu took it and looked, his brows slightly raised.

There was only one line on the letter:

"The dragon seal is an ancient demonic divine weapon; the Human Emperor is no longer the Human Emperor."

"Interesting." He exerted force in his palm, turning the letter into powder, "You three, get lost."

Without waiting for a response, he took a step forward, and his figure instantly vanished into the horizon.

Wei Wuya smiled bitterly: "This temper..."

"Shall we follow?" Qin Shanhe asked.

"Follow?" The Black Prison Institute master sneered, "A battle in the Domain Realm; we don't even have the qualifications to watch."

...

Above the Imperial Capital, Lin Jingyu stood in the air, looking down.

The originally prosperous Imperial Capital was now shrouded by a huge blood-colored light barrier, with countless painful human faces floating on the surface of the barrier.

Most terrifying was the center of the Imperial Capital, where a blood-colored beam of light shot into the sky, and a phantom of the dragon seal could be vaguely seen hovering within it.

"System, scan."

【Detected high concentration of Demon God power!】

【Barrier strength: Peak Domain Realm!】

【Core energy reaction: Half-step True God Rank!】

"Half-step True God?" Lin Jingyu sneered, "Just right to test the new power."

He pulled his right fist back, and Chaos divine light condensed on his fist.

The Pangu Dharma Appearance behind him moved in sync, its four arms muscular and bulging, and the Heaven-Opening Fist Intent boiling!

"Heaven-Opening Fist Intent!"

He threw a punch!

Boom—!!!

The Chaos fist radiance fell like a meteor, smashing fiercely onto the blood-colored barrier.

The entire Imperial Capital trembled from this impact, and dense cracks appeared on the surface of the barrier.

"Who?!" A furious roar came from deep within the Imperial Capital.

Within the blood-colored light beam, a figure slowly rose.

The person was wearing a dragon robe, but his body was covered in blood-colored scales, and two twisted dragon horns grew on his forehead.

The most terrifying thing was his eyes—completely scarlet, without pupils.

"Vessel... you finally came." The Human Emperor's voice became inhuman, "I have waited for you... for a long time!"

Lin Jingyu sneered: "Waiting for me to slaughter you?"

"Arrogant!"

The Human Emperor shouted sharply, "I have already fused with the dragon seal, reaching the half-step True God! Today, I will use you as a sacrifice to help me ascend to the God Rank!"

He waved his hand, and the blood-colored barrier suddenly extended countless tentacles, winding toward Lin Jingyu.

Each tentacle was covered in hideous mouthparts, emitting an aura that devoured all things.

"Just this?"

Lin Jingyu did not dodge or evade, the Chaos divine light on his body surface surging. The tentacles were crushed to pieces as soon as they approached!

"Old zombie, let me show you what the real Rule of Strength is!"

He collided his fists, and the Pangu Dharma Appearance behind him roared silently toward the sky.

An unprecedented power fluctuation erupted from his body, and the space within a thousand zhang began to twist and collapse!

A hint of dread flashed in the Human Emperor's scarlet eyes, followed by a sneer: "In my Imperial Capital, I am... What?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jingyu had already vanished from where he stood.

The next instant—

Boom!!!

A simple, unadorned straight punch smashed fiercely onto the Human Emperor's face!

That hideous face deformed instantly, blood scales burst, and the whole person flew backward like a cannonball, crashing through three palaces before stopping!

"Half-step True God?" Lin Jingyu shook his fist, "Nothing special."

The ruins in the distance exploded, and the Human Emperor soared into the sky, half his face already a bloody mess. He was shocked and furious: "You... your power..."

"This is just the beginning."

Lin Jingyu flashed again, and threw another punch!

This time, the fist was wrapped in the tangible Rule of Strength, and the space cracked inch by inch wherever it passed!

The Human Emperor scrambled to parry, blocking with his crossed arms.

Crack!

The sound of bone cracking was clearly audible. The Human Emperor's arms bent unnaturally, and he was blown away again!

"Impossible!" He steadied his figure in the air, roaring madly, "I have the blessing of the dragon seal! I am..."

"Too much nonsense."

Lin Jingyu followed like a shadow, throwing the third punch! This punch had the Pangu Dharma Appearance completely merged into the fist, and the Heaven-Opening Fist Intent solidified!

The Human Emperor finally panicked and suddenly offered up the dragon seal: "Suppress it for me!!"

The dragon seal expanded in the wind, turning into the size of a mountain, its surface blood patterns squirming, emitting a terrifying Demon God Might, suppressing down toward Lin Jingyu!

"Break!"

Lin Jingyu did not slow down, and his fist collided with the dragon seal!

Boom—!!!

The terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, and one-third of the Imperial Capital's buildings instantly turned into powder! The dragon seal trembled violently, the blood patterns dimmed, and it was actually blown away by this punch!

"Pfft!" The Human Emperor spat out a mouthful of black blood, his aura plummeting.

Lin Jingyu grabbed him by the neck, sneering: "Just this?"

Fear finally appeared in the Human Emperor's eyes: "No... you cannot kill me... the dragon seal is..."

Crack!

Lin Jingyu twisted his neck directly, and threw the corpse aside: "Nonsense."

He turned to look at the dragon seal hovering in mid-air, a flash of greed in his eyes: "System, can it be devoured?"

【Detected ancient demonic divine weapon (damaged), containing trace amounts of Chaos Law, can be smelted and absorbed!】

"Then..."

Before he could finish speaking, a mutation suddenly occurred!

The dragon seal suddenly flared with blood light, and a blurry phantom emerged from it. It was a terrifying existence with nine horns on its head and six wings on its back; the phantom alone caused the space within a radius of ten thousand li to solidify!

"ant... ruining my grand plan..."

The phantom pointed a finger at Lin Jingyu!

【Warning! Detected Chaos Demon God will descending! Danger Rank: World-Ending Level!】

Lin Jingyu's pupils shrank, and the hair all over his body stood on end—

He could not block this finger!

At the critical moment, a beam of cyan light suddenly descended from the sky, blocking in front of him.

"Go back!"

A clear shout came from within the cyan light, actually neutralizing that terrifying finger radiance!

The dragon seal phantom let out an unwilling roar and finally dissipated. The dragon seal itself made a "crack" sound, split into two halves, and fell from the sky.

Lin Jingyu was stunned: "Who?"

The cyan light dissipated, revealing a graceful figure.

It was a woman in cyan clothes, her face stunningly beautiful yet cold as frost. Most striking was a vertical cyan mark on her forehead, emitting faint Divine Might.

The woman glanced at Lin Jingyu coldly: "Brute."

After saying this, her figure gradually faded, as if she were about to leave.

"Wait!" Lin Jingyu frowned, "Who are you?"

The woman looked at him one last time: "Want to know? Come above the Nine Heavens to find me."

As her voice fell, she had vanished without a trace.

Lin Jingyu narrowed his eyes: "Above the Nine Heavens?"

【Ding! Detected supreme divinity fluctuation! Suspected... above True God!】

He looked at the firmament, grinning: "Interesting."

...

【Lin Jingyu — Current Status】

Realm: Domain Realm Fourth Layer (Breakthrough!)

Core Cultivation Technique:

"Great Dao Furnace Art" (Mastered) (5 million / 100 million)

"Pangu Dharma Appearance" (Solidification 35%)

Rule of Strength: 18%

evolution points: 6 million

Harvest: Damaged dragon seal x1 (Can be smelted)