202: Old dog, do you know that villains die from talking too much?

The sea breeze was salty and pungent, mixed with a nauseating stench of blood.

On the defense line of the North Slope of Gongga Mountain, tens of thousands of eyes stared intently at the figure hovering over the sea.

The aftermath of the massacre had not yet dissipated; the air seemed to still ring with the sharp whistle of the dragon devouring spear cutting through the Void Realm.

Lu Sheng stood tall on the sea, spear in one hand.

He appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, but deep in his consciousness, that ancient and vast bronze cauldron was rotating frantically.

"System, myriad things furnace, collect!"

With a thought, the fifty mangled corpses of Level 8 Drowned Ones floating on the sea transformed into streams of pure blood-colored energy in a dimension invisible to others, being drawn into the furnace.

[Ding! Smelting successful!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: top-tier spirit source crystal core x50!]

Hearing this notification, the corners of Lu Sheng's tight mouth curled up ever so slightly.

Fifty top-tier crystal cores!

"The resources for strengthening the six fu organs... are almost enough." Lu Sheng calculated in his mind, but then his brow furrowed slightly.

According to the System's usual habits, strengthening the five zang organs had consumed a huge amount of resources. Since the six fu organs were the core of digestion and absorption, the consumption would only be higher.

He opened the system panel and glanced at his recent gains.

[Current Rank: Level 7 Spirit Source Master (5000/5000)!]

[Conditions for promotion to Level 8: Strengthen the six fu organs (gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, triple burner).]

[Required resources: top-tier spirit source crystal core x60 (10 per organ).]

[Current spirit source crystal cores: top-tier spirit source crystal core x50.]

Lu Sheng frowned; it was exactly as he had guessed.

He was still short ten top-tier spirit source crystal cores.

Just then.

"Rumble—!!!"

In the distance, on the originally pitch-black horizon, a cluster of eerie green ghost fire suddenly exploded.

A pressure several times more terrifying than the fifty Level 8 Drowned Ones combined, like a physical tsunami, instantly crushed the layers of giant waves. With this location as the center, the seawater within a ten-mile radius instantly boiled!

"Lu Sheng—!!"

A voice filled with extreme malice, a roar that seemed to crawl out of the Nine Serene Hells, shattered the clouds across the sky.

On the North Slope defense line, Zhou Hai and the others felt as if their chests had been struck hard by a sledgehammer. They all spat out a mouthful of blood, their faces filled with horror.

"Level 9... this is the aura of a Level 9 powerhouse!!" Liu Deshui gripped the handrail tightly, his eyes full of terror.

On the sea.

A figure clad in a black robe, surrounded by dark green Death Qi, came treading over the waves.

Tian Zhen.

This former Mayor of Tian Family Town now had bloodshot eyes and stared fixedly at Lu Sheng, his gaze looking as if he wanted to eat his flesh raw.

Behind him, thirty Drowned One guards wearing dark red bone armor and exuding a cold aura lined up.

Although these guards were also Level 8, the blood-lust aura on them was more than one level stronger than the ragtag bunch from before!

"Finally here."

Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes. There was no fear in his dark gold vertical pupils; instead, he looked like he was inspecting a commodity for sale.

"Little beast! Today I will crush your bones inch by inch to vent the hatred in my heart!!"

Tian Zhen stopped a hundred meters away, the seawater beneath his feet forming a huge whirlpool due to his anger.

With a wave of his hand, he pointed at the distant Gongga Mountain defense line and grinned savagely at his guards behind him: "Go! Bloodshed that mountain! Leave no one alive!!"

"I want him to watch with his own eyes as the people he cares about die one by one before him!!"

"Roar—!!"

The thirty guards let out bloodthirsty roars and moved like lightning, bypassing Lu Sheng and charging straight for the North Slope defense line.

"Courting death!" Lu Sheng's eyes turned cold, and he was about to raise his spear to intercept them.

"Your opponent is me!!"

Tian Zhen flashed and instantly blocked Lu Sheng's path. The terrifying force field belonging to a Level 9 Half-Step locked onto Lu Sheng's aura.

"Want to save them? In your dreams!" Tian Zhen's face was full of vengeful pleasure. "Today, you can't save anyone! I'll make you experience what despair is, what living a life worse than death is!"

However.

Faced with this death trap, Lu Sheng suddenly stopped his movements.

He glanced at the guards rushing towards the mountainside, then at the Old General Haishen standing on the command platform with a firm gaze, and finally at the Zhou Hai trio who were already prepared for battle.

"Old General, these thirty small fry are in your hands." Lu Sheng's voice was calm, transmitted into everyone's ears through spirit source.

"Don't worry!" Old General Haishen manifested a golden longsword in his hand, with the sun, moon, and stars carved on one side, and mountains, rivers, and plants on the other.

This was his Spirit Source Life Weapon—the xuanyuan sword!

He held the xuanyuan sword high and roared: "Unless we are all dead, don't even think about a single monster interfering with the Commander-in-Chief! The Human Race will prevail!!"

Da-da-da-da—!

The North Slope defense line opened fire with full force. Although it was difficult, they managed to block the first wave of impact by relying on the terrain advantage and the burst of the Blazing Flame Squad.

Lu Sheng withdrew his gaze and looked back at Tian Zhen.

"It seems you have a lot of confidence in your dogs."

Lu Sheng twirled his spear, pointing the tip directly at Tian Zhen's forehead, a mocking smile curling on his lips: "Old dog, don't you know there's a saying... villains die from talking too much?"

"You're looking for death!!"

Tian Zhen was furious.

A mere Level 7 ant dared to humiliate him like this?

"Since you're in such a hurry to be reincarnated, I'll fulfill your wish!!"

Tian Zhen raised both hands abruptly.

"Boom—!!"

The seawater within a thousand meters instantly soared into the sky, condensing in the air into a deep blue giant hand that blotted out the sun.

The palm lines of that giant hand were clear, and every line flowed with destructive spirit source fluctuations, slamming down on Lu Sheng with the force of Mount Tai!

"Deep Sea · Great Compassion Palm!!"

This one blow was enough to crush a small island!

Lu Sheng looked up, watching the rapidly expanding shadow and feeling the suffocating wind pressure.

"Bring it on!"

He took a deep breath, and the five zang furnace at his heart operated to the extreme, his blood roaring in his veins like a surging river.

"Human-Dragon Form—Activate!!"

"Roar—!!!"

An ancient, vast, and overbearingly peerless dragon roar suddenly exploded within Lu Sheng's body.

At this moment, the world changed color.

A thick golden pillar of light rose from Lu Sheng as the center, piercing straight through the descending deep blue giant hand.

Within the golden light, Lu Sheng's form began to undergo a startling transformation.

His originally slender body instantly grew to two and a half meters tall, his muscle lines bulging like cast steel, each muscle containing explosive power.

Dense dark gold dragon scales layered over his entire body, and two golden, towering dragon horns on his forehead pierced the sky.

Most terrifying were those eyes.

They had completely turned into non-human vertical pupils, cold and majestic, like a deity high in the clouds looking down on all living beings.

[Human-Dragon Form: Activated!]

[All attributes increased by 300%!]

A series of terrifying data streams flashed through Lu Sheng's mind.

Base Strength: 26,887 jin -> 80,661 jin!

Speed: 250 m/s -> 750 m/s!

Eighty thousand jin! That's forty tons!

What does that mean?

The force of a fully loaded heavy dump truck crashing at full speed, compressed into a single person's fist!