Chapter 1723: Stars Falling 17

Dim, under the oppressive Black Lock.

The lingering power of rules mixed with cold blood, in the wind blowing from somewhere, turned into dark red clouds like willow fluff.

As Lin An left, the entire battlefield seemed to return to calm, like clouds slowly unfolding after a storm, about to reveal the sky again.

But everyone knows that there probably won't be a time of calm winds and still waters.

Lin An of the third-party camp seemed like an invincible existence, like a great mountain that left them breathless.

"Hei Di.."

"That person left..."

"He just flew back like that..."

Fanning dragon wings covered in scales like a bat's, the Chimera Emperor's two heads looked in two directions.

One in front, one behind, they watched the departing Lin An and the silent Hei Di.

"Hmm.."

Seemingly not wanting to heed what the Chimera Emperor wanted to say, Hei Di seemed to have aged greatly, merely nodding with a dim gaze.

He knew what the Chimera Emperor wanted to say.

Lin An did not return using Spatial Rules, so their earlier speculation might be correct.

But..

So what?

He was too lazy to guess anything further.

Repeated mistakes in judgment have already made him dare not trust his own judgment. After all, who knows if that person is again 'toying' with them?

Although problems seemed to be increasing, Lin An's displayed strength also grew beyond his imagination.

No, it should be said that...

"Hei Di, the one who just self-destructed should be the Xu Kong Chong Mu; I smelled that guy's odor."

"She was... scared to death..."

Seeing Hei Di's extremely heavy heart, the Chimera Emperor, who originally wanted to say something, could only give up what he wanted to say.

Thinking about it, it's absurd and laughable.

A Star Destroyer of the same rank as them was actually frightened into suicide...

To be honest, for the Chimera Emperor who couldn't quite grasp Lin An's fighting style, this event shocked him the most.

He couldn't imagine what that old woman had seen to choose suicide.

However, unlike what the Chimera Emperor imagined, Hei Di would seriously discuss it with him.

At this moment, Hei Di merely gave a soft hum, completely indifferent to this.

Before the Chimera Emperor could blink in astonishment, the next second he saw Hei Di fly out directly.

"Don't think about it anymore."

"Chimera, complete the task entrusted by the Lin Emperor; we still have much to do."

"If we anger anyone else, both of us will die."

As the words fell, the Chimera Emperor stared blankly at Hei Di's back. From Hei Di's despondent tone, he actually heard that this old fox had given up!?

This!?

Although he also didn't want to do anything anymore, but.. but..

Without paying attention to what the Chimera Emperor was thinking, at this moment Hei Di, like Lin An's most loyal servant, began to capture the remaining Fifth Stage beings trapped in the black light, one by one.

The problem is far more serious than the Chimera Emperor imagined.

Only Hei Di himself knew that, from the moment the Xu Kong Chong Mu self-destructed, he realized that Lin An must have something on him, far more terrifying than what they had seen!

Just.

"Give up...?"

"If I give up... will that person really let me go.."

"What exactly went wrong with this mission?"

Hei Di looked up in confusion at the Black Lock above, feeling that after the Apocalypse, he had never been so unable to see his direction.

He seemed to have made a mistake from the very beginning.

Faster...

Even faster...!

Four hundred kilometers outside the fortress.

On the desolate land, Lin An, who was imagined by all to be invincible and looking down on all, now like a scavenger, laboriously dragged his body to hasten back to the fortress.

Exhausted, utterly exhausted...

At this moment, Lin An was like a dying old man, his vision repeatedly going dark.

The intense fatigue welling up from deep within his heart made him wish to collapse on the ground, not wanting to move a single step.

Even if his body was unharmed, even if his power was now abundant.

But only Lin An himself knew that he was not weak in strength, nor weak in energy.

But rather, his thoughts were overloaded to the limit, his heart exhausted, like a tremendous fatigue from not having rested for hundreds or thousands of years.

The Omniscient Domain is very useful.

Infinite computing power also doesn't require him to use his brain.

But Lin An also clearly knows that, no matter how extraordinary this ability is or how high its level, ultimately it still relies on his body. He is like a computer motherboard; an overclocked, overloaded CPU almost melted him.

"After the exchange ends, I must rest immediately.."

"My current state can no longer support any battle.."

"Even half an hour would be fine."

Clenching his teeth, Lin An continually used his mental power to stimulate his will space, striving not to pass out.

He could no longer remember when he last rested.

From returning from the Alien Species world to the Refugee Divine Kingdom, from his first entry onto the battlefield to the end of this great war.

Even Lin An didn't realize his mental strength was already exhausted, like a desert spring that had long run dry.

All along, he had relied on his powerful physique to hold on until now, mistakenly thinking he didn't need rest.

"Half an hour... shouldn't be a problem."

"Any Fifth Stage beings daring to linger nearby have already been cleared out, and the remaining Star-Destroying Level escapees won't approach for a short time."

"As long as..."

Instinctively glancing at the ever-shrinking battlefield range, Lin An quickly calculated the critical point.

War Star Level threats need not be worried about; a single Star-Destroying Level's threat range is roughly seven hundred kilometers.

According to the 17 Star-Destroying Level beings, roughly under the four factions, the next outbreak of combat will likely occur in about twelve hours.

The final showdown will likely occur two hours before the mission countdown ends, that is, when the entire battlefield has shrunk to within a thousand kilometers!

Lin An let out a slight sigh of relief; in terms of time, he had already gained a lot.

"The snowball problem shouldn't be a big issue anymore."

"After returning, my strength has increased again; ordinary War Star Level beings can hardly threaten me now."

"Including the Fifth Stage beings Hei Di will bring back later, plus the rules and Apocalypse Points, we can still get a bit more."

Feeling the empty imprints in his will space, Lin An felt a slight regret.

Although the rule imprints converted into Props are far less effective than when he fused the rules.

But in actual combat, especially under the bolstering of the Omniscient Domain, those dozens of rules truly saved him many times; without those rule powers, he could not possibly have specifically destroyed the rule defenses of those Fifth Stage beings!

A one-time rule burst still has decent power.

Moreover, Lin An keenly realized that the more means he mastered, the stronger the Omniscient Domain became!

"If for an ordinary Fifth Stage being, mastering too many abilities, too miscellaneous, would instead cause flustered panic, affecting battle reactions, not knowing what to use appropriately."

"But for me, any ability works! Each additional means gives me millions of possibilities! Under the bolstering of the Omniscient Domain, there's nothing I can't use, only what I lack!"

The adage 'skill lies in precision, not quantity' is completely useless for Lin An.

He wishes he had hundreds of rules, each perfectly usable, and can't even imagine how strong he could become!

"Rule combinations are also important; the more rules I obtain, the more I know about rules, which in turn further strengthens the Omniscient Domain!"

"Other Fifth Stage beings at most achieve one plus one greater than two; for me, I can make one hundred ones added together equal ten thousand!"

Relying on thought to barely maintain consciousness.

After testing the Omniscient Domain this time, Lin An suddenly realized that, compared to strengthening his strength with points, he needed more rules and all sorts of means.

The Omniscient Domain is like a cheat amplifier, able to enhance everything he obtains to its optimal state.

Such a heaven-defying effect inevitably reminded him of someone.

"This feeling is as if that guy were by my side..."

For some reason, Lin An suddenly felt a bit bitter in his heart and couldn't help letting out a light sigh.

If Chu An were still here, that would be great; with that guy's brain, he might not have found it so difficult after entering the battlefield. If it weren't for his incredible luck, Lin An truly wouldn't know if he could have survived to now.

The difficulty of the Stellar Battlefield truly exceeds his limits.

"I currently have 481 points; counting the Fifth Stage beings Hei Di will bring back, I could probably break past five hundred points, even the six-hundred-point barrier."

"The physical limit for an initial Fifth Stage is 1100 points!"

He clicked open the Apocalypse Points rewards panel with his consciousness.

Looking at over four hundred Apocalypse Points, Lin An felt a surge of emotion.

If Hei Di and the others knew he already had this many points, they'd likely be scared half to death and driven mad with jealousy.

This thing, killing people is still the fastest way!

Especially killing across levels!

He had killed a total of twenty-one War Star Level beings, plus over sixty Fourth Stage Peak beings; although it doesn't seem like much, Lin An is only a Fourth Stage!

"My current all-attributes are 1033; even pushing the four major attributes to their limit only amounts to 268 points!"

"With the remaining points, I could even exchange for a Star-Destroying Level equipment!"

"If among the Fifth Stage beings Hei Di brings back, there could still emerge a rule of the Omniscient Domain level."

"Keep grinding, keep strengthening..."

Just thinking that his strength would keep growing, for a moment Lin An felt his fatigue lessened considerably.

Although the possibility is slim, if he really obtained a few more Omniscient Domains, he would truly be invincible!

Even, he wouldn't need to risk destroying the chains; he could simply suppress those Star-Destroying Level beings with sheer force!

Filled with anticipation, Lin An dazedly felt himself like a speck of snow on a snow mountain.

Perhaps soon, he could unleash a heaven-earth-destroying avalanche disaster!