193: This mountain is mine! If you want to pass, leave your toll!
The thunderous magma churned, and the heat waves were scorching.
Lin Yuan stepped on streaks of lightning, his figure moving through the waves.
"The energy density here is certainly high, but the taste is too mixed."
He casually scooped up a splash of purple liquid; electricity danced on his fingertips, but before he could put it in his mouth, he distastefully shook it off.
"It has a strong earthy smell; it's far worse than the Geng Metal Divine Thunder."
On the horizon ahead, the outline of an island gradually became clear.
The entire island presented a deep, profound blue color, its smooth surface reflecting the thunder filling the sky.
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.
This material looked exactly like some kind of high-purity Ore.
If he could chip off a piece and take it back, it would probably fetch a lot of spirit crystal coins.
"Brake!"
Lin Yuan exerted force with his feet, lightning exploded, and he forcefully plowed a deep furrow in the sea surface, stopping steadily at the edge of the island.
The moment he landed, a powerful suction force came from beneath his feet.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
Smoke rose from the soles of his shoes.
"Holy moly, it comes with a strong magnetic field?"
Lin Yuan was amused.
This wasn't a Trial Island; it was clearly a mountain of gold.
Without a word, he pulled out the god slaying from his back and gestured toward the ground beneath his feet.
"I'll cut off two pounds first to get a taste."
Just as the sword tip was about to touch the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three sounds of rushing air rang out consecutively.
Wei Qing hovered in mid-air, his clothes flapping noisily.
Jin Gang smashed onto the beach like a cannonball, creating a large crater in the ground.
Shadow Fiend, like a ball of ink, silently materialized in the shadow behind Lin Yuan.
As for the girl blowing bubbles, Ling, she slowly walked ashore by stepping on the water. The stuffed bear in her arms was a bit wet, and she was unhappily twisting the bear's ear.
"You ran quite fast."
Wei Qing slowly descended, blocking Lin Yuan's path.
"Why aren't you running now?"
With his hands clasped behind his back and his chin slightly raised, he adopted the posture of a cat playing with a mouse.
"This is a dead end, and it will be your burial..."
"Excuse me."
Lin Yuan didn't even lift his head. He still held the sword, focused intently on finding the grain of the Ore on the ground.
"Don't block the light; I'm cutting stone here."
Wei Qing's words got stuck in his throat.
The feeling of being ignored and wronged made the veins on his forehead throb.
"Lin Yuan!"
Wei Qing roared and stopped wasting words.
He slammed his right hand down fiercely.
Buzz—!!!
Hundredfold Gravity!
The surrounding ground groaned, and cracks spread.
Jin Gang, standing far away, grinned.
"Boss Wei's gravity field has improved again. With this pressure, even alloy steel plates would turn into scrap metal."
He crossed his arms, waiting to see the miserable sight of Lin Yuan kneeling and begging for mercy.
Lin Yuan, at the center of the gravity field, did indeed pause for a moment.
He straightened up and twisted his neck.
"A bit interesting."
He stretched his shoulders; not only was he not crushed, but he looked relaxed, as if he had just shed some heavy burden.
"This sword on my back has been a bit heavy lately. Your pressure actually helped me stretch my bones."
He had spent twenty days under the crushing high pressure of The Ruins.
This amount of gravity?
That's a massage.
Wei Qing's pupils contracted sharply.
How is this possible?
Even a B-rank enhancement-type ability user would find it hard to move an inch under his Hundredfold Gravity.
This kid didn't even bend his knees?
"Is this all you've got?"
Lin Yuan raised his sword, pointing the tip directly at Wei Qing.
"If you don't have any other tricks, then it's my turn."
Before his voice faded.
Lin Yuan's figure vanished into thin air.
It wasn't teleportation.
It was speed.
So fast it surpassed the limit of visual capture, leaving behind only a golden afterimage.
An alarm blared in Wei Qing's heart.
Driven by instinct, he activated his gravity field fully, forming a Repulsive Barrier in front of him.
"Repel!"
Bang!
A streak of golden light struck the barrier.
The Repulsive Barrier trembled violently, yet it was forcefully cut open, leaving a gap.
Lin Yuan's face, bearing a mischievous smile, appeared right in front of Wei Qing, no more than three inches away.
"Open the door, checking the water meter!"
He flicked his wrist.
The lightning patterns on the god slaying sword body surged.
Geng Metal Qi erupted.
Tear—
The Repulsive Barrier was neatly sliced open like a piece of torn cloth.
Wei Qing was greatly alarmed and retreated rapidly.
But he was still one step too late.
Sword Qi grazed his cheek.
A few strands of hair drifted down.
A thin trail of blood appeared on his face.
Wei Qing touched his cheek, looked at the blood on his fingertip, and his expression shifted from shock to ferocity.
"You dared to injure me?!"
"Injure you?"
Lin Yuan landed on the ground and performed a sword flourish.
"I intended to rob you."
He pointed at the tactical watch on Wei Qing's wrist, which looked very valuable, and then pointed at the large gold chain hanging around Jin Gang's neck.
"This mountain is mine, this tree is mine."
"Since you've come to this Trial Island, you have to follow the rules."
Lin Yuan extended his left hand, palm up, and crooked his finger.
"Whether you're from Kunlun or Northwest."
"Want to come ashore? Pay the toll first."
The entire scene fell silent.
Even the perpetually expressionless girl Ling stopped twisting her stuffed bear and tilted her head to look at Lin Yuan.
Is this person an idiot?
Taking on four people, and still trying to collect a toll?
"Arrogant!"
Jin Gang roared in fury.
He couldn't stand this kind of provocation.
"I'll hammer you into meat paste! Let's see how you collect money then!"
Boom!
Jin Gang's entire skin turned dark gold, his body size swelled up to three meters, and he charged toward Lin Yuan.
The ground shook with every step he took.
"Take this punch!"
The massive metal fist shot straight for Lin Yuan's face.
Lin Yuan didn't dodge.
He looked at the large brute covered in metal bumps; instead of being afraid, he actually swallowed.
"Such pure metal..."
"If this were melted down, how many rare elements could be refined from it?"
He advanced instead of retreating.
He stabbed his sword into the ground.
And met the attack empty-handed.
"Since you are Materials delivered right to my door, I won't stand on ceremony."
Lin Yuan opened the five fingers of his right hand; the Palm Thunder carried a hint of golden light.
That was a new application he had comprehended in The Ruins.
[Lightning Control: Molecular Deconstruction]
Snap.
That metal fist, powerful enough to crush a tank, was caught by Lin Yuan with a single hand.
The air wave exploded.
The ground beneath Lin Yuan's feet shattered, and his legs sank half a foot into the earth.
But he remained completely still.
"Is this all the strength you have?"
Lin Yuan grinned at Jin Gang, whose face was flushed red.
"Big guy, your alloy ratio is off."
"The carbon content is too high; it's brittle."
Zzzzzzt—!!!
Current flowed through their contact point and drilled into Jin Gang's body.
The originally indestructible alloy skin actually began to soften and decompose under this current.
"Aaaahhhh!!"
Jin Gang let out a scream.
His arm began to turn red and hot; that was the high temperature generated by metal fatigue.
"Let go! Let go quickly!"
He desperately tried to pull his hand back, but found the opponent's hand was like a pair of vise grips, tightly welded to his fist.
"Let go?"
Lin Yuan touched his chin with his other hand.
"I can't do that."
"This is high-quality conductive Materials; I haven't absorbed enough yet."
Saying this, he increased the output power.
Jin Gang's proud metal arm actually began to melt, dripping onto the ground.
"Save him!"
Wei Qing saw that something was wrong.
Lin Yuan's ability was too bizarre.
Not only could he slice through gravity, but he could also directly decompose metal?
He disregarded appearances and formed hand seals.
"Gravity: Collapse!"
A black gravity sphere formed above Lin Yuan's head, ready to smash down.
At the same time.
Shadow Fiend, who had been lurking in the shadows, also moved.
Several chains shot out from the shadow beneath Lin Yuan's feet, wrapping around his legs.
"All at once?"
Lin Yuan felt the restraint on his feet and the oppression above his head.
He released Jin Gang's arm, which was already half-destroyed.
He kicked the screaming brute away.
Then, he pulled the god slaying out of the ground with a backhand motion.
"Fine."
"Since you are so eager to deliver money."
Lin Yuan raised the sword above his head.
The Primordial Thunder God Body inside him operated at full power.
The Geng Metal Qi that hadn't been fully digested in The Ruins, along with the violent energy of this Sea of Thunder, was all channeled into the sword body.
"Then let me show you."
"What is called..."
"A Pay-to-Win Player's basic attack!"
Boom————!!!
Lin Yuan swung his sword.
It was just a simple horizontal slash.
A hundred-meter-long golden Sword Qi erupted in a fan shape.
It sliced through the shadow chains.
It split the gravity sphere above his head.
It even forcefully shaved off the top of the incredibly hard island in front of him.
Wei Qing and Shadow Fiend simultaneously grunted and flew backward.
Only the girl Ling.
She stood on the edge where the Sword Qi swept past.
She extended a small, fair hand and gently pressed it into the air.
Buzz.
The Sword Qi, powerful enough to cleave mountains and split stones, instantly upon touching her palm.
Poof.
Vanished.
Lin Yuan sheathed his sword and looked at the girl with some surprise.
"A bit interesting."
This was the first time he had seen an ability that could directly "erase" energy.
Ling lowered her hand; the stuffed bear in her arms had lost an eye.
She picked up the plastic eyeball and looked up at Lin Yuan.
Her voice was soft and sweet, yet devoid of emotion.
"You are very noisy."
"And, you ruined my bear."