49: A conflict erupted, and a single finger shattered the magical artifact.

"Roar—!"

Deep within the Black Fiend Demonic Cave, a colossal creature smashed through a rock wall and descended with a crash!

It resembled a giant lizard, nearly ten zhang long, covered in thick, ink-black scales that shimmered with a metallic, eerie glow.

Jagged bone spikes protruded from its back, and the tip of its tail was a massive bone hammer bristling with sharp teeth.

Its head was draconic yet not quite a Dragon, and its crimson vertical pupils burned with violent ferocity, while its nostrils exhaled a sulfurous, foul-smelling poisonous smoke.

A terrifying aura, like a tangible tsunami, churned the remaining Devilish Qi in the cave, making it even more violent!

Marrow Cleansing Realm Triple Layer! Cave Demon Lord!

[Ding! Target detected: "Cave Demon Lord (Marrow Cleansing Triple Layer)", Threat Level: High! Estimated evolution points upon slaying: 12000 points!]

The System's prompt was cold and precise.

In Lin Jingyu's eyes, there was no fear, only fervent anticipation! With 43250 evolution points, he was just one last sum away from his goal!

"Roar!" The Cave Demon Lord clearly regarded Lin Jingyu as a provocateur invading its lair.

Its massive body erupted with a terrifying speed that belied its size, and its huge bone hammer tail tore through the air, sweeping out with immense force!

Wherever it passed, hard rock shattered like tofu, stirring up violent air currents, threatening to crush Lin Jingyu into a pulp!

Facing a strike capable of collapsing a small mountain, Lin Jingyu neither dodged nor retreated; he didn't even activate the protective starlight of the Star Body Tempering Method.

He settled his stance, his right fist clenched, muscles coiling like a Dragon, and beneath his dark golden skin, a million jin of pure brute force was contained!

"Boom!"

Fist met tail!

Like two mountains colliding!

A muffled, extreme roar exploded within the enclosed cave, shaking the entire demonic cave!

A violent shockwave spread rapidly from the point of impact, instantly pulverizing the accumulated demonic beast skeletons nearby! Smoke and shattered rocks shot into the sky!

Amidst the dust, Lin Jingyu stood as steady as a mountain! Spiderweb cracks spread several zhang across the ground beneath his feet, but he did not retreat a single step!

In contrast, the Cave Demon Lord's massive body was actually forced to shift several chi sideways by this punch, and the tough, steel-like scales on its bone hammer tail cracked, revealing bone fragments oozing black blood beneath!

It let out a painful, furious roar, and for the first time, surprise flickered in its crimson vertical pupils!

"Decent strength." Lin Jingyu shook his wrist, feeling a slight tingling sensation from his fist, and his Battle Intent intensified. "Unfortunately, it's still far from enough!"

He moved!

No flashy Moves, only pure speed and strength!

With one step, the ground exploded! He was like a golden arrow loosed from a bowstring, instantly closing in beneath the Demon Lord's massive head!

"Second punch!"

Target: the Demon Lord's relatively vulnerable throat!

On the fist, the air was extremely compressed, forming a visible white conical Qi!

The Cave Demon Lord was horrified; its massive, tooth-filled maw suddenly opened, and a viscous, intensely corrosive, foul-smelling black poisonous flame erupted like a volcanic explosion, instantly engulfing Lin Jingyu's figure!

From the torrent of poisonous flames capable of melting gold and iron, a dark golden figure burst forth! The Star Body Tempering Method operated on its own, miniature starlight circulating on his body's surface, isolating the terrifying poisonous flames, which hissed and burned but could not harm him in the slightest!

"Bang!"

The golden fist accurately slammed onto the Demon Lord's thick, scaly neck!

"Crack!"

A horrifying sound of bone cracking rang out!

The Demon Lord's massive head was violently thrown backward by this terrifying immense force!

Its thick neck bones instantly deformed and fractured!

It let out a shrill, distorted shriek, its massive body staggering backward from the immense pain and imbalance!

Lin Jingyu, having gained the advantage, did not relent!

His figure followed like a shadow, closing in!

"Third punch!"

This time, the target was the Demon Lord's exposed lower jaw, which was covered with relatively thinner scales, due to its head being thrown back!

The punch shot out!

Like a meteor piercing the sun!

A million jin of immense force was unleashed without reservation!

"Pfft—Boom!"

The fist directly penetrated through the lower jaw and burst out from the top of the Demon Lord's head, which had been burning with fierce flames!

Red, white, and black filth mixed with shattered bone fragments sprayed like a fountain towards the cave ceiling!

The struggles of the Cave Demon Lord's massive body abruptly ceased, its crimson vertical pupils instantly losing all light, and it crashed to the ground!

Shaking the entire cave once more.

[Ding! Slayed "Cave Demon Lord (Marrow Cleansing Triple Layer)", gained evolution points: 12500 points!]

[Current evolution points: 43250 + 12500 = 55750 points!]

The cold System prompt sounded like heavenly music!

"Enough!" Lin Jingyu's eyes gleamed intensely! His thoughts raced, and his consciousness instantly sank into the System panel in his mind.

[Cultivation Technique List]

- "Movement Technique" (Movement Technique) (Not mastered): Requires 50000 evolution points to master! Master now?

"Yes!" Lin Jingyu didn't hesitate!

[Ding! Consumed 50000 evolution points!]

[Cultivation Technique "Movement Technique" successfully mastered! Realm: Initial Comprehension!]

[Remaining evolution points: 5750 points!]

A vast and profound torrent of mysterious information regarding spatial displacement instantly surged into Lin Jingyu's Sea of Consciousness!

It was as if he had been immersed in this peerless Movement Technique for decades!

His body's instincts, muscle memory, and the flow of his Qi and blood all underwent an incredible transformation and imprinting at this moment!

He felt his body become incredibly "light," as if it had developed a strange resonance with the surrounding space.

With a thought, the ends of the earth were within reach!

Just as he had mastered this miraculous Movement Technique—

[Warning! Powerful threat detected rapidly approaching! Direction: Demonic Cave Entrance! Energy signature: Divine Treasury Realm First Layer! Identity speculation: Ziyang Sect Elder (Zhao Yuangang)!]

The System's piercing alarm suddenly blared!

A vast, scorching, and terrifying pressure, carrying monstrous rage, tore through the Restriction at the Demonic Cave entrance like a breaching lava torrent, crushing in with overwhelming force!

The air throughout the Demonic Cave instantly became scorching and viscous, and the rock walls groaned under the immense strain!

The pressure of a Divine Treasury Realm expert was enough to make ordinary Marrow Cleansing Realm Martial Artists collapse mentally and beg for mercy!

"Little beast! You killed my son! Slaughtered my disciples! Get out here and die, old man!" An ancient but wrathful roar, like thunder from the Nine Heavens, rumbled in, making the entire demonic cave hum!

It was none other than Zhao Yuangang, the Ziyang Sect's Outer Sect Enforcement Elder!

Pressure like a prison! Rage burning the heavens!

A Divine Treasury Realm enemy, arriving in an instant!

Lin Jingyu's eyes not only showed no fear but burned with even more fervent Battle Intent! His newly Breakthrough Movement Technique needed a sufficiently tough whetstone!

"Divine Treasury Realm?" A cold and wild arc curved at the corner of his mouth as he felt the nascent power within him, subtly resonating with space, and an unprecedented confidence surged. "Perfect, I'll use you to test my new Movement Technique!"

Facing the terrifying pressure that crushed down as if tangible, Lin Jingyu advanced instead of retreating!

He took a step!

The space beneath his feet rippled like water, and his figure instantly blurred, as if melting into the seams of light and shadow!

No violent sonic boom, no fierce air currents.

Only a limit-breaking speed that surpassed visual capture!

One step, as if traversing the barrier of space!

His robust figure had already transformed into a dark golden streak of light tearing through space, resolutely meeting the source of the pressure—the Demonic Cave entrance!

Shrinking the Ground to an Inch! Movement Technique!

The true speed had only just begun to manifest.

And Zhao Yuangang's heaven-burning rage was about to collide head-on with this unreasonably brute Physical Body!