212: Escape and Refine

The giant eye, woven from countless Laws, stared coldly at Lin Jingyu. The pressure of the God Lord level was like a physical substance, freezing the space of this Chaos Secret Realm.

The white-robed Divine Venerable and others who were fleeing in the distance stopped in terror. In front of such an existence, they could not even muster the thought of running away.

"Hand over... the heart of chaos... and I will spare you..."

The ancient and majestic voice sounded again, carrying an unquestionable tone of command.

Lin Jingyu gripped the warm yet incredibly heavy heart of chaos, feeling the vast and boundless Origin power within it, and grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.

"Old thing, you think you can scare me by projecting an eye across the endless Star Domain? You want it? Bring your true body here and take it!"

Before his voice even faded, the Indestructible Chaos Scripture within him was already spinning frantically to its limit. His Peak-level Indestructible Chaos Body erupted with immeasurable Chaos divine light, and the power of the Great Dao of Strength condensed on his left fist without reservation!

Strike first to gain the advantage!

"Break!"

He roared and took the initiative to strike a punch toward that giant eye of Laws!

The ultimate Profound Truth of the Chaos Destruction Fist—Destruction Trace!

This punch was not a simple energy impact; it contained the Great Dao of Strength and the true intent of Chaos Destruction. Where the fist force passed, Laws retreated, and all things returned to ruins, as if it intended to follow the invisible connection between the eye and the main body, tracing it back to strike its Origin directly!

"Presumptuous!"

A flash of obvious anger crossed the eye of Laws; it seemed it had not expected a Low-Ranked God Venerable to dare to strike at a God Lord!

The eye narrowed sharply, and a grayish, seemingly unremarkable beam of light shot out from it.

This beam of light had no grand momentum, yet it contained a destructive aura that made the entire Chaos Secret Realm tremble. It was the power of judgment from the Great Dao Origin!

It was enough to easily obliterate any Divine Venerable!

Boom!!!

Lin Jingyu's destruction fist force, capable of blowing up a Middle Stage Divine Venerable, collided fiercely with the gray beam of light!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a heart-stopping annihilation!

At the point where the fist force met the beam, space silently turned into the most primitive nothingness, and even the Chaos Qi was completely evaporated!

Although Lin Jingyu's fist force was domineering, its quality was clearly inferior to the gray beam of light containing the power of the Great Dao Origin, and it was continuously dissolved and worn away!

However, the forward speed of the gray beam was also forcibly stalled for an instant by this indomitable destruction Fist Intent!

It was just this instant!

Borrowing the recoil force of the fist and the momentary gap brought by the stall, Lin Jingyu pushed his Perfection-level Chaos Evasion Technique to an unprecedented limit!

"One Thought! Eternity!"

He gave a low shout, and his figure became incredibly blurred, as if he existed in the past, present, and future simultaneously; time and space lost their meaning to him at this moment!

This was a life-saving ultimate move he had explored by combining the Chaos Evasion Technique and his insights into the Great Dao of Strength. Although it only possessed the form and not the true essence, it was enough for escaping!

Swish!

In the ten-thousandth of a second before the gray beam annihilated his fist force and was about to strike his body, his figure vanished into thin air!

The terrifying gray beam missed its target and landed on the Chaos lake below.

Silently, the entire vast Chaos lake, along with the islands and remaining Restrictions within it, instantly evaporated and disappeared, leaving behind only a bottomless, pitch-black crater with chaotic rules!

The white-robed Divine Venerable and others watching from the distance were terrified, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat!

Was this the might of a God Lord? The attack from just a projected gaze was actually this terrifying!

What shocked them even more was that the Low-Ranked God Venerable not only dared to attack the God Lord, but actually... escaped?!

Although he looked disheveled, he had truly escaped from a God Lord's strike!

"An ant... actually grasped a trace of time-space Profound Truth..."

A ripple passed through the giant eye of Laws; there was surprise, and even more so, a cold killing intent after being provoked by an ant.

It slowly scanned the entire Chaos Secret Realm, but could no longer capture any of Lin Jingyu's aura, as if this person had completely disappeared from this Universe.

"Hmph!"

In the end, the eye of Laws coldly glanced at the trembling God Kings and Divine Venerables, as if looking at a group of dust, and slowly faded into the Void Realm; that terrifying pressure dissipated along with it.

The white-robed Divine Venerable and the others, who had survived the disaster, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their faces full of lingering fear and disbelief.

"That guy... what is his background, exactly?"

"A Low-Ranked God Venerable forcibly withstood a strike from a God Lord's projection... and successfully escaped..."

"The heart of chaos was taken away by him... Quick, send the news back! The Nine Heavens Divine Domain is about to change!"

In an endless, distant, and desolate Star Domain, located who knows where in time and space.

Lin Jingyu's figure stumbled out of the Void Realm, his face slightly pale, and a trickle of pale golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Forcibly withstanding a God Lord's strike, even if it was just a projection, and even if it only stalled for an insignificant instant, the recoil force brought about was extremely terrifying, enough to shake an ordinary Low-Ranked God Venerable to death.

It was only because his Indestructible Chaos Body was perverse enough that he only suffered minor injuries.

"A God Lord... truly formidable!" He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing no fear, but rather an even stronger Battle Intent. "A projection is this exciting; when I have a Breakthrough, I must find your true body to spar with!"

He quickly surveyed his surroundings; this was a completely strange and dead Star Domain, with no signs of life, and even the stars were dim and lusterless, making it an excellent place for secluded cultivation.

"System, mask all aura fluctuations!"

【10 million origin points consumed, activating the highest level of aura masking!】

A layer of invisible fluctuation enveloped him, isolating all prying eyes.

He did not hesitate any longer, sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, and held the heart of chaos in his hands.

"Start refining!"

He took a deep breath, the Indestructible Chaos Scripture running at full power, like a giant Chaos vortex, and began to frantically extract the Origin power within the heart of chaos!

Rumble!!!

The Chaos Origin power, pure and vast to an unimaginable degree, surged into his body like a torrent from a burst dam!

This power was too massive, far exceeding any energy he had absorbed before!

His Meridians, Dantian, and even every cell groaned under the unbearable burden, as if they would be burst open in the next second!

"Refine for me!"

Lin Jingyu roared, his will like iron, guarding his mind tightly, and frantically drove his Cultivation Technique to refine this power.

The Indestructible Chaos Body bloomed with unprecedented brilliant light, and the Chaos runes under his skin lit up, circulated, and became more complex and profound at an unprecedented speed! Under the impact and tempering of this power, his Physical Body began to undergo an astonishing transformation!

The Divine Kingdom within his body, which had originally taken initial shape, expanded frantically! Mountains and rivers became incredibly solid, the shadows of the sun, moon, and stars gradually became clear, and even began to operate on their own, evolving day, night, and the four seasons!

The area had expanded by more than a hundred times!

The most core change came from his insights into the Great Dao!

What the heart of chaos contained was the most original and ancient Great Dao of Chaos Law!

Under the baptism of this Law, his insights into the Great Dao of Strength increased frantically at an unprecedented speed!

7%... 8%... 10%... 15%... 20%...

The Great Dao of Strength was itself one of the important cornerstones constituting the Great Dao of Chaos; at this moment, they complemented each other, and his progress was rapid!

At the same time, his understanding of Chaos itself reached a brand new height!

【Ding! Absorbed Chaos Origin, proficiency of the Indestructible Chaos Scripture increased significantly! (Major Achievement → Peak)】

【Ding! Indestructible Chaos Body absorbed Origin, beginning to evolve into the "Chaos Divine Demon Body"! (Peak → ???)】

【Ding! Insights into the Great Dao of Strength increased to 30%!】

【Ding! Cultivation increased to the Divine Venerable Realm (Middle Stage)!】

Breakthrough! It was a natural success!

However, less than one-tenth of the heart of chaos's power had been consumed!

Lin Jingyu's Breakthrough seemed to have opened some floodgate, and the speed of absorption and refining increased again!

His aura climbed steadily, launching an assault toward a higher Realm!

Middle Stage Divine Venerable Early Stage... Middle Stage... Late Stage... Peak!

Boom!!!

With almost no Bottleneck, his cultivation forcefully broke through the barrier of the Middle Stage Divine Venerable, stepping into the Realm of the High-ranking God Venerable in one step!

And it was still continuously increasing!

High-ranking God Venerable Early Stage... Middle Stage...

The power of the heart of chaos finally began to weaken.

When the last trace of Origin power was absorbed into his body and refined by Lin Jingyu, he opened his eyes abruptly.

As his eyes opened and closed, it was as if scenes of the beginning of Chaos and the birth and death of the Universe flashed by! The aura around his body was vast as an abyss, unfathomable!

【Ding! Refining complete!】

【host: Lin Jingyu】 【Realm: Divine Venerable (High-ranking)】

【Divine Body: Chaos Divine Demon Body (Elementary)】 (Evolved from Indestructible Chaos Body)

【Cultivation Technique: Indestructible Chaos Scripture (Peak)】

【Martial Skill: Chaos Destruction Fist (Perfection)】

【Movement Technique: Chaos Evasion Technique (Perfection)】

【Great Dao Insights: Great Dao of Strength (35%), Great Dao of Chaos (10%)】

【origin points: 77.37 billion】 (During the refining process, the System automatically absorbed the residual energy from kills in the Secret Realm, increasing it slightly)

【Current status: Strength surged, reborn】

A powerful sense of strength filled his entire body; Lin Jingyu felt that the current him could blow up ten of his previous selves with one punch!

If he were to encounter that God Lord projection again, although he still would not dare to claim victory, he definitely would not be forced to flee so disheveledly; he could at least face it head-on for a few moves!

He clenched his fist, and the space between his fingers was like a docile sheep, allowing him to knead it at will.

"Strength... this is the pleasure of increasing strength!" He was intoxicated by it, but soon his eyes became sharp again. "It is not enough! Above the God Lord, there is still Eternity!"

He thought of the clues left by Qing Li's father, the star map pointing to an unknown land.

"Next target, the Eternal Ruins!"

He sensed the direction, moved his body, and turned into a stream of Chaos light, many times faster than before, tearing through the endless Star Domain and heading toward that legendary Forbidden Ground from the beginning of the birth of the Divine Domain.

However, he did not know that when he was refining the heart of chaos, breaking through to the High-ranking God Venerable, and setting off for the Eternal Ruins.

In several of the most Peak, unknown places of the Nine Heavens Divine Domain, several wills that had been silent for countless years fluctuated slightly.

"The aura of the heart of chaos... has disappeared..."

"Interesting... someone was actually able to refine that old fellow's Origin..."

"A new variable has appeared... keep an eye on him..."

"The Eternal Ruins... are about to become lively again..."

A greater storm is quietly brewing in the Eternal Ruins.