One Thought Shatters Delusion! Instant Kill Phantom Cat Emperor!

A massive holographic screen occupied the entire wall, broadcasting real-time, high-definition satellite footage from hundreds of kilometers away.

The atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. Dozens of operators in military uniforms tapped their keyboards with lightning speed, yet every face was etched with gravity and unease.

"Damn it! What exactly is he trying to do?!"

Ivanov's furious roar shattered the deathly silence.

The burly Russian, built like a brown bear, stared fixedly at the screen, his eyes bloodshot and the veins on his forehead throbbing violently.

On the screen, the black intelligent fighter jet—the pinnacle of Extreme Martial Arts Hall technology—was not circling at high altitude to provide fire support as standard tactics dictated. Instead, it performed a maneuver that left everyone stunned:

The nose dipped, and it entered a vertical dive!

At an altitude of one thousand meters above the ground, the hatch suddenly opened.

A black figure jumped out without a parachute or any deceleration device, plummeting straight down!

He wasn't even wearing a combat suit!

BOOM!

Due to the extreme velocity, a visible sonic boom cloud formed around the figure.

He descended like a human missile, carrying a desperate, unstoppable momentum as he dove straight into the perilous primeval forest below.

"Madman! He's a complete lunatic!"

Ivanov slammed his fist onto the table, causing the alloy surface to cave in instantly.

"He's clearly trying to engage the Phantom Cat Emperor in a real, physical collision! That is a High-Level Beast King! A terrifying existence second only to a Beast Emperor! Is his brain filled with mush?!"

In Ivanov's eyes, this was nothing short of suicide.

Although the files indicated that Lin Yuan was at the "peak of the High-Level War God" realm, what difference was there between a War God and an infant in front of a monster of this caliber?

The Phantom Cat Emperor, in particular, was not feared for its raw strength, but for its bizarre, unpredictable mental illusions and its extreme speed.

Once caught in an illusion, no matter how strong one's physical constitution was, one could only wait to be slaughtered!

"It's over..."

In the command center, many staff officers closed their eyes in agony.

Some lamented the fall of a genius, some despaired over the impending beast tide threatening the base city, and others shook their heads, believing Lin Yuan was simply too young, arrogant, and ignorant of the heights of the world.

"We can't count on him."

Ivanov took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He could not stand by and watch tens of millions of people in the base city become fodder for the monsters.

"Communications officer! Connect me to the Supreme Council of the War God Palace immediately! I want to request support from 'Councilor-level' powerhouses! No matter the cost, even if we have to use the nuclear arsenal, we must..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his hand had not yet touched the red emergency communicator.

"Look! What is that!"

A shrill, distorted cry rang out, instantly acting like a hook that dragged everyone's gaze and focus back to the screen.

Ivanov looked up instinctively.

On the screen, the figure falling at terminal velocity had, at the very moment of impact, eerily come to a standstill!

No, it wasn't a hover.

It was because his speed was so great, reaching the limit of what the camera could capture, that the image had produced afterimages!

Deep within the dense jungle of the West Sea Wilderness.

The Phantom Cat Emperor felt a genuine threat to its life!

How could a human martial artist break through its illusions so easily?

"ROAR—!"

The Phantom Cat Emperor let out a shrill, piercing shriek, its scales bristling. Instinctively, it chose not to engage in melee combat, instead instantly channeling its most prized innate ability.

Hum!

An invisible, chilling mental wave erupted.

Its eyes instantly turned a demonic deep purple, spinning wildly like two bottomless whirlpools.

The surrounding space seemed to warp as countless pink mists manifested out of thin air, carrying highly seductive and hallucinogenic energy as they surged to envelop Lin Yuan.

This was its trump card—the "Phantom Demon Eye."

Unless one's spiritual consciousness reached the "Beyond War God" level or possessed an extremely rare soul-defense treasure...

Otherwise, any War God-level powerhouse who caught a single glimpse would see their soul instantly sink into oblivion, becoming nothing more than a walking corpse.

The Phantom Cat Emperor had used this move countless times, and the number of human powerhouses who had perished under it was beyond counting.

However.

This time, it was destined to crash and burn!

Facing the overwhelming tide of mental illusions, Lin Yuan, suspended in mid-air, merely curled his lips into a sneer of disdain.

"Showing off before an expert."

He spat out the four words indifferently.

The next second, two brilliant, star-like silver lights suddenly ignited within Lin Yuan's eyes!

BOOM!

If the mental power of the Phantom Cat Emperor was a cold, trickling stream, then the mental energy erupting from Lin Yuan at this moment was a vast, boundless ocean!

That was true, qualitatively transformed—Planetary-level mental energy!

The silver light instantly materialized, turning into an invisible shockwave that slammed into the purple illusion mist with the force of a collapsing mountain.

CRACK!

A sound like a shattering mirror echoed through the void.

The eerie purple mist couldn't even hold on for a single second before it instantly crumbled and dissipated!

"MEOW-AOOO!!!"

With its illusion forcibly broken, the Phantom Cat Emperor suffered a terrifying backlash. It let out a miserable shriek as two streams of black blood flowed from its eyes, the demonic purple glow within them instantly dimming and being replaced by endless terror.

It finally understood that the human before it was no prey, but a demon wearing human skin!

As a specialist in illusions, its greatest reliance had failed, and with its own physical strength, it was impossible to rival a powerhouse of this caliber!

Run!

It had to run!

The Phantom Cat Emperor did not hesitate in the slightest; its four limbs exerted force, the ground exploded, and it transformed into a streak of dark blue lightning, fleeing frantically toward the depths of the dense forest.

Its speed reached the extreme, leaving behind a series of afterimages in the air.

"Want to leave?"

Lin Yuan stood where he was, not moving an inch, merely watching the fleeing figure with icy eyes as he flicked his right hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Arc Wheel behind his back instantly disassembled.

Nine silver blades, thin as cicada wings and bolstered by Planetary-level mental energy, transformed into nine streaks of light, moving twice as fast as the Phantom Cat Emperor!

They carved nine strange arcs through the air, instantly sealing off every path of retreat for the Phantom Cat Emperor!

The Phantom Cat Emperor stopped in despair, turning its head abruptly to make a final, desperate stand.

However, there was no sign of Lin Yuan in its field of vision.

There was only a single point of cold light.

It was a point of extreme, icy coldness that seemed capable of freezing the soul!

It was the blade in Lin Yuan's hand—Shadow Devourer.

Assisted by the propulsion of his mental energy, Lin Yuan seemed to teleport, crossing hundreds of meters to appear directly above its head.

The sharp whistling sound only rang out long after the blade had passed!

"Instant Arc Slash!"

Lin Yuan shouted softly, his hand falling with the blade.

Puchi!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any brilliant collision of energy. There was only a slight sound, like a sharp blade slicing through tofu.

The Phantom Cat Emperor's massive, hideous head flew high into the air!

In those vertical pupils, a look of incredulous terror remained; even in death, it could not understand why this human's attack method was so bizarre!

Not only was it untraceable, but it was a one-hit kill!

The massive headless corpse surged forward for dozens of meters on momentum alone before crashing to the ground, blood spraying like a fountain and staining the surrounding vegetation red.

In the blink of an eye, this High-level Beast King, which had caused such headaches for various European nations, had completely ceased to breathe. Seeing this, even Lin Yuan could not help but feel a surge of excitement...