220: Breakthrough to the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm, the "invitation" of the Immortal Soul

The power of the Formation, capable of grinding all things into nothingness, completely swallowed Lin Fan's figure.

He didn't even manage to put up a trace of a struggle.

[Ding!]

[The host was ground to death by an ancient killing Formation, achieving the death achievement "Formation Obliteration, Soul Dissipation"!]

[Death Evaluation: S-grade (Detected "Protecting Companions" related behavior, evaluation increased by one tier).]

[Congratulations to the host, you have received the rewards: "Initial Explanation of Ancient Military Formations", Divine Soul Origin +3%!]

Lin Fan felt the comfort brought by the strengthening of his Divine Soul Origin, as well as the profound insights about military Formations that appeared in his mind, and he was satisfied to the extreme.

Just as he was preparing to resurrect again to properly experience the power of this S-grade evaluation Formation...

A cold and urgent alarm sounded in his mind without any warning.

[Warning!]

[An unknown powerful lifeform is rapidly approaching Resurrection Anchor Point One!]

[Estimated time of arrival: Nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds!]

Lin Fan's consciousness suddenly froze.

He couldn't resurrect at the same spot.

Anchor Point One was the resurrection point he had set near that ruined bunker for the convenience of repeatedly farming mobs.

Once that "unknown powerful lifeform" arrived, if he happened to resurrect there, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Being camped at his resurrection point was a humiliation he absolutely could not accept.

He had to relocate.

But before that... Lin Fan's thoughts spun rapidly.

This was a rare opportunity.

A Body Integration Realm War Soul Monarch plus an ancient killing Formation—this kind of luxury package was something one could only hope for but not seek out.

It would be too much of a pity to just run away like this.

He had to complete one last high-value death before being discovered.

Using this momentum, he would break through the barrier of the Soul Transformation Middle Stage in one fell swoop.

A resolute thought instantly formed in his mind.

Lin Fan immediately separated a strand of Divine Thought, which penetrated the spatial barriers and rang directly in Liu Qingqing's mind.

"Qingqing, prepare to escape."

His voice was steady, without a trace of emotion, sounding as if everything was under control.

"This is the final step of the plan. No matter what you see next, do not be surprised, and even more so, do not look back."

Curled up in a corner of the bunker, Liu Qingqing, whose Divine Soul was nearly crushed by that Sovereign's pressure, suddenly trembled.

That familiar voice was her only spiritual pillar at this moment.

Using all her strength, she nodded with difficulty, her pale lips tightly pursed.

Although she had no idea what Elder Lin's plan was, she chose to believe unconditionally.

Lin Fan no longer hesitated.

He chose to resurrect at the backup anchor point closest to the War Soul military Formation.

The moment his figure appeared, he didn't have the slightest thought of dodging.

He condensed all the spiritual energy in his body, and his Soul Transformation Middle Stage peak cultivation boiled and burned without reservation at this moment.

He looked up, facing that slowly closing black Formation that exuded an aura of world-ending destruction.

He also met the cold and lethal gaze cast by that Body Integration Realm War Soul Monarch.

This time, Lin Fan took the initiative to charge over.

Under the astonished gaze of the War Soul Monarch, he was like a meteor without any regrets, crashing straight into the core of the Formation.

"System."

Lin Fan let out a low growl in his heart.

"Give me a big explosion!"

[Ding! The host has chosen a mutual destruction-style self-detonation of the Divine Soul and spiritual body!]

[Method of Death: Splendid Fireworks!]

The next second.

An indescribable intense light erupted violently with Lin Fan's body as the center.

There was no sound.

The entire world seemed to have been put on mute.

The light was pure white, pure destruction.

Wherever the white light reached, space shattered inch by inch, turning into Chaotic void.

That ancient killing Formation, composed of tens of thousands of elite War Souls, was like paper in the face of this destructive power, instantly collapsing and being torn apart.

Countless War Souls didn't even have time to let out a wail before they dissolved in the white light.

Even that Body Integration Realm War Soul Monarch was blasted back repeatedly by this sudden self-detonation shockwave, and the solid black Qi on its body was blown until more than half of it was thinned out. Inside its hollow eye sockets, those two clusters of ghost fire flickered violently.

It could not understand.

Why this weak bug could erupt with such terrifying power.

The aftershocks of the explosion swept across the entire wasteland.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in a hidden mountain hollow, Lin Fan's figure appeared silently.

This was the Backup Anchor Point Two he had set.

The moment he resurrected, an unprecedentedly majestic energy exploded within his body.

That was the massive infusion of cultivation rewarded by the System after the self-detonation.

[Comprehensive Evaluation: S+ grade!]

[Reward: Massive cultivation infusion! Slaughter Dao insight +10%!]

Boom!

The spiritual energy in his body was like a river bursting its banks, crazily impacting that indestructible Realm barrier.

Crack.

A crisp sound, like the shattering of colored glass, rang out deep within his Divine Soul.

The barrier broke.

An aura several times stronger than before shot up from Lin Fan's body into the sky.

His bones, flesh, Meridians, and even his Divine Soul were undergoing rapid transformation and reorganization under this newborn power.

Soul Transformation Late Stage!

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes and clenched his fist.

His knuckles let out a series of crisp pops.

The surrounding space produced a visible distortion just because of this simple movement.

He felt more powerful than ever before.

This was the power of the Soul Transformation Late Stage.

He didn't immerse himself in this sense of power; his figure flashed, turning into a stream of light as he sped toward Liu Qingqing's location.

He had to take her away immediately.

However, when he arrived at the bunker ruins that had already been completely turned into powder, his footsteps suddenly halted.

He saw Liu Qingqing standing safely on a patch of open ground.

But around her, at some point, ten figures had appeared.

They quietly surrounded her in the center.

Lin Fan's pupils constricted slightly.

Those ten figures all wore tattered yet still visibly once-magnificent ancient immortal armor.

The aura they emitted was completely different from all the War Souls he had seen before.

It was a bizarre combination of the stillness of death and a trace of... Immortal Qi.

Fallen Immortal War Soulss.

Every one of their auras far exceeded those of the previous Void Refining Realm War Soul Commanders.

Especially the one leading them.

It was a woman with a graceful figure.

She wore a suit of broken silver palace-style battle armor that outlined breathtaking curves.

On her peerlessly beautiful face, there was no expression; her eyes were hollow, devoid of any spirit, yet they carried a kind of indifference and arrogance that looked down upon all living beings.

She just stood there quietly, but the pressure she emitted was actually even more terrifying than that of the Body Integration Realm War Soul Monarch.

The encirclement had already formed.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, his figure blurred, and he instantly appeared in front of Liu Qingqing, firmly shielding her behind him.

"Elder Lin!"

Seeing Lin Fan, Liu Qingqing cried out like a drowning person catching a piece of driftwood.

The spiritual energy in Lin Fan's body circulated crazily, his muscles tensed, and he entered a state of maximum alert.

He was already prepared for a life-and-death struggle, prepared to die once more.

This time, he probably wouldn't even be able to scrape a B-grade evaluation.

However, the expected thunderous attack did not come.

That leading female War Soul didn't even give Liu Qingqing a glance.

Her hollow eyes just quietly landed on Lin Fan.

As if scrutinizing, as if confirming something.

A moment later.

A cold and ancient Divine Thought, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, was transmitted directly into Lin Fan's mind.

"No need to be nervous."

Lin Fan's heart tightened.

This War Soul retained its intelligence.

"On your body, there is the aura of 'that person'."

That person?

Lin Fan's mind spun rapidly. What special aura did he have on him?

Could it be the System?

Or the Soul of a transmigrator?

Before he could figure it out, the female War Soul's next Divine Thought followed immediately.

"My Master wishes to see you."

As the Divine Thought fell, the female War Soul's hollow gaze seemed to inadvertently sweep over Liu Qingqing behind Lin Fan.

In that instant, Lin Fan keenly captured that her gaze seemed to show a microscopic flicker when it touched Liu Qingqing.