202: Chapter 202 The Will to Destroy

The Ninth Rank weapon also shattered.

Lin Qing had not expected that his Physical Body had actually surpassed a weapon of the same Rank. After all, the last time he was injured was when he was at the Seventh Rank, and at that time, his opponent was at the Peak of the Ninth Rank.

He put the broken weapon away. His Rank as an Artifact Refiner had not yet reached the Ninth Rank, so these Materials could be used to grind his progress later. At the very least, selling them as scrap would still be worth something.

In the end, he bit his finger open with his teeth and drew a complex pattern on the giant tree. Then, he mobilized the spiritual energy in his body, continuously formed hand seals with both hands, and finally pressed his hand onto the pattern.

Since Lin Qing obtained the Words Become Law talent, this was the first time he had cast a Spell so seriously. The suppression of his spiritual energy was part of the reason, but more importantly, he valued Xiao Dun exceptionally highly.

After placing his hand back on the giant tree, Lin Qing sent a voice transmission to Xiao Dun: "Xiao Dun, in a moment, a voice will ask you if you are willing to be friends with me. You just need to answer that you are willing, do you understand?"

"I know!"

Xiao Dun's voice was very cheerful, and the branches and leaves of the giant tree swayed along with its mood.

In reality, no voice was asking Xiao Dun; it was just a sort of ethereal feeling. However, the principles behind it were too complex, and once the contract was concluded, Xiao Dun would naturally understand.

The conclusion of the contract went without any accidents. At this moment, Xiao Dun was like a small child; whatever Lin Qing told it to do, it would do.

Crack—!

The moment the contract was completed, a muffled sound of thunder suddenly rang out in Lin Qing's mind.

"Damn, no way, right?"

This time, Lin Qing was truly sweating profusely. He lifted his head inch by inch, wanting to confirm the situation.

When he finally lifted his head completely, his gaze pierced through the Forbidden Ground, through the Secret Realm, and even through the Void Realm of the outside world. He seemed to see the depths of Chaos, where a thundercloud was rolling.

"Xiao Dun, come into my body quickly."

After the contract was completed, Xiao Dun naturally knew how to do this. Thus, the giant tree with a diameter of three hundred zhang quickly shrank and ran into Lin Qing's Dantian.

Subsequently, Lin Qing forcibly mobilized some spiritual energy from within his body and activated yao shuang. After a flash of five-colored light, Lin Qing disappeared from where he stood.

In front of Lin Qing was a massive stone wall, and behind him was a vast black space, where fluorescent stones of varying sizes were distributed.

Clearly, the teleportation had only succeeded a little bit.

As the Forbidden Ground of the Kunxu Immortal Sect, and even the central area at that, there was naturally a spatial sealing Formation here.

Lin Qing's expression became increasingly ugly. He had already started considering abandoning Xiao Dun. Just then, Xiao Dun's voice entered Lin Qing's mind.

"Lin Qing, what's wrong with you?"

"Hm? Xiao Dun, didn't you feel it?"

"Feel what?"

Lin Qing was a bit surprised. Logically speaking, under such circumstances, the Heavenly Tribulation shouldn't only lock onto him alone!

Lin Qing looked up at the sky again. The thundercloud was indeed still rolling, and even rumbling sounds were coming from within it.

That's not right!

Just now, Lin Qing was too nervous and didn't carefully perceive it. Only now did he realize that while he could see and hear this thundercloud, he simply couldn't feel it.

Theoretically speaking, if he were locked onto by the Heavenly Tribulation, he should be able to sense the majestic Heavenly Might. That kind of power would lock onto him, suppress him, and he might not even be able to execute his teleportation.

Fifty thousand years ago, didn't all those top-tier experts of the Kunxu Immortal Sect perish in that core area? Did they not try to resist or escape back then? That was certainly impossible.

The only explanation was that the Heavenly Tribulation had been triggered, but it hadn't locked onto Lin Qing.

After another while, Lin Qing completely relaxed. The thundercloud was still rolling, but there was no sign of it striking down.

Thus, Lin Qing sat cross-legged on the ground and looked up to observe the Heavenly Tribulation.

Previously, when he was on the great sea, he already knew how he should comprehend and improve his Will power. Now, he wanted to see if he could use this Heavenly Tribulation to comprehend the Will of Thunder.

Two hours later, the thundercloud dissipated, and Lin Qing opened the System panel.

[Host: Lin Qing]

Realm: Spirit Refining Realm (Breakthrough time: ∞)

Talents: Innate Mysterious Fetus, Ultra Instinct, Words Become Law, Origin Spirit Body, Sitting in Oblivion

Integrated Cultivation Techniques:

Recorded Cultivation Techniques:

Mastered Wills: Burning Bridges

Recorded Wills: Five Elements Will (235 / 1000), Will of Wind (313 / 500), Will of Thunder (23 / 500), Will of Destruction (78 / 1000)

Cultivation Skills: Ninth Rank Formation Master, Eighth Rank Alchemist...

His Realm was the Spirit Refining Realm, which was the Ninth Rank. The Breakthrough time was infinite because he hadn't had time to Cultivate a Ninth Rank Cultivation Technique yet. After all, he had only achieved the Breakthrough after entering the Secret Realm, and he had been quite busy ever since.

However, he was not lacking in Cultivation Techniques now. He had obtained two from the Zhou Family earlier, and he had even obtained over a dozen from the Scripture Pavilion of the Kunxu Immortal Sect.

Not only was he not lacking in Ninth Rank, he was also not lacking in Tenth Rank, and he even had two Level 11 Cultivation Techniques.

However, he still planned to go and get the Ninth and Tenth Rank Cultivation Techniques from the Chuyun Immortal Sect. The God Realm portion of the Chuyun Immortal Sect's Cultivation Technique was cultivated while sleeping, so he planned to take a nap when the time came.

As for Wills, Lin Qing had not only comprehended the Will of Thunder, but also the Will of Destruction.

After a moment of thought, Lin Qing understood. The essential power of the Heavenly Tribulation was the power of destruction, while thunder was merely one of its forms of manifestation.

The improvement of Wills was no longer just about time; how strong the Will power contained in the observed object was, was the key to how much proficiency Lin Qing could gain.

Previously, when he dispersed the Five Elements Will inside the Old Turtle, Lin Qing gained over two hundred proficiency points through that mass of Will. However, after Lin Qing's Will strength surpassed it, he could no longer gain any improvement.

After the thundercloud dissipated, Lin Qing stood up from the ground and spoke to Xiao Dun directly with his mind: "Xiao Dun, let's go. I will take you to the outside world."

Lin Qing was in a great mood. With this, the matter of the treasure was completely settled. His biggest goal for entering the Secret Realm had been accomplished, and after wandering around the Secret Realm a bit more, he could start preparing to leave.

Afterward, Lin Qing wandered around this underground space for a while longer, and soon he found the core area again.

"Lin Qing, didn't you say you were going to go out? Why did you come back here?"

"Uh... I forgot something here, so I came back to pick it up."

At that time, Lin Qing thought the Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend. In his panic, how could he have cared about the four "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" stone statues? So, they were still left in place.

"Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" were not living beings, so Lin Qing directly collected them into his Storage Ring.

Afterward, Lin Qing returned to the edge of the underground space, which was near the stone wall, intending to find an exit.

Just as he was exploring along the stone wall, he saw two familiar figures in the distance.