55: Qi and blood flow like a dragon

Ziyang Sect, Chiyang Peak.

Inside the Sect's main hall, the atmosphere was as oppressive as lead.

"Report—!!!" A Disciple scrambled in, his voice trembling and cracking, "Elder Lieyang... Elder Lieyang and the soul lamps of the two Elders, Chihuo and Xuanyan... have all gone out!"

"What?!" Profound Sun Master, the Sect Master of Ziyang Sect sitting in the main seat, stood up abruptly, his terrifying Divine Might of the Divine Treasury Realm (Ninth Stage) erupting uncontrollably!

The temperature in the hall soared, the air distorted, and several Elders were pressed so hard they could barely breathe, their faces filled with shock and disbelief!

"How is this possible?! Senior Brother Lieyang was at the Peak of the Divine Treasury Realm (Third Stage)! And with Chihuo and Xuanyan assisting... Could they have encountered an old monster of the Dharma Aspect Realm?" a white-haired Elder exclaimed in shock.

"Investigate! Use the 'Zhou Tian Mirror' immediately! I want to see who dares to touch my Ziyang Sect's people!" Profound Sun Master's hair and beard stood on end, and the rage in his eyes almost turned into tangible purple flames!

He raised his hand abruptly, and an ancient, mysterious bronze mirror floated up, its surface shimmering with light as it quickly locked onto the direction of the Black Evil Mountain Range!

The image in the mirror flickered and finally settled—

The collapsed mountain range looked as if it had been ravaged by a giant god, the ground scorched everywhere, with violent Chaos Qi Flow lingering in the space.

The source where the three powerful auras had been completely annihilated was crystal clear.

And at the center of that destruction, a burly figure, blurry yet emitting a heart-palpitating aura of Chaos, was slowly looking up, as if piercing through the mirror surface, coldly "looking" at Profound Sun Master!

"It's him! That little beast who killed my Disciples!" Profound Sun Master instantly recognized that unique aura; it was the murderer the Zhou Tian Mirror had captured killing Zhao Qian and the others before!

"Marrow Cleansing Realm? No! This aura... Chaos?!"

An unprecedented chill, mixed with monstrous rage, instantly swept through Profound Sun Master's heart!

A Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivator killing a Peak Divine Treasury Realm (Third Stage) expert? This was no longer a Genius; this was a monster! A calamity that must be eradicated at all costs!

"Pass the order!" Profound Sun Master's voice was like ice from the Nine Netherworlds, carrying resolute killing intent: "Activate the 'Ziyang Heaven Burning Formation'! I will go personally! All Elders of the Divine Treasury Realm will accompany me! Turn this villain... into dust and ashes! Let his Divine Soul be annihilated!!"

Boom—!!!

The entire Ziyang Sect was in an uproar! The protective Sect Formation was activated instantly, and a purple pillar of light reaching the heavens shot up, its brilliant Divine Might shaking the entire Prefecture!

Countless streams of light emitting powerful auras rose from various Peaks, gathering at the top of Chiyang Peak!

Profound Sun Master stood at the very front, with seven Elders behind him, all of whom were at least at the Divine Treasury Realm (Second Stage)!

The Divine Might of the eight Divine Treasury Realm experts merged into one, like the sky collapsing, and pressed fiercely toward the Black Evil Mountain Range!

The Prefecture shook! Countless factions looked up in horror!

"Ziyang Sect... mobilizing their entire force?!"

"Heavens! Eight Divine Treasury Realm experts! Sect Master Profound Sun Master is leading the expedition himself! Who are they trying to destroy?!"

...

Ruins of the Black Evil Mountain Range.

Lin Jingyu sat cross-legged on a scorched giant rock, seemingly unaware of the terrifying Divine Might enveloping him.

He sank his consciousness into the System panel, where 123,750 evolution points emitted a tempting glow.

"System, consume 100,000 evolution points to advance the 'Chaos Heaven Opening Art' to Minor Achievement!"

【Ding! Consumed 100,000 evolution points!】

【Cultivation Technique 'Chaos Heaven Opening Art' is being deduced... Realm: First Glimpse → Minor Achievement!】

【Remaining evolution points: 23,750 points!】

Boom—!!!

An indescribable torrent of Chaos exploded within his body! A power of Chaos, far more majestic and profound than before, washed over every inch of his flesh, blood, and bones!

His body seemed to have transformed into a true chaos furnace, greedily devouring all the free energy in the world!

His strength soared again! The Bottleneck of the Marrow Cleansing Realm (Third Stage) shattered with a bang!

【Marrow Cleansing Realm (Fourth Stage)! Fifth Stage! Sixth Stage!】

Breaking through three stages in a row! His strength approached twenty million jin!

The Chaos Qi Flow around his body was no longer a thin mist but had transformed into flowing, viscous gray liquid, with earth, fire, water, and wind faintly emerging and sinking within it!

An ancient, vast aura of opening the heavens and re-enacting Chaos spread from him as the center, actually faintly contending with the terrifying Divine Might of the eight Divine Treasury Realm experts arriving together!

"Hmm?!" Profound Sun Master, who was leading the Elders to tear through space and rush over, was suddenly startled!

He clearly felt that the aura of Chaos that made his heart palpitate had surged several times over in just a short time! "A Breakthrough in the face of battle?! This child... must not be left alive!!"

"Rrip!"

Space was forcibly torn apart!

Profound Sun Master stepped out, like the arrival of the great sun! Behind him, seven purple-robed Elders followed closely, their Divine Treasury Realm Divine Might merging together like eight burning volcanoes, instantly enveloping this scorched ruin!

"Little beast! Killing my Elders and destroying my Foundation, today, neither heaven nor earth can save you!"

Profound Sun Master's gaze was like lightning, locking firmly onto the sitting Lin Jingyu, while his Divine Treasury Realm (Ninth Stage) Divine Might, like a tangible mountain, crashed down! He attempted to crush the opponent's Divine Soul directly!

Lin Jingyu slowly opened his eyes.

Within his pupils, a nebula of Chaos slowly rotated, as deep as the beginning of the Universe!

That terrifying Divine Might, sufficient to crush an Early Stage Divine Treasury Realm expert, fell upon him like a clay ox entering the sea, silently dissolved by the Chaos Qi Flow streaming across his body!

He stood up.

His burly, two-meter-tall body had muscles bulging and twisted under the Chaos Qi Flow, like a dormant ancient god or demon.

Viscous Chaos Qi Flow wrapped around his body; with every step he took, the scorched earth beneath his feet silently turned into finer dust.

"Old dog, you've finally arrived?" Lin Jingyu's voice was calm but carried a coldness that disregarded life and death. "It's perfect to take you all to test this newly acquired power."

"Arrogant!" Behind Profound Sun Master, a hot-tempered Elder of the Divine Treasury Realm (Third Stage) laughed in anger, "How dare you speak wildly in front of the Sect Master! Junior Brothers, follow me to form the 'Seven Stars Demon Locking Formation'! Capture this villain and hand him over to the Sect Master for judgment!"

The seven Elders scattered instantly, stepping into mysterious positions, their hand seals flying!

Seven brilliant purple starlights shot up from their bodies, interweaving in the sky into a huge star net that covered the heavens and the earth!

On the star net, runes flowed, emitting terrifying power that imprisoned space and suppressed the Divine Soul! It instantly covered Lin Jingyu's head!

This was the Ziyang Sect's joint attack Formation, the Seven Stars Demon Locking! Seven Divine Treasury Realm experts joining forces were enough to trap and kill a Peak Divine Treasury Realm expert!

Facing this star net that locked the heavens and sealed the earth, the light of Chaos flowed in Lin Jingyu's eyes.

He did not dodge or evade.

He simply raised his right fist.

At the tip of his fist, the Chaos Qi Flow gathered and compressed crazily, faintly forming a miniature, phantom image of a Chaos Universe in the midst of creation!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Fist · World Opening!"

The fist was thrown!

Silent!

A grayish fist imprint, carrying the supreme will of opening the heavens and evolving all things, rose against the sky!

Wherever it passed, space was silently annihilated, revealing the pitch-black Void Realm behind it!

"Sshhh—!!!"

Like a hot knife cutting through butter!

That Seven Stars Demon Locking star net, sufficient to trap a Peak Divine Treasury Realm expert, was easily torn apart in front of the Chaos fist imprint like a fragile spider web!

The fist imprint continued unabated, slamming fiercely into the core of the Formation set up by the seven Elders!

"Boom!!!"

The seven Elders were hit as if by a ten-thousand-jin heavy hammer, simultaneously letting out a muffled groan, their bodies shaking violently, and spitting out blood!

The joint Formation was instantly broken! Seven figures flew backward like kites with broken strings, their auras withered!

One punch! Broken the Seven Stars Demon Locking Formation! Severely wounded seven Divine Treasury Realm experts!

"What?!" Profound Sun Master's pupils constricted sharply, and the shock in his heart could no longer be concealed!

This little beast's strength was several times more terrifying than what he had seen in the Zhou Tian Mirror! This was definitely not power a Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivator could possess!

"It's your turn, old dog." Lin Jingyu's cold gaze pierced through the chaotic energy turbulence and locked onto the only one still standing, Profound Sun Master.

He stepped out, activating the Movement Technique, and his figure instantly disappeared from where he stood!

Profound Sun Master's soul was terrified! His Divine Treasury Realm (Ninth Stage) spiritual sense was frantically warning him!

Without a second thought, he erupted his Ziyang True Qi without reservation, and a hundred-zhang-tall Ziyang Dharma Aspect, burning with world-incinerating purple flames, instantly condensed!

The Dharma Aspect put its hands together like two burning suns, carrying the terrifying power to incinerate all things, and slammed down fiercely toward the Void Realm in front of it!

"Ziyang World-Extinguishing Palm!!"

Space shattered inch by inch under the palms!

However—

Lin Jingyu's figure did not appear in the position he had anticipated!

Space ripples spread out behind Profound Sun Master's Dharma Aspect!

Lin Jingyu's figure emerged like a ghost!

His right fist, wrapped in Chaos Qi Flow, struck silently and without warning at the vital point of the hundred-zhang Dharma Aspect's back!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Fist · Return to Void!"

The fist imprint was grayish-dark, carrying the annihilating will to end everything and return to Chaos!

"Bang—!!!"

Like a beating drum!

And like a star shattering!

The back of the hundred-zhang Ziyang Dharma Aspect, where it was struck by the Chaos fist imprint, instantly collapsed! Countless spider-web-like cracks spread crazily!

The majestic Ziyang True Qi that constituted the Dharma Aspect was like encountering its nemesis, being crazily eroded, decomposed, and annihilated by the power of Chaos!

"Pfft!!!" Profound Sun Master's main body was severely wounded, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs!

His eyes were filled with boundless fear and disbelief! His Dharma Aspect... was actually severely wounded by one punch?!

"Die!"

Lin Jingyu did not let up after gaining the upper hand! His figure disappeared again!

The next moment, he had appeared directly above the huge head of the Ziyang Dharma Aspect!

His fists were clenched tight, the Chaos Qi Flow like a boiling ocean!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Fist · Dual Extremes!"

Both fists struck out together!

The left fist evolved the life of opening the heavens!

The right fist contained the destruction of returning to Chaos!

Two chaotic fist imprints, diametrically opposed yet perfectly unified, fell like meteorites and slammed fiercely onto the head of the Dharma Aspect!

"Rumble—!!!"

An indescribable explosion!

The hundred-zhang Ziyang Dharma Aspect, under the Chaos power of life and death, was like a sandcastle thrown into a millstone, beginning to disintegrate and annihilate inch by inch from the head down!

It turned into purple light spots and chaotic energy scattering across the sky, which were greedily devoured by the Chaos Qi Flow on Lin Jingyu's body surface!

"No—!!!" Profound Sun Master let out a desperate, shrill scream; the backlash from his Dharma Aspect being destroyed made his Divine Soul feel like it was cracking, his Meridians were broken inch by inch, and he fell from mid-air like a broken sack!

Lin Jingyu stepped out, shifting through space, and appeared in front of the falling Profound Sun Master.

A large hand wreathed in Chaos Qi Flow, like the claw of a god or demon, gripped Profound Sun Master's throat, holding him in mid-air like a dead dog.

Ziyang Sect Master, Peak Divine Treasury Realm expert, Profound Sun Master, defeated!

In the distance, the seven Elders who had just struggled to crawl up saw this scene and, as if all their bones had been removed, collapsed to the ground, their faces ashen, their eyes filled only with boundless fear and despair.

Holding Profound Sun Master, who was like mud, Lin Jingyu's cold gaze swept over the ruins and the collapsed Ziyang Sect Elders, as if looking down at ants.

"Ziyang Sect?" A cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Nothing more than this."