Summoned by the Commander-There Aren't That Many, Really

At this moment, the giant python finally managed to break free from the restraints of the Blazing Condensation Chains.

But it was all too late.

It was completely enveloped by the raging four-colored flames, which seeped into every inch of the gray-black mist of its Origin Law True Body like a bone-deep infection.

The giant python tried to immediately activate some kind of secret technique to break free and create distance, but its Soul Power and Chaos Power were True Body devoured by the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame as soon as they emerged.

The flames were like an airtight cage, sealing it within this inferno composed of four-colored flames.

The giant python refused to accept its fate.

It struggled wildly between the giant fire giant's two purple-gold hands, its serpentine body violently thrashing left and right and tumbling up and down, each twist creating ripples of scorching flames in the void.

At the height of its struggle, its Origin Law True Body suddenly swelled up a large size, expanding from its original state, which had been burned and shrunk by more than half, to almost the size it was when it was intact, and even exceeding that size.

The gray-black mist surged violently within the flames, attempting to break even the slightest gap in the four-colored flames covering it.

As long as a crack is opened, it has a chance to escape.

But it didn't work.

Each time its True Body expands, the four-colored flames also increase in size.

When it expands by 30%, the flames rise by 50%; when it expands to 100%, the flames explode into a huge wave of fire, as if boiling oil has been poured on them.

The more the python struggled, the more energy it absorbed from the flames, the more intense the fire burned, and the less power it could mobilize.

This creates a vicious cycle: the harder you struggle, the faster you die.

The True Body of the lava giant naturally noticed the miserable state of its companion.

The magma surging around him suddenly boiled, and the magma heart in his chest clenched violently before spewing out a torrent of crimson-gold magma hot enough to melt the void, crashing fiercely into Yi Wei's icy winged True Body that stood in his way.

Clearly, he was truly desperate. After all, only by joining forces with the giant python could he somewhat suppress the Ice Wing True Body. If the giant python died, and the fire giant came to help, he would be the next one to suffer.

These thoughts flashed through the lava giant's mind. Its massive lava True Body had already stepped through the void and charged towards Lin Yi, attempting to force its way through Yi Wei's side.

Yi Wei gave a cold laugh.

At this moment, a hint of pleasure appeared in her eyes.

Now the tables have turned, and it's her turn to be the obstacle.

With a sudden flap of her icy wings, Yi Wei unleashed a storm of icy shards that swept towards the lava giant from all directions. The icy shards collided with the lava torrent, creating a cloud of white mist that enveloped the surroundings.

Where do you want to go?

Yi Wei's voice was Frost, and her Ice Winged True Body moved to block the lava giant's path. Her icy blue eyes coldly stared at her opponent, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Don't rush, your turn is next."

As she said this, she looked at the lava giant's anxious yet unable-to-break through, and couldn't help but feel a surge of secret pleasure.

The feeling of trapping your opponent in place and forcing them to watch helplessly as their comrade is more satisfying than winning a hard-fought battle.

Especially when he thought about how the lava giant had sneered and asked him, "Where are you going?" and now that the giant had returned the favor, the feeling was indescribable.

That feels so good!

While the other Lightless Ones also noticed the giant python's desperate situation, several nearby Constant Source Realm Lightless Ones immediately wanted to rush over to its aid. However, as soon as they moved, they were entangled again by the Imperial Constant Source Realm cultivator in front of them.

Are you kidding me? You think you can get past this?

When Lin Yi was in danger, no one on our side had time to help him. While this was understandable, given the suddenness of the attack and the swiftness of the giant python, it was still somewhat embarrassing to have a junior at the Eternal Source Realm face a full-force attack from a Constant Source Realm expert alone.

Now the situation has reversed. Lin Yi has actually turned the tables and pinned the giant python to the flames. He is about to complete a feat of killing a Eternal Source Realm Constant Source Realm cultivator who is above his level. At this moment, if anyone messes up and lets Constant Source Realm Lightless Ones slip past them to interfere, they will lose face big time.

And it's not just about being shameful.

Anyone who can reach the Constant Source Realm is a shrewd and calculating individual.

Seeing Lin Yi, with his Eternal Source Realm, drive the Constant Source Realm giant python to the brink of destruction, his talent can no longer be described as monstrous.

How many Universal Epoch in the entire Seventh Constant Domain have never witnessed a case of the Eternal Source Realm cultivator defeating a Constant Source Realm? If such a thing were to actually happen, it could even spread throughout the entire Constant Source Realm circle.

Conversely, if he failed to stop his opponent, causing Lin Yi's kill to fail, he would not only lose face but also offend a future star destined to become a powerful figure in the Constant Source Realm.

Thus, with the Empire launching a coordinated and fierce attack, the Lightless Ones Constant Source Realm were not only unable to spare the time to rescue the giant python, but were also starting to become quite flustered themselves.

As if they had planned it in advance, the Constant Source Realm members of the Empire exerted their strength simultaneously, firmly suppressing their respective opponents in place.

Those at the Constant Source Realm Lightless Ones initially wanted to struggle, but seeing this situation, they understood.

There's no way they'd let me go to their rescue.

Actually, if you really want to save them, it's not entirely impossible.

Although the Constant Source Realm Lightless Ones present were all entangled with their opponents, as long as someone was willing to take a risk, such as enduring a heavy blow from their opponent in front of them, and exchanging serious injury for a brief window of escape, there was still a certain possibility of breaking through the blockade to rescue the giant python.

But the question is, who would be willing?

The Lightless Ones of the Constant Source Realm in Lightless City were originally raised in the dark law of the survival of the fittest.

When there are no external enemies, even if there is cooperation between them, it is only a relationship of exchanging interests and mutual exploitation. So-called partners are nothing more than temporary groups to carry out tasks together. Such cooperative relationships are as fragile as thin ice.

Sacrifice your own interests for such a temporary ally?

In the values of the Lightless City, such things only happen to the most foolish people.

The giant python is now in dire straits. To save its companion, who is likely beyond saving, it is a terrible loss to take a heavy blow and then face a bloodthirsty Imperial Constant Source Realm, Fang Hengyuan, while injured.

In this situation, the best course of action is to prioritize your own safety, try to buy some time, and look for an opportunity to escape.

As for the pythons' lives, they are insignificant compared to their own safety.

So Lin Yi stood at the core of the fire giant, his hands clasped together, steadily maintaining precise control over the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame.

He was not in a hurry, nor did he relax in the slightest even as the python's struggles weakened.

The Nine Nether Soul-Rending Flame continued to burn the giant python's Origin Law True Body, peeling away and devouring the gray-black mist of Main Body True Body layer by layer.

Time ticked by, and the python's struggles gradually weakened.

From its initial frantic thrashing and expansion, it eventually twitched only occasionally, the flames burning ever brighter, until the giant fire python gradually ceased to move.

But Lin Yi did not relax in the slightest.

He manipulated the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame, continuing to burn it.

Sure enough, after a while...

The enormous four-colored fireball, which had been burned to a crisp and seemed to have been completely still, suddenly expanded violently.

A blindingly dark green light burst forth from the deepest part of the fireball, causing the four-colored flames to swell and bulge as if about to burst. Countless violent waves of flame surged across the surface of the fireball, and a serpentine ball of light could be vaguely seen darting left and right in the sea of fire. With each impact, the outer wall of the fireball would expand a little more, and the dark green light pierced through the gaps in the flames, carrying an extremely resentful and venomous aura.

But it didn't work.

Under the fire giant's continuous attacks, the enormous ball of fire churned violently for a while, but its dark green light gradually dimmed and eventually subsided.

Lin Yi did not immediately extinguish the flames.

He waited a while longer, carefully sensing the fire giant with his Soul Power before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Then, Lin Yi raised his hand and gently beckoned.

The churning sea of fire immediately flew back onto the fire giant.

With each return of a wisp of flame, the fire giant's aura grows stronger.

The flames absorbed a massive amount of energy while burning the giant python's True Body. Now, they brought all of this energy back to the fire giant's Main Body, causing the fire giant's size to nearly double again. The oppressive force of the surging sea of fire had far exceeded its initial level.

Only scattered, messy items remained in the original location.

That was something that remained in the Divine Kingdom within the giant python's body after it was completely refined.

Lin Yi was careful at the last moment and immediately controlled the power of the flames after the giant python died, which is why these items survived.

Among this pile of spoils, the most conspicuous was a broken scale armor. The armor plates, which should have been dark blue, were now burned beyond recognition. Large areas of the scales were covered with charred marks and cracks, and the edges had even melted and deformed, making it impossible to recognize their original shape.

However, the fact that this armor could withstand the burning of the Nine Nether Soul-Rending Flame without being completely incinerated indicates that its quality when intact was definitely not low; it was at least a defensive treasure of the Constant Source Realm level.

Although it's damaged to this extent, if we can find a master craftsman skilled in weapon forging, it might be possible to repair it. Even if it can't be repaired, we can at least sell the raw materials for profit.

Besides the damaged armor, there were also a dozen or so blackened beads, looking unremarkable and covered in soot.

These are the bone beads left behind after the giant python was cremated. They should be considered raw materials for the Constant Source Realm and should be worth a lot of money.

There were also two Venom Fang -shaped daggers with cracks extending from the tip of the blade to the hilt, and the green light at the edge of the blade had dimmed to the point of being almost invisible.

Even so, the daggers still exuded a chilling Sharpness, clearly indicating that these two daggers would have been quite formidable offensive weapons when intact.

Finally, there are a few storage crystal boxes.

These items appeared after the giant python died and were deliberately preserved. Lin Yi was not in a hurry to open and count the spoils. However, he thought that as Constant Source Realm expert, the giant python's treasures accumulated over a long period of plundering the Chaos Cosmic Sea could not possibly be meager.

Lin Yi took out an empty storage crystal box from his Divine Kingdom within his body.

Then he raised his hand and waved it, storing all the scattered spoils into his storage box.

Next, he skillfully added several layers of inscription seals to the surface of the storage crystal box, and finally put the sealed storage crystal box back into his Divine Kingdom.

At this moment, whether they were in the Eternal Source Realm or the Constant Source Realm, although they had some expectations, they were still speechless when they actually saw a Constant Source Realm Lightless Ones perish at the hands of an Eternal Source Realm cultivator and even become a pile of spoils of war.

Those from the Eternal Source Realm were even more eager.

Which Eternal Source Realm Constant Source Realm cultivator hasn't dreamed of defeating a cultivator of a higher level than themselves?

And now, their dreams have become reality.

In their view, from now on, Lin Yi can basically be regarded as half of Constant Lord.

Although everyone could see that Lin Yi, as a fire giant, needed to accumulate energy in advance, his combat power at the Constant Source Realm was undeniably real once the energy was fully charged.

Those who had secretly envied Lin Yi could only curse him under their breath, burying their shameful emotions deep within their hearts, afraid that even the slightest hint of their feelings would be noticed by others.

The Constant Lord, however, had their own differing thoughts.

Yi Wei was the first to transmit her voice. "Lin Constant Ban, amazing! Without your help in restraining that giant python, the situation on my side would be really hard to say."

Lin Yi replied with a smile, "You're too kind Constant Lord Yi Wei. If you don't mind, I'll help you harass this lava True Body now."

Yi Wei chuckled and immediately replied, "Welcome." Her tone clearly indicated that she already regarded Lin Yi as an equal.

General Ka Lie had a full view of Lieutenant General scene from high above.

His face showed little expression, but his heart was in turmoil.

This Lin Yi was even more ferocious than he had anticipated. Not only did he withstand the all-out attack of the Constant Source Realm unscathed, but he also turned the tables and killed the Constant Source Realm.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Ka Lie secretly made up his mind that he would report to the commander-in-chief later and poach people!

Luo Mi thought to Dao Fruit expected, the Commander probably already knew about Lin Yi's hidden talent, which is why he specifically asked about it and even instructed me to bring him to meet him as soon as the mission was over."

The Commander must have already recognized the extraordinary talent of the Eternal Source Realm killing Constant Source Realm.

Luo Mi shook her head slightly, suppressing the emotions in her heart, and refocused her attention on the opponent in front of her.

Meanwhile, Eric, far away in another corner of the battlefield, sighed slightly while being happy for Lin Yi.

He had originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to mention to Lin Yi after this mission was over that he would take him on as a disciple of the Inscription Literature School.

But now that Lin Yi is able to kill someone at the Constant Source Realm, he can be considered Constant Lord- level being, on equal footing with me. It would be inappropriate to take him as a disciple now.

Thinking of this, Eric couldn't help but shake his head regretfully.

Despite his regret, Eric quickly came up with another idea.

"Such amazing talent is a bit of a waste to keep him in the Constant Guard..." he thought to himself. "Although the Constant Guard has a high status, they are still a combat unit, fighting all day long. When do they have time to calm down and study the Origin Law Inscriptions? If we could dig him up and bring him to Constant Island, we could study him in depth and maybe the progress in restoring and analyzing the Origin Law Inscriptions could be further improved."

Eric thought about it more and more and felt that the idea was feasible.

If the island owner is willing to step in and lobby, things might still turn around.

He decided that the first thing he would do after returning was to find the Lord of Xi Mo Island and then strongly urge the Lord to step in and poach the people.

Lin Yi had no idea what each of the Constant Lord present was planning.

After collecting his spoils, he turned his attention back to the fire giant.

After swallowing the complete Origin Law True Body of the giant python, the fire giant's size is now almost twice its original size.

Lin Yi knew that even though his Soul Power had increased significantly after killing the giant python at the Constant Source Realm, he could only absorb one or two more Constant Source Realm level attacks at most. Any more than that would be beyond his control.

Fortunately, only he knows the truth about this; no one else does.

Therefore, Lin Yi thought that he could maintain this intimidating demeanor and pretend to assist Yi Wei Constant Lord, which should have a restraining effect.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi controlled the fire giant to slowly raise its right arm, and the huge fiery palm grasped the air in mid-air.

A flaming greatsword rapidly extended and solidified in his hand, and then he manipulated the greatsword to slash at the lava giant in the distance.

The lava giant was both shocked and enraged.

He had seen clearly how the giant python died; the flames would devour anything that touched it, and the python would swell up—it was utterly unreasonable.

Although in his opinion, Lin Yi, as a cultivator at the Eternal Source Realm, should be nearing his limit in manipulating this flame.

But it dared not gamble.

What if you touch it and it devours you again?

"Forget it, if I can't afford to offend them, can't I at least avoid them?"

So it had no choice but to dodge, veering to the right.

But Yi Wei's True Body with ice wings was already there waiting for it.

With a flap of its wings, Icewing True Body unleashed a streak of icy blue light straight at the lava giant's chest.

The lava giant could only dodge hastily again, barely avoiding Yi Wei's fatal blow, but the light still grazed his left shoulder, and his entire left arm quickly turned black, slowing his movements.

The lava giant was inwardly groaning.

Although he was slightly at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight with Yi Wei, he could still manage to hold his own. Now, with Lin Yi providing ranged support, the situation has suddenly turned into a pincer attack.

For a time, Yi Wei's Ice Wing True Body held an overwhelming advantage, becoming more and more adept at the fight, while the Lava Giant struggled to defend itself and soon found itself in grave danger.

However, just as Yi Wei saw an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the lava giant, everyone on the entire battlefield, from the Constant Source Realm engaged in fierce combat to the Eternal Source Realm still fighting below, felt a sudden tightness in their hearts.

It was a kind of instinctive alertness, as if I were being watched by something far beyond my comprehension.

Although it only lasted a brief moment, the thrill was enough to send chills down your spine and make you hold your breath.

Immediately, Lin Yi noticed three figures suddenly appearing in the sky above the battlefield.

These were the three Dao Lord had previously gone to hunt down the Lightless City Lord.

The Dao Lord Wei Shuo was positioned in the center, with the Dao Lord Xi Mo and the Dao Lord Chi Ming on either side.

Immediately afterwards, Dao Lord Wei Shuo raised his right hand and gently pressed his palm down into the void below.

The movement was extremely casual, as if he were pressing down a piece of paper that had floated up on a table.

But with this casual movement, a purplish-gold ripple rapidly spread from the palm Dao Lord Wei Shuo across the entire battlefield.

Wherever it passed, the surging chaotic energy in the void was completely swept away. Even the energy shockwaves generated when the Origin Law True Body the Constant Source Realm clashed with all its might were silently wiped away by the ripples, as if those violent energies that were enough to tear apart the Eternal Source Realm had never existed.

When this purplish-gold ripple swept over the Lightless Ones who were still fighting against the Empire's powerful figures, all of Lightless Ones, regardless of their form or realm, were frozen in place at the same instant.

The Imperial's Constant Source Realm were clearly not encountering this situation for the first time, and they immediately seized the opportunity to unleash their strongest killing moves.

Yi Wei's Ice Wing True Body was originally aimed at the exposed back of the Lava Giant, and now she poured all her power into this attack. Her whole body was like an ice-blue meteor that pierced through the Lava Giant's Origin Law True Body, freezing the Lava Giant from head to toe into an ice statue.

Then she turned around and struck with her palm, sending a rain of ice shards crashing down, shattering the ice sculpture and the True Body inside into pieces.

Luo Mi unleashed both palms simultaneously, the purple palm prints cleaving the bone-armored behemoth in two like Mount Tai crashing down. His other palm struck the black mist -Lightless Ones at the Early Constant Source Realm beside him, scattering the black mist in all directions.

General Ka Lie's crimson-gold spear flashed like a meteor shower, piercing the Lightless Ones before him with countless holes. The other generals also slew their opponents one after another.

The Eternal Source Realm on the battlefield below followed suit, seizing the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and slaughtering the remaining Lightless Ones who were still putting up a fight.

The battle ended not long after.

Yi Wei let out a long breath and glanced down at the mess of spoils scattered in the void after the lava giant shattered.

There were fragments of a half-melted magma core, several storage crystal boxes, and some burnt and twisted fragments of weapons and armor. Then, he took out a simple-looking black jade box from his own storage space.

With a wave of her hand, a soft, icy blue light swept up all the spoils of war, sorting them into categories and placing them into the black jade box, leaving no stone unturned, not even the half-melted fragments that were no longer recognizable.

The spoils of war from those Lightless Ones in the Constant Source Realm are quite valuable. Some seemingly insignificant fragments may yield extremely rare materials in the hands of an inscription master skilled in crafting.

After doing all this, Yiwei gently pushed the jade box towards Lin Yi, and the soft, icy blue light carried the jade box to him.

Lin Yi stared at the black jade box before him, slightly taken aback.

He didn't answer immediately, but instead Soul Transmission: "Constant Lord Yi Wei, it was Dao Lord who made the move just now. Shouldn't it be handed over to Dao Lord?"

Upon hearing Lin Yi's telepathic message, Yi Wei was slightly taken aback at first, then a smile appeared on her face. She replied telepathically, "You haven't participated in many battles led by Dao Lord, so you're not familiar with the rules here. Generally, Dao Lord don't take these things after such a simple attack. At the Dao Lord level, the spoils of war from the Constant Source Realm are no longer of much significance to them. As for the spoils of war, according to the rules, they belong to the actual killer."

After hearing this explanation, Lin Yi remained silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly and transmitted his voice, "Then I cannot accept it. Yi Wei Constant Lord, you fought this lava giant for so long, I only held it back from the sidelines and didn't contribute much. This spoils should belong to you."

He wasn't just being polite; he genuinely felt he shouldn't take the money.

He killed the giant python alone, and he felt perfectly justified in taking its spoils. However, Yi Wei was the one who launched the main attack against the lava giant from start to finish, while he was merely restricting its movement from a distance. It would be unreasonable for him to take the spoils for himself after that.

Yi Wei laughed upon hearing this, her icy blue eyes filled with amusement. She transmitted her voice again, "Hey, why are you being so polite with me? If you hadn't helped me kill the giant python, I might have been injured fighting two of them alone. Besides..."

She paused slightly. "I'm a veteran at the Constant Source Realm, and I have some wealth. On the contrary, when you become Constant Source Realm, you'll need a lot of resources, especially for condensing the Origin Law True Body, which requires a large amount of Origin Constant Crystal. You've probably heard about the price of these, so... just keep them. Consider it my way of making you my friend. When you're more financially secure in the future, you can return half the value of this spoils to me, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi fell into deep thought.

Indeed, once you reach the Constant Source Realm, you'll need far too much money.

Although the cultivation resources in the Eternal Source Realm are not cheap, they are just a drop in the ocean compared to those in the Constant Source Realm Constant Source Realm. Not to mention the various treasures and secret techniques of the Constant Origin Realm, there are only two paths to condense the Origin Law True Body and truly possess the combat power of the Constant Source Realm.

You either spend a huge amount of time slowly refining it, or you throw money at it.

However, he clearly didn't have the time to spend several Universal Epoch slowly condensing it; the only way he could go was to spend money to buy Origin Constant Crystal Origin Constant Crystal then absorb them.

With that in mind, Lin Yi stopped refusing.

He waved his hand, putting away the black jade box, and then thanked Yi Wei telepathically, "Then I won't stand on ceremony, Yi Wei Constant Lord."

Before long, the others also put away their spoils, then stood still and waited patiently.

Soon, Dao Lord Wei Shuo slowly spoke, "The Lightless City Lord has been executed. Imperial Army, take these captured cultivators into custody. We should return now."

Upon receiving the order, several generals of the Imperial Army immediately began organizing their subordinates to carry out the containment operation.

Just as the Imperial Army began to busy themselves with the aftermath, the Dao Lord Xi Mo suddenly spoke up.

"Dao Lord Wei Shuo, this time, we might be able to completely destroy this place, preventing other Lightless City from reoccupying and establishing themselves here."

Destroy completely?

Upon hearing this, Dao Lord Wei Shuo slightly turned his head to look at Xi Mo.

This suggestion surprised him somewhat.

It's important to understand that the wonders of the Chaos Cosmic Sea, especially naturally formed wonders like these, are never something that can be destroyed so easily.

Such places naturally possess extremely strong resilience. Breaking through the outer perimeter and rushing in to fight in a short time is one thing, but completely erasing the entire spectacle from the Chaos Source Sea is quite another.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, after the Empire conquers the Lightless City, they usually clear out the Lightless Ones, rescue the prisoners, and then withdraw.

As for the city Main Body, it was often just blown to pieces and that was the end of it.

Unfortunately, the empire cannot afford to expend significant resources to maintain a permanent presence in the depths of this Black Mist Sea.

After some time, this Cosmic Sea Wonder will be reclaimed by the Lightless Ones sent by other Lightless City nearby, and once again become a malignant tumor in the Chaos Cosmic Sea.

This is a convention that almost everyone accepts.

But since the Dao Lord Xi Mo has brought it up, it means she must have a way.

Although he and Xi Mo belonged to two different systems, the Imperial Army and Constant Island, they had dealt with each other countless times and were very familiar with each other's style of doing things.

Xi Mo never speaks without a reason.

Since she publicly proposed the option of "complete destruction," it means she must have a trump card that can achieve this goal.

As for what exactly his trump card is, Wei Shuo can't guess for now, but he doesn't need to.

Xi Mo will naturally do it.

Therefore, Dao Lord Wei Shuo only pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "Dao Lord Xi Mo, if you have a way, that would be wonderful. If it can be completely destroyed, it will save you a lot of trouble in the future."

The Dao Lord Xi Mo smiled slightly.

She turned around, shifting her gaze from Dao Lord Wei Shuo to the crowd present.

The gaze swept over the generals of the Constant Source Realm and finally landed on the fire giant in mid-air.

To be precise, it landed on the young figure at the core of the fire giant.

"Of course there is a way." The Dao Lord Xi Mo's voice remained calm and composed, but her next words caused everyone present to pause slightly in surprise. "However, it's not my way, but his."

"Lin Yi, we need your help with this."

Lin Yi?

Dao Lord Wei Shuo was taken aback.

Who is this?

He had no recollection of this name.

But soon, Dao Lord Wei Shuo discovered that it wasn't just the people from Constant Island, but also his own Imperial Army, including those arrogant Constant Source Realm generals, those commanders of the Imperial Army who were never convinced by the Constant Island prodigies, and even the Constant Guard.

All eyes turned to the fire giant in mid-air.

Dao Lord Wei Shuo raised an eyebrow slightly.

What's going on?

It seems like everyone knows Lin Yi except me?