The God of Heavens

Chapter 160 Evolution of Angel Wings
In the cold, desolate universe, there is no sound, no light, only eternal darkness and death. Stars, as small as dust, float in the boundless void, as if they could be swallowed by eternal darkness at any moment.

Lin Yu sat cross-legged in the void, surrounded by chaos. The divine power of his inner realm was overwhelming, and the divine light of his immortal platform was dazzling, like an inextinguishable lamp, shining brightly in the vast universe.

He did not use the Xuanyu Platform, but crossed the void with his physical body. His sovereign body merged with the void, and every step he took traversed endless distances.

"boom--"

In the depths of the universe, chaotic lightning occasionally flashed, a manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth. Ordinary cultivators would perish upon touching it, but for Lin Yu, it was nourishment for tempering his physical body. He raised his hand and grabbed, and the power of countless stars gathered, transforming into a dazzling galaxy that circled around him.

"Master, it's so dark here!" Jinling shrank her neck, her little hands tightly gripping Lin Yu's clothes.

"What are you afraid of? We are God-Slaying Insects!" Jin Hao raised his little head, pretending to be calm, but his eyes couldn't help but dart around.

Lin Yu smiled faintly, offering no reply, but instead gazing wistfully into the distance. The ancient star Ziwei was infinitely far from the Big Dipper; even a sage would need countless years to traverse it.

The universe was desolate, pitch black, and cold; even breathing was a luxury. Without divine source blocks or other items to replenish energy, cultivators could only continuously consume their own essence, which would eventually be exhausted.

When traversing the universe, cultivators can only capture vital energy when they get close to some large stars. But most of the time, they are in darkness and can only helplessly exhaust themselves.

Only those who reach the level of a sage can forcibly extract the primordial power of the universe from this desolate sky and make it their own. This is precisely the fundamental reason why only ancient sages could move freely among the stars.

Energy exists in the universe, but ordinary people cannot perceive it, let alone utilize it; it is impossible for them.

But he is different. His body, as the ruler, can draw energy from the universe and has the power of the void refined by the Hell Furnace, making him almost perpetually active and free from the torment of depletion.

"Om-"

Suddenly, the void ahead twisted, and a pitch-black rift silently spread out, like a gaping maw of an abyss, ready to devour everything.

"Spatial turbulence!" Jin Yao's expression changed slightly.

"Om-"

The pitch-black crack expanded like the gaping maw of an abyss, unleashing a torrent of turbulent spacetime that could tear even a saint to shreds. However, Lin Yu did not retreat; instead, a slight smile played on his lips, and a blazing light flashed in his eyes.

"It's time to speed up!"

He let out a low shout, and suddenly a pair of angelic wings that blotted out the sky unfolded behind him. Each wing was tens of miles long, layer upon layer, for a total of thirty-six pairs. The holy and dazzling radiance instantly illuminated this dark universe.

"Rumble--"

The turbulent currents of spacetime swept in like a raging sea, but when these storms, powerful enough to shatter stars, struck the angel wings, they caused no damage. Instead, they were like tamed beasts, turning into streams of light that flowed along the patterns of the wings and were eventually completely absorbed!

"This...how is this possible?!" Jin Yao stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief.

"Master is so amazing!" Jinling clapped her hands excitedly, her little face flushed with excitement.

Lin Yu remained calm, and with a gentle flap of his wings, the surrounding spatial storms surged into his wings like rivers flowing into the sea. After circulating through his meridians and divine sea, they transformed into even more dazzling divine light, making the angel wings even more sacred and radiant.

"Shh-"

His speed suddenly increased, like a streak of light, moving freely through the turbulent currents of spacetime, as if he had become one with the storm. The violent energy that would have severely injured a saint now became his aid, propelling him forward at an even greater speed.

Jin Yue couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "Master can actually accelerate using the spacetime storm, this is incredible!"

"This is even more powerful than that giant bird Yao Guang..." Jin Hao murmured to himself, his little face full of amazement.

"Hmm?" Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and smacked him on the head with his other hand. "Comparing me to that scruffy bird?"

"Ouch!" Jin Hao rubbed his head, pouting with a wronged look. "I was just praising you..."

Jinling covered her mouth and chuckled, "Serves you right! Serves you right for talking nonsense!"

Jin Yao nodded solemnly: "How can the master's angel wings be compared to those of ordinary birds? These are true sacred wings, bearing the laws of space and riding the storms."

Jin Yue blinked and muttered softly, "But that big bird's feathers were really pretty..."

Lin Yu glanced at them, too lazy to bother with these little guys, flapped his wings, and continued to travel through the spatial turbulence. The storm howled, but his figure was like an eternal light, unstoppable.

"boom--"

Suddenly, an even more terrifying spacetime vortex appeared ahead, swallowing everything like a black hole, preventing even light from escaping. However, Lin Yu merely snorted coldly, his wings flapping violently as he charged directly into the vortex!

"Master, be careful!" Jinling exclaimed.

However, Lin Yu's figure was like a fleeting rainbow, moving freely through the vortex. The sacred runes on his angel wings flickered, forcefully decomposing and absorbing the power of the vortex, turning it into his own power.

"Rumble--"

A raging temporal storm raged around Lin Yu, but his angel wings were like the sharpest blades. With each flap of his wings, he precisely cut through the turbulent currents, allowing him to thrive in this destructive ocean of energy.

Even more astonishingly, as the energy of the spacetime storm circulated within his body, his divine power began to transform—the once vast and boundless power of domination now carried a hint of the storm's sharp characteristics, each strand of divine power as sharp as a blade, containing the power to tear apart the void.

"Om-"

His meridians grew stronger under the onslaught of the storm, and the harmony between his physical body and the void continuously improved, as if he had transformed into a gentle breeze, ready to merge into this boundless universe at any moment. "So... this is the true Dao of Space!" Lin Yu's eyes blazed with understanding.

He was no longer merely resisting the storm, but riding it, even... devouring it!

"Shh-"

The sacred runes on the angel wings shone ever brighter, each flap of their wings breathing in and out the essence of the turbulent currents of spacetime. Gradually, fragments of laws, imperceptible to the naked eye, coalesced within his body, eventually transforming into tiny runes—space storm spirits!
These thumb-sized sprites, crystalline in appearance, seemed to be the embodiment of the purest spatial laws. Upon their birth, they joyfully circled around Lin Yu, emitting clear, melodious sounds. They resonated with the angel wings; with each flap of their wings, countless sprites merged into the feathers, making these divine wings even more sacred and profound.

"twitter--"

The storm sprites rejoiced, as if they had found their home. They actively guided the trajectory of the spacetime turbulence, making Lin Yu's flight path smoother and smoother. He could even turn freely in the storm, as fast as light and lightning!

"boom!"

Suddenly, a colossal spatial rift traversing the star field crashed down from the front, powerful enough to tear even a Saint King to shreds. However, Lin Yu neither dodged nor evaded. With a sudden flap of his angelic wings, countless storm spirits coalesced into a torrent, forcefully tearing a passage through the rift!

"Shh-"

His figure passed through like a phantom, completely unharmed!
"Hahaha, that's exhilarating!" Lin Yu laughed loudly. At this moment, he was no longer a "driftwood" in the storm, but had transformed into a towering iceberg, resonating completely with this void!

"Master... this is defying the heavens!" Jinling's mouth dropped open, utterly shocked.

Lin Yu was surrounded by radiant immortal light, absorbing the primordial energy of the void and freely feeling the immense power surging within his body, like an invincible god descending to earth.

"Purple Star Ancient Star, I'm here!"

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar that shook the starry sky, Lin Yu's angelic wings suddenly flapped, tearing through the last spatial barrier. In an instant, the raging spatial turbulence was completely left behind, and the view opened up before him.

A vast and boundless starry sky unfolds before your eyes, and in the center of that sky, an ancient and magnificent star floats silently, shrouded in a hazy purple halo, like a sleeping emperor, majestic and sacred, vast and noble.

Purple Star Ancient Star!

“We’ve finally arrived…” Lin Yu’s eyes were deep, and the angel wings on his back slowly retracted. The space storm spirits on the thirty-six pairs of wings were still dancing happily, seemingly full of curiosity about this new world.

"Wow! Is this the Ziwei Ancient Star?" Jinling peeked out from behind Lin Yu, her big eyes full of excitement. "It's so much bigger than the Big Dipper!"

"Hmph, no matter how big it is, it's still just food for us God-Slaying Insects!" Jin Hao raised his chin, looking fearless, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at that star.

A large purple star hangs high in the void, radiating eternal divine light, like the center of the universe, eternally unyielding. That is the Ziwei Emperor Star recorded in ancient Chinese history, carrying the oldest legends and beliefs of humankind.

As Lin Yu stepped into this star field, his pores opened, and he felt a vast imperial might permeating the starry sky.

At first, one's mind is shaken, thinking that there is a great emperor in front of them, but upon closer sensing, one discovers that this aura does not come from the present world, but is an immortal Dao mark imprinted on this starry sky—originating from ancient times, originating from the Human Emperor!

"Sun Emperor, Moon Emperor... Eternal Emperor..." he silently chanted, and the two great imperial scriptures within his body began to operate autonomously, resonating with this star field.

This great purple star was once one of the glorious origins of humanity. Through countless ages, it still bears the imprint of the Dao of the great emperors of yesteryear. Even as the world changes, the imperial might remains undiminished!

"Master, the aura here... is terrifying!" Jinling shrank her neck and gripped Lin Yu's sleeve tightly with her small hands.

Jin Hao and Jin Yao also quieted down, their faces tense, clearly intimidated by the invisible pressure.

Lin Yu focused his mind, comprehending the ancient Daoist rhythm flowing through this starry sky. Although the Big Dipper was also an imperial star, it had never given him such a shock—perhaps just as mortals rarely see the full view of Mount Tai, being on an imperial star makes it difficult to perceive its true grandeur.

Looking out at the starry sky, one can faintly see the ancient star Ziwei surrounded by a faint purple aura, like a dragon or a phoenix, swirling and flowing, as if guarding this star.

"Auspicious purple clouds come from the east, the imperial star shines eternally..." he murmured, his heart growing ever more attached to this ancient star.

This is the true source of life!
Compared to the unpredictable nature of Earth and the turbulent undercurrents of the Big Dipper, the ancient star Ziwei appears so pure—without any forbidden zones, without any ancient mysteries, and without any earth-shattering feat of refining a star with a chaotic corpse.

It is like a wise man who has experienced many vicissitudes yet remains clear-headed, quietly floating in the universe, exuding the most primal charm of heaven and earth.

"The Big Dipper may be good, but it is ultimately a cage..." Lin Yu shook his head.

In the Big Dipper, one could see the forbidden zone spewing out starlight. Although he knew that those supreme beings wouldn't suddenly appear, he was helpless and it only added to his troubles.

Ziwei is different. The strongest here is only a Great Sage, and there is no imperial weapon inheritance. It is the most suitable place to settle karma and establish a training ground.

"Does Master want to settle down here?" Jinling asked, tilting her little face up.

“Not bad.” Lin Yu’s fingertips swept across the void, and the Taiyin and Taiyang imperial runes intertwined in his palm. “Having inherited the lineage of the Human Emperor, he shall continue to care for his descendants.”

not to mention--"

He suddenly let out a cold laugh, his gaze shooting like lightning towards a certain spot on the ancient star Ziwei. There, a golden divine tree shone brightly like the sun, with the faint phantom of a golden crow circling around it.

"Some of these hairy beasts need to have their fur plucked."

(End of this chapter)