Chapter 72: God Killing Domain — Void Stasis!
"Found it."
Lin Yuan opened his dual pupils and instantly locked onto the strongest target among them.
"That one—the largest in size, with a tuft of golden feathers on its head—is the leader of the flock."
"Judging by its physique and soul power fluctuations, its age should be over eight thousand years, possibly close to nine thousand."
"Perfect as my second soul ring!"
Xiao Wu glanced at the giant bird with a wingspan exceeding five meters, then at the two slightly smaller "guards" beside it.
"Brother, those two guards should be around two thousand and four thousand years old."
"And they're flying soul beasts—they control the high ground. Neither of us can fly, so this is going to be tricky."
Lin Yuan nodded, his expression calm. "It is a bit troublesome."
"The Soul Locking Falcons are extremely fast. Once they take to the sky and widen the distance, we'll be stuck taking hits."
"So we have to finish this quickly!"
"Xiao Wu, I'll handle the eight-thousand-year leader. You stall the two smaller ones—don't let them interfere."
"Give me ten seconds, and I'll bring it down!"
Xiao Wu looked worried. "Brother, an eight-thousand-year soul beast is equivalent to an ordinary Soul King. Are you sure you can handle it?"
A smile curved Lin Yuan's lips. "Relax. If I go all out, I can also erupt with Soul King–level combat power!"
With a thought, several dark-golden metallic components emitting a faint, eerie glow appeared out of thin air, instantly locking onto his limbs, chest, and shoulders!
It was a complete one-word battle armor!
Savage and domineering in design, it radiated a blend of mechanical beauty and brutal killing intent!
"Boom!"
The instant the battle armor fitted onto him, Lin Yuan's aura skyrocketed!
He had only just broken through Rank 20, a quasi–Soul Grandmaster
Yet, under the amplification of the battle armor, his soul power fluctuations blasted straight past the Soul Elder threshold, pushing close to the peak of Soul Ancestor!
Lin Yuan tightened his grip on the God Killing Spear. Infused with the battle armor's energy, the spear hummed excitedly.
At the side, Xiao Wu refused to be outdone. "I won't drag you down!"
A streak of pink-gold light flashed, and a delicate, lightweight suit of battle armor covered her body, instantly turning her into a violent mechanical loli.
"Go!"
With Lin Yuan's low shout, the two of them shot out from cover like cannonballs!
"Shriek!"
The Soul Locking Falcon leader immediately detected the intruders and let out a piercing cry.
With a powerful flap of its wings, it dove toward Lin Yuan with its two subordinates!
Its speed was so fast that it left afterimages in the air!
"Perfect timing!"
Facing the dive of an eight-thousand-year soul beast, Lin Yuan advanced instead of retreating.
"Blue Silver Emperor Second Soul Bone Skill—Blessing of Blue Silver Emperor!"
A faint blue-golden halo instantly enveloped his body, and Lin Yuan felt as though endless power surged within him.
At the same time, a terrifying aura that made the soul tremble erupted from his body!
"God Killing Domain—Activate!"
Centered on Lin Yuan, the space within a hundred meters instantly turned blood-red!
An extreme aura of slaughter and destruction surged like a tangible tide, crashing violently into the diving Soul Locking Falcons.
"Shriek?!"
The once ferocious leader stiffened the moment it entered the domain!
A very human-like fear appeared in its eyes!
That ultimate killing intent instantly reduced its speed by thirty percent!
"Now!"
Lin Yuan bent his legs slightly as the battle armor's thrusters detonated, launching him skyward!
"Void Step!"
This was the movement technique he had comprehended from the second layer of the Chaos God Killing Codex.
Even more terrifying—he had fused it with the teleportation talent bound from Xiao Wu!
The combination produced a qualitative change!
"Whoosh!"
Lin Yuan's figure vanished from where he stood.
The next second—
He crossed dozens of meters of vertical distance and appeared out of thin air in midair, directly facing the diving Soul Locking Falcon leader!
The sudden turn of events shocked the falcon. Instinctively, it tried to flap its wings and pull up to evade this bizarre human.
But it was too late!
Lin Yuan's dual pupils flared brightly. "First Soul Skill—Void Stasis!"
Once activated, this skill forcibly locks the space around the target.
Against targets no more than ten levels above the user, it guarantees absolute control for three seconds; against stronger targets, the control time is at least one second.
Although the Soul Locking Falcon's cultivation far exceeded Lin Yuan's, with the battle armor's amplification, their actual combat power gap wasn't that large.
So this absolute control would last at least one second!
And in a clash between experts—
One second meant life or death!
"Die!"
With no foothold in midair, Lin Yuan nevertheless unleashed unprecedented black radiance from the God Killing Spear in his hand.
All his essence, energy, and spirit converged at a single point.
"First Soul Skill—God Killing Pierce!"
"Self-created soul skill—Dawnbreak!"
Puchi!
The God Killing Spear turned into a bolt of black lightning, easily tearing through the frozen space—and through the Soul Locking Falcon's iron-hard feathers.
The spear tip pierced straight through its skull!
The explosive force carried by Dawnbreak detonated instantly within its brain!
The Soul Locking Falcon leader didn't even have time to let out a final cry before the light in its eyes rapidly faded.
Its massive body stiffened midair for a split second, then fell like a kite with its string cut.
"Boom!"
A deafening crash followed, dust billowing everywhere.
The once-invincible eight-thousand-year aerial tyrant was slain in a single strike by Lin Yuan!
The entire process was smooth and fluid.
Lin Yuan landed steadily on the ground and withdrew his dual pupil ability.
Though the combo consumed a great deal of energy, under the recovery effect of the Blessing of the Blue Silver Emperor skill, his soul power was rapidly replenished.
At that moment, the battle on the other side was also nearing its end.
"Take this—Shadowless Kick!"
Clad in pink-gold battle armor, Xiao Wu moved across the ground like a nimble butterfly.
Facing the two Soul Locking Falcons—momentarily thrown into chaos by their leader's death and now raging for revenge—
Xiao Wu didn't choose to clash head-on.
She exerted force through her legs, fully activating the battle armor's amplification.
With a clear shout, she gathered all her soul power into her right leg, encased in armor, and kicked violently upward!
Several crescent-shaped air blades, tearing through the air with shrill whistles, slashed toward the sky!
This was a long-range attack derived from Shadowless Kick.
Of course, at her current cultivation, Xiao Wu couldn't sustain many such attacks—but it was more than enough to stall them.
The two Soul Locking Falcons hadn't expected the ground-bound girl to attack the air. Caught off guard, the air blades slammed into their wings.
Feathers scattered, blood sprayed.
They cried out miserably as their bodies wobbled in midair.
Then they looked at their leader lying in a pool of blood below—its head completely blown apart—and at the human youth holding a spear, radiating terrifying killing intent.
Fear instantly overwhelmed any desire for revenge.
Soul beasts feared death, too!
"Shriek!"
The two Soul Locking Falcons let out shrill cries, forcibly flapping their wounded wings as they fled headlong toward the depths of the forest.
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End of Chapter