How does this feeling feel?

Several standard days passed amidst the fierce fighting at the Broken Blade Outpost Base.

Lin Yi was like a pillar of strength, always standing at the Frontline.

Even using only the Gold Domain, he easily crushed the Kunmo Race's offensive time and time again.

In just a few days, the Star Realm Army stationed at the Broken Blade Outpost Base, under his leadership, not only completely solidified the defenses but also began to launch planned counterattacks, recapturing some lost outer positions.

The morale of the entire Broken Blade Outpost was high, and the saying "When the Eastern Edge arrives, the fortress is secure" even began to circulate.

However, Lin Yi's heart did not relax as the battle situation improved; instead, it gradually sank as time went by.

It's been five days already.

Lin Yi stood on a battlefield that had just been recaptured and was still shrouded in smoke, with the shattered remains of the Kunmo Race beneath his feet.

His gaze swept seemingly calmly across the still restless Kunmo Race's battle line in the distance, but he was inwardly somewhat uneasy.

This isn't right.

Even though the Kunmo Race's information transmission efficiency is not as convenient as the Pan-Spirit Alliance network, it's not by much.

Given his deliberately crafted "dazzling" performance over the past few days, there's no reason why the Blade Prince Talolanke wouldn't have received the news.

"Could he be in seclusion trying to break through a bottleneck?" Lin Yi wondered to himself.

For geniuses of their caliber, a sudden insight or a crucial period of seclusion lasting several days or even months is commonplace.

If Talolanke happens to be in this state, even if he knew Talorank was there, he might not come immediately.

"Or did he see through some flaw?"

The thought flashed through Lin Yi's mind, but Lin Yi quickly dismissed it.

The extent to which one has mastered the rules is unlike source energy; unless one reveals it oneself, even Eternal Divinity cannot perceive it.

Lin Yi thought about it for a moment and felt there was another possibility.

Talolanke either disregarded the fighting in this area or had more important objectives.

"Wait four more days."

Lin Yi set a deadline in his mind.

If Talolanke still doesn't show up within four days, he won't waste any more time.

At that time, he will loosen his grip a bit and cooperate with the East Peak Mercenary Group and the Star Realm Army to completely push back the Kunmo Race forces in this area. After completing the mission, he will return to the fortress to rest and regroup before planning his next move.

The hunting plan is important, but it cannot be delayed indefinitely, nor can we allow short-term gains to negatively impact our overall training and the development of the Mercenary Group.

The next day, Lin Yi went into battle again, his Gold Domain dominating the battlefield and striking fear into the hearts of the Kunmo Race's Frontline, who even gave him the nickname "Golden Reaper".

But Lin Yi had basically given up hope of luring the enemy into a trap.

He even began to consider in his mind where the counter-offensive would be most effective, and whether, after returning to the fortress, he should continue to study the Time Rule or first complete the high- Points solo missions in the Star Core level training camp.

On the Kunmo Race's side, it seems that due to the prolonged siege and heavy losses, their offensive has slowed significantly, resulting in a stalemate.

An eerie calm, like the calm before a storm, hung over the battlefield.

The third day, at noon.

Lin Yi had just repelled a small-scale attack, which seemed more like a routine harassment.

He stood at the front line, preparing to return to the base, and had already decided that he would discuss the counterattack plan with the commander of the Star Realm Army that night.

Sudden.

An undisguised, even deliberately flamboyant, terrifying aura plummeted from the sky like a meteor.

This aura was filled with a ferocious killing intent, which was clearly detected by all the sharp-senseed experts on the battlefield.

Lin Yi suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, all his previous plans instantly forgotten.

It's here!

Instead of being alarmed, he was delighted, like a hunter who had been waiting for a long time and finally heard the footsteps of his prey stepping into the trap.

This aura was so arrogant and unrestrained, as if it were announcing to the entire battlefield: the king has arrived, and the ants must flee!

A blinding, blood-red beam of light, ignoring the scattered anti-aircraft fire on the battlefield, pierced down from outer space like a sword of divine punishment, striking with unparalleled precision the valley behind the Kunmo Race's controlled territory.

"Boom!!"

A deafening roar, far more deafening than any artillery shell explosion, accompanied by a violent tremor of the ground.

Even from a great distance, Lin Yi could feel the terrifying power contained within that shockwave.

Smoke and dust mixed with crimson energy fluctuations rose from the valley like a mushroom cloud.

Immediately afterwards, an arrogant and domineering voice resounded throughout the entire battlefield, spoken in perfect, universal language:

"You worm hiding your head and tail, your life is mine!"

The sound was thunderous, filled with unbridled arrogance and utter disregard for life.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and his eyes regained their calm.

He gently moved his wrists, feeling the surging power within his body, and the even more vast space and Life Rule hidden beneath the Gold Domain.

"It's finally here. I've been waiting so long, I was almost losing my patience."

Without the slightest hesitation, the moment Lin Yi sensed the opponent's aura locking onto him, the dormant power within him erupted like a dormant volcano.

At the same time, the tall figure of the Blade Prince Talolanke, covered in hideous dark red bone armor, had just stood up when the savage smile on his face froze instantly, and a deadly chill shot from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

"What?! Triple Domain!!"

Its roar was filled with disbelief, and its scarlet pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

Trap!

This is a complete and utter trap designed specifically for it!

Escape!

We must escape immediately!

Talolanke's reaction was incredibly swift. The instant it realized it was outmatched, it didn't even hesitate to consider why the intelligence had failed. The immense source energy within its body erupted like a volcano.

It slammed its feet off the ground, like an arrow shot from a powerful bow, and shot wildly upwards at an almost vertical angle.

Escape!

Break out of this damn level 2 battlefield restricted area!

Once it enters the unrestricted starry sky, it can immediately use the life-saving trump card bestowed upon it by its father.

Talolanke's speed instantly reached its limit; his dark red figure flashed by and seemed about to disappear.

"Heh, trying to leave?"

Lin Yi snorted coldly in his heart.

Just as Talolanke was about to fly away and escape, he moved.

There was no earth-shattering fanfare; he simply made a single gesture.

Lift your foot and stomp down.

However, this step seemed to have stepped on the very fabric of space itself.

Lin Yi's figure blurred in the same spot.

In the next instant, he appeared like a ghost, appearing directly above Talolanke without warning, blocking its straight upward path.

However, Lin Yi at this moment was completely different from before.

A suit of armor unlike anything seen before covered Lin Yi's entire body.

The armor was entirely a flowing dark silver color, as if it were woven from liquid star metal, with faint golden patterns and emerald green halos flashing across its surface from time to time.

The armor's lines are smooth and elegant, yet it exudes a silent strength. There are subtle spatial folds at the joints, as if it could blend into its surroundings at any time.

This is the true form that the Voidwalker Suit has revealed after being infused with Lin Yi's power of the three rules of gold, life, and space.

Lin Yi's appearance was too abrupt. From taking a step and teleporting to putting on his armor, the whole process was smooth and seamless, as if he was always meant to be there.

Upon seeing Lin Yi appear instantly, Talolanke's crimson pupils suddenly contracted into the most dangerous needle-like shapes.

The opponent's speed—no, that wasn't speed at all, it was the application of Space Rule!

"Get out of here!"

There was no way to avoid it, and no way to retreat.

Talolanke let out a furious roar, transforming all his fear into a desperate, ferocious struggle.

The pair of serrated bone blades on its arms, burning with raging flames, burst forth with unprecedented light. The rules of metal and fire were pushed to their limits, crossing into a cross, carrying a tragic aura that could tear apart heaven and earth and melt galaxies, as it fiercely slashed towards Lin Yi was blocking its path above.

This was the strongest attack Talolanke could muster in his haste, aiming to force Lin Yi back and open an escape route.

"Thump!!"

Legs and twin swords clashed together without any fancy moves.

There was no sharp clang of metal clashing, only a muffled, terrifying roar, like two meteorites colliding.

A visible white shockwave spread out from the point of impact, instantly clearing a huge circular hole in the clouds high in the sky.

"Crack. Puff!"

The flames clinging to Talolanke's twin blades, powerful enough to tear apart starships, vanished the instant they made contact with Lin Yi's right foot, as if encountering their nemesis. Then, spiderweb-like cracks spread across the incredibly tough bone blade.

A terrifying force, a mixture of extreme Sharpness, spatial tremors, and life-eroding power, surged like a burst dam, crashing into its body along its arms.

Talolanke's protective energy almost collapsed at the first touch. His dark red bone armor groaned under the strain, his chest heaved, and a mouthful of scalding blood could no longer be suppressed, gushing out violently.

Its body, however, was as if it had been struck head-on by a high-speed mountain. At a speed several times faster than when it was ascending, it was kicked down from the sky like a meteor falling to earth by Lin Yi's earth-shattering kick.

"BOOM!!!"

A second, even more violent impact rang out, and the earth trembled violently.

Talolanke's body slammed into the ground, creating a crater that was deeper and larger than before, and dust rose up like a mushroom cloud.

Lin Yi hovered in the air, and behind him, a series of crisp, melodious, yet metallic, ringing sounds exploded in the void.

Ninety-nine dark golden shards appeared out of thin air, like living fish, drawing incredibly mysterious trajectories in the air before instantly combining.

With a flash of light, a Long Spear about twelve feet long, its entire body shimmering with dark golden light, was firmly grasped in Lin Yi's right hand.

Soul Weapon, Cosmos Ripper!

Lin Yi held the Universe-Rending Spear in his right hand, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, coldly looking down at the smoke and dust below.

The recoil from that attack clearly told him that although his opponent's Rule Comprehension was far inferior to his, his source energy was so abundant that it had already reached the theoretical limit of the Dual Domain.

"The energy reserves of two hundred and ninety-nine Star Core, huh?" Lin Yi understood. "No wonder he was only seriously injured after I kicked him."

However, he didn't pay any attention to it.

Having more source energy simply means you can withstand a few more hits and die a little later. In the face of an absolute difference in quality, the slight advantage of source energy is so pale and powerless.

At the bottom of the pit, Talolanke coughed violently, each cough bringing up large amounts of bloody foam.

It struggled to climb out of the humanoid crater, its dark red bone armor covered with fine cracks, especially the bone blades on its arms, which were almost ruined, with only half of the blades remaining.

Then, Talolanke looked up at the demon-like figure in the sky. In his scarlet pupils, the initial shock had transformed into a desperate madness and resentment.

The rules of Space Rule Space Rule actually been mastered!

Now we really can't leave.

Talolanke stared intently at Lin Yi in the air, knowing he had encountered a formidable foe. Faced with Space Rule master of the same level, escape was a pipe dream.

"Ahem. Triple Domain Space Rule, hahahahaha!"

It suddenly straightened up, and the Star Core inside its body started spinning wildly at an unprecedented speed, even emitting a roar like an engine overload.

Dark red energy flames erupted from the cracks in its bone armor, making it appear like a demon crawling out of purgatory.

Talolanke let out a hoarse, maniacal laugh, wiping the blood from the corner of its mouth, its eyes becoming utterly resolute.

"If you want to kill me, pay with your life!"

With a roar, it completely abandoned its illusions, transforming all its fear and anger into the most frenzied fighting spirit.

Talolanke knew very well that only a desperate fight offered any hope of survival.

Without the slightest hesitation, it wildly wielded its fiery scimitars, unleashing hundreds of condensed fiery blade beams that intertwined into a net of death, attempting to disrupt Lin Yi's spatial lock with an area-of-effect attack.

Then, it changed its stance, plunging both swords into the ground.

"Boom!" The ground cracked, and countless metal ores, controlled by the Metal Rule, were instantly melted into crimson droplets by the rules of fire. Like a raging swarm of bees, they shot towards Lin Yi from all directions with intense heat and penetrating power.

However, this was merely a cover. A resolute glint flashed in Talolanke's eyes. He suddenly slapped his chest, spitting a mouthful of blood onto his twin blades.

The flames on the twin blades instantly turned from dark red to ghostly blue, the temperature soared, and even the surrounding air began to ionize.

It roared, its twin blades clashing together to unleash a dark blue line of fire, no thicker than an arm, yet condensed to its extreme, its interior churning with destructive energy.

Wherever the fire passed, the space was scorched and rippled.

His ability to assess the situation and his skillful application of the rules demonstrate a level of experience and sophistication far exceeding that of ordinary Kunmo Race.

But facing this series of combined attacks, Lin Yi remained calm, simply pointing his fingers like a sword and making a light slash in front of him.

A tiny spatial rift appeared, like a greedy maw, swallowing up all the blade light in the sky.

Then, Lin Yi's figure flickered several times in the air, as if walking through the cracks of space, avoiding all the subsequent rain of fire.

The opponent's attacks were indeed fierce. Others of the same level might have been caught off guard and confused, but they were no match for him.

However, Lin Yi still showed full respect to his opponent's final, desperate attack.

He held the gun in one hand, facing the eerie blue flames that could scorch the very air, and thrust it straight forward.

At the tip of the spear, the extreme sharpness of gold, the resilience of life, and the ability to penetrate space—the power of three rules—are perfectly condensed into a single point.

"Laugh!"

A soft yet piercing tearing sound rang out.

The incredibly condensed, dark blue line of fire was precisely cleaved in two the instant it made contact with the tip of the Cosmos Ripper. Its energy structure collapsed instantly, transforming into two uncontrolled streams of energy that swept past Lin Yi's sides.

"How is that possible?"

As Talolanke watched his strongest secret technique being so easily broken, despair finally appeared in his eyes.

"Want to kill me? Then we'll die together!"

It stopped trying to attack Lin Yi himself, and instead roared, slamming its fists into the ground, unleashing all its power onto the earth beneath its feet.

"Boom!"

Centered on it, the ground within a radius of a hundred miles instantly transformed into a sea of golden and red lava.

Countless beams of energy, Dao Resonance the explosive power of fire and the Sharpness of metal, shot into the sky from the sea of lava, like erupting volcanoes.

These energy beams were not random; rather, guided by some secret technique, they were interconnected, forming a destructive force field without discrimination.

The air was ignited, the space crackled and burned, and the entire area seemed to have become a forbidden zone for life, dragging everything within its range into a molten inferno, detonating and annihilating it completely.

This is a suicidal fighting style.

It intended to use this overwhelming saturation attack to disrupt Lin Yi's spatial movement, even forcing him to withstand it head-on. Even if it could only injure him slightly, it would be enough to salvage its last shred of dignity as a prince of the Kunmo Race.

Faced with this terrifying scene of scorching heat and boiling earth, Lin Yi was finally slightly moved.

It wasn't fear, but rather a sliver of acknowledgment of the enemy's final struggle.

"That does show some guts."

Lin Yi gave a brief comment and finally raised the Universe-Rending Spear in his hand horizontally.

It's time to end this hunt.

He did not dodge the soaring energy beam, but instead gently thrust the Universe-Rending Spear forward.

This thrust, though seemingly slow, appeared to pierce through the barriers of space.

At the tip of the spear, a point of extreme silver light shone, then rapidly expanded, transforming into a small spatial vortex that continuously rotated and devoured everything.

Those energy beams, powerful enough to instantly annihilate a peak -Star Core level, were twisted, torn, and swallowed up the moment they touched this spatial vortex, without even causing a ripple.

Talolanke's eyes widened in fury. Its strongest, desperate attack had been so easily neutralized?

Just as its mind was in turmoil, Lin Yi's figure disappeared from the spot once again.

This time, he appeared directly in front of Talolanke, right up close.

He could even clearly see his own cold and ruthless face reflected in the other person's burning compound eyes.

The Universe-Rending Spear, like a venomous snake that had been lying in wait, suddenly launched a fatal attack.

Talolanke was terrified. Its fighting instincts drove it to lean back with all its might, while raising its remaining half-bone blade arm in an attempt to block. Its other intact serrated forelimb, like a scorpion's tail, viciously stabbed towards Lin Yi's throat, attempting to relieve the siege by attacking from the front!

However, it was all in vain.

"Snap!"

The Universe-Rending Spear cut through the parrying arm with ease, as if slicing through tofu.

"Pfft!"

Next came its perfectly intact, serrated forelimb, the spear tip precisely striking the most vulnerable point of its joint, instantly unleashing the spatial cutting power to sever it at the root.

Dark red blood and some kind of biological fluid spurted out.

"Ah!"

Talolanke let out a piercing scream.

But the scream was cut short as soon as it was uttered.

Because after severing its forelimbs, the Universe-Rending Spear continued its momentum without diminishing, like a judgment of destiny, piercing with unparalleled precision through the cracked, dark red bone armor on its chest, penetrating its strong muscles and bones, and emerging from its back.

"Well"

Talolanke's body stiffened abruptly.

It slowly lowered its head, looking incredulously at the dark gold Long Spear that had pierced it through, feeling its life force draining away from the wound like a burst dam. The triple power of rules attached to the spear was more like the most vicious curse, raging within its body and destroying all its vitality.

Then, Lin Yi steadily raised his right hand, which was holding the Cosmos Ripper Spear.

"Crunch. Puff."

A tooth-grinding scraping sound rang out as Talolanke's heavy body was forcefully lifted into the air by the Universe-Rending Spear!

Its hot, dark red blood slid down the smooth, dark gold gun barrel, dripping onto the scorched earth below with a sizzling sound.

Talolanke's body was hanging from the gun, like a broken doll.

Its two serrated forelimbs, which had once reaped countless lives, were broken and crippled, hanging limply.

Its legs thrashed about in vain, unable to change its situation in the slightest.

Its scarlet pupils stared intently at Lin Yi, filled with extreme resentment and humiliation.

It, the noble Blade Prince of the Kunmo Race, the hunter who struck fear into the hearts of countless Human Race warriors, now resembled an insect nailed to a specimen shelf. The person it regarded as prey was displayed on the battlefield with the air of an absolute victor.

Lin Yi held the gun in one hand, his arm as steady as Rock, as if he were holding not a powerful alien prodigy, but merely an insignificant straw.

He calmly gazed into the other's eyes, twisted with pain and fear, and saw his own reflection in them—cold, indifferent, like a god who held the power of life and death.

Then, Lin Yi asked slowly, word by word:

"That feeling of being pierced and lifted up."

Lin Yi paused slightly, as if admiring the complex light in the other person's eyes that finally erupted, a mixture of humiliation, fear, and a hint of pleading.

Then, he slowly uttered his last words:

". how?"

These words, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushed Talolanke's will and pride.

It opened its mouth as if to utter a final curse or a humble plea for mercy, but only dark red blood mixed with fragments of internal organs flowed out.

Lin Yi stared at Talolanke in silence for a moment, then flicked his wrist, and the power of the three rules erupted along the gun.

"Bang!"

The body of the Blade Prince Talolanke transformed into a cloud of blood mist and fragments of bone armor in mid-air, along with its unwilling and desperate cry, vanishing without a trace.

I wasn't entirely satisfied, so I revised it several times, which is why it's a bit late.