155: Who?! A sword comes from the west, a celestial being descends from the heavens!

Gravity returns.

The inverted world shattered like a mirror.

“Bang!”

Lin Yuan’s feet crushed the asphalt road, sending fragments of bitumen flying.

Su Wanqing, in his arms, let out a muffled groan from the impact, almost losing her breath.

“We’re back.”

Lin Yuan let go, placing her on a relatively intact bench by the roadside.

Su Wanqing struggled to sit up.

What met her eyes was no longer the human world.

That translucent energy dome, like a giant bowl, covered the entire Jiang City.

The sky was dark red.

Countless tiny red light specks floated in the air.

Those were “Evolution Spores.”

“Ah—!!!”

A piercing scream exploded across the street.

An office worker in a suit was kneeling on the ground, frantically scratching his neck.

His fingernails dug into his flesh, bleeding profusely.

“Hot… so hot!!!”

It was as if countless worms were wriggling under his skin.

“Crack.”

Bones snapped.

His spine suddenly bulged, piercing through his suit, transforming into grotesque bone spikes.

His mouth split open to his ears, fangs exposed.

In just three seconds.

The person was gone.

In his place stood a drooling, roaring humanoid monster.

It turned its head, its eyeballs locking onto a terrified girl nearby.

It pounced.

It bit.

Blood splattered into the spore-filled air, turning a bizarre purplish-red.

“Is this… the Apocalypse?”

Su Wanqing watched the scene, murmuring to herself.

It wasn’t just mutation.

There were also “miracles.”

Not far away, a crying elementary school student suddenly burst into flames.

The flames spiraled out of control, igniting the nearby newsstand.

The entire city had become a giant petri dish.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Dull thuds echoed from above.

Above the dome, fire blazed in a continuous sheet.

That was the Dragon Shield Bureau’s heavy artillery bombardment.

Missiles, lasers, and even attacks from Advanced powerhouses poured onto that thin light curtain.

Yet, the light curtain remained unmoving.

“Don’t look.”

Lin Yuan patted Su Wanqing’s shoulder, bringing her gaze back.

“Those people outside can’t get in.”

“And we can’t get out.”

He raised his hand, catching a falling red spore.

A current flashed.

The spore turned to ash.

[Warning: High concentration of ‘Abyssal Active Matter’ detected.]

[Special Tip: This substance possesses high-energy properties. The System can attempt forced filtration and conversion.]

[Risk Warning: Conversion rate is extremely low, and it is accompanied by strong mental pollution and physical distortion risks. Do you wish to proceed?]

Looking at the pop-up window from the System, Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up.

“It can… it can charge?!”

He looked up at the dark red spores falling everywhere, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

Although the System said it was toxic, would cause mutation, and might even turn him into a lunatic.

But he glanced at the glaring [Remaining power level: 9%].

“As long as it can provide power, never mind the risks…” Lin Yuan licked his lips, a ruthless glint in his eyes, “Even if it’s nuclear wastewater, I’ll drink it today!”

“Zzzzz—.”

The sound of space distorting.

Right in the center of the street.

Two figures appeared out of thin air.

Jing.

And… Tian Shu.

Tian Shu, at this moment, had long lost his previous elegance.

His trench coat was tattered, revealing his grayish-blue skin underneath.

Black blood vessels covered his entire body.

His left half was even translucent.

That was the wound left after Lin Yuan’s strike shattered his Law.

Jing floated three feet off the ground, his mask smooth as water.

“You should thank me for letting you live this long.”

Lin Yuan’s escape from Jingjie just now had become a handout in his words.

Lin Yuan stretched his neck, emitting a crisp “crack” sound.

“Thank you?”

“Aren’t I just waiting for you guys to deliver the goods?”

He grinned, pointing at Tian Shu.

“Especially this big brother, he looks like he’s about to explode. Do you need me to help you cool down?”

“Roar—!!!”

Responding to him was an inhuman roar.

Tian Shu’s sanity was already running low.

He stared at Lin Yuan, his eyes filled only with the most primitive savagery and killing intent.

“A Li… die…”

“I want to… eat you…”

A Qi that was even more violent and chaotic than before erupted from his body.

That was the side effect of forcibly fusing with Abyssal power.

“Tsk.”

Lin Yuan curled his lip in distaste.

“You had a good chance to be human, but you insisted on being a beast.”

“Since you don’t appreciate kindness…”

Jing raised his hand.

The surrounding space solidified.

That suffocating sense of dislocation struck again.

“Then die.”

Without any further words.

Jing pressed his palm downwards.

Bang!

The space above Lin Yuan’s head, carrying the weight of a million tons, slammed down fiercely!

No escape!

This was a large-scale spatial compression!

Lin Yuan’s remaining power level operated at high speed, preparing to take the hit head-on.

Just then.

“Buzz—”

A cyan light cut in.

It was a sword.

An ordinary-looking iron sword, with even a few nicks on its blade.

It appeared abruptly above Lin Yuan’s head.

The sword tip pointed upwards, lightly flicking.

“Ding!”

A crisp sound.

That terrifying spatial pressure was actually flicked away effortlessly by this single sword strike!

Shattered spatial fragments shot in all directions, severing streetlights and leveling rooftops.

Only the spot where Lin Yuan stood remained calm and undisturbed.

“Who?!”

Jing’s mask turned sideways for the first time.

In the shadow of the street.

A scruffy middle-aged man in an old jacket slowly walked out.

He carried a wine flask in his hand, and his walk was a bit unsteady.

“Young people nowadays, so much fire.”

The man tilted his head, took a swig of wine, and let out a burp.

“Don’t you know to respect your elders and cherish the young?”

Lin Yuan was stunned.

Who was this uncle?

This look, this entrance, did he walk onto the wrong set?

The man walked up to Lin Yuan and reached out to pull the iron sword from the ground.

“You are…” Lin Yuan asked tentatively.

The man turned back, winked at him, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

“Old Zhou sent me.”

“He said you owe him several meal tickets, and if you die here, who would he get reimbursed from?”

Old Zhou?

Zhou Weiguo?!

Lin Yuan’s mind buzzed.

A memory suddenly became clear.

It was in the steel factory ruins, when he was almost ground to dust by the Annihilation Domain.

Zhou Weiguo extinguished the black hole with a single finger, then said to someone nearby: “This is the second time. You go investigate it yourself next…”

At the time, he was semi-conscious and thought that old fox was just playing mind games with thin air.

Turns out.

That uncle was watching nearby all along then?!

This old fox!

He actually laid this trump card back then!

“Holy crap…”

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but curse, but his face broke into a wide smile.

“I knew it! That old cheapskate was definitely not that simple!”

“Alright, stop chattering.”

The middle-aged man slung the sword over his shoulder, pointing at Jing floating in the air.

“That mask-wearing show-off is mine.”

“As for that one…”

He glanced at Tian Shu, who was drooling and emitting black Qi all over.

“You deal with him yourself.”

After saying that.

The man stomped his foot.

Bang!

The ground shattered.

He transformed into a cyan rainbow, shooting straight into the sky!

“Come! Let me see, you pyramid scheme guys, how many tricks do you really have!”

Jing snorted coldly, his figure flickering as he met the charge.

On the street.

Only Lin Yuan, Su Wanqing, and the impatient Tian Shu remained.

“Roar!!!”

Tian Shu dropped to all fours, like a wild beast.

The ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

“Beauty Su.”

Lin Yuan didn’t turn his head, his back to Su Wanqing on the bench.

“Find a cool place to hide.”

“The next scene might be a bit inappropriate for children.”

Su Wanqing gritted her teeth, supporting herself on the back of the chair to stand up.

“You… be careful.”

She didn’t act coy, dragging her injured leg, she quickly retreated towards the ruins of the shopping mall behind them.

Staying here would only make her a burden.

Lin Yuan took a breath.

The smell of blood in the air mixed with the sweet, cloying scent of spores.

It was very unpleasant.

But very invigorating.

[Warning: power level critically low! Current power level: 8%...]

[Recommendation: Immediately find a power source to replenish!]

“Shut up.”

Lin Yuan cursed under his breath.

He looked at the beast named “Tian Shu” opposite him.

“Old superior.”

Lin Yuan raised his hand, and in his palm, the last bit of lightning began to flicker.

“Since you want to eat me so much.”

“Then I’ll…”

“Shatter all your teeth!”

Boom!

Tian Shu moved!

He transformed into an afterimage, crossing dozens of meters in the blink of an eye!

That mutated giant claw went straight for Lin Yuan’s throat!

Lin Yuan didn’t dodge.

He merely shifted his body slightly, and the sharp claw grazed past the tip of his nose.

A few strands of hair were cut, floating in the air.

At the same time.

His fist, carrying that trace of lightning.

Smashed towards Tian Shu’s twisted face!