You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Lin Yue seemed to be calmly dealing with the Demon Clan's various tactics, but in his heart, he remained extremely vigilant.

With only the strength of the Wood Demon Ancestor and Xiahou Shou's Second Primordial Spirit, they were barely a match for him, and he could easily dispel them alone, posing no significant threat at all.

The real need for vigilance was the treasure Xiahou Shou's true body brought from the Ancient World!

Just as he might carry a treasure that could potentially kill the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, Xiahou Shou's true body might have obtained such a treasure from the Ancient Lord!

At that moment, a simple, tattered yellowed parchment suddenly appeared in Xiahou Shou's hand.

It emitted no aura, appearing quite unremarkable.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yue's heart skipped a beat, his body's light shimmered, reaching the peak of alertness.

Just seeing this parchment sent a chill through his heart as if he had seen endless darkness, and a sense of crisis derived from his own instinctive foreboding emerged with an immense fear.

"A method stemming from the Ancient Lord's true body?"

Lin Yue immediately thought of this, realizing that the opponent might be resorting to a killing move.

Simultaneously, a spark slowly ignited deep within his Divine Soul, already prepared.

"Lin Yue, die!"

The parchment in Xiahou Shou's hand abruptly fluttered, showing numerous cracks, from which blood surged out like rivers rushing through the void.

Rivers of blood flowed through the air, forming a large character, seemingly invoking some supreme authority of heaven and earth, causing the world to tremble and roar.

It was a massive 'Death' character!

This blood-soaked 'Death' character suddenly flew towards Lin Yue, and as it did, it began to shrink at an alarming speed, becoming the size of a fingernail in the blink of an eye!

This 'Death' character pierced through the void towards Lin Yue.

"Invoking the authority of heaven and earth? The authority of the Divine?"

Lin Yue's expression changed, his body turning into a stream of light attempting to evade, but the entire Demon Country was not only shrouded in a grand array that confined him, but the World Tree also disturbed the void, exerting its utmost pressure on him, while Xiahou Shou slowed down the time flow of the area he was in!

And this 'Death' character was originally extremely fast, and with the restrictions he faced, he had only managed to dodge a few thousand miles before being caught up.

In an instant, the 'Death' character imprinted on his forehead and then drilled into his Divine Soul!

"Perish."

A distant, indifferent voice, like a divine decree or a proclamation of prophecy, echoed in Lin Yue's mind.

Xiahou Shou watched Lin Yue with anticipation, a sense of regret mixed with eager expectation: "The Death Announce Spirit invoked by the Ancient Lord's authority, such power, to touch it is to die!"

Apart from the Son of Origin, no matter how strong the Proving realm powerhouses, even the Son of God, was no match for even the weakest Divine.

Because the Divine held the authority of heaven and earth, a power only gained by ascending to a Divine Position!

And the Son of Origin, as the heir of Origin, possessed an unsurpassed power second only to Origin.

Though Xiahou Shou wasn't entirely sure, he also suspected that the former Divine Emperor, seemed to have been grievously wounded and lost Sovereign Authority due to the Ancient Lord's power.

This Death Announce Spirit was originally to be saved for the Second Prince after breaching the Great Yong Divine Formation.

"The only guaranteed killing method... Consider it an honorable death."

Xiahou Shou stared intently at Lin Yue, awaiting the moment his soul would be scattered.

Though confident, Lin Yue, after all, was from the Yanfu World, and who knows if the Yanfu Lord had granted any countermeasures?

The next moment—

After the 'Death' character drilled into Lin Yue's forehead, as the waves of the world's rules fluctuated, Lin Yue's eyes instantly lost their luster.

Simultaneously, his Divine Soul aura abruptly weakened, dissipating like an extinguished flame.

In an instant, his vitality completely extinguished.

Lin Yue's lifeless body, unable to control itself, fell toward the ground.

Evidently, he was utterly annihilated.

"Hahaha... He's really dead!"

Xiahou Shou couldn't help but burst into joyful laughter, finally relieved at that moment, immediately excitedly flying towards Lin Yue.

It was evident that Lin Yue carried many treasures bestowed by the Yanfu Lord, and obtaining these treasures could compensate for the loss of the Death Announce Spirit.

The Wood Demon Ancestor also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they lost such an extraordinary killing weapon, resolving such a dangerous adversary was worth it.

The other Demon Gods, witnessing this, also showed expressions of relief.

At that very moment—

"Boom!"

The heavens and earth seemed to plunge into a near-static pause in that instant.

In the void, specks of light began to appear around Lin Yue, and then, like moths to a flame, they started to converge rapidly towards him.

Those were the dispersed Divine Soul fragments.

In the blink of an eye, the falling Lin Yue suddenly had light return to his eyes, and his completely weakened and dissipated aura instantly restored to peak condition.

Xiahou Shou, who had flown close to Lin Yue, was taken aback.

"Boom!"

The blade light infused with Chaos burst forth, slashing towards Xiahou Shou. Xiahou Shou immediately regained his senses, freezing time instantaneously to dodge the blade.

Yet the shock and disbelief in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"Impossible!"

Xiahou Shou fixed his eyes on Lin Yue, "How can you still be alive?"

"I was dead." Lin Yue rubbed his brow. "The Authority of the Ancient Lord? Truly an irresistible power."

"You... you have a means to reverse life and death?" Xiahou Shou was suddenly startled awake.

That parchment carried the Death Announce Spirit prepared by the Ancient Lord, which theoretically ensured any non-divine being was doomed except for the other two Sons of Primordial.

But for the Divine, life and death are not necessarily irreversible.

Therefore, the ability to counteract such an Authority as the Death Announce Spirit is precisely the Authority to reverse life and death.

This is something only the Divine can achieve.

"Thankfully, I'm not yet transcended, the Nine Death Selfless Divine Ability is still effective..."

Lin Yue sighed inwardly, as an illusory feather flew out from his palm and merged into his brow, causing a torrent of memories to emerge.

The Heart Feather, given to him by the Second Prince as a Spiritual Artifact, constantly backed up his memories, and once his Nine Death Selfless resuscitation was activated, it would automatically appear to restore his memories.

Even though Nine Death Selfless this time caused him to lose nine-tenths of his memories, it didn't matter much.

Nine Death Selfless is a divine skill bestowed by the Divine Emperor.

But each activation triggers a change in the heavens to allow him to resurrect.

Because divine skills are not originally one's own power.

Divine skills almost always originate from the Divine, essentially an application of heavenly Authority, even if Secret Listening comes from the Other Shore Heavenly Bell, but essentially it is derived from that Other Shore Master.

Of course.

Any Innate Divine Power can only be used by living beings between heaven and earth; once transcended, Innate Divine Power becomes useless.

Theoretically, this applies to external objects involving Authority as well.

Nine Death Selfless only allows resurrection at the Saint Level.

It means Lin Yue hasn't transcended; otherwise, if his soul scattered, Nine Death Selfless couldn't revive him.

But truth be told, if it were someone else at the Saint Level in this situation, even resurrection a thousand times would be useless.

"Do you have any more methods like that just now?"

Lin Yue looked at Xiahou Shou from afar, speaking with a half-smile: "I can't resurrect anymore. Try again, and I'll truly be dead."

Xiahou Shou's face turned grim.

He had specifically investigated, knowing there was a Treasure in Beiyuan Mountain that could reverse life and death, but as far as he knew, that Treasure was still there.

And such rare powers as reversing life and death are incredibly scarce, he never thought Lin Yue would possess this ability?

Had he known, he would never have wasted the Death Announce Spirit of the Ancient Lord!

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

A strand of crack abruptly tore open in the distant void, and a misty sword light that seemed to traverse time and space flew out of it.

An overwhelming pressure spread out, causing the entire Demon Country to fall silent.

"Hmm?"

Xiahou Shou's eyes changed, revealing a hint of delight: "The Lifebound Sovereign Artifact of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor? Did the Heavenly Demon Ancestor arrive so quickly?"