Lin Yu stood outside the influence of the Town Soul Monument.
As soon as he appeared, countless anomalies lunged at him with bared teeth and claws.
His expression was calm, and he chanted, "Soul Ferrying Technique!"
The colossal Thousand-Hand Guanyin, with hundreds of hands clasped together, recited obscure scriptures.
Immediately, two golden wheels appeared behind his head, illuminating the surroundings.
Then, strange fluctuations emanated from him.
Hum!!!
Light hums sounded, and peculiar waves swept across a hundred-meter radius.
The anomalies that had been charging at him were swept by this light and froze in place, followed by waves of mournful screams.
"Roar!"
"Hiss!"
"Ah!"
Human cries, beast roars, and various screams mingled, causing earaches and pained expressions.
Lin Yu was expressionless, as if these screams were merely a gentle breeze.
The Soul Ferrying Technique continued to be cast, its radiant power sweeping through, causing black mist to rise from the anomalies and contorted faces.
In the sky.
Rain poured down, and the water on the ground rose, but the one-hundred-meter-tall Guanyin statue stood unyielding, like a deity guarding heaven and earth.
The Awakened behind him gasped in astonishment.
"My word, Lin Yu is too powerful. I wonder what method he's using to suppress the anomalies."
"He could defeat Xiao Qianyuan, so he must have some means to deal with souls. There's no doubt about that."
"Remember how Lin Fan directly killed a demon?"
"Of course, Lin Fan's soul power must be strong, and as his elder brother, Lin Yu is surely even stronger."
"Look at those anomalies screaming in agony; they're clearly their death cries."
"I hope Lin Yu can kill all the anomalies; this place is too terrifying!"
"Yeah, I wonder how anomalies are created."
It wasn't just them; the natives could also see the Guanyin statue with golden wheels behind its head.
Upon witnessing this, their faces filled with piety, and they already regarded Lin Yu as a deity.
In this secret realm, worshipping deities was extremely normal and widespread. Now, seeing Lin Yu's awe-inspiring divine image with their own eyes, they had no lingering doubts and became incredibly devout.
At this moment.
The hundreds of anomalies surrounding him were gradually purified of their resentment by the power of the Soul Ferrying Technique, returning to their original souls.
These souls were those of fierce beasts, humans, and even amalgamations of soul energy, but now, they all appeared peaceful.
Having regained their senses, they all bowed to Lin Yu.
After a while, they slowly transformed into specks of light and vanished into the air.
Lin Yu sighed in relief as all the anomalies disappeared.
The next second, system notification sounds echoed in his mind.
"Ding, you have purified the Three-Eyed Rabbit Soul (Tier 3), Level Up Points +1500."
"Ding, you have purified a common villager (Tier 1), Level Up Points +120!"
"Ding, you have purified the Mountain Soul (Tier 6), Level Up Points +70000!"
"Ding, you have purified..."
Some of these anomalies were powerful, while others were insignificant, but all were now purified.
With hundreds of anomalies purified in one wave, Lin Yu's Level Up Points increased by over three million.
He was one step closer to leveling up his combat power. He looked into the distance, where more anomalies existed.
I know this will be an unrestful night.
He took a step forward and walked towards the distance.
Such a good opportunity should not be wasted!
The rain showed no sign of stopping; it only intensified.
The water level rose, and Lin Yu, braving the downpour, walked for a kilometer until he saw a small hill.
At this point, it was the only visible land around. Large numbers of fierce beasts were gathered on the hill.
Their fur was wet, and they eyed each other warily. Weaker beasts had already fallen prey to stronger ones.
Lin Yu's arrival immediately caused a commotion.
Lin Yu's merged divine image was too massive; even standing in the water, it was as tall as the hill.
"I was just worrying about not having food. Today, I can have a feast!"
Without a word, he activated the Soul Manipulation Technique. The anomalies drifting nearby suddenly paused, then were manipulated by Lin Yu to attack the fierce beasts.
Anomalies were intangible; only fierce beasts with soul-attacking abilities could resist their invasion.
Weaker fierce beasts and anomalies were almost wiped out in the first wave of confrontation, leaving only the anomalies of the stronger beasts.
"Roar!" a beastly roar echoed.
It was a fierce beast about ten meters tall and thirty meters long, resembling a tiger with wings, like the mythical Qiongqi.
It was the most powerful among all the fierce beasts.
Currently, it was under siege by several anomalies. A tiger's roar caused a large portion of all the anomalies to dissipate.
Lin Yu was slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected the tiger beast's roar to be a soul attack.
Suddenly, the tiger beast spread its wings and, facing the rain and wind, prepared to fly away.
Lin Yu, seeing this, thought, "How can I let you escape?"
He raised his giant palm and slapped down at the tiger beast.
*Slap!!!*
As if swatting a fly, the tiger beast whined and fell to the ground.
Lin Yu gave it another palm strike, completely ending the tiger beast's life.
"Ding, you have killed a Winged Black-Striped Tiger (Tier 6), Level Up Points +36000!"
Directly killing a fierce beast yielded half the Level Up Points compared to purification.
It seemed he still had to focus on anomalies.
After all, over countless years, the Great Wilderness had nurtured too many anomalies.
They were inexhaustible, endless.
This was his paradise for leveling up!
Looking at the remaining anomalies, Lin Yu once again cast the Soul Ferrying Technique, purifying them all.
Watching their dissipating soul bodies and listening to the constant system notifications, Lin Yu grabbed one fierce beast in each hand. With hundreds of hands, he dragged hundreds of fierce beast corpses towards his dwelling.
Rumble!!!
Splash!!!
Along the way, it sounded like a ship sailing on the water, with a loud splashing sound.
A colossal divine image, dragging hundreds of fierce beast corpses, walking through the water – this scene was undeniably awe-inspiring.
When he returned, as expected, everyone was shocked.
Lin Yu waved his hand, and two giant fierce beast corpses flew towards the Awakened's houses.
"The heavy rain will stop before you know it. You must be hungry. These two fierce beasts are for you to fill your bellies!"
Then, he converted his internal energy to the earth element and continued to cast the "Three Rooms and Two Halls" technique.
However, this time he built a massive warehouse and, with a thought, ended the merge.
A flash of white light, and two hundred clones dispersed to various locations.
Lin Yu ordered ten ice clones to guard the warehouse, serving as its freezing source, and then had the other clones expand the foundations of the various structures.
The rain was getting heavier; he had to plan ahead.