Chapter 589 - 245: Back on Top, World Elite

Just then, Lin Ye suddenly sensed that something was off.

He noticed that the life force of his weaker Curse Bone Race minions, Carlos included, was flickering like a candle in the wind—unsteady and incredibly faint, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

He finally realized that the draconic aura he was unconsciously emitting while testing his Dragon Descendant Incarnation had subjected these weak minions to terrifying spiritual pressure.

If this went on any longer, he might actually "scare" them to death.

With a thought, Lin Ye reined in the pressure that originated from the depths of his bloodline.

The next moment, Carlos and the others felt the immense weight crushing their souls suddenly vanish. They gasped heavily, their bodies already soaked in cold sweat, yet they lacked even the courage to raise their heads.

The reverence in their eyes as they looked at Lin Ye was now absolute, even tinged with a heartfelt fanaticism.

Lin Ye maintained his Dragon Descendant Incarnation and made a decision.

’I have to get used to fighting in this state as soon as possible. The best way to master and adapt to it would be through actual combat with other Martial Artists.’

Lin Ye looked at the elite minions under his command and issued his first order since summoning them here.

"Attack me."

"Use all your strength."

Lin Ye slowly descended from mid-air.

His feet, now transformed into draconic claws, landed on the alloy floor with a heavy thud, causing the entire bridge to tremble slightly.

Upon hearing this, a flicker of astonishment crossed Ah Qiang’s skeletal face, but he immediately bowed his head without hesitation.

"As you command!"

He rose to his feet and, along with all the other minions, took an attack stance.

They wouldn’t dare—and would never—disobey any of Lin Ye’s commands.

WHIRRR—

The cores inside the dozen or so A-rank, all-purpose combat units began to run on overload. They clasped their hands before their chests, and a destructive beam of energy rapidly converged between their palms, emitting a frightening pulsation.

Carlos and the other members of the Curse Bone Race let out bloodthirsty roars. They brandished enormous bone axes and spears as black flames erupted around them, pushing their power to the absolute limit.

Meanwhile, Ah Qiang pressed his skeletal palms together. In the space between them, a jet-black Death Light Cannon, infused with all his Telekinesis and Soul Power, began to charge with furious intensity.

In an instant, a dozen thick energy beams—interspersed with dozens of bone spears and flying axes, and at its very center, the most terrifying jet-black death ray—formed an impenetrable barrage of death that blasted toward the stationary Lin Ye from all directions!

BOOM—!!!

A destructive torrent of energy completely engulfed Lin Ye’s figure.

A violent shockwave of energy radiated outward, causing the entire massive bridge to shake intensely.

A few seconds later, the dust and light dissipated.

Ah Qiang and the other minions stared nervously at the epicenter of the attack.

There, Lin Ye stood perfectly still, completely unmoved.

The blue-black dragon scales covering his body actually shimmered with an eerie luster in the afterglow of the blast. Forget being damaged—not a single scratch had been left behind.

Ah Qiang bowed his head low, the soul-fire in his hollow eye sockets blazing with fanaticism and adoration. He exclaimed in heartfelt admiration:

"Master’s divine might is beyond the comprehension of mere mortals like us!"

All the other minions bowed their heads deeply once more. This time, however, the shock and submission in their hearts were even purer and more heartfelt.

Lin Ye waved his hand casually.

A curtain of blue light swept over them, and all the minions vanished instantly, teleported back to where they came from.

Lin Ye was left alone on the vast, empty bridge.

His figure blurred.

[Castling]!

...

「Painful Labyrinth, Middle Layer, Shi Qiao Foggy Area.」

Lin Ye’s figure swapped places with a Curse Bone Race grunt he had designated as a beacon.

He surveyed his surroundings. It was a void enveloped in endless fog, with nothing but stone bridges shrouded in mist beneath his feet.

’Perfect. An excellent place to test a large-area skill.’

Maintaining his Half-Dragon Transformation, Lin Ye focused his thoughts once more.

[Scorched Earth Domain]!

VMMM—

A dark red halo erupted from his body, expanding rapidly outward!

Wherever the halo passed, the air instantly ignited, and space itself rippled with scorching heat.

Lin Ye controlled his energy consumption, halting the domain’s expansion when it reached a radius of about one hundred meters.

Within seconds, in the hundred-meter radius around him, the stone bridges instantly melted into flowing lava. The dense surrounding fog was completely vaporized, creating an absolute vacuum.

Innumerable dark red embers drifted within the domain, creating what looked like a kingdom of flames filled with an aura of destruction.

Lin Ye felt the rate at which his Physical Strength Value and Energy Value were being consumed and nodded.

’Still within an acceptable range.’

Then, he stopped holding back and increased his output of physical strength and energy.

BOOM!

The crimson domain expanded wildly in all directions like an inflating balloon, growing with violent speed!

In the blink of an eye, a massive spherical domain, with a radius of a full kilometer, unfurled completely with Lin Ye at its center.

Inside the domain, the seemingly eternal fog was instantly vaporized and annihilated by the high temperature and destructive force the moment it touched the domain’s boundary.

Hundreds of crisscrossing stone bridges were also melted in an instant, turning into waterfalls of lava that plunged into the endless abyss below.