62: Financial resources? Strength is the only true measure of success.

Deep within the Demon Abyss Fissure.

There was no heavenly light here, only eternally churning, dark red Demonic Mist, thick as blood plasma.

The mist was filled with nauseating sulfurous stench, bone-chilling cold, and pervasive, chaotic evil thoughts attempting to corrode the Divine Soul.

Jagged black strange stones jutted out from the abyss cliff face like the fangs of a giant beast. Attached to them were moss and slick fungal mats emitting a faint green phosphorescence—the only “light source” in this dead land.

Lin Jingyu’s massive figure moved steadily through the thick Demonic Mist like a reef.

The Chaos Qi Flow silently streamed across his body surface, greedily devouring the invading evil Qi and chaotic will, transforming it into pure energy to nourish his Physical Body.

Inside his Heart Divine Treasury, the Heaven Burning Divine Fire burned quietly, emitting an invisible purifying power that caused the evil thoughts trying to drill into his Sea of Consciousness to be annihilated like moths flying into a flame.

“Roar—!”

A roar filled with bloodlust and greed came from the front-side!

The Demonic Mist churned violently, and a demonic creature shaped like a giant lizard but possessing three hideous heads and covered in dark red scales lunged out!

Its sharp claws tore through the air, bringing a foul wind, and its three mouths full of fangs simultaneously spat out dark green corrosive venom! Its aura had clearly reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm Peak!

“Three-Headed Venom Lizard!”

Facing the sneak attack, Lin Jingyu’s eyes were as cold as ten thousand years of ice. He didn’t even stop walking; he simply raised his right hand casually, spread his five fingers, and clenched his fist in the direction of the pouncing demonic creature!

“Puff! Puff! Puff!”

It was like crushing three ripe berries!

Those three hideous lizard heads simultaneously burst open without warning!

Foul-smelling blood and brains, mixed with venom, splashed onto the black rock, producing sizzling corrosive sounds.

The massive headless corpse slammed heavily onto the ground, twitched twice, and fell still.

[Ding! Slayed Marrow Cleansing Realm Peak (Three-Headed Venom Lizard)! Acquired evolution points: 2000 points!]

Lin Jingyu did not halt his steps. The Chaos Qi Flow swept out, completely devouring the Demonic Malice Energy escaping from the creature’s body.

He was like the God of Death walking through his own backyard; everywhere he passed, demonic creatures lay dead.

“Hiss... hiss... hiss...” Sharp, dense screeching sounds came from above.

On the cliff face, countless fist-sized, pitch-black Demonic Bats with flashing red compound eyes swooped down like a black cloud!

The flapping of their wings generated sound waves that disturbed the mind, and their fangs gleamed with poisoned cold light!

Their numbers—tens of thousands—were enough to make a Divine Treasury Realm expert’s scalp tingle!

Lin Jingyu frowned slightly, not out of fear, but annoyance.

He took a deep breath, his chest swelling like a bellows!

“ROAR—!!!”

A roar originating from the will of an Ancient Heavenly God burst forth from his mouth!

The invisible sound wave swept out instantly like a tangible tidal surge!

“Bang bang bang bang—!”

It was as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer!

The black cloud of swooping Demonic Bats was like being thrown into a meat grinder!

Swaths of Demonic Bat bodies instantly exploded in the air! Transforming into a sky full of blood rain and shredded flesh!

With just this one roar, thousands of Demonic Bats were pulverized! The remaining ones let out terrified shrieks, fleeing in panic, and vanishing into the depths of the thick mist!

[Ding! Slayed Body Refining Realm Demonic Blood Bat x1129! Acquired evolution points: 1129 points!]

[Ding! Slayed Meridian Opening Realm Demonic Blood Bat x356! Acquired evolution points: 7120 points!]

[Ding! Slayed Bone Forging Realm Demonic Blood Bat x78! Acquired evolution points: 7800 points!]

...The System notification sounds instantly flooded the screen!

Lin Jingyu didn't spare a glance for the shredded flesh and blood rain covering the ground, continuing his advance.

The Chaos Qi Flow automatically isolated him from the filth.

Slaughter was merely a means to acquire evolution points—efficient and direct.

The deeper he went, the thicker the Demonic Mist became, and the heavier the evil Qi.

The air began to fill with strange whispers that made the Soul tremble, as if countless vengeful spirits were cursing in his ear.

The ground beneath his feet also became sticky and slick, as if he were stepping on rotting flesh.

Occasionally, he could see huge, dark red vines, pulsating like blood vessels, writhing on the rock wall, emitting a disgusting life aura.

Suddenly!

The Demonic Mist ahead churned violently, like boiling water!

An aura of brutality, chaos, and bloodlust, far surpassing all previous demonic creatures, burst forth!

The thick Demonic Mist was forcibly pushed aside, revealing a relatively open area.

A terrifying figure, three zhang high, slowly stepped out from the Demonic Mist!

It looked like a giant ape magnified several times, but its entire body was covered in thick, pitch-black bone armor, with hideous bone spurs growing from its joints.

Its head resembled a skull, and two clusters of faint green Soul Fire burned in its eye sockets.

At the ends of its massive arms were huge bone fists, like battering rams!

With every step it took, the ground trembled slightly, deep footprints were pressed into the sticky earth, and it exuded the terrifying Demonic Might of Divine Treasury Second Stage!

Soul Devouring Demon General! One of the overlords of the outer region of the Demon Abyss Fissure!

“Roar—!” The Soul Devouring Demon General spotted Lin Jingyu, its Soul Fire flickering violently as it let out a deafening roar!

It sensed the tremendous vital Qi and blood contained within this “little guy”—a supreme delicacy it had long craved! The giant bone fist, carrying the power to crush mountains, tore through the Demonic Mist and smashed down toward Lin Jingyu’s head!

Where the fist wind passed, space itself groaned under the unbearable pressure!

Facing this terrifying blow, which was powerful enough to make an ordinary Divine Treasury Realm Early Stage practitioner retreat, Lin Jingyu showed no fear; instead, a flicker of excitement crossed his eyes.

“Finally, something decent!”

He no longer held back his speed!

“System! Consume 100,000 evolution points to evolve the Movement Technique to the Perfection Realm!”

[Ding! Consuming 100,000 evolution points!]

[Body Movement Technique is evolving... Realm: Major Achievement → Perfection!]

[Remaining evolution points: 28,000 points!]

Boom!

A profound power, reaching the extreme and seemingly touching the Origin of space, instantly filled Lin Jingyu’s entire body!

Countless ultimate Profound Truths regarding space folding, traversing, and even momentary stagnation flooded his mind, mastered in an instant!

He felt as if his Physical Body had completely transformed into a part of space; wherever his thought reached, the ends of the earth were but a single step away!

Just as the massive bone fist was about to strike him!

Lin Jingyu’s figure suddenly blurred and vanished from his spot!

It wasn't an afterimage! It was genuine Spatial Displacement!

“Movement Technique: Perfection!”

“Rumble!!!”

The Soul Devouring Demon General’s bone fist slammed heavily onto the spot where Lin Jingyu had just been standing!

The ground, as if struck by a meteor, instantly exploded, forming a deep pit dozens of zhang wide!

Crushed stones mixed with thick foul blood scattered everywhere like cannonballs!

The Demon General’s Soul Fire paused, appearing somewhat bewildered. Where was the target?

“Idiot, I’m here.”

The cold voice sounded behind the Demon General’s massive head!

Lin Jingyu’s figure appeared like a phantom!

He didn't even use his fist; he simply lifted his foot and stomped down on the Demon General’s nape, which was covered in thick bone armor, as if crushing an ant.

“Heavenly God Tramples the Heavens!”

This stomp contained the power of spatial penetration granted by the Perfection Movement Technique, and furthermore, the supreme will of an Ancient Heavenly God capable of shattering stars!

Where his sole descended, space itself slightly warped!

“Crack—Boom!!!”

The sound of bone cracking and shattering was enough to make one’s scalp tingle!

The Soul Devouring Demon General’s thick bone armor, tougher than refined steel, instantly crumbled like a fragile eggshell!

Its massive neck bone was forcefully snapped by an irresistible immense power!

The massive head, spraying faint green Soul Fire and thick Demonic Blood, flew off like a kicked ball and smashed fiercely into a distant rock wall, embedding itself deeply!

The three-zhang tall headless Demonic Body stiffened for a moment before collapsing with a crash! Splashing filth everywhere!

[Ding! Slayed Divine Treasury Realm Second Stage (Soul Devouring Demon General)! Acquired evolution points: 15,000 points!]

Instant kill!

An overwhelming instant kill achieved by combining pure Physical Body strength with Perfection-level spatial Body Movement Technique!

Lin Jingyu landed on the Demon General’s massive collapsed body. The Chaos Qi Flow, like a Gluttonous Fiend, frantically devoured the tremendous Demonic Malice Origin within the Demon General.

He felt satisfied, sensing the extreme speed and spatial control brought by the Perfection Movement Technique.

These 100,000 evolution points were well spent!

[Ding! Battle settlement complete!]

[Total evolution points acquired: 15,000 points!]

[Current evolution points: 43,000 points!]

The cold numbers brought a tangible sense of power. Forty-three thousand evolution points were added to his account!

His gaze swept across the temporarily cleared area, and his Divine Thought probed deeper like invisible tentacles.

The thick Demonic Mist seemed endless, but he could faintly sense a fluctuation coming from the deepest part of the fissure—a fluctuation that was larger, more evil, and carried the aura of chaotic sacrifice. This direction perfectly matched the Bloody Animal Skin Map in his possession!

“The Evil God Altar... it's just ahead.” Killing intent and anticipation mixed in Lin Jingyu’s eyes. That was the real feast!

Just as he prepared to go deeper, the Ancient Token engraved with the character “Xu” that had been silent in his embrace suddenly began to vibrate violently without warning!

The blurry character “Xu” on the token’s surface actually emitted a faint silver radiance, creating a strange resonance with the surrounding space!

An extremely weak yet unusually resilient Spatial Coordinate information flowed into Lin Jingyu’s perception through the token!

This coordinate... did not point towards the depths of the Demon Abyss Fissure, but rather towards the side of the fissure, a cliff area shrouded in even denser Demonic Mist, which even Divine Thought found difficult to penetrate!

At the end of the coordinates, an independent and ancient Spatial Node seemed to be hidden!

“Hmm?” Lin Jingyu’s heart stirred as he gripped the token. “‘Xu’... Spatial Node... could it be...

A thought flashed through his mind instantly.

The Demon Abyss Fissure was not only an Evil God’s Lair, but might also conceal the entrance to an ancient ruin?

A “Xu” that had been corroded or occupied by the power of an Evil God?

He looked down at the crimson altar marker on the Bloody Animal Skin Map, then sensed the independent Spatial Coordinate transmitted by the token.

Should he first go harvest the evolution points from the Evil God Altar?

Or... should he first explore the mysterious “Xu Realm” guided by this token?

His decisive and resolute will flowed in an instant.

The next moment, Lin Jingyu’s figure suddenly blurred, and he stepped out towards the cliff face indicated by the token!

Spatial Ripples spread out.

His figure instantly vanished into the thick Demonic Mist.

As for the Evil God Altar deep within... let it live a little longer.

This unexpectedly appearing “Xu Realm” might hold a greater surprise! evolution points can be earned through slaughter anywhere!