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The strange fish’s defense is incredibly astounding.

Coupled with the demon’s own formidable recovery ability, Lin Zheyu had no desire to fight.

His figure blurred and quickly vanished from the spot.

Slaying demons held no benefit for Lin Zheyu.

He couldn’t refine artifacts, and his storage bag could hold only so much. Killing these demons would only waste Lin Zheyu’s True Essence.

Encountering weak demons, Lin Zheyu didn’t mind disposing of them casually.

But if he came across a troublesome one that required effort, he’d rather avoid it.

Swoosh—

The sound of something piercing through the air came from behind, and in his perception, the strange fish shot towards him.

"Oh great, a flying fish..."

Lin Zheyu mumbled softly, his speed increasing even more.

He was quite tempted to catch the creature for study, but the fish’s defense was insanely strong, paired with the demon’s terrifying recovery power.

Lin Zheyu feared he might not subdue it before getting surrounded by incoming demons.

Boom—

With a powerful stomp, a giant roar echoed as Lin Zheyu’s speed skyrocketed to five times the speed of sound, leaving the strange fish far behind.

The scenery around him passed by like a carousel in his perception, but it was much clearer than before.

"Perception ability has become the limiting factor in my speed enhancement. To push the speed to the extreme, I must further enhance spiritual perception."

"This level is not enough."

Lin Zheyu murmured to himself.

He rushed hundreds of meters forward before hastily slowing down.

Traveling at five times the speed of sound was a bit of a stretch with his current perception capabilities. A single misstep could lead to a crash.

Lin Zheyu sped over a thousand meters, and once he confirmed the fish didn’t follow, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He didn’t go back immediately, instead, he found a spot to hide.

There had just been a big commotion, and Lin Zheyu intended to wait until everything calmed down before making a move again.

Boom!

Suddenly, from afar, came another terrifying boom, followed closely by a shocking energy tide, surging over.

Lin Zheyu couldn’t help but frown and look over.

The sound came from the direction of the time-space node, with a streak of rosy light shooting up from the darkness toward the sky.

Roar!

Roar roar!

Following that were roars of anger that echoed throughout the entire area.

The sinister forces in the air became agitated in this terrifying roar.

"Hiss—"

"The commotion at the time-space node is getting bigger and bigger; I really want to go and see."

A glimmer of longing appeared in Lin Zheyu’s eyes.

His figure quickly retreated, not daring to linger.

In just over two days, Lin Zheyu had become familiar with some of the rules within the Demon God Barrier. Every time a big commotion came from the time-space node, a wave of demon tide would appear.

A large number of strange demons would surge out from the direction of the time-space node and spread to the surroundings.

Moo!!

A roar like that of a wild bull caught Lin Zheyu’s attention.

Even though he couldn’t see, he couldn’t help but turn his head toward the sound.

In the pitch-black space, there came heavy breathing, with the sound trailing a demon with three sinister horns, four to five meters in length, looking incredibly strong.

The ground shook violently as this group of powerful demons ran.

"Perception is too weak..."

Lin Zheyu murmured.

He could only judge what was happening in the distance through sound.

Though he couldn’t see, his hearing wasn’t restricted, and he could tell that the powerful demon seemed to be chasing an enemy.

Lin Zheyu had no intention of making a move.

In this dangerous Demon God Barrier, he had to be extremely cautious to protect himself, let alone helping others.

"I need to quickly enhance my spirit; this feeling of being like a blind person is really unbearable," Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

He hated this feeling.

Without strong perception to assist him, relying solely on hearing in the Demon God Barrier, Lin Zheyu felt it would be impossible to move.

Rumble~~

Rumble!

The rumbling sound faded into the distance, and Lin Zheyu remained crouched in place.

Once everything around had quieted down, he continued toward the river of thick fluid filled with dense sinister power.

This time, he chose a region further downstream.

Upstream regions had too many powerful demons, and one careless move could put him in danger.

Moreover, from the previous trial, using only one unit of Source Power at a time didn’t consume much energy.

Lin Zheyu found a rather large branch of the river.

The viscous liquid flowed slowly, and the rich sinister power it contained seeped into the soil with the river’s movement.

"This will do..."

After checking the surroundings to ensure there was no danger, Lin Zheyu submerged his hands into the viscous liquid river.

This time, he didn’t draw the viscous liquid out before reaching his hands in.

This tributary was relatively small and newly formed, without powerful demon creatures, so there was no worry of unknown dangers in the river.

’Use 1 unit of Source Power to cultivate the Sacred Inference Spirit Skill.’

The thought passed through his mind.

Lin Zheyu’s spirit felt a bit dazed as he entered the space of consciousness, beginning endless cultivation.

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At the center of the Demon God Barrier.

A terrifying fissure extended from the sky to the ground.

Invisible and terrifying pressure spread from the fissure. The entire crack was pitch-black, devoid of any light, like the terrifying maw of an abyss capable of devouring everything.

The thick, filthy liquid river flowed out from where the fissure met the ground, forming a sticky liquid river.