57: The Name of the Evil God

At the Ziyang Sect mountain gate, purple Qi wreathed the Peaks, and rosy light occasionally appeared, presenting the solemn atmosphere of a thousand-year-old Sect.

Nine main Peaks pierced the sky like sharp swords, guarding the central, highest, and most majestic Chiyang Peak.

The Sect-protecting Grand Array, the “Purple Sun Burning Heaven Array,” had already been activated. A purple light screen connecting heaven and earth enveloped the entire Sect. Runes flowed across the screen, emitting terrifying high temperatures and restrictive power capable of incinerating the Divine Treasury Realm.

At the mountain gate plaza, thousands of Disciples were restless, like ants on a hot pan.

The magnificent display of power when Sect Master Profound Sun Master led seven Divine Treasury Realm Elders out not long ago was still fresh in their minds, immediately followed by the shocking bad news that all their Soul Lamps had been extinguished!

Panic spread like a plague.

“Sect Master... the Elders... they’re all... all gone?” An Inner Sect Disciple’s face was pale, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

“The Sect-protecting Grand Array is open! That fiendish devil must be coming!” Someone looked fearfully beyond the light screen, as if a world-destroying demonic shadow would descend the next second.

“Why are you panicking!” A sharp shout exploded, carrying forced composure.

An elderly man wearing a purple-gold Elder robe, whose aura was at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Peak, stepped through the Void Realm and landed on the high platform in the plaza. He was the Grand Elder left behind to guard the Sect, Zhou Yuantong.

His expression was equally terrible, but he had to stabilize the morale: “The Purple Sun Burning Heaven Array was left by the Ancestral Master; it can even block the Dharma Aspect Realm! No matter how strong that fiend is, can he be stronger than the Dharma Aspect Realm? Disciples of all Peaks, take your positions and fully operate the Grand Array! Hold fast and wait for reinforcements! The Prefecture is shaken, and the imperial envoy must already be on the way!”

His words barely managed to suppress some of the commotion. The Disciples, grasping at a straw of hope, sat down cross-legged and injected their meager vital energy into the Grand Array nodes.

The purple light screen seemed to solidify slightly more.

However, Zhou Yuantong felt completely uncertain in his heart.

Sect Master Profound Sun Master was at the ninth layer of the Divine Treasury Realm, leading seven Divine Treasury Realm Elders—what a powerful lineup was that?

Yet they were annihilated by a single person!

The strength of that fiendish devil had already exceeded his scope of understanding. He only hoped that this Sect-protecting Grand Array could hold out for a little longer, until the imperial envoy arrived!

Just at this moment—

“BOOM—!!!”

An earth-shattering loud noise, like Heavenly God thunder exploding overhead!

The entire Ziyang Sect shook violently! All nine main Peaks trembled!

The brilliant purple light screen of the “Purple Sun Burning Heaven Array” covering the entire Sect seemed to be violently struck by an invisible, multi-million ton heavy hammer!

Centered on the point of impact, terrifying ripples visibly surged outward!

Countless fine cracks instantly spread, like glass about to shatter!

“Pfft—!” All Disciples who were providing energy to the Grand Array, regardless of their Realm, were simultaneously struck by a heavy blow and spat out blood! Those with weaker cultivation directly collapsed to the ground, passing out!

Zhou Yuantong looked up in horror!

He saw a figure, standing proudly above the light screen of the Sect-protecting Grand Array—which was said to block the Dharma Aspect Realm—a figure resembling an Ancient God-Devil!

Lin Jingyu!

He hadn't broken the array; instead, he used the most primal and brutal method—smashing directly into it with his Physical Body!

Chaos Qi Flow boiled and churned around his body, neutralizing and devouring the Purple Sun True Fire that could incinerate everything!

He was like a humanoid Chaos Meteor!

“This... is this still a person?!” Zhou Yuantong was utterly terrified, his heart nearly bursting! To forcefully shake the Sect-protecting Grand Array relying only on his Physical Body?! This completely overturned his understanding of the Martial Dao!

“The array is broken.”

Lin Jingyu’s cold voice penetrated the light screen, echoing deep within the Soul of every Ziyang Sect Disciple.

The instant his voice fell, the Chaos Qi Flow around him abruptly contracted and gathered into his right fist. On the fist’s edge, a Chaos vortex, seemingly capable of splitting heaven and earth, spun!

“Chaos Heaven Opening Fist: Realm Splitter!”

Another punch!

It was silent, yet contained the will to annihilate all things!

It smashed fiercely onto the light screen covered in cracks!

“CRACK—BOOM!!!”

Like the final straw that broke the camel’s back!

The Sect-protecting Grand Array that had guarded the Ziyang Sect for a thousand years violently shattered under the gaze of countless despairing eyes!

It transformed into purple light rain scattering across the sky, which was greedily devoured by the Chaos Qi Flow surrounding Lin Jingyu!

“It’s over...” Zhou Yuantong’s face was ashen, his last shred of hope completely crushed.

“Demon! He is a true demon!” “Run quickly!” The Mountain Gate Plaza completely collapsed. Thousands of Disciples cried out in despair, scattering and fleeing like startled ants!

Sect glory, holding fast and waiting for reinforcements—all were jokes in the face of absolute destructive terror!

Lin Jingyu’s figure appeared in the center of the plaza as if teleporting. The diffused Chaos Qi Flow made him look like a World-Destroying Demon God.

His cold gaze swept over the fleeing crowd, as if he were looking at a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

His decisive killing intent did not waver in the slightest.

“Ziyang Sect, you are erased today.”

The slaughter began!

There was no mercy, no needless talk.

“Bang!”

A punch blasted out! A Chaos fist seal plowed across the plaza!

Dozens of fleeing Outer Sect Disciples, along with the white jade ground beneath their feet, instantly turned into dust!

[Ding! Killed a Meridian Opening Realm... acquired evolution points...]

[Ding! Killed a Bone Forging Realm... acquired evolution points...]

The System notification sounds rang out densely, like a symphony of death.

“Form an array! Fight him to the death!” Several Core Disciples' eyes were bloodshot. They roared, forming a small sword array, and sharp sword light twisted toward him.

Lin Jingyu didn't even look, slapping down with a backhand!

Like swatting a fly!

“Pfft!”

The sword array collapsed. The Core Disciples, along with their swords, were slammed into meat paste and deeply embedded in the ground!

[Ding! Killed a first layer Marrow Cleansing Realm! Acquired evolution points: 500 points!]

[Ding! Killed a second layer Marrow Cleansing Realm! Acquired evolution points: 800 points!]

Lin Jingyu strolled leisurely; with every step he took, the ground cracked and space warped.

He casually grabbed an Inner Sect Elder (seventh layer Marrow Cleansing Realm) who was attempting a sneak attack, treating him like a chick.

“No! Spare...” The Elder's plea for mercy came to an abrupt halt.

“Puchi!”

He exerted force with his five fingers, and the head exploded!

[Ding! Killed a seventh layer Marrow Cleansing Realm! Acquired evolution points: 2000 points!]

His figure flashed, appearing before Grand Elder Zhou Yuantong, who was attempting to escape toward the main Peak using his Flying Sword.

“Fiendish Devil! I’ll fight you...” Zhou Yuantong roared in despair, burning his vital blood and summoning his Natal Magical Artifact, the Purple Gold Gourd. The gourd’s mouth spewed forth purple flames capable of incinerating mountains and boiling seas!

Lin Jingyu was expressionless, flicking his finger!

A concentrated gray finger energy struck, arriving after he acted but before the opponent reacted!

“Chaos Finger: Annihilation!”

“Pfft!”

The Purple Gold Gourd and Zhou Yuantong’s glabella were simultaneously pierced! The finger energy annihilated all vitality! Zhou Yuantong’s corpse fell from the Flying Sword, maintaining an expression of utter horror.

[Ding! Killed a Peak Marrow Cleansing Realm (Grand Elder)! Acquired evolution points: 3000 points!]

Efficiency! Extreme killing efficiency!

Lin Jingyu’s figure flickered among the nine main Peaks. Every appearance was accompanied by collapsing buildings, snapped Peaks, and the harvesting of swathes of life!

Piercing screams and roaring explosions became the Ziyang Sect’s final elegy.

In less than half an hour.

The thousand-year-old Ziyang Sect, once ethereal with Immortal Qi and renowned throughout the Prefecture, had been transformed into a true scorched-earth purgatory!

The nine Peaks collapsed, the palaces were utterly destroyed, corpses lay everywhere, and blood flowed like a river!

The dense smell of blood and energy were swept up and devoured by the Chaos Qi Flow.

Lin Jingyu stood on the remaining half-Peak of Chiyang Peak, with scorching magma beneath his feet.

The Chaos Qi Flow slowly flowed around him, devouring the last remnants of energy, leaving him spotless.

His eyes were indifferent, as if he had just cleaned up a garbage dump.

[Ding! Ziyang Sect Annihilation Battle settlement complete!]

[Total kills: Marrow Cleansing Realm x32, Bone Forging Realm x185, Meridian Opening Realm and below x4129]

[Acquired evolution points: 42,680 points]

[Current evolution points: 221,430 points]

The cold numbers brought a tangible feeling of power. Two hundred twenty thousand evolution points! Enough to do many things.

“System, consume 200,000 evolution points to deduce the Movement Technique to the Major Achievement Realm!”

Lin Jingyu silently recited this in his mind.

Movement Technique was key for his upcoming trip to the Prefecture and for finding stronger prey.

The surge in power brought by the Minor Achievement of the Chaos Heaven Opening Art required a more extreme Movement Technique to match it!

[Ding! Consuming 200,000 evolution points!]

[Movement Technique is being deduced... Realm: Initial Glimpse → Major Achievement!]

[Remaining evolution points: 21,430 points!]

Boom!

A mysterious and profound spatial fluctuation instantly enveloped Lin Jingyu!

Countless Profound Truths regarding spatial transposition, folding, and traversing surged into his mind like a torrent, instantly understood and mastered!

He felt as if his Physical Body had become part of space itself; where his will reached, the horizon was but a step away!

The Chaos Qi Flow churned around him, faintly resonating with the surrounding space, and subtle spatial ripples appeared and disappeared on his body surface.

The Major Achievement Realm of the Movement Technique! A thousand miles in one step, the horizon is within reach!

Coupled with his current terrifying Physical Body at the Peak of the sixth layer of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, his speed would reach an unimaginable Realm!

His gaze swept over the Ziyang Sect below, which had been completely reduced to ruins, finally resting on the Sect's treasury deep within Chiyang Peak, which was protected by layers of Restrictions but had been partially destroyed by the aftermath.

His figure flashed, and space subtly fluctuated; he had already appeared in the treasury ruins.

He ignored the scattered Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and ordinary Magical Artifacts.

His Divine Thought, like the most precise radar, instantly locked onto an ancient, simple token half-buried under the rubble, emitting ancient spatial fluctuations.

The token was neither gold nor jade, its material unknown, and a blurred character, “Xu,” was carved upon it.

“Hmm?” Lin Jingyu picked up the token; it felt cold to the touch.

The token seemed to contain an extremely faint yet unusually resilient spatial coordinate imprint, which faintly resonated with the Major Achievement Movement Technique he had just mastered.

“Interesting.” He casually put the token away. This might be an unexpected gain.

In the distant sky, that magnificent and vast Dynasty aura, like an enraged Dragon, was rushing toward the Ziyang Sect ruins faster than before, sweeping forth with the momentum of wind and thunder!

Clearly, the other party already knew about the shocking upheaval here and was thoroughly enraged.

A cold arc curved up at Lin Jingyu’s lips.

“The Prefecture? Time to change location.”

“There must be more, and stronger, demons here!”

With his thoughts settled, he no longer lingered. Spatial ripples violently surged around him, activating the Major Achievement Realm of the Movement Technique!

Buzz!

Space warped like water ripples.

Lin Jingyu’s figure instantly vanished from the spot, leaving no trace, as if he had never appeared.

Only the Ziyang Sect ruins below—completely silent, emitting smoke and blood—silently narrated the terror that had just occurred.

A few breaths later.

“Rumble!”

A figure wearing a profound black python robe, with a majestic face, and emitting golden Dragon Qi that felt substantial, descended with a crash above the ruins!

It was the imperial envoy, the great general under King Zhennan, who was at the Peak of the Divine Treasury Realm—Marquis Wuwei, Qin Zhenyue!

Looking at the terrifying scene below, which resembled a land ravaged by an ancient giant god, devoid of all vitality, even Qin Zhenyue, who had experienced hundreds of battles and possessed an iron will, couldn't help but gasp, his face turning livid!

“The Ziyang Sect... was annihilated?!” The Personal Guard General following behind him exclaimed in shock, his face full of horror.

Qin Zhenyue's vast Divine Thought instantly covered the entire ruins, attempting to capture the fiend's aura and direction.

However, apart from the ubiquitous destructive Chaos energy remnants and the thick, suffocating Death Qi mixed with blood, the fiend's aura had vanished without a trace, as if it had completely merged into the Void Realm!

“Such speed! Such bizarre methods!”

Cold light burst from Qin Zhenyue's eyes, his killing intent overwhelming. “Investigate! Search every inch of the ground for this Marquis! Immediately order all cities in the Prefecture to be strictly sealed off! The arrest warrant must be issued instantly! Draw his likeness! This fiend... is named Lin Jingyu! The Prefecture's number one most wanted criminal! The Fierce God Ranking... the top spot!”

“Yes, Marquis!” The Personal Guard General accepted the order solemnly.

Qin Zhenyue stood in the air, gazing at the silent ruins, his face so gloomy it seemed water could drip from it.

A fiendish devil capable of silently annihilating the entire Ziyang Sect, one that even the Sect-protecting Grand Array couldn't stop, had vanished right under his nose?

The sky of this Prefecture is likely about to change completely!

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, outside one of the Prefecture's most prosperous cities—Tianfeng City.

Space subtly rippled.

Lin Jingyu’s robust figure emerged like a ghost.

He looked at the massive city gate in the distance, a hundred zhang tall, inscribed with countless runes, and the enormous, newly posted, still-wet arrest warrant portrait hanging above the gate, below which were scarlet characters written with bold, flowing strokes:

[Prefecture Arrest Warrant: Character Jia, Number One]

[Fierce God: Lin Jingyu]

[Anyone providing clues will be rewarded with a million Spirit Stones! Anyone who takes his head will be enfeoffed as a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!]

Below the portrait were dense ranks of guards. The atmosphere was grim, and every person entering the city was subjected to strict inspection.

Lin Jingyu’s Chaos-churning eyes swept over the arrest warrant, and the cold arc at his lips widened slightly.

“Fierce God? Top spot?”

“This title is quite good.”

He ignored the strict inspection and took a single step.

Space seemed to automatically shorten beneath his feet.

Movement Technique, Major Achievement!

Like a phantom merging into the crowd, he brazenly stepped through the noisy and dangerous gates of Tianfeng City, completely unnoticed by the guards.

The true storm was about to unleash monstrous waves in the heart of the Prefecture!