Chapter 679 - 673: You Deserve to Die!
Boom!
A loud noise, accompanied by several cries of agony, echoed across the sky.
Lin You, covered in blood and clutching several Resource Balls, rode his Hidden Dragon and burst through the Lords’ encirclement, fleeing swiftly.
"Quick! Chase him!"
"Don’t let him escape!"
Cries continued behind him as a large number of Tier Twelve Lords appeared, leading their armies in relentless pursuit.
Lin You frowned, his gaze deep and serious.
This was already the fourth ambush he encountered along the way, and despite his abundant recovery methods, he still felt a bit overwhelmed.
If this continues, he might be dragged down by these people and must find a way to shake them off.
Without hesitation, he took out the Resource Balls he gained from the battles along the way. Looking down, he found that he had unknowingly accumulated as many as 15.
[Would you like to use the "Resource Balls"?]
"Use them all!"
[Congratulations, you have obtained the following artifacts...]
[Tier Twelve Law Crystal Stone x32816]
[Tier Eleven Law Crystal Stone x5011]
...
[Legendary Species Token Fragment x8]
[The conditions for synthesizing the Species Token Fragments have been met. Would you like to synthesize?]
...
A series of dazzling notifications appeared, and under the massive amount, even the Legendary Fragments were directly gathered.
However, the Legendary Token was of no use to Lin You at the moment, so he ignored it and looked at the Tier Twelve Law Crystal Stones.
More than thirty thousand Law Crystal Stones, even more than he had expected.
Previously, when he ascended from a Level 2 Quasi-God to a Level 3 Quasi-God, he absorbed about twenty thousand Law Crystal Stones.
He wondered if these could help him ascend to Level 4.
Glancing back at the relentless pursuing army of Lords, he immediately took out all the Law Crystal Stones and absorbed them all.
In an instant, a surge of Power flooded into his body, converging toward his Origin Space.
Then, his Spirit was shaken, and he felt that his soul had suddenly achieved a certain kind of transcendence.
[Congratulations, your level has increased. Current Level: Level 4 Quasi-God]
[Various attributes have changed. Please check on your own.]
He really leveled up!
Hearing the prompt, Lin You was overjoyed, his clenched fists making cracking sounds, and his entire aura became more formidable than before.
His and the Royal Family’s Basic Attributes instantly soared by 500,000, surpassing 7,000,000.
With Lingxi’s Natural Affinity Aura boosting attributes by an additional 10%, it directly broke through 7,700,000, far exceeding the Extraordinary Species of a Level 9 Quasi-God!
Yes.
Lingxi’s Natural Affinity provides an extra 10% attribute boost to all Species.
And his attributes, embodied through the Soul Bond with the Royal Family’s attributes, naturally also gained this increase.
Now, as long as he doesn’t encounter a Lord with the same Royal Species, he is almost invincible among the Tier Twelve.
"Great! Let’s shake them off while I’m at it!"
The upgraded Hidden Dragon also reached an extremely exaggerated level of Agility Attribute, further enhancing his Speed to another level, finally widening the gap with those Lords.
"What’s going on? How did his speed suddenly increase so much?"
"Didn’t he just use the Acceleration Skill!?"
Seeing Lin You suddenly speed up, the Lords behind were greatly shocked.
They thought he was already at the end of his strength, surrounded by so many people, but unexpectedly he still had energy left.
Especially those Lords with Level 8 and Level 9 Quasi-God Power, their hearts were filled with disbelief.
Because they found that even with their Species at full speed, they couldn’t close the distance with Lin You, but were instead being slowly left behind.
Is this really a speed a Level 3 Quasi-God could have as reported?
The Royal Species are indeed overwhelmingly powerful.
In the Lower Realm, such a monstrous character had actually risen!
They were shocked and excited inside at the same time.
To allow a Lower Realm Lord to possess such formidable Power and be jointly wanted by so many major forces, he must be hiding some kind of powerful Treasure.
If they could obtain it, they would surely rise to prominence overnight.
They dare not overthink, roaring with fury, they unleashed their strongest means to chase after him.
"Still not willing to give up?"
Facing the unrelenting pursuit, Lin You appeared solemn.
Though his current Power was no weaker than any Level 9 Quasi-God, the number of his pursuers was simply too many, prolonging this chase would only be detrimental to him.
"Look! There he is!"
"Found him! That guy named Lin You!"
"Over here!"
Suddenly, another series of shouts rose.
A large number of Lords appeared in Lin You’s escape path, surrounding him.
"Descend."
Lin You commanded the Hidden Dragon beneath him, then rapidly descended towards the ground.
When he was about to reach the ground, he leapt, plummeting straight towards it.
Void Skills, activate!
His figure twisted for a moment, then immediately vanished from the spot, while recalling his Hidden Dragon into his Origin Space.
"Not good, it’s a Stealth Skill!"
"He intends to escape from the ground!"
"Quick, use Group Attack Skills to flush him out!"
The pursuing Lords quickly reacted, gathering their Species to fiercely bombard the one-kilometer radius where Lin You disappeared, attempting to break his Stealth Skill with their attacks.
However, they did not know.
After entering stealth mode, Lin You acted contrary to expectations, first escaping at an extremely fast speed in the opposite direction.
Once out of the encirclement, he plunged into the forest on the side, vanishing without a trace.
With his current spiritual attributes, it was impossible for an ordinary Tier Twelve Lord to detect his stealth through perception.
So it was easy for him to shake off this batch of pursuers and continue fleeing in another direction.
Finally.
After sprinting rapidly through the forest for nearly an hour, he reached the boundary of the Pantheon, near a small border city similar to Demon Suppression City.
As long as he crossed this city, he would no longer be under the Pantheon’s jurisdiction, at least somewhat safer than now.
It seemed that even the forces behind the Pantheon couldn’t extend their reach this far.
After all, the vastness of the Divine Realm was not solely occupied by their forces; there were also other races’ lords.
It was said that in the distant south, the territory belonged to the Beastman Race and Spirit Race.
He couldn’t stay in the Human Race territory, but could he not live in the territories of other races?
This was Lin You’s current plan.
In any case, leave here safely first,
Thinking so, he accelerated to rush out of the forest, then summoned Hidden Dragon to soar into the air again, flying out of the border city.
However, at that moment, a sense of crisis hit.
"Master, be careful!"
The Hidden Dragon below cried out in alarm, decisively tilting its body down towards the ground.
Whoosh!
A piercing sound broke the air, as a fierce golden sword aura grazed past Lin You’s forehead, triggering a series of terrifying sonic booms that seemed to cut the air apart.
"Huh? You actually dodged it?"
A voice full of surprise reached Lin You, shocking him deeply.
Because this voice was none other than the Elder Seven of the Pantheon!
They came after him so quickly?
Landing on the ground, Lin You’s spirit was shaken; as he remounted the Hidden Dragon’s back, he indeed saw Elder Seven not far ahead.
Beside him was a squad of Tier Thirteen Sky Knight species and an imposing old man.
Seeing the old man’s appearance, Lin You’s pupils contracted.
Grand Elder!
Even he had come!
Sending out two Tier Thirteen Lords to hunt him down, with one being of Level 7 True God Level, they indeed thought highly of him.
It also sank his heart instantly to the bottom.
"Hand over the World Core, and I’ll give you a way out."
At this moment, the Grand Elder spoke.
His voice was calm and unwavering, like charity bestowed upon an ant.
"Hehe."
Lin You laughed, filled with scorn.
Blood trickled down his forehead into his eyes, leaving them completely bloodshot.
His whole body was stained with the blood of countless lords, appearing indescribably tragic.
This.
Was all thanks to the Pantheon.
Now they dared to speak of sparing his life?
Even if Lin You were to die, he would never accept such charity!
It was his dignity, his bottom line.
"Want the World Core, fine, you’ll have to kill me first!"
With that, his forceful aura surged, stirring the air around him.
Other members of the Royal Family seemed to be summoned, appearing around him, their enormous forms filling the sky and earth.
"Aren’t you eager for the World Core? If you have the ability, kill me, I want to see whether you kill me first or I destroy the World Core first!"
His voice brimmed with arrogance, not acknowledging the two Tier Thirteen Lords at all.
If given time, Lin You was certain he could easily surpass the duo, what was there to fear?
His words also made the two people’s expressions change slightly.
Once a Lord dies, the Origin Space would collapse, and the World Core would be destroyed along with it. This was why they wanted to capture Lin You alive.
No way.
They truly dared not kill Lin You at will.
If the World Core were destroyed, they couldn’t explain themselves to the higher-ups, making them hesitate.
However, soon, the Grand Elder’s lips curved into a smile.
With a wave of his hand, hundreds of figures appeared before him, bound by chains held by a squad of Angel Species.
Ten Thousand Realms Emperor!
Lin You’s face darkened, immediately recognizing those people’s identities.
It was the emperors who left the Ten Thousand Realms and traveled through the Heaven-Reaching Road with him!
Yet now, they were already on the brink of death, their divine formats shattered, nothing like their former selves.
Several were expressionless, covered in wounds, as if their souls had been emptied.
It was evident they’d endured serious torture and inhuman treatment.
"You deserve to die!"
In an instant, Lin You’s aura surged violently, the frenzied murderous intent causing cracks to spread across the ground beneath his feet.
Yet seeing his reaction, the Grand Elder merely laughed.
"How does it sound? If you obediently hand over the World Core, not only will I spare your life, but I’ll also release them."
His tone remained lofty and charitable.
Seemingly in full control, Lin You’s heart was filled with murderous intent, and veins bulged on his arms.