Chapter 1845

After experiencing the interstellar battlefield, Lin An felt that battles below the Fifth Stage were like a village brawl, even seeming somewhat boring.

Compared to the escapees' deployment, he now found himself more interested in the rules displayed by Gao Tian and the others.

"Tael's rule is not bad—area damage plus or minus damage combat, the splitting rule also counts as another approach, possessing long-range combat ability. As long as paired with a space-system Awakened One to send him into the enemy, the damage inflicted in a short time would be considerable, and even with chained stacking, it could instantly kill opponents stronger than him."

Lin An nodded slightly, inwardly appreciating his evaluation of Tael's rule.

In terms of actual combat power, among global humanity's Fourth Stage, Tael should rank in the top ten. No wonder he was once hailed as the hope of the Soviet theater.

As for Ron.

Lin An's gaze shifted slightly, somewhat amused as he watched Colonel Ron, wildly fleeing along the edge of the ghostly realm.

"Actually not bad; although he looks disheveled, the acceleration rule used for attack can actually apply to himself, and his potential after the Fifth Stage is likely not small. This rule should probably be considered a branch of mass or time rules?"

Completely different from Ron's regret over how he mastered the acceleration rule. In Lin An's eyes, Ron's potential is actually far greater than Tael's.

Mobility is the most important. The drawback of the Body System after the Fifth Stage, Lin An has already experienced.

If he hasn't misjudged, someone like Ron could very well master both space and time rules after the Fifth Stage, leading to a huge increase in combat power.

"That one seems to be... Zhang Yong..."

After adding Ron to his cultivation list, Lin An's gaze shifted to lock onto Zhang Yong, who wielded a giant shield.

Raising his brow, speaking frankly, Lin An truly hadn't expected Zhang Yong to also be among the fastest to reach the intermediate Fourth Stage.

Relying on the Rule Fragments he left behind, Zhang Yong unhesitatingly abandoned the previous shield-and-sword technique rules for advancement, instead choosing the solitary earth-element rule branch, the Invisible Barrier.

Without considering future potential, only pursuing immediate combat power, Zhang Yong grasped it quickly, actually reaching this point within half a year.

"There's little potential left—an Epic Tier equipment evolution rule, plus a branch of the earth-element branch; throughout his life, his ceiling would likely be only War Star Level."

"Even if we expend more resources to forcefully push to a higher level, the combat power would only equal that door I bought?"

Lin An let out a quiet sigh, a faint ripple rising in his heart, as if recalling the past.

He knew why Zhang Yong made that choice. He could even imagine that Zhang Yong was largely spurred by his "stimulation," desperately wanting to become strong quickly.

"The spark of the second Long'an Project, the trial tower failed, being squeezed out by the Alien Species parasitized by Chen Yangtian; he personally watched Nie Ping being captured, Lihao self-destructing, Lin Zhan dying in battle, helplessly watching the capital fall..."

In the brief silence, Lin An looked at Zhang Yong's stubborn back, inevitably feeling a faint melancholy.

What happened a year ago feels like yesterday, yet also like a past life.

In Zhang Yong he could see the shadows of many people, and he could imagine how desperate and powerless Zhang Yong felt after escaping the capital.

In a sense, the hardships and pain Zhang Yong has endured far exceed those of Gao Tian and the others.

"Perhaps letting him take the Body System would be more suitable... the corpse on that door seems to be on this path as well."

Suppressing his emotions, Lin An no longer dwelled on it, intending still to help Zhang Yong a bit. For him, casually giving something or telling Zhang Yong a path would be enough to change Zhang Yong's future.

"Gao Tian's..."

Mental power silently locked onto Gao Tian, who was continuously accumulating strength.

In Lin An's eyes, Gao Tian at this moment was like a hunter concealed in the jungle, his entire aura seeming weakened to the extreme, only his will, twisted into a single thread, continually rising.

Wholeheartedly focused on the long arrow in his hand, Gao Tian seemed to merge his very being with that arrow.

"Looks like this kid's annihilation rule has changed again."

"Using his body as the arrow? That bow seems to be something from the Moon Wolf dungeon? Wilderness Mountain? The arrow also seems different..."

Noticing that Gao Tian's equipment had changed a round, and further noting that Gao Tian, who previously needed mental power to lock onto an enemy to trigger the lethal effect, now had not extended even a trace of mental power.

Under extreme introversion and repression, Lin An could faintly sense from within Gao Tian's body an aura akin to that of the Fifth Stage.

With curiosity in his gaze, Lin An even began to wonder what kind of power this arrow of Gao Tian's actually possessed.

"No longer observing the death point? Or rather, using himself as the death arrow?"

In hyper-effective thinking, Lin An instantly pieced together countless possibilities.

Upon thinking of this possibility, Lin An couldn't help but become even more eager.

"Gao Tian's path needs no interference. Let him keep walking; who knows, given time, even my rule might not possess such extreme destructive power as his!"

Withdrawing his gaze, Lin An casually assessed the other Fourth Stage members of Faction: Long An, and was fairly satisfied.

Mo Ling he didn't look at much—not because he didn't care, but after careful observation he embarrassedly discovered he also couldn't understand Mo Ling's ability.

He could only vaguely sense that the Shen Yuan aura on Mo Ling's body seemed to surpass that of the Infant Ghost and the Necrolord, as if he had taken another path.

Unless he employed the Omniscience Domain to forcibly probe, he otherwise couldn't discern any clue.

"However, Mo Ling's true combat power might be at the Fourth Stage Peak."

Feeling moved, Lin An also hadn't expected that the little Mo Ling he had casually deceived back then would have grown to this extent. If not counting him, Mo Ling could even be called humanity's strongest, or perhaps second?

The remaining one might be Andre?

"Andre, Fiona... after finishing here, Andre needs to make a trip over there."

The thought flashed and vanished; under absolute strength suppression, Lin An wasn't afraid of Andre suddenly appearing to scheme something.

At this very moment, he seemed to have returned as the world's sole true god, everything could be shattered by force!

Gazing at the remaining Fourth Stage of Faction: Long An, Lin An nodded silently.

During his absence, the number of new Fourth Stage members added to Faction: Long An nearly equaled double the total of other Asian war zones, and even more. In his past life, such a number of Fourth Stage would have been unimaginable.

With him providing fragments and the escapees providing cards, humanity's combat power in this life has long been completely different from that of his past life.

Soon, as the two sides' tacit understanding led to another clash into the white-hot stage, in an instant Lin An's brow rose and a flash of silver light crossed his eyes.

"Here it comes!"

Only seen, under the desperate protection of Tael and others, Gao Tian, hidden among the many Fourth Stage, suddenly drew his bow; in an extremely short time, his whole body seemed like a cluster of black fire, exploding and burning!

Black radiance shot up to the heavens, as if guiding heaven and earth!

This arrow seemed no longer shot from Gao Tian's hand, but rather drawing destructive power from himself to pierce the world!

The sudden anomaly immediately attracted the attention of the Rear escapees.

Feeling Gao Tian's instant eruption of an astonishing aura beyond his level, for a moment the six Fourth Stage escapees tensed their bodies, as if realizing something, their faces changing!

Damn it! What the hell kind of rule is this!? What the hell is that kid trying to do!?

Instinctively, they wanted to step in and issue a warning. But at this very moment, several people were completely oblivious, when a pair of even more terrifying eyes instantly appeared behind them.

With a backhanded sword draw, Lin An unleashed a vast amount of spiritual power without hesitation, almost simultaneously locking onto the entire battlefield as Gao Tian launched his attack.

If this bunch of trash can't stop that arrow! Then I, Lin An, will let these ants live a few seconds longer!

If I can't hold back..

Then..

Instant death!