A pillar of light, reaching the heavens, erupted, followed by a deathly silence.
Infinite light and heat diffused outwards, but upon reaching thirty miles away, friction sounds echoed.
There lay a ten-layered dome, enclosing the area within a thirty-mile radius.
This was a pseudo-artifact condensed by the Giant using the "Myriad Treasures Condensation Technique" during his self-destruction, intended to prevent the aftermath from affecting the outside, especially since Lin Yu's main body was not far away, and also to prevent enemies from escaping.
However, the energy unleashed by the explosion was too immense; a single layer of the dome was insufficient to withstand it.
Crack!
Crack!
One layer of the dome shattered, then a second, and it wasn't until the ninth layer broke that it finally held.
Within the dome, at the epicenter of the self-destruction, the three pseudo-gods were stunned.
They were still desperately resisting the force of the explosion, utterly unable to comprehend why he would detonate himself when he clearly had the upper hand.
Suddenly, the Wandering Soul materialized from the void.
"The Giant self-destructed, his power was too great, shattering space. This is bad! I have no physical body, how can I withstand such immense energy?"
He exclaimed in shock and prepared to flee into the void. But as he exerted his power, he froze, for the surrounding space had been shattered, filled with spatial turbulence, leaving him nowhere to escape.
"It's over!"
Boom!
With a deafening roar, he perished in the explosion.
Simultaneously, a system prompt echoed in Lin Yu's mind.
"Ding, you have killed the God of Assassination (Damaged, Pseudo-God Tier), +1.2 billion upgrade points!"
"Only one prompt, so the other two aren't dead yet," Lin Yu muttered to himself.
He split off more avatars, had them merge, and then sent them to finish off the others.
After a long while, the explosion subsided.
The Giant's self-destruction caused the ground to collapse thousands of meters, forming a bottomless pit.
Suddenly, two battered figures crawled out of the pit. They met each other's gaze, seeing only fear reflected in each other's eyes.
Having been gods for so many years, they had never encountered such a madman who would self-destruct at the drop of a hat. Was this something a normal being would do?
But then again, the Giant didn't seem like a normal being at all.
"We're done for, bad luck!" the Dark God Corpse said with a grim expression.
The Light God Corpse also felt the impact, but thankfully, the Giant was dead and they were alive.
"What a pity for the God of Assassination, dying so miserably!" the Light God Corpse chuckled wryly.
The Dark God Corpse ignored him and began to crawl out of the pit, intending to leave.
The Light God quickly followed. The Giant's self-destruction had tormented them greatly, and their energy was almost depleted. If they encountered another pseudo-god attack now, they would be unable to resist.
After flying for a while, they stopped.
Ahead was a massive dome, covering an area of thirty miles.
"Break it!"
"Alright!"
The two gods joined forces, and after considerable effort, they finally broke through the dome. Just as they were about to fly out,
Suddenly, the light dimmed drastically.
"Where do you think you're going?"
A voice boomed from above. Curious, they looked up, and their hearts seized with terror.
The Light God Corpse pointed a trembling finger at the sky, stuttering, "You... you..."
The Dark God Corpse also trembled, unable to speak.
"Stop stuttering. Surprised I'm not dead? Want to know why?"
"Yes!" they answered almost instinctively.
"Once you're dead, I'll tell you. Come, stick out your necks, let me send you off!" the Giant said mockingly.
"You've gone too far! A mere pseudo-god, insulting gods like this, you will face retribution!" the two gods roared in anger.
When had they ever suffered such humiliation? Looking at the Giant's resolute face, they wished they could tear it apart!
The Giant laughed heartily, "To avoid any more trouble, I'll send you to see the King of Hell sooner rather than later."
As soon as the words fell, two cages suddenly rose from the ground, trapping them. Then, the Giant raised his axe and brought it down.
Boom!
Two heads fell, blood gushing out and staining the ground. He then used the Soul Severing Technique, obliterating their residual souls, and they were truly dead.
After killing the two god corpses, Lin Yu ordered the Giant to bring them over.
At this moment.
The entire world was in an uproar.
Demigods, sensing the aura of fallen deities, trembled in their lairs, afraid to emerge, lest they be beheaded with a single axe strike.
The residual souls of the fallen deities fell silent. Their flickering souls seemed to be communicating through some special means, and finally, after reaching some sort of agreement, they collectively quieted down.
They remained silent, but the ninth-tier humans who had followed Lin Yu in were in a frenzy.
They exchanged glances, seeing excitement in each other's eyes.
"Lin Yu has grown stronger again. It's my great fortune to be human!"
"Lin Yu alone killed three pseudo-gods! Those are pseudo-gods ten times stronger than demigods."
"Alas, Lin Yu is already a pseudo-god, and we're still stuck at ninth-tier. I miss the days when Lin Yu called me senior."
"He still calls you senior now."
"I don't dare to accept it anymore, after all, I'm not like the few like the Charioteer who are elders."
"Forget it, let's not dwell on it. For the next while, there shouldn't be any more incidents. Let's quickly get some divine crystals. I can't wait to enter the Demigod realm!"
"........... "
Inside the cave.
Lin Yu had acquired two more god corpses and divine crystals.
"A pity, I didn't find the God of Assassination's divine crystal."
Lin Yu handed the divine crystals to Lin Wu, saying, "Your mission now is to comprehend these divine crystals and break through to the Demigod realm!"
Lin Wu nodded heavily, "I will complete the mission. By the way, which law should we use to enter the Demigod realm?"
To break through to the Demigod realm, one needs to comprehend a sliver of law power. There are no explicit requirements for the type of law, as long as it is comprehended, one enters the Demigod realm.
However, generally, people choose laws that resonate with them to enter the Demigod realm, as this makes comprehension much easier and saves time.
Once they reach the Demigod realm, they continuously refine this sliver of law power, gradually reaching the Demigod peak, touching the barrier of divinity, and then attempting to break through. If they fail, they have at least glimpsed a sliver of divinity and can be called pseudo-gods.
For others, the type of law chosen to enter the Demigod realm is extremely important, but for him, it was not so significant.
With Lin Wu's monstrous comprehension, comprehending any law would not be a problem.
"What do you think?" Lin Yu couldn't decide and tossed the question back to him.
Lin Wu pondered for a moment and said, "After so much hunting, we have many divine crystals. If you want to enter the Demigod realm faster, I suggest comprehending the divine crystals dropped by the god corpses. Their divine crystals have complete laws, making them easier to comprehend."
"Then choose one of these three."
"I suggest choosing the Light God's divine crystal!"
"Alright!"