188: Rules are complete

"Boom—!!"

The instant the fragment of the Rule of Strength Origin entered his body, terrifying energy, like billions of volcanoes, erupted simultaneously within Lin Jingyu!

"Agh!" Even with his current Chaos Supreme Divine Body, he felt excruciating pain all over, as if he was about to be burst apart and torn asunder by this extremely pure power!

[Ding! Detecting the host is absorbing ultra-high concentration Rule of Strength Origin! System assisting guidance! Consuming 500,000,000 origin points!]

The System's cold voice sounded promptly. A massive amount of origin points instantly burned, transforming into pure energy that protected Lin Jingyu's heart and Divine Soul, and frantically guided the rampaging Rule of Strength into his limbs, every inch of flesh and blood, and every trace of Divine Soul!

Crack! Crack!

Invisible barriers within his body seemed to be shattering layer by layer!

The comprehension of the Rule of Strength, which had been stalled at 99% for a long time, just a hair's breadth from completion, finally took the last step under the impact of this homologous but higher-grade Origin, reaching a perfect 100% Perfection!

Buzz!

An indescribable realization surged into his heart.

Strength! Pure strength!

Shattering everything, creating everything, the ultimate Rule of Strength!

At this moment, he felt as if he could punch through the Divine Realm's barrier and shatter stars with a single kick!

At the same time, his Realm Bottleneck also shattered! The Bottleneck of Middle Celestial God was easily pierced like paper! Vast Divine Power surged wildly, rapidly advancing towards the Realm of Upper Heavenly God!

His Chaos Supreme Divine Body even more greedily absorbed the dissipated energy, with deeper and more complex Chaos patterns appearing on its surface, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure, officially evolving towards Intermediate Divine Body, its strength rapidly approaching Upper God King artifacts!

"How exhilarating!" Lin Jingyu felt the earth-shattering changes within his body and couldn't help but let out a long howl, the sound waves making the entire stone chamber hum!

However, at this critical moment of Breakthrough—

A cold, domineering, and terrifying Divine Sense, filled with the Aura of punishment and destruction, like an invisible giant hand, violently tore through the space barrier outside the stone chamber and forcibly descended!

"Ant! How dare you steal this King's Treasure Trove! You seek death!"

Heavenly Punishment God King's voice was like Nine Heavens thunder, carrying the boundless wrath of an Upper God King, making space almost solidify!

Although his true body had not arrived, the pressure formed by this powerful Divine Sense far exceeded that of the previous Middle God King Divine General!

[Warning! Warning! Heavenly Punishment God King (Upper God King) Divine Sense locked on! Threat Level: Extremely High! host, please immediately interrupt Breakthrough and fully evade!] The System issued a sharp warning.

"Evade? Evade my ass!"

Lin Jingyu suddenly opened his eyes, Chaos light bursting forth from them. Not only did he not stop his Breakthrough, but he accelerated the operation of the Chaos Great Dao Scripture, absorbing the power of the Rule of Strength Origin fragment even more frantically!

"Old Dog Tian Xing! You've come at just the right time! Saves me the trouble of looking for you!"

He actually directly provoked the descending terrifying Divine Sense!

"Arrogant!" Heavenly Punishment God King's Divine Sense seemed to be completely enraged, condensing into a blurry giant thunder palm, carrying the Law of Punishment, and striking down towards Lin Jingyu!

This strike was enough to easily obliterate an ordinary Upper Heavenly God!

"The freshly perfected Rule of Strength, just in time to try it out on you!"

Lin Jingyu rose to his feet, the immense power brought by the Breakthrough making him eager to vent!

Facing the world-destroying giant thunder palm, he did not dodge or evade, but simply punched upwards!

There was no dazzling light, no complex Law fluctuations, only the purest, most ultimate power condensed on his fist!

One hundred percent perfected Rule of Strength!

Boom!!!

Fist and palm collided!

The expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur.

The giant thunder palm, imbued with the Law of Punishment, upon contact with Lin Jingyu's fist, was like fragile glass meeting a ten-ton hammer, silently crumbling and annihilating inch by inch from the point of impact!

The terrifying power of the Law of Punishment didn't even have time to exert its might before it was forcibly crushed and dispersed by absolute strength!

"What?!" Heavenly Punishment God King's Divine Sense let out an incredulous cry of shock and anger.

Although this Divine Sense of his was not his true body's full power, it still contained a trace of his Upper God King might. Yet, it was actually shattered with such a barbaric punch by a brat who had just broken through to Upper Heavenly God?

This simply overturned his understanding!

"Old Dog Tian Xing! Your methods are nothing more than this!"

Lin Jingyu gained the upper hand with one punch, his Aura like a rainbow, power surging endlessly within him, his Breakthrough officially complete!

Feeling unprecedented strength, he was filled with heroic spirit:

"Wash your neck and wait! It won't be long before I personally come and twist off your dog head!"

"Ant! You have successfully enraged this King!"

Heavenly Punishment God King's Divine Sense fluctuations were filled with fury. "This King will surely extract your soul and refine your spirit, so you can never reincarnate!"

The Divine Sense suddenly condensed, seemingly determined to launch an even stronger attack at any cost.

"Hmph! A mere thought dares to be arrogant? Disperse for me!"

Lin Jingyu didn't bother with further words, unleashing another punch, the Rule of Strength shaking the Void Realm!

Bang!

Heavenly Punishment God King's Divine Sense was directly shattered and completely dispersed by this brute force, leaving only a cold snort filled with killing intent echoing in the stone chamber.

[Ding! Defeated an Upper God King's Divine Sense! Acquired 50,000,000 origin points! Rule of Strength proficiency slightly increased!]

The stone chamber temporarily returned to peace.

Lin Jingyu clenched his fist, feeling the vast power surging within him, and nodded in satisfaction.

Upper Heavenly God Realm! Rule of Strength 100% Perfection! Intermediate Chaos Supreme Divine Body!

Now, he was confident he could blow up an ordinary Upper God King with his bare hands! If he encountered someone like God King Qing Mu again, he could instantly kill them with one punch!

His gaze swept over the now empty stone platform. Besides those two items, Heavenly Punishment God King didn't seem to have stored any other treasures here. Perhaps this place was originally a special location where both traps and Legacy coexisted.

"Time to leave."

It was not advisable to stay here long.

Heavenly Punishment God King's Divine Sense had been defeated, and his true body had likely already sensed his location and was on its way!

He had to leave as soon as possible.

He walked to the edge of the stone chamber, where there was a small teleportation array, seemingly a one-way exit.

Lin Jingyu stepped onto the teleportation array without hesitation.

With a flash of light, he vanished.

The next moment, he appeared in another unfamiliar area of the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain, where destructive tribulation power still permeated the surroundings.

Almost the instant he appeared—

Rumble!

In the distant sky, an indescribably terrifying pressure suddenly descended, covering half of the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain!

Space rippled like water, and a blurry figure surrounded by endless lightning and chains was tearing open space, about to step out!

The pervasive pressure made countless deities cultivating in the Divine Mountain tremble, looking up at the sky in terror!

Heavenly Punishment God King! Upper God King! His true body was about to descend!

"He came really fast!" Lin Jingyu's eyes narrowed. Without hesitation, his internal power erupted, Chaos Qi Flow wrapped around him, and he accelerated to his maximum speed, instantly fleeing in the opposite direction of the pressure!

He didn't want to clash head-on with Heavenly Punishment God King's true body yet, not out of fear, but because the time was not right. He needed to thoroughly stabilize his Realm and find an opportunity for further advancement.

As he rapidly fled, contemplating his next destination, the fused chaos bone fragment in his embrace suddenly grew slightly warm, transmitting a vague directional message, seemingly guiding him to a certain place.

At the same time, the System's alert sounded:

[Ding! Detecting chaos bone fragment (40% completion) resonating! Directional information being analyzed... Suspected to be related to "Rule of Strength Origin" or "Chaos Ancestor Dragon"! Significant opportunities or dangers may exist!]

Lin Jingyu's heart stirred.

"A new guide? Chaos Ancestor Dragon?"

He remembered the ultimate treasure within the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain that Qing Li had mentioned—the chaos ancestor dragon essence blood!

Could it be that the direction this bone fragment was pointing to was the location of that essence blood?

The risk was undoubtedly immense, but the opportunity was equally great!

He glanced at the terrifying pressure that was getting closer behind him, then felt the urgent guidance from the bone fragment in his embrace, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

"Fortune favors the bold! I'll go there!"

He abruptly changed direction, rushing towards the deeper, more terrifying core area of the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain, as guided by the bone fragment!

...A moment later, at the spot where Lin Jingyu had just disappeared.

Space was forcibly torn apart, and a tall figure, wreathed in terrifying lightning chains, stepped out.

His face was majestic, his eyes cold and cruel, and his entire body exuded a terrifying Aura of punishing all things and destroying everything. It was Heavenly Punishment God King himself!

His Divine Sense swept out, instantly capturing Lin Jingyu's lingering Aura and the direction he had fled into the depths of the Divine Mountain.

"Hmph, fleeing to the core region? Seeking death!"

Heavenly Punishment God King snorted coldly, his killing intent growing even stronger.

Even he dared not easily venture deep into the core of the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain.

"However, that item must be retrieved! And that ant must die!"

He pondered for a moment, then waved his sleeve.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Ten powerful figures in black armor appeared behind him, all of them God King Realm experts! Although they were only Lower God Kings, the lineup was terrifying!

"Form a battle array, and follow this King deeper! Capture and kill this fiend!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The ten God Kings responded in unison, forming a Profound Battle Array, protecting Heavenly Punishment God King in the center. They transformed into a streak of light and also pursued him into the core region of the Myriad Tribulations Divine Mountain!

A more thrilling chase and hunt unfolded in this Jedi.

At this moment, Lin Jingyu, guided by the bone fragment, had already entered a strange canyon permeated with Chaos Qi Flow, where even Divine Sense was severely suppressed.

From the depths of the canyon, a desolate, ancient Dragon roar, as if from the primordial era, faintly echoed!

[Ding! Entering unknown Chaos region! Danger Level: Extremely High! Opportunity Level: Extremely High!]

[Detecting an extremely rich and ancient Dragon Clan Bloodline pressure! Strong resonance with the chaos bone fragment!]

[Warning! Life detected ahead! Strength assessment: God King Peak! Suspected Guardian Remnant!]

Lin Jingyu's pupils contracted. Instead of fear, he licked his lips, his Battle Intent soaring.

"A God King Peak Guardian Remnant? If I kill it, the origin points should be enough for me to deduce the Chaos Great Dao Scripture to Minor Achievement, right?"

He clenched his fists, walking step by step towards the direction of the Dragon roar.

In the deepest part of the canyon, in the center of a massive Chaos Pool, an unimaginably huge Dragon skeleton was half-submerged, half-floating. At the head of the skeleton, a fist-sized, dark-golden essence blood, exuding endless power and vital Qi, floated!

Just a trace of its escaping Aura made Lin Jingyu's Chaos Supreme Divine Body roar autonomously, filled with extreme desire!

chaos ancestor dragon essence blood!

But right next to that essence blood, a terrifying remnant creature, shaped like a giant lizard, with a single horn on its head and its body covered in Chaos scales, was staring fixedly at the intruding Lin Jingyu with cold and cruel eyes!