Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background and History
- 3.1Seven Kill Demon Venerable
- 3.2Han Yuan's Disciple
- 3.3Wandering the Primordial
- 3.4Deathmatch Arena
- 3.5Defense of the Abyssal Territory
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Slaughter Dao
- 5.2Killing Intent and Slaughter Domain
- 5.3Heart Power and Rule Creations
- 5.4Slaughter Swordsmanship
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Notable Quotes
- 9Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Lin Yu (林羽) |
| Alias(es) | Seven Kill Demon Venerable 666 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Disciple of Han Yuan |
| Occupation/Role | Slaughter Dao cultivator |
| Status | Active; last seen resisting nine First-rank Controllers in an unknown land 821 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 666 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dao Ancestor | 668 | Cultivated Han Yuan's Dao technique within one Epoch, then formed his own minor chaos using 365 Primordial Dao Sources. |
| Nascent Heart Power | 736 | Condensed a nascent Heart Power through consecutive true kills in the Deathmatch Arena; fully committing to the Slaughter Dao accelerated its formation. |
| Mid Creation Dao Realm | 761 | Advanced during repeated ambushes against cultivators surrounding the Abyssal territory, with Mo Wuhui enabling rapid retreats. |
| Late Creation Dao Realm | 761 | Reached late Creation Dao Realm roughly a hundred years after his mid-stage advance, continuing to grow through slaughter. |
| Origin Dao Realm | 725 | Had recently broken through by the time the three-sided conflict was revealed to be an internal struggle of Han Yuan's greater design. |
Background and History
Seven Kill Demon Venerable
Lin Yu first appeared near the Dao Shi Realm as the feared Seven Kill Demon Venerable. His killing intent covered a billion light-years, driving living beings outside a city into mutual slaughter and generating vast blood energy. He coerced the City Lord into surrendering a Primordial Spirit Treasure after learning of it through the City Lord's rival. 666
Han Yuan located Lin Yu through the dice, which pointed toward a Peak Spirit Treasure sword once belonging to Han Yuan. Han reclaimed the sword and demonstrated overwhelming treasure-refining ability, merging numerous Chaos Rare Treasures into a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Rather than kill Lin Yu, Han Yuan offered him a chance to cultivate under him for one Epoch. 666
Han Yuan's Disciple
Within Han Yuan's Portable Cave Mansion, Lin Yu cultivated Han Yuan's Dao law at an extraordinary rate. He succeeded within one Epoch, broke through to Dao Ancestor, and condensed a minor chaos. Han Yuan formally accepted him as a disciple and revealed himself as the Great Beginning Origin Ancestor. 668
Lin Yu chose to walk the Path of Slaughter rather than accept Han Yuan's Path to Ascension. He had achieved Dao Ancestorhood through 365 Slaughter Daos and intended to use slaughter to nourish his own growth. To prove his resolve, he surrendered a black bell—later revealed to be the Dice Cup—despite learning it was a supreme treasure. Han Yuan promised him five times the value of his spoils of war as cultivation resources. 669 670
Wandering the Primordial
After leaving the Primordial, Lin Yu met Jinbao, Han Yuan's divine pet, and learned that Han had another disciple, Mo Wuhui. He gave Jinbao a Chaos Supreme Treasure in exchange for a Spirit Fruit, then departed to seek the Primordial Great Chaos battlefield. 670
Lin Yu's poor sense of direction led him far off course. During his wanderings, he encountered black whiplike stone-bug oddities and deliberately drew them away from Mo Wuhui by attaching Mo's aura to his own minor chaos. 671 672
He later traveled and fought alongside Mo Wuhui and Wangcai. When the Yuji Family's forces intercepted them outside the city walls, the trio self-destructed their minor chaos, injuring the pursuing Dao Ancestors and enabling the Primordial side to capitalize on the opening. 678 688
Deathmatch Arena
In Dong Hao City, Lin Yu entered the Deathmatch Arena alongside Mo Wuhui to gain experience and resources. He began with five mid-grade Rule Creations and rapidly accumulated victories against Origin Dao Realm opponents. 733 734 735
The arena became an ideal cultivation ground for his Slaughter Dao: a genuine kill there gave him far greater feedback than ordinary combat. After defeating Black Spider as his tenth opponent, he used nascent Heart Power to ignite a Mid-grade Rule Creation and kill her instantly. Han Yuan instructed him to consolidate his gains, predicting that one hundred consecutive victories would bring a further breakthrough. 735 736
Defense of the Abyssal Territory
When Creation Dao Realm cultivators surrounded Mo Wuhui's Abyssal territory, Lin Yu began systematically hunting them. He used the territory as a refuge, striking isolated targets before Mo Wuhui moved him to a new position for another ambush. 761
The campaign pushed Lin Yu from early Creation Dao Realm to mid-stage and then late-stage. He ultimately defeated five late Creation Dao Realm experts alone, deterring further attacks on the Abyssal territory. 761
Void Celestial Venerable later expressed interest in taking Lin Yu as a disciple. Han Yuan accepted the possibility but insisted that the decision belonged to Lin Yu himself. 763
Personality
Lin Yu is intensely committed to self-determination. He rejected both a supreme treasure and a path that could have led directly to the Origin Dao Realm because he believed accepting them would compromise the path he had chosen. 669
His cultivation is ruthless and direct. He treats slaughter as both a weapon and a source of growth, showing little hesitation when coercing enemies or entering lethal arena battles. 666 736
Despite this brutality, he respects Han Yuan as his master and acts loyally toward his fellow disciples. He risked pursuit by hostile oddities to divert them from Mo Wuhui and later cooperated closely with Mo Wuhui and Wangcai in the Primordial. 672 678
Abilities & Skills
Slaughter Dao
Lin Yu's Dao Ancestor foundation consists of 365 Slaughter Daos. He explicitly cultivates through killing, using slaughter to nourish and advance himself. 669
- Genuine kills provide substantial feedback to his Dao, physical form, and will. 735 736
- His Slaughter Dao advanced from Creation Dao mid-stage to late-stage during sustained combat around the Abyssal territory. 761
- Its higher-level effects include severing karma, erasing traces across spacetime, and destroying an enemy's minor Primordial realm along with the target. 761
- After killing a Controller, his Slaughter Dao gained the ability to suppress a Controller's recovery. 812
Killing Intent and Slaughter Domain
Lin Yu can project killing intent over enormous distances, turning it into a domain that corrodes all living beings within its range. 666
- His initial documented killing domain covered a billion light-years. 666
- Those exposed may fall into bloodthirsty madness and kill one another. 666
- At greater strength, his Slaughter Domain could resist spatial pressure and prevent spacetime from invading a limited area around him. 820
Heart Power and Rule Creations
Lin Yu developed nascent Heart Power through repeated life-and-death victories in the Deathmatch Arena. 736
- He can ignite Mid-grade Rule Creations with nascent Heart Power for decisive attacks. 736
- His standard arena equipment included a spear, armor, boots, a Wind Wheel, and a Bright Mirror—all Mid-grade Rule Creations. 734
- His Rule Creation armor endured attacks that would otherwise have killed him, allowing him to counterattack and destroy an opponent's core. 735
Slaughter Swordsmanship
Lin Yu's combat style favors overwhelming, repeated sword strikes.
- He could kill a Controller only after Mo Wuhui reduced the target to near-collapse, then wore down its remaining Origin Source over ten Epochs. 812
- He later used countless Swords of Slaughter Rule to hold off nine First-rank Controllers simultaneously. 820
- Prolonged combat in a sealed unknown land severely drains his Miracle Power; while facing the nine Controllers, more than half of his reserves were exhausted. 821
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Peak Spirit Treasure sword — A sword formerly owned by Han Yuan; its presence enabled Han Yuan to locate Lin Yu. Han later reclaimed it. 666
- Black bell / Dice Cup — A supreme treasure Lin Yu voluntarily returned to Han Yuan after choosing to forge his own path. 669 670
- Five Mid-grade Rule Creations — Spear, armor, boots, Wind Wheel, and Bright Mirror used in the Deathmatch Arena. 734
Relationships
- Han Yuan — Master. Han recruited Lin Yu after confronting him as the Seven Kill Demon Venerable, provided immense resources, and respected Lin Yu's decision to pursue the Slaughter Dao independently. 666 668 669
- Mo Wuhui — Senior brother and frequent ally. Mo Wuhui's Abyssal territory enabled Lin Yu's hit-and-run slaughter campaign against Creation Dao Realm enemies. 733 761
- Wangcai — Fellow disciple and traveling companion in the Primordial. They fought alongside Mo Wuhui against external enemies. 678
- Jinbao — Han Yuan's divine pet. Lin Yu met her after leaving the Primordial and exchanged a Chaos Supreme Treasure for a Spirit Fruit. 670
- Void Celestial Venerable — Powerful cultivator interested in accepting Lin Yu as a disciple; Han Yuan left the final decision to Lin Yu. 763
Notable Quotes
“I wish to walk the Path of Slaughter. I have achieved Dao Ancestorhood with three hundred and sixty-five Slaughter Daos. I will continue on this path, using slaughter to nurture myself!” 669