As for the target object of the test.
"Too high makes it difficult to test, too low and the effect and power won't be apparent... so..."
A thought flashed through Lin Hui's mind: he would head to the vicinity of the God Clan and try his luck to see if he could capture a five-ringed object to test its effectiveness. Looking at the many ice blocks in front of him, Lin Hui waved his hand, controlling them to float into a small door behind them.
He turned around and went inside to begin a new round of research.
Not content with just his own research, he also frequently disguised himself as a physiological anatomy expert, exchanging ideas and sparking new inspiration on the God Clan's internal network.
Three more days passed in the blink of an eye.
After all the new materials were thoroughly studied and the experiment concluded, Lin Hui didn't let Lin go out to collect any more data. Instead, he began new research on the psychology of the God Clan.
The manifestation of the life line is not only due to physical factors, but also to the mind and soul. Therefore, this aspect is also indispensable.
Only a few days into the process, Lin Hui found a good opportunity to test the final scene.
According to reports, a God Clan Shen Mu is escorting Zhu Li's frontline supplies back to the God Clan realm.
The journey will involve passing through large areas of Black Domain.
This was his chance.
Shen Mu are usually at the sixth ring, but because they don't have much actual combat experience, the sixth ring of Shen Mu isn't actually very powerful; it's more like they've built it up with special resources and treasures.
Therefore, Shen Mu in their sixth ring mostly stay in the rear, holding important positions.
This time, Lin Hui planned to act alone, instructing Lin and the other two to focus on cultivation and improve rapidly before leaving. With the Nether Seed, the three of them grew in strength at an extremely fast pace.
It happened so fast that even they themselves were a little alarmed.
In such a short time, even faster than Lin Hui had anticipated, they had already increased their strength by more than three times. And this increase was accelerating at an alarming rate.
He flew away from the base alone, arriving at the route that the publicly available information about the Shen Mu' flight path would inevitably take.
In the Black Domain void.
Lin Hui, completely black, activated the Heart Source Demon Crown, enveloping his entire body, and waited quietly.
About two hours later...
In the distant dark void, an oval-shaped, spinning God Clan warship slowly flickered and leaped into existence.
The fortress had just emerged from the long-range airship shuttle and was beginning to stabilize.
The Shen Mu in charge of overseeing things inside immediately sensed that something was wrong.
A strong sense of being watched kept welling up in his heart.
"Dai Shen Mu, what's wrong?" The beautiful assistant beside him noticed something was wrong and quickly asked in a low voice.
"With the fortress's reconnaissance system on full blast, I suddenly have a bad feeling."
Dai Shen Mu was originally a member of the Shen Mu under the First Divine King, but he saw things were not right and betrayed his teammates in exchange for the opportunity to join Zhu Li's camp.
That's why he wasn't highly regarded by Zhu Li; after all, nobody likes someone who might betray their side at any time. Betrayal, once it happens, will inevitably happen again.
At this moment.
Looking at the magnificent main control room of the fortress before him, Dai Shen Mu's temples were slightly damp with sweat.
Despite being surrounded by super-strong battle fortress alloy armor tens of meters thick.
But he still felt strangely insecure.
Swish!
Suddenly, a chilling, pricking sensation arose from behind him.
Dai Shen Mu turned around abruptly and saw that his guards had somehow ended up lying on the ground behind him.
The last female assistant, whose strength was at the fourth level, was also hit through the chest, her eyes were glazed over, and she lost consciousness, being thrown to the ground.
In just that brief moment when he turned his head, the other party actually...
The murderer was a mysterious figure dressed in a black robe, whose face was obscured, except for a pair of eyes that shone with blue firelight.
"Your Excellency... what brings you here?" Dai Shen Mu tried to find out the other party's intentions through negotiation.
The fact that the opponent could take down so many of his guards and assistants at such close range means that their strength is very likely also at the sixth ring.
"With cultivation at such a high level, is there any need for us to fight to the death? This time, I, Dai, admit defeat!"
Before the fight even started, this guy had already given up.
Lin Hui stared at the middle-aged man in front of him, who looked to be in his forties or fifties.
The moment the opponent takes a step, five lifelines begin to appear on their body.
Furthermore, as they approached and sensed each other's presence, a new sixth lifeline was rapidly forming.
As the other person's emotions fluctuated, the outline of the seventh life line began to emerge.
"Based on my memory and experience, understanding the opponent's mental and emotional state is also part of the formation of the destiny line." Lin Hui realized this. He estimated the formation time of the destiny line to be about fifteen seconds.
This is a static state.
The fastest way to understand someone is actually... to take action!
"Should we run away?" Lin Hui didn't draw his sword. He just floated in mid-air, slightly raised his hand, and a faint blue light shone from his palm. His eyes also stared at the other person through the blue light.
"Friend... I am Shen Mu directly under Commander-in-Chief Zhu Li. If you really want to attack me, you should know how much trouble you will encounter, right?" Shen Mu's tone became slightly urgent.
"What kind of supplies are you escorting?" Since Lin Hui had to wait for the lifeline anyway, he decided to chat with the other party for a bit.
"These are spoils of war collected from the front lines, intended to be transported back and distributed as rewards," Dai Shen Mu quickly replied.
What kinds of things are there?
"Mainly the various precious materials, potions, and equipment in the Seven Kings Alliance Base. They are extremely valuable." Dai Shen Mu circulated his Divine Power, quietly evaporating the sweat from his forehead.
"It's the Sixth Ring Road, after all. Don't you want to put up a serious fight?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.
"Resistance...? Fighting and killing are meaningless to us rear-area personnel. Our cultivation is merely to prolong our lifespans and gain greater freedom... As for..."
"Never mind," Lin Hui suddenly interrupted him. "Forty-five seconds."
"What?" Dai Shen Mu was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.
But the next moment, he discovered that the hall beside him had suddenly begun to change color and Decay.
The hall, which was originally covered by a Divine Power array, suddenly seemed to have experienced tens of thousands of years in just a few seconds. Everything in the hall rapidly turned black, shattered, and fell.
Even himself...
He looked down and was horrified to discover that his own body was beginning to deteriorate and age.
Fingernails fell to the ground one after another, and the skin quickly atrophied, dried out, and developed wrinkles and faint age spots.
"No... no! I shouldn't be old... I clearly have at least six million years left to live! Impossible!!" Dai Shen Mu took several steps back in horror, trying to circulate his Divine Power to break the illusion around him.
Yes, he believed it was all an illusion, a trick by the mysterious person on the other side to deceive and manipulate him.
However, when he circulated his divine Divine Power, he discovered that his once vast and powerful Divine Power, the sixth-ring Divine Power, had dwindled to a mere trace. Cough cough cough.
He lowered his head and coughed violently, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
His body was aging rapidly, causing some of his minor ailments to deteriorate quickly and turn into serious, potentially fatal illnesses.
"Is this your final scene?" Lin Hui remained floating in the same spot, gently drawing the Sun Eater from his waist.
"You...!!!" Dai Shen Mu collapsed to the ground, his Divine Power flickering weaker and weaker, like a candle in the wind.
bite!
Suddenly, a clear, melodious zither tune rang out.
Lin Hui gently raised the longsword horizontally, then lowered it until it finally touched the ground lightly.
The music seemed to emerge as his sword tip struck the ground.
How could such a clear sound possibly come from the hall, which was now covered in black Ashes?
Just when Shen Mu Dai thought it was all still an illusion.
He saw that the longsword burning with flames stirred up circles of transparent ripples the moment it touched the ground.
The ripples continued to spread, instantly passing over the spot beneath his feet.
Wherever they went, everything around them returned to normal.
The airship lobby of the War Fortress remained as magnificent as ever.
Many subdued God Clan guards still lay on the ground.
"I'm alright! I'm fine!! What kind of illusion is this? It's so realistic!" Dai Shen Mu gasped for breath, panting heavily. The scene he just witnessed really made him feel like he was about to die.
However, his blurred vision prevented him from seeing Lin Hui across from him. Lin Hui didn't reply; instead, he simply picked up his sword and turned to leave.
"What? Why did you leave? Did you find that your illusion magic is ineffective against me? Hahahaha!"
The laughter suddenly stopped.
He suddenly realized why his vision was so blurry.
Why do I still feel so weak?
Suddenly, he looked down and saw that from his toes down, his entire body, along with his Divine Power, began to slowly decompose, turning into countless black particles that disappeared into the void.
The decomposition continued upwards, yet he felt no pain whatsoever.
Two seconds later, he stood there blankly, then shattered into a puddle of black ash that drifted away and dissipated.
Lin Hui had just finished looting all the essential resources. He couldn't take most of the rest with him.
There were too many items, and they were all stored and transported using spatial equipment. He couldn't use spatial equipment to store similar equipment.
This involves advanced theories of spatial superposition and could trigger an unknown collapse.
Left with no other choice, he could only select some of the most valuable resources to take with him.
"The power of the Endscape Sword is indeed extremely terrifying. It is silent and invisible, and a sixth-ring warrior disappeared without any resistance... without even leaving a trace. As he flew out of the fortress, Lin Hui was still recalling the scene just now."
This sword technique is terrifyingly powerful.
Once all the lifelines are clearly seen, the moment the sword technique is activated, the opponent's inevitable death will ensue.
"But a sixth-ring Shen Mu needs forty-five seconds of close contact to meet the lifeline condition. What about a combat-oriented Military Lord, or even a God King, Ping Yun, Zhu Li?"
Lin Hui felt heavy-hearted.
The other party won't stand still and wait for him to slowly see his fate line.
In a high-speed confrontation, forty-five seconds is more than enough time for countless collisions.
Even when he unleashes his full power, he can unleash a terrifying sword speed of tens of millions of sword strikes per second.
It's even more unimaginable what level of power those seventh-ring experts like Ping Yun and Zhu Li could achieve.
"Indeed, the best approach is to consider whether it's necessary to infiltrate Ping Yun and Zhu Li's inner circle and work with them long-term. Perhaps this will provide a good opportunity to uncover their true nature."
Just as his thoughts were becoming clearer, he was about to open a rift to leave the area.
This kind of Black Domain void is measured in light-years in area. If one were to rely solely on flight, it might take hundreds of years to reach the desired destination.
Therefore, using methods such as jumping and traversing, entering and exiting through rifts, etc., has become standard equipment for powerhouses above the fifth ring.
But at this moment...
Lin Hui suddenly realized that he could no longer open the spatial rift to return.
I made two consecutive strokes with one hand, but nothing happened.
The surrounding space seemed to be forcibly fixed by an inexplicable force, preventing any cracks from appearing that could lead to other spaces.