213: Outside the Ruins

Lin Jingyu traveled through the endless sea of stars, his goal clear—the Eternal Ruins.

Having made a Breakthrough to High-ranking God Venerable and with his Chaos Divine Demon Body reaching Minor Achievement, his perception of space and ability to traverse it had reached an unfathomable Realm.

The journey that would have originally taken a long time was now seemingly infinitely shortened beneath his feet.

Along the way, however, he was not entirely smooth sailing.

The news of his battle in the Chaos Secret Realm, where he suppressed the kings, shook the Shadow God Lord's projection, and seized the heart of chaos, spread like a storm at an astonishing speed within the top circles of the Nine Heavens Divine Domain.

The name of "Strength Venerable" Lin Jingyu first truly echoed in the ears of those ancient divine courts and Hidden Family, no longer just a "Lower Realm brute" or "lucky one," but viewed as a terrifying existence capable of stirring up storms.

Because of this, he inevitably became a target that some factions wanted to either eliminate or recruit.

In front of a distorted seven-colored nebula belt, space was forcibly torn open like a curtain, and three ferocious black warships rushed out in a triangular Formation, blocking Lin Jingyu's path.

The warships were uniform in style, branded on the surface with a strange, seemingly writhing shadow rune, emitting an uncomfortable, cold aura.

The hatch of the middle warship opened, and a figure wearing complicated black robes with their Face hidden in the shadow of a hood flew out slowly; their aura was clearly at the Peak of High-ranking God Venerable, a line stronger than Lin Jingyu, who had just made a Breakthrough. Four figures in similar attire followed behind him, all at the level of Intermediate Divine Venerable.

"Lin Jingyu?" the lead black-robed person made a hoarse sound, like sandpaper rubbing, "On the decree of the Shadow God Lord, hand over the heart of chaos and convert to my Shadow Divine Court, and your life will be spared, and you shall be granted a noble title."

His tone carried a condescending sense of charity, as if this were a great favor.

Lin Jingyu stopped, his eyes sweeping over the other party indifferently: "Shadow God Lord? Never heard of him. Good dogs don't block the road, get lost."

The black-robed person's aura stagnated; clearly, he had not expected the other party to be so disrespectful, and the cold aura instantly surged: "Arrogant! You dare to defy the God Lord's decree? Since you are so unappreciative, bringing back your Divine Soul will be the same!"

"Form the array! Take him down!"

At his command, the four Intermediate Divine Venerables behind him instantly dispersed, forming a strange Formation with him. Thick Law of Shadow permeated, as if to turn this starry sky into an absolute dark Domain, devouring all light and perception.

"Shadow Binding God Formation!" the black-robed person shouted lowly. As the five people's power connected, countless pitch-black, cold shadow chains drilled out from the Void Realm, entangling Lin Jingyu from all directions. Runes flickered on the chains, specifically targeting the Divine Soul and capable of eroding Divine Power!

This was the Shadow Divine Court's specialty, having used this Formation to trap and kill High-ranking God Venerables of the same level!

Facing this siege Formation that would make any Divine Venerable change color, Lin Jingyu just tilted his neck, making a light clicking sound.

"Fancy but useless."

He was too lazy to even use the Chaos Destruction Fist, simply taking a deep breath, and then his chest bulged slightly.

The next moment, he opened his mouth abruptly!

Roar!!!!

A terrifying roar that did not spread through the air but directly shook space and vibrated the Rules erupted with him as the center!

Chaos Divine Demon Roar!

This was a talent ability naturally derived after the Chaos Divine Demon Body reached Minor Achievement; it looked simple, but it contained the most primitive power of Chaos sound-killing, specifically breaking various evil arts, Domains, and Formations!

Hum—!

That seemingly unbreakable Shadow Binding God Formation, under the impact of this roar containing the power of the Chaos Origin, saw the shadow chains break inch by inch and dissolve like ice meeting a scorching sun!

The Divine Power within the five black-robed people who made up the Formation vibrated violently. Under the backlash of the Formation, they simultaneously groaned, their bodies staggering backward, their eyes revealing shock!

Their combined attack Formation was actually broken by the other party's roar?!

"How is this possible?!"

The lead black-robed person gasped in horror.

However, Lin Jingyu had already moved!

Chaos Evasion Technique—Inch of the World!

His figure seemed to appear in four directions simultaneously, throwing a punch at each of the four Intermediate Divine Venerables!

There was no flashy light, only the crushing force of absolute power and speed!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four muffled sounds that occurred almost without sequence!

The four Intermediate Divine Venerables couldn't even make an effective defense; their protective Divine Light was like paper, their Divine Bodies were like fragile porcelain, and they were directly blasted by the four unadorned punch forces! Exploding into four clouds of blood mist!

[Ding! Slaying 4 Intermediate Divine Venerables, gained +20 billion origin points!]

[Current origin points: 97.37 billion!]

Instant kill! It was still an instant kill without suspense!

The lead black-robed High-ranking Divine Venerable felt his scalp explode, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

He knew the target was strong, but he didn't expect him to be this strong!

Four Intermediate Divine Venerables with tacit cooperation, along with the Formation, couldn't stop a casual punch from the other party?

No, it was four punches!

Run!

This thought instantly occupied his entire mind!

What God Lord's decree, what mission, none of it was as important as his own life!

Black light flashed on his body, and he was about to turn into a shadow and escape into the Void Realm.

"Did I let you leave?"

Lin Jingyu's cold voice sounded in his ear like the declaration of the Grim Reaper.

A palm covered with faint Chaos Qi Flow, as if it had long been waiting on his escape path, ignored the spatial distance and choked his throat directly!

Crack!

The Law of Shadow and protective Divine Light around the black-robed person shattered like bubbles!

The powerful grip instantly crushed his throat bone, and an incomparably domineering Chaos Divine Power rushed into his body, arrogantly destroying all his vitality and imprisoning his Divine Soul!

"Uh... God Lord... will not..." His eyes were full of fear and despair as he struggled to spit out a few words.

"Don't worry, he will accompany you soon." Lin Jingyu's tone had no fluctuation, and his five fingers exerted force suddenly!

Bang!

This powerful existence at the Peak of High-ranking Divine Venerable had his head and Divine Soul crushed together!

[Ding! Slaying High-ranking Divine Venerable, gained +15 billion origin points!]

[Current origin points: 112.37 billion!]

Throwing the headless corpse aside, Lin Jingyu's gaze swept over the three black warships attempting to flee.

Across the air, he threw three consecutive punches!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three huge fireworks exploded in the starry sky, and the warships along with the operators inside instantly turned into cosmic dust.

The world was quiet.

Lin Jingyu, as if he had done a trivial thing, continued to advance toward the direction of the Eternal Ruins.

[System, how many origin points are needed to deduce the "Indestructible Chaos Scripture" to Perfection?]

[Ding! Deducing "Indestructible Chaos Scripture" (Peak → Perfection) requires consuming 100 billion origin points!]

[Deduce!]

[origin points - 100 billion! Starting deduction... Deducing...]

A massive amount of origin points burned, turning into the purest insight energy and merging into his Sea of Consciousness, and his understanding of the "Indestructible Chaos Scripture" and the Great Dao of Chaos improved at an astonishing speed.

When he finally felt the chaotic, ancient, and majestic aura that seemed to be from the beginning of the Universe coming from the front, the System's prompt sound also rang again.

[Ding! Deduction successful! "Indestructible Chaos Scripture" promoted to Perfection!]

[Ding! Understanding of the Great Dao of Chaos improved to 20%!]

[Ding! Chaos Divine Demon Body obtained enhancement! (Elementary → Intermediate)]

[Remaining origin points: 12.37 billion]

His strength improved again!

And at this moment, he finally arrived at the destination of this trip—the Eternal Ruins!

It was a spectacular and terrifying scene that could not be described in words.

It was as if the entire Universe had been shattered here and then pieced together randomly; nebulas of various colors, broken continents, solidified stars, twisted space-time cracks, rushing earth, water, fire, and wind... everything was chaotically intertwined, forming a boundless, bizarre forbidden area.

Here, the Rules became blurred and violent, time and space lost their logic, and danger and opportunity coexisted.

And on the outskirts of the Eternal Ruins, on a relatively stable broken continent, many figures had already gathered.

In groups of three or five, each occupying one side, the weakest among them were High-ranking Divine Venerables, and among them were even a few whose auras were obscure and deep, making the newly arrived Lin Jingyu feel a faint pressure!

God Lords! Although they might only be Incarnations or projections, they were definitely God Lord-level existences!

Their gazes swept over the newly arrived Lin Jingyu, some cold, some examining, some with undisguised hostility.

Obviously, the matter of the Chaos Secret Realm, as well as his battle record all the way here, had long since reached this place.

Lin Jingyu's arrival was like a stone thrown into a turbulent lake, breaking a certain delicate balance.

A big man with a stature as burly as an iron tower, skin shining with bronze luster, and blood energy as majestic as a Dragon, stood with his arms crossed, blocking the only way forward for Lin Jingyu; he was clearly a Divine Venerable on the path of the Physical Body, with a wild aura.

He looked Lin Jingyu up and down, his voice like a bell: "Kid, you are that Lin Jingyu who snatched the heart of chaos? You don't look like much. If you're sensible, hand over the heart of chaos; this is not a place for a newcomer like you to run wild!"

This big man seemed to be a brute, having been used as a gun to come and test him.

Lin Jingyu did not stop his steps, too lazy to even give him a look, just spitting out a word indifferently:

"Get lost."

The big man's Face flushed instantly, and he laughed in extreme anger: "Bold! This Copper Mountain God Venerable wants to see how much weight you have!"

He roared, his muscles all over his body knotting, and under the bronze-colored skin, it seemed as if a Dragon was swimming; he threw a punch, the pure power squeezing the space, making a blast, enough to punch a star to pieces!

This punch had actually touched a glimmer of the Great Dao of Strength!

Many Divine Venerables around showed expressions of watching a good show; the physical power of Copper Mountain God Venerable was ranked highly among many High-ranking Divine Venerables.

Facing this fierce punch, Lin Jingyu finally moved.

He did not dodge, did not accumulate power, just raised his right hand simply, and met it with a punch.

Two fists of completely disproportionate size collided.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next moment!

Crack! Crack-crack!

The tooth-aching sound of bone cracking sounded like popping beans!

"Ah—!" Copper Mountain God Venerable let out an incomparably miserable scream; his thick arm, which was enough to resist a Divine Artifact, started from the fist, shattered inch by inch, and spread all the way up to the shoulder blade!

The whole person was like being hit by an ancient star, spraying blood and flying backward, smashing several floating meteorites in the distance, life or death unknown!

Silence!

Death-like silence!

All the watching Divine Venerables, including those few God Lord-level thoughts, froze slightly.

Copper Mountain God Venerable, was actually crippled by one punch?!

To what extent was this guy's Physical Body terrifying?!

Lin Jingyu slowly withdrew his fist, as if he had just swatted a fly.

His cold gaze swept across the audience, and everyone who was touched by his gaze felt their hearts tighten, subconsciously avoiding his gaze.

"Who else wants to stop me?"

The voice was flat, but it carried unquestionable dominance and power.

No one answered.

Lin Jingyu snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to these guys, stepped out, and his figure disappeared into the bizarre and incomparably dangerous Eternal Ruins ahead.

Long after he disappeared, a sound of gasping for air rang from the outside.

"Monster!"

"His Physical Body... definitely reached the God Lord level!"

"The heart of chaos was indeed refined by him!"

"The Eternal Ruins will be even livelier now..."

And those few God Lord-level thoughts began to communicate again.

"A good Physical Body... a perfect vessel..."

"His Dao... is very interesting..."

"The chess piece has entered the game... the feast... is about to begin..."

Deep in the Eternal Ruins, something seemed to be slowly waking up because of Lin Jingyu's arrival.