The God of Heavens

Chapter 236 A Fierce Subjugation
Three innate masters joined forces to launch a deadly attack!
At this critical moment——

"Zheng!"

A sword cry resounded through the sky! An ice-blue flying sword shot out from the clouds, its blade wrapped in golden patterns, its tip twitching slightly as it whistled towards Lin Yu, leaving a chilling aura in its wake, as if the air itself had been frozen!
"A Daoist technique at the Manifestation Realm?"

Lin Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, yet he remained completely composed. He gripped the "Creation Hammer" in his left hand and aimed straight for Zhao Jiuxiao's throat. His fist struck like a cannonball, exploding with a thunderous roar and creating a powerful gust of wind.

His right hand wielded a spear that moved like a dragon, unleashing the "Spear of the Underworld." In an instant, the God of the Underworld descended to reap the harvest of all living beings. The spear of death pierced through the air, precisely striking the weakest point at the tip of the iron rod.

A sinister howl echoed through the heavens and earth, causing the bandit leader to suddenly halt his movements. A chill ran down his spine as the spear, imbued with the aura of hell, pierced through the air, making his soul tremble as if he were about to fall into the abyss of darkness.

"clang--!"

Amidst a deafening clang of metal clashing, the iron rod was sent flying backward by the spear of the underworld. The bandit leader felt an irresistible force strike him; his hand instantly split open, and his weapon flew from his grasp!

The spear of Hades continued its momentum, piercing through layers of armor and stabbing the bandit leader right through!
On the other side, Zhao Jiuxiao's great axe clashed head-on with the Creation Hammer, and thunderous sounds resounded!

"boom!"

Lin Yu's fist strike was like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelming the power of the great axe and forcing Zhao Jiuxiao to retreat three steps, his breath becoming unsteady.

"How can there be such a powerful person!" he thought in horror. His Five Ding Mountain-Splitting Axe Technique, which he had painstakingly cultivated for thirty years, was actually suppressed by a young man's fists?

"break!"

Lin Yu roared, and the Netherworld God Spear in his hand moved like a dragon, sweeping out with bursts of power, directly knocking away the ice-blue flying sword.

"Crack!"

A sharp crack rang out, and the flying sword was sent flying backward, its blade riddled with cracks. This supposedly indestructible divine weapon was completely destroyed in a single, relentless attack by the Spear of the Underworld.

"die!"

The colossal Sky-Shattering Hammer arrived late, hurtling towards Lin Yu's back. At the critical moment, Lin Yu twisted his body unpredictably, the hammerhead grazing his clothes before slamming heavily onto the battlement—

"boom!"

The entire section of the city wall shook violently, and debris flew everywhere!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Yu leaped into the air, his legs whipping out in a series of kicks!

"Bang! Bang!"

The two feet struck Zhao Jiuxiao in the chest and the tall man in the face respectively. Both men were struck as if by lightning, spitting blood and flying backward, knocking over more than ten bandits before barely coming to a stop.

"Impossible!" Zhao Jiuxiao struggled to sit up, his eyes filled with shock. "How could you..."

"What a fine fourth prince."

A cold voice suddenly rang out. A girl dressed in a dark ice-colored silk robe appeared, her features exquisite yet cold as ice, her whole being like an ancient, unyielding piece of jade, radiating a chilling aura.

"Your hammer techniques are fierce and your spear techniques are divine; I underestimated you," the girl said indifferently. "However, let's see how my 'Ice Soul Dao Technique' fares."

Before the words were even finished, the world suddenly changed!
The girl in white waved her hand, and the surrounding environment suddenly changed. A chilling aura of ice and snow spread out, layer upon layer, covering the entire space.

"Heaven and Earth Profound Origin, Ice Soul True Dragon!"

The girl in white suddenly transformed, her figure expanding a thousandfold. A throne of ice rose beneath her, and she sat upon it, wearing a jade crown and holding a scepter.

Meanwhile, in this icy world, snowflakes covered the ground, displaying the majesty of the goddess everywhere.

Beneath the woman's throne, a massive ice dragon appeared, baring its fangs and claws, charging towards her.

"Roar!"

The dragon's roar was deep and resonant, and a huge ice ball spewed out, shooting out countless ice arrows, like a rain of arrows covering the sky, shooting towards Lin Yu.

"You're asking for death! Do you think you're some kind of tribulation-breaking ghost immortal? Trying to scare me with this kind of trash?"

Lin Yu sneered, and a golden light burst forth from his eyes, like a sharp sword tearing through the void, as if the city wall of the mountain stronghold had been struck by a thunderbolt.

Boom!

This extremely powerful and intense thunderous will swept across the eight wastelands, and the seemingly magnificent world of ice and snow shattered like paper in front of this thunder!
"what!"

The girl in white only had time to let out a scream before falling to the ground like a bird with broken wings, rolling around on the ground with her head in her hands.

"This! This is at least the will of a Martial Saint! How is this possible? How is this possible! I just saw your cultivation level; it was clearly at the Innate level!"

The woman fell to the ground, and Lin Yu grabbed her and shook her with all his might, dispersing her entire body. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn't move at all. Then, endless shock and humiliation washed over her.

"You think that just because you're at the manifest realm, you can suppress my soul?"

Lin Yu sneered. Unless one breaks through a tribulation of lightning, even a ghost immortal who has broken through the barrier between life and death would have to be distracted for a moment when facing his thunderous will.

With Zhao Jiuxiao and the man wielding the Giant Spirit Hammer technique dealt with by Lin Yu, the siege finally came to an end. Several bandit leaders were either killed or captured, and the other bandits surrendered one after another. "All soldiers, clean up the battlefield and take custody of the prisoners!"

At Lin Yu's command, a massive search of Black Cloud Stronghold was launched. More than two thousand people, in teams of ten, traveled lightly equipped and conducted a thorough search of every room and secret chamber.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang bang bang bang, followed by a series of sounds of doors being broken down. It was the sound of ten squads of fierce soldiers bursting through the doors.

"Find the grain depot."

"We've found the armory!"

"The treasury has been found!"

A series of reports kept coming out.

"Zhao Hu, Shi Yuan, you two take a good look at the inventory."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

……

In the post-war Black Cloud Stronghold's Hall of Righteous Gathering, Lin Yu sat upright in the central chair, coldly watching the two prisoners being escorted in.

"State your origins." Lin Yu tapped the armrest lightly with his fingertips, making a dull sound. "Tell me your names and your purpose in coming to Yunzhou honestly."

Otherwise, although I don't possess magical arts, I have an excellent understanding of the human body's muscles, bones, and meridians, and I have plenty of ways to make you talk.

He looked at the two men and women below. Although they were locked up, there was no sign of fear on their faces. They remained calm and composed, revealing their deep shrewdness.

This attitude secretly moved Lin Yu, making him realize that these two were not simple people.

"Your Highness, how about we make a deal?" Her voice was clear and melodious. "If you release us, you can have countless riches of gold and silver, and martial arts masters."

A sly glint flashed in the girl's eyes. "Don't you want to fight for the throne? With our support, we guarantee you'll stand out among all the princes, and even the Crown Prince won't be able to do anything about it."

"Oh?" Lin Yu sneered, a cold glint in his eyes. "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already trying to win me over? You've got quite the nerve!"

He stepped forward slowly, looking down at the two of them: "What you just used was the Ice Soul Dao Technique, created by the Ice Soul Daoist of the Ice and Snow Wasteland two thousand years ago. This person was originally a master who had undergone six tribulations of lightning, but unfortunately he failed to transcend the tribulations and vanished into thin air, but his inheritance was obtained by you."

His gaze shifted to the silent youth: "And what you used was the 'Giant Spirit Sky-Shattering Hammer' of the True Gang Sect. You are all from the True Gang Sect of the Yuan Tu Kingdom, do you really think you can hide it from me?"

The Zhen Gang Sect is one of the six great holy sites in the world, located in the Yuan Tu Kingdom. The other five great holy sites are the Supreme Dao, the Great Zen Temple, the Xuan Tian Pavilion, the Jing Yuan Divine Temple, and the Peach God Dao. Among them, the Great Zen Temple was destroyed by the imperial court.

However, the ruler of Yuan Tu Kingdom was not strong enough, while the Zhen Gang Sect was much stronger. The ruler of Yuan Tu Kingdom had to act according to the whims of the Zhen Gang Sect Master.

Seeing that her identity had been exposed, the girl in white decided not to hide it any longer: "That's right, I am Bai Qingqing, the daughter of Bai Fengxian, the leader of the Zhen Gang Sect. This is my senior brother, Yuan Shixun. We have come here to investigate the strength of the Great Qian Dynasty after the Yunmeng Rebellion, and to see if you have any plans to invade the Yuan Tu Kingdom."

Several years ago, a great battle nearly brought the Yunmeng Iron Cavalry to the gates of Yujing City, leading many to believe that the Great Qian Dynasty was doomed, and even the Yuan Tu Kingdom was eager to make a move.

The idea that the Great Qian Dynasty might invade the Yuan Tu is nothing but a trick to fool children.

A hint of amusement flashed in Lin Yu's eyes: "Hand over the 'Giant Spirit True Qi Book' and the Ice Soul Dao Technique, and I might consider sparing your lives."

The legacy of the Ice Soul Daoist was obtained by Ancestor Hongling, who then married his disciple, Fairy Zhenyi, to Bai Fengxian, the leader of the True Gang Sect, as their Daoist partner. Their daughter was Bai Qingqing.

"Don't even think about it!" Bai Qingqing said sternly. "Do you know the consequences of coveting this Taoist book? You can't bear the wrath of the Zhen Gang Sect!"

"Is that so?" Lin Yu suddenly stood up, walked up to the woman, and stretched out a large hand, about to crush her to death. "Since you don't want to, then die!"

"Wait! You're killing us, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the True Gang Sect?" Bai Qingqing struggled and shouted urgently.

"What a joke!" Lin Yu's eyes turned icy. "I killed you people from Yuan Tu Kingdom without a second thought. Do you think anyone would dare to come looking for me?"

As he spoke, Lin Yu's sharp claws had already completely gripped the target.

"Wait, I can give you the Taoist book." Bai Qingqing, her face pale, shouted loudly with her last strength!

"The 'Giant Spirit Gang Dao Book' is divided into nine parts. Only by becoming the True Gang Sect Master, entering the Gang Dou World, mastering the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Tokens,' and receiving the transmission of skills from the nine Supreme Elders can one obtain the complete book. I only have a part of it here."

Lin Yu sneered and withdrew his hand: "It's alright. I only want to study the path of the Ghost Immortal, not to actually cultivate it."

He had his own plans. Even if he were to cultivate Taoist arts, he would choose the content from the "Book of Creation" rather than this kind of scattered inheritance.

Demanding the Taoist scriptures was merely a means to break down the woman's psychological defenses, so that she could be subdued and used by him in the future.

With this woman in hand, he might one day plot to seize the position of leader of the True Gang Sect. At that time, the thirteen major cities and tens of millions of people of the Yuan Tu Kingdom could all be used by him!
A glint flashed in Lin Yu's eyes. He naturally knew that, according to the original trajectory, after Bai Fengxian's reincarnation and corpse liberation in the sixty-first year of the Great Qian Dynasty, the Zhen Gang Sect was leaderless, and the Northern Kingdom was in chaos. Ancestor Hong Ling and Marquis Champion joined forces and almost brought the Zhen Gang Sect under their control.

Now that he has intercepted it ahead of time, there's nothing more to say. If the Marquis of Champions dares to come looking for him, he can just be the one delivering the treasure.

Under Lin Yu's coercion, Bai Qingqing recounted the contents of the "Giant Spirit Gang Dao Book" in detail, including the "True Yuan Body Protection Spell," the "Giant Spirit Sky-Breaking Hammer," and the Ice Soul True Dragon Technique she used, which broadened Lin Yu's horizons.

(End of this chapter)