181: Fist shatters the Heavenly Punishment Mask

The massive projected face of Heavenly Punishment God King covered the sky and obscured the sun, its cold eyes like two destructive stars, firmly locking onto Lin Jingyu.

The terrifying pressure of a Peak Upper God King was almost palpable, crushing the entire basin until it creaked, and the space itself seemed about to solidify!

"Ant! Kneel and submit to execution!" The vast voice carried the power of Law, assaulting Lin Jingyu's Divine Soul, attempting to force him into submission.

The Chaos Divine Light around Lin Jingyu fluctuated violently, but his body remained ramrod straight. He grinned, revealing a wild smile: "A mere projection dares to order this daddy to kneel? Old Dog Tian Xing, I don't like the look of your old face, and today I'm going to smash it!"

"You don't know death from life!" The Heavenly Punishment Projection was enraged. The massive face opened its mouth, and a Dark Divine Thunder, condensed from pure Punishment and Destruction Laws, instantly struck down like a world-ending spear!

Wherever it passed, all things withered, and Laws retreated!

This strike far surpassed the full power of the Thunder Prison God King from before; it had truly touched upon the terrifying might of an Upper God King!

"Excellent timing!"

Lin Jingyu let out a long roar, advancing instead of retreating!

The Rule of Strength within his body circulated wildly at an unprecedented speed, the Chaos Divine Body roared, and the God King Chapter of the Great Dao Furnace Art was pushed to its limit! All his strength, all his will, condensed onto his right fist!

He did not choose a flashy Move; it was still a punch simple to the extreme!

But this punch was the manifestation of his Martial Dao Will, the ultimate sublimation of the Rule of Strength!

At the edge of the fist, space didn't just collapse; it completely reverted to a state of Chaos Nothingness, as if even the concept of "nothingness" itself was about to be shattered by this punch!

The fist and the Dark Divine Thunder collided instantly!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a grating, tearing sound, as if the Universe was being born.

Hiss—!

The Dark Divine Thunder, capable of severely injuring or even killing a Middle God King, upon contact with Lin Jingyu's fist, was like snow melting upon meeting its nemesis. It was forcibly crushed and annihilated inch by inch from the tip by that extremely pure, savage, and domineering power!

The fist pressed forward relentlessly, moving against the lightning, sweeping away all resistance!

"What?!" On the massive face of the Heavenly Punishment Projection, shock appeared for the first time!

This strike, delivered in anger, was actually shattered by the opponent using pure strength?

Before he could react further, Lin Jingyu's fist, having shattered the Divine Thunder, maintained its momentum, seemingly traversing the spatial distance to suddenly appear right before the massive face!

"Old Dog! Take this punch!"

Amidst the roar, the fist, which had condensed Lin Jingyu's current strongest power, slammed fiercely into the center of the massive face's brow!

Boom!!!!

It was like striking an Ancient Divine Bell! The extremely muffled, massive sound echoed throughout the entire Burial God Abyss!

Crack! Crack!

Centered on the point of impact, huge cracks instantly covered the entire massive Law face!

The Punishment and Destruction Laws that formed the massive face flickered wildly, but they could not stop the cracks from spreading!

"No!!!" The Heavenly Punishment Projection let out a roar mixed with shock and fury, full of disbelief, "Your strength... this is impossible!!"

Rumble!!!

Before the words finished, the entire massive face could no longer hold up and exploded with a crash! It transformed into countless law fragments and raging energy, scattering in all directions!

[Ding! Defeated the main projection of Heavenly Punishment God King (Peak Upper God King)! Comprehension of the Rule of Strength deepened! Obtained 50,000,000 origin points! Obtained Punishment Law fragments (Large quantity)! Obtained Destruction Law fragments (Large quantity)!]

Pfft!

Lin Jingyu also spat out a mouthful of golden blood. The skin on his entire right arm was split open, his bones groaned, and the Qi and blood within his body churned. Defeating the Upper God King projection, he had paid a considerable price.

But his eyes burned with the flames of excitement! Worth it! It was absolutely worth it!

As the energy of the law fragments swept across the sky, he stood firm like a rock. The Great Dao Furnace Art circulated wildly, forcibly devouring and absorbing the scattered law fragments and energy to repair his injuries and consolidate his cultivation!

[Comprehension of the Rule of Strength: 89%!]

[Chaos Divine Body absorbed God King Law fragments, strength increased!]

[The Great Dao Furnace Art refined Heterogeneous Laws, efficiency increased!]

"Old Dog Tian Xing..." Lin Jingyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, watching the slowly dissipating energy aftermath, and sneered: "A mere projection only has this much capability? Next time we meet, I will definitely shatter your true body!"

He felt the increasingly powerful strength within his body, as well as the Punishment and Destruction Law fragments that had been initially refined. Although he didn't primarily cultivate these, integrating them into the Great Dao Furnace Art could enhance its characteristic of Refining All Laws.

After this battle, his confidence in facing the true body of Heavenly Punishment God King increased by several points!

Just then, in the deepest part of the Burial God Abyss, the mysterious sense of summoning suddenly became incredibly clear and intense!

It was as if a voice was shouting deep within his Soul, attracting the Origin of his Rule of Strength!

At the same time, the System notification sounded:

[Warning! Extremely high energy reaction detected awakening in the Abyss Core! Intensity unknown! Attributes highly compatible with the Rule of Strength! Accompanied by immense risk!]

[Hidden Mission triggered: Explore the Mystery of the Burial God Abyss Core. Mission Reward: Depends on exploration completion degree.]

Lin Jingyu's gaze sharply turned toward the darkest direction of the Abyss, where there seemed to be a massive vortex, swallowing all light and perception.

"Mystery of the Core? Highly compatible with the Rule of Strength?" His heart pounded. His intuition told him that the great Opportunity he needed was there!

But at the same time, the sense of danger that made his heart tremble was undeniable.

Go? Or not go?

Nonsense! Of course, go!

Lin Jingyu didn't hesitate at all, his eyes firm. Risk and Opportunity coexist—this is the Path of the Strong Practitioner!

He adjusted his breathing slightly, suppressed his injuries, and restored his state to its Peak. Then, he took a step, transforming into a streak of Chaos Flowing Light, rushing without hesitation toward the most core region of the Burial God Abyss, a place even God Kings dared not easily tread!

As he went deeper, the surrounding Evil Qi and Fragmented Laws almost solidified, and the pressure drastically increased.

But Lin Jingyu could feel that the Rule of Strength within his body was becoming more active, and the resonance with the deep summoning was growing stronger.

Finally, he broke through the layers of obstruction, and the scene before his eyes suddenly opened up.

It was a vast underground space that defied description.

In the center of the space, an unimaginably massive Dark-Gold Skeleton was suspended!

This skeleton was a hundred times larger than the ancient god corpse remains he had encountered before, seemingly propping up the entire Underground World!

The skeleton was covered in incredibly complex Natural Divine Runes, containing the Ultimate Mysteries of Strength!

And in the heart position of the skeleton, a ball of light, like a small sun, emitting fluctuations of pure power, was slowly pulsing!

Every pulse caused the Laws of the entire Burial God Abyss to tremble!

The Origin aura of the Rule of Strength emitted by that light sphere was thousands, even tens of thousands of times stronger than the previous "Seed of Strength (Weak)"!

But at the same time, surrounding the skeleton, three shadows—more terrifying, more ancient, and emanating equally suffocating pressure—were entrenched!

They seemed to be fighting over the ball of light, confronting each other, yet also guarding it, forbidding any outsiders from approaching!

Lin Jingyu's arrival instantly broke the balance!

Three cold, ancient gazes, filled with the aura of destruction, locked onto him simultaneously!

[Warning! Warning! Encountered three Ancient God King-level Grievance Collectives (Special Divine Abominations)! Their strength all surpasses the Thunder Prison God King! Extremely dangerous!]

Lin Jingyu's pupils contracted sharply, but a more maniacal smile spread across his lips.

"Three of them? Perfect! I'll slaughter them all at once!"