Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"Look!"

"The Eight Pillar Gods have fallen to second place!" someone exclaimed.

"The person who came in first place is—"

"magician."

To everyone's astonishment, Lin Yu's code name instantly surged to the top, hovering high above the leaderboard.

Those 29000 points seemed incredibly glaring.

Sakura, who had just been mocking the magician, was rendered speechless, her face drained of color, and she turned deathly pale.

This is a slap in the face—

Wow, they arrived so fast!

"A bunch of clowns, aren't you ashamed now?"

"Even a dog would shake its head at the sight of this person from the cherry blossoms."

In an instant, the Sakura Man was seen as a complete clown by all the evolutionists in the world.

Lin Yu was unaware of these events happening in the outside world.

He looked at the termite corpses at his feet, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes, as the white flame blade in his hand slowly dissipated.

Then, he skillfully took out large porcelain jars from his spatial ring and began to collect blood by pressing them against the termites' necks.

Instantly.

A liquid with a crystal-clear, jade-like luster flowed into the large porcelain jar.

"The blood is white as jade; it's clearly not an ordinary substance."

Lin Yu licked his lips excitedly.

He felt an immense amount of energy emanating from the blood.

Finally, he filled two large porcelain jars to drain all the termite blood.

Simultaneously.

Lin Yu didn't let the crystal core in its mind go either, and took it out directly.

With the four that Chen Jing'er had given him earlier, he now had six fifth-tier crystal cores in an instant.

Breakthrough to the fifth rank—

Close at hand.

At that time, his strength will surely experience another qualitative leap.

He also put the termite corpses into his spatial ring. Regardless of whether their flesh and blood would taste good when grilled or cooked, the energy they contained could still enhance one's physique after consumption.

The process of body refinement is the process of consuming one's own blood and energy, so one needs to consume blood and flesh containing energy every day.

Previously, without breathing techniques and qi-refining skills, and having consumed so many mutated beasts, his physical strength increased very slowly.

But it's different now.

Fifteen days later, with the divine breathing technique and the divine eight-gate qi refining technique in hand, all resources will be utilized to the maximum extent.

Lin Yu believed that his strength would inevitably experience a terrifying boost at that time.

I glanced at the points leaderboard.

As expected, his name has risen to number one, becoming the new top spot.

With 29000 points, he has 2000 more points than the eight deceased gods.

"Next, let's change the plan and find the fourth-tier killers first."

On the other side of the battlefield.

"The Magician is indeed powerful," the Knight of Light sighed softly.

"The score instantly reached 29000, which means that the magician must have killed at least a fifth-tier ferocious beast, and not just any ordinary one, but one with a very strong bloodline talent, to reach this score."

"I wonder if he killed two or just one?"

A strange light flickered in King Arthur's eyes.

If it were two, that would be fine, meaning they're just ordinary Tier 5 beasts. But if one beast has a whopping 29000 points, then that means this ferocious beast's strength is truly extraordinary. If even a magician could kill it—

This puts too much pressure on people.

For the next two days, Lin Yu searched everywhere for fourth-level ferocious beasts to kill. On the evening of the third day...

He crouched under a huge waterfall, washing the blood off his body.

"I'm already at level 4, level 10. I just need three more level 5 crystal cores to officially advance to level 5."

A glint of light flashed in Lin Yu's eyes.

He estimated that by the end of tomorrow, he would be able to fully enter the fifth tier.

Today he even went out of his way to find that fifth-tier black dog, killed it, and preserved all the food and blood. Especially those golden eyes, which could actually shoot out terrifying energy waves.

If Lu Qi were to eat it, it would very likely inherit the Golden Eye's ability.

But if that guy keeps doing this, he'll become a Frankenstein's monster, and who knows what he'll eventually evolve into.

When Lin Yu thought of this, he felt a strong sense of anticipation.

I was very excited.

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a sense of danger approaching.

Lin Yu instinctively dodged quickly and leaped out of the water.

"roar!"

Just as his body was lifted into the air, an enormous, ferocious beast's head burst from the deep water, its massive jaws snapping at him.

In an instant, the world darkened.

Its enormous body blocked out the light above Lin Yu's head.

"This is--"

Lin Yu didn't have time to take a closer look. In an instant, he used the Dragon and Phoenix Dance, and a huge fiery dragon appeared, carrying his body away and flying in another direction.

"roar!"

The monster roared in anger as it saw its prey escape.

Only then did Lin Yu begin to carefully observe the suddenly appearing monster.

As the monster's body repeatedly broke the surface of the water, towering waves and countless splashes were instantly created. Its body was covered with a layer of hard yet smooth blue scales, each scale shimmering with a mysterious light, as if containing endless power.

"Is that a dragon?"

Lin Yu stared at the monster before him, utterly shocked.

The ferocious beast had a pair of curved and sharp horns on its head, with wisps of electricity crackling around them, adding to its majesty and terror.

The enormous dragon's head emerged from the water, looking down at Lin Yu, bringing an indescribable sense of awe and oppression.

"Although...but..."

"You're only at level five!"

Lin Yu's eyes shone as he looked at the dragon before him.

He was confident that he could kill any ferocious beast in this world, as long as it was within the fifth rank.

After all, these guys are all illiterate people who have never read books or practiced body-refining breathing techniques and the Eight Gates Qi Refining Technique. They have terrifying strength, but they can't unleash it to its full potential.

Even so, he would still dare to stage an accident to extort money.

If he had actually cultivated properly, Lin Yu would have turned around and left without saying a word.

"roar!"

The dragon's eyes blazed with ferocity, and lightning crackled around its horns.

"Huh, lightning attribute, huh? Haha..."

Lin Yu laughed heartily.

He's very familiar with the power of thunder.

If this lightning is a terrifying high-level power, that would be even better.

Aside from the Holy Light Thunder of the Holy Light Tiger, he has not yet heard of any other high-level lightning.

"roar--"

The next moment, the dragon opened its huge mouth and a terrifying burst of energy shot out.

In an instant, the surrounding temperature dropped several levels, becoming bitterly cold.

"..."

Lin Yu's lips twitched slightly when he saw this.