Age of Evolution

Chapter 733: Chapter 736: The Last Level! (Six more updates! 1300 monthly tickets added)

Lin Zhen, of course, couldn’t kill all these billions of people; no one could.

Because they were not ordinary people; they were all Martial Artists with a certain level of combat power.

It was precisely because of this that they thought they had victory in their grasp and boldly attacked Lin Zhen. Even if it cost them billions, or even tens of billions, of lives, they were determined to bury Lin Zhen!

What’s the big deal if they lost one-tenth of their people? They might not necessarily be part of that one-tenth.

What they never expected was that the real weapon of mass destruction was not Lin Zhen but the erupting volcano beneath the ground.

They forcibly cut off the connection between the volcanic magma pool and the earth’s magma, and that was the real cause of the disaster.

Lin Zhen played a role as the guide here.

When Lin Zhen’s gravity field descended and successfully broke the divide between the two, the catastrophe occurred.

Deep in the earth’s core, the magma that had been pent up for days finally erupted, transforming into a towering fire dragon that devoured everything within tens of miles in an instant!

The former volcanic crater was recreated, and the magma returned!

By this time, some of the faster individuals had already reached Lin Zhen, and they were the first batch of unlucky ones.

These magma flows were something that even other Longevity Warriors dared not approach, let alone these people who, for the most part, hadn’t even reached the realm of a World King.

No matter whether they were officials, soldiers, or civilians, at this moment, they all had only one fate: dust!

Lin Zhen stood in the middle of the volcano, letting the magma rush past him. He watched as person after person twisted, vaporized, and disappeared in the magma, feeling neither sadness nor joy in his heart.

This couldn’t be considered wrong. There is no absolute right or wrong in the world. Since these people wanted his life, then they were to be annihilated.

It would just be more people, after all. If one person wants to kill you, you fight back; if a group of people wants to kill you, would you just stand there waiting to die?

What difference does ten billion people make? It’s just the same thing.

Within tens of miles of him, at least two billion people had gathered, and they all vanished into smoke in the volcanic eruption!

However, the eruption did not end when the magma had been spewed out; it still had to come back down, extending its range of destruction even further!

Countless searing magma rained down on the crowd in the distance, and cries for help rang out. Countless people were buried in the magma, forever sleeping beneath the volcano.

The first eruption killed over 20 billion, and the subsequent falling magma wiped out another 10 billion or so.

Just like that, almost 40 billion people turned to dust.

At first, there were cameras capturing the scenes, but with the volcanic eruption, all the nearby cameras were destroyed.

Some footage was captured by people far away, but all that could be seen were people crying for their lives, a veritable hell on earth. Lin Zhen’s whereabouts were entirely obscured.

Without even looking, everyone knew that the operation to encircle and capture Lin Zhen was doomed.

Among the tens of billions dead, there weren’t just civilians, but also more than a dozen elite forces, all buried here together.

Liang Zhihuan’s operation to encircle Lin Zhen could be considered a total failure, even to the point where the strength of Nan Liang would be weakened as a result.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Lin Zhen’s figure flickered several times. He knew that there were still a few people alive on the scene, and they were the few government Longevity Warriors. At this point, Lin Zhen didn’t want to leave any trouble for himself; he teleported after these Longevity Realm figures one after another, killing them all with a single strike of his sword.

After Shi Zhonglie’s screams echoed through the area, Liang Zhihuan, who was standing in front of the Imperial Palace, had cold palms.

“It’s over! All of it is over! Shi Zhonglie is dead, the people of Qingye Sect are dead, and the civilians are dead too—tens of billions of them! And yet, Lin Zhen still isn’t dead.”

He couldn’t help but sigh, “Is Lin Zhen my nemesis?”

Ning Qingxuan stood by Liang Zhihuan’s side, wanting to say that all of this was caused by his order for civilians to attack Lin Zhen, but she couldn’t bring herself to speak up.

She didn’t know how to help Lin Zhen, as she couldn’t remember anything about her past.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Shi Xiaomao came to Liang Zhihuan’s side and whispered, “Your Majesty, Iron Granny has arrived. What shall we do now…?”

Shi Xiaomao’s words reminded Liang Zhihuan, and he calmed down.

With things having come this far, he had no way back. Lin Zhen would be coming to the Imperial Palace soon, and he had to act quickly.

“Come, follow me inside!”

Liang Zhihuan strode forward, and Ning Qingxuan hesitated for a moment. But her teacher, Iron Granny, had already arrived behind her, giving her a feeling like thorns on her back, forcing her to follow Liang Zhihuan’s footsteps.

The door to the Imperial Palace slowly closed, and the queen’s chamber was being swiftly prepared. The Emperor and Queen were about to consummate their relationship, and all the servants began bustling about.

Iron Granny arrived in front of the palace where the queen resided, and sat down in a chair outside.

“Senior, we’re counting on you for everything here,” said Liang Zhihuan to Iron Granny.

“Your Majesty can rest assured, as long as I’m here, the sky won’t fall on Nan Liang.”

Upon hearing these words, Liang Zhihuan’s uneasy heart finally calmed down a bit, and he turned to enter the queen’s palace.

Iron Granny closed her eyes slightly, her hand holding a string of prayer beads. They had no glimmer of light, being as black as the night, and it was impossible to know what they were made of.

One by one, Longevity Warriors came rushing over to protect the Emperor.

But Iron Granny waved her hand, and they all silently retreated, going to the front gate to intercept the enemy.

Warry’s frontline was gone, so the action was over. Nan Liang’s Martial Artists knew that with Iron Granny’s presence, there was no need for other warriors. As the current leader of the Qingye Sect, Iron Granny’s strength was unquestionable.

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The battle at the Hell Volcano had ended.

Amidst the smoke, Lin Zhen walked out with his sword.

Standing in the void, he looked down at the rapidly dispersing crowd and sighed faintly.

Why do these people blindly follow others when they can’t see their own strength and can’t tell right from wrong?

After this incident, Lin Zhen knew that his notoriety would spread across the continent.

“No matter! Notorious or infamous, reputation is ultimately a good thing, as it can save me a lot of trouble.”

Glancing towards the direction of the Imperial Palace, Lin Zhen marched forward with his sword.

“Xuan’er, I’m coming!”

In the blink of an eye, Lin Zhen was already over a thousand kilometers away after a short teleportation!

At the spot where he landed, people could only see a flickering figure in the air, but no one dared to say anything, fearing that if they did, Lin Zhen would truly appear.

The Nan Liang people who had been shouting for Lin Zhen’s death were now like docile sheep, not daring to utter a single word.

Even the bustling Dimensional Universe suddenly grew quiet at this moment.

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“Big news, big news! The number one villain in the Original World is born!”

“What’s slaughtering nine million for dominance? Have you seen the real slaughter? Forty billion people killed by Lin Zhen in Nan Liang!”

“Da Liang, Da Zhou, Da Wei, and other allied countries issue a joint statement, listing Lin Zhen as the number one wanted criminal and offering a sky-high reward!”

“The first-ever strongest man, the supreme World King, the first person below Longevity! I worship him!”

One rolling post after another appeared on forums in various countries.

The headline “Lin Zhen’s Massacre of Forty Billion” once again became the hot topic in the Original World.

With Lin Zhen’s name being frequently mentioned recently, he had gained quite a bit of popularity in the Original World.

Da Liang and other countries were shocked by this incident and initially thought that Nan Liang could handle it well, but they never expected things to escalate to this point.

Lin Zhen’s massacre also shocked the world, and all countries related to Da Liang began to hunt Lin Zhen, demanding tighter border defense to prevent his entry.

They even dispatched experts to support Nan Liang, but those far away could not quench the thirst here, and Nan Liang’s fate still rested in the hands of its own people.

Countless people focused their attention on the Nan Liang Imperial Palace, knowing that Lin Zhen had left Hell Volcano and that his next stop would be the Imperial Palace. How would Emperor Liang Zhihuan of Nan Liang resolve this issue?

One thing was certain: if he couldn’t properly handle the Lin Zhen incident, Liang Zhihuan’s reign as emperor would come to an end.

If he wasn’t killed by Lin Zhen, he would be overthrown by the people – an emperor who couldn’t even deal with a World King had no right to be an emperor.

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In front of the Nan Liang Imperial Palace, bows were strung, and knives were drawn; soldiers stood on guard, apparently well-prepared but secretly wishing they could turn and run.

Numbers might work against other people, but would they be of any use against Lin Zhen?

With forty billion people turned to ashes, what could their tens of thousands do? Were they merely here to get stuck between Lin Zhen’s teeth?

Even the officials and soldiers had privately agreed that if Lin Zhen arrived, the most they would do was wave their flags and cheer; there was no way they would risk their lives as cannon fodder.

In people’s uneasy hearts, a figure appeared in the distance.

Lin Zhen was here!

With the Sky-cutting Divine Sword in one hand, Lin Zhen’s steps seemed to shrink the earth; one step covered a vast distance, and it only took one step to get from where he appeared to the doors of the Imperial Palace.

As his feet touched the ground, Lin Zhen had reached the front of the Imperial Palace.

A huge protective shield surrounded the entrance to the palace, closing off the sky.

Lin Zhen landed at the gate, and the surrounding soldiers retreated in haste, some even falling to the ground in fright. No one dared to approach Lin Zhen within a 10-meter radius.

“Open the gate!”

Lin Zhen spoke, and an officer with keys almost wet himself in terror. Trembling, he tried to get the keys, but couldn’t seem to grasp them.

Lin Zhen furrowed his brow, raised his hand, and swung his sword, causing the palace gate to explode!

The soldiers rolled and crawled away, leaving Lin Zhen to his own devices.

Lin Zhen ignored the surrounding troops and strode into the palace.

He knew the location of Ning Qingxuan’s residence and, taking three steps as two, arrived at her chamber’s entrance within seconds.

Hidden Moon Palace!

This was Xuan’er’s residence.

Just as he was about to step in, an old woman stood up under the large tree.

“Lin Zhen! This path is blocked!”

Lin Zhen’s eyes narrowed as he realized the final challenge had arrived.

This old woman was the head of the Qingye Sect, Xuan’er’s Master, Iron Granny. Before Xuan’er broke through to the Three Flowers Realm, she was the strongest in Nan Liang!

At the peak of the Longevity Realm!