Chapter 573

Because it wasn't designed for combat.

But some rules are incredibly effective in combat, capable of suppressing all other rules.

The Killing Rule is exactly like that!

A deity who masters the Killing Rule will be vastly stronger than other deities.

But the Killing Rule is extremely difficult to obtain.

It's not about killing many Abyss creatures.

Especially since Abyss creatures are generally quite "stupid."

Even if a powerful Abyss Demon God expends immense power to destroy the entire Mobis Abyss, or even more Abysses, it's still hard to obtain the Killing Rule.

Hmm, Abyss Demon Gods themselves evolved from Abyss creatures—they're not necessarily any smarter.

The way to obtain the Killing Rule is better achieved by inciting wars across your domains.

"No wonder the Three Dynasties organize the God Sacrifice War."

On the divine throne atop the Pyramid, Lin Yan muttered to himself.

The God Sacrifice War makes sense if it's merely for Dark Faith, but if it were purely for Dark Faith, there'd be no need to fight for so long.

A single God Sacrifice War lasts at least a month; the larger the scale, the longer it drags on—some have lasted years.

Billions of demons and servant demons fight endlessly, with more demons and servant demons continuously joining the battlefield, igniting a torrent of slaughter.

The entire battlefield has been completely sealed off by the deities' Divine Thrones and the thick black clouds above.

Amid this torrent of slaughter, the Killing Rule quietly operates, allowing the Demon Gods to capture it.

But the quantity is minuscule.

After these few days, Lin Yan has gained less than one ten-thousandth of the Killing Rule.

By the end of the entire God Sacrifice War, Lin Yan might accumulate only two or three percent of the Killing Rule.

As an extremely powerful rule, its acquisition difficulty is immense.

The three Abyss Demon Gods likely gained even less.

However, once Lin Yan obtains the Killing Rule, his mastery of it will automatically increase with every future upgrade.

Lin Yan's upgrade mechanism is this: after the Flame Core level increases, everything Lin Yan currently possesses receives a significant boost.

If Lin Yan doesn't have it, there's nothing to boost.

After understanding the details, Lin Yan activated his Virtual Divine Core for further simulations.

Even though it can upgrade alongside him, Lin Yan finds it hard to level up now—he won't refuse any additional benefits this God Sacrifice War can offer.

Of course, at the same time, Lin Yan has not abandoned his observation of the three Abyss Demon Gods.

The Killing Rule is certainly tempting.

But even more tempting is… the Demon Gods themselves!

However, the Demon Gods have only manifested their wills, and their true power remains unknown, so Lin Yan has not acted rashly.

The God Sacrifice War has only just reached halfway—Lin Yan isn't in a hurry.

In the Abyss, the God Sacrifice War rages fiercely.

In the Dark Abyss, however, things are relatively calm.

After Lin Yan left, the flames in the Dark Abyss burned for many more days before finally extinguishing.

Immediately after, dark energy began spreading again over the areas Lin Yan had burned.

In the spaces completely incinerated to nothing, strange stones began growing anew.

From these stones, dark creatures once again began to be born.

Yes, whether in the Abyss or the Dark Abyss, destroying the world is a false proposition.

It cannot be destroyed.

Destroy it, and it regenerates.

The same applies to the Continent of Gods.

In ancient times, the Continent of Gods was destroyed not once but multiple times by wars among the gods.

Yet now, the Continent of Gods has flourished again.

The laws sustaining the entire world's operation are far more terrifying than imagined.

From this, it's not hard to guess how immensely powerful the Primordial Gods who master the Laws truly are.

In the Dark Abyss, Angesite still hasn't found an exit.

She gave up searching for an exit.

Instead, she began searching for the Dark Elf.

That Dark Elf could freely enter and exit the Dark Abyss—he must have some special method.

But Angesite hasn't found him yet.

On the Continent of Gods, the Flame Empire has completed all its battle preparations.

After so much time has passed, the Flame Empire's flying ships have long surpassed two hundred.

Among them: fifteen dedicated troop transports, fifteen large flying ships, forty medium flying ships, and one hundred ninety small flying ships!

Several new flying ship production lines had to be added to manufacture so many ships.

With these extra flying ships, over five hundred thousand troops could be transported in a single trip!

Two trips would be enough to ferry the Flame Empire's entire army across the Endless Desert for a surprise attack on the Three Human Kingdoms.

Additionally, there's a specialized combat flying ship, packed with dense rows of battle crossbows!

These crossbows have terrifying range, and when paired with Explosive Flame, their power is simply immense!

"Holy Maiden, latest report: the Purple Gold Empire's army has already marched toward the Three Human Kingdoms—battle will break out in at most two days."

On this day, Meng Ying reported the new intelligence she had received to the fox woman Sister Qing Ling.

The fox woman Sister Qing Ling smiled with delight: "Our opportunity has arrived."

Meng Ying nodded: "Yes, Holy Maiden, our opportunity has arrived!"

The Flame Empire has been a minor empire for several months now.

Now is the time to expand, conquer the Three Human Kingdoms, and further absorb the Purple Gold Empire—becoming a medium-sized empire is within reach!

Over these months, the Flame Empire's strength has greatly increased.

Under Lin Yan's occasional blessings, the warriors of the Flame Empire have seen their power surge.

The effect of blessings is always most obvious and most impressive when one is weak.

Thus, although the Flame Empire's army still numbers only one million, the strength of this one million-strong force is now formidable.

Among these one million warriors, the beastmen still number twenty thousand, and all twenty thousand beastmen warriors have been enhanced in power—none below Second Rank when measured purely by combat ability.

The Lion Clan warriors were already strong; upon reaching adulthood, they possessed power above First Rank. After serving as warriors of the Flame Lord for so long, they are now commonly Third Rank or higher.

The Bearmen need no further explanation—they were once able to match human Third Rank warriors in combat, and now they commonly possess Fourth or even Fifth Rank power, though their numbers cannot increase rapidly in a short time.

However, the Bearmen now lack no food; with thousands of bears breeding vigorously, their population has doubled over these months, though all new additions are cubs.

The Centaur, Wolfman, and Serpent warrior forces have all become quite powerful.

Even the Foxman archers now commonly possess First Rank peak power.

Not only has their strength increased, but their equipment has also been further refined.

The enchanted bows of the Foxman archers have been upgraded again; their effective range now reaches eight hundred to one thousand meters.

This range is terrifying.

It surpasses the range of ordinary rifles from before Lin Yan's transmigration.

The damage output is even more terrifying—the penetration power is far stronger than that of ordinary rifles.

Moreover, with the presence of Explosive Flame, the area damage of the enchanted bows is also extremely potent.

The warriors' shields have also been upgraded.

Now, when warriors in a battle formation join their shields, they can easily withstand several powerful spells from Sixth or Seventh Rank mages.

As for the human warriors, their combat power has also been greatly enhanced.

Of the eight hundred thousand human warriors, one hundred thousand belong to the Shiwanjiao Society—none among them are below Third Rank!

Among the remaining seven hundred thousand human warriors, there are also many Third Rank warriors.

The core force consists primarily of First or Second Rank warriors!

Though their raw power is inferior to that of the beastmen, under the support of superior equipment, their combat effectiveness is also terrifying.

In addition, the Flame Empire's high-level combat strength has seen comprehensive advancement.

Lin Yan's several Holy Maidens have all risen above Seventh Rank; the Dwarf Queen Aiwei and Princess Luo Ying have even Reached Eighth Rank!