Chapter 105: I Will Remember You

The ascension of the skeleton expert allowed Lin Jiufeng to witness, for the first time, the upper limit of power in the mortal world.

The Peak of the Eleventh Restriction.

Once one's strength reached the threshold of the mortal world's limits, a tribulation would be triggered, opening an ascension passage. If one successfully crossed it, they would enter the Dimensional Battlefield.

There was no need for any so-called path to immortality to guide them.

However, the ascension passage was extremely dangerous. The one ascending had to endure its trials to reach the Dimensional Battlefield.

This was why the skeleton expert had initially refused to ascend.

Having just escaped the Dimensional Prison, its energy was depleted, and its soul was weak. It had planned to stay in the mortal world for a while to recover before facing the perils of ascension.

But Lin Jiufeng did not give it that chance.

Left with no choice, the skeleton expert ascended in humiliation.

Lin Jiufeng watched as the spatial passage opened and then closed, leaving behind a single line of text before his eyes.

[You have observed the ascension passage. Activating Supreme Comprehension, you have comprehended the Ascension Art!]

"The Ascension Art?" Lin Jiufeng's curiosity was piqued as he examined the new ability.

[Ascension Art: Allows you to help others ascend rapidly.]

Lin Jiufeng's eyes lit up with excitement. "This is a fantastic ability! Those who stubbornly refuse… I can just force them to ascend on the spot, saving me the trouble."

For Lin Jiufeng, this was like receiving a gift from the heavens.

Without hesitation, he began cultivating the technique.

Once he had grasped its essence, his gaze turned to the horizon. His primordial spirit expanded in an instant, stretching to its absolute limits, covering the sky like an overwhelming tide, scanning for the fugitives from the Dimensional Prison.

As expected, a thousand miles away…

In a small city, a massive humanoid wreathed in flames was slaughtering wantonly, devouring humans while laughing maniacally.

"Five thousand years! I've been starving for five thousand years! This time, I'll feast until I'm satisfied!"

The fiery giant roared, its flames rising high, while the nearby humans fled in terror.

Lin Jiufeng furrowed his brows. In the next instant, he transformed into a streak of divine light, tearing through the sky at breakneck speed.

A thousand miles vanished beneath his feet in mere seconds.

Arriving on the scene, he did not slow down. His entire being became a terrifying sword aura, piercing through the sky with an unstoppable force, directly impaling the fiery giant.

BOOM!

The moment his energy erupted, the giant was annihilated, its soul shredded into nothingness.

Its corpse collapsed with a thunderous crash.

It hadn't even lasted a single exchange.

Lin Jiufeng did not linger. Without looking back, he shot toward a towering mountain three hundred miles away.

There, in a place rich with spiritual energy, several fugitives from the Dimensional Prison were greedily absorbing the essence of the land, trying to restore their power.

With a thunderous roar, Lin Jiufeng descended, startling the figures within the mountain.

They coldly eyed the intruder, their expressions dark and hostile.

Being disturbed mid-recovery was something no one could tolerate.

Lin Jiufeng paid them no mind, sweeping his gaze across the mountain and speaking in an icy tone.

"You do not belong in the mortal world. I ask that you ascend."

Inside a cave within the mountain, a winged humanoid who had just escaped the Dimensional Prison furrowed his brows, his voice sharp.

"A mere Eleventh Restriction dares to speak on behalf of the mortal world?"

The others remained silent, their gazes indifferent.

Lin Jiufeng locked onto the direction of the voice. Without a word, he unleashed a terrifying sword aura.

Sky-Sundering Sword Strike!

The sword energy surged like a tidal wave, splitting the sky apart. Wherever it passed, even the mountain itself was evaporated, leaving behind a deep scar in the earth.

Within the cave, the winged man sensed the incoming strike and frowned. His expression turned icy.

"You overestimate yourself! Do you think an Eleventh Restriction is invincible?"

He erupted with power. With a beat of his wings, he soared into the sky, narrowly avoiding the sword strike.

Then, his hands formed a seal, and suddenly, an enormous, radiant mountain materialized and came crashing down toward Lin Jiufeng.

Mountain Embrace Seal!

The mountain carried boundless divine radiance, containing an unimaginable weight. It fell with devastating force.

At this moment, the winged man exuded overwhelming dominance. His wings stretched wide, their feathers interwoven with black and white hues—resembling the legendary celestial birdmen.

Lin Jiufeng did not retreat.

Instead, he charged forward.

With his bare hands, he struck against the divine mountain.

At this moment, his Divine Demon Body Refinement Technique activated. Within his dantian, the illusory figure of a divine demon manifested, flooding his body with boundless strength.

In an instant, he erupted with the power of two divine demons.

BOOM!

Lin Jiufeng and the celestial mountain collided.

A shockwave swept outward, sending violent ripples through the air.

But the divine mountain—said to be indestructible—was shattered instantly by Lin Jiufeng's raw physical might, as if it were nothing more than fragile tofu.

The winged man was stunned.

He couldn't believe it.

"That was a sacred mountain from the Dimensional Battlefield… How could a human shatter it with just his body?!"

In the next second, he tried to retreat, his wings flaring as he attempted to distance himself from Lin Jiufeng.

But Lin Jiufeng had already closed the gap.

In an instant, he grabbed the winged man by the throat.

An earth-shattering power surged through his grip, sealing both the man's physical strength and his soul.

"Urgh…!"

The winged man struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free. His face turned red, his eyes filled with fear.

He tried to plead for mercy, but Lin Jiufeng's gaze remained as cold as ever.

CRACK!

With a simple twist, Lin Jiufeng snapped his neck.

CRACK!

With another motion, he crushed the man's soul.

A once-ambitious fugitive from the Dimensional Prison, now nothing more than a lifeless corpse.

Lin Jiufeng remained expressionless, as if he had merely swatted away an insignificant insect.

Holding the corpse, he turned to the others.

"In three breaths' time, ascend. Or do not blame me for what happens next."

The mountain fell into absolute silence.

Lin Jiufeng waited calmly.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

He let go of the corpse, his body floating as he prepared to act.

Suddenly—

BOOM!

A thunderous sound echoed through the sky.

A dark spatial rift tore open.

From within came a deep, ominous voice.

"Human, what is your name?"

"The God of the Mortal World," Lin Jiufeng answered coldly.

The voice let out a chilling laugh.

"Very well. I will remember you. Right now, you are formidable in the mortal world. But when we meet on the Dimensional Battlefield… we shall see."

With that, a black figure streaked into the spatial rift.

One more fugitive ascended.

Lin Jiufeng turned to the last one.

The fugitive sighed in resignation.

"I suppose I have no choice."

And with that, he, too, ascended.

Lin Jiufeng wasted no time.

He turned, scanning the horizon.

There were still more fugitives to deal with.

And so, he set off for the next battlefield.