The moment the old man emerged from the cave, he saw a battle spear thrusting toward him. He flew into a rage at once. The small azure seal in his hand expanded to the size of a mountain, blazing with light as the divine patterns upon it writhed, seemingly about to break free from the seal itself.
Clang! A terrifying force struck, sending the small seal reeling back again and again. It was clearly no match.
The youth bore the Wings of the Demon upon his back, black runes flickering across them. Holding the Spear of the Underworld God, he looked like an Underworld God from hell descending to deliver punishment.
"How could this be?" the old man roared.
"You haven't even reached the Life Spring Realm!"
He then produced a crimson lamp, sparks dancing upon it. A torrent of scarlet flames swept forth, intending to refine Lin Yu on the spot.
Lin Yu was unafraid. With a flutter of the Wings of the Demon, he merged into the void and slipped beyond the flames' reach.
"Hell Furnace, subdue the flames!"
The Hell Furnace appeared, filled with the wailing phantoms of countless hellish Ghost Gods. Black hellfire burned atop it, actually treating the old man's flames as fuel and devouring them in turn!
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly spat a mouthful of blood onto the lamp. Its flames instantly surged, barely managing to withstand the Hell Furnace.
"I transform into a Divine Elephant, sweep through the stars, devour the sun and moon! I suppress hell, my body the furnace, my feet treading upon the Underworld God!" Lin Yu suddenly erupted with another earth-shaking roar.
Powerful divine energy poured in, and the Hell Furnace's might soared. It seemed on the verge of changing from a phantom into a tangible entity. He drove the furnace into collision with the crimson lamp, and a terrifying firestorm swept outward, burning the entire forest into a barren wasteland.
Boom!
The lamp shattered, and the old man's expression immediately withered.
"Whose Holy Son are you? Why have you come to make trouble for me?" The old man could not believe it.
"Spear of the Underworld God, judge hell!"
Lin Yu did not answer. He cut open his palm, and pale golden blood flowed out, absorbed by the Spear of the Underworld God. Threads of blood-red light emerged and gathered at the spearhead. The entire spear's aura changed, carrying an air of judgment and destiny.
As the old man stared at the spear in Lin Yu's hand, he seemed to see his destined death arriving the instant Lin Yu cast it.
"I don't believe it!" the old man roared, shooting into the sky in an attempt to flee. He had clearly been scared out of his wits.
"A futile effort." The wings on Lin Yu's back spread wide, stretching dozens of yards. With a single flicker, he appeared above the old man. The spear in his hand shot down and pinned him dead!
After killing the evil cultivator, Lin Yu returned to the cave to inspect it and found that almost no resources had been left behind.
"Looks like this guy was ruthless too. He had gone all in with the mindset of succeeding or dying."
He found another manual. As expected, it was a demonic technique that taught cultivators to use other cultivators' internal organs to break through. Lin Yu burned it with a single burst of fire.
Seeing that there was nothing to gain, Lin Yu prepared to leave. Before departing, he thought for a moment and then slapped down toward the cave.
Boom!
The entire cave immediately collapsed, burying all its sins.
As for that unlucky man who had been kidnapped, he should be able to return on his own tomorrow.
By the time Lin Yu returned to his lodging in the Yan Capital, it was already late at night. It was as though nothing had happened—another peaceful night.
Lin Yu sat down cross-legged and began to contemplate his cultivation. At present, he would find few rivals within the Sea of Suffering Realm.
That evil cultivator had been an Other Shore cultivator preparing to break into the Dao Palace Realm. His strength had been fairly respectable, yet he could only meet a bitter end against Lin Yu.
His primary cultivation goals were currently to awaken twenty Giant Elephant Particles, cultivate the Hell Furnace to mastery, and then unlock the cultivation method for the God-Devil Seal.
When he cultivated the Divine Elephant's Prison Technique, it already allowed him to conceal his qi and blood essence, gathering all his cultivation deep within his origin and making his apparent strength decline so that others could not detect it.
However, there were too many passersby in the Shrouding World. A casual remark from any one of them could reveal all sorts of secrets about Great Emperor clans, ancient emperors, and supreme beings.
Only by cultivating the God-Devil Seal and deeply concealing the origin of his qi and blood, along with his spiritual thoughts, could he avoid the scrutiny of those old schemers.
His Hell Furnace was still only a phantom and was not very useful. For now, he could only hope that some kindhearted person would offer him support.
After awakening ten particles, his Sea of Bitterness had expanded to half the size of a fist. At its very center, rolling underworld mist continuously erupted, like a volcano of the Netherworld violently spewing forth, emanating an aura that chilled the soul.
Pitch-black bolts of lightning would often streak through the air like ferocious flood dragons. Every bolt carried destructive power, momentarily illuminating this dark Sea of Bitterness and briefly exposing the terrifying sights concealed within the darkness.
Vital essence flowed without end, constantly surging forth as though it were about to connect with the Wheel of Life and release a Divine Spring.
Whenever he entered a state of tranquil emptiness and listened within his Sea of Bitterness, he no longer heard ordinary waves, but the horrifying sounds of Divine Elephants trumpeting and demons howling together.
The trumpeting of the Divine Elephants rang out like great bells, carrying supreme majesty and boundless power, as if it sought to break through this illusory realm.
That interwoven sound spread from the Sea of Bitterness beyond his body, as though it would stain the entire world with the colors of the Netherworld. At this moment, his whole body was shrouded in an eerie yet sacred radiance, faintly exuding a cold and secluded aura, as though it came from beneath the Yellow Springs.
Lin Yu knew that he was about to enter the Life Spring Realm. He would be able to condense a Divine Rainbow and fly, and together with the Wings of the Demon, his mobility would become even greater.
Soon afterward, amid the resentful gazes of the beautiful maidservants, he left the Joyful Fragrance Tower, where he had stayed for several days, and headed into the mountains.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Within an artificially excavated hidden cave dwelling among the endless mountain ranges, a deep rumbling suddenly sounded, shattering the surrounding stillness.
In an instant, it was as if a thousand troops and ten thousand horses were galloping past. The roar of a massive tsunami resounded through heaven and earth, while successive peals of thunder boomed deafeningly, making even the ground tremble.
Boom!
With a tremendous blast, an incomparably powerful aura erupted, spreading outward like surging tides. The entire cave dwelling shook violently under the strain, on the verge of collapse.
Lin Yu's vital essence churned and surged around him like boiling magma, while the phantom of the Hell Furnace burned fiercely behind him. It emitted an eerie, scorching radiance that dyed the dim cave dwelling crimson.
Lin Yu suddenly opened his eyes. Divine light blazed within them like two bolts of lightning tearing through the night sky, sharp and dazzling as they shone brilliantly throughout the cave dwelling, making people afraid to meet his gaze.
"I finally broke into the Life Spring Realm!"
Lin Yu threw back his head and let out a long howl, his voice filled with excitement and heroic spirit. Before his words had faded, his body transformed into a dark golden bolt of lightning, carrying endless power as he shot out of the cave dwelling like an arrow released from its bow.
Immediately afterward, a blazing Divine Rainbow descended from the sky and enveloped him steadily. Beneath its cover, he slowly rose into the air, radiating a mysterious and powerful aura.
At this moment, a spring eye quietly emerged at the very center of Lin Yu's Sea of Bitterness. It was deep and secluded, giving off a gentle glow. Fine strands of light extended from it, quietly connecting with the Wheel of Life.
The Divine Spring gurgled forth, its waters crystal clear and wreathed in hazy multicolored mist. It was dreamlike and illusory, containing endless mysteries and power.
"Everything is settled. Next, it's time to find a kindhearted person to sponsor my travel expenses to the Northern Region!"
Lin Yu transformed into a Divine Rainbow and shot into the sky.
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