175: Searching for Souls and Asking for Directions

The three desperadoes were clearly veterans who had struggled to survive in the Burial God Abyss. Their method of concealing their aura was quite unique, almost merging with the surrounding dense Evil Qi and the Death Qi emanating from the bones.

If Lin Jingyu's perception hadn't been exceptionally keen, he would have almost been fooled.

They lurked deep within the eye socket of a giant beast bone, like three vultures awaiting carrion, greedily and vigilantly peering at the outside world, seemingly waiting for a passing fat sheep, or perhaps avoiding a more terrifying existence.

"Boss, there was a lot of commotion at the blockade outside just now. Did some big shot break in?" a skinny man with a sharp chin and monkey-like cheeks, who was only a Lower Heaven God in cultivation, whispered, his eyes flickering.

"Who cares what big shot it is? When does this damned place not have people dying? The bigger the commotion, the faster they die!"

The burly man in the middle, with a ferocious saber scar on his face and the most ferocious aura, having reached the Peak of Middle Celestial God, spat, his phlegm landing on the dark red ground with a sizzling corrosive sound. "Keep your eyes peeled for me! Recently, the 'things' in the Abyss have become more restless. Let's make a quick score and get back to 'Bone City'!"

"Hehe, Boss is still the wisest. I heard a Sky Patrol Guard team was wiped out in there a few days ago, maybe we can pick up some good stuff..." The third one was a one-eyed man, licking his dry lips as he chuckled.

Their conversation was heard by Lin Jingyu, word for word.

Bone City? Sky Patrol Guard losses? Things in the Abyss restless? Not much information, but useful enough.

"No need to wait, the fat sheep has arrived."

A cold voice, like a whisper from the Grim Reaper, suddenly echoed without warning in the beast bone's eye socket where the three were hiding.

The three desperadoes' faces changed in horror. Like startled rabbits, they sprang up, their Divine Power instantly erupting, weapons in hand, looking in surprise and uncertainty at the source of the voice.

At the entrance, a tall, burly figure shrouded in a faint Chaos Qi Flow had appeared at some unknown time, blocking all escape routes.

His face was stern, his eyes like ancient ice, looking at them indifferently, as if gazing at three corpses.

"Who are you?!"

The saber-scarred strongman's heart pounded. He hadn't even noticed when the other party had approached!

But upon seeing that the opponent was merely at the Peak of True God Realm, his fear instantly turned into offended rage and a hint of greed. "Damn it, a True God Realm trash dares to sneak into the Burial God Abyss? And play tricks on me! You're looking for death!"

Although the opponent's concealment method was strange, a True God was still a True God!

In this Burial God Abyss, although the Realm suppression was weakened by the environment, wasn't it easy for a Middle Celestial God Peak to kill a True God?

The other two also reacted, and upon discovering it was just a True God, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, cruel smiles appearing on their faces.

"Kid, hand over everything you have, then sever your own arms, and we grandpas might consider giving you a quick death!" The skinny man cackled, his poisoned short blade gleaming with a faint light.

The one-eyed man was even more direct. With a roar, he swung a heavy bone hammer, bringing with it a foul wind, and smashed it towards Lin Jingyu's head first: "Why waste words with him! Smash him into meat paste, and his things will naturally be ours!"

Facing this powerful hammer blow, capable of shattering mountains, Lin Jingyu didn't even bother to lift his eyes.

He merely raised his right hand casually, striking later but arriving first, precisely grabbing the incoming hammerhead.

Bang!

A dull thud echoed.

The one-eyed man's sneer instantly froze, turning into extreme horror! He felt as if his hammer had not struck flesh and blood, but an ancient, indestructible divine mountain!

The recoil force caused his tiger's mouth to split, and his arm bones groaned under the unbearable strain!

What terrified him even more was that his Low Grade divine hammer, forged from Vicious Beast bones and harder than refined gold, began to emit 'crackling' sounds of fragmentation where the opponent's five fingers gripped it!

"What?!" The saber-scarred strongman and the skinny man's pupils contracted sharply, their scalps tingling!

Lin Jingyu's eyes were indifferent, and his five fingers suddenly exerted force!

Crack—boom!

That bone hammer was actually crushed by his bare hands! Fragments scattered everywhere!

At the same time, his right hand, gripping the shattered hammerhead, smoothly thrust forward!

Pfft!

A sharp piece of broken bone shot out like lightning, instantly piercing through the one-eyed man's glabella, with a spray of red and white matter erupting from the back of his head!

The horror in the one-eyed man's eyes completely froze. His body stiffened, then crashed to the ground, his aura instantly extinguished.

[Ding! Killed a Middle Celestial God (Desperado)! Obtained 900,000 origin points!]

Clean and decisive! Instant kill!

"Third Brother!" The saber-scarred strongman and the skinny man screamed in terror, their souls almost leaving their bodies!

At this moment, even if they were idiots, they knew they had provoked a formidable opponent! This was not a True God at all, but a prehistoric Vicious Beast in human skin!

"Escape!" The saber-scarred strongman reacted extremely quickly, roaring as a bloody escape light burst forth from his body. He was willing to burn his vital essence to flee deeper into the beast bone!

The skinny man was even more terrified, turning into a phantom and fleeing in another direction!

"Can you escape?"

Lin Jingyu's cold voice was like a death-calling chant. He stomped his left foot heavily on the ground!

Rumble!

The entire giant beast bone skeleton vibrated violently. An incomparably savage force transmitted through the ground, instantly catching up to the two fleeing men!

"Ugh!" The skinny man bore the brunt of it, feeling an irresistible shockwave rush into his body. His internal organs were instantly pulverized, his Meridians snapped. He collapsed to the ground without even a scream, clearly beyond saving.

[Ding! Killed a Lower Heaven God (Desperado)! Obtained 700,000 origin points!]

The saber-scarred strongman, with his higher cultivation, also suffered a heavy blow. His bloody escape light instantly dissipated, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, staggered, and his speed plummeted.

He still wanted to struggle, but a cold hand, as if cast from divine metal, had silently pressed onto the crown of his head!

Terrifying power instantly sealed off all his Divine Power and even his Divine Soul, preventing him from even self-destructing!

"Soul Search!"

Lin Jingyu didn't bother with idle talk, directly employing the most brutal and effective method!

His formidable Divine Sense, like a destructive torrent, brutally surged into the saber-scarred strongman's Sea of Consciousness!

"Ah—!!!" The saber-scarred strongman let out a piercing scream that sounded inhuman, his body convulsing violently, his eyeballs bulging, and blood flowing from his seven orifices!

Countless chaotic, bloody, greedy, and fearful memory fragments were forcibly extracted.

Information about the terrain of the Burial God Abyss's outer perimeter, the location of 'Bone City,' a chaotic stronghold established by desperadoes and fallen ones, the recent movements and losses of the Sky Patrol Guard, the abnormal restlessness emanating from deeper within the Abyss and the marking of some dangerous areas... and most importantly, fragmented information and rough locations regarding 'ancient god corpse remains' and 'Divine Blight'!

A moment later, Lin Jingyu released his hand.

The saber-scarred strongman slumped to the ground like a pile of mud, his eyes completely vacant and hollow, having turned into an idiot, leaving only an empty shell.

[Ding! Killed a Middle Celestial God Peak (Desperado)! Obtained 1,100,000 origin points!]

"ancient god corpse remains... Divine Essence... Divine Blight guarding... interesting." Lin Jingyu digested the information obtained from the soul search, a glint of interest flashing in his eyes.

These things were exactly what he urgently needed to temper his Physical Body, accumulate his foundation, and break through to the Heavenly God Realm!

Especially that 'Divine Blight,' according to the memory fragments, it was a monster formed from the unwilling resentment and shattered Laws of an ancient god after death, combined with the Evil Qi within the Abyss. It had no reason, only a destructive instinct. Its strength varied, but killing it seemed to allow one to extract pure 'Divine Origin,' which was a great tonic for any Cultivator!

"Roar—!!!"

Just as Lin Jingyu was about to leave, heading towards the area where the ancient god corpse remains might be, according to the newly acquired map information, a violent, bloodthirsty, and utterly insane roar suddenly erupted from deeper within the beast bone abyss!

This roar contained power that could tear apart the Divine Soul, causing ripples in the air!

An evil aura, far more powerful, chaotic, and nauseating than that of the three desperadoes, swept over like a storm!

The ground began to shake, and loose stones rattled down.

Through the gaps in the beast's skeletal frame, a massive, twisted, ugly monster, barely pieced together from countless severed limbs and grievances, could vaguely be seen, sniffing the scent of blood and charging madly towards them!

Wherever it passed, even the dark red ground was corroded with deep marks!

Divine Blight!

And judging by its aura, its strength had definitely reached the Upper Heavenly God level, and even because of its chaotic nature, it was more troublesome than an ordinary Upper Heavenly God!

"Just when I was dozing off, a pillow was delivered?" Lin Jingyu was not surprised but rather delighted, a cruel arc forming at the corner of his mouth. "Just right, I'll test out my fist after the Rule of Strength has reached sixty percent!"

He did not retreat but instead actively walked deeper into the beast bone, meeting the terrifying aura step by step.

His blood and Qi began to boil, Chaos Qi Flow swirled around him, and his right fist slowly clenched. The terrifying Rule of Strength began to condense!

A new prey, delivered right to his doorstep!