167: One punch that amazes the gods

Qing Li waved her hand, and the barrier of the cave heaven rippled like a water surface, revealing the scene outside.

It was no longer the Human Realm with its thin Spiritual Qi, but a vast, boundless starry sky. Stars twinkled brightly, and Divine Power surged like tides; with every breath, it felt as if one could inhale pure law fragments.

The Nine Heavens Divine Domain!

However, the edges of this starry sky, which should have been sacred, were currently permeated with a thick stench of blood and the fluctuations of colliding Divine Power.

"It is right outside." Qing Li's voice carried a hint of coldness as her gaze cast toward the shadowy area of a desolate star not far away.

Lin Jingyu stepped out of the cave heaven, his feet landing on the cold Void Realm as if stepping on solid ground. He took a deep breath, and the dense, inseparable Divine Power surged into his lungs. His entire body's Chaos divine patterns lit up slightly, greedily absorbing it.

Refreshing! It was ten thousand times stronger than the Spiritual Qi of the Human Realm!

But following that came an invisible pressure, as if the Law of the entire world was rejecting him, an "outsider."

This was the Law suppression of the Divine Domain.

He raised his eyes to look.

In the starry sky ahead, three groups of people were engaged in a fierce battle. The focus of their contention was a divine crystal mineral vein, about a hundred zhang long, floating in the center and shimmering with seven-colored clouds!

The pure Divine Power emitted by the mineral vein was the source of the struggle.

One side consisted of demons covered in crimson scales with single horns on their heads. Their aura was violent, mostly at the True God Realm, led by a Lower Heaven God Realm Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon.

The other side was human Cultivators wearing uniform silver-white battle armor, formed into a battle array. Their leader was a cold-faced youth at the Lower Heaven God Realm.

The final side, which also possessed the most arrogant aura, was a group of burly men clad in black armor, with a blood-colored war hammer totem branded on their chests. They were few in number, but each possessed a fierce aura. Their leader was a bald giant nearly three meters tall, with muscles knotted like rocks, holding a giant axe. His entire body radiated a thick, earth-yellow divine light—he was clearly at the Peak of the Lower Heaven God Realm!

"Lord Yan Kui! The Crimson-Scaled Clan and the Silver Radiance Guards are unappreciative, daring to fight us, the 'Mountain-Shaking Guards,' for the mineral vein!" A black-armored burly man sneered, splitting the head of a Crimson-Scaled demon with an axe.

The bald giant named Yan Kui, holding his giant axe, swept it across. The violent earth-yellow Divine Power transformed into a tangible phantom of a mountain, crashing down toward the Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth!

"Hmph! So what if you are the Mountain-Shaking Guards? This mineral vein was discovered by my Crimson-Scaled Clan first!" The Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon roared, exhaling scorching demonic flames to resist.

"Yan Kui, don't go too far!" The silver-armored youth led his long sword, and icy Sword Qi surged out like a tide.

Boom!

The collision of three Divine-Rank forces caused space to tremble violently, and the shockwave sent some of the surrounding True God Realm minions flying, screaming repeatedly.

The Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth groaned, their figures retreating rapidly, clearly at a disadvantage.

Yan Kui carried his giant axe, looking down at everyone, his voice like rolling thunder: "A bunch of trash! My Mountain-Shaking Guards want this mineral vein! If you dare to make noise again, you will be killed without mercy!" The earth-yellow divine light on his body became even thicker, faintly forming a phantom of a small mountain, radiating powerful defensive and suppressive force. A prototype divine kingdom!

"The Mountain-Shaking Guards... are one of the lackeys under Heavenly Punishment God King responsible for the outer mining areas."

Qing Li's voice rang in Lin Jingyu's ear, carrying a hint of disgust, "Although this Yan Kui is only at the Peak of the Lower Heaven God Realm, he relies on his strong earth-type Law defense to run rampant in the bottom-tier areas."

Lin Jingyu's gaze, however, bypassed the showing-off Yan Kui and landed on the seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein, his eyes revealing undisguised greed: "Good stuff! The energy purity is much stronger than those divine crystals! System, scan!"

[Scanning...]

[Target: Small seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein (Quality: Middle-Lower)]

[Contained Energy: Pure Divine Power + small amount of earth-type law fragments]

[Estimated Smelting Value: 5 million+ origin points]

[Hostile Target Detected: Peak Lower Heaven God (Yan Kui)... Threat Level: Low (Can be killed instantly)]

"Low? Can be killed instantly?"

Lin Jingyu licked his lips, a fierce smile appearing on his face, "Then what are we waiting for? My origin points have arrived!"

He ignored the three parties currently confronting each other, and completely ignored the suppression of the Divine Domain's Law. He just strode toward the center of the battlefield, toward that divine crystal mineral vein!

His pace was not fast, but it carried a heavy feeling of crushing everything. With every step he took, the Void Realm let out an unbearable groan, leaving clear energy ripples.

This abruptly appearing figure instantly broke the balance of the battlefield.

The three parties, along with the arrogant Yan Kui, all cast their gazes over in astonishment.

"Where did this idiot come from? Are you looking for death?" A True God minion of the Mountain-Shaking Guards saw Lin Jingyu's aura was "average" (Peak True God Realm), and yet he approached so recklessly. He sneered, waved the battle blade in his hand, and a sharp blade light tore through the Void Realm, slashing directly at Lin Jingyu's head! "Get lost, you bastard!"

The blade light arrived in an instant!

Lin Jingyu didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he were just brushing off a speck of dust, and casually waved his right hand.

Bang!

That blade light, which was enough to split mountains, collided with his arm without even leaving a white mark, and then shattered like fragile glass with a boom!

The violent energy turbulence scattered, blowing his robes until they rustled.

"What?!" The Mountain-Shaking Guard minion who attacked had his eyes almost pop out.

Yan Kui's pupils shrank sharply, and the arrogant expression on his face instantly froze.

The Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth also showed expressions of suspicion and uncertainty.

Crushing a True God's strike with bare hands? This Physical Body...

"Hmm?" Lin Jingyu seemed to have just noticed that ant. He frowned slightly, as if his mood had been disturbed by a fly, "Noisy."

He flicked his finger.

He didn't use Divine Power; it was just a shockwave formed by pure Physical Body strength compressing the air!

Whoosh—Puff!

The head of that Mountain-Shaking Guard minion exploded without warning, like a ripe watermelon! Red and white splattered, and the headless corpse fell softly.

Dead silence!

The entire battlefield instantly fell into a dead silence!

Everyone was shocked by this bloody, brutal, and incomprehensible scene. Destroying a True God with a flick? What kind of monster is this?!

"Bastard!!"

Yan Kui finally reacted, furious as thunder!

Killing his subordinate right in front of him was a blatant slap in the face! The earth-yellow divine light around him soared, and the phantom of the small mountain instantly solidified a bit, radiating heavy pressure. He pointed his giant axe at Lin Jingyu and roared: "Where did this Lower Realm scum come from! Daring to kill my Mountain-Shaking Guards! Die for me!"

Boom!

Yan Kui took a step, and the Void Realm under his feet exploded! He held his giant axe high, and the earth-yellow Divine Power gathered crazily. A hundred-zhang-tall phantom of a divine mountain condensed on the axe blade, radiating a terrifying aura that suppressed everything!

"Mountain-Shaking Divine Strike! Suppress and kill!"

The hundred-zhang divine mountain phantom, carrying Yan Kui's full-force strike at the Peak of the Lower Heaven God Realm, tore through space and, with destructive power, smashed down toward Lin Jingyu!

The power was so strong that the Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth in the distance felt suffocated, subconsciously retreating another distance.

Facing this strike, which was enough to severely injure an ordinary Middle Celestial God, Lin Jingyu finally raised his head. There was no ripple in his eyes, only the indifference of seeing prey and a hint of... impatience?

"Flashy and useless."

He didn't even bother to clench his fist, just casually raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and pressed lightly against the hundred-zhang divine mountain phantom that was crashing down!

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

There was no dazzling collision of Divine Power.

There was only a tooth-aching muffled sound, as if space itself had been forcibly crushed!

Crack—Boom!!!

That hundred-zhang divine mountain phantom, condensed from pure earth-type Divine Power and Law, which was indestructible, cracked, collapsed, and annihilated inch by inch from the point of contact under Lin Jingyu's seemingly effortless press!

The violent energy turbulence instantly engulfed Yan Kui! The rage on his face instantly turned into boundless horror and disbelief!

"No... Impossible!" Yan Kui roared, desperately urging his Divine Power, and the earth-yellow divine armor on his body shone brightly, trying to resist the terrifying power that annihilated everything.

However, everything was in vain.

Lin Jingyu's palm ignored the violent energy turbulence, ignored Yan Kui's divine armor, and pressed onto Yan Kui's chest, which was covered in thick, rock-like muscles, without any obstruction, as if piercing through a thin sheet of paper!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The horror on Yan Kui's face froze. He looked down at the palm pressed against his chest, his eyes full of extreme fear and confusion. He couldn't even feel pain; he only felt an irresistible, absolute power capable of crushing stars instantly pouring into his body!

"Puff..."

Yan Kui's eyes instantly became bloodshot and bulged, and the earth-yellow divine armor he was so proud of shattered inch by inch, like weathered and peeling rock. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but only spat out a mouthful of filthy blood mixed with visceral fragments.

The next moment.

Bang—!!!

A muffled explosion that made hearts stop beating!

Yan Kui's three-meter-tall, burly body was hit head-on by a hammer of billions of jun, and it exploded!

Flesh, bones, Divine Power, along with his not-fully-formed prototype divine kingdom, all turned into the most primitive energy particles under this palm, mixed with the blood mist filling the sky, and scattered away!

Peak Lower Heaven God, small leader of the Mountain-Shaking Guards, Yan Kui—deceased!

Body and soul destroyed!

The whole process, from Lin Jingyu raising his hand to Yan Kui turning into blood mist, was just a single breath!

Fast!

Fast enough that everyone had no time to react!

Ruthless!

Ruthless enough to leave no room for anything!

Overbearing!

Overbearing enough to treat Heavenly Gods like ants!

Hiss—!!!

The sound of gasping for air occurred one after another.

The surviving Mountain-Shaking Guard minions were like ducks whose necks had been strangled, full of terror, trembling all over.

The Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth were even more scalp-numbed, looking at Lin Jingyu as if they were looking at a demon god of destruction who had walked out of ancient times!

Lin Jingyu withdrew his palm, as if he had just slapped a pesky fly to death. He shook the non-existent bloodstains off his hand, and his gaze landed on the seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein again, nodding with satisfaction: "Now, it's quiet. This mineral vein is mine. Any objections?"

His voice was plain, but it carried an unquestionable, overbearing will, clearly reaching the ears of every survivor.

How could the remaining Mountain-Shaking Guard minions dare to have any objections? They screamed and fled toward the depths of the starry sky like stray dogs!

The Crimson-Scaled Giant Demon and the silver-armored youth looked at each other, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

Without hesitation, the two bowed to Lin Jingyu from afar. They didn't even dare to say any polite words, and with their respective subordinates, they turned and fled at the fastest speed!

They were afraid that if they were a step slower, they would follow in Yan Kui's footsteps.

In the blink of an eye, the starry sky battlefield, which had been fiercely fought just a moment ago, was left with only Lin Jingyu and the seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein emitting an enticing light.

[Ding! Killed Peak Lower Heaven God (Yan Kui)! Obtained 1,000,000 origin points!]

[Ding! Killed True God Realm minion x1! Obtained 10,000 origin points!]

[Unowned resource discovered: Small seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein (Quality: Middle-Lower)! Collect?]

"Collect!" Lin Jingyu did not hesitate.

The phantom of the chaos furnace flashed behind him, and a huge suction force came. The hundred-zhang-long seven-colored divine crystal mineral vein was swallowed into the furnace like a long whale drinking water.

[Collection successful! Estimated smelting value: 5,000,000+ origin points + small amount of earth-type law fragments!]

"A good start, not bad."

Lin Jingyu grinned, revealing white teeth, with a fierce light flickering in his eyes, "Mountain-Shaking Guards? Heavenly Punishment's dogs? It seems that in this Divine Domain, 'experience packs' are everywhere!"

He twisted his neck, his joints popping, and his gaze cast toward the direction where the Mountain-Shaking Guard minions fled, his killing intent cold: "Run? Can you run away?"

Prey? Hunter?

The roles had already been reversed at this moment!