In Martial Universe, Signed in at the Start with Yao Lao's Ring

[Limitless Death Seal: A high-grade Common Tier lethal spirit art, capable of cultivating multiple Death Seals. Only when Death Seals are stacked together can their true power be unleashed, but it has extremely stringent requirements for spirit energy.]

At this moment, as he looked at the latest reward given by the system, Lin Yan stood still in place, momentarily dazed.

Because this time, the system had not rewarded him with a Dou Qi Continent martial art or battle skill, but rather a spiritual art from the Great Thousand World.

This left Lin Yan somewhat surprised.

After all, he had always believed that the system would only reward him with things from the Dou Qi Continent, and up until now, the system had always done so.

But judging from the current situation...

It seemed that the system did not solely grant rewards from the Dou Qi Continent.

It could even involve rewards from the Great Ruler World?

"This is truly great news."

Lin Yan couldn't help but brighten up, his face revealing an uncontrollable joyful smile.

The Great Ruller World was a realm where countless races coexisted.

Each planes within it was divided into Upper, middle, and lower tiers.

Worlds like the Dou Qi Continent and the Martial Universe were generally classified as mid-tier Planes.

The strongest experts these worlds could produce were at most at the Emperor or Ancestor level.

Converted to the Great Thousand World's ranking system, such levels might barely reach the Divine Grade Heavenly Sovereign, or perhaps even fall short of that.

Thus, in the original story, whether it was the Flame Emperor or the Martial Ancestor, both had to leave their respective worlds and head to the Great Thousand World in pursuit of further breakthroughs.

In other words, the Great Thousand World was the highest-ranking dimension in Heavenly Silkworm Potato's trilogy. The upper limit of cultivation was much higher, and its techniques, spiritual treasures, and divine bodies were far superior.

Now that Lin Yan was certain he could also obtain rewards from the Great Thousand World through sign-ins…

It meant that he was no longer limited to signing in for Heavenly Flames, battle skills, and techniques from the Dou Qi Continent…

He might even acquire the spiritual arts, formations, divine bodies, and other supreme treasures of the Great Thousand World.

Just the mere thought of this made Lin Yan extremely excited.

Gaining rewards from the Dou Qi Continent alone had already benefited him immensely.

If he could also sign in for various supreme inheritances from the Great Thousand World in the future, wouldn't he ascend to a higher realm instantly?

"Little friend, what has you so elated?"

Yao Lao had also noticed Lin Yan's reaction. His spiritual form materialized beside him, and with a curious gaze, he asked.

Lin Yan simply relayed everything he had discovered to Yao Lao.

"The Great Thousand World…?"

"A place like that actually exists?"

"Even I was unaware of it… Little friend, you truly possess extraordinary knowledge."

Hearing this, Yao Lao couldn't help but widen his eyes in amazement.

Even for him, learning about such a place ignited a long-lost sense of excitement in his heart.

This feeling was akin to discovering a new continent, igniting an overwhelming urge to explore—an extremely rare sensation that Yao Lao couldn't help but want to pursue.

Thus, Yao Lao sighed with emotion.

"I hope that one day, I will have the chance to witness the Great Thousand World alongside you, little friend."

Lin Yan smiled and replied to Yao Lao, "That day will come, Senior Yao Lao."

The two did not linger at the same spot any longer.

After all, Lin Yan had been wandering around Steel Wood Manor merely for the purpose of signing-in. Now that he had completed the sign-in, he naturally lost interest in staying any longer.

Choosing a direction, Lin Yan began heading back to meet with Lin Zhen Tian and the others.

However, before he could take more than a few steps, he suddenly heard the roar of a fierce beast accompanied by the sounds of a battle between martial artists.

Raising an eyebrow, Lin Yan immediately moved toward the source of the commotion. As expected, he soon spotted a young man being pursued by two massive black panthers.

These two black panthers were extraordinarily powerful.

Though they lacked martial techniques, Lin Yan was able to identify their species almost instantly by analyzing their speed, strength, and appearance.

"Adult Demonic Black Steel Panther?"

Lin Yan muttered to himself.

The creatures before him were none other than the legendary Demonic Black Steel Panther.

As adults, their strength was comparable to that of a Heaven Yuan Stage expert, and in terms of raw power, they even surpassed beasts like the Fire Python Tiger.

As Lin Yan continued to observe, he quickly recognized that the youth being hunted down was Lin Dong.

At this moment, Lin Dong was at a severe disadvantage against these two beasts.

He was using everything he had, repeatedly launching Qimen Seals, but against the Demonic Black Steel Panther, his attacks had little effect.

Instead, he was being relentlessly pressured by their coordinated assault, looking utterly disheveled.

"This kid…"

"How did he end up provoking these demonic beasts?"

"He's really pushing his luck."

Lin Yan let out a helpless sigh, but he had no intention of standing by idly.

As Lin Dong struggled in battle, Lin Yan immediately activated his Purple Cloud Wings and shot forward at high speed.

"Roar!"

The Demonic Black Steel Panther possessed reflexes far superior to those of humans.

Even though Lin Yan had already taken flight with his Purple Cloud Wings, one of the panthers reacted instantly, extending its sharp claws and baring its fangs before swiping fiercely toward Lin Yan's face.

"Lin Yan, be careful!"

Lin Dong shouted in alarm, warning Lin Yan of the imminent attack.

"Purple Flame, manifest!"

"Eight Extremes Collapse!"

Lin Yan, naturally, dared not be careless.

As the Demonic Panther lunged at him, he swiftly summoned his Beast Flame. In the instant the flame engulfed his fist, he unleashed a devastating Eight Extremes Collapse, driving his attack forcefully toward the incoming demonic beast.

Boom!

With a single punch landing, the Demonic Panther was sent flying by Lin Yan. After all, he had used his Eight Extremes Collapse at the Mastery Stage—a high-grade Profound Rank martial technique—its power was nothing to scoff at.

However, Eight Extremes Collapse alone did not inflict significant damage on the Demonic Panther. Instead, it was Lin Yan's Beast Flame that, upon making contact, erupted into an even fiercer blaze, burning wildly.

The Demonic Black Steel Panther let out a pained howl, rolling on the ground in an attempt to extinguish the fire, yet the flames refused to dissipate.

"Right… this Demonic Black Steel Panther belongs to the wood attribute, and its greatest weakness is fire."

"And my Beast Flame is genuine fire, not just ordinary Yuan Power flames."

"So once it makes contact, this Demonic Black Steel Panther simply can't withstand it."

Lin Yan quickly grasped the reason behind this phenomenon, his expression turning to one of delight.

To be honest, if it weren't for the elemental advantage, even he would only be able to escape from these two Heaven Yuan Stage-level beasts at best.

But now that his flames directly countered them, everything had changed.

Lin Yan pressed his attack, and before long, he used his Beast Flame to completely subdue the two demonic beasts.

While Eight Extremes Collapse alone couldn't effectively harm them, once they were touched by the Beast Flame, these two Demonic Black Steel Panthers were quickly burned to death.

"Hiss… Brother Lin Yan, your fire is terrifying."

Lin Dong couldn't help but gasp.

Although this wasn't the first time he had seen Lin Yan use this flame, it was the first time he had witnessed its full devastating effect.

Thus, after seeing Lin Yan incinerate the two demonic beasts alive, even Lin Dong couldn't hide the shock on his face.

"You… picking a fight with these things? You really have no fear of death, do you?"

Lin Yan retracted his flames, extracting the demonic cores from the two Heaven Yuan Stage beasts, then shot Lin Dong a glare.

"Sigh, this wasn't my intention, Lin Yan."

"I discovered a Yang Yuan Stone vein and was planning to report it to Grandpa, but out of nowhere, these two demonic beasts appeared and started chasing me like mad."

"If it weren't for you, Lin Yan, my life would have ended here."

Lin Dong smiled bitterly as he explained, quickly expressing his gratitude to Lin Yan.

Hearing this, Lin Yan didn't press the matter further.

Just as he was about to say something, Lin Xiao, Lin Ken, and Lin Zhen Tian arrived at the scene one after another—most likely drawn by the immense commotion caused by Lin Yan's battle against the two demonic beasts.

"Lin Yan, Lin Dong, what are you two doing here?"

Lin Xiao and Lin Ken immediately spotted them and asked in confusion.

Lin Yan glanced at Lin Dong, signaling for him to explain.

With no other choice, Lin Dong obediently stepped forward and relayed the entire sequence of events—how he had discovered the Yang Yuan Stone vein and how Lin Yan had come to his rescue—without any embellishments.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Lin Zhen Tian, Lin Xiao, and Lin Ken were filled with astonishment. Their faces shifted from initial confusion to joy, followed by worry and, finally, complete shock.

Especially Lin Zhen Tian—after listening to Lin Dong's account, he burst into hearty laughter, then turned to Lin Yan with an excited look, patting him firmly on the shoulder.

"Good lad, you've truly grown formidable!"

"You took down two Demonic Black Steel Panther all by yourself? Doesn't that mean your strength has already surpassed Lin Xiao and Lin Ken?"

Looking at Lin Yan, Lin Zhen Tian was visibly overwhelmed with excitement.