Nightmare Light

Chapter 186 Two Endings
Lin Wang reached out and grasped the energy core of Huang Quan Gong.

But this time, it's different from when we captured the giant flesh flower before, and later when we captured the core of the false god.

At this moment, what he was holding in his hand was a genuine and powerful "Public" level True Immortal core.

In terms of strength, it is many orders of magnitude stronger than the false god of the Divine Blood Cult.

When Lin Wang grasped the energy ball, the first thing he felt was immense resistance.

It felt as if that ball of energy had its own consciousness and was trying to stop his invasion.

Even when Lin Wang tried to forcefully absorb this energy by controlling his mental power, he felt a suction force trying to absorb his mental power in the opposite direction!
"Humph."

Lin Wang snorted – in terms of combat strength, he might not be a match for Huang Quan Gong, but in terms of mental strength…

How about three times the spiritual power of a true god?
Lin Wang sneered, controlling his mental power to forcefully crash into Huang Quan Gong's energy core—the latter's suction force was merely the energy core's self-protection mechanism, which Lin Wang easily broke through.

Like a cracked egg, the energy inside surged out and was absorbed into Lin Wang's body!
Huang Quan Gong roared, "You want to devour me? Dream on!"

He roared, raised his hands, and aimed at the temple.

The energy within Him surged forth without reservation.

A deathly pale energy surged toward the temple.

"Die together!"

In order to prevent Lin Wang from absorbing His power, He actually chose to unleash all His power on the temple!

The power within Huang Quan Gong's body was split in two, surging towards Lin Wang and the temple.

Lin Wang had no choice but to grit his teeth and focus on absorbing the nutrients.

The pale white light quickly flew to the top of the temple.

With the strength of a "Gong" level True Immortal, if this attack were to land, the mortals in the temple would likely suffer heavy casualties.

But just as the power of the Yellow Springs Lord was about to fall upon the temple, a faint golden light, carrying a sacred meaning, suddenly appeared in the temple and enveloped it.

At the same time, inside the temple, countless tiny specks of light, like fireflies, slowly floated up and clung to the light shield.

The sacred light shield solidified considerably, even reducing its transparency somewhat.

Huang Quan Gong, with his arms outstretched, roared, "Zhi Li! You only have a mere temple left, yet you still want to protect those ants!"

boom!
The pale white energy crashed into the temple.

The energy struck the light screen, causing it to tremble violently and appear to be on the verge of shattering at any moment.

But even in this precarious state, which lasted for more than ten seconds, the light screen miraculously held on.

After a dozen seconds, with both sides simultaneously unleashing tremendous power, even someone as strong as Huang Quan Gong began to experience a gradual decrease in energy intensity.

Lin Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to maintain his posture, absorbing the energy of Huang Quan Gong.

"My lord's successor! Hahahaha! I have made up my mind that even if it means death, I will never let you have your way!"

Lord Huangquan laughed maniacally, then his tone shifted abruptly: "But if you spare my life, I am willing to become your subordinate! I will serve you faithfully and fight for you in all realms!"

...This guy changes his tune pretty fast.

Lin Wang mentally complained, but kept a calm expression on his face: "You're too late."

"No! No! Don't..."

A burst of white flames erupted, spreading upwards along Huang Quan Gong's body and gradually enveloping his entire form.

The ruler of the Styx twisted and swung in the firelight, like a mad believer offering himself as a sacrifice to his god before the bonfire.

When the flames died down, Huang Quan Gong's crystal-clear, jade-like body transformed into countless white specks of light that dissipated into the sky.

Lin Wang and the white cat jumped to the ground and looked up at the scene before them. "Wow, so beautiful." The white cat sat down next to Lin Wang, wagging its tail and looking up at the view.

Lin Wang patted the cat girl's head and nodded gently: "Yes, in a sense... she is indeed very beautiful."

The cat girl nuzzled against Lin Wang's sleeve, then suddenly pulled out a small dried fish, tiptoed, and poked it into Lin Wang's cheek.

"Here you go, it's time to eat the small fish."

"Why did you suddenly do this..." Lin Wang was both amused and exasperated. He pushed away the cat girl's hand, took the dried fish, and took a bite.

The taste was surprisingly alright.

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded behind them.

Along with the sound of footsteps came an old woman's angry cursing.

"Let me go! You villain! How dare you show such disrespect to this bishop!"

Lin Wang turned his head and saw Shi Xionglue with tattered armor and a tired expression, carrying a struggling old woman as he walked towards him.

"You won?" Lin Wang looked at Shi Xionglue with a calm expression, seemingly unsurprised that he would win.

"At first, this old woman ambushed me, and she really thought she was invincible. She ran up to my face and tried to slap me... Did she think I was a wooden stake?"

"Let me go! You despicable attacker! You must repay your mother's gift!" the old woman struggled. "If you fight me fair and square, you can't possibly beat me!"

"Alright, I'll give you another chance." Shi Xiong loosened his grip slightly, and the old woman fell to the ground.

She pushed herself up with her hands, raised her hand, and with a flash of light, slapped Shi Xiong slightly.

The latter easily dodged the attack and raised his leg.

The old woman was caught off guard and tripped over.

"Despicable! Do you dare to fight me fair and square?"

She hysterically lunged at Shi Xionglue.

But how could an old woman who had been hidden for a hundred years and had never fought be a match for a god-slayer? All her attacks were dodged by the strong man.

A few minutes later, she was panting heavily.

Shi Xionglue didn't even pant, calmly looking at her: "Old woman, you lost."

"I...I have accumulated power over a hundred years!"

The old woman suddenly screamed, raised her hand high, the light on her hand was dazzling, and slapped Shi Xionglue.

Halfway through the run, she leaped into the air, her raised hand slamming down, the energy gathered in her palm crashing down and exploding on the ground.

boom!
A violent explosion rang out, sending earth and rocks flying, and the shockwaves and debris whipped up waves that blew in all directions.

After the shockwave dissipated, a shockingly large crater appeared on the ground.

The old woman lay on the edge of the pit, panting heavily as she looked down into the pit. Her eyes gradually brightened, and a smile appeared on her face.

"You...you paid back! You paid back! You all paid back!"

But the next second, Shi Xiong's slightly sympathetic voice rang out from behind her.

"You have absolutely no combat experience."

The old woman was startled and turned her head sharply.

Behind her stood Shi Xionglue, Lin Wang, and the white cat, all three of them unharmed.

"So do you understand now? No true warrior ever accumulates strength—accumulated wealth is never wealth, but a burden."

(End of this chapter)