Within this domain, Lin Rong was about to step into the wormhole.
Suddenly, Lin Yu said, "Don't go in yet!"
Lin Rong turned his head, showing a look of confusion.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "I have enough upgrade points, let's upgrade first."
Lin Rong was overjoyed and quickly flashed to Lin Yu's side, staying vigilant of his surroundings.
Lin Yu nodded with satisfaction and silently chanted, "System, upgrade!"
"Ding, detected that the host has enough upgrade points, do you confirm to break through to the Hunyuan Realm?"
Lin Yu had waited for this moment for too long. He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and then said, "Yes!"
"Ding, upgrading..."
"Ding, upgrade successful!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host for reaching the Hunyuan Realm. The host's true spirit has been automatically entrusted to the system. As long as the system exists, the host will be immortal."
The next moment.
A cracking sound seemed to come from within Lin Yu's body. This was the sound of the realm's bottleneck shattering.
Boom!
The energy within his body surged.
Onefold!
Twofold!
A hundredfold!
A thousandfold!
It only stopped after increasing by a millionfold.
"Hoo hoo~ My strength has increased by a millionfold!"
"Such powerful strength is satisfying!"
Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.
The improvement in his realm filled him with joy.
Then, he perceived his true spirit.
His true spirit was now entrusted to the system; as long as the system existed, he would not die.
At this moment, his true spirit was something more core than his soul, and it was now lingering around the system.
He could not see the system, but he could see his true spirit and gain an understanding that the system was right beside his true spirit.
"System, will you die?"
What if the system died? His true spirit would lose its anchor and could only return to his main body. From then on, he would only have one life.
Although he had thought projections and resurrection methods, these were not foolproof. It was possible that a powerful being could break through these methods, causing him to lose his ability to revive.
"Ding, please rest assured, host. This system cannot be destroyed!"
"Really?"
"More real than gold!"
"Why do I feel like you're trying to trick me?"
"Ding, please trust the system, host."
At this moment, Lin Rong walked over.
"Brother, quickly synchronize!"
He had waited too long. The Hunyuan Realm was different from the Da Luo Golden Immortal. Reaching the Hunyuan Realm not only involved entrusting the true spirit but also awakening many more profound ways of using power.
For instance, a Da Luo could use power equivalent to a projection of the Heavenly Dao at most, but in the Hunyuan Realm, one could mobilize the Great Dao and participate in attacks.
Imagine if every move you made was imbued with the Great Dao; the attack power would increase countless times.
"Synchronize!" Lin Yu didn't dally and immediately performed the synchronization.
Rumble!
The next moment, all the clones' expressions turned serious, and the power within their bodies increased by a millionfold.
Lin Rong sensed the incomparably strong power within him. He now had the confidence to fight thousands of Insect Ancestors alone.
He clenched his fists, waved them a few times, and smiled, "Brother, I'll go in and take a look!"
"Yes, go ahead!"
Lin Rong entered the wormhole, and Lin Yu attached his consciousness to it.
What greeted his eyes was a starry sky.
"Huh?"
"This place gives me a very familiar feeling."
"Brother, this is the starry sky, the place where those in the Hunyuan Realm are trapped!"
Lin Rong quickly flew inward and indeed saw that in the starry sky, at regular intervals, there was a throne, and on each throne sat figures with pale faces.
Countless insects were constantly gnawing at them, siphoning their power.
Once one reached the Hunyuan Realm, it was not so easy to die, and their power could automatically recover. Therefore, these Hunyuan Realm powerhouses became sustenance for the insects to grow stronger.
Consuming the flesh, blood, and energy of Hunyuan Realm powerhouses could not only enhance their innate talent but also increase their strength.
This was also why the Insect Clan was so powerful and why Hunyuan Realm powerhouses continuously appeared.
Lin Yu said, "See if you can find the Heavenly Emperor and the others."
Lin Rong nodded and began searching. He did not find the Heavenly Emperor.
"Brother, this place is too vast, and there are too many trapped powerhouses. It's not easy to find them."
"Yes, they are all Hunyuan Realm powerhouses. They can still revive even if they die. Try killing one."
Lin Rong approached a trapped Hunyuan Realm powerhouse.
This Hunyuan Realm powerhouse, upon seeing Lin Rong, became agitated and said, "Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist, you are not part of the Insect Clan, are you?"
Looking at Lin Rong's human face, he was also very hesitant.
"No!"
"Please fellow Daoist, help me find release!" he gritted his teeth, his eyes dim.
He had been trapped here for too long. He already felt that living was meaningless and that it would be better to die.
Of course, he would not necessarily die.
As long as the void where his true spirit was entrusted still existed, he could be revived after countless years.
"Fellow Daoist, you have suffered. I will help you find release now."
Lin Rong fulfilled his wish.
He had tried, and the throne possessed immense restraining power. Even with his strength, he could not break it.
However, killing the other party was something he could do easily.
He raised his hand and struck down!
With a rumble!
The person died.
His corpse lay on the throne, and his soul disintegrated.
But in a distant place, in a broken void, a true spirit gradually awoke.
He sighed, "Finally, release! Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
"Alas, my void has also become so weak. It will take tens of billions of years to re-condense my soul and flesh to revive!"
At this moment.
In the starry sky.
Lin Yu said, "I can kill them, but I didn't get any upgrade points. There's no benefit in killing them."
"Keep searching, see if you can find that mysterious existence!"
En!
Lin Rong continued to search. This starry sky was vast. Within a short period, he had already discovered over a thousand trapped Hunyuan Realm powerhouses.
He truly didn't know how many domains the Insect Clan had occupied.
"Brother, nothing!"
"Keep searching!"
"Yes!"
After searching for an unknown amount of time, he did find the Heavenly Emperor and the other two. However, they were so weak from torture that they begged Lin Yu to kill them. Lin Yu obliged them.
After all, the Nine Rings Domain still existed, and they could revive.
This also confirmed his guess that the Heavenly Emperor and the other two were indeed imprisoned here.
Outside.
Lin Yu withdrew his consciousness.
"Lin Rong still hasn't found that mysterious existence. Could it be that he's not imprisoned here?"
"No, I need to perform a sacrifice and probe the mysterious existence's intentions."
Sacrifice!
Rumble!
Illusory figures appeared in the void.
A starry sky appeared in his vision. A man sitting on a throne was leisurely gnawing on roasted meat.
Lin Yu offered the roasted meat and said with a smile, "Senior, you've almost finished your roasted meat. I specially prepared some new ones for you."
The mysterious existence heard this and his gaze suddenly sharpened.
"Huh? You've become so powerful?"
"You're already in the Hunyuan Realm. Your cultivation is progressing very quickly."
Seeing that he wasn't very surprised, Lin Yu had a guess.
"Senior, I have something I don't understand!"
"Speak!"
"I've discovered a starry sky where the Insect Clan has imprisoned Hunyuan Realm powerhouses to feed the insects. Senior..."
He didn't say the latter half, but the mysterious existence understood.
"Stop looking for me. You won't find me. I'm not imprisoned by the Insect Ancestor, but by the Insect Mother. You've only just broken through to the Hunyuan Realm, and you're no match for her!"
"Hurry and leave. The Origin Insect Mother is not something the Hunyuan Realm can deal with!"
Not something the Hunyuan Realm can deal with?
Lin Yu's heart stirred. Could it be a realm beyond the Hunyuan Realm?
Boom!
Suddenly, the void trembled, and the sacrifice was interrupted.
In his peripheral vision, he saw a colossal creature extend a long limb and stab fiercely into the mysterious existence's body.
Streams of power flowed from the mysterious existence's body along the limb into the colossal creature.
Suddenly, the colossal creature turned its head and glanced over. That one glance sent Lin Yu into an abyss of ice.
So powerful!