"Finally found it!" Lin Yu sighed.
Found what?
Everyone was confused.
The next moment, they understood.
"Of course, we've found the reason for the changes in this world!" Lin Yu laughed.
Lin Yu raised his large hand, and white light appeared. Nine thousand clones materialized around them.
"Merge!"
Boom!
The clones merged, and a giant appeared.
The giant was a thousand meters tall, wielding a massive axe, calmly overlooking the world below.
Lin Yu seized the opportunity to retreat a hundred li. The others, seeing this, quickly followed. But after they retreated, they couldn't find Lin Yu himself.
"Where is Lord Lin Yu?"
"We were following him just now, how did he suddenly disappear?"
"This is bad, a great battle is about to break out. Everyone, retreat further."
"The space in this world is too weak, it might not withstand the giant's attacks. Let's retreat five hundred li away."
"Retreat, retreat, retreat!"
"........."
The crowd retreated far away, fearing to be caught in the aftershocks of the battle.
They stopped on a tall mountain five hundred li away, gazing from afar.
Meanwhile, within a spatial rift, Lin Yu concealed his presence and aura, secretly watching the great door.
At this moment, the giant arrived before the door.
He raised his colossal axe, let out a mighty roar, and chopped down fiercely.
"Open!"
Boom!
The space, unable to bear the strain, shattered with a crack.
Crack!
Another crack sounded, and the door was smashed into pieces, revealing a deep, dark opening.
The giant stared expressionlessly into the pit below, as if waiting for something.
In the distance, the researchers watched this scene with anticipation.
However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened, which made them all wonder.
"I clearly detected a powerful energy reaction behind the door. What's going on now?"
"I know, that mysterious energy is in hibernation."
"Yes, it must be dormant. When that mysterious energy awakens, it will surely lead to a great battle."
"Look, many cultivators are coming from over there."
"........"
Hearing this, they turned their heads and saw powerful figures flying from afar.
Seeing so many people, the researchers counted them carefully – there were over a hundred. They quickly hid themselves, not intending to meet the newcomers.
If Lin Yu were nearby, they would have been fearless, but for now, it was better not to risk it.
At this moment.
At the very front of the crowd, a young man in red, dressed like a noble with a fan in hand, exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Where did this giant come from? It actually broke the seal!"
"Demon Lord, the seal is broken, and it's time for the demon embryo to awaken!" someone reminded him.
The Demon Lord glanced at him and sneered, "Does my business require your reminder?"
Slap!
The man slapped himself and repeatedly apologized, "Your subordinate knows his mistake, please punish me, my Lord!"
"Hmph, considering it's your first offense, I'll spare you this time. If you offend again, I'll pull out your tongue." The Demon Lord snapped his fan shut and snorted.
Everyone remained silent, afraid to speak.
The Demon Lord chuckled, "This giant standing in front of the door is too much of a nuisance. Who will get rid of it?"
"My Lord, I will go!"
"Good, go!"
The Demon Lord was not worried about his subordinates' safety, for they were the strongest in this world.
Each possessed the cultivation of the Mahayana realm, and he himself had reached the Virtual Immortal realm, his power being the absolute limit of this world.
As for why the Mahayana realm didn't exist in this world, there were many secrets involved.
The Demon Lord licked his lips and said with a smile, "Those cultivators who broke through to the Mahayana realm were all fed to it!"
He pointed at the dark, deep opening and chuckled sinisterly.
In hiding.
Lin Yu witnessed this scene and was quite surprised.
He murmured to himself, "I didn't expect this world to hide a mastermind. And what is sealed within that door?"
He suddenly smiled, "A mere hundred demigods, and one pseudo-god, are no match for the giant's axe. I happen to be interested in the secrets here, so I'll keep that red-clothed man."
He smiled, and the Demon Lord smiled too. Both wore confident smiles, both were self-assured, but the outcome was destined to be opposite.
Suddenly!
The giant turned and raised his axe.
"Sky-Cleaver!"
A great shout rang out, and the heavens and earth trembled in response.
Crack!
Space split open, revealing spatial rifts. The sky looked like a shattered mirror, covered in a spiderweb pattern all around.
Suddenly.
The giant's axe descended from the sky.
This single axe strike enveloped an area of a hundred li, encompassing all hundred Mahayana realm cultivators.
The immense power suppressed the surrounding rules, and the world groaned under the unbearable strain.
Crack!
Space fractured.
The Demon Lord's face turned ashen with shock.
"Impossible!"
"This is the power of an immortal! How can an immortal descend to this world?"
The Demon Lord's eyes bulged with fury and fear, unable to comprehend that in such a world, an immortal could descend.
According to the rules of this world, immortals could not descend to such realms. It was a rule, and even immortals could not violate it.
Yet, what he saw before him shattered his imagination and his understanding of common sense.
"Earth, Fire, Water, Wind!"
"Gather!"
With a command, the four elements converged, and various energies combined to form a rudimentary world.
Seeing this, the Demon Lord's face was filled with terror.
"You... Who in the heavens are you? How can you enter the forbidden realm of world creation?"
Alas, his question went unanswered.
The axe fell, and the world shook.
The hundred Mahayana realm subordinates behind him, before they could even cry out, had their lives taken by the single axe.
It was too fast; they perished simply by being grazed by the axe's radiance.
The Demon Lord looked at the corpses of his subordinates lying on the ground, his face filled with horror.
"You... What do you want?"
The giant placed the axe in the void, freeing his hand, and grabbed the Demon Lord.
The disparity in power rendered the Demon Lord utterly helpless.
"You..."
The next moment, the giant spoke.
"Your secret interests me greatly!"
"Soul Extraction!"
Buzz!
The soul technique was activated, and a strange wave instantly spread out.
As the light swept over the Demon Lord, his eyes became vacant.
"Soul Extraction!"
Boom!
The Demon Lord's memories were displayed before him and then received by Lin Yu.
"So that's how it is!"
After a long while, Lin Yu sighed.
Fifty thousand years ago, the Demon Lord's world was destroyed. They gathered the strength of their entire world, broke through the world passage, and came to this world.
They assassinated the top experts of this world, secretly controlled some sects, and spread rumors that the Mahayana realm could not appear in this world.
As for those who appeared in the Mahayana realm, they were captured and fed to the demon embryo. They hoped that one day, when the demon embryo emerged, it would lead them to the realm of immortals.
Unfortunately, just as their plan was nearing completion, it was disrupted by the giant.
Having obtained the information, the giant clenched his hand and crushed the Demon Lord's head, then annihilated his soul.
The Demon Lord was dead. The demon embryo below seemed to sense something and crawled out of the cave.
"Roar!"