Chapter 590 - 245: Back to the Pinnacle, World’s Elite

At that moment, the one-kilometer radius of space seemed to transform into a lethal domain, isolated from all existence!

A flicker of satisfaction flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes.

Instant Body!

The next moment, he vanished on the spot, reappearing tens of meters away.

The maximum travel distance of Instant Body was originally only eight meters, but with the enhancement from Scorched Earth Domain’s properties, that distance had multiplied several times over.

’Not bad. I didn’t expect the skills from different stages to have this kind of synergy.’

He deactivated the domain and rested for a few seconds. Relying on the dual recovery effects of Healing out of combat and Ancient Dragon Blood, he quickly restored his depleted stamina and Energy Value.

Then, he shot up into the sky, flying to the highest point above the Painful Labyrinth.

He looked down at the boundless sea of fog below and took a deep breath.

A dragon’s lung capacity far exceeds a human’s. This single breath felt as if it would suck dry all the air within a several-kilometer radius.

He could feel the power from the Ancient Dragon Blood in his chest furiously compressing and fusing with his own energy.

...transforming it into the purest Ancient Dragon Flame!

Lin Ye aimed at the vast Foggy Area below and opened his mouth.

Celestial Flame Dragon Breath!

A golden pillar of light, at first only as thick as an arm, erupted from his mouth. It was dazzling to the extreme, as if it contained the condensed light and heat of the sun’s core.

The moment this pillar of light left his mouth, it expanded explosively!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a terrifying torrent of celestial fire over a hundred meters in diameter, powerful enough to pierce heaven and earth!

With an unstoppable and inexorable force, the golden torrent of Dragon Breath plunged into the sea of fog below.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

A continuous, hair-raising sound of annihilation rose from below.

Wherever the Dragon Breath passed, both the thick fog and the sturdy stone bridges were instantly vaporized the moment they touched the golden flames.

Not even a trace of ash was left behind!

The golden sea of fire advanced relentlessly, incinerating everything in its path to nothingness!

In just ten seconds, this Level 1 Celestial Flame Dragon Breath had plowed a fiery channel through the vast, foggy world below—a path several kilometers long and nearly a thousand meters wide, leaving an absolute vacuum in its wake.

On the second floor of the entire Painful Labyrinth, countless members of the Curse Bone Race were startled by the blinding flash of light that suddenly erupted in the far distance, a light that seemed poised to set the entire world ablaze.

It was followed by a terrifying shockwave that swept over everything, powerful enough to rip the ground apart!

Ah Qiang gazed into the extreme distance at the sea of fire and scorched earth that dyed the sky golden-red. Even from such a vast distance, he could feel the destructive aura that made his very soul tremble.

On his skeletal face, the soul-fire in his empty eye sockets flickered violently, filled with an indescribable shock.

’Master’s current strength... just what level has he reached?’

’Why do I get the feeling... that even that ridiculously strong little lady from the Celestial Human Realm is probably no longer Master’s match?’

...

「Painful Labyrinth.」

Above the scorched, barren land carved out by the Celestial Flame Dragon Breath, Lin Ye deactivated his Half-Dragon Transformation and returned to his human form.

He glanced down at the terrifying scar that cut through the entire Foggy Area, and now he had a clear understanding of the destructive power of his P4 stage.

’To be honest, if my current self could go back to that deathmatch with Noah, I wouldn’t even need to activate Chaotic War Body. I wouldn’t even need the Half-Dragon Transformation. As long as I entered the P4 stage and activated the attribute boost from Ancient Dragon Blood, Noah probably wouldn’t last a single second against my fists.’

A thought flashed through his mind.

Castling!

Lin Ye’s figure once again vanished from the Painful Labyrinth.

「In Lin Ye’s bedroom.」

Outside the window, night had fallen. The city’s neon lights spilled through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled patterns of light and shadow.

Lin Ye sniffed the lingering scent of the Painful Labyrinth on his clothes. He went to take a shower, not wanting to worry his parents.

After changing into a clean set of loungewear, Lin Ye activated the personal terminal on his wrist.

The terminal’s light screen lit up, and he habitually opened his contact list.

His master Lan Yunxi’s avatar was still gray, her status displayed as [Cross-Spatial Communication Blocked].

However, next to her avatar, several timed messages she had set up in advance had appeared.

[My dear disciple, I’m at the Mars Belt Star Domain Battlefield. It’ll be several days before I can return.]

[If you’ve met the requirements to break through to the Divine Realm, don’t do it on your own. You must wait for me to get back.]

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Lin Ye opened the last attachment: a selfie of Lan Yunxi taken on the Star Domain Battlefield. She was making a peace sign, and he couldn’t help but feel a little exasperated.

He had actually been planning to find Yin Liulan himself, or to shamelessly go and ask Dongfang Zhen about the breakthrough.

Other than that, Lin Ye also wanted Lan Yunxi to be his sparring partner.

’It’s not that I’ve gotten arrogant. It’s just that with my current combat power—enough to instantly kill Noah—an ordinary Divine Realm expert, even one at the Late Stage Great Perfection, probably couldn’t even take a single serious punch from me.’

But now that Lan Yunxi had told him to wait for her, Lin Ye could only suppress his desire to break through.

Just then, Lin Ye’s gaze fell on a familiar icon in the corner of his terminal’s screen.

Martial Arts Peak.

He pondered for a moment.

’Since I can’t find a suitable opponent in the real world... I might as well practice in the virtual one. It’s the perfect opportunity to test out my combat style in Dragon Descendant Incarnation form without holding back.’