80: breakthrough

Northwest of the Prefecture, on an ancient wilderness road.

Wind and sand rolled across the land, withered grass lay low, and the air was filled with a sense of the primal and a murderous chill.

Lin Jingyu's burly figure walked alone across the vast wilderness; his pace seemed unhurried, yet with every step he took, his form seemed to merge with the ripples of space, instantly appearing hundreds of zhang away!

He had mastered the Divine Ability of Shrinking the Ground to an Inch to perfection, covering a hundred miles in mere moments.

Star Glow flowed faintly beneath his skin, and a billion catties of Divine Power lay dormant within his dragon-like, knotted muscles. The power of the Five Divine Vaults circulated in perfect harmony; Heart Fire, Source of Vitality, Power of Thick Earth, Geng Metal Sharpness, and Xuanming True Water formed a terrifying, ceaseless, and balanced cycle under the governance of his Star Body Tempering Method.

His aura, at the Peak of the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, was like a moving ancient divine mountain—heavy and restrained—causing the low-level Yao Beasts that occasionally appeared on the wilderness to flee in terror as soon as they sensed him from afar.

"The Imperial Capital... Dharma Idol Realm Demon King... and those flies from the Heavenly Sword Sect..." Lin Jingyu's eyes were sharp as knives as he gazed at the northwestern horizon. Two tokens bearing the character "Ruins" emitted a faint warmth in his chest, pointing in the same direction, and the weak resonance of the star rune demon core had not ceased.

These mysterious clues all pointed toward the core of the Central Region, where dragons and snakes mingled.

Suddenly!

"ROAR—!!!"

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar, like thunder on a clear day, erupted from a pitch-black mountain range ahead that resembled a crouching giant beast!

A terrifying wave of sound swept across the wilderness, visible to the naked eye, kicking up clouds of sand and dust and pulverizing countless rocks into powder!

A fierce, wild, and destructive Yao aura surged over like a tangible tide, instantly locking onto Lin Jingyu as he moved at high speed!

The strength of this Yao aura far exceeded the Divine Treasury Realm! Carrying the suppression of Law that transcended the mundane, it was clearly—the Dharma Aspect Realm!

"It's here!" Lin Jingyu's footsteps came to a sudden halt, Star Glow instantly blazing around his body. An invisible star gravitational field expanded with a boom, forcibly pushing away the incoming sound waves and Yao aura!

The ground beneath his feet sank silently, and spiderweb-like cracks spread outward.

On the highest Peak of the pitch-black mountain range, rolling Yao clouds gathered, blotting out the sky and sun!

Within the Yao clouds, two huge pupils, scarlet as blood moons, lit up, filled with tyranny and greed, staring fixedly at Lin Jingyu.

Following that, a giant claw covered in pitch-black scales, as large as a hill, wrapped in the terrifying power to tear space, protruded fiercely from the Yao clouds and slapped down toward Lin Jingyu's head!

Before the giant claw arrived, the terrifying pressure had already caused the earth below to crack inch by inch! The air emitted unbearable explosions!

"The Old Demon of Black Mountain! It's the Dharma Idol Realm Demon King entrenched in the Black Wind Mountain Range!" In the distance, several caravan guards, startled by the Demon King's emergence, screamed in terror, their faces drained of color.

"That... is that person... Lin Jingyu?! He actually provoked the Old Demon of Black Mountain on his own?!" Someone recognized the burly figure standing immovable on the wilderness, struck with absolute horror.

"He's courting death! A Dharma Idol Realm Demon King—is that something human power can contend with?!"

Facing this world-destroying claw, not only was there no fear in Lin Jingyu's eyes, but a boiling Battle Intent ignited instead! A billion catties of Divine Power churned and roared within his body, and the power of the Five Divine Vaults operated frantically!

"Well come!" He roared, his voice like thunder, actually drowning out the Demon King's roar!

"Just right to test my fist on you!"

He did not dodge or evade, clenching his right fist, the Star Glow beneath his skin surging like a galaxy!

The Heart Fire Burns the Heavens of the heart divine treasury leapt, the Geng Metal Sharpness of the lung divine treasury spat out, the Power of Thick Earth of the spleen divine treasury condensed, the Source of Vitality of the liver divine treasury flowed endlessly, and the Xuanming True Water of the kidney divine treasury flowed through his tendons and bones to disperse the force!

Finally, he compressed and condensed his Minor Achievement star gravitational field onto his fist, forming a heavy field of force that distorted space!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Fist! A billion catties of Divine Power! Open!"

He punched out!

There was no flashy light, only the purest, most violent eruption of power!

The space in front of his fist seemed to be compressed to the extreme, forming a terrifying fist aura that was condensed to the point of distorting light!

Wherever the fist aura passed, the air was completely evacuated, leaving a vacuum channel and emitting a piercing shriek!

"BOOM—!!!"

Fist and claw collided!

It was like two stars colliding on the wilderness!

The blinding light instantly swallowed everything! The indescribable loud noise shook the earth for tens of miles around, causing it to tremble violently!

The shockwave, like a destructive hurricane, spread wildly from the point of collision, scraping the ground several zhang deep! Hills in the distance were sliced flat at the waist!

"ROAR!" A roar of shock and anger came from the Old Demon of Black Mountain within the Yao clouds!

The giant Yao claw that had slapped down had its scales shattered and flesh mangled, actually forced upward by Lin Jingyu's terrifying punch, which had condensed a billion catties of Divine Power and star gravity! Dark red Yao blood sprayed down from the wound like a waterfall!

In contrast, Lin Jingyu had his feet planted in the earth as if rooted, Star Glow flowing around his body, and Xuanming True Water dissipating the recoil force within his tendons and bones. Hard-blocking the strike of a Dharma Aspect Demon King, he only sank slightly, and the ground beneath his feet cracked open into a deep pit a hundred zhang wide, yet he did not retreat even half a step!

A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were even more fervent and crazy!

"Satisfying!"

Lin Jingyu licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, feeling the surging Qi and blood within his body and the Five Divine Vaults becoming unprecedentedly active under the immense pressure, especially the newly opened kidney divine treasury; the Fusion of the Xuanming True Water power and the Star Body Tempering Method was proceeding at high speed!

"Pressure! I need greater pressure!"

"ant! You have angered this King!"

The Old Demon of Black Mountain was completely enraged, the Yao clouds churning, and a phantom of a Black Armor Magic Rhino Dharma Idol—as huge as a mountain, covered in pitch-black scales, with a single horn on its head, and emitting monstrous ferocity—appeared in the clouds!

Once the Dharma Idol emerged, heaven and earth changed color, and the pressure was like a prison!

This was the true power of the Dharma Aspect Realm!

"Die for this King! Magic Rhino Stomp!" The Old Demon of Black Mountain roared, and the huge Dharma Idol phantom lifted a giant hoof like a pillar of heaven, carrying the terrifying power of Law capable of crushing mountains and trampling the earth, and stomped down fiercely toward Lin Jingyu again!

The momentum this time was more than ten times stronger than the previous claw!

Before the giant hoof even fell, the space around Lin Jingyu had been completely imprisoned and solidified!

It was as if the entire world was rejecting him, wanting to grind him into powder!

"Come on!!" Lin Jingyu's eyes were blood-red, his Battle Intent burning to the Peak!

He felt the threat of death, but more so a desire to break through his limits!

He no longer held back, and the billion catties of Divine Power within his body erupted without reservation!

"Heart Fire Burns the Heavens!"

"Geng Metal Sharpness!"

"Power of Thick Earth like a mountain!"

"Source of Vitality eternal!"

"Xuanming True Water!"

He pushed his Five Divine Vaults Divine Abilities to the limit!

Heaven Burning Divine Fire wrapped around his arms, Geng Metal Sharpness endowed his fist with indestructible sharpness, the Power of Thick Earth condensed a solid star barrier on his skin, the Source of Vitality frantically repaired the body torn by the power of Law, and Xuanming True Water flowed rapidly through his tendons and flesh, dissolving and discharging the destructive vibration force layer by layer!

Finally, he compressed his Minor Achievement star gravitational field to the extreme, forming a gravity armor that distorted space to cover his entire body!

"Chaos Heaven Opening Fist! A billion catties! Break for me—!!!"

He threw both fists out, like two divine hammers splitting heaven and earth, smashing fiercely toward the Magic Rhino giant hoof that was trampling the firmament!

"RUMBLE—!!!"

This collision was a hundred times more violent than the previous one!

It was like a collision of heaven and earth!

The blinding light and destructive shockwave instantly swept across the entire wilderness!

The earth rolled and shattered like waves!

The distant Black Wind Mountain Range shook violently, and mountain rocks collapsed!

"Pfft—!" Lin Jingyu was struck by lightning, and his whole body was smashed deep into the underground like a meteor!

Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth, and the bones of his arms made a teeth-grinding cracking sound!

The star barrier and gravity armor covering his body were instantly covered in cracks!

His internal organs felt as if they had shifted!

The power of the Dharma Aspect Realm was truly terrifying!

"ant! Turn into meat paste!" The Old Demon of Black Mountain grinned, the Magic Rhino Dharma Idol's giant hoof lifted again, preparing to deliver a fatal blow!

However, just at this moment of near desperation, while enduring the terrifying crushing of the Law and the impact of destructive power!

Within Lin Jingyu's body, the Five Divine Vaults, pressed to the limit, erupted with unprecedentedly brilliant light like five ignited stars!

The cycle between them was broken, but it produced a deeper resonance on a higher level!

Heart Fire, Source of Vitality, Power of Thick Earth, Geng Metal Sharpness, Xuanming True Water!

The five powers, the five Divine Abilities, under the governance of the Star Body Tempering Method, and in the limit of life-and-death pressure, finally became completely connected and fused into one!

A torrent of vast vitality and power, several times stronger than before, washed through Lin Jingyu's limbs and bones like an opened galaxy!

The shattered bones healed instantly under the nourishment of the star power and Xuanming True Water, becoming even stronger! The torn muscle fibers reconnected and became tougher under the infusion of the Source of Vitality!

The internal organs were firmly protected by the Power of Thick Earth, the Heart Fire became more intense, and the Geng Metal Sharpness became sharper!

"BOOM!"

An invisible barrier was fiercely broken through by this torrent of new power!

The shackle of the Peak of the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm was broken!

"Ding! host has connected the Five Divine Vaults under extreme pressure! Life level transition! Realm Breakthrough! Current Realm: sixth level of the Divine Treasury Realm!"

"Strength: Three billion catties!"

"Physical Body strength, recovery, and Divine Ability power have been comprehensively and significantly improved!"

"[Star Body Tempering Method] and Five Divine Vaults Divine Ability compatibility significantly improved! Power increased!"

"[Xuanming True Water (Minor Achievement ↑)] Force dissipation and nourishment/repair effects doubled!"

"[Star Gravity (Peak of Minor Achievement ↑)] Gravitational strength and control range significantly improved!"

The cold and pleasant System prompt rang in Lin Jingyu's mind!

At the bottom of the deep pit, Lin Jingyu opened his eyes abruptly!

Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if galaxies were being born and dying, and five-colored divine light flowed!

An aura several times stronger than before, more harmonious and vast, soared into the sky, instantly breaking through the suppression of the Magic Rhino Dharma Idol!

"Old Demon!" Lin Jingyu let out a long howl, the sound shaking the wilderness, carrying the endless power and monstrous killing intent after his Breakthrough!

He stomped his feet fiercely!

"BOOM!"

His whole body, like a cannonball leaving the chamber, wrapped in three billion catties of terrifying Divine Power, tore through the earth and rushed upward!

Beneath his tattered robes, muscles bulged like dragons, Star Glow was brilliant, and the newly born power was roaring!

"Your life!"

"I'll take it!"