117: I just fully charged it, so I'll use you to test the product!

The energy fluctuation grew stronger and stronger, overflowing from the rift valley.

At first, it was just a faint, almost imperceptible pressure, but soon, this oppressive feeling weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

"What... what is this thing?"

"What a strong sense of oppression! It's even stronger than all those monsters combined!"

The members of the Kunlun Branch Bureau turned pale, instinctively gripping their weapons.

Qin Hai's expression was extremely grim.

As Qin Shan's former confidant, he understood the Abyss of Suppressing Prison far better than anyone else.

He knew that something terrifyingly secret was hidden beneath.

Now, that secret seemed to be trying to escape on its own!

An opportunity!

This thought flashed through Qin Hai's mind.

He stepped forward, cupped his fists, and bowed deeply to Lin Yuan and Su Wanqing.

"Supervisor Lin! Officer Su!"

His voice was filled with determination.

"This object's strange fluctuations indicate it must be a source of chaos! As soon as that old scoundrel Qin Shan died, it became active; the two must be connected!"

"I am willing to lead the Qin Family disciples to descend into the abyss with you two, to investigate and eradicate it!"

Qin Hai's words were passionate and resonant.

The Qin Family disciples behind him, infected by his emotion, all showed expressions of facing death bravely.

Even the few members of the Kunlun Branch Bureau looked at him with new respect.

Su Wanqing's brows furrowed slightly.

She was about to speak.

"Don't."

A voice interrupted the tragic atmosphere Qin Hai had carefully built up.

Qin Hai froze.

"Supervisor Lin...?"

"I said, don't go."

Lin Yuan glanced at him, his eyes like he was looking at an idiot.

"You don't know what the situation is down there, why would you take so many people down?"

"Are you saying I cleaned up too thoroughly just now and you want to voluntarily go down and add some corpses, increasing my workload?"

Upon hearing these words, Qin Hai's face flushed red.

He had intended to show loyalty, but in Lin Yuan's mouth, it became causing trouble?

Lin Yuan didn't care what he thought.

What a joke!

That thing down there, just the Spiritual Qi leaking out made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

If it was the real deal, it would at least be a high-tier B-rank, or even a Peak B-rank entity.

Letting Qin Hai's group, who were at most C-rank, go down?

That wasn't a battle; that was a buffet.

"Listen up, everyone."

Lin Yuan's voice rose a few octaves, carrying throughout the entire team.

"Everyone, retreat immediately."

"Pull back five kilometers."

He held up five fingers and wiggled them.

At these words, everyone was stunned.

A commotion immediately broke out among the Kunlun Branch Bureau members.

A young member who hadn't witnessed Lin Yuan's decisive methods couldn't help but step forward, his neck stiff, and retorted:

"Why? We are from the Kunlun Branch Bureau, this is our jurisdiction, it's not for you, a Jiangcheng..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

A cold gaze fell upon him.

"Execute the order."

Su Wanqing's voice was devoid of emotion.

The Kunlun Branch Bureau members shuddered, no longer daring to hesitate, and immediately began organizing their retreat.

Seeing this, Qin Hai could only sigh helplessly and led the Qin Family members to retreat to the rear.

Soon.

On the vast grassland, only Lin Yuan and Su Wanqing remained.

"What are you going to do?"

Su Wanqing walked to Lin Yuan's side, looking at the abyss entrance with its strange, surging Spiritual Qi.

"What else can I do?"

Lin Yuan stretched his neck, producing a series of crisp cracking sounds.

"If it's going to hide down there like a coward, I'll force it out."

He looked up at the clear night sky.

"Perfect, I just recharged and haven't had a chance to test it out."

Lin Yuan grinned.

"I'll use it to test my ultimate move and see if the output power is strong enough."

Before his words faded.

"Whoosh—"

Thunder Falcon Wings unfolded behind him!

Lin Yuan's figure shot into the sky, hovering hundreds of meters high, looking down at the entrance of the abyss below.

Su Wanqing looked up, watching the god-like figure in mid-air, her mind greatly shaken.

She saw Lin Yuan spread his arms.

"Buzz—!!!"

A terrifying energy erupted from his body!

With him as the center, the Spiritual Qi in heaven and earth began to gather!

The originally clear night sky began to gather dark clouds.

In just a dozen seconds, a thick thundercloud already covered the sky above the abyss!

Black-purple electric snakes weaved and roared within the clouds!

Qin Hai and the others, five kilometers away, felt this oppressive power, their faces turning pale with shock, their legs weak, almost collapsing to the ground!

"This... could this be... a connection between heaven and man?!"

"Inciting celestial phenomena!"

"That Supervisor Lin... what kind of monster is he?!"

Just then!

The strange energy fluctuation in the abyss reached its Peak!

As if sensing the threat from the sky, it no longer hid!

"Buzz—"

A dark red light flashed from the darkness of the abyss!

Immediately after.

An ancient, eerie object poked a corner out from the edge of the rift valley.

"I was just waiting for you to show your head!"

From high above, Lin Yuan let out a roar!

He swung his arms downwards!

"Thunderstorm Edict!"

"Boom-crack—!!!"

The thunderclouds, which had been accumulating for a long time, completely erupted at this moment!

Ten thousand bolts of lightning converged into a thick black-purple pillar of light, like a celestial river pouring down, tearing through the night sky, and smashing directly down onto the object that had just emerged!

"Boom-rumble-rumble—!!!"

The deafening roar made the entire world lose its sound!

The earth trembled!

Space wailed!

The pillar of lightning poured into the entrance of the abyss, completely engulfing the dark red light that had just appeared!

The terrifying bombardment lasted for a full minute.

Then slowly ceased.

The thunderclouds in the sky, their energy depleted, began to slowly dissipate.

Lin Yuan's figure slowly descended from the sky, his face somewhat pale, clearly having expended a great deal of energy.

Su Wanqing immediately went to meet him.

The two stood at the edge of the rift valley, looking at the area that had been cleansed by the lightning.

The smoke slowly cleared.

Only to see an object lying quietly on the scorched black rocks at the edge of the rift valley.

It wasn't a monster.

But a... silver mask?

Eerie blood-colored patterns clung to its surface, emanating an ominous aura.

The entire mask was covered in cracks, and faint dark red light slowly flowed within the fissures.