Lin Yuan (1)

[Tower of Abyss News]

[Zero belonging to the Main God Dimension faction has cleared the first stage of the Abyss with Abyss difficulty within a matter of days.]

A man with short black hair and piercing blue eyes glared at the glowing blue interface, grinding his teeth. "That damned Zero. We all started as transmigrators at the same time. How did he already clear the first stage of the Abyss?!"

Frustration twisted Lin Yuan's face, but a greedy glint soon replaced it. "But that's okay. If I eliminate this world, I'll be able to go back and clear the Abyss level of the tower too."

It had been exactly a week since he transmigrated to this world, and the first thing he had done was murder his own brother.

Influenced by the memories of the previous Lin Yuan, he hadn't hesitated.

Even though he planned to kill his brother before transmigration, the justification became easier.

After all, a generational beauty was at stake. Since transmigrating, he was determined to claim everything—including the beauty.

Right now, he was on Aurora's satellite planet, waiting for Derick and Jerry to deliver Lin Xuanyu's body.

Lin Yuan had obtained a super-powerful ability from the Main God Dimension.

The ability, "Devour," allowed him to steal others' luck, power, and talents—a broken ability destined to make him rise to the top of the Main God Dimension and the Tower of the Abyss.

He was certain that Lin Xuanyu's body would contain hidden talents worth devouring. With everyone distracted by the funeral, he had stepped off the main planet to this secluded warehouse to devour Lin Xuanyu's corpse.

"Young Master Lin, Jerry has sent you a message," announced the personal AI in Lin Yuan's mind.

Lin Yuan turned to his two emotionless subordinates in black uniforms standing nearby. Unlike Lin Xuanyu, who allowed his subordinates too much freedom, Lin Yuan ensured total control, planning to devour them eventually to eliminate potential threats.

He opened Jerry's message.

[Jerry: Young Master Lin, we have reached the warehouse as suggested and are waiting for your arrival.]

Lin Yuan nodded and replied.

[Lin Yuan: Alright, I'll be there shortly.]

Rising from his seat in the hotel near the warehouse, he ordered his subordinates, "Wait here. I'll return soon."

"Yes, Young Master Lin!" they responded in unison.

Inside the warehouse, Lin Xuanyu calmly inspected his surroundings. "This warehouse belongs to Lin Yuan?" he asked Jerry, who stood nervously by his side.

"Yes, Young Master Lin. He uses it for storing personal items," Jerry replied.

"I see," Lin Xuanyu murmured. Using his spiritual perception, which now extended up to 50 meters, he sensed numerous energy-gathering pills and artifacts radiating powerful spiritual auras.

His musing was interrupted by a strong life force approaching the warehouse—a Core-Formation cultivator. Calmly, Lin Xuanyu walked to the entrance and opened the shutter slightly, hiding himself nearby. Jerry and Derick stood conspicuously in the center of the room.

Lin Yuan entered moments later, frowning. "Where is Lin Xuanyu's body?" he demanded.

"W-Well," Jerry stuttered.

Before he could finish, a flash of light darted across the warehouse. , but a metallic clank resounded as it met an immovable force.

Behind him, Lin Xuanyu stood with glowing blue eyes and a faint smile. "As expected of a Core-Formation barrier. Physical objects truly cannot penetrate it. The thing in the gate was just an imitation."

"Y-You!" Lin Yuan stammered, his face became pale like a ghost. "How are you alive?! Your soul lamp was extinguished! Jerry personally showed me the video of you being killed."

Lin Xuanyu shrugged nonchalantly. "Do I really need to explain? Let's skip the talk and start the fight. You should know better as a transmigrator."

Lin Yuan's expression hardened when he heard Lin Xuanyu mention "Transmigrator". "Are you an otherworlder?"

Lin Xuanyu nodded casually. "Yep"

"Which faction do you belong to?!" Lin Yuan asked cautiously. Never in his wildest dreams would he have expected to encounter someone like himself.

He definitely knew Lin Xuanyu didn't belong to the Main God Dimension.

"Faction?" Lin Xuanyu tilted his head. "Uh... I guess All-Heaven?"

"All-Heaven?" Lin Yuan frowned. "Never heard of it."

"And that means it's fine even if I kill you!" Lin Yuan grinned. "Transmigrators usually have a system, and you most definitely have one as well. If I use Devour on you, I'll make it mine!"

Lin Yuan then lunged at him.

A dagger appeared in Lin Yuan's hand, blazing with fire as he swung it towards Lin Xuanyu who stood there with a smile on his face.

Clank!

The sound of steel striking steel echoed as Lin Yuan's dagger clashed with something hard and invisible, It was his hand but looking closer Lin Yuan realized a truth.

A surprised look formed on Lin Yuan's face. "Sword intent?!"

"Enough chit-chat," Lin Xuanyu said with a grin. "It's time to fight it out!"

Lin Xuanyu dashed forward with his longsword, the blade glowing faintly with cosmic energy.

He struck first, his powerful longsword coated in cosmic energy swung at Lin Yuan with immense speed.

Clank!

Lin Yuan was quick to react, he waved his hand a fire burst forth from it and it clashed against Lin Xuanyu's longsword.

Lin Xuanyu took a step back with a look of surprise. "Fire Law?"

"That's right!" Lin Yuan grinned. "I killed someone who had comprehended Fire Law in my last mission, That means I can freely use it anytime I want!"

As he said that, Lin Yuan lunged forward with extreme speed which was something Lin Xuanyu would never be able to compete with normally.

However he had Cosmic Heaven Piercer and Spiritual Perception!

Clank!

Almost instinctively, Lin Xuanyu raised his sword, precisely blocking Lin Yuan's attack.

Within his spiritual perception's range, visual and audio information converted into something he could instantly comprehend, allowing him to react in less than a second. This, combined with the Cosmic Heaven Piercer, made his body instinctively respond, enabling him to parry the strike effortlessly.

However, it was still slightly taxing on his body.

After all, he was facing a Core Formation expert.

He knew that Lin Yuan hadn't even revealed his true trump cards yet.