Tribulation Transmutation Opportunity Claimed, Su Mo Slain, and His Bones Sold

In a huge lake in Seven Kings County, Ye Lin easily reached the bottom of the lake by relying on his 【Overturning Rivers and Seas】 divine ability.

Guided by the navigation, he also quickly found the Tribulation Transmutation cultivator's cave dwelling mentioned in the Immortal Destiny Secrets.

It was a small, ancient palace. In the center of the palace sat a withered skeleton emitting a faint purple glow, with a storage ring still on its finger.

“Collect!”

Just as he arrived in front of the cave dwelling, Ye Lin activated the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda without the slightest hesitation.

The moment the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda was activated, a supreme force of suppression emanated from his body.

Immediately after, the storage ring on the skeleton's finger was swept away by him.

As for the skeleton and the small palace, though they were decent, he decided to show some decency and not disturb the skeleton's eternal rest.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a greedy laugh suddenly echoed from behind him.

“Hehehe! A mere Foundation Establishment ant actually managed to ignore the restriction this seat set up and take my storage ring. You must have some incredible treasure on you, don't you?”

“I declare that you can go die now. As for the treasures on you, I will gladly accept them.”

Accompanying this loud laughter, dozens of golden spiritual power needles radiating a toxic aura shot toward the back of Ye Lin's head all at once.

【Ding! It has been detected that you are about to be attacked by an evil corpse. The trait 'The Strictest Father of Other Races' has automatically activated. Your attack power is increased by 1000%, and the damage you receive will be reduced by 90%.】

Before those golden spiritual power needles could hit Ye Lin, the game notification for the trait's activation rang in his ears.

“Oh? An other-race opponent? What a pleasant surprise.”

Ye Lin had slightly frowned at the sudden sneak attack, but the moment he heard the words "other-race," his brow instantly unfurled.

Other-race enemies were great. Knowing how hard it was for him to cultivate, they would occasionally send him some warmth in creative ways.

Without any hesitation, the moment the golden needles pierced toward him, he directly activated the Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal within his body.

The ten golden spiritual power needles all slammed into the protective barrier formed by the Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal, instantly producing a series of clanging and clinking sounds.

No matter how incomparably sharp the golden needles were, they could not advance even a fraction of an inch against the barrier.

“Good, good, good! To think an ant like you has other good things on you. Heaven has truly been generous to me!”

Seeing that his full-strength strike had failed to kill Ye Lin, Su Mo was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed wildly in pleasant surprise.

The more methods and treasures Ye Lin possessed, the more Su Mo would naturally obtain after killing him. He was about to reap an unexpected harvest—how could he not be thrilled?

However, just as Su Mo was about to use a trump card to completely finish Ye Lin off, an invisible spatial hand suddenly grabbed him and dragged him forward.

“A spatial divine ability? Wonderful! You are giving me more and more pleasant surprises!”

Suddenly bound by a spatial divine ability, Su Mo was only stunned for a breath before the smile on his face grew even greedier.

He immediately muttered a spell in his mind. His body reacted swiftly as a golden light enveloped him, instantly shattering the spatial restraint.

As a former genius Tribulation Transmutation cultivator, his vision, methods, and reflexes in the face of danger were far beyond what ordinary cultivators could compare to.

Even though the cultivation level of his new body had plummeted and was far from the Tribulation Transmutation Stage, it was only natural for him to be able to use some special, powerful techniques.

But none of this was of any use, because in the distance, Ye Lin had already pulled out the Immortal King-grade Wanhua Sword, which had been charging inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda without any hesitation.

“Heaven-Cleaving!”

After taking out the Wanhua Sword, Ye Lin raised his hand and slashed forward without hesitation.

Along with his slash, a majestic, thousands-of-meters-long golden phantom of a giant sword directly materialized. Mimicking his movement, the giant sword slashed down toward the stunned Su Mo in front of him.

“How is this possible? You're just a Foundation Establishment Stage ant, how could you possibly unleash such a terrifying sword intent?”

Sensing the terrifying killing power contained within that sword intent, Su Mo was utterly horrified. At the same time, he fully unleashed his trump cards, attempting to use spatial teleportation to dodge this strike.

But to his dismay, no matter how he dodged and maneuvered, that terrifying sword intent remained locked onto him, drawing closer and closer.

“Damn it, what kind of attack method is this? I can't even dodge it?!”

Seeing the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Intent already descending upon his head, Su Mo cursed in exasperation. He could only exhaust all his trump cards, even utilizing the supreme treasure bead he had stolen from the Sacred Domain back then.

The Heaven-Cleaving Sword Intent finally slashed down violently. All of Su Mo's Tribulation Transmutation-grade magic treasures were shattered to pieces, and a deep crack was slashed into the supreme treasure bead. As for Su Mo himself, he was blasted into a mist of blood.

“Ahhhh! You damned ant! How dare you damage my supreme treasure and destroy my physical body! Today, I will possess you!”

Thousands of years of planning had turned to dust in an instant. Reduced to a drifting remnant soul, Su Mo completely lost his mind.

He rushed toward Ye Lin like a madman, attempting to possess him and be reborn.

Unfortunately, before he could even get close to Ye Lin, an illusory hand suddenly stretched out from the 《Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart》 and grabbed him by the neck.

“No!”

Sensing the terrifying soul-extinguishing power coming from the illusory hand, Su Mo's remnant soul shrieked in terror.

But no matter how he struggled, he was ultimately refined into pure soul power by the illusory hand.

How laughable his life was. From a mere ant struggling to survive to a disciple of a great sect, with thousands of calculations, he had thought that by starting over, he would surely reach the peak and surpass his previous life.

Yet in the end, the schemes of two lifetimes were but an illusion, and all his successes and failures amounted to nothing.

【Ding! You have slain a sin-laden Tribulation Transmutation remnant soul and a Golden Core Stage evil corpse. You have obtained 100,000 years of other-race lifespan, your Luck Value has increased by 3,500 points, and you have picked up the talent 'Saint-grade Gold Spiritual Root.'

The Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda has automatically extracted the opponent's blood qi. You have accumulated one charge of the Power of Heaven's Punishment...】

Along with Su Mo's complete demise, the pleasant game notifications rang in Ye Lin's ears.

However, what surprised him slightly was that slaying this Tribulation Transmutation remnant soul above his realm didn't grant him any new achievement rewards.

“Perhaps it's because this guy didn't count as a true Tribulation Transmutation cultivator,” Ye Lin muttered to himself.

Overall, although the Wanhua Sword had to be recharged, he had still made a profit by killing Su Mo. With just the 100,000 years of lifespan and 3,500 Luck Value, this endeavor was definitely not a loss.

Not to mention that after killing this guy, the demon-slaying points in his Demon Suppressing Division token had surged by over a hundred thousand.

After casually putting away the damaged bead left behind by Su Mo before his death, Ye Lin directly collected the small palace in front of him and Su Mo's skeleton as well.

These were the bones of a Tribulation Transmutation cultivator. Since they were enemies, there was certainly no need to let them go.

Only after doing all this did he throw the Wanhua Sword back into the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda to continue charging.

Then, activating his 【Overturning Rivers and Seas】 divine ability, he quickly swam back up toward the surface of the lake.