The Threat of Death, Intense Unwillingness

Li Yilin's expression changed drastically. He raised his Divine Battle Blade to block in front of him, released his Thunder Domain, and simultaneously channeled the Thunder Dragon Bloodline within his body...

The meteorite crashed down, and the invisible shockwaves collided, erupting into an even more intense blast. Li Yilin, caught in the center, felt the blood in his body churn. A metallic, fishy taste surged up his throat as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body sent flying backward, slamming straight into a nearby meteorite.

He had even calculated the direction in which he would be sent flying.

Li Yilin gave a bitter smile. He could feel that dozens of bones in his body had been fractured, though fortunately, his internal organs were unharmed, so his ability to fight remained intact.

He looked up unwillingly, casting a glance at Bertin in the distance.

The gap between a Domain Lord and a World Lord was truly not something that could be easily bridged!

If not for his Thunder Dragon Bloodline and his five-fold gene level, which had increased his physical constitution and defense five times over, that last strike would have been enough to blast him into a mist of blood and fragments.

"Boom!" In the silent starry sky, even collisions were soundless.

The moment the meteorite, over a hundred thousand kilometers in diameter, touched Li Yilin's body, the immense impact force transmitted through it caused it to explode instantly.

Before the dust could even rise, a scorching heat spread out...

Bertin stood in the void. Within a five-thousand-kilometer radius centered on him, raging flames burned out of thin air. The meteorite melted and dripped away; from afar, it looked like a waterfall of fire suspended in the void—magnificent and dangerous!

Below, Li Yilin maintained his backward-flying posture. There wasn't a hint of nervousness on his face as his mind raced, searching for any possible chance to escape.

Was there anything that could allow him to defeat or even kill an enemy above his rank?

Fire God Source Crystal?

The thought occurred to Li Yilin immediately.

He possessed one Fire God Source Crystal, which he had purchased from a Flame Immortal Deity by calling in some favors and spending a vast amount of wealth.

The principle of a Fire God Source Crystal was to compress a massive amount of Flame Immortal Divine Power into a single crystal; once detonated, the released energy would produce an effect similar to the self-destruction of a Flame Immortal Deity.

The principle seemed simple, but the technological requirements to achieve it were extremely high. Even though the crystal he held was of the lowest grade, the explosive power was still comparable to the self-destruction of an ordinary Flame Immortal Deity.

As a one-time-use item, a lowest-grade Fire God Source Crystal cost between 1 to 1.5 million Hunyuan Units, and that was only if one had the proper channels to purchase it.

"Li Yilin, you must die today!" Bertin's eyes were indifferent. He opened his raised right hand, preparing to press down.

I refuse!

Li Yilin felt a surge of ruthlessness. His eyes burned with fury, resentment, sorrow... and a thick, intense fighting spirit!

If you want me dead, I refuse to let things go your way!

Whoosh!

He stomped his foot hard, and violent thunder and lightning bloomed from beneath him. Amidst the flashing arcs, he lunged forward like an arrow released from a bow.

At this moment, his explosive speed was actually on par with a World Lord. If one observed closely, they would notice a strange fluctuation in the void he passed through—that was...

A fluctuation of a Higher Law.

Time Law!

In the face of life and death, he had actually touched the barrier of the Time Law?

Bertin was shocked, followed immediately by jealousy. A fierce, intense jealousy turned his eyes blood-red.

Why?

He, a World Lord, had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years without touching a Higher Law, yet a mere Domain Lord had touched it?

And it was all because of him.

Li Yilin was unaware of the jealousy in Bertin's heart. He unleashed all his power, pushing his speed to the limit, abandoning all defense, and focusing solely on closing the distance.

His suicidal posture made Bertin feel comfortable, yet also left him with a faint sense of unease.

Why would a "Giant Axe Warrior" commit such a suicidal act?

The unease in his heart made Bertin abandon his contempt without hesitation, and he projected his Internal World.

The vast World Force directly twisted and altered the space within a radius of several hundred kilometers.

Li Yilin felt his vision blur, and the scenery before him changed instantly.

The starry sky vanished, the planets receded, and the deep black curtain of space dissipated.

Endless oceans of fire appeared all around, burning fiercely, twisting the very void until it was impossible to distinguish the sky from the ground.

These flames were not like ordinary fire; they were hotter, as if they were burning his soul. But that wasn't what made Li Yilin most nervous—he felt a terrifying pressure, as if he had been shackled.

He tried to release his domain, but he couldn't manifest anything at all.

This was the greatest reliance a World Lord had to suppress a Domain Lord—the Internal World.

"A World Lord, using an Internal World to deal with a lowly Domain Lord like me." Li Yilin took a deep breath, the suicidal impulse in his heart suddenly cooling down. He looked up at the fiery phantom of Bertin in the void and sneered, "You are so useless it actually surprises me!"

He had already recognized this person as the same World Lord who had attempted to assassinate him on Mulan Planet, a man so cautious he wouldn't even let his true body get close.

To come all the way across a Universe Country just to assassinate him—he didn't even know when he had garnered such deep hatred.

"Li Yilin, you hid on Mulan Planet for thirty thousand years and fought a thousand life-and-death battles; you should know that enemies do not care about the so-called demeanor of the strong." Bertin sneered. The hundred-meter-tall fiery phantom spoke, its voice so grand that even the void trembled.

"The Law of the Jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, is the reality that the universe plays out at every single moment."

"Only by surviving can one talk about being 'useful'."

"As for how to survive, that is unimportant!"

He had been able to grow to this point precisely because of his cautious and meticulous nature; he would not let his guard down just because of a casual remark from someone else.

"Hmph!"

Having failed to achieve his goal, Li Yilin's expression darkened. Without another word, he raised his Divine Battle Blade and brought it down in a heavy slash.

Swish!

A brilliant blade light ignited, as if the void itself were being cleaved open. With the obscure fluctuations of the Time Law, the void shattered wherever the blade light passed, and for a fleeting moment, time itself became disordered.

Li Yilin keenly sensed this subtle change, and his eyes lit up instantly.

Time disorder?

No, it wasn't disorder; it was acceleration.

So that was it!

From the very beginning, the direction of his understanding regarding time had been wrong...

Time is omnipresent, like a spring. The starting point is fixed, and what he needed to do was to anchor, compress, or stretch the endpoint, thereby achieving the effects of slowing down, accelerating, or even pausing time.

However, if time were to flow backward, the starting point of time would already be fixed, so how could one achieve reversal?

Following the peculiar nature of that previous strike, his thoughts branched out. A flash of inspiration struck, and ideas flooded his mind, creating a torrential storm of concepts.

His breathing grew rapid. The feeling of having thoughts blocked outside the door, unable to find the right method, made him itch with frustration.

The fluctuations of the Law on his body became increasingly distinct, even affecting the surrounding flames.

"You deserve to die!" Seeing this, Bertin could no longer hold back. The fiery phantom raised its hand, and the surrounding flames, as if having found their master, flew toward it in unison.

The flames condensed, forming dozens of fire arrows in the air. With flames as fletching and flashes of Law fluctuations, the fire arrows descended...

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!

The fire arrows struck the blade shadow, dissipating Li Yilin's near-full-strength strike in almost a single breath. The remaining three fire arrows did not pause, continuing their descent toward him.

A strong threat of death enveloped him. Li Yilin's muscles tightened involuntarily, and the battle blade in his hand swung toward the fire arrows instinctively.

Faster!

Faster!

Even faster...

Staring intensely at the descending fire arrows, Li Yilin had only one thought in his mind: faster.

Make the speed of the swinging blade faster.

"Clang!"

The blade edge collided with the fire arrows.

"Pfft!" Li Yilin's body shuddered. His already severely injured body suffered another heavy blow, and blood sprayed out. Before it could hit the ground, it was evaporated by the scorching flames in the air. The faint, metallic scent of blood remaining in the air also vanished after a gust of flame hurricane swept past.

"Hahaha!" He roared toward the sky. Even in a desperate situation, nothing could dampen his sense of relief and joy.

Because his Time Law had finally entered the introductory stage!

"So what if you've mastered the basics of the Law? I will never give you another chance to survive." Watching him achieve the entry level of the Time Law, Bertin was filled with hatred and unleashed his World Force.

Under the pressure of the World Force, before the influence of the Time Law could fade, Li Yilin suddenly discovered that the 1% Thunder Dragon Bloodline within his body seemed to have been activated. The low roar of a Thunder Dragon exploded deep within his soul, and a thick, intense fighting spirit dispelled the last trace of fear in his heart.

Purple blood flowed through his body. The Thunder Dragon Bloodline, hidden deep within his heart, awakened. As the purple blood flowed through his meridians and blood vessels toward his limbs, purple Thunder and Lightning flickered wherever it passed.

From the outside, a brilliant purple light suddenly ignited at Li Yilin's chest, spreading to the rest of his body at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, his tall, upright figure was submerged by countless bolts of purple Thunder and Lightning.

"Fight!" Accompanied by a faint thunderous hum, Li Yilin suddenly raised his head, and a blazing purple light erupted from his eyes.

The Divine Battle Blade gripped tightly in his hand vibrated, seemingly eager for the bloody battle to come.

Swish!

Li Yilin swung his blade at high speed.