One Sword Strike, Lost Contact

When this roar, filled with wild joy, burst from Amber's throat, almost all the cultivators in the fortress heard it.

Lin Yi heard it too.

He had just landed when the golden cocoon around him began to slowly dissipate.

Upon hearing the loud roar, Lin Yi instinctively swept his Soul Power towards the fortress.

The Soul Power swept across the light barrier, precisely locking onto the High Order of the Eternal Source Realm who was holding a silver battle sword on the outer defensive surface of the fortress.

Lin Yi recognized the face instantly.

Amber

He was one of the main force members of the high-level group during the Eternal Source Ring Trial, and Amber was also present at the Constant Source Celebration.

No wonder this kid could recognize the Constant Fusion Light Cocoon.

Lin Yi's lips curled slightly, and he nodded slightly in the direction of Amber. Then he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the third-tier Leader level Black Silence Beast that was preparing to attack him.

He looked at the Third-Order Black Silence Beast that was still gathering its strength and revealed a cold smile.

"Snort."

The Origin Law True Body has appeared.

The next instant, a gigantic figure appeared out of thin air in the void.

Then, Origin Law True Body made a grasping motion with his right hand, and within his palm, four-colored flames condensed into a giant sword at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, the enormous foot stomped down suddenly in mid-air.

Travel.

This shikigami seal is far more terrifying in the Constant Source Realm than in the Eternal Source Realm.

Origin Law True Body suddenly disappeared, and then appeared directly above the Third-Order Black Silence Beast, slashing downwards with his giant sword.

In Lin Yi's opinion, he didn't need to use the Xuan Furnace for this kind of trashy third-tier weapon that had just been promoted. The Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame Battle Sword, which he had condensed with his own Chaos Power, should be enough to deal with it.

After all, once the smoke in the furnace is used up, it needs to be slowly recharged. If a situation arises where it needs to be used during this time, it will be troublesome.

The Third-Order Black Silence Beast reacted quickly when Lin Yi suddenly appeared above it.

It decisively abandoned its attempt to continue accumulating power, and unleashed the still-forming dark purple energy ball deep within its mouth, along with all the Annihilation Torrent accumulated in its suction cups, straight upwards.

But it didn't work.

The sword was swallowed up the instant it collided with the Annihilation Torrent.

After absorbing the torrent, the battle sword suddenly grew larger.

The Third-Order Black Silence Beast was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting such a situation, but it immediately reacted and tried its best to dodge.

But it was too late.

The Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame Sword slashed down fiercely from the very center of its head.

The sword's edge pierced through the dense protective aura of Annihilation Power, as easily as cutting through a thin sheet of paper.

Next came the dark, scaly grooves; those scales, strong enough to withstand a blow from an ordinary Constant Source Realm, couldn't even last a moment.

The sword continued its downward thrust, cleaving the entire Black Silence Beast in two from head to tail.

One sword.

Clean and efficient from beginning to end.

The two halves of the Black Silence Beast slowly tilted to either side. No blood flowed from the cuts; instead, an extremely dense black mist surged out from the broken body.

The black mist surged and spread in the void, attempting to reform, but the remaining embers of the four-colored flames on the cut instantly incinerated it, leaving not a trace.

A brief silence fell over the entire battlefield.

Not only the cultivators inside the fortress, but even the Black Silence Beast that were frantically attacking the light barrier paused briefly the moment their leader was killed by a single sword strike.

Inside the light shield.

The mixed-blood leader of the Fusion Flame Race standing beside Amber was completely dumbfounded.

He gripped the dark red warhammer with both hands, the hammerhead unconsciously striking the crystal plate on the ground with a crisp clang.

But he didn't notice at all.

"Just... just one sword strike?"

He had witnessed Constant Lord firsthand.

But when those Constant Lord made their moves, they either engaged in probing attacks or slowly wore down their opponents using Source Laws or treasures. How could they possibly kill someone so decisively with a single sword strike right from the start?

Actually, Lin Yi himself was a little stunned.

Origin Law True Body hovered in the void. The four-colored flame giant looked down at the giant sword in his hand, which was still surging with embers, and then at the corpse of the Third-Order Black Silence Beast at his feet. He was speechless for a moment.

"Wait... this is just too bad!"

He was indeed somewhat surprised.

This was at least a third-tier Black Silence Beast. Even if it had only recently advanced and its strength was inferior to the most ordinary first-tier Constant Lord, it shouldn't have been killed with a single sword strike, right?

However, after thinking about it again, Lin Yi probably guessed the reason.

This sword strike, though seemingly simple, actually utilized almost all of his core combat techniques from the Constant Source Realm stage.

The Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame Sword is his most powerful attack method. With the four characteristics combined, plus the ability to see through Awakening Radiance's weaknesses, an ordinary first-tier Constant Lord would indeed be unable to withstand such a blow.

More importantly, the Black Silence Beast was unaware of his background.

If the opponent were a Tier 1 Constant Lord already knew the information, they would definitely try their best to dodge and maneuver, and would never be as foolish as this Black Silence Beast to use the Annihilation Torrent to directly block his sword.

The Black Silence Beast didn't understand these things.

Seeing the giant sword descend, it instinctively unleashed its strongest attack.

Then that attack was swallowed up, and the sword even grew larger.

And then it was gone.

"Being killed so suddenly and unexpectedly isn't entirely unjust."

Lin Yi shook his head, deciding not to dwell on the matter any longer.

He raised his hand and pointed at the void, and the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame Greatsword shattered in response, transforming into dozens of small, four-colored flame flying swords.

These smaller flying swords scattered in the void like dozens of colorful meteors, each locking onto the most powerful Second-Order Black Silence Beast in the horde.

In just a short while, all the top-tier Second-Order Black Silence Beast were wiped out.

After doing all this, Lin Yi did not make any more moves.

The rest posed no threat to the fortress, so leaving them for the cultivators inside to harvest was a good way to gain merit.

Then, with a thought, he made a grasping motion in the void with the enormous hand of Origin Law True Body.

The corpse of the Third-Order Black Silence Beast, which had been cut in half, along with the corpses of the top-tier Second-Order Black Silence Beast that had been killed by the flying swords, were all sealed into a dark cyan storage crystal box.

Lin Yi retrieved the crystal box into his Divine Kingdom and nodded secretly.

The materials from Third-Order Black Silence Beast are still quite valuable. Although the quality of the materials from a newly promoted Tier 3 beast might be a bit lower, it is still a genuine Tier Third-Order Black Silence Beast, and selling it to the merchant guild would bring in a considerable income.

As for those top-tier second-tier items, although their unit price is not as high as that of third-tier items, their quantity is considerable, and together they still bring in a substantial amount of income.

Of course, he casually killed those top-tier second-tier cultivators not primarily for the money.

This is to prevent the unfortunate situation of a last-minute breakthrough from happening again.

With the annihilation of the third-tier Leader level and those top-tier second-tier Black Silence Beast, the entire beast horde descended into chaos.

The once perfectly coordinated herds of beasts became a disorganized mess, with the low-ranking Black Silence Beast wandering aimlessly and even colliding with each other.

Although some first- and second-order individuals were still trying to attack the light shield, the overwhelming and rhythmic sense of oppression was no longer there.

Behind the beast tide, large numbers of Black Silence Beast have already begun to retreat in directions away from the fortress.

Lin Yi turned around to face the fortress and spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every cultivator inside the fortress.

"I will be here for three days. During that time, you are free to do as you please, and how much you achieve depends entirely on your own abilities."

""

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone inside the fortress froze for a moment.

Then, he was overjoyed.

The Black Silence Beast Tide is in a state of retreat. The most powerful ones have been swept away by Constant Lord like cutting melons and vegetables, leaving only a disorganized mess.

As long as you're careful, stick with the main group, and don't rush in, what's the difference between this and picking up easy battle achievements?

The mixed-blood leader of the Fusion Flame Race beside Amber suddenly gripped the dark red warhammer in his hand.

From certain death to not only surviving but also reaping a hefty profit, the difference between these two extremes is truly enormous.

Even though he had fought countless Epoch on the Frontline and witnessed countless life-and-death situations, he still could not suppress his excitement at this moment.

He took a few heavy breaths to barely suppress the surging emotions in his heart, then suddenly turned his head to look at Amber.

"You must know him, right?"

He asked repeatedly, his voice urgent and rapid, as if afraid that Amber would run away.

"Who exactly is this sir? He's so powerful, I've never heard of him before!"

His question echoed the sentiments of many around him.

Most of the cultivators in the fortress had been stationed on the Frontline the Black Mist Sea for a long time, facing only the Black Silence Beast and the Black Mist all day long, so their sources of information were quite limited.

They only knew those renowned old Constant Lord, the heads of various families, the famous generals of the Imperial Army, and the senior inspectors of the Constant Guard.

This person had an extremely unfamiliar appearance, and his attack was a swift and deadly strike, so fierce that no one could recognize his origins.

Amber had gradually calmed down from her earlier excitement.

He wasn't surprised by the commander's question; he simply grinned.

"It's Lord Lin Yiheng." His tone carried a hint of pride. "He only advanced to the Hengyuan Realm more than 300,000 epochs ago, it's normal that you haven't heard of him."

As he spoke, Amber's eyes darted around, glancing at the Eternal Source Realm cultivators who were eavesdropping nearby, and a slightly sly smile suddenly appeared on his face.

I'll explain the details to you later.

Before the commander could ask any further questions, Amber had already stopped smiling, his expression turned serious, he slammed his right fist into his left chest, bowed slightly, and his voice echoed throughout the fortress.

"Thank you, Lord Lin Yiheng!"

Upon hearing this sound, the others inside the fortress immediately reacted.

Before this, they were simply stunned by the sudden appearance of the Constant Lord and the earth-shattering sword strike, their minds filled with the most primal thoughts of "we're saved" and "we've survived."

Awakened by Amber's words of thanks, everyone immediately chorused, "Thank you, Lord Lin Yiheng!"

Lin Yi stood in the void, giving a slight nod in return.

His gaze swept over the dense cracks on the fortress's protective shield, then looked at the cultivators who were now swarming out of the fortress after expressing their gratitude, chasing after the retreating Black Silence Beast. Finally, his gaze settled on Amber, who was grinning foolishly in his direction.

"This kid's got some interesting."

Three days later.

In the void surrounding the fortress, the last group of pursuing cultivators gradually returned to the fortress.

The leader of the mixed-blood Fusion Flame Race grinned from ear to ear, and when he saw the tall figure at the edge of the fortress in the distance, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Amber! Guess how many I killed?"

Amber was resting against a relatively intact gun emplacement.

He had a lot of new injuries, but his overall mental state was completely different from three days ago.

Hearing the commander's voice, he lazily raised his head, a smile playing on his lips, "Anyway, not as many as me."

"You bastard..." the commander chuckled and scolded, not arguing, then plopped down on a broken section of the power node base next to Amber, letting out a long sigh of stale air.

"Hahaha, twenty-three heads." His tone was full of satisfaction.

Amber glanced at him but didn't reply.

In those three days, he had seen far too many similar reactions.

Those cultivators who originally thought they were doomed to die, after surviving and making a fortune in battle, almost all of them were talking about the same thing.

How should the war merits be distributed? How should the resources be used? Is the share left for the descendants enough? Can it help the few talented young talents in the family advance one more rank?

This rambling, calculating approach is wrapped in a warm feeling of having been rekindled from despair.

The other practitioners in the fortress also gradually returned to their respective posts.

Amber's gaze swept over the faces one by one, finally settling on the void directly in front of the fortress.

There, a tall, slender figure hovered in the void, surrounded by a faint halo of four-colored flames.

Lin Yiheng is the principal investigator.

Amber silently repeated the name in her heart.

The scene from three days ago is still vividly etched in his mind.

The third- Leader level Black Silence Beast that had driven the entire fortress to the brink of destruction had no chance to struggle against that single sword strike.

This is the Constant Source Realm.

This is the road he is walking on, with that increasingly clear yet increasingly distant figure ahead of him.

Amber took a deep breath, suppressing those thoughts.

He stood up, preparing to bow and return to his cultivation, when he saw the figure in the void move.

At this moment, Lin Yi withdrew his gaze from the depths of the black mist.

The Black Silence Beast Tide has completely retreated into the middle layer of the Black Mist Sea. Those insignificant and first-tier scattered soldiers have also fled in all directions and will no longer pose any threat to the fortress in the short term.

Three days ago, Que Yun also contacted him via the emblem to confirm that his mission was completed, and the reward was fifteen Origin Constant Crystal.

It's worth noting that back when he was still on Constant Island, the Yanluo Smokeveil Mystic Furnace that the Dao Lord Xi Mo gave him had a starting bid of only twenty Origin Constant Crystal.

This emergency mission only required activating the Constant Fusion Mark and making a trip to obtain fifteen Origin Constant Crystal.

This is a good deal no matter how you look at it.

Now that he has fulfilled his promise to stay for three days, there is no need for him to stay any longer.

It's time to go.

Lin Yi took one last look at the fortress.

The dense cracks on the fortress's protective shield have begun to slowly repair themselves. Although the process is extremely slow, a faint halo appears every time an inscription circuit is reconnected.

The defensive Annihilation Cannon array has entered its regular charging cycle, and the dark blue cannon muzzles are slowly lowering into the turret base for maintenance.

Everything is slowly recovering.

Lin Yi withdrew his gaze and focused his mind on the Constant Fusion Pillar.

The pale golden cocoon around his body reappeared.

However, this time he did not return directly to the Silent Left Giant City, but instead locked the teleportation coordinates to another Constant Fusion Mark that he had already reserved.

The cocoon of light trembled slightly in the void, then transformed into a golden streak of light and vanished into the distance, disappearing from the sight of everyone in the fortress in the blink of an eye.

The Silent Constant Great City, the Nokhan Commerce.

As soon as Lin Yi arrived at the door, Moke, who had been informed by the waiter, came out to greet him with a smile.

"Master Lin Yiheng, welcome! What brings you here today?"

"This time we're here to sell, not to buy."

Lin Yi didn't stand on ceremony with him. After arriving at the VIP room, he reached out and took out the dark blue storage crystal box.

Moke took the crystal box, opened it, examined it with his Soul Power, and finally closed the box.

"Third-Order Black Silence Beast. Overall, it has only recently advanced, and the quality of its materials barely meets the third-tier threshold; it doesn't even qualify."

He turned to look at Lin Yi, a hint of apology on his face. "This one looks like it just advanced and you've already ripped it off. The highest price you can offer is 39 million Eternal Cosmos Crystal, plus the other materials, the total price is 46 million Eternal Cosmos Crystal."

Lin Yi nodded; it was about what he had estimated.

"Make a deal."

This extra gain, though not a huge sum, is still something every little bit helps.

More importantly, the real prize for him on this trip was the fifteen Origin Constant Crystal.

He chatted with Moke for a few more minutes, and after obtaining the Eternal Cosmos Crystal, he got up to say goodbye.

Silent Giant City, Constant Guard Headquarters.

Lin Yi returned to his cultivation room and resumed his cultivation.

Time flies, and more than 600,000 Epoch have passed in the blink of an eye.

Six hundred thousand Epoch is neither a long nor a short time.

For Lin Yi, whose total age is less than two million Epoch, this is a very long period of time.

However, for ordinary cultivators at the Eternal Constant Source Realm, over 600,000 Epoch is merely a brief stop on the path of Origin Law.

During this period, Lin Yi went on three more emergency missions, acquiring a total of forty-three Origin Constant Crystal.

All three of these emergency missions were in Level II key areas.

This is no coincidence.

With his current cultivation level at the first First Order of the Constant Source Realm, coupled with the enhancements from the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame and the Smokeveil Mystic Furnace, he alone is capable of handling various crises that may arise in the second-level region, such as Leader level breakthroughs in battle, coordinated attacks by multiple Leader level entities, and the appearance of mutated individuals.

Therefore, if something happens in a secondary key area, he will naturally be the first person people think of.

But Level 3 key areas are a different matter.

At least a dozen Constant Lord are stationed in each of the three key areas. If an emergency occurs in a certain area, at least a high-level Constant Lord is needed to handle it.

Although Lin Yi was confident, he wasn't arrogant enough to think he could intervene in the battles of the level three region right now.

The reason he was allowed to leave his mark in the third-level region was simply to prepare for the future; Constant Domain Office did not intend to give him an urgent mission in the third-level region right now.

What he can do now is to continuously accumulate combat experience in the level two missions, while accelerating his understanding of the Origin Law and breaking through to a higher level as soon as possible.

"However, given my cultivation speed, it shouldn't be too long before I can truly resolve the troubles in the third-level region."

Lin Yi thought to himself.

Over the past 600,000 Epoch, with the continued consumption of Purple Mist Crystal and the increasingly sharpening of his mind, his comprehension of the Chaos Origin Law did not decrease but rather increased.

Currently, it has reached 9.1%.

At the current rate of growth, it won't be long before he reaches the Second Order of the Constant Source Realm.

Lin Yi pondered that once the progress reached 9.5%, ensuring that he was on the verge of the first-tier peak, he would set off for the First Constant Domain to test the quality of the Constant Source Summit.

However, plans often change.

Thirty thousand Epoch later.

Lin Yi did not cultivate that day.

Every so often, he needs to temporarily step out of his seclusion to handle important official business that requires his personal approval in the daily operations of the Constant Guard.

He was sitting in his private office, focused on handling the backlog of tasks, when suddenly, Lord Yan's voice echoed deep within his consciousness.

"Lin Yi Lan Chen Commander a message: Inspector Wen Xiao has gone missing. You are required to go to headquarters immediately."