217: The Secret of Eternity

Lin Jingyu traveled alone through the deeper regions of the Eternal Ruins.

The space-time here was even more chaotic, the Laws raged like blades, and occasionally, he could even see enormous, ancient corpses, long devoid of life, drifting within, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure.

These corpses, in life, were at least at the Divine Lord level.

He showed no fear; instead, he was like a hunter entering a bountiful hunting ground.

His Advanced Chaos Divine Demon Body allowed him to ignore most environmental dangers, and the enhancement of the Great Dao of Strength brought his control over power to a whole new Realm.

He no longer needed to deliberately search for Ruin Spirits; the mere Magnificent Qi and blood he radiated acted like a lighthouse in the darkness, continuously attracting those monsters condensed from destruction and resentment.

Boom!

With a single punch, a massive Ruin Spirit, shaped like a twisted giant python and with strength comparable to a Peak High-ranking God Venerable, was shattered into the purest negative energy by the sheer force before it could even let out a scream, then absorbed by the System.

[Ding! Slayed a High-ranking Ruin Spirit, gained 8 billion origin points!]

[Current origin points: 108 billion!]

This was the seventh powerful Ruin Spirit he had slain since entering this area.

The origin points provided by these Ruin Spirits far exceeded those from God Venerables outside, clearly because they contained more ancient and special power.

"Not enough! Still not enough!" A blazing fire burned in Lin Jingyu's eyes. He could feel that he was getting closer to the barrier for breaking through to Divine Lord, but the energy accumulation required was unimaginably vast.

One hundred billion origin points seemed immense, but for deducing the next Cultivation Technique and breaking through to the Divine Lord Realm, it might just be a drop in the bucket.

He continued to delve deeper, his Qi and blood rising like wolf smoke, openly provoking this desolate land without any concealment.

Suddenly, a twisted mountain range in front of him, piled with countless shattered stars, vibrated violently.

An aura far more terrifying, violent, and filled with the most primal desire for destruction than all previous Ruin Spirits, like an ancient Vicious Beast awakening from slumber, slowly revived!

Rumble!

That star mountain range exploded with a crash!

A figure too massive to describe stood up!

It was not composed of simple Evil Qi and resentment; its body seemed to be condensed from the materialization of countless dark negative energies: cold shadows, boiling demonic blood, weeping vengeful spirits, shattered Laws, solidified beams of destruction... all intertwined to form a terrifying humanoid existence, its head possessing only one massive vertical eye constantly oozing black blood!

Its aura had, astonishingly, reached the Divine Lord level!

Although it didn't seem to perfectly control the Origin of the Great Dao like a true Divine Lord, its pure, ultimate destructive power and massive size were enough to make any Lower-ranking Divine Lord feel troublesome!

King of Ruin Spirits!

That massive vertical eye suddenly locked onto Lin Jingyu, filled with greed and brutality! It sensed the vast, ocean-like Qi and blood and power within Lin Jingyu's body; it was the nourishment it most craved!

"Roar!!!"

A roar shattered the Void Realm for ten thousand miles around!

Invisible destructive sound waves mixed with a torrent of materialized negative energy instantly surged towards Lin Jingyu!

"Good timing!"

Lin Jingyu was not surprised but delighted, his Battle Intent soaring! This was the opponent he wanted!

He also let out a long howl, the power of his Advanced Chaos Divine Demon Body fully erupting. Instead of retreating, he Advanced, throwing a punch to directly confront the destructive torrent!

Boom!!!

This collision far surpassed all previous ones!

A terrifying energy shockwave spread in a ring, clearing and annihilating everything around it!

Lin Jingyu's body swayed slightly, then stabilized, a faint tingling sensation coming from his fist.

And the massive body of the King of Ruin Spirits also trembled, clearly not expecting this "little bug" to possess such immense power.

"How interesting!" Lin Jingyu grinned, actively launching an attack!

Executing the Chaos Evasion Technique to its extreme, his figure instantly vanished, reappearing a moment later at the side of the King of Ruin Spirits' head, delivering a whip kick like a world-splitting giant axe fiercely towards that massive vertical eye!

Bang!

The King of Ruin Spirits reacted incredibly fast, an arm composed of solidified demonic blood suddenly blocking!

Leg and arm clashed, emitting an extremely dull, colossal sound!

The King of Ruin Spirits' arm was kicked, demonic blood splattering, clearly dented by a large chunk, while Lin Jingyu was also bounced back by the recoil.

"Pain... Devour..." The King of Ruin Spirits let out a muffled spiritual roar, its vertical eye suddenly shooting out a pitch-black death ray, moving at extreme speed, instantly hitting Lin Jingyu's chest!

Chii!

The death ray, capable of instantly vaporizing a High-ranking God Venerable, struck Lin Jingyu's chest, but only caused his skin to turn slightly red and emit a wisp of green smoke, failing to even break through his defense!

The defense of the Advanced Chaos Divine Demon Body was terrifyingly potent!

"Tickling me?" Lin Jingyu sneered, pouncing again!

A primal, savage, and brutal close-quarters battle unfolded in this desolate Star Domain!

Lin Jingyu unleashed the Great Dao of Strength to its maximum, his fists, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders... every part of his body transformed into the most terrifying weapons, frantically attacking the massive body of the King of Ruin Spirits!

Every strike contained the mighty power to shatter stars!

The King of Ruin Spirits roared repeatedly, its attacks equally ferocious, continuously unleashing various negative energy impacts, destructive beams, and giant claw strikes, yet it struggled to inflict substantial damage on Lin Jingyu. Instead, its body parts were constantly being shattered by Lin Jingyu. Although it could quickly reassemble, its aura was slowly declining.

This was Lin Jingyu's advantage! Ultimate offense, ultimate defense! He could wear it down to death!

The aftermath of the battle was earth-shattering, attracting the attention of other powerful existences hidden deep within the Ruins, but sensing the terrifying auras of the King of Ruin Spirits and Lin Jingyu, none dared to approach.

"System! Analyze its core weakness!" Lin Jingyu commanded mid-battle.

[Analyzing... Target is an aggregate of various negative energies and shattered Laws. Its core is its vertical eye in the head and the Internal Energy hub... Recommended: Instantly destroy its energy hub with ultimate power!]

"Understood!"

Lin Jingyu suddenly took a deep breath, his internal power beginning to compress and condense intensely!

The King of Ruin Spirits also seemed to sense a fatal threat, a look of madness flashing in its single eye. Its massive body began to swell violently, and countless negative energies frantically converged towards its single eye, clearly intending to launch a desperate, final strike!

"Now!"

Lin Jingyu's eyes burst with sharp light, condensing all his power, along with the immense energy instantly burned and converted from the recently accumulated 108 billion origin points, onto his right fist!

Great Dao of Strength – Tracing of Destruction! Ultimate Reinforced Version!

His entire right arm seemed to transform into pure Chaos crystal, with infinite power roaring within!

"Die!"

He roared, unleashing a punch!

This punch seemed to pierce through eons of space-time, ignoring spatial distance, instantly landing on the vertical eye of the King of Ruin Spirits where energy was converging!

Pfft!

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The massive body of the King of Ruin Spirits suddenly stiffened, its frantically converging energy abruptly halting.

In its single eye, a tiny fist-print appeared, and then, countless cracks, centered around the fist-print, instantly spread across its entire body!

The next moment!

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This incredibly powerful King of Ruin Spirits, like a powder keg ignited from within, exploded with a bang!

Transforming into countless purest dark energy particles, sweeping across all directions!

[Ding! Slayed King of Ruin Spirits (Pseudo-Divine Lord level), gained 200 billion origin points!]

[Current origin points: 200 billion!]

Massive origin points surged in!

At the same time, at the center of the explosion, a faint but incredibly pure, seven-colored light exuding a peculiar eternal aura, attracted Lin Jingyu's attention.

He reached out and captured that speck of light in his hand.

It was a small... crystal-like fragment. Within the fragment seemed to be a miniature, illusory river composed of countless interwoven Laws, exuding a profound aura that surpassed the Divine Lord level.

[Detected special item: fragment of eternity (tiny), containing a trace of the Eternal Law imprint, one of the key keys to comprehending the Eternal Realm.]

fragment of eternity?!

Lin Jingyu's heart trembled! He had finally come into contact with the true Secret of Eternity!

Just as he was about to carefully comprehend it, the deepest part of the entire Eternal Ruins, that ancient will, dormant and feared even by Divine Lords, seemed to be startled once again by the appearance of this fragment, becoming even more active.

At the same time, at least three or four incomparably powerful, greedy Divine Lord intentions suddenly swept over from different directions, locking firmly onto the fragment of eternity in his hand!

Possessing a treasure invites disaster!

A greater storm was imminent!

Lin Jingyu tightly gripped the fragment, his eyes sharp as knives. Far from being afraid, he was filled with anticipation.

"Come on! All of you! It saves me the trouble of finding you!"