"Boy, since you're courting death, don't blame me for being impolite!" Hongyue gritted her teeth, her body suddenly swelled up, her size exploded in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into a huge fiery red phoenix, opening her mouth to spew out a ball of flames that swept towards Lin Yu.
Lin Yu snorted coldly and threw a punch. Golden fist energy instantly condensed and directly collided with the raging flames.
"Snap!"
The golden fist energy collided with the flames and instantly collapsed, but the power of the flames was also greatly reduced, failing to directly engulf Lin Yu. However, it also failed to lift Lin Yu up.
"Hmph, as expected of Lin Yu, your strength is indeed formidable. However, do you think you are my match? Surrender now, or I'll spare your dog's life!" Hong Yue sneered.
"Hehe, I advise you to save your energy. I have to go to the Heavenly Court's Saint Domain today!" Lin Yu said calmly.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Hongyue's eyes. "Since you won't listen to reason, then I'll have no choice but to let you experience my methods!"
As she spoke, Hongyue's wings flapped, instantly transforming into enormous wings hundreds of feet long, with raging flames burning on them, which she then Lin Yu.
"Boom!"
Flames swept across the sky, instantly turning the entire space crimson. Lin Yu felt a scorching heat, as if sharp blades were cutting into his body, causing him excruciating pain. He immediately activated his divine soul power to resist the erosion of the flames.
"Hmm? This flame is indeed powerful, but it's somewhat dangerous for ordinary cultivators. Too bad, it's me they've encountered. Hehe."
Lin Yu sneered, his divine soul power trembled, directly shattering the scorching flames. Then, his figure flickered, appearing directly above Hong Yue's head.
Lin Yu's speed was too fast; even ordinary God-Kings or God-Lords couldn't keep up with him.
"What?"
Upon seeing Lin Yu suddenly appear above her, Hongyue's expression changed instantly. She exclaimed in surprise and quickly dodged to the side.
Although Hongyue is a princess of the Demon Race race, she is quite strong, but her speed is not very good.
However, just as she dodged, a dark hole suddenly appeared in front of her, emanating a powerful attraction.
"Uh!"
Hongyue's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly activated her movement technique, trying to escape.
However, she was still a step too slow and was sucked into the black hole by Lin Yu's black hole portal, disappearing from sight.
"Haha~ Brother Lin, what amazing skills! I never expected your strength to improve to such an extent in just one month. I'm truly impressed and full of admiration!" Qingyun, standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim in praise.
Lin Yu smiled slightly and said, "Not at all, it's all thanks to you, Senior Sister, that I've gained this strength!"
Qingyun smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Lin, you are too modest. I, Qingyun, was just lucky. If I hadn't met you, I would have been stuck at the God King realm forever. Brother Lin, let's leave here first, lest something unexpected happen!"
Qingyun's intention was naturally to make proper arrangements for Lin Yu before returning to find Hongyue. By then, even if Hongyue wanted to stop him, it would be too late, given Lin Yu's strength.
Lin Yu nodded, said nothing more, and left with Qingyun, heading straight for Donghai City.
"Hmm? What's going on? The Spiritual Qi here is getting thinner and thinner. Is the Heavenly Saint Domain about to descend?" Qingyun's expression changed, and he quickly increased his speed.
Soon, the two arrived at Donghai City.
Donghai City remains incredibly prosperous, bustling with people and a constant flow of traffic.
When Lin Yu and Qingyun arrived in the city, it was already evening.
Lin Yu went directly to Qingyun's room.
"Senior Sister Qingyun, you've worked so hard all these years. Now I've achieved some success, and I can even handle a God Emperor. Now there are just some trivial matters left, so please don't worry!" Lin Yu smiled.
Qingyun nodded slightly. "I am naturally very pleased with your achievements. Over the years, I can say that my merits have been fulfilled. Lin Yu, you're going to the Heavenly Court Saint Domain this time. It's best not to wander around for a while. Our goal this time is to go to the Heavenly Court Saint Domain, not anywhere else outside of Saint Domain, so you must not cause any trouble!"
"Yes, Senior Sister, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Lin Yu nodded.
"Alright, don't tell Yaochi Palace about this yet. I'm afraid they'll worry. And don't act rashly. You can stay with me for a few days before we return to the Heavenly Saint Domain. You rest first; I have some things to take care of." Qingyun instructed before turning and leaving.
Watching Qingyun's departing figure, Lin Yu shook his head and smiled. He knew that what Qingyun was talking about was naturally about Hongyue. After all, Qingyun must know about his grudge with Hongyue. However, Lin Yu understood Qingyun's good intentions and did not want to talk about it.
After Qingyun left, Lin Yu immediately went into seclusion to cultivate.
Although he didn't suffer any setbacks in this Heavenly Saint Domain, he understood that this world was vast and complex. Especially the power of experts at the God-Emperor level—their strength was simply beyond his ability to provoke.
What Lin Yu needs to do now is to improve his strength as quickly as possible so that he won't be unable to cope when he encounters such trouble again.
Moreover, the target this time is the Heavenly Court's Saint Domain, and Lin Yu doesn't want to lose his life here because of a momentary impulse; that would be a loss that outweighs the gain.
Lin Yu sat down cross-legged and began to quietly contemplate the matter.
He didn't intend to hide his trip to the Heavenly Court's Saint Domain from Qingyun, because this time, he was going to the Heavenly Court's Saint Domain to seize the Heavenly Court's treasure trove. If he hid it, it would only make things more inconvenient later.
Lin Yu chose to recuperate here because Qingyun is a sword genius, and Lin Yu wants to learn something from Qingyun to improve his own strength.
Of course, Lin Yu wouldn't tell anyone any of this, not even Qingyun, since they were business partners.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.
During this period, Lin Yu comprehended two sword techniques: one was the "Nine Swords of Heavenly Demon," and the other was the second form of "Return of Ten Thousand Swords," the "Sword Intent," which Lin Yu had mastered.
Although this sword intent was much weaker than the second move of the three moves "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin" that Lin Yu had used before, its power was still extremely terrifying, and it also contained the profound meaning of the sword.
"Phew~ I've finally grasped the 'Sword Intent of the Sword,' and my swordsmanship has improved again. This time, I'm sure I can successfully cultivate 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin'!" Lin Yu opened his eyes and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Hmm, not bad. You've indeed gained a lot from comprehending these sword techniques. Your sword intent has already condensed, but it's still a long way from fully merging!" Qingyun said with a slight smile.