At daybreak, Lin Xuan walked alone along a dirt road through the wilderness, neither fast nor slow.
Bulma, Oolong, and Son Goku were nowhere beside him, and the surroundings were unusually quiet.
The wind brushed past his ears, carrying the scent of fresh grass and earth.
Lin Xuan took a deep breath, then slowly let it out, feeling much lighter all over.
Ever since transmigrating here, he had been constantly pushed along by the plot.
He had carefully laid out plans, played the role of a prophet, and guided his companions, always feeling constrained.
He needed Son Goku to handle crises he could not deal with himself, and he also needed Bulma's technology for convenience.
But now, everything was different.
Lin Xuan stopped walking and closed his eyes.
He could feel that his body was light, every cell brimming with vitality.
More importantly, there was the change in his divine soul.
His consciousness was no longer confined to his body. It could easily extend outward, sensing the flow of the wind, the breathing of the grass, and even the rapid heartbeat of a wild rabbit in the distance.
Information from the entire world flowed clearly into his mind.
With a single thought, he could know the state of all things.
This was the Dust-Cleansing Realm, the true first step into the extraordinary.
"Panel."
Lin Xuan thought to himself.
A translucent panel that only he could see appeared before his eyes.
The general outline of Nine Tribulations of the Divine Soul remained at the very top, emanating an ancient aura.
But the content below had changed.
The realm indicator in the lower-left corner, once blurry, had become crystal clear.
[Realm: First Tribulation · Dust-Cleansing Realm]
A new line of data had also appeared beside it.
[Divine Soul Combat Power: 300][Physical Combat Power: 50]
Seeing those numbers, a smile tugged at Lin Xuan's lips.
It had finally been quantified.
This cheat had finally become a little easier to understand.
No longer were there only those mysterious descriptions of realms—it now gave him the most straightforward numerical values.
Three hundred points of divine soul combat power.
This number might amount to little in the world-ending battles of the future.
But right now, before even Raditz had arrived on Earth, he absolutely counted as a top-tier powerhouse.
Although he did not yet know any techniques, he still understood that overwhelming strength could break through any method. This combat power was enough for him to handle things with ease.
From this day onward, Lin Xuan finally had the confidence to gain a foothold in this world. He no longer needed to hide behind others and scheme; he could take the initiative to seek out opportunities himself.
"Merit..."
Lin Xuan's gaze moved away from his combat power and fell on the merit value in the lower-right corner, which stood at zero.
His future cultivation would require an enormous amount of merit.
Waiting for the plot to unfold before earning merit was far too inefficient.
Moreover, over the past few days, he had discovered that the heavier a person's sins, the blacker and more viscous the light they emitted became.
Now that he had the means to take the initiative, it was time to set out and search.
Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes. The gentleness in his black pupils was gone, leaving only the calm of a hunter locking onto his prey.
He wanted to see what big fish on this planet was worth him personally making a move.
He set off once more.
Suddenly, at the edge of his perception, an unusual black spot entered his senses.
It was an entire area.
That area was shrouded in a dense evil aura, filled with brutality and slaughter.
The resentment of countless ordinary people was being devoured by that area, deepening the color of the sins there.
He had found one!
Lin Xuan's mind jolted, and all his senses instantly focused on that area.
A metallic military stronghold appeared before his eyes.
Countless soldiers in matching uniforms were drilling.
Tall watchtowers, tightly guarded electric fences, and a flag emblazoned with two red "R"s.
The Red Ribbon Army.
So it was you.
Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes.
The aura that had blended him into heaven and earth vanished in an instant, replaced by icy killing intent.
He looked up at the distant base, a cold sneer curling across his lips.
The next second, his figure flickered in the morning light and vanished from where he stood.
Only one icy sentence slowly spread across the wilderness at dawn.
"Red Ribbon Army... I'll take responsibility for your sins."
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