177: The will of the ancient gods?

That cold, ancient will, like billions of steel needles, fiercely pierced into Lin Jingyu's Sea of Consciousness!

"Ant! How dare you covet a divine body?!"

The roar carried endless majesty and fury, as if a supreme Dominator was judging the insects on the ground.

If it were an ordinary True God, or even a common Lower Heaven God, under the impact of this residual will from an ancient deity, their Divine Soul would probably shatter instantly, turning them into an idiot!

But Lin Jingyu merely frowned slightly, and the 80% solidified Pangu Dharma Appearance phantom in his Sea of Consciousness trembled faintly!

Boom!

A more ancient, more domineering, terrifying will, as if from before the creation of heaven and earth, awakened like a sleeping giant beast. Just a trace of its aura crushed the impact of that ancient god's will into dust!

"Hmm?! What kind of... power is this?!" The ancient god's will let out a roar filled with surprise and uncertainty, and the eerie flames in its hollow eye sockets flickered violently, revealing the shock in its heart.

It felt as if its will had crashed into an unshakeable wall of Chaos, no, it had crashed into a supreme existence that was opening up heaven and earth!

That suppression in terms of status made even this wisp of its lingering thought tremble!

"A lingering thought that has been dead for who knows how many years, dares to chatter in front of me?"

Lin Jingyu's eyes were cold. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward, his right hand, wreathed in Chaos Qi, spread its five fingers and pressed directly onto the head of the ancient god corpse remains!

"What do you want to do?! Stop!" The ancient god's lingering thought was filled with shock and anger. It felt a terrifying power in the opponent's palm, capable of utterly annihilating it!

"Do what?" A cruel arc appeared at the corner of Lin Jingyu's mouth. "Borrow your broken body to help me Breakthrough!"

"Audacious! I am..."

Boom!

Lin Jingyu was too lazy to listen to its nonsense. The Great Dao Furnace Art operated at full power!

The furnace phantom in his Dantian spun wildly, and a terrifying suction force erupted from his palm!

"No—!!!"

The ancient god's lingering thought let out a desperate shriek. It felt that this wisp of its will, which had been barely surviving through the corpse remains, was being forcibly extracted and refined by the opponent's incredibly domineering power!

Along with the vast divine essence remaining in the corpse remains, it surged into the opponent's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

[Ding! Absorbing and refining the ancient god's lingering will! Mental Energy greatly increased! Pangu Dharma Appearance solidification increased to 85%!]

[Ding! Absorbing and refining the ancient god corpse remains' divine essence! Chaos Divine Body strengthening... Rule of Strength comprehension increasing...]

The System's notification sounds rang out frantically!

An energy storm seemed to erupt within Lin Jingyu's body!

How vast and pure was the divine essence accumulated in the ancient god corpse remains over billions of years?

At this moment, it was forcibly plundered by the Great Dao Furnace Art, transforming into the purest energy and injecting into his four limbs and hundred Meridians!

His muscles, bones, internal organs, Meridians, and even every cell, hummed greedily, frantically absorbing this surging energy!

Crack! Crack!

It was as if some invisible barriers within his body were shattering layer by layer! His aura wildly surged at a visible speed!

The Bottleneck of the True God extreme Realm instantly became fragile under the impact of this external force!

"Now!"

Lin Jingyu's eyes gleamed as he roared in his heart, "System! Breakthrough to the Heavenly God Realm!"

[Ding! Detected that host has reached the True God extreme Realm, meeting Breakthrough conditions! Consuming 50,000,000 origin points! Beginning Breakthrough!]

Rumble!!!

A colossal roar, as if heaven and earth were being created, erupted from within Lin Jingyu's body! Billions of Chaos Divine Lights burst forth from the pores all over his body, and a pillar of Qi and blood shot into the sky, tearing a huge hole in the Evil Qi cloud layer above the entire Burial God Abyss!

A terrifying pressure, far beyond mortal imagination, swept in all directions like a storm with him at its center!

The Sky Patrol Guard members who were secretly peeking in the distance were directly paralyzed on the ground by this pressure, trembling uncontrollably!

"Heaven... Heavenly God's might?! He broke through! And this pressure... how can it be so terrifying?!" The small captain's face was filled with horror, feeling his own divinity tremble!

[Ding! Breakthrough successful! Promoted to Lower Heaven God!]

[Chaos Divine Body advanced — Major Achievement! Physical Body strength comparable to an Upper Divine Artifact!]

[Rule of Strength comprehension increased to 75%!]

[Great Dao Furnace Art automatically evolved to the peak of the Heavenly God chapter! Refining efficiency doubled!]

[Pangu Dharma Appearance solidification increased to 90%! Heaven-Opening Will power greatly increased!]

[Unlocked Physical Body Divine Ability: Dharma Manifesting Heaven and Earth (Ancient God Rank)!]

Power as vast as a sea of stars surged within his body!

Lin Jingyu felt a qualitative leap in his life essence!

His vision, perception, and control over power had all ascended to a new Realm!

He slightly clenched his fist, and the surrounding space groaned under the strain, as if it would shatter at any moment!

"Is this the power of a Heavenly God... it's still not enough!" Lin Jingyu felt the changes within himself, but his gaze grew even more fervent.

He could feel that he had absorbed less than a third of the ancient god corpse remains' energy!

"Continue!"

He low-roared, and his absorption speed increased again! The ancient god corpse remains visibly dimmed and shriveled!

[Rule of Strength comprehension: 76%... 77%... 78%... !]

[Chaos Divine Body continuously strengthening...]

[origin points -1,000,000... -1,000,000...] (Used to accelerate refining and evolution)

Just as he had absorbed nearly half of the corpse remains' energy and his Rule of Strength comprehension was approaching the 80% mark—

Buzz!

At the heart of the corpse remains, an extremely tiny dark golden light suddenly lit up, emitting a purer, more Origin power fluctuation! Although weak, its quality far surpassed the surrounding divine essence!

"This is..." Lin Jingyu's eyes narrowed.

[Ding! Detected the supreme Rule of Strength Origin condensate — Source Seed of Strength (Weak)!] The System notification sounded.

Source Seed of Strength?! It was actually hidden deep within the heart of this corpse remains!

Lin Jingyu was ecstatic and was about to retrieve it.

"Roar!!!"

Suddenly, an even more violent, more insane roar, filled with endless resentment and hunger, erupted from deep beneath the basin!

Rumble!

The earth cracked frantically!

A colossal black vortex appeared deep underground. In the center of the vortex, a terrifying giant hand, covered in twisted evil eyes and composed of pure resentment and shattered Laws, suddenly reached out, grabbing towards that dark golden light and Lin Jingyu!

The pressure emanating from this giant hand actually far surpassed that of the ancient god's lingering thought from before, reaching a suffocating level — God King Rank!

Evidently, this terrifying divine abomination, which had been lurking even deeper, was the true "guardian" of this ancient god corpse remains. It had been waiting for this moment when the Source Seed of Strength would fully mature and emerge!

"Ant! Put down the Seed of Origin! Become a part of me!" Wild and chaotic thoughts assaulted Lin Jingyu's Sea of Consciousness.

A terrifying suction force emanated from the palm of the giant hand, attempting to drag Lin Jingyu, along with the Seed of Origin, into the endless dark vortex!

The distant Sky Patrol Guard members, merely grazed by the residual shockwave, cried out in agony, their Divine Souls almost torn from their bodies, on the verge of being sucked dry!

"A beast, dares to snatch my things?"

Lin Jingyu snorted coldly, and his newly Breakthrough Heavenly God power erupted! The Chaos Divine Light shone brightly, stabilizing his body!

He looked at the terrifying giant hand reaching for him, his eyes devoid of fear, instead burning with raging Battle Intent!

Having just broken through, this God King Rank beast was perfect for a test run!

He clenched his right fist, the Rule of Strength within his body frantically condensed, and Chaos Qi flowed around it. His entire fist seemed to transform into a Chaos star about to explode!

"Get...

"Out of my way!"

He punched out, directly striking the God King giant hand!