The old man before him was evidently one of those whom Lin You had guessed would stop at nothing to fuse with the Chaos Divine Fragment.

He wanted to forcefully elevate to Tier Eleven by fusing with the Chaos Divine Fragment to extend his lifespan.

In that case.

The opponent had eight Divine Fragments; it’s very likely that some of them were already fused with the Chaos Divine Fragment, only lacking two.

It just so happened that both armies were at a stalemate now, and it was impossible to obtain Divine Fragments by killing the enemy lord, so ultimately, he came to find him.

In an instant.

Lin You nearly perfectly guessed the reasons behind the situation, and his heart became alert.

People who are on the brink of death like this are the most terrifying.

If he could, he didn’t want to get involved with such a person.

Moreover, the side effects of the Chaos Divine Fragment were still unknown, and what changes would occur after rising to the eleventh tier were also uncertain, making him even more cautious and unwilling to make contact easily.

So after a moment of contemplation, he said, "You’re too late, I have already turned in all those Chaos Divine Fragments for resources."

"Oh? Turned them in?" The old man’s eyes narrowed into slits, deeply observing Lin You, "But I heard you bought them from them at the price of six hundred Rule Fragments, turning them in would be a losing deal, wouldn’t it?"

"Do you think we’re fools? I think you’re deliberately trying to deceive us!" the middle-aged man next to him glared angrily, his aura surging wildly.

Lin You glanced at him without speaking and instead looked again at the old man.

"Believe it or not, I don’t have a single Chaos Divine Fragment on me now. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave."

After saying that, he ignored their reactions and instantly disappeared from the spot, continuing towards the Demon Plane.

Watching his aura gradually fade, the old man’s expression instantly darkened, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"Should we get rid of him?" the middle-aged man said softly.

"No." The old man shook his head, "Absorbing the Chaos Divine Fragment is strictly prohibited by those above, it’s better not to complicate matters."

"Then shall we just let him leave like this?"

"Of course not." The old man sneered, "Since he doesn’t want to hand over the items, then we’ll use other means to force him to hand them over."

"What means?" The man was puzzled.

Then, the old man leaned over and whispered a few words into his ear, making his eyes light up instantly, a cruel smile gradually forming at the corner of his mouth.

...

On the other side.

Having left the War Camp, Lin You quickly passed through the chaotic zone and entered the Demon Plane.

After briefly determining his direction, he directly traversed space and disappeared from the spot.

In less than ten minutes, he had already arrived deep within a realm filled with high-tier demons, beginning to search around.

"Master, there’s a very strong presence over there."

Suddenly, as they passed by a swamp, a voice came from the side.

Lin You paused his form, gazing toward the direction indicated, and indeed, in the center of the swamp, he faintly sensed a chilling presence.

That aura was deeply concealed; without careful probing, it would be hard to find.

Fortunately, the basic spiritual attribute of Void Nether was high enough to detect the presence.

"Let’s go, check it out first."

Lin You decisively led Lingxi and Void Nether cautiously over.

The other royals within the Origin Space were on edge, prepared to come out and fight at any moment.

Just as they approached the swamp’s boundary, the entire marsh began to churn violently.

Giant Black Water Crocodiles emerged from the swamp, almost covering the entire area.

Next.

The rock pile in the swamp’s center, which looked like a small mountain, began to rise, revealing an enormous Rock Armor Giant Crocodile lurking underneath.

A tremendously powerful aura exploded forth, sweeping all around, causing a muddy tide to surge within the swamp.

[Name: Master of the Black Swamp (Lord)]

[Race: Wild Beast]

[Level: Tier Ten (D-level)]

[Power: 97,000 (+38,800)]

[Constitution: 100,000 (+40,000)]

[Agility: 92,300 (+36,920)]

[Spirit: 93,200 (+37,280)]

[Skills: Steel Armor, Horizontal Sweep Thousand Soldiers, Black Water Frenzy, Abyssal Fury]

[Chaos: All Attributes increased by 40%]

[Introduction: The overlord of the Black Swamp, possessing absolute dominance over surrounding demons, with exceptionally strong defenses, rarely can anyone breach it.]

D-level lord!

Seeing the window that appeared before him, Lin You’s expression changed slightly.

Especially with a defense as high as 140,000, causing his brows to furrow, he didn’t expect to encounter a D-level lord demon here.

"Roar—"

Not giving him a moment to ponder, the Black Crocodile King at the swamp’s center roared loudly, commanding the ordinary Black Water Crocodiles around.

In an instant.

An uncountable number of D-level Black Crocodiles charged out from the swamp, encircling him on all sides.

Some of the crocodiles opened their mouths, firing streams of black water arrows, shooting straight into the sky.

"Forget it, let’s deal with them first!"

Facing the attacks swirling overhead, Lin You waved his hand, summoning all species and descending to the ground.

The Cyan Gang, long awaited, immediately led the Ancient Tree Legion forward, forming a line to block the water arrows with a War Barrier.

"Attack!"

With a shout from Lin You, the entire team began attacking the crocodile horde across the Ancient Tree defense line.

His plant species were clearly more suited than others for battle within the swamp, moving as if on solid ground.

In the blink of an eye, vines surged forth, entangling the crocodiles.

The Mushroom Legion and the Pea Legion, led by the Mushroom Demon King and the Big Cannon, vigorously threw mushrooms for bombing, shooting bullets like a string of pearls.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Haha, good, bomb that little crocodile over there too."

Amidst the violent explosions, came the cheerful shouts of the Mushroom Demon King.

Every time she pointed to a place, the Mushroom Legion beside her would immediately throw a large pile of mushrooms, blowing the advancing crocodiles to pieces.

Under their relentless bombardment, the entire team quickly advanced into the depths of the swamp, approaching the Black Crocodile King.

It was only now that the Black Crocodile King finally moved.

It knocked away several crocodiles beside it, rumbling through the swamp, charging explosively towards them.

Its massive size and the powerful threat it posed caused Qinggang in front to pause.

Not daring to be careless, it immediately launched a Barbaric Roar, charging straight up to meet it.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the two collided fiercely.

The tremendous impact force directly knocked Qinggang in its Barbaric Roar state back dozens of meters.

But with more than 100,000 power and constitution attributes, it successfully halted the forward momentum of the Black Crocodile King.

"Very good, Cyan Rattan Mushroom Demon King and Soul-Seeking, focus on clearing the crocodiles, the rest attack the Crocodile King with me!"

Lin You made quick decisions, issuing commands one after another.

Cyan Rattan Mushroom Demon King and Soul-Seeking were most suitable for dealing with the massive number of crocodiles with their large-scale attack skills.

As for the other royal members, they turned their focus and launched skills for a fierce assault on the Black Crocodile King.

"Bang!"

At that moment, the Big Cannon’s Deadly Sniper fired.

A bullet enveloped in flames shot out, traveling through the space towards the front.

Feeling threatened, the Black Crocodile King roared, the scales on its body emitting a thick black glow.

Amidst a burst of sparks, it stubbornly blocked the Big Cannon’s bullet, deflecting it to the side.

Even when Shadowless’s dagger fell, it only sparked a shower of sparks, unable to break the scales.

"Is its defense that strong?" Lin You slightly frowned.

The Big Cannon’s Deadly Sniper had double damage, under the support of Barbaric Roar, it could unleash over 200,000 burst damage.

This meant the Black Crocodile King’s defense skills directly elevated its defense to over 200,000.

"Let me handle this!"

Seeing this, Heaven-Devouring immediately opened its huge mouth, a massive suction emerged, swallowing the defensive energy on the Black Crocodile King.

The originally dazzling black glow, instantly dimmed.

"Well done, keep attacking!"

Lin You shouted, bursting out with the Power of Rules, unleashing remote skills and joining the other royal members in attacking the Black Crocodile King.

The Black Crocodile King roared continuously, executing a Horizontal Sweep Thousand Soldiers, knocking Qinggang and Shadowless flying away, spraying out a massive number of water arrows towards Lin You.

But with the dual support of Four-leaf Clover Protection and Barbaric Roar, Lin You’s attributes had already surged to over 150,000.

The Turtle Shield Mirror Wall appeared in front, effortlessly blocking its attack.

Then, the Flower Spirit Legion treated the injured Qinggang and Shadowless, who continued to rush forward to hold back its steps.

The attributes of other royal members had also reached over 100,000, and with the support of skills and talents, each attack was extremely sharp.

In less than half a minute, the Black Crocodile King’s scales were breached, revealing numerous wounds.

"Roar!!"

Finally, the Black Crocodile King was completely furious, opening its mouth skyward to let out a roar.

In the next second.

The momentum of all the crocodiles rose sharply, their defense attributes spiking by 50%, pushing the Plant Army back.

Under their fierce attack, the Ancient Tree Species and Cactus Soldier Species in front also began to suffer casualties, being torn into pieces by the rushing crocodiles.

In just a few seconds.

Lin You lost hundreds of species.

Even Qinggang and Shadowless standing in front were hit by the Black Crocodile King’s tail, sent flying hundreds of meters away, unable to get up for a long time.

Fortunately, the Forest Sage timely activated the Light of Life, keeping them from being killed instantly.

"Void Nether!"

Not daring to hesitate any longer, he shouted upwards towards Void Nether in the sky.

Receiving the signal, Void Nether’s body suddenly lit up with a large twisted light, instantly illuminating the entire kilometer-wide swamp.

The Lantern Grass within this range also lit up with the same glow due to Void Nether’s "Ten Thousand Lights" talent.

Under this glow, the effects of Abysmal Roar just activated by the Black Crocodile King disappeared immediately, and the fierce momentum of those crocodiles also subsided.

It was Void Nether’s Tier Ten skill, Absolute Domain!

Negating all enemy buffs, lasting for 10 seconds.

Without the support of buff states, the Black Crocodile King was like a toothless tiger, and Lin You no longer held back, unleashing the Power of Rules, and launching the enhanced Barbaric Roar once again.

In an instant.

His own and all the species’ attributes surged, restraining the Black Crocodile King’s movements, engaging in fierce combat in the swamp.

After countless rounds of attacks.

The Black Crocodile King’s momentum finally began to weaken, retreating step by step under their attacks.

"Submit!"

At this moment, Lingxi in the sky stretched out her magic staff with great majesty.

King’s Majesty activated, and with 20% skill power boost, it forced the Black Crocodile King to the ground.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin You burst out with the Power of Rules.

A large number of Wooden Thorns suddenly shot up from the ground with a "puff," successfully piercing through the Black Crocodile King’s jaw, through its head.

The attacks of other royal members followed closely, directly piercing its massive body into a hornet’s nest, its previously frenzied state coming to an abrupt halt.