The battlefield.
The battle between Hei Tianjie and the scholar had entered its white-hot stage.
After a month, both had sustained injuries.
The vast surface of Hei Tianjie's world was covered in cracks.
The scholar's face was pale, a trace of blood hanging at the corner of his mouth.
Hei Tianjie said weakly, "Previously, you and I fought for a thousand years, resulting in mutual destruction and a retreat for both. This time, do you still want to end in mutual destruction?"
"Killing you is the sole purpose of my existence!" the scholar gritted his teeth.
Hei Tianjie scoffed, "It was merely your mortal parents that I accidentally devoured. Do you really need to hunt me for millions upon millions of years?"
The scholar's eyes turned red, and he roared, "You beast, do you understand filial piety? Die!"
A sword strike descended, shaking the void.
Hei Tianjie was not a creature of flesh and blood, and thus could not comprehend the bonds of such beings. He had originally formed from a stone, and utterly disdained such human emotions.
"Heh, fine, then I shall kill you first!"
The scholar's condition was no better, perhaps even more severe.
He seized an opportunity and launched an attack.
Boom!
The scholar was sent flying, his body nearly disintegrating.
"Hmph, die!"
The scholar's eyes dimmed with anger, as he narrowly dodged the blow.
Then, the tide of the battle turned.
At this moment.
Lin Yu's clone arrived once more.
Upon seeing Lin Yu's clone, Hei Tianjie did not hesitate, turning and fleeing without a word, abandoning the scholar.
In his current state, he could not defeat anyone and might even become trapped.
"Human, once I recover, I will take your dog's life."
"Can you escape?"
A colossal giant blocked his path.
The giant was immense, wielding a massive axe, standing on a green lotus, surrounded by chaotic energy. The aura of its power seemed on the verge of cleaving chaos itself.
"I shall smite thee!"
The giant raised its axe, which alone was the size of Hei Tianjie.
Seeing this, Hei Tianjie was terrified.
Where did this giant come from?
Could it be a Great Luo-level ferocious beast from the chaos?
"Who are you?"
"The one who will kill you!"
"Die!"
The axe descended, aimed directly at his head.
"Kill!"
He did not back down and met the blow.
Boom!
The two collided, and with a single strike.
With a crack, Hei Tianjie was split in two.
Furthermore, the next axe strike followed immediately.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
In an instant, dozens of axes fell, and Hei Tianjie was swiftly chopped into thousands of pieces.
"Escape!"
He was horrified; the giant before him was too powerful.
The giant lowered its axe, allowing the fragments of Hei Tianjie to scatter and flee.
The green lotus beneath its feet flashed, and it appeared suspended in mid-air.
"I possess the Green Lotus, capable of creation. Today, however, I bestow this Green Lotus upon you."
What?
The next moment, the Green Lotus flew out, scattering streams of green light that imprisoned all the fragments of Hei Tianjie attempting to escape.
Then, the green light contracted, drawing all the fragments into the Green Lotus.
"Hei Tianjie has been sealed by me!" it stated calmly, as if it were a trivial matter.
With that, it turned and departed.
The scholar stood stunned, his expression one of disbelief.
His lifelong nemesis, Hei Tianjie, who was subtly even stronger than him, had been sealed by the giant so effortlessly.
"Giant, what is your name?"
"I am Pangu!"
Pangu?
A name he had never heard before.
After the giant disappeared, Lin Yu's clone also vanished.
The scholar sighed, lamenting the vastness of the world and the existence of powers beyond his comprehension. He returned to his secluded cultivation world, Xuanming Great World, with a sense of dejection.
His attendant asked, "Young master, why do you appear so troubled?"
The scholar replied with a wry smile, "There are countless powerful beings in this world, and I am still too weak!"
The attendant expressed surprise, "Why do you say that, young master?"
The scholar recounted the encounter.
The attendant was stunned for a moment, then recovered and offered comfort, "Young master, that person did not attack you, which indicates they are of the orderly alignment. Once we recover our strength, who knows if we might not stand a chance against them."
"Alas~"
Could he truly defeat that giant even at his peak?
He had no confidence.
"Never mind, I must cultivate diligently. This battle has worsened my injuries, and I do not know how long it will take to recover. Fortunately, Hei Tianjie is sealed, so I need not worry about hidden dangers."
With that, he sat cross-legged to heal.
...
Outside the Blue Star.
Lin Rong detached from the fusion state and entered the Blue Star.
"My hundred million-level homologous fusion is truly too powerful!"
"It far surpasses the fusion clones of others."
He himself was a permanent clone formed from a hundred million-level fusion. To perform fusion again was equivalent to fusing once more, making him a hundred million times stronger than a fusion clone.
This was why he could effortlessly crush Hei Tianjie.
In fact, this was Lin Yu's trump card, rarely used.
A stream of light entered Lin Yu's mansion.
Lin Yu looked at Lin Rong and said with a smile, "You performed well this time, but Hei Tianjie alone is insufficient to test our ultimate power. Go and hunt in the chaos when you have time. If you encounter a Great Luo-level chaotic beast, perhaps we can truly gauge our strength."
"Understood."
"There's nothing else. You can go now."
"Yes!"
Lin Rong departed.
Only then did Lin Yu have time to organize his new clone.
"Lin Guang!" Lin Yu called out.
The next moment, a man emerged, radiating light, his hair standing on end, looking remarkably flamboyant.
Seeing him, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.
This was the new permanent clone: the Halo Clone, Lin Guang.
His personality was somewhat flamboyant, he enjoyed being unconventional, wearing eccentric clothing, and styling his hair in bizarre ways.
"Let me see your abilities."
"Brother, I'm only level fifty now. Can you level me up ten more times?"
"I still need to save upgrade points to improve my cultivation; I can't give them all to you."
"Sigh, so annoying."
"Enough nonsense, demonstrate your halo."
"Alright, alright."
He placed his hands behind his head, looking indifferent.
The next moment.
Five halos of different colors rose sequentially from beneath his feet.
The light of the halos flashed and disappeared.
However, centered around Lin Guang, hundreds of nearby worlds were enveloped by the halos.
"Brother, do you want to activate the halo abilities?"
"Activate them."
"Okay!"
The next moment.
The halo abilities were triggered.
Beings in the hundreds of worlds near the Blue Star were instantly adorned with five halos.
Lin Guang, holding a cigarette, said:
"First Halo: Combat Halo, increases combat power by one hundred percent."
"Second Halo: Healing Halo, doubles healing effectiveness."
"Third Halo: Fortitude Halo, increases willpower, endurance, and the like by five times."
"Fourth Halo: Speed Halo, increases attack speed, movement speed, thinking speed, and so on by one hundred percent."
"Fifth Halo: Indestructible Soul Halo, those enveloped by this halo can maintain their soul's immortality, safely entering the underworld for reincarnation."
Lin Yu nodded.
These five halos also had significant benefits for him.
The halos that enhanced his combat power were the first and fourth.
"Brother, level me up ten more times, I feel like I can awaken a super powerful halo."
"Alright, but you also need to earn money."
"Heh heh, brother, have you noticed? Whenever a life form killed by beings covered by my halo dies, we gain upgrade points, albeit a meager tenth."
Lin Yu's eyes lit up at this.
"Excellent, excellent! Extend your halo to cover everyone. That way, when beings in hundreds of nearby worlds die, we will all share in the spoils."
"Heh heh, brother, level me up first?"
"However, you cannot be lazy."
"Don't worry, I won't be lazy."
Lin Yu, without suspicion, consumed a large number of upgrade points to level him up ten times.
Buzz!
A yellow halo rose.
"What halo is this this time?"
"Brother, the new halo is called: Excitement Halo. At its highest level, it can increase morale, combat desire, and so on by five times."
"Combat desire? This halo of yours is quite the catalyst for war."
"Heh heh heh, with this halo out, even if the worlds wanted to stop fighting, they couldn't."
Lin Yu mused that it was indeed the case.
"Alright, go tend to your own affairs. I will level you up ten times every month. If you perform well, I will grant you a few more levels."
"Heh heh, thank you, brother!"