186: Chapter 186 Core Bloodbath, Altar Shatters

The third floor of the altar, southeast corner.

Lin Yue stepped through the void and appeared before the core of the formation eye.

It was a dark red crystal three zhang in diameter, its surface covered in countless flowing runes, continuously drawing evil qi from the rift and injecting it into the light pillar at the top of the altar.

Within the light pillar, the lower half of the Spirit Devourer Commander had already squeezed through forty percent of the rift!

"It's here..."

Lin Yue gripped the starfall sword, the four-colored light on the blade flowing to the extreme.

But just as he was prepared to strike—

"Roar—!!!"

Five terrifying roars came from below!

The five temporarily trapped Battle Generals had actually broken free from their restraints at the same time!

Little Star's Star Lock Cage collapsed at the thirty-first breath—he was only at the Golden Core stage after all; trapping Late Nascent Soul Stage Battle Generals for thirty breaths was his limit.

The two Battle Generals trapped by the combined efforts of Lin Mo and the Star Miasma Dragon Lizard couple also tore through the Dragon Flame Vortex in their frantic struggle.

The five Battle Generals pounced toward the third floor of the altar together!

"Stop them!"

The Star Track Pavilion Master shouted sternly, meeting them along with Sword Origin Master, Immortal Master Qingluan, and Sect Master Mo Chen.

Four people clashing head-on with five generals!

But the gap in strength was too large.

The Star Track Pavilion Master's injuries had not yet healed, and although Sword Origin Master was strong, he could not support the fight alone, while Qingluan and Mo Chen were only at the Early Nascent Soul Stage.

In just three breaths, the four were forced back repeatedly, their situation becoming perilous!

"Young Friend Lin, hurry—!"

The Star Track Pavilion Master hissed while spitting blood.

Lin Yue gritted his teeth and, no longer hesitating, stabbed the formation eye crystal with his sword!

But at that moment—

At the top of the altar, the Spirit Devourer Commander's crimson pupils suddenly turned toward him.

"Ant... you cannot destroy it."

It actually... temporarily stopped the descent ceremony!

A dark red blood shadow split from its body, transforming into a three-zhang-tall Clone that instantly appeared before Lin Yue!

The Clone's aura was surprisingly at thirty percent of the Early Spirit Transformation Stage's strength!

Even if it was only thirty percent, it was still at the Soul Transformation rank!

"Die."

The Clone struck out with a palm, and everywhere the palm wind passed, space shattered inch by inch!

Lin Yue's pupils shrank; it was too late to dodge.

He could only withstand it head-on!

"Starry Sky Domain—Time Acceleration!"

He pushed his Domain to the full, and the flow of time around him suddenly accelerated tenfold!

To outsiders, his movements instantly blurred.

But in the eyes of the Soul Transformation Clone, it was still... too slow.

Bang—!!!

Lin Yue was sent flying by the palm strike, his chest caved in, and blood sprayed wildly.

But he used the momentum to fly backward, the starfall sword drawing an arc in the air and stabbing fiercely into the edge of the formation eye crystal!

Crack!

A crack appeared on the crystal!

"Hmm?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the Clone's eyes.

This Nascent Soul junior actually had the strength left to damage the formation eye after taking one of its hits?

"Interesting..."

It raised its hand again, this time with fingers slightly curled.

"Spirit Devouring Secret Technique—Void Imprisonment."

Buzz—!

The space around Lin Yue instantly solidified, like a fly trapped in amber, unable to move.

"It's over."

The Clone stepped forward, a dark red blood light flickering at its fingertip, pointing straight at Lin Yue's forehead.

But at that moment—

"Time... Reversal!"

A roar came from below!

It was Lin Mo!

Silver-gray light erupted from him to the extreme; he was actually burning his Golden Core Origin to forcibly activate the Law of Time!

Centered on him, within a ten-zhang radius, the flow of time... began to flow backward!

Though it was only for a brief moment.

Though the range was only ten zhang.

But this moment allowed the spatial imprisonment around Lin Yue... to loosen for a split second!

"Now!"

Cold light exploded in Lin Yue's eyes as he erupted with all his power!

"star dragon nascent soul—Out!"

Boom—!!!

The star dragon nascent soul soared into the sky, four-colored lights intertwining, forcibly smashing through the Void Imprisonment!

At the same time.

Little Star formed hand Seals, and seventy-two Formation Flags reappeared.

"Fourth-rank Composite Formation—Starry Illusion Realm!"

The Formation Flags landed, and starlight erupted, forcibly opening a small illusionary space on the battlefield, briefly trapping two Battle Generals within!

Though it could only trap them for ten breaths.

But ten breaths... were enough to change the battle's outcome!

"Dragon Lizards—!"

Lin Mo roared, bleeding from his seven orifices.

The Star Miasma Dragon Lizard couple understood instantly, both spitting out dragon flames that transformed into two Flame Chains, binding another Battle General!

While the last two Battle Generals were held back desperately by the Star Track Pavilion Master and the others.

At this moment, the battlefield fell into a strange balance.

"My turn..."

Lin Yue wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the Soul Transformation Clone before him.

For the first time, a look of solemnity appeared in the Clone's eyes.

It hadn't expected these Human Race Cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Golden Core levels to erupt with such tenacious combat power.

"A pity... you still must die."

It raised its hand again, dark red blood light condensing into a blood-colored spear.

This time, it would use... fifty percent of its strength!

But Lin Yue smiled.

His smile was... very cold.

"Did you think I was just running away earlier?"

He raised his left hand; in his palm, a silver-gray rune was slowly rotating.

That was... a time rune!

"The Law of Time... is not just for acceleration."

Lin Yue said word by word: "It can also be used for... superposition."

As his voice fell.

He suddenly clenched his left fist!

"Time Overlap—Tenfold Accumulation!"

Buzz—!!!

Centered on Lin Yue, within a three-zhang radius, the flow of time... instantly became chaotic!

One breath of the past, one breath of the present, one breath of the future... three breaths of time were forcibly overlapped into... the same instant!

And in this instant, Lin Yue completed... ten strikes' worth of sword accumulation!

On the starfall sword, the four-colored light was already so intense it was blinding.

Around the sword blade, space began to warp and collapse, revealing pitch-black void rifts.

"This strike..."

Lin Yue slowly raised his sword, his voice terrifyingly calm: "Is named... Return to Void."

One sword strike.

No sword light, no sound.

Only a thin pitch-black line extended from the tip of the sword, silently piercing through the chest of the Soul Transformation Clone.

The Clone was stunned.

It looked down at the fist-sized black hole in its chest.

The black hole slowly expanded, and everywhere it passed, flesh, bone, evil qi, and even the wisp of Divine Thought it had placed in this Clone... were all annihilated.

"Law... of Time..."

The Clone uttered its last four words before its figure completely vanished into nothingness.

Soul Transformation Clone... destroyed!

But the price Lin Yue paid was equally heavy.

He knelt on one knee, spitting blood again, his face as pale as paper.

The burden of Time Overlap was far beyond imagination.

The balance of the four Origins within him cracked again, and the light of the star dragon nascent soul dimmed by thirty percent.

"Family Head!"

Lin Mo cried out, wanting to step forward.

But he had just taken one step when his vision went dark and he collapsed to the ground.

Burning his Golden Core Origin to forcibly reverse time had left him at the end of his rope.

If not for the Star Clan Bloodline supporting him, he would have died by now.

"Mo'er!"

The Star Track Pavilion Master's eyes were nearly splitting.

But the battlefield allowed no distractions.

Little Star's Starry Illusion Realm collapsed at the eighth breath.

Two Battle Generals broke free and charged with fury!

The Battle General trapped by the Star Miasma Dragon Lizard couple also tore through the Flame Chains.

The five Battle Generals gathered once again!

And at this moment, on the Human Race side—

Lin Yue was heavily injured, Lin Mo was unconscious, Little Star's spiritual power was exhausted, and the Star Track Pavilion Master's group of four were all wounded.

The situation... took a sharp turn for the worse!

"It's over..."

Immortal Master Qingluan laughed bitterly.

But just then—

From the top of the altar came the earth-shaking roar of the Spirit Devourer Commander: "No—!!!"

Everyone looked up.

They saw that on the third floor of the altar, the crack Lin Yue had stabbed into the formation eye crystal was spreading frantically!

Crack! Crack! Crack—!!!

Countless cracks spread like a spiderweb, instantly covering the entire crystal.

Then—

Boom—!!!

The crystal... exploded!

The formation eye was destroyed, and the flow of energy in the altar was instantly cut off.

The light pillar connecting to the rift at the top trembled violently, then... crumbled inch by inch!

Within the light pillar, the Spirit Devourer Commander let out an unwilling roar as its lower body was forcibly pulled back to the other side of the rift!

The descent ceremony... was interrupted!

"We succeeded!"

Sect Master Mo Chen trembled all over with excitement.

But in the next second.

The Spirit Devourer Commander's crimson pupils stared fixedly at Lin Yue.

"Ant... you have ruined this seat's ten-thousand-year scheme..."

Its voice was cold to the extreme: "Then... let the entire Human Race be buried with you!"

It raised the White Bone Scepter and, using the last of its strength, stabbed it fiercely into the edge of the rift!

Crack—!!!

The fifty-zhang-wide rift was actually torn open to sixty zhang by this single strike!

No, more!

Seventy zhang! Eighty zhang! Ninety zhang! A hundred zhang—!!!

Finally, the width of the rift settled at... a hundred zhang!

A hundred-zhang rift spanned across the sky!

And on the other side of the rift, the roars of countless magical creatures came like a tsunami.

It was no longer scattered magical creatures.

It was... the true Spirit Devouring Clan army!

"It's over..."

The Star Track Pavilion Master's face was ashen.

Although the altar was destroyed and the commander's descent was blocked,

the price was... the Seal had completely collapsed!

The main army of the Spirit Devouring Clan was about to... launch a full-scale invasion!

"Retreat!"

Lin Yue forced his heavily injured body to shout the order: "Everyone... retreat to the defense line!"

"The true war... has only just begun."