176: One punch to destroy evil

“Roar!!”

The Scourge roared and charged forward, its massive body twisted together from countless severed limbs and resentment. Wherever it passed, Evil Qi boiled, and the ground corroded.

The terrifying Divine Might of the Upper Heavenly God level was enough to make the minds of ordinary True Gods collapse.

Lin Jingyu merely twisted his neck, producing a cracking sound.

“Ugly thing, you're too noisy.”

He couldn't even be bothered to use any fancy Martial Skills, instead simply throwing a direct punch!

Boom!

This punch condensed sixty percent of the Rule of Strength, with Chaos Qi Flow wrapping around it, as if a Chaos Star had been smashed out!

Pure, ultimate strength crushed everything; the air, Evil Qi, and even the space in front collapsed and shattered under this single punch!

The Scourge seemed to sense the threat, letting out an even more frantic roar. Countless severed limbs condensed into a giant claw, carrying filthy resentment power as it viciously grabbed forward!

Fist met claw!

There was no stalemate, no explosion, only overwhelming destruction!

Crack! Splat!

The giant claw, formed from resentment and remains, instantly cracked and disintegrated piece by piece like rotten wood upon contact with the fist! Immediately afterward, the punch power slammed into the Scourge's massive body without any reduction!

“Aooo—!”

The Scourge let out a half-strangled, miserable shriek. Its twisted body suddenly swelled up like an overinflated bladder, and then, with a massive “bang,” completely exploded!

Countless bits of filthy blood and minced flesh splattered everywhere, only to be instantly vaporized and purified by the Chaos Qi Flow surrounding Lin Jingyu!

[Ding! Killed Upper Heavenly God level Scourge x1! Gained origin points 5,000,000! Gained Pure Divine Nature Origin x1!]

A golden energy sphere, incredibly pure yet carrying a hint of ancient desolation, hovered in place. This was the Divine Nature Origin extracted by the System.

“Not bad, a great supplement.” Lin Jingyu reached out, grabbed the sphere of Divine Nature Origin, and immediately circulated the Great Dao Furnace Art to absorb it into his body.

Boom!

The furnace phantom within his Dantian violently circulated, and the Chaos Qi Flow rapidly refined the sphere of Divine Nature Origin.

A warm current surged toward his limbs and bones, nourishing the Chaos Divine Body, and even slightly accelerating the refinement speed of the power law fragment.

[power law fragment Refinement Progress: 60%!]

[Rule of Strength Comprehension: 61%!]

His strength had advanced again!

Lin Jingyu glanced toward the direction the Scourge had charged from. The Evil Qi there was exceptionally dense, and faintly, a more heart-palpitating fluctuation was transmitted.

“It seems there's more than one.” Far from being afraid, he stepped forward. “Perfect. I'll deal with them all at once and gather enough resources for a Breakthrough!”

Based on the vague map obtained through soul searching and the traces of Scourge activity, he rapidly advanced deeper into the Burial God Abyss.

The further he went, the harsher the environment became.

The Evil Qi had almost solidified, and strange dark red moss began appearing on the ground, silently capable of devouring Divine Power.

The Laws in the Void Realm were even more chaotic, with tiny spatial cracks appearing from time to time.

Occasionally, he could see new traces of battle, clearly left recently, where the residual standard Divine Power of the Sky Patrol Guard was intertwined with the foul aura of the Scourge.

“It seems the Sky Patrol Guard suffered significant losses here.” Lin Jingyu made his assessment.

Suddenly, violent energy fluctuations and roars came from ahead!

Lin Jingyu concealed his aura and quietly approached.

In a relatively open black valley, three Scourges, larger than the previous one and with auras nearing the Heavenly God Peak, were frantically besieging a five-man Sky Patrol Guard squad!

The battle formation formed by the Sky Patrol Guard squad was already shaky; everyone was injured, their Divine Power dim, clearly at the end of their rope. Several torn Sky Patrol Guard corpses also lay on the ground.

“Hold on! Reinforcements will be here soon!” The leading squad captain, a Middle Celestial God, shouted hoarsely, but the despair in his eyes was unconcealable.

“Captain! The Evil Qi is too dense, the communication talisman can't be sent out! These monsters can't be killed at all!” A young team member screamed in terror. His Divine Sword only left shallow wounds on the Scourge, which were instantly repaired by the resentment power.

“Are we going to die here...” Another team member looked miserable.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

“Hey, trash.”

Both sides engaged in battle were startled.

A tall figure was seen walking out step by step from the shadows at the valley entrance. Chaos Qi Flow swirled around him, obscuring his face, yet a pair of chilling, bone-deep eyes swept across the battlefield.

“A True God Realm cultivator?” The Sky Patrol Guard captain was stunned, then urgently shouted, “Where did you come from, kid! Run! This isn't a place for you!”

The three Scourges also sensed the new blood Qi. One of them immediately split off some tentacle-like resentment, roaring as it coiled toward Lin Jingyu!

“Be careful!” A Sky Patrol Guard cried out.

Lin Jingyu didn't even look at the tentacles, casually waving his hand.

Bang!

The resentment tentacles, powerful enough to strangle a Lower Heaven God, instantly exploded into black mist filling the sky.

“What?!” All the Sky Patrol Guards were dumbfounded.

Lin Jingyu's gaze fell upon the three Scourges, viewing them as nothing more than moving origin points.

“I'll take these three beasts.”

Before his voice faded, his figure vanished instantly!

The next moment, he appeared directly above the head of one of the Scourges!

“Roar!” The Scourge felt the threat, and countless resentment spikes stabbed upward!

Lin Jingyu didn't dodge at all. He raised his right foot and stomped down violently!

Boom-Crack!

It was like an Archaic Divine Mountain crashing down! The Scourge's massive head, along with half of its body, was directly stomped into smithereens by his foot! Filthy blood flew everywhere!

[Ding! Killed Heavenly God Peak level Scourge x1! Gained origin points 8,000,000! Gained Pure Divine Nature Origin x1!]

Instant kill!

The remaining two Scourges and the Sky Patrol Guards were all dumbfounded!

Lin Jingyu didn't stop moving. His figure flashed again, appearing in front of the second Scourge, and he punched simply and directly!

Pfft!

The fist pierced straight through its chest, and the Rule of Strength exploded within its body!

The second Scourge's body suddenly stiffened, then exploded from the inside out!

[Ding! Killed Heavenly God Peak level Scourge x1! Gained origin points 8,000,000! Gained Pure Divine Nature Origin x1!]

The third Scourge finally felt fear, letting out a sharp shriek, and actually turned to flee!

“Think you can run?”

Lin Jingyu punched across the air!

Hundred Step Divine Fist! No, at this moment, it should be called Void Shock Fist!

The punch power penetrated space, directly impacting the core of the fleeing Scourge!

Bang!

The third Scourge exploded mid-air!

[Ding! Killed Heavenly God Peak level Scourge x1! Gained origin points 8,000,000! Gained Pure Divine Nature Origin x1!]

In the blink of an eye, the three Heavenly God Peak level Scourges that had driven them to despair were slaughtered like chickens by this mysterious True God!

The surviving Sky Patrol Guards froze in place, staring at the figure shrouded in Chaos Qi Flow as if they had seen a ghost, not daring to breathe.

Lin Jingyu collected the three spheres of Divine Nature Origin, ignored the Sky Patrol Guards, and directed his gaze toward the depths of the valley.

The ancient aura emanating from that direction was much clearer now.

His figure moved, and he immediately swept toward the depths.

“Wait... wait!” The captain snapped back to reality and hurriedly shouted, “Senior! Ahead is a death zone! There is something extremely terrifying...”

Lin Jingyu's figure had already vanished into the Evil Qi mist deep within the valley, leaving behind only a cold statement.

“Death zone? That is my paradise.”

The Sky Patrol Guards looked at each other, cold sweat streaming down their faces.

“Cap... Captain... who exactly is he? How can a True God be so powerful?”

“Could it be... an old monster in disguise?”

“Quick! We must find a way to report the situation here immediately! A monster has come to the Burial God Abyss!”

...Lin Jingyu passed through the valley, and the scene before him suddenly opened up.

In the center of a massive basin, an unimaginably huge corpse was half-buried underground!

The corpse had lost all vitality countless millennia ago, yet it still radiated a pressure that made one's Divine Soul tremble!

The flesh had long since withered, appearing dark gold, and the bones were like Divine Jade, covered in profound natural patterns.

Just by approaching, Lin Jingyu felt his Chaos Divine Body emit a buzzing sound of desire! The Rule of Strength within his body also became active!

ancient god corpse remains!

Moreover, dozens of Scourges were densely gathered around this corpse!

Among them, three or four beasts emitted fluctuations that faintly surpassed the Heavenly God level, reaching the threshold of a God King!

They surrounded the ancient god corpse remains like pilgrims, absorbing the faint Divine Nature Essence it emitted.

Lin Jingyu's arrival instantly alarmed them!

Dozens of blood-red eyes, filled with madness and greed, locked onto him simultaneously!

“Roooaarrr—!”

A roar even more savage than before echoed throughout the basin!

Lin Jingyu was not startled but overjoyed, his eyes burning with fervent Battle Intent.

“So many... origin points!”

He clenched his fists, circulating the Chaos Divine Body with full power. His vital Qi and blood shot up like wolf smoke, stirring the Evil Qi in all directions!

“Come on! You trash!”

He proactively charged toward the terrifying tide of Scourges!

The great battle erupted instantly!

Fist shadows crisscrossed! Every punch was plain and unadorned, yet contained terrifying immense strength capable of shattering stars!

The roars of the Scourges, the sound of bodies exploding, and bones shattering were ceaseless!

Lin Jingyu was unstoppable, like a Primordial Tyrannosaurus charging into a flock of sheep! With every punch and kick, one or even several Scourges were blasted apart!

The System notification sound rang out frantically!

[origin points +5,000,000!]

[origin points +8,000,000!]

[Gained Divine Nature Origin x1!] ...His strength rapidly increased through the slaughter! His comprehension of the Rule of Strength was also soaring!

62%... 63%... 65%!

The refinement progress of the power law fragment was also skyrocketing! 70%... 75%... 80%!

He grew braver the more he fought. His Chaos Divine Body shone brightly under the ancient god's pressure and the Scourges' siege, becoming even tougher and stronger!

The few Scourges nearing the God King level finally couldn't sit still. They let out earth-shaking roars and pounced simultaneously!

The terrifying resentment power almost materialized into a Domain, attempting to suppress Lin Jingyu!

“Excellent timing!”

Lin Jingyu let out a long cry, advancing instead of retreating. The Pangu Dharma Appearance faintly appeared behind him, and he met the attack with a punch!

“Break for me!”

RUMBLE!!!

The terrifying collision shook the entire basin! Even the ancient god corpse remains trembled slightly!

...In the distance, the Sky Patrol Guards who had narrowly escaped listened to the terrifying commotion and the miserable shrieks of the dying Scourges coming from the basin, their faces turning pale and their legs weak.

“He... he alone... is challenging the entire Scourge lair?”

“A maniac... he's truly a maniac...”

...Inside the basin, the last desperate shriek abruptly ceased.

Lin Jingyu, bathed in dark golden Scourge blood, stood amidst the piled-up remains like a descending Demon God. His vital Qi and blood surged like a Dragon, and Chaos Qi churned ceaselessly around him.

Dozens of Scourges, including those few nearing the God King level, were all utterly annihilated by him alone!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Accumulated origin points exceed 100 million! Rule of Strength comprehension reached 70%! power law fragment refined 100%! Cultivation has reached the True God Limit Realm! Breakthrough conditions met!]

The System notification sound was like the music of heaven.

Lin Jingyu took a deep breath, feeling the vast power surging within him, and looked intently at the massive ancient god corpse remains.

The opportunity for a Breakthrough to the Heavenly God Realm was right before his eyes!

He strode toward the ancient god corpse remains.

The closer he got, the stronger the pressure. But for him, having achieved Major Achievement of the Chaos Divine Body, this pressure merely served as tempering.

He extended his hand, reaching out to touch the dark golden, cold bone structure.

The moment his fingertip made contact—

A sudden change occurred!

In the hollow eye sockets of the ancient god corpse remains, two clusters of deep, dark flames suddenly ignited!

An ancient, terrifying, and icy will, far surpassing the combined horror of all the Scourges, abruptly awakened!

“Ant... how dare you covet a Divine Body?!”