Lin Tian felt an immense pressure envelop him. Terrifying heat surged toward him, threatening to refine him into nothing.
"You certainly acted fast!"
Lin Tian smiled. He knew Hongjun had made his move.
This time, however, he had no intention of throwing his life away.
Compared to ten years ago, he was countless times stronger.
He flew straight into the purple firmament divine thunder blanketing ten miles of land and bathed in its lightning.
He activated the origin law, mobilizing the origin power within his body to withstand the purple firmament divine thunder head-on.
Ten years ago, the purple firmament divine thunder had blasted him into dust.
Ten years later, he remained unscathed and issued a challenge to Hongjun.
Abruptly, the power of the purple firmament divine thunder surged more than ten thousandfold.
Before Lin Tian could even make a sound, he was reduced to ashes.
[Doppelgänger detected killed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Spirit Vine True Self reward: Supreme Dao Mark. Open it?]
"You bastard..."
Feeling thoroughly frustrated, Lin Tian opened the Supreme Dao Mark.
[Supreme Dao Mark opened. Spirit Vine True Self reward: Chaos Pearl fragment] [Spirit Vine True Self reward: One hundred drops of Pan Gu blood essence] [Spirit Vine True Self reward: Ten million years of cultivation]
The moment he saw the Spirit Vine True Self's rewards, Lin Tian broke into a broad grin.
Dying felt awful, but rewards from the Spirit Vine True Self made all the difference.
A Chaos Pearl fragment!
Lin Tian retrieved it. It resembled the piece Yang Mei had given him, shaped like a small, irregular pebble.
A probe with his primordial spirit revealed a vast world inside, interwoven with imprints of the great dao laws.
"Good stuff!"
Lin Tian immediately put it away. It would be tremendously