139: The remnant of God, visitors from the imperial capital!

“Gulp…”

A slight, satisfied burp echoed across the silent sea.

Lin Feng slowly descended from the sky, his feet gently touching the now calm sea surface, as if walking on solid ground.

Behind him, the LV.28 World-Class BOSS—the Deep-Sea Aberration—which was powerful enough to overturn a nation, had completely vanished. Not even a single cell or tissue was left, having been entirely consumed by Lin Feng as sustenance for his advancement.

On the sea, the surviving members of the ‘Dragon’ Special Forces team stared blankly at the figure with his back to them, as if he were a deity, not daring to even breathe.

Lin Feng, at this moment, was closing his eyes, carefully sensing the changes within his body.

Rank: LV.24

Strength: 580 (+)

Physique: 650 (+)

Agility: 410 (+)

Spirit: 480 (+)

(Values in parentheses represent free attribute points)

Devouring an entire World BOSS had granted him a massive amount of permanent attributes! His base stats now completely surpassed those of the so-called S-Rank powerhouses!

More importantly, his talents and abilities had undergone a qualitative change.

【Whispers of the Ancient God (Passive Trait)】: Your Mental Energy has been polluted and strengthened by the echoes of an Ancient God. Your resistance to all Mental-type attacks is greatly increased. Additionally, each of your attacks carries a faint ‘Insanity’ effect, with a certain chance to inflict negative statuses such as confusion and Fear on enemies.

【Hyper Regeneration (Rule Trait)】: Your life recovery speed is increased by 500%. As long as your core remains, severed limbs can be regenerated in a short period.

“Not bad.”

Lin Feng was very satisfied with his gains this time.

He slowly opened his eyes, his ethereal gaze sweeping over the soldiers below, who were like startled birds, without any emotional fluctuation.

In his eyes, these people were too weak.

He turned around and took a step, his figure instantly disappearing between the sea and sky, leaving behind only a legend that would make the whole world tremble… Dragon Country, Imperial Capital.

Inside a magnificent building, hidden in a spatial rift and filled with futuristic technology.

This was the headquarters of the Dragon Pavilion.

In the huge circular conference hall, a dozen blurry holographic projections were quietly watching a giant light screen. The light screen continuously played the full recording of Lin Feng devouring the Deep-Sea Aberration.

“Monster…”

An old, hoarse voice broke the silence. “His growth rate has completely exceeded our understanding. The death of ‘Sword’ not only failed to eliminate him but instead became a catalyst for his evolution.”

“The Chaos Cleaner also failed,” another sharp, knife-like voice sounded. “Three LV.23 hunters not only failed to kill him but were instead plundered of their ‘Phase Dash’ and ‘Energy Neutralization’ ability modules by him. According to our calculations, his current true combat power is infinitely close to, or even surpasses, the threshold of a LV.30 ‘Calamity Rank’.”

“The most crucial thing is his ability to devour and plunder…” a third voice was filled with apprehension. “This is an absolute taboo! His very existence is to plunder the world’s Origin to strengthen himself! If this continues, he will become a more terrifying threat than the Abyss and the Ancient Gods!”

“We can’t wait any longer!” A voice full of authority and decisiveness made the final decision. “Immediately activate the Divine Retribution Plan! Send out Vermilion Bird, and at all costs, he must be completely annihilated in his infancy!”

“Vermilion Bird?!”

At these words, all the projections present showed obvious energy fluctuations!

“Pavilion Master! Are you sure? ‘Vermilion Bird’ is one of our highest combat powers, a trump card reserved for the final agreement in the future! Isn’t it too soon to use her now…?”

“There is no time!” The voice, referred to as the Pavilion Master, was cold and unyielding. “Don’t you understand yet? He is the final agreement itself! He is the variable that can overturn everything!”

“Go, tell ‘Vermilion Bird’ that there are no restrictions on this mission, no regard for casualties, no questions about the process.”

“I only want one result—”

“Make the name Lin Feng disappear completely from this world!”

...Three days later.

Above the ruins of a coastal city in the Eastern Theater Command.

Lin Feng sat quietly atop a collapsed building, overlooking the city ravaged by tsunamis and demonic beasts.

He did not return to the Theater Command base, nor did he respond to any communications from the Imperial Capital.

He was waiting.

Waiting for his spoils of war to deliver themselves to him.

He could feel a powerful and scorching aura rapidly approaching him from the direction of the Imperial Capital.

That aura was filled with a contradictory sense of destruction and Rebirth, like a burning sun.

Finally, a fiery red stream of light flashed across the horizon, and in the next second, it appeared before Lin Feng.

The light dissipated, revealing the figure of a woman.

A breathtakingly beautiful woman.

She wore a crimson battle dress woven from what seemed to be flames, and her brilliant golden hair fluttered freely in the wind. Her eyes were pure gold, devoid of any human emotion, only the aloof divinity and indifference of a higher being.

Behind her, a pair of huge wings, composed of pure flame energy, slowly unfurled and burned.

She was like a Goddess of Flame descended to the mortal realm from legends.

【Codename: Vermilion Bird (Humanoid Calamity)】

【Rank: LV.25】

【Occupation: Forbidden Sequence · Sky Burner (Divine-Grade)】

【Threat Assessment: Extremely Dangerous!】

“Lin Feng.”

Vermilion Bird’s red lips parted slightly, her voice as clear as ice yet carrying the burning heat of flames.

“By order of the Dragon Pavilion, I have come to execute the final judgment upon you.”

As soon as her words fell, the surrounding air temperature suddenly soared! The ruins on the ground began to spontaneously combust! The clouds in the sky were dyed into a magnificent sight of fiery clouds!

She merely stood there, forcibly transforming the surrounding environment into a Domain of flames most advantageous to herself!

Lin Feng slowly stood up, his ethereal eyes calmly observing the woman before him.

He could feel her power.

It was a pure power, one that had pushed a single rule to its extreme.

It was distinctly different from his own growth path, which relied on “plundering” all things and encompassing everything.

“The Dragon Pavilion sent only you to your death?” Lin Feng’s voice was as cold as ever.

A subtle ripple, hard to detect, flickered in Vermilion Bird’s golden eyes.

“To kill you, I alone am enough.”

The moment her words fell, the flame wings on her back violently flapped!

“Heavenly Fire Judgment!”

Boom—!!!

The sky was completely ignited at this moment!

Countless meteorites, the size of human heads and burning with golden flames, descended from the sky like a doomsday divine punishment, trailing long fiery tails!

The attack range covered several kilometers!

With her first move, she unleashed a world-destroying area-of-effect attack! To completely wipe Lin Feng and this ruined city from the map!

Facing an attack that would make any S-Rank powerhouse despair, Lin Feng’s face showed no trace of Fear.

He slowly raised his head, looking at the sky full of falling fire rain, and a cruel, bloodthirsty arc curved on his lips.

“Flames?”

“Perfect, my ‘Furnace’ still lacks some high-quality fuel…”

He spread his arms, not dodging at all, but rather as if embracing this feast of death!

The next second, a gigantic, black and white vortex suddenly appeared in his ethereal eyes!

“Chaos Devour · Open!”